Abstract: A camera module includes a lens 11, an optical tube 12 for supporting the lens 1, and an image sensor chip 2 for outputting image signals based on the light coming through the lens 11. The optical tube 12 is attached to the image sensor chip 2. The image sensor chip 2 has a sensor portion 21 and a logic circuit portion 22 on one surface thereof, and the optical tube 12 is attached to the logic circuit portion 22. In this structure, a camera module can be downsized and achieve high focus accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-component granular additive for polyolefins which has a strength and a function which enable the additive to be dust-free and be of components-in-granule type. It comprises 10 parts by mass of a nucleating agent comprising an alkali metal salt or hydroxyaluminum salt of an aromatic monocarboxlylic acid or comprising an alkali metal salt or hydroxyaluminum salt of an acid aromatic phosphoric ester compound, 1 to 50 parts by mass of a phenolic antioxidant, 5 to 50 parts by mass of polyproylene, and 0 to 500 parts by mass of one or more optional additive components other than the nucleating agent and the phenolic antioxidant.

Abstract: In front of a dash panel of a vehicle body, the dash module to which various parts are assembled, the various parts including an air conditioning unit and the like with a steering member extending in a vehicle width direction as a main constituent is installed. When the dash module is installed to the vehicle body, before heater pipes of the air conditioning unit are inserted to through hole portions of the dash panel, positioning pins at a vehicle body side enter upper and lower guide grooves of a bracket, which are provided in an end portion of the steering member at a driver's seat side, and a temporarily holding claw provided in an end portion of the steering member at a passenger's seat side is inserted to a temporarily holding hole portion at the vehicle body side.

Abstract: Bandwidth control over users accommodated under ONU in PON is achieved. BAS sets user bandwidth information obtained during user authorization in OLT. The OLT achieves bandwidth control on a user basis, using bandwidth information set from the BAS. The present invention enables bandwidth control over users under the ONUs.

Abstract: A unique user information character string is generated by a character string generation unit, and the user information character string is scribed by a user-personal identification number generation unit by coding performed by a manager secret key to generate a security officer-personal identification number (SO-PIN). Furthermore, a certification management environment of an IC card is accessed by a management operation unit by setting the security officer-personal identification number (SO-PIN) generated by the personal identification number generation unit to perform a management operation.

Abstract: A pre-acquired reference image (42), a currently picked-up ultrasonic image (41), and position information indicating a relation between a position of the ultrasonic probe when the reference image (42) was picked-up and a current position of the ultrasonic probe are displayed on a display portion (28) as navigation information. Also, when the following diagnosis image is to be acquired, probe movement information (46), specifying a position or the like to which the ultrasonic probe has to be moved, is displayed on the display portion (28) as the navigation information.

Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery having an electrode group comprising a portion of exposed metal foil electrically connected to the positive electrode collector and covering the entire outer surface of the electrode group. Separator material is sandwiched between the foil and the negative electrode, which is positioned outwardly of the positive electrode, and separator material is also positioned between the foil covering of the electrode group and a negative polarity cell container. The positioning of the metal foil is such that if the battery is crushed, the separator material on the outermost side of the metal foil or between the metal foil and the negative electrode is broken first, so that the metal foil short-circuits with the inner wall of the cell container or the negative electrode, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium ion secondary battery using as the negative active material thereof a carbon material that enables the absorption and release of lithium ions and has volume resistivity not exceeding 5.0×10−3 ohmcm, thereby preventing battery temperatures from increasing abruptly due to low volume resistivity of the carbon material even when short-circuiting takes place inside of the battery.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rectangular cell is provided in which a rectangular case containing a power generating element is hermetically sealed by laser welding a sealing plate to an open end of the rectangular case. A sealing plate 2 formed into the same shape as the upper open end of a rectangular case 1 is laid on the upper open end, laser beams 3a to 3d are applied in a downward direction from the horizontal to a line of contact 4 comprising sides “a” to “d” including respective corners “e”, and the line of contact 4 is scanned with laser beams 3a to 3d thereby sealing the open end of the case with the sealing plate.

Abstract: A sound reproduction system has pairs of sound emitters that subtend different angles &THgr;, the span angle, at the listener position. The pairs of sound emitters are arranged to be excited by different frequency bands of the signal output from an inverse filter means (Hh, Hl). The operational span-frequency range of the pairs of sound emitters is determined by an equation (I) where the transducer span &THgr; is the angle subtended at the listener by a pair of transducers, where O<n<2. c0: is the speed of sound, and &Dgr;r: is the equivalent distance between the ears. The sound emitters may be discrete speaker units, the different pairs of units being positioned at different span angles, or they be constituted by area portions of an extended transducer (FIG. 10). When discrete speaker units are employed a cross-over filter (FIG. 28) is used to provide drive signals in the different frequency bands to the different speaker pairs.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-component granular additive for polyolefins which has a strength and a function which enable the additive to be dust-free and be of components-in-granule type. It comprises 10 parts by mass of a nucleating agent comprising an alkali metal salt or hydroxyaluminum salt of an aromatic monocarboxlylic acid or comprising an alkali metal salt or hydroxyaluminum salt of an acid aromatic phosphoric ester compound, 1 to 50 parts by mass of a phenolic antioxidant, 5 to 50 parts by mass of polyproylene, and 0 to 500 parts by mass of one or more optional additive components other than the nucleating agent and the phenolic antioxidant.

Abstract: A battery module adapted to be replaceably mounted on a mobile phone and capable of forming a part of an outer peripheral surface of the mobile phone. Deformation of the battery relative to a direction of contact of the battery module with the compact electric appliance is accommodated in a gap, defined in an inner surface of a container. In a direction away from the mobile phone, deformation of the container resulting from the deformation of the battery is allowed.

Abstract: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having: an electrode plate assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a non-aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent; and a gas absorbing element that absorbs gas produced in the secondary battery, wetting of the gas absorbing element with the non-aqueous solvent is controlled.

Abstract: The write performance and erasion performance of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having as its memory elements MOSFETs in each of which a floating gate electrode is formed on each of the two sidewalls of a control gate electrode are to be improved, and the read performance is also to be improved. Part of the control gate electrode is extended above the floating gate electrodes on its two sidewalls. A source region and a drain region are formed alongside the outer boundaries of the floating gate electrodes so,that electric charges can be separately injected into the two floating gate electrodes.

Abstract: For mounting an instrument panel onto a given portion in a motor vehicle, there is provided an instrument panel mounting structure. A cowl panel is arranged at the given portion. The cowl panel includes an upper panel part and a lower panel part which are united to constitute an inwardly protruding holder structure. The holder structure comprises a first section where the upper and lower panel parts intimately contact at mutually facing surfaces thereof and a second section where the upper and lower panel parts are spaced from each other at the mutually facing surfaces thereof. The second section constitutes a rear end of the holder structure. Catch devices are provided by the instrument panel. Each catch device includes a catch section and a guide section. The catch section is constructed to catch the rear end of the holder structure when brought to the rear end of the holder structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a non-aqueous secondary battery comprising an electrode group composed by confronting thin positive electrode and negative electrode through a separator, and it is an object thereof to enhance the safety outstandingly without sacrificing the cell capacity more than necessary and without increasing the number of parts. To achieve the object, a metal foil for positive electrode collector is electrically connected to the positive electrode, and the exposed portion of the metal foil for positive electrode collector covers the entire outer surface of the electrode group where the negative electrode is positioned outside through the separator, and its outermost side is wrapped with a separator, and thus constituted electrode group is put into a negative polarity cell container together with non-aqueous electrolyte, and therefore in such severe conditions as to crush the cell, accidents such as cell fire and rupture can be completely eliminated.

Abstract: The write performance and erasion performance of a nonvolatile semiconductor memory having as its memory elements MOSFETs in each of which a floating gate electrode is formed on each of the two sidewalls of a control gate electrode are to be improved, and the read performance is also to be improved. Part of the control gate electrode is extended above the floating gate electrodes on its two sidewalls. A source region and a drain region are formed alongside the outer boundaries of the floating gate electrodes so that electric charges can be separately injected into the two floating gate electrodes.

Abstract: A non-aqueous secondary battery having an electrode group comprising a portion of exposed metal foil electrically connected to the positive electrode collector and covering the entire outer surface of the electrode group. Separator material is sandwiched between the foil and the negative electrode, which is positioned outwardly of the positive electrode, and separator material is also positioned between the foil covering of the electrode group and a negative polarity cell container. The positioning of the metal foil is such that if the battery is crushed, the separator material on the outermost side of the metal foil or between the metal foil and the negative electrode is broken first, so that the metal foil short-circuits with the inner wall of the cell container or the negative electrode, respectively.

Abstract: For mounting an instrument panel onto a given portion in a motor vehicle, there is provided an instrument panel mounting structure. A cowl panel is arranged at the given portion. The cowl panel includes an upper panel part and a lower panel part which are united to constitute an inwardly protruding holder structure. The holder structure comprises a first section where the upper and lower panel parts intimately contact at mutually facing surfaces thereof and a second section where the upper and lower panel parts are spaced from each other at the mutually facing surfaces thereof. The second section constitute a rear end of the holder structure. Catch devices are provided by the instrument panel. Each catch device includes a catch section and a guide section. The catch section is constructed to catch the rear end of the holder structure when brought to the rear end of the holder structure.

Abstract: In front of a dash panel of a vehicle body, the dash module to which various parts are assembled, the various parts including an air conditioning unit and the like with a steering member extending in a vehicle width direction as a main constituent is installed. When the dash module is installed to the vehicle body, before heater pipes of the air conditioning unit are inserted to through hole portions of the dash panel, positioning pins at a vehicle body side enter upper and lower guide grooves of a bracket, which are provided in an end portion of the steering member at a driver's seat side, and a temporarily holding claw provided in an end portion of the steering member at a passenger's seat side is inserted to a temporarily holding hole portion at the vehicle body side.