Abstract: A measuring apparatus enables accurate evaluation of a noncontact power supply. The measuring apparatus includes a mover that moves at least one of supplier and receiver electrodes of the noncontact power supply to measurement positions decided in advance, a meter that measures a measurement of the noncontact power supply at each measurement position, and a processor that calculates the power supplying efficiency of the noncontact power supply at each measurement position based on a measured value of the measurement. The processor specifies a region area of a region on the plane on which the electrodes move where the power supplying efficiency is within a designated range that has been designated in advance and generates area data indicating the region area.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus enables accurate evaluation of a noncontact power supply. The measuring apparatus includes a mover that moves at least one of supplier and receiver electrodes of the noncontact power supply to measurement positions decided in advance, a meter that measures a measurement of the noncontact power supply at each measurement position, and a processor that calculates the power supplying efficiency of the noncontact power supply at each measurement position based on a measured value of the measurement. The processor specifies a region area of a region on the plane on which the electrodes move where the power supplying efficiency is within a designated range that has been designated in advance and generates area data indicating the region area.

Abstract: A vehicular air intake is configured to produce a turbulent intake air flow in a cylinder of an engine. The air flow may be provided as a vortex. A throttle valve, for controlling an amount of intake air provided to the engine, has a pivot shaft with an axis which is offset from a center axis of an air intake passage in which the throttle valve is installed, and a throttle plate affixed to the pivot shaft. The pivot axis is offset and spaced away from the central axis of the throttle body such that a first portion of a throttle plate disposed on a first side of the pivot shaft, is larger than a second portion of the throttle plate disposed on a second side of the pivot shaft. This arrangement provides the non-uniform turbulent air flow into the engine.

Abstract: A vehicular air intake is configured to produce a turbulent intake air flow in a cylinder of an engine. The air flow may be provided as a vortex. A throttle valve, for controlling an amount of intake air provided to the engine, has a pivot shaft with an axis which is offset from a center axis of an air intake passage in which the throttle valve is installed, and a throttle plate affixed to the pivot shaft. The pivot axis is offset and spaced away from the central axis of the throttle body such that a first portion of a throttle plate disposed on a first side of the pivot shaft, is larger than a second portion of the throttle plate disposed on a second side of the pivot shaft. This arrangement provides the non-uniform turbulent air flow into the engine.