Abstract:
Provided is an ion-generating unit wherein it is possible to replace the ion-generating part without replacing the ion sensor. Also provided is an electrical appliance provided with said ion-generating unit. An ion-generating unit (41) comprises: an ion-generating part (410) provided with a box-shaped housing (411) with one side open and electrode parts (413, 412) which generate positive ions and negative ions; an ion sensor (414); a lid part (421) that covers the housing (411) in such a manner that the ion generating part (410) can be removed from the housing (411); a lid part (422) that covers the housing (411) in such a manner that the ion sensor (414) cannot be easily removed from the housing (411); a connector (415) provided to one end of the housing (411), for mechanically and electrically connecting the ion-generating unit (41) and; and a threaded part (416) provided to the other end of the housing (411), for fixing the ion-generating unit (41) to the case.
Abstract:
Provided is a washer dryer which reliably executes intake and exhaust in drying air passages, and can suppress undesired noise from being generated during drying. A guide plate (74) is arranged at a portion which is connected to an exhaust duct (73), the orientation of the guide plate (74) is controlled by a stepping motor (74a), humid drying air which passes through a connection duct (69) is reliably exhausted from the exhaust duct (73), and dried air is introduced into the connection duct (69) from an intake port (69a). If there is no need to introduce dried air from the intake port (69a), the orientation of the guide plate (74) is made to be substantially parallel with the connection duct (69), and drying air is circulated. The generation of undesired noise by an air blowing fan (70) is suppressed without it being necessary to maintain the inside of the exhaust duct (73) at a high pressure.
Abstract:
Provided are a space-saving filter that has various types of air purification capabilities and that exhibits little pressure loss, and a compact air purifier that exhibits efficient performance of various types of air purification. Due to the juxtaposition in the surface direction of two deodorizing filter bodies (711, 712) which have the same thickness (hereafter referred to as D), the body section (71) of a deodorizing filter (112) has a thickness (D). If the deodorizing filter bodies (711, 712) were to be laminated, the thickness of the body section (71) would be greater than or equal to 2D. In short, the body section (71) exhibits little pressure loss compared to a configuration in which the deodorizing filter bodies (711, 712) are laminated, and is space saving in the thickness direction. The first deodorizing filter body (711) mainly removes malodorous aldehyde-based components, and the second deodorizing filter body (712) mainly removes malodorous amine-based components. Thus, the air purifier provided with the deodorizing filter (112) has a compact configuration that exhibits efficient performance of various types of air purification.
Abstract:
The solar cell module in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is provided with: a light guide module that has a first light guide body and a second light guide body, which are positioned so as to face each other, and a low-refractive-index layer, which is interposed between the first light guide body and the second light guide body; and a solar cell element for receiving rays of light emitted from the light guide module. The second principal plane of the first light guide body has a first reflective surface for reflecting a first ray of the incident light from the first principal plane of the first light guide body so as to change the traveling direction of this ray of light, and the second principal plane of the second light guide body has a second reflective surface for reflecting a ray of light that is emitted from the first principle plane of the first light guide body, transmitted through the first light guide body (4), refracted by the low-refractive-index layer, and incident on the second light guide body so as to change the traveling direction of this ray of light.
Abstract:
In order to perform connection processing by suitably selecting a different base station in the range in which communication is possible, in accordance with the condition of a mobile communication terminal, a wireless communication system includes: a plurality of mobile communication terminals; a first base station capable of wireless communication with a mobile communication terminal in a wideband communication service area; and a second base station capable of wireless communication with a mobile communication terminal in a specified communication service area. The mobile communication terminals include: an information section that stores base station information for distinguishing between the second base station and the first base station and for further identifying the second base station; and a control section that compares the base station information delivered from the first or second base station and the base station information stored in the information section. If the comparison results coincide, the mobile communication terminals implement a process for transferring to the base station.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to method for communicating in a network, said network comprising a primary station and at least one secondary station having a plurality of antennas, the method comprising the step of the primary station transmitting to a first secondary station an indication of a first receive combining matrix that the first secondary station should use to combine the signals received at its said plurality of antennas from a first subsequent transmission from the primary station.
Abstract:
Provided is a receiver equipped with a selection part that selects a search subband, that is, a subband to which individual signals addressed to the device are allocated, based on a given receiver identifier of the device notified by a transmitter in advance, and an individual signal decoding part that selects the mobile station individual search band to which the individual signal addressed to the device is allocated out of the search band selected by the selection part based on the receiver identifier of the device, obtains individual signal allocation band candidates by dividing the selected mobile station individual search band into the same bandwidth, and applies decoding processing to the aforementioned transmission signals allocated to the individual allocation band candidates in order to decode the individual signals addressed to the device.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and systems for nanowire alignment and deposition. Energizing (e.g., an alternating current electric field) is used to align and associate nanowires with electrodes. By modulating the energizing, the nanowires are coupled to the electrodes such that they remain in place during subsequent wash and drying steps. The invention also provides methods for transferring nanowires from one substrate to another in order to prepare various device substrates. The present invention also provides methods for monitoring and controlling the number of nanowires deposited at a particular electrode pair, as well as methods for manipulating nanowires in solution.
Abstract:
A light emitting unit (2) for emitting a CD-use semiconductor laser beam (4) and a DVD-use semiconductor laser beam (5), wherein, when the width of an angle formed by lines formed by connecting points, in a plane parallel to the pn junction surface of a semiconductor, where a laser radiation strength is 1/2 the strength at the center of the laser is defined as the radiation angle width of a laser, the radiation angle width ?2 of the DVD-sue laser beam (5) is set to be at least 1.3 times the radiation angle width ?1 of the CD-use laser beam (4).