Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited

Sony Corporation

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Shiseido Company, Limited

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Keiichiro Suzuki

Akira Natori

Akihiro Matsunaga

Joe Motojima

Masafumi Kodera

Masaaki Shimada

Yasufumi Yahiro

Keisuke Nakamura

Yukitaka Tanaka

Kazuomi Sato

Hiroaki Kinoshita

Kentaro Toda

Takamitsu Wada

Masamichi Sasaki

Yoichi Harada

Masaomi Nishidate

Daisuke Machihara

Takeshi Tsuda

Tadashi Ishiwa

Takahiro Kusumoto

Takahiro Kishina

Yoichi Kanao

Atsushi Iiyama

Xingchen Yao

A feed out container includes: a metal main body outer sleeve formed as a bottomed cylinder; a metal cylindrical inner member having a first portion provided within the interior of the main body outer sleeve and a second portion that constitutes an annular protrusion; an inner plate that holds a contained material; a lid body outer sleeve formed as a bottomed cylinder; a lid body inner sleeve provided within and in close contact with the interior of the lid body outer sleeve; and a feed out mechanism that moves the inner plate in an axial direction of the sleeve to feed out the contained material. At least one of a first O ring () that maintains an airtight seal between the lid body outer sleeve and the inner member and a second O ring fitted about the periphery of a portion of the inner member is provided.

Feed out container

A numerical control apparatus that controls a machine tool including a plurality of linear axes and rotation axes, and controls a relative tool posture with respect to work on a table includes a program reading unit that sequentially reads a tool posture with respect to the work from a machining program, a determining unit that determines whether the read tool posture is within a predetermined tool posture range, a tool-posture control unit that determines control content of the tool posture according to the determination by the determining unit, and an interpolation/acceleration and deceleration processing unit that controls the linear and rotation axes according to the control content of the tool posture. When the read tool posture is within the predetermined range, the tool-posture control unit determines rotation axis angles of the rotation axes such that a change of tool posture from the last tool posture is limited.

Numerical control apparatus

A table-top game device includes a lobby control unit and a room control unit. The lobby control unit displays an image of a lobby, a virtual space where a plurality of users exchange information, and displays objects associated with the plurality of users at predetermined positions in the lobby. The room control unit displays an image of a room, a virtual space where the users in the lobby can enter, along with the image of the lobby so that the user entering the room can know the objects in the lobby.

Information processing device and information processing method

In an electronic apparatus adapted to load and unload an object, a contact is held by a base having a principal surface. The contact has a contacting portion which is formed on the principal surface and elastically displaceable in a direction intersecting the principal surface. A holder is coupled to the base to be rotatable around an axis extending in a first direction perpendicular to the principal surface. The holder has a receiving portion adapted to hold the object and is adapted to bring the object into contact with the contacting portion.

Electronic apparatus which requires less space for loading and unloading an object

A card connector for connecting an electronic card with an electronic device is disclosed. The connector comprises a base member and a metal cover (), which define a receptacle for receiving at least partially the electronic card therein. The connector further comprises an ejection mechanism for ejecting the electronic card, at least in part, from the receptacle. The ejector mechanism comprises: a cam portion () which provides a cam path; a cam follower (); and a resilient supporter () which supporter supports the cam follower () to allow the cam follower () to travel along the cam path. The ejection mechanism is formed integrally with the metal cover (). Instead, the cam portion () may be formed integrally with the base member.

Card connector

In a card connector including a fixed portion adapted to receive a card, a conductive contact is coupled to the fixed portion and adapted to be connected to the card received in the fixed portion. An eject mechanism is coupled to the fixed portion and adapted to eject the card from the fixed portion in an ejecting direction. A braking mechanism is coupled to the eject mechanism and adapted to supply a controlled braking force to the eject mechanism. The controlled braking force is variable in an ejecting process of the card.

Card connector in which a braking force is varied during a card ejecting process

In a connector including a contact and a housing holding the contact, a shell is coupled with the housing. The housing has a coupling portion to be coupled with a mating connector in a first direction. The contact has a contacting portion disposed in the coupling portion. The shell includes an opening edge defining an opening faced to the coupling portion and a guide portion disposed in the coupling portion to guide movement of the mating connector in the first direction.

Connector with a shell having a function of guiding insertion and removal of a mating connector

In a card connector for use in connecting a card, an eject mechanism is coupled to a housing for receiving the card. The eject mechanism is for executing an ejecting operation of ejecting the card from the housing. The card connector is provided with a retarding mechanism which cooperates with the eject mechanism to retard the ejecting operation. The retarding mechanism may include a braking mechanism for braking the card in response to an operation of the eject mechanism. Alternatively, the braking mechanism may be for braking an eject bar which is included in the eject mechanism and movable along the housing for ejecting the card.

Card connector having a retarding mechanism for retarding an ejecting operation of a card

In a card connector for connection to a card, a housing is provided therein with a contact for contacting the card. For ejecting the card from the card connector, an ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting bar coupled to the housing and movable in directions of insertion and ejection of the card. For controlling an operation of the ejecting bar, a cam mechanism is coupled to the ejecting bar. The ejecting bare is constantly biased by an elastic member towards direction of the ejection of the card. The ejecting bar has a retaining portion for retaining the card. The ejecting bar moves along with the card with the retaining portion retaining the card when the ejecting bar is operated to eject the card from the card connector.

Card connector that can prevent both leaping-out and ejection failure of a card

In an electrical connector to be connected to a mating connector in a predetermined direction, an insulator defines an accommodating space and an opening communicating the accommodating space in the predetermined direction. A contact as a base portion held by the insulator and a spring portion connected to the base portion. The spring portion has a first portion extending from the base portion in the accommodating space to intersect with the predetermined direction, a second portion turned opposite to the opening from the first portion and extending in the accommodating space to intersect with the predetermined direction, and a third portion extending from the second portion to pass through the opening. The third portion has a contact portion located outside the accommodating space to be elastically contacted with the mating connector.

Electrical connector in which a wiping action is carried out in a narrow area

A card socketcomprises a sliderand a rocker arm. The slideris slidable in a card insertion/ejection direction. The rocker armcomprises a fulcrum, a first pressed portionand a second pressed portion. The fulcrumis provided between the first pressed portionand the second pressed portion. When a first force is provided to the first pressed portion, the rocker armslides toward the sliderand prevents the sliderfrom sliding in the card ejection direction. When a second force is provided to the second pressed portion, the rocker armreleases the slider. Then, the sliderslides in the card ejection direction.

Card socket

In a connector () having a slider () movable in a predetermined direction (A) with respect to a housing () to carry a card () to a particular position faced to a contact (), the slider has a pressing part () which is non-flat and elastically deformed to cause restring force while the card is carried towards the particular position. When the card is placed at the particular position, the pressing part presses the card towards the contact by the restoring force. It is preferable that the slider has a butting part () to be brought into contact with a front end of the card and a locking part () to be engaged with a rear end of the card. The pressing part may be formed into a plate-like shape with a protruding part () formed at an intermediate portion in the predetermined direction to protrude towards the card.

Card connector with a slider having a non-flat pressing part

In a card connector for use in connection of a card, a guide portion connected to a connector body. The guide portion is adapted to guide movement of the card with respect to the connector body. A selecting portion is connected to the guide portion and has an engaging portion. When the card has a predetermined thickness, the selecting portion is elastically deformed by contact with the card to allow further movement of the card. When the card is thinner than the predetermined thickness, the engaging portion is engaged with the card to inhibit further movement of the card.

Card connector capable of inhibiting insertion of a thinner card with a simple structure

A housing () is provided with an eject lever () for ejecting a card (). The eject lever holds a locking member () to be swingable around a support shaft (). The housing is provided with a cam portion (). The locking member is provided with a cam follower portion () to be engaged with the cam portion and a locking portion () for locking the card to inhibit the release of the card. When the eject lever is made to perform sliding movement, the cam portion and the cam follower portion cooperate to swing the locking member so that the card is locked and unlocked by the locking portion.

Card connector having an eject lever with a swingable locking member mounted thereto

An electrical connector comprises an insulator to be mounted to a substrate, a conductive cover member coupled to the insulator, and a conductive holddown held by the insulator to connect the cover member and a ground conductor portion formed on the substrate. The cover member has first and second cover contacting portions. The holddown has a holddown contacting portion extending to face an outer surface of a side wall portion of the insulator. The holddown contacting portion is clamped between the first and the second cover contacting portions in a direction along the outer surface of the side wall portion.

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Keiichiro Suzuki