Abstract: A clamp includes a holding section for receiving an elongated member, a mounting section to be attached to a mounting object, and an elastic ring elastically deformed by the elongated member. The elastic ring is disposed between upper engagement portions formed at both sides of the holding section through lower engagement portions formed at positions closer to a bottom portion of the holding recess section. The ring constituting portions inside the holding recess section are bent in advance toward the bottom portion of the holding recess section. When the elongated member is inserted into the holding section, the ring constituting portions situated inside the holding section closely contact the peripheral surface of the elongated member.

Abstract: A light quantity control apparatus includes a first base plate, at least one drive device mounted on the first base plate, a shutter blade mounted on the first base plate and engaging the drive device, an intermediate plate disposed above the shutter blade, a diaphragm blade disposed above the intermediate plate, a second base plate disposed above the diaphragm blade, and a protruding guide formed on the first base plate to support the shutter blade thereon. The protruding guide includes a closing region where the shutter blade completely closes the opening, an opening region where the shutter blade opens the opening, and an inclined surface formed at the closing region and/or the opening region. The inclined surface gradually narrowing a gap with respect to the intermediate plate so that a movement of the shutter blade is reduced by the inclined surface to prevent rebounding thereof.

Abstract: A stepping motor (1) which has rotor pole teeth (31) disposed with a predetermined pitch (P1) on a rotor (3) and stator pole teeth (22) formed on a stator pole (21) so to oppose the rotor pole teeth (31), wherein the stator poles (21) are provided with n sets of tooth groups (23) consisting of the stator pole teeth (22) in the number of m, a pitch P2 of the stator pole teeth (22) in the tooth groups (23) is in the relation P2≠P1, and a pitch P3 of the tooth groups (23) is in the relations P3≠m·P1 and P3≠m·P2 (where, P1, P2 and P3 denote an electrical angle, and m and n are integers of 2 or more), and a three-phase stepping motor in which the fourth harmonic and the sixth harmonic are decreased.

Abstract: An airbag is formed of first and second main panels joined together at a joining portion to form a chamber, a first inner panel bonded to the first main panel, and a second inner panel bonded to the second main panel. The first and second inner panels are interposed between the first and second main panels, and are joined to each other at a position away from the joining portion of the first and second main panels. The airbag can securely prevent gas leakage at the joining portion of the first and second panels.

Abstract: A light amount control apparatus includes at least one blade member facing an optical axis aperture on a base plate and freely opening and closing the aperture, a rotating magnet rotor interconnected with the blade member to open and close the blade members, a coil and/or soft magnetic member to apply rotational torque to the magnet rotor, and a regulating device to regulate the movement of the magnet rotor within a prescribed angle. The regulating device is located to provide the magnetic rotor with an opening region and a closing region different from each other with respect to a neutral point so that a rotational torque acting on the magnet rotor differs by the regulating device to regulate the rotational movement of the at least one blade member in the opening and closing regions.

Abstract: In a radiation tomography device, in case a wide photographing area is required, even if a resolution capability in a depth direction of a section of a subject including an intersection of a rotation axis and a radiation irradiating axis is low, a small Laminographic angle &agr;1 is set. In case a high resolution capability is required in the depth direction, even if the photographing area is narrow, a large Laminographic angle &agr;2 is set. Since a balance between the resolution capability in the depth direction of the subject and the photographing area can be adjusted by varying the Laminographic angle, the photographing modes can be freely selected to thereby carry out the tomography suitable for the photographing requirement.

Abstract: To provide an Italian rye grass with excellent characteristics, and in particular, excellent insect resistance and disease resistance, an endophyte, which is a filamentous endophytic fungus living together with a wild plant occurring in nature, is isolated and artificially grown, and made to live symbiotically in Italian rye grass by inoculating and infecting the grass with the artificially grown endophyte.

Abstract: In an air-type shock absorber, a piston is sealing situated in a cylinder chamber. A vacuum state occurs in a piston bearing side of the cylinder chamber when a piston is pushed. Also, an air reservoir is provided at a side opposite to the piston bearing to have a sealed structure, so that a force of absorbing a shock can be increased to have the same effect as in an oil-type shock absorber. The shock absorber can be used not only at a place requiring cleanness but also in adverse environment in which the shock absorber is exposed to water or coolant, and durability of the shock absorber is also improved.

Abstract: A circuit breaker includes an opening and closing mechanism section with an opening and closing lever, and an alarm-outputting plate operating in response to a tripping operation. A case for the circuit breaker has a plurality of switch housing sections formed on a top side thereof, in which are installed an auxiliary switch for detecting an ON/OFF state of a main circuit contact and/or an alarm switch for detecting a tripping operation. The opening and closing lever and the alarm-outputting plate have outputting projecting pieces, respectively, laterally spaced apart from each other corresponding to the respective housing sections, for transmitting mechanical output signals to the switches. When the auxiliary and alarm switches are installed, the auxiliary switch is linked to the outputting projecting piece of the opening and closing lever, while the alarm switch is linked to the outputting projecting piece of the alarm-outputting plate.

Abstract: An air bag is folded and accommodated in a container to be inflated by an inflator. An end portion of a gas inlet of the air bag is fastened to the container. The air bag has left and right side portions folded in a form of bellows to form an elongated intermediate folding body. Two sides of the intermediate folding body are folded in a form of bellows or a roll and accommodated in the container. The air bag can be inflated very smoothly.

Abstract: A novel patterned thin film forming method is capable of realizing formation of nanometer-scale patterned thin films with high controllability by an easy and low-cost process. To form a patterned thin film on an insulating substrate in a precursor solution containing a film-forming substance, an electric charge pattern is formed on the insulating substrate, and then the insulating substrate is dipped in the precursor solution to deposit the film-forming substance on the electric charge pattern formed on the insulating substrate.

Abstract: A pulse signal generator comprises a detecting assembly including a magnetic element wire (5) and a coil (2) wound around a bobbin (6) to generate electric pulses and a waveform shaping circuit integrated with the detecting assembly so as to shape the waveform of the electric pulses to output a pulse signal.

Abstract: A stopper member regulates the leading edges of sheets stacked on a sheet supply tray. In a first position of the stopper member, the sheets on a sheet supply tray are prevented from advancing into a paper feed path, and in a second position, the sheets drawn out by a draw-out device pass. The stopper member can be moved to a third position between the first and second positions. The displacement to the third position from the first position is associated with the lowering of the draw-out device for drawing out the sheets from the sheet supply tray, and the displacement from the third position to the second position is accomplished by the leading edge of a sheet drawn out by the draw-out device. This structure prevents damage to the original stacked on the sheet supply tray, and attains a simple structure and a low cost apparatus.

Abstract: An IC socket comprises a socket body (13), a contact pin (14) with a contact portion (17) erected on the socket body (13) such that it is flexible toward the inside of the socket body (13), and a pressing member (15). The contact portion (17) has a contact face made by rounding a rectangular upper portion of the contact pin (14), thus minimizing an area of contact with the terminal (12) of a semiconductor package (11).

Abstract: In forming a color image, a covering device is placed upon a color area having a plurality of colors regularly arranged. The color area is light reflective and s formed of stripes. The covering device is formed of strips whose phase substantially matches the stripes of the color area and printed on the color area. A color is presented by a color mixture of colors not covered by the covering device in the color area, wherein the color mixture is a subtractive color mixture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of constructing a tube joint wherewith one end T1 of a tubing T is heated to be softened; the softened end T1 of the tubing T is inserted into a drop-off prevention ring 30; the end T1 of the tubing T is upset by means of an upsetting core 50 such that the anchoring portion 35 of the drop-off prevention ring 30 bites into the softened end T1 of the tubing T; and the end T1 of the tubing T is cooled to be hardened with the anchoring portion 35 of the drop-off prevention ring 30 being kept biting into it, and to such tube joint.

Abstract: A stencil making apparatus thermo-sensitively perforates a stencil sheet by a thermal print head. The apparatus includes a controlling device for driving contiguous N pieces of heat generating elements of the thermal print head while shifting respectively heat generating timings at every 1/N of a period of one line of main scanning in perforating inputted image data of the one line of the main scanning.