Abstract: A gas sensor 1 includes an outer cylinder 18, a metallic shell 3, and a sensor element 2. The metallic shell 3 is disposed inside the outer cylinder 18. The sensor element 2 is disposed in a through-hole 30 formed in the metallic shell 3 and is adapted to detect a component of a gas to be measured. A sealing material layer 32 is mainly made of glass and is disposed between the inner surface of the metallic shell 3 and the outer surface of the sensor element 2. A cushion layer 34 formed of a porous inorganic substance is disposed in contact with the end of the sealing material layer 32 on the front-end side with respect to the axial direction of the sensor element 2. A cushion layer 33 formed of talc glass is disposed in contact with the end of the sealing material layer 32 on the rear-end side with respect to the axial direction of the sensor element 2.

Abstract: A gas sensor 1 includes an outer cylinder 18, a metallic shell 3, and a sensor element 2. The metallic shell 3 is disposed inside the outer cylinder 18. The sensor element 2 is disposed in a through-hole 30 formed in the metallic shell 3 and is adapted to detect a component of a gas to be measured. A sealing material layer 32 is mainly made of glass and is disposed between the outer surface of the sensor element 2 and the inner surface of the metallic shell 3 or between the outer surface of the sensor element 2 and the inner surface of an insulator 4 disposed between the metallic shell 3 and the sensor element 2. Cushion layer 33 and 34 are each made of a porous inorganic substance. At least either the cushion layer 33 or 34 is disposed so as to abut one end of the sealing material layer 32.

Abstract: A gas sensor has a structure in which an insulator is disposed inside a metallic shell, and a sensor element is disposed inside the insulator. A cavity is formed in the insulator to surround the sensor element. A sealing material mainly formed of glass is charged into the cavity in order to establish sealing between the inner surface of the insulator and the outer surface of the sensor element. The sensor element has a rectangular cross section, and the inner surface of the insulator defining the cavity has a sectional profile corresponding to the sectional profile of the sensor element.

Abstract: Disclosed are aluminum alloy hollow materials and processes for producing the same wherein an aluminum alloy hollow material is produced by subjecting an ingot of an aluminum alloy containing 0.3˜1.5 wt % Mn to port hole extrusion or port hole extrusion and drawing-elongation processing and wherein a difference in electric conductivity between individual portions in lengthwise direction of the hollow material is not more than 1.0 IACS%. According to the aluminum alloy hollow materials, preferential corrosion in welding potions in port hole extrusion can be prevented.

Abstract: Oxygen sensor element (ZrO.sub.2 solid electrolyte etc) for detecting oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas has a protective layer which is made of a heat-resistant metal oxide and which carries a component of a IIa subgroup element (Ca, Mg etc) on the side exposed to the exhaust gas of the sensor element, at least a part of the protective layer being present as a nonstoichiometric compound (Ti oxide etc) with respect to the heat-resistant metal oxide. Si-poisoning is prevented. Heater for heating the sensor element is provided for preventing Si-poisoning at low temperatures.

Abstract: Oxygen sensor for air-fuel ratio control is provided with a sensor element having an oxygen ion-conductive main body and electrodes on both sides thereof, and at least one porous protective layer covering the electrode on the exhaust gas side. The protective layer includes an oxygen storage component OSC without copresence of a noble metal catalyst. The protective layer is intermeshingly connected to the main body via spherical protrusions of the main body. Double-layered protective layer structure includes OSC noncontaining layer (optionally containing catalyst) and OSC containing layer, as inner and outer protective layer or vice versa. OSC containing layer is formed by impregnation with OSC-solution through immersing the respective porous protective layer, or by cosintering the OSC containing green coating layer. By impregnation 0.2-8 wt %, or by cosintering 0.2-30 wt %, of OSC metal element is containable. The outer protective layer is thinner and more porous than the inner protective layer.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device including dielectric films each of which consists of first regions made of a material with a strong self-healing type dielectric breakdown characteristic, second regions made of a material with a strong propagating type dielectric breakdown characteristic, and mixed regions consisting of a mixture of these two materials, the first and second regions being arranged alternately in the film thickness direction with the mixed regions therebetween, the mixing ratio of these two materials in the mixed regions changing in such a manner that the ratio of one material gradually decreases from a region of this material toward the adjacent region of the other material, that is, the ratio of the other material increases. Thus, the changes in the mixing ratio of these two materials of the dielectric films in the film thickness direction are continuous and periodic.

Abstract: A thin film electroluminescent (EL) device includes a pair of opposing electrodes formed on a substrate of a transparent electrical insulator, and an EL layer formed between the electrodes and covered at both surfaces with insulating layers respectively. Strontium sulfide is used as a host material of the EL layer, and its crystals tend strongly to have a (200) orientation, so that the resistance to free transit of electrons participating in emission of luminescence is substantially eliminated to ensure a higher brightness.

Abstract: Oxygen sensor for air-fuel ratio control is provided with a sensor element having an oxygen ion-conductive main body and electrodes on both sides thereof, and at least one porous protective layer covering the electrode on the exhaust gas side. The protective layer includes an oxygen storage component OSC without copresence of a noble metal catalyst. The protective layer is intermeshingly connected to the main body via spherical protrusions of the main body. Double-layered protective layer structure includes OSC noncontaining layer (optionally containing catalyst) and OSC containing layer, as inner and outer protective layer or vice versa. OSC containing layer is formed by impregnation with OSC-solution through immersing the respective porous protective layer, or by cosintering the OSC containing green coating layer. By impregnation 0.2 -8 wt %, or by cosintering 0.2-30 wt %, of OSC metal element is containable. The outer protective layer is thinner and more porous than the inner protective layer.

Abstract: A thin film electroluminescent (EL) device comprises a pair of opposing electrodes formed on a substrate of a transparent electrical insulator, and an EL layer formed between the electrodes and covered at both surfaces with insulating layers respectively. Strontium sulfide is used as a host material of the EL layer, and its crystals tend strongly to have a (200) orientation, so that the resistance to free transit of electrons participating in emission of luminescence is substantially eliminated to ensure a higher brightness.

Abstract: A profile stitcher capable of stitching both curved or cornered portions of a stitch path with the same stitch pitch as straight portions by controlling the speed of a sewing motor or a roller motor which conducts a profiled frame combination with workpieces clamped therebetween. A photo sensor sends signals to one of the controlling motors to change motor speed when receiving light reflected from a reflective seal on the frame. This seal indicates a curved or cornered portion of a stitch line.

Abstract: In an electroluminescence element including light emitting layers emitting light by applying AC voltages thereto the light emitting layer consists of a light emitting layer emitting red light and a light emitting layer emitting bluish green light and a blue filter transmitting blue light and a green filter transmitting green light are disposed on the light emitting surface side of the bluish green light emitting layer. In this way it is possible to take out red, blue and green lights at an approximately equal brightness level and to realize full color.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising an electroluminescent layer capable of emitting light under application of AC voltage, the electroluminescent layer comprising strontium sulfide as a matrix and containing at least one of halides and sulfides of cerium, europium, thulium, terbium and samarium, and having a lattice constant of not more than 6.04 .ANG. and a half-width value at the (111) face of not more than 0.21 degree has a higher brightness than an electroluminescent device having an electroluminescent layer comprising ZnS as a matrix.

Abstract: A thin film EL element which comprises an insulating substrate, a transparent electrode, a first insulating layer, a light-emitting layer, a second insulating layer and a back side electrode, successively laid one upon another, at least one of the first and second insulating layers being composed of a material having a perovskite crystal structure, for example, a layer of SrTiO.sub.3, PbTiO.sub.3 or BaTiO.sub.3, particularly a SrTiO.sub.3. The material having the perovskite crystal structure has an increased (111) plane orientation such that the diffraction intensity ratio of (111) plane to (110) plane, I (111)/I (110), is more than 0.5. The material can be a single crystal, having (111) plane orientation. The material is deposited by sputtering, at substrate temperatures of not less than 200.degree. C. and up to the softening point of the insulating substrate, and at a pressure of not more than 1.times.10.sup.-2 Torr.

Abstract: A gas sensor including a gas sensor body in which is centrally inserted a gas detecting element and which permits the gas sensor itself to be attached to other members; a protective sleeve attached to an end portion of the gas sensor body; a seal member formed of a heat-resistant synthetic resin, the seal member being disposed inside an end portion on a lead wire draw-out side of the protective sleeve, with a lead wire extending through the seal member; and a spring member mounted within the protective sleeve for urging the seal member liquid-tightly against the lead wire draw-out side end portion of the protective sleeve. Since the seal member disposed in an end portion of the protective sleeve is formed of a heat-resistant synthetic resin, the durability thereof is improved even where high temperature gases such as the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines or the like are to be detected.

Abstract: A coating apparatus for the scratches of a glass bottle comprises: a rotary disc for rotating and transferring the bottle; a coating roller which is eccentrically provided and applies coating liquid to the barrel surface of the bottle transferred by the rotary disc; a feed roller for feeding the coating liquid to the periphery of the coating roller and a feed member for feeding the coating liquid to the feed roller; a driving unit for rotating the feed roller together with the coating roller and a control equipment for controlling an output of the driving unit; and a bottle holding member for holding the upper and the lower portions of the bottle when the application of the bottle with the coating liquid is performed by the coating roller; wherein, the rotational speed of each of the above rollers is controlled by the control equipment.

Abstract: A heater-incorporating oxygen sensor includes a solid electrolyte oxygen sensor element comprising a solid electrolyte provided with electrodes on both its sides and a heater, said heater being a ceramic heater formed by sintering and embedding a metallized pattern in a ceramic insulator as one solid body, said ceramic heater being disposed within a space surrounded with said oxygen sensor element.