Abstract: A molded product production device that includes a molding die having an inner circumferential surface defining a cavity with upper and lower openings, the cavity into which the molding material is to be filled, a lower punch provided so as to be inserted into the cavity from the lower opening thereof and vertically move, the lower punch having a lower punch surface and a lower punch release agent holding portion which is provided at a lower side of the lower punch surface and capable of holding a release agent, an upper punch provided so as to be inserted into the cavity from the upper opening thereof and vertically move, the upper punch having an upper punch surface, and a lower punch release agent supply means which supplies the release agent to the lower punch release agent holding portion when being exposed outside the cavity.

Abstract: In a molded body production device, a release agent injection means applies a release agent onto an upper punch surface by injecting the release agent toward the upper punch surface in a state that an upper punch is located above an upper end surface of a molding die, and applies the release agent onto a lower punch surface and an inner circumferential surface exposing above the lower punch surface by injecting the release agent toward the lower punch surface in a state that the lower punch surface is located into the cavity and below the upper end surface of the molding die, before the molding material is filled into the cavity. This makes it possible to prevent the molding material from bonding to the upper punch surface, the lower punch surface and the inner circumferential surface defining the cavity.

Abstract: In a molded body production device, a release agent injection means applies a release agent onto an upper punch surface by injecting the release agent toward the upper punch surface in a state that an upper punch is located above an upper end surface of a molding die, and applies the release agent onto a lower punch surface and an inner circumferential surface exposing above the lower punch surface by injecting the release agent toward the lower punch surface in a state that the lower punch surface is located into the cavity and below the upper end surface of the molding die, before the molding material is filled into the cavity. This makes it possible to prevent the molding material from bonding to the upper punch surface, the lower punch surface and the inner circumferential surface defining the cavity.

Abstract: A molded product production device that includes a molding die having an inner circumferential surface defining a cavity with upper and lower openings, the cavity into which the molding material is to be filled, a lower punch provided so as to be inserted into the cavity from the lower opening thereof and vertically move, the lower punch having a lower punch surface and a lower punch release agent holding portion which is provided at a lower side of the lower punch surface and capable of holding a release agent, an upper punch provided so as to be inserted into the cavity from the upper opening thereof and vertically move, the upper punch having an upper punch surface, and a lower punch release agent supply means which supplies the release agent to the lower punch release agent holding portion when being exposed outside the cavity.

Abstract: A reciprocating vibrator able to prevent detachment of a spindle even without an outer cover, that is, a vibration linear actuator provided with a ring-shaped weight 20 having a permanent magnet 30, 31 at its inner circumference side, a first plate spring 40 fastened to a first end face 20a of this weight 20 at outer circumference side tail parts 41a, 42a, a second plate spring 50 fastened to a second end face 20b of the weight 20 at outer circumference side tail parts 51a, 52a, and a stator supporting the first and second plate springs 40, 50 and having an excitation coil 60 generating a reciprocating vibrating magnetic field with respect to the weight 20 at an inner circumference side of the permanent magnet 30, 31, wherein the stator further has a metal end plate 70 fastening the second plate spring 50 by the ring-shaped plate part 53.

Abstract: A reciprocating vibrator able to prevent detachment of a spindle etc.

Abstract: A reciprocal vibration generator occupying a small area on a board and able to be mounted by solder reflow, the reciprocal vibration generator provided with a cylindrical case body in which a weight is suspended and supporting a flat spring, a permanent magnet attached to the bottom side of the weight, and a bottom lid carrying an air core toroidal core for making the weight vibrate in the up-down direction by magnetic attraction or magnetic repulsion of this permanent magnet and closing a bottom opening of the case body. The bottom lid is an insert molded board comprised of three terminal boards insulated and separated by a molding plastic. Outside surfaces at the recesses of the terminal boards projecting down from the bottom surface of the molding plastic form board connection patterns for solder reflow.

Abstract: A reciprocal vibration generator occupying a small area on a board and able to be mounted by solder reflow, the reciprocal vibration generator provided with a cylindrical case body in which a weight is suspended and supporting a flat spring, a permanent magnet attached to the bottom side of the weight, and a bottom lid carrying an air core toroidal core for making the weight vibrate in the up-down direction by magnetic attraction or magnetic repulsion of this permanent magnet and closing a bottom opening of the case body. The bottom lid is an insert molded board comprised of three terminal boards insulated and separated by a molding plastic. Outside surfaces at the recesses of the terminal boards projecting down from the bottom surface of the molding plastic form board connection patterns for solder reflow.

Abstract: A memory access system includes a memory, a processor unit, and a memory interface unit. The processor unit includes an operation-request generating unit and an operation-request sending unit. The operation-request generating unit generates an operation request for an operation which is to be performed on the data stored in the memory, and the operation-request sending unit sends the operation request to a memory interface unit. The memory interface unit includes an operation-request storing unit, an operation performing unit, and an operation-result sending unit. The operation-request storing unit receives and stores the operation request. The operation performing unit operates independently of the processor unit so as to access the memory based on the operation request, and perform the operation on the data. The operation-result sending unit sends a result of the operation to the processor unit.

Abstract: In a circuit design support system, a logic minimizing unit receives data indicating a functional specification of a desired circuit and minimizes logical sequences of the desired circuit. A cell assignment unit assigns cells to each of minimized logical sequences determined by the logic minimizing unit and generates data on a circuit configuration of the desired circuit. The cells are logic units. A load/timing check unit receives the data on the circuit configuration and simultaneously executes a load check and a timing check. The load check determines whether or not the circuit configuration has a load driving ability within a tolerable load driving ability. The timing check determines whether or not the circuit configuration has a delay time of a signal within a tolerable delay time.

Abstract: A control mechanism for shifting the rotational phase transmitted from an engine, and for controlling the timing of the intake and exhaust valves. A first gear mechanism integrally rotates with respect to a timing pulley, and has a set of inner peripheral gear teeth. A second gear mechanism integrally rotates with respect to a camshaft, and has a set of outer peripheral gear teeth. The number of gear teeth of the first gear mechanism is greater than that of the second gear mechanism. This gear ratio generates a rotational phase shift of the timing pulley with respect to the camshaft, in order to vary the opening and closing timing of the intake and exhaust valves. A drive means drives the first gear mechanism in order to vary the phase shift and to control the opening and closing timing of the intake and exhaust valves in accordance with the operating state of the engine.

Abstract: A rule base processing system for processing rules with an inference engine is provided with a control block and a number of knowledge source blocks containing the rules. The control block contains a knowledge source list of the knowledge source blocks and a function name through which the control block may be called as a subprogram. The knowledge source blocks contain priority sequence tables in which the sequence of execution of the rules is arranged and can be externally controlled. Each rule in the knowledge source contains a number of detailed rules from which an optimum rule is selected.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for shifting a phase between shafts in an internal combustion engine. A phase shifting device for shifting a rotational phase of the driven shaft to the drive shaft and an amplifying gear mechanism having a plurality of gears are disposed between the drive shaft and driven shaft. The amplifying gear mechanism amplifies the amount of phase shifting when the phase shifting is made by the phase shifting device and rotates all the gears integrally when no phase shifting is made.

Abstract: A digital signal of data and synchronization words is distributed to a plurality of circuit paths and transformed into non-return-to-zero inverted (NRZI) signals for application to a plurality of stationary parallel magnetic heads for recording the distributed NRZI signals along first parallel tracks on a magnetic tape when driven toward one end thereof and along second parallel tracks interleaved with the first tracks when the tape is driven toward the other end thereof. Each of the transducers has a differential characteristic with which the recorded signal is detected as a ternary signal, the detected signal is converted to a binary signal to recover the original digital signal. The synchronization word is detected from the recovered digital signal to generate a timing signal indicative of the position of each binary digit of the data word with respect to the detected synchronization word.

Abstract: An impeller is assembled onto a turboshaft such that the impeller is deformed at its end walls so as to deform the inner wall of the hole of the impeller against the shaft such that the clearance between the shaft and the hole of the impeller is reduced to zero, thereby, preventing bending or offsetting of the shaft relative to the impeller. For causing the deformation of the shaft, washers with a circular projection are disposed on both sides of the impeller, with the projection facing the end walls of the impeller. The washers and the impeller are clamped by a nut which is screwed to the threaded end of the shaft, resulting in the projection being forced into the end wall of the impeller, thereby deforming the impeller.

Abstract: A single multi-track head having a plurality of head gaps aligned on a center axis thereof is arranged to assume respectively first and second inclined positions with respect to a transverse axis of a magnetic recording tape. The number of the head gaps equals a half of the total number of tracks to be formed on the tape, and the head gaps are equidistantly spaced so that only odd tracks are formed to record a digital signal when the tape runs in one direction with the multi-track head in one of the first and second inclined positions. When the tape has come to the end, the tape is turned upside down to continuously record the digital signal on even tracks. Before forming the even tracks, the multi-track head is manually or automatically operated to assume the other inclined position. With this operation, the odd and even tracks have different azimuths from each other preventing cross-talk between adjacent tracks.

Abstract: A turbocharger comprising a center housing and a turbine housing. The center housing has at its one end a radially outwardly projecting flange which has an annular end face. The turbine housing has at its one end a radially outwardly projecting flange which has an annular end face. The turbine housing is fixed onto the center housing so that the annular end face of the turbine housing is in contact with the annular end face of the center housing. An annular air passage is formed between the annular end faces of the turbine housing and the center housing. The annular air passage is connected to the diffuser or the air discharge chamber of the compressor of the turbocharger via an air inflow passage for feeding a cooling air into the annular air passage.

Abstract: A turbocharger comprising a rotary shaft which is supported by a pair of floating radial bearings. A hollow sleeve is arranged between the floating radial bearings. The sleeve has an outer diameter which is substantially the same as that of the floating radial bearings. The sleeve has an inner diameter which is larger than that of the floating radial bearings. A step portion is formed on one end of the central portion of the rotary shaft. The runner member of a thrust bearing is fixed onto the other end of the central portion of the rotary shaft. The axial movement of the floating radial bearings and the hollow sleeve is restricted by the step portion and the runner member.

Abstract: In order to compensate for differences in magnetic properties of recording tapes, a first and second audio test signals of different frequencies are generated by a variable frequency test signal source, recorded on a magnetic tape and reproduced to represent the magnetic properties of the tape at the different frequencies. The reproduced first test signal is stored in a microcomputer for comparison with the level of the subsequently reproduced second test signal to detect the difference therebetween for making an adjustment of the level of the second test signal in accordance with the detected difference through the use of a level adjusting device. The latter is thereafter held adjusted to the value at which the two test signals have an equal level of reproduction.

Abstract: An automatic attenuation circuit comprises a variable loss attenuation circuit that drives circuitry for detecting the level of the output signal of the variable loss attenuation circuit. The level detector drives a periodically reset integrator, which in turn feeds a signal to a comparator, also responsive to a reference. A control circuit responsive to the output signal of the comparator controls the attenuation factor of the variable loss attenuation circuit. The control circuit, which may be a microcomputer, is so programmed that the attenuation factor of the variable loss attenuation circuit is stepwisely increased until the level of the output signal of the variable loss attenuation circuit becomes equal to or below a predetermined level.