1. A connecting rod comprising:
a rod portion;
a connecting rod eye;
a connecting rod cover;
a screw element connecting the connecting rod cover to the rod portion at a region of the connecting rod eye;
a securing element disposed in an area between the screw element and one of the rod portion and the connecting rod cover, the area having no thread, the securing element bracing the screw element with respect to the one of the rod portion and the connecting rod cover.
2. The connecting rod as recited in claim 1, further comprising a borehole receiving the screw element, and wherein the securing element is disposed in the borehole so as to radially brace the installed screw element with respect to a wall of the borehole.
3. The connecting rod as recited in claim 1, wherein the securing element includes a grooved sleeve.
4. The connecting rod as recited in claim 3, wherein grooved sleeve includes at least one groove and wherein the screw element has one of protrusions and guide grooves corresponding to the at least one groove.
5. The connecting rod as recited in claim 1, wherein the securing element includes a polymer material surrounded at least partially by a sleeve.
6. The connecting rod as recited in claim 5, wherein the polymer material is configured to incorporate molecules and increase in volume during the intended use of the connecting rod.
7. The connecting rod as recited in claim 6, wherein the polymer material is configured to incorporate oil-based substances.
8. The connecting rod as recited in claim 6, wherein the polymer material is configured to incorporate water.
9. The connecting rod as recited in claim 3, wherein the sleeve is divided into at least two partial shells.
10. The connecting rod as recited in claim 9, wherein each of the at least two partial shells are adhesively joined to the screw element.
11. The connecting rod as recited in claim 9, wherein the sleeve includes at least one locking ring disposed around the screw element and connected to the at least two partial shells.
12. The connecting rod as recited in claims 3, wherein the sleeve is made of spring steel.
13. The connecting rod as recited in claim 3, wherein the sleeve is made of a soft metal.
14. The connecting rod as recited in claim 2, wherein a first diameter of the borehole in the area of the securing element is larger than a second diameter of the remaining portion of the borehole.
15. The connecting rod as recited in claim 1, wherein the screw element includes a one-piece screw.
16. The connecting rod as recited in claim 15, wherein the securing element is disposed on a side of the screw facing a head of the screw.
17. The connecting rod as recited in claim 16, wherein an area of the screw head facing the securing element includes a groove corresponding to a diameter of the securing element.
18. The connecting rod as recited in claim 16, wherein the area of the screw head facing the securing element has a profiled surface.
19. The connecting rod as recited in claim 18, wherein the profiled surface includes a sawtooth profile.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An analog-to-digital conversion circuit which converts an analog input signal into a digital output signal, the analog-to-digital conversion circuit comprising:
a clock generating circuit which generates a clock signal including a first initial period and plural normal periods following the first initial period, the first initial period being one of a high period and a low period and being a first period immediately after a reset release, each of the normal periods being one of a high period and a low period and shorter than the first initial period; and
an analog-to-digital converter which is an incremental analog-to-digital converter that operates using the clock signal,
wherein the analog-to-digital converter includes:
an integrator which generates an integrated value according to a voltage of the analog input signal;
a comparator which generates the digital output signal by comparing the integrated value and a predetermined reference voltage; and
a digital-to-analog converter which generates an analog signal according to the digital output signal and provides the generated analog signal to the integrator.
2. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 1,
wherein the first initial period has a length that is n times longer than a length of each of the normal periods, where n is an integer of two or more.
3. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 1,
wherein the analog-to-digital converter is a \u0394\u03a3 modulator analog-to-digital converter.
4. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 1,
wherein the normal periods include a second period after the reset release in the clock signal and periods following the second period in the clock signal.
5. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 1,
wherein the clock signal further includes a second initial period which is the second period after the reset release and longer than each of the normal periods.
6. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 1,
wherein the analog-to-digital converter further includes
a buffer circuit positioned between an output terminal of the integrator and an input terminal of the comparator.
7. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 1,
wherein the analog-to-digital converter further includes
a capacitance adder which generates a sum of the analog input signal and the integrated value, and
the comparator generates the digital output signal by comparing the sum and the reference voltage.
8. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 7,
wherein the analog-to-digital converter further includes
a capacitance element for holding the sum which is connected to an output terminal of the capacitance adder.
9. An image-capturing element comprising
the analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 1.
10. A digital camera comprising
the image-capturing element according to claim 9.
11. A mobile information terminal comprising
the image-capturing element according to claim 9.
12. A battery monitoring system comprising
the analog-to-digital conversion circuit according to claim 1.
13. A medical image diagnosis system comprising
the image-capturing element according to claim 9.
14. A method for driving an analog-to-digital converter which converts an analog input signal into a digital output signal,
the analog-to-digital converter
being an incremental analog-to-digital converter which operates using a clock signal and
including:
an integrator which generates an integrated value according to a voltage of the analog input signal;
a comparator which generates the digital output signal by comparing the integrated value and a predetermined reference voltage; and
a digital-to-analog converter which generates an analog signal according to the digital output signal and provides the generated analog signal to the integrator,
the method comprising
providing, to the analog-to-digital converter, a clock signal including a first initial period and plural normal periods following the first initial period, the first initial period being one of a high period and a low period and being a first period immediately after a reset release, each of the normal periods being one of a high period and a low period and shorter than the first initial period.
15. The method for driving the analog-to-digital converter according to claim 14,
wherein the first initial period has a length that is n times longer than a length of each of the normal periods, where n is an integer of two or more.