Sony Corporation

Nissan Motor Company Limited

Kenichi Tamura

Hidekuni Aizawa

Satomi Tanaka

Tomohiro Yamada

Kazuhito Kurita

Takashi Takamatsu

Shigeyuki Sakaguchi

Tadami Nakamura

Masao Shiomi

Ikuya Sano

Yasushi Itoshiro

Yoshio Ito

Yoshiyuki Nida

Satoru Minowa

A control apparatus of a vehicle includes a detector to detect an opening degree of an accelerator, a controller to adjust a reaction force of the accelerator, wherein the controller is configured to increase the reaction force of the accelerator when the accelerator opening degree exceeds a threshold value, a first threshold value corresponding to a first vehicle driving force, and a second threshold value corresponding to a second vehicle driving force that is larger than the first vehicle deriving force, wherein the first threshold value is higher than the second threshold value.

Accelerator reaction for control apparatus

A display control device includes a cabinet, a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the cabinet, a display screen, and a display control unit configured to control display of the display screen in accordance with the orientation of the cabinet detected by the detection unit.

Display control device, display control method, and program

An apparatus is provided comprising: a record and/or playback units having a first circuit board provided with a grounding potential unit; a cover body pivotably mounted to the record and/or playback unit and including a shield member connected to the grounding potential unit and a second circuit board connected to the first circuit board; a holder made of a metallic material and arranged to travel between the location for loading a recording medium into the record and/or playback unit and the location spaced away from the record and/or playback unit as the cover body is pivotably moved, and a grounding member made of a metallic material, provided with an engaging portion for engagement with the shield member and a contact for coming into direct contact with the holder, and connected to the shield member to urge the cover body in a direction of the holder pivotably turning. Since the shield member is connected to the grounding member, the circuit board remains connected to the ground thus preventing the apparatus from being statically charged.

Electronic apparatus and apparatus for recording and/or playback on recording medium

A recording/reproducing device using a magneto-optical disc as a recording medium having a holder for holding a magneto-optical disc and moving the magneto-optical disc between a disc unloading position and a disc loading position, a turntable for rotating the magneto-optical disc, an optical pickup for casting a light beam onto a signal recording surface of the magneto-optical disc, a magnetic head arranged to face the optical pickup on the opposite side of the magneto-optical disc and moving toward and away from the magneto-optical disc, and a rotating ejection lever positioned on a base for ejecting the magneto-optical disc held by the holder. Since the ejection lever is arranged on the side of the base where the optical pickup is arranged, the space within the device body is effectively used, thus realizing miniaturization.

Magento-optic disc recording and/or reproducing device

An auxiliary device for an electronic apparatus which is connected to a portable electronic apparatus, such as a portable disc player to perform exchange of signals between it and the electronic apparatus, wherein the auxiliary device includes an attachment section, first and second detection mechanisms, an input/output section and a movement mechanism. The electronic apparatus is attached to the attachment section. The first and second detection mechanism are operated by the electronic apparatus attached to the attachment section. The holding mechanism holds the electronic apparatus attached to the attachment section. The holding mechanism holds the electronic apparatus when the first detection mechanism is operated by the electronic apparatus attached to the attachment section and then the second detection mechanism is operated by the electronic apparatus. The input/output section is connected to the connection terminal of the electronic apparatus held by the holding mechanism to perform exchange of signals. The movement mechanism causes the input/output section to move between a first position where it is connected to the connection terminal and a second position where it is separated from the connection terminal.

Auxiliary device for electronic apparatus

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Kanagawa, Japan

Kenichi Tamura