Abstract: A resin which is an ethylene/&agr;-olefin copolymer comprising ethylene and an &agr;-olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms exhibiting particular physical properties including a narrow molecular weight distribution, and which is suitable for flexible sealed containers showing excellent flexibility, unstickiness and excellent slip properties, and flexible sealed containers therefrom.

Abstract: An audio information reproducing apparatus reproduces one audio information and reproduces another audio information after said one audio information. The apparatus is provided with: a detecting device for detecting one time period required for one beat of said one audio information, and also detecting another time period for one beat of said another audio information; and a reproducing device for reproducing said another audio information continuously to said one audio information while controlling the detected another time period to be coincident with the detected one time period. Alternatively or additionally, the apparatus is provided with: a detecting device for detecting one beat timing which is a timing of a beat of said one audio information and also detecting another beat timing which is a timing of a beat of said another audio information, so that the reproducing device controls the detected another beat timing to be coincident with the detected one beat timing.

Abstract: The present invention provides polyethylene resin and its compounds for container uses, which realize molding of thin-walled articles and high-speed molding, achieves/achieve excellent printability and stress cracking resistance and are suitable for container uses involving tubes, bottles, etc., and containers. Specifically, there are provided a polyethylene resin compound for container uses comprising linear polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution and satisfying specific properties and containers produced therefrom.

Abstract: An information playback apparatus is provided, which displays the status of playback in a way more suitable to the human sense as well as detects and then displays as new information the feature characteristic of audio information such as a music selection. The frequency of occurrence of variations in amplitude of audio information to be played back is measured at each predetermined frequency. The measured frequency of occurrence is displayed in a predetermined area of a display unit as the feature information of beat densities with respect to the playback elapsed time of the audio information to be played back. An index display unit is displayed in a substantially circular playback speed display unit. The amount of audio information to be sequentially played back corresponding to elapsed time is divided by a predetermined value to determine a remainder.

Abstract: An information playback apparatus is provided to obtain sound effects by using an optical disc in much the same way an analog record is manipulated. A pressing pressure applied onto a rotatable jog dial is detected by providing a pressure sensing layer to the jog dial. When no pressing pressure is applied onto the jog dial, audio information is played back from an optical disc at a normal tempo. When an end of the jog dial at rest is pressed with a pressing pressure within a predetermined range, a tempo of a playback sound played from the audio information is changed in response to the pressing pressure. When an end of the jog dial at rest is pressed with a large pressing pressure, a tempo of a playback sound played from the audio information is changed in such a manner that playback of a playback sound is stopped eventually.

Abstract: An information playback apparatus is provided to obtain editing effects using an optical disc in the same sense as an analog record disc is manipulated. An audio editing apparatus for playing back an optical disc such as a CD is provided with a rotatable jog dial, detecting device for detecting the amount of rotation of the jog dial, and sensing device for sensing the presence or absence of a pressing force on the jog dial. When the jog dial is rotated while being depressed with a predetermined pressing force, processing for providing sound effects is performed on the playback data to be played back from the optical disc in response to the amount of rotation detected by the detecting device. It is thereby possible to provide the same feeling of operation as provided by rotating an analog record disc through hand operations to produce playback sounds.

Abstract: A beat density detecting apparatus and an information playback apparatus are provided to detect distinctive characteristics that music or the like has and to provide the same as a novel information volume. Playback data read out from an information recording medium, such as an optical disc, and sub-code data containing the information of an elapsed track time indicating a recording position of the playback data are provided to a beat detecting unit and a beat position detecting unit, respectively. The beat detecting unit detects the number of occurrences of a change in amplitude at each predetermined frequency of the playback data, and the beat position detecting unit detects an elapsed track time from the sub-code data. Further, a beat density computing unit finds the number of occurrences with respect to the elapsed track time as the characteristics information of a beat density.

Abstract: There are disclosed a polymer packing material suitable for liquid chromatography and a producing method thereof. The polymer packing material having a polymer particle based on a styrene skeleton with monodispersed particle distribution can be obtained by hydrophilic treatment of an inner surface of a micropore existing in a fine pore of the polymer packing material, or subsequent introduction of a hydrophobic group into the inner hydrophilic surface by chemical modification. A method of producing the polymer packing material suitable for liquid chromatography includes the step of polymerizing glycerol dimethacrylate as a crosslinking agent and 2-ethylhexl methacrylate as a monomer according to a two-step swelling polymerization process. Alternatively, the producing method includes the step of crosslinking and polymerizing only glycerol dimethacrylate to form a polymer, and introducing the hydrophobic group into the polymer by chemical modification.

Abstract: Connector assembly (2, 3) includes internal and external connector housings (7, 15) matable with each other. The assembly includes a cam projection (3A) provided to one of the internal and external connector housings. The assembly includes a lever (8) provided rotatably to another one of the internal and external connector housings. The lever defines a cam channel (13) for guiding the cam projection therein to mate the internal and external connector housings with each other. The assembly includes a false-assembly preventing structure (3Ba, 3Bb S1, S2) operative to prevent false-assembly of the internal and external connector housings at an initial mating. The lever is rotatable to push the cam projection to space the internal and external connector housings off.

Abstract: A connector housing has a lock arm for locking a terminal therein. The lock arm deflects in an complete insertion state of the terminal so that a spacer abuts against a side surface of the lock arm. The lock arm is formed with a projection which abuts the incompletely inserted terminal in the spacer advancing direction. The projection may be a plate piece elongated in the longitudinal direction of the lock to be pinched by a pair of a resilient contact plates of the terminal. Alternatively, the lock arm may have a protrusion engaging with an engagement hole formed in the connector housing. The protrusion is a rectangular plate extending from the fore end of the lock arm. An inclined guide surface continuous with the engagement hole may be provided in the connector housing. Alternatively, the connector housing may have an inner embossed wall positioned closely to the deflected lock arm to oppose to the spacer.

Abstract: A connector housing has a lock arm for locking a terminal therein. The lock arm deflects in an complete insertion state of the terminal so that a spacer abuts against a side surface of the lock arm. The lock arm is formed with a projection which abuts the incompletely inserted terminal in the spacer advancing direction. The projection may be a plate piece elongated in the longitudinal direction of the lock to be pinched by a pair of a resilient contact plates of the terminal. Alternatively, the lock arm may have a protrusion engaging with an engagement hole formed in the connector housing. The protrusion is a rectangular plate extending from the fore end of the lock arm. An inclined guide surface continuos with the engagement hole may be provided in the connector housing. Alternatively, the connector housing may have an inner embossed wall positioned closely to the deflected lock arm to oppose to the spacer.

Abstract: A connector housing has a lock arm for locking a terminal therein. The lock arm deflects in an complete insertion state of the terminal so that a spacer abuts against a side surface of the lock arm. The lock arm is formed with a projection which abuts the incompletely inserted terminal in the spacer advancing direction. The projection may be a plate piece elongated in the longitudinal direction of the lock to be pinched by a pair of a resilient contact plates of the terminal. Alternatively, the lock arm may have a protrusion engaging with an engagement hole formed in the connector housing. The protrusion is a rectangular plate extending from the fore end of the lock arm. An inclined guide surface continuos with the engagement hole may be provided in the connector housing. Alternatively, the connector housing may have an inner embossed wall positioned closely to the deflected lock arm to oppose to the spacer.

Abstract: A reproducing system is produced for reproducing music recorded on a digital disc, and a rotating dial is provided to be rotated by a user. A rotating condition of the rotating dial is detected and reproduced music is processed in accordance with a detected rotating condition.

Abstract: A connector apparatus includes: a male housing provided with a flexible engagement lance being engaged with the female terminal so as to prevent the female terminal from slipping out; a female housing provided with a flexible engagement lance being engaged with the male terminal so as to prevent the male terminal from slipping out; and a retainer. In the construction, the retainer is engaged in a regular engagement position with a male and a female connectors which are in the fitted state and is inserted into deflection spaces of the flexible engagement lances so as to prevent deflection thereof. When a male or female terminal is inserted into each of the terminal housing chambers incompletely and the male housing is fitted into the hood section halfway, the retainer prevents movement from a temporary engagement position to another regular engagement position.

Abstract: A process for polymerizing an alpha-olefin using either a catalyst formed by contacting a highly active solid titanium catalyst component, an organo-metallic compound of a metal of Group 1 to 3 of the periodic table, an organic halogen compound or a transition metal compound, and an organosilicon compound or a sterically hindered amine in an inert medium in the absence of an alpha olefin, or a catalyst prepared by preliminarily polymerizing an alpha olefin in the presence of a catalyst comprising the above four catalyst components, provided that the last one is an optional component. This process achieves the industrially advantage that the catalysts are highly active, and give a polymer having excellent stereoregularity.

Abstract: A method of producing a polymer packing material for liquid chromatography includes the steps of swelling seed polymer particles to form swelled particles, polymerizing monomers in the swelled particles under existence of diluent, and removing the diluent to form porous polymer particles, wherein the step of polymerizing the monomers is conducted under existence of a compound having a conjugated double bond not reactive with the monomers and having a molecular weight of 100-500. Alternatively, the polymerization process may be conducted by an oxidation reduction polymerization process. Further, the porous polymer particles obtained after removal of the diluent may be subjected to a heat treatment process at a temperature of 100.degree. C. or higher.

Abstract: A low insertion force connector including: a male connector portion including a male housing having side walls, cam protrusions formed on the side walls, respectively, and a plurality of first contacts insertable in the male housing; a female connector portion coupled with the male connector portion, the female connector portion including a female housing, and a plurality of second contacts insertable in the female housing a slider supported to be longitudinally slidable in the female housing, the slider including cam slots engageable with the cam protrusions to draw the male connector portion to the female connector portion in a connector fitting direction as the slider slides in the female housing, and an arcuate wall formed on an end wall of the slider, the arcuate wall having a spiral groove in an inner surface thereof; and a slide mechanism provided to control the slide of the slider in the female housing, the slide mechanism including a support shaft rotatably supported on an end wall of the female hous

Abstract: A holder-containing type connector according to the present invention is composed in such a manner that it comprises a connector housing having a resilient locking lance for locking a terminal inserted therein, and a holder having a deflection prohibiting member which can move into a deflection absorbing space for allowing the resilient locking lance to deflect therein, and insertable into the connector housing, wherein the holder is composed of: a pair of mutually facing plates each having the deflection prohibiting member, which pair of plates being connected by a pair of resilient sections, and urged thereby in the direction parting from each other, and the connector housing comprises: a pair of first and second guide walls each abutting against an external surface of each of the pair of plates, wherein a distance between the pair of plates is made longer than that between the guide walls.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the number of beats in that second time measuring means starts to measure time from a time point when the level of a predetermined frequency component of an input audio signal is once higher than a predetermined level and, after a predetermined period T1 elapses from the time point, the measurement of time by the second time measuring means is terminated at a time point when the level of the predetermined frequency component of the input audio signal is again higher than the predetermined level, thereby to convert a measured period T2 at termination of measuring of the second time measuring means into BPM i.e., the number of beats per predetermined unit time regarding as a unit beat.

Abstract: An optical disc reproducing apparatus repeatedly reproduces information recorded on an optical disc over a desired repeated reproduction interval from a starting position to an ending position. The apparatus is provided with: an optical pickup; a reproducing unit; a moving unit for moving the optical pickup from the ending position back to a predetermined position, which is positioned at a vicinity of the starting position, in a repeated reproduction operation; and a first memory for storing the information, which is recorded from the starting position to the predetermined position. The predetermined position is predetermined such that the information stored in the first memory have an information amount corresponding to a time enough for the moving unit to move the optical pickup from the ending position back to the predetermined position.