Abstract: Disclosed is a heat treatment apparatus which includes a processing vessel having a furnace throat at its bottom and adapted to accommodate process objects therein to perform a heat treatment to the process objects under reduced pressure, the processing vessel having a vessel main body made of quartz, a metallic lid adapted to support thereon a holder for holding a plurality of process objects so as to load and unload the holder into and from the processing vessel and to close and open the furnace throat, and an annular sealing member disposed on the lid to seal a gap between the lid and the furnace throat. A contact-preventing member is disposed between the lid and the furnace throat to prevent contact of the lid with the furnace throat due to squashing of the sealing member that would otherwise occur when an internal pressure of the processing vessel is reduced.

Abstract: A steering wheel has a core metal, a receptacle, and a weight. The core metal has a boss core metal connected to a steering shaft; a rim core metal; and a spoke core metal connecting the boss core metal and the rim core metal. The receptacle is disposed in the rim core metal. The receptacle is hollow and has an internal wall portion. The weight is movably received in the receptacle, and is allowed to impinge on the internal wall portion of the receptacle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a casing for storing an airbag for an airbag restraint system, cavingg: a main body formed of a material comprising a thermoplastic elastomer composition which is prepared by: mixing 100 parts by weight of a copolymer composition with 0.05 to 0.5 parts by weight of a lubricant comprising higher fatty acid amide to obtain a mixture; and dynamically heat-treating the mixture in the presence of an organic peroxide and an auxiliary crosslinking agent. The copolymer composition contains: (A) 20 to 50 parts by weight of an olefin copolymer resin of propylene and one or two kinds of 1-olefin other than propylene; (B) 10 to 50 parts by weight of ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.) ranging from 30 to 60; (C) 10 to 70 parts by weight of ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene copolymer rubber having a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4, 100° C.

Abstract: In a position measuring system, a position of a moving body is derived when data is sufficient for such derivation. On the other hand, when data is insufficient for such derivation, an area which may include the position of the moving body is derived. Accordingly, a user correctly evaluates reliability of information which is displayed. In a position measuring method, a measurement error of the derived position is evaluated. Further, a moving error evaluation is performed to evaluate an increase of the error. By changing the measurement error of the derived position, the area which includes the position of the moving body with high reliability can be displayed to the user.

Abstract: An occupant restraint system includes a box-like container having a base wall and side walls joined to the base wall and a folded inflatable cushion within the container. Tear lines in the form of a groove are formed on the base wall so as to define a pair of tongues forcibly separable from the container and a pair of flaps integrally hinged to the tongues and forcibly separable from the container for movement between a normally closed position and an open position upon inflation and deployment of the cushion. The tongues and flaps are located substantially entirely within the base wall and are separable from the container and movable to the open position so as to permit deployment of the cushion through the base wall.

Abstract: An occupant restraint system includes a box-like container having a base wall and side walls joined to the base wall and a folded inflatable cushion within the container. Tear lines in the form of a groove are formed on the base wall so as to define a pair of tongues forcibly separable from the container and a pair of flaps integrally hinged to the tongues and forcibly separable from the container for movement between a normally closed position and an open position upon inflation and deployment of the cushion. The tongues and flaps are located substantially entirely within the base wall and are separable from the container and movable to the open position so as to permit deployment of the cushion through the base wall.