Abstract: A composite member has a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a conductive layer body including an insulating layer having a higher modulus of elasticity than the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and two conductive layers electrically insulated by the insulating layer and disposed to be spaced from each other, and a member having a higher modulus of elasticity than the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, in which the member is in contact with, out of the two conductive layers, a first conductive layer provided on a side on which a radius of curvature of the insulating layer is larger in a case of bending the conductive layer body in a bending direction, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is disposed at a portion except for between the insulating layer and each of the two conductive layers and between the first conductive layer and the member having a higher modulus of elasticity than the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope system is composed of an electronic endoscope, a light source apparatus, and a temperature converter. The electronic endoscope has a CMOS sensor in a distal portion of an insert section to be inserted into a patient's body cavity. Illumination light from the light source apparatus is applied to the body cavity through the distal portion. The temperature converter obtains an average pixel value of an optical black (OB) region out of an imaging signal from the CMOS sensor, and converts the average OB pixel value into a temperature of the CMOS sensor on a frame-by-frame basis with the use of data in a temperature conversion table. The table represents a relationship between the average OB pixel value and the temperature of the CMOS sensor. Light quantity of the illumination light is adjusted in accordance with the temperature of the CMOS sensor to prevent deterioration of image quality.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope system is composed of an electronic endoscope, a light source apparatus, and a temperature converter. The electronic endoscope has a CMOS sensor in a distal portion of an insert section to be inserted into a patient's body cavity. Illumination light from the light source apparatus is applied to the body cavity through the distal portion. The temperature converter obtains an average pixel value of an optical black (OB) region out of an imaging signal from the CMOS sensor, and converts the average OB pixel value into a temperature of the CMOS sensor on a frame-by-frame basis with the use of data in a temperature conversion table. The table represents a relationship between the average OB pixel value and the temperature of the CMOS sensor. Light quantity of the illumination light is adjusted in accordance with the temperature of the CMOS sensor to prevent deterioration of image quality.

Abstract: A front end rigid portion constitutes a front end of an endoscope insertion unit in an endoscope. The front end rigid portion is provided with an illumination optical system irradiating an observation target area with illumination light and an imaging optical system having an imaging element imaging the observation target area. The endoscope includes a heat emission member which is connected to the front end rigid portion and extends in the longitudinal direction of the endoscope insertion unit. The heat emission member is formed by mixing fiber-piece-shaped fillers with a resin material.

Abstract: A cassette for a VCR or the like is provided with a guard panel for covering a front surface opening of the cassette. The guard panel is provided with side plates at opposite ends thereof, and the side plates each have a support shaft for roratably mountin the guard panel to the cassette. One of the side plates is provided with a rib which is received in a gap formed in the cassette so that the guard panel, when covering the front surface opening of the cassette, is prevented from being dislodged by a shock or the like such as when the cassette is accidentally dropped. Alternatively, the cassette may be provided with a rib which fits into a stepped portion formed on one of the side plates to achieve the same result.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory is installed in a magnetic tape cassette so as to enable electric signals transmitted from the outside of the magnetic tape cassette to be recorded therein or reproduced therefrom. In addition, the magnetic tape cassette includes an output/input terminal by way of which the semiconductor memory is electrically connected to a recording/reproducing unit. With this construction, when the direction of running of a magnetic tape is reversed during a recording or reproducing operation, the recording/reproducing function of the semiconductor memory can be utilized in place of the recording/reproducing function of the magnetic tape with the aid of a changeover signal previously inputted into the magnetic tape at a position, e.g., in the proximity of the end of the magnetic tape. Thus, the occurrence of interruption the recorded/reproduced signals can be prevented by virtue of the substitutive recording/reproducing function of the semiconductor memory.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette includes a leaf spring and magnetic tape reels in which the depression force of the leaf spring is varied such that, in assembling the cassette, the leaf spring provides a relatively weak depression force thereby to facilitate cassette assembly, and when the cassette is in use, the leaf spring provides a relatively strong depression force to sufficiently depress the magnetic tape reels. The magnetic tape cassette also includes a pair of protrusions formed on the inner surface of the top wall of an upper half casing which can abut the arms of a leaf spring secured to the upper half casing, so that, in assembling the cassette, the leaf spring is bent until it is brought into contact with the protrusions. When the cassette is in use, the leaf spring is further bent with the protrusions serving as fulcra, thereby to increase its force of depression.

Abstract: In the magnetic tape cassette, upper and lower flanges 23a to 24c forming a tape reel 21 are formed alternately at a given angle in the two end portions of a reel hub 22 so that engaging gears 25a to 26c respectively formed on the outer peripheral edge portions of the upper and lower flanges 23a to 24c are substantially continuous in a plan view, and a brake claw is arranged so as to be engageable with any one of the engaging gears 25a to 26c regardless of the rotational position of the tape reel 21.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for compressively molding cushioning material using a quadrangular cylindrical molding box having an end side closed by a receiver mold, whereas the other end of said molding box receives supply of dry raw material consisting of fiberized paper or pulp by a volume corresponding to several times the actual volume of a molded body. A compressive mold inserted from the other end of the molding box is shifted to one-end side of the molding box to compress supplied raw material between a receiver mold. Simultaneously, a core member is retreated to a predetermined position of said one-end side in association with the shifting movement of the compressive mold. As a result, the core portion having thin thickness and the interior of the core member can securely be compressed and molded with even density.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a magnetic tape cassette incorporating and holding therein a tape winding member and having upper and lower half cases molded from a synthetic resin, wherein the upper and lower half cases are constructed such that conductive fillers form at least a joint between the cases. The components other than the magnetic tape are then inserted into the cassette and the halves are put one upon another prior to being heated by induction heating. Finally, the magnetic tape is wound onto the tape winding member.

Abstract: A cooking arrangement including a timer function which enables cooking operation of the apparatus to be automatically continued without carrying out a restarting operation even if the timer operation is cancelled while cooking is being carried out under timer control.

Abstract: An inductive heating apparatus with multiple high frequency energy source. The apparatus includes plural resonant circuits each having an inductive heating coil and plural drive circuits for driving the resonant circuits. Switch circuits enable energization of one or more of the plural resonance circuits and a logic circuit is provided to ensure that whenever two or more resonance circuits are operated, they will operate at the same frequency to prevent unwanted noise otherwise resulting from the circuits operating at different frequencies.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooking apparatus having operating keys for selecting a cooking menu, a display device having a number of display cards each inscribed with a cooking menu, and a rotatable member having the display cards swingingly secured along its periphery. The display cards are successively turned to successively change the displayed menu according to the rotation of the rotatable member. The cooking apparatus further has drive means for rotating the rotatable member, control means for controlling the drive means to rotate to the position determined by the signal from the operating keys. The apparatus further comprises heating device for heating items to be cooked, and means for operating the heating device according to a sequence corresponding to the cooking menu displayed on the displaying device by the signal from the operating keys.