Abstract: When a normal braking is performed, a master cylinder (32) and wheel cylinders (44FR, 44FL, 44RR, 44RL) are set to a conducting state. When an emergency braking is performed, the master cylinder and the wheel cylinders are joined together so that a large brake force can be generated. If the wheel cylinders are connected to an accumulator soon after the emergency braking, an increase in the wheel cylinder pressure can be prevented. Even after the emergency braking, the wheel cylinders and the master cylinder are maintained in the conducting state while the master cylinder pressure is rapidly increasing.

Abstract: When a normal braking is performed, a master cylinder (32) and wheel cylinders (44FR, 44FL, 44RR, 44RL) are set to a conducting state. When an emergency braking is performed, the master cylinder and the wheel cylinders are joined together so that a large brake force can be generated. If the wheel cylinders are connected to an accumulator soon after the emergency braking, an increase in the wheel cylinder pressure can be prevented. Even after the emergency braking, the wheel cylinders and the master cylinder are maintained in the conducting state while the master cylinder pressure is rapidly increasing.

Abstract: To present a disk loading device reduced in the thickness of the entire device, capable of loading plural types of cartridge and bare disk commonly, easy to handle in horizontal or vertical position, and particularly excellent in dust-proof performance or manual insertion and discharge performance of tray in power off state, a holder 100 moved back and forth by transfer means provided inside includes a detecting switch 114 of a shutter opener 103 and a detecting switch 115 of a disk holder 104, and these two detecting switches are combined, while a dust-proof member such as dust-proof cover 42 is provided in a passage to the disk and optical head 7 in an external air stream in the device, and therefore, immediately after putting the media into the holder 100, the type and state of the media can be detected, and breakage of device due to insertion of plural types of cartridge in wrong direction or wrong side can be prevented, and also contamination of the disk or optical head 7 by suction of dust or smoke can

Abstract: A brake force control apparatus is provided which generates a brake force larger than that of a normal time when an emergency braking is required, and realizes an operational feel giving no incongruous feel. It is determined whether or not an emergency braking operation was performed in accordance with a master cylinder pressure PM/C and a rate of change &Dgr;PM/C thereof. A plurality of start conditions (100, 112, 118) are set by assuming various conditions. A brake assist control is started (114) when a start condition selected in accordance with a state of motion of a vehicle is satisfied.

Abstract: A vehicle height adjust control apparatus and method adjusts an actual vehicle height to a target vehicle height using a microcomputer that controls an electric motor, leveling valves and an accumulator valve on the basis of the actual vehicle height detected by vehicle height sensors, so as to eliminate any deviation of the actual vehicle height from the target vehicle height. If a hydraulic fluid temperature detected by a fluid temperature sensor is very low or very high, the microcomputer suspends the vehicle height adjusting control and the supply of hydraulic fluid to an accumulator by stopping the operation of the electric motor and a hydraulic pump and/or switching the valves to a closed state. The suspending control thereby prevents very high and low viscosities of the hydraulic fluid, or very low and high fluidities thereof, which prevent an undesirable increase of the load on the hydraulic pump and an undesirable decrease of the ejecting performance thereof.

Abstract: A vehicle height adjust control apparatus and method precisely performs vehicle height adjustment while preventing unnecessary vehicle height adjustment. In the apparatus, a microcomputer compares the amount of shift of a vehicle height detected by a vehicle height sensor with a first predetermined value. If the amount of shift is greater than the first predetermined value, the microcomputer integrates the amount of shift. The integral of the amount of shift is compared with a second predetermined value. If the integral is greater than the second predetermined value, the microcomputer determines that vehicle height adjustment should be started. The first and/or second predetermined values used in an initial period immediately after an engine is started are smaller than the first and/or second predetermined values used after the initial period.

Abstract: A braking force control apparatus adapted to generate a braking force, which is larger than that generated in a regular case, when a predetermined braking operation is carried out, this apparatus aiming at preventing the occurrence of an unnecessarily large sensible deceleration during a low-speed travel of a vehicle. ECU (10) is adapted to judge whether or not an emergency braking operation has been executed on the basis of a master cylinder pressure (Pmc) and its rate of change (dPmc). When a judgement that an emergency braking operation has been carried out is given, a wheel cylinder pressure (Pwc) is quickly increased by supplying an accumulator pressure to the wheel cylinder. When a vehicle speed exceeds a predetermined level during the execution of the emergency braking operation, the wheel cylinder pressure (Pwc) is speedily increased (116, 118) by a braking assist regular control operation.

Abstract: A recording/reproducing apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of recording and/or reproducing units for performing at least one of recording an information signal and reproducing an information signal; a medium transfer unit for transferring an information medium and loading it selectively into the recording and/or reproducing unit; a selection unit for selecting the recording and/or reproducing unit to be loaded with the information medium by the medium transfer unit. The selection unit selects the recording and/or reproducing units with the currently shortest usage history from the plurality of recording and/or reproducing units. With this configuration, the usage frequency of the recording and/or reproducing units used for recording or reproducing can be equalized.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a recording and reproducing device which can be used both for a cartridge disk (6) and for a cartridge-less disk (3) and reduced in size and weight, and which is capable of aligning a cartridge-less disk (3). A disk holder (14) adapted to set a cartridge disk (6) therein is provided on one and the other sides thereof with positioning means adapted to abut against a cartridge-less disk (3) set in the disk holder (14) to prevent it from moving to the innermost region R of the disk holder (14) and align it in a position corresponding to a rotational driving device (9), said positioning means being in the form of a CD stopper (20) and a step (30) formed in a shutter opener lever (19), thereby supporting and aligning the disk (3).

Abstract: In a brake force control apparatus selectively performing a brake assist (BA) control for generating a brake force greater than that of a normal control time, an unnecessary restart of the BA control immediately after the BA control is terminated is prevented. The BA control is terminated when it is determined that an emergency braking is unnecessary since a master cylinder pressure (PM/C) has been reduced to a value less than a predetermined value. A restart of the BA control which is caused by a sharp change in the master cylinder pressure (PM/C) and a rate of change (.DELTA.PM/C) thereof due to a rapid decrease in a fluid pressure when the BA control is terminated is prohibited until a predetermined time has been passed after the BA control was terminated.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus wherein the original image to be read by main scanning is prescanned first to obtain reading parameters optimum for the main scanning, is characterized in that the apparatus processes image data picked up at predetermined dots from among all image data by a median filter during the pre-scanning, and processes all image data by the median filter during the main scanning.

Abstract: A projector projects an image. A scanning mirror deflects the projected image by mirror oscillation method. A reading device reads the projected image deflected by said scanning mirror and outputs an image data corresponding to the projected image. A discriminating device discriminates which projection lens is mounted on said projection lens mount among said plurality of lenses. A memory device stores respective distortion data of said plurality of projection lenses and distortion data concerned with a distortion being due to the oscillation method. A correcting device corrects distortion of the distortion data of the projection lens which is discriminated to be mounted on the projection lens mount and the distortion data concerned with a distortion being due to the oscillation method.

Abstract: The image reading apparatus of this invention reads a desired image out of an original document with a CCD 1, edits a desired area of the thus read image with an edit processing part 4, and causes the edited area to be copied without being subjected to negative-positive inversion. The edit processing part 4 sets an optimum density severally for an area requiring negative-positive inversion and for an area not requiring negative-positive inversion. Thus, necessary information existing in the area of image and the area outside the image can be printed out without causing the formation of a completely black frame and density of the print can be optimized without discrimination between these areas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cartridge carrying system for performing carriage control so as to enable carriage of a cartridge even when a gap is made between arms and the cartridge.

Abstract: An image reading device by which a plurality of images recorded and set in a prescribed posture on an original document are scanned by one scanning motion, changed in layout and then outputted in the changed order. The image reading apparatus includes an image reading means for reading an original document including a plurality of images and space, a distinguishing means for distinguishing the images from the space, a memory means for memorizing only the image data and an output means for outputting memorized image data in a different order.

Abstract: In an image reader a frame image of a microfilm is projected on a line sensor with a projection lens and read. The projection lens is movable in the main scanning direction by a driving motor. The line sensor is movable in the subscanning direction by a driving motor. The line sensor is moved in the subscanning direction to apply preliminary scanning and detect positional deviation in the main scanning direction of the projected image, and the projection lens is moved in the main scanning direction corresponding to quantity of the positional deviation. When the frame image is inclined, it is rotated relatively to the main scanning direction by a prism to correct the inclination, and the projection lens is moved in the main scanning direction thereafter to correct positional deviation in the same direction.

Abstract: In causing a pressure head portion on the terminal of a branch pipe to be abutted and tightly pressed against a pressure receiving bearing surface formed in a through hole in a high-pressure fuel rail, the pressure bearing surface is formed in the shape of a spherical surface having a curvature radius (.gamma.) of 0.4D to 10D, wherein D is the diameter of the branch pipe. Since the branch pipe has such a spherical pressure bearing surface, a uniform surface pressure can be obtained should the branch pipe be installed in an inclined state, and such an inclination or eccentricity can be rectified by the shapes of the pressure receiving bearing surface and the pressure bearing surface to provide a uniform surface pressure.

Abstract: A branch connection for a high pressure fuel rail including a passage through which high pressure fuel flows, and a plurality of through holes formed in the circumferential wall of the passage and including respective pressure receiving surfaces tapering radially outwardly from the passage. The branch connection comprises a branch element including a passage communicated with the passage of the fuel rail. The branch element includes a press head, at one end, engaged with the pressure receiving surface through a bowl-shaped seal so as to threadably secure the branch element to the fuel rail. The seal has a central hole, at least inner and outer peripheral edges of which are engaged with an end surface of the press head and the pressure receiving surface of the through hole in the fuel rail, respectively. The angle between the peripheral surface of the central hole in the seal and the pressure receiving surface is less than 90.degree..

Abstract: Possible penetration into the pressure bearing surface of the pressure head portion of the branching connector when the pressure bearing surface is connected in abutting engagement to the pressure receiving bearing surface of the fuel rail is prevented by providing a relief portion at least on both sides

Abstract: A new immunosuppressive factor derived from human T cell leukemia cells characterized by the following properties:(1) molecular weight: 45,000 to 65,000 daltons and 150,000 to 200,000 daltons by gel filtration, and approximately 31,000 daltons by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis;(2) isoelectric point: 4.6 to 4.8;(3) being elutable at a concentration of 0.31 to 0.32 M sodium chloride by FPLC-Mono Q anion exchange chromatography;(4) not adsorbable to immobilized concanavalin A Sepharose or blue Sepharose;(5) resistant to deoxyribonuclease, ribonuclease, papin and periodic acid but sensititive to trypsin, .alpha.-chymotrypsin or pronase;(6) stable at pH 2 to 10;(7) stable for a long time at 4.degree. C. but partially inactivated by heat treatment at 56.degree. C. or 90.degree. C. for 30 minutes;(8) not inhibitable by 2-mercaptoethanol, levamisole, N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, .alpha.