Abstract: In a scroll type compressor to be applied to a gas-injection type refrigerating cycle, an injection port is formed in a pressure receiving surface of a front housing, and a communication port is formed in a pressure transmitting surface of a movable scroll member. A spacer is provided between the pressure receiving surface and the pressure transmitting surface, and is fixed to the pressure receiving surface. The spacer has a penetration hole at a position corresponding to the injection port formed in the pressure receiving surface.

Abstract: There is provided a method for measuring a sound absorption power of a theater chair with a human being seated thereon. The method includes steps of disposing a theater chair which is an object of measurement in a measuring environment; disposing a dummy sound absorber in the theater chair, the dummy sound absorber having a shape in which it is in contact with the theater chair, a sound absorption power and a chair pressing force in such a manner that the dummy sound absorber simulates a human being seated on the theater chair; causing changes in the theater chair which changes are substantially equivalent to a change in the state of the theater chair caused when a human being gets seated on the chair and a change in the sound absorption power of the theater chair caused by seating of the human being thereon; and measuring the sound absorption power of the theater chair. There is also provided a dummy sound absorber used for carrying out this method.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with image display apparatus capable of displaying the image of each of a television signal (TV signal) and an image signal (PC signal) from a personal computer. In addition, the present invention is to improve the performance of such apparatus, particularly to prevent the image from being deteriorated when the pixel number is converted, or changed to increase the pixel number of each of the TV signal and PC signal. In order to achieve this, the apparatus according to the invention has its pixel number conversion circuit provided with a plurality of conversion modes of different systems so that the pixel number conversion can be performed by properly switching the conversion modes in accordance with the type of the input image signal.

Abstract: In a semiconductor device having a plurality of output circuits such as a semiconductor memory device, a drive signal having a boosted voltage level which is produced from a boosting circuit is applied to a gate of a low-level outputting MOS transistor in the output circuit. As a result, even when a potential at the ground wiring line is floated, a substantial decrease of a potential difference between the ground wiring line and the gate of the low-level outputting MOS transistor can be prevented. Also, a signal having a sufficiently high level can be supplied to a gate of a low-level outputting output MOS transistor. As a consequence, delays in the switching operation of the output MOS transistor can be suppressed, and the output circuit can be operated at high speed.

Abstract: A novel endo-fucoidan-lyase and a novel microorganism useful in the production of sugar compounds. Sugar compounds represented by the following general formula (1), wherein at least one of alcoholic hydroxyl group has been sulfated, or salts thereof: ##STR1## wherein Y represents hydrogen or a group represented by the following formula (2).

Abstract: A mixture of metal ions is added to the primary cooling water of a water-cooled nuclear reactor to inhibit deposition of radioactive materials in the cooling water on the inner surfaces of pipes. The mixture of metal ions added to the cooling water introduced into the primary cooling system simultaneously comprises two to four of the metal ions, Mn ion, Mg ion, Ni ion and Zn ion, one of these ions being manganese ion.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is capable of using more than one type of keyboard with a single keyboard controller without increasing the production cost. In a keyboard matrix, a key scanning line C0 is arranged so that the key scanning line C0 is only connected to any one of key return lines R0 to R7 through a key switch having a key switch number G01. The key switch number G01 is assigned for the key [F1] which is common to keyboards having different key arrangements. When the information processing apparatus is activated, a keyboard initializing program is activated by depressing the [F1] key. As a result, the information processing apparatus identifies the type of the keyboard by detecting a key return line R from which a signal is returned when scanning is made upon the depression of the [F1] key.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video signal processing apparatus for converting video signals based on a desired transmission system such as NTSC, PAL, MUSE or any other system so as to conform to a display unit of a desired screen system such as XGA, VGA or the like. The apparatus has a feature that it is provided with a PLL circuit for changing a sampling frequency used by an analog-to-digital converter for converting inputted video signals into digital signals in accordance with the sort of the transmission system of the video signals, and a controller for controlling picture element interpolation of the digital signals performed by a picture image magnifying circuit for magnifying the video signals horizontally and vertically, in accordance with the sort of the transmission system of the video signals.

Abstract: A phase shifting mask is used for manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device including a conductor pattern in which the line width of patterned conductor strips or the space between patterned conductor strips is not constant. For main transparent areas in the mask corresponding to the conductor pattern, auxiliary pattern segments are provided for compensating changes in the phase distribution of transmitted light caused by changes of the line width or the space. Alternately, the spaces between the conductor strips are adjusted to suppress the changes in the phase distribution of transmitted light. Whether the auxiliary pattern segments should have the phase shifting function is determined depending upon the disposition of the main transparent areas.

Abstract: A swash plate type compressor having pistons, each defining on opposite sides compression chambers 38 and 39. The cross sectional area of the operating chamber 39 located adjacent the driving source is larger than the cross sectional area of the operating chamber 38 located away from the driving source in such a manner that the axial force F0 generated in a rotating shaft 5 due to the difference between the pressure at the swash plate chamber and the atmospheric pressure is substantially canceled by the axial forces F1 and F2 generated in the rotating shaft due to the refrigerant pressure acting on the piston 8 in the operating chambers 38 and 39.

Abstract: A highly reliable connection structure of a bundle of more than two coil leading-out wires and a wire bundling terminal is provided by contacting and fixing at least a part of a circumferential surface of each of the coil leading-out wires to an inside wall of the wire bundling terminal. Further, a small size motor and an alternator for a vehicle utilize the connection structure.

Abstract: A circuit is designed with a first lower conductor (500) having two ends. One end of the first lower conductor is coupled to a first signal source (386). A first upper conductor (544) has two ends and is spaced apart from the first lower conductor by a distance less than an allowable spacing between adjacent lower conductors. One end of the first upper conductor is coupled to a second signal source (384). A second upper conductor (508) has two ends. One end of the second upper conductor is coupled to another end of the first lower conductor for receiving a signal from the first signal source. A second lower conductor (552) has two ends and is spaced apart from the second upper conductor by a distance less than the allowable spacing between adjacent lower conductors. One end of the second lower conductor is coupled to another end of the first upper conductor for receiving a signal from the second signal source.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aluminum base sintered material, in which said material comprises base powders 2 of an aluminum or an alloy thereof and numerous endless passages being formed by pores connected to each other, said pores intervening between said base powders 2 adjacent to each other, and in which said material is provided with bridging portions 3 for interconnecting said base powders 2 adjacent to each other, said bridging portions 3 having therein an eutectic structure with a hyper-eutectic compounds and with a containment of the eutectic element and the balance of aluminum.

Abstract: A DRAM has memory cells provided at crossing points between word line conductors and bit line conductors. Each memory cell has a cell selection transistor and an information storage capacitor arranged over the bit line conductors. Unit active regions are defined in a main surface of a semiconductor substrate by a field isolation pattern. The field isolation pattern has a controlled length of extension of bird's beaks so that channel formation regions in each unit active region has almost no stepped portion to provide the cell selection transistors with a stabilized threshold voltage.

Abstract: A chair includes a main body with a seat, openings formed in the greater part of the lower surface of the seat, a sound absorbing structure contained in the seat while facing the openings, and a louver having a series of openings defined with a number of slats that may be turned for opening and closing. The louver is located in front of the series of openings. When the seat is unoccupied, the slats of the louver are turned for opening. When the seat is occupied, the slats are turned for closing. The chair is adequate for concert halls or theaters.

Abstract: A scroll type compressor using a crank mechanism having enough freedom so that an amount of eccentricity of the movable scroll member becomes variable. An elastic body is inserted between the facing surfaces striking each other in the inside of the crank mechanism so as to prevent generation of a noise due to the collision of the parts when starting up or shutting down the compressor.

Abstract: A scroll-type refrigerant compressor having a movable scroll unit and a stationary scroll unit which has a fixed stationary end plate in which a plurality of bypass ports and a discharge port are formed through which the refrigerant compressed in the pockets formed between the movable and stationary scroll units is discharged via check valves covering the bypass ports and the discharge port and preventing a reverse flow of the discharged refrigerant into the pockets. The compressor further having a suction port fluidly connected to an evaporator of an air-conditioning system, a delivery port fluidly connected to a condenser of the air-conditioning system, and a fluid channel for providing a fluid communication between the suction and delivery ports via a solenoid-operated valve for blocking and unblocking the fluid channel. The compressor can be switched from the ordinary 100% capacity to 0% capacity and vice versa.

Abstract: In a scroll type compressor, when the operation of the compressor is stopped, compression chambers, for compressing a fluid, and a suction chamber are communicated with each other through bypass holes, and a spool valve to open and close the holes, so that the pressure in the compression chambers are lowered and the occurrence of a shock caused by a sharp increase in the load is prevented at the next start. Since the discharge pressure to drive the spool valve is introduced from a position upstream of the discharge valve, pressure is quickly lowered when the compressor stops, so that the spool valve can be quickly opened. Therefore, even when the compressor is frequently started and stopped, the occurrence of a shock can be positively prevented when the compressor starts.

Abstract: A spool 9 is connected to the rotating shaft 1 so that the spool 9 is slidable with respect to the shaft 1, while the rotating movement of the shaft 1 is transmitted to the spool 9. The spool 9 is formed with a first recess 9-3 of a reduced circumferential extension for obtaining a reduced compression capacity and a second recess 9-4 of an increased circumferential extension for obtaining a full capacity of the compressor. An intake pressure is always opened to a side of the spool, while an intermediate chamber is formed on the other side of the spool. A spring 10 is arranged for causing the spool 9 to be moved toward the intermediate pressure chamber. At the instant the compressor is brought into operation, introduction of the intake gas occurs via the first recess 9-4, thereby obtaining a compression capacity of 3 to 5% compared to the full capacity of the compressor.

Abstract: A pretreating solution for electroless plating comprising sulfuric acid, a halide, an organic acid and water as a diluent functions as an adhesion accelerating agent without generating etching corrosion, has a long life and provides excellent adhesiveness of plated copper to both glass cloth and substrate resins.