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Patent JP-2017167313-A (JP)
Title: Fixing device and image forming apparatus
Inventor: GOTO SO
IPC: G03G15/20
Filed: 2016-03-16
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixing device that is directed both to increase the number of sheets continuously fed and prevent slippage of a fixing sleeve with time with a low-friction and high-heat resistant configuration, and an image forming apparatus using the same.SOLUTION: A fixing sleeve 1 arranged opposite to a pressure roller 3 comprises therein a heat source 2, a nip forming member 6, and a support member 7; the nip forming member 6 is in contact with the pressure roller 3 at a nip part N with a lubricant therebetween; the fixing sleeve 1 is co-rotated with the pressure roller 3 by a frictional force from the pressure roller 3. In a start-up operation in a low-temperature environment, or in a normal-temperature environment with time, a fixing device determines if paper can be fed from a preheating temperature of the nip part N. A preheating time for preheating the nip part N is changed according to the travel distance of the fixing sleeve 1 or the travel distance of the pressure roller 3 while a power supplied to the heat source 2 is limited.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Patent JP-2017167024-A (JP)
Title: Sensor device and electric power steering device using the same
Inventor: SAYAMA ATSUKO
IPC: B62D6/00
Filed: 2016-03-17
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sensor device capable of continuing abnormality detection and a physical quantity arithmetic operation even when abnormality occurs in a part of sensor elements and an electric power steering device using the sensor device.SOLUTION: A communication part 51 of a first microcomputer 50 of a sensor device 1 receives an output signal Sg1 transmitted from a first sensor part 10. A communication part 61 of a second microcomputer 60 receives an output signal Sg2 transmitted from a second sensor part 20. The first microcomputer 50 and the second microcomputer 60 can transmit/receive signals 1A, 1B included in the output signal Sg1 and signals 2A, 2B included in the output signal Sg2 to/from each other. Thus, even when abnormality occurs in a part of sensor elements 11, 12, 21, 22, abnormality monitoring by signal comparison and a torque arithmetic operation can be continued when two or more sensor elements are normal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017029974-A (JP)
Title: Fluid treatment module and assembly
Inventor: RUEDIGER LEIBNITZ
IPC: B01D29/90
Filed: 2016-03-18
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide reliable means for clarifying biotech fluid by a highly cost-effective method.SOLUTION: A fluid treatment module comprises: a fluid treatment element 10; an untreated fluid receiving channel 16; and a treated fluid receiving channel 18, wherein the fluid treatment element is comprises a body of a fluid permeation treatment medium having a first surface 12 and a second surface 14 arranged on both sides of a body 11, the body comprises a plurality of channels extending from the first surface to the second surface, a channel of a first type is opened at one end arranged on the first surface, and closed at the other end arranged adjacently to the second surface, a channel of a second type is opened at one end arranged on a second surface of the body, and closed at the other end arranged adjacently to the first surface, the channel of the first type is separated from the channel of the second type, one of the channels of the types receives untreated fluid, communicates with a fluid inlet, the other of the channels of the types collects treated fluid and communicates with a fluid outlet.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2016119723-A (JP)
Title: Interactive media guidance system having multiple devices
Inventor: WALKER TODD A
IPC: H04N5/00
Filed: 2016-03-22
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interactive media guidance system having multiple devices.SOLUTION: When selecting a television program for recording, a user may configure delivery of the selected television program, associated data, and interactive applications to a different user equipment device in a home network, which may have different functions. Because the user equipment devices in the home network may have different functions, the user may wish to deliver different types and an amount of content, different amount of data, and different versions of the interactive applications to the user equipment devices in the home network.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017182914-A (JP)
Title: Battery pack
Inventor: LU WEN LEON
IPC: B60R16/04
Filed: 2016-03-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent damage to battery cells housed in a battery pack as well as to the battery pack at the time of vehicle collision.SOLUTION: A battery pack according to some embodiments comprises: a battery module which is made up of a plurality of arranged battery cells and held by a holder; a tray which has a housing part for housing the battery module; and an upper cover for covering an upper opening of the tray. The battery pack mounted on a vehicle further comprises a fixing part, arranged on a bottom surface of the housing part, which is locked to the holder in a central portion in the longer direction of the battery module housed in the housing part so as to restrict the battery module from moving along the bottom surface of the housing part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2017180579-A (JP)
Title: Four layers polyolefin resin covering steel pipe
Inventor: YOSHIZAKI NOBUKI
IPC: F16L58/10
Filed: 2016-03-29
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To resolve problems of low-temperature anti-shock characteristic and a long period weather resistance of the conventional three layers polypropylene resin coating steel pipe and a problem of a consistency with a coating at site under application of different kinds of material due to the fact that a usual coating at a welded joint part is of polyethylene resin.SOLUTION: Four layers polyolefin resin high corrosion-proof coated steel pipe has a feature that it is configured by a primer layer 2 formed by coating powder epoxy resin on the surface of a steel pipe 1 as a main body structure that is processed with a surface treatment; a modified polypropylene resin adhesive layer 3; a polypropylene resin layer 4 having irregularity at its surface; and a polyethylene resin layer 5. An end part covering configuration is of a conventional three layers polyethylene resin covering steel pipe having a primer layer 6 coated with powder epoxy resin, a modified polyethylene resin adhesive layer 7 and the polyethylene resin layer 5 newly formed after coating of three layers polypropylene resin covering that are laminated, thereby an end part sealing characteristics and a consistency with covering at site are increased to improve an anticorrosion characteristic.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017184422-A (JP)
Title: Mechanically-and-electrically integrated motor
Inventor: KUSUMOTO KO
IPC: H02K11/33
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanically-and-electrically integrated motor capable of suppressing an influence of radio noise by an electromagnetic wave emitted from a drive device without additionally mounting a component such as a noise prevention element.SOLUTION: The mechanically-and-electrically integrated motor, used as a drive source of an electric fan apparatus 10 for cooling an on-vehicle heat exchanger 1 such as a radiator, includes a heat-shielding plate 20 made of conductive material for protecting a drive device 14 from heat of an engine 2 behind the drive device 14 controlling driving of a motor body 13. The heat-shielding plate 20 made of conductive material is electrically connected with a motor bracket 16 as a ground connection member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017184042-A (JP)
Title: Image processing device, information processing device, control method, and program
Inventor: TAKAHASHI YASUHIRO
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism capable of correctly storing the number of printed matters which are actually handled by a user as a log even in the case where a plurality of images on the same page are arranged on the same face of one sheet and are printed.SOLUTION: An MFP 101 receives the execution of a print job of printing images. Also, the MFP executes the print job, and stores a job log obtained by associating data showing contents of the images with the output number of printed copies. In the case where a print job to be executed is a print job which arranges a plurality of images on the same page on the same face of one sheet to print the images (Yes in S912), a CPU 111 determines the output number of copies as a job log in accordance with the number of printed copies and the number of images arranged on the same face of one sheet in the print job.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9
Patent JP-2017179924-A (JP)
Title: Roof installation panel
Inventor: KATO TOSHIYA
IPC: H02S20/23
Filed: 2016-03-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roof installation panel capable of reducing cost required for installation, and capable of easily processing.SOLUTION: A roof installation panel 1 having a panel body 10 laid on a roof surface and a panel holding member 5 arranged around the panel body 10 and having a horizontal frame 3 and a jamb 2 for holding the panel body 10, is the roof installation panel 1 in which the horizontal frame 3 comprises a horizontal frame recessed part 31 arranged so that an end part in the vertical direction of the jamb 2 abuts on a side surface on the panel body 10-side in both end parts in the lateral direction and inserting the end part of the panel body 10 by being formed in an upper part of the side surface on the panel body 10-side, and the horizontal frame recessed part 31 comprises a horizontal frame drain hole part 33 constituted of an opening formed by extending up to both end surfaces in the lateral direction of the horizontal frame 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
Patent JP-2017176675-A (JP)
Title: Driving device
Inventor: SUMI TOMONORI
IPC: F16H1/16
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving device capable of causing a toilet seat or a toilet lid to stand by itself in a desired position.SOLUTION: A driving device of an embodiment includes a shaft part, a plurality of worm gears, and a spring member. The shaft part is rotated by a driving source, and causes at least one of the toilet seat and the toilet lid to be rotated. The plurality of worm gears are provided between the driving source and the shaft part, and transmit torque from the driving source to the shaft part. The spring member energizes the shaft part in a direction to open the toilet seat or the toilet lid. The directions of rotation shafts of at least two worm gears of the plurality of worm gears are different.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Patent JP-2017178754-A (JP)
Title: Self leveling mortar
Inventor: HOSONO KATSUO
IPC: C04B24/38
Filed: 2016-03-31
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cement-based self leveling mortar suitable for application with ultrathin application thickness, for example 5 mm or less.SOLUTION: There is provided a self leveling mortar containing Portland cement of 100 pts.mass, a cellulose derivative with viscosity at 20°C of 1500 to 15000 mPa s of 0.2 to 0.5 pt.mass, a fiber with length of 1 to 5 mm of 0.1 to 0.3 pt.mass, a water reducing agent of 0.5 to 1.0 pt.mass, an expansive admixture of 4.0 to 12.0 pts.mass, a dry shrinkage reduction agent of 0.5 to 1.5 pts.mass and limestone fine aggregate with particle diameter of over 150 μm (α) and limestone fine aggregate with particle diameter of 150 μm or less (β) of 150 to 220 pts.mass with mass ratio (β)/(α) of 0.7 to 2.0.SELECTED DRAWING: None
Patent JP-2017187825-A (JP)
Title: Driving assistance device
Inventor: WATANABE MASAYUKI
IPC: B60W50/08
Filed: 2016-04-01
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow for quickly determining the presence/absence of intention to drive and providing driving assistance when there is no intention to drive.SOLUTION: An occurrence frequency of saccade, fine eye movement different from viewing behavior of a driver, is detected from images captured by an in-vehicle camera S4. When the occurrence frequency of saccade is greater than a predetermined threshold, intention of the driver to drive is determined to be low, resulting in provision of first driving assistance. The first driving assistance may be defined as provision of automatic driving. When the driver is determined to have intention to drive, second driving assistance may be given provided that driving skill of the driver is low.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Patent JP-2017188241-A (JP)
Title: Method for producing separator for solid polymer fuel cell
Inventor: KUMAGAI MASANOBU
IPC: H01M8/10
Filed: 2016-04-04
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a fuel cell separator having a desired conductivity required as a separator for a fuel cell and a contact resistance value with a gas diffusion layer.SOLUTION: In a method for producing a separator for a solid polymer fuel cell in which a graphene film is formed on a surface of a stainless steel by using a microwave plasma CVD method, a temperature range for forming the graphene film is set to a range from 323 K or more to 473 K or less. Also, nitrogen gas can be used for forming the graphene film. Further, the stainless steel may be an austenitic stainless steel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017192881-A (JP)
Title: Regeneration liquid supply unit
Inventor: SATO HAJIME
IPC: B01J49/00
Filed: 2016-04-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a regeneration liquid supply unit which comprises a regeneration liquid tank having a high degree of freedom of shape and capable of easily placing a regeneration liquid plate in the regeneration liquid tank.SOLUTION: There is provided a regeneration liquid supply unit 4 for supplying a regeneration liquid produced from a raw material chemical agent to an ion exchange resin bed, the regeneration liquid supply unit comprising: a regeneration liquid tank 41 having a raw material accommodating part capable of accommodating a raw material chemical agent of a regeneration liquid and a regeneration liquid storage part capable of storing the regeneration liquid produced from the raw material chemical agent and supplemented water; and a regeneration liquid plate 42 which is arranged inside the regeneration liquid tank 41 and on which the raw material chemical agent is placed, wherein the regeneration liquid tank 41 is configured by connecting an upper tank 41A and a lower tank 41B in the vertical direction, the regeneration liquid plate 42 is arranged inside the lower tank 41B and the upper tank 41A functions exclusively as the raw material accommodating part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Patent JP-2017195494-A (JP)
Title: Line card and line card control method
Inventor: YANAKUIDA KUNIHIKO
IPC: H04L1/00
Filed: 2016-04-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To estimate combination of error correction processing systems operated in framer LSI and pluggable module, where environmental temperature in a device does not exceed a predetermined temperature.SOLUTION: A line card includes a reception unit, an extraction unit, and an estimation unit. The reception unit receives information about transmission quality of signals transmitted via an extra port. The extraction unit extracts a combination satisfying the transmission quality, out of an error correction processing system type installed in a module connected with the port and an error correction processing system type installed in a framer circuit performing signal processing. The estimation unit estimates such a combination that the module and framer circuit can operate in a range where the temperatures of the module and framer circuit do not exceed a predetermined temperature, when operated in an extracted combination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017194818-A (JP)
Title: Information processing system, information processing method and program
Inventor: UCHIUMI KEI
IPC: G06N7/00
Filed: 2016-04-20
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the amount of calculation in a hidden Markov model while taking into account a state preceding two or more states.SOLUTION: An information processing system comprises: a degree determination unit 11 for determining, at each position of a state sequence, a degree that indicates how many past states there are that need to be referenced, using the arrangement of a context tree of state sequence sampled in the past; a probability determination unit 13 for determining, at each position of the state sequence, forward probability that is probability of simultaneous occurrences of an observation series at a target position of the state sequence and a state transition to the target position from a position preceding by the degree determined using the target position as a point of reference; a state sequence determination unit 14 for probablistically sampling states and determining a state sequence at each position of the state sequence, using the forward probability at the determined position; and an update unit 15 for updating the context tree using the determined state sequence. The degree is determined by the degree determination unit using the updated context tree, and processes by the probability determination unit, the state sequence determination unit and the update unit are repeated thereafter.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
Patent JP-2017195532-A (JP)
Title: Display method and driving support apparatus
Inventor: KUSAYANAGI YOSHINORI
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2016-04-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to reduce a blind spot caused by an icon of its own vehicle drawn in a surrounding situation image and to clearly display an area that can be visually recognized by reducing the blind spot.SOLUTION: Surrounding situation images (11, 15, 17) indicating the surrounding situation of its own vehicle 1 as viewed from a virtual viewpoint (10z, 10x, 10y) on the basis of the captured image around the vehicle 1 are generated, and by compressing different parts of the icon 12 indicating the vehicle 1 according to the positions of the virtual viewpoints (10z, 10x, 10y) and drawing them in the surrounding situation images (11, 15, 17), blind spot areas (22, 24, 26) of the surrounding situation images (11, 15, 17) where icons are generated are reduced.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6
Patent JP-2017194379-A (JP)
Title: Radar device and phase difference return determination method
Inventor: MATSUI ISAO
IPC: G01S3/48
Filed: 2016-04-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device that accurately estimates the direction in which a signal arrives.SOLUTION: Provided is a radar device comprising: a transmission unit including a transmission antenna for transmitting a first-frequency signal and a second-frequency signal differing from the first frequency; a reception unit including a first reception antenna and a second reception antenna for receiving a first signal that is the first-frequency signal reflected by a target and a second signal that is the second-frequency signal reflected by the target; and a control unit for determining return of a first phase difference on the basis of a first phase difference between the first signal received by the first reception antenna and the first signal received by the second reception antenna, a second phase difference between the second signal received by the first reception antenna and the second signal received by the second reception antenna, and a difference between the first phase difference and the second phase difference.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017197916-A (JP)
Title: Repair method and repair structure for bridge falling prevention device
Inventor: KURACHI TOKIO
IPC: E01D22/00
Filed: 2016-04-25
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide simple repair method and repair structure for a bridge falling prevention device.SOLUTION: An existing bridge falling prevention device includes an existing side surface plate 101A fitted on both side surfaces of a bridge girder structure 100, an existing bottom surface plate 101B provided on a bottom surface of the bridge girder structure, an existing bolt material 104 penetrating through the existing side surface plate 101A and the bridge girder structure 100, and double nut materials 102, 103 screwed at both ends of the existing bolt material 104. When repairing the bridge falling prevention device, the existing bottom surface plate 101A and the double nut materials 102, 103 are removed first. Then, a new side surface plate 1 is disposed along the existing side surface plate 101A and a new nut material 6 is screwed on both ends of the existing bolt material 104, the new side surface plate having an extension part 1A extending downward of a bottom edge of the existing side surface plate 101A. Furthermore, a new bottom surface plate 2 is disposed along a bottom surface of the bridge girder structure 100, the new bottom surface plate having an extension part 2A extending downward on both side edge parts. The extension part 1A of the new side surface plate 1 and the extension part 2A of the new bottom surface plate 2 are joined.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
Patent JP-2017200036-A (JP)
Title: Electronic equipment and power control program
Inventor: AIBA MASAAKI
IPC: G03G21/00
Filed: 2016-04-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic equipment and a power control program that can properly set a frequency of a temporary recovery state in a power-saving state without reference to a duration of the temporary recovery state.SOLUTION: An MFP is characterized in: changing an electric power state of the MFP to a temporary recovery state in a power-saving state without reference to time set as a duration of a non-recovery state when there is reception data which a sub-controller is not adaptive to in the non-recovery state in the power-saving state (NO in S63); acquiring an actual duration of the non-recovery state as a basic value for calculating a duration of the non-recovery state (S65); acquiring a non-recovery state duration initial value as the basic value (S64) when there is not reception data which the sub-controller is not adaptive to in the non-recovery state (YES in S63); and setting an average of a plurality of latest acquired basic values as a duration of the non-recovery state (S66).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7
Patent JP-2017198827-A (JP)
Title: Transfer member, manufacturing method thereof and electrophotographic image forming apparatus
Inventor: TAKAHASHI HIROFUMI
IPC: C08L71/03
Filed: 2016-04-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer member with a lower electric resistance value, excellent in toner transfer properties to a recording material, and capable of preventing a toner from scattering after transfer.SOLUTION: A transfer member includes a substrate and a conductive elastic layer. The conductive elastic layer includes a hydrin rubber of epichlorohydrin/ethyleneoxide/allyl glycidyl ether ternary copolymer and an acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, and satisfies conditions (1) to (3): (1) a ratio M/(M+M) of the gross mass Mof the hydrin rubber and the gross mass Mof the acrylonitrile butadiene rubber is 0.25-0.40; (2) a molar ratio of an ethyleneoxide unit in the hydrin rubber is 50 mol% or more; and (3) the conductive elastic layer has a sea-island (matrix/domain) structure including a sea (matrix) of the acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and an island (domain) of the hydrin rubber, and a number average diameter of a circumscribed circle being circumscribed about the domain is 0.1-3.0 μm.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1