Abstract: There is disclosed an open showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In an open showcase 1 of the present invention, a display chamber 11 is formed in an insulating wall 2, cold air is discharged from cold air discharge ports 16, 17 provided in an upper edge of a front surface opening 12 of the display chamber 11, and sucked into cold air suction ports 18, 19 provided in a lower edge of the opening 12, to form a cold air curtain in the front surface opening 12 of the display chamber 11, the open showcase includes a hand rail main body 24 provided on an upper end of a front wall 2C of the insulating wall 2 positioned outside the cold air suction ports 18, 19, a reflective plate 26 provided on the hand rail main body 24, and LED lights 40 attached to the reflective plate 26, and the inside of the display chamber 11 is illuminated with light emitted from the LED lights 40.

Abstract: There is disclosed a showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In a showcase 1 of the present invention, a display chamber 11 is formed in an insulating wall 2 to display commodities on shelf plates 32 of a plurality of steps of shelves disposed in the display chamber 11 and cool the commodities, the showcase includes LED lights 40 which illuminate the inside of the display chamber 11 from the upside, and the shelf plates 32 and the like constituting the shelves are constituted of a transparent material.

Abstract: There is disclosed a showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In a showcase 1 of the present invention, a display chamber 11 is formed in an insulating wall 2 to display commodities on a plurality of steps of shelves 32 disposed in the display chamber 11 and cool the commodities, the showcase includes LED lights 40 which illuminate the inside of the display chamber 11 from the upside, and light guide plates 48 provided on lower surfaces of the shelves 32, light inlet portions 49 of the light guide plates 48 are provided so as to protrude forward from the shelves 32, and a light emitting surface 52 of each light guide plate 48 faces the shelf 32 under the shelf 32 provided with the light guide plate 48.

Abstract: There is disclosed an open showcase provided with a light device capable of simplifying a maintenance operation and improving a cooling efficiency in a display chamber. In an open showcase 1 of the present invention, a display chamber 11 is formed in an insulating wall 2 to display commodities in the display chamber 11 while cooling the commodities, the showcase includes a reflective plate 45 which extends externally from a front surface opening 12 of the display chamber 11, and LED lights 40 attached to the reflective plate 45, and the inside of the display chamber 11 is illuminated with light emitted from the LED lights 40.

Abstract: A power transmission device is provided with: a first gear having a plurality of teeth that share an identical tooth profile; an intermediate gear that is engaged with the first gear; and a second gear that is engaged with the intermediate gear, and has a plurality of teeth that share an identical tooth profile, wherein the first gear and the second gear have an identical number of teeth, an identical reference diameter, and an identical reference pitch; and the tooth profile of the first gear is different from that of the second gear

Abstract: A motor generator that suppresses vibration that may be generated when power is transmitted through meshed gears includes: a stator; a case, a plurality of bolts that are used to attach the stator to the case; a rotor, rotatably mounted inside die stator; a first gear, coupled to and arranged concentrically with the rotor, for transferring power; and a second gear in meshing engagement with the first gear One of the plurality of bolts is positioned in the stator at a position to receive a reaction force, generated when power is transmitted through the meshed first and second gears and that acts radially outward from the central axis of the rotor on the stator, from one of the first gear and a the second gear. Thus, the transmission of undesirable vibration and noise to the passenger compartment is minimized.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising (a) a phosphodiesterase (PDE)-IV inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) an immunosuppressant, a therapeutic and/or preventive agent for chronic skin diseases comprising (a) a PDE-IV inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) an immunosuppressant, a therapeutic and/or preventive agent for chronic skin diseases to be administered simultaneously or separately with an interval comprising (a) a PDE-IV inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) an immunosuppressant, as active ingredients; and the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a therapeutic and/or preventive agent for chronic skin diseases which comprises (a) a phosphodiesterase (PDE)-IV inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) a steroid agent as active ingredients; a therapeutic and/or preventive agent for chronic skin diseases to be administered simultaneously or separately with an interval which comprises (a) a PDE-IV inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) a steroid agent, as active ingredients; a kit for treating and/or preventing chronic skin diseases characterized by comprising (a) a first component comprising a PDE-IV inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and (b) a second component comprising a steroid agent; and the like.

Abstract: [wherein m and n may be the same or different and each represents an integer of 1 to 3 wherein m+n is 4 or less; R1 represents —NR4R5 (wherein R4 and R5 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl or the like); R2 represents the above Formula (II), Formula (IV) or the like; A represents a single bond, —C(?O)—, —SO2—, —OC(?O)— or the like; and R3 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl or the like] Bicyclic pyrimidine derivatives represented by the above Formula (I), or quaternary ammonium salts thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or the like, are provided.

Abstract: A pyrimidine derivative represented by Formula (I) wherein Ar represents substituted or unsubstituted aryl, R1 represents —NR2R3 and wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom or substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl and R3 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl, A represents a single bond, Formula (III) wherein m1 is 0 to 2, n1 is 0 to 4, a1 is from 0 to a substitutable number, R5 represents substituted or unsubstituted lower alkyl, and each R5 may be the same or different when a1 is 2 or more), and Q represents —NR6R7 (wherein R6 and R7 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroalicyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroalicyclic group, substituted or unsubstituted piperidin-4-ylamino, or quaternary ammonium salts thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: A catalyst combustor (11) includes an inner catalyst combustion portion (20) connected to a substitute fuel supply line (LS21, 12, 16) and a substitute oxidizer supply line (LS22, 13), an outer catalyst combustion portion (40) connected to an effluent fuel supply line (LS23, 14) and an effluent oxidizer supply line (LS24, 15), and a fluid communication portion (60) connecting the inner catalyst combustion portion (20) and the outer catalyst combustion portion (40) to each other, and has a fixed relationship provided among a fluid resistance (R2) of the inner catalyst combustion portion (20), a fluid resistance (R4) of the outer catalyst combustion portion (40), and a fluid resistance (R6) of the fluid communication portion (60), whereby substantially a warming catalyst combustion is caused to occur simply in the inner catalyst combustion portion (20), and a regular catalyst combustion is caused to occur in the inner catalyst combustion portion (20) and the outer catalyst combustion portion (40).

Abstract: A fuel cell system provided with a secondary battery supplying electric power to an outer load and a fuel cell supplying power at least to the secondary battery is controlled such that, by calculating charge allowance amount level in the secondary battery and calculating an excess amount of electric power that can be generated by an excess amount of fuel gas produced in the fuel cell system when operation of the fuel cell is stopped, the charge allowance amount level in the secondary battery is equal to or higher than the excess amount of electric power.

Abstract: A purification method by mixing and diffusion of a closed water area comprises the steps of sucking bottom layer water and surface layer water, preparing a mixed water by mixing them before discharging, and discharging the mixed water into a water layer having substantially the same temperature as that of the mixed water to form and diffuse a density current of the mixed water. Therefore, convection currents in a vertical direction can be prevented, and the mixed water can be quickly diffused across a broad range of the closed water zone.

Abstract: A catalyst combustor (11) includes an inner catalyst combustion portion (20) connected to a substitute duel supply line (LS 21, 12, 16) and a substitute oxidizer supply line (LS22, 13), an outer catalyst combustion portion (40) connected to an effluent fuel supply line (LS23, 14) and an effluent oxidizer supply line (LS24, 15), and a fluid communication portion (60) connecting the inner catalyst combustion portion (20) and the outer catalyst combustion portion (40) to each other, and has a fixed relationship provided among a fluid resistance (R2) of the inner catalyst combustion portion (20), a fluid resistance (R4) of the outer catalyst combustion portion (40), and a fluid resistance (R6) of the fluid communication portion (60 ), whereby substantially a warming catalyst combustion is caused to occur simply in the inner catalyst combustion portion (20), and a regular catalyst combustion is caused to occur in the inner catalyst combustion portion (20) and the outer catalyst combustion portion (40).

Abstract: A fuel cell system provided with a secondary battery supplying electric power to an outer load and a fuel cell supplying power at least to the secondary battery is controlled such that, by calculating charge allowance amount level in the secondary battery and calculating an excess amount of electric power that can be generated by an excess amount of fuel gas produced in the fuel cell system when operation of the fuel cell is stopped, the charge allowance amount level in the secondary battery is equal to or higher than the excess amount of electric power.

Abstract: This invention relates to a toroidal type continuously variable transmission in which a plurality of power rollers are squeezed between an input cone disk and an output cone disk which are arranged upon the same axis of rotation. The gyration angles of the power rollers, in other words the speed change ratio, are changed by pistons driving the power rollers in directions perpendicular to the axis of rotation in response to hydraulic pressure. Hydraulic pressure is supplied from a speed change control valve via hydraulic fluid conduits. By providing, for example, orifices in hydraulic fluid conduits so as to exert resistance against movement of the pistons due to external disturbance, the influence exerted by displacement of a particular one of the power rollers due to external disturbance upon the other ones of the power rollers is minimized, and thus the spoiling of the synchronization of the power rollers by vibration is prevented.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission comprises a transmission unit and a casing. The transmission unit includes input and output disks on a main shaft and friction rollers arranged around axes of the disks and supported by trunnions. For controlling the speed ratio of the disks, the trunnions are urged by pistons and moved synchronously along own swinging axes perpendicular to the rotating axes of the friction rollers. Neighboring ends of the trunnions are mutually connected by linkage members and pivotally supported by the casing. The pistons can be fitted into the casing 1 from the outer side thereof, and can be detachably connected to the trunnions in the casing. The transmission is provided with a linkage support member, which can be inserted in the casing from an end opening thereof and fixed thereto perpendicular to an axis of the casing.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission includes friction rollers which are arranged in a toroidal groove formed between input and output disks and rotatably supported by roller support members which are driven by a hydraulic cylinder device. A speed ratio control device includes a speed ratio control valve for controlling a hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the hydraulic cylinder device. A step motor has an angular position determined in accordance with a speed ratio as instructed by the speed ratio control device, and serves to drive the valve sleeve in a predetermined axial direction. A low switch serves to stop the valve sleeve, and effects a changeover between different positions of the switch when the valve sleeve has reached a position where the speed ratio becomes the lowest.

Abstract: A shift control system for a continuously variable traction roller transmission controls the feedback to a shift control valve so that a ratio b/a of a variation "b" mm of a feedback amount to the shift control valve for 1 mm of a displacement of a power roller to a variation "a" mm of the feedback amount to the shift control valve for 1 degree of an inclination of the power roller is in a range given by: 1.74R.sup.4/5 -3.90.ltoreq.b/a.ltoreq.3.09R.sup.5/9 +30.51.

Abstract: An apparatus for dewatering primary dewatered sludge pieces conditioned with dewatering powders comprises: a first member having a recess and a path communicating with the recess, a fluid-tight diaphragm mounted over the recess thereby defining a fluid chamber with which the path communicates, a second member having a filtrate member, and a filter member provided over the filtrate chamber. At least one of the first member and the second member is mounted to bring them into fluid-tight contact with each other, and the primary dewatered sludge pieces into a cavity defined by the diaphragm and the filter member. A pressure fluid then is fed to the fluid chamber, thereby isostatically compressing the primary dewatered sludge pieces to remove the water contained therein without substantially destroying the inner structures of the primary dewatered sludge pieces. Because of this isostatic pressure exerted by the diaphragm, the sludge pieces are compressed highly uniformly, resulting in high dewatering efficiency.