Abstract: The present invention improves the communication characteristics of an inlay using an auxiliary antenna, while protecting the inlay from physical and mechanical external forces, shocks or the like, without being subjected to the constraints of a dipole antenna. To that end, the present invention has a configuration, including: an inlay having an IC chip and only a loop circuit antenna, on which the IC chip is mounted, and not including another antenna; a casing for accommodating the inlay therein; and a planar top cover covering one surface side of the casing. The top cover is formed of a prescribed metallic material and includes a cutout opening at least on one side. The inlay is disposed in the casing so as to be positioned inside the cutout. The top cover functions as an antenna of the inlay by being electrically connected to the inlay.

Abstract: The present invention improves the communication characteristics of an inlay using an auxiliary antenna, while protecting the inlay from physical and mechanical external forces, shocks or the like, without being subjected to the constraints of a dipole antenna. To that end, the present invention has a configuration, including: an inlay having an IC chip and only a loop circuit antenna, on which the IC chip is mounted, and not including another antenna; a casing for accommodating the inlay therein; and a planar top cover covering one surface side of the casing. The top cover is formed of a prescribed metallic material and includes a cutout opening at least on one side. The inlay is disposed in the casing so as to be positioned inside the cutout. The top cover functions as an antenna of the inlay by being electrically connected to the inlay.

Abstract: An RF tag that includes an inlay (made of an IC chip and an antenna); an auxiliary antenna laminated on the inlay in an insulated state; and a housing that houses the inlay having the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon. Furthermore, the antenna of the inlay forms a loop circuit adjacent to the IC chip, and the auxiliary antenna overlaps part of the loop circuit and is arranged along a longitudinal direction of the inlay such that at least a part of the antenna of the inlay is exposed.

Abstract: An RF tag that includes an inlay (made of an IC chip and an antenna) and a housing that houses the inlay therein. Furthermore, the housing comprises a top cover that covers at least an upper surface side of the inlay, the top cover is made of a predetermined metal material, the top cover includes a cutaway that opens in the upper surface side of the inlay, and the top cover is electrically connected to the inlay to function as an auxiliary antenna of the inlay.

Abstract: An RF tag that includes an inlay (made of an IC chip and an antenna) and a housing that houses the inlay therein. Furthermore, the housing comprises a top cover that covers at least an upper surface side of the inlay, the top cover is made of a predetermined metal material, the top cover includes a cutaway that opens in the upper surface side of the inlay, and the top cover is electrically connected to the inlay to function as an auxiliary antenna of the inlay.

Abstract: An RF tag that includes an inlay (made of an IC chip and an antenna); an auxiliary antenna laminated on the inlay in an insulated state; and a housing that houses the inlay having the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon. Furthermore, the antenna of the inlay forms a loop circuit adjacent to the IC chip, and the auxiliary antenna overlaps part of the loop circuit and is arranged along a longitudinal direction of the inlay such that at least a part of the antenna of the inlay is exposed.

Abstract: A rotor rotates, thereby sequentially making pockets reach a drug discharging outlet, so that tablets held therein are sequentially discharged through the drug discharging outlet. When each pocket reaches the drug discharging outlet, an upper opening of the pocket is closed by a separating member, which prevents new tablets from dropping in the pocket. An apex of a block with a protrusion has a height that is able to contact a lower face of a main body of the separating member. The apex strokes the lower face of the main body of the separating member upon rotation of the rotor. Only branches with which the apex of the block with a protrusion is brought into contact bend and deform upwardly. The deformed branches are successively replaced, so as to proceed as waves running. The tablets are pushed by the waves so as to proceed forward in the rotational direction.

Abstract: An RF tag includes an inlay comprising an IC chip and an antenna, a planar auxiliary antenna laminated on the inlay in an insulating state to the inlay, and a substrate on which the inlay and the auxiliary antenna are laminated. The auxiliary antenna is formed into a rectangular planar shape including long sides each having a length of substantially ¼ of a wavelength of a radio wave frequency of the inlay, and has a cutout part which divides one of the long sides into two parts each having a length of substantially ? of the wavelength of the radio wave frequency of the inlay. The cutout part is formed into a concave shape which is opened in an edge portion of the one of the long sides and has a predetermined width and depth to allow the IC chip of the inlay to be disposed therein.

Abstract: An RF tag has an inlay with an IC chip and an antenna, a planar auxiliary antenna laminated on the inlay in an insulating state, a dielectric constant regulation plate which becomes a base on which the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon is mounted, and functions as a dielectric constant regulation layer for the mounted inlay, and a case which receives the dielectric constant regulation plate in a state where the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon is mounted. The dielectric constant regulation plate is formed into a shape which allows the dielectric constant regulation plate to be attachably/detachably and non-movably engaged in the case and which allows the dielectric constant regulation plate to have a predetermined dielectric constant which regulates communication characteristics of the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon.

Abstract: A rotor rotates, thereby sequentially making pockets reach a drug discharging outlet, so that tablets held therein are sequentially discharged through the drug discharging outlet. When each pocket reaches the drug discharging outlet, an upper opening of the pocket is closed by a separating member, which prevents new tablets from dropping in the pocket. An apex of a block with a protrusion has a height that is able to contact a lower face of a main body of the separating member. The apex strokes the lower face of the main body of the separating member upon rotation of the rotor. Only branches with which the apex of the block with a protrusion is brought into contact bend and deform upwardly. The deformed branches are successively replaced, so as to proceed as waves running. The tablets are pushed by the waves so as to proceed forward in the rotational direction.

Abstract: An RF tag has an inlay with an IC chip and an antenna, a planar auxiliary antenna laminated on the inlay in an insulating state, a dielectric constant regulation plate which becomes a base on which the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon is mounted, and functions as a dielectric constant regulation layer for the mounted inlay, and a case which receives the dielectric constant regulation plate in a state where the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon is mounted. The dielectric constant regulation plate is formed into a shape which allows the dielectric constant regulation plate to be attachably/detachably and non-movably engaged in the case and which allows the dielectric constant regulation plate to have a predetermined dielectric constant which regulates communication characteristics of the inlay including the auxiliary antenna laminated thereon.

Abstract: An RF tag includes an inlay comprising an IC chip and an antenna, a planar auxiliary antenna laminated on the inlay in an insulating state to the inlay, and a substrate on which the inlay and the auxiliary antenna are laminated. The auxiliary antenna is formed into a rectangular planar shape including long sides each having a length of substantially ¼ of a wavelength of a radio wave frequency of the inlay, and has a cutout part which divides one of the long sides into two parts each having a length of substantially ? of the wavelength of the radio wave frequency of the inlay. The cutout part is formed into a concave shape which is opened in an edge portion of the one of the long sides and has a predetermined width and depth to allow the IC chip of the inlay to be disposed therein.

Abstract: An acidic aqueous composition for semiglossy tin electroplating has a water-soluble tin (II)-containing substance and a surfactant. The surfactant includes a surfactant (A) comprising N,N?,N?-polyoxyethylene-N-alkyl-1,3-diaminopropane. The surfactant (A) the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group that bonds to N ranges from 14 to 18. The weight-average molecular weight of the surfactant (A) ranges from 300 to 1500.

Abstract: A card-edge board connector is provided which does not require a relay board, does not make connection of the card-edge board fixed at a certain position or does not cause a difference in propagation time of a signal even if connecting terminals of the card-edge board are disposed in two rows. The card-edge board connector includes a first connector on which a card-edge board is mounted, a second connector on which a board is mounted, a hinge for holding the first and the second connectors capable of rotational movement, and a flexible connecting board connected to between the first and the second connectors, for electrically connecting the card-edge board and the board to each other.

Abstract: A card-edge board connector is provided which does not require a relay board, does not make connection of the card-edge board fixed at a certain position or does not cause a difference in propagation time of a signal even if connecting terminals of the card-edge board are disposed in two rows. The card-edge board connector includes a first connector on which a card-edge board is mounted, a second connector on which a board is mounted, a hinge for holding the first and the second connectors capable of rotational movement, and a flexible connecting board connected to between the first and the second connectors, for electrically connecting the card-edge board and the board to each other.

Abstract: An apparatus for making an electrical connection with an electrical unit which has an edge portion and terminals disposed along the edge portion. The apparatus includes a supporting member and a connector supported by the supporting member. The connector has a body elongated in a longitudinal direction and second terminals disposed along the longitudinal direction. The connector slidably guides the edge portion of the electrical unit along the longitudinal direction to a first fully inserted position such that each one of the terminals of the connector faces respective one of the terminals of the electrical unit.

Abstract: An apparatus is adapted to make an electrical connection with an electrical unit which has an edge portion and terminals disposed along the edge portion. The apparatus includes a supporting member and a connector supported by the supporting member. The connector has a body elongated in a longitudinal direction and second terminals disposed along the longitudinal direction. The connector is adapted to slidably guide the edge portion of the electrical unit along the longitudinal direction to a first fully inserted position such that each one of the terminals of the connector faces respective one of the terminals of the electrical unit.

Abstract: In a structure for cooling an integrated circuit (IC), a hollow cylindrical member is mounted on a cold plate and receives a heat conductor therein. The heat conductor is a cylindrical member which is closed by a flat plate at one end thereof. Silicone gel fills a gap between the hollow cylindrical member and the heat conductor and allows the heat conductor to move due to the elasticity thereof. When the cold plate is fixed in place on the IC which is mounted on a printed circuit board, the heat conductor moves in matching relation to the height and inclination of the IC. As a result, the heat conductor and IC are brought into close contact with each other. A compound intervenes between the heat conductor and the IC to enhance the close contact of the heat conductor and IC.