Abstract: Surface acoustic waves are excited in two diagonal directions from each of IDTs (excitation elements) disposed on the upper side and the lower side of a non-piezoelectric substrate, and the surface acoustic waves propagated on a detection region are received by IDTs (receiving elements) disposed on the left side and right side of the non-piezoelectric substrate so that a position of an object touching the non-piezoelectric substrate is detected based on the reception results. In each IDT, comb-like electrode fingers are joined to two facing electrode bases (signal electrode and ground electrode) in such a manner that the comb-like electrode fingers are inclined from a facing direction of the electrode bases.

Abstract: A surface acoustic waves is excited from an excitation element disposed on a substrate, the surface acoustic wave propagated on the substrate is received by a receiving element positioned on the substrate so as to face the excitation element, and the position of an object touching the substrate is detected based on the reception result. The wave number of a burst wave applied to excite the excitation element is made equal to the number of the comb-like electrode fingers of an IDT of the excitation element.

Abstract: Each of an excitation element for exciting surface acoustic waves in two directions and a receiving element for receiving surface acoustic waves from two directions is constructed by forming a comb-like electrode on the front surface of a piezoelectric body in the form of a thin film and a plate electrode on the rear surface thereof. The comb-like electrode on the front surface has one line of bus electrode, and a plurality of electrode fingers which are extended from the bus electrode and bent in V-shape in the middle. The voltage in the excitation element and in the receiving element is controlled by providing a terminal resistance for preventing reflection of an applied AC voltage at the terminal end, between the terminal end portion of the comb-like electrode and the plate electrode, or adjusting the resistance value of the bus electrode and/or the plate electrode, or adjusting the capacitance value between the electrode finger and the plate electrode.

Abstract: A burst wave is applied to an excitation element of a touch panel main body from an oscillation section so as to excite surface acoustic waves, and the excited surface acoustic waves are received by a receiving element of the touch panel main body. The received signals are A/D converted by a receiving section, and a control section calculates the contact position and the contact width of the object in contact with the touch panel main body, based on time-series changes in the received strength. Based on the received strength of surface acoustic waves, the control section controls the wave number of the burst wave to be applied to the excitation element.

Abstract: A resolver terminal attachment structure for a resolver including a stator core constructed from multiple laminated plates providing multiple stationary magnetic poles with attendant stationary magnetic pole teeth that protrude in a direction that faces the center of a stator yoke, the magnetic poles adapted to accept a stator winding, includes a lead wire fixture, which electrically couples the stator winding to a lead wire via attachment pins, and two protrusions mechanically coupled at the outside of the stator core for supporting the lead wire fixture therebetween.

Abstract: Each of excitation elements and receiving elements placed in a frame region of a non-piezoelectric substrate is constructed by forming a comb-like electrode on the front face of a piezoelectric body and forming a plate electrode (solid electrode) on the rear face thereof. The comb-like electrode is composed of a bus electrode and a plurality of V-shaped electrode fingers extended from the bus electrode. Drawn-round wires are provided to connect the comb-like electrode (bus electrode) and plate electrode to external circuits. Surface acoustic waves from the excitation elements located on the upper side and the lower side are simultaneously propagated in two directions respectively and the propagated surface acoustic waves are received by receiving elements located on the left side and the right side respectively.

Abstract: Surface acoustic waves are propagated in a lower-left oblique direction and a lower-right oblique direction from an excitation element located on the upper side of a non-piezoelectric substrate and then received by receiving elements located on the left side and the right side, while surface acoustic waves are propagated in an upper-left oblique direction and an upper-right oblique direction from an excitation element located on the lower side of the non-piezoelectric substrate and then received by the receiving elements located on the left side and the right side. Based on the received results at the two receiving elements, a position of an object in contact with the non-piezoelectric substrate is detected.

Abstract: An optical unit of an optical scanning-type touch panel is constructed by providing a light emitting element for emitting infrared laser light, a collimation lens for changing the laser light from the light emitting element into parallel light, a light receiving element for receiving scanning light, a slit plate for limiting incident light on the light receiving element, a polygon mirror for angularly scanning the laser light from the light emitting element, an aperture mirror for limiting light projected onto the polygon mirror from the collimation lens by an aperture and for reflecting the reflected light from the polygon mirror toward the light receiving element, a light receiving lens for focusing the reflected light from the aperture mirror, and a motor for rotating the polygon mirror in a single optical unit main body as one unit.

Abstract: An optical position detecting device includes side frames on three sides, which are composed of slide parts and guide parts for guiding the slide parts and provided with light retro-reflectors; and a side frame on one side, which is composed of a slide part and a guide part for guiding the slide part and incorporates two optical units including light emitting elements, polygon mirrors and light receiving elements, and the optical position detecting device is externally fixed to a display apparatus by moving the slide parts.

Abstract: In a touch panel device for detecting a position touched by an object by sensing an attenuation or break of surface acoustic waves, in which IDTs for exciting or receiving surface acoustic waves comprising comb-like electrode fingers aligned along confronting bus electrodes are placed on a peripheral area of a substrate, drawing electrodes connected to the bus electrode positioned closer to the center of the substrate and led out to the peripheral area side of the substrate are provided. Each of the IDT regions segmented by the drawing electrodes is constituted by repetition, and the drawing electrodes are disposed so that impedance in each IDT region becomes equal.

Abstract: A plurality of excitation elements, each including an IDT and a piezoelectric film, for exciting, respectively, surface acoustic waves, each having a unique center frequency, are formed on one end of a non-piezoelectric substrate, a plurality of receiving elements, each including an IDT and a piezoelectric film, for receiving, respectively, surface acoustic waves, each having a unique center frequency, are formed on the other end of the non-piezoelectric substrate to face the excitation elements, respectively, the center frequencies of the IDTs of the facing excitation element and receiving element are equal, the center frequencies of the IDTs of the excitation elements next to each other are different, and surface acoustic waves are propagated across the non-piezoelectric substrate, between the facing excitation elements and receiving elements so as to detect the position of an object in contact with the non-piezoelectric substrate, based on received results in the receiving elements.

Abstract: The position of a light blocking object is detected not only within a display screen, but also outside the display screen. With the use of the function of detecting the position in a region outside the display screen, it becomes possible to provide virtual buttons in this region and detect dust around a light retro-reflector. Dirt on the light retro-reflector is detected based on the levels of light receiving signals of optical units.

Abstract: A touch panel device is provided that can detect a touched position with sufficient resolution and accuracy without requiring high accuracy in process for forming a piezoelectric thin film. In the middle portion of the glass substrate, a substantially rectangular touch area is provided. In the periphery of the touch area, plural transmission comb electrodes arranged along one of the neighboring sides of the touch area and plural reception comb electrodes arranged along the other of the neighboring sides make pairs. Surface acoustic wave signals propagate from the transmission comb electrodes to the reception comb electrodes in a slanting direction with respect to four sides of the touch area. The inside edge of the piezoelectric thin film is formed linearly along the sides of the touch area.

Abstract: In order to measure a scanning light cut-off region, an output of a light receiving element and a threshold value set by an MPU are compared by a comparator and a region where the former is smaller than the latter is measured as the scanning light cut-off region. During one cycle of optical scanning, this threshold value is switched in a plurality of stages according to the scanning angle. By accurately measuring the scanning light cut-off region, the correct position and size of an indicator such as a finger or pen are calculated.

Abstract: A surface acoustic waves is excited from an excitation element disposed on a substrate, the surface acoustic wave propagated on the substrate is received by a receiving element positioned on the substrate so as to face the excitation element, and the position of an object touching the substrate is detected based on the reception result. The wave number of a burst wave applied to excite the excitation element is made equal to the number of the comb-like electrode fingers of an IDT of the excitation element.

Abstract: A recurrence reflection sheet is provided to the outside of at least three sides of a quadrilateral display screen, two light send/receive units, which includes a light scanning element for scanning a light angularly in a plane which is substantially parallel with the display screen, and a light receiving element for receiving a reflected light from the recurrence reflection sheet, are arranged on the outside of the display screen. A cut-off region due to a finger as an indicator is obtained based on an angle of a scanning light in a timing of rise and fall of the received light level of the light receiving element, and a position of the indicator is calculated according to the obtained cut-off region.

Abstract: An optical position detecting device includes side frames on three sides, which are composed of slide parts and guide parts for guiding the slide parts and provided with light retro-reflectors; and a side frame on one side, which is composed of a slide part and a guide part for guiding the slide part and incorporates two optical units including light emitting elements, polygon mirrors and light receiving elements, and the optical position detecting device is externally fixed to a display apparatus by moving the slide parts.

Abstract: Surface acoustic waves are excited in two diagonal directions from each of IDTs (excitation elements) disposed on the upper side and the lower side of a non-piezoelectric substrate, and the surface acoustic waves propagated on a detection region are received by IDTs (receiving elements) disposed on the left side and right side of the non-piezoelectric substrate so that a position of an object touching the non-piezoelectric substrate is detected based on the reception results. In each IDT, comb-like electrode fingers are joined to two facing electrode bases (signal electrode and ground electrode) in such a manner that the comb-like electrode fingers are inclined from a facing direction of the electrode bases.

Abstract: A touch panel device includes a plurality of input IDTs for exciting surface acoustic waves and a plurality of output IDTs for receiving the surface acoustic waves, corresponding to a plurality of tracks on a non-piezoelectric substrate, and each input IDT has a wideband electrode structure and each output IDT has a matched filter structure for outputting a large output upon receipt of a specific binary signal sequence. A signal obtained by arranging a plurality of specific signal sequences in time series is applied to each input IDT.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material excellent in color generation, color reproduction and image fastness, which comprises at least one coupler represented by the following formula: wherein R1 represents an alkyl group which may be optionally substituted, with the proviso that an alkyl group substituted by a halogen atom alone and an alkyl group substituted by a halogen atom and an aryl group are excluded from R1; R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and X1 represents a group which can leave by coupling with an oxidation product of a color developing agent; and an image formation method using the same.