Abstract: An electric lever device includes: a casing including a base portion attached to a machine main body; a cam supported by a support shaft at the casing and configured to swing in a plane intersecting with a center axis of the support shaft; and an operating lever fixed to the cam and configured to be tilted integrally with the cam in the same plane, wherein: a tilt detecting switch configured to detect tilt of the operating lever is attached to the casing so as to be located higher than the base portion; and the cam includes a tilt detection engaging portion configured to move an acting portion of the tilt detecting switch when the operating lever is tilted from a neutral position.

Abstract: An operation device includes: an operating unit; a pilot valve that outputs a pilot pressure corresponding to an operating amount of the operating unit; an operating amount detection sensor that outputs an operating amount signal corresponding to the operating amount of the operating unit; a first bar code provided on the pilot valve and containing pilot pressure actual measurement information indicating a relationship between the operating amount of the operating unit and an actual measurement value of the pilot pressure outputted from the pilot valve; and a second bar code provided on the pilot valve and containing operating amount signal actual measurement information indicating a relationship between the operating amount of the operating unit and an actual measurement value of the operating amount signal outputted from the operating amount detection sensor.

Abstract: A vibration-damping device (1) of the present invention includes a tubular first attachment member (11), a second attachment member (12) that is attached to any one of a vibration generating portion and a vibration receiving portion, an elastic body (13) that connects the first attachment member and the second attachment member with each other, and a bracket (B) that is connected to the remaining one of the vibration generating portion and the vibration receiving portion and is press-fitted into the first attachment member. The second attachment member includes a stopper wall portion (14) which surrounds the first attachment member from radially outside. A penetration hole (11b) which is open toward the stopper wall portion is formed in the first attachment member, and a stopper elastic body (19) covering the penetration hole is installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first attachment member.

Abstract: An operating device includes: an operating lever extending in a first direction and including a first end-side part in the first direction, the first end-side part being operable; a casing supporting a first-direction intermediate part of the operating lever; first and second sensors arranged in the casing so as to be spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and be adjacent to a second end-side part in the first direction of the operating lever; and third and fourth sensors arranged in the casing so as to be spaced apart from each other in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions and be adjacent to the second end-side part of the operating lever, wherein each of the first to fourth sensors outputs a signal in accordance with a load applied from the operating lever.

Abstract: A slit blade block is provided with a slit outer blade, a comb component, and an outer blade connector to which the slit outer blade is fixed. The comb component is sandwiched between and held by the slit outer blade and the outer blade connector when the slit outer blade is fixed to the slit connector.

Abstract: An electric lever device includes: a casing including a base portion attached to a machine main body; a cam supported by a support shaft at the casing and configured to swing in a plane intersecting with a center axis of the support shaft; and an operating lever fixed to the cam and configured to be tilted integrally with the cam in the same plane, wherein: a tilt detecting switch configured to detect tilt of the operating lever is attached to the casing so as to be located higher than the base portion; and the cam includes a tilt detection engaging portion configured to move an acting portion of the tilt detecting switch when the operating lever is tilted from a neutral position.

Abstract: A hair cutting device includes a grip, a head disposed external to one end of the grip, the head including a cutting unit that works on hair, and a joint connecting the grip and the head. The joint includes a base connected to one of the grip and the head, and a slide portion connected to the other of the grip and head and held to be slidable within a predetermined area on a slide plane that is a plane intersecting an alignment of the grip and the head. Accordingly, the hair cutting device including the head that has an excellent ability to lessen impact which is made when the head hits the skin and to follow the skin surface is provided.

Abstract: A roasted plant extraction apparatus is provided which is capable of selectively reducing excessive bitterness in an extract liquid obtained by water extraction from a roasted plant raw material while preserving desirable flavor ingredients and body. A beverage extraction apparatus includes a granule containing part adapted to contain granules for extraction of a beverage, a pouring device for pouring an extraction solvent into the granule containing part from a first direction, and a collecting device for collecting an extract liquid extracted by means of the extraction solvent. The granule containing part comprises a detachable restraining member for placing the granules in a substantially sealed state. The beverage extraction apparatus further comprises a rotary mechanism for rotating the granule containing part.

Abstract: Electric shaver includes body, head having blade block, and head supporting part connecting body with head. Head supporting part includes swing supporting part supporting head swingably about two swing axes, and head float part so that head is movable up and down with respect to body. This configuration allows head to swing about the two axes, and thus head easily follows undulations of skin. Head is movable up and down with respect to body, and thus head sinks with respect to body when head is strongly pressed against the skin. The aspect provides electric shaver that has a high follow-up performance of head swinging according to undulations of skin and hardly irritates the skin strongly.

Abstract: A jump-out determination unit determines whether or not an object is approaching a travel direction of a vehicle based on movement information relating to movement of the object, the movement information having been acquired by a speed variation calculation unit after a pre-indication of that the object approaches the travel direction of the vehicle is detected by a jump-out pre-indication calculation unit of a detection apparatus. As a result, the sudden approach of the object toward the travel direction, which is difficult to determine solely from the movement information relating to the object, can be detected with improved precision.

Abstract: An outer blade for a hair cutting device, the outer blade being mounted to an end of a main body of the hair cutting device, includes bars that each have a shape of a rectangular stick and are arranged at predetermined intervals. The outer blade also includes, at a skin-surface-contact-side first face of each of the bars, an agent holding part configured to hold an agent that is a substance having a predetermined effect on a skin surface, the agent holding part being a surrounded recess heading from the skin-surface-contact-side first face of the bar toward an inner-blade-side second face of the bar. Thus, the agent such as foam or gel can be held by the agent holding part at the skin-surface-side face of the outer blade, and friction can be reduced between the outer blade and the skin surface by the agent held by the agent holding part.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing an outer blade for a hair cutting device from a material including bars that each have a shape of a rectangular stick and are arranged at predetermined intervals. The material is placed on a base. Next, a first tool having a leading end that has a gradually increasing width in a direction away from the material is used to press at least one part of each of the bars in a direction from a counter base-side first face of each of the bars toward a base-side second face of each of the bars. An edge of the first face of each of the bars is caused to project widthwise and to move toward the second face to be farther from an intermediate part of the first face.

Abstract: A roasted plant extraction apparatus is provided which is capable of selectively reducing excessive bitterness in an extract liquid obtained by water extraction from a roasted plant raw material while preserving desirable flavor ingredients and body. A beverage extraction apparatus includes a granule containing part containing granules for extraction of a beverage, first pouring device for pouring an extraction solvent into the granule containing part from a first direction, and collecting device for collecting a coffee extract liquid extracted by device of the extraction solvent at the side of layers of the coffee granules corresponding to the first direction. The granule containing part is provided with a detachable restraining member for placing the granules for extraction of a beverage in a substantially sealed state.

Abstract: A vibration-damping device (1) of the present invention includes a tubular first attachment member (11), a second attachment member (12) that is attached to any one of a vibration generating portion and a vibration receiving portion, an elastic body (13) that connects the first attachment member and the second attachment member with each other, and a bracket (B) that is connected to the remaining one of the vibration generating portion and the vibration receiving portion and is press-fitted into the first attachment member. The second attachment member includes a stopper wall portion (14) which surrounds the first attachment member from radially outside. A penetration hole (11b) which is open toward the stopper wall portion is formed in the first attachment member, and a stopper elastic body (19) covering the penetration hole is installed on an inner circumferential surface of the first attachment member.

Abstract: An operation device includes: an operating unit; a pilot valve that outputs a pilot pressure corresponding to an operating amount of the operating unit; an operating amount detection sensor that outputs an operating amount signal corresponding to the operating amount of the operating unit; a first bar code provided on the pilot valve and containing pilot pressure actual measurement information indicating a relationship between the operating amount of the operating unit and an actual measurement value of the pilot pressure outputted from the pilot valve; and a second bar code provided on the pilot valve and containing operating amount signal actual measurement information indicating a relationship between the operating amount of the operating unit and an actual measurement value of the operating amount signal outputted from the operating amount detection sensor.

Abstract: This slit blade block includes multiple comb teeth adjacent to multiple outer blade pieces. Each comb tooth has a leading end surface, and a protruding part protruding in a direction away from the outer blade pieces. The protruding parts include an apical part that is the outermost end in said direction away from the outer blade pieces. The leading end surfaces of the protruding parts are positioned between the leading end surfaces and the base end surfaces of the adjacent outer blade pieces. Length L1 in the height direction, defined by the apical part of the protruding parts and the leading end surfaces of the protruding parts, is less than or equal to thickness L2 of the outer blade pieces, defined by the leading end surface and the base end surface of the outer blade pieces.

Abstract: Head (30) of electric shaver (1) includes blade unit (40), head case (31) supporting blade unit (40), and rotary member (80) rotatably supported by head case (31). Blade unit (40) includes outer blades (51 and 61) that contact with a target area and inner blades (52 and 62) provided corresponding to outer blades (51 and 61) and configured to make a reciprocating move relative to outer blades (51 and 61). Blade unit (40) and rotary member (80) are coupled so as to move together relative to head case (31) in a height direction of head case (31). This embodiment enables the head of the electric shaver to move smoothly on the skin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pipe made of an iron-base material, having a corrosion prevention layer formed on the surface thereof. The corrosion prevention layer includes a Zn—Sn sprayed coating including Sn in a content of more than 1% by mass and less than 50% by mass and the balance composed of Zn. Alternatively, the corrosion prevention layer includes a Zn—Sn—Mg sprayed coating including Sn in a content of more than 1% by mass and less than 50% by mass, Mg in a content of more than 0.01% by mass and less than 5% by mass and the balance composed of Zn. Preferably, the sprayed coating of the corrosion prevention layer includes at least any one of Ti, Co, Ni and P, and the content of each of these elements is more than 0.001% by mass and less than 3% by mass.

Abstract: A height dimension D1 of a head section 4 is smaller than a front-back dimension D2 of the head section 4. The head section 4 has therein a linear actuator 12 as a drive source. Inner blades 13 are coupled to a drive coupling section protruding form an actuator main section. A height dimension of the actuator main section is smaller than a front-back dimension of the actuator main section.

Abstract: A method of forming a resist pattern, including forming a resist film by coating a resist composition including a base component (A) that exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution, a photo-base generator component (C) that generates a base upon exposure, an acid supply component (Z) and a compound (F) containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a fluorine atom and a silicon atom and containing no acid decomposable group which exhibits increased polarity by the action of acid on a substrate; subjecting the resist film to exposure baking the exposed resist film; and subjecting the resist film to alkali development, thereby forming a negative-tone resist pattern.