Abstract: A silicon gyroscope comprises a vibrator 1 which is made from a silicon wafer and has three elastic arms 2 separated by two notches, with part of the root section of vibrator which supports the elastic arms being fixed to a base plate 3, horizontal electrodes 4 which are laid between the elastic arms and on the outer sides of the elastic arms by being orthogonal to the plane of layout of the elastic arms and close to the elastic arms, and vertical electrodes 5 which are laid in correspondence to the elastic arms by being parallel to the arm layout plane and close to the elastic arms. The silicon gyroscope which is driven in innovative manner is capable of stably detecting the angular velocity.

Abstract: In a wiper device for openable window glass, a pivot shaft having a wiper arm and blade assembly is rotatably held by the window glass. An actuator is fixed to the vehicle body for driving the pivot shaft and is engageable and disengageable with the pivot shaft so as to transmit and interrupt the driving force of the actuator to the pivot shaft. A controller is connected in circuit with the actuator for controlling an operation of the actuator. A switch element is connected in circuit with the controller for generating a first signal when the window glass is opened and a second signal when the window glass is closed. With the wiper device mentioned above, the controller controls the actuator in such a manner that driving the pivot shaft is stopped immediately upon receiving the first signal and is started with a certain time delay after receiving the second signal.

Abstract: A sealed bag for microwave heating composed of a film having a fusing layer inside, said bag being sealed by fusing both sides of said film longitudinally with each other and both ends thereof laterally, wherein both sides of the film are turned outside to form two rows or turned-up faces, a turned-up line formed by said two rows of turned-up faces is covered with an easily openable fusing tape having an easily openable film inside and reinforced with a base material outside, said tape being fused with the turned-up faces of the film, and at least one end of the fusing tape not fused by a length which can be taken with fingers is left as a pick-up flap in the laterally fused area. When cooked food for a few people is hermetically packaged in this sealed bag and heated with a microwave oven, the bag is not broken until the internal temperature thereof approaches 100.degree. C.

Abstract: A recording apparatus is provided with plural recording units. A supplied original is discriminated by an original discriminating unit, and is recorded by a recording unit selected according to the result of the discrimination by the discriminating unit. The plural recording units are mutually different in the recording image magnification or in the recording method.

Abstract: A switch device used for a laser device, includes series-parallel connected switch elements or modules. The switch elements or modules are simultaneously turned on by trigger signals from trigger circuits. The transmission lines for connecting the trigger circuits to respective switch elements are equal to one another in length. A protecting circuit is provided for the switch elements, and indicators are provided for indicating the shortcircuit of the switch elements. In the switch device, the number of wires for the switch elements is made small and heat generated from the switch elements is effectively radiated. The modules are easily stacked, and firmly connected to a control unit for controlling the switch elements. A discharge excited laser device using the switch device has a high efficiency and a long lifetime and is reliable.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus, wherein a film storage unit is detachable from the main unit even when the film storage is reversed so that the positions of the supply and windup sides of film will be switched, enables a user to replace film for reciprocatory recording with the film loaded in the storage unit, and helps reduce fogging and improve operability.

Abstract: In a pulse generator circuit for a laser unit etc., plural semiconductor switches arranged in matrix alignment on an outer surface of a first tube are connected in series and parallel with one another, and an end of each series-connection of the semiconductor switches is electrically connected to a second tube provided in coaxial alignment to the first tube, thereby realizing a synthetic semiconductor switch for switching high voltage and large current between the other end of the series-connection of the semiconductor switches and the second tube.

Abstract: A film transport apparatus comprises a rotary member for abutting against a rolled film wound on a reel held on a cartridge to drive the film forwardly, a separating device arranged upstream of the rotary member with respect to a direction of rotation of the film for separating a leading end of the film, and a pressing device arranged downstream of the rotary member with respect to the direction of rotation of the film for abutting against the rolled film to press the film.

Abstract: A strip-like member take-up device has take-up means for taking up a strip-like member being fed thereto, drive means for rotatively driving the take-up means, and an endless belt member for urging the strip-like member taken up by the take-up means against the take-up means and being moved in accordance with the rotation of the take-up means.

Abstract: A projection copying apparatus having an image forming lens, a first reflection member opposed to the lens, a reader optical path lens system and a printer optical path lens system. The reader optical path lens system includes a movable reflection member, and projects an image onto a screen when the apparatus is in a reading mode. When the apparatus is in a printing mode, a driving device moves the printer optical path lens system in such a manner to reflect light from the first reflection member onto a photosensitive medium. The movable reflection member is moved in and out of a reflection light path of the first reflection member to change the apparatus between the reading mode and the printing mode.

Abstract: A roll film driving device is capable of accommodating different film cartridges housing reels of different coupling methods to a driving shaft and forwarding and reversing the reeled film by coupling the reel with the driving shaft. The driving shaft is provided with different coupling members respectively adapted to different reels of the film cartridges, wherein each coupling member is bound to the driving shaft in the rotating direction but is axially movable between a coupled position and a noncoupled position, and a coupling member matching the reel of the loaded cartridge is selected to make such movement.

Abstract: A reader-printer has a first mirror rotatable to a first position in which it is capable of forming a reader optical path for projecting an image light onto a screen and a second position in which it is capable of forming a printer optical path for projecting the image light onto a photosensitive surface, a second mirror disposed in the reader optical path for disposed in the reader optical path for directing the light from the first mirror to the screen, a third mirror disposed in the printer optical path for directing the light from the first mirror to the photosensitive surface, a driving device for rotating the first mirror to the first position and the second position, and a detecting device disposed outside the reader optical path and the printer optical path for receiving the reflected light from the first mirror during the rotation of the first mirror and detecting the image density.

Abstract: An LED array head has an LED array which selectively emits light. The LED array is mounted on a substrate in a flip chip form with a light emitting section located opposed to a surface of the substrate. A fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers is buried in the substrate with an end portion of the fiber bundle located at a position in the vicinity of the light emitting section of the LED array.

Abstract: Disclosed is here an LED array head in which a light emitting section thereof is selectively caused to emit light wherein a fiber bundle constituted with a plurality of optical fibers is arranged with an end portion thereof to be located at a position in the vicinity of the light emitting section. The base member for retaining fiber bundle is a protection member to protect the LED array.

Abstract: Disclosed is here an LED array head in which a light emitting section thereof is selectively caused to emit light to expose an object to the light wherein a fiber bundle constituted with a plurality of optical fibers is arranged with an end portion thereof to be located at a position in the vicinity of the light emitting section and another end portion of the fiber bundle is formed to have a curved surface, which is brought into contact with the object.

Abstract: A reader printer includes a rotatable scanning mirror disposed in an optical path formed between a projection lens and a printer section in correspondence with a printer mode, the scanning mirror being rotated to perform scanning of an image and a movable mirror disposed near such a printer mode optical path for movement between an inserted position where it is inserted in the optical path and a retracted position to which it is retracted from the optical path. Movement of the movable mirror causes mutual switching between the printer mode optical path and the reader mode optical path.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus which is capable of forming a positive image either from a negative original or a positive original. The apparatus is provided with a device for preventing the non-image area of the photosensitive member from being developed by a developer, so as to avoid a wastefull consumption of the developer. The operation of the preventing means is controlled in dependence on whether the original is positive or negative, so that the prevention of the non-image area development is effectively performed independently of whether the original is negative or positive.

Abstract: A storage chamber for temporally storing elongate web is provided between exposure device for imagewisely exposing the elongate web and developing device. After the amount of web in the storage chamber has reached a preset amount, the web is fed from the storage chamber to the developing device, and feeding device is stopped when development of the trailing end of the final exposed section on the web has been terminated after the feed of the web to the developing device has been started.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has a reciprocatingly movable member for forming an image on a record medium. The reciprocatingly movable member is moved and set to a predetermined home position before a first image is formed. A sensor is associated with the moving and setting operation of the reciprocatingly movable member. An error is detected if the sensor does not sense within a predetermined time which is clocked in synchronism with a control means.

Abstract: An inspection method for fastener sliders with automatic lock means in which at the final step in the assembly operation of said slider, the pull tab of said slider is applied a downward biasing force thereto by a predetermined constant stroke of a dial gauge and the quality of the slider is determined by electrical detection signals which detect whether or not the balance between the resilient pressure provided by the dial gauge and the repulsion force of the pull tab falls within a predetermined range.An inspection apparatus for fastener sliders with automatic lock means comprising an intermittent transfer member holding and transferring said slider, a dial gauge supported on a reciprocal mechanism for moving upwardly and downwardly by a predetermined constant stroke, a resilient biasing rod disposed on said reciprocal mechanism adjacent to said dial gauge and a detecting mechanism for electrically detecting whether or not the rotation of the pointer of the dial gauge falls within a predetermined range.