Abstract: A lamp achieves high output power like an HID lamp by using a light emitting element(s) as a light source. A mount board having LED mounted thereon is provided on the surface of a base member, and there are provided plural flat plate type light source units arranged around an axial line while the back surfaces thereof faces inwards, and a support member provided on the axial line. The plural light source units are supported on the support member, and a space through which air flows is provided at the back surface side of each base member.

Abstract: A lamp achieves high output power like an HID lamp by using a light emitting element(s) as a light source. A mount board having LED mounted thereon is provided on the surface of a base member, and there are provided plural flat plate type light source units arranged around an axial line while the back surfaces thereof faces inwards, and a support member provided on the axial line. The plural light source units are supported on the support member, and a space through which air flows is provided at the back surface side of each base member.

Abstract: Provided is an optical disc apparatus including: a recording unit configured to record data on an optical disc with laser lights of recoding powers set for first and second layers thereof; and a control unit configured to record/reproduce test data on/from these layers, determine first and second optimum recording powers for these layers, and set the determined first and second optimum recording powers in the recording unit, wherein the control unit changes the recording power across a predetermined search width, centering on a first recommended value for the first layer to determine the first optimum recording power, and corrects a second recommended value for the second layer on the basis of the first recommended value and the first optimum recording power and changes the recording power across the search width, centering on the corrected second recommended value to determine the second optimum recording power.

Abstract: A recording power determining method comprises writing data consecutively into a plurality of test blocks of an optical disc while changing recording power in such a manner that the arrangement of recording power values is distributed over the arrangement of the test blocks, reproducing the information recorded in the test blocks written into consecutively, determining an asymmetry value for each of the recording power values on the basis of the information in each of the test blocks reproduced, determining an approximation characteristic of the asymmetry value for a recording power on the basis of the asymmetry value for each of the recording power values, and determining a recording power for realizing a specific target value of the asymmetry value from the obtained approximation characteristic.

Abstract: Provided is an optical disc apparatus including: a recording unit configured to record data on an optical disc with laser lights of recoding powers set for first and second layers thereof; and a control unit configured to record/reproduce test data on/from these layers, determine first and second optimum recording powers for these layers, and set the determined first and second optimum recording powers in the recording unit, wherein the control unit changes the recording power across a predetermined search width, centering on a first recommended value for the first layer to determine the first optimum recording power, and corrects a second recommended value for the second layer on the basis of the first recommended value and the first optimum recording power and changes the recording power across the search width, centering on the corrected second recommended value to determine the second optimum recording power.

Abstract: Provided is an optical disc apparatus including: an optical pickup configured to form marks and spaces on the optical disc by using a recording power and a erasing power respectively; a control unit configured to write test data on trial on the optical disc while changing the recording power and the erasing power and to determine an optimum recording power and an optimum erasing power; and a nonvolatile memory configured to store a correction coefficient which has been obtained in advance. The control unit corrects a power ratio of a recommended recording power to a recommended erasing power by the correction coefficient stored in the memory, and controls to write the test data on trial on the optical disc while changing the recording power and a erasing power, the erasing power being acquired from the recording power and the corrected power ratio.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the invention provides an optical disk device having an irradiation section which applies a laser beam to an optical disk, a detection section which receives a reflected light emitted from the irradiation section and reflected from the optical disk to output a detection signal, and a discrimination section which performs focus search using the irradiation section and the detection section and determines whether the optical disk is a triple layer optical disk on the basis of the detection signal upon performing focus search.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical disc apparatus includes a calculation unit that calculates a tilt of a disc, a determining unit that determines whether or not the tilt of the disc calculated by the calculation unit is larger than a preset predetermined reference value, and a correction unit that corrects the tilt of the disc calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, here is provided an optical disk apparatus including: a reading unit configured to read an address corresponding to a position of beam spot; a calculating unit configured to calculate, from the address corresponding to the position of beam spot, a seeking amount in making an access to a burst cutting area formed on a disk; and a movement unit configured to move the position of beam spot in accordance with the seeking amount calculated by the calculating unit.

Abstract: There is provided construction machinery for switchably controlling rotational speed between a normal and an energy saving mode. Change in workload is detected by means except for change in pressure of a main circuit. It is more convenient to use the machinery in the energy saving mode, increasing opportunities for use in the energy saving mode to suppress fuel consumption and noise.

Abstract: There is provided construction machinery for switchably controlling rotational speed between a normal and an energy saving mode. Change in workload is detected by means except for change in pressure of a main circuit. It is more convenient to use the machinery in the energy saving mode, increasing opportunities for use in the energy saving mode to suppress fuel consumption and noise.

Abstract: A load conveyance device composed of: a load supporting device having a through hole passing in a gravity direction, and a fluid supplying device to supply a fluid into the through hole, wherein when load is dropped into the through hole from a top of the through hole, the load is supported under a floating condition by a force of the fluid in the through hole, and when the load is not supported by change of the force of the fluid, the load is dropped from a lower end of the through hole to an outside.

Abstract: A recording power determining method comprises writing data consecutively into a plurality of test blocks of an optical disc while changing recording power in such a manner that the arrangement of recording power values is distributed over the arrangement of the test blocks, reproducing the information recorded in the test blocks written into consecutively, determining an asymmetry value for each of the recording power values on the basis of the information in each of the test blocks reproduced, determining an approximation characteristic of the asymmetry value for a recording power on the basis of the asymmetry value for each of the recording power values, and determining a recording power for realizing a specific target value of the asymmetry value from the obtained approximation characteristic.

Abstract: According to an optical disk device of the present invention, in the drive operation, when a detection circuit detects an electric wave coming from an outside radio equipment, and a comparison circuit detects that the voltage of the electric wave is equal to or over a predetermined threshold level, in case it is determined that data is being reproduced from or data is being recorded to a record type medium, a CPU controls a laser drive circuit to temporarily turn off the output of laser from an optical PUH. On the other hand, in case it is determined that data is being reproduced from a read type medium, the CPU controls the laser drive circuit to enhance the power of laser of the optical PUH to improve the S/N ratio.

Abstract: A load conveyance device composed of:

Abstract: A hybrid pipette including a pipette casing (11) and a slide shaft (22) vertically movable in response to the operation of a pushbutton (23). A plunger (31) is disposed below the slide shaft and urged upwardly by a spring (33, 34). An engagement member (41) is coaxially and movably fitted on the slide shaft (22) and extends through a hole (12a1) in a casing member (11) so as to be movable at least vertically. An electric motor (51) is provided on an axis different from the axis of the slide shaft and operatively engaged with the engagement member (41). In a manual operation mode, the slide shaft (22) and the plunger (31) move vertically in response to the operation of the pushbutton (23) to perform suction and discharge of a liquid. In a motor-driven operation mode, the engagement member (41) is driven to move vertically by the electric motor (51), whereby the plunger (31) is moved vertically to perform suction and discharge of a liquid.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an optical reading apparatus and an optical reading method for obtaining objective information by reading a subject and processing the read information through an arithmetic processing. The optical reading apparatus includes a light source to irradiate a light flux onto a subject; a photo-receiving element to receive a reflected light or a transmitted light of the light flux irradiated onto the subject, and to generate signals based on an opt-electronic converting action; an arithmetic processing section to apply an arithmetic processing to the signals, in order to detect information of the subject; and a calculating section to apply a calculating processing, for reducing noise components caused by optical factors, to the signals generated by the photo-receiving element, in order to obtain output signals in which noise components are reduced, before the arithmetic processing section applies the arithmetic processing to the signals.

Abstract: A hybrid pipette including a pipette casing (11) and a slide shaft (22) vertically movable in response to the operation of a pushbutton (23). A plunger (31) is disposed below the slide shaft and urged upwardly by a spring (33, 34). An engagement member (41) is coaxially and movably fitted on the slide shaft (22) and extends through a hole (12a1) in a casing member (11) so as to be movable at least vertically. An electric motor (51) is provided on an axis different from the axis of the slide shaft and operatively engaged with the engagement member (41). In a manual operation mode, the slide shaft (22) and the plunger (31) move vertically in response to the operation of the pushbutton (23) to perform suction and discharge of a liquid. In a motor-driven operation mode, the engagement member (41) is driven to move vertically by the electric motor (51), whereby the plunger (31) is moved vertically to perform suction and discharge of a liquid.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an optical reading apparatus and an optical reading method for obtaining objective information by reading a subject and processing the read information through an arithmetic processing. The optical reading apparatus includes a light source to irradiate a light flux onto a subject; a photo-receiving element to receive a reflected light or a transmitted light of the light flux irradiated onto the subject, and to generate signals based on an opt-electronic converting action; an arithmetic processing section to apply an arithmetic processing to the signals, in order to detect information of the subject; and a calculating section to apply a calculating processing, for reducing noise components caused by optical factors, to the signals generated by the photo-receiving element, in order to obtain output signals in which noise components are reduced, before the arithmetic processing section applies the arithmetic processing to the signals.

Abstract: A document sensing device for an image forming apparatus of the present invention is capable of sensing a document stably without being influenced by disturbing light, e.g., light ascribable to fluorescent lamps or similar illuminators illuminating a room. According to one aspect of die invention, optical elements are held by a jig rotatable about an optical axis. According to another aspect of the invention, a light receiving means or a photosensor means has at least four light-sensitive regions.