Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device comprises a photoelectric conversion layer; a plurality of structures made of a dielectric substance; and a medium layer for transmitting light interposed between the photoelectric conversion layer and the structures or between the structures, or both, wherein the plurality of structures and the medium layer satisfy ndie>nmed and Dave×nmed/?max<0.3, wherein ?max is a maximal sensitivity wavelength at which the sensitivity of the photoelectric conversion layer to light energy is maximal, nmed is a refractive index of the medium layer at the wavelength ?max, ndie is a refractive index of the structures at the wavelength ?max, and Dave is an average of shortest distances between an light exposure surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and the structures.

Abstract: A chain tensioner includes a plunger axially slidable in a cylinder to define a pressure chamber, filled with hydraulic oil, whose volume is variable upon axial plunger movement. A restricted passage defined between the plunger and the cylinder communicates the chamber with outside. A spring biases the plunger to increase the pressure chamber volume. An oil supply passage supplies oil to the pressure chamber and a check valve allows only oil flow into the pressure chamber, and includes an annular valve seat, a check ball movable into and out of contact with the valve seat, and a check ball retainer formed by drawing. The retainer includes a tubular portion with a bottom at one end. The tubular portion has an opening, formed by punching outwardly, through which oil can flow in and out. The opening extends to a border between the tubular portion and the bottom of the retainer.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus which can provide a uniform magnetic field distribution in an image pickup device and can be reduced in size includes an electron emission source array with a plurality of electron emission sources arranged on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis, and a translucent substrate having an optoelectronic film disposed on the optical axis to be opposed to the electron emission source array with a space therebetween. The imaging apparatus has a magnet portion for forming in the space a magnetic field in a direction orthogonal to each principal plane of the translucent substrate and the electron emission source array. The magnet portion includes a plurality of magnets which are disposed in parallel to the optical axis so that the respective magnetic poles thereof are arranged in a forward direction in parallel to the optical axis and will not contact with each other.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus which can provide a uniform magnetic field distribution in an image pickup device and can reduce the size of the device includes an electron emission source array with a plurality of electron emission sources arranged on a plane, and a translucent substrate having an optoelectronic film opposed to the electron emission source array with a space therebetween. The imaging apparatus includes a magnet portion for forming in the space a magnetic field in a direction orthogonal to each principal plane of the translucent substrate and the electron emission source array, and a magnetic force supply portion. The magnetic force supply portion has a magnetic body which is disposed on the light incident side to be opposed to the translucent substrate with a space therebetween and connected to the magnet portion, and an opening which defines an optical path that will not hinder formation of the optical image.

Abstract: An image watching glasses identification device 10 (or 20 or 30) is an image watching glasses identification device 10 (or 20 or 30) for identifying a pair of shutter glasses 400 through which to watch an image displayed on a display device 100, the image watching glasses identification device 10 (or 20 or 30) including: an identification information obtaining section 15 for obtaining an identification information item for identifying the pair of shutter glasses 400 and; a display control section 12 for causing the display device 100 to display an identification result associated with the identification information item obtained by the identification information obtaining section 15. This makes it possible to provide an image watching glasses identification device that is capable of causing, when a viewer watches through the pair of image watching glasses 400 the image displayed on the display device 100, the display device 100 to display the identification result.

Abstract: A rotation transmission device is provided which has a minimum play in the rotational direction, which is reliable by preventing the rollers from erroneously engaging during idling, and which has high torque capacity. A control retainer 19A and a rotary retainer 19B are mounted between an outer race 11 having a cylindrical surface 17 on its inner periphery and an inner race 12 having cam surfaces 18 on its outer periphery. An opposed pair of rollers 25 are mounted in each of pockets 24 defined between pillars 21 and 23 of the respective retainers 19A and 19B. A presser member 26 is also mounted in each pocket 24 which biases the pair of rollers 25 away from each other while pressing the rollers against the cam surface 18. A plurality of torque cams 40 are provided between flanges 20 and 22 of the control retainer 19A and the rotary retainer 19B.

Abstract: A rotation transmission device which can quickly change the direction of rotation includes an inner ring having cam surfaces on its outer periphery, an outer ring having a cylindrical surface on its inner periphery, and pairs of circumferentially opposed rollers, the rollers of each pair being disposed between one of the cam surfaces and the cylindrical surface to be circumferentially opposed to each other. A roller separation spring is disposed between the rollers of each pair of rollers to bias the rollers away from each other so that the rollers are wedged between the cam surface and the cylindrical surface. The rollers are retained by a roller retainer which can change the distance between the rollers of each pair of rollers. By reducing the distance between the rollers of each pair of rollers with the roller retainer, the rollers can be disengaged from the cam surfaces and the cylindrical surface.

Abstract: A rotation transmission device is provided which is small in play in the rotational direction, can be idled with high reliability and is high in torque capacity. An axially movable control retainer 19A and a rotatable rotary retainer 19B are mounted between an outer ring 11 having a cylindrical surface 17 on its inner periphery and an inner ring 12 having cam surfaces on its outer periphery. An opposed pair of rollers 26 and a coil spring 27 for biasing the pair of rollers 26 away from each other are received in each pocket 25 defined between bridges 21 and 23 of the respective retainers 19A and 19B. A torque cam 30 is provided between flanges 20 and 22 of the control retainer 19A and the rotary retainer 19B, respectively. An armature 41 is coupled to the bridges 21 of the control retainer 19A.

Abstract: A chain tensioner includes a plunger axially slidably inserted in the cylinder for pressing a chain. The plunger defines in the cylinder a pressure chamber filled with hydraulic oil. The volume of the pressure chamber is variable with the axial movement of the plunger. The pressure chamber communicates with the outside of the cylinder through a restricted passage defined between sliding surfaces of the plunger and the cylinder. A spring biases the plunger in a direction to increase the volume of the pressure chamber. The cylinder is formed with an oil supply passage through which the pressure chamber communicates with the outside of the cylinder. The chain tensioner further includes a check valve which allows only a flow of hydraulic oil through the oil supply passage from the outside of the cylinder to the pressure chamber. The check valve includes an annular valve seat, a check ball which is movable into and out of contact with the valve seat, and a retainer formed by drawing and retaining the check ball.

Abstract: A rotation transmission device which can quickly change the direction of rotation. It includes a inner ring formed with cam surfaces on its outer periphery, a outer ring formed with a cylindrical surface on its inner periphery, and a plurality of pairs of rollers, each pair being disposed between one of the cam surfaces and the cylindrical surface so as to be circumferentially opposed to each other. A roller separation spring is disposed between each pair of rollers to bias the rollers away from each other so that the rollers are wedged between the cam surface and the cylindrical surface. The rollers are retained by a roller retainer which can change the distance between each pair of circumferentially opposed rollers. By reducing the distance between each pair of rollers with the roller retainer, it is possible to disengage the rollers from the cam surfaces and the cylindrical surface.

Abstract: In an optical disk processing method according an aspect of the present invention, an optical disk is irradiated with a light beam, the amount of reflected light from the optical disk is detected, and the warp amount of the optical disk is detected on the basis of the detected amount of the reflected light.

Abstract: The contact angle of each of the balls of a thrust ball bearing for use with power rollers is deviated from 90 degrees. Thus the power roller is not easily displaced in the radial direction when radial loads are exerted. Also, the distance in the radial direction between the acting point of loads applied to the circumferential surface of the power roller and the contacting point of the rolling surface of each ball and the inner ring raceway is decreased. In this way, any bending stresses to be exerted on the power roller by the application of the aforesaid loads are eased.In another embodiment, the thickness dimension of the outer ring is made greater in the portion closer to the inner circumference, and smaller in the portion closer to the outer circumference with the outer ring raceway as boundary. Thus the width dimension of the circumferential surface of the power roller is made larger, and the strength of the outer ring is enhanced against bending stresses.

Abstract: A thrust ball bearing in which the lives of a power roller and an outer ring can be ensured without increasing a rotational resistance. The thrust ball bearing can thus be improved in durability without impairing the performance of a toroidal type continuously variable transmission having such a thrust ball bearing built thereinto. Fracture toughness K.sub.1c of a material forming the power roller is made higher than fracture toughness K.sub.1c ' of a material forming the outer ring (K.sub.1c >K.sub.1c '). Further, the maximum contact surface pressure P.sub.max between an inner ring raceway and the respective balls is made smaller than the maximum contact surface pressure P.sub.max ' between an outer ring raceway and the respective balls (P.sub.max <P.sub.max ').

Abstract: The present invention relates to a numerically-controlled lathe, a numerically-controlled device therefore and a procedure for processing a workpiece thereby. An object of the invention is to provide a numerically-controlled lathe adapted to designate one of two spindles and three tool rests and a procedure for processing a workpiece thereby.

Abstract: A turret tool post for a machine tool has a turret having a plurality of turret faces each equipped with a tool for machining, a turret shaft for rotating the turret, a cam follower provided on the turret shaft, a cam having a cam surface engaged with the cam follower to cause the cam follower to rotate, and an indexing motor for driving the cam to index the turret faces. A straight raceway portion is formed on the cam surface of the cam so that the cam follower is not driven to rotate through a predetermined angle. Also disclosed is an apparatus for controlling indexing of the turret tool post which has a turret controller for controlling the rotation of the indexing motor. The speed of the indexing motor is controlled in accordance with whether a door attached to a cover covering the turret and other elements is open or closed.

Abstract: A dynamic pressure bearing device includes a sleeve and a shaft member which is rotatably fitted into the sleeve. The sleeve is made of an aluminum alloy containing a carbon fiber and has a radial bearing surface formed in an inner peripheral surface and a thrust bearing surface formed in a lower end surface. The shaft member includes a base portion having a thrust receiving surface formed on an upper surface, and a shaft portion extending upright from the base portion and having a radial receiving surface formed on an outer peripheral surface. A first dynamic pressure generating groove is formed in at least one of the radial bearing surface and the radial receiving surface, and a second dynamic pressure generating groove is formed in at least one of the thrust bearing surface and the thrust receiving surface. The shaft member including the shaft portion and the base portion is molded from a synthetic resin as a unitary body.

Abstract: A housing has a vertically extending cylindrical bore, with a radical bearing surface formed on the inner peripheral surface, and a thrust bearing surface formed on the inner bottom surface of the cylindrical bore. A shaft member which is supported rotatably in the cylindrical bore of the housing has a radial receiving surface and a thrust receiving surface respectively formed on the outer peripheral surface and the bottom surface. A dynamic pressure generating groove of a spiral shape is formed in at least one of the radial bearing surface and ther radial receiving surface. When the shaft member is rotated, a gas in the housing is sucked by the pumping action of the dynamic pressure generating groove and flows into a pressure chamber between the thrust bearing surface and the thrust receiving surface through a radial space between the radial bearing surface and the radial receiving surface. The pressure in the pressure chamber maintains the shaft member in a floating position by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dynamic pressure gas bearing device in a rotational unit in which a rotational member put on a cantilevered fixed shaft is designed such that an operating gas generated by a dynamic pressure groove formed between the fixed shaft and the rotational member is directed into a pressure chamber between the fixed shaft and the rotational member and supports the rotational member in the thrust direction and that the pressure in the pressure chamber is adjusted by a hole formed in the fixed shaft or the rotational member.