Abstract: A smaller-sized, more lightweight, and power-saving successive magnetic pulse device is provided. A discharging circuit section K is configured by connecting, in series in a loop, a magnetic therapy pulse coil 6 configured to generate an eddy current in a target part 3, a charging/discharging capacitor 4, and a switching semiconductor element 7 configured to supply a discharge current from the charging/discharging capacitor 4 to the pulse coil 6. A step-up transformer 1 includes a primary-side coil 1a connected to an AC power supply 2 and a secondary-side coil 1b connected to input terminals 5a of a full-wave rectifying circuit 5. A control unit 8 is connected to a switching semiconductor element 7 and controls conduction timing of the switching semiconductor element 7. The full-wave rectifying circuit 5 has output terminals 5b connected to both terminals P1 and P2 of the charging/discharging capacitor 4, respectively.

Abstract: A rehabilitation training device includes a motion parameter value acquirer that acquires a first motion parameter value relating to a first motion of a body of a user who uses the training device, a training image generator that generates N (an integer greater than or equal to 1) training images including a training image having a motion parameter value representing motion characteristics different from the first motion parameter value with respect to the first motion, based on the first motion parameter value, and a display that displays one training image of the N training images as a first training image.

Abstract: A support device for phantom limb pain treatment includes: a dynamic image transmitting unit which outputs dynamic image data in which a hand carries out a repetition movement between a first state and a second state; a head-mounted display which displays a dynamic image based on the dynamic image data; and a display condition input unit which inputs a display condition for the repetition movement. The dynamic image transmitting unit outputs the dynamic image data corresponding to the display condition for the repetition movement. The display condition includes a forward speed which is a speed of shifting from the first state to the second state and a backward speed which is a speed of shifting from the second state to the first state.

Abstract: In a case where a patient is caused to perform a first emulating action, a moving image in which a therapy target part repeatedly moves is displayed on a screen member, and the therapy target part is shielded from the visual field of the patient by using the screen member. In a case where the patient is caused to perform a second emulating action, a transition operation for stopping the shielding is performed.

Abstract: The invention provides nucleotide sequences that function as enhancers and induce osteoblast-specific expression, expression vectors comprising such an enhancer, a promoter, and a gene containing a coding region, as well as screening methods utilizing such expression vectors.

Abstract: A smaller-sized, more lightweight, and power-saving successive magnetic pulse device is provided. A discharging circuit section K is configured by connecting, in series in a loop, a magnetic therapy pulse coil 6 configured to generate an eddy current in a target part 3, a charging/discharging capacitor 4, and a switching semiconductor element 7 configured to supply a discharge current from the charging/discharging capacitor 4 to the pulse coil 6. A step-up transformer 1 includes a primary-side coil 1a connected to an AC power supply 2 and a secondary-side coil 1b connected to input terminals 5a of a full-wave rectifying circuit 5. A control unit 8 is connected to a switching semiconductor element 7 and controls conduction timing of the switching semiconductor element 7. The full-wave rectifying circuit 5 has output terminals 5b connected to both terminals P1 and P2 of the charging/discharging capacitor 4, respectively.

Abstract: The invention provides nucleotide sequences that function as enhancers and induce osteoblast-specific expression, expression vectors comprising such an enhancer, a promoter, and a gene containing a coding region, as well as screening methods utilizing such expression vectors.

Abstract: A disc brake having a plurality of pistons with the same outer diameter fitted in a cylinder portion of a caliper on at least one side of a disc so that the pistons cause a pad to press against the disc. At least one of the pistons has a relatively large wall thickness so that it is different from the other pistons in pad pressing area, and its natural frequency falls outside the range of from 20 Hz to 20 kHz, thereby suppressing the generation of brake noise.

Abstract: A drum brake includes a pair of brake shoes which are provided such that when expanded, they are forced against a brake drum to generate a braking force, a strut which is received in notches formed in the respective webs of the brake shoes so as to extend therebetween, a parking lever which is rotatably supported on either one of the brake shoes such that when rotated, it engages the strut to expand the brake shoes, and a coil spring which is loaded between the strut and the notch formed in the web of the other brake shoe to bias the strut toward the first brake shoe. The notch in the web that is engaged with the strut includes a first notch portion that is formed by cutting the outer peripheral portion of the web and a second notch portion that is formed by further cutting the web at the bottom of the first notch portion at the approximately central portion thereof in the direction of the width of the notch.

Abstract: A drum brake including a backing plate adapted to be mounted on a non-rotatable member of a vehicle, the backing plate having a shaft hole formed therethrough at the center thereof for accommodating a shaft of the vehicle, a drum adapted to be mounted on a rotatable member of the vehicle, a pair of brake shoes mounted on the backing plate and arranged to be expandable in the radial direction of the drum, a connector connecting respective ends of each of the brake shoes together, an anchor with which the other end of each of the brake shoes are engageable, and mounting bolts for mounting the backing plate on the non-rotatable member of the vehicle. The mounting bolts are located outwardly of the shaft hole and close to each other. The anchor is also fixed to the non-rotatable member of the vehicle by the mounting bolts.

Abstract: A cylinder device including a piston working in a cylinder and partitioning the interior of the cylinder into an oil space and an air space, and a seal in the form of a molded packing ring such as a U-packing or U-cup packing mounted on the piston to seal the oil space from the air space. An additional lip is formed on the seal in addition to a conventional annular lip and is spaced from the conventional lip in the direction toward the air space and is angled toward the air space.

Abstract: A shoe drum brake of the type including a pair of shoes, a first having a cylindrical portion, a second strut having external screw thread portion telescopically received in the cylindrical portion, an adjusting nut threadingly engaging with the screw thread portion of the second strut and abutting with the first strut, and an automatic shoe clearance adjusting mechanism associated with a hand brake lever, the mechanism comprises a supporting shaft pivotally connecting the hand brake lever with one end of either of the first and second struts, and an adjust lever for rotating the adjusting nut in association with the movement of the hand brake lever. A spring is provided to bias the automatic shoe clearance adjusting mechanism toward a backing plate.

Abstract: An automatic brake shoe clearance adjusting device includes a first strut member having a threaded stem screw-threadingly engaging with an adjusting nut, a second strut member having a hollow portion for receiving the threaded stem and abutting with the adjusting nut, an adjusting lever mounted on a hand brake lever by a pin and cooperating with the adjusting nut, and a spring acting between the hand brake lever and the adjusting lever for urging the adjusting lever against a stop formed on the hand brake lever. There is provided, at least on a line passing through the center of the pin and the stop, an element for restricting movement of the adjusting lever in the direction of the axis of the pin.