Abstract: A glass panel unit includes: a first substrate including a first glass panel; a second substrate including a second glass panel; and a frame-shaped sealing portion that is hermetically bonded to the first substrate and the second substrate. The sealing portion creates an evacuated space between the first substrate and the second substrate. When viewed from a region where the second substrate is positioned with respect to the first substrate, the first substrate includes a part arranged to stick out of an edge of the second substrate. The part includes a mounting portion used to mount the glass panel unit onto a vehicle.

Abstract: To provide a rolling bearing capable of ensuring durability and reducing rotational resistance. The rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring disposed coaxially with each other; a rolling body disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring; a sealing member mounted on the outer ring and covering a space between the inner ring and the outer ring from an outer side in an axial direction; and grease disposed between the rolling body and the sealing member. The outer ring has an inner circumferential surface facing the inner ring. The inner circumferential surface is formed with an outer ring raceway surface that supports the rolling body in a rollable manner, and a recessed portion that is provided at a location extending in the axial direction from an end edge of the outer ring raceway surface in the axial direction and is recessed in a radial direction. The grease is in contact with the recessed portion. Unworked penetration of the grease is greater than 178 and less than 287.

Abstract: A work in progress includes: a pair of glass substrates arranged to face each other; a peripheral wall having a frame shape and disposed between the pair of glass substrates; a boundary wall; and an evacuation port. The boundary wall hermetically separates an internal space, surrounded with the pair of glass substrates and the peripheral wall, into an evacuation space, a buffer space, and a ventilation space. The evacuation port connects the ventilation space to an external environment. The evacuation space and the buffer space have a lower internal pressure than the ventilation space. A predetermined part, including the evacuation space but excluding parts covering the buffer space and the ventilation space, of the work in progress, forms the glass panel unit.

Abstract: To provide a rolling bearing capable of ensuring durability and reducing rotational resistance. The rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring disposed coaxially with each other; a rolling body disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring; a sealing member mounted on the outer ring and covering a space between the inner ring and the outer ring from an outer side in an axial direction; and grease disposed between the rolling body and the sealing member. The outer ring has an inner circumferential surface facing the inner ring. The inner circumferential surface is formed with an outer ring raceway surface that supports the rolling body in a rollable manner, and a recessed portion that is provided at a location extending in the axial direction from an end edge of the outer ring raceway surface in the axial direction and is recessed in a radial direction. The grease is in contact with the recessed portion.

Abstract: To provide a rolling bearing in which a resin cover for preventing electrolytic corrosion is accurately attached to a bearing ring. The rolling bearing includes: an inner ring and an outer ring that are disposed coaxially with each other; a rolling body that is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring; and a resin cover that is mounted on the outer ring. The outer ring has an outer circumferential surface that faces an opposite side of the inner ring, and an end surface that faces an axial direction. The resin cover has a circumferential wall portion that covers the outer circumferential surface, and a flange portion that is connected to the circumferential wall portion and covers the end surface. The flange portion has an opening portion formation region that has a constant width in a radial direction, extends over an entire circumference, and is formed with opening portions that expose the end surface.

Abstract: Provided is a rolling bearing that can both ensure durability and reduce rotational resistance. The rolling bearing includes a seal member that is mounted on an outer ring and that covers a space between an inner ring and the outer ring from an outer side in an axial direction, and grease disposed between a rolling element and the seal member. The seal member includes an annular pedestal portion in contact with the outer ring from an outer side in the axial direction, an extending portion that extends outward in the axial direction from an inner peripheral edge of the pedestal portion, and a flat surface portion that extends along a radial direction from an end edge of the extending portion on an outer side in the axial direction toward the inner ring.

Abstract: Provided is a bearing having a plurality of rolling elements disposed between an inner ring and an outer ring that are disposed coaxially, wherein a groove section extending in a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the outer ring outside in a radial direction is formed on the outer circumferential surface, and an enveloping layer formed of any one of rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer and a plastic is formed on the outer circumferential surface.

Abstract: A structure includes an enveloping layer formed on one of a circular outer surface or a flat outer surface having irregularities, wherein the enveloping layer includes an outer circumferential surface layer formed by thermally fusing a thermoplastic elastomer. The enveloping layer has a first material layer provided on one of the outer surfaces and formed from an amorphos plastic, and a second material layer provided on the first material layer and formed from a thermoplastic elastomer selected from the group consisting of styrenes, olefins, polyvinyl chlorides, urethanes and polyesters.

Abstract: Provided is a bearing having a plurality of rolling elements disposed between an inner ring and an outer ring that are disposed coaxially, wherein a groove section extending in a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the outer ring outside in a radial direction is formed on the outer circumferential surface, and an enveloping layer formed of any one of rubber, a thermoplastic elastomer and a plastic is formed on the outer circumferential surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a structure including an enveloping layer formed on one of a circular outer surface and/or a flat outer surface having irregularities, wherein the enveloping layer includes an outer circumferential surface layer formed by thermally fusing a thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: A rolling bearing provided with a shield plate which hardly induces the irregular deformation of an outer ring without increasing a cost is provided. A rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring; a plurality of rolling bodies which are held between the inner ring and the outer ring in a rotatable manner; and an annular shield plate which is engageable with an engaging groove portion which is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the outer ring along the circumferential direction and opens toward an inner peripheral surface side and an open end side. The shield plate includes: an annular shield body; and a plurality of engaging projections which are arranged along the outer peripheral portion of the shield body, project outwardly in the radial direction from the outer peripheral portion in an inclined state, and are engageable with the engaging groove portion.

Abstract: A rolling bearing provided with a shield plate which hardly induces the irregular deformation of an outer ring without increasing a cost is provided. A rolling bearing includes an inner ring and an outer ring; a plurality of rolling bodies which are held between the inner ring and the outer ring in a rotatable manner; and an annular shield plate which is engageable with an engaging groove portion which is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the outer ring along the circumferential direction and opens toward an inner peripheral surface side and an open end side. The shield plate includes: an annular shield body; and a plurality of engaging projections which are arranged along the outer peripheral portion of the shield body, project outwardly in the radial direction from the outer peripheral portion in an inclined state, and are engageable with the engaging groove portion.

Abstract: An optical unit is disclosed which is capable of being easily assembled, enabling its optical element to smoothly move, and preventing friction loss from being generated around its nut member. A lens driving apparatus is provided for moving an optical element holder, which supports an optical element having an optical axis and is movable along a guide member, in an extension direction of the optical axis, using a nut integrally provided at the holder, and a lead screw threadedly coupled to the nut to rotate forward and backward by a driving unit. In the lens driving apparatus, the forward or backward rotation of the motor is transmitted to the lead screw via a reduction gear train. The lead screw is installed to be inclinedly movable with respect to the extension direction of the optical axis about threaded coupling portions of a threaded section of the lead screw and the nut.

Abstract: An optical unit is disclosed which is capable of being easily assembled, enabling its optical element to smoothly move, and preventing friction loss from being generated around its nut member. A lens driving apparatus is provided for moving an optical element holder, which supports an optical element having an optical axis and is movable along a guide member, in an extension direction of the optical axis, using a nut integrally provided at the holder, and a lead screw threadedly coupled to the nut to rotate forward and backward by a driving unit. In the lens driving apparatus, the forward or backward rotation of the motor is transmitted to the lead screw via a reduction gear train. The lead screw is installed to be inclinedly movable with respect to the extension direction of the optical axis about threaded coupling portions of a threaded section of the lead screw and the nut.

Abstract: A piezoelectric motor has a vibrating body for undergoing vibrational movement in accordance with a vibration wave, a contact member disposed in contact with and driven by the vibrating body during vibration thereof, and a support member for supporting the vibrating body in the vicinity of a vibration node of the vibration wave. A pressurization member applies pressure to the support member along a pressurization axis to maintain the vibrating body in pressure contact with the contact member so that during vibration of the vibrating body, the support member regulates movement of the vibrating body in a direction of rotation about the pressurization axis.

Abstract: Provided is an optical module that is thin, allows freedom of design in configuration, and assures the accuracy of movement of an optical part while suppressing power loss. A stepping motor 26 and a lens barrel 27 that is moved by moving means 28 are positioned offset from each other along a base plate 23, and the optical axis of the lens barrel 27 and the axis of a rotor 37 provided in the stepping motor 26 are arranged in parallel with each other on one surface of the base plate 23. Further, a reduction gear train 29, which operatively couples the rotor 37 and the moving means 28 together, is arranged on the one surface.

Abstract: A gear transmitting device has such a structure as including an input gear, an output gear, and one or more intermediate gears for transmitting gear oscillation to the input and output gears. The gear transmitting device is also provided with a gear train including the input gear for transmitting oscillation to the output gear. The gear train includes, for gear engagement, one or more pairs of arc-circular tooth gears, and an involute tooth gear or a cycloidal tooth gear. With such a structure, the gear transmitting device can be reduced in size, and accordingly an electronic apparatus incorporating the gear transmitting device can be also reduced in size.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a motor and a disc-shaped readable member rotationally driven by the motor and having at least one first slit therein and an optical amount adjusting slit having an arcuate shape with a radius of curvature identical to that of a rotational path of the readable member. A detecting device detects rotation of the readable member and has a light emitting element and a light receiving element sandwiching therebetween the readable member so that light is projected through the at least one first slit once for each revolution of the readable member.

Abstract: By obtaining a support structure capable of performing a stable support by means of a simple constitution and without suppressing vibration of a vibrating body, there are aimed at improvements in positioning precision and positioning controllability and a positioning stability, thereby providing a piezoelectric motor whose dispersion of performance is made small. In a piezoelectric motor operating, by vibration of a vibrating body having a piezoelectric element, a contact member contacting with the vibrating body or a friction member provided in the vibrating member or the vibrating body itself, there are possessed plural concave portions provided in the vibrating body, and a support member having plural convex portions engaging with the concave portions.

Abstract: An optical functional module collimator block capable of easily adjusting the position and/or direction of collimators opposed to each other and capable of correcting an error in the position or direction. The collimator module has an adjusting device for optical axis alignment between two collimators held by holding members on a base member in a state of being opposed to each other. The adjusting device includes fixing screws for fixing at least one of the holding members on the base member, and adjusting screws for adjusting the position and/or direction of the holding member.