Abstract: Conventionally, it has not been possible to easily know the user's blood sugar constitution type. It is possible to easily know the user's blood sugar constitution type using a blood sugar constitution determination device including: a storage unit that stores one or more pieces of question information that are used to judge a blood sugar constitution type and include a question regarding lifestyle; an output unit that outputs the one or more pieces of question information; an acceptance unit that accepts, from a user, answer information corresponding to the one or more pieces of question information; a processing unit that determines a blood sugar constitution type of the user, using the one or more pieces of answer information accepted by the acceptance unit; and an information output unit that outputs output information regarding the blood sugar constitution type.

Abstract: A socket for electronic components includes a case that includes through holes of which inner wall surfaces have conductivity, and a ground contact unit that is disposed in one of the through holes and is electrically connected to an inner wall surface of the through hole. The ground contact unit includes a holding member that holds a conductive member and is fixed in the through hole. The conductive member has elasticity, and includes an intermediate portion held by the holding member, an upper extension portion extending upward from the intermediate portion, and a lower extension portion extending downward from the intermediate portion. The lower extension portion includes a ground extension portion that comes into elastic contact with the inner wall surface of the through hole, a fixed portion that is fixed to a substrate, and an impact absorbing portion that is formed between the fixed portion and the intermediate portion.

Abstract: A socket for electronic components includes a case that includes through holes of which inner wall surfaces have conductivity, and a ground contact unit that is disposed in one of the through holes and is electrically connected to an inner wall surface of the through hole. The ground contact unit includes a holding member that holds a conductive member and is fixed in the through hole. The conductive member has elasticity, and includes an intermediate portion held by the holding member, an upper extension portion extending upward from the intermediate portion, and a lower extension portion extending downward from the intermediate portion. The lower extension portion includes a ground extension portion that comes into elastic contact with the inner wall surface of the through hole, a fixed portion that is fixed to a substrate, and an impact absorbing portion that is formed between the fixed portion and the intermediate portion.

Abstract: An electronic component socket includes a shield plate set forming an opening portion, a movement member including a conductive member having a contact portion capable of contacting an electrode terminal of an electronic component, an elastic member which is electrically connectable to a wiring substrate, and includes a biasing portion having a biasing force and a base portion fixing the biasing portion. The movement member is disposed to move vertically above the elastic member in the opening portion, and the biasing portion elastically contacts the movement member. The shield plate set includes a protrusion protruding in the opening portion, the movement member includes a concave portion which engages with the protrusion, the conductive member includes an inclined surface portion which extends so as to be inclined on an opposite side of the concave portion, and the biasing portion of the elastic member elastically contacts the inclined surface portion.

Abstract: An electronic component socket includes a shield plate set forming an opening portion, a movement member including a conductive member having a contact portion capable of contacting an electrode terminal of an electronic component, an elastic member which is electrically connectable to a wiring substrate, and includes a biasing portion having a biasing force and a base portion fixing the biasing portion. The movement member is disposed to move vertically above the elastic member in the opening portion, and the biasing portion elastically contacts the movement member. The shield plate set includes a protrusion protruding in the opening portion, the movement member includes a concave portion which engages with the protrusion, the conductive member includes an inclined surface portion which extends so as to be inclined on an opposite side of the concave portion, and the biasing portion of the elastic member elastically contacts the inclined surface portion.

Abstract: A card connector includes a housing which allows a card to inserted thereinto, and a plurality of terminal members which is arranged in the housing, and is respectively connectable to a plurality of external connections provided on the bottom face of the card. The plurality of terminal members is composed of first terminal members which are arranged on an inner bottom face of the housing, are provided side to side along an insertion direction of the card, and are connectable to first external connections of the plurality of external connections of the card which are provided on the side of a rear end of the card, and second terminal members which are connectable to second external connections of the plurality of external connections of the card which are provided on the side of a front end of the card.

Abstract: A card connector includes a housing which allows a card to inserted thereinto, and a plurality of terminal members which is arranged in the housing, and is respectively connectable to a plurality of external connections provided on the bottom face of the card. The plurality of terminal members is composed of first terminal members which are arranged on an inner bottom face of the housing, are provided side to side along an insertion direction of the card, and are connectable to first external connections of the plurality of external connections of the card which are provided on the side of a rear end of the card, and second terminal members which are connectable to second external connections of the plurality of external connections of the card which are provided on the side of a front end of the card.

Abstract: A card adapter mounted on a card connector in a state where a card is held is provided. The card adapter includes an adapter body guided by a guide member which guides a separate card different from the card when being mounted to the card connector, and mounted on the card connector so as not to come into contact with contact terminals for the separate card; and a holding portion making the card held by the adapter body in a state where a rear end of the card is made to protrude from a rear end of the adapter body. The holding portion includes an ejection mechanism ejected by once pressing the card held by the adapter body toward the deep side.

Abstract: A connector for a card includes first contact terminals that come in contact with first outer connection parts of a card to be fitted, and second contact terminals that come in contact with second outer connection parts of the card. Contact parts of the first contact terminals that come in contact with the first outer connection parts, and contact parts of the second contact terminals that come in contact with the second outer connection parts are formed to face directions orthogonal to each other.

Abstract: A support structure for a pedal of a vehicle pivotablly supports a pedal assembly (34) to a pedal bracket (38) mounted on a vehicle dash panel (6).

Abstract: A support structure for a pedal of a vehicle pivotablly supports a pedal assembly (34) to a pedal bracket (38) mounted on a vehicle dash panel (6).

Abstract: There is provided a card connector device in which the length and the width thereof can be reduced. The connector device includes an insertion portion 40 into which a card 1 having a notch portion 2 is inserted, and a detecting switch 21 for detecting that the card 1 inserted into the insertion portion 40 is mounted at a predetermined card mounting position, wherein the detecting switch 21 is arranged so that at least a portion of the detecting switch 21 is positioned in a space defined by the notch portion 2 of the card 1 mounted at the predetermined card mounting position.

Abstract: There is provided a card connector device in which the length and the width thereof can be reduced. The connector device includes an insertion portion 40 into which a card 1 having a notch portion 2 is inserted, and a detecting switch 21 for detecting that the card 1 inserted into the insertion portion 40 is mounted at a predetermined card mounting position, wherein the detecting switch 21 is arranged so that at least a portion of the detecting switch 21 is positioned in a space defined by the notch portion 2 of the card 1 mounted at the predetermined card mounting position.

Abstract: A card connector device capable of detecting mounting of cards in predetermined mount positions without the provision of metallic sheet pieces comprises a first switch for detecting that a first card and a second card have been mounted in predetermined mount positions and a second switch for detecting inhibition of writing on the first card and the second card, the first switch and the second switch, respectively, including a fixed contact composed of contact portions provided on a housing, a fixed contact composed of contact portions, and a moving contact, which acts as the first and second cards are moved to predetermined mount positions, the respective moving contacts comprising torsion coil springs.

Abstract: A card connector device capable of detecting mounting of cards in predetermined mount positions without the provision of metallic sheet pieces comprises a first switch for detecting that a first card and a second card have been mounted in predetermined mount positions and a second switch for detecting inhibition of writing on the first card and the second card, the first switch and the second switch, respectively, including a fixed contact composed of contact portions provided on a housing, a fixed contact composed of contact portions, and a moving contact, which acts as the first and second cards are moved to predetermined mount positions, the respective moving contacts comprising torsion coil springs.

Abstract: In order to obtain a charging member which is free of problems such as bleeding of a conductive agent and environment dependency, has little voltage dependency, and can be preferably used in a charging system of impressing only a DC voltage, there is provided a charging member comprising an elastic layer, a resistance regulation layer provided on the elastic layer, and a skin layer provided on the resistance regulation layer, wherein the resistance regulation layer is formed by use of a resin composition prepared by blending an ion conductive substance having a molecular weight of 30 to 800 as a conductive agent into a low-resistance resin matrix having a resistance of 1×104 to 1×1010 &OHgr;·cm.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining, by use of ion chromatography, a microconstituent contained in a major constituent as impurities present in the major constituent. The invention causes only that portion of the effluent from the detector, shown on an ion chromatograph, that corresponds to the neighborhood of the microconstituent to be led again to the collecting valve. Thus, the microconstituent of the solution can be determined quickly and easily, without reference to the kind of microconstituent being tested.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining, by use of ion chromatography, a microconstituent contained in a major constituent as impurities present in the major constituent. The invention causes only that portion of the effluent from the detector, shown on an ion chromatograph, that corresponds to the neighborhood of the microconstituent to be led again to the collecting valve. Thus, the microconstituent of the solution can be determined quickly and easily, without reference to the kind of microconstituent being tested.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for analysis, by ion chromatography, of anions, in a sample solution, wherein accurate analysis of anions in the sample solution is obtained by passing carbonic acid, through a prescribed membrane, into the sample solution, thereby completely eliminating or sharply lessening the so-called water dip effect. The method and apparatus are further directed to enabling anions in the sample solution to be accurately analyzed by passing prescribed cations, through a prescribed membrane, into the sample solution, thereby depriving the sample solution of interfering anions otherwise abundantly present therein.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for analysis, by ion chromatography, of anions, in a sample solution, wherein accurate analysis of anions in the sample solution is obtained by passing carbonic acid, through a prescribed membrane, into the sample solution, thereby completely eliminating or sharply lessening the so-called water dip effect. The method and apparatus are further directed to enabling anions in the sample solution to be accurately analyzed by passing prescribed cations, through a prescribed membrane, into the sample solution, thereby depriving the sample solution of interfering anions otherwise abundantly present therein.