Abstract: A control method for controlling a switching power supply circuit has a control circuit including a setting device that limits the exciting current of a transformer at the time of changeover from a switching delay to a switching period. The setting value set by the setting device is changed slowly to prevent the exciting current of transformer from changing rapidly and to reduce the excitation noise of transformer, and the setting value is changed gradually to prevent the output voltage from lowering even when the load becomes heavier than a certain value during the light load operation. The control method facilitates reducing the electric power consumption of the switching power supply circuit under a light load, reducing the transformer excitation noise and preventing the output voltage from lowering when the load is light.

Abstract: A side sill garnish comprises a side covering part that covers the side part of a side sill outside the vehicle in the transverse direction; a side installation part that is installed on the side part of the side sill; a bottom covering part that extends from the bottom edge of the side covering part toward the internal direction of the vehicle along the transverse direction and covers the bottom of the side sill; a bottom installation part that is installed on the bottom of the side sill; and wherein the bottom installation part extends from the side covering part toward the bottom of the side sill separately from the bottom covering part.

Abstract: In this invention, the CPU of a NAS board, which is liable to become hot, is cooled by concentrating a larger amount of air onto a heat sink. A plurality of logic circuit boards 3 are mounted on a control section 1D of a disc array device 1. The circuit component 4A for realizing the NAS function, liable to become hot, is provided with a heat sink 5. The aperture of the main air inlet section (Wb) is covered with a top plate 8. Airflow guidance sections (Wa, Wc) are respectively provided on both sides of the main air inlet section. Since the fin pitch of the airflow guidance sections is set narrow, the air inflow resistance (airflow resistance) of these is higher than that of the main air inlet section. Due to this difference in airflow resistance, the air in the vicinity of the airflow guidance sections is guided into the main air inlet section. The top plate 8 prevents outflow of air that has flowed into the main air inlet section to outside the heat sink 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides a portable electronic device including an operator block, a display block, detection means, and control means. The operation block has a plurality of operation buttons arranged in matrix. The display block, arranged in the vicinity of the operator block, is capable of displaying a screen divided into a plurality of areas corresponding to the arrangement of the plurality of operation buttons, displaying a cursor for selecting each the areas, and entering the selection by operation of each of the operation buttons. The detection means detects whether any one of the plurality of operation buttons has been operated. The control means positions the cursor to the area corresponding to the detected operation button and displays the cursor on the display block.

Abstract: The present invention provides a circularly polarizing plate comprising a polarizer and an optical layer having a value of Nz shown by the following equation (1), wherein the circularly polarizing plate comprises a birefringent body satisfying Nz<0 between the polarizer and a retarder satisfying Nz>0. Nz=(nx?nz)/(nx?ny)??(1) where nx and ny designates main refractive indexes in a plane to light having a wavelength of 550 nm and satisfy nx?ny, and nz, designates a main refractive index in a thickness direction to the light having the wavelength of 550 nm.

Abstract: A disk drive box 10 accommodates a plurality of disk drives 20 within a case 11. A side face of each of the drives 20 is provided with a heat-absorbing part 40 including a heat pipe, corresponding to heat producing area HP. The heat taken away by the heat-absorbing part 40 is transmitted to a heat sink 50 of the rear of a backboard 30 via a heat connector 60. The heat sink 50 is cooled by cooling air flowing through an air duct 7. By cooling the drive 20 with the heat pipe, clearances between the drives 20 can be substantially eliminated, and it is made unnecessary to form an opening for air cooling in the backboard 30. Thus, size reduction is possible, and it is possible to increase the degree of freedom for a wiring pattern formed on the backboard 30.

Abstract: To prevent skimming of card data used in electronic payment, attention is given to a phenomenon occurring in performing the fraudulent act of attaching a skimmer to a settlement terminal—namely that the settlement terminal is turned on and off several times. Detected power-on/off abnormalities are determined in accordance with an abnormal power-on/off definition stored in a memory. This may, for example, be that when the number of times the settlement terminal is turned on or off within a specified time period exceeds a predetermined number, the power-on/off is defined as abnormal power-on/off. When the power-on/off is determined to be abnormal, warning information is sent to a settlement organ computer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: an active matrix substrate; a counter substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the substrates; and a plurality of pixels each composed of a reflection section that performs display in a reflection mode and a transmission section that performs display in a transmission mode. The active matrix substrate is provided with a reflecting electrode for applying voltage to the liquid crystal layer in the reflection section and a transparent electrode electrically connected with the reflecting electrode for applying voltage to the liquid crystal layer in the transmission section. The counter substrate is provided with a common electrode that faces the active matrix substrate. The liquid crystal display device further includes an electrode covering film that approximates the voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer in the reflection section to the voltage applied to the transmission section.

Abstract: In a disc array apparatus having a plurality of disc units, and a plurality of first connectors, each of which disc units includes a disc casing surrounding at least one recording disc rotatable therein on a rotatable axis, a casing holder on which the disk casing is mounted, and a second connector (detachably) connectable to corresponding one of the first connectors so that at least an electric connection between the disc casing and the corresponding one of the first connectors is capable of being formed through the second connector, the disk casing is connected to the casing holder in such a manner that a heat energy generated for at least one of recording an information onto the recording disc and reading out the information from the recording disk is capable of transferring from the disk casing to the casing holder.

Abstract: A side sill garnish comprises a side covering part that covers the side part of a side sill outside the vehicle in the transverse direction; a side installation part that is installed on the side part of the side sill; a bottom covering part that extends from the bottom edge of the side covering part toward the internal direction of the vehicle along the transverse direction and covers the bottom of the side sill; a bottom installation part that is installed on the bottom of the side sill; and wherein the bottom installation part extends from the side covering part toward the bottom of the side sill separately from the bottom covering part.

Abstract: A catalyst of a water insoluble vanadyl sulfate or a complex catalyst, in which a specific oxide and a specific sulfate are combined to the water insoluble vanadyl sulfate are excellent not only in their activity, durability and SO2 resistance, not only in substantially no oxidization of SO2 to SO3 as in HCl resistant. Therefore, using this catalyst, a decomposition treatment of an organic halide(s) can be carried out with high efficiency and good stability. In particular, a efficient decomposition treatment of an organic halides(s) can be carried out also in the cases that dust is coexist; the gas to be treated contains SOX or HCl; or they generate in the decomposition area.

Abstract: A disk drive box 10 accommodates a plurality of disk drives 20 within a case 11. A side face of each of the drives 20 is provided with a heat-absorbing part 40 including a heat pipe, corresponding to heat producing area HP. The heat taken away by the heat-absorbing part 40 is transmitted to a heat sink 50 of the rear of a backboard 30 via a heat connector 60. The heat sink 50 is cooled by cooling air flowing through an air duct 7. By cooling the drive 20 with the heat pipe, clearances between the drives 20 can be substantially eliminated, and it is made unnecessary to form an opening for air cooling in the backboard 30. Thus, size reduction is possible, and it is possible to increase the degree of freedom for a wiring pattern formed on the backboard 30.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a driving part, a driven part driven by the driving part, and a detector detecting a driven state of the driven part, wherein a storage medium is installed in the detector. Detector information to distinguish the detector, original point position information of the driving part, or molding machine information to distinguish the injection molding machine is stored in the storage medium. This information is compared with information stored in the controller of the injection molding machine.

Abstract: A display includes a plurality of display arrays, such as a time display section (37), a chronological display section (38), and a chronological split display section (39). An upper or lower polarizer is provided with a light modulating section having a reflection type polarizer. To display only the time, the chronological display section (38) and the chronological split display section (39) are shielded by the light modulating section. For chronological display, the chronological display section (38) is lit, and the chronological split display (39) is displayed or shielded as required by a shutter function.

Abstract: An injection molding machine includes a driving part, a driven part driven by the driving part, and a detector detecting a driven state of the driven part, wherein a storage medium is installed in the detector. Detector information to distinguish the detector, original point position information of the driving part, or molding machine information to distinguish the injection molding machine is stored in the storage medium. This information is compared with information stored in the controller of the injection molding machine.

Abstract: There is provided a glass funnel for a cathode ray tube, comprising an open end portion having long sides, short sides and corner portions; a neck portion for housing an electron gun therein; a yoke portion for mounting a deflection coil thereto; and a body portion extending between the open end portion and the yoke portion; wherein the long or short sides of the open end portion or the long and short sides of the open end portion have flange portions formed thereon, and the corner portions have no flange portion formed thereon.

Abstract: When a stem switch (8) is pulled out, a switch signal forming unit 9 outputs a signal (RS) indicating that effect, a control unit (13) receives the signal (RS) and starts clocking by a timer (13a). The control unit (13) receives a signal (HS) output from an electricity-generation detecting unit (12) within the clocking period, detects the electricity generating operation of an electricity generating unit (10), and outputs a signal (CS) indicating that effect. A narrow pulse forming unit (7) forms a narrow pulse having a width of such a degree that the motor (5) is not driven based on the signal (CS), and outputs the narrow pulse to a motor driving circuit (4). The motor driving circuit (4) flows a fine current through a coil (4a) which drives the motor (5) based on the narrow pulse. An external device detects a variation of the narrow pulse, thereby confirming whether electricity is generated.

Abstract: A time information repeating installation in a radio clock system, which receives advance notice information, distinguishes advance notice content by detecting means 9, sets a transmission start time by addition setting means 10 in accordance with the content, sets an additional period by change period setting means 11, and stores the content into transmission start time storage means 12. When the stored time agrees with the time of a main counter 8, transmission starts. Therefore, even when a sudden time change occurs, the repeating installation can perform transmission at the reception timing of a subsidiary device. The subsidiary device can effectively update time data for summer or daylight savings time.