Abstract: An input/output control device is connected to an input/output switch which transfers a received input/output instruction to an input/output device whose local address is specified in the input/output instruction. The input/output control device includes a memory and circuitry. The memory stores specific information about a processor and a conversion table for converting a logical address of the input/output device into the local address, with the specific information and the conversion table each being associated with a device group that includes the processor and the input/output device. The circuitry identifies the device group based on the specific information about the processor of sender which information is obtained. The circuitry converts the logical address included in the input/output instruction into the local address which is obtained from the conversion table for the identified device group, and then sends the input/output instruction to the input/output switch.

Abstract: A drive plate includes a plate section connected to a crankshaft of an engine, and an annular ring gear section that extends in an axial direction from an outer circumference of the plate section and includes external teeth that mesh with a pinion gear of a cell motor for cranking the engine, where the plate section and the ring gear section are integrally formed by press working; each of the inner side recesses is formed on an inner circumferential surface of the ring gear section so as to be located on an inner side of each of the external teeth at least on a play end side of the ring gear section; and each of the external teeth includes a step portion recessed toward the inner side than a tooth tip on the play end side.

Abstract: Provided is a container with which a width and a position of a lid member to be unsealed can be readily made constant, thus making it less likely for contents to be discharged too vigorously and making it easy to predict the discharging direction of the contents. A container body and a lid member of the container body are sealed to each other via an annular seal portion formed along a flanged face of the opening. At a specified position of the annular seal portion, there is provided a detaching seal portion which is to be detached in response to increase of an inside pressure of the container body associated with deformation of the container body based on an external force. At positions facing each other across the detaching seal portion, there are provided non-detaching seal portions comprised of a plurality of annular seal portions extending along a circumferential direction.

Abstract: An internal-combustion-engine supercharger includes a centrifugal compressor, a pre-compression flow path, a post-compression flow path, a bypass passage, and a control valve. The centrifugal compressor is disposed in an intake passage of an internal combustion engine and has an impeller to compress and discharge intake air using a radial centrifugal force generated by rotating the impeller. The intake air in the post-compression flow path is to be recirculated to the pre-compression flow path via the bypass passage. A connecting portion between the bypass passage and the pre-compression flow path is disposed at a position other than an extreme-bottom surface portion located at a lowest portion in a flow path section of the pre-compression flow path in a state where the internal-combustion-engine supercharger is installed in a vehicle. The control valve is disposed in the bypass passage to control a recirculation flow rate of the intake air.

Abstract: An adhesive composition comprising a main agent including at least one epoxy resin selected from a bisphenol A epoxy resin, a bisphenol F epoxy resin, and a phenol novolac epoxy resin, and an acrylic rubber; a curing agent including xylylene diamine; and a filler including silica. The adhesive composition further comprises an ion exchanger.

Abstract: Provided is a portion container compression system capable of preventing a portion container from being misaligned, and being used without contaminating surrounding items even when misalignment occurs. A content can be pushed out by squeezing the portion container installed in a receiving portion of a system main body, and formed on the front region of the portion container is an easily unsealable portion. The portion container is formed into an asymmetric shape in the front-back direction, and the receiving portion has a misalignment-prevention portion allowing the front region of the portion container to be aligned to the receiving portion, but preventing the back region thereof from being aligned to the receiving portion. The misalignment-prevention portion prevents the ejection from a misaligned portion container. Since there cannot be achieved the effects as those when the portion container is correctly installed, a user may notice the misalignment of the portion container.

Abstract: A liquid container unit includes a liquid container having a threaded portion to be threaded with a cap and provided at an opening portion through which contained liquid can be taken out or introduced, and a support holder for storing the liquid container. The support holder includes a retaining portion for retaining and supporting a retained portion provided closer to the body of the liquid container than the threaded portion at the opening portion when the liquid container is supported under a standing posture. Between the retained portion and the retaining portion, there is provided a rotation preventing mechanism for preventing relative rotation therebetween.

Abstract: A bar coater includes: a bar for applying a coating liquid to a web; a support member which is arranged on a lower side of the bar so as to rotatably support the bar; a weir arranged at an upstream side of the bar, the weir having a leading end surface at its distal end portion to form a bead of the coating liquid in a space between the leading end surface and the web; a reservoir including the bar, the support member and the weir, the reservoir for accumulating the coating liquid; a pump for supplying the coating liquid to the reservoir; a liquid discharge passage through which the coating liquid excessively supplied to the reservoir is discharged; and a controlling device for controlling the pump so as not to cause distortion of a dynamic contact line which is formed at interface between the coating liquid and the atmosphere.

Abstract: A group communications switching method is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: maintaining a voice call between a first subscriber terminal and a second subscriber terminal when it becomes necessary to perform group communications while the voice call is in progress; starting a group communications call by the first subscriber terminal so as to call at least a group communications member other than the first subscriber terminal and the second subscriber terminal; and disconnecting the voice call between the first subscriber terminal and the second subscriber terminal when the group communications call is established.

Abstract: A bar coater includes: a bar for applying a coating liquid to a web; a support member which is arranged on a lower side of the bar so as to rotatably support the bar; a weir arranged at an upstream side of the bar, the weir having a leading end surface at its distal end portion to form a bead of the coating liquid in a space between the leading end surface and the web; a reservoir including the bar, the support member and the weir, the reservoir for accumulating the coating liquid; a pump for supplying the coating liquid to the reservoir; a liquid discharge passage through which the coating liquid excessively supplied to the reservoir is discharged; and a controlling device for controlling the pump so as not to cause distortion of a dynamic contact line which is formed at interface between the coating liquid and the atmosphere.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for alkaline saponification of a polymer film, comprising: an alkaline-solution coating step of coating a polymer film with an alkaline solution; a temperature keeping step of keeping the polymer film coated with the alkaline solution at temperature equal to or higher than room temperature; a reaction terminating step of terminating the reaction by applying a diluting solvent or an acid solution to the polymer film kept at the temperature; and a washing step of washing away the alkaline solution from the polymer film on which the reaction has been terminated, wherein the reaction terminating step uses a bar coater having a flat-surface bar to apply the diluting solvent or acid solution to the polymer film and remove the alkaline solution from the polymer film.

Abstract: A substrate for device bonding is provided, which enables bonding of a device with high bond strength to an Au electrode formed on a substrate such as aluminum nitride by soldering the device at a low temperature using a soft solder metal having a low melting point such as an Au—Sn-based solder having an Au content of 10% by weight. The substrate for device bonding comprises a substrate having an Au electrode layer formed on its surface and in which (i) a layer composed of a platinum group element, (ii) a layer composed of at least one transition metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr and Co, (iii) a barrier metal layer composed of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu and Ni and (iv) a solder layer composed of a solder containing Sn or In as a main component are laminated in this order on the Au electrode layer.

Abstract: A substrate for device bonding includes a substrate having an electrode layer and a solder layer formed on the electrode layer, wherein the solder layer is a Pb-free solder layer which comprises (1) a base metal composed of (i) Sn, (ii) Sn and Au, or (iii) In, (2) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Bi, In (only in the case where the base metal is Sn, or Sn and Au), Zn, Au (only in the case where the base metal is In) and Sb, and (3) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ag, Ni, Fe, Al, Cu and Pt, and the solder layer has a thickness of 1 to 15 ?m and a surface roughness (Ra) of not more than 0.11 ?m.

Abstract: A group communications switching method is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: maintaining a voice call between a first subscriber terminal and a second subscriber terminal when it becomes necessary to perform group communications while the voice call is in progress; starting a group communications call by the first subscriber terminal so as to call at least a group communications member other than the first subscriber terminal and the second subscriber terminal; and disconnecting the voice call between the first subscriber terminal and the second subscriber terminal when the group communications call is established.

Abstract: A substrate for device bonding is provided, which enables bonding of a device with high bond strength to an Au electrode formed on a substrate such as aluminum nitride by soldering the device at a low temperature using a soft solder metal having a low melting point such as an Au—Sn-based solder having an Au content of 10% by weight. The substrate for device bonding comprises a substrate having an Au electrode layer formed on its surface and in which (i) a layer composed of a platinum group element, (ii) a layer composed of at least one transition metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr and Co, (iii) a barrier metal layer composed of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu and Ni and (iv) a solder layer composed of a solder containing Sn or In as a main component are laminated in this order on the Au electrode layer.