Abstract: A plasma display device includes a plasma display panel that has plural scan electrodes and plural sustain electrodes constituting display electrode pairs; and a sustain pulse generating circuit that divides a field period into a plurality of sub fields having an initializing period, an address period, and a sustain period and that generates the sustain pulse with a variable rising slope. The sustain pulse generating circuit generates at least two kinds of sustain pulses in which the rising slope of one sustain pulse is steeper than that of the other sustain pulse in the sustain period of at least one sub field of the plural sub fields and applies the sustain pulse having the steeper rising slope to one electrode of each display electrode pair continuously twice or more at the end of the sustain period.

Abstract: In a plasma display device, a period for connecting display electrode pairs to the base potential is disposed between a sustain pulse for generating the final sustain discharge and the previous sustain pulse based on a lighting ratio of the discharge cells in the corresponding subfield, and a voltage for reducing an interelectrode potential difference of the display electrode pairs is applied to the display electrode pairs in a predetermined time period corresponding to the lighting ratio of the discharge cells in the corresponding subfield after applying the sustain pulse for generating the final sustain discharge to the scan electrodes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparation of a glass forming mold having a layer of a lubricating mold-releasing agent with reduced fluctuation in lubricating property, by baking the layer of the lubricating mold-releasing agent in a manner that prevents defects like blistering or peeling of the layer, or surface roughening. The method is a method for preparation of a glass forming mold having a baked layer of a lubricating mold-releasing agent on the mold surface thereof, wherein the method comprises heating the mold surface with an applied lubricating mold-releasing agent thereon by exposing the mold surface to a high frequency magnetic flux until the temperature of the mold surface reaches a predetermined baking temperature.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is driven by providing a plurality of subfields within one field period, the subfield having an initializing period in which the initializing discharge is generated in a discharge cell by applying a ramp-waveform voltage that is gradually descending to a scan electrode, an address period in which an address discharge is generated in the discharge cell by applying a scan pulse voltage to the scan electrode, and a sustain period in which sustain discharges by the number of times corresponding to the luminance weight are generated in the selected discharge cell. The lowest voltage is set of the descending ramp-waveform voltage in the subfield where the luminance weight is the smallest lower than the same voltage in the subfield where the luminance weight is the largest, and a voltage is kept for a prescribed period after the descending ramp-waveform voltage reaches the lowest voltage in the subfield where the luminance weight is the smallest.

Abstract: In a plasma-display-panel driving method, a field period is divided into a plurality of sub fields, each of which has an address period for allowing discharge cells to selectively generate an address discharge and a sustain period for allowing the discharge cells having generated the address discharge to generate a sustain discharge by a number of times corresponding to a brightness weight. In the sustain period, a period for setting display electrode pairs to the base potential is disposed between the sustain pulse for causing the final sustain discharge in the sustain period and the previous sustain pulse. In a time interval corresponding to the lighting ratio of the discharge cells in the sub field after applying to the display electrode pairs a voltage for generating the final sustain discharge, a voltage for reducing the potential difference between electrodes of the display electrode pairs is applied to the display electrode pairs.

Abstract: Plural subfields are provided in one single field period, where each subfield has an initialization period during which a gradient waveform voltage gently falling is applied to a scan electrode to generate initializing discharge in a discharge cell; a writing period during which a scan pulse voltage is applied to a scan electrode to generate writing discharge in a discharge cell; and a sustain period during which sustain discharge is generated in a discharge cell selected, by the number of times corresponding to a luminance weight. The lowest voltage of a falling gradient waveform voltage in a subfield with the smallest luminance weight is set so as to be lower than that with the largest luminance weight. A method of driving a plasma display panel is provided that generates stable writing discharge without increasing voltage required for generating writing discharge even for a large-screen, high-luminance panel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma display panel and a method for driving the plasma display panel each of which ensures to suppress problems associated with an erroneous discharge resulting from accidental occurrence of a strong discharge in a reset period as well as with an address discharge delay. The problems are suppressed without applying an auxiliary erase pulse after the reset period ends. As a result, image display is provided with no flickering and good quality. The reset period includes a first step of applying a voltage having an ascending ramp waveform and a second step of applying a voltage having a descending ramp waveform. Between the first and second steps, a potential change waveform having a rise or fall (voltage change pulse) is applied at least to scan electrodes, sustain electrodes, or address electrodes.

Abstract: Provided are a PDP device and a drive method thereof which restrict the generation of an erroneous discharge in the all-cell reset period and to restrict the appearance of flickers in the areas with low grayscale levels even if some areas have a lower firing voltage than the other areas due to variation of a property in the panel surfaces or due to a long-term driving, or even if the voltage applied to the address electrode is increased with the pursuit of high definition. The pulse Pul.3 is applied to address electrodes Dat at timing t0 prior to timing t1 when the potential of the scan electrodes Scn is increased to Vq(V). In this drive method, voltage Vx(V) is applied to address electrodes Dat so that there is no potential difference between the scan electrodes Scn and the sustain electrodes Sus at timing t0 when discharge Dis.3 is generated. Accordingly, the discharge Dis.

Abstract: A method for driving a plasma display panel is provided, wherein one field period is structured of a plurality of subfields having a write period for generating write discharges selectively in the discharge cells, and a sustain period for generating the number of times of sustain discharges according to brightness levels in the discharge cells which have generated the write discharges, and in the sustain period, after voltage to generate the last sustain discharge is applied to the display electrode pairs, at time intervals according to the lighting rate of the discharge cells in the subfield, voltage to ease the voltage difference between the electrodes of the display electrode pairs is applied to the display electrode pairs. According to such a structure, it is possible to generate stable write discharges, without increasing voltage necessary for generating the write discharges, even with a large size and high brightness panel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a quality control method and a quality control apparatus for use in the formation of a glass product. A feeder mechanism cuts a column-like molten glass pushed out through an orifice thereof into a glass gob and allows each glass gob to fall with gravity from the orifice. A predetermined glass product is formed from the glass gob after delivering the fallen glass gob to a predetermined position. According to the present invention, the glass gob produced by the feeder mechanism is observed by a plurality of optical observing means spaced apart from each other during a falling process of the glass gob, and three-dimensional coordinates data of the entire surface of the glass gob is generated. Measurement data relating to at least one of a volume, a weight, a surface shape, a length, a thickness, an angle in a falling direction, and a cut surface shape of the glass gob is produced based on the three-dimensional coordinates data.

Abstract: A motor driving apparatus includes an inverter circuit for converting an output of a rectifier circuit connected to a single-phase AC power supply into a driving voltage, and outputting the driving voltage to a brushless motor, and an inverter control unit for controlling the amplitude value of the voltage outputted from the inverter to the brushless motor so as to minimize a difference between a command rpm indicated by an external command signal and an actual rpm derived from an estimated phase of the rotor, wherein the command rpm is set to an rpm outside a predetermined range of rpms.

Abstract: A converter circuit for converting an output voltage from an AC power supply includes a rectifier circuit for rectifying the output voltage of the AC power supply; first and second capacitors connected in series, for smoothing the output of the rectifier circuit; and a switch circuit for switching the connections between the respective capacitors and the AC power supply so that the output voltage of the AC power supply is applied to each of the respective capacitors at a cycle that is shorter than the cycle of the AC power supply.

Abstract: A motor driving apparatus for driving a motor includes a single-phase rectifier circuit having an input connected to a single-phase AC power supply, an inverter circuit that is connected to the single-phase rectifier circuit and applies a current and a voltage to the motor, and an inverter control unit for controlling the inverter circuit. The inverter control unit controls the current applied to the motor, i.e., the output of the inverter circuit, so that the inverter input voltage becomes equal to the absolute value of the voltage of the single-phase AC power supply.

Abstract: A converter circuit for converting an output voltage from an AC power supply includes a rectifier circuit for rectifying the output voltage of the AC power supply; first and second capacitors connected in series, for smoothing the output of the rectifier circuit; and a switch circuit for switching the connections between the respective capacitors and the AC power supply so that the output voltage of the AC power supply is applied to each of the respective capacitors at a cycle that is shorter than the cycle of the AC power supply.

Abstract: In order to allow vertical ventilation in a plurality of circumferential locations around the contour surface of a mold in the process of molding and regulate the temperature, the ventilation is carried out using an abutting path formed between the abutting surfaces of inner and outer members forming the contour surface part and its outer peripheral part of the mold, thereby achieving cooling. In this way, various shapes based on the axially changing shape of the contour surface are obtained readily and inexpensively, and temperature control suitable for the axially changing shape of the contour surface is carried out with high cooling effect.

Abstract: A motor driving apparatus includes an inverter circuit for converting an output voltage of a power supply into a three-phase AC and outputting the same to the brushless motor, a rotor position estimation unit for estimating a rotor position of the brushless motor, and an inverter control unit for controlling the inverter circuit so that the brushless motor is driven by a current based on the estimated rotor position. The inverter control unit determines an advance angle of the current supplied to the brushless motor with respect to the estimated rotor position so as to minimize a deviation between a command rpm and an actual rpm. Therefore, it is possible to perform stable weak field control for the brushless motor, independently from the input voltage of the inverter circuit, without using predetermined control variables such as table values.

Abstract: A bottle making machine includes: a plurality of molds (2) for forming bottles; and cooling mechanisms (6) respectively provided for the molds. Each cooling mechanism (6) is used for exposing a corresponding mold (2) to a cooling wind to individually control a temperature of the mold (2) and includes a temperature sensor (3) for individually detecting the temperature of the mold (2) and a valve mechanism (8) for opening and closing a cooling wind path (7) that directs the cooling wind to the mold (2). An opening and closing operation of the valve mechanism (8) of each cooling mechanism (6) is controlled in accordance with a switching signal from a temperature control device 5. The temperature control device (5) fetches the temperature of the mold (2) detected by the temperature sensor (3) of each cooling mechanism (6) via a temperature indicator panel (4) at a constant interval and accumulates it in a memory.

Abstract: A motor driving apparatus for driving a linear vibration motor having a spring member that supports a mover so as to form a spring vibration system including the mover. The motor driving apparatus employs an accurate spring constant of the spring member corresponding to an individual linear vibration motor at a position calculation for obtaining the position of the mover during the operation, thereby increasing the accuracy of the position calculation. The motor driving apparatus includes a mover force vibration unit for making the mover of the linear vibration motor freely vibrate, a relative position detection unit for detecting a timing when the freely vibrating mover passes through a fixed point (relative position), and a natural frequency detection unit for detecting a natural frequency of the mover based on output information from the relative position detection unit, thereby calculating the spring constant based on the detected natural frequency.

Abstract: A motor drive control apparatus for driving and controlling a linear vibration motor having a mover supported by a spring, with an AC current. The motor drive control apparatus includes a waveform creation unit for creating a comparative current waveform to be a reference of a driving current for the linear vibration motor based on the operating condition of the linear vibration motor, a current detector for detecting the driving current, and a controller for controlling a driving voltage of the linear vibration motor so that a difference between the comparative current waveform and a waveform of the current detected by the current detector becomes zero. The frequency of the driving current is controlled to be close to the resonance frequency of the linear vibration motor, based on the comparative current waveform.

Abstract: An inverter control device for driving a motor with small size, light weight and low cost is provided. The inverter control device includes a first motor voltage command corrector that corrects a voltage command of each phase by multiplying the each phase voltage command by a PN voltage correction coefficient, and a second motor voltage command corrector that corrects again the each phase voltage command once corrected by the first motor voltage command corrector, only when any one of the phase voltage commands corrected by the first motor voltage command corrector is larger than the inverter DC voltage, by multiplying the voltage command of each phase corrected by the first motor voltage command corrector by the inverter DC voltage value, and dividing the product of the multiplication by the maximum value of the phase voltage commands corrected by the first motor voltage command corrector.