Abstract: A lighting unit cover, having a resin composition including ultraviolet absorbent A, the ultraviolet absorbent A being a compound represented by formula (1): in which, Het1 represents a bivalent five- or six-membered aromatic heterocyclic residue; the aromatic heterocyclic residue may have a substitutent; and R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, R1f, R1g and R1h each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent.

Abstract: An ultraviolet absorbent composition, having ultraviolet absorbent A and a silicon compound, in which the ultraviolet absorbent A has a maximum absorption wavelength from 350 nm to 400 nm, a half value width of 55 nm or less, and the molar extinction coefficient of 20000 or more at the maximum absorption wavelength.

Abstract: An insertion hole (83a) is provided in a packing (83) and a rotating shaft (81a) is inserted into the insertion hole (83a). A sliding portion (83b) forming an air clearance (83c) is provided on the outside of the packing (83). The rotating shaft (81a) is inserted into the insertion hole (83a) with a grease G applied to the circumferential surface thereof. When the rotating shaft (81a) is inserted, the grease G is shaved off by the sliding portion (83b) and a sufficient amount of the grease G is stored in the air clearance (83c). Consequently, frictional sound and heat are and thus reduced between the rotating shaft (81a) and the packing (83), the sliding portion (83b) can come into tight contact with the rotating shaft (81a), thereby enhancing airtightness.

Abstract: A process for producing a hydrophilic member, includes: coating a surface of a base material with a hydrophilic composition containing at least (a) a catalyst, (b) a hydrophilic polymer and (c) a metal alkoxide; and drying the composition, wherein a temperature for the drying is from 10° C. to 60° C.

Abstract: The cooker is equipped with a heating chamber (2) that has an open part (2d) in the front surface and that holds the material to be cooked, an opening/closing door (3) that has a see-through window (4) and that opens and closes the open part, a suction intake opening (2a) that is open in one of the side walls that faces the heating chamber (2), an air discharge outlet (2b) that is open in the other side wall of the heating chamber (2), and a circulation duct (20) that has first and second side surface parts (20a, 20b) that are provided outside of the two side walls of the heating chamber (2) and that connect the suction intake opening (2a) provided at the first side surface part (20a) and the air discharge outlet (2b) provided at the second side surface part (20b), and a circulation fan (21) that is provided inside the circulation duct (20) and that draws in gas inside the heating chamber (2) through the suction intake opening (2a) and blows it out through the air discharge outlet (2b).

Abstract: An ultraviolet absorbent composition, comprising: at least one kind of ultraviolet absorbent (A) that is a compound represented by the following Formula (1); and at least one kind of ultraviolet absorbent (B) that is a compound where absorbance at 320 nm is 20% or more of absorbance at absorption maximum wavelength in the range of from 270 nm to 400 nm and the absorption maximum wavelength is 380 nm or less: wherein Het1 represents a bivalent five- or six-membered aromatic heterocyclic residue; the aromatic heterocyclic residue may have a substituent; Xa, Xb, Xc and Xd each independently represent a heteroatom; Xa to Xd may have a substituent; Ya, Yb, Yc, Yd, Ye and Yf each independently represent a heteroatom or a carbon atom; Ya to Yf may have a substituent; and the rings bound to Het1 may have a double bond at any position.

Abstract: A compound is provided and is represented by the following formula (1): R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, and R1e each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent other than OH with a proviso that at least one substituent has a positive ?p value in Hammett equation and substituents may be coupled to each other to form a ring; R1f, R1g, R1h, R1i, and R1j each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent other than OH with a proviso that substituents may be coupled to each other to form a ring; and R1k, R1m, R1n, and R1p each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent with a proviso that substituents may be coupled to each other to form a ring.

Abstract: The inside of an evaporation container (41) is partitioned by a peripheral wall (47) to form a water level detection chamber (S1) and an evaporation chamber (S2) that are interconnected only on the bottom side of the evaporation container (41). A vapor generation heater (42) is placed in the evaporation chamber (S2) of the evaporation container (41). The water level in the water level detection chamber (S1) of the evaporation container (41) is detected by a water level sensor (43a). Water which is supplied from the outside into the evaporation container (41) and is in the evaporation chamber (S2) is heated by the vapor generation heater 842) to generate vapor in the evaporation chamber (S2), and the vapor is discharged from a vapor outlet (73) provided in the evaporation container (41) at a position on the evaporation chamber (S2) side.

Abstract: An infrared dye composition including at least: a compound (I) whose spectral absorption maximum wavelength is in a range of from 750 nm to 1,050 nm; and a compound (II) whose spectral absorption maximum wavelength is in a range of from 400 nm to 700 nm, wherein, when an absorbance of the infrared dye composition at a spectral absorption maximum wavelength in the range of from 750 nm to 1,050 urn is designated as 1, a maximum absorbance (Dmax) of the infrared dye composition in the range of from 400 nm to 700 nm is 0.5 or lower, and a ratio (Dmax/Dmin) is 10 or lower, and an infrared dye composition excellent in gray balance in the visible light region, and an infrared ray absorbing ink and an electrophotographic toner using the same are provided.

Abstract: A process for producing a hydrophilic member, includes: coating a surface of a base material with a hydrophilic composition containing at least (a) a catalyst, (b) a hydrophilic polymer and (c) a metal alkoxide; and drying the composition, wherein a temperature for the drying is from 10° C. to 60° C.

Abstract: A dishwasher and dryer has a washing vessel (2) accommodating a basket carrying tableware, a water feed path feeding water or hot water for washing and rinsing into the washing vessel (2) through an operation of a water feed valve, a circulating path for spraying feed water in the washing vessel from a nozzle to a dish, and a control circuit (12) controlling a washing step and a rinsing step. In such a dishwasher and dryer, a hard water generating vessel (23) is arranged to carry out a washing step using hard water as feed water in a washing step.

Abstract: A dishwasher and dryer has a washing vessel (2) accommodating a basket carrying tableware, a water feed path feeding water or hot water for washing and rinsing into the washing vessel (2) through an operation of a water feed valve, a circulating path for spraying feed water in the washing vessel from a nozzle to a dish, and a control circuit (12) controlling a washing step and a rinsing step. In such a dishwasher and dryer, a hard water generating vessel (23) is arranged to carry out a washing step using hard water as feed water in a washing step.