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Patent JP-2004184448-A (JP)
Title: Fusion splicing method of optical fiber
Inventor: TAKAYANAGI HIROSHI
IPC: G02B6/255
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fusion splicing method in which connecting tips are improved by properly conducting spattering electric discharge to the splicing ends while fusion splicing on optical fiber having a high melting point and an optical fiber having a low melting point by arc dischargeing and proper splicing strength is obtained without deteriorating splicing loss.  <P>SOLUTION: In the fusion splicing method, a pair of optical fibers 1 and 2 having mutually different glass transition points are fused together by arc discharging. Prior to conduct the arc discharging for the fusion, spattering discharging is individually conducted for connecting ends 1a and 2a of the pair of the optical fibers 1 and 2. Moreover, during the individual spattering discharging, discharging energy corresponding to the glass transition points of the fibers 1 and 2 is individually set.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004184462-A (JP)
Title: Cleaning apparatus and image forming apparatus using the same
Inventor: MIHASHI TOSHIHIKO
IPC: G03G15/16
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning apparatus with which sufficient cleaning can be performed even when so-called "globular toner" is used, the occurrence of a blade squeak or a blade burr or the like in the cleaning blade can be prevented, suitable intrusion quantity can be set and further the drive torque of a member to be cleaned can be prevented from becoming excessive and to provide an image forming apparatus using the same.  <P>SOLUTION: The cleaning blade is constituted by laminating materials having different characteristics to a form of plural layers along a thickness direction. A material constituting a layer of a cleaning edge side which comes into contact with the member to be cleaned in the cleaning blade is consisting of a resin of a high hardness.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004185878-A (JP)
Title: Discharge lamp lighter and lighting apparatus
Inventor: SHIRATA NOBUYA
IPC: H05B41/24
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discharge lamp lighter which stops surely an oscillation by destroying a circuit element when an abnormal discharging occurs at the last life stage of a discharge lamp or the like, and to provide a lighting apparatus using the discharge lamp lighter.  <P>SOLUTION: The discharge lamp lighter is equipped with a temperature-sensitive element N<SB>NTC</SB>which has a characteristic that its impedance reduces when a temperature of the discharge lamp FL exceeds a prescribed value, and is equipped with a protection means with which the temperature-sensitive element N<SB>NTC</SB>is connected in such a way that an adaption means DRC of a drive signal generating circuit DSG and one end of a direct current power source RD are shorted due to the impedance reduction of the temperature-sensitive element N<SB>NTC</SB>when the discharge lamp FL discharges abnormally. When the discharge lamp FL continues the abnormal discharging resulting in an excessive rising of the lamp temperature, the drive signal is extinguished because the adaption means DRC of the drive signal generating circuit DSG and one end of the direct current power source RD are shorted by the impedance reduction of the temperature-sensitive element N<SB>NTC</SB>of the protection means. Consequently, both a first and second switching means Q1 and Q2 which are turned on and off alternate till then, are turned off.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004183792-A (JP)
Title: Boot fastening member and its mounting method
Inventor: OGINO TAKASHI
IPC: F16J15/52
Filed: 2002-12-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive boot fastening member and its mounting method, which insert a boot while avoiding an interference matter existing in the axial direction, and tightly fix the boot to a mating member only by pressing from an outer peripheral part after insertion.  <P>SOLUTION: This boot fastening member is composed of a metallic strip member, a first circular arc part and a second circular arc part are formed on both longitudinal end parts of an intermediate connecting part in a state of being opposite to each other, a circumferential length of the first circular arc part is shorter than the second circular arc part, an open part is formed between free end parts of the first circular arc part and the second circular arc part, and the free end parts are provided with engagement parts engaged with each other. The boot fastening member is inserted to a fastened member from the open part, and the pressure force is applied from the circumference in the inserted state, whereby the engagement parts are engaged and caulked to fix the fastened member to the mating member.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004183853-A (JP)
Title: Actuator
Inventor: SAKASHITA JUNICHI
IPC: F16H25/24
Filed: 2002-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an actuator capable of improving abrasion resistance.  <P>SOLUTION: A rotor 41 is rotatably supported on the inside of a solenoid. A permanent magnet 45 is situated on the outer peripheral surface of the rotor 41 and rotation of the rotor is controllable by a magnetic force from a solenoid 21. A ring-form protrusion part 52 protruding to the rotary shaft 51 side is situated on the inside surface of the rotor 41 and partitioned into an inside surface 53 on the base end side and an inside surface 54 on the tip side with the protrusion part 52 forming a boundary therebetween. The inside surface 53 on the base end side slopes based on a rotary shaft 51 such that an inside diameter size I1 on the base end side with the protrusion part 52 forming a boundary is increased from the protrusion part 52 toward a base end. The inside surface 54 on the tip side slopes based on the rotary shaft 51 such that an inside diameter 12 on the tip side with the protrusion part 52 forming a boundary is increased from the protrusion part 52 toward a tip.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004182196-A (JP)
Title: Steering angle control device for vehicle
Inventor: ISHIDA ISAO
IPC: B62D137/00
Filed: 2002-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a front and rear wheel steering control device capable of stably controlling the behavior of a vehicle without imparting unnatural feeling to a driver, even when a rear wheel steering angle reaches a control upper limit, in a steering angle control device for the vehicle provided with a front wheel auxiliary steering angle imparting means and a rear wheel auxiliary steering angle imparting means.  <P>SOLUTION: This steering angle control device is provided with a handle steering angle detection means for detecting a steering angle, a speed detection means for detecting speed, the front wheel auxiliary steering angle imparting means for imparting an auxiliary steering angle to a front wheel, a rear wheel auxiliary steering angle imparting means for imparting an auxiliary steering angle to a rear wheel, and the front and rear wheel auxiliary steering angle control means for calculating a front wheel auxiliary steering angle and a rear wheel auxiliary steering angle from a vehicle model based on the detected steering angle and speed to output command signals to the front wheel auxiliary steering angle imparting means and the rear wheel auxiliary steering angle imparting means. The front and rear wheel auxiliary steering angle control means is made a means for limiting more changed amount for the steering angle of the front wheel auxiliary steering angle than changed amount before the rear wheel auxiliary steering angle reaches the limit upper limit when it is judged that the rear wheel auxiliary steering angle reaches the limit upper limit by providing the control device with a limit upper limit judging part for judging whether or not the rear wheel auxiliary steering angle reaches the limit upper limit.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004186116-A (JP)
Title: Separator of solid polymer fuel cell and method for manufacturing the separator
Inventor: WADA MASAHIRO
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2002-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce an electric resistance between a gas diffused layer and a separator body.  <P>SOLUTION: A separator 50 is obtained by connecting the gas diffused layer 6 to the separator body 51. The gas diffused layer 6 is constituted of a porous material having a plurality of pores 6a communicating with each other. Each pore 6a is opened with an annular port 6b at the surface 51a side of the separator body 51. A part between the respective annular ports 6b is formed in a surface-like part 6c along the surface 51a of the separator body 51, and is connected to the surface 51a of the separator body 51 via this surface-like part 6c.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004190932-A (JP)
Title: Air supply water filtering device and air supply cleaning method
Inventor: SAKURAI YUTAKA
IPC: F24F7/06
Filed: 2002-12-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air supply water filtering device having simplified construction for reducing manufacturing and operating costs, and an air supply cleaning method.  <P>SOLUTION: The air supply water filtering device comprises an air supply duct 14, a water storage part 16, a partition wall 12 and a filter plate 13. The air supply duct 14 has a suction port 14a and a supply port 14b. The water storage part 16 is provided in the air supply duct 14 between the suction port 14a and the supply port 14b. The partition wall 12 is arranged in the air supply duct 14 at a gap 18 to the level of water stored in the water storage part 16, through which air is permeable to send up spray of water, in the form of interruption between the suction port 14a and the supply port 14b. The filter plate 13 having a plurality of plate materials 11a alternately arranged at an air-permeable gap is provided above the water storage part 16 in the form of blocking the air supply duct 14. The filter plate 13 can interrupt a spray of water to be sent up by air permeation through the gap 18, and it is air permeable.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004190566-A (JP)
Title: Control method and control system for water supply equipment having solar battery as power supply
Inventor: KAWAI MASATO
IPC: F04B49/10
Filed: 2002-12-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control system for water supply equipment having solar batteries as a power supply, which can prevent no-discharge operation and remarkably reduce the frequency of starting and stopping as compared with conventional art even when a condition of less power supply from the solar battery lasts for a long time.  <P>SOLUTION: The control system 10 for the water supply equipment having the solar battery 1 as power supply comprises a voltage detector 25, a no-discharge operation detection device 11, a storage device 20 and starting voltage adder 27. A pump is started when output voltage V<SB>out</SB>of the solar battery 1 is beyond pump starting initial voltage V<SB>start</SB>stored in the storage device 20. When the no-discharge operation is detected, the pump is stopped and voltage V<SB>start</SB>+V<SB>α</SB>, which is made by adding the pump starting initial voltage V<SB>start</SB>and a predetermined voltage width V<SB>α</SB>, is stored as a new pump starting voltage V<SB>(N)start</SB>in the storage device 20. The pump is then kept at a standstill until the output voltage V<SB>out</SB>of the solar battery 1 becomes above the new pump starting voltage V<SB>(N)strat</SB>=V<SB>start</SB>+V<SB>α</SB>.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004188088-A (JP)
Title: Necklace accessory
Inventor: AZUMA TAEKO
IPC: A44C25/00
Filed: 2002-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a necklace accessory enabling forming of a plurality of accessories used in different modes of use.  <P>SOLUTION: A band-like body B1 is wound around and hung from the neck. A decorative band body B is provided for wearing in a state that a left and a right edges are hung down at least toward the chest so that both edges from the neck have equal lengths. A plurality of decorative linking bodies C1 and C2 can be removably linked between the edges of the decorative band body B. In a separate state when the decorative linking bodies are removed from the band body, both ends of each of the decorative linking bodies can be removably linked.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004193076-A (JP)
Title: Surface-mounting relay terminal
Inventor: NAKAGAWA MASAFUMI
IPC: H01H50/14
Filed: 2002-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a surface mounting relay terminal with easy visual inspection or application of a sealing agent by suppressing a mounting height size and restraining the occurrence of a crack of solder etc.  <P>SOLUTION: The surface mounting relay terminal 1 comprises a projected piece 1a projected from a bottom surface of relay device 2, a connection piece 1c disposed along the side face of the relay device 2, and a connection piece 1b connecting the projected piece 1a and the connection piece 1c on a side of a printed circuit 3 along the bottom surface. A surface on a side opposite to the relay device 2 in the connection piece 1c and a conductor pattern 3b formed on the printed circuit are bonded with solder 3a.With this constitution, the mounting height size is suppressed and the length from the relay device 2 to the printed circuit 3 is the sum of the length of the projected piece 1a and the connection piece 1b. Consequently, any crack or the like does not occur in the solder 3a by the spring nature of the terminal 1 itself even when receiving a thermal effect after soldering.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004197240-A (JP)
Title: Protection glove
Inventor: AKAGI SHIGEKI
IPC: A41D19/00
Filed: 2002-12-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protection glove protecting the back part of a wearer's hand at his (her) nondominant arm side even when missing an aim at the time of cutting branches.  <P>SOLUTION: The protection glove is worn when cutting branches so as to protect the hand at his (her) nondominant arm side. The glove is provided with a shock-absorbing material 3 on the outer surface 2a or the inner surface 2b of the back part 2 of a glove main body 1 put on the hand at his (her) nondominant arm side while covering the material over with a surface fabric 4 bonded to the glove main body 1 via a hot melt adhesive 6 or sewn up on the glove main body with thread 7.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004063057-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor device
Inventor: OTSUKA MASAYUKI
IPC: H01L25/18
Filed: 2002-12-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a voltage step-down circuit capable of adjusting a potential level of a word line independently of that of the others.  <P>SOLUTION: The semiconductor device, in which a first semiconductor chip mounted with a semiconductor memory and a second semiconductor chip having the voltage step-down circuit are sealed in a multi-chip package, has a general source pad and a word line-dedicated source pad. The voltage step-down circuit supplies a first potential to the general source pad and a second potential which is higher than the first potential to the word line-dedicated source pad.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004199467-A (JP)
Title: Traffic information providing method/server, and pos terminal
Inventor: KASHIMURA HIDEO
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2002-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a traffic information providing method for giving further convenience to a traffic transport facility user by complementing a method for reporting the latest traffic information by cellular phone or FAX.  <P>SOLUTION: In a convenience store or the like existing everywhere in the country, the latest traffic information is provided by use of a POS terminal 12 of the store. A service providing center 20 provides the latest traffic information to the POS terminal 12 of the store. This service providing center 20 makes a contract with a railway company when the traffic information is, for example, railroad information, and acquires operation information 32 or congestion information 33 from the railroad operation management center 30 of the railroad company concerned. The operation information 32 or congestion information 33 is acquired from a station information system 40 disposed in each station of the railroad company concerned.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004198817-A (JP)
Title: Presentation device
Inventor: TANAKA OSAMU
IPC: G03B21/00
Filed: 2002-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a presentation device capable of automatically discriminating the display surface of a display board without performing operation by an operator.  <P>SOLUTION: The presentation device in a presentation system to perform presentation by projecting an image by a projection device to a white board 2 where writing can be performed is equipped with a photographing part 12 for photographing the white board 2, and a display effective range detection means for detecting a display effective range A3 by scanning the white board 2 with a laser beam and receiving reflected light by the white board 2. The photographing means takes a photograph in a photographic range including the display board, and further the device is equipped with an image processing means which segments a photographic image within the display effective range from the photographic image taken by the photographing means so as to store the segmented photographic image in a storage means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004197690-A (JP)
Title: Variable displacement swash plate type compressor
Inventor: TSUKAGOSHI MASAYOSHI
IPC: F04B27/08
Filed: 2002-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable displacement swash plate type compressor which will not make it difficult to conduct inclination angle increasing starting operation of a swash plate from a minimum inclination angle even if the minimum inclination angle of the swash plate is zero.  <P>SOLUTION: This variable displacement swash plate type compressor comprises a cylinder block formed with a cylinder bore; a piston inserted in the cylinder bore; a front housing for forming a crank chamber; a cylinder head formed with a suction chamber and a discharge chamber; a suction valve; a discharge valve; a driving shaft extending in the crank chamber and rotatably supported by the front housing and the cylinder block; a rotor fixed on the driving shaft; the swash plate connected with the rotor through a link mechanism and supported on the driving shaft so as to vary an inclination angle and to be slidable; a power transmission device which converts the rotation of the swash plate into a reciprocating motion and transmits it to the piston; and an inclination angle forced increasing means for forcibly increasing the inclination angle of the swash plate from a minimum value.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004199539-A (JP)
Title: Vending machine system using image forming apparatus
Inventor: KOSUGA YASUO
IPC: G07F17/26
Filed: 2002-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine system having a function advantageous for use.  <P>SOLUTION: A vending machine 2 comprises a coin input port 3, a point card insert port 4, a display part 5 for displaying an item to be reported to a user, a point display part 10 for displaying the present point and also displaying whether a point is being added to a point card or not, and a control device 50 for controlling the display part 5, when the point card is inserted to the insert port 4 while only cash (a prepaid card may also be usable) is put in the input port 3, so as to display a guide reporting that the point is accumulated in the point card concerned.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004196235-A (JP)
Title: Anti-lock brake controller for vehicle
Inventor: INAGAKI HIROMI
IPC: B60T8/1761
Filed: 2002-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable stable hydraulic control in a duty boosting state, in an anti-lock brake controller for a vehicle that comprises a normally open type solenoid valve disposed between a wheel brake and a brake hydraulic pressure generating means, a normally closed type solenoid valve disposed between the wheel brake and a reservoir, and a pump capable of returning brake fluid pumped up from the reservoir to the hydraulic pressure generating means side, and can switch between a normal boosting state for making a predetermined current flow to a coil of the normally open type solenoid valve and the duty boosting state for setting fed current to the coil of the normally open type solenoid valve at an intermediate value between ON and OFF when brake hydraulic pressure of the wheel brake is increased.  <P>SOLUTION: An anti lock control means 34 capable of controlling discharge amount per unit time of the pump reduces the discharge amount per unit time of the pump in the duty boosting state than the normal boosting state.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004205078-A (JP)
Title: Soybean grain drying device using raising seedling facility
Inventor: OKUMURA YUICHI
IPC: A01F25/00
Filed: 2002-12-24
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently and economically dry soybeans in a relatively small culturing scale by effectively utilizing a raising seedling building without expanding it, the raising seedling building conventionally requiring a wide floor space for performing germination and raising seedling while feeding hot air from a hot air machine to a germination chamber and a greening chamber.  <P>SOLUTION: The soybean drying device utilizing raising seedling facilities comprises a drying box 4 for drying soybeans stored therein and a main duct 5 for feeding hot air from the hot air machine 1 to the drying box 4, both of which are arranged in the raising seedling building 3 for budding and greening purpose raising seedling facilities having a hot air pit 2 ranging to the hot air machine 1. An inlet 6 of the main duct 5 is connected to a pit opening 7 closably provided in the hot air pit 2 and a duct opening 8 arranged in the main duct 5 is connected to the drying box 4 via sub-ducts 9.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004204519-A (JP)
Title: Panel body and indoor space formed by the panel body
Inventor: UEKI TADASHI
IPC: E04B2/74
Filed: 2002-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lightweight panel body capable of being easily handled, highly matching the external appearance of the panel body with a member of the other modern building such as an aluminum sash or the like even if the panel body is exposed to the inside of the building and being specially used for the suitable panel body installed in order to partition a large floor.  <P>SOLUTION: The panel body forms a wall section 30 of the building, it is formed of both right and left end members 1a and 1b and a plate 2 installed between both right and left end members 1a and 1b, and light metal-made thins are adopted as the right and left end members 1a and 1b.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI