Abstract: In a friction plate formed by adhering a plurality of friction material segments having connecting portions to be interconnected to each other onto a core plate, a frictional engagement surface side portion of each connecting portion between the friction material segments is formed as a recessed portion.

Abstract: A battery device having a high discharge current value and a high current collecting efficiency at electrodes. A first active material is applied on a first current collecting unit avoiding one end and/or the other end of the width direction to form an anode, and a second active material is applied on a second current collecting unit avoiding one end and/or the other end of the width direction to form a cathode. The current generated at the electrodes formed by winding the anode and cathode via separators is output through the parts uncoated with the first active material of anode and the parts uncoated with the second active material of cathode, so as to realize the battery device having a high discharge current value and a high current collecting efficiency at the electrodes.

Abstract: In a high voltage discharge circuit for a CRT, a power-off detecting circuit detects turning off of a power switch and outputs a power-off detection signal, to activate a luminance increasing section to increase the luminance of a video signal being outputted to the CRT at the time the power switch is turned off. Therefore, the high-voltage charges that remain applied between the anode and the cathode of the CRT after the power switch has been turned off discharge rapidly so that occurrence of afterglow can be reliably prevented.

Abstract: According to the present, invention, when transferring a pattern of projections and valleys of a stamper to a UV curable resin coated on a disc base plate, the disc base plate is pressed against the stamper while the stamper is maintained at a constant temperature to set the viscosity of the UV curable resin to a value suitable for transferring the pattern of projections and valleys to the UV curable resin from the stamper to realize high fidelity duplication.

Abstract: A support structure having a built-in light source aimed to project light directly upward onto an object, such as a cocktail glass, from a position directly below it, so as to allow its inherent glittering quality to be shown. The structure includes a recess in the upper portion of a support on which the object is to be placed, a light source at the bottom of the recess, a convex lens at an upper position of the recess, a transparent flat member above the convex lens, a switch at a fixed position in the support, and an electrical wire connecting the switch with the light source.

Abstract: In an optical-disk manufacturing device in which a disklike plate is coated with an ultraviolet-set resin on one side thereof, pressed against a stamper, and irradiated by ultraviolet rays to transfer a pattern provided in the stamper to the ultraviolet-set resin, the optical-disk manufacturing device has a disklike-plate supplying section which can store a plurality of disklike plates; a resin supplying part for supplying the resin to the disklike plate; a transfer section for transferring the pattern of the stamper to the resin; a disklike-plate removing section for removing the disklike plate after transferring; and a transport device to transport the disklike plate from each proceding part to each following part.

Abstract: In an optical-disk manufacturing device in which a disklike plate is coated with an ultraviolet-set resin on one side thereof, pressed against a stamper, and irradiated by ultraviolet rays to transfer a pattern provided in the stamper to the ultraviolet-set resin, the optical-disk manufacturing device has a disklike-plate supplying section which can store a plurality of disklike plates; a resin supplying section for supplying the resin to the disklike plate; a transfer section for transferring the pattern of the stamper to the resin; a disklike-plate removing section for removing the disklike plate after transferring; and a transport device to transport the disklike plate from each proceding part to each following part.

Abstract: In an optical-disk manufacturing device in which a disklike plate is coated with an ultraviolet-set resin at one side thereof, pressed against a stamper, and irradiated by ultraviolet rays to transfer a pattern provided in the stamper to the ultraviolet-set resin, the optical-disk manufacturing device has a disklike-plate supplying section which can store a plurality of disklike plates; a resin supplying section for supplying the resin to the disklike plate; a transfer section for transferring the pattern of the stamper to the resin; a disklike-plate removing section for removing the disklike plate after transferring; and a transport device to transport the disklike plate from each proceding part to each following part.

Abstract: A method for introducing pure hot-spring water directly transported from a spa into baths of a spa house and for maintaining the purity and the freshness of the introduced water. Pure hot-spring water directly transported from a spa by a transportation means is supplied into an underground reservoir. The supplied water is pumped by means of a primary pump, then warmed to a certain temperature by means of a first heat exchanger utilizing warm circulating water warmed by a boiler. The warmed hot-spring water is stored in a storage tank. When the water level in a hot-spring water bath has lowered, hot-spring water is pumped from the storage tank into the bath by means of a secondary pump. When the hot-spring water in the bath is contaminated, the hot-spring water is circulated in such a manner that the water is first passed through a filter for hot-spring water to have the contamination contained therein removed, then returned to the bath.

Abstract: In an optical-disk manufacturing device in which a disklike plate is coated with an ultraviolet-set resin on one side thereof, pressed against a stamper, and irradiated by ultraviolet rays to transfer a pattern provided in the stamper to the ultraviolet-set resin, the optical-disk manufacturing device has a disklike-plate supplying section which can store a plurality of disklike plates; a resin supplying section for supplying the resin to the disklike plate; a transfer section for transferring the pattern of the stamper to the resin; a disklike-plate removing section for removing the disklike plate after transferring; and a transport device to transport the disklike plate from each proceding part to each following part.

Abstract: A shock wave lithotrity apparatus comprises an applicator which includes a first transducer for generating ultrasonic waves and for converging the ultrasonic waves on a focal point to treat an object, a second transducer for generating ultrasonic waves at a low level for echography, and a water bag for transmitting the ultrasonic waves to the object. A lithotrity unit and a B-mode imaging unit are respectively connected to the first and second transducers. When a position mode is selected, the second transducer is driven by the B-mode imaging unit and the echography is displayed and the first transducer is driven by the lithotrity unit at a low voltage to detect the intensity of the echo signal. The degree of focus-calculus matching is calculated based on the intensity. The operator adjusts the position of the first transducer by referring to the echography and the matching degree.

Abstract: A method of forming a protective film for an optical recording medium. A protective film forming ink having a viscosity in a range between 0.9 and 100 ps is applied on a surface of a pad, e.g., a semispherical pad, having a Shore A hardness between 8 and 30. The spherical surface of the pad thus applied with the ink is pressed to a substrate of the optical recording medium on which a reflective layer is formed to transfer the protective film forming ink to the surface of the substrate so as to cover the entire surface of the reflective layer and extend over the peripheral edges. Then, the ink is cured to form the protective film.

Abstract: An aperture device defines X-ray beams emitted from X-ray focal points L and R spaced apart from each other along the first direction. This defining operation is performed along the first direction and a second direction crossing the first position, thereby shaping a rectangular X-ray radiation area. Blades defining the two edges of the X-ray beam along the first direction and blades defining two edges of the X-ray beam along the second direction are supported by engaging portions into which screw portions of screw rods are screwed and engaging portions slidably fitted around round portions of the screw rods, respectively. When the screw rods are rotated by activation of corresponding stepping motors, the corresponding engaging portions are moved parallel to the screw rods. The respective blades can be variably moved along the first or second direction, thereby forming an X-ray radiation area having any shape in any position.

Abstract: Disclosed is an X-ray apparatus having an X-ray source, an X-ray imaging device in confronting relation to the X-ray source, a first support constructed and arranged for performing generally longitudinal movements for supporting the X-ray source, a second support constructed and arranged for performing generally longitudinal movements for supporting the X-ray imaging device, a first movable base for mounting the first support, a second movable base independent of the first movable base for mounting the second support, and a connector releasably interconnecting the support at a predetermined distance for allowing the support as interconnected to be operated in unison.

Abstract: A process for producing thermal-insulating nonwoven bulky product characterized by its structural make up of substantially continuous single filaments of from about 0.01 to 2 denier which are stabilized on themselves in the product by a surface binder on the filaments.

Abstract: A thermal-insulating nonwoven bulky product characterized by its structural make up of substantially continuous single filaments of from about 0.01 to 2 denier which are stabilized on themselves in the product by a surface binder on the filaments and process for making the same.

Abstract: A nonporous flexible sound insulating sheet is provided which is composed of 50 to 90 wt.% of a nonwoven lead fiber fabric and 10 to 50 wt.% of a vinyl chloride polymer reinforcing material. The reinforcing material fills the spaces between individual lead fibers of the nonwoven fabric to secure the individual lead fibers in their places. The lead fibers are substantially uniformly distributed in the nonwoven fabric and are disposed such that the axes of the lead fibers extend, as a whole, substantially at random in all directions, and such that the lead fibers are not exposed on the surface of the sound insulating sheet. The sound insulation sheet has a thickness of 0.3 to 2.0 mm and a specific gravity of 2.0 to 6.5.

Abstract: A spun-type yarn having a unique configuration and useful properties is manufactured by a novel process which comprises forming a ribbon-shaped fiber bundle being substantially free from twists and composed of randomly oriented continuous filaments, each of which comprises random bends and loops along its length, and then false twisting the ribbon-shaped bundle to consolidate it into a yarn. In the false-twisting, some of the filaments are broken.