Abstract: The watch includes an electric battery housed in a removable drawer (6) engaged in the case (2), said drawer further including an additional electric apparatus powered by the battery. This apparatus may be a device operating in conjunction with the clockwork movement, for example an acoustic or tactile alarm member, or an independent device, for example a sensor or a data transmission device.

Abstract: The polishing pad conditioner incorporates a plurality of diamond prisms 12 arranged regularly and protruding towards a surface to be processed, and a conducting bonding member 14 that fixes the diamond prisms into a single body. The conducting bonding member 14 is provided with a conducting metal plate 15 with a plurality of holes 15a for embedding the diamond prisms 12, and a conducting sintered metal 16 that is filled into the spaces between the holes and the diamond prisms and sintered. The conducting bonding member can be dressed electrolytically by passing a flow of conducting liquid 24 through the gap between the member and an electrode placed opposite. Thus, the surface of a polishing pad can be reprocessed (reconditioned) to an appropriate roughness, so the conditioner can continue to operate under even, stable conditions for a very long time, with a rather low manufacturing cost and without contaminating the silicon wafers.

Abstract: A probe head 10 and a laser interferometric displacement meter 20 are provided. The probe head supports a probe 2 that is capable of contacting a workpiece 1, that is free to move in the direction of the workpiece, and drives the probe towards the workpiece. The displacement meter measures the displacement of the probe with a high accuracy without contact. The probe head 10 is also provided with a probe shaft 12 with steps 11a, 11b at intermediate portions thereof and air bearings 14a, 14b that support the probe shaft on each side of the steps. The air bearings have a high stiffness in the radial direction, and the probe shaft is made to float by using compressed air, thus the resistance of the shaft to sliding is reduced. In addition, another compressed air is supplied to the location of the step and produces a driving force in the direction of the workpiece due to the difference of cross sectional areas on each side of the step, that provides a very small load within a predetermined range.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical connector which is used in the field of the optical communication. As a counter optical connector 100 for the optical connector, a plug of the square or round type is used. In the optical connector, a cover 30 is attached in an openable and closable manner to the body 10 having a fitting hole portion 17 into which the counter optical connector 100 is to be inserted. The fitting hole portion 17 is formed by an internal space which is surrounded by a cylindrical wall 15 disposed in the body 10. The cover 30 has a covering wall portion 31 which is fittable to and detachable from an outside of the body 10. The optical connector performs functions that, even when the counter optical connector 100 is wrenched during an inserting or extracting operation, the wrenching force is not transmitted to the cover, and that the external appearance can be changed only by changing the design of the cover.

Abstract: An electrolytic in-process dressing device 10 is provided with a disk-shaped metal-bonded grindstone 2 with a surface 2a with a circular arc shape with a radius R at its outer periphery and a numerical control device 16. The disk-shaped metal-bonded grindstone 2 rotates around an axis Y, and the grindstone is dressed electrolytically while the device 10 grinds the workpiece 1. The numerical control device 16 is provided with a rotary truing device 12 that rotates around the X axis that orthogonally crosses the axis of rotation Y and trues the circular arc surface 2a, a shape measuring device 14 for measuring the shape of the circular arc surface of the grindstone and the shape of the processed surface of workpiece 1 on the machine, and controls the grindstone numerically in the three directions along the axes X, Y and Z. The numerical control device 16 moves the grindstone in three axial directions and repeats the operations of truing, grinding and measurements on-line.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of mixing/dispersing solid phases of a carbon powder 4 and silicon powder 5, impregnating a woven fiber 2 with the powders, and subsequently exposing the woven fiber to a high temperature sufficient for reaction calcining to react/calcine the woven fiber, so that only small amounts of C and Si particles remain, a matrix forming speed is high, and CMC having high airtightness can be manufactured in a short time.

Abstract: A flat workpiece 5 (silicon wafer) is driven so as to rotate in horizontal by a workpiece driving device 12. A cylindrical conducting grindstone 14 is provided, the outer periphery of which is in contact with the surface of the workpiece. A grindstone rotating device 16 drives the grindstone about the axis thereof. A grindstone reciprocating device 18 moves the grindstone with a reciprocating motion along the surface of the workpiece. An axial guiding device 20 keeps the center line X of the grindstone at a predetermined angle to the horizontal axis. An ELID device 22 electrolytically dresses the outer periphery of the grindstone. The center line X of the grindstone is held at a predetermined angle &thgr; to the horizontal axis, and at the same time, the outer periphery of the grindstone is dressed electrolytically.

Abstract: A mechanical meat tenderizer having the features of a force-limiting apparatus and an orthogonal blade set. The tenderizer comprises a set of orthogonal knife cutting blades and a reciprocable head for releasably holding individual knife cutting blades for insertion into meat to be tenderized. The reciprocable head comprises a meat securing member such as a hold-down plate, a blade orienting member such as an orientation plate for orienting the knives, and a friction plate for providing a predetermined frictional release force for independently positioning and holding the set of orthogonal blades so that when any one of the orthogonal blades encounters a release force exceeding the predetermined release force the blade is released and not damaged. The orthogonal blade set preferably includes straight blades and orthogonal blades, each having a spring or frictional member for frictionally engaging a respective portion of a friction bar.

Abstract: In order to adjust the oscillation frequency of a sprung balance intended for or fitted to a mechanical timepiece, in a first step a balance spring is manufactured with a greater elastic torque than a reference torque corresponding to the oscillation frequency provided for the sprung balance. Once the sprung balance is assembled, the balance spring is machined by means of a laser beam to reduce its elastic torque until it substantially reaches the reference elastic torque. In particular, the laser machining consists in removing matter in order either to reduce the height of the balance spring in certain regions, or to reduce the thickness of the strip forming said balance spring. This invention allows conventional regulating means, in particular pins associated with an index, to be omitted. This enables working errors of the timepiece as a function of its position, to be avoided.

Abstract: There is disclosed a removable electrode for electrolytic dressing grinding in which the electrode is disposed opposite to a processing surface of a conductive grinding wheel via a gap, a conductive liquid is passed through between the electrode and the conductive grinding wheel to apply a voltage thereto, the grinding wheel is dressed by electrolysis and a workpiece is simultaneously ground, the electrode comprising: an electrode support member 12 having a surface 12a disposed opposite to the processing surface of the grinding wheel via a constant gap; a conductive foil 14 detachably attached to and along the opposite surface of the electrode support member; and a conductive terminal 16 for contacting the conductive foil to apply the voltage to the conductive foil. Even when a deposit is built up on a cathode surface, the cathode surface can be cleaned in a short time. Even after repeated use, an electrode shape does not change.

Abstract: A sample extrusion device 12 for sequentially extruding a sample 1 in a predetermined direction, a sample cutting device 14 for sequentially cutting the extruded sample, and a con-focal image pickup device 16 for focusing an illuminating light at a section portion that was cut to pick up two-dimensional images of the cut section from a reflected light thereof are provided to reconstruct an internal structure of the sample from many two-dimensional images (continuous section images) that differ in the cutting positions. The sample can be continuously cut to continuously observe the sectional images thereof under no influence of the sample being seen transparently, the entirety of the sample can be observed in almost the same condition even though the sample is colored with a fluorescent dye, and thereby, the internal structure of the sample can be reconstructed with a high precision.

Abstract: A no-needle blood access device for hemodialysis including a cylindrical external body (20), the lower portion of the external body being provided with openings (28) at diametrically facing locations. Pipe members (30) are mounted in the respective openings. First and second artificial conduits (12, 14) are fitted into the respective pipe member, each of the artificial conduits being anastomosed to a targeted artery or vein; and a columnar internal body (40) fitted into the external body so as to be rotated in the external body.

Abstract: A system for reducing the temperature of exhaust gas in an incinerator or boiler equipment having an exceedingly small size and avoiding any difficulties caused by damage to the wall surface of a gas cooling chamber due to adherence of sprayed water droplets and deposition of dust. More specifically, pressurized thermal water with a temperature higher than a boiling point of water under atmospheric pressure is sprayed as temperature reduction water into high temperature exhaust gas Gh in a gas cooling chamber or an exhaust gas duct. The temperature reduction of exhaust gas and the removal of acidic gas in the exhaust gas are simultaneously achieved by spraying pressurized thermal water Wt containing an alkaline solution as temperature reduction water into high temperature exhaust gas Gh in the gas cooling chamber or the exhaust gas duct.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for evaluating and indicating the image forming performance of a spectacle lens. A performance index indicating the performance of the spectacle lens to all object points within a visual field when the outside world is observed through the spectacle lens is defined and found and the scale of the performance index is indicated in a visually understandable display mode. For example, the method indicates a performance index distribution image, which is created by giving a value of monochromatic luminosity or a RGB color luminosity to each pixel, which is determined corresponding to the value of performance index for viewing an object point in the visual field corresponding to each pixel.

Abstract: A positive-type, heat-resistant photosensitive polymer composition comprising (a) a polyimide precursor or a polyimide which is soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, (b) a compound capable of generating an acid when exposed to light, and (c) a compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group; a method of forming a relief pattern comprising a step of applying the composition onto a substrate and drying it thereon, a step of exposing it, a step of developing it, and a step of heating it; and an electronic part having as a surface-protecting film or an interlayer insulating film.

Abstract: A display assembly includes two superposed, respectively upper (24) and lower (26) display devices, characterized in that the upper display device (24) includes a display cell (28) arranged above an optical valve (30), said double structure being arranged so as to be transparent in a first state to make the lower display device visible (26), and so as to display item of data in a second state, control circuits supplying a control voltage to the cell (28) to cause it to switch from the first state to the second state and vice versa, characterized in that the cell (28) is a display cell of the type including a diffusing or reflective liquid crystal in the second state.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of fluid organosilicon compounds usable in adhesive, coating and sealant formulations is described. The process includes the synthesis of organosilicon prepolymer compositions starting from unsaturated polyurethanes obtained in turn from unsaturated monoalcohol polyethers and diisocyanates with a controlled NCO/OH ratio, to which chlorosilanes are added in the presence of methyl or ethyl orthoformates.

Abstract: A folding tent frame for collapsible tents includes upright pole sets, fixed couplers, stoppers, movable couplers and traverse frame members. Specifically, each stopper is provided on the uppermost pole of the upright pole set at a position lower than the fixed coupler so as to prevent the lower pole of the upright pole set from moving up beyond the stopper and so that the movable coupler is slidable over the stopper and the lowest pole of the upright pole set, and is kept from moving up beyond the stopper. The lower pole is larger than the upper pole in cross section. The structure of this folding tent frame provides improved strength and stability.

Abstract: The invention concerns a portable object, in particular a wristwatch (1), including a case (2) with which are associated at least two different electronic modules, each module allowing access to a particular service, the portable object also including means (22) for selecting and activating one of said electronic modules as a function of the service desired by the user.

Abstract: An ELID centerless grinding apparatus comprising: a blade 2 for horizontally supporting a rotator workpiece 1 and and a regulating wheel 10 driven to rotate around a horizontal shaft center. An outer surface of the workpiece is subjected to ELID grinding by using a conductive grinding wheel 4. An outer peripheral portion of the wheel 10 includes a conductive elastic member 11 and abrasion resisting particles 12. An electrolytic electrode 14 is provided in close vicinity to an outer peripheral surface of the wheel 10. An electrolytic power supply 16 applies an electrolytic voltage between the electrolytic electrode and the wheel. A conductive electrolytic fluid is flow between the electrode and the wheel and the member 11 is removed by the electrolytic dressing to cause the abrasion resisting particles 12 to project, while the particles 12 are brought into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the workpiece 1 to rotate around its shaft center.