Abstract: A method for producing styrene-modified linear low-density polyethylene-based resin particles, which includes the steps of: dispersing 100 parts by weight of non-crosslinked linear low-density polyethylene-based resin particles which are polymerized using a metallocene compound as a catalyst and contain an inorganic nucleating agent, 50 to 800 parts by weight of a styrene-based monomer and 0.1 to 0.9 parts by weight of a polymerization initiator relative to 100 parts by weight of the styrene-based monomer into an aqueous suspension containing a dispersant; impregnating the polyethylene-based resin particles with the styrene-based monomer under heating the resulting dispersion at such a temperature that the styrene-based monomer does not substantially polymerize; and performing polymerization of the styrene-based monomer at a temperature of (T+10) to (T+35)° C. where T° C. is a crystallization peak temperature of the polyethylene-based resin particles.

Abstract: Expandable polystyrenic resin particles having superior resistance to cracking of a molded foam product, having superior retention of blowing agent and maintaining expandability over a long period of time, a production process thereof, and a molded foam product are provided.

Abstract: There are provided a method of manufacturing a molding die that can prevent occurrence of a trouble, such as break of a sand mold when a master mold is pulled out, and a molding die that can clearly transfer a pattern onto a molding. A meshed member is fixed to an entirety or part of a molding surface of a master mold, a sand mold having a molding surface with a protrusion and recess pattern thereon is fabricated by using the master mold, and a molding die having a molding surface with the protrusion and recess pattern thereon is cast by using the sand mold. The meshed member is made up of a flexible synthetic resin sheet having a number of mesh openings.

Abstract: A method for producing a deformed shaped particles comprising step of: absorbing a polymerizable vinyl type monomer contained in an aqueous emulsion in a seed particles and polymerizing an absorbed polymerizable vinyl type monomer, wherein the seed particles are a resin particles which are derived from a (meth)acrylic ester having an ester part containing at least an alkyl group with a number of carbon atoms of 3 or more and less than 6, and which have a weight average molecular weight of 150000 to 1000000 (measured by GPC: gel permeation chromatography) and the polymerizable vinyl type monomer contains 5 to 50 wt. % of a crosslinkable monomer to the entire amount of the polymerizable vinyl type monomer.

Abstract: A process for producing pre-expanded particles, comprising the steps of: impregnating 100 parts by weight of polystyrene type resin particles with a volatile blowing agent in the presence of 0.1 to 2.0 parts by weight of a first antistatic agent to obtain expandable resin particles; and bringing 100 parts by weight of the expandable resin particles into contact with 0.1 to 2.0 parts by weight of a second antistatic agent in the presence of an antifoaming agent, and then pre-expanding the particles, thereby obtaining pre-expanded particles, wherein the second antistatic agent and the antifoaming agent are used in a ratio by weight of 1:0.04 to 1.50.

Abstract: A floor spacer for a vehicle constituted of an expanded resin molded article which can simultaneously satisfy sound absorbing performance while satisfying desired compression strength and reduction in weight is provided. A floor spacer A for a vehicle is constituted of a floor spacer main body 10 constituted of an expanded resin molded article having flat plate portions 12a and 12b to be on an inner side of a compartment, and a plurality of ridges 13a and 13b vertically provided at back surfaces of the flat plate portions 12a and 12b on a floor frame side, and a layer constituted of a sound absorbing material 20 formed to fill spaces 14a and 14b formed between the aforesaid ridges 13a and 13b. Through-holes 15 may be formed in the flat plate portions 12a and 12b of the floor spacer main body 10, and fastening holes 16 which a part of the sound absorbing material 20 enters may be formed in the ridges 13a and 13b.

Abstract: The invention can be used by being mounted on a shelf plate of an article display rack, prevents the shelf plate from being distorted due to a weight of the articles, prevents a distortion of an article support member, and prevents a forward feeding function of the articles from being deteriorated. In an article display and take-out unit with rollers used by being mounted on a shelf plate of an article display rack, the article display and take-out unit is provided with an article support member in which the rollers that support the articles vertically to a moving direction of the articles are rotatably installed in parallel, a rigid plate for preventing a distortion of the article support member caused by a weight of the articles, a first attachment that holds the rigid plate and the article support member and integrates them together, and a second attachment that holds at least the rigid plate at a desired height position.

Abstract: An object is to provide an article advancing device and an article arrangement shelf that can be securely operated with a simple structure while not requiring electric power. An article advancing device of the present invention includes: an elongated drawer member 4 that includes a flexible band-shaped sheet and a stopper structure disposed at a distal end of the flexible band-shaped sheet, and is structured to allow articles Z, . . .

Abstract: Provided are an article advancing device and an article arrangement shelf, wherein the article advancing device has a flexible sheet on which articles can be arranged at a condition where the sheet is extended, a roller to which one end of the sheet is fixed and which winds the sheet in the reverse extension direction, a drive means which rotates the roller in the winding direction of the sheet, and a wall member with which the articles in the first row of the articles arranged on the sheet come into contact. When the articles are arranged on the sheet, the article advancing device stops the winding operation of the sheet by the drive means by the contact of the articles in the first row with the wall member. The article advancing device has a simple article advancing function which employs a horizontally extending shelf basically having no incline and which does not require energy, such as electric power, and can be used regardless of the packaging state of the articles.

Abstract: A pad for absorbing an impact on leg portions excellent in impact absorbing performance at a time of collision of a vehicle and the like, and a floor spacer for a vehicle are provided. A pad 1 for absorbing an impact on leg portions has a plurality of ridges 3, 3, . . . on a bottom surface to be on a vehicle body side when placed in a vehicle, and is constituted of expandable beads. A floor spacer 10 is constituted of the pad 1 for absorbing an impact on leg portions and a horizontal pad 2. The ridge 3 has a wide portion 32 which becomes relatively wide from a midpoint in its longitudinal direction. The heel portions of the feet of an occupant are placed on the region of the wide portion 32.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a method for producing expandable styrene-modified olefin-based resin particles comprising steps of: impregnating styrene-modified olefin-based resin particles with an easily volatile blowing agent to obtain expandable resin particles, and impregnating 100 parts by weight of the expandable resin particles with 0.1 to 2.0 parts by weight of a surfactant at a temperature of 10 to 30° C. and at a pressure of 0.05 to 0.30 MPa, to obtain expandable styrene-modified olefin-based resin particles.

Abstract: A gel adhesive composition of the invention contains a crosslinked water-soluble polymer, water, a moisturizer, an amphipathic polymer, a water-insoluble polymer having adhesiveness, and an electrolytic salt and the composition contains the water-insoluble polymer in an amount of 3 to 20% by weight and the amphipathic polymer in an amount of 0.05 to 7.0% by weight with respect to the total amount of the composition except water.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing thermoplastic resin expandable granules comprising the steps of: injecting a blowing agent under pressure into a thermoplastic resin which is melted in an extruder; extruding the melted resin containing the blowing agent as an extrudate from a plurality of small holes in a die attached to a distal end of the extruder directly into a coolant liquid, and directly cutting the extrudate by high-speed rotary blades; and cooling and solidifying the extrudate by contacting with the coolant liquid, and thereby obtaining the expandable granules wherein the melted resin containing the blowing agent passing through land parts of the small holes of the die is extruded such that a shearing speed is 12,000 to 35,000 sec?1, and an apparent melt viscosity of the resin is 100 to 700 poise.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided expandable beads of a styrene-modified linear low-density polyethylene-based resin comprising a volatile blowing agent and a base resin, the base resin containing more than 300 parts by weight and less than 1000 parts by weight of a polystyrene-based resin component relative to 100 parts by weight of a non-crosslinked linear low-density polyethylene-based resin component, wherein the base resin contains 2 to 40 wt % of a gel component comprising a graft copolymer of the polystyrene-based resin component and the low-density polyethylene-based resin component.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided expandable beads of a styrene-modified linear low-density polyethylene-based resin comprising a volatile blowing agent and a base resin, the base resin containing more than 50 to 1000 parts by weight of a polystyrene-based resin component relative to 100 parts by weight of a non-crosslinked linear low-density polyethylene-based resin component, wherein the base resin contains less than 2 wt % of a gel component comprising a graft polymer of the polystyrene-based resin component and the low-density polyethylene-based resin component.

Abstract: A garment for electrically stimulating muscles is provided to be used for, e.g., rehabilitation or exercise whereby an electrode can be conveniently provided at such a position as allowing the electrode to stimulate the nerve-muscular junction of a muscle to be moved in toning up the muscle through electrical stimulation on the muscle by taking advantage of the muscular contraction caused by electrically stimulating the muscle.

Abstract: A pre-expanded beads of olefin-modified polystyrene-based resin comprising a pie-expanded beads of a polystyrene-based resin modified with a polyolefin-based resin, wherein a styrene-based monomer forming a polystyrene-based resin in the beads is used in the range of 100 to 1,000 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyolefin-based resin, a bulk density of each bead is 0.012 to 0.20 g/cm3, and an absorbance ratio at 698 cm?1 and 2850 cm?1 (D698/D2850) obtained from an infrared absorption spectrum of each bead surface measured by ATR method infrared spectroscopy is in the range of 0.1 to 2.5.

Abstract: A floor spacer for a vehicle constituted of an expanded resin molded article which can simultaneously satisfy sound absorbing performance while satisfying desired compression strength and reduction in weight is provided. A floor spacer A for a vehicle is constituted of a floor spacer main body 10 constituted of an expanded resin molded article having flat plate portions 12a and 12b to be on an inner side of a compartment, and a plurality of ridges 13a and 13b vertically provided at back surfaces of the flat plate portions 12a and 12b on a floor frame side, and a layer constituted of a sound absorbing material 20 formed to fill spaces 14a and 14b formed between the aforesaid ridges 13a and 13b. Through-holes 15 may be formed in the flat plate portions 12a and 12b of the floor spacer main body 10, and fastening holes 16 which a part of the sound absorbing material 20 enters may be formed in the ridges 13a and 13b.

Abstract: Expandable polystyrenic resin particles having superior resistance to cracking of a molded foam product, having superior retention of blowing agent and maintaining expandability over a long period of time, a production process thereof, and a molded foam product are provided.

Abstract: A styrene-modified polypropylene type resin particle of the present invention includes: a polypropylene type resin and a polystyrene type resin, wherein the polystyrene type resin is included at 30 parts by weight or more but less than 600 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polypropylene type resin, and polystyrene type resin particles having a longitudinal diameter of 5 ?m or less are dispersed in the polypropylene type resin.