Abstract: A multi-shaft kneading machine includes a channel and two screws rotatable around first axes of rotation. A pair of gate rods sandwich the two screws and are rotatable around second axes of rotation. Each of the pair of gate rods has two recess parts that form respective spaces through which the two screws penetrate. Each of the pair of gate rods has a first contact surface, which comes into surface contact with a screw when a gate rod is rotated to a minimum degree-of-opening position. Large diameter parts are fitted into the groove of the cylinder, and a small diameter part have a radius of curvature equal to half a distance between two second axes of rotation and smaller than a radius of curvature of the large diameter parts. The small diameter parts of the pair of gate rods are in contact with each other.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a display device includes: a cover member curved when viewed in a first axis direction along a first axis; and a display panel disposed on one side of the cover member. The cover member has a first surface facing the display panel and a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface. The first surface forms a straight line and at least a part of the second surface forms a curved line in a cross-section orthogonal to a second axis that is along a straight line extending from one end to the other end of the cover member when viewed in the first axis direction.

Abstract: A formation method of a silicon film which contributes to improvements in cycle characteristics and an increase in charge/discharge capacity and can be used as an active material layer is provided. In addition, a manufacturing method of a power storage device including the silicon film is provided. The formation method is as follows. A crystalline silicon film is formed over a conductive layer by an LPCVD method. The supply of a source gas is stopped and heat treatment is performed on the silicon film while the source gas is exhausted. The silicon film is grown to have whisker-like portions by an LPCVD method while the source gas is supplied into the reaction space. A power storage device is manufactured using, as an active material layer included in a negative electrode, the silicon film grown to have whisker-like portions.

Abstract: This invention is to improve the reaction efficiency of a peroxide introduced into a cylinder compared with conventional art. In the peroxide reaction method and peroxide reaction device using an extruder according to this invention, in which a peroxide and a raw material such as a synthetic resin, a natural resin, and an elastomer are introduced into a cylinder of the extruder, wherein the raw material and the peroxide are reacted with each other in the cylinder, the raw material is introduced from a raw material supply hopper, the peroxide is introduced from a downstream side of the raw material supply hopper, and the temperature of the raw material in a peroxide introduction portion is adjusted to a temperature lower than the one-minute half-life temperature of the peroxide.

Abstract: An on-vehicle meter includes a meter including an indicator that rotates about a certain axis, a transparent display device provided on a display side of the meter, a light guide plate provided between the meter and the transparent display device, a light source that emits light to the light guide plate, and a control device that controls a display state of the transparent display device and the light source.

Abstract: A heating ventilator for bathroom includes a frame, a motor mounted with fan blades, a volute casing, an air path switching plate located at the air outlet of the volute casing for switching the air outlet of a ventilator main body, a heater, and a control electric circuit mechanism for operating the motor, the air path switching plate and the heater. The air path switching plate and the heater are configured in a separate and overlapping manner in the height direction of the ventilator main body. The center line of the fan blades and a tongue of the volute casing are both offset from the center line of the main body and are located at the same side. The center line of the main body is horizontally aligned and overlapped with the center line of the air path switching plate and the center line of the heater.

Abstract: A metal oxide film suitable for protection of metals, composed mainly of aluminum. A metal oxide film includes a film of an oxide of a metal composed mainly of aluminum, having a thickness of 10 nm or greater, and exhibiting a moisture release rate from the film of 1E18 mol./cm2 or less. Further, there is provided a process for producing a metal oxide film, wherein a metal composed mainly of aluminum is subjected to anodic oxidation in a chemical solution of 4 to 10 pH value so as to obtain a metal oxide film.

Abstract: A heating and ventilation fan for a bathroom comprises an ventilation fan frame, a scroll casing provided with fan blades and a motor, an air passage-switching plate, and a heater; characterized in that: an air leakage-preventing structure is provided between an air outlet of the scroll casing and the air passage. The advantage of the present invention is that a desired air amount can be ensured and a noise can be reduced while guaranteeing a gap required for smooth rotation of the air passage-switching plate.

Abstract: Provided is a resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer, wherein the surface of a magnetic particle is coated with a mixed resin composed of two resins, and when the two resins are denoted by the resin 1 and the resin 2, respectively, the relative difference between the respective adsorbed moisture amounts of the resin 1 and the resin 2 at a temperature of 30° C. and a relative humidity of 80% satisfies the following formula (1): 1?|ax?b(100?x)|?10??(1) a: the adsorbed moisture content (% by weight) of the resin 1 b: the adsorbed moisture content (% by weight) of the resin 2 x: the content percentage of the resin 1 (0<x<100).

Abstract: A porous ferrite core material for an electrophotographic developer wherein the apparent density thereof is 1.5 to 1.9 g/cm3, the shape factor SF-2 thereof is 101 to 110 and the magnetization as measured with a VSM at 1K·1000/4?·A/m is 40 to 60 Am2/kg, a resin-coated ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer obtained by coating the surface of the porous ferrite core material with a resin, and an electrophotographic developer using the ferrite carrier.

Abstract: A heating and ventilating fan including a frame, a motor with fan blades, a casing, a heating device, and an air path switching plate disposed at an air outlet of the casing for switching outlets of the ventilating fan and a timing motor. The timing motor and the air path switching plate are fixed on either side of a frame wall. The air path switching plate is connected to the timing motor shaft through a connection part, and controls the air path switching plate to rotate by a constant angle in a single direction. A spring having a first end fixed to the frame wall, and a second end rotating synchronously with the air path switching plate controls the air path switching plate to rotate in an opposite direction to the single direction. When the timing motor is switched off, the spring returns the air path switching plate to its rest position.

Abstract: An on-vehicle meter includes a meter including an indicator that rotates about a certain axis, a transparent display device provided on a display side of the meter, a light guide plate provided between the meter and the transparent display device, a light source that emits light to the light guide plate, and a control device that controls a display state of the transparent display device and the light source.

Abstract: A ventilating fan for heating, includes a main body frame provided with an opening, a fan casing provided with a fan therein, a heater assembly fixed at an air outlet of the fan casing and a thermostat for detecting an indoor temperature, and the thermostat is embedded in an air-passageway wall.

Abstract: The present invention performs, by using a pair of filters, continuous operation of a twin screw extruder even during replacement of a filter. The continuous extrusion device based on a twin screw extruder of the present invention has a pair of filters (6, 6a) provided in a degassing device (5), and a partition valve (24) having a valve (34) for setting the filters (6, 6a) and a screw hole (16) of a cylinder (1) to a communicating or non-communicating state, degassing being performed by using the second filter (6a) during replacement of the first filter (6), and the twin screw extruder being operated continuously even during replacement of the filters (6, 6a).

Abstract: First screw (11) and second screw (12) each have small diameter portion (17a) having a diameter smaller than that of flight tip (11a, 12a), an axial position of small diameter portion (17a) of first screw (11) being the same as that of second screw (12), the present invention including first screw supporting portion (15a) having first supporting surface (25a) and second supporting surface (25b) that rotatably support small diameter portions (17a) of first screw (11) and second screw (12), and flow path (25c) through which resin material, which is transported by first screw (11) and second screw (12), passes. In the radial direction of first screw (11) and second screw (12), clearance ?, which is formed between small diameter portion (17a) and each of first supporting surface (25a) and second supporting surface (25b), is equal to or less than the clearance, which is formed between flight tip (11a, 12a) and an inner surface of cylinder (13).

Abstract: The present invention realizes an efficient superscalar instruction issue and low power consumption at an instruction set including instructions with prefixes. An instruction fetch unit is adopted which determines whether an instruction code is of a prefix code or an instruction code other than it, and outputs the result of determination and the 16-bit instruction code. Along with it, decoders each of which decodes the instruction code, based on the result of determination, and decoders each of which decodes the prefix code, are disposed separately. Further, a prefix is supplied to each decoder prior to a fixed-length instruction code like 16 bits modified with it. A fixed-length instruction code following the prefix code is supplied to each decoder of the same pipeline as the decoder for the prefix code.

Abstract: The present invention realizes an efficient superscalar instruction issue and low power consumption at an instruction set including instructions with prefixes. An instruction fetch unit is adopted which determines whether an instruction code is of a prefix code or an instruction code other than it, and outputs the result of determination and the 16-bit instruction code. Along with it, decoders each of which decodes the instruction code, based on the result of determination, and decoders each of which decodes the prefix code, are disposed separately. Further, a prefix is supplied to each decoder prior to a fixed-length instruction code like 16 bits modified with it. A fixed-length instruction code following the prefix code is supplied to each decoder of the same pipeline as the decoder for the prefix code.

Abstract: Provided is a resin-coated carrier for an electrophotographic developer, wherein the surface of a magnetic particle is coated with a mixed resin composed of two resins, and when the two resins are denoted by the resin 1 and the resin 2, respectively, the relative difference between the respective adsorbed moisture amounts of the resin 1 and the resin 2 at a temperature of 30° C. and a relative humidity of 80% satisfies the following formula (1): 1?|ax?b(100?x)|?10??(1) a: the adsorbed moisture content (% by weight) of the resin 1 b: the adsorbed moisture content (% by weight) of the resin 2 x: the content percentage of the resin 1 (0<x<100).

Abstract: A shutter device reduces resistance in an air passage while maintaining air-tightness, thus reducing a load to a fan and a motor. A shutter mount is provided between an intake port adapted to be connected with a side from which air enters and a discharging port adapted to be connected with a side from which air is discharged. A shutter frame is inserted into an inside of the shutter mount. A shutter for preventing outside air from entering from the discharging port is mounted to the shutter frame. The shutter mount has a rib thereof for sealing a gap produced between the shutter and the shutter mount when the shutter is closed. The rib has an inner diameter substantially equal to a diameter of the discharging port as seen from the discharging port.

Abstract: An electrode for a power storage device with less deterioration due to charge and discharge and a power storage device using the electrode are provided. In the electrode for a power storage device and the power storage device, a region including a metal element which functions as a catalyst is selectively provided over a current collector, and then, an active material layer is formed. By selectively providing the region including the metal element, a whisker can be effectively generated in the active material layer over the current collector, and the whisker generation region can be controlled. Accordingly, the discharge capacity can be increased and the cycle characteristics can be improved.