Abstract: A device for controlling the drilling direction of drills includes a cylinder-type housing 6, a first ring-formed component 11 which is located on an inner peripheral surface that is eccentric with respect to the cylinder-type housing 6, a second ring-formed component 12 which is located on the inner peripheral surface that is eccentric with respect to the circular inner surface of the first ring-formed component 11, and hollow-type harmonized reduction gears 13,14 which rotate the first and second ring-formed components 11,12 relatively around their respective centers. A resolver is positioned between the first and second ring-formed components 11,12 and the hollow-type harmonized reduction gears 13,14 to detect the rotating angular position of the first and second ring-formed components 11,12. A fulcrum bearing 8 of the rotating shaft 2 is located at a midpoint between the drill bit and the first and second ring formed components 11,12.

Abstract: There is provided an adhesive composition for use in a flexible printed circuit board, comprising:(a) an epoxy resin having substantially at least two epoxy groups per molecule;(b) at least one selected from carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber and carboxyl group-containing hydrogenated nitrile rubber; and(c) a curing agent which comprises aromatic amine having substantially at least two primary amino groups per molecule (c1) and dicyandiamide (c2), the molar ratio of the aromatic amine (c1) to the dicyandiamide (c2) being 35/65.ltoreq.(c1)/(c2).ltoreq.99/1.

Abstract: A management apparatus for volume-medium correspondence information for use in a dual file system. A volume-medium correspondence information management table stores volume-medium correspondence information. Also included is a volume-medium correspondence information storage file. The volume-medium correspondence information in the volume-medium correspondence information management table is written to the volume-medium correspondence information storage file. The volume-medium correspondence information in the volume-medium correspondence information management table is updated. The volume-medium correspondence information is recovered when the dual file system is to be reactuated. A volume in an off-line state is provisionally allocated to dual files including a blockaded medium based on the volume-medium correspondence information management table.

Abstract: A piezoelectric device is essentially composed of a piezoelectric transducer and a light transmitting protector. The protector is made of heat resisting glass, heat resisting acrylic, transparent ceramics or the like. By exposing the piezoelectric device to a laser beam and thereby causing it to penetrate through the protector to the piezoelectric transducer and to partly cut the surface of the piezoelectric transducer, or to change the intensity of polarization, mechanical coupling coefficient or dielectric constant of the piezoelectric transducer, its vibration frequency and resonance characteristic can be adjusted. If an ultraviolet-ray setting agent is used as adhesive, it can be hardened by exposing the piezoelectric device to ultraviolet rays to thereby cause it penetrate through the protector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positioning device capable of positioning a member in any direction with a high degree of resolution by using a hollow type harmonic drive mechanism, and to a drilling-direction control device for a drilling system utilizing the positioning device. The device of the present invention is mainly constituted by a double eccentric mechanism section (10). A first annular member (12) is rotatably supported by a circular inner circumferential surface (11a) of the cylindrical member (11) of this mechanism section, and a second annular member (13) is rotatably supported by a circular inner circumferential surface (11b) of the first annular member.

Abstract: An attitude control device has a plurality of harmonic drive mechanisms of the hollow type, preferably first and second harmonic drive mechanisms. First and second rotational members are connected to the outputs of the first and second harmonic drive mechanisms. These rotational members have eccentric hollow portions which rotate eccentrically around the rotational axes of the harmonic drive mechanisms. A member to be driven is placed to extend through the eccentric hollow portions such that it is supportedly contacted with the inner surfaces of the eccentric hollow portions. In operation, the eccentric hollow portions are rotated relative to each other, whereby the member to be driven is controllably oriented to a desired direction.The attitude control device can be employed as a drillingdirection control device wherein a rotational drill shaft is supported by inner surfaces of eccentric hollow portions of first and second rotational members.

Abstract: An attitude control device has a plurality of harmonic drive mechanisms of the hollow type, preferably first and second harmonic drive mechanisms. First and second rotational members are connected to the outputs of the first and second harmonic drive mechanisms. These rotational members have eccentric hollow portions which rotate eccentrically around the rotational axes of the harmonic drive mechanisms. A member to be driven is placed to extend through the eccentric hollow portions such that it is supportedly contacted with the inner surfaces of the eccentric hollow portions. In operation, the eccentric hollow portions are rotated relative to each other, whereby the member to be driven is controllably oriented to a desired direction.The attitude control device can be employed as a drilling-direction control device wherein a rotational drill shaft is supported by inner surfaces of eccentric hollow portions of first and second rotational members.

Abstract: A precipitation-hardening-type Ni-base alloy exhibiting improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking in a sour gas atmosphere containing elemental sulfur at high temperatures is disclosed. The alloy consists essentially of, by weight %;______________________________________ Cr: 12-25%, Mo: over 9.0 and up to 15%, Nb: 4.0-6.0%, Fe: 5.0-25%, Ni: 45-60%, C: 0.050% or less, Si: 0.50% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.0050% or less, N: 0.050% or less, Ti: 0.46-1.0%, Al: 0-2.0%.

Abstract: A precipitation-hardening-type Ni-base alloy exhibiting improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking in a sour gas atmosphere containing elemental sulfur at high temperatures is disclosed. The alloy comprises essentially, by weight %;______________________________________ Cr: 12-25%, Mo: 5.5-15%, Nb: 4.0-6.0%, Fe: 5.0-25%, Ni: 45-60%, C: 0.050% or less, Si: 0.50% or less, Mn: 1.0% or less, P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.0050% or less, N: 0.050% or less, Ti: 0-1.0%, Al: 0-2.0%.

Abstract: A polyamide comprising from 60 to 100% by mole of divalent terephthaloylalkylenediamine constituent units (a), from 0 to 40% by mole of divalent diacyloylalkylenediamine constituent units (b) and from 0.1 to 5% by mole of trivalent diacyloylalkylenediamine units (c), said constituent units (a), (b) and (c) being arranged at random to provide a branched linear structure, said polyamide being free from a gel-forming cross-linked structure and soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid and having: an intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] of from 0.5 to 3 dl/g, as measured in concentrated sulfuric acid at a temperature of 30.degree. C., a melting point of from 280.degree. C. to 370.degree. C. and a glass transition temperature of from 100.degree. C. to 160.degree. C., as measured by means of a differential scanning calorimeter at a heating rate of 10.degree. C./min., and a crystallinity of from 10 to 30%, as measured by X-ray diffractometry.

Abstract: A polyamide composition comprising a polycondensate of 60 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid component units and 40 to 0 mole % of units of an aromatic carboxylic acid other than terephthalic acid with an aliphatic alkylene-diamine having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and having a gel proportion of 6 to 90% as measured at 50.degree. C. in concentrated sulfuric acid.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing high strength deep well casing, tubing, and drill pipes, which have improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of preparing an alloy composition which is:______________________________________ C .ltoreq.0.05% Si .ltoreq.1.0% Mn .ltoreq.2.0% P .ltoreq.0.030% S .ltoreq.0.005% N 0-0.30% Ni 25-60% Cr 15-35% Mo 0-12% W 0-24% Cr (%) + 10Mo (%) + 5W (%) .gtoreq. 50% 1.5% .ltoreq. Mo (%) + 1/2W (%) .ltoreq. 12% Cu 0-2.0% Co 0-2.0% Rare Earths 0-0.10% Y 0-0.20% Mg 0-0.10% Ti 0-0.5% Ca 0-0.10% and incidental impurities balance; ______________________________________applying, after hot working, the solid solution treatment to the alloy at a temperature of from the lower limit temperature (.degree.C.) defined by the following empirical formula: 260 log C(%)+1300 to the upper limit temperature (.degree.C.

Abstract: An alloy useful for manufacturing high strength deep well casing, tubing and drill pipes for use in oil-well operations is disclosed. The alloy exhibits improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking in the H.sub.2 S-CO.sub.2 -Cl.sup.- environment, which comprises the following alloy composition:______________________________________ C: .ltoreq.0.1% Si: .ltoreq.1.0% Mn: .ltoreq.2.0% P: .ltoreq.0.030% S: .ltoreq.0.005% N: 0-0.30% Ni: 30-60% Cr: 15-35% Mo: 0-12% W: 0-24% Cr(%) + 10Mo(%) + 5W(%) .gtoreq. 110% 7.5% .ltoreq. Mo(%) + 1/2W(%) .ltoreq. 12% Cu: 0-2.0% Co: 0-2.0% rare earths: 0-0.10% Y: 0-0.20% Mg: 0-0.10% Ca: 0-0.10% one or more of Nb, Ti, Ta, Zr and V in the total amount of 0.5-4.0%, if necessary Fe and incidental impurities: balance.

Abstract: An alloy useful for manufacturing high strength deep well casing, tubing and drill pipes for use in oil-well operations is disclosed. The alloy exhibits improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking in the H.sub.2 S--CO.sub.2 --Cl.sup.- -environment, which comprises the following alloy composition:______________________________________ C: .ltoreq.0.1% Si: .ltoreq.1.0% Mn: .ltoreq.2.0% P: .ltoreq.0.030% S: .ltoreq.0.005% N: 0-0.30% Ni: 25-60% Cr: 22.5-35% Mo: 0-7.5% (excl.) W: 0-15% (excl.) Cr (%) + 10Mo (%) + 5W (%) .gtoreq. 70% 3.5% .ltoreq. Mo (%) + 1/2W (%) < 7.5% Cu: 0-2.0% Co: 0-2.0% Rare earths: 0-0.10% Y: 0-0.20% Mg: 0-0.10% Ca: 0-0.10% ______________________________________one or more of Nb, Ti, Ta, Zr and V in the total amount of 0.5-4.0%, if necessary,Fe and incidental impurities: balance.

Abstract: An alloy useful for manufacturing high strength deep well casing, tubing and drill pipes for use in oil-well operations is disclosed. The alloy exhibits improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking in the H.sub.2 S--CO.sub.2 --Cl.sup.- environment, which comprises the following alloy composition:______________________________________ C: .ltoreq. 0.1% Si: .ltoreq. 1.0% Mn: .ltoreq. 2.0% P: .ltoreq. 0.030% S: .ltoreq. 0.005% N: 0-0.30% Ni: 25-60% Cr: 22.5-40% Mo: 0-3.5% (excl.) W: 0-7% (excl.) Cr (%) + 10Mo (%) + 5W (%) .gtoreq. 50%, 1.0% .ltoreq. Mo (%) + 1/2W (%) < 3.5% Cu: 0-2.0% Co: 0-2.0% Rare earths: 0-0.10% Y: 0-0.20% Mg: 0-0.10% Ca: 0-0.10% one or more of Nb, Ti, Ta, Zr and V in the total amount of 0.5-4.0, if necessary, Fe and incidental impurities: balance.

Abstract: An alloy useful for manufacturing high strength oil-well casing, tubing and drill pipes for use in oil-well operations is disclosed. The alloy exhibits improved resistance to stress corrosion cracking in the H.sub.2 S--CO.sub.2 --Cl.sup.- environment, which comprises the following alloy composition:______________________________________ C: .ltoreq. 0.1% Si: .ltoreq. 1.0% Mn: 3-20% P: .ltoreq. 0.030% S: .ltoreq. 0.005% N: 0-0.30% sol. Al .ltoreq. 0.5% Ni: 20-60% Cr: 15-35% Mo: 0-12% W: 0-24% Cr(%) + 10 Mo(%) + 5 W(%) .gtoreq. 50% 1/2 Mn(%) + Ni(%) .gtoreq. 25% 1.5% .ltoreq. Mo(%) + 1/2 W(%) .ltoreq. 12% Cu: 0-2.0% Co: 0-2.0% Rare Earths: 0-0.10% Y: 0-0.20% Mg: 0-0.10% Ti: 0-0.5% Ca: 0-0.10% Fe and incidental impurities: balance.