Abstract: A electronic device having a structure in which at least one electronic element, including an insulating film or covered with a protecting film, is formed on a substrate, where the insulating or protecting film consist principally of aluminum nitride. Alternatively, the insulating or protecting film can be a laminated member composed of a film consisting principally of aluminum nitride and a film consisting principally of silicon oxide or silicon nitride.

Abstract: A semiconductor device which is provided with a surface channel type or bulk channel type MIS FET. The MIS FET comprises at least a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a layer member formed in a predetermined pattern on the major surface of the substrate and having an insulating side surface; an insulating layer formed on the major surface of the substrate to extend from the insulating side surface in a direction opposite from the layer member; a conductive layer formed on the major surface of the insulating layer in contact with the insulating side surface of the layer member; and a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor substrate having a marginal edge corresponding to that of the conductive layer.

Abstract: An ionization gauge of the type including a source of electrons, an accelerating electrode for accelerating said electrons through a volume generally defined by said accelerating electrode and a collector electrode, disposed in the volume. Ions are collected by the collector electrode. The accelerating electrode comprises a substantially closed anode having an internal cavity to precisely define the volume. An aperture is disposed to admit said electrons from the source into the closed volume.

Abstract: An N.sup.+ N.sup.- (or I)PIN or P.sup.+ P.sup.- (or I)NIP type photo transistor comprises semiconductor layers serving as collector, base and emitter regions and a semiconductor layer which is disposed between the semiconductor layers serving as the base and emitter regions and serves as a photo carrier generating regions. The semiconductor layers serving as the photo carrier generating region and emitter regions are both formed of a non-single-crystal semiconductor. By replacing the semiconductor layer serving as the emitter region in the N.sup.+ N.sup.- (or I)PIN or P.sup.+ P.sup.- (I)NIP type photo transistor with a conductive layer which makes Schottky contact with the non-single-crystal semiconductor layer as the photo carrier generating region, a Schottky junction type photo transistor is obtained.

Abstract: An improved electric parking brake system for a vehicle capable of controlling the brake-applying and releasing operations of a parking brake in an optimal manner in accordance with the gradient of the road on which the vehicle is stopped.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a flexible magnetic disk comprises an upper member and a lower member for positioning a flexible magnetic disk sheet of the flexible magnetic disk by engagement with a circular hole at the center of the magnetic disk sheet. A lubricating material is applied onto the surfaces of the upper members and the lower members, thereby to decrease the coefficient of friction of the upper member with respect to the magnetic disk sheet to a value within the range of 0.45 or less, and that of the lower member to a value within the range of 0.30 or less.

Abstract: A device for driving a movable member in vehicle comprises a driving motor provided to be rotated in s predetermined direction, a reduction gear train for decelerating the rotating motion of the driving motor, and crank mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the motor to an output shaft to be coupled with a driven member and a casing for enclosing the motor, reduction gear train and the crank mechanism.Adjacent two gears in the reduction gear train are rotatably supported coaxially to the casing, and both gears are disposed relatively movably in the axial direction. The two gears are coupled through a clutch mechanism to integrally rotates, disengaged by a manual operating member as required, and only the gear near the output shaft can be rotated.

Abstract: An automobile seat comprising a seat bottom rotatable around a transverse axis approximately parallel to a car body floor, a seat back inclinably mounted on the seat bottom, a seat bottom lock for releasably locking the seat bottom to the floor, a seat back lock for releasably locking the seat back to the seat bottom, and a link for interlocking these locks in such a manner that, when one of them is released, the other is automatically released. The seat bottom lock is provided with a striker fixed to the floor and a lock piece mounted on the seat bottom for engagement with the striker and the seat back lock is provided with a hook for locking the rotation of the seat back. The link transmits the movement of either the lock piece or the hook to the other. In a reclining seat, the seat back lock is formed to releasably lock a knuckle bracket of the reclining mechanism to the seat back or the seat bottom.

Abstract: In a cylinder block for an internal combustion engine, a pair of opposed side walls thereof extending in the direction of the row of cylinders therein are respectively formed of a plurality of bight portions. The bight portions in each side wall differ in phase from those in the other side wall.

Abstract: An apparatus for setting a door to a vehicle body comprises a robot movable along a vehicle body assembly line and operative to hold and carry a door with a predetermined working path, a plurality of pallets for sorting and storing doors of plural different types thereon, and door positioning means for positioning a door taken out by the robot from one of the pallets in proper relation to the robot. In operation, the robot picks out one of the doors sorted on said pallets, which is fit for a vehicle body conveyed to or to be conveyed to a door mounting station in the vehicle body assembly line, to cause the same to engage with the door positioning means so that the door picked out by the robot is positioned by the positioning means, and then holds and carries the door positioned by the door positioning means to set the same to the vehicle body at the door mounting station.

Abstract: An automotive driving control system comprises a stepless transmission provided between the engine and the driving wheels, a transmission controller for controlling the transmission ratio of the stepless transmission, a throttle valve driver for driving the throttle valve of the engine, and a controller for controlling the transmission controller and the throttle valve driver. The controller controls the transmission controller and the throttle valve driver according to the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel comprising a support and at least one phosphor layer provided thereon which comprises a binder and a stimulable phosphor dispersed therein, wherein the support is a resin film containing a white pigment.

Abstract: A dew-point measuring instrument has a capacitive dew-point sensor 1 which is cooled by a cooling device 17 to the dew-point temperature measured by a temperature sensor 8. A phase measuring circuit 14 measures the phase angle of the impedance of the capacitive dew-point sensor 1. The measured phase angle is used as a gauge for the contamination of the dew-point sensor 1.

Abstract: Nozzle structure suitable for bringing heated fluid into contact with a plurality of terminals of a modular electronic component to facilitate attachment of the component to a substrate or removal therefrom. The nozzle structure comprises a conduit forming member engageable with the component and with the substrate to form a heated fluid conduit extending around the periphery of the component, and a heated fluid delivery conduit coupled to the conduit forming member for delivering heated fluid to the heated fluid conduit to effect melting of solder or the like at the terminals of the component.

Abstract: An automotive suspension system comprises a wheel support for supporting a wheel, and a wheel supporting member for connecting the wheel support to the vehicle body. The wheel supporting member includes front and rear resilient bushings spaced from each other by a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and the direction of the toe of the wheel is adapted to be changed according to the deformation of the front and rear bushings. The load-deformation characteristics of the front and rear bushings are selected so that the ratio of the amount of deformation of the front bushing for a given load to that of the rear bushing for the same load changes according to the magnitude of the side force acting on the wheel, thereby changing the steering characteristics according to the magnitude of the side force.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device in which a plurality n (n being an integer large than one) of semiconductor elements U.sub.1 to U.sub.n are sequentially formed on a substrate in a side-by-side relation and connected in series one after another. The substrate is formed by an insulating sheet-like member having an insulating film formed on a flexible metallic sheet-like member. The element U.sub.i (i=1, 2, . . . n) has a first electrode E.sub.i, a non-single-crystal semiconductor laminate member Q.sub.i formed on the first electrode E.sub.i and having formed therein at least one PN or PIN junction, and a second electrode F.sub.i formed on the semiconductor laminate member Q.sub.i. The element U.sub.i is formed by the following process (a) a first conductive layer which will ultimately serve as the first electrode E.sub.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine is provided with a separately formed intake passage for each cylinder. Each intake passage is provided with a fuel injection valve. The fuel injection valve is controlled to inject fuel in the latter half of the intake stroke of the corresponding cylinder. The amount of fuel injected from the fuel injection valve is increased upon acceleration of the engine by an amount which is separately determined for each cylinder and is generally reduced in the order of the firing order.

Abstract: When tightening a screw member with a nut runner, the turning angle of the screw member and the tightening torque of the same are detected. The ratio of increase in torque to increase in the tightening turning angle, that is, the torque increasing rate is calculated. Tightening of the screw member is terminated when the force imparted to the screw member exceeds the elastic limit of the screw member and reaches a predetermined tightening point in the plastic range. The total tightening turning angle and the final tightening torque are detected upon termination of the tightening. The elastic tightening turning angle portion of the total tightening turning angle is calculated on the basis of the final tightening torque and the torque increasing rate in the elastic range, and the plastic tightening turning angle portion of the total tightening turning angle portion is calculated by subtracting the elastic tightening turning angle portion from the total tightening turning angle.

Abstract: The invention is a device for attaching or removing electronic components from a substrate and includes a nozzle for delivering heat to the terminal areas of the substrate. The nozzle includes a first plate, spaced from the component, having openings corresponding to the terminals of the component. The nozzle further includes a second portion below the plate for directing heated fluid to the component. Further, at least one opening in the plate is enlarged to delivery more heat to certain terminals connected to a ground plate, for example.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel comprising a support, a phosphor layer which comprises a binder and a stimulable phosphor dispersed therein, and a light-reflecting layer provided between the support and the phosphor layer which contains a white pigment, characterized in that said white pigment comprises alkaline earth metal fluorohalide represented by the formula M.sup.II FX, in which M.sup.II is at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca; and X is at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.