Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing an electric junction box that includes: a first bus bar and a second bus bar having one shape selected from a plurality of types of shapes; a housing that accommodates the first bus bar and the second bus bar; and a plurality of input and output portions to which a terminal connected to an external power supply is connectable. The manufacturing method includes: a first operation of providing the first bus bar and the second bus bar that have one of predetermined shapes selected based on a specification of the electric junction box; and a second operation of accommodating the first bus bar and the second bus bar provided by the first operation in the housing.

Abstract: There is provided an electric junction box unit including: an electric junction box having a plurality of stud bolts; a plurality of electric wire with terminals each including a terminal and an electric wire and fastened to a corresponding one of the plurality of stud bolts; and a cover to which at least one of the plurality of electric wire with terminals is assembled. The electric junction box includes an interference portion that interferes with at least a part of the cover when the electric wire with terminals assembled to the cover are disposed at a position different from a normal position where one of the electric wire with terminals is fastened to the corresponding stud bolt.

Abstract: An opening portion that is formed so as to pass-through an opening/closing plate portion of a gate, can be disposed at a region overlapping a lower end opening of a hopper. The opening portion is structured by a first pass-through portion, and a second pass-through portion that is formed so as to be continuous with the first pass-through portion. A width, in a direction orthogonal to a lined-up direction in which the first pass-through portion and the second pass-through portion are lined up, is narrower than the first pass-through portion. Further, a driving mechanism moves the gate such that the opening/closing plate portion moves in the lined-up direction as seen in a plan view. Based on a preset target value of weight of sand, a control section controls the driving mechanism so as to decrease an amount of overlap of the opening portion of the gate and the lower end opening of the hopper in a stepwise manner in accordance with an increase in the weight of the sand measured by a scale.

Abstract: An axial-gap-dynamoelectric machine includes resin bobbins having positioning protrusions, and a stator core including a base yoke having a plurality of tooth holes and positioning holes. In each tooth hole, a circumferential length of a tooth-hole-radial-direction-outer-end surface is larger than a circumferential length of a tooth-hole-radial-direction-inner-end surface. Each of the plurality of teeth has a columnar shape in which a circumferential length of a tooth-upper surface is larger than a circumferential length of a tooth-bottom surface. The positioning protrusions are inserted in the positioning holes, and press the teeth against the base yoke inward in the radial direction such that the tooth-bottom surface is brought into contact with the tooth-hole-radial-direction-inner-end surface and the tooth-oblique surface is brought into contact with the tooth-hole-circumferential-direction-end surface.

Abstract: An axial gap motor having a rotor and a stator core. A plurality of pressed powder teeth extends in a radial direction of the stator core and each has a trapezoidal shape in which a circumferential length of a pressed-powder-tooth-radial-direction-outer-end portion is larger than a circumferential length of a pressed-powder-tooth-radial-direction-inner-end portion. The rotor includes a plurality of field magnets, each configured such that a circumferential length of a magnet-radial-direction-inner-end portion is greater than or equal to a circumferential length of a magnet-radial-direction-outer-end portion. When the rotor and the stator core rotate relative to each other about a rotation axis, a part of the field magnets first overlaps with pressed-powder-tooth-radial-direction-inner portions of pressed powder teeth, and while the field magnets are located at a q-axis position with respect to the pressed powder teeth, adjacent ones of the field magnets individually overlap with one pressed powder tooth.

Abstract: When molding surfaces (50A) of a pair of dies (50) are to be cleaned by air-blowing, air is blown towards the molding surfaces (50A) from blowing nozzles (22A) of a cleaning blowing function portion (22) while a moving body (16) is reciprocatingly moved by driving force of a driving mechanism (18). When a parting agent is to be applied to the molding surfaces (50A) of the pair of dies (50), the mold release agent is jetted out towards the molding surfaces (50A) from spraying nozzles (24A) of a parting agent application function portion (24) while the moving body (16) is reciprocatingly moved by the driving force of the driving mechanism (18). In both of these situations, at the same time as the treatment of the molding surfaces (50A), a cleaning brush (32) reciprocatingly moves together with the moving body (16) and sweeps a device floor surface (12).

Abstract: An opening portion (34) that is formed so as to pass-through an opening/closing plate portion (32) of a gate (30), can be disposed at a region overlapping a lower end opening (24A) of a hopper (20). The opening portion (34) is structured by a first pass-through portion (34A), and a second pass-through portion (34B) that is formed so as to be continuous with the first pass-through portion (34A). A width, in a direction orthogonal to a lined-up direction in which the first pass-through portion (34A) and the second pass-through portion (34B) are lined up, is narrower than the first pass-through portion (34A). Further, a driving mechanism (40) moves the gate (30) such that the opening/closing plate portion (32) moves in the lined-up direction as seen in a plan view.

Abstract: When pressing kneaded sand in a kneading sand tank into a mold by a pressing member, a pressing force applied to a kneaded sand layer in the kneading sand tank is monitored and a moving position of the pressing member is monitored from when the pressing member starts to move. A pressing start time at which the kneaded sand starts to flow into the mold is identified based on the pressing force applied to the kneaded sand layer in the kneading sand tank, and a pressing starting position of the pressing member at the pressing start time is identified. As a result, the pressing start time and the pressing starting position of the pressing member when the kneaded sand starts to flow into the mold are accurately identified, so the reliability of a filling evaluation of the kneaded sand into the mold is improved.

Abstract: A core forming device is equipped with a kneading tank in which raw materials of a core are kneaded, a raw material supply unit that supplies the raw materials to the kneading tank, a mold that accommodates a kneaded material including the raw materials kneaded in the kneading tank and that forms the core, a piston that injects the kneaded material into the mold, a position sensor that detects a position of the piston, and a control unit that controls a supply amount of the raw materials supplied to the kneading tank from the raw material supply unit. The control unit determines the supply amount of the raw materials based on a difference between the position of the piston upon completion of injection and a reference position of the piston.

Abstract: A core forming device is equipped with a kneading tank in which raw materials of a core are kneaded, a raw material supply unit that supplies the raw materials to the kneading tank, a mold that accommodates a kneaded material including the raw materials kneaded in the kneading tank and that forms the core, a piston that injects the kneaded material into the mold, a position sensor that detects a position of the piston, and a control unit that controls a supply amount of the raw materials supplied to the kneading tank from the raw material supply unit. The control unit determines the supply amount of the raw materials based on a difference between the position of the piston upon completion of injection and a reference position of the piston.

Abstract: When pressing kneaded sand in a kneading sand tank into a mold by a pressing member, a pressing force applied to a kneaded sand layer in the kneading sand tank is monitored and a moving position of the pressing member is monitored from when the pressing member starts to move. A pressing start time at which the kneaded sand starts to flow into the mold is identified based on the pressing force applied to the kneaded sand layer in the kneading sand tank, and a pressing starting position of the pressing member at the pressing start time is identified. As a result, the pressing start time and the pressing starting position of the pressing member when the kneaded sand starts to flow into the mold are accurately identified, so the reliability of a filling evaluation of the kneaded sand into the mold is improved.

Abstract: This internal combustion engine includes an oil seal attached to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine main body, and a cover member including an oil seal securing portion for securing the oil seal attached to the crankshaft, the cover member including a first main body attachment portion which is arranged in a vicinity of the oil seal securing portion and which is for attaching the cover member to the internal combustion engine main body by a first fastening member.

Abstract: An electronic component unit includes a housing. The housing includes a housing space that houses an electronic component. The housing space is divided into a plurality of divided spaces by a central wall-shaped part protruding from a bottom of the housing space. The bottom defines a lower side of the housing space in the vertical direction. The central wall-shaped part has a connecting portion-fitting part to which a connecting part of an electric wire is fitted. For each of the divided spaces, the bottom has a short side direction tilted surface that is tilted from the central wall-shaped part toward the lower side in the vertical direction in a state where the housing is installed at an installation position, and a drain hole formed at a lower end of the short side direction tilted surface in the vertical direction.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block, an auxiliary machinery attachment member arranged at a side wall of the cylinder block, the auxiliary machinery attachment member to which an auxiliary machine is attached, and a separator portion disposed in a void between the cylinder block and the auxiliary machinery attachment member, the separator portion being provided as a separate member from the cylinder block and the auxiliary machinery attachment member to perform gas-liquid separation on blow-by gas.

Abstract: This internal combustion engine includes an oil seal attached to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine main body, and a cover member including an oil seal securing portion for securing the oil seal attached to the crankshaft, the cover member including a first main body attachment portion which is arranged in a vicinity of the oil seal securing portion and which is for attaching the cover member to the internal combustion engine main body by a first fastening member.

Abstract: A mold forming apparatus includes: a storage tank having in its bottom injection ports capable of being opened and closed, and storing a foamed mixture; a forming mold having runners, corresponding to injection ports, into which the foamed mixture is introduced through storage tank injection ports, and having cavities for forming the introduced foamed mixture into a mold in a predetermined shape; and a pressing device disposed to correspond to the forming mold and pressing the foamed mixture stored in the storage tank to inject the foamed mixture into cavities through runners of the forming mold. A parting surface of the forming mold is formed parallel to a pressing direction of the pressing device, and runners of the forming mold are formed in the parting surface and are tilted with respect to the pressing direction of the pressing device to spread apart from inlets toward outlets guided to the cavities.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes: a chain cover that is attached to an internal combustion engine main body having a crankshaft; an oil seal that is mounted on the crankshaft in the vicinity of the chain cover; a metallic oil seal fixing member that is disposed on a surface of the chain cover and fixes the oil seal, the surface being present opposite to the internal combustion engine main body; and a first sealing member that is disposed between the oil sealing fixing member and the chain cover.

Abstract: A sand-mold molding method for producing a molded article obtained by packing foamed sand may include stirring a binder with an aggregate to form foamed sand; forming a cavity via clamping a metallic mold closed; packing the foamed sand into the cavity of the metallic mold and then heating and solidifying the foamed sand; and opening the metallic mold partially to provide a gap in the metallic mold while maintaining the cavity.

Abstract: An electronic component unit includes a housing. The housing includes a housing space that houses an electronic component. The housing space is divided into a plurality of divided spaces by a central wall-shaped part protruding from a bottom of the housing space. The bottom defines a lower side of the housing space in the vertical direction. The central wall-shaped part has a connecting portion-fitting part to which a connecting part of an electric wire is fitted. For each of the divided spaces, the bottom has a short side direction tilted surface that is tilted from the central wall-shaped part toward the lower side in the vertical direction in a state where the housing is installed at an installation position, and a drain hole formed at a lower end of the short side direction tilted surface in the vertical direction.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder block, an auxiliary machinery attachment member arranged at a side wall of the cylinder block, the auxiliary machinery attachment member to which an auxiliary machine is attached, and a separator portion disposed in a void between the cylinder block and the auxiliary machinery attachment member, the separator portion being provided as a separate member from the cylinder block and the auxiliary machinery attachment member to perform gas-liquid separation on blow-by gas.