Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cylindrical honeycomb fired body including: preparing a cylindrical honeycomb formed body; obtaining a cylindrical honeycomb dried body by drying the cylindrical honeycomb formed body; calculating predetermined parameters (EAVE1, EAVE2, EAVE3 and EAVE4) from average values of distance between a center of gravity position O and an outer peripheral contour in a plurality of predetermined angle ranges; specifying a minimum value of the predetermined parameters; obtaining a cylindrical honeycomb fired body by placing the cylindrical honeycomb dried body on a shelf plate and firing it while passing it through a continuous firing furnace, such that the direction in which the cells of the cylindrical honeycomb dried body extend vertically, and a particular location on the outer peripheral side surface determined according to the minimum value is positioned at the front.

Abstract: A bearer for bearing a honeycomb green body includes a solid main body provided with a groove in which a concave arc surface extends along one direction; and a single-layer or multi-layer sponge layer attached to the arc surface of the groove. The sponge layer is curved along the arc surface of the groove and has a bearing surface curved along the arc surface.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body including: measuring a firing shrinkage at an end surface of a first pillar-shaped honeycomb firing body at every predetermined angle for one round based on a portion that has been located at the center of a die when a green body passes through the die, obtaining a second pillar-shaped honeycomb formed body having a corrected end surface contour by modifying an annular mask used for extrusion molding based on a result of the measuring, and then obtaining a second pillar-shaped honeycomb fired body by performing drying and firing.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure including: a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls which define a plurality of cells extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face to form through channels for a fluid, and a first circumferential wall which is disposed in at least a part of a circumference of the partition walls, and a second circumferential wall disposed to surround an outer side of the honeycomb structure body, wherein the honeycomb structure body does not have an interface between the partition walls and the first circumferential wall, and in a face perpendicular to an extending direction of the cells, a maximum thickness of the first circumferential wall is from 0.1 to 0.3 mm.

Abstract: To more efficiently manufacture a three-dimensional object shaped by layering a shaping material with a three-dimensional printer. A manufacturing method for a three-dimensional object according to an embodiment includes: a first shaping process (step S12) of layering a shaping material with a three-dimensional object shaping device (three-dimensional printer) to shape a first shaping portion including a recess opened in a layering direction of the shaping material; a closing process (step S15) of closing an open end of the recess of the first shaping portion; and a second shaping process (step S16) of layering the shaping material with the three-dimensional object shaping device (three-dimensional printer) on the first shaping portion, which open end of the recess is closed, to shape a second shaping portion.

Abstract: A bearer for bearing a honeycomb green body includes a solid main body provided with a groove in which a concave arc surface extends along one direction; and a single-layer or multi-layer sponge layer attached to the arc surface of the groove. The sponge layer is curved along the arc surface of the groove and has a bearing surface curved along the arc surface.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes an image formation device and a control device. The image formation device ejects an ink for image formation to a fabric to form an image on the fabric. The control device generates, based on a first image data of an original image to be formed on the fabric, a second image data of a mark-applied image which is the original image additionally including a mark at a target position of a decorative member to be attached to the fabric. Then, the control device controls the image formation device based on the second image data so as to form the mark-applied image on the fabric.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an extruder that includes: at least one screw that extends along an axial direction, the screw including a downstream end positioned downstream in a conveying direction of raw material that is conveyed along the axial direction in accordance with rotation of the screw; a housing that houses the screw; and at least one axial support that axially supports the downstream end of the screw, the axial support including at least one rectifier plate.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure including: a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls which define a plurality of cells extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face to form through channels for a fluid, and a first circumferential wall which is disposed in at least a part of a circumference of the partition walls, and a second circumferential wall disposed to surround an outer side of the honeycomb structure body, wherein the honeycomb structure body does not have an interface between the partition walls and the first circumferential wall, and in a face perpendicular to an extending direction of the cells, a maximum thickness of the first circumferential wall is from 0.1 to 0.3 mm.

Abstract: A dispenser includes a high-pressure liquid feeder that feeds a high-pressure liquid higher in pressure than atmospheric pressure, a discharger that discharges the high-pressure liquid fed from the high-pressure liquid feeder, and a drive source that drives the discharger to operate. The discharger includes at least a container in which the high-pressure liquid is containable, a rotor rotatable by the drive source, a casing in which the rotor is housed in a rotatable manner, and a controller configured to control rotation of the drive source and a position of the container in a direction of the rotation. The container is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the discharger. The casing has a liquid supply channel formed to intercommunicate the container and the high-pressure liquid feeder, and further has a discharge nozzle formed to intercommunicate the container and outside of the discharger.

Abstract: To more efficiently manufacture a three-dimensional object shaped by layering a shaping material with a three-dimensional printer. A manufacturing method for a three-dimensional object according to an embodiment includes: a first shaping process (step S12) of layering a shaping material with a three-dimensional object shaping device (three-dimensional printer) to shape a first shaping portion including a recess opened in a layering direction of the shaping material; a closing process (step S15) of closing an open end of the recess of the first shaping portion; and a second shaping process (step S16) of layering the shaping material with the three-dimensional object shaping device (three-dimensional printer) on the first shaping portion, which open end of the recess is closed, to shape a second shaping portion.

Abstract: An extrusion-forming device includes an extruding portion having a drum including a supply port through which a clay flows into the inside, a screw having a rotary shaft and a rotary blade and configured to convey the clay, and an extrusion port through which the clay is discharged; and a forming portion having a die provided with forming grooves. The device includes, as the screw on the side of the supply port, supply port side screws having two rotary blades and, as the screw on the side of the extrusion port, a extrusion port side screw having one rotary blade, and a ratio P/D is in a range of 0.5 to 0.9.

Abstract: There is provided a conveyance receiver 1 having a bottom face 6 formed in parallel with the conveyance path to abut against the conveyance path and a support face 7 formed to match a shape of an outer periphery 5 of the honeycomb formed article 4. The support face 7 is made of a cured porous polyurethane resin material having a Shore D hardness Hs of 40?Hs?70.

Abstract: There is provided a conveyance receiver 1 having a bottom face 6 formed in parallel with the conveyance path to abut against the conveyance path and a support face 7 formed to match a shape of an outer periphery 5 of the honeycomb formed article 4. The support face 7 is made of a cured porous polyurethane resin material having a Shore D hardness Hs of 40?Hs?70.

Abstract: An extrusion-forming device 100 includes an extruding portion 21 having a drum 7 including a supply port 19 through which a clay flows into the inside, a screw 4 having a rotary shaft 6 and a rotary blade 5 and configured to convey the clay, and an extrusion port 20 through which the clay is discharged; and a forming portion 22 having a die provided with forming grooves. The device includes, as the screw 4 on the side of the supply port 19, supply port side screws 10 having two rotary blades 5 and, as the screw 4 on the side of the extrusion port 20, a extrusion port side screw 12 having one rotary blade 5, and a ratio P/D is in a range of 0.5 to 0.9.

Abstract: [Problems] To provide a plastic cap having a pouring cylinder capable of pouring the content liquid smoothly maintaining a constant liquid width even in case the degree of inclination of a container is varied to some extent at the time of pouring the content liquid, and of easily adjusting the liquid quantity. [Means for Solution] A bill 20 is formed at an upper end portion of the pouring cylinder 11 provided in a top panel 5 of a cap body 1, the bill 20 protruding outward in an inclined manner, a lower end of the pouring cylinder 11 is forming a seal surface 17 of nearly a cylindrical shape, a groove 30 is formed in the inner surface of the bill 20 in the pouring cylinder 11 and is extending from an upper end portion of the seal surface 17 up to an upper end of the bill 20, and a seal ring 29 is formed on the inner surface of the upper lid 2 so as to come into close contact with the seal surface 17 which is the inner surface of the pouring cylinder 11 when the upper lid 2 is closed.

Abstract: In a twin-screw extruder including a barrel, which has two screws disposed in parallel in its inside and an opening at one edge, and an extrusion molding die disposed to the opening side of the barrel through a straightening vane and a filter net, the straightening vane includes a first straightening vane and a second straightening vane, the first one has a hole forming region having plural through holes formed in a region whose size and shape are in agreement with the size and the shape of the inner periphery of the opening portion, and the second one has a hole structure whose size and shape of its inner periphery at one opening edge are in agreement with the size and the shape of the hole forming region, and its sectional area is reduced once in a process to the other opening edge and then expanded in a taper shape.

Abstract: To provide a fuel cell which has a reaction layer having good reaction efficiency and an electron collection layer to efficiently collect electrons generated at the reaction layer and of which the output density is high and the characteristic is good and a method of manufacturing thereof, a fuel cell includes a first substrate provided with a gas flow path to supply a first reaction gas; a first electron collection layer formed on the first substrate; a first reaction layer formed on the first electron collection layer; an electrolyte film formed on the first reaction layer; a second reaction layer formed on the electrolyte film; a second electron collection layer formed on the second reaction layer; and a second substrate provided with a second gas flow path to supply a second reaction gas, the fuel cell including at least one of the first electron collection layer and the second electron collection layer being constructed by stacking conductive material particles.

Abstract: A first gas flow path is formed in a first substrate. The first substrate is processed in an ejection device to form a first collector layer, a first gas diffusion layer, a first reactive layer, and an electrolyte membrane. Similarly, the first substrate is processed to form a second reactive layer, a gas diffusion layer, and a second collector layer. A second substrate which has been processed to form a second gas flow path is then disposed on the first substrate to complete production of a fuel cell having a gas flow path formed therein the opening width of which is smaller than the particle diameter of the material constituting the gas diffusion layer.

Abstract: In a twin-screw extruder including a barrel, which has two screws disposed in parallel in its inside and an opening at one edge, and an extrusion molding die disposed to the opening side of the barrel through a straightening vane and a filter net, the straightening vane includes a first straightening vane and a second straightening vane, the first one has a hole forming region having plural through holes formed in a region whose size and shape are in agreement with the size and the shape of the inner periphery of the opening portion, and the second one has a hole structure whose size and shape of its inner periphery at one opening edge are in agreement with the size and the shape of the hole forming region, and its sectional area is reduced once in a process to the other opening edge and then expanded in a taper shape.