Abstract:
An instruction inputting device detects input operations in the XY plane and in a rotational direction on a hemispherical input operation surface. Four detection electrodes insulated from each other are formed at 90° intervals around the Z axis of the hemisphere, on the surface of a spherical crown-shaped insulator. Surface areas of each of the detection electrodes decrease moving toward an apex P on the Z axis and moving in a circumferential direction away from the positions at which the 90° intervals are formed. As a result, the surface areas of the detection electrodes facing an object to be detected for causing the input operation differ depending on the positioning of the object, thereby causing differences in the floating capacitances of the detection electrodes which are sensed by a circuit portion of the device.
Abstract:
A powder and granular material feeder constantly feeding powder and granular material with poor fluidity that is discharged to an annular passage between inner and outer tubes through a clearance between a lower end of the inner tube and a bottom plate from a fall opening, outside of the feeder, by scraping plates immediately below the fall opening. The fall opening has an arcuate configuration starting on an outer side of the outer tube to the inner tube or to an inner side of the inner tube. The scraping plates are located on a small cylinder around the center of curvature. The scraping plates and spokes rotate in opposite directions from each other at a portion of the fall opening, and the powder and granular material transferred by the spokes and inward claws into the fall opening is discharged in a direction opposite to the feeding direction and leveled by an lower edge of the outer tube.
Abstract:
A coordinate inputting device includes an X+ electrode having a plurality of X+ branch patterns extending from one side to the other side in the X direction, an X− electrode having a plurality of X− branch patterns extending from one side to the other side in the X direction, a Y+ electrode having a plurality of Y+ branch patterns extending from one side to another side in the Y direction, and a Y− electrode having a plurality of Y− branch patterns extending from one side to the other side in the Y direction. An X, Y coordinate position of an object is detected from, respectively, the difference between the floating capacitances of the X+ electrode and X− electrode, and the difference between the floating capacitances of Y+ electrode and Y− electrode, which change according to the surface area of the electrodes in proximity to the object to be detected.
Abstract:
A spinning reel has a reel body and a color rotor attached to the reel body and rotatable about a longitudinal axis for retrieving a fishing line. The spinning reel also has a balancer attached to the rotor for restricting an imbalance amount of rotation of the rotor substantially within 200 g-mm bail and a balancer attached to the rotor at the base end portion of the rotor for facilitating counterbalancing of the bail in a line retrieving position. The balancer and the bail in its line retrieving position are located on a first side of a reference plane defined through the longitudinal axis.
Abstract:
A monochromator according to the present invention has an arm 1 rotatably mounted on a rotation shaft 3, and a diffraction grating 6 is fixed to the arm 1. The arm 1 is rotated by a linear motor 9 including a moving part 91 fixed to the arm 1 and a stator part 92 fixed to a base 2. The linear motor 9 is a voice-coil linear motor constructed to allow the arm 1 to rotate reciprocatively around the rotation shaft 3 within a preset angular range. The absolute rotational position of the arm 1 is detected by a rotary encoder 7 including a crossbar 71 fixed to the arm 1 and a encoder block 72 fixed to the base 2. Based on the output signal of the rotary encoder 7, the linear motor 9 is controlled so that the moving part 92 rotates at a fixed angular speed around the rotation axis 3. Thus, the wavelength scanning is carried out at high speed, and sampling of monochromatic light having desired wavelengths is performed accurately.
Abstract:
When a pair of opposed resistance sheets of a pressure sensitive 3D tablet are pressed into contact with each other by a tablet manipulation, an equal current is applied to a reference resistor R.sub.C, and the position of contact (x.sub.p,y.sub.p) between both sheets and a first potential difference V.sub.A, based on the resistance value r.sub.C of the reference resistor R.sub.C and a second potential difference based on the contact resistance r.sub.p at the contact position, are detected. Since the contact resistance r.sub.p can be detected by r.sub.P =r.sub.C *V.sub.B /V.sub.A, the X- and Y-coordinates (x.sub.p) and (y.sub.p) and the contact resistance r.sub.p at the position of contact between the resistance sheets can be detected as 3D independent parameters.
Abstract:
A data input resistance pad for measuring coordinates and pressure of a stylus pressed on the pad has X and Y-coordinate resistance boards. The X and Y-coordinate resistance boards are connectable by respective switches to high and low voltage sources at opposite ends of each board. By measuring the voltage at either side of a contact resistance with a high impedance voltage measuring device, a voltage drop across the contact resistance is calculated. This voltage drop represents the contact resistance and therefore the pressure of the stylus. The X position is calculated by measuring the voltage drop from an end of the X-coordinate resistance board to the point of contact. The Y position is calculated by measuring the voltage drop from an end of the Y-coordinate resistance board to the point of contact.
Abstract:
A spinning reel includes a spool mounted on a spool shaft. An engaging mechanism is disposed in a rear end region of the spool for interconnecting the spool and spool shaft to allow torque transmission therebetween, and limiting rearward movement of the spool. A stopper is disposed in a front end region of the spool for limiting forward movement of the spool. The engaging mechanism includes an engaging piece formed on the spool shaft, and an engaging portion for contacting the engaging piece to prevent the spool from rotating relative to the spool shaft. An elastic retainer is provided for preventing relative rotation or relative axial movement between the spool and spool shaft when the engaging mechanism is in operation.
Abstract:
A drag mechanism of a spinning reel includes friction discs disposed at a forward position of a spool for applying a braking force to relative rotation between the spool and a spool shaft, an adjuster member attached to a front end of the spool shaft for adjustment of a pressing force to be applied to the friction discs, a case member including a bottom wall having a hole for inserting the spool shaft and a cylindrical side wall. The case member is disposed at a space formed inside the spool at a position adjacent the spool shaft inside a line-takeup face of the spool. The friction discs are positioned inside the case member. A closing structure is disposed at an opening of the case member for applying a pressing force to the friction discs while maintaining a sealed condition relative to the opening of the case member.
Abstract:
A spinning reel has a reel body having a projection portion, a rotary frame, a bail arm and a toggle urge mechanism for switching over, via a drive arm, the bail arm between a fishing-line releasing position to a fishing-line retrieving position. Either a contacted portion of the drive arm to be contacted by the projection portion or this projection portion is projectable and retractable through contact with the other and is urged in a projecting direction by a projection urging mechanism. The projection urging mechanism has a push-out urging force equal to or substantially equal to a push-in force applied thereto by either the contacted portion or the projection portion in association with the rotary movement of the rotary frame in the line retrieving direction.