Abstract: A housing (1) is provided with an eject lever (3) for ejecting a card (10). The eject lever holds a locking member (4) to be swingable around a support shaft (13). The housing is provided with a cam portion (7). The locking member is provided with a cam follower portion (14) to be engaged with the cam portion and a locking portion (15) for locking the card to inhibit the release of the card. When the eject lever is made to perform sliding movement, the cam portion and the cam follower portion cooperate to swing the locking member so that the card is locked and unlocked by the locking portion.

Abstract: There is provided a card socket having a simple construction capable of preventing erroneous insertion of a smaller card than a predetermined one. An erroneous card insertion-preventing member has a fixed portion fixed to the housing, an elastic portion coupled to the fixed portion, and a stopper coupled to the elastic portion. The elastic portion is elastically deformed when a predetermined card is inserted so as to be pushed out of a card insertion path, but not elastically deformed when a card having a smaller size than the predetermined one is inserted so as to remain on the path. The predetermined card can be inserted deeply due to the stopper being moved out of the path in accordance with the deformation of the elastic portion, whereas the card having the smaller size is blocked by the stopper.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulator to be mounted to a substrate, a conductive cover member coupled to the insulator, and a conductive holddown held by the insulator to connect the cover member and a ground conductor portion formed on the substrate. The cover member has first and second cover contacting portions. The holddown has a holddown contacting portion extending to face an outer surface of a side wall portion of the insulator. The holddown contacting portion is clamped between the first and the second cover contacting portions in a direction along the outer surface of the side wall portion.

Abstract: In a connector (1) having a slider (4) movable in a predetermined direction (A1) with respect to a housing (2) to carry a card (11) to a particular position faced to a contact (3), the slider has a pressing part (4a) which is non-flat and elastically deformed to cause restring force while the card is carried towards the particular position. When the card is placed at the particular position, the pressing part presses the card towards the contact by the restoring force. It is preferable that the slider has a butting part (4c) to be brought into contact with a front end of the card and a locking part (4b) to be engaged with a rear end of the card. The pressing part may be formed into a plate-like shape with a protruding part (4e) formed at an intermediate portion in the predetermined direction to protrude towards the card.

Abstract: A method of forming an ink-jet image, comprising the steps of: ejecting droplets of an ink onto an ink-jet recording media which includes a support having thereon an outermost layer containing a thermoplastic resin; and then applying pressure onto the outermost layer with a pressing apparatus so that a thickness of the outermost layer after applying pressure is 50 to 80% of the outermost layer before being applied pressure.

Abstract: There is provided a card socket having a simple construction capable of preventing erroneous insertion of a smaller card than a predetermined one. An erroneous card insertion-preventing member has a fixed portion fixed to the housing, an elastic portion coupled to the fixed portion, and a stopper coupled to the elastic portion. The elastic portion is elastically deformed when a predetermined card is inserted so as to be pushed out of a card insertion path, but not elastically deformed when a card having a smaller size than the predetermined one is inserted so as to remain on the path. The predetermined card can be inserted deeply due to the stopper being moved out of the path in accordance with the deformation of the elastic portion, whereas the card having the smaller size is blocked by the stopper.

Abstract: A conductive contact (1) is coupled to an insulator (7) for receiving a first object to be movable in a first direction (X). The contact has a frame portion (1c) which defines an opening (1e) extending in the first direction and a second direction (Y) perpendicular to the first direction and which is fixed to the insulator. A spring portion (1b) extends from the frame portion to face the opening in a third direction (Z) perpendicular to the first and the second directions. The spring portion has a contacting portion (1a) to be brought into contact with the first object. A terminal portion (1d) extends outward from the frame portion to be brought into contact with a second object. The terminal portion has a portion extending in the second direction and exposed from the insulator.

Abstract: An optical pickup device-holding container, which is formed from a resin composition comprising a poly(arylene sulfide) (A) and an inorganic filler (B) and having a thermal conductivity of at least 1 W/mK; and an optical pickup device in which at least a light source, an objective lens and a light-receiving part are held in the holding container.

Abstract: In a connector including an insulator (21), a conductive contact (11) held by the insulator, and a cover (31) openable and closable for bring the card into press contact with the contact, the insulator has a holding portion (21) formed at its one end to hold one end portion of the card. On the other hand, the cover has an acting portion (33, 33a) to be engaged with the other end portion of the card to press the card towards the contact when the cover is closed. The card is mounted so as to face a principal surface (21a) of the insulator and brought into contact with a contacting portion (13) of the contact protruding on the principal surface of the insulator. The cover has a pivot portion to be rotatably engaged with the other end of the insulator.

Abstract: In a connector used for connecting a connection object which is movable in a first direction (A1), an insulator (11) has a main surface (13) spreading in the first direction and a second direction (A2) perpendicular thereto. Each of conductive contacts (31) is retained by the insulator and has a contact portion (37) protruding outward from the main surface of the insulator in a third direction (A3) perpendicular to the first and second directions. The contact portion is elastically supported by a spring portion so as to be movable toward the inside of the insulator in the third direction. Extended portions (37a) extend from the contact portion into the inside of the insulator, each extending in a direction crossing the first and third directions in a plane spreading in the first and third directions. Further, the insulator has guide surfaces (21a) for guiding movement of the extended portions in the third direction.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulator (10) having an upper surface (13) and a plurality of contacts (20) each having a contact portion (21). The contacts (20) are held by the insulator (10) so that the contact portions (21) project from the upper surface (13) of the insulator (10). Each contact (20) further comprises first to third guide portions (23, 22, 24) which extend downwardly and diagonally across the upper surface (13) of the insulator (10) in different directions. Terminating ends (23a, 22a, 24a) of the first to the third guide portions (23, 22, 24) are laid below the upper surface (13) of the insulator (10).

Abstract: An optical pickup device-holding container, which is formed from a resin composition comprising a poly(arylene sulfide) (A) and an inorganic filler (B) and having a thermal conductivity of at least 1 W/mK; and an optical pickup device in which at least a light source, an objective lens and a light-receiving part are held in the holding container.

Abstract: A connector is adapted to connect a small board (1) inserted in a first direction (A1) and is provided with an elastic member (13) for pressing opposite ends of the small board in a second direction (A2) when the small board is inserted into an insulator housing (3). The small board is inserted into the housing to be faced to conductive contacts fixed to the housing. Upon insertion, the small board is positioned with respect to the contacts by means of the elastic member. Thereafter, the small board is rotated in a thickness direction around its part inserted into the housing to connect the small board and the contacts.

Abstract: An activated alumina formed body with a high bulk density and a large macro-pore volume is provided. The activated alumina formed body can be produced by a method comprising the steps of calcining a gibbsite-phase aluminum hydroxide having a median particle size of from about 10 &mgr;m to about 35 &mgr;m and a packed bulk density of from about 1.05 g/cm3 to about 1.3 g/cm3 to obtain an at least partially rehydratable alumina powder; forming the rehydratable alumina powder in the presence of water; maintaining the formed body in the presence of water to rehydrate the formed body; and calcining the rehydrated formed body to obtain an activated alumina formed body. The activated alumina formed body is usable as an adsorbent, a catalyst supporting precious metal or the like.

Abstract: A coil part which is obtained by sealing at least part of the periphery of a coil with a conductor wound on a bobbin with a high heat-conductive and magnetism-impermeable resin composition, and can efficiently guide out a magnetic flux generated to the outside and efficiently radiate heat generated to the outside.

Abstract: In a connector for a small circuit board, contacting means is formed independently of elastic means that provides contact pressure on the small circuit board when the edge portion of the small circuit board is fitted to the connector. The contacting means comprises for example an insulator film and electrical contacts corresponding to terminals of the plate object. The insulator has first and second surfaces and the electrical contacts are formed on the first surface. The elastic means is for example arranged within a housing of the connector. Within the housing, the second surface of the insulator is fixed on the elastic means, so that the electrical contacts are also arranged on the elastic means via the insulator film. When the edge portion of the small circuit board is accommodated within the housing, the elastic means gives the contact pressure to the edge portion of the small circuit board so that the electrical contacts are connected with the terminals of the small circuit board.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising a synthetic resin and a powdered magnetic material, wherein (1) the powdered magnetic material is soft ferrite powder having a rate of permeability change by temperature ranging from −0.040 to 0.010%/° C. in a temperature range of from 20° C. to 80° C. and an average particle diameter ranging from 2 to 1,000 &mgr;m, and (2) the powdered magnetic material is contained in a proportion of 50 to 1,400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the synthetic resin, and a molded or formed product which is formed from the resin composition and exhibits a permeability stable to changes in environmental temperature.

Abstract: A connector is adapted to connect a small board (1) inserted in a first direction (A1) and is provided with an elastic member (13) for pressing opposite ends of the small board in a second direction (A2) when the small board is inserted into an insulator housing (3). The small board is inserted into the housing to be faced to conductive contacts fixed to the housing. Upon insertion, the small board is positioned with respect to the contacts by means of the elastic member. Thereafter, the small board is rotated in a thickness direction around its part inserted into the housing to connect the small board and the contacts.

Abstract: A soft magnetic composite material obtained by dispersing a powdered magnetic material (A) composed of soft ferrite in a polymer (B), wherein the powdered magnetic material (A) is a powdered magnetic material of a random form obtained by grinding a sintered magnetic material, and the average particle size (d2) of the powdered magnetic material (A) is greater than the average crystal grain size (d1) of the sintered magnetic material by at least twice.

Abstract: Sliding contact portions on an inner surface of a bearing seat slidably support a ball head of a ball stud in a housing. Spaces between one or more of the sliding contact portions contain lubricant reserves. Load receiving portions on the outer surface of the bearing seat facing the housing also support the load placed on the ball stud. Protruding portions on the sliding contact portions decrease contact surface area and permit lubricant to cover nearly the entire ball head surface. The load receiving portions and sliding contact portions, including the protruding portions, deform to absorb repeated heavy loads while maintaining friction compensation and stable torque. The ball joint has an improved ability to compensate for dimensional tolerances, which facilitates component manufacture. The load withstanding ability, lubrication efficiency and durability of the ball joint are thus improved.