Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator facing to the rotor, a motor-base-assembly for journaling the rotor and holding the stator. The motor-base-assembly is made of resin and includes a motor-base having openings and terminals made of metal. These terminals are inserted into the openings to be mated with the motor-base, and lower faces of the terminals are exposed from the bottom of the motor-base. This structure allows the terminals to be mated with the motor-base without using an insert-molding method, and permits high productivity of the motor. This advantage appears conspicuously in such a small motor, among others, as can be directly re-flow soldered to a board of a device. The device employing this motor enjoys high productivity and reliability because the motor can be directly re-flow soldered to the board of device.

Abstract: Brushless motors for portable information equipment that can be simultaneously reflow-soldered to a substrate and efficiently and densely mounted thereon in such a way that the coupled portion between the motor and the substrate has a high impact resistance, thereby providing small and reliable portable information equipment having a high productivity.

Abstract: A pipe electrode holder for holding an elongated pipe electrode (6) having a relatively small diameter, the pipe electrode holder being coaxially attached to a rotating spindle (7) of a small hole electric discharge machine. The pipe electrode holder has a cylinder capable of fitting into the rotating spindle, the cylinder having a threaded upper end and a through hole (1a), and a collet (2) for gripping the pipe electrode having a through hole (2a) through which the pipe electrode may pass, the collet being fit into the through hole of the cylinder. A holder head (5) capable of adjusting the gripping force of the collet is not screwed to the lower end of the cylinder from which the pipe electrode extends, but to the threaded upper end of the cylinder.

Abstract: A motor includes (a) a stator having a stator core wound with a coil, (b) a rotor having a magnet facing the stator core via an annular space and a yoke disposed on an outer wall of the magnet, and (c) an unbalancing weight disposed on an outer wall of the yoke. This structure allows the motor to be small in size, light in weight, thin, flat and to function as a vibrating motor producing maximum vibration at low power consumption. The motor thus contributes to realizing a portable device with a small size, a low weight, and which is operable for many hours.

Abstract: Brushless motors for portable information equipment that can be simultaneously reflow-soldered to a substrate and efficiently and densely mounted thereon in such a way that the coupled portion between the motor and the substrate has a high impact resistance, thereby providing small and reliable portable information equipment having a high productivity.

Abstract: A motor includes a motor-base-holder which comprises (a) a base, (b) a bearing supporter vertically protruded from the base for supporting a bearing, (c) a stator supporter concentric with the bearing supporter for being mounted with a stator, (d) a motor base having terminals made of a metal plate and insert-molded around the bearing supporter, and (e) a frame made of the same metal as the terminals and linked to fringe of the motor base. This structure solves difficulties of mini-motors such as difficulties of handling the motor, difficulties of mating those elements each other, and time-consuming bonding action. A method of assembling the same motor achieves high productivity.

Abstract: A motor includes a motor-base-holder which comprises (a) a base, (b) a bearing supporter vertically protruded from the base for supporting a bearing, (c) a stator supporter concentric with the bearing supporter for being mounted with a stator, (d) a motor base having terminals made of a metal plate and insert-molded around the bearing supporter, and (e) a frame made of the same metal as the terminals and linked to fringe of the motor base. This structure solves difficulties of mini-motors such as difficulties of handling the motor, difficulties of mating those elements each other, and time-consuming bonding action. A method of assembling the same motor achieves high productivity.

Abstract: In a portable computer 100, an LED holder 150 is provided in the upper portion of an LCD 109 and an LED is attached inside the LED holder 150. Light emitted from the LED passes through an aperture provided in the bottom portion of the LED holder 150 and illuminates a keyboard 103.

Abstract: A motor includes a stator and a rotor facing the stator. The rotor has a magnet and an eccentric weight. The magnet is magnetized in a rotational direction and produces driving magnetic field. The eccentric weight is made of the material having a greater specific gravity than the magnet. The magnet shapes in a cylinder and a part of the cylinder is cut away to form a space. The eccentric weight is placed in the space. A rotational area of the magnet and that of the eccentric weight overlap each other. In this structure, rotation of the rotor spins the eccentric weight, thereby producing large vibrations. The eccentric weight is accommodated by a motor housing for the safety. The thin and compact motor is thus obtainable.

Abstract: Brushless motors for portable information equipment that can be simultaneously reflow-soldered to a substrate and efficiently and densely mounted thereon in such a way that the coupled portion between the motor and the substrate has a high impact resistance, thereby providing small and reliable portable information equipment having a high productivity.

Abstract: A disk control apparatus includes a host interface unit for inputting and outputting data from and to a host, a cache memory for temporarily storing the input data, a compression/decompression unit for compressing or restoring the input data and outputting the data, a buffer memory for temporarily storing the compressed data outputted from the compression/decompression unit, a disk access control unit for controlling an access to a disk and a disk data management unit for making a management as to which position of a disk storage device to write the data stored in the cache memory.

Abstract: Brushless motors for portable information equipment that can be simultaneously reflow-soldered to a substrate and efficiently and densely mounted thereon in such a way that the coupled portion between the motor and the substrate has a high impact resistance, thereby providing small and reliable portable information equipment having a high productivity.

Abstract: An evaporative fuel treating system is free from the problem that the number of opportunities for fault detection is reduced by the restriction on the timing for diagnosis, and capable of performing a fault diagnosis on the whole purge passage from a fuel tank to an intake pipe. After an atmospheric air inlet valve of a canister has been closed, the operation of a purge pump is stopped when the negative pressure in the fuel tank has reached a predetermined value as a result of the operation of the purge pump. At the same time, or immediately after the purge pump has stopped, a flow control valve provided on or near the intake pipe is closed. After a predetermined period of time has elapsed, a change in pressure in the fuel tank is detected, thereby inspecting the purge passage for a leakage. Therefore, a fault diagnosis can be performed irrespective of the engine operating conditions. Accordingly, there is no reduction in the number of opportunities for fault detection.

Abstract: This image processing device for games is a device whereby a prescribed number of models (characters) are setup in virtual space, these models are controlled such that they move in prescribed directions in the virtual space, and images of this virtual space from a virtual viewpoint are displayed on means for display. In order to display the movement of the models that are arranged in virtual space more realistically, in one construction thereof, this device is provided with means for image processing that apply virtual centripetal force to the models. Furthermore, in order to display the movement of the models more realistically and to heighten the dramatic effect, in one construction thereof, this device is equipped with means for processing residual image presentation in order to represent the track of movement of a model as residual images.

Abstract: A heating element (IC, transistor or the like) is placed on a printed circuit board and silicon grease is coated on the surface of the printed circuit board side of the heating element. The projection portion of a radiator with a step portion is inserted into the through hole of the printed circuit board and closely contacted with the lower portion of the heating element through the silicon grease. As a result, heat generated from the heating element is transferred to the projection portion of the radiator through the silicon grease and then transferred to the entirety of the radiator. Excessive silicon grease is collected in a step portion provided at the base of the projection portion of the radiator and prevented from leaking to other portion such as a portion on the board.

Abstract: A lens barrel having inner and outer cam rings which are configured to rotate relatively each other so as to shift one or more lens element of a lens system installed therein is equipped with an axial movement restraint mechanism for restraining axial play of one of the two cylindrical barrels relative to the other of the two cylindrical barrels while allowing relative rotation between them, the axial movement restraint mechanism comprising a radial jaw or a radial flange formed integrally with one of the inner and outer cam rings and a peripheral groove formed on another cam ring for receiving the jaw or the flanges and, if necessary, a spring disposed between the inner and outer cam rings for forcing the inner and outer cam rings in opposite axial directions, respectively.

Abstract: This image processing device for games is a device whereby a prescribed number of models (characters) are set up in virtual space, these models are controlled such that they move in prescribed directions in the virtual space, and images of this virtual space from a virtual viewpoint are displayed on means for display. In order to display the movement of the models that are arranged in virtual space more realistically, in one construction thereof, this device is provided with means for image processing that apply virtual centripetal force to the models. Furthermore, in order to display the movement of the models more realistically and to heighten the dramatic effect, in one construction thereof, this device is equipped with means for processing residual image presentation in order to represent the track of movement of a model as residual images.

Abstract: A media discharging device for an ink-jet printer includes a rubber roller and star roller. A pair of paper guides are arranged on both sides, with respect to its rotary shaft of, the star roller, opposing each other and close to the star roller. Each paper guide has a slant which is inclined gradually upward in the paper discharge direction. This slant is positioned offset with respect to the path of movement of the projections on the star roller towards the paper discharge side, so as to prevent the rear edge of the recording paper from dropping into the recessed portions of the star roller.

Abstract: A bearing supporter and stator supporter concentric with the bearing supporter and for being mounted with a stator assembly are provided on a motor base. Around the bearing supporter, lower faces of metal terminals are exposed from a bottom face of a base section. The stator assembly is fit on and fixed to the stator supporter. Further the motor base has a stator stopper protruded from the base section, and the stator stopper faces closely a lower end face of an outer wall of the stator assembly in axial direction. This structure allows a motor to be reflow-soldered to a board of an apparatus using this motor, and increases impact-resistance against radial load and thrust load applied to a radial and thrust bearings, a coupling section of the bearing supporter and the motor base, a coupling section of a shaft, a coupling section of the motor and the apparatus.

Abstract: A heating element (IC, transistor or the like) is placed on a printed circuit board and silicon grease is coated on the surface of the printed circuit board side of the heating element. The projection portion of a radiator with a step portion is inserted into the through hole of the printed circuit board and closely contacted with the lower portion of the heating element through the silicon grease. As a result, heat generated from the heating element is transferred to the projection portion of the radiator through the silicon grease and then transferred to the entirety of the radiator. Excessive silicon grease is collected in a step portion provided at the base of the projection portion of the radiator and prevented from leaking to other portion such as a portion on the board.