Abstract: In a method of forming an airbag, first and second main panels for constituting an airbag, and first and second inner panels in a form of a strip are prepared. The first and second inner panels are sewed together along longitudinal directions thereof without interposing a material therebetween, and an adhesive is provided at edge portions of the first and second main panels. The first and second inner panels sewed together are disposed between the edge portions of the first and second main panels so that the first and second main panels are directly joined together along the peripheries of the first and second main panels by the adhesive. The first and second inner panels sewed together are directly joined to the first and second main panels by the adhesive, respectively.

Abstract: An occupant protection device for protecting an occupant in a vehicle includes a main airbag arranged to be inflated in front of an upper half body the occupant, and a knee bag arranged below the main airbag to be inflated in front of legs of the occupant. The knee bag has a top end portion positioned at least 50 mm above a bottom end portion of the main airbag when the main airbag and the knee bag are fully expanded.

Abstract: An airbag retainer houses and holds an airbag and an inflator for supplying gas for inflating the airbag. The retainer is formed of an upper retainer as a bag-housing member made of a resin having a plurality of flange-shaped fastening portions, and a lower retainer as an inflator-holding member attached to the bag-housing member to have surface-to-surface contact and having a fastening portion. At least one fastening portion of the upper retainer among the plurality of fastening portions underlies the corresponding fastening portion of the lower retainer.

Abstract: A clamp includes a clip main body having an attaching part for attaching to an attachment-receiving member, and a clamp main body having a receiving part for receiving the clip main body and a holding part for holding a tubular object. A vibration-proofing member formed of a soft material is provided on an outer perimeter of the attaching part of the clip main body.

Abstract: A porous sintered body in which the leaching amounts of heavy metals are small and having high availability contains 0.5-15 weight % of B2O3, preferably contains 20-60 weight % of Al2O3, 18-60 weight % of SiO2, 1-12 weight % of the sum of Na2O, K2O, Li2O, and P2O5, 1-30 weight % of the sum of CaO, SrO, BaO, and MgO, and 0.5-15 weight % of B2O3.

Abstract: An optical fiber band for decoration is formed of a plurality of optical fibers woven obliquely in a band shape. The band forms a mesh pattern, where each of the optical fibers changes positions above or below at least every two other fibers in a longitudinal direction of the fiber.

Abstract: An anisotropically electroconductive film, which has a high reliability in its capacity for conducting electricity and also a good adhesion under such an adhesive condition that the film is heated at a temperature of 130° C. or less for a short period of time, has a layer of an adhesive within which electroconductive particles are distributed. The adhesive is composed of a thermosetting resin composition including a base resin, a reactive compound, an organic peroxide and a reaction accelerating compound, and also the electroconductive particles incorporated into the thermosetting resin composition. The base resin is a polyacetalized resin which is obtained by acetalizing a polyvinyl alcohol. The reactive compound is at least one selected from a group consisting of acryloxy group-bearing compounds, methacryloxy group-bearing compounds and epoxy group-bearing compounds. The reaction accelerating compound is a compound which has a radically reactive group and alkali-reactive group as its end groups.

Abstract: A glove box is mounted to an interior panel in front of a seat of an automobile. A cover of the glove box is rotatable around a hinge shaft for opening and closing the glove box. A vehicle occupant protection device, which has an airbag and a gas generator, is disposed in the cover. The gas generator of the airbag device, which has a large mass, is disposed closer to the hinge shaft than a middle point of a rotational radius of the cover for easy rotations of the cover.

Abstract: A cylinder head gasket is formed of a metal plate, a sealing bead formed in the metal plate around a liquid hole, and a peripheral bead formed in the metal plate to extend around a periphery of the metal plate. At least a part of the peripheral bead is set to have a surface pressure lower than that of the sealing bead when the gasket is tightened by that the height of the peripheral bead is lower than that of the sealing bead or the width of the peripheral bead is greater than that of the sealing bead. Thus, when the gasket is tightened, substantially uniform and optimum load share can be obtained on the peripheral bead and the sealing bead for the fluid hole.

Abstract: A separator for a valve-regulated lead acid battery consists mainly of fine glass fibers. The separator includes inorganic powder in an amount of 5 to 30% by weight and natural pulp in an amount of 3 to 20% by weight, and has a density of not less than 0.165 g/cm3. The separator sufficiently suppresses the occurrence of electrical short circuits between the positive and negative electrode plates.

Abstract: The cup holder includes a case and a holder main body. The holder main body includes a bottom wall, a rear opening, a cup mounting member, and a forcing device. The cup mounting member has a rear plate which closes the rear opening in the retracted position, and a mounting plate which closes the bottom opening in the retracted position and aligns vertically with the bottom wall in the forward position. The case has a pressing part which in the stored position presses the cup mounting member toward the forward position in opposition to the force of the forcing device. The holder main body can be stored inside the case without obstruction to a device positioned inside the case.

Abstract: In an electric circuit using a plurality of power semiconductor devices 1, the power semiconductor devices have heat radiation metallic parts 5 to which the electrodes in the power semiconductor devices are electrically connected within a package of the semiconductors. Among the plurality of power semiconductor devices, the heat radiation metallic parts of those having electrodes of the same potential connected to the heat radiation metallic parts are conductively fixed to a single radiator 6 having conductivity. Thus, the radiators are used as a single connection terminal. Besides, the plurality of radiators are conductively fixed to a single heat radiating plate 7 having conductivity, and the heat radiating plate is used as a single connection terminal, or the radiator is electrically insulated and fixed to another radiator 11.

Abstract: A seatbelt retractor is capable of winding a seatbelt webbing on a spool driven by a spring and a motor. The seatbelt retractor includes a motor-power transmission device for controlling a motor-power transmission path to turn on and off transmission of motor power to the spool. The motor-power transmission device turns on only when the motor rotates in the belt winding direction to connect the motor-power transmission path and transmit the motor power to the spool. After a specific period of time since a buckle-releasing signal detecting release of a tongue from a buckle is received from a buckle switch, the motor control device rotates the motor in the belt winding direction. When a winding speed of the seatbelt webbing by the spring becomes less than a constant value, the motor-power transmission device is set to turn on so as to connect the motor-power transmission path.

Abstract: In a seatbelt retractor having a motor, a belt winding spool, and a switching mechanism that turns on and off a power transmission route between the motor and the spool, the switching mechanism includes a device that connects the power transmission route between the motor and the spool only when the motor rotates in the retracting direction. A ratchet mechanism allows the spool to rotate only in the retraction direction during the emergency operation, while allowing the spool in any directions in the normal operation. The resultant locking mechanism can be rapidly operated upon occurrence of an emergency, while the seatbelt retractor will not cause uncomfortable feeling or unpleasantness due to unnecessary locking when an occupant tries to withdraw the seatbelt.

Abstract: In an ion trap mass spectrometer, between an ion supply source and an ion trap, there are disposed an entrance gate electrode, an ion storing section for holding ions by accumulating them near an exit side by means of an RF voltage with an axial electric potential inclined from an entrance side to the exit side, and an exit gate electrode. When the ions are accumulated near the exit side, the exit gate electrode is opened to thereby introduce the ions in the pulse state into the ion trap. At this point, a voltage is not applied to a ring electrode of the ion trap, so that repulsion due to the voltage of the ring electrode is eliminated. Thereafter, when maximum amount of ions stay inside the ion trap, ring RF voltage is suddenly applied. Thus, the maximum amount of the ions can be introduced into the ion trap.

Abstract: A boundary scan element includes a plurality of input terminal side boundary cells connected in series; a plurality of output terminal side boundary cells connected in series; a TAP circuit for controlling input/output of data to/from the boundary cells on the input/output terminal sides; a TDI terminal for receiving serial data to be supplied to the boundary cells; a TDO terminal for outputting the data from the boundary cells as serial data; a TCK terminal for receiving clock signals; and a TMS terminal for receiving a mode signal to switch an operation mode of the TAP circuit, wherein the boundary cells on the input/output terminal sides are connected in parallel between the TDI and TDO terminals, respectively, and wherein two sets of combinations composed of the input terminal side boundary cells, the output terminal boundary cells, the TDI terminal, the TDO terminal and the TAP circuit are provided.

Abstract: The present invention is a motor which has a motor casing (5) and a reduction gearing casing (7) integrally formed, a hole (8) formed on a portion shared by these casings, through which an output shaft (3a) of a rotor (3) extends from the motor casing side to the reduction gearing casing side, and a lubrication oil (9) filling the reduction gearing casing. And, a method for producing a motor comprises the step of charging a resin (11) into and curing it in the motor casing to adhere the resin to a coil of an armature and the inner surface of the motor casing. Besides, the motor casing (5) has a first casing member (510), a second casing member (520) and a third casing member (530) for covering a control section (4), and the first casing member is assembled with the second casing member, and the first casing member is assembled with the third casing member.

Abstract: A metal gasket is formed by a bead plate provided with a continuous bead, and an outer plate partly bent around combustion chamber holes to laminate the metal plates together. The bead has a linear common portion situated in an intermediate area between two cylinder bore holes, curved surrounding portions diverging from the linear common portion near the one second hole to partly surround the cylincder bore and water hole, and a curved linking portion extending between the curved surrounding portions to partly surround the water hole. The water hole is completely surrounded by the parts of the curved surrounding portions and the curved linking portion.

Abstract: A torque wrench for additional tightening inspection can measure a precise torque value by simply tightening the tightening bolt additionally. When the inspection bolt is tightened, the rotation of the wrench is detected before the rotation of the bolt due to the torsion of the wrench itself. The intersection P between a torque gradient line M obtained at that time and a torque gradient line N of a rotating state after the rotation of the bolt makes a measuring point. The torque value at this intersection P is determined to obtain a torque measurement. Here, the torque gradient line N is obtained by connecting several points each corresponding to a torque value of 90% of the torque value TA at the intersection PA with a referential torsional torque gradient line L.