Author: claimsbot

What is claimed is:

1. A method of adjusting a height of a head chip, which is attached to one end portion of a base plate to constitute a magnetic head, with respect to a reference plane of the base plate, comprising the steps of:
placing a face of the base plate which is to be the reference plane onto a first plane face of a die member; and
punching a punch member onto a predetermined portion of the base plate toward a diagonal direction with respect to the reference plane such that a portion of the base member on which the head chip is attached is shearing-deformed by a predetermined amount in the punching direction.
2. The adjusting method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the predetermined amount is set within a plastic deformable range of the base plate.
3. The adjusting method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the die member is provided with a second plane face extending orthogonally to the first plane face; and
wherein the second plane face, the predetermined portion of the base plate and a shearing blade face of the punch member are arranged on an identical line.
4. The adjusting method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the deforming direction of the base plate is parallel with a sliding face of the head chip, which is to be slid on a recording medium.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method for automatically adjusting output content responsive to one or more vehicle conditions, the method comprising:
receiving at a processor content for output;
determining at the processor if a vehicle emergency condition exists based on information received from a braking system, including information comprising an indication that an anti-braking system is activated;
stopping the output of the received content if it is determined that a vehicle emergency exists;
determining at the processor a vehicle condition, if it is determined that a vehicle emergency condition does not exist;
changing a display format of the content for output and the amount of content for output based on the determined vehicle condition, wherein changing the display format of the content for output and the amount of content for output includes,
determining the display format based on the determined vehicle condition; and
outputting at least a portion of the received output content based on the determined display format, wherein the content for output includes map detail information and wherein the amount of content for output displayed decreases as the determined vehicle condition progresses.
2. A non-transitory computer program product including executable steps on a storage medium for automatically adjusting output content, wherein execution of the program by a processor of a computer system causes the processor to carry out the executable steps of:
receiving content for output;
determining if a vehicle emergency condition exists based on information received from a braking system, including information comprising an indication that an anti-braking system is activated;
stopping the output of the received content if it is determined that a vehicle emergency exists;
determining a vehicle condition, if it is determined that a vehicle emergency condition does not exist;
changing a display format of the content for output and the amount of content for output based on the determined vehicle condition, wherein the means for changing the display format for output and the amount of content for output includes,
determining the display format based on the determined vehicle condition; and
outputting at least a portion of the received output content based on the determined display format, wherein the content for output includes map detail information and wherein the amount of content for output displayed decreases as the determined vehicle condition progresses.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the display format comprises text font size.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the display format comprises icon size.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein the means for determining a vehicle condition comprises a means for determining rate of change in vehicle direction.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the received content comprises audio content.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving content comprises receiving the content from a server over a network link.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein at least a portion of the network link is a wireless link.
9. The method of claim 2, wherein the means for determining a vehicle condition comprises a means for determining rate of change in vehicle speed.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a vehicle condition comprises determining vehicle speed.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a vehicle condition comprises determining rate of change in vehicle speed.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a vehicle condition comprises determining rate of change in vehicle direction.
13. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the means for receiving content comprises a means for receiving the content from a server over a network link.
14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein at least a portion of the network link is a wireless link.
15. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the display format comprises text font size.
16. The method of claim 2, wherein the display format comprises icon size.
17. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the means for determining a vehicle condition comprises a means for determining vehicle speed.
18. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein the received content comprises audio content.
19. An apparatus for automatically adjusting output content, the apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive content for output;
a user interface; and
a processor coupled to the receiver and the user interface, the processor comprising:
a first component configured to determine if a vehicle emergency condition exists based on information received from a braking system, including information comprising an indication that an anti-braking system is activated, to stop output of the received content if it is determined that a vehicle emergency exists and to determine a vehicle condition, if it is determined that a vehicle emergency condition does not exist;
a second component configured to change a display format of the content for output and the amount of content for output based on the determined vehicle condition, by determining the display format based on the determined vehicle condition; and
a third component configured to output at least a portion of the received output content to the user interface based on the determined display format, wherein the amount of content for output displayed decreases as the determined vehicle condition progresses.

1. Binoculars, comprising:
a first barrel, defining a first optical axis, comprising a first post and a first abutting surface;
a second barrel, defining a second optical axis parallel to the first optical axis, comprising a second post and a second abutting surface;
a first cover, comprising a first guide slot substantially perpendicular to the first optical axis and a second guide slot substantially perpendicular to the second optical axis, wherein the first post is movably disposed in the first guide slot and the second post is movably disposed in the second guide slot;
a second cover connected with the first cover, wherein the first and second barrels are disposed between the first and second covers;
a first resilient member disposed between the first abutting surface and the first cover, retaining the first post sliding in the first guide slot and the first barrel moving perpendicular to the first optical axis;
a second resilient member disposed between the second abutting surface and the second cover, retaining the second post sliding in the second guide slot and the second barrel moving perpendicular to the second optical axis.
2. The binoculars as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first barrel further comprises a first blocking portion substantially perpendicular to the first optical axis, abutting the first cover, whereby the first barrel is movable along the first guide slot, and the second barrel further comprises a second blocking portion substantially perpendicular to the second optical axis, abutting the second cover, whereby the second barrel is movable along the second guide slot.
3. The binoculars as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:
a ring pivoting with the first cover at the center thereof, comprising a first portion and a second portion symmetrical to the center of the ring, wherein the first portion forms a third guide slot and the second portion forms a fourth guide slot;
a first protrusion fixed to the first barrel and movably disposed in the third guide slot;
a second protrusion fixed to the second barrel and movably disposed in the fourth guide slot, wherein the ring rotates around the center thereof with the first and second protrusions sliding in the third and fourth guide slots respectively when the first barrel moves perpendicular to the first optical axis and the second barrel moves perpendicular to the second optical axis.
4. The binoculars as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first barrel further comprises an first objective lens assembly movable along the first optical axis, and the second barrel further comprises an second objective lens assembly movable along the second optical axis.
5. The binoculars as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first barrel further comprises a fifth guide slot parallel to the first optical axis, the first objective lens assembly comprises a third protrusion movably disposed in the fifth guide slot, the second barrel further comprises a sixth guide slot parallel to the second optical axis, and the second objective lens assembly comprises a fourth protrusion movably disposed in the sixth guide slot.
6. The binoculars as claimed in claim 5 further comprising:
a connecting rod comprising a seventh guide slot perpendicular to the first optical axis with the third protrusion movably disposed therein and an eighth guide slot perpendicular to the second optical axis with the fourth protrusion movably disposed therein; and
a screw rod mechanism disposed on the second cover, comprising a screw rod engaging and driving the connecting rod parallel to the first and second optical axes thereby driving the first and second objective lens assemblies along the first and second optical axes respectively.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. In an alternative current generator for vehicle comprising a pair of cores having plural claw shape portion configuration plates, a rotating shaft inserted into a center portion of said core, a rotor inserted and fixed to said rotating shaft and having an excitation current supply use slip ring, a stator provided at an outer periphery of said rotor, and a front side bracket and a rear side bracket arranged to surround said rotor and said stator;
said rotor is supported to rotate freely each of said front side and rear side brackets through a bearing member, said core is comprised of a pair of a front fan and a rear fan which are installed to both ends of said core, to end portions of said respective front side and rear side brackets plural intake holes are provided, and an outer peripheral portion of said respective front side and rear side brackets plural exhaust holes are provided, and in accordance with a rotation of said rotor an inner portion of said generator is ventilation-cooled using said front and rear fans, said alternative current generator for vehicle is characterized in that
at least one of said front fan and said rear fan is a resin molding fan having an insert metal fitting; and
a fixing of said resin molding fan to said core is carried out by joining said insert metal fitting to said core by using a joining means such as a welding.
2. An alternative current generator for vehicle according to claim 1, is characterized in that
said resin molding fan is a centrifugal fan which is comprised of a ring shape supporting plate in which plural blades are provided projectingly in an axial direction; and
an inner diameter of said ring shape supporting plate is established substantially same to an outer diameter of said rotating shaft of said rotor or an outer diameter of a resin portion of said slip ring which is inserted and fixed to said rotating shaft.
3. An alternative current generator for vehicle according to claim 1 or claim 2, is characterized in that
said resin molding fan is a centrifugal fan which is comprised of a ring shape supporting plate in which plural blades are provided projectingly in an axial direction; and
to a rear face (a contact face with said core) of a blade projecting face of said ring shape supporting plate, a raised portion which is suited to a back face portion shape configuration of said core is provided.