Abstract: A pickup apparatus 1 is directed to an apparatus for optically reading-out information on a disk 3 arranged in a disk player, and comprises a pickup 11, an LD 13, a half mirror 15, a photo detector 17, and a pickup frame 19. The 11 is for irradiating a light on the 3 and for receiving the light reflected from the 3. The 13 is for transmitting the light to the 11. The 15 is a plate shape member for reflecting the light outputted from the 13 and for transmitting the light to the 11, that the light from the 11 permeate. The light permeating through the 15 incidents on the 17. The 11, the 13, and the 17 are fixed on the 19 at predetermined positions. A side part of the 15 is fixed to the 19 at three points by using an adhesive agent.

Abstract: A mirror arrangement for reflecting electromagnetic radiation has a mirror body with a mirror side disposed towards the radiation to be reflected and at least one extension sensor located at the mirror body for detecting a deformation state of the mirror body. The mirror body includes semiconductor layer where the at least one extension sensor is located.

Abstract: Lock plate portions are formed in a front end portion of a flat plate portion of a first rail. A stopper member is mounted on a flat plate portion of a second rail. A lock hole and elastic strips are provided on a sloping plate portion of the stopper member. The lock hole is disposed such that it faces the lock plate portions when the second rail moves in the forward direction to a predetermined position. When the lock plate portion faces the lock hole, the elastic strip displaces a front end portion of the sloping plate portion to the flat plate portion side using elastic force of the elastic strip itself and elastic force of the sloping plate portion. Accordingly, the lock plate portions are relatively received in the lock hole.

Abstract: An instrument for measuring aberration refraction of an eye is provided, having: a lens system defining an instrument optical axis and an alignment device for aligning the visual axis of the eye with the instrument optical axis. A light source (1) produces a probing beam that is projected through the lens system parallel to the instrument optical axis and is selectably positionable partially off-set from the instrument optical axis for entering the eye (15) parallel to the instrument optical axis at a plurality of locations on the cornea of the eye. A photodetector (19) measures the position of probing beam light scattered back from the retina of the eye to measure aberration refraction of the eye at a plurality of locations.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is simple in construction, can prevent entry of dust, etc. into an interior thereof, enables confirmation of operation, and is provided an operating lever that can be maintained in an operating state. A coil block and a contact switching mechanism are provided on a base plate, a casing covers the base plate, and a movable iron piece is turned by magnetizing and demagnetizing the coil block, and a movable contact piece is operated to make and break contacts. An operating part that is turned by directing pushing the movable iron piece is arranged on an upper surface of the casing, and covered by a cover. An operating lever is mounted on the cover in a manner to enable sliding operation. The operating lever can be positioned in a closed position, in which an operating part is covered, a first opened position, in which the operating part is exposed, and a second opened position, in which the operating part is operated, respectively.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a flexible method of allocating groups of virtual circuits in a network as a virtual circuit bunch. A virtual circuit bunch of arbitrary number can be set up with the ease of setting up a single virtual circuit. A single virtual circuit bunch can have plural destinations. Further, a virtual circuit bunch can be routed to the same destination over different routes. Connections across the network can be initiated as separate virtual circuits and then be grouped together as a virtual circuit bunch. The implementation of virtual circuit bunches permits rapid setup of virtual circuits and reduced table sizes at individual nodes of the network. A fast connect service can be implemented using virtual circuit bunches without establishing a connection by assigning a fast connect packet to one virtual circuit of a virtual circuit bunch. Virtual circuit bunches permit cell interleaving problems found in ATM switches to be circumvented in a particularly convenient way.

Abstract: A small-sized pressure sensor having smaller numbers of parts and assembling steps, a simple structure, a high assembly precision, and little dispersion in the operation characteristics, and a method for manufacturing the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor comprises: a base member; a stationary electrode molded so integrally as is exposed from the bottom face of a recess formed in the upper face of the base member; moving electrode receiving portions and molded so integrally in the bottom face of the recess of the base members as are arranged in the periphery of the stationary electrode and as are higher by a predetermined inter-electrode gap than the upper face of the stationary electrode; a moving electrode opposed to the upper face of the stationary electrode through a predetermined inter-electrode gap; and a diaphragm fixed of the open edge portion of the recess of the base member and adhered integrally at the central portion of its lower face to the upper face of the moving electrode.

Abstract: The invention concerns a handheld power generator for generating electrical power for a consumer device, the generator comprising a main casing housing an input gear for driving an alternator via at least one intermediate gear so as to provide a step-up drive ratio in the range of 10:50; the input gear, the or each intermediate gear, and the rotor of the alternator all having their rotational axes perpendicular to the base of the main casing so that the gears and rotor rotate parallel to the plane of the base; a rectifier circuit for rectifying the alternator output; means for mounting a storage device for storing the output of the alternator, a control circuit for modifying the rectifier output to a voltage/current appropriate for the consumer device, and wherein the input gear is connected to a drive member rotatable by manual action to rotate the input gear in turn, the axis of the drive member being parallel to the respective axes of the input gear, the or each intermediate gear and the rotor with all the

Abstract: In the present invention, a reference conductive layer and a first surface conductive layer are respectively provided on a surface and a back face of a first base film. The first base film includes a first via hole penetrating the first surface conductive layer. After a first electroless plating layer and a first conductive material are sequentially grown on a surface of the first base film, a first coating conductive layer composed of the first electroless plating layer, the first conductive material and the first surface conductive layer, is etched to have a reduced thickness. Then, the first coating conductive layer is patterned to form a first wiring layer. In this manner, a desired pattern width can be obtained even in the case where the first coating conductive layer is patterned by isotropic etching such as wet etching.

Abstract: A power transfer apparatus 1 of a four-wheel drive vehicle includes, a clutch, an inversion detector, and controller. The clutch generates an engagement force that effects a driving force output from an engine to wheels of the vehicle via a transmission. The transmission includes the inversion detector 23, 27 for detecting inversion or non-inversion of a gear-shifting direction of the transmission 13. The controller 23 subjects the electromagnet to energization control such that torque to be transmitted by the clutch is decreased to a target value in accordance with an inversion signal pertaining to said gear-shifting direction detected by said inversion detector 23, 27.

Abstract: A method for deleting data, a data deleting apparatus and a recording medium involve a process for deleting unnecessary data generated during the processing of a main program which is created using programming languages which create data dynamically, wherein revisions of the main program are unnecessary and the overhead cost for that process is controlled without losing the real time property of the main program. While the main program is interrupted, the function recording region is scanned and advance marking to identify data for protection is carried out in the data recording region which is directly or indirectly indicated by the pointer which has been recorded in the functional recording region which has been scanned.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thin battery, comprising a metal case, a battery core formed by laminating and wrapping an anode, a septum and a cathode, an anode conductive terminal and a cathode conductive terminal, characterized in that: said metal case is made of a quadratic shallow trough having five thin-walls and a top cover welded on the trough; the shallow trough has outlets for the electrodes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for regulating resonance in a computer system I/O interface is provided. A shunting impedance/resistance is arranged across a power supply of the I/O interface. The shunting impedance/resistance is controlled by circuitry that is arranged to detect voltage overshoot conditions in the I/O interface. The circuitry has (1) an analog front end that is arranged to detect power supply oscillations relative to a grounded terminal, (2) an amplifier (or logic conversion circuit) that is arranged to convert an output signal from the analog front end to a digital signal, and (3) a shunting apparatus arranged to modify power supply behavior in the I/O interface dependent on the digital signal.

Abstract: An air-hydrogen battery with high energy density and satisfactory cycle characteristics is provided. The air-hydrogen battery includes: a positive electrode made of an air electrode; a negative electrode provided with a hydrogen-absorbing alloy; and a cation-exchange film or an anion-exchange film formed as an electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein a periphery of the hydrogen-absorbing alloy of the negative electrode is covered with an anion-exchange resin, whereby the contact area between the anion-exchange resin that functions as an electrolyte and the hydrogen-absorbing alloy is increased, and the utilization factor and resistance to corrosion of the hydrogen-absorbing alloy are enhanced.