Abstract: A gas floating-transporting apparatus transports a material to be treated along a predetermined direction in a thermal space so as to thermally treat the material to be treated. The apparatus includes a gas floating mechanism and a transporting mechanism. The gas floating mechanism includes a gas ejection device which expels the gas toward a portion of the material to be treated on which a floating force is acted so as to float the material to be treated, and a gas supply device which supplies the gas to the gas ejection means. The transporting mechanism includes an abutting member which abuts a trailing end of the floated material to be treated and moves along the predetermined direction, and which pushes the material to be treated by the movement thereof, whereby the floated material to be treated is moved along the predetermined direction.

Abstract: In an insulation displacement connector including a retainer, a turn-down portion of a retainer is fit to hood portions provided at an end of an outer wall having electric wire insertion holes opened in a connector housing. Contacts are pressed by an inner portion of the turn-down portion. The connector housing is held by holding portions which continue to opposite sides of the turn-down portion. Further, the holding portions are engaged with the connector housing against a direction of drawing-out the contacts.

Abstract: In an insulation displacement connector including a connector housing, a connector housing rear half portion for receiving slots of contacts is provided on a side more rear than a support portion and an elastic arm in a locking mechanism. Electric wire insertion holes communicating with the slots are opened in a first outer wall surface located at one end of the connector housing rear half portion in a heightwise direction. A portion, corresponding to the slots, of a second outer wall surface opposite to the first outer wall surface is provided as a pressure-receiving wall for receiving an insulation displacement load.

Abstract: An electronic part comprises a main part, a terminal electrode, and a film. The main part includes a sintered piezoelectric ceramic element, wherein a plurality of internal electrode layers and piezoelectric layers are alternately stacked. The terminal electrode is provided at an edge of the sintered piezoelectric ceramic element and electrically conducting to the internal electrodes. The film is provided on a surface of the sintered piezoelectric ceramic element and the exposed internal electrodes, and is made of a glass insulating material.

Abstract: An itinerary preparing system capable of easily preparing a complete travel plan that efficiently incorporates desired visiting places. A user inputs from a terminal an intended travel time of a trip together with visiting place information. Based on the visiting place information, a calculating section for calculating an expected consumption time in an information center calculates an expected consumption time for transportation to reach a visiting place or an expected length of stay thereat. An excess/shortage determining section compares the intended travel time with the total expected consumption time of the trip, and adjusts the intended travel time or the total consumption time based on the comparison result. Consequently, an itinerary preparing section makes a travel plan and transmits it to the terminal via an I/O section. When the received itinerary is approved at the terminal, the information center revises the itinerary by filling in free time of the itinerary.

Abstract: In the heat treating method and the heat treatment apparatus of the object, the object is heat treated while it is being floated by gas expelled toward the object from a position below the object in the heating chamber.

Abstract: To increase heat dissipation from a plasma display panel, a heat sinking unit 2 bonded to a curved back surface 11 of a panel unit includes a large number of fin blocks 21 arranged spaced apart from each other by a prescribed distance and a flexible thin-wall portion 22, and a joining section 221, which consists of fin anchoring portions 212 and thin-wall portions 22, is capable of being bent between the fin blocks 21, thus allowing the heat sinking unit 2 to conform to the curvature of the panel unit back surface 11.

Abstract: A radio station tuning system enables a radio receiver installed in a vehicle to be automatically tuned to a radio station offering a desired program. In the system, a controller receives data recognized by a speech recognizing unit and a current position of the vehicle detected by a navigation unit, provides the data to a communication unit, turns a radio receiver on or off, and tunes the radio receiver to a desired radio station. The communication unit sends data to a base station data via a vehicle telephone line. Receiving the data, the base station has access to its data base storing program data (e.g. broadcasting time, frequencies and so on), retrieves desired data, and transmits them to the vehicle. The controller automatically tunes the radio receiver to the desired radio station on the basis of the received data.

Abstract: To increase heat dissipation from a plasma display panel, a heat sinking unit 2 bonded to a curved back surface 11 of a panel unit includes a large number of fin blocks 21 arranged spaced apart from each other by a prescribed distance and a flexible thin-wall portion 22, and a joining section 221, which consists of fin anchoring portions 212 and thin-wall portions 22, is capable of being bent between the fin blocks 21, thus allowing the heat sinking unit 2 to conform to the curvature of the panel unit back surface 11. When using a heat sinking unit not structured to conform to the curvature of the panel unit back surface 11, a high-orientation graphite film as a heat equalizing layer is interposed between the panel unit back surface and the heat sinking unit.

Abstract: A multi-layer electronic part, such as a multi-layer ceramic capacitor, which comprises internal electrodes stacked alternately with layers of a dielectric material containing at least 50 wt % of lead in terms of PbO and external electrodes connected to the internal electrodes, the external electrodes each comprising a baked electrode layer connected to the internal electrodes; a plating layer having solderability; and a metal particle-containing electrode layer comprising a thermosetting resin and metal particles, between the baked electrode layer and the plating layer, the metal particle-containing electrode layer having a thickness of from 5 to 200 .mu.m, the metal particle-containing electrode layer being disposed between the baked electrode layer and the plating layer.

Abstract: Electrolyzed waters, including an anode water and a cathode water, having either oxidizing or reducing activity and having either acidity or alkalescency, which is obtained by electrolysis of an aqueous solution prepared by addition of a minute amount of electrolytes, is applied wet processings including cleaning, etching and rinsing processings of semiconductor wafers. The effects of the electrolyzed waters are not lower than those the conventional acidic or alkalic chemicals provide, and remarkably reduces quantity of chemicals used in wet processings in semiconductor manufacturing.

Abstract: An ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus and method is capable of maintaining a sufficient clearance between the horn and bonding surface, and thereby increase the working area without using a long horn. In the ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus, a capillary is located at the front end of a horn for holding a wire that is directly supported at the front end of the horn. The capillary is long enough to maintain a sufficient clearance between the horn and the bonding surface. Alternatively, a capillary, which is located at the front end of a horn for holding a wire, is short and is supported at the front end of the horn through a joint or extension. The total length of the joint and the capillary is enough to maintain a sufficient clearance between the horn and the bonding surface.

Abstract: A vehicle data processing system is provided which, even if an on-vehicle data processor such as a navigation system or the like is not active, can input the necessary data into the system at an operator's home or the like. A vehicle includes a data processor and an input unit is independently located in the operator's home or other place. Data of destination and the like inputted into the input unit are transmitted to an information center wherein they are stored in a storage unit. When a sensor in the information center senses that the data processor on the vehicle has become active, the input data are transmitted from the input unit to the data processor.

Abstract: In a wet processing apparatus, an electrolytic cell, a first storing cell for storing anode active water of the electrolytic cell, a first processing cell for processing a target with the anode active water of the first storing cell, a second storing cell for storing cathode active water of the electrolytic cell, and a second processing cell for processing a target with the cathode active water of the second storing cell are provided. Also, a first reactivating feedback path is provided between the first processing cell and an anode region of the electrolytic cell, and a second reactivating feedback path is provided between the second processing cell and a cathode region of the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: A high voltage capacitor is disclosed that comprises a grounding member (1), two through type capacitors (2 and 3), an insulating case (6) and insulating resin (71 and 72). The grounding member (1) has two raised portions (101 and 102) on which the through type capacitors (2 and 3) are secured. The insulating case (6) has two hollow cylindrical portions (61, 62) spaced apart by a distance D with their upper open ends joined to each other to form a recessed enclosure (63) in line with and following the inner diameter sections (611, 621) of the hollow cylindrical portions (61, 82) and their lower open ends fitted on the outer circumference of the raised portions (101, 102). The insulating resin (71 and 72) is provided around the through type capacitors (2 and 3) within the inner diameter sections (611, 621).

Abstract: A head of an ultrasonic wire bonding apparatus for bonding a lead wire to a lead frame, includes a capillary, a capillary supporting member, and a vibrator, vertically arranged and connected to the capillary supporting member, for producing ultrasonic torsional vibration along opposite directions and applying the vibration to the capillary via the capillary supporting member, the vibrator having two piezoelectric elements superimposed on each other via a column member in which magnets are circularly arranged so as to produce the ultrasonic torsional vibration along the opposite directions.

Abstract: An attitude control system for an antenna on a mobile body is comprised of a supporting device for supporting the antenna in such a manner that the antenna is rotatable and is movable in the vertical direction, a driving device for driving the antenna, an attitude change detecting device for detecting a speed of the attitude of the antenna relative to to the source of radio wave, a first control device for controlling the driving device in such a manner that the antenna is driven for cancelling the deviation between the resultant of the attitude change detecting device and a correcting value a receiving device for receiving radio wave which is connected to the antenna, a second control device for changing the attitude of the antenna toward higher receiving level derived from the receiving device and a drift correcting device for renewing the correcting value in such a manner that accumulated vector becomes zero which is the accumulation of a vector upon the changing of the attitude of the antenna.