Abstract: A rear projection screen 10 comprises a Fresnel lens sheet 11 arranged on the projection side, and a lenticular lens sheet 12 arranged on the observation side. The Fresnel lens sheet 11 has a lenticular lens 11a for vertical diffusion on its light-entering side. The lenticular lens 11a for vertical diffusion contains a plurality of convex lenses which extend horizontally, and these plural convex lenses are arranged with a constant pitch. Further, the diffusion angle of the lenticular lens 11a for vertical diffusion continuously increases, and, at the same time, the direction of diffusion is gradually inclined to the central part side as the distance from the central part toward the edge side on the screen surface increases. The diffusion properties (the angle and direction of diffusion) of the lenticular lens 11a thus continuously vary between the central part and edge of the screen surface.

Abstract: A rear projection screen including a Fresnel lens sheet arranged on the projection side, and a lenticular lens sheet arranged on the observation side. The Fresnel lens sheet has a lenticular lens for vertical diffusion on its light-entering side. The lenticular lens for vertical diffusion containing a plurality of convex lenses that extend horizontally, and these plural convex lenses are arranged with a constant pitch. Further, the diffusion angle of the lenticular lens for vertical diffusion continuously increases, and, at the same time, the direction of diffusion is gradually inclined to the central part as the distance from the central part toward each of the edges on the screen surface increases. The diffusion properties (the angle and direction of diffusion) of the lenticular lens thus continuously vary between the central part and the edges of the screen surface.

Abstract: A water pump is provided on one lower side of a crankcase and connected to a water jacket on the rear surface of the cylinder block through a water hose. The outlet section of the water jacket is connected to the thermostat case near this connecting section. The thermostat valve is a bottom bypass type thermostat valve, directly attached to the rear surface of the cylinder head. The bypass hose is connected to the water pump and passes along the side of a starter motor and passes between the starter motor and a speed sensor. The arrangement of the bypass hose in a bottom bypass type thermostat valve effectively utilizes space.

Abstract: An extruder driving apparatus is provided in which a speed change gear mechanism is disposed in a position allowing the speed change gear mechanism to rotate at a much lower rotational speed, whereby a noise level is reduced and a seizing trouble is more surely avoided. The extruder driving apparatus comprises a main motor; a planetary gear mechanism including a torque input portion driven by the main motor and outputting a driving force after reducing a rotational speed of the main motor; an output distributing gear mechanism for distributing a driving force from an output portion of the planetary gear mechanism to a plurality of rotor drive shafts arranged parallel to each other; coupling units for connecting one ends of the rotor drive shafts to a plurality of rotors disposed on the extruder side; and thrust bearings for supporting the other ends of the rotor drive shafts to bear thrust forces imposed from the rotors.

Abstract: To effectively reduce noise caused by an attachment part of a cam chain guide without increasing a pressing force of a cam chain tensioner more than is necessary. A cam chain guide for slidably guiding a cam chain at a valve gear of a four cycle engine is made of resin. An attachment hole for an attachment bolt is provided at an attachment end section for the crankcase. Side surface projections are provided equally spaced at the periphery of an attachment surface surrounding the attachment hole so as to project from a normal surface. Annular recesses are formed at the peripheries of each of the side surface projections. Furthermore, inner surface projections are provided at the inner peripheral surface of the attachment hole equally spaced about the periphery so as to project in a central direction.

Abstract: A journal wall of an in-line four cylinder engine is provided with an oilway and bolt fastening sections. A center of a breathing hole punched in the journal wall avoids the oilway and the bolt fastening sections by being offset by a predetermined amount with respect to a center of a breathing hole formed in an adjacent journal wall. In this way, it is possible to make the diameter of the breathing hole sufficiently large to alleviate friction loss in the four cylinder engine without making the oilway complicated or shortening the bolt fastening sections.

Abstract: A bulkhead is integrally provided in the water jacket provided within the cylinder head of an in-line type four-cylinder engine in the array direction of each cylinder, a cooling water outlet section is provided on the central section in the longitudinal direction of this water outlet side passage, and an outlet to the main body of the water jacket is provided near the bulkhead opposite to that.

Abstract: A partition is provided integrally with a cam holder. An inlet is provided in this partition. This inlet is located sliding on a rotating surface of cams. A rib is formed integrally with the cam holder makes it difficult for oil to scatter from the cams. The wall of the cam holder and the cylinder head cover are sealed and connected by a gasket, and a breather chamber is formed between them. The breather chamber can be easily formed.

Abstract: A cam holder includes a second air passage. A lower knock pin is positioned in the second air passage and service to position the cam holder on a cylinder head and to connect the second air passage to a first air passage formed in the cylinder head. The second air passage is bent and can be formed by machining from two directions into in the cam holder. The lower knock pin is press-fitted in a first groove around a perimeter of a lower opening of the second air passage. A second groove can be formed around the first groove to accommodate an o-ring. An upper knock pin is press-fitted in a third groove around a perimeter of an upper opening of the second air passage. The upper knock pin serves to position the cam holder on a cylinder head cover and to connect the second air passage to a third air passage formed in the cylinder head cover.

Abstract: A secondary air supply passage joins a reed valve chamber provided on a cylinder head cover and an exhaust gas port. The secondary air supply passage includes three aligned passages formed in a cylinder head, a cam holder and a cylinder head cover. The secondary air supply passage is formed perpendicular to a cylinder head gasket. One end of the secondary air supply passage opens to a secondary exhaust gas air induction part, formed integrally with a core of the exhaust port, during casting of the cylinder head.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus for picking up, aligning, and feeding single sheets from a stack of a plurality of such sheets. The apparatus includes a driving means for the pick up, separator, and sheet feeder having a driving motor with a coupling in the drive path which is capable of providing a delay period between forward and backward rotations of the motor. There is a torque regulator between the coupling and a reverse roller which interrupts the driving force for a predetermined time. The apparatus also includes a control which stops the registration rollers while the single sheet collides with the circumferential surfaces thereof for alignment and, upon reversal of the driving motor, the sheet is fed while the reverse roller first stops for the predetermined time and then rotates in a direction opposite to the direction of feeding. Thus, the single sheets are aligned and double feeding is prevented.

Abstract: A water pump includes a pump body and a pump cover. An impeller is housed in a pump chamber defined by the pump body and pump cover. The impeller is attached to one end of a hollow pump shaft. The pump shaft is engaged with a driving section at its other end. An intermediate part of the pump shaft is supported by a shaft support section, in the form of a cylindrical section, of the pump body. The shaft support section is longer than a diameter of the pump shaft. The shaft support section is lubricated via an oil groove. One end of the shaft support section is brought into contact with a flange of the pump shaft via a washer. The flange is integrally formed on the pump shaft by a beading process.

Abstract: A cylinder head includes a cam holder mating surface and a cylinder mating surface. The cam holder mating surface is non-parallel with respect to the cylinder mating surface. Ignition plug holes are formed in the cylinder head and a cam holder. The plug holes are aligned and have a common extension axis which is perpendicular to the cylinder mating surface and non-perpendicular to the cam holder mating surface. A bolt attaches the cam holder to the cylinder head and extends in a direction which parallels the extension axis of the plug holes, is perpendicular to the cylinder mating surface, and non-perpendicular to the cam holder mating surface.

Abstract: In a knife used in an underwater cutting granulating device for cutting and granulating a fused resin extruded from a die to a water chamber by a cutter rotated in the state where the knife is opposed to the die, the knife of the cutter has a mountain-shaped guide surface for guiding a water flow in the direction of drawing it toward the die, which is formed on the surface opposite to the surface facing the die. In this knife, more specifically, the transition angle B° from the front surface to the back surface and the transition angle D° from the back surface to the rear surface are set so as to be 150°≦(B+D)/2≦180°. The maximum distance A from the cutter surface to the inner surface and the maximum thickness C of the knife are set so as to be C≦1.2A.

Abstract: A tape-loading mechanism of a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus according to the present invention has a tape travel system in which a magnetic tape drawn out of a supply-side tape reel is helically wound around a drum along a lead thereof by tilted guides respectively provided on inlet and outlet sides of the drum and tape guides respectively provided on inlet and outlet sides thereof, passed via a capstan and wound around a takeup side tape reel. A vertical position of the lead of the drum is set equal to that of a lower edge of the tape in a state immediately before the magnetic tape is loaded onto the drum. The magnetic tape is twisted in the middle of the tape travel system in order to cancel difference in tension between upper and lower edges of the magnetic tape when the magnetic tape is loaded onto the drum.

Abstract: A Fresnel lens sheet of a multifocal type is intended to be used in combination with a lenticular lens sheet to construct a rear projection screen for a rear projection television receiver. An annular portion (2) of the Fresnel lens sheet at a distance (R) in a range of 0.05 h to 0.5 h, where h is the height of the Fresnel lens sheet, from the optical center (C) of the Fresnel lens sheet, have the shortest focal length f.sub.min among those of other portions of the Fresnel lens sheet, whereby uniformity in brightness of a screen employing the Fresnel lens sheet can be achieved. Alternatively, a portion where an exit angle (.theta.) of outgoing light ray relative to a normal to the surface of the Fresnel lens sheet is the greatest, lies at a distance (R) in a range of 0.3 h to 0.8 h from the optical center (C) of the Fresnel lens sheet, to obtain the same result.

Abstract: A Fresnel lens sheet (11) used in combination with a lenticular lens sheet (12) to form a rear projection screen of a TV set, has Fresnel lens elements (15) on a front surface thereof. The Fresnel lens elements (15) include a first group of Fresnel lens elements (15a) and a second group of Fresnel lens elements (15b). The first group of lens elements (15a) has a first focal length (f.sub.1) which is greater than a second focal length (f.sub.2) of the second group of lens elements (15b). The first group lens elements (15a) and the second group of lens elements (15b) are disposed alternately. The above configuration provides an increased vertical angular range of a viewing region from which pictures displayed on the rear projection screen can be viewed satisfactorily, as well as an increased luminance of the rear projection screen.

Abstract: A kneaded product of a desired state of kneading is available by causing a material to be kneaded to flow in tip clearances between rotor segments 1b and 1b of screw sets 1 and 1 and an inner wall surface of a chamber 4 while rotating the screw sets 1 and 1 provided to the right and the left of the chamber 4, and imparting a shearing force for dispersion. Each rotor segment 1b has a plurality of kneading blade 7 having different distances between the segment center and the top, so as to achieve a plurality of tip clearances different at least in the circumferential direction when the segment center is aligned with the chamber center.

Abstract: A computer system having a control unit, a rounding circuit, and an ADPCM decoder. The control unit generates ADPCM sound data. The rounding circuits rounds a calculating value of the ADPCM sound data so that the ADPCM decoder reproduces original sound from the rounding value of the ADPCM sound data provided by the rounding circuit.

Abstract: A recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a rack mechanism by which a cassette compartment can be easily removed from a mechanical deck regardless of any position at which reel tables are moved. In a recording and/or reproducing apparatus such as a video cassette recorder in which a space between two reel tables can be moved by a reel table movement mechanism and small and large tape cassettes of different size are selectively mounted on the reel tables, a rack mechanism has a pair of parallel racks which can be relatively moved through a pinion, one rack has an engagement recess formed on one end portion thereof, the other rack has an engagement recess formed on one end portion thereof, the engagement recess being positioned over the one rack and a cassette compartment includes a drive lever which is moved in the height direction in response to the insertion of tape cassettes of different size.