Abstract: An endoscope apparatus comprises: an endoscope in which a bending section is provided in its elongated insertion section; control wires stretching out of the bending section; a drive unit, which is attached to and removed from the endoscope; a pulling apparatus, which is provided in the endoscope for performing bending operations of the bending section by pulling the control wires; an installation device for installing the pulling apparatus in the drive unit; and a transmission device, which is installed in the drive unit and the pulling apparatus so as to be attached and removed at will, separate from the installation device, for transmitting the driving force from the drive source to the pulling apparatus.

Abstract: An endoscope apparatus comprises a scope main body which has an insertion section inserted into a specimen, a box body section which is used in combination with the scope main body, and an amplification device which is provided between the scope main body and the box body section and amplifies the normal function of at least one of the scope main body and the box body section.

Abstract: A protective body packages an exterior of a capsule endoscope body of a capsule endoscope such that a field of vision of an objective lens system is not obstructed. As a result, even if the capsule endoscope collides against a wall surface inside an object being examined, a circular cylinder portion of the protective body is elastically deformed so that the protective body itself becomes a shock absorbing portion and protects each portion inside a case as well as actual LED covers and a lens cover. As a result, the capsule endoscope body can be recovered in an undamaged condition, and unnecessary costs can be reduced by reusing the capsule endoscope body.

Abstract: An endoscope in accordance with the present invention comprises an inserting unit main body, and a head unit that is freely detachably attached to the distal end of the inserting unit main body and that includes an image pickup device which picks up an image of an object and a light emitting element which irradiates illumination light to the object.

Abstract: There is disclosed an endoscope apparatus of the present invention comprising an elongated scope section (flexible tube) partially inserted in at least an inspection object space and having flexibility and connected to an endoscope apparatus main body, and a flexible tube holding member which is detachably attached to the endoscope apparatus main body and around which the scope section is wound to hold the scope section. The flexible tube holding member is stored in a storage section detachably attached to the endoscope apparatus main body.

Abstract: The present invention provides an endoscope comprising an elongated insert portion having flexibility, the insert portion being inserted into a space targeted for inspection, a connector portion linked with a proximal end side of the insert portion and having a unit which controls flexible bending and image acquisition of the insert portion mounted thereon, an apparatus main body which controls the connector portion, and an endoscope housing case which houses the insert portion and connector portion and the apparatus main body therein, the endoscope apparatus having an insert portion housing member in which the endoscope main body having the connector portion and apparatus main body assembled with each other is attachable to/detachable from the endoscope housing case, and which is attachable to/detachable from the endoscope main body while the insert portion is held.

Abstract: The present invention provides an endoscope apparatus comprising a scope portion in which a flexibly bending portion is provided at an elongated insert portion having a flexibility, the insert portion being inserted into a space which is a target of inspection, and a manipulating device inserting channel is formed, the channel being capable of loading therein a predetermined manipulating device which advances the inside of the insert portion to its distal end side, a remote controller which operates the flexibly bending portion by a joystick, and a connecting device which connects the scope portion and the remote controller to be integrally linked with each other at a position where an operation of the joystick and an operation for inserting the manipulating device through a proximal opening end do not interfere with each other.

Abstract: An insertion section has an inner channel interposed between a distal open end opening to the distal portion of the insertion section and a forceps port opening to the proximal portion of the insertion section. The forceps port of the inner channel is provided at a grip portion of an operation section.

Abstract: An endoscope is provided with a centering control section and a centering button. The centering control section is configured to control a bending mechanism in such a manner as to return a bendable portion to a neutral position where the bendable portion is substantially linear. The centering button is used for entering an instruction for controlling the centering control section. The endoscope is also provided with a personal computer configured to change the bend the bendable portion should have when the bendable portion is returned to the neutral position. The bend is changed in accordance with a bending characteristic variance the bendable portion may undergo in each bending direction.

Abstract: To control a data size of an electronic mail while taking a mail server of recipient side, and to effectively control a data size even when secure limitation information cannot be obtained.

Abstract: A multipurpose apparatus having a plurality of functions such as printer, fax, copier and the like, further having a plurality of controllers for controlling image data of the respective functions, wherein each controller requests printing of the image data by the printer unit after development is completed for the received print job.

Abstract: An print processing device capable of realizing image data editing in which all pieces of original image to be printed are apportioned into an appropriate number of pieces per page and output on the number of pages desired by a user. The device acquires a value designated by the user which specifies the number of printing pages “P”, and calculates layout quantity “n” of original images per page based on the number of printing pages “P” corresponding to the acquired designated value and the total number of original images “N”. Then, the device generates print data for individual pages describing a print image arranging layout quantity “n” or a smaller number of the original images by apportioning “N” pieces of original image into the calculated layout quantity “n” per page.

Abstract: A highly corrosive-resistant metal having a high purity and a specific plane index is manufactured by ion beam deposition (IBD). A thin film having less defects and impurities is obtained. A magnetoresistant effect film for a magnetoresistant effect type magnetic head which is highly corrosion-resistant and exhibits excellent characteristics can be formed. In IBD according to the present invention, metal ions are provided with adjusted ion energy of 10 to 100 eV, and a metal having a particular mass number is selected by a mass separation electromagnet.

Abstract: A highly corrosive-resistant metal having a high purity and a specific plane index is manufactured by ion beam deposition (IBD). A thin film having less defects and impurities is obtained. A magnetoresistant effect film for a magnetoresistant effect type magnetic head which is highly corrosion-resistant and exhibits excellent characteristics can be formed. In IBD according to the present invention, metal ions are provided with adjusted ion energy of 10 to 100 eV, and a metal having a particular mass number is selected by a mass separation electromagnet.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for forming a film, which are suitable for forming a film of a semiconductor, dielectric, metal, insulator, or organic substance. In order to form a film of high purity and quality at high speed, a particle beam such as an ion beam, an electron beam, or a plasma is applied to a sputtering target comprising a substance formed by bonding atoms or molecules with either van der Waals forces or hydrogen bonding forces, the particles are sputtered thereby from the target, fly in the space in the vacuum chamber, reach the substrate on which they are deposited to form a desired film.

Abstract: A method of forming a thin film wherein a gas which contains an element used to constitute a desired thin film as at least a part of its constituent elements or a condensed solid layer of this gas is irradiated with a high output power laser beam to dissociate the gas or the solid layer of the gas and thereby locally produce a plasma, and a substrate is irradiated with reactive particles produced in the plasma, thereby obtaining a highly-pure high-quality thin film. Also disclosed is an apparatus for realizing this method.

Abstract: In an all-phase de-energized state of the stepping motor, all motor windings having different phases are energized. After the all-phase de-energized state is detected, the motor windings are sequentially energized in accordance with predetermined phase energization patterns. Each of the energizations of the motor windings lasts for a given interval chosen to allow the stepping motor to generate a starting torque greater than a maximal load torque. After energizations of the motor windings corresponding to one cycle of the phase energization patterns are completed, durations of the energizations of the motor windings are gradually shortened to increase a rotational speed of the stepping motor.

Abstract: A vehicle height sensor includes a switching circuit which is turned on and off in accordance with a vehicle height. When a drive signal is outputted to the vehicle height sensor, the vehicle height sensor is activated. A connector is connected to an output side of the switching circuit. A digital vehicle height data signal is transmitted from the switching circuit via the connector. A preset signal is outputted from the vehicle height sensor to the connector when a check signal is generated. The preset signal represents preset check data. A data receives the preset signal via the connector and reads the check data from the preset signal. The read check data is compared with a predetermined reference data. The connector is judged to be wrong when the read check data differs from the reference data.

Abstract: A vehicle height sensor includes switching circuits which are turned on and off in accordance with height of a vehicle. The vehicle height sensor is driven when a drive signal is outputted to the sensor. A preset voltage is fed to terminals of the respective switching circuits via resistors. Voltages at the terminals are outputted as vehicle height data having bits corresponding to the respective switching circuits. When the output of the drive signal is suspended, the vehicle height data are read as vehicle height sensor malfunction detecting data. The malfunction detecting data are compared to preset reference data. The vehicle height sensor is judged to be wrong when the malfunction detecting data differ from the preset reference data.

Abstract: An electrochromic light transmission control device in which the electrochromic film is operated under control not to reach the color saturation condition, thereby preventing the occurrence of separation of the film and thus ensuring a long-term service life.