Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grommet, which is fixed to a wire harness W inserted into an opening portion of a panel P and which is fitted and attached to the opening portion to thereby support the wire harness W on the panel P. The grommet includes peripheral walls that surrounds the wire harness W to form a sound shield space S around the wire harness W, and a soundproof wall that is formed in the sound shield space S so as to cross a longitudinal direction of the wire harness W. The soundproof wall is designed by use of an expression of TL=20 log(?×f)?42.5 where TL designates transmission loss of the soundproof wall, ? designates surface density of the soundproof wall, and f designates a frequency.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grommet, which is fixed to a wire harness W inserted into an opening portion of a panel P and which is fitted and attached to the opening portion to thereby support the wire harness W on the panel P. The grommet includes peripheral walls that surrounds the wire harness W to form a sound shield space S around the wire harness W, and a soundproof wall that is formed in the sound shield space S so as to cross a longitudinal direction of the wire harness W. The soundproof wall is designed by use of an expression of TL=20 log(p×f)?42.5 where TL designates transmission loss of the soundproof wall, ? designates surface density of the soundproof wall, and f designates a frequency.

Abstract: A vehicle motive power transmission apparatus includes: a planetary gear device; an oil pump for sucking oil present in an apparatus case; a one-way clutch that transmits normal-direction rotation output of the planetary gear device to the oil pump, but does not transmit reverse-direction rotation output of the planetary gear device to the oil pump; an oil tank which is provided in the apparatus case, and which is provided with a first introduction portion that receives oil that is splashed upward as a gear in the apparatus case rotates in a normal direction, and a second introduction portion that receives oil that is splashed upward as the gear rotates in a reverse direction; and an oil passageway that supplies the planetary gear device with oil present in the oil tank or oil sucked by the oil pump.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium has at least an optical reflective layer, an optical recording layer, an protective layer, and an optical transparency layer formed in that order on the main surface of a disc-shaped substrate. An area in which the protective layer is formed is made wider than an area in which the reflective layer is formed, and made narrower than an area in which the optical transparency layer is formed.

Abstract: A vehicle motive power transmission apparatus includes: a planetary gear device; an oil pump for sucking oil present in an apparatus case; a one-way clutch that transmits normal-direction rotation output of the planetary gear device to the oil pump, but does not transmit reverse-direction rotation output of the planetary gear device to the oil pump; an oil tank which is provided in the apparatus case, and which is provided with a first introduction portion that receives oil that is splashed upward as a gear in the apparatus case rotates in a normal direction, and a second introduction portion that receives oil that is splashed upward as the gear rotates in a reverse direction; and an oil passageway that supplies the planetary gear device with oil present in the oil tank or oil sucked by the oil pump.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium has a substrate, and an optical reflection layer, an optical recording layer containing an organic dye, an interlayer, and a cover layer formed in this order on the substrate. The interlayer contains a sputtered Nb2O5—Al2O3-based composite oxide having an Nb2O5 content of more than 50 mol % and less than 60 mol %.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium includes a substrate having a through-hole provided at the central portion thereof and a guiding groove provided on a surface at the light-incident side; a reflective layer provided on the surface of the substrate having the guiding groove; a recording layer provided on the reflective layer and made of an organic substance containing a dye; and a light-transmissive cover layer provided on the recording layer, wherein the cover layer is made of a curable resin, and a modulus of elasticity of at least a portion of the cover layer facing the recording layer is in the range of about 34 MPa to about 96 MPa at 25° C.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium contains at least an optical reflective layer, an optical recording layer, a protective layer, and an optical transparency layer formed in this order on a main surface of a substrate, and has a main-information area and a sub-information area that contains an optically readable mark. The mark is constituted by removing at least the optical reflective layer in a bar cord pattern and then forming a next layer in the order over the bar cord-patterned layer.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium has at least an optical reflective layer, an optical recording layer, an protective layer, and an optical transparency layer formed in that order on the main surface of a disc-shaped substrate. An area in which the protective layer is formed is made wider than an area in which the reflective layer is formed, and made narrower than an area in which the optical transparency layer is formed.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium has a substrate, and an optical reflection layer, an optical recording layer containing an organic dye, an interlayer, and a cover layer formed in this order on the substrate. The interlayer contains a sputtered Nb2O5—Al203-based composite oxide having an Nb2O5 content of more than 50 mol % and less than 60 mol %.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium that has satisfactory main information recording characteristics and in which burst cutting area (BCA) marks can be formed without damaging a protective layer or a light-transmitting layer is provided. In forming the light-reflecting layer by vapor deposition, sputtering, ion-plating, or the like, part of the region is masked so as to make the thickness and/or material of the light-reflecting layer in a main information recording region where main information is recorded different from that of the light-reflecting layer in a BCA equivalent region. As a result, burst cutting of the light-reflecting layer in the BCA equivalent region becomes easier than in the main information recording region.

Abstract: An optical information recording medium includes a substrate having a through-hole provided at the central portion thereof and a guiding groove provided on a surface at the light-incident side; a reflective layer provided on the surface of the substrate having the guiding groove; a recording layer provided on the reflective layer and made of an organic substance containing a dye; and a light-transmissive cover layer provided on the recording layer, wherein the cover layer is made of a curable resin, and a modulus of elasticity of at least a portion of the cover layer facing the recording layer is in the range of about 34 MPa to about 96 MPa at 25° C.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a crawler shoe wherein a shoe member is simply and conveniently attached, and members employed are prevented from loosening, without changing the basic structure of shoe plate main body even when not being constructed very accurately. The structure of the crawler shoe having shoe plates, to which shoe members having rubber pads are attached on ground contacting surfaces of the shoe plates, the shoe plates being connected with each other by connecting links on the shoe plates with coupling pins in an endless form is characterized by containing hook parts formed at first ends of the shoe members and configured to be engaged with first side parts the shoe plates, side plates provided on the second ends of the shoe members for retaining the second side parts of the shoe plates, and retaining members provided on the side plates for holding and fixing the second side parts of the shoe plates.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a crawler shoe wherein a shoe member is simply and conveniently attached, and members employed are prevented from loosening, without changing the basic structure of shoe plate main body even when not being constructed very accurately. The structure of the crawler shoe having shoe plates, to which shoe members having rubber pads are attached on ground contacting surfaces of the shoe plates, the shoe plates being connected with each other by connecting links on the shoe plates with coupling pins in an endless form is characterized by containing hook parts formed at first ends of the shoe members and configured to be engaged with first side parts the shoe plates, side plates provided on the second ends of the shoe members for retaining the second side parts of the shoe plates, and retaining members provided on the side plates for holding and fixing the second side parts of the shoe plates.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a revolver type developer, and prevents toner stored within the revolver type developer from being adversely influenced by heat from a fixing unit. As one feature, the revolver developing unit is intermittently rotated when the image forming apparatus is in a stand-by state. As a further feature, the revolver developing unit is rotated at a very slow continuous speed when the image forming apparatus is in a stand-by state. As a further feature, the intermittent rotation and the slow continuous rotation of the revolver developing unit can be stopped if the temperature of the fixing unit falls below a predetermined value.