Abstract: A lubricating apparatus, for a friction engagement element that engages a rotatable member with a case includes a hub connected to the rotatable member, friction members disposed between the hub and the case, a hydraulic servo for engaging the friction members, and an oil passage for supplying lubricant from the case to the friction members. A discharge opening of the oil passage is formed at a position which is radially inward of the friction members and which is axially to a side of the friction members. The discharge opening is directed toward the friction members. A weir member for restricting escape of lubricant in the axial direction through a gap between the hub and the friction members is provided at the other axial side of the friction members. Therefore, the axial escape of lubricant exiting the friction members can be prevented by a non-contact leakage restriction that does not cause drag resistance.

Abstract: There is provided a magneto-optical recording medium and a magneto-optical recording device which greatly reduce the amount of time and light (electric) energy required for writing and reading of data while maintaining high-density recording and which can reduce the size and energy consumption of the magneto-optical recording device. The magneto-optical recording medium contains a recording layer (23) formed of a photoinduced-magnetic material thin film, and a memory layer (24) formed of a ferromagnetic thin film having perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, wherein the recording layer is subjected to photoinduced magnetization in which magnetism is produced directly through irradiation with light.

Abstract: A packaging container production method includes the steps of: folding a folding allowance formed along one edge of a blank, which is formed from a paper substrate and having a predetermined shape, to thereby form a seal allowance; and superposing the seal allowance and another edge of the blank on each other and longitudinally sealing the resultant overlap portion to thereby form a tubular body. In the folding step, the folding allowance is pressed against a running folding belt to thereby fold the folding allowance. Since the folding belt is used instead of a die in order to fold the folding allowance, even when the thickness, water content, hardness, and other properties of a paper substrate vary among the blanks, the folded state of the folding allowance can be stabilized through adjustment of the position of a pulley. Thus, the quality of packaging containers can be improved.

Abstract: An adsorbent block that has a high adsorption efficiency and can be produced at a low cost is provided. A paste comprising water having mainly active carbon powder dispersed therein is prepared, and a molded block is formed with the paste. Water is removed from the molded block to bind mainly the active carbon powder, so as to obtain an adsorbent block formed to have cells. The paste contains an agar component that is capable of shrinking the molded block and of increasing the surface area of the cell by disappearance.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor, a stator having a core, end brackets, and plural binders. The stator core has plural layers and a plurality of axially extending dovetail grooves in its cylindrical outer surface and arranged at predetermined spacing around its circumference. The brackets are each a bottomed cylinder with a bearing bottom portion supporting the rotor shaft. Plural projections are formed at the axially inner end of each of the brackets and project axially inward into the dovetail grooves. Plural axially extending grooves are formed on the cylindrical outer surface of each of the brackets at predetermined spacing around the circumference with the grooves of the two brackets being axially aligned. Bent ends of the binders engage outer ends of the brackets to clamp the stator core.

Abstract: The navigation device of the invention includes a main processing unit provided with a CPU and storage means; a sub-processing unit connected to the main processing unit; connectors for connecting the main processing unit and the sub-processing unit; and functional components connected to the sub-processing unit. In this case, even when the specifications of the various functional component (s) connected to the sub-processing unit are different, by designing and manufacturing the sub-processing unit in conformance with each component, the main processing unit can be designed and manufactured as a general-purpose (standardized) product. Therefore, not only is the mountability of the navigation device improved, but also the cost thereof is reduced.

Abstract: A first buried layer of one conductivity and a first well region of opposite conductivity are formed in a semiconductor layer using a first mask. A second mask is used to form a second buried layer and a second well region of the opposite conductivity and to introduce impurity of the one conductivity type into a surface of the second well to form a channel doped layer of the one conductivity. A high concentration buried layer of the opposite conductivity is formed by introducing opposite conductivity impurity into the second well region using a third mask. A gate insulating film is formed on the semiconductor layer by thermal oxidation. A source region and a drain region of the one conductivity type are formed on the surface of the second well region, on both sides of a gate electrode.

Abstract: A process for the production of a liquid hydrocarbon oil from a gas feed containing a lower hydrocarbon and CO2, wherein the gas feed is mixed with H2O to obtain a mixed gas having specific CO2, H2O and lower hydrocarbon contents. The mixed gas is contacted with a Rh, Ru/MgO catalyst having a specific surface area of 5 m2/g or less to produce a synthesis gas with a carbon conversion efficiency Cf of at least 50%. The thus obtained synthesis gas having a H2/CO molar ratio of 1.5-2.5 is reacted in the presence of a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst to obtain a liquid hydrocarbon oil, while the synthesis gas having a H2/CO molar ratio of 0.5-1.5 is reacted in the presence of one or more catalysts having methanol synthesizing, dehydrating and CO shift reaction activities to obtain dimethyl ether.

Abstract: A structure for inserting an insert member of an attachment, etc., into a concave receptacle portion embedded in a shoe sole and removably pinching and fixing the insert member inside the concave receptacle portion with an elastic member, the structure being capable of permitting the removal of the attachment with a wrench for a screw. The structure is constituted as follows. First, the structure has a concave receptacle portion embedded in a shoe sole and an attachment having an attaching/detaching tool fitting portion formed on the shoe sole side and an insert member that is to be inserted into the concave receptacle portion and is formed on the opposite side. Second, the insert member is inserted into the concave receptacle portion, and inside the concave receptacle portion, the insert member of the attachment is removably pinched and fixed with an elastic member.

Abstract: The apparatus recognizes line length of character strings and judges if a line is longer than a threshold length. Slewing addition control divides a character string longer than the threshold length into two lines. When the number of inputted characters exceeds that allowed in the line, that part of the character string having the number of characters allowed for the line and that part of the characters overflowing the number of characters allowed in the line are displayed in different manners. The apparatus also calculates a ratio of lengths of a pair of specific lines to one or more other pairs, determines a character-size-type based on the ratios thus obtained, determines basic character sizes of the respective lines based on the character-size-type and then determines a character size for each line based on the length information and the basic character size of each line.

Abstract: A process for the production of a vanadium compound from carbonaceous residues containing vanadium, which includes the steps of: (a) combusting the carbonaceous residues at a temperature of 500-690° C. in an oxygen-containing gas to form vanadium-containing combustion residues; (b) heating the vanadium-containing combustion residues at a temperature T in ° C. under an oxygen partial pressure of at most T in kPa wherein T and P meet with the following conditions: log10(P)=−3.45×10−3×T+2.21 500≦T≦1300 to obtain a solid product containing less than 5% by weight of carbon and vanadium at least 80% of which is tetravalent vanadium oxide; (c) selectively leach tetravalent vanadium ion with sulfuring acid at pH in the range of 1.5-4; (d) separating a liquid phase from the leached mixture; (e) adding an alkaline substance to the liquid phase to adjust the pH thereof in the range of 4.5-7.

Abstract: A front scattering film capable of reducing backward scattering and providing a clear display is provided. The front scattering film comprises a light scattering layer composed of a transparent polymer binder and spherical microparticles dispersed in the binder and having a refractive index different from that of the binder, and substrates provided on the both sides of the light scattering layer, wherein at least one of the substrates is peelable from the light scattering layer. This front scattering film does not impair the function of the liquid crystal display unit by, for instance, affecting polarization, even it is used in a liquid crystal display unit in which a light scattering layer provided by the front scattering film is arranged between a retardation film or polarizer film and a liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A sole state imaging device includes a photodetection diode and an insulated gate field effect transistor provided adjacent to the photodetection diode for optical signal detection. In a method of making the device, a carrier pocket is formed in a second well region, and an element isolation insulating film is formed to isolate adjacent unit pixels from each other. In addition, an element isolation region of an opposite conductivity type is formed to isolate a second semiconductor layer of one conductivity type in such a way as to include the lower surface of the element isolation insulating film and reach a first semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A free-piston engine includes at least one dual piston assembly, each of which has a pair of axially opposed combustion cylinders and free-floating combustion pistons respectively mounted in the combustion cylinders for reciprocating linear motion responsive to successive combustions. A pumping piston extends from and is fixed to each of the combustion pistons and reciprocates within a hydraulic cylinder located between paired combustion cylinders. The paired combustion cylinders are rigidly connected by a cage for reciprocating movement in tandem.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device in which a barrier insulating film and a main insulating film having low relative dielectric constant are sequentially formed while a wiring mainly consisting of copper film is coated.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a film forming method for forming an insulating film having a low dielectric constant. This method comprises the steps of adding at least one diluting gas of an inert gas and a nitrogen gas (N2) to a major deposition gas component consisting of siloxane and N2O, converting the resultant deposition gas into plasma, causing reaction in the plasma, and forming an insulating film 25,27, or 28 on a substrate targeted for film formation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device manufacturing method for forming an interlayer insulating film containing a coating insulating film having a low dielectric constant. In construction, there are provided the steps of preparing a substrate 20 on a surface of which a coating insulating film 26 is formed by coating a coating liquid containing any one selected from a group consisting of silicon-containing inorganic compound and silicon-containing organic compound, and forming a protection layer 27 for covering the coating insulating film 26 by plasmanizing a first film forming gas to react, wherein the first film forming gas consists of any one selected from a group consisting of alkoxy compound having Si—H bonds and siloxane having Si—H bonds and any one oxygen-containing gas selected from a group consisting of O2, N2O, NO2, CO, CO2, and H2O.

Abstract: A monochrome display device easily and clearly distinguishes a multicolored character image from a multicolored background image by employing four gradations of monochrome. First and second monochrome gradations are assigned to any respective non-colored and colored elements of the background image and third and fourth monochrome gradations are assigned to any respective non-colored and colored elements of the character image to display a composite image of the background image and the character image.

Abstract: There is provided the film forming method of forming the insulating film 204 containing silicon on the substrate 103 by plasmanizing the compound having the siloxane bonds and the oxidizing gas to react with each other.