Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.

Nissan Motor Company Limited

Tdk Corporation

Valuenex Consulting Inc.

Tatsuo Nakamura

Takeo Tamura

Masagoro Kushida

Takayoshi Kido

Kunio Kotani

Yoshio Takaeda

A document retrieving apparatus can retrieve a target document and output the retrieved target documents according to ranking when a retrieval keyword or retrieval expression is input. However, it requires a skilful technique to narrow a retrieval range since an appropriate retrieval keyword or retrieval expression needs to be created. A document retrieving apparatus of the present invention reads out and compiles a document list included in a designated area when a user designates an area of a document to be read on a two-dimensional map. When the user designates an area of a document to be read on the two-dimensional map, the document retrieving apparatus of the present invention combines query vectors of a plurality of documents included in a designated area and extracts documents based on a combined query vector.

Document retrieving apparatus and document retrieving method

Remote control side mirror device for vehicle

A releasable fastening construction for detachably fastening together both ends of an article such as personal ornaments which is capable of not only readily accomplishing the fastening and releasing operation but ensuring the positive and reliable fastening. The releasable fastening construction comprises a first connector having a blind hole defined therein and adapted to be connected to one end of an article, a second connector fitted in the blind hole of the first connector and adapted to be connected to the other end of the article, a projection provided on one of the connectors, a cutout or groove of a substantially L-shape provided at the other of the connectors to permit the projection to be fitted therein when the second connector is fitted in the blind hole of the first connector and having a semi-circular recess provided at the terminal end thereof to hold the projection therein, and magnets respectively arranged at the closed end of the blind hole and at the inner end of the second connector in a manner to be opposite to each other when the second connector is fitted in the blind hole and so as to repel each other.

Releasable fastening construction

A mirror apparatus having a wiper means intended to wipe a surface of a mirror supported on a mirror holder, wherein the wiper means comprises: a rubber ribbon for wiping the mirror surface; a pair of holders for supporting the rubber ribbon; and a pair of stays for supporting the pair of holders, respectively, to cause them to exert wiping operations, the rubber ribbon being provided with a curvable intermediate portion and a curvable end portion which are resulted from arrangement of the rubber ribbon being supported by the pair of holders excluding an intermediate portion and at least one end portion of the rubber ribbon, the pair of stays being coupled to each other by a shaft member at a site just above the intermediate portion of the rubber ribbon to provide for pivotable actions of these stays, that particular holder which located on the curvable end portion side of the rubber ribbon being coupled to its mating stay at a site located within a groove formed at a corresponding site of the rubber ribbon, to thereby reduce unwiped regions on the mirror surface and to enhance wiping efficiency.

Mirror apparatus having wiper means

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Tokyo, Japan

Tatsuo Nakamura