摘要:
An optical module includes a mirror which reflects input light and which outputs output light; and a mirror control section which is opposite to the mirror and which controls, at the time of the input light being reflected from a reflecting surface of the mirror, the reflecting surface by distorting the reflecting surface according to voltage applied to the mirror so as to output the output light an optical coupling characteristic of which changes. By using this optical module, the optical coupling characteristic of the output light changes.
摘要:
An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes a substrate that defines an exhaust gas passage; a lower catalyst layer formed over the substrate, and an upper catalyst layer formed over the lower catalyst layer. The lower catalyst layer has a lower catalytic precious metal that contains at least one of Pt and Pd, and a lower-layer carrier that supports the lower catalytic precious metal. The upper catalyst layer has an upper catalytic precious metal that contains Rh, and an upper-layer carrier that supports the upper catalytic precious metal. The upper-layer carrier includes an inorganic mixed oxide that contains Ce, Zr, Al, Nd, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements other than Ce and alkaline earth elements. The Nd is unevenly distributed in covering layers that covers surfaces of interior regions within the inorganic mixed oxide.
摘要:
A porous fired body including a structure that aggregates are bonded by a bonding material, wherein the aggregates include oxide particles having a larger thermal capacity per unit volume than an SiC particle and SiC, the bonding material includes metallic Si, volume ratio of the metallic Si in the whole porous fired body is between 8 and 43% by volume, volume ratio of the particles of the oxide in the whole aggregates is between 14 and 55% by volume, the SiC particles and the oxide particles respectively include one or more particle groups, and an average particle size of each particle group is within a range of between 5 and 100 μm.
摘要:
The combustion air-fuel ratio is made leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio at the time of engine startup and the combustion air-fuel ratio is made richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio and the exhaust downstream part of the three-way catalyst apparatus is raised in temperature when it is judged that just the exhaust upstream part of the three-way catalyst apparatus arranged in the engine exhaust system has been raised to the catalyst activation temperature.
摘要:
An optical module includes a mirror which reflects input light and which outputs output light; and a mirror control section which is opposite to the mirror and which controls, at the time of the input light being reflected from a reflecting surface of the mirror, the reflecting surface by distorting the reflecting surface according to voltage applied to the mirror so as to output the output light an optical coupling characteristic of which changes. By using this optical module, the optical coupling characteristic of the output light changes.
摘要:
An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst system is provided with a plurality of catalyst layers including a first and a second catalyst layers, supported on a support structure. The first catalyst layer comes into contact with an exhaust gas stream firstly among the plurality of catalyst layers. The second catalyst layer is provided adjacent to the first catalyst layer. The first catalyst layer contains a first noble metal active component including rhodium, together with a powder of a barely soluble barium compound in an amount of 0.05 mol to 0.2 mol per volume in liter of the support structure. The second catalyst layer contains a second noble metal active component.
摘要:
Using a switching signal from a coarse/fine switching and operation mode switching circuit, the width of change of a counter control value during power up is increased, and the width of change is reduced once a steady state is reached. In the steady state, the frequency of updating is limited by a control signal from an update permit control circuit. In the steady state, the frequency band of a current source in an LD driving circuit is reduced in width.
摘要:
An image reading apparatus includes a transport path for transporting an original from an original tray to a reading position; a reading device for reading the original at a reading position; a determining device for determining whether the original includes a black and white image or color image; a circulating path for returning the original to the reading position without turning over the original; a discharge path for guiding the original from the reading position to a discharge tray; and selection means for selecting one of the circulating path and the discharge path. The image reading apparatus reads the same side of the original fed from the circulating path again according to a result of the determining device.