Abstract: An alarm device for a vehicle includes state information obtaining unit, alarm information obtaining unit, alarming unit, and controlling unit. The state information obtaining obtains as state information at least one of information of an occupant, information of the vehicle, and information of a surrounding of the vehicle. The alarm information obtaining unit obtains alarm information. The alarming unit informs the occupant of the alarm information. The controlling unit determines an expiration time of the alarm information based on the state information obtained by the state information obtaining unit when the controlling unit receives the alarm information from the alarm information obtaining unit, wherein the control unit causes the alarming unit to inform the occupant of the alarm information while the expiration time is valid.

Abstract: A vehicular control device includes (i) situation detection units that detect situation of the vehicle, occupants, or a surrounding area; (ii) a storage unit for storing a model representing association between variables indicating the situation and variables indicating presence or absence of operation needs for each in-vehicle unit, (iii) an inference execution unit that determines presence or absence of the operation needs for each in-vehicle unit using the stored model; (iv) a control unit that controls each in-vehicle unit based on a result of determination by the inference execution unit; (v) an operation detection unit that detects the operation of each in-vehicle unit; and (vi) a model learning unit that learns the stored model using the detected situation when the operation of each in-vehicle unit is detected by the operation detection unit, and an event involving the presence of operation needs for the in-vehicle unit.

Abstract: A fuel filter has a filter case and a filter element. The filter case defines a filtration chamber with a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet. The filter element is adapted to filter the fuel. The filter element is disposed within the filtration chamber and divides the filtration chamber into a first section on the side of the fuel outlet and a second section on the side of the fuel outlet. A control device controls the flow of the fuel within the first section, so that the fuel can flow within the first section along substantially the entire filter element.

Abstract: A conductive polyvinyl alcohol fiber having good mechanical properties and heat resistance contains a polyvinyl alcohol polymer and copper sulfide nano-particles having a mean particle size of at most 50 nm which are finely dispersed in the polymer. The content of the nano-particles in the fiber is at least 0.5% by mass/polyvinyl acohol polymer, and the degree of polymer orientation is at least 60%.

Abstract: An anti-theft system for a vehicle includes schedule taking means for taking a usage schedule of the vehicle, wherein the usage schedule of the vehicle includes a future time for the vehicle to be used next, interval calculating means for calculating an interval between a present time and the future time, and security level setting means for setting a security level of the anti-theft system based on the interval between the present time and the future time.

Abstract: An anti-theft system for a vehicle includes parking location sensing means for sensing a present parking location of the vehicle, user location sensing means for sensing a present location of a user of the vehicle, distance calculating means for calculating a distance between the present parking location of the vehicle and the present location of the user of the vehicle, and security level setting means for setting a security level of the anti-theft system based on the distance between the present parking location of the vehicle and the present location of the user of the vehicle.

Abstract: An audio decoding apparatus includes a CPU which groups received sample data into one block. Furthermore, the CPU adds control information relating to attributes to data of each block.

Abstract: A multi-layer structure excellent in the barrier properties against alcohol gasoline, particularly hydrocarbon components, and also excellent in the interlayer adhesion, low-temperature impact resistance, heat resistance and chemical resistance is provided. The stractive is a multi-layer structure comprising two or more layers including at least a layer (a) comprising (A) nylon 11 and/or nylon 12 and a layer (b) comprising (B) a polyamide resin (nylon 9T) consisting of a dicarboxylic acid component and a-diamine component, with 60 to 100 mol % of the dicarboxylic acid component being a terephthalic acid and 60 to 100 mol % of the diamine component being a diamine component selected from 1,9-nonanediamine and 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine, and preferably further including a layer (c) comprising (A) nylon 11 and/or nylon 12 or (C) nylon 6.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition including an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and a polyamide resin and having outstanding properties in terms of long-term run stability, appearance, and hot water resistance in melt molding. In this resin composition, 70 mol % or more of all the terminal ends of the polyamide resin are blocked with units including an imide structure. At least a portion of the units containing an imide structure may be units containing a cyclic imide structure.

Abstract: A conductive polyvinyl alcohol fiber having good mechanical properties and heat resistance contains a polyvinyl alcohol polymer and copper sulfide nano-particles having a mean particle size of at most 50 nm which are finely dispersed in the polymer. The content of the nano-particles in the fiber is at least 0.5% by mass/polyvinyl acohol polymer, and the degree of polymer orientation is at least 60%.

Abstract: A polyamide composition comprising 50 to 90 parts by weight of (A) semiaromatic polyamides having dicarboxylic acid units containing 60 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid units and diamine units containing 60 to 100 mole %, in total, of 1,9-nonanediamine units and/or 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine units, and 50 to 10 parts by weight of (B) aliphatic polyamides in which the average of total carbon atoms of dicarboxylic acid units and diamine units per one amide group is 7 to 12; having excellent moldability, toughness, light-weightness, hot water and steam resistance, heat resistance, mechanical characteristics, low water absorption, chemical resistance and melt stability; and are applicable for molding at low temperature with a conventional steam-heating or a conventional hot-water-heating type mold to give molded articles having sufficient heat resistance, rigidity at high temperature and dimensional stability.

Abstract: A vibration absorbing device is disposed between a fuel tank and a fuel pump of a fuel delivery system. The vibration absorbing device includes a first member fixed in position relative to the fuel pump, a second member fixed in position relative to the fuel tank, and a plurality of vibration absorbing members. The vibration absorbing members are provided on one of the first and second members and resiliently slidably contact with the other of the first and second members.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition which comprises EVOH and a thermoplastic resin other than EVOH and which generates less odor and therefore is suitable for food packaging applications. The invention also provides an environmentally friendly method for producing a resin composition, without releasing any carboxylic acid such as acetic acid to the peripheral environment. A resin composition containing less carboxylate group is obtained by contacting an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin with an aqueous solution containing both carbon dioxide gas and at least one additive selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal salt (A) and a boron compound (B) and then melt kneading with a thermoplastic resin (G) other than EVOH.

Abstract: A polyamide composition comprising 100 parts by weight of (A) a semiaromatic polyamide having dicarboxylic acid units mainly composed of aromatic dicarboxylic acid units and diamine units mainly composed of aliphatic diamine units having 4 to 14 carbon atoms and containing not more than 15 ?eq/g of terminal amino groups; and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of (B) a copper compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition including an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and a polyamide resin and having outstanding properties in terms of long-term run stability, appearance, and hot water resistance in melt molding. In this resin composition, 70 mol % or more of all the terminal ends of the polyamide resin are blocked with units including an imide structure. At least a portion of the units containing an imide structure may be units containing a cyclic imide structure.

Abstract: A multi-layer structure excellent in the barrier properties against alcohol gasoline, particularly hydrocarbon components, and also excellent in the interlayer adhesion, low-temperature impact resistance, heat resistance and chemical resistance is provided. The stractive is a multi-layer structure comprising two or more layers including at least a layer (a) comprising (A) nylon 11 and/or nylon 12 and a layer (b) comprising (B) a polyamide resin (nylon 9T) consisting of a dicarboxylic acid component and a-diamine component, with 60 to 100 mol % of the dicarboxylic acid component being a terephthalic acid and 60 to 100 mol % of the diamine component being a diamine component selected from 1,9-nonanediamine and 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine, and preferably further including a layer (c) comprising (A) nylon 11 and/or nylon 12 or (C) nylon 6.

Abstract: An external input audio processor includes an input terminal for inputting an audio stream, an input terminal for inputting an audio serial data, an input terminal for inputting digital data obtained by analog-to-digital conversion of an analog input, an input terminal for inputting external digital audio data, a selector for selecting one of the digital data supplied from the four input terminals, and an audio processing circuit for carrying out audio processing of the digital data selected by the selector. The external input audio processor can reduce the circuit scale of the system.

Abstract: A polyamide composition comprising 100 parts by weight of (A) a semiaromatic polyamide having dicarboxylic acid units mainly composed of aromatic dicarboxylic acid units and diamine units mainly composed of aliphatic diamine units having 4 to 14 carbon atoms and containing not more than 15 &mgr;eq/g of terminal amino groups; and 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of (B) a copper compound.

Abstract: A polyamide composition comprising 50 to 90 parts by weight of (A) semiaromatic polyamides having dicarboxylic acid units containing 60 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid units and diamine units containing 60 to 100 mole %, in total, of 1,9-nonanediamine units and/or 2-methyl-1,8-octanediamine units, and 50 to 10 parts by weight of (B) aliphatic polyamides in which the average of total carbon atoms of dicarboxylic acid units and diamine units per one amide group is 7 to 12; having excellent moldability, toughness, light-weightness, hot water and steam resistance, heat resistance, mechanical characteristics, low water absorption, chemical resistance and melt stability; and are applicable for molding at low temperature with a conventional steam-heating or a conventional hot-water-heating type mold to give molded articles having sufficient heat resistance, rigidity at high temperature and dimensional stability.

Abstract: The audio decoding apparatus comprises a CPU which groups received plurality of sample data into one block. Furthermore, the CPU adds control information relating to attributes to data of each block.

Abstract: A plug in circuit component is provided for switching headlights of vehicles such as automobiles between two positions; full beam and half beam. When the headlight is switched from low to high beam, the low beam disappears in conventional systems, however with the present invention the low beam remains illuminated even when the high beam setting is on and this is accomplished preferably by the use of a diode in the device.