Abstract: A temperature control system includes a first chiller, a first tank, a first tank bypass channel, a first mixing valve that adjusts a mixing ratio of a fluid flowing from the first tank into the first chiller to a fluid flowing from the first tank bypass channel into the first chiller, a second chiller, a second tank, a second tank bypass channel, a second mixing valve that adjusts a mixing ratio of a fluid flowing from the second tank into the second chiller to a fluid flowing from the second tank bypass channel into the second chiller, a first supply valve, a first return valve, a first on-off value, a second supply valve, a second return valve, a second on-off valve, and a controller that controls the valves.

Abstract: A temperature regulating apparatus includes: a heating section configured to produce a heating liquid; a cooling section configured to produce a cooling liquid; a heating-liquid delivery pipe for delivering the heating liquid to the semiconductor-device manufacturing equipment; a cooling-liquid delivery pipe for delivering the cooling liquid to the semiconductor-device manufacturing equipment; a heating-side return pipe for returning a liquid mixture of the heating liquid and the cooling liquid that have passed through the semiconductor-device manufacturing equipment to the heating section; a cooling-side return pipe for returning the liquid mixture that has passed through the semiconductor-device manufacturing equipment to the cooling section; and at least one of a heating-side heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the heating liquid and the liquid mixture and a cooling-side heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the cooling liquid and the liquid mixture.

Abstract: A pipe welding structure includes: a channel plate that includes a fluid channel; through-hole plates stacked on the channel plate, each of the through-hole plates having through holes that communicate with each other and forming a combined through hole; and a pipe inserted into the combined through hole and welded to one of the through-hole plates disposed farthest from the channel plate, the pipe internally including a pipe channel that connects to the fluid channel.

Abstract: A micromixer includes: a first channel plate where a first channel and a plurality of first branch channels are each formed by a non-through groove in a front surface, and a first confluence channel is formed by a non-through groove in a rear surface, and includes a first communication channel that communicates the first branch channels with the first confluence channel; a first lid plate that covers the front surface; a second channel plate where a second confluence channel is formed by a non-through groove in the front surface, and a second channel and a plurality of second branch each formed by a non-through groove in the rear surface, and includes a second communication channel that communicates the second branch channels with the second confluence channel; and a second lid plate that covers the rear surface of the second channel plate.

Abstract: A heat exchange system is arranged between a chiller device and a temperature control member, and is provided with: supply line for supplying a refrigerant from the chiller device to the temperature control member; a return line for returning the refrigerant from the temperature control member to the chiller device; a bypass line for bypassing the supply line and the return line; a latent heat storage member arranged closer to the chiller device relative to a first connection point connecting the return line and the bypass line; and a flow distribution unit that is arranged at a second connection point connecting the outgoing line and the bypass line, and that is for adjusting a ratio for distributing refrigerant to the temperature control member and the bypass line.

Abstract: The surface layer of an intermediate transfer belt has a concavo-convex pattern formed thereon by spherical resin particles which are independently embedded in the layer so that the embedment rate in the thickness direction of the layer is higher than 50% but lower than 100%.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt including a base layer, and an elastic layer on the base layer containing spherical particles on a surface thereof and containing an elastic layer ingredient, wherein the elastic layer contains a fatty acid in an amount of 0.001 parts by mass to 0.040 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the elastic layer ingredient.

Abstract: To provide an intermediate transfer belt for use in an electrophotographic apparatus, including as an outermost surface thereof: uniform convex regions formed by aligning independent spherical resin particles in a surface direction; and depressed regions formed of a lubricant layer which respectively lie between the convex regions.

Abstract: An inlet flow passage, a valve seat section, and a valve chamber are formed within a flow passage block. An operation chamber, a rocking chamber, and a drive chamber are formed within a case along a reference plane. A valve rod is brought into contact with and separated from the valve seat section by reciprocating through the operation chamber in an extending direction thereof. A piston rod reciprocates through the drive chamber in an extending direction thereof. A lever member is received in the rocking chamber and has a support shaft section. The distance between the center of the support shaft section and a second contact position where the piston rod contacts the lever member is set greater than the distance between the center of the support shaft section and a first contact position where the valve rod contacts the lever member.

Abstract: A liquid feed pump includes a pump housing, a diaphragm forming a pump chamber together with the recessed portion surface and partitioning the pump chamber from the hole, a reciprocating member reciprocatably inserted into the hole and reciprocating to press the diaphragm to deform, a driving member displacing the reciprocating member periodically in a direction of reciprocation, a seal portion sandwiching the diaphragm to seal the diaphragm in a position around an outer peripheral side of the recessed portion surface, a diaphragm receiving surface provided between the seal portion and the opening portion, and its contact area contacting the diaphragm decreases in response to an increase in the displacement of the reciprocating member to the recessed portion surface side and increases in response to an increase in the internal pressure of the pump chamber.

Abstract: This invention provides a multi-layer diaphragm which is for use in fluid devices and has excellent maintainability in addition to both operability and pressure resistance. This multi-layer diaphragm is provided with a first and second plate and with an elastic adhesive layer which binds together the first and second metal plates. The elastic adhesive layer has an elastic layer that is elastic in a direction which offsets the first and second metal plates from one another in the in-plane direction. The multi-layer diaphragm is provided with a metal mounting plate which, provided in a position allowing protrusion beyond the first and second metal plates in the outer edge direction, has a mounting unit for mounting to the fluid device.

Abstract: To provide an intermediate transfer belt, containing a base, an elastic layer formed on the base, and spherical particles deposited on a surface of the elastic layer, in which wherein the elastic layer has micro rubber hardness of 40° or lower in the environment of 10° C. and 15% RH, and the intermediate transfer belt is designed to be mounted in an image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt including a base layer, and an elastic layer on the base layer containing spherical particles on a surface thereof and containing an elastic layer ingredient, wherein the elastic layer contains a fatty acid in an amount of 0.001 parts by mass to 0.040 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the elastic layer ingredient.

Abstract: This invention provides a multi-layer diaphragm which is for use in fluid devices and has excellent maintainability in addition to both operability and pressure resistance. This multi-layer diaphragm is provided with a first and second plate and with an elastic adhesive layer which binds together the first and second metal plates. The elastic adhesive layer has an elastic layer that is elastic in a direction which offsets the first and second metal plates from one another in the in-plane direction. The multi-layer diaphragm is provided with a metal mounting plate which, provided in a position allowing protrusion beyond the first and second metal plates in the outer edge direction, has a mounting unit for mounting to the fluid device.

Abstract: A liquid feed pump includes a pump housing, a diaphragm forming a pump chamber together with the recessed portion surface and partitioning the pump chamber from the hole, a reciprocating member reciprocatably inserted into the hole and reciprocating to press the diaphragm to deform, a driving member displacing the reciprocating member periodically in a direction of reciprocation, a seal portion sandwiching the diaphragm to seal the diaphragm in a position around an outer peripheral side of the recessed portion surface, a diaphragm receiving surface provided between the seal portion and the opening portion, and its contact area contacting the diaphragm decreases in response to an increase in the displacement of the reciprocating member to the recessed portion surface side and increases in response to an increase in the internal pressure of the pump chamber.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer member including a base layer as first layer, an elastic layer as second layer, and a particle layer as third layer and containing fine spherical particles arranged in plane direction thereof where the particle layer has a concavo-convex pattern formed by the fine spherical particles, the elastic layer and the particle layer being formed on the base layer in this order, wherein the intermediate transfer member has a Martens hardness of 1.0 N/mm2 or lower and an elastic recovery rate of 75% or higher when the intermediate transfer member is indented at a load of 40 mN under conditions of 25° C. and 50% RH, wherein an embedment rate of the fine spherical particles in the elastic layer is 33% to 99%, and wherein the intermediate transfer member is configured to receive a toner image formed by developing, with a toner, a latent image on an image bearing member.

Abstract: To provide an intermediate transfer belt, containing a base, an elastic layer formed on the base, and spherical particles deposited on a surface of the elastic layer, in which wherein the elastic layer has micro rubber hardness of 40° or lower in the environment of 10° C. and 15% RH, and the intermediate transfer belt is designed to be mounted in an image forming apparatus.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt including: a base layer; and an elastic layer, the elastic layer being laid on the base layer to form a laminated structure, wherein the elastic layer is an acrylic rubber-elastic layer with flame retardancy where the acrylic rubber-elastic layer has VTM-0 grade according to the UL94VTM burning test, wherein the elastic layer has a Martens hardness of 0.2 N/mm2 to 0.8 N/mm2 when indented to a depth of 10 ?m, wherein the elastic layer has a uniform concavo-convex pattern in a surface thereof, and the uniform concavo-convex pattern is formed by arranging individual spherical resin particles in the surface of the elastic layer in a plane direction thereof, and wherein the intermediate transfer belt is configured to receive a toner image formed by developing, with a toner, a latent image on an image bearing member.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer belt configured to receive a toner image formed by developing, with a toner, a latent image on an image bearing member, the intermediate transfer belt including a base layer and an elastic layer laid on the base layer, wherein the elastic layer includes spherical resin particles and a layer formed of an elastic body, and has a concavo-convex pattern in a surface of the elastic layer, wherein the spherical resin particles are arranged in a plane direction in the surface of the elastic layer, and wherein the intermediate transfer belt has glossiness of 35% or higher as determined based on reflected light at 85° on the surface of the intermediate transfer belt.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer member including a base layer as first layer, an elastic layer as second layer, and a particle layer as third layer and containing fine spherical particles arranged in plane direction thereof where the particle layer has a concavo-convex pattern formed by the fine spherical particles, the elastic layer and the particle layer being formed on the base layer in this order, wherein the intermediate transfer member has a Martens hardness of 1.0 N/mm2 or lower and an elastic recovery rate of 75% or higher when the intermediate transfer member is indented at a load of 40 mN under conditions of 25° C. and 50% RH, wherein an embedment rate of the fine spherical particles in the elastic layer is 33% to 99%, and wherein the intermediate transfer member is configured to receive a toner image formed by developing, with a toner, a latent image on an image bearing member.