Hitachi, Ltd.

Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

Hitachi Computer Peripherals Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Video and Information Systems, Inc.

Hitahi, Ltd.

Atsushi Ichikawa

Akira Saito

Kazuo Shigematsu

Akio Yabe

Toshiyasu Hattori

Yoji Tomono

Makoto Takeuchi

Yoshiaki Yamauchi

Fujio Tajima

Souichirou Kawazoe

Kazuhito Tanabe

Hiroyuki Hisamichi

Akiko Orita

Shigeru Nakamura

Shozo Saegusa

Isao Shimizu

Takayuki Suzuki

Kenichi Onda

Tokuya Kaneda

Akira Toyoshima

Ryo Naito

Masateru Watanabe

Eiichi Nakai

Munetake Kanna

Yukio Sumiya

Masamichi Ito

Masayuki Abe

Hiroshi Maejima

Hideo Onuki

Shigefumi Hida

Toshihiko Ishizaka

Hiromitu Mori

Yuji Yokoyama

Hajime Nishimura

A portable mobile unit, comprising: an input portion for inputting a letter or a numeral therethrough, wherein the input portion has at least fourteen (14) pieces of input keys; five (5) alphabetic letters of indicative vowels of Japanese language are assigned to five (5) input keys of said fourteen (14) pieces of input keys; and nine (9) alphabetic letters indicative of un-voiced consonants in consonants of Japanese language are assigned to nine (9) input keys, whereby an input of a voiced consonant or a half-voiced consonant is conducted by using an input key for use in inputting other consonant. With this, there is provided the portable mobile unit, which enables the input of Japanese language is possible even with a small number of key operations, in the manner similar to that of the Roman letter input method of Japanese language, with ease.

Portable mobile unit

A nitrogen-containing six-membered heterocyclic compound having substituents &mdash;X&mdash;A&mdash;R , &mdash;N(R )-(Ph substituted by R ), and &mdash;CONH , a salt thereof, a prodrug thereof, and a Syk inhibitor containing the same as an active ingredient. (In the formula, A: a (substituted) lower alkylene, a (substituted) arylene, or the like; X: NR , CONR , NR CO, O, or S; R , R : H, a lower alkyl, &mdash;CO-lower alkyl, or &mdash;SO -lower alkyl; R : H, a (substituted) lower alkyl, &mdash;O-lower alkyl, &mdash;S-lower alkyl, &mdash;O-aryl, nitro, cyano, or the like; R : &mdash;CO H, &mdash;CO -lower alkyl, -lower alkylene-CO H, &mdash;NH , -alkylene-NH or the like.

Heterocyclecarboxamide derivative

Pyrimidine-5-carboxamide derivatives

A bias magnet unit has a permanent magnet that applies a bias magnetic field to an optical spot on a magneto-optical disk. A driving coil rotates the magnet in order to change a polarity of the bias magnetic field. A sensor detects the intensity and polarity of the bias magnetic field to confirm the rotational position of the magnet after it has been rotated. A linkage structure that is connected between a magnet holder of the magnet unit and the housing has arms that drive the magnet unit between two positions, one in which the magneto-optical disk cartridge can be inserted into the device and another in which the disk is loaded onto the spindle motor for recording/playback. Overall, the components of the device cooperate structurally to provide a relatively thin device structure having low power consumption.

Thin bias magnet unit for magneto-optical recording device

An optical disk recording, and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing information and which is capable of storing a large amount of information, transferring data at a high speed, and supporting SCSI-1 and SCSI-2. The magnetooptical-disk recording and reproducing apparatus is of the same size as that of the 5.25-inch magnetic disk recording and reproducing apparatus. The front panel 1 has the cartridge slot 2 and cartridge ejection button 3 provided thereon so that a cartridge including a disk for recording and reproducing information is inserted in or ejected from the apparatus. The cartridge insertion slot 2 has a double flap provided so that at least one part of the double flap closes the slot, preventing dust from entering through the cartridge slot 2 except when the cartridge is inserted in or ejected from the apparatus. The magnetooptical-disk recording and reproducing apparatus can record information of 1 GB/side or above on the disk.

Mark length recording system with trial writing to maximize recording

An optical head for a recording device in which data are recorded on a recording surface of an optical memory disk, comprises, a head body which is substantially prevented from moving perpendicularly to the recording surface and is movable to be positioned roughly along the recording surface, an object lens for focussing a light beam on the recording surface, a carriage on which the object lens is mounted and which is movable to be positioned precisely along the recording surface, a drive base member for generating a force substantially parallel to the recording surface between the drive base member and the carriage to position precisely the carriage along the recording surface, and an elastic member for connecting the drive base member to the head body to support the drive base member relative to the head body elastically in a direction substantially parallel to the recording surface, joining areas between the elastic member and the drive base member and between the elastic member and the head body are aligned substantially straightly.

Optical head for optical memory disk recording device with elastic

An optical disk recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing information and which is capable of storing a large amount of information, transferring data at a high speed and supporting SCSI-1 and SCSI-2. The magnetooptical-disk recording and reproducing apparatus is of the same size as that of the 5.25-inch magnetic disk recording and reproducing apparatus. The front panel 1 has the cartridge slot 2 and cartridge ejection button 3 provided thereon so that a cartridge including a disk for recording and reproducing information is inserted in or ejected from the apparatus. The cartridge insertion slot 2 has a double flap provided so that at least one part of the double flap closes the slot, preventing dust from entering through the cartridge slot 2 except when the cartridge is inserted in or ejected from the apparatus. The magnetooptical-disk recording and reproducing apparatus can record information of 1 GB/side or above on the disk.

Magnetooptical-disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a 5.25

An optical disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus is provided which is capable of storing a large amount of information, transferring data at a high speed, supporting SCSI-1 and SCSI-2, and the reducing the size of the apparatus, particularly the height (to the so-called half height), The magnetooptical-disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus of the invention is of the same size as that of the 5.25-inch magnetic disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus of half height, or it is 146 mm wide, 203 mm deep, and 41.3 mm high. The front panel 1 has the cartridge slot 2 and cartridge ejection button 3 provided thereon so that a cartridge including a disk for recording and reproducing information is inserted in or ejected from the apparatus. The cartridge insertion slot 2 has a double flap provided so that at least one part of the double flap closes the slot, preventing dust from entering through the cartridge slot 2 except when the cartridge is inserted in or ejected from the apparatus, According to this invention, the magnetooptical-disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus can record information of 1 GB/side or above on the disk and has the size of half height.

Half height magnetooptical-disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus

A sealed library type optical disc unit is combined with an exchangeable cartridge type disc unit in a data storage and retrieval system. The optical discs within the sealed unit are exposed, as opposed to being encased in cartridges. A data access unit can quickly and efficiently access the exposed optical discs for loading them on an optical disc recording/reproducing unit. A control unit manages the transfer of data from a host computer to the storage and retrieval system. If a data write request exceeds the storage capacity of the optical disc within the sealed space, the excess data is written to the cartridge type disc unit without intervention by an operator and without interruption of the post processor. During a read operation, if data is requested that has been previously recorded on a cartridge type disc, the disc ID is displayed so that an operator can insert the disc into the cartridge type disc unit for the read operation. Data can also be copied from the cartridge type disc to the sealed space discs and vice versa, as well as between the sealed space discs by inputting such a command to a keyboard by an operator.

Disc recording system

An optical disk unit has an optical system which is separated into a movable head assembly and a fixed optical system so that the movable head is made light weight. The movable head has an objective lens, an objective lens driving unit for focusing the objective lens, and a head moving unit for moving the whole movable head in the radial direction of an optical disk. The fixed optical system has a galvanomirror for deflecting the light emitted from a laser beam source and causing it to fall on the objective lens of the movable head, and detectors for receiving the light of the optical spot formed by the objective lens which is reflected from the optical disk. The galvanomirror is provided with a first mirror for reflecting the light emitted from the beam source to a plane intersecting the rotational shaft at right angles and directing the light to a fixed mirror, and a second mirror for deflecting the light reflected from the fixed mirror and directing the light to the objective lens. As a result, when the galvanomirror is rotated, the light reflected from the second mirror is constantly passed through a portion near the focal point of the objective lens of the light source side and falls on the objective lens.

Optical disk apparatus with galvanomirror having movable reflecting

An optical disc driving device for use in an optical disc apparatus is equipped with an objective lens, a lens holder for holding this lens, and upper and lower support springs for supporting the lens holder. Each support spring consists of a pair of conductive springs which are electrically separated from each other in a plane. Each pair of conductive springs includes straight spring sections extending straight to pass a central axis which is parallel to the optical axis of the lens holder and which passes the center of gravity of the same. End portions of these conductive springs are joined to the lens holder by means of rubber members.

Optical disk driving with inertial damping spring supporting lens holder

A slide shaft is provided upright on a support portion, and a lens support is provided on the slide shaft in such a manner that it can rotate around the slide shaft and slide in the axial direction of the slide shaft. Therefore, a hole having a larger diameter than that of the slide shaft is formed at the center of the lens support. An objective lens is provided at one end of the lens support. A drive portion comprises permanent magnets provided on the support portion and coils for rotation and sliding which are provided on the lens support, and the rotation and movement in the sliding direction are performed by passing currents through the coils. The lens support is supported by a support spring which has high rigidity to the translation in the tracking direction and low rigidity to the rotation in a plane intersecting the slide shaft at right angles.

Apparatus for driving objective lens

The invention relates to a tape transport mechanism in which two reels are respectively driven by different motors, thereby transporting a magnetic tape from one reel to another reel by passing through the portion of a read/write head without any variation in tension. At the initial stage to transport the magnetic tape, an acceleration time from a stop state of the tape until a tape speed reaches a reference speed and an average tension deviation to be applied to the magnetic tape during this time are obtained. Correction values to correct variations in run characteristics of two reel drive systems are calculated by use of the acceleration time and the average tension deviation. Upon next and the subsequent magnetic tape transport, currents to be supplied to the motors to drive two reels are controlled by use of the drive current command values corrected by those correction values.

Apparatus and method for controlling tape tension using acceleration and

Disclosed is a device for driving an objective lens of an optical disk apparatus in both the tracking direction and the focusing direction. The device comprises a rocker arm supported rotatably and axially slidably by a supporting shaft and carrying the objective lens on its front end, a pair of first coils disposed on both sides respectively of an end on rear end of the rocker arm remote from the front end carrying the objective lens for driving the objective lens in the tracking direction, and a second coil mounted to the lower surface of the rocker arm for driving the objective lens in the focusing direction. A pair of magnets for producing a magnetic field for driving the objective lens in the focusing direction and a magnetic field for driving the objective lens in the tracking direction are mounted to a pair of yokes erected on both sides of the supporting shaft respectively. Current is supplied to the first coils to produce moments of rotation rotating the rocker arm thereby driving the objective lens in the tracking direction, and current is supplied to the second coil to move the rocker arm in the axial direction of the supporting shaft thereby driving the objective lens in the focusing direction.

Objective lens driving device

In a web drive apparatus in which information is written into or read out of a web intermittently movable between a web supply reel and a web take-up reel by means of an information exchange station, a web tension control signal to be applied to a motor for the web take-up reel is compensated so as to suppress vibrations of the web which may be caused during the intermittent movement of the web.

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Tsukuba, Japan

Atsushi Ichikawa