Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic probe of high performance and high quality.

Abstract: The invention for printing by a printer in accordance with a requesting order of jobs from clients when an error occurs in a server or the server is shut-down. It is possible to reconstruct a print system in which each client computer spools print data, only job information is transmitted to the server, and the server performs an order control, wherein when an abnormality occurs in the server, the client computer set as a reserve server functions in place of the server and each client computer confirms whether the job registered by itself has correctly been registered or not, thereby enabling a printing process to be normally performed.

Abstract: A client transmits only job information of print data to a server, the server manages a print order in accordance with the job information, and if printable, the client transmits the print data directly to a printer. After the print is completed, the printer notifies the server of a print completion, and upon reception of this print completion notice, the server instructs the client to delete the print data. In a print system on a network configured as above, the network traffic is not increased, a large memory capacity is not necessary for the server so that the server load is reduced, the job management of the server can be performed by the client, the completion of a print operation can be monitored, and a print operation is possible even if the server is in an error state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tile carpet comprising a sealer layer of a novel hot-melt type composition low in fumability (fuming property) and superior in a sealing effect and backing layers of a composition low in fumability. The tile carpet has a structure in which a backing layer (A) of a composition comprising an amorphous polyolefin and a filler containing magnesium hydroxide; a glass or polyester non-woven fabric; a backing layer (B) of a compositon comprising an amorphous polyolefin and a filler containing magnesium hydroxide; a glass or polyester crossed fabric; and a carpet cloth having a sealer layer (C) of a composition comprising, an amorphous polyolefin and a filler, are laminated to one another successively in this order.

Abstract: An AGC system controls the amplitude of a reproduction signal read out from a recording medium at a predetermined level by adjusting the gain of an AGC amplifier. The AGC system includes a differentiator which differentiates the output signal of the AGC amplifier and then outputs a resultant differential signal. A rectifier rectifies the output differential signal. An operation unit compares the output signal of the rectifier with a predetermined reference value and outputs an error signal corresponding to the difference between them. The gain of the AGC amplifier is adjusted according to the error signal so that the output signal of the AGC amplifier and the output signal of the differentiator may be controlled at respective predetermined levels.

Abstract: An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus has an auto gain controller for controlling the amplitude level of a reproduction signal read out from a recording medium to a predetermined level. The auto gain controller has a variable gain amplifier for amplifying the reproduction signal, a converter for converting the output of the variable gain amplifier into a DC voltage, and a comparator for comparing the output from the converter with a predetermined reference value and sending the result of the comparison to the variable gain amplifier. The controller also includes a fixing device for fixing the gain of the variable gain amplifier, and a focusing offset for applying an adjuster offset to a focusing servo loop when the gain is fixed by the fixing device, and introducing the output of the converter thereinto while varying the amount of the applied offset, thereby effecting the adjustment of the focusing offset.

Abstract: A switching apparatus includes an input port to which information data associated with an ATM cell is input, a memory for storing information data input via the input port, a processor for sequentially performing frame synchronization process for finding a frame and ATM cell synchronization process for checking a cell structure with respect to information data read out from the memory, and an output port for outputting information data processed by the processor.

Abstract: As a method for producing a tile carpet having a a lining layer, there is provided a means for obtaining a tile carpet superior in the uniformity of thickness and adhesion of the lining layer and also superior in all of standing stability, shape and dimensional stability and durability, in high applicability of a sealing material in carpet cloth and a lining material and that in high production efficiency. The method of the present invention for producing such tile carpet comprises applying a heat-melted, amorphous olefin polymer composition (11) onto a travelling endless belt (3), then laminating onto this coating surface a carpet cloth (1) which has been sealed beforehand with an amorphous olefin polymer composition (7), to obtain an integral laminate, thereafter cooling the laminate forcibly using a cooling plate (14), separating the laminate from the endless belt (3) and cutting it into a tile shape.

Abstract: A device for counting and discharging corrugated cardboard boxes which is provided in a corrugated cardboard box making machine wherein a rotary screw is arranged for receiving corrugated cardboard boxes one by one forwarded thereto and successively stacking and storing said boxes vertically upward from the bottom, and when the number of the boxes have reached a predetermined number, a group of said boxes are sorted and discharged in a horizontal direction by a first and second pusher bars for a next manufacturing process wherein each of the pusher bars is provided with a dividing member for sorting the boxes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a folding device in a corrugated cardboard box making machine which is capable of adapting to a thickness of a corrugated cardboard sheet by regulating a space between a folding belt and an upper guide, and also capable of accurately making folding width of the corrugated cardboard sheet by regulating the position of a gauge belt. Having main transporting means for simultaneously positioning the folding belt, upper guide and gauge belt, the device is provided with an upper guide transporting means for independently regulating the position of the upper guide and a gauge belt transporting means for independently regulating the position of the gauge belt. The device is further provided with a control means for controlling the drive means and the gauge belt transporting of the upper guide transporting means.

Abstract: A corrugated cardboard box making machine wherein the units such as feed unit, printing unit and slotting unit are separably connected in alignment with a driving shaft being provided on each one of the units, and on an external gear which is one element of a coupling arranged between the driving shafts engaging projections are provided and on an internal gear which is the other element, there are provided engaging concave portions to automatically receive the engaging projections only when rotational positions of both of the gears are coincided. The machine is further arranged to automatically and accurately perform smooth connecting operation of each driving shaft when each unit is reconnected after such work as printing plate exchange is finished.

Abstract: An optical disk apparatus comprises an optical pickup having an optical pickup body carrying a laser and a photodetector responsive to light emitted from the laser and reflected by the optical disk for producing tracking error signals mounted on the optical pickup body for reciprocal movement in a tracking direction responsive to operation of an actuator, and supports an objective for focusing the beam on the disk. A position sensor produces position signals in response to displacement of the movable portion in the tracking direction. Finally a servo tracking circuit outputs driving signals to the actuator on the basis of tracking error signals produced either in response to tracking error signals produced from outputs of the photodetector and position signals produced from output signals of the position sensor, in response only to the latter.

Abstract: A heating element made of carbon, comprising a heating member including carbon powder and an insulating resin, the powder being kneaded with the resin, and a core member formed of an insulating material and having a higher fusing point than the heating member, the core member being disposed substantially centrally of the heating member.

Abstract: A novel granular crosslinked copolymer suitable as a high speed liquid chromatograph packing and especially as a gel permeation chromatograph packing is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the packing is a copolymer of styrene and divinylbenzene having a volume average particle diameter of about 2 to 50 .mu.m, an exclusive molecular weight for a polystyrene being from about 500 to 20,000, and the weight % (X) of divinylbenzene units based on the entire monomeric units of the copolymer and the gradient (.alpha.) of the calibration curve of the polystyrene are defined by the region bounded by and including the following three lines in rectangular coordinates (.alpha., X) ##EQU1##.alpha.=2.5X=35and a process for preparing the same by suspension polymerization in the presence of an initiator having specific half-life properties is disclosed.