Abstract: A ceramic heater for a DC power source comprising an insulating ceramic sintered body, a heating resistor composed of at least two separate layers of heating resistor made of an inorganic conductive material, leads made of high-melting point metal wires and connected to each end of the layers, and electrodes made of an inorganic conductive material, each formed in a single layer or divided into a plurality of pieces and connected to the leads, the heating resistor, leads and electrodes being embedded in the ceramic sintered body.The present invention further includes six related inventions closely related with one another in regard to the above-mentioned ceramic heater and ceramic glow plugs embodied by using the ceramic heater.

Abstract: A ceramic heater comprising a ceramic sintered body of silicon nitride matrix and a heating resistor of an inorganic conductor embedded in the sintered body, characterized in that the ceramic sintered body of silicon nitride matrix comprises 8 to 19 weight % of a rare earth element when calculated by conversion in terms of the amount of oxide, 2 to 7 weight % of silicon oxide (SiO.sub.2) and 7 to 20 weight % of molybdenum silicide or titanium nitride, and that electrode clamps holding lead wires are brazed to the side surfaces of the ceramic heater respectively via metalized layers so that the heating resistor is electrically connected to the lead wires via the electrode clamps.

Abstract: A yarn winding apparatus for high speed yarn winding with long spindles and multiple bobbins having a reduced diameter, the apparatus having spindles with one or both of the bobbin holder or driving shaft made of a composite layer made of reinforcing fibers and a matrix component and a supporting member made of metal provided on at least one of an inner surface and outer surface of the composite layer.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polymer yarn is spun into a spinning tube charged with a pressurized gas of more than 1 kg/cm.sup.2 G and withdrawn through a yarn exit provided with a unique sealing device which substantially prevents the charged gas from leakage but allows passage of the yarn out from the spinning tube. The resultant yarn has a high molecular orientation due to the improved quenching effect and the increase of resistance against yarn travelling of the charged gas.

Abstract: A method of balancing a spindle in a yarn winder comprising,(a) a base for supporting a yarn take-up means,(b) the yarn take-up means including,(b-1) a spindle driving mechanism mounted to the base,(b-2) a long spindle comprising,(b-2-1) a bobbin holding portion more than 800 mm in length including a first cylindrical hollow body, a cylindrical and substantially solid body connected to the first cylindrical hollow body and a second cylindrical hollow body connected to the cylindrical solid body, and(b-2-2) a shaft extending from a center of the inner end of the cylindrical solid body along the axis thereof through the interior of the second cylindrical hollow body and projecting therefrom, the shaft being connected to the spindle driving mechanism,(b-3) bearing means for rotatably supporting the spindle on the base, and(b-4) a bobbin holding mechanism secured around the periphery of the bobbin holding portion, for detachably mounting thereon at least a bobbin for taking up a yarn,the steps which comprise bala

Abstract: A thermoplastic polymer yarn is spun into a spinning tube charged with a pressurized gas of more than 1 kg/cm.sup.2 G and withdrawn through a yarn exit provided with a unique sealing means which substantially prevents the charged gas from leakage but allows passage of the yarn out from the spinning tube. The resultant yarn has a high molecular orientation due to the improved quenching effect and the increase of resistance against yarn travelling of the charged gas.

Abstract: A yarn winder provided with a long spindle (1) having a length of, for example, more than 800 mm, and free from vibration even when used at a high working rotation is provided by various aspects of the present invention. According to a first aspect, the dynamic unbalance of the spindle (1) is corrected by field-balancing in at least three planes including the mid-portion of the spindle (1) by an influence coefficient matrix method. According to a second aspect, the respective spindle (1, 14) mounted on a revolving drum (9) has a natural frequency different from each other so that no resonance occurs when the two spindles (1, 14) are rotated at substantially the same rotational speed. According to a third aspect, a bobbin holding portion (2) of the spindle (1) is formed by two cylindrical hollow bodies (103, 104) each having shorter length that can be easily machined without eccentricity.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polymer is melt-spun into a spinning tube decompressed to not more than 0.7 atm and withdrawn therefrom to the outer air through a narrow groove provided in a bottom sealing body which substantially seals the interior of the spinning tube from the outer air. The bottom sealing body is provided with a plurality of regulating chambers communicating with the groove, which chambers are controlled to have interior pressures of intermediate values between those of the spinning tube and the outer air, whereby the pressure pulsation of an air stream flowing into the interior of the spinning tube from the outer air through the groove can be avoided. This, in turn, ensures a smooth spinning operation and uniform yarn quality.

Abstract: Method and device for supplying electric current to ceramic heaters comprising heating resistors embedded in ceramic sintered bodies, being characterized in that direct current is supplied from a direct current supply circuit as the first current supply step and the direction of the direct current supplied to the heating resistors at the first current supply step is reversed by a switching circuit or alternate current is supplied as the second current supply step in order to eliminate or considerably reduce cracking of the ceramic sintered bodies of the ceramic heaters when the heaters are repeatedly used for a long time at high temperatures.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polymer is melt-spun into a spinning tube decompressed to not more than 0.7 atm and withdrawn therefrom to the outer air through a narrow groove provided in a bottom sealing body which substantially seals the interior of the spinning tube from the outer air. The bottom sealing body is provided with a plurality of regulating chambers communicating with the groove, which chambers are controlled to have interior pressures of intermediate values between those of the spinning tube and the outer air, whereby the pressure pulsation of an air stream flowing into the interior of the spinning tube from the outer air through the groove can be avoided. This, in turn, ensures a smooth spinning operation and uniform yarn quality.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of providing a B-mode tomographic image of and Doppler information on a moving member in a living subject. The apparatus comprises a cursor setting device which supplies a signal for displaying a cursor at a prescribed position on a B-mode display, echo tracking circuits which cause markers to track the image signals of a prescribed moving member at optionally selected positions on the cursor, marker setting devices for setting the initial positions of the markers, a synthesizer for synthesizing and sending to the B-mode display a B-mode image signal and marker image signals from the echo tracking circuits, and a position measuring circuit for measuring the position of the prescribed moving member on the cursor on the basis of the marker image signals from the echo tracking circuits.

Abstract: Yarn winding apparatus comprises means for supplying yarn at a constant speed, a winder having a yarn traverser and a fixed guide acting as a pivot for the traverse motion of the yarn.The apparatus includes a force transducer for generating an electrical signal indicating yarn tension, a rotary pulsing guide for periodically deflecting the yarn to bring it into contact with the force transducer, a setting device for generating an electrical signal indicating a predetermined desired value of yarn tension, a comparator for producing an error signal indicating the difference between the force transducer electrical signal and the setting device electrical signal, and a regulator for regulating the speed of rotation of the winding spindle in response to the difference between the foregoing signals.

Abstract: A yarn tension meter comprising a tension detecting unit, a rotary guide, at least one force transducer and fixed guides which, without damaging a running yarn, permits measurement of tension values of the yarn with a high degree of accuracy.