Abstract: This display device of a work machine includes a storage unit that stores the cumulative times of use of consumables of the work machine, wherein the consumables require maintenance according to the use thereof. Furthermore, a display control unit and a display unit included in the display device function as a notification means for providing a notification of the arrival of maintenance times of the consumables on the basis of the cumulative times. Furthermore, the display control unit and the display unit function as a plurality of function setting means for respectively setting a plurality of functions of the work machine, and as a selection means for selecting one of the plurality of function setting means. The plurality of function setting means have a reset setting means for resetting the cumulative times.

Abstract: A tire deterioration state prediction method for predicting, by a computer, the deterioration state of a tire using a tire model configured from multiple elements comprises an information acquisition step for acquiring information relating to a use environment, which includes the pressure history and the temperature history in an air chamber during tire use, and the history of load acting on the tire, and information relating to the tire characteristics, including the material characteristics of members configuring the tire; a temperature history calculation step for calculating, for each element, the temperature history of the tire on the basis of the information acquired in the information acquisition step; an oxygen concentration history calculation step for calculating, for each element, the oxygen concentration history on the basis of the information and the temperature history of each element; and a tire deterioration state evaluation step for evaluating the deterioration state of the tire on the basis

Abstract: The RF tag known in the art incorporated in a tire has a problem that it can easily get distorted when the stresses occurring in the running tire converge on its vicinity. The present invention provides a tire (1) configured to prevent distortion from occurring in the RF tag (50) incorporated therein. The tire (1) includes an RF tag structure (50A) which is constructed of the RF tag (50) covered with a coating rubber (51). The modulus of elasticity of the coating rubber (51) is higher than that of the rubbers of the adjacent members (13, 32) located adjacently on the respective axial sides of the coating rubber (51).

Abstract: This tire management device enables tire management for equalizing the use period of tires mounted on a vehicle, and is provided with a deterioration state prediction unit which, for each mounting position, predicts the deterioration tendency and the deterioration state of the tires mounted on the vehicle; a usable period prediction unit which, for each tire mounting position, predicts the usable period of the tire on the basis of the deterioration tendency and deterioration state predicted by the deterioration state prediction unit; and a mounting position planning unit which, setting the deterioration tendency of each tire predicted by the deterioration state prediction unit as a mounting position deterioration characteristic of each mounting position of a tire in the vehicle, creates, on the basis of said mounting position deterioration characteristics and the usable periods of the tires predicted by the usable period prediction unit, a modification proposal for changing the mounting positions of the tires

Abstract: This tire management device enables tire management for equalizing the use period of tires mounted on a vehicle, and is provided with a deterioration state prediction unit which, for each mounting position, predicts the deterioration tendency and the deterioration state of the tires mounted on the vehicle; a usable period prediction unit which, for each tire mounting position, predicts the usable period of the tire on the basis of the deterioration tendency and deterioration state predicted by the deterioration state prediction unit; and a mounting position planning unit which, setting the deterioration tendency of each tire predicted by the deterioration state prediction unit as a mounting position deterioration characteristic of each mounting position of a tire in the vehicle, creates, on the basis of said mounting position deterioration characteristics and the usable periods of the tires predicted by the usable period prediction unit, a modification proposal for changing the mounting positions of the tires

Abstract: A tire deterioration state prediction method for predicting, by a computer, the deterioration state of a tire using a tire model configured from multiple elements comprises an information acquisition step for acquiring information relating to a use environment, which includes the pressure history and the temperature history in an air chamber during tire use, and the history of load acting on the tire, and information relating to the tire characteristics, including the material characteristics of members configuring the tire; a temperature history calculation step for calculating, for each element, the temperature history of the tire on the basis of the information acquired in the information acquisition step; an oxygen concentration history calculation step for calculating, for each element, the oxygen concentration history on the basis of the information and the temperature history of each element; and a tire deterioration state evaluation step for evaluating the deterioration state of the tire on the basis

Abstract: A vehicle mobile terminal manipulation system that manipulates a mobile terminal brought in a vehicle includes: a mobile terminal; a manipulation device to which a user inputs manipulation; and a notification portion that notifies the mobile terminal of manipulation information indicative of manipulation which has been input to the manipulation device. The mobile terminal includes a terminal-side display portion and a terminal-side manipulation portion. The mobile terminal has a user interface displayed on the terminal-side display portion at a time when independently operating according to manipulation conducted on the terminal-side manipulation portion. The mobile terminal causes the terminal-side display portion to display a user interface different from a case where the mobile terminal independently operates, when operating according to manipulation conducted on the manipulation device different in manipulation mode from the terminal-side manipulation portion of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Provided is an etching method for simultaneously etching first and second regions of a workpiece. The first region has a multilayered film configured by alternately laminating a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film and a second region has a silicon oxide film having a film thickness that is larger than that of the silicon oxide film in the first region. A mask is provided on the workpiece to at least partially expose each of the first and second regions. In the etching method, plasma of a first processing gas containing fluorocarbon gas, hydrofluorocarbon gas, and oxygen gas is generated within a processing container of a plasma processing apparatus. Subsequently, plasma of a second processing gas containing fluorocarbon gas, hydrofluorocarbon gas, oxygen gas, and a halogen-containing gas is generated within the processing container. Subsequently, plasma of a third processing gas containing oxygen gas is generated within the processing container.

Abstract: The RF tag known in the art incorporated in a tire has a problem that it can easily get distorted when the stresses occurring in the running tire converge on its vicinity. The present invention provides a tire (1) configured to prevent distortion from occurring in the RF tag (50) incorporated therein. The tire (1) includes an RF tag structure (50A) which is constructed of the RF tag (50) covered with a coating rubber (51). The modulus of elasticity of the coating rubber (51) is higher than that of the rubbers of the adjacent members (13, 32) located adjacently on the respective axial sides of the coating rubber (51).

Abstract: A vehicle mobile terminal manipulation system that manipulates a mobile terminal brought in a vehicle includes: a mobile terminal; a manipulation device to which a user inputs manipulation; and a notification portion that notifies the mobile terminal of manipulation information indicative of manipulation which has been input to the manipulation device. The mobile terminal includes a terminal-side display portion and a terminal-side manipulation portion. The mobile terminal has a user interface displayed on the terminal-side display portion at a time when independently operating according to manipulation conducted on the terminal-side manipulation portion. The mobile terminal causes the terminal-side display portion to display a user interface different from a case where the mobile terminal independently operates, when operating according to manipulation conducted on the manipulation device different in manipulation mode from the terminal-side manipulation portion of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: The invention controls irregular wear in the shoulder land portions and reduces the occurrence of cracking in the shoulder grooves of a pneumatic tire. To that end, the groove wall surface (17a) on the shoulder land portion (19) side of the shoulder groove (17) has an inclined surface consisting of a first inclined part (171) inclined toward the equatorial plane of the tire at an inclination angle ?1, which is constant along the circumference of the tire, and a second inclined part (172) further inclined from the first inclined part (171) toward the equatorial plane of the tire and reaching the groove bottom (17b) of the shoulder groove (17) at an angle ? with respect to the first inclined part (171), which varies along the circumference of the tire. Also, the inclination angles of the first and second inclined parts (171, 172) are set such that the maximum value ?max and the minimum value ?min of the angle ? satisfy (D?d) (tan ?max?tan ?min)?2.

Abstract: Provided is an etching method for simultaneously etching first and second regions of a workpiece. The first region has a multilayered film configured by alternately laminating a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film and a second region has a silicon oxide film having a film thickness that is larger than that of the silicon oxide film in the first region. A mask is provided on the workpiece to at least partially expose each of the first and second regions. In the etching method, plasma of a first processing gas containing fluorocarbon gas, hydrofluorocarbon gas, and oxygen gas is generated within a processing container of a plasma processing apparatus. Subsequently, plasma of a second processing gas containing fluorocarbon gas, hydrofluorocarbon gas, oxygen gas, and a halogen-containing gas is generated within the processing container. Subsequently, plasma of a third processing gas containing oxygen gas is generated within the processing container.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing an object to be processed including a multilayer film formed by alternately laminating a first film and a second film having different dielectric coefficients within a processing container of a plasma processing apparatus; and repeatedly performing a sequence including: supplying a first gas including O2 gas or N2 gas, and a rare gas into the processing container and exciting the first gas, supplying a second gas including a fluorocarbon gas or a fluorohydrocarbon gas into the processing container and exciting the second gas, and supplying a third gas including HBr gas, a fluorine-containing gas, and a fluorocarbon gas or a fluorohydrocarbon gas into the processing container and exciting the third gas, so that the multilayer film is etched through a mask.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing an object to be processed including a multilayer film formed by alternately laminating a first film and a second film having different dielectric coefficients within a processing container of a plasma processing apparatus; and repeatedly performing a sequence including: supplying a first gas including O2 gas or N2 gas, and a rare gas into the processing container and exciting the first gas, supplying a second gas including a fluorocarbon gas or a fluorohydrocarbon gas into the processing container and exciting the second gas, and supplying a third gas including HBr gas, a fluorine-containing gas, and a fluorocarbon gas or a fluorohydrocarbon gas into the processing container and exciting the third gas, so that the multilayer film is etched through a mask.

Abstract: Provided is a tire tread for a tire comprising a plurality of ribs or blocks, a plurality of grooves defined by adjacent ribs or blocks, and a plurality of sipes formed in each of the ribs or blocks. Each of the ribs or blocks has a length extending in a circumferential direction, a width extending in an axial direction, and a depth extending in a radial direction. Each of the sipes extends at an angle to the radial direction either between 0 and 70 degrees, inclusive; or between ?70 and 0 degrees, inclusive. Each sipe may have a thickness between nano thickness and 0.50 mm, inclusive. Each sipe may be spaced along the circumferential direction from an adjacent sipe by some interval having a length that does not exceed 20 mm. The ratio of the interval length to a standard contact patch length is less than 0.062.

Abstract: The invention controls irregular wear in the shoulder land portions and reduces the occurrence of cracking in the shoulder grooves of a pneumatic tire. To that end, the groove wall surface (17a) on the shoulder land portion (19) side of the shoulder groove (17) has an inclined surface consisting of a first inclined part (171) inclined toward the equatorial plane of the tire at an inclination angle ?1, which is constant along the circumference of the tire, and a second inclined part (172) further inclined from the first inclined part (171) toward the equatorial plane of the tire and reaching the groove bottom (17b) of the shoulder groove (17) at an angle ? with respect to the first inclined part (171), which varies along the circumference of the tire. Also, the inclination angles of the first and second inclined parts (171, 172) are set such that the maximum value ?max and the minimum value ?min of the angle ? satisfy (D?d) (tan ?max?tan ?min)?2.

Abstract: In a plasma nitriding method, a processing gas containing nitrogen gas and rare gas is introduced into a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus by setting a flow rate thereof as a total flow rate [mL/min(sccm)] of the processing gas per 1 L volume of the processing chamber within a range from 1.5 (mL/min)/L to 13 (mL/min)/L. Further, a nitriding process is performed on oxygen-containing films of target objects to be processed by generating a nitrogen-containing plasma in the processing chamber and while exchanging the target objects.

Abstract: An in-vehicle device for communicating with base stations includes: a radio wave detection element for detecting a radio wave from the stations; a position detection element for receiving information of position coordinates of the vehicle from an external device; a base station position obtaining element for obtaining position coordinates of each station based on data on the radio wave; a communication element for communicating with each station via the radio wave; and a controller for comparing the position coordinates of the vehicle and each station to determine whether the station is disposed in a predetermined distance range, for selecting one station in the predetermined range and providing a signal level equal to or larger than a predetermined signal level, and for controlling the communication element to communicate with the one station.