Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel structure of supporting a vibrator having a terminal for electrical connection so that the vibrator can be miniaturized, and the driving impedance can be made constant in a wide temperature range to reduce the temperature drift. The structure has a substrate and bonding wires 45, 46 supported on the surface of the substrate and to be connected with the vibrator. The vibrator is supported with the bonding wire so that the vibrator is not directly contacted with the substrate. The bonding wire is electrically connected with the terminal. The resonance frequency “fr” of the supporting structure, the driving frequency “fd” for the vibrator and the detuning “?f” satisfy the following formula 1.1·?f?fr?0.9·fd.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel structure of supporting a vibrator having a terminal for electrical connection so that the vibrator can be miniaturized, and the driving impedance can be made constant in a wide temperature range to reduce the temperature drift. The structure has a substrate and bonding wires 45, 46 supported on the surface of the substrate and to be connected with the vibrator. The vibrator is supported with the bonding wire so that the vibrator is not directly contacted with the substrate. The bonding wire is electrically connected with the terminal. The resonance frequency “fr” of the supporting structure, the driving frequency “fd” for the vibrator and the detuning “&Dgr;f” satisfy the following formula.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus of the present invention has an electric fan in a casing. This electric fan generates air current between circuit substrates. The air current passes through the left-side gaps between the circuit substrates, and reaches the backside face of the electronic apparatus. The air current then passes through a power source substrate attached to a backside panel, and moves to the right. The air current then moves along the right-side inner surface and returns to the front side. The returned air is guided by a plurality of inner fins and then supplied to the electric fan. The heat generated in the casing is cooled by the air current circulating in the casing, and then conducted to the entire inner wall of the casing. The heat of the casing is then released into the atmospheric air through radiation fins arranged on the front face of the casing, the left and right side faces of the casing, and the front face of an open-close cover.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus of the present invention has an electric fan in a casing. This electric fan generates air current between circuit substrates. The air current passes through the left-side gaps between the circuit substrates, and reaches the backside face of the electronic apparatus. The air current then passes through a power source substrate attached to a backside panel, and moves to the right. The air current then moves along the right-side inner surface and returns to the front side. The returned air is guided by a plurality of inner fins and then supplied to the electric fan. The heat generated in the casing is cooled by the air current circulating in the casing, and then conducted to the entire inner wall of the casing. The heat of the casing is then released into the atmospheric air through radiation fins arranged on the front face of the casing, the left and right side faces of the casing, and the front face of an open-close cover.

Abstract: The invention reduces the noise from a vibrating gyroscope used for detecting a turning angular rate, when the vibrator is subjected to external vibration. The vibrator is made out of a piezoelectric material. The vibrator vibrates in a driving vibration mode electrically excited in the vibrator and in a detection vibration mode occurring in the vibrator due to Coriolis force when the vibrator is turned. The surface of the vibrator includes a region where the stress induced in the vibrator due to the detection vibration mode is in a range of a local maximum. The gyroscope further has a damper, for reducing vibration sensitivity to external vibrations applied externally on the vibrator. The damper is made of a polymer and is provided on at least the region where the stress induced in the vibrator due to the detection vibration mode is in a range of a local maximum.

Abstract: A superconductive device for helping shield magnetic field comprises at least two members; a layer containing superconductive oxide over each of said members; means for connecting said members to form a substrate; and means for connecting said layers containing superconductive oxide along a joint in which said members are connected.

Abstract: A returnable framework structure for freight transportation capable of be assembled and disassembled in a simple manner. The structures are provided with sufficient structural strength, and are stable when disassembled structures are stacked. A plurality of frame elements are assembled on a rectangular skid, which forms the bottom surface of the structure, along the edges of the skid. An L-shaped corner guide is secured to each corner area of the skid, and the frames are fixed to the corner guides by screw members. On the upper corners of each frame, L-shaped corner guides are secured. The corner guides are secured to the other frames by screw members. The corner guides are secured to the skid in the direction perpendicular to the direction they are secured to the frame.

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves has a transmitter for sending a pair of ultrasonic waves to a sample. The pair of ultrasonic waves have substantially symmetric waveforms with respect to zero sound pressure. One of the ultrasonic wave is separated from the other ultrasonic wave. An acoustoelectric, ultrasonic transducer receives the pair of ultrasonic waves affected by the sample. The acoustoelectric, ultrasonic transducer converts the pair of ultrasonic waves into a pair of electric signals accompanied by phonon-charge carrier interaction. Each of the electric signals includes an acoustoelectric signal insensitive to phase and a piezoelectric signal sensitive to phase. A processing device processes the pair of electric signals so as to remove the piezoelectric signal and obtain the acoustoelectric signal.

Abstract: A superconducting film including 0.1-5% by weight of magnesium oxide wherein the superconducting film has a thickness in a range from 300 to 1000 .mu.m. A superconducting device for magnetic shielding comprises: a substrate; and a superconducting layer supported by the substrate, the superconducting layer including grains of a Bi-type superconducting oxide so that the superconducting layer has a critical temperature higher than -196.degree. C., the superconducting layer having a thickness in a range from 300 to 1,000 .mu.m, the superconducting layer including 0.1-5% by weight of magnesium oxide, where the superconducting device has a laminated structure including the substrate and the superconducting layer. A process for producing a superconducting film comprises the steps of: firing a mixture of calcined powders of a superconducting oxide and 0.1-5% by weight of magnesium oxide powders at a temperature at which the superconducting oxide is partially melted.

Abstract: A returnable case which is assembled or disassembled in use for transportion of the packaged freight, comprising the respective pairs of rectangularly formed major frames (16) and minor frames (18) mounted in the vertical direction along each of longer and shorter edges of a skid (14), respectively. One or a pair of guard members (20) are horizontally, removably attached on the top of the frames, and a pair of headers (30) are disposed along either side along which a pair of frames are mounted. All components of a disassembled returnable case are packed in a space having a height of not exceeding that of the headers.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer unit for use in pulse-echo ultrasonic investigation has a plurality of components including a piezoelectric ultrasonic wave transmitting element, an acoustoelectric ultrasonic wave receiving element and electrodes therefor. To provide a compact and efficient transducer, these components are bonded together in an integrated multilayer structure in which the transmitting element and receiving element are superimposed in the direction of propagation of transmitted and received ultrasonic waves. The receiving element may be a ZnO single crystal. An insulating layer isolates two components from each other.

Abstract: A digital position signal generator suitable for gain control and other purposes. A typical embodiment includes a rotary disk notionally divided into a plurality of sectors of the same angle about the disk axis. Some of the disk sectors have radial extensions which are detectable by photocouplers. The photocouplers are fixedly disposed about the disk axis with angular spacings each greater than the angle of each disk sector. Thus, with the rotation of the disk, the photocouplers produce binary zero and one outputs in various predetermined combinations nonsequentially representing successive predetermined angular positions of the disk. A position data generator circuit such as a microcomputer is provided which has stored thereon meaningful position data sequentially representing the successive predetermined angular positions of the disk. Inputting each output combination of the detectors, the position data generator circuit puts out a corresponding one of the meaningful position data.

Abstract: A superconductive device for helping shield magnetic field comprises at least two members; a layer containing superconductive oxide over each of the members; connecting component for connecting the members to form a substrate; and connecting element for connecting the layers containing superconductive oxide along a joint in which the members are connected.

Abstract: A phase-insensitive ultrasonic transducer has a zinc oxide single crystal as a piezoelectric semiconducting acoustoelectric element, providing high sensitivity and operable over a range of wavelengths of the ultrasonic waves. The electrical conductivity of said zinc oxide single crystal may be selected in the range 10.sup.-8 to 10.sup.-2 .OMEGA..sup.-1.cm.sup.-1. The single crystal can have an attenuation rate for ultrasonic waves of 10 MHz of at least 0.8 cm.sup.-1.

Abstract: An apparatus for recording and/or providing with a lid for protecting the recording medium and a recording medium loading/ejecting mechanism that includes a housing, an inlet provided on a wall of the housing, a cassette which is loaded in and ejected from the housing through the inlet. The lid member is capable of being opened and closed and covers the inlet when it is closed. The apparatus includes a mechanism for loading the cassette inserted in the inlet to a loading position and ejecting the cassette from the loaded position to an ejection position. A detector detects whether the lid member is opened or closed. In addition, there is a controller for controlling the mechanism. The controller includes a loading controller for controlling the mechanism when the cassette is inserted in the inlet and is loaded in the loaded position.