Abstract: A skin material for vehicle interior includes a woven fabric woven by using a side emission type optical fiber and a multifilament as warp or weft, and is joined to a substrate for vehicle interior to constitute a vehicle interior material. In a surface of the woven fabric which constitutes the inside of a vehicle compartment, a virtual surface constituted by connecting side surfaces, on the inside of the vehicle compartment, of the side emission type optical fibers is in close vicinity to the substrate for vehicle interior, as compared with a virtual surface constituted by connecting side surfaces, on the inside of the vehicle compartment, of the multifilaments. Examples of the vehicle interior material in which the skin material for vehicle interior is used include door trims and roof trims.

Abstract: A woven fabric which enables protection of optical fiber yarns while the woven fabric is processed into a design woven fabric and easy exposure of the optical fiber yarns when the protection thereof becomes unnecessary, a method for manufacturing a design woven fabric from this woven fabric, and a method for manufacturing an interior material including: A woven fabric having a first constituent yarn having an optical fiber yarn and a non-light guiding yarn and a second constituent yarn having a non-light guiding yarn. The woven fabric having a first region in which the first and second constituent yarns are woven in one layer and a second region which is positioned adjacent to the first region and in which the first and second constituent yarns and are woven in two or more separable layers. The woven fabric has an optical fiber layer and a back protecting layer as the separable layers. The optical fiber layer is a layer formed of the optical fiber yarns.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a woven fabric in which optical fibers are woven as a constituent yarn and a light source. The illumination apparatus makes light delivered from the light source incident upon the end surfaces on one end side of the optical fibers and emits the light at least from the end surfaces on the other end side of the optical fibers for illumination. The other end side of the optical fibers is exposed from the woven fabric to constitute exposed parts, and the end parts of a plurality of the exposed parts on the other end side are supported by an end part support to form emitting parts which emit light from the light source. On the end part support, the end parts of the exposed parts on the other end side are individually supported such that their respective end surfaces are aligned on the same plane.

Abstract: A woven fabric includes a first constituent yarn having an optical fiber yarn and a non-light guiding yarn and a second constituent yarn having a non-light guiding yarn. The woven fabric has a first region in which the first and second constituent yarns are woven in one layer and a second region which is positioned adjacent to the first region and in which the first and second constituent yarns and are woven in two or more separable layers. The woven fabric has an optical fiber layer and a back protecting layer as the separable layers. The optical fiber layer is a layer formed of the optical fiber yarns. The back protecting layer is a layer in which the non-light guiding yarn of the first constituent yarn and the non-light guiding yarn of the second constituent yarn are woven. Further, the woven fabric can further comprise a front protecting layer.

Abstract: A skin material for vehicle interior includes a woven fabric woven by using a side emission type optical fiber and a multifilament as warp or weft, and is joined to a substrate for vehicle interior to constitute a vehicle interior material. In a surface of the woven fabric which constitutes the inside of a vehicle compartment, a virtual surface constituted by connecting side surfaces, on the inside of the vehicle compartment, of the side emission type optical fibers is in close vicinity to the substrate for vehicle interior, as compared with a virtual surface constituted by connecting side surfaces, on the inside of the vehicle compartment, of the multifilaments. Examples of the vehicle interior material in which the skin material for vehicle interior is used include door trims and roof trims.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a woven fabric in which optical fibers are woven as a constituent yarn and a light source. The illumination apparatus makes light delivered from the light source incident upon the end surfaces on one end side of the optical fibers and emits the light at least from the end surfaces on the other end side of the optical fibers for illumination. The other end side of the optical fibers is exposed from the woven fabric to constitute exposed parts, and the end parts of a plurality of the exposed parts on the other end side are supported by an end part support to form emitting parts which emit light from the light source. On the end part support, the end parts of the exposed parts on the other end side are individually supported such that their respective end surfaces are aligned on the same plane.

Abstract: A metal surface temperature measuring device includes: a container to contain a coolant; a measurement target; a heater to heat the measurement target; a moving mechanism for moving the measurement target; and a thermometer to measure the surface temperature of the measurement target. A main body of the measurement target is formed of silver or copper, and a surface of the main body is coated with a thin film of pure iron or an iron alloy at a thickness of 1 to 100 ?m. Further, at least the container, the heater, and the measurement target are disposed in a chamber of an inert gas atmosphere.

Abstract: The invention provides a water-soluble metal working lubricant which is suitably employed particularly in press-working of aluminum material and which is excellent in both working properties and degreasing properties. The water-soluble metal working lubricant includes 85 mass % or less of water (A); 5 to 75 mass % of a metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid (B) wherein carboxylic acid residue has 8 or more carbon atoms in total and the acid/alkali ratio by mole is 1:0.5 to 1.1; 1 to 50 mass % of at least one metal salt (C) selected from among an organic phosphate ester metal salt, an organic phosphite ester metal salt, an organic phosphonate metal salt, and an organic borate ester metal salt, each having an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms in total; and 10 to 80 mass % of a non-ionic surfactant (D).

Abstract: A metal surface temperature measuring device includes: a container to contain a coolant; a measurement target; a heater to heat the measurement target; a moving mechanism for moving the measurement target; and a thermometer to measure the surface temperature of the measurement target. A main body of the measurement target is formed of silver or copper, and a surface of the main body is coated with a thin film of pure iron or an iron alloy at a thickness of 1 to 100 ?m. Further, at least the container, the heater, and the measurement target are disposed in a chamber of an inert gas atmosphere.

Abstract: The invention provides a water-soluble metal working lubricant which is suitably employed particularly in press-working of aluminum material and which is excellent in both working properties and degreasing properties. The water-soluble metal working lubricant includes 85 mass % or less of water (A); 5 to 75 mass % of a metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid (B) wherein carboxylic acid residue has 8 or more carbon atoms in-total and the acid/alkali ratio by mole is 1:0.5 to 1.1; 1 to 50 mass % of at least one metal salt (C) selected from among an organic phosphate ester metal salt, an organic phosphite ester metal salt, an organic phosphonate metal salt, and an organic borate ester metal salt, each having an alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms in total; and 10 to 80 mass % of a non-ionic surfactant (D).

Abstract: The invention provides a water-soluble quenching medium suitably usable for quenching of metal, which can prevent quenching cracks and quenching ununiformity while having good hardenability. The medium comprises (A) a polyalkylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 100,000 and/or its derivative, (B) a glycol ether having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 smaller, and optionally (C) an alkylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 or smaller, (D) an alkali metal carboxylate, and (E) an organic amine compound having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 or smaller.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerating machine oil composition, comprising a base oil and a metal salt of a carboxylic aid having from 3 to 60 carbon atoms.The refrigerating machine oil (lubricating oil) of the present invention is very well miscible with hydrogen-containing Flon refrigerants such as Flon 134a, achieves an excellent lubrication performance and is good enough to bring forth marked improvement of a wear resistance, particularly a wear resistance of aluminum-steel friction surfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous composition prepared by dispersing water in a base fluid in the presence of surfactants, which composition comprises, as the surfactants,(A) at least one of the compounds represented by the general formula:R.sup.1 --O--(R.sup.2 --O)n.sup.-Hwherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is an alkylene group having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and n is an intefer of 1 to 20; however, when n is an integer of 2 or more, the repeating unit (R.sup.2 --O) may contain both of alkylene groups having 2 carbon atoms and alkylene groups having 3 carbon atoms mixedly, and(B) at least one ionic surfactant.The aqueous composition of the present invention is transparent in appearance, and has a low viscosity, and can employ a fluid having a high viscosity to obtain a composition of desired viscosity. Said composition is also excellent in mechanical and chemical stabilities. In said composition, phase inversion by temperature is reversible.

Abstract: A rust and corrosion preventive hydrous fluid comprising (a) 0.01% or more by weight of a rust and corrosion preventive compound of the following formula: ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 3 to 300, each R.sup.1 is an alkylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms, an arylene group of 6 to 30 carbon atoms or a cycloalkylene group of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the R.sup.1 groups are identical with or different from one another, and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aryl group of from 6 to 30 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group of from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and (b) water.

Abstract: A water-glycol hydraulic fluid comprising a higher aliphatic acid in a ratio of 2 to 15% by weight, alkali hydroxide in an amount less than an equivalent amount of the higher aliphatic acid, and an organic alkaline compound containing nitrogen atoms in an amount sufficient to adjust the pH of the whole fluid to 10 to 12 is disclosed.This hydraulic fluid has excellent wear resistance and also excellent sludge solubility.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition both for lubrication of sliding surface of machine tools and for lubrication of working part of machine tools which is free from the conventional problems. This composition comprises a reaction product of a dibasic acid of 16-24 carbon atoms with a piperazine compound, a lubricating oil, an emulsifier and, if necessary, an extreme pressure agent and/or an oiliness agent.

Abstract: A method of lubricating a metal working machine which has (i) at least one sliding machine surface requiring lubication and (ii) a metal working section wherein metal is worked in contact with a metal working fluid, said method comprises applying a lubricating oil composition to said at least one sliding surface and using as said metal working fluid an aqueous working fluid composition comprising said lubricating oil composition diluted with water, said lubricating composition comprising;(A) 5 to 88% by weight of at least one oil selected from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a synthetic oil,(B) 2 to 50% by weight of a reaction product of a long chain dibasic acid having 14 to 28 carbon atoms and an alkanolamine,(C) 5 to 30% by weight of at least one extreme pressure additive selected from the group consisting of sulfurized fat and oil, a phosphate, a phosphite, and an amine salt of phosphate or phosphite(D) 5 to 30% by weight of an emulsifying agent selected from the group consisting of an anionic s

Abstract: Disclosed is an additive for aqueous lubricants which can provide aqueous lubricants excellent in bacteriocidal action, rust proofness, emulsifiability and dissolvability and show no deterioration during use. This additive contains a piperazine compound represented by the general formula [I] or a reaction product of said piperazine compound with a carboxylic acid of 2-55 carbon atoms: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 -R.sup.8 represent hydrogen atom or alkyl group of 1-18 carbon atoms and m is an integer of 1-5. This additive may further contain an emulsifier or a lubricating oil.

Abstract: A method of lubricating a metal working machine which has (i) at least one sliding machine surface requiring lubrication and (ii) a metal working section wherein metal is worked in contact with a metal working fluid, said method comprises applying a lubricating oil composition to said at least one sliding surface and using as said metal working fluid an aqueous working fluid composition comprising said lubricating oil composition diluted with water, the ratio of water to said lubricating oil composition being at least 3 to 1,said lubricating oil composition comprising:(A) 10 to 90% by weight of at least one oil selected from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a synthetic oil,(B) 0 to 30% by weight of at least one extreme pressure additive selected from the group consisting of sulfurized fat and oil, a phosphate, a phosphite, and an amine salt of phosphate or phosphite and(C) 10 to 60% by weight of an emulsifying agent selected from the group consisting of an anionic surface active agent, a cationic sur

Abstract: Method of adjusting a concentration of oil in a water-containing oil material which comprises determining a change in buoyancy exerted on a plummet suspended in the oil material and controlling the amount of water being supplied to the oil material according to the change in buoyancy, and apparatus therefor.