Abstract: A pressure control valve equipped with a solenoid valve, in which a main valve body is provided with an air-supply chamber connected to a pressurized air source, a control pressure chamber into which pilot pressure is input, an output chamber connected to an air-pressure apparatus, and an air-supply valve which establishes contact between and isolates such air-supply chamber and such output chamber. Such pressure control valve further includes a pressure-adjusting piston which is urged one way by a pressure-adjusting spring and is urged the other way by such pilot pressure of such control pressure chamber, and a hollow exhaust valve rod is provided integrally with such pressure-adjusting piston to open or close such air-supply valve in accordance with such pilot pressure; and in which such solenoid valve supplying such pilot pressure to such control pressure chamber is attached to such main valve body.

Abstract: The air bag apparatus has a pressure adjusting mechanism. The pressure adjusting mechanism controls a flow rate of the operating gas. When acceleration caused by a collision exceeds a predetermined level by a small level, the pressure adjusting mechanism releases the operating gas into the atmosphere. When the acceleration well exceeds the predetermined level, the pressure adjusting mechanism does not release the operating gas.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium including a non-magnetic polymeric support and a magnetic layer on the non-magnetic polymeric support. The magnetic layer is positioned to be in contact with a record/playback head and includes ferromagnetic powder, abrasive material and binder resin, with at least 40 parts by weight of the abrasive material per 100 parts by weight of the ferromagnetic powder. The ferromagnetic powder has a saturation magnetization .sigma.s of 80 emu/g or more and long axis length of 0.25 .mu.m or less.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is constructed such that a black resin film is formed on the wiring region outside of the sealing compound that seals the liquid crystal between opposed substrates. This results in preventing corrosion of the leading fine wire between an OLB electrode and a pixel on the liquid crystal display panel and thereby prevents breaking of wires formed on the array substrate on the outside of the sealing compound and short-circuiting between the wires. The black resin film forms an excellent protective layer in place of the conventional silicon resin coating step designed for this purpose.

Abstract: An apparatus for unlocking a door lock for a vehicle, comprising a plurality of door locks for being mounted on doors of the vehicle, a collision direction detecting device for detecting a direction of an impact applied to a vehicle; and an unlocking mechanism for unlocking a door lock located on a side opposite to a collision side based on the direction detected by the collision direction detecting device.

Abstract: A tape cassette has a pair of reels each including a reel hub, with each hub having an anchor groove defined in an outer peripheral surface thereof so as to extend in a lengthwise direction thereof. A generally elongated clamping piece is received within the anchor groove and has a predetermined width as measured circumferentially of the reel hub. A tape medium includes a length of magnetic recording tape having opposite ends, and a leader tape connected with each of the opposite ends of the length of magnetic recording tape by of a splicing tape of a predetermined length. One end of the leader tape remote from the length of magnetic recording tape is received within the reel hub and anchored to the reel hub with the clamping piece snapped into the anchor groove. The splicing tape is, when the tape medium is wound around the reel hub, positioned immediately radially outwardly of and encompassing the predetermined width of the clamping piece.

Abstract: A impact sensor includes a housing, a weight disposed within the housing for being moved by an externally applied impact that is in excess of a predetermined value, an output lever disposed within the housing for being disengaged by movement of the weight to move in one direction, a first contact point provided on the output lever, or the housing and a second contact point provided on the housing so as to lie on the path of movement of the output lever. The first and second contact points are electrically connected by coming into contact by movement of the output lever, thereby actuating an air-bag mechanism connected to the first and second contact points.

Abstract: In an LCD driver package using a TAB tape carrier an object of this invention is to prevent damage to the input leads from being caused under the influence of the twisting or wrinkling of TAB tape due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the printed circuit board and the LCD glass board, and so forth. At least one pair of anchor hole 40are formed in the TAB tape carrier 10 of an LCD driver package having input leads 12 connected to a printed circuit board 24, output leads 14 connected to an LCD glass board 26, and a chip 22, the tape carrier 10 being fixed on the printed circuit board 24 with solder or an adhesive using anchor holes 40 after mounting of the LCD driver chip. Fixing through such anchor holes prevents the twisting or wrinkling of the tape from propagating to the input leads.

Abstract: In the magnetic recording medium, the spherical particles are added in the surface magnetic layer of the magnetic film having multilayer configuration (structure). And the spherical particles have a diameter in the range of from 0.5 to 1.5 times as large as the thickness of surface magnetic layer, and the amount of the spherical particles is in the range of from 0.1 parts to 1 part per 100 parts by weight of magnetic powder included in the surface magnetic layer. Fine studs are formed on the surface of the surface magnetic layer, and it results in both small surface roughness and low coefficient of friction.

Abstract: An impact sensing apparatus includes a container, a weight swingably supported in the container and which is swung by an impact exceeding a predetermined value, an output member rotatably supported in the container and which engages the weight, the output member disengages the weight by the swing movement of the weight. A spring member is disposed between the container and the output member, which biases the output member so as to be rotated, and urges the weight so as not to swing. The weight includes a stopper portion for contacting the container so as to hold the weight at an initial position. The stopper portion is disposed at an outside edge of the weight and spaced from the pivotal axis of the weight so that the spring member presses against the container in an upwardly direction substantially vertical to a surface of the container.

Abstract: A shock detecting device includes a housing, a weight disposed in the housing and moved by a shock which is more than a predetermined value from outside, an output member rotatably disposed in the housing and rotated in response to the movement of the weight so as to be projected from the housing and a safety mechanism being provided with a stopper pin which is formed on the weight and which contacts with the housing in an initial condition in order to maintain the weight in the initial condition, a rock lever which is rotatably supported on the housing and which being able to engage or disengage with or from the stopper pin and a first urging device which is disposed between the rock lever and the housing always for urging the rock lever so as to be engaged the rock lever with the stopper pin. According to this improved shock detecting device, it is able to maintain the high reliability of the safety mechanism with a simple structure.

Abstract: An impact sensing apparatus is comprised of a housing having therein an inner space, and a unitary assembly independent of the housing upon constitution thereof, accommodated within the housing so as to be secured thereto, and including a frame accommodated within the inner space of the housing, a weight supported on the frame so as to be transferred upon receipt of an impact through the housing, and a firing lever pivotally mounted to the frame and set to be rotated for being extended outside the housing upon transfer of the weight.

Abstract: An impact sensing apparatus includes a housing having a wall portion which is parallel with the applied direction of an outside shock and a hole which is formed in the wall portion, a weight disposed in the housing and moved by an outside shock which is more than a predetermined value, an output member rotatably disposed in the housing and rotated in response to the movement of the weight and an urging member interposed between the housing and the output member for urging the output member so as to project from the hole. According to this improved impact sensing apparatus, it is possible to lengthen the stroke of the rotational motion of the output member and therefore it is possible to effectively utilize the urging force of the urging member as a kinetic energy of the output member. Thus, it is possible to improve the reliability for igniting the ignition element such as a primer due to a striking operation of the output member.

Abstract: A magnetic coating composition prepared by a method comprising a wetting step for wetting powder materials including a magnetic powder with a small amount of a solvent in a kneading machine having an agitation means in a closed container, a first kneading step comprising adding an amount of a binder resin and an amount of a solvent to a mixture from the wetting step and mixing and kneading it, a second kneading step comprising continuously adding the solvent till a consumed power of a kneading apparatus reaches maximum, a third kneading step comprising stopping the addition of the solvent at the maximum consumed power and further kneading the mixture, and a dilution step comprising gradually adding the solvent to the mixture while applying shear force, in which composition, the magnetic powder is highly dispersed and which provides a coating type magnetic recording medium having good properties.

Abstract: A hole 13 though which a firing pin 6a of a firing lever 6 is projected outside a housing 1 is formed in a wall 1c of the housing which is in parallel with a direction of an external shock applied to the housing 1. This structure ensures the rotational angle of the firing lever 6 and a biasing force of a spring 9 which urges the firing lever 6 can be used effectively as kinetic energy thereof.

Abstract: An impact sensing apparatus includes a housing, a weight freely rotatably and movably supported within the housing at a position offset from the centroid of the weight, a firing lever pivotally supported on the housing for engaging the weight, and a spring stretched between the housing and the firing member for constantly biasing the firing member in a direction which engages it with the weight. The weight is held at a predetermined position, though its engagement with the firing pin, owing to the biasing force of the spring. When the apparatus is subjected to a prescribed acceleration under these conditions, the weight moves and rotates against the biasing force of the spring, thereby disengaging the firing pin and allowing it to turn. Erroneous operation ascribable to small, momentary shocks, as when a vehicle is traveling on a bumpy road, is prevented.

Abstract: This invention provides a method of smoothing a magnetic film comprising the steps of: coating a magnetic paint over the surface of a web to form a film thereon; and moving the web in an alternating current magnetic field before the film thereon being dried so that smoothing of the film may be effected. This method causes fluctuation of the magnetic particulates contained in the paint so as to uniformly reduce the viscosity of the film, thereby preventing the formation of a high-viscosity layer on the film surface. Accordingly, the surface of the film can be easily smoothed by means of either an air doctor or a flexible sheet.

Abstract: An electrically operated tiltable vehicle steering mechanism includes an electric motor of a reversible type which is adapted to drive through a speed reduction mechanism a screw shaft of a screw-nut mechanism. The screw-nut mechanism includes a nut which is engaged with the screw shaft and connected with a tiltable bracket supporting a steering shaft. Stoppers are provided to limit the stroke of the movement of the nut. The stopper includes a stopper plate made of a metallic material of a low frictional coefficient and a rubber cushion. The stopper is located with the stopper plate faced to the nut for engagement therewith and the rubber cushion maintained in contact with the housing of the screw-nut mechanism. The mechanism is provided with a clutch means for allowing a slip between the motor and the screw nut mechanism when the excessive load is applied to a torque transmission mechanism.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for heat treatment of a steel article made of soft steel or the like comprising heating the steel article to a brazing temperature of 1100.degree.-1200.degree. C., then cooling the steel article in a furnace to a temperature of about 570.degree.-720.degree. C., and thereafter rapidly cooling the article. The article is heated to brazing temperature in an oxidation-free atmosphere and is also cooled in an oxidation-free atmosphere. The article can be rapidly cooled by contact with a surface pretreatment solution.