Abstract: A thermoelectric power-generation device includes: a first flow path through which a high-temperature medium flows; a second flow path through which a low-temperature medium that has a temperature difference with respect to the high-temperature medium flows; an insulating isolation plate configured to isolate the first flow path from the second flow path; insulating outer layer isolation plates provided at outermost portions of layered flow paths including the first flow path and the second flow path; a plurality of thermoelectric conversion units configured to generate power using the temperature difference; and electrodes provided at the outer layer isolation plates and configured to connect the thermoelectric conversion units with mutually different semiconductor polarities in series, and the thermoelectric conversion units are disposed so as to straddle the first flow path and the second flow path.

Abstract: The system comprises a steam reforming unit to produce hydrogen from exhaust gas supplied, a hydrogen permeable membrane to allow only hydrogen produced by the steam reforming unit to pass through it, a hydrogen storage unit to absorb hydrogen supplied through the hydrogen permeable membrane and release absorbed hydrogen, a fuel cell to generate power using hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage unit, a gas clean-up unit to clean up residual gases delivered not passing through the hydrogen permeable membrane, and a control unit to control the hydrogen storage unit to absorb or release hydrogen depending on whether the fuel cell is supplied with sufficient hydrogen.

Abstract: To provide a manufacturing method of a thermoelectric conversion element, including: a holding step of holding thermoelectric conversion members (2, 3) while exposing at least one side end portions of at least one of the thermoelectric conversion members; a coating step of coating the exposed end portions of the thermoelectric conversion member with metal powder (13); and an electrode forming step of forming an electrode (4a) at the end portions of the thermoelectric conversion member by sintering the metal powder.

Abstract: A transmission includes a fork mechanism in which a plurality of fork rods to which a plurality of shift forks are connected are each attached to a pedestal so as to be moveable in an axial direction. An assembly guide portion is disposed on the pedestal and a guide pin is erected on a clutch housing. As a result, even in cases where an input shaft and a main shaft, on which driving and driven gears and synchro devices are assembled, are assembled on the clutch housing in a state that the driving and driven gears are engaged and, thereafter the fork mechanism is assembled on this clutch housing, the assembly of the fork mechanism on the clutch housing can be easily performed.

Abstract: The thermoelectric conversion module includes a porous insulating film having an insulation property and a thermoelectric conversion element in a thin film shape formed on a first surface of the insulating film, the first surface includes a surface inclined to a second surface positioned on an opposite side of the first surface, and a density of the insulating film increases as a distance between the first surface and the second surface decreases.

Abstract: To provide a self-dimming system including: a main body section which is configured by a pair of transparent substrates arranged to face each other and to be separated from each other, and a frame body holding the pair of transparent substrates and forming a gap together with the pair of transparent substrates; a dimming section which is arranged in the gap and provided with a dimming element whose optical properties are reversibly changed by hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of the dimming element; a power-generating equipment which is arranged in the main body section; a hydrogen suction and discharge section which, when receiving electric power generated in the power-generating equipment, generates hydrogen by performing electrolysis and supplies the hydrogen to the gap and which, when not receiving electric power generated in the power-generating equipment, generates electric power by using the hydrogen in the gap; and control means which controls whether or not electric power generated in the power-gener

Abstract: In the present invention, an operation knob is provided with a knob outer section that forms an outer shell, and a knob inner section into which one edge of a lever section is inserted. The knob inner section has a claw section that allows insertion when the lever section is inserted, and once the lever section has been inserted, hooks the lever section towards the inner side of the knob inner section. A groove section is formed in the lever section and extends in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the lever section. The knob outer section is made up of two parts, which are an outer casing and a knob cover. The knob cover is provided with protruding sections, which protrude towards the outer casing and fit into the groove section when the lever section is attached to the knob inner section.

Abstract: In the present invention, an operation knob is provided with a knob outer section that forms an outer shell, and a knob inner section into which one edge of a lever section is inserted. The knob inner section has a claw section that allows insertion when the lever section is inserted, and once the lever section has been inserted, hooks the lever section towards the inner side of the knob inner section. A groove section is formed in the lever section and extends in a direction perpendicular to the axis direction of the lever section. The knob outer section is made up of two parts, which are an outer casing and a knob cover. The knob cover is provided with protruding sections, which protrude towards the outer casing and fit into the groove section when the lever section is attached to the knob inner section.