Abstract: A snow removal machine has first and second augers mounted on respective auger shafts. Each of the first and second augers has an outer helical auger blade, an intermediate helical auger blade and an inner helical auger blade. The outer helical auger blade and the inner helical auger blade of each of the first and second augers are disposed along a common first helical path and are spaced-apart from one another along a rotational axis of the corresponding auger shaft. The intermediate helical auger blade of each of the first and second augers is disposed along a second helical path angularly shifted substantially 180 degrees with respect to the first helical path.

Abstract: A walk-behind tiller has a body and a pair of wheels mounted on the body for undergoing rotation to cause the walk-behind tiller to undergo travelling along a ground surface. A tilling device is mounted on the body for undergoing a first movement operation in which the tilling device travels along the ground surface while the tilling device is disposed in spaced-apart relation to the ground surface, a second movement operation in which the tilling device tills the ground, and a third movement operation in which the tilling device is maintained generally horizontal to the ground surface.

Abstract: A self-propelled walk-behind snowplow vehicle includes a vehicle body, an engine mounted on an upper part of the vehicle body, left and right traveling units mounted on a lower part of the vehicle body at left and right sides thereof, and a muffler connected to the engine. To lower the level of exhaust sound and to provide obstruction-free field of forward vision to the operator, the muffler is disposed below the engine and located between the left and right traveling units.

Abstract: A snow removing machine includes a snow blower having a plurality of blades extending radially outwardly from a central shaft part. The blade has one pair of laterally spaced guide walls projecting from a distal end portion thereof in a direction of rotation of the blower. The guide walls extend divergently from each other towards a distal end of the blade.

Abstract: A walk-behind working machine has a machine body and a wheel mounted on the machine body for undergoing rotation to move the walk-behind working machine along a ground surface. A cultivator device is mounted on the machine body for cultivating the ground. A working device attachment is removably connected to the machine body for working the ground. A connection mechanism removably connects the working device attachment to the machine body. The connection mechanism has a pair of link members each pivotally connected at a first end portion thereof to the working device attachment and a control unit for controlling a position of the working device attachment with respect to the ground surface so that when the working operation, the first end portions of the link members are disposed closer to the ground surface than the second end portions of the link members.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer by coating a lower layer coating solution comprising a nonmagnetic powder dispersed in a binder and drying, and a layer having a thickness of from 0.01 to 0.15 ?m by coating a magnetic layer coating solution comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder or a hexagonal ferrite powder dispersed in a binder, wherein the magnetic layer contains diamond particles having an average particle size of from 1/5 to 2 times the thickness of the magnetic layer in an amount of from 0.1 to 5.0 mass % based on the ferromagnetic metal powder.

Abstract: Picture processing apparatus has a pixel judgment circuit and a pixel correction circuit. The pixel judgment circuit includes a target pixel detection circuit for detecting a target pixel having a peak level from the input picture signal, and an edge detection circuit for detecting edges, each present at a distance of n pixels (n≧1) preceding and succeeding the target pixel. Further, the pixel correction circuit has a correction coefficient selection circuit, wherein a peak level correction coefficient is selected according to an output from the target pixel detection circuit, and an edge correction coefficient is selected according to an edge detection output. With the picture processing apparatus, a level of the target pixel is corrected and an edge of the input picture signal is corrected with the pixels of the input picture signal being corrected according to the peak level correction coefficient and the edge correction coefficient.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic recording medium exhibiting good electromagnetic characteristics in high-density recording. The magnetic recording medium employed for magnetically recording signals with a track width equal to or less than 2.0 &mgr;m and reproducing the magnetically recorded signals, wherein said magnetic recording medium comprises a magnetic layer comprising a hexagonal ferrite ferromagnetic powder and a binder or comprises a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer comprising a hexagonal ferrite ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on a nonmagnetic support. Said magnetic layer has a thickness equal to or less than 0.2 &mgr;m, and said hexagonal ferrite ferromagnetic powder has an average plate diameter being {fraction (1/30)} or less of the magnetically recorded track width as well as ½ or less of the thickness of the magnetic layer.

Abstract: A method of measuring horizontal frequency, which comprises the steps of resetting an 8-bit counter, which counts horizontal synchronous pulses separated from a video signal, at a time point corresponding to an edge of a vertical synchronous signal separated from the video signal, causing a data latch portion, which is operative to latch count data obtained from a 16-bit counter operative to count clock pulses having a predetermined frequency, to latch the count data obtained from the 16-bit counter at a time point corresponding to an edge of a bit output signal obtained from the seventh bit position of the 8-bit counter, detecting a period which corresponds to 128 times a horizontal period of the video signal based on a difference between counted values represented respectively by a couple of count data latched successively by the data latch portion, and measuring horizontal frequency of the video signal by calculating the horizontal frequency on the strength of the period corresponding to 128 times the hori

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic recording medium ensuring an adequate S/N even in high density magnetic recording, and tending not to electrostatically damage MR heads during recording and reproduction employing MR heads. A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder or a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder and a binder in this order on at least one side of a nonmagnetic support, wherein said nonmagnetic layer comprises 10 to 50 mass parts of carbon black with a mean particle diameter of 10 to 30 nm per 100 mass parts of said nonmagnetic powder, said magnetic layer has a thickness equal to or less than 0.2 &mgr;m, the standard deviation b of the average intensity a of elements due to said ferromagnetic powder as determined by electron-beam microanalysis is 0.03≦b/a≦0.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a support having provided thereon a magnetic layer containing a barium ferrite powder dispersed in a binder, wherein the concentration of Ba of the extract obtained by the following condition is 20 ppm or less per m2 of the magnetic recording medium: condition: 0.05 m2 of the magnetic recording medium is arbitrarily cut out and put in a 200 ml beaker with 100 ml of distilled water, the beaker is covered with a watch glass and retained in a constant temperature bath at 75° C. for 3 hours.

Abstract: Provided are a method of magnetic recording and reproducing capable of permitting high density recording on magnetic recording media even under the condition of high data transfer rates and yielding adequate recording and reproduction characteristics when an MR head is used in reproduction, and a magnetic recording medium capable of being used in this magnetic recording and reproducing method. The magnetic recording and reproducing method is a method for reproducing a signal magnetically recorded on a magnetic recording medium with a magnetoresistive (MR) head. The magnetic recording medium comprises a substantially nonmagnetic lower layer and a magnetic layer comprising a hexagonal ferrite ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on at least one side of a nonmagnetic support, in which said hexagonal ferrite ferromagnetic powder has a mean plate diameter ranging from 15 to 40 nm and a mean plate thickness ranging from 4 to 15 nm, and said magnetic layer has a coercive force Hc ranging from 143.

Abstract: An auger device of a snow removal machine includes left and right augers mounted on left and right auger shafts, respectively. Each auger has an outer auger blade, an intermediate auger blade and an inner auger blade each mounted at one end to the left or right auger shaft. The outer auger blade and inner auger blade are positioned along a first helical path. The intermediate auger blade is phase-shifted 180° with respect to the first helical path.

Abstract: An auger device of a snow removal machine in this invention has left and right augers and left and right driving tines mounted on left and right auger shafts, respectively. Each auger has an outer auger blade, an intermediate auger blade and an inner auger blade each mounted at one end on the left or right auger shaft. The outer auger blade and inner auger blade are arranged along a first helical path. The intermediate auger blade is arranged 180° out of phase with the first helical path. The left and right driving tines bite into snow, thereby serving as anchors for preventing lifting of the left and right augers.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising: a nonmagnetic support; and at least one magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder and a binder, wherein the magnetic layer comprises diamond particles having an average particle size of 0.03 to 0.5 &mgr;m in a ratio of 0.1 to 5% by weight to the ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite powder, the ferrite hexagonal ferrite powder has an average tabular diameter of 5 to 40 nm, and the binder is at least one of: (i) a binder comprising from 0.2 to 0.7 meq/g of at least one polar group selected from —SO3M, —OSO3M, —PO(OM)2, —OPO(OM)2 and —COOM, wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or ammonium, and (ii) a binder comprising from 0.5 to 5 meq/g of at least one polar group selected from —CONR1R2, —NR1R2 and —N+R1R2R3 wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium in the form of a disc comprising a polyethylene naphthalate support having provided thereon a magnetic layer comprising ferromagnetic metal fine powder or ferromagnetic hexagonal ferrite fine powder dispersed in a binder, wherein the central plane average surface roughness of the magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium is 5 nm or less, the thickness variation rate of the disc is 3% or less, and the total thickness of the disc X &mgr;m and the outside diameter of the disc Y mm satisfy the relationship of 0.3≦Y/X≦0.8.

Abstract: Connection mechanism includes upper and lower links pivotably connected at one end to a machine body and connected at the other end to a working device, and a control unit for controlling a lower limit position of the device. When the device is in a soil-contacting position prior to initiation of desired work, an end portion of the links adjacent the device is located higher than another end portion adjacent the body. The mechanism further includes a base member connected to the body, an arm vertically pivotably connected to the base member, and a connection member connected to the other end of the links for connecting the device. The device is vertically movable by the arm being vertically pivoted with an engaging member guided along an edge of a window formed in the base member.

Abstract: An agricultural wheel tire having on its periphery a plurality of first lugs and a plurality of second lugs provided circumferentially in an alternating manner is provided. A depressed portion formed by adjacent two first lugs and a second lug located between the first lugs has a spherical shape. A depressed portion formed by adjacent two second lugs and a first lug located between the second lugs also has a spherical shape. The soil is hardened within the spherical depressed portions, preventing the tire from sinking.

Abstract: A walk-behind tiller having a loop-shaped handle is provided. An operating portion of a rear portion of the handle includes left and right horizontal grips, left and right rising portions and a cross portion interposed between the rear ends of the rising portions. For holding the tiller substantially horizontally, the left and right horizontal portions are held. For tilling operations, the left and right rising portions are held. For pushing down the handle, the cross portion is held.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed by which correction of convergence and correction of distortion of an image can be performed with a high degree of accuracy. Correction data to be used for correction of position errors of the three colors of red, green and blue obtained by an adjustment apparatus in advance are stored in a storage section. The stored correction data are outputted to a correction waveform outputting section through a control circuit when necessary. The correction waveform outputting section produces correction waveforms based on the correction data inputted thereto and outputs the correction waveforms to a clock signal generation circuit. The clock signal generation circuit generates clocks, and the video data of red, green and blue stored in the memory are read out in response to the clock signals.