Abstract: To reduce the number of components for facilitating assembly and parts management, and to ensure prevention of rattling of the movable block, a switch contact structure is disclosed, which comprises a substrate 63, a movable block 67 disposed so as to be movable along the substrate 63, a fixed contact 89 mounted on the substrate 63, and a movable contact mounted on the movable block 67, the movable contact being brought into and out of contact with the fixed contact 89 by the movement of the movable block 67 along the substrate 63, wherein the movable block 67 is provided with a resin spring portion 107 formed integrally therewith for urging the movable block 67 toward the substrate 63, and the movable contact plated or printed on the surface facing toward the substrate 63.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed, which comprises setting a stencil mask above a substrate to be processed in confronting to the substrate, the stencil mask having an opening, and irradiating the substrate with charged particles through the opening of the stencil mask, while adjusting a potential difference between the stencil mask and the substrate depending on a value of a current flowing between the substrate and the stencil mask.

Abstract: A switch device is provided, which has a function of preventing reverse flow of current and reducing the number of switch terminals or harnesses. The switch device has a plurality of fixed contacts and a plurality of movable contacts to contact the fixed contacts. The movable contacts have an electronic element provided between contact members.

Abstract: To reduce the number of components for facilitating assembly and parts management, and to ensure prevention of rattling of the movable block, a switch contact structure is disclosed, which comprises a substrate 63, a movable block 67 disposed so as to be movable along the substrate 63, a fixed contact 89 mounted on the substrate 63, and a movable contact mounted on the movable block 67, the movable contact being brought into and out of contact with the fixed contact 89 by the movement of the movable block 67 along the substrate 63, wherein the movable block 67 is provided with a resin spring portion 107 formed integrally therewith for urging the movable block 67 toward the substrate 63, and the movable contact plated or printed on the surface facing toward the substrate 63.

Abstract: A transfer material comprising an organic thin film uniformly provided by a wet method, etc. with high productivity is used to efficiently produce an organic thin film device such as an organic EL device excellent in light-emitting efficiency, uniformity of light emission and durability.

Abstract: A lever switch is provided having an operating first knob 14 and a lever rod 3. The lever rod 3 has one end pivotally disposed in a case 6 and the other end disposed to project from the case. The first knob 14 and a boot 22 are disposed side by side. The first knob 14 has a first opening 14a that opposes a second opening 22c of the boot 22. As a result of this construction, the first opening, lever rod, and wire harness of the lever switch cannot be seen from outside, and the lever switch has an operating portion of good appearance in its entirety.

Abstract: A switch device is provided, which has a function of preventing reverse flow of current and a reduced the number of switch terminals or harnesses. The switch device has a plurality of fixed contacts and a plurality of movable contacts 1 to contact the fixed contacts. The movable contact 1 provides an electronic element between contact members.

Abstract: Preparing a stencil mask comprising a silicon thin film in which an opening for selectively irradiating charged particles to a semiconductor substrate is provided and whose irradiation surface on which the charged particles are irradiated is implanted with an impurity, and selectively irradiating charged particles to the semiconductor substrate using the stencil mask which is opposingly arranged on the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for forming an image on a light-sensitive material having on a base at least a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion and a binder, which comprises, subjecting at least one light-sensitive layer to exposure to light, by using an exposure head that has a plurality of different light sources for emitting lights in respective specific wavelength regions correspondingly to adjacent exposure picture elements, to form an image, wherein, in the specific wavelength regions from the shortest wavelength to the longest wavelength for the respective plurality of light sources to be used, the change in sensitivity of the light-sensitive material in the spectral sensitivity curve obtained by plotting the sensitivities of the light-sensitive material in terms of the specific wavelength regions including the wavelengths in centers of gravity of respective light sources is 0.01 log E/nm or less.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a color photographic photosensitive material for heat development, which material is characterized in that the color photographic photosensitive material produces superior discrimination with reduced color muddiness in rapid processing. The color photographic photosensitive material for heat development of the present invention comprises a support having thereon a photosensitive silver halide, a binder, a dye-releasable compound, a compound represented by the general formula (I) or (II), and a compound represented by the general formula (III) or (IV).

Abstract: There is disclosed a photographic element which contains, in a binder on a base, a specified compound having a group that is capable of causing chemical reaction with a reactive group contained in the binder, to form a covalent bond. According to the photographic element, a color image excellent in light-fastness can be obtained.

Abstract: A lever switch apparatus has a lever operable in a plurality of directions, which, when operating the lever in a certain direction, prevents against erroneous operation of a movable board by rendering the movable board immovable in an irrelevant direction of lever operation. The lever switch apparatus has a lever 2 and a movable board 3A. The lever 2 is swingable in a first direction and a second direction about a first axis 21 and a second axis 22, and has an engager 23 on a tip side thereof. The movable board 3A is swingable in a third direction about a third axis 31A, and has an elongate hole 32A extending in the second direction and a contact piece 33A. The engager 23 is engaged with a wall surface 34A of the elongate hole 32A. The elongate hole 32A is formed in a curved form corresponding to a swing path of the engager 23 to prevent erroneous operation of the movable board 3A during movement of the lever 2 in certain directions.

Abstract: A film formed by stretching and heat-fixing a melt of a polyester and a polyolefin which has a melting temperature lower than that of the polyester is employed as a support for a diffusive transfer-type photothermographic material, which prevents processing unevenness and white spot.

Abstract: There is disclosed a pole panel for switches in which electric components or the like are mountable by providing a substrate on the underside of the pole panel. A combination switch has a switch case 7 detachably attached to a base. The switch case 7 has an operating lever 1 pivotally supported thereon for swing operation. A pole panel 9 is provided on the underside of the switch case 7, and has fixed contacts 14 in contact with a movable panel 6. The pole panel 9 has an opening 9h formed in the underside thereof so that terminals 15b respectively integrated with the fixed contacts 14 project into the opening 9h, with a substrate 16 provided for covering the opening 9h.

Abstract: An image formation process comprising image exposing a photosensitive element which contains at least a photosensitive silver halide, a binder and a dye donating compound which forms or releases a diffusive dye corresponding or inversely corresponding to an exposure amount, and transferring the diffusive dye formed or released to a dye fixing element by heat development in the presence of a base and/or a precursor thereof, wherein the process further comprises the step of feeding water to said photosensitive element after image exposure, and the photosensitive element is maintained at a temperature of 40.degree. to 90.degree. on undergoing exposure, whereby photographic performance of the heat development photosensitive material exhibits good stability to changes in ambient temperature on undergoing exposure.

Abstract: An automotive lever switch 1 includes a tubular bearing 1a. A switch plate 2 is inserted within an opening 1i of the lever 1 and includes a fixed contact plate 15. An intermediate knob 5 includes a movable contact plate 3 placed in contact with the fixed contact plate 15. A fixed knob 8 is fixedly mounted to the tubular bearing 1a of the lever 1. A shaft 13 is inserted into the tubular bearing 1a. An arm 14 is secured to one end of the shaft 13, and a rotating knob 9 is secured to the other end of the shaft 13. The rotating knob 9 includes a resilient arm 9b engaged with a locking recess 13a of the shaft 13. This arrangement allows for mounting of the rotating knob to the shaft in a single fabrication step.

Abstract: An automobile lever switch having a lever 1 installed in a manner so as to be freely rotatable in upward and downward directions. A plate spring 10 is activated by the upward and downward rotational operation of the lever 1. The plate spring 10 makes contact with stationary contact plates 14 on a terminal plate 9. The plate spring 10 has movable contact points 10b, 10c that make contact with the stationary contact plates 14 at one end, and multiple holding fingers 10e, 10f that make contact with the stationary contact plates 14 are formed at the other end. By forming holding fingers in a plate spring, the plate spring can be easily installed on the stationary contact plates by a single touch.

Abstract: A common driver circuit for driving a load heavy in a capacitive property such as a common electrode or the like of a liquid crystal panel is composed of the simple circuit construction provided with each circuit of the voltage follower, the low-pass filter, the feedback, the control so that the variation in the direction current component which gives bad influences in the processing of the signals of this type of circuit is restrained to improve the reliability, and the direct current is not required to be cut to eliminate the direct current cutting capacitor of the large capacity.

Abstract: A diffusion transfer photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon at least a photosensitive element comprising a photosensitive silver halide emulsion and a diffusible dye donating compound, and a dye fixing element which is placed upon the said photosensitive element at the time of image transfer, wherein a natural macromolecular polysaccharide originating from red algae is included in said photosensitive element and/or in said dye fixing element, and a process of producing a diffusion transfer photographic material is disclosed, which comprises the step of using a coating liquid which contains a water soluble polymer solution comprising a natural macromolecular polysaccharide, a hydrophilic organic solvent in which the said water soluble polymer is essentially insoluble and water.

Abstract: A dye fixing element is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon a dye fixing layer which mordants a diffusible dye, wherein at least one of said dye fixing layer or a layer adjacent thereto contains two or more kinds of high molecular weight binders which exhibit phase separation each other so as to give a mat appearance.