Abstract: There is provided a imaging device including: an N-type region formed for each pixel and configured to perform photoelectric conversion; an inter-pixel light-shielding wall penetrating a semiconductor substrate in a depth direction and formed between N-type regions configured to perform the photoelectric conversion, the N-type regions each being formed for each of pixels adjacent to each other; a P-type layer formed between the N-type region configured to perform the photoelectric conversion and the inter-pixel light-shielding wall; and a P-type region adjacent to the P-type layer and formed between the N-type region and an interface on a side of a light incident surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A gas sensor (1) including: a sensor element (21) having an electrode pad (24); a metal terminal (75) electrically connected to the electrode pad via a contact portion C1; and a separator (91) retaining the metal terminal, wherein the metal terminal includes a stopper portion (75p) extending in a direction crossing the axial-line 0 direction, and where, in a pair of one of an electrode pad (241) and one of a metal terminal (751) connected thereto, as seen along a widthwise direction of the sensor element, an end of the one electrode pad that is closest to one inner surface 91si of the separator is defined as a pad end, a distance between the pad end and the contact portion is defined as DA, and a distance between the one inner surface of the separator and a distal end of the stopper portion is defined as DB, DA>DB is satisfied.

Abstract: A gas sensor (1) including: a sensor element (5) having an electrode pad (31, 32, 34, 35); a metallic terminal member (41) electrically connected to the electrode pad; and a lead wire (37) electrically connected to the metallic terminal member. The metallic terminal member has a forward-end-side terminal portion (43) which comes into contact with the electrode pad and a rear-end-side terminal portion (45) which is connected to the lead wire. The forward-end-side terminal portion has a bent portion (43d), and an element contact portion (43e) which comes into contact with the electrode pad. The rear-end-side terminal portion has a crimp terminal portion (45a) which forms a tube or a part of a tube, surrounds a conductor (37a) of the lead wire, and fixedly holds the conductor when crimped. Further, the maximum thickness t1 of the bent portion is greater than a maximum thickness t2 of the crimp terminal portion.

Abstract: A gas sensor including: a sensor element extending in an axial direction; a metal shell surrounding and supporting the sensor element; an exterior tube that is tubular and is mounted to a rear end of the metal shell; a metal terminal including a first end connected to a lead wire and a second end electrically connected to the sensor element; a separator that is tubular and is disposed in the exterior tube and contains the metal terminal and the sensor element; and a holder being in contact with the separator in the axial direction. The holder includes ribs formed in a frontward face or a rearward face of the holder and arranged at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction. Each of the ribs occupies a region having a length equal to or greater than a thickness of the holder, as viewed in the axial direction.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a gas sensor element for detecting the concentration of a specific gas in a gas under measurement, a tubular housing having an opening, a sealing member closing the opening, and a heat dissipating member having a rear end located at the same position or forward of the rear end of the housing. The heat dissipating member reduces heat transferred from the forward end side of the gas sensor to the sealing member and includes a connection portion connected to the housing, and a main portion extending rearward from the connection portion such that a gap is formed between the main portion and the housing. The main portion has heat dissipating openings for establishing communication between the gap and a space on the outer circumferential side of the heat dissipating member. The heat dissipating openings are formed on the rear end side of the main portion.

Abstract: A gas sensor (200) including a sensor element (10) having electrode pads (11a-12b); a separator (166); and a plurality of metal terminals (21a, 21b, 22a, 22b) each having a body portion (21a1) and a front end portion (21a2), and being insulated from each other by the separator. The separator has an element storage portion (168) penetrating in the axial-line direction or recessed toward a rear side from a front facing surface of the separator, the element storage portion has a first storage space (168a) at a front side thereof and a second storage space (168b) at a rear side thereof, the second storage space has a rotation restriction wall (168w) configured such that a relative rotation allowable angle 2? between the sensor element and the separator is smaller than in the first storage space, and the rear end side of the sensor element is stored in the second storage space.

Abstract: A gas sensor (100) extending in an axial direction AX including: a gas sensor element (120) which detects the concentration of a specific gas in a gas under measurement; a tubular metallic shell (110) having a polygonal tool engagement portion (110B) surrounding the gas sensor element (120); a tubular outer tube (103) which extends rearward from the metallic shell (110), surrounds the gas sensor element (120), and has an opening (103E) at a rear end thereof; a sealing member (191) which seals the opening (103E); and a tubular heat dissipating member (104) which surrounds the outer tube (103) and reduces the amount of heat transferred from the forward end side of the gas sensor (100) through the outer tube (103) to the sealing member (191). The maximum diameter D1 of the heat dissipating member (104) is equal to or less than the opposite side dimension D2 of the tool engagement portion (110B).

Abstract: A blower includes an impeller rotatable about a central axis and a motor driving the impeller. The impeller includes a first impeller, and a second impeller connected to the first impeller. The first impeller includes a base and first blades arranged in a circumferential direction. The base includes a cup portion of which an axially upper end is closed and a flange extending radially outward from an axially lower end of the cup portion. The second impeller includes a shroud with an annular or substantially annular shape about the central axis and axially opposes an upper surface of the flange, and second blades arranged in the circumferential direction. Each first blade protrudes axially upward from the flange. Each second blade protrudes axially downward from the shroud.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a gas sensor element for detecting the concentration of a specific gas in a gas under measurement, a tubular housing having an opening, a sealing member closing the opening, and a heat dissipating member having a rear end located at the same position or forward of the rear end of the housing. The heat dissipating member reduces heat transferred from the forward end side of the gas sensor to the sealing member and includes a connection portion connected to the housing, and a main portion extending rearward from the connection portion such that a gap is formed between the main portion and the housing. The main portion has heat dissipating openings for establishing communication between the gap and a space on the outer circumferential side of the heat dissipating member. The heat dissipating openings are formed on the rear end side of the main portion.

Abstract: A gas sensor including: a sensor element extending in an axial direction; a metal shell surrounding and supporting the sensor element; an exterior tube that is tubular and is mounted to a rear end of the metal shell; a metal terminal including a first end connected to a lead wire and a second end electrically connected to the sensor element; a separator that is tubular and is disposed in the exterior tube and contains the metal terminal and the sensor element; and a holder being in contact with the separator in the axial direction. The holder includes ribs formed in a frontward face or a rearward face of the holder and arranged at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction. Each of the ribs occupies a region having a length equal to or greater than a thickness of the holder, as viewed in the axial direction.

Abstract: A gas sensor (100) extending in an axial direction AX including: a gas sensor element (120) which detects the concentration of a specific gas in a gas under measurement; a tubular metallic shell (110) having a polygonal tool engagement portion (110B) surrounding the gas sensor element (120); a tubular outer tube (103) which extends rearward from the metallic shell (110), surrounds the gas sensor element (120), and has an opening (103E) at a rear end thereof; a sealing member (191) which seals the opening (103E); and a tubular heat dissipating member (104) which surrounds the outer tube (103) and reduces the amount of heat transferred from the forward end side of the gas sensor (100) through the outer tube (103) to the sealing member (191). The maximum diameter D1 of the heat dissipating member (104) is equal to or less than the opposite side dimension D2 of the tool engagement portion (110B).

Abstract: A motor includes a rotary portion including a shaft with a central axis. A bearing portion is radially outward of and rotatably supporting the shaft. A stationary portion includes a stator including a stator core radially outward of the housing; and an insulator at least partially covering the stator core. The bearing portion includes a sleeve bearing containing a lubricating oil; and a housing radially outward of the sleeve bearing. The shaft holds a first member above the sleeve bearing and extending radially outward from the shaft. The housing holds a second member above the sleeve bearing and below the first member and extending radially inward from the housing. The first and second members face each other with a gap therebetween. The second member includes a first hole surrounding the shaft; and at least one second hole radially outward of the first hole.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotary portion including a shaft having a center on a vertically extending central axis. A bearing portion rotatably supports the shaft. A stationary portion includes a stator. The bearing portion is radially outward of the shaft and includes a sleeve bearing that contains a lubricating oil; and a housing radially outward of the sleeve bearing. The stator includes a stator core that is radially outward of the housing; and an insulator that covers at least part of the stator core. The insulator includes an upper insulating portion that covers an upper face of the stator core; a connecting portion that extends radially inward from the upper insulating portion; and an insulator inclined portion that is inclined in a direction away from the central axis, away from the connecting portion.

Abstract: Block components having a conductive property are mounted on lands for connection to a harness so as to increase the height of the lands on a circuit board which is to be connected to windings.

Abstract: A substrate processing system is constituted by a cleaning unit, a plurality of processing liquid supply units and a substrate processing apparatus. The cleaning unit supplies a first cleaning liquid to a processing unit of a processing liquid supply unit during cleaning of a pipe. The processing liquid supply unit stores the first cleaning liquid supplied from the cleaning unit in the processing liquid tank, and then supplies the first cleaning liquid in a processing liquid tank to the processing unit of the substrate processing apparatus through the pipe. The cleaning unit prepares a second cleaning liquid concurrently with cleaning of the pipe by the first cleaning liquid, and supplies the prepared second cleaning liquid to the processing liquid tank.

Abstract: Block components having a conductive property are mounted on lands for connection to a harness so as to increase the height of the lands on a circuit board which is to be connected to windings.

Abstract: A stator includes an annular core back portion, a plurality of teeth extending radially outward from an outer circumference of the core back portion, and coils. A cylindrical portion of a housing includes a contact portion and a coming-off preventing portion arranged above the contact portion on an outer circumference of the cylindrical portion. The core back portion includes a small-diameter opening defining portion and a large-diameter opening defining portion arranged above the small-diameter opening defining portion. The cylindrical portion is arranged radially inward of the core back portion. The stator is held by the cylindrical portion with a lower surface of the core back portion arranged in contact with the contact portion and an upper surface of the small-diameter opening defining portion arranged in contact with the coming-off preventing portion. A bearing member is arranged radially inside the large-diameter opening defining portion and above the coming-off preventing portion.

Abstract: A fixation portion of an attachment plate is fixed onto an upper surface of a flange portion of a housing. In a cylindrical retentive portion of the housing, there is formed an expanded diameter portion which is continuous to the flange portion. There is disposed a ball bearing in the expanded diameter portion. Formed integrally with the flange portion is a fitting portion such that the fitting portion is continuous to the expanded diameter portion.

Abstract: A stator includes an annular core back portion, a plurality of teeth extending radially outward from an outer circumference of the core back portion, and coils. A cylindrical portion of a housing includes a contact portion and a coming-off preventing portion arranged above the contact portion on an outer circumference of the cylindrical portion. The core back portion includes a small-diameter opening defining portion and a large-diameter opening defining portion arranged above the small-diameter opening defining portion. The cylindrical portion is arranged radially inward of the core back portion. The stator is held by the cylindrical portion with a lower surface of the core back portion arranged in contact with the contact portion and an upper surface of the small-diameter opening defining portion arranged in contact with the coming-off preventing portion. A bearing member is arranged radially inside the large-diameter opening defining portion and above the coming-off preventing portion.

Abstract: A brushless motor includes a motor drive unit, a circuit board arranged to drive the motor drive unit having through holes formed in the upper surface and the lower surface; and a motor attachment plate including a plate-shaped base portion and plate-shaped fixing portions to fix the circuit board in place. Herein, each fixing portion includes a support portion for making contact with a surface of the circuit board; an arm portion bent in a direction that is substantially parallel to the rotational axis; and a protrusion portion inserted into a through hole, having at least one overhang extension protruding from the through hole. The overhang extension of the protrusion is bent in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis.