Abstract: A rotary electric component such as a semifixed variable resistor comprises an insulating substrate having a shaft hole and a slot communicating with the shaft hole, a resistor mounted on the insulating substrate surrounding the shaft hole, a pair of electrodes mounted on the insulating substrate and connected to the resistor at ends thereof, the electrodes being positioned one on each side of the slot and prevented by the latter from shortcircuiting therebetween, a pair of terminals mounted on the insulating substrate and connected to the electrodes, respectively, a shaft rotatably mounted in the shaft hole and having a movable contact held in sliding contact with the resistor, and a body of synthetic resin filled in the slot. The body of synthetic resin is fixedly mounted on the insulating substrate and may include a support spacer disposed around the shaft hole and a protective cover covering attachment end portions of the terminals.

Abstract: A rotary electric component such as a semifixed variable resistor comprises an insulating substrate having a shaft hole, a resistor mounted on the insulating substrate surrounding the shaft hole, a pair of electrodes mounted on the insulating substrate and connected to the resistor at ends thereof, a pair of terminals mounted on the insulating substrate and connected to the electrodes, respectively, a shaft rotatably mounted in the shaft hole and having a movable contact held in sliding contact with the resistor, a cover mounted on the shaft over the insulating substrate and covering the movable contact, the cover having a skirt spaced from the insulating substrate by a gap, and a body of synthetic resin mounted on the insulating substrate and a portion formed as a dust wall covering the gap.

Abstract: In a thick film electronic circuit, a plurality of thick film capacitors are deposited on the surface of an insulating substrate. Each capacitor comprises a lower electrode and an upper electrode, which are essentially discrete for each capacitor, while a dielectric layer is deposited unitarily over each lower electrode and under each upper electrode of the capacitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid level detection switch which is provided in a casing with a plurality of terminals having fixed contacts and a signal-outputting portion and with a float having a movable contact to contact with the fixed contacts moving vertically within the casing so that the movable contact contacts or separates from the fixed contacts as the float moves vertically.

Abstract: An electronic volume for effecting a control of an impedance circuit in audio devices or the like includes a variable impedance circuit disposed in a signal transmission path and adapted to vary the impedance in accordance with an electronic control signal. A hold/through gate switchable between a hold state and a through state and adapted to permit, when taking the through state, the input signal to pass therethrough in synchronization with a clock signal of a predetermined period and, when taking the hold state, to hold and deliver the input signal as a control signal to the variable impedance circuit, is connected to a control circuit adapted to vary the input signal supplied to the hold/through gate at a predetermined rate at each time of receipt of the hold/through gate, and a rate changing means is provided for changing the rate of variation of the input signal coming through the hold/through gate.

Abstract: A release mechanism of a push-button tuner for use in car radios etc., comprising a manual tuning shaft which has a threaded portion, a release plate which is movably and turnably installed on a guide rod disposed in parallel with the manual tuning shaft and which is provided with a friction plate corresponding to the threaded portion, a core carriage which moves in the same direction as a moving direction of the release plate in interlocking with a movement thereof, and a release plate which is operated by depressing a push button. The friction plate and the threaded portion are held in engagement in the normal state, and the engagement is released when the push button is depressed.

Abstract: A small motor has a substantially disc-shaped rotor body carried by a rotor shaft and provided with a plurality of coils, a substantially doughnut-shaped permanent magnet disposed in close proximity of one side face of the rotor body, and a commutator mounted on the part of the rotor shaft in the aperture of the permanent magnet. The part of each coil adjacent to the commutator is bent away from the stationary magnet to provide a recess through which the coil end can be led to increase the effective length of the coil to increase the torque without increasing the distance between the stationary magnet and the rotor body or significantly increasing the dimensions of the motor as a whole.

Abstract: An equalizer apparatus for audio equipment capable of selecting between a 2-speaker system and a 4-speaker system, including a display device indicating proper operation of the control knobs of the equalizer. The display device includes a first illuminable element of a first color for indicating operation of one channel of stereophonic sound reproduction, a second illuminable element of a second color for indicating operation of the other channel of stereophonically reproduced sound, and color coded means corresponding to said first and second colors for indicating which of the control knobs produce data signals for the first channel and which of the control knobs produce data signals for the second channel. Further, the color coded means may indicate which of the control knobs produce data signals for each of the divided frequencies of the respective channels during operation of the audio equipment in the manner simulating quadriphonic sound.

Abstract: A circuit board such as a code disk having a smooth contact surface and a minute pattern is fabricated by depositing an alumite film on an aluminum and selectively filling electrically nonconductive and conductive materials in the cells in the crystals of the alumite film.

Abstract: A push switch, fixed on the back of a rotary variable resistor, comprises a stationary contact formed on the bottom of an insulating housing part, a movable contact of convex form, and a drive means formed on the end of an arm integrally molded with another part of the insulating housing. The drive means is mounted to the end of the operating shaft, and pushes the central part of the movable contact. Normally, the movable contact during axial movement of the operating shaft does not make contact with the stationary contact, when the operating shaft is pushed, the movable contact however, makes contact with the stationary contact. When pressure on the operating shaft is removed, the movable contact is returned to its original position by the resiliency of the movable contact and the arm.

Abstract: In a glow plug energization control circuit wherein the output voltage produced from a glow plug temperature simulator composed of a charging/discharging circuit is compared with a reference voltage from a reference voltage generator and heating of the glow plug is controlled in accordance with the result of the comparison, the voltage developed across the glow plug is applied to the charging/discharging circuit to charge a capacitor thereof and the level of the reference voltage is changed in response to changes in the voltage of the voltage source by which the glow plug is heated.

Abstract: An actual ignition timing detecting device for use with a simultaneous ignition engine in which two cylinders are actually ignited in an alternate manner by simultaneously applying an ignition pulses generated in inverse polarities between the two terminals of an ignition coil. The actual ignition timing of the two cylinders can be detected from the rise and fall of a pulse signal, which rises at the misfire timing and falls at the actual ignition timing, by detecting the ignition pulses of one of the cylinders and by forming that pulse signal at all times in accordance with the difference in waveform between the actual ignition and misfire pulses of the ignition pulses detected.

Abstract: A method of image recording, including the steps of superposing a nonmagnetic sheet over a magnetic recording member, forming a magnetic latent image on the magnetic recording member either directly or through the nonmagnetic sheet by perpendicular magnetization before or after the nonmagnetic sheet is superposed over the magnetic recording member, developing the magnetic latent image with a magnetic toner from above the nonmagnetic sheet superposed over the magnetic recording member, to produce a toner image on the nonmagnetic sheet, fixing the toner image on the nonmagnetic sheet superposed on the magnetic recording member and separating the nonmagnetic sheet from the magnetic recording member following the fixing step.

Abstract: A compact-size and light-weight serial printer system for a desk-top calculator or a small electronic device. It uses an endless printing belt adapted to be circulated and carrying a number of printing fonts. A carriage on which the hammer mechanism provided is slidably mounted and a rack shaft are positioned within the inner side of the endless printing belt. A reference position detection means is provided to generate trigger signals, for detecting the reference position on the endless printing belt, for initiating printing operations, and for selecting a desired printing font in conjunction with processings by the control section to calculate a movement distance of the endless printing belt. A single driving source is provided to drive each mechanism of the printer system. On the endless printing belt, the fonts which have lower frequency of usage are included in a single section, and those fonts which have higher frequency of usage are included in several sections.

Abstract: An aerosol spray device having a spray container charged with an agent to be sprayed, and an assembly including a bomb charged with a propellant compressed gas and a pressure regulator attached to the outlet side of the bomb. The assembly is mounted and fixed to the inside of the spray container through a packing interposed therebetween. The pressure regulator includes a piston adapted to control the flow of the gas from the bomb into the spray container through the pressure regulator. Means are provided for holding the piston in inoperative position until the aerosol spray device is actually used by the user after fabrication.

Abstract: At least either of a luminescent layer and an insulating layer in an electroluminescent cell is made of the copolymer between vinylidene fluoride and propylene hexafluoride. In producing the electroluminescent cell, the luminescent layer is formed by applying a phosphorescent paste on a transparent electrode and heat-treating it, and the insulating layer is formed by applying an insulating paste on the luminescent layer and heat-treating it.

Abstract: A pulse switch comprises a main disc and an auxiliary disc; with the main disc being adapted to rotate independently of the shaft of the switch and normally being held in its neutral position, and the auxiliary disc being adapted to rotate along with the shaft. A common contactor and a transfer contactor are fixed to the main disc, with the common contactor normally being held in contact with the common contact, and the transfer contactor being brought into contact with the transfer contact when the main disc has been rotated a predetermined angle. Radiating teeth are formed on the main disc to face the auxiliary disc; and crests are provided on the auxiliary disc to face the main disc and mesh with the teeth thereof. Radiating teeth are formed on the opposite side of the auxiliary disc and have the same shape as that of the teeth of the main disc; and pressing projections are provided to engage the teeth of the auxiliary disc to press the auxiliary disc against the main disc.

Abstract: In a pen recorder for obtaining desired recording data by pushing pen means mounted to a pen holder onto recording paper, the improvement comprising:(a) a feed mechanism for feeding said recording paper;(b) a moving pen holder for supporting said pen means; and(c) hammer means disposed at the rear of said pen means so as to bring the tip of said pen means into contact with said recording paper;(d) the tip of said pen means being fitted into support holes bored on a leaf spring fixed to said pen holder;(e) said leaf spring urging said pen means toward said hammer means;(f) said pen means being detachable relative to said pen holder;(g) said support hole of said leaf spring being shaped by expanding a part of a round hole in the direction opposite the pen withdrawing direction.

Abstract: A brushless D.C. motor which can provide a speed detection signal or position detection signal continuously even when the speed of rotation of the rotor is reduced includes a ring-shaped driving magnet magnetized to develop N and S poles alternatively; a rotary yoke having a plurality of flanges extending from the outer peripheral edge thereof toward a stationary yoke substantially to the middle of the outer peripheral end surface of the driving magnet in such a manner as to embrace the driving magnet, the flanges extending over two adjacent magnetic poles of different polarities at the boundary between these magnetic poles; and a magnetic-electric transducer element disposed at a position spaced from and opposing to the path of rotation of the flange surfaces adjacent to the stationary yoke and spaced from and opposing to the path of rotation of the outer peripheral end surface of the driving magnet.

Abstract: A photoconductive member is charged and radiated with a light image to produce an electrostatic image. Sensing electrodes automatically sense the remaining potential in a portion of the electrostatic image corresponding to a background area of the original document scanned to produce the light image. In one embodiment the area is a white reference document disposed adjacent to the original document. In another embodiment a reference document is not provided and a plurality of portions of the electrostatic image are sensed. The lowest value of the sensed potential is utilized. Computing means compute and apply the biasing voltage to the developing electrode as a predetermined function of the sensed potential.