Abstract: An electric parking brake device for a vehicle, including: a drum brake arranged on a radially inner side of a rim portion; and an electric actuator which enables obtaining a parking brake state by driving the drum brake, the electric actuator being mounted to a side surface of a back plate on an inner side in a vehicle-width direction. An ice and snow accumulation suppressing member (54) including a wall portion (54a), which extends from the back plate to the inner side in the vehicle-width direction while facing an inner peripheral surface of the rim portion (40b) and which is arranged at least below an anchor portion (21), is mounted to an outer peripheral edge portion of the back plate (13). With this configuration, collision of ice and snow refrozen in a wheel with the electric actuator can be prevented.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a vehicle brake apparatus, including: an electric actuator; and a drum brake. The drum brake is attached to a wheel so as to be driven by power exhibited by the electric actuator. In a state of being mounted on a vehicle, the electric actuator is disposed and fixed further rearwards than an axle of the wheel.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a vehicle brake apparatus, including: an electric actuator; and a drum brake. The drum brake is attached to a wheel so as to be driven by power exhibited by the electric actuator. In a state of being mounted on a vehicle, the electric actuator is disposed and fixed further rearwards than an axle of the wheel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sterilizer for foods, which contains calcinated calcium or calcium hydroxide and has a higher sterilizing activity than conventional sterilizers. The sterilizer is made up of an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion prepared by blending calcinated calcium or calcium hydroxide, ethanol, and sodium lactate.

Abstract: The virus-inactivating effect of calcinated calcium and the like is elucidated, and a novel virus-inactivating agent particularly having a norovirus-inactivating effect is provided. The virus-inactivating agent comprises an aqueous solution or dispersion which is prepared by adding at least one component selected from calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide and calcinated calcium to water. In addition to the above-mentioned components, the virus-inactivating agent may additionally comprise ethanol and a salt of an organic acid.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sterilizer for foods, which contains calcinated calcium or calcium hydroxide and has a higher sterilizing activity than conventional sterilizers. The sterilizer is made up of an aqueous solution or an aqueous dispersion prepared by blending calcinated calcium or calcium hydroxide, ethanol, and sodium lactate.

Abstract: An opposed-piston caliper body includes a pair of acting portions adapted to be disposed one on each side of a disc rotor. Each of the acting portions has at least one cylinder bore defined therein, and a piston slidably inserted in the at least one cylinder bore. A bridge interconnects the acting portions. The cylinder bores defined in the acting portions are disposed out of axial alignment with each other. One of the acting portions has through holes defined therein in confronting relation to the cylinder bores defined in the other of the acting portions.

Abstract: A torsion bar spring apparatus is provided, which includes a first torsion bar member having a constant spring rate and a second torsion bar member. The second torsion bar member is connected to the first torsion bar member and a spring rate of the second torsion bar member is adapted to be variable.

Abstract: A structure for attaching a brake fluid pressure generator to a vehicle. The brake fluid pressure generator is attached to a dash panel provided at the rear side of a damper housing, which divides a compartment of a vehicle into a cabin and an engine room. An installation hole, through which the brake fluid pressure generator is inserted, is formed on the dash panel to one side of the engine. A mounter, which accommodates at least part of the brake fluid pressure generator, is used for detachably attaching the brake fluid pressure generator to the dash panel from the cabin side. Thereby, part of the brake fluid pressure generator is positioned at the rear side of the dash panel, and the outline of the brake fluid pressure generator is positioned so that it might overlap the damper housing when viewed from the fore side direction with respect to the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an attaching structure of a brake fluid pressure generator on the vehicle. This brake fluid pressure generator is attached to a dash panel provided at near the rear side of a damper housing, by which a compartment of a vehicle is divided into a cabin and an engine room.

Abstract: A silencing device for an internal combustion engine includes an expansion chamber which may be implemented with a prechamber, a muffler or the like installed in an exhaust system of the engine. An exhaust pipe connected to the expansion chamber is provided with a double-layer structure consisting of an inner conduit through which exhaust gases flow and an outer conduit which surrounds the inner conduit. An air gap defined between the inner and outer conduits is opened into the expansion chamber at one end and closed at the other end so as to serve as a resonance chamber.