Abstract: A strain detector wherein the efficiency of a detecting coil is improved to improve the sensitivity of the strain detector. The strain detector comprises a magnetic layer made of a soft magnetic material having a high permeability and fixedly mounted on an outer periphery of a driven shaft strain of which is to be detected, and a detecting coil disposed around the magnetic layer with a gap left therebetween for detecting a variation of the permeability arising from strain of the magnetic layer caused by an external force applied to the driven shaft. The strain detector further comprises a metal layer made of a non-magnetic material having a high electric conductivity and disposed in the gap between the magnetic layer and the detecting coil. Or else, the detecting coil has a pair of coil portions connected to each other by way of an intermediate portion thereof, and an electric current flows in the same direction through the coil portions.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a heat resisting magnetic scale is disclosed which comprises a manufacturing process in which at least a part of a heat resisting base is heated and immediately cooled for the purpose of fusing the heated part to the base and changing both the magnetic characteristics of the part of the base which has been heated and the Curie point of the part which has been heated is raised to 100.degree. C. or higher.

Abstract: Photosensitive silver halide emulsions are disclosed which comprise photosensitives silver halide grains dispersed in a binder, wherein at least 70% of the total projected area of the silver halide grains is accounted for by tabular grains of a diameter of at least 0.15 .mu.m, wherein the mean aspect ratio of the tabular grains is not more than 8.0, wherein grains in which the value of the ratio (b/a) of the longest distance (a) between two or more parallel twinning planes in the tabular grain and the grain thickness (b) is at least 5 account for at least 50% (in terms of numbers of grains) of all of the tabular grains, and wherein at least 50% (in terms of the numbers of grains) of the tabular grains are grains in which the number of dislocations per grain is at least 10.

Abstract: A strain detector wherein external and internal magnetic fields are magnetically separated from each other to eliminate an influence of such disturbance magnetic field to assure accurate and stabilized detection of strain in a drive shaft. The detector comprises a magnetic layer made of a soft magnetic material having a high permeability and suitable magnetostriction fixedly mounted on an outer periphery of a driven shaft, a pair of bearings or bearing stands made of a soft magnetic material having a high permeability for supporting the driven shaft for rotation thereon, a detecting coil disposed around the magnetic layer for detecting a variation of the permeability of the magnetic layer arising from strain of the magnetic layer caused by an external force applied to the driven shaft, and a shield disposed on an outer periphery of the detecting coil and magnetically connected at the axial opposite end portions thereof to the bearings or bearing stands.

Abstract: A pump casing manufactured by press forming of steel plate and including a volute casing encircling a pump impeller so as to form a fluid path around the pump impeller is disclosed. The cross-sectional area of the fluid path is gradually increased towards a discharge port of the pump casing. The pump casing includes a casing body which is formed at first by press forming a metal plate into a cylindrical cup shape having an opening portion at one side thereof and a closed bottom portion at the other side of the same, and then by press forming the cylindrical cup shaped casing body so as to have a volute portion radially outwardly expanded from a cylindrical surface of the casing body at an axially intermediate portion thereof which radially opposite to the pump impeller, a casing flange outwardly extending from the opening portion and an aperture serving as a suction port at the bottom portion.

Abstract: A strain detector wherein the efficiency of a detecting coil is improved to improve the sensitivity of the strain detector. The strain detector comprises a magnetic layer made of a soft magnetic material having a high permeability and fixedly mounted on an outer periphery of a driven shaft strain of which is to be detected, and a detecting coil disposed around the magnetic layer with a gap left therebetween for detecting a variation of the permeability arising from strain of the magnetic layer caused by an external force applied to the driven shaft. The strain detector further comprises a metal layer made of a non-magnetic material having a high electric conductivity and disposed in the gap between the magnetic layer and the detecting coil. Or else, the detecting coil has a pair of coil portions connected to each other by way of an intermediate portion thereof, and an electric current flows in the same direction through the coil portions.

Abstract: A pump impeller manufactured by press forming of steel plate and comprising a boss formed with a central bore for connecting the boss to a main shaft of the pump through key and key way engagement, and a main shroud fixed to the boss is disclosed. The impeller is characterized in that the boss is formed with a polygonal portion on the periphery of the boss and the main shroud is formed at central portion thereof with a polygonal recess fitting to the polygonal portion of the boss. A retainer plate is mounted on the boss at an end portion thereof opposite to an end portion from which the main shroud is fitted to the boss and is connected by welding to the main shroud. Thereby, since the power is transmitted from the boss to the main shroud through polygonal surfaces, no substantial stress concentration occurs at the power transmitting area.

Abstract: A strain detector for detecting a strain developed in a shaft applied with a torque comprises strain-sensitive magnetostrictive elements attached to the shaft in two groups in a chevron pattern. A pair of annular detection coils are wound around a bobbin to surround respective one of the groups of magnetostrictive elements. Two annular yokes made of a soft magnetic material of high permeability are disposed around respective coils across radial gaps. A hollow cylindrical shield of non-magnetic material with a high electrical conductivity is disposed around the two yokes across radial gaps. The magnetostrictive elements may be made of a nickel-iron alloy of 45 to 55% Ni-Fe. The yokes may be made of a nickel-iron alloy of about 80% Ni-Fe or alternatively, of a 6.5% Si-Fe steel. The detector may comprise a second magnetic shield disposed around the first shield of non-magnetic material with a high electrical conductivity. The second shield may be made of the same magnetic material as the yokes.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material includes a support having thereon at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer, characterized in that at least one of a plurality of emulsions contained in the emulsion layer contains tabular grains having a thickness of less than 0.5 .mu.m, a diameter of at least 0.3 .mu.m, and an average ratio of grain diameter to grain thickness of at least 2, the tabular grains occupy at least 50% of the entire projected area of all the grains contained in the emulsion, the surfaces of the grains are chemically sensitized, and a ratio of surface sensitivity to internal sensitivity of the grains is 0.5 to 2.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion containing silver halide grains having (III) faces, at least 50% (by projected area) of which are(a) silver halide grains controlled so that the development thereof is initiated at the corners or in the vicinity of the corners of the grains, and/or(b) silver halide grains controlled so that the development thereof is initiated at the edges or in the vicinity of the edges of the grains.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein each of the green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, the red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and the blue-sensitive silver emulsion layer contains at least one color image forming coupler, and wherein 50% or more of the total projected area of the silver halide grains in at least one of the emulsion layers comprises tabular silver halide grains having a thickness of less than 0.5 .mu.m, a diameter of 0.6 .mu.

Abstract: A movable window glass arrangement in use for a window of an automobile, made up of a plate glass a part of which is inserted in an injection-molded plastic holder member. The plate glass is formed at its bottom peripheral section with projections which project into the plastic holder member, thereby accomplishing secure connection between the plate glass and the holder member without using adhesive or metallic fastening members.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of fitting a plate member with at least one supportive or protective member of a synthetic resin by injection molding of the resin with insertion of, for each resin member, a predetermined marginal region of the plate member in the mold cavity. For example, a vehicle window glass is fitted with two holders to be coupled with a window regulator mechanism. To enhance strength of adhesion of the molded resin member(s) to the plate without making any mechanical or thermal treatment of the plate, the marginal region of the plate is closely covered with at least one sheet of plastic film, which has a thickness of 5 to 250 .mu.m and becomes a melt adhesive to both the plate and the molded resin at a temperature in the range from 50.degree. to 150.degree. C., prior to insertion of the marginal region of the plate into the mold cavity. For example, the plastic film is of an ethylene base copolymer.

Abstract: A thiocyanate-containing silver halide emulsion, characterized in that a disc tablet of 2.5 mm in diameter formed of 10 mg of silver halide contained in the silver halide emulsion shows an absorbance of 0.015 or higher or thiocyanate ion at 2052 cm.sup.-1, measured by IR spectroscopy. The emulsion is high in sensitivity, small in loss of photographic sensitivity caused by pressure and small in fluctuations in results of photographic processings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide emulsion containing a thiocyanate and having a high sensitivity in particular to light of a low illuminance. According to the present invention, a silver halide emulsion is provided, wherein the IR absorbance at 2052 cm.sup.-1 due to thiocyanate ion contained in the silver halide grain of the emulsion is observed and a tricarboxylic acid or its salt is contained in the emulsion.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silver halide emulsion containing halogen conversion-type silver halide grains and light sensitive material comprising such as emulsion. The grains are selected from the group consisting of halogen conversion-type silver chlorobromide grains, halogen conversion-type silver iodobromide grains and halogen conversion-type chloroiodobromide grains, the grains having substantially no surface sensitivity, the average grain size thereof being not more than 0.30 micron, and the grains containing from 0 to 4 mol % of silver iodide.The grains have particularly high ability to trap iodide ions so that light-sensitive material comprising the emulsion containing the grains have law dependence on formulation of developing solution and improved properties in connection with sensitivity, fog, gamma, maximum density.

Abstract: This invention provides a silver halide photographic light sensitive material having an improved blackness of image silver, as well as high sensitivity and covering power. The present silver halide photographic light sensitive material includes at least one layer of a silver halide photographic emulsion on at least one side of a support, characterized in that said layer of silver halide photographic emulsion contains fine silver halide grains, or tabular silver halide grains having a grain thickness of 0.4.mu. or less, and a dye having a maximum absorption wave length of 520 to 580 nm is contained in said layer of silver halide photographic emulsion and/or another layer such that the transmission density of green light is 0.03 or less after the developing treatment of the photographic light sensitive material.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion comprises a dispersion medium and silver halide grains, the silver halide emulsion containing tabular silver halide grains having a thickness of less than 0.5 .mu.m, a diameter of 0.3 .mu.m or more, and a mean diameter-to-thickness ratio of 2 or more. The tabular grains occupy at least 50% of a projected area of all the silver halide grains, and 50% or more (number) of the tabular grains include 10 or more dislocations per grain. A photographic light-sensitive material comprises the aforementioned silver halide emulsion.

Abstract: A novel silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, said silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising photosensitive silver halide grains and internally fogged silver halide grains, said internally fogged silver halide grains having contained therein at least one compound such as ##STR1## The silver halide photographic light-sensitive material is a high-speed one which gives an image having high contrast and high maximum density.

Abstract: A refrigerated display case with multiple air curtains and a refrigerating apparatus for refrigerating circulating air. The refrigerating apparatus includes a compressor, a condenser and two evaporators. The suction sides of both evaporators are connected with one another by a first passage line which includes first and second compression device with check valves in series, this line being connected to the compressor through valve devices. The discharge sides of both evaporators are also connected with one another by a second passage line which includes a pair of check valves, this second line being connected to the compressor through valve devices, respectively. The first and second passage lines are connected with one another and connected to the condenser through a valve device whereby both evaporators are parallel or serial connected with one another due to operation of the valve devices to accomplish the refrigerating mode or refrigerating and defrosting mode of the refrigerating means.