Abstract: Barrel polishing is effected while causing a mass (M) consisting of work and media (polishing material) to rotation-flow by rotating a rotary disk installed in the bottom of a polishing tank by a drive motor. A load on the drive motor for the rotary disk is preset as by a load current value, and the flow of the mass (M) in the polishing tank is controlled, thereby effecting polishing while maintaining the load on the drive motor within the preset range.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus is disclosed, that has a reading section, a transmission section, a reception section, and a search information storage section. The reading section reads data from a storage medium on which a plurality of songs of song data and song identification data that identify the plurality of songs of song data have been recorded. The transmission section transmits song identification data that have been read by the reading section to an external database. The reception section receives partial song data corresponding to the song identification information from the external database. The search information storage section stores the received partial song data.

Abstract: A battery including an outer casing, positive and negative electrodes provided in the outer casing, and an electrolyte provided therebetween. The outer casing is electrically connected to one of the positive and negative electrodes to constitute one of electrode terminals. The other is connected to the other electrode terminal which is electrically insulated from the outer casing. At least one of the positive and negative electrodes and the electrode terminal are connected to each other through a collector, which includes a plate-shaped body section and a connecting piece extended in an almost vertical direction from an end of the body section. The body section or the connecting piece is provided with a bending guide section which can be bent in such a direction that the connecting piece approaches the body section.

Abstract: A master cylinder device for a brake comprise a master cylinder body having a cylinder bore, a reserve tank provided integrally with the master cylinder body so as to have a fluid reserving portion for feeding hydraulic fluid for the brake, a fluid passing port provided in the fluid reserving portion of the reserve tank, the fluid passing port having an opening area smaller than an opening cross-sectional area of the fluid reserving portion, and a communicating passage connecting the fluid passing port to the cylinder bore, wherein the reserve tank is provided on an upper end of the master cylinder device such that a longitudinal direction of the reserve tank is substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the master cylinder body.

Abstract: The present invention enables to establish sensing environment and application environment respectively by managing the corresponding relationship between the objects and the application programs in object management servers. The application program execution system includes movable objects, detection units that detect the objects, application programs, control units that control the execution of the context-aware application program, corresponding relationship between the objects and the application programs, and notification units that notify the control units of detection information that the detection units have detected, according to the corresponding relationship. Thus, the appropriate application programs are executed. The present invention enables to establish and change the application program execution system flexibly. Development of the application programs is also flexible.

Abstract: When a user or a portable device enters work space, the user or the portable device entering the work space is detected by reading of an ID tag, and a connection interface public server for managing connection interfaces of computational resources which these user and portable device have and a coordination server for performing coupling processing are notified. The coordination server acquires the connection interfaces corresponding to the computational resources of the entering user or the portable device from the public server and couples these and thereby, it is constructed so that linkage between the computational resources shareable in the work space can be performed to make use.

Abstract: When an activity event conducted by user object in the work space is detected by the detection server according to the detection of the activity event ID tag, the activity event is saved for each object by the work space server and the individual activity history server while the activity event can be referred. When the thus saved activity event is traced referring to the other objects, the computer for displaying an overview can display the saved activity event by the display of the object.

Abstract: A master cylinder device for a brake comprise a master cylinder body having a cylinder bore, a reserve tank provided integrally with the master cylinder body so as to have a fluid reserving portion for feeding hydraulic fluid for the brake, a fluid passing port provided in the fluid reserving portion of the reserve tank, the fluid passing port having an opening area smaller than an opening cross-sectional area of the fluid reserving portion, and a communicating passage connecting the fluid passing port to the cylinder bore, wherein the reserve tank is provided on an upper end of the master cylinder device such that a longitudinal direction of the reserve tank is substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the master cylinder body.

Abstract: In a battery comprising an outer casing, positive and negative electrodes provided in the outer casing, and an electrolyte provided therebetween, the outer casing being electrically connected to one of the positive and negative electrodes to constitute one of electrode terminals, the other being connected to the other electrode terminal which is electrically insulated from the outer casing, and at least one of the positive and negative electrodes and the electrode terminal being connected to each other through a collector, the collector includes a plate-shaped body section and a connecting piece extended in an almost vertical direction from an end of the body section, and the body section or the connecting piece is provided with a bending guide section which can be bent in such a direction that the connecting piece approaches the body section.

Abstract: A hydrogen storage alloy electrode containing, as a principal active material, a powder of hydrogen storage alloy having a CaCu5 crystal structure and represented by the formula MmNixCoyMnzMw where M is at least one element selected from aluminum (Al) and copper (Cu), x is between 3.0 and 5.2, y is between 0 and 1.2, z is between 0.1 and 0.9, w is between 0.1 and 0.9, and the sum of x, y, z and w is between 4.4 and 5.4. The hydrogen storage alloy powder particles have a surface region and a bulk region enclosed within the surface region and have a higher nickel content in the surface region than in the bulk region. The hydrogen storage alloy electrode further contains an oxide and/or hydroxide of at least one rare-earth element selected from ytterbium (Yb), samarium (Sm), erbium (Er) and gadolinium (Gd).

Abstract: The present invention provides an element organization support apparatus, an element organization support method and a storage medium for facilitating the addition, deletion or modification of executive elements. This is an element organization support apparatus in which, upon receiving the input of a project to be accomplished including plural tasks from an input unit, a modeling processor searches an activity database for activity data with processible tasks as keys, selects and displays on a display unit real activity candidates, and reads out of a hard disk and displays information on past evaluation of the selected combination of real activities.

Abstract: In a fixer replenishing device employed in an automatic processor, a hardening agent is diluted with water and then mixed with a fixing agent. Since the hardening agent is not directly mixed with the fixing agent, no crystals are deposited.

Abstract: A photosensitive material detecting apparatus having a single or a plurality of optical sensor(s) disposed at a selected location on a transport path of a photosensitive material and (each) including a light emitter and a light receiver for optically detecting the photosensitive material. This apparatus includes a pulse generator provided for a drive motor associated with the transport path. The pulse generator generates a pulse signal synchronized with rotation of the drive motor. The light emitters emit pulsed light whose intervals between ON periods are controlled on the basis of the pulse signal, such that the pulsed light has short intervals when the photosensitive material is transported at high speed and long intervals when the photosensitive material is transported at low speed.

Abstract: The temperature within a drying section of a photosensitive material processing apparatus is controlled at a proper standby temperature when there is no photosensitive material within the apparatus. The standby temperature is estimated from temperature increase characteristics with reference to the operating temperature of the apparatus and/or the length of time required for photosensitve material to arrive at the drying section.

Abstract: A method of aiming adjustment for headlight of automotive vehicles, which is joined with a turning test of wheels for obtaining relationship between steering wheel angles and wheel turning angles, includes steps of: detecting step for detecting side edge of a headlight or a front combination lamp while a tested vehicle is placed on a turning test station, calculating step for calculating an aberration or inclination of a tested vehicle with respect to a headlight aiming testing line in a horizontal plane, and correcting step for correcting coordinates of the aiming test according to said aberration or inclination.

Abstract: A device for venting fumes given off by an automatic developing system which includes a developing tank, a fixing tank and a cleansing tank. The device includes a cover for airtight placement over the system and a suction case provided on the inner surface of the cover. The suction case has pores directed toward the developing tank and the fixing tank. Fumes in the system are collected, under suction, through the pores.

Abstract: A web winding apparatus, which comprises a reel including a winding shaft and flanges fixed to the winding shaft; a pair of rollers for driving the reel under frictional drive imparted thereto through the flanges; at least one of the driving rollers having collars at opposite ends through which the driving roller imparts the frictional drive to the reel; and wherein each collar is provided with a tapered portion whereby the displacement of the reel is constantly remedied to its normal state.

Abstract: Disclosed are method and device for automatically controlling the time period of photographic development for each specific combination of a photographic developer and a photosensitive material for the purpose of obtaining a substantially same or optimum photographic development result at various temperatures. Through utilization of the knowledge of a certain relation between the time period of photographic development and the temperature of the photographic developer which will produce a same photographic development result, the time period of photographic development is adjusted, for instance, by changing the speed of a conveyor carrying the photosensitive material through the photographic developer. The mentioned relationship may not be always expressed by a linear function with a desired accuracy but may be approximated with a desired accuracy by means of various mathematical functions such as polynomials and irrational functions.