Abstract: A thermistor layer of the present invention is configured to be disposed in an electrical current path. The thermistor layer comprises a thermosensitive particle, a plurality of electro-conductive particles covering a surface of the thermosensitive particle, and a binder adhering the electro-conductive particles, the electro-conductive particles form an electro-conductive network, at least the surface of the thermosensitive particle is made of a thermoplastic resin, the thermoplastic resin softens at a temperature lower than a temperature at which the binder softens, and the thermistor layer is provided to become highly resistive due to softening and deformation of the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A piston rod of a shock absorber includes a pipe material formed of a fiber material and a resin material, and connection members provided to the ends of the pipe material. The pipe material has an inner peripheral surface which has not been subjected to processing for cutting the fiber material, and the connection members have joint parts that are inserted into the inner peripheral surface and are joined to the pipe material with an adhesive.

Abstract: A mono-tube shock absorber includes a cylinder, a piston slidably inserted into the cylinder, a piston rod coupled to the piston, an upper component group detachably attached to an end portion at a side of an extension-side chamber of the cylinder, a tube that is disposed inside a contraction-side chamber and has one end secured to an end portion at a side of the contraction-side chamber of the cylinder, a valve mechanism detachably attached to the other end side of the tube to partition a reservoir inside the tube, and a free piston that partitions the reservoir into a liquid chamber and a gas chamber.

Abstract: Provided is a unidirectional shock absorber without losing a damping force reducing effect even with continuous input of high-frequency vibrations. A shock absorber includes: a piston partitioning a cylinder into an extension chamber and a compression chamber; a pressure chamber; a free piston slidably inserted into the pressure chamber; a spring element; an extension chamber-side passage; a compression chamber-side passage; a valve provided to the extension chamber-side passage and configured to offer resistance to a flow from a side closer to the extension chamber to a side closer to the compression chamber; and a check valve provided in parallel with the valve, allowing only a flow from the side closer to the compression chamber to the side closer to the extension chamber, wherein the shock absorber generates a damping force only at the time of elongation.

Abstract: The damping valve for a shock absorber includes a valve disc that delimits a cylinder interior filled with a working fluid, a port connects fluid chambers delimited by the valve disc, an leaf valve that is laminated onto the valve disc and is capable of moving in an axial direction of the valve disc so as to open and close the port in accordance with a differential pressure between the fluid chambers, and a biasing mechanism that biases the leaf valve in a direction for closing the port, wherein the biasing mechanism includes a shaft member constituted by a non-magnetic body, the leaf valve being disposed to be free to slide on an outer periphery of the shaft member; and a moving magnet that uses a magnetic force thereof to bias the leaf valve toward the valve disc.

Abstract: The damping valve for a shock absorber includes a valve disc that delimits a cylinder interior filled with a working fluid, a port connects fluid chambers delimited by the valve disc, an leaf valve that is laminated onto the valve disc and is capable of moving in an axial direction of the valve disc so as to open and close the port in accordance with a differential pressure between the fluid chambers, and a biasing mechanism that biases the leaf valve in a direction for closing the port, wherein the biasing mechanism includes a shaft member constituted by a non-magnetic body, the leaf valve being disposed to be free to slide on an outer periphery of the shaft member; and a moving magnet that uses a magnetic force thereof to bias the leaf valve toward the valve disc.

Abstract: A stripline patch antenna having a slot plate which is capable of obtaining higher antenna gain, while reducing the loss due to the feed lines. The antenna includes at least one radiating element for transmitting and receiving radio waves; a feed line for transmitting signals to and from the radiating element; a dielectric substrate for supporting the radiating element means and the feed line means; a grounding conductor located below the dielectric substrate; and a slot plate located above the dielectric substrate, having a plurality of slots more numerous than the radiating element. The triplate substrate can be adapted to this antenna. A plurality of antenna units so constructed can be arranged in array such that at least one of the slots of each antenna unit is shared with a neighboring antenna unit.

Abstract: A ceramic capacitor is provided having a flame retardant electrical insulation coating characterized by blending 10 - 15 percent by weight of an uniformly melt-blendable non-heat-reactive type synthetic resin, with melting points between 70.degree. and 150.degree. C. into a flame-retardant wax, which contains a halogenated flame retardent.

Abstract: Wax compositions for flame retardant electrical insulation coating characterized by blending 10 - 15 percent by weight of an uniformly melt-blendable non-heat-reactive type synthetic resin, with melting points between 70.degree. and 150.degree. C. into a flame-retardant wax, which contains a halogenated flame retardant.