Abstract: A tire chain has an inside annular body, and a contractile connector including an elastic body connected and fixed to the inside annular body, a first connecting member and a second connecting member which are movable along the elastic body and are connectable, and a connecting and fixing tool which maintains a connected state of the connecting members. The first and the second connecting members are also connected to ends of the inside annular body. As the connecting members are moved along the elastic body, the effective length of the inside annular body changes due to the elastic body and thus, both ends of the inside annular body can be connected easily.

Abstract: An identification code sheet includes of codes of merchandise, a character string or a document etc. The sheet can be read by a sensor. The identification code sheet including a representation area defined by both a X-axis and a Y-axis intersecting mutually either orthogonally or skewedly and sub-areas of identification code printed in are representation area. The said representation area is divided into sixteen or more sub-areas, in each of which an identification code of encoded indicia is recorded. With the coding and method much more informations relative to the conventional techniques may be handled and more particularly much more Kana-Kanzi, Arabic and Chinese letters etc. as well as numerical characters, symbols, and alphabets may be represented which can be easily read.

Abstract: An identification code sheet for representing codes for merchandise, or the like and a method for reading the identification code sheet. The identification code sheet for identification of merchandise or the like, according to the invention, comprises a representation area defined by both a X-axis and a Y-axis intersecting mutually either orthgonally a skewedly and sub-area of identification code printed in said representation area. According to the invention, said representation area is divided into sixteen or more sub-areas, in each of which an identificiation code of signal codes of binary type is recorded. In this manner, more information may be stored compared to conventional techniques and more particularly more Kana-Kanzi, Arabic and Chinese letters etc. as well as numerical characters, symbols, and alphabets may be represented and easily read.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tape transport apparatus and a tape introduction method for forming a magnetic tape into an endless loop by splicing a leader tape to the magnetic tape and running such endless-loop magnetic tape therein. When an endless loop is shaped by splicing the magnetic tape and the leader tape to each other, the starting (front) end of the magnetic tape is drawn out to a splicing position while the front (fore) end of the leader tape is also brought thereto and, after the respective ends are spliced together, the endless loop is moved until the spliced portion between the magnetic tape and the leader tape is shifted to the splicing position for the leader tape. The starting front end of the magnetic tape led by such leader tape is then spliced to the terminal rear end of the magnetic tape, so that an endless loop is formed automatically without the necessity of the performance of operation by hand upon the magnetic tape.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display apparatus, in order to reduce the size and weight, an integrated circuit for driving a liquid crystal is mounted on the glass substrate including the liquid crystal panel either directly or by way of a tape carrier. That is, two glass substrates of liquid crystal panel are mutually overlapped with an offset, and a liquid crystal material is injected into the overlapping regions of the two glass substrates, and liquid crystal display is effected in this region. Further, in the non-overlapping region of the two glass substrates, the integrated circuit is connected either directly or by way of a tape carrier. On the glass substrates, electrodes for varying the optical characteristics of the liquid crystals are provided, and the integrated circuit drives the liquid crystal by controlling the voltage applied to the electrodes. Further transparent insulation films are formed usually formed on the electrodes.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices are mounted to a circuit board three-dimensionally by using a tape carrier film with device-connecting electrodes formed on both sides. Bump electrodes are formed on the devices and they are connected individually to these device-connecting electrodes each of which is connected to one of terminal electrodes on the circuit board. The film has throughhole conductors at places to electrically connect bump electrodes on opposite sides of the film.

Abstract: A magnetic tape container for use in combination with a magnetic tape duplicating apparatus in which a long, endless, master magnetic tape is circulated to produce many duplicates of the master magnetic tape. The magnetic tape container has most of the long, endless, master magnetic tape in a zigzag fashion for circulating the master magnetic tape through the magnetic tape duplicating apparatus. The magnetic tape container is comprised of a tape case, a feed mechanism having a capstan disposed near the entrance of the tape case, a pinch roller mounted for free rotation on a swing lever being brought into contact with the capstan or retracted from the capstan, provided with at least one annular air guide groove in the circumference thereof. A first tape guide is disposed near the capstan, and a second tape guide is disposed near the pinch roller opposite to the first tape guide to form a gap between the first tape guide and the second tape guide.

Abstract: A method for the replacement of semiconductor devices in a multi-chip module that is constructed by mounting semiconductor devices on a tape carrier used as an electrical wiring substrate, wherein when at least one of said semiconductor devices develops a flaw, it is cut away at the finger sections that connect said defective semiconductor device to the tape, and then a different and non-defective semiconductor device having finger sections longer than those of said defective semiconductor device that has been removed is connected to said tape in such a manner that the finger sections of said different and non-defective semiconductor device are joined and connected to the corresponding finger sections retained on said tape.

Abstract: A reflector for a circular polarization antenna is described, comprising(A) a thermoplastic resin layer having a thickness of from 5 .mu.m to 5 mm or a coating layer having a thickness of 5 .mu.m to 1 mm and good weather resistance;(B) a metallic layer having a thickness of from 5 .mu.m to 1 mm; and(C) an inorganic filler-containing thermoplastic resin layer having a thickness of from 500 .mu.m to 15 mm and an inorganic filler content of from 10 to 80% by weight.

Abstract: A flat matrix display panel includes a plurality of scanning electrodes, and a plurality of data electrodes formed in a matrix fashion. The data electrodes are divided into two groups, one having terminals on the upper edge of the panel, and the other having terminals on the bottom edge of the panel. A first group data driver LSI is mounted on a substrate in a face-up bonding manner, and is connected to the terminals formed on the upper edge of the panel. A second group data driver LSI, which has the same construction as the first group data driver LSI, is mounted on the same side of the substrate in a facedown bonding manner, and is connected to the terminals formed on the bottom edge of the panel.

Abstract: An induction heating apparatus comprises a rectifier (2) for rectifying a voltage from an AC mains supply, a resonance circuit formed by an induction heating coil (4) and a capacitor (4), a semiconductor switching device (6) connected in circuit with the resonance circuit to the output of the rectifier, a diode (7) coupled in anti-parallel relationship with the switching device (6), and a circuit (17; 117, 118) for driving the switching device into conduction at a controlled frequency. Further provided is a transformer (14) which derives a low-frequency energy from the AC mains supply (1). A second coil (9) is electromagnetically coupled with the heating coil (4) for deriving a high-frequency energy. The low- and high-frequency energies are coupled by diodes (10, 11, 15, 16; 132, 133) to the driving circuit to provide power necessary to effect the conduction of the switching device.

Abstract: A substrate for wiring an electrical component in an electrical circuit comprises a base substrate, a first insulating layer of an organic material formed over the base substrate, a wiring member formed on the first insulating layer, coupled to the component, a second insulating layer of an organic material formed over the first insulating layer, and a terminal member on the first insulating layer and appearing from the second insulating layer, connected to the wiring member. A third insulating layer of an organic material may be interposed between the first and the second insulating layers, carrying a second wiring member connected to the first wiring member.

Abstract: Induction heating apparatus using gate-controlled switching devices includes a zero crossing point detector for detecting the occurrence of each zero crossing point of high frequency energization current, and a timing circuit which provides timing action in response to the detected zero crossing point. The timing action is controlled by a power control circuit which detects the level of energy delivered to a load within a range from the inherent turn-off time of the gate-controlled switching devices to a desired value.

Abstract: A frequency inverter using thyristor(s), wherein a gate circuit produces both positive triggering signals and negative reverse-bias signals by utilizing outputs of the timer in order not to fail turnings of the thyristor, and the timing of both signals are automatically controlled to by synchronized with oscillation of the resonance circuit connected to the anode and the cathode of the thyristor, so as to respond to a change of load condition, so that always suitable triggering signals and reverse-bias signals are applied to the gate of the thyristor.

Abstract: An induction heating apparatus of the invention is provided with a pair of inversely parallel connected thyristors which receives power from a low frequency energy source. Depending on the polarity of the source voltage, one of the thyristors is triggered into conduction by a control pulse generated in delayed response to a sensed forward bias potential at its anode for the purpose of supplying a forward current to a commutating circuit which is tuned to a high frequency in the ultrasonic range, whereupon a backward current is generated. The backward current is commutated through the other thyristor to complete a high frequency oscillation. A detector is provided to detect when the magnitude of the backward commutating current reaches a predetermined value for the purpose of terminating the trigger control pulse.

Abstract: In an induction heating cooking apparatus, the frequency of electromagnetic energy is varied in response to a desired power setting level within an allowable range and the duty cycle of the energy is varied in response to the setting level while the frequency is set at the lower limit of the allowable range. The combined effects of frequency and duty cycle controls permit the power to vary from as low as 50 watts to as high as 2 kilowatts.

Abstract: Induction heating apparatus using gate-controlled switching devices includes a zero crossing point detector for detecting the occurrence of each zero crossing point of high frequency energization current, and a timing circuit which provides timing action in response to the detected zero crossing point. The timing action is controlled by a power control circuit which detects the level of energy delivered to a load within a range from the inherent turn-off time of the gate-controlled switching devices to a desired value.