Abstract: An evaporated fuel purge system has a fuel tank, an adsorption filter and a purge control valve. The evaporated fuel purge system is pressurized and depressurized through a venting flow path by a pump, so that the state of leakage therefrom is thereby inspected. For this inspection, a motor unit for driving the pump which applies or reduces pressure, an in-vehicle battery and a voltage control circuit which controls a battery voltage to a predetermined voltage and supplies the motor unit with a current are provided. The voltage control circuit is located in a pump chamber which forms a part of air outlet passage.

Abstract: A pump generates a gas flow within a measurement passage having an orifice. A differential pressure sensor detects a pressure difference between both ends of the orifice. Switching valves are disposed in the measurement passage to create a first concentration measurement state in which the measurement passage is opened at both ends thereof and the gas flowing through the measurement passage is the atmosphere, and a second concentration measurement state in which the measurement passage is in communication at both ends thereof with a canister and the gas flowing through the measurement passage is a fuel vapor-containing air-fuel mixture provided from the canister. An ECU calculates a fuel vapor concentration by based on a pressure difference detected in the first concentration measurement state and a pressure difference detected in the second concentration measurement state.

Abstract: A rotor includes a plurality of vanes and is connected to a rotatable shaft of a motor arrangement. A casing includes a pump chamber and elongated holes. The pump chamber receives the rotor in such a manner that the rotor is eccentric to the pump chamber. Each elongated hole penetrates through the casing and has an elongated cross section. A major axis of the elongated cross section of each elongated hole extends in a direction of eccentricity of the rotor relative to the pump chamber. Each bolt is received through a corresponding elongated hole of the casing and is threadably engaged with a mount to connect the casing to the mount. The casing holds each bolt in a minor axial direction of the elongated cross section of the corresponding elongated hole to limit substantial movement of the male threaded screw member in the minor axial direction of the elongated hole.

Abstract: A vane pump includes a motor arrangement, a rotor, a casing and bolts. The motor arrangement includes a mount. The rotor includes vanes and is rotated by the motor arrangement. The casing has opposed first and second end surfaces and makes flat surface contact with the mount at the second end surface thereof. The casing includes a pump chamber, receiving through holes and second end side recesses. The pump chamber receives the rotor. The receiving through holes penetrate through the casing. The second end side recesses are recessed in the second end surface of the casing. The second end side recesses are spaced away from the receiving through holes. Each bolt is received through a corresponding one of the receiving through holes of the casing, and each bolt is threadably engaged with the mount to connect the casing to the mount.

Abstract: An evaporated fuel purge system has a fuel tank, an adsorption filter and a purge control valve. The evaporated fuel purge system is pressurized and depressurized through a venting flow path by a pump, so that the state of leakage therefrom is thereby inspected. For this inspection, a motor unit for driving the pump which applies or reduces pressure, an in-vehicle battery and a voltage control circuit which controls a battery voltage to a predetermined voltage and supplies the motor unit with a current are provided. The voltage control circuit is located in a pump chamber which forms a part of air outlet passage.

Abstract: An evaporated fuel purge system has a fuel tank, an adsorption filter and a purge control valve. The evaporated fuel purge system is pressurized and depressurized through a venting flow path by a pump, so that the state of leakage therefrom is thereby inspected. For this inspection, a motor unit for driving the pump which applies or reduces pressure, an in-vehicle battery and a voltage control circuit which controls a battery voltage to a predetermined voltage and supplies the motor unit with a current are provided. A switchover valve is integrated with the pump, the motor and the like into a single module.

Abstract: The present invention provides a program recording and distributing system, a program recording and distributing method, and a recording medium that stores a program recording and distributing program. A server 3 stores in a recording DB7 a plurality of program data received via either a communication line or a broadcast line from a broadcast station 120, receives distribution application data for a program broadcast from a broadcast station 120, carried out a registration process, stores this as distribution registration data in the automatic timed recording DB 6, and distributes via wither a communication line 100 or the Internet 1 the program data stored in the recording DB7 based on the distribution registration data stored in the automatic times recording DB6.

Abstract: A sensorless motor driving circuit including a detection circuit for detecting a reference position for the rotating rotor based on an excitation coil induction voltage, a differential pulse generating circuit for generating a differential pulse using a detection circuit output signal, a phase-locked loop circuit capable of generating a clock pulse, having a phase comparator for comparing the differential pulse with the clock pulse after the clock pulse has been frequency divided, an activation pulse generator for counting the clock pulses and generating an activation pulse when the differential pulse is not generated within the duration of a prescribed number of counts, a latch circuit for generating a delayed pulse delayed by a prescribed amount from the reference position of the rotor by counting the clock pulses or by using the activation pulse, a generating circuit for generating conduction switching signals for the excitation coils based on the delayed pulse and a driver circuit for bringing about condu

Abstract: An iron motor device includes an iron core motor the rotor of which is rotationally driven a pre-set angle by electromagnetic induction responsive to phase switching of current supply to two-phase coils wound on an iron core, and a driving control unit for generating a driving control signal based on the phase information of differentially phased backward voltages induced in the two-phase coils. The driving control unit causes shorting of the backward voltage induced in the coil the current supply in which is interrupted by phase switching of current supply to the two-phase coils by providing a pre-set time delay in the turn-off timing of the switching device connected to the coil the current conduction in which is interrupted. The method for drive controlling the iron core motor device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A brushless sensorless motor driving circuit for driving a motor having a rotatable rotor and a plurality of excitation coils in which a motor starting mode may be smoothly switched to a normal driving mode so as to reduce a fluctuation in a starting time. The sensorless motor driving circuit includes a detection circuit for detecting a generated induction voltage from the excitation coils; a phase-locked loop circuit for generating a clock pulse; a delay pulse generating circuit for generating a delay pulse based on the clock pulse; a switching signal generating circuit for generating conduction switching signals in accordance with the delay pulse and an output signal from the detection circuit for causing an excitation pattern of the excitation coil to be switched to another excitation pattern; and starting pulse inserting circuits for inserting a starting pulse based on the clock pulse in the detection circuit when the induction voltage is not generated.

Abstract: A vacuum switch tube comprises a stationary electrode and a movable electrode, each of which includes a main electrode and an auxiliary electrode. The main and auxiliary electrodes of each of the stationary and movable electrodes are formed of an alloy of a conductive metal and fire-resisting metal, with the ratio by volume of the conductive metal to the fire-resisting metal in the main electrode being lower than the ratio by volume of the conductive metal to the fire-resisting metal in the auxiliary electrode. These ratios cause the main electrodes to have a low welding power, with the result that, at the time of breaking a large current, an arc is rapidly moved. A small-size vacuum switch tube is thus provided in which the main electrodes require a small tripping force against welding therebetween and which is capable of breaking a large current and withstanding a high voltage.

Abstract: A vacuum switch comprises a highly conductive member provided on a back surface of a main electrode. The highly conductive member prevents an arc formed upon breaking a large current from becoming locally concentrated or stagnated, and promotes rapid and smooth movement of the arc from the main electrode to an auxiliary electrode. Marked enhancement and stabilization of the vacuum switch tube performance in breaking a large current, as well as enabling a smaller construction, are thereby realized. The main electrode, auxiliary electrode, and highly conductive member are formed of metal alloy materials selected so that the conductivities .sigma..sub.a, .sigma..sub.b, .sigma..sub.h of the main and auxiliary electrodes and the highly conductive member respectively satisfy the relationship .sigma..sub.a <.sigma..sub.b <.sigma..sub.h.

Abstract: Provided is a rear projection screen having a front surface receiving light rays from a projector and a viewing surface formed with a lenticulated surface in which lenticules each consisting of a crest, troughs and flanks interconnecting the crest and trough are continuously laid. The flank surface is provided with, on at least a part thereof, a total reflecting surface on which all light rays impinging thereto are reflected and then emanate from the crest through a medium interface thereof. Further, a concave surface is provided in each crest portion.

Abstract: Provided is a rear projection screen having a front surface receiving light rays from a projector and a viewing surface formed with a lenticulated surface in which lenticules each consisting of a crest, a trough and a flank interconnecting the crest and trough are continuously laid. The flank surface is provided with, on at least a part thereof, a total reflecting surface on which all light rays impinging thereto are reflected and then emanate from the crest through a medium interface thereof.