Abstract: The electric brake motor unit has: a motor; a connector having a connector terminal; a first section extending in a first direction and having a first contact portion electrically connected to the connector terminal; a second section extending in the first direction and having a second contact portion electrically connected to a motor terminal; and an intermediate section extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction between the first section and the second section. The electric brake motor unit is provided with: a bus bar in which the first section, the intermediate section, and the second section are connected in a crank shape; and a motor bracket mounted on the motor and having two positioning portions that are mutually separately positioned with a space through which the intermediate section passes and are used for positioning the intermediate section in the first direction.

Abstract: The electric brake motor unit has: a motor; a connector having a connector terminal; a first section extending in a first direction and having a first contact portion electrically connected to the connector terminal; a second section extending in the first direction and having a second contact portion electrically connected to a motor terminal; and an intermediate section extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction between the first section and the second section. The electric brake motor unit is provided with: a bus bar in which the first section, the intermediate section, and the second section are connected in a crank shape; and a motor bracket mounted on the motor and having two positioning portions that are mutually separately positioned with a space through which the intermediate section passes and are used for positioning the intermediate section in the first direction.

Abstract: A parking brake actuator generates and applies a braking force to a vehicle wheel in such a manner that the parking brake actuator converts a rotational motion of a screw member, which is rotated by an electric parking brake driving device, into a translatory motion and transmitting the converted translatory motion to a piston to push a brake pad toward a disc by the piston. The electric parking brake driving device includes an electric motor and a reduction gear mechanism which transmits driving force of the electric motor to the parking brake actuator. The reduction gear mechanism includes a gear body and a planetary gear mechanism, which is provided within the gear body and into which the driving force of the electric motor is inputted. A cushion rubber, which is compressible in the circumferential direction, is interposed between a ring gear of the planetary gear mechanism and the gear body.

Abstract: A parking brake actuator generates and applies a braking force to a vehicle wheel in such a manner that the parking brake actuator converts a rotational motion of a screw member, which is rotated by an electric parking brake driving device, into a translatory motion and transmitting the converted translatory motion to a piston to push a brake pad toward a disc by the piston. The electric parking brake driving device includes an electric motor and a reduction gear mechanism which transmits driving force of the electric motor to the parking brake actuator. The reduction gear mechanism includes a gear body and a planetary gear mechanism, which is provided within the gear body and into which the driving force of the electric motor is inputted. A cushion rubber, which is compressible in the circumferential direction, is interposed between a ring gear of the planetary gear mechanism and the gear body.

Abstract: An electric parking brake apparatus having an emergency releasing function for a vehicle, includes an actuator having a driven member, and an emergency release mechanism releasing a parking brake without relying on an electric motor and including an emergency driving member, and an operation mechanism, which is provided between an operation portion provided at the vehicle interior and the actuator and drives the emergency driving member, wherein the operation mechanism includes an operation driving member, which is movable relative to the emergency driving member so as to be engageable with and disengageable from the emergency driving member and drives the emergency driving member in a case where the operation driving member is engaged with the emergency driving member, and a positioning mechanism, which normally maintains an disengaged state of the emergency driving member and is provided at an end portion of the operation mechanism positioned closer to the actuator.

Abstract: A cable-type driving force transmission mechanism includes a driving member including first and second end pin attachment holes, a cable including an inner wire and an outer tube, whose one end is detachably and immovably attached to an outer tube attachment portion, a cable end pin including a shaft portion and first and second arm portions, and a first plate spring including first and second engagement pieces for rotating the cable end pin and for restricting an inverse direction of the cable end pin, wherein the end pin attachment hole includes a rotation allowing hole portion and a deformation allowing hole portion, and an end portion of the inner wire is connected to the driving member via the cable end pin and the end portion of the outer tube is attachable to the outer tube attachment portion from an outside of the housing.

Abstract: An electric parking brake apparatus having an emergency releasing function for a vehicle, includes an actuator having a driven member, and an emergency release mechanism releasing a parking brake without relying on an electric motor and including an emergency driving member, and an operation mechanism, which is provided between an operation portion provided at the vehicle interior and the actuator and drives the emergency driving member, wherein the operation mechanism includes an operation driving member, which is movable relative to the emergency driving member so as to be engageable with and disengageable from the emergency driving member and drives the emergency driving member in a case where the operation driving member is engaged with the emergency driving member, and a positioning mechanism, which normally maintains an disengaged state of the emergency driving member and is provided at an end portion of the operation mechanism positioned closer to the actuator.

Abstract: A cable-type driving force transmission mechanism includes a driving member including first and second end pin attachment holes, a cable including an inner wire and an outer tube, whose one end is detachably and immovably attached to an outer tube attachment portion, a cable end pin including a shaft portion and first and second arm portions, and a first plate spring including first and second engagement pieces for rotating the cable end pin and for restricting an inverse direction of the cable end pin, wherein the end pin attachment hole includes a rotation allowing hole portion and a deformation allowing hole portion, and an end portion of the inner wire is connected to the driving member via the cable end pin and the end portion of the outer tube is attachable to the outer tube attachment portion from an outside of the housing.

Abstract: A method of mapping a large number of items of contents each having meta-information to a low dimensional space so that the map of the contents reflects the meta-information. The method includes the steps of assigning a concept vector to each item of contents, adjusting the distance between two items of contents so that the closer the classification information of the two items of contents match, the more the distance is reduced, and assigning position information in the low dimensional space to each item of contents based on the adjusted distance.

Abstract: A method of mapping a large number of items of contents each having meta-information to a low dimensional space so that the map of the contents reflects the meta-information. The method includes the steps of assigning a concept vector to each item of contents, adjusting the distance between two items of contents so that the closer the classification information of the two items of contents match, the more the distance is reduced, and assigning position information in the low dimensional space to each item of contents based on the adjusted distance.

Abstract: A power steering system is provided in which the rack portion of the power piston is strengthened while still shortening the axial length of the power piston associated therewith. This is accomplished by providing a control valve which includes a valve lever received in a power piston of the device which is relatively rotatable with respect to the power piston and moves in an axial direction of the housing with the power piston in response to rotation from an input shaft connected with the steering wheel. The valve lever has an engaging portion which projects outside of the power piston so as to be connected therewith when the valve reciprocates. The reciprocation of the valve will assist in the operation of the power steering unit and provide the power assist. The valve lever has a portion engageable with a pin member received in the valve spool of the control valve so as to reciprocate the control valve.