Abstract: Provided are a heat exchanger capable of providing sufficient heat exchange capability even with heat transfer tubes having a reduced outer diameter, and a heat pump device using the same. The heat transfer tubes has an outer diameter D in a range of 5 mm?D?6 mm, has a thickness t in a range of 0.05×D?t?0.09×D, are disposed at a vertical pitch L1 in a range of 3×D?L1?4.2×D, and are disposed at a longitudinal pitch L2 in a range of 2.6×D?L2?3.64×D. A sufficiently increased heat exchange rate per unit weight is obtainable with the heat exchanger.

Abstract: Provided are a heat exchanger capable of providing sufficient heat exchange capability even with heat transfer tubes having a reduced outer diameter, and a heat pump device using the same. The heat transfer tubes has an outer diameter D in a range of 5 mm?D?6 mm, has a thickness t in a range of 0.05×D?t?0.09×D, are disposed at a vertical pitch L1 in a range of 3×D?L1?4.2×D, and are disposed at a longitudinal pitch L2 in a range of 2.6×D?L2?3.64×D. A sufficiently increased heat exchange rate per unit weight is obtainable with the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A cylinder liner for insert casting used in a cylinder block is provided. The cylinder liner includes an outer circumferential surface having a plurality of projections. Each projection has a constricted shape. A film of a metal material is formed on the outer circumferential surface and the surfaces of the projections. As a result, the cylinder liner ensures sufficient bond strength with the casting material of a cylinder block, and sufficient thermal conductivity with the cylinder block.

Abstract: A cylinder liner for insert casting and a method for manufacturing the cylinder liner are provided. The cylinder liner and the method are applied to cylinder blocks and improve the adherence and the bonding strength with a cylinder block material in a favorable manner. The cylinder liner satisfies the following requirements: (i) the height of projections 1P is in a range between 0.5 mm and 1.0 mm, inclusive; (ii) the number of the projections 1P is in a range between 5 and 60, inclusive, per cm2 on the outer circumferential surface; (iii) the area ratio of regions each encircled by a contour line of a height of 0.4 mm is in a range between 10% and 50%, inclusive; (iv) the area ratio of regions each encircled by a contour line of a height of 0.2 mm is in a range between 20% and 55%, inclusive; (v) the region each encircled by a contour line of the height of 0.4 are independent from each other; and (vi) the area of the regions each encircled by a contour line of the height of 0.4 mm is in a range between 0.

Abstract: A combined oil ring 1 is comprised of an oil ring 2 with a generally I-shaped cross section including upper and lower rails 6, 7 joined by a web 8 for sliding on an inner circumferential surface 10 of a cylinder 9, and a coil expander 3 to press the oil ring 2 radially outwards. The combined oil ring 1 contains a seal member 14 for sealing a gap of the oil ring 2 and capable of making contact with the upper rail 6 in an outer circumferential groove 12 formed by the web 8 and the upper and lower rails 6, 7. The seal member 14 may include a structure where the edge of the seal member 14 is bent, and catches in a window hole 13 formed on the web 8 of the oil ring 2.

Abstract: A cylinder liner for insert casting and a method for manufacturing the cylinder liner are provided. The cylinder liner and the method are applied to cylinder blocks and improve the adherence and the bonding strength with a cylinder block material in a favorable manner. The cylinder liner satisfies the following requirements: (i) the height of projections 1P is in a range between 0.5 mm and 1.0 mm, inclusive; (ii) the number of the projections 1P is in a range between 5 and 60, inclusive, per cm2 on the outer circumferential surface; (iii) the area ratio of regions each encircled by a contour line of a height of 0.4 mm is in a range between 10% and 50%, inclusive; (iv) the area ratio of regions each encircled by a contour line of a height of 0.2 mm is in a range between 20% and 55%, inclusive; (v) the region each encircled by a contour line of the height of 0.4 are independent from each other; and (vi) the area of the regions each encircled by a contour line of the height of 0.4 mm is in a range between 0.

Abstract: A cylinder liner for insert casting used in a cylinder block is provided. The cylinder liner includes an outer circumferential surface having a plurality of projections. Each projection has a constricted shape. A film of a metal material is formed on the outer circumferential surface and the surfaces of the projections. As a result, the cylinder liner ensures sufficient bond strength with the casting material of a cylinder block, and sufficient thermal conductivity with the cylinder block.

Abstract: A new Re-sticking preventive laminate is provided, which has numbers of pores in the cohesive failure layer and has suitable peeling strength. In the Re-sticking preventive laminate of the present invention, cohesive failure layer 2 is provided on at least one side of the substrate 1 by means of coating, and adhesive layer 3 is provided on the surface of the cohesive failure layer 2, and, the cohesive failure layer 2 has a porous structure provided by wet solidification process.

Abstract: In an absorption type chiller heater, a generator is heated in order to heat a refrigerant-mixed solution to generate refrigerant vapor. This heating is generally carried out by causing high-temperature combustion gas to flow in contact with heat transfer fins, which are provided on the periphery of the generator. The aforesaid burner uses a burner of liquid-fuel combustion structure to produce a longer flame as compared to that of a gas burner. The extremity of the lengthened flame coming into contact with the heat transfer fins can cause problems such that the fins are locally overheated to burn out. In this view, the present invention arranges a flame buffer plate between the liquid fuel burner and the heat transfer fins and provides a curved flame channel. This forms a curved flame, whereby the flame, despite of its great length, is kept from its extremity coming into contact with the heat transfer fins.

Abstract: In a coffee extracting apparatus for extracting coffee essence from the coffee material within an extracting device (10) with use of compressed air generated in an air compressor (11), use is made of an accumulator (23) for accumulating the compressed air. The accumulator is connected to an air passage (12) which connects the extracting device with the air compressor. An air control valve (22) is disposed in the air passage and is for controlling flow of the compressed air to make the accumulator accumulate the compressed air.

Abstract: In a coffee extracting apparatus in which coffee essence is extracted from coffee powder (200) in a container (51), an air feeding arrangement (43) is provided for feeding pressed air into the container. After the coffee essence is extracted from coffee powder, coffee grounds (200') are remained in the container. It is assumed that the coffee grounds are adhered to an inner surface of the container. In order to expel the coffee grounds from the container, the air feeding arrangement is controlled so that the pressed air is fed into the container after extracting the coffee essence from the coffee powder.

Abstract: In a coffee extracting apparatus in which an extracting container (51) extracts coffee essence from coffee powder with being supplied with hot water of substantially normal pressure and elevated temperature, a water control valve (48) controls a feed of the hot water to the extracting container. The hot water is fed to the extracting container with being pressed in a water feeding device (43). The coffee essence is taken out from the extracting container together with the hot water through a filter member (53, 54) supported by a support member (52).