Abstract: Provided is a graphite laminated body having excellent properties such as excellent mechanical properties, excellent heat resistance, and excellent thermal conductivity. In particular, provided is a graphite laminated body comprising a graphite film, a non-thermoplastic polyimide film, and an adhesive layer for bonding the graphite film to the non-thermoplastic polyimide film, the adhesive layer being made of a thermoplastic polyimide or a fluororesin.

Abstract: Provided is a heat conductor including: a first layer containing a first resin component and a plurality of flake graphite fillers each having a basal plane; and a second layer containing a second resin component and the plurality of flake graphite fillers, wherein the heat conductor is a laminate including the first layer and the second layer, an average of first angles in the first layer is 35 degrees or smaller, each of the first angles being an acute angle between the basal plane of a corresponding one of the flake graphite fillers and a laminated surface of the laminate, and an average of second angles in the second layer ranges from 55 degrees to 90 degrees, each of the second angles being an acute angle between the basal plane of a corresponding one of the flake graphite fillers and the laminated surface of the laminate.

Abstract: A method for producing a vitreous carbon material which can serve as a carbon material for a power storage device In the method, a polymer material, having six-membered ring structures in its basic carbon skeleton and having a nitrogen atom, is heated at a temperature of 1000° C. to 2100° C. under an inert gas environment, and then, the polymer material is pulverized, to thereby control graphitization and crystal growth of the carbon material, thus producing a vitreous carbon material which serves as a carbon material for a power storage device.

Abstract: The invention uses a dispersion (303) of suspended single-layer graphene (201), multilayer graphene (202), and graphite (203), and applies a magnetic field to the dispersion (303) to separate the single-layer graphene (201) from the dispersion (303). In the magnetic field applying step of the graphene producing method, the single-layer graphene (201), the multilayer graphene (202), and the graphite (203) are situated at different locations in solvent by using the difference in the diamagnetism strengths of the single-layer graphene (201), the multilayer graphene (202), and the graphite (203).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anisotropic heat conductive composition including flake graphite particles and a resin composition for the particles to be dispersed therein. When the particles have a basal plane, a maximum diameter a in a direction of the basal plane, and a thickness c perpendicular to the basal plane, a/c is 30 or more on average, and a content of the particles is more than 40 mass % and 90 mass % or less. Since the composition includes the particles having a particular shape, when it is formed into a sheet, an anisotropic heat conductive path can be efficiently created therein. Thus, the present invention can provide a molded product in sheet form, suited to have therein a heat conductive path capable of dispersing heat from a high temperature region to a low temperature region.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an anisotropic heat conductive composition comprising: resin; and graphite fillers dispersed into the resin, wherein the graphite fillers each have a maximum diameter A in parallel with a basal plane of each of the graphite fillers and a maximum length C perpendicular to the basal plane, an average of the maximum diameters A ranges from 1 ?m to 300 ?m, an average ratio of the maximum diameter A to the maximum length C represented by A/C is at least 30, a content of the graphite fillers is 20 mass % to 40 mass %, and an average of a smaller angle made by the basal plane and a sheet surface of the sheet anisotropic heat conductive composition is less than 15°.

Abstract: A graphite structure includes a graphite plate (1) that is made of a highly heat conductive material and has a thickness of 15 ?m or less. A Ti layer (3) having a thickness of 10 nm to 200 nm covers the inner surfaces of through holes (2) penetrating the laminate of the graphite plate (1) from the front side to the back side of the laminate. Furthermore, continuous holes (4) are formed inside the through holes (2). This configuration can achieve a smaller thickness and high reliability while keeping high thermal conductivity of graphite.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a rotating polishing tool with high durability that can finish a polished surface with desired surface roughness. As means thereof, a substantially cylindrical polishing member 3 is constituted by a pair of polishing units 9 at opposite ends, and an intermediate portion 10 provided between the pair of polishing units 9. The polishing member 3 is rotatably supported around the central axis thereof, and polishes a polished surface with a peripheral surface thereof. The polishing unit 9 includes a plurality of abrasive cloth/paper sheets 7 pressingly held by an inner metal fitting 8, and forms peripheral edges of the abrasive cloth/paper sheets 7 into a serpentine shape. The intermediate portion 10 includes a plurality of laminated abrasive cloth/paper sheets 7 axially pressingly held by the polishing units 9.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a rotating polishing tool with high durability that can finish a polished surface with desired surface roughness. As means thereof, a substantially cylindrical polishing member 3 is constituted by a pair of polishing units 9 at opposite ends, and an intermediate portion 10 provided between the pair of polishing units 9. The polishing member 3 is rotatably supported around the central axis thereof, and polishes a polished surface with a peripheral surface thereof. The polishing unit 9 includes a plurality of abrasive cloth/paper sheets 7 pressingly held by an inner metal fitting 8, and forms peripheral edges of the abrasive cloth/paper sheets 7 into a serpentine shape. The intermediate portion 10 includes a plurality of laminated abrasive cloth/paper sheets 7 axially pressingly held by the polishing units 9.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shadow mask assembly, in which a shadow mask is fastened to a support frame in a tensioned state, includes applying a preliminary tension force with a magnitude of 9.8 to 490 N to the four corners of the shadow mask outwardly aslant with respect to sides of the shadow mask. A main tension force is then applied to each of at least a pair of mutually opposite sides of the shadow mask outwardly perpendicularly to the sides. Thereafter, the shadow mask to which the main tension forces have been applied is fastened to the frame side of the support frame.

Abstract: A shadow mask can be attached to a support frame in an accurate planer state without unevenness. Provided is a method for manufacturing a shadow mask assembly in which a shadow mask is fastened to a support frame in a tensioned state, the method including applying a preliminary tension force of an strength of 9.8 to 490 N to the four corners of the shadow mask outwardly aslant with respect to sides of the shadow mask, applying a main tension force to each of at least a pair of mutually opposite sides of the shadow mask outwardly perpendicularly to the sides, and thereafter fastening the shadow mask to which the main tension forces has been applied when the main tension forces are applied to the frame side of the support frame.

Abstract: In a heat conducting unit, a heat conducting member composed of a material with good heat conductivity shaped in correspondence with the shape of a heat path is contained in a container made of a flexible sheet having a given thickness. The heat conducting member contained in the container connects at least two parts at different temperatures to form the heat path for efficiently transferring heat generated in a higher-temperature part to a lower-temperature part. Heat is dissipated away from the lower-temperature part through the heat path to cool the higher-temperature part.

Abstract: In the heat treating method and the heat treatment apparatus of the object, the object is heat treated while it is being floated by gas expelled toward the object from a position below the object in the heating chamber.

Abstract: It is a object of this invention to provide a graphite cladding sheet having an excellent mechanical strength and applicable to wide use and a graphite device using said sheet. The graphite cladding sheet 10 comprises a flexible thin graphite sheet having a high orientation and a supporting sheet 12 fixedly laminated on one surface of the graphite film 11. If necessary, the graphite film may be sandwiched between the supporting sheet and the interlocking element by binding them with an adhesive filled in the hole which pass through the graphite film.

Abstract: To increase heat dissipation from a plasma display panel, a heat sinking unit 2 bonded to a curved back surface 11 of a panel unit includes a large number of fin blocks 21 arranged spaced apart from each other by a prescribed distance and a flexible thin-wall portion 22, and a joining section 221, which consists of fin anchoring portions 212 and thin-wall portions 22, is capable of being bent between the fin blocks 21, thus allowing the heat sinking unit 2 to conform to the curvature of the panel unit back surface 11.

Abstract: graphite sheet or block anode material can be used for non-aqueous lithium secondary battery, which has the improved characteristics of battery charge-discharge, as well as a circuit substrate and a shield plate in which dopants should be intercalated. The graphite sheet or block can be made of graphitized polymer film or films and comprises: a) an electric conductive body having a surface, in which graphite crystals are oriented along the surface of the graphite sheet or block and b) interphase insertion potions uniformly distributed over the surface of the graphite sheet or block, in which graphite phases are built perpendicularly to the surface to permit dopant to be inserted into a gap between graphite phases.

Abstract: To increase heat dissipation from a plasma display panel, a heat sinking unit 2 bonded to a curved back surface 11 of a panel unit includes a large number of fin blocks 21 arranged spaced apart from each other by a prescribed distance and a flexible thin-wall portion 22, and a joining section 221, which consists of fin anchoring portions 212 and thin-wall portions 22, is capable of being bent between the fin blocks 21, thus allowing the heat sinking unit 2 to conform to the curvature of the panel unit back surface 11. When using a heat sinking unit not structured to conform to the curvature of the panel unit back surface 11, a high-orientation graphite film as a heat equalizing layer is interposed between the panel unit back surface and the heat sinking unit.

Abstract: A film-like heater which has a graphite film made of a polymer film baked at a temperature higher than 2,000 .degree. C. and having a good thermal conductivity, a good flexibility and a good resistance to high temperature, so that it is applicable to a thin face heat-retaining or heating means having various designs such as a seat heater fittable to a body shape, a vapor deposition boat operable at a high temperature and a compact heating device or apparatus.

Abstract: A functional member is supported by a support member in an apparatus and includes a generally flat element made of highly oriented graphite and having opposite smooth surfaces. The highly oriented graphite is of a laminar crystalline stricture made up of a plurality of crystalline layers and having planes of orientation aligned in a direction parallel to the opposite smooth surfaces of the generally flat element. The generally flat element is used as, for example, an upper cover for axially supporting an upper cylinder of a rotary head portion.

Abstract: A curved pyrolytic graphite crystal x-ray monochromator has at least one diffraction surface of graphite crystal for diffracting and monochromizing x-rays generated from an x-ray source so as to bend and/or converge the diffracted and monochromized x-rays, wherein the diffraction surface has a predetermined curved surface. In a method for manufacturing a curved pyrolytic graphite crystal x-ray monochromator, one or more pieces of polymer films are heated at a temperature predetermined in a range from 400.degree. C. to 3500.degree. C. so as to form carbonaceous films, and then, one or more pieces of formed carbonaceous films are superimposed, heated and pressed onto a predetermined curved surface of an isotropic graphite die at a temperature predetermined in a range from 400.degree. C. to 3500.degree. C.