Abstract: A shape analysis method for analyzing shape data acquired by measuring a contour shape of a workpiece to be measured, includes: deciding a geometric element used in shape analysis; deciding one data point to be included in an evaluation range; applying the geometric element to an interval including the one data point; searching the widest interval for satisfying a threshold condition of a preset shape tolerance while changing a width of the interval; pinpointing two boundary points between which the interval found by the search is sandwiched; obtaining two edge points at which the two boundary points are respectively shifted by preset shift amounts; setting a range sandwiched between the edge points in the evaluation range; and targeting the shape data within the evaluation range for calculation of geometric properties.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus having a substrate, an antenna on the substrate, and a power supply circuit element on the substrate and connected to the antenna. The antenna includes coil-shaped first and second coil antenna units respectively having coil axes that intersect with the substrate. The first coil antenna unit and the second coil antenna unit are arranged on the substrate such that a direction in which a current flows through one of the coil antenna units is clockwise and a direction in which the current flows through the other of the coil antenna units is counterclockwise. The power supply circuit element is positioned between the first coil antenna unit and the second coil antenna unit.

Abstract: An antenna conductor and a reinforcing layer are provided on an upper surface and a lower surface, respectively, of a flexible base film. An RFIC element is mounted on the upper surface of the base film. Two I/O terminals provided on the RFIC element are each connected to meander patterns of the antenna conductor. In a plan view, the reinforcing layer has a circular contour, and the RFIC element is surrounded by the contour of the reinforcing layer. The two I/O terminals provided on the RFIC element are exposed on the upper surface of the base film. Breakage of the connected portion between the RFIC element and the antenna conductor is prevented, and any breakage that has occurred is easily identified.

Abstract: A wireless IC device includes an element body including first and second principal surfaces, an RFIC element buried in the element body, and an antenna coil disposed in the element body. The antenna coil includes a first wiring pattern provided on the second principal surface, a first metal pin reaching the first principal surface and the second principal surface, a second metal pin reaching the first principal surface and the second principal surface, and a second wiring pattern provided on the first principal surface. Terminal surfaces of the first input/output terminal and the second input/output terminal of the RFIC element face the second principal surface of the element body and are spaced away from the antenna coil while being connected to the first wiring pattern through first and second conductors extending from the second principal surface of the element body in a direction of the first primary surface.

Abstract: A rotating element with embedded permanent magnets is provided that includes: a rotor core adapted to be within the diameter direction of a stator; first permanent magnets embedded near the exterior circumference face of the core, and orthogonally extending with a d axis; and second permanent magnets embedded on both sides of each of the first magnets, and extending along a q axis. The rotating element further includes gaps formed in the core away from both circumference direction ends of the first magnets. The gaps further include exterior end parts at the furthermost exterior side with respect to the diameter direction of the core, and interior end parts at the furthermost interior side with respect to same. The magnetic pole faces of the first magnets are located between the exterior and interior end parts of the gaps.

Abstract: A method of producing a printed circuit board includes: forming a metal layer on a support plate; forming a mask layer on the metal layer; forming a pattern plating having a stem as plating up to a level of the mask layer, and a cap as a portion of plating exceeding the mask layer and having an outgrowth lying over the surface of the mask layer; laminating an insulating base on a conductive circuit board constituted by the support plate, the metal layer and the pattern plating to form a circuit board intermediate in which the pattern plating is buried in the base; removing the support plate and the metal layer to form an exposed surface; and mechanically polishing the exposed surface until the stem of the pattern plating is removed, to increase the width of the conductive pattern on the exposed surface.

Abstract: An antenna conductor and a reinforcing layer are provided on an upper surface and a lower surface, respectively, of a flexible base film. An RFIC element is mounted on the upper surface of the base film. Two I/O terminals provided on the RFIC element are each connected to meander patterns of the antenna conductor. In a plan view, the reinforcing layer has a circular contour, and the RFIC element is surrounded by the contour of the reinforcing layer. The two I/O terminals provided on the RFIC element are exposed on the upper surface of the base film. Breakage of the connected portion between the RFIC element and the antenna conductor is prevented, and any breakage that has occurred is easily identified.

Abstract: A transmission line portion of a flat cable that is bent at a position along the longitudinal direction includes a dielectric element body, a first ground conductor, and a second ground conductor. The dielectric element body includes a signal conductor at the middle position of the thickness direction. The first ground conductor includes elongated conductors and bridge conductors. The elongated conductors are spaced in the width direction of the dielectric element body, and extend in the longitudinal direction. The bridge conductors connect the elongated conductors at spacings along the longitudinal direction. The spacing of bridge conductors across the bending point in a bent portion is smaller than the spacing of adjacent bridge conductors located in a straight portion.

Abstract: A high-frequency signal transmission line includes a flexible body including a plurality of insulating layers. A linear signal line is located in or on the body. A first ground conductor is located opposite to the signal line via at least one of the insulating layers. A second ground conductor extends along the signal line. An interlayer connection portion that connects the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor includes a plurality of interlayer connection conductors individually pierced in some of6 the insulating layers and connected to each other. The plurality of interlayer connection conductors includes two interlayer connection conductors that are pierced in adjacent ones of the insulating layers with respect to a layer-stacking direction and that have central axes located in different positions when viewed from the layer-stacking direction.

Abstract: To provide an optical film that shows small change in color over time and is excellent in infrared reflectance and durability. An optical film having a laminated body including a high-refractive index layer and a low-refractive index layer on a substrate, wherein the layer adjacent to the substrate contains at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a modified polyvinyl alcohol and an aqueous polyester resin modified with a vinyl monomer.

Abstract: A high-frequency signal transmission line includes a flexible body including a plurality of insulating layers. A linear signal line is located in or on the body. A first ground conductor is located opposite to the signal line via at least one of the insulating layers. A second ground conductor extends along the signal line. An interlayer connection portion that connects the first ground conductor and the second ground conductor includes a plurality of interlayer connection conductors individually pierced in some of the insulating layers and connected to each other. The plurality of interlayer connection conductors includes two interlayer connection conductors that are pierced in adjacent ones of the insulating layers with respect to a layer-stacking direction and that have central axes located in different positions when viewed from the layer-stacking direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chip component-embedded resin multilayer substrate including a laminating body obtained by laminating a plurality of resin layers, a predetermined wiring conductor disposed in the laminating body, and a chip component embedded in the laminating body and having a side terminal electrode. A guarding member electrically isolated from the wiring conductor is provided to cover at least a part of a boundary between the side terminal electrode and the resin layers when viewed from a lamination direction of the laminating body, and the guarding member is formed from a material having a melting point higher than a temperature at which the resin layer begins to flow.

Abstract: A transmission line portion of a flat cable that is bent at a position along the longitudinal direction includes a dielectric element body, a first ground conductor, and a second ground conductor. The dielectric element body includes a signal conductor at the middle position of the thickness direction. The first ground conductor includes elongated conductors and bridge conductors. The elongated conductors are spaced in the width direction of the dielectric element body, and extend in the longitudinal direction. The bridge conductors connect the elongated conductors at spacings along the longitudinal direction. The spacing of bridge conductors across the bending point in a bent portion is smaller than the spacing of adjacent bridge conductors located in a straight portion.

Abstract: A shape analysis method for analyzing shape data acquired by measuring a contour shape of a workpiece to be measured, includes: deciding a geometric element used in shape analysis; deciding one data point to be included in an evaluation range; applying the geometric element to an interval including the one data point; searching the widest interval for satisfying a threshold condition of a preset shape tolerance while changing a width of the interval; pinpointing two boundary points between which the interval found by the search is sandwiched; obtaining two edge points at which the two boundary points are respectively shifted by preset shift amounts; setting a range sandwiched between the edge points in the evaluation range; and targeting the shape data within the evaluation range for calculation of geometric properties.

Abstract: Transmission control device for automatic transmissions that changes rotation output speed of turbocharged engines. An intake-state detecting unit detects an engine intake state and at least one of intake air amount, intake pressure, and engine air-fuel ratio. An intake-state determining unit determines whether a target intake state is satisfied based on detecting unit detection results and sets the target intake state based on target torque and engine operating range. A transmission-pattern selecting unit has a first transmission pattern for setting a transmission gear ratio based on an operational state and a second transmission pattern for setting the transmission gear ratio such that an engine rotation speed is higher than that in the first transmission pattern. The first or second transmission pattern choice is based on whether or not the target intake state is satisfied or not. A transmission controller controls a transmission mechanism based on the transmission pattern selection.

Abstract: A rotating element with embedded permanent magnets is provided that includes: a rotor core adapted to be within the diameter direction of a stator; first permanent magnets embedded near the exterior circumference face of the core, and orthogonally extending with a d axis; and second permanent magnets embedded on both sides of each of the first magnets, and extending along a q axis. The rotating element further includes gaps formed in the core away from both circumference direction ends of the first magnets. The gaps further include exterior end parts at the furthermost exterior side with respect to the diameter direction of the core, and interior end parts at the furthermost interior side with respect to same. The magnetic pole faces of the first magnets are located between the exterior and interior end parts of the gaps.

Abstract: A method of producing a printed circuit board includes: forming a metal layer on a support plate; forming a mask layer on the metal layer; forming a pattern plating having a stem as plating up to a level of the mask layer, and a cap as a portion of plating exceeding the mask layer and having an outgrowth lying over the surface of the mask layer; laminating an insulating base on a conductive circuit board constituted by the support plate, the metal layer and the pattern plating to form a circuit board intermediate in which the pattern plating is buried in the base; removing the support plate and the metal layer to form an exposed surface; and mechanically polishing the exposed surface until the stem of the pattern plating is removed, to increase the width of the conductive pattern on the exposed surface.

Abstract: An iron rotor core includes a first permanent magnet in an outer peripheral portion of the iron rotor core, second permanent magnets on both circumferential sides of the first permanent magnet and arranged in a generally V-shaped configuration opening radially outward, and a first region provided opposite to the first permanent magnet radially inside the region between the second permanent magnets and having a low magnetic permeability. A q-axis magnetic flux path is formed in an iron core region among the first permanent magnet, the second permanent magnets and the first region, and a central portion thereof is formed between the first permanent magnet and the first region, and entrance/exit portions of the q-axis magnetic flux path formed between the second permanent magnets and second regions provided on both circumferential sides of the first permanent magnet and having a low magnetic permeability with generally the same width.

Abstract: A transmission control device for an automatic transmission that changes the speed of rotation output from an engine having a turbocharger includes intake-state detecting means detecting an engine intake state; intake-state determining means determining whether or not a predetermined target intake state is satisfied based on a detection result of the intake-state detecting means; transmission-pattern selecting means having a first transmission pattern for setting a transmission gear ratio in accordance with an operational state and a second transmission pattern for setting the transmission gear ratio such that an engine rotation speed is higher than that in the first transmission pattern, and selecting the first transmission pattern or the second transmission pattern when the target intake state is satisfied or not satisfied, respectively; and transmission control means controlling a transmission mechanism unit of the automatic transmission based on the selected transmission pattern.

Abstract: A diagnostic control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided for shortening the time required for a failure diagnosis of an evaporation purge system. After introducing the inlet-pipe's negative pressure into the evaporation purge system 51, the evaporation control unit 52 diagnoses failure states concerning the evaporation purge system 51 such as a leak by detecting changes in inner tank pressure over a prescribed time. In order to shorten such failure diagnosis control time, a motor generator 12 is driven to assist the engine when introducing the inlet-pipe's negative pressure into the evaporation purge system 51. With such assist-driving, it becomes possible to reduce engine load, therefore, the throttle valve 67 of the engine 11 can be controlled to be on the closed side, making it possible to create sufficient inlet-pipe's negative pressure.