Abstract: An energization control apparatus includes a control portion, a disconnection detecting portion, and a prohibiting portion. The control portion controls energization to a plurality of loads coupled in parallel. The disconnection detecting portion repeatedly or continuously determines whether a supply current to the plurality of loads is less than a threshold value when the control portion energizes the plurality of loads, and the disconnection detecting portion detects a disconnection of a part of the plurality of loads when the supply current is less than the threshold value. The prohibiting portion prohibits a disconnection detection by the disconnection detecting portion for a predetermined period since the control portion starts to energize the plurality of loads, and the prohibiting portion enables the disconnection detection by the disconnection detecting portion after the predetermined period elapses.

Abstract: This invention provides a compound or its pharmaceutically-acceptable salt of formula (I) wherein R1 represents a lower alkyl group et al; R2 and R3 are same and different and represents hydrogen atm et al; R4 represents the substituent of the formula (II) et al; X1 represents NH, O or S; Y represents N or C; Ar is a divalent substituent derived from aryl et al, by removing two hydrogen atoms therefrom; the ring A represents a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl group; this compounds has a histamine-H3 receptor antagonistic effect or a histamine-H3 receptor inverse-agonistic effect and is useful for preventive or remedy of metabolic system diseases, circulatory system diseases or nervous system diseases.

Abstract: A meter system includes: an indicator including a pointer, a step motor, a stopper mechanism and a driving controller; and a flasher function unit including a flasher switch, a flasher and a flasher controller. The driving controller has: a stopper position detection operation executing element for executing a pointer moving away operation when a stopper position detection operation executing condition is satisfied and for executing a voltage detection type zero point stopper position detection operation when the executing condition is satisfied, and the flasher switch does not turn on and off, and a zero point return enforcement type zero point stopper position detection operation when the executing condition is satisfied, and the flasher switch turns on and off; a zero point setting element; and an applying element for applying the driving signal having the zero point.

Abstract: A plugged honeycomb structure includes: a honeycomb structure having porous partition walls separating and forming a plurality of cells communicating between an inlet end face on an inlet side of a fluid and an outlet end face on an outlet side of the fluid, and plugging portions for plugging an opening portion of each of predetermined cells on the inlet end face and an opening portion of each of the other cells on the outlet end face. There, 1.5% or more of the plugging portions plugging the opening portions of the predetermined cells on the inlet end face have a depressed pit on the end face on the inlet end face side.

Abstract: A filling percentage of a central portion is larger than that of a peripheral portion at the inlet end surface of an exhaust gas of a honeycomb segment (2) constituting a ceramic filter due to additional filling (13). Thus, an amount of soot accumulated in vents (5) in the central portion of each honeycomb segment (2) is less relative to that in the peripheral portion. This decreases a quantity of heat generated by burning of soot in the central portion, and reduces temperature rise during recycling, thus limiting the maximum temperature of the ceramic filter (1).

Abstract: There is provided a ceramic filter capable of controlling extraordinary rise of the internal temperature upon regeneration by reducing an amount of deposited soot (particulates) by increasing a passage flow rate in the through-cells and realizing improvement of the regeneration limit and correspondence of PM emission and a method for manufacturing a ceramic filter. A plurality of circulation holes 7 are formed in the honeycomb segment 2, and the cells are constituted as inlets and/or outlets of the circulation holes 7 and contain a plurality of honeycomb segments 2 bonded to one another. Each honeycomb segment 2 includes a first inflow holes 8, a second inflow holes 9, and as a part at least through-cells 10 formed to extend through in such a manner that fluid can be discharged from the inlet to the outlet of the cells without being plugged at the inlet and the outlet of the cell.

Abstract: The honeycomb filter 10 is constructed as a diesel particulate filter (DPF) having a filtration function for filtering out the PM (particulate matter) included in an exhaust emission of a diesel engine. The honeycomb filter 10 has a honeycomb structure 12 as a base and inlet opening cells 16 with surface layers 26 formed on respective inner surfaces thereof. The surface layer 26 has zero film thickness in an inlet peripheral region 28. Separation vortexes are generated in the inlet peripheral regions 28. The zero film thickness of the surface layers 26 in the inlet peripheral regions 28 naturally causes non-flaking of the surface layers 26 induced by the separation vortexes generated in the inlet peripheral regions 28 and thereby leads to non-production of flakes. In the non-existent condition of flakes, the overall surface layers 26 are not collapsed by collision of the flakes.

Abstract: [PROBLEMS] To provide a compound useful as an agent for the treatment of circulatory diseases, nervous system diseases, metabolic diseases, reproductive system diseases, and digestive tract diseases. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The compound, which is for use as an active ingredient, is represented by the formula (I): [wherein R1 represents optionally halogenated C1-6 alkyl, etc.; R2 represents, e.g., a group represented by the formula (II-1) or (II-4) (wherein W represents C1-6 alkylene, etc. and R represents C1-6 alkyl, etc.); R3 represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, etc.; X represents —O—, —NH—, etc.; and Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 each independently represents —CH—, —N—, etc.].

Abstract: There is provided a honeycomb structure where a catalyst is loaded on surfaces of inner pores of the surface layer and on a surface of the surface layer; a relation between a catalyst area proportion A of the catalyst to a gap area proportion B of a gap in a cross-section of the surface layer on the inlet side is 1%<A/B<90%; and a relation between an average catalyst area proportion, A1, from the surface to a point having a depth of one third of the thickness of the surface layer including the surface of the surface layer on the inlet side and a catalyst area proportion A2 in a central portion of the surface layer is A1/A2>1.5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compound represented by the formula (I) below and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. This compound is useful for treatment of obesity, diabetes and the like. [In the formula (I), Ar represents a benzene ring or the like; X1 represents a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom or the like; R1 represents an aryl group or the like; X2 represents a group represented by the following formula (II): (wherein R4 and R5 respectively represent a lower alkyl group or the like, and m represents a number of 2-4) or the like; one of X and Y represents an oxygen atom and the other represents a sulfanyl group or the like; and X3-X6 respectively represent —CH—, a nitrogen atom or the like.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb segment joined body comprising a plurality of honeycomb segments unitarily joined at joint faces thereof by means of a bonding material layer, and an outer peripheral coat layer, the honeycomb structure having a plurality of cells functioning as fluid passages disposed in parallel with one another in a central axis direction. A thickness of the outer peripheral coat layer at least at one portion of the portions (portions on end faces) located on end faces in longitudinal direction of the bonding material layer in a cross-section in a direction perpendicular to the central axis direction is larger than an average thickness of the portions other than the portions on end faces.

Abstract: There is disclosed a plugged honeycomb structure capable of suppressing a rise of a pressure loss. A plugged honeycomb structure 1 of the present invention comprises a columnar honeycomb structure 2 having porous partition walls 4 and a plurality of cells 5 which are defined by the partition walls 4 and which extend through the structure from one end surface 7a to the other end surface 7b thereof; a plurality of first plugging members 3a which plug openings of predetermined cells 5a on a side of the one end surface 7a; and a plurality of second plugging members 3b which plug openings of the remaining cells 5b on a side of the other end surface 7b. In the plugged honeycomb structure 1, the first plugging member 3a includes a convex portion 6 having a shape convex toward the center of the cell 5 in an axial direction on an end portion of the member on a side opposite to the end surface 7a in which the cell 5a to be plugged is opened.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb segment joined body comprising a plurality of honeycomb segments unitarily joined at joint faces thereof by means of a bonding material layer, and an outer peripheral coat layer, the honeycomb structure having a plurality of cells functioning as fluid passages disposed in parallel with one another in a central axis direction. A thickness of the outer peripheral coat layer at least at one portion of the portions (portions on end faces) located on end faces in longitudinal direction of the bonding material layer in a cross-section in a direction perpendicular to the central axis direction is larger than an average thickness of the portions other than the portions on end faces.

Abstract: A honeycomb filter including a catalyst-carrying article, and an outer peripheral coat layer disposed on an outer peripheral face of the catalyst carrying article, wherein an amount of the catalyst loaded in the outer peripheral coat layer at a position 50 ?m or more apart from a boundary face between the catalyst-carrying article and the outer peripheral coat layer is 5 mass % or less when a measurement piece having a cross section where a boundary portion between the catalyst-carrying article and the outer peripheral coat layer can be observed and being obtained by embedding a resin in the boundary portion in the cross section is measured by an energy dispersive fluorescent X-ray analysis using a scanning electron microscope.

Abstract: There is provided a honeycomb structure which is useful as a trapping filter for exhaust gas, especially as a DPF for a diesel engine and capable of effectively inhibiting defects such as a crack due to thermal stress from being generated upon use and regeneration. The honeycomb structure is provided with a honeycomb segment bonded body obtained by unitarily bonding a plurality of honeycomb segments at bonded faces via a bonding material layer and the outer periphery coat layer and has a structure having a plurality of cells functioning as fluid passages disposed in parallel with one another in a direction of a central axis. The honeycomb structure is characterized in that a bonding cross portion where two or more bonding material layers cross has a smaller thermal capacity than those of bonding portions other than the bonding cross portion.

Abstract: A plugged honeycomb structure includes: a honeycomb structure having porous partition walls separating and forming a plurality of cells communicating between an inlet end face on an inlet side of a fluid and an outlet end face on an outlet side of the fluid, and plugging portions for plugging an opening portion of each of predetermined cells on the inlet end face and an opening portion of each of the other cells on the outlet end face. There, 1.5% or more of the plugging portions plugging the opening portions of the predetermined cells on the inlet end face have a depressed pit on the end face on the inlet end face side.

Abstract: Formation is performed so that an opening percentage of the first cells 5a may increase continuously or in stages from the first cells 5a in a central portion in the cross section toward the first cells 5a in a peripheral portion excluding incomplete cells in an outermost periphery in the cross section. Specifically, the partition wall between the first cell 5a and the first cell 5a is formed to have a large thickness. In addition, the difference in the opening percentage between the first cell 5a and the second cell 5b is made small. A honeycomb segment and a honeycomb structure of the present invention can inhibit crack generation due to a heat spot generated by the difference of thermal conductivity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ?? modulator of a frequency modulation system that can lessen the requirement of linearity for an oscillator. A ?? modulator comprises an oscillating apparatus that changes a frequency thereof according to an input signal, a quantizing means for quantizing a frequency modulation signal output from the oscillating apparatus, and an operation means for applying an operation to a digital signal output from the quantizing means. The oscillating apparatus comprises an oscillator that changes a frequency thereof according to the input signal, a reference signal source that outputs a reference signal at a predetermined frequency, a mixer that receives the signals from the oscillator and the reference signal source, and a low-pass filter that passes a low frequency component of a signal output from the mixer. The center oscillation frequency of the oscillator is set higher than a target center oscillation frequency of the frequency modulation signal.

Abstract: A catalyst-carrying filter has a partition wall that includes a gas-inflow-side layer and a gas-outflow-side layer. One open end and the other open end of a plurality of cells are alternately plugged by plugging sections. The gas-inflow-side layer of the partition wall includes a PM removal catalyst layer that supports or is coated with an oxidizing catalyst for promoting oxidation of particulate matter contained in exhaust gas. The gas-outflow-side layer of the partition wall includes a PM collection layer that has a small average pore size so as to collect particulate matter, and a gas purification catalyst layer that supports or is coated with a gas purification catalyst that promotes oxidation of unburnt gas.

Abstract: There are provided a catalytic diesel particulate filter that is arranged in an exhaust system of a diesel engine and includes a catalyst that burns a particulate matter contained in an exhaust gas from the diesel engine, wherein the catalyst is configured in such a manner that a ceria based catalyst coat layer 6 containing no noble metal and a noble metal based catalyst coat layer 11 containing a noble metal are separately provided on a substrate constituted of a honeycomb structure, and a method for producing the same.