Abstract: A new paint which makes it possible for a coating film to have both brightness and radiotransparency is demanded. The paint includes a flake, wherein the flake has a sea-island structure of including a plurality of island phases which are formed of metal, and a sea phase that is formed of resin or DLC, the sea phase linking the island phases to each other.

Abstract: A control device of a nitrogen oxide sensor comprises a voltage control part configured to control voltage applied to the pump cell, and a temperature estimation part configured to estimate a temperature of the pump cell. The voltage control part is configured to make the voltage applied to the pump cell a voltage of a starting voltage of decomposition of water or more when the estimated temperature of the pump cell estimated by the temperature estimation part is within a predetermined temperature region of less than an activation temperature of the pump cell as control suppressing evaporation.

Abstract: A new paint which makes it possible for a coating film to have both brightness and radiotransparency is demanded. The paint includes a flake, wherein the flake has a sea-island structure of including a plurality of island phases which are formed of metal, and a sea phase that is formed of resin or DLC, the sea phase linking the island phases to each other.

Abstract: A multiple gas detection device comprises: a first cell part provided with a first electrochemical cell; a second cell part provided with a second electrochemical cell; a third cell part provided with a third electrochemical cell; an inlet diffusion controller controlling diffusion of measured gas; and a measured gas chamber into which the measured gas flows through the inlet diffusion controller. The first cell part is configured to selectively detect a concentration of NOx or ammonia contained in measured gas in the measured gas chamber. The second cell part is configured to discharge oxygen contained in measured gas in the measured gas chamber and convert NO2 and ammonia contained in measured gas in the measured gas chamber to NO. The third cell part is configured to detect a concentration of NO contained in measured gas in the measured gas chamber.

Abstract: A nitrogen oxide sensor includes a measured gas chamber, a sensor cell, a pump cell, a voltage application circuit, a sensor output detector, a voltage control part, a concentration calculation part, a temperature estimation part, an air-fuel ratio estimation part, and a time calculation part calculating a cumulative value of time periods when the temperature of the pump cell is within a predetermined temperature region and the air-fuel ratio of the measured gas is leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio as a first cumulative time period. The concentration calculation part calculates the NOx concentration in the measured gas higher with respect to the output of the sensor cell when the first cumulative time period is relatively long compared with when the first cumulative time period is relatively short.

Abstract: An exhaust sensor 1 comprises a sensor cell 51, a voltage application circuit 61, a current detection circuit 62 and a concentration calculating part 80a. The current detection circuit detects a first current flowing through the sensor cell when fuel cut control is being performed in the internal combustion engine and a predetermined voltage is applied from the voltage application circuit to the sensor cell, and detect a second current flowing through the sensor cell when normal control is being performed in the internal combustion engine and the predetermined voltage is applied from the voltage application circuit to the sensor cell. The concentration calculating part is configured to calculate the concentration higher with respect to the second current when the first current is relatively low compared with when the first current is relatively high.

Abstract: An exhaust sensor 1 comprises a sensor cell 51, a voltage application circuit 61, a current detection circuit 62 and a concentration calculating part 80a. The current detection circuit detects a first current flowing through the sensor cell when fuel cut control is being performed in the internal combustion engine and a predetermined voltage is applied from the voltage application circuit to the sensor cell, and detect a second current flowing through the sensor cell when normal control is being performed in the internal combustion engine and the predetermined voltage is applied from the voltage application circuit to the sensor cell. The concentration calculating part is configured to calculate the concentration higher with respect to the second current when the first current is relatively low compared with when the first current is relatively high.

Abstract: A control device of a nitrogen oxide sensor comprises a voltage control part configured to control voltage applied to the pump cell, and a temperature estimation part configured to estimate a temperature of the pump cell. The voltage control part is configured to make the voltage applied to the pump cell a voltage of a starting voltage of decomposition of water or more when the estimated temperature of the pump cell estimated by the temperature estimation part is within a predetermined temperature region of less than an activation temperature of the pump cell as control suppressing evaporation.

Abstract: A nitrogen oxide sensor includes a measured gas chamber, a sensor cell, a pump cell, a voltage application circuit, a sensor output detector, a voltage control part, a concentration calculation part, a temperature estimation part, an air-fuel ratio estimation part, and a time calculation part calculating a cumulative value of time periods when the temperature of the pump cell is within a predetermined temperature region and the air-fuel ratio of the measured gas is leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio as a first cumulative time period. The concentration calculation part calculates the NOx concentration in the measured gas higher with respect to the output of the sensor cell when the first cumulative time period is relatively long compared with when the first cumulative time period is relatively short.

Abstract: A multiple gas detection device comprises: a first cell part provided with a first electrochemical cell; a second cell part provided with a second electrochemical cell; a third cell part provided with a third electrochemical cell; an inlet diffusion controller controlling diffusion of measured gas; and a measured gas chamber into which the measured gas flows through the inlet diffusion controller. The first cell part is configured to selectively detect a concentration of NOx or ammonia contained in measured gas in the measured gas chamber. The second cell part is configured to discharge oxygen contained in measured gas in the measured gas chamber and convert NO2 and ammonia contained in measured gas in the measured gas chamber to NO. The third cell part is configured to detect a concentration of NO contained in measured gas in the measured gas chamber.

Abstract: An earth bolt is electrically connected to a nut and an earth terminal, by being engaged in the nut to position the earth terminal between the bolt and the nut. The bolt has a head and a body, the body extending from the head and having threads of an external thread formed on the body and screw-fastened to an internal thread of the nut. Among the flank surfaces formed on the thread, a convex portion is formed on a head-facing flank surface, the head-facing flank surface facing the head, along a circumference centering a shaft center of the body in such a manner that the convex portion is protruded from the head-facing flank surface. A top surface parallel to the head-facing flank surface is formed on the convex portion in a position where the convex portion interests with a pitch line of the earth bolt.

Abstract: A tube for wiring harnesses consists of a cylindrical body for passage therethrough of a terminal-attached cable branched from a wiring harness, the cylindrical body being made of a foamed flexible sheet having a multiplicity of minute bubbles; and a cover means which smoothens an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical body along which the terminal-attached cable slides when passing through the cylindrical body. A smooth sliding advancement of the terminal-attached cable through the tube is attained.

Abstract: A high-strength aluminum alloy having good porthole extrudability is provided. It has a Vickers hardness Hv of not less than 40 as measured in a homogenized state created by heat treatment before extrusion and a Vickers hardness Hv of not less than 20 imparted by plastic working after the heat treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a superplastic aluminum alloy in which fine particles not substantially dispersion hardening are dispersed in a sufficient amount to effect grain boundary pinning to suppress crystal grain growth during hot working thereby ensuring manifestation of superplasticity over wide ranges of working temperature and strain rate.

Abstract: A tube for wiring harnesses consists of a cylindrical body for passage therethrough of a terminal-attached cable branched from a wiring harness, the cylindrical body being made of a foamed flexible sheet having a multiplicity of minute bubbles; and a cover means which smoothens an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical body along which the terminal-attached cable slides when passing through the cylindrical body. A smooth sliding advancement of the terminal-attached cable through the tube is attained.

Abstract: To provide a hot working method which can reduce working resistance during the early stage of hot plastic working, particularly extrusion and forging using a die.A hot plastic working method characterized by comprising the step of plastically working, using a die, a material having a structure of not more than 50 .mu.m in average grain diameter with dispersed spherical grains ranging in size from 10 to 200 nm, the working material having a recess formed on a surface thereof in its site facing a closed space formed by abutting the working material against the die surface at the time of plastic working.

Abstract: In a hot-dip zinc-coated steel sheet exhibiting excellent press die sliding characteristics and obtained by performing a molten galvanization and then skin pass rolling on a surface of the steel sheet, a galvanized layer has a three-dimensional average surface roughness ranging from 0.7 .mu.m to 1.4 .mu.m, and a skewness (S) of the amplitude probability distribution of the surface roughness, which is defined by the following equation (1), ranging from 0.1 to -0.3:S=.mu..sub.3 /.sigma..sup.3 (1)where.mu..sub.3 : Three-dimensional moment of the amplitude probability density.sigma.: Standard deviation of the amplitude probability density.