Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi-Ge Nuclear Energy, Ltd.

Takanori Satou

Satoshi Okada

Hiromitsu Nagae

Ryouta Doi

Motoo Yamaguchi

Ryoichi Koshida

Toshio Shimizu

Tsutomu Tsukui

Ryousuke Kobayashi

Yoshinori Takahashi

Kouji Ishizawa

Since an investigation apparatus is connected through a cable and is remotely operated, the cable may be caught by an obstacle, thereby limiting a movement range of the investigation apparatus. An investigation systemincludes an investigation apparatuswhich moves to a position where an investigation target is investigated, by using a traveling sectionand a support apparatuswhich moves to a position where letting-off and winding of a cablefor an investigation apparatus which is connected to the investigation apparatusare performed, by using a traveling section. The investigation apparatusoutputs an image of the investigation target which is captured by a camera section, to an investigation apparatus controllervia the cablefor an investigation apparatus.

Investigation system

A distributor for an internal combustion engine includes a housing in which a distributor rotor is supported on a shaft for distributing a generated high voltage to ignition plugs through electrodes, and a distributor cap covers electrical devices of the distributor. The distributor cap of an insulating material is composed of an inner distributor cap and outer distributor cap of a high strength material space is formed between the walls of outer distributor cap and inner distributor cap for preventing dewing. A number of T-shaped projections may be provided along an inner surface of the outer distributor cap for defining the space, with the projections being fixed to the inner distributor cap or a spacer may be sandwiched between the inner and outer distributor caps.

Distributor for an internal combustion engine

In a liquid fuel cell including a plurality of series-connected unit cells each including a fuel electrode and an oxidizer electrode disposed opposite to each other with an electrolyte layer being interposed therebetween, a fuel chamber disposed adjacent to the fuel electrode, and an oxidizer chamber disposed adjacent to the oxidizer electrode, and fuel tanks supplying liquid fuel to the fuel chambers, at least two vertically-spaced passages permitting communication of the fuel tanks with all of the fuel chambers are provided so that one of them serves as a passage for liquid fuel while the other serves as a passage for gas produced at the fuel electrodes, the liquid fuel in an amount smaller than the tank volume is charged in each of the fuel tanks to leave a non-charged space, and gas vent ports provided with gas-liquid separating means are disposed midway of the passages and/or on the tank wall portions corresponding to the non-charged spaces defined in the fuel tanks. The liquid fuel cell can satisfactorily generate power at whatever attitude, and gas produced at the fuel electrodes can be vented to the exterior of the cell without leakage of liquid fuel.

Liquid fuel cell

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Hitachi, Japan

Takanori Satou