Abstract: The flame-retardant cable of this invention is a single-core or multiple-core cable comprising a plastic optical fiber and at least one covering material covering this plastic optical fiber, and this flame-retardant cable is characterized in that at least one covering material is a highly flame-retardant resin, for example, a highly flame-retardant resin having an oxygen index (OI) of at least 32, preferably from 40 to 45, such as chlorinated polyethylene. This flame-retardant cable has an excellent flame retardancy with no lowering of the performances of the optical fiber. Moreover, the cable has an excellent flame resistance.

Abstract: A compressor has stationary and orbiting scroll members formed thereon with spiral wraps engaged with each other to define compression chambers which, when the orbiting scroll member is moved relative to the stationary scroll member, are radially inwardly moved while decreasing their volumes. Each scroll member is composed of a metallic base scroll member having a spiral wrap formed on one side and a coating layer of a resin compound formed on the said side of the scroll member, including the surfaces of the wrap. The coating layer is molded by placing the base scroll member in a mold cavity with a space left between the said side of the base scroll member and a mold part and by injecting the resin compound into the space.

Abstract: An impeller of a centrifugal blower includes a hub, a hub plate, a plurality of blades and a shroud. The hub plate has an outer diameter which is smaller than an inner diameter of the shroud and a portion of the blades existing in the difference between the diameters is provided with a parting plane of molds, whereby the impeller can be integrally molded by the injection molding.

Abstract: A shake-out machine for use with a self-curing mold which includes a body having a bridge-shaped frame and hydraulic cylinder device provided with downwardly directed plungers disposed on top of a ceiling portion of said frame. A mold feeding means arrangement is provided with a wheeled panel serving as a supporting mount for a molding flask during the shake-out operation. The wheeled panel is provided with an opening and is adapted to be run along rails laid on a floor so as to transport the mold under the plungers. A dropped material delivery device, including a wheeled panel capable of running on rails laid on a bottom portion of a pit, is provided with a delivery box mounted on the wheeled panel. The hydraulic cylinder device is equipped with plungers which are operable independently of each other, whereby desired plungers in said hydraulic cylinder device may be lowered by an amount commensurate with the size of a molding flask.