Abstract: A pressure receiving surface inclined to a rotation axis is provided on the side surface of a stir probe of a rotating tool. The pressure receiving surface includes a pressure receiving region which is always perpendicular to a rotation tangential direction in a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis. In friction stir processing, the stir probe is caused to rotate in a rotation direction B in which the normal direction of the pressure receiving surface is positive. According to this kind of rotating tool, as it has no shoulder, a joint width does not increase even when a stirring region is deep, and also, a plastic flow in a rotation direction is generated by a pressure receiving surface, so that it is possible to reduce the proportion of the plastic flow in the rotation axis direction, and thus possible to suppress an occurrence of burr.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire having dry grip performance, wet grip performance, low rolling resistance, and performance on snow, formed by: molding a rubber composition for a tire, the rubber composition containing: from 70 to 150 parts by mass of silica per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber formed from two types of modified styrene butadiene rubbers and a butadiene rubber, and oil, and from 5 to 15 mass % of 3-octanoylthio-1-propyltriethoxysilane with respect to a mass of the silica, the diene rubber containing 75 mass % or greater and less than 100 mass % total of the two types of modified styrene butadiene rubbers and greater than 0 mass % and 25 mass % or less of the butadiene rubber, a total amount of oil component containing the oil being from 25 to 45 mass % of a total mass of filler containing the silica, and a glass transition temperature being ?50° C. or lower.

Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition including: per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing a natural rubber and from 10 to 30 mass % of a butadiene rubber, from 50 to 100 parts by mass of a filler containing not less than 20 mass % of carbon black, oil, sulfur (S), and a vulcanization accelerator (A), a mass ratio of the natural rubber to the butadiene rubber (NR/BR) being 0.3 or greater, a compounded ratio of the sulfur to the vulcanization accelerator (S/A) being 0.8 or less, and a total amount of an oil component in the rubber composition containing the oil being from 15 to 25 parts by mass.

Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a tread portion comprises longitudinal and/or lateral grooves; a groove area ratio of a vehicle inner side region of the tread portion ranges from 30% to 39%; a difference between the groove area ratio Sin and a groove area ratio Sout ranges from 6-14%; and the rubber composition comprises a diene rubber comprising from 10-30 parts by mass of natural rubber and from 70-90 parts by mass of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber and/or an emulsion polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, from 80-150 parts by mass of silica per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, from 0.5-10 parts by mass of a cyclic polysulfide per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, and from 3-10 mass % of an alkyltriethoxysilane having an alkyl group having from 3-20 carbons relative to an amount of the silica.

Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire is obtained by blending from 80 to 100 parts by mass of an inorganic filler and from 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of an alkylsilane having an alkyl group with from 3 to 20 carbons in 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber including from 20 to 45% by mass of a natural rubber, from 20 to 45% by mass of a styrene-butadiene rubber, and from 20 to 45% by mass of a butadiene rubber that add up to a total of 100% by mass, in which rubber hardness at 23° C. is 68 or more.

Abstract: A friction stir welding method in which a first member to be welded and a second member to be welded and having a first step portion are welded by friction stir welding using a welding tool includes the steps of arranging the first member to be welded on a step supporting surface of the first step portion with a gap between the first member to be welded and a side surface of the first step portion, pushing the welding tool into the first member to be welded from a surface of the first member to be welded while rotating the welding tool and inserting the welding tool until reaching the step supporting surface of the second member to be welded and stirring the first member to be welded and the second member to be welded by rotating the welding tool to form a welding part.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire is formed by molding a rubber composition for a tire, the rubber composition containing: from 70 to 150 parts by mass of silica per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber formed from two types of modified styrene butadiene rubbers and a butadiene rubber, and oil, and from 5 to 15 mass % of 3-octanoylthio-1-propyltriethoxysilane with respect to a mass of the silica, the diene rubber containing 75 mass % or greater and less than 100 mass % total of the two types of modified styrene butadiene rubbers and greater than 0 mass % and 25 mass % or less of the butadiene rubber, a total amount of oil component containing the oil being from 25 to 45 mass % of a total mass of filler containing the silica, and a glass transition temperature being ?50° C. or lower.

Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition including: per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing a natural rubber and from 10 to 30 mass % of a butadiene rubber, from 50 to 100 parts by mass of a filler containing not less than 20 mass % of carbon black, oil, sulfur (S), and a vulcanization accelerator (A), a mass ratio of the natural rubber to the butadiene rubber (NR/BR) being 0.3 or greater, a compounded ratio of the sulfur to the vulcanization accelerator (S/A) being 0.8 or less, and a total amount of an oil component in the rubber composition containing the oil being from 15 to 25 parts by mass.

Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a tread portion comprises longitudinal and/or lateral grooves; a groove area ratio of a vehicle inner side region of the tread portion ranges from 30% to 39%; a difference between the groove area ratio Sin and a groove area ratio Sout ranges from 6-14%; and the rubber composition comprises a diene rubber comprising from 10-30 parts by mass of natural rubber and from 70-90 parts by mass of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber and/or an emulsion polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, from 80-150 parts by mass of silica per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, from 0.5-10 parts by mass of a cyclic polysulfide per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, and from 3-10 mass % of an alkyltriethoxysilane having an alkyl group having from 3-20 carbons relative to an amount of the silica.

Abstract: A pressure receiving surface inclined to a rotation axis is provided on the side surface of a stir probe of a rotating tool. The pressure receiving surface includes a pressure receiving region which is always perpendicular to a rotation tangential direction in a cross section perpendicular to the rotation axis. In friction stir processing, the stir probe is caused to rotate in a rotation direction B in which the normal direction of the pressure receiving surface is positive. According to this kind of rotating tool, as it has no shoulder, a joint width does not increase even when a stirring region is deep, and also, a plastic flow in a rotation direction is generated by a pressure receiving surface, so that it is possible to reduce the proportion of the plastic flow in the rotation axis direction, and thus possible to suppress an occurrence of burr.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a cap tread portion, an undertread portion, and a belt cover layer from outside to inside in the tire radial direction, a rubber composition for an undertread forming the undertread portion includes from 40 to 80 parts by mass of silica blended in 100 parts by mass of diene rubber containing 70 mass % or greater of natural rubber and/or isoprene rubber, and includes a silane coupling agent blended by an amount from 2 to 15 mass % with respect to the silica, a ratio (SUT/MUT) of tensile strength at break (SUT) to 300% deformation tensile stress (MUT) of the rubber composition for an undertread is 1.80 or greater, and an absolute value |MUT-MBC| of difference between the 300% deformation tensile stress (MUT) and 300% deformation tensile stress (MBC) of a rubber composition for a belt cover forming the belt cover layer is 3.0 MPa or less.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion composed of a tread rubber composition containing silica. The pneumatic tire exhibits improved processability over time without negatively affecting the wet grip properties and rolling resistance of the tread rubber composition. The tread portion includes a tread rubber composition including: 50 parts by mass to 90 parts by mass of silica, per 100 parts by mass of diene rubber containing 30 mass % to 90 mass % of a terminal-modified diene rubber; an alkylsilane; a fatty acid metal salt a containing an alkali metal element; and a fatty acid ester; and by further compounding, at an amount of 5 mass % to 12 mass % with respect to the silica amount, a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent not containing a mercapto group.

Abstract: This invention is concerning a rotary electric machine 1, this electric motor 1 being provided with an inner cylinder 2, a rotor 3 provided so as to be rotatable inside the inner cylinder 2, a stator 4 fixed to the inner cylinder 2 and separated via a gap from an outer periphery of the rotor 3, and an outer cylinder 8 that covers an entire periphery of the inner cylinder 2 and forms a space 15, which serves as a coolant passage, in conjunction with the inner cylinder 2, wherein both ends of the inner cylinder 2 and the outer cylinder 8 in an axial direction are fixed to each other by cylinder welding portions 9 formed by welding. Accordingly, a rotary electric machine that is small and light can be obtained at low cost.

Abstract: The present technology provides a rubber composition containing: (A) a diene rubber, (B) from 5 to 200 parts by mass of silica per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, (C) from 1 to 20 mass % of a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent relative to the amount of the silica, (D) for example, from 1 to 20 mass % of n-octyltriethoxysilane relative to the amount of the silica; and (E) from 1 to 20 mass % of a glycerol monofatty acid ester derived from a fatty acid having from 8 to 24 carbons relative to the mass of the silica (B).

Abstract: A friction stir welding method in which a first member to be welded and a second member to be welded and having a first step portion are welded by friction stir welding using a welding tool includes the steps of arranging the first member to be welded on a step supporting surface of the first step portion with a gap between the first member to be welded and a side surface of the first step portion, pushing the welding tool into the first member to be welded from a surface of the first member to be welded while rotating the welding tool and inserting the welding tool until reaching the step supporting surface of the second member to be welded and stirring the first member to be welded and the second member to be welded by rotating the welding tool to form a welding part.

Abstract: A fixing member (14) formed of an annular metal material is molded integrally with a connecting plate (13) to constitute a connecting plate structure (9), said connecting plate (13) consisting of a plurality of bus bars (11) and a holder (12) for fixing and holding the bus bars. The fixing member (14) has an annular portion (14a) touching a frame (8) for holding a stator (4), and the connecting plate structure (9) is fixed to the frame (8) by the whole or a part of the surface of the annular portion.

Abstract: This invention is concerning a rotary electric machine 1, this electric motor 1 being provided with an inner cylinder 2, a rotor 3 provided so as to be rotatable inside the inner cylinder 2, a stator 4 fixed to the inner cylinder 2 and separated via a gap from an outer periphery of the rotor 3, and an outer cylinder 8 that covers an entire periphery of the inner cylinder 2 and forms a space 15, which serves as a coolant passage, in conjunction with the inner cylinder 2, wherein both ends of the inner cylinder 2 and the outer cylinder 8 in an axial direction are fixed to each other by cylinder welding portions 9 formed by welding. Accordingly, a rotary electric machine that is small and light can be obtained at low cost.

Abstract: The present technology provides a rubber composition containing: (A) a diene rubber, (B) from 5 to 200 parts by mass of silica per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, (C) from 1 to 20 mass % of a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent relative to the amount of the silica, (D) for example, from 1 to 20 mass % of n-octyltriethoxysilane relative to the amount of the silica; and (E) from 1 to 20 mass % of a glycerol monofatty acid ester derived from a fatty acid having from 8 to 24 carbons relative to the mass of the silica (B).

Abstract: A fixing member (14) formed of an annular metal material is molded integrally with a connecting plate (13) to constitute a connecting plate structure (9), said connecting plate (13) consisting of a plurality of bus bars (11) and a holder (12) for fixing and holding the bus bars. The fixing member (14) has an annular portion (14a) touching a frame (8) for holding a stator (4), and the connecting plate structure (9) is fixed to the frame (8) by the whole or a part of the surface of the annular portion.