Abstract: Cigarette-rod weight monitoring system in which the signals from a scanner, e.g. a nucleonic device such as Molins "MODIC", are processed and stored in a memory in a digitized form, and the memory contents are used to drive an analog display device. These signals, which represent the individual cigarettes, or short lengths, are accumulated in the memory over a period which is sufficiently long for a statistically significant distribution pattern to be achieved, so that the shape of the distribution curve can be observed to determine whether it is "normal" or whether any skews or other irregularities are present. In addition the accomulated signals can be analyzed in various ways to provide quantitative measurements of overall standard deviation, or effective standard deviation either side of the mean to show whether any "skews" exist. S.D. can be calculated for whole cigarettes or short lengths for different diagnostic purposes.

Abstract: A short-circuit fuse for electrical igniters with a plug-in connection wherein the short-circuit is automatically eliminated upon a connection of the igniter to a current carrying line. At least one pin-shaped electrode, extending out of the igniter, is surrounded by a common socket with at least one contact spring, arranged at the socket and extending essentially in parallel to the at least one electrode, being normally in contact with the electrode when the igniter is unconnected to the current carrying line. The contact spring has an elongated and leaf-like shape and is electrically conductively connected with either a further contact spring or with the igniter casing. Upon a connection of the igniter to the current carrying line, the contact spring is lifted off the electrode by the insertion of a connector plug.

Abstract: A method for producing, from metal strip, a cold roll formed shape strip, curved longitudinally a predetermined amount and having its edge portions on the concave side of the curvature and its web on the convex side thereof to inhibit elongation deformation of portions of the metal strip which constitute the edge portions of the shape strip.

Abstract: A television camera tube with electrostatic focusing and magnetic deflection comprises in an cylindrical envelope a beam current control, a main lens section and a sixth grid in the form of a mesh electrode. The beam current control section includes a cathode, a first grid and a second grid with an electron beam limiting diaphragm in this order. The main lens section includes third, fourth and fifth grids in the form of cylindrical electrodes disposed in this order. Around the cylindrical envelope is mounted a magnetic deflection coil whose length along the envelope axis is 0.18 to 0.40 times the distance from the beam limiting diaphragm to the mesh electrode.

Abstract: A control logic for an elevator servicing a plurality of floors of a building comprises two microcomputers. The two microcomputers are provided with abnormal state detectors of their own. When the abnormal state detector of one microcomputer is actuated, the elevator is operated for recovery to the nearest floor by the other microcomputer on the condition that the abnormal state detector of the other microcomputer is not actuated, and thereafter retrial for the abnormal microcomputer is effected by an instruction from the other microcomputer. When the abnormal microcomputer recovers to normal state by the retrial, the elevator keeps operating, thereby preventing such a problem that the elevator cannot continue service by erroneous operation due to noise.

Abstract: A carburetion arrangement and method of carburetion for a multicylinder internal combustion engine wherein at least one carburetor acts as a main mixture forming device with the main mixture being guided through individual intake lines which connect the carburetor to intake valves of the engine. Further mixture components are guided through separate air and fuel lines which terminate in the individual intake lines with the separate air and fuel lines being combined immediately before the intake lines. The intake air is supplied to the further mixture components primarily through the individual intake lines with a volume controlled portion of the intake air of this mixture component, reduceable to zero, being guided through the separate air lines, as correction air for the fuel to the mixture components flowing through the separate fuel lines. The correction air flowing through all the lines is controlled volumewise by a common control device which is disposed upstream of an air distributor for the air lines.

Abstract: A burglarproofing device for vehicles is provided wherein a key contains two partial codes. Device on the vehicle compares at least one of the two partial codes with a stored code. Coincidence of the codes will unlock a central locking device. A partial code may be changed by the authorized owner, although the vehicle is locked.

Abstract: A complex type electrophotographic plate comprises a conductive support; a first layer, adhered to the support, of a charge generating material, said first layer having a thickness of 0.1 to 5 .mu.m; and a second layer, superposed on the first layer, of a homogeneous mixture of a charge transport material and an insulating, resinous binder therefor, said second layer having a thickness of 5 to 100 .mu.m and being substantially transparent to light of a wave length of 4200 to 8000 A; wherein said charge transport material is at least one member selected from the class consisting of nonionic compounds represented by the general formula: X--(CH.dbd.CH).sub.n Ar where X is a heterocyclic group selected from the group consisting of ##STR1## and Y is O or S, R is a lower alkyl group; the hetero ring may be substituted; n is an integer of 0, 1 or 2; and Ar is an aryl or substituted aryl group.The electrophotographic plate has a high light sensitivity and can be used in more than 10.sup.3 repetitions without fatigue.

Abstract: A visual information processing apparatus which processes image data produced by a TV camera to detect the change in image with the lapse of time. The visual information processing apparatus comprises a circuit which generates the data of coordinates X and Y that represent a scanning position on the image, a memory for storing a plurality of microprograms, a control circuit which addresses an initial instruction of a microprogram corresponding to the coordinate Y when the coordinate X reached a particular value that is specified by an external unit, and a unit for processing the image data from said TV camera in accordance with a microprogram that is read out from said memory, wherein the same microprograms are periodically read out by bringing least significant several bits among the binary data which represents the coordinate Y to correspond to an initial address of each of the microprograms.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a pattern defect inspecting method which is characterized: in that an image is picked up from an article having a preset pattern thereby to extract the data of the pattern to be inspected while shifting the article with respect to the standard position preset in a picking-up picture image; in that a parameter indicating the defective degree of the pattern to be inspected is determined on the basis of the aforementioned data extracted and the dictionary data stored in advance; in that the parameter indicating the minimum defective degree is extracted from among those determined for such plural patterns to be inspected as are extracted from the vicinity of the standard position; and in that the parameter extracted is compared with a preset threshold value thereby to determine the propriety of the pattern.

Abstract: An electrical resistance water heating device, particularly intended for use in coffee or other beverage preparation machines, includes a solid metal heating plate having planar upper and lower surfaces. A fluid throughflow duct is formed between the upper and lower surfaces and includes at least two elongated, spaced, side-by-side branches having corresponding ends interconnected by a connecting conduit to form a continuous fluid flow path from a water inlet to a water outlet. An elongated slot is formed between each pair of side-by-side branches and at least one plate-shaped planar PTC heating element is accomodated within each elongated slot with each of the opposing surfaces thereof directed toward a respective one of the pair of side-by-side branches between which the duct is formed. The spaces between the heating element and walls of the slot are filled with a hardenable electrically insulative filling of good heat conductivity.

Abstract: When the number of revolutions of a motor, or a motor speed is reduced half, a gain of a frequency-voltage converter is doubled. By taking advantage of this fact, a gain of an error signal amplifier disposed at the poststage of the frequency-voltage converter is automatically changed to be half interlocking with a switching operation for switching the number of the motor revolutions to the half.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser element is disclosed which includes a film of an amorphous material deposited on at least an optical output facet of the laser element and contains silicon and hydrogen as the indispensable components. The thickness of the amorphous film is preferably selected in the vicinity of (.lambda./4).multidot.m where .lambda. represents wavelength of laser light in the amorphous film and m represents an odd integer. A film of a transparent insulation material can be deposited over the amorphous film thereby to constitute a composite film. With the disclosed structure of the semiconductor laser element, increasement in a threshold current of the laser element can be suppressed to a minimum, while a maximum optical output power can be increased.

Abstract: A process for electronically controlling an internal combustion engine employ a plurality of engine controlling programs to be executed by a central processing unit classified into a number of task programs in accordance with processing functions of the CPU. The periods at which the task programs are to be activated are determined in consideration of the influential significance of the tasks in controlling the engine, whereby the task programs are executed in accordance with the activation periods thereof under supervision of a program for monitoring the plurality of the engine control programs.

Abstract: A rotor for hydrogen-cooled rotary electric machines is provided with a gas inlet chamber and a gas outlet chamber which are circumferentially defined by radially extending partition walls and disposed in a region between a retaining ring holding field windings in position and a rotor shaft. The gas outlet chamber is divided into a first zone located near the polar axis and a second zone located near the interpolar axis.Rotor cooling gas is introduced through a gas inlet port to the gas inlet chamber to flow to the gas outlet chamber divided into a plurality of zones while cooling the field windings. From the gas outlet chamber, the gas is discharged through axially extending passages and fan-like ventilating devices to the outside of the rotor.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus incorporating a function referred to as the scan-out diagnosis function for reading out and checking sequentially internal states of the apparatus. In addition to the address designating means for the scan-out diagnosis function, an address register is provided which is validated in place of the address designating means only when the latter is inoperative, to thereby designate a particular flip-flop. An observing means is provided for observing continuously the state of the particular flip-flop as read out. Thus, the state of the flip-flop designated by the address register can be continually visually observed independently of the address designating means for the scan-out diagnosis function.

Abstract: Various arithmetic processings for skid control are performed by using the memory in which the data representing the relationship between the brake releasing period and the slip rate to be controlled and by using a microcomputer having at least one free-running counter. In the arithmetic processing of the wheel speed, the contents of the free-running counter are successively stored in the memory in response to interrupt processing signals synchronized with the wheel speed pulses and the wheel speed is calculated from the difference between the contents of the counters written in the memory. Similarly, the measurement of the brake releasing period is also performed by calculating the difference between the written count values. The suitable slip rate is taken out of the memory on the basis of the measured brake releasing period.

Abstract: A control system for an electric motor vehicle adapted to be driven by a group of induction motors, comprises a converter for producing an a.c. output to energize the group of induction motors, a frequency command circuit for producing a value representing a minimum number of rotations among those of at least two induction motors of the group added with a slip frequency in a power running mode of the vehicle on one hand and a value representing a maximum number of revolutions among those of at least two given induction motors of the group subtracted by the slip frequency in a regenerative braking mode, respectively, the values being utilized as frequency control commands, and a frequency control circuit for controlling the output for controlling the output frequency of the converter in dependence on the frequency control commands, thereby to improve the adhesion performance of the electric motor vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the tension on yarn withdrawn from a mass of compacted yarn within a confined space has a yarn guide element with a tubular wall portion defining a confined space for guiding and for accumulating a compacted mass of yarn, an inlet opening for entry of the compacted yarn mass into one end of the confined space and an outlet opening for allowing withdrawal of the yarn as a yarn bundle from the confined space. The outlet opening is an elongated slot that is provided in the wall portion of the yarn guide element and that applies tension to the yarn bundle withdrawn from the confined space. The slot has a preselected configuration so that the slot will vary the tension applied to the yarn bundle as the yarn mass moves from one end of the confined space to the other end.

Abstract: An automatic control system in which a controlled quantity of an object to be controlled is compared with a preset quantity through a comparator, the output signal of which is applied to blind controller means having a dead zone set therein. When the output from the comparator comes out beyond the dead zone, the blind controller means cooperates with operation holding means to perform a control operation continuously for a predetermined time even when the output from the comparator falls within the dead zone. The number of times at which the object is controlled may be significantly decreased.