Abstract: This invention relates to a cathode composite for use in a primary battery and a secondary battery. In order to uniformly disperse a positive active material and a conductive agent in the cathode composite, wherein the cathode composite comprises a polar organic molecule, a chalcogen containing positive active compound, a conductive agent and a diluent, wherein the polar organic molecule has at least one acid structure based on phosphoric acid, sulfonic acid, boric acid, carboxylic acid or sulfuric acid and functions as a dispersant.

Abstract: A zoom lens device has a helical movement barrel and a drive ring mounted in a fixed barrel to be rotatable about an optical axis. The helical movement barrel holds front and rear lens groups therein. The drive ring is rotated by a motor through gears. The drive ring is coupled to a helical movement barrel with a clearance in the circumferential direction, so the drive ring can rotate relative to the helical movement barrel within an angle defined by the clearance. While the drive ring rotates relative to the helical movement barrel, the rotational movement of the drive ring causes a cam barrel to move along the optical axis relative to the helical movement barrel. The axial movement of the cam barrel causes the rear lens group to move along the optical axis. When the drive ring is rotated beyond the angle defined by the clearance, the rotational movement of the drive ring causes the helical movement barrel to rotate together with the cam barrel.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for corrugating the output of a reproduction device such as a photocopier includes a guiding arm for guiding an image carrying medium in a predetermined path towards a destination output bin and a projection for corrugating the image carrying medium as it is being guided by the guiding arm. The current corrugation device is suitable for a multiple tray sorter unit since it does not require additional corrugation members.

Abstract: Each of a detection sample object and a non-detection sample object is illuminated with S-polarization light, for instance. S-polarization light and P-polarization light reflected from each sample object are detected by different photodetecting elements. Glossiness values and light quantities of the detection and non-detection sample objects are judged based on detection outputs of the photodetecting elements, and a glossiness difference and a light quantity difference are calculated. An evaluation function having at least one of the glossiness and the light quantity as a variable is determined by using the glossiness difference and the light quantity difference. Thresholds for object discrimination are calculated based on evaluation function values of the detection and non-detection sample objects.

Abstract: Valve seat-bonding area structures of a cylinder head unit, wherein a valve seat made of a metal different from and harder than that of the cylinder head unit is bonded to a circumference of a valve opening of the cylinder head unit, which structures are characterized in that a second tapered guide surface, which has an open angle larger than that of a first tapered guide surface with respect to an axis of a valve shaft, is formed outward of the first tapered guide surface in order to prevent pitting and cracking of the surfaces during grinding and improve the gas-interchanging efficiency.

Abstract: In a heat history initializing step, a heat treatment in performed in an atmosphere including at least one of hydrogen, helium, and argon while the temperature is increased in a range of 700.degree. C. to 1,000.degree. C. at a rate of 15.degree.-1,000.degree. C./min. In a controlled nuclei growing step, a heat treatment is performed in the above atmosphere while the temperature is kept constant in a range of 850.degree. C. to 980.degree. C. for 0.5-60 minutes.

Abstract: A device for protecting a secondary battery from overcharge and overdischarge has two switches and two diodes respectively connected in parallel with the switches. Each diode is conductive in the same direction as a parasitic diode included in the associated switch. When one of the switches is turned off, a current flows through the diode connected to the switch prior to the parasitic diode of the switch. This prevents a current from flowing through the switch in the opposite direction. The switches are, therefore, free from deterioration and damage and allow the protection device to surely operate without being damaged. Alternatively, a charge path and a discharge path may be connected in parallel with each other, and each may have a serial connection of a switch and a diode opposite in direction to a parasitic diode included in the switch.

Abstract: A toner image processing apparatus performs a printing operation and a cleaning operation. A toner-attracting electrode includes first and second electrodes disposed closer to the charged surface of a photosensitive drum and outside of a path through which the light from the exposing device illuminates the charged surface. During the toner attracting operation, a toner-recovering device causes the toner-attracting electrode to attract the toner particles floating in the air surrounding the exposing device, and reversely charged toner particles and residual toner particles left on the photosensitive drum after the toner image is transferred to the print medium. During the toner-releasing operation, the toner-recovering device causes the toner-attracting electrode to release the attracted toner particles to the photosensitive drum. The toner-attracting operation is performed during the printing operation and the toner-releasing operation is performed during the cleaning operation.

Abstract: A cleaning structure for an out-of-liquid conveying portion whose object is to facilitate detachment and attachment of a cleaning nozzle unit from and to a crossover rack, and to hold cleaning nozzles in predetermined positions suitable for the out-of-liquid conveying portion in a state in which the cleaning nozzle unit has been mounted to the crossover rack. In order to mount the cleaning nozzle unit to the crossover rack, the cleaning nozzles are made to penetrate through through-holes defined in one of side walls of the crossover rack. In this state, an interlocking member is elastically flexed so as to be inserted into an interlocking hole. After completion of its insertion of the interlocking member, a hook is brought into engagement with an upper edge of the interlocking hole by elastic recovery of the interlocking member. As a result, a case can be mounted to the side wall.

Abstract: A photomultiplier is constituted by a photocathode and an electron multiplier having a typical structure in which a dynode unit having a plurality of dynode plates stacked in an incident direction of photoelectrons, an anode plate, and an inverting dynode plate are sequentially stacked. Through holes for injecting a metal vapor are formed in the inverting dynode plate to form secondary electron emitting layers on the surfaces of dynodes supported by the dynode plates, and the photocathode. With this structure, the secondary electron emitting layers are uniformly formed on the surfaces of the dynodes. Therefore, variations in output signals obtained from anodes can be reduced regardless of the positions of the photocathode.

Abstract: Exhaust gas from combustion equipment such as a boiler is brought into contact with an absorbing liquid to absorb sulfur oxide from the exhaust gas into the absorbing liquid. Limestone particles having larger diameters are selectively retained in a zone wherein the absorbing liquid that has absorbed the sulfur oxide from the exhaust gas is neutralized. The absorbing liquid containing water and the gypsum thereby formed, as main constituents, are selectively drained from the neutralizing zone and recycled for renewed contact with the exhaust gas. Because of the possibility of a large decrease of desulfurizing performance due to a variation in the load on the boiler, etc., at least one of the following is monitored: pressure drop across the neutralizing zone, torque of a stirring device, solids concentration in the absorbing liquid, specific gravity of the absorbing liquid and viscosity of the absorbing liquid. Responsive to the monitored parameters outlet SO.sub.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system, a mobile communication switching center includes a communication restriction control section for calculating a communication channel usage from the traffic volume of communication channels, comparing the usage with first and second thresholds, and designating communication restriction on the basis of the comparison result, and a base station control section for creating first notification information indicating communication restriction on only the roaming mobile station or second notification information indicating communication restriction on all the mobile stations on the basis of an instruction from the communication restriction control section depending on whether it is determined that the calculated communication channel usage is higher than the first threshold but is not higher than the second threshold, or exceeds the second threshold, and transmitting control information including the pieces of first and second notification information to each of the mobile stations

Abstract: An ink-jet recording head has ejection outlets formed by treating a face of a plate for the ejection outlets with a water-repellent and irradiating the plate with a laser beam from the backside of the plate. The head is provided with a sealing member for sealing the ejection outlets. The water-repellent has a hardness of higher than the pencil hardness 6B at room temperature. A decomposition product layer is formed on the layer of the water repellent at peripheral portions of the ejection outlets.

Abstract: Provided is a heat storage material composition comprising at least one sugar alcohol selected from erythritol, mannitol and galactitol, and a salt which is sparingly soluble in the sugar alcohol. The heat storage material composition of the present invention can stably be used for a long period of time since the crystallization temperature is not decreased even if heat absorption and heat radiation are repeated.

Abstract: A windscreen support structure for a motorcycle includes a windscreen bracket having a first end and a distal end, the first end is connected to a portion of a frame of a motorcycle. A first windscreen plate is affixed to the distal end of the windscreen bracket, the first windscreen plate extends in a traverse direction relative to the windscreen bracket and includes first and second support projections displaced relative to each other and being substantially orthogonally mounted relative to the first windscreen plate. A second windscreen plate is secured to the first windscreen plate for mounting a windscreen therebetween. The second windscreen plate extends in a traverse direction relative to the windscreen bracket and includes first and second support projections displaced relative to each other and being aligned relative to the first windscreen plate. Connecting members are provided for securing the first and second windscreen plates relative to each other for mounting a windscreen therebetween.

Abstract: A number of embodiments of twin overhead cam shaft reciprocating machines having a plurality of poppet valves. A variable valve timing mechanism is interposed between the cam shafts and respective of the poppet valves for varying their lift and for changing the number of effective poppet valves per cylinder. The lift changing mechanism includes means for shifting at least one rocker arm follower and provides a relatively compact yet highly efficient structure for achieving this purpose.

Abstract: A soft magnetic film having a high saturation magnetic flux density and superior soft magnetic properties and capable of maintaining superior soft magnetic properties when worked to a magnetic head. The magnetic film is represented by the general formula of Fe.sub.x M.sub.y L.sub.z J.sub.u Q.sub.w, wherein M denotes at least one selected from the group of Ru, Cr, Ti, Mo, W and Rh, L denotes at least one selected from the group of Y, Hf, Zr, Ta and Nb, J denotes at least one of Al and Ga, Q denotes at least one of Si and Ge and x, y, z, u and w denote the proportions of respective atoms in atom %, and wherein the composition is given by 68.ltoreq.x<80, 3.ltoreq.y<12, 3<z<5, 0.ltoreq.u<10 and 10<w<25. The soft magnetic film is formed on non-magnetic or magnetic ceramics and worked into a magnetic head.

Abstract: A sunroof control circuit for controlling a sunroof lid in a sliding and a tilting mode, which comprises an electric motor, a first and a second motor driving circuit for driving the electric motor in the forward and reverse direction, a position detecting switch provided with a contactor, and an arc-shaped first and a second contact plate disposed on a circle with the same radius, a switch means for generating signals to actuate the sunroof lid in respective directions, a first, a second and a third prohibition circuit for prohibiting or permitting signals to be supplied to the respective motor driving circuits in accordance with the position of the sunroof lid detected through the position detecting switch, and a motor-lock detecting circuit for detecting the motor to be locked and stopping current supply to the motor according to the detection of the motor locking.

Abstract: A rotor (10) includes a plurality of permanent magnets (14) disposed substantially equidistantly round a shaft (12) and a plurality of laminated core members (16) each being disposed between the permanent magnets (14) and forming a magnetic pole. The laminated core embers (16) are formed by laminating and bonding a large number of thin magnetic plate cores (26) and integral type thin cores. The integral type thin core (26) includes a plurality of thin core portions having the same shape and connecting portions (46) for connecting mutually the adjacent thin core portions. When a large number of thin cores (26) and integral type thin cores are integrally joined by a press work, each laminated core member (16) is mutually interconnected between the adjacent laminated core members (16) with a relative arrangement at the time of completion of assembly having installation spaces of permanent magnets (14), and an integrated type laminate rotor core (48) is formed.

Abstract: A transparent, smooth and cross-linked polyurethane resin sheet prepared from a reaction-curable composition which comprises a high molecular weight polyol mixture (A) comprising a polyester polyol and/or a polycarbonate polyol, as its main components, and containing a diol and a trivalent or higher valent polyol, the average hydroxyl value of the mixture being from 40 to 120, and the equivalent ratio of (the trivalent or higher valent polyol)/(the diol) being from 0.1 to 0.8, a substantially bivalent chain extender (B) in an amount of from 1.9 to 6.0 equivalents per equivalent of the polyol mixture (A), and a substantially bivalent alicyclic or aliphatic polyisocyanate compound (C) in an amount of from 0.8 to 1.2 equivalents per equivalent of the sum of the polyol mixture (A) and the chain extender (B), as its main components.