Abstract: A composite including a metal member and a resin mold formed jointed to a surface of the metal member is provided, wherein the metal member has a roughened portion in a joint to the resin mold in the surface, and in a specific interface region including a joint interface between the roughened portion and the resin mold, the average volume in a unit area of voids between the roughened portion and the resin mold is 0.05 ?m3 or smaller per 1 ?m2 of a plane generally parallel to the joint interface, and the maximum dimension of the void is 1000 nm or smaller.

Abstract: A data storage unit (103) stores an image frame in which an image frame which consists of coded data having a data loss or error received by a receiving unit (100) and complementary coded data which is received by receiving unit at a later time are rearranged into normal sequence. A redecoding unit (105) decodes the image frame stored in the data storage unit (103) with reference to one or more already-decoded image frames required for the decoding, and stores the decoded image frame in a frame additionally-storage unit (104). A decoding unit (101) decodes an image frame with reference to an image frame stored in either a frame storage unit (102) or the frame additionally-storage unit 104 according to a command from a control unit (106).

Abstract: To provide an electrolytic capacitor having lead wires excellent in weldability with a boss member made of aluminum, excellent in solder wettability, and less whisker. The lead wires have a nickel plating layer in a thickness of 0.3 to 5.0 ?m, a palladium plating layer in a thickness of 0.01 to 0.10 ?m, and a gold plating layer in a thickness of 0.002 to 0.030 ?m.

Abstract: To provide an electrolytic capacitor having lead wires excellent in weldability with a boss member made of aluminum, excellent in solder wettability, and less whisker. The lead wires have a nickel plating layer in a thickness of 0.3 to 5.0 ?m, a palladium plating layer in a thickness of 0.01 to 0.10 ?m, and a gold plating layer in a thickness of 0.002 to 0.030 ?m.

Abstract: A portion of an anode lead frame 3 of a solid electrolytic capacitor 1 is bent to form a protruding portion 4 that protrudes toward an anode lead 20. The protruding portion 4 includes a first horizontal portion 41 positioned higher than and substantially parallel to the anode lead 20, a second horizontal portion 40 contacting the anode lead 20, a sloping portion 42 linking the inner end of the first horizontal portion 41 with the outer end of the second horizontal portion 40, and an auxiliary bent portion 43 bent upward from the inner end of the second horizontal portion 40 and substantially symmetrical with the sloping portion 42. A contact surface 46 of the second horizontal portion 40 with the anode lead 20 is formed flat, and a surface 47 of the second horizontal portion 40 on the opposite side to the contact surface 46 is formed with a rounded curvature.

Abstract: A data storage unit (103) stores an image frame in which an image frame which consists of coded data having a data loss or error received by a receiving unit (100) and complementary coded data which is received by receiving unit at a later time are rearranged into normal sequence. A redecoding unit (105) decodes the image frame stored in the data storage unit (103) with reference to one or more already-decoded image frames required for the decoding, and stores the decoded image frame in a frame additionally-storage unit (104). A decoding unit (101) decodes an image frame with reference to an image frame stored in either a frame storage unit (102) or the frame additionally-storage unit 104 according to a command from a control unit (106).

Abstract: A portion of an anode lead frame 3 of a solid electrolytic capacitor 1 is bent to form a protruding portion 4 that protrudes toward an anode lead 20. The protruding portion 4 includes a first horizontal portion 41 positioned higher than and substantially parallel to the anode lead 20, a second horizontal portion 40 contacting the anode lead 20, a sloping portion 42 linking the inner end of the first horizontal portion 41 with the outer end of the second horizontal portion 40, and an auxiliary bent portion 43 bent upward from the inner end of the second horizontal portion 40 and substantially symmetrical with the sloping portion 42. A contact surface 46 of the second horizontal portion 40 with the anode lead 20 is formed flat, and a surface 47 of the second horizontal portion 40 on the opposite side to the contact surface 46 is formed with a rounded curvature.

Abstract: A non-asbestos-based friction material for rotors and brake drums of aluminum alloy for automobiles or the like, which exhibits lower counter surface attack and excellent wear resistance, produced by forming and then curing a non-asbestos-based friction material composition comprising a fibrous base (A), binder (B) and filler (C) as the major ingredients, wherein the filler (C) is incorporated with 1 to 10% of abrasive particles having an average size of 0.5 to 10 &mgr;m and 4 to 20% of unvulcanized rubber, all percentages by volume based on the whole friction material.

Abstract: A service receiving unit 1 receiving a request of a multi-point communication service from a communication terminal 3A sends call-in addresses of all communication terminals 3A, 3B and 3C and a command instructing the provision of the multi-point communication service to a communication service unit 2. The communication service unit 2 sends a call to each communication terminal according to the call-in address and the command and provides the multi-point communication service. An accounting information server 4 performs the accounting to demand a communication charge and a service providing charge on the communication terminal 3A, the communication terminals 3A, 3B and 3C or a third person according to information of both a communication time-period and the number of communication terminals sent from the service receiving unit 1. Each charge is fixed or changed in proportion to or in inversely proportion to the number of communication terminals.

Abstract: A program recording/reproducing system demultiplexes predetermined program signals from multiplexed signals into which a plurality of program signals are time-division-multiplexed per predetermined multiplexing unit, and records these demultiplexed program signals. The predetermined program signals are extracted from the multiplexed signals, and the program signals are recorded. The program signals are read out of a recording medium, and the readout program signals are outputted so that an output interval on each multiplexing unit becomes coincident with a time interval in the multiplexed signals. A null packet is inserted in between the two readout program packets in the same state as when recorded, thereby troubleshooting a buffer overflow or underflow occurred during the reproducing process.

Abstract: An industrial robot utilizing a parallel link mechanism comprises a shoulder portion swingable about a vertical axis, which supports a first arm and a first link for swing movements about a common axis. A second arm pivoted at the end of the first arm for swing movement about a swing axis parallel to the common axis and being provided with a wrist portion at the front end thereof, while a second link is connected between the first link and the second arm so as to form a parallel link mechanism. Further, the second arm is provided with first and second connecting portions formed at the rear side and front sides of the second arm, respectively, with respect to the swing axis of the second arm. The first and second connecting portions are selectively connectable with one end of the second link using a connecting mechanism.

Abstract: An air nozzle for producing a sheath-core type fancy yarn, comprising a hollow cylindrical nozzle body in which a vortex occurs around an axis thereof due to a suction flow of a subatmospheric pressure source. Within the nozzle body a conical cap and a ring body are arranged in series. A sheath yarn is overfed into the nozzle body in the tangential direction to the inner surface of the body and wraps around the conical cap to form a plurality of loops due to the vortex, then entangles a core yarn running straight through the nozzle body. Since an outer surface of the conical cap and a central opening of the ring body guide the vortex smoothly along a yarn path, a fancy yarn having uniformly and tightly entangled loops can be obtained.

Abstract: A fluid bearing for rotatably supporting a rotary shaft. A plurality of pressure generating zones are defined on a bearing surface of a bearing member in a circumferential direction. Each of the pressure generating zones comprises a pair of axially spaced fluid pockets, at least one raised land formed in at least one of the pair of fluid pockets, a passage member for fluidically communicating the pair of fluid pockets with each other, a throttle member connected to the fluid pockets for admitting pressurized fluid therein and an exhaust port formed on the raised land for discharging pressurized fluid. An exhaust member is formed on the bearing surface outside the pressure generating zones for discharging pressurized fluid.

Abstract: A fluid bearing for rotatably supporting a rotary shaft. A plurality of pressure generating zones are defined on a bearing surface of a bearing member in a circumferential direction. Each of the pressure generating zones comprises a pair of axially spaced fluid pockets, at least one raised land formed in at least one of the pair of fluid pockets, a passage member for fluidically communicating the pair of fluid pockets with each other, a throttle member connected to the fluid pockets for admitting pressurized fluid therein and an exhaust port formed on the raised land for discharging pressurized fluid. An exhaust member is formed on the bearing surface outside the pressure generating zones for discharging pressurized fluid.

Abstract: A brake pad or lining comprising a binder and a peroxidized fiber derived from an acrylic fiber said peroxidized fiber containing at least about 5 wt % bonded oxygen. The material has a relatively high coefficient of friction as well as good wear resistance and fade resistance and can be used in place of a conventional asbestos brake pad or lining.

Abstract: Highly coherent and rigid synthetic multifilamentary yarn of improved functional properties having a novel and unique configuration composed of multiple, retained, successive and alternate twist regions is manufactured by twisting thermoplastic fibers by a false-twisting means and at a high temperature selected with reference to the combined properties of the degree of the double refraction and the density of the material fiber.

Abstract: A synthetic multifilament textured yarn provided with randomly formed compact portions and bulky portions formed between two adjacent compact portions. The compact portions are provided with a certain twist and the bulky portions consist of a plurality of individual filaments, each having random crimps. Each of said individual filaments are separated from each other, and the twist direction of each of said bulky portions is opposite from that of two adjacent compact portions. This textured yarn can be produced by a conventional false-twist operation under a processing temperature between a softening point and a melting point of the material yarn.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a textured synthetic multifilament yarn having alternately grouped S and Z twists. The textured yarn is produced by a conventional false-twist operation under a processing temperature between a softening point and a melting point of the material yarn in a first step and then the above-mentioned yarn is subjected to a process for separating individual filaments in each of the compact portions under tension.