Author: claimsbot

1. A panoramic attachment optical system, which is attached to an entrance side of an image-formation lens having positive power or an exit side of a projection lens having positive power to form a full 360\xb0-direction image on a an image plane or project an image located on an image plane in a full 360\xb0 direction, wherein
said panoramic attachment optical system comprises a transparent medium that is rotationally symmetric about a center axis and includes at least two internal reflecting surfaces and at least two refracting surfaces, wherein a light beam enters said transparent medium via an entrance-side refracting surface in order of travel of a light ray in the case of an image-formation optical system, and oppositely to the order of travel of a light ray in the case of a projection optical system, and reflects successively at said internal reflecting surfaces to leave said transparent medium via an exit-side refracting surface, forming an image at a position of said image plane off said center axis via said image-formation lens or said projections lens,
said internal reflecting surfaces and said refracting surfaces are each of shape rotationally symmetric about said center axis, and
a light beam coming from far away forms an image at least one time in a section including said center axis, and at least one time in a plane that is orthogonal to said section and includes a center light ray of said light beam as well.
2. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 1, wherein at least one internal reflecting surface is of rotationally symmetric shape obtained by rotation about said center axis of a line segment that has no plane of symmetry and is of any shape.
3. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 1, wherein at least one internal reflecting surface is of rotationally symmetric shape obtained by rotation about said center axis of a line segment that includes an odd-number order term, as expressed by a polynomial, and is of any shape.
4. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 1, wherein a center light ray of a center light beam coming from far away has an angle of incidence of 45\xb0 or smaller on any of said internal reflecting surfaces.
5. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 1, wherein said image-formation lens or said projection lens and a pupil-formation aperture are located coaxially to said center axis.
6. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 1, which satisfies condition (1):
5<|AB|\u2003\u2003(1)
Where A is an optical path length between a position of an entrance pupil that is an image of said pupil-formation aperture and said pupil-formation aperture, and B is an optical path length between said entrance surface and said position of an entrance pupil.
7. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 1, which satisfies condition (2):
0.2<FxFy<2.0\u2003\u2003(2)
Where Fx and Fy are focal lengths of the whole panoramic attachment optical system in an X-direction and a Y-direction, respectively, provided that on said image plane, the Y-direction is defined by a direction of a plane including said center axis and the X-direction is defined by a direction orthogonal to said plane.
8. A panoramic optical system for forming an image having a full 360\xb0-direction angle of view on an image plane or projecting an image located on the image plane at a full 360\xb0-direction angle of view, wherein:
said panoramic optical system comprises a front unit comprising a transparent medium rotationally symmetric about a center axis and including at least two reflecting surfaces and two transmitting surfaces, and a rear unit that is rotationally symmetric about the center axis and has positive refracting power,
said front unit includes a first transmitting surface on which a light beam coming from far away is incident in order of travel of light rays in the case of an image-formation system, and oppositely to the order of travel of light rays in the case of a projection system, a first reflecting surface opposite to said first transmitting surface with said center axis interposed therebetween, a second reflecting surface located on the same side as said first reflecting surface and a second transmitting surface that faces said rear unit, wherein a center of said first reflecting surface is positioned nearer to said rear unit side than a center of said second reflecting surface as viewed in a center axis direction, and
a light beam coming from far away enters said front unit, exits said front unit, and enters said rear unit, forming an image at a position of an image plane off said center axis, wherein in a section including said center axis, an entrance pupil is positioned at or near said first transmitting surface and in a plane that is orthogonal to said section including said center axis and includes a center light ray of said light beam, said entrance pupil is positioned on said center axis.
9. The panoramic optical system according to claim 8, wherein at any position of an image plane side with respect to said front unit, there is provided an aperture located coaxially to said center axis.
10. The panoramic optical system according to claim 8, wherein at or near said first transmitting surface in said front unit, there is provided a zonal slit aperture rotationally symmetric about said center axis.
11. The panoramic optical system according to claim 8, wherein at least one internal reflecting surface is of rotationally symmetric shape obtained by rotation about said center axis of a line segment that has no plane of symmetry and is of any shape.
12. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 8, wherein at least one internal reflecting surface is of rotationally symmetric shape obtained by rotation about said center axis of a line segment that includes an odd-number order term and is of any shape.
13. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 8, wherein a flare stop for limiting an aperture only in said section including said center axis is located at or near said entrance pupil.
14. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 8, wherein said rear unit comprises a rotationally symmetric, co-axial refracting optical system.
15. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 8, which satisfies condition (3):
FfxFfy<0.95\u2003\u2003(3)
where Ffx is a focal length of said front unit in a plane including said center axis, and Ffy is a focal length of said front unit in a plane orthogonal to said center axis.
16. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 8, which satisfies condition (7):
5<|AB|\u2003\u2003(7)
where, in said section including said center axis, A is an optical path length from a position of an entrance pupil to a stop position, and B is an optical path length from said position of an entrance pupil to said first transmitting surface in said front unit provided that a light ray direction is positive.
17. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 8, which satisfies condition (8):
0.1<CD<10\u2003\u2003(8)
where, in said section including said center axis, C is a distance of said entrance pupil from said center axis and D is a distance of said flare stop from said center axis.
18. The panoramic attachment optical system according to claim 8, wherein at least one said transparent medium is cut along said section including said center axis so that an angle of view around said center axis is narrower than 360\xb0.

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 winding apparatus comprising:
a pair of first latch pawls provided with a distance therebetween so as to sandwich one of magnetic poles of a multi-pole armature;
a flyer that is configured to feed a wire while rotating around the pair of first latch pawls so as to loop and wind the wire around the pair of first latch pawls; and
a first moving mechanism that is configured to move the pair of first latch pawls to a position of sandwiching the one of the magnetic poles, and insert the wire wound around the pair of first latch pawls into slots formed between the magnetic poles so that the wire is wound around the one of the magnetic poles.
2. The winding apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an indexing mechanism that is configured to send each of the magnetic poles to a winding position in succession by rotating the multi-pole armature;
a pair of second latch pawls provided with a distance therebetween at a position next to the pair of first latch pawls so as to sandwich the one of the magnetic poles; and
a second moving mechanism that is configured to move the pair of second latch pawls from a position at which the wire is to be wound around the pair of second latch pawls by the flyer to a position at which the pair of second latch pawls sandwiches the one of the magnetic poles, and insert the wire wound around the pair of second latch pawls into the slots so that the wire is wound around the one of the magnetic poles.
3. A winding method comprising:
a first indexing step of sending each of magnetic poles to a winding position by rotating a multi-pole armature;
a first winding step of looping and winding a wire around a pair of first latch pawls at an outer side of the multi-pole armature; and
a first fitting step of moving the pair of first latch pawls so as to fit the wire wound around the pair of first latch pawls onto one of the magnetic poles in the winding position,
the first indexing step, the first winding step, and the first fitting step being performed repeatedly.
4. The winding method according to claim 3, further comprising:
a second indexing step of sending another one of the magnetic poles to the winding position by rotating the multi-pole armature after the first fitting step or concurrently with the first fitting step;
a second winding step of looping and winding the wire around a pair of second latch pawls at the outer side of the multi-pole armature; and
a second fitting step of moving the pair of second latch pawls so as to fit the wire wound around the pair of second latch pawls onto the another one of the magnetic poles in the winding position,
the first indexing step being performed after the second fitting step or concurrently with the second fitting step.
5. The winding method according to claim 4,
wherein in the first winding step and the first fitting step, the pair of second latch pawls is kept at a position of sandwiching, from both sides of the multi-pole armature in an axial direction thereof, the another one of the magnetic poles having the wire fitted thereonto in the second fitting step, and
wherein in the second winding step and the second fitting step, the pair of first latch pawls is kept at a position of sandwiching, from the both sides of the multi-pole armature in the axial direction thereof, the one of the magnetic poles having the wire fitted thereonto in the first fitting step.

1. A traction drive for an elevator, comprising:
a sheave for actuating a transmission means of the elevator; and
a synchronous motor coupled to said sheave, said synchronous motor including,
a stator with at least one winding for generating a rotating magnetic field around a motor axis, and
a shaftless rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets and magnetic sectors, said rotor being formed from said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors alternating in a circumferential direction about the motor axis and wherein said permanent magnets are longer in a direction of the motor axis than a core of said stator.
2. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors are detachably fixed to one another by holding means formed from a non-magnetic material.
3. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors are fixed to one another non-removably by at least one of welding, bonding, sintering, molding and an adhesive.
4. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said permanent magnets have a low flux density.
5. The traction drive according to claim 4 wherein said permanent magnets are made from one of a Ferrite material, a Rare Earth element bonded with polymers or a Rare Earth element.
6. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic sectors are made as one piece from a ferromagnetic material or a paramagnetic material.
7. The fraction drive according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic sectors are made of ferromagnetic or pararnagnetic sheets, fixed to one another detachably by holding means.
8. The fraction drive according to claim 1 wherein said magnetic sectors are made of ferromagnetic or paramagnetic sheets, fixed to one another non-removably by at least one of welding, bonding, sintering, molding and. an adhesive.
9. The traction drive according to claim 1 wherein said rotor and said sheave are coupled to one another by elastic means.
10. A traction drive for an elevator, comprising:
a sheave for actuating a transmission means of the elevator;
a synchronous motor, said synchronous motor including,
a stator with at least one winding for generating a rotating magnetic field around a motor axis, and
a shaftless rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets and magnetic sectors, said rotor being formed from said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors alternating in a circumferential direction about the motor axis and wherein said permanent magnets are longer in a direction of the motor axis than a core of said stator; and
elastic means coupling said rotor and said sheave to one another, wherein the elastic means is disposed axially between the rotor and the sheave and is in direct axial contact with the rotor and the sheave.
11. The traction drive according to claim 10 wherein said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors are detachably fixed to one another by cup-shaped holders disposed at axial ends of the rotor, wherein the axial ends of the rotor are radially disposed within the cup-shaped holders, wherein the cup-shaped holders are formed from a non-magnetic material.
12. The traction drive according to claim 11 wherein said holding means are supported by bearings.
13. The traction drive according to claim 10 wherein said permanent magnets and said magnetic sectors are fixed to one another non-removably by at least one of welding, bonding, sintering, molding and an adhesive.

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 portable control unit for activating a panel assembly of a vehicle comprising:
a housing, a first switch disposed on the housing, at least one connector, and a battery;
wherein the at least one connector is configured to engage a receptor of a panel assembly of a vehicle, the panel assembly lacking a power source, such that the battery provides power to the panel assembly and the first switch controls movement of a panel within the panel assembly.
2. The portable control unit of claim 1, wherein the first switch is a trigger switch.
3. The portable control unit of claim 2, further comprising a second switch disposed on the housing that controls the function of the trigger switch.
4. The portable control unit of claim 3, wherein the second switch toggles between a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein when the second switch is in a first orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the panel to move in a first direction, and when the second switch is in a second orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the panel to move in a second direction.
5. The portable control unit of claim 4, further comprising a third switch and a fourth switch disposed on the housing, wherein activating the third switch controls the panel to move in a third direction and activating the fourth switch controls the panel to move in a fourth direction.
6. The portable control unit of claim 1, wherein the at least one connector comprises a first connector and a second connector, the first connector configured to engage a first receptor of a panel assembly of a first vehicle, and the second connector configured to engage a second receptor of a panel assembly of a second vehicle.
7. The portable control unit of claim 1, wherein the battery is rechargeable.
8. The portable control unit of claim 7, wherein the battery is a 9 volt battery or a 12 volt battery.
9. The portable control unit of claim 1, wherein the portable control unit is hand-held.
10. A portable control unit for activating at least one of an electric moonroof and an electric window comprising:
a housing, a first switch disposed on the housing, at least one connector, at least one battery, and at least one wire connecting the at least one connector to the at least one battery;
wherein the at least one connector is capable of connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor in a vehicle lacking a power source, such that the at least one battery provides power to the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor, and the first switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor.
11. The portable control unit of claim 10, wherein the first switch is a trigger switch.
12. The portable control unit of claim 11, further comprising a second switch disposed on the housing that controls the function of the trigger switch.
13. The portable control unit of claim 12, wherein second switch toggles between a first orientation and a second orientation to control the function of the trigger switch, wherein when the second switch is in a first orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive at least one of a moonroof and a window in a first direction, and when the second switch is in a second orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a second direction.
14. The portable control unit of claim 13, further comprising a third switch and a fourth switch disposed on the housing, wherein activating the third switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a third direction and activating the fourth switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a fourth direction.
15. The portable control unit of claim 10, wherein the at least one connector comprises a first connector and a second connector, the first connector capable of electrically connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor of a first vehicle, and the second connector capable of electrically connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor of a second vehicle.
16. The portable control unit of claim 10, wherein the at least one battery is rechargeable.
17. A portable control unit for opening and closing at least one of an electric moonroof and an electric window comprising:
a housing, a trigger switch and a second switch disposed on the housing, at least one connector and at least one battery;
wherein the at least one connector is capable of connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor in a vehicle lacking a power source, such that the at least one battery provides power to the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor, and the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor, and the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor drives at least one of a moonroof and a window;
wherein the second switch toggles between a first orientation and a second orientation to control the function of the trigger switch, wherein when the second switch is in a first orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a first direction, and when the second switch in a second orientation, activating the trigger switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a second direction.
18. The portable control unit of claim 17, further comprising a third switch and a fourth switch disposed on the housing, wherein activating the third switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a third direction, and activating the fourth switch controls the at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor to drive the at least one of a moonroof and a window in a fourth direction.
19. The portable control unit of claim 17, wherein the at least one connector comprises a first connector and a second connector, the first connector capable of electrically connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor of a first vehicle, and the second connector capable of electrically connecting the portable control unit to at least one of an electric moonroof motor and an electric window motor of a second vehicle.
20. The portable control unit of claim 17, wherein the battery is rechargeable.