Abstract: An operating support system includes a control unit having: accepting the specifications required for a new case; searching a second database based on the accepted specifications; obtaining past cases similar to the extent that the specifications meet predetermined standards; extracting a record of the obtained case from a first database; determining the coefficient by which the presence/absence value is multiplied as the side effect degree for the extracted record; calculating the optimized side effect degree for each task of the obtained record, by calculating the sum of values obtained by multiplying the presence/absence value by the side effect degree for the tasks, and by calculating the difference between the calculated sum and the evaluation value; and comparing the magnitude relationship between the calculated side effect degree and a predetermined threshold to output the task corresponding to the side effect degree, as the task that is omittable in the new case.

Abstract: An engine valve forging system includes a molding forging die having a circular hole stem molding portion continued to a tip end of a head type molding portion, to mold an engine valve by extrusion-forging a material from the head type molding portion to the stem molding portion by an upper die, and a stem guide forging die which is coaxially disposed to communicate with a tip end of the stem molding portion, and has a guide portion for a stem portion of an engine valve extruded from the stem molding portion, and a plurality of stem curve restraining portions having a shape gradually tapering toward a central shaft line from a rear end portion to a tip end portion are formed continuously along the central shaft line of the guide portion in the guide portion, to be capable of manufacturing high-precision engine valves with less stem curve.

Abstract: A magnetic-recording head with a first thermal fly-height control (TFC) element and an embedded contact sensor element (ECSE) configurable as a second TFC element. The magnetic-recording head includes a write element, a read element, a first heater element, and an ECSE. The write element is configured for writing data to a magnetic-recording disk. The read element is configured for reading data from the magnetic-recording disk. The first heater element is configured as a first TFC element to coarsely adjust a fly-height of the magnetic-recording head with respect to the magnetic recording disk. The ECSE is configured to detect a contact with the magnetic-recording disk, and to function as a second heater element that is configured as a second TFC element to finely adjust the fly-height. The first heater element is configured with a first stroke-length larger than a second stroke-length of the second heater element for adjusting the fly-height.

Abstract: A vehicle body cover formed by a front cowling covering, from a front direction, a front-head part of a vehicle body, meter panels, and a front panel, which are mutually coupled, covers the front part of the vehicle body. A windscreen capable of being vertically moved by a varying mechanism is disposed at a position above the front cowling. A traveling air taken in at a front part of the vehicle body cover via an air introduction part is exhausted from air-exhaust parts at proper places on the meter panel or the front panel, and an overlap area between the windscreen and the air introduction part in front elevational view of the vehicle changes in accordance with an aspect of the windscreen.

Abstract: A HDD including a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, an embedded contact sensor embedded in the magnetic head and configured to detect a contact between the magnetic disk and the magnetic head, and TFC embedded in the magnetic head and configured to facilitate in detecting the contact between the magnetic disk and said magnetic head.

Abstract: A defect inspecting method is provided which comprises a pre-scan defect inspecting process including a pre-scan irradiating step for casting irradiation light onto the surface of a sample, a pre-scan detecting step for detecting the scattered lights, and a pre-scan defect information collecting step for obtaining information on preselected defects present on the sample surface on the basis of the scattered lights; a near-field defect inspecting process including a near-field irradiating step in which the distance between the sample surface and a near-field head is adjusted so that the sample surface is irradiated, a near-field detecting step for detecting near-field light response, and a near-field defect information collecting step for obtaining information on the preselected defects on the basis of the near-field light response; and a merging process for inspecting defects present on the sample surface by merging the pieces of information on the preselected defects.

Abstract: A centrifuge including a temperature sensor measuring ambient temperature is provided. Centrifugation operation is available or not is determined in accordance with a type of a rotor, the ambient temperature, or operation conditions set by a user. When it is inoperable, a display device displays that it is inoperable so as to invite the user to select necessity of modification of the operation conditions. Upon the display, modified operation conditions which are candidates of operable operation conditions are displayed to let the user select a candidate. To operate under the selected setting operation conditions, the display device displays that the operation is working under modified conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a design support system capable of fully keeping tabs on the components that can be affected by the design change of a given component. The system includes a component name database; a relevant information database that at least includes, in relation to each failure event, the name of tier-one component having failed and the name of tier-two component possibly affecting the failure of the tier-one component; a component network generation unit that, based on the data stored in the component name database and the relevant information database, generates data of a component network covering names of components as well as relevance between components; a component network database storing the component network data; and a component network diagram display control unit that reads data from the component network database and causes a screen display unit of a computer to display a component network diagram based on the read data.

Abstract: A centrifugal separator includes: a rotor configured to hold a sample to be separated; a driving device configured to rotate the rotor and including a driving shaft; a chamber configured to contain the rotor and including a through hole through which the driving shaft is passed; a seal member configured to fitted over the through hole of the chamber and the driving shaft; a drain hole configured to discharge liquid in the chamber to an exterior; and an undulated part configured to guide a flow of the liquid and is provided on an upper surface of the seal member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a cell array, an even line, an odd line, and sense amplifiers. The cell array includes memory cells holding data. The even line connects to the memory cells. The odd line connects to the memory cells. The memory cells connect to an odd column or the even column. Each the sense amplifiers selectively connect to the odd line or the even line. Each the sense amplifiers includes a latch circuit, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The latch circuit includes a first node and a second node, and holds the data supplied to the first node. The first transistor supplies read data to the latch circuit. The second transistor transfers the data held by the latch circuit to the wiring. The third transistor transfers the data held by the latch circuit to the wiring.

Abstract: A slider comprising a contact sensor element configured to respond to a change in resistance due to a change in temperature, and a shield structure. The shield structure comprises a lower thermal conductivity than the contact sensor element and a greater hardness than the contact sensor element.

Abstract: A defect inspecting method is provided which comprises a pre-scan defect inspecting process including a pre-scan irradiating step for casting irradiation light onto the surface of a sample, a pre-scan detecting step for detecting the scattered lights, and a pre-scan defect information collecting step for obtaining information on preselected defects present on the sample surface on the basis of the scattered lights; a near-field defect inspecting process including a near-field irradiating step in which the distance between the sample surface and a near-field head is adjusted so that the sample surface is irradiated, a near-field detecting step for detecting near-field light response, and a near-field defect information collecting step for obtaining information on the preselected defects on the basis of the near-field light response; and a merging process for inspecting defects present on the sample surface by merging the pieces of information on the preselected defects.

Abstract: A magnetic disk drive includes a magnetic recording medium and a magnetic head slider adapted to fly over a surface of a magnetic recording medium and read or write information. The magnetic head slider includes a slider air bearing surface and a magnetic transducer. The slider air bearing surface includes a front pad having front rail surfaces and front step bearing surfaces, a rear pad having a rear rail surface and a rear step bearing surface, and a negative-pressure groove interposed between the front pad and the rear pad. A vibration suppressing groove is formed in the rear rail surface so as to be deeper than the rear rail surface and to be closed at its periphery. The vibration suppressing groove quickly damps out translational and pitching vibrations in the flying height direction of the magnetic head slider while stabilizing its flying.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a slider that may suppress contamination from being attached to the flying surface of the slider without influence on reduction of the flying height of the slider. Ions exerting an effect of decreasing surface energy are implanted in the whole surface of a flying surface of a magnetic head slider except for a front rail surface and a center rail surface. According to this, contamination is prevented from being attached to a front step bearing surface, a side step bearing surface, a center step bearing surface and a negative pressure groove where contamination is particularly liable to be attached in the flying surface of the magnetic head slider, so as to suppress destabilization in flying of the slider.

Abstract: A water hammerless valve includes a pneumatically-operated valve having a valve disc for opening and closing a fluid channel by moving upward and downward through a pneumatic actuator operation, and a limiting mechanism for interfering with upward movement of the valve disc when the water hammer occurs. The limiting mechanism includes a stepping motor including a rotation shaft fixed on the upper actuator; a vertical movement component connected to the rotation shaft for moving upward and downward via rotation of the rotation shaft; a lower detecting component for detecting the fact that the vertical movement component contacts the upper end of a stem when the lower detecting component moves downward; and a control device for rotating the stepping motor, for controlling the air supply, and for transmitting a stop signal to the stepping motor when the lower end of the lower detecting component detects the fact.

Abstract: A slider comprising a contact sensor element configured to respond to a change in resistance due to a change in temperature, and a shield structure. The shield structure comprises a lower thermal conductivity than the contact sensor element and a greater hardness than the contact sensor element.

Abstract: A HDD including a magnetic disk, a magnetic head, an embedded contact sensor embedded in the magnetic head and configured to detect a contact between the magnetic disk and the magnetic head, and TFC embedded in the magnetic head and configured to facilitate in detecting the contact between the magnetic disk and said magnetic head.

Abstract: A magnetic-recording head with a first thermal fly-height control (TFC) element and an embedded contact sensor element (ECSE) configurable as a second TFC element. The magnetic-recording head includes a write element, a read element, a first heater element, and an ECSE. The write element is configured for writing data to a magnetic-recording disk. The read element is configured for reading data from the magnetic-recording disk. The first heater element is configured as a first TFC element to coarsely adjust a fly-height of the magnetic-recording head with respect to the magnetic recording disk. The ECSE is configured to detect a contact with the magnetic-recording disk, and to function as a second heater element that is configured as a second TFC element to finely adjust the fly-height. The first heater element is configured with a first stroke-length larger than a second stroke-length of the second heater element for adjusting the fly-height.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a cell array, an even line, an odd line, and sense amplifiers. The cell array includes memory cells holding data. The even line connects to the memory cells. The odd line connects to the memory cells. The memory cells connect to an odd column or the even column. Each the sense amplifiers selectively connect to the odd line or the even line. Each the sense amplifiers includes a latch circuit, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a third transistor. The latch circuit includes a first node and a second node, and holds the data supplied to the first node. The first transistor supplies read data to the latch circuit. The second transistor transfers the data held by the latch circuit to the wiring. The third transistor transfers the data held by the latch circuit to the wiring.