Abstract: The positions at which electrode pads are arranged can be made more flexible, and electrical interconnects to be installed can be reduced. In addition, the degree of integration of a chip increases, making it possible to realize a large-scale device (optical switch etc.). In an optical module of the present invention, an interposer (an electrical connection intermediary component with electrode pins attached onto upper and lower faces in an array) is laid over a chip that includes a device configured by using a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) fixed onto a fixing metal plate, and a control substrate for driving the device is laid over the interposer. These components are mechanically fixed by a fixing screw or the like, and the electrode pads of the chip and the control substrate are connected to each other via the interposer.

Abstract: A motor configured to power an electric or hybrid vehicle, comprising a lubricant oil composition including a polyalkylene glycol (PAG) base oil, at least one of a poly-alpha-olefin (PAO) and an ester, and an additive package that includes at least a sulfur-based extreme pressure agent.

Abstract: An occupant protection system has a component in question reduced in size and cost. The occupant protection system includes: a rollover airbag device provided in a vehicle interior; a battery configured to supply power to the rollover airbag device; a controller configured to determine a rollover of a vehicle and, if a rollover of the vehicle is determined, activate the rollover airbag device using power supplied from the battery; and a backup power source configured to charge power to be used if the battery fails. The controller determines a collision of the vehicle and examines the battery for any failure and, if a collision of the vehicle is determined and the battery is examined to have a failure, activates the rollover airbag device using the power charged in the backup power source.

Abstract: Provided are a lubricating oil composition containing (A) a specific amide compound and (B) a metal-based detergent, wherein the content of the metal-based detergent (B) as converted in terms of metal atom is, based on the total amount of the composition, more than 300 ppm by mass and 1,000 ppm by mass or less, and having a high intermetallic friction coefficient and excellent clutch anti-shudder performance; and a lubrication method and a transmission using the composition.

Abstract: An occupant protection system has a component in question reduced in size and cost. The occupant protection system includes: a rollover airbag device provided in a vehicle interior; a battery configured to supply power to the rollover airbag device; a controller configured to determine a rollover of a vehicle and, if a rollover of the vehicle is determined, activate the rollover airbag device using power supplied from the battery; and a backup power source configured to charge power to be used if the battery fails. The controller determines a collision of the vehicle and examines the battery for any failure and, if a collision of the vehicle is determined and the battery is examined to have a failure, activates the rollover airbag device using the power charged in the backup power source.

Abstract: Provided are a lubricating oil composition having a high intermetallic friction coefficient and having excellent clutch anti-shudder performance of excellent initial clutch anti-shudder performance and a long clutch anti-shudder lifetime, and a lubrication method and a transmission using the lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition contains an amide compound (A) having a specific structure, a metal-based detergent (B), and at least one phosphorus acid ester (C) selected from an acid phosphate ester and an acid phosphite ester; and the lubrication method and the transmission use the lubricating oil composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition for a transmission which is excellent in seizure resistance and copper corrosion resistance, and which contains a base oil (A), a sulfur-containing compound (B) having no —Sn11— (where n11 is an integer of 2 or more), and a thiadiazole compound (C) having an —Sn2113 R21 group (where R21 is a linear hydrocarbon group having 1 or more and 24 or less carbon atoms, and n21 is 1 or 2), a method for lubricating a transmission, including using the same, and a transmission provided with the same.

Abstract: Provided are a lubricating oil composition containing (A) a specific amide compound and (B) a metal-based detergent, wherein the content of the metal-based detergent (B) as converted in terms of metal atom is, based on the total amount of the composition, more than 300 ppm by mass and 1,000 ppm by mass or less, and having a high intermetallic friction coefficient and excellent clutch anti-shudder performance; and a lubrication method and a transmission using the composition.

Abstract: Provided are a lubricating oil composition having a high intermetallic friction coefficient and having excellent clutch anti-shudder performance of excellent initial clutch anti-shudder performance and a long clutch anti-shudder lifetime, and a lubrication method and a transmission using the lubricating oil composition. The lubricating oil composition contains an amide compound (A) having a specific structure, a metal-based detergent (B), and at least one phosphorus acid ester (C) selected from an acid phosphate ester and an acid phosphite ester; and the lubrication method and the transmission use the lubricating oil composition.

Abstract: An automobile exhaust-pipe joint structure and a coil spring for use therein. The exhaust pipe connection structure includes a first exhaust pipe having a first flange section, a second exhaust pipe having a second flange section, a ball joint section for connecting the first and second exhaust pipes flexibly, and coupling mechanisms provided at a plurality of positions of the first and second flange sections. One exemplary coupling mechanism includes a bolt member penetrating the first flange section and being secured, at one end part thereof, to the second flange section, and a coil spring of deformed cross-section interposed between the other end part of the bolt member and the first flange section, wherein the cross-section of a wire is reduced in diameter, in the compressing direction with a dimensional ratio between the short diameter and long diameter thereof being in the range of 1.1–2.6.

Abstract: A side airbag system has a side airbag unit, a posture detector, a weight detector, and a deployment controller. The side airbag unit includes an airbag to be deployed with respect to the sideward direction of the occupant sitting on a vehicle seat. The posture detector determines the posture of the occupant. The weight detector measures the weight of the occupant. The deployment controller controls the deployment of the airbag based on the posture checked by the posture detector and weight measured by the weight detector of the occupant.

Abstract: In a connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire, a retainer is fitted into a rear portion of an insulator holding a contact. The core wire is crimped by a wire crimping barrel formed to the contact. The cable is clamped in cooperation with the retainer and the insulator and extracted through the rear portion of the insulator. In addition, the contact has a locking barrel. On the other hand, the retainer includes a locking portion which is engaged with the locking barrel to prevent the contact from being released rearward from the insulator.

Abstract: In a connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire, a retainer is fitted into a rear portion of an insulator holding a contact. The core wire is crimped by a wire crimping barrel formed to the contact. The cable is clamped in cooperation with the retainer and the insulator and extracted through the rear portion of the insulator. In addition, the contact has a locking barrel. On the other hand, the retainer includes a locking portion which is engaged with the locking barrel to prevent the contact from being released rearward from the insulator.

Abstract: A coil spring according to the present invention is used as a coil spring in an automobile exhaust-pipe joint structure. The automobile exhaust-pipe joint structure of the invention is a coil spring using the coil spring according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a side airbag system. This side airbag system has a side airbag unit, a posture detector, a weight detector, and a deployment controller. The side airbag unit includes an airbag to be deployed with respect to the sideward of the occupant sitting on a vehicle seat. The posture detector determines the posture of the occupant. The weight detector measures the weight of the occupant. The deployment controller controls the deployment of the airbag based on the posture checked by the posture detector and weight measured by the weight detector of the occupant.

Abstract: An examining structure for a circuit protective element comprises a plurality of conductive plates 3 of a conductive circuit 2 which is formed in a pattern on a circuit board 1, a pair of lead terminals 8 provided in the circuit protective element and respectively connected to the conductive plates 3, a test probe 4 for supplying a large current to the lead terminals 8 in order to examine a normal operation of the circuit protective element, and a test pad 6 soldered to the conductive plate 3 which is connected to the lead terminal, the test pad being adapted to be in contact with the test probe, thereby to constitute a probe contact part 5 having a thickness larger than the conductive plate. The test pad is smaller in size than the surface of the conductive plate and positioned near the lead terminal. The test pad is composed of a plurality of contact members having the same shape so as to keep a contact area with the test probe uniformly. The contact members are arranged uniformly.

Abstract: A protective structure for junctions consists of a terminal holder including a mount, a plurality of joint terminals arranged on the mount, and a hood which receives one end of the joint terminals; an auxiliary terminal holder including a fixing frame and a plurality of auxiliary terminals arranged on the fixing frame in compliance with the joint terminals; a flat cable held between the terminal holder and the auxiliary terminal holder such that its exposed conductors, the joint terminals and the auxiliary terminals are subjected to welding to provide a junction; a hold-down member fittable to the terminal holder transversely to the flat cable; and a protective cover fittable to the terminal holder to cover a part of the flat cable having been bent back around the hold-down member. Stresses are prevented from directly acting via the flat cable on the junction.

Abstract: A cable holding structure of this invention comprises a groove in which a bending portion of a flexible flat cable is to be inserted, a first opening portion through which the flexible cable extending in the X direction as one direction from the bending portion passes and a second opening portion through which the flexible cable extending in the Y direction as the other direction from the bending portion passes, the first and second opening portions being contained in the groove, and a stopper provided on the first opening portion, which contacts a side edge of the flexible cable extending in the Y direction as the other direction of the bending portion so as to prevent the bending portion from slipping out in the X direction as one direction. Consequently, this prevents a residual stress from being generated in the flexible flat cable thereby improving the service life of the flexible flat cable.