Author: claimsbot

1. An electrical connector assembly for electrically coupling primary and secondary circuit boards together, the secondary circuit board having a first contact array of board contacts thereon, the electrical connector assembly comprising:
a circuit assembly including a second contact array of mating contacts configured to mate with the first contact array and a flexible circuit that electrically couples the second contact array to the primary circuit board;
an alignment feature that has a fixed position relative to the second contact array; and
a coupling mechanism supporting the alignment feature and the second contact array, wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to selectively move the alignment feature and the second contact array between a retracted position, in which the second contact array is spaced apart from the first contact array, and an engaged position, in which the first and second contact arrays engage one another, the alignment feature aligning the first and second contact arrays when the coupling mechanism selectively moves the second contact array toward the engaged position in a misaligned manner relative to the first contact array.
2. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the circuit assembly further comprises one of a printed circuit and an interposer having the second contact array of mating contacts thereon.
3. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 2 wherein the circuit assembly includes the printed circuit, the printed circuit having a rigid substrate configured to support the second contact array of mating contacts along a common plane.
4. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a board holder configured to hold the secondary circuit board in a stationary position, the coupling mechanism configured to selectively move the second contact array of mating contacts and the alignment feature between the engaged and retracted positions when the secondary circuit board is in the stationary position.
5. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a board holder configured to hold the secondary circuit board orthogonal with respect to the primary circuit board.
6. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a board holder that includes a guide channel configured to receive the secondary circuit board, the guide channel extending along and proximate to the coupling mechanism.
7. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 6 wherein the coupling mechanism further comprises a base frame that includes the board holder, the base frame configured to couple to the primary circuit board.
8. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to be locked into the engaged position such that the coupling mechanism does not inadvertently disengage the first and second contact array of mating contacts.
9. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the circuit assembly comprises an interposer having the second contact array of mating contacts thereon.
10. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein the alignment feature is one of an alignment projection and an aperture, said alignment projection or aperture configured to directly engage another alignment feature that has a fixed relationship with respect to the first contact array.
11. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
a primary circuit board;
a board holder configured to hold a secondary circuit board proximate to the primary circuit board, the secondary circuit board having a first contact array of mating contacts thereon;
a circuit assembly including a second contact array of mating contacts configured to mate with the first contact array and a flexible circuit that electrically couples the second contact array to the primary circuit board;
an alignment feature that has a fixed position relative to the second contact array; and
a coupling mechanism supporting the alignment feature and the second contact array, wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to selectively move the alignment feature and the second contact array between a retracted position, in which the second contact array is spaced apart from the first contact array, and an engaged position, in which the first and second contact arrays engage one another, the alignment feature aligning the first and second contact arrays when the coupling mechanism moves the second contact array toward the engaged position in a misaligned manner relative to the first contact array.
12. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the circuit assembly further comprises one of a printed circuit and an interposer having the second contact array of mating contacts thereon.
13. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the board holder is configured to hold the secondary circuit board in a stationary position prior to the coupling mechanism moving the second contact array of mating contacts and the alignment feature into the engaged position, the secondary circuit board being held substantially orthogonal with respect to the primary circuit board.
14. The electrical system in accordance with claim 11 wherein the coupling mechanism further comprises a base frame that includes the board holder, the base frame being mountable to the primary circuit board.
15. The electrical system in accordance with claim 11 wherein the alignment feature is one of an alignment projection and an aperture, said alignment projection or aperture configured to directly engage another alignment feature that has a fixed relationship with respect to the first contact array.
16. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the second contact array includes a mating surface and the mating contacts include resilient beams projecting from the mating surface, the resilient beams being configured to flex to and from the mating surface, the mating surface moving with the resilient beams when the second contact array is moved.
17. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to selectively move the second contact array and the alignment feature in a linear manner along an axis between the engaged and retracted positions.
18. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the coupling mechanism includes a base frame and an actuator assembly supported by the base frame, the actuator assembly configured to selectively move the second contact array between the engaged and retracted positions.
19. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 18 wherein the actuator assembly includes one of a sliding member, a lever structure, and a rotatable axle movably supported by the base frame.
20. The electrical connector assembly in accordance with claim 11 wherein the second contact array is floatably coupled to the coupling mechanism, the second contact array being floatable in at least one direction along a plane that extends parallel to a surface of the secondary circuit board that has the first contact array thereon.

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 radiographic system comprising:
a radiographic panel configured to radiograph in two dimensions a radiation exposed to a subject and output radiation image data;
a cable for the supply of electric power to the radiographic panel and transfer of the radiation image data;
a conveyance unit for conveying the cable in a predetermined direction;
a cable length adjusting unit provided in the conveyance unit to adjust the length of the cable; and
a movement control unit configured to move the conveyance unit in accordance with a tilting direction of the cable from the cable length adjusting unit to the radiographic panel.
2. A radiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance unit and the cable length adjusting unit are disposed in the ceiling within a diagnosing room.
3. A radiographic system according to claim 2, further comprising a detector for detecting the tilting direction of the cable.
4. A radiographic system according to claim 3, wherein said detector is located in said cable length adjusting unit.
5. A radiographic system according to claim 2, wherein the cable length adjusting unit has a reel for winding up the cable and a spring for pulling the cable.
6. A radiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising a detector for detecting the tilting direction of the cable.
7. A radiographic system according to claim 6, wherein the moving speed of the conveyance unit is changed in accordance with the angle of the tilting direction detected by the detector.
8. A radiographic system according to claim 6, wherein further comprising an adjusting switch for adjusting the length of the cable.
9. A radiographic system according to claim 8, wherein the radiographic panel has an adjusting switch for adjusting the length of the cable.
10. A radiographic system according to claim 9, wherein the radiographic panel has a handle for grasping the radiographic panel itself, and the adjusting switch is disposed in the handle or in the vicinity of the handle.
11. A radiographic system according to claim 8, wherein a cramp portion for cramping the cable is located on said cable length adjusting unit.
12. A radiographic system according to claim 11, wherein said adjusting switch controls said cramp portion.
13. A radiographic system according to claim 12, wherein said adjusting switch wirelessly controls said cramp portion.
14. A radiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance unit comprises a first conveyance unit configured to move in the predetermined direction and a second conveyance unit configured to move in a direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction.
15. A radiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising a stand for radiographic the subject in a stand-up state and a table for radiographic the subject in a lying-down state, the stand and the table being each provided with a receptacle shelf for insertion therein of the radiographic panel.
16. A radiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising a stand for radiographic the subject in a stand-up state, the stand being provided with a receptacle shelf for insertion therein of the radiographic panel.
17. A radiographic system according to claim 1, further comprising a table for radiographic the subject in a lying-down state, the table being provided with a receptacle shelf for insertion therein of the radiographic panel.
18. A radiographic system according to claim 1, wherein the cable length adjusting unit has a reel for winding up the cable and a spring for pulling the cable.

1. An air bag module comprising:
an air bag canister having a side wall, the side wall having a gas channel port therein to communicate with ambient air pressure;
an air bag cushion attached to the air bag canister;
an inflator attached to the air bag canister for providing gas,
a deployment door attached to the air bag canister;
a structural gas channel connected to the side wall proximate the gas channel port and configured to communicate with the gas channel port to provide venting of gas provided by the inflator to ambient air when the air bag cushion is in a substantially non-deployed condition; and
a venting system connecting the structural gas channel to the gas channel port, the venting system having a plug and a plug pulling system connecting the air bag cushion and the plug;
wherein when the air bag cushion is deployed the plug pulling system pulls the plug into the gas channel port to prevent gas from venting therethrough.
2. The air bag module of claim 1 wherein the plug pulling system comprises a tether connecting the plug to the air bag cushion.
3. The air bag module of claim 1 wherein the plug pulling system comprises a bag-shaping tether connecting the air bag cushion to the air bag canister and a plug tether connecting the plug to the bag-shaping tether.
4. The air bag module of claim 1 wherein a plug centering guide is placed over the gas channel port.
5. The air bag module of claim 4 wherein the plug centering guide comprises a plurality of radial arms connected to a peripheral support having a guide hole.
6. The air bag module of claim 4 wherein the plug is pulled into the plug centering guide.
7. The air bag module of claim 1 wherein the structural gas channel is attached to the air bag canister covering the gas channel port and the venting system comprises a plug inside the structural gas channel, a plug centering guide inside the structural gas channel, and a plug pulling system connecting the air bag cushion to the plug wherein when the air bag cushion is deployed, the pulling system is made taut thereby pulling the plug into the plug centering guide preventing any gas from venting therethrough.
8. The air bag module of claim 7 wherein the plug pulling system comprises a tether connecting the plug to the air bag cushion.
9. The air bag module of claim 8 wherein the plug pulling system comprises a bag-shaping tether connecting the air bag cushion to the air bag canister and a plug tether connecting the plug to the bag-shaping tether.

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 driving force distribution controller that is mounted on a four-wheel drive vehicle comprising an engine for generating a driving force, a gearbox for changing output speed of the engine, a clutch capable of interrupting torque transmission between the engine and the gearbox, and a driving force transmission system capable of transmitting an output of the gearbox to either front or rear wheels as main drive wheels and to other remaining wheels as auxiliary drive wheels, the driving force distribution controller comprising:
a control device that calculates a command torque value to be transmitted to the auxiliary drive wheels; and
a driving force transmission device that transmits torque corresponding to the command torque value to the auxiliary drive wheels,
wherein the control device comprises:
a first control means that calculates a torque value to be transmitted to the auxiliary drive wheels according to a running condition; and
a second control means that determines the torque value calculated by the first control means to be the command torque value when a rotational speed of the engine is not lower than a first threshold value or when a vehicle speed is not higher than a second threshold value, and that reduces the torque value calculated by the first control means and determines the reduced torque value to be the command torque value when the rotational speed of the engine is lower than the first threshold value and when the vehicle speed is higher than the second threshold value.
2. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 1, wherein the second control means reduces the torque value calculated by the first control means when the rotational speed of the engine is lower than the first threshold value, when the vehicle speed is higher than the second threshold value and when the amount of acceleration operation by a driver is smaller than a third threshold value.
3. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 2, wherein the front wheels comprise a left front wheel and a right front wheel, and the rear wheels comprise a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel,
the controller further comprising:
a wheel speed sensor for the left front wheel to detect a rotational speed of the left front wheel;
a wheel speed sensor for the right front wheel to detect a rotational speed of the right front wheel;
a wheel speed sensor for the left rear wheel to detect a rotational speed of the left rear wheel; and
a wheel speed sensor for the right rear wheel to detect a rotational speed of the right rear wheel,
wherein the rotational speed of the front wheels is calculated from an average of a detected value of the rotational speed of the left front wheel and that of the right front wheel,
wherein the rotational speed of the rear wheels is calculated from an average of a detected value of the rotational speed of the left rear wheel and that of the right rear wheel,
wherein a rotational speed difference is calculated by subtraction between the rotational speed of the front wheels and that of the rear wheels, and
wherein the first control means calculates a torque value to be transmitted to the auxiliary drive wheels based on at least the rotational speed difference.
4. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 3, mounted on the four-wheel drive vehicle that the front wheels are used as the main drive wheels and the rear wheels are used as the auxiliary drive wheels.
5. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 4, wherein the first threshold value is from 1000 to 2000 rpm and the second threshold value is from 10 to 20 kmh.
6. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 5, wherein the driving force transmission system comprises a differential device arranged between the driving force transmission device and the auxiliary drive wheels, and
wherein the control device decreases the reduction amount of the torque value according to an increase in temperature of differential oil in a differential carrier that houses the differential device.
7. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 6, wherein the control device decreases the reduction amount of the torque value according to an increase in outside temperature.
8. A four-wheel drive vehicle, comprising:
an engine for generating a driving force;
a gearbox for changing output speed of the engine;
a clutch capable of interrupting torque transmission between the engine and the gearbox;
a driving force transmission system capable of transmitting an output of the gearbox to either front or rear wheels as main drive wheels and to other remaining wheels as auxiliary drive wheels; and
the driving force distribution controller according to claim 7.
9. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 2, mounted on the four-wheel drive vehicle that the front wheels are used as the main drive wheels and the rear wheels are used as the auxiliary drive wheels.
10. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 2, wherein the first threshold value is from 1000 to 2000 rpm and the second threshold value is from 10 to 20 kmh.
11. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 2, wherein the driving force transmission system comprises a differential device arranged between the driving force transmission device and the auxiliary drive wheels, and
wherein the control device decreases the reduction amount of the torque value according to an increase in temperature of differential oil in a differential carrier that houses the differential device.
12. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 2, wherein the control device decreases the reduction amount of the torque value according to an increase in outside temperature.
13. A four-wheel drive vehicle, comprising:
an engine for generating a driving force;
a gearbox for changing output speed of the engine;
a clutch capable of interrupting torque transmission between the engine and the gearbox;
a driving force transmission system capable of transmitting an output of the gearbox to either front or rear wheels as main drive wheels and to other remaining wheels as auxiliary drive wheels; and
the driving force distribution controller according to claim 2.
14. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 3, wherein the first threshold value is from 1000 to 2000 rpm and the second threshold value is from 10 to 20 kmh.
15. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 1, wherein the front wheels comprise a left front wheel and a right front wheel, and the rear wheels comprise a left rear wheel and a right rear wheel,
the controller further comprising:
a wheel speed sensor for the left front wheel to detect a rotational speed of the left front wheel;
a wheel speed sensor for the right front wheel to detect a rotational speed of the right front wheel;
a wheel speed sensor for the left rear wheel to detect a rotational speed of the left rear wheel; and
a wheel speed sensor for the right rear wheel to detect a rotational speed of the right rear wheel,
wherein the rotational speed of the front wheels is calculated from an average of a detected value of the rotational speed of the left front wheel and that of the right front wheel,
wherein the rotational speed of the rear wheels is calculated from an average of a detected value of the rotational speed of the left rear wheel and that of the right rear wheel,
wherein a rotational speed difference is calculated by subtraction between the rotational speed of the front wheels and that of the rear wheels, and
wherein the first control means calculates a torque value to be transmitted to the auxiliary drive wheels based on at least the rotational speed difference.
16. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 1, mounted on the four-wheel drive vehicle that the front wheels are used as the main drive wheels and the rear wheels are used as the auxiliary drive wheels.
17. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 1, wherein the first threshold value is from 1000 to 2000 rpm and the second threshold value is from 10 to 20 kmh.
18. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 1, wherein the driving force transmission system comprises a differential device arranged between the driving force transmission device and the auxiliary drive wheels, and
wherein the control device decreases the reduction amount of the torque value according to an increase in temperature of differential oil in a differential carrier that houses the differential device.
19. The driving force distribution controller according to claim 1, wherein the control device decreases the reduction amount of the torque value according to an increase in outside temperature.
20. A four-wheel drive vehicle, comprising:
an engine for generating a driving force;
a gearbox for changing output speed of the engine;
a clutch capable of interrupting torque transmission between the engine and the gearbox;
a driving force transmission system capable of transmitting an output of the gearbox to either front or rear wheels as main drive wheels and to other remaining wheels as auxiliary drive wheels; and
the driving force distribution controller according to claim 1.