Abstract: This disclosure describes a zinc-free lubricating oil composition. The composition includes a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of about 1.5 to about 35 mm2/s and an anti-wear mixture having one or more ashless dispersants and an alkyl phosphonic acid having a structure given by wherein R is a C3-C20 hydrocarbyl group. The initial pH of the anti-wear mixture is between 5-9.5 as measured by ASTM D664.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a reproduction system, a display apparatus, and a reproduction apparatus for providing higher acoustic performance. There is provided a reproduction system including a display apparatus including a display section configured to display an image of content, and a first sound output section configured to output a sound of the content in a manner localizing a sound image on a screen of the display section, and a reproduction apparatus including a processing section configured to process an audio signal of the content, and a second sound output section configured to output the sound of the content, in which the first sound output section and the second sound output section output the sound simultaneously on the basis of an audio signal of a center channel of the content. This disclosure may be applied to an AV system formed by a television receiver and audio equipment, for example.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that includes a first hole and a device housing that is configured such that the display panel is fastened and fixed to the device housing by a screw passed through the first hole and screwed into the screw hole. The display panel includes a display-side positioning part which is configured to fit to a portion of the device housing to perform positioning of the display panel with respect to the device housing and which includes the first hole, and the device housing includes a housing-side positioning part which is configured to fit to the display-side positioning part to perform the positioning and which includes a second hole formed so as to communicate with the first hole when the housing-side positioning part is fitted to the display-side positioning part.

Abstract: An engine includes a combustion chamber, and a cylinder head. The cylinder head has an intake port communicating with the combustion chamber. The intake port includes a first inner wall and a second inner wall as inner walls that are provided from an upstream side to a downstream side. A valve guide hole opens onto the first inner wall. The second inner wall faces the first inner wall. The first inner wall includes a first concavely curved surface configured to vary a flowing direction of intake air. The second inner wall includes a second concavely curved surface configured to vary the flowing direction of the intake air.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a converter configured to convert alternating current power of an AC source into direct current power; an inverter configured to convert the direct current power in a DC link into alternating current power for motor driving by the switching device being subjected to ON/OFF control, a DC link voltage detection unit configured to detect a DC link voltage, a DC link voltage determination unit configured to determine whether the DC link voltage exceeds a voltage threshold value, an alarm signal output unit configured to output an alarm signal in an abnormal condition; and a switching control unit configured to perform ON/OFF control on the switching device, and, when the alarm signal is output and the DC link voltage exceeds the voltage threshold value, the switching control unit performs control in such a way as to turn on all the switching device of a lower arm.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a main power conversion circuit that converts power that is supplied from a power supply into alternating current power for driving a motor, and outputs the alternating current power; a counter electromotive force protection circuit including a rectifier unit that rectifies alternating current power based on counter electromotive force of the motor and outputs direct current power, a short-circuit unit that short-circuits terminals on a direct current output side of the rectifier unit, and an alarm signal output unit that outputs an alarm signal at occurrence of an abnormality; a monitoring unit that monitors whether the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output unit; and a protection operation unit that performs a protection operation for preventing damage to the main power conversion circuit when the monitoring unit determines that the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output unit.

Abstract: A rolling bearing includes: an inner ring; an outer ring; a plurality of rolling elements provided between an inner ring raceway and an outer ring raceway; and a cage that holds the rolling elements at intervals in a circumferential direction. The cage includes an annular portion provided in a first axial direction with respect to the rolling elements, and a plurality of cage bars provided to extend in a second axial direction from the annular portion. The annular portion includes a contact surface that makes sliding contact with a shoulder portion. The cage bars each include a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion. The second projecting portion covers a part of the inner ring raceway on a side of the shoulder portion.

Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage that holds the balls. The cage includes an annular portion and a plurality of cage bars. Each of the balls is received a pocket between each pair of cage bars that is adjacent in the circumferential direction. A portion of the pocket in a second axial direction opens with a dimension that is smaller than a diameter of the balls. The cage bar includes a flat surface that is continuous with an inner peripheral surface of the annular portion, and an inclined surface that extends away from the inner ring toward the second axial direction from the flat surface.

Abstract: A motor driving device includes: a printed circuit board; a surface mounted component group of multiple surface mounted components surface-mounted on a printed surface of the printed circuit board; a heat-generating component group of multiple heat-generating components that generate an amount of heat equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, the heat-generating component group being provided on the printed surface side of the printed circuit board; a fan configured to blow air to the heat-generating component group to thereby cool the heat-generating components; and a cover configured to block flow of air blown by the fan so that the air blown by the fan will not flow to the surface mounted components.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a main power conversion circuit that converts power that is supplied from a power supply into alternating current power for driving a motor, and outputs the alternating current power; a counter electromotive force protection circuit including a rectifier unit that rectifies alternating current power based on counter electromotive force of the motor and outputs direct current power, a short-circuit unit that short-circuits terminals on a direct current output side of the rectifier unit, and an alarm signal output unit that outputs an alarm signal at occurrence of an abnormality; a monitoring unit that monitors whether the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output unit; and a protection operation unit that performs a protection operation for preventing damage to the main power conversion circuit when the monitoring unit determines that the alarm signal is output from the alarm signal output unit.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a converter configured to convert alternating current power of an AC source into direct current power; an inverter configured to convert the direct current power in a DC link into alternating current power for motor driving by the switching device being subjected to ON/OFF control, a DC link voltage detection unit configured to detect a DC link voltage, a DC link voltage determination unit configured to determine whether the DC link voltage exceeds a voltage threshold value, an alarm signal output unit configured to output an alarm signal in an abnormal condition; and a switching control unit configured to perform ON/OFF control on the switching device, and, when the alarm signal is output and the DC link voltage exceeds the voltage threshold value, the switching control unit performs control in such a way as to turn on all the switching device of a lower arm.

Abstract: An engine includes a combustion chamber, and a cylinder head. The cylinder head has an intake port communicating with the combustion chamber. The intake port includes a first inner wall and a second inner wall as inner walls that are provided from an upstream side to a downstream side. A valve guide hole opens onto the first inner wall. The second inner wall faces the first inner wall. The first inner wall includes a first concavely curved surface configured to vary a flowing direction of intake air. The second inner wall includes a second concavely curved surface configured to vary the flowing direction of the intake air.

Abstract: A rolling bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring, a plurality of balls, and a cage that holds the balls. The cage includes an annular portion and a plurality of cage bars. Each of the balls is received a pocket between each pair of cage bars that is adjacent in the circumferential direction. A portion of the pocket in a second axial direction opens with a dimension that is smaller than a diameter of the balls. The cage bar includes a flat surface that is continuous with an inner peripheral surface of the annular portion, and an inclined surface that extends away from the inner ring toward the second axial direction from the flat surface.

Abstract: A rolling bearing includes: an inner ring; an outer ring; a plurality of rolling elements provided between an inner ring raceway and an outer ring raceway; and a cage that holds the rolling elements at intervals in a circumferential direction. The cage includes an annular portion provided in a first axial direction with respect to the rolling elements, and a plurality of cage bars provided to extend in a second axial direction from the annular portion. The annular portion includes a contact surface that makes sliding contact with a shoulder portion. The cage bars each include a first projecting portion and a second projecting portion. The second projecting portion covers a part of the inner ring raceway on a side of the shoulder portion.

Abstract: A motor driving device includes a control circuit board provided with a control circuit configured to output a control signal of a secondary voltage and a power circuit board provided with power circuitry to which a primary voltage higher than the secondary voltage is applied. The power circuit board includes a first substrate provided with a primary voltage component group to which only the primary voltage is applied, and a second substrate provided with a converter component group configured to convert the primary voltage into the secondary voltage and convert the secondary voltage into the primary voltage.

Abstract: A motor driving device includes: a printed circuit board; a surface mounted component group of multiple surface mounted components surface-mounted on a printed surface of the printed circuit board; a heat-generating component group of multiple heat-generating components that generate an amount of heat equal to or larger than a predetermined amount, the heat-generating component group being provided on the printed surface side of the printed circuit board; a fan configured to blow air to the heat-generating component group to thereby cool the heat-generating components; and a cover configured to block flow of air blown by the fan so that the air blown by the fan will not flow to the surface mounted components.

Abstract: A motor driving device includes a control circuit board provided with a control circuit configured to output a control signal of a secondary voltage and a power circuit board provided with power circuitry to which a primary voltage higher than the secondary voltage is applied. The power circuit board includes a first substrate provided with a primary voltage component group to which only the primary voltage is applied, and a second substrate provided with a converter component group configured to convert the primary voltage into the secondary voltage and convert the secondary voltage into the primary voltage.

Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll, an orbiting scroll, a suction section, a discharge section, and an electric motor. A sliding surface of a scroll is formed outside a wrap with a depression section depressed with respect to a sliding surface and a flange section elevated with respect to the depression section. The flange section is a remaining region in a protruding region disposed outside a referential perfect circle, the remaining region being other than a region continuing to an end of an involute curve of a scroll formed with the flange section, the referential perfect circle having a radius set to a distance between the center of the scroll formed with the flange section and the end of the involute curve. The scroll compressor enhances reduction of the sliding loss with a simple structure and reduction of the refrigerant leakage loss in the entire compression chambers.

Abstract: A single-crystal manufacturing apparatus including: at least two different melt surface position measuring means for measuring a melt surface position of a material melt; controlling means for controlling the melt surface position based on the measured melt surface position; and determining means for determining whether a measurement abnormality has occurred in the melt surface position measuring means, the apparatus being characterized in that the melt surface position is measured by the plurality of melt surface position measuring means at the same time, one melt surface position measuring means adopted for control over the melt surface position is selected from the plurality of melt surface position measuring means, and the melt surface position measuring means adopted for control over the melt surface position is switched to another melt surface position measuring means when the determining means determines that a measurement abnormality has occurred in the selected melt surface measuring means.

Abstract: A motor driving device is equipped with a narrow pitch component group made up from a plurality of narrow pitch components having a plurality of terminals, and in which an interval between the plurality of terminals is less than or equal to a predetermined distance, a heat generating component group made up from a plurality of heat generating components, which are components other than the narrow pitch components, and which generate heat greater than or equal to a predetermined amount, a fan configured to blow wind onto the heat generating component group in order to cool the heat generating component group, and a printed board on which the narrow pitch component group is mounted in a manner so that wind is not blown onto the narrow pitch component group by the fan.