Abstract: A power factor corrector is connected to an AC power source, to provide a first DC voltage. A DC-DC converter supplies the first DC voltage from the power factor corrector to a primary winding of a transformer. A first rectifying/smoothing circuit rectifies and smoothes a voltage generated by a secondary winding of the transformer and supplies the rectified-and-smoothed voltage to a load. A second rectifying/smoothing circuit rectifies and smoothes a voltage generated by a control winding of the transformer. A light-load detector detects if an output ripple of the second rectifying/smoothing circuit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, determines upon detection that the switching operation has decreased the frequency thereof or has shifted to an intermittent oscillation, and stops the power factor corrector.

Abstract: Non-lead glass consisting essentially of, as represented by mol %, from 20 to 50% of B2O3, from 5 to 35% of SiO2, from 10 to 30% of ZnO, from 0 to 10% of Al2O3, from 0 to 10% of SrO, from 6 to 16% of BaO, from 2 to 16% of Li2O, from 0 to 10% of Na2O+K2O, from 0 to 9% of Bi2O3, and from 0 to 2% of CuO+CeO2, wherein (B2O3+SiO2+Al2O3)/(Bi2O3+BaO) is at least 3.25, and MgO+CaO is at most 8 mol %. Further, a plasma display device wherein transparent electrodes formed on a glass substrate constituting a front substrate, or electrodes formed on a glass substrate constituting a rear substrate, are covered by the non-lead glass.

Abstract: A converter is provided in which the cost and size of which are reduced by a decrease in current consumption with no need of large elements or radiation fins. The converter has a switching element (Q1) being connected to a DC power source through a primary winding (P) of a transformer (T), a control circuit (4) for turning on/off the switching element (Q1), a diode (D51) and a capacitor (C51) for rectifying/smoothing the voltage induced in the secondary winding (S) of the transformer (T) to extract DC output, and a starting circuit (5) for starting the control circuit (4). The starting circuit (5) operates as a constant current circuit (Q2, R1, R2, ZD1, D1) while starting the control circuit (4), and as a constant voltage circuit (Q2, R1, R2, ZD2, D1) after starting the control circuits (4).

Abstract: A glass ceramic composition which consists essentially of an inorganic material powder having a melting point or a glass transition point of at least 1,000° C. and a glass powder having a glass transition point of from 450 to 800° C., wherein the average of the major axes L of particles of the above inorganic material powder is from 0.5 to 15 ?m, and the average of the ratios L/W of the major axes L to the minor axes W is at most 1.4. Further, a glass ceramic composition which consists essentially of, as represented by mass percentage, from 10 to 58% of an inorganic material powder having a melting point or a glass transition point of at least 1,000° C. and from 42 to 90% of a glass powder having a glass transition point of from 450 to 800° C., wherein the glass powder consists essentially of, as represented by mol %, SiO2: 35 to 70%, B2O3: 0 to 30%, Al2O3: 3 to 18%, MgO: 0 to 40%, CaO: 0 to 19%, BaO: 0 to 35% and ZnO: 0 to 9%.

Abstract: A boost quantity detecting section (103) detects a boost quantity of an inductor (L11). An operational amplifier (113) of a control section (106) compares the boost quantity detected by the boost quantity detecting section (103) with a reference voltage (ES12). When a supply voltage supplied from an AC power source (100) reduces and an output voltage is unchanged, the boost quantity detected by the boost quantity detecting section (103) increases. When a signal level of a boost quantity detection signal is higher than the reference voltage (ES12), a control section (106) reduces a target level of a switching current. The target level of the switching current decreases, so that the output voltage decreases and energy loss due to boosting reduces.

Abstract: A Schottky barrier diode is employed for temperature sensing, being capable of indicating temperatures above 110° C. or so by the magnitude of its reverse current. The overheat protector is disclosed as incorporated in a dc-to-dc converter in which, connected in series with the primary winding of a transformer, a current control switch is driven by a switch control circuit so as to hold the converter output voltage constant. The Schottky barrier diode is connected to the gate of a thyristor, triggering the same by its reverse current when a preselected part of the converter, to which the Schottky barrier diode is thermally coupled, heats up to a predetermined limit. The conduction of the thyristor results in disconnection of the switch control circuit from its power supply.

Abstract: Glass for forming barrier ribs for e.g. a plasma display panel, which consists, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides, essentially of from 24 to 50% of SiO2, from 13 to 23% of B2O3, from 10 to 32% of ZnO, from 3 to 20% of Li2O, from 1 to 9% of Na2O, from 1 to 15% of Al2O3, from 0 to 20% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO, and from 0 to 9% of Bi2O3, wherein ((B2O3+ZnO)—Al2O3) is at least 24 mol %; in a case where ZrO2 is contained, its content is at most 2 mol %; and neither PbO nor F is contained.

Abstract: An indexable insert for application to turning of a cast iron product, including a first minor cutting edge 21 having a radius Ra and a second minor cutting edge 22 having a radius Rb successively provided between an arcuate nose cutting-edge 12 having a nose radius R and a linear cutting edge 16 so as to extend from the nose tip to the linear cutting edge 16. At a connection point P1 between the arcs assumed by the cutting edges 12 and 21, a smaller intersectional angle &thgr;x of a tangent T12 and a tangent T21 to the respective arcs is 1° or less. Also, at a connection point P2 between the arcs assumed by the cutting edges 21 and 22, a smaller intersectional angle &thgr;y of the tangent T21 and a tangent T22 to the respective arcs is 1° or less. The radii R, Ra, and Rb are set to the dimensional relationships “Ra>R, Ra falls within a range of 3 mm to 20 mm, and Rb≧1.5Ra.

Abstract: An indexable insert for application to turning of a cast iron product, including a first minor cutting edge 21 having a radius Ra and a second minor cutting edge 22 having a radius Rb successively provided between an arcuate nose cutting-edge 12 having a nose radius R and a linear cutting edge 16 so as to extend from the nose tip to the linear cutting edge 16. At a connection point P1 between the arcs assumed by the cutting edges 12 and 21, a smaller intersectional angle &thgr;x of a tangent T12 and a tangent T21 to the respective arcs is 1° or less. Also, at a connection point P2 between the arcs assumed by the cutting edges 21 and 22, a smaller intersectional angle &thgr;y of the tangent T21 and a tangent T22 to the respective arcs is 1° or less. The radii R, Ra, and Rb are set to the dimensional relationships “Ra>R, Ra falls within a range of 3 mm to 20 mm, and Rb≧1.5Ra.

Abstract: A switching power supply with overcurrent protection is provided that comprises a current detection resistor (8) for detecting electric current through an FET (5); a capacitor (11) for accumulating electric charge in response to overcurrent through the current detection resistor (8) due to late OFF switching of the FET (5); and a transistor (12) for reducing source voltage applied to a feed terminal of a control circuit (7) below an operation voltage. When accumulated electric charge in the capacitor (11) exceeds a predetermined level, the transistor (12) is operated to reduce source voltage for the control circuit (7) below operative voltage to stop operation of the control circuit (7) and to thereby restrain overcurrent during delayed time until OFF switching of the FET (5).

Abstract: A transformer comprises E-type core parts, a cylindrical core part, a second substrate, first substrates, and an insulating sheet. Each of the second substrate and the fist substrates includes a penetration hole. A coil is wired around the penetration hole. The second substrate is wrapped with an insulating sheet, together with the cylindrical core part. The second substrate and the cylindrical core part are sandwiched between cylindrical core legs of the core parts, through the insulating sheet.

Abstract: A glass ceramic composition which consists essentially of an inorganic material powder having a melting point or a glass transition point of at least 1,000° C. and a glass powder having a glass transition point of from 450 to 800° C., wherein the average of the major axes L of particles of the above inorganic material powder is from 0.5 to 15 &mgr;m, and the average of the ratios L/W of the major axes L to the minor axes W is at most 1.4. Further, a glass ceramic composition which consists essentially of, as represented by mass percentage, from 10 to 58% of an inorganic material powder having a melting point or a glass transition point of at least 1,000° C. and from 42 to 90% of a glass powder having a glass transition point of from 450 to 800° C., wherein the glass powder consists essentially of, as represented by mol %, SiO2: 35 to 70%, B2O3: 0 to 30%, Al2O3: 3 to 18%, MgO: 0 to 40%, CaO: 0 to 19%, BaO: 0 to 35% and ZnO: 0 to 9%.

Abstract: A switching power supply with overcurrent protection is provided that comprises a current detection resistor 8 for detecting electric current through an PET 5; a capacitor 11 for accumulating electric charge in response to overcurrent through the current detection resistor 8 due to late OFF switching of the FET 5; and a transistor 12 for reducing source voltage applied to a feed terminal of a control circuit 7 below an operation voltage. When accumulated electric charge in the capacitor 11 exceeds a predetermined level, the transistor 12 is operated to reduce source voltage for the control circuit 7 below operative voltage to stop operation of the control circuit 7 and to thereby restrain overcurrent during delayed time until OFF switching of the FET 5.

Abstract: A transformer comprises E-type core parts, a cylindrical core part, a second substrate, first substrates, and an insulating sheet. Each of the second substrate and the fist substrates includes a penetration hole. A coil is wired around the penetration hole. The second substrate is wrapped with an insulating sheet, together with the cylindrical core part. The second substrate and the cylindrical core part are sandwiched between cylindrical core legs of the core parts, through the insulating sheet.

Abstract: A room temperature heat engine, wherein only one pipe structure for connecting a high pressure part to a low pressure part, which is a fatal structural defect of the room temperature heat engine for decorative toys (water drinking bird, peace bird) which merely produces a weak and small mechanical energy, is improved so as to produce much powerful mechanical energy for practical use of the engine, no energy source being required because the energy used for power generation is a beat obtained from the atmospheric temperature, the high and low temperature parts are connected to each other through at least two pipes, the high temperature and low temperature parts are formed in a stationary large-sized structure, two pipes are used exclusively for a gas-only pipe and a liquid-only pipe, and a turbine wheel is installed in the fluid-only pipe so as to turn the waterwheel under a fluid flow from the low temperature part for power generation.

Abstract: A sealing composition having at least one member from &agr;-4PbO.B2O3 crystal powder and Pb3O4 powder incorporated in a total amount of from 0.0001 to 3 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of a composition comprising at least 80 wt % and less than 98.99 wt % of a powder of PbO—ZnO—B2O3—SiO2 type crystalline low melting point glass, from 0.01 to 5 wt % of a zircon powder, more than 1 wt % and not more than 19.99 wt % of an &agr;-alumina powder and from 0 to 10 wt % of a low expansion ceramic filler.

Abstract: An AC-DC converter is provided which comprises a booster circuit 9 which has a MOS-FET 6 and a reactor 4 connected in series to MOS-FET 6 for generating a DC output voltage VOUT; a voltage generator 11 for providing a reference voltage VR; and a control circuit 10 for comparing reference voltage VR and DC output voltage VOUT and generating outputs to turn MOS-FET 6 ON and OFF in response to the difference between reference voltage VR and DC output voltage VOUT.

Abstract: The DC-DC converter is provided which comprises a switching element 3 connected in series to a DC power source 1 and a primary winding 2a of a transformer 2; a control circuit 10 for turning the switching element 3 alternately ON and OFF; a second output smoothing circuit 7 connected to a drive winding 2c of the transformer 2 for supplying electric power to the control circuit 10; and a voltage control circuit 26 for detecting output voltage of the drive winding 2c under a trigger level VON for driving the control circuit 10. The control circuit 10 is operable and inoperable when voltages of a trigger level VON and an inoperative level VOFF respectively are applied on the control circuit 10.

Abstract: A low melting point glass consisting essentially of, as represented by mol % based on the following oxides: Mol % SnO   2 to 37.5, ZnO 5 to 73, P2O5 16 to 50,  Li2O 0 to 9,  Na2O 0 to 9,  K2O 0 to 9,  Al2O3 0 to 20, B2O3 0 to 30, SiO2 0 to 20, MgO 0 to 35, CaO 0 to 35, SrO 0 to 35, BaO 0 to 35, In2O3 0 to 10, WO3 0 to 10, wherein SnO+ZnO+P2O5+B2O3 is at least 76 mol %, Li2O+Na2O+K2O is from 0 to 9 mol %, MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is from 0 to 35 mol %, and the molar ratio of SnO to ZnO is less than 1.

Abstract: An AC-DC converter is provided which comprises a booster circuit 9 which has a MOS-FET 6 and a reactor 4 connected in series to MOS-FET 6 for generating a DC output voltage VOUT; a voltage generator 11 for providing a reference voltage VR; and a control circuit 10 for comparing reference voltage VR and DC output voltage VOUT and generating outputs to turn MOS-FET 6 ON and OFF in response to the difference between reference voltage VR and DC output voltage VOUT.