1. A method, comprising:
providing an inner annular mold ring of a seal mold assembly;
providing an outer annular mold ring of the seal mold assembly;
positioning the outer annular mold ring radially outside of the inner annular mold ring;
positioning an elastomeric material preform and a mold sleeve between the inner and outer annular mold rings, wherein the mold sleeve comprises a radially inward or radially outward facing profile having a protrusion that faces a volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings;
allowing the elastomeric material preform to partially cure; and
removing the partially cured elastomeric material preform from the seal mold assembly.
2. The method of claim 1, comprising positioning a flexible, non-metallic mold sleeve between the inner and outer annular mold rings.
3. The method of claim 1, comprising positioning the mold sleeve comprising polytetrafluoroethylene between the inner and outer annular mold rings.
4. The method of claim 1, comprising positioning the mold sleeve comprising glass-filled polytetrafluoroethylene between the inner and outer annular mold rings.
5. The method of claim 1, comprising positioning the mold sleeve comprising a synthetic polymer between the inner and outer annular mold rings.
6. The method of claim 1, comprising positioning the mold sleeve comprising polyetheretherketone between the inner and outer annular mold rings.
7. The method of claim 1, comprising positioning an inner mold sleeve between the inner and outer annular mold rings in an inner annular cavity of the inner annular mold ring configured to receive the inner mold sleeve, and positioning an outer mold sleeve between the inner and outer annular mold rings in an outer annular cavity of the outer annular mold ring configured to receive the outer mold sleeve.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the inner mold sleeve comprises a radially outward facing profile having a first protrusion that faces the volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings when the inner mold sleeve is positioned in the inner annular cavity of the inner annular mold ring, and the outer mold sleeve comprises a radially inward facing profile having a second protrusion that faces the volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings when the outer mold sleeve is positioned in the outer annular cavity of the outer annular mold ring.
9. The method of claim 1, comprising providing top and bottom metal end caps, and positioning the bottom metal end cap between the inner and outer annular mold rings at a bottom axial end of the inner and outer annular mold rings before positioning the elastomeric material preform and the mold sleeve into the volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings, and positioning the top metal end cap between the inner and outer annular mold rings at a top axial end of the inner and outer annular mold rings before allowing the elastomeric material preform to partially cure.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein removing the partially cured elastomeric material from the seal mold assembly comprises sliding, stretching, or contorting the mold sleeve such that the partially cured elastomeric material preform is not disturbed.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein removing the partially cured elastomeric material from the seal mold assembly comprises splitting each of the inner and outer annular mold rings into top and bottom axial halves.
12. A seal mold assembly, comprising:
an inner annular mold ring;
an outer annular mold ring; and
a mold sleeve configured to be disposed between the inner and outer annular mold rings in an annular cavity configured to receive the mold sleeve, wherein the mold sleeve comprises a radially inward or radially outward facing profile having a protrusion that extends into a volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings when the mold sleeve is disposed between the inner and outer annular mold rings in the annular cavity.
13. The seal mold assembly of claim 12, wherein the mold sleeve comprises a flexible, non-metallic mold sleeve.
14. The seal mold assembly of claim 12, wherein the mold sleeve is configured to be stretched or contorted to facilitate the mold sleeve being disposed between the inner and outer annular mold rings in the annular cavity.
15. The seal mold assembly of claim 12, wherein the mold sleeve comprises polytetrafluoroethylene, glass-filled polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer, or polyetheretherketone.
16. The seal mold assembly of claim 12, comprising an inner mold sleeve configured to be disposed between the inner and outer annular mold rings in an inner annular cavity of the inner annular mold ring that is configured to receive the inner mold sleeve, and an outer mold sleeve configured to be disposed between the inner and outer annular mold rings in an outer annular cavity of the outer annular mold ring that is configured to receive the outer mold sleeve.
17. The seal mold assembly of claim 16, wherein the inner mold sleeve comprises a radially outward facing profile having a first protrusion that extends into a volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings when the inner mold sleeve is disposed in the inner annular cavity of the inner annular mold ring, and the outer mold sleeve comprises a radially inward facing profile having a second protrusion that extends into the volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings when the outer mold sleeve is disposed in the outer annular cavity of the outer annular mold ring.
18. A method, comprising:
providing an inner annular mold ring of a seal mold assembly;
providing an outer annular mold ring of the seal mold assembly;
positioning the outer annular mold ring radially outside of the inner annular mold ring;
positioning an inner mold sleeve between the inner and outer annular mold rings in an inner annular cavity of the inner annular mold ring configured to receive the inner mold sleeve, wherein the inner mold sleeve comprises a radially outward facing profile having a first protrusion that extends into a volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings when the inner mold sleeve is positioned in the inner annular cavity of the inner annular mold ring, and wherein the inner mold sleeve comprises polytetrafluoroethylene, glass-filled polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer, nylon, or polyetheretherketone;
positioning an outer mold sleeve between the inner and outer annular mold rings in an outer annular cavity of the outer annular mold ring configured to receive the outer mold sleeve, wherein the outer mold sleeve comprises a radially inward facing profile having a second protrusion that extends into the volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings when the outer mold sleeve is positioned in the outer annular cavity of the outer annular mold ring, and wherein the outer mold sleeve comprises polytetrafluoroethylene, glass-filled polytetrafluoroethylene, a synthetic polymer, nylon, or polyetheretherketone;
positioning an elastomeric material preform in the volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings;
allowing the elastomeric material to partially cure; and
removing the partially cured elastomeric material preform from the seal mold assembly.
19. The method of claim 18, comprising providing top and bottom metal end caps, positioning the bottom metal end cap between the inner and outer annular mold rings at a bottom axial end of the inner and outer annular mold rings before positioning the elastomeric material in the volume defined between the inner and outer annular mold rings, and positioning the top metal end cap between the inner and outer annular mold rings at a top axial end of the inner and outer annular mold rings before allowing the elastomeric material to partially cure.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein removing the partially cured elastomeric material from the seal mold assembly comprises sliding, stretching, or contorting the inner and outer mold sleeves such that the partially cured elastomeric material preform is not disturbed.
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. A circuit device comprising:
a first serial interface that receives a serial signal transmitted from a controller at a first communication speed;
a transmission data input terminal that receives transmission data transmitted from the controller at a second communication speed slower than the first communication speed; and
a transmission circuit that outputs a transmission signal based on the serial signal and the transmission data.
2. The circuit device according to claim 1, further comprising an oscillation circuit that generates an oscillation clock signal for generating a transmission clock signal for the transmission signal,
wherein the first serial interface receives the serial signal in an oscillation activation period of the oscillation circuit.
3. The circuit device according to claim 2,
wherein the oscillation circuit includes a capacitance circuit for oscillation, and
the capacitance circuit for oscillation has capacitance smaller than capacitance in normal operation in the oscillation activation period.
4. The circuit device according to claim 2,
wherein the oscillation circuit includes a buffer, and
the buffer has current supply performance greater than current supply performance in normal operation in the oscillation activation period.
5. The circuit device according to claim 3,
wherein the oscillation circuit includes a buffer, and
the buffer has current supply performance greater than current supply performance in normal operation in the oscillation activation period.
6. The circuit device according to claim 2,
wherein the oscillation circuit includes an oscillation piece and causes the oscillation piece to oscillate.
7. The circuit device according to claim 6,
wherein the oscillation piece and the oscillation circuit are accommodated in a single package.
8. The circuit device according to claim 1, further comprising a second serial interface that receives the transmission data via the input terminal.
9. The circuit device according to claim 2, further comprising a second serial interface that receives the transmission data via the input terminal.
10. The circuit device according to claim 8,
wherein when the first serial interface receives from the controller a transmission start instruction to start transmitting the transmission data,
the second serial interface receives the transmission data.
11. The circuit device according to claim 10,
wherein the first serial interface receives a transmission command from the controller to detect the transmission start instruction.
12. The circuit device according to claim 8,
wherein the second serial interface receives the transmission data in a synchronous mode or an asynchronous mode.
13. The circuit device according to claim 1,
wherein the transmission circuit receives transmission action setting information for generating the transmission signal in the form of the serial signal and includes
a transmission waveform generator that generates a transmission waveform based on the transmission action setting information and the transmission data, and
a power amplifier that outputs the generated transmission waveform in the form of the transmission signal.
14. The circuit device according to claim 1,
wherein the circuit device receives transmission action setting information for generating the transmission signal in the form of the serial signal and further comprises a setting register to which the transmission action setting information is written.
15. The circuit device according to claim 1,
wherein the circuit device receives transmission action setting information for generating the transmission signal in the form of the serial signal, and
at least one of the frequency of a transmission clock signal for the transmission signal and a modulation method used to generate the transmission signal is set based on the transmission action setting information.
16. A transmission module comprising:
the circuit device according to claim 1; and
the controller,
wherein the controller has an output terminal connected to the input terminal.
17. An electronic apparatus comprising the circuit device according to claim 1.
18. A moving object comprising the circuit device according to claim 1.