Abstract: A duct installation structure in which an air conditioning duct for sending warm air or cold air into a vehicle interior of an automobile is attached to a vehicle interior structure member and an outlet grill is attached to an outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct. A grill fixing portion to which the outlet grill is to be fixed is integrally molded with a duct main body portion at the outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct. The outlet grill is directly fixed to the grill fixing portion. The outlet opening end portion of the air conditioning duct including, at one point near its center in a width direction, a fastening fixing portion that is fastened and fixed to the vehicle interior structure member and including, at its opposite ends in the width direction, a pair of contact portions for coming in contact with the vehicle interior structure member.

Abstract: A vehicle air conditioner has an air conditioning unit for generating conditioned air, first and second roof outlets for blowing the air toward heads of passengers on second and third seat rows, rear face outlets for blowing the air toward an upper body of the passenger on the second seat row, a first rear foot outlet for blowing the air toward feet of the passenger on the second seat row, a second rear foot outlet for blowing the air toward calves of the passenger on the second seat row, a third rear foot outlet for blowing the air toward feet of the passenger on the third seat row, first and second pillar outlets for blowing the air toward side window glasses on sides of the second and third seat rows, and a rear side outlet for blowing the air toward upper legs of the passenger on the second seat row.

Abstract: There is provided a steering apparatus including a pinion communicating with an operation of a steering member, a rack shaft having a rack meshed with the pinion, and a support yoke resiliently coming into contact with the rack shaft, and being configured to convert rotation of the pinion into movement of the rack shaft in an axial direction in a meshing portion in which the pinion and rack mesh to each other. The steering apparatus comprises a detection unit for detecting a force applied to the support yoke to which a force acting on the meshing portion being transmitted from the rack shaft and a calculation unit for calculating a steering torque applied to the steering member based on the force detected by the detection unit, wherein the pinion and the rack are formed in helical gears.

Abstract: A ceramic porous body is provided which uses a binder made of a glass that has excellent acid resistance and alkali resistance and which can be used for a long period of time as a filtration filter. The ceramic porous body is formed from ceramic particles that are bonded using a glass binder comprising 5 to 20 mol % of a plurality of metal oxides, selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O, K2O, MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO and containing at least two alkali metal oxides selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Na2O and K2O as an essential component, at least 3 mol % of at least one of ZrO2 and TiO2 as a total amount, and SiO2 and incidental impurities as the balance.

Abstract: A discharge lamp having a pair of electrodes (2) within a light-emitting tube (30) with air-tight seals (31) formed covering a metallic foil (1) is bonded to each electrode (2). To stiffen the metallic foil, it is provided with a length-wise crease (M).

Abstract: Provided is a ceramic porous body which uses a binder made of a glass excellent in acid resistance and alkali resistance which can be used for a long period of time as a filtration filter etc.

Abstract: A hinge suitable for use in tube clamps for tubing in automobiles includes two members rotatably connected together. A pair of pin shafts protrude from either one of the two members, each pin shaft having an outer wall. A pair of support holes are formed in the other member, the pin shafts being inserted into the respective support holes so that the two members are rotatable relative to each other. Each support hole has a peripheral wall, a plurality of abutment portions protruding from either one of the peripheral wall of each support hole or each pin shaft. A plurality of escape recesses are formed in the other of the peripheral wall of each support hole and each pin shaft so as to locationally correspond to the respective abutment portions.

Abstract: Presented are compositions for disinfection of the skin. The composition is characterized in that it contains in an aqueous medium; 0.5 to 10 w/v % of chlorhexidine digluconate, 5 to 25 w/v % of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, 1 to 5 w/v % of fatty acid diethanolamide, 1 to 5 w/v % of alkyldimethylamine oxide, and macrogol at less than 10 w/v %. The polyoxyethylene alkyl ether and macrogol may be replaced with 10 to 35 w/v % of polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether. The composition may further contain 5 w/v % or lower polyoxyethylene lanolin.Since the composition will not solidify even when its solvent is evaporated, the plugging of the outlet opening of the dispenser will be avoided.