Abstract: A sintered metal bearing includes: a sintered-metal bearing body formed of a metal different from a metal of a shaft and including a large number of inner pores; and a resin film formed on predetermined parts of a surface of the sintered-metal bearing body and forming a sliding surface. The resin film is formed so that surface openings communicating to the inner pores are kept opened, and resin-film parts adhere to a surface of the shaft. Further, a shaft member used for a sliding bearing unit is incorporated in a sintered-metal sliding bearing including copper mainly or copper and iron, the shaft member including a sliding surface. The shaft member includes: a metal shaft body; and a resin film formed on predetermined parts of a surface of the metal shaft body and forming the sliding surface. The resin film is made of a resin excellent in adhering properties.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic element and two external electrodes on both end surfaces of the ceramic element. The ceramic element includes a function part and lead parts thinner than the function part. Internal electrode layers are provided facing each other via a ceramic layer therebetween in the function part. The internal electrode layers are drawn out of the function part in the lead part. The external electrode includes an extended part and a curled part. The extended part is formed from the lead part through the function part on the main face. On the main face, the part of the extended part in the lead part is lower than the part of the function part. The curled part is formed from the end face of the ceramic element through the surface of the part of the extended part in the lead part on the main face.

Abstract: A cage used in a ball bearing assembly is rendered to be of a ring shape having a plurality of pockets defined therein to hold a corresponding number of balls in a circumferential row. The radius of a bore of a circumferentially extending body of the cage as measured from the geometric center of the bore to an inner peripheral surface area of the circumferentially extending body aligned with each of the pockets is chosen to be greater than the radius as measured from the geometric center of the bore to a different inner peripheral surface area of the circumferentially extending body intermediate between the neighboring pockets.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic element and two external electrodes on both end surfaces of the ceramic element. The ceramic element includes a function part and lead parts thinner than the function part. Internal electrode layers are provided facing each other via a ceramic layer therebetween in the function part. The internal electrode layers are drawn out of the function part in the lead part. The external electrode includes an extended part and a curled part. The extended part is formed from the lead part through the function part on the main face. On the main face, the part of the extended part in the lead part is lower than the part of the function part. The curled part is formed from the end face of the ceramic element through the surface of the part of the extended part in the lead part on the main face.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes bearing rings including an inner ring and an outer ring, a roller rolling between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a cage having a pocket holding the roller and located adjacent to the outer ring. A radial clearance ? between the cage and the outer ring when the cage is in a neutral position, a radial clearance ?pr between the roller held in the pocket and the cage, and a circumferential clearance ?pc between the roller held in the pocket and the cage satisfy relations ?pr>?pc and ?2?(???pr)/(?pr??pc)?0.

Abstract: A snap cage (5) includes an annular cage body having a plurality of pockets (11) defined therein at respective circumferential locations for retaining a corresponding number of balls. Each of the pockets (11) also has an inner face formed with a recessed area (16) extending from a pocket open edge on a cage inner diametric side towards a cage outer diametric side.

Abstract: A cage (5) for a ball bearing assembly has a pocket (11) for accommodating one of balls defined at a plurality of locations in a direction circumferentially thereof and each of the pockets has an inner surface so shaped as to represent a concaved spherical surface. A concaved portion (13) extending from an open edge on the cage inner diametric side towards the cage outer diametric side is provided in an inner surface of each of the pockets (11). The sectional shape of the inner surface of this concaved portion (13) in a cage circumferential direction is represented by an arcuate shape of a radius of curvature (Rb) smaller than the radius of curvature (Ra) of the concaved spherical surface defining the inner surface of the respective pocket (11). The inner surface of each of the pockets (11) may be formed with a film.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing (31a) has a plurality of retainer segments (11a, 11d) each having a pocket to house a tapered roller (34a), and arranged so as to be continuously lined with each other in a circumferential direction between an outer ring (32a) and an inner ring (33a). The retainer segment (11a, 11d) is formed of a resin containing a filler material to lower a thermal linear expansion coefficient. In addition, a clearance (39a) is provided between the first retainer segment (11a) and the last retainer segment (11d) after the plurality of retainer segments (11a, 11d) have been arranged in the circumferential direction without providing any clearance. Here a circumferential range (R) of the clearance (39a) is larger than 0.075% of a circumference of a circle passing through a center of the retainer segment (11a, 11d) and smaller than 0.12% thereof at room temperature.

Abstract: A laminated ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic element and two external electrodes on both end surfaces of the ceramic element. The ceramic element includes a function part and lead parts thinner than the function part. Internal electrode layers are provided facing each other via a ceramic layer therebetween in the function part. The internal electrode layers are drawn out of the function part in the lead part. The external electrode includes an extended part and a curled part. The extended part is formed from the lead part through the function part on the main face. On the main face, the part of the extended part in the lead part is lower than the part of the function part. The curled part is formed from the end face of the ceramic element through the surface of the part of the extended part in the lead part on the main face.

Abstract: A tapered roller bearing includes bearing rings including an inner ring and an outer rings, a roller rolling between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a cage having a pocket holding the roller and located adjacent to the outer ring. A radial clearance ? between the cage and the outer ring when the cage is in a neutral position, a radial clearance ?pr between the roller held in the pocket and the cages, and a circumferential clearance ?pc between the roller held in the pocket and the cage satisfy relations ?pr>?pc and ?2?(???pr)/(?pr??pc)?0.

Abstract: A cage (5) used in a ball bearing assembly is rendered to be of a ring shape having a plurality of pockets (5a) defined therein for holding a corresponding number of balls (4) in a circumferential row. The radius (Rp) of a bore of a circumferentially extending body of the cage (5) as measured from the geometric center of the bore to an inner peripheral surface area of the circumferentially extending body aligned with each of the pockets (5a) is chosen to be greater than the radius (Ri) as measured from the geometric center of the bore to a different inner peripheral surface area of the circumferentially extending body intermediate between the neighboring pockets (5a).

Abstract: A roller bearing comprises an outer ring, an inner ring, a plurality of rollers arranged between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a plurality of retainer segments (11a) having a plurality of column parts (14a) and (14b) extending in a direction along a shaft so as to form a pocket (13a) for holding the roller, and connection parts (15a) and (15b) extending in a circumferential direction so as to connect the plurality of column parts (14a) and (14b), and continuously lined with each other in the circumferential direction between the outer ring and the inner ring. The column part (14a) is positioned at an circumferential end of the retainer segment (11a). Here, a circumferential outer side end face (21a) of the column part (14a) positioned at the end is flat, and a circumferential inner side end face (25a) of the column part (14a) positioned at said end is provided with a recess (23a) recessed in the circumferential direction so as to reduce the thickness of the column part (14a).

Abstract: A phosphorescent phosphor having excellent afterglow luminance characteristics, even under low illumination intensity of radiation conditions, compared to conventional strontium aluminate phosphorescent phosphors of the same type, and particularly a phosphorescent phosphor having excellent initial afterglow luminance characteristics, with following requirements: 0.015<Eu/(Sr+Eu+Dy)?0.05, 0.4?Dy/Eu?2, and 2.02?Al/(Sr+Eu+Dy)?2.4.

Abstract: A phosphorescent phosphor having excellent afterglow luminance characteristics, even under low illumination intensity of radiation conditions, compared to conventional strontium aluminate phosphorescent phosphors of the same type, and particularly a phosphorescent phosphor having excellent initial afterglow luminance characteristics and excellent afterglow luminance characteristics at 60 and 90 minutes after cessation of the excitation, with following requirements: 0.015<Eu/(Sr+Ba+Eu+Dy)?0.05, 0.3?Dy/Eu?2, 0.03?Ba/(Sr+Ba)?0.2 and 2.1?Al/(Sr+Ba+Eu+Dy)?2.9.

Abstract: A phosphorescent phosphor having excellent afterglow luminance characteristics, even under low illumination intensity of radiation conditions, compared to conventional strontium aluminate phosphorescent phosphors of the same type, and particularly a phosphorescent phosphor having excellent initial afterglow luminance characteristics, with following requirements: 0.015<Eu/(Sr+Eu+Dy)?0.05, 0.4?Dy/Eu?2, and 2.02?Al/(Sr+Eu+Dy)?2.4.

Abstract: A phosphorescent phosphor having excellent afterglow luminance characteristics, even under low illumination intensity of radiation conditions, compared to conventional strontium aluminate phosphorescent phosphors of the same type, and particularly a phosphorescent phosphor having excellent initial afterglow luminance characteristics and excellent afterglow luminance characteristics at 60 and 90 minutes after cessation of the excitation, with following requirements: 0.015<Eu/(Sr+Ba+Eu+Dy)?0.05, 0.3?Dy/Eu?2, 0.03?Ba/(Sr+Ba)?0.2 and 2.1?Al/(Sr+Ba+Eu+Dy)?2.9.