Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a laminated coil component, in which a laminated coil component is manufactured by laminating insulator sheets in order on which conductors having predetermined patterns are formed, the insulator sheets are laminated such that a distance in a lamination direction between a first lead-out conductor laminated first and a first coil conductor laminated next is larger than a distance in the lamination direction between a second lead-out conductor laminated last and a second coil conductor laminated immediately before the second lead-out conductor.

Abstract: Precipitation-hardened, martensitic, cast stainless steel having a composition comprising, by mass, 0.08-0.18% of C, 1.5% or less of Si, 2.0% or less of Mn, 0.005-0.4% of S, 13.5-16.5% of Cr, 3.0-5.5% of Ni, 0.5-2.8% of Cu, 1.0-2.0% of Nb, and 0.12% or less of N, the amounts of C, N and Nb meeting the condition of ?0.2?9 (C %+0.86N %)?Nb %?1.0, the rest being Fe and inevitable impurities, and having a structure in which Cu precipitates having an average particle size of 0.1-0.4 ?m are dispersed in a tempered-martensite-based matrix.

Abstract: A high-Cr, high-Ni, heat-resistant, austenitic cast steel comprises as main components C, Si, Mn, Cr, Ni, W and/or Mo, and Nb, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, N being 0.01-0.5%, Al being 0.23% or less, and O being 0.07% or less by weight. Exhaust equipment members are produced by using this high-Cr, high-Ni, heat-resistant, austenitic cast steel.

Abstract: Precipitation-hardened, martensitic, cast stainless steel having a composition comprising, by mass, 0.08-0.18% of C, 1.5% or less of Si, 2.0% or less of Mn, 0.005-0.4% of S, 13.5-16.5% of Cr, 3.0-5.5% of Ni, 0.5-2.8% of Cu, 1.0-2.0% of Nb, and 0.12% or less of N, the amounts of C, N and Nb meeting the condition of ?0.2?9(C %+0.86N %)?Nb %?1.0, the rest being Fe and inevitable impurities, and having a structure in which Cu precipitates having an average particle size of 0.1-0.4 ?m are dispersed in a tempered-martensite-based matrix.

Abstract: An integrally cast steel piston for internal engines, the cast steel having (a) a composition comprising 0.8% or less of C, 3% or less of Si, 3% or less of Mn,0.2% or less of S, 3% or less of Ni, 6% or less of Cr, 6% or less of Cu, and 0.01-3% of Nb, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, or (b) a composition comprising 0.1-0.8% of C, 3% or less of Si, 3% or less of Mn, 0.2% or less of S, 10% or less of Ni, 30% or less of Cr, 6 % or less of Cu, and 0.05-8% of Nb, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, by mass.

Abstract: A high-Cr, high-Ni, heat-resistant, austenitic cast steel comprises as main components C, Si, Mn, Cr. Ni, W and/or Mo, and Nb, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, N being 0.01-0.5%, Al being 0.23% or less, and O being 0.07% or less by weight. Exhaust equipment members are produced by using this high-Cr, high-Ni, heat-resistant, austenitic cast steel.

Abstract: An integrally cast steel piston for internal engines, the cast steel having (a) a composition comprising 0.8% or less of C, 3% or less of Si, 3% or less of Mn, 0.2% or less of S, 3% or less of Ni, 6% or less of Cr, 6% or less of Cu, and 0.01-3% of Nb, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, or (b) a composition comprising 0.1-0.8% of C, 3% or less of Si, 3% or less of Mn, 0.2% or less of S, 10% or less of Ni, 30% or less of Cr, 6% or less of Cu, and 0.05-8% of Nb, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, by mass.

Abstract: An exhaust equipment member having an exhaust gas path portion at least partially having a thickness of 5 mm or less is made of a heat-resistant, high-Cr, high-Ni, austenitic cast steel having weight ratios of Cr/Ni of 1.0-1.5 and Mn/S of 5 or more a composition by weight of 0.2-1.0% of C, 2% or less of Si, 2% or less of Mn, 0.04% or less of P, 0.05-0.25% of 5, 20-30% of Cr, and 16-30% of Ni, the balance being substantially Fe and inevitable impurities, with a weight loss by oxidation of 50 mg/cm2 or less when kept in the air at 10100 C. for 200 hours.

Abstract: An exhaust manifold assembly including at least two manifold part members, an annular end projection of one manifold part member receiving an annular end projection of the other manifold part member to form a connection portion, further including (a) an annular slidable tubular member made of a metal material having good heat resistance and oxidation resistance and inserted into a gap between the annular end projections of both manifold part members; and (b) a flexible pipe having a corrugated pipe portion and tubular portions integrally extending from both ends of the corrugated pipe portion, the tubular portions of the flexible pipe being continuously welded to outer surfaces of the manifold part members, whereby the connection portion is completely sealed by the flexible pipe.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus for speech communication that includes an echo canceler (3) for canceling an acoustic echo component input from a hands-free speech loudspeaker (13) to a microphone (14). The echo canceler (30) is provided with a volume control (36) for variably controlling the volume of a received speech signal, an amplitude limiter (35) for limiting the amplitude of an output signal from the volume control (36), an echo canceler (32, 32) for estimating a pseudo echo signal from an output from the amplitude limiter and subtracting the estimated pseudo echo signal from the transmitted speech signal input from the microphone (14), and a nonlinear filter (34) for processing an output from the echo canceler, thereby limiting the amplitude level of the received speech signal to a predetermined level or less.

Abstract: A speech communication apparatus of the present invention includes, in addition to an echo canceller for canceling an acoustic echo generated in a hands-free speech space, a chirp signal generating unit and a training unit. The chirp signal generating unit generates a chirp signal adequate for initial training of the echo canceller. The training control unit enables the chirp signal generating unit to generate a chirp signal, when a predetermined condition for starting hands-free speaking is satisfied, and a chirp tone corresponding to the chirp signal to be output as a volume-amplified tone from the hands-free speaker. The echo canceller performs initial training of the echo canceller based on the chirp tone.

Abstract: A radiotelephone of this invention comprises a sending-speech level varying circuit for varying the level of the sending-speech signal from the microphone and supplying the resulting signal and receiving-speech level varying means for varying the level of the receiving-speech signal demodulated by receiving means and supplying the resulting signal to the speaker, as well as a talking-mode setting section and a gain control circuit. At the talking-mode setting section, either the handset talking mode or the hand-free talking mode is set. At the gain control circuit, the gains of the sending-speech level varying circuit and receiving-speech level varying circuit undergo variable control according to the talking mode set by the talking-mode setting section. The gain control is carried out in such a manner that the gain becomes a first specific value when the handset talking mode has been set, and a second specific value larger than the first value when the hand-free talking mode has been set.