Abstract: Provided is a tobacco sheet having high swelling property for a non-combustion heating type flavor inhaler. The tobacco sheet for a non-combustion heating type flavor inhaler includes tobacco powder having a cumulative 90% particle size (D90) of 200 ?m or more in a volume-based particle size distribution measured by a dry laser diffraction method.

Abstract: Provided is a tobacco sheet for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers, which has high bulkiness. The tobacco sheet for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers contains a tobacco raw material, in which the cross-sectional surface of the tobacco sheet when observed in the direction of thickness of the tobacco sheet has a corrugated shape.

Abstract: This remotely-managed device is a remotely-managed device configured to operate on a plurality of hierarchical layers, and includes: a main information processing section for communicating with a managing device by use of a first layer; and a sub information processing section for managing, on a second layer being an upper layer than the first layer, an application operating by use of the second layer, wherein the main information processing section receives instruction information from the managing device in accordance with CWMP, and outputs the received instruction information to the sub information processing section, and the sub information processing section manages the application based on the instruction information received from the main information processing section.

Abstract: This remotely-managed device is a remotely-managed device configured to operate on a plurality of hierarchical layers, and includes: a main information processing section for communicating with a managing device by use of a first layer; and a sub information processing section for managing, on a second layer being an upper layer than the first layer, an application operating by use of the second layer, wherein the main information processing section receives instruction information from the managing device in accordance with CWMP, and outputs the received instruction information to the sub information processing section, and the sub information processing section manages the application based on the instruction information received from the main information processing section.

Abstract: An image pickup optical system includes, in order from the object side, a front unit having at least one reflecting surface with power that is rotationally asymmetrical, an aperture stop, and a rear unit having at least one reflecting surface with power that is rotationally asymmetrical. In this case, F-numbers in two directions perpendicular to each other on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis are different. Decentration takes place in one of the two directions and the F-number in a direction perpendicular to a decentering direction is smaller than that in the decentering direction. When the F-number in the decentering direction is represented by FNY and the F-number in the direction perpendicular to the decentering direction is represented by FNX, the optical system satisfies the following condition: 1.1<FNY/FNX<2.0.

Abstract: A voltage measurement circuit is connected between an electrode and a workpiece by a parallel cable through a resistor to measure a machining gap voltage. The parallel cable, like a television antenna feeder line, is formed such that two conductive wires are parallel fixed by an insulating and flexible material such as rubber or resin with a predetermined distance. The interline distance of the parallel cable is increased to decrease a stray capacitance of the cable, so that a high-frequency voltage in finish machining can be measured by the voltage measurement circuit without being attenuated. The resistor is connected to suppress oscillation of a voltage input to the voltage measurement circuit.

Abstract: A machine tool having movable axes driven by linear motors has a brake unit disposed in parallel with each linear motor. When the linear motors are not excited, the brake units are turned on to lock the movable axes. When the linear motors are excited, if a machining signal is off, indicating that machining is not in progress, and no manual command is issued, the brake units are likewise turned on to lock the movable axes. The brake units have a certain amount of play so that even when locked, a movable axis can move by a certain amount to enable the linear motor, if excited, to halt in a stable position, avoiding overcurrent flow.

Abstract: The decentering optical system comprises a decentering prism and a holding component. The decentering prism has two or more positioning portions at positions which sandwich an effective diameter of an optically functional surface held by the holding component. The holding component has a holding portion of positioning portions corresponding to the positioning portions of the decentering prism. Furthermore, on the optically functional surface of the decentering prism, two and more projected portions are arranged at a position which sandwich the effective diameter of the optically functional surface and is located at the outside of the positioning portion, and a projected portion is located inside of the positioning portion. The decentering prism is fixed for positioning at the holding component through the positioning portion, the holding portion of the positioning portion and the projected portions.

Abstract: An electric discharge machine has a main power supply and a sub-power supply connected in parallel across a gap formed by an electrode and a workpiece. A voltage is first applied to the gap from the sub-power supply, and then machining energy is supplied to the gap from the main power supply when detected that the gap voltage has fallen to or below a certain detection level. Stable machining is achieved by changing the detection level according to the machining state.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus comprises one holding component which holds two or more prisms and an image pickup element. As for the holding component, a prism holding portion and an image pickup element holding portion are formed in one component. At the prism holding portion, an opening is formed. At the image pickup element, the image pickup element holding portion is fixed. Each prism is fixed to the holding component from the both sides of the holding component by fitting a projected portion into a penetration hole, respectively.

Abstract: Supply of a wire electrode, application of a detection voltage, and binarization and sampling of the detection voltage are started, so as to start advance of the wire electrode from the position A toward a workpiece. The position of the wire electrode when a sampling value (low level) is detected for the first time is designated as a position B, and the wire electrode is advanced from this position by a predetermined distance P1, and is stopped at a position C. Retreat of the wire electrode is started from the position C, and a position Q where the sampling value has changed from the high level to the low level is stored as a contact/noncontact boundary position. Further, retreat of the wire electrode is continued, and the wire electrode is stopped at a predetermined separating position D, to thereby finish the processing.

Abstract: A resistivity detector comprises a main detector and an auxiliary detector for measuring the resistance value of a solution. Contamination of the detection elements of the main and auxiliary detectors is detected by the output signals Ew1, Ew2 of the main and auxiliary detectors. The settings are such that the contamination advance speed is made different between the detection elements of the main detector and those of the auxiliary detectors or that different resistance values can be obtained from the outputs of the main and auxiliary detectors when they measure the resistance values of the same solution in a state where the detection elements are not contaminated. If the detection elements are contaminated, the ratio of resistance values found from the main and auxiliary detectors changes, with the result that the detection elements are determined to be contaminated.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus comprises one holding component which holds two or more prisms and an image pickup element. As for the holding component, a prism holding portion and an image pickup element holding portion are formed in one component. At the prism holding portion, an opening is formed. At the image pickup element, the image pickup element holding portion is fixed. Each prism is fixed to the holding component from the both sides of the holding component by fitting a projected portion into a penetration hole, respectively.

Abstract: An electric discharge machine has a main power supply and a sub-power supply connected in parallel across a gap formed by an electrode and a workpiece. A voltage is first applied to the gap from the sub-power supply, and then machining energy is supplied to the gap from the main power supply when detected that the gap voltage has fallen to or below a certain detection level. Stable machining is achieved by changing the detection level according to the machining state.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to D.C. power supplies and more particularly to overvoltage protection in one or more D.C. power supply circuits, where a plurality of D.C. power supplies may be connected together to supply power to an electronic system. In one embodiment a D.C. power supply circuit is provided which, when used with the plurality of D.C. power supply circuits connected in parallel, is capable of stopping only the power supply circuit having run into an overvoltage state with minimal effect on the other D.C. power supply circuits. Thus power to the load is continued.

Abstract: The decentering optical system comprises a decentering prism and a holding component. The decentering prism has two or more positioning portions at positions which sandwich an effective diameter of an optically functional surface held by the holding component. The holding component has a holding portion of positioning portions corresponding to the positioning portions of the decentering prism. Furthermore, on the optically functional surface of the decentering prism, two and more projected portions are arranged at a position which sandwich the effective diameter of the optically functional surface and is located at the outside of the positioning portion, and a projected portion is located inside of the positioning portion. The decentering prism is fixed for positioning at the holding component through the positioning portion, the holding portion of the positioning portion and the projected portions.

Abstract: An image pickup optical system includes, in order from the object side, a front unit having at least one reflecting surface with power that is rotationally asymmetrical, an aperture stop, and a rear unit having at least one reflecting surface with power that is rotationally asymmetrical. In this case, F-numbers in two directions perpendicular to each other on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis are different. Decentration takes place in one of the two directions and the F-number in a direction perpendicular to a decentering direction is smaller than that in the decentering direction. When the F-number in the decentering direction is represented by FNY and the F-number in the direction perpendicular to the decentering direction is represented by FNX, the optical system satisfies the following condition: 1.1<FNY/FNX<2.

Abstract: A power supplying device for an electric discharge machine prevents electric discharge by a voltage from a subsidiary power supply circuit during a delay time from generation of the electric discharge to a rise of a voltage from a main power supply circuit. A parallel circuit, of a current reducing resistor and a capacitor, is provided in series in the subsidiary power supply circuit. A controller turns on the subsidiary power supply circuit to apply a voltage between a first electrode and a workpiece, as a second electrode, to generate an electric discharge therebetween, electricity charging the capacitor flowing between the electrodes to maintain the electric discharge even if an electric discharge current oscillates. The controller further turns on a main power supply circuit to supply a machining current in response to detection of the electric discharge and the current reducing resistor suppresses any leakage current during the application of the voltage from the subsidiary power supply circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display apparatus, e.g. a head-mounted image display apparatus, in which an image from a single image display device is led to two eyes without using a half-mirror, thereby allowing observation of a bright image. The image display apparatus has an optical path distributing mirror 1 for distributing the image of a single display device 10 to an optical path for a right eye and an optical path for a left eye, and an ocular prism 2R for the right eye and an ocular prism 2L for the left eye, which are placed on the right- and left-hand sides, respectively, of the optical path distributing mirror 1.

Abstract: A power supplying device for an electric discharge machine capable of preventing intermission of an electric discharge by a voltage from a subsidiary power supply circuit during delay time from generation of the electric discharge to a rise of a voltage from a main power supply circuit without increasing a leakage current in applying the voltage from the subsidiary power supply circuit. A parallel circuit composed of a current reducing resistor and a capacitor is provided in series in the subsidiary power supply circuit. A controller turns on a switching element of the subsidiary power supply circuit to apply a voltage to urge generation of an electric discharge between an electrode and a workpiece as the other electrode. When the electric discharge is generated, electricity charging the capacitor flows between the electrodes to maintain the electric discharge even if an electric discharge current vibrates by inductance and floating capacitance.