Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide an ultrasonic transducer for a measuring device capable of widening a frequency band suitable for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves while reducing the manufacturing cost. The ultrasonic transducer for a measuring device includes a substantially disc-shaped base material that serves too as an acoustic-matching layer and substantially disc-shaped piezoelectric element that is joined to the base material. The piezoelectric element is formed with grooves extending in the planar direction so that they do not cross one another, and the plurality of strip-shaped vibration units are arranged through the grooves. The length of the vibration unit becomes shorter as the distance from the center of the piezoelectric element increases. Then, the piezoelectric element vibrates in the thickness direction in the first-frequency band and vibrates in the radial direction in the second-frequency band, which is lower than the first-frequency band.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide an ultrasonic transducer for a measuring device capable of widening a frequency band suitable for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves while reducing the manufacturing cost. The ultrasonic transducer for a measuring device includes a substantially disc-shaped base material that serves too as an acoustic-matching layer and substantially disc-shaped piezoelectric element that is joined to the base material. The piezoelectric element is formed with grooves extending in the planar direction so that they do not cross one another, and the plurality of strip-shaped vibration units are arranged through the grooves. The length of the vibration unit becomes shorter as the distance from the center of the piezoelectric element increases. Then, the piezoelectric element vibrates in the thickness direction in the first-frequency band and vibrates in the radial direction in the second-frequency band, which is lower than the first-frequency band.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polyisocyanurate foam having excellent flame retardancy and a heat insulator and building material comprising the same. A flame retardant polyisocyanurate foam produced by curing a mixture comprising a polyol (A), a surfactant (B), a catalyst (C), a blowing agent (D), a polyisocyanate (E) and a flame retardant (F), wherein the catalyst (C) comprises a trimerization catalyst; the water content in the blowing agent (D) is less than 0.

Abstract: A searchlight sonar is installed on a ship (11) and searches under water around the ship (11) while changing the transmitting direction of an ultrasonic beam (TB) at a predetermined split rotation (Mn) in the circumferential direction around the ship (11). The split rotation (Mn) is set to increase as the depression angle of the transmitting direction of the ultrasonic beam (TB) is increased.

Abstract: A searchlight sonar is installed on a ship (11) and searches under water around the ship (11) while changing the transmitting direction of an ultrasonic beam (TB) at a predetermined split rotation (Mn) in the circumferential direction around the ship (11). The split rotation (Mn) is set to increase as the depression angle of the transmitting direction of the ultrasonic beam (TB) is increased.

Abstract: A four-cycle engine has an engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir. Lubrication oil is inhaled from the oil reservoir and splashed to lubricate inner parts of the engine. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust valves. Reciprocating intermediate lifters are provided between push rod and cam flowers to actuate the valve train. A push rod chamber communicated with the valve chamber is partitioned from the cam chamber and flowing of excess oil from the cam chamber into the valve chamber is prevented. Length of valve train push is shortened and it makes design of high speed engine properly.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle is configured to be capable of traveling with fuel and electric power serving as energy sources. A charger receives electric power from an external power supply connected to a charging port to charge a power storage device. An ECU calculates a distance traveled per unit amount of electric power supplied from the external power supply by the charger and a distance traveled per unit amount of fuel consumed by an engine. A notification unit notifies a user of each distance traveled, as calculated by the ECU.

Abstract: An engine lubrication method is provided. The four-cycle engine has an engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir. A crankshaft is mounted in the engine block. An oil pump driven by the cam gear, brings the oil from the oil reservoir and the valve chamber. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust valves. A circular arc wall surrounds the web of the crankshaft at a slight distance from the web. The crankshaft web causes the oil to fly to lubricate engine parts and the oil, returns into the oil reservoir by a check valve. Flowing of oil in to the combustion chamber when the engine is oriented to incline is prevented by oil recesses and long pipes. Another lubrication and breathing system without pump is presented, wherein construction except pump is basically followed.

Abstract: An engine lubrication method is provided. The four-cycle engine has an engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir. A crankshaft is mounted in the engine block. An oil pump driven by the cam gear, brings the oil from the oil reservoir and the valve chamber. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust valves. A circular arc wall surrounds the web of the crankshaft at a slight distance from the web. The crankshaft web causes the oil to fly to lubricate engine parts and the oil, returns into the oil reservoir by a check valve. Flowing of oil in to the combustion chamber when the engine is oriented to incline is prevented by oil recesses and long pipes. Another lubrication and breathing system without pump is presented, wherein construction except pump is basically followed.

Abstract: A direct injection internal combustion engine employs a spray guided combustion method, wherein a fuel spray injected from a fuel injection valve is collected at an electrode section of a spark plug so that satisfactorily high combustion performance may be achieved even with a small amount of injected fuel. The engine includes spray control posts 30 arranged on both sides of the spark plug 5, for guiding the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve 4 to be directed toward the electrode section 10 of the spark plug 5.

Abstract: A four-cycle engine has a lightweight aluminum alloy engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir formed therein. A crankshaft is rotatably mounted in the engine block for rotation about a crankshaft axis. A piston reciprocates within the bore and is connected to the crankshaft by a connecting rod. An oil pump driven by the cam gear, which mates with crank gear that is driven by crank shaft, inhales the oil from the oil reservoir and the valve chamber to splash lubricate into the cylinder bore. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly defining a compact combustion chamber having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust ports and cooperating intake and exhaust valves.

Abstract: An engine lubrication method is provided. The four-cycle engine has an engine block having a cylindrical bore and an enclosed oil reservoir. A crankshaft is mounted in the engine block. An oil pump driven by the cam gear, brings the oil from the oil reservoir and the valve chamber. The engine is provided with a cylinder head assembly having a pair of overhead intake and exhaust valves. A circular arc wall surrounds the web of the crankshaft at a slight distance from the web. The crankshaft web causes the oil to fly to lubricate engine parts and the oil, returns into the oil reservoir by a check valve. Flowing of oil in to the combustion chamber when the engine is oriented to incline is prevented by oil recesses and long pipes. Another lubrication and breathing system without pump is presented, wherein construction except pump is basically followed.

Abstract: A four-cycle engine with an enclosed oil reservoir for mounting on a power tool is provided. An oil pump driven by a camshaft, which mates by a cam gear with crank gear that is driven by a crank shaft, inhales the oil from the oil reservoir to lubricate the engine parts. A circular arc wall surrounds around web of the crankshaft with a slight distance from the web. A scroll-shaped wall has gradually increased distance from the circular arc wall to the direction of rotation of the web and has partial overlap with the circular arc wall. In case of stock of engine oriented power take off side up or down, oil is prevented to flow from oil reservoir to combustion chamber by a weir which is provided between the circular wall and the scrolled wall. The check valve splashes breathing missed oil from the crankshaft to the breather room and causes the oil to supply lubricant to lubricate the engine parts.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a high-purity ?-alumina in which an Si content, an Fe content, a Ca content, and an Na content are simultaneously removed. The high-purity ?-alumina is produced by burning aluminum hydroxide having an Na content of 0.11 mass % or less, an Fe content of 6 ppm or less, a Ca content of 1.5 ppm or less, and an Si content of 10 ppm or less as impurities in terms of alumina respectively, and having an average particle diameter of 55 ?m or less at a burning temperature of 1,100 to 1,500° C. by using a burning vessel containing Al2O3 in a range of 85 to 93 wt % and SiO2 in a range of 7 to 14 wt % and subjecting the obtained ?-alumina to wash treatment.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle is configured to be capable of traveling with fuel and electric power serving as energy sources. A charger receives electric power from an external power supply connected to a charging port to charge a power storage device. An ECU calculates a distance traveled per unit amount of electric power supplied from the external power supply by the charger and a distance traveled per unit amount of fuel consumed by an engine. A notification unit notifies a user of each distance traveled, as calculated by the ECU.

Abstract: In order to accurately calculate a price for electric power for a vehicle to travel, to be spent for upgrade and maintenance of the social infrastructure necessary for vehicles to travel, an ECU determines whether battery-charging electric energy data is stored in an internal memory (S256), calculates, when the battery-charging electric energy data is stored (YES in S256), an extra price which is separate from a basic usage price for the electric power and imposed on a user having used the electric power for traveling the vehicle, based on the battery-charging electric power data (S258), corrects the extra price based on information about a plug-in vehicle (information about whether the electric vehicle is hybrid vehicle for example) (S260), and generates price data in which the price is stratified into a basic usage price for electric power and an extra price (S262).

Abstract: A spark plug (10) includes a plug body (51), a center electrode (52), a ground electrode (53) and injection control side poles (61, 62, 63). The ground electrode has an end portion (53a) opposing the end of the center electrode in a direction indicated by arrow A parallel to the axis of the plug body. A tip (53b) of the ground electrode and a tip (60a) of the injection control side poles (61, 62, 63) are positioned in substantially the same plane (71) perpendicular to the axis (C). The ground electrode (53) and the injection control side poles (61, 62, 63) are arranged at substantially regular intervals around the center electrode (52).

Abstract: In the top face of a piston (6), there is formed a cavity (30) having a bottom surface (32) which slopes downward toward an exhaust side and which includes a raised part (32a) extending from near the center of the bottom surface to an intake-side wall surface. The cavity guides fuel spray (15) which has been injected by an injector (12) and passed by an electrode part (14a) of a spark plug (14), to arrive near the electrode part of the spark plug again in the form of an air-fuel mixture (15a).

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a high-purity ?-alumina in which an Si content, an Fe content, a Ca content, and an Na content are simultaneously removed. The high-purity ?-alumina is produced by burning aluminum hydroxide having an Na content of 0.11 mass % or less, an Fe content of 6 ppm or less, a Ca content of 1.5 ppm or less, and an Si content of 10 ppm or less as impurities in terms of alumina respectively, and having an average particle diameter of 55 ?m or less at a burning temperature of 1,100 to 1,500° C. by using a burning vessel containing Al2O3 in a range of 85 to 93 wt % and SiO2 in a range of 7 to l4 wt % and subjecting the obtained ?-alumina to wash treatment.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a direct injection internal combustion engine employing a spray guided combustion method, wherein a fuel spray injected from a fuel injection valve is collected at an electrode section of a spark plug so that satisfactorily high combustion performance may be achieved even with a small amount of injected fuel. The engine according to the invention includes spray control posts 30 arranged on both sides of the spark plug 5, for guiding the fuel injected from the fuel injection valve 4 to be directed toward the electrode section 10 of the spark plug 5.