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- an area of land set aside for the take-off, landing, and maintenance of aircraft.
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- 名
- 1. 《電》バッテリー、電池｛でんち｝◆【同】
electric battery - 2. 《軍事》砲台｛ほうだい｝、砲列｛ほうれつ｝、砲兵隊｛ほうへいたい｝
- 3. 《軍事》集中砲火｛しゅうちゅう ほうか｝◆【同】
barrage ;barrage fire - 4. 《野球》バッテリー◆投手と捕手
- 5. 〔砲列｛ほうれつ｝に似た〕一続きのもの、〔圧倒的｛あっとう てき｝な〕集団｛しゅうだん｝
- 6. 殴打｛おうだ｝、強く何度｛なんど｝もたたくこと
- 7. 《法律》暴行｛ぼうこう｝（罪）
- 8. 《音楽》〔オーケストラの〕打楽器部｛だがっき ぶ｝
Matsushita kept mum on battery glitch
08/17/2007
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. knew as far back as May that a problem in the manufacturing process could cause its cellphone batteries to overheat, but it decided not to publicize the fact, sources said.
Since then, two accidents involving batteries used in cellphones made by Nokia Corp., the world's largest handset maker, have occurred in Japan alone.
It was only on Tuesday, however, that Nokia announced a worldwide recall of 46 million batteries made by the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. subsidiary.
According to the sources, Matsushita Battery was first informed by Nokia in December 2006 that its BL-5C lithium-ion battery could overheat.
The month before, the company had renovated its production line for batteries used in Nokia handsets at its main factory in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture.
The company tried to determine the cause of the glitch by recreating the former production line and disassembling old products.
By May, it learned that a short circuit in the battery could cause overheating. The problem was traced to the manufacturing process, the sources said.
Matsushita Battery apparently did not go ahead and make an announcement on its own. However, Matsushita Battery did inform Nokia, but the Finland-based cellphone maker was apparently reluctant to disclose the fact.
"Of course, it's natural to disclose a problem as soon as we determine its cause. But in this case, we will refrain from making any comments, including when we learned about the cause," a Matsushita Battery representative said.
Nokia's headquarters also declined to divulge when it determined the cause of the problem.
"We started a joint investigation with Matsushita as soon as we were informed of the flaw," a Nokia spokesperson said. "We've just found a mistake (in the manufacturing process) that could cause the flaw."
In July, a cellphone battery that overheated caused a fire that burned part of the floor of a house in Osaka.
In August, a defective battery caused a fire that damaged a bed in Shizuoka Prefecture, according to reports filed by Nokia's Japanese arm to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Nokia Japan, however, failed to report the two accidents to the ministry as soon as it learned of them.(IHT/Asahi: August 17,2007)
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