Abstract: A vehicle front section structure includes a front side member, a gusset that juts out from a side face of a front end of the front side member, a bumper reinforcement that is disposed at a front end side of the vehicle body front section, and a crash box that is disposed between front ends of the front side member and the gusset, and an outer side section of the bumper reinforcement, that couples both of the front ends and the outer side section together, and undergoes compressive plastic deformation due to collision load. A flat portion is integrally formed at an end of the bumper reinforcement, with a front face of the flat portion extending along the vehicle width direction and a vehicle up-down direction and, in vehicle front view, overlapping with a side wall portion at the vehicle width direction outer side of the crash box.

Abstract: A fuel cell separator in which the adhesion of a conductive coating formed on the surface of the fuel cell separator is further improved. The fuel cell separator (20) includes a metal substrate (24) molded from titanium, and a conductive coating (30) that exhibits conductivity and is formed on the surface of the metal substrate (24), wherein the conductive coating (30) contains conductive particles, and the average particle size of the conductive particles is not less than 1 nm and not more than 100 nm. The average particle size of the conductive particles is preferably not less than 1 nm and not more than 10 nm, and more preferably not less than 1 nm and not more than 5 nm.

Abstract: A composite structure having a laminated structure made of fiber reinforced plastic and metallic material comprises a base member(s) made of metallic material; and a reinforcement member(s) made of fiber reinforced plastic, the reinforcement member(s) comprising: a first reinforcement part(s) made of fiber reinforced plastic including reinforcement fibers which are aligned in a uni-direction, and a second reinforcement part(s) made of fiber reinforced plastic including at least reinforcement fibers which are aligned in a crossing direction relative to the uni-direction in which the reinforcement fibers of the first reinforcement part(s) are aligned, and interposed between the base member(s) and the first reinforcement part(s), the reinforcement member(s) further comprising a thermosetting resin included in a bonding site with the base member(s).

Abstract: A vehicle front section structure includes a front side member, a gusset that juts out from a side face of a front end of the front side member, a bumper reinforcement that is disposed at a front end side of the vehicle body front section, and a crash box that is disposed between front ends of the front side member and the gusset, and an outer side section of the bumper reinforcement, that couples both of the front ends and the outer side section together, and undergoes compressive plastic deformation due to collision load. A flat portion is integrally formed at an end of the bumper reinforcement, with a front face of the flat portion extending along the vehicle width direction and a vehicle up-down direction and, in vehicle front view, overlapping with a side wall portion at the vehicle width direction outer side of the crash box.

Abstract: A catalyst casing-integrated exhaust manifold (manifold converter) includes an exhaust manifold section and a catalyst casing section. The catalyst casing section includes an approximately cylindrically-shaped casing main body holding a catalyst carrier, a conical part interconnecting the casing main body and the exhaust manifold section, and an outlet side shell connected to a downstream side of the casing main body. The exhaust manifold section and the catalyst casing section are formed by pressing a tailored blank by welding at least two metal blanks different in kind of materials and/or having different in thicknesses. In addition, the exhaust manifold section and the conical part of the catalyst casing section are formed of the same metal blank. The catalyst casing-integrated exhaust manifold and method of manufacturing same can reduce a number of components etc., thereby saving manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a thermoelectric module comprises forming a first wax model in which the first thermoelectric elements are arranged in a predetermined pattern, forming a first mold from the first wax model, casting a group of the first thermoelectric elements by pouring molten metal of a first thermoelectric material into the first mold to solidify the molten metal, forming a second wax model that represents arrangement of second thermoelectric elements to form the thermoelectric module by being connected with the first thermoelectric elements, forming a second mold from the second wax model, casting the group of the second thermoelectric elements by pouring molten metal of a second thermoelectric material into the second mold to solidify the molten metal, and connecting the group of the first thermoelectric elements with the group of the second thermoelectric elements electrically in series.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes: a cylinder block including multiple cylinders; a cylinder head; and a turbocharger including an inlet port connected to an exhaust outlet of the cylinder head. The inlet port includes a first wall portion located between one cylinder out of the two outermost cylinders and the central axis of the inlet port in the cylinder array direction, and a second wall portion located on the opposite side of the central axis of the inlet port from the first wall portion. The first wall portion includes a thick-walled portion that is greater in thickness than the second wall portion, and a thin-walled portion that is smaller in thickness than the thick-walled portion and is located upstream of the thick-walled portion in the direction of exhaust gas flow.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a hot stamped body, the method including: a hot-rolling step; a coiling step; a cold-rolling step; a continuous annealing step; and a hot stamping step, in which the continuous annealing step includes a heating step of heating the cold-rolled steel sheet to a temperature range of equal to or higher than Ac1° C. and lower than Ac3° C.; a cooling step of cooling the heated cold-rolled steel sheet from the highest heating temperature to 660° C. at a cooling rate of equal to or less than 10° C./s; and a holding step of holding the cooled cold-rolled steel sheet in a temperature range of 550° C. to 660° C. for one minute to 10 minutes.

Abstract: A vehicle front section structure includes a front side member, a gusset that juts out from a side face of a front end of the front side member, a bumper reinforcement that is disposed at a front end side of the vehicle body front section, and a crash box that is disposed between front ends of the front side member and the gusset, and an outer side section of the bumper reinforcement, that couples both of the front ends and the outer side section together, and undergoes compressive plastic deformation due to collision load. A flat portion is integrally formed at an end of the bumper reinforcement, with a front face of the flat portion extending along the vehicle width direction and a vehicle up-down direction and, in vehicle front view, overlapping with a side wall portion at the vehicle width direction outer side of the crash box.

Abstract: There is provided a composite structure, comprising a base member(s) made of metallic material, and a reinforcement member(s) made of fiber reinforced plastic including reinforcement fibers which are aligned in a uni-direction, wherein at least one slit is formed on the reinforcement member(s) so as to extend in an orientation direction of the reinforcement fibers.

Abstract: A vehicle front portion structure includes: a front side member; a load-bearing member provided at an outer side face of a vehicle width direction outer side of the front side member, the load-bearing member including a load transmission portion that protrudes to the vehicle width direction outer side and to a vehicle front from the outer side face; a front bumper reinforcement; an inner side collision-absorbing portion that couples a front end of the front side member with the front bumper reinforcement; and an outer side collision-absorbing portion disposed at the vehicle width direction outer side of the inner side collision-absorbing portion, at least a portion of the outer side collision-absorbing portion being disposed between a front end of the load transmission portion and the front bumper reinforcement, and the outer side collision-absorbing portion being higher in compression strength in the vehicle front-and-rear direction than the inner side collision-absorbing portion.

Abstract: A catalyst casing-integrated exhaust manifold (manifold converter) includes an exhaust manifold section and a catalyst casing section. The catalyst casing section includes an approximately cylindrically-shaped casing main body holding a catalyst carrier, a conical part interconnecting the casing main body and the exhaust manifold section, and an outlet side shell connected to a downstream side of the casing main body. The exhaust manifold section and the catalyst casing section are formed by pressing a tailored blank by welding at least two metal blanks different in kind of materials and/or having different in thicknesses. In addition, the exhaust manifold section and the conical part of the catalyst casing section are formed of the same metal blank. The catalyst casing-integrated exhaust manifold and method of manufacturing same can reduce a number of components etc., thereby saving manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A thermoelectric element is formed with a thread portion on at least one end in an electromotive force generating direction.

Abstract: In a differential apparatus component (ring gear-integrated with differential case 12), a differential case and a ring gear are formed integrally and seamlessly of cast steel. Cast Steel is preferably composed of 0.3 to 1.0% by mass of silicon (Si), 0.5 to 1.2% by mass of manganese (Mn), 0.1 to 0.5% by mass of vanadium (V), 0.01 to 0.05% by mass of tin (Sn), 0.1 to 1.5% by mass of chromium (Cr), 0.2 to 1.0% by mass of copper (Cu), and the rest composed of iron (Fe) and unavoidable impurities.

Abstract: Provided is a bumper joining structure, including: a bumper reinforcement having a front portion extending in a vehicle width direction, and a pair of flange portions extending from both edge portions of the front portion in a vehicle up-down direction, wherein the pair of flange portions include first joining portions; and a plurality of crush boxes arranged on the bumper reinforcement so as to be spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction, the plurality of crush boxes having a tubular shape which has a pair of end portions in a vehicle front-rear direction and side surfaces extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, wherein one of the pair of end portions is mounted to the front portion, and the side surfaces include second joining portions which join to the first joining portions.

Abstract: An austenitic heat-resistant cast steel includes 0.1 to 0.6% by mass of C, 1.0 to 3.0% by mass of Si, 0.5 to 1.5% by mass of Mn, 0.05% by mass or less of P, 0.05 to 0.3% by mass of S, 9 to 16% by mass of Ni, 14 to 20% by mass of Cr, 0.1 to 0.2% by mass of N, and the balance of iron and inevitable impurities, in which a matrix structure of the austenitic heat-resistant cast steel is configured of austenite crystal grains, and a ferrite phase is dispersed and interposed between the austenite crystal grains so as to cover the austenite crystal grains.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a composite structure includes: (a) preparing: a metallic sheet(s) having a through-hole(s) penetrating throughout the metallic sheet(s) in its thickness direction; (b) setting a prepreg(s), constituting a fiber reinforced plastic sheet(s), and the metallic sheet in a pair of dies, which have a recess(es) arranged at a position(s) opposed to one side opening(s) of the through-hole(s), the recess(es) having a larger diameter than the one side opening; (c) closing the dies, wherein, upon closing, (ca) the prepreg(s) and the metallic sheet are molded to the predetermined shape, while surface-contacting therebetween, (cb) at least one of the prepreg(s) and a patch member(s) is extruded into the through-hole(s), so that the shaft part is molded, and (cc) the patch member(s) forms at least part of a head part(s) in the recess(es), the head part(s) integrated with the shaft part(s) and engaging on the metallic sheet(s).

Abstract: The iron-based soft magnetic material includes: a parent phase containing iron as a main component; and a grain boundary phase present in a crystal grain boundary of the parent phase, the grain boundary phase containing as a main component a sulfide containing copper.

Abstract: An infrared furnace is able to heat a first region and a second region of a work in different temperature regions, provided with a plurality of infrared lamps opposing the work, and a member positioned between the work and the plurality of infrared lamps apart from the work and the infrared lamps, to be arranged above a boundary region between the first and second regions.

Abstract: An infrared heating method comprises: wholly infrared heating a steel sheet uniformly up to a temperature which is A3 point or above; and temperature distribution controlling, wherein, after the wholly infrared heating, partial lowering of a light intensity of infrared rays irradiated toward the steel sheet is performed to provide a first region having a temperature of A3 point or above and a second region having a temperature less than A1 point in the steel sheet.