Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle control device and a vehicle control system capable of further reducing system cost in failure mitigation. The vehicle control device includes a master ECU and one or more client ECUs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing plasma display panels for carrying out aging with high productivity. In an aging process for applying a predetermined voltage and driving plasma display panels 21 for display operation, each plasma display panel is set into an aging unit provided with cooling means, and the aging is carried out on the plasma display panel while cooling the plasma display panel by the cooling means provided in the aging unit. This method can thus reduce temperature rise of the panel and prevent the panel from being cracked during the aging process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing plasma display panels for carrying out aging with high productivity. In an aging process for applying a predetermined voltage and driving plasma display panels 21 for display operation, each plasma display panel is set into an aging unit provided with cooling means, and the aging is carried out on the plasma display panel while cooling the plasma display panel by the cooling means provided in the aging unit. This method can thus reduce temperature rise of the panel and prevent the panel from being cracked during the aging process.

Abstract: A horizontal machine tool has a spindle head which supports a horizontal tool spindle. The spindle head is guided on a top surface portion of a base such that the spindle head is movable in two horizontal directions X and Z. A workpiece support for supporting a workpiece on its upper end is guided on the vertical front face portion of the base for movement in a vertical direction Y. When the spindle head is located at a machining position at the center in the X direction, a pair of guide portions of each of a front/back guide mechanism for the spindle head and a vertical guide mechanism for the workpiece support body take symmetrical positions with respect to a vertical plane including the axis of the tool spindle. A first index member and a second index member for supporting the workpiece are provided on the workpiece support body. Therefore, all surfaces of the workpiece excepting an attachment surface can be machined while being directed to a tool on the tool spindle.

Abstract: An ultra high head pumpturbine power generating plant with a turbine having a runner rotating with water flow supplied through a high head conducting tube. A rotary electric machine rotates with rotation of the runner. The head is in the range of 400-600 m, and the runner is at least 5 meters in diameter. The said runner has characteristics of toughness at room temperature: at least 500 N/mm.sup.2, or tensile strength at room temperature: at least 650 N/mm.sup.2, elongation at least 16%, reduction of area at least 45%, 2 mm U-notch impact value at 0.degree. C. at least 100 J, and fracture toughness at least 6000 N/mm.sup.3/2.

Abstract: An acylphenylglycine derivative represented by general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a preventive and remedy for diseases caused by an increased collagenase activity containing the same as the active ingredient, wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen atom, methyl, methylaminomethyl or morpholinomethyl; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen atom, hydroxy, fluorine atom, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 linear or branched alkyl; and R.sup.3 represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 linear or branched alkyl. The compound (I) and the salt maintains a potent collagenase inhibitor activity in the blood for long after being administered, and are useful as a remedy for various diseases believed to be caused by an increased collagenase activity.

Abstract: High toughness stainless steel type 13Cr5Ni containing C: 0.008-0.03% (by weight, all of the following elements), Si: max. 1%, Mn: max. 2%, Cr: 10.0-14.0%, Ni: 4.0-7.0%, and Mo: 0.2-2.0%, in which (Cr/Ni) ratio is in a range of 2.0-3.0 or (C/Mo) ratio is in a range of 0.015-0.1, as a structural material for fluid machinery, austenitic stainless steel containing C: 0.10-0.30% (by weight, all of the following elements), Si: max. 1%, Mn: max. 2%, Cr: 16.00-23.00%, Ni: 1.00-8.00%, and Co: 2.00-9.00%, and Ni+Co: 6.00-12.00% as a weld padding layer forming material, and fluid machinery using the same.

Abstract: A sheet coil motor is configured such that a plurality of coil units are attached to a circuit substrate at a predetermined interval, the interval separating the coil units are regular. Each of the plurality of coil units includes a plurality of coils and has a shape of a sector. Accordingly, the sheet coil motor can be made thin, the number of driving sheet coils can be reduced, and the production cost can be reduced. A method of fabricating the sheet coil motor includes the steps of printing, on a sheet base, a plurality of sheet coil units, in which units a plurality of sector-shaped coils are provided, such that the coil units lie in alternately opposite directions, cutting out the sheet coil units from the sheet base, attaching sheet coil units, in which units a plurality of sector-shaped coils are provided, on a substrate at an arbitrary distance from each other, and attaching driving sheet coils thus fabricated to the substrate so as to be opposite a rotor magnet at a close distance.

Abstract: A clamping device which holds a workpiece at a predetermined position during a machining operation of the workpiece comprises a clamper for clamping a workpiece, a feed device for moving the clamper in the axial direction, a load sensor which is fixed to the clamper and detects a clamping force acting on the workpiece, and a memory in which a target clamping force corresponding to the shape of the workpiece and a method of machining operation is stored. The control device compares the clamping force detected by the load sensor with the target clamping force stored in the memory and controls the clamper in response to the deviation between the detected clamping force and the target clamping force. The clamping device also has a position detecting means for detecting the axial position of the clamper.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying a magnetic field has a permanent magnet, pivotally supported, which has an approximate cylindrical shape, respective semicircles of a circular section thereof being magnetized as N and S poles, and a driving coil, located in the vicinity of the permanent magnet so that the permanent magnet can partially penetrate inside the loops of the driving coil, the rotation and the positioning of the permanent magnet being controlled by the strength and/or directions of current flow in the driving coil. The apparatus is used for a magneto-optical disk storage. Since the driving coil is close to the permanent magnet, the pivoting of the permanent magnet can be controlled with a fast response. In addition, the apparatus can be made relatively small.

Abstract: Novel quinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z is ##STR2## in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxy or a lower alkyloxy; R.sup.2 is a halogen atom, hydroxy or a lower alkyloxy; R.sup.3 is a lower alkyl; and R.sup.4 is hydroxy or a di(lower alkyl)amino, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have excellent antibacterial activities and are useful as an antibacterial agent, a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and process for preparing the same.

Abstract: Novel quinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z is ##STR2## or ##STR3## in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, hydroxy or a lower alkyloxy; R.sup.2 is a halogen atom, hydroxy or a lower alkyloxy; R.sup.3 is a lower alkyl; and R.sup.4 is hydroxy or a di(lower alkyl)amino, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which have excellent antibacterial activities and are useful as an antibacterial agent, a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and process for preparing the same.

Abstract: Quinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl are useful intermediates for preparation of antibacterial compounds.

Abstract: Novel quinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z is ##STR2## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy or a lower alkyl and R.sup.4 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy, amino, aminomethyl, a (lower alkyl)aminomethyl or a di(lower alkyl)aminomethyl, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds have excellent antibacterial activities and are useful as an antibacterial agent.

Abstract: A method for making a key top of a push button is disclosed, in which a part of a light intercepting paint, which is the uppermost layer at each of displaying portions on the top surface of the key top, is removed so as to expose a displaying ink printed previously under the layer in accordance with the shape of the display portion.

Abstract: An illumination light guide includes a plurality of elongated illuminating portions; a light guiding path portion connecting one end of each of the illuminating portions; a light receiving portion formed in the light guiding path portion; a plurality of light distributing/reflecting portions formed in the light guiding path portion so as to correspond to the illuminating portions and having different lengths such that the longer a distance from the light receiving portion to one of the light distributing/reflecting portions, the longer a length of the one of the light distributing/reflecting portions; and a plurality of light reflecting portions formed at the other ends of the illuminating portions, respectively. With this structure, the light emitted from a single light source is received by the light receiving portion, and is uniformly distributed and reflected by the light distributing/reflecting portions and transmitted into the respective illuminating portions.

Abstract: A 1,3-dioxol-2-one derivative represented by the following formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 represent independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a nitro group, a carboxyl group, salts of the carboxyl group, a sulfo group and salts of the sulfo group, and a process for producing the 1,3-dioxol-2-one derivative. The compound is useful for measuring the activity of arylesterase.

Abstract: In a workpiece transfer apparatus for a plurality of serially arranged machine tools, a horizontally extending transfer bar which forms a part of a parallel motion mechanism is provided alongside work tables of the machine tools and is vertically movable. A plurality of linear motion members is mounted on said transfer bar at the same interval as the machine tools and is connected to be bodily movable along the transfer bar. Each of the linear motion members carries a plurality of arm members each pivotable about a vertical axis for horizontal swing motion. A transfer jig for supporting a workpiece thereon is secured to each of the arm members. A feed cylinder device is provided to move the linear motion members along the transfer bar so as to transfer each workpiece from a position facing one machine tool to another position facing another machine tool successive thereto.

Abstract: A computer controlled training simulator for a thermal power plant includes a switching device for selecting interactive or independent operation of a boiler simulation section, a turbine simulation section and a generator simulator section. In the interactive mode, the boiler, turbine and generator sections operate as corresponding sections of a single power plant for training operators of the respective sections. In the independent mode, the individual sections are operated as the corresponding sections of three separate power plants so that training of operators of each section can proceed without delays associated with functions of the other two sections.