Abstract: An optical disc drive includes: an optical head with an actuator and a photodetector; a tracking driver outputting a drive signal to the actuator; a first tracking error signal generator for generating a first tracking error signal based on an output signal of the photodetector; first and second lens position control sections for respectively outputting first and second lens position control signals to the tracking driver; and a selector for selectively supplying the first tracking error signal to the first or second lens position control section according to a moving velocity of the optical head during a seek operation. The first lens position control signal is obtained by extracting signal components, of which the frequencies are equal to or lower than a predetermined frequency, from the first tracking error signal. The second lens position control signal is obtained by extracting DC components of the first tracking error signal at on-track points thereof.

Abstract: An optical disc drive includes: a motor for rotating an optical disc thereon; a photoelectric transducer for converting a light beam, reflected from or transmitted through the disc, into an electric signal; a clock sync signal reader for extracting and outputting a read signal, representing a clock synchronization mark, from the electric signal; a clock generator for generating a clock signal having a variable frequency; a phase locking controller for controlling the clock generator to synchronize the clock signal in phase with the output signal of the clock sync signal reader; and a mechanism for displacing a light beam spot toward a target track on the disc. During a seek operation of displacing the light beam spot toward the target track, the clock generator is controlled to obtain a frequency to be expected on the target track and output a clock signal having the expected frequency.

Abstract: A type of disc is judged at high reliability irrespective of a presence of information record or magnitude of disc eccentricity. A reproduction apparatus judges the type of an optical disc to reproduce information recorded on tracks of the optical disc. The disc is classified as a type of read-only optical discs whose tracks are formed with pits and as a type of recordable optical discs whose tracks are formed with wobbling grooves. The apparatus includes a motor which rotates the optical disc, a head which irradiates the tracks of the optical disc rotated by the motor with an optical beam and outputs two detection signals corresponding to reflected light from the optical disc, and a controller which judges the type of the optical disc according to changes of a period of a specific signal contained in a push-pull signal generated from the two detection signals by varying a rotating speed of the motor.

Abstract: An optical disk of the present invention includes: a pre-recorded region in which pre-recorded data is recorded; a recordable region in which a first clock synchronization mark and first address information are recorded; and a synchronization region having a prescribed length which is positioned between the pre-recorded region and the recordable region.

Abstract: An optical disc reproduction apparatus includes a sector detection section for detecting a sector; a sector reproduction time measuring section for measuring a reproduction time of the sector, and outputting sector reproduction time data which represents the measured reproduction time of the sector; an unrecorded portion detection section for detecting an unrecorded portion which is a portion of the sector in which no data is recorded; an unrecorded portion time measuring section for measuring a reproduction time of the unrecorded portion, and outputting unrecorded portion time data which represents the measured reproduction time of the unrecorded portion; and a sector determination section for determining whether the sector is an unrecorded sector or not, based on a relationship between the sector reproduction time data and the unrecorded portion time data, the unrecorded sector being a sector which is in an unrecorded state.

Abstract: An apparatus of the present invention is an optical disk apparatus for irradiating a track on an information carrier on which information is recorded with a light beam so as to reproduce information from the track. The optical disk apparatus includes: a tracking error detector for detecting a tracking error signal representing a displacement between the light beam and the track; a fine movement section for moving the light beam in a substantially radial direction of the information carrier; a coarse movement section for moving the fine movement section in the substantially radial direction of the information carrier; a tracking controller for controlling the fine movement section and the coarse movement section based on the tracking error signal detected by the tracking error detector so that the light beam is positioned along the track; and an eccentricity detector for detecting an amount of eccentricity of the track on the information carrier.

Abstract: A seat sliding apparatus includes: a pair of right and left lower rails (20, 20) each having lock teeth (22, 22); a first and a second upper rails (30A, 30B); first and second lock plates (40A, 40B); lock springs (50, 50) provided at the first and second upper rails (30A, 30B) respectively; and an operation lever (70) attached to the first and second lock plates (40A, 40B). In the above construction, a first end portion (70a) of the operation lever (70) is attached to the neighborhood of the pivot portion (41) of the first lock plate (40A). Furthermore, an operation lever attachment member (45) for attaching a second end portion (70b) of the operation lever (70) to the neighborhood of the pivot portion (41) of the second lockplate (40B) is provided to be rotatable and freely up and down.

Abstract: An optical disk reproducing apparatus of the present invention includes a body, a disk motor which rotates a disk in which information recording tracks are formed concentrically or spirally on an information recording surface, a base fixed onto the disk motor and elastically suspended with respect to the body, and an optical head which is suspended with an elastic member from the base and is displaceable in a radial direction of the disk.

Abstract: In order to achieve a processor that does not require processing time for branching processing and is ensured the flexibility of the processing content, an adder adds a start address stored in start address parts and selected by a selector and a stored content (relative address) of a program counter to output a current execution instruction address. An execution unit executes an instruction of the address of a program storing part. A comparator compares the address with an end address stored in end address storing parts and selected by a selector. When the addresses are matched, the selectors are switched, and the program counter is reset, so that branching can be performed without requiring an instruction cycle. The start address storing parts are rewritten by a supervisory processor, where appropriate.

Abstract: A seat sliding apparatus is constructed of a lower rail for mounting to a vehicle floor, an upper rail slidably received on the lower rail, a memory mechanism section, a lock member for locking the upper rail to the lower rail and a walk-in mechanism section for locking and unlocking movement of a vehicle seat in a forward-and-backward direction through operation of the memory mechanism section and the lock member. The memory mechanism section is assembled to at least one substrate so as to a unit.

Abstract: A seat slide apparatus includes: a lock plate axially attached to a side surface of an upper rail of which a portion near a base portion is axially attached in a freely rotatable manner; a lock hole formed in a lower portion close to a free end of the lock plate; and a lock spring engaging the lock hole with a lock tooth of a lower rail by using an urging force. In the construction, the engagement of the lock hole with a lock tooth prevents a seat main body mounted to the upper rail from moving in a longitudinal direction and canceling the engagement makes the seat main body freely move in the longitudinal direction. A lock plate guiding long hole is formed in the upper rail. A lock spring locking means is provided on the lock plate at a portion corresponding to the lock plate guiding long hole in such a manner that the lock spring locking means is inserted into the lock plate guiding long hole and projects from the lock plate guiding long hole so as to lock the lock spring.

Abstract: A novel seat slide apparatus comprising a lower rail mounted on the vehicle body and an upper rail having a substantially inverted-T section is disclosed, which is formed by folding a single plate member. The upper rail includes a lower upper flange with the lower surface thereof slidably supported on the lower rail through at least a roll member and a seat coupler extending upward substantially from the central portion along the width of the upper flange and adapted to be mounted on the vehicle seat.

Abstract: An apparatus for outputting a tracking error signal based on the time change in the intensity distribution of a laser beam diffracted by the data pits is provided for an optical reproduction system using an optical record carrier on which data is recorded with a high recording density. The photodetector is divided orthogonally into four parts, and boost filters having identical characteristics are disposed for the output signal of one pair of diagonally located photodetector elements and for the output signal of the other pair of diagonally located photodetector elements. The detection gain of the short mark reproduction signal can thus be increased above the detection gain of the long mark reproduction signal to prevent the loss of short marks and improve the S/N ratio of the tracking error signal.

Abstract: A focusing control apparatus is provided for controlling focusing of a light beam on a recording medium. The apparatus includes a control mechanism for maintaining the focusing state of the light beam on the recording medium by moving a focus mechanism based on a comparison between an output signal indicative of the focusing state and a target value. The apparatus further includes a target value setting circuit for setting the target value at a first level when the light beam is irradiated on the land track portions of the recording medium; and for setting the target value at a second level when the light beam is irradiated on the groove track portions.

Abstract: An optical information reproduction apparatus for reproducing information from a disc having a plurality of tracks storing the information in the form of pits includes a radiation device for radiating a light beam toward the disc to form a light spot on the disc; a moving device for moving the radiation device to move the light spot in a direction crossing the plurality of tracks in a radial direction of the disc; a photodetector having a detecting plane for receiving the light beam reflected by the disc, the detecting plane being divided into four detection areas at least in a direction parallel to a tangent of the tracks and in a direction perpendicular to the tangent of the tracks, the four detection areas generating light intensity signals corresponding to the intensities of the light beam which is received; a positional offset detector for detecting a positional offset of the light spot with respect to one of the tracks based on the light intensity signals generated by the photodetector and outputting th

Abstract: In a tracking control apparatus of a recording and reproducing apparatus for an optical disk, information is recorded in groove tracks and land tracks of the optical disk and address information is recorded in an address area arranged to each of the groove tracks and the land tracks, a control signal corresponding to a positional deviation between a light beam spot and a track is derived on the basis of light reflected from the optical disk, and hence an address period in which the light beam spot traces the address area is derived. When the light beam spot traces the land track, a tracking operation is performed by a control signal which is invert in polarity to that of groove track, and when the light beam spot traces the address area, the tracking control is performed by a signal of the same polarity as that of the groove track.

Abstract: A cosmetic stick having an excellent spreading property on human skin is prepared from a water-in-oil emulsion which comprises 1 to 50 weight % of water, 1 to 10 weight % of a polyhydroxy compound selected from glycerol, mannitol, dulcitol and carbohydrates, 1 to 5 weight % of an oleic acid esters of polyhydric alcohols and the balance consisting of a cosmetic base material.