Abstract: A workpiece inspection device 1 includes a table (3), image capturing unit fixing part (7), first light projection unit (4), second light projection unit (5), linear movement mechanism (8), turning mechanism (9), quality determination unit (10), and control unit (11). The control unit (11) performs first image capturing step of causing first light projection unit (4) to project light and causing image capturing unit (6) to capture image, detailed inspection portion-determination step of setting, portion of workpiece (2) determined to require detailed inspection based on image captured in the first image capturing step, second image capturing step of causing second light projection unit (5) to project light onto the workpiece (2) and causing image capturing unit (6) to capture image of the detailed inspection-requiring portion, and quality determination step of determining quality of the detailed inspection-requiring portion based on image captured in the second image capturing step.

Abstract: A workpiece inspection device 1 includes a table (3), image capturing unit fixing part (7), first light projection unit (4), second light projection unit (5), linear movement mechanism (8), turning mechanism (9), quality determination unit (10), and control unit (11). The control unit (11) performs first image capturing step of causing first light projection unit (4) to project light and causing image capturing unit (6) to capture image, detailed inspection portion-determination step of setting, portion of workpiece (2) determined to require detailed inspection based on image captured in the first image capturing step, second image capturing step of causing second light projection unit (5) to project light onto the workpiece (2) and causing image capturing unit (6) to capture image of the detailed inspection-requiring portion, and quality determination step of determining quality of the detailed inspection-requiring portion based on image captured in the second image capturing step.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor circuit capable of slightly generating inductance in two facing bus bars. Provided with a semiconductor circuit in which a collector-side bus bar 46 and an emitter-side bus bar 41 are arranged in parallel in a state of being isolated from each other and are fitted in a fixed manner to each other, and a inductance generation portion 411 is provided in one or both of the collector-side bus bar 46 and the emitter-side bus bar 41, the inductance generation portion 411 generating a difference in inductance between the collector-side bus bar 46 and the emitter-side bus bar 41.

Abstract: An electricity storage device is provided with a heat transfer sheet which is arranged between an electricity storage body and a water jacket and which is capable of being elastically deformed. The water jacket has formed therein a fluid distribution section in communication with a cooling fluid inlet of the water jacket, a fluid recovery section in communication with a cooling fluid outlet of the water jacket, and a heat exchange section which connects the fluid distribution section and the fluid recovery section via a fluid passageway partitioned by fins rising in the thickness direction of the water jacket. The heat transfer sheet is arranged in an area which corresponds to the heat exchange section on the surface of a body section and which does not overlap the fluid distribution section and the fluid recovery section.

Abstract: A capacitor-type power supply unit including: a positive bus to which a plurality of capacitor is connected in parallel at each positive-electrode terminal thereof with maintaining equal intervals therebetween, and extends in a parallel direction; and an negative bus to which the plurality of capacitor is connected in parallel, at each negative-electrode terminal thereof with maintaining equal intervals therebetween, and extends in the parallel direction, in which the positive bus has a positive-electrode-side external connection part that is set at a position (SD) separated from the positive-electrode first end by a range of 20% to 30% of the total length in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the negative bus has an negative-electrode-side external connection part that is set at a position (SD) separated from the negative-electrode second end by a range of 20% to 30% of the total length in the longitudinal direction thereof.

Abstract: A resistance welding method according to the present invention includes a current control step of sequentially performing a first control for maintaining a welding current being a direct current at a current value I1 (first target value) or in the vicinity of the current value I1, a second control for raising the welding current from the current value I1 to a current value I2 (second target value, I2>I1) and for subsequently maintaining the welding current at the current value I2 or in the vicinity of the current value I2, and a third control for lowering the welding current from the current value I2 to a value smaller than the current value I1, and the resistance welding method further comprises an energization step of applying the welding current while repeating the current control step plural times until a predetermined energization period of time elapses.

Abstract: A capacitor-type power supply unit including: a positive bus to which a plurality of capacitor is connected in parallel at each positive-electrode terminal thereof with maintaining equal intervals therebetween, and extends in a parallel direction; and an negative bus to which the plurality of capacitor is connected in parallel, at each negative-electrode terminal thereof with maintaining equal intervals therebetween, and extends in the parallel direction, in which the positive bus has a positive-electrode-side external connection part that is set at a position (SD) separated from the positive-electrode first end by a range of 20% to 30% of the total length in the longitudinal direction thereof, and the negative bus has an negative-electrode-side external connection part that is set at a position (SD) separated from the negative-electrode second end by a range of 20% to 30% of the total length in the longitudinal direction thereof.

Abstract: To provide a semiconductor circuit capable of slightly generating inductance in two facing bus bars. Provided with a semiconductor circuit in which a collector-side bus bar 46 and an emitter-side bus bar 41 are arranged in parallel in a state of being isolated from each other and are fitted in a fixed manner to each other, and a inductance generation portion 411 is provided in one or both of the collector-side bus bar 46 and the emitter-side bus bar 41, the inductance generation portion 411 generating a difference in inductance between the collector-side bus bar 46 and the emitter-side bus bar 41.

Abstract: A charging current setting method includes an upper limit temperature recognition step which recognizes an upper limit temperature of the secondary battery (11), an actual temperature recognition step which recognizes an actual temperature of the secondary battery (11), a maximum power recognition step which recognizes an maximum power according to a heat quantity which the secondary battery (11) allows during a charge period based on a difference between the upper limit temperature and the actual temperature, a thermal resistance of the secondary battery (11), and a length of a predetermined period and the charge period, and a current setting step which sets a charge current to be an upper limit value or less by recognizing the upper limit value of the charge current of the secondary battery (11) based on an endothermic and exothermic characteristics map of the secondary battery (11) with respect to current and the maximum power.

Abstract: An impeller in which a plurality of vanes are provided so as to overlap each other back and forth as viewed in the direction of axis has a first impeller part on a front side and a second impeller part on a rear side. A method for manufacturing impeller includes a step of molding a first impeller part, a step of molding a second impeller part and a step of combining together the first impeller part and the second impeller part.

Abstract: A charging current setting method includes an upper limit temperature recognition step which recognizes an upper limit temperature of the secondary battery (11), an actual temperature recognition step which recognizes an actual temperature of the secondary battery (11), a maximum power recognition step which recognizes an maximum power according to a heat quantity which the secondary battery (11) allows during a charge period based on a difference between the upper limit temperature and the actual temperature, a thermal resistance of the secondary battery (11), and a length of a predetermined period and the charge period, and a current setting step which sets a charge current to be an upper limit value or less by recognizing the upper limit value of the charge current of the secondary battery (11) based on an endothermic and exothermic characteristics map of the secondary battery (11) with respect to current and the maximum power.

Abstract: An impeller in which a plurality of vanes are provided so as to overlap each other back and forth as viewed in the direction of axis has a first impeller part on a front side and a second impeller part on a rear side. A method for manufacturing impeller includes a step of molding a first impeller part, a step of molding a second impeller part and a step of combining together the first impeller part and the second impeller part.

Abstract: A bipedal robot of the present invention has a trunk consisting of an upper trunk and a lower trunk which are rotatable around a rotation axis relative to one another. The upper trunk has shoulders on the right and left sides. An arm is provided at each shoulder. A pair of right and left legs is attached to lower ends of the lower trunk. A storage battery is mounted to the back of the upper trunk, positioned within a shoulder width. The storage battery is positioned below the top of a head mounted on the upper trunk. When the robot walks a narrow passage or corridor having a width slightly larger than the width thereof, for example, this arrangement prevents the storage battery from interfering with the passage or the like.

Abstract: A bipedal robot of the present invention has a trunk consisting of an upper trunk and a lower trunk which are rotatable around a rotation axis relative to one another. The upper trunk has shoulders on the right and left sides. An arm is provided at each shoulder. A pair of right and left legs is attached to lower ends of the lower trunk. A storage battery is mounted to the back of the upper trunk, positioned within a shoulder width. The storage battery is positioned below the top of a head mounted on the upper trunk. When the robot walks a narrow passage or corridor having a width slightly larger than the width thereof, for example, this arrangement prevents the storage battery from interfering with the passage or the like.

Abstract: A bipedal robot of the present invention has a trunk consisting of an upper trunk and a lower trunk which are rotatable around a rotation axis relative to one another. The upper trunk has shoulders on the right and left sides. An arm is provided at each shoulder. A pair of right and left legs is attached to lower ends of the lower trunk. A storage battery is mounted to the back of the upper trunk, positioned within a shoulder width. The storage battery is positioned below the top of a head mounted on the upper trunk. When the robot walks a narrow passage or corridor having a width slightly larger than the width thereof, for example, this arrangement prevents the storage battery from interfering with the passage or the like.

Abstract: In a hybrid power supply device constituted such that a secondary battery (4) is charged by a fuel battery (3) and electric power is supplied from the secondary battery (4) to a load (1), even when there are variations among residual capacities of individual unit secondary batteries (4a) constituting the secondary battery (4), the secondary battery (4) can be charged properly without causing overcharging in each of unit secondary batteries (4a). The fuel battery (3) is divided into a plurality of unit fuel batteries (3a), each consisting of a predetermined number of cells, and each unit hybrid power supply (2a) is constituted by connecting each unit fuel battery (3a) with each unit secondary battery (4a) through each charging switch (13) in parallel. The charging switch (13) is controlled independently for each unit hybrid power supply (2a) on the basis of the residual capacity of each unit secondary battery (4a) to perform charging of the unit secondary battery (4a) by the unit fuel battery (3a).

Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition useful for a copper-clad laminate is provided, which comprise (A) an aromatic diamine compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is a divalent aromatic residue, and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each is an allyl group or a hydrogen atom but at least one of them is an allyl group, and (B) a polymaleimide compound having two or more maleimide groups in a molecule thereof.

Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition useful for a copper-clad laminate is provided, which comprise (A) an aromatic diamine compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## wherein Ar is a divalent aromatic residue, and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each is an allyl group or a hydrogen atom but at least one of them is an allyl group, and (B) a polymaleimide compound having two or more maleimide groups in a molecule thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides an imide compound represented by the general formula (I), ##STR1## wherein X represents a hydroxyl or amino group, Ar.sub.1 and Ar.sub.2 independently represent an aromatic residue, R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 alkyl group, R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl or alkoxy group or a hydroxyl group, and n represents a number of from 0 to 6, and also provides an epoxy resin composition containing the imide compound (B) and epoxy resins (A) as essential components.

Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition comprising (i) a polymaleimide compound having at least two maleimide groups in the molecule and (ii) an s-triazine compound having at least two alkenylaryloxy groups in the molecule; a resin-composition for encapsulant comprising said polymaleimide compound, said triazine compound, and an inorganic filler as essential components; and said s-triazine compound.