Abstract: An electronic blood pressure meter, equipped with the functions of computing at least a single relative pulse wave amplitude value in relation with a maximum pulse wave amplitude value, computing a blood pressure value from the cuff pressure when an amplitude of the pulse wave signal has coincided with the relative amplitude value during a change in the amplitude value of the pulse wave signal, and using the reference pressure value thus obtained in accordance with a certain arithmetic formula. If desired, a different process may be selected for determining a blood pressure depending on an initial cuff pressure. This electronic blood pressure allows a measurement to be completed in a very short time and minimizes the discomfort of the person whose blood pressure is to measured through reduction of the maximum cuff pressure. Yet the mathematical formula can be reduced to a simple arithmetic algorithm and is therefore easy to implement.

Abstract: This low profile electromagnetic relay includes a base and a support post protruding at one end of the base. An electromagnet assembly is mounted in a generally central position on the base, and has a pair of magnetic pole surfaces on opposite sides of its one end. An armature assembly includes an insulating armature member, shaped generally as a hollow rectangular member with an open space being defined within it and formed with a hole by which it is rotatably fitted over the support post with the electromagnet assembly fitting inside the open space defined within it. A drive portion is connected to the insulating armature member. A pair of mutually opposed armature pieces are mounted on the insulating armature member, and, when the insulating armature member is rotatably fitted over the support post, lie on opposite sides of the one end of the electromagnet assembly and each oppose one of the magnetic pole surfaces of the electromagnet assembly.

Abstract: A checkin gate apparatus comprises a carry-in path for carrying in a ticket inserted into an insertion slot; a reader section disposed in the course of the carry-in path to read information recorded on the inserted ticket; a ticket cutter device for cutting off the ticket into two half stubs after the reader section has read recorded information; a switchable carry path for distributing the two cut-off ticket stubs into a collection direction and a discharge direction; a collection path for collecting one of the two stubs of the ticket; and a carry-out path for carrying out the other of the two stubs of the ticket to a discharge slot. In particular, all the above-mentioned sections are housed within a movable or portable casing provided with casters and/or a handle.

Abstract: A pivotal micromotion device includes a straight movable body, a pivotal body, and, a mechanism for transmitting and transforming a straight motion of the movable body to a pivotal motion of the pivotal body. The tramsmitting mechanism comprises an elastic reduced angular movement transmitting member having a fixed end located on the pivotal body side and a free end located on the movable body side, respectively, so as to be disposed between the movable and pivotal bodies; a first engagement member for engaging the free end of the transmitting member with the movable body; and second engagement member for engaging a position between the fixed and free ends of the transmitting member with a position near an outer periphery of the pivotal body.

Abstract: An ID system includes a data carrier attached to an article to be identified, and an ID controller capable of communicating with the data carrier. The data carrier is provided with first and second data buffers in addition to a readable/writable memory. Data to be written in the memory is temporarily written in the first data buffer. Old data at a location of the memory in which the aforementioned data is to be written is read out of the memory and temporarily stored in the second data buffer. Thereafter, the data in the first data buffer is written in the memory. In order to check whether the data has been written in the memory correctly, the written data is read out of the memory. In the event that a write error is detected in the checking operation, the old data of memory will have been preserved in the second data buffer, thereby enabling recovery of the old data.

Abstract: An electronic cash register stores data on discounts concerning commodities to which an in-store marking bar code is attached. When this bar code is read, data on a discount corresponding to the department code contained in the bar code is read, a discount is made on the unit price data contained in the bar code on the basis of the discount data, and the discounted price data is registered.

Abstract: In this coordinate inputting system, a coordinate inputting sheet is provided for detecting an axial coordinate, and this includes a sheet body with a resistive surface laid over one of its sides, a pair of mutually substantially parallel edge electrodes extending along opposite edges of this resistive surface which are for having voltage applied between them, and several intermediate electrodes, substantially mutually parallel and substantially parallel to the pair of edge electrodes, and extending along the resistive surface bewteen the pair of edge electrodes in a mutually spaced relationship.

Abstract: A slide switch has a switch operating member at its upper surface which is slid back and forth for operating the slide switch. An adapter is provided for operating this slide switch from the side, and has a main body which has a base and clamp members extending from opposite sides of the base to define a space between them, the clamp members being adapted to grip the slide switch between them so as to secure the adapter on the top of the slide switch with the slide switch being held at least partly in the space between the clamp members. The adapter has an actuator pivotally fixed to the main body, and this actuator has a lever portion which protrudes out from the main body to the side and an actuation portion which, with the slide switch held between the clamp members, engages with the switch operating member of the slide switch, so as to slide it as the actuator is pivoted with respect to the main body.

Abstract: A push-button switch having a lamp portion and a switch portion. The lamp portion includes a lamp, a lamp holder, a lamp casing, and a housing. The lamp holder is fixed within the housing and the lamp casing moves up or down to turn off or turn on the switch. The switch portion of the push-button switch includes a switch base, a plunger, and a cam. The plunger moves in conjunction with the lamp casing and has a cam formed on one end. The cam is guided along guides that are formed on the switch base, and holds the lamp casing and plunger in a raised position in which the switch is turned off and a lowered position in which the switch is turned off.

Abstract: The electromagnetic relay has a pair of normally closed and normally open fixed terminals which are disposed opposing each other. At least two normally closed fixed contacts are mounted on the normally closed fixed terminal, and at least two normally open fixed contacts are mounted on the normally open fixed terminal. The normally closed and normally open fixed terminals are commonly used by a plurality of relay units. Therefore, the relay can be small enough to be installed on a small area, and allows high-density electric circuits to be provided on circuit boards.

Abstract: In this mounting structure and method for a surface mounted type electronic component, the component has at least one terminal which protrudes from its bottom surface and which terminates in a foot portion for being soldered to a printed circuit board. Also, a projection extends from this bottom surface of the electronic component for a distance somewhat less than the amounty by which the terminal projects from it. This projection is provisionally secured by adhesive to the printed circuit board with the foot portion of the terminal overlaying that circuit portion to which it is to be soldered, and then subsequently this terminal foot portion is soldered to this circuit portion. Thereby, during the soldering process, there is no risk of the terminal foot portion becoming displaced from the circuit portion and thus badly soldered thereto, because of the locating action of the adhered projection.

Abstract: This slide switch includes: a casing formed in a hollow box shape with an open top; several fixed contacts on the bottom surface of the casing and several terminals connected to them extending to the outside of the casing; a cover mounted to close the open top of the casing, formed with a hole opposed to the fixed contacts; a slide member disposed inside the casing, which has a control portion protruding out through the hole in the cover and a movable contact portion made of a resilient electrically conducting material which bears against the internal bottom surface of the casing and thereby produces a biasing force on the slide member to impel it in the direction towards the cover; and a seal member interposed between the inside of the cover and the side of the slide member facing it, the seal member being squeezed between the slide member and the cover, a seal between the inside of the casing and the outside thereby being produced.

Abstract: An electronic thermometer includes temperature sensing member 11 for sensing a temperature on a predetermined sampling cycle to produce a measured value, predicted value computing member 10, ST13 for predicting a predicted value corresponding to a converged temperature in view of the measured value produced, by the sensing member, first judging member, 10, ST21 for judging that a predetermined drop of the measured value has continued for a predetermined time interval, alarming member for alarming in response to an output generated from the first judging member that the prediction by the predicted value computing member is not available, and display member for displaying the measured value or the predicted value.

Abstract: A controlled flow parallel computer incorporating a node drive register which designates the location of executable instructions. The node drive register allows instructions to be executed concurrently and non-deterministically without a complex control.Control token locations in the node drive register associated with a given instruction are filled upon the completion of a prior instruction required to be executed before executing that instruction. The instruction is ready for execution once the control token locations are filled.

Abstract: In this cable connector, there are included a main housing formed with a first aperture, a cover formed with a slot for cable insertion and a second aperture opening to the slot, a means for fixing the cover to the main housing, and a cable connecting element formed as an elongate member. One end of this cable connecting element is adapted to be connected to a cable when pressed against it, for example by being bifurcated, the other end of this cable connecting element is adapted for external terminal contact as for example by being springy, an intermediate portion of this cable connecting element is adapted for press fitting as for example being widened, and a step portion of this cable connecting element between the intermediate portion thereof and the cable connection end thereof functions to perpendicularly displace the plane of the intermediate portion from the plane of the cable connection end.

Abstract: This terminal base for an I/O unit includes a socket unit adapted for being mounted with several relays comprising several relay terminals. This socket unit includes several socket terminals which, when the relays are mounted to this socket unit, are contacted to the relay terminals. The terminal base also includes several I/O terminals, exposed to the outside for external connection, and connected to some of the socket terminals, and a multi wire connector, adapted to be connected to several wires for leading to a central processing unit, and having several connector terminals which are connected to some of the socket terminals. It may further include a printed circuit base board on which the I/O terminals and the socket terminals are mounted. Thereby, the manufacture and assembly of the terminal base, and of the I/O unit as a whole, are simplified and reduced in cost, while the servicability and ease of diagnosis of the I/O unit are good.

Abstract: A microcomputer executes a certain system program with a microprocessor according to a certain system clock. The microcomputer includes a watchdog timer circuit provided external to the microcomputer which counts a certain time interval by counting a certain timer clock which is separate from the system clock with a counter for a certain count and, upon completion of the counting, forcibly resets the microprocessor of the microcomputer. The system program of the microprocessor has a step of producing a reset output to the counter before a predetermined time only when the system action is normal. There is provided a timer circuit which counts the system clock of the microcomputer with a certain counter for a certain number of counts, counting a time interval which is slightly longer than the normal period of the timer clock of the watchdog timer circuit, and upon completion of the counting interrupts the microprocessor of the microcomputer.

Abstract: This bank note cartridge identification system is for a bank note dispensing machine and a bank note cartridge which can be fitted to the bank note dispensing machine. It includes: a code setting unit, incorporated in the bank note cartridge, for setting an identification code; a signal generating unit, incorporated in the bank note cartridge, for generating a signal representative of the identification code set by the setting unit and for transmitting it to the bank note dispensing machine, when the bank note cartridge is fitted to the bank note dispensing machine; and a signal checking unit, incorporated in the bank note dispensing machine, for checking the signal, outputted by the signal generating unit, representative of the identification code set by the setting unit.

Abstract: An inspection controller for an object includes a plurality of sensors for providing a set of input signal states representing characteristics of the object, a plurality of output terminals, a memory for storing a set of output signal states corresponding to each possible set of input signal states of the sensors, and a control device for selecting a set of output signal states stored in the memory and producing a set of output signal states at the output terminals corresponding to a set of the input states.

Abstract: A still image pickup camera has a solid state image pickup device comprising an image pickup area, a temporary storage area, and a horizontal shift register. The signal charges in the image pickup area are transferred to the temporary storage area by the transfer pulses which are given for a vertical blanking period. Clear pulses which are equivalent to the transfer pulses are given at a desired timing in the interval between the vertical sync signals so as to enable the photo sensing interval (storage interval) in the image pickup area to be reduced and varied, thereby transferring the signal charges in the image pickup area to the temporary storage area and clearing the image pickup area.