Abstract: An IC card is recognized by an IC card reader. Data is obtained from the recognized IC card. Card ID included in the obtained data is compared with card ID stored in a user registration information DB. If it is determined that the same card ID exists, an IC card issue count included in the obtained data is compared with an IC card issue count stored in the user registration information DB, and it is determined whether the counts are the same. If it is determined that the issue counts are not the same, a PIN code entry window appears so that the entered PIN code is compared with a PIN code in the user registration information DB. If it is determined that the PIN codes are the same, authentication success is displayed.

Abstract: A speed sensor fastened to a front fork constituting a bicycle with a cable tie includes a sensor body having a reed switch detecting movement of a front wheel in the bicycle, and a rubber pad tied up on the front fork and rotatably holding the sensor body to vary a distance between the front wheel and the reed switch.

Abstract: A semiconductor laser device includes a supporting substrate having a wiring pattern thereon; LD fixed on the surface of the supporting substrate and having a signal output section that emits signal laser light and a monitoring output section that emits monitoring laser light; and a monitoring PD. The monitoring PD includes a semiconductor substrate having a region that transmits light of the wavelength of the monitoring laser light; and a light receiving section for photoelectric conversion formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, one incident surface of the side surfaces of the semiconductor substrate arranged in a position to which the monitoring laser light can be made incident, the light receiving section arranged in a position higher than the monitoring output section, and a back surface of the semiconductor substrate and the wiring pattern fixed on the supporting substrate to oppose each other.

Abstract: An electric driving machine includes a remaining fastener sensor 257 which detects the amount of fasteners (e.g., nails) remaining, in an aligned and held manner, in a magazine 2 and which generates a residual-quantity signal (a signal showing depletion of fasteners) when the amount of remaining fasteners has decreased to a predetermined level or less; a remaining fastener detection circuit 406 which outputs a control signal (a signal of level 0) for controlling control means (299, 283, and other means) in accordance with an input of the residual-quantity signal (a switch-on signal) generated by the remaining fastener sensor 257; and a delay circuit 401 for delaying the remaining signal (the ON signal) generated by the remaining fastener sensor 257 by a predetermined period of time (e.g., 20 milliseconds) and inputs the thus-delayed remaining signal to the remaining fastener detection circuit 256 (406).

Abstract: A drive machine which includes a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a magazine which is attached to the housing and supplies a nail to a drive position, a plunger for driving the nail, a spring which impels and accelerates the plunger to the drive position by elastic force and a chain or belt which is driven by the motor to thus accumulate elastic energy in the spring. The chain has a projection which provides a first state where elastic energy is accumulated in the spring and a second state where the accumulated elastic energy is released.

Abstract: A reflector comprises a body having a reflecting member constituting the front surface and a base member mounted on the reflecting member and a plurality of reflex reflector structures provided along the front surface of the body, while the front surface has a curved shape arched in a longitudinal section of the body and the optical axes of the plurality of reflex reflector structures are directionally constant along the overall longitudinal direction of the body.

Abstract: A controller controls a first FET to go on and off based on an input signal of a trigger switch and a push switch and controls a second FET to go on and off based on an input signal of a trigger switch, a push switch, and a operation detection switch. The controller then controls the time that the first FET is on for to be longer than the time the second FET is on for.

Abstract: In an armature, the upper and lower coil pieces in one half of the parallel circuits are located at the 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 12th and 14th positions, and the upper and lower coil pieces in remaining half of the parallel circuits are located at the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 13th positions, when relative positions of the upper and lower coil pieces in each phase belt are indicated by positions counted in a direction separating away from a pole center.

Abstract: A spring-type fastener driving tool includes a plunger having a blade that drives in fasteners, a spring that urges the plunger downwards and is capable of being compressed upwards, a spring compression mechanism unit that includes a drum that causes the plunger to move in a compression direction of the spring based on rotational force of a motor, a reduction mechanism unit, and a one-way clutch than prohibits reverse rotation of the motor. Reverse rotation of the drum due to the urging force of the spring is prevented by providing the one-way clutch between an input side rotating shaft of the reduction mechanism unit and a rotation output shaft of the motor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coenzyme Q-containing solid wherein coenzyme Q fine particles are dispersed in particles made of a physically crosslinked polymer. In addition, the present invention provides a method of producing a coenzyme Q-containing solid, which includes a step of bringing an atomized water-soluble polymer solution capable of forming a physical gel, wherein coenzyme Q is dispersed, into contact with an atomized gelling solution. In the solid of the present invention, the disintegratability is suppressed in the stomach, and rapidly disintegrated in the intestine. Accordingly, coenzyme Q is more quickly absorbed from the intestine, which in turn enhances the absorbability of coenzyme Q from the intestine. In addition, the production method of the present invention is industrially advantageous.

Abstract: When the plunger is a game moved to a prescribed position Ph of an initial state on the upper dead point side by the drive force of the motor after the plunger is moved to the lower dead point side, the controller of a spring driven-type fastener driving tool reduces the rotational speed of the motor to a prescribed value or less based on the detection signal of the operation detection switch and then stops the slowed down motor. In order to achieve this, the plunger is stopped at a stop position of an initial state that is as close as possible to an upper dead point side drive start position and is subjected to a strong compression force by the drive spring.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a new granulating process which can recover desired coagulated latex particles with a significantly excellent yield, and can suppress secondary coagulation under the condition having a higher temperature than a softening point of a polymer, without deteriorating the original quality of the polymer itself. A process for producing coagulated latex particles which can suppress the secondary coagulation under the condition having the broad temperature range, without deteriorating the original quality of the polymer itself by spraying or dropping a polymer latex into a gas-phase containing an inorganic salt and/or an acid, and a dispersant in an aerosol form, and dropping or feeding the droplets of the polymer latex into an aqueous phase containing a dispersant.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a hydraulic-free automatic swiveling turret apparatus which can easily ensure a swiveling function that is smooth and superior in terms of durability using a simple construction without any need to install a hydraulic pressure reducing mechanism requiring complicated design and control.

Abstract: An airbag is expanded upward on the side of a passenger from a door part. A cover body which covers the airbag is formed by overlaying an outer part made of a hard resin to an inner part made of a soft resin. A supporting piece part is protruded from the cabin external side of the inner part. A to-be-ripped part is formed on the supporting piece part. On expansion of the airbag, the to-be-ripped part is ripped, thereby allowing the door part to move rotationally on the cabin internal side. Therefore, the airbag equipped at the door part can be smoothly expanded along the side face part of the cabin. Thus, an airbag apparatus is improved in appearance.

Abstract: Conversion of an untreated liquid to a clean harmless treated liquid through microbe removal, characterized in that a mechanical treatment for damaging microbes present in a liquid to thereby effect extinction thereof and sterilization, combined with a chlorination in which a chlorine-containing substance is formed from a liquid and injected into a liquid to thereby effect microbe extinction and sterilization, is applied to a liquid. There is further provided an electrolytic circulation system comprising applying a detoxification treatment for extinction of microbes in seawater and sterilization by means of detoxification facilities on land or on the sea to seawater introduced through a seawater introduction channel and accommodating the seawater having been thus treated in a ballast water tank. As a result, facility and operating costs can be reduced. Extinction of microbes of unlimited size and sterilization can be securely achieved without any strength drop on the side of treated liquid accommodation body.

Abstract: A speed sensor fastened to a front fork constituting a bicycle with a cable tie includes a sensor body having a reed switch detecting movement of a front wheel in the bicycle, and a rubber pad tied up on the front fork and rotatably holding the sensor body to vary a distance between the front wheel and the reed switch.

Abstract: Even when a transient decrease has arisen in a battery voltage VBAT of a battery pack at startup of a motor that drives a flywheel, a power terminal Vcc and a reset terminal RES (or an input terminal IN of a reset IC) of a microcomputer are replenished with a normal voltage by the voltage accumulated by a capacitor of the backup power circuit, and hence a controller can maintain normal operation without involvement of faulty operation. As a result, even the battery pack whose battery has a smaller amount of remaining energy can be effectively utilized as the power source of an electric driving machine.