Abstract: A feeding radiation electrode and a non-feeding radiation electrode are provided extending from a front side surface to top surface of a dielectric base. In the feeding radiation electrode, a slit that extends from a feeding end in an inward direction is formed, and, in the non-feeding radiation electrode, a slit that extends from a ground end in an inward direction is formed. In addition, on the non-feeding radiation electrode, a branch electrode is formed so as to extend toward the side of the feeding radiation electrode. With this configuration, gain is obtained in two frequency bands by using a multi-resonance of fundamental wave resonances and harmonic resonances generated by the feeding radiation electrode and the non-feeding radiation electrode, and a good return loss characteristic caused by coupling of harmonic resonances is provided. In other embodiments, the feeding and non-feeding radiation electrodes may be formed on a flat substrate, or directly on a circuit board.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyolefin resin composition which is excellent in mechanical properties and dimensional stability and is particularly excellent in heat resistance, a film which is excellent in mechanical properties, dimensional stability and heat resistance because it is obtained from the polyolefin resin composition and which is particularly excellent in meltdown properties, a macroporous membrane which is excellent in permeability and shutdown properties in addition to the above properties, and uses thereof. The polyolefin resin composition of the present invention (C) comprises 85 to 50% by mass of ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene (A) having a specific intrinsic viscosity and 15 to 50% by mass of a polymer (B) containing a repeating unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene, in 100% by mass of the polyolefin resin composition (C).

Abstract: In order to make easy to change the size of a cam device in the course of press mold design, there is provided a cam device including: a cam holder; a cam slider, and a cam driver, wherein the cam devices are grouped depending on the basis of width dimensions in combination of hardness of a sliding contact surface of the cam holder and a sliding contact surface on the cam slider end, and hardness of a cam surface of the cam driver and a cam surface of the cam slider, and the design structures of the respective groups are determined in such a manner that the maximum process ability in a certain group among the groups is larger than the minimum process ability of an adjacent group having a larger width dimension, and smaller than the maximum process ability in an adjacent group having a smaller width dimension.

Abstract: Disclosed is a poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) resin composition having an excellent balance between micropore formability and toughness, which can sufficiently form fine pores by drawing and does not cause a break during drawing. The poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) resin composition contains 0-90 parts by mass of a 4-methyl-1-pentene homopolymer (A) and 10-100 parts by mass of a 4-methyl-1-pentene copolymer (B) having a structural unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene and a structural unit derived from a C2-20 ?-olefin other than 4-methyl-1-pentene. The content of the structural unit derived from a C2-20 ?-olefin other than 4-methyl-1-pentene is 0.1-2.1% by mass relative to the total amount of the homopolymer (A) and the copolymer (B). The poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) resin composition also contains 0.1-800 ppm of a nucleator (C) relative to the total weight of the homopolymer (A) and the copolymer (B).

Abstract: A four-cycle engine (1) structured to introduce fresh air into a cylinder (1a) via an intake port (1d) opened/closed by intake valves (IN1, IN2) and suck exhaust gas back into the cylinder (1a) via an exhaust port opened/closed by exhaust valves (EX1, EX2), wherein the exhaust port has a first exhaust port (1p) and a second exhaust port (1e), and the exhaust gas is sucked in back from the first exhaust port (1p) and secondary air is sucked in from the second exhaust port (1e) to form, in the cylinder (1a), a first temperature layer (T1) at a high temperature mainly composed of the exhaust gas and a second temperature layer (T2) at a temperature lower than that of the first temperature layer (T1) mainly composed of the secondary air.

Abstract: A motor includes a coming-off preventing portion including an inner circumferential edge defining a through hole, inside which a substantially cylindrical bearing housing is inserted, and being arranged axially above an insulator. The inner circumferential edge has at least two different radial dimensions. A boss portion includes a columnar portion inserted inside the through hole, and a collar portion extending radially outward from a lower end of the columnar portion. The collar portion includes an outside surface having at least two different radial dimensions, and an upper surface arranged axially opposite a bottom portion of the inner circumferential edge. The radial dimensions of the inner circumferential edge and those of the collar portion are arranged to allow the collar portion to be axially inserted through the inner circumferential edge only when the inner circumferential edge and the collar portion are arranged in a predetermined circumferential orientation relative to each other.

Abstract: A four-cycle engine including a blowdown pressure wave supercharging system (40) compressing and supplying exhaust gas into a second cylinder (#1) by causing a pressure wave (blowdown pressure wave) from a combustion chamber at opening of an exhaust valve of a first cylinder (#4) to act on an exhaust port (1e) of the second cylinder (#1) and during a reopen period of an exhaust valve of the second cylinder; and a mask member (50) restraining the exhaust gas (EGR gas) compressed and supplied into the second cylinder (#1) from mixing with fresh air flowing from an intake port (1d), wherein a first temperature layer (T1) at a high temperature containing a large amount of the EGR gas in the fresh air and a second temperature layer (T2) at a temperature lower than that of the first temperature layer (T1) containing a smaller amount of the EGR gas than that of the first temperature layer (T1) in the fresh air are formed in the second cylinder (#1).

Abstract: The present invention has an object to more enhance the efficiency of the purification of the CO-containing exhaust gases with a catalytic-component-supporting type catalyst, particularly, to enable both achievement of high purification efficiency and long-term stable maintenance of high purification efficiency without increasing the quantity of the catalytic component as supported. As a means of achieving this object, a process for purification of exhaust gases, according to the present invention, is a process for purification of exhaust gases to remove CO therefrom, and is characterized by comprising the step of bringing the exhaust gases into contact with a catalyst layer at a temperature of 250 to 600° C., a pressure drop of not more than 100 mmH2O, and a linear velocity of 0.5 to 10 m/s, wherein the catalyst layer includes a honeycomb-structural catalyst having an opening size of 1.0 to 3.0 mm, an opening ratio of 60 to 80%, and an inner wall thickness of less than 2 mm.

Abstract: A feeding radiation electrode and a non-feeding radiation electrode are provided extending from a front side surface to top surface of a dielectric base. In the feeding radiation electrode, a slit that extends from a feeding end in an inward direction is formed, and, in the non-feeding radiation electrode, a slit that extends from a ground end in an inward direction is formed. In addition, on the non-feeding radiation electrode, a branch electrode is formed so as to extend toward the side of the feeding radiation electrode. With this configuration, gain is obtained in two frequency bands by using a multi-resonance of fundamental wave resonances and harmonic resonances generated by the feeding radiation electrode and the non-feeding radiation electrode, and a good return loss characteristic caused by coupling of harmonic resonances is provided. In other embodiments, the feeding and non-feeding radiation electrodes may be formed on a flat substrate, or directly on a circuit board.

Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for reducing and decomposing oxygen in gas, highly efficiently and stably in from a low temperature region to a relatively high temperature region, in the presence of a reducing substance, containing at least one kind of a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of Ti, Si, W, Mo, Zr and Fe, as a catalyst component A; and at least one kind of a metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Ru, Ni and Co, and/or a metal oxide thereof, as a catalyst component B; in removing oxygen, presence of a reducing substance in gas is effective.

Abstract: A catalyst for treating exhaust gases having excellent durability and performance for removing nitrogen oxides and organic halogen compounds and a low SO2 oxidation rate, a titanium oxide suitable for preparing the catalyst and a method for treating exhaust gases containing nitrogen oxides and/or organic halogen compounds using the catalyst are provided. The BET specific surface areas of the titanium oxide and the catalyst for treating exhaust gases are in the range of 85 to 250 m2/g and in the range of 50 to 200 m2/g respectively. The titanium oxide and the catalyst for treating exhaust gases have each a ratio in the range of 15 to 145%, the ratio of the intensity of the peak indicating an anatase crystal present in the range of 2?=24.7° to 2?=25.7° of powder X-ray diffraction thereof (Ia) to the intensity of the peak indicating an anatase crystal present in the range of 2?=24.7° to 2?=25.

Abstract: A catalyst for purification of CO-containing exhaust gases, includes a metal oxide as a support and a catalytic component A being supported thereon as a catalytic component and including a specific noble metal element; wherein the support includes a titanium-containing oxide as the metal oxide and is a monolithically molded type porous honeycomb support obtained by a process including the steps of extrusion-molding and then calcining materials of the support; and wherein the catalytic component A is distributed with a quantitatively great inclination toward surfaces of the catalyst. A process for purification of exhaust gases to remove CO therefrom, includes the step of bringing the exhaust gases into contact with the catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fishing rod with excellent operability and durability. A next base rod of the fishing rod includes prepreg layers composed of PAN group carbon fiber, which is drawn to be aligned in the axial direction, as inner side and outer side layers, and a prepreg layer composed of pitch group carbon fiber, which is drawn to be aligned in the axial direction, as an intermediate layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a catalyst which has more excellent removability upon organohalogen compounds and is suitable for removing the organohalogen compounds from exhaust gases; and a process for removing organohalogen compounds with this catalyst. The catalyst for removing organohalogen compounds comprises titanium oxide (TiO2) and vanadium oxide as catalytic components, and has pores that includes a group of pores having a pore diameter distribution peak in the range of 0.01 to 0.05 ?m and another group of pores having a pore diameter distribution peak in the range of 0.1 to 0.8 ?m, and this catalyst is characterized by further comprising an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, cobalt, nickel, zinc, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, tin, tantalum, lanthanum and cerium as another catalytic component. The process for removing organohalogen compounds involves the use of this catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to more enhance the efficiency of the purification of the CO-containing exhaust gases with a catalytic-component-supporting type catalyst, particularly, to enable both achievement of high purification efficiency and long-term stable maintenance of high purification efficiency without increasing the quantity of the catalytic component as supported. As a means of achieving this object, a process for purification of exhaust gases, according to the present invention, is a process for purification of exhaust gases to remove CO therefrom, and is characterized by comprising the step of bringing the exhaust gases into contact with a catalyst layer at a temperature of 250 to 600° C., a pressure drop of not more than 100 mmH2O, and a linear velocity of 0.5 to 10 m/s, wherein the catalyst layer includes a honeycomb-structural catalyst having an opening size of 1.0 to 3.0 mm, an opening ratio of 60 to 80%, and an inner wall thickness of less than 2 mm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst for purification of CO-containing exhaust gases, comprising: a metal oxide as a support and a catalytic component A being supported thereon as a catalytic component and including a specific noble metal element; wherein the support includes a titanium-containing oxide as the metal oxide and is a monolithically molded type porous honeycomb support obtained by a process including the steps of extrusion-molding and then calcining materials of the support; and wherein the catalytic component A is distributed with a quantitatively great inclination toward surfaces of the catalyst. Further disclosed is a process for purification of exhaust gases to remove CO therefrom, comprising the step of bringing the exhaust gases into contact with the above catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a catalyst which has more excellent removability upon organohalogen compounds and is suitable for removing the organohalogen compounds from exhaust gases; and a process for removing organohalogen compounds with this catalyst. The catalyst for removing organohalogen compounds comprises titanium oxide (TiO2) and vanadium oxide as catalytic components, and has pores that includes a group of pores having a pore diameter distribution peak in the range of 0.01 to 0.05 &mgr;m and another group of pores having a pore diameter distribution peak in the range of 0.1 to 0.8 &mgr;m, and this catalyst is characterized by further comprising an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of manganese, cobalt, nickel, zinc, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, tin, tantalum, lanthanum and cerium as another catalytic component. The process for removing organohalogen compounds involves the use of this catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst having excellent capability of removing organic halogen compounds such as dioxins, a method for preparing the catalyst, and a method for removing organic halogen compounds using the catalyst. A catalyst for removing organic halogen compounds comprises titanium oxide as a catalyst component and has pores including a group of pores having a pore diameter distribution peak in a range of 0.01 to 0.05 gm and another group of pores having a pore diameter distribution peak in a range of 0.1 to 0.8 .mu.m. Another catalyst for removing organic halogen compounds comprises titanium oxide and a titanium-silicon composite oxide as catalyst components and has pores including a group of pores having a pore diameter distribution peak in a range of 0.01 to 0.05 .mu.m and another group of pores having a pore diameter distribution peak in a range of 0.8 to 4 .mu.m.

Abstract: A resin composition containing components (A), (B), (C) and (D) wherein component (A) is a resin composition containing a thermoplastic polyimide resin, component (B) is carbon fiber, component (C) is mica, component (D) is an internal mold-releasing agent, and relative to 100 parts by weight of component (A), component (B) is from 1 to 80 parts by weight, component (C) 1 to 100 parts by weight, and component (D) is 0.1 to 50 parts by weight.

Abstract: A laser machining apparatus according to the present invention describes characteristics of a laser oscillator with a function including laser power, pulse frequency and duty ratio, computes a command for a power supply unit in a feed forward control section according to a command based on the function and on the power, duty ratio and frequency, computes a command for a power supply unit in the feedback control section from a power command value and a power measurement value from the power sensor, and inputs these command to the power supply unit. Also the laser machining apparatus detects changes in characteristics in the laser oscillator and corrects the function for characteristics of the laser oscillator.