Abstract: A gland packing includes a gland packing body made of expanded graphite. The gland packing body has a cylindrical shape, and has a plurality of layers formed in a radial direction. The gland packing body has first and second surfaces, which are both end surfaces in an axial direction. The gland packing further includes an annular first sheet portion made of expanded graphite, an annular second sheet portion made of expanded graphite, an annular first porous member, and an annular second porous member. The first sheet portion is arranged on the first surface. The second sheet portion is arranged on the second surface. The first porous member is arranged on the first sheet portion. The second porous member is arranged on the second sheet portion.

Abstract: A yarn includes elongated pieces of expanded graphite sheet and a tubular member made of knitted or braided fibers. In the tubular member, the pieces of expanded graphite sheet are twisted and packed. The yarns are knitted, or bundles of the yarns are twisted to form a gland packing.

Abstract: Provided is a processed citrus fruit item in which the super surface layer of the peel of a citrus fruit is removed at a thickness at which the oil sacs in the peel are not destroyed, whereby the processed citrus fruit item has reduced bitterness while containing a wealth of flavor components.

Abstract: A sealing material composition which comprises sheet-like members containing expanded graphite, and which hardly causes the sheet-like members to be broken is provided. A sealing material composition 1 comprises: a stacked body 5; and a long surrounding body 6 which surrounds the stacked body. The stacked body has a plurality of sheet-like members 10 each of which is formed into a tape-like shape by expanded graphite. In the stacked body, the plurality of sheet-like members are stacked in a direction which intersects with the longitudinal direction of the surrounding body, and, in the plurality of sheet-like members, sheet-like members which are adjacent to each other in the stacking direction are disposed to be displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the surrounding body, in a relatively movable manner.

Abstract: A sealing material composition which comprises sheet-like members containing expanded graphite, and which hardly causes the sheet-like members to be broken is provided. A sealing material composition 1 comprises: a stacked body 5; and a long surrounding body 6 which surrounds the stacked body. The stacked body has a plurality of sheet-like members 10 each of which is formed into a tape-like shape by expanded graphite. In the stacked body, the plurality of sheet-like members are stacked in a direction which intersects with the longitudinal direction of the surrounding body, and, in the plurality of sheet-like members, sheet-like members which are adjacent to each other in the stacking direction are disposed to be displaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the surrounding body, in a relatively movable manner.

Abstract: A liquid composition including 0.2-3.5 vol % of a pericarp essential oil, including 10-300 mg/kg/Acid of limonin, including 10-50 mg/kg/Acid of rutin, having an acidity of 2.0% or less, and being suitable for blending in a beverage. Preferably, the pericarp essential oil, the limonin, and the rutin are derived from citrus fruit, and the liquid composition is preferably obtained using the pericarp of a citrus fruit from which the outermost layer is removed to a degree that oil glands are not broken.

Abstract: Provided is a processed citrus fruit item in which the super surface layer of the peel of a citrus fruit is removed at a thickness at which the oil sacs in the peel are not destroyed, whereby the processed citrus fruit item has reduced bitterness while containing a wealth of flavor components.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid composition that is suitable for mixing with a beverage and that contains 0.2-3.5% by volume of citrus fruit peel essential oil, 5-20 mg/kg/Acid of citropten, and 300 mg/kg/Acid or more of hesperidin. In addition, the liquid composition preferably contains rutin at a concentration of 50 mg/kg/Acid or less. The citropten, hesperidin, and rutin are preferably derived from citrus fruit peel.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid composition that is suitable for mixing with a beverage, that contains 0.2-3.5 volume % of a fruit essential oil, that has an acidity of 2.0% or less, that contains 0.5-10 g/kg/Brix of pectin, in which the total amount of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is 10-100 mg/kg/Brix, and in which PE/PC is 0.5-1.5. The liquid composition preferably has an ethanol concentration of 1% or less.

Abstract: Provided is a wiper blade wherein: a pair of accommodation sections are disposed in both sides in the short direction of a holder main body (31) so as to sandwich a holding section (31a) therebetween; a pair of vertebrae that elastically deform a blade rubber (20) to match the curvature of a front glass are accommodated in each accommodation section; an insertion opening (O) capable of inserting a main body section (21) is disposed between an end cap (60) and the holder main body (31); and a guiding section (61e) that guides the main body section (21) towards the holding section (31a) is disposed on the end cap (60) side where the insertion opening (O) is formed.

Abstract: Provided is a wiper blade wherein: a pair of accommodation sections (31d) are disposed so as to sandwich therebetween a holding section (31a) that holds a main body section (21); a vertebra (31e) is accommodated in each of the accommodation sections (31d); an arm connection member (40) to which a wiper arm is connected is fixed to each vertebra (31e); a rubber pressing section (31f) that presses the main body section (21) towards a front glass is disposed in a section of the holding section (31a) that faces the front glass; and a holder pressing section (31g) that presses a holder member (30) towards the front glass by the elastic force of each vertebra (31e) is disposed in the section of each accommodation section (31d) that faces the front glass, further on the front glass side than the rubber pressing section (31f).

Abstract: A fin part (21e) is provided on a side opposite to a wiping surface side of a rubber holder (21) to press a blade rubber (22) toward the wiping surface side by receiving a wind (W) flowing along a moving car, and covering parts (23) protrude from both lengthwise ends of the blade rubber (22) toward the wiping surface side so as to partially cover lateral parts of the blade rubber (22). Owing to the fin part (21e), liftoff of a wiper blade (20) can be prevented. A wind (W) flowing from the front side to the rear side at an end part of a swing center side of the blade rubber (22) can be rectified by the covering part (23), and the wind (W) can flow along the rear side of the wiper blade (20) in the length direction of the wiper blade (20).

Abstract: A gland packing provided in a fluid apparatus such as a pump and compressed in an axial direction so as to prevent penetration leakage of a fluid is provided. The gland packing has a packing base material 11 of a predetermined length including a band-like flat braid 12 braided by moving a plurality of yarns 13 along one track K. The band-like packing base material 11 is shaped into a ring by abutting longitudinal ends 12a and 12b of the packing base material 11 so that a width direction thereof is parallel with a packing axial direction, and is then compressed in the axial direction, whereby the packing base material 11 is overlappedly folded in a packing axial direction, with a longitudinal direction of the packing base material 11 as a direction of folding lines 14.

Abstract: An interval between an inner face 31c1 of a back wall 31c in a rubber holder 31 and a blade rubber 32 is formed so as to become gradually expanded with respect to an interval between an inner face 31b1 of a front wall 31b and the blade rubber 32 as being directed toward a center portion from both longitudinal-directional end portions of the rubber holder 31. Also, an interval between an inner face of each back wall in a pair of covers coupled to the both longitudinal-directional end portions of the rubber holder 31 and the blade rubber is formed so as to become gradually expanded with respect to an interval between the inner face of the front wall and the blade rubber as being directed toward the center portion from both longitudinal-directional end portions of the cover. Accordingly, a flow of travel wind during a travel of a vehicle is facilitated between the rubber holder 31 and the blade rubber 32 or between the covers and the blade rubber 32.

Abstract: A wiper blade 11 linked to a wiper arm 14 has a blade rubber 16 and a rubber holder 15 with a U-shaped section, wherein the rubber holder 15 is formed shorter in axial length than the blade rubber 16 and surrounds an intermediate portion of the blade rubber 16. Both end portions in a longitudinal direction of the rubber holder 15 are provided with a pair of holding portions 31 and 32, wherein the holding portion 31 has a holding claw 33 engaged with a stopper portion 36 provided in a holding groove 35 of the blade rubber 16 and the holding portion 32 has a holding claw 37 engaged slidably with the holding groove 35 of the blade rubber 16 and the rubber holder 15 is linked to the blade rubber 16 by two position of these holding portions 31 and 32.

Abstract: Provided is a wiper blade wherein: a pair of accommodation sections (31d) are disposed so as to sandwich therebetween a holding section (31a) that holds a main body section (21); a vertebra (31e) is accommodated in each of the accommodation sections (31d); an arm connection member (40) to which a wiper arm is connected is fixed to each vertebra (31e); a rubber pressing section (31f) that presses the main body section (21) towards a front glass is disposed in a section of the holding section (31a) that faces the front glass; and a holder pressing section (31g) that presses a holder member (30) towards the front glass by the elastic force of each vertebra (31e) is disposed in the section of each accommodation section (31d) that faces the front glass, further on the front glass side than the rubber pressing section (31f).

Abstract: A connection member that includes right and left side walls; a shaft support portion that is swingably fitted onto a support shaft that is provided at the blade main body; upper and lower pieces that are formed so as to be continuous from the shaft support portion; and projections that come into sliding contact with inner side surfaces at the opening are formed on outer side surfaces of the right and left side walls, wherein: the shaft support portion and the upper piece are integrally formed so as to bridge the right and left side walls, the lower piece is formed so as to be separated from the right and left side walls by a groove, and outward projection amounts of the projections are larger at the lower piece than at the upper piece.

Abstract: A gland packing provided in a fluid apparatus such as a pump and compressed in an axial direction so as to prevent penetration leakage of a fluid is provided. The gland packing has a packing base material 11 of a predetermined length including a band-like flat braid 12 braided by moving a plurality of yarns 13 along one track K. The band-like packing base material 11 is shaped into a ring by abutting longitudinal ends 12a and 12b of the packing base material 11 so that a width direction thereof is parallel with a packing axial direction, and is then compressed in the axial direction, whereby the packing base material 11 is overlappedly folded in a packing axial direction, with a longitudinal direction of the packing base material 11 as a direction of folding lines 14.