Abstract: A power converter includes a capacitor and a substrate on which a plurality of switching elements for power conversion are mounted. The power converter includes a cooler for cooling the plurality of switching elements and a housing that accommodates the capacitor, the substrate, and the cooler. The power converter includes a power connector exposed from the housing and an output connector exposed from the housing. The power converter includes a plurality of lines that include a plurality of power lines each electrically connected to the capacitor, given switching elements, and the power connector. The plurality of lines include a plurality of output lines each electrically connected to given switching elements and the output connector. At least one among the plurality of lines is a line that includes a conductive pattern formed on the substrate.

Abstract: A power converter includes a positive busbar electrically connected to a positive terminal and the first capacitor electrode, and includes a negative busbar electrically connected to a negative terminal and the second capacitor electrode. The power converter includes output busbars each electrically connected to a given output terminal among multiple output terminals, a given high-side switching element among a plurality of high-side switching elements, and a given low-side switching element among a plurality of low-side switching elements. The power converter includes a cooler that cools the high-side switching elements and the low-side switching elements. The power converter includes a housing that accommodates a supply tube and a discharge tube. The positive terminal, the negative terminal, the output terminals, the inlet port, and the outlet port are exposed on the housing. The inlet port, the outlet port, the supply tube, and the discharge tube are separate members from the housing.

Abstract: An ignition coil includes primary and secondary coils, a center core inserted into a center hole of the primary coil and a center hole of the secondary coil, an annular side core that forms a magnetic circuit through which a first magnetic flux A generated by the primary coil by being joined to the center core permeates, and a permanent magnet that is disposed between the center core and the side core and that emits a second magnetic flux B directed opposite to the first magnetic flux A to apply a magnetic bias. The side core includes protruded portions that protrude towards lateral sides of a T-shaped horizontal portion of the center core, and gaps are provided between the lateral sides of the T-shaped horizontal portion of the center core and the protruded portions of the side core.

Abstract: An ignition coil includes primary and secondary coils, a center core inserted into a center hole of the primary coil and a center hole of the secondary coil, an annular side core that forms a magnetic circuit through which a first magnetic flux A generated by the primary coil by being joined to the center core permeates, and a permanent magnet that is disposed between the center core and the side core and that emits a second magnetic flux B directed opposite to the first magnetic flux A to apply a magnetic bias. The side core includes protruded portions that protrude towards lateral sides of a T-shaped horizontal portion of the center core, and gaps are provided between the lateral sides of the T-shaped horizontal portion of the center core and the protruded portions of the side core.

Abstract: An ignition coil includes primary and secondary coils, a center core inserted into a center hole of the primary coil and a center hole of the secondary coil, an annular side core that forms a magnetic circuit through which a first magnetic flux A generated by the primary coil by being joined to the center core permeates, and a permanent magnet that is disposed between the center core and the side core and that emits a second magnetic flux B directed opposite to the first magnetic flux A to apply a magnetic bias. The side core includes protruded portions that protrude towards lateral sides of a T-shaped horizontal portion of the center core, and gaps are provided between the lateral sides of the T-shaped horizontal portion of the center core and the protruded portions of the side core.

Abstract: A small-sized, lightweight rotary table apparatus is provided. The rotary table apparatus has: a support rest for rotatably supporting a rotary table; and a base for turnably supporting, in a cantilever fashion, the support rest by a shaft element, which is protrudingly formed on the support rest, being inserted into a hole provided in the base. The shaft element has formed therein a hollow section for accommodating at least a portion of a drive mechanism for rotating the rotary table.

Abstract: In a remote diagnosis system, characteristics data, including at least information indicating characteristics of a terminal device is obtained. Then, a filter based on the obtained characteristics data from a filter group including a plurality of types of filters in which a diagnostic item for outputting is set according to the characteristics of the terminal device is selected. The state of the terminal device is then diagnosed based on setting information of the selected filter. The diagnostic result of the state is then outputted.

Abstract: A printer includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing has a driver circuit board mounting an EEPROM storing control information regarding a mechanical module. The second housing is provided with a control circuit board storing a program for controlling the printer. In the printer, when the housings are assembled, the control information is available on the program, the control circuit board controls the mechanical module based on the program. Thus, in this printer, even when a component of the mechanical module has been replaced with a new one, the control circuit board can control the mechanical module smoothly based on the control information after replacement because the control information of the mechanical module is stored on in the EEPROM.

Abstract: The invention provides a communication apparatus that broadcasts facsimile data by electronic mail (e-mail) on the Internet. In the communication apparatus, recipient's position information, and other broadcast recipient's disclosure information, can be included in a header of the e-mail to which facsimile data is attached, according to the recipients' e-mail addresses. With such information included in the header of the e-mail, the facsimile data attached to the e-mail can be broadcast to a plurality of recipients, so as to meet the various sender's usage patterns, while effectively using functions unique to e-mail.

Abstract: In a remote diagnosis system, characteristics data, including at least information indicating characteristics of a terminal device is obtained. Then, a filter based on the obtained characteristics data from a filter group including a plurality of types of filters in which a diagnostic item for outputting is set according to the characteristics of the terminal device is selected. The state of the terminal device is then diagnosed based on setting information of the selected filter. The diagnostic result of the state is then outputted.

Abstract: A carriage motor is driven with a predetermined duty value and it is determined whether a carriage is moved. If it is determined that the carriage is moved, a lower duty value is set. If it is determined that the carriage is not moved, a higher duty value is set, in order to obtain the duty values at the time when the carriage is and is not moved. The duty values when the carriage is moved and is not moved, are stored, as alternative characteristic values, in an EEPROM in association with positional information of duty value detection position. Therefore, quality control may be properly performed by checking the stored duty values.

Abstract: A small-sized, lightweight rotary table apparatus is provided. The rotary table apparatus has: a support rest for rotatably supporting a rotary table; and a base for turnably supporting, in a cantilever fashion, the support rest by a shaft element, which is protrudingly formed on the support rest, being inserted into a hole provided in the base. The shaft element has formed therein a hollow section for accommodating at least a portion of a drive mechanism for rotating the rotary table.

Abstract: A printer includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing has a driver circuit board mounting an EEPROM storing control information regarding a mechanical module. The second housing is provided with a control circuit board storing a program for controlling the printer. In the printer, when the housings are assembled, the control information is available on the program, the control circuit board controls the mechanical module based on the program. Thus, in this printer, even when a component of the mechanical module has been replaced with a new one, the control circuit board can control the mechanical module smoothly based on the control information after replacement because the control information of the mechanical module is stored on in the EEPROM.

Abstract: A carriage motor is driven with a predetermined duty value and it is determined whether a carriage is moved. If it is determined that the carriage is moved, a lower duty value is set. If it is determined that the carriage is not moved, a higher duty value is set, in order to obtain the duty values at the time when the carriage is and is not moved. The duty values when the carriage is moved and is not moved, are stored, as alternative characteristic values, in an EEPROM in association with positional information of duty value detection position. Therefore, quality control may be properly performed by checking the stored duty values.

Abstract: A monitor calibration method for determining the black point of a monitor display, wherein a solid black display area and a gray display area are displayed on a monitor screen in the form of stripes, for example, so that each display area is sandwiched by the other type of display area. Then, while the brightness of the gray display area is gradually changed, the user signals OK using a mouse device at the point in time that the viewer determines a difference between the two display areas. The input value of the gray display area at that time is fixed and saved as the black point. By arranging the display areas in alternating stripes, even a subtle difference in the two display areas is visually striking. Hence, a very accurate black point can be determined.

Abstract: Provided is a curable sheet for the formation of a wiring circuit layer by circuit transfer from a transfer base material, wherein the curable sheet comprises (A) a reaction product between a polyphenylene ether resin and an unsaturated carboxylic acid or acid anhydride, (B) triallyl isocyanurate and/or triallyl cyanurate, (C) a hydrogenated block copolymer obtained by hydrogenation of a block copolymer comprising at least one polymer block A mainly comprising an aromatic vinyl compound and at least one polymer block B mainly comprising a conjugated diene compound, and (D) an inorganic filler; said Component (A), Component (B) and Component (C) being contained in amounts of 45 to 55 parts by weight, 55 to 45 parts by weight, and 25 to 35 parts by weight, respectively, each based on 100 parts by weight of total of Components (A) and (B), and said Component (C) being contained in an amount of 20 to 80 vol. %.

Abstract: A monitor calibration method for determining the black point of a monitor display, wherein a solid black display area and a gray display area are displayed on a monitor screen in the form of stripes, for example, so that each display area is sandwiched by the other type of display area. Then, while the brightness of the gray display area is gradually changed, the user signals OK using a mouse device at the point in time that the viewer determines a difference between the two display areas. The input value of the gray display area at that time is fixed and saved as the black point. By arranging the display areas in alternating stripes, even a subtle difference in the two display areas is visually striking. Hence, a very accurate black point can be determined.

Abstract: In order to select an interlace printing method, first, a resolution for a video print process is specified. Next, the actual amount of the free space in the shared area 33b of the RAM is detected. Then, the printing methods available are detected from Table 1. The printing method that uses the greatest number of ink jet nozzles is selected from the printing methods detected. Then, the video printing operation is executed using the selected printing method.

Abstract: A wiring board comprising an insulating substrate containing at least an organic resin, a plurality of electrically conducting wiring layers formed on the surface and/or inside of said insulting substrate, and via-hole conductors formed in said insulating substrate in order to electrically connect the plurality of electrically conducting wiring layers, wherein said via-hole conductors contain an organic binder as well as a Cu—Sn intermetallic compound as an electrically conducting component. The via-hole conductors formed in the wiring board exhibit a high electric conductivity and a large heat resistance, making it possible to very highly reliably connect the electrically conducting wiring layers together.

Abstract: The standard brightness region is displayed with input values of zero. The comparison brightness region is displayed with an input value which is variable in the range of 0 to 255. The standard brightness and comparison brightness regions are displayed next to each other in the display. The input value is changed from zero. A first black point is determined as an input value which causes the comparison brightness region to first appear distinguishable from the black regions of the standard brightness regions. Then, the input value is changed from 255. A second black point is determined as an input value which causes the comparison brightness region to first appear indistinguishable from the black regions of the standard brightness regions. Then, a black point is calculated as an average of the first and second black points.