Abstract: A manufacturing method is provided that produces a tubular metallic shell for spark plugs. The metallic shell has a tapered part in the outer periphery to provide a seal. The tapered part can be formed into a desired shape by cold forging operation. A first processed part has a first tapered part with a tapering angle A formed in the first processing step. In the second processing step, the first tapered part is transformed into a second tapered part having a tapering angle B. This is accomplished by utilizing a stepped inner cavity with a second molding die with a tapered bearing surface having a tapering angle B which is greater than the tapering angle A. In the third processing step, the second tapered part is transformed into a third tapered part with a tapering angle C. This is accomplished by utilizing a stepped inner cavity with a third molding die with a tapered bearing surface having a tapering angle C which is smaller than the tapering angle B.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hollow fiber, which includes:

Abstract: A three-dimensional object is produced by sequentially laminating a plurality of layers. The method includes setting a plurality of coordinate points at a predetermined interval on a profile of a model section corresponding to a layer to be formed, obtaining information regarding distances between a plurality of the coordinate points, and scanning a photo-curing resin solution with light from a light source, in correspondence with a direction of a straight line passing through mated coordinate points giving a distance shorter than a maximum value among the distances between a plurality of the coordinate points.

Abstract: A flywheel power source device for converting electric energy into kinetic energy and for storing the kinetic energy by rotating a flywheel of which rotary shaft is rotatably supported by a bearing mounted in a casing at high speed, wherein the kinetic energy is reconverted into electric energy when necessary; the flywheel power source device is provided with a rotational fulcrum at a bottom of the rotary shaft and a center of gravity of the flywheel being positioned on a line of action of a resultant force of magnetic attractive forces acting on the flywheel.

Abstract: Each processing unit 110a to 110d has an individual cache memory 100a to 100d. When the cache memories read an instruction from a main storage 5, an instruction field is distributed to the cache memories. Each cache memory is controlled by a common control circuit 20. A compiler operates to schedule the processes so as to focus the processes to be executed on a specific processing unit. According to the scheduled processes, the volumes of the cache memories 100a to 100d are specified according to each execution ratio of the corresponding processing units to the cache memories. In the foregoing arrangement, a processor provides the processing units controlled by a sole program counter and improves processing by improving the efficiency of the cache memory. Further, the processor improves the efficiency of the cache memory by deleting unnecessary codes.

Abstract: A unit for efficiently carrying out a comparison operation and making it possible to prevent a generation of a disturbance in a pipeline during a pipeline operation is provided. This unit includes a first storage unit for storing storage information on two data to be compared, kind of comparison operation and result of comparison operation respectively, a second storage unit for storing said two data, kind of comparison operation and result of comparison operation, an operating unit for carrying out a predetermined plurality of kinds of comparison operations for two data, a selecting unit for selecting any one of results of comparison operation, and a processing unit for carrying out a processing of a comparison operation.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a processor which can execute calculation between data of a data length larger than the data length of the register file at high speed without the cost of the hardware being increased so much and the first long register 12 and the second long register 13 having a bit width which is two times of the bit width of the register file and the long register update device 14 for updating the data of the second long register 13 partially are installed between the register file 2 and the pixel calculator 11. When the long register update pixel calculation instruction is stored in the instruction register 31, the long register update device 14 connects a part of the data of the second long register 13 and a part of data read from the register file 2 and sends them to the pixel calculator 11 and the second long register 13 via the selector 15.

Abstract: There is provided an instruction supply unit 20 for generating addresses for each instruction when an interrupt occurs, from an interrupted instruction until an instruction to be executed later by the number of instructions contained in a delay slot of the instruction an interrupt control unit 50 for storing each address thus generated, and an instruction executing unit 30 for successively reading out each of the stored addresses from the address of the interrupted address after the interrupt processing is completed. The instruction executing unit 30 executes a branch instruction to the address which is first read out. Thereafter, with respect to the addresses which are read out secondly and subsequently, if the address is the branch destination address of the branch instruction, the instruction executing unit 30 executes the branch instruction to the address, and if the address is not the branch destination address, it executes an NOP instruction.

Abstract: A fiber or filament comprising a polyester copolymerized with 2 to 20 mole % of a compound having a specific structure, which has one or two ester-forming functional groups. The polyester fiber or filament has a low birefringence and excellent dyeability and deep color development. The polyester fiber or filament is provided, when drawn under selected conditions, with not only high shrinkage ratio but also high shrinking stress, and has excellent lightfastness, thereby being useful while replacing conventional highly shrinkable fibers.

Abstract: A valve structure for use in a damper has a cylinder, a piston rod axially movably disposed in the cylinder, a piston or dividing member mounted on an end of the piston rod in the cylinder and dividing an interior space of the cylinder into two oil chambers one on each side of the dividing member, the dividing member having a valve seat, and a circular resilient valve assembly supported at a circumferential edge thereof on the dividing member and having a free end seatable on the valve seat. The circular resilient valve assembly includes a circular auxiliary resilient valve, a circular intermediate resilient sheet, and a circular main resilient valve which have identical inside and outside diameters, the circular auxiliary resilient valve, the circular intermediate resilient sheet, and the circular main resilient valve being stacked in the order named successively from the valve seat.

Abstract: In this linear motion rolling guide unit, the attaching and detaching of underseals to and from a slider can be done easily, and the underseals are housed in the grindstone spaces in a casing and does not project from the lower surface of the slider. Therefore, a height measured from the lower surface of the slider in a track rail-saddling-on state to a lower end of the track rail can be secured sufficiently. End caps have projections provided with locking portions. The projections of the end caps are fitted into insert bores formed in elastic members of the underseals with the locking portions of the projections engaged with edge portions of locking bores in core metal members of the underseals as edge portions of the insert bores are elastically deformed.

Abstract: A composite fiber having a single filament fineness of not more than 8 deniers and comprising:a hydrogenation product of a block copolymer comprising poly(vinylaromatic) blocks and poly(conjugated diene) blocks and containing a specific phenol-based compound and a large amount of an inorganic fine powder anda fiber-forming polymer; this composite fiber has, in spite of a large content of the inorganic fine powder and its small fineness, excellent spinnability upon its production and excellent processability after spinning, as well as excellent fiber properties.

Abstract: In a cut mask preparation method of displayed image on a screen of display means to prepare a cutting mask, an area lying across a real region and a background region is designated as a training area, for picture elements in which area a YMC three plate histogram is prepared to determine a threshold through discrimination analysis. A plate among the three plates, which has a maximum estimating function used upon the threshold determination, is used and binary-coded with said threshold to prepare a mask for a picture element included in one between the binary-coded values.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a direct drive guide unit that, while being able to be manufactured easily as a result of having a small number of parts, achieves a low level of noise, does not require lubrication, is resistant to rust and chemicals, is not susceptible to magnetism, and demonstrates favorable response characteristics.The above-mentioned effects are obtained by forming a slider by coupling divided pieces, for example, formed into two pieces, and making said slider from plastic.

Abstract: A lubricating device for a linear motion rolling guide unit which ensures smooth supply of lubricating oil to the upper and lower raceways when the track rail is laid on an inclined or vertical surface of a base. A slider mounted astride the track rail has a casing slidable relative to the track rail and end caps attached to the longitudinal ends of the casing. The end caps are each formed with oil passages, branch oil passages and communication oil passages to supply lubricating oil to the raceways on both sides between the track rail and the casing. Open-close plugs are installed in the branch oil passages. The track rail is formed with communication through-holes that allow the raceways on both sides to communicate with each other. The lubricating oil, after lubricating the upper raceways, flows down the communication through-holes to lubricate the lower raceways.

Abstract: The linear motion rolling guide unit includes a track rail, a casing slidable with respect to the track rail, end caps mounted to the ends of the casing, and flow regulating valves installed in oil grooves formed in the end caps. When the linear motion rolling guide unit is used in an inclined condition with the right side tilted downward, the flow regulating valves may be turned clockwise to limit the flow of lubricating oil to the raceways on the right side. This makes the amounts of oil supplied to the left- and right-side raceways equal even when the linear motion rolling guide unit is used in other than a horizontal attitude, assuring good lubrication.

Abstract: A fiber comprising a vinyl alcohol units-containing polymer, said polymer being modified at the oxygen atoms of its alcoholic hydroxyl groups with a group represented by the following formula I ##STR1## wherein M represents a chelate-forming metal atom and R represents an alkyl group. The fiber has excellent resistance to hot water and wet heat and does not stick, adhere or shrink even when dyed at high temperatures or treated by steam ironing, thus proving to be of markedly high commercial value.

Abstract: A highly oriented, undrawn, conductive, composite filament is provided, which is white or colorless and has antistatic properties durable over a long period when clothing utilizing the fiber are actually put on and washed. The filament is a sheath-core composite filament comprising a sheath of a fiber-forming thermoplastic polymer (A) and a core of a composition (B) comprising a conductive material which comprises a conductive metal oxide and a thermoplastic polyamide, having a core resistance of not more than 9.times.10.sup.10 .OMEGA./cm.multidot.filament, the composite filament maintaining a critical elongation--an elongation reached in the course of extending a composite filament at which the core resistance exceeds 1.times.10.sup.11 .OMEGA./cm.multidot.filament at a D.C. voltage of 1 kV--of at least 5% and a shrinkage in hot water at 100.degree. C. of not higher than 20%.

Abstract: The linear motion rolling guide unit according to this invention has the casing mounted on the track rail so that it can be moved along the track rail. The end caps formed with the recessed arc surfaces for the direction changing passages are attached to the ends of the casing. To form the direction changing passages, the spacers are disposed so that they face and are spaced from the recessed arc surfaces of the end caps. A number of rollers circulate through the raceways formed between the track rail and the casing and through the direction changing passages. The roller-contacting surfaces of the spacers are formed with oil grooves that extend in the direction of roller movement. The oil grooves act as an escape for grease and also hold grease therein, thus reducing the sliding resistance.

Abstract: Fibers composed of a vinyl alcohol unit-containing polymer, or composite fibers, yarns or fiber products composed of the phase of the vinyl alcohol unit-containing polymer and the other fiber-forming polymer phase are acetalized with at least one of aldehyde compounds represented by the formulas,OHC--CH.sub.2 --C(R.sup.1)(R.sup.2)--COOBandOCH--C(R.sup.3)(R.sup.4)--COOBwherein B is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, independently from each other, denote a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and at least one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 and at least one of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are alkyl groups,and a carboxyl group is then converted into a salt to form fibers, yarns or fiber products having high moisture absorption and high water absorption.