Abstract: A temperature adjustment device (100 and 100a) includes: an insulation layer (400) provided in contact with bottom parts of the plurality of batteries (Bt); and a flow passage forming member (110) that is located on a side opposite to the plurality of batteries with the insulation layer interposed therebetween, and forms a flow passage (112) of cooling medium. The flow passage includes a plurality of cooling flow passages (f1 to f10) that face the bottom surfaces of one or more different batteries of the plurality of batteries with the insulation layer interposed therebetween, a common inflow passage (112a) that is connected to the plurality of cooling flow passages and in which the cooling medium is flowed, and a common exhaust passage (112b) which collects and exhausts the cooling medium exhausted from the plurality of cooling flow passages.

Abstract: Provided are an erasing member which is excellent in erasability for handwritings written by means of a pencil, a mechanical pencil and the like and which does not produce eraser dusts, and an erasing tool in which a part to be erased can be visually recognized in erasing.The erasing member comprises a blend composition containing a liquid-absorbing porous material, and a basic magnesium carbonate porous material and the like can be used as the liquid-absorbing porous material. And in an erasing tool in which an erasing part is formed at one end and in which a transparent or translucent visible part making it possible to visually recognize a writing surface is provided in the vicinity of the erasing part, the erasing member described above is mounted to the erasing part, whereby the erasing tool which does not produce eraser dusts is obtained.

Abstract: Provided is a writing instrument suited to ballpoint pens, marking pens and the like in which a flow pressure of an ink applied to a pen tip is controlled to a fixed level to prevent an ink direct flow phenomenon reverse flow phenomenon. The above writing instrument comprises a pen tip disposed at a front part of an ink tank, an ink received in the ink tank, a follower filled at a rear part of the ink, and a capillary porous member provided with a capillary force, which is arranged at a space part between a rear part of the follower and a rear end part of the ink tank in a state in which the follower is filled, wherein the pen tip is sealed when a cap is put on the writing instrument.

Abstract: Provided is a writing instrument suited to ballpoint pens, marking pens and the like in which a flow pressure of an ink applied to a pen tip is controlled to a fixed level to prevent an ink direct flow phenomenon reverse flow phenomenon. The above writing instrument comprises a pen tip disposed at a front part of an ink tank, an ink received in the ink tank, a follower filled at a rear part of the ink, and a capillary porous member provided with a capillary force, which is arranged at a space part between a rear part of the follower and a rear end part of the ink tank in a state in which the follower is filled, wherein the pen tip is sealed when a cap is put on the writing instrument.

Abstract: Provided is a sealing structure of a fuel inlet box exhibiting good sealing characteristics without deforming a mounting surface of a vehicle body side panel. The fuel inlet box comprises a main body member and a sealing member. The main body member has a box portion, and a storage wall bulging from a side wall of the box portion and having space for storing an arm portion of a lid body. The mounting surface is interposed between a base portion of the storage wall and a flange portion, and faces the flange portion through a gap extending in a planar direction. A seal lip of the sealing member is fixed on the flange portion, extending toward the mounting surface and inclined toward an outer peripheral side of an opening. An outer basing point of a root portion of the seal lip is located in the flange portion.

Abstract: Provided are an erasing member which is excellent in erasability for handwritings written by means of a pencil, a mechanical pencil and the like and which does not produce eraser dusts, and an erasing tool in which a part to be erased can be visually recognized in erasing. The erasing member comprises a blend composition containing a liquid-absorbing porous material, and a basic magnesium carbonate porous material and the like can be used as the liquid-absorbing porous material. And in an erasing tool in which an erasing part is formed at one end and in which a transparent or translucent visible part making it possible to visually recognize a writing surface is provided in the vicinity of the erasing part, the erasing member described above is mounted to the erasing part, whereby the erasing tool which does not produce eraser dusts is obtained.

Abstract: Provided is a sealing structure of a fuel inlet box exhibiting good sealing characteristics without deforming a mounting surface of a vehicle body side panel. The fuel inlet box comprises a main body member and a sealing member. The main body member has a box portion, and a storage wall bulging from a side wall of the box portion and having space for storing an arm portion of a lid body. The mounting surface is interposed between a base portion of the storage wall and a flange portion, and faces the flange portion through a gap extending in a planar direction. A seal lip of the sealing member is fixed on the flange portion, extending toward the mounting surface and inclined toward an outer peripheral side of an opening. An outer basing point of a root portion of the seal lip is located in the flange portion.

Abstract: A duct main body is formed into a hollow tubular shape having in an interior thereof an intake passageway for introducing outside air into an internal combustion engine by connecting integrally a plurality of divided bodies such as a first divided body and a second divided body which are formed of a thermoplastic resin and has in a duct wall of the second divided body an opening which establishes a communication between the inside and outside of the intake passageway. An air-permeable member is insert molded in the second divided body in such a manner as to cover the opening. The air-permeable member has on an outer edge thereof a joining portion which is impregnated with the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A raised distal end portion of a strut portion is in a non-joined state to a back side of an upper duct wall portion and is made up of a spherical abutting and sliding portion which can be brought into abutment with the back side by virtue of point contact and which is allowed to slide relative to the back side. When a downward pressure is exerted on to the spherical abutting and sliding portion from the upper duct wall portion, the spherical abutting and sliding portion is caused to slide relative to the back side and a root portion of the strut portion is deformed at the same time, whereby the strut portion is allowed to incline and fall obliquely downwards.

Abstract: A duct main body is formed into a hollow tubular shape having in an interior thereof an intake passageway for introducing outside air into an internal combustion engine by connecting integrally a plurality of divided bodies such as a first divided body and a second divided body which are formed of a thermoplastic resin and has in a duct wall of the second divided body an opening which establishes a communication between the inside and outside of the intake passageway. An air-permeable member is insert molded in the second divided body in such a manner as to cover the opening. The air-permeable member has on an outer edge thereof a joining portion which is impregnated with the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: An air intake apparatus has an air intake port opening outside, and an air intake path communicating the air intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine. For suppressing noise getting out from the air intake port, with respect to walls partitioning the air intake path, an opening is provided at a part of said walls corresponding to an antinode region of resonance mode of standing wave in a full length of the intake path, or at a part of noise pressure level being high in the intake path. The opening is closed with a permeable member and a noise insulating wall is disposed outside the permeable member for suppressing emission of transmitting noise passing through the permeable member. Alternatively, a vibration control member for suppressing face-vibration of the permeable member and reducing radiant noise from the permeable member is provided instead of the noise insulating wall.

Abstract: A grommet provided with an annular engaging groove serving as an engaging means is fixed to a distal end portion of a column portion. A mating engaging means, which has a through hole serving as an escape opening and is detachable with the annular engaging groove by an opening peripheral edge portion defining this through hole, is formed in a lower duct wall portion at a position corresponding to the column portion. If an external load of a predetermined value or more is applied to an upper duct wall portion, and a state of engagement between the annular engaging groove and the opening peripheral edge portion is thereby canceled, the column portion enters the through hole without being fractured or damaged, and the upper duct wall portion is deformed toward the lower duct wall portion side.

Abstract: An air intake apparatus has an air intake port opening outside, and an air intake path communicating the air intake port with a combustion chamber of an engine. For suppressing noise getting out from the air intake port, with respect to walls partitioning the air intake path, an opening is provided at a part of said walls corresponding to an antinode region of resonance mode of standing wave in a full length of the intake path, or at a part of noise pressure level being high in the intake path. The opening is closed with a permeable member and a noise insulating wall is disposed outside the permeable member for suppressing emission of transmitting noise passing through the permeable member. member. Alternatively, a vibration control member for suppressing face-vibration of the permeable member and reducing radiant noise from the permeable member is provided instead of the noise insulating wall.

Abstract: A resonator comprises a housing arranged in an intake member for defining an opening to communicate with an intake passage and a volume portion to communicate with the opening portion, a movable partition which can change the volume of the volume portion, and a movable cover associated with the movable partition for changing the opening area of the opening portion.

Abstract: An air intake apparatus includes an air intake duct provided with an inlet through which intake air should be introduced, an air cleaner disposed on the downstream side of the air intake duct and for filtering the intake air, and an air cleaner hose disposed on the downstream side of the air cleaner and for supplying the filtered intake air to a combustion chamber of an engine, wherein an intake air passageway is laid out between the inlet and the combustion chamber. In a passageway wall surrounding an antinode of a lower resonance mode corresponding to the whole passageway length of the intake air passageway, a valve for opening a communicating path allowing the inside of the intake air passageway to communicate with the outside thereof at least when the lower resonance mode occurs, and an air-permeable member disposed to block the communicating path are disposed.

Abstract: A raised distal end portion of a strut portion is in a non-joined state to a back side of an upper duct wall portion and is made up of a spherical abutting and sliding portion which can be brought into abutment with the back side by virtue of point contact and which is allowed to slide relative to the back side. When a downward pressure is exerted on to the spherical abutting and sliding portion from the upper duct wall portion, the spherical abutting and sliding portion is caused to slide relative to the back side and a root portion of the strut portion is deformed at the same time, whereby the strut portion is allowed to incline and fall obliquely downwards.

Abstract: A plurality of transmission ports which are respectively closed by air-permeable members are disposed in at least two members selected from among the intake duct, the air cleaner, and the air cleaner hose in the intake apparatus. Amounts of air permeation of the air-permeable members are set so as to be mutually different in order to tune intake sound generated from the inlet port and transmitted sound generated from each of the air-permeable members. In addition, a cleaner-incorporated member may be accommodated in the air cleaner, the cleaner-incorporated member having one end communicating with one of the intake duct and the air cleaner hose in such a manner as to be separated from an interior of the air cleaner and another end which is open in the interior of the air cleaner. An outer wall of the air cleaner is formed by a dual-use outer wall portion which also serves as an outer wall of the cleaner-incorporated member as well as an exclusive-use outer wall portion for forming only the air cleaner.

Abstract: The manufacturing method for the air intake apparatus has a holding-portion forming step, a temporarily fixing step, and a joining step. In the holding-portion forming step, a holding portion is formed. In the temporarily fixing step, the porous member is held by the holding portion. In the joining step, the holding portion and the porous member are joined together. Thus, an air intake apparatus, in which the opening is reliably covered with the porous member, can be manufactured. In the air intake apparatus manufactured by this manufacturing method, a peripheral portion of the porous member is doubly sealed with the holding portion that is an outer edge part of the opening. Consequently, the opening is reliably covered with the porous member, so that intake noise is reliably reduced.

Abstract: A resonator comprises a housing arranged in an intake member for defining an opening to communicate with an intake passage and a volume portion to communicate with the opening portion, a movable partition which can change the volume of the volume portion, and a movable cover associated with the movable partition for changing the opening area of the opening portion.

Abstract: An air intake duct is disposed in an engine compartment and has wall sections for forming an air passage for introducing air into a combustion chamber of an engine. A support member is disposed on at least a portion of the wall sections, wherein the support member is shrunk when a compressive force of a predetermined value or more is applied from the outside to the wall sections, and at least a portion of the support member is elastically restored when the compressive force decreases.