Abstract: An armature includes an armature core, a rotary shaft inserted into a shaft fixing hole of the armature core, and coils each wound about one of teeth of the armature core. The teeth extend radially. The armature core includes an inner core having the shaft fixing hole, and an outer core that is provided about and is integrated with the inner core. The inner core is formed by laminating a plurality of magnetic steel plates. The outer core is formed by compression molding magnetic powder, and includes the teeth. Accordingly, the armature core has a high mechanical strength and is capable of obtaining a high magnetic flux density. Also, the armature core is easy to manufacture.

Abstract: The present invention includes a shooting portion configured to shoot a surface of a disk and output video data, a storage portion configured to store the video data output from the shooting portion, a display portion configured to perform video display based on the video data stored in the storage portion, and an output portion configured to digitally output the video data stored in the storage portion to the outside.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a tread pattern is provided, in which occurrence of uneven wear observed in a conventional lug-type tread pattern can be prevented without causing degradation in the various characteristics of the tire. The pneumatic tire having a tread pattern in which main lug grooves are disposed in the opposing tread shoulder regions at a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction of the tire. The main lug grooves are so arranged as to provide circumferential phase difference between the opposing tread shoulder regions. In this construction, a narrow shallow groove is disposed in the central region of the tread portion in the tread width direction for connecting the main lug grooves located in the opposing tread shoulder regions, and a shallow groove portion is formed in the shoulder end region inside the main lug groove.

Abstract: A cup shaped yoke made of sheet material has an opening portion provided in a side wall on an axial end side, a shoulder portion provided in the sidewall on another axial end side, a magnet installation portion for installing a magnet, which is provided in the side wall between the opening and shoulder portions and whose wall thickness is substantially equal to thickness of the sheet material, and a bottom portion, which is provided in a bottom wall, having a boss shaped bearing accommodating portion in a center thereof. Each wall thickness of the opening, shoulder and bottom portions including the boss shaped bearing accommodating portion is equal to or smaller than a half of wall thickness of the magnet installation portion.

Abstract: A plate material is drawn to form a first-drawing product in the shape of an elliptically cylindrical container having an elliptical cross section. Then, the first-drawing product is drawn to form a re-drawing product in the shape of a generally circular cylindrical container. Next, the re-drawing product is drawn to form a late-drawing product in the shape of an elliptically cylindrical container having an elliptical cross section in which a major axis and a minor axis of the elliptical cross section are reversed with respect to a major axis and a minor axis of the elliptical cross section of the first-drawing product. Thereafter, the late-drawing product is drawn to form a final product as a yoke.

Abstract: Program information is acquired from received digital broadcasting, and the acquired program information is converted to a predetermined format. The converted program information is recorded on an information recording medium or transferred to a predetermined address. Thereby, positive and effective uses such as conversion of the data format of the program information and transfer to the outside can be achieved.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus with flexible structure for introducing external cables that controls signal transmission efficiently. A cable connector for introducing a cable from the outside is fixed on a sub-printed circuit board. A main printed circuit board has a guide rail along which the sub-printed circuit board can be inserted reversely to change the direction from which the cable is introduced at the time of the sub-printed circuit board being housed. An enclosure has ducts for bunching cables. Transmission units are mounted in the enclosure.

Abstract: A transmission apparatus with flexible structure for introducing external cables that controls signal transmission efficiently. A cable connector for introducing a cable from the outside is fixed on a sub-printed circuit board. A main printed circuit board has a guide rail along which the sub-printed circuit board can be inserted reversely to change the direction from which the cable is introduced at the time of the sub-printed circuit board being housed. An enclosure has ducts for bunching cables. Transmission units are mounted in the enclosure.

Abstract: A cup shaped yoke made of sheet material has an opening portion provided in a side wall on an axial end side, a shoulder portion provided in the sidewall on another axial end side, a magnet installation portion for installing a magnet, which is provided in the side wall between the opening and shoulder portions and whose wall thickness is substantially equal to thickness of the sheet material, and a bottom portion, which is provided in a bottom wall, having a boss shaped bearing accommodating portion in a center thereof. Each wall thickness of the opening, shoulder and bottom portions including the boss shaped bearing accommodating portion is equal to or smaller than a half of wall thickness of the magnet installation portion.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a tread pattern is provided, in which occurrence of uneven wear observed in a conventional lug-type tread pattern can be prevented without causing degradation in the various characteristics of the tire. The pneumatic tire having a tread pattern in which main lug grooves are disposed in the opposing tread shoulder regions at a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction of the tire. The main lug grooves are so arranged as to provide circumferential phase difference between the opposing tread shoulder regions. In this construction, a narrow shallow groove is disposed in the central region of the tread portion in the tread width direction for connecting the main lug grooves located in the opposing tread shoulder regions, and a shallow groove portion is formed in the shoulder end region inside the main lug groove.

Abstract: A plate material is drawn to form a first-drawing product in the shape of an elliptically cylindrical container having an elliptical cross section. Then, the first-drawing product is drawn to form a re-drawing product in the shape of a generally circular cylindrical container. Next, the re-drawing product is drawn to form a late-drawing product in the shape of an elliptically cylindrical container having an elliptical cross section in which a major axis and a minor axis of the elliptical cross section are reversed with respect to a major axis and a minor axis of the elliptical cross section of the first-drawing product. Thereafter, the late-drawing product is drawn to form a final product as a yoke.

Abstract: A co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is constituted by forming on one surface side of a substrate film a heat-fusible ink layer comprising a pigment and a particulate binder, and causing a tracing paper to be peelably bonded onto the heat-fusible ink layer by the medium of an adhesive layer. The thus constituted co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is capable of providing an original image which can be reproduced by use of a blueprint process so as to provide blueprint images having a high precision and a high contrast. In addition, a co-winding type thermal transfer sheet may also be constituted by forming a heat-fusible ink layer on one surface side of a substrate film and causing a transparent resin sheet to be peelably bonded onto the heat-fusible ink layer by the medium of an adhesive layer containing a cross-linking agent. The thus constituted co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is capable of providing an image excellent in wear resistance on the transparent resin sheet.

Abstract: A lamination-type image receiving sheet having excellent storage stability is provided. The image receiving sheet comprises: an image receiving substrate; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and a release resin film provided in that order on the image receiving substrate on its side opposite to the image receiving surface. The image receiving substrate is in the form of a resin film. The surface roughness (Ra) of the release resin film on its side opposite to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is in the range of 0.2 to 0.8 .mu.m.

Abstract: A co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is constituted by forming on one surface side of a substrate film a heat-fusible ink layer comprising a pigment and a particulate binder, and causing a tracing paper to be peelably bonded onto the heat-fusible ink layer by the medium of an adhesive layer. The thus constituted co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is capable of providing an original image which can be reproduced by use of a blueprint process so as to provide blueprint images having a high precision and a high contrast.In addition, a co-winding type thermal transfer sheet may also be constituted by forming a heat-fusible ink layer on one surface side of a substrate film and causing a transparent resin sheet to be peelably bonded onto the heat-fusible ink layer by the medium of an adhesive layer containing a cross-linking agent. The thus constituted co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is capable of providing an image excellent in wear resistance on the transparent resin sheet.

Abstract: An input-output interface circuit operative in three different modes which utilizes a first signal selector, operative selectively in an external signal output mode and an internal signal transmission mode, having one output terminal to which a signal is transmitted from a signal processor and first and second output terminals, a second signal selector, operative selectively in an external signal input mode and an internal signal transmission mode, having one output terminal through which a signal input to the signal processor is transmitted and first and second output terminals, the first output terminal of the first signal selector being connected to the external input-output terminal by an external output signal transmission channel; the second output terminal of the first signal selector being connected to the first input terminal of the second signal selector by an internal signal transmission channel; and the external input-output terminal being connected to the second input terminal of the second signa

Abstract: A co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is constituted by forming on one surface side of a substrate film a heat-fusible ink layer comprising a pigment and a particulate binder, and causing a tracing paper to be peelably bonded onto the heat-fusible ink layer by the medium of an adhesive layer. The thus constituted co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is capable of providing an original image which can be reproduced by use of a blueprint process so as to provide blueprint images having a high precision and a high contrast.In addition, a co-winding type thermal transfer sheet may also be constituted by forming a heat-fusible ink layer on one surface side of a substrate film and causing a transparent resin sheet to be peelably bonded onto the heat-fusible ink layer by the medium of an adhesive layer containing a cross-linking agent. The thus constituted co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is capable of providing an image excellent in wear resistance on the transparent resin sheet.

Abstract: There is disclosed a lubricating oil for internal combustion engine which comprises:a mineral oil and/or a synthetic lubricating oil as a base oil, and oxymolybdenum dithiocarbamate sulfide expressed by the chemical formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 or R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 denote a branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having not less than fourteen carbons, and R.sub.2 through R.sub.4 or R.sub.2 and R.sub.4 denote an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having not less than four carbons, in the amount of 0.005 to 0.2% by weight, when calculated as molybdenum (Mo).

Abstract: A co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is constituted by forming on one surface side of a substrate film a heat-fusible ink layer comprising a pigment and a particulate binder, and causing a tracing paper to be peelably bonded onto the heat-fusible ink layer by the medium of an adhesive layer. The thus constituted co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is capable of providing an original image which can be reproduced by use of a blueprint process so as to provide blueprint images having a high precision and a high contrast.In addition, a co-winding type thermal transfer sheet may also be constituted by forming a heat-fusible ink layer on one surface side of a substrate film and causing a transparent resin sheet to be peelably bonded onto the heat-fusible ink layer by the medium of an adhesive layer containing a cross-linking agent. The thus constituted co-winding type thermal transfer sheet is capable of providing an image excellent in wear resistance on the transparent resin sheet.

Abstract: A novel tantalum compound represented by the formula (1): Ta(CH.sub.3).sub.3 (OR).sub.2, wherein R is an alkyl group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms. The novel tantalum compound is produced by reacting a haloalkoxytantalum compound represented by the formula (2): TaX.sub.n (OR).sub.5-n, wherein X is halogen, R is an alkyl group having from 2 to 7 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of from 0 to 4, with a methylmetal compound; and recovering the tantalum compound represented by the above formula (1) by reduced pressure distillation. The tantalum compound has a high vapor pressure and permits effective formation of a uniform film of tantalum oxide with good properties by a CVD method. Therefore, the tantalum compound is very useful for manufacturing semiconductor devices.

Abstract: A magnetic disk includes two kinds of texture lines formed on a substrate rendered to texturing, one kind being formed over the entire substrate and parallel with a circumference of the substrate and the other kind being formed such that a line tangent to the other texture intersects a line tangent to the one texture at an angle of 3 to 9 degrees. The other texture lines are yielded by processing the substrate with a polishing tape rocking the substrate radially thereof, and satisfying the floating characteristic of a magnetic head as being floated in a low degree, the contact-start-stop characteristic, and the attraction characteristic.