Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a highly durable solid polymer electrolyte that has a deterioration resistance equal to or higher than that of the fluorine-containing solid polymer electrolytes or a deterioration resistance sufficient for practical purposes, and can be produced at a low cost. According to the present invention, there is provided a solid polymer electrolyte comprising a polyether ether sulfone that is used as a electrolyte and has sulfoalkyl groups bonded to its aromatic rings and represented by the general formula —(CH2)n—SO3H.

Abstract: In a thermal processing apparatus irradiating a substrate with light from a lamp for heating the substrate, an opening is formed in a reflector for mounting a camera unit. The camera unit images three portions of an auxiliary ring supporting the substrate, for obtaining the position of the center of the auxiliary ring before the thermal processing apparatus receives the substrate therein. The camera unit further images the substrate for obtaining the position of the center of the substrate before the thermal processing apparatus receives the substrate therein and places the same on the auxiliary ring. The thermal processing apparatus moves the substrate so that the center thereof coincides with the center of the auxiliary ring, and thereafter places the former on the latter.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a highly durable solid polymer electrolyte that has a deterioration resistance equal to or higher than that of the fluorine-containing solid polymer electrolytes or a deterioration resistance sufficient for practical purposes, and can be produced at a low cost. According to the present invention, there is provided a solid polymer electrolyte comprising a polyether ether sulfone that is used as an electrolyte and has sulfoalkyl groups bonded to its aromatic rings and represented by the general formula —(CH2)n—SO3H.

Abstract: A steel wire, 0.10-0.40 mm in diameter, obtained by subjecting a high-carbon (0.70-0.90 wt. %) steel wire material to heat treatment and wire drawing, wherein its tensile strength and test values of special repeated torsional tests satisfy a predetermined relation; and a method of manufacturing the same. A high strength steel wire which has so high a ductility as to substantially prevent the wire from being broken even during wire twisting, and which rarely encounters a decrease in the ductility even after the wire has been subjected to age hardening by heating, is obtained, and a method of manufacturing the same is economical.

Abstract: A touch-panel device including a conductive membrane, current measurement resistors which are connected at one end to both ends of the conductive membrane and which are connected at the other end to one another, an oscillator which is connected on one end to the connection point of the current measurement resistors and is connected on its other end to the ground, and a serial connection circuit of a switch and a load impedance which circuit is connected between the ground side of the oscillator and one end of the conductive membrane. The touch-panel device measures voltages V10 and V20 of both resistors and calculates Rk/Ro=V20/(V10−V20) by turning the switch ON. When a touch position is to be measured, substitute Rk/Ro to the equation of RL/Ro=Rk(V2−V1)/R(V1+V2)+V2/(V1+V2) so as to obtain a touch position. Therefore, touch position detection accuracy is improved and the cost is reduced.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device, the likely occurrence of cracking of a ceramic substrate, and the consequential disconnection of internal layer wiring, due to thermal changes suffered when the semiconductor device is mounted on external wiring boards having different thermal expansion is prevented. The semiconductor device has a ceramic substrate, a wiring pattern formed on a first principal plane and having mounted semiconductor components, an external electrode portion formed on a second principal plane and connected to an external circuit, internal layer wiring formed inside said ceramic substrate to electrically connect said wiring pattern and said external electrode portion via through-hole wiring, and semiconductor components and a resin layer covering said semiconductor components, wherein the internal layer wiring is formed internally with respect to the side of said ceramic substrate with a clearance of at least 0.05 mm.

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte is made up of a polymer compound having a hydrocarbon aromatic group in the backbone thereof and including a side chain expressed by FORMULA 1: 1

Abstract: A solid polymer electrolyte is made up of a polymer compound having a hydrocarbon aromatic group in the backbone thereof and including a side chain expressed by FORMULA 1: &Parenopenst;CH2&Parenclosest;hSO3H  FORMULA 1 wherein “n” is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. The solid polymer electrolyte may be incorporated into a membrane and may be used in a solution for covering an electrode catalyst.

Abstract: In a thermal processing apparatus irradiating a substrate with light from a lamp for heating the substrate, an opening is formed in a reflector for mounting a camera unit. The camera unit images three portions of an auxiliary ring supporting the substrate, for obtaining the position of the center of the auxiliary ring before the thermal processing apparatus receives the substrate therein. The camera unit further images the substrate for obtaining the position of the center of the substrate before the thermal processing apparatus receives the substrate therein and places the same on the auxiliary ring. The thermal processing apparatus moves the substrate so that the center thereof coincides with the center of the auxiliary ring, and thereafter places the former on the latter.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a solid polymer electrolyte which is excellent in durability and of low cost, and membranes, solutions for electrode catalyst coating, membrane/electrode assemblies and fuel cells which use the electrolyte. According to this invention, there can be provided a fuel cell which comprises an electrode assembly having an electrode catalyst membrane formed therein, said catalyst membrane comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane held between an anode on one side of the principal plane of the electrolyte membrane and a cathode on the other side of the principal lane thereof, current collecting plates provided each independently in close contact, to the anode side and the cathode side of the electrode assembly, and electroconductive separators having gas supply passages to the anode and to the cathode provided on the outside surfaces of the current collecting plates.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a solid polymer electrolyte which is excellent in durability and of low cost, and membranes, solutions for electrode catalyst coating, membrane/electrode assemblies and fuel cells which use the electrolyte. According to this invention, there can be provided a fuel cell which comprises an electrode assembly having an electrode catalyst membrane formed therein, said catalyst membrane comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane held between an anode on one side of the principal plane of the electrolyte membrane and a cathode on the other side of the principal lane thereof, current collecting plates provided each independently in close contact, to the anode side and the cathode side of the electrode assembly, and electroconductive separators having gas supply passages to the anode and to the cathode provided on the outside surfaces of the current collecting plates.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a highly durable solid polymer electrolyte that has a deterioration resistance equal to or higher than that of the fluorine-containing solid polymer electrolytes or a deterioration resistance sufficient for practical purposes, and can be produced at a low cost. According to the present invention, there is provided a solid polymer electrolyte comprising a polyether ether sulfone that is used as a electrolyte and has sulfoalkyl groups bonded to its aromatic rings and represented by the general formula —(CH2)n—SO3H.

Abstract: A vehicle suspension system of a motor vehicle includes a plurality of suspension devices mounted on the vehicle with respect to right and left wheels of the vehicle, respectively, a first behavior controller that controls the motion of each of the suspension devices when a vehicle body undergoes a first behavior, and a second behavior controller that controls the motion of each of the suspension devices when the vehicle body undergoes a second behavior, independently of the first behavior controller.

Abstract: A cooling system capable of adequately press-quenching an extruded product of heat-treatable aluminum alloy immediately after extrusion without causing deformation and warpage in its cross section.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide

Abstract: A touch-panel device comprises a conductive membrane, current measurement resistors which are connected their one ends to both ends of the conductive membrane and which are connected their other ends to one another, an oscillator which is connected its one end to the connection point of the current measurement resistors and is connected its other end to the ground, and a serial connection circuit of a switch and a load impedance which circuit is connected between the ground side of the oscillator and one end of the conductive membrane. The touch-panel device measures voltages V10 and V20 of both resistors and calculates Rk/R0=V20/(V10-V20) by turning the switch ON. When a touch position is to be measured, substitute Rk/R0 to the equation of RL/R0=Rk(V2-V1)/R(V1+V2)+V2/(V1+V2) so as to obtain a touch position. Therefore, touch position detection accuracy is improved and the cost is cheap.

Abstract: Supply of a semiconductor device capable of preventing the likely occurrence of cracking of a ceramic substrate, and the consequential disconnection of internal layer wiring, due to the thermal changes suffered when the semiconductor device is mounted on external wiring boards different in thermal expansion coefficient.

Abstract: An adapter, for a terminal unit, comprising a base housing having a mount surface for mounting of a terminal unit. A receptive space is defined by a plurality of walls on a part of the mount surface. A pair of guide rails are formed on the mount surface of the base housing, so as to be slidably engaged with the terminal unit. Overhanging guide plates extending from opposed side walls have edges facing to the mount surface, so as to be slidably engaged with the terminal unit. The guides rails and the edges serve to guide the terminal unit to introduce a part of the terminal unit into the receptive space. A pair of protrusions are formed on the mount surface, so as to be engaged with the terminal unit. The protrusions serve to detachably hold the terminal unit in a proper position on the mount surface to maintain the functional connection between the adapter and the terminal unit.

Abstract: A locking structure for releasably locking a covering element in a closed position on a unit housing. The locking structure includes a resiliently engaging member integrally formed on the covering element, and a supporting member pivotably connected to the covering element. The resiliently engaging member includes a pair of resilient first supports projecting from the covering element, a bar connecting the respective free ends of the resilient first supports with each other and a pair of projections formed on the bar to be releasably engaged with the housing. The supporting member includes a base plate pivotably connected to the covering element and a second support extending from the base plate to be releasably engaged with the resiliently engaging member. In a locked position of the locking structure, the bar is stably supported by the second support so that the projections are kept in engagement with the housing.

Abstract: In an information processing system having a portable terminal unit, such as a hand-held computer, driven by a rechargeable battery and a data communication adaptor for enabling communication between the portable terminal unit and a host computer of the system, the terminal unit and the data communication adaptor are designed to minimize the size thereof in the following five ways. First, a memory card holding mechanism for connecting the memory card of the portable terminal unit is provided between a swinging back lid and a recess of the back casing. Second, a normal interface and a high-speed interface are both provided in the portable terminal unit and the the data communication adaptor respectively. Third, an auxiliary connector for an optional device to extend a function of the portable terminal Unit is provided in the opening of the casing of the portable terminal unit movable in three dimensions mounted on a printed circuit board.