Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal insulation foamed sheet whose foaming height can be kept high by increasing an expansion ratio of foaming cells, thermal insulation foamed container using this and method for producing the same. In the thermal insulation foamed sheet according to the present invention, a foaming plane made of a foaming cell group is formed by heating the sheet in which a synthetic resin film is laminated on base paper and foaming the synthetic resin film using moisture contained in the base paper, and at least a part of the foaming plane is vacuum-suctioned so as to increase the foaming height of the foaming cell. Also, there can be made a thermal insulation foamed container having this foaming plane on at least its body section.

Abstract: A panel instrument to be mounted in a panel board, including: a main body having an outside dimension applicable to a first and a second panel instrument size standards; a display provided on one end of the main body and having an area that occupies a part of a front face of the panel board and is applicable to the first panel instrument size standard; a front panel mounted on a front face of the display; and a rear panel for holding the display with the front panel, wherein the rear panel has: first mounting holes that are provided on one diagonal line of the rear panel and correspond to a mounting hole standard applicable to the second panel instrument size standard; and second mounting holes that are provided on the other diagonal line and correspond to a mounting hole standard applicable to a third panel instrument size standard.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal insulation foamed sheet whose foaming height can be kept high by increasing a expansion ratio of foaming cells, thermal insulation foamed container using this and method for producing the same. In the thermal insulation foamed sheet according to the present invention, a foaming plane made of a foaming cell group is formed by heating the sheet in which a synthetic resin film is laminated on base paper and foaming the synthetic resin film using moisture contained in the base paper, and at least a part of the foaming plane is vacuum-suctioned so as to increase the foaming height of the foaming cell. Also, there can be made a thermal insulation foamed container having this foaming plane on at least its body section.

Abstract: In an automatic transmission, a shift lever is operable to move to one of a plurality of shift positions corresponding to ranges established as selectable options. The plurality of shift positions are each configured as one of a momentary position allowing the shift lever to automatically return to a home position and a retention position allowing the shift lever to be held therein. A return mechanism for causing the shift lever held in the retention position to return to the home position is provided. The return mechanism is enabled on one of conditions that the parking switch be turned on and that an ignition switch be turned off. In a manual transmission, a return mechanism for causing the shift lever held in a gear stage to return to a home position is provided, and the return mechanism is enabled on condition that an ignition switch be turned off.

Abstract: A line exposure type image forming apparatus having a micromirror device 40 with numerous micromirrors 41 tiltable for reflecting light incident from a light source to a predetermined exposure position on a photosensitive material 2, and a sub-scan moving mechanism 8a for moving the photosensitive material relative to the exposure position. The micromirror device is disposed such that an imaginary line linking imaging positions on the photosensitive material of the micromirrors in a predetermined line is at an angle to a direction of relative movement of the photosensitive material. As a result, an exposure dot line is produced on the photosensitive material in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the direction of relative movement by a main scanning mirror set formed of micromirrors selected in a direction at an angle to a direction of the columns of the micromirror device.

Abstract: A computer system comprises a system management subsystem and one or more operational subsystems, which are connected in a network, and the operational computer subsystem comprises notifying means for notifying management information relating to all resources under the management of a host computer to the system management subsystem, and verifying means for verifying the resources under the management in accordance with an instruction of the system management subsystem, notifying the results to the system management subsystem, and the system management subsystem comprises state display means for displaying a total system state in a standardized format common to the whole system, and instructing means for instructing the verifying means to verify.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an on-line monitoring system which detects faults of one or more applications of the computer system comprises monitoring means for instructing each on-line control means included in the applications to execute routine processing for application programs periodically, and in a case that the time required for the routine processing is longer than a predetermined time, the monitoring system decides that a fault which deteriorates application functions or a fall in processing efficiency occurs.

Abstract: The present invention is for a fault detecting system for a computer network comprising a plurality of computer systems which are placed apart and interconnected by a communication network, and a central computer system monitors faults in the network. The central computer system stores fault information which is transmitted from a plurality of computer systems and judges whether the information indicates a fault occurring for a slight fault or for a serious fault based on the length of the duration of the fault, and display means performs the alarm display for a case of a serious fault and does not display for a case of a slight fault. As a result, the central computer system effectively detects faults in a computer network in which a plurality of computer systems are interconnected with the central computer system by means of a monitoring system that automatically distinguishes serious faults from slight faults.

Abstract: In an auto telephone answering apparatus for playing back an outgoing message recorded on a magnetic tape and sending the outgoing message to a calling party and for recording an incoming message from the calling party on the magnetic tape, an auto answer mode is set for automatically connecting telephone lines to the auto telephone answering apparatus upon detection of an incoming call from the calling party, playing the outgoing message recorded on the magnetic tape, and setting an incoming call wait state for recording the incoming message from the calling party on the magnetic tape after playback of the outgoing message, an end of playback of the incoming message or messages recorded on the magnetic tape is detected in a playback mode and results in an incoming message end signal, and a control causes establishment of the auto answer setting mode in response to the incoming message end signal.