Abstract: A lane deviation prevention control device for a vehicle includes a target steering torque calculator, a friction torque estimator, and a friction compensation rate variable controller. The target steering torque calculator calculates target steering torque to be applied to a steering system of an own vehicle in a lane deviation prevention control. The friction torque estimator estimates friction torque of the steering system. The friction compensation rate variable controller performs, on the basis of steering torque produced by a driver's steering operation and on the basis of a traveling state of the own vehicle, a variable control of an addition rate at which the friction torque is added to the target steering torque to compensate friction of the steering system.

Abstract: A lane deviation prevention control device for a vehicle includes a target steering torque calculator, a friction torque estimator, and a friction compensation rate variable controller. The target steering torque calculator calculates target steering torque to be applied to a steering system of an own vehicle in a lane deviation prevention control. The friction torque estimator estimates friction torque of the steering system. The friction compensation rate variable controller performs, on the basis of steering torque produced by a driver's steering operation and on the basis of a traveling state of the own vehicle, a variable control of an addition rate at which the friction torque is added to the target steering torque to compensate friction of the steering system.

Abstract: An optical pickup device comprises a light emitting element which emits laser light, a photodetector which monitors a state of the laser light emitted from the light emitting element and applies feedback to a control of the light emitting element, and a reflect mirror which allows a portion of the laser light emitted from the light emitting element to be irradiated to the photodetector, wherein a rough surface portion is provided on a surface of the reflect mirror to avoid an erroneous operation of the optical pickup device.

Abstract: A system controller includes an optical sensor that is arranged on a carriage and detects a tip and an edge of recording paper. The system controller moves, according to a detection signal, the carriage in a main scanning direction and the recording paper in a sub-scanning direction at predetermined timing to form an image on the recording paper. After detection of the tip of the recording paper before printing, the system controller moves the carriage in the main scanning direction until the optical sensor detects at least one edge of the recording paper to specify the position of the recording paper. Based on the specified position, the system controller adjusts a position on the recording paper where the image is to be formed.

Abstract: An optical pickup device comprises a light emitting element which emits laser light, a photodetector which monitors a state of the laser light emitted from the light emitting element and applies feedback to a control of the light emitting element, and a reflect mirror which allows a portion of the laser light emitted from the light emitting element to be irradiated to the photodetector, wherein a rough surface portion is provided on a surface of the reflect mirror to avoid an erroneous operation of the optical pickup device.

Abstract: A laser driving integrated circuit (8) to drive a laser element is mounted in an optical housing, and a wiring pattern of an actuator line (6) for supplying an actuator (1) with drive signals to drive the actuator (1) through a relay circuit board and a wiring pattern of a laser drive line (5) for supplying drive signals from the laser driving integrated circuit (8) to the laser element are formed on the same flexible wiring board (4), and, when the flexible wiring board (4) is folded, a shielding part (7) connected to the ground line is arranged to intervene between the overlapping wiring patterns of the actuator line (6) and the laser drive line (5) of the flexible wiring board (4).

Abstract: There is provided a terminal control device of a vending machine that includes storage means capable of electrical data rewrite, connects to a main control device in a master/slave communication system, and can rewrite a control program stored in the storage means using a writing device, wherein the terminal control device further includes disabling means for disabling a system reset signal output from the main control device.

Abstract: A laser driving integrated circuit (8) to drive a laser element is mounted in an optical housing, and a wiring pattern of an actuator line (6) for supplying an actuator (1) with drive signals to drive the actuator (1) through a relay circuit board and a wiring pattern of a laser drive line (5) for supplying drive signals from the laser driving integrated circuit (8) to the laser element are formed on the same flexible wiring board (4), and, when the flexible wiring board (4) is folded, a shielding part (7) connected to the ground line is arranged to intervene between the overlapping wiring patterns of the actuator line (6) and the laser drive line (5) of the flexible wiring board (4).

Abstract: In a bill validator (1) which includes a bill inlet (3) through which a bill (2) is inserted, a transfer path (4) arranged behind the inlet and connected to the inlet, a transferring mechanism (11, 10) for transferring the bill in the transfer path, a validating unit (18-20) for validating the bill on a predetermined validating position of the transfer path, and an optical detecting section (5), the optical detecting section includes a light emitting portion (7) for emitting a light beam, a transmission light guide (8) having a light input portion (8a) supplied with the light beam from the light emitting portion and a light output portion (8b) for outputting the light beam inputted through the light input portion, and a light receiving portion (9) for receiving the light beam from the light output portion.

Abstract: In a bill validator (1) which includes a bill inlet (3) through which a bill (2) is inserted, a transfer path (4) arranged behind the inlet and connected to the inlet, a transferring mechanism (11, 10) for transferring the bill in the transfer path, a validating unit (18-20) for validating the bill on a predetermined validating position of the transfer path, and an optical detecting section (5), the optical detecting section includes a light emitting portion (7) for emitting a light beam, a transmission light guide (8) having a light input portion (8a) supplied with the light beam from the light emitting portion and a light output portion (8b) for outputting the light beam inputted through the light input portion, and a light receiving portion (9) for receiving the light beam from the light output portion.

Abstract: A bill accepting apparatus has a pair of photo-electronic sensors disposed spaced apart from each other on an imaginary line orthogonal to a bill transport direction. The leading edge of the bill being transported is detected at times T1 and T2 by the respective sensors. A time difference between T1 and T2 is compared with a predetermined value. From a known distance between the two sensors, a known bill transport speed and the time difference, the tilt angle of the leading edge can be determined. Analog outputs hyof the sensors are individually converted at a given frequency to first and second series of digital values. A CPU interrupt signal is obtained each time when both of each of the first and second series of digital values are obtained, and this interrupt signal initiates a skewed bill detecting task in a CPU.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for detecting a printed value sheet for printed value sheet validation apparatus is provided. Light is emitted from a light emitting element onto a first part of a printed value sheet on a first surface side thereof while the sheet is being transported so that a portion of the emitted light transmits through the sheet from the first surface side to a second surface side. The light having transmitted through the sheet to the second surface side is guided onto a second part of the sheet on the second surface side by a light guiding element so that a portion of the guided light transmits through the sheet back to the first surface side at the second part. A portion of the light so transmitted back to the first side is received by a light receiving element so as to be converted to an optical data pattern for analysis.

Abstract: An image potential control system is adapted to control an image potential of a photosensitive body of an image forming apparatus which includes controlled systems including the photosensitive body and carries out an electrophotography process. The image potential control system includes a storage for storing at least controlled variables of the controlled systems and a control program, and a processing unit for controlling the controlled variables based on the control program and for adjusting a dark portion potential and a bright portion potential of the photosensitive body using a neural operation. The processing unit includes an adjusting part for comparing a learned characteristic of a reference image forming apparatus and a characteristic of the image forming apparatus and adding differences between the characteristics to input data or output data of the neural operation as adjusting values.

Abstract: Disclosed are a matte fluorine based aqueous dispersion containing, as the resin component, a reaction product of a fluorine based polycarboxylic acid resin with an epoxysilane compound; a process for preparing the fluorine based aqueous dispersion, which process comprises dissolving or dispersing the fluorine based polycarboxylic acid resin and an alicyclic epoxysilane compound in an organic solvent to form an organic solution or organic dispersion, followed by heating and reacting until an acid value of the fluorine based polycarboxylic acid resin is reduced by one or more, incorporating a neutralizing agent and by dispersing in water, or which process comprises dissolving or dispersing the fluorine based polycarboxylic acid resin in an organic solvent to form an organic solution or organic dispersion, followed by adding an aliphatic epoxysilane compound after or before neutralization, dispersing in water, provided after neutralization when the aliphatic epoxysilane compound is added before neutralization,

Abstract: Disclosed are an anionic matte electrodeposition coating composition containing, as a vehicle component, a polymer obtained by radical polymerization of a vinyl monomer comprising an alkoxysilane group-containing vinyl monomer as an essential component in the presence of a fluorocarbon polymer, and a process for forming a matte film which comprises coating the coating composition onto an aluminum material by electrodeposition coating.

Abstract: An electrodeposition coating composition comprising a fluorine-containing copolymer, a curing agent and an aqueous medium, said composition having a fluorine ion content of not more than 15 ppm.According to the composition of the present invention, since a bad influence to electrodeposition due to fluorine ion can be remarkably inhibited, the excellent electrodeposited film can be obtained therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed are an aqueous matte coating composition containing an aqueous dispersion (I) formed by dispersing into water (A) a water-dispersible vinyl copolymer having an acid value of 15 to 150 and a hydroxyl value of 30 to 200 and hving alkoxysilane group on its side chain and (B) a melamine resin not having complete compatibility with said vinyl copolymer (A); and an aqueous matte coating composition containing an aqueous dispersion (II) of the vinyl copolymer (A), and an aqueous dispersion (III) formed by dispersing into water (B) a melamine resin not having complete compatibility with the vinyl copolymer (A) and (C) a water-dispersible vinyl copolymer having neither alkoxysilane group nor complete compatibility with the melamine resin (B), and having an acid value of 15 to 150 and a hydroxyl value of 30 to 200.