Author: claimsbot

1. A fill film sheet for a cooling tower, wherein the fill film sheet has a wave-shaped section which possesses a predetermined radius when measured in an air flowing direction, is made of a rectangular plate material having a zigzagged section which possesses a predetermined width when measured in a water flowing direction, and is formed with zigzagged and chevron-patterned lifts each having a first leg segment which extends toward an air outlet and a second leg segment which extends from the first leg segment toward an air inlet when measured in a downward direction, the first leg segment having a length smaller than that of the second leg segment.
2. The fill film sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein a ratio between lengths of the second and first leg segments is 1:0.75.
3. The fill film sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of the chevron-patterned lifts is inclined by about 15\xb0 with respect to the air inlet when measured from an upper end toward a lower end of the fill film sheet.
4. The fill film sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein the fill film sheet is defined with a plurality of grooves which extend in a direction perpendicular to a water flowing direction.
5. The fill film sheet as set forth in claim 1, wherein a radius of curvature of the wave-shaped section when measured in the air flowing direction is about 300 mm.
6. A fill film sheet for a cooling tower, wherein the fill film sheet has a wave-shaped section which possesses a predetermined radius when measured in an air flowing direction, is made of a rectangular plate material having a zigzagged section which possesses a predetermined width when measured in a water flowing direction, and is formed with a plurality of chevron-patterned lifts which are inclined toward an air inlet when observed from an upper end toward a lower end of the fill film sheet, each chevron-patterned lift having first and second leg segments which extend in opposite directions, respectively, and have different lengths.
7. The fill film sheet as set forth in claim 6, wherein a ratio between lengths of the second and first leg segments is 1:0.75.
8. The fill film sheet as set forth in claim 6, wherein each of the chevron-patterned lifts is inclined by about 15\xb0 with respect to the air inlet when measured from an upper end toward a lower end of the fill film sheet.
9. The fill film sheet as set forth in claim 6, wherein the fill film sheet is defined with a plurality of grooves which extend in a direction perpendicular to a water flowing direction.
10. The fill film sheet as set forth in claim 6, wherein a radius of curvature of the wave-shaped section when measured in the air flowing direction is about 300 mm.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A portable hand-held image capturing appliance, comprising:
a photoelement array for acquiring at least a first image data and a second image data;
a processor configured to receive the first image data and the second image data from the photoelement, and configured to save the first image data and the second image data in an image group;
a display for displaying a page, the page corresponding to one of the first image data and the second image data in the image group; and
a program code executed by the processor for displaying the page, and for changing the displayed page from a current displayed page to a next displayed page, and for displaying a flipping animation between the current displayed page and the next displayed page.
2. The appliance of claim 1, further comprising a memory configured to store the first image data and the second image data in the image group.
3. The appliance of claim 1, further comprising a navigation button configured to cause the program code to change the displayed page from the current displayed page and the next displayed page.
4. The appliance of claim 3, wherein the navigation button further comprises an up navigation button, wherein depression of the up navigation button causes display of another page corresponding to a previous image data in the image group.
5. The appliance of claim 3, wherein the navigation button further comprises a down navigation button, wherein depression of the down navigation button causes display of another page corresponding to a next image data in the image group.
6. The appliance of claim 1, further comprising;
a left navigation button; and
a right navigation button,
wherein depression of the left navigation button, or wherein depression of the right navigation button, causes display of the flipping animation followed by display of a first page of the image group, and wherein the image group is automatically closed after display of the first page.
7. The appliance of claim 1, wherein the appliance is a scanner.
8. A method for displaying image data, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying a page on a display, the page corresponding to one of a plurality of image data, the plurality of image data each being contiguous members of a group;
displaying a flipping animation on the display in response to operating a navigation button; and
displaying a new page on the display upon conclusion of the display of the flipping animation, the new page corresponding to another one of the plurality of image data.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of displaying the new page when a first navigation button is operated, the new page corresponding to a next image data in the contiguous members of the group.
10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of momentarily displaying a page-of-group number icon with a page number, the page number incremented to correspond to a number associated with the next image data.
11. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of displaying the new page when a second navigation button is operated, the new page corresponding to a previous image data in the contiguous members of the group.
12. The method of claim II, further comprising the step of momentarily displaying a page-of-group number icon with a page number, the page number decremented to correspond to a number associated with the previous image data.
13. The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of displaying the new page when a third navigation button is operated, the new page corresponding to a first image data in the contiguous members of the group.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of closing display of the displayed page after the new page is displayed.
15. A system for displaying image data, comprising:
means for acquiring a plurality of image data;
means for saving the plurality of image data as contiguous members of a group;
means for displaying a first page on a display, the first page corresponding to one of the plurality of image data;
means for displaying a flipping animation in response to operating a navigation button; and
means for displaying a second page on the display after conclusion of the flipping animation, the second page corresponding to another one of the plurality of image data.
16. The system of claim 15, further comprising means for displaying the second page when the navigation button is invoked, the second page corresponding to a next image data in the contiguous members of the group
17. The system of claim 15, further comprising means for displaying the second page when the navigation button is invoked, the second page corresponding to a previous image data in the contiguous members of the group.
18. The system of claim 15, wherein the means for displaying the second page further comprises means for displaying a page corresponding to a first image data in the contiguous members of the group.
19. A computer-readable medium having a program for displaying image data, the program comprising logic configured to perform the steps of:
retrieving from a memory one of a plurality of image data;
displaying a page on a display, the page corresponding to one of a plurality of image data, the plurality of image data each being contiguous members of a group;
displaying a flipping animation on the display in response to operating a navigation button;
retrieving from the memory a second one of a plurality of image data; and
displaying a new page on the display upon conclusion of the display of the flipping animation, the new page corresponding to the retrieved second one of the plurality of image data.

1. A step-shaped drill bit comprising at least two stepped cutting edges that are axially provided, wherein
a cutting edge of a first step from a tip is formed so as to satisfy at least one condition selected from the group consisting of:
a number of blades is smaller than that of cutting edges of a second and subsequent step(s), so as to reduce a thrust resistance during a perforation compared with a case in which the first step cutting edge is formed such that the number of blades is the same as that of the second and subsequent step(s),
a point angle of the cutting edge is larger than that of cutting edges of a second and subsequent step(s), so as to reduce a thrust resistance during a perforation compared with a case in which the first step cutting edge is formed such that the point angle of the cutting edge is the same as that of the second and subsequent step(s), and
a clearance angle of the cutting edge is larger than that of cutting edges of a second and subsequent step(s), so as to reduce a thrust resistance during a perforation compared with a case in which the first step cutting edge is formed such that the clearance angle of the cutting edge is the same as that of the second and subsequent step(s).
2. The drill bit as claimed in claim 1 comprising at least three stepped cutting edges that are axially provided, wherein
each of the second and subsequent edges satisfies at least one condition selected from the group consisting of:
having the same or larger number of blades than that of a neighboring edge on the tip side,
having the same or smaller point angle than that of a neighboring edge on the tip side, and
having the same or smaller clearance angle than that of a neighboring edge on the tip side.
3. The drill bit as claimed in claim 1 comprising at least three stepped cutting edges that are axially provided, wherein
each of the second and subsequent edges satisfies at least one condition selected from a group consisting of:
having a larger number of blades than that of a neighboring edge on the tip side,
having a smaller point angle than that of a neighboring edge on the tip side, and
having a smaller clearance angle than that of a neighboring edge on the tip side.
4. The drill bit as claimed in claim 1, wherein an axial distance between a tip of the drill bit and the second edge is the same as or larger than a diameter of the first edge.
5. The drill bit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first edge is two-bladed.
6. The drill bit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second edge is four-bladed.
7. The drill bit as claimed in claim 1, comprising a third cutting edge having four blades.
8. The drill bit as claimed in claim 1, wherein
a last edge for finally enlarging a perforated hole has a point angle, at a front end thereof, smaller than a point angle of a front side edge, and
the point angle decreases gradually as a ridge goes to rear end so that the ridge of the last edge forms smoothly curved profile.
9. The drill bit as claimed in claim 8, wherein a point angle of the last edge at a rear end is zero.
10. The drill bit as claimed in claim 9, wherein a diameter of the drill at the position where the point angle is zero is a maximum diameter of the drill bit.
11. The drill bit as claimed in claim 9, wherein a difference of a minimum diameter of the last edge at a front end thereof and a maximum diameter of the last edge at a rear end thereof is not less than 1 mm.
12. The drill bit as claimed in claim 8, wherein the last edge is a third edge of the drill bit.

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

What is claimed is:

1. A method of evaluating the adsorption of contaminants on a solid surface, comprising the steps of:
preparing a test piece of a material equal to the material of a workpiece, said test piece being sized to permit said test piece to be housed in an adsorption tube container that is mounted to a mass analyzing apparatus;
leaving said test piece to stand in a measuring site under a test atmosphere for a predetermined time, followed by recovering the test piece and subsequently housing the recovered test piece in said adsorption tube container; and
mounting the adsorption tube container housing said test piece to said mass analyzing apparatus so as to measure the contaminant material and the mass of the contaminant, thereby evaluating the degree of contamination of the measured point.
2. The method of evaluating the adsorption of contaminants on a solid surface according to claim 1, wherein the material of said workpiece is silicon, quartz, glass or a metallic material.
3. The method of evaluating the adsorption of contaminants on a solid surface according to claim 1, wherein said test piece consists of a silicon single plate, and the adsorption tube container housing said test piece is made of silicon, quartz or a glass material.
4. The method of evaluating the adsorption of contaminants on a solid surface according to claim 1, wherein the material of said workpiece is silicon, quartz, glass or a metallic material, said test piece is a silicon single plate, and the adsorption tube container housing said test piece is made of silicon, quartz, or a glass material.