Abstract: A light beam scanning display for displaying an image on a drawing screen by modulating laser beams from three primary color light sources, the three primary color light sources being arranged in close vicinity to each other, based on image data respectively and then scanning the laser beams, the light beam scanning display comprising: a parallelizing section that parallelizes respective laser beams; wherein the laser beams being parallelized by the parallelizing section to form one pixel of a drawn image on the drawing screen via different optical paths such that optical axes of the laser beams do not overlap with each other.

Abstract: A labor of disconnecting many cables is omitted even when carrying a file basestation with an external storage loaded together with a main body. An information processing unit comprises: a main body having a CPU, a keyboard and a display unit; a file basestation with an external storage, such as an FD•D or a CD ROM•D, loaded; and a portreplicator with many connectors loaded. Removal of the main body alone from the portreplicator can omit the labor of disconnecting many cables connected to the portreplicator.

Abstract: The disk is connected to the server appliance via the network. The server appliance accessing the disk for storing the data is changed to change the server appliance processing the data. Here, the change of the server appliance for processing the data is simultaneously reflected to the setting of the service provided by the computer system.

Abstract: A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine according to the invention obtains a first index that indicates the amount of fuel adhering to the wall surface of an intake passage, using intake valve timing; obtains a correction value that reduces the first index, using exhaust valve timing and the intake valve timing; and calculates a second index that indicates the amount of fuel adhering to the wall surface of the intake passage, using the correction valve. The control apparatus controls the amount of fuel to be injected based on at least one of the first index and the second index.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification apparatus for an engine having a combustion chamber includes a device that prevents overheating of a particulate filter. The apparatus includes an exhaust passage, a particulate filter arranged in the exhaust passage for removing particulate in exhaust gas exhausted from the combustion chamber by oxidation, and a device for controlling the characteristics of the exhaust gas flowing into the particulate filter. A judgment is made whether the particulate filter will be deteriorated by heat. If yes, the controlling device changes the characteristics of the exhaust gas flowing into the particulate filter to prevent the particulate filter from being deteriorated by heat.

Abstract: A method is provided for removing a paint layer formed on a Mg-alloy material. The method includes a physical removing step and a chemical removing step. At the physical removing step, the paint layer is partially removed by using a cutter or by wet blasting. Then, the paint layer is peeled by immersing the Mg-alloy material in an alkali parting agent.

Abstract: Subjects for the invention are to provide a light-modulating element having an elevated energy efficiency while preventing a decrease in contrast at low cost without using a display technique employing a waveguide or lightguide plate, and to provide a display element capable of producing high-quality display images and an exposure element capable of exposure treatment.

Abstract: A reflection-type light modulating array element has: a substrate; a movable member provided with a beam body provided on the substrate through a first gap, a light reflector capable of rotational displacement by twisting of the beam body, and an electrically conducting part formed at least in a partial portion of the movable member; a lower electrode provided on a substrate side to face the movable member through the first gap, and an upper electrode provided on a side opposite to the lower electrode to face the movable member through a second gap, and thereby the movable member is between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, wherein a voltage is applied to the upper electrode, the lower electrode and the electrically conducting part to cause an rocking displacement of the light reflector and thereby deflect a reflection direction of a light.

Abstract: A metal casting fabrication method is provided. In accordance with the method, first a metal plate is disposed in the cavity of molding dies. This metal plate includes a first surface formed with a heat insulating layer, and a second surface opposite to the first surface. With the metal plate placed in the cavity, the heat insulating layer is held in contact with the dies, while the opposite or second surface is partially exposed to the cavity. The injected molten metal properly fills the cavity from end to end since its heat is not conducted unduly to the dies via the metal plate.

Abstract: A reflection-type light modulation array device, including: a plurality of light modulation devices arranged in a array form, each of which includes a displaceable light reflecting member capable of having an ON state in which incident light is allowed to emerge to an image formation surface and an OFF state in which incident light is not allowed to emerge to the image formation surface, and light modulation is performed by individually controlling displacements of the light reflecting members; a substrate on which the plurality of light modulation devices are arranged in an array form; and a transparent member arranged to be opposite to the substrate through a gap, wherein the transparent member includes, at a position opposite to at least a part of an area of a gap between effective areas where the light modulation is performed on the substrate when viewed on a plane, a light shielding unit to prevent the incident light from entering the substrate.

Abstract: Subjects for the invention are to provide a light-modulating element having an elevated energy efficiency while preventing a decrease in contrast at low cost without using a display technique employing a waveguide or lightguide plate, and to provide a display element capable of producing high-quality display images and an exposure element capable of exposure treatment.

Abstract: A surface of a Mg or Mg-alloy housing of the present invention is subjected to wet blast using a mixture containing a chemical conversion treatment agent and an abrasive, whereby a chemical conversion film is formed on the surface of the Mg or Mg-alloy housing. Because of this, a chemical conversion film is formed simply on the surface of a molded product made of Mg or a Mg-alloy to reduce the correction by puttying, whereby a Mg or Mg-alloy housing is provided in which a decrease in yield and an increase in cost can be prevented.

Abstract: An exhaust emission purification device comprises a sulfur component holding agent arranged on the exhaust path of an internal combustion engine for holding a sulfur component, a NOx holding agent arranged downstream of the sulfur component holding agent in the exhaust gas for holding NOx and the sulfur components when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing thereinto is lean, and a reducing agent adding unit for adding a reducing agent to the exhaust gas flowing into the NOx holding agent. The concentration of the sulfur component contained in the reducing agent added by the reducing agent adding unit is lower than the concentration of at least the sulfur component contained in the fuel supplied to the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. Thus, the sulfur poisoning of the exhaust emission purifier can be avoided while at the same time reducing the fuel consumption rate.

Abstract: Recycled resin is produced by a method including a dismantling/recovery step of dismantling products containing resin moldings and recovering the resin moldings, a removal step of removing unwanted matter including metal components from the resin moldings, a sorting step of discriminating the materials of the resin moldings, and a crushing step of crushing the resin moldings. The method further includes, prior to the crushing step, detecting the metal components, and, after the crushing step, separating out and thus removing metal remaining in crushed material.

Abstract: A transmission type spatial light modulatoris equipped with a minute transparent optical member for deflecting light in a direction different from an incident direction of incident light and emitting the light, a support member for supporting the minute transparent optical member at a midair position so that the light emission face can be inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to a travel direction of incident light L1, and a driving member for obliquely displacing the minute transparent optical member by an electrical mechanical operation to vary the emission direction of light from the minute transparent optical member.

Abstract: In a computer system having a computer, a storage system having storage units being coupled to the computer and for storing user data used by the computer, and a backup device being coupled to the computer and the storage system, a backup method is presented for obtaining a backup of the data stored in the storage unit to the backup device. The storage system holds the user data dually in a first and a second storage units. In backing up the user data, a split instruction for releasing the duplex state of the first and the second storage units is sent from the computer to the storage unit. In response to the split instruction, the storage system interrupts the reflection of the update of the user data to the first storage unit onto the second storage unit. Then, a copy instruction for copying the user data held in the second storage unit to the backup device is sent from the computer to the storage system.

Abstract: A bus system for carrying out data transfer between one bus master and a plurality of bus slaves. The bus system includes plural directional couplers which are formed by arranging respective parts of lines drawn from the bus slaves, without being in contact with, in the neighborhood of, and in parallel with a line drawn from the bus master. The line drawn from the bus master to a terminating resistance is wired to be folded. The directional couplers are further formed by arranging parts of the lines drawn from the bus slaves alternatively with respect to a first line part of the line drawn from the bus master ranging from the bus master to a fold of the line drawn from the bus master and with respect to a second line part of the line drawn from the bus master ranging from the fold to the terminating resistance.

Abstract: A disk array device comprises: a hard disk drive module including a disk for recording information thereon and having one side that has a length substantially equal to the diameter of the disk; a battery module; an operation module; a fan module having at least one cooling fan; a controller module having a controller; a power supply module provided for supplying power to the modules; a circuit board to which the above-mentioned modules are connected via electrical connectors; and a substantially box-shaped chassis in which the modules and the circuit board are housed. A front surface and a rear surface of the chassis are opened in a rectangular shape. A length of one side of the opened front surface of the chassis is substantially the same length as the one side of the hard disk drive module.

Abstract: A light modulating device comprising a plurality of light modulating elements modulating the light that is incident thereto and emitting the light, wherein each of the light modulating elements is formed from a micro electronic machinery which is two-dimensionally arranged, and the transmittance can be controlled so as to vary for each of the light modulating elements. The light modulating device further comprises a lens array on a light-incident side of the light modulating elements, and the lens array condenses the incident light, which impinges on each of the light modulating elements, into a region whose area is smaller than an area occupied by each of the light modulating elements at a light-incident side thereof. Consequently, the light modulating device, in which usability of the light is improved and resolution is increased in the projection exposure, and the exposure apparatus using the same can be obtained.

Abstract: A driving method of a spatial light modulator array having plural spatial light modulators of micro-electro-mechanical system, the plural spatial light modulators each including: a movable part supported to be capable of being elastically displaced and provided with a movable electrode; and a fixed electrode disposed to face the movable part, wherein in a case where the voltages are applied to the electrodes and the movable part is driven and displaced in a fixed electrode direction, an absolute value of an inter-electrode voltage between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode is decreased while the movable part is transitioning in a direction of the fixed electrode.