Abstract: A flywheel device for a prime mover can be made compact in axial size and has an effectively increased inertial mass. The flywheel device includes a drive plate and a mass ring. The drive plate has an annular projection and is attached to a crankshaft concentric with the crankshaft. The mass ring has an annular recess and is concentrically attached to the drive plate by the annular recess being fitted on the annular projection of the drive plate. The flywheel device transmits torque from an engine as the prime mover to the input shaft of an automatic transmission while reducing variation in the torque.

Abstract: A pyridine ring-containing benzoxazinone derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof represented by general formula (1): 1

Abstract: There is provided an image forming apparatus that is capable of preventing input errors and eliminating the necessity of complicated input operations in making settings for a sheet mixing operation in which color image output sheets and black-and-white image output sheets are mixed into one group. A stacker tray stores sheets with color images formed thereon by a color MFP and is equipped with a storage device, into and from which information relating to the sheets can be written and read. A black-and-white MFP operates in response to attachment of the stacker tray to an inserter attached to the black-and-white MFP, to execute an image formation job by providing control such that the sheets with color images formed thereon stored in the stacker tray and sheets with black-and-white images formed thereon by the black-and-white MFP are mixed according to the information stored in the storage device of the stacker tray.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a quartz glass jig, which, when employed in a processing apparatus using plasma, is less in generation of abnormal etching and particles and low in contamination with impurities. This object is obtained by a quartz glass jig for a processing apparatus using plasma, wherein a surface of the jig is subjected to grinding or a sandblast processing and has a surface roughness Ra in the range of from 2 &mgr;m to 0.05 &mgr;m, and microcracks of grinding marks formed during the grinding or sandblast processing have a depth of 50 &mgr;m or less.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an operation management part managing the operation of the image forming apparatus. A first operation information storing part accumulates in chronological order operation information relating to the operation managed by the operation management part. An external output part refers to cumulative results accumulated in the first operation information storing part and outputs, to the outside, the operation information according to the cumulative results.

Abstract: A dehydrated frozen confection is obtained by freezing and then freeze-drying a starting material containing a milk content and a sweetener content, wherein at least 20% wt of the sweetener content is sugar-alcohol; preferably, the sugar-alcohol is one or more selected from the group consisting of erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, and mannitol. Another preferred embodiment contains inulin.

Abstract: A radiation detector is realized as, for example, a flat panel detector (FPD) for two-dimensionally detecting X-rays. The detector comprises a detection board and a control unit. The detection board on which a plurality of detection elements for detecting a radiation are two-dimensionally disposed in a matrix and circuits for collecting signals from the detection elements. The control unit for controlling the detection board so that the detection board is placed in a predetermined temperature state. The predetermined temperature state is defined, for example, as predetermined ranges of temperatures used during the operation and the non-operation states of the detector, respectively. This radiation detector can be mounted in a radiography system such as an X-ray radiography system.

Abstract: A method for making surface-coated reduced iron includes the step of coating the surface of reduced iron with a tar emulsion. Preferably, the tar emulsion includes at least one hydrocarbon-based material selected from the group consisting of natural petroleum tar, coal tar, pitch, asphalt, liquefied coal, and residual oil from petroleum refining; a surfactant; and water. More preferably, the tar emulsion contains 60 to 80 percent by mass of the hydrocarbon-based material, 0.1 to 1 percent by mass of the surfactant, and the balance being substantially water.

Abstract: There is provided a flywheel device for a prime mover, which can be made compact in the axial size thereof and have an effectively increased inertial mass. The flywheel device is comprised of a drive plate and a mass ring. The drive plate has an annular projection and is attached to a crankshaft in a manner concentric with the crankshaft. The mass ring has an annular recess and is concentrically attached to the drive plate by the annular recess being fitted on the annular projection of the drive plate. The flywheel device transmits torque from an engine as the prime mover to the input shaft of an automatic transmission while reducing variation in the torque.

Abstract: A program operating apparatus is provided, which is capable of rewriting control programs for a plurality of CPUs without using any exclusive external apparatuses, thereby achieving a simplified and efficient rewrite operation. A control program stored in a ROM of a master CPU that controls the basic operation of the entire apparatus is transferred to a slave CPU and then written to an internal ROM of the slave CPU which controls the operations of functional units of the apparatus. The transfer of the control program is carried out when the mode of the apparatus is switched to a write control mode.

Abstract: The differential apparatus comprises (a) a casing rotated by a driving force from outside; (b) a pair of opposing disc plates coaxially disposed in the casing, an opposing surface of each disc plate being formed with a circumferentially continuous groove winding such that a radial position changes at a constant period; (c) a plurality of balls rolling in opposing winding continuous grooves of both disc plates; and (d) a ball holder rotating integrally with the casing and having a plurality of radially extending guide holes, each guide hole movably receiving each ball, wherein the winding continuous groove of each disc plate circumferentially continuously has first guide regions each extending from a radially outer position to a radially inner position of each disc plate and second guide regions each extending from a radially inner position to a radially outer position, inflected regions each connecting each first guide region and each second guide region being larger in width and/or depth than the first guide

Abstract: The present invention aims at restoring backup data in a predetermined order and avoiding damage from being given to the system even when the backup data are destroyed. Flags Ferr and Feeprom and a variable i stored in a DRAM are initialized (S1 to S3). When the variable i is smaller than the number n of EEPROMs (hereinafter referred to as “PROM(s)”), the ID code of a PROM in question is read and loaded into the DRAM (S4 to S6). When the variable i equals the number n, the variable i is cleared (S7). Then, a variable j is initialized (S9), and it is determined whether or not each PROM ID stored in the DRAM matches with a mask ROM ID until the variable j becomes greater than the number n of PROMs (S11). If the answer is “No”, the variable j is incremented (S13), while if “Yes,” a number corresponding to the variable j then assumed is loaded into the DRAM as the flag Feeprom (S14).

Abstract: Provides an X-ray diagnostic imaging apparatus that makes it possible to pick up images of a subject under examination at accurate and a variety of positions thereby to improve the operation of an operator and that realizes a simple and compact structure of the apparatus. This X-ray diagnostic imaging apparatus comprises an X-ray generator for irradiating X-rays onto the subject, an X-ray detector for taking in an X-ray image formed by the X-rays irradiated by the X-ray generator onto the subject and transmitted through the subject, an arm extended from the X-ray generator to make a detour around the subject, for holding the X-ray detector, and holders for movably holding the X-ray generator. The X-ray generator and the X-ray detector are formed integrally by the arm, and the X-ray generator is held and driven by the holders.

Abstract: An X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube for irradiating a subject with X-rays, a rectangular planar type X-ray detector formed by arraying a plurality of solid-state detection elements, a supporting mechanism for supporting the X-ray tube and the planar type X-ray detector in arbitrary postures with respect to the subject, and a suspending mechanism for suspending the planar type X-ray detector from the supporting mechanism. The suspending mechanism has a rotating mechanism for rotating the planar type X-ray detector through an arbitrary angle about a central path of the X-rays. When necessary, the planar type X-ray detector is rotated about the central path of the X-rays so as to be very close to the subject. When necessary, the planar type X-ray detector is rotated, so that the longitudinal direction of the subject on the image and the vertical direction of the screen can coincide with each other.

Abstract: An X-ray generator is rotatably attached to one end of a C-shaped arm, and a planar X-ray detector is attached to the other end of the C-shaped arm via a link mechanism capable of freely changing a position/direction of the detector. The X-ray generator is rotated to achieve imaging in an oblique direction, without sliding/rotating the C-shaped arm. The link mechanism is driven in association with the rotation of the X-ray generator so that the X-ray detector may face the X-ray generator. Thus, the limit to the slide angle range can substantially be eliminated without degrading accessibility, and various positioning is achieved exactly and easily.

Abstract: The present invention aims at restoring backup data in a predetermined order and avoiding damage from being given to the system even when the backup data are destroyed. Flags Ferr and Feeprom and a variable i stored in a DRAM are initialized (S1 to S3). When the variable i is smaller than the number n of EEPROMs (hereinafter referred to as “PROM(s)”), the ID code of a PROM in question is read and loaded into the DRAM (S4 to S6). When the variable i equals the number n, the variable i is cleared (S7). Then, a variable j is initialized (S9), and it is determined whether or not each PROM ID stored in the DRAM matches with a mask ROM ID until the variable j becomes greater than the number n of PROMs (S11). If the answer is “No”, the variable j is incremented (S13), while if “Yes,” a number corresponding to the variable j then assumed is loaded into the DRAM as the flag Feeprom (S14).

Abstract: Pixel data in a region of a flat panel detector is obtained and displayed. For example, pixel data in a region irradiated with X-ray is obtained and displayed. The region to be irradiated with-the X-ray is estimated according to a degree of opening of an X-ray beam limiting device and a distance between the X-ray beam limiting device and the flat panel detector. Further, it can be determined from pixel data value of the flat panel detector also. A region of a patient can be also determined from the pixel data. Thus, an image corresponding to the entire flat panel detector, an image corresponding to an X-ray irradiation region and an image corresponding to a patient region can be displayed. A resolution for obtaining the pixel data is changed corresponding to the size of a region in the flat panel detector whose pixel data should be obtained and a processing resolution of an image processing means at post step.

Abstract: A power-saving controller for an image-forming apparatus activates a power-saving mode when the image-forming apparatus is operated with a power-saving key while standing by, and controls a fixer to have a target temperature selected by a user beforehand, which is lower than a target temperature of the fixer obtained when the image-forming apparatus stands by. After a predetermined period elapses, when the selected temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature, the power-saving controller controls the fixer to have the predetermined temperature.

Abstract: An X-ray diagnostic apparatus has a first X-ray generating portion for imaging of over-table tube, a second X-ray generating portion for imaging of under-table tube, and an X-ray detecting portion having a compact and light solid state detector light attached to an elastic stay portion suspended from a ceiling to a floor. The solid state detector is supported by a central rotating arm for enabling central rotation about a central axis of the solid state detector, and an elastic offset rotating arm for enabling offset rotation dislocated from the central rotation. Therefore, by virtue of each rotation and the extension and contraction operation and further its compactness and lightness, the solid state detector can be accurately and rapidly set to various positionings in upward, downward, leftward, rightward and slanting positions, etc. with respect to a subject on a diagnostic table.

Abstract: A second C-shaped arm 5 is provided along an inner periphery of a first C-shaped arm 4, and a slide operation of the first C-shaped arm 4 is controlled and a slide operation of the second C-shaped arm 5 is controlled along the inner periphery of the first C-shaped arm 4. Accordingly, wide angle setting can be achieved to thus enable various positionings. Further, the second C-shaped arm 5 is controlled to be rotated over 360.degree. along the inner periphery of the first C-shaped arm 4 and an X-ray generator 6 is controlled to irradiate an X-ray intermittently or continuously every predetermined angle, so that three dimensional reconstruction can be accomplished based on image information every angle. As a result, three dimensional radioscopic images, etc. can be formed based on necessary and sufficient image information, whereby the X-ray diagnostic apparatus can be used like an X-ray CT apparatus.