Abstract: An improved powder-compacting method and apparatus designed to require a reduce level of a pressurizing force for powder compacting by utilizing an elastomeric plate for compaction, thereby allowing powder to be compacted by means of a smaller-scaled compacting apparatus instead of a larger-scaled compacting apparatus.

Abstract: A movable magnet type pump, wherein a magnet moving body having at least one axially magnetized permanent magnet and an axially extending through liquid passage is arranged so as to be slidable inside a liquid introducing chamber; a plurality of coils are fixed so as to enclose the liquid introducing chamber; a first check valve is arranged on a liquid introducing side of the liquid introducing chamber; a second check valve is arranged on a liquid discharge side of the through liquid passage; and the magnet moving body is caused to reciprocate by interaction between current applied to the respective coils and magnetic flux from the magnet moving body cutting across the respective coils.

Abstract: In a moving magnet type actuator, a magnet moving body including at least two permanent magnets of which same poles are confronting each other and an intermediate magnetic substance. The magnet moving body is movably arranged inside at least three coils. The at least three coils are connected so that current flows in different directions with a zone between the permanent magnets as a boundary. Whereby thrust and efficiency of the moving magnet type actuator is improved.

Abstract: An erasing head for magnetic recording medium by magnetizing said recording medium with a permanent magnet is improved by a ferrite head body having a slider plane wider than a track to be erased, and, a magnetic metal thin film covering said slider plane. Said magnetic thin film solves the problem caused by undesired natural magnetization of a permanent magnet, so as to improve the erase ratio and S/N ratio, and the use of slider plane wider than that of a track simplifies producing process of the head since no step is provided between the track to be erased and neighboring track, and no polishing process for smoothing said step is required.

Abstract: A magnetic circuit device suitable for use in a magnetic catch having a switching function, a slide switch or a sensor for detecting locations of a movable member has been found. The magnetic circuit device comprises a main permanent magnet (1) having a pair of magnetic poles (N, S) on opposite faces, a pair of yoke pieces (2) lying on the faces, a movable piece (4) made of magnetic material capable of engaging with first ends of the yoke pieces (2), and a sub-permanent magnet (6) movably disposed near second ends of the yoke pieces (2) opposite to the first edges so that when the movable piece (4) is attracted to the first ends, the sub-permanent magnet (6) is attracted to the second ends, and when the movable piece (4) is made break away from the first ends, the sub-permanent magnet (6) breaks away from the second ends. Movement of the sub-magnet (6) can be utilized to control electrical connection of contacts (8A, 8B) of a switching mechanism.