Abstract: In a fuel cell assembly comprising at least one cell including an electrolyte layer, a pair of gas diffusion electrode layers interposing said electrolyte layer between them, and a pair of flow distribution plates (5) for defining passages (10, 11) for fuel and oxidizer gases that contact said gas diffusion electrode layers, a heater (62) and various sensors (61a, 61b and 61c) are formed at least one of the flow distribution plates so that the work needed for installing the heater and sensors is simplified. By embedding them in a substrate, the need for a complex sealing arrangement can be eliminated. In particular, if each flow distribution plate is formed by performing an etching process on a substrate, and forming the heater and sensors in succession to the step of forming each flow distribution plate, the installation of sensors and fabrication of the fuel call are simplified.

Abstract: In a fuel cell assembly comprising a plurality of cell each including an electrolyte layer (2), a pair of diffusion electrode layers (3, 4) interposing the electrolyte layer between them, and a pair of flow distribution plates (5) for defining passages (10, 11) for fuel and oxidant fluids that contact the diffusion electrode layers, the fuel cells are arranged on a common plane. Therefore, the vertical dimension of the fuel cell assembly can be minimized, and a fuel cell assembly of favorable electric properties can be achieved. Each flow distribution plate is typically formed with communication passages for communicating fluid passages defined on each side of the electrolyte layer at a prescribed pattern. The communication passages and through holes communicate the fluid passages in such a manner that adjacent fuels cells have opposite polarities.

Abstract: In a fuel cell comprising a tubular casing, an electrolyte layer received in the tubular casing, and a pair of gas diffusion electrodes interposing the electrolyte layer and defining a fuel gas passage and an oxidizing gas passage, respectively, each gas diffusion electrode is formed by stacking a plurality of layers of material therefor, for instance in the axial direction of the casing. Because the gas diffusion layers are formed layer by layer, components can be formed in highly fine patterns so that a highly compact tubular fuel cell can be achieved. Similarly, the dimensions of the various elements of the fuel cell can be controlled in a highly accurate manner. Also, the geometric arrangement can be changed at will in intermediate parts of each gas passage.

Abstract: Rhythm sensations can be represented in time to music by using the entire body and to create powerfulness and rhythm sensations. Stepping position indication data which is set by a rhythm setting section is read from a stepping position indication data memory, and the stepping position instruction contents are scrolled and displayed on a monitor by a scroll display control section, thereby performing instructions of the stepping position and the stepping operation timing. When the fact that a player steps on a step-on base section in accordance with the display contents of the monitor is detected by a cable switch and this is input from a stepping operation monitor section, a score proportional to the timing deviation is calculated by an amount-of-deviation detection/totaling section, and next, an evaluation is performed by the rhythm setting section. Then, the next stepping position indication data is set according to the evaluation result.

Abstract: In a fuel cell comprising a tubular casing, an electrolyte layer received in the tubular casing, and a pair of gas diffusion electrodes interposing the electrolyte layer and defining a fuel gas passage and an oxidizing gas passage, respectively, each gas diffusion electrode is formed by stacking a plurality of layers of material therefor, for instance in the axial direction of the casing. Because the gas diffusion layers are formed layer by layer, components can be formed in highly fine patterns so that a highly compact tubular fuel cell can be achieved. Similarly, the dimensions of the various elements of the fuel cell can be controlled in a highly accurate manner. Also, the geometric arrangement can be changed at will in intermediate parts of each gas passage.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide an opening/closing rear component structure of a vehicle, comprising a luggage space being divided into a upper luggage space and a lower luggage space, a openable/closable door being provided to the upper luggage space and the lower luggage space respectively, and the door for the upper luggage space and the door for the lower luggage space being adapted to selectively adopt either a mode of opening/closing the door for the upper luggage space and the door for the lower luggage space integrally so that the upper luggage space and the lower luggage space may be opened/closed at the same time, or a mode of, opening/closing the door independently so that the upper luggage space and/or the lower luggage space may be opened/closed, whereby it becomes possible to selectively adopt an independent luggage space separated from the compartment (such a luggage space as a sedan-type vehicle has) or a large luggage space in which large luggage can be loaded and unloaded easily

Abstract: A waterproof connector housing is provided. This waterproof connector housing includes a housing main body, a hood portion for engaging with a mating housing via a stair portion provided on the housing main body, an elastic seal ring for maintaining water-tightness with the mating housing inside the hood portion, and a holding portion for the elastic seal ring on the terminal insertion surface of the housing main body. With this waterproof connector housing, the elastic seal ring can be easily molded, and the amount of wasted raw material can be dramatically reduced. Also, the hood portion can take various forms and be made smaller.

Abstract: A waterproof connector housing is provided. This waterproof connector housing includes a housing main body, a hood portion for engaging with a mating housing via a stair portion provided on the housing main body, an elastic seal ring for maintaining water-tightness with the mating housing inside the hood portion, and a holding portion for the elastic seal ring on the terminal insertion surface of the housing main body. With this waterproof connector housing, the elastic seal ring can be easily molded, and the amount of wasted raw material can be dramatically reduced. Also, the hood portion can take various forms and be made smaller.

Abstract: Rhythm sensations can be represented in time to music by using the entire body and to create powerfulness and rhythm sensations. Stepping position indication data which is set by a rhythm setting section is read from a stepping position indication data memory, and the stepping position instruction contents are scrolled and displayed on a monitor by a scroll display control section, thereby performing instructions of the stepping position and the stepping operation timing. When the fact that a player steps on a step-on base section in accordance with the display contents of the monitor is detected by a cable switch and this is input from a stepping operation monitor section, a score proportional to the timing deviation is calculated by an amount-of-deviation detection/totaling section, and next, an evaluation is performed by the rhythm setting section. Then, the next stepping position indication data is set according to the evaluation result.

Abstract: Rhythm sensations can be represented in time to music by using the entire body and to create powerfulness and rhythm sensations. Stepping position indication data which is set by a rhythm setting section is read from a stepping position indication data memory, and the stepping position instruction contents are scrolled and displayed on a monitor by a scroll display control section, thereby performing instructions of the stepping position and the stepping operation timing. When the fact that a player steps on a step-on base section in accordance with the display contents of the monitor is detected by a cable switch and this is input from a stepping operation monitor section, a score proportional to the timing deviation is calculated by an amount-of-deviation detection/totaling section, and next, an evaluation is performed by the rhythm setting section. Then, the next stepping position indication data is set according to the evaluation result.

Abstract: A sensor element includes a light detecting section (2), a wiring section and a microlens section (7, 8). The light detecting section (2) is formed to be spaced from a substrate (1) to detect an incident light. The wiring section is composed of leg sections (3, 4) and outputting sections (11, 12) formed to be spaced from the substrate in a peripheral portion of the light detecting section. The wiring section connects the detecting result of the light detecting section to patterns on the substrate. The microlens section is formed to be spaced from the light detecting section to collect and output the incident light to the light detecting section. An area of the light detecting section is equal to or smaller than ¼ of an area of the sensor element. The sensor element may further include a reflecting film formed under the light detecting section to reflect the incident light which passes through the light detecting section.

Abstract: A control lever device suited for use as a hand brake or the like in a driving game machine and capable of achieving a realistic game machine. In the control lever device, a lever is mounted at one end of a shaft so that it turns together with the shaft, and a gear support plate is mounted at the center of the shaft. The gear support plate is provided with a transmitting gear which meshes with a transmitted gear mounted on a rotary shaft of a variable resistor. The turning motion of the lever is transmitted to the rotary shaft of the variable resistor, and the resistance of the variable resistor is changed in accordance with the amount of turn of the lever. Mounted at the other end of the shaft is an urging force applying member having an urging force generating characteristic wherein the generation rate of the urging force relative to the amount of turn of the lever increases with increase in amount of turn of the lever.

Abstract: A waterproof connector housing (1) includes a housing main body (2), a hood portion (4) for engaging with a mating housing via a shoulder portion (3) provided on the housing main body, an elastic seal ring (5) for maintaining water-tightness with the mating housing inside the hood portion, and a holding portion (5a) for the elastic seal ring extending from the body of the seal ring to the end surface of the housing main body. With this waterproof connector housing, the elastic seal ring can be easily molded, and the amount of wasted raw material can be dramatically reduced. Also, the hood portion can take various forms and be made smaller.

Abstract: A rotary manual controller for use with a game machine has a steering wheel manually operable by the game player to rotate a shaft in one direction or the other between a neutral position and a manipulated position, for entering information about a game player's rotary control action to develop a game played on the game machine. The rotary manual controller includes a biasing mechanism for biasing the shaft to return to the neutral position, and a restricting mechanism for restricting angular movement of the shaft. The biasing mechanism has a cam of a partly elliptical, elongate rectangular shape concentrically mounted on the shaft, a pair of abutment members extending transversely across the shaft and held in slidable contact with respective cam surfaces of the cam, and a helical spring for biasing the abutment members into slidable contact with respective cam surfaces of the cam.

Abstract: A field-effect transistor has a channel layer of InGaAs, and a pair of wide bandgap layers disposed one on each side of the channel layer, with respective heterojunctions formed with the channel layer. The channel layer has a thickness ranging from 50 to 150 angstroms, which is substantially the same as two-dimensional electron gas layers that are formed in the channel layer. The wide bandgap layers have the same composition, and the same concentration of an impurity.

Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor has a double-heterojunction structure including a channel layer for developing therein an electron gas layer having a substantially uniform electron gas density, and upper and lower high-resistance wide-band gap layers disposed respectively over and beneath the channel layer. Each of the upper and lower high-resistance wide-band gap layers has a silicon-doped planar layer disposed therein. The upper high-resistance wide-band gap layer including a low-resistance wide-band gap layer disposed in an upper end region thereof remotely from the channel layer.