Abstract: There is disclosed a ceramic heating jig consisting of a susceptor 2 on which a work to be heated is placed, a ceramic heater 3 for heating the susceptor and at least one heat shielding plate 4 for shielding heat of the ceramic heater wherein the susceptor and the heat shielding plate are located so that each of them is located across the ceramic heater each leaving a certain space therefrom, a thickness of the susceptor is 0.5 m to 5 mm, a thickness of the ceramic heater is 0.5 mm to 3 mm, a thickness of the heat shielding plate is 0.5 mm to 3 mm. Preferably, an interval between the members is 0.5 mm to 10 mm, and the members are elastically held as an integration by the elastic means 6 and the restraint means 7. There can be provided a ceramic heating jig wherein defects such as thermal deformation, breakage or the like of the susceptor or the like are hardly caused, temperature can be raised or lowered rapidly, and flatness of a susceptor can be kept even at high temperature.

Abstract: There is disclosed an integrated type multiple-layered ceramic heater based on resistance heating comprising an electrical insulating ceramic support substrate, a heater pattern composed of electroconductive ceramic or metal, which is adhered to a surface of the substrate, and an electrical insulating ceramic protective layer covering the heater pattern, wherein a feeding terminal of the heater is connected to a power source terminal member through a feeding member which generates heat when supplied with electric current. The feeding member preferably generates heat at a power density substantially equal to that of the heater. The multiple-layered ceramic heater of the present invention exhibits excellent thermal uniformity, and does not adversely affect thermal uniformity of an object to be heated even when the feeding terminal is present at a location facing the object to be heated.

Abstract: An aqueous cutting liquid comprises a cationic water-soluble resin having an amine value of 20 to 200 mgKOH/g, and at least one rheology control agent selected from the group consisting of an inorganic bentonite, an organic bentonite and an aqueous silica sol, wherein the content of a nonvolatile matter of the rheology control agent is 0.1 to 30 percent by weight of the amount of the nonvolatile matter of the cationic water-soluble resin. An aqueous cutting agent comprises the aqueous cutting liquid, and an abrasive grain, wherein the content of the abrasive grain is 100 to 1000 percent by weight of the amount of the nonvolatile matter of the aqueous cutting liquid. A hard and brittle material is cut by a cutting device using the aqueous cutting agent.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as a camera, adapted for a film having a magnetic recording part, includes a magnetic head which at least reads information from the magnetic recording part of the film, a pad which brings the film close to the magnetic head, a pad support part which supports the pad, and a magnetic shield member disposed between the pad and the pad support part.

Abstract: A dielectric duplexer device comprises a dielectric duplexer including a plurality of resonators arranged in parallel along a same direction, and a coupling circuit coupled to related ones of the resonators, and is adapted to show a surface area appropriately selected for each of capacitor electrodes, other electrodes and components to be formed on a laminated dielectric body, wherein the coupling circuit is arranged on the laminated dielectric body (10a; 10b; 10c) which comprises a plurality of dielectric sheet members (10a through 11e) and is bonded to an open-circuit end surface of the dielectric duplexer (1a; 1b; 1c) at a rear layered side portion to produce an intended transmission/reception circuit.

Abstract: A camera or a number-of-prints indicating apparatus for a camera includes a determination circuit for determining whether a film loaded in the camera is a negative film or a positive film and an indication circuit for indicating a number of prints in accordance with a determination result by the determination circuit.

Abstract: A color image data compression coding apparatus of the present invention includes a signal processing section for processing RGB (Red, Green and Blue) color image data input from an imaging device to thereby output YC (luminance and chrominance) image data consisting of luminance data and chrominance data. When a monochrome mode is set by a system controller, the signal processing section fixes the values of chrominance data to zero. The luminance data and fixed chrominance data are written to a frame memory and then sequentially read out of the memory in blocks component by component. A compression coding section codes the image data red out of the memory by use of a JPEG (Joint Photographic Coding Expert Group) system. As for the coded data of the chrominance data, Huffman codes are assigned only to DC components and EOB codes.

Abstract: A device for coding picture data by compression, and a method thereof. By preprocessing, the device calculates a picture activity of one frame of picture data. A quantizing table circuit selects a particular quantizing step matching the picture activity and sets it in a quantizing circuit 32. On a first path, one frame of picture data is fed to a discrete cosine transform (DCT) circuit to be thereby subjected to orthogonal transform. The quantizing circuit sequentially quantizes DC components, low frequency components and high frequency components of the resulting output of the DCT circuit in ascending order of frequency block by block according to a quantizing step set therein. The picture data from the quantizing circuit are coded by Huffman coding while a code counter counts the coded data. The quantizing step set in the quantizing circuit is updated on the basis of the amount of coded data and a target amount of codes.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a dielectric filter in which the dielectric filter can be manufactured in a short time, machining accuracy is raised and a cutting tool is prevented from being easily damaged. First in a degreasing process (S1), a surface of a porcelain element body 2 is cleaned. In a surface roughing process (S2), in order to enhance the adhesion of a plating layer to be formed later, the surface of the porcelain element body 2 is etched to form a rough face. Subsequently, after a catalyzer layer is formed entirely on the surface of the porcelain element body 2 (S3), a portion of the catalyzer layer is removed with an ultrasonic cutter (S4). Then, formed is a region on which an insulating region is to be formed. Subsequently, in a plating process (S5), a conductive layer is formed on a region other than the insulating region. The dielectric filter is thus manufactured. Since the catalyzer layer is thin, it can be removed in a short time, and is superior in productivity.

Abstract: A braking system for braking a motor vehicle by the front and rear brakes of the vehicle's front and rear wheels, respectively, including a distribution control device for controlling a distribution of front and rear wheel braking force produced by the respective front and rear brakes, according to a selected one of a first and a second distribution pattern, each of which represents the front and rear wheel braking forces in relation to each other wherein the rear wheel braking force defined by the second distribution pattern is larger than that defined by the first distribution pattern at least when the front and rear wheel braking forces are smaller than respective predetermined values. The selection of the two distribution patterns may be dependent on vehicle load.

Abstract: An improved mounting assembly for a steering shaft on a watercraft, which increases the strength and stability of the steering assembly while significantly reducing the manufacturing complexity of the watercraft. The mounting assembly comprises an elongated body having at least a first and second bearing surface, these bearing surfaces rotatably supporting the steering shaft within the elongated body. The elongated body is further attached to a mounting flange, with the mounting flange being attached to the steering column platform which is secured to the upper or lower hull of the watercraft. The disclosed steering operator mounting assembly further significantly reduces or eliminates the corrosive effects of water and/or salt on the components of the steering assembly most susceptible to such corrosion, such as the bowden-wire cable assembly.

Abstract: A dielectric duplexer unit which is compact and can be manufactured in a simple way, and includes a dielectric duplexer having a plurality of resonators and a circuit laminate formed by sequentially laying a plurality of dielectric sheets on the open-circuit end surface of the dielectric duplexer, the circuit laminate having coupling circuits which are connected to resonators of an intended resonator circuit of the dielectric duplexer, the assembly of the dielectric duplexer and the circuit laminate being mounted on a substrate and housed in a metal casing to produce a compact unit having a neat profile. As a result a down sized filter circuit is produced to allow the use of a small substrate so that the entire unit is also down sized, and the unit can use a simple wiring arrangement and have an increased mechanical strength and an improved impact resistance.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to make it possible to obtain information on a plurality of working conditions at one time from a display unit even if an operator is away from the display unit. To confirm a cutting condition or the like, the operator selects a display using large characters giving priority to the visibility from a distance. A display attribute change information determination section classifies numeric data sent from a working condition detection section in accordance with working condition classification information sent from a working condition classification information storage section and sends a classification result as display attribute change information. A display control section specifies a designated display attribute in accordance with the display attribute change information and outputs the attribute to a display unit.

Abstract: A dielectric filter having a plurality of dielectric coaxial resonators provided on a dielectric ceramic block, which is capable of equalizing the resonance frequencies of all the dielectric coaxial resonators with ease, and a method for adjusting the resonance frequency of the dielectric filter, in which one or more counterbores is provided for adjusting the substantial resonance frequency of each of the dielectric coaxial resonators or for coping with a tendency toward any deviation of the resonance frequency based on the structure of the dielectric filter. Each counterbore has a diameter larger than that of an inner conductor of each of the dielectric coaxial resonators.

Abstract: A dielectric filter device whose input and output coupling capacities can be regulated by modifying the diameters of the open end portions of laterally arranged resonance bores disposed adjacent respective input/output terminals so that any standardized printed circuit board may be used with it without altering the dimensions of the input and output terminals and hence the production control procedures for manufacturing such printed circuit boards may be simplified. The diameters of the open end portions of the laterally arranged resonance bores of the device located adjacent the respective input and output terminals are modified to alter the surface areas of the corresponding inner conductors arranged therein.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling the quantity of codes representative of image data are disclosed. Image data representative of a single scene are thinned and then subjected to orthogonal transform in order to generate transform coefficients. The transform coefficients are normalized in accordance with the initial value of a normalization factor and then coded by compression. The quantity of the resulting codes is compared with a first target value. A value of the normalization factor corresponding to the first target value is calculated on the basis of the result of the above comparison in accordance with a relation between the normalization factor and the quantity of codes. Subsequently, the entire image data representative of a single scene are subjected to orthogonal transform, and the resulting transform coefficients are normalized by the above value of the normalization factor. The transform coefficients normalized by this normalization are coded by compression.

Abstract: A resin composition for sealing liquid crystal cells which contains as essential components a rubber-modified unsaturated compound obtained by grafting a monomer having at least one polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated bond in a molecule with at least one rubber selected from acrylic rubber, silicone rubber, urethane rubber and conjugated diene rubber, and a coupling agent, a filler and a photopolymerization initiator. The rubber contained in the rubber modified unsaturated compound has a particle diameter of 0.2-5 .mu.m and a number average molecular weight of 1000-100,000, and the rubber content in the compound is 0.5-45% by weight based on the rubber modified unsaturated compound.

Abstract: A camera includes a movable lens barrel arranged to be moved by a driving force of a drive source, a barrier arranged to be shiftable between a closed state and an open state on a locus of movement of the movable lens barrel, a control part arranged to cause the movable lens barrel to be forcibly moved from an initial position to a predetermined position in response to an operation to open the barrier, and a blocking part arranged to allow the movement of the movable lens barrel from the initial position to the predetermined position when the barrier is open, and to block the movement of the movable lens barrel from the initial position to the predetermined position when the barrier is not open.

Abstract: A ceramics material for a sliding member used in the water or brought into contact with water is proposed. It is low in frictional resistance and high in wear resistance and shows a long life when used in such a condition. Also, a disk valve assembly is proposed which has a valve body and a valve seat having sliding surfaces that are high in sliding properties. By sliding the valve body on the valve seat having valve holes, the valve holes can be opened and closed. One of the valve seat and the valve body is made of a self-lubricating ceramics material comprising of an oxide ceramic as a main component, and at least one anti-friction agent selected from the group made up of iron, nickel, cobalt and their oxides, nitrides and carbides. The other of the valve seat and the valve body is made of an aluminum oxide ceramics material and has a larger slide contact area than the one of the valve seat and the valve body.

Abstract: A sound absorbing material which comprises a base layer 1 having a porosity of 5 to 50% by volume and a decorative layer 3 having a porosity of 5 to 50% by volume integrally, and which is obtained by sprinkling inorganic particles 4 containing colored particles in an amount of at least 1% by volume which are coated with a weather-resistant transparent resin so as to form a first particle layer which is to form the decorative layer 3 in the sound absorbing material, sprinkling uncolored inorganic lightweight particles 2 which are coated with a thermosetting resin on the first particle layer so as to form a second particle layer which is to form the base layer 1 in the sound absorbing material, and carrying out thermal compression integral molding of the first particle layer and the second particle layer simultaneously, is lightweight and inexpensive, and is provided with an attractive external stone-grain-like appearance, without impairing the sound absorbing ability of the material.