Abstract: Provided is a water-based lubricant comprising a hyperbranch-type polyglycerol having an absolute molecular weight of from 5,000 to 500,000. The water-based lubricant has a small friction coefficient and is excellent in lubrication performance and defoamability, as compared with conventional water-based lubricants comprising an ethylene/propylene oxide copolymer, and is favorable, for example, for a water-based metal processing agent and a hydraulic pressure fluid.

Abstract: A remote control apparatus of the invention is a remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware, including: a remote control main body; a cover covering a front surface of the remote control main body; and a plurality of switches provided on at least one of the remote control main body or the cover and switching by pressing force, the cover being openably attached to the remote control main body and covering the front surface of the remote control main body when closed and exposing the front surface when opened, one part of the cover being pressed to the remote control main body in the closed state of the cover and thereby being displaced to the remote control main body, and by the displacement, the cover or the remote control main body pressing any one of the plurality of switches, and another part of the cover being pressed to the remote control main body in the closed state of the cover and thereby being displaced to the remote control main body, and by the displacement, the cover or the remote

Abstract: Excitation electrodes are respectively affixed to central portions of both surfaces of a long plate-shaped AT-cut crystal resonator, the central portion starts a thickness shear oscillation in the length direction of the crystal resonator when an electric signal is applied to the central portion of the crystal resonator through the excitation electrodes. And, channel-shaped, half-circular-shaped, or trapezoid grooves in cross-section are respectively formed in the plate width direction on middle portions between the center portion and end portions of the crystal resonator. These grooves are formed so as to be symmetrical with respect to a thicknesswise central position of the crystal resonator through a well-known etching technique such as photo-etching and the like.

Abstract: Excitation electrodes are respectively affixed to central portions of both surfaces of a long plate-shaped AT-cut crystal resonator, the central portion starts a thickness shear oscillation in the length direction of the crystal resonator when an electric signal is applied to the central portion of the crystal resonator through the excitation electrodes. And, channel-shaped, half-circular-shaped, or trapezoid grooves in cross-section are respectively formed in the plate width direction on middle portions between the center portion and end portions of the crystal resonator. These grooves are formed so as to be symmetrical with respect to a thicknesswise central position of the crystal resonator through a well-known etching technique such as photo-etching and the like.

Abstract: Excitation electrodes are respectively affixed to central portions of both surfaces of a long plate-shaped AT-cut crystal resonator, the central portion starts a thickness shear oscillation in the length direction of the crystal resonator when an electric signal is applied to the central portion of the crystal resonator through the excitation electrodes. And, channel-shaped, half-circular-shaped, or trapezoid grooves in cross-section are respectively formed in the plate width direction on middle portions between the center portion and end portions of the crystal resonator. These grooves are formed so as to be symmetrical with respect to a thicknesswise central position of the crystal resonator through a well-known etching technique such as photo-etching and the like.

Abstract: A load sensor measuring a load by a change in oscillation frequency of a crystal (quartz) blank due to stress sensibility against thereof when a load is applied to opposing outer circumferential portions of the crystal blank. In the sensor, the crystal blank is formed in a shape such that when the load is applied, any mechanical deformation in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the blank is prevented. For example, the crystal blank is constituted by two regions, a vibrating portion having a relatively small thickness and a protective frame portion having a relatively large thickness. Alternatively, in a planar blank, a groove is formed so as to extend along the outer circumference of the blank. In the rectangular blank, the frame portion or groove is preferably arranged along sides of the blank parallel with a direction in which the load is applied.

Abstract: Provided is a small-sized body fat determining device capable of easily determining a body fat ratio. A first electrode pair (1) and a second electrode pair (2) are provided on upper left and right sides of a surface (11a) and a back face (11b) of a card body (11) of a card type electronic calculator, respectively. The first electrode pair (1) includes a first measuring electrode (1a) provided on the surface (11a) of the card body (11), and a first current path forming electrode (1b) provided on the back face (11b) of the card body (11). The second electrode pair (2) includes a second measuring electrode (2a) provided on the surface (11a) of the card body (11), and a second current path forming electrode (2b) provided on the back face (11b) of the card body (11). An impedance between the first measuring electrode (1a) and the second measuring electrode (2a) is measured by impedance measuring means provided in the card body (11).

Abstract: Provided is a novel additive composition containing (a) a compound having, in the molecule, a group of a general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, but at least one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom,and (b) an extreme-pressure improver containing sulfur and/or phosphorus, and optionally, as an additional component (c), an extreme-pressure improver containing neither sulfur nor phosphorus. Lubricating oil compositions comprising the additive composition have high load carrying capacity, and are effectively used as metal working oils and hydraulic oils, such as forging oil, pressing oil, drawing oil, rolling oil, cutting oil, grinding oil, etc.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing a seam from raveling in a double chain stitch sewing machine according to the present invention are applied to sewing of cloth by a double chain stitch sewing machine. Near the sewing end point for forming a double chain stitch by collaboration of a plurality of needles and a looper, the looper thread consecutive to the looper from the cloth is hooked and engaged on the hook at the left side of the needles. After driving the sewing machine for a half stitch or one stitch in this state, the looper thread hooked on the hook is cut off. Simultaneously with this cutting or before or after the cutting, the needle thread loop consecutive to the needles from the sewing end of the cloth through the looper is cut off between the looper and the cloth. Further, capturing the cut looper thread consecutive to the looper from the cloth, the end of the cut looper thread is pulled out from the final needle thread loop at the end of sewing.

Abstract: A sewing machine having a cylinder bed feeds cloth in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the cylinder bed, with a main feed dog and differential feed dog provided in the cylinder bed projecting from a bed main body of the sewing machine. The main feed bar, differential feed bar, main feed oscillating shaft and differential feed oscillating shaft for moving each feed bar back and forth, and front and rear vertical oscillating shafts for moving both feed bars up and down are provided in the cylinder bed, while all other mechanisms for the main feed dog and differential feed dog are provided inside the bed main body, so that the cylinder bed may be designed thinly.

Abstract: A cutting or grinding oil composition comprising (A) a base oil and (B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of dibasic acids having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, tribasic acids having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and ester derivatives of these acids; and a cutting or grinding oil composition comprising component (A) described above, component (B) described above, (C) a compound containing sulfur, and/or (D) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of perbasic alkali metal sulfonates and perbasic alkaline earth metal sulfonates are disclosed. By using the oil composition, increase in working efficiency, such as suppressed wear of working tools and superior precision of a finished surface, can be achieved.

Abstract: One kind of combination weigher, used for selecting a predetermined number of articles having substantially same weights from a group of articles having substantial variance or inequality in their weights, which is provided with a plurality of independent weigh units and adapted to weigh an article by each unit at the same time, process the resultant weight signals by a computer to select a combination of a predetermined number of weight signals whose variance or inequality satisfies a predetermined condition from various combinations of the weight signals, and indicate those weight units attributable to the selected combination by pilot lamps, for example.

Abstract: A force measuring device, such as a weighing device, having device for automatically compensating for temperature-induced zero and span deviations. The device includes force and temperature sensors for producing force and temperature indicative signals, respectively. Device for processing processes these force and temperature signals at various temperatures in no-load and reference-load conditions by regressive analysis in order to obtain and store in memory equations representing the zero and span deviations with temperature. During use of the force measuring device for measurement, the device uses the stored equations to calculate the zero and span deviations from the current temperature to correct the force indicative signal.

Abstract: A force measuring device mainly used as a weighing device, comprising first and second horizontal cantilever members disposed parallel with each other in a common vertical plane, a weighing cradle attached to the free end of the first member, and a metal string stretched between the free ends of both members. The string is placed between a pair of magnetic poles so that it vibrates at its inherent frequency functionally relating to its tension and, therefore, a load applied to the weighing cradle. The frequency of the string is measured and the value of the applied load is calculated therefrom by an electronic calculating circuit. In order to overcome a problem of frequency deviation caused by variation in the spring constants of both cantilever members due to variation in the surrounding temperature, the inventive device includes a temperature sensor and arithmetic circuitry for applying compensation for the error due to the temperature change to the calculation of the applied force.

Abstract: A device for measuring force, which is preferably applicable to a weighing device, is provided, wherein two cantilever arms are arranged substantially in parallel and generally in a vertical plane, an elastic member is coupled between the free ends of the both arms so as to be subjected to tension or compression when a force to be measured is applied to the free end of the either arm, the elastic member forms a part of mechano-electric transducer which produces an electric signal whose feature has a theoretical relationship with the applied force, and the device further includes an arithmetic unit for calculating the force in accordance with this relationship.

Abstract: A mass meter of the type of conventional weighing scale having an elastic cantilever mechanism provided with a weighing cradle, and a mechanoelectric transducer for sensing a strain of the cantilever to produce a weight indicative signal, which further includes, for cancelling the effect of gravity, a reference weight accompanied with its loading and unloading means, and an arithmetic unit for processing the weight data obtained in both reference weight loaded and unloaded states to calculate the mass of an article on the weighing cradle.

Abstract: A price calculating balance which includes in addition to circuitry for storing the measured weight of a product and unit price and multiplying the weight by the unit price, circuitry for storing an aimed or desired price and dividing it by the unit price to determine the weight of the product which would correspond to the aimed price at the stored unit price.

Abstract: An analog to digital convertor for converting mechanical motion to an electric digital signal which includes a code plate carrying gray codes for measuring displacement, codes for parity bits and parity check control bits and gray code reading means and decoder therefore wherein the parity bits detect the occurrence of a readout error and producing a warning signal while the parity check control bits detect an incorrect parity check caused by errors in the sensing operation such as dirt, dust, or damaged sensing elements, and produces a second warning signal, a memory for temporarily storing the output of the decoder and circuitry inter-connected with the memory and decoder to produce a third warning signal when the difference between the outputs of the memory and the decoder is greater than a predetermined value, circuitry for producing a first error signal when only the second warning signal is present and a second error signal when at least the first and third warning signals are present.

Abstract: An analog to digital convertor for converting mechanical motion to an electric digital signal which includes a code plate carrying gray codes for measuring displacement, and codes for parity bits and parity check control bits wherein the parity bits detect the occurrence of a readout error while the parity check control bits detect an incorrect parity check caused by errors in the sensing operation such as dirt, dust, or damaged sensing elements.

Abstract: Apparatus for measuring the weight of a moving vehicle which includes a series of platforms with the length of each platform being shorter than the distance between axles, means for converting displacement of said platforms to electrical signals and electronic means for averaging the signals produced by the individual axle loads to produce the weight of the vehicle.