baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2023177728-A (JP)
Title: 遊技台
IPC: A63F5/04
Filed: 2022-06-03
Abstract: 【課題】音出力手段に特徴を持った遊技台を提供する。【解決手段】遊技台の音出力手段は、設定値が確認可能な状態であって扉体が開放状態の場合（第一の場合）に、該扉体が開放状態であることを示す開放報知音の出力を開始し、前記第一の場合に、前記開放報知音を第一の音で出力する。また、前記音出力手段は、前記設定値が確認可能な状態が終了し、通常遊技状態に移行した後に少なくとも１遊技を消化し、前記扉体が閉鎖状態から開放状態になった場合に、前記開放報知音を第二の音で出力する場合があり、前記設定値の確認が終了した後、前記扉体が開放状態である場合に前記開放報知音を前記第一の音で出力する。【選択図】図３０
Patent JP-2023178027-A (JP)
Title: 電界効果トランジスタ
IPC: H01L21/336
Filed: 2022-06-03
Abstract: 【課題】酸化ガリウム系半導体を半導体層の主な構成材料とするｎチャネル型の電界効果トランジスタであって、ゲート電極下のｐ型領域からゲート絶縁膜への正孔の注入が抑えられた電界効果トランジスタを提供する。【解決手段】一実施の形態として、ゲート電極１６ａ、１６ｂと、酸化ガリウム系半導体からなるｎ型のソース領域１３、１４及びドレイン領域１０、１１と、ゲート電極１６ａ、１６ｂとゲート絶縁膜１５ａ、１５ｂを介して接する、チャネルが形成されるｐ型領域１２と、を備え、ｐ型領域１２が、酸化ガリウム系半導体からなる層を下地層とするエピタキシャル成長層からなり、かつ、酸化ガリウム系半導体よりも価電子帯の上端のエネルギー（ｅＶ）が高いｐ型の酸化物半導体のみからなる、電界効果トランジスタ１を提供する。【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2023178060-A (JP)
Title: 遠隔会議制御装置
IPC: H04R3/02
Filed: 2022-06-03
Abstract: 【課題】遠隔会議における会話音声の品質を保つ。【解決手段】遠隔会議システム１において、或る遠隔会議に参加しているユーザが利用するユーザ端末１０（第１のユーザ端末）のマイクが、その会議に参加している他のユーザが利用するユーザ端末１０（第２のユーザ端末）のスピーカからの音声を収音し、収音した音をユーザ端末１０（第１及び第２のユーザ端末）のスピーカから再び出力してしまうことで、ハウリングという問題が発生し得る。そこで、サーバ装置２０は、１の遠隔会議に参加している複数のユーザのうち２人以上のユーザが共通の空間に居るか否かを判断する判断部２２２と、１の遠隔会議の複数のユーザのうち２人以上のユーザが共通の空間に居ると判断された場合には、当該２人以上のユーザのうち、発話していないユーザに対応するマイクの収音を無効にする無効処理部２２３とを備える。【選択図】図４
Patent JP-2022120047-A (JP)
Title: Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2-based crystallized glass
IPC: C03C10/12
Filed: 2022-06-08
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Li 2 O-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 -based crystallized glass that has high transparency to light in the ultraviolet to infrared ranges and is less likely to be broken. 
     SOLUTION: A Li 2 O-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 -based crystallized glass contains, in terms of mass%, SiO 2  40-90%, Al 2 O 3  5-30%, Li 2 O 1-10%, SnO 2  0-20%, ZrO 2  0-5%, MgO 0-10%, P 2 O 5  0-10%, and TiO 2  0-4%, with the mass ratio of Li 2 O/(MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO+Na 2 O+K 2 O) being 3 or less. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: None 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023180471-A (JP)
Title: 多段遠心圧縮機
IPC: F04D29/44
Filed: 2022-06-09
Abstract: 【課題】シュラウドからハブまでの流路高さ方向全体で旋回速度成分を除去できる多段遠心圧縮機を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の多段遠心圧縮機１００は、回転軸２と、回転軸２に固定される遠心羽根車１と、シュラウド１ｂとハブ１ａとで構成されるリターン流路４とを備え、リターン流路４は、径方向流路９、Ｌ字ベンド流路７、および軸方向流路８でＬ字流路が構成され、径方向流路９とＬ字ベンド流路７にリターンベーン５が配置され、Ｌ字ベンド流路７内まで内径側に延長されたリターンベーン５の後縁５１は、ハブ側接続部５１a近くが直線形状で、シュラウド側接続部５１ｂ近くが下流に向かって凸状の湾曲形状になっており、リターンベーン５のハブ側接続部５１ａはシュラウド側接続部５１ｂより内径側にある。【選択図】図４
Patent JP-2023181598-A (JP)
Title: 耐火壁
IPC: E04B1/94
Filed: 2022-06-13
Abstract: 【課題】構造が簡単で延焼を防止できる耐火性に優れた木質系の耐火壁材を開発する。【解決手段】耐火材からなる耐火層を中心層とし、その両面に壁支持部となる木質層を設けた耐火壁材。【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2023181853-A (JP)
Title: 抵抗率の検出方法及び板状物の加工方法
IPC: H01L21/66
Filed: 2022-06-13
Abstract: 【課題】板状物を加工することなく板状物の加工性に対応した抵抗率を判断することを可能とすること。【解決手段】抵抗率の検出方法は、裏面と、裏面の反対側の表面とを有する板状物の抵抗率を検出する抵抗率の検出方法であって、板状物の裏面に対して光源から光を照射し、裏面で反射した光と、裏面を透過し表面で反射した光との干渉波形を取得する干渉波形取得ステップ１００５と、干渉波形取得ステップ１００５で取得した干渉波形に基づいて板状物の抵抗率を推定する推定ステップ１００６と、を含む。【選択図】図１０
Patent JP-2023016703-A (JP)
Title: Biodegradable polymer particulates and methods for production and use thereof
Inventor: ALEXANDROS VASILEIOU
IPC: C08K3/36
Filed: 2022-06-17
Abstract: To provide biodegradable polymer particulates and methods for production and use thereof.SOLUTION: A composition comprises: a plurality of polymer particulates comprising a matrix polymer and one or more types of nanoparticles selected from the group consisting of biopolymer nanoparticles, biomineral nanoparticles excluding biomineralized silica alone, and any combination thereof. Illustrative examples of such nanoparticles may include cellulose nanoparticles, hydroxyapatite nanoparticles or any combination thereof, to be associated with the matrix polymer. The polymer particulates can be prepared by melt emulsification. The method includes depositing such polymer particulates on a powder bed, and heating a portion of the powder bed to consolidate a portion of the polymer particulates into a consolidated part having a specified shape. The biodegradable matrix polymer can be biodegradable one and obtained from Pseudomonas cepacian (≥30U/mg).SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2023088242-A (JP)
Title: Writing measurement system and writing measurement method
Inventor: MURAGATA SHINICHI
IPC: G01L5/00
Filed: 2022-06-24
Abstract: To provide a writing measurement system and writing measurement method which can obtain writing measurement data indicating the use state of a writing instrument by a user even though the user uses any writing instrument.SOLUTION: A writing measurement system 9 according to the present invention comprises: a measurement table 1 which has a pressure sensitive sensor 13; a plurality of markers 5; a plurality of imaging devices 2a, 2b, 2c which image the movement of the plurality of markers 5 attached to a writing instrument 4; image processing means 61 which generates three-dimensional time series position information of the plurality of markers 5 on the basis of photographic information obtained by the plurality of imaging devices 2a, 2b, 2c in a time series manner; and data generation means 62 which generates writing measurement data indicating the use state of the writing instrument 4 by a user on the basis of the output information from the pressure sensitive sensor 13 obtained when the user performs writing on the measurement table 1 using the writing instrument 4 and/or the three-dimensional time series position information obtained when the user performs writing on the measurement table 1 using the writing instrument 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022118251-A (JP)
Title: Hydrant facility in tunnel and hydrant device
IPC: A62C35/20
Filed: 2022-06-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to easily and simply deal with a hydrant device on a road side and an observer passage side and to make it possible to draw a hose smoothly. 
     SOLUTION: A hydrant storage box 30 serving as a housing 28 for a hydrant device is buried and installed in an observer passage 14 along a tunnel wall surface and stores a hose with a foam nozzle inside. The housing 28 is provided with a front door 32, a first upper door 36 and a second upper door 38 as an upper door, and the second upper door 38 is arranged at a door opening of the first upper door 36. When operated on the road side 15, engagement of the front door 32 is released and opened by front opening of the second upper door 38, and the hose with the foam nozzle is taken out from a front surface hose take-out port divided by the first hose guide 60. When operated on the road side of the observer passage 14, the second upper door 38 is opened backward, and the hose with the foam nozzle is taken out from an upper surface hose take-out port divided by the second hose guide 80. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2024007123-A (JP)
Title: ウェーハの研削方法
IPC: B24B7/04
Filed: 2022-07-05
Abstract: 【課題】厚みが全面に亘って均一になるようにウェーハの両面を研削することができるウェーハの研削方法を提供すること。【解決手段】本発明方法は、ウェーハＷの一方の面に保護部材Ｆを形成する保護部材形成工程と、チャック回転軸１３と砥石回転軸（スピンドル）２３，３３とを、研削中の保護部材Ｆの圧縮によるウェーハＷの沈み込みを考慮した第１の傾き関係に設定してウェーハＷの他方の面全面を研削する第１研削工程と、保護部材Ｆを剥離する保護部材剥離工程と、ウェーハＷの他方の面を保持面１０ａに保持し、チャック回転軸１３と砥石回転軸２３，３３とを、ウェーハＷに接触している部分の環状砥石２５ｂ，３５ｂの下面と保持面１０ａとが平行になるような第２の傾き関係に設定し、ウェーハＷの一方の面の半径部分に環状砥石２５ｂ，３５ｂの下面を接触させてウェーハＷの一方の面全面を所定の厚みに研削する第２研削工程とを含む。【選択図】図２
Patent JP-2023020943-A (JP)
Title: Toner and toner manufacturing method
Inventor: TSUDA SHOHEI
IPC: G03G9/097
Filed: 2022-07-12
Abstract: To provide a toner which can achieve both contamination prevention of a charging member and suppression of damage of an electrostatic latent image carrier, and enables stable formation of an electrophotographic image of a high quality, when process speed is further increased and a life is extended.SOLUTION: A toner contains toner particles containing a binder resin and a boric acid and an external additive, wherein in ATR-IR analysis of the toner particles using germanium in an ATR crystal in an ATR method, a peak corresponding to the boric acid is detected, when the external additive of a major axis of primary particles of 80 nm or more and 200 nm or less is represented by an external additive A, an average value of a shape coefficient SF-1 of the external additive A is 105 or more and 250 or less, and an average value of a shape coefficient SF-2 of the external additive A is 102 or more and 250 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2024010620-A (JP)
Title: ゴルフクラブヘッド
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 2022-07-12
Abstract: 【課題】ソール部の肉厚分布により性能が高められたゴルフクラブヘッドの提供。【解決手段】ゴルフクラブヘッド２は、打撃フェース４ａを含むフェース部４と、ソール部８と、クラウン部６と、ホーゼル部１０とを有している。ソール部８は、当該ソール部８の幾何学的中心Ｃ１を含む領域に形成された中央薄肉部２０と、中央薄肉部２０のソール外縁側に形成され中央薄肉部２０よりも厚い外側厚肉部３０とを有している。外側厚肉部３０は、ヘッド重心ＣＧのフェース－バック方向位置を含む領域に形成された第１厚肉部３１と、第１厚肉部３１のバック側に位置し第１厚肉部３１よりも厚い第２厚肉部３２とを有している。ソール部８の外側厚肉部３０は、第２厚肉部３２のバック側に位置し第２厚肉部３２よりも薄い第３厚肉部３３を更に有していてもよい。【選択図】図７
Patent JP-2023091718-A (JP)
Title: Head chip, liquid jet head, and liquid jet recording device
Inventor: NAKAYAMA HITOSHI
IPC: B41J2/14
Filed: 2022-07-15
Abstract: To provide a head chip, a liquid jet head and a liquid jet recording device that are capable of increasing generated pressure while saving power.SOLUTION: The head chip according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a flow channel member having a pressure chamber containing liquid; an actuator plate which is stacked on the flow channel member in a state of being opposed to the pressure chamber in a first direction; a drive electrode which is formed on a surface of the actuator plate facing in the first direction, and which is configured to deform the actuator plate in the first direction to change the volume of the pressure chamber; and a non-drive member which is stacked at a side opposite to the flow channel member across the actuator plate in the first direction, and which is configured to limit a displacement of the actuator plate toward the side opposite to the flow channel member in the first direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2023021031-A (JP)
Title: Rubber composition for golf ball, and golf ball
Inventor: SHINDO JUN
IPC: C08K5/09
Filed: 2022-07-27
Abstract: To provide a rubber composition for a golf ball which can improve flight performance by exerting low-spin characteristics in hitting the golf ball by setting a hardness difference large in the hardness distribution in the core while keeping desired core hardness, and a golf ball made of the composition.SOLUTION: A rubber composition for a golf ball contains each component (a)-(d) and (f): (a) a base rubber; (b) α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof as a co-cross-linking agent; (c) a cross-linking initiator; (d) an alcohol; and (f) sulfur. A blending amount of the component (d) is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of (a) the base rubber. A golf ball has a core and a cover of a single layer or a plurality of layers for covering the core, and the core is made of the rubber composition.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2022176414-A (JP)
Title: game machine
Inventor: SHIMADA KOKI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2022-08-19
Abstract: To provide a game machine which can improve the interest of a player.SOLUTION: It is possible to operate movable parts on the basis of a detection status of predetermined detection means before operations of the movable parts. An operation probability of a first movable part of the movable parts is unchanged irrespective of a detection status of a first touch sensor. An operation probability of a second movable part of the movable parts is changed according to a detection status of a second touch sensor. When a specific condition is satisfied in association with an electric power activation, the second movable part operates irrespective of the detection status of the second touch sensor. A position sensor can detect a movable part different from the first movable part of the movable parts. The first movable part can operate irrespective of a detection status of the position sensor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
Patent JP-2022169703-A (JP)
Title: vector processor
IPC: G06F7/76
Filed: 2022-08-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an efficient low-power vector processor. 
     SOLUTION: A method includes: storing a look-up table of results entries for an operation, in a memory, the results entries in the look-up table corresponding to fractional results obtained by executing the operation on each input value, the fractional results having a first level of precision, the results entries including a plurality of encoded bits and a plurality of unencoded bits; in response to an instruction including the operation, looking up a first entry corresponding to a first input value on the look-up table; decoding the encoded bits for the first entry to generate a part of the fractional result corresponding to the first entry; adding at least the unencoded bits corresponding to the first entry to a part of the fractional result to complete generation of the fractional results corresponding to the first entry; and returning an output result of the operation based on the generated fractional result corresponding to the first entry. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022174189-A (JP)
Title: connector
IPC: H01R12/71
Filed: 2022-09-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector in which a large current can be fed to a conductive member, deterioration of flexibility of the conductive member can be restrained, and up-sizing in the width direction can be restrained. 
     SOLUTION: A socket connector 10 has a stationary housing 22, a movable housing 24, and a conduction part 60. The stationary housing 22 is fixed to a first board 16. A plug connector 12 is inserted into the movable housing 24 and withdrawn therefrom in the Z direction. The conduction part 60 has a first socket terminal 62 and a second socket terminal 82, couples the stationary housing 22 and the movable housing 24 for relative movement, and is in conduction with a plug terminal 14. The first socket terminal 62 is formed tabularly, and has a first elastic part 68 deformable elastically in the Y direction. The second socket terminal 82 is formed tabularly, and has a second elastic part 88 deformable elastically in the Y direction, and overlapping the first elastic part 68 at least partially, when viewing from the Y direction. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022168251-A (JP)
Title: game machine
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2022-09-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of increasing the degree of freedom in design of displacement. 
     SOLUTION: A game machine is configured such that a member 640 to be supported is supported by at least two points, namely a turning member 620 and an oblong guide hole 616 and the two support points are relatively displaced during displacement of the turning member 620, and the member 640 to be supported is displaceable during displacement of the turning member 620 while stably supporting the member 640 to be supported since arrangement of the support points in the oblong guide hole 616 with a support point in the turning member 620 as a reference is controllable by the oblong guide hole 616. Accordingly, design freedom of displacement of the member 640 to be supported can be improved. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 46 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023075027-A (JP)
Title: Film thickness calculation method for grain boundary oxide layer, plating property determination method, manufacturing method for plated sheet steel, and film thickness calculation device
Inventor: SASAKI KOJI
IPC: G01B15/02
Filed: 2022-09-14
Abstract: To provide a film thickness calculation method for a grain boundary oxide layer that can calculate a film thickness of a grain boundary oxide layer remaining on a steel plate after acid cleaning processing with high precision.SOLUTION: A film thickness calculation method for a grain boundary oxide layer remaining on a steel plate after acid cleaning processing according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an intensity measuring process of measuring fluorescent X-ray intensity to elements included in the steel plate and constituting oxide in the grain boundary oxide layer; and a film thickness calculating process of calculating the film thickness of the grain boundary oxide layer based upon correlation between previously extracted fluorescent X-ray intensity and the film thickness of the grain boundary oxide layer and the fluorescent X-ray intensity measured in the intensity measuring process.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2022179543-A (JP)
Title: Methods and compositions for inducing immune responses against clostridium difficile
IPC: C07K19/00
Filed: 2022-09-26
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and compositions for treating or preventing bacterial infection: in particular, the methods and compositions are directed against C. difficile infection. 
     SOLUTION: In particular aspects, compositions are vaccines containing multimeric polypeptides containing portions of multiple toxins from bacteria. The polypeptides induce effective immune responses, thus treating or preventing infection. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022174338-A (JP)
Title: Filter plate for filter press apparatus and filter press apparatus
IPC: B01D25/12
Filed: 2022-09-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly drain liquid contained in a solid-liquid mixture when the solid-liquid mixture is dewatered by a filter press apparatus. 
     SOLUTION: A filter plate 10 for a filter press apparatus includes: a plate part; and a coating part disposed while overlapping on the plate part. The filter plate for a filter press apparatus receives a solid-liquid mixture and drains liquid from the solid-liquid mixture. The filter plate 10 includes a waterproof material including any one of a waterproof plate material, a waterproof sheet material and a waterproof layer. The waterproof material has a non-metal material of which surface faces the coating part and receives liquid that has passed through the coating part from one surface side to the other surface side at a surface of the non-metal material. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022183326-A (JP)
Title: Method, device and system for determining size of feedback signal in radio communication
IPC: H04W28/04
Filed: 2022-10-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, device and system for determining the size of a feedback signal in radio communication. 
     SOLUTION: A method, device and system for determining the size of a feedback signal in radio communication is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method to be executed by a radio communication device is disclosed. The method includes receiving first downlink control information having a first format and second downlink control information having a second format from a radio communication node, receiving a plurality of transport blocks from the radio communication node, and transferring a plurality of feedback signals to the radio communication node. Each of the plurality of transport blocks is scheduled by one of the first downlink control information and the second downlink control information. Each of feedback signals has the same size and corresponds to each of the plurality of transport blocks. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2022187016-A (JP)
Title: game machine
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2022-10-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of suppressing decline of interest of a player by improving appearance of a three-dimensional decorative body decorated with colors. 
     SOLUTION: A Pachinko machine includes a decorative body 3961 having a three-dimensional part 3970a bulging three-dimensionally, a decorative part 3980a comprising a colored ornament in a range on the furthermore inside than the circumference of the three-dimensional part 3970a, a blank part 3986 provided on the three-dimensional part 3970a between the circumference of the decorative part 3980a and the circumference of the three-dimensional part 3970a, and a boss part 3970b projecting rearward from a part provided with the decorative part 3980a in the three-dimensional part 3970a. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 321 
     COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2023133106-A (JP)
Title: Prediction method of yield of sintered ore, production method of sintered ore and prediction device for yield of sintered ore
Inventor: FUJIWARA SHIMPEI
IPC: C22B1/20
Filed: 2022-11-29
Abstract: To provide a prediction method of yield of sintered ore and a prediction device for yield of sintered ore, enabling not only yield of whole sintered cake, but also yield in any region to be non-destructively predicted.SOLUTION: A prediction method of yield of sintered ore is provided, comprising; a photographing step of photographing using an X-ray CT device, a cross sectional surface of sintered cake which is obtained by granulating and sintering sintered raw material including iron-containing raw material, auxiliary material and carbonaceous material, thereby acquiring a plurality of pieces of cross sectional surface data in which cross sectional surface positions are different from each other; a measuring step of generating a three dimensional model of inside of the sintered cake on the basis of the plurality of pieces of cross sectional surface data, thereby measuring volume of pores included in at least a part of the sintered cake and a surface areas of the pores; an analyzing step of determining sphericity of the pores on the basis of the volume of the pores and the surface area of the pores: and a predicting step of predicting a yield of at least a part of the sintered cake, on the basis of correspondence between the sphericity and the yield of the sinter.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2023014266-A (JP)
Title: game machine
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2022-12-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance interest in a game. 
     SOLUTION: A game machine includes game round execution means for executing a game round. The game round execution means is means for shifting stored state information from information for identifying a state other than a first state to information for identifying the first state when separation information satisfies a predetermined condition, at least includes a first shift mode for setting timing to the start of a game round and a second shift mode for setting timing to the end of a game round as shift modes having different timing for shifting state information, and includes state information shift means capable of executing the first shift mode in satisfaction of a first condition and executing the second shift mode in satisfaction of a second condition. 
     SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 667 
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Patent JP-2023086699-A (JP)
Title: Electrically-driven compressor
Inventor: HARIHARAN BANAMULSI
IPC: H02K5/22
Filed: 2022-12-07
Abstract: To provide a structure that can keep lead wires and connector terminals in place in an inverter module of an electrically-driven compressor.SOLUTION: Each electrical conductor 134A, 134B, 134C has a first end that is electrically connected to the rear side 128 of a printed circuit board 124 through a connector terminal. Projections 138A, 138B, 138C extend between a rear cover of an inverter housing and printed circuit board 124 alongside respective electrical conductors 134A, 134B, 134C and the connector terminals. The projections 138A, 138B, 138C are adapted to keep each electrical conductor 134A, 134B, 134C and connector terminal in place by restricting movement.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4