Abstract: The gluing unit is provided with a sideways glue-applying member which can engage with throat regions (s) on both sides of a spine (r) of a book body (P), and the lateral glue-applying member is provided with a pair of scrapers (7, 7). Each scraper of the pair of scrapers is configured from an elastic rod-shaped main body (7a) and a scraping part (7b). The rear ends of the main bodies (7a) are fixed to a frame (1) on both sides outside the path. The scraping parts (7b) are positioned further downstream than the top surface of a glue application roller (3) in the path. While a portion of the book body that projects downward passes between the pair of scrapers, the scraping parts engage with the throat region on both sides of the spine of the book body.

Abstract: A sheet feeding machine comprises a housing 1, a feed section for feeding a plurality of sheets 40 in a feed direction 11, and a detecting section 3 having detector 30, 31 for detecting information 41, 42 printed on the sheet 40. The detecting section 3 comprises a support frame 32 for supporting the detector 30, 31, a guide rail 33 mounted on the support frame 32 and extending for guiding the detector 30, 31, and a guide mechanism 35 arranged between the housing 1 and the support frame 32 for guiding the support frame 32. The support frame 32 can be accommodated in the housing 1 when detecting the information 41, 42 of the sheet 40. The support frame 32 can be drawn out of the housing 1 when moving the detector 30, 31 along the guide rail 33.

Abstract: A machine for attachment of a cover to a book block comprises a press plate elevating mechanism for elevating a press plate 8, a nip plate drive mechanism for sliding nip plates 9 and 10, and a controller 30 controlling the press plate elevating mechanism and the nip plate drive mechanism. The press plate 8 elevates from the lower standby position to an upper press position. The press plate 8 presses the cover 12 to the book block 4 at the upper press position. The cover 12 is attached to the book block 4 by pressing the cover 12 to the lower end surface of the book block 4. The press plate 8 is elevated from the intermediate position to the upper press position, staying at the intermediate position during a waiting time for adjustment. The press plate 8 elevates from the intermediate position to the upper press position.

Abstract: The present invention realizes a new actuated valve type water flow detection device that can be applied to a pipe with a relatively large bore diameter. The water flow detection device A includes a coil spring for urging a detection rod in an opening direction of a valve body. Therefore, while detecting water flow by linking a rotation of the detection rod to a rotation of the valve body when the valve body opens or closes by a differential pressure, the detection rod does not apply a closing load to the valve body that is released. Therefore, even when the rotation of the valve body is small because the water flow in the secondary side is small in a conventional actuated valve type water flow detection device, it is possible to increase an opening angle of the valve body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a rubber hose reinforced by a plurality of helically arranged steel cords is provided. The rubber hose includes an inner tube, an outer tube, and a laminated reinforcing layer between the inner and outer tubes. The reinforcing layer is formed by laminating unit layers on each other. A composite strip material is formed by embedding a plurality of reinforcing steel cords in an unvulcanized rubber strip so as to extend in the longitudinal direction thereof. The strip material is wound around the inner tube and vulcanized. The unit layers are formed from the composite strip material having a single continuous form, and each layer is formed by alternately repeating a winding pass forming step for winding the composite strip material in a first direction and a winding pass forming step for winding the composite strip material in a second direction opposite the first direction.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer incorporated into an ultrasonic inspection apparatus for examining existence of defect in a sample dipped in water comprises a transducer main part having an oscillator which projects an ultrasonic wave to the sample, receives the reflected wave from the sample and outputs the received reflected wave as an echo signal, a transmitter substrate producing a drive pulse for emitting the ultrasonic wave to the oscillator, a receiver substrate for amplifying the echo signal, a housing for containing therein both substrates electrically connected, and connecting member for electrically connecting between a signal input/output terminal and the side of the oscillator in the transducer main part, wherein, when a maximum operational frequency of the ultrasonic wave emitted from the oscillator is referred to as fmax [MHz], the connecting member is set at a length of 100/fmax [cm] or less.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer incorporated into an ultrasonic inspection apparatus for examining existence of defect in a sample dipped in water comprises a transducer main part having an oscillator which projects an ultrasonic wave to the sample, receives the reflected wave from the sample and outputs the received reflected wave as an echo signal, a transmitter substrate producing a drive pulse for emitting the ultrasonic wave to the oscillator, a receiver substrate for amplifying the echo signal, a housing for containing therein both substrates electrically connected, and connecting member for electrically connecting between a signal input/output terminal and the side of the oscillator in the transducer main part, wherein, when a maximum operational frequency of the ultrasonic wave emitted from the oscillator is referred to as fmax [MHz], the connecting member is set at a length of 100/fmax [cm] or less.

Abstract: There is provided a cashless vending system including a vending machine 12 having a device 16 that reads transaction history information from a medium 11 and a communication device that sends transaction history information to an information center 13; and an information center 13 having a device that receives transaction history information from the vending machine 12, a device that receives verification information from a mobile phone 14 or the like, a device that determines the validity of the verification information, and a device that sends transaction history information to the mobile phone 14 when the verification information is valid. When a user allows the vending machine to read the medium 11 and sends verification information to the information center 13 from the mobile phone 14, the information center 13 sends transaction history information to the mobile phone 14 of the user.

Abstract: There is provided a cashless vending system including a vending machine 12 having a device 16 that reads transaction history information from a medium 11 and a communication device that sends transaction history information to an information center 13; and an information center 13 having a device that receives transaction history information from the vending machine 12, a device that receives verification information from a mobile phone 14 or the like, a device that determines the validity of the verification information, and a device that sends transaction history information to the mobile phone 14 when the verification information is valid. When a user allows the vending machine to read the medium 11 and sends verification information to the information center 13 from the mobile phone 14, the information center 13 sends transaction history information to the mobile phone 14 of the user.

Abstract: A mobile telephone call fee pre-payment registration system and device capable of registering telephone call permission without requiring a complicated input operation causing erroneous input. A telephone call fee pre-payment registration device (20) performs money deposit processing for recognizing amount information (money deposit information) relating to money introduced into a money deposit processing section by a user, and performs control for obtaining identification information from the mobile telephone terminal (10) via a first communications unit (23), and sending the identification information thus obtained and the money deposit information processed by the money deposit processing unit, to a registration center device (40) via a second communications unit (24).

Abstract: A mobile telephone call fee pre-payment registration system and device capable of registering telephone call permission without requiring a complicated input operation causing erroneous input. A telephone call fee pre-payment registration device (20) performs money deposit processing for recognizing amount information (money deposit information) relating to money introduced into a money deposit processing section by a user, and performs control for obtaining identification information from the mobile telephone terminal (10) via a first communications unit (23), and sending the identification information thus obtained and the money deposit information processed by the money deposit processing unit, to a registration center device (40) via a second communications unit (24).

Abstract: When carrying workpieces from a loading area in which the workpieces are handled into a heat treatment furnace to make the workpieces subjected to a heat treatment process using a predetermined process gas, the loading area is evacuated and controlled at a predetermined low negative pressure. An exhaust for evacuating the loading area is connected to the loading area, and a controller controls the exhaust so that the loading area is maintained at the predetermined low negative pressure. A specific gas and particles contained in a gas discharged from the loading area are removed by filters.

Abstract: A cashless automatic vendor system comprises a portable communication terminal which enables a user to dispense with troublesome operations and to execute the cashless operation of even an existing automatic vendor. An automatic vendor (1) issues a settlement request code for requesting the settlement of a selected commodity on the basis of user's operation. A center apparatus (3) processes settlement on the basis of the settlement request code received from the automatic vendor (1) via a cellular phone terminal (2), processes the settlement request code as predetermined to generated a sale permission code, and transmits it to the cellular phone terminal (2). The automatic vendor (1) reads the sale permission code displayed on the display section of the cellular phone terminal (2) and controls commodity sale on the basis of the sale permission code.