Abstract: Depending on the orientation by which a breathing filter is mounted in a vehicle, water can accumulate in the breathing filter, and prevent the pressure difference between the space inside a case and the outside air from being adjusted; therefore, the vehicular layout is limited. Also, because the filter is formed in the center of the case, electronic parts cannot be installed on substrates on the upper and lower surfaces of the filter, meaning that the substrate size and the case size will increase. In addition, the costs will increase. The structure of the present invention is characterized in that breathing paths are provided on the surfaces sandwiching a portion where a filter film is welded in the corner of a resin-side case of a vehicle-mounted electronic control device such as an engine control unit or an automatic transmission control unit, and in that the breathing paths are connected inside.

Abstract: To prevent, in a medical device that includes a tip-side device to be brought into contact with or inserted into an object to be observed and a root end-side device connected to the tip-side device, the leakage of radiation noise generated in the root end-side device to the outside and the entry of disturbance noise into the root end-side device. A connection structure includes: a plug provided at a root end of the tip-side device; and a receptacle provided in the root end-side device and configured to hold the plug by insertion. At least one of the plug and the receptacle contains an electrically non-conductive magnetic material in a portion crossing an opening formed in the outer casing in a state where the plug is inserted in the receptacle.

Abstract: To provide a substrate for a medical device and a medical device in which the reference potential of a patient circuit can be stabilized, the noise between the patient circuit and a ground-side circuit can be reduced, and the insulation distance between the patient circuit and the ground-side circuit can be sufficiently ensured without using a large-sized electronic component.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup system for endoscope including: a light source; an image forming optical system; a focus lens driving section; an image pickup section outputting an image signal; an image signal amplifying section; an image brightness detecting section; a brightness adjusting section adjusting a brightness control condition such as a light quantity of the light source, an image pickup condition of the image pickup section and an amplification factor of the amplifying section so that brightness of an image becomes a predetermined brightness; an auxiliary AF section estimating a temporary focus position based on the brightness control condition; a control section setting a small scanning range including the temporary focus position; and a contrast AF section causing contrast AF to be performed in the scanning range.

Abstract: Depending on the orientation by which a breathing filter is mounted in a vehicle, water can accumulate in the breathing filter, and prevent the pressure difference between the space inside a case and the outside air from being adjusted; therefore, the vehicular layout is limited. Also, because the filter is formed in the center of the case, electronic parts cannot be installed on substrates on the upper and lower surfaces of the filter, meaning that the substrate size and the case size will increase. In addition, the costs will increase. The structure of the present invention is characterized in that breathing paths are provided on the surfaces sandwiching a portion where a filter film is welded in the corner of a resin-side case of a vehicle-mounted electronic control device such as an engine control unit or an automatic transmission control unit, and in that the breathing paths are connected inside.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus is provided with: an objective optical system; an image pickup device; a contrast AF section adjusting a focus so that a peak value of a contrast evaluation value of an image is taken; an amount-of-motion detecting section detecting, from a plurality of time-series images, amounts of motion of the subject; and a control section controlling the contrast AF section so as to calculate another contrast evaluation value in a region where a region to be excluded where an amount of motion is equal to or larger than a threshold is excluded from a calculation target region, and the contrast AF section corrects the other contrast evaluation value based on an area of the calculation target region and an area of the region where the region to be excluded is excluded from the calculation target region.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic control device capable of ensuring a waterproof property while suppressing a number of components. An electronic control device 100A is provided with a resin base 11, a substrate 12, and a resin cover 13. The resin base 11 has at least one opening part OP1. The resin cover 13 formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom is fixed on an inner surface of the resin base 11 forming the opening part OP1. The resin cover 13 has a slit 13a. The substrate 12 has a card edge connector 12a to be inserted into the slit 13a. An electronic component 14 is mounted on the substrate 12.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup system for endoscope including: a light source; an image forming optical system; a focus lens driving section; an image pickup section outputting an image signal; an image signal amplifying section; an image brightness detecting section; a brightness adjusting section adjusting a brightness control condition such as a light quantity of the light source, an image pickup condition of the image pickup section and an amplification factor of the amplifying section so that brightness of an image becomes a predetermined brightness; an auxiliary AF section estimating a temporary focus position based on the brightness control condition; a control section setting a small scanning range including the temporary focus position; and a contrast AF section causing contrast AF to be performed in the scanning range.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus is provided with: an objective optical system; an image pickup device; a contrast AF section adjusting a focus so that a peak value of a contrast evaluation value of an image is taken; an amount-of-motion detecting section detecting, from a plurality of time-series images, amounts of motion of the subject; and a control section controlling the contrast AF section so as to calculate another contrast evaluation value in a region where a region to be excluded where an amount of motion is equal to or larger than a threshold is excluded from a calculation target region, and the contrast AF section corrects the other contrast evaluation value based on an area of the calculation target region and an area of the region where the region to be excluded is excluded from the calculation target region.

Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: a plurality of connection portions to which an endoscope can be connected, respectively, wherein a priority setting portion sets a connection priority of the plurality of connection portions, a drive portion supplies a drive signal to one endoscope and a control portion that controls so that the drive portion supplies the drive signal to any one endoscope only based on the connection priority. The endoscope apparatus further includes an identification portion that identifies the kind of endoscope based on a resistance value of a specific resistance that differs according to a kind of the endoscope that is arranged in the endoscope, and that is detected by cancelling a contact resistance in the connection portion.

Abstract: There is a problem that heat dissipation of heat generated by a bear chip deteriorates. Further, if parts are buried in sealing resin while a heatsink is exposed to improve heat dissipation, there are problems of peeling and occurrence of cracking. An electronic circuit device in which an electronic circuit assembly which controls a transmission and a drive for an automobile, a base which fixes the electronic circuit assembly and lead terminals which are electrically connected with the electronic circuit assembly are sealed by mold resin, adopts a heat dissipation structure which has: an opening portion which penetrates a circuit substrate and the base below a heater circuit element (bear chip), and in which both surfaces of a heater element and sealing resin are thermally coupled.

Abstract: An endoscopic image processing apparatus includes an endoscope information reading section that reads endoscope information that is information relating to an endoscope from the endoscope, a synchronizing signal detecting section that is given an image pickup signal that includes a synchronizing signal outputted by an image pickup device provided in the endoscope from the endoscope, performs detection processing of the synchronizing signal, outputs the detected synchronizing signal when the synchronizing signal can be detected, and generates and outputs a synchronizing signal based on the endoscope information read by the endoscope information reading section when the synchronizing signal cannot be detected, and an image signal generating section that generates an image signal based on the synchronizing signal outputted from the synchronizing signal detecting section and the image pickup signal outputted from the image pickup device of the endoscope.

Abstract: An endoscopic image processing apparatus includes an endoscope information reading section that reads endoscope information that is information relating to an endoscope from the endoscope, a synchronizing signal detecting section that is given an image pickup signal that includes a synchronizing signal outputted by an image pickup device provided in the endoscope from the endoscope, performs detection processing of the synchronizing signal, outputs the detected synchronizing signal when the synchronizing signal can be detected, and generates and outputs a synchronizing signal based on the endoscope information read by the endoscope information reading section when the synchronizing signal cannot be detected, and an image signal generating section that generates an image signal based on the synchronizing signal outputted from the synchronizing signal detecting section and the image pickup signal outputted from the image pickup device of the endoscope.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hydraulic control module that can be downsized. The hydraulic control module includes an upper control valve, a lower control valve, and a wiring plate. The upper and lower control valves each include an oil path having a groove portion. A sandwich structure is employed so that the wiring plate is sandwiched between the upper and lower control valves. The wiring plate has a groove portion or a through-hole that is in communication with the at least one of the groove portion of the upper control valve and the groove portion of the lower control valve.

Abstract: A control module includes a control circuit unit and a wiring unit contained between a cover and a base. The wiring unit has a resin molded part formed by resin-molding nearly central portions of bus bars. The base is shaped to be in contact with the cover when they are fitted to each other, and has protrusions each formed to position between the adjacent bus bars in the flexible region. Contact portions between the cover and the protrusions of the base are fixedly bonded to each other.

Abstract: A control module improved in productivity and workability. The control module (100) comprises an ATCU (10), i.e., a control circuit unit, and a wiring unit (20) connecting terminals of the control circuit unit to connectors (28). The control circuit unit (10) and the wiring unit (20) are contained between a cover (30) and a base (40). The wiring unit (20) has a resin molded part (24) formed by resin-molding nearly central portions of bus bars (22), which are constituted by a plurality of conductors. The resin molded part serves as a rigid region, and a part where the bus bars are exposed serves as a flexible region. The base (40) is shaped to be contacted with the cover (30) when they are fitted to each other, and has protrusions (42) each formed to position between the adjacent bus bars (22) in the flexible region. Contact portions between the cover (30) and the protrusions (42) of the base (40) are fixedly bonded to each other.