Abstract: A solenoid valve device which reduces noise and still conducts opening and closing operation. The solenoid valve device, installed in a brake fluid channel between a master cylinder and a wheel cylinder, includes a master cylinder port connected to a channel located at the master cylinder side, a wheel cylinder port connected to a channel located at the wheel cylinder side, a hydraulic chamber connected to a high resistance duct and the master cylinder port, a switching valve activated due to a hydraulic pressure difference between the hydraulic chamber and the wheel cylinder port to form an orifice; and a solenoid valve, installed in a channel connecting a switching valve and the wheel cylinder port, which opens or closes the channel by application of an electromagnetic force.

Abstract: The present invention provides a separator for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, having, at the surface contacting with the electrode of the fuel cell, a surface roughness of Ra=0.1 to 10 &mgr;m when measured by a surface roughness tester having a probe of 5 &mgr;m in front end diameter; and a process for producing the above separator for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which process comprises immersing a molding of a separator for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, in an acidic solution. The above separator for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell alleviates the problems of the prior art and has low contact resistance at the interface with the electrode of the fuel cell.

Abstract: It is one object of this invention to eliminate a driver's impression of delay in braking effectiveness at an initial stage of a braking operation and the phenomenon of over-braking with an internal drum brake device. For this purpose rigid anchor members (61b, 61b) and deformable anchor members (64, 64) respectively providing supporting points for the brake shoes are located at diametrically different positions from a brake center. The brake shoes (20, 30) are supported by the deformable anchor members (64, 64) until a braking force reaches a predetermined value but are supported by the rigid anchor members (61b, 61b) when braking forces exceeds the predetermined value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a back print type ink jet recording sheet, and, particularly, an object of the invention is to provide an ink jet recording sheet coping with oily ink. The ink jet recording sheet comprising an intermediate layer and an ink-receiving layer laminated on a light-transmittable substrate, wherein the intermediate layer is formed of a rubber-based resin, the receiving layer is formed of a hydrophobic resin and a ratio Y/X of reflection density Y of the substrate side to reflection density X of the receiving layer side in a print section when printing using oily ink on the receiving layer is 1.0 or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a friction material and, in particular, provides a process for producing a friction material used in, for example, brakes of trucks, cars or the like and also provides a friction material obtained by the process. The process for producing a friction material containing a fiber component, a binder component and a filler component from raw materials of a friction material through at least a mixing step, a molding step and a heat-treating step, wherein the mixing of the raw materials in the mixing step is carried out by stirring and mixing the raw materials under heating in a dry system at a temperature where the binder is softened.

Abstract: To present a control method for saving power capable of saving power in such a machine as a turret punch press, and preventing generation of noise due to operation of main motor of hydraulic unit while processing job is not done, being applied in such a machine as a metal cutting machine designed to be driven by feeding electric power to a main motor and servo amplifiers of individual axes, with the electric power supplied in both main motor and servo amplifiers of individual axes, it is designed to cut off power supply circuits to the main motor and servo amplifiers of individual axes, on the condition that the machine is not operated for processing and that the no-operation state continues for a prescribed time.

Abstract: A composite ring member of the present invention for supporting a silicon wafer, which is structured in such a way to have a first cylindrical ring of silicon having a receiving section by which a silicon wafer is supported and second cylindrical ring of graphite, wherein the second cylindrical ring is joined to the back side of the first ring by metal brazing or a thermoconductive adhesive. The composite ring member of the present invention for supporting a silicon wafer has the effect of widening etching treatment range to increase semiconductor device yield and reduce the production cost, while preventing contamination with an impurity and keeping good wafer positional stability.

Abstract: A method for obtaining polyester resin products having a desired strength and a mixture used in a method for obtaining polyester resin products having a desired strength. In the method and mixture a carbodiimide compound is added to a polyester resin. According to the method and mixture, polyester resin pellets having a desired strength can be obtained by adding a carbodiimide compound to a recovered polyester resin such as a recovered PET resin. Strength of the polyester resin during processing of the polyester resin is maintained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of adhering adherends, including (i) providing at least two adherends at least one of which is made of a flexible material, and (ii) joining the adherends together to form a structure using a heat-resistant adhesive composition containing mainly 1) a polycarbodiimide resin and an epoxy resin, or 2) a polycarbodiimide resin, an epoxy resin and a curing agent for the polycarbodiimide resin, or 3) a polycarbodiimide resin, an epoxy resin and a curing agent for the epoxy resin. The heat-resistant adhesive composition can be applied under mild conditions, and the resultant structure has excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance, and has superior adhesion strength particularly at high temperatures.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a recording material in which an ink receiving layer containing, as main components, a binder resin and microparticle silica is provided on a substrate, wherein a ratio F/R, which is a ratio of a solid content weight F of the microparticle silica in the ink receiving layer to a solid content weight R of the binder resin, is in the range of 2.0 to 7.0 and a dicyandiamide polycondensate is contained in the ink receiving layer. The recording material of the present invention has excellent water proof and light resistance properties and allows printing of full-color images thereon without the patterns, colors, texture of the substrate material surface being marred even when an ink receiving layer is provided on the substrate. The recording material can be suitably used not only in the ink jet type recording but also in the offset printing.

Abstract: A method for bonding LCPs mutually or an LCP and another material comprising the step of bonding LCPs mutually or an LCP and another material using an adhesive prepared by adding a polycarbodiimide resin with an epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin and a curing agent, thereby providing excellent adhesion and heat resistance.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of mis-stripping uses a sensor function section free from operation sensibility variation or destruction due to vibration, impact or the like. Only a ram head in a punch press is provided in an electrically insulated state on the machine side and a low voltage is applied to the ram head. Grounding and conduction of the ram head to the machine side through punch tools is detected when the ram head is in contact with the punch tools, nonconduction is detected when the ram head and punch tools are not in contact, and the nonconduction time is determined to be mis-stripping.

Abstract: A adjustment lever (80) has dual-functions characterized in that when an actuating force to a brake shoe (20) to move outward reaches predetermined magnitude, a device (80g) prevents over-adjustment of shoe-to-drum clearances disables a device (70) to restrict return positions of brake shoes inhibiting the brake shoes movement in the direction to separate each other and when a brake temperature rises certain degree, a device (80d) to prevent over-adjustment of brake shoe-to-drum clearances disables the device (70) to restrict return position inhibiting the brake shoe movement as well.

Abstract: A brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake which, even if the distance from the brake mounting surface to the brake shoe center in the width direction is short, secures an effective stroke of the brake cable, facilitates the layout of the brake cable mounting section and the crank mechanism, and reducing the size of the anchor by only needing to support the brake force. To that end, a brake cable mounting structure for a drum brake is provided, wherein the pipe-like section, in which the outer casing of the brake cable is attached, is formed integrally with the spacer positioned between a part of the back plate around the anchor which supports one adjacent ends of the pair of brake shoes and the brake mounting member.

Abstract: A device for detachably connecting an end fitting of a control cable with a control lever in an operating device is composed in such manner that it makes the operating device to be more short and workability of cable connection to be enhanced. The operating device consists of a strut and a control lever which are pivotally journalled to each other. A end fitting of a control cable is engaged with a free end of the control lever, which free end is bifurcated by means of planar members spaced from each other so as to define a gap. In order to engage the end fitting with the free end of the control lever, the end fitting is set so that its long side is parallel with the planar members and then passed through the gap. Thereafter, the end fitting is rotated around the cable axis by an angle of 90 deg. and the cable is pulled to engage with the free end of the control lever.

Abstract: The present invention provides a film-shaped encapsulating agent for electronic parts which is composed essentially of a polycarbodiimide resin and an epoxy resin or of a polycarbodiimide resin, an epoxy resin and colorant, wherein the polycarbodiimide resin has a polystyrene-reduced number-average molecular weight of 3,000 to 50,000 as determined by gel permeation chromatography and the epoxy resin is contained in a proportion of 20 to 150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbodiimide resin. The film-shaped encapsulating agent enables, for its good processability, the continuous encapsulation of electronic parts without requiring any expensive apparatus (therefore, no cost increase is incurred) and is excellent in heat resistance and electrical insulation after the encapsulation.

Abstract: A drum brake device which reduces the amount of non-effective stroke (play) and prevents noise for the long period of time. The first strut 12 of an automatic shoe clearance adjustment device is provided adjacent to the service brake actuator 8 and between both brake shoes 2 and 3. The parking brake actuator 19 is provided adjacent to the anchor block 9. The central region of the pivot lever 11 is rotatably supported with the central region of one brake shoe 2 as the fulcrum. Both ends of the pivot lever 11 functionally engage with the first strut 12 and the second strut 22 of the parking brake actuator 19 which comprises an automatic stroke adjustment device automatically adjust the stroke. When the brake shoes are opened by the service brake operation, one end 11c of the pivot lever 11 is elastically supported by the first strut 12 of the automatic shoe clearance adjustment device, and the spring applies spring force so that both pivot lever 11 and first strut 12 operate together with one brake shoe 2.

Abstract: A modified carbodiimide resin obtainable by reacting a carbodiimide resin comprising a repeating unit represented by the general formula: —(NCN—R1)— wherein R1 represents a divalent organic group, with an aromatic diamine represented by the general formula: H2N—R2—NH2 wherein R2 represents a divalent organic group having a benzene ring, and a thermosetting resin composition comprising the modified carbodiimide resin and an epoxy resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new ink jet recording sheet being capable forming an excellent printed graphic of an oil ink and being excellent in the fixation and coloration of an oil ink particularly containing a petroleum high-boiling point solvent. The ink jet recording sheet comprises an interlayer 2 and an ink receiving layer 3 on at least one side of a substrate 1 wherein a resin forming the interlayer 2 contains a resin dissolved and/or swollen in a petroleum high-boiling point solvent.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a hydraulic brake control device which has a simple structure for the effective holding of the coil unit, for preventing breakage of the electric connection of the lead wire, and for assuring a long lasting electric connection. The coil holding board 80 has protuberances 83, 84 elastically contacting the bottom portion of the coil unit 52. The board is assembled with the opening side of the cover 60. The coil unit 52 is frictionally engaged with the cover 60 to be held only by the elastic force of the coil holding board 80 or with elastic material 22 inserted between the cover 60 and the top portion of the coil 52.