Abstract: A synthetic leather has high flame retardance in addition to excellent mechanical strength and durability, which may yield a covered article having an excellent texture, and a covered article which has been covered with the synthetic leather. The covered article includes a synthetic leather and a covered article covered with the synthetic leather, the synthetic leather having a fiber base material layer including a non-woven fabric containing: a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less, and a thermal conductivity, conforming to ISO22007-3 (2008), of 0.060 W/m·K or less; and a thermoplastic fiber B having an LOI value, conforming to JIS K 7201-2 (2007), of 25 or more.

Abstract: A synthetic leather has excellent flame retardance and an article covered with the synthetic. The synthetic leather includes a fiber base material layer formed of a non-woven fabric sheet, wherein the non-woven fabric sheet includes at least one flameproof layer formed of a web including a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less and a thermal conductivity, conforming to ISO22007-3 (2008), of 0.060 W/m·K or less and is formed by bonding the flameproof layer to a scrim layer including a carbonized heat-resistant fiber B having an LOI value, conforming to JIS K 7201-2 (2007), of 25 or more, and a resin layer is laminated on a surface of the scrim layer, and a covered article covered with the synthetic leather.

Abstract: A sliding seismic isolation device includes a structure fixation plate having a first sliding surface and a metallic slider having a second sliding surface contacting the first sliding surface. A friction member composed of a single-layer fabric is attached to the first sliding surface, the second sliding surface, or both of the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface. One of a warp and a weft is formed of multiple plied yarns into which high-strength fibers and PTFE fibers are twisted together and the other of the warp and the weft is formed of multiple high-strength fibers in the single-layer fabric. The single-layer fabric has a twill weave and is woven such that the plied yarns of the one forming the single-layer fabric are exposed at a surface opposite from the attachment side of the friction member more than the high-strength fibers of the other forming the single-layer fabric.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric sheet exhibiting high flame shielding performance, heat insulating property, and wear resistance is described, where the nonwoven fabric sheet is fabricated and includes at least one fire barrier layer formed of a web containing a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less and a thermal conductivity conforming to ISO22007-3 (2008) of 0.060 W/m·K or less and in which the fire barrier layer is coupled with a scrim layer containing a carbide-forming heat resistant fiber B having a LOI value conforming to JIS K 7201-2 (2007) of 25 or more.

Abstract: A rotor includes a permanent magnet, which is inserted in a magnet receiving hole of a rotor core and is shaped in a form of a mountain fold that is convex toward a radially inner side. A manufacturing device for the rotor includes a magnetizing device that magnetizes the inserted permanent magnet from an outside of the rotor. The magnetizing device includes: a first magnetizing unit that is placed on one side of the rotor in an axial direction and includes a magnetizing coil which supplies a magnetizing magnetic flux to the permanent magnet; and a second magnetizing unit that is placed on another side of the rotor in the axial direction and includes a magnetizing coil which supplies a magnetizing magnetic flux to the permanent magnet.

Abstract: For providing a fabric that has a low frictional property and can exhibit long-term tribological properties even when the fabric is subjected to a high-speed frictional force under a high load, there is provided a fabric according to the present invention is a fabric in which a composite yarn of fluororesin fibers A and fibers B other than fluororesin fibers is used for at least one of a warp yarn and a weft yarn, and the fabric is characterized in that a mass ratio ? of the fluororesin fibers A in the composite yarn is 5 to 70%, and a ratio of the area ratio X of the fluororesin fibers in a fabric surface to a mass ratio Y of the fluororesin fibers in the fabric is 1 or more and 5 or less. This fabric can be usefully used for a cable cover for a robot arm.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a rotor includes a magnetizer. The magnetizer is configured to magnetize a permanent magnet in a rotor from outside the rotor. The rotor includes a rotor core having a magnet insertion hole. The permanent magnet is provided in an embedded state in the magnet insertion hole and has a bent-back shape protruding radially inward. The magnetizer includes a first yoke portion, a second yoke portion, and a magnetization coil. The first yoke portion has an opposing portion facing an outer peripheral surface of the rotor. The second yoke portion forms a magnetic path together with the first yoke portion. The magnetization coil is disposed on the magnetic path of the first and second yoke portions. The magnetizer magnetizes the permanent magnet by energizing the magnetization coil to apply a magnetizing magnetic flux at least through the rotor between the first yoke portion and the second yoke portion, which are located opposed to each other in a radial direction of the rotor.

Abstract: The present invention is a flame-resistant layered molded article in which one surface of a fiber sheet material containing at least infusible fibers A, particularly a fiber sheet material containing infusible fibers A and thermoplastic fibers B, is exposed to the outside of a molded article, and in which at least a part of the other surface side is joined to a thermoplastic resin C forming a molded article body. As a flame-resistant layered molded article, the present invention can realize to exhibit the high flame resistance and flame-shielding property that are required, and to ensure the desired strength and stiffness and good moldability that are required overall.

Abstract: A synthetic leather has excellent flame retardance and an article covered with the synthetic. The synthetic leather includes a fiber base material layer formed of a non-woven fabric sheet, wherein the non-woven fabric sheet includes at least one flameproof layer formed of a web including a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less and a thermal conductivity, conforming to ISO22007-3 (2008), of 0.060 W/m·K or less and is formed by bonding the flameproof layer to a scrim layer including a carbonized heat-resistant fiber B having an LOI value, conforming to JIS K 7201-2 (2007), of 25 or more, and a resin layer is laminated on a surface of the scrim layer, and a covered article covered with the synthetic leather.

Abstract: A synthetic leather has high flame retardance in addition to excellent mechanical strength and durability, which may yield a covered article having an excellent texture, and a covered article which has been covered with the synthetic leather. The covered article includes a synthetic leather and a covered article covered with the synthetic leather, the synthetic leather having a fiber base material layer including a non-woven fabric containing: a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less, and a thermal conductivity, conforming to ISO22007-3 (2008), of 0.060 W/m·K or less; and a thermoplastic fiber B having an LOI value, conforming to JIS K 7201-2 (2007), of 25 or more.

Abstract: A sliding seismic isolation device includes a structure fixation plate having a first sliding surface and a metallic slider having a second sliding surface contacting the first sliding surface. A friction member composed of a single-layer fabric is attached to the first sliding surface, the second sliding surface, or both of the first sliding surface and the second sliding surface. One of a warp and a weft is formed of multiple plied yarns into which high-strength fibers and PTFE fibers are twisted together and the other of the warp and the weft is formed of multiple high-strength fibers in the single-layer fabric. The single-layer fabric has a twill weave and is woven such that the plied yarns of the one forming the single-layer fabric are exposed at a surface opposite from the attachment side of the friction member more than the high-strength fibers of the other forming the single-layer fabric.

Abstract: A sliding fabric has high wear resistance and can exhibit a long-term sliding property even when subjected to repetitive frictional force accompanied by shearing force. The sliding fabric is a single-layer plain-woven fabric configured to include fluororesin fibers A and at least one type of fibers B having a tensile strength of 10 cN/dtex or more, the sliding fabric having a ratio of 1.5 or more between an area ratio of the fluororesin fibers A on one surface thereof and an area ratio of the fluororesin fibers A on another surface.

Abstract: A flame resistant woven fabric has a thickness of 0.08 mm or more in accordance with the method of JIS L 1096-A (2010) and including warps and wefts, the warp and the weft each comprising: a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less; and a thermoplastic fiber B having an LOI value of 25 or more in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007) and having a melting point lower than the ignition temperature of the non-melting fiber A; wherein the warp and the weft each have a fracture elongation of 5% or more; and wherein, in the projection area of the weave repeat of the flame resistant woven fabric, the area ratio of the non-melting fiber A is 10% or more and the area ratio of the thermoplastic fiber B is 5% or more.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric that is fabricated is described, which includes a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less and a thermal conductivity conforming to ISO22007-3 (2008) of 0.060 W/m·K or less and a thermoplastic fiber B having a LOI value conforming to JIS K 7201-2 (2007) of 25 or more and having a density of more than 50 kg/m3 and less than 200 kg/m3, where the nonwoven fabric exhibits high flame-shielding performance and has a heat insulating property.

Abstract: A nonwoven fabric sheet exhibiting high flame shielding performance, heat insulating property, and wear resistance is described, where the nonwoven fabric sheet is fabricated and includes at least one fire barrier layer formed of a web containing a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less and a thermal conductivity conforming to ISO22007-3 (2008) of 0.060 W/m·K or less and in which the fire barrier layer is coupled with a scrim layer containing a carbide-forming heat resistant fiber B having a LOI value conforming to JIS K 7201-2 (2007) of 25 or more.

Abstract: In order to provide a non-woven fabric with excellent flame retardancy and flame shielding performance, and even also with carding process-passing and durability, there is provided a non-woven fabric including: a non-melting fiber A that has a high-temperature shrinkage ratio of 3% or less; a thermoplastic fiber B that has an LOI value of 25 or more in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007); and a thermoplastic fiber C that has an LOI value of less than 25 in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007) and a crimp number of 8 (crimps/25 mm) or more in accordance with JIS L 1015 (2000).

Abstract: A flame resistant woven fabric has a thickness of 0.08 mm or more in accordance with the method of JIS L 1096-A (2010) and including warps and wefts, the warp and the weft each comprising: a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less; and a thermoplastic fiber B having an LOI value of 25 or more in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007) and having a melting point lower than the ignition temperature of the non-melting fiber A; wherein the warp and the weft each have a fracture elongation of 5% or more; and wherein, in the projection area of the weave repeat of the flame resistant woven fabric, the area ratio of the non-melting fiber A is 10% or more and the area ratio of the thermoplastic fiber B is 5% or more.

Abstract: In order to provide electrical insulating paper and an electrical insulating sheet including the same which exhibit excellent dielectric breakdown strength, excellent hygroscopic dimensional stability and thermal dimensional stability, and excellent tear strength and wear durability, a nonwoven fabric is fabricated wherein the fabric is a wet nonwoven fabric containing a meta-aramid fiber and a polyphenylene sulfide short fiber and a proportion of the polyphenylene sulfide short fiber at least partially fused in the wet nonwoven fabric is 40% or less, and the wet nonwoven fabric has a dielectric breakdown strength of 17 kV/mm or more.

Abstract: A resin belt includes: a plurality of teeth disposed at predetermined intervals along a longitudinal direction of the belt on a running surface of a belt body made of a thermoplastic resin; and a cloth covering the teeth. The cloth is a woven cloth obtained by weaving a thermoplastic synthetic resin fiber used as a warp yarn in the longitudinal direction of the belt and a fluorine resin fiber used as a weft yarn in a width direction of the belt. Crimp of the thermoplastic synthetic resin fiber used in the longitudinal direction of the belt is greater than crimp of the fluorine resin fiber used in the width direction of the belt.

Abstract: A resin belt includes: a plurality of teeth disposed at predetermined intervals along a longitudinal direction of the belt on a running surface of a belt body made of a thermoplastic resin; and a cloth covering the teeth, characterized in that: the cloth is a woven cloth obtained by weaving a thermoplastic synthetic resin fiber used as a warp yarn in the longitudinal direction of the belt and a fluorine resin fiber used as a weft yarn in a width direction of the belt; and a percentage of the fluorine resin fiber exposed on a side of a cloth surface of the teeth is 50% or more per unit area, and a percentage of the fluorine resin fiber exposed on a side of a bonded surface with the belt body is 50% or less per unit area.