Abstract: The present invention provides a tire that uses an elastomer-metal cord composite, which composite is obtained by coating metal cords with an elastomer, each metal cord being composed of a bundle of metal filaments arranged without being twisted, and which composite is capable of highly improving the performance of the tire. The above described tire is one including a belt (105) which includes at least two belt layers (105a) and (105b). In this tire, the belt layers (105a) and (105b) are each obtained by coating metal cords (2) with an elastomer (3), each metal cord (2) being composed of a bundle of a plurality of metal filaments (1) arranged in a row without being twisted; at least one pair of adjacent metal filaments in the metal cord (2) differ in at least one of the amount of shaping and shaping pitch; each of the belt layers (105a) and (105b) has a thickness t1 of more than 0.30 mm and less than 1.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire including a belt constituted by at least one belt layer on a tire radial-direction inner side of a tread portion. The belt layer includes a reinforcing element containing plural metal filaments aligned in a single row without being twisted together is embedded in an elastomer. The tread portion includes: two or more circumferential main grooves arranged within a width of a ground-contact surface; and land portions, and widthwise sipes are arranged in at least one of center land portion. The widthwise sipes each include: a linear portion linearly extending from the surface of the tread portion toward the tire radial-direction inner side; and a bent portion extending from the linear portion toward the tire radial-direction inner side, and the length of the linear portion increases from an extending length center portion of each widthwise sipe toward at least one of tread widthwise end portions.

Abstract: Provided are: an elastomer-metal cord composite which can improve various performance of a tire, such as steering stability, corrosion propagation resistance, and belt layer separation resistance; and a tire including the same. In an elastomer-metal cord composite (10), a metal cord (2) composed of a bundle of plural metal filaments (1) that are arranged in a single row without being twisted together is coated with an elastomer (3). A gap is provided between adjacent metal filaments, and when the diameter of the metal filaments is defined as D (mm), a gap amount, which is a distance between the surfaces of the adjacent metal filaments that is measured in a direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the metal cord, is defined as G (mm), and the number of metal filaments constituting the metal cord is defined as N (filaments), the elastomer-metal cord composite (10) satisfies a relationship expressed by the following Formula (1): 0.45?[(D/2)2×?×N]/{D×[D×N+G×(N?1)]}?0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tire that uses an elastomer-metal cord composite, which composite is obtained by coating metal cords with an elastomer, each metal cord being composed of a bundle of metal filaments arranged without being twisted, and which composite is capable of highly improving the performance of the tire. The above described tire is one including a belt (105) which includes at least two belt layers (105a) and (105b). In this tire, the belt layers (105a) and (105b) are each obtained by coating metal cords (2) with an elastomer (3), each metal cord (2) being composed of a bundle of a plurality of metal filaments (1) arranged in a row without being twisted; at least one pair of adjacent metal filaments in the metal cord (2) differ in at least one of the amount of shaping and shaping pitch; each of the belt layers (105a) and (105b) has a thickness t1 of more than 0.30 mm and less than 1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tire that uses an elastomer-metal cord composite, which composite is obtained by coating metal cords with an elastomer, each metal cord being composed of a bundle of metal filaments arranged without being twisted, and which composite is capable of highly improving the performance of the tire. The above-described tire is a tire (100) including a belt (105) which includes at least two belt layers (105a) and (105b). In this tire, the belt layers (105a) and (105b) are each obtained by coating metal cords (2) with an elastomer (3), each metal cord (2) being composed of a bundle of a plurality of metal filaments (1) arranged in a row without being twisted; the metal filaments (1) are shaped, and at least one pair of adjacent metal filaments (1) in the metal filaments (1) have different phases from each other; each of the belt layers (105a) and (105b) has a thickness of more than 0.30 mm and less than 1.

Abstract: A machining tool includes a light irradiator, a cover, and a light blocking filter. The light irradiator is to irradiate a workpiece to process the workpiece. The cover covers the light irradiator and the workpiece in the cover. The light blocking filter is configured to change light transmissivity of the light blocking filter in accordance with light from an inside of the cover, which the light blocking filter receives.

Abstract: A composite machining machine includes a first machining head, a second machining head, a workpiece holder, a cover, and a frame. The first machining head is movable in a first region to perform additive manufacturing on the workpiece in a second region. The second machining head is movable in the second region to perform cutting on the workpiece. The workpiece holder holds the workpiece in the second region. The cover covers the first region. The frame includes two columns and a beam member coupling the columns. The cover includes a region definition member openable at least partially. The region definition member defines the second region. The first machining head is movable in a guided manner in a range between the columns. The beam member is disposed so that the predetermined range lies inside the first region, and outside and above the second region.

Abstract: A friction stir welding tool includes a stir pin, a pin holder, and a housing. The pin holder supports the stir pin to rotate with the stir pin around a rotation axis of the stir pin and has a front portion and a rear portion opposite to the front portion along the rotation axis. A tip end of the stir pin projects from the front portion. The housing houses the pin holder such that the pin holder is rotatable relatively to the housing. The tip end of the stir pin projects from the housing. The housing includes an engaging portion engageable with a spindle frame of a machining head such that the rear portion of the pin holder is attached to a rotation spindle of the machining head to rotate the pin holder. The rotation spindle is rotatable relatively to the spindle frame.

Abstract: Provided are: an elastomer-metal cord composite capable of improving the performance of a tire, in which composite a metal cord composed of a bundle of metal filaments that are parallelly aligned without being twisted together is coated with an elastomer; and a tire including the same. An elastomer-metal cord composite (10) is obtained by coating, with an elastomer (3), a metal cord (2) composed of a bundle of two to ten metal filaments (1) that are parallelly aligned in a single row without being twisted together, and the metal cord (2) includes at least one pair of adjacent metal filaments (1) being different from each other in at least either of patterning amount and patterning pitch in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the metal filaments (1).

Abstract: Provided are: an elastomer-metal cord composite capable of improving the performance of a tire, in which composite a metal cord composed of a bundle of metal filaments that are parallelly aligned without being twisted together is coated with an elastomer; and a tire including the same. An elastomer-metal cord composite (10) is obtained by coating, with an elastomer (3), a metal cord (2) composed of a bundle of two to ten metal filaments (1) that are parallelly aligned in a single row without being twisted together. The metal filaments (1) are patterned in the same patterning amount at the same pitch, and the metal cord (2) includes at least one pair of adjacent metal filaments (1) having different phases from each other.

Abstract: A machining tool includes a light irradiator, a cover, and a light blocking filter. The light irradiator is to irradiate a workpiece to process the workpiece. The cover covers the light irradiator and the workpiece in the cover. The light blocking filter is configured to change light transmissivity of the light blocking filter in accordance with light from an inside of the cover, which the light blocking filter receives.

Abstract: A composite machining machine includes a first machining head, a second machining head, a workpiece holder, a cover, and a frame. The first machining head is movable in a first region to perform additive manufacturing on the workpiece in a second region. The second machining head is movable in the second region to perform cutting on the workpiece. The workpiece holder holds the workpiece in the second region. The cover covers the first region. The frame includes two columns and a beam member coupling the columns. The cover includes a region definition member openable at least partially. The region definition member defines the second region. The first machining head is movable in a guided manner in a range between the columns. The beam member is disposed so that the predetermined range lies inside the first region, and outside and above the second region.

Abstract: A friction stir welding tool includes a stir pin, a pin holder, and a housing. The pin holder supports the stir pin to rotate with the stir pin around a rotation axis of the stir pin and has a front portion and a rear portion opposite to the front portion along the rotation axis. A tip end of the stir pin projects from the front portion. The housing houses the pin holder such that the pin holder is rotatable relatively to the housing. The tip end of the stir pin projects from the housing. The housing includes an engaging portion engageable with a spindle frame of a machining head such that the rear portion of the pin holder is attached to a rotation spindle of the machining head to rotate the pin holder. The rotation spindle is rotatable relatively to the spindle frame.

Abstract: A slip ring is accommodated in a ram 34. The slip ring includes a fixed portion 72 having a feed element connected to a power source and a movable portion 73 electrically connected to the feed element. The movable portion 73 includes a contact 75 for supplying electricity to a spindle unit 100 and an electric device of a spindle head 118. After determining the position of a saddle 32 in a Y-axis direction and the position of a table in an X-axis direction, the position of the spindle head 118 about a B-axis is determined. Then, the ram 34 is moved along the Z-axis direction with the spindle unit 100 revolved about the C-axis, and, with a non-rotational cutting tool 170 attached to the spindle unit 100, a hole is bored in a workpiece W on the table.

Abstract: A slip ring is accommodated in a ram 34. The slip ring includes a fixed portion 72 having a feed element connected to a power source and a movable portion 73 electrically connected to the feed element. The movable portion 73 includes a contact 75 for supplying electricity to a spindle unit 100 and an electric device of a spindle head 118. After determining the position of a saddle 32 in a Y-axis direction and the position of a table in an X-axis direction, the position of the spindle head 118 about a B-axis is determined. Then, the ram 34 is moved along the Z-axis direction with the spindle unit 100 revolved about the C-axis, and, with a non-rotational cutting tool 170 attached to the spindle unit 100, a hole is bored in a workpiece W on the table.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an inverted vertical lathe comprising a device for replacing collets automatically, and having a detector for detecting that the collet has been gripped correctly. A chuck 400 mounted on a headstock 40 grips a collet 500 in a replaceable manner via a tapered bore 430 provided to the end thereof. A collet end face eccentricity detector 600 comprises a detecting member (sensor) 610 fixed to the end of an arm 630. The detecting member 610 detects the eccentricity of the end face 510 of the collet 500 in a contactless manner. A variation pattern of the eccentricity occurring when each collet 500 is gripped correctly by the chuck 400 on the main spindle is detected in advance, and this pattern is compared with the variation pattern of the eccentricity detected by the present detection, and thus, whether or not the collet has been gripped correctly is detected.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an inverted vertical lathe comprising a device for replacing collets automatically, and having a detector for detecting that the collet has been gripped correctly. A chuck 400 mounted on a headstock 40 grips a collet 500 in a replaceable manner via a tapered bore 430 provided to the end thereof. A collet end face eccentricity detector 600 comprises a detecting member (sensor) 610 fixed to the end of an arm 630. The detecting member 610 detects the eccentricity of the end face 510 of the collet 500 in a contactless manner. A variation pattern of the eccentricity occurring when each collet 500 is gripped correctly by the chuck 400 on the main spindle is detected in advance, and this pattern is compared with the variation pattern of the eccentricity detected by the present detection, and thus, whether or not the collet has been gripped correctly is detected.

Abstract: A power plug assembly houses a plug in such a manner so that the plug is lifted up when required. The plug is always biased in a direction so that it is housed due to the force exerted by a first resilient member. When the plug is pivotally moved to some extent, first and second engagement parts are structured to engage with each other so that the plug is retained in a state ready to be plugged into an AC outlet. When the plug is pulled out from the AC outlet, a user may release the engagement of parts so that the plug is automatically housed in a space due to the resilience of the first resilient member.

Abstract: A complex machine tool has a single frame having a chip collecting space at a center portion thereof, first and second spindle stocks on the frame, relatively free to move and drive in a Z axis direction and holding the chip collecting space therebetween, workpiece spindles on the spindle stocks free to rotate and drive and facing each other, and tool rests. The tool rests have turrets and can assume various kinds of movement. Complicated and varied types of machining can be performed combining the rotation control of the workpiece spindles and the spindle stocks.

Abstract: A complex machine tool has a single frame having a chip collecting space at a center portion thereof, first and second spindle stocks on the frame, relatively free to move and drive in a Z axis direction and holding the chip collecting space therebetween, workpiece spindles on the spindle stocks free to rotate and drive and facing each other, and tool rests. The tool rests have turrets and can assume various kinds of movement. Complicated and varied types of machining can be performed combining the rotation control of the workpiece spindles and the spindle stocks.