Abstract: The present invention provides an aluminum-alloy automotive underbody part having adequate strength even when using a part forged from an aluminum alloy casting material and an effective method for manufacturing said underbody part. The present invention pertains to an automotive underbody part characterized in being an aluminum alloy forged part in which the average inverse of the Schmid factor, calculated based on the crystal orientation in the direction of load stress in the maximum stress area when external force is applied, is 2.3 or more.

Abstract: A self-driven liftup conveyor comprises a channel including a bottom plate and two side plates; a roller tray accommodated in the channel and holding a multiplicity of rollers in a rotatable manner; a belt placed all over the length of the rollers; a drive mechanism for reciprocating the belt; and a lift mechanism interposed between the roller tray and the channel for moving the roller tray together with the belt on the rollers vertically with respect to a freight stacking face. A vehicular liftup conveyor is constructed by placing that self-driven liftup conveyor and ordinary liftup conveyors in parallel on the truck bed. A truck freight loader/unloader is constructed by placing the self-driven liftup conveyor and the ordinary liftup conveyors in parallel on a platform to be connected to the truck bed. A truck freight loading system is constructed by combining the truck freightloader/unloader and the truck bed having an ordinary liftup conveyor mounted thereon.

Abstract: A plasma forming electrode used in pairs disposed in mutually facing spaced parallel relation in a reduced pressure treating chamber, and between which a radio frequency current power is applied to produce a plasma, is formed from preferably highly pure aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and has a chromic acid anodic surface film layer thereon. It has greatly improved durability when used for plasma treatment in the presence of fluorine containing gas.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an electromagnetic induction heating apparatus which is suitable for electromagnetic induction heating a strip which is to be treated such as metal strip. The apparatus incorporates magnetic flux diverting mechanism in the vicinity of both edges of the passing strip which diverts a part of an alternating magnetic flux transversing the strip. In consequence, it is possible to eliminate the generation of extremely high temperature regions at the edge portions of the strip to be treated which is caused by the concentration of magnetic flux, ensuring uniform heating temperature distributions over the entire strip.

Abstract: A hydrophilic film-forming composition which comprises a resin paint comprising a resin binder component and a paint vehicle with a solid ion exchange resin powder dispersed in the vehicle. A film produced therefrom has durable hydrophilic properties, and when combined with a suitable undercoat corrosion resistance is also improved.

Abstract: A wise variety of drinks and foods, such as fruit wine, herb tea, yogurt, fermented soybeans and hot-spring eggs, are produced by heating the raw materials to a temperature of about 60.degree. C. to 100.degree. C. in a vessel, and holding that temperature for a specific length of time, i.e., 3-24 hours for maturation. When producing drinks, it is effective to subject them to a weak vibration, wave motion, forced convection, or stirring force. The method enables the quick production of any desired food or drink in any desired quantity without causing any appreciable reduction in the alcoholic content of, for example, fruit wine.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy support for lithographic printing plates produced by cold rolling an aluminum alloy composed substantially of Mg 0.05 to 3 wt %, Si 0.05 to 0.7 wt %, Zr 0.01 to 0.25 wt %, and Fe 0.05 to 0.4 wt %, with the balance being Al and impurities, and imparting a grained surface to the plate surface has high mechanical strength, good heat softening resistance, excellent water retentive property, and long press life.

Abstract: A humidifier is provided for a closed defrosting cabinet for containing frozen food to be defrosted in a compartment thereof. A fan for circulating air is disposed in the defrosting cabinet. The defrosting chamber is humidified with humidified air circulated by the fan. The defrosting chamber is partitioned into a plurality of areas by a slidable partition wall consisting of at least two sections. The defrosting cabinet can maintain the temperature and the humidity constant, defrost the food rapidly, and prevent the surface of the food from drying and changing in color.

Abstract: Process for producing an aluminum material having an aluminum nitride surface layer which comprises implanting the surface of an aluminum substrate with nitrogen ions while maintaining a nitrogen atmosphere under reduced pressure in the vicinity of the surface of the aluminum substrate. The aluminum nitride modified layer contains substantially no impurities such as oxygen. It is a feature of this invention to perform ion implantation in a properly controlled nitrogen atmosphere at a proper degree of vacuum in the range of about 10.sup.-7 to 10.sup.-5 Torr.

Abstract: A hydrophilic corrosion-resistant coat is formed on the surface of a metallic material, e.g., aluminum and its alloys, by a method which comprises preparatorily cleaning the surface of the metallic material, applying on the cleaned surface of the metallic material an aqueous treating liquid produced by adding a water-soluble acrylic acid polymer and colloidal silica and effective amounts of a polyhydric alcohol and/or saccharide to an aqueous solution containing hexavalent chromium compound or trivalent and hexavalent chromium compounds, phosphoric acid, and a fluorine compound. The applied layer of the treating liquids is dried and baked, the baking being at a temperature in the range of 100.degree. to 250.degree. C.

Abstract: A coolant, comprising an aqueous solution of potassium hydrogencarbonate, a polyhydric alcohol and, where desired, 1.0 to 20.0% by weight of saccharides, which may be additionally incorporated, for the purpose of protection against corrosion, with 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of silicic acid, alkali metal salts of metasilicic acid and alkali metal salts of polyphosphoric acid.The coolant has an eutectic melting point as low as -8.5.degree. C. or below and is less corrosive to metal containers. In addition, the potassium hydrogencarbonate in the coolant is quite stable, so that the bubbling phenomenon of the coolant could be prevented.

Abstract: The invention involves a nonrinse type hydrophilic surface-treating process capable of imparting hydrophilicity to the surface of a metal material, e.g., aluminum, and, at the same time, forming thereon a coating excelling in resistance to corrosion. In the process there is applied an aqueous solution which contains selected amounts of Cr ions (III, VI), F.sup.-, SiO.sub.2 and a water-soluble acrylic acid polymer, and optionally PO.sub.4.sup.-3, if necessary. An aluminum article treated by this process is suitable for the fins of a heat exchanger.

Abstract: Cast articles of fiber-reinforced aluminum composite excellent in plastic moldability and capable of forming drawn products featuring good mechanical properties, particularly wear resistance, are manufactured by mixing under pressure an inorganic fibrous material prepared in advance in the form of a multiplicity of doughy pills, with an aluminum melt thereby producing a mixed melt and casting this mixed melt in a desired shape.

Abstract: A cooking utensil for heating by electromagnetic induction comprises an aluminum or aluminum alloy vessel having at its bottom a spray coated layer of iron and a spray coated layer of aluminum or an aluminum alloy covering the iron layer.

Abstract: In a continuous casting process, molten metal is supplied into a generally open top horizontal mold having an inner wall maintained at a temperature which is higher than the solidification temperature of the molten metal, while the molten metal is maintained under generally zero pressure at the outlet opening of the mold. A dummy bar is drawn horizontally away from the outlet opening of the mold to cause the molten metal to be drawn out of the mold opening and undergo solidification at the surfaces thereof directly proximate to the outlet opening. The exposed surface of the molten metal in the mold is heated through the open mold top by a heater spaced out of contact with the molten metal surface.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is an air cleaner comprising: means defining an air passage, a plurality of corona discharge electrodes and a coupling discharge electrode arranged upstream of an air passage, being connected to a high voltage source for effecting a corona discharge downstream of the air passage for collecting the air-borne dust which has been charged by the corona discharge. The coupling discharge electrode is formed as a plate with a number of circular apertures therein, and each of the discharge electrodes has a multiplicity of leading ends shaped as sharp points arranged at the respective centers of the circular apertures and terminating generally on the plane thereof. The velocity of the air flow is increased in passage through the apertures to prevent the air cleaner from getting clogged.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium having excellent magnetic properties and a uniform recording envelope suitable for, in particular, high-density recording is obtained by packing a magnetic substance in the micro pores of anodic oxide film formed on an aluminum substrate by subjecting the same to an anodic oxidation treatment to produce an anodic oxide film having a thickness of at least 4 .mu.m. The recording medium can be improved by immersing the anodized aluminum substrate in an acid or alkali bath to chemically dissolve a part of the anodic oxide film, and thereby enlarge the micro pores in the anodic oxide film to a pore diameter in the range of 300 .ANG. to 1,400 .ANG.