Abstract: A lens barrel includes an outer cylinder having a guide section and an inner cylinder for holding a lens and having a guided section, which is engaged with the guide section and moved in an optical axis direction in response to a rotation of the outer cylinder. The guide section has a guiding portion for introducing the inner cylinder into an operating and storing positions, and the guiding portion has a first guiding part, a second guiding part formed continuously to the first guiding part, having a lead angle different from that of the first guiding part, and a third guiding part formed continuously to the second guiding part, having a lead angle smaller than that of the second guiding part. The inner cylinder is positioned, at the storing position, within an area in which the guided section is engaged with the third guiding part.

Abstract: An absorption chiller-heater is driven by a high-temperature exhaust gas discharged from an external apparatus such as a gas turbine. The absorption chiller-heater includes an exhaust gas path for introducing a high-temperature exhaust gas serving as a heat source into the high-temperature generator, and then the exhaust heat recovery generator. The high-temperature generator and the exhaust heat recovery generator comprise a vertical heat transfer tube bank for allowing the high-temperature exhaust gas to pass therethrough, a gas-liquid separation chamber is provided above the vertical heat transfer tube bank so as to cover opening portions of the vertical heat transfer tube bank, and a solution supply chamber is provided below the vertical heat transfer tube bank so as to cover opening portions of the vertical heat transfer tube bank.

Abstract: An absorption cold or hot water generating machine is driven by a high-temperature exhaust gas discharged from an external apparatus such as a gas turbine. The absorption cold or hot water generating machine includes an exhaust gas path for introducing a high-temperature exhaust gas serving as a heat source into a high-temperature generator, and then an exhaust heat recovery generator. A low-temperature generator comprises a liquid film-type generator in which solution is sprayed on a heat transfer tube bank, and refrigerant vapor generated in the exhaust heat recovery generator is led to a heat transfer tube bank of the low-temperature generator.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region with a main semiconductor device section, and a junction-termination region therearound. A first diffusion layer of a second conductivity type is formed in a surface of a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, and extends from the active region into the junction-termination region. A second diffusion layer of the second conductivity type is formed in contact with the first diffusion layer, and extends in the junction-termination region. A first contact electrode is disposed in the active region and in contact with the first diffusion layer, and electrically connected to a first main electrode of the main semiconductor device section. A second contact electrode is disposed in the junction-termination region and in contact with the first diffusion layer, and surrounds the active region. A connection electrode electrically connects the first and second contact electrodes to each other.

Abstract: With a security device according to the present invention, contact positions of a printed board and those of a casing are electrically connected, and a state in which the contact positions are separated is electrically detected, so that the moment at which the electronic equipment is disassembled can be detected, and with this feature, security for electronic equipment can be insured with simple configuration.

Abstract: An absorption refrigerating machine according to the present invention has a system for flowing cooling water in parallel to an absorber and a condenser. The absorption refrigerating machine is constituted such that plate type heat exchangers H1, H3 are used in an absorber A and a condenser C, and the amounts of cooling water distributed to the absorber and the condenser are determined mainly based on fluid resistance of each of the plate type heat exchangers.

Abstract: In a regenerator for an absorption refrigerating machine which uses combustion gas as a heat source, the regenerator comprises a plurality of drum shells provided in a body casing of the regenerator, each drum shell has a solution inlet provided in a shell part of the drum shell, a solution outlet having an overflow structure and provided in the shell part at a position lower than the solution inlet, a vapor outlet provided in the shell part at a position higher than the solution inlet, a multiplicity of heat transfer fins provided on an outer periphery of a shell part of the drum shell and a circulation guide provided along an inner periphery of the shell part, the plurality of drum shells may be arranged in a side by side parallel and/or in an up and down series relationship to increase the capacity of the regenerator by proportional design.

Abstract: A recording-reproducing magnetic head comprising a magnetoresistance effect reproducing head and an inductive recording head. The magnetoresistance effect reproducing head having a magnetoresistance effect element and the inductive recording head having a lower magnetic core, an upper magnetic core, coils sandwiched between the lower and upper magnetic cores at their mid-parts, and a recording magnetic cores at leading end parts. The leading end parts of the lower and upper magnetic cores having a protruding part protruding to the recording magnetic gap layer and the upper magnetic core having a continuous magnetic body which extends from the protruding part to the mid-part. A center line of the protruding part of the lower magnetic core, which extends in a track length direction on a surface opposite a medium, intersecting the protruding part of the upper magnetic core.

Abstract: An electronic equipment is provided with a main display section, an auxiliary display section having a display area smaller than that of the main display section, and a controller displaying a plurality of status information of the electronic equipment in the auxiliary display section by a combination of a message using characters and at least one of symbols and a color display and/or a blinking display of the auxiliary display section.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is constructed so that a frequency of an external clock to be supplied to a central processing unit (CPU) which includes a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit is gradually increased from a first frequency to a second frequency within a latency time required for the PLL circuit to make a phase lock, when an operation mode of the CPU is switched from a first mode to a second mode.

Abstract: A thin-film magnetic head comprises a magnetic gap disposed to be positioned on an air bearing surface of the magnetic head, a pair of magnetic poles disposed to hold the magnetic gap therebetween, and a coil positioned between the pair of the magnetic poles to intersect the magnetic poles, wherein at least one of the magnetic poles being composed of a T-shaped magnetic pole, the T-shaped magnetic pole comprising a front part of a magnetic pole contacting with the magnetic gap, an intermediate part of a magnetic pole lying on the front part, and a rear part of a magnetic pole lying on the intermediate part, wherein a width of the front part roughly defines a track width, the rear part has a wider width in a direction of track width than a width of the front part, and the intermediate part contacts with the rear part at an entire width of the rear part at the air bearing surface and has a narrower width at a contacting face with the front part than the width of the rear part.

Abstract: A GMR head comprising a spin valve GMR film, which has a free layer containing a Co containing magnetic layer, and a hard magnetic biasing film for inputting a bias magnetic field to the spin valve GMR film. The hard magnetic biasing film is constituted of a film formed by laminating a hard magnetic layer on the magnetic under layer. The hard magnetic layer is disposed adjoining to edge portion of the spin valve GMR film through the magnetic under layer. The magnetic under layer has saturation magnetization Ms.sup.under which satisfies at least one condition of Ms.sup.under .gtoreq.Ms.sup.free and Ms.sup.under .gtoreq.Ms.sup.hard when saturation magnetization of the free layer is Ms.sup.free and saturation magnetization of the hard magnetic layer is Ms.sup.hard. In a MR head of this abutted junction structure, even when the track width is narrowed, occurrence of Barkhausen noise can be effectively suppressed.

Abstract: A serial bus speed-up circuit includes a data pattern detecting unit for detecting whether or not the data output from one of the devices to the serial bus consecutively takes the same value, and a clock frequency varying unit for increasing a frequency of the clock output to the serial bus when the data pattern detecting unit detects that the data consecutively takes the same value. By utilizing the fact that the valid delay time and the transition time of the data can be omitted in a case where there is no change in the data value, it is possible to increase the clock frequency and accordingly, increase the data transfer rate.

Abstract: A double effect absorption cold or hot water generating machine can supply hot water from a water heater even when it is used for a cooling operation. The double effect absorption cold or hot water generating machine comprises an absorber, an evaporator, a high temperature generator, a low temperature generator, a condenser, a high temperature heat exchanger, a low temperature heat exchanger, and a water heater.

Abstract: A magnetoresistance effect type head comprises a magnetoresistance effect film having a pair of leads connected thereto and possessing a magnetic field responding part and a pair of upper and lower shield layers having a magnetoresistance effect film nipped therebetween through the medium of a magnetic gap-forming insulating film. This magnetoresistance effect type head satisfies the relations, W.sub.s <W.sub.r and T.sub.r <W.sub.r, wherein W.sub.s stands for the width of the surface of the upper shield layer facing the magnetoresistance effect film, W.sub.r for the distance between the pair of leads, and T.sub.r for the width of the magnetic field responding part of the magnetoresistance effect film. The magnetic field responding part of the magnetoresistance effect film is formed as of the remainder of the MR film region whose magnetic moment is fixed outside the end part of the upper shield layer facing the MA film.

Abstract: A magnetoresistance effect type head comprises a magnetoresistance effect film having a pair of leads connected thereto and possessing a magnetic field responding part and a pair of upper and lower shield layers having a magnetoresistance effect film nipped therebetween through the medium of a magnetic gap-forming insulating film. This magnetoresistance effect type head satisfies the relations, W.sub.s <W.sub.r and T.sub.r <W.sub.r, wherein W.sub.s stands for the width of the surface of the upper shield layer facing the magnetoresistance effect film, W.sub.r for the distance between the pair of leads, and T.sub.r for the width of the magnetic field responding part of the magnetoresistance effect film. The magnetic field responding part of the magnetoresistance effect film is formed as of the remainder of the MR film region whose magnetic moment is fixed outside the end part of the upper shield layer facing the MA film.

Abstract: A controller for an absorption cold/hot water generating machine, in which a refrigerating cycle is formed by pipe-connecting an evaporator, an absorber, a solution heat exchanger, a low-temperature generator, a condenser, and a high-temperature generator, and the solution level in a header of the high-temperature generator is kept within a prescribed range by controlling the flow rate of the solution fed from the absorber to the high-temperature generator; wherein a solution pump for feeding a solution from the absorber to the high-temperature generator is inverter-driven, and there is provided pressure difference detecting means for detecting a difference in pressure between the high-temperature generator and the absorber; and wherein there is provided control means which controls the solution pump driving frequency of the inverter as a function of a pressure difference between the high-temperature generator and the absorber.

Abstract: A generator which can prevent deterioration of the chilling performance and corrosion, and can provide a high degree of reliability and long service life is disclosed. The high-temperature generator comprises a combustion chamber for flowing a combustion gas therein, a first tube assembly and a second tube assembly provided in the combustion chamber each of which has a plurality of heat transfer tubes for containing liquid therein. The first tube assembly comprises a plurality of bare tubes and is arranged at an upstream of the second tube assembly. The second tube assembly comprises a plurality of finned tubes provided with fins on the outer surface thereof. The heat transfer tubes are arranged in a staggered manner in a direction of the combustion gas flow within each of the first tube assembly and the second tube assembly.

Abstract: A composite magnetic head includes a recording head and a reproducing head. The recording head may be formed below or above the reproducing head. The lower of the recording and reproducing heads includes a first electrode. In addition, a conductive layer acting as a pole structure for the recording head includes a portion defining a hole through which a second electrode is made to contact the first electrode.

Abstract: A thin-film magnetic head comprising a lower magnetic core formed on a substrate, an upper magnetic core formed on the lower magnetic core with a magnetic gap therebetween, and a coil interposed between the lower magnetic core and the upper magnetic core as insulated from the lower magnetic core and the upper magnetic core, characterized in that at least either of the lower magnetic core and the upper magnetic core comprises a front body of a magnetic pole facing a magnetic recording medium and a rear body of a magnetic pole having part thereof superposed on the front body of the magnetic pole, the rear body of the magnetic pole is disposed as recessed from the head surface facing the medium and held in contact with the front body of the magnetic pole in a plane, the plane is terminated at a rear of the end of the front body of the magnetic pole, and the rear body of the magnetic pole has a shape curved or bent in the direction opposite to the magnetic gap, and further the front body of the magnetic pole is c