Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger provided in an indoor unit, a drain pan that receives drain water generated in the heat exchanger, an irradiation unit that irradiates the drain pan with ultraviolet rays, and a control unit that controls ultraviolet intensity of the irradiation unit. The control unit controls the irradiation unit to make the ultraviolet intensity after a cooling operation is larger than the ultraviolet intensity during the cooling operation.

Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including an irradiation unit that irradiates an irradiation area of an indoor unit with ultraviolet rays, a temperature detection unit that detects an ambient temperature of the irradiation unit, and a control unit that controls an irradiation time of the irradiation unit. The control unit controls the irradiation time in accordance with the ambient temperature detected by the temperature detection unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic component sealing lid which contains a liquid crystal polymer and suppresses detachment caused by reflow treatment. The electronic component sealing lid (10) according to the present invention includes a substrate that is formed from a liquid crystal polymer and includes a base section (11) and a wall section (12), and an inorganic substance (30) contained in the wall section (12), wherein the exposed area percentage for the inorganic substance (30) at a bonding surface (10a) of the wall section (12) is at least 5%.

Abstract: An air conditioning system sufficiently cleans an indoor heat exchanger by using moisture in indoor air even when a room is dry before operation. An air conditioning system includes an air conditioner having an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, a humidifier, and a controller. The indoor unit has an indoor heat exchanger and exchanges heat of the indoor air by passing the indoor air through the indoor heat exchanger. The humidifier supplies moisture to the room to increase a humidity in the room. The controller controls the indoor unit and the humidifier. In the cleaning mode, the controller controls the humidifier to raise the humidity in the room, and then controls the indoor unit to perform a cleaning motion of cleaning a surface of the indoor heat exchanger by generating dew condensation water on the surface of the indoor heat exchanger.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a control unit that controls an air conditioning operation and controls a maintenance operation to perform maintenance on an indoor unit after the air conditioning operation is stopped, and an operation unit provided for performing a stop operation to stop the maintenance operation. The maintenance operation includes an irradiating operation to irradiate an irradiation area of the indoor unit with ultraviolet rays, and the control unit controls the irradiating operation to continue the irradiating operation even when the stop operation is performed by the operation unit.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a heat exchanger provided in an indoor unit, a drain pan that receives drain water generated in the heat exchanger, an irradiation unit that irradiates the drain pan with ultraviolet rays, and a control unit that controls ultraviolet intensity of the irradiation unit. The control unit controls the irradiation unit to make the ultraviolet intensity after a cooling operation is larger than the ultraviolet intensity during the cooling operation.

Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner including an irradiation unit that irradiates an irradiation area of an indoor unit with ultraviolet rays, a temperature detection unit that detects an ambient temperature of the irradiation unit, and a control unit that controls an irradiation time of the irradiation unit. The control unit controls the irradiation time in accordance with the ambient temperature detected by the temperature detection unit.

Abstract: An air conditioner that is a refrigeration apparatus has, in a refrigerant circuit, a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger that functions as an evaporator in a heating operation, an indoor heat exchanger that functions as a condenser in the heating operation, and a four way valve. The refrigerant circuit is configured in such a way that a high-pressure value of the refrigerant circuit in a defrost operation is lower than a high-pressure value of the refrigerant circuit in the heating operation. An end-of-defrost frequency decrease rate, which is a rate of decrease in the operating frequency of the compressor in the defrost operation, is set faster than a normal frequency decrease rate, which is a rate of decrease in the operating frequency of the compressor in the heating operation.

Abstract: An air conditioner that is a refrigeration apparatus has, in a refrigerant circuit, a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger that functions as an evaporator in a heating operation, an indoor heat exchanger that functions as a condenser in the heating operation, and a four way valve. The refrigerant circuit is configured in such a way that a high-pressure value of the refrigerant circuit in a defrost operation is lower than a high-pressure value of the refrigerant circuit in the heating operation. An end-of-defrost frequency decrease rate, which is a rate of decrease in the operating frequency of the compressor in the defrost operation, is set faster than a normal frequency decrease rate, which is a rate of decrease in the operating frequency of the compressor in the heating operation.

Abstract: With a stage kept in an as-heated state, a semiconductor wafer is placed over the stage. Then, with the elapse of a first time, a controller causes a pressure inside a vacuum chamber to rise to a second pressure higher than a first pressure (step S40). After the semiconductor wafer is placed over the stage, a pressure difference between a pressure inside the vacuum chamber and a pressure inside an adsorption port is set to a minimum value at which the semiconductor wafer is not allowed to slide over protrusions. Further, in step S40 as well, the pressure difference is kept at the minimum value at which the semiconductor wafer is not allowed to slide over the protrusions.

Abstract: With the stage kept in an as-heated state, the semiconductor wafer is placed over the stage (step S10). Then, with the elapse of first time, a controller causes a pressure inside a vacuum chamber to rise to a second pressure higher than a first pressure (step S40). After the semiconductor wafer is placed over the stage, a pressure difference between a pressure inside the vacuum chamber and a pressure inside the adsorption port is set to a minimum value at which the semiconductor wafer is not allowed to slide over the protrusions. Further, in step S40 as well, the pressure difference is kept at the minimum value at which the semiconductor wafer is not allowed to slide over the protrusions.

Abstract: The digital watermark embedding apparatus includes: a storing unit (15) for storing in advance at least one embedding function, at least one image converting program, and at least one image processing program that are required for a digital watermark embedding process, and storing in advance combination process information in which a process ID is assigned to each combination of those processing functions; an embedding process selecting unit (12) for selecting, as particular combination process information, one of a plurality of pieces of the combination process information; and an embedding unit (14) for obtaining from the storing unit (15) the embedding function, the image converting program, and the image processing program which are included in the selected particular combination process information, embedding particular embedding information into multimedia data, and generating determination information including the process ID corresponding to the particular combination process information.

Abstract: A load port, which can selectively place wafer carriers differing in size on a table and can map wafers differing in size stored in the wafer carriers, and an adaptor, which can indirectly attach a wafer carrier on the table, are provided. A load port (100) includes a movable table (110) movably provided on the table (101), a module (161) for determining a carrier, and a module (162) for mapping a wafer. A wafer carrier (200) storing wafers (200A) is indirectly seated on the movable table via an adaptor (10), or a wafer carrier (300) storing wafers (300A) is directly seated on the movable table. The module (161) detects which of the wafer carriers is seated on the movable table and outputs a detection signal in response to the wafer carriers. The module (162) conducts mapping for the wafers, receiving the detection signal sent from the module (161).

Abstract: The digital watermark embedding apparatus includes: a storing unit (15) for storing in advance at least one embedding function, at least one image converting program, and at least one image processing program that are required for a digital watermark embedding process, and storing in advance combination process information in which a process ID is assigned to each combination of those processing functions; an embedding process selecting unit (12) for selecting, as particular combination process information, one of a plurality of pieces of the combination process information; and an embedding unit (14) for obtaining from the storing unit (15) the embedding function, the image converting program, and the image processing program which are included in the selected particular combination process information, embedding particular embedding information into multimedia data, and generating determination information including the process ID corresponding to the particular combination process information.

Abstract: A color cathode ray tube is constituted of a glass bulb which includes a panel portion having a faceplate portion with a phosphor screen on an inner surface thereof, a neck portion in which an electron gun is mounted, and a funnel portion which connects the panel portion and the neck portion. Assuming a thickness of a screen effective area of the faceplate portion along the tube axis direction as tc at a central section thereof, as tx at a peripheral section thereof along the major axis direction, and as td at a peripheral section thereof along the diagonal direction, the cathode ray tube has the relationship tc>td>tx.

Abstract: A plasma addressed display device includes a flat panel, a scanning circuit and a signal circuit. The flat panel is of a superimposed structure of a plasma cell having scanning electrodes in a row configuration and a display cell having scanning electrodes in a column configuration. The scanning circuit sequentially applies selection pulses to the scanning electrode to scan the display panel. The signal circuit writes the picture data in the signal electrode in synchronism with this scanning. On the plasma cells, there are formed reciprocally isolated discharge channels in a row configuration. To each discharge channel, charged with an electrically dischargeable gas, are allotted plural scanning electrodes. As characteristic of the present invention, the scanning circuit sequentially applies the selection pulses to the scanning electrode allotted to a sole discharge channel to produce electrical discharge to form at least two scanning lines to a sole discharge channel.

Abstract: The VBL variable circuit is provided with a VBL generating circuit, a test mode judging circuit, a large pump and a small pump, and makes a voltage for precharging a bit line variable. Thus, a defective bit line having little margin with respect to a bit line precharging voltage of a high level or a low level can be detected.

Abstract: The VBL variable circuit is provided with a VBL generating circuit, a test mode judging circuit, a large pump and a small pump, and makes a voltage for precharging a bit line variable. Thus, a defective bit line having little margin with respect to a bit line precharging voltage of a high level or a low level can be detected.

Abstract: A recording apparatus is provided with a housing for blocking off external light, a supporting base placed in the housing, and a plurality of heating elements, which are arranged on the supporting base in a direction of width of recording paper, for performing the color development of recording paper. The recording apparatus is further provided with a light emitting device, which is placed on the supporting base in such a way as to extent in a direction of width of recording paper, for coming near to recording paper and for fixing an image thereon, and a paper feeding mechanism, which is placed in the housing, for conveying recording paper onto the heating elements and the light emitting device. Thus, the recording apparatus can be miniaturized. Further, the reliability of the recording apparatus can be enhanced. Consequently, the maintenance of the recording apparatus can easily be maintained.