Abstract: A discarded industrial product recycling system capable of acquiring pertinent data required for processings of discarded industrial products such as discarders, reception dates, persons responsible for disposal, disposal dates and so forth for selecting proper disposal for each of the discarded industrial products while automatizing the article data acquisition to a possible maximum for enhancing the enhance disposal rate. An electronic tag (radio-frequency identifier tag) is attached to each of discarded industrial products to allow data required for the processing to be written and read by readers/writers. At a time point and a place where a discarded industrial product is received, basic data required for the processing of that article is written in the electronic tag. Pertinent processing route for each of the manufactured articles is decided by reading the data from the electronic tag while writing additional data in the tag as occasion requires.

Abstract: A thermal printhead according to the present invention includes a substrate, a plurality of heating elements formed on the substrate, at least one drive IC for driving the heating elements, and a sealing portion for sealing the drive IC. The sealing portion contains a resin material and a granular filler having an average grain size not greater than 10 &mgr;m.

Abstract: When some failure has been detected as a result of self diagnosis in first and second sound playback units (20, 30), a nonvolatile memory (48) in a control unit (40) stores device, product, and error codes, and a predetermined pattern for informing that failure is displayed on a panel display device (12). The stored codes can be displayed on the panel display device (12) in response to predetermined first operation, and when input operation for operating the disabled unit is made at a control panel (10), the CPU 46 re-displays the predetermined pattern for informing the failure on the display device with reference to the stored codes.

Abstract: A discharge-lamp lighting device has a housing with a power supply socket formed therein and accommodating a printed circuit board with a coil case having a primary coil formed by plural parallel plate-conductors insert-molded around the body thereof and a discharge lamp socket integrally fitted thereon and including a secondary coil therein. A lamp lighting circuit is formed by mounting the coil case on the printed circuit board. The discharge lamp lighting device is formed as a single solid device by potting all the components in the housing with insulating resin poured in a melted state and solidified therein, thus eliminating the need of providing a high-voltage cable between the circuitry and the lamp socket.

Abstract: Components of apparatus for film making and method for manufacturing the same include components made from aluminum alloy or aluminum without or with uneven surface of unenenness size of up to several mm, which are immersed in any one of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, and chromic acid, and then washed and dried. Such components prevent the deposit of film forming materials on the components form peeling off during film making operation.

Abstract: A first terminal and a second terminal are provided, in which a winding terminal of a coil is connected to the first terminal and one end of the second terminal is positioned to overlap one end of the first terminal. One end of each terminal is connected by a soldered portion 12. One end of the first terminal is designed to serve as an engaging projection which is bent at a generally right angle to the longitudinal direction thereof. The engaging projection engages an engaging opening formed on one end of the second terminal. A constricted part is formed near the engaging opening to reduce heat escape. Because the first terminal and the second terminal are firmly secured to each other, a soldered portion is not affected by stress resulting from differences in the coefficients of thermal expansion of the terminals, the solder and the resin due to a change in application temperature and therefore, the reliability of the soldered connection is improved.

Abstract: An apparatus for sorting plastic pieces by specific gravity sorting includes a vessel containing water and having an inlet for plastic pieces to be sorted, a device for introducing plastic pieces to be sorted into the vessel through the inlet, a device for removing air bubbles from the plastic pieces within the water, and a device for moving the plastic pieces within the water in the vessel to allow the various plastic pieces to be sorted within the water due to the different specific gravities of the plastic pieces. A method of sorting plastic pieces by specific gravity sorting with the apparatus is also described.

Abstract: To provide a high-efficient apparatus for minimizing the volume of dust to be buried in the ground or processed in incineration process by crushing a waste article such as wasted electric appliances, separating an individual material component, and discriminating and extracting valuable resources. Motor and other waste articles separated at a metallic lump separation station are cooled down by a cooling apparatus, and put into a soft crushing apparatus where articles are crushed at low temperature. After the residual articles, including housing and so on are crushed primarily by the coarse crushing apparatus, they are forwarded to the soft crushing apparatus.

Abstract: Components of apparatus for film making and method for manufacturing the same include components made from aluminum alloy or aluminum without or with uneven surface of unevenness size of up to several mm, which are immersed in any one of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, and chromic acid, and then washed and dried. Such components prevent the deposit of film forming materials on the components form peeling off during film making operation.

Abstract: A waste disposal system includes a stock yard for storing waste articles, a pre-treatment apparatus for separating a metal bulk from each waste article fed from the stock yard, a cryogenic crushing apparatus for crushing the separated metal bulk, and a crushing apparatus for crushing the portion of the waste article other than the metal bulk. The system further includes a light-weight article separating apparatus for separating the crushed waste from said crushing apparatus into foamed material and other wastes, and a foaming agent collecting apparatus which separates the foamed material into solid plastics and gaseous foaming agent and then cools and liquefies the gaseous foaming agent.

Abstract: A waste disposal system includes a stock yard for storing waste articles, a pre-treatment apparatus for separating a metal bulk from each waste article fed from the stock yard, a cryogenic crushing apparatus for crushing the separated metal bulk, and a crushing apparatus for crushing the portion of the waste article other than the metal bulk. The system further includes a light-weight article separating apparatus for separating the crushed waste from said crushing apparatus into foamed material and other wastes, and a foaming agent collecting apparatus which separates the foamed material into solid plastics and gaseous foaming agent and then cools and liquefies the gaseous foaming agent.

Abstract: In order to prolong the durability of a disk wheel which is determined by a dynamic radial fatigue test, the disk wheel for an automobile comprising a rim and a disk which are drop portion-engaged with each other, has a construction such that it includes a plurality of humps provided on an outer peripheral surface of the disk facing the rim, the humps being formed at positions away from welded portions between the disk and the rim in such a manner as to extend with intervals in the circumferential direction, so that the outer peripheral surfaces of the hump are press-fitted against the rim.

Abstract: A waste disposal system includes a stock yard for storing waste articles, a pre-treatment apparatus for separating a metal bulk from each waste article fed from the stock yard, a cryogenic crushing apparatus for crushing the separated metal bulk, and a crushing apparatus for crushing the portion of the waste article other than the metal bulk. The system further includes a light-weight article separating apparatus for separating the crushed waste from said crushing apparatus into foamed material and other wastes, and a foaming agent collecting apparatus which separates the foamed material into solid plastics and gaseous foaming agent and then cools and liquefies the gaseous foaming agent.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a prepreg sheet for flake lining and a lining process using the same.The prepreg sheet for flake lining according to the present invention comprises a sheet made of a matrix resin containing a curing agent and a thickening agent and flakes dispersed in the matrix resin in a state nearly parallel to the surface of the sheet.The lining process using a prepreg sheet for flake lining according to the present invention comprises the following steps:(1) a step of conditioning the surface of a substrate,(2) a step of forming a primer layer on the conditioned surface,(3) a step of bonding a prepreg sheet for flake lining comprising a sheet made of a matrix resin containing a thickening agent and a curing agent and flakes dispersed in the matrix resin in a state nearly parallel to the surface of the sheet onto the primer layer, and(4) a step of curing the matrix resin of the prepreg sheet.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ceramic composition which comprises the combination of a pyrochlore composite oxide Ba.sub.2 Sb.sub.2 O.sub.7, and a base ceramic mixture of PbTiO.sub.3 and PbZrO.sub.3.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ceramic composition which comprises the combination of a pyrochlore composite oxide and a base ceramic mixture of PbTiO.sub.3 and PbZrO.sub.3.

Abstract: A piezoelectric ceramic composition which comprises the combination of a pyrochlore composite oxide and a base ceramic mixture of PbTiO.sub.3 and PbZrO.sub.3 is prepared by individually forming pyrochlore composite oxide, PbTiO.sub.3 and PbZrO.sub.3 components; and sintering a mixture of the formed components at a temperature greater than 1,000.degree. C.

Abstract: Thermal insulation material is affixed to the outer surface of the inner sidewall of a double walled storage tank but spaced from the outer sidewall to form a gaseous space therebetween and a blackish wall on the radially outer face of said insulating material faces said tank outer sidewall.