Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit is provided including a plurality of circuit blocks and adapted to cut off the supply of power source voltage to any one of the circuit blocks. The integrated circuit includes an interblock interface circuit provided on a signal path from the elected circuit block to other circuit blocks, wherein a single output of the interblock interface circuit is branched out to other circuit blocks. The interblock interface circuit includes a signal gate for preventing signal transmission to other circuit blocks and includes a storage unit for storing a signal right before the power cut.

Abstract: A personal information protecting sheet includes a base sheet and an information carrying sheet carrying a piece of personal information bonded to the base sheet so as to be separable from the base sheet. The information carrying sheet includes an information carrying portion on which the personal information is to be carried. The information carrying portion includes a separable portion partitioned by a closed-loop cut line so that the separable portion can be separated from the base sheet.

Abstract: There is disclosed a fuel injection control system and method for an internal combustion engine as well as an engine control unit, which are capable of accurately determining a fuel injection period such fuel pressure and fuel deposition are reflected therein, thereby performing accurate and optimum control of the actual fuel injection amount. Operating conditions of the engine are detected. An amount of fuel demanded by the engine is determined according to the detected operating conditions of the engine. An amount of fuel deposited on walls downstream of the fuel injection valve, out of an amount of fuel injected from the fuel injection valve, is determined according to the detected operating conditions. A net amount of fuel to be injected from the fuel injection valve is determined based on the determined demanded amount of fuel and the determined deposited amount of fuel. Pressure of fuel to be injected from the fuel injection valve is determined.

Abstract: A system is provided with a laser beam source, a reflector mirror that is a reflecting member for reflecting a laser beam emitted from the laser beam source, a spindle motor that is a rotating and driving unit for rotating and driving the reflector mirror, and a f-&thgr; lens that is a converging unit for converging a laser beam reflected by the reflector mirror. The reflector mirror is rotated and driven under the condition that its normal line is mounted to be slanted to a rotary axis of a spindle motor. The optical axis of the reflector beam of the laser beam introduced into the reflector mirror is deflected so as to take a precession. A circular track is depicted on the surface of a workpiece to be machined by a beam spot converged by the f-&thgr; lens to perform the machining work.

Abstract: A power system for a vehicle having a power source for supplying an electric energy to a plurality of electric load groups with mutually different voltages, comprises a plurality of load elements forming each electric load group, and a plurality of output means for taking out the electric energy for each preset voltage as an intermediate voltage from the power source, the plurality of output means being located in the power source, wherein the plurality of load elements in either load group are divided into some blocks and connected to each output means so as to allow an electrical power simultaneously consumed by each divided block to become substantially equal. Additionally, one of some blocks divided in the load group is set to have more load than the other blocks. The power system for the vehicle improves the load balancing of the battery without using a special battery monitoring device nor a DC/DC converter while taking out the desired intermediate voltage from the high voltage battery.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit is provided including a plurality of circuit blocks and adapted to cut off supply of power source voltage to any optional one of the circuit blocks. The integrated circuit includes an interblock interface circuit provided on a signal path from the optional circuit block to other circuit blocks and provided before its signal being branched thereto. The interblock interface circuit includes a signal gate for preventing signal transmission to other circuit blocks and includes storage unit for storing a signal right before the power cut.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is composed of a plurality of function processing units for performing image processing, a high priority function selection part for selecting functions, execution of each of which is required by a corresponding one of the function processing units, based on the predetermined priority for each of the functions; and a data control unit including a data transfer part for preferentially accessing the shared memory which the function selected by the high priority function selection part requires, and a plurality of data holding parts, each of the data holding parts holding a predetermined amount of data transmitted with each of the plurality of function processing units, wherein the data transfer part controls the bus connecting the CPU and the shared memory based on requirement sent from each of the function processing units, and each of the plurality of function processing units transmits data with the data control unit separately from the others of the plurality of function proces

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is composed of a plurality of function processing units for performing image processing, a high priority function selection part for selecting functions, execution of each of which is required by a corresponding one of the function processing units, based on the predetermined priority for each of the functions; and a data control unit including a data transfer part for preferentially accessing the shared memory which the function selected by the high priority function selection part requires, and a plurality of data holding parts, each of the data holding parts holding a predetermined amount of data transmitted with each of the plurality of function processing units, wherein the data transfer part controls the bus connecting the CPU and the shared memory based on requirement sent from each of the function processing units, and each of the plurality of function processing units transmits data with the data control unit separately from the others of the plurality of function proces

Abstract: A system is provided with a laser beam source, a reflector mirror that is a reflecting member for reflecting a laser beam emitted from the laser beam source, a spindle motor that is a rotating and driving unit for rotating and driving the reflector mirror, and a f-&thgr; lens that is a converging unit for converging a laser beam reflected by the reflector mirror. The reflector mirror is rotated and driven under the condition that its normal line is mounted to be slanted to a rotary axis of a spindle motor. The optical axis of the reflector beam of the laser beam introduced into the reflector mirror is deflected so as to take a precession. A circular track is depicted on the surface of a workpiece to be machined by a beam spot converged by the f-&thgr; lens to perform the machining work.

Abstract: A personal information protecting sheet includes a base sheet, and an information carrying sheet carrying a piece of personal information and bonded to the base sheet so as to be separable from the base sheet. The information carrying sheet includes an information carrying portion on which the personal information is to be carried, the information carrying portion including a separable portion partitioned by a closed-loop cut line so that the separable portion is separated from the base sheet.

Abstract: An optical apparatus of the present invention is characterized by having a stationary portion, a movable portion having an optical member and a semi-cylindrical shape, the movable portion being rotationally movable relative to the stationary portion, a hydrostatic bearing for supporting a semi-cylindrical surface of the movable portion without contact with the stationary portion, and an actuator for actuating the movable portion relative to the stationary portion without contact therewith in a direction of rotation. The optical member is supported and driven in a non-contact state, so as to reduce positional deviation of rotation center of the optical member and decrease friction torque, thereby providing the optical apparatus that can act at high accuracy and at high speed.

Abstract: A slide surface construction is formed of a large number of truncated hexagonal pyramid-shaped metal crystals in a slide surface, with the area rate A of said truncated hexagonal pyramid-shaped metal crystals being in a range of 40%≦A≦100%. A top face of each of the truncated hexagonal pyramid-shaped metal crystals has a plurality of flat face portions, with a step provided between adjacent ones of the flat face portions. Each of the truncated hexagonal pyramid-shaped metal crystals is a (hhh) oriented metal crystal which has a body-centered cubic structure and whose (hhh) plane (by Miller indices) is oriented toward the slide surface.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hose coupling from an intermediate blank material, the hose coupling having an inner tube or tubular nipple portion, an outer tube or tubular sleeve portion and a head portion, all formed by plastic deformation from an intermediate blank material. The head portion is provided with a bore at an end opposite the end where the nipple portion and the sleeve portion are joined. In addition, the head portion is internally provided with a female thread and a conical seal portion.

Abstract: For the purpose of preventing generation of burning or disconnection of an inrush current preventing resistor (3) when making and breaking of an AC power supply are frequently repeated, energy to be charged to a smoothing capacitor (4) at the time of making the power supply is calculated from the capacitance of the smoothing capacitor (4) of a capacitor-input type rectifying circuit and value of a rectifying smoothing DC voltage, and a mean power is calculated from the energy and the number of times of power making and breaking within a predetermined period of time. If the mean power exceeds an allowable power of the inrush current preventing resistor (3) for preventing an inrush current at the time of making the power supply, warning by an alarm display or an alarm output and power non-making interlock are carried out, and driving of a load-side device is stopped.

Abstract: In order to provide a crosslinking formed body having a low hardness and superior tensile characteristics and rubber properties, an ethylene-.alpha. olefin copolymer, polypropylene, and an organosilane compound are graft polymerized in the presence of a free radical generating agent to form a reaction product, the reaction product is formed into a desired shape formed body, and the formed body is crosslinked by being exposed to moisture in the presence of a silanol catalyst.

Abstract: A valve operating system for an internal combustion engine includes a valve-opening electromagnet and a valve-closing electromagnet for exhibiting an electromagnetic force for attracting an armature to operate an engine valve, and a valve-opening resilient means and a valve-closing resilient means for maintaining the armature at a predetermined neutral position during deenergization of the electromagnets. In each electromagnet, a coil is inserted between inner and outer yokes which are disposed in the form of a double-cylinder such that they open at their ends opposed to the armature and are magnetically coupled to each other at their ends opposite from the armature, and the coil is positioned so that the coil protrudes from at least one of the yokes toward the armature. The armature has an annular accommodating portion provided in a surface thereof opposed to each the electromagnets and capable of accommodating that portion of the coil which protrudes from the yoke.

Abstract: A slide surface construction is formed of an aggregate of metal crystals. The area rate A of hexagonal pyramid-shaped metal crystals in a slide surface of the slide surface construction is in a range of A.gtoreq.40%, and the Co (cobalt) content in the aggregate is in a range of Co.gtoreq.13% by weight. The metal crystals are preferably Fe (ferrous) crystals. The slide surface takes on an intricate aspect due to the existing of a large number of hexagonal pyramid-shaped metal crystals and hence, has a good oil retention. In addition, the wearing of the hexagonal pyramid-shaped metal crystals is inhibited due to an increase in hardness resulting from the incorporation of Co and therefore, the oil retention is maintained. Thus, the slide surface construction exhibits an excellent seizure resistance.

Abstract: A hydraulic source(20) comprises a hydraulic pump(62) driven by a motor(61), which operates based on the power and control data from a non-contact power feeding apparatus(30); a hydraulic tank(63); a solenoid valve(64); a relief valve(65); a hydraulic pressure gauge(66); a pilot check valve(67) for clamping and a pilot check valve(68) for unlocking that are interposed between the solenoid valve(64) and hydraulic cylinders(41a to 41d); a pressure switch(69) for clamping which is inserted into a piping for connecting the pilot valve(67) and the hydraulic cylinders(41a to 41d); and an pressure switch(70) for unclamping which is inserted into a piping for connecting the pilot check valve(68) and the hydraudic cylinders(41a to 41d). This hydraulic source is combined with a hydraulic machine for applications where jig or jigs move freely to promote automation of machining, assembly and inspection of workpieces on a moving body.

Abstract: A noncontacting power transfer apparatus, a noncontacting signal transfer apparatus, to be referred to below as a power coupler and a signal coupler, respectively, and a separate machine apparatus that uses these couplers are disclosed. The power coupler is composed of a primary side and a secondary side that are fixed to a static unit and rotatable unit of the machine apparatus, respectively, such that its output does not vary with arbitrary rotation by the rotatable unit. The signal coupler is composed of receiving side portion having a electric-to-light conversion device that converts an electric signal to an optical signal of rotational symmetry relative to the axis of rotation of the rotatable unit and a photoelectric conversion device that converts an optical signal to an electric signal. Accordingly, the rotatable unit can be supplied with power from the static unit even while rotating, and moreover, can communicate with the static unit.

Abstract: A noncontacting power transfer apparatus, a noncontacting signal transfer apparatus and a separate machine apparatus that uses these couplers are disclosed. The power coupler is composed of a primary side and a secondary side that are fixed to a static unit and rotatable unit of the machine apparatus, respectively, such that its output does not vary with arbitrary rotation by the rotatable unit. The signal coupler is composed of receiving side portion having a electric-to-light conversion device that converts an electric signal to an optical signal of rotational symmetry relative to the axis of rotation of the rotatable unit and a photoelectric conversion device that converts an optical signal to an electric signal. Accordingly, the rotatable unit can be supplied with power from the static unit even while rotating, and moreover, can communicate with the static unit. Further, the rotatable unit can be easily attached to the static unit and can be removed from the static unit.