Abstract: An axle assembly for a driving wheel of a vehicle allows a wheel-side joint and a shaft to be rotated separately from a boot while driving so as to prevent generation of friction noise of the boot. The axle assembly includes the shaft rotated by receiving driving force from a powertrain; an axle housing disposed to pass through a center of a steering knuckle connected to a steering apparatus; a wheel bearing mounted between the steering knuckle and the axle housing; a joint bearing mounted on an outer part of the shaft; and a boot unit configured to have a first end coupled to an outer race of the joint bearing and a second end coupled to an outer race of the wheel bearing so as to form a space filled with a lubricant outside the shaft.

Abstract: A portable structure includes a main body, a ridge coupled or formed with the main body and a supporting assembly with a mounting bar disposed adjacent to the ridge. The portable structure also includes a handle coupled to one or more of the ridge, main body and mounting bar by first and second connectors. Each connector includes a first connecting piece connected to the ridge and a second connecting piece coupled or formed with the first connecting piece. The handle includes first and second attachment portions connected to the first and second connectors, respectively, and a gripping portion between the first and second attachment portions to facilitate grasping of the handle.

Abstract: The xylylene diisocyanate composition according to exemplary examples includes xylylene diisocyanate (XDI), and an acidity adjusting agent having a boiling point of 110° C. or higher, wherein the composition has an acidity of more than 100 ppm and 1,000 ppm or less based on a total weight of xylylene diisocyanate (XDI). A polymerization reaction rate is controlled through regulation of the acidity so that an optical lens having high transmittance and improved optical uniformity may be manufactured.

Abstract: A thin, flexible antenna module is provided for use in a smartphone. When the antenna module is assembled in the smartphone, the antenna module provides an MST antenna and an NFC antenna. For this, the antenna module includes a flexible PCB containing coils and further includes a magnetic sheet engaged with flexible PCB. The flexible PCB and the magnetic sheet are attached to each other to form a single body.

Abstract: A wafer cleaning equipment includes a housing to be positioned adjacent to a wafer, a hollow region in the housing, a laser module that outputs a laser beam having a profile of the laser beam includes a first region having a first intensity and a second region having a second intensity greater than the first intensity, the laser beam being output into the hollow region, and a transparent window that covers an upper part of the hollow region and transmits the laser beam to be incident on an entirety of a lower surface of the wafer.

Abstract: A tent frame includes a detachable illumination device with a casing to house batteries, a light source to emit light, a coupler and a first cover. The casing includes a first member. The coupler includes a second member, and one or more electrically-conductive members for electrically connecting the batteries. The second member is movable relative to the first member in a first direction to facilitate engagement/disengagement of the coupler with/from the casing. The second member is immovable relative to the first member in a second direction to prevent the one or more electrically-conductive members from misaligning with the batteries. The first cover is movable relative to the coupler in the first and second directions. When connected to the casing, the first cover pushes the coupler in the first direction toward the batteries and presses the one or more electrically-conductive members against the batteries to ensure electrical connection.

Abstract: A coil component includes a molded portion having one surface and another surface opposing each other, and a wound coil disposed on the one surface of the molded portion and including an innermost turn, at least one intermediate turn, and an outermost turn disposed outwardly of a central portion of the one surface of the molded portion. A cover portion is disposed to face the one surface of the molded portion and to cover the wound coil, and first and second external electrodes are connected to the wound coil and arranged to be spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the molded portion. A thickness of one region of the cover portion disposed on the innermost turn is thicker than a thickness of another region of the cover portion disposed on the outermost turn.

Abstract: A frame unit includes first and second bars spaced apart from each other, third bars disposed between the first and second bars, and connectors removably connecting the third bars with the first and second bars. A connector includes a body fixedly connected with the first or second bar, a casing defining an interior to receive an end of a third bar, and a slot allowing insertion of the end of the third bar into the casing. The interior defined by the casing has narrow and wide sides corresponding to the narrow and wide sides of the end of the third bar. As such, when the end of the third bar is inserted into the casing, the end of the third bar is prevented from any translational movement within the casing. The connectors allow quick and easy connection of bars, and in the meantime enhance the stability of the frame unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are a three-dimensional flash memory, which reduces leakage current and supports a hole injection erase technique, and a method for manufacturing same. According to an embodiment, the three-dimensional flash memory comprises: a substrate; a channel layer extending in one direction on the substrate and having the shape of a hollow macaroni; and a P-type filer extending in the one direction while filling the inner space of the channel layer.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method are provided, which can improve the yield by minimizing the occurrence of stains. The substrate processing method includes forming on the substrate a plurality of ink patterns spaced apart from each other by jetting ink onto the substrate by using a plurality of nozzles, calculating the density of each of the plurality of ink patterns, and selecting at least one nozzle for jetting ink into one pixel area based on respectively calculated densities of the plurality of ink patterns.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a security device comprising a colloidal crystal which exhibits excellent visibility and is also easily manufactured. The security device, according to the present invention, comprises: a substrate; a groove part formed on the substrate; a colloidal crystal positioned in the groove part; and an aging film. The security device, according to the present invention, exhibits excellent security and visibility, and thus may be used for securities, credit cards, security cards, anti-forgery products, etc.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display region including a first pixel region, a second pixel region, and a third pixel region; a dummy region including a first dummy region disposed between the second pixel region and the third pixel region; first, second, and third pixels respectively arranged in the first pixel region, the second pixel region, and the third pixel region in a matrix of vertical lines and horizontal lines; a data converter configured to: receive first image data including effective data corresponding to the display region and dummy data corresponding to the dummy region; and generate second image data by converting a gray scale value of dummy data corresponding to at least one region of the first dummy region in the first image data into a predetermined first gray scale value, the first gray scale value being between a lowest gray scale value and a highest gray scale value.

Abstract: A frame includes a mounting assembly having a plurality of mounting members connected to or integrally formed with each other. The frame also includes first and second leg assemblies pivotally connected with the mounting assembly at first and second sides of the mounting assembly, respectively. The first and second leg assemblies are foldable into an interior defined by the mounting assembly and, when folded, are substantially on the same plane as the mounting assembly. The frame further includes one or more supporting assemblies to help stabilize the first and second leg assemblies and support the mounting assembly when the frame is unfolded. Thus, the frame is compact when folded and stable when in use.

Abstract: An image sensor comprises a first and second chips. The first chip includes a first semiconductor substrate, a photoelectric conversion layer in the first semiconductor substrate, a color filter, a micro lens, a first transistor adjacent to the photoelectric conversion layer, a first insulating layer, and a first metal layer in the first insulating layer and connected to the first transistor. The second chip includes a second insulating layer, a second semiconductor substrate, a second transistor on the second semiconductor substrate, a second metal layer in the second insulating layer and connected to a gate structure of the second transistor through a gate contact, a landing metal layer below the second metal layer, and a through via in direct contact with the landing metal layer and vertically passing through the second semiconductor substrate. A width of the through via becomes narrower as the width approaches the third surface.

Abstract: A battery management apparatus includes: a profile generating unit configured to obtain a battery profile representing a correspondence between voltage and capacity of a battery and generate a differential profile representing a correspondence between a differential voltage for the capacity of the battery and the capacity or a correspondence between a differential capacity for the voltage of the battery and the voltage based on the obtained battery profile; and a control unit configured to receive the generated differential profile from the profile generating unit, determine a target peak included in the received differential profile according to a rule corresponding to a type of the received differential profile, and determine a state of the battery based on a behavior change of the target peak with respect to a reference peak preset to correspond to the type of the received differential profile.

Abstract: A display device includes a base substrate including a first substrate and a second substrate sequentially laminated, a lower semiconductor layer disposed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the base substrate, an active semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer and including a first active layer of a first transistor and a second active layer of a second transistor, a first insulating layer disposed on the active semiconductor layer, and a first conductive layer disposed on the first insulating layer and including a first gate electrode of the first transistor and a second gate electrode of the second transistor, wherein the lower semiconductor layer overlaps the first active layer, and does not overlap the second active layer.

Abstract: A foldable rocking chair frame includes a left side stand and a right side stand. Each stand includes a rocking structure and a plurality of supports interconnected and foldable into each other. The rocking structure includes an arched member, a slider, and one or more links. When the frame is unfolded, the arched member has an end portion disposed at the rear side of the frame and extends from the rear side of the frame toward the front side of the frame. The slider is disposed at the arched member and slidable along the arched member. Each of the one or more links is pivotally connected to the arched member and a support in the plurality of supports. The left and right side stands are connected by a connecting assembly that allows the left and right side stands to fold into each other.

Abstract: A separator for a lithium secondary battery comprising a porous polymer substrate and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The separator has an ionic conductivity of 4.75×10?5 S/cm or more, and the porous coating layer comprises an interstitial volume and a macro pore having a larger diameter than the interstitial volume. A method for manufacturing the separator is also disclosed. Accordingly, the separator has significantly improved ionic conductivity over commercial separators.

Abstract: A blow-molded unitary structure includes a panel having first and second panel walls and a generally hollow interior between the first and second panel walls. The structure also includes one or more different types of strengthening elements monolithically formed with the panel and across a substantial portion of the panel to enhance the strength of the structure. A strengthening element can be a depression recessing from the second panel wall toward an interior of the panel, a protrusion protruding from the second panel wall toward an exterior of the panel, a rib protruding outwardly toward the exterior of the panel and a trench formed by side walls of adjacent protrusions.

Abstract: A blow-molded unitary structure includes a panel having first and second panel walls and a generally hollow interior between the first and second panel walls. The structure also includes one or more different types of strengthening elements monolithically formed with the panel and across a substantial portion of the panel to enhance the strength of the structure. A strengthening element can be a depression recessing from the second panel wall toward an interior of the panel, a protrusion protruding from the second panel wall toward an exterior of the panel, a rib protruding outwardly toward the exterior of the panel and a trench formed by side walls of adjacent protrusions.