Abstract: An electrical sliding contact switch having a housing in which a common contact body and at least one selective contact body having a contact surface are arranged. A sliding area including electrically insulating material is arranged adjacent to the contact area of the selective contact body. A contactor that is in continuous electrically conducting connection with the common contact body and has at least one sliding contact is either in electrically conducting connection with the selective contact body or touches the sliding area. An actuating member is furthermore arranged in the housing such that upon actuation, it slidingly moves the at least one sliding contact of the contactor on a sliding path from the contact surface of the selective contact body into the sliding area and/or out of the sliding area to the contact surface of the selective contact body. Furthermore, embodied in the sliding path, are zones that are not touched by the sliding contacts during transit of the sliding area.

Abstract: To provide a transversal type filter having weighted finger electrodes of at least either of an input IDT and an output IDT provided on a piezoelectric substrate, in which a diffraction of elastic wave output from an end face of the weighted IDT electrode is suppressed, a band width is wide, and a high flatness and a high selectivity are realized. In at least either of an input IDT and an output IDT, an apodized region in which a weighting is performed by using an apodizing method with which an aperture of finger electrodes is continuously changed is formed on a center portion of the electrode with respect to a propagation direction of an elastic wave, and dog-leg regions in which a weighting is performed by using a dog-leg method with which the aperture is made into 1/n by floating electrodes to form n tracks are formed on both sides of the apodized region. Subsequently, finger electrodes in each track of the dog-leg region are further weighted by using the apodizing method.

Abstract: There is provided a digital signal processing device capable of suppressing occurrence of an unnecessary frequency component (spurious) in performing a reduction processing of a bit number of a frequency signal made of a digital signal. A signal output section 10 outputs a frequency signal by a digital signal made of bit data and an addition section 16 adds noise data for suppressing occurrence of an unnecessary frequency component to the bit data. A reduction processing section 11 performs a predetermined processing in correspondence with whether the bit data obtained in the addition section 16 is positive or negative, and thereafter, shifts each bit of the bit data to the right by m digits set in advance (m is an integer smaller than a bit number of the bit data) and cut off an m-bit portion to reduce the number, rounding down “0” and rounding up “1” for the most significant bit of the bits having been cut off.

Abstract: The present invention includes a morpheme extracting unit 420 configured to extract, based on a character string corresponding to input information, at least one morpheme constituting a minimum unit of the character string, as first morpheme information, a topic search unit 340 configured to compare the first morpheme information extracted at the morpheme extracting unit 420 with topic titles, and to search a topic title corresponding to the first morpheme information from among the topic titles, and a reply retrieval unit 350 configured to retrieve, based on the topic title searched at a topic identification information search unit 320, a reply sentence associated with the topic title.

Abstract: A mounting for an optical apparatus includes a joint ball (1), a mounting device (2) for the optical apparatus and means for fixing the mounting device to the joint ball (1). The mounting device has two rings (6, 7) which are arranged displaceable to one another and are also movable on the joint ball (1) and surround the joint ball. A fixing means (3) is disposed between the rings (6, 7) and connects them, the whole such that the rings can be moved simultaneously and jointly.

Abstract: A simulated gun includes a main body and a reactionary force generator having a drive force generator, an actuator and a transmitter. The drive force generator is arranged outside the main body and transmits a drive force to a core constituting the transmitter by driving of the drive force generator. The rotational arm of the actuator is rotated together with a weight about the horizontal axis by a drive force from the core, and a drive force in a direction for raising the muzzle side of the gun is imparted to the main body when the weight hammers the inner wall surface of the main body. Consequently, a specified impact force can be generated by the drive force generator arranged outside of the main body, the size and weight of the main body can be reduced, and a realistic reaction force such that the muzzle side of the gun is sprung up can be realized.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus capable of forming an image without transfer deviation or rumples by detecting the loop amount of the sheet material with a plurality of thresholds at multiple stages through a loop amount detecting portion detecting the loop amount of a sheet passing between conveyance guide members. The loop amount finely detected at the multiple stages through the loop amount detecting portion is reflected in a control and drive system, and, as a result, the sheet material can be conveyed while keeping the loop of the sheet material passing between the conveyance guide members at an appropriate amount.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and furthermore a device from the examination of cavities, in particular an eye, by means of laser scanning. The aim of the invention is to carry out further investigations, above all with respect to possible diseases. Said aim is achieved, whereby the determination of the cavity wall thickness, in particular of retinal cavities is carried out. The external diameter and the internal diameter are determined by scanning doppler laser and the wall thickness determined from the data recorded thus.

Abstract: A gasket resistant to vibration and noise generation is interposed between a cylinder head and an exhaust manifold of an engine. The gasket includes a gasket main body interposed between a cylinder head and an exhaust manifold of an engine, a base plate affixed to the gasket main body and having a heat shielding portion integral with a base portion and extending to a side of the exhaust manifold, and a reinforcement plate fixed to the heat shielding portion, in which the reinforcement plate is not present at a region of the base portion in contact with the gasket main body, and a reinforcement rib is formed at the region of the base portion in contact with the reinforcement plate and a region of the heat shielding portion in contact with the reinforcement. The base portion is provided with a projected portion projected into a path of introducing secondary air from a side wall of the cylinder head to an exhaust port.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a load beam directly improves the finishing accuracy of the surface of the load beam having a tab and/or a dimple, and the method includes a modifying process of preparing a flat plate work serving as the load beam and irradiating a part of a surface of the work where the tab and/or the dimple is formed with a laser beam, to form a modified layer in the irradiated part and a forming process of carrying out plastic working on the part where the modifies layer is present, to form the tab and/or the dimple in the part where the modified layer is present.

Abstract: There is provided an art to prevent an unstable operation due to temperature in a PLL apparatus in which a proper range of an amplitude level of an external reference frequency signal is specified and a control voltage is supplied to a voltage-controlled oscillator according to whether the amplitude level falls within the proper range or not.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for preventing a tool from breaking during fine blanking and/or forming in a press. The device includes a fine blanking head positioned above a ram that carries out a stroke movement. The fine blanking head includes, among other things, a main cylinder retaining a V-shaped projection piston, a touch piston, several V-shaped projection pins, a main plate covering the main cylinder and a touch table to which the tool can be connected. Pressure provided by a hydraulic system is introduced to the device in distinct regions. Gaps between certain device components are maintained and monitored for purposes of determining the undesirable presence of foreign objects in the press operating path. If a sensor determines that the gaps are not maintained then the computer which operates valves that supply the pressure from the hydraulic system will shut the press down.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light diffusion sheet having a favorable cost reduction capability due to excellent scratching preventive property of the front face, and having in addition thereto, a favorable directional light diffusion function, transmittivity of rays of light, and a thin film character; and a backlight unit capable of promoting performances such as luminance as well as price reduction, and thin and light modeling capability. The light diffusion sheet of the present invention has a light diffusion sheet including a transparent substrate layer, and a light diffusion layer overlaid on the front face side of the substrate layer, wherein the light diffusion layer has resin beads and a resin binder, characterized in that the light diffusion layer has protruding parts having a shape of a partial spherical body on the front face in a scattering manner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reactive working material for use in a process of producing hydrogen by splitting water based on a two-step thermochemical water-splitting cycle through the utilization of solar heat, industrial waste heat or the like, which comprises a ferrite fine powder and a cubic zirconia supporting the ferrite fine powder. This reactive working material makes it possible to prevent scaling off of the ferrite fine powder from the zirconia fine powder due to volumetric changes of the ferrite fine powder during repeated use, and suppress growth of FeO grains due to repetition of melting and solidification when used as a reactive working material for a cyclic reaction under a high temperature of 1400° C. or more.

Abstract: Method for production of mixed vapors at low temperatures. The thermal energy stored in the mixed vapors is intended to be converted to mechanical energy in a thermal power machine, in order to operate an electrical generator.

Abstract: A system in which human waste in toilet water is decomposed and the treated water is circulated as wash water includes a toilet bowl body portion, a soil water storage tank configured to store the soil water discharged from a toilet bowl temporarily, a pump configured to pump up and deliver the soil water in the soil water storage tank, a reaction treatment tower containing filter elements as a microorganism carrier and performing a biological treatment by dispersing the soil water fed from the pump from an upper portion of the tower to bring the same into contact with the filter element, a water storage tank under the reaction treatment tower and configured to receive and store water passed through the reaction treatment tower, and a pump configured to pump up the water in the water storage tank and deliver the same as the wash water.

Abstract: A load calculation control method and apparatus for load characteristic tests of electric generator is provided, which enables continuous and precise following of a load control value. In this apparatus, a resistor bank ?, which is to be connected to a load apparatus provided with a power supply apparatus (G), a ground relay (GR), a voltmeter (V), an electric power meter (P), an ampere meter (A), and main circuit breakers (CB, CBH), is divided into two or more (2-N). A switch (CL/CH) and a controller (CV) are connected to each resistor bank (?1-?N). and a power capacity obtained by dividing, maximum power capacity of resistor bank groups (?L, ?H) by two through (2n-1). The controller (CV) includes a control value storing circuit (MC) and a comparing/transmitting circuit (OC) that compares the power capacity value of the resistor banks (?1-?N) with the load control value and that transmits ON/OFF signals to the switches (CL, CH) connected to the resistor banks (?1-?N).

Abstract: A fastening device for flat components, especially solar modules, to be arranged on a framework, includes a first profile mounting rail and a second profile mounting rail that are spaced apart from one another and that are arranged horizontal and parallel on the framework and on which one component can be affixed in the area of its mutually opposing edges. Profile elements, which are arranged on the bottom of a frameless component in the area of the lateral edges, are provided with a retaining rib which projects toward the lateral edge, and connect to the profile mounting rails. A retaining element is provided with a first fastening segment for fastening to a fastening area of the profile mounting rail and with a second fastening segment having two retaining segments that project to both sides and that, in the assembled position, overlap the mutually opposing retaining ribs of two components to be placed next to one another.

Abstract: In a tractor which detachably mounts a PTO portion on a transmission portion, a PTO clutch mechanism is arranged in the inside of the PTO portion. Accordingly, a specification which includes the PTO clutch mechanism or a specification which includes no PTO clutch mechanism is selectable depending on whether the PTO clutch mechanism is preliminarily assembled in the PTO portion or not, in a stage at which the PTO portion is assembled. It is also later possible to easily complete assembly by merely mounting the PTO portion on the transmission portion. Further, by reversing the assembly steps, it is possible to easily perform maintenance of the PTO clutch mechanism or other related components.