Abstract: A human T cell clone recognizing an antigen expressed by a synovial cell of a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient in HLA-DR-restricted manner is disclosed, which clone is very useful in exploring the pathogenesis of RA and developing a method for treating and preventing RA.

Abstract: The nut has a tool engaging region or a hexagonal region and a flange region provided on a thread end of the hexagonal region. A sloped step sloping at an angle to the center line of the nut is provided on the thread end. The sloped step (surface) is thus shaped of the annular form on the inner wall of the nut adjacent to the nut opening which faces outwardly of the nut and substantially extends along the loop.

Abstract: In a motor or an electromagnetic driving device having a first stator yoke excitable by energizing a first coil, a second stator yoke excitable by energizing a second coil and a rotor opposed to the first and second stator yokes to be driven and rotated by energizing the first and second coils, the first and second coils are collectively arranged together in one direction on the outer side of the periphery of the rotor, and the first stator yoke is arranged in a state of being superposed on the second stator yoke to form an electromagnetic driving motor. The electromagnetic driving motor is thus arranged in a novel shape to be capable of preventing a noise of driving transmission while maintaining its adequate performance as an electromagnetic driving motor and to be compactly mountable on a camera or the like for its diaphragm device without any protruding part.

Abstract: An image blur correction apparatus comprises a correction optical system for image blur correction held by a supporting member, driving means for driving the correction optical system, a resilient member for holding the correction optical system substantially at the center of an optical axis, and a guide member for holding the correction optical system for movement along a plane orthogonal to the optical axis. The elastic member and the guide member are disposed in or substantially the same plane orthogonal to the optical axis, or disposed in planes orthogonal to the optical axis and differing in the direction of the optical axis.

Abstract: A voice recognizing apparatus includes a filter bank for deriving feature parameters of voice from a microphone and a filter bank for deriving feature parameters of noise represented by an electric signal which is directly inputted to a terminal. The voice parameters and the noise parameters are respectively stored in a voice parameter buffer and a noise parameter buffer. A threshold value for sampling the voice parameters is set to be changed in accordance with a noise level for each frame. From a series of the voice parameters exceeding the threshold value, a series of the noise parameters corresponding thereto are subtracted so that only a voice parameter pattern can be obtained. In a recognition mode, the voice pattern is compared with a reference pattern to recognize the voice from the microphone. In addition, in a registration mode, the voice pattern is registered as a reference pattern.

Abstract: The present invention is a microorganism which is Aspergillus candidus RF-5762 (FERM BP-5882), wherein said microorganism is capable of producing a compound of the following formula (I): wherein R1 is hydrogen or hydroxy and R2 is hydroxy or methoxy.

Abstract: A motor includes a first stator yoke which is excitable by energization into a first coil, a second stator yoke which is excitable by energization into a second coil, and a rotor which can be driven for rotation under the control of energization into the first coil and the second coil, wherein the first stator yoke and the second stator yoke are disposed in the rotational axial direction of the rotor, while the rotor is provided with a rotational output portion which can take out the rotational output with a gap between the first stator yoke and the second stator yoke. By this arrangement, a novel motor can be configured to take out the rotational output without problems of noise generation in the motor transmission drive, fully coping with the mounting conditions on the products.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes a moving tube arranged to move in an optical axis direction, the moving tube having at least three cams arranged along a circumferential direction thereof, in which an interval between one pair of cams in the circumferential direction is larger than an interval between another pair of cams in the circumferential direction, a cutout being formed in the moving tube at a part between the one pair of cams having the larger interval, and a driving device disposed on the side of the cutout of the moving tube and including a motor having a rotation shaft parallel with the optical axis direction and a gear mechanism having an output gear arranged to rotate according to a rotation of the rotation shaft, the motor and the output gear being juxtaposed, and end parts of the motor and the output gear on the side of the moving tube being inserted within the cutout of the moving tube at least when the moving tube comes closest to the motor and the output gear.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or hydroxy and R.sup.2 is hydroxy or methoxy, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates thereof, a process for producing the same, a pharmaceutical composition which comprises the same and a microorganism which belongs to Aspergillus candidus and produces the compound.

Abstract: A rotation driving device comprises a first fixed member having an aperture, a second fixed member having an aperture, the second fixed member being fixed with respect to the first fixed member, a ring-like rotary member, the rotary member being fitted in the first fixed member at an outer diameter portion of the rotary member and being fitted in the second fixed member at a diameter portion of the rotary member having a diameter smaller than that of the outer diameter portion, and a moving member arranged to advance and retreat in a radial direction of the rotary member in accordance with a rotation of the rotary member, wherein, where an amount of fitting play between the second fixed member and the rotary member is denoted by X and an amount of fitting play between the first fixed member and the rotary member is denoted by Y, the rotation driving device satisfies the following condition:X<Y.

Abstract: A holder for a vacuum blood collecting container in which commercially available blood collecting needles can be engaged and disengaged easily and certainly, a pair of needle mounting and supporting members are arranged to be displaced relatively to have a mutual engaging position where the blood collecting needle is retained and a separated position where the blood collecting needle is released.

Abstract: An electromagnetic drive apparatus comprises a stator yoke excited with supply of power to a coil, a rotor arranged as capable of being driven by excitation of the stator yoke so as to move a driven member, and a fixed member for positioning and supporting the rotor and the stator yoke. The stator yoke has a projecting portion or a recessed portion and the stator yoke is positioned and supported relative to the fixed member by the projecting portion or the recessed portion to provide a compact motor without causing a drop of efficiency in the power of the motor.

Abstract: A deviation correcting method for a machine tool, which is capable of exactly correcting a deviation of a reference position of a tool with respect to a workpiece without repeatedly executing a measuring operation. The measuring operation includes providing a detector switch SW for detecting an operating end surface of the tool, obtaining a position z when the detector switch SW detects the operating end surface of the tool, and calculating a difference between the detected position z and a reference position z0 to obtain an amount of deviation A. This measuring operation is performed at least three times at an arbitrary time interval. Based on data of these actual measurements, a function f(Ti) of a curve representing a relationship between a time Ti and an amount of deviation A. Then, an amount of deviation A' at an arbitrary time point Ti is estimated using the function f(Ti) to correct a commanded position of the tool.

Abstract: In a vibration driven motor, a support member for supporting one end of a pressing member which presses a vibration member and a moving member receiving a drive force from the vibration member is fixed to a fixing member, with a result that the vibration member is indirectly supported.

Abstract: In a vibration driven motor, a rotatable member is brought into frictional contact with a vibration member having an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and by the application of an AC electric field to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a driving vibration is excited in the vibration member to drive the rotatable member. A rotation output member is provided for frictionally contacting the rotatable member to deliver an output, and the frictional force between the rotatable member and the rotation output member is set to a value smaller than the frictional force between the vibration member and the rotatable member.

Abstract: In a drive device having a drive unit which is mounted on a body of the drive device, a rotary scale such as a pulse disc which is disposed at the drive unit and a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element which are arranged on a circuit board of the body in a state of confronting each other through the pulse disc, the drive unit includes a first transmission member which has a rotation shaft arranged to be substantially orthogonal relative to the circuit board and a second transmission member which is connected to the first transmission member and is arranged to rotate in synchronism with the rotation of the first transmission member, the second transmission member having a rotation shaft arranged to be substantially orthogonal relative to the rotation shaft of the first transmission member, and the pulse disc is connected to the second transmission member.

Abstract: A machine tool comprises a spindle head (2) having a vertical bore (2a); a spindle (20) provided in said vertical bore (2a) and including a tapered hole (24) at the lower end of said spindle (20); bearing means (22a) provided in said vertical bore (2a) for rotatably supporting said spindle (20); a non-contact sealing means (10a) for sealing the bearing means (22a). The machine tool further comprises a device for preventing a cutting fluid from entering the bearing for the spindle. The device comprises means (6a, 6b) for forming a pressure chamber (6) provided so as to enclose the non-contact sealing means (10a); and means (44) for supplying air to the pressure chamber (6).

Abstract: Balls are clamped between a first gear driven by an auto-focusing motor and a second gear driven by a manual focusing ring. The balls are arranged to revolve about a given axis. A projection having an elasticity and provided to the second gear itself is brought into contact with a fixing member provided at a predetermined position, so that a clamping force for clamping the balls is generated by the projection.

Abstract: In a vibration driven motor, a rotatable member is brought into frictional contact with a vibration member having an electro-mechanical energy conversion element and by the application of an AC electric field to the electro-mechanical energy conversion element, a driving vibration is excited in the vibration member to drive the rotatable member; a rotation output member is provided for frictionally contacting the rotatable member to deliver an output, and the frictional force between the rotatable member and the rotation output member is set to a value smaller than the frictional force between the vibration member and the rotatable member.

Abstract: A robot for cleaning a floor of a railroad vehicle has a robot body equipped with a cleaning mechanism and includes a travel mechanism controllable for locomotion in a desired direction. The robot also includes a distance detecting arrangement directed at least toward the front and opposite sides of the robot body for measuring the distance to an obstacle or a wall, and a map storing arrangement which has stored therein a cleaning region of the floor previously as a two-dimensional map. The robot also includes a path storing arrangement which has stored therein a predetermined path of travel for cleaning the floor as expressed in coordinates on the map. A first control arrangement is provided for recognizing the coordinates of the position of the robot body on the map based on outputs from the distance detecting arrangement when the robot body is placed at an end portion of the floor.