Abstract: A compounded rubber, which is made up of an NBR polymer, an organic peroxide and a blowing agent, to which 1 to 100 parts by weight of a synthetic silicic acid serving as a reinforcing filler and 10 to 200 parts by weight of precipitated calcium carbonate having a prismatic particle shape and serving as a filler are added to 100 parts by weight of the NBR polymer, is extrusion molded by a continuous extruder, and heated by HA heating and UHF heating in combination throughout the rubber to cause vulcanization and expansion, thereby providing a thick sponge having a homogenous cell structure. The sponge is passed through press rolls, and the resulting sheet stock is cut or punched with a cutting or punching machine into pieces of a desired form to obtain an applicator for cosmetics.

Abstract: A compounded rubber, which is made up of an NBR polymer, an organic peroxide and a blowing agent, to which 1 to 100 parts by weight of a synthetic silicic acid serving as a reinforcing filler and 10 to 200 parts by weight of precipitated calcium carbonate having a prismatic particle shape and serving as a filler are added to 100 parts by weight of the NBR polymer, is extrusion molded by a continuous extruder, and heated by HA heating and UHF heating in combination throughout the rubber to cause vulcanization and expansion, thereby providing a thick sponge having a homogenous cell structure. The sponge is passed through press rolls, and the resulting sheet stock is cut or punched with a cutting or punching machine into pieces of a desired form to obtain an applicator for cosmetics.

Abstract: A compounded rubber, which comprises an NBR polymer, an organic peroxide and a blowing agent, to which 1 to 100 parts by weight of a synthetic silicic acid serving as a reinforcing filler and 10 to 200 parts by weight of precipitated calcium carbonate having a prismatic particle shape and a serving as a filler are added to 100 parts by weight of the NBR polymer, is extrusion molded by means of a continuous extruder, and heated by use of HA heating and UHF heating in combination throughout the rubber to cause vulcanization and expansion thereby providing a thick sponge having a homogenous cell structure. The sponge is passed through press rolls, and the resulting sheet stock is cut or punched with a cutting or punching machine into pieces of a desired form to obtain an applicator for cosmetics.

Abstract: There is provided a cellular rubber material useful for industrial materials, building components or car parts; such as powder puff, sound insulator, heat insulator, cushioning material, gasketing material, sealing material, packing material, container, packaging material and floor covering material. A cellular rubber material is prepared by extrusion-molding into a predetermined shape, heating, crosslinking and foaming a rubber composition comprising (A) 100 parts by mass of polymer which contains 30 to 100% by mass of polar group-substituted polymer, (B) 1 to 30 parts by mass of organic blowing agent, and (C) 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of organic peroxide.

Abstract: An automatic transmission shift control system includes a hydraulically controlled valve mechanism for connecting and disconnecting a supply of hydraulic pressure to frictional coupling elements. Connection and disconnection of the hydraulic pressure supply locks and unlocks the frictional coupling elements in order to automatically shift an automatic transmission into desired gears. A time regulator regulates a duration time for which the valve mechanism is kept actuated and with which a speed at which the frictional coupling element is locked changes. The time regulator is controlled so as to variably regulate the duration time according to conversion efficiency of a torque converter. This conversion efficiency is, for example, determined from a speed conversion ratio and a torque conversion ratio.

Abstract: An automatic transmission includes a multi-speed transmission gear mechanism having an input shaft, an output shaft and a plurality of friction coupling elements. A hydraulic control system selectively supplies a hydraulic pressure to the friction coupling elements, thereby selectively applying the friction coupling elements to cause the transmission gear mechanism to shift to a speed which is determined according to a predetermined shift pattern. The control system sets a target hydraulic pressure to be applied to the friction coupling elements according to the kind of the shift to be effected and the engine load, and, when it is detected that the transmission gear mechanism is to make a backout upshift due to reduction in the engine load, increases the target hydraulic pressure by an amount which is determined according to the throttle opening and the turbine speed.