Abstract: An information reproduction device comprises means for storing a first menu language code which can be set by a user; and means for storing a second menu language code which can be set by data recorded in an information storage medium.

Abstract: An information reproduction device comprises means for reproducing audio data for a menu screen from an information storage medium, means for storing the audio data reproduced by the reproducing means, and means for repeatedly reproducing the audio data stored in the storing means.

Abstract: A ceramic filter includes a separation layer made of titania having an average pore size of 0.08 to 1 &mgr;m and a thickness of 5 to 20 &mgr;m. The ceramic filter has both good fouling characteristic and high bacteria removal capability and used suitably for water purification or the like.

Abstract: A tube for a heat exchanger has notch portions at a longitudinal direction end portion to be inserted into a header tank. Further, several passage holes are provided in the tube to extend in a longitudinal direction of the tube in which refrigerant flows. The notch portions are formed by cutting parts of the tube to be defined by cut surfaces. The passage holes are not provided at portions corresponding to the cut surfaces. Therefore, the passage holes are securely prevented from being crushed and cut when the notch portions are formed by cutting. As a result, joining failure between the tube and the header tank can be prevented.

Abstract: Air fuel ratio sensor for use in an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine. The sensor has an outer and inner cover 12 and 13 for protection of lead wires 16, 18 and 19 to a detecting element 3 and a heater 5 of the sensor, a rubber seal for 2 for obtaining a sealing between the covers and the lead wires and a water repellent filter 36 for obtaining a seal between the inner and outer covers 12 and 13, while keeping an air ventilation capability of the space inside the covers. For receiving the lead wires 16, 18 and 19, the seal 2 is formed with holes 20 such that the minimum thickness between the holes and the minimum thickness between the hole and an outer surface of the seal is 1 mm or more. A crimping of the outer cover 12 is done so that a deformation of the seal 2 in a range between 10 to 20% of the outer diameter is obtained.

Abstract: In a decompression device-integrated heat exchanger, a pressure-reducing unit for reducing high-pressure refrigerant of a refrigerant cycle, and an inner heat-exchanging unit for performing heat-exchange between high-pressure refrigerant before being decompressed in the pressure-reducing unit and low-pressure refrigerant after being decompressed in the pressure reducing unit are integrated to each other. The inner heat-exchanging unit has a high-pressure tube through which high-pressure refrigerant flows, and a low-pressure tube through which low-pressure refrigerant flows. Both the tubes are wound around a case of the pressure-reducing unit, and are brazed to the case on contacting portions therebetween. Further, in each tube, wall thickness of the contacting portion is made thinner than that of the other portion. Thus, the decompression device-integrated heat exchanger has a reduced weight, while having a simple structure.

Abstract: An air fuel ratio sensor for use in an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine. The sensor has an outer and inner cover 12 and 13 for protection of lead wires 16, 18 and 19 to a detecting element 3 and a heater of the sensor, a rubber seal 2 for obtaining a seal between the covers and the lead wires and a water repellent filter 36 for obtaining a seal between the inner and outer covers 12 and 13, while keeping an air ventilation capability of the space inside the covers. For receiving the lead wires 16, 18 and 19, the seal 2 is formed with holes 20 such that the minimum thickness between the hole and an outer surface of the seal is 1 mm or more. A crimping of the outer cover 12 is done so that a deformation of the seal 2 in a range between 10 to 20% of the outer diameter is obtained.

Abstract: An air-fuel ratio sensor of a limit current type is used for an air-fuel ratio feedback control. When the air-fuel ratio sensor is in a semi-activated state, the air-fuel ratio sensor is driven into an electromotive force generating mode by a current externally applied thereto thereby to shift an electromotive force changing point so that an air-fuel ratio at which the electromotive force changes stepwisely is shifted from the stoichiometric ratio point to a lean zone. When the air-fuel ratio sensor is in a completely activated state, the air-fuel ratio sensor is applied with a voltage to produce a limit current varying with an air-fuel ratio so that a feedback control is performed based on the advanced control theory by using a linear current output characteristics.

Abstract: An oxygen concentration sensor having excellent sealing performance between a lead wire and a lead wire insertion hole includes a sensor element disposed insertedly into a housing, protective covers disposed at an end portion of the housing, lead wires inserted into the protective covers, and an elastic insulating member disposed inside the protective covers and having a lead wire insertion hole for inserting the lead wires. The lead wire insertion hole in the elastic insulating member has a rib protruding in the radial direction. The elastic insulating member is caulked and fixed by the protective covers.

Abstract: A plurality of hologram elements are simultaneously exposed to a constructing light while they are arranged in the form of a stack, so that the incident beam can be uniform within the exposure area. The plurality of hologram elements should be transparent to the constructing light.

Abstract: Air fuel ratio sensor for use in an exhaust gas purification system for an internal combustion engine. The sensor has an outer and inner cover 12 and 13 for protection of lead wires 16, 18 and 19 to a detecting element 3 and a heater 5 of the sensor, a rubber seal for 2 for obtaining a sealing between the covers and the lead wires and a water repellent filter 36 for obtaining a seal between the inner and outer covers 12 and 13, while keeping an air ventilation capability of the space inside the covers. For receiving the lead wires 16, 18 and 19, the seal 2 is formed with holes 20such that the minimum thickness between the holes and the minimum thickness between the hole and an outer surface of the seal is 1 mm or more. A crimping of the outer cover 12 is done so that a deformation of the seal 2 in a range between 10 to 20% of the outer diameter is obtained.

Abstract: An air fuel ratio sensor has a sensor element having a sensing portion and a flange portion in contact with a tapered portion of an accommodation hole of a housing. The sensor element is hot crimped at a hot crimping portion of a housing. At least the hot crimping portion is made of a ferritic stainless steel formed by cold forging and having a composition content comprising a total amount of C and N impurities of 0.03 wt % or below. The average hot crimping temperature of the housing is performed at lower than 1000.degree. C. as applied for a time period of one second or less.

Abstract: An oxygen concentration detector has a detecting element comprising a solid electrolyte inserted into a housing and heating means for heating the detecting element, and the outer surface of the detecting element is provided with a surface layer, the contact angle of the surface layer being larger than the contact angle of the outer surface of the detecting element with which the surface layer directly contacts.

Abstract: An air-fuel ratio sensor comprises an oxygen concentration sensing element, a housing for holding this oxygen concentration sensing element, and protecting covers with gas holes. The protecting covers comprises an inside cover disposed closely to the oxygen concentration sensing element, and an outside cover surrounding the outside cover. Flange-like peripheral portions, formed on the protecting covers, are fixed to the abutting face of the housing by a caulking operation. These flange-like peripheral portions are disposed alternately along a same closed curve around the oxygen concentration sensing element, so that they are not overlapped with each other.

Abstract: A signal level measuring apparatus measures a level of a satellite signal from a geostationary satellite as received by a receiving antenna and provides an output to determine whether the antenna is correctly directed to the satellite. The apparatus is disposed between a converter associated with the antenna for converting the satellite signal into an IF signal and a tuner for demodulating the IF signal. The apparatus distributes and divides the IF signal from an input terminal of the apparatus into two output signals. One of the output signals is coupled to an output terminal of the apparatus, which, in turn, is coupled to the tuner. The other output signal is applied to level detector. An output from the level detector is compared with a reference signal. Depending on the comparison output, the state of light emission of a light-emitting device varies.

Abstract: A hologram includes an optically transparent base plate having first and second opposite surfaces. A hologram element is provided on the first surface of the base plate, and has a predetermined holographic pattern. An optically transparent member has first and second opposite surfaces. The first surface of the member faces the hologram element. An arrangement serves to prevent light, which successively passes through the transparent base plate, the hologram element, and the member and is then reflected at a boundary between the second surface of the member and an atmosphere, from travelling back to the hologram element.

Abstract: An exhaust purification device includes a catalytic converter for purifying exhaust gas from an engine, air-fuel ratio sensors provided on the upstream side and downstream side of the catalytic converter, respectively, for detecting the concentration of a specific component in the exhaust gas, a control device for processing the output of the air-fuel ratio sensors and generating a signal based on the processed output, and a catalyst degradation warning device which operates according to the signal generated by the control device for warning an operator of a degraded catalyst, where the responsiveness of the downstream side air-fuel ratio sensor is lower than the responsiveness of the upstream side air-fuel ratio sensor.

Abstract: Hair treatment compositions, hair damage protective agents and hair care products, each contain an active ingredient comprising an antibody which binds to human hair keratins which constitute intermediate-diameter filaments. This antibody can be produced efficiently and in a large quantities from the milk of a bovid animal immunized with said keratins. As this antibody binds to the hair specifically, it is effective in preventing the elution of proteins from the hair, imparting smoothness and flexibility to the hair, and improving the adaptability to combing and luster of the hair.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing a mixture including an injected engine fuel from an injector, a combustion engine intake-air and an evaporative gas from the engine fuel. The method includes the steps of measuring a characteristic of the evaporative gas and changing step for changing a mixing ratio of the evaporative gas to at least one of the injected engine fuel and the combustion engine intake-air, according to the measured characteristic of the evaporative gas, by changing a flow rate of the combustion engine intake-air.

Abstract: A hologram includes an optically transparent base plate having first and second opposite surfaces. A hologram element is provided on the first surface of the base plate, and has a predetermined holographic pattern. An optically transparent member has first and second opposite surfaces. The first surface of the member faces the hologram element. An arrangement serves to prevent light, which successively passes through the transparent base plate, the hologram element, and the member and is then reflected at a boundary between the second surface of the member and an atmosphere, from travelling back to the hologram element.