Abstract: The present invention discloses an alkaline dry cell with a high capacity having a superior liquid leak resistant property. In this alkaline dry cell, the thickness of the trunk portion of an external can is made thinner than 0.18 mm, and the thickness of the sealing edge portion of the external can is set to not less than 1.4 times the thickness of trunk portion. An anode terminal plate is used as a supporting member for a sealing member. Over the entire outer circumferential portion of the anode terminal plate is placed a curved portion having an average curvature radius of not more than 1 mm, which shows a virtually C-letter shape or an arc shape in its cross-section obtained by cutting the anode terminal plate through its center in the thickness direction.

Abstract: An output apparatus for receiving input data from an information processing apparatus through a network and for forming and outputting output data, comprises: a substituting unit for substituting a process to form the output data from the input data to a function of another output apparatus through the network; and an outputting unit for obtaining the data derived by substituting the process to the another output apparatus and for forming and outputting the output data.

Abstract: A method of controlling a micro device linked to a mainframe in such a manner that a file present in the mainframe can be accessed from the micro device. In response to a request for file access from a user program, reference is made to a table in which a plurality of command sequences for use in composing transmission packets is stored, corresponding respectively to a plurality of kinds of requests. Each of the command sequences includes a plurality of commands, which are executed to obtain respective components of a transmission packet. A transmission packet is composed in accordance with the command sequence corresponding to the kind of request from the user program, and the resulting transmission packet is transmitted to the mainframe.

Abstract: In a fuel supply system for internal combustion engines, a fuel delivery pipe to which fuel injectors are mounted through respective connectors is connected to a fuel tank through a fuel piping without return piping. At least one of the connectors of the injectors is extended upwardly to open at an upper portion in the delivery pipe. In the event that air or fuel vapor is generated in the fuel supply system, it is gradually introduced into the delivery pipe and rapidly purged with fuel through the extended connectors and the injectors when the injectors inject fuel into an engine. In order to improve engine cranking operation at high temperature condition, fuel injection period is extended so that vapor or air in the fuel is purged through the injectors. The extension of fuel injection period is terminated as soon as the initial explosion in the engine is detected.

Abstract: In a fuel supply system for internal combustion engines, a fuel delivery pipe to which fuel injectors are mounted through respective connectors is connected to a fuel tank through a fuel connecting pipe without return piping. At least one of the connectors of the injectors is extended upwardly to open at an upper portion in the delivery pipe and has a small diameter extension pipe for enhancing sucking in air or vapor in the fuel delivery pipe into the injectors. A fuel pipe which is branched off from the fuel connecting pipe is provided above the delivery pipe, and the fuel pipe and the delivery pipe are connected with each other by a connecting orifice. The connecting orifice also extends upwardly to open at an upper portion in the fuel pipe.

Abstract: In a computer system having a host computer connected to one or more personal computers, a data transport system sends data back and forth between the host computer and the personal computers. Individual applications on a personal computer utilize resources on the host computer by use of a requester process existing on the personal computer. The requester process translates or reformats commands and associated information for sending to the host computer. A host server oversees the execution of such commands received by the host computer, and may call database intrinsics, operating system intrinsics, or remote procedure intrinsics to obtain execution of the command.

Abstract: In a fuel supply system for internal combustion engines, a fuel delivery pipe to which fuel injectors are mounted through respective connectors are connected to a fuel tank through a fuel piping without return piping. At least one of the connectors of the injectors is extended upwardly to open at an upper portion in the delivery pipe. A fuel pipe which is branched off from the fuel piping is provided above the delivery pipe, and the fuel pipe and the delivery pipe are connected with each other by a connecting orifice. The connecting orifice also extends upwardly to open at an upper portion in the fuel pipe. In the event that air or fuel vapor is generated in the fuel supply system, it is accumulated in the fuel pipe and then gradually introduced into the delivery pipe 1 through the connecting orifice, and rapidly purged with fuel through the extended connectors and the injectors when the injectors inject fuel into an engine.

Abstract: A single chip microcomputer coupled to an external memory includes a latch circuit having a data input connected to an operation mode designation terminal and a toggle input connected to a reset terminal, so that a logical value of the operation mode designation terminal is latched in the latch circuit when a resetting state is released. An output of the latch circuit is connected to an address discriminating circuit, which also receives an address so as to discriminate whether the received address is directed to an internal read-only memory (ROM) or an external memory, so that the address discriminating circuit controls an associated selector to cause it to select the internal ROM when the received address is directed to the internal ROM, and to select the external memory when the received address is directed to the external memory or when the output of the latch circuit indicates the external memory.

Abstract: A fuel supply control apparatus for an internal combustion engine on a motor vehicle which controls the fuel injection quantity to the engine in accordance with an operating state of the engine, the apparatus detects a gear-shift position in a transmission of the engine on the basis of an engine speed and a vehicle speed so as to set a pressure decision value on the basis of the gear-shift position and the vehicle speed. This pressure decision value is compared with the actual intake pipe pressure so that the decision is made such that the engine is in a high-load state when the intake pipe pressure is higher than the pressure decision value. The apparatus increases the fuel injection quantity to the engine under the decision that the engine is in the high-load state. This arrangement can accurately detects the engine high-load state so as to ensure the effective travelling of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: An engine speed control apparatus having an auxiliary air amount controller is disclosed. The apparatus has an actuator which is attached to an engine intake manifold so as to bypass a throttle valve and controls a flow rate of an auxiliary air and a control unit for driving the actuator. The control unit detects whether an engine is in an idling state or not on the basis of a combination of an engine rotational speed and other information. When the idling state is detected, a target value of an intake pressure on the downstream side of the throttle valve is set in accordance with the engine speed at that time. The control unit drives and controls the actuator so that the actual intake pressure coincides with the target value. Thus, when the operating mode of the engine is shifted from the non-idling state to the idling state, an air amount which is required by the engine can be accurately supplied and the engine speed can be rapidly converged to the target value.

Abstract: In a computer system having a host computer connected to one or more personal computers, a data transport system sends data back and forth between the host computer and the personal computers. Individual applications on a personal computer utilize resources on the host computer by use of a requester process existing on the personal computer. The requester process translates or reformats commands and associated information for sending to the host computer. A host server oversees the execution of such commands received by the host computer, and may call database intrinsics, operating system intrinsics, or remote procedure intrinsics to obtain execution of the command.

Abstract: A serial bus interface includes a shift register for receiving and transmitting serial data, a first selector coupled to a serial input of the shift register selectively coupling the serial input of the shift register to either of two serial data lines, and a second selector coupled to a serial output of the shift register selectively coupling the serial output of the shift register to one of the two serial data lines. A clock generator, capable of generating a clock pulse in two different formats, is coupled to a clock line. The clock generator operates to output to the clock line a clock pulse in accordance with a format utilized by one of the serial data lines.

Abstract: In an engine control system which determines the amount of fuel to be injected on the basis of an intake pipe pressure detected downstream of a throttle valve and engine speed (D-EFI), fail-safe action is provided when a failure of an intake pipe on the downstream side of the throttle valve is detected. The fail-safe apparatus of the present invention is designed to signal the occurrence of an abnormality with the intake system when the throttle valve is not being opened, that is, the throttle valve is stationary or is closing, a vehicle speed variation exceeds its specific value and the engine speed exceeds its specific value. When these conditions are detected, engine power is controlled lower, thereby assuring vehicle driving safety.