Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle includes a light device disposed in an interior of an automobile, and a touch panel for controlling the light device. The light device is configured such that a light intensity and a chromaticity of the light device is changed according to contact of a detection object with the touch panel or according to action of a detection object on the touch panel.

Abstract: A drive unit is equipped with a rotating electric machine, a transmission, and a cooling structure. The cooling structure includes a first cooling passage configured to cool the rotating electric machine and a second cooling passage configured to cool the transmission. A first cooling passage and a second cooling passage communicate with each other, and a common coolant flows through the first cooling passage and the second cooling passage.

Abstract: A terminal device is provided that includes a first case; a second case disposed in the terminal device with a gap with respect to the first case; and a transparent member that includes a transparent front-surface-side member bonded to a transparent rear-surface-side member and is disposed in the gap to connect the first case and the second case.

Abstract: A button-key device includes a casing having an opening extending from a position near one end to a position near another end of the casing, and a pair of strength-maintaining projections projecting in opposite directions from the ends, respectively; a first key-top unit including a projecting section, an extended portion provided at an end of the projecting section facing one of the strength-maintaining projections, and flanges; a second key-top unit including a projecting section, an extended portion provided at an end of the projecting section facing the other strength-maintaining projection, and flanges; a first water-blocking sheet provided on a bottom of the first key-top unit; a second water-blocking sheet provided on a bottom of the second key-top unit and having an overlapping portion overlapping the first water-blocking sheet; and a pressing portion provided on the casing and pressed against the overlapping portion.

Abstract: A hard multilayer film structure comprises a titanium-containing compound layer possessing high wear resistance deposited on a substrate and a silicon-containing hard carbon layer possessing self-lubricating properties, high wear resistance and high resistance to heat. Deposition of these layers is effected by the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique. As a raw gas for the deposition of silicon-containing hard carbon layer, the gas containing tetramethyl silane or tetraethyl silane is used. Deposition of the silicon-containing hard carbon layer is carried out at a temperature of not more than 550.degree. C. and a pressure in the range of 0.05 to 0.5 Torr.

Abstract: A hard multilayer film structure comprises a titanium-containing compound layer possessing high wear resistance deposited on a substrate and a silicon-containing hard carbon layer possessing self-lubricating properties, high wear resistance and high resistance to heat. Deposition of these layers is effected by the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique. As a raw gas for the deposition of silicon-containing hard carbon-layer, the gas containing tetramethyl silane or tetraethyl silane is used. Deposition of the silicon-containing hard carbon layer is carried out at a temperature of not more than 550.degree. C. and a pressure in the range of 0.05 to 0.5 Torr.

Abstract: This present invention provides a hard multilayer coated product comprising a hard wear-resistant titanium compound coating layer, a titanium compound layer having a compositional gradient and a self-lubricating coating layer comprising hard amorphous carbon as the principal component successively formed on the surface of a substrate, the first layer being formed at about 500.degree. C. by the plasma CVD method in a vacuum followed by the formation of the second and third layers at 250.degree. to 400.degree. C. in a vacuum maintained at the same level as above. The hard multilayer coated product is improved in wear-resistance and self-lubricity.

Abstract: This present invention provides a hard multilayer coated product comprising a hard wear-resistant titanium compound coating layer, a titanium compound layer having a compositional gradient and a self-lubricating coating layer comprising hard amorphous carbon as the principal component successively formed on the surface of a substrate, the first layer being formed at about 500.degree. C. by the plasma CVD method in a vacuum followed by the formation of the second and third layers at 250.degree. to 400.degree. C. in a vacuum maintained at the same level as above. The hard multilayer coated product is improved in wear-resistance and self-lubricity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the surface treatment of a conductive material which comprises the steps of disposing a DC electrode having a base material of the conductive material thereon and an RF electrode in a reaction vessel so that the electrodes are parallel to each other; forming a reduced pressure space of a predetermined gas in the vessel; and applying simultaneously a direct current voltage to the DC electrode and a radio-frequency power to the RF electrode so that a surface of the base material is subjected to bombardment treatment under DC discharge and RF discharge. Since the surface treatment of the present invention is effected while causing DC discharge and RF discharge simultaneously, film formation can be made on the thus surface-treated base material with a good adhesion. Further, an abnormal surface layer formed by electric discharge machining can be readily removed without leaving its corner portion and residual tensile stress introduced by electric discharge machining can also be relieved.