Abstract: A seal ring for vehicles includes a first ring accommodated in an annular groove formed in a peripheral surface of one of a rotating shaft and housing and including a first peripheral surface sealingly contacting with a bottom surface of a annular groove and a second ring including a second peripheral surface sealingly contacting with a peripheral surface of the other of the rotating shaft and the housing. The first and second rings respectively include a first and second facing surfaces at opposite sides of the first and second peripheral surfaces in a radial direction, one of the first and second facing surfaces includes a convex portion, and the other of the first and second facing surfaces includes a concave portion engaging the convex portion.

Abstract: A power transmission device PT includes a clutch input part 120, a clutch output part 130, a start clutch 110 which can connect the clutch input part 120 and the clutch output part 130 to each other, and an electric motor MG having a rotor MGa. The clutch input part 120, the clutch output part 130, and the start clutch 110 are arranged in the rotor MGa. The power transmission device PT includes a switching mechanism 140 which is switchable between an output side correction state in which the rotor MGa and the clutch output part 130 are connected to each other and an input side connection state in which the rotor MGa and the clutch input part 120 are connected to each other.

Abstract: A seal ring for vehicles includes a first ring accommodated in an annular groove formed in a peripheral surface of one of a rotating shaft and housing and including a first peripheral surface sealingly contacting with a bottom surface of a annular groove and a second ring including a second peripheral surface sealingly contacting with a peripheral surface of the other of the rotating shaft and the housing. The first and second rings respectively include a first and second facing surfaces at opposite sides of the first and second peripheral surfaces in a radial direction, one of the first and second facing surfaces includes a convex portion, and the other of the first and second facing surfaces includes a concave portion engaging the convex portion.

Abstract: A power transmission device PT includes a clutch input part 120, a clutch output part 130, a start clutch 110 which can connect the clutch input part 120 and the clutch output part 130 to each other, and an electric motor MG having a rotor MGa. The clutch input part 120, the clutch output part 130, and the start clutch 110 are arranged in the rotor MGa. The power transmission device PT includes a switching mechanism 140 which is switchable between an output side correction state in which the rotor MGa and the clutch output part 130 are connected to each other and an input side connection state in which the rotor MGa and the clutch input part 120 are connected to each other.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a wiring board including at least one conductor layer and at least one resin insulating layer, the method including a wiring groove forming step of forming a wiring groove in the resin insulating layer by irradiating a surface of the resin insulating layer with a laser, and a wiring layer forming step of forming the conductor layer such that at least a portion of the conductor layer is embedded in the wiring groove to form a wiring layer in the wiring groove.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a circuit board including at least one insulation layer and at least one wiring layer, the method including a first step of forming a wiring trench in a surface of the insulation layer, a second step of forming a conductor layer serving as the wiring layer in the wiring trench such that at least a portion of the conductor layer is embedded in the wiring trench, and a third step of cutting a surface of the conductor layer with a cutting tool to form the wiring layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a manufacturing method of a wiring board with at least one conduction layer and at least one resin insulation layer. The manufacturing method includes an opening forming step of forming openings in the resin insulation layer and a paste filling step of filling a copper paste into the openings to form the conduction layer from the copper paste.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a wiring board including at least one conductor layer and at least one resin insulating layer, the method including a wiring groove forming step of forming a wiring groove in the resin insulating layer by irradiating a surface of the resin insulating layer with a laser, and a wiring layer forming step of forming the conductor layer such that at least a portion of the conductor layer is embedded in the wiring groove to form a wiring layer in the wiring groove.

Abstract: A method of forming an invisible frangible tear seam in a multi-layered vehicle trim panel for deployment of an air bag therethrough. The method involves the use of a jig or mask that is configured in the desired shape of the tear seam. The tear seam is produced by providing a first polymeric layer on a trim panel mold surface and then positioning the jig or mask on the first polymeric layer. Next a second polymeric layer is applied to the first polymeric layer using a spray process. After the second polymeric layer has been applied the jig or mask is removed, leaving a foot-print of the jig or mask which defines the tear seam. The resulting bi-layered structure is joined to a support panel using an adhesive foam to form a multi-layered vehicle trim panel.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an external-electrode discharge lamp able to suppress luminance variation, a manufacturing method for the lamp, and a backlight unit. A lamp (10) of the present invention includes a glass tube (11) sealed at both ends, and electrodes (18) and (19) provided around outer circumferential peripheries of the ends in the axial direction of the glass tube (11). During operation of the lamp (10), the electrodes (18) and (19) and the glass tube (11) between the electrodes (18) and (19) and a discharge space (14) equivalently function as first and second capacitors, whose capacitances are substantially the same.

Abstract: A method of forming an invisible frangible tear seam in a multi-layered vehicle trim panel for deployment of an air bag therethrough. The method involves the use of a jig or mask that is configured in the desired shape of the tear seam. The tear seam is produced by providing a first polymeric layer on a trim panel mold surface and then positioning the jig or mask on the first polymeric layer. Next a second polymeric layer is applied to the first polymeric layer using a spray process. After the second polymeric layer has been applied the jig or mask is removed, leaving a foot-print of the jig or mask which defines the tear seam. The resulting bi-layered structure is joined to a support panel using an adhesive foam to form a multi-layered vehicle trim panel.

Abstract: A synthetic lubricating oil contains an esterification product obtained from a hydroxycarboxylic acid polyol ester (A) and at least one aliphatic monocarboxylic acid (B), and optionally either an aliphatic carboxylic acid having two or more carboxyl groups (C) or a combination of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having two or more carboxyl groups (C) and an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol (D).

Abstract: A laser-radar type distance measuring equipment for a motor vehicle is shown, which comprises a probe unit including a laser emitting device and a reflected laser receiving device. The probe unit is mounted on the vehicle body. A steering angle sensor is used for producing an information signal representative of the steered angle of the vehicle. A so-called performance changing device is employed for changing the performance of the probe unit. A control unit controls the performance changing device in accordance with the information signal issued from the steering angle sensor.

Abstract: An orthogonal transform coding system for images which orthogonally transforms image data to spatial frequencies and divides the domain of the spatial frequencies into low and high frequency domains using a plurality of domain patterns prepared in advance. This system quantizes and encodes the high and low frequency domains of the orthogonally transformed data by different methods. Coding of the data in the low frequency domain is preformed based on bits which are allocated to those data in accordance with their energies. The data in the high frequency domain are decomposed into bit planes and run-length coding is performed for each bit plane, whereby a small number of bits are allocated to those data in the low frequency domain in the coding and an efficient coding of images is accomplished.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a multipurpose memory which stores intensity information as well as label information and a look-up memory. The output from the multipurpose memory is connected to an address of the look-up table memory and is converted by the look-up table memory. The image processing device operates to select an area in an image without erasing the data of an image to be processed and to change the color at a very high speed.

Abstract: A multi-directional nozzle assembly for a fluid dispensing duct system, comprising a housing structure having at least three discrete sections arranged in parallel in a lateral direction of the housing structure and consisting of first and second sections respectively constituted by the outermost two of the three sections and a third section constituted by the remaining one of the three sections, wherein each of the first and second sections is arranged to be capable of horizontally deflecting a flow of air to be discharged therefrom while the third section has detachably fitted therein a nozzle unit adapted to deflect a flow of air either horizontally or vertically.

Abstract: A flow outlet structure for an automotive air conditioner which is equipped with a louver having a plurality of movable slats and a fluidic element to cyclically change the direction of flow laterally of the automobile as long as the angle of the slats of the louver are below a predetermined angle. When the slats of the louver takes an angular position greater than the predetermined angle, the flow of cool air in three diversified directions is provided.

Abstract: A fluid passing through a nozzle operative on the principle of wall effect of fluidic devices is variously deflected. A pair of control valves are provided at control fluid passages for supplying control jets into the throat portion of the nozzle in order to control the deflection of fluid flowing therethrough. A continuous straightforward flow is generated by simultaneous opening of said control valves.

Abstract: A fluid outlet structure includes cavities formed in both inner sidewalls of the outlet having control fluid passages from which control fluid is jetted toward a center of the outlet to deflect fluid flowing through the outlet. According to the invention, the fluid outlet structure comprises one or more supplementary fluid control members including supplementary cavities having respective supplementary control fluid passages, and communicating pipes for communicating the cavities in the sidewalls and supplementary cavities of the supplementary fluid control members having the fluid passages opening in the same directions, thereby obtaining deflected fluid flows with great deflecting angles.

Abstract: A ventilation grille structure comprises an air duct for directing an air flow therethrough, a louver assembly rotatably arranged at the air outlet end of the air duct for forcing the air flow to change its direction while the air flow is passing therethrough. Air guide means is provided in the air duct so as to direct the air flow to the louver assembly without causing turbulences around the air outlet end of the air duct.