Abstract: A method for producing a silicon material, the method including: a step of heating CaSi2 powder in a range of 400 to 1000° C.; a step of reacting acid with the CaSi2 powder having been subjected to the step of heating CaSi2 powder in a range of 400 to 1000° C., to obtain a layered silicon compound; and a step of heating the layered silicon compound at not less than 300° C.

Abstract: PP, an EPDM prior to crosslinking, and PE particles are fed into a twin screw extruder and melt-kneaded so that the EPDM is dynamically crosslinked, whereby a sliding material for weather strips formed of an olefin-based TPV in which the PE particles are dispersed is produced. The amount of the PE particles blended is 10 parts by mass to 90 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the PP and the EPDM. It is preferable that the PE particles have an average particle diameter of 30 ?m to 200 ?m before the feeding, and are micronized by the melt kneading to have an average particle diameter of 10 ?m to 50 ?m in the produced sliding material for weather strips.

Abstract: A magnetoelectric effect material includes as a primary component, a polycrystalline oxide ceramic containing at least Sr, Co, and Fe. In the polycrystalline oxide ceramic, the crystal c-axis is oriented in a predetermined direction, and the degree of orientation of the c-axis is 0.2 or more by a Lotgering method. A component substrate is formed of this magnetoelectric effect material.

Abstract: A live portion protection structure includes a high-voltage electric wire that has a conductor and an insulating cover covering the conductor, a conductive terminal fitting that is connected to the conductor exposed from the high-voltage electric wire, an insulating housing that receives a connection part between the terminal fitting and the conductor, a regulation member that is disposed in a reception path for receiving the connection part into the housing, and an insulating extra-length portion that is provided in the cover. When a part or all of the connection part on a side of the conductor drops out from the housing, the extra-length portion abuts against the regulation member so as to be moved to an outside of the part or all of the connection part to thereby cover the part or all of the connection part.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire portion formed by arranging three wires in the same direction, the respective wires having conductors and insulators coating outer circumferences of the conductors, and a braided wire. The three wires of the wire portion and the braided wire are disposed such that the braided wire is interposed between two wires of the wire portion adjacent to each other along a circumferential direction around a central axial line of the wire portion on a cross section of the wire harness when viewed from an axial direction along the central axial line, on a side of the central axial line from outer circumferential-side tangents connecting the conductors of the two wires.

Abstract: A core unit includes a magnetic substance core formed in an annular shape, electric wires of plural phases being wound around the magnetic substance core at respective positions that are different from each other, and a restriction member that restricts the displacement of the electric wires about the axis of the magnetic substance core, the electric wires being wound around the magnetic substance core. The restriction member has a body fixed to one end of the magnetic substance core in the axial direction, and a plurality of cutout portions are formed in edge portions of the body, the cutout portions surround the respective electric wires wound around the magnetic substance core separately from the inside of the magnetic substance core in the radial direction.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire portion having three wires arranged in the same direction, connectors connected to both end portions of the wire portion, a middle portion installed in an intermediate position of the wire portion between the connectors, a wire-side surge reducing section provided in the wire portion, a connector-side surge reducing section provided in each of the connectors, and a middle portion-side surge reducing section provided in the middle portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shielded connector that can reduce the entire size thereof while preventing an increase in the number of components. A shielding shell includes a shell body provided to an outer side of a housing, and a thermally conductive holding member that supports an insulating container portion of a fuse, so the heat generated by the fuse is dissipated to outside, thereby reducing the space between the housing and the fuse and reducing the entire size of the shielded connector. Also, the shielding shell functions as both a heat dissipation member and a magnetic shield, thus, an increase in the number of components can be prevented.

Abstract: A core unit includes a magnetic substance core formed in an annular shape, electric wires of plural phases being wound around the magnetic substance core at respective positions that are different from each other, and a restriction member that restricts the displacement of the electric wires about the axis of the magnetic substance core, the electric wires being wound around the magnetic substance core. The restriction member has a body fixed to one end of the magnetic substance core in the axial direction, and a plurality of cutout portions are formed in edge portions of the body, the cutout portions surround the respective electric wires wound around the magnetic substance core separately from the inside of the magnetic substance core in the radial direction.

Abstract: An electromagnetic effect material includes as a primary component, a polycrystalline oxide ceramic containing at least Sr, Co, and Fe. In the polycrystalline oxide ceramic, the crystal c-axis is oriented in a predetermined direction, and the degree of orientation of the c-axis is 0.2 or more by a Lotgering method. A component substrate is formed of this electromagnetic effect material.

Abstract: A wire harness includes an electric wire portion in which three electric wires are collected in the same direction, a braided wire which surrounds the outer circumferential side of the electric wire portion in a bundle, and an electric wire holding member which maintains the arrangement of the electric wires about a center axis line of the electric wire portion. The electric wire holding member includes a plurality of braided correction portions which protrudes in the direction of the center axis line from an inner circumferential surface of the outer shape holding portion between two adjacent electric wires of the electric wire portion in the circumferential direction about the center axis line, and is formed so that the braided wire approaches the center axis line in relation to outer circumferential tangential lines connecting conductor portions of the two electric wires in a cross-section perpendicular to the center axis line.

Abstract: PP, an EPDM prior to crosslinking, and PE particles are fed into a twin screw extruder and melt-kneaded so that the EPDM is dynamically crosslinked, whereby a sliding material for weather strips formed of an olefin-based TPV in which the PE particles are dispersed is produced. The amount of the PE particles blended is 10 parts by mass to 90 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the PP and the EPDM. It is preferable that the PE particles have an average particle diameter of 30 ?m to 200 ?m before the feeding, and are micronized by the melt kneading to have an average particle diameter of 10 ?m to 50 ?m in the produced sliding material for weather strips.

Abstract: A wire harness includes an electric wire portion in which three electric wires are collected in the same direction, a braided wire which surrounds the outer circumferential side of the electric wire portion in a bundle, and an electric wire holding member which maintains the arrangement of the electric wires about a center axis line of the electric wire portion. The electric wire holding member includes a plurality of braided correction portions which protrudes in the direction of the center axis line from an inner circumferential surface of the outer shape holding portion between two adjacent electric wires of the electric wire portion in the circumferential direction about the center axis line, and is formed so that the braided wire approaches the center axis line in relation to outer circumferential tangential lines connecting conductor portions of the two electric wires in a cross-section perpendicular to the center axis line.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire portion formed by arranging three wires in the same direction, the respective wires having conductors and insulators coating outer circumferences of the conductors, and a braided wire. The three wires of the wire portion and the braided wire are disposed such that the braided wire is interposed between two wires of the wire portion adjacent to each other along a circumferential direction around a central axial line of the wire portion on a cross section of the wire harness when viewed from an axial direction along the central axial line, on a side of the central axial line from outer circumferential-side tangents connecting the conductors of the two wires.

Abstract: An electric wire holding member (20) includes: a main body portion (21) formed in a cylindrical shape having a central axis line (X1); a plurality of electric wire accommodating portions (22a, 22b, and 22c) provided to penetrate through the main body portion (21) along the central axis line (X1), respectively, and are formed to be capable of individually accommodating electric wires (3a, 3b, and 3c), respectively, the electric wire accommodating portions (22a, 22b, and 22c) being disposed along a circumferential direction around the central axis line (X1) at equal intervals in a cross section as viewed from an axial direction; and a space portion (23) formed between two electric wire accommodating portions adjacent to each other along the circumferential direction to penetrate through the main body portion (21) along the central axis line (X1).

Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire portion having three wires arranged in the same direction, connectors connected to both end portions of the wire portion, a middle portion installed in an intermediate position of the wire portion between the connectors, a wire-side surge reducing section provided in the wire portion, a connector-side surge reducing section provided in each of the connectors, and a middle portion-side surge reducing section provided in the middle portion.

Abstract: A live portion protection structure includes a high-voltage electric wire that has a conductor and an insulating cover covering the conductor, a conductive terminal fitting that is connected to the conductor exposed from the high-voltage electric wire, an insulating housing that receives a connection part between the terminal fitting and the conductor, a regulation member that is disposed in a reception path for receiving the connection part into the housing, and an insulating extra-length portion that is provided in the cover. When a part or all of the connection part on a side of the conductor drops out from the housing, the extra-length portion abuts against the regulation member so as to be moved to an outside of the part or all of the connection part to thereby cover the part or all of the connection part.

Abstract: A leg movement acquisition unit 1 continuously acquires leg movements of a sleeping subject. An apnea detection unit 2 detects whether or not the subject is in a state of apnea. A movement analysis unit 3 determines whether or not the detected leg movement satisfies previously determined conditions. These previously determined conditions include at least the following conditions (a) to (d): (a) The duration of leg movement is within a previously determined range; (b) intensity of leg movement is a previously determined value or greater; (c) leg movements satisfying conditions (a) and (b) continue for a previously determined number of times within a previously determined duration; and (d) the leg movement is not movement from immediately before to immediately after an apnea state that has been detected by the apnea detection unit. A coefficient calculation unit 4 calculates a coefficient based on the number of times of leg movement that satisfied the previously determined conditions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shielded connector that can reduce the entire size thereof while preventing an increase in the number of components. A shielding shell includes a shell body provided to an outer side of a housing, and a thermally conductive holding member that supports an insulating container portion of a fuse, so the heat generated by the fuse is dissipated to outside, thereby reducing the space between the housing and the fuse and reducing the entire size of the shielded connector. Also, the shielding shell functions as both a heat dissipation member and a magnetic shield, thus, an increase in the number of components can be prevented.

Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel foil for a solar cell substrate excellent in terms of threading performance. The ferritic stainless steel foil for a solar cell substrate may have a chemical composition containing, by mass %, Cr: 14% or more and 24% or less and Nb: 0.1% or more and 0.6% or less, and optionally further containing Mo: 2.0% or less, a Vickers hardness of Hv250 or more and Hv450 or less, and a Vickers hardness of Hv250 or more and Hv450 or less after the substrate has undergone an optical absorber layer growth process in which the substrate is held in a temperature range of 450° C. or higher and 650° C. or lower for a duration of 1 minute or more.