Abstract: A switchgear includes a movable part capable of reciprocating movement, a movable contact coupled to the movable part, a member that biases the movable contact, a latch capable of switching between a first state in which movement of the movable contact is restricted and a second state in which movement is permitted, a part that accommodates the movable part and the movable contact therein, a fixed contact provided outside of the accommodating part, and a moving part that moves with the movable contact. The latch is switched to the second state when the movable contact has moved against the biasing force. The accommodating part contains a first region and a second region, which is on a side of the fixed contact with respect to the first region within a range of movement of the moving part. The first region has an inner diameter smaller than that of the second region.

Abstract: A switchgear includes a movable part capable of reciprocating movement in first and second directions, a movable contact coupled to the movable part and capable of reciprocating movement relative to the movable part, a biasing member that biases the movable contact, a latch part capable of switching between a first state in which movement of the movable contact in the first direction is restricted and a second state in which movement of the movable contact in the first direction is permitted, and a fixed contact provided on a side of the first direction with respect to the movable contact. When the movable part and the movable contact move in the first direction, after movement for a predetermined distance, the movement of the movable contact is restricted by the latch part in the first state, and then, when the movable part has moved further in the first direction, the latch part is switched to the second state.

Abstract: A switchgear includes a movable part capable of reciprocating movement, a movable contact coupled to the movable part, a member that biases the movable contact, a latch capable of switching between a first state in which movement of the movable contact is restricted and a second state in which movement is permitted, a part that accommodates the movable part and the movable contact therein, a fixed contact provided outside of the accommodating part, and a moving part that moves with the movable contact. The latch is switched to the second state when the movable contact has moved against the biasing force. The accommodating part contains a first region and a second region, which is on a side of the fixed contact with respect to the first region within a range of movement of the moving part. The first region has an inner diameter smaller than that of the second region.

Abstract: A switchgear includes a movable part capable of reciprocating movement in first and second directions, a movable contact coupled to the movable part and capable of reciprocating movement relative to the movable part, a biasing member that biases the movable contact, a latch part capable of switching between a first state in which movement of the movable contact in the first direction is restricted and a second state in which movement of the movable contact in the first direction is permitted, and a fixed contact provided on a side of the first direction with respect to the movable contact. When the movable part and the movable contact move in the first direction, after movement for a predetermined distance, the movement of the movable contact is restricted by the latch part in the first state, and then, when the movable part has moved further in the first direction, the latch part is switched to the second state.

Abstract: A switch includes a first contact and a second contact that are placed along an operating shaft and can reciprocate with respect to each other. An end of the second contact opposite to an end thereof on the side of the first contact is housed in a housing space of a housing box. The pressure in the housing space is increased due to an arc generated when the first contact approaches the second contact. The increased in the pressure causes the second contact to move toward the first contact.

Abstract: A switch includes a first contact and a second contact that are placed along an operating shaft and can reciprocate with respect to each other. An end of the second contact opposite to an end thereof on the side of the first contact is housed in a housing space of a housing box. The pressure in the housing space is increased due to an arc generated when the first contact approaches the second contact. The increased in the pressure causes the second contact to move toward the first contact.

Abstract: There is provided a high frequency glass antenna for automobiles which is capable of having an improved antenna gain without changing the shape of a defogger. A defogger, an antenna conductor, a feeding portion for the antenna conductor, a grounding conductor, and a grounding-side feeding portion for the grounding conductor are disposed in or on a rear window glass sheet for automobiles, the defogger forms at least one portion of the grounding conductor; and the grounding-side feeding portion is electrically connected to the defogger.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an image carrier; an image forming section to form a toner image on the image carrier; a transfer section to transfer the toner image formed on the image carrier to an intermediate transfer body or a recording sheet; a cleaning section to remove not transferred toner particles remaining on the image carrier, an image covering density calculating section to calculate an average image covering density of the toner image formed on plural areas divided in a lateral direction of the image carrier, during a predetermined time period; an obtaining section to obtain a difference of the average image covering density in each divided area, based on the image covering density calculated by the image covering density calculating section; and an adjusting section to adjust an amount of abrasive particles to be supplied to each divided area, based on the differences obtained by the obtaining section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which forms a toner image, includes: an image carrier which carries the toner image thereon; a transfer section which interposes a transfer member at a transfer nip between the image carrier and the transfer section thereby to transfer the toner image on the image carrier onto the transfer member; a voltage applying member provided downstream of the transfer nip in a moving direction of the transfer member; a power source section which applies a voltage to the voltage applying member; and a control section which controls the voltage applied by the power source section. The control section controls the power source section to apply a prescribed voltage to the voltage applying member so that the prescribed voltage has the same polarity as that of a toner used in the apparatus and the voltage applying member does not carry out a self-discharge to the transfer member.

Abstract: There is provided a high frequency glass antenna for automobiles which is capable of having an improved antenna gain without changing the shape of a defogger. A defogger, an antenna conductor, a feeding portion for the antenna conductor, a grounding conductor, and a grounding-side feeding portion for the grounding conductor are disposed in or on a rear window glass sheet for automobiles, the defogger forms at least one portion of the grounding conductor; and the grounding-side feeding portion is electrically connected to the defogger.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an image carrier; an image forming section to form a toner image on the image carrier; a transfer section to transfer the toner image formed on the image carrier to an intermediate transfer body or a recording sheet; a cleaning section to remove not transferred toner particles remaining on the image carrier, an image covering density calculating section to calculate an average image covering density of the toner image formed on plural areas divided in a lateral direction of the image carrier, during a predetermined time period; an obtaining section to obtain a difference of the average image covering density in each divided area, based on the image covering density calculated by the image covering density calculating section; and an adjusting section to adjust an amount of abrasive particles to be supplied to each divided area, based on the differences obtained by the obtaining section.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which forms a toner image, includes: an image carrier which carries the toner image thereon; a transfer section which interposes a transfer member at a transfer nip between the image carrier and the transfer section thereby to transfer the toner image on the image carrier onto the transfer member; a voltage applying member provided downstream of the transfer nip in a moving direction of the transfer member; a power source section which applies a voltage to the voltage applying member; and a control section which controls the voltage applied by the power source section. The control section controls the power source section to apply a prescribed voltage to the voltage applying member so that the prescribed voltage has the same polarity as that of a toner used in the apparatus and the voltage applying member does not carry out a self-discharge to the transfer member.

Abstract: An electric control device 70 is applied to an internal combustion engine 10 capable of a pre-mixed charge compression ignition combustion in which air-fuel mixture gas including air and fuel injected from an injector 37 is formed in a combustion chamber 25, and the air-fuel mixture gas is self-ignited to be combusted by compressing the air-fuel mixture gas during a compression stroke. The electric control device injects high pressure fluid such as air from the air injection valve 38 into the air-fuel mixture gas at a predetermined acting timing within a compression stroke prior to fuel pyrolysis starting timing to enhance the temperature un-uniformity of the air-fuel mixture gas. This enables the temperature un-uniformity of the air-fuel mixture gas at the fuel pyrolysis starting timing to become larger than the temperature un-uniformity of the air-fuel mixture gas at the fuel pyrolysis starting timing obtained only by simply compressing the air-fuel mixture gas during the compression stroke.

Abstract: An electric control device 70 is applied to an internal combustion engine 10 capable of a pre-mixed charge compression ignition combustion in which air-fuel mixture gas including air and fuel injected from an injector 37 is formed in a combustion chamber 25, and the air-fuel mixture gas is self-ignited to be combusted by compressing the air-fuel mixture gas during a compression stroke. The electric control device injects high pressure fluid such as air from the air injection valve 38 into the air-fuel mixture gas at a predetermined acting timing within a compression stroke prior to fuel pyrolysis starting timing to enhance the temperature un-uniformity of the air-fuel mixture gas. This enables the temperature un-uniformity of the air-fuel mixture gas at the fuel pyrolysis starting timing to become larger than the temperature un-uniformity of the air-fuel mixture gas at the fuel pyrolysis starting timing obtained only by simply compressing the air-fuel mixture gas during the compression stroke.

Abstract: A transfer control unit of image forming apparatus is structured such that any one of the computation formulae each allocated to every range of each use environment divided by threshold voltages Vw established in advance corresponding to use environments is selected, representative values Vspa1, Vspa2, and Vspa0 of sampling voltages Vsp of a contact transfer member are determined, and a transfer bias compatible with a use environment at the current time is output from a transfer bias applying unit based on the representative values Vspa1, Vspa2, or Vspa0, thereby obtaining any one of the representative values Vspa1, Vspa2, and Vspa0 of the sampling voltage Vsp in conditions highly compatible with a use environment at the current time to carry out good transfer operation in either use environment of high temperature and high humidity or low temperature and low humidity.

Abstract: A power feeding point and a grounded point are located in the vicinity of a peripheral portion of a glass sheet for a window; the primary antenna conductor extends in a counterclockwise direction, beginning at the power feeding point, so that the glass sheet has a substantial center located inside the primary antenna conductor; two portions of the primary antenna conductor are connected by a loop-forming conductor to form a loop conductor by the primary antenna conductor and the loop-forming conductor; and the grounding conductor is located near to and capacitively coupled with the primary antenna conductor and the loop-forming conductor.

Abstract: A power feeding point and a grounded point are located in the vicinity of a peripheral portion of a glass sheet for a window; the primary antenna conductor extends in a counterclockwise direction, beginning at the power feeding point, so that the glass sheet has a substantial center located inside the primary antenna conductor; two portions of the primary antenna conductor are connected by a loop-forming conductor to form a loop conductor by the primary antenna conductor and the loop-forming conductor; and the grounding conductor is located near to and capacitively coupled with the primary antenna conductor and the loop-forming conductor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solution circulation type metal-halogen battery in which an electrolyte is circulated between a reaction tank and an electrolyte storage tank. This battery has a first group of rectifying plates and a second group of rectifying plates aligned in a row, respectively, so as to partition between the inlet of the electrolyte and the reaction tank and between the outlet thereof and the reaction tank, respectively. These first and second groups of rectifying plates are formed in such a manner that the interval between the respective rectifying plates increases in accordance with a predetermined functional equation in the direction of moving away from the inlet or outlet side of the electrolyte. This apparatus equalizes the flow rate and velocity of the electrolyte flowing through the reaction tank, thereby preventing the occurrence of an overvoltage or a faulty deposition of metal resulting from the non-uniform flow of the electrolyte.