Abstract: An applicator includes a reservoir charged with fluid. The reservoir has a discharge-controlling mechanism at one end for applying the fluid. The fluid contains at least one organic solvent, such as mythylcyclohexane, and is charged with a scarcely volatile liquid substance, such as an alkylene oxide adduct of diglycerin, having no compatibility with the applying fluid. The scarcely volatile liquid substance forms a movable plug for an end part of the applying fluid in a contact state and the rear of the plug in the reservoir is released to the atmosphere. The applicator can include writing instruments including a felt tip pen and a ballpoint pen, a corrector, an applicator for adhesive and a dressing instrument.

Abstract: A liquid applicator has a vaned collector. The collector's rear end is abutted on a partition having a concave portion, creating a gap B therebetween. A cylindrical projection is formed inside the rear sleeve concentrically on its axis so that a replaceable cartridge holding ink is removably attached with its front end fitted to the cylindrical projection. A trunk core's rear end is inserted into a communication passage that is formed in the cylindrical projection with a gap A formed between the trunk core surface and the wall surface of the communication passage. This gap A is put in communication with an ink slit of the collector via gap B. Grooves are formed in the convex portion while a number of ribs are formed apart with respect to a barrel's circumference on inner peripheral surface of the communication passage of the cylindrical projection. These ribs stably support the rear end of the trunk core.

Abstract: An AFC (auto frequency control) loop circuit is provided to generate first synchronizing pulses synchronized with horizontal synchronizing signal separated from a composite synchronizing signal. A first synchronous flip-flop connected to receive this synchronizing pulse as clock pulse and a vertical synchronizing signal separated from the composite synchronizing signal. The output of the first flip-flop is applied to an input of a second synchronous flip-flop which is connected to receive the first synchronizing pulses as clock pulses. Second synchronizing pulses are obtained by a logical product operator circuit to perform the logical product operation between an inverted output of the first flip-flop and an output of the second flip-flop. The second synchronizing pulse is produced taking the trailing edge of the vertical synchronizing signal separated from the composite synchronizing signal as a reference and thus functions as a stable vertical synchronizing signal.