Abstract: An electrical connection structure includes a circuit board provided at an edge thereof with a plurality of external connection terminals, a flexible flat cable provided at an edge thereof with a plurality of connection terminals in corresponding relationship to the external connection terminals of the circuit board, and a corresponding number of clips. Each of the clips has a first clamping portion open in a first direction for inserting the circuit board, and a second clamping portion open in a second direction opposite to the first direction for inserting the flexible flat cable.

Abstract: A thermal printhead (A) includes an insulating substrate (10) having an upper surface (10a) and a side surface (10b), and a heat retaining glaze layer (11) formed on the substrate (10). A heating resistor (13) is formed on the glaze layer (11). The thermal printhead (A) further includes a common electrode (12) and a plurality of individual electrodes. The common electrode (12) has a plurality of teeth (12a) connected to the heating resistor (13), and a connecting portion (12b) which connects the teeth (12a) with each other. An electrode auxiliary layer (14) is formed on the connecting portion (12b). The heating resistor (13) and the electrode auxiliary layer (14) are covered with an overcoat layer (16) which is, in turn, covered with a protective layer (17). The connecting portion (12b) of the common electrode (12) directly contacts both the glaze layer (11) and the upper surface (10a) of the substrate.

Abstract: An electronic part module which is configured to electrically connect an electronic component to a motherboard via a socket, including a conversion board and a sub board. The conversion board is configured to convert a signal from the electronic component and has a plurality of pins projected from the conversion board. The plurality of pins are configured to contact the socket. The sub board is provided between the conversion board and the socket and has a plurality of holes each having a diameter same as or larger than that of each of the plurality of pins which pass through the plurality of holes, respectively.

Abstract: A thermal printhead 1 according to the present invention includes a multiplicity of heating elements 4a formed in a row on an obverse surface of an elongated substrate 2 at a portion which is offset widthwise toward one longitudinal side of the substrate, and a protective film 8 formed on the obverse surface of the substrate 2 at the widthwise offset portion for covering the heating elements 4a. The protective film 8 is formed to extend on the obverse surface of the substrate 2 continuously from the widthwise offset portion onto one longitudinal side surface 2a of the substrate. A longitudinal edge 8b of the protective film 8 directed toward the other longitudinal side of the substrate 2 is tapered.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of generating hydrogen by hydrolyzing a complex metal hydride in the presence of water and a catalyst, wherein the catalyst includes a noble metal and one of metal oxides, metalloid oxides and carbonaceous materials.

Abstract: A thermal printhead according to the present invention includes a substrate, a plurality of heating elements formed on the substrate, at least one drive IC for driving the heating elements, and a sealing portion for sealing the drive IC. The sealing portion contains a resin material and a granular filler having an average grain size not greater than 10 &mgr;m.

Abstract: A method of making a casing of an image sensor is provided. The method includes the steps of preparing the casing, and applying a static electricity preventive to the casing. The casing is formed with a light passage configured to conduct light emitted from a light source. The static electricity preventive is applied to the inner surfaces of the casing defining the light passage. While the application of the preventive is performed, flashes formed at the light passage are removed.

Abstract: A coated material comprising a substrate which has micropores and a reaction product coated thereon along the surface configuration of the substrate and an inner wall of the micropores thereof. The coated material is preferably produced by performing a supercritical coating step wherein a reaction precursor is dissolved in a supercritical fluid to form a precursor fluid and then the precursor fluid is brought into contact with a substrate in the presence with a reaction initiator to allow a reaction between the reaction precursor and the reaction initiator, thereby coating a reaction product onto the substrate.

Abstract: This invention enables the key telephone system to send a busy tone to a party calling on a main extension number when a telephone call to the main extension number is received when a pseudo extension number is in use. The receiving mode is memorized in the memory of the main unit. When a telephone call to the main extension number is received when the pseudo extension number is in use, a busy tone can be sent to the calling party on the main extension number. According to this invention, the calling party thus knows that the key telephone set, which is the destination of his call, is busy.

Abstract: In a transfer case for a four-wheel drive vehicle having a front wheel drive axle assembly which includes a first wheel drive axle shaft arranged in parallel to the engine output shaft and connected to a transmission output shaft through a first helical ring gear meshed with the transmission output gear and a second wheel drive axle assembly which includes a second wheel drive axle arranged in parallel to the engine output shaft and connected to a transfer case through a transfer shaft arranged in parallel to the engine output shaft and equipped with a transfer input gear meshed with a second helical ring gear, the first and second helical ring gears are integrally formed as an integral ring gear and bolted to a differential housing as one whole.

Abstract: A logic simulator includes a time wheel section for causing an external memory to store logic circuit data including data concerning an arrangement of a to-be-simulated logic circuit and data concerning an input signal to be input to the logic circuit and for performing time management of simulation, an accumulator section for executing simulation concerning the arrangement of the to-be-simulated logic circuit in accordance with the logic circuit data read out from the external memory, and a function logic section for executing simulation concerning an operation of the to-be-simulated logic circuit in response to the simulation result obtained by the accumulator section.

Abstract: A material for removing offensive odors, which efficiently removes offensive odors, especially aldehydes, without being influenced by the ambient atmosphere such as humidity. It contains at least one acid salt selected from the group consisting of acid salts of aniline halides, acid salts of esters of aminobenzoic acid, acid salts of sulfanilamide or its derivatives, acid salts of aminoacetanilide and acid salts of aminoacetophenone. It may be supported on a porous carrier. The removing capacity of the material is not lowered by the variation of the ambient atmosphere of humidity and temperature. The material efficiently removes aldehydes.

Abstract: A feces-sampling transport container includes a cylindrical container body capable of accommodating a liquid; a cap equipped with a sampling rod; a separating wall disposed in the container body; a filter for filtering a liquid; and a dropping portion for the filtered liquid. The filter has its outer circumferential portions clamped and fixed by a stepped portion in the container body and the end face of the dropping portion. In this container, the filter has a high effective filtration area percentage. Moreover, the container is so easily transported that it can be sent and/or returned by via mail such as by packaging it in an envelope. Thus, the container has a high usability.

Abstract: A telephone connection is established between a pushbutton telephone set and one of telephone lines through a pushbutton telephone set unit, a speech highway, and a telephone line unit. When one of line and extension keys of the pushbutton telephone set is pressed by the user during the telephone connection, a CPU in a control unit determines whether the telephone connection is being made based on the period of time that has elapsed after the pushbutton telephone set has captured the telephone line. If the telephone connection is being made as determined by the CPU, then the CPU controls a time switch circuit according to hold function data stored in a RAM to connect the telephone line unit to a hold tone generator through the speech highway, thus holding the telephone connection. Thereafter, the CPU captures a telephone line corresponding to the depressed one of the line and extension keys.

Abstract: A logic simulation apparatus which performs logic simulation of an operation of a logic circuit which includes at least a plurality of logic cells and a plurality of nets connecting the logic cells together, including a check circuit having at least one data input to which a data input signal is applied, a clock input to which a clock signal is applied, and an output. The check circuit compares the data input signal with a predetermined data value at a timing determined by the clock input signal and produces at its output a timing error detection signal based on the comparison. A memory cell is connected to the check circuit and has the data input signal applied to one input thereof, and the output signal of the check circuit applied to another input of said memory cell.

Abstract: A mold comprising a cavity for defining the shape of a casting and a mold body for forming said cavity, comprising: a mold body formed of an ordinary temperature setting resin or thermosetting resin and casting sand, said mold body having a surface layer portion on the surfaces thereof including depressions, said depressions in the surface layer portion being filled up with at least one porous powdered material selected from the group consisting of hydrous magnesium silicate clay mineral, activated carbon and activated alumina, thereby providing the mold body with smooth surfaces whereby said mold generates less amount of material such as gums which cause defective castings during casting since molten metal is restrained from intruding into the walls of said mold.

Abstract: Quinoline derivatives represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein A-B-D represents --C(COO--Y).dbd.CH--C(OR).dbd. (wherein Y represents 8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl group and R represents alkyl) or --C(OH).dbd.C(COX--Y)--CH.dbd. (wherein X represents --O-- or --NH--; and Y has the same meaning as described above), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, possess potent 5HT.sub.3 antagonizing activity and are useful as antiemetic agents.

Abstract: There is disclosed a heterocyclic compound represented by general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen, hydroxyl or lower alkyl; A represents CH or N; X represents --O-- or --NH--; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, hydroxyl or lower alkyl; R.sup.4 represents lower alkyl; represents 0 or 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a sampling bottle with easy handling of dejection sample, simple structure, reliable prevention of scattering dejection sample and propagation of offensive smell to nearby environments, and good quantitative precision. The sampling bottle has a bottle main body having an open bottom end and a nozzle unit closed by a thin wall capable of being opened, the bottle main body being capable of containing test liquid, and a sample holding unit insertable into the bottle main body from the open bottom end. The sample holding unit has an inner plug and a sample pickup rod. The sample pickup rod is pierced into sample dejection. The sample pickup rod with attached dejection is inserted into the inner plug. Excessive sample attached to the outer surface of the sample pickup rod is scraped off by the scrape section. The scraped, excessive sample is accommodated and sealed within an excessive sample room between the inner plug and the sample pickup rod.

Abstract: A measuring cap which is attached onto a squeezable bottle, and can extract a desirable amount of liquid inside the bottle into the measuring chamber of the cap by squeezing the body of the bottle. Measuring cap (1) consists of cap main body (3), inner plug (4), and supply pipe (5), cap main body is integrally constituted by bottle neck engaging wall (6), is a measuring chamber (9) constituted by circumferential wall of measuring chamber (7) and top wall (15) which forms a pouring mouth at an upper portion, and an upper cap (8) which has a bung that can close the pouring mouth. The inner plug has a discharging pipe (21) and an engaging circumferential wall (22) which engages to the circumferential walls of the measuring chamber, and the discharging pipe (21) and engaging circumferential wall is constituted by being connected with the bottom wall of measuring chamber (23).