Abstract: Fiber waste generated adjacent the knitting section of the knitting machine and adjacent yarn feeding devices of the machine is blown to a filter adjacent the top of the machine. The lint is removed from the filter by a rotatable filter cleaner and then is transported by suction to a vacuum device outside of the machine. A blower for blowing fiber waste from the yarn feeding devices is mounted upon a support ring and undergoes reciprocal movement about a path of travel defined by such ring. In one embodiment the ring undergoes rotational movement and the blowing means moves with it, while in another embodiment the ring is stationary and the blowing means moves relative to it.

Abstract: An insulation-piercing connector includes a connector main body made of an insulating support block having inclined bases inclined in the same direction and a reverse direction and contacts embedded therein to expose contact tails. The contact tails are arranged in first, second, third and fourth rows in parallel with and spaced from each other and staggered or shifted from each other. A cover includes inclined bases inclined in reverse directions to those of the mating inclined bases of the connector main body and receiving slots for receiving the contact tails of the connector main body. Inclined surfaces of the inclined bases of the connector main body and the cover are curved surfaces. The first and second rows and the third and fourth rows of the contact tails are arranged in symmetry with respect to tops of the curved surfaces, respectively. The inclined bases of the connector main body and the cover are provided with protrusions for guiding the connection wires.

Abstract: A camera apparatus comprising focusing means for optically focusing a beam of light from an object, an imaging element for converting an optical image produced by the focusing means into electrical or physiocochemical information and issuing or recording the information as an image, detectors for detecting fluctuations of the apparatus to issue a fluctuation detecting signal, controllers responsive to the fluctuation detecting signal for issuing an image fluctuation control signal, and suppressors responsive to the image fluctuation control signal for suppressing fluctuations of the image due to the fluctuations of the apparatus.

Abstract: A camera apparatus comprising focusing means for optically focusing a beam of light from an object, imaging element for converting an optical image produced by the focusing means into electrical or physicochemical information and issuing or recording the information as an image, detectors for detecting fluctuations of the apparatus to issue a fluctuation detecting signal, controllers responsive to the fluctuation detecting signal for issuing an image fluctuation control signal, and suppressors responsive to the image fluctuation control signal for suppressing fluctuations of the image due to the fluctuations of the apparatus.

Abstract: This invention relates to an impulse wrench which has two blades but generates only one impact pulse on the main shaft per one rotation of a liner. In this invention, a liner has at least four seals and a main shaft has at least two seals. And the shape of both or one of the two seals out of at least two seals of main shaft is other than a linear shape parallel to the axial center.If both of said two seals of main shaft are in said shape, two of at least four seals of liner are in the same shape. The other seals of liner are in a linear shape parallel to the axial center.If one of said two seals of main shaft is in said shape, one of at least four seals of liner is in the same shape as this. All of the other seals of liner are in a linear shape parallel to the axial center.In this way, said two seals of liner and said two seals of main shaft coincide with each other only once per one rotation of the liner.

Abstract: Vertically stacked drive wheels (17.sub.1, 17.sub.2, 17.sub.3 and 17.sub.4) are provided above a yarn feed wheel (21) which is provided with a first yarn feed surface (27) providing comparatively high friction with the yarn engaged thereby and adaptable for use when the rate of yarn feeding varies, such as in the case of Jacquard pattern knitting, and a second yarn feed surface (28) providing comparatively low friction against the yarn engaged thereby and adapted for use when the rate of yarn feeding is constant, such as in the case of plain knitting. Manually adjustable yarn guide means (29, 30) is provided for selectively guiding yarn to the first and second yarn feed surfaces (27, 28). Clutch members (24, 24') are interposed between pairs of the vertically stacked drive wheels and are selectively operable to impart rotation to the feed wheel (21) from a selected one of the drive wheels.

Abstract: A camera apparatus comprising focusing means for optically focusing a beam of light from an object, an imaging element for converting an optical image produced by the focusing means into electrical or physicochemical information and issuing or recording the information as an image, detectors for detecting fluctuations of the apparatus to issue a fluctuation detecting signal, controllers responsive to the fluctuation detecting signal for issuing an image fluctuation control signal, and suppressors responsive to the image fluctuation control signal for suppressing fluctuations of the image due to the fluctuations of the apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic card receiving device includes a card holder forming a card receiving space in the device for receiving an electronic card, a card latching mechanism for holding the electronic card in position in the card receiving space formed by the card holder, a contacting mechanism for electrically connecting the device to contacts of the electronic card held in position, and a card pushing mechanism for disconnecting the device from the electronic card and pushing it out of the device. The card pushing mechanism comprises a first ejecting plate and a second ejecting plate slidable in directions of inserting and removing the electronic card. The first ejecting plate comprises an abutting portion for applying a force to an inserted electronic card to push it in the direction of removing the card.

Abstract: This invention relates to an impulse wrench which has two blades but generates only one impact pulse on the main shaft per one rotation of a liner. In this invention, a liner has at least four seals and a main shaft has at least two seals. And the shape of both or one of the two seals out of at least two seals of main shaft is other than a linear shape parallel to the axial center.If both of said two seals of main shaft are in said shape, two of at least four seals of liner are in the same shape. The other seals of liner are in a linear shape parallel to the axial center.If one of said two seals of main shaft is in said shape, one of at least four seals of liner is in the same shape as this. All of the other seals of liner are in a linear shape parallel to the axial center.In this way, said two seals of liner and said two seals of main shaft coincide with each other only once per one rotation of the liner.

Abstract: A contact for a connector, which includes two opposed contact elements for receiving therebetween a male contact of a mating connector. Each the contact element is provided with one or more protrusions on an opposed surface for embracing the male contact. Protrusions of the two opposed contact elements extend to that portions of the opposed contact elements which are devoid of the protrusions so as to overlap each other before the male contact is inserted between the contact elements. With this arrangement, even if the male contact is very thin, pressing force required to securely pressing the male contact by the contact elements is certainly obtained. The contact and the male contact are securely contacted without any torsional force and other forces which would otherwise be caused on these contacts.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel camera apparatus which can be discretely split into two parts; a lens barrel unit and a lens-barrel-support unit which allows the lens barrel unit to freely turn its direction. A built-in angular rate detector detects a swinging movement of the lens barrel unit, whereas a position detector detects a position relationship between the lens barrel unit and the support unit. An operator unit storing programs controls a drive operation of an actuator that generates a specific amount of torque between the lens barrel unit and the support unit to reduce an output from a system controller unit so that swinging symptom of video picture caused by the swinging movement of the video camera can be eliminated.

Abstract: A servo system for controlling the rotational speed of a rotating body or the moving speed of a moving body to be a desired speed. The system comprises a voltage source which generates at least two predetermined voltages, a comparator which compares a voltage of an AC signal containing a speed information of the moving body with each of the voltages generated by the voltage source and outputs at least two output signals in each half period of the AC signal, a counter for counting reference clock signals, a memory for storing a count value of the counter when the comparator outputs each of the output signals, a processor for producing a speed error signal from the count value stored in the memory, and a driver for supplying a driving power to the moving body in accordance with the speed error signal thereby to keep a desired speed of the moving body. Further, an error compensator may be provided for compensating a voltage shift of the predetermined voltages.

Abstract: A driving circuit for a brushless DC motor having a small amount of torque ripple comprises a magnetic pole position detecting circuit for detecting positions of magnetic poles of a rotor magnet and delivering polyphase signals indicating the positions, a rectifier adder circuit for producing a sum of positive or negative portions of the polyphase signals from the magnetic pole position detecting circuit, a first error amplifier for adjusting a gain of the magnetic pole position detecting circuit to make an output signal of the rectifier adder circuit to be proportional to an instruction signal, a power supply circuit for supplying currents to armature coils in response to the polyphase signals, a modulating signal producing circuit for producing a modulating signal synchronized with the rotation of the motor, and a second error amplifier for adjusting a gain of the power supply circuit to make the currents supplied to the armature coils to be proportional to the modulating signal.

Abstract: A camera apparatus comprising focusing means for optically focusing a beam of light from an object, an imaging element for converting an optical image produced by the focusing means into electrical or physicochemical information and issuing or recording the information as an image, detectors for detecting fluctuations of the apparatus to issue a fluctuation detecting signal, controllers responsive to the fluctuation detecting signal for issuing an image fluctuation control signal, and suppressors responsive to the image fluctuation control signal for suppressingfluctuations of the image due to the fluctuations of the apparatus.

Abstract: A connector connectable and disconnectable without requiring any force comprises a pivotal lever, a slide plate linearly movable in its longitudinal directions by the operation of the lever and adapted be raised and lowered in response to the linear movements, and an ON-OFF plate adapted to rise and lower in response to the rising and lowering movements of the slide plate for opening at least one pair of contacts by inserting the ON-OFF plate between the contacts in the rising movement of the ON-OFF plate and closing the pair of contacts by removing the ON-OFF plate from between the contacts in the lowering movement of the ON-OFF plate. According to the invention, the lever is made detachable from the connector to avoid the need of bulky boxes for packaging due to its elongated lever and risk of damage to the lever subjected to excess forces.

Abstract: A phase control circuit for improving the stability after a predictable rotational speed change of a rotating apparatus and a magnetic reproducing apparatus for performing slow motion reproduction by means of intermittent tape transport and yet being free from transverse swings of the reproduced picture comprises a phase shift circuit which shifts the phase of the reference signal, which is produced by dividing a source signal, at a desired rate, to maintain the phase locked at the very moment during which the rotational speed change is changing. The relative speed of the magnetic head rotation is kept constant during the intermittent tape movement under the condition of the phase being locked.

Abstract: A brushless DC motor, in which power supplied to polyphase stator coils is controlled by drive transistors, has a DC-DC switching converter for producing an output voltage according to an on-time ratio of the switching semiconductor, a voltage controller for detecting a voltage drops across the drive transistors and for controlling the on-time ratio of the switching semiconductor so that the voltage drops across the drive transistors become a predetermined small value, a temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the drive transistors, and a current reviser for reducing the output currents of the drive transistors in each activated period so that the currents of the drive transistors are controlled in response to a command signal and an output of the temperature detector.

Abstract: A C-V(capacitance-to-voltage) conversion apparatus usable e.g. for detecting physical parameters such as pressure, distance and angle. The apparatus comprises a capacitive sensor, a C-PW(capacitance-to-pulse width) conversion circuit, and a PW-V(pulse width-to-voltage) conversion circuit. The capacitive sensor converts a physical parameter to a capacitance, but has a non-linear conversion characteristic. The C-PW conversion circuit converts the capacitance to a pulse signal whose mean value is proportional to the capacitance, by controlling a charging-discharging cycle of the capacitive sensor and a reference capacitor. The PW-V conversion circuit converts the pulse signal to a d.c. voltage and at the same time compensates for the non-linearity of the capacitive sensor's conversion characteristic so that the d.c. voltage is proportional to the physical parameter.

Abstract: A differential output circuit for generating a bipolar DC current for an armature winding without requiring a bipolar power source. A combination of transistors and resistors are utilized to effectively apply a bipolar driving current. The use of only transistors and resistors in the differential output circuit enables its easy implementation as an integrated circuit.