Abstract: An operating wire has a multi-twisted structure constituted by twisting side strands, each formed by twisting element wires together around a core strand. A side element wire of the side strand faces the outside of the operating wire in the radial direction at a site located on the outer circumference of the operating wire and has a flattened surface where a flat portion provided in a portion of the side element wire in the circumferential direction extends in the X axis direction, the length in the X axis direction of the flattened surface being 4.8-11.0 times the diameter of the side element wire, and the pitch magnification of the side strand being 7.0-12.0 times the diameter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fitting member (1) including an insertion portion (11) that fits a long member (Ia) therein and has a space through which the long member (Ia) is insertable, a movement restriction portion (14) that restricts movement that the long member (Ia) comes out of the insertion portion (11), the movement restriction portion (14) being capable of being scraped with a tool, and a guide portion (16) that guides the tool to the movement restriction portion (14) when the movement restriction portion (14) is scraped with the tool, the fitting member (1) including the movement restriction portion (14) that can be scraped with the tool to release the restriction of the movement that the long member (Ia) comes out of the insertion portion (11).

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a coupling structure which facilitates work of coupling an end portion of a cable to an object to be coupled. The present invention relates to a coupling structure that couples one end of a first cable and another member. The coupling structure includes a coupling portion that couples the one end of the first cable and the other member, and a protection member that slidably houses the coupling portion. The protection member has a first opening portion which is provided at one end portion of the protection member and through which the first cable is inserted such that the first cable and the protection member are relatively movable, and a second opening portion provided at the other end portion of the protection member and from which the first cable is extendable.

Abstract: A motor 13 is provided in an outer cylinder 7. An inner cylinder 9 is provided on an inner side of the outer cylinder 7, a tip of the inner cylinder has a closing structure, and the inner cylinder relatively moves in an axial direction with respect to the outer cylinder 7. A screw 11 is rotationally driven by a driving force of the motor 13. A guide nut 15 is driven by the screw 11 and moved in a rotation axis direction of the screw 11. A coil spring 17 is disposed on an outer periphery of the screw 11, comes into contact with a tip of the inner cylinder 9, and applies an biasing force to the guide nut 15 in a rotation axis direction. The screw 11, the guide nut 15, and the coil spring 17 are housed in an inner space 25 formed by the outer cylinder 7 and the inner cylinder 9. A fluid intake/outlet port 29 is provided at a tip of the inner cylinder 9. With such structures, a failure due to water intrusion in an extensible/contractible driving device is reduced.

Abstract: A reciprocating device includes; a reciprocating component, a forward-backward position control mechanism that controls the reciprocating component in a forward-backward movement, and a restricting member that puts the reciprocating component in a restricted state in which the forward-backward movement is restricted. The reciprocating component is provided on the casing such that the reciprocating component moves forward or backward while rotating relative to the casing. The forward-backward position control mechanism includes; a casing-side member, and a reciprocating component-side member fitted with the reciprocating component such that the reciprocating component is rotatable relative to the reciprocating component-side member. The restricting member is movable between a restriction position where the reciprocating component is in the restricted state and a restriction-lift position where the restricted state is cleared.

Abstract: To provide a cable joint including a joint piece which has an good sliding property and is hardly broken. The cable joint includes a joint case 10 and a joint piece 50. The joint piece 50 is provided with a locking part of a cable end and a cable lead-out groove 56. A joint case side main sliding surface 21a is formed flat, and a protrusion part 61 is provided on a joint piece side main sliding surface 60. The protrusion part protrudes toward the main sliding surfaces 60, 21a in a direction orthogonal to the main sliding surfaces. An apex part 61a of the protrusion part is located at a position corresponding to the cable lead-out groove 56 in the direction orthogonal to the main sliding surfaces.

Abstract: A cable coupling mechanism 1 including a slider 2, and a slider housing member 3, wherein the slider 2 has cable connecting portions 22a, 22b to which cables C1, C2 are connected at both end in a sliding direction D1, the slider housing member 3 includes a main opening 36 opened in a direction D2 perpendicular to a sliding direction axis and a cable insertion opening 37a, 37b, the cable coupling mechanism 1 includes a movement-restricting mechanism R capable of restricting the slider 2 from moving in the direction D2, the movement-restricting mechanism R includes a housing member-side contact portion R1 and a slider-side contact portion R2 being contactable with the housing member-side contact portion R1 when a force in the direction D2 is applied to the slider.

Abstract: A seal structure includes: a longitudinal member; and an elastic member having an insertion part into which the longitudinal member is inserted and which is brought into close contact with the outer circumference of the longitudinal member. The insertion part includes: a tubular part having openings on both ends; an insertion hole which is connected to both of the openings and through which the longitudinal member is inserted; and a seal part for sealing the longitudinal member in the inner wall of the insertion hole. The seal part has: first projections that can closely contact, in the circumferential direction, the longitudinal member inserted into the insertion hole; and second projections that can contact, on the outer circumference of the longitudinal member, the longitudinal member inserted into the insertion hole.

Abstract: A sliding window for a vehicle includes: a sliding panel with an electrical equipment, which is attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner; a guide rail which is integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel; and a sliding bracket which integrally includes a sliding portion coupled to the guide rail in a slidable manner and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel. Then, an electrical power supply cord is disposed along the guide rail to be extended and contracted in one direction, and the electrical power supply cord supplies electric power to the electrical equipment of the sliding panel.

Abstract: This extensible/contractible driving device includes a rotatable driving member configured to be rotated by drive force of a driving unit; a drive force-transmitting member connected to a leading end of the internal cylinder, configured to be driven by the rotatable driving member so as to move along a rotary shaft direction of the rotatable driving member; and an elastic member disposed in the periphery of the drive force-transmitting member, connected to the leading end of the internal cylinder, and configured to apply biasing force in the rotary shaft direction to the drive force-transmitting member. The rotatable driving member, the drive force-transmitting member, and the elastic member include an intervening member (24) stored in an inner space between external and internal cylinders, disposed in the periphery of the internal cylinder, and intervening between the internal cylinder and the external cylinder.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an implant structure assuring that substances accelerating breeding of bacteria are hard to be induced. The implant structure comprises: an artificial tooth root including an artificial tooth root main body having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a thread being formed at least on the distal end portion side and an induction portion for inducing a soft tissue provided on an outer periphery of the proximal end portion of the artificial tooth root main body; and a support base having a covering portion at the proximal end portion side of the support base covering the whole surface of the proximal end portion side of the induction portion, wherein the support base is provided with a step portion along its outer periphery from the covering portion toward a distal end side of the support base.

Abstract: A guide rail fitting structure includes a guide rail, a fitting body, and an insert inserted into the fitting body. The guide rail is fitted into the fitting body. The fitting body includes a fitting section fitted onto an end of the guide rail, and an insertion hole into which the insert is inserted from outside the fitting body. The fitting section is fitted onto the guide rail such that the insert is at least partially covered with the guide rail, the insert gets into a detachment inhibitive state, and the insert in the detachment inhibitive state is visible through an opening on an outer surface of the fitting body. This configuration allows easy assembly.

Abstract: An advancing/retreating movement mechanism 1 of an advancing/retreating member includes: a lifter 3; a coil spring 5; a lock pin 7 that limits the movement of the lifter 3; a case 2 that accommodates the lifter 3 and the coil spring 5; an advance/retreat position control mechanism 9 that controls an advance position, a retreat position, and a reciprocating movement of the lifter 3; and a receiving seat 11 that receives the coil spring 5 so that the lifter 3 is biased. The receiving seat 11 is arranged in a rearward position side of the lifter 3. An engaging part 27a engaging the lock pin 7 is arranged to the lifter 3. When the lifter 3 moves to the retreat position, the engaging part 27a moves to a rearward side beyond the receiving seat 11 and moves to a position where the engaging part 27a can be engaged with the lock pin 7. Therefore, the size of the advancing/retreating member in a protruding/withdrawing direction can be made small.

Abstract: A window regulator comprises a carrier plate, a drive unit, a raising cable, a lowering cable, and a guide rail. The carrier plate is attached to a lower part on a first edge part side of the windowglass. The drive unit is capable of raising and lowering the windowglass via the carrier plate. The drive unit and the carrier plate are coupled by the raising cable and the lowering cable. The guide rail mates with the carrier plate so as to guide the carrier plate and constrain the operation of the windowglass to directions that intersect movement directions of the carrier plate.

Abstract: A centrifugal pump includes a rotating shaft, a pump substrate, a housing and an impeller. The pump substrate has a driving unit configured to rotate the rotating shaft. The housing has an inlet and an outlet and forms a pump chamber with the pump substrate. A body fluid sucked from the inlet flows through the pump chamber. The impeller is housed in the pump chamber and is configured to use the rotating shaft as an axis. The pump substrate has a magnetism generating source. The rotating shaft protrudes into the pump chamber from the pump substrate, and is pivotally supported on the pump substrate. A magnetic fluid is disposed on at least one of spaces formed among the pump substrate, the rotating shaft, and the impeller.

Abstract: A terminal-connection structure is characterized in that a terminal member includes the following: a main terminal-member body that has an attachment section to which terminals on long members are attached and an insertion section that is inserted into the aforementioned insertion opening; and a fitting element that fits together with said insertion section. This terminal-connection structure is also characterized in that: the fitting element is provided with a plurality of elastic prongs and a plurality of restricting parts that restrict axial movement of the fitting element; the insertion section of the main terminal-member body has a shaft section that has a narrowed section that is narrowed in one axial direction; each restricting part has a displaced part that is displaced in the axially inward direction of the fitting element.

Abstract: A remote control device is provided, which includes a control cable. The control cable includes a reinforcing wire 11 of which the both ends are fixed by anchors 14, 14, an outer casing 12 made of synthetic resin so as to be slidable to the reinforcing cable, and so as not to constrain the thermal deformation in the axial direction based on the variation of ambient temperature, and an inner cable 13 made of metal having flexibility housed in the outer casing 12 slidably. In the both ends of the inner cable, cable ends 17, 17 coupled to an operating member and an operated member are firmly fixed.

Abstract: An operable and closable body-opening and closing apparatus includes: a rotary drive member configured to be rotationally driven by a driving force of a drive section; a driving-force transmission member configured to be driven by the rotary drive member and thereby move in a rotation axis direction of the rotary drive member; a biasing member disposed on an outer periphery of the driving-force transmission member and configured to give a biasing force to the driving-force transmission member in the rotation axis direction; and a guide member disposed on an outer periphery of the biasing member and configured to guide the driving-force transmission member. The guide member includes a guide portion configured to guide the driving-force transmission member in the rotation axis direction while restricting rotation of the driving-force transmission member, and the driving-force transmission member includes a guided portion configured to be guided by the guide portion.

Abstract: A sliding window for a vehicle includes: a sliding panel which is attached to a vehicle body in a slidable manner; a guide rail which is integrated with the vehicle body and extending in the slide direction of the sliding panel; and a sliding bracket which integrally includes a sliding portion slidably coupled to the guide rail and a fixed portion fixed to the sliding panel. The guide rail is provided with a fitting hole into which a clip of a trim board is fitted.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fitting member (1) including an insertion portion (11) that fits a long member (Ia) therein and has a space through which the long member (Ia) is insertable, a movement restriction portion (14) that restricts movement that the long member (Ia) comes out of the insertion portion (11), the movement restriction portion (14) being capable of being scraped with a tool, and a guide portion (16) that guides the tool to the movement restriction portion (14) when the movement restriction portion (14) is scraped with the tool, the fitting member (1) including the movement restriction portion (14) that can be scraped with the tool to release the restriction of the movement that the long member (Ia) comes out of the insertion portion (11).