Abstract: Provided is a rice-derived sweetener in which crystallization is inhibited. A rice-derived sweetener contains: a rice-derived component; glucose; and at least one saccharide selected from the group consisting of panose, maltotriose, and isomaltotriose, the glucose being contained in an amount of not less than 4.0% by mass and less than 47.2% by mass relative to a total mass of the rice-derived sweetener, and the panose, the maltotriose, and the isomaltotriose being contained in a total amount of more than 1.96% by mass and not more than 16.00% by mass relative to the total mass of the rice-derived sweetener.

Abstract: The present invention provides an epoxy resin composition that is provided with flexibility to combine impact resistance and mechanical strength, while maintaining epoxy resin-specific high elastic modulus, that reduces an increase in viscosity due to mixing, and that is excellent in heat resistance, storage stability, and solvent resistance. Provided is an epoxy resin composition containing: a modified polyvinyl acetal resin having a constitutional unit with an acid-modified group; a reactive diluent; and an epoxy resin, the epoxy resin composition having a sea-island phase separated structure after being cured.

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can enhance adhesiveness, moisture-resistant adhesion reliability, and cooling/heating cycle reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a photocurable compound, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound contains aromatic amine.

Abstract: The present invention provides an epoxy resin composition that is provided with flexibility to combine impact resistance and mechanical strength, while maintaining epoxy resin-specific high elastic modulus, that reduces an increase in viscosity due to mixing, and that is excellent in heat resistance, storage stability, and solvent resistance. Provided is an epoxy resin composition containing: a modified polyvinyl acetal resin having a constitutional unit with an acid-modified group; a reactive diluent; and an epoxy resin, the epoxy resin composition having a sea-island phase separated structure after being cured.

Abstract: A starter for an internal combustion engine includes a rotating shaft formed with a helical spline on an outer periphery thereof and which rotates by a rotation of a motor, a pinion gear helically splined to the rotating shaft and movable in an axial direction of the rotating shaft along a tooth surface of the helical spline, a lever receiving member disposed opposing an end surface in an axial direction of the pinion gear, moved by receiving an axial pushing force by a pushing member, and causing the pinion gear to engage with a ring gear of the internal combustion engine by a movement thereof, and a buffer member for restricting a movement of the pinion gear in a rotational direction when the pinion gear moves along the teeth surface of the helical spline.

Abstract: The present invention provides an epoxy adhesive composition capable of reducing re-aggregation of an adhesive layer modifier, maintaining favorable viscosity for a long period of time, exhibiting high adhesiveness, and reducing process failures during application of the adhesive. Provided is an epoxy adhesive composition containing: a modified polyvinyl acetal resin having a constitutional unit with an acid-modified group; an adhesive layer modifier; and an epoxy resin, the epoxy adhesive composition having a ratio of an acid-modified group equivalent of the modified polyvinyl acetal resin to an epoxy equivalent of the epoxy resin (acid-modified group equivalent/epoxy equivalent) of 5.0 to 150.0, the epoxy adhesive composition having a number ratio of the acid-modified group to an epoxy group (acid-modified group number/epoxy group number) of 0.0005 to 0.5.

Abstract: A starter includes a coil spring disposed between a pinion gear and a motor and a buffer rubber disposed between the pinion gear and the coil spring. When the pinion gear is subjected to a reactive force from an engine, the buffer rubber absorbs the impact. Before the impact acts on the pinion gear, the coil spring is subjected to a given initial load. When the impact acts on the pinion gear, the coil spring absorbs it transmitted through the buffer rubber. The cover in which the coil spring is stored has a flange which is held from moving to the pinion gear in response to expansion of the coil spring, while it is permitted to move to the motor in response to contraction of the coil spring. This eliminates a risk that mechanical noise occurs when the pinion gear is advanced and then brought into mesh with the engine.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition for inkjet which can have a prolonged pot life even under an environment in an inkjet device that is warmed to 50° C. or higher and which can be cured into a cured product having improved heat resistance and insulation reliability, in spite of the fact that a thermally curable compound is used in the curable composition. The curable composition for inkjet according to the present invention contains a photocurable compound, a thermally curable compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a thermal curing agent and does not contain a solvent or contains the solvent, wherein the content of the solvent in 100% by weight of the curable composition is 1% by weight or less when the curable composition for inkjet contains the solvent, the photocurable compound contains a polyfunctional compound having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups, and the thermal curing agent is an aromatic amine having at least one benzene ring and at least two amino groups.

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can enhance adhesiveness, moisture-resistant adhesion reliability, and cooling/heating cycle reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a photocurable compound, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound contains aromatic amine.

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can enhance adhesiveness, moisture-resistant adhesion reliability, and cooling/heating cycle reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a photocurable compound, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound contains aromatic amine.

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can reduce an outgas at the time of being exposed to high temperatures, and can enhance moisture-resistant reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a first photocurable compound having one (meth)acrylol group, a second photocurable compound having two or more (meth)acrylol groups, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the first photocurable compound contains alkyl (meth)acrylate having 8 to 21 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A starter for an internal combustion engine includes a rotating shaft formed with a helical spline on an outer periphery thereof and which rotates by a rotation of a motor, a pinion gear helically splined to the rotating shaft and movable in an axial direction of the rotating shaft along a tooth surface of the helical spline, a lever receiving member disposed opposing an end surface in an axial direction of the pinion gear, moved by receiving an axial pushing force by a pushing member, and causing the pinion gear to engage with a ring gear of the internal combustion engine by a movement thereof, and a buffer member for restricting a movement of the pinion gear in a rotational direction when the pinion gear moves along the teeth surface of the helical spline.

Abstract: A starter includes a coil spring disposed between a pinion gear and a motor and a buffer rubber disposed between the pinion gear and the coil spring. When the pinion gear is subjected to a reactive force from an engine, the buffer rubber absorbs the impact. Before the impact acts on the pinion gear, the coil spring is subjected to a given initial load. When the impact acts on the pinion gear, the coil spring absorbs it transmitted through the buffer rubber. The cover in which the coil spring is stored has a flange which is held from moving to the pinion gear in response to expansion of the coil spring, while it is permitted to move to the motor in response to contraction of the coil spring. This eliminates a risk that mechanical noise occurs when the pinion gear is advanced and then brought into mesh with the engine.

Abstract: Provided is a curable composition for inkjet which can have a prolonged pot life even under an environment in an inkjet device that is warmed to 50° C. or higher and which can be cured into a cured product having improved heat resistance and insulation reliability, in spite of the fact that a thermally curable compound is used in the curable composition. The curable composition for inkjet according to the present invention contains a photocurable compound, a thermally curable compound, a photopolymerization initiator and a thermal curing agent and does not contain a solvent or contains the solvent, wherein the content of the solvent in 100% by weight of the curable composition is 1% by weight or less when the curable composition for inkjet contains the solvent, the photocurable compound contains a polyfunctional compound having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups, and the thermal curing agent is an aromatic amine having at least one benzene ring and at least two amino groups.

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can reduce an outgas at the time of being exposed to high temperatures, and can enhance moisture-resistant reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a first photocurable compound having one (meth)acrylol group, a second photocurable compound having two or more (meth)acrylol groups, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the first photocurable compound contains alkyl (meth)acrylate having 8 to 21 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet adhesive which is applied using an inkjet device, wherein the adhesive can suppress generation of voids in the adhesive layer and, after bonding, can enhance adhesiveness, moisture-resistant adhesion reliability, and cooling/heating cycle reliability. An inkjet adhesive according to the present invention comprises a photocurable compound, a photo-radical initiator, a thermosetting compound having one or more cyclic ether groups or cyclic thioether groups, and a compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound, and the compound capable of reacting with the thermosetting compound contains aromatic amine.

Abstract: A first distance between a position where a point-of-action end abuts at a rear end surface of a push-side abutting portion (flat washer) forming a part of holder and a rotational axis of a pinion, and a second distance between a position where the pinion abuts at a front end surface and the rotational axis of the pinion have the relation of first distance>second distance. Thereby, after starting an engine, even when the pinion is rotated at high speed, the push-side abutting portion is less likely to rotate and remains stationary relative to the lever, and even though the push-side abutting portion begins to rotate, it is rotated at a lower speed than the pinion.

Abstract: A washer is held by being sandwiched in an axial direction by a pinion and a holder. Here, although the washer is inexpensive, it has high planar accuracy. Then, by sandwiching the washer in the axial direction between the pinion and the holder, a metal surface of the inexpensive washer with high planar accuracy can be used as a contacting surface that contacts a holder side slide-contacting surface directly. Furthermore, another metal surface of the washer can also be directly contacted to a pinion side slide-contacting surface. Thereby, wear caused by a slide-contacting rotation of the holder can be reduced without raising costs of parts and processing in the starter that adopts a pinion shift structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides an encapsulant for optical semiconductor devices, which is capable of suppressing surface tackiness of a cured product and is also capable of enhancing the heat resistance and thermal cycle characteristics of the cured product. An encapsulant for optical semiconductor devices according to the present invention which includes: a first organopolysiloxane which is represented by formula (1A) or formula (1B) and has an alkenyl group and a methyl group bonded to a silicon atom; a second organopolysiloxane which is represented by formula (51A) or formula (51B) and has a hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom and a methyl group bonded to a silicon atom; and a catalyst for hydrosilylation reaction, and the content ratios of methyl groups bonded to silicon atoms in the first and second organopolysiloxanes each are 80 mol % or more.