Abstract: In a vehicle, a sleepiness degree of a driver is detected based on an eye opening degree and an eye opening time of an eye of the driver. A process corresponding to one of a plurality of levels of the detected sleepiness degree is selected and executed from among a plurality of processes to awaken the driver.

Abstract: An apparatus and formatting method formats a disk without using an index pulse generated by hardware for every disk rotation. A last data block gap and a track gap which are longer than a standard track gap length are first written. Even if there is a fluctuation in rotation cycle time during formatting, a last sector of each track is written over a beginning of the track gap. When writing to a last sector is complete, formatting of a track is complete. When a head is stably positioned at a track to be formatted, formatting of the track is started.

Abstract: A magnetic head supporting mechanism for supporting a magnetic head for writing and reading information on a magnetic layer of a photographic film by tracing the information with the magnetic head in a predetermined conveyance direction of the photographic film. The mechanism includes: a fixing frame, which is fixed to the body of the magnetic head supporting mechanism, for pivotally supporting a head supporting frame and the magnetic head; and the head supporting frame for supporting the magnetic head. The fixing frame includes recess portions, each positioned at each of both sides of the fixing frame in relation to the predetermined conveyance direction, for movably supporting semi-circular protrusions of the head supporting frame; and the head supporting frame includes the semi-circular protrusions, each positioned at a front side and a back side of the head supporting frame in relation to the predetermined conveyance direction, for movably coupled with the recess portions of the fixing frame.

Abstract: A supporting device to support a magnetic head in close proximity to a photographic film passage so that the track section of the magnetic head is brought in contact with a magnetic layer on the film, includes a supporting member, a fixing member on which the magnetic head is fixed, two supporting resilient arms one ends of which are fixed to the fixing member and the other ends are fixed to the supporting member. The two supporting arms are fixed in such manner that the two supporting arms are inclined relative to a surface of the fixing member and imaginary lines which are colinear with and extend from the two first supporting arms cross each other at an imaginary line which is colinear with and extends from a magnetic gap of the track section of the magnetic head.

Abstract: A mechanism for supporting a pair of magnetic core heads for reading and writing magnetic codes of a flexible disk having magnetic coatings thereon while the disk is rotating. Each of the heads is disposed on either side of the disk. The head supporting structure allows one of the heads to rock about a radial axis with respect to the disk, i.e., pitching, and to rock about a circumferential axis with respect to the disk, i.e., rolling, as well as to move in the direction normal to the disk face. On the other hand, the other head is allowed to pitch and move normally to the disk face but prevented from rolling. Thus, it is possible to minimize the radial dislocation of the head core with respect to the recording tracks, while effectively ensuring follow-up characteristics of the head.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mechanism for carrying a pair of magnetic core heads for reading and writing magnetic codes on a flexible disk having magnetic coatings thereon while the disk is rotating. Each of the heads is disposed on either side of the disk. The head carrying mechanism allows one of the heads 1 to rock about a radial axis with respect to the disk, i.e. pitching and to rock about a circumferential axis with respect to the disk, i.e. rolling as well as to move in the direction normal to the disk face. Further, the head carrying mechanism allows the head 0 to pitch about a radial axis with respect to the disk face but not to roll about an axis parallel to the circumferential direction with respect to the disk.

Abstract: A magnetic disk drive apparatus is disclosed including a read and write head having a read and write coil and an erase head having an erase coil at the opposite sides of the read and write head for erasing data at the both sides of the written data track, the improvement includes a leakage magnetic flux cancelling coil wound on the read and write head which is energized with a d.c. current for cancelling the leakage magnetic flux from the erase head when the erase coil is energized with a d.c. current.

Abstract: A bead positioning apparatus includes a carriage for moving a magnetic head to a specified position of data tracks in a storage medium, a motor for driving the carriage depending on excitation pulses from a step motor, a light shielding plate mounted on the carriage, a light-emitting element, a light-sensitive element opposing to the light-emitting element through the light shielding plate and a position-judging device for judging the position of the magnetic head depending on the excitation pulses of the step motor and a signal of the light-sensitive element generated when light is shielded by the light-shielding plate, wherein the light-emitting element and the light-sensitive element are connected to a power source through a common switching element and the position-judging device outputs a signal, when the switching element is turned off, which is the same signal as if the light-sensitive element were device sensing light.

Abstract: In a flexible disc device having a magnetic head for reading data written in a flexible disc medium or writing data to the medium, the magnetic head enables to change effective track width specified by core width of writing/reading head gap and erasing head gap at the writing state corresponding to the record density in the diameter direction of the disc medium, thereby compatibility is obtained between plural sorts of flexible disc media being different in the track density.

Abstract: The invention is related to a magnetic head loading and unloading device and includes an electromagnet having a spring loaded armature operative to load a double-sided flexible magnetic recording disc having two associated opposite magnetic heads and resiliently unloading the magnetic heads from the recording disc. A permanent magnet is connected to the armature and forms a speed sensor with an associated solenoid to sense the loading or an unloading speed of the magnetic heads. The solenoid includes an output connected to a negative input of a differential amplifier which includes a positive input comprising a command loading signal. The amplifier output is connected to a winding for exciting the electromagnet through an emitter grounded transistor.

Abstract: A magnetic head supporting mechanism equipped with a magnetic head positioning carriage of a interchangeable double side type flexible disc drive apparatus comprising a carriage having a pair of arms which is rotated in detachable to a double side type flexible disc and arms, and arm parts in the arms and sliding type magnetic heads which are respectively mounted on the arm part and slide on the surface of the flexible disc and gimbal spring placed between each sliding type magnetic head and each arm part.

Abstract: A double side type flexible magnetic disc drive apparatus comprises a damper which imparts a damping force being proportional to the shifting speed and is held between a head shifting mechanism and a stationary part whereby damage of a flexible magnetic recording medium caused by shifting the heads can be decreased to prolong the life of the recording medium and the time required for reaching stable contacting of the heads with the recording medium can be shortened.