Abstract: A method and apparatus of providing a personalized light source in conjunction with a sound system includes mounting a personalized light source on a support for supporting at least one speaker next to a wearer's ear. The personalized light source includes an effective light source mounted at the distal end a semi-flexible stem. The stem allows the effective light source to be aimed as desired by the wearer and may be extended from or retracted into the support.

Abstract: A charge transferring apparatus comprising, e.g., a buried type charge coupled device in which a pair of transfer electrodes located at the most downstream point of a charge transfer direction is driven by a drive pulse other than that for any other pair of transfer electrodes and a potential well formed at the pair of the transfer electrodes located at the most downstream point is made shallower than that at any other pair of transfer electrodes allowing the output dynamic range of a charge transfer device to be increased for improving the output quality.

Abstract: An information display device includes a display, a detector for detecting an environmental variation around a place at which the device is mounted, and a detector for detecting date and time information, in which an image to be displayed on the display is varied on the basis of the detected environment variation information and/or the date and time information.

Abstract: In a level conversion circuit where the input signal is input via a flip-flop which sets its output in a high impedance state during the holding state, by adding a circuit which sets the output voltage to a predetermined potential level when the output of the flip-flop is in a high impedance state, the leakage current is reduced and a clock skew is prevented, to result in a stable operation of the level conversion circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fractional N-type PLL frequency synthesizer apparatus. A fractional N-type control circuit employed therein for varying N values for each reference cycle is constructed of a combination of a frequency divider (comprising D flip-flops) and a logic circuit (comprising an exclusive OR circuit, AND circuits and an OR circuit), taking the timing provided to output a carry signal into consideration in advance. Owing to such a construction, the fractional N-type PLL frequency synthesizer apparatus can be activated with low noise and can provide a short lockup time.

Abstract: A motorcycle has a head pipe supporting a steering shaft, a pair of bilateral main frame pipes having front ends fixed to the head pipe and extending rearward therefrom, an engine unit disposed below the main frame pipes and having cylinders projecting obliquely forward from an engine casing, an air cleaner covered by an air cleaner casing which is disposed between both the main frame pipes, and intake devices extending upward from the cylinders and having air intake inlet portions inserted into the air cleaner casing. The air cleaner casing has a bottom portion to which a downwardly protruded portion is formed at a rear position of the intake devices, and the main frame pipes are connected through a first coupling member disposed between the intake devices and the protruded portion of the air cleaner casing. The air cleaner casing is formed with a recessed portion at the bottom portion thereof, and the recessed portion has a shape suitable for accommodating the first coupling member.

Abstract: An antireflective layer comprises a binder component in the form of a rosin which is soluble in both a low polar organic solvent and an aqueous alkaline solution, and a light absorbing component which is also soluble in both the low polar organic solvent and the aqueous alkaline solution. In photolithography, the antireflective layer exhibits excellent anti-reflective properties in a predetermine UV wavelength region, and, when used for forming resist patterns, the antireflective layer can be applied dissolved in the low polar organic solvent in a manner which has no detrimental effect on the resist, and can be removed along with the resist during the development process using the aqueous alkaline solution.

Abstract: A correcting method and a correcting apparatus which consider a proximity effect when drawing a pattern of a photomask by an energy beam such as an electron beam or a light proximity effect when performing exposure by using a photomask and obtaining a transfer pattern and can correct the pattern data so that the finally obtained transfer pattern becomes close to the designed pattern even if they occur. Where there is another pattern at the periphery of a pattern in a certain mesh at a center which is subjected to mesh registration, it is decided that a mutual proximity effect will occur at the time of drawing, only a part of the patterns in which it can be considered that the mutual proximity effect will occur are subdivided, and the dosage amount data at drawing are assigned to individual subdivided patterns.

Abstract: A shift knob structure having a press button 5 with an improved pressing operation. In order to prevent a looseness at the press button 5, a knob main body 1 of the shift knob structure is comprised of the press button 5 for use in operating a detent rod 7, and of a press button installing member 4 in which the press button 5 is movable toward or away from the detent rod 7. The press button 5 has a guide projection 5c at its circumferential part. The press button installing member 4 is formed with a guide groove 4g having a first width part 4g1 and a fourth width part 4g4 to which a guide projection 5c is engaged at the inner wall of the cylinder part 4d.

Abstract: A simulation apparatus for simulating a characteristic of a semiconductor circuit, including; a distribution information input unit for receiving a distribution information, the distribution information including a range and/or profile of distribution of a variation of a device parameter and/or a process parameter of the semiconductor circuit and being adaptive to an actual distribution; a random number generating unit for generating a random number on the basis of a probability responsive to the received distribution information; a characteristic calculation unit for calculating a dominant formula by using the random number to obtain a characteristic of the semiconductor circuit; and an output unit for outputting the resultant characteristic of the semiconductor circuit.

Abstract: A method for control for a supersonic motor able to control torque independently and an apparatus for the same. In the invention, the mechanical inductance (L.sub.0) and mechanical capacitance (C.sub.0) are set so as to cancel each other out by series resonance so as to enable operation of the supersonic motor at the mechanical resonance point of its vibrator, (b) a parallel resonance tank circuit (23) is configured using the inductance (L.sub.d) component provided at the outside of the supersonic motor so as to be cancelled out by an electrostatic capacitance (C.sub.d) and use is made of a circuit comprised of a mechanical arm resistance of the supersonic motor and a torque-mirror circuit, and (c) a reference voltage corresponding to the reference torque is supplied to the piezoelectric actuators (13, 14) of the supersonic motor to control the torque of the supersonic motor. The voltage supplied to the piezoelectric actuators (13, 14) driving the vibrator (11) is proportional to the torque.

Abstract: A power supply circuit provided with an operation control circuit to control the operation of an oscillator, a comparator, and a reference voltage generator by generating a pump enable signal. During normal operation, the operation control circuit generates an active pump enable signal to run the power supply circuit and generate a voltage according to a reference voltage from the reference voltage generator, while during standby, the operation control circuit generates an inactive pump enable signal in response to an internal clock signal from a CPU to make the power supply circuit operate intermittently, whereby the power consumed during standby can be reduced and the time for return to the operating state can be shortened.

Abstract: An in-line electron gun for a color cathode ray tube having a main lens comprised of an in-line focusing electrode and accelerating electrode, with which it is possible to easily improve an assembly precision of field-correcting electrode plates provided at the focusing electrode and accelerating electrode and having three through apertures through which the R, G, and B electron beams pass and with which it is possible to easily perform an adjustment of aberration of the main lens. The two side through apertures among the three through apertures formed in the field-correcting electrode plate provided at the focusing electrode and accelerating electrode are formed basically as circular apertures with arc shaped cut-away portions continuous with the outside of the circular apertures and concentric with the circular apertures.

Abstract: A switch mounting structure for fixing integrally, securely and firmly a rotary connector, a switch base, and a bracket mounted to a steering column of a vehicle, by an easy single operation. The switch mounting structure has first frame members 3d having opening portions 3c formed therein provided on a fixing case 3 of a rotary connector 1, and second frame members 7c having opening portions 7b formed therein provided on a bracket 7 of the rotary connector 1. The first frame members 3d are engaged with first elastic engaging portions 5e in first engaging portions 5a provided in a base 5 of a switch 4 by a simple single action. Similarly, the second frame members 7c are engaged with second elastic engaging portions 5h in second engaging portions 5c by a simple single action.

Abstract: It is to realize a function clock generation circuit with which a wiring area and cell area, and further a power consumption can be reduced, and a timing design is easy. An input terminal D of a through latch circuit LTC11 is connected to an input line of an enable signal EN, an inversion clock input terminal G is connected to the input line of the clock signal, one input terminal of a NAND gate NAND11 is connected to an output terminal Q of a through latch circuit LTC11, the other input terminal is connected to the input terminal of the clock signal CK, and the output terminal is connected to the input terminal of an inverter INV11. Then, in the through latch circuit LTC11, the enable signal EN is sampled at the rising edge of the clock signal CK, and according to the value, the clock pulse immediately after the sampling is passed or blocked by the logical gate LGT comprising a NAND gate NAND11 and an inverter INV11.

Abstract: An image projecting apparatus is so constructed as to generate a stereoscopic-image signal having images for right and left eyes alternatively arranged for each field, decompose an image produced by the stereoscopic-image signal into lights with predetermined components, divide the lights into first and second groups, assign the first group to a first polarized light having the directions of polarization different from each other for each period of a video field, assign the second group to a second polarized light having the directions of polarization different from each other for each period of a video field and having a direction of polarization different from that of the first polarized light, and project the first and second polarized lights, the second polarized light being delayed by one video field with respect to the first polarized light.

Abstract: A shift lever 1 having an improved structure for holding a conductor wire 3 in position during assembly. The conductor wire 3 has one end 31 thereof disposed in a knob 2 of the shift lever 1. The conductor wire 3 is fitted with a terminal 41 to provide an electrical connection to a switch 4. The conductor wire 3 has a base portion 33 extending from a bent portion 32 formed in an intermediate portion toward the other end 34 of the conductor wire 3. The knob 2 has a conductor wire support hole 21 provided along the base portion 33 of the conductor wire 3. The positioning of the base portion 33 of the conductor wire 3 is performed by inserting a part 51 of a forming die 5 into the conductor wire support hole 21 when forming a flesh portion 23 of the shift lever 1. The shift lever 1 according to the invention holds the conductor wire 3 in a normal position for assembly when the conductor wire 3 is fitted with the terminal 41 of the switch 4 to provide an electrical connection.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory apparatus able to operate at a low voltage and thus preventing an increase of the operating current during charging and discharging. NMOS transistors are connected to the power supply line and bit lines, and the gates thereof are connected to a precharge signal supply line. PMOS transistors are connected to the connection points of the bit lines and sense amplifiers and the supply line of the power supply voltage. The gates thereof are connected to the precharge signal supply line through inverters. Transfer gates are connected to the connection points of the bit lines and the NMOS transistors. The gates thereof are connected to the column switch signal supply line. Only one bit line of the selected column is precharged to the power supply voltage level. The other bit lines are held at the predetermined low potential.

Abstract: A movable member 4 is slidably mounted within a space 3 formed by a first fix member 1 and a second fix member 2 composing a case. The movable member 4 is made of a white type resin, such as polyacetal, and composed of a column-shaped extended section 4a extending frontwardly for being pulled from and inserted into the space 3, a bottom wall 4h and side walls 4d, 4d extending from the extended a section 4a rearwardly, and a rear wall 4p coupled with the bottom wall 4h and the side walls 4d, 4d. The extended section 4a is fixed with a knob 5. The second fix member 2 forms a lamp base 2c loading light sources 9 and 10. A displaying section 5b, such as a display mark and characters, is provided on the knob 5, and a displaying member 15 made of a transparent resin with white color, such as a heat-resistance acrylic, is embedded in the displaying section 5b at the back surface of the knob 5.

Abstract: A slide switch apparatus having a movable contact and a movable board arranged to prevent chattering between the movable contact and the movable board, even when the slide switch apparatus is immersed in a high temperature oil. The movable contact can be assembled onto the movable board in a one-touch manner. The movable board (3) has a gap (37), a step portion (32, 33), and an engaging portion (34, 35). The gap extends in a direction perpendicular to a direction of sliding of the movable board (3) so that the movable contact (2) can be inserted thereinto in that perpendicular direction. The step portion (34, 35) has a valley shape in sectional view. The movable contact (2) has a leadframe (26) inserted in the gap (37) of the movable board (3), and a chatter preventive piece (22, 23, 24, 25) engaged with the step portion (32, 33) and the engaging portion (34, 35).