Abstract: A smear transporting apparatus transports a smear slide on which a sample is smeared to a smear-image capture apparatus. The smear transporting apparatus includes a smear-container transport part that transports a first smear container accommodating smear slides to a smear pickup position; a smear transfer part that picks a smear slide whose image is to be captured by the smear-image capture apparatus from the first smear container transported to the smear pickup position, transfers the smear slide to the smear-image capture apparatus, and places the smear slide whose image has been captured by the smear-image capture apparatus in a second smear container different from the first smear container; and a storage that stores the first smear container and the second smear container.

Abstract: A thread-cutting tap includes: a thread portion having an external thread, and including a chamfered portion and a complete thread portion that is axially adjacent to the chamfered portion; a flute extending from an axially distal end of the tap toward an axially proximal end of the tap; a rake face defined by one of widthwise opposite end portions of the flute; and a cutting edge defined by one of widthwise opposite edges of the flute, so as to be adjacent to the rake face and extend along the flute. The cutting edge is provided with a protrusion portion at least in a radially outer end portion of the chamfered portion, such that the protrusion portion protrudes from the rake face forwardly in the rotation direction and extends along the cutting edge.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium secondary battery having a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of monofluorophosphoric acid salts; and difluorophosphoric acid salts, in an amount of 10 ppm or more of the whole nonaqueous electrolyte, and a negative electrode selected from [1], [2], [3] and [6]: [1]: a negative electrode containing two or more carbonaceous substances differing in crystallinity; [2]: a negative electrode containing an amorphous carbonaceous substance which, when examined by wide-angle X-ray diffractometry, has an interplanar spacing (d002) for the (002) planes of 0.337 nm or larger and a crystallite size (Lc) of 80 nm or smaller and which, in an examination by argon ion laser Raman spectroscopy, has a Raman. R value of 0.

Abstract: A thread-cutting tap includes: a thread portion having an external thread, and including a chamfered portion and a complete thread portion that is axially adjacent to the chamfered portion; a flute extending from an axially distal end of the tap toward an axially proximal end of the tap; a rake face defined by one of widthwise opposite end portions of the flute; and a cutting edge defined by one of widthwise opposite edges of the flute, so as to be adjacent to the rake face and extend along the flute. The cutting edge is provided with a protrusion portion at least in a radially outer end portion of the chamfered portion, such that the protrusion portion protrudes from the rake face forwardly in the rotation direction and extends along the cutting edge.

Abstract: A spiral tap has a male thread disposed on an outer circumferential portion and a cutting edge formed along a spiral flute disposed spirally around an axial direction so as to divide the male thread, the spiral tap is disposed with a sub-groove formed into a concave shape along a back edge of the spiral flute to make a rake angle of the back edge positive at least in a portion corresponding to a biting portion of the spiral tap in the spiral flute, and a curvature radius of the sub-groove is smaller than a curvature radius of the spiral flute in a cross section perpendicular to the axial direction.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising a battery case and an electrode group is provided. The electrode group comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a microporous film separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt. The electrode group and the nonaqueous electrolyte are held in the battery case and the electrodes each comprise a current collector and an active-material layer containing an active material capable of occluding/releasing a lithium ion. The nonaqueous electrolyte comprises a difluorophosphoric acid salt in an amount of 10 ppm or more of the whole nonaqueous electrolyte. The battery case comprises a casing material in which at least part of the battery inner side comprises a sheet formed from a thermoplastic resin and with which the electrode group can be enclosed by placing the electrode group in the casing material and heat sealing layers of the thermoplastic resin to each other.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode and a negative electrode which each has a specific composition and specific properties; and a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a cyclic siloxane compound represented by general formula (1), fluorosilane compound represented by general formula (2), compound represented by general formula (3), compound having an S—F bond in the molecule, nitric acid salt, nitrous acid salt, monofluorophosphoric acid salt, difluorophosphoric acid salt, acetic acid salt, or propionic acid salt in an amount of 10 ppm or more of the whole nonaqueous electrolyte. This lithium secondary battery has a high capacity, long life, and high output. [In general formula (1), R1 and R2 are an organic group having 1-12 carbon atoms and n is an integer of 3-10. In general formula (2), R3 to R5 are an organic group having 1-12 carbon atoms; x is an integer of 1-3; and p, q, and r each are an integer of 0-3, provided that 1?p+q+r?3.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery is provided. The battery comprises: a positive electrode and a negative electrode which each has a specific composition and specific properties; and a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a cyclic siloxane compound of formula (1), a fluorosilane compound of formula (2), a compound of formula (3), compound having an S—F bond in the molecule, nitric acid salt, nitrous acid salt, monofluorophosphoric acid salt, difluorophosphoric acid salt, acetic acid salt, or propionic acid salt in an amount of 10 ppm or more of the whole nonaqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: A reagent preparing device capable of supplying a predetermined reagent, which includes a first liquid and a second liquid different from the first liquid, to a measurement section for measuring a specimen using the reagent, comprising: a reagent preparing section for preparing the predetermined reagent; a characteristic measurement device for measuring characteristic of the reagent prepared by the reagent preparing section; and a controller configured for performing operations comprising, controlling the supply of reagent prepared by the reagent preparing section to the measurement section according to the measurement result by the characteristic measurement device, and calibrating the characteristic measurement device based on a known characteristic value of a standard liquid having the known characteristic value and a measurement result obtained by measuring the characteristic of the standard liquid by the characteristic measurement device, is disclosed. A specimen processing system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A spiral fluted tap is provided which includes a threaded portion having an external thread corresponding to an internal thread to be cut and a cutting edge formed along a spiral flute formed to divide the external thread, and being screwed into a prepared hole that is provided on a workpiece to cut an internal thread by the cutting edge on an inner circumferential surface of the prepared hole with discharging chips toward a shank via the spiral flute, the spiral flute having a stepped portion at a rear end of a chamfer portion or in a portion on a shank side from the rear end of the chamfer portion in the threaded portion, and a flute bottom diameter on a distal end side of the spiral fluted tap from the stepped portion being smaller than a flute bottom diameter on a shank side from the stepped portion.

Abstract: In FIG. 2, a diameter Dd of drilling edges of a drill is selected smaller than a valley diameter d1 of a male thread of a tap portion, and an inner diameter D1 of a female thread is defined by the valley diameter d1 of the male thread. Therefore, a predetermined radial gap is formed between the male thread 30 formed by the tap portion and the drill. When a tap with the drill is reversely rotated to be pulled out from the female thread after cutting the female thread, the tap released from the restriction may deflectively displace in the diameter direction upon pulling out the male thread of the tap portion from the female thread. However, the drill hardly contacts with the female thread, so that the occurrence of the defective product due to the contact is suppressed.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery is provided. The battery comprises: a positive electrode and a negative electrode which each has a specific composition and specific properties; and a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a cyclic siloxane compound of formula (1), a fluorosilane compound of formula (2), a compound of formula (3), compound having an S—F bond in the molecule, nitric acid salt, nitrous acid salt, monofluorophosphoric acid salt, difluorophosphoric acid salt, acetic acid salt, or propionic acid salt in an amount of 10 ppm or more of the whole nonaqueous electrolyte.

Abstract: A spiral fluted tap is provided which includes a threaded portion having an external thread corresponding to an internal thread to be cut and a cutting edge formed along a spiral flute formed to divide the external thread, and being screwed into a prepared hole that is provided on a workpiece to cut an internal thread by the cutting edge on an inner circumferential surface of the prepared hole with discharging chips toward a shank via the spiral flute, the spiral flute having a stepped portion at a rear end of a chamfer portion or in a portion on a shank side from the rear end of the chamfer portion in the threaded portion, and a flute bottom diameter on a distal end side of the spiral fluted tap from the stepped portion being smaller than a flute bottom diameter on a shank side from the stepped portion.

Abstract: A helical flute has a constant lead part and a gradually increased lead part. The constant lead part has an axial length ranging from 0.3×LA to 1.2×LA and includes at least entirety of a leading part, so that the cutting performance of a cutting edge at the leading part and shape of chips (curled shape, etc.) are stable. In the constant lead part, because a lead is the smallest and a helix angle is large, a rake angle of the cutting edge is large, so that an excellent cutting quality is obtained and the chips become curled well. Meanwhile, in the gradually increased lead part, because of the lead gradually increased toward a shank, the chips are rapidly discharged toward the shank.

Abstract: A drill achieves a long tool life while improving a property for discharging chips. The drill includes: a columnar body which is rotated about an axis; a plurality of cutting edges each being formed at a tip end portion of the body; and a plurality of thinning edges each being formed in conjunction with the cutting edge nearer the axis by providing thinnings at the tip end portion of the body. At least one of the plurality of thinning edges is provided with a concave portion that is formed by cutting the thinning edge to be recessed in a semicircular shape toward the rear side in the rotational direction, and a center of the semicircular-shaped concave portion is provided on a line extended from the tip end portion of the thinning edge when viewed from a tip end direction of the body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a separator for a battery, which comprises a porous film mainly composed of a polyolefin film, has heat resistance, and can improve battery properties. Specifically disclosed is a separator for a battery, which is characterized by having a layer mainly composed of a polyolefin resin, wherein at least one surface of the separator has an arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of 0.3 ?m or more.

Abstract: A spiral tap is disclosed having a thread portion having an external thread, spiral flutes which is fluted in the same direction as a cutting/rotating direction, as seen in a direction away from a shank side, to divide the external thread, and cutting edges formed along the spiral flutes; the thread portion including a full thread portion having a fixed outer diameter, and a chamfer portion decreasing in outer diameter toward a tap end; the chamfer portion being screwed into a prepared hole to cut an internal thread on an inner circumferential wall of the prepared hole and to discharge chips along the spiral flutes toward the shank; the chamfer portion having an external thread with screw threads which is formed such that outer circumferential portions are removed, at a linear line for cutting as seen from a direction perpendicular to a cross-section involving an axis O, from the screw threads having the same dimension as that of the full thread portion; and the linear line intersecting the axis O at an incli

Abstract: A following margin of a following flank of an external thread is shifted more in a screw-rotation direction than a leading margin of a leading flank. Thus, during biting, the following margin bites first, thereby suppressing a force that pushes back a tap and reducing a tapping torque. Because margin portions can be disposed parallel to an axis of a thread forming tap, working is easy and manufacture can be performed inexpensively. When, in forming an external thread by grinding by a grinding abrasive, an inclination angle of the axis of a tap blank and an abrasive axis of the grinding abrasive is equal to a lead angle of the external thread, the margins are formed symmetrically across a root. On the other hand, if the inclination angle is made greater than the lead angle, the following margin can be shifted in the screw-rotation direction, enabling manufacture to be performed as easily and inexpensively as in a conventional case.

Abstract: A reagent preparing device capable of supplying a predetermined reagent, which includes a first liquid and a second liquid different from the first liquid, to a measurement section for measuring a specimen using the reagent, comprising: a reagent preparing section for preparing the predetermined reagent; a characteristic measurement device for measuring characteristic of the reagent prepared by the reagent preparing section; and a controller configured for performing operations comprising, controlling the supply of reagent prepared by the reagent preparing section to the measurement section according to the measurement result by the characteristic measurement device, and calibrating the characteristic measurement device based on a known characteristic value of a standard liquid having the known characteristic value and a measurement result obtained by measuring the characteristic of the standard liquid by the characteristic measurement device, is disclosed. A specimen processing system is also disclosed.