Abstract: An electrostatic separation method includes: applying voltage between a lower electrode at a bottom portion of or in the raw material layer and an upper electrode above the raw material layer, generating an electric field between electrodes; fluidizing the raw material layer and bringing conductive particles and the lower electrode into contact in the raw material layer charging only the conductive particles wherein their polarity becomes the same as the lower electrode; generating polarity, the same as the upper electrode, by dielectric polarization on a conveyor belt downward-facing conveyance surface passing through a capture region above the raw material layer and under the upper electrode, the conveyance surface including a nonconductor; separates charged conductive particles from the raw material layer surface by electrostatic force and adhering conductive particles to the conveyor belt conveyance surface; and separating and collecting the particles from the conveyance surface that moved outside the ele

Abstract: A cable connection structure is provided with a cable having a plurality of electric wires including core wires made of metal conductors coated with insulators, respectively, and a sheath covering the plurality of electric wires, and an electronic component including a plurality of electrodes. In the cable, the core wires and the insulators of the plurality of electric wires and the sheath are collectively cut perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction at an end of the cable, and tip portions of the core wires including cutting edges of the core wires of the plurality of electric wires are soldered to the plurality of electrodes, respectively.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing including a display unit, and a second housing that includes an input unit and an antenna unit, is rotatably connected to the first housing via a connection part, and is made of a metal material. The first housing includes a support plate that constitutes a back surface of the first housing, supports the display, and is made of a metal material, and a communication path member that is provided on the support plate and is made of a resin material. The communication path member is disposed in a region facing at least a part of the antenna unit of the second housing in a closed state where the first housing and the second housing are disposed to face each other.

Abstract: An analysis system includes an analysis apparatus that analyzes a specimen managed in an analysis center and a server apparatus managed in a service center. A server apparatus stores a first reference specimen ID for identifying a first reference specimen and a first range based on a first reference value, in association with each other. The analysis apparatus analyzes the first reference specimen provided without notification of the first reference value and transmits to the server apparatus, the first reference specimen ID and an analytical value of the first reference specimen with which the first reference specimen ID is associated. When the server apparatus determines the received analytical value of the first reference specimen as not belonging to the first range stored in association with the received first reference specimen ID, the server apparatus provides an abnormality signal.

Abstract: Provided are a lead frame that allows changing of arrangement of contact electrodes, and a sensor device using the same. The lead frame is configured such that, when conductive wires having contact electrodes are developed on a plane, the conductive wires extend from the contact electrodes so as not to cross each other and are turned at first turned portions. The inner two wires are defined as a first group, and the remaining wires are defined as a second group. Each first group conductive wire has a second and a third turned portion turned in the opposite direction, the first group conductive wires are bent in opposite to the second group conductive wires, using, as an axis of a bending portion.

Abstract: A system for managing modular analyzing devices 110a-c includes: a means 161 for acquiring the serial number of modules included in each analyzing device; a means 161 for acquiring information on an expendable part included in each module; a storage section 152 for storing the acquired serial number and expendable-part information in the state of being associated with a system controller to which the module corresponding to the serial number is connected; a transfer detector 164 for detecting a transfer of an operation module based on the serial numbers associated with each system controller; and an information manager 163 for changing the association of the expendable-part information in the storage section, from the state of being associated with the system controller on the giving end of the transfer, to the state of being associated with the system controller on the receiving end of the transfer, when the transfer is detected.

Abstract: Provided are a lead frame that allows changing of arrangement of contact electrodes, and a sensor device using the same. The lead frame is configured such that, when conductive wires having contact electrodes are developed on a plane, the conductive wires extend from the contact electrodes so as not to cross each other and are turned at first turned portions. The inner two wires are defined as a first group, and the remaining wires are defined as a second group. Each first group conductive wire has a second and a third turned portion turned in the opposite direction, the first group conductive wires are bent in opposite to the second group conductive wires, using, as an axis of a bending portion.

Abstract: A device-operation information collection system includes: a storage section; a measurement unit attached to each of one or more devices to be managed, configured to measure a specified physical property at the specified part of each of the devices; a measurement signal receiver configured to receive a measurement signal from one or more of the measurement units; an operating-state determiner configured to compare a change in the received measurement signal, with operating-state specification information that relates to the change in specified physical property during an operating state, stored in the storage section for each of the one or a plurality of devices, to thereby determine the state of operation for each of the one or a plurality of devices; and an operating-time calculator configured to calculate an operating time period of each of the one or a plurality of devices operates, from a result of determination by the operating-state determiner.

Abstract: A system for managing modular analyzing devices 110a-c includes: a means 161 for acquiring the serial number of modules included in each analyzing device; a means 161 for acquiring information on an expendable part included in each module; a storage section 152 for storing the acquired serial number and expendable-part information in the state of being associated with a system controller to which the module corresponding to the serial number is connected; a transfer detector 164 for detecting a transfer of an operation module based on the serial numbers associated with each system controller; and an information manager 163 for changing the association of the expendable-part information in the storage section, from the state of being associated with the system controller on the giving end of the transfer, to the state of being associated with the system controller on the receiving end of the transfer, when the transfer is detected.

Abstract: A sensor includes: a sensing module furnished with a sensing function; metal terminals transmitting a sensing signal from the sensing module; an insulating fixing portion holding multiple metal terminals separately; and a resin portion encapsulating the metal terminals and the sensing module and also forming a connector portion from which tip ends of the metal terminals are exposed. Protruding portions of the fixing portion are fit into hole portions of the metal terminals before resin encapsulation in a stage where the metal terminals are bonded to the sensing module, so that rigidity of the metal terminals is enhanced to stabilize the locations thereof.

Abstract: A sensor includes: a sensing module furnished with a sensing function; metal terminals transmitting a sensing signal from the sensing module; an insulating fixing portion holding multiple metal terminals separately; and a resin portion encapsulating the metal terminals and the sensing module and also forming a connector portion from which tip ends of the metal terminals are exposed. Protruding portions of the fixing portion are fit into hole portions of the metal terminals before resin encapsulation in a stage where the metal terminals are bonded to the sensing module, so that rigidity of the metal terminals is enhanced to stabilize the locations thereof.

Abstract: A projector has a single-screen display mode in which an image based on a single image signal is displayed and a dual-screen display mode in which images based on two respective image signals are displayed. When an image signal is input only to one input terminal and an image signal is not input to the other input terminal, the projector is set to the single-screen display mode and an image based on an image signal from a PC is displayed in a main screen. When input of an image signal to the other input terminal is confirmed during execution of the single-screen display mode, the projector switches from the single-screen display mode to the dual-screen display mode, so that an image based on an image signal from a PC1 and an image based on an image signal from a PC2 are simultaneously displayed in one screen.

Abstract: When a history image display mode is performed, a display region of a display unit of a projector is divided into a plurality of windows. In a main window, an image based on a currently selected image signal is displayed. In a plurality of sub windows, history images as images based on image signals selected in the past are displayed in accordance with chronological order. When a user desires to switch an input image, the user uses a remote controller or a manipulation unit to perform a manipulation to select a desired history image on a screen of the display unit. When the manipulation to select a history image is performed, the projector selects an input terminal corresponding to the selected history image, and causes an image based on an image signal from the input terminal to be displayed in the main window.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a voltage generation circuit for generating a voltage applied to the memory cell array, in which a plurality of drive MOS transistors having different width dimensions are selectively connected in parallel between an output line and the ground. The voltage is adjusted in response to the surrounding temperature in such a way that a prescribed number of drive MOS transistors selected from among the plurality of MOS transistors are normally and simultaneously driven. Thus, it is possible to precisely adjust the voltage in units of adjustment corresponding to differences of width dimensions without degrading the performance of the semiconductor memory device in a low current consumption mode.

Abstract: A projector that displays a projection frame includes an operation unit to select a projection mode designating the number of split screens in the projection frame and the location, size, and orientation of each split screen. An input unit processes graphical signal data provided from an external graphical signal generator to generate processed graphical signal data. A distributor distributes the processed graphical signal data to graphical signal processing circuits, each performing data conversion and adjustment in accordance with the projection mode on the distributed graphical signal data to generate adjusted graphical signal data for one of the split screens. A synthesizer combines the adjusted graphical signal data to generate combined graphical signal data. A projection unit projects the combined graphical signal data as a single projection frame.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array and a voltage generation circuit for generating a voltage applied to the memory cell array, in which a plurality of drive MOS transistors having different width dimensions are selectively connected in parallel between an output line and the ground. The voltage is adjusted in response to the surrounding temperature in such a way that a prescribed number of drive MOS transistors selected from among the plurality of MOS transistors are normally and simultaneously driven. Thus, it is possible to precisely adjust the voltage in units of adjustment corresponding to differences of width dimensions without degrading the performance of the semiconductor memory device in a low current consumption mode.

Abstract: At the time of measurement of a sample, before a sample is introduced into a graphite tube, signal voltages which would be detected by a photomultiplier in connection with all programmable combinations of atomizing temperatures of a graphite tube, widths of entrance and exit slits provided in a spectrometer, and wavelengths into which the light is to be decomposed by the diffraction grating are stored in memory beforehand. At the time of measurement of a sample, an amplification factor of the photomultiplier is controlled by a negative high-voltage controller according to measurement requirements, or measurement is performed after an optimum detector signal voltage is set by controlling the amplification factor of the detector signal output from an amplifier.

Abstract: A flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer of the present invention includes: a gas selector for selecting the fuel gas from a plurality of reserve fuel gases and/or the assist gas from a plurality of reserve assist gases; a fuel gas flow controller for changing the flow rate of the fuel gas; an assist gas flow controller for changing the flow rate of the assist gas; a memory for storing data of an optimal flow rate of the fuel gas and an optimal flow rate of the assist gas for stabilizing the flame in a period spanning the time when the fuel gas and/or the assist gas is changed by the gas selector, where the data is prepared for every possible changing combination of the reserve fuel gas and the reserve assist gas; and a controller for changing the flow rate of the fuel gas and the flow rate of the assist gas according to data read out from the memory corresponding to the changing combination of the fuel gas and the assist gas before the fuel gas and/or the assist gas is changed by the gas selector, and for

Abstract: At the time of measurement of a sample, before a sample is introduced into a graphite tube, signal voltages which would be detected by a photomultiplier in connection with all programmable combinations of atomizing temperatures of a graphite tube, widths of entrance and exit slits provided in a spectrometer, and wavelengths into which the light is to be decomposed by the diffraction grating are stored in memory beforehand. At the time of measurement of a sample, an amplification factor of the photomultiplier is controlled by a negative high-voltage controller according to measurement requirements, or measurement is performed after an optimum detector signal voltage is set by controlling the amplification factor of the detector signal output from an amplifier.