Abstract: A holder for taper's knives is an open grid structure defined by parallel pairs of spaced apart stringer pieces connected together with transverse joiner pieces. Pairs of stringers in an upper tier are aligned with associated pairs of stringers in a lower tier. Some of the stringer pieces sub-divide the slot courses defined by the spaces apart ones of stringers in each pair. Knives are inserted into the slots courses and hang down with a handle of the knife supported on top of the pair stringers. Support legs and carrying handles at opposite ends of the grid structure are constituted from others of the joiner pieces.

Abstract: A functional laminate film protects a color conversion filter and an organic electroluminescent element from mutual contamination during manufacture and use. The functional laminate film includes a transparent base film, a coupling layer and a hard coat layer. The coupling layer is bonded to the color conversion filter to present a flat surface with substantial reduction in optical defects. The hard coat layer is hard enough to withstand the formation of the organic electroluminescent element on its upper surface. The hard coat layer also acts as a barrier to prevent chemical species from the fluorescent materials within the color conversion filter from adversely affecting the organic electroluminescent element during manufacture and operation, and vice versa. The result is an improved polychromatic electroluminescent device composed of the organic electroluminescent element, the functional laminate film and the color conversion filter.

Abstract: A canister for the recovery of evaporated fuel in a fuel tank of a vehicle is positioned in a central region of a vehicle. The vehicle body frame includes left and right side frames attached with a plurality of cross members. The canister is positioned behind a central cross member at a side opposite of an exhaust pipe running from the vehicle engine toward the rear of the vehicle. By attaching the canister in this location, a vapor pipe connecting the canister with the fuel tank is shortened, resulting in a more adequate recovers of evaporated fuel. Additionally, a canister placed in this location, is made larger, further increasing the adequacy of evaporated fuel recovery. Furthermore, as opposed to conventional canisters being located in the engine compartment, a canister located behind the central cross member is not effected by warming caused by the engine. The result is a canister having excellent performance in the recovery of evaporated fuel from the fuel tank of a vehicle.

Abstract: Two transparent conductive panels are separated by a perimeter of elastic adhesive that forms a sealed gap in which transparent insulative fluid is interposed. The fluid has suspended conductive particles and a refraction index close to that of the panels to improve light transmittance through the device. The conductive particles and small gap width improves response time and prevents formation of a vacuum in the gap. The panels are connected to a position detection circuit that determines coordinate position of an applied pressure point. Spacers in the gap reduce the chance of response to accidental large-area contact which would result in an erroneous position command. The elasticity of the adhesive and the small gap width provide better temperature variation tolerance in addition to improved consistency and reliability of operation.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube (CRT) socket provides for improved performance by increasing the creeping distance between high and low voltages associated with a correspondingly connected CRT. The CRT socket includes a socket body with a cylindrical central hole extending through its front and rear faces, signal connecting means arranged on a concentric circle about the cylindrical central hole, the signal connecting means engaging with signal terminals from the CRT, and an insulating cover portion arranged on the same concentric circle as the signal connecting means, the insulating cover portion having a high voltage connecting means for engaging with a focusing terminal of the CRT. The signal connecting means is constructed by forming a recessed signal contact portion in the front face of the socket. A plurality of signal contact holes are formed in the recessed signal contact portion of the front face. Each of the plurality of signal contact holes are spaced apart at a predetermined interval.

Abstract: A nut covering device comprises the following: a cover assembly, including an inner cover, outer cover, and a first constraining mechanism; a second constraining mechanism; and a third constraining mechanism. The first constraining mechanism constrains so that there is no relative motion of the outer cover with respect to the inner cover in an axis direction. The second constraining mechanism constrains so that there is no relative motion of the inner cover with respect to the nut member in the axis direction. The third constraining mechanism constrains so that there is no relative motion of the outer cover with respect to the nut member in the axis direction at least in the removal direction. When a circumferential phase of the inner cover and the outer cover is matched with a predetermined specified phase, second and third constraining mechanisms are released, and the cover assembly can be removed from the nut member.

Abstract: A miniature connector has an inner insulating body, which supports a plurality of contact conductors which contact other contact conductors on the companion connector, the inner insulating body being surrounded on the outside by a shield case, and an external insulated mold covering an outer surface of a connection cord side end of the shield case, wherein: a flap is formed in a unitary manner via a thin-walled hinge on the internal insulating body; a plurality of plug protrusions are formed on the internal insulating body; resin leakage during formation of the external insulated mold being prevented by inserting each of the plug protrusions into contact conductor passage holes.

Abstract: A photoconductor includes a conductive substrate, an undercoat layer on the substrate, and at least one photosensitive layer on the undercoat layer. The radius of vacancy type defects in each of the photosensitive layer and in the undercoat layer is o.4 nm or less. In one embodiment, the radius of vacancy type defects is measured by a positron annihilation method.

Abstract: A disk playback device provides a space above and below a selected disk held in a disk holder. A turntable and optical pickup reside within the space. The turntable is moved inward in the space from a storage position to chuck, and withdraw, the selected disk from its disk holder to a playback position in which the axis of the turntable is within the outline of disks stored in disk holders. The storage position places the axis of the turntable outside the outline of disks stored in the disk holders. In a single play mode, a disk not stored in a disk holder is moved directly from outside the disk playback device to the playback position where it is chucked and played. On conclusion of single play, the disk is transported out of the disk playback device without being resident in a disk holder.

Abstract: A keyboard switch actuates a switch sheet from a first position to a second position and correspondingly narrows a gap between a key top and the switch sheet. In keyboard switch operation, trailing claw pieces cause a cross-link to submerge allowing the switch sheet to accommodate an integrally formed return springwithout elastic deformation.

Abstract: A cam member, having a cam groove on its outer surface, is slidably mounted on a rotating shaft to allow for movement of disk holders between a playback position and a stored position. In one embodiment, the cam groove is continuous about the cam member, making two complete rotations around the cam member. When a first disk holder is at the playback position, the cam groove engages the second disk holder at the stored position. When the second disk holder is selected to be played, rotation of the cam member causes the first disk holder to move to a stored position on an opposite end of the cam member while the second disk holder is in the playback position. The overall height required for such a disk holding device is constant, providing for a multiple disk playback device with minimal height requirements.

Abstract: A cathode-side first sealed portion (14) and an anode-side first sealed portion (15) are respectively provided at the two opposing ends of a discharge space (21) of a discharge casing (11). A middle chamber (16) filled with a rare gas is provided adjacent to the anode-side first sealed portion (15). A second sealed portion (18) is provided adjacent to the middle chamber (16). Each sealed portion (14),(15),(18) is airtightly sealed by the pinch sealing method. A cathode (22) is welded to a metal foil conductor (24) disposed in the cathode-side first sealed portion (14). An anode (23) is welded to a metal foil conductor (32) disposed in the anode-side first sealed portion (15). The metal foil conductor (32) in the anode-side first sealed portion (15) and a metal foil conductor (35) in the second sealed portion (18) are connected to each other by means of a lead wire (33) passing through the middle chamber (16).

Abstract: The present invention discloses a small spherical solar cell SS (spherical semiconductor) and the manufacturing method for the same, comprising: a spherical core 1; a reflective film 2 formed on the surface of core 1; a semiconductor thin film layer (p type polycrystalline silicon thin film 4a, n+ diffusion layer 7) which is approximately spherical and is formed on the surface of reflective film 2; a n+p junction 8 which is formed on semiconductor thin film layer; passivation film 9; and a surface protective film 10 of titanium dioxide; a pair of electrodes 11a, 11b connected to both sides of n+p junction 8. Other than spherical solar cell SS, the following are also disclosed: a spherical crystal manufacturing device; 2 types of spherical solar cells; 2 types of spherical photocatalytic elements; a spherical light emitting element which emits visible blue light; 2 types of spherical semiconductor device materials.

Abstract: An insulative housing has grooves disposed on an upper surface. The lower surface is closed to protect the electrical connectors from solder flux when soldering the housing to a printed circuit substrate. The enclosed electrical connectors make electrical contact with the corresponding connectors in an insertable plug. The grooves are open along a top surface and allow the enclosed electrical connectors to connect with the corresponding connectors disposed on a bottom surface of the insertable plug. The insulative housing is disposed within a socket that is soldered to a printed circuit substrate. The insertable plug, insulative housing and socket together comprise a miniature connector.

Abstract: Self-tuning materials which can efficiently emit or receive radio waves in spite of being simple in their construction and small in their dimension, and are applied to patch antenna, wave directors or the like. Metallic chips containing two or more kinds of ingredients which are distributed in a layered, net-like or needle-shaped configuration, and an organic or inorganic bonding material which is small in dissipation of electric power under radio waves of high frequencies are mixed with each other, and are pressurized under a high pressure while being highly electrified in the direction perpendicular to the pressurizing direction to mold the metallic chips and the bonding material in a plate-shaped configuration while being heated.

Abstract: A condenser cold trap unit for recovering as separate primary and secondary condensate fractions solvents contained in an effluent drawn from products being dried in a vacuum chamber includes inner and outer shell vessels, the inner shell vessel be disposed coaxially with the outer shell vessel inside said outer shell vessel with a space being present in the outer shell vessel under the bottom of the inner shell vessel and in a course surrounding the exterior of the inner shell vessel. A cover closes off the open tops of the two shell vessels and the interior space of the outer shell vessel is sealed from communication with outside atmosphere, and the interior space of the inner shell vessel is sealed from any communication with the interior space of the outer shell vessel. A common refrigeration coil encircles the exterior of the inner shell vessel and extends down therefrom to effect solvents condensing temperature levels cooling in both shell vessels.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic photosensitive body having improved stability of the electric property at times of repeated use and at times of changes in conditions of environmental usage. Such a photosensitive body prevents the generation of image defects of memory and the like. The present invention is a function-separated laminated organic photosensitive body equipped with a photosensitive layer, having a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer laminated in sequence on top of a conductive substrate, wherein the charge transport layer contains at least one type of electron transporting compound represented by the following general formulas (I) and (II): wherein R1-R29, A1, B1, and B2 are each as defined in the specification.

Abstract: An oil chamber at an upper portion of an outboard engine provides lubrication to a valve gear device within a cylinder head of the outboard engine. Oil passages provide engine oil into the oil chamber. Oil dropping passages on the bottom of the oil chamber permits the oil to flow vertically from the oil chamber into the cylinder head. The oil dropping passages are positioned above the valve end sections to provide sufficient lubrication to the valve end sections of the engine. As a result, the valve end sections are made from material of normal hardness, thereby reducing manufacturing costs.

Abstract: A connector, even when miniaturized, can reliably prevent incorrect insertion of the connector plug with respect to the connector socket and that has no risk of breaking the inner insulated housing and the like when an outside force is applied during insertion, the connector including a connector socket 2, having a shield case 4, which is a metal plate bent and formed into a rectangular tube, and an insulating housing 6, which supports a plurality of contact pins 5 and is built into the interior of shield case 4, a connector plug 3, having a plug part 3a which is inserted into an insertion opening 11 of connector socket 2; a pair of L-shaped depression parts 16, where both lower corners of shield case 4 are indented towards insertion opening 11.