Abstract: A drive device for an electric vehicle in which, by improving a supporting structure of an input shaft of a speed reduction unit, the bearing stiffness of a hub bearing is improved, while the rotational accuracy and the durability of an input shaft of a speed reduction unit are improved and noise is suppressed. The drive device includes: a speed reduction unit including an input shaft driven by an electric motor; a hub unit rotationally driven by the speed reduction unit; and a housing. The input shaft of the speed reduction unit is supported by bearings provided at two locations in the axial direction. The bearings are both supported by the output member, and the PCD of the inboard-side hub bearing of the hub bearings disposed at the two locations in the axial direction of the hub unit is larger than the PCD of the outboard-side hub bearing.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a method for detecting (diagnosing) visceral obesity in a subject; a test agent useful for the method; a method for searching for a substance that can be used as an active ingredient for ameliorating visceral obesity; and an ameliorating agent for visceral obesity or a medicinal agent for preventing a metabolic disease developed as a result of the progression of visceral obesity. As the test agent, a polynucleotide which comprises at least 15 nucleotides and can hybridize with a nucleotide sequence for coiled-coil domain containing protein 3 (CCDC3) gene or a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence under stringent conditions or an antibody capable of recognizing CCDC3 protein is used.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an in-wheel motor driving device which has a deceased axial dimension and includes aluminum alloy housings having a minimum wall thickness for reduced weight while retaining good assemblability. An in-wheel motor driving device includes a wheel braking device. A back plate of a drum brake or a mounting member for calipers of a disc brake constituting the wheel braking device is formed integrally with an outboard-side end member which is fastened to a outboard-side end surface of a housing of a speed reducer section, for reduced number of parts and minimal axial dimension.

Abstract: An in wheel motor driving device which has a deceased axial dimension and includes aluminum alloy housings having a minimum wall thickness for reduced weight while retaining good assemblability. An in-wheel motor driving device includes: a motor section which has an output shaft; a wheel hub bearing section C; and a speed reducer section which connects the output shaft of the motor section and the wheel hub bearing section coaxially with each other. A housing outer circumferential portion of the motor section and a housing outer circumferential portion of the speed reducer section are integral with each other, being provided by one, outer circumferential member. An outboard-side end member is fixed to an outboard-side end of the outer circumferential member by means of bolts, and the wheel hub bearing section has its fixing ring fixed to the outboard-side end member.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has an image read unit configured to form image data from a scanned original and an image processing unit configured to process the image data to identify a color barcode therein, convert the color barcode into a monochrome barcode, and generate new image data that contains the monochrome barcode in place of the color barcode.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a method for detecting (diagnosing) visceral obesity in a subject; a test agent useful for the method; a method for searching for a substance that can be used as an active ingredient for ameliorating visceral obesity; and an ameliorating agent for visceral obesity or a medicinal agent for preventing a metabolic disease developed as a result of the progression of visceral obesity. As the test agent, a polynucleotide which comprises at least 15 nucleotides and can hybridize with a nucleotide sequence for coiled-coil domain containing protein 3 (CCDC3) gene or a nucleotide sequence complementary to the nucleotide sequence under stringent conditions or an antibody capable of recognizing CCDC3 protein is used.

Abstract: An electric vehicle which includes in-wheel motor driving devices and an independent-steering apparatus and is capable of making pivot turns within a minimum-required parking space, having a structure without a chassis and a part of the body protruding out of a minimum-required circular space necessary for the wheels to make pivot turning. In a case where the electric vehicle has four wheels including left and right front wheels and left and right rear wheels, an in-wheel motor driving device is incorporated only in the left and right front wheels, only in the left and right rear wheels, or in all of the wheels. An independent-steering apparatus serves for all of the wheels. A kingpin axis in each of the wheels makes an intersection with a road surface on a circle inboard of a vehicle chassis.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack that is formed of a plurality of serially connected fuel-cell cells that use fuel gas and oxidant gas to generate electric power; a detecting unit that detects an output power generated by each of a first fuel-cell cell group and a second fuel-cell cell group that are grouped on the basis of a power generation performance factor; and an operating condition changing unit that changes an operating condition of the fuel-cell cells on the basis of a rate of deviation between the generated output power of the first fuel-cell cell group, detected by the detecting unit, and the generated output power of the second fuel-cell cell group, detected by the detecting unit.

Abstract: An in-wheel motor drive unit (21) comprises a casing (22), a motor part (A), a deceleration part (B), a wheel hub (31), and a wheel hub bearing (33) rotatably supporting the wheel hub (31) with respect to the casing (22). The wheel hub bearing (33) includes first and second outer track surfaces (33a) and (33b) provided on the inner diameter surface of the casing (22), a first inner track surface (33c) provided on the outer diameter surface of a wheel-side rotation member (30) and opposed to the first outer track surface (33a), a second inner track surface (33d) provided on the outer diameter surface of the wheel hub (31) and opposed to the second outer track surface (33b), and a plurality of rolling elements (33e) arranged between the outer track surfaces (33a) and (33b) and the inner track surfaces (33c) and (33d).

Abstract: An in-wheel motor drive unit (21) includes a motor portion A, a speed reduction portion B, and a wheel hub C. The speed reduction portion B includes outer pins (27) engaging with circumferences of curve plates (26a) and (26b) to generate rotation movements of the curved plates, and an outer pin holding portion (45) fixedly fitted in an inner diameter surface of a casing (22) holding the speed reduction portion B, to hold the outer pins (27) parallel to a rotation axis of a motor side rotation member (25). The outer pin holding portion (45) includes a cylindrical portion (46), a pair of ring portions (47) and (48) extending from axial both ends of the cylindrical portion (46) to radially inner side, and a pair of outer pin holding holes (47a) and (48a) provided at opposed positions of the pair of ring portions (47) and (48), and extending parallel to the rotation axis of the motor side rotation member (25) to hold the axial ends of the outer pin (27).

Abstract: A plurality of circumferential fins 22g are formed on an outer peripheral surface of a motor casing 22a, and a plurality of fins 22f are formed on an outer surface of a motor rear cover 22d. Lubricant circulates in a motor-casing oil passage 55 provided in the motor casing 22a, a motor-rear-cover oil passage 56 provided in the motor rear cover 22d, and a speed reduction portion B. This lubricant is cooled when flowing in the motor-casing oil passage 55 and the motor-rear-cover oil passage 56. Thus, an in-wheel motor drive device 21 is efficiently cooled.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an in-wheel motor driving device which includes a highly adaptable suspension mounting portion, is light weighted, and has reduced drag friction at the time of steering operation. An in-wheel motor driving device comprises: a motor section A which rotates a motor-side rotation member; a speed reducer section B which reduces and transmits rotation of the motor-side rotation member to a wheel-side rotation member; and a wheel hub connected and fixed to the wheel-side rotation member. The above three elements are disposed in series from an inboard side to an outboard side of a vehicle, and suspension mounting brackets are fixed onto an outer surface of the speed reducer section's housing. Arms of a suspension are attached via the suspension mounting brackets.

Abstract: An in-wheel motor drive device (21) includes a motor part A, a reducer part B, a wheel hub C, and a reducer part lubricating mechanism to supply a lubricant oil to the reducer part. The reducer part lubricating mechanism includes a lubricant oil path (25c), a lubricant oil supply port (25d), a lubricant oil discharge port (22b), a circulation oil path (45) passing through a casing (22) to connect the lubricant oil discharge port (22b) to the lubricant oil path (25c), and to return the lubricant oil discharged from the lubricant oil discharge port (22b) to the lubricant oil path (25c), a cooling water path (22e) provided in the casing (22) so as to be in contact with the circulation oil path (45) to cool down the lubricant oil passing through the circulation oil path (45), and a partition member (49) arranged in a contact position between the circulation oil path (45) and the cooling water path (22e), to separate them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a patch package having a patch and a packaging film sandwiching the patch, wherein the packaging film is tightly sealed in two or more flat heat-sealed parts, and respective adjacent two or more flat heat-sealed parts are separated across a non-sealed part.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce an axial dimension of an in-wheel motor driving device in which a motor section A and a wheel hub bearing section C are connected coaxially in series via a speed reducer section B, thereby providing a large inside space of a vehicle as well as increasing freedom of routing a power supply wires. A terminal box for the power supply wires which supply power to the motor section A is disposed on the outer circumferential side surface of the housing which holds the motor section A. The power supply wires are routed out of the terminal box to an inboard side and are anchored by a power supply wire holder which extends perpendicularly to an axial centerline of the housing.

Abstract: An air intake device for an engine is provided that includes a throttle body (1), a throttle valve (5) that has a valve shaft (5a) rotatably supported on the throttle body (1), a throttle drum (8) connected to one end of the throttle valve (5), a throttle sensor (51) connected to the other end of the valve shaft (5a), a bypass (20) bypassing the throttle valve (5), and a bypass valve (25) that opens and closes the bypass (20), a bearing boss (3) supporting one end part, on the throttle drum (8) side, of the valve shaft (5a) being integrally and projecting provided on one side face of the throttle body (1), wherein the bypass (20) is formed so as to surround the bearing boss (3). This enables the air intake device for an engine to be made compact in spite of the bypass being present.

Abstract: An in-wheel motor drive unit (21) comprises a casing (22), a motor part (A), a deceleration part (B), a wheel hub (31), and a wheel hub bearing (33) rotatably supporting the wheel hub (31) with respect to the casing (22). The wheel hub bearing (33) includes first and second outer track surfaces (33a) and (33b) provided on the inner diameter surface of the casing (22), a first inner track surface (33c) provided on the outer diameter surface of a wheel-side rotation member (30) and opposed to the first outer track surface (33a), a second inner track surface (33d) provided on the outer diameter surface of the wheel hub (31) and opposed to the second outer track surface (33b), and a plurality of rolling elements (33e) arranged between the outer track surfaces (33a) and (33b) and the inner track surfaces (33c) and (33d).

Abstract: The spindle drive unit of a combined machine tool drives the spindle. The tip end of the spindle is provided with a boring tool and a tool head having a rough grinding stone and a finishing grinding stone. The spindle drive unit has a first support unit and a second support unit capable of receiving the spindle therethrough and supporting it rotatably, a linear motor and a column slide mechanism for moving the first and second support unit in the axis direction of the spindle, and a spindle motor for rotating the spindle.

Abstract: To provide a sensor equipped and in-wheel motor incorporated bearing device for a vehicle wheel, which is capable of accurately detecting a rotating condition of a vehicle drive wheel and is effective to accurately control an electric drive motor or an automotive vehicle, the sensor equipped and in-wheel motor incorporated bearing device includes a wheel support bearing assembly for rotatably supporting a hub of the vehicle drive wheel, an electric drive motor providing a rotation device source for the vehicle drive wheel, and a speed reducing mechanism interposed between the electric drive motor and the wheel support bearing assembly. A rotation detecting device is also provided for detecting the rotation of an output shaft of the speed reducing mechanism.

Abstract: An in-wheel motor drive device 21 includes: a motor portion A; a speed reduction portion B that reduces the speed of rotation of the motor portion A to output the rotation having the reduced speed to an output shaft 28; and a wheel hub 32 coupled to the output shaft 28. The speed reduction portion B has a cylindrical casing-side member 45 that extends from one axial end to the other axial end of the speed reduction portion and that has both one end and the other end formed integrally, the output shaft 28 that is inserted through an inner space region of the casing-side member, and two output-shaft bearings 38a, 38b that are respectively provided on an inner periphery at both ends 45f of the casing-side member to rotatably support the output shaft 28.