Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery has a stacking step in which a plurality of unit cells are stacked, the unit cells being such that a positive electrode obtained by a positive electrode active material layer containing an electrolytic solution disposed on a positive electrode current collector, and a negative electrode obtained by a negative electrode active material layer containing an electrolytic solution disposed on a negative electrode current collector with a separator interposed therebetween. In the stacking step, each time one of the unit cells is stacked, the stack of the unit cells are pressed from the stacking direction.

Abstract: There is provided a gear device including a motor having a motor shaft, a gear mechanism, a coupling that couples the motor shaft and an input shaft of the gear mechanism with each other, a first space accommodating the gear mechanism and holding a lubricant, a communication passage allowing the first space and a second space for accommodating the coupling to communicate with each other, and a blocking member disposed between the gear mechanism and the communication passage.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery has a stacking step in which a plurality of unit cells are stacked, the unit cells being such that a positive electrode obtained by a positive electrode active material layer containing an electrolytic solution disposed on a positive electrode current collector, and a negative electrode obtained by a negative electrode active material layer containing an electrolytic solution disposed on a negative electrode current collector with a separator interposed therebetween. In the stacking step, each time one of the unit cells is stacked, the stack of the unit cells are pressed from the stacking direction.

Abstract: A dynamometer (5) in a dynamometer device (1) is assembled on the top of a dynamometer-side bed (6), and the dynamometer-side bed (6) is removably attached to a tank-side bed (15) located on the top part of a bed tank (3). Consequently, at the time of the disassembling of the dynamometer device (1) for maintenance or the like, it is possible to easily separate a dynamo body (4) and the bed tank (3) from one another by simply taking down the dynamometer-side bed (6) from the tank-side bed (15).

Abstract: In a dynamometer device (1), a dynamometer (5) is placed on a dynamometer-side bed (6), and the dynamometer-side bed (6) is stacked on a tank-side bed (15) located on the top part of a bed tank (3). The dynamometer (5) is connected to the bed tank (3) by an oil discharge pipe (9) which returns a cooling oil (2) to the bed tank (3) from the dynamometer (5). The oil discharge pipe (9) passes through an interface (23) between the dynamometer-side bed (6) and the tank-side bed (15), and extends into the bed tank (3).

Abstract: There is provided a gear device including a motor having a motor shaft, a gear mechanism, a coupling that couples the motor shaft and an input shaft of the gear mechanism with each other, a first space accommodating the gear mechanism and holding a lubricant, a communication passage allowing the first space and a second space for accommodating the coupling to communicate with each other, and a blocking member disposed between the gear mechanism and the communication passage.

Abstract: In a dynamometer device (1), a dynamometer (5) is placed on a dynamometer-side bed (6), and the dynamometer-side bed (6) is stacked on a tank-side bed (15) located on the top part of a bed tank (3). The dynamometer (5) is connected to the bed tank (3) by an oil discharge pipe (9) which returns a cooling oil (2) to the bed tank (3) from the dynamometer (5). The oil discharge pipe (9) passes through an interface (23) between the dynamometer-side bed (6) and the tank-side bed (15), and extends into the bed tank (3).

Abstract: A dynamometer (5) in a dynamometer device (1) is assembled on the top of a dynamometer-side bed (6), and the dynamometer-side bed (6) is removably attached to a tank-side bed (15) located on the top part of a bed tank (3). Consequently, at the time of the disassembling of the dynamometer device (1) for maintenance or the like, it is possible to easily separate a dynamo body (4) and the bed tank (3) from one another by simply taking down the dynamometer-side bed (6) from the tank-side bed (15).

Abstract: A bipolar secondary battery is provided with an electric power generating unit, a pair of terminal plates. The electric power generating unit includes a plurality of bipolar electrodes stacked on one another with an electrolyte layer disposed between the bipolar electrodes and separating the bipolar electrodes. Each of the bipolar electrodes includes a collector with a positive electrode active material layer formed on a first side surface of the collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on a second side surface of the collector. The first terminal plate is connected to a first stacking direction facing end of the electric power generating unit. The second terminal plate is connected to a second stacking direction facing end of the electric power generating unit. At least one of the terminal plates includes an electric current suppressing device that suppresses an electric current occurring when an internal short circuit occurs in the electric power generating unit.

Abstract: A substrate laminating apparatus which sticks substrates together in vacuum with high accuracy. The apparatus includes a first chamber into which two substrates are carried; a second chamber in which substrates are stuck together; and a third chamber which delivers a substrate laminate. The pressure level in the first chamber and the third chamber is varied from atmospheric to medium vacuum under control and that in the second chamber is varied from medium vacuum to high vacuum under control. In the second chamber, electrostatic adsorption means which can move up and down picks up an upper substrate and holds it on an upper table.

Abstract: A wiper controller which detects the raindrops adhered onto the windshield glass G of the vehicle to control the wiper based on the detected result is provided with a wiped water measurement unit for calculating an amount of water wiped by the wiper, a wiper operation time counter for counting the actual wiper operation time based on the ON/OFF signal of the wiper motor for driving the wiper, a delay time calculation unit which obtains the wiper operation delay time by comparing the actual wiper operation time with the reference wiper operation time, and an operation change determination unit for determining with respect to the need for changing the wiper operation based on the wiper operation delay time and the amount of water wiped by the wiper. The change in the rainfall state is derived from the wiper operation delay time and the amount of water wiped by the wiper to appropriately control the wiper in response to the change in the rainfall state.

Abstract: There is provided a condition detection apparatus for detecting a present operating condition of a linear rolling motion guide apparatus, and the condition detection apparatus includes an AE sensor 1 for detecting a waveform elastically generated at least due to rolling of balls included in the linear rolling motion guide apparatus and mutual collision of the balls and generating an electric detection signal corresponding the detected waveform, a waveform shaping unit 2, an A/D converter 3, and a signal processing unit 4 judging a content of the operation condition in response to the generated detected signal Sae.

Abstract: A condition detection apparatus comprising an AE sensor 1 that detects AE waves, which elastically-occur when a plurality of balls included in an LM system self-rotate and revolve within a circulation section at the same time, and generates detection signals Sae, and a signal processing unit 4 that generates a first parameter indicating an intensity of the AE waves based on the generated detection signals Sae, generates based on the detection signals Sae a second parameter by weighting only detection signals Sae temporally-continuously detected among the detection signals Sae, generates based on the detection signals Sae a third parameter by weighting only detection signals Sae temporally-discontinuously detected in correspondence with the movement of the balls among the detection signals Sae, and judges contents of an operational condition of the LM system using any one of the first, second or third parameter, is provided to enable prognosis of occurrences of failures in the LM system, to improve maintainabi

Abstract: A wiper controller which detects the raindrops adhered onto the windshield glass G of the vehicle to control the wiper based on the detected result is provided with a wiped water measurement unit for calculating an amount of water wiped by the wiper, a wiper operation time counter for counting the actual wiper operation time based on the ON/OFF signal of the wiper motor for driving the wiper, a delay time calculation unit which obtains the wiper operation delay time by comparing the actual wiper operation time with the reference wiper operation time, and an operation change determination unit for determining with respect to the need for changing the wiper operation based on the wiper operation delay time and the amount of water wiped by the wiper. The change in the rainfall state is derived from the wiper operation delay time and the amount of water wiped by the wiper to appropriately control the wiper in response to the change in the rainfall state.

Abstract: A condition detection apparatus comprising an AE sensor 1 that detects AE waves, which elastically-occur when a plurality of balls included in an LM system self-rotate and revolve within a circulation section at the same time, and generates detection signals Sae, and a signal processing unit 4 that generates a first parameter indicating an intensity of the AE waves based on the generated detection signals Sae, generates based on the detection signals Sae a second parameter by weighting only detection signals Sae temporally-continuously detected among the detection signals Sae, generates based on the detection signals Sae a third parameter by weighting only detection signals Sae temporally-discontinuously detected in correspondence with the movement of the balls among the detection signals Sae, and judges contents of an operational condition of the LM system using any one of the first, second or third parameter, is provided to enable prognosis of occurrences of failures in the LM system, to improve maintainabi

Abstract: A substrate laminating apparatus which sticks substrates together in vacuum with high accuracy. The apparatus includes a first chamber into which two substrates are carried; a second chamber in which substrates are stuck together; and a third chamber which delivers a substrate laminate. The pressure level in the first chamber and the third chamber is varied from atmospheric to medium vacuum under control and that in the second chamber is varied from medium vacuum to high vacuum under control. In the second chamber, electrostatic adsorption means which can move up and down picks up an upper substrate and holds it on an upper table.

Abstract: There is provided a condition detection apparatus for detecting a present operating condition of a linear rolling motion guide apparatus, and the condition detection apparatus includes an AE sensor 1 for detecting a waveform elastically generated at least due to rolling of balls included in the linear rolling motion guide apparatus and mutual collision of the balls and generating an electric detection signal corresponding the detected waveform, a waveform shaping unit 2, an A/D converter 3, and a signal processing unit 4 judging a content of the operation condition in response to the generated detected signal Sae.

Abstract: To provide a web page searching device for a portable telephone, the device to search data and transmit search results as a web page to the terminal device of a user wishing to acquire such data using the web display function in a portable telephone. A web page searching device for a portable telephone comprises at least a web server and a mail server for providing data via the Internet. The web page searching device further comprises a web publisher database for creating a web page and a web publication database. The web server comprises a function for transmitting web pages to user terminal devices, the web pages including a region part, a category search part, a keyword search part, the results of these searches, and a portable telephone display part replicating the web page to be displayed in a portable telephone; and a function for transmitting the search results as a web page to the portable telephone of the user.

Abstract: An impact energy absorbing structure includes an outer-shell structural member having a hollow portion, and a porous element filling the hollow portion of the outer-shell structural member and capable of collapsing while keeping a reaction force produced by the porous element constant from an early stage of application of a compressive stress. A partition wall having a through opening formed therein is provided in the hollow portion of the outer-shell structural member. The partition wall is located on one side of the porous element, opposite to the other side to which the compressive stress is applied, so as to ensure improved impact energy management and high-response structural crash behavior.

Abstract: Provided by this invention are an acrylamide polymer which has a weight-average molecular weight (a) of from 1,500,000 to 10,000,000 and a weight-average inertial radius (b) of from 30 to 150 nm, the ratio (b)/(a) of the weight-average inertial radius (b) to the weight-average molecular weight (a) being 0.00004 or smaller; and an aqueous solution of an acrylamide polymer which solution has a polymer concentration ranging from 22 to 60%, a Brookfield viscosity at 25.degree. C. of 50,000 cps or smaller and a weight-average molecular weight of from 500,000 to 10,000,000. They are useful as paper strength agents.