Abstract: A cooker includes: a main body; a container inside the main body; a stirring body having a blade for stirring an object to be cooked in the container and a magnet at a position facing an inner bottom part of the container; a magnetic field generator inside the main body and configured to generate a rotating magnetic field so that a rotational force of the rotating magnetic field acts on the magnet; and a controller inside the main body and configured to control the magnetic field generator so that: (i) a direction of rotation of the rotating magnetic field is switched between a forward rotation direction and a reverse rotation direction that is reverse to the forward rotation direction; and (ii) a number M of rotations in the reverse rotation direction is less than a number N of rotations in the forward rotation direction.

Abstract: A heating/stirring cooker includes a stirring body. The stirring body is detachably attached to the interior of a container, and stirs the food. The stirring body includes a blade, a permanent magnet, a magnetic metal plate, a storage, and a clutch. The blade stirs the food. When the stirring body is attached to the container, the permanent magnet is located opposite the inner bottom surface of the container and receives a rotating magnetic field. The magnetic metal plate is provided on the permanent magnet and inhibits magnetic flux leakage. The storage has a perimeter on which the blade is formed, and movably stores the permanent magnet. The clutch transmits the rotational force of the rotating magnetic field to the storage, only when a claw is in engagement with a notch. The stirring body generates high rotational force when attached and suppresses the impact of the magnetic field when detached.

Abstract: A heating cooker with a stirring function includes a stirring body configured to stir cooking materials that include liquid and a solid and are housed in a cooking container. The stirring body includes a housing rotatably mounted to a center of a bottom surface of the cooking container, and a lower blade that extends from an outer peripheral surface of the housing toward an inner peripheral surface of the cooking container and is configured to push at least one of the cooking materials that is positioned near the bottom surface of the cooking container toward the inner peripheral surface of the cooking container. The stirring body further includes an upper blade that extends from the outer peripheral surface of the housing toward the inner peripheral surface of the cooking container and is configured to cause at least one of the cooking materials that is near a liquid surface to sink toward the bottom surface of the cooking container.

Abstract: A stirring body of the present invention includes housing rotatably mounted to a center of a bottom surface of a cooking container, and blade that extends from an outer peripheral surface of housing toward an inner peripheral surface of the cooking container and curves convexly toward a downstream side of a rotating direction in a plan view. Blade has front edge positioned on the downstream side in the rotating direction, and rear edge positioned on an upstream side in the rotating direction relative to front edge. A leading end portion of blade curves along the inner peripheral surface of the cooking container in the plan view and slopes upward toward the upstream side in the rotating direction. Front edge is positioned below rear edge near housing and is positioned above rear edge near leading end portion.

Abstract: A heating cooker of the invention includes a blade rotating in first and second rotation directions around a rotation axle in the cooking container to stir a heating-target object put in the cooking container, the blade including a first functional portion pressing the heating-target object toward a side wall of the cooking container when rotating in the first rotation direction, and a second functional portion pressing the heating-target object not toward the side wall of the cooking container when rotating in the second rotation direction.

Abstract: Heating/stirring cooker includes: main body; container that is disposed inside main body and accommodates an object to be cooked; stirring body that is disposed inside container so as to be detachable from container, stirring body having blade for stirring the object to be cooked in container and magnet disposed at a position facing an inner bottom part of container in a state in which stirring body is disposed inside container; magnetic field generator that is disposed inside main body and generates a rotating magnetic field so that a rotational force of the rotating magnetic field acts on magnet; and controller that is disposed inside main body and controls magnetic field generator.

Abstract: A heating/stirring cooker includes a stirring body. The stirring body is detachably attached to the interior of a container, and stirs the food. The stirring body includes a blade, a permanent magnet, a magnetic metal plate, a storage, and a clutch. The blade stirs the food. When the stirring body is attached to the container, the permanent magnet is located opposite the inner bottom surface of the container and receives a rotating magnetic field. The magnetic metal plate is provided on the permanent magnet and inhibits magnetic flux leakage. The storage has a perimeter on which the blade is formed, and movably stores the permanent magnet. The clutch transmits the rotational force of the rotating magnetic field to the storage, only when a claw is in engagement with a notch. The stirring body generates high rotational force when attached and suppresses the impact of the magnetic field when detached.

Abstract: A stirring body of the present invention includes housing rotatably mounted to a center of a bottom surface of a cooking container, and blade that extends from an outer peripheral surface of housing toward an inner peripheral surface of the cooking container and curves convexly toward a downstream side of a rotating direction in a plan view. Blade has front edge positioned on the downstream side in the rotating direction, and rear edge positioned on an upstream side in the rotating direction relative to front edge. A leading end portion of blade curves along the inner peripheral surface of the cooking container in the plan view and slopes upward toward the upstream side in the rotating direction. Front edge is positioned below rear edge near housing and is positioned above rear edge near leading end portion.

Abstract: A heating cooker with a stirring function includes a stirring body configured to stir cooking materials that include liquid and a solid and are housed in a cooking container. The stirring body includes a housing rotatably mounted to a center of a bottom surface of the cooking container, and a lower blade that extends from an outer peripheral surface of the housing toward an inner peripheral surface of the cooking container and is configured to push at least one of the cooking materials that is positioned near the bottom surface of the cooking container toward the inner peripheral surface of the cooking container. The stirring body further includes an upper blade that extends from the outer peripheral surface of the housing toward the inner peripheral surface of the cooking container and is configured to cause at least one of the cooking materials that is near a liquid surface to sink toward the bottom surface of the cooking container.

Abstract: A heating cooker of the invention includes a blade rotating in first and second rotation directions around a rotation axle in the cooking container to stir a heating-target object put in the cooking container, the blade including a first functional portion pressing the heating-target object toward a side wall of the cooking container when rotating in the first rotation direction, and a second functional portion pressing the heating-target object not toward the side wall of the cooking container when rotating in the second rotation direction.

Abstract: An electric vacuum cleaner includes electric blower for generating a suction force; dust separating unit, installed on an upstream side of the electric blower, for separating dust from air containing the dust suctioned by electric blower; dust collecting chamber for accumulating the dust separated by dust separating unit opened to dust collecting chamber; and humidifying unit, communicating to humidifying port, for generating air of high humidity; wherein humidifying unit supplies the air of high humidity from humidifying port to the dust accumulated in dust collecting chamber.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes: an insulating layer formed on a semiconductor substrate; a first plug formed inside a first hole formed in the insulating layer; an insulative first hydrogen barrier layer formed on the insulating layer and having a second hole communicating with the first hole; a second plug composed of a conductive second hydrogen barrier layer formed inside the second hole; and a capacitor including a lower electrode, a capacitor insulating layer, and an upper electrode which are formed on the first hydrogen barrier layer and the second plug in this order from bottom to top. A seam is formed in the first plug, and at least one part of the seam is filled with an insulating material.

Abstract: The invention discloses a multilayered photosensitive material for processing into a flexographic printing plate by direct patterning with an infrared laser beam.

Abstract: The invention discloses a multilayered photosensitive material for processing into a flexographic printing plate by direct patterning with an infrared laser beam.

Abstract: A bicycle brake device has a pair of brake mechanisms for applying a braking action to a rim of a bicycle wheel. Each brake mechanism includes a mounting member which is fixedly coupled to the frame of the bicycle. Each brake mechanism further includes a brake arm, a linkage assembly, a brake shoe and a biasing member or return spring. In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the linkage assembly is a four-bar linkage assembly in which a biasing member applies a stabilizing force to the links to reduce vibrational movement therein. In one embodiment, the biasing member is a torsion spring fixed about the pivot pin between the brake shoe attachment link and the brake arm. In a second embodiment, the biasing member is a torsion spring positioned between the inner link and the brake shoe attachment link.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising a polymeric binder, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and a photopolymerization initiator is disclosed. Also, a PS plate using the same is disclosed. The photopolymerization initiator comprises at least one compound selected from specific triazine compounds having a bromine atom on the substituted phenyl nucleus thereof and specific trihalomethyl-containing triazine compounds. The composition has high photosensitivity sufficient for exposure with an argon laser light and satisfactory developability. Additionally disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition comprising a polymeric binder, a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and photopolymerization initiators including an acridine compound and a specific triazine compound. This second photosensitive resin composition has high sensitivity, high resolution and a wide development margin.

Abstract: A bicycle brake device has a pair of brake mechanisms for applying a braking action to a rim of a bicycle wheel. Each brake mechanism includes a mounting member which is fixedly coupled to the frame of the bicycle. Each brake mechanism further includes a brake arm, a linkage assembly, a brake shoe and a biasing member or return spring. In the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the linkage assembly is a four-bar linkage assembly in which a biasing member applies a stabilizing force to the links to reduce vibrational movement therein. In one embodiment, the biasing member is a torsion spring fixed about the pivot pin between the brake shoe attachment link and the brake arm. In a second embodiment, the biasing member is a torsion spring positioned between the inner link and the brake shoe attachment link.

Abstract: Brake shoes 13a and 13b are embedded-types to be attached to brake arms 12a and 12b of a brake device 1 which acts upon both sides 5a of a rim 5 and include fixing pins E and shoe main bodies D, wherein the fixing pins E are made of aluminum and can be connected to the brake arms 12a and 12b, and the shoe main bodies D have holder plates 16 fixed on tips of the fixing pins E; elastomer-made friction pads 17 in which the holder plates 16 are embedded and which come into contact with the rim 5 and thereby act upon it; and a mass of 28.0 g or larger, wherein the holder plates 16 have a larger mass than the friction pads 17, and the shoe main bodies D have a mass at least 10 times that of the fixing pins E.

Abstract: Compositions comprising a linear base polymer, an ethylenically unsaturated addition-polymerizable compound and a combination of (A) a 1-benzoyl-1-amino-substituted-1-benzylalkane with (B) an .alpha.-phenyl-.alpha.,.alpha.-dialkoxyacetophenone as photopolymerization initiator are suitable for the production of thick-film printing plates.

Abstract: Compositions comprising a linear base polymer, an ethylenically unsaturated addition-polymerizable compound and a combination of (A) a 1-benzoyl-1-amino-substituted-1-benzylalkane with (B) an .alpha.-phenyl-.alpha.,.alpha.-dialkoxyacetophenone as photopolymerization initiator are suitable for the production of thick-film printing plates.