Abstract: A discharge exciting pulse laser device such as an exima laser device. The laser device is capable of accelerating the timing of rise of the voltage between an auxiliary electrode and one of main electrodes without decreasing a discharge start voltage between the main electrodes, so that the laser output power is increased and the laser oscillation efficiency is improved.

Abstract: A planet gear type reduction gear device comprises a casing, a rotating shaft rotatably supported in the casing, a sun gear formed at an outer circumferential portion of the rotating shaft, a planet gear supported by a support pin and meshed with the sun gear, and an internal gear wheel attached to the inner circumferential portion of the casing and meshed with the planet gear whereby the planet gear revolves around the sun gear while it rotates on the support pin, characterized in that at least one projection is formed at an end surface in the axial direction of the internal gear wheel, and at least one recess having the shape corresponding to the projection is formed in the casing so that the internal gear wheel is fixed to the casing by the mutual engagement.

Abstract: An ionization current detector for detecting the combustion states of an internal combustion engine is disclosed, which comprises: a high voltage generation circuit means, including a series circuit of a resistor, a diode, a capacitor, and a Zener diode, coupled across the output terminal of the ignition coil and the ground; diodes coupled across the peripheral terminals of the distributor and a negative terminal of the capacitor; and a current detector circuit including a resistor coupled across the positive terminal of the capacitor and the ground and a voltage divider for detecting the amount of the ionization current. An additional Zener diode is coupled in parallel with the capacitor to limit the voltage across the capacitor. The whole detector is incorporated into a single unit mounted to the distributor cap.

Abstract: A coaxial engine starter comprising a d.c. electric motor (11), a planetary speed reduction gear unit (20), a unidirectional clutch and a pinion. The planetary gear unit (20) includes a large-diameter inner gear member (17) mounted to the front end of the motor housing (11a). The clutch and the pinion are housed within a front machine frame (21) attached to the inner gear member. The inner gear member (17) is securely held in place between the motor housing (11a) and the front machine frame (21) by U-shaped connectors (22) and through bolts (23) fastening the front machine frame (21), the inner gear member (17) and the motor housing (11a) together. Alternatively, the inner gear member (27; 37) including gear teeth (27a; 38a) may be directly thread-engaged by the through bolts (32) positioned radially inward of the inner gear teeth (27a; 38a) and the front machine frame (29) may be attached to the inner gear member (27; 37).

Abstract: A starter having an electric motor which has a yoke constituting the magnetic circuit of the motor and the outside portion of the starter, and a bowl-shaped rear cover made of a resin and secured to the rear end of the yoke by longitudinal bolts, wherein each of said bolts comprises a slender portion which extends in parallel with the axis of the starter through a support plate borne at the rear end of the yoke and extending inward in the radial direction of said yoke and has a front part engaged with the front cover of the starter and a rear threaded part projecting out through the insertion hole of the rear cover, and a spacer provided on the slender portion and located in contact with the plate and the inside surface of the end wall of the rear cover at both the ends of the the spacer; and nuts are engaged with the rear threaded parts of the slender portions of the bolts to attach the rear cover to the rear end to the yoke.

Abstract: A circuit breaker having the overcurrent tripping characteristic, which is capable of detecting an overcurrent flowing through main circuit between an ac source and a load. The circuit breaker comprises a pre-alarm circuit having a pre-alarm characteristic, a pre-alarm signal output circuit for producing an alarm in response to the output of the pre-alarm circuit and a photocoupler for controlling the data transmission between the circuits. The circuit breaker can detect the main circuit current before it becomes an overcurrent and generate the alarm accurately.

Abstract: An industrial robot apparatus for palletizing or depalletizing loads onto or from a pallet, having a robot body, a slider supported on the robot body and movable in a first direction, a mechanism for moving the slider, a first arm provided on one end of the slider and rotatable parallel to a plane perpendicular to the first direction, a first motor for rotating the first arm, a second arm provided on a distal end of the first arm, rotatable parallel to the perpendicular plane and substantially extendible and retractable, a second motor for rotating the second arm, an extension/retraction mechanism for substantially extending and retracting the second arm, a wrist provided on a distal end of the second arm, rotatable parallel to the perpendicular plane and used to hold a load; and a third motor for rotating the wrist.

Abstract: A wire guide of the type used in wire-type EDM machines is improved by separately manufacturing a ceramic collar or collars and the support which houses the die guide, and subsequently combining these elements within a casing. The use of ceramic ensures corrosion resistance, while separate manufacture assures that the die guide is not subjected to the potentially damaging heat required in firing the ceramic.

Abstract: A work forming apparatus of this invention includes a robot which operates within a predetermined operational range, a working machine with a chuck, a supply loop, a discharge loop, supply pallets for accommodating material works, and discharge pallets for accommodating formed works. An information card is attached to each pallet so as to record work information relative to the corresponding pallet. Two information processing heads are provided for effecting reading and writing of work information at a work supplying section and a work discharging section, respectively. A control device provided for controlling all the above elements inputs a production command so that a specified hand is automatically selected and the robot employs the hand to take the required material works alone out of the supply pallets which are being circulated on the supply loop. The material works are then formed and discharged by the discharge pallet.

Abstract: A coaxial engine starter comprising an electric motor (1) having a hollow armature rotary shaft (2) rotatably supported by a housing (17) and an output rotary shaft (3) coaxially slidably disposed within the armature rotary shaft (2) and having a pinion (4) at a front end thereof. The motor housing has a central bore within which the armature rotary shaft (2) and the plunger rod (6a) are disposed to define an annular clearance between the housing and the plunger rod (6a). Disposed behind the motor (1) is a solenoid switch (5) having a magnetically movable iron core (6) including a plunger rod (6a) coaxially slidable relative to the armature rotary shaft (2) for operatively pushing forward the output rotary shaft (3) within said hollow armature rotary shaft (2).

Abstract: A method of making a magnetic head, which includes etching hard matter from the air bearing surface of a slider and polishing the air bearing surface of a magnetic head core together with that of the slider, whereby the floating height of the magnetic head is reduced.

Abstract: A wire cut type electric discharge machining method and apparatus, in which, when a fault occurs during a configuration machining operation, the configuration machining operation is suspended and skipped over to the next configuration machining operation, the method comprises: a step of storing machining start position data of the configuration machining operation with which the fault has occurred; a step of determining whether or not a machining operation is a finish machining operation; a step of collating, when the determination results in a finish machining operation, the machining start position data thus stored with machining start position data in the finish machining operation; and a step of carrying out the finish machining operation when the collation results in non-coincidence, and skipping the finish machining operation over to the following finish machining operation when the collation results in coincidence.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting the lifetime of cables for movable portions of an industrial robot, the apparatus comprising: measuring devices connected to the cables for the movable portions of the industrial robot for measuring mechanical movement of the cables for said movable portions; and a CPU for making accummulating results obtained by the measuring devices and predetermined reference values to determine that the cables for said movable portions have exceeded their lifetime if the accumulated exceeds a predetermined reference value.

Abstract: An engine starter comprises a DC motor having a hollow armature rotation shaft, a drive force transmitting device for transmitting a drive force generated by the DC motor, the drive force transmitting device includes a planetary gear speed reducer connected to the armature rotation shaft axially slidably received in a hollow portion of the armature rotation shaft, the output rotation shaft having a helical spline portion engaged with a helical spline portion of the overrunning clutch device, a pinion mounted on a front end of the output rotation shaft to engage a ring gear of an engine and spring device, provided adjacent to a side face of said pinion, for urging said pinion forwardly.

Abstract: A waveform control device for an electrical discharge machine apparatus which supplies current pulses to the gap between an electrode and a workpiece for machining of the workpiece. A first D.C. source, which supplies at least a part of a voltage that is applied across the gap, is connected in parallel with first and second circuits comprising a series connection of a switch and a diode. Connected between a first and second series circuit is a switched conductive circuit which, together with an auxiliary D.C. source, maintains the current flow at a base current level. Control of operation of the switches in the first and second circuits permit a controlled discharge of current across the gap while permitting the output voltage to be clamped at a safe level. A plurality of inductive circuits may be used to provide selectivity, where the inductances are different and to provide further control of the discharge current shape.

Abstract: A control apparatus for an automatic clutch device which comprises a primary pressure controlling valve for controlling a primary pressure in an oil clutch, a line pressure controlling valve for controlling a line pressure in the oil clutch, a clutch pressure controlling valve for controlling a clutch pressure in the oil clutch, first, second and third electromagnetic valves for controlling respectively the primary pressure controlling valve, the line pressure controlling valve and the clutch pressure controlling valve, and a control section which controls the first, second and third electromagnetic valves and effects a feed-back control of engine speed to the third electromagnetic valve, and which stores values obtained by the learning of feedback quantities of the engine speed until the last time and changes a clutch pressure control duty to the third electromagnetic valve by modifying a feed forward quantity with the value by learning.

Abstract: A temperature detection device for an electromagnetic clutch of a vehicle comprises an output circuit operation detection device for detecting an output terminal voltage of the clutch and a current feedback signal corresponding to a clutch current, clutch current a calculation device which responds to running control information and engine control information for providing a clutch current instruction signal and a clutch open signal, responds to the clutch output terminal voltage fedback from the clutch output circuit operation detection device for calculating a clutch voltage by taking a voltage drop in a wiring and a feeding mechanism of the clutch and responds to this clutch voltage and the clutch current corresponding to the current feedback signal for calculating a clutch resistance to thereby calculate a clutch temperature and the clutch current instruction signal and clutch current control device responsive to a deviation between the clutch current instruction signal and the current feedback signal and

Abstract: An antiskid brake control system which detects and calculates the wheel speed and deceleration, vehicle speed and deceleration, and slip ratio and accordingly decreases the braking force of at least one wheel to prevent wheel locking. Also monitored is the duration in which the braking force is decreased so that the braking force can subsequently be rapidly increased to the vicinity of the optimum braking force.

Abstract: A rotor for a vehicle dynamo includes a field coil bobbin (6) provided with ventilation slots (6a) and a heat conductive material (7) provided between the bobbin and the field cores, whereby the heat radiation from the field coil is increased. The bobbin is provided with a cylindrical portion and a pair of opposed flange portions which include at least one ventilation opening extending from the cylindrical portion into the flange portions.

Abstract: A motor-operated pump of the in-tank type has a driving motor with a commutator; a bracket covering one end of the motor adjacent to the commutator; a brush held against the commutator through a through hole formed in the bracket; an electrical noiseprevention element in a bottomed hole formed in the bracket, and electrically connected to the brush; and a terminal electrically connected to the electrical noiseprevention element. A brush spring-holder plate is fitted in the bracket for holding a brush spring urging the brush. An outer cover is fitted on the bracket for covering the bracket and the brush spring-holder plate.