Abstract: An information record medium (1: DVD) having a record track (1a) recorded with at least video information is to be reproduced by a reproducing apparatus (S2), which has a read device (80) and reproduces at least video information while relatively moving the read device along the record track. In the information record medium, at least video information and control information (41: NAVI-PACK, 50: PCI, 51: DSI) comprising access information to access the video information are recorded on the record track such that the video and control informations are divided into a plurality of first data groups (30: VOBU), each of which is a unit able to be accessed by the reproducing apparatus and each of which comprises the video and control informations.

Abstract: Preformatted areas in at least the most distal recording layer from an object lens among a plurality of recording layers in an optical disc include guard areas at both ends of the respective recording layer in the tracing direction. No data is recorded on the guard areas.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to prevent dazzlement from being caused by beams of light directly emitted from a light source, without requiring any bulky component member. A vehicular headlamp 1 comprises a light source 7, a reflector 6, a cut-line forming shade 9 for forming a cut line, and a condenser lens 8. The cut-line forming shade cuts off some beams of light emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflector and forms shaped beams of light. The condenser lens projects the shaped beams of light forwards and radiates them according to a light distribution pattern. An opening is formed between the condenser lens and the reflector. A dazzling-light cutting shade 15 for cutting off beams of light emitted toward a region above the light distribution pattern is disposed between the light source and the opening.

Abstract: A headlamp has a light chamber defined by a lamp body and a front cover. The headlamp houses a projection-type light source unit which integrates a reflector, a light source disposed in the vicinity of a first focal point of the reflector, a convex lens disposed in the front of the reflector via a lens holder, and an extension disposed so as to surround the light source unit U. The lens holder is provided with an upper opening portion. The extension extends to the rear of the upper opening portion. During the daytime when the light source is not lit, incoming light enters the interior of the light source unit via the upper opening portion, without being shielded by the extension.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp including a reflector and a light-source bulb installed in the reflector so that the bulb supporting portion of the light-source bulb is slid and fitted on the inner peripheral surface of an annular wall formed in the rear end of the reflector in a cylindrical shape. A plurality of notches are formed through the annular cylindrical wall so as to be positioned in front of the bulb supporting portion of the light-source bulb, thus allowing the heat inside the reflector to escape to the outside through the notches and avoiding the reflector from being heated to a high temperature.

Abstract: A bill counting machine includes a bill setting section, a bill take-out means for taking out bills from the bill setting section one by one into a main body of the bill counting machine, a bill conveyor for conveying the bills in a bill conveying passage, a sensor device for detecting optical properties and/or magnetic properties of each bill and producing detection data of the bill, a reference data memory for storing reference data of bills, a discriminator for comparing the detection data of the bill produced by the sensor device with the reference data of bills, thereby discriminating whether or not the bill is acceptable, the denomination of the bill and whether bills are being conveyed by the bill conveying means one by one and counting bills to be counted, and a bill stacking section, the bill counting machine further including a stopper locatable at a projecting position in the bill conveying passage downstream of the sensor device, the discriminator being constituted so as not to count a bill discri

Abstract: A vehicular lamp having a projection-type light source unit installed in its lamp chamber. The projection-type light source unit includes a reflector that has a light source and a cylindrical lens holder that is disposed on the front end of the reflector and is provided with a convex lens at its front end so that the peripheral portion of the convex lens is fixed to the front edge of the lens holder by a lens fixture. The lens holder has, on the inner or interior side of the front edge, a lens engaging portion so that the peripheral portion of the convex lens is engaged with this lens engaging portion from behind, and the convex lens is securely held at its peripheral portion on the lens engaging portion by the lens fixture (a lens fitting, a fastening screw, a boss having a screw hole) provided inside the lens holder.

Abstract: An information record medium (1) is provided with: an audio information recording area on which a plurality of audio information (210) which are different in recording method are recorded; and a control information recording area on which control information (211) required to reproduce the plurality of audio information recorded on the audio information recording area is recorded. The control information recorded on the control information recording area includes identification information indicating that the plurality of audio information are same in content and different in recording method with each other. The control information may include a plurality of first division information for identifying first division units (260) respectively so as to divide each of the plurality of audio information recorded on the audio information recording area by the first division units respectively.

Abstract: An optical disk loading apparatus (1) for unloading a case (10) from a case stacking device (3) where a plurality of cases (10) are stacked with each case (10) closed and placed upstandingly, transferring the case (10) via a conveyor (2) and loading optical disks (D1, D2) into the case (10). The optical disk loading apparatus (1) includes a case unloading and inverting device (4) that unloads a case (10) from a case supplying conveyor (30) of the case stacking device (3) and inverts the case (10) 90 degrees upstandingly, a case opening device (5) that opens the inverted case (10) to a flat state at its inverted position, and optical disk loading devices (6, 6′) that load optical disks (D1, D2) into the opened case (10). Since the case opening device (5) can be placed at a position in the vicinity of an upstream end of the conveyor (2), the whole length of the conveyor (2) is shortened, thereby shortening the whole length (L) of the optical disk loading apparatus (1).

Abstract: To enable a card of a predetermined size to be adequately stored in an article storage box so as to be capable of easily being inserted and withdrawn, and to enable the internal space of the article storage box to be suitably partitioned by a partitioning plate instead of the above-described card. The inner wall of the article storage box to be mounted on a vehicle is formed with grooves in which a card of a predetermined size can be inserted so as to be capable of being inserted and withdrawn, and the internal space of the article storage box is partitioned by at least a part of the card in a state of being inserted into the grooves.

Abstract: Preformatted areas in at least the most distal recording layer from an object lens among a plurality of recording layers in an optical disc include guard areas at both ends of the respective recording layer in the tracing direction. No data is recorded on the guard areas. The guard area length GL is determined to satisfy the following formula: GL≧YL+T×(NA/n)/[1−(NA/n)2]1/2 where YL is a maximum allowable value of position deviation between the preformatted areas in the most distal recording layer and in another recording layer in the tracing direction; NA is the numerical aperture of the object lens; T is a distance between the most distal and the another recording layer; and “n” is an refraction index of a medium between the most distal and the another recording layers.

Abstract: An information reproducing apparatus has a read device, is capable of reproducing sub picture information and is also capable of performing a highlight display of the sub picture information. In an information record medium to be reproduced by this reproducing apparatus, at least the sub picture information and reproduction control information to control a reproduction of the sub picture information are recorded on the record track such that the sub picture. information and the reproduction control information are divided into a plurality of groups. Each of the groups is a predetermined unit able to be accessed by the information reproducing apparatus, and has a sub picture pack in which the sub picture information is contained and a control pack in which the reproduction control information is contained.

Abstract: An information record medium (1: DVD) has a record track (1a) to be reproduced by an information reproducing apparatus (S2). The information reproducing apparatus is provided with a read device (80) and reproduces audio information by a predetermined audio frame unit while relatively moving the read device along the record track recorded with at least the audio information by the audio frame unit. A plurality of audio packets (43, 202) are arranged along the record track, in each of which audio information pieces (207) constructing the audio information sampled by a predetermined sampling frequency and audio control information (203) for controlling a reproduction of the audio information pieces by the information reproducing apparatus are respectively recorded.

Abstract: An information storage medium includes: a plurality of unit audio information to be reproduced independently of each other; aggregate audio information each including one or more of the unit audio information; unit attribute information indicating attributes of the unit audio information included in the aggregate audio information; and aggregate attribute information including the unit attribute information corresponding to the aggregate audio information recorded on the storage medium. By referring to the aggregate attribute information, the attributes of all the unit audio information may be readily and quickly obtained.

Abstract: An information record medium (1: DVD) has a record track (1a) to be reproduced by an information reproducing apparatus (S2). The information reproducing apparatus is provided with a read device (80) and reproduces audio information by a predetermined audio frame unlit while relatively moving the read device along the record track recorded with at least the audio information by the audio frame unit. A plurality of audio packets (43, 202) are arranged along the record track in each of which audio information pieces (207) constructing the audio information sampled by a predetermined sampling frequency and audio control information (203) for controlling a reproduction of the audio information pieces by the information reproducing apparatus are respectively recorded.

Abstract: An information record medium (1) is provided with: an audio information recording area on which a plurality of audio information (210) which are different in recording method are recorded; and a control information recording area on which control information (211) required to reproduce the plurality of audio information recorded on the audio information recording area is recorded. The control information recorded on the control information recording area includes identification information indicating that the plurality of audio information are same in content and different in recording method with each other. The control information may include a plurality of first division information for identifying first division units (260) respectively so as to divide each of the plurality of audio information recorded on the audio information recording area by the first division units respectively.

Abstract: On an information recording medium such as a DVD, record information comprising information units, each including partial audio information obtained by dividing compressed audio information obtained by applying a variable length compression onto raw audio information, is recorded. The information unit includes header information and lead data which is the compressed audio information positioned at a lead of one or a plurality of the partial audio information.

Abstract: An information recording medium has: a plurality of audio information which are independent of each other; and a plurality of reproducing control information to be used for reproducing the audio information. Each of the plurality of reproducing control information is assigned to any one of the plurality of audio information. The reproducing control information includes double reproducing control information. The double reproducing control information is assigned to one of the plurality of audio information to which different one of the plurality of reproducing control information has been assigned.

Abstract: On an information recording medium such as a DVD audio, record information is recorded. The record information comprises a plurality of information units each including header information and divided-compressed audio information obtained by dividing compressed audio information so as to include one or a plurality of lead data positioned at a lead of compressed partial audio information. The compressed partial audio information is generated by variable-length-compressing partial audio information obtained by dividing raw audio information and by multiplexing it with compression control information. The compressed audio information is generated by arranging the compressed partial audio information in an order of reproduction. The compression control information includes first control information to control an inputting and outputting operation of the compressed partial audio information with respect to a first buffer, which is used when reproducing the compressed audio information.

Abstract: An information reproducing apparatus has a read device, is capable of reproducing sub picture information and is also capable of performing a highlight display of the sub picture information. In an information record medium to be reproduced by this reproducing apparatus, at least the sub picture information and reproduction control information to control a reproduction of the sub picture information are recorded on the record track such that the sub picture information and the reproduction control information are divided into a plurality of groups. Each of the groups is a predetermined unit able to be accessed by the information reproducing apparatus, and has a sub picture pack in which the sub picture information is contained and a control pack in which the reproduction control information is contained.