Abstract: A structure configuration map display system includes a controller for depicting and displaying a structure configuration map based on structure configuration map information. The system provides for searching and guidance relative to a structure designated as a target point. A display form corresponding to the structure information for the target point is determined and the display form of the target point is changed based on the results of that determination and is displayed so that a user can easily recognize the desired facility by its display form which corresponds to stored structure information. Also, the user can easily identify a facility as the desired facility and can obtain reliable guidance to that target point by the display form which indicates the type of the structure.

Abstract: Upon recognizing the shapes of buildings or facilities, the buildings or facilities can be identified and destinations can be designated simply and easily. The display of a house map and a road map is changed over depending upon predetermined conditions. This makes it easy to navigate to the destination. When the destination is shown on the house map, a guide route is identified on a road adjacent to the building at the destination. This makes it easy to see where in the vicinity of the destination the car arrives.

Abstract: A heating system for a catalytic converter of a multi-cyclinder, spark-ignition engine is provided. Half of the cylinders of the engine, for example, the cylinder #2 and the cylinder #3, are operated on a rich gas mixture with an excess air ratio of 0.6 or less to produce a combustible gas mixture comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and unburned fuel components, while the remaining half of the cylinders, for example, the cylinder #1 and the cylinder #4, are utilized as air blowers to which no fuel is fed. The flammable gas mixture produced from the combustible gas produced in the cylinder #2 and the cylinder #3 and the air supplied by the cylinder #1 and the cylinder #4 is burned in the combustor equipped with an ignition device which is installed upstream from the catalytic converter to provide heat energy to activate the catalyst. The system can rapidly heat and activate the catalyst without requiring a special fuel supply system and air blower.

Abstract: A cellulose solution having excellent fluidity and formability is prepared by dissolving a cellulose composition containing a component (I) of cellulose having a polymerization degree of 500 to 1000, and a component (II) of at least one member selected from celluloses having a polymerization degree corresponding to 90% of that of the component (I) cellulose and being in the range of from 350 to 900, cellulose derivatives and polysaccharides, the mixing ratio of the component (I) to the component (II) being 95:5 to 50:50, in a mixed solvent comprising N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide and another solvent material compatible with N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide but not capable of dissolving cellulose therein, and the resultant cellulose solution being useful for producing shaped articles, for example, fibers and films.

Abstract: An alternating current generator for a motor vehicle includes magnet type field cores, i.e., field cores with claw poles on which permanent magnets are interposed in the spaces between the claw poles, where the generator has a ratio of number of claw poles/outside diameter of the field core that allows generation of a large output current. The alternating current generator includes permanent magnets disposed in spaces between peripherally adjacent claws which reduce the magnetic flux leakage caused by the field coil occurring in the spaces. When a residual magnetic flux density higher than 0.25 tesla is applied in advance in a direction that reduces magnetic flux, a large output current is obtained when the above-noted ratio is in the range of from about 1.6.times.10.sup.-1 to 2.0.times.10.sup.-1 (1/mm).

Abstract: Acrylic fiber comprising an acrylonitrile-based copolymer comprising 96.0 to 98.5% by weight of acrylonitrile units, 1.0 to 3.5% by weight of acrylamide units and 0.5% by weight or more of methacrylic acid units, the percentage by weight (A) of acrylamide units and the percentage by weight (M) of methacrylic acid units in the copolymer satisfying the following equations (I) and (II), and adsorbed iodine in an amount of 1% by weight or less based on the weight of the copolymer:X=0.21 to 0.23 (I)M+A.sup.x =1.82 to 2.18 (II)A copolymer having the above-mentioned composition is spun by a wet process, while adjusting the modulus in tension of coagulated fiber to approximately 2.0-3.0 g/d, wherein d means denier in terms of the weight of polymer in the coagulated fiber. There is provided acrylic fiber which permits production of carbon fiber with a high tensile strength and a high tensile modulus by pyrolysis for a shorter time.

Abstract: A rotor for an alternator mounted on a vehicle comprises first and second claw-pole members formed of magnetic material and mounted on a shaft rotatable about an axis. The first and second claw-pole members have at least one first axially extending claw section and at least one second axially extending claw section respectively. The at least one first and second axially extending claw sections have a first side face and a second side face respectively. A field coil is disposed between the first and second claw-pole members. A permanent magnet is disposed between the first and said second side faces and is polarized in a direction which prevents magnetic flux leakage between the at least one first and second axially extending claw sections. The rotor has a space formed between the permanent magnet and at least one of the first and second side faces.

Abstract: In the alternating current generator for vehicle, an armature coil comprises a Y-connected first three-phase armature coil and a delta-connected second three-phase armature coil whose phase windings are inserted into same slots respectively. Each of the three-phase armature windings is provided with rectifying means for converting respective a.c. output into a direct current. The direct currents are summed to provide an output of the generator. It is effective to use a plurality of rotary magnet poles provided on a shaft of the generator for a compact a.c. generator in which the radial dimension of the rotary magnet poles is reduced.

Abstract: An optically active compound represented by the formula: ##STR1##

Abstract: Disclosed is an optically active compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are alkyl, alkenyl or alkoxy-alkyl, which may be substituted by halogen, X and U are a direct bond, --O--, --COO-- or --OCO--, Y and Z are a direct bond, --COO--, --OCO--, --CH.sub.2 O-- or --OCH.sub.2 --, A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 are phenylene, cyclohexylene or a phenylene- or cyclohexylene-containing group, p and q are 0 or 1, C* is an asymmetric carbon atom, with the proviso that when Z is a direct bond, q is 0, R.sub.2 is alkyl, Y is a direct bond, --OCO-- or --OCH.sub.2 --. The optically active compound is used as a ferroelectric liquid crystal or an additive to a ferroelectric or non-ferroelectric liquid crystal.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optically active substance represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m is an integer of 1 to 14, Y is ##STR2## R is --C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1, --OC.sub.n H.sub.2n+1, --OCOC.sub.n H.sub.2n+1 or --COOC.sub.n H.sub.2n+1 (in which n is an integer of 1 to 18), each of the asterisked carbon atoms is an asymmetric carbon atom, X a single bond, --CO.sub.2 --, or --OCO--, and A.sub.1 and A.sub.2 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, cyano or methoxy.

Abstract: There is provided an alternating current generator comprising: a rotatably supported field rotor having a pair of opposed rotor pole cores, each being provided with P/2 claw poles wherein P is an even number, and a field winding wound on the rotor pole cores; an armature core located around the outer periphery of the field rotor and having axially extending 3nP slots wherein n is an integer more than one; n independent sets of three-phase windings, each being wound on the armature core by being inserted in the slots so that the n sets of three-phase windings are shifted from each other by electrical angle of .pi./(3n) radians; and three-phase rectifiers connected with the n sets of three-phase windings to rectify output voltages generated by the three-phase windings.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optically active compound represented by the formula: ##STR1## or a single bond, Z stands for a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a cyano group, R.sub.1 stands for an alkyl group or fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 stands for an alkyl group or alkoxy group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and *C stands for the asymmetric carbon atom. This compound is used as a ferroelectric liquid crystal or an additive to a ferroelectric liquid crystal.

Abstract: A high power supply apparatus employs a high-power load such as a deicing means for deicing a windshield of the automobile. The high-power load is connected to a converter which connects the output voltage of the alternator to a predetermined voltage. During the operation of the high-power load, the alternator is disconnected from the battery through a switch, and at the same time, the rotating speed of the alternator is increased by the idle speed controller. Since the high-converter means converts the output voltage of the alternator when the rotating speed of the alternator is increased, a predetermined electric power of the alternator is supplied to the high-power load.

Abstract: Compounds which are active against retroviruses have the following formulaHOH.sub.2 C--CH.dbd.C.dbd.CH--Bwherein B is a purine or pyrimidine heterocyclic ring which is preferably selected from the group consisting of cytosine, 5-halo substituted cytosine, 5-alkyl substituted cytosine, 6-aminopurine, 2,6-diaminopurine, 6-hydroxypurine, 2-amino-6-hydroxypurine, 3-deazapurines, 7-deazapurines, 8-azapurines, and 6-azapyrimidines.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mesomorphic compound having a .beta.-hydroxycarboxyl group as the chiral source, which is represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein m and n are integers of from 1 to 18, X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 independently represent fluorine, chlorine or hydrogen, Y represents ##STR2## or --O--, Z represents a direct bond, ##STR3## --CH hd 2O-- or --OCH.sub.2 --, and * indicates the asymmetric carbon. The mesomorphic compound is valuable as a ferroelectric liquid crystal or an additive to a ferroelectric liquid crystal or to a compound showing the SmC phase and having no chiral group.

Abstract: A resistive element which is formed in a semiconductor substrate comprises a first semiconductor region which is formed in the semiconductor substrate and in which an impurity is diffused at a first concentration; a second semiconductor region which is connected to the first semiconductor region at one end and in which an impurity is diffused at a second concentration higher than the first impurity concentration; a third semiconductor region which is connected to the first semiconductor region at the other end and in which an impurity is diffused at a third concentration higher than the first impurity concentration; and the second and third semiconductor regions respectively including a portion whose cross section has a smaller area than the area of a boundary defined by the second and third semiconductor region with the first semiconductor region.

Abstract: In an automatic wire bonder, a rotatable work stage for a lead frame on which a plurality of leads are arranged and an electronic circuit element having a plurality of electrodes is mounted for rotation to align the circuit element in a predetermined direction. The angle of rotation is detected as an azimuthal error. A bonding tool is subsequently translated relative to the work stage to a position predetermined relative to the circuit element. The translation is detected as a positional error. Calculating means electrically calculates the relative positions of the leads using absolute positions of the leads and the azimuthal and positional errors. The bonding tool is driven responsive to the absolute positions of the electrodes and the relative positions of the leads to carry out the bonding process.