Abstract: A capping fixture is adapted to be coupled to a droplet discharge device including a droplet discharge head aligned on a unit plate of a carriage. The capping fixture includes a base panel, a head cap portion and an elastic member. The head cap portion is disposed on the base panel at a position corresponding to the droplet discharge head to hermetically seal the droplet discharge head when the capping fixture is coupled to the carriage of the droplet discharge device. The elastic member elastically couples the head cap portion with the base panel so that the head cap portion is movable within a prescribed distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to the base panel.

Abstract: A power supply system includes load circuits connected to a power source circuit through respective power lines. Each of the power lines is provided with a breaker element such as a FET that connects and disconnects the power line to and from the load circuit, and an overcurrent detection resistor for detecting an overcurrent in the load circuit. If an overcurrent is detected according to a signal from the overcurrent detection resistor, a short-circuit protection controller opens the breaker element to cut off the power line from the load circuit. A voltage monitor circuit monitors the voltage of the load circuit, and a control circuit controls the load circuit.

Abstract: A magnetic disk module adapted to be inserted in a data storing device body which is in use. The module includes two sets of disk drive units and printed wiring boards in one housing so that are disk drive unit or printed wiring board can be easily attached or detached in one set while the other set is in an operating state. The module includes a first connector attached to the disk drive unit, a second connector attached to the printed wiring board, a third connector at the rear end of the housing for plug-in connection to a connector of a data storing device body, a fourth connector arranged in the housing for plug-in connection to the first connector, and a fifth connector arranged in the housing for plug-in connection to the second connector.

Abstract: A head position detecting method and apparatus for detecting a phase difference from servo data on a recording medium to detect the position of a head. This head position detecting method and apparatus detect the phase differences between the read pulse of the servo data read by the head and reference clocks, and average the phase differences to detect the head position. A training area having a timing signal recorded therein is provided before the servo data on the recording medium. A phase-lock loop circuit for generating reference clocks is synchronized with the timing signal to accurately detect the phase differences. An integrator is used to average the phase differences. This design ensures accurate detection of the head position even under fast seek. Further, a phase difference signal around a target cylinder is obtained by selecting the phase of the reference clock in accordance with the position of the target cylinder.

Abstract: Optically active tryptophan of high purity can be obtained in high yields from a tryptophan fermentation broth, using crystallization of optically active tryptophan hydrochloride in combination with concurrent neutralization crystallization. According to the present invention, optically active tryptophan from a tryptophan containing fermentation broth, is carried out by (a) removing cells from the fermentation broth, adding hydrochloric acid, or a mixture of hydrochloric acid and an inorganic salt which contains chloride ions, to the cell-free broth to effect crystallization, (b) separating optically active tryptophan hydrochloride, (c) dissolving the optically active tryptophan hydrochloride, and (d) subjecting the resulting solution and an alkali solution to concurrent neutralization crystallization, maintaining a pH of the crystallization solution in the range of from 3 to 8.

Abstract: A notch filter, used in a servo loop, for dampening a mechanical resonance of a mechanism to be servo-controlled, including a serial T-type filter with a capacitor-resistor (CR) network having a serial connection of a first, second and third capacitors connected between an input terminal of the serial T-type filter and an output terminal of the Cr network; a first resistor connected between a return terminal of the CR network and an interconnection of the first and second capacitors; a second resistor connected between the return terminal and an interconnection of the second and third capacitors; and a third resistor connected in parallel to the three serial capacitors. A notch frequency of the notch filter is adjusted by varying the resistance values of the first and second resistors. The first and second resistors may include fixed and/or potentiometer-type variable resistors. An output from the CR network may be divided to be fed back to the return terminal to provide feedback.