Abstract: A drainage hole structure in a cooking oven of forced convection type, utilizing: a drain pipe arranged so that an upper end opening thereof is open to a bottom face portion of a heating chamber and a lower end opening thereof is open to the outside of the heating chamber; and an air suction pipe arranged so that one end opening thereof faces to the upper end opening of the drain pipe in close proximity thereto and the other end opening thereof is open to a middle portion in the heating chamber, wherein the one end opening of the air suction pipe is formed to be slightly larger than the upper end opening of the drain pipe, and in the upper end opening side of the drain pipe, a peripheral wall portion of the drain pipe positioned in an upstream side with respect to an airflow flowing along the bottom face portion of the heating chamber is extended so as to enter into the one end opening of the air suction pipe by only a short distance, while a peripheral wall portion of the drain pipe positioned in a downstrea

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor laser capable of preventing diffusion of a p-type dopant to an active layer while performing sufficient carrier blocking, even when Zn is used as a p-type dopant, and obtaining high emission efficiency and high output by minimizing light absorption in a p-type cladding layer. This semiconductor laser includes an active layer and p-type cladding layer on an n-type semiconductor substrate. The concentration distribution of a p-type dopant from the active layer to the p-type cladding layer has a maximum value at a distance of 50 to 250 nm from the end of the active layer.

Abstract: The ranging device performs the active-type ranging, and has a structure in which a photo diode (PD) is provided on the far distance side of position sensitive detector (PSD), and superimposing means is provided for emphasizing a signal current IF flown from the far distance side electrode by superimposing a signal current obtained by the PD onto a signal current obtained by the PSD. As the superimposing means, an auxiliary PSD (the second PSD) is provided from a predetermined position directing from the near distance side to the far distance side of the original PSD (the first PSD) to the far distance side, and a signal obtained by the second PSD is superimposed on a signal output from the far distance side of the first PSD to emphasize it.

Abstract: What is described is a flat signal lamp with dielectrically impaired discharge, which is intended in particular for use in traffic signals, above all traffic lights.

Abstract: A device for the creating and displaying an object image. A plurality of object images is created on the basis of a combination of part patterns on the respective parts of an object. A different object image related to the respective object images is synthesized from the purality of created object images and displayed. An object image is created and displayed automatically which has a different shape imagined when the weight, height and intake calory of the created object image is increase/decreased. When a front object image is created, parts patterns for an object image on a different view corresponding to the front object image are designated and combined to create an object image on a different view.

Abstract: A granulated powder for a high-density sintered body is provided, which has an excellent flow rate and an excellent sintered density, and a sintered body produced using the same is provided. The granulated powder is obtained by granulation using a binder and a powder material comprising small diameter particles comprised of stainless steel and having an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 &mgr;m and large diameter particles comprised of stainless steel and having an average particle diameter of 30 to 150 &mgr;m. The content of the small diameter particles in the granulated powder is 30 to 70% by weight, and at least part of the small diameter particles adheres to the surfaces of the large diameter particles to form skin particles.

Abstract: A document output apparatus outputs a document made up of plural cells in such a manner that either the characters entered in cells or the backgrounds of the cells are colored in accordance with the kinds of data assigned to the cells. The document output apparatus has plural color tables, and each of these color tables stores plural color information corresponding to respective values of the data. When one of the color tables is designated, color information corresponding to the values of the cells are retrieved from the designated color table. The cells are drawn in the colors defined in the designated color table. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the need to define color information for each of the cells of the document.

Abstract: A camera body includes a photographing lens. A barrier is supported on the camera body so as to be movable between a cover position covering the photographing lens and a retreat position retreated from the cover position in a first direction substantially parallel to an optical axis of the photographing lens and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. A rail mechanism is provided to guide relative movement between the camera body and the barrier in the first and the second directions of the barrier. The rail mechanism comprises a first slide projection, a second slide projection, a first cam portion and a second cam portion. The first slide projection has a predetermined projecting length and guides movement of the barrier. The second slide projection has a projecting length longer than the first slide projection and guides movement of the barrier.

Abstract: By forming an outer wall over a space around an ink storage chamber of an ink cartridge or by providing convexities arranged at intervals of not more than 10 mm on an outer surface of a housing which forms the ink storage chamber, a possible ink recharging hole provided in the housing is prevented from being sealed. Different kinds of ink cartridges are manufactured which have different inner compositions which cannot be discriminated in appearance. Any desired ink cartridges are selected randomly from those manufactured ones and shipped. This prevents the user from recharging any one of the ink cartridges with an ink from an unreliable source through a possible hole formed in the wall of the ink cartridge to thereby prevent a print head and/or printer from malfunctioning.

Abstract: A reflow soldering furnace in which a printed board and a plurality of electronic parts mounted thereon are subjected to reflow soldering. The furnace comprises a reflow soldering furnace body including a plurality of heating zones defined by furnace walls, a hot-gas applier, and a radiant-heat applier. The hot-gas applier includes a heat source and a fan for blowing a hot gas of a temperature lower than a target temperature for each zone against a printed board. The radiant-heat applier includes a heater for applying radiant heat of a temperature higher than the target temperature to the printed board. The printed board and electronic parts thereon are heated to the target temperature, the melting point of solder, by means of the radiant heat from the heater. Among these electronic parts, small-sized ones with a relatively small heat capacity are restrained from overheating by the low-temperature hot gas from the hot-gas applier.

Abstract: The invention relates to an expandable mobile accommodation structure comprising a central structure provided with floor (3), roof (2), and end walls (1) and two longitudinal side walls (7), at least one of which is movable outwards together with outwardly pivotal floor and roof sections (4 and 9, resp.). The roof and floor sections comprise a rigid panel, and are pivoted to the side wall (7) and the floor and roof edges of the central structure such that in a non-expanded state the roof panel (9) and the side wall (7) are permitted to hang down double-folded outside the folded up floor panel (4). The invention is characterized in that an actuating means (14, 14′) is arranged to act between the central structure and the roof panel (9) for swinging the roof panel up and down supported by a draw rope (15) is acting between the upper part of the central structure and the outermost part of the floor panel (4).

Abstract: The present invention concerns a duplex image forming apparatus, which can form images on both sides of a transfer sheet by employing an intermediate transfer element. The duplex image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member; a toner image forming section to form a toner image on the image bearing member; an intermediate transfer element, shaped like a belt, to bear the toner image transferred from the image bearing member and to convey a transfer sheet; a transfer sheet charging device to apply a bias voltage onto the transfer sheet at the charging position, so that the transfer sheet adheres onto the intermediate transfer element; a first transfer device to transfer the toner image onto the transfer sheet or the intermediate transfer element; a second transfer device to transfer the toner image borne on the intermediate transfer element onto the transfer sheet; and a control section to control a transfer current or a transfer voltage applied to the first transfer device.

Abstract: On the front surface of a single electroluminescent panel, there are provided a display panel, such as a liquid crystal display panel, for controlling transmission of light to perform display, and an operation panel having a plurality of operation switches and substantially transmitting light through at least a portion thereof which requires illumination. When the overall rear surfaces of the display panel and the liquid crystal display panel are adhered to the electroluminescent panel by an adhesive, the vibration sound generated from the electroluminescent panel can be reduced. Further, when an appropriate pigment is diffused into the adhesive, light for illuminating the display panel and the operation panel is adjusted to a desired color.

Abstract: A stage apparatus comprises a fixed base, a movable table, a pair of elastic portions arranged in both sides of the table along an X axis, a pair of elastic portions arranged in both sides of the table along a Y axis, a pair of actuators for generating displacements for moving the table in a Y direction, a pair of displacement amplifying mechanisms for amplifying displacements of the actuators, a pair of actuators for generating displacements for moving the table in an X direction, and a pair of displacement amplifying mechanisms for amplifying displacements of the actuators.

Abstract: A dye and a recording material employing the dye are disclosed. The dye is represented by formula B═N—A In the formula, A represents a metal-free atomic group necessary to form a condensed ring having —NR1R2 as a substituent on the ring, except for one ring in which a carbon atom on the ring combines with the nitrogen atom in the formula. B represents a coupler component and combines with a nitrogen atom in the formula at coupling position of the coupler component. R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may have a substituent, an aryl group which may have a substituent, and a heterocycle which may have a substituent, and R1 and R2 may combine with each other to form a ring.

Abstract: In response to an exposure start instructing operation by an exposure start instructing section, a mirror driving section raises a quick return mirror. After that, a shake detecting/computing section detects and computes a shake state, and an exposure start determining section determines, on the basis of the output of the shake detecting/computing section, whether or not the start of exposure should be allowed. If exposure is allowed by the exposure start determining section, a shutter unit is driven to actually start exposure. Information concerning time from the completion of the mirror driving operation of the mirror driving section to the start of the operation of the shake detecting/computing section or to that of the exposure start determining section is stored in an operation period information storage.

Abstract: A power unit is provided which can perform stable feedback control by reducing a feedback gain, and sufficiently cope with fluctuations in the output voltage occurring according to fluctuations in the input voltage caused by fluctuations in the rotational speed of an engine. A pair of variable control bridge circuits are connected to three-phase output windings of a three-phase generator driven by the engine, and connected in an antiparallel manner to each other to form a cycloconverter for generating a single-phase alternating current to be supplied to a load. A voltage-detecting circuit detects a voltage of the three-phase alternating current. An effective voltage value-calculating circuit calculates an effective value of the voltage of the alternating current. A reference sinusoidal waveform-forming circuit generates a voltage of a reference waveform for controlling the single-phase alternating current.

Abstract: A fixing apparatus for fixing a toner image on a transfer sheet with heat and pressure is provided with (A) a heating roller including a cylindrical light transmitting base member; a heat ray generating device, provided inside of the cylindrical light transmitting base member, to generate a heat ray; a heat ray transmitting elastic layer generate a heat ray; a heat ray transmitting elastic layer provided on an outer surface of the cylindrical light transmitting base member and including a rubber layer; and a heat ray absorbing layer, provided on the outer surface of the cylindrical light transmitting base member, to absorb the heat ray passing through both of the cylindrical light transmitting base member and the heat ray transmitting elastic layer, and (B) a pressing roller provided to come in contact with the heating roller so that the transfer sheet is nipped with a nip width between the heating roller and the pressing roller.