Abstract: A casing for an electronic control unit is composed of an upper case having a bottom opening and a bottom plate closing the bottom opening. The upper case is so formed that plural upper cases are easily stacked up and picked up one by one by an automated vacuum sucker. The sidewalls of the upper case facing each other are slanted, and a fringe portion is formed at a bottom end of each slanted sidewall. A U-shaped portion or a protrusion is formed on the fringe portion to prevent the upper case from sticking to another upper case when plural upper cases are vertically stacked up.

Abstract: Articles to be brazed are preheated to an increased temperature in a preheating process and the temperature of the articles to be brazed is measured. Conversion data obtained and stored for different combinations of articles to be brazed is referred to on the basis of the measured temperature and a time for which brazing filler metal supply nozzles are kept in a wait state is set on the basis of the conversion data to define the timing for supplying the brazing filler metal wires (S40). A heating burner moves forward and then a timer starts counting the time for which the nozzles are kept in the wait state (S42). When the nozzle wait timer has counted the set time and expired, the brazing filler metal supply nozzles move forward and supply the wires to braze the articles (S43 to 45). In this way, the articles to be brazed, heated by the heating burner, are at an increased temperature suitable for brazing at the time when the brazing filler metal wires are supplied.

Abstract: A machine for inspecting a ceramic sample by applying a compression thereto, includes an inspecting container including a generally cylindrical container provided with an elastic sleeve therein. An elastic sheet is disposed between the cylindrical container and the elastic sleeve. The cylindrical container and the elastic sleeve and sheet are integrated to form the inspecting container. A ceramic sample provided in the cylindrical container is compressed by injecting a hydrostatic pressure applying medium between the elastic sheet and the cylindrical container.

Abstract: A transportation container comprising a plywood mount panel, a metal pipe leg disposed under the mount panel, vertical-panel support members each mounted on the upper face of the mount panel and disposed along the sides of the mount panel, solid hardboard vertical panels each having a lower edge mounted onto a mounting face in the outer side face of the vertical-panel support member by means of nailing; a metal pipe beam disposed along the upper side of the inner face of the vertical panel; a substantially rectangular, solid hardboard top panel supportedly positioned on the upper end face of the beam; and a metal pipe column disposed on the inside of butt corners formed by adjacent vertical panels to extend vertically.

Abstract: A processed meat food produced by mixing a filler hashed or shattered after heating or heating and seasoning a meat of a fresh fish and shellfish and/or an animal in one condition selected from the group consisting of the condition as it is, the condition removed the non-edible portion and the condition of the slice thereof, and a meat paste produced by kneading 100 weight parts of a meat with water in an amount of more than 20 weight parts to not more than 100 weight parts, an alkaline substance in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0 weight part and at least a seasoning under 100 torr or less of vacuum, and then heating the mixture of said filler and meat paste, and a method for producing the processed meat food, which are superior in the bindingness without adding the binder and improves the gourmand taste.

Abstract: A variable attenuation type optical power attenuator permits easier adjustment of the amount of optical attenuation and it is able to securely maintained an adjusted or set amount of attenuation. The variable attenuation type optical power attenuator employs a fixed ferrule and a rotating ferrule that have their end surfaces polished, together with the central optical fibers thereof, to be formed into inclined end surfaces. An alignment sleeve supports the fixed and rotating ferrules with optical fibers so that the distal ends thereof are opposed and that the ferrules may be relatively rotated, thus making up an assembly composed of a pair of ferrules. The assembly of the paired ferrules is supported in a rotating housing by a fixed housing. The variable attenuation type optical power attenuator adjusts the distance between the optical fiber end of the fixed ferrule and that of the rotating ferrule by rotating the rotating housing to change the relative rotational angle in relation to the fixed housing.

Abstract: A rotary switch type optical fiber switch according to the present invention includes a plurality of lined-up sleeves disposed on at least one concentric circle about a reference axis and a fixed side ferrule with optical fiber mounting plate assembly for supporting fixed side ferrules with optical fibers. A movable side ferrule with optical fiber assembly supports a movable side ferrule with an optical fiber in parallel with the reference axis at a position apart from the reference axis a distance corresponding to the radius of the concentric circle and rotates about the reference axis as well as is movable in parallel with the reference axis.

Abstract: In the use-limitation homepage providing system, the communication terminal (15) reads barcode data on the card (21) and transmits product identification information therein and IP address of the terminal (15) to the URL conversion server (17) through the Internet (11). The URL conversion server (17) obtains URL address of the management server (19) corresponding to the received product identification:information and transmits the product identification information and IP address of the communication terminal (15) to the management server (19) addressed by URL address. When receiving the product identification information through the URL conversion server (17), the management server (19) transmits a permission to access a use-limitation homepage corresponding to the product identification information.

Abstract: An optical fiber switch of the present invention is composed of a fixed side ferrule assembly and a movable side ferrule assembly. The fixed side ferrule assembly is composed of a multiplicity of lined-up sleeves 12, a fixed side ferrule support plate 10 for two-dimensionally disposing the sleeves 12 on an X-Y plane and supporting them and a multiplicity of fixed side optical fiber ferrules 13 which are inserted into the lined-up sleeves and supported thereby. The movable side ferrule assembly includes X, Y-axis drive mechanism for supporting the movable side optical fiber ferrule 29 and relatively two-dimensionally moving it on an X-Y plane with respect to the fixed side ferrule assembly and a Z-axis drive mechanism A for relatively moving it in a direction (Z-direction) orthogonal to the plane. The movable side optical fiber ferrule 29 is detachably moved to an arbitrary sleeve 12 of the fixed side ferrule assembly.

Abstract: A seasoning selected from the group consisting of soy sauce, miso (fermented salty soybean paste), mirin (sweet sake) sauce and sweetener, characterized in that it is alkaline. The present invention is useful as a texture improver for food materials containing fibrous protein as a major component and a drip inhibitor for food materials containing fibrous protein as a major component.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for joining two parts together and the unit derived therefrom. The method comprises the steps of mating a first flange portion extending along an entire periphery of a first part with a second flange portion extending along an entire periphery of a second part; overfolding a margin portion extending along an outer edge of the second flange portion to join the first part and the second part; a linear ridge being formed on at least one of the first flange portion, the second flange portion and the margin portion, the linear ridge extending along an entire periphery of the at least one portion and extending toward the first flange portion, the second flange portion or the margin portion which is opposed to the linear ridge in the overfolded state; and compressing the margin portion to plastically deform the linear ridge so as to form a seal between the two parts.

Abstract: An optical fiber switch circuit combines optical fiber switches that are capable of switching the connection of many circuits at the same time by using fewer actuators. The optical fiber switch circuit combines at least one N x 2N, N being equal or greater than 1 optical fiber switch which employs optical fibers for switching the connection of an N number of movable optical fibers from one N number of fixed optical fibers of a 2N number of fixed optical fibers to the other N number of fixed optical fibers at the same time.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously or selectively grinding ends of a plurality of optical fibers held by optical fiber end devices such as connectors including ferrules. The apparatus has a holder plate having a plurality of types of supporting structures for fixing and supporting a plurality of types of optical fiber end devices with optical fibers connected thereto. Spring or weights are used for urging ends of the optical fibers on the optical fiber end devices supported by the supporting structures. A circular-path-based relative motion is caused to occur between the holder plate and the grinding plate. Each of the optical fiber end devices is a connector including a ferrule. In such a case, the plurality of types of optical fiber end devices may be connectors whose end surfaces are to be ground at different angles or may be the connectors of different connection types.

Abstract: A polishing holder arm includes a polishing holder mounting/dismounting device having a base section supported by a base plate through a horizontally rotational shaft to permit the device to rotate and move upward from an approximately horizontal position and the other end section engaged with the polishing holder H. The holder H includes a coupling section whose rotation is restricted by the polishing holder arm and which is detachably coupled with the polishing holder mounting/dismounting device at a center. A polishing force applying device A moves between a position where it applies a downward spring urging force to the polishing holder arm and a position where it permits the polishing holder arm to rotate and move upward. With this arrangement, the optical fiber end surface polishing device causes the polishing holder H to be easily mounded and dismounted on and from the polishing holder arm; can adjust a polishing force double and permits the polishing holder arm to jump upward and rotate at least 90.

Abstract: A 2.times.2 optical fiber switch has a structure that does not produce an alignment error between the position of the central axis of optical fiber assemblies with lenses and the symmetry center position of rectangular prisms, thereby obviating the need of the skill for assembling adjustment. The 2.times.2 optical fiber switch is provided with first, second, third, and fourth optical fiber assemblies with lenses that are disposed such that the optical axes thereof are parallel in the same reference plane. The optical fiber assemblies with lenses are supported by a lens holding member. A prism holding member is supported by the lens holding member such that it supports first and second prisms and moves between a coupling position and a retreated position in a direction perpendicular to the reference plane.

Abstract: An optical fiber switch for switching N.times.2N (N.gtoreq.1) circuits is capable of mechanically switching a plurality of pairs of optical fiber circuits at the same time. The optical fiber switch moves an N (N.gtoreq.1) number of movable optical fibers at the same time by a drive member which is guided by a slit of alignment members and reciprocated at right angles or in the X direction with respect to an optical axis. The optical axes of the movable optical fibers are accurately aligned with the optical axes of first or second fixed optical fibers by a mechanism which presses the N (N.gtoreq.1) number of the movable optical fibers against alignment V grooves at the same time by utilizing the flexure stress of an elastic pin provided on an actuator. Further, the elastic pin imparts a self-holding function to the actuator.

Abstract: A horizontal type disk injection mold apparatus having a stationary and a movable mold base, cylindrical cavity molds provided at the center of each base, and a pair of cylindrical guide rings provided concentrically at the outer peripheries of each disk cavity mold, one such guide ring having a female tapered end and the other guide ring having a male tapered end facing and fitting into the female tapered end. One of the guide rings has a plurality of parallel grooves. The other guide ring has a plurality of guide blocks, each such guide block fitting within a parallel groove on the first guide ring. During mold clamping and mold opening, the guide blocks fit into the parallel grooves, ensuring that the disk cavity molds are maintained along the same longitudinal axis during mold opening.

Abstract: An optical fiber light source assembly is constructed by assembling a light emitting device, a condenser lens, and a ferrule receptacle means for receiving an optical fiber ferrule in a housing. The ferrule receptacle means is adjusted on its optical axis in relation to the housing and is then fixed to the housing. The ferrule receptacle is guided in the housing along a pair of engaged reference circumferences therebetween, and is moved back and forth through a screw connection while being turned. After a reference front end position of an inserted ferrule is made coincident with the image point of the light source, the ferrule receptacle means is fixed in the housing using fixing means. An adjusting instrument is used to adjust the position of the ferrule receptacle means in relation to the housing.

Abstract: A stamper plate attaching/detaching device of an injection mold for forming an optical disc substrate wherein a stamper plate is supported in a cavity which is formed by a cavity side disc cavity plate, a movable disc cavity plate, and a cavity ring. The stamper plate attaching/detaching device is equipped with a section for holding the outer circumferential rim of the stamper plate by means of the inner circumferential rim of the cavity ring, which inner circumferential rim is larger than the outer diameter of the stamper plate. A plurality of pairs of permanent magnets, which have magnetic poles in parallel with respect to a central line are buried, with phase differences, on the same radial line of the cavity side disc cavity plate and the movable disc cavity plate. The cavity ring rotates between a first angle position and a second angle position in relation to the cavity side disc cavity plate and the movable disc cavity plate.

Abstract: A food product having flavor, taste and mouthfeel like "chikuwa" and a low fat content is prepared by adding to an amount of chopped poultry or animal meat water in an amount of 40 to 100% by weight of the amount of the meat, an alkaline substance in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0% by weight of the amount of the meat, and a suitable amount of a seasoning and/or a spice; the mixture having been ground under a vacuum below 100 torr and formed into pieces of a desired shape, which have been heat-coagulated. A process for preparing the product is also provided.