Abstract: A hydraulic pump includes a housing including an inlet port, an outlet port, and a fluid chamber, a shaft fixed to the housing, a rotor including an impeller portion that rotates relative to the shaft, the impeller portion suctioning and discharging a fluid, a fixed portion provided at the housing and made of an aluminum alloy, the fixed portion securing the shaft, a short-circuit portion provided at the shaft and made of a stainless steel having a nitrided layer at a surface, the short-circuit portion being supplied with a protection current from the fixed portion by galvanically making contact with the fixed portion, and a support portion rotatably supporting the rotor and formed by extending from the short-circuit portion, an outer peripheral surface of the support portion being covered with an amorphous carbon film of which a main component is carbon and which includes silicon.

Abstract: An editing system and a control method for improving efficiency of editing work. The editing system is provided with a server for storing the video data of edit material. A memory stores the video data read from the server, the memory having accessibility faster than the server. An editing terminal for reading, processing, and editing required video data from the memory based on an edit list stored in a selected file. When opening the selected file, the editing terminal makes the server read the video data required for creating the edited video based on the edit list being stored in the file and makes the memory store and keep the video data.

Abstract: An amorphous carbon film includes carbon as a major component, and silicon in an amount of from 0.1 atomic % or more to 10 atomic % or less when the entire amorphous carbon film is taken as 100 atomic %. The carbon is composed of carbon having an sp2 hybrid orbital in an amount of from 60 atomic % or more to 90 atomic % or less when the entire carbon amount is taken as 100 atomic %. Also disclosed is a process for producing the amorphous carbon film.

Abstract: A low-friction sliding member is used under a wet condition employing a lubricant, and includes a substrate having a surface, and an amorphous hard carbon film formed on the surface of the substrate for contacting slidably with a mating member. The amorphous hard carbon film includes silicon in an amount of from 1 atomic % or more to 20 atomic % or less, hydrogen in an amount of from 20 atomic % or more to 50 atomic % or less, and the balance of carbon and inevitable impurities, when the entirety is taken as 100 atomic %, and exhibits a surface roughness Rzjis of 0.8 ?m or less. The low-friction sliding member exhibits reduced friction coefficients between itself and mating members, without relying on the adsorption and reaction of additives, included in lubricants, to the amorphous hard carbon films.

Abstract: A coating film removal method for a coated member having a coating film formed over the surface of a substrate is disclosed, which can easily achieve a coating film removal, even for a carbon-based coating film containing carbon as a main component, besides a carbon-based coating film containing a metal element etc. A coated member regeneration method is also disclosed, which removes a coating film from a coated member, and then forms a new coating film over the member, to regenerate the coated member. The coating film removal method is adapted to remove a carbon-based coating film from a coated member (10) including a substrate, and the carbon-based coating film coated on at least a portion of a surface of the substrate while containing carbon as a main component.

Abstract: A paper cutter comprising a pair of four-joint link array mechanisms disposed in parallel between a paper holding member and a base, wherein pivotal links adjacent between the respective four-joint link array mechanisms are disposed to intersect with each other and to be slanted in directions opposite each other; in association with pivotal movements of the pivotal links, connecting links move in opposition to each other in a longitudinal direction; a downward operation force of the paper holding member acts as a pulling force on the respective connecting links; vertical movement of the paper holding member is constantly maintained in a parallel state with respect to the base; and a substantially uniform pressing force is imparted in a longitudinal direction of the paper holding member in cooperation with the vertical movement of the paper holding member.

Abstract: There is provided a paper perforator mechanism which includes: a base; a paper processing main device working for cutting, perforating or stapling to papers, wherein the paper processing main device is placed on the base; a paper adjuster projectable from the upper surface of the base, wherein the end of the papers, where facing to the paper processing main device, is abutted to the paper adjuster; a slide plate slidable on the base; a paper presser provided on the slide plate and pressable to the papers placed on the side plate; a first positioning means setting an initial position of the slide plate on the base relative to the paper adjuster; a depressing means depressing the paper adjuster to contain within the base; a sliding means moving the slide plate, on which the papers are fixed, toward the paper processing main device; a second positioning means setting the position of the slide plate on the base in a condition that the papers are ready for being processed.

Abstract: This invention provides a punch blade formed with a burr inwardly projecting from an outer peripheral edge of a blade tip portion, wherein a film made of a coating liquid is formed inside a tip portion of the punch blade, a portion of the coating liquid forms a coating accumulation at the burr, and the film and the coating accumulation can form the inside of the outer peripheral edge and a periphery of the burr into smooth surfaces, so that a punch residue cut by the punch blade and the lower blade slides on the smooth surface of the film and a surface of the coating accumulation covering the burr, and falls downward, thereby providing the punch blade in which the punch residue does not remain in the blade tip portion with a simple structure.

Abstract: The two-stage variable power binoculars are configured so that, in right and left body tubes focus lenses are movably provided in the direction of optical axis, movable frames are movably provided in a direction so as to intersect with the optical axis, magnification switch lenses are respectively provided in the movable frames a magnification switch knob for moving the focus lenses and movable frames is provided in a center portion connecting the body tubes and the magnification switch knob is operated to move the movable frames so that the magnification switch lenses are disposed at either the high-magnification position on the optical axis or at the low-magnification position set back from the optical axis, and simultaneously, to move the focus lenses so that focus is adjusted.

Abstract: An extrusion die for manufacturing a tube with a plurality of small hollow portions arranged in a width direction of the tube, includes a female die for defining an outer periphery of the tube and a mandrel combined with the female die. The mandrel includes a body portion and a comb-shaped portion protruded from the body portion, the combe-shaped portion including a plurality of columnar portions desposed in a width direction of the comb-shaped portion at certain intervals. An outer periphery of a tip end portion of each of the plurality of columnar portion constitutes a bearing portion for defining an inner periphery of each of the plurality of small hollow portions of the tube. Each of the plurality of columnar portions has outside surfaces opposed in a thickness direction of the comb-shaped portion, and at least one of the outside surfaces has an inwardly dented portion behind the bearing portion, the inwardly dented portion constituting an extrusion material filling space.

Abstract: Conventional editing devices cannot obtain an editing result immediately. A process is performed on only necessary parts out of edit material based on a list and only a result of the process of the necessary parts is registered in an external device as an editing result. Therefore, an editing result can be registered in the external device faster than a case of registering an editing result of all ranges based on a list, thus making it possible to realize an editing device and method capable of obtaining an editing result immediately.

Abstract: A paper abutted ruler is provided which can easily be moved on the surface of a surface plate and can simply and accurately be positioned in place. The paper abutted ruler is constructed such that magnet bases rotatably supported at their one ends to a bottom portion of a ruler body and having magnets affixed to lower surfaces of the magnet bases are disposed in the ruler body at opposite-side positions spaced in the ruler longitudinal direction, and the magnet bases are rotated in a direction to tilt upward in interlock with depression of an attraction release button disposed nearly at the center of the ruler body. By depressing the attraction release button to rotate the magnet bases in the direction to tilt upward, the magnet bases are held in a state forming a predetermined angle relative to the surface of the surface plate.

Abstract: A cutter cassette mechanism includes a holding mechanism for holding a cutter blade in a completely inserted state and an extending mechanism for protruding the cutter blade from the case holder. The cutting blade is held in the holding mechanism when not used, and is promptly ejected by the extending mechanism when used. A cutting device mounted on a rail and a portable hand-operated cutter are also provided. Preferably, the cutting device includes a driving mechanism for shifting the cutting blade in the cutter cassette into an operative state in synchronization with the operation of pushing the cutter cassette.

Abstract: A paper cutter, wherein an interlocking member which moves up and down with always maintaining a condition parallel to a base plate is disposed between a paper pressing plate and a rail; linking pins are inserted into second guide holes formed in cam members of the interlocking member and first guide holes formed in supporting bodies so as to support both ends of the rail with the linking pins; by moving the interlocking member to a right-and-left direction by rotating holding means which supports the interlocking member rotatably on the supporting body; and the rail and the paper pressing plate supported to the rail via a paper pressing spring are moved up and down.

Abstract: This invention provides a cutterhead attached to a slider disposed on a rail, and composed of an attachment/detachment part of a cutter holder, a cutter cover attachable to and detachable from the cutter holder, a cutter lever, and the like, the cutter holder being urged by a cutter spring to the slider, and the cutter lever and the cutter cover being able to be detachably attached thereto, a side surface of a rotary blade being supported by an arc-shaped cutter abutting plate, and an escape surface for removing cut pieces produced by cutting by the rotary blade being formed on an arc-shaped peripheral surface of the cutter abutting plate, so that a cutting blade is reliably held in a stable excellent state and cutting work of the cutting blade is not obstructed by cut pieces produced by cutting by the cutting blade.

Abstract: The two-stage variable power binoculars are configured so that, in right and left body tubes focus lenses are movably provided in the direction of optical axis, movable frames are movably provided in a direction so as to intersect with the optical axis, magnification switch lenses are respectively provided in the movable frames a magnification switch knob for moving the focus lenses and movable frames is provided in a center portion connecting the body tubes and the magnification switch knob is operated to move the movable frames so that the magnification switch lenses are disposed at either the high-magnification position on the optical axis or at the low-magnification position set back from the optical axis, and simultaneously, to move the focus lenses so that focus is adjusted.

Abstract: Sheet cutter minimizing friction occurred between a slider and a guide rail while transferring the slider along the guide rail in a high linearity. Each of the slider and the guide rail has either a convex or a concave portion up and down to fit each other. In cutting processes only the convex and concave portions are made abutted each other contributing to minimization of the friction and smooth transferability of the slider in a high linearity.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image data processing method for processing image data forming a video material includes, an obtaining step of obtaining image data at a plurality of points in time forming the video material, from the video material, and a generating step of generating image data for display to display the image data at the plurality of points in time obtained in the obtaining step in a grouped state in a display area corresponding to the video material within a story board display area in which a plurality of materials are arranged.

Abstract: A low-friction sliding member is used under a wet condition employing a lubricant, and includes a substrate having a surface, and an amorphous hard carbon film formed on the surface of the substrate for contacting slidably with a mating member. The amorphous hard carbon film includes silicon in an amount of from 1 atomic % or more to 20 atomic % or less, hydrogen in an amount of from 20 atomic % or more to 50 atomic % or less, and the balance of carbon and inevitable impurities, when the entirety is taken as 100 atomic %, and exhibits a surface roughness Rzjis of 0.8 ?m or less. The low-friction sliding member exhibits reduced friction coefficients between itself and mating members, without relying on the adsorption and reaction of additives, included in lubricants, to the amorphous hard carbon films.

Abstract: This invention proposes to an editing system and a control method thereof capable of significantly improving efficiency of editing work. The editing system is provided with: a server for storing and keeping the video data of edit material; a memory for storing and keeping video data read from the server, the memory having accessibility faster than the server; and an editing terminal for reading, processing, and editing required video data from the memory based on an edit list stored in a selected file, in order to create edited video based on the edit list. When opening the selected file, the editing terminal makes the server read the video data required for creating the edited video based on the edit list being stored in the file and makes the memory store and keep the video data.