Abstract: An improved print head for a dot matrix printer is provided. The printing is performed by wires projecting from said print head. The movement of the wires is controlled by the movement of armatures which contact an armature base. The construction of the base from a liquid crystal polymer or an aromatic series polyester resin results in improved vibration damping which in turn results in quieter printer operation.

Abstract: A low temperature sintering ceramic material, having low temperature sinterability and excellent thermal conductivity, is particularly suitable for use in making an IC substrate of a ceramic printed plate board. This low temperature sintering ceramic material has two composition types. One is a binary composition type ceramic material consisting essentially of MgO and B.sub.2 O.sub.3, and the other is a ternary composition type ceramic material composed of principal components consisting of MgO and B.sub.2 O.sub.3 and assisting components consisting of one or more selected from Li.sub.2 O, Na.sub.2 O, K.sub.2 O, a fluoride of an alkali metal and a fluoride of an alkaline earth metal. After sintering, MgO and B.sub.2 O.sub.3 are respectively contained at 50 to 90 mol% and 10 to 50 mol% on 100 mol% of the total amount of MgO and B.sub.2 O.sub.3.

Abstract: A ceramic heater body is formed in a plate shape, and has electrode attaching portions at both ends of the heater body. A plurality of openings are formed in the electrode attaching portion, and a metallized layer is formed on the inner peripheral surface of each of the openings. Electrodes having a plurality of wires are connected to the electrode attaching portions, for supplying power to the heater body. The metal wires are inserted into the openings formed having the metallized layers on the inner peripheral surfaces, and are secured by brazing to the metallized layers. The diameter of the metal wire is set to 0.5 to 3 mm, and the metal wires are buried in the openings, at a depth of 1 to 5 mm.

Abstract: A metal composition usable as a brazing material for bonding a metal to a non-oxide ceramic. The brazing material contains, at least, one or more metals selected from a first group of transition metals consisting of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ru and Os, and one or more metals selected from a second group of transition metals consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu. The material may further contain one or more elements selected from a third group of elements consisting of B, C, Si and P.

Abstract: An exhaust-gas purifying apparatus according to the present invention comprises an exhaust-gas filter for trapping particulates in exhaust gas from an engine, and a heating device located on the upper-course side of the filter, with respect to the flowing direction of the exhaust gas, the heating device including one or more conductive-ceramic heater elements, capable of heating and burning the particulates caught by the filter, and a heater case for holding the heater elements in position, so that the caught particulates are heated and burned by the heater elements when the flow resistance of the exhaust gas, flowing through the filter, is increased by the caught particulates, whereby the flow resistance is reduced. The heater element includes a fixed electrode portion, immovably fixed to the heater case, and a slidable electrode portion held slidably.

Abstract: A ceramic heater for regenerating a fine particle collecting filter which is exposed to exhaust gases at elevated temperatures. This ceramic heater comprises two electrode potions, a heat generation portion connected to the two electrode portions and a holding projection portion of a ceramic heater connected to the side of the heat generating portion. The two electrode portions, the heat generating portion and the holding projection portion are formed integrally.

Abstract: The ceramic heater of the present invention is used for regenerating a fine particle collecting filter which is exposed to exhaust gases at elevated temperatures. In this ceramic heater, which is capable of being cantilevered, two electrode portions are provided on a single straight or curved line and heat generating portion is positioned on one side of said line. The heat generating portion comprises a ring-like portion and two leg portions integrally connected to the ring-like portion at two connecting portions which approximately bisect the ring-like portion. The two electrode portions are provided at fore ends of the leg portions respectively, and the ring-like portion and the two electrode portions conjointly form a triangle.

Abstract: The ceramic heater of the present invention is used as a regenerating heater for a carbon particulate collecting filter. The ceramic heater comprises a heat-generating body composed of a sintered body which comprises an electroconductive ceramic, such as titanium nitride, and an insulating material, such as silicon nitride. An electroconductive layer is formed on a selected portion of the surface of the heat-generating body. The ratio of the electroconductive ceramic ingredient of the electroconductive layer is greater than the ratio of the electroconductive ceramic ingredient of the heat-generating body. The electroconductive layer of the ceramic heater is formed by partially heat-decomposing silicon nitride.

Abstract: A ceramic heater of the present invention comprises a sintered heating element bonded to a supporting substrate or a sintered element alone. A sintered body comprises the heating element is mainly composed of silicon nitride with such sintering agents as yttrium oxide to be superior in strength, thermal shock resistance and thermal resistance. The sintered body also includes 10-80 mol % of titanium carbide, titanium nitride or a mixture thereof which are electrically conductive ceramics so that the specific electrical resistance can be controlled.A method for producing a ceramic heater of the present invention consists of the first process in which a powdery mixture is prepared by mixing powders which are made to have structures of a solid solution by previous calcination of silicon nitride and a sintering agent and powders of conductive ceramics which comprise either or both of titanium carbide and titanium nitride, and the second process in which such powdery mixture is formed and sintered by heating.

Abstract: An improved impact dot printing head in which a printing needle is secured more firmly to an armature than ever, particularly they are secured or soldered to each other at their mating portions by way of a solder material selected from nickel and nickel alloys, and a method of producing the printing head in which either an armature or a printing needle is plated, at least a mating portion thereof with the other, with such a solder material, and then they are assembled to each other and then the assembly is heated in a furnace so as to effect soldering of the printing needle to the armature with the solder material.

Abstract: In a color picture tube device of the electromagnetic deflection in-line electron gun type including a color picture tube with a neck portion and funnel portion and a deflection yoke device mounted near the joint between the neck portion and the funnel portion and provided with a deflection yoke assembly having an inner diameter sufficiently larger than the joint neck and funnel portion such that the deflection yoke can move in a direction perpendicular to the tube axis, the deflection yoke device comprises supporting means for supporting the deflection yoke assembly having a first portion movable along the neck portion and a second portion disposed substantially perpendicular to the first portion but tiltable with respect to the tube axis, means for securing the deflection yoke assembly to the second portion of the supporting means, and at least two wedge means inserted and fixed in a gap between the funnel portion and the deflection yoke assembly.