Abstract: The present invention relates to a vane member for a paper sheet conveyance impeller, which includes a rotatable cylindrical member, the vane member being provided with: a vane member body comprising a thermosetting polyurethane elastomer; and a plurality of core wires which comprise polyester fibers and are arranged along the axial direction of a rotary shaft of the cylindrical member. At least a portion of the core wires is embedded within the vane member body. The vane member may be disposed so as to protrude from the external peripheral surface of the rotatable cylindrical member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a belt with a protrusion, including: a belt main body including tooth portions at a predetermined tooth pitch on an inner surface of the belt in a longitudinal direction, and a cord extending in the longitudinal direction and arranged at a predetermined cord pitch in a width direction; and a protruding portion formed on a back surface of the belt main body by an integral formation, in which: the cord has a fineness of 900 to 1100 deniers, and a ratio of a total of intervals between the adjacent cords to a belt width of 12 to 45%; and the protruding portion is arranged outside the tooth portions, has a hardness of 81 to 91 degrees, and has a base width smaller than the tooth pitch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a belt with a protrusion, including: a belt main body including tooth portions at a predetermined tooth pitch on an inner surface of the belt in a longitudinal direction, and a cord extending in the longitudinal direction and arranged at a predetermined cord pitch in a width direction; and a protruding portion formed on a back surface of the belt main body by an integral formation, in which: the cord has a fineness of 900 to 1100 deniers, and a ratio of a total of intervals between the adjacent cords to a belt width of 12 to 45%; and the protruding portion is arranged outside the tooth portions, has a hardness of 81 to 91 degrees, and has a base width smaller than the tooth pitch.

Abstract: A profiled belt includes a belt body, a profile that is provided on a back surface of the belt body, and a fixation member that detachably fixes the profile to the belt body. The belt body includes a protrusion on the back surface. The profile includes a recess portion to which the protrusion is fitted. The fixation member fixes the profile to the belt body in a state where the protrusion has been fitted to the recess portion. The fixation member is removably inserted to the profile and the protrusion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vane member for a paper sheet conveyance impeller in which at least one vane member is disposed so as to protrude from the external peripheral surface of a rotatable cylindrical member, the vane member being provided with: a vane member body comprising a thermosetting polyurethane elastomer; and a plurality of core wires which comprise polyester fibers and are arranged along the axial direction of a rotary shaft of the cylindrical member. At least a portion of the core wires being embedded within the vane member body.

Abstract: A thermosetting polyurethane composition is provided for forming a belt to be used in an environment where the belt comes into contact with an oil including an unsaturated fatty acid and with a metal. The thermosetting polyurethane composition includes an isocyanate-group-terminated urethane prepolymer (A) having a polyester unit and/or a polycarbonate unit, a hydrolysis inhibitor (B), and a hardener (C).

Abstract: A laundry system includes a server, a plurality of devices installed in a laundry store for customer treatment, and a store controller capable of receiving and transmitting data between the server and the devices. The store controller is configured to control operations of the devices of the laundry store, and includes a query portion. The query portion is configured to acquire user-specific information from a mobile information terminal and an information recording card owned by the customer, and is configured to query the server. The server includes a personal information management portion for managing the personal information associated with the user-specific information; and a customer-customized treatment information generation portion for generating, according to a query from the store controller, the customer-customized treatment information corresponding to the personal information extracted from a personal information management portion and transmitting the same to the store controller.

Abstract: A profiled belt includes a belt body, a profile that is provided on a back surface of the belt body, and a fixation member that detachably fixes the profile to the belt body. The belt body includes a protrusion on the back surface. The profile includes a recess portion to which the protrusion is fitted. The fixation member fixes the profile to the belt body in a state where the protrusion has been fitted to the recess portion. The fixation member is removably inserted to the profile and the protrusion.

Abstract: A material for audio equipment housing containing a polylactic acid resin composition containing a polylactic acid resin, a plasticizer, an organic crystal nucleating agent, and an inorganic material, wherein the content of the plasticizer is from 1 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polylactic acid resin; and a vibration-damping material containing a polylactic acid resin composition containing a polylactic acid resin, a plasticizer, an organic crystal nucleating agent, and an inorganic material, wherein the content of the plasticizer is from 1 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polylactic acid resin. The material of the present invention can be suitably used as materials for audio equipment of, for example, speakers, television, radio cassette players, headphones, audio components, or microphones, and manufactured articles, such as electric appliances, transportation vehicles, construction buildings, and industrial equipment, or parts or housing thereof.

Abstract: A material for audio equipment housing containing a polylactic acid resin composition containing a polylactic acid resin, a plasticizer, an organic crystal nucleating agent, and an inorganic material, wherein the content of the plasticizer is from 1 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polylactic acid resin; and a vibration-damping material containing a polylactic acid resin composition containing a polylactic acid resin, a plasticizer, an organic crystal nucleating agent, and an inorganic material, wherein the content of the plasticizer is from 1 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the polylactic acid resin. The material of the present invention can be suitably used as materials for audio equipment of, for example, speakers, television, radio cassette players, headphones, audio components, or microphones, and manufactured articles, such as electric appliances, transportation vehicles, construction buildings, and industrial equipment, or parts or housing thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover fabric for power transmission belt, which covers at least a part of working surface of a power transmission belt coming into contact or engage with a pulley and thereby transmitting power, in which the cover fabric contains a yarn, the yarn contains at least a fluorine-based fiber, and the fluorine-based fiber is formed of at least one slit yarn, and the cover fabric is subjected to an adhesion treatment.

Abstract: A composite material of the invention is a mixture of cellulose microfibers having a carboxyl group content of 0.1 to 3 mmol/g and a moldable polymeric material selected from the group consisting of a biomass-derived polymer and a petroleum-derived polymer. The biomass-derived polymer is preferably polylactic acid or pulp. The cellulose microfibers are preferably present in an amount of 0.01% to 60% by mass. Another composite material of the invention is a mixture of cellulose composite microfibers and a moldable resin, the cellulose composite microfibers being obtained by adsorbing a surfactant onto cellulose microfibers having a carboxyl group content of 0.1 to 3 mmol/g.

Abstract: A method for producing a polylactic acid resin composition, including the following steps (1) and (2): step (1): subjecting an organic crystal nucleating agent to a wet pulverization in the presence of a carboxylic acid ester having a weight-average molecular weight of from 150 to 600 and a viscosity at 23° C. of from 1 to 500 mP·s and/or a phosphoric ester having a weight-average molecular weight of from 150 to 600 and a viscosity at 23° C. of from 1 to 500 mPa·s to give a finely pulverized organic crystal nucleating agent composition; and step (2): melt-kneading a raw material for a polylactic acid resin composition comprising the finely pulverized organic crystal nucleating agent composition obtained in the step (1) and a polylactic acid resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polylactic acid resin composition, containing a polylactic acid resin and a metal hydrate surface-treated with at least one silane coupling agent selected from an amino-silane coupling agent, a mercapto-silane coupling agent and an isocyanate-silane coupling agent, wherein the content of an alkali metal component in the metal hydrate is not more than 0.2% by mass and a polylactic acid resin molded article produced by molding the polylactic acid resin composition.

Abstract: A method for producing a polylactic acid resin composition, including the following steps (1) and (2): step (1): subjecting an organic crystal nucleating agent to a wet pulverization in the presence of a carboxylic acid ester having a weight-average molecular weight of from 150 to 600 and a viscosity at 23° C. of from 1 to 500 mPa·s and/or a phosphoric ester having a weight-average molecular weight of from 150 to 600 and a viscosity at 23° C. of from 1 to 500 mPa·s to give a finely pulverized organic crystal nucleating agent composition; and step (2): melt-kneading a raw material for a polylactic acid resin composition comprising the finely pulverized organic crystal nucleating agent composition obtained in the step (1) and a polylactic acid resin.

Abstract: A biodegradable resin composition containing a biodegradable resin and a cellulose having a crystallinity of less than 50%; and a biodegradable resin molded article wherein the biodegradable resin composition as defined above is molded. The biodegradable resin composition can be suitably used for various industrial applications, such as daily sundries, household electric appliance parts, and automobile parts.

Abstract: A biodegradable resin composition containing a biodegradable resin and a cellulose having a crystallinity of X (%), wherein the cellulose is obtained by a step including subjecting a cellulose-containing raw material to a pulverization treatment (A), wherein the cellulose-containing raw material contains a cellulose having a crystallinity of Y (%), and has a bulk density of from 100 to 500 kg/m3, and an average particle size of from 0.01 to 1.0 mm, and contains a cellulose in an amount of 20% by weight or more of a residue component obtained by removing water from the raw material, wherein X and Y satisfy the following formulas: 50?X?Y?5 (1) and 55?Y?99 (2). The biodegradable resin composition can be suitably used for various industrial applications, such as daily sundries, household electric appliance parts, and automobile parts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover fabric for power transmission belt, which covers at least a part of working surface of a power transmission belt coming into contact or engage with a pulley and thereby transmitting power, in which the cover fabric contains a yarn, the yarn contains at least a fluorine-based fiber, and the fluorine-based fiber is formed of at least one slit yarn, and the cover fabric is subjected to an adhesion treatment.

Abstract: A polylactic acid resin composition containing a polylactic acid resin; a lasticizer, preferably a plasticizer represented by the formula (4) and/or a plasticizer represented by the formula (5); a nonionic surfactant represented by the formula (1), such as an ester obtained from a fatty acid and a polyoxyethylene glycol or a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer; and a crystal nucleating agent represented by the formula (2) and/or a crystal nucleating agent represented by the formula (3). The polylactic acid resin composition of the present invention can be suitably used in various industrial applications, such as daily sundries, food wrapping materials, household electric appliance parts, packaging materials for household electric appliance parts, and automobile parts.

Abstract: A method for producing a resin composition, including the steps of melt-kneading a raw material A containing a polylactic acid resin, a crystal nucleating agent, and a plasticizer containing an ester compound formed between a polycarboxylic acid having a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms and a mono-alcohol having a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, to prepare a polylactic acid-containing melt-kneaded mixture having a relative crystallinity of 70% or more (step A); and further melt-kneading the polylactic acid-containing melt-kneaded mixture obtained by the step A and a raw material B containing a polypropylene resin and a compatibilizing agent (step B). The resin composition obtainable by the method of the present invention can be suitably used in various industrial applications, such as daily sundries, household electric appliance parts, and automobile parts.