Abstract: A light guiding device can be used for a reader/writer device (1) for a noncontact communication medium. The light guiding device includes a light guide plate (10) which includes: a transparent main body part (17) which can transmit light inputted from an LED (9); and a protruding part (18) which is provided so as to protrude from a part of an end surface of the transparent main body part (17). A diffusely reflecting part (19) is provided on a lower surface side of the transparent main body part (17), and a first light emitting part (7) is provided on an upper surface side of the transparent main body part (17). Reflecting parts (21) are provided on an upper surface side and a lower surface side of the protruding part (18), and a second light emitting part (8) is provided at a leading end of the protruding part (18). In the case where the first light emitting part (7) is covered by the noncontact communication medium, the second light emitting part (8) makes it possible to check a light emitting state.

Abstract: In a screw rotor (40), a first suction-side area (45) is formed in a first side wall surface (42) of a spiral groove (41). In the first side wall surface (42), a portion extending from a start point to a point until immediately before a compression chamber (23) is in a completely-closed state defines the first suction-side area (45). The first suction-side area (45) is thinner than a portion of the first side wall surface (42) other than the first suction-side area (45), and does not contact a gate (51) of a gate rotor (50).

Abstract: A light guiding device used for a reader/writer device for a noncontact communication medium is provided with a light guide plate having a transparent main body part which can transmit light inputted from an LED and a protruding part protruding from a part of an end surface of the transparent main body part. A diffusely reflecting part is provided on a lower surface side of the transparent main body part, and a first light emitting part is provided on an upper surface side of the transparent main body part. Reflecting parts are provided on an upper surface side and a lower surface side of the protruding part, and second light emitting part is provided at a leading end. of the protruding part. When the first light emitting part is covered by the noncontact communication medium, the second light emitting part can check a light emitting state.

Abstract: There is provide a liquid-cooled integrated substrate which has reduced material cost and processing cost, is reduced in warpage (shape deformation) as an integrated substrate, and has excellent strength and heat radiation performance, and a manufacturing method of the liquid-cooled integrated substrate. There is provided a liquid-cooled integrated substrate 1 in which a metal circuit board 15 made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy is bonded to one surface of a ceramic substrate 10, one surface of a plate-like metal base plate 20 made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy is bonded to another surface of the ceramic substrate 10, and a liquid-cooling type radiator 30 composed of an extrusion material is bonded to another surface of the metal base plate 20, wherein a relation between a thickness t1 of the metal circuit board 15 and a thickness t2 of the metal base plate 20 satisfies t2/t1?2 where the thickness t1 of the metal circuit board 15 is 0.4 to 3 mm and the thickness t2 of the metal base plate 20 is 0.

Abstract: There is provide a manufacturing method of a fin-integrated substrate capable of producing by simple process a fin-integrated substrate with heat radiating fins at fine pitches by a processing method in which warpage of a metal base plate and corrugation (wavy shape) of the heat radiating fins are suppressed. There is provided a manufacturing method of a fin-integrated substrate in which bonding of the metal circuit board to the ceramic substrate is performed by a molten metal bonding method, and formation of the plurality of heat radiating fins at a cut part that is a part of the metal base plate is performed by fixing by a jig to apply a tensile stress on a surface of the cut part where the heat radiating fins are to be formed, and performing grooving processing of forming a plurality of grooves by moving a multi-cutter composed of a plurality of stacked disc-shaped cutters, on the surface to which the tensile stress is applied, while rotating the multi-cutter.

Abstract: A light guiding device can be used for a reader/writer device (1) for a noncontact communication medium. The light guiding device includes a light guide plate (10) which includes: a transparent main body part (17) which can transmit light inputted from an LED (9); and a protruding part (18) which is provided so as to protrude from a part of an end surface of the transparent main body part (17). A diffusely reflecting part (19) is provided on a lower surface side of the transparent main body part (17), and a first light emitting part (7) is provided on an upper surface side of the transparent main body part (17). Reflecting parts (21) are provided on an upper surface side and a lower surface side of the protruding part (18), and a second light emitting part (8) is provided at a leading end of the protruding part (18). In the case where the first light emitting part (7) is covered by the noncontact communication medium, the second light emitting part (8) makes it possible to check a light emitting state.

Abstract: Surface processing of titanium alloy members for aerospace equipment imparts high wear resistance, lubricity and high fatigue strength. The method includes an oxygen diffusion step for causing oxygen to diffuse and penetrate in solid solution form into a surface of a titanium alloy member under an oxygen-containing gas atmosphere and a particle bombardment step for bombarding the surface of the titanium alloy member with an airflow containing particles. The aerospace equipment can include a flap rail member and slat rail member for aircraft.

Abstract: A reduction gear capable of satisfying, at high level, each of: realizing a high reduction ratio; preventing backlash by securing rotation smoothness; and carrying out compactification and weight saving of entire mechanism is provided. The reduction gear of the invention is a modified crown reduction gear, comprising: a pressing mechanism 16 operated to rotate; a fixed crown gear 2 fixed to an external member 15; a movable crown gear 1, wherein the difference in the number of teeth between the gears is one; and an output axis 3 flexibly attached to the gear 1. The gear 1 engages with the gear 2 at a slant by pressing-force provided from the mechanism 16. In this instance, contact locations of teeth of the gears 1 and 2 are dispersed at two places existing at both sides between which a gradient center line intervenes.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus and sheet feeding device capable of feeding sheets without skewing or multi-feeding of sheets using a small number of side air blowing drive sources. The sheet feeding device has a plurality of side discharge nozzles comprising side discharge outlets for blowing air onto the respective side edge surfaces of a paper stack, and two sirocco fans which are communicatively connected in series as a side air blowing drive source, and are communicatively connected, via a side discharge drive source chamber and a side discharge relay tube (duct), to the plurality of side discharge nozzles. The respective side discharge nozzles capable of moving in linkage with side fences, and an immovable fixed side discharge nozzle are disposed at different distances from the leading edge of the loaded and set paper stack with respect to a sheet feeding direction.

Abstract: A vehicle body rear part structure improved against rear-side collisions is disclosed. The rear part of a vehicle body includes left and right rear side frames; a front cross member and a rear cross member, both extending between the left and right rear side frames; and a bar and a bracket. The rear cross member has arm support parts for supporting lower arms of left and right rear suspensions on a center part which is lower than lateral ends of the vehicle body. The bar is curved in a convex manner toward the bottom of the vehicle body, and the bar connects center parts of the front and rear cross members together. The bracket mounts a rear end of the bar to the rear cross member while enclosing the rear end from the bottom of the vehicle body.

Abstract: A high-shear melt-kneader includes a high-shear unit (20) having an internal feedback-type screw (23) configured to apply high-shear stress to a melted resin, resin pressure sensors (33) for configured to detect a front portion resin pressure in the vicinity of an inlet of the internal feedback-type screw and a rear portion resin pressure in the vicinity of an outlet, and a control device configured to appropriately control a material supplying amount, a material temperature, a kneading time, and a screw rotation speed according to pressure values detected by the sensors. The control device controls the conditions such that waveforms with the lapse of time of the front and rear portion resin pressures are similar to each other and show variation to a steady state after formation of a predetermined peak value, and the front and rear portion resin pressures form a predetermined pressure difference with the lapse of time.

Abstract: In a positioning apparatus (40), a fixed scroll (34) is positioned with respect to an assembly body (11) in which a compressor motor (25) has been incorporated. In positioning the fixed scroll (34), electric power is supplied to the compressor motor (25) from an inverter (81) to rotate a crank shaft (20) by the compressor motor (25), thereby shifting a movable scroll (31). In the positioning apparatus (40), the shift of the movable scroll (31) leads to calculation of an appropriate position of the fixed scroll (34). A striking unit (70) applies impact force to the fixed scroll (34) to stir the fixed scroll (34) to the appropriate position.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel enteropeptidase polypeptides, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleotide constructs, vectors, host cells comprising the polynucleotides, and methods for producing the polypeptides and polynucleotides. Such polypeptides are useful as protein engineering tool for enzymatic cleavage of fusion proteins. Also provided are kits comprising the polypeptides of the invention.

Abstract: In a positioning apparatus, a fixed scroll engaged with a movable scroll is pressed against a housing member, and then, is stirred to an appropriate position by applying impact force to the fixed scroll in this state. Thus, the stirring of the fixed scroll terminates in the state that the fixed scroll is pressed against the housing member.

Abstract: A reduction gear capable of satisfying, at high level, each of: realizing a high reduction ratio; preventing backlash by securing rotation smoothness; and carrying out compactification and weight saving of entire mechanism is provided. The reduction gear of the invention is a modified crown reduction gear, comprising: a pressing mechanism 16 operated to rotate; a fixed crown gear 2 fixed to an external member 15; a movable crown gear 1, wherein the difference in the number of teeth between the gears is one; and an output axis 3 flexibly attached to the gear 1. The gear 1 engages with the gear 2 at a slant by pressing-force provided from the mechanism 16. In this instance, contact locations of teeth of the gears 1 and 2 are dispersed at two places existing at both sides between which a gradient center line intervenes.

Abstract: In a screw rotor (40), a first suction-side area (45) is formed in a first side wall surface (42) of a spiral groove (41). In the first side wall surface (42), a portion extending from a start point to a point until immediately before a compression chamber (23) is in a completely-closed state defines the first suction-side area (45). The first suction-side area (45) is thinner than a portion of the first side wall surface (42) other than the first suction-side area (45), and does not contact a gate (51) of a gate rotor (50).

Abstract: After a molten metal of aluminum or an aluminum alloy having a temperature, which is higher than the liquidus line temperature of aluminum or the aluminum alloy by 5 to 200° C., is injected into a mold, when the mold is cooled to solidify the molten metal, the molten metal injected into the mold is pressurized at a pressure of 1.0 to 100 kPa from a high-temperature side to a low-temperature side, and the mean cooling rate is set to be 5 to 100° C./minute while the mold is cooled from the liquidus line temperature to 450° C., the temperature gradient formed in the mold being set to be in the range of from 1° C./cm to 50° C./cm.

Abstract: In a single screw compressor, gates (51) of gate rotors (50) are to be engaged with spiral grooves (41) of a screw rotor (40). In each spiral groove (41) of the screw rotor (40), an area extending from a start point of the spiral groove (41) to a position in a compression stroke is a suction-side portion (45), and the remaining portion (portion up to a terminal point of the spiral groove (41)) is a discharge-side portion (46). In the discharge-side portion (46), a clearance between a wall surface (42, 43, 44) therein and the gate (51) is substantially “0 (zero).” A clearance between the wall surface (42, 43, 44) in the suction-side portion (45) and the gate (51) is wider than that between the wall surface (42, 43, 44) in the discharge-side portion (46) and the gate (51), and is gradually narrowed from the start point toward the terminal point in the spiral groove (41).

Abstract: A light guiding device can be used for a reader/writer device (1) for a noncontact communication medium. The light guiding device includes a light guide plate (10) which includes: a transparent main body part (17) which can transmit light inputted from an LED (9); and a protruding part (18) which is provided so as to protrude from a part of an end surface of the transparent main body part (17). A diffusely reflecting part (19) is provided on a lower surface side of the transparent main body part (17), and a first light emitting part (7) is provided on an upper surface side of the transparent main body part (17). Reflecting parts (21) are provided on an upper surface side and a lower surface side of the protruding part (18), and a second light emitting part (8) is provided at a leading end of the protruding part (18). In the case where the first light emitting part (7) is covered by the noncontact communication medium, the second light emitting part (8) makes it possible to check a light emitting state.