Abstract: A chip transfer apparatus includes a first carrier for feeding chips and a second carrier for carrying works on it. The transfer apparatus also includes a transfer engine including two or more coaxial revolvers, which can revolve coaxially with each other. Each of the coaxial revolvers includes an end-effector for receiving a chip from the first carrier and transferring the received chip onto a work on the second carrier. The end-effectors of the coaxial revolvers are arranged in a circle coaxial with the revolvers. The end-effectors sequentially receive chips from the first carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the first carrier and transfer the received chips onto works on the second carrier at substantially zero speed relative to the second carrier. While the end-effectors are revolving, they undergo periodic speed change control for timing adjustment and speed adjustment for the chip reception and transfer.

Abstract: A rotor structure is to be provided which can diminish stress concentration in teeth-wedge fitting portions located near magnetic poles of a rotor in a rotary electric machine. Teeth 6 have slant faces for abutment against slant faces of wedges 8 to retain the wedges in a fitted state between adjacent teeth, the wedges 8 having slant faces each formed at a predetermined angle relative to the radial direction of a rotor 1, and a circular arc is formed at each slant face rising position in the teeth 6. In this case, the radius of the circular arc formed at each slant face rising position 12 in a preset number of teeth 6 located near magnetic pole portions 7 of the rotor 1 is set larger that of the circular arc formed in the remaining teeth.

Abstract: When molding reinforced fiber layers of a creepage block which is in contact with a field winding in a rotor of a rotary electric machine, a layer containing organic fibers made from polybenzoimidazole, polyparaphenylenebenzobisoxazole, aromatic polyamide, polyarylate, and aromatic polyester is integrally molded on that side of the creepage block which is for contact with a field winding. The rotor thus formed stabilizes a slippage between the field winding and the creepage block caused by thermal expansion of the field winding in the rotor during the operation and thereby minimizes the amount of bending of a rotor shaft.

Abstract: A rotor structure is to be provided which can diminish stress concentration in teeth-wedge fitting portions located near magnetic poles of a rotor in a rotary electric machine. Teeth 6 have slant faces for abutment against slant faces of wedges 8 to retain the wedges in a fitted state between adjacent teeth, the wedges 8 having slant faces each formed at a predetermined angle relative to the radial direction of a rotor 1, and a circular arc is formed at each slant face rising position in the teeth 6. In this case, the radius of the circular arc formed at each slant face rising position 12 in a preset number of teeth 6 located near magnetic pole portions 7 of the rotor 1 is set larger that of the circular arc formed in the remaining teeth.

Abstract: When molding reinforced fiber layers of a creepage block which is in contact with a field winding in a rotor of a rotary electric machine, a layer containing organic fibers made from polybenzoimidazole, polyparaphenylenebenzobisoxazole, aromatic polyamide, polyarylate, and aromatic polyester is integrally molded on that side of the creepage block which is for contact with a field winding. The rotor thus formed stabilizes a slippage between the field winding and the creepage block caused by thermal expansion of the field winding in the rotor during the operation and thereby minimizes the amount of bending of a rotor shaft.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and an apparatus of making a hole in a printed circuit board, which improve the quality of a hole shape and the processing speed. In accordance with the invention, a control apparatus controls a laser oscillator and a galvano mirrors so as to form a hole while gradually reducing a pulse width in each step with respect to one hole. As a result of this, no insulating material is left on the bottom portion of the hole, and it is possible to make a hole having an intended shape, particularly, having a desired diameter of the hole bottom.

Abstract: Provided is a rotating electric machine in which the cooling capacity is improved by increasing the width and depth of a gas vent groove 12 formed in a creepage block 11 and in which a fracture is prevented near the face of the creepage block 11 abutting against a magnetic winding 4 of the creepage block 11 fabricated from a resin material containing reinforcing fibers. The reinforcing fibers of the creepage block 11 fabricated from a resin material containing reinforcing fibers are continuously disposed to form straight lines and curved lines along the contour of the gas vent groove, whereby the area of interlayer slip face 32 subjected to a shearing force acting on the creepage block due to a temperature change of a rotor 1 is increased and the shearing force per unit a slip area is decreased, thereby to prevent a shearing slip fracture near the face of the creepage block 11 abutting against the magnetic winding 4.

Abstract: A superconducting magnet includes a superconducting coil, an inner tank for containing the coil, a shield plate for covering the inner tank, and an outer tank for accommodating the superconducting coil, the inner tank and the shield plate. The inner tank is supported on the outer tank by a load support member and the outer tank forms a vacuum vessel. At least one of the inner tank, the load support member, the shield plate and the outer tank includes a detection arrangement for detecting abnormality and/or deterioration of the inner tank, load support member, shield plate and outer tank associated with the respective detection arrangement.

Abstract: A process for preparing a porous and water-absorbent resin which includes dispersing an aqueous solution containing at least one .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer, its alkali metal salt or its ammonium salt in a hydrophobic organic solvent, and conducting a reversed phase suspension polymerization by using a water-soluble radical polymerization initiator, while distilling away the hydrophobic organic solvent together with water. A porous and water-absorbent resin having excellent absorbency and a remarkably improved rate of water absorption can be easily and efficiently obtained on an industrial scale.

Abstract: In a method of and an apparatus for drilling a hole in a workpiece, a pressure foot associated with a drill is moved into contact with the workpiece, and a drill bit associated with the drill is moved from a drill-starting position into the workpiece, toward the drill-starting position and again into the workpiece while maintaining the pressure foot in constant contact with the workpiece. The drill is reciprocally fed by a plurality of times under the pressure of the pressure foot acting upon the printed circuit board. In either of the method and the apparatus, a hole with a high aspect ratio can be formed in a workpiece made from a thin, flexible material.

Abstract: An apparatus for drilling a hole in a workpiece such as, for example, a printed circuit board wherein a pressure foot, associated with a drill, is moved into a position to exert a pressure on the workpiece. A drill bit associated with the drill is moved with respect to the workpiece, and an arrangement is provided for controlling the operations of the pressure foot and the drill bit in such a manner so as to move the drill bit from a drill starting position into the workpiece, then toward the drill starting position and again into the workpiece while maintaining the pressure exerted on the workpiece by the pressure foot.

Abstract: In a process for producing a highly water-absorbent resin comprising subjecting a mixture of (meth)acrylic acid with a water-soluble salt thereof as a monomer to reversed phase suspension polymerization in a hydrophobic solvent in the presence of a dispersing agent, improvements that at least a portion of said monomer is fed sequentially with the progress of polymerization reaction and at least a portion of said dispersing agent is fed sequentially with the progress of polymerization. The resulting resin is useful as a highly water-soluble resin component of sanitary products, or as a humectant/desiccant, a rheology modifier and so on.

Abstract: In a method of drilling a printed circuit board according to the present invention, an entry feed rate at which a drill is fed into the printed circuit boards during the initial stage of drilling is made slightly smaller than a drilling feed rate at which the drill is fed while it is drilling a hole through the printed circuit boards, so as to enhance the accuracy at which holes are located. One drilling operation includes a plurality of drilling feeds of the drill, and pulled-out positions of the drill which are reached by the drill between adjacent drilling feed rate are set within a range in which the pressure of a pressure foot is effective. This can prevent the stacked printed circuit boards from shifting and increase the accuracy at which the holes are located.

Abstract: A method of measuring the level of crosstalk noise in a playback signal produced from a recording disk such as a video disk, first and second signals of mutually different frequencies are recorded in respective sections of a track in a periodically alternating sequence. These first and second signals are also recorded in corresponding sections of at least one closely adjacent track in a periodically alternating sequence which is displaced with respect to the first-mentioned sequence. Playback of the first track is then repetitively performed, with switching selection of portions of the playback signal from the first sections and second sections respectively, and a derivation of levels of a beat component produced during these selected playback signal portions is obtained. The levels of the beat component are measured, and represent crosstalk noise levels.

Abstract: An apparatus for forming openings in printed circuit boards includes a work table for supporting the printed circuit boards, and at least one drilling unit movable relative to the work table. The apparatus uses drills each having a shank, a collar fitted around the shank at a predetermined position. For holding these drills, at least one first tool holding device is provided on the work table, and at least one second tool holding device of a magazine type for containing the drills parallel to each other is removably mounted above the work table. At least one transferring device is provided to operate to push a desired drill out of the second tool holding device of the magazine type, hold the pushed-out drill and transfer the same to a position where it is aligned with the drilling unit.

Abstract: The process for producing a container cover member by stamping a sheet of material stock to form a plurality of through bores, injection molding a closure member in each through bore and subjecting each through bore to a second stamping to form a handle in a portion of the closure member.

Abstract: A container cover member comprising a cover sheet formed of paper or thermoplastic synthetic resin having an opening of a desired size and shape in a predetermined position and over said opening a closure member having a pull tab or handle formed of thermoplastic resin which is compatible with the material of said cover sheet, said opening being easily uncovered when said pull tab is pulled up, and the process for making the cover member.