Abstract: A sewing data converting device includes a storage means for storing sewing data used in one embroidery machine for executing a sewing operation including an embroidering operation. The sewing data is converted into another sewing data used in another embroidery machine having a data format differing from one of the one embroidery machine. Display data for the converted sewing data is originated so that the display data corresponds to a display format of the another embroidery machine.

Abstract: A sewing pattern display device including a display for displaying a plurality of options relating to sewing; a transparent touch panel disposed adjacent to the display and capable of detecting a position where the touch panel is pressed; and a control device for determining, based on detection by the touch panel, a position of the display corresponding to a pressed position of the touch panel and, when the touch panel is pressed to simultaneously indicate more than one of the options, processing an option different from the indicated options.

Abstract: A sewing data processor capable of displaying embroidery patterns, including a display; an external memory medium detachably mountable to an external memory medium mounting portion and for storing pattern data relating to a embroidery patterns, each embroidery pattern including partial patterns each to be sewn in a corresponding thread color and storing thread color indication data each indicating a corresponding thread color for sewing a corresponding partial pattern; a pattern display controller for displaying the embroidery patterns on the display based on the pattern data; a character font memory storing display font data for displaying characters required to indicate each of the thread colors in a predetermined language using characters of the predetermined language, the display font data being stored under its lead address in the character font memory; a lead address table storing thread color indication data and lead addresses of the display font data, the thread color indication data indicating a corr

Abstract: An embroidery sewing memory card including a first storage region storing sets of pattern data under corresponding lead addresses, each set of pattern data corresponding to an embroidery pattern and usable in at least one of a plurality of embroidery sewing machine types; and a second storage region storing data in table form indicating correspondence between the embroidery sewing machine types and the lead addresses of pattern data based on which pattern data is usable in which embroidery sewing machine type.

Abstract: A racing game machine includes an endless plate member formed with running lanes on a top surface thereof, the endless plate member having a grade-separated intersection portion; endless transporting chains provided below the endless plate member, each endless transporting chain having a magnetic portion; guide members provided below the endless plate member, each guide member being operable to hold one of the endless transporting chains within respective courses corresponding to the running lanes; a moving mechanism operable to move the endless transporting chains independently of one another along the respective guide members; running objects each having a magnetic portion; and a controller operable to control the moving mechanism in accordance with a predetermined game program.

Abstract: Stitching data including reference point data specifying a reference point in an embroidery pattern is used when embroidering the pattern included in one or more patterns which are formed on a workpiece. A mark indicating the reference point is stitched on the workpiece or the location of the reference point is stored in a storage memory. The mark indicating the reference point or the storage of the location of the reference point enables the efficient, accurate determination of the positions of the one or more patterns on the workpiece being embroidered.

Abstract: A racing game machine includes an endless plate member formed with running lanes on a top surface thereof, the endless plate member having a grade-separated intersection portion; endless transporting chains provided below the endless plate member, each endless transporting chain having a magnetic portion; guide members provided below the endless plate member, each guide member being operable to hold one of the endless transporting chains within respective courses corresponding to the running lanes; a moving mechanism operable to move the endless transporting chains independently of one another along the respective guide members; running objects each having a magnetic portion; and a controller operable to control the moving mechanism in accordance with a predetermined game program.

Abstract: A motor is provided which includes a housing, a stator attached to the cylindrical wall of the housing, a sleeve bearing attached to the inner periphery of the cylindrical wall, a rotor rotatably supported by the sleeve bearing, and a rotor magnet attached to the rotor. A plurality of projecting strips are formed substantially at equal intervals on the inner and/or outer periphery of the cylindrical wall of the housing. The cylindrical wall is formed into a shoulder and a mating recess. The stator has elastic pieces. Because of the operation of the elastic pieces, the stator is elastically retained between the shoulder and the mating recess. Circuitry for protecting the motor is improved.

Abstract: A mobile electric accessory apparatus for mounting on a vehicle equipped with a wireless transceiver unit such as a mobile radiotelephone and a separate wireless receiver unit such as a television receiver is adapted to limit operation of the wireless receiver unit, as by cutting off power thereto or inhibiting reception of a signal from the corresponding receiving antenna, when the wireless transceiver unit is being used, thereby preventing interference in the reception of the wireless receiver unit. If a receiving antenna nearest the transceiver antenna of the transceiver unit, when the latter is in use, is excluded from the antennas in a diversity reception system, good reception can be obtained. By disposing antenna for the transceiver unit and the antenna for the receiver unit on a single windshield glass adjacent mutually opposing edges thereof, the receiver unit will not have its reception disturbed by electric waves from the transceiver unit.