Abstract: A plasticization control method for an injection molding machine in which the plasticized state of resin in an injection cylinder is controlled in measuring based on the detected rotating force of a screw. A reference screw rotating force C or F required for desired measuring operation is determined. Using the reference screw rotating force C or F as a reference, upper and lower limits D and E of an allowable screw rotating force range, in which measuring can be performed normally, are set for each of screw positions, and then stored as an allowable value file. The rotating force V acting on the screw during measuring operation is successively detected. If the rotating force V is not between the upper and lower limits D and E of the allowable range relating to the current position of the screw, it is judged that plasticization is abnormal and an abnormality alarm is outputted.

Abstract: An injection molding machine provided with an easy-to-operate and space-saving display unit, a clamping unit and an injection unit arranged laterally. The display unit is installed on an injection-side gate enclosing the injection unit. The display unit is movable as the injection-side gate is opened or closed, to simultaneously observe both the mold clamping-side gate and the display unit. Alternatively, the display unit is installed on an injection-side gate enclosing the clamping unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquefying alkaline .alpha.-amylase having the enzymatic properties described below, a production process thereof and a detergent composition containing the same.1) Action:It hydrolyzes .alpha.-1,4-glucosidic linkages in starches, amylose, amylopectin and partial degradation products thereof and from amylose, forms glucose (G1), maltose (G2), maltotriose (G3), maltotetraose (G4), maltopentaose (G5) and maltohexaose (G6). It however does not act on pullulan.2) Isoelectric point:It has an isoelectric point higher than 8.5 when measured by an isoelectric focusing electrophoresis.The amylase according to the present invention has a liquefying activity capable of permitting degrading starches and starchy polysaccharides at high random, and has an optimum pH on the alkaline side. Owing to the high isoelectric point, it can be purified readily. Detergents with the amylase incorporated therein have excellent detergency especially against the soil of smeared food.

Abstract: A light deflector for p-polarized light of wavelength .lambda. includes a light deflector member of a material principally composed of an aluminum allow with an aluminum oxide file, formed on the deflecting reflection face(s) of the light deflector member. Optical film thickness (nd) of the aluminum oxide film is within a range of:.lambda./11.1 to .lambda./5.0;.lambda./4.11 to .lambda./2.89;.lambda./1.73 to .lambda./1.47; or.lambda./1.28 to .lambda./1.20wherein reflectance of the incident light is substantially constant when the angle of incidence on the reflection face(s) is between 10.degree. and 55.degree..

Abstract: An average is obtained between output readings of a pressure sensor obtained when forward and reverse thrusts are applied to an injection screw by positively driving a servomotor for injection. The average value is used as a correction value for a reading deviation of the pressure sensor. The injection servomotor is positively driven to apply a thrust to the screw. This known thrust and the actual reading of the sensor are compared. A deviation between these values is used as the correction value for the reading deviation of the sensor.

Abstract: A nozzle hole sealing device for an injection nozzle capable of blocking a hole at the tip of a nozzle by using a robot in purging an injection molding machine. The nozzle hole sealing device includes a tool changer for connecting the nozzle hole sealing device to a wrist of the robot and a nozzle sealing body for sealing a nozzle hole by contacting the nozzle tip of the injection molding machine, thereby composing a nozzle sealing robot tool as a whole. A chuck mechanism for keeping a nozzle tip in contact with the nozzle sealing body, a heat reserving heater for a nozzle tip contact portion, and a resin passage ranging from the nozzle tip contact portion to a purged resin discharge surface including a constant pressure open value disposed in the middle of the passage may be further included.

Abstract: A method of locating a fault point in a parallel two-circuit transmission line in an n-terminal system. When a single fault occurs at one place in one circuit of the transmission line and when a multiple fault occurs at the same place in the two circuits, a distance to the fault may be calculated by the method of this invention.

Abstract: An improvement in the construction of a unit carriage (5), on which an injection unit (4) is mounted in a injection molding machine, the improvement being concerned with simplifying the construction of the unit carriage (5), making easier the removal of a screw and nut (19, 20) of the nozzle touching mechanism (6), preventing the screw (19) from whirling, and making easier continuously detecting actual nozzle touching pressure.

Abstract: An injection molding apparatus which enables easier monitoring of the nozzle touch condition from the outside of a clamping unit (70). A stationary platen (10) of the clamping unit (70) is furnished with monitoring holes (16a, 16b). The monitoring holes (16a, 16b) extend from at least either of the front and rear sides of the clamping unit (70) toward a locating hole (12) into which a sprue bush (51) of dies is located. The monitoring holes (16a, 16b) may be interlocked with shutters (22a, 22b) which are opened or closed in response to open or close motion of the purge shield (20). Furthermore, it is possible to provide windows (34a, 34b) in a purge shield (30) so as to allow an operator to look into the monitoring holes (16a, 16b) therethrough.

Abstract: This apparatus, preferably applicable to a molding machine using the core change type dies, is capable of pushing out the inserted core from the mother mold, thereby facilitating the core extracting operation by the robots. A mother mold of a complementary die in the core change type dies is constituted by a main body and an intermediate plate which is disposed behind the main body and to be movable in both the forward and backward directions. A core fixing and releasing mechanism is provided on the intermediate plate. Furthermore, there is provided a push-out device disposed in a clearance formed between the main body and the intermediate plate when the intermediate plate is shifted rearward. The push-out device has its one surface abutting on a front surface of a core and its another surface abutting on a rear surface of the main body.

Abstract: An injection molding machine is equipped with a movable display unit, which provides improved operability and visibility without causing interference with an operator working on the periphery of the injection molding machine and which requires no housing space inside the injection molding machine. A swing arm 40 extends horizontally at the same height as an upper portion of a base 1 of the machine. The swing arm is supported on the base so as to be swingable at its base end portion through a first supporting means 50. The swing arm 40 is positioned between a mold clamping unit 10 and an injection unit 20 along an upper front surface of the base 1. A display unit 30 is supported on the front end of the swing arm through a second supporting means 60 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane. The display unit 30 can be set for any desired position or direction by horizontally changing the angle of either the swing arm or the display unit.

Abstract: A screw linkage structure in an injection molding machine comprises a screw (8) having at its base a spline portion (11), a spline bush (9) for receiving the spline portion (11), a screw sleeve (4) having a front surface to which the spline bush (9) is secured, and a retainer (10) serving to prevent the screw (8) from being disengaged from the spline bush (9). The spline portion (11) formed on the screw base is fitted into the spline bush (9) and includes an annular groove (15). The spline bush (9) has a through-hole acting as a retainer attachment hole (16) at the position corresponding to the annular groove (15) of the screw base to be fitted thereinto. The retainer (10) is then inserted into the retainer attachment hole (16) of the spline bush (9) until its leading edge reach the annular groove (15) of the screw base, thereby preventing the screw (8) from being disengaged from the screw sleeve (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel enzyme called alkaline proteinase K-16 that is characterized as having an optimum pH in an alkaline range, and stability in the presence of various surface active agents, such as sodium linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, sodium polyoxyethylene alkyl sulfate, sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium .alpha.-olefin sulfonate, sodium alkyl sulfonate, and .alpha.-sulfo-fatty acid ester. The present invention further provides for the microorganism Bacillus sp. Ferm BP-3376, which is capable of producing the novel alkaline proteinase, and a process for producing the novel alkaline proteinase. Alkaline-proteinase K-16 of the present invention exhibits an excellent action against insoluble proteins and maintains sufficient activity over a wide temperature range and in the presence of surface active agents thus providing a use as an enzyme for detergents.

Abstract: A biological pure culture of a microorganism belonging to the genus Rhodococcus and being capable of oxidizing the allyl position of .alpha.-cedrene, a process for producing sec-cedrenol comprising contacting a microorganism belonging to the genus Rhodococcus with .alpha.-cedrene, and a process for producing cedrenone comprising oxidizing sec-cedrenol produced by a microorganism belonging to the genus Rhodococcus, are disclosed. According to the process of the present invention, sec-cedrenol can be produced efficiently within a short period of time and with high purity. In addition, the process of the present invention can produce cedrenone with a high yield in a large quantity within a short period of time.

Abstract: An injection molding machine furnished with a movable display device, which will not become a hindrance to operations to be performed around the injection molding machine, requires no holding space in the injection molding machine and provides a high operating performance. A pole is set up on the side of a mold clamping unit with respect to a swivel shaft of an injection unit at the back of an injection unit, and a rocking arm, which is supported for horizontal rotation by the upper end portion of the pole, is situated close to the top face of the injection unit and bent at the middle portion thereof. The display device, which is mounted on the end portion of the swing arm on the opposite side to the pole, is movable between a retreating position over the injection unit and a working position above but away frontward from the front face of the injection unit.

Abstract: A biological pure culture of a microorganism belonging to the genus Rhodococcus and being capable of oxidizing the allyl position of .alpha.-cedrene, a process for producing sec-cedrenol comprising contacting a microorganism belonging to the genus Rhodococcus with .alpha.-cedrene, and a process for producing cedrenone comprising oxidizing sec-cedrenol produced by a microorganism belonging to the genus Rhodococcus, are disclosed. According to the process of the present invention, sec-cedrenol can be produced efficiently within a short period of time and with high purity. In addition, the process of the present invention can produce cedrenone with a high yield in a large quantity within a short period of time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel enzyme called alkaline proteinase K-16 that is characterized as having an optimum pH in an alkaline range, and stability in the presence of various surface active agents, such as sodium linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, sodium polyoxyethylene alkyl sulfate, sodium dodecyl sulfate, sodium .alpha.-olefin sulfonate, sodium alkyl sulfonate, and .alpha.-sulfo-fatty acid ester. The present invention further provides for a microorganism producing the novel alkaline proteinase, and a process for producing the novel alkaline proteinase. Alkaline proteinase K-16 of the present invention exhibits an excellent action against insoluble proteins and maintains sufficient activity over a wide temperature range and in the presence of surface active agents thus providing a use as an enzyme for detergents.

Abstract: A laser processing apparatus which is high in production efficiency, and capable of easily and automatically changing processing heads from one to another according to the type of the thermal processing to be done is disclosed. The laser processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing heads composed of a processing head for cutting work, a processing head for welding work and a processing head for hardening work. The laser processing apparatus moves one processing head toward a processing position with respect to the frame having a laser beam generator by a processing head driving unit. The apparatus includes a workpiece moving system for moving a workpiece with respect to the processing head positioned in the processing position. Therefore, a compact laser processing apparatus, high in production efficiency, and which is capable of selecting an optimum processing head from processing heads according to the type of the thermal processing to be done, results.

Abstract: A positioning correction method for a motor-operated injection molding machine, intended to eliminate waste of power supply to or overheat of servomotors by locking up in an ideal state the motor-operated injection molding machine, which uses a toggle mechanism or crank for mold clamping and other operations. During the lockup period, a load RA acting on a mold clamping servomotor 7 is detected (S8), and a position command value PM for the servomotor 7 is increased or decreased in the next cycle in a direction such that the value of the load RA is reduced, if the value of the load RA is greater than a preset reference value V0 (S12, S13). As a result, a rotation center Q1 of a crank 2 and two opposite ends Q2 of a link 3 are locked up in a straight line, so that a moment of rotation produced by a mold clamping reaction force is removed from the rotation center Q1 of the crank 2.

Abstract: An injection molding machine of an automatic core change type includes a mold clamping section including stationary and movable platens fitted with first and second matrixes of a mold, respectively, a mold changing robot and a mold stocker severally attached to the mold clamping section and separately controlled by way of a control section, and a temperature controller for controlling the respective temperatures of the first and second matrixes and the mold stocker. As an arm and a chuck move and rotate, respectively, a first cavity unit, attached to the first matrix, is taken out from the first matrix, transported toward the mold stocker, and stored in its corresponding storage hole of the mold stocker. Then, another first cavity unit is taken out from the mold stocker, transported toward the mold clamping section, and attached to the first matrix, whereupon the replacement of the first cavity unit is completed. A second cavity unit is replaced in like manner, whereupon the mold replacement is completed.