Abstract: An aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disk includes 0.5 mass % or more and 24.0 mass % or less of Si, 0.01 mass % or more and 3.00 mass % or less of Fe, and the balance of Al and unavoidable impurities. The aluminum alloy substrate for a magnetic disk includes a smooth plated surface and has high rigidity.

Abstract: A substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a soft magnetic underlayer that functions as a soft magnetic backing layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording medium. The substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic base made of Al—Mg alloy or the like. The soft magnetic underlayer is formed of a Ni—P alloy containing phosphorus in a range of 0.5 wt % to 6 wt % formed by electroless plating on the nonmagnetic base. The substrate can also include a nonmagnetic underlayer formed by electroless plating on the base before electroless plating the soft magnetic underlayer. To form the perpendicular magnetic recording medium, the surface of the soft magnetic is textured using free abrasive grains. Thereafter, a nonmagnetic seed layer, a magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer can be formed by sputtering. A soft magnetic supplemental layer also can be formed on the soft magnetic underlayer before forming the seed layer.

Abstract: A substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a soft magnetic underlayer that functions as a soft magnetic backing layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording medium. The substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium has a nonmagnetic base made of Al—Mg alloy or the like. The soft magnetic underlayer is formed of a Ni—P alloy containing phosphorus in a range of 0.5 wt % to 6 wt % formed by electroless plating on the nonmagnetic base. The substrate can also include a nonmagnetic underlayer formed by electroless plating on the base before electroless plating the soft magnetic underlayer. To form the perpendicular magnetic recording medium, the surface of the soft magnetic is textured using free abrasive grains. Thereafter, a nonmagnetic seed layer, a magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer can be formed by sputtering. A soft magnetic supplemental layer also can be formed on the soft magnetic underlayer before forming the seed layer.

Abstract: A cylinder with a speed control mechanism wherein in a transfer stroke, a piston is smoothly accelerated or smoothly decelerated at an initiation or termination end of the stroke by controlling the speed of the piston, whereas in a return stroke, the speed of the piston is not controlled, thereby reducing the time required for the return stroke. A bypass passage bypassing longitudinal grooves for flow control provided on a cushion ring (74) is formed in a passage which provides communication between the outside and a main passage or a cylinder chamber (71, 72). A check valve (78A, 78B) is disposed in the bypass passage to allow a fluid to flow through the bypass passage only during the return stroke of the piston (6).

Abstract: A bumper reinforcement has a reinforcement main body (2) made of a long panel (3) having a trough-shaped cross-section along its whole length, a plurality of ridges (6) each expanding toward an open longitudinal side of the panel (3) are made on opposing faces of end portions of the reinforcement main body (2), resulting in curved end portions (5) of the reinforcement main body (2). Parallel beads (12) for controlling anti-buckling strength of the reinforcement are formed on opposing faces of an intermediate portion of the reinforcement main body except for its end portions.

Abstract: The key button telephone system comprises a key service unit and a plurality of key telephone units. The key service unit and each key telephone unit are interconnected by a pair of cables, one of which is used as a talking circuit and the other is used to transmit and receive information signals and operating power. The key service unit comprises a line circuit for supervising the state of a line, a station unit for supervising the line circuit, and for supplying to the key telephone unit an information signal representing the state of the line and the operating power, a switching network controlled by the control output from the station unit for connecting the key telephone unit to the line, and a common control circuit for controlling the line circuit and the station unit.

Abstract: A digitally controllable pneumatic linear actuator in which a moving piston driven by compressed air is initially decelerated by the pressure of compressed air applied to the both sides thereof in the course of its advancing movement toward a predetermined stop position and is then braked by a mechanical brake, thereby obviating failure of precise positioning of the piston due to the compressibility of air. The piston displacement is digitally detected, and the result of detection is fed back to a digital controller.