Abstract: A fixing unit or device that can be used in an image forming apparatus includes a first heater element that is formed of a material that increases in electrical resistance with increases in temperature. A controller of the fixing unit is configured to vary a duty ratio of electric power applied to the first heater element during a start-up operation in which the temperature of the first heater element is raised to a target operating temperature. By varying the duty ratio during the start-up operation, changes in the resistance of the first heater element with the heating can be compensated. For example, the duty ratio can be increased during the course of the start-up to achieve the target operating temperature faster.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic clamp device having a disassembly structure that is easy to maintain. In the magnetic clamp device 1, a magnetic pole 21 and an alnico magnet 23 each have fastening holes 21a, 23a that communicate with each other. The cavity portion 31 of the plate body 3 has an opening 33 that penetrates from the bottom surface 32b thereof to the back side of the plate body 3. A cap 7 having a base portion 71 having a bolt hole 74 communicating with the fastening holes 21a, 23a and a flange portion 72 abutting the surface 3b of the back side of the plate body 3 is inserted into the opening 33. A bolt 8 inserted into the fastening hole 23a of the magnetic pole 21 and the alnico magnet 23 from the front side of a magnetic pad 2 is screwed into a female screw thread 74a provided in the bolt hole 74 of the cap 7.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic clamp device that reduces a magnetic flux leaking from a magnetic circuit passing through a permanent magnet and a magnetic pole member. The magnetic clamp device includes: a permanent magnet 20 surrounding a magnetic pole member 10 and disposed on a surface of a plate PL made of a magnetic body that magnetically clamps a mold in a magnetized state; and a reversible magnet 16 capable of reversing polarity and disposed at the rear of the permanent magnet 20. The magnetic pole member 10 is constituted by a plurality of magnetic pole pieces 101, 102, 103, and 104. Each of the magnetic pole pieces has a first lateral surface R with a shape corresponding to the opposite permanent magnet 20, and a second lateral surface T at which adjacent magnetic pole pieces oppose each other. The magnetic pole member 10 moves as the first lateral surfaces R are suction-adsorbed by the permanent magnet 20 without the second lateral surfaces T interfering with each other.

Abstract: A transformer includes a core and a primary winding, a first secondary winding, and a second secondary winding wound around the core. The first secondary winding includes first winding layers stacked along an axial direction of the core. The second secondary winding includes second winding layers stacked along the axial direction. The first winding layers are electrically connected in parallel to each other. The second winding layers are electrically connected in parallel to each other. A distance between the primary winding and the first secondary winding and a distance between the primary winding and the second secondary winding are greater than a distance between adjacent two of the first winding layers and a distance between adjacent two of the second winding layers.

Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a substrate, a semiconductor package disposed to the substrate, a housing to which the substrate is fixed, and a Y capacitor. A front-surface wiring in the substrate includes a front-surface ground wiring electrically connected to the housing, and a front-surface main wiring connected to a rear-surface wiring that is connected to the semiconductor package. The Y capacitor is disposed on a front surface of the substrate at a position facing the semiconductor package and between the front-surface ground wiring and the front-surface main wiring. The semiconductor package and the Y capacitor are disposed in such a manner that a direction of electric current flowing in the semiconductor package and a direction of electric current flowing in the Y capacitor are opposite to each other.

Abstract: An electronic device has a substrate, a signal wiring and a heat radiating wiring. The substrate has one surface and the other surface opposite to the one surface. The signal wiring is formed on an insulating layer of the substrate. The heat radiating wiring is formed on the insulating layer and thermally connected to the signal wiring on a same plane as the signal wiring.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic clamp device having a disassembly structure that is easy to maintain. In the magnetic clamp device 1, a magnetic pole 21 and an alnico magnet 23 each have fastening holes 21a, 23a that communicate with each other. The cavity portion 31 of the plate body 3 has an opening 33 that penetrates from the bottom surface 32b thereof to the back side of the plate body 3. A cap 7 having a base portion 71 having a bolt hole 74 communicating with the fastening holes 21a, 23a and a flange portion 72 abutting the surface 3b of the back side of the plate body 3 is inserted into the opening 33. A bolt 8 inserted into the fastening hole 23a of the magnetic pole 21 and the alnico magnet 23 from the front side of a magnetic pad 2 is screwed into a female screw thread 74a provided in the bolt hole 74 of the cap 7.

Abstract: A non-crosslinked rubber laminate which is a rubber laminate includes a butyl rubber-containing layer stacked with an ethylene propylene diene rubber and/or ethylene propylene rubber-containing layer, wherein such non-crosslinked rubber laminate is characterized in that the ethylene propylene diene rubber and/or ethylene propylene rubber-containing layer is a rubber-containing layer that contains a low-molecular-weight polyolefin, a phenolic resin, and a crosslinking agent, where: the low-molecular-weight polyolefin is contained by 40 to 70 parts by weight, the phenolic resin is contained by 1 to 4 parts by weight, and the crosslinking agent is contained by at least 1 part by weight, relative to the ethylene propylene diene rubber and/or ethylene propylene rubber constituting a total of 100 parts by weight. An air conditioning hose made of the rubber laminate, for example, can accommodate POE-based lubricating oils and retain vibration absorption characteristics.

Abstract: This on-board air conditioner control device comprises: a PTC heater which is contained in a high-voltage circuit and generates heat by means of power supplied from a high-voltage battery; a micro-controller which is contained in a low-voltage circuit and controls the power supplied to the PTC heater from the high-voltage battery; a current detection sensor which is contained in the high-voltage circuit and outputs a voltage signal indicating a value for the current flowing through the PTC heater; a V/f conversion unit which is contained in the high-voltage circuit and converts the voltage signal outputted by the current detection sensor to a frequency signal; and a digital isolator which transmits the frequency signal to the micro-controller while preserving electrical insulation between the V/f conversion unit and the micro-controller.

Abstract: An output rod (20) of an electric clamping device includes: a tubular power transmission member (25) screw-connected to a decelerator (6); and an output rod main body (24) disposed radially inward of an inner peripheral surface of a cylindrical hole of the power transmission member (25) with a clearance between the output rod main body (24) and the inner peripheral surface. The output rod (20) further includes: a rotation preventing mechanism (26); a lock-side driving mechanism (27, 42), a release-side driving mechanism (28), and an output rod guide mechanism (29).

Abstract: This on-board air conditioner control device comprises: a PTC heater which is contained in a high-voltage circuit and generates heat by means of power supplied from a high-voltage battery; a micro-controller which is contained in a low-voltage circuit and controls the power supplied to the PTC heater from the high-voltage battery; a current detection sensor which is contained in the high-voltage circuit and outputs a voltage signal indicating a value for the current flowing through the PTC heater; a V/f conversion unit which is contained in the high-voltage circuit and converts the voltage signal outputted by the current detection sensor to a frequency signal; and a digital isolator which transmits the frequency signal to the micro-controller while preserving electrical insulation between the V/f conversion unit and the micro-controller.

Abstract: This vehicle-mounted air conditioner control device (1) comprises: a PTC heater (H) that is included in a high-voltage system circuit (HV) and generates heat by the power supplied from a high-voltage battery (B2); and a microcomputer (10) that is included in the high-voltage system circuit (HV) and controls the power supply from the high-voltage battery (B2) to the PTC heater (H). This vehicle-mounted air conditioner control device (1) further comprises: a water temperature sensor (151, 152) that is included in a low-voltage system circuit (LV) and outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the temperature of hot water; and a V/f conversion unit (161, 162) that is included in the low-voltage system circuit (LV) and converts the voltage signal output from the water temperature sensor (151, 152) into a frequency signal.

Abstract: A piston (6) is hermetically inserted via a sealing member (7) in a cylinder hole (2) provided in a housing (1) so that the piston (6) is movable in an up-down direction. A communication passage (21) provided in an inner peripheral wall of the cylinder hole (2) is communicatively connected to a lock-side supply and discharge passage (13) through which pressurized oil is supplied to and discharged from a lock chamber (11) of the housing (1). An opening area (S1) of the communication passage (21) is designed to be smaller than an opening area (S2) of the lock-side supply and discharge passage (13). When the piston (6) is caused to move for releasing from a raised position to a lower limit position, the sealing member (7) is lowered from the raised position beyond the communication passage (21), to open communication between a release chamber (12) in the housing (1) and the lock-side supply and discharge passage (13) via the communication passage (21).

Abstract: This on-board air conditioner control device (1) comprises: a PTC heater (H) which is contained in a high-voltage circuit (HV) and generates heat by means of power supplied from a high-voltage battery (B2); a micro-controller (10) which is contained in a low-voltage circuit (LV) and controls the power supplied to the PTC heater (H) from the high-voltage battery (B2); a current detection sensor (14) which is contained in the high-voltage circuit (HV) and outputs a voltage signal indicating a value for the current flowing through the PTC heater (H); a V/f conversion unit (162) which is contained in the high-voltage circuit (HV) and converts the voltage signal outputted by the current detection sensor (14) to a frequency signal; and a digital isolator (172) which transmits the frequency signal to the micro-controller (10) while preserving electrical insulation between the V/f conversion unit (162) and the micro-controller (10).

Abstract: A piston (6) is hermetically inserted via a sealing member (7) in a cylinder hole (2) provided in a housing (1) so that the piston (6) is movable in an up-down direction. A communication passage (21) provided in an inner peripheral wall of the cylinder hole (2) is communicatively connected to a lock-side supply and discharge passage (13) through which pressurized oil is supplied to and discharged from a lock chamber (11) of the housing (1). An opening area (S1) of the communication passage (21) is designed to be smaller than an opening area (S2) of the lock-side supply and discharge passage (13). When the piston (6) is caused to move for releasing from a raised position to a lower limit position, the sealing member (7) is lowered from the raised position beyond the communication passage (21), to open communication between a release chamber (12) in the housing (1) and the lock-side supply and discharge passage (13) via the communication passage (21).

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic clamp device that reduces a magnetic flux leaking from a magnetic circuit passing through a permanent magnet and a magnetic pole member. The magnetic clamp device includes: a permanent magnet 20 surrounding a magnetic pole member 10 and disposed on a surface of a plate PL made of a magnetic body that magnetically clamps a mold in a magnetized state; and a reversible magnet 16 capable of reversing polarity and disposed at the rear of the permanent magnet 20. The magnetic pole member 10 is constituted by a plurality of magnetic pole pieces 101, 102, 103, and 104. Each of the magnetic pole pieces has a first lateral surface R with a shape corresponding to the opposite permanent magnet 20, and a second lateral surface T at which adjacent magnetic pole pieces oppose each other. The magnetic pole member 10 moves as the first lateral surfaces R are suction-adsorbed by the permanent magnet 20 without the second lateral surfaces T interfering with each other.

Abstract: An output rod (20) of an electric clamping device includes: a tubular power transmission member (25) screw-connected to a decelerator (6); and an output rod main body (24) disposed radially inward of an inner peripheral surface of a cylindrical hole of the power transmission member (25) with a clearance between the output rod main body (24) and the inner peripheral surface. The output rod (20) further includes: a rotation preventing mechanism (26); a lock-side driving mechanism (27, 42), a release-side driving mechanism (28), and an output rod guide mechanism (29).

Abstract: A non-crosslinked rubber laminate which is a rubber laminate includes a butyl rubber-containing layer stacked with an ethylene propylene diene rubber and/or ethylene propylene rubber-containing layer, wherein such non-crosslinked rubber laminate is characterized in that the ethylene propylene diene rubber and/or ethylene propylene rubber-containing layer is a rubber-containing layer that contains a low-molecular-weight polyolefin, a phenolic resin, and a crosslinking agent, where: the low-molecular-weight polyolefin is contained by 40 to 70 parts by weight, the phenolic resin is contained by 1 to 4 parts by weight, and the crosslinking agent is contained by at least 1 part by weight, relative to the ethylene propylene diene rubber and/or ethylene propylene rubber constituting a total of 100 parts by weight. An air conditioning hose made of the rubber laminate, for example, can accommodate POE-based lubricating oils and retain vibration absorption characteristics.

Abstract: In a rod hole (19) of a holding rod (18) held in a guide hole (17) of a piston (10), a limit switch (20) is fixed and a detection rod (21) is inserted. A first engagement ball (30) and a second engagement ball (40) are configured to be in contact with a first cam surface (32) and a second cam surface (42), respectively, which are provided at an outer periphery of the detection rod (21). The first engagement ball (30) and the second engagement ball (40) are configured to be in contact with a first pushing portion (35) and a second pushing portion (45), respectively, which are provided inside the guide hole (17). The position of the piston (10) is detected by electrically or electronically detecting the movement of the detection rod (21) by the limit switch (20).

Abstract: A piston body (11) of an advancing-retracting first piston (10) and a force-multiplying second piston (15) are arranged in series in a vertical direction in a housing (1). Force acting on the second piston (15) due to pressurized oil in a lock chamber (16) is multiplied and converted into multiplied upward force via engaging balls (32) of a force multiplier (30). Then, the multiplied upward force is transmitted to an output rod (12) of the first piston (10). At an intermediate part of a first air detection passage (38) for use in detection formed in the housing (1), a first detection valve (40) is provided. When the engaging balls (32) move inward in a radial direction, the first detection valve (40) is closed.