Abstract: In a wire press-clamping method of press-clamping a conductor of a wire to a conductor press-clamping portion of a press-clamping terminal in electrically-connected relation thereto, there is used the press-clamping terminal having conductor press-fastening piece portions for press-fastening the conductor, and a press-clamping member is interposed between the conductor press-clamping portion and the conductor, and is press-fastened by the conductor press-fastening piece portions.

Abstract: An apparatus of determining acceptability of a press contact terminal including press contact blades which are separated from each other when the wire is inserted between the press contact blades so that a core wire is electrically connected to the press contact terminal, includes: a storing unit which stores a reference data showing a relationship between displacements of the blades when the wire is brought into press contact with a normal one of the terminal and contact loads between the blades and the core wire; an inserting unit which holds the terminal and inserts the wire between the blades; a measuring unit which measures the displacement of the blades caused by the insertion of the wire; and a predication determining unit which determines the acceptability of the terminal by predicting the contact loads and the core wire based on the displacement and the reference data.

Abstract: Crimp pieces (21) of a metal terminal and a conductor wire placed on an inner side of the crimp pieces are positioned between a crimp indenter (11) and a crimp anvil (18). Then, at least one of the crimp indenter (11) and the crimp anvil (18) is moved toward another one thereof along a direction of a longitudinal center axis (12) to crimp the crimp pieces (21). At least two arch-shaped portions (13) are disposed on an inner surface of the crimp indenter (11), and are adjacent to each other and symmetric with respect to a plane including the longitudinal center axis (12). A sharply pointed portion (14) is defined by curves of the at least two arch-shaped portions (13) intersecting on the longitudinal center axis (12). Curvature of each of the curves is set to be greater toward the sharply pointed portion (14).

Abstract: It is a terminal crimping die system for crimping a terminal to an electric wire by fitting an anvil, in which a terminal receiving groove is provided in a crimping face part, into a recess of a crimper. In this terminal crimping die system, the width of each of receiving surfaces, each of which is provided between a corresponding one of both end parts of the terminal receiving groove and a corresponding one of both end parts of the crimping face part, is not more than ½ of the thickness of the terminal.

Abstract: In a water cutoff structure of a covered wire according to the invention, a water cutoff portion of an upper side member of a water cutoff member is formed in a recessed shape which is a shape of a curved face along an outer shape of the covered wire. Further, a water cutoff portion of a lower side member is formed in a projected shape in correspondence with the water cutoff portion in the recessed shape and the projected shape is a shape of a curved face in a projected shape in correspondence with the shape of the curved face of the water cutoff portion in the recessed shape.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus capable of switching between and reading a reflective original and a transparent original is adapted to consume less power and is reduced in size. The evolution of heat by a light source can be suppressed and power consumption reduced by using a solid-state light source such as an LED as light sources for illuminating both reflective and transparent originals. In addition, owing to use of LEDs and sharing of a timing drive circuit, the apparatus per se can be reduced in size.

Abstract: An image input apparatus for reading an original image by moving an optical unit with a motor used as a drive source is arranged such that, in repeatedly reading the original image from one and the same reading position with the optical unit, information on a start position at which a preceding round of reading has begun and a driving state of the motor obtained at that time is stored by a system controller, and the amount of moving the optical unit backward for the repeated reading is decided on the basis of the information stored. The arrangement enhances the repeatability of reading in the sub-scanning direction and image input can be made with a better resolution than the intrinsic resolution of the image input apparatus.

Abstract: To provide a press-clamping terminal in which a press-clamped condition can be easily examined, an examination mark (14), which can be deformed upon press-deforming of a barrel (11), is impressed on or stamped in an outer surface of a bottom portion (12) of a press-clamping terminal (10). (See FIG. 8.) To provide a press-clamping terminal in which an examination can be easily carried out with the need for using a bulky apparatus and tools, grooves (160), serving as a criterion for confirming a press-clamped condition, are impressed on or stamped in an outer surface of a bottom portion (120) of a barrel (110). Also, a mark (170), indicating a press-clamping position, is formed or impressed in this outer surface. (See FIG. 24.

Abstract: In a method of controlling an image reading apparatus, which has an illumination unit adapted to irradiate an object with first and second light rays in different frequency ranges, and a light-receiving unit adapted to receive light coming from the object, and to output a signal, and reads an image of the object by moving the illumination unit and light-receiving unit relative to the object, the light-receiving unit outputs a first signal in response to irradiation with the first light ray, and outputs a second signal in response to irradiation with the second light ray.

Abstract: To provide an image reading apparatus provided with a pixel shifting mechanism for shifting an image incoming to a line sensor in a main scanning direction by substantial ½ of a pixel pitch, a scanning mechanism for scanning the line sensor in a sub-scanning direction and a control unit for performing scanning operation two times at a pitch almost equal to the pixel pitch at respective positions shifted to each other in the sub-scanning direction by a value equivalent to substantial ½ of the pixel pitch and causing the pixel shifting mechanism to perform the pixel shifting of ½ of the pixel pitch between first-time sub-scanning and second-time sub-scanning, and an image-signal generating unit for generating an image signal by averaging the pixel data values obtained through the two repetitions of sub-scanning between diagonal-directional adjacent pixels.

Abstract: It is a terminal crimping die system for crimping a terminal (6) to an electric wire by fitting an anvil (4), in which a terminal receiving groove (5a) is provided in a crimping face part (5), into a recess (2) of a crimper (3). In this terminal crimping die system, the width of each of receiving surfaces (5b), each of which is provided between a corresponding one of both end parts of the terminal receiving groove (5a) and a corresponding one of both end parts of the crimping face part (5), is not more than ½ of the thickness of the terminal (6).

Abstract: An image reading apparatus having a visible light source for emitting visible light, an invisible light source for emitting invisible light, an imaging optical system for irradiating a document by these light sources to form optical images of the document, and a CCD for photoelectrically converting the optical images Of the document turns on the visible light source to acquire a visible light image signal by the CCD. Then, the apparatus turns on the invisible light source to acquire an invisible light image signal by the CCD. After the invisible light image signal is acquired, the apparatus turns off the invisible light source, and turns on the visible light source regardless of whether to read the document.

Abstract: This invention has an object of reading a high-quality image by detecting and correcting dust or scratches present on a transparent original in an image reading apparatus for reading, e.g., a transparent original. To achieve this object, an original illumination unit in the image reading apparatus for reading an original includes at least a first light source for emitting light in a visible region, a second light source for emitting light in a n invisible region, and a light guide plate which has these light sources arranged at end faces and has first and second light guide patterns for guiding light beams from the first and second light sources to the entire light-emitting surface.

Abstract: Upon processing a visible light image signal and infrared image signal respectively obtained by illuminating a transparent document with light beams coming from a visible light lamp for mainly emitting visible light and an infrared lamp for mainly emitting infrared light, and photoelectrically converting optical images of the transparent document, a histogram is generated on the basis of the infrared image signal, a threshold value is calculated based on the histogram, and infrared image signal components equal to or smaller than the threshold value are extracted by comparing the calculated threshold value and infrared image signal components. Visible light image signal components corresponding to the extracted infrared image signal components are interpolated using surrounding visible light image signal components.

Abstract: A construction is achieved at low cost which reduces the loss of gradation in a dark portion of an image that has been subjected to gamma correction in accordance with characteristics of a display. In an image reading apparatus, to make it possible to more finely reproduce the gradation in the dark portion, the number of gradations expressed by an signal obtained by a CCD is reduced by performing non-linear gamma correction using a gamma coefficient below one, and the resulting signal is transferred to a computer serving as a host computer. In the computer, the transferred signal is subjected to gamma correction using a gamma coefficient that is an inverse of the gamma coefficient used in the image reading apparatus, thereby canceling out the influence of the gamma correction performed in the image reading apparatus.

Abstract: To provide a press-clamping terminal in which a press-clamped condition can be easily examined, an examination mark (14), which can be deformed upon press-deforming of a barrel (11), is impressed on or stamped in an outer surface of a bottom portion (12) of a press-clamping terminal (10). (See FIG. 8.) To provide a press-clamping terminal in which an examination can be easily carried out with the need for using a bulky apparatus and tools, grooves (160), serving as a criterion for confirming a press-clamped condition, are impressed on or stamped in an outer surface of a bottom portion (120) of a barrel (110). Also, a mark (170), indicating a press-clamping position, is formed or impressed in this outer surface. (See FIG. 24.

Abstract: Crimp pieces (21) of a metal terminal and a conductor wire placed on an inner side of the crimp pieces are positioned between a crimp indenter (11) and a crimp anvil (18). Then, at least one of the crimp indenter (11) and the crimp anvil (18) is moved toward another one thereof along a direction of a longitudinal center axis (12) to crimp the crimp pieces (21). At least two arch-shaped portions (13) are disposed on an inner surface of the crimp indenter (11), and are adjacent to each other and symmetric with respect to a plane including the longitudinal center axis (12). A sharply pointed portion (14) is defined by curves of the at least two arch-shaped portions (13) intersecting on the longitudinal center axis (12). Curvature of each of the curves is set to be greater toward the sharply pointed portion (14).

Abstract: A linear image sensor includes N arrays of photoelectric converting pixels, wherein N is an even integer at least equal to 2. Each array is formed by arranging, with a predetermined pixel pitch in a first direction of the array, a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels is so shaped that the area per unit length of the pixel decreases progressively from the center of the pixel both in the first direction of the array and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The N arrays themselves are provided with a mutual distance from each other of M/2 times the pixel pitch in the second direction and are mutually displaced by 1/N of the pixel pitch in the first direction so as to form a mutually interpolating arrangement, wherein M is a positive integer equal to at least 1 and wherein M and N are independent of each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image pick-up device which uses a charge transfer type solid state image pick-up device, and further is provided with a shutter so as to form a high quality picture signal in such a manner that the smear is prevented by prohibiting the incidence of the light on the device while the charge is transferred in the device. Further, the device is driven by a clock signal for still photographing in order to obtain a high quality picture information for one frame surely. Further, the photographing parameter is automatically changed over or the monitor is changed over between the motion picture photographing mode and the still photographing mode.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to reduce level differences and errors in a luminance signal and color difference signals. In order to achieve the above object, an image pickup apparatus has an image sensor for photoelectrically converting an object image and a plurality of delay lines for delaying a video signal by one horizontal period, so that a video signal derived from an output including a clock leakage component from the image sensor is input to the plurality of delay lines, including an adjustment unit for adjusting the signal level of the video signal at an input or output of at least one of the plurality of delay lines.