Abstract: The level of detail of position information about one's own location is expressed in terms of a disclosure level when announcing one's own location so as to prevent the supply of more information about oneself to the other party than is necessary. A mobile terminal 10 determines, based on a disclosure level L determined with respect to the specific other party, time band, or located area, and based on the provision of location information about the current location or map information that includes such location, generates location information or location display map information, which is transmitted to a communications terminal 50 of other party B, in accordance with the disclosure content specified by disclosure levels L02 to L05.

Abstract: The waterproof connector includes: a terminal having an electric wire; a housing body having a terminal insertion opening for inserting the terminal and a terminal receiving chamber for receiving the terminal; a waterproofing means having an electric wire insertion hole that is approximately coaxial with the terminal insertion opening of the housing body; and a rear holder which holds the waterproofing means and has a guide tube for guiding the terminal that is to be inserted into the terminal insertion opening, wherein a center axis of the guide tube is deviated from a center axis of the terminal insertion opening.

Abstract: The waterproof connector includes: a terminal having an electric wire; a housing body having a terminal insertion opening for inserting the terminal and a terminal receiving chamber for receiving the terminal; a waterproofing means having an electric wire insertion hole that is approximately coaxial with the terminal insertion opening of the housing body; and a rear holder which holds the waterproofing means and has a guide tube for guiding the terminal that is to be inserted into the terminal insertion opening, wherein a tapered part is formed in the proximity of an inlet of the guide tube, the tapered part leading an end part of the terminal inserted in the guide tube to the electric wire insertion hole of the waterproofing means on a condition that the end part of the terminal is inclined.

Abstract: The waterproof connector includes: a terminal having an electric wire; a housing body having a terminal insertion opening for inserting the terminal and a terminal receiving chamber for receiving the terminal; a waterproofing means having an electric wire insertion hole that is approximately coaxial with the terminal insertion opening of the housing body; and a rear holder which holds the waterproofing means and has a guide tube for guiding the terminal that is to be inserted into the terminal insertion opening, wherein a center axis of the guide tube is deviated from a center axis of the terminal insertion opening.

Abstract: A connector 10, by forming an elastically deformable locking arm 13 integrally with a connector housing 11, providing a fixing projection 14 for the look arm 13, and causing the locking arm 13 to deform elastically to guide the fixing projection 14 in the mating connector and fix the fixing projection 14 to the mating connector, locks in the mating connector. The locking arm 13, since an elastic deformation portion 17 is extended from a proximal end portion 16 to the fixing projection 14 linearly in a slant state, and an arm portion 18 is extended from the fixing projection 14 along an outer surface 12A, is V-shaped; and between an end portion 18A of the arm portion 18 and the connector housing 11, space 19 is formed.

Abstract: A connector 10, by forming an elastically deformable locking arm 13 integrally with a connector housing 11, providing a fixing projection 14 for the look arm 13, and causing the locking arm 13 to deform elastically to guide the fixing projection 14 in the mating connector and fix the fixing projection 14 to the mating connector, locks in the mating connector. The locking arm 13, since an elastic deformation portion 17 is extended from a proximal end portion 16 to the fixing projection 14 linearly in a slant state, and an arm portion 18 is extended from the fixing projection 14 along an outer surface 12A, is V-shaped; and between an end portion 18A of the arm portion 18 and the connector housing 11, space 19 is formed.

Abstract: A terminal with a locking member capable of surely preventing damage of the locking member even in case the terminal inserted and locked in a connector housing is pulled reversely. An electric contact portion of the terminal has a cantilever-like locking member and protection walls for the locking member thereby to engage the locking member with a locking step of the connector housing, and further engaging-arm portions are provided on the locking member and arm-engaged portions engaging with the engaging-arm portions are also provided on the protection walls. Projections may be provided on free end portions of the engaging-arm portions. Further, as another type of locking member, extending walls each having an abutting edge, which abuts against the locking step when the terminal is pulled reversely, may be provided on a locking member.

Abstract: A double locking member for a connector which will not be inadvertently unlocked by an external force and which upon repeated engagement and disengagement thereof, the locking members are not damaged. The double locking member is inserted into inserting holes (4) formed in a side board (3) of a housing (2) and the side walls (23) of terminal accommodating chambers, and includes flexible arms (13) having locking protrusions (12) which are formed by cuts (11) in the rear end portions thereof, and terminal supporting pieces (14) which have a hook (15) at their ends which is abutted against the side board (3) of the housing (2). Recesses (5) are formed around the inserting holes (4) formed in the side boards (3) of the housing (2), a locking rib (6) is protruded from the recess (5), and a locking hole (16) which is locked to the locking rib (6) is formed in the hook (15).

Abstract: A material which can be improved in its resistance to corrosion caused by alcohol-containing fuels after formation without detriment to weldability and without any substantial cost increase is developed.ConstitutionA chromate film is applied to a Zn--X alloy electroplating layer, in which X is one or more of Ni: 3-18 wt %, Co: 0.02-3 wt %, Mn: 25-45 wt %, or Cr: 8-20 wt %. The Zn--Ni alloy plating layer underlying the chromate film has cracks with a density of 1000-150000 in terms of the number of plated regions surrounded by cracks in a 1 mm.times.1 mm visual field, with cracks having a maximum width of 0.5 .mu.m or less comprising 90% or more of the total number of the cracks, and with cracks having a depth of 80% or more of the thickness of the plating layer comprising 80% or more of the total number of the cracks.

Abstract: In the terminal locking structure, a free end of a flexible terminal is engaged with an engagement portion in a connector housing to thereby lock a terminal at a predetermined position in the connector housing. A short protection piece extends along an inclined surface of the terminal lance so as to protect a root portion of the terminal lance bent from a rear end of a box ceiling plate which abuts on an upper side of a plate piece from which the terminal lance is bent.

Abstract: A surface-treated steel sheet for fuel tanks comprising a Zn--X alloy plating layer + a chromate film, in which the Zn--X alloy plating layer has an X content for the plating metal as a whole of Ni: 9-18 wt %, Co: 0.02-3 wt %, Mn: 25-45 wt %, or Cr: 8-20 wt %, the amount of deposition of the plating layer is 5-40 g/m.sup.2 and the amount of the chromate film is 10-200 mg/m.sup.2 on a metallic Cr basis, the Zn--X alloy plating layer corresponding to at least the inner surface of a tank has: (1) cracks in the surface layer, with the density of the cracks being 1000-150000 in terms of the number of plated regions surrounded by cracks in a visual field of 1 mm.times.1 mm, and the maximum width of the cracks is not more than 0.5 .mu.m, or (2) an X/(X+Zn) atomic percentage (X.sub.2) determined by surface analysis based on ESCA with X.sub.1 .noteq.X.sub.2 (wherein X.sub.1 =average value of the X content of the plating metal as a whole), and with X.sub.2 being Ni: 5-25 at %, Co: 0.

Abstract: A retaining structure for a flexible O-ring which is used for sealing a gap between an electrical device and an electrical connector to be mounted directly on an electrical device, comprises a pressing projection provided on an inner peripheral wall of an O-ring-receiving groove for a connector housing, and a notch portion provided for an outer peripheral wall of the O-ring-receiving groove on the opposite side of the pressing projection, wherein an O-ring inserted into the O-ring-receiving groove is held by engagements by contacting portions defined by a pointed end of the pressing projection and oppositely disposed contacting portions P.sub.1 and P.sub.2 on an outer peripheral wall.

Abstract: A female connector for engagement with a male connector housing is provided. The female connector includes a female connector housing and a lever. The connector housing has a pair of axle parts formed to project from sidewalls. The lever is provided with a pair of bearing bores into which the axle parts are to be inserted. At a leading end of each axle part, a push projection is formed to extend perpendicular to the axle parts. Each bearing bore is provided with an insertion notch for allowing the push projection to pass. The insertion notch is positioned such that the push projection touches a solid part of the lever at its rotational beginning and end positions that the lever can occupy. Further, the insertion notch is also positioned such that the push projection passes above the insertion notch on the lever's rotational path to the end position. By this arrangement, the lever can be prevented from slipping out of the axle parts of the female connector housing.

Abstract: A connector for an electric vehicle in which a bus bar connecting portion of a terminal is secured and connected, in parallel, to a plate-like bus bar arranged in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. In the connector, a connector housing has a terminal accommodating chamber in the form of a substantially cylindrical space, and a rotation-preventing face is provided on the inner wall of the terminal accommodating chamber to radially and inwardly protrude from the inner wall. A body portion of the terminal is formed into a rod to be fitted into the terminal accommodating chamber. The bus bar connecting portion in the form of a plate, with a width equal to an outer diameter of the body portion, is extended from the rear end of the body portion. Two slants are formed on the body portion by partially removing the body portion along two planes intersecting perpendicularly to each other.

Abstract: A connecting structure in which a male connector can be fitted into a female connector by operating a joint lever is provided. The joint lever is rotatably attached to either the male connector or the female connector. The connecting structure further includes projections to be inserted into the guide grooves and a fit detecting member for detecting the fitting condition between the male connector and the female connector. In fitting the male connector into the female connector, the fit detecting member is released from its engaged condition in the temporary engagement position by rotation of the joint lever. In the case where the fit detecting member is engaged in the formal engagement position, the fit detecting member operates to prevent the joint lever from being rotated.

Abstract: An electrical connector in which bolts can not be fastened due to the objection of a rear holder unless terminals are fully inserted into terminal accommodating cavities in a connector housing. The electrical connector according to the present invention comprises: a connector housing having terminal accommodating cavities and brackets with mounting holes; and a rear holder inserted into the connector housing, the rear holder having arms for preventing terminals, which are accommodated in the terminal accommodating cavities, from being slipped off such that an end of the arm abuts a rear portion of the terminal, the rear holder further having bolt holes which overlap the mounting holes of the brackets of the housing in a fully locked state of the rear holder to the connector housing.