Abstract: The present invention includes a hydraulic source (23), a pressure reducing valve (22) that reduces hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic source (23) so as secondary pressure P to become large in accordance with increase in an extent to which a pusher (25) is pressed in, a negative brake mechanism (10) that releases braking by secondary pressure P from the pressure-reducing valve (22) and causes braking to operate in response to cutting of secondary pressure (P), a brake pedal (24) provided so as to pull out the pusher (25) according to a depression operation, and a spring member (27) that pushes in the pusher (25) so as to release braking performed by the negative brake mechanism (10) when the brake pedal (24) is not operated.

Abstract: A mannequin to be placed in a show window or the like, comprising a body comprising at least a torso (2) and arms (3), a plurality of joints (4, 5, 6) installed at least in the arms and adapted to be operable in a prede- termined direction, a drive section (10) connected to the joints to drive the respective joints, a control section (11) connected to the drive section and capable of optionally controlling the movements of the joints by means of controlling the drive section, and a storage section (12) connected to the control section to store instructions corresponding to predetermined movement pattern for the motion of the body. The control section (11) controls the drive section (10) on the basis of the instructions stored in the storage section (12) so as to ensure that the body moves to follow the movement pattern in accordance with the instructions.

Abstract: To obtain an optical information recording medium which is highly sensitive and excellent in durability against repeated recording and which is excellent in storage stability. An optical information recording medium is employed which comprises a substrate, a recording layer, a sulfur-containing protective layer, an interface layer in contact with the protective layer and a reflective layer in contact with the interface layer and containing Ag as the main component, wherein the interface layer contains Nb and/or Mo as the main component. By providing such an interface layer, the reaction between the reflective layer and the protective layer is effectively suppressed.

Abstract: In an optical recording method used when information is recorded in a phase-change recording layer of a large-capacity rewritable optical recording medium such as a DVD-RW, one block pulse is used as a recording pulse for forming one recording mark when a recording velocity is higher than a recording linear velocity at which the rewritable optical recording medium can be rewritten, whereas a pulse train comprised of a plurality of short pulses is used as the recording pulse for forming one recording pulse when the recording velocity is within recording linear velocities at which the rewritable optical recording medium can be rewritten, whereby high-velocity recording is realized.

Abstract: A RAID controller accesses an access request area on logical volumes distributed and stored on a plurality of physical disks according to a disk access request from a host. The controller has a plurality of management modules which are in-charge of plurality of the redundant groups respectively and issuing a logical format request for each area of said logical volume by referring to a management table for managing progress information of the logical format processing. Each management module has a plurality of the management table for being in-charge of said plurality of redundant groups and a queue for queuing the disk access request. The management module, according to the disk access request, judges whether all the access request areas have been logically formatted referring to the management table.

Abstract: To obtain an optical information recording medium which is highly sensitive and excellent in durability against repeated recording and which is excellent in storage stability. An optical information recording medium is employed which comprises a substrate, a recording layer, a sulfur-containing protective layer, an interface layer in contact with the protective layer and a reflective layer in contact with the interface layer and containing Ag as the main component, wherein the interface layer contains Nb and/or Mo as the main component. By providing such an interface layer, the reaction between the reflective layer and the protective layer is effectively suppressed.

Abstract: The present invention provides CD-RW which makes high velocity recording at a level of at least 24-times velocity possible, rewritable DVD which makes high velocity recording at a level of at least 6-times velocity possible, and a recording method therefor, while maintaining interchangeability with conventional CD-RW standards and rewritable DVD standards.

Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising exposing a silver halide color photographic material and developing the exposed photographic material at 43 to 180° C. to form a color image, wherein at least one light-sensitive layer comprising a silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 8. There is also disclosed a digital image forming process, wherein image recording information of the photographic material which was formed by use of the color image forming method is coverted to digital image information through an image sensor.

Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising exposing a silver halide color photographic material and developing the exposed photographic material at 43 to 180° C. to form a color image, wherein when the photographic material is exposed so that the light-sensitive layer has a transmission density of a minimum density plus 0.1, the light-sensitive layer comprises dye-clouds having an average diameter of 3.0 to 20.0 &mgr;m. There is also disclosed a digital image forming process, wherein image recording information of the photographic material which was formed by use of the color image forming method is converted to digital image information through an image sensor.

Abstract: A storage controller executes logical format to enable host access to a physical disk, where the logical format of a physical disk is executed without waiting for host access. The storage controller comprises a logical format management module having bit map memory for managing progress information on format processing of a logical volume, and a lower layer module which accesses a physical disk according to the request of the management module. The management module judges whether all the access areas have been formatted referring to the bit map memory, requests the disk access to the lower layer module if judged as formatted, while, issues a logical format processing request before the disk access, queues the disk access request to the queue if not formatted, further searches the unformatted area from the bit map memory, and issues a logical format processing request if no disk access request exists in the queue.

Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising exposing a silver halide color photographic material and developing the exposed photographic material at 43 to 180° C. to form a color image, wherein at least one light-sensitive layer comprising a silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having an average aspect ratio of at least 8. There is also disclosed a digital image forming process, wherein image recording information of the photographic material which was formed by use of the color image forming method is coverted to digital image information through an image sensor.

Abstract: A color image forming method is disclosed, comprising exposing a silver halide color photographic material and developing the exposed photographic material at 43 to 180° C. to form a color image, wherein when the photographic material is exposed so that the light-sensitive layer has a transmission density of a minimum density plus 0.1, the light-sensitive layer comprises dye-clouds having an average diameter of 3.0 to 20.0 &mgr;m. There is also disclosed a digital image forming process, wherein image recording information of the photographic material which was formed by use of the color image forming method is converted to digital image information through an image sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for adjustable chirping in-fiber Bragg gratings comprising a straight beam of a longitudinally uniform cross-section, uniformly bent by an external force in a vertical plane including the axis of the beam, and an optical fiber provided with grating of uniform interval, or those having been chirped in advance at a predetermined rate of interval change, extending straight along said vertical plane in the beam when the beam is not loaded with the external force, from the top surface at one end to the bottom surface at the other end of the beam, penetrating on its way the neutral surface of the beam.

Abstract: An engaging groove part 25 is provided at the outer circumferential edge of a rotor 20b of an outer-rotor type motor directly connected to the main shaft 14 of a drum 13, and on the other hand, a drum locking device 21 is provided directly below the shaft. The drum locking device 21 is constructed so that a lock pin moves up and down in response to rotation of a torque motor, and when the lock pin advances and fits into the groove of the engaging groove pan 25, the position of the drum 13 is fixed. Thereby, the stopping position of the drum can be fixed with a simple construction.

Abstract: An image formation process is disclosed, comprising overlapping an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material onto a processing element with an aqueous medium being present between the photographic material and the processing element to perform development, thereby forming an image in the photographic material, wherein the aqueous medium contains at least a color developing agent or a precursor thereof, and the aqueous medium having a viscosity of 10.0 to 15000 cp at 25° C.

Abstract: An image formation process of a silver halide color photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, rising coating a processing solution containing a color loping agent onto the exposed photographic material in a coating section to perform development, while supplying the processing solution to the coating section, wherein the processing solution has a viscosity of 10.1 to 15000 cp at 25° C. and the processing solution being supplied to the coating section at a supplying rate of 0.002 to 2.0 ml/sec.

Abstract: A storage controller executes logical format to enable host access to a physical disk, where the logical format of a physical disk is executed without waiting for host access. The storage controller comprises a logical format management module having bit map memory for managing progress information on format processing of a logical volume, and a lower layer module which accesses a physical disk according to the request of the management module. The management module judges whether all the access areas have been formatted referring to the bit map memory, requests the disk access to the lower layer module if judged as formatted, while, issues a logical format processing request before the disk access, queues the disk access request to the queue if not formatted, further searches the unformatted area from the bit map memory, and issues a logical format processing request if no disk access request exists in the queue.

Abstract: A RAID controller accesses an access request area on logical volumes distributed and stored on a plurality of physical disks according to a disk access request from a host. The controller has a plurality of management modules which are in-charge of plurality of the redundant groups respectively and issuing a logical format request for each area of said logical volume by referring to a management table for managing progress information of the logical format processing. Each management module has a plurality of the management table for being in-charge of said plurality of redundant groups and a queue for queuing the disk access request. The management module, according to the disk access request, judges whether all the access request areas have been logically formatted referring to the management table.

Abstract: A cooling medium and a cooling device for optical equipment using the same, which cooling medium has a refractive index in a specific range, hardly causes the problem to dissolve or swell plastic lens and other component parts, and is flame retardant. The cooling medium comprises a cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon having at least one cross linkage and has a flash point of 120° C. or above and a melting point of −20° C. or below. The space between a pair of transparent optical members of a cooling device for optical equipment, is filled with the cooling medium.

Abstract: An image formation process is disclosed, comprising overlapping an imagewise exposed silver halide photographic material onto a processing element with an aqueous medium being present between the photographic material and the processing element to perform development, thereby forming an image in the photographic material, wherein the aqueous medium contains at least a color developing agent or a precursor thereof, and the aqueous medium having a viscosity of 10.0 to 15000 cp at 25° C.