Abstract: A terminal feeder and crimper includes a support to rotatably support a terminal strip reel obtained by winding together a terminal strip and an interleaf on top of each other, a crimper to crimp a terminal of the terminal strip onto a wire, a terminal strip feeder to feed the terminal strip dispensed from the terminal strip reel to the crimper, an interleaf take-up reel to take up the interleaf dispensed from the terminal strip reel, and a driver connected to the interleaf take-up reel to rotate the interleaf take-up reel. The driver is capable of changing a rotational torque to be applied to the interleaf take-up reel.

Abstract: An object is to provide a wire straightening device and a wire straightening method, with which it is possible to automatically set the roller spacing in accordance with the type of the wire and to further adjust the roller spacing during operation. A wire straightening device (20) includes a preset value obtaining device that obtains a preset value of roller spacing, which is predetermined for each type of wire (2); a roller spacing automatic setting device that drives an actuator (26a) so that the roller spacing becomes equal to the preset value when the type of the wire (2) is input; and a roller spacing changing device that changes the roller spacing based on an operation by the operator while retaining the preset value during operation of a wire processing device (1).

Abstract: An electric wire twisting device is provided, which is capable of producing a preferable twisted electric wire from a plurality of electric wires of which both ends are cut. An electric wire twisting device 1 includes a first gripping device 11 including a first clamp 2a that grips a first end of a first electric wire CT, a second clamp 2b that grips a first end of a second electric wire C2, and a first holder 15A that holds the first clamp 2a and the second clamp 2b. The electric wire twisting device 1 includes a second gripping device 12 that grips a second end of the first electric wire CT and a second end of the second electric wire CT, a first revolving actuator 3b that causes the first holder 15A to rotate around a center line of revolution CL, and a first rotating actuator 3a that causes the first clamp 2a and the second clamp 2b to rotate around a center line of rotation that is parallel to the center line of revolution CL or is inclined with respect to the center line of revolution CL.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grid-stiffened structure includes: regularly arranging triangular or quadrangular cells on one surface of a sheet member and setting a lattice-like pattern which is provided with rib configuring regions, each of the rib configuring regions being provided between the cells; providing through-holes in positions in the sheet member, where the rib configuring regions intersect, so as to separate the rib configuring regions; forming ribs which protrude from the one surface of the sheet member by folding the rib configuring regions of the sheet member; and mutually connecting ends of the rib in a position of each of the through-holes.

Abstract: An electric wire twisting device is provided, which is capable of producing a preferable twisted electric wire from a plurality of electric wires of which both ends are cut. An electric wire twisting device 1 includes a first gripping device 11 including a first clamp 2a that grips a first end of a first electric wire CT, a second clamp 2b that grips a first end of a second electric wire C2, and a first holder 15A that holds the first clamp 2a and the second clamp 2b. The electric wire twisting device 1 includes a second gripping device 12 that grips a second end of the first electric wire CT and a second end of the second electric wire CT, a first revolving actuator 3b that causes the first holder 15A to rotate around a center line of revolution CL, and a first rotating actuator 3a that causes the first clamp 2a and the second clamp 2b to rotate around a center line of rotation that is parallel to the center line of revolution CL or is inclined with respect to the center line of revolution CL.

Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge for docking a cab with an aircraft. The passenger boarding bridge includes: a tunnel unit; a cab; a drive wheel provided on the tunnel unit or the cab; a rotational mechanism configured to rotate the cab; a controller configured to control the drive wheel and the rotational mechanism; a camera configured to capture an image of an entrance of an aircraft; and an entrance position calculator configured to detect the entrance of the aircraft based on the image and calculate horizontal positional information of the entrance. The controller is, when the cab is at a predetermined standby position from which the cab starts moving at a time of performing docking of the cab with the entrance, configured to: calculate a target position based on the horizontal positional information; and move the cab from the standby position to the target position.

Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge comprises a first walkway of an inner tunnel of adjacent tunnels of an extendable and retractable tunnel section; and a second walkway of an outer tunnel of the adjacent tunnels, the second walkway including a plurality of floor members which are arranged in the front-rear direction and are coupled to each other. The plurality of floor members are supported by an endless string-shaped member that is rotatable. A respective walkway surface of each walkway is at a predetermined equal height position. When the tunnel section is retracted, the string-shaped member of the second walkway is guided so that the floor members are moved down to an underside of the inner tunnel, and when the tunnel section is extended, the string-shaped member of the second walkway is guided so that the floor members are moved up from the underside of the inner tunnel.

Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge comprises: a walkway section which is provided at an outer tunnel of adjacent tunnels, and is movable between a walkway position and a non-walkway position located under the walkway position; and a plurality of rotary members arranged along the lengthwise direction of the outer tunnel, each of the plurality of rotary members being rotatable around a vertical rotation axis between a first rotation position at which the rotary member supports an end portion of the walkway section while at the walkway position and a second rotation position at which the rotary member does not support the end portion. In a case where at least one of adjacent rotary members of the plurality of rotary members is at the second rotation position, the adjacent rotary members partially overlap with each other when viewed in the width direction of the walkway section or in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an edged tool on surfaces of which rusting and coloration hardly occur is provided. This method includes a plasma step which includes placing a metallic base having processed surfaces obtained by processing in a vacuum chamber, generating plasma in the vacuum chamber, and subjecting the metallic base to plasma treatment at a temperature of the metallic base adjusted to 280 to 325° C. to sharpen the processed surfaces to thereby obtain an edged tool precursor, and an oxidation step which includes reducing an internal temperature of the vacuum chamber to a specific temperature ranging from 100 to 225° C. after completion of generation of the plasma, and introducing an oxygen-containing gas into the vacuum chamber to form an oxide film on surfaces of the edged tool precursor.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an edged tool on surfaces of which rusting and coloration hardly occur is provided. This method includes a plasma step which includes placing a metallic base having processed surfaces obtained by processing in a vacuum chamber, generating plasma in the vacuum chamber, and subjecting the metallic base to plasma treatment at a temperature of the metallic base adjusted to 280 to 325° C. to sharpen the processed surfaces to thereby obtain an edged tool precursor, and an oxidation step which includes reducing an internal temperature of the vacuum chamber to a specific temperature ranging from 100 to 225° C. after completion of generation of the plasma, and introducing an oxygen-containing gas into the vacuum chamber to form an oxide film on surfaces of the edged tool precursor.

Abstract: The invention addresses the problem of providing an edged tool such as a surgical blade or a razor blade that is durable and sharp, and a manufacturing method therefor. The problem is solved by an edged tool manufacturing method provided with a process of treating a metal base material, which has a machined surface obtained by machining, using a plasma generated in an atmosphere filled with a mixed gas having a main gas and a reaction gas as the main components.

Abstract: A de-coating method includes: exposing a coated body in which a coating made of an inorganic material is formed on a surface of the metal body to ion flows to peel off the coating from the metal body, wherein the coated body is placed at an ion flow-concentrated portion where two or more ion flows overlap each other, and is exposed to the ion flows without addition of a positive or negative bias to the coated body. As gases for use in generating ions from plasma, oxygen and CF4 that promote de-coating through a chemical reaction are preferably used in addition to Ar that performs de-coating under the physical action of ion collision and stabilizes plasma.

Abstract: When distribution material is distributed over a target site on a ground surface from an aircraft, a distribution supporting apparatus offers support information to a pilot dropping the distribution material to efficiently distribute the distribution material. The distribution supporting apparatus includes: an input section to which information items on at least an aircraft velocity, an aircraft altitude, and a wind velocity are input; a computation section configured to compute a location at which the distribution material dropped from the aircraft arrives on the ground surface and a density distribution of the distribution material on the ground surface based on the information items input to the input section; and a display control section configured to display, on a display, the support information relating to the location and density distribution computed by the computation section.

Abstract: A de-coating method includes: exposing a coated body in which a coating made of an inorganic material is formed on a surface of the metal body to ion flows to peel off the coating from the metal body, wherein the coated body is placed at an ion flow-concentrated portion where two or more ion flows overlap each other, and is exposed to the ion flows without addition of a positive or negative bias to the coated body. As gases for use in generating ions from plasma, oxygen and CF4 that promote de-coating through a chemical reaction are preferably used in addition to Ar that performs de-coating under the physical action of ion collision and stabilizes plasma.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a puncture needle, which causes no significant pain during use such as when pierced. The method for producing the puncture needle includes the step of processing a pipe-like metallic base material having at one end a grinding surface obtained by machine work with plasma generated in an atmosphere filled with a mixed gas mainly including a main gas and a reaction gas.

Abstract: A film-forming apparatus (100) includes: a vacuum chamber (30) configured to store a substrate (34B) in which a through-hole is formed and a source of copper emission (35B); a vacuum pump (36) configured to decompress an interior of the vacuum chamber (30) to a predetermined degree of vacuum; a power supply (80) configured to generate electric power applied to the substrate (34B); and a driving mechanism for use in setting a distance between the substrate (34B) and the source of copper emission (35B). When a copper material emitted from the source of copper emission (35B) is deposited on one main surface of the substrate (34B) to block an opening of the through-hole in the one main surface by means of a deposited film formed of the copper material, a blocked state of the opening blocked by the deposited film is adjusted based on the distance and the electric power.

Abstract: When distribution material is distributed over a target site on a ground surface from an aircraft, a distribution supporting apparatus offers support information to a pilot dropping the distribution material to efficiently distribute the distribution material. The distribution supporting apparatus includes: an input section to which information items on at least an aircraft velocity, an aircraft altitude, and a wind velocity are input; a computation section configured to compute a location at which the distribution material dropped from the aircraft arrives on the ground surface and a density distribution of the distribution material on the ground surface based on the information items input to the input section; and a display control section configured to display, on a display, the support information relating to the location and density distribution computed by the computation section.

Abstract: An electric wire testing apparatus tests the condition of an end portion of an electric wire including a plurality of core wires and a sheath for covering the core wires. The electric wire testing apparatus includes an imaging device arranged to photograph an end surface of the core wires that have been exposed by stripping off the sheath, a counting unit arranged to count the number of the core wires from an image photographed by the imaging device, and a determining unit arranged to determine pass/fail of the condition of the end portion of the electric wire based on whether or not the number of the core wires counted by the counting unit matches a predetermined number.

Abstract: A magnet structure and the like are provided, which can reduce the labor required to make a magnet design for producing a tunnel-shaped leakage magnetic field for plasma confinement in a well-balanced manner over an obverse surface of a target, based on a quadridirectional magnetic field produced by magnetic interaction between plural magnets.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structural component includes a first step of attaching at least one conductive member to a surface of a base material made of a composite material and a second step of forming the base material by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat and/or making an assembly of the structural component by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat. Part or the whole of the conductive member contained in the structural component produced in the first and second steps serves as a member giving to the aircraft at least one of a lightning strike protection function, an anti-icing and deicing function and an electromagnetic interference shielding function.