Abstract:
It is intended to provide an optical disk apparatus which detects a light amount greater than zero even when used in conjunction with an optical disk substrate having a large birefringence, so that it is possible to properly read a signal without errors and properly perform optical disk controls. The optical disk apparatus includes: a light source for emitting light; an objective lens for converging the light onto a signal surface of an optical disk; a polarized beam diffraction element for diffracting the light reflected from the optical disk; a photodetector for detecting the light diffracted from the polarized beam diffraction element; and a wavelength plate disposed between the optical disk and the polarized beam diffraction element. The wavelength plate has a two-dimensional array of a plurality of birefringent regions including first and second regions, the first and second regions differing in birefringent phase difference and/or optic axes from each other, and the plurality of birefringent regions including the first and second regions cause the light to have different polarization states.
Abstract:
Provided are a flicker correcting device and a flicker correcting method which are capable of reducing the frequency of occurrence of a flicker during detection of the flicker. A nonvolatile memory stores information on a power source frequency of illumination under an image pickup environment. A control unit performs a setting related to flicker correction of an image pickup unit based on the information stored in the nonvolatile memory. A signal processing circuit detects a flicker from image data acquired in the set state. The control unit writes the information on the power source frequency of illumination under the image pickup environment into the nonvolatile memory based on a result of flicker detection by the signal processing circuit.
Abstract:
A non-contact communication antenna unit capable of implementing a thickness reduction of a mobile communication device and also suppressing a reduction in a communication range characteristic of a non-contact communication antenna even when metal components such as circuit wirings, a circuit GND, a shielding case, etc. being arranged on the inside of the mobile communication device are arranged in close vicinity to the non-contact communication antenna is provided.A non-contact communication antenna 9 and a magnetic sheet 11 arranged on one surface of a non-contact communication circuit board 8 respectively, and an non-contact communication electronic components 10 and a magnetic sheet 12 arranged on the other surface of the non-contact communication circuit board 8 respectively are provided, whereby the magnetic sheet 11 and the magnetic sheet 12 are arranged on the non-contact communication circuit board 8 such that the non-contact communication antenna 9 and the non-contact communication electronic component 10 are separated mutually.
Abstract:
A folding type mobile radio that can ensure high antenna performance on a desk in addition to realizing of downsizing and slimming down is provided.An antenna element 9 has a main part placed in a lower case 10 roughly in parallel with the cabinet width direction and is connected to a matching circuit 13 on a circuit board 11 placed in the lower case 10 by spring contact or soldering, for example. The matching circuit 13 is connected to a wireless circuit 14. A conductor element 3 is placed in an upper case 1 and is connected at one end to a ground pattern of an upper circuit board 2 and is opened at an opposite end. Particularly, the conductor element 3 has a main part placed roughly in parallel with the antenna element 9 and the connection part with the ground pattern of the upper circuit board 2 is placed on the antenna element feeding part side on the hinge part 5 side. A connection line 6 is placed in the hinge part 5 and connects the ground pattern of the upper circuit board 2 and a ground pattern of the lower circuit board 11.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a folding type and portable wireless apparatus with a built-in antenna, particularly a portable wireless apparatus that reduces a local average SAR and improves performance of antenna.A housing open/close detecting unit 6 detects open/close of bodies 1 and 2. When the bodies 1 and 2 are open, a first antenna 4 and a wireless circuit 24 are connected and resonant frequency of a second antenna 5 is adjusted into a first frequency bandwidth, and when the bodies 1 and 2 are closed, the resonant frequency of the second antenna 5 is adjusted into the first frequency bandwidth and a second frequency bandwidth and a wireless circuit 24 is connected. Therefore, when the bodies 1 and 2 are open, it is possible to reduce a local average SAR by separating an antenna current. Further, when the bodies 1 and 2 are closed, it is possible to obtain a high antenna gain.
Abstract:
A vehicle source device capable of performing a more accurate temperature-rise corresponding to the ability of the capacitor is provided. The correlation of the temperature and the internal resistance corresponding to the ability of the current capacitor in time of activation is obtained in advance, the internal resistance is obtained for every repetition of charge/discharge, and the temperature of the inside of the capacitor is obtained from the correlation. Since the accurate temperature of the inside of the capacitor is obtained, the capacitor is accurately temperature-raised to the target temperature.
Abstract:
There are provided upper and lower switching elements 1U to 1W and 2U to 2W for energizing motor drive windings 4U to 4W, a control circuit 20 that starts outputting a control signal for energization based on an energization instruction, pre-drive circuits 8U to 8W and 9U to 9W for controlling ON/OFF of the upper and lower switching elements based on the control signal, and short circuit detection circuits 10U to 10W for detecting short circuits in a node 14 between the upper and lower switching elements to higher-potential and lower-potential power sources based on the control signal and a voltage of the node. The short circuit detection circuits are controlled to detect a short circuit in the node to the lower-potential power source with all the upper switching elements turned ON and all the lower switching elements turned OFF and to detect a short circuit in the node to the higher-potential power source with all the upper switching elements turned OFF and all the lower switching elements turned ON, in a state where the motor drive windings are not energized. It is possible to prevent a situation in which a short circuit cannot be detected depending on a resistance component of a drive target.
Abstract:
A heating cooker includes a top panel for placing a load thereon and touch operation parts for allowing the user to operate the heating of the heater to heat the load. The operation display parts of the touch operation parts each include display characters disposed under the top panel and a backlight which emits light through the top panel so as to display the display characters in lighting. When not displayed, the operation display parts including the display characters are entirely unlit and made inoperable. This provides a user-friendly heating cooker.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a sliding type portable terminal having a slide portion from which the head portions and the leading ends of screws are not exposed when the portable terminal is in an opened state.A first casing 2 and a second casing 3 are connected to each other by a slide portion 4 so as to be slidable. The first casing 2 has an opening portion 40 in an opposed surface which faces the second casing 3. The second casing 3 has a stationary portion 41 that is provided in an opposed surface thereof facing the first casing 2. The slide portion 4 includes a base portion 32, a guide-rail portion 31, and urging portions 33, and 34. The base portion 32 is fixed to the stationary portion 41 and is slidably guided by the guide-rail portion 31. The guide-rail portion 31 has a guide portion 46 which guides the base portion 32 so that the base portion 32 is slidable and which protrudes toward the second casing 3, and has also an extension portion 52 formed by extending the guide-rail portion 31 so that the guide-rail portion 31 projects outwardly from the guide portion 46. The urging portions 33 and 34 are provided so as to urge the base portion 32 to a sliding end of the guide portion 46. When the slide portion 4 is attached in the opening portion 40 so as to extend from an inner surface side of the first casing 2 to an outer surface side thereof, the extension portion 52 is made to abut against the periphery of the opening portion 40, so as to allow the base portion 32 and the urging portions 33 and 34 to pass therethrough, and as to cause the guide-rail portion 31 to prevent the opening portion 40 from passing therethrough.
Abstract:
The demodulator in the receiving module of the invention supplies a signal produced based on a signal level detected by a first detector to a second amplifier as an amplification degree adjustment signal. With this arrangement, when a second receiver works, an AGC voltage supplied to the second receiver is already close to an ultimately converging certain value. The AGC voltage supplied to the second receiver is thus stabilized in its value, from the value close to the ultimately converging certain value to the certain value. Accordingly, a time period required from the second receiver starts working until the AGC voltage supplied to second amplifier ultimately converges into the certain value is shortened.