Abstract: The invention provides a combination recorder/player equipped with three recording/playback functions of a VCR unit, DVD unit, and HDD unit almost equal to exterior size of a conventional combination recorder/player equipped with two according/playback functions of a VCR unit and DVD unit. In an enclosure 3, a VCR unit 4 is placed in an upper left front part, a DVD unit 5 is placed in an upper right front part, an HDD unit 6 is placed sideways in a lower right rear part with a flank facing the front and with the HDD unit 6 being separated from the enclosure's bottom face 7 by a gap; and the HDD unit 6 and the DVD unit 5 face each other vertically at some distance with the front end of the HDD unit 6 located ahead of the rear end of the DVD unit 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording medium reproducing apparatus, a repeated reproduction method, and a method of moving a repeated reproduction section, by which repeated reproduction can be performed and the repeated reproduction section can be moved with simple operations and the setting of the repeated reproduction section can be automatically changed according to each length data. The recording medium reproducing apparatus is characterized by including file reproducing means 2, repeated reproduction desired time setting means 3, memory means 4, repeated reproduction designated point setting means 5, comparing means 6 which can automatically set a repeated reproduction section by reading each data of length and comparing the data, repeated reproduction section moving means 7 capable of moving the repeated reproduction section in the forward and rewind directions while keeping the length of repeated reproduction time, and control means 8 for controlling all the operations.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-typed plasma display panel for preventing internal penetration of a seal line by forming a barrier rib in a vertical direction, in a horizontal direction or in both directions. In the multi-typed plasma display panel, a barrier rib is formed according to a cross-section in a vertical direction, in a horizontal direction or in both directions so that a seal line of the cross-section is prevented from being penetrated internally. In the horizontal direction, an auxiliary barrier rib may be further formed outside the barrier rib. Additionally, a dielectric of the rear panel is removed as large as an area separated from the cross-section in a predetermined distance so that the seal line may be formed in a condition where a glass is exposed.

Abstract: To provide a grounding structure for connecting and fixing a printed circuit board and a conductive frame to a conductive chassis of an electronic apparatus, the height of solder applied to the grounding land is made uniform, thereby ensuring electrical connection between the printed circuit board and the conductive chassis. A copper-foil coating 54 formed on a printed circuit board 50 is divided by a substantially-lattice-shaped resist 55 to form a grounding land 56 including a plurality of obliquely elongated land elements 56c in an area close to the edge of an opening 51 and a plurality of rhombic land elements 56a in the remaining area, and the grounding land 56 is brought into contact with and screw-clamped to a conductive chassis 60 using a locking leg 41.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus provided with a wiring board mounted with an electronic part having a plurality of leads on its four sides, the mounting direction of which is hard to be decided, which indicates an indication symbol corresponding to a part symbol indicated on the electronic part in a predetermined direction on the wiring board and thereby indicates the mounting direction of the mounted electronic part in a visually easily recognizable manner. An indication symbol 31 is indicated by silk printing in the same direction as that of a part symbol 21 indicated on an electronic part 20 in the vicinity of the electronic part 20 mounted on a wiring board 30 and if the part symbol 21 and the symbol of the indication symbol 31 are mounted in the same direction, the electronic part 20 is decided to be mounted correctly.

Abstract: To provide a device capable of effectively shielding noise which constitutes interference is provided without sacrificing miniaturization. A power supply circuit board 60 and an analog signal processing substrate 61 are arranged side by side backward and forward centered on a projection unit 30 and a lamp drive circuit board 64 is disposed at a position far from the analog signal processing substrate 61 across the projection unit 30. A driver circuit board 31, digital circuit board 62 and scaler circuit board 63 are housed in shield cases 39, 70, 71, the shield case 70 is disposed upright so as to separate the power supply circuit board 60 and analog signal processing substrate 61 from the driver circuit board 31, and the three sides of the driver circuit board 31 are surrounded with the shield cases 70, 71 and an uprising section 35b of a support frame 35.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive rear projection television including a cooling structure that blows air directly against a heating element that generates heat to become hot, thus suppressing a rise in the temperature of the heating element. In addition, the shapes of having exhaust ducts are simplified, thus reducing the cost. A first duct 71 and a second duct 101 are formed to have generally U-shaped cross sections; air blown by a first blowing fan 70 is exhausted to the exterior through the first duct 71 and external air is supplied to a second blowing fan 100 through the second duct 101. The U-shaped opening sides of the ducts are attached to a lower cabinet 5 to form cylindrical paths. Consequently, the costs of the ducts are lower than those of integrally cylindrically molded ducts.

Abstract: To firmly hold a high-voltage wire apart from its surroundings, and hold some nearby lead wires apart from the high-voltage wire, a wheel-like wire holder includes a ring, a central hub, and a plurality of spokes connecting the central hub to the ring. The central hub defines a central space to allow a high-voltage lead wire to fit therein, wherein the ring and hub have cuts on their circumferences, which cuts are connected by two spokes to define a radial passage for the central space to communicate with an exterior of the ring. The cut of the ring is adapted to be open and closed, and the ring has an extra space defined next to the cut for accommodating another lead wire thereinside, with the extra space being adapted to be open and closed.

Abstract: A foolproof polarity indication for poled electronics parts or devices to be mounted to a printed circuit board assures that the poled electronics parts and/or devices are correctly mounted with respect of their polarities to meet occasional requirements dependent on different specifications. Each pair of terminal holes is allotted to a given poled electronics part or device. Two symbols representative of such electronics part or device are arranged side by side on either side of a line drawn from one terminal hole to the other terminal hole. The poled electronics part or device symbols are of reversed polarities. This dual symbol arrangement is effective to draw a worker's attention in the mounting of electrode components in terms of their polarities. When extra components or dummy components are combined with such a poled component, they are encircled by a boundary line, thereby showing the correct polarity direction of the poled component with respect to whether it is enclosed or not.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disk player using a single motor in common for driving a disk tray and optical pickup. A controlled reciprocation of the disk tray and the data-reproducing operation subsequent to withdrawal of the disk tray into the housing can be performed by an “L”-shaped guide slot made in the disk tray, a cam rod operatively connected to the “L”-shaped guide slot, and a drive switching gear assembly operatively connected to the cam rod and a first train of gears for driving the disk tray. All of these parts work together so that the single drive motor may switch and drive the first train of gears for driving the disk tray or a second train of gears for the optical pickup.

Abstract: A disk recording-and-reproducing device includes a box-like casing and a lid hinged to the casing to rotate about its pivot for opening and closing the casing. The lid has a disk holder and a swingable L-shaped lever both fixed to its rear side. The swingable lever has an upper flat shelf to support a disk when inserted in the disk holder. Also, the swingable lever has a rubber boss fixed to its lower end, thereby making the lever stand upright in parallel with a rear side of the lid when the lid is opened. On the other hand, the casing has a counter projection formed in confronting relation with the lower end of the lever, thus making the lever swing about its pivot apart from a lower end of the disk holder when the lid shuts.

Abstract: To provide an electronic apparatus with a remote controller, in which the remote controller can transmits the residual capacity of a battery used therein to the electronic apparatus, and the electronic apparatus can indicate the residual battery capacity so that a user can recognize the residual battery capacity with reliability. In a remote controller 1, a voltage detecting section 3 detects the voltage of a battery, and a remote-controller microcomputer 4 converts the detected battery voltage into a code value representing a classified level of battery voltage and transmits the code value. An electronic apparatus 11 has a main-unit microcomputer 14 for converting the code value into a corresponding residual battery capacity and indicates the residual battery capacity through visible or sound means.

Abstract: A printed circuit board, which is guaranteed to be free of defective soldering in mounting and connecting electric or electronic parts or devices to the printed circuit, has a circuit pattern printed on its substrate, and an anti-soldering layer is laid on the circuit pattern to prevent soldering material from sticking to the circuit pattern and silk-screen printing areas are laid on the anti-soldering layer to indicate where selected electric or electronic parts or devices are to be mounted. Each silk-screen printing area has terminal holes made therein. The board has a substrate-exposed zone traversing the silk-screen printing area to leave its opposite extensions open to the surrounding atmosphere, thereby allowing heated air and gases to escape from the interspace between the bottom of the electric or electronic part or device and the exposed substrate.

Abstract: To provide a player or recorder/player which records content on a recording medium by a recording method compliant with the DVD-VR format, or electronic apparatus equipped therewith, where the recorder/player or the like is capable of setting parental locks on individual titles in the content. Title-by-title parental lockout works as follows. When there is a playback request or the like for a title in content recorded in the DVD-VR format, it is checked whether a password has been set in an IT_TXT field existing in a TXTDT_MG table and corresponding to the requested title (Step 401 to 405). If a password has been set, the user is prompted to enter a password (Steps 407 to 411). If the entered password is incorrect, the user is not permitted to handle the title (Step 412).

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal television excellent in beauty, thin and suitable for a stand type and a wall hanging type by realizing engaging means for a cover member, which are easy to attach and detach and difficult to remove by an external force. In order to prevent the locking claw parts 42 and 52, which lock the cover member 6 that covers cords 8 connected to input and output terminals 7 disposed at the stepped recessed part 11 of the back casing 5, from retreating and removing, restraining walls 20 for restraining the above described locking claw parts 42 and 52 from retreating are provided at the back casing 5 side.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid crystal television including a cord binding hook excellent in design and beautiful appearance by making it to be able to bind cords easily, and by covering the binding part of the cords with a detachable cover member. An oblong stepped recessed part 11, which makes it possible to dispose a number of input and output terminals 7 and cords 8 such as a power supply cord, is formed at a lower side of the back casing 5, a cord binding hook 21 is formed at a step surface 12 of the stepped recessed part 11 to make it possible to easily bind the number of cords 8 and lead out them downward, and a cover member 6 which covers and hides the stepped recessed part 11 is provided to be easily attached and detached.

Abstract: To provide electronic equipment equipped with a switching power circuit which oscillates intermittently when an apparatus is OFF, where the apparatus is prevented from failing to start up upon power-on due to intermittent oscillation. A microcomputer 110 judges state of intermittent oscillation based on an oscillation on/off signal received from an oscillation monitoring circuit 17 and indicating the state of intermittent oscillation and starts to supply power to a load 120 according the state of intermittent oscillation rather than in quick response to closure of a power switch 2a.

Abstract: To provide a printed circuit board in which two wiring patterns having a width of 0.15 mm, which are to be passed through the area of the printed circuit board for mounting a 1608-size chip component, are formed by printing, thereby increasing the circuit packaging density, reducing the production cost and suppressing the yield reduction. In a range in which the distance between two lands 12 to which a surface-mount chip component is electrically connected (the distance between points 17a and 17b) allows formation of two wiring patterns having a line width of 0.25 mm (the distance is equal to or more than 1.25 mm), wiring patterns 15 and 16 having a line width of 0.25 mm are formed. In this way, parts of the wiring patterns having a line width of 0.15 mm (narrow parts 15a and 16a) are minimized, and thus, the reduction in production yield is suppressed.

Abstract: The invention provides a practical optical disk device having a downsized means for elevating a movable chassis including a pickup and a turntable, wherein the movable chassis is positioned stably while recording or reproducing data. A movable chassis 20 can be moved up and down via a supporting point 52 provided on a rear side 21, and has two projections 23 formed on a front wall 22 of the movable chassis 20, wherein one of the projections 23 is slidably engaged with a guidance slot 41 formed to an elevating plate 40 opposed thereto, by which the movable chassis 20 is moved up and down, and the other projection 23 is engaged with an engagement groove 47 formed separately from the slot when the first projection 23 is engaged with one end of parallel portions 44 extended from both ends of the guidance slot 41 to thereby support the movable chassis 20 in a stable manner.

Abstract: The invention provides an electronic device with a display tube having excellent impact-resistant property, capable of preventing a display tube mounted on a circuit board from tilting toward or falling on the circuit board upon receiving impact when the device is dropped or during mounting operations. A fluorescent display tube 10 is mounted on a circuit board 3 on which various electronic components 4 are mounted, and a switch 20 that does not constitute a circuit with a circuit pattern 6 on the circuit board 3 is soldered and fixed between the fluorescent display tube 10 and the circuit board 3.