Abstract: A flat battery basically comprises a battery body, a plate-shaped member and an elastic member. The battery body includes a power generation unit and a case member encasing and sealing the power generation unit therein. The plate-shaped member is configured to be disposed between an outer periphery portion of the battery body and an outer periphery portion of an adjacent battery body stacked that is to be stacked on the battery body. The elastic member joins the battery body and the plate-shaped member to connect the battery body and the plate-shaped member, and covers at least part of the plate-shaped member. The plate-shaped member includes an exposed part which is exposed from part of an end surface of the elastic member which covers the plate-shaped member in a thickness direction of the battery body.

Abstract: A compressed air is ejected from air ejector ports (14) to between a mold surface defining cavity (12) of mold (7) and a surface of a hot melt resin layer after starting to fill or inject the hot melt resin material into cavity (12) and before a temperature of the hot melt resin material becomes equal to or lower than a softening point thereof. Recesses (Q) are formed by positively generating a “sink mark” on a surface of edge protector (6) by ejection of the compressed air, and at the same time, gap (G) is formed between the surface of edge protector (6) and the mold surface. As a result, when bead-shaped edge protector (6) is integrally formed in long-side heat-fused portions (5c) of laminated-film exterior package case (5) by using a thermoplastic hot melt resin material, mold releasability of the molded edge protector from the mold can be enhanced.

Abstract: An injection molding method includes a filling step of pressing a nozzle of which at least a part is heated against a sprue of an insert mold and filling a molding cavity of the insert mold with a resin material in a molten state from the nozzle. After the filling step, waiting until the temperature of a front end part of the nozzle becomes equal to or lower than the melting point of the resin material in a state in which the nozzle remains pressed against the sprue in a waiting step.

Abstract: An injection control method controls an injection mechanism configured to inject an injection material into a cavity of a mold. The method includes a detection step for detecting that the injection material reaches a predetermined position in the cavity that is away from the injection position, and a change step for changing the injection termination time based on the time period from injection start of the injection material until the detection in the detection step.

Abstract: A compressed air is ejected from air ejector ports (14) to between a mold surface defining cavity (12) of mold (7) and a surface of a hot melt resin layer after starting to fill or inject the hot melt resin material into cavity (12) and before a temperature of the hot melt resin material becomes equal to or lower than a softening point thereof. Recesses (Q) are formed by positively generating a “sink mark” on a surface of edge protector (6) by ejection of the compressed air, and at the same time, gap (G) is formed between the surface of edge protector (6) and the mold surface. As a result, when bead-shaped edge protector (6) is integrally formed in long-side heat-fused portions (5c) of laminated-film exterior package case (5) by using a thermoplastic hot melt resin material, mold releasability of the molded edge protector from the mold can be enhanced.

Abstract: A flat battery basically comprises a battery body, a plate-shaped member and an elastic member. The battery body includes a power generation unit and a case member encasing and sealing the power generation unit therein. The plate-shaped member is configured to be disposed between an outer periphery portion of the battery body and an outer periphery portion of an adjacent battery body stacked that is to be stacked on the battery body. The elastic member joins the battery body and the plate-shaped member to connect the battery body and the plate-shaped member, and covers at least part of the plate-shaped member. The plate-shaped member includes an exposed part which is exposed from part of an end surface of the elastic member which covers the plate-shaped member in a thickness direction of the battery body.

Abstract: A catalyst for the production of ethylene oxide in high efficiency and high selectivity, as well as stably for a long period of time is provided. A catalyst for the production of ethylene oxide comprising silver and a reaction promoter supported on a porous carrier comprising ?-alumina as a main component, characterized in that a relative standard deviation of silver supporting rate of each particle of the catalyst is 0.001 or more and 0.1 or less.

Abstract: A gas diffusion electrode material of the present invention includes: a porous body (1) formed of continuous and discontinuous polytetrafluoroethylene microfibers (2) and having three-dimensionally continuous micropores (4); and a conductive material (3) supported on the porous body (1). Moreover, a density of the polytetrafluoroethylene microfiber (2) is lower in a surface region (1A) of a cross section of the porous body (1) than in an intermediate region (1B) of the cross section. In accordance with the present invention, the polytetrafluoroethylene having the predetermined three-dimensional structure is used, and so on. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gas diffusion electrode material excellent in power generation characteristics and durability.

Abstract: A gas diffusion electrode material of the present invention includes: a porous body (1) formed of continuous and discontinuous polytetrafluoroethylene microfibers (2) and having three-dimensionally continuous micropores (4); and a conductive material (3) supported on the porous body (1). Moreover, a density of the polytetrafluoroethylene microfiber (2) is lower in a surface region (1A) of a cross section of the porous body (1) than in an intermediate region (1B) of the cross section. In accordance with the present invention, the polytetrafluoroethylene having the predetermined three-dimensional structure is used, and so on. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gas diffusion electrode material excellent in power generation characteristics and durability.

Abstract: A gas diffusion electrode material of the present invention includes: a porous body (1) formed of continuous and discontinuous polytetrafluoroethylene microfibers (2) and having three-dimensionally continuous micropores (4); and a conductive material (3) supported on the porous body (1). Moreover, a density of the polytetrafluoroethylene microfiber (2) is lower in a surface region (1A) of a cross section of the porous body (1) than in an intermediate region (1B) of the cross section. In accordance with the present invention, the polytetrafluoroethylene having the predetermined three-dimensional structure is used, and so on. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gas diffusion electrode material excellent in power generation characteristics and durability.

Abstract: A catalyst for the production of ethylene oxide in high efficiency and high selectivity, as well as stably for a long period of time is provided. A catalyst for the production of ethylene oxide comprising silver and a reaction promoter supported on a porous carrier comprising ?-alumina as a main component, characterized in that a relative standard deviation of silver supporting rate of each particle of the catalyst is 0.001 or more and 0.1 or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a foam-molded member having a skin with which peeling or floating does not occur when the skin is wrapped. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the foam-molded member having a skin. A foam-molded member having a skin, such as a door trim, includes a core, a skin, foam and a fixing member. The core can be folded at a folding portion, and the skin faces the core. The foam is filled in a space between the core and the skin. The fixing member fixes the core that is integrally formed with the skin and the foam and is folded at the folding portion. The core is divided into a body portion and an extension portion, with the folding portion serving as a boundary. The extension portion folded at the folding portion is fixed to the body portion by the fixing member.

Abstract: A gas diffusion electrode material of the present invention includes: a porous body (1) formed of continuous and discontinuous polytetrafluoroethylene microfibers (2) and having three-dimensionally continuous micropores (4); and a conductive material (3) supported on the porous body (1). Moreover, a density of the polytetrafluoroethylene microfiber (2) is lower in a surface region (1A) of a cross section of the porous body (1) than in an intermediate region (1B) of the cross section. In accordance with the present invention, the polytetrafluoroethylene having the predetermined three-dimensional structure is used, and so on. Therefore, it is possible to provide a gas diffusion electrode material excellent in power generation characteristics and durability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a foam-molded member having a skin with which peeling or floating does not occur when the skin is wrapped. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the foam-molded member having a skin. A foam-molded member having a skin, such as a door trim, includes a core, a skin, foam and a fixing member. The core can be folded at a folding portion, and the skin faces the core. The foam is filled in a space between the core and the skin. The fixing member fixes the core that is integrally formed with the skin and the foam and is folded at the folding portion. The core is divided into a body portion and an extension portion, with the folding portion serving as a boundary. The extension portion folded at the folding portion is fixed to the body portion by the fixing member.