Abstract: A grommet for installing a wire harness into a penetration hole provided on a car body panel of an automobile. The grommet includes a resin inner sleeve that is firmly stored in an enlarged tubular portion of a grommet main body made of an elastomer. The grommet main body includes the enlarged tubular portion at one end of a small diameter tubular portion through which electric wires can be inserted. A fixation locking hook protrudes from a peripheral wall of the inner sleeve and projects past an edge opening of the enlarged tubular portion. A movable locking hook is arranged on another side of the peripheral wall. The movable locking hook includes a movable piece that is located between two side grooves formed in the peripheral wall. A pair of rectifying ribs protrudes past the movable locking hook. Each rectifying rib has an edge portion that is formed at an acute angle and that is inclined towards an inside.

Abstract: A grommet is provided with a circumferential channel around its outer surface serving to hold an automobile body panel, thereby forming a circumferential channel base and first and second channel walls extending outwardly therefrom. The circumferential channel also forms corresponding first and second circumferential edges at respective outermost portions of the first and second channel walls. Further, the first circumferential edge extends farther outwardly than the second circumferential edge in a radial direction of the grommet, and has a flat edge in the same direction so as to hold the car's body panel. The first and second walls become closer as they extend from the channel base, such that the first circumferential edge overlaps the second circumferential edge in a longitudinal direction of the grommet.

Abstract: A grommet for installing a wire harness into a penetration hole provided on a car body panel of an automobile. The grommet includes a resin inner sleeve that is firmly stored in an enlarged tubular portion of a grommet main body made of an elastomer. The grommet main body includes the enlarged tubular portion at one end of a small diameter tubular portion through which electric wires can be inserted. A fixation locking hook protrudes from a peripheral wall of the inner sleeve and projects past an edge opening of the enlarged tubular portion. A movable locking hook is arranged on another side of the peripheral wall. The movable locking hook includes a movable piece that is located between two side grooves formed in the peripheral wall. A pair of rectifying ribs protrudes past the movable locking hook. Each rectifying rib has an edge portion that is formed at an acute angle and that is inclined towards an inside.

Abstract: A flash device is provided which causes a plurality of light emitting elements to emit desired white strobe light independent of possible uneven brightnesses of light being emitted by light emitting used. Red, green and blue light emitting elements are driven to emit corresponding colored rays of light to thereby provide white strobe light. Percentages of respective total light emission times of the light emitting elements are determined depending on the percentage data of light being emitted by those light emitting elements and stored in memory.

Abstract: A grommet having a resin inner sleeve which is adapted to receive a connector that is installed on a wire harness. The grommet is insertable into a penetration hole of a car body panel of an automobile. The inner sleeve includes a car body hooking hook that is arranged on an outer face of a peripheral wall. The inner sleeve is stored and fixed in an enlarged tubular portion and includes a peripheral wall having a bottom face. A grommet main body is made of an elastomer and includes the enlarged tubular portion located at one end of a small diameter tubular portion which is adapted to receive electric wires. A connector is fixable in the inner sleeve by locking and includes a terminal insertion face. The bottom face of the peripheral wall abuts on a bottom wall of the enlarged tubular portion. A large space is provided between the terminal insertion face of the connector and the bottom wall of the enlarged tubular portion.

Abstract: An anti-noise grommet includes an inner cylindrical member and an outer cylindrical member. The outer cylindrical member includes a round leg portion extending from one end thereof, a flared oval portion extending sequentially from the round leg portion and an oval flange portion further extending sequentially from the flared oval portion. The flared oval portion and oval flange portion are divided by a peripheral slot. The anti-noise grommet further includes an oval ring portion linking the oval flange portion of the outer cylindrical member to the inner cylindrical member. The oval ring portion includes stretched oval sections and arched oval sections. Each of the stretched oval sections of the oval ring portion includes a central zone extending from the inner cylindrical member to the outer cylindrical member, and this central zone is made thicker than the remaining area.

Abstract: A grommet configured to be installed on a wire harness and to be inserted in a penetration hole of a car body panel of an automobile, the grommet includes an inner sleeve made of a resin configured to store therein a connector, a grommet main body made of an elastomer and having an enlarged tubular portion and a small diameter tubular portion configured to receive electrical wires. The inner sleeve protrudes from the large diameter tubular portion and includes a peripheral wall having four corners and locking hooks configured to be inserted into the penetration hole. One locking hook is located on an outer face of one side of a rectangular or near-squared shaped frame. Another locking hook is located on an outer face of an opposite side of the rectangular or near-squared shaped frame. At least one of the four corners of the peripheral wall is notched.

Abstract: A grommet for installing a wire harness into a penetration hole of a car body panel of an automobile. The grommet includes an inner sleeve made of a resin that is configured to store and lock a connector. The inner sleeve is firmly stored in an enlarged tubular portion. A grommet main body is made of an elastomer and includes the enlarged tubular portion located at one end of a small diameter tubular portion through which electric wires of the wire harness may pass. A fixation locking hook for fastening the grommet to the car body panel is provided. The fixation locking hook protrudes from an outer face of one side of a peripheral wall of the inner sleeve. A movable locking hook is arranged on another side of the peripheral wall of the inner sleeve. The movable locking hook is arranged on a movable piece and is located between two side grooves arranged in the peripheral wall.

Abstract: A one-motion grommet (10) has opposite front and rear small-diameter tubes (11, 12) and a widened tube (13) therebetween. The front small diameter tube (11) is dimensioned to pass into a through hole (9) in a body panel (8). A cut-away portion (15) extends forward from the rear end of the widened tube (13). The widened tube (13) is branched into an outer tube (13c) and an inner tube (13d) that is continuous with the second small-diameter tube (12). Front and rear walls (16a; 16b) project from the outer circumferential surface of a portion of the outer tube (13c) located more backward than the forward end of the cut-away portion (15) and are opposed to each other to form a body locking recess (16). The front end of the cut-away portion (15) is located more radially inward than the base end of the front wall (16a), and an opening side of the cut-away portion (15) is located radially inwardly of the rear wall (16b).

Abstract: An electro discharge machining apparatus comprises a first holder for holding a workpiece to be subjected to electro discharge machining, an electrode provided opposing the workpiece held by the first holder, a capacitor for supplying electric charge to the electrode and the workpiece so as to generate pulse electro discharge between the workpiece and the electrode, a power source for applying a voltage to the capacitor, a switching element provided between the capacitor, and at least one of the electrode, the workpiece and the power source, a switch controller for controlling on and off of the switching element, a current detecting element for detecting a current flowing between the workpiece and the electrode, and a control unit for, based on the current detected by the current detecting element, judging whether or not a short circuit occurs between the workpiece and the electrode.

Abstract: A one-motion grommet (10) has opposite front and rear small-diameter tubes (11, 12) and a widened tube (13) therebetween. The front small diameter tube (11) is dimensioned to pass into a through hole (9) in a body panel (8). A cut-away portion (15) extends forward from the rear end of the widened tube (13). The widened tube (13) is branched into an outer tube (13c) and an inner tube (13d) that is continuous with the second small-diameter tube (12). Front and rear walls (16a; 16b) project from the outer circumferential surface of a portion of the outer tube (13c) located more backward than the forward end of the cut-away portion (15) and are opposed to each other to form a body locking recess (16). The front end of the cut-away portion (15) is located more radially inward than the base end of the front wall (16a), and an opening side of the cutaway portion (15) is located radially inwardly of the rear wall (16b).

Abstract: An anti-noise grommet includes an inner cylindrical member and an outer cylindrical member. The outer cylindrical member includes a round leg portion extending from one end thereof, a flared oval portion extending sequentially from the round leg portion and an oval flange portion further extending sequentially from the flared oval portion. The flared oval portion and oval flange portion are divided by a peripheral slot. The anti-noise grommet further includes an oval ring portion linking the oval flange portion of the outer cylindrical member to the inner cylindrical member. The oval ring portion includes stretched oval sections and arched oval sections. Each of the stretched oval sections of the oval ring portion includes a central zone extending from the inner cylindrical member to the outer cylindrical member, and this central zone is made thicker than the remaining area.

Abstract: A grommet is provided with a circumferential channel around its outer surface serving to hold an automobile body panel, thereby forming a circumferential channel base and first and second channel walls extending outwardly therefrom. The circumferential channel also forms corresponding first and second circumferential edges at respective outermost portions of the first and second channel walls. Further, the first circumferential edge extends farther outwardly than the second circumferential edge in a radial direction of the grommet, and has a flat edge in the same direction so as to hold the car's body panel. The first and second walls become closer as they extend from the channel base, such that the first circumferential edge overlaps the second circumferential edge in a longitudinal direction of the grommet.

Abstract: An FM broadcasting station (5) broadcasts paging ID by multiplexing it on FM broadcasting radio waves in a subframe period assigned in advance to an FM radio receiver 1b (to 1d) to be paged, and broadcasts, as program data, message data directed to the FM radio receiver 1b (to 1d) to be paged. The FM radio receiver 1b (to 1d) repeatedly and intermittently receives the paging ID broadcasted from the FM broadcasting station (5), in the subframe period assigned to itself in advance. When the received paging ID is its paging ID, the FM radio receiver 1b (to 1d) generates an alarm. Thereafter, a user selects a program on which the message data directed to the FM radio receiver 1b (to 1d) to be paged is broadcasted, and views the message data which is the program data displayed, thereby obtaining the message data directed to the FM radio receiver 1b (to 1d).

Abstract: An upper face of a female connector housing 10 has arc-shaped ribs 15 to support contact members 25 of a pivotable lever 20. If the operating force applied to the lever 20 is large the tendency for the lever 20 to bend towards the connector housing 10 is resisted. Engagement of cam tracks 24 with protrusions of a corresponding connector housing is thereby assured.

Abstract: The posterior end of a connector housing 11 has contact supporting members 17 formed thereon, their posterior faces forming arc-shaped guiding faces 17a formed so as to correspond to the path of a bendable lock 23 provided on a pivoting operating member 22. When the lever 20 is latched, the bending of the operating member 22 is prevented due to the guiding faces 17a. As a result there is no possibility of the operating member 22 bending due to an unintentional external force, and thereby releasing the lock 23.

Abstract: Upon receiving an FM multiplex broadcasting wave carrying audible information and supplemental visible information, an FM radio receiver equipped with a display unit audibly outputs the audible information and displays the supplemental visible information on the display unit. When the FM radio receiver receives the supplemental visible information while the receiver is not in a reproduction mode, the received supplemental visible information is stored in a reproduction buffer. When the FM radio receiver is set to the reproduction mode, the supplemental visible information stored in the reproduction buffer is displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: In a latching member of a molded component, a facing face (19A) of a release member (19) located at an anterior end of a resilient latching member (17) is made parallel to a stopping face (18B) of a protrusion (18). By doing this, the moulding of the stopping face (18B) is carried out by a mould part (20C) whose mould opening direction is parallel to the stopping face (18B) and the facing face (19A), thus obviating the need to leave a mould removing hole in the release member (19).

Abstract: The present invention is characterized by coating a seed with from 0.1 to 25% by weight of a powder (A) composed of one or both of montmorillonite and bentonite and having an average particle diameter of 30 .mu.m or less and from 99.9 to 75% by weight of a powder (B) composed of a material other than montmorillonite and bentonite and having an average particle diameter of at least 10 .mu.m and at most 30 .mu.m using a polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution having an aqueous solution viscosity at 25.degree. C. of 50 mPa.multidot.s or less as a binder. Consequently, a coated seed obtained by coating a seed, especially a light-favoured seed, easily absorbs water in sowing and is easily cracked in absorbing water. Further, the easy cracking thereof remains unchanged with the course of time. In the coating, formation of by-product seedless spherical pellets is little observed.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing, a terminal mounted within a cavity in the housing, and play-eliminating means for substantially preventing movement of the terminal within the cavity in a direction other than that along which the terminal is inserted into the cavity. The terminal is constituted by a connector member for electrical connection to a complementary terminal, and a wire-connection member for connection to an electrical wire. The wire-connection member has a smaller transverse cross-section than the connector member. The play-eliminating means is constituted by support means positioned in space between the outer periphery of the wire-connection member and the inner periphery of the cavity.