Abstract: This optical film includes a substrate and a plurality of convex microlenses arrayed on the substrate. The microlenses have an ?-region and a ?-region. The ?-region occupies the outer portion of the convex shape of the microlenses, and is positioned in a manner so as to cover the ?-region. In an adhesion test conforming to ISO 2409 for measuring the adhesiveness of the substrate and the optical film, the test result is class 0 or class 1.

Abstract: A lubricating oil composition of the invention contains a first base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100 degrees C. in a range from 0.6 mm2/s to 3.5 mm2/s and a first poly(meth)acrylate having a mass average molecular weight in a range from 3×104 to 5×104.

Abstract: A particular gear oil composition is provided that contains (A) a base oil, (B) an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, (C) a sulfur-containing compound, (D) an organomolybdenum compound and (E) a phosphorus-containing compound, which is excellent in extreme pressure properties, shear stability and wear resistance, and is excellent in fuel saving properties.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plate-like light guide element (24) provided with a light incident surface, a light exit surface (242), and an underside surface (243) disposed on the opposite side of the light exit surface (242). A foamed surface layer (244) is formed on at least a part of at least either the light exit surface (242) or the underside surface (243). The foamed surface layer (244) contains air bubbles and has a recessed sectional surface including the normal direction of the light exit surface (242) or the underside surface (243). The light guide element (24) is produced by performing infrared laser etching for at least a part of at least one of the main surfaces of a plate-like light guide element material composed of an acryl resin plate produced by a continuous plate production method, to form the foamed surface layer (244).

Abstract: A liquid jet head includes an actuator substrate having ejection grooves and non-ejection grooves partitioned by walls each including a piezoelectric body. The non-ejection grooves have, at ends on one side thereof, respective inclined surfaces rising from bottom surfaces thereof to upper surface openings at upper portions thereof. Common electrodes are provided in a strip form along a longitudinal direction of the walls on both side surfaces of the walls facing the ejection grooves, and active electrodes are provided in a strip form along the longitudinal direction of the walls on both side surfaces of the walls facing the non-ejection grooves. The active electrodes extend from positions in the vicinity of the ends on one side of the non-ejection grooves to ends on the other side thereof.

Abstract: To provide a lubricating oil composition including a base oil which is composed of a mineral oil and/or a synthetic oil and which has a viscosity index of 95 or higher, and (A) an alkenylsuccinimide in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0 mass %, (B) an acidic phosphite diester having a C6 to C10 hydrocarbon group in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0 mass %, and (C) at least one species selected from among a perbasic alkaline earth metal sulfonate, a perbasic alkaline earth metal phenate, and a perbasic alkaline earth metal salycilate, in an amount of 0.001 to 0.3 mass %, with respect to the total amount of the composition.

Abstract: A liquid jet head according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an actuator substrate having slender ejection grooves and slender non-ejection grooves partitioned by slender walls each including a piezoelectric body. The non-ejection grooves have, at ends on one side thereof, respective inclined surfaces rising from bottom surfaces thereof to upper surface openings at upper portions thereof, common electrodes are provided in a strip form along a longitudinal direction of walls on both side surfaces of the walls facing the ejection grooves, active electrodes are provided in a strip form along the longitudinal direction of the walls on both side surfaces of the walls facing the non-ejection grooves, and the active electrodes are provided from positions in the vicinity of the ends on one side of the non-ejection grooves to ends on the other side thereof.

Abstract: A liquid jet head is provided with an actuator substrate which is partitioned by elongated walls of piezoelectric body and has elongated grooves arrayed thereon so as to penetrate the substrate from an upper surface through a lower surface thereof, a cover plate which is attached to the substrate so as to cover upper surface openings of the grooves and has a liquid supply chamber which supplies liquid to the grooves, and a nozzle plate which is attached to the substrate so as to cover lower surface openings of the grooves and has nozzles communicating with the respective grooves. Drive electrodes are formed in strip form on side surfaces of the walls along the longitudinal direction thereof so as to be separated from the nozzle plate. The nozzle plate has a lower stiffness than the cover plate.

Abstract: A liquid jet head has a jetting portion with nozzles for jetting a liquid that is contained in a liquid container. A liquid storing portion is disposed in a conduit that interconnects the liquid storing portion and the jetting portion and that supplies the liquid in a liquid container to the jetting portion through operation of a pump. The liquid storing portion is configured to dampen fluctuations in the pressure in the conduit. A pressure sensor is disposed in the conduit for measuring a pressure in the conduit. The operation of the pump for supplying the liquid in the liquid container to the jetting portion is controlled based on a value of the pressure measured by the pressure measuring means so that the pressure of the liquid supplied from the conduit to the jetting portion is within a predetermined pressure range.

Abstract: A liquid injection head has a nozzle body having a row of nozzle holes and a nozzle guard that covers the row of nozzle holes. The nozzle guard has a top portion having formed therein a slit opposed to the row of nozzle holes, a sealing portion that seals an area between a peripheral edge of the top portion and the nozzle body, and a suction flow path having a suction port opening below the row of nozzle holes and communicating with a space on an inner side of the nozzle guard. A suction section connected to the suction flow path of the nozzle guard causes the space on the inner side of the nozzle guard to form a negative pressure chamber such that a liquid overflowing into the negative pressure chamber is sucked from the suction port of the suction flow path.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plate-like light guide element (24) provided with a light incident surface, a light exit surface (242), and an underside surface (243) disposed on the opposite side of the light exit surface (242). A foamed surface layer (244) is formed on at least a part of at least either the light exit surface (242) or the underside surface (243). The foamed surface layer (244) contains air bubbles and has a recessed sectional surface including the normal direction of the light exit surface (242) or the underside surface (243). The light guide element (24) is produced by performing infrared laser etching for at least a part of at least one of the main surfaces of a plate-like light guide element material composed of an acryl resin plate produced by a continuous plate production method, to form the foamed surface layer (244).

Abstract: A liquid jet recording apparatus adjusts the pressure of liquid jetted from a jetting portion toward a recording medium. The liquid jet recording apparatus has a pressure sensor provided in a tube between a liquid storing portion and a roller tube pump. The pressure of the liquid which flows through the tube is measured, and a pressure value is sent to a control portion. The pressure value is compared with lower limit values and upper limit values stored in a definition file stored in the control portion, and a corresponding drive signal is sent to a drive portion to drive the roller tube pump in a forward or a reverse direction to adjust the pressure of the liquid in the jetting portion.

Abstract: A liquid jet recording apparatus includes a liquid container that contains liquid, a jetting portion disposed at a lower level than the surface of the liquid contained in the liquid container for jetting the liquid, and a conduit for communicating the jetting portion with the liquid container. An on-off valve opens or closes the conduit to permit or block the flow of the liquid in the conduit. A liquid storing portion damps pressure fluctuations of the liquid which flows in the conduit and is disposed in the conduit between the on-off valve and the jetting portion. A pressure sensor measures the pressure of the liquid in the conduit, and a control portion controls the on-off valve to be opened or closed based on a pressure value measured by the pressure sensor.

Abstract: A particular gear oil composition is provided that contains (A) a base oil, (B) an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, (C) a sulfur-containing compound, (D) an organomolybdenum compound and (E) a phosphorus-containing compound, which is excellent in extreme pressure properties, shear stability and wear resistance, and is excellent in fuel saving properties.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid jet head, a carriage unit, a pressure control method, and a liquid jet recording apparatus, which are capable of increasing or decreasing pressure of liquid to an optimum value by precisely measuring the pressure of the liquid when the liquid is jetted from a nozzle. The liquid jet head includes a jetting portion (17) having a plurality of nozzles for jetting liquid (5a), a liquid storing unit (15) disposed in a conduit (6), the conduit (6) being for supplying the liquid (5a) in a liquid container (5) via a roller tube pump (7) to the jetting portion (17), the liquid storing unit (15) being for damping pressure fluctuations in the conduit (6), and a pressure sensor (22) serving as pressure measuring means disposed in the conduit (6) connecting the liquid storing unit (15) and the jetting portion (17), for measuring the pressure in the conduit (6a).

Abstract: To enhance a space factor and ability of collecting excess liquid, there is provided a liquid injection head provided with a plurality of nozzles includes a nozzle guard that is formed so as to cover the nozzles, the nozzle guard including: a top portion having a slit opposed to the nozzles while being placed apart from a surface of the nozzles; a sealing portion that seals an area between a peripheral edge of the top portion and the nozzles; and a suction flow path in which a suction port is opened to a lower portion of the nozzles, and is communicated to an inside space of the nozzle guard, in which the inside space of the nozzle guard is rendered a negative pressure chamber by a suction portion connected to the suction flow path, and a first liquid overflowing the nozzles to the negative pressure chamber is sucked.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid jet recording apparatus and a liquid jet recording method, which simplify a structure for adjusting pressure of liquid supplied to nozzles.

Abstract: To provide a lubricating oil composition including a base oil which is composed of a mineral oil and/or a synthetic oil and which has a viscosity index of 95 or higher, and (A) an alkenylsuccinimide in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0 mass %, (B) an acidic phosphite diester having a C6 to C10 hydrocarbon group in an amount of 0.1 to 2.0 mass %, and (C) at least one species selected from among a perbasic alkaline earth metal sulfonate, a perbasic alkaline earth metal phenate, and a perbasic alkaline earth metal salycilate, in an amount of 0.001 to 0.3 mass %, with respect to the total amount of the composition.

Abstract: Linear notch patterns at fixed intervals are formed by contacting blades 6a on a drum 6 with a film F and mechanically transferring the shape of the blades 6a to the film F. The notch pattern is formed to be approximately parallel to the axial direction of the drum 6. When a flexural stress is applied in the direction of the film F transport by passing the film over the bending roll 8 while applying a predetermined tension thereto, crazes or cracks are formed inside the notch patterns, with the notches in the notch patterns serving as starting points thereof. Since crazes or cracks are formed using the notch patterns as starting points, relatively large crazes or cracks can be obtained, and optical characteristics can be controlled at a high level.

Abstract: We provide a liquid jet recording apparatus includes: a liquid container; a jetting portion for jetting the liquid disposed lower than the surface of the liquid contained in the liquid container; a conduit for communicating the jetting portion with the liquid container disposed between the jetting portion and the liquid container; an on-off valve for open or close the conduit being disposed in the conduit; a liquid storing portion for damping pressure fluctuations of the liquid which flows in the conduit disposed in the conduit between the on-off valve and the jetting portion; a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of the liquid in the conduit disposed in the conduit between the liquid storing portion and the jetting portion; and a control portion for controlling the on-off valve to be opened or closed based on a pressure value measured by the pressure sensor.