Abstract: A sufficient sealing property of a through hole is ensured. A sealing structure includes a cylindrically-shaped body part inserted into the through hole, formed of a thin plate of a first thickness, one end of the body part being open and another end of the body part being closed, a tapered part connected to the opened one end of the body part and including a diameter gradually expanding outward as a distance from the body part increases, and a first bent part connected to the tapered part, formed of a thin plate thinner than the first thickness, and bent inward so that a protruding part protruding outward elastically abuts against an inner peripheral surface of the through hole.

Abstract: A sufficient sealing property of a through hole is ensured. A sealing structure includes a cylindrically-shaped body part inserted into the through hole, formed of a thin plate of a first thickness, one end of the body part being open and another end of the body part being closed, a tapered part connected to the opened one end of the body part and including a diameter gradually expanding outward as a distance from the body part increases, and a first bent part connected to the tapered part, formed of a thin plate thinner than the first thickness, and bent inward so that a protruding part protruding outward elastically abuts against an inner peripheral surface of the through hole.

Abstract: The blind rivet assembly for fastening components having a mounting hole comprises a rivet body and a mandrel. The body has a hollow sleeve with a flange at one end. The mandrel has a stem having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the sleeve and a length greater than the sleeve, and a head whose diameter is greater than the inner diameter of the sleeve. A beveled face is formed in the end portion of the through hole in the sleeve. When the stem of the mandrel is pulled to fasten the mounted components, the head expands the end portion of the sleeve is pushed by the head to expand the diameter, the head is pulled through the rivet body without breaking off from the mandrel stem, and the mounted components are fastened between the flange of the rivet body and the expanded end portion of the sleeve.

Abstract: A duct structure, includes: a vessel forming therein a chamber, the vessel including: an inlet port, an outlet port, wherein the vessel is configured such that a fluid flows into the chamber through the inlet port and flows out of the chamber through the outlet port, and a swirling flow suppressing member disposed in a position inside the chamber adjacent to the outlet port, wherein the swirling flow suppressing member is configured to suppress a swirling flow from occurring to or adjacent to the outlet port.

Abstract: A duct structure, includes: a vessel forming therein a chamber, the vessel including: an inlet port, an outlet port, wherein the vessel is configured such that a fluid flows into the chamber through the inlet port and flows out of the chamber through the outlet port, and a swirling flow suppressing member disposed in a position inside the chamber adjacent to the outlet port, wherein the swirling flow suppressing member is configured to suppress a swirling flow from occurring to or adjacent to the outlet port.

Abstract: In an automatic cutting device for a boiler tube water wall, cost can be reduced significantly by exactly cutting position in a boiler tube water wall, and at the same time by operating four automatic cutting devices for a boiler tube water wall by one operator by making the cutting work full automatic, in order to decrease the manpower and labor cost and to significantly reduce the term of work.

Abstract: The suction apparatus comprises an apparatus main body which is divided into lower and upper box bodies 11 and 15. In the apparatus main body, there are stored a first duct for sucking in air from the open air, a resonator connected to the first duct, a cleaner for cleaning the sucked-in air, and a second duct 30 for sending out the air, after it has passed through the cleaner, into the internal combustion engine. A plurality of ribs 19a, which are situated in the suction openings 30a of the second duct 30 and are used to reinforce the upper box body 15, are respectively inclined at an angle conformed to the installation angle &thgr; of the second duct 30, whereby the ribs 19a can contribute toward guiding the flow of the air.

Abstract: The suction apparatus comprises an apparatus main body which is divided into lower and upper box bodies 11 and 15. In the apparatus main body, there are stored a first duct for sucking in air from the open air, a resonator connected to the first duct, a cleaner for cleaning the sucked-in air, and a second duct 30 for sending out the air, after it has passed through the cleaner, into the internal combustion engine. A plurality of ribs 19a, which are situated in the suction openings 30a of the second duct 30 and are used to reinforce the upper box body 15, are respectively inclined at an angle conformed to the installation angle &thgr; of the second duct 30, whereby the ribs 19a can contribute toward guiding the flow of the air.

Abstract: A superconducting bearing device comprising a superconductor mounted on a stationary member and a magnet section to be mounted on a rotating member, the superconductor and the magnet section being disposed to oppose each other with a gap therebetween. Also disclosed is a method for producing the magnet section thereof, wherein the magnet section consists of a plurality of annular permanent magnets which are concentric with the axis of the rotating member and also include at least one soft magnetic yoke disposed between these annular permanent magnets. Each annular magnet, in turn, may be comprised of a plurality of arcuate magnet portions whose joint surfaces may be concentrically or axially staggered to disperse nonuniform flux densities observed at their junction surfaces. The joint surfaces between the annular and magnets and the interposing rings may be curved or slanted to reduce axial displacement when the magnet section is rotated.

Abstract: A semi-automatic TIG welding apparatus including a torch handle, a wire-feeding curved nozzle which is disposed within the torch handle and is curved at a point slightly extended from the torch handle, and a TIG torch supporting arm which is fixed to a TIG torch having a shielding gas hose and center gas hose. An inside portion of the TIG torch supporting arm is formed of an electroconductive material. The apparatus further includes water-cooling welding cable hoses which are attached to a water tank, extend through the inner side of the torch handle, and are attached to the TIG torch. The water-cooling welding cable hoses being formed with electroconductive cables provided therein. The apparatus may additionally include a TIG torch rotation block which is rotatably mounted to the wire-feeding curved nozzle and fixed to the TIG torch supporting arm.

Abstract: A superconducting bearing comprises a rotating member A and a fixed member B, one of which is provided with a superconducting member (5) while the other is provided with a magnet (8). The superconducting member (5) includes a superconductor (4) for floating the magnet (8) and a support (3) for supporting the superconductor (4). The magnet (8) includes a ring-like magnet (11) which is coaxial with the axis of the rotary member A, and the ring-like magnet (11) and the superconductor member (5) are so disposed as to face each other with a gap between them. A magnetic flux diffusion member (13) is disposed on the surface of the ring-like magnet (11) opposed to the superconductor (5). The ring-like magnet (11) comprises two ring-like magnets (11A and 11B) having mutually different diameters, and the ring-like magnets (11A and 11B) are magnetized so that the directions of magnetic fluxes face slantingly with one another.

Abstract: A method of welding metal products, at least one of which is made of nickel or a nickel alloy, comprises the steps of generating an arc between the products to be welded, serving as a positive pole, and a tungsten electrode held by a welding torch, serving as a negative pole. A shielding gas is emitted, consisting of an argon-based mixed gas containing one or both of hydrogen and helium, from a confining gas nozzle concentric with the tungsten electrode, thus confining the apparent flaring angle of the arc within 80 degrees. The welding torch is moved along the weld line while feeding the tip of a filler wire to a part of the molten pool directly below the arc. This method is applicable to the welding of metal products, at least one of which is made of nickel or a nickel alloy.

Abstract: An automatic welding apparatus for non-consumable-electrode-type arc welding comprises a mechanism which is adapted to feed a second wire in the molten pool and to oscillate this second wire in synchronism with the oscillation of the welding torch and the conventional wire and at a position where both wires are opposed to each other in an axis perpendicular to weld line.An automatic welding apparatus for consumable-electrode-type arc welding comprises a mechanism which is adapted to feed a second wire in the molten pool and to oscillate this second wire in synchronism with the oscillation of the welding torch and at a position where both wires are opposed to each other in an axis perpendicular to weld line.

Abstract: Control of an automotive vehicle component assembling system having one or more series of assembly lines used in common for assembling various models, standards and/or specifications of vehicle component is provided by converting information and instructions relating to various models, standards and/or specifications of vehicle component into a sign. The sign is fitted onto one of the part of the component. Information and instructions from the sign are detected automatically to control picking up of parts and assembling operations in each assembly line.