Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor memory circuit capable of reducing current consumption at non-operation in a system equipped with a plurality of chips that share the use of a power supply, address signals and a data bus. The semiconductor memory circuit has an internal circuit which is capable of selectively performing the supply and stop of an operating voltage via switch means and includes a memory array. An input circuit, which receives a predetermined control signal therein, controls the supply and stop of the operating voltage by the switch means to reduce a DC current and a leak current when no memory operation is done, whereby low power consumption can be realized.

Abstract: A plurality of lead-out wires 10 and 11 provided with insulating coating are stacked in a pressure sensitive sensor 1 and are molded in the shape of a cable, and at a distal end portion S the lead-out wire 11 is connected to a central electrode 2 and the lead-out wire 10 to an outer electrode 4. Consequently, if the pressure sensitive sensor 1 is connected to an external circuit 12, and a third resistor 15 is connected between the lead-out wire 10 and the lead-out wire 11 in the external circuit 12, a circuit is formed which is equivalent to a circuit for detecting a disconnection and a short circuit in a conventional pressure sensitive sensor, making it possible detect a disconnection and a short circuit of each electrode. Further, the construction of the leading end portion becomes simple, and a nonsensitive area can also be reduced, so that the detection performance improves.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a biological sensor capable of detecting a biological information with a high sensitivity. It is an object of the invention to provide a support system for carrying out a support in such a manner that a work can be efficiently performed based on the biological information obtained by the biological sensor. There are provided acceleration detecting means (300) constituted to detect an acceleration including a vibration of a body surface of a person to be measured, processing means for extracting at least two of an information about a heartbeat, an information about a body motion and an information about a breath from an information output from the acceleration detecting means (300), and deciding means (500) for deciding a condition of the measured person to be a living body from an output of the processing means.

Abstract: In a pressure sensor which suppresses outputs by a pyroelectric effect by improving the heat insulating properties thereof through selection of a material for a covering layer with a view to realizing the improvement in reliability and includes a center electrode 45, a composite piezoelectric material layer 49 which covers concentrically the circumference of the center electrode 45, an external electrode 47 which encompasses the outside of the composite piezoelectric material layer 49, a covering layer 51 which covers the outside of the external electrode 47 and an elastic edging material 35 which covers the circumference of the covering layer 51, whereby output signals are generated in the respective electrodes 45, 47 through deformation of the composite piezoelectric material layer 49 by virtue of an external pressure, by covering the elastic edging material 35 by a heat insulating means made from an expandable synthetic resin, a malfunction due to the pyroelectric effect is suppressed.

Abstract: A pinching detection apparatus having a pressure sensor 2 disposed along the geometry of a trunk lid 1 in a flexible manner, and determination means 16 for detecting that an object is being pinched between a body opening section 7 and the trunk lid 1, in accordance with a signal output from the pressure sensor 2. Since the pressure sensor 2 is disposed along the geometry of the trunk lid 1 in a flexible manner, pinching by the trunk lid 1 can be detected.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a pressure sensor, an object detecting system and an opening and closing system which realize the improvement in efficiency of sealing work on end portions of the pressure sensor and which are fabricated at low costs, as well as a pressure sensor fabricating method which requires no complex and troublesome steps. A pressure sensor (17) includes a pressure sensing means (a piezoelectric sensor (33)) for detecting a deformation due to an external force and a sensor accommodation body (a support means (35)) which incorporates therein the pressure sensing means and which is made from a thermoplastic elastomer, and the sensor accommodation body is sealed off at at least one end portion thereof through a thermal treatment.

Abstract: A bumper sensor unit including a cord-shaped pressure sensitive sensor is fixed around a bumper of a running device to detect a contact of an obstacle based on a signal output from the cord-shaped pressure sensitive sensor. In that case, contact detecting means comprises a filtering section for removing the oscillation frequency component of a contact detecting object from the signal output from the cord-shaped pressure sensitive sensor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor memory circuit capable of reducing current consumption at non-operation in a system equipped with a plurality of chips that share the use of a power supply, address signals and a data bus. The semiconductor memory circuit has an internal circuit which is capable of selectively performing the supply and stop of an operating voltage via switch means and includes a memory array. An input circuit, which receives a predetermined control signal therein, controls the supply and stop of the operating voltage by the switch means to reduce a DC current and a leak current when no memory operation is done, whereby low power consumption can be realized.

Abstract: A contact detecting device includes a flexible piezoelectric sensor of a cable shape, a resilient member including a hollow portion having a free end to allow the hollow portion to be opened, a sensor holding portion for holding therein the piezoelectric sensor. The hollow portion is provided with a support for maintaining a hollow state thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor memory circuit capable of reducing current consumption at non-operation in a system equipped with a plurality of chips that share the use of a power supply, address signals and a data bus. The semiconductor memory circuit has an internal circuit which is capable of selectively performing the supply and stop of an operating voltage via switch means and includes a memory array. An input circuit, which receives a predetermined control signal therein, controls the supply and stop of the operating voltage by the switch means to reduce a DC current and a leak current when no memory operation is done, whereby low power consumption can be realized.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive sensor provided in at least one of an opening section and an opening and closing section for opening and closing the opening section and serving to detect pinching of an object between the opening section and the opening and closing section based on an output signal generated by deformation upon receipt of external force, comprising pressure sensitive means 33 for generating an output signal corresponding to deformation and support means 35 for supporting the pressure sensitive means 33 on at least one of the opening section and the opening and closing section, the support means 35 including at least a first deformation section 37 having a first elastic modulus and serving to increase deformation of the pressure sensitive sensor 17, and a second deformation section 39 having a second elastic modulus which is higher than the first elastic modulus.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive sensor provided in at least one of an opening section and an opening and closing section for opening and closing the opening section and serving to detect pinching of an object between the opening section and the opening and closing section based on an output signal generated by deformation upon receipt of external force, comprising pressure sensitive means 33 for generating an output signal corresponding to deformation and support means 35 for supporting the pressure sensitive means 33 on at least one of the opening section and the opening and closing section, the support means 35 including at least a first deformation section 37 having a first elastic modulus and serving to increase deformation of the pressure sensitive sensor 17, and a second deformation section 39 having a second elastic modulus which is higher than the first elastic modulus.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor memory capable of shortening a refresh cycle time and reducing power consumption at refresh. The semiconductor memory includes an address input circuit for generating each of internal address signals, a redundant judgement circuit for receiving the internal address signal therein and determining whether the corresponding address corresponds to an address for a defective word line of a plurality of normal word lines, and an address counter for generating refresh address signals for sequentially refreshing the plurality of normal word lines and redundant word lines. The redundant judgment circuit is deactivated upon refresh.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive sensor provided in at least one of an opening section and an opening and closing section for opening and closing the opening section and serving to detect pinching of an object between the opening section and the opening and closing section based on an output signal generated by deformation upon receipt of external force, comprising pressure sensitive means 33 for generating an output signal corresponding to deformation and support means 35 for supporting the pressure sensitive means 33 on at least one of the opening section and the opening and closing section, the support means 35 including at least a first deformation section 37 having a first elastic modulus and serving to increase deformation of the pressure sensitive sensor 17, and a second deformation section 39 having a second elastic modulus which is higher than the first elastic modulus.

Abstract: A bumper sensor unit including a cord-shaped pressure sensitive sensor is fixed around a bumper of a running device to detect a contact of an obstacle based on a signal output from the cord-shaped pressure sensitive sensor. In that case, contact detecting means comprises a filtering section for removing the oscillation frequency component of a contact detecting object from the signal output from the cord-shaped pressure sensitive sensor.

Abstract: A contact detecting device includes a flexible piezoelectric sensor of a cable shape, a resilient member including a hollow portion having a free end to allow the hollow portion to be opened, a sensor holding portion for holding therein the piezoelectric sensor. The hollow portion is provided with a support for maintaining a hollow state thereof.

Abstract: There is provided an extrusion head that is capable of largely increasing a production speed rather than a conventional head that extrudes supplies a high viscous melt-coating composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor memory circuit capable of reducing current consumption at non-operation in a system equipped with a plurality of chips that share the use of a power supply, address signals and a data bus. The semiconductor memory circuit has an internal circuit which is capable of selectively performing the supply and stop of an operating voltage via switch means and includes a memory array. An input circuit, which receives a predetermined control signal therein, controls the supply and stop of the operating voltage by the switch means to reduce a DC current and a leak current when no memory operation is done, whereby low power consumption can be realized.

Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor memory capable of shortening a refresh cycle time and reducing power consumption at refresh. The semiconductor memory includes an address input circuit for generating each of internal address signals, a redundant judgement circuit for receiving the internal address signal therein and determining whether the corresponding address corresponds to an address for a defective word line of a plurality of normal word lines, and an address counter for generating refresh address signals for sequentially refreshing the plurality of normal word lines and redundant word lines. The redundant judgment circuit is deactivated upon refresh.

Abstract: An image frame selector system for a photographic printing apparatus includes an image processing unit (5d) for reading image frames from a photographic film (2) and displaying a plurality of simulated image frames in a particular multiple frame display pattern on a monitor (50), and a keyboard (60) for inputting commands to handle the simulated image frames displayed. The monitor is switched to a view including next simulated image frames unless commands are inputted through the keyboard within a predetermined time.