Abstract: A sewing machine 100 comprises a nonvolatile memory 43, and it is possible to select two kinds of set modes including a normal mode and an initial set value changing mode when starting up the sewing machine 100. The initial set value changing mode is selected in regulation or maintenance after the assembly of the sewing machine 100. In the initial set value changing mode, a set value for a sewing work stored in a ROM 42 is exactly maintained or is properly changed, and is thus stored in the nonvolatile memory 43. Consequently, the set value for the sewing work is optimized depending on the sewing machine 100 which is mass-produced. The normal mode is selected in a normal sewing work. In the normal mode, the set value stored in the nonvolatile memory 43 is properly changed depending on each sewing work and is thus stored in a RAM 44.

Abstract: A composite material for piezoelectric transduction which exhibits a sufficient piezoelectricity, can be suitably utilized in various fields as a damping material and the like, and can be suitably utilized in the fields that require heat resistance. The composite material for piezoelectric transduction of the present invention absorbs external vibration or the like as strain energy, efficiently transforms the strain energy into electricity, and is capable of dissipating the electricity as heat, by using a material for piezoelectric transduction which is excellent in mass production at low cost and handlings. One of the preferable aspect of the composite material for piezoelectric transduction is to include a domain which exhibits piezoelectricity in a matrix material of the composite material for piezoelectric transduction, in which the domain is formed of a material for piezoelectric transduction which contains a main chain liquid crystal polymer.

Abstract: A sewing machine 100 comprises a nonvolatile memory 43, and it is possible to select two kinds of set modes including a normal mode and an initial set value changing mode when starting up the sewing machine 100.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material including a support having succesively disposed thereon a heat-sensitive recording layer, a light transmittance adjusting layer and a protective layer, wherein the light transmittance adjusting layer contains a UV absorbent precursor represented by the general formula (1): 1

Abstract: A disk device is provided with an MD carrying mechanism which uptakes an MD 24, places the MD 24 on a turntable, and performs the ejection of the MD 24 from the turntable by the displacement of the holder drawing lever 39 which forms part of a linking mechanism when the cartridge of the MD 24 is inserted into an MD holder. The disk device also comprises a clamp lever avoidance mechanism which refuges the clamp lever 17, which is used for clamping the CD 200, to a position which does not interfere with the uptake and ejection of the MD during uptake and ejection of the MD by the MD carrying mechanism.

Abstract: An MD 107 is feed to a fixed position in a device by a case-stored recording medium disk loading mechanism having a slit mechanism 125, an MD holder feeding arm 108 and the like. The disk 107 is loaded onto a turntable 131. A drive plate 101 is provided which is driven in a coupled manner and refuges a non case-stored recording medium disk loading mechanism, which has a CD clamp 104 and a CD adapter 106, to a position which does not interfere with the loading of the MD 107 onto the turntable 131.

Abstract: A disk device is comprised of a CD conveying mechanism which performs the uptake and ejection of CDs by a conveying roller 11. An MD conveying mechanism drives a clamp lever rotating mechanism which performs the refuge of the clamp lever 17 from an initial position and the return of the clamp lever 17 to an initial position by being driven by a CD loading drive motor. A CD is clamped by a clamp mechanism when the CD is loaded onto a fixed position in the device and directed to a turntable. When an MD 24 is loaded or ejected, the MD conveying mechanism drives the refuge or return of the clamp lever 17. The placement of an MD 24 on a turntable is performed by an MD placing mechanism which is driven as a result of an MD 24 being taken up to a fixed position in the device.

Abstract: In order to realize accurate measurement with an X-ray fluorescence thickness tester characterized by being non-destructive and non-contacting, a system comprises an X-ray generating source, a collimator for focusing primary X-rays, and a sample observation optical system for positioning and observation of microscopic sections. As thickness testing means, as detectors for detecting X-ray fluorescence generated from the sample there is one sensor having low counting efficiency but excellent energy resolution used for low energy counting, and another sensor having poor energy resolution but excellent counting efficiency used for counting high energy, these two sensors being arranged next to each other, and in stages subsequent to the detector preamps there are separate linear amps and frequency analyzers with respective signals being subjected to processing as spectrums for qualitative and quantitative analysis in a common control and computing section.

Abstract: A light source device for pumping a solid-state laser medium of a laser generator, which is compact and capable of economically using LD bars constituting the LD stack with easy maintenance. The light source device is constituted by a plurality of LD modules. Each LD module comprises a plurality of cooling devices on which LD bars are respectively mounted and connection plates on both sides thereof. The LD bars are stacked such that longitudinal directions thereof extend perpendicular to a stacking direction thereof. A desired number of LD modules are mechanically connected with each other using the connection plates to form the LD stack. A sealing member is intervened between confronting connection plates of adjacent LD modules, so that flow passages of coolant formed in the respective LD modules are continuously connected. The connection plates have functions of fixedly supporting the cooling devices of each LD module and electrically connecting the adjacent LD modules.

Abstract: A cooling device suitable for cooling a laser diode bar constituting a surface illuminating device as a light source for exciting a laser medium of a solid-state laser oscillator of high power. The cooling device is capable of flowing coolant at sufficient flow rate by reducing the pressure loss in the flow passage of the coolant in the device, to realize a light source device of small thickness with high cooling capability and high reliability. The cooling device comprises a first plate member, one or more second plate member and a third plate member to be joined together to form a laminated body. The second plate member has grooved paths formed on both surfaces thereof and having depths greater than a half of thickness of the plate member, and also opened paths for communicating grooved paths formed on the first plate member and the third plate member.

Abstract: In order to provide a single, small apparatus capable of elemental and structural analysis of inorganic matter by utilizing X-rays having non-obstructive and non-contact characteristics there is provided a small, energy distribution type X-ray detector for detecting X-ray fluorescence and subjecting the X-ray fluorescence to elemental and quantative analysis, and a CCD line sensor for performing structural analysis. An X-ray tube target structure that is a Cu layer on an Mo layer is adopted. When excitation is performed using a low accelerating voltage, this is made monochromatic by using a Cu filter to filter the Cu-K lines and the continuous X-rays generated, with the radiation quality (Cu-K lines) thus generated then being utilized in X-ray diffraction.

Abstract: A disk device comprises first and second disk selection projections 102, 103 which regulate an angle of the disk conveyed to a small or large disk positioning recess 121, 122 on the basis of an outer radius of the disk. The first and second disk selection projections have tapered faces 102a, 103a provided at fixed intervals on a disk guiding face 101a facing the conveying roller 111. The disk device further comprises steps 121a, 122a for positioning the small disk 201 or the large disk 200 having an angle regulated in accordance with the outer radius to the small disk positioning recess 121 or to the large disk positioning recess 122.

Abstract: A disk device is includes first support shaft which supports a retaining arm, retaining a second turntable, to reciprocate vertically and a second support arm which supports the retaining arm to rotate and refuge horizontally so that the second turntable which supports a second disk which is not stored in a cartridge and which transmits a rotational force to a second disk can be loaded and separated from a first turntable which supports a first disk and which transmits a rotational force to a first disk.

Abstract: A disk device is comprised of a feed roller displacement mechanism which displaces a position of a feed roller 11 to a position lower than a position when a CD 200 is inserted. When a CD 200 is ejected from the turntable, the position of the feed roller 11 displaced downwardly is returned to an initial insertion position.

Abstract: When acquiring component reference information from a home, a service utilization program delivers a component kind (for example, ordinary customer). The home holds one interface name, and manages a plurality of kinds of components satisfying the interface name. The home refers to a component reference information table, and sends back component reference information corresponding to the component kind delivered and to the interface name held. The service utilization program calls a component (for example, ordinary customer component) by utilizing the component reference information it acquires.

Abstract: When acquiring component reference information from a home, a service utilization program delivers a component kind (for example, ordinary customer). The home holds one interface name, and manages a plurality of kinds of components satisfying the interface name. The home refers to a component reference information table, and sends back component reference information corresponding to the component kind delivered and to the interface name held. The service utilization program calls a component (for example, ordinary customer component) by utilizing the component reference information it acquires.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a control method and a control system for controlling a load on a second system such as a server computer. Upon receiving a service initiation request from a first system, a control system determines a load level of the load on the second system. Based upon the load level of the load on the second system, the control system generates a ticket which contains an identifier associated with the service initiation request from the first system and a service initiation period during which service can be provided by the second system to the first system. The control system sends this ticket to the first system to notify the first system of the service initiation time so that access to the second system can be balanced without overloading.

Abstract: A window is formed at a portion in a reflecting surface that surrounds a slab type solid-state laser oscillating medium, filler strips, and a flow tube. A laser diode is disposed outside the region surrounded by the reflecting surface. Excitation light emitted from the laser diode is injected into the region surrounded by the reflecting surface through a condenser lens and the window.

Abstract: In order to realize accurate measurement with an X-ray fluorescence thickness tester characterized by being non-destructive and non-contacting, a system comprises an X-ray generating source, a collimator for focusing primary X-rays, and a sample observation optical system for positioning and observation of microscopic sections. As thickness testing means, as detectors for detecting X-ray fluorescence generated from the sample there is one sensor having low counting efficiency but excellent energy resolution used for low energy counting, and another sensor having poor energy resolution but excellent counting efficiency used for counting high energy, these two sensors being arranged next to each other, and in stages subsequent to the detector preamps there are separate linear amps and frequency analyzers with respective signals being subjected to processing as spectrums for qualitative and quantitative analysis in a common control and computing section.

Abstract: In order to realize accurate measurement with an X-ray fluorescence thickness tester characterized by being non-destructive and non-contacting, a system comprises an X-ray generating source, means for focusing primary X-rays, and a sample observation optical system for positioning and observation of microscopic sections. As thickness measuring means, as detectors for detecting X-ray fluorescence generated from the sample there is one sensor having a low rate but excellent energy resolution used for counting low energy X-rays, and another sensor having poor energy resolution but an excellent count rate used for counting high energy X-rays. These two sensors are arranged next to each other, and in stages subsequent to the detector preamps there are separate linear amps and frequency analyzers with respective signals being subjected to spectral processing for qualitative and quantitative analysis in a common control and computing section.