Abstract: A method of manufacturing an ultrasonic probe including the steps of forming a plurality of first slits on a layered assembly having a first imner electrode member and a second inner electrode member through a top surface of the layered assembly and forming a plurality of second slits through a bottom surface of the layered assembly, forming a first vertical electrode layer on each side surface within each of the first slits, forming a second vertical electrode layer on each side surface within each one of the second slits and forming a plurality of separating slits on the layered assembly to divide the layered assembly into a plurality of transducer elements.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an inner cutter for a reciprocating electric shaver, including the steps of: press-stamping a thin metal plate to obtain a thin metal plate element that has an outer contour of an unfolded inner cutter and elongated openings that extend substantially perpendicular to the direction of the reciprocating motion the inner cutter makes and further has bridging-portions formed between the elongated openings; pressing the bridging-portions so that each bridging-portion has a final sectional shape of each cutter blade of the inner cutter; twisting the bridging-portions so that the cutter surfaces of the cutter blades are aligned substantially to the surface of the thin metal plate element; forming the thin metal plate element into substantially an arch shape with the cutter surface sides of the cutter blades facing outward; and executing finishing-work on the outer circumferential surface of the arch-shaped thin metal plate element.

Abstract: A pressing apparatus for clothing including a dummy torso, grip members for gripping end portions of both sleeves of a shirt, a rear ironing member, and a front ironing member; the front ironing member being comprised of a left front ironing member and a right front ironing member that are respectively movable between the outside of the grip members and the front of the dummy torso so that when moved to the front of the dummy torso the diagonally extending inside edges of the left and right front ironing members come in contact to mate each other with the mated inside edges located on one side of a vertical center line of the dummy torso and a shirt put on the dummy torso.

Abstract: A snare strainer includes first and second strainers for respectively holding both ends of a snare assembly (i.e., snares), which is controlled to move in close contact with or apart from a bottom-side drumhead of a snare drum. The first strainer includes a fixed base and a snare stretching member, which further includes a holding member for holding a snare connection member, an interconnection member, a pair of arms attached to both ends of the interconnection member, a pair of levers respectively attached to the arms, and a stretching rod that is bridged between the levers to support the intermediate portion of the snare connection member. The first strainer further includes a tension adjuster for adjusting the tension of the snare connection member, and a height adjuster for adjusting the height of the stretching rod.

Abstract: In an actuator of a bonding apparatus, a rotating body 16 that has a bonding head is rotatably supported on a supporting carrier having the same shape as magnetic path members 32L and 32R, and coil portions 40 and 42 are disposed on both outer sides of this supporting carrier. Rectilinear magnetic fields created by the coil portions 40 and 42 and a circumferential magnetic field created by permanent magnets of the rotating body 16 act cooperatively via magnetic path members 32L and 32R in which a plurality of magnetic paths are formed, so that the rotating body 16 makes a movement combining rotation and a linear movement along the Y axis in accordance with the respective driving of the coil portions 40 and 42. The rotating body 16 is movable along the X and Y axes by the shape of the magnetic paths of the magnetic path members.

Abstract: In an electric power transmission device in which a primary side power transmission coil (L1) and a secondary side power receiving coil (L2) are magnetically coupled, and electric power is transmitted from the primary side power transmission coil (L1) to the secondary side power receiving coil (L2) via a non-contact and out of touch, a capacitor (C1) is connected to the primary side power transmission coil (L1) in series, a voltage to be supplied to the primary side power transmission coil (L1) is converted into AC voltage and stepped up, and a series resonance circuit (7) including a mutual inductance (M) by the secondary side power receiving coil (L2) is formed; wherein a resonance point of the series resonance circuit (7) including the mutual inductance (M) by the secondary side power receiving coil (L2) is set to a frequency higher than a resonance point of a primary side series resonance circuit (6) which is composed of the primary side power transmission coil (L1) and the capacitor (C1), whereby a high

Abstract: A bonding apparatus including a front link whose lower end is rotatably connected to a bonding arm and upper portion is rotatably connected to bonding head, and a rear link whose lower end is rotatably connected to the rear end of the bonding arm and upper portion is rotatably connected to the bonding head; and a hypothetical rotational center of capillary of the bonding arm is on a bonding surface and set to be the intersection of a line that connects upper and lower rotational centers of the front link and a line that connects upper and lower rotational centers of the rear link, wherein the immovable element of motor is fastened to the bonding head, and the rotational element of the motor is attached to the upper end of the rear link so that the rotational element rotates about the upper rotational center of the rear link.