Abstract: A vacuum breaker contact produced according to the coating step of forming a metal coated layer comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Ni, Sn, In, Fe and alloys thereof on at least a part of the surface of the contact substrate having a predetermined shape to a thickness of 10 .mu.m or less, and the diffusion step of having a part of the metal coated layer diffused into the contact substrate.

Abstract: A digital input/output circuit to be connected between an internal data bus composed of 2.sup.n signal lines (n is zero or a positive integer) and 2.sup.n external terminals includes an output port for outputting data from the internal data bus to the external terminals and an input port for inputting the data from the external terminal to the internal data bus. The output port comprises a scrambler receiving data of 2.sup.n bits from the internal data bus and a mode signal and operating for relocating the received data in accordance with the mode signal so as to output the relocated data with each unit of 2.sup.m bits (m is an integer not greater than n) indicated by the mode signal. An output circuit includes 2.sup.n output buffers each having an input connected to receive directly or indirectly an output of the scrambler and an output connected to a corresponding one of the external terminals. This output circuit operates in response to the mode signal so as to make active 2.sup.m output buffers of the 2.

Abstract: Method for driving a hydraulic submerged tool whereby the hydraulic pressure energy is generated in a submerged power converter, being driven by pressurized surrounding water which after the energy transfer is exhausted into the surrounding water, said power converter consisting of one or more work cylinders (1, 2), each by means of a floating piston (3, 4) being divided in a space (5, 6) filled with the pressurized surrounding water and a space (7, 8), filled with a hydraulic work medium, switching means (17, 18) being provided, for alternately connecting said space (5, 6) either to a feed conduct (13) for pressurized surrounding water, or to an exhaust (14).

Abstract: A limited slip differential is disclosed which includes a first rotary element, a second rotary element, and hydraulic means including a plurality of reciprocal pistons in slidable engagement with internal cam surface means of the first rotary element. The hydraulic means include an accumulator and fluid passage means in fluid communication with the accumulator and each of pressure chambers defined by the pistons. A pressure relief valve is provided in the accumulator chamber to prevent excessive increase in hydraulic fluid pressure in the hydraulic means.

Abstract: A noise suppression device is disclosed which comprises a toroid-shaped device comprising an amorphous magnetic alloy ribbon wound with plural turns, or ring-shaped pieces formed from an amorphous magnetic alloy ribbon and laminated in plural number, and a through-hole through which an electrical line or lead is inserted, and having a value of Do satisfying the relation of L<Do.ltoreq.5L when an average diameter of said device is Do, provided that the average diameter is an arithmetic mean value of the outer diameter of the device and the diameter of the through-hole, and the largest length at a cross section of said line or said lead, L, is smaller than the diameter of the through-hole.The noise suppression device according to this invention is improved in heat-dissipation properties with a great decrease in breakage, and has a superior noise suppresion effect.

Abstract: In a gas laser, an anode of discharge electrodes is formed from stainless steel. Alternatively, the anode is formed from a metallic base material and chromium coating is applied on the surface of the metallic base material. A cathode is formed from titanium as a base material and the surface thereof is oxidized. Alternatively, the cathode is formed from molybdenum as a base material and titanium coating is applied on the surface of the molybdenum base material. The surface of the cathode is oxidized.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for computing a residue of a modulo-"a" number with respect to an arbitrary modulus, which require only a small memory capacity for the residue tables. The method obtains the residue by the iteration of dividing the modulo-"a" number into partitioned blocks of predetermined sizes and a remaining portion, finding the residues for partitioned blocks of the modulo-"a" number in the prepared residue table, and summing the remaining portion and the residues of the partitioned blocks with significant positions appropriately aligned. The apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: In order to improve the steering and handling characteristics of a four wheel drive vehicle wherein at least one of the front and rear sets of wheels are provided with an auxiliary steering device, the steering condition of the vehicle is sensed and in the event that the steering is such that yaw can be easily induced the amount of power which is distributed to the front wheels is decreased relative to the amount prior the instant steering condition being established and vice versa.

Abstract: A sequence valve is interposed between the manual valve and the reverse clutch and arranged to control the communication therebetween. The valve is responsive to the pressure which develops in the low and reverse brake and establishes communication between the manual valve and the reverse clutch when the pressure prevailing in the low and reverse brake is such as to indicate that the brake is engaged to a predetermined degree.

Abstract: A vacuum breaker contact produced according to the coating step of forming a metal coated layer comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Ni, Sn, In, Fe and alloys thereof on at least a part of the surface of the contact substrate having a predetermined shape to a thickness of 10 .mu.m or less, and the diffusion step of having a part of said metal coated layer diffused into said contact substrate.

Abstract: The tubular foodstuff casing, in particular the synthetic sausage casing, made of cellulose hydrate comprises an external covering or impregnation comprising a fungicidal heterocyclic compound, in particular a benzimidazole or isothiazolone derivative substituted in the 2-position, which can be used, if desired, in admixture with glycerol monolaurate. The coating prevents infestation of the casing by molds, in particualr when it is stored in the moist state.

Abstract: A damper comprising within a casing filled with viscous fluid a number of movable discs to be moved in response to the transmitted external force and a number of not interlocked fixed discs arranged in an alternative arrangement, wherein both movable and fixed discs are axially deflectable can maintain even clearances between the movable and the fixed discs due to the alignment effect of the discs without undergoing unreasonable stress that can damage the discs. The allowable limit of deflection of the fixed and movable discs can be made adjustable so as to modify the total drag of the damper. Sources of resilient restoring force may be provided to enhance the capability of adjustment. Moreover, the number or the size of the movable and/or the fixed discs can be made alterable to effectively modify the drag of the damper.

Abstract: A portable image forming apparatus includes an image data generator and an image forming element. The image data generator includes a scanner for scanning a document, a converter for converting light reflected from the document into an elecrical signal. The image forming element includes a thermal head for forming an image on an image receiving medium, which is conveyed by a conveyer, in accordance with the electrical signal. The thermal head is positioned above the conveyer.

Abstract: A spectrometer for MEV neutrons relies upon total energy absorption to measure neutron energy. Neutrons are thermalized in a liquid scintillator-moderator providing a first light pulse and are subsequently captured in a Li-6 glass scintillator providing a second light pulse. The light pulses are converted into first and second electronic signals by photomultipliers. A coincidence signal is required from the neutron capture prior to gating electronic circuitry for measuring the amplitude of the first electronic signal. The dual signal from a single neutron provides a mechanism for discrimination against background events arising either from gamma rays or from ambient, low-energy neutrons. The spectrometer is particularly useful in situations in which the neutron source intensity is very low.

Abstract: A rotated pattern generating system includes at least a X-direction straight line generator adapted to calculate, a difference in X- and Y-directions between the position of a given dot on a destination coordinate and a position of the next dot to be coordinate transformed. The difference is determined by the difference on the source coordinate between the given dot and the next dot to be transformed and a required rotational angle .theta.. The system further comprises a detector connected to the X-direction straight line generator for discriminating whether or not a residual pattern occurs each time the X-direction straight line generator generates an output, and a dot generator responsive to the output of the detector to generate, when a dot lack is discriminated on the position of the residual pattern the same dot information as that of the dot adjacent to the residual pattern position in the destination coordinate.

Abstract: An actively controlled suspension system includes a fail-safe system which is associated with a pressure control valve and detective of failure of a control circuit to perform fail-safe operation. The fail-safe system operates the pressure control valve in response to failure of the control circuit, to fix the valve position corresponding to a working fluid pressure in a working chamber defined in a suspension cylinder disposed between a vehicular body and a suspension member rotatably supporting a vehicular wheel, at a pressure value at or in the vicinity of a predetermined initial or neutral pressure.

Abstract: The disclosure describes an apparatus and method for facilitating therapeutic communication of human emotions, for attitudinal healing, or for everyday play. A rag type doll has built-in cavities for receiving fabric forms connoting human feelings and other fabric forms representing different body parts and attributes. The cavities are located on the doll to show where on the body such feelings are experienced by inserting the appropriate form into the cavity. Thus, the user of the doll communicates to a therapist thought connections between mind and body in order to facilitate treatment.

Abstract: An actively controlled suspension system is provided with a fluid pressure device provided between a vehicle body and a suspension member for suspending the vehicle body on the suspension member. The fluid pressure member is variable at least one of damping characteristics and spring characteristics in linear fashion depending upon relative displacement of the vehicle body and the suspension member in bounding and rebounding directions.

Abstract: This filter circuit comprises at least one basic cell (2) arranged as a switched capacitor sampling filter, together with a clock suitable for defining two different states for controlling sampling. According to the main characteristic of the invention, the circuit includes upstream switching means (4) suitable for inverting the polarity of the signal input to the cell during one of the two states, and downstream switching means (6) suitable for inverting the output signal from the cell (2). This makes it possible to transpose the filtering frequency band of the cell (2). The circuit is applicable to manufacturing switched capacitor sampling filters in the form of integrated circuits.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a passive seat belt arrangement mounted in a vehicle which has a roof side rail and a center pillar which are connected with each other to form a smoothly curved inner edge at a jointed portion therebetween. The arrangement comprises a guide rail attached to the roof side rail and the center piller to extend along the same thereby to form a curved portion thereof at the jointed portion. A carrier carrying one end of a webbing is slidably guided by the guide rail. The carrier has a substantially linear edge portion which faces toward the smoothly curved inner edge portion of the jointed portion when assuming a position of the guide rail on the roof side rail. When the carrier is at the curved portion of the guide rail, an angle defined between the linear edge of the carrier and any tangent line which touches the smoothly curved inner edge is not less than 90 degrees.