Sony Corporation

Hirohito Kawada

Takashi Yoshida

Tadao Suzuki

Chiaki Nonaka

Hiroshi Arii

Toshihiko Takahashi

Yasuo Sugimoto

An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing a digital signal on a recording medium having at least a program start signal and program information recorded thereon, further records an identifying code signal indicating the start of unnecessary information on the recording medium during a predetermined time period, and, in a playback mode, when such identifying code signal is detected, the recording medium is transported at high speed and, when a program start signal is next detected, the recording medium is again transported at a normal speed.

Apparatus for recording and/or reproducing digital signal

A gain and impedance switching circuit for an amplifier includes an AF amplifier having an input impedance connected between the input terminal thereof and a reference point and a feedback circuit connected between the feedback and output terminals of the amplifier, a first series circuit consisting of a first impedance and a first ON/OFF switch and connected between the input terminal of the AF amplifier and a reference point (such as ground) and a second series circuit consisting of a second impedance and a second ON/OFF switch connected between the feedback terminal of the AF amplifier and the reference point, the first and second ON/OFF switches being ganged with each other so as to change the input impedance and the gain of the AF amplifier simultaneously.

Gain and impedance switching circuit for an amplifier

In a cooling assembly including a heat conductive block mounting an electronic part, and a heat pipe attached to the heat conductive block, a connector connected to the leads of the electronic part is arranged in the heat conductive block.

Cooling assembly for cooling electrical parts wherein a heat pipe is

Apparatus for cooling electrical components

A heat dispersion device for use in an apparatus having at least one heat-generating electronic element, such as, a power transistor, includes a thermally conductive heat dispersion member having a portion on which the heat-generating electronic element is mounted and a set of fins defining channels therebetween opening at the top and bottom of the set of fins, and a duct extending upwardly from the set of fins and communicating with the channels between the latter so that the generated heat is dispersed to air flowing upwardly in the channels and the heated air is conducted upwardly in the duct away from the heat dispersion member. For maximum effectiveness, the distance from the bottom of the set of fins to the top of the duct is made at least twice as large as the distance between the top and bottom of the set of fins. Further, the heat dispersion device may include a plurality of heat dispersion members, as aforesaid, assembled together with one or more ducts to provide a required heat dispersing capacity.

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Hirohito Kawada