Abstract: A roof structure 2 is divided into three roof constituent parts, i.e., a front portion 2F, a center portion 2C and a rear portion 2R, and they are formed by casting and connected to each other and sub-assembled into the roof structure 2. Each of left and right body side structures 3 are divided into three roof constituent parts, i.e., a front portion 3F, a center portion 3C and a rear portion 3R, and they are formed by casting and connected to each other and sub-assembled into the body side structure 3. The roof structure 2 and the left and right body side structures 3 are assembled and connected to each other on a main line, thereby constituting an upper body 1.

Abstract: A sealing structure for sealing around a glass lid of a sun roof of a motor vehicle has a frame member composed of synthetic resin, which is attached to a periphery of the glass lid, and a weather strip which is attached to an outer periphery of the frame member An upper surface of the frame member is positioned lower than an upper surface of the glass lid, and a seal wall of the weather strip extends to cover the upper surface of the frame member. And preferably, an end of an extended seal wall of the seal wall abuts a peripheral end surface of the glass lid such that an upper surface of the extended seal wall is flush with the upper surface of the glass lid.

Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a transparent roof section and at least one ventilator which borders the roof section for clearance of a ventilator opening, a front and/or rear transverse body member of the vehicle roof which borders the transparent roof section containing the at least one ventilator . The transparent roof section is a cover which is attached to the transverse roof members and is preferably a glass cover.

Abstract: A motor vehicle roof with a roof opening in the fixed roof skin and with two successive adjustable covers for closing and partially clearing the roof opening. At least one of the covers is displaceable in the lengthwise direction of the motor vehicle into an open position and is swingable out of its closed position into a ventilator position by selectively lowering a front around the respective rear edge. The rear cover may be pushed out of its tilted ventilator position to under the closed front cover into an open position by being moved forward in its tilted position over most of its path of motion and then being lowered at its rear edge on the last section of the path of motion to essentially move completely under the front cover. Alternatively, the front cover can be moved rearward in its ventilator position to a point substantially overlying the rear cover in its ventilator position.

Abstract: A lightweight, inexpensive folding chair may have a seat with an interference fit support bracket maybe provided. The seat may have a lightweight seat member constructed of a lightweight material, such as a blow-molded plastic, that is generally supported by two such support brackets. The support brackets may be affixed to the lightweight seat member by sliding the lightweight seat member into interference engagement with the support brackets. Thus, the lightweight seat member is supported against bending when the chair is in use, in a way that does not concentrate stresses in the lightweight seat member to cause deformation and failure. The support brackets may have an enclosing shape so that the lightweight seat member is unable to move laterally or transversely out of engagement with the support brackets. The support brackets may thus have lips extending into the lightweight seat member to provide the enclosing shape.

Abstract: A reclinable passenger seat having a seat frame mounting a seat bottom, a seat back extending upwardly from the seat bottom, and a seat bottom/seat back articulation assembly for simultaneously varying the adjustment of the seat bottom and seat back relative to each other. A translation linkage is provided for mounting the seat bottom and seat back for translating movement of the seat bottom relative to the seat back as the seat back is reclined from an upright position and raised to an upright position. The translation linkage extends the effective length of the seat bottom relative to the seat back to provide additional support to the buttocks and legs of the seated passenger.

Abstract: A shoulder strap repositioner or “adjuster” for use in combination with a vehicle seat belt assembly having a lap belt and a diagonally-extending shoulder strap. Attached to a body central portion are left and right side wings each having a downwardly extending upper finger and an upwardly extending lower finger, with a gap between their distal ends. The fingers, in cooperation with the central portion, together define slots accessed via the gaps.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel cover (10) having a design (36) which replicates the intrinsic design (20) of a vehicle wheel (12), and which includes a central aperture (38) which encompasses a set of lug nuts located on the vehicle wheel (12). The wheel cover (10) also includes a plurality of spaced wheel cover fasteners (44). When the wheel cover (10) is pressed against the vehicle wheel (12) the wheel cover fasteners (44) clip onto a peripheral edge (14) on the vehicle wheel (12) to securely hold the wheel cover (10) to the vehicle wheel (12). When the wheel cover (10) is attached, the vehicle wheel simulates the appearance of a solid, chrome plated vehicle wheel.

Abstract: A multi-part vehicle wheel includes a rim spider and a rim which are mutually connected by screwing devices. For connection by way of the screwing devices, the rim spider has ring surfaces which are placed flush on the rim. So that precise positioning of the metal foam core can take place, this metal foam core has core marks or needle cushions. For sealing off the hollow space of the spoke of the rim spider, which is filled with metal foam, a sealing strip or a sealing ring is arranged between the rim and the rim spider and is held in a clamped-in manner when the wheel parts are connected.

Abstract: A pre-engagement for a braking pressure modulator for a pressure regulating circuit of an electronic braking system of a vehicle includes a first pneumatic inlet through which a supply pressure is supplied to the pre-engagement unit, a second pneumatic inlet through which a redundancy pressure is supplied to the pre-engagement unit, a first pneumatic output terminal through which the pre-engagement unit is connected to an air quantity augmenting relay valve, and a second pneumatic output terminal through which the pre-engagement unit is connected to a pressure sink. The pre-engagement unit also includes an electrically actuated valve system having a plurality of solenoid valves, including a plurality of interconnected pneumatic terminals, and a plurality of electrical terminals which are connected to output terminals of an electronic control unit. An electric braking command signal transmitter delivers a driver initiated electric brake value setting to an input of the electronic control unit.

Abstract: An electrically operated braking system of a motor vehicle, including a brake having a friction member movable to be forced onto a rotor rotating with a vehicle wheel, and an electric motor operated by an electric power supplied from an electric power source to generate a drive force for forcing the friction member onto the rotor and thereby braking the wheel, a controller which determines an amount of the electric power to be supplied to the motor, depending upon an operating amount of the brake operating member, and a relationship estimating and utilizing device for obtaining an actual value of the electric power supplied to the motor during an operation of the brake while the vehicle is running, and an actual value of a braking torque applied from the brake to the wheel during the brake operation, for estimating a relationship between the electric power to be supplied to the motor and the braking torque to be applied to the wheel, on the basis of the actual values obtained, and for utilizing the estimated

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a plurality of units. Each of the units includes a power supply pad, a function circuit, and a power supply control circuit. The plurality of units each have a first state in which the function circuit is in an operating state by the power supply pad being at a prescribed operating potential and a second state in which the function circuit is in a non-operating state by the power supply pad being at a prescribed non-operating potential. The power supply control circuit includes a switching circuit for connecting the power supply pad to the prescribed non-operating potential. The power supply control circuit in each of the plurality of units closes the switching circuit when at least one of the other units is in the first state and opens the switching circuit otherwise.

Abstract: In an electronic apparatus including an electronic circuit device, a board and a control circuit device for controlling the electronic circuit device, a socket for mounting the electronic circuit device is mounted on the board. The socket incorporates a switch for electrically connecting the control circuit device to a reference voltage line when the electronic circuit device is not mounted in the socket and electrically connecting the control circuit device to the electronic circuit device when the electronic circuit device is mounted in the socket.

Abstract: A bypass switch (155) for use in an electronic device (125) includes a substrate (205) on which first, second, and third terminals (215, 220, 235) are mounted and an electrically conductive primary element (250), having first and second opposing ends, mounted to a bottom surface of the substrate (205) and electrically coupled to the first terminal (215) at its first end and to the second terminal (220) at its second end. The switch (155) also includes an electrically conductive bypass element (255), having first and second opposing ends, mounted to the bottom surface of the substrate (205) and electrically coupled to the third terminal (235) at its first end and vertically aligned, at its second end, with the second end of the primary element (250). A switch actuator (225) is mechanically coupled to the bypass element (255), extends through the substrate (205), and has an actuating surface (290) accessible at a top surface, opposite the bottom surface, of the substrate (205).

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, linear stepper motor, comprising; an annular stator structure; an axially extending, cylindrical, permanent magnet shaft extending coaxially through said annular stator structure; and the axially extending, cylindrical, permanent magnet shaft having a smooth external surface along a portion thereof with axially alternating N and S poles defined circumferentially in an outer periphery of the portion of the axially extending, cylindrical, permanent magnet shaft. The present invention also provides a method of magnetizing the shaft of such a motor and a fixture and method of manufacturing the fixture therefor.

Abstract: A resin molded brushless direct current motor includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The rotor assembly includes a rotor, which has a plurality of permanent magnets for creating a magnetic field, and a rotating shaft. The stator assembly includes a plurality of multi-phase coils, which create an electric field for generating a torque in cooperation with the magnetic field created by the magnets of the rotor. The motor further includes an injection molded housing and a control board disposed on an outer portion of the housing. The control board has a drive circuit for detecting a position of the rotor and sequentially applying conducting signals to the multi-phase coils of the stator assembly. Connection pins, which are connected to multi-phase coils of the stator assembly, project from one end of the housing and mate with connectors formed on the control board.

Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor cooling system and method in which the rotor end cap includes an axially extending bore with a plurality of radially extending holes aligned with holes in the sleeve around the permanent magnet to provide cooling air flow to the air gap between the permanent magnet sleeve and the stator. A second smaller diameter extended bore, with a second plurality of radially extending holes, offset from the first plurality of holes, may also be provided.

Abstract: A number of embodiments of rotating electrical machines such as a DC brushless motor that are mounted in a housing arrangement that provides not only a bearing for the rotor but also a cavity in which a major portion of an associated machine having a rotating shaft associated with the DC machine is positioned. Thus, a more universal type of construction is possible that permits greater latitude in the associated equipment. Various arrangements for bearing support of the rotor and housing constructions are disclosed.

Abstract: The motor construction unit is provided for a submersible pump unit and comprises an electric motor with a frequency converter connected in series which are arranged in a common housing casing round in cross section. The frequency converter is as an insert arranged axially flush to the motor and consists essentially of three components, specifically of a common semiconductor element containing the power part, of a component containing the input and intermediate circuit and a component containing the 3 control and regulation electronics. The component containing the power electronics is via a heat distributor connected to the housing casing. The heat distributor is in its outer contour adapted to the inner contour of the housing casing and is pressed into this for heat conduction over the whole periphery.

Abstract: An apparatus for stabilizing the spin axis of a rotating system, the rotating system having a rotor and motor means to cause rotation of the rotor about the spin axis and a magnet, windings, a source of drive current and an actuator combined with the motor means and forming a source of actuator current energizing the windings to generate a radial force which stabilizes the position of the spin axis and dampens other than rotational movements of the rotor.

Abstract: The invention provides a stator for a three-phase induction motor including a core having a plurality of slots that receives wire. The stator further includes a first phase winding wound on the stator having first and second wires electrically connected in parallel. The first wire forms a first group of coils having a first pattern and the second wire forms a second group of coils having a second pattern different than the first pattern. The invention further provides a winding method for the stator.

Abstract: A slip-ring configuration for electric motors and generators is provided, in which brushes made of carbon materials and slip rings of a slip-ring body are electrically conductively connected to each other. The slip rings include metallic rings of standard construction as a slip-ring base and an electrically conductive sliding layer made of a graphite material. The sliding layer has a thickness which amounts to a maximum of 11% of a radius of the slip ring and is electrically conductively fastened to the periphery of the metallic slip-ring base by gluing. A method for retooling slip-ring bodies having metallic slip rings includes machining the metallic slip rings and gluing on a sliding layer.

Abstract: A rotor for an electric rotary machine having signal generating inductor magnetic poles provided on a periphery thereof comprising a cup-like rotor yoke having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall and an inductor forming member mounted on the peripheral wall of the cup-like yoke and including a ring-like portion fitted onto the peripheral wall of the rotor yoke and having the inductor magnetic poles formed thereon and securely mounted on the rotor yoke by forcing protrusions formed on the peripheral wall of the rotor yoke against the both axial ends of the ring-like portion.

Abstract: Several MEMS-based methods and architectures which utilize vibrating micromechanical resonators in circuits to implement filtering, mixing, frequency reference and amplifying functions are provided. A method and subsystem are provided for processing RF signals utilizing a plurality of vibrating micromechanical devices typically in the form of an IF mixer-filter and an RF channel selector or an image-reject RF filter. One of the primary benefits of the use of such architectures is a savings in power consumption by trading power for high selectivity (i.e., high Q). Also, such methods and circuits can eliminate the need for a low noise amplifier in a receiver or transceiver subsystem. Consequently, the present invention relies on the use of a large number of micromechanical links in SSI networks to implement signal processing functions with basically zero DC power consumption.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave element constituted by forming a comb electrode and a terminal electrode on a piezoelectric element and a base substrate including an element connection terminal and an external connection terminal are opposed to each other, the terminal electrode and the element connection terminal are connected to each other, and the peripheries of the base substrate and the surface acoustic wave element are sealed with a sealing member and bonded to each other.

Abstract: Several MEMS-based architectures which utilize vibrating micromechanical resonators in circuits to implement filtering, mixing, frequency reference and amplifying functions are provided. A method and apparatus are provided for upconverting and filtering an information signal utilizing a vibrating micromechanical device based on an AC signal having a desired frequency. One of the primary benefits of the use of such architectures is a savings in power consumption by trading power for high selectivity (i.e., high Q). Consequently, the present invention relies on the use of a large number of micromechanical links in SSI networks to implement signal processing functions with basically zero DC power consumption.

Abstract: The present invention involves an inexpensive piezoelectric oscillator that offers excellent aging characteristics. The piezoelectric oscillator comprises a piezoelectric vibrator, a load capacitor, and a limiter circuit, wherein an excitation signal from the piezoelectric vibrator is supplied to the limiter circuit, and in which the limiter circuit controls the inter-terminal impedance based on variations in the excitation signal. The present invention thus provides an inexpensive crystal oscillator with excellent aging characteristics.

Abstract: A piezoelectric resonator arrangement comprises a mount having at least two mounting elements on a base structure and at least one laminar piezoelectric resonator that is clamped between the mounting elements, of which at least one impinges on the resonator with a force. In order to obtain the oscillation and resonance characteristics in a manner as free as possible of influence from the mounting or, respectively, contacting, and over a large temperature range in order also to minimize the temperature-caused hysteresis of the resonance characteristics, the mounting elements abut immediately and directly on the resonator and fix this resonator in the arrangement without the use of adhesive, and the points of contact of the mounting elements with the resonator are located essentially in one plane that lies essentially parallel to the plane of the resonator, and, in addition, the mounting and contacting forces exerted by the mounting elements lie essentially parallel to the plane of the resonator.

Abstract: A sonic emitter, horn array with enhanced emitter-to-air acoustic coupling, with particular application to ultrasonic frequencies. The emitter comprises a plate support member having opposing first and second faces separated by an intermediate plate body. The plate body includes a plurality of conduits configured as an array of acoustic horns, with a small throat opening at the first face and an intermediate horn section which diverges to a broad mouth opening at the second face. An emitter membrane is positioned in direct contact with the first face and extends across the small throat openings. The emitter membrane is biased for (i) applying tension to the membrane extending across the throat openings and (ii) displacing the membrane into a non-planar configuration.

Abstract: In a multilayer piezoelectric actuator device having a plurality of piezoelectric elements (1a) and a plurality of internal electrodes (1b) stacked in a stacking direction to form a multilayer structure (1) so that each of the internal electrodes is placed between adjacent ones of the internal electrodes. A pair of external electrodes (2) are disposed on a side surface of the multilayer structure and connected to adjacent ones of the internal electrodes, respectively. A pair of conductive members (3) are connected to the external electrodes, respectively. Each of the conductive member is spaced from and faced to the side surface of the multilayer structure.

Abstract: A heat insulation box body includes inner and outer boxes forming a shell of the heat insulation box body and triangular structural materials inserted in the shell held by close-contact by means of a vacuum. Further, at the time of disassembling the heat insulation box body after scrapping, a shell surface is cut and air is introduced into the inside of the shell to return the state of the shell to an atmospheric pressure state and then respective members are separated from each other.

Abstract: A display panel module comprises: a substrate; a circuit board; electrode terminals aligned in a first direction over a surface of the substrate, each of the electrode terminals extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; lead terminals aligned in the first direction over a confronting surface of the circuit board to the substrate; at least an anisotropically conductive film sandwiched between the electrode terminals and the lead terminals; and a plurality of first electrically insulating walls provided on the substrate and positioned in at least selected plural ones of gaps between selected ones of the electrode terminals, and the selected ones of the electrode terminals being positioned on opposite side regions of the module, and the opposite side regions are distanced in the first direction and separated by a center region, wherein the first electrically insulating walls have a first height, which is higher than a first total height of the electrode terminals and the anisotropical

Abstract: Incorporating the use of a permanent magnet within a GCIB apparatus to separate undesirable monomer ions from a gas cluster ion beam to facilitate improved processing of workpieces. In an alternate embodiment, the effect of the permanent magnet may be controlled by the use of an electrical coil. The above system eliminates problems related to power consumption and heat generation.

Abstract: In a color cathode ray tube in which a shadow mask and an inner magnetic shield are supported by a mask frame and an electron shield is provided in the mask frame, at least a part of the electron shield is made to have a smaller anhysteretic magnetic permeability than the shadow mask, the mask frame and the inner magnetic shield when an applied magnetic field is 800 A/m (10 Oe). Since the magnetic resistance of the electron shield increases, it is possible to reduce a leakage magnetic field from a tube-axis-side edge of the electron shield. Thus, a color cathode ray tube that reduces mis-landing due to a terrestrial magnetism and has no color displacement can be provided.

Abstract: A tension mask frame assembly for a color cathode-ray tube, the assembly including a tension mask and a frame, is provided. The tension mask has a plurality of strips isolated from each other at predetermined intervals on a thin plate to form slots, and tie bars for partitioning slots at a predetermined pitch interval by connecting adjacent strips to each other. The frame has a pair of support members for supporting the longer sides of the tension mask, a pair of elastic members, the ends of which are connected to both ends of each of the support members so that the support members are isolated from each other a predetermined distance, and a reinforcing member having both ends coupled to both ends of the exterior side surface of each of the support members and its center portion contacting with the exterior side surface of each of the support members, the reinforcing member for elastically restoring the support members in a direction where a tensile force is applied to the strips.

Abstract: The color display tube (1) has a display window (3) and a curved shadow mask (13). The inner surface (15) of the display window (3) may be substantially flat or it may be curved with a curvature smaller than the curvature of the shadow mask (13). The distance Qp from the shadow mask (13) to the screen (6) at the inner surface (15) of the display window (3) of the color display tube (1) according to the invention is larger by a positive integer, not being a multiple of three, for all positions p on the screen (6) than this distance Q0p in prior art tubes.

Abstract: In a color cathode ray tube, an electron gun assembly is received in a neck and includes three cathode electrodes, which are heated by heaters, respectively, and a plurality of electrodes. A sealing portion is welded to a stem section of the neck, and stem pins holding the electron gun are buried in the sealing portion. A wire is connected at one end to the stem pin and also connected at the other end to the electrode corresponding to the stem pin so as to electrically connect the electrode to the stem pin. The wire is provided with a folded portion. Even if the wire is thermally expanded, the thermal expansion is absorbed by the folded portion so as to suppress the fluctuation of the cathode current flowing into the electrode.

Abstract: A plasma picture screen provided with a luminescent layer which comprises a blue Eu2+-activated phosphor and a UV-C light emitting phosphor. The mixing of an UV-C light emitting phosphor with an Eu2+-activated phosphor or coating of an Eu2+-activated phosphor with a UV-C light emitting phosphor or coating of a base layer of an Eu2+-activated phosphor with a covering layer of a UV-C light emitting phosphor clearly reduces the photodegradation of the Eu2+-activated phosphors in the VUV range.

Abstract: A portable battery powered high intensity lighting system that produces solar quality illumination at four to six times the efficiency of comparable incandescent lighting systems includes a light head and a power source. The light head contains an HID (high intensity discharge) arc lamp. A sealed enclosure containing a ballast is attached immediately adjacent to the lamp assembly. The ballast enclosure is preferably potted with a thermally conductive epoxy.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode containing a first electrode, a second electrode, at least one organic light emitting layer, and an output coupler which reduces a Fresnel loss is provided. The index of refraction of the output coupler is matched to that of the adjacent layer of the device. The output coupler may be a dimpled transparent material or a composite layer containing light scattering particles to also reduce a critical angle loss.

Abstract: A light emitting device comprising a substrate, a transparent electrode formed on said substrate, a layer of light emitting material provided over the transparent electrode and having at least one corrugated surface, and a further electrode formed over the light emitting material. In a preferred arrangement there is provided a light emitting device comprising a substrate having a corrugated surface, a transparent electrode formed on said corrugated surface, a layer of light emitting material provided over the transparent electrode and a farther electrode formed over the light emitting material.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a dielectric barrier discharge lamp capable of recovering reduced radiation efficiency by easily, quickly cleaning dust or discoloring of a discharge tube or replacing any defective discharge tube. For this end, an internal electrode 22 in a form of electrically conductive rod is inserted into a center hole of a dual discharge tube 20 having discharge gas filled in an internal space 21. Holders 40a and 40b are removably mounted on both ends of the internal electrode 22 using mounting screws 41. A protection tube 30 is mounted onto the holders 40 by way of sealing members 31, pressure blocks 32 and pressure rings 33 in such a manner to cover an external electrode 23 of the discharge tube 20. Cooling water or the like may be permitted to flow in a continuous space 45 formed between the internal electrode 22 and the discharge tube 20 and the holders 40.

Abstract: A high pressure discharge lamp includes a quartz glass bulb, a conductive element which is sealed at a sealing portion of the bulb, and a pair of electrodes. Each electrode is disposed in the quartz glass bulb so as to be opposite the other and connected to the conductive element. A part of each electrode is sealed with the quartz glass bulb at the sealing portion so as to generate a contacting portion formed by the part of each electrode and the bulb. The maximum length, Lmax, of the contacting portion is defined as: Lmax (mm)≦200/(P×D); and the minimum length, Lmin, of the contacting portion is defined as: Lmin (mm)≧0.8/(D2×&pgr;) or Lmin (mm)≧0.7 whichever is longer, where D is the diameter (mm) of the electrode and P is the power (W) supplied to the electrode.

Abstract: In a digital signal processing system, a method for selecting a transform function to apply to an input signal based on characteristics of the signal, and for self-adjusting criteria which are used in selecting a transform function to apply to a subsequent signal. Characteristics are obtained from the signal. The characteristics are compared to adjustable criteria which are used in selecting a transform function. Differing criteria are maintained for the different selectable transform functions. A record is maintained of transform functions selected and the particular characteristics that caused the selection. Based on the ability of a transform function to minimally define the coded signal, an inverse transform function is selected to decode the signal. The criteria used in selecting a transform function to apply to a subsequent signal are adjusted based on a quality measure of the decoded signal and the record of selected transform functions.

Abstract: A discharge lamp lighting circuit is provided with a DC power source circuit, a DC-AC conversion circuit, and start circuits. A primary circuit of a transformer in each start circuit has a capacitor and a switch element. When the voltage across the capacitor exceeds a threshold value, or when the switch element has electrical continuity, a high voltage is supplied separately to the discharge lamps from the primary coil through the secondary coil. A common voltage supply circuit supplies the voltage to the primary circuit of each start circuit from the DC power source circuit or the DC-AC conversion circuit.

Abstract: An electronic ballast for operating a lamp with a high-frequency current is equipped with a load branch comprising two LC combinations. The LC combinations are dimensioned such that the shape of the high-frequency current is in between a sine shape and a square-wave shape. The efficacy of a lamp operated by means of the electronic ballast is high, while the RFI generated by the lamp is low.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving an automatic door to reciprocate includes an elongated horizontal mounting member, and a sliding block disposed slidably on the mounting member. A left cable has a first end fastened to one of a left end of the mounting member and a left side of the block, and a second end fastened to a left side of the door. A right cable has a first end fastened to one of a right end of the mounting member and a right side of the block, and a second end fastened to a right side of the door. Each of the left and right cables has an intermediate portion, which is guided to extend along a snakelike path and which includes a plurality of parallel horizontal cable portions that are arranged one above another and that extend in a longitudinal direction of the mounting member. As such, the distance traveled by the door can be several times that of the sliding block.

Abstract: An industrial robot not malfunctioning if wiring to the safety device is connected after installation is presented. The robot makes an operator pay attention to that the safety device is set in cancel mode, and is hence safer. In the robot, all input connectors of the safety device wired from the outside are identical connectors. The connector has a terminal for feeding a status aside from a terminal for connecting to the safety device. Depending on status input from the outside, a warning sign is displayed on a display device. The warning sign is displayed only when a controller is operated.

Abstract: The robot system including a 6-axis robot has a swingable arm for transferring a workpiece between first and second positions, a wrist on a distal end of the arm, that is driven to rotate around a predetermined axis, and a transfer device at the wrist. The transfer device has a link mechanism having first and second links and holding means attached to a distal end of the second link. A proximal end of the first link is attached to the wrist so as to rotate around the predetermined axis. A distal end of the first link and a proximal end of the second link are rotatably connected to each other. In accordance with a swinging motion of the arm, the first link rotates in a first rotational direction with respect to the arm and the second link rotates in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction with respect to the first link, so as to transfer the workpiece along a straight line linking the first and second positions.

Abstract: A walking platform that achieves automatic self-stabilization includes a motor within the mid-region of the platform that is in communication with a crankshaft. The crankshaft has a connecting rod that is rotatably attached to it. The connecting rod, in turn, has a pole that is rotatably attached to it. There is a foot attached that is capable of supporting the weight of the platform. The motor is powered by a battery that causes the components of the platform to simulate a walking motion. This battery is attached to the lower portion of the platform in order to lower the center of gravity of the platform. The platform also includes at least one levered component that is rotatably attached to the platform, allowing it to pivot freely and dampen oscillations produced by the walking platform.