Abstract: An outer weatherstrip formed of a thermoplastic elastomer fitted to an upper edge portion of a door panel of an automobile door, for sealing a space between the door panel and a door glass includes a main body consisting of a vehicle interior-side side wall, a top wall, and a vehicle exterior-side side wall, and an upper seal lip and a lower seal lip protruding from the vehicle interior-side side wall to the door glass side. A plasticizer-rich layer and a plasticizer-rich layer containing a higher proportion of a plasticizer component compared to the thermoplastic elastomer forming the upper seal lip and the lower seal lip are formed on the sides of the upper seal lip and the lower seal lip abutting on the door glass.

Abstract: A glass run includes a main body corresponding to an extrusion molding part and a glass run corner part, formed with a vehicle outside groove part between a vehicle outside sidewall and a vehicle outside cover lip, the main body being formed with a vehicle inside groove part between a vehicle inside sidewall and a vehicle inside cover lip, and tips of a door frame being inserted into the vehicle outside groove part and the vehicle inside groove part. In the glass run corner part, an engagement bead part is formed in at least one side surface, which faces the vehicle outside groove part, of the vehicle outside sidewall and the vehicle outside cover lip, a long caulking sponge member is inserted into the vehicle outside groove part, and the engagement bead part compresses an end part of the caulking sponge member to be engaged with the end part.

Abstract: An automotive glass run that is attached to an inner periphery of a door frame of an automotive door, guides ascending and descending of a door glass, and is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer, includes: a main body having a substantially U-shaped cross section, the main body including a vehicle-exterior side wall, a vehicle-interior side wall, and a bottom wall; a holding lip that extends from at least one of the vehicle-exterior side wall and the vehicle-interior side wall and abuts on the door frame; and a plasticizer rich layer formed on at least one side of the holding lip abutting on the door frame, the plasticizer rich layer including a large amount of plasticizer component compared to the thermoplastic elastomer forming the holding lip.

Abstract: A glass run is adapted to seal a space between a door frame and a door glass. A vehicle interior hinge portion is formed at a connection portion between a vehicle interior side wall and a glass run portion bottom wall of a glass run portion, and the vehicle interior side wall is formed to be pivotable around the vehicle interior hinge portion. A vehicle interior side wall retaining lip extending from a vehicle inside to a vehicle outside and in an inner peripheral direction and abutting against a door panel inner peripheral side flange portion of the door frame is formed at a tip of the vehicle interior side wall, and the vehicle interior side wall retaining lip is formed so that a biasing force on the door panel inner peripheral side flange portion increases when the vehicle interior side wall is pivoted toward the vehicle outside.

Abstract: An automotive glass run that is attached to an inner periphery of a door frame of an automotive door, guides ascending and descending of a door glass, and is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer, includes: a main body having a substantially U-shaped cross section, the main body including a vehicle-exterior side wall, a vehicle-interior side wall, and a bottom wall; a holding lip that extends from at least one of the vehicle-exterior side wall and the vehicle-interior side wall and abuts on the door frame; and a plasticizer rich layer formed on at least one side of the holding lip abutting on the door frame, the plasticizer rich layer including a large amount of plasticizer component compared to the thermoplastic elastomer forming the holding lip.

Abstract: An outer weatherstrip formed of a thermoplastic elastomer fitted to an upper edge portion of a door panel of an automobile door, for sealing a space between the door panel and a door glass includes a main body consisting of a vehicle interior-side side wall, a top wall, and a vehicle exterior-side side wall, and an upper seal lip and a lower seal lip protruding from the vehicle interior-side side wall to the door glass side. A plasticizer-rich layer and a plasticizer-rich layer containing a higher proportion of a plasticizer component compared to the thermoplastic elastomer forming the upper seal lip and the lower seal lip are formed on the sides of the upper seal lip and the lower seal lip abutting on the door glass.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure is provided that prevents a glass window in a fully closed state from moving toward inside a vehicle. The vehicle body structure for use with a door includes: a vehicle body; and a run channel that is interposed for sealing between the vehicle body and a glass window that is slidably arranged in the door, wherein the run channel includes a base portion that is mounted to the vehicle body, and a hollow frame portion that elastically contacts the glass window and defines a hollow portion with the base portion, and the hollow frame portion is deformed when the glass window is fully closed so that the hollow portion is shrunk by the glass window, to cause at least a part of the hollow frame portion to closely contact the base portion.

Abstract: According to an attaching structure of a roof side weather strip, a retainer includes a vehicle upper side wall, a connecting part, and an inboard side wall. A first tip locking part, formed in a tip of the vehicle upper side wall, is engaged in a tip locking groove, formed in a tip of a vehicle upper side wall of the weather strip. The vehicle upper side wall of the weather strip is held by the vehicle upper side wall of the retainer. The inboard side wall of the retainer is allowed to abut on an inboard side wall of the weather strip, and a tip of a second tip locking part formed by bending the tip obliquely in the inboard direction is engaged in the engaging groove, so that the inboard side wall of the weather strip is held by the inboard side wall of the retainer.

Abstract: A glass run includes a main body corresponding to an extrusion molding part and a glass run corner part, formed with a vehicle outside groove part between a vehicle outside sidewall and a vehicle outside cover lip, the main body being formed with a vehicle inside groove part between a vehicle inside sidewall and a vehicle inside cover lip, and tips of a door frame being inserted into the vehicle outside groove part and the vehicle inside groove part. In the glass run corner part, an engagement bead part is formed in at least one side surface, which faces the vehicle outside groove part, of the vehicle outside sidewall and the vehicle outside cover lip, a long caulking sponge member is inserted into the vehicle outside groove part, and the engagement bead part compresses an end part of the caulking sponge member to be engaged with the end part.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure is provided that prevents a glass window in a fully closed state from moving toward inside a vehicle. The vehicle body structure for use with a door includes: a vehicle body; and a run channel that is interposed for sealing between the vehicle body and a glass window that is slidably arranged in the door, wherein the run channel includes a base portion that is mounted to the vehicle body, and a hollow frame portion that elastically contacts the glass window and defines a hollow portion with the base portion, and the hollow frame portion is deformed when the glass window is fully closed so that the hollow portion is shrunk by the glass window, to cause at least a part of the hollow frame portion to closely contact the base portion.

Abstract: According to an attaching structure of a roof side weather strip, a retainer includes a vehicle upper side wall, a connecting part, and an inboard side wall. A first tip locking part, formed in a tip of the vehicle upper side wall, is engaged in a tip locking groove, formed in a tip of a vehicle upper side wall of the weather strip. The vehicle upper side wall of the weather strip is held by the vehicle upper side wall of the retainer The inboard side wall of the retainer is allowed to abut on an inboard side wall of the weather strip, and a tip of a second tip locking part formed by bending the tip obliquely in the inboard direction is engaged in the engaging groove, so that the inboard side wall of the weather strip is held by the inboard side wall of the retainer.

Abstract: An epoxy optical sheet comprising a hardened sheet of an epoxy resin and another resin layer formed on one side thereof. The sheet has a retardation of 5 nm or less, an average thickness of 500 &mgr;m or less, a thickness accuracy of ±10% or less, a glass transition temperature of 170° C. or above, and a smooth surface. The epoxy optical sheet is made by a continuous process which comprises: successively forming a strippable resin layer on a support having a smooth surface; successively spreading an epoxy resin coating solution comprising an epoxy resin, a hardener, a hardening accelerator, and a leveling agent, on the resin layer in the form of a sheet; followed by a hardening treatment, thereby forming a hardened sheet adhering to the resin layer; and, at the same time, recovering the hardened sheet together with the resin layer from the support.

Abstract: An epoxy optical sheet having a thickness of 500 &mgr;m or less, a high thickness accuracy, a small retardation and an excellent heat resistance; and a process by which the optical sheet can be efficiently produced.

Abstract: An epoxy optical sheet having a thickness of 500 &mgr;m or less, a high thickness accuracy, a small retardation and an excellent heat resistance; and a process by which the optical sheet can be efficiently produced.

Abstract: An epoxy optical sheet having a thickness of 500 &mgr;m or less, a high thickness accuracy, a small retardation and an excellent heat resistance; and a process by which the optical sheet can be efficiently produced.

Abstract: A sheet for protecting a paint film which does not deteriorate or discolor the paint film even when the sheet is adhered to protect the paint film under the condition containing acidic rainwater or detergent and can maintain the adhered state over an extended-period of time without peeling off is disclosed. The sheet for protecting a paint film comprises a porous substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one surface of the porous substrate. The sheet has an air permeability in a direction of sheet thickness of 20,000 sec/100 cc or more and a moisture permeability in a direction of sheet thickness of 2,000 g/m2·24 hr or more. The sheet for protecting a paint film further comprises a porous substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the porous substrate has an ultraviolet transmission of 10% or less at a wavelength of from 190 to 370 nm.

Abstract: There is provided an optical member having an optical material and a tacky layer provided on at least one surface of the optical material. The tacky layer has an initial adhesive force of not smaller than 400 g per 25 mm based on 90° peeling from a resin substrate and has an adhesive force of not larger than 1000 g per 25 mm after heating at 70° C. for 5 hours. There is also provided a cell substrate made of a resin substrate. The resin substrate has an initial adhesive force of not smaller than 400 g per 25 mm on based on 90° peeling from the tacky layer provided on the optical material and having an adhesive force of not larger than 1000 g per 25 mm after heating at 70° C. for 5 hours. And there is provided a liquid-crystal display in which the optical member is adhesively bonded through the tacky layer of the optical member to the surface of a liquid-crystal cell formed by used of the cell substrate.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet with a foamed substrate, comprising a substrate comprising a foamed elastomer having specific properties, and a layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive formed on the substrate. Due to use of the substrate having specific properties, the adhesive sheet has excellent adhesive properties to rough surfaces and also has excellent oil resistant adhesive properties.

Abstract: In a hydraulic rodless cylinder type actuator, a piston is movable back and forth in a hydraulic cylinder. Housing elements are respectively mounted on the opposite ends of the cylinder. Parallel output shafts are respectively accommodated in the housing elements and protrude therefrom in a fluid-tight condition. The linear movement of the piston is translated into the rotation of the output shafts by flexible inner power transmission elements. Flexible outer power transmission elements are provided on the protruding ends of the output shafts in order to deliver a high output from a high-pressure chamber defined in the cylinder to the outside of the cylinder.

Abstract: An actuator operable to serve concurrently or selectively as a rotary actuator and/or as a linear motion actuator is provided, which comprises a piston-cylinder unit (20, 21), a pair of substantially parallel output shafts (22, 22) having axes substantially perpendicular to the central axis of the cylinder (20) and respectively including confined portions sealingly enclosed in the fluid-tight chamber defined by the cylinder and exposed portions projecting via seal means (45) out of said fluid-tight chamber, a substantially non-extensible and substantially flexible shut-in power transmission element (26) fixedly connected to the piston of said piston-cylinder unit at the substantial center thereof and having ends fixedly connected relative to said confined portions of said pair of substantially parallel output shafts (22, 22), and a shut-out power transmission element (27) having ends fixedly connected relative to said exposed portions of said pair of substantially parallel output shafts (22, 22), said shut-in