Method for increasing pigment content of plants

Provided is a method for increasing pigment content of a plant, comprising a step of introducing to the plant a gene comprising a polynucleotide encoding a transporter protein which can take up a metal complex of mugineic acid.

HEATING I.C. ENGINE PCV VALVES

Novel epigallocatechin gallate trimer, and a-glucosidase inhibitor comprising epigallocatechin gallate polymer

Disclosed is a novel epigallocatechin gallate trimer. Also disclosed is an a-glucosidase inhibitor comprising an epigallocatechin gallate polymer. The a-glucosidase inhibitor has an a-glucosidase inhibiting activity, and therefore can inhibit the decomposition of a sugar derived from a starch or a polysaccharide contained in a diet to inhibit the absorption of the saccharide. The a-glucosidase inhibitor can be added to a food or a beverage, thereby providing a food or a beverage which has an excellent a-glucosidase inhibiting activity and can be used for the purpose of inhibiting the absorption of a sugar and preventing diabetes for a long period.

Printer

A printer includes a conveying roller, a print head, a tension applying section and a guide roller. The conveying roller conveys a print medium. The print head conveys an ink ribbon tape, and performs printing on the print medium. The tension applying section is provided at an upstream side of the print head with respect to a conveyance direction of the ink ribbon tape, and allows tension applied to a center region along a width direction of the ink ribbon tape to be higher than tension applied to both end regions of the ink ribbon tape. The guide roller is provided between the print head and the tension applying section at the upstream side of the print head with respect to the conveyance direction of the ink ribbon tape, and applies tensile force to the ink ribbon tape outward along the width direction.

MECHANISM FOR LOWERING SUCTION TEMPERATURE OF ENGINE SUCTION SYSTEM

PURPOSE: To improve charging efficiency of fresh air by way of lowering temperature of the outside air introduced into a suction system of an engine from a suction duct and to maintain noise eliminating performance by way of preventing rise of temperature of a noise eliminating means provided on the suction duct. CONSTITUTION: A baffle plate 26 is provided in such a way as to extend a fan shroud 4 of a radiator R toward the rear of a car body and it prevents a hot back wind passing through the radiator R from turning into the side of a suction duct 9. Thereafter, an intake port 22 of this suction duct 9 is opened toward the opposite side of the radiator R. Consequently, it is possible not only to prevent the aforementioned hot back wind from being introduced into the suction duct 9 but also to maintain noise eliminating performance as rise of temperature of two pieces of resonator chambers 14, 15 and a noise eliminating device 16 provided on the suction duct 9. COPYRIGHT: (C)1993,JPO&Japio ...

COMPUTER SYSTEM

PURPOSE: To maintain the compatibility of a computer system at a hardware level by providing a 1-chip microcomputer between a CPU and the hardware which has the fixed visibility of the software when viewed from the CPU side. CONSTITUTION: When a CRT display is connected to a CRT controller 3, a keyboard 5 outputs a signal 501 to a 1-chip microcomputer 4 to indicate the connection between the controller 3 and the display. Then the computer 4 uses a control signal 600 to select a CRT display clock 300 through a selector 6 and outputs this clock to the controller 3 for execution of the control. Then a CPU 1 outputs an address 100 to the computer 4 through a decoder 2 as a chip selection signal 101 in order to actuate the controller 3. Then the computer 4 converts the signal 101 into a chip selection signal 1001 for CRT display and outputs this signal 1001 to the controller 3. Thus the controller 3 is ready to work. COPYRIGHT: (C)1987,JPO&Japio ...

SHIP PROPULSION DEVICE

PURPOSE: To provide a ship propulsion unit where a lower case is able to get high propulsive efficiency in holding down any drag to be received from water to smallness in the range of a specified tilt angle. CONSTITUTION: In this ship propulsion unit, transmitting engine driving force to a propeller via a power transmission mechanism housed in a shell part 2a and rotating and driving this propeller, while varying an inflow angle of water to the shell part 2a attending on a tilt operation centered with a tilt shaft, sectional from in front of a shell part 2a along the inflow direction of water is made up so as to maintain a nearly streamline shape within the range of variations in an inflow angle of water. Since the sectional from of the front of the shell part 2a of a lower case 2 is kept in the nearly streamline shape within the variation range of the inflow angle of water to the shell part 2a, this water flows along the shell part 2a without any resistance, therefore any drag from water ...

INTAKE AIR MANIFOLD DEVICE FOR ENGINE

PURPOSE: To facilitate a processing work, e.g. removal of burr, at an upper stream part in a complicated shape in a state to hold airtightness of a manifold, by a method wherein a processing opening positioned facing the opening of the tip of a branch passage is formed in the upper stream part of a device body. CONSTITUTION: In an intake air manifold device 4, a downstream part 7 is integrally joined to the upper part of an upper stream part 5 through a laminar part 6 so as to allow free assembly and disassembly, and air-fuel mixture is fed to an intake air chamber 9 of the upper stream part 5. In this case, plural openings 14 for removing burr are formed on the reverse side to a low speed communicating opening 12 with a high speed communicating opening 13 in the upper surface of the upper stream part 5 therebetween. A sealing rib 23, making close contact with an outer peripheral rib 22 of the opening 14, is formed on the outer periphery of a secondary air communicating hole 21 of a laminar ...

Heating i.c. engine PCV valves

A blow-by gas flow control valve 10 is provided with a water jacket 11 connected to the cooling system of the engine. ...

BATTERY CHARGER FOR SHIP PROPELLER

PURPOSE: To supply a voltage required by an auxiliary ship propeller by switching a plurality of operating batteries from a parallel connection to a series connection through a relay means when the main switch is opened. CONSTITUTION: A starting battery 2 for a main ship propeller 1, and operating 12V batteries 5, 6 for an auxiliary ship propeller 4 (working voltage: 24V) are provided, and at least two operating batteries are provided. When a main switch 3 of the propeller 1 is closed, the plurality of batteries 5, 6 are connected in parallel with the propeller 1 through relay means 7, 8, and charged by a generator of a main outboard unit 1. When the switch 3 is opened, the batteries 5, 6 are connected in series with the propeller 4 through the means 7, 8. Thus, the batteries 5, 6 of the propeller 4 can be maintained in an optimum wiring state in response to the state of the propeller l. COPYRIGHT: (C)1992,JPO&Japio ...

FREQUENCY ADJUSTING METHOD FOR QUARTZ OSCILLATOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a frequency adjusting method capable of preventing burrs from being left at a metal film for frequency adjustment. SOLUTION: A quartz oscillator comprises a first front surface, a second front surface facing the first front surface, a first side face having a cross-sectional convex section, and a second side face facing the first side face. A metal film for frequency adjustment is formed over the first front surface, the first side face, and the second side face at the quartz oscillator. A laser unit has a configuration where laser light enters from the second front surface of the quartz oscillator and penetrates the quartz oscillator to remove part of the metal film for frequency adjustment formed on the first surface. The laser light enters from the second side face toward the first side face with an acute angle and removes the part of the metal film for frequency adjustment, on the basis of the first front surface. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT ...

TILT LOCK DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR

PURPOSE: To provide a function for reducing the load in a tilt-up operation in addition to a basic function by a simple structure by providing a check valve at a first communicating passage and storing operating gas together with operating liquid as operating fluid stored in the first and second chambers in a cylinder. CONSTITUTION: The upper casing of the title device is fittingly supported at a hull through a clamp bracket and a swivel bracket. A piston 12 is connected to the inner end of a rod 11 and slidably fitted into a cylinder 8 dividing the inside of the cylinder 8 into two chambers, that is, a first chamber 8a to expand when the rod 11 retreats and a second chamber 8b to be compressed inversely, and both these chambers form a storage part of operating fluid. The first chamber 8a is stored with the above mentioned inactive gas 10 and oil 9, and the second chamber 8b is stored only with the oil 9. The number of parts can be decreased by the disuse of a gas cylinder. COPYRIGHT: ( ...

TILT-LOCK EQUIPMENT OF BOAT PROPELLING MACHINE

PURPOSE: To enable a boat of running reversely in the shallows by providing the first and second check valves which change over the tansferred state of working oil between two chambers of a swivel bracket turning cylinder and making the check valves changeable in their motions as that one is opened while the other is closed, or both are closed. CONSTITUTION: The first chamber 23 and the second chamber 24B inside a cylinder 20 which turns a swivel bracket are capable of being communicated to each other by a bypass passage 32 bypassing a main piston 22. The bypass passage 32 has the first and second check valves 33 and 34 which are arranged reversely to each other in the series relation. At the reverse locking time of a propelling unit which is opened and closed via a cam 36 by the action of a sift lever 35, the unit closes the valve 33 and opens the valve 34. At the tilt-up time of the propelling unit, or at the time of forward run of a boat in the shallows, the unit opens the valve 33 and ...

PROPULSION DEVICE FOR VESSEL

PURPOSE: To provide a propulsion device for a vessel which can improve the acceleration performance with a simple constitution in a double propeller structure. CONSTITUTION: As for a propulsion device for a vessel which is equipped with an engine 9 arranged in the upper part in a casing 8, advance/retreat propeller 7 which is revolved in the normal and reverse directions in the advance and retreat by a driving power of the engine, and an advance propeller 6 which is arranged continuously in the axial direction with the advance/retreat propeller 7 and revolves in the reverse direction to the advance/retreat propeller 7 at least in advance, an air flow passage A for introducing air toward the wing surface of at least one propeller in advance is formed. COPYRIGHT: (C)1995,JPO ...

Propeller thrust transmission device for a watercraft propulsion device

A propeller thrust transmission device includes a taper portion of a propeller shaft that is fitted in a spacer divided into a first half and a second half. A thrust force acting on a propeller is received by the taper portion of the propeller shaft through the spacer. The first half includes a taper hole having an inner surface which corresponds in shape to an outer surface of the taper portion and in which the taper portion is fitted. The second half has a smaller diameter portion extending from one side of a ring-shaped wall portion closer to the propeller and fitted in a hole of an attachment device spaced from the propeller shaft, and a larger diameter portion extending from the other side of the ring-shaped wall portion and fitted on an outer peripheral surface of the first half.

TILT LOCK DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR

PURPOSE: To provide a function to reduce the load in a tilt-up operation in addition to a basic function by providing a check valve to open when the pressure of the second chamber in a cylinder rises over the fixed value at a first communicating passage and communicating a gas cylinder storing operating fluid with a first chamber. CONSTITUTION: A clamp bracket is fitted into the upper end part of a stern and is fixed such as to be clamped from both the inside and the outside. On the other hand, in a swivel bracket, its upper end part is rotatably supported at the upper part of the clamp bracket and a rod 11 and a piston 12 are fittingly inserted into a cylinder 8 rotatably fitted and supported at the swivel bracket. Oil 9 is stored inside the cylinder 8 as operating liquid. The piston 12 is connected to the inner end of the rod 11 and slidably fitted into the cylinder 8 dividing the inside of the cylinder 8 into two chambers, that is, a first chamber 8a and a second chamber 8b in which ...

Novel epigallocatechin gallate trimer, and alpha-glucosidase inhibitor comprising epigallocatechin gallate polymer

Disclosed is a novel epigallocatechin gallate trimer. Also disclosed is an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor comprising an epigallocatechin gallate polymer. The alpha-glucosidase inhibitor has an alpha-glucosidase inhibiting activity, and therefore can inhibit the decomposition of a sugar derived from a starch or a polysaccharide contained in a diet to inhibit the absorption of the saccharide. The alpha-glucosidase inhibitor can be added to a food or a beverage, thereby providing a food or a beverage which has an excellent alpha-glucosidase inhibiting activity and can be used for the purpose of inhibiting the absorption of a sugar and preventing diabetes for a long period.

TRIM TAB STRUCTURE OF SHIP PROPULSIVE MACHINE

PURPOSE: To prevent the eddy current produced in a trim tab by bending at least the front end side of the trim tab positioned at the rear of the propeller to follow the water flow to be formed by the rotation of the propeller when advancing. CONSTITUTION: A trim tab 14 for assuring the linear advancing performance of a hull is fixed through a screw 19 penetrating through the inner wall 18 of a lower casing 6 to be screwed on a supporting projection 16 in a recess 13 formed at the tail section 12 of the casing 6. The trim tab 14 is constructed such that the direction can be varied freely by loosening the bolt 19 while bent along the flow produced by the propeller 10. COPYRIGHT: (C)1982,JPO&Japio ...

TILTING LOCK DEVICE OF OUTBOARD ENGINE

PURPOSE: To obtain the tilting lock device simple in structure by a method wherein the tilting-up and tilting-down operations of the outboard engine is performed with a piston and cylinder means, within which working fluid is held. CONSTITUTION: The piston and cylinder means 8 is fixed between a clamping bracket 2, which clamps the outboard engine main body to a hull, and a swivel bracket 3. The cylinder means 8 consists of a cylinder 8, within which the working fluid is held, and a piston 12, which is slidable axially within the cylinder 8 and as well as partitions the cylinder 8 into two compartments communicating with each other through a passage 24 provided with a selector valve 27. Check valves 15 and 16 are provided in the main body of the piston 12 so as to allow the piston move in the cylinder even under the closed condition of the selector valve 27. The valve 27 is operated so as to be closed during the time of tilting-down of the outboard engine and open at the time of tilting-up ...

RED PIGMENT AND PIGMENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME

PURPOSE: To produce a red compound having a good water solubility, high safety and improved stability and hue, by reacting a specified water-insoluble substance obtained by culturing red pigment-producing bacteria belonging to the genus Monascus with taurine. CONSTITUTION: Red pigment-producing bacteria belonging to the genus Monascus (e.g., Monascus anka IFO-4478) are cultured to obtain monascorubrin and/or bropunctachin. The compounds are orange water-insoluble substances in an isolated and purified state and can be difficultly used as such as red pigments. A red color compound of the formula (wherein R is a hexanoyl or octanoyl group) is produced by reacting these compounds with taurine which is one of aminosulfonic acids. This compound is a reddish pigment which is stable to light in a low pH range, is good in water solubility, has a hue angle θ≤35° in a color difference measurement and is highly safe, so that a pigment composition containing this compound as the principal component ...

CASTING METHOD FOR INTAKE MANIHOLD UNITED WITH DISTRIBUTION CHAMBER

PURPOSE: To obviate the generation of casting defects and to make inconspicuous the trace of sprues by holding a casting mold in the state in which a product, i.e., intake manihold, is turned upside down from the mounting state thereof and providing pouring ports near the uppermost part of the intake pipeline forming part thereof and mounting flange forming part thereof. CONSTITUTION: The casting mold 20 is formed of a master mold 25 which is a metallic mold divided to a cope 21, a drag 22, side molds 23, shell 24, etc. and a sand core 26. The horizontal part 28b of the pipeline forming part 28 forming the horizontal part of the intake pipeline extends approximately horizontally and the vertical part 28a forming the vertical part extends downward from the end thereof. The casting mold is held in the state in which a chamber forming part 27 is positioned to the bottom end of said vertical part, i.e., in the state of casting the intake manihold which is turned upside down from the mounting ...

TILT LOCK DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MOTOR

PURPOSE: To allow a propulsion unit to jump an obstruction at the time of collision thereto in a shock-absorbing manner by providing a shock-absorbing means, compensating means and intercommunicating means on a cylinder device interposed between a supporting bracket on a hull side and an universal bracket on the propulsion unit side. CONSTITUTION: A cylinder 8 interposed between a clamp bracket 2 on a hull side and a swivel bracket 3 on a propulsion unit side is partitioned into two chambers 8a, 8b by a piston 12, integrated with a rod 11, which is slidably inserted in a cylinder main body. The piston 12 has a check valve or a relief valve comprising such a shock absorbing means that is opened when a pressure in the chamber 8b is raised up at a predetermined value or more, and also a check valve 16 as an intercommunicating means for allowing oil 9 to flow from the chamber 8a to the chamber 8b. Besides, there is provided an intercommunicating passage 24 for intercommunicating between the ...

INTAKE NEGATIVE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE IN ENGINE

PURPOSE: To prevent a sensor from being influenced by oil in a bore through a negative pressure passage, in the case of a device of surface-mounting the intake negative pressure sensor to an intake passage member to guide an intake negative pressure in the bore, which constitutes an intake passage downstream of a throttle valve, to this sensor through the negative pressure passage formed in this member. CONSTITUTION: A negative pressure passage 13 is formed so as to extend upward from a negative pressure introducing port 12 connected to a bore 3, so that oil is prevented from easily infiltrating into the negative pressure passage 13, and further on the halfway of the negative pressure passage 13, an oil trap groove 15 swollen from this passage is formed to capture oil in this trap groove 15. The negative pressure passage is curved in a circular arc shape along the bore and also swelling the trap groove in the centrifugal direction of this curved part to improve the capture rate of oil by ...

IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and a system capable of performing a suitable offset correction for the variation in the offset, while meeting a demand for reducing an exposure preparation period. SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus includes: a detector 104 in which a plurality of pixels each including a conversion element 201 are arranged in a matrix form, wherein the detector 104 performs an exposure imaging operation for outputting exposure image data, a correction imaging operation for outputting correction image data, an exposure preparation operation for stabilizing a characteristic of the conversion element 201 during a time between the start of application of a bias to the conversion element 201 and the exposure imaging operation, and a correction imaging preparation operation including an initialization operation for initializing the conversion element 201 between the exposure imaging operation and the correction imaging operation; a correction unit configured to correct ...

PLANT PIGMENT COMPOUND AND ITS USE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new pigment of a rose flower. SOLUTION: This new pigment compound is represented by the general formula I such as formula 20, and a rose plant enhanced in the pigment is provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO ...

Epigallocatechin gallate trimer and -glucosidase inhibitor containing epigallocatechin gallate polymer

The present invention provides an -glucosidase inhibitor containing a novel epigallocatechin gallate trimer and an epigallocatechin gallate polymer. Decomposition of starch derived from a meal and sugar derived from a polysaccharide can be suppressed by -glucosidase inhibitory action, thus suppressing absorption. A food and drink excellent in -glucosidase inhibitory action for suppressing sugar absorption and further for preventing diabetes for a long time can be provided by adding the -glucosidase inhibitor to a food and drink.

PROPULSION DEVICE FOR SHIP

PURPOSE: To improve acceleration through simple structure through it is of double propeller structure. CONSTITUTION: A propulsion device for a ship is provided with an internal combustion engine 9 arranged at the upper part in a casing 8; an underwater exhaust passage 11 through which exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine 9 is exhausted into water; a ahead/astern propeller 7 rotated normally and revesely at the time of moving ahead/astern by the power of the internal combustion engine 9; and an ahead propeller 6 disposed axially adjacently with the ahead/astern proper 7 and rotated in a direction reverse to that of the ahead/astern propeller 7 at least during moving ahead. In this propulsion device, the underwater exhaust port 12 of the underwater exhaust passage 11 is formed in an opposite position in front of one propeller. COPYRIGHT: (C)1995,JPO ...

HOLLOW BODY WITH JOINT SECTION

CASING SHAPE OF OUTBOARD ENGINE AND THE LIKE

PURPOSE: To reduce resistance with no turbulence of water flow at a torpedo portion thereby to improve navigation performance, by arcuately forming the end portion of a casing in such a manner as to be gradually enlarged from a portion near a water surface to the torpedo portion. CONSTITUTION: The end portion of a casing 12 for mounting a propeller under a water surface L is arcuately formed in such a manner as to be gradually enlarged from a portion near the water surface L to the tip end of a torpedo portion 16. With this structure, as there is formed no shoulder portion at the tip end of the torpedo portion, no turbulence of water flow is created, thereby reducing resistance and improving navigation performance. COPYRIGHT: (C)1984,JPO&Japio ...

COMPUTER SYSTEM

PURPOSE:To obtain a computer system whose power consumption is small, by turning on a power source of a hard disk device, only when the hard disk device is required. CONSTITUTION:A fundamental input/output system 22 decides ON or OFF of a power source of a hard disk device 24 and in case of ON, when the hard disk device 24 is in a non-operating state, the power source of the hard disk device 24 is turned OFF. Subsequently, when an application soft 21 outputs an input/output request (read, write, etc.) of the hard disk device 24 to the fundamental input/output system 22, the fundamental input/output system 22 decides ON or OFF of the power source of the hard disk device 24. In case of OFF, the power source of the hard disk device 24 is turned ON, and there after, the initialization of HDC and HDD is executed, and thereafter, an input/ output processing of the hard disk device 24 is executed. In such a way, the power consumption of the computer system can be reduced.

TILT LOCK DEVICE OF SHIP PROPULSION MACHINE

PURPOSE: To reduce tilt-up force at the time of tilt-up by enabling the free connection of the operation oil receiving part in a gas chamber to the middle of a communicating passage for mutually communicating respective chambers in a cylinder rotating a swivel bracket through a manual opening and closing valve. CONSTITUTION: A cylinder 20 for vertically rotating a swivel bracket is partitioned into a first chamber 23 and a second chamber 24 by a main piston 22, and the oil as an operation fluid is received in each chamber 23, 24. A free piston 25 is received in the second chamber 24, whereby the second chamber 24 is partitioned into two chambers 24A, 24B. The respective chambers 23, 24B are communicated to each other by communicating passages 30, 31, and a first opening and closing valve 32 is interposed in the communicating passage 30. A communicating passage 34 and a gas chamber 35 are communicated to the chamber 24B through the communicating passage 31, and the gas chamber 35 is partitioned ...

PROPELLER THRUST TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A WATERCRAFT PROPULSION DEVICE

A propeller thrust transmission device for a watercraft propulsion device prevents an occurrence of a precession of a spacer on an entire circumference around a taper part if a water resistance force acts upward on a propeller. The propeller thrust transmission device includes a taper part of an outer shaft part of a propeller shaft that is fitted in a spacer divided into a first half and a second half. A thrust force acting on a propeller is received by the taper part of the propeller shaft via the spacer. The first half includes a taper hole whose surface is contra-positive to the taper part and in which the taper part is fitted. The second half has apart extending from one side of a ring-shaped wall part close to the propeller, which is a small diameter tube part for being fitted in a hole of an attachment part having a space S to the propeller shaft, and a part extending from the other side of the ring-shaped wall part, which is a large diameter tube part for being fitted in a outer ...

NADPH OXIDASE INHIBITOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an NADPH oxidase inhibitor and a novel compound having NADPH oxidase inhibition. SOLUTION: The NADPH oxidase inhibitor comprises a prodigiosins compound represented by formula [I] (wherein R is a 5-7C alkyl group) or its pharmacologically acceptable salt as an active ingredient. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT ...

WELDING NOZZLE

PURPOSE: To obtain a welding nozzle which eliminates the sticking and accumulation of a sputter by using graphite of fine and homogenious structure which has specific thermal conductivity and porosity for manufacturing the nozzle without adding any binder and carrying out an impermeability providing stage. CONSTITUTION: During the manufacture of a carbon material, no binder is added and the impermeability providing stage such as resin impregnation and metal impregnation is not carried out; and a welding torch nozzle and a chip are made of graphite of fine and homogenious structure having ≤3% porosity and ≥0.1Cal/cm.sec.°C thermal conductivity during melt sintering. Consequently, the sputter becomes extremely hard to stick. COPYRIGHT: (C)1983,JPO&Japio ...

SECONDARY AIR INTRODUCTION PASSAGE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

PURPOSE: To reduce an air intake noise at the time of introducing secondary-air into an air intake port while bypassing a throttle valve. CONSTITUTION: At a correction air introduction passage 13 bypassing a throttle valve 6, a side branch 33 which opens in the upstream of an air intake of an electronic control valve 12 whose purpose is to open/close the passage according to an operation condition, is provided. The unpleasant high frequency sound of an air intake noise caused by secondary air passing through the passage 13 is, for example, measured actually, and the opening area of the side branch 33 or the like is set so as to resonate in an anti-phase against the high frequency sound. Accordingly, the unpleasant high frequency sound is offset by resonance due to the anti-phase, and the air intake noise is reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)1992,JPO&Japio ...

NOVEL EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE TRIMER AND ALPHA-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR CONTAINING EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE POLYMER

The present invention provides an -glucosidase inhibitor containing a novel epigallocatechin gallate trimer and an epigallocatechin gallate polymer. Decomposition of starch derived from a meal and sugar derived from a polysaccharide can be suppressed by -glucosidase inhibitory action, thus suppressing absorption. A food and drink excellent in -glucosidase inhibitory action for suppressing sugar absorption and further for preventing diabetes for a long time can be provided by adding the -glucosidase inhibitor to a food and drink.

BELT TENSIONER

PURPOSE: To tolerate a large load and to improve responsiveness by disposing a hydraulic adjuster and a spring adjuster on both sides of a tensioner pulley supported in such a manner as to oscillate centering round an eccentric shaft to tense a belt. CONSTITUTION: A driving plate 19 is rotatably mounted on an eccentric shaft 18 where a tensioner pulley 11 is supported in such a manner as to oscillate, and bearings 22, 23 are fixed to both longitudinal end portions of the driving plate. The forward end of a hydraulic adjuster 12 is brought into contact with the bearing 22, and the forward end of a spring adjuster 13 is engaged with the bearing. In this arrangement, the hydraulic adjuster 12 and the spring adjuster 13 co-operate to oscillate the tensionaer pulley 11, whereby the back of a timing belt 8 is pressed to retain tension. Accordingly, large force is generated by oil pressure to exhibit the advantage that the follow-up ability is improved by spring so as to tolerate a large load, ...

DRAIN DEVICE FOR OUTBOARD MACHINE

PURPOSE: To prevent the intrusion of water inside the cover by providing a check valve on the drain unit of the sealing member. CONSTITUTION: The cover of engine 1 consists of cowling 4, cowling-bottom 5 and apron 8. Apron 8 is fitted elastically with sealing member 11, which is fitted to flange 10 of exhaust guide 2. A part of the outer surface of sealing member 11 is cut, forming drain unit 12. Here, stop valve 13 is provided. Stop valve 13 consists of valve plate 15 and side plate 14, and it is fitted to the fitting part of sealing member 11 by means of stopper 17. Since the drain unit is provided with the stop valve, sea water that has flowed inside the cover can be discharged, and at the same time, even if sea water has flowed inside the apron from gap 9 below the apron, no water enters the space inside the cover. COPYRIGHT: (C)1980,JPO&Japio ...

LID FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT SEAL, AND THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT SEAL USING THE SAME

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lid of an electronic component seal capable of surely jointing the lid with an opening end of an electronic component storage container via optimum amount of a wax material, and to provide the electronic component seal that uses the lid. SOLUTION: Part of a second flow preventive band 13b in a forming region of a wax material layer 12 surrounded by a first flow preventive band 13a and the second flow preventive band 13b for preventing the wax material from wet-spreading is expanded toward the outer rim of the lid 11 so that the area of a region corresponding to a part where the opening end 1a of the electronic component storage container 1 with which the lid 11 is to be jointed becomes partially larger. Thus, since the necessary and sufficient amount of the wax material can spread to the part which is likely to lack the wax material, where the opening end 1a is curved, leakage can be prevented from occurring between the lid 11 and the opening end 1a. COPYRIGHT ...

METHOD OF ELECTRODEPOSITING GLOSSY GOLD AND NICKEL

MANUFACTURE OF APERTURE GRILL

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an aperture grill from being deformed even if an external force caused by contact with a carrying means, vibration during carriage and the like is applied on a thin sheet of metal, in a manufacturing method of the aperture grill in which after the aperture grill is formed on the thin sheet of metal, the aperture grill is completed by removing the unnecessary part. SOLUTION: In this manufacturing method, after an aperture grill 1 having linear through holes with plural pieces repeated to form a grill shape is formed on a thin sheet of metal by a photo etching method with the thin metal sheet as a raw material, the aperture grill is completed by removing the unnecessary part of the thin sheet of metal. In this case, a dummy pattern of through holes 4 to ease an external force applied on the thin sheet of metal during carriage and to prevent deformation of the aperture grill is formed on the unnecessary part of the thin sheet of metal. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO ...

SUPPORT ANGLE ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR MARINE VESSEL PROPELLER

PURPOSE: To set a propeller automatically in a shallow water sailing position at one touch. CONSTITUTION: There are provided a propeller 5 installed freely rotatably on a hull 1, a propeller turning cylinder 9 to the propeller 5 in a tilt up position C or in a tilt down position A in turning motion, a shallow water sailing detecting sensor 7 to detect a position of the propeller 5 in the case of sailing on the shallow water and a means to stop the propeller 5 at a shallow water sailing position B by means of signals of the shallow water sailing detecting sensor 7 in the case of tilting up the propeller 5 by driving the propeller turning cylinder 9 during an engine operation. COPYRIGHT: (C)1992,JPO&Japio ...

PRINTER

A printer includes a conveying roller, a print head, a tension applying section and a guide roller. The conveying roller conveys a print medium. The print head conveys an ink ribbon tape, and performs printing on the print medium. The tension applying section is provided at an upstream side of the print head with respect to a conveyance direction of the ink ribbon tape, and allows tension applied to a center region along a width direction of the ink ribbon tape to be higher than tension applied to both end regions of the ink ribbon tape. The guide roller is provided between the print head and the tension applying section at the upstream side of the print head with respect to the conveyance direction of the ink ribbon tape, and applies tensile force to the ink ribbon tape outward along the width direction. 1. A printer comprising:a conveying roller that conveys a print medium;a print head that conveys an ink ribbon tape along a conveyance direction of the print medium conveyed by the conveying roller, and that performs printing on the print medium;a tension applying section that is provided at an upstream side of the print head with respect to a conveyance direction of the ink ribbon tape, and that allows tension applied to a center region along a width direction of the ink ribbon tape to be higher than tension applied to both end regions of the ink ribbon tape; anda guide roller that is provided between the print head and the tension applying section at the upstream side of the print head with respect to the conveyance direction of the ink ribbon tape, and that applies tensile force to the ink ribbon tape outward along the width direction of the ink ribbon tape.2. The printer according to claim 1 , whereinthe tension applying section includes a most protruding part at a position facing the center region along the width direction of the ink ribbon tape, a roller member which rotates according to conveyance of the ink ribbon tape; and', 'at least one spiral feeding ...

COMPUTER SYSTEM

PURPOSE: To actuate a system from a disk provided on an external personal computer by connecting the external personal computer having a hard disk to a personal computer having no floppy disk drive with an RS-232C cable. CONSTITUTION: A personal computer 1 having an RS-232C communication port and having no floppy disk, and a personal computer 2 having the RS-232C communication port and having a floppy disk (FD) and a hard disk (HD), etc., are connected by the RS-232C cable. In such a manner, the FD and the HD of the external personal computer 2 come to be used as if they are their own drives, and also, from the disk drive of the personal computer 2, the personal computer 1 can actuate the system. COPYRIGHT: (C)1991,JPO&Japio ...

DOG CLUTCH

PURPOSE: To improve meshing and reduce meshing noise by providing pawl sections to dogs on at least one side which can not participate in meshing in the transient stage after meshing is initiated, but can participate only in the final stage of meshing. CONSTITUTION: A driven side dog 28 is slidable in the direction of the shaft axis, and is provided with multiple reversible pawls 30, 31 on both ends which are projecting toward the shaft axis, while drive side dogs 21A, 22A have multiple reversible pawls which are meshed with the pawls 30, 31 of the driven side dog 28. The pawls 30, 31 have the first pawl sections 30A, 31A and the second pawl sections 30B, 31B with the reduced height by dH, the first and second sections being arranged alternately in the circumferential direction, while the pawls 32, 33 are same in height. In the transient stage of meshing, the number of pawls which are meshed is half of all pawls, and so the meshing noise is reduced proportionaly and meshing is facilitated ...

CONSTRUCTION INTRODUCING COOLING WATER FOR SHIP PROPELLING ENGINE

PURPOSE: To eliminate occurrence of a swirl stream in the rear of water guide ports and prevent exfoliation of paint or erosion of a body, by forming the cooling water guide port located in the rear end of a flow direction in such a manner that its opening is arranged at a right angle with or obliquely rearward to the flow direction. CONSTITUTION: An introducing port body 14 is mounted to a cooling water introducing port 13 in a lower casing 3 of an outer board engine main unit, then to the introducing port body 14 there are opened a quantity of cooling water guide ports 20a, 20b, 20c lined vertically in rows longitudinally with each row in parallel arrangement. The water guide ports 20a, 20b in front two rows are diagonally opened toward the front against a flow direction A of water while the water guide port 20c in the rearmost row is opened almost at a right angle with the before said direction A. At sailing water is sucked from the water guide ports 20a, 20b. Further if a surplus amount ...

KEYBOARD CONTROL SYSTEM

PURPOSE: To maintain compatibility for application, by providing a means which generates the key matrix code of a key not existing on a keyboard control part by a specific key stroke, and recognizing a key code by transferring the key matrix code to a host CPU. CONSTITUTION: The means which generates the matrix key code of the key not existing in advance by the specific key stroke, is added on a keyboard controller 2 having intelligence. For example, in case of reducing the number of keys, and using (CTRL+A) instead of a HoME key, the keyboard controller 2 detects the key stroke, and transfers the key matrix code corresponding to the HoME key to the host CPU. In this way, an application software judges a key arrangement as the one followed by the number of keys supplied previously, thereby the compatibility can be maintained. COPYRIGHT: (C)1988,JPO&Japio ...

PERSONAL COMPUTER

PURPOSE: To continue an interrupted program by next power-ON operation by bringing a resuming function automatically when a display housing is closed. CONSTITUTION: When a user closes the display housing during lap-top personal computer operation, a CPU 1 is informed of the closure state of the display housing through a switch 3. The CPU 1 on recognizing this state carries resuming processing into effect and turns of a power source unit 4. Then when the user opens the display housing, the CPU 1 knows the state through the switch 3 and then turns on the power unit 4 to perform restoration processing for resuming and carry on the execution of the program from the last interrupted state. Consequently, when the display housing is opened and closed, the program is saved automatically by the resuming processing and the process is restored automatically to the operation state right before the power source is turned off. COPYRIGHT: (C)1991,JPO&Japio ...

PISTON COOLING DEVICE FOR ENGINE

PURPOSE: To aim at simplification in construction by allowing a piston cooling oil passage provided with an oil injection pipe, whose injection port is directed to a piston, to be interconnected with a journal lubricating oil passage which is provided on a bearing wall part being in one with a crank case. CONSTITUTION: On the crank case half part 21 of a cylinder block 2 is integrally provided a bearing wall part 104 in such a manner that it is nearly parallel to adjacent cylinders and the other end wall reciprocally. To the end face of the bearing wall part 104 is joined a bearing cap 11 by means of a connecting bolt 12 so that the journal part of a crankshaft 15 is supported by means of a bearing metal in such a manner that it may be free to rotate. On the bearing wall part 104 is provided a journal lubricating oil passage 19 for bearing lubricating oil, and then, to this lubricating oil passage 19 is connected a piston cooling oil passage 23 which is provided with an oil injection pipe ...

DRAIN DEVICE OF TWO CYCLE ENGINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drain device of a two cycle engine capable of preventing white smoke from rising at restarting thereof after left alone. SOLUTION: In the drain device of two cycle engine 3 so that a scavenging passage 9f is mounted sideway, a drain hole 9g is formed to open to a bottom wall 9i of the scavenging passage as well as the drain hole 9g is led out of the scavenging passage 9f to a lower place on a drain passage 17. COPYRIGHT: (C)2002,JPO ...

IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM

【課題】 より好適にクロストークの低減が可能な撮像装置を提供する。 【解決手段】 変換素子２０１を有する画素が行列状に配置された検出部１０１と、電気信号を伝送する信号配線Ｓｉｇに電気的に接続され、信号配線Ｓｉｇを所定電位が供給されるノードに電気的に接続する接続手段ＲＣを含み、電気信号を画素から出力するための読出動作を行うための読出回路１０３と、を含む検出器１０４と、読出回路１０３の動作を制御する制御部１０６と、を含む撮像装置１００と、検出器１０４の蓄積動作の期間における読出回路１０３の出力に基づいて放射線又は光の照射の終了を検知する検知手段と、を含み、制御部１０６は、検知手段の照射の終了の検知に応じて接続手段ＲＣによる信号配線Ｓｉｇのノードへの電気的な接続を開始し、且つ、読出動作の開始まで接続手段ＲＣによる信号配線Ｓｉｇのノードへの電気的な接続を維持する。 【選択図】 図１

ACIDIC CLEANER HAVING VISCOSITY

PURPOSE: To obtain an acidic cleaner having viscosity free from the problems of smell and irregularities by using Mg compounds and hydroxycarboxylic acids for thickening for the purpose of retaining a hydrofluoric acid type cleaner on metal surfaces. CONSTITUTION: An acidic cleaner contg. HF or its salt, Mg compounds and hydroxycarboxylic acids or their salts and having viscosity. The hydroxycarboxylic acids exhibit a metal inhibiting effect, are stable and improve wettability. hence, they provide uniform and dense surfaces. The hydroxycarboxylic acids are tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, etc., and those which dissolve to a certain extent in strong acids are preferable. After Mg compounds such as MgO, MgCO2 and the like are acted with these acids, HF or its salt is acted, whereby the transparent or semi-transparent paste like cleaner is obtained. COPYRIGHT: (C)1982,JPO&Japio ...

TILT LOCK DEVICE FOR SHIP PROPELLER

PURPOSE: To simplify tilt operation by providing two check valves directed in the opposite direction to each other to be changed over from open to close position and vice versa in a bypass path affording communication between two chambers of a cylinder, and a gas chamber communication to said bypass path. CONSTITUTION: First and second chambers 23, 24B in a cylinder 20 communicate to each other through a bypass path 32 bypassing a main piston 22. In the bypass path 32 are interposed in series a first check valve 33 allowing working oil to flow from the second chamber 24B to the first chamber 23 and a second check valve 34 directed in the opposite direction to the first check valve 33. Both check valves 33, 34 can be alternatively changed over from open to close position or vice versa by the operation of a change-over lever 35. Also, a gas chamber 40 communicates to the bypass path 32 between both check valves 33, 34 through a communicating path 39 to compensate for the increase or decrease ...

EXHAUST DEVICE OF MULTICYLINDER INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR OUTBOARD MACHINE

PURPOSE: To prevent water from entering a combustion chamber, by a method wherein a communicating passage is formed to a part of an independent communicating exhaust passage running from each cylinder of an internal combustion engine to an exhaust pipe, and when the independent communicating exhaust passage is shut off occaisioned by a rise in a water level, exhaust gas is bled from the communicating passage. CONSTITUTION: When a water level is increased to a partition wall 19 of an exhaust pipe 18, exhaust gas, exhausted from cylinders 25, 26, 28, and 29 through communicating exhaust passages A and B, depresses a water surface in the exhaust pipe 18 by dint of the pressure of the exhaust gas. In this case, a water level in the communicating exhaust passage on the opposite side is intended to be pushed up by dint of an exhaust pressure, but the exhaust gas is escaped to the communicating exhaust passage on the opposite side through a communicating passage 22 formed in the partition wall ...

SHIP PROPULSION DEVICE

PURPOSE: To decrease exhaust resistance by forming an exhaust passage on a first propeller device on the front side, and forming the outside diameter of a hub member of a second propeller device on the rear side smaller than the inside diameter of an outer hub member of the first propeller device in a ship propulsion device provided with two propeller devices on the front and rear sides. CONSTITUTION: In a contra-rotating type ship propulsion device 10, an outer shaft 13 and an inner shaft 14 are respectively rotated in the reverse directions by the rotation of an output shaft 22 of an engine through vertical bevel gears 20, 21, and propeller devices 11, 12 are also rotated in the reverse directions, so as to generate thrust in the advancing direction. At this time, exhaust gas from the engine is discharged to the outside through exhaust passages 3, 4 formed on a lower case 1c and the propeller device 11. Since the outside diameter of a hub member 12a of the propeller device 12 is formed ...

MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM

PURPOSE: To provide the microcomputer system which surely realize a power- saving function in a key input wait state by utilizing the execution of a HALT instruction at the time of key input control by a key input routine. CONSTITUTION: A buffer check routine for judging whether or not key input data are stored in a key-in buffer 121 is executed and when the system is in the key input wait state, the HALT instruction is executed. The halt operation by this HALT instruction is reset with an interruption signal from a series- parallel converting circuit 14 or a timer 13. Consequently, the power saving function of a microprocessor 11 is made to function in the key input wait state. COPYRIGHT: (C)1992,JPO&Japio ...

COMPUTER SYSTEM

PURPOSE: To obtain a computer system whose power consumption is small, by turning on a power source of a hard disk device, only when the hard disk device is required. CONSTITUTION: A fundamental input/output system 22 decides ON or OFF of a power source of a hard disk device 24 and in case of ON, when the hard disk device 24 is in a non-operating state, the power source of the hard disk device 24 is turned OFF. Subsequently, when an application soft 21 outputs an input/output request (read, write, etc.) of the hard disk device 24 to the fundamental input/output system 22, the fundamental input/output system 22 decides ON or OFF of the power source of the hard disk device 24. In case of OFF, the power source of the hard disk device 24 is turned ON, and there after, the initialization of HDC and HDD is executed, and thereafter, an input/ output processing of the hard disk device 24 is executed. In such a way, the power consumption of the computer system can be reduced. COPYRIGHT: (C)1989, ...

PROPELLER THRUST TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a propeller thrust transmission device for a marine propulsion system capable of restraining a spacer from causing precession around all circumferences of a propeller shaft tapered portion even if an upward resistance force of water works on the propeller. SOLUTION: A spacer 40 which is divided to a first division body 41 and a second division body 42 is fitted on the tapered portion 30b of an outer shaft portion 30a of the propeller shaft 30, and a thrust force working on the propeller 31 is received by the tapered portion 30b of the propeller shaft 30 through the spacer 40. The first division body 41 has a tapered hole 41a fitted in the tapered portion 30b so as to face each other. The second division body 42 has a portion extended from one side of the propeller side of an annular wall 42a which is fitted into a hole 33b of an attachment portion 33 with a gap S to the propeller shaft 30 as a small-diameter sleeve portion 42b, and a portion extended from ...

ROM/RAM DISK DEVICE

PURPOSE: To obtain a ROM/RAM display with which a specific file can be written and a fast access is possible by using the combination of a ROM of large capacity and a backed-up RAM of small capacity to a disk operating system DOS so that the advantages of both the ROM and the RAM are utilized. CONSTITUTION: Most of the area of a format using an MS-DOS of a ROM/RAM disk 20 is formed by a ROM and the greater part of the MS-DOS is included in said ROM area. While a specific partial area is formed a RAM using a writable file part. The ROM includes a reservation area 21, an FAT22, a direc tory 23a of the writable file part, other directories 23b, and the measurement data (programs) 24 and 25. Then a rewritable file 26 consists of a RAM. Further more a system includes an application software 11, a DOS12 where a software interruption is produced, a ROM-B10S13 serving as a firmware which performs an I/O process of a low level, and a hardware 14. COPYRIGHT: (C)1988,JPO&Japio ...

DETENT MECHANISM FOR CLUTCH

PURPOSE: To make the quick engagement and disengagement operations of a dog clutch possible by a method wherein a means for accelerating a movable dog in the direction out of the position in a transitional stage, in which the retention of the neutral state of the dog clutch is released, is provided. CONSTITUTION: When a driver 42 is pivoted, a follower 32 is shifted axially in a straight line within an output shaft 12 in order to shift a clutch 21 through a pin 29 in the rectilinear direction. At the neutral position, balls 52 engage the output shaft 12 with the follower 32 in order to display the detent function. However, when the follower 32 starts to shift itself in respect to the output shaft 12, the forces acting on balls 51 normal to the axis line energize the follower 32 quickly in the direction of the axis line in cooperation with the slant face of the output shaft 12, due to the energizing force of a spring 56 acting through a ball 55 to the balls 51. Consequently, the clutch 21 ...

SCATTERING PREVENTION METHOD AND SCATTERING PREVENTION DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scattering preventive method and a device capable of preventing the scattering of dust in comparison with the conventional one in the case building materials containing noxious substances are eliminated. SOLUTION: Since a working space ER separated from the outside is humidified to make the condensation C forcedly occurring in a curing sheet 102, even if the dust can be made to occur when the building materials containing asbestos are eliminated, the dust can be always maintained in a wet state since lots of moisture always exist in the working space ER, and the scattering of the dust can be prevented in comparison with the conventional method in the case the building materials containing asbestos are eliminated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT ...

IMIDAZOPYRROLOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE

PURPOSE: To obtain an imidazopyrroloquinoline derivative, capable of shortening only the growth induction period, hardly exerting any influence upon the 'growth rate after the logarithmic growth phase and the final amount of microorganisms and having promoting activities against microbial proliferation. CONSTITUTION: This derivative of the formula (R is H, indol-2-yl or indol-2-yl- methyl) is obtained by reacting 1 equiv. pyrroloquinoline derivative with 10 equiv. tryptophan in the coexistence of about 100 equiv. ammonium chloride at about a neutral pH and 25-37°C under shielded light and then purifying the resultant product using the Ehrlich reaction which is a detecting reaction for pyrrole and indole and the maximum absorption near 420nm as indexes. The resultant derivative is a substance for promoting the proliferation capable of shortening the growth induction period of Acetobacter aceti. COPYRIGHT: (C)1996,JPO ...

TILT LOCK APPARATUS FOR PROPULSION MACHINE FOR SHIP

PURPOSE: To permit a propulsion machine to be held at an arbitrary tilt position by connecting a gas chamber onto a cylinder equipped with a piston equipped with a relief valve and an absorber valve through a manually operable valve. CONSTITUTION: A tilt cylinder 20 is equipped with a piston 22 equipped with a relief valve 29 and an absorber valve 28, and said cylinder is divided into the first and the second chambers 23 and 24. The first and the second chambers 23 and 24 communicate through the first opening and closing valve 32 which is operated by a manual operating valve 33, and the second chamber 24 communicates to a gas chamber 35 through the second opening and closing valve 37 which can be operated similarly. Manual tilt operation is permitted by operating the first and the second valves 32 and 37 by the manual operating valve 33, and when the manual operating valve 33 is closed, the cylinder is held at an arbitrary position, and this position is maintained until the set pressure ...

VARIABLE INTAKE APPARATUS FOR MULTI-CYLINDER TYPE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a changeable intake apparatus for a multi-cylinder type internal combustion engine for maintaining a large output torque, extending over a broad rotation speed region with stable inertia supercharging effects, brought about by changing successively the length of an intake passage, and smoothly introducing intake into each intake passage. SOLUTION: In the internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders, a cylindrical duct member 10 is supported freely rotatably, in an intake manifold outer crust 4 covering the circumference of the duct member; the duct member 10 is equipped with an intake entrance on its one end; an intake emission exit 17 is formed at a part of an outer surface; an intake passage 8 is formed to connect to each cylinder by joining an outer circumference groove 16, formed around the outer circumference of the duct member 10 in the circumference direction apart from the intake emission exit 17 and an inner circumference groove 6, ...

2-DIMENSIONAL DISTRIBUTION TYPE FORCE SENSOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a 2-dimensional distribution type force sensor capable of detecting the force in normal direction or tangential direction, and capable of easily attachable on the whole body of a robot such as the finger tip parts of the robot hand. SOLUTION: The force sensor comprises the V groove 2 formed on a base; the electrodes 3 having the gaps 3A formed on both the sides of the V groove 2; the cylindrical force sensor material 4 which is in contact with the electrodes 3 having the gaps 3A; and the insulation rubber coating sheet 5 for covering the cylindrical force sensor material 4 while holding it in the V groove 2. The normal force and the tangential force activating on the cylindrical force sensor material 4 through the insulation rubber coating 5 are detected. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI ...

TILT-LOCKER DEVICE FOR SHIP-PROPULSION MACHINE

PURPOSE: To enable stopping of tilt of the propulsion machine body immediately after releasing of a manual tilt-up force, by disposing in series two nonreturn valves, which are reversed in the opening direction, on a communication passage permitting communication between a first chamber and a second chamber within a cylinder, and connecting a gas chamber to a passage portion between both the nonreturn valves. CONSTITUTION: An end portion of a cylinder 20 is pivotally supported by a clamp bracket 12 fixed to a stern board of the hull, a tip end portion of a piston rod 21 is pivotally supported by a swivel bracket 14, and the interior of the cylinder 20 is defined by a main piston 22 into a first chamber 23 and a second chamber 24. Further, the interior of the second chamber 24 accommodates a free piston 25 to define this chamber interior into a first chamber 24A and a second chamber 24B. And the chambers 23 and 24B are allowed to communicate with each other by a by-pass passageway 32, in ...

HEAT-RESISTANT COATING

PURPOSE: To prepare a heat-resistant coating excellent in the durability and capable of preventing adhesion of spatter for a long period by compounding a spherical ceramics and a layered ceramics into a coating compsn. obtd. by adding a silicone resin binder to a ceramics which is inert to a fused metal. CONSTITUTION: A ceramics which is insert to wetting with a metal (such as an oxide ceramics, e.g. Al2O3, MgO, or SiO2; a nitride ceramics, e.g. Si3N4 or AlN; or a carbide ceramics, e.g. SiC) is compounded with 10-40wt.% spherical ceramics, 30-50wt.% layered ceramics (e.g. graphite, talc, or mica), and a silicone resin binder, thus producing a heat-resistant coating for preventing adhesion of spatter during welding or fusion cutting work. COPYRIGHT: (C)1990,JPO&Japio ...

COMBUSTION PRESSURE SENSOR

A combustion pressure sensor mounted to a functional component attached to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is provided, wherein a pressure receiving member and a pressure detection element are supported by a housing, the pressure receiving member being a pressure receiving surface for receiving a combustion pressure, the pressure detection element detecting a pressure from the pressure receiving surface, the mounting of the combustion pressure sensor to the functional component is performed by joining the functional component and a connecting member provided to at least one of the pressure receiving member and the housing, and the connecting member is composed of a joint portion and a distortion buffer portion, the joint portion being joined with the functional component, the distortion buffer portion reducing influence of distortion occurring in the joint portion on the pressure receiving member or the housing. 1. A combustion pressure sensor mounted to a functional component attached to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine , whereina pressure receiving member and a pressure detection element are supported by a housing, the pressure receiving member being a pressure receiving surface for receiving a combustion pressure, the pressure detection element detecting a pressure from the pressure receiving surface,the mounting of the combustion pressure sensor to the functional component is performed by joining the functional component and a connecting member provided to at least one of the pressure receiving member and the housing, andthe connecting member is composed of a joint portion and a distortion buffer portion, the joint portion being joined with the functional component, the distortion buffer portion reducing influence of distortion occurring in the joint portion on the pressure receiving member or the housing.2. The combustion pressure sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting member is integrally formed with the ...

Transporter gene selective for mugineic acid-iron complex

It is intended to generate a transgenic plant including a gene containing DNA encoding a transporter protein that selectively incorporates a mugineic acid-iron complex. The transgenic plant is useful as a plant that can grow on alkaline soil which does not contain divalent iron and contains, for example, trivalent iron.

Gene of transporter selective to mugineic acid-iron complex

The invention provides a method for creating a transgenic plant comprising a gene containing a DNA to encode a transporter protein which selectively absorbs mugineic acid-iron complex. The transgenic plant is useful as a plant capable of growing in alkaline soil containing no bivalent iron but containing, for example, trivalent iron.

Tilt lock device for ship propeller

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Patent JPH026676B2

Acidic cleaner having viscosity

Detent mechanism for clutch

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Method of electrodepositing glossy gold and nickel

Tilt lock apparatus for propulsion machine for ship

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Gene of transporter selective to mugineic acid-iron complex

It is intended to generate a transgenic plant including a gene containing DNA encoding a transporter protein that selectively incorporates a mugineic acid-iron complex. The transgenic plant is useful as a plant that can grow on alkaline soil which does not contain divalent iron and contains, for example, trivalent iron.

Image processing device, image processing method, and program

【課題】複数のエネルギーの放射線を利用して生成される画像の画質を向上するための技術を提供する。【解決手段】画像処理装置は、被写体に対して放射線を照射することによって得られた複数の画像から低エネルギー情報と高エネルギー情報を取得する取得部と、低エネルギー情報と高エネルギー情報から実効原子番号と面密度を算出する算出部と、実効原子番号と面密度に基づいて色情報を有する画像を生成する生成部とを備える。【選択図】図７

Printer

A printer (100A) includes a conveying roller, a print head (102), a tension applying section (19) and a guide roller (131). The conveying roller conveys a print medium. The print head conveys an ink ribbon tape, and performs printing on the print medium. The tension applying section (19) is provided at an upstream side of the print head with respect to a conveyance direction of the ink ribbon tape, and allows tension applied to a center region along a width direction of the ink ribbon tape to be higher than tension applied to both end regions of the ink ribbon tape. The guide roller (131) is provided between the print head and the tension applying section at the upstream side of the print head with respect to the conveyance direction of the ink ribbon tape, and applies tensile force to the ink ribbon tape outward along the width direction.

Construction introducing cooling water for ship propelling engine

Drain device for outboard machine

ENGINE MUFFLER, INTERNAL COMBUSTION

Silencieux pour moteur à combustion interne. Le silencieux comprend une chambre d'expansion dont l'intérieur est partagé par une plaque poreuse dans laquelle se prolonge une conduite d'introduction de gaz d'échappement. La conduite d'introduction est obturée à son extrémité aval et est munie de nombreuses perforations dans sa partie disposée dans la chambre d'expansion. Ces perforations mettent en communication le conduit d'introduction avec l'intérieur de la chambre d'expansion du silencieux. Application à la réalisation du système d'échappement pour motocycles. Muffler for internal combustion engine. The silencer comprises an expansion chamber, the interior of which is shared by a porous plate in which an exhaust gas introduction pipe extends. The introduction pipe is closed at its downstream end and is provided with numerous perforations in its part disposed in the expansion chamber. These perforations put the introduction duct in communication with the interior of the expansion chamber of the silencer. Application to the production of the exhaust system for motorcycles.

Combustion pressure sensor

A combustion pressure sensor mounted to a functional component attached to a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine is provided, wherein a pressure receiving member and a pressure detection element are supported by a housing, the pressure receiving member being a pressure receiving surface for receiving a combustion pressure, the pressure detection element detecting a pressure from the pressure receiving surface, the mounting of the combustion pressure sensor to the functional component is performed by joining the functional component and a connecting member provided to at least one of the pressure receiving member and the housing, and the connecting member is composed of a joint portion and a distortion buffer portion, the joint portion being joined with the functional component, the distortion buffer portion reducing influence of distortion occurring in the joint portion on the pressure receiving member or the housing. This configuration prevents a failure in the pressure transmission system by providing a means for minimizing distortion of the sensor case of the combustion pressure sensor, and thus allows for a combustion pressure sensor that is capable of accurately measuring pressure.

放射線撮像システム

【課題】良好な画質を取得できる放射線撮像システムを提供することを課題とする。 【解決手段】放射線撮像システムは、行列状に配置され、放射線を電荷に変換して画素値を出力する複数の画素を含み、画像情報を出力する検出部（２０５）と、放射線の照射を示す信号が入力されるまでの間、複数の画素に対してリセット動作を行わせ、放射線の照射を示す信号が入力されると、複数の画素に対してリセット動作を停止させて電荷の蓄積動作を行わせ、その後、放射線の照射が終了すると、複数の画素の画素値の読み出し動作を行わせることにより、放射線の照射に応じた画像情報を出力させる駆動制御手段（２０４）と、検出部により出力された画像情報を基に補正係数を算出する補正係数取得手段（２０７）と、補正係数取得手段により算出された補正係数を用いて、検出部により出力された画像情報を補正する画像補正手段（２０８）とを有する。 【選択図】図１

放射線撮像装置及び放射線撮像システム

【課題】放射線照射中に変換素子から電荷を出力しつつ画像信号として十分な電荷の蓄積を変換素子が行い得る放射線撮像装置及び放射線撮像システムを提供することを課題とする。 【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、放射線を電荷に変換する変換素子（Ｓ１１〜Ｓ３３）と、前記変換素子により変換された電荷を信号線に転送する転送トランジスタ（Ｔ１１〜Ｔ３３）と、放射線照射中の第１の期間に前記転送トランジスタのゲートに第１のオフ電圧を供給し、前記第１の期間を除く第２の期間に前記転送トランジスタのゲートにオン電圧及び第２のオフ電圧のパルスを供給することにより前記変換素子をリセットするゲートドライバ（１３８）と、を有し、前記第１のオフ電圧は、前記オン電圧及び前記第２のオフ電圧の間の電圧であることを特徴とする。 【選択図】図２

放射線撮影装置、放射線撮影システム、放射線撮影方法、及びプログラム

【課題】本発明によれば、放射線の照射線量変動を考慮することにより、適切な平均エネルギーを算出することが可能となる。【解決手段】本発明の放射線撮影装置は、放射線検出器の所定の領域で検出された放射線に対応する画素値の時間変化に基づいて、前記放射線の照射線量変動を算出する変動算出手段と、前記放射線検出器の少なくとも１つの対象画素における前記放射線の平均エネルギーを、前記照射線量変動に基づいて算出するエネルギー算出手段と、を備える。【選択図】 図１

放射線撮像装置、放射線撮像システム、制御装置、放射線撮像装置の制御方法、および、放射線撮像装置を制御するためのプログラム

【課題】透視撮影中における放射線発生条件の変更による画像の品質の低下を抑制するために有利な技術を提供する。【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、放射線を検出する複数の画素を有する画素アレイと、透視撮影中に放射線発生装置における放射線発生条件を取得し、前記放射線発生条件に応じて前記複数の画素の各々における複数回のサンプルホールドのタイミングを透視撮影中に決定する制御部と、を備え、前記複数回のサンプルホールドのうち少なくとも１回のサンプルホールドのタイミングは、放射線の照射期間におけるタイミングであり、前記複数の画素の各々は、放射線を電気信号に変換する変換素子と、前記制御部によって決定された前記複数回のサンプルホールドのタイミングに従って、前記変換素子からの信号を複数回にわたってサンプルホールドするサンプルホールド回路と、を含む。【選択図】図５

情報処理装置、情報処理方法およびプログラム

【課題】エネルギーサブトラクション処理の精度を向上する。【解決手段】情報処理装置は、異なる放射線エネルギーに対応する複数の放射線画像からなるセットであって、放射線エネルギーの組み合わせが異なる複数のセットのそれぞれについてエネルギーサブトラクション処理を行うことにより複数の結果を得る。情報処理装置は、得られた複数の結果のばらつきが低減するように、エネルギーサブトラクション処理に用いられる所定のパラメータの値を決定する。【選択図】 図９

放射線撮像装置および放射線撮像方法

【課題】生成される物質特性画像の精度または画質を向上する放射線画像と放射線スペクトルを提供可能にする。【解決手段】異なる放射線エネルギーで撮像された複数の放射線画像を用いて物質特性画像を生成する画像処理装置は、複数の放射線画像のうちの、２つ以上の放射線画像から放射線画像を合成し、これら２つ以上の放射線画像の放射線スペクトルから放射線スペクトルを合成する合成部と、複数の放射線画像から得られる２組の放射線画像と放射線スペクトルを用いて物質特性画像を生成する生成部とを備える。ここで、生成部は、上記２組のうちの少なくとも一方に、合成部によって合成された放射線画像と放射線スペクトルの組を用いる。【選択図】 図５Ａ

放射線撮像装置、その制御方法および制御プログラム

【課題】放射線撮像を適切に行い、放射線画像を高品質化する。 【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、照射された放射線に応じた信号を出力する複数のセンサが複数の行および複数の列を構成するように配されたセンサアレイと、前記センサアレイを駆動する駆動部と、放射線を検知する検知部と、前記センサアレイからの信号を処理する処理部と、を備え、前記駆動部は、少なくとも放射線が照射されたことを前記検知部が検知するまでは、前記複数のセンサの初期化を行ごとに順に繰り返し行い、各センサにおいて最後の初期化が為された後に蓄積された電荷の量に応じた信号を前記複数のセンサから行ごとに順に読み出すように前記センサアレイを駆動し、前記処理部は、前記複数のセンサのうち、放射線の照射中に初期化が為された行のセンサからの信号を、当該照射の後に為された当該初期化による当該信号の劣化分を当該初期化のタイミングに基づいて補うように補正する。 【選択図】図４

画像処理装置及び方法、放射線撮像システム

【課題】エネルギーサブトラクション動画の明滅を低減する技術を提供する。【解決手段】画像処理装置は、複数の異なるエネルギーの放射線撮影に対応する複数の動画を取得し、それぞれが複数の動画のそれぞれを構成する複数の画像にエネルギーサブトラクション処理を適用して分離画像を生成し、分離画像をフレームとする動画を生成する。画像処理装置は、エネルギーサブトラクション処理前の複数の画像またはエネルギーサブトラクション処理後の分離画像を、補正の対象となる画像が属する動画におけるフレーム間の信号値の変動が低減するように補正する。【選択図】 図８

画像処理装置、放射線撮像システム、画像処理方法及びプログラム

【課題】物質分離画像において所定物質を強調した画像を取得すること。【解決手段】画像処理装置は、互いに異なる放射線エネルギーの第１の組み合わせで取得された複数の画像から分離した第１物質の厚みを示す第１画像と第２物質の厚みを示す第２画像とを生成し、互いに異なる放射線エネルギーの第２の組み合わせで取得された複数の画像から分離した第１物質の厚みを示す第３画像と第２物質の厚みを示す第４画像とを生成する。また、画像処理装置は、第１画像及び第２画像のいずれか一方の画像と、第３画像及び第４画像のいずれか一方の画像とを用いた画像情報の演算により第１物質及び第２物質とは異なる第３物質を強調した強調画像を取得する。【選択図】 図５

放射線撮像装置及びその制御方法

【課題】放射線画像が所定の品質を満たさない放射線撮影が実行されることを防ぎ、又は、放射線撮像装置のセンサが所定の感度を有さない状態が維持されることを防ぐための新規な技術を提供する。【解決手段】放射線を信号に変換するための複数のセンサと、前記複数のセンサからの信号に基づいて放射線の照射の開始を検知するための検知部と、を備える放射線撮像装置であって、前記検知部により放射線の照射の開始を検知する際に、前記複数のセンサからの信号に基づいて前記複数のセンサにおけるノイズが基準値を超えるか否かを判定するための処理を行う処理部を更に備える。【選択図】図４

画像処理装置、画像処理方法及びプログラム

【課題】複数のエネルギーの放射線を利用して生成される画像の画質を向上するための技術を提供する。【解決手段】画像処理装置は、被写体に対して複数のエネルギーの放射線を照射することによって得られた第１信号成分及び第２信号成分のそれぞれに対してリカ—シブフィルタ処理を行うフィルタ部と、リカ—シブフィルタ処理された第１信号成分及び第２信号成分に基づいて動画像を生成する生成部とを備える。第１信号成分に対するリカ—シブフィルタ処理のフィルタ係数と、第２信号成分に対するリカ—シブフィルタ処理のフィルタ係数とが互いに異なる。【選択図】図７

放射線撮像装置及び放射線撮像システム

【課題】放射線撮像装置に放射線が照射されているか否かの判定の誤検知を抑制する技術を提供する。 【解決手段】放射線を電荷に変換し蓄積する画素アレイ１０１と、画素ＰＩＸにバイアス電位を与えるバイアス線Ｖｓと、スイッチ素子Ｔの制御端子に接続された複数の駆動線Ｇと、駆動線のグループごとに駆動信号を供給し、各駆動信号を、スイッチ素子を非導通状態にするオフ電圧から導通状態にするオン電圧に切り替え、オフ電圧に戻す初期化動作を繰り返す駆動部１０２と、ある駆動線グループへの駆動信号をオン電圧へ切り替えてから、次の駆動線グループへの駆動信号をオン電圧へ切り替えるまでの駆動周期毎に、バイアス線を流れる電流を表す信号値を複数回取得する取得部１２０と、複数個の信号値に基づいて放射線情報を算出する算出部１３０と、放射線情報に基づいて画素アレイへの放射線の照射の有無を判定する判定部１３１とを備える。 【選択図】図１

放射線撮像装置、情報処理装置、情報処理方法及びプログラム

【課題】照射した放射線のエネルギースペクトルを取得すること。【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、時系列に取得された放射線フォトンエネルギーを時間方向に分割して得たエネルギー情報を集計して、エネルギースペクトルを取得する処理を行う処理部を備える。【選択図】図８

放射線撮像装置、放射線撮像システムおよび放射線撮像方法

【課題】撮像に寄与しない放射線の照射を減らしつつ、より短時間でエネルギーサブトラクション画像を得るための技術を提供する。【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、複数の画素を有する画素アレイを備え、複数の画素の各々は、放射線を電気信号に変換する変換素子と、変換素子をリセットするリセット部とを含み、複数の画素の各々は、第１期間Ｔ１において変換素子で発生した電気信号に応じた第１信号を出力する動作と、第１期間とは異なる第２期間Ｔ２および第１期間において変換素子で発生した電気信号に応じた第２信号を出力する動作とを実行し、第１期間において第１エネルギーＥ１を有する放射線が照射され、第２期間において第２エネルギーＥ２を有する放射線が照射され、放射線撮像装置は、複数の画素の各々において、第１期間および第２期間を含む期間中はリセット部が変換素子をリセットＰＲＥＳしないモードを有する。【選択図】図７

画像処理装置、放射線撮像システム、画像処理方法及びプログラム

【課題】ノイズが低減された画像を取得すること。【解決手段】画像処理装置は、被写体に放射線を照射して撮影を行うことで得られた互いに異なる複数の放射線エネルギーに対応した複数の画像を用いて、ノイズ低減処理と物質分離処理とを行う処理部を備える。処理部は、物質分離処理により得た物質の厚み画像を複数の周波数に分解した周波数成分ごとにフィルタ処理を適用したノイズ低減画像を生成し、ノイズ低減画像を周波数成分ごとに合成したノイズ低減後の厚み画像と、複数の画像の加算に基づいて取得した蓄積画像と、を用いた再度の物質分離処理による画像を生成する。【選択図】図１６

放射線撮像装置及び放射線撮像システム

【課題】 より良好な画像信号を得るための装置レイアウトによって構成された放射線撮像装置を提供する。 【解決手段】 放射線に応じた電気信号を出力する複数の画素２０が配列された画素アレイ２と、読み出し回路部２３と、読み出し回路部２３への放射線の入射を抑制するための部材４と、を有して、読み出し回路部２３によって読み出された電気信号に基づいて画像信号が生成される放射線撮像装置であって、画素アレイ２は、画像信号の生成に用いられる一部の画素２０が複数配列された第１の領域２ａと、画像信号の生成に用いられない他の画素２０が第１の領域２ａの周囲のうちの少なくとも一部の領域に複数配列された第２の領域２ｂと、を含み、画素アレイ２の外側から内側に向かって、第２の領域２ｂに配置された読み出し回路部２３の内側の端部Ｂと、部材４の画素アレイ２への正射影の内側の端部Ｃと、第２の領域２ｂの内側の端部Ａと、がこの順に配置されている。 【選択図】 図４

放射線撮像装置及び放射線撮像システム

【課題】放射線撮像装置に放射線が照射されているか否かの判定の誤検知を抑制する技術の提供。【解決手段】放射線撮像装置１００は、変換素子２０１及びスイッチ素子Ｔを含む画素が配列された画素アレイ１０１と、変換素子にバイアス電位を与えるためのバイアス線Ｖｓと、スイッチ素子の制御端子に接続された駆動線Ｇと、駆動部１０２とを含む。駆動部は、スイッチ素子を非導通状態にするオフ電圧から、導通状態にするオン電圧に切り替え、オフ電圧に戻す初期化動作を繰り返す。検知回路１２０は、駆動線の少なくとも１つにオン電圧が供給されることに応じてバイアス線を流れる電流を表す第１値と、駆動線のそれぞれにオフ電圧が供給されることに応じてバイアス線を流れる電流を表す第２値とを取得する。算出部１３０は、第１値及び第２値に基づいて放射線情報を算出する。判定部１３１は、放射線情報に基づいて画素アレイへの放射線の照射の有無を判定する。【選択図】図１

圧力検出装置

【課題】圧電検出装置の伝導部材の先端側筐体への組み込み工程において、その作業性を高め、組立性、生産性の向上を図り、良好かつ安定した製品を得ることを目的とする。【解決手段】第１筐体２１の後端部開口部にガイド部材３１を内装し、前記ガイド部材３１の中に第２筐体２６の内部に収納され回路基板２７と接続された伝導部材２８の先端部を挿入する。この時、伝導部材２８を覆う被覆部材３０がガイド部材３１によってガイド位置決めされ、第１筐体２１の内部に正確に挿入することができる。【選択図】図３

放射線撮像装置、放射線撮像システムおよび放射線撮像方法

【課題】撮像に寄与しない放射線の照射を減らしつつ、より短時間でエネルギーサブトラクションによる放射線画像を得るために有利な技術を提供する。【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、複数の画素を有する画素アレイを備え、複数の画素の各々は、放射線を電気信号に変換する変換素子と、変換素子をリセットするリセット部とを含み、複数の画素の各々は、第１期間において変換素子で発生した電気信号に応じた第１信号を出力する動作と、第１期間とは異なる第２期間および第１期間において変換素子で発生した電気信号に応じた第２信号を出力する動作とを実行し、第１期間において第１エネルギーを有する放射線が照射され、第２期間において第２エネルギーを有する放射線が照射され、放射線撮像装置は、複数の画素の各々において、第１期間および第２期間を含む期間中はリセット部が変換素子をリセットしないモードを有する。【選択図】図７

放射線撮像装置及びその駆動方法

【課題】センサからの信号からノイズ成分を低減するのに有利な技術を提供する。【解決手段】複数の行および複数の列を形成するように配列された複数のセンサと、前記複数のセンサを行単位で駆動する駆動部とを備える放射線撮像装置であって、前記駆動部は、放射線の照射の開始前に、前記複数の行を第１の順番で選択しながら各センサを初期化する第１動作と、該照射が終了後に、前記複数の行を第２の順番で選択しながら各行のセンサとその隣の行のセンサとの間で電荷蓄積時間に差が生じるように前記複数のセンサを駆動してセンサ信号を読み出す第２動作とを行い、前記放射線撮像装置は、前記センサ信号のうち、第１行のセンサからの信号と、前記第１行に隣接する第２行のセンサからの信号と、前記第１行と前記第２行との間での前記電荷蓄積時間の差とに基づいて、前記センサ信号を補正するための補正部と、前記第１動作の前に前記複数のセンサに光を照射するための光源とをさらに備える。【選択図】図１

撮像装置及びその制御方法、並びに、撮像システム

【課題】Ｘ線の照射をより正確に検知し、Ｘ線の照射と撮像装置の動作とをより正確に同期させることが可能な撮像装置等を提供する。【解決手段】放射線又は光を電荷に変換する変換素子と電荷に応じた電気信号を出力するスイッチ素子とを含む画素２０１を行列状に複数備えた検出部１０１と、スイッチ素子を行単位で導通状態とし、かつ、不連続な複数の行のスイッチ素子が同時に導通状態にあるように、スイッチ素子の導通状態を制御することが可能な駆動回路部１０２と、不連続な複数の行のスイッチ素子が出力する電気信号を加算もしくは平均して検知用信号１１５を生成する信号処理部１０６と、検知用信号１１５を閾値と比較し、放射線又は光の照射の開始又は終了の判定を行う比較部５０１と、比較部５０１の判定に基づき駆動回路部１０２もしくは信号処理部１０６を制御する制御回路部１０８と、を有する。【選択図】図２

放射線撮像装置および放射線撮像システム

【課題】必要なスイッチの個数を抑えつつ読出の解像度を変更可能にする。【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、複数の行及び複数の列を構成する複数の画素が配置された画素アレイ１１２と、複数の信号線Ｓｉｇ０・・・と、画素アレイから複数の信号線を通して信号を読み出す読出回路１１３とを備える。画素アレイは複数の画素グループＰＧ１１・・・を有する。各画素グループに属する画素の夫々のスイッチＴ１１・・・は制御端子が互いに異なる複数の駆動線Ｖｇ１ａ・・・に電気的に接続され、第２主端子が複数の信号線のうち１つの信号線に共通に電気的に接続されている。複数の信号線は第１信号線及び第２信号線を含む。複数の画素グループは、第１画素グループと第１画素グループと列方向に隣り合って配置された第２画素グループとを含み、第１画素グループの信号は第１信号線を通して読み出され、第２画素グループの信号は第２信号線を通して読み出される。【選択図】図２

インクリボンカセット

【課題】縦置きに適したインクリボンカセットを提供すること。【解決手段】本開示に係るインクリボンカセットの巻取りケース３０は、第２回転軸ＡＸ２方向中心から第２回転軸ＡＸ２に沿って第１方向ＤＲ１に第１距離離間した位置に設けられ、第１回転軸ＡＸ１から離間する方向に突出する一方の第１突起３０Ｅ１と、他方の第１突起３０Ｅ１と、第２回転軸ＡＸ２方向において一方の第１突起３０Ｅ１と他方の第１突起３０Ｅ１との間に位置し、仮想平面Ｐ１で区分される２つの領域のうち他方の第２領域ＳＰ２において第２回転軸ＡＸ２を中心とする第１半径より大きい半径を有する第３仮想円筒内面ＩＣ３に内接し、第１回転軸ＡＸ１から離間する方向に突出する第２突起３０Ｆ１とを有する。元巻きケース２０は、第１係合部２０Ｅ１と、第２係合部２０Ｅ２とを有する。【選択図】図１

圧力検出装置及びその製造方法

【課題】ダイアフラムを用いた圧力検出装置において、圧力検出部に正確な予荷重を付与することによって、精度の高い圧力信号を得られる圧力検出装置及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】ダイアフラム４０と、圧力を受け電気信号を発生させる圧力検出部９０と、圧力検出部９０を内部に収容するハウジング３１と、圧力検出部９０を支持する支持部材６５とを備えた圧力検出装置１００において、ダイアフラム４０に該ダイアフラム４０の変位量を測定するための凹部４０Ａを設けた。また、予荷重付与工程において、凹部４０Ａにダイアフラム４０の変位を測定する測定プローブ４０３を当接させ、ダイアフラム４０の変位量が所定の値となるまで圧力検出部９０をダイアフラム４０に押し付けた状態にして、所定の値になったときに支持部材６５をハウジング３１に溶接固定するようにした。【選択図】図１

情報処理装置およびその制御方法

【課題】フォトンカウンティング技術などにより得られる統計画像を動画の形態で提供可能にする。【解決手段】情報処理装置は、放射線を検出して画像を出力する二次元検出器により得られた情報に基づいて画像を時系列に取得する取得部と、取得部により取得された時系列に並ぶ所定数の画像から得られる各画素の複数の画素値に基づいて、各画素に照射されたフォトンの平均エネルギーを推定する推定部と、推定部が推定した各画素の平均エネルギーを用いて統計画像を生成する生成部とを備える。生成部は、所定数の画像を逐次更新し、更新された所定数の画像から得られる各画素の複数の画素値に基づいて統計画像を生成する。【選択図】 図１Ａ

Propeller thrust transmission device for a watercraft propulsion device

A propeller thrust transmission device for a watercraft propulsion device prevents an occurrence of a precession of a spacer on an entire circumference around a taper part if a water resistance force acts upward on a propeller. The propeller thrust transmission device includes a taper part of an outer shaft part of a propeller shaft that is fitted in a spacer divided into a first half and a second half. A thrust force acting on a propeller is received by the taper part of the propeller shaft via the spacer. The first half includes a taper hole whose surface is contra-positive to the taper part and in which the taper part is fitted. The second half has apart extending from one side of a ring-shaped wall part close to the propeller, which is a small diameter tube part for being fitted in a hole of an attachment part having a space S to the propeller shaft, and a part extending from the other side of the ring-shaped wall part, which is a large diameter tube part for being fitted in a outer peripheral surface positioned outside the taper hole of the first half.

表示物作成装置

【課題】従来よりも大型の印刷媒体を用いても、印刷媒体への印刷時における搬送精度の悪化に起因し得る印刷不良の発生を抑止することが可能な表示物作成装置を提供する。【解決手段】表示物作成装置は、印刷ヘッドにより印刷媒体に印刷を行う印刷部と、切断ヘッドにより印刷媒体における印刷部位又はその周囲を任意形状に切断する切断部と、印刷媒体を介して印刷部と対向する第１回転体と、印刷媒体を介して前記切断部と対向する第２回転体と、第１回転体と第２回転体を回転させて印刷媒体を搬送する第１モータと、印刷媒体を介して第２回転体に対向する位置に設けられ、印刷媒体を第２回転体に向けて押圧可能な押え部とを備え、押え部は、印刷媒体の押圧力を調整可能に構成される。【選択図】図９Ａ

圧力検出装置

【課題】圧力検出装置の溶接箇所において、溶接ビードが接触することによる他の部位への影響を抑制する。【解決手段】圧力検出装置は、筒状の先端側筐体３１と、この先端側筐体３１内に設けられ、圧力の変化を検知する圧電素子４１と、この先端側筐体３１内で圧電素子４１に接して配置され、圧力を圧電素子４１に伝達する先端電極部材４２と、この先端電極部材４２を先端側筐体３１の軸方向に向けて加圧するように先端側筐体３１に固定され、圧電素子４１に荷重を作用させる加圧部材４９と、先端側筐体３１に対して溶接されることにより先端側筐体３１内で加圧部材４９を固定する突き当てパイプ５７と、を備える。そして、加圧部材４９は、突き当てパイプ５７により固定された状態で先端側筐体３１と突き当てパイプ５７との溶接箇所を避ける退避部４９４を有する。【選択図】図７

センサアダプタ、圧力検出システム

【課題】堆積物を効果的に吹き飛ばす。 【解決手段】内燃機関が有するシリンダと流通してシリンダ内部のガスが流れる流路１２が内部に形成されるハウジング１１を有するセンサアダプタ１であって、ハウジングは、流路にかかる圧力を測定するための圧力センサ１５の検出面１６が流路に露出する露出口１３を形成する露出壁部２４を有し、流路は、第１箇所２１と、第１箇所よりもシリンダから離れており、断面積が第１箇所よりも小さい第２箇所２２と、を含み、露出壁部は、第２箇所２２に形成される。 【選択図】図３

表示物作成装置

【課題】大型の印刷媒体への印刷と切断を行って、従来よりも大型の表示物を作成することができ、その際の作業効率の悪化を抑止することが可能な表示物作成装置を提供する。【解決手段】表示物作成装置は、印刷ヘッドにより印刷媒体に印刷を行う印刷部と、切断ヘッドにより印刷媒体における印刷部位又はその周囲を任意形状に切断する切断部と、第１モータと、第１モータの回転速度よりも大きい回転速度を有する第２モータと、印刷部と対向する第１回転体と、切断部と対向する第２回転体とを備える。また、第１モータは、印刷媒体の印刷時に、第１回転体と第２回転体を回転させて印刷媒体を所定方向に搬送し、第２モータは、印刷媒体の切断時に、第２回転体を回転させて印刷媒体を所定方法及びその反対方向に搬送し、第２回転体は、印刷媒体の切断時に、第１モータからの動力の伝達が遮断される。【選択図】図３

表示物作成装置

【課題】従来よりも大型の印刷媒体を用いても、印刷媒体への印刷時における搬送精度の悪化に起因し得る印刷不良の発生を抑止することが可能な表示物作成装置を提供する。【解決手段】表示物作成装置は、印刷ヘッドにより印刷媒体に印刷を行う印刷部と、切断ヘッドにより印刷媒体における印刷部位又はその周囲を任意形状に切断する切断部と、第１モータと、印刷媒体を介して印刷部と対向する第１回転体と、印刷媒体を介して切断部と対向する第２回転体と、前記第１モータからの動力を前記第１回転体に伝達し、前記印刷媒体を搬送する第１動力伝達部と、前記第１モータからの動力を前記第２回転体に伝達し、印刷媒体を搬送する第２動力伝達部とを備える。また、第１動力伝達部は、第１回転体を第１速度で回転させ、第２動力伝達部は、第２回転体を第１速度よりも大きい第２速度で回転させる。【選択図】図４

放射線撮像装置、放射線撮像システム、及び、放射線撮像装置の制御方法

【課題】 放射線の照射の開始を高い即時性で且つ高い精度で検知可能な放射線撮像装置を提供する。 【解決手段】 変換素子Ｓとスイッチ素子Ｔとを含む画素１１０が行列状に複数配置された画素アレイ１０１と、画素アレイ１０１に配置された複数の配線と、画素アレイ１０１への放射線の照射の開始及び終了の少なくとも一方を検知する検知部と、を含む放射線撮像装置であって、検知部が、複数の配線毎に検出された複数の配線を流れる複数の電流に基づいて画素アレイへの放射線の照射の開始を検知する検知回路１０８ｂを含む。 【選択図】 図１

放射線撮像装置及び放射線撮像システム

【課題】良質な放射線画像を取得し、放射線の検出能力を向上させることができる放射線撮像装置を提供することを課題とする。【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、変換素子とトランジスタとを有し、駆動部は、少なくとも１つの行の単位で順にトランジスタのゲートに導通電圧を供給することによるリセット動作を複数回行う第１動作を行い、検出部により放射線の照射が検出されると、導通電圧を供給することを停止し、蓄積動作を含む第２動作を行い、第２動作の後に、読み出し動作を含む第３動作を行い、第１動作では、ある行のトランジスタのゲートに導通電圧を供給する時点からその次に他の行のトランジスタのゲートに導通電圧を供給する時点までの期間が、他の行のトランジスタのゲートに導通電圧を供給する時点からその次にさらに他の行のトランジスタのゲートに導通電圧を供給する時点までの期間と異なることを特徴とする。【選択図】図３

放射線撮像装置、放射線撮像システム、放射線撮像装置の制御方法及びプログラム

【課題】 省電力化と、取得される画像のアーチファクトの抑制と、放射線の照射の終了から画像の取得までにかかる時間の抑制と、を達成し得る放射線撮像装置を提供する。 【解決手段】 放射線を電気信号に変換する画素が２次元アレイ状に配置された画素アレイ１０１と、電気信号に基づくデジタル信号を出力する信号処理部１０３と、画素アレイ１０１への放射線の照射が終了した後に信号処理部１０３が第１電力消費状態より電力消費が高い第２電力消費状態へ前記第１電力消費状態から遷移し、第２電力消費状態に遷移してから所定の時間が経過した後に信号処理部１０３がデジタル信号を出力するように、信号処理部１０３を制御する制御部１０７と、を有する放射線撮像装置１００であって、制御部１０７は、所定の時間内に信号処理部１０３を動作させる。 【選択図】 図２

画像処理装置、画像処理方法、及びプログラム

【課題】検査に用いる放射線量を抑えながら高画質なエネルギーサブトラクション画像を生成できる画像処理装置を提供する。【解決手段】異なる放射線エネルギーに関する複数の画像を取得する取得部と、放射線を用いて得た第１の画像を高画質化した第２の画像を用いて得た学習済モデルを用いて、複数の画像に基づいてエネルギーサブトラクション画像を生成する生成部とを備える画像処理装置。【選択図】図９

放射線撮像装置及び撮像システム

【課題】放射線の吸収層のような部材を特に付加することなく、簡素な構成でブリンカーノイズを確実に低減化することを可能とする放射線撮像装置を提供する。【解決手段】撮像装置１００は、入射した放射線を光に変換する蛍光体層と、蛍光体からの光に応じた電気信号を出力する複数の画素２０とを備え、画素２０は、それぞれ個別にウェル２１３を持つ複数の光電変換素子２１１を有しており、隣り合う光電変換素子２１１間の領域が放射線に対する不感領域とされている。【選択図】図５

放射線撮像装置及びその制御方法

【課題】センサからの信号に対してノイズ成分を除去するための補正を行うのに有利な放射線撮像装置を提供する。【解決手段】放射線撮像装置は、複数の行および複数の列を形成するように配列された複数のセンサと、前記複数のセンサを行単位で駆動する駆動部と、各列の各センサから信号を読み出す読出部と、を備える放射線撮像装置であって、前記駆動部は、放射線が照射される前には前記複数のセンサを繰り返し初期化する第１動作と、放射線が照射されたことに応答して前記読出部により前記複数のセンサから信号が読み出されるように前記複数のセンサを駆動する第２動作と、を行い、前記第１動作と前記第２動作とを、前記第１動作で駆動する行の順番と前記第２動作で駆動する行の順番とを変えて、隣接行間で、各センサが前記第１動作で最後に初期化されてから前記第２動作で信号が読み出されるまでの時間に差が生じるように行う。【選択図】図５