Abstract: This invention comprises a lower iron 2 on which a laundry 1 is mounted and an upper iron 3 to press finish the laundry 1. The lower iron 2 being formed into a belt conveyor shape with an iron main body 21 for accepting a press pressure of the upper iron 3, an annular moving cover 22 for covering the outer peripheral surface of the iron main body 21, endless transmittance members 23 integrally formed with this moving cover 22 and formed into an annular shape, and transmittance wheels 24 over which the endless transmittance members 23 are applied. This invention a driving device 6 for rotating the transmittance wheels 24 only by a predetermined length in response to a control signal got from a controller 5 every time the aforementioned upper iron 3 is opened after pressing operation and sending the moving cover 22 rearward. The laundry 1 being sent by this driving device 6 rearward together with the moving cover 22 to press finish it with the upper iron 3.

Abstract: An optical communication module for communicating a light signal including a groove portion whose section is V-shaped and provided on the surface of an optical waveguide substrate, on one of two surfaces of which groove portion a mirror is formed by the coating with a metal film and in the vicinity of the other surface of which groove portion, a tip of an optical waveguide on the optical waveguide substrate is provided, whereby a signal light guided by the optical waveguide is reflected by the mirror of the metal film so as to be incident on a light-receiving element disposed on the surface of the optical waveguide substrate.

Abstract: A steam ironing press is provided with a frame having a stationary lower section and a horizontally elongated upper section vertically pivotable about the lower section. A lower horizontally elongated member is secured to the lower section and is manually rotatable thereabout in a horizontal plane between a position for use at which the lower member extends horizontally at right angles to the direction of elongation of the upper section and a position for shipping at which the lower member extends in the direction of elongation of the upper section. An upper horizontally elongated member is secured to the upper section and is manually rotatable thereabout in a horizontal plane between a position for use at which the upper member extends horizontally at right angles to the direction of elongation of the upper section and a position for shipping at which the lower member extends in the direction of elongation of the upper section.

Abstract: An ironing press includes an ironing table equipped with an endless conveyor belt mounted on two spaced parallel rollers and a drive for rotating one of the rollers to drive the belt. For an ironing operation, a heatable pressing plate is moved near to the ironing table. In order to enable the conveyor belt to have sufficient strength and inextensibility to be driven by the rollers and yet provide a suitable ironing surface the conveyor belt is made up of a drive belt carrying a cushion and a textile covering enclosing the outer surface of the cushion. Friction between the cushion and the covering acts to drive the covering with the drive belt.