Abstract: A tape drive device including a tape driver for information recording or reproduction is performed on a magnetic tape when a tape cassette having the magnetic tape accommodated therein is loaded, a memory driver through which when a memory for recording management information to manage the recording or reproduction to the magnetic tape is provided to the tape cassette, read-out or writing of the management information from/into the memory can be performed, a detector for detecting storage capacity information of the memory which is stored in the memory, and an identifier for identifying the storage capacity of the memory on the basis of the storage capacity information.

Abstract: When a tape cassette is mounted, a tape drive apparatus judges whether the tape cassette is of a first mode (normal mode) or a second mode (multi-partition mode) based on one or both of management information that is read out from the magnetic tape and management information that is read out from a memory (MIC) incorporated in the tape cassette. The tape drive apparatus then an performs an operation setting in accordance with the mode thus judged.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup apparatus includes photoelectric converter elements arranged in an array on a two-dimensional plane, vertical charge transfer paths respectively fabricated adjacent the photoelectric converter elements, vertical charge transfer electrodes for transferring charge one charge transfer stage by each transfer operation, a horizontal charge transfer path connected to end sections respectively of the vertical charge transfer paths for receiving transferred therefrom and for transferring the charge in a horizontal direction, horizontal charge transfer electrodes on the horizontal charge transfer path in a horizontal direction, an output amplifier connected to an end of the horizontal charge transfer path for amplifying charge from the horizontal charge transfer path, and a control circuit to drive the apparatus in an adding movie mode in which the control circuit reads charge, read from the photoelectric converter elements to the vertical transfer path, feeds the charge to all charge transf

Abstract: A drain region is formed along a horizontal charge transfer channel constituting a horizontal charge transfer element, and a barrier region for charges is formed between the horizontal charge transfer channel and drain region. A two-electrode element is formed by using the horizontal charge transfer channel, barrier region and drain region. A solid state image pickup device can be manufactured with high productivity, which device can drain charges in the horizontal charge transfer element at high speed.

Abstract: A data recording device and a data reproducing device for appending data in a data storage device without requiring that data be read up to the last group directly before an end-of-data area. A system controller controls a recording data processing system, a data recording/reproducing unit, a playback data processing system and a tracking control system for recording the identification information of the last group in an end-of-data (EOD) area and for reading out the identification information of the last group from the EOD area.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing a data signal on and from a magnetic tape includes a rotary head drum, first and second magnetic heads, third and fourth magnetic heads, a data processor, a data signal decoder, and controller. The magnetic tape is wrapped around the rotary head drum slanted at a predetermined angle. The first and second magnetic heads are provided on the rotary head drum at positions apart from each other by a predetermined rotational angle and have a first azimuth angle. The third and fourth magnetic heads are provided on the rotary head drum at positions apart from each other by a predetermined rotational angle and have a second azimuth angle different from the first azimuth angle. The data processor adds address data to each recording unit of a data signal and outputs the data signal as a recording signal.

Abstract: A failure detection system detects a failure in a by-pass switch of a power converter. The by-pass switch switches the electric power supply so that electric power is supplied from a standby power source to a load instead of from a power converter. A switch operation circuit turns the by-pass switch on and off. A first current detector detects the inverted output current of the power converter. A second current detector detects the load current flowing through the load. An operational amplifier adds the outputs of the first and second current detectors. A comparator detects a failure of the by-pass switch. If the addition result given by the operational amplifier is outside a predetermined range of values when the switch operation circuit is turned off, the comparator concludes that the by-pass switch has a failure.

Abstract: A reproducing device for reproducing information from a tape-shaped recording medium, such as a magnetic tape, in which address information and data are recorded on the recording medium on a plurality of inclined tracks. The address information is composed of a track address and a block address. The reproducing device, which reads and reproduces data from the tape-shaped recording medium includes a reproducing unit, an address extracting unit, a memory, a driving unit and a controller. The reproducing unit reads out data from the tape-shaped reproducing medium for data reproduction. The reproducing unit has a rotary head configured for scanning a plurality of tracks of the tape-shaped recording medium for reading out data from the recording medium. The address extracting unit extracts the address information from data read out by the reproducing unit from one scan of the tape-shaped recording medium by the rotary head. The memory stores data read out from the reproducing unit.

Abstract: A recording apparatus has a check-after-write function for reproducing and checking the recorded state of a recorded track. When overwriting of data is started, an identification number to be stored in a track is set at a fixed value, and check-after-reproduction is performed by the fixed value during reproduction in which a check is made. Also, a reproducing apparatus includes a system for detecting that a very small error segment has occurred on the data and for making the data of the error segment invalid or not outputting the data when it is determined that the error segment has occurred.

Abstract: A device for controlling output voltage of a converter is provided. The input voltage V.sub.R is detected by means of a voltage detecting device and the phase .PHI. of the input voltage is detected by means of a phase synchronizing circuit. The detected phase is input to an AC sine wave reference oscillating circuit in order to obtain an AC sine wave reference signal having the same phase as input voltage. The output of an amplitude instruction generating circuit is multiplied by an AC sine wave reference signal by means of a multiplier in order to obtain a converter current instruction I.sub.A *. The input current I.sub.R detected by means of a current detecting device is differentiated by means of an approximation differentiator and only the resonance frequency component is detected by means of a band-pass filter. The detected resonance frequency component is multiplied by a gain K by means of a proportion device and the output os subtracted from the converter current instruction I.sub.

Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a power converter includes a plurality of switching devices and enabling converted AC output to be obtained to supply arbitrary AC outputs to a load. A voltage command value generating device for generating a voltage command value is provided to command voltage to be transmitted from the power converter. A voltage control device is provided for controlling a plurality of switching devices of the power converter in accordance with a command voltage level. An electric current detection device is included for detecting an output electric current to be supplied from the power converter to the load. An electric current limiting device is provided for restricting the command voltage level to be supplied to the voltage control device in accordance with a value detected by the electric current detection device.

Abstract: An external position detector is mounted on a head arm that also carries a transducer for tracking a magnetic disk. When the head arm is moved at constant speed, the position detector produces an output signal that is periodic but has a measurable pitch error or pitch unevenness. The periodic output signal is measured to determine the pitch error, and an amount of compensation required to compensate for the measured pitch error is calculated. A value of the periodic output signal corresponding to the amount of compensation and therefore corresponding to an absence of pitch error is calculated, and a servo signal is recorded on the magnetic disk at a location corresponding to the calculated value of the periodic output signal. The pitch error is thereby fully compensated, and the servo signal is recorded with precision.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fastening member, a machine element set for fastening and a method of fastening the machine element for fastening so arranged that a through hole of a fastening member freely fastened to the shaft, the thread or the receiver portion of a thread member is formed into a narrow hole by warping, deforming, bending or twisting the fastening member so as to cause fastening edges to be fastened to the thread portion of the male thread member. When the male thread member is tightened, the narrow hole is restored to the original moderate through hole by the tightening force, so that the fastening member or members to be installed and held by the fastening member can be easily temporarily fixed. After the tightening work has been completed, the male thread member and the fastening member can be freely rotated with respect to each other, so that the damage of the corresponding element due to rubbing can be prevented.