Abstract: An electron beam irradiation apparatus includes a turn-transfer mechanism; a turn irradiation chamber; an electron beam irradiation section; a replacement room configured to bring a target into and out of the turn irradiation chamber; an outer irradiation target holding table configured to form a part of the replacement room, and including an X-ray shielding mechanism, an airtightness maintaining mechanism, a target holding mechanism; an inner irradiation target holding table configured to form a part of the replacement room, and including an X-ray shielding mechanism, an airtightness maintaining mechanism, and a target holding mechanism, the inner irradiation target holding table being supported by the turn-transfer mechanism; a turning mechanism configured to drive the turn-transfer mechanism; and an elevator mechanism configured to move the turn-transfer mechanism, which supports the inner irradiation target holding table, up and down.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus includes a light guiding member that projects light, incident on an end face thereof, through a principal plane; and a plurality of light emitting diodes that are optically coupled with the end face. The light guiding member has a protruding surface formed in part of the end face thereof and comprises a first light introducing portion that is formed on the protruding surface and is optically coupled to a first light emitting diode, and a second light introducing portion that is optically coupled to a second light emitting diode and is formed on the rest of the end face. The first and second light emitting diodes are capable of emitting color-blended light having two or more peaks in the spectrum.

Abstract: A target object to be irradiated is transported into an irradiating chamber through a transport inlet for irradiation with an active energy beam under an inert gas atmosphere in an active energy beam irradiating section included in the irradiating chamber and, then is transported out of the irradiating chamber. When the object is subject to above steps, the gas flow resistance at the transport outlet is controlled such that the active energy beam irradiation is carried out under the condition of X/Y≧1, where X represents the gas amount passing through the transport inlet, and Y represents the gas amount passing through the transport outlet.

Abstract: A target object to be irradiated is transported into an irradiating chamber through a transport inlet for irradiation with an active energy beam under an inert gas atmosphere in an active energy beam irradiating section included in the irradiating chamber and, then is transported out of the irradiating chamber. When the object is subject to above steps, the gas flow resistance at the transport outlet is controlled such that the active energy beam irradiation is carried out under the condition of X/Y≧1, where X represents the gas amount passing through the transport inlet, and Y represents the gas amount passing through the transport outlet.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus comprising: a light guiding member that projects light, that is incident on an end face thereof, through a principal plane; and a plurality of light emitting diodes that are optically coupled with the end face, wherein the light guiding member has a protruding surface formed in part of the end face thereof and comprises a first light introducing portion that is formed on the protruding surface and is optically coupled to a first light emitting diode, and a second light introducing portion that is optically coupled to a second light emitting diode and is formed on the rest of the end face, and the first and second light emitting diodes are capable of emitting color-blended light having two or more peaks in the spectrum.

Abstract: A combination meter for a vehicle has a speedometer, a tachometer, a gauge and a warning light disposed in a casing. A holding panel having an annular wall and a rear wall is attached to the casing so that the speedometer, the tachometer, the gauge and the warning light are exposed through openings formed in the rear wall. The speedometer analog-displays a speed of the vehicle using a dial and a pointer and digital-displays a speed of the vehicle using an EL panel disposed at a front side of the dial and attached to the holding panel. An EL drive circuit for driving the EL panel is mounted on an outer surface of the annular wall of the holding panel. As a result, the EL panel and the EL drive circuit are readily attached to the casing simultaneously when the holding panel is attached to the casing, thereby improving an efficiency in attachment and replacement of the EL panel and the EL drive circuit.

Abstract: A traveling device for calculating the relative displacement of a vehicle in a road using a magnetic sensor and a CCD camera and performing automatic steering. The vehicle is equipped with a magnetic sensor and a CCD camera. A magnetic ECU processes a signal from the magnetic sensor, an image ECU processes a signal from the CCD camera and the resulting relative displacements are both output to a vehicle control computer. When a relative displacement output from the image ECU is not irregular, the vehicle control computer performs steering control after calculating an amount of corrective steering using this relative displacement and, when it is irregular, the vehicle control computer performs steering control after calculating an amount of corrective steering using the relative displacement output from the image ECU.

Abstract: A device for supporting a human body includes a mat having an upper layer of porous elastic material with fine particles mixed therein and a lower layer of porous elastic material. Air is blown through the mat from the lower layer, through the upper layer, and is discharged through an air permeable sheet covering the upper surface of the upper layer.

Abstract: A bead fluidizing type body supporting device including a vessel enclosing fluidizable beads and an open cell type porous elastic member. Air is injected through the bottom of the vessel to fluidize the beads therein and an air permeable film covers the top of the vessel and is adapted to support a body thereon in a floated state when the beads are in the fluidized condition. The elastic member may be located above, below, or intermediate the beads within the vessel and has cells with diameters larger than the diameters of the beads.

Abstract: A bellows including a reenforcement member having an edge attached to each side of the bellows body to eliminate distortion and damage upon the application of lateral forces. The reenforcement member has a central opening so as not to obstruct the movement of air within the bellows.

Abstract: A lifter for supporting a hospital bed and for adjusting the height of the same. The lifter includes an upper frame supporting the bottom of the bed, a lower frame disposed on the floor, a link mechanism extending between the upper and lower frames and made vertically expandible and collapsible when actuated and released, and a hydraulic cylinder for actuating and releasing the link mechanism. The link mechanism includes a first pair of right and left link arms each having one end fixed at and rotatably borne on either of the upper and lower frames and its other free end carried longitudinally movably on the other frame. A second pair of right and left link arms intersect, in a side view, with the link arms of the first pair, respectively, and each has one end fixed at and rotatably borne on the other frame and its other free end carried longitudinally movably on the one frame.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring neutrons and gamma rays is disclosed in which after pulses generated by neutrons are discriminated from pulses generated by gamma rays, two different counted values are obtained for either the pulses generated by neutrons or the pulses generated by gamma rays to control a discriminating circuit between the pulses by neutrons and the pulses by gamma rays so that a ratio between the different counted values is kept constant, and further two different counted values are obtained for either the pulses by neutrons or the pulses by gamma rays in a manner the same as the above-mentioned to control the output of a detector so that a ratio between the counted values is kept constant.

Abstract: By displaceably, rather than fixedly, supporting selected track segments in the gravity-fed storage chamber of an automatic vending machine, the kinetic energy developed in the stored goods as they fall in the storage chamber is dissipated by the displaceable track segments in a damping fashion and the goods are not subject to shock and damage.

Abstract: An arrangement is disclosed for reducing the overall effective size of the goods storage and discharging system in an automatic vending machine. The solenoid and transmission mechanism of each goods discharging mechanism are so disposed that the discharging mechanisms of adjacent goods storage shelves may be arranged in a back-to-back relation with the solenoids and transmission mechanisms thereof laterally adjacent each other. The overall size of the vending machine may thus be substantially reduced.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating shock waves by means of a supersonic projectile to effect, for example, phase transformation of a substance. A hammer in a cylinder is accelerated by introduction of compressed air into the cylinder, whereby a plunger formed integrally with the hammer at one end thereof is thrust into a hydraulic pressure chamber filled with a liquid and disposed coaxially with the cylinder. Thereupon, a high hydraulic pressure is generated in a hydraulic pressure chamber, and this hydraulic pressure accelerates a piston in a piston chamber connected with the hydraulic pressure chamber. The piston in turn compresses a light gas adiabatically to a high pressure, and a projectile fitted at one end of a barrel is thrust forward under the force of this high-pressure gas.

Abstract: Industrial diamond powder is prepared from a mixture of graphite and a non-metallic material which is semi-transparent to thermal radiation by projecting a solid body against said mixture at a velocity which lies between the sonic wave propagation velocity of said graphite and said semi-transparent material. The shock collision provides the high pressure and temperature rise necessary for conversion of graphite to diamond and the semi-transparent material provides for sufficiently rapid cooling to prevent reversion of the formed diamond powder to graphite.

Abstract: An endoscope having a cleaning device including an injection nozzle and a suction port is provided with drain ports at the marginal portion of its end face. The end of the endoscope is provided with a removable hood. The drain ports are formed between the hood and the end of the endoscope and communicated with the suction conduit in the endoscope body. The drain ports may be formed either on the periphery of the end part of the endoscope or on the internal face of the hood.

Abstract: A hydraulic impact molding device for molding metal and like materials under instantaneously generated high hydraulic pressure is provided. The device includes a fitted, axially slidable cap which overfits the mold. A generally upward hydraulic force is internally generated within the mold for deforming a workpiece and the impact thereof is substantially absorbed by the slidable overfitting cap thereon which is axially slidably displaced thereby.

Abstract: A watch case wherein a back wall is integral with a side wall which projects forwardly from the back wall while surrounding a space which is closed at one end of the side wall by the back wall and which is open at the opposed end of the side wall, the latter having a pair of integral lugs projecting laterally from each of a pair of opposed regions thereof for supporting watch-band holding rods. The one-piece body which includes the latter structure is formed of sintered diamond particles.