Abstract: In a plasma display device, a reinforcement member 15 constituted of a sandwich panel (laminated panel) formed by sandwiching a honeycomb core 151 made of aluminum alloy with aluminum alloy plates 153 is mounted on the back surface of a display module 10. The reinforcement member 15 is light in weight, satisfies the abuse load requirements, and is equipped with supporting members 17 having cooling fins 171 mounted to the interior of said members 17 and providing heat diffusing function to the supporting members.

Abstract: The lavatory unit shown as a whole by reference number 1 comprises a box-shaped lavatory body 10 formed of panel material, which is positioned to an appropriate position on a floor panel 70 of an aircraft. A toilet unit 20 is fixed on a floor panel 110 inside the lavatory body 10, and a wash basin unit 30 is equipped to one side of said toilet unit 20. The lavatory body 10 stows a storage module 50 capable of being pulled out of and stowed again to the body 10. Said storage module 50 includes for example a closet for storing the coats and jackets of passengers etc. A state is shown where the closet 50 is pulled out of the lavatory body 10, expanding the lavatory unit. The space inside the lavatory is expanded, allowing the use of a bench 150 etc., thus improving the service provided to passengers. A part of the closet 50 being pulled out protrudes to the space in front of the aircraft door 80, but since this space is not used during flight, the space inside the aircraft is utilized efficiently.

Abstract: A device 1 for continuously manufacturing an FRP square pipe includes a core 10 having a long length for laminating prepreg sheets thereto, and prepreg sheets are supplied from prepreg-sheet laminating devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 to said core 10 covered with a release film, said laminated sheets laminated into the shape of a square pipe. Said core 10 has an outer diameter size smaller than the inner diameter size of the square pipe to be manufactured. A pre-expansion device 80 expands said laminated prepreg sheets to the shape of a square pipe having a predetermined inner diameter size, and a hot press device 100 heats and pressurizes the pipe. The pipe is then additionally heated in a postcure furnace 110 to complete the forming process. A pulling device 130 arranged downstream of a cramp device 120 pulls out said square pipe intermittently. A cutter not shown cuts said square pipe to produce the desired product.

Abstract: A ceiling panel speaker 100 comprises ceiling panel vibrating plates 110 and exciter units 200 mounted on said vibrating plates 110, each exciter unit 200 connected via line 270 to an amplifier not shown. The ceiling panel vibrating plates 110 are aligned to form a longitudinal size L1 extending above one or more aisles within the cabin, so that the ceiling panel speaker 100 realizes a long surface sound source. The sound waves output from the ceiling panel speaker 100 are transmitted along inner wall panels 12 etc. and spread throughout the closed space of the passenger cabin 50.

Abstract: A continuous forming method and device for an H-shaped FRP member for forming semi-hardened preimpregnated members produced by impregnating thermosetting resin to carbon fiber or glass fiber and the like into a predetermined H-shape. The forming device comprises of a device for mounting a plural number of bobbins having strip-shaped preimpregnated material spooled thereto, providing tension when pulling the impregnated material out from the bobbin. The device the shapes the preimpregnated material to a predetermined H-shape that feeds release films from four sides of upper, lower, left and right. The device then provides heat and pressure to the preimpregnated material from said four sides with a heating furnace for after-curing the preimpregnated material. The device then hauls and holds the preimpregnated material for cutting the cured product.

Abstract: A method for forming a compound material by intermittently heating and pressurizing a composite material reinforced by fibers. The method is made up of a pinching step of pinching and fixing the upstream end and the downstream end of the composite material; a heating/pressurizing step of heating and pressurizing the pinched and fixed composite material intermittently; and a moving step of releasing the compound material and sending the material to the downstream direction after termination of the heating/pressurizing step; during the pinching step, tension toward the downstream advancing direction is provided to the downstream end of the composite material, and during the moving step, the amount of movement of the compound material at the downstream side is set to be greater than the amount of movement of the compound material at the upstream side, thereby straightening the fibers in the compound material linearly.

Abstract: A service wagon has a box-shaped body 10 having an opened upper end, and the body 10 is supported by casters. Two pullout wagon members 20 and 30 are stowed in the body 10, which are pulled out toward the side directions during use. The upper surface plates 22 and 32 of the pullout wagon members 20 and 30 serve as a cover for covering the opening of the body and as a table. Tables 60 and 70 mounted via hinges to the front and back sides of the body 10 can be expanded horizontally, and by expanding the auxiliary tables 62, 64, 72 and 74 that are folded and stowed under the tables 60 and 70, a large table surface can be obtained.

Abstract: A heating faucet 1 according to the present invention comprises a water supply line 3 connected to a faucet 2 to supply water, and a heating unit 4 mounted in midstream of the water supply line 3 to heat water. The heating unit 4 heats water traveling through the water supply line 3. The heating unit 4 requires only small space when installed, thus enabling effective use of the limited lavatory space within the aircraft. The cost of the heating faucet 1 as a whole is cut down, and the heating unit 4 can be easily mounted to the water supply line 3.

Abstract: A door latch 100 comprises a housing 110 fixed to a hinged door, and a knob 140 is slidably guided within a slit 112 formed to the housing 110. A bolt 130 inserted to a bolt guide 120 is fixed to the knob 140 using a screw 160. The sliding movement of said knob 140 is limited by both end portions 112a and 112b of a slit 112, against which said knob 140 collides. A plastic damper 150 is equipped to the position of collision for muffling collision noise. A ball 136 providing detent for said bolt is also made of plastic, providing a further muffling effect.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to cost-effectively provide a high-strength large vacuum heat-insulating panel with a honeycomb core of non-permeable independent cells by means of simplified instruments and method. One goal of the invention is that the core retains an original shape at its lateral ends from the beginning of a procedure of evacuating air into a vacuum condition till the end of panel bonding, and another is ensuring a long lasting air-tight sealing in the honeycomb core. The vacuum heat-insulating panel 100 according to the invention includes a vacuum core element (50) of non-permeable honeycomb structure and a surface element (60) bonded thereto by fusing an air-permeable bonding element (woven cloth made of fibrous adhesive of thermoplastic resin or unwoven cloth of the fibrous adhesive) 70. The surface element 60 has its edges bent to provide protection covers 65.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vacuum heat-insulating block including a honeycomb core, wherein the block structure prevents the honeycomb core having a low bulk specific gravity from collapsing by atmospheric pressure, the block attaining flexibility and sound absorption property. The vacuum heat-insulating block 100 according to the present invention is basically composed of a core utilizing a plurality of layered honeycomb members 50 (formed by bonding a honeycomb core member 51 to a support plate 55) and covering the core with a cover member 70. Moreover, a woven or non-woven fabric 60 having air permeability is disposed between the layers of honeycomb core members 51.

Abstract: A heater unit mounted on a tray utilizes a PTC heater 100 having a positive temperature coefficient (PTC), and a sheet heater 200 superposed thereto. The PTC heater 100 includes PTC members 150 buried within an insulating substrate 130, and on both sides of the PTC members are placed copper foils 120, 122 functioning as electrodes. When the PTC heater 100 is heated up to a preset temperature, the electric resistance of the heater is increased greatly, and the heating is stopped, maintaining the preset temperature. The sheet heater 200 contributes to reduce the time the heater needs to rise to the preset temperature during initial startup.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a utility space without decreasing the space for passenger seats, by providing a utility function to a meal service cart and using the meal service cart after finishing the meal service as a bar counter. An in-flight meal service cart 1 includes a box-shaped main body 10 forming a storage space therein, and a utility mechanism (a counter board) 20 equipped so as to be rotatable to the box-shaped main body. The counter board 20 is provided movably between a position of being stored on top of the ceiling board 13 of the main body, and a rotated position of being vertical to the side wall board 12, and when the counter board 20 is in the position of being vertical to the side wall board, it is supported by the opened front and rear doors 17 and 19 in a horizontal condition.

Abstract: A drain valve 1 comprises a body 10 having a cylinder portion 11 and a branch portion 12, to which are mounted a plug 30 constituting a valve seat and a hose joint 70. A poppet 50 constituting a valve means is slidably inserted to the plug 30. An operating device 100 mounted to said branch portion 12 and comprising a movable shaft 120 is used to open and close the valve by operating said poppet 50 via an operating rod 160.

Abstract: A switch body 2 of a reset switch 1 is inserted through an opening 39 formed to a structural member 35 and fixed easily thereto. The switch body 2 is equipped with a circuit for turning off the light of a lamp 3 with a LED when the lamp lens is pushed into the switch body 2. The switch body 2 is removably fixed to the structural member 35 by the spring force of a deformable spring 8, with the structural member 35 being pinched between the spring and the switch body 2. The cord 4 connected to the power source for the lamp 3 is connected to the switch body 2 via a connector 5.

Abstract: A hinge member 50 of the present invention for rotatably mounting a moving member (door) 10 to a fixed member (opening in a wall member) 11 includes a support plate 51 provided with a mounting means for mounting to the fixed member 11, and a hinge flange 53 provided with a mounting means for mounting to the moving member. The support plate 51 and the hinge flange 53 are rotatably connected so as to pivot around a hinge pin 55. The hinge flange 53 has a first hinge flange 53A connected to the hinge pin 55, and a second hinge flange 53B provided with a sealing member 70 made of a flexible material, and a mounting means 533 for mounting to the moving member 10, the second hinge flange 53B is provided in right angle to the first hinge flange 53A, the first hinge flange 53A forms a gap between the fixed member 11 and the moving member 10, and the sealing member has the composition of sealing the gap.

Abstract: A tank 10 has an opening through which enters a molded material P1, which is the object of inspection, and water W1 is filled within the tank 10. One side wall of said tank 10 is equipped with the plurality of ultrasonic search units 40. On the other side wall of said tank 10 is mounted a reflector plate 100 opposing to said ultrasonic search units 40. The reflection surface 100a of said reflector plate 100 is positioned away from the surface of an object portion P10 by a predetermined distance D1. The ultrasonic waves generated from the search units are reflected, and the reflected waves are transduced into electric signals, and the signals are compared with the signals received from the solid portion, so as to detect flaw.