Abstract: Prior to initiation of gas analysis, a first vacuum valve and a second vacuum valve are closed while a third vacuum valve is opened, then an introduction pipe and a branch pipe are evacuated by a vacuum pump, the third vacuum valve is closed while the first vacuum valve 22 is opened so as to introduce and reserve gas to be analyzed into and in the gas introduction pipe when luggage 16 is set in a luggage receiver, and the second vacuum valve is opened so as to feed the gas to be analyzed from the introduction pipe into a mass spectrometer for gas analysis.

Abstract: An oxygen sensor is disposed downstream from a catalyst for purifying exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine and which can suppress an influence of unburnt hydrocarbon on an output voltage. After forming a platinum thin film on the outer periphery of a zirconia ceramic body, only a detection electrode of the ceramic body is dipped in a silver nitrate aqueous solution of 0.1 mol/l, and the silver nitrate is pyrolyzed through a heat treatment. Subsequently, a platinum reference electrode is formed on the inner periphery of the ceramic body. To protect the silver-doped detection electrode, a protective layer is formed on the surface of the detection electrode. By the exposure to combustion gas and through aging, a detection element is formed, and set into a metal case together with a cylindrical heater, to complete an oxygen sensor to be disposed downstream from a CNG engine catalyst.

Abstract: A semiconductor scanner substrate includes a vibrating structure of a mirror supported by a beam projecting from a frame. Strain sensing piezoresistors are formed in a base region of the beam adjacent to the frame. Metal interconnections are formed in the frame to connect the piezoresistors in a bridge circuit for sensing bending deformation or in a bridge circuit for sensing twisting deformation. Two of the piezoresistors extend alongside the lateral edges of the beam in the longitudinal direction of the beam, and these resistors are connected as adjacent arms in the bridge circuit for sensing the twisting deformation accurately.

Abstract: Leakage fluxes from windings and leads of a stationary induction apparatus are confined within a tank. The stationary induction apparatus includes an electric functional units each including a winding and a core, a tank containing the electric functional units, high-voltage leads leading out from the windings, and low-voltage leads leading out from the windings. Magnetic shields are placed on the inner surface of a wall of the tank through which the high-voltage leads are drawn out of the tank, and a composite shield formed by combining nonmagnetic shields and magnetic shields is placed on the inner surface of a wall of the tank facing the low-voltage leads and is electrically short-circuited.

Abstract: A data recording and reproducing apparatus (11) which generates a plurality of divided data through dividing input data D1 using a distributor (22) if recording data, while generating redundancy-code data P1 and P2 using Read-Solomon-code data which can perform error-correcting on a plurality of divided data, and records the divided data and the redundancy-code data P1, P2 on HDDs 211 to 21K, 281 and 28Z. The data recording and reproducing apparatus (11) reproduces the divided data and the redundancy-code data from the HDDs 211 to 21K, 281 and 28Z, performs error-correcting processing on the divided data based on the redundancy-code data by an error corrector (31), and outputs the divided data which have been error-corrected after multiplying the divided data by a data multiplier (32) if reproducing data.

Abstract: A video data on the main part of a movie, which is long-time video data, is supplied from a DVD (2) that is a disc medium. Plural sets of video data on trailers and commercials of a relatively short playing time are supplied from a distribution center (6) via a subscriber telephone line (7) or the like. A video playback control apparatus (1) selects trailers and commercials in accordance with information on the distributor of the movie, the star actor/actress, the genre, etc., and conditions of the day of week, the time zone, etc., in which the movie is to be played back, and prepares a play schedule while combining the selected trailers and commercials. The whole movie including the selected trailers and commercials are played in accordance with the schedule.

Abstract: An AV data input/output controlling circuit is connected through a data bus to a synchronous-asynchronous conversion circuit and through a control bus to a recording and reproduction controlling circuit. The AV data input/output controlling circuit inputs and outputs audio and/or video data of a normal data rate. The AV data input/output controlling circuit also inputs and outputs audio and/or video data of a higher data rate than usual. In the data recording and reproducing apparatus, audio and/or video data is transferred through a data bus synchronized with a reference synchronization signal S28 etc., the audio and/or video data input from an external unit is recorded in a storage device, and the audio and/or video data recorded in the storage device is reproduced and supplied to the outside.

Abstract: A data recording and reproducing apparatus capable of easily obtaining information which has few dropout and is necessary for variable speed reproduction at the time of variable speed reproduction. An image group dividing unit divides input image data into a plurality of image groups on a unit image basis, thereby forming plural divided data. After the formed divided data is temporarily stored into an image data temporary storing unit, the divided data is outputted as image data which is a data stream of the divided data in a predetermined image unit to a disk array apparatus via an HDD output interface unit. Each disk array apparatus records the divided data into HDDs so as to periodically change the relation between the HDDs and the groups of data to be recorded to the HDDs in a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: A sensitive angular velocity sensor is provided without increasing an inter-electrode gap for inducing a torsional vibration.

Abstract: A display device having an insulating substrate on which transparent electrodes having display electrode portions and wiring electrodes portions are formed, and another substrate opposed to the insulating substrate. At a portion of the insulating substrate at which the wiring electrode patterns extend across a contour line of the opposing substrate, the wiring electrode patterns are set perpendicular to the end surface of the opposing substrate. Dummy patterns may be provided outside the opposite-end terminal patterns in the group of wiring electrode patterns. In the thus-arranged display device, when the wiring electrodes are plated after assembly of a display element, a short circuit cannot occur on the insulating substrate portion at which the wiring electrode patterns extend across the contour line of the opposing substrate. Pads for contact with a short check probe are arranged in a straight line on the insulating substrate. A low-priced straight probe can therefore be used for a short circuit check.

Abstract: A display device having an insulating substrate on which transparent electrodes having display electrode portions and wiring electrodes portions are formed, and another substrate opposed to the insulating substrate. At a portion of the insulating substrate at which the wiring electrode patterns extend across a contour line of the opposing substrate, the wiring electrode patterns are set perpendicular to the end surface of the opposing substrate. Dummy patterns may be provided outside the opposite-end terminal patterns in the group of wiring electrode patterns. In the thus-arranged display device, when the wiring electrodes are plated after assembly of a display element, a short circuit cannot occur on the insulating substrate portion at which the wiring electrode patterns extend across the contour line of the opposing substrate. Pads for contact with a short check probe are arranged in a straight line on the insulating substrate. A low-priced straight probe can therefore be used for a short circuit check.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for efficiently manufacturing microspheres having a uniform particle diameter. The apparatus comprises: case 1 having a lower body 1a and an upper body 1b. A seal ring 3, a first plate 4 which is comprised of a transparent plate such as a glass plate or a plastic plate, an annular spacer 5, an intermediate plate 6 which is comprised of a silicon substrate or the like, an annular spacer 7, a second plate 8 and a seal ring 9 are inserted in this order into a concave portion 2 formed in the lower body 1a. The upper body 1b is superposed thereon. Further, the upper body 1b is attached to the lower body 1a with bolts or the like.

Abstract: A data recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a data recording/reproducing component for recording data including audio and/or video data in and reproducing such data from a plurality of non-linearly accessible recording medium, a plurality of input/output processing sections for processing the input data and outputting them to the recording/reproducing component, while processing the data output from the recording/reproducing component and outputting them, a controller for controlling the input/output processing sections so as to make them carry out the processing operations in the allocated respective time slots and outputting time slot signals with a fixed cycle period to the respective input/output processing sections, the controller being so adapted that, when there is an idle input/output processing section out of the plurality of input/output processing sections, it outputs the time slot signals to be output to the idle input/output processing section to the remaining input/output processing section

Abstract: A front-cover assembly having a front-cover forming the front face of the information apparatus, lid members provided on the front-cover so as to be turned and moved between the closed position and the opened position, and caps provided on the upper and the lower face of the front-cover to hide the flanges of the lid members. The lid member is constituted by an elongated lid body and flanges provided on each end of the lid body. The flange has a turning center through-hole at the center, and a raised part as well as an outline part on the periphery part. On the upper face of the front-cover are formed a shaft part and concave parts. When the lid member is turned to the opened position, the raised part engages the concave part and is click locked, and the outline part appears on the front face of the front-cover filling the gap between the front-cover and the cap.

Abstract: An extremely small, self-moved, impact driven microactuator is disclosed that has a movable mass member electrostatically driven and which eliminates the need for it to be assembled individually. The microactuator includes a fixing member (1) securely connected to a pedestal part (14), an elastic support beam member (2) having one end securely connected to the fixing member, a movable mass member (3) fastened to the other end of the elastic support beam member, a driving electrode and a stopper member (4, 5) each securely connected to the pedestal part and spacedly juxtaposed with the movable mass member, and a power supply circuit (9) for applying a voltage between the movable mass and driving electrode members.

Abstract: Musical sound signal is input to an electronic volume control unit, which in turn adjusts the gain of the input musical signal and outputs the resultant gain-adjusted signal to an amplifier. CPU supplies the electronic volume control unit with a sound volume setting level corresponding to an output of a rotary encoder. At the same time, the CPU generates, with reference to stored data of a ROM table, a hue control signal for changing a displaying hue of a three-color light-emitting diode in accordance with the sound volume setting level supplied by the CPU. The CPU takes in a current sound volume setting level when an upper-limit setting switch is activated, and it retains the taken-in level as an upper limit value of various sound volume setting levels that are to be used to change the displaying hue of the light-emitting diode between purple and red hues. As the sound volume setting level is changed from zero to the upper limit value, the displaying hue changes in a stepwise manner.

Abstract: Piping support of a gas turbine steam cooled combustor is improved such that even when the piping support is damaged by combustion vibration, dropping of the piping support from the piping is prevented, so as to avoid intrusion of fractions of the piping support into turbine portion. An outer fitting member is fixed to a wall surface of a tail tube by welds. A ring is pinched inside the outer fitting member to be fixed by welds. The ring having an inner diameter slightly larger than an outer diameter of steam piping is fitted around the steam piping to be fixed by welds at three places. The steam piping is fixed to the ring, the ring is fixed to the outer fitting member and the outer fitting member is fixed to the tail tube. Thus, the steam piping is supported to the tail tube and even when the welds are detached by combustion vibration, no case of the outer fitting member dropping from the steam piping occurs.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance apparatus includes a main magnetic field source (12) for providing a magnetic field (B0) along a main field axis. A transmitter (34) and transmit coils (30, 32) excite a nuclei of an object to resonate. The resonating nuclei generate magnetic resonance signals detected by a volume coil (50) including a pair of end rings (70, 72) separated along a coil axis (Y). The end rings (70, 72) are electrically interconnected by a plurality of rungs (74) disposed about the rings. A conductive loop (80) is concentrically disposed between and inductively coupled to the end rings. The loop includes an electrical conductor (82) preferably surrounding the rungs (74), and positioned parallel to the end rings (70, 72). A capacitive element (84), in electrical communication with the conductor (82), is selected or adjusted to tune the loop (80) to signals at a selected frequency.

Abstract: An engine oxygen concentration sensor mounting structure in which an oxygen concentration sensor is mounted in an exhaust pipe connected to an outlet of an exhaust manifold having a plurality of exhaust single pipes. When a straight line is drawn from a detection part of the oxygen concentration sensor positioned within the exhaust pipe so as to be parallel to a section of a centerline of the exhaust pipe closest to the detection part, the straight line passes outside the outlet of the exhaust manifold. This allows the exhaust gases discharged from the exhaust manifold to be sufficiently mixed within the curved exhaust pipe and differences in length of the plurality of the exhaust single pipes to be compensated for. Thus, accurate detection by the oxygen concentration sensor can be secured, even if the lengths of a plurality of exhaust single pipes of the exhaust manifold are nonuniform.

Abstract: A data recording/reproducing apparatus in which speech data and video data can be recorded or reproduced separately from each other, the number of channels of the speech data can be changed or in which plural speech data with different number of channels can co-exist. A random-accessible vide data storage device and a random-accessible speech data storage device are provided separately for separately recording or reproducing video data and speech data. A video data file and a speech data file, obtained on dividing the video data and the speech data into respective plural records and recording the resulting records by the above data storage devices, are managed by a CPU using a file entry stored in a RAM or a file management information storage unit, a video data record entry and a speech data record entry.