Abstract: A display apparatus for a vehicle comprises a unit for projecting a display pattern provided by a display device onto a projecting face in front of a driver's seat; a unit for visually overlapping an outer landscape in front of a front glass and a virtual image of the display pattern provided by the projecting unit; a first mirror for reflecting light from the projecting unit; and a second mirror for reflecting light reflected from the first mirror on the side of the driver's seat such that the virtual image of the display pattern in front of the second mirror is visualized. The display apparatus for a vehicle may comprise another mirror unit for reflecting the light reflected from the first mirror towards the front glass, the reflected light from the second mirror being reflected by the front glass on the driver's seat side such that the virtual image of the display pattern in front of the front glass is visualized.

Abstract: In a head-up display such that display images of instruments within a dashboard can be projected upon part of a windshield of an automotive vehicle, the holographic head-up display apparatus comprises a light emitting display unit; a transmissive hologram plate; and a reflective hologram plate. Since visible display images can be seen by the driver after having been passed through the transmissive hologram plate and reflected from the reflective hologram plate, blur of the display image due to chromatic aberration can be cancelled out, thus providing clear head-up instrument images.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a digital image signal input, and image former for forming an image of predetermined elements on a recording medium by scanning a recording medium in response to the digital image signal in first and second scanning directions, and a corrector for correcting the size of the predetermined elements in different first or second modes in relation to the first and second directions. Also provided are a generator for generating a recording beam to irradiate the recording medium, and a modulator for modulating the recording beam in response to the digital image signal. The corrector corrects the intensity of the recording beam and the irradiation duration thereof. A converter converts characteristics of the digital image signal and outputs the converted digital image signal. The converter includes a plurality of tables employed to perform the conversion.

Abstract: To increase the stability and sensitivity of a vibrational angular velocity sensor, the vibrator is airtightly housed within a glass vacuum casing whose inside surface is coated with a metallic film. Further, conductive lead pins electrically connected between vibrator signal terminals and a printed circuit board for a signal processing circuit and fixing pins mechanically fixed to the printed circuit board are arranged with a constant length outside the casing in parallel to each other. Further, two vibrator support pins are fixed to the glass casing by glass material. To obtain a high vacuum within the glass casing, a subcasing including a getter is connected to the casing through a connecting tube cut off or sealed after evacuation.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising a pixel data output for releasing pixel data, synthesis means for synthesizing a plurality of pixel data released from the pixel data output, a pattern signal generator for generating a pattern signal of a predetermined period, and means for forming a pulse-width modulated signal by utilizing the synthesized pixel data released from the synthesis means and the pattern signal.

Abstract: In an on-vehicle head up display device employing a catopric system for a windshield glass of an automobile to project a display image onto an inner surface of the windshield glass, an optical system for letting a virtual image of the display image of a display means enter the windshield glass is adapted to make an angle formed by light beams of the virtual image entering the windshield glass less than a monocular resolving power. Further, an optical means for correcting parallax of the light beams of the virtual image is provided between the optical system and the windshield glass. Thus, a double image formation and binocular parallax may be eliminated.

Abstract: A method for producing high strength, high modulus carbon fibers having a modulus of elasticity of 75 tonf/mm.sup.2 or more and a tensile strength of 250 kgf/mm.sup.2 or more is provided. This method comprises graphitizing mesophase-pitch-based carbon fibers at a temperature of 2600.degree. C. or more for several seconds or for several minutes while stretching said fibers with a stretching ratio which satisifies specified relations.

Abstract: A beam recorder comprises image signal input means, a modulator for modulating a recording beam in accordance with the input image signal, and a discriminator for discriminating a characteristic of the input image signal. The modulator controls a driving current for emitting the beam so that the beam intensity is varied in accordance with the discrimination result.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus, an image signal generator includes a ROM and a D/A converter. The ROM consists of gain conversion tables. A PWM signal generator includes a frequency divider, a flip-flop, an integrator, a voltage divider, and a comparator. The frequency divider is synchronized with the ROM in response to a sync selection signal. An output from the frequency divider is further frequency-divided by the flip-flop and then converted into a triangular wave signal by the integrator. The bias component of the triangular wave signal is adjusted by the voltage divider. The resultant signal supplied to one input terminal of the comparator is compared thereby with an output from the D/A converter, thereby obtaining a PWM signal. The peak and bottom values of the triangular wave signal are always matched with the maximum and minimum values of the output from the D/A converter.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided by which an image signal is compared with periodic pattern signals to obtain a pulse width modulated image signal. The apparatus comprises picture element generating means for generating picture element signals; discrimination means for discriminating the relation between an attention image picture signal generated from the image signal generating means and the surrounding picture element signals; pattern signal generating means for generating a pattern signal having the waveform a different phase corresponding to the results of discrimination from the discrimination means; and means for generating pulse width-modulated signals based on the picture element signal and pattern signals generated from the pattern signal generating means. The apparatus enables improvement in the reproducibility of fine lines while maintaining the half tone and detection of low-contrast areas thereby improving the image quality.

Abstract: A foldable baby carriage also having a handle bar shiftable from a forward to a reverse position. Within a lower portion on each side of the handle bar is located a slider casing containing two sliders. Each slider holds a bar projecting through the casing of the handle bar to engage either a locking mechanism for the handle bar or a locking mechanism for folding the carriage. The sliders are connected by cable threaded through the interior of the handle bars to two pivoting operation levers at the top of the handle bar. The top of the handle bar is composed of two hard resin parts joined together and supporting the operation levers.

Abstract: A reclining mechanism for controlling the inclination angle of a back rest in a baby carriage includes a horizontal cross bar connected to two vertical frame bars to form a U-shape. On the back of the backrest, a rack having several horizontal grooves can selectively engage the cross bar. A vertically movable releasing plate has inclined surfaces so that the cross bar can be raised out of the grooves against the biasing force of a pressure plate. The cross bar is connected to a head protection plate which rotates and closes off the top of the back rest when the back rest is reclined by sliding the cross bar down the rack.

Abstract: An image data coding apparatus adopting the method of this invention includes a divider section for dividing an image having gray levels into a plurality of blocks, each consisting of a plurality of pixels; a pre-processing section for detecting the density and the presence/absence of an edge in an image of each divided block; and a vector quantizing section for encoding an image of each block in accordance with the detected density and the presence/absence of the edge in the image of the block. The pre-processing section detects a standard deviation of density levels of the pixels included in each block. The vector quantizing section divides the density levels of the pixels included in each block into a plurality of level sections so as to obtain a code indicating the level section in which the density level of each pixel is included. In the vector quantizing section, the obtained code is again encoded by means of vector quantization.

Abstract: In an on-vehicle head up display device employing a catoptric system for a windshield glass of an automobile to project a display image onto an inner surface of the windshield glass, an optical system for letting a virtual image of the display image of a display means enter the windshield glass is adapted to make an angle formed by light beams of the virtual image entering the windshield glass less than a monocular resolving power. Further, an optical means for correcting parallax of the light beams of the virtual image is provided between the optical system and the windshield glass. Thus, a double image formation and binocular parallax may be eliminated.

Abstract: A wheel caster for a baby carriage in which a caster body is rotatable about a holder attached to a leg of the carriage. A stopper pivots in the caster body and is engagable with a vertical groove in the holder to prevent further rotation. The stopper has bosses which fit into vertical grooves in opposed arms of the caster body. Interiorly facing partial collars are formed in the arms beneath the grooves. Tabs on the stopper are engaged beneath the collars so that the stopper can not be removed but can nonetheless be easily assembled.

Abstract: An image reading sensor utilizes a linear CCD array, in which odd cells and even cells respectively provide two series of signals. These two series are processed separately and brought to a mutually equal level, so that they constitute a uniform image signal when synthesized together, with reduced deterioration in image quality.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes; an image data inputting unit; a unit, including a reference conversion characteristic for use in changing the characteristic of the image data, for producing conversion data for the image data based on the reference characteristic and predetermined correction parameters; and a unit for outputting a pulse-width modulated signal using the conversion data and a pattern signal having a predetermined period; wherein the predetermined parameters are associated with the pattern signal.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus has more than one CCD for reading an image, the CCDs or other sensors partly overlapping to form an overlapped reading region. A mark such as a thin black line is used for discriminating the overlapped reading region, a liquid crystal device is provided for displaying the determined overlapped reading region, and a joint correction circuit is provided for correcting image data. Overlap or drop of image data is prevented.

Abstract: A foldable baby stroller wherein the angle of inclination of a push-handle can be selectively changed. A first rotatable hook plate is provided on a push-handle rod and is engageable and disengageable with a first lock pin, a second rotatable hook plate is provided on the push-handle rod and is engageable and disengageable with a second lock pin. A first operation lever is connected by a first wire to the first hook plate to rotate the plate and selectively engage and disengage the first lock pin. A second operation lever is connected by a second wire to the second hook plate to rotate the plate and selectively engage and disengage the second lock pin.