Abstract: A computer is disclosed having a semiconductor memory; a disk data storage device of the type which automatically switches to a low power consumption mode when disk access is not required; and means for associating an application program with a plurality of data files which are usable by the application. The computer is arranged to load the plurality of data files from the disk data storage device into the semiconductor memory before use of the application and to save at least any modified ones of the plurality of files back to the disk data storage device after use of the application. In this way, access to the disk data storage device is not required during use of the application program, thereby reducing power consumption of the device.

Abstract: In the motor, the compound bearing assembly is assembled from stepped-diameter shaft 1, sleeve-like outer race ring 5, first balls 4, second balls 8a, and inner race ring 7 a, and has a base-end portion of large-diameter portion la of the stepped-diameter shaft 1 fixedly mounted on a base member 10 of the motor at right angles to permit the stepped-diameter shaft 1 to extend upward. After that, the compound bearing assembly is fixedly mounted in a central hub portion 12 of a rotor 11 of the motor in an insertion manner to complete the motor provided with the compound bearing assembly. Consequently, it is easy for the motor manufacturer to assemble his product or motor with the compound bearing assembly at high accuracy. (See FIG.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of storing, retrieving, and modifying data in a database by creating data records in a user-definable language representation, where each data record has an identifier, where each data record includes data fields and attribute fields, where each data field and attribute field is identified by a name, and where the name does not have to be used by another user; storing each data field and attribute field on a separate line in a data item table along with the data record identifier, the field name or attribute name, and a language representation identifier; retrieving the data record, data field or attribute field in the language representation used to store the same; and modifying, adding, or deleting the data record, the data field, or the attribute field using a user-definable language representation, where the language representation may be different from the language representation used to store the item.

Abstract: A rotor for a two-pole synchronous reluctance or a switched reluctance motor can be constructed from a stack of flat, planar laminations of grain-oriented materials. To enhance the necessary anisotropy of reluctance, slots are provided in the lamination along the magnetic flux lines in the preferred grain direction. The laminations may be provided with an essentially circular outer perimeter, and slots for a squirrel cage winding provided. A complete, efficient squirrel cage winding can thus be provided for a two-pole synchronous reluctance motor for starting purposes.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of searching an on-line dictionary in any language representation using syllables and syllable count and an on-line dictionary, where the on-line dictionary includes a primary headword field, a segmented primary headword field, additional unsegmented language representation (headword) fields as required, additional segmented representation (headword) fields as required, a syllable count field, additional syllable count fields as required, and a definition field. The user selects a language representation for a query and makes the query in the selected language representation. The present invention then parses the query to determine if segmented syllables were used in the query and how many, if any. If no segmented syllables were used in the query, a character string search for the headword that matches the query is conducted. If the query contains segmented syllables, a syllable search for headwords that contain the same syllables in the same locations is conducted.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for converting ASCII path names to parsed path name structures provides downward compatibility so that program modules written for modern operating systems which provide parsed path name structure inputs may be run under older operating systems which provide ASCII path name inputs. The method includes, in its most basic form, the steps of converting the prefix and file name of an ASCII path name to a unicode string, then converting the unicode string to a parsed path structure. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the method is implemented in compiled object code written in the "C" computer programming language.

Abstract: A bicycle generator-containing hub having a hub spindle (6), a hub body (2) rotatably mounted on the hub spindle (6), and a generator (10) disposed inside the hub body (2).The generator includes a cylindrical magnet assembly (12) having north poles and south poles arranged alternately along an inner peripheral wall of the hub body (2), and a plurality of generating coil units (11a, 11b, 11c) arranged inside the cylindrical magnet assembly (12) and axially of the hub spindle.Each of the generating coil units includes a first core element (50a, 50b, 50c) and a second core element (60a, 60b, 60c) opposed to each other axially of the hub spindle, and a generating coil (14) disposed between the first and second core elements to be coaxial with the hub spindle. The first core element has magnetic poles (51a, 51b, 51c) arranged at intervals in peripheral positions thereof and extending toward the second core element.

Abstract: An eddy current drive has an electromagnet and an armature. Either one of the electromagnet or the armature is coupled to a motor shaft so as to rotate therewith, while the other is coupled to a load portion. The motor can rotate at a continuous speed, while the speed of the load portion can vary by varying the energization of the electromagnet, so as to vary the coupling between the electromagnet and the armature. The rotation of the motor shaft generates electrical current that is used to energize the electromagnet. The amount of the electrical current that is provided to the electromagnet can be varied to vary the output speed of the load portion. The electrical current can be generated by a member that rotates in unison with the electromagnet. A rotary coupler provides a speed control signal to vary the amount of current that is provided to the electromagnet. The rotary coupler can also provide power from the rotating generator to a stationary controller.

Abstract: A rectifier device comprises a heat conductive housing including a plurality of cooling fins; a plurality of diodes disposed within the housing and thermally connected thereto such that heat generated by the diodes during operation is transferred to the housing; input connector operably connected to the diodes; and output connector one end of which is operably connected to the diodes and the other end of which is adapted for hard-wire connection to a load.

Abstract: A brush holder is held between a yoke of a starter motor and an end frame made of resin. The brush holder has an engaging guide portion projecting axially therefrom and engaging the yoke and the end frame and a projected peripheral portion projecting outside from peripheral surfaces of the yoke and that of the end frame. The brush holder contacts the yoke and the end frame at cylindrical surfaces thereof and surfaces perpendicular to the cylindrical surfaces. This construction allows the brush holder to be prevented from loosening, thus improving the vibration proof and durability of the brush holder. Further, the brush holder contacts the yoke and the end frame at the cylindrical surfaces thereof and the surfaces perpendicular to the cylindrical surfaces, thus dissipating the heat of a brush through the brush holder and the yoke more efficiently.

Abstract: A spindle motor comprises a rotational member supported by bearings for rotation about a rotational axis, a rotational body and a motor rotor mounted on the rotational member for rotation therewith, and a motor stator mounted around the motor rotor. The rotational body has an outer diameter determined so that a windage loss of the rotational body is proportional to the third power of a peripheral velocity of the rotational body and an air gap diameter of the bearings and the diameter of the motor stator are determined so that the air loss of each of the bearings and the motor rotor is proportional to the square of the peripheral velocity of each of the bearings and the motor rotor at a range of constant speed of rotation of the rotational member.

Abstract: A magnetic bearing with reduced control-flux-induced rotor loss includes a rotor 14, and a stator 12 having a plurality of slots S1-S16 around which coils 150-156 of a first Phase A and coils 160-166 of a second Phase B are wound. The winding configuration provides a two pole magnetic field around a rotor/stator gap 15 which is sinusoidal and which can be directed to any location along the gap 15. The configuration minimizes discontinuities or sharp changes in control flux in the gap which thereby reduces rotor losses. Also, the stator tooth gap g1 is minimized to provide smooth flux distribution along the rotor/stator gap 15. More phases and more or less stator slots may be used.

Abstract: A document storing and managing system for storing plural electronic documents in each of folders according to classifications and managing the stored electronic documents in a unit of the folder has a folder managing means for managing attributes of the electronic documents included in each of the folders, a document version managing means for managing information as to version of the electronic documents included in each of the folder, and a folder version managing means for managing a correspondence relation between a version of the folder and a version of each of the electronic documents included in the folder. The document storing and managing system of this invention may set and manage a version of a folder while keeping adjustability with a version of each document.

Abstract: A rotary actuator has a ferromagnetic armature with at least one arcuate-shaped wall extending circumferentially at the perimeter of the armature. The stator has a pair of axially and circumferentially aligned axial walls, separated by an axial air gap, disposed radially outward of, and in relatively circumferentially advanced relationship to, each such arcuate-shaped wall. Current flow in an electromagnetic coil associated with the stator causes magnetic flux to pass from one axial wall of each pair, across an air gap, to the respective arcuate-shaped armature wall, through that wall, and across a radial air gap to the other axial wall of each pair. Each arcuate-shaped wall has a ferromagnetic characteristic that causes it to be positioned to increasingly circumferentially overlap the respective pair of axial walls as the magnetic flux increases. The actuator may include a rotary flow control valve, such as an EGR valve for an automotive engine.

Abstract: A permanent magnet type rotating machine includes a stator core provided on an inner periphery thereof with armature windings, a rotor core, a plurality of permanent magnets arranged on an outer periphery of the rotor core, and a magnetic ring arranged between the permanent magnets and a stator. The magnetic flux running from the permanent magnets to the stator core through a gap, can be increased by a reduction in magnetic reluctance due to the magnetic ring inserted between the gap and the permanent magnets. The magnetic ring is fitted on either one of the outer peripheries of the permanent magnets and the inner periphery of the stator core.

Abstract: A vacuum impregnated porous cylinder is utilized in a vane type air motor to provide a continuous source of lubrication for the vane tips rotating within the cylinder thereby eliminating the need for lubricant dispersion in the air supply.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a motor for generating torques around more than one axis with respect to an object that can be rotated and revolved around only one point. Only one mechanism is necessary to maintain a prescribed position or to produce changes in position around one or more axes (X, Y, or Z).The permanent-magnet excited synchronous machine comprises stator shells (10 & 10.1), multiple-phase windings (11 & 11.1), and a rotor (12) with permanent magnets (13 & 13.1), whereby the annular and spherical surfaces (14) of the rotor are more extensive than the annular and spherical surfaces (15) of the shells.All the spherical surfaces share the same center (M) of curvature, which simultaneously constitutes the origin of the coordinate systems, and the center of rotation. The shaft (17) is supported only at the center of curvature and such as to ensure freedom of motion throughout the reference coordinate system (21).

Abstract: An energy-conversion device using permanent magnets in which there is 1) an attraction magnetic field generating device constituted by connecting the two poles between an electromagnet made by wrapping exciting coils around magnetic yokes and permanent magnets parallelly installed with the electromagnets and 2) magnetic attracted blocks supported parallelly to the said attraction magnetic field generating device and in which poles in the same direction as or in the opposite direction to the permanent magnets are produced by pressing the said exciting coils with positive or negative direct current, accordingly causing the said attracted blocks to be attracted or released and thereby converting electric energy to kinetic energy.

Abstract: A process for comparison of computer files, ordinary or special, e.g., of executable type, data files, system files and setup files, stored in at least one external storage memory, structured under the form of directory trees containing the files, having the following steps: (1) memorization at time t.sub.0 of a first state of at least one external storage memory which has at least one first table whose rows refer to the directories, and at least one second table whose rows refer to the files, (2) memorization at time t.sub.1 =t.sub.0 +T of a second state of at least one similar external storage memory, and (3) comparison of the first state with the second state, which has at least temporary memorization step of the informations stored in the states concerning respectively directories and files that have been deleted, directories and files that have been added, directories and files that have been modified, directories and files that are identical.

Abstract: A miniature motor includes a frame which has been solder treated on its surface and which has a closed end and is generally cylindrical-shaped or generally oval-shaped in cross section. The frame includes a projected portion of an outer periphery thereof for insertion into a hole of a printed circuit board. The projecting portion has a notch for holding the printed circuit board therein, wherein the printed circuit board and the projected portion extending through the hole of the printed circuit board are soldered to each other with solder while the printed circuit board is held in the notch of the projected portion.