Abstract: An electric power tool comprises a tool main body, a plurality of battery packs that is detachably attached to the tool main body, and a controller that controls discharges of the battery packs attached to the tool main body. Each battery pack comprises a memory device that stores characteristic data of the rechargeable cell. The controller accesses each of the memory devices of the battery packs and controls the discharges of the battery packs based upon the characteristic data stored in the memory devices.

Abstract: A connector capable of easily forming shield members which can be attached to a housing comprises a socket capable of fitting into the plug, plural socket terminals capable of electrically connecting the plug when the plug fits into the socket, a pair of tabular first socket side shield members covering the front face portion and the back face portion of the socket respectively, and a pair of the first attachment grooves respectively at both ends in the width direction of the front and the back face portions. The first attachment grooves can be inserted into and hold both ends in the width direction of the first socket side shield members. Therefore, it becomes possible to attach the first socket side shield members without having a lock piece, etc., at the first socket side shield members. The first socket side shield members can be formed easily.

Abstract: In an electric tool battery, even in a case where poor connection or the like is generated in the wiring between one voltage monitoring element and the cells, it is possible to monitor the voltages of the cells by another voltage monitoring element, so that it is possible to achieve an improvement in terms of the reliability of the electric tool battery against overcharge etc. The electric tool battery includes a plurality of cells connected in series and a plurality of voltage monitoring elements capable of doubly monitoring of the voltages of the individual cells at the time of charging and discharging, and a lead plate electrically connecting an electrode of the cell and an electrode of the cell has voltage signal extraction portions respectively corresponding to the voltage monitoring elements with the voltage signal extraction portions and the voltage monitoring elements being respectively connected to each other by different conductors.

Abstract: An image heating apparatus includes a coil for generating a magnetic flux by a current flowing therethrough; an image heating member having an electroconductive layer in which an eddy current is produced by the magnetic flux by which heat is generated, the image heating member being effective to heat an image on a recording material; an electroconductive magnetic flux adjusting member movable from a first position and a second position to decrease the eddy current produced in the image heating member by the magnetic flux; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of image heating member; electric power control means for control electric power supplied to the coil on the basis of an output of the temperature sensor, wherein the electric power control means changes an electric power condition to be supplied to the coil before start of the movement from the first position to the second position of magnetic flux adjusting member.

Abstract: Provided is an electric vehicle that is easy to start to move even when there is load applied, and which does not generate rotational resistance of the electric motor when the vehicle is push-walked. A connection/disconnection mechanism is provided between the electric motor (50) and the speed reducing mechanism (70) to switch transmission of the rotating driving force from a disabled state to an enabled state when the electric motor (50) rotates at a predetermined rotation speed or more. The connection/disconnection mechanism is a centrifugal clutch (40). The swing arm (12) is configured as a cantilever-type, supported only at the left side in the vehicle width direction, so that the centrifugal clutch (40), the electric motor (50), and the speed reducing mechanism (70) are arranged in this order, from the left side in the vehicle width direction.

Abstract: The fine pattern mold comprises: that includes a roll, a buffer tube with inner peripheral surface is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the roll, and a stamper tube in which its inner peripheral surface is in contact with an outer peripheral surface of the buffer tube and a fine concave/convex pattern is formed on its outer peripheral surface, wherein the buffer tube has a larger coefficient of linear expansion and a smaller elastic modulus than those of the stamper tube.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a bottom-up type nano-device in which a reaction is initiated from potential singular points on a substrate, and wherein compound molecules are arranged with regularity and a chain reaction is accelerated utilizing the sequence pattern of the potential singular points, specifically, the process comprises a step of producing potential singular points that involves placing potential singular points on a substrate and a contact step of contacting a compound having a functional group which interacts with the fore-mentioned potential singular points.

Abstract: The present invention provides a simple method for producing a difluorophosphate from a source material, the difluorophosphate being useful as additives for nonaqueous electrolyte solutions for secondary batteries. In the method, a source material containing a carbonate and/or a borate is allowed to react with a source gas which contains P and F and which may further contain O as required. The source material may contain lithium carbonate. The source gas may be produced by decomposing LiPF6. The source gas may be produced in such a manner that LiPF6 and lithium carbonate are mixed and then subjected to reaction. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains the product obtained from the reaction.

Abstract: A data processing device includes a program execution section to supply an operation direction signal to a peripheral device based on an executed program and execute a branch operation in response to a branch direction signal, and a branch wait operation section to receive the branch direction signal and a peripheral device status notification signal indicating whether an operation performed in the peripheral device is being executed. The branch wait operation section outputs an instruction issue stop signal directing waiting of the branch operation to the program execution section if the branch direction signal is input during a period when the peripheral device status notification signal is active indicating that the operation in the peripheral device is being executed.

Abstract: An electric device according to the present invention includes a main body portion of the electric device that is designed to be connected to a battery park. A connecting portion for connecting the battery pack is formed to the main body portion of the electric device. A terminal supporting plate having at least a pair of terminals and for connecting terminals of the battery pack is fixed to the connecting portion. The terminals and are arranged on a front surface side of the terminal supporting plate that is exposed from the connecting portion. An electric material component is arranged on a rear surface side of the terminal supporting plate.

Abstract: An electric tool main body of an electric tool includes a battery retaining portion, and a battery includes a fitting portion capable of fitting with the battery retaining portion; the battery is connected to the electric tool main body through a sliding motion in a predetermined direction with respect to the electric tool main body in the state that the battery retaining portion is fitted with the fitting portion; the electric tool main body includes a connection prohibition portion prohibiting connection of other battery than the dedicated battery even if the battery is compatible with the rated voltage of the electric tool main body.

Abstract: A seal member has a configuration including a ring-shaped main body portion, an inner peripheral lip portion protruding from a ring inner peripheral portion of the main body portion and an outer peripheral lip portion protruding from a ring outer peripheral portion of the main body portion. The inner peripheral lip portion takes an O-ring shape deformable in a protruding direction. The outer peripheral lip portion takes a structure deformable in a direction different from an extending direction, corresponding to a pressure in a sealed area. The member preferably seals when in communication with a plurality of spaces separated from an external space, the plurality of spaces from an external environment.

Abstract: Provided is a microcomputer having the improved flexibility in changing correspondences between exception causes and exception vectors. The microcomputer includes: a vector candidate output section capable of outputting a plurality of vector candidates; an address selecting section selecting, as an exception vector, one of the vector candidates according to an exception cause; an instruction execution section starting an exception processing routine by accessing a memory area specified by the exception vector; and a correspondence changing section changing the number of exception causes associated with at least one of address candidates included in the vector candidates.

Abstract: A method of moulding a composite member and a composite member are provided in which a convex part can be formed at one member by moulding the other member integrally to the one member. A concave part 10a is provided at least at a part inside a metal mould 10 located on the side opposite the second member fusion bonding surface side of the above-mentioned first member 6b, the above-mentioned second thermoplastic material is melted and ejected to the second member fusion bonding surface side of the first member 6b, the first member 6b is changed in shape by injection pressure of the melted second thermoplastic material, and a convex part 6a is formed at the first member.

Abstract: A connecting terminal structure allows providing additional terminals without an increase in the width of a battery pack and an electric apparatus. In a connecting terminal structure according to the present invention, a battery pack is provided with a plurality of terminals having different functions arranged in a sliding direction, and an electric apparatus is provided with a terminal to be connected to one of the plurality of terminals of the battery pack. Through relative sliding between the battery pack and the electric apparatus, before the terminal in the electric apparatus reaches the terminal in the battery pack, the terminal in the electric apparatus can pass through another terminal in the battery pack.

Abstract: An electric power tool includes a tool element, an electric motor, a rechargeable battery, a fuel battery, a state measuring unit, and a control unit. The electric motor receives power supply to drive the tool element. The rechargeable battery is electrically connected to the electric motor and supplies power to the electric motor. The fuel battery is electrically connected to the rechargeable battery and charges the rechargeable battery. The state measuring unit measures a state of the rechargeable battery. The control unit controls charging of the rechargeable battery by the fuel battery at least based on the state of the rechargeable battery measured by the state measuring unit.

Abstract: In a load port apparatus, a clearance is formed between an inner circumferential surface of an opening of the chamber and an outer circumferential surface of a door. The area of the clearance between the plate and the opening portion on a plane flush with an interior side of the chamber is larger than the area of the clearance between the plate and the opening portion on a plane flush with the exterior of the chamber. A fan located at an upper side of the chamber generates a first flow of air in the downward direction. The clearance generates a second flow of air from the interior of the chamber to the exterior of the chamber. The second flow of air is generated by the difference in the area of the interior cross section of the clearance and area of the exterior cross section of the clearance.

Abstract: A ring compression device including a non-rotatable substrate having a central axis. A plurality of longitudinal pressing members are arranged radially around the central axis in a plane. One end of each of the pressing members points toward the central axis. The pressing members can move toward or away from the central axis in the plane. A rotating body rotates around the central axis and parallel to the plane of the pressing members. A driving mechanism engages with the rotating body and the pressing members such that when the rotating body rotates all the pressing members move toward the central axis and apply force on a periphery of the ring.

Abstract: A steering member unit includes a metal steering member body disposed to extend substantially in a vehicle width direction; metal side brackets that are fixed respectively to both ends of the steering member body and are attachable respectively to vehicle body side parts; and a metal stay that is fixed to an intermediate part of the steering member body and is attachable to a vehicle body floor. In an intermediate part of the steering member body, multiple ground current connecting members connectable to a vehicle body metal part are provided at intervals in a longitudinal direction (vehicle width direction) of the steering member body. Thereby, a resonance frequency of a wavelength depending on the distance of a magnetic field generated by a current flowing into the steering member body can be changed and adjusted.

Abstract: An electric power tool comprises a main body supporting a tool and an electric motor housed in the main body for driving the tool. A plurality of first battery interfaces is configured to removably receive or attach a plurality of first battery packs and to electrically connect the plurality of attached first battery packs in series with the electric motor. A plurality of indicators is configured to communicate information concerning the respective conditions of the plurality of attached first battery packs. The plurality of indicators is arranged such that all of the indicators are simultaneously viewable by a user of the electric power tool.