Abstract: An image displaying method and apparatus for simultaneously displaying an enlargement target of an entire original image and its enlarged image on a display screen by automatically disposing the enlarged image. The image displaying apparatus includes display for displaying an enlarged image of part of the entire original image including characters, patterns, etc. in a relation superposed on the entire original image, input apparatus for pointing to specify the enlargement target in the entire original image, and automatic disposing apparatus for preferentially specifying and computing the values of the area of the enlargement target region, the area of the enlarged image display region and the enlargement ratio so as to maximize one of these values and disposing the enlarged image on the basis of the result of computation.

Abstract: A fluorescent display device capable of eliminating occurrence of EMI. The fluorescent display device includes a mesh-like control electrode. The control electrode has a mesh pattern made of a wire of 30 to 50 &mgr;m in diameter into a hexagonal shape so that six sides thereof each are 0.4 mm in length. Also, the mesh pattern is formed so as to have an opening ratio of 74.9%. Such construction effectively eliminates such generation of EMI at a band of 350 to 420 MHz as seen in a conventional fluorescent display device.

Abstract: To obtain a fluorescent display tube which allows the cathode to be driven by a DC current from a battery even when the overall length of the tube becomes large. This object can be achieved by: placing anchors 11A and 11B on both ends of the cathode 10; placing a support on the middle point between the anchors 11A and 11B, to which part of the cathode 10 has been fixed; and adjusting the lengths between the support and the anchors 11A and 11B to be 100 mm or less, and then adding DC power sources 13A and 13B which pass DC currents negative with respect to the support, and positive with respect to the anchors 11A and 11B between the support 12 and the anchors 11A and 11B.

Abstract: A fan device is provided with a brake which uses a temperature responsive coil made of a shape memory alloy. The brake anchors the rotation of a fan blade when the temperature responsive coil assumes an extended shape where it urges a brake element into a brake apply position.