Abstract: In a sheet pack hermetically containing sheets to be supplied to a recording apparatus in a box-shaped container, the container is provided with a plurality of feeding ports and a plurality of bearing ports for a sheet feeding device provided on the recording apparatus body side to feed the sheets from the feeding ports to bear against the sheets.

Abstract: An interposer for electrically engaging semiconductor components having contact balls is provided. In a testing embodiment, the interposer configures a test socket for testing semiconductor components with different configurations of contact balls. In an assembly embodiment, the interposer can be used in the fabrication of an electronic assembly, to configure a substrate of the assembly for use with semiconductor components having different configurations of contact balls. The interposer includes a base having external contacts, an interconnect having contacts for electrically engaging the contact balls on the component, and an alignment member for aligning the component to the interconnect. The interconnect contacts can be made using semiconductor fabrication techniques for accommodating small, closely spaced contact balls on the components.

Abstract: A circuit (100) that drives word lines and tests a word line (102) in a semiconductor device is disclosed. A charge circuit (108) couples a supply voltage (VPP) to a charge node (106) according to a potential at a boot node (110). The charge node (106) supplies a charge voltage for the word line (102). In a standard cycle, the boot node (110) is charged to a high voltage, and maintained at the high potential, to keep the word line (102) charged. In a test cycle, the boot node (110) is charged to a high voltage, and then discharged to a low voltage, thereby isolating the charge node (106) and the word line (102). In the event the word line (102) suffers from current leakage, a drop in potential will be detected at the charge rode (106).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless radio frequency (RF) testing of radio frequency identification integrated circuits (RFID IC) is disclosed. A fixture is provided for physically and electrically contacting the RFID IC to feed an RF interrogating signal into the RFID IC and receive an RF return signal generated in response thereto. The fixture is coupled to a tester via first and second couplers (interconnected to the fixture and tester, respectively) which establish a wireless link for transmitting and receiving the RF interrogation signal and the RF return signal thereby allowing full and accurate RF characterization of the RFID IC.

Abstract: A photographic processing system has a first printing section for printing a film image on photographic paper, a second printing section for printing image data which has been converted into a light signal on the photographic paper, and a common developing section for developing the image exposed on the photographic paper by the first or second printing section. The first printing section and the developing section are disposed adjacent to each other at lower part of the system, and the second printing section is disposed above the first printing section.

Abstract: A syringe subassembly comprised of a tubular syringe body having a front end provided with a forwardly projecting needle and fitted over the needle with a cap of a dielectric material is tested by juxtaposing an outer electrode with the cap, juxtaposing an inner electrode with the needle, applying a high electrical voltage across the electrodes, monitoring current flow between the electrodes, and rejecting the syringe subassembly if the monitored current flow exceeds a predetermined level. The cap is normally made of a plastic and has a higher dielectric constant than the gas surrounding the subassembly in the test station, normally air.

Abstract: An image display is illuminated by a light source employing a plurality of low power light emitting devices. The lifetime and light intensity of the light sourceare increased by orders of magnitude. The illumination provided by the light source is made uniform to efficiently utilize the light source and so obtain optimum projection results.

Abstract: A static electricity measuring system including a probe, a measuring device, and a calibration device. The probe includes a sensor which detects an electric field and outputs signals representing the detected electric field. The measuring device measures static electricity on the basis of the signals output from the sensor. The calibration device generates a reference electric field. The measuring device is adjusted when the sensor detects the reference electric field produced by the calibration device.

Abstract: A luminosity channel may be provided in an electro-optic projection display by beam splitting the incident light source into first and second polarization beams. One polarization beam may be used to illuminate the three modulators for the three primary color channels. The other beam may be utilized to illuminate a white light modulator which provides a luminosity channel. The two beams may be recombined to produce the final image. As a result, in some embodiments, higher resolution, or wider color gamut, and better image quality may be achieved without unduly effecting the light efficiency of the display.

Abstract: A rotary blade cuts a photosensitive/pressure-sensitive recording medium by when slides in a widthwise direction of the recording medium. At this time, one terminal of an optical fiber moves ahead of the rotary blade while radiating an optical beam on a portion of the recording medium, so that microcapsules of the recording medium in the exposed portion are all hardened by react to the optical beam. Therefore, mechanical stress generated by the rotary blade does not rupture the microcapsules.

Abstract: A full color image projection system is provided using two non-color-specific image sources and color-specific filters. The system is capable of projecting an image using one primary color from one image source and the other two primary colors from another image source. The system uses slower speed image sources than would be required with one source alternating between three colors, and exhibits higher resolution than would be obtained from a color-specific image source.

Abstract: A mechanism for testing electrical components in an ignition system of a diesel engine includes a metal jacket having receptacles passing through the jacket and also includes glow plugs fitting in the receptacles. The jacket has an inlet to admit water or other fluid from a pressurized source and also has an outlet to permit the fluid to escape from the jacket. The fluid flows through the jacket and thereby cools the receptacles, jacket and glow plugs. The testing mechanism includes a valve for metering the rate of flow of fluid into the jacket, the rate of flow being kept at a rate sufficient to prevent the jacket's temperature from exceeding a predetermined level. The glow plugs are connected to an electrical power source such as a battery, and a control circuit connected to the electrical power source and the plugs governs the cycle during which the plugs are electrically heated and then permitted to cool.

Abstract: A system for measuring the convergence alignment may include an optical system arranged to preferentially image and magnify the regions of a display screen outside the area normally viewed by users. That area may include convergence targets which may be associated with each corner of the display. That information may be provided as a unified image to an imaging sensor which may thereafter be utilized to analyze the information and if desired, make appropriate corrections.

Abstract: The diagnosis of an open-circuit fault or of a short-circuit in an ignition system is effected by performing asynchronous periodic extraction of samples of current in a switch. A check is made to ensure the satisfaction of certain temporal conditions in respect to a moment of extraction of the samples and comparing the samples, on the basis of that the temporal conditions are satisfied, with predetermined fault threshold values.

Abstract: A light source device for an image projector includes: two light sources for irradiating illumination light rays; a light distributor for receiving light rays from each of the two light sources, and sending out light rays of each of the two light sources parallel to an optical axis of the projector in a uniform distribution pattern from an entirety of an emerging surface of the light distributor. Each of the two light sources irradiates light rays in a direction inclined with respect to the light distributor so that light rays irradiated by each of the two light sources are incident onto the entire incident surface of the light distributor.

Abstract: An illuminating light incidence mirror for introducing an illuminating light to reflection-type liquid crystal panels is provided in one of two pupil division regions constituting a pupil region of a projection lens, and reflected lights directly reflected by the reflection-type liquid crystal panels are transmitted through the other pupil division region of the projection lens and projected. In dark display, the reflected lights from the reflection-type liquid crystal panels and surface-reflected lights reflected by surfaces of the reflection-type liquid crystal panels are blocked by polarizing plates. Further, since &lgr;/4 plates and the polarizing plates are provided at inclinations with respect to the reflection-type liquid crystal panels, respectively, projection of surface-reflected lights from the &lgr;/4 plates and the polarizing plates onto a screen can be avoided.

Abstract: A rear projection screen assembly is described that includes a diffuser and a polarizer. The diffuser has particles dispersed within a binder. The particles and the binder have different refractive indices and are chosen such that the diffuser spreads light of an initial polarization state a cone of angles while substantially preserving the initial polarization state of the light. The diffuser also substantially depolarizing a portion of the light that is laterally scattered in the diffuser. The polarizer is disposed to receive light transmitted through the diffuser. The polarizer transmits light of the initial polarization state while absorbing a portion of the laterally scattered light that has a different polarization state. The resolution of the overall screen assembly may be made higher while also improving other characteristics of the screen assembly.

Abstract: There is provided an image projector including (a) a light source, (b) a reflection mirror for reflecting flux of light emitted from the light source, (c) an image display unit for forming images, and (d) a relay system for transferring the flux of light to the image display unit, the relay system including a relay lens having a first convex surface through which the flux of light enters therein and a second convex surface through which the flux of light exits therefrom, a ratio of a radius of curvature of the first convex surface to a radius of a curvature of the second convex surface being determined in such a manner that aberration out of an optical axis of the relay lens is increased to thereby cause a converging point of the flux of light to displace from a calculated focal distance. For instance, the ratio is determined in the range of about 1:2 to about 1:3.

Abstract: A reflection type projector includes a light source, a reflection type light modulating element, a projection lens, a condenser lens, and first and second adjusting mechanisms. An illumination light emitted from the light source passes through the condenser lens and enters into the reflection type light modulating element. The reflected light from the element passes through the condenser lens and is projected on the screen to form an image through the projection lens. The first adjusting mechanism adjusts the position of the projection lens along a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the projection lens to move the position of the projected image. The second adjusting mechanism adjusts the position of the condenser lens along a direction parallel to the adjusting direction of the projection lens so that the reflected light enters into the projection lens.

Abstract: For three-dimensional image representation on a large-screen projection surface by means of a multimode or, respectively, monomode laser projector, in the first case it is proposed to direct the multimode laser beam onto a polygonal mirror with layers that alternatively polarize light in two different directions, from which lines of the one direction of polarization and lines of the other direction of polarization and lines of the other direction of polarization are then plotted on the large-screen projection surface in alternating fashion. In the second case, the monomade laser beam is directed by a partially transparent mirror and only then onto the polygonal mirror. A partial beam derived from the partially transparent mirror is rotated in its direction of polarization and directed onto the polygonal mirror from another direction.