Abstract: A spindle motor, comprising a base having a cylindrical drawn portion formed by plastic working, a sleeve that is inserted in the drawn portion, a shaft that is inserted in a state of being rotatable relative to the sleeve, and a lubricant that fills the gap between the sleeve and the shaft, in which the sleeve is affixed with an adhesive agent to the drawn portion inner periphery, wherein there are adhesive reservoirs around the inner periphery of the drawn portion. These adhesive reservoirs are formed during a series of plastic working steps in which the cylindrical drawn portion is formed.

Abstract: A folding apparatus of the present invention comprises a folding section 40 for folding a web W in two so that opposite side edges W1, W2 of the web W are in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to each other; a correction section 90 for correcting a moving direction of the web W by contacting the web W in the folding section 40; a detecting section 41, 103 for detecting a reference portion W1, W2 of the web to be used as a reference in a web folding operation so as to output positional information regarding a position of the detected reference portion W1, W2; and a control section 3 for controlling the correction section 90 based on the positional information so as to change a state of contact of the contact of the correction section 90 with the web W.

Abstract: When a rotation frequency of a rotary shaft 2 is not more than a predetermined value, a clutch 7 connects the gearing systems 6 and 8 with each other. Then, the rotation from the rotary shaft 2 is accelerated through the gearing system 6, clutch 7, and gearing system 8, and is transmitted to the rotary shaft 4. At this point, a freewheel clutch 5 disconnects the rotary shafts 2 and 4 from each other. On the other hand, when the rotation frequency of the rotary shaft 2 surpasses the predetermined value, the clutch 7 disconnects the gearing systems 6 and 8 from each other. Then, the rotation frequency of the rotary shaft 4 drops. When the rotation frequency of the rotary shaft 2 equals that of the rotary shaft 4, the freewheel clutch 5 connects the rotary shafts 2 and 4 with each other, thereby transmitting the rotation from the rotary shaft 2 as it is to the rotary shaft 4 via the freewheel clutch 5.

Abstract: A spindle motor, comprising a base having a cylindrical drawn portion formed by plastic working, a sleeve that is inserted in the drawn portion, a shaft that is inserted in a state of being rotatable relative to the sleeve, and a lubricant that fills the gap between the sleeve and the shaft, in which the sleeve is affixed with an adhesive agent to the drawn portion inner periphery, wherein there are adhesive reservoirs around the inner periphery of the drawn portion. These adhesive reservoirs are formed during a series of plastic working steps in which the cylindrical drawn portion is formed.

Abstract: A vertical axis type wind power station and a blade manufacturing process, which can stabilize the turning motions of blades and can raise the power generation efficiency by lightening the blades to smoothen the turning motions of the blades; a structure and method for mounting the wind-driven device of a wind power station, by which the wind-driven device can be easily disposed at the upper portion of a building; and a windbreak wind power plant for breaking the wind by using the vertical axis type wind power stations or wind-driven devices arranged along the shoreline or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electric generator for achieving the cost reduction of the electric generator itself from the view point of the structure of the electric generator, and the cost reduction of the generation of electricity from the view point of the performance of the electric generator, and a power supply equipment for use in this electric generator.

Abstract: Wind power can be always detected even when a wind turbine 11 forcibly brakes, as well as cost of components can be reduced. A generator includes a wind turbine 11 rotated by wind power to generate a driving force, a dynamo 19 operated by the driving force of the wind turbine 11 to generate electricity, a short-circuit brake 21 for switching the output side of the dynamo 19 between an output state and a short-circuit state, a rotational speed input unit 41 or an arithmetic processing part 51 for recognizing the magnitude of the wind power in both of the output and short-circuit states based on the rotational speeds of the wind turbine 11 in both of the output and short-circuit states, and an arithmetic processing part 51 for determining which state the dynamo 19 should be changed over to between the output and short-circuit states based on the rotational speed of the wind turbine 11 and controlling the switching of the short-circuit brake 21 based on the determination result.

Abstract: A power supply unit inclding a battery 4 that stores electric power used for operations of various devices; a dynamo 19, a rotation support mechanism 14, and a rectifying section 32 as charging means that converts natural energy into electric energy and supplies electric power of the electric energy to the battery 4 to be charged; a charging control section 36 for changing over between supply and stop of the electric power from the charging means to the storage means; and a charging control driving unit 45 and a low-voltage charging function of an arithmetic processing part 51 as charging changeover control means that controls the charging control section 36 such that supply and stop of the electric power are repeated when the charging voltage for charging the battery 4 with electric power is not less than a predetermined value, and continues supply of the electric power when the charging voltage is less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A folding apparatus of the present invention comprises a folding section 40 for folding a web W in two so that opposite side edges W1, W2 of the web W are in a predetermined positional relationship with respect to each other; a correction section 90 for correcting a moving direction of the web W by contacting the web W in the folding section 40; a detecting section 41, 103 for detecting a reference portion W1, W2 of the web to be used as a reference in a web folding operation so as to output positional information regarding a position of the detected reference portion W1, W2; and a control section 3 for controlling the correction section 90 based on the positional information so as to change a state of contact of the contact of the correction section 90 with the web W.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electric generator for achieving the cost reduction of the electric generator itself from the view point of the structure of the electric generator, and the cost reduction of the generation of electricity from the view point of the performance of the electric generator, and a power supply equipment for use in this electric generator.

Abstract: A vertical axis type wind power station and a blade manufacturing process, which can stabilize the turning motions of blades and can raise the power generation efficiency by lightening the blades to smoothen the turning motions of the blades; a structure and method for mounting the wind-driven device of a wind power station, by which the wind-driven device can be easily disposed at the upper portion of a building; and a windbreak wind power plant for breaking the wind by using the vertical axis type wind power stations or wind-driven devices arranged along the shoreline or the like.

Abstract: A power supply unit of the invention comprises a battery 4 that stores electric power used for operations of various devices; a dynamo 19, a rotation support mechanism 14, and a rectifying section 32 as charging means that converts natural energy into electric energy and supplies electric power of the electric energy to the battery 4 to be charged; a charging control section 36 for changing over between supply and stop of the electric power from the charging means to the storage means; and a charging control driving unit 45 and a low-voltage charging function of an arithmetic processing part 51 as charging changeover control means that controls the charging control section 36 such that supply and stop of the electric power are repeated when the charging voltage for charging the battery 4 with electric power is not less than a predetermined value, and continues supply of the electric power when the charging voltage is less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A substrate transport container having a carrier box including a container body and a door hermetically sealably covering an opening provided in the front of the container body. Partitions form a circulating flow path in the carrier box. The circulating flow path has a flow path in which air flows toward substrates and a flow path in which air flows toward a fan. A substrate carrying section is disposed in the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates to carry the substrates in such a way that the principal surfaces of the substrates are approximately parallel to the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates. A particle removing filter and a gaseous impurity trapping filter are placed on the upstream side of the substrate carrying section in the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates. A fan motor for driving the fan is incorporated in the carrier box to form an air current for circulating through the circulating flow path.

Abstract: A substrate container includes a container housing having an opening for storing a substrate therethrough and a cover sealingly covering the opening, a fan motor mounted in the container housing for producing a circulating path of air in contact with the substrate in the container housing, and a particle removing filter and a gaseous impurity trapping filter which are disposed in the a portion of the circulating path which extends toward the substrate. A dehumidifying unit for dehumidifying a space in the container housing comprises a solid polymer electrolyte film disposed in the circulating path and voltage applying means for applying a voltage to the solid polymer electrolyte film to decompose water in air flowing in the circulating path thereby to dehumidify a space in the container housing.

Abstract: A substrate container includes a container housing having an opening for storing a substrate therethrough and a cover sealingly covering the opening, a fan motor mounted in the container housing for producing a circulating path of air in contact with the substrate in the container housing, and a particle removing filter and a gaseous impurity trapping filter which are disposed in the a portion of the circulating path which extends toward the substrate. A dehumidifying unit for dehumidifying a space in the container housing comprises a solid polymer electrolyte film disposed in the circulating path and voltage applying means for applying a voltage to the solid polymer electrolyte film to decompose water in air flowing in the circulating path thereby to dehumidify a space in the container housing.

Abstract: A substrate transport container having a carrier box including a container body and a door hermetically sealably covering an opening provided in the front of the container body. Partitions form a circulating flow path in the carrier box. The circulating flow path has a flow path in which air flows toward substrates and a flow path in which air flows toward a fan. A substrate carrying section is disposed in the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates to carry the substrates in such a way that the principal surfaces of the substrates are approximately parallel to the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates. A particle removing filter and a gaseous impurity trapping filter are placed on the upstream side of the substrate carrying section in the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates. A fan motor for driving the fan is incorporated in the carrier box to form an air current for circulating through the circulating flow path.

Abstract: A substrate transport container having a carrier box including a container body and a door hermetically sealably covering an opening provided in the front of the container body. Partitions form a circulating flow path in the carrier box. The circulating flow path has a flow path in which air flows toward substrates and a flow path in which air flows toward a fan. A substrate carrying section is disposed in the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates to carry the substrates in such a way that the principal surfaces of the substrates are approximately parallel to the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates. A particle removing filter and a gaseous impurity trapping filter are placed on the upstream side of the substrate carrying section in the flow path in which air flows toward the substrates. A fan motor for driving the fan is incorporated in the carrier box to form an air current for circulating through the circulating flow path.

Abstract: A substrate container includes a container housing having an opening for storing a substrate therethrough and a cover sealingly covering the opening, a fan motor mounted in the container housing for producing a circulating path of air in contact with the substrate in the container housing, and a particle removing filter and a gaseous impurity trapping filter which are disposed in the a portion of the circulating path which extends toward the substrate. A dehumidifying unit for dehumidifying a space in the container housing comprises a solid polymer electrolyte film disposed in the circulating path and voltage applying means for applying a voltage to the solid polymer electrolyte film to decompose water in air flowing in the circulating path thereby to dehumidify a space in the container housing.