Abstract: A cooling device for an electronic machine includes an airflow channel through which external air passes, an air inlet duct through which external air is introduced and which is disposed at an upper front surface of the airflow channel and extends perpendicularly to the airflow channel, a blower fan disposed in the air inlet duct to draw in external air through the air inlet duct, an air outlet duct disposed at a lower portion of the airflow channel to discharge air from the airflow channel, and a heat-radiating unit disposed to the rear of a circuit board mounted with electronic components on a front surface thereof to absorb heat from the circuit board. The heat-radiating unit is located, apart from the blower fan, in the airflow channel. Through the improved cooling airflow structure, cooling efficiency is increased, noise is reduced and continuous cooling operation is achieved.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes a control box assembly capable of efficiently utilizing a space inside a control box and easily performing inspection and repair of a circuit unit disposed in the control box. The air conditioner includes a case that constitutes an exterior and a control box assembly mounted in the case, wherein the control box assembly includes a control box in which an accommodation portion is formed, a sliding panel having one side on which a circuit unit is mounted and being accommodated in the accommodation portion so as to be taken out of the control box, and a rotation panel having one side on which the circuit unit is mounted and being rotatably mounted at one side of the control box.

Abstract: A fuel control system and fuel control method of gasoline direct injection engine can improve noise vibration harshness (NVH) by preventing fuel from flowing backward into a low pressure pump by determining whether the ignition of the engine is turned off and maintaining the operation of an inlet valve of a high pressure pump for a predetermined time when the ignition of the engine is determined to be turned off.

Abstract: A waterproof structure for a portable terminal including a flexible printed circuit (FPC) extending outside of a first housing of a pair of housings from inside the first housing and arranged inside of a second housing of the pair of housings. A wiring hole is formed in each housing to provide a path allowing passage of the FPC therethrough. A waterproof member provided in the wiring hole substantially contacts at least inner walls of the housings and an outer circumferential surface of the FPC to prevent movement of the FPC. An outer circumferential surface of the waterproof member substantially contacts a circumference of an inlet of the wiring hole or an inner wall of the wiring hole. The waterproof member is provided between the housing of the portable terminal and the FPC improving a waterproof function and preventing moisture or water from being introduced into the housing of the terminal.

Abstract: A flywheel apparatus of an engine may include a primary wheel that receives a rotational force from the engine and has an integral ring gear, a secondary wheel that has a sun gear disposed coaxially with the ring gear, a carrier to which each rotary shaft of a plurality of planetary gears may be connected, the planetary gears being engaged between the integral ring gear and the sun gear, and a damping member elastically engaging between the carrier and the secondary wheel and providing an elastic force to the carrier during relative rotation between the carrier and the secondary wheel.

Abstract: An apparatus for damping a flywheel includes a drive plate integrally connected to a crankshaft A flywheel is connected to receive a rotating force from the drive plate through planetary gearing, and is mounted to rotate relative to the crankshaft. A rigidity imparting means is disposed on a path along which a rotating force is transferred between the drive plate and the flywheel. A mass body is provided on the flywheel, and is configured to perform relative rotation in a direction that offsets a torsional vibration of an engine transmitted to the flywheel.

Abstract: A damper apparatus for an input shaft of a transmission, may include a flywheel having a reception space in which a inertial body may be provided so as to be rotatable relative to the flywheel, the input shaft extending into the reception space of the flywheel, and an inertial body assembly slidably coupled to the input shaft so as to provide rotational inertial force to the input shaft, the inertial body assembly being disposed in the reception space.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a recombinant Escherichia coli (E. coli) capable of producing D-xylonic acid from D-xylose and a method for producing D-xylonic acid using the same. The recombinant E. coli producing D-xylonic acid from D-xylose according to the present invention is a recombinant E. coli EWX4 (Microorganism deposition number KCTC11988BP) capable of producing D-xylonic acid from D-xylose. When utilizing the recombinant E. coli prepared by the method of the present invention, it is possible to produce D-xylonic acid from D-xylose with high yield while reducing production cost using sole carbon source.

Abstract: A waterproof structure for a portable terminal including a flexible printed circuit (FPC) extending outside of a first housing of a pair of housings from inside the first housing and arranged inside of a second housing of the pair of housings. A wiring hole is formed in each housing to provide a path allowing passage of the FPC therethrough. A waterproof member provided in the wiring hole substantially contacts at least inner walls of the housings and an outer circumferential surface of the FPC to prevent movement of the FPC. An outer circumferential surface of the waterproof member substantially contacts a circumference of an inlet of the wiring hole or an inner wall of the wiring hole. The waterproof member is provided between the housing of the portable terminal and the FPC improving a waterproof function and preventing moisture or water from being introduced into the housing of the terminal.

Abstract: A membrane tension measuring apparatus comprises: a rectangular frame (5) adapted to be abuttable on a surface (4) of a membrane (2) to which tension (Tx, Ty) is applied; an acoustic wave generator (17) operable to emit an acoustic wave (16) toward a part (2a) of the membrane (2) surrounded by the frame (5); a vibration detector (24) operable to detect vibration which is induced in the part (2a) of the membrane (2) by the emitted acoustic wave (16); and a processor (29) operable to calculate the tension (Tx, Ty) based on vibration data detected by the vibration detector (24). Each of the acoustic wave generator (17), the vibration detector (24) and the processor (29) is mounted to the frame (5).

Abstract: Disclosed is a sensor unit having a simple sensor structure to detect intensity of force applied to a parking cable upon braking a vehicle and an electronic parking brake with the same. The disclosed sensor unit includes a sensor housing, in which a Hall IC is installed to sense variation of magnetic force caused by displacement of a magnet, a magnet housing arranged to be movable within the sensor housing, the magnet being installed in the magnet housing, and an elastic member arranged between the magnet housing and the sensor housing, to elastically support the magnet housing. The magnet housing is coupled to a power conversion unit to operate for pulling of the parking cable or release of the pulling.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a melting apparatus for melt-decontaminating radioactive metal waste. The melting apparatus includes a melting furnace, a high frequency generator, a ladle, a bogie, a cooling unit and a dust collector. The melting furnace includes a crucible into which the metal waste is input, and an induction coil which is wound around the crucible to melt the metal waste. The induction coil has a hollow hole in which cooling fluid flows. The high frequency generator applies high-frequency current to the induction coil. The ladle supplies molten metal, from which slag has been removed in the crucible, into molds. The bogie is disposed adjacent to the ladle and is provided with the molds, each of which forms an ingot using the molten metal supplied thereinto. The cooling unit cools the cooling fluid and circulates it along the induction coil. The dust collector filters out dust and purifies gas.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of treating radioactive metal waste using melt decontamination, wherein radioactive metal waste, which is generated from nuclear fuel processing facilities or nuclear fuel production facilities, and which cannot be easily treated by surface decontamination because it has a complicated geometric shape, and the surface contamination of which cannot be measured, can be treated by melt decontamination. The method is advantageous in that radioactive metal waste, which cannot be treated by conventional surface decontamination, can be treated, so that radioactive metal waste can be recycled, thereby obtaining economic profits, and further in that a large storage space necessary for cutting and then storing radioactive metal waste is not required, and in that excessive manpower and cost are not required.

Abstract: A flywheel apparatus of an engine may include a primary wheel that receives a rotational force from the engine and has an integral ring gear, a secondary wheel that has a sun gear disposed coaxially with the ring gear, a carrier to which each rotary shaft of a plurality of planetary gears may be connected, the planetary gears being engaged between the integral ring gear and the sun gear, and a damping member elastically engaging between the carrier and the secondary wheel and providing an elastic force to the carrier during relative rotation between the carrier and the secondary wheel.

Abstract: An inertia incremental apparatus for a flywheel of an engine, may include a drive plate integrally connected to a crankshaft, a flywheel rotatably connected to the camshaft, receiving a rotational force from the drive plate through a planetary gear set, and rotating relatively to the crankshaft, and a stiffness-providing unit disposed on a path of transmitting the rotational force from the drive plate to the flywheel.

Abstract: A hinge apparatus for a folder-type portable communication device, wherein a body portion and a folder portion can be coupled or separated by applying a force to a hinge cap or moving a hinge dummy laterally. The device includes a body portion and a folder portion coupled to the body portion to pivot around a hinge axis, and a center hinge arm provided in the body portion. First and second side hinge arms are provided in the folder portion, and a hinge cap is provided in the first side hinge is pushed with an external force. A hinge shaft is coupled with or separated from the first side hinge arm by retracting or protruding via pushing the hinge cap, and a hinge dummy provided in the center hinge arm is coupled with or separated from the second side hinge arm by moving laterally along the hinge axis.

Abstract: Provided are a system and method for detecting an object. The method includes selecting a macroscopic scan mode in which there are a small number of divided regions or a microscopic scan mode in which there are a large number of divided regions according to complexity of a background including an object to be detected, dividing an input image into one or more regions according to the selected scan mode, merging adjacent regions having similar characteristics among the divided regions, extracting a search region by excluding a region having a high probability that the object to be detected does not exist from the divided or merged regions, extracting feature data including a feature vector for detecting the object in the search region, and detecting the object in the search region using the extracted feature data.

Abstract: An inertia incremental apparatus for a flywheel of an engine is provided to improve NVH performance of a vehicle driving system as well as rotary vibration generated from a crankshaft of the engine by remarkably increasing inertial force of the flywheel of the engine while occupying a relatively small volume and a relatively small weight to assure quiet and safe operability and ride comfort of a vehicle.

Abstract: A method for controlling a clutch of an automatic transmission for improvement of fuel efficiency may include determining whether external driving conditions of a vehicle meets coasting conditions, determining a clutch slip control time and an amount of clutch slip torque according to internal driving conditions of the vehicle, performing slip control on a clutch that works at each step of the automatic transmission using the determined clutch slip control time and torque, wherein an engine brake torque transmitted to a final output shaft of the automatic transmission may be reduced.

Abstract: A shaft damper of a transmission is provided to improve an NVH characteristic such as rattle noise of a transmission by effectively reducing target resonance as a problem in whole rpm ranges by adding a structure to minimize one resonance and additionally reduce the resonance with respect the other resonance between two resonances while converting the target resonance as the problem into two divided resonances by mounting a structure which applies inertia to an input shaft or an output shaft, a counter shaft, or a PTO shaft of the transmission.