Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes: a movable section including a lens holder, a lens holder moving section, and a driving magnets; a camera-shake correction second coil configured to move the movable section in a second direction and a third direction in cooperation with the driving magnet; wherein the lens holder moving section comprises: a magnet holder; a lower leaf spring; an upper leaf spring; and a damper compound, the damper compound is disposed in the vicinity of the upper leaf spring so as to enclose at least one suspension wire, and the lens holder moves in the first direction in a space having an octagonal shape as viewed in a plane orthogonal to a first direction along an optical axis, the space being defined by the lens holder moving section and the driving magnets.

Abstract: Provided is a technology which: has a structure that is advantageous for size reduction and power saving; and, moreover, is useful when automatic focusing using a closed-loop control system. A lens driving device comprising: an autofocus driving unit; a Hall element which separates an autofocus magnet section in the optical axis direction and is disposed in a position corresponding to one opposing corner section of the autofocus magnet section and in a manner such that the detection direction matches the optical axis direction; a first position detection magnet which is disposed near the Hall element and in a manner such that the magnetisation direction matches the optical axis direction; and a second position detection magnet which has the same configuration as the first position detection magnet and is disposed in a point symmetrical position relating to the first position detection magnet and the optical axis direction.

Abstract: A lens drive device is provided with: an AF drive unit that has an AF coil unit disposed around a lens unit and an AF magnet unit disposed separately in the radial direction with respect to the AF coil unit and automatically carries out focusing; and an OIS drive unit that has an OIS magnet unit disposed in an AF unit that includes a movable AF unit and a fixed AF unit and an OIS coil unit disposed separately in the direction of the optical axis with respect to the OIS magnet unit and carries out shake correction. The AF drive unit has an elastic support unit that connects the movable AF unit with the fixed AF unit. The movable AF unit is supported movably both ways in the direction of the optical axis by an elastic member.

Abstract: A lens holder driving apparatus includes: an auto-focusing lens holder driving section (AF section) including a permanent magnet; and a camera-shake correcting section that corrects camera-shake by moving the AF section with respect to a fixed section. The camera-shake correcting section includes: a supporting member that supports the AF section in a rocking manner; and a camera-shake correction coil disposed on the fixed section. The fixed section includes: a coil substrate having an inner peripheral side wall defiling a circular opening; a flexible printed-circuit board (FPC) disposed at a lower part of the coil substrate, a base that faces the FPC, and a dust generation prevention member that covers at least the inner peripheral side wall and that prevents generation of dust due to the inner peripheral side wall being scraped.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes: a movable section including a lens holder, a lens holder moving section, and a driving magnets; a camera-shake correction second coil configured to move the movable section in a second direction and a third direction in cooperation with the driving magnet; wherein the lens holder moving section comprises: a magnet holder; a lower leaf spring; an upper leaf spring; and a damper compound, the damper compound is disposed in the vicinity of the upper leaf spring so as to enclose at least one suspension wire, and the lens holder moves in the first direction in a space having an octagonal shape as viewed in a plane orthogonal to a first direction along an optical axis, the space being defined by the lens holder moving section and the driving magnets.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes: a lens holder having an auto-focusing first coil; a lens holder moving section that supports the lens holder in such a manner that the lens holder is movable in a first direction; a driving magnet disposed at four corners of the lens holder moving section and moves the lens holder in the first direction in cooperation with the first coil; a camera-shake correction second coil that moves the lens holder in a second direction and a third direction in cooperation with the driving magnet, the second direction and the third direction corresponding to diagonal directions of the lens holder moving section; and a supporting section that supports the lens holder moving section in such a manner that the lens holder moving section is movable in the second direction and the third direction.

Abstract: A lens holder driving apparatus includes: an auto-focusing lens holder driving section (AF section) including a permanent magnet; and a camera-shake correcting section that corrects camera-shake by moving the AF section with respect to a fixed section. The camera-shake correcting section includes: a supporting member that supports the AF section in a rocking manner; and a camera-shake correction coil disposed on the fixed section. The fixed section includes: a coil substrate having an inner peripheral side wall defiling a circular opening; a flexible printed-circuit board (FPC) disposed at a lower part of the coil substrate, a base that faces the FPC, and a dust generation prevention member that covers at least the inner peripheral side wall and that prevents generation of dust due to the inner peripheral side wall being scraped.

Abstract: A lens holder driving apparatus includes: an auto-focusing lens holder driving section (AF section) including a permanent magnet; and a camera-shake correcting section that corrects camera-shake by moving the AF section with respect to a fixed section. The camera-shake correcting section includes: a supporting member that supports the AF section in an rocking manner; and a camera-shake correction coil disposed on the fixed section. The fixed section includes: a coil substrate; an FPC disposed at a lower part of the coil substrate; and an electromagnetic shield member that blocks caused by current from radiating below the FPC.

Abstract: Most of the abundant naturally occurring low rank coal, which has a high moisture content and a high oxygen content, is transported with poor efficiency; utilized for heating with degraded thermal efficiency because of the loss of heat due to sensible heat for heating moisture and latent heat for vaporizing moisture; and utilized in existing coal combustion facilities with difficulty due to a high volatile component content.

Abstract: Provided is a fixed carbon production device excellent in operation stability and safety which has high strength and may have a compact device volume, which makes possible production of high-quality fixed carbon with high yields and in large amounts, which is capable of keeping the dry distillation temperature low, which has few restraints in the compositional material, which, having a low dry distillation temperature and low heat input amount, has excellent energy-saving efficiency, and which is capable of solving problems due to a tar component.

Abstract: Provided is a power generation system in which the combustion heat of hydrocarbon gas is used to heat the steam for power generation; at the same time, the exhaust heat thereof is used to dry and dry-distill low rank coal. Due to the use of a moving bed dry distillation furnace, it is possible to keep the product gas temperature reduced; further, fewer restrictions are imposed on materials such as those for gas pipes, etc., and it is possible to achieve excellent maintainability.

Abstract: The present invention includes a slanted periodically poled device 12 including a light input surface 12a and a light output surface 12b parallel to each other and a terahertz wave input surface 12c orthogonal to the light input surface 12a and the light output surface 12b, a pump beam source 14 which emits pump beam 1 perpendicularly to the light input surface 12a, and a photodetector 16 which detects an up-conversion signal beam A converted from a terahertz wave 3 emitted perpendicularly from the light output surface 12b. The slanted periodically poled device 12 is configured to generate the up-conversion signal beam A in the same direction as and in parallel with the pump beam 1 by quasi phase matching between the terahertz wave 3 perpendicularly incident from the terahertz wave input surface 12c and the pump beam 1.

Abstract: A container for food includes a bottom portion having a circular shape; a wall portion including a first wall portion formed continuously from the bottom portion and formed with a curved surface and an inclined surface inclined relative to the bottom portion, and a second wall portion formed continuously from the first wall portion and extending in a direction orthogonal to a surface direction of the bottom portion, the wall portion including an opening formed in a rectangular shape on one side and in a semielliptical shape on another side; and a flange portion formed continuously from the second wall portion.

Abstract: The present invention includes a slanted periodically poled device 12 including a light input surface 12a and a light output surface 12b parallel to each other and a terahertz wave input surface 12c orthogonal to the light input surface 12a and the light output surface 12b, a pump beam source 14 which emits pump beam 1 perpendicularly to the light input surface 12a, and a photodetector 16 which detects an up-conversion signal beam A converted from a terahertz wave 3 emitted perpendicularly from the light output surface 12b. The slanted periodically poled device 12 is configured to generate the up-conversion signal beam A in the same direction as and in parallel with the pump beam 1 by quasi phase matching between the terahertz wave 3 perpendicularly incident from the terahertz wave input surface 12c and the pump beam 1.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes: a lens holder having an auto-focusing first coil; a lens holder moving section that supports the lens holder in such a manner that the lens holder is movable in a first direction; a driving magnet disposed at four corners of the lens holder moving section and moves the lens holder in the first direction in cooperation with the first coil; a camera-shake correction second coil that moves the lens holder in a second direction and a third direction in cooperation with the driving magnet, the second direction and the third direction corresponding to diagonal directions of the lens holder moving section; and a supporting section that supports the lens holder moving section in such a manner that the lens holder moving section is movable in the second direction and the third direction.

Abstract: Most of the abundant naturally occurring low rank coal, which has a high moisture content and a high oxygen content, is transported with poor efficiency; utilized for heating with degraded thermal efficiency because of the loss of heat due to sensible heat for heating moisture and latent heat for vaporizing moisture; and utilized in existing coal combustion facilities with difficulty due to a high volatile component content.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a tin oxide target suitable for forming a transparent conductive film by a sputtering method, in particular, DC sputtering method, DC pulse sputtering method, AC sputtering method, and MF sputtering method. The present invention relates to a sputtering target for use in forming a transparent conductive film by a sputtering method, the sputtering target containing tin oxide as a main component and containing, as dopants, copper element and at least one element selected from the dopant group A consisting of niobium, tungsten, tantalum, bismuth, and molybdenum.

Abstract: A multiplex transmission apparatus is provided that conducts traffic control and discards priority control of an ATM network for transferring IP packets having a plurality of QoS conditions. The multiplex transmission apparatus includes an intermediately generated packet generator configured to generate an intermediately generated packet having second header information “CID” based on first header information “DSCP” of the IP packet, a buffer storage configured to store the intermediately generated packet in any of transmission waiting buffers based on the second header information “CID”, an extractor configured to extract out the intermediately generated packet from the transmission waiting buffers according to the second header information “CID”, and an ATM cell transmitter configured to load an ATM cell with the intermediately generated packet taken out and transmitting the ATM cell to the ATM network.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multiplex transmission apparatus that conducts a traffic control and a discard priority control on an ATM network 2 for transferring IP packets having a plurality of QoS conditions set therein.

Abstract: A position display system using wireless mobile terminals for determining the route to be taken by a traveler is provided. The system utilizes information provided by the traveler such as the destination path, and other information for determining a fortune-wise optimal route, or for determining an azimuth or the lucky azimuth of destination.