Abstract: A visual restoration aiding device for restoring vision of a patient comprises: a plurality of substrates which are placed on or under a retina of a patient's eye; a plurality of electrodes which are mounted on each substrate to apply an electrical stimulation pulse signal to cells constituting the retina; and a connecting unit which has flexibility and connects the substrates.

Abstract: Depending on whether or not a disk device is mounted, a space produced in a liquid crystal television receiver is effectively used. Mounting holes for fixing a power substrate 12 to an LCD cover 8 are formed to the same size as mounting holes formed in an MPEG substrate 10 necessary for a disk device integrated type construction and fixed to mounting parts formed in the LCD cover 8. This makes it possible to remove the MPEG substrate 10 which is unnecessary in the case of a disk device non-integrated type construction, use the mounting parts formed in the LCD cover 8 for attaching the MPEG substrate 10 as mounting parts of the power substrate 12 as they are and eliminate the necessity for an outside power device such as an AC adapter.

Abstract: A vision regeneration assisting apparatus includes: a substrate which is to be placed in a body of a patient; a plurality of electrode groups each having a plurality of electrodes which are arranged on the substrate, the electrodes applying electrical stimulation pulse signals to cells forming a retina of the patient; and a plurality of switch units which are arranged on the substrate and of which one is provided for each electrode group, the switch units selectively switching output of the electrical stimulation pulse signals from each of the electrodes.

Abstract: The invention provides a shield case capable of selecting a mounting method among multiple methods. A shield case for housing an HDMI board is composed of a frame member having two opening portions of the same design, and cover members attached in removable manner to the opposing opening portions of the frame member, wherein the HDMI board and the frame member can be turned up-side down to change the arrangement order of audio input terminal (right) and audio input terminal (left) disposed on the HDMI board from left to right and right to left. Further, by forming an opening portion on the frame member and disposing a connector to be exposed therethrough, the shield case can be disposed perpendicularly. In other words, the present shield case can be disposed in three different ways by a single structure.

Abstract: To change a position of a control board against a frame of an optical disk drive unit so that an output terminal, etc., mounted on the control board can contact a backplane of a housing of a different depth dimension. Locating pins 25 and a locking nail 27 are formed as an engagement portion on a frame 18. As an engagement receiving portion of the locating pins 25 and the locking nail 27, there are two sets of locating holes 30, 30A, locking holes 31, 31A and insertion holes 33, 33A of screws 32 provided with spacing before and after on a control board 17. A mounting position of the control board 17 on the frame 18 can be changed by selecting which of the locating holes 30, 30A and the locking holes 31, 31A are to be engaged with the locating pins 25 and the locking nail 27.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive rear projection television including a cooling structure that blows air directly against a heating element that generates heat to become hot, thus suppressing a rise in the temperature of the heating element. In addition, the shapes of having exhaust ducts are simplified, thus reducing the cost. A first duct 71 and a second duct 101 are formed to have generally U-shaped cross sections; air blown by a first blowing fan 70 is exhausted to the exterior through the first duct 71 and external air is supplied to a second blowing fan 100 through the second duct 101. The U-shaped opening sides of the ducts are attached to a lower cabinet 5 to form cylindrical paths. Consequently, the costs of the ducts are lower than those of integrally cylindrically molded ducts.

Abstract: To provide a device capable of effectively shielding noise which constitutes interference is provided without sacrificing miniaturization. A power supply circuit board 60 and an analog signal processing substrate 61 are arranged side by side backward and forward centered on a projection unit 30 and a lamp drive circuit board 64 is disposed at a position far from the analog signal processing substrate 61 across the projection unit 30. A driver circuit board 31, digital circuit board 62 and scaler circuit board 63 are housed in shield cases 39, 70, 71, the shield case 70 is disposed upright so as to separate the power supply circuit board 60 and analog signal processing substrate 61 from the driver circuit board 31, and the three sides of the driver circuit board 31 are surrounded with the shield cases 70, 71 and an uprising section 35b of a support frame 35.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a liquid crystal display device intended to rationalize a layout of various devices provided inside the liquid crystal display device and to reduce dead spaces in the liquid crystal display device, thereby reducing the size and thickness of the device. The liquid crystal display device comprises speakers 10, 10, a recording/reproducing device 11, a liquid crystal display unit 12, and an inverter substrate 13 making up an inverter circuit which controls the liquid crystal display unit 12 within the cabinet of a liquid crystal television receiver 1. The speakers 10, 10 having a smaller height H than the height H1 of the liquid crystal display unit 12 are disposed alongside the liquid crystal display unit 12 and the inverter substrate 13 is disposed in spaces 20 formed above the speakers 10, 10.

Abstract: A television receiver having a reinforcement/mounting dual-purpose structure is provided by forming reinforcement ribs and boss sections beforehand in an area of a flat vertical inner wall surface of a cabinet so that the boss sections intended to function as a reinforcement structure allow parts and devices such as operation buttons to be retrofitted to the boss sections according to applications and can also be used as a mounting structure for mounting the parts. Reinforcement ribs 11 and boss sections 12 for further reinforcing the reinforcement ribs 11 are formed integral with a flat vertical inner wall surface 10 of a cabinet which forms the outer shape of a television receiver 1.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a printed circuit board efficiently within a short time is disclosed. Two areas R1 and R2 to fabricate two printed circuit boards are assigned to a single original board 5 from which a plurality of boards are available. A first automatic mounting area 1 where the chip parts are mounted to obtain one printed circuit board is set in the area R1. A second automatic mounting area 2 where the chip parts are mounted to obtain another printed circuit board is set in the area R2. An automatic mounting range 3, including the two automatic mounting areas 1 and 2, is set in a predetermined range of the original board 5 in such a manner as to correspond to the range where the chip parts mounter carries out the work of mounting the chip parts.

Abstract: A visual restoration aiding device for restoring vision of a patient comprises: a plurality of substrates which are placed on or under a retina of a patient's eye; a plurality of electrodes which are mounted on each substrate to apply an electrical stimulation pulse signal to cells constituting the retina; and a connecting unit which has flexibility and connects the substrates.

Abstract: The present invention provides the novel thermoelectric materials having, in combination, processability and excellent thermoelectric characteristics, the thermoelectric materials being able to provide n-type thermoelectric characteristics in accordance with the nature of the employed inorganic thermoelectric materials; a thermoelectric device employing the materials; and a method for producing the thermoelectric materials.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a printed circuit board efficiently within a short time is disclosed. Two areas R1 and R2 to fabricate two printed circuit boards are assigned to a single original board 5 from which a plurality of boards are available. A first automatic mounting area 1 where the chip parts are mounted to obtain one printed circuit board is set in the area R1. A second automatic mounting area 2 where the chip parts are mounted to obtain another printed circuit board is set in the area R2. An automatic mounting range 3, including the two automatic mounting areas 1 and 2, is set in a predetermined range of the original board 5 in such a manner as to correspond to the range where the chip parts mounter carries out the work of mounting the chip parts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water purifier capable of being loaded with a plurality of kinds of filter cartridges, and provided with a display adapted to show the kind of filter cartridge, a user being able to easily ascertain the kind of the water-purifying cartridge in use. The water purifier according to the present invention is preferably provided with a power source for use in displaying the kind of filter cartridge, and a display for showing thereon the power source replacement time, so that this water purifier works to easily notify a user of filter cartridge and power source replacement time.

Abstract: The present invention provides the novel thermoelectric materials having, in combination, processability and excellent thermoelectric characteristics, the thermoelectric materials being able to provide n-type thermoelectric characteristics in accordance with the nature of the employed inorganic thermoelectric materials; a thermoelectric device employing the materials; and a method for producing the thermoelectric materials.

Abstract: A pressure sensor, having a simple structure for accurately measuring any one of pressure and weight, is provided. The pressure sensor includes a pair of electrode layers and a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is composed of a rubber elastic body positioned between the pair of electrode layers to act as a spacer for the pair of electrode layers. The dielectric layer has a tan .delta., at 1 to 30 Hz at a temperature of 10.degree. C. to 30.degree. C., of 0.03 or less. The dielectric layer also has a rubber hardness of 20 to 80 degrees in terms of scale A according to JIS-K-6301 at 10.degree. C. to 30.degree. C. Further, the dielectric layer has an impact resilience of 75% or more measured according to JIS-K-6301 at 10.degree. C. to 30.degree. C. and a compression set of 3% or less measured according to JIS-K-6301 at 10.degree. C. to 30.degree. C. The dielectric layer is formed of any one of natural rubber, polybutadiene rubber, polyisoprene rubber, polyurethane rubber and silicone rubber.