Abstract: This invention relates to a thermally expandable fire-resistant resin composition comprising a resin component in an amount of 100 parts by weight, thermally expandable graphite in an amount of 3 to 300 parts by weight, and an inorganic filler in an amount of 2 to 200 parts by weight, wherein the thermally expandable graphite has an average aspect ratio of 20 or more.

Abstract: A power source device includes: a battery stack including a plurality of stacked battery cells each provided with positive and negative electrode terminals; and a bus bar connected to the electrode terminals of the plurality of battery cells to connect the plurality of battery cells in parallel and in series. The bus bar includes a series connection line connecting in series parallel battery groups each including the plurality of battery cells connected in parallel, and a branched connection part branched and connected to each of both ends of the series connection line, in which the electrode terminals of the plurality of battery cells configuring each of the parallel battery groups are connected to the branched connection part to allow the battery cells configuring the parallel battery group to be connected in parallel via the branched connection part.

Abstract: A thermally expandable resin composition containing an epoxy resin, a thermally expandable graphite, and an inorganic filler excluding graphite. The epoxy resin contains a bisphenol-type epoxy compound and an aliphatic epoxy compound, wherein the weight ratio of the bisphenol-type epoxy compound to the aliphatic epoxy compound is in the range 95:5-60:40.

Abstract: A battery system includes: stacked battery cells; spacers defining cooling gaps between the battery cells; a battery stacked block having openings of the cooling gaps on respective side surfaces thereof; end plates at respective ends of the battery stacked block; binding bars having blowing openings configured to communicate with the openings of the cooling gaps; and film-molded packings, each of the film-molded packings being formed from a resin film. Each of the film-molded packings is between one of the binding bars and the battery stacked block, and each of the film-molded packings has a flat surface portion in contact with an inner surface of one of the binding bars in a surface contact state, and an elastic protrusion of a hollow shape which protrudes from the flat surface portion to a surface of the battery stacked block, extending so as to surround one of the blowing openings.

Abstract: A thermally expandable resin composition containing an epoxy resin, a thermally expandable graphite, and an inorganic filler excluding graphite. The epoxy compound contained in said epoxy resin contains a brominated epoxy compound, and contains, in addition to the brominated epoxy compound, a bisphenol-type epoxy compound and/or an aliphatic epoxy compound, wherein the weight ratio of the brominated epoxy compound to the bisphenol-type epoxy compound and/or aliphatic epoxy compound is in the range 99:1-1:99.

Abstract: Provided are: a graphite composite film that reduces bubble entrapment between itself and an adherend when bonded to the adherend without impairing its heat dissipation ability; and a method for producing the graphite composite film. Specifically, provided are: a graphite composite film including a stack of a graphite film and an adhesive layer that has a projection/recess structure at its surface which faces away from the graphite film; and a method for producing the graphite composite film.

Abstract: This invention relates to a thermally expandable fire-resistant resin composition comprising a resin component in an amount of 100 parts by weight, thermally expandable graphite in an amount of 3 to 300 parts by weight, and an inorganic filler in an amount of 2 to 200 parts by weight, wherein the thermally expandable graphite has an average aspect ratio of 20 or more.

Abstract: This invention relates to a resin composition comprising a resin component in an amount of 100 parts by weight, thermally expandable graphite in an amount of 3 to 300 parts by weight, and an inorganic filler in an amount of 2 to 200 parts by weight, wherein the expansion starting temperature of the thermally expandable graphite is lower than the decomposition starting temperature of the resin component.

Abstract: A battery system includes: stacked battery cells; spacers forming cooling gaps between the battery cells; a battery stacked block having openings of the cooling gaps on both side surfaces thereof; a pair of end plates disposed at both ends of the battery stacked block; binding bars having blowing openings which communicates with the openings of the cooling gaps; film-molded packings each formed from a resin film. The film-molded packings are each disposed between each of the binding bars and the battery stacked block, and each have a flat surface portion tightly contacting an inner surface of each of the binding bars in a surface contacting state, and an elastic protrusion of a hollow shape which protrudes from the flat surface portion to a surface of the battery stacked block, extending so as to surround each of the blowing openings.

Abstract: A thermally expandable resin composition containing an epoxy resin, a thermally expandable graphite, and an inorganic filler excluding graphite. The epoxy resin contains a bisphenol-type epoxy compound and an aliphatic epoxy compound, wherein the weight ratio of the bisphenol-type epoxy compound to the aliphatic epoxy compound is in the range 95:5-60:40.

Abstract: A thermally expandable resin composition containing an epoxy resin, a thermally expandable graphite, and an inorganic filler excluding graphite. The epoxy compound contained in said epoxy resin contains a brominated epoxy compound, and contains, in addition to the brominated epoxy compound, a bisphenol-type epoxy compound and/or an aliphatic epoxy compound, wherein the weight ratio of the brominated epoxy compound to the bisphenol-type epoxy compound and/or aliphatic epoxy compound is in the range 99:1-1:99.

Abstract: A power supply device comprises a battery assembly formed by stacking secondary battery cells having safety valves for exhausting gas, end plates being arranged at both end faces of the battery assembly in the stacking direction, a gas duct guiding gas emitted from the safety valves in a prescribed gas exhaust passage, and fixing portions fixing both ends of the gas duct to the end plates in a position where the gas duct faces the safety valves. In a state in which the gas duct is fixed to the end plates in at least one of the fixing portion a fixing opening of a slit is formed extending in the direction parallel to the direction in which the secondary battery cells are stacked, and a fixing member is inserted into the slit fixing opening.

Abstract: A thermally expandable multilayer packing for building material, having protruding parts and a body portion in the cross-sectional shape based a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The thermally expandable multilayer packing includes both a thermally expandable resin composition layer and a thermoplastic resin composition layer, wherein the thermally expandable resin composition forming the thermally expandable resin composition layer contains 100 parts by weight of a resin component containing a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride resin and/or an EPDM, 3 to 300 parts by weight of a thermally expandable graphite, 3 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler and 20 to 200 parts by weight of a plasticizer. The thermally expandable resin composition layer and the thermoplastic resin composition layer are formed by simultaneous co-extrusion using the thermally expandable resin composition and the thermoplastic resin composition.

Abstract: A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin composition for extrusion molding, characterized by: containing 100 parts by weight of a chlorinated vinyl chloride resin, 3 to 300 parts by weight of a thermally expandable graphite, 3 to 200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler and 20 to 200 parts by weight of a plasticizer; and containing no phosphorus compound (excluding phosphate plasticizer). A chlorinated vinyl chloride resin having a chlorine content of 60 to 72% by weight can be used as the resin component for extrusion molding.

Abstract: To provide a highly refractory rubber composition sheet that retains a fixed shape until the thermal expansion residue formed by the heat of a fire or the like is formed, does not allow the thermal expansion residue from the heat formed by a fire or the like to easily detach and fall off of construction materials, such as steel framing and the like, and can prevent penetration of flames for at least two hours in the case of exposure to the flames of a fire or the like. [Solution] The highly refractory rubber composition sheet is formed from a highly refractory rubber composition that contains a polyhydric alcohol (A), a nitrogen-containing foaming agent (B), a rubber substance (C), a flame resistant foaming agent (D), and titanium dioxide (E). The highly refractory rubber composition sheet is characterized by the nitrogen-containing foaming agent (B), being in a range of 76-80 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the rubber substance (C).

Abstract: The invention provides a disk playback device wherein a disk (1) is irradiated with a laser beam from an optical head (4) to reproduce signals from the disk, and which comprises an external synchronizing signal producing circuit (8) and a delay circuit (12) for producing a reproduction synchronizing signal providing reference timing at which a reproduced signal is detected by reading an output signal from the optical head (4), a circuit (7) for detecting the reproduced signal by reading the output signal from the optical head (4) based on the reproduction synchronizing signal, and a system controller (10) for determining an optimum phase for a normal reproduction operation by altering the phase of the reproduction synchronizing signal and executing a reproduction operation, the controller (10) being operable to make a phase adjustment for the reproduction synchronizing signal prepared by the delay circuit (12).

Abstract: A disc apparatus (10) includes an optical lens (14). A laser beam is irradiated onto a recording surface of the magneto-optical disc (68) through the optical lens (14), and a TE signal or an RF signal is detected on the basis of the laser beam reflected by the recording surface. Herein, an MPU (50) replaces the optical lens (14) in an optical axis direction, and a TE signal detection circuit (42) or an RF signal detection circuit (60) detects the TE signal or the RF signal at each of lens positions. A laser power is adjusted by the MPU (50) such that amplitude of each of the TE signal or the RF signal detected is below a saturation value. When a parameter is adjusted, a position of the optical lens (14) is controlled such that the amplitude of the TE signal or the RF signal detected thereafter is maximized.

Abstract: A disk recording-playback device including a laser drive circuit for feeding a drive signal to an optical head and adjusting the power of a laser beam irradiated by the optical head, an error correcting circuit for detecting an error rate of a reproduced signal, and a system controller for controlling operation of the laser drive circuit for signal reproduction and signal recording based on the output of the error correcting circuit. The system controller successively sets the laser powers to at least three different values, obtains evaluation data for each laser power, approximates the relationships between the laser powers and the evaluation data to a quadratic curve, whereby an optimum laser power is derived corresponding to a vertex of the quadratic curve. Accordingly the optimum reproduction power and recording power are set, to thereby record and reproduce signals with high accuracy.

Abstract: The present invention provides a disk playback device comprising a laser drive circuit 15 for feeding a drive signal to an optical head 4 and adjusting the power of a laser beam irradiated by the optical head 4, an error correcting circuit 11 for detecting an error rate of a reproduced signal, and a system controller 10 for controlling operation of the laser drive circuit for signal reproduction and signal recording based on the output of the error correction circuit 11. The system controller 10 retrieves one limit value of two limit values of a reproduction power wherein the error rate is not beyond a prescribed value, and calculates an optimum reproduction power based on the one limit value retrieved. Accordingly it is possible to move to signal reproduction in a short period of time and to reproduce signals with high accuracy by setting the optimum reproduction power.