Pioneer Electronic Corporation

Yutaka Takasu

Chiharu Koshio

Kazumi Kuriyama

Kazuhiko Nagata

Shigeru Kono

Fumio Matsui

A flow processing system for processing disc-shaped articles such as discs to be used to produce video or audio disc masters, whereby a plurality of processing units for performing respectively different processing operations are combined into a single system in which each disc is moved only horizontally and in a continuously rotating condition, both during processing and while being moved between the processing units. In addition, the supporting structure of the processing units is implemented such as to produce no disturbances in a horizontally directed dust-excluding flow of air, to ensure maximum prevention of adherence of dust particles to the disc surfaces.

Flow processing system

An apparatus for detecting faults on the surface of a resist master disc and for measuring the thickness of the resist coating layer includes a single light source for generating a laser beam for inspection of the master disc, a first separator for separating the laser beam into a first laser beam which is used for the detection of faults, and a second laser beam which is used to measure the thickness of the resist coating layer. The second laser beam is further separated into two laser beams one of which is irradiated on the surface of the resist coated master disc at a given angle of incidence. The detection of faults on the surface of the master disc is performed by detecting a level change of the quantity of reflection light of the first laser beam from the resist master disc, and the measurement of the thickness of the resist layer is performed by using a ratio between quantities of two laser beams obtained from the second laser beam one of which is detected after being reflected by the surface of the resist master disc.

Apparatus for detecting faults on the surface of a resist master disc

A container for electronic devices including heat generating elements comprises at least a first vertical wall portion formed therein with a closed conduit system and a heat exchange medium filling said closed conduit system, said heat exchange medium changing states from liquid to vapor by absorbing the heat generated by said elements, a lower end portion of said wall portion being adapted to be thermally connected to said elements.

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Yamanashi, Japan

Yutaka Takasu