Abstract: The present invention provides in an environmentally-friendly manner a coating material for fried and/or deep-fried food capable of yielding fried and/or deep-fried foods exhibiting a high level of adhesiveness and excellent texture with a good balance between crisp feel and soft feel. More specifically, according to the present invention, a coating material for fried and/or deep-fried food consisting in an oil/fat-treated starch is prepared by using a non-modified starch as a raw starch for the oil/fat-treated starch, wherein the raw starch contains 25% by mass or more of a legume starch and whose amylose content ranges between 10 and 60% by mass. A better adhesiveness is demonstrated when the resulting oil/fat-treated starch has a viscosity retention rate equal to or higher than 75%.

Abstract: In a plate assembling step, a gap (5) is formed between a leading end portion (3A) of a groove (3) provided on an upright plate (2) and a lower plate (1). An arc is generated from a welding wire (7) toward a back surface (3C) side of the groove (3) through the gap (5), to form a satisfactory penetration bead (8) on the back surface (3C) side of the groove (3). Next, the welding wire (7), the lower plate (1), the groove (3) of the upright plate (2) and the penetration bead (8) are fused to form a first-layer welding bead (9), thereby firmly joining the lower plate (1) and the groove (3) of the upright plate (2). The first and second welding steps are performed continuously after performing the plate assembling step, to enhance workability at the time of welding the lower plate (1) and the upright plate (2).

Abstract: An ink jet recording head (100) comprising edge shooter type head units (20) each having a head chip provided with a nozzle ejection surface, a positioning plate (41) for arranging the head units (20) in parallel to each other, inclined against a line arranging direction. The positioning plate (41) arranges the head units (20) in parallel to each other, inclined against the line arranging direction, and the angle of the inclination is set so that a nozzle interval, in the line arranging direction, of two nozzles (21a) corresponds to a predetermined resolution, the two nozzles being adjacent to each other on a straight line on the nozzle ejection surface.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of effectively modifying starch so as to have an inhibitory effect on swelling and disintegration equivalent to that of chemically-linked starch, without using chemicals or a large amount of water. The method of modifying starch includes subjecting a powdery mixture containing starch and water-soluble hemicellulose at a ratio of 99.5:0.5 to 80:20 (weight ratio) to moist-heat treatment at 100 to 200° C.

Abstract: In a plate assembling step, a gap (5) is formed between a leading end portion (3A) of a groove (3) provided on an upright plate (2) and a lower plate (1). An arc is generated from a welding wire (7) toward a back surface (3C) side of the groove (3) through the gap (5), to form a satisfactory penetration bead (8) on the back surface (3C) side of the groove (3). Next, the welding wire (7), the lower plate (1), the groove (3) of the upright plate (2) and the penetration bead (8) are fused to form a first-layer welding bead (9), thereby firmly joining the lower plate (1) and the groove (3) of the upright plate (2). The first and second welding steps are performed continuously after performing the plate assembling step, to enhance workability at the time of welding the lower plate (1) and the upright plate (2).

Abstract: A wide plate-like material (27), having thin and thick wall portions in a transverse direction, is prepared by alternately joining one of flat thin plates (28, 29) and one of thick corner plates (30) or thick plates (31). The wide plate-like material (27) is bent at and along right and left thick corner plates (30) and formed into a U-shaped structure (32) which is U-shape in cross section. Separately from the U-shaped structure (32), a plate-like member (33) is prepared by butt welding thick plates (35) to right and left sides of a thin plate (34). The plate-like member (33) is welded to a lower side of the U-shaped structure (32) by laser welding or the like to form a square tubular structure, which is in a square shape in cross section and serves as a major part of an operating arm.

Abstract: A wide plate-like material (27), having thin and thick wall portions in a transverse direction, is prepared by alternately joining one of flat thin plates (28, 29) and one of thick corner plates (30) or thick plates (31). The wide plate-like material (27) is bent at and along right and left thick corner plates (30) and formed into a U-shaped structure (32) which is U-shape in cross section. Separately from the U-shaped structure (32), a plate-like member (33) is prepared by butt welding thick plates (35) to right and left sides of a thin plate (34). The plate-like member (33) is welded to a lower side of the U-shaped structure (32) by laser welding or the like to form a square tubular structure, which is in a square shape in cross section and serves as a major part of an operating arm.

Abstract: An energy-saving, high-outputting and high-efficiency, electric discharge type of illumination apparatus and associated units having thin divisional electrode pieces arranged at relatively narrow intervals on an electrode-application area, which is defined on the bottom of a flat container. The divisional electrode pieces are fixed to the electrode-application area with an intervening sheet of good electrically insulating and thermally conductive material laid therebetween. A front glass having a fluorescence coating on its inside is placed to confront the electrode-application area. Cooling water is circulated in the electrode-application area for cooling the divisional electrode pieces. A multi-poled magnet sheet arranged outside the electrode-application area is aligned with the electrode-to-electrode space. Lower frequency power supplies are connected to the divisional electrodes to supply that with voltages of the same amplitude.

Abstract: An energy-saving, high-outputting and high-efficiency, electric discharging type of illumination apparatus and associated units are provided.

Abstract: A multi-magnetic head has magnetic members defining magnetic gaps for recording information to and/or reproducing information from a card-shaped recording medium and an abrasion-resistant member having openings or notches with which the magnetic members are engaged.

Abstract: Disclosed is a new ac electric discharging power supply which is capable of permitting electric discharge to appear without difficulty even in the atmosphere of reduced gas pressure or even though undesired dielectric material should be accidentally adhered to the electrode surface, and in which power supply the plasma parameters vary hardly with time.The signal from master oscillator (1) is divided into a plurality of divisions by power divider (2), and each power division is controlled in phase and amplitude by phase-shifters (3) and power amplifiers (4). Oscillating frequency, phase and amplitude are controlled coordinately by control (7), and the final voltages appearing at the output terminals of power amplifiers (5) are applied to electrodes 6, which are arranged in an electric discharging vessel.One output terminals of all power transformers (5) are connected in common, ordinarily in floating condition, thereby permitting electric discharges to appear between selected electrodes (6).

Abstract: A magnetic head in which a holder (25) of a nonmagnetic material is connected to a magnetic head core (20) by bonding, wherein protrusion portions (26 and 27) are integrally formed on the holder (25) so that the protrusion portions (26 and 27) are made to pass through the magnetic head core (20) and top end portions (26a and 27a) of the protrusion portions (26 and 27) are thermally fusion-bonded to the magnetic head core (20) to thereby connect the holder (25) to the magnetic head core (20).

Abstract: A sintered hydroxycalcium apatite body having an average particle size of 50-2,000 .mu.m is used to form a packing in a cell separating column for use in separating groups or populations of cells from a suspension of animal cells.

Abstract: A resin composition for optics is disclosed, which mainly comprises a graft copolymer comprising a styrene resin and an aromatic polycarbonate each having a specific molecular weight at a specific ratio of molecular weight and weight, said composition having a micro disperse phase of not more than 0.5 .mu.m. The resin composition has a reduced optical strain and an excellent micro disperse phase and is, therefore, suitable for use as optics.

Abstract: A sintered hydroxycalcium apatite body having an average particle size of 50-2,000 .mu.m is used to form a packing in a cell separating column for use in separating groups or populations of cells from a suspension of animal cells.