Abstract: A relay system includes a relay device and a controller. The relay device includes a contact and a driving mechanism configured to switch the contact between an open mode and a closed mode. The controller is configured to control the relay device. The controller is configured to, when freezing occurs on the contact, to commence first application of electric current to the driving mechanism to generate a driving force acting in a direction in which the contact is not switched between the open mode and a closed mode.

Abstract: A relay system includes a relay device and a controller. The relay device includes a contact and a driving mechanism configured to switch the contact between an open mode and a closed mode. The controller is configured to control the relay device. The controller is configured to, when freezing occurs on the contact, to commence first application of electric current to the driving mechanism to generate a driving force acting in a direction in which the contact is not switched between the open mode and a closed mode.

Abstract: One of the sales-promotion information items stored is selected and displayed on the dedicated second customer-use display unit provided on the upper surface of the counter.

Abstract: A circulation connector that can be inserted into a fuel injection portion with a relatively weak force, a connection structure of the circulation connector, and a fuel circulation system are provided. A circulation connector is used in a fuel circulation system in an internal combustion provided with a fuel injection portion to flow a fuel back to a fuel tank from the fuel injection portion and interposed between the fuel injection portion and a fuel circulation hose while being joined to the fuel injection portion. The circulation connector includes a second groove portion locked while being inserted in a coupling portion of the fuel injection portion by a clip member together with a first groove portion provided to the coupling portion, and a tapered portion whose diameter becomes smaller from the second groove portion in an insertion direction.

Abstract: A full complement angular ball bearing with no cage and having a contact angle from 10 to 45° and an increased number of balls for use under severe conditions. The life is extended by defining the surface roughness of the inner ring and the outer ring, defining the roughness ratio of them relative to the rolling element, defining the Cr content in the alloy steel for the rolling element, forming the rolling element with oxide ceramics, or providing a dense nitride layer on the surface of the rolling element, avoiding the presence of particles with a mean diameter in excess of 3 ?m on the raceway surfaces of the outer ring and the inner ring, or coating a film of a hardness higher than that of the raceway surface of the outer ring and the inner ring on the surface of the rolling element.

Abstract: A static mixing method for running a material through an element having at least two irregular passageways. Irregular passageways have an inlet, an outlet and a continuously varying sectional configuration from inlet to outlet. The mixed materials have a fluidity and are fed by pressurization into the apparatus. The mixed materials are compacted and reshaped by the sectional configurations.

Abstract: A method of easily consecutively manufacturing a layered structure with the same or different kinds of materials superposed in a plurality of layers, is attained by a simple mechanical method. The layered structure manufacturing method is embodied by use of a shaping apparatus having a unique construction. The shaping apparatus includes a plurality of irregular passageways disposed in a side-by-side relationship in the same direction, wherein sectional configurations of the irregular passageways continuously vary from inlets thereof toward outlets, and the irregular passageways are superposed on each other at the outlets. An apparatus body as a principal portion of the shaping apparatus may be constructed by connecting a plurality of elements in series, which are internally formed with the irregular passageways. Materials to be shaped, which exhibit a fluidity or plasticity, are fed into the inlets of the irregular passageways in the shaping apparatus.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus, copier, or other image processing apparatus superior in handling of paperless documents and able to store a large volume of image data, using as a means of storing the image data a small-sized, interchangeable optical disk storage medium known as a "mini-disk". In the case of a facsimile apparatus, a document reader reads the content of the document for transmission as image data, a signal processor compresses the image data and stores it on an optical disk cassette through an optical disk drive. The image compressed data stored in the optical disk cassette may be immediately sent to the destination facsimile apparatus through a modem and line controller or may be sent at a date and time designated for preset transmission. Further, the image data received through the line controller and modem may be printed by a printer or stored in an optical disk cassette.

Abstract: A control module cluster unit which enables high-speed communication by restraining the effect of noise, for constituting a high-reliability vehicle control system including a plurality of control modules each having control functions modularized in accordance with control objects, such as ECU for engine control, ECU for ABS, etc. in conventional use, an input/output module, common modules, and communication modules collectively mounted in one casing are so constituted as to enable mutual communication through a common bus on a mother board. A signal inputted in the input/output module is distributed to each module requiring the input signal through the mother board. The control module cluster unit also has a temperature sensor for detecting casing temperature and a power source for powering each of the modules. When detected temperature is abnormally high, the power source shuts down less important parts of the control module cluster units.

Abstract: A system for transmitting still picture data between a first still picture transmitter with a display device and a keyboard disposed on one panel, and a second still picture transmitter with a display device and a keyboard disposed separately. The second still picture transmitter comprises memory means for storing a plurality of still picture files with individual file names, and transfer means for transmitting or receiving the still pictures and the file names. The first still picture transmitter further comprises control means for reading out the data of the file names from the memory means via the transfer means of the second still picture transmitter.

Abstract: A branching device to send out data received at an arbitrary one of three terminals thereof through the other two terminals. In the device, the terminals are coupled to each other by means of photo-couplers. The head of a data block received by each receiver connected with each terminal is detected, and after such detection of the head, a signal which specifies the length of the data block is generated. Thus, after communication data are received by way of an arbitrary one of the terminals, reception of communication data by way of the other two terminals is inhibited while transmission of the communication data is enabled in response to the signal specifying the data block detected.

Abstract: A wrist mechanism of an industrial robot is provided with a forearm, a wrist base mounted on the forearm so as to be rotatable about a lengthwise rotary axis of the forearm, a wrist body mounted on the wrist base so as to be swingable about a swing axis perpendicularly crossing the rotary axis of the wrist base, and a wrist top mounted on the wrist body so as to be rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the swing axis of the wrist body. The wrist base is characterized in that a motor for rotating the wrist tip and a motor for swinging the wrist body are arranged opposite to each other in a lengthwise direction.

Abstract: A fluid mixing apparatus is provided in which pressure plates and collection plates are stacked alternately, with cavities between, the pressure plates each having an annular band of fine flow holes while the collection plates each have one or a small number of comparatively large flow-holes eccentrically disposed in relation to the center of the plate. The cavities between the plates can be provided by depressions formed in both faces of each collection plate. The pressure plates can each advantageously comprise a mesh or screen structure to provide the fine flow-holes.

Abstract: A coating composition for paper comprising a mineral pigment and a polymer latex prepared by emulsion polymerization of a monomeric mixture comprising an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer, an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer and a monoolefinic monomer in a weight proportion of 24.5-50:0.5-5:45-75 in the presence of a chain transfer agent, characterized in that the chain transfer agent is carbon tetrachloride and an alkylmercaptan in combination.

Abstract: A process for preparing a copolymer latex by polymerization of at least one aliphatic conjugated diene monomer, at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer and at least one monoolefinic monomer copolymerizable with them in a weight proportion of 19.5-80:0.5-10:10-80, characterized in that (a) a mixture of the whole amount of the aliphatic conjugated diene monomer, the whole amount of the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer and a portion of the monoolefinic monomer, the combined amount of them being from 45 to 99% by weight on the basis of the total amount of the starting monomers, is subjected to emulsion polymerization, and (b) after or while the remainder of the monoolefinic monomer in an amount of from 1 to 55% by weight on the basis of the total amount of the starting monomers is added to the reaction mixture, the further emulsion polymerization is carried out.