Abstract: A method and device for manufacturing the tire are provided. For each tire obtained by feeding green tires having an identical specification into an identical vulcanizer, using an arrangement mechanism, with circumferential positions of the green tires varied with respect to the vulcanizer and vulcanizing the green tires, a storage unit stores characteristic value data of at least one of a UF or DB value and feed position data identifying the circumferential position of the green tires, a calculation unit calculates, based on the stored data, the circumferential position of the green tires with respect to the vulcanizer at which a characteristic value related to the characteristic value data is brought within a tolerance range, and feeding using the arrangement mechanism, into the vulcanizer, the green tire to be newly vulcanized while adjusting the green tire to the circumferential position with respect to the vulcanizer being calculated.

Abstract: A method and device for manufacturing the tire are provided. For each tire obtained by feeding green tires having an identical specification into an identical vulcanizer, using an arrangement mechanism, with circumferential positions of the green tires varied with respect to the vulcanizer and vulcanizing the green tires, a storage unit stores characteristic value data of at least one of a UF or DB value and feed position data identifying the circumferential position of the green tires, a calculation unit calculates, based on the stored data, the circumferential position of the green tires with respect to the vulcanizer at which a characteristic value related to the characteristic value data is brought within a tolerance range, and feeding using the arrangement mechanism, into the vulcanizer, the green tire to be newly vulcanized while adjusting the green tire to the circumferential position with respect to the vulcanizer being calculated.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a cover structure of a tactile sensor and a tactile sensor that can secure sufficient adhesion between a sensor body and a covering layer without providing an adhesive layer and have no possibility of causing a sensor to make detection error due to the covering layer formed thereon. A cover structure of a tactile sensor according to the present invention includes a sensor body 2 and a covering layer 3 made of elastic body molded on the sensor body 2. The covering layer 3 includes at least two layers of an outer layer 32 disposed as the outermost layer and an inner layer 31 disposed to come in contact with the sensor body 2 and having a higher adhesiveness and a lower hardness than those of the outer layer 32, and is integrally molded with the sensor body 2 by the cast molding.

Abstract: An extensible flexible printed circuit board sets one or a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards each including a plurality of conductive layers and an insulating layer as a base circuit board, and includes: component mounting parts which are provided at least at parts of the base circuit board, and capable of mounting electronic components; an extensible conductive part which is provided at least at a part of the base circuit board, includes a plurality of joint parts each intersecting a center line in an extension/contraction direction and a plurality of curved parts each continuing from an end part of each joint part and curve, and exhibits extensibility by the curved parts curving to open or close; and a covering member whose material is a flexibly deformable elastomer, and which covers the component mounting parts and the extensible conductive part.

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensing element configured to be flexible, and capable of demonstrating a stable electrical reliability over a long period; and, a pressure sensor having such pressure sensing element. A pressure sensing element (100) has an electro-conductive pressure sensing film (14), a sensor electrode (12) provided at a position faced to the pressure sensing film (14), and an insulating layer (13) which creates a predetermined distance “A” between the pressure sensing film (14) and the sensor electrode (12) so as to keep them apart from each other, the pressure sensing film (14) being a resin film containing carbon particles (140); and, a pressure sensor (200) has the pressure sensing element (100), and a detection unit (210) which is electrically connected with the pressure sensing element (100) so as to detect contact resistance between the pressure sensing film (14) and the sensor electrode (12).

Abstract: A power transmission belt includes a compression rubber layer that is provided on an inner circumferential side, a cog portion that is provided in at least the compression rubber layer and has cog ridges and cog valleys alternately arranged along a belt longitudinal direction, and a reinforcing fabric layer that covers a surface of the cog portion. The reinforcing fabric layer includes at least one reinforcing fabric that is bonded to surfaces of the cog ridges and the cog valleys along the belt longitudinal direction and that covers the surface of the cog portion. Both end portions of the reinforcing fabric are joined to each other at only at least one joint portion in the belt longitudinal direction. The joint portion is disposed at only a position corresponding to the cog ridge.

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a cover structure of a tactile sensor and a tactile sensor that can secure sufficient adhesion between a sensor body and a covering layer without providing an adhesive layer and have no possibility of causing a sensor to make detection error due to the covering layer formed thereon. A cover structure of a tactile sensor according to the present invention includes a sensor body 2 and a covering layer 3 made of elastic body molded on the sensor body 2. The covering layer 3 includes at least two layers of an outer layer 32 disposed as the outermost layer and an inner layer 31 disposed to come in contact with the sensor body 2 and having a higher adhesiveness and a lower hardness than those of the outer layer 32, and is integrally molded with the sensor body 2 by the cast molding.

Abstract: An extensible flexible printed circuit board sets one or a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards each including a plurality of conductive layers and an insulting layer as a base circuit board, and includes: component mounting partners which are provided at least at parts of the base circuit board, and capable of mounting electronic components an extensible conductive part which is provided at least at a part of the base circuit board includes a plurality of joint parts each intersecting a center line in an extension/contraction direction and a plurality of curved parts each continuing from an end part of each joint part and curve, and exhibits extensibility by the curved parts curving to open or close; and a covering member whose material is a flexibly deformable elastomer, and which covers the component mounting parts and the extensible conductive part.

Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable flexible circuit body in which a flexible wiring board is prevented from wear caused by rubbing, and a method for production of the flexible circuit body. A flexible circuit body includes a flexible wiring board having an insulating film, a wiring layer formed on the insulating film, and an insulating layer formed on the wiring layer. The flexible wiring board is coated with a thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: A pressure sensing element (100) includes a support substrate (11); a sensor electrode (12) supported by the support substrate (11); a pressure sensing film (14) functionalized to be electro-conductive, at least in a portion thereof faced to the sensor electrode (12); and an insulating layer (13) which keeps the sensor electrode (12) and the pressure sensing film (14) apart from each other by a predetermined distance A, and has formed therein an opening (20) in which the sensor electrode (12) is exposed to the pressure sensing film (14), the insulating layer (13) having an aperture wall (13b) which partitions the opening (20), and an aperture end (top aperture end (13a)) faced to the pressure sensing film (14), and the insulating layer (13) being increased in height, measured from the support substrate (11), continuously towards the opening (20).

Abstract: A pressure sensing element (100) includes a support substrate (11); a sensor electrode (12) supported by the support substrate (11); a pressure sensing film (14) functionalized to be electro-conductive, at least in a portion thereof faced to the sensor electrode (12); and an insulating layer (13) which keeps the sensor electrode (12) and the pressure sensing film (14) apart from each other by a predetermined distance A, and has formed therein an opening (20) in which the sensor electrode (12) is exposed to the pressure sensing film (14), the insulating layer (13) having an aperture wall (13b) which partitions the opening (20), and an aperture end (top aperture end (13a)) faced to the pressure sensing film (14), and the insulating layer (13) being increased in height, measured from the support substrate (11), continuously towards the opening (20).

Abstract: Provided is a pressure sensing element configured to be flexible, and capable of demonstrating a stable electrical reliability over a long period; and, a pressure sensor having such pressure sensing element. A pressure sensing element (100) has an electro-conductive pressure sensing film (14), a sensor electrode (12) provided at a position faced to the pressure sensing film (14), and an insulating layer (13) which creates a predetermined distance “A” between the pressure sensing film (14) and the sensor electrode (12) so as to keep them apart from each other, the pressure sensing film (14) being a resin film containing carbon particles (140); and, a pressure sensor (200) has the pressure sensing element (100), and a detection unit (210) which is electrically connected with the pressure sensing element (100) so as to detect contact resistance between the pressure sensing film (14) and the sensor electrode (12).

Abstract: A tactile sense presentation device is provided which is simple in structure, and is able to give a real tactile sense to a human body by causing electrical stimulation to effectively act thereon, while holding original human tactile sense. The electric tactile sense presentation device includes an electrode substrate adapted to be worn on a human body so as to be in contact with a skin, and a multitude of electrodes formed on a contact surface of the electrode substrate for contact with the skin to present a tactile sense by means of electrical stimulation, wherein the electrode substrate is composed of a flexible circuit body which is flexible to enable a portion thereof in contact with a real object to flexibly deform so as to conform to deformation of the skin, and it is configured such that electrical stimulation by the electrodes is superimposed on the tactile sense of a human being, while maintaining the human tactile sense.

Abstract: A pressure sensor comprising: a base film on which a conductor pattern having one or more electrodes is formed; a cover film laminated on the base film so as to cover the electrodes of the conductor pattern; and a spacer disposed between the cover film and the base film so as to form a hollow portion having a predetermined gap between the electrode and the cover film; wherein a portion corresponding to the hollow portion of the cover film is constructed such that it has a pressure sensing part which is able to deform in a direction to move toward and away from the electrode in accordance with pressure, and of which contact resistance changes in accordance with a contact pressure thereof with the electrode, so that the pressure sensing part detects the pressure by a change of the contact resistance.

Abstract: A tactile sense presentation device is provided which is simple in structure, and is able to give a real tactile sense to a human body by causing electrical stimulation to effectively act thereon, while holding original human tactile sense. The electric tactile sense presentation device includes an electrode substrate adapted to be worn on a human body so as to be in contact with a skin, and a multitude of electrodes formed on a contact surface of the electrode substrate for contact with the skin to present a tactile sense by means of electrical stimulation, wherein the electrode substrate is composed of a flexible circuit body which is flexible to enable a portion thereof in contact with a real object to flexibly deform so as to conform to deformation of the skin, and it is configured such that electrical stimulation by the electrodes is superimposed on the tactile sense of a human being, while maintaining the human tactile sense.

Abstract: A pressure sensor comprising: a base film on which a conductor pattern having one or more electrodes is formed; a cover film laminated on the base film so as to cover the electrodes of the conductor pattern; and a spacer disposed between the cover film and the base film so as to form a hollow portion having a predetermined gap between the electrode and the cover film; wherein a portion corresponding to the hollow portion of the cover film is constructed such that it has a pressure sensing part which is able to deform in a direction to move toward and away from the electrode in accordance with pressure, and of which contact resistance changes in accordance with a contact pressure thereof with the electrode, so that the pressure sensing part detects the pressure by a change of the contact resistance.

Abstract: Provided is a highly reliable flexible circuit body in which a flexible wiring board is prevented from wear caused by rubbing, and a method for production of the flexible circuit body. A flexible circuit body includes a flexible wiring board having an insulating film, a wiring layer formed on the insulating film, and an insulating layer formed on the wiring layer. The flexible wiring board is coated with a thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: A power transmission belt having a belt body with a length and a plurality of cogs spaced lengthwise along the belt body for engaging a pulley with which the belt cooperates. Adjacent cogs are configured (i.e. shape, length and pitch) and relatively located (i.e. spaced) so that the adjacent cogs contact each other as the power transmission belt is wrapped around a cooperating pulley having a diameter of 60-130 mm. The space between the cogs is thus temporarily at least partially eliminated. In one form, the cogs squeeze together so that adjacent abutting cogs and the engaged cooperating pulley momentarily define a solid mass so that percussion noise is minimized.