Abstract: A cursor control device is provided which has good operability and can reflect clearly an operator's natural motion in accordance with a qualified value (conversion coefficient). The cursor control device is constituted of an operation plate 5 with an operation surface 7, an operation pressure detecting detector with a pressure-sensitive sensor 3 arranged on the back surface of the operation plate 5 to detect a touch pressure by a control member, and an arithmetic circuit. The arithmetic circuit performs an arithmetic operation of both the coordinate position and the moving rate of the control member using a detection signal from the operation pressure detection detector, and the movement of a cursor based on a first qualified value and a second qualified value. The first qualified value is determined according to the movement and the moving rate of a coordinate position. The second qualified value is determined according to the touch pressure of the control member.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel has a composite composed of a transparent support and a stimulable phosphor layer, and a protective film is provided both on the surface of the phosphor layer side of the composite and on the back surface of the support. The scratch resistance of the protective film is higher than that of the surface of the support and the contact angle of the protective film is larger than that of the surface of the support. The protective film on the support side surface can comprise a fluororesin and light-scattering particles, and further a titanate- or aluminate-coupling agent.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel has a phosphor layer comprising a stimulable phosphor and a binder, in which the binder is composed of a resin containing a thermo-plastic polyurethane elastomer and a radical scavenger. The panel shows excellent durability against both light and repeated conveying.

Abstract: In an image intensifier comprising an entrance faceplate, made of a material transparent to light, having a photoelectric surface, formed on a surface opposite to a light entrance surface, for photoelectrically converting incident light into an electron; and an optical fiber block, constituted by a plurality of optical fibers bundled together, having a phosphor face at an end face of each optical fiber on the light entrance side, for emitting light in response to the electron incident thereon; the photoelectric surface of the entrance faceplate and the phosphor face of the optical fiber block opposing each other, while a vacuum atmosphere being formed therebetween; the optical fiber block is provided with a pit in which an end face of a core portion of each optical fiber is recessed from an end face of a cladding portion thereof, the bottom of the pit is filled with a phosphor, the surface of this phosphor is provided with a metal back layer, the cladding portion projects from the surface of the phosphor towa

Abstract: The present invention provides an image heating apparatus comprising a heating member having a first heating resistor and a second heating resistor, a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature of the heating member, and a power supply control means for controlling power supply to the first and second heating resistors so that detected temperature of the temperature detecting element is maintained a set temperature. The power supply control means sends the power supply to the first heating resistor in a first power supply pattern, and sends the power supply to the second heating resistor in a second power supply pattern different from the first power supply pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocathode having a structure for improving the quantum efficiency and sharpening the absorption edge characteristic on the long wavelength side within the wavelength range of incident light to improve the photosensitivity, and an electron tube having the same. The photocathode according to the present invention comprises at least a p-type GaAlN layer for absorbing incident light to excite photoelectrons, a p-type GaN layer which covers the second major surface of the p-type GaAlN layer, the second major surface opposing a first major surface that faces a substrate, and a surface layer provided to sandwich the p-type GaN layer with the p-type GaAlN layer and mainly containing an alkali metal or an alkali metal oxide.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel having a stimulable phosphor layer and a protective film composed of a plastic material film and a coated layer of a fluororesin-containing resin composition containing light-scattering fine particles gives a radiographic image of improved quality.

Abstract: In the microchannel 50, a conductive film 52 is formed on an electron input surface of a dynode 51 where the plurality of channels are arranged. The conductive film is made of material that can transmit light that has originated photoelectrons and that has a refractive index lower than that of the dynode constituting material.

Abstract: A rear seat for a motor vehicle is attached detachably to a ramp member which is disposed on a floor panel such that the ramp member can slide on the floor in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Accordingly, when the rear seat needs to be removed from a vehicle compartment in order to make a large space or room for luggage or anything else, the ramp member carrying the rear seat thereon is drawn out of the vehicle. Then the rear seat can be removed to the outside using the ramp member. This makes the removal operation of the rear seat easy and can be performed without getting into the vehicle compartment and carrying the rear seat out of the vehicle compartment. Furthermore, it is also easy to load large sized luggage into the vehicle by putting it on the ramp member outside and then sliding the ramp member with the luggage into the vehicle compartment.

Abstract: A process for preparing a radiation image storage panel composed of the steps of preparing a multi-layer sheet composed of a flexible base, an adhesive layer and a transparent resin film; coating a fluororesin layer on the resin film; peeling the base together with the adhesive layer from the fluororesin-coated sheet; forming an adhesive agent layer on the multi-layer sheet on the side having no fluororesin layer; covering the adhesive agent layer with a protective film; and placing under pressure on a beforehand prepared stimulable phosphor sheet composed of a support and a stimulable phosphor layer the multi-layer sheet after removing the protective film so that the adhesive agent layer can be brought into contact with the phosphor layer.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel composed of a support sheet and a stimulable phosphor layer, in which the support sheet shows a light transmittance of not less than 70% in the wavelength region between 400 nm and 800 nm and a haze of 10 to 30 is favorably employed in a radiation image reading system employing a double-side reading system in which a stimulating step and an erasing step are simultaneously performed in parallel on the same storage panel.

Abstract: A continuously cast and rolled aluminum alloy substrate for an electrolytically grainable lithographic printing plate, consisting of 0.20 to 0.80 wt. % of Fe and the balance of Al, grain-refining elements and unavoidable impurities including 0.3 wt. % or less of Si and 0.05 wt. % or less of Cu, the amount of Fe present in solid solution being not more than 250 ppm, the amount of Si present in solid solution being not more than 150 ppm, and the amount of Cu present in solid solution being not more than 120 ppm.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel having a phosphor layer comprising a stimulable phosphor and a binder, wherein the binder comprises a thermoplastic elastomer having a softening or melting point of 30.degree. to 150.degree. C . and a modulus of elasticity of not more than 0.3 kgf/mm.sup.2 is resistant to production of cracks in its repeated use in a radiation image recording and reproducing method.

Abstract: An air conditioner control unit performs air conditioner malfunction detection when it detects idle control malfunctions no less than three times in the engine control unit. For example, it detects whether an evaporator downstream temperature is within a second predetermined range which is computed based on a theoretical value. If such temperature is not within the second predetermined range, the air conditioner control unit determines that there is a malfunction in the air conditioner. Moreover, if it is determined that there is a malfunction in the air conditioner, the air conditioner control unit determines if such malfunction affects emissions or fuel consumption. Then, based on the result of such determination, the engine control unit executes malfunction display.

Abstract: In an image printing operation, advance sheet feeding is performed if the size of a recording medium is known upon feeding at least one sheet of the recording medium. To the contrary, advance sheet feeding is not performed if the size of a recording medium is not known, for example, immediately after a power supply has been turned on or after a new supply of recording medium has been placed in a sheet feeding unit.

Abstract: A cursor control device is provided which has good operability and can reflect clearly an operator's natural motion in accordance with a qualified value (conversion coefficient). The cursor control device is constituted of an operation plate (5) with an operation surface (7), an operation pressure detector with a pressure-sensitive sensor (3) arranged on the back surface of the operation plate (5) to detect a touch pressure by a control member, and an arithmetic circuit. The arithmetic circuit performs an arithmetic operation of both the coordinate position and the moving rate of the control member using a detection signal from the operation pressure detector, and the movement of a cursor based on a first qualified value and a second qualified value. The first qualified value is determined according to the movement and the moving rate of a coordinate position. The second qualified value is determined according to the touch pressure of the control member.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide an image forming apparatus and method which enables an operator to easily adjust to the desired printing density. A paper feeding roller is driven in timing along with a registration roller. The irradiation of a modulated laser beam is started, a developing high-voltage is changed from "0" V to a predetermined voltage V1, and the voltage is changed to V2 at other timings. By sequentially changing the voltage in this manner, the printing densities from laser modulating data d1 to d10 are adjusted and printing in different densities can be performed.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel having a phosphor layer comprising a stimulable phosphor and a binder, wherein the binder comprises a thermoplastic elastomer having a softening or melting point of 30.degree. to 150.degree. C. and a modulus of elasticity of not more than 0.3 kgf/mm.sup.2 is resistant to production of cracks in its repeated use in a radiation image recording and reproducing method.

Abstract: This image tube converts irradiated electrons into fluorescence by irradiating electrons converted from a light beam by a photocathode onto a YAG crystal member. Since the YAG crystal member is a single unitary solid, the fluorescence generated on the input surface of the YAG crystal member contains no fixed pattern noise.

Abstract: If an engine is stopped with a switch of an air-conditioner being on, such state is memorized. When the engine is started after dead soak, a compressor is driven automatically until a crank shaft has driven several revolutions to discharge liquid refrigerant from the compressor without liquid-compressing noise. When the engine starts, the compressor is deactivated until the air-conditioner switch is turned on by a driver.