Abstract: A fluid control valve includes: a drive section; body provided with first port, second port, and valve seat; and valve element formed columnar-shaped and coupled with the drive section, and the valve element includes annular sealing protrusion annularly protruding from end face located on side facing the valve seat, the sealing protrusion being provided at leading end with annular sealing portion to be pressed against the valve seat for sealing and at least the annular sealing protrusion is made of fluororesin. The valve element is configured such that the annular sealing portion is radially displaced with displacement amount of no more than 6.175 ?m when the annular sealing portion is pressed against the valve seat by the drive section so that abrasion caused by deformation of the valve element in valve closing is restrained and generation of particles is prevented.

Abstract: A packaging machine includes a pair of grips holding vicinities of two sides of a bag mouth of a packaging bag, a moving body to intermittently moving the paired grips every one of a plurality of packaging steps, and a paper packaging bag sealing device provided in a section where a sealing step is carried out, for sealing a paper packaging bag to which a sealing adhesive agent has been applied.

Abstract: Provided is a capacitor in which, even in the case of a high maximum charging voltage, decomposition of the electrolyte can be suppressed and charging and discharging can be performed with stability. The capacitor includes a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode active material contains a porous carbon material, in a volume-based pore size distribution of the porous carbon material, a cumulative volume of pores having a pore size of 1 nm or less accounts for 85% or more of a total pore volume, the porous carbon material has a crystallite size of 1 to 10 nm, the porous carbon material contains an oxygen-containing functional group, and a content of the oxygen-containing functional group is 3.3 mol % or less.

Abstract: A force-feedback plane slide input device includes: a base body having a housing space formed in a rectangular shape; a slider configured to move within the housing space along a plane including a first direction and a second direction which are orthogonal to each other; an operation member integrally provided with the slider; a first actuating member configured to be actuated by movement of the operation member in the first direction; a second actuating member configured to be actuated by movement of the operation member in the second direction; and a force-feedback unit configured to feed back a sense of force to an operator. The slider includes a first slider member and second slider member. A length of an edge in the first direction of the housing space is substantially the same as a width in the first direction of the second slider member.

Abstract: This manufacturing process has: a step of performing a heating treatment in a contact state of SiC with Cl2 to form a porous carbon material; a step of reacting SiCl4 formed along with the porous carbon material in the foregoing step, with Zn to extract Si; and a step of reacting Si extracted in the foregoing step, with C to form SiC, and the process further has: a step of reducing ZnCl2 formed by reaction of SiCl4 with Zn, to extract Zn and Cl2. These steps are repetitively carried out, SiC extracted by the step of forming SiC is used in the step of forming the porous carbon material, Cl2 extracted by reduction of ZnCl2 is used in the step of forming the porous carbon, and Zn extracted by reduction of ZnCl2 is used in the reaction step of SiCl4 with Zn.

Abstract: The input apparatus with force feedback includes an operating unit that includes an operating surface, a detecting unit that detects an operation performed on the operating surface, a drive member that drives the operating unit, an elastic member that elastically supports the operating unit, and a base unit that holds the drive member. The drive member includes a solenoid that vertically drives an actuator connected to the operating unit and a casing member that holds the solenoid and the actuator. The actuator vertically penetrates through the casing member. The actuator includes a first damping member able to be brought into contact with a lower surface of the operating unit and a second damping member disposed between a lower surface of the casing member and part of the actuator. The second damping member is brought into contact with the actuator and the casing member as the actuator is driven.

Abstract: An electrode active material for capacitors contains a porous carbon material. The porous carbon material has a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more. An X-ray diffraction image of the porous carbon material with CuK?rays has a peak Pk at 2?=40° to 50°, and the peak Pk includes a component of a peak Pd111 attributed to a (111) plane of diamond crystals. When the X-ray diffraction image has a peak PG002 attributed to a (002) plane of graphite, a ratio of an intensity IG002 of PG002 to an intensity Ik of Pk (IG002/Ik) is 3.0 or less.

Abstract: A packaging bag feeder in a packaging machine includes a bag magazine capable of accommodating a number of packaging bags in a stacked state, a separating mechanism which is configured to separate one of the packaging bags stacked on the bag magazine and a bag placement section on which the separated bag is placed. Every time one bag is placed on the bag placement section, the bag is held and fed to a subsequent packaging step.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a porous carbon is provided. The method comprises the steps of: exposing a metal carbide to a heated atmosphere of a first gas to produce a porous carbon material and a metal chloride, the metal carbide containing a first metal and carbon, the first gas containing chlorine gas, and the metal chloride containing the first metal and chlorine; reacting the metal chloride with a second gas in a heated atmosphere to produce a metal oxide and a third gas, the second gas containing oxygen gas, the metal oxide containing the first metal and oxygen, and the third gas containing chlorine gas; and recovering chlorine gas from the third gas, the chlorine gas recovered being used as the chlorine gas for the first gas.

Abstract: The method for producing silicon metal and porous carbon from rice hulls is provided. The method comprises a first step S1 of producing a rice hull charcoal M2 containing SiO2 and C by heat treatment of rice hulls M1; a second step S4 of exposing the rice hull charcoal M4 to at least any one of heated first inert gas G2 or reducing gas to produce SiC; a third step S5 of exposing SiC to a heating atmosphere containing Cl2 gas to produce SiCl4 and porous carbon P1; a fourth step S7 of reacting SiCl4 and Zn to produce silicon metal P2 and ZnCl2; and a fifth step S9 of electrolyzing ZnCl2 to produce Zn and Cl2 gas. The Cl2 gas in the fifth step S9 is used in the third step S5, and Zn in the fifth step S9 is used in the fourth step S7.

Abstract: An input device includes: an operation portion allowing an input operation by an operating body contacting with or coming close to an upper surface thereof; an input detection portion detecting an input operation with respect to the operation portion; a driving member provided below the operation portion and driving the operation portion in an up-down direction; an elastic member provided below the operation portion; a case member holding the driving member; an interlocking member provided below the operation portion, connected to the operation portion, and driven with the operation portion; a restricting member provided between the operation portion and the interlocking member and restricting upward movement of the interlocking member; and an elastic first damper member provided below the interlocking member and contactable with the interlocking member. The elastic member elastically urges the interlocking member such that the interlocking member is brought into press contact with the first damper member.

Abstract: An input device includes: an operation unit on which an input operation is performed by the contact or approach of an operating body with or to an upper surface thereof, and which is supported so as to be movable downward; an input detection unit that detects the input operation; a pressing detection unit detecting that the operation unit has been moved downward; a drive member that drives the operation unit in a vertical direction; and a case member that holds the drive member. The drive member is disposed at a central position of the operation unit in plan view, the drive member is a solenoid actuator including a plunger, an upper end portion of the plunger is disposed so as to come into contact with a lower surface of the operation unit, and the plunger is pressed down by the operation unit with a downward movement of the operation unit.

Abstract: This manufacturing process has: a step of performing a heating treatment in a contact state of SiC with Cl2 to form a porous carbon material; a step of reacting SiCl4 formed along with the porous carbon material in the foregoing step, with Zn to extract Si; and a step of reacting Si extracted in the foregoing step, with C to form SiC, and the process further has: a step of reducing ZnCl2 formed by reaction of SiCl4 with Zn, to extract Zn and Cl2. These steps are repetitively carried out, SiC extracted by the step of forming SiC is used in the step of forming the porous carbon material, Cl2 extracted by reduction of ZnCl2 is used in the step of forming the porous carbon, and Zn extracted by reduction of ZnCl2 is used in the reaction step of SiCl4 with Zn.

Abstract: Disclosed is a grip width adjusting mechanism incorporated in a packaging machine having a grip unit. The grip width adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of grip width adjusting plates disposed at the steps and set with distances between the guide rail and the grip width adjusting plates according to the work content of the steps, respectively and a grip width adjusting lever having a distal end having a grip width adjusting roller abutting against each grip width adjusting plate by a biasing force of the spring, respectively. The grip width adjusting lever is located on either one of the arms so as to be rotated with the arm. A rotational movement angle of the grip width adjusting lever is set according to the distance between the guide rail and the grip width adjusting plate, with the result that the grip width is adjusted.

Abstract: A packaging bag feeder in a packaging machine includes a bag magazine capable of accommodating a number of packaging bags in a stacked state, a separating mechanism which is configured to separate one of the packaging bags stacked on the bag magazine and a bag placement section on which the separated bag is placed. Every time one bag is placed on the bag placement section, the bag is held and fed to a subsequent packaging step.

Abstract: Disclosed is a grip width adjusting mechanism incorporated in a packaging machine having a grip unit. The grip width adjusting mechanism includes a plurality of grip width adjusting plates disposed at the steps and set with distances between the guide rail and the grip width adjusting plates according to the work content of the steps, respectively and a grip width adjusting lever having a distal end having a grip width adjusting roller abutting against each grip width adjusting plate by a biasing force of the spring, respectively. The grip width adjusting lever is located on either one of the arms so as to be rotated with the arm. A rotational movement angle of the grip width adjusting lever is set according to the distance between the guide rail and the grip width adjusting plate, with the result that the grip width is adjusted.

Abstract: According to a lead-free solder bump bonding structure, by causing the interface (IMC interface) of the intermetallic compound layer at a lead-free-solder-bump side to have scallop shapes of equal to or less than 0.02 [portions/?m] without forming in advance an Ni layer as a barrier layer on the surfaces of respective Cu electrodes of first and second electronic components like conventional technologies, a Cu diffusion can be inhibited, thereby inhibiting an occurrence of an electromigration. Hence, the burden at the time of manufacturing can be reduced by what corresponds to an omission of the formation process of the Ni layer as a barrier layer on the Cu electrode surfaces, and thus a lead-free solder bump bonding structure can be provided which reduces a burden at the time of manufacturing in comparison with conventional technologies and which can inhibit an occurrence of an electromigration.

Abstract: A force-feedback plane slide input device includes: a base body having a housing space formed in a rectangular shape; a slider configured to move within the housing space along a plane including a first direction and a second direction which are orthogonal to each other; an operation member integrally provided with the slider; a first actuating member configured to be actuated by movement of the operation member in the first direction; a second actuating member configured to be actuated by movement of the operation member in the second direction; and a force-feedback unit configured to feed back a sense of force to an operator. The slider includes a first slider member and second slider member. A length of an edge in the first direction of the housing space is substantially the same as a width in the first direction of the second slider member.

Abstract: According to a lead-free solder bump bonding structure, by causing the interface (IMC interface) of the intermetallic compound layer at a lead-free-solder-bump side to have scallop shapes of equal to or less than 0.02 [portions/?m] without forming in advance an Ni layer as a barrier layer on the surfaces of respective Cu electrodes of first and second electronic components like conventional technologies, a Cu diffusion can be inhibited, thereby inhibiting an occurrence of an electromigration. Hence, the burden at the time of manufacturing can be reduced by what corresponds to an omission of the formation process of the Ni layer as a barrier layer on the Cu electrode surfaces, and thus a lead-free solder bump bonding structure can be provided which reduces a burden at the time of manufacturing in comparison with conventional technologies and which can inhibit an occurrence of an electromigration.

Abstract: A variable operation sensation input device includes: an operation member slidable along a plane including first and second directions perpendicular to each other; a first driving member including a first engagement portion driven by sliding movement of the operation member in the first direction; a second driving member including a second engagement portion driven by sliding movement of the operation member in the second direction; a first motor connected to the first driving member via a first power transmission section; a second motor connected to the second driving member via a second power transmission section; a first detection section detecting a movement state of the operation member in the first direction; a second detection section detecting a movement state of the operation member in the second direction; and a control section controlling a driving of the motors on the basis of outputs of the first and second detection sections.