Abstract: The raw coke materials of a carbon material for a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery is a striped agglomerate obtained by a delayed coking method under a condition that the ratio of the generation rate (mass %) of a generated gas, which includes a hydrogen gas generated by subjecting a heavy oil to coking and C1-C4 gases and the formation rate (mass %) of the raw coke materials (generation rate/formation rate) is from 0.3 to 0.8, and wherein, when an average length of the base of the stripes is defined as W, an average height is defined as H, and an average length in the vertical direction is defined as L, H/W is from 0.15 to 0.40 and L/W is 5.0 or more.

Abstract: The carbon material for a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery includes: particles having a structure including a plurality of stacked plates which are prepared from a raw coke materials obtained by a delayed coking method, where the ratio of the total of the generation rate of a hydrogen gas, a hydrocarbon gas having one carbon atom, and a hydrocarbon gas having two carbon atoms and the formation rate of a raw coke materials satisfies the condition: total of generation rate/formation rate=0.30 to 0.60, and where the structure is curved into a bow shape, and where, in each of the plates, an average plate thickness is defined as T, an average bow height including the plate thickness is defined as H, and an average length in the vertical direction is defined as L, L/T is 5.0 or more and H/T is from 1.10 to 1.25.

Abstract: A polymer composition comprising a methacrylic resin (A) having not less than 50% by mass of repeated units derived from methyl methacrylate, a block copolymer (B) having a polymer block (a) composed of repeated units derived from an alkyl(meth)acrylate ester and a polymer block (b) composed of repeated units derived from a conjugated diene compound and flowable polyorganosiloxane (C), wherein the amount of the block copolymer (B) is 1 to 80 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the methacrylic resin (A), the amount of the flowable polyorganosiloxane (C) is 0.05 to 0.5 part by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the block copolymer (B), and a phase composed of the block copolymer (B) is dispersed in a continuous phase composed of the methacrylic resins (A).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a methacrylic resin composition which exhibits excellent flexibility, elasticity, impact resistance, and plasticity and moldability while transparency inherent to methacrylic resins is maintained. A methacrylic resin composition to be produced is composed of 10 to 99 parts by mass of a methacrylic resin (A) containing not less than 80 mass % of a methyl methacrylate unit and 90 to 1 part by mass of a block copolymer (B) containing 10 to 60 mass % of a methyl methacrylate polymer block (b1) and 90 to 40 mass % of an acrylate polymer block (b2) and having a refractive index of 1.485 to 1.495 (the total of (A) and (B) is 100 parts by mass).

Abstract: Provided is a stock oil composition for a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery which composition is useful for achieving excellent high-speed charge and discharge characteristics. The stock oil composition for a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery uses a bottom oil of residue fluid catalytic cracking apparatus as a raw material. The stock oil composition comprises, of a saturated component, an aromatic component, a resin component and an asphaltene component detectable by development of the stock oil composition using thin-layer chromatography, the saturated component ranging from 30 to 50% by weight and the aromatic component ranging from 50 to 70% by weight; and has an average molecular weight of from 400 to 600.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to allow a vehicle to run in the case where an air compressor connected to an input port fails so as to cause air leakage from the location of the failure, by preventing air in a parking brake circuit from leaking from the failure location through a bleed air flow path. In order to achieve the object, a multi-protection valve includes: a communication passage for communicating between an input chamber and a service output port so as to bypass a pressure control valve provided in correspondence with the service output port, the communication passage having a check valve for preventing air from flowing from the service output port into the input chamber and a throttle for restricting the air flow rate; and a bleed air flow path for communicating between the input chamber and the parking output port so as to bypass pressure control valves, the bleed air flow path having a second check valve for preventing air from flowing from the input chamber to the parking output port.

Abstract: The transdermal administration device of the present invention includes: a needle support with a plurality of microneedles formed at a tip portion thereof; a holder with the needle support placed therein, allowing the needle support to protrude itself therefrom and retract therein; and a cap for covering the microneedles, and further includes: a spring member placed between the needle support and the holder, for biasing the needle support in a protruding direction; an engaging portion at a base of the needle support; and an engaged portion capable of engaging the engaging portion, formed in the holder, where the engaging portion of the needle support can be locked with the engaged portion of the holder when the needle support is retracted in the holder.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition in which a star block copolymer (B) in the form of particles is dispersed in a matrix (A) composed of a methacrylic resin comprising not less than 50% by mass of a methyl methacrylate unit. The methacrylic resin composition is obtained by bulk-polymerizing or solution-polymerizing 100 parts by mass of a monomer mixture (A?) containing 50 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate and 0 to 50% by mass of other vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methyl methacrylate, in the presence of 1 to 80 parts by mass of the star block copolymer (B) comprising a polymer block (a) composed of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester unit and a polymer block (b) composed of a conjugated diene compound unit, until the polymerization conversion of the monomer reaches 70% by mass or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a toner cartridge and its recycling method in which a clearance due to stack of the housing and the lid can reliably be sealed so that toner leakage can be prevented. A toner cartridge which is set in an image forming apparatus to feed toner to the image forming apparatus includes a housing having a toner containing portion for containing toner therein, and a lid for covering the toner containing portion of the housing. A stack portion where the housing and the lid are stacked on each other is sealed by a sealing member having first and second adhesive materials provided on both-side surfaces of a base material with the first adhesive material stuck on an outer peripheral surface of the stack portion and with a release paper stuck on the second adhesive material.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to allow a vehicle to run in the case where an air compressor connected to an input port fails so as to cause air leakage from the location of the failure, by preventing air in a parking brake circuit from leaking from the failure location through a bleed air flow path. In order to achieve the object, a multi-protection valve includes: a communication passage for communicating between an input chamber and a service output port so as to bypass a pressure control valve provided in correspondence with the service output port, the communication passage having a check valve for preventing air from flowing from the service output port into the input chamber and a throttle for restricting the air flow rate; and a bleed air flow path for communicating between the input chamber and the parking output port so as to bypass pressure control valves, the bleed air flow path having a second check valve for preventing air from flowing from the input chamber to the parking output port.

Abstract: A methacrylic resin composition in which a star block copolymer (B) in the form of particles is dispersed in a matrix (A) composed of a methacrylic resin comprising not less than 50% by mass of a methyl methacrylate unit. The methacrylic resin composition is obtained by bulk-polymerizing or solution-polymerizing 100 parts by mass of a monomer mixture (A?) containing 50 to 100% by mass of methyl methacrylate and 0 to 50% by mass of other vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the methyl methacrylate, in the presence of 1 to 80 parts by mass of the star block copolymer (B) comprising a polymer block (a) composed of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester unit and a polymer block (b) composed of a conjugated diene compound unit, until the polymerization conversion of the monomer reaches 70% by mass or more.

Abstract: To provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition which is excellent in light resistance and flexibility and has high tear strength. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 100 parts by mass of acrylic multi-layer polymer particles (A) which each comprise at least two layers, i.e., at least one inner rubber layer (I) and at least one outermost thermoplastic resin layer (II), 5 to 300 parts by mass of an ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer (B), and 0.5 to 150 parts by mass of a graft copolymer (C) composed of an ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer backbone and a graft bonded to the backbone which consists of units derived from a monomer having a polarity higher than that of the backbone.

Abstract: To provide a thermoplastic elastomer composition which is excellent in light resistance and flexibility and has high tear strength. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 100 parts by mass of acrylic multi-layer polymer particles (A) which each comprise at least two layers, i.e., at least one inner rubber layer (I) and at least one outermost thermoplastic resin layer (II), 5 to 300 parts by mass of an ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer (B), and 0.5 to 150 parts by mass of a graft copolymer (C) composed of an ethylene/vinyl ester copolymer backbone and a graft bonded to the backbone which consists of units derived from a monomer having a polarity higher than that of the backbone.

Abstract: A magnetic tape is spaced from and by an air guide and simultaneously tilted down in a transverse direction thereof by the air guide and is subsequently wound on a reel hub of a tape reel installed in a cartridge shell housing with the downside edge thereof leaned on one of reel flanges of the tape reel which is on the same side as the downside edge of the magnetic reel so as to complete a magnetic tape cartridge. The air guide comprises an air blowing means device for blowing pressurized air against the magnetic tape in a specified pressure distribution pattern in which pressure is lower on the downside edge than on an opposite side edge in the transverse direction so as hereby to tilt down the magnetic tape in the transverse direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a communication system which improves the system flexibility and serviceability by efficiently controlling presence information. A presence inquiring section makes an inquiry about a presence state of a communicating party. A presence information receiving section receives presence information. A presence information display section displays the received presence information. A presence determining section determines the presence state. A presence information generating section generates the presence information. A presence information sending section sends the presence information upon reception of the inquiry.

Abstract: A vertical wall formed by bending a front fender toward an engine room is connected with a front wheel apron through a supporting bracket. The supporting bracket is shaped into a U-channel configuration opening downwardly. In which, a front fender side vertical wall is formed on the front fender and an engine room side vertical wall is formed on the engine room side in such a manner as partitioning the front fender side vertical wall off. The front fender side vertical wall is secured at a lower end thereof to the front wheel apron. When an impact load is applied from above the neighborhood of the boundary between the front fender and engine room, a middle section shaped into arch of the front fender side vertical wall and a hole section provided on the front fender side vertical wall collapse to absorb the impact energy.

Abstract: A card connector comprises a case (1) for retaining a detachable card (60), a cam member (15) provided in a side wall (8) of the case (1) and having an engaging portion (17), an ejector (2) biased forwardly in the removal direction of the card (60) and being slidable together with the card (60) along the side wall (8), a pin member (36) supported by the ejector (2) so as to operate along the cam member (15), a pin control (42) provided on the ejector (2) for biasing the pin member (36) toward the cam member 15 to restrict movement of the pin member (36), wherein when the card (60) is inserted into the case (1) to a predetermined position, the pin member (36) engages the engaging portion (17) of the cam member (15) and the pin control (42) biases the pin member (36) toward the cam member (15) thereby securing engagement between the pin member (36) and the engaging portion (17).

Abstract: A vertical wall formed by bending a front fender toward an engine room is connected with a front wheel apron through a supporting bracket. The supporting bracket is shaped into a U-channel configuration opening downwardly. In which, a front fender side vertical wall is formed on the front fender and an engine room side vertical wall is formed on the engine room side in such a manner as partitioning the front fender side vertical wall off. The front fender side vertical wall is secured at a lower end thereof to the front wheel apron. When an impact load is applied from above the neighborhood of the boundary between the front fender and engine room, a middle section shaped into arch of the front fender side vertical wall and a hole section provided on the front fender side vertical wall collapse to absorb the impact energy.

Abstract: A card connector comprises a case (1) for retaining a detachable card (60), a cam member (15) provided in a side wall (8) of the case (1) and having an engaging portion (17), an ejector (2) biased forwardly in the removal direction of the card (60) and being slidable together with the card (60) along the side wall (8), a pin member (36) supported by the ejector (2) so as to operate along the cam member (15), a pin control (42) provided on the ejector (2) for biasing the pin member (36) toward the cam member 15 to restrict movement of the pin member (36), wherein when the card (60) is inserted into the case (1) to a predetermined position, the pin member (36) engages the engaging portion (17) of the cam member (15) and the pin control (42) biases the pin member (36) toward the cam member (15) thereby securing engagement between the pin member (36) and the engaging portion (17).

Abstract: A card connector comprises a case (2) for holding a card (b 1), an eject plate (3) biased in the card removal direction for sliding, an engaging member (37) attached to the eject plate (3) and having an engaging projection (37) for engagement with an engaging recess of the card, a push rod (4) biased in the card removal direction to project from the case (2), and a cam member (5) biased to engage the eject plate (3), holding the card (1) at a predetermined position when the card (1) is inserted to the predetermined position and, when the push rod (4) is depressed, the cam member (5) is brought away from the eject plate to release the engagement with the eject plate (3).