Abstract: An image forming system including: an image reading portion which reads an image of an original; an image forming portion which forms the image on a sheet based on image information read by the image reading portion; and a storing device which stores the original before the image is read, the original after the image is read, and the sheet on which the image has been formed based on the image information, wherein the storing device is detachable from the image forming system.

Abstract: There are provided an interlayer film separation solution and an interlayer film separation method capable of separating an interlayer film and a glass for a short period of time and collecting the separated interlayer film in a recyclable condition. An interlayer film separation solution 21 having etching ability for a glass is introduced into a container 22, and the introduced interlayer film separation solution 21 was controlled to a temperature of 30 to 60° C., and a laminated glass 10 with glass plates 11, 12 crushed is introduced into a barrel 23 from a lid portion 23a, and simultaneously, 50 to 60 metal pieces 25 are, introduced into the barrel 23 from the lid portion 23a in order to easily separate the laminated glass 10 into the glass plates 11, 12 and an interlayer film 13. The barrel 23 containing the laminated glass 10 and the metal pieces 25 introduced thereinto is rotated at a predetermined rotational speed.

Abstract: The automatic transmission fluid filter includes a plastic upper case having an outlet port, a plastic lower case having an inlet port , and a filter element including a filter medium and a plastic holder frame holding the periphery of the filter medium and held between the upper case and lower case, at least one of the upper case and lower case including a pair of joint portions respectively joined to opposite walls a of the holder frame, and a connecting wall connecting the pair of joint portions and having a circular arc longitudinal cross section protruding outward of one case.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for an information recording medium having a high level of cleanness and superior smoothness. The manufacturing method includes washing a disk-shaped glass plate with an acid washing liquid, removing at least part of a surface layer, which is formed on the surface of the glass plate, by performing grinding with diamond abrasion grains, and washing the surface with a neutral or alkaline washing liquid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a blow-by gas reducing device capable of adopting an exhaust pump with a small discharge rate and capable of suppressing oil degradation by reducing the mixing of bubbles in oil. The device includes: an oil pan of an engine; an oil tank; a first communication passage (an oil passage) connecting the oil tank and an oil holding portion of the oil pan; an oil pump (an exhaust pump) being provided in the first communication passage and pressure-feeding oil in the oil holding portion to the oil tank; a second communication passage (a gas passage) connecting the oil tank and a blow-by gas residing portion of the engine; and a gas sending device (a gas mechanism) utilizing a flow force of the oil inside the first communication passage to send blow-by gas in the blow-by gas residing portion to the oil tank via the second communication passage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for an information recording medium having a high level of cleanness and superior smoothness. The manufacturing method includes a step for washing a disk-shaped glass plate with an acid washing liquid, a step for removing at least part of a surface layer, which is formed on the surface of the glass plate, by performing grinding with diamond abrasion grains, and a step for washing the surface with a neutral or alkaline washing liquid.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for an information recording medium having a high level of cleanness and superior smoothness. The manufacturing method includes washing a disk-shaped glass plate with an acid washing liquid, removing at least part of a surface layer, which is formed on the surface of the glass plate, by performing grinding with diamond abrasion grains, and washing the surface with a neutral or alkaline washing liquid.

Abstract: A bubble separator capable of performing efficient bubble separation with a compact and simple structure is provided. The bubble separator includes a centrifugal bubble separating mechanism and an auxiliary bubble separating mechanism. The centrifugal bubble separating mechanism has a first bubble separator body in which a first fluid introducing part, a first fluid discharging part, and a first gas discharging part are provided. The auxiliary bubble separating mechanism has a guiding portion, a second bubble separator body, a second fluid introducing part, a second fluid discharging part, and a second gas discharging part. According to the bubble separator of the present invention, in addition to minuscule bubbles it is also possible to separate large bubbles that could not be completely separated using the centrifugal bubble separating mechanism.

Abstract: A bubble separator is a cyclone-type bubble separator having a cooling mechanism (oil cooler) connected downstream thereof, and is provided with a relief mechanism that operates when the interior pressure in a main body increases. The fluid inside the main body escapes downstream of the cooling mechanism due to the operation of the cooling mechanism. In particular, preferably the relief mechanism is provided in a gas discharge portion that is connected to the main body.

Abstract: There are provided an aqueous solution for separation of a dark ceramics sintered body, which can easily collect in a recyclable condition a glass from a glass with a dark ceramics sintered body, and a separating method therefor, and an aqueous solution for separation with which a dark ceramics sintered body, a conductive ceramics sintered body and a glass are separately collected from a glass with a dark ceramics sintered body formed with the dark ceramics sintered body and the conductive ceramics sintered body, and a separating method therefor. A treatment liquid (hydrofluoric acid, a mixture of ammonium fluoride and an acid, etc.) having an etching ability for at least one of a glass and a dark ceramic sintered body is prepared as an aqueous solution 20 for separation of the dark ceramics sintered body, then type A treatment liquid is charged in a container 11, and a glass with a dark ceramics sintered body 30 is placed in the container 11.

Abstract: There are provided an interlayer film separation solution and an interlayer film separation method capable of separating an interlayer film and a glass for a short period of time and collecting the separated interlayer film in a recyclable condition. An interlayer film separation solution 21 having etching ability for a glass is introduced into a container 22, and the introduced interlayer film separation solution 21 was controlled to a temperature of 30 to 60° C., and a laminated glass 10 with glass plates 11, 12 crushed is introduced into a barrel 23 from a lid portion 23a, and simultaneously, 50 to 60 metal pieces 25 are, introduced into the barrel 23 from the lid portion 23a in order to easily separate the laminated glass 10 into the glass plates 11, 12 and an interlayer film 13. The barrel 23 containing the laminated glass 10 and the metal pieces 25 introduced thereinto is rotated at a predetermined rotational speed.

Abstract: There are provided an aqueous solution for separation of a conductive ceramics sintered body in which a conductive ceramic sintered body separated form a glass can be collected in a recyclable condition, and a separating method therefor, and an aqueous solution for separation with which a dark ceramics sintered body, a conductive ceramics sintered body and a glass are separately collected from a glass with a dark ceramics sintered body in which a conductive ceramics sintered body is formed on the dark ceramics sintered body, and a separating method therefor. A treatment liquid having an etching ability for at least one of a glass and a conductive ceramic sintered body is prepared as an aqueous solution 20 for separation of the conductive ceramics sintered body, then the aqueous solution 20 for separation is filled in a container 11, and a glass with a conductive ceramics sintered body 30 is immersed into the aqueous solution 20 for separation in the container 11.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oil tank structure capable of cooling oil flowing into the oil tank to properly adjust the oil temperature, and also capable of preventing overcooling. The oil tank structure includes a tank portion; an oil introducing portion that is provided in a sidewall of the tank portion and introduces oil in a direction tangential to the sidewall; at least one groove-like passage portion that is formed along a circumference of the sidewall so to allow the introduced oil to flow in and out; an oil cooling portion that is provided on the sidewall and cools the groove-like passage portion; and an outlet formed in a bottom of the tank portion. By such an oil tank structure, oil having a high temperature easily flows into the groove-like passage portion due to its low viscosity, and is cooled by the oil cooling portion.

Abstract: An external device for cleaning a filtration material and adapted for application to a filtration device, in which the filtration material can be automatically cleaned easily and at low cost without requiring replacement of an existing filtration device with a newly purchased device. An external device for cleaning a filtration material is applied to a filtration device for filtering a supplied unfiltered liquid by layers of a filtration material to remove muddiness in the liquid and discharging the cleaned liquid to the outside.

Abstract: There are provided a method of processing an amorphous material which is capable of forming surface projections of uniform height in desired positions on the amorphous material, and a magnetic disk substrate using the amorphous material. A predetermined pressure is applied to selected parts of a surface of an amorphous material using fine particles having a hardness higher than that of the amorphous material to form high-density compressed layers, and a surface layer of the amorphous material is removed using a treatment agent that has a different removal capacity in the compressed layers and a remaining uncompressed layer, thus making the compressed layers project out. For example, the treatment agent may be an etching solution having a different etching rate in the compressed layers and the uncompressed layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a software development support system capable of reflecting the content added by a person to source code in source code generated again, without modifying design information. A generator 41 generates source code in which plural insertion markers are inserted on the basis of design information. An extracting portion 43 extracts code (inserted code) contained in a range specified by each insertion marker in source code. Each extracted inserted code is associated with its identification information and stored into a saving portion 32.

Abstract: A separator separates fuel components from oil diluted by fuel in a crossflow filtration method. The separator includes a tubular separator main body; a separation member provided in the separator main body to partition an inside of the separator main body into a first area and a second area, and further to allow the fuel components contained in the oil to permeate and thus separate the fuel components; an oil inlet provided to the separator main body and feeding the oil to the first area; an oil outlet provided to the separator main body and discharging the oil from the first area; a fuel outlet provided to the separator main body and discharging the fuel components from the second area; and a heater provided to an upstream side of the separation member and heating the oil before the oil reaches the separation member.

Abstract: A bubble separator includes a body with a generally cylindrical shape, an oil induction portion, a gas discharge portion with a generally cylindrical shape, an oil discharge portion, and an upper partition. The oil induction portion is provided on the body, and introduces bubble-containing oil to inside the body. The gas discharge portion is provided extending from a ceiling portion of the body, and discharges separated bubbles to outside the body. The oil discharge portion is provided on the body, and discharges separated oil to outside the body. The upper partition is provided extending from the ceiling portion, and is formed on a periphery of the gas discharge portion. According to the bubble separator of the present invention, the upper partition can prevent bubble-containing oil from directly blowing into the discharge hole of the gas discharge portion and discharging to outside the body together with separated gas.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silicon single crystal comprising a seed crystal, a narrowed portion whose diameter decreases, and at its lower end, a neck portion, wherein in a front projection view, the contour of the narrowed portion is located inside the straight line connecting the contour of the lower end of the seed crystal to the contour of the upper end of the neck portion, and the contour of the neck portion is made to be a tangent at the lower end of the narrowed portion. At this time, the length L of the narrowed portion in a pulling direction and the difference d between the radius of the seed crystal and the radius of the narrowed portion relative to the diameter W of the seed crystal is appropriately adjusted and further the contour of the narrowed portion is desirably formed with any one of parabolas, circular arcs and elliptic arcs.

Abstract: An image forming system including: an image reading portion which reads an image of an original; an image forming portion which forms the image on a sheet based on image information read by the image reading portion; and a storing device which stores the original before the image is read, the original after the image is read, and the sheet on which the image has been formed based on the image information, wherein the storing device is detachable from the image forming system.