Abstract: A buckling-restrained brace includes a core and a restrainer, the core includes a first steel plate having a first yield point, a second steel plate having a second yield point different from the first yield point, and a third steel plate having a third yield point different from the first yield point, the first steel plate is sandwiched between the second steel plate and the third steel plate, and a length of a first yielding segment of the first steel plate in the axial direction is different from a length of the second yielding segment of the second steel plate in the axial direction, and is different from a length of the third yielding segment of the third steel plate in the axial direction.

Abstract: A buckling-restrained brace includes a core and a restrainer, the core includes a first steel plate having a first yield point, a second steel plate having a second yield point different from the first yield point, and a third steel plate having a third yield point different from the first yield point, the first steel plate is sandwiched between the second steel plate and the third steel plate, and a length of a first yielding segment of the first steel plate in the axial direction is different from a length of the second yielding segment of the second steel plate in the axial direction, and is different from a length of the third yielding segment of the third steel plate in the axial direction.

Abstract: A gas sensor element for detecting a specific gas component in a measured gas, comprising: an element body in the form of a long plate having a gas detection part at an end thereof on a distal end face side in a longitudinal direction; and a porous protective layer covering an outer periphery of the end on said end face side of the element body, wherein in a cross section including two adjacent ones of the end face and side faces connected to the end face, an outer surface of the protective layer facing an element corner where the two faces meet has a shape with a corner part, and a ratio of an assumed diameter of a water droplet contained in the measured gas in a use environment to an effective length of the corner part in the cross section is equal to or larger than 1.5.

Abstract: A gas sensor element comprising a long plate-like element body and a porous protective layer protecting a surface of the element body, wherein the element body has a gas detection part at an end thereof on one end face side in a longitudinal direction, and the protective layer includes an end face part covering the one end face in laminate, side face parts covering side faces connected to the one end face in laminate, and corner parts where two adjacent ones of the end face part and the side face parts meet. An outer surface of one or more of the end face part and the side face parts has a concave shape that is smoothly continuous with the corner parts and configured such that a layer thickness increases toward the corner parts.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element that has an atmospheric-air introduction path into which atmospheric air is introduced. The sensor element includes a solid electrolyte body, an insulating body, an exhaust electrode, and an atmosphere electrode. The solid electrolyte body has ion conductivity. The insulating body is laminated onto the solid electrolyte body. The exhaust electrode is provided in the solid electrolyte body and exposed to an exhaust gas. The atmosphere electrode is provided in a position that opposes the exhaust electrode in the solid electrolyte body. The atmosphere electrode is used so as to be paired with the exhaust electrode, and is exposed to atmospheric air. The atmospheric-air introduction path is formed to house the atmosphere electrode in a section of the insulating body that opposes the solid electrolyte body. The atmospheric-air introduction path is provided with a trap layer for capturing toxic substances in the sensor element.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element body having a porous layer provided on an outer surface, and a power supply device which supplies power to a heater element that is in the sensor element body. The amount of power being applied to the heater element by the power supply device when gas detection is being performed by the gas sensor in a steady state is designated as P [W], the volume of the length range of a heating region of the heater element provided in the sensor element body as V [mm3], and the applied power density as X [W/mm3], where X is a value expressed by P/V. In that case, the following relationship is satisfied between the applied power density X and the average thickness Y [?m] of the porous layer: Y?509.32?2884.89X+5014.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gas sensor element comprising a porous protective layer with improved water repellency upon continuously water pouring, which is a gas sensor element comprising: a detection portion; and a porous protective layer formed around the detection portion, wherein the porous protective layer is formed from an aggregate containing alumina and a coating material containing silica, and in the porous protective layer, the weight concentration x % by weight of the coating material with respect to the total weight of the aggregate and the coating material, and the porosity y %, satisfy the following formula (1): y?0.0058x2?1.2666x+68??(1), and in the porous protective layer, the pore volume of pores having a pore diameter of 100 nm or less is 0.02 mL/g or less.

Abstract: A gas sensor includes a sensor element body having a porous layer provided on an outer surface, and a power supply device which supplies power to a heater element that is in the sensor element body. The amount of power being applied to the heater element by the power supply device when gas detection is being performed by the gas sensor in a steady state is designated as P [W], the volume of the length range of a heating region of the heater element provided in the sensor element body as V [mm3], and the applied power density as X [W/mm3], where X is a value expressed by P/V. In that case, the following relationship is satisfied between the applied power density X and the average thickness Y [?m] of the porous layer: Y?509.32?2884.89X+5014.

Abstract: A gas sensor element comprising a long plate-like element body and a porous protective layer protecting a surface of the element body, wherein the element body has a gas detection part at an end thereof on one end face side in a longitudinal direction, and the protective layer includes an end face part covering the one end face in laminate, side face parts covering side faces connected to the one end face in laminate, and corner parts where two adjacent ones of the end face part and the side face parts meet. An outer surface of one or more of the end face part and the side face parts has a concave shape that is smoothly continuous with the corner parts and configured such that a layer thickness increases toward the corner parts.

Abstract: A gas sensor element for detecting a specific gas component in a measured gas, comprising: an element body in the form of a long plate having a gas detection part at an end thereof on a distal end face side in a longitudinal direction; and a porous protective layer covering an outer periphery of the end on said end face side of the element body, wherein in a cross section including two adjacent ones of the end face and side faces connected to the end face, an outer surface of the protective layer facing an element corner where the two faces meet has a shape with a corner part, and a ratio of an assumed diameter of a water droplet contained in the measured gas in a use environment to an effective length of the corner part in the cross section is equal to or larger than 1.5.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gas sensor element comprising a porous protective layer with improved water repellency upon continuously water pouring, which is a gas sensor element comprising: a detection portion; and a porous protective layer formed around the detection portion, wherein the porous protective layer is formed from an aggregate containing alumina and a coating material containing silica, and in the porous protective layer, the weight concentration x % by weight of the coating material with respect to the total weight of the aggregate and the coating material, and the porosity y %, satisfy the following formula (1): y?0.0058x2-1.2666x+68??(1), and in the porous protective layer, the pore volume of pores having a pore diameter of 100 nm or less is 0.02 mL/g or less.

Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a main valve configured to change a communication opening degree between a first port and a second port, a control pressure chamber configured to bias the main valve in a valve closing direction, an auxiliary valve configured to open and close a first communication passage and a second communication passage formed in the main valve, a solenoid portion configured to displace the auxiliary valve, a back pressure chamber and a sub-return spring configured to bias the auxiliary valve in a valve closing direction, and a pressure compensation unit configured to change a biasing force of the sub-return spring acting on the auxiliary valve according to a pressure in the back pressure chamber.

Abstract: A composite valve provided in a solenoid valve includes a sliding hole having a first port and a second port, a sub-port communication passage branched from the sliding hole and having a third port, a first valve body allowing only the flow of hydraulic oil from the first port to the second port, and a second valve body allowing only the flow of the hydraulic oil from the third port to the second port. The first valve body and the second valve body are displaced along the sliding hole formed to be straight. When the first valve body is opened, the hydraulic oil is introduced from the first port to the second port through a through hole provided in the second valve body.

Abstract: A control valve device includes a valve block that switches the flowing direction of a working fluid supplied to and discharged from a boom cylinder and an arm cylinder (actuators). The valve block includes an actuator port connected to the boom cylinder, and a supply port, a discharge port, and a regeneration port communicating with the actuator port. A supply valve is provided between the actuator port and the supply port, and a discharge valve is provided between the actuator port and the discharge port.

Abstract: The present invention prevents opening of a unidirectional flow control valve caused by an increase in the pressure in a sub port. A solenoid valve controls a flow rate of working oil flowing from a main port to a sub port, and includes: a main valve that enables communication between the main port and the sub port; a control pressure chamber that biases the main valve in a direction of closing the main valve; a first valve body provided in a main port communication passage that enables communication between the main port and the control pressure chamber; and a second valve body provided in a sub port communication passage that enables communication between the sub port and the control pressure chamber.

Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a main valve that controls a flow rate of a working fluid, a sleeve in which the main valve is slidably inserted, and a solenoid unit that displaces the main valve. The sleeve includes a slide support and a large-diameter portion. The main valve is slidably supported by the slide support. The large-diameter portion is closer to an open end of the insertion hole than the slide support is, and has a diameter larger than an outer diameter of the slide support. The sleeve is fixed inside the insertion hole by causing the large-diameter portion to be pushed against the valve block by the solenoid unit.

Abstract: A combination valve built in a main valve of a solenoid valve includes: a first communication passage having a first port and a second port; a second communication passage branching from the first communication passage and having a third port; a first valve body provided in the first communication passage and configured to permit only the flow of working oil from the first port to the third port; and a second valve body provided in the first communication passage and configured to permit only the flow of working oil from the first port to the second port. The first valve body is located upstream relative to the second valve body.

Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a main poppet configured to control a flow rate of working fluid flowing in a valve passage according to a pilot pressure, an auxiliary poppet configured to adjust the pilot pressure according to the electromagnetic force, and a first seat portion and a second seat portion provided in the valve passage. The main poppet includes a poppet valve seated on the first seat portion and a spool valve slidable in the second seat portion. The spool valve includes an outer peripheral surface slidable relative to the second seat portion and through holes open on the outer surface and configured such that areas thereof exposed from the second seat portion change in accordance with a movement of the spool valve.

Abstract: A control valve device includes a valve block that switches the flowing direction of a working fluid supplied to and discharged from a boom cylinder and an arm cylinder (actuators). The valve block includes an actuator port connected to the boom cylinder, and a supply port, a discharge port, and a regeneration port communicating with the actuator port. A supply valve is provided between the actuator port and the supply port, and a discharge valve is provided between the actuator port and the discharge port.

Abstract: A solenoid valve includes a main poppet configured to control a flow rate of working fluid flowing in a valve passage according to a pilot pressure, an auxiliary poppet configured to adjust the pilot pressure according to the electromagnetic force, and a first seat portion and a second seat portion provided in the valve passage. The main poppet includes a poppet valve seated on the first seat portion and a spool valve slidable in the second seat portion. The spool valve includes an outer peripheral surface slidable relative to the second seat portion and through holes open on the outer surface and configured such that areas thereof exposed from the second seat portion change in accordance with a movement of the spool valve.