Abstract: A method of delivering an application, includes: accepting a delivery request instruction for an application; acquiring device information on an optional device installed to a device having output the delivery request instruction for the application; determining whether or not the optional device compatible with an operating condition of the application pertaining to the delivery request instruction is installed on the basis of the acquired device information; and controlling delivery of the application to the device.

Abstract: A processor obtains a body temperature and patient condition information of a patient via a communication device. The processor calculates a comparison result by comparing the body temperature with a reference temperature obtained by the communication device and outputs a risk related to the health status of the patient based on the comparison result. The processor performs at least one of a process of correcting the body temperature based on the patient condition information when comparing the body temperature with the reference temperature, a process of setting the reference temperature based on the patient condition information when comparing the body temperature with the reference temperature, and a process of increasing or decreasing the comparison result based on the patient condition information.

Abstract: This air conditioning device, which is installed in a vehicle, is provided with a gas-liquid separator which separates liquid-phase refrigerant and gas-phase refrigerant, guides, to a compressor, the gas-phase refrigerant flowing in from an outdoor heat exchanger during heating operations, and guides, to an expansion valve, the liquid-phase refrigerant flowing in from the outdoor heat exchanger during cooling operations. The gas-liquid separator is provided further rearward inside the vehicle than the outdoor heat exchanger. The compressor is provided further rearward inside the vehicle than the gas-liquid separator.

Abstract: Microfluidic devices with neuronal cells, muscle cells, and optionally other cell types co-cultured therein are provided. Typically one or more the cells has a mutation that contributes to or causes a neuronal or muscular disease or disorder. For example, in some embodiments, one or more of the cultured cells are derived from a subject with a neuronal or muscular disease or disorder. The microfluidic device can facilitate formation of a 3D motor unit and a neuromuscular junction in vitro, and be used to monitor the molecular, biochemical, cellular, and morphological differences in the formation of such structures by healthy and diseased cells, and for testing compounds, dosages of compounds, dosing regimes, and combinations thereof, that may improve or worsen their formation. An exemplary combination drug therapy identified in this way is also provided.

Abstract: An air-conditioning device includes: a compressor; an outdoor heat exchanger; an evaporating unit configured to evaporate refrigerant a heater unit configured to heat the air by using the heat of the refrigerant a liquid receiver arranged at the downstream side of the outdoor heat exchanger and a restrictor mechanism provided between the heater unit and the outdoor heat exchanger, wherein, in an operation state in which the flow of the refrigerant is restricted by the restrictor mechanism and heat is released in the heater unit, a first operation mode and a second operation mode are switched, the first operation mode being set such that the liquid-phase refrigerant is stored in the liquid receiver and the gaseous-phase refrigerant is guided to the compressor and the second operation mode being set such that the liquid-phase refrigerant stored in the liquid receiver is guided to the evaporating unit.

Abstract: This gas-liquid separator is provided with: a tank part which stores and separates a refrigerant; and a pipe connection part forming outlet/inlet ports for the refrigerant from the tank part. The pipe connection part has: a first connection part having a first connection pipe which guides the refrigerant to an expansion valve; a second connection part having a second connection pipe through which the cooled refrigerant returns; a third connection part having a third connection pipe which guides the refrigerant to a compressor; a fourth connection part having a fourth connection pipe which guides the refrigerant into the tank part from an outdoor heat exchanger; and a first flow path switching valve which allows the inside of the tank part to communicate with the third connection pipe during heating operations, and allows the second connection pipe to communicate with the third connection pipe during cooling operations.

Abstract: An air-conditioning device includes: a compressor; an outdoor heat exchanger; an evaporating unit configured to evaporate refrigerant a heater unit configured to heat the air by using the heat of the refrigerant a liquid receiver arranged at the downstream side of the outdoor heat exchanger and a restrictor mechanism provided between the heater unit and the outdoor heat exchanger, wherein, in an operation state in which the flow of the refrigerant is restricted by the restrictor mechanism and heat is released in the heater unit, a first operation mode and a second operation mode are switched, the first operation mode being set such that the liquid-phase refrigerant is stored in the liquid receiver and the gaseous-phase refrigerant is guided to the compressor and the second operation mode being set such that the liquid-phase refrigerant stored in the liquid receiver is guided to the evaporating unit.

Abstract: This gas-liquid separator is provided with: a tank part which stores and separates a refrigerant; and a pipe connection part forming outlet/inlet ports for the refrigerant from the tank part. The pipe connection part has: a first connection part having a first connection pipe which guides the refrigerant to an expansion valve; a second connection part having a second connection pipe through which the cooled refrigerant returns; a third connection part having a third connection pipe which guides the refrigerant to a compressor; a fourth connection part having a fourth connection pipe which guides the refrigerant into the tank part from an outdoor heat exchanger; and a first flow path switching valve which allows the inside of the tank part to communicate with the third connection pipe during heating operations, and allows the second connection pipe to communicate with the third connection pipe during cooling operations.

Abstract: This air conditioning device, which is installed in a vehicle, is provided with a gas-liquid separator which separates liquid-phase refrigerant and gas-phase refrigerant, guides, to a compressor, the gas-phase refrigerant flowing in from an outdoor heat exchanger during heating operations, and guides, to an expansion valve, the liquid-phase refrigerant flowing in from the outdoor heat exchanger during cooling operations. The gas-liquid separator is provided further rearward inside the vehicle than the outdoor heat exchanger. The compressor is provided further rearward inside the vehicle than the gas-liquid separator.

Abstract: A gas compressor includes at least two first and second discharge ports (45a, 45b) which are provided at an upstream side in a rotation direction of a rotor (50) along a peripheral direction of an inner peripheral surface 40a of a cylinder (40) with respect to a closest area (proximity part (48)) where the inner peripheral surface (40a) of the cylinder (40) and an outer peripheral surface (50a) of the rotor (50) are closest in a range of one revolution of a rotation shaft (51) and configured to discharge the refrigerant gas compressed in compression chambers (43). Of the first and second discharge ports (45a, 45b), on only the first discharge port (45a) closest to the proximity part (48), a cutout groove portion (47) is provided at a downstream-side edge portion of the first discharge port (45a) in the rotation direction of the rotor (50).

Abstract: A gas compressor includes a cylinder member, a rotor, and a plurality of vanes, wherein a proximal section is provided between the cylinder member and the rotor, so that a single cylinder room which performs a refrigerant gas compression cycle one-time per one rotation of the rotor is defined, and at least one sub-discharge section which maintains pressure of the refrigerant gas in a compression room in discharge pressure by releasing pressure of the compression room when the pressure of the refrigerant gas in the compression room reaches the discharge pressure.

Abstract: A compressor (100) has a compressor main body (60) formed so that one stroke cycle is performed in a compression room (43) which is partitioned by a rotor (50), cylinder (40), side blocks (20, 30), and vanes (58) during one revolution of the rotor (50). A cyclone block (70) separates a refrigerant oil (R) from refrigerant gas (G), wherein a second discharge section (46) which discharge the refrigerant gas (G) when the pressure inside the compression room (43) reaches the discharge pressure before the compression room (43) faces a first discharge section (45) is formed, and a communicating path (39) which connects a discharge chamber (45a) in the first discharge section (45) and a discharge chamber (46a) in the second discharge section (46) is formed on the upper stream side from the cyclone block (70).

Abstract: A compressor body is formed such that a compression chamber is divided by a rotor, a cylinder, side blocks and vanes, a housing which covers the compressor body is included, and an outline shape of a cross section of an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder is formed such that, in a period of one rotation of the rotor, (i) a region in which a capacity of the compression chamber increases, (ii) a region in which the capacity of the compression chamber reduces, (iii) a region in which a capacity reduction rate of the compression chamber is smaller than a capacity reduction rate of the region (ii), and (iv) a region in which the capacity reduction rate of the compression chamber is larger than a capacity reduction rate of the region (iii) are consecutively provided in order.

Abstract: In a gas compressor, an outline shape of an inner peripheral surface (41) of a cylinder (40) is set such that in a point before a first compression chamber (43B) adjacent to a second compression chamber (43A) in an upstream side in a rotational direction (W) is exposed to a discharge hole (45b) of a primary discharge portion (45) with rotation of a rotor (50) in the rotational direction (W) (point where the first compression chamber (43B) is positioned upstream of an angular position of being exposed to the discharge hole (45b) of the primary discharge portion (45)), a pressure of refrigerant gas (G) inside the compression chamber (43) reaches a discharge pressure. Therefore, the discharge hole (45b) of the primary discharge portion (45) always discharges the refrigerant gas (G) from the compression chamber (43).

Abstract: An electric compressor and a method for assembling the same include: an electric motor unit including a stator fixed to a housing by a press-fitting to an inner peripheral wall of the housing and a rotor rotatably arranged inside the stator; a compression unit configured to be driven by a rotational drive force of the electric motor unit and compress a coolant; and a guide member attached to an outer periphery of the stator and having a guiding curved surface portion configured to guide the press-fitting of the stator to the inner peripheral wall of the housing.

Abstract: A gas compressor includes at least two first and second discharge ports (45a, 45b) which are provided at an upstream side in a rotation direction of a rotor (50) along a peripheral direction of an inner peripheral surface 40a of a cylinder (40) with respect to a closest area (proximity part (48)) where the inner peripheral surface (40a) of the cylinder (40) and an outer peripheral surface (50a) of the rotor (50) are closest in a range of one revolution of a rotation shaft (51) and configured to discharge the refrigerant gas compressed in compression chambers (43). Of the first and second discharge ports (45a, 45b), on only the first discharge port (45a) closest to the proximity part (48), a cutout groove portion (47) is provided at a downstream-side edge portion of the first discharge port (45a) in the rotation direction of the rotor (50).

Abstract: A compressor body (60) which is formed such that a compression chamber (43A) dr ivied by a rotor (50), a cylinder (40), side blocks (20, 30) and vanes (58) performs only one cycle of intake, compression and discharge in a period of one rotation of the rotor (50), and a housing (10) which covers the compressor body (60) are included, and an outline shape of a cross-section of an inner circumferential surface (41) of the cylinder (40) is formed such that in the period of the one rotation of the rotor (50), (i) a region in which a capacity of the compression chamber 43A rapidly increases, (ii) a region in which the capacity of the compression chamber 43A rapidly reduces, (iii) a region in which a capacity reduction rate of the compression chamber 43A is smaller than a capacity reduction rate of the region (ii), and (iv) a region in which the capacity reduction rate of the compression chamber 43A is larger than a capacity reduction rate of the region (iii) are consecutively provided in order.

Abstract: A compressor (100) comprises: a compressor main body (60) being formed so that one cycle of stroke is performed by a compression room (43) which is partitioned by a rotor (50), cylinder (40), both side blocks (20, 30), and vanes (58) during one revolution of the rotor (50); a cyclone block (70) which separates a refrigerant oil (R) from refrigerant gas (G), wherein a second discharge section (46) which discharge the refrigerant gas (G) when the pressure inside the compression room (43) reaches the discharge pressure before the compression room (43) faces a first discharge section (45) is formed, and a communicating path (39) which connects a discharge chamber (45a) in the first discharge section (45) and a discharge chamber (46a) in the second discharge section (46) is formed on the upper stream side of than the cyclone block (70).

Abstract: In a gas compressor, an outline shape of an inner peripheral surface (41) of a cylinder (40) is set such that in a point before a compression chamber (43B) adjacent to a compression chamber (43A) in the upstream side in the rotational direction (W) is exposed to a discharge hole (45b) of a primary discharge portion (45) with rotation of a rotor (50) in the rotational direction (W) (point where the compression chamber (43B) is positioned upstream of an angular position of being exposed to the discharge hole (45b) of the primary discharge portion (45)), a pressure of the refrigerant gas (G) inside the compression chamber (43) reaches a discharge pressure. Therefore the discharge hole (45b) of the primary discharge portion (45) always discharges a refrigerant gas (G) from the compression chamber (43) to prevent generation of the discharge pulsation.

Abstract: A gas compressor includes a cylinder member (40), a rotor (50), and a plurality of vanes (58), wherein a proximal section (48) is provided between the cylinder member (40) and the rotor (50), so that a single cylinder room (42) which performs a refrigerant gas (G) compression cycle one-time per one rotation of the rotor (50) is formed, and at least one sub-discharge section (46) which maintains pressure of the refrigerant gas (G) in a compression room (43) in discharge pressure (P) by releasing the pressure of the compression room (43) when the pressure of the refrigerant gas (G) in the compression room (43) reaches the discharge pressure (P).