Abstract: A tire press comprising a center post 22 vertically movably extended through a center part of a lower ring mechanism 12 and vertically moving an upper ring 19 with respect to a lower ring mechanism 12, a heater 103 arranged in an outer peripheral position of the center post 22 on the tire inner peripheral side of a green tire 4 held by the lower ring mechanism 12 and the upper ring 19, heater 103 to apply a heat to the green tire 4, a first driving mechanism such as a tubular member vertically moving cylinder 98 capable of vertically moving the heater 103 to a suitable height position so as to move the heater 103 to a suitable position independently of vertical movement of the center post 22, and a second driving mechanism such as a driving motor 99 capable of rotating the heater 103. By the provision of such a mechanism as described, press molding relative to a green tire 4 can be completed in a sufficiently short period of time.

Abstract: A wind power generator provided with a wind turbine rotating in a wind tunnel body, capable of generating high output power by efficiently accelerating a wind flow. The wind power generator comprises a cylindrical wind tunnel body (1) expanding toward a flowing direction of wind and a wind turbine (3) for generating electricity disposed at a position adjacent to an inlet (2a) for wind of the wind tunnel body (1), wherein an angle of inclination &phgr; of a side wall portion of the wind tunnel body (1) against an axis of the wind tunnel body (1) is in a range from 5 to 25 degrees, the inlet (2a) of the wind tunnel body (1) has a curved surface (5) smoothly expanding toward an outside of the wind tunnel body (1), and a collar-shaped brim having a width B is formed on an outside of an opening edge of an outlet (2b) for wind of the wind tunnel body (1).

Abstract: A bladder for a vulcanizer includes, as a constituent member, a low elongation material with stable properties at vulcanization temperatures. During a vulcanization-molding process, the bladder is pressed against the inner surface of a green tire using a pressurized medium. The pressurized medium can be at vulcanization temperatures. The bladder has substantially the same shape as the inner wall surface of the tire that is formed using the bladder. As a result, irregularities in the shape of the inner wall surface of a tire rarely occur, and the frequency of exchange of bladders can be reduced. The vulcanizer bladder can include a conductive material or a magnetic material, both of which can be heated by using an induction heating coil. The use of both heat from the pressurized medium and heat generated in the bladder to vulcanize a green tire can shorten the period of time required for vulcanizing-molding.

Abstract: A plated synthetic resin member for a vehicle has a main body made of a synthetic resin and a plating coat formed on the surface of the main body and having a metallic gloss. The main body is molded from a translucent synthetic resin. The plating coat formed on the surface of the main body is translucent. The main body has a built-in lamp that can light up. Lighting up the lamp at night puts the plating coat in a light-emitting state. Thus, the plated synthetic resin member for a vehicle that can provide a high-class image even at night.

Abstract: A method of operating a basic industrial plant complex efficiently utilizing energy, products, byproducts, and waste materials between the basic industrial plants as a whole to totally improve energy efficiency and contribute to energy saving. The basic industrial plant complex comprises basic industrial plants including an oil refining plant, an oil-fired power plant, a cement plant, a steelmaking plant constructed so as to be in close proximity to or adjacent to each other. The basic industrial plants are combined through a transporter for partially or completely supplying product, byproduct or waste material from a plant in the complex as a fuel, power source, and/or raw material to products for another plant in the complex.

Abstract: A tire press comprising a center post 22 vertically movably extended through a center part of a lower ring mechanism 12 and vertically moving an upper ring 19 with respect to a lower ring mechanism 12, a heater 103 arranged in an outer peripheral position of the center post 22 on the tire inner peripheral side of a green tire 4 held by the lower ring mechanism 12 and the upper ring 19, heater 103 to apply a heat to the green tire 4, a first driving mechanism such as a tubular member vertically moving cylinder 98 capable of vertically moving the heater 103 to a suitable height position so as to move the heater 103 to a suitable position independently of vertical movement of the center post 22, and a second driving mechanism such as a driving motor 99 capable of rotating the heater 103. By the provision of such a mechanism as described, press molding relative to a green tire 4 can be completed in a sufficiently short period of time.

Abstract: Cooling liquid flowing through cooling-liquid passages cools in heat-transmission manner an inner layer on an inner surface of an impermeable intermediate layer and is directed through a piping to an interface between the intermediate and outer layers, whereby the porous outer layer is cooled by latent heat generated by evaporation of the cooling liquid infiltrated into the porous outer layer.

Abstract: Cooling liquid flowing through cooling-liquid passages cools in heat-transmission manner an inner layer on an inner surface of an impermeable intermediate layer and is directed through a piping to an interface between the intermediate and outer layers, whereby the porous outer layer is cooled by latent heat generated by evaporation of the cooling liquid infiltrated into the porous outer layer.

Abstract: Cooling liquid flowing through cooling-liquid passages cools in heat-transmission manner an inner layer on an inner surface of an impermeable intermediate layer and is directed through a piping to an interface between the intermediate and outer layers, whereby the porous outer layer is cooled by latent heat generated by evaporation of the cooling liquid infiltrated into the porous outer layer.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus stores image data transmitted from another facsimile apparatus to the facsimile apparatus in a corresponding image file table in a memory. The image data is correlated with the other facsimile apparatus in the image file table so that an image corresponding to the image data can be conveniently searched, permanently preserved, arranged, and erased. The image file table is automatically made every time the facsimile apparatus receives the image data from another facsimile apparatus.

Abstract: An absorbent article including a liquid permeable outer material, a liquid impermeable antileakage material, and a liquid retentive absorbent element interposed therebetween, and formed in a generally vertically elongated shape, the improvement including a pair of fixing elements extending outwardly in a width direction from both longitudinal edges of the absorbent article, each of the fixing element being provided on at least a back side thereof with a first adhesive portion having no separate paper, the pair of fixing elements being able to be adhered to and separated from a back side of the absorbent article through the first adhesive portions.

Abstract: In an absorbent article including a liquid permeable outer material, a liquid impermeable antileakage material, a liquid retentive absorbent element interposed therebetween, and a fixing device mounted on a back side of a generally vertically elongated absorbent article body and adapted to fix the body to a crotch portion of shorts, the fixing device has a pair of fixing elements, each of the fixing elements extending outwardly in a width direction from each lateral edge of the absorbent article body, the fixing element being provided on at least a back side thereof with an adhesive portion, the pair of fixing elements being able to be adhered to and separated from a back side of the absorbent article body through the adhesive portions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cheese conveyor system for conveying cheeses wound by a winder, wherein hangers each supporting a lower portion in an outer peripheral surface of a cheese from opposite sides thereof are provided on a ceiling conveyor, and forks are provided on loaders and unloaders whereby either parallel cheeses or cone cheeses can be conveyed without changing the apparatus structure, and the loaders and the unloaders are of the same construction whereby either function of the loader and the unloader can be accomplished by changing the operating method to reduce the installation costs.

Abstract: A method of producing a brassinosteroid is disclosed, wherein crown gall cells capable of producing the brassinosteroid are cultured in a culture medium in the presence of a cultivation aid selected from auxins, sterols, squalene, casamino acid and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A sanitary article which comprises an absorbent layer, a leak-proof sheet and a surface sheet, at least one of the absorbent layer, leak-proof sheet and surface sheet having a porous aggregate of fibers integrated therewith.

Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a liquid-permeable surface sheet, a liquid-impermeable leak-proof sheet and an absorbent layer disposed between the two sheets, said leak-proof sheet having on the outside surface a composite comprising a hydrophobic polymer having a glass transition temperature of zero degree centigrade or lower and foamed beads of a polymer. It is improved in the anti-slipping property, the leak-proof property and the permeability to moisture.

Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a liquid-permeable surface sheet, a liquid-impermeable leakproof sheet, and an absorbent layer provided between the two sheets, characterized in that at least part of a material constituting said absorbent layer is made of a nodular fiber, and that said nodular fiber contains a fiber having a wet to dry tenacity ratio of 80% or more.

Abstract: An absorbing article comprises a surface layer to be in contact with skins containing from 60 to 100% by weight of first fibers having a hydrophilic surface and a hydrophobic inside and from 40 to 0% by weight of second fibers which are hydrophilic at least at their surface, and a rearface constituted at least with one or more layers containing from 0 to 50% by weight of said first fibers and from 100 to 50% by weight of said second fibers, in which the surface hydrophilic property, after being wetted, is higher in said second fibers than in said first fibers.

Abstract: A sanitary napkin comprises a liquid-permeable surface material, a liquid-impermeable leakproof material and an absorber inserted between said surface material and said leakproof material, said absorber comprising a first absorbent paper, a second absorbent paper and an absorbent material inserted between both papers, said first absorbent paper covering at least a part of said second absorbent paper, said first absorbent paper being fixed at the portion thereof covering the second absorbent paper onto said leakproof material.

Abstract: An absorbent article comprises a surface sheet, an absorbent and a back sheet, a part or all, being not to contact the skin, of said back sheet having the below listed three requirements:(a) a coefficient of a kinetic friction against an acrylic resin plate is 1.5 or higher,(b) it is elastic so that it breaks at a length of 300 or larger percent based on the original length, and(c) a force to stretch it by 50 percent based on the original length is 100 kg/cm2 or larger.