Abstract: A precision roll stand includes a roll housing absorbing the rolling forces. In the roll housing rolls constituting a roll pair with their roll chocks are mounted so as to be rotatable and mutually adjustable by an adjustment device which changes the axial distance between the pair of rolls. A drive housing including a roll drive is connectable with the roll housing while establishing a drive connection of the roll drive with the rolls and being removable from the same while undoing the drive connection. In order to produce rolled products exhibiting extremely high measuring accuracies and to be able to exchange the rolls quickly and without difficulty, the roll housing has a frame which is open in the direction of adjustment of the rolls and contains and guides the chocks of the rolls. A crosshead for closing the frame carries the adjustment device designed as a pressure medium cylinder and is rigidly connectable with the frame. The drive housing is supported on the crosshead.

Abstract: A charge transfer device comprising charge transfer means for transferring charges, a floating diffusion layer for accumulating the charges transferred from said charge transfer means, a floating gate electrode formed on said floating diffusion layer via an insulating layer, charge detection means connected to the floating gate electrode for outputting a voltage corresponding to an amount of charges accumulated in the floating diffusion layer, first precharge means connected to the floating gate electrode, the first precharge means starting precharging of the floating gate electrode responsive to transition of a first pulse voltage from a first state to a second state, the first precharge means terminating precharging of the floating gate electrode responsive to transition of the first pulse voltage from the second state to the first state, second precharge means connected to the floating diffusion layer, the second precharge means starting precharging of the floating diffusion layer responsive to transition

Abstract: An automatic pallet changing system for an automatic machine that has at least two pallet extenders which can be operated to place and remove pallets on a receiver moved by the carriage of the automatic machine so that the pallets can be changed when machine operators are not present.

Abstract: A dispenser particularly useful for dispensing toothpaste includes a tubular body closed at one end and having an opening for receiving the neck portion of a toothpaste tube extending therefrom, the dispenser includes an arrangement for squeezing the contents of the tube out the discharge opening including a piston movable in an axial direction of the tubular body. The arrangement includes the piston having a pair of oppositely extending projections that extend through parallel extending slots in the tubular body and are engaged in an internal threaded track of a sleeve received on the tubular body so that rotation of the sleeve will cause the piston to move along the slots and squeeze the contents of the tube towards the discharge opening of the tube.

Abstract: A suction control device for a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine comprising a shell body presenting a suction path communication to each cylinder in a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine, a rotary shaft (21a) penetrating and born by the shell body, a butterfly valve (21) supported by the rotary shaft and provided in each of the suction paths so that it can freely open or close the suction path, and a restricting means for restricting movement of the rotary shaft in the axial direction; wherein the rotary shaft and the butterfly valve are monolithically formed with a resin material, the shell body is made from a resin material, and the restricting means comprises an expanding piece (21b) monolithically formed on the rotary shaft and having a width in the radial direction thereof, a contact wall (24) formed on the shell body and slidably contacting and supporting the expanding piece, and a resilient energizing member (33) for energizing the expanding piece to contact it to the contact wall.

Abstract: A device for removing blanks which have been cut into a sheet of paper or cardboard and are separated from each other by intermediate strips and are surrounded by a crosswise frontal and a crosswise back strip and two lengthwise side strips. The device includes a lower tool having a grid having apertures corresponding to the size and shape of each of the blanks with bars for supporting the intermediate strips, the lengthwise side strips and front and back crosswise strips, and an upper tool having pushing elements of a shape similar to the blank for pushing the blanks through the apertures of the lower tool and also having pressing devices for holding the intermediate and side strips against the respective bars of the lower tool during the step of separating.

Abstract: Main voice processing is performed on an acoustic signal at a basic sampling frequency fs within one period of the basic sampling frequency fs to allow the main voice processing implemented acoustic signal to undergo down-sampling for implementing voice processing for acoustic effect to the acoustic signal at another sampling frequency 1/2 fs or one half the basic sampling frequency to allow the acoustic signal which has been subjected to voice processing for acoustic effect to undergo up-sampling and thus to continuously carry out the main voice processing by the basic sampling frequency fs and the voice processing for acoustic effect by another sampling frequency 1/2 fs.

Abstract: A method for a hole inclined relative to the direction of thickness of a workpiece by light energy. A groove is formed in an energy-concentrated portion of a plate as a workpiece for opening on a major surface of a plate operating as a light energy irradiated surface for forming an irregular surface portion. The light energy is illuminated on this irregular surface portion from the major surface of the plate in an oblique direction relative to the direction of thickness of the plate. The irregular surface portion of the workpiece is formed integrally with the workpiece by injection molding. The irregular surface portion may also be formed by sand-blasting, chemical etching or by an abrasive brush. The light energy is a laser, especially an excimer laser. The workpiece may be formed of an inorganic material, an organic material or a metallic material. The hole of a larger angle of inclination is formed by employing the light energy.

Abstract: The protective housing (11) of the module IS placed in the manner of a cap on the outer edge (3) of a cooling body (1), on whose heat contact surface (5) facing the protective housing (11) lie the power components (9) or the circuit bearer (6) of a hybrid circuit (8). The protective housing (11) is made of plastic and has integrated clamp and lock areas (12, 13). The outer edge (3) of the cooling body (1) is fashioned so that by placing on of the protective housing (11) an annular positive and frictional connection can be produced between the protective housing (11) and the cooling body (1). The placing on simultaneously effects the surface pressure between the power components (9) and a heat contact surface (5) of the cooling body (1) by means of frictional connection elements (16, 17, 21) arranged between the power components (9) and the protective housing (11).

Abstract: The modular relay has a base (1) on which a relay system (2, 3, 4) is constructed, as well as a printed circuit board (6) which stands upright on the base. Contact elements (41c, 42c, 43) of the relay are directly connected to flat connectors in the base, via conductor elements. Further conductor elements in the base likewise form flat connectors as connections for a modular circuit which is arranged on the printed circuit board. All conductor elements of the base additionally form solder connecting pins (51b to 56b), which are integrally formed, which all emerge in a row on one side wall of the base, and which are soldered to the printed circuit board in the lower edge region of said printed circuit board. This results in a compact modular structure for a relay having a maximum number of connecting elements, the allocation of these connecting elements being variable for different modular circuits.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing all parts of a dental apparatus head exposed to contamination in a practical and economical way includes a cleaning chamber, which may be either a separate unit or an integral part of an apparatus head which receives dental instruments connected by hoses to the head. In one embodiment, the chambers are formed within the head and is closed by a flexible cover so that a cleaning fluid can be introduced into the chamber to clean the exterior surfaces and then disinfectants can be sprayed on the exterior surfaces and pass through internal conduits of the hoses and instruments. In another embodiment, the chamber is separate and receives the entire apparatus head and/or support brackets and is closable so that the head and/or support brackets can be thoroughly cleaned on the external surfaces and then subsequently disinfected with the internal surfaces being disinfected.

Abstract: An insulation film-forming method comprising the steps of:(A-1) heating and evaporating silicon raw materials comprising SiOx (provided that 0.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.1.8);(A-2) vapor phase reacting the evaporated silicon raw materials and a gas including oxygen, and generating silicon dioxide;(A-3) adhering the silicon dioxide to a substrate surface, and forming a first insulation film comprising silicon dioxide on the surface substrate; and(B) forming a second insulation film comprising silicon dioxide on the first insulation film by a chemical vapor phase growth technique or sputter technique.

Abstract: Even when manufacturing of a waveguide is fluctuated and an optical parameter is fluctuated or a wavelength of emitted light is fluctuated, a phase difference between two intrinsic modes can be compensated (positive integral multiple of .pi.). Thus, it is possible to prevent a reproduced signal from being deteriorated by elliptically polarized light. A magneto-optical reproducing pickup includes an optical waveguide (4) for guiding light reflected on a magneto-optical recording medium to a differential photo-detecting unit (9) side and phase compensating circuitry for compensating a phase difference between light components of a TE mode an a TM mode included in reflected light.

Abstract: A system is provided including smart fibers which are employed to deliver agents or components to a matrix before or during cure to affect matrix cure or shaping reactions and final cured structures. The delivered agents may be reactants or catalysts to initiate or modify curing, or other agents such as heat, steam, or a coolant, for example. The system may be used to simulate bone formation, growth, and repair.

Abstract: Vanadium doping has been found to increase the sinterability of La.sub.x Ca.sub.y CrO.sub.3 (x+y=1) while retaining its high temperature electrical and chemical properties. Specimens of La.sub.x Ca.sub.y CrO.sub.3 with about 2 mol % V were sintered at 1,300.degree. to 1,450.degree. C. for 2 to 8 hours to achieve more than 92% theoretical density, as compared to less than 75% for those specimens not containing V. The electrical conductivity of La.sub.0,76 Ca.sub.0,26 CrO.sub.3 +2 mol % V in 10.sup.-16 and 1 atm of O.sub.2, was measured to be 12 and 30 S/cm, respectively. Preliminary experiments with tape cast laminates and spray coated specimens give indication that La.sub.x Ca.sub.y CrO.sub.3 +V can be sintered on YSZ with good adherence between the two materials.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a plug-type connector for backplane wirings, composed of a blade connector portion and a metal spring clip portion. Individual contact springs are surrounded by electrically conductive shielding plates that are connected to contactings applied in an intermediate grid both at the backplane side as well as at the printed circuit board assembly side, the contactings being charged with an appropriate potential.In order to obtain a comparatively simple structure of the spring clip portion of improved simplicity, the spring clip housing (1-8) is composed of an electrically conductive material, whereby the contact springs (35-37) are arranged insulated therefrom in receptacle chambers (9-16).

Abstract: A linear sensor for sampling vertically opposed pixels of a plurality of vertically arranged sensor rows substantially at a time. A plurality of horizontal transfer registers and a plurality of shift gates are provided to oppose the plurality of sensor rows. A vertical transfer register is provided at one end of the plurality of horizontal transfer registers. In the vertical transfer register, the signal charges which have been transferred by the plurality of horizontal transfer registers are transferred sequentially in vertical direction. A charge/voltage converter unit is provided at the output of the vertical transfer register. The signal charges accumulated in the vertically opposed pixels are sequentially transferred to the charge/voltage converter unit in a repetitive manner.

Abstract: A method of forming a connection layer by filling an Al-based material wherein planarization of an entire surface of a substrate is achieved. 1 Al-based material 10 is deposited and filled in concave sections 4,8 formed in a substrate 1 under a high temperature, and then the surface of the Al-base material is polished with unwoven cloth or an etching liquid. 2 In a lithography process using an alignment mark for alignment on a substrate, an Al-based material is deposited and filled in a concave section in a portion other than the alignment mark for alignment under a high temperature, and then the surface of the Al-based material is polished. 3 In a process to deposit an Al-based material on a substrate and then planarize the surface of the Al-based material by polishing, an antireflection film is deposited on the Al-based material after the Al-based material is planarized.