Abstract: A tire vulcanization mold in which a surface roughness in the groove molding portion of the tread molding surface is made smaller than a surface roughness in the land portion molding portion, in which a surface roughness in the groove molding portion is minimized to 0.12 ?m or less in a range including at least a main groove molding portion, and in which a surface roughness in the land portion molding portion is made to be 3.2 ?m or more, is used to manufacture a tire, and when cleaning the tread molding surface, the tread molding surface is irradiated with a laser beam to remove contaminant adhered to the tread molding surface.

Abstract: A brake system includes a brake activator which first activates a central rear brake and lastly activates a front brake of a right front brake and a left front brake which is provided on a front wheel which is an inner wheel by operating an input member. When an operation amount of the input member from an initial state to a maximum operated state thereof is divided equally into three portions which are defined as a low braking force area, a middle braking force area, and a high braking force area, the brake activator activates the central rear brake, the right front brake, and the left front brake to operate in the low braking force area.

Abstract: A brake system includes a brake activator which controls, when a slipping condition is detected at a central rear wheel based on a signal detected by a central rear detector, the operating condition of a central rear brake based on the signal detected by the central rear detector so as to reduce a braking force on the central rear wheel lower than a braking force which is obtained as a result of operation of an input member. In this state, when an operation quantity of the input member increases as a result of operation of the input member, changing the operating conditions of both a right front brake and a left front brake, the brake activator increases the braking forces in both a right front wheel and a left front wheel according to an operation quantity of the input member.

Abstract: A brake system does not change immediately an operating condition of a left front brake although a slipping condition is detected at the left front wheel based on a signal detected by a left detector in such a state that a slipping condition is not detected at a right front wheel based on a signal detected by a right detector, and does not change immediately an operating condition of a right front brake although a slipping condition is detected at the right front wheel based on a signal detected by the right detector in such a state a slipping condition is not detected at the left front wheel based on a signal detected by the left detector.

Abstract: A brake system includes a brake activator which reduces, when a slipping condition of a right front wheel is detected based on a signal which is detected by a right detector, both braking forces on the right front wheel and a left front wheel to a lower level than a level of a braking force which is obtained as a result of operation of an input member and which reduces, when a slipping condition of the left front wheel is detected based on a signal which is detected by a left detector, both braking forces on the left front wheel and the right front wheel to a lower level than a level of a braking force which is obtained as a result of operation of the input member.

Abstract: A brake system includes a brake activator which first activates a central rear brake and lastly activates a front brake of a right front brake and a left front brake which is provided on a front wheel which is an inner wheel by operating an input member. When an operation amount of the input member from an initial state to a maximum operated state thereof is divided equally into three portions which are defined as a low braking force area, a middle braking force area, and a high braking force area, the brake activator activates the central rear brake, the right front brake, and the left front brake to operate in the low braking force area.

Abstract: A brake system does not change immediately an operating condition of a left front brake although a slipping condition is detected at the left front wheel based on a signal detected by a left detector in such a state that a slipping condition is not detected at a right front wheel based on a signal detected by a right detector, and does not change immediately an operating condition of a right front brake although a slipping condition is detected at the right front wheel based on a signal detected by the right detector in such a state a slipping condition is not detected at the left front wheel based on a signal detected by the left detector.

Abstract: A brake system includes a brake activator which reduces, when a slipping condition of a right front wheel is detected based on a signal which is detected by a right detector, both braking forces on the right front wheel and a left front wheel to a lower level than a level of a braking force which is obtained as a result of operation of an input member and which reduces, when a slipping condition of the left front wheel is detected based on a signal which is detected by a left detector, both braking forces on the left front wheel and the right front wheel to a lower level than a level of a braking force which is obtained as a result of operation of the input member.

Abstract: A brake system includes a brake activator which controls, when a slipping condition is detected at a central rear wheel based on a signal detected by a central rear detector, the operating condition of a central rear brake based on the signal detected by the central rear detector so as to reduce a braking force on the central rear wheel lower than a braking force which is obtained as a result of operation of an input member. In this state, when an operation quantity of the input member increases as a result of operation of the input member, changing the operating conditions of both a right front brake and a left front brake, the brake activator increases the braking forces in both a right front wheel and a left front wheel according to an operation quantity of the input member.

Abstract: A production apparatus and a production method of toner particles are provided which efficiently and stably reduce the water content of the wet toner particle cake obtained by separating and washing toner particles from toner particle dispersion in a production apparatus of toner particles granulated in a wet process. A wet toner particle cake 1 formed on a belt filter is aerated and dehydrated with air, and at the same time, sealing units 6 provided on the upstream and downstream sides of the aeration unit 3 can be operated to efficiently seal aeration air.

Abstract: A brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus is provided with wheel cylinder pressure inference value acquisition means (step 402) for acquiring an inference value of the wheel cylinder pressure, master cylinder pressure inference value acquisition means (step 404) for acquiring an inference value of the master cylinder pressure by utilizing a wheel cylinder pressure inference initial value, reaction force compensation amount acquisition means (step 406) for acquiring a reaction force compensation amount which is a value depending on the variation of the master cylinder pressure caused by the flowing of brake fluid during an ABS control, and differential pressure inference value acquisition means (step 410) for acquiring an inference value of the differential pressure between the master cylinder pressure and the wheel cylinder pressure by adding the reaction force compensation amount to the difference between the master cylinder pressure inference value and the wheel cylinder pressure inference value.

Abstract: A production apparatus and a production method of toner particles are provided which efficiently and stably reduce the water content of the wet toner particle cake obtained by separating and washing toner particles from toner particle dispersion in a production apparatus of toner particles granulated in a wet process. A wet toner particle cake 1 formed on a belt filter is aerated and dehydrated with air, and at the same time, sealing units provided on the upstream and downstream sides of the aeration unit 3 can be operated to efficiently seal aeration air.

Abstract: A brake hydraulic pressure control apparatus is provided with wheel cylinder pressure inference value acquisition means (step 402) for acquiring an inference value of the wheel cylinder pressure, master cylinder pressure inference value acquisition means (step 404) for acquiring an inference value of the master cylinder pressure by utilizing a wheel cylinder pressure inference initial value, reaction force compensation amount acquisition means (step 406) for acquiring a reaction force compensation amount which is a value depending on the variation of the master cylinder pressure caused by the flowing of brake fluid during an ABS control, and differential pressure inference value acquisition means (step 410) for acquiring an inference value of the differential pressure between the master cylinder pressure and the wheel cylinder pressure by adding the reaction force compensation amount to the difference between the master cylinder pressure inference value and the wheel cylinder pressure inference value.

Abstract: In a process for producing toner particles by granulation carried out in an aqueous medium, a process for producing toner particles is provided which toner particles have a sharp particle size distribution and can achieve a high image density. In a process for producing toner particles to be obtained by granulating in an aqueous medium a colorant composition containing at least a colorant, an apparatus which forms the toner particles by granulation has a granulation tank and a stirrer, and, where the internal volume of the granulation tank is represented by A (L) and the volume of an air layer portion in the interior of the granulation tank by B (L), the air layer portion proportion B/A satisfies the following expression (1): 0.05?B/A??(1).

Abstract: In a seat air conditioning unit, a first blower is mounted to a seat cushion and a second blower is mounted to a seat back such that a suction port of the second blower is located on a rear side of the seat back. A duct is provided for leading air blown by the first blower toward the suction port of the second blower. Further, a Peltier module is provided in the duct. A first end of the duct is connected to a discharge portion of the first blower and a second end of the duct defines a duct opening. The duct opening is disposed to open at a position adjacent to the suction port so that a volume of air sucked in the suction port is larger than a volume of air discharged from the duct opening toward the suction port.

Abstract: In an air conditioning unit for a seat, a duct forms a first outlet port through which air is blown to a seat surface and a second outlet port for discharging air. A heat exchanger unit having a thermoelectric effect element is disposed in the duct. An air volume control device is disposed in a duct to control a ratio of air introduced to the first outlet port to air introduced in an inlet port of the duct. In a draft mode, the air volume control device is operated such that the volume of air introduced to the first outlet port is larger than that in a normal mode. In a predetermined condition, the air volume control device is operated in the draft mode and an electric current supply to the thermoelectric effect element is controlled such that a heat exchange rate in the heat exchanger unit is smaller than that in the normal mode.

Abstract: In a process for producing toner particles by granulation carried out in an aqueous medium, a process for producing toner particles is provided which toner particles have a sharp particle size distribution and can achieve a high image density. In a process for producing toner particles to be obtained by granulating in an aqueous medium a colorant composition containing at least a colorant, an apparatus which forms the toner particles by granulation has a granulation tank and a stirrer, and, where the internal volume of the granulation tank is represented by A (L) and the volume of an air layer portion in the interior of the granulation tank by B (L), the air layer portion proportion B/A satisfies the following expression (1): 0.05?B/A??(1).

Abstract: A process for producing toner particles, in which toner particles are produced by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer composition containing at least a polymerizable monomer in an aqueous medium in a vessel, is provided. In this process, a resin composition containing a THF-insoluble resin component, which is a resin component generated in the process for producing toner particles, is kneaded. Then, the kneaded material and the polymerizable monomer are mixed together, and the resulting polymerizable monomer is polymerized to produce toner particles. For the resin composition, toner particles different from those having desired property, deposits on the vessel where the polymerization reaction occurred, or the like is used.

Abstract: In a process for producing toner particles by pre-dispersing at least a colorant and/or a release agent in a first dispersion medium to prepare a first fluid mixture, preparing a second fluid mixture from the first fluid mixture by means of a fine-dispersion machine, and forming toner particles from the second fluid mixture; (i) the fine-dispersion machine has at least a first treatment ring and a second treatment ring approachable to and separable from the former and a rotary drive mechanism which makes the former rotate relatively to the latter, and (ii) the first fluid mixture is introduced to the part between the first treatment ring and the second treatment ring to make the latter separate from the former, and the colorant and/or the release agent are dispersed in the form of fine particles by the rotation of the first treatment ring to obtain the second fluid mixture.

Abstract: To provide a process for producing toner particles in a good efficiency which have less residue of monomers and less other organic volatile components, the process has a polymerization step of polymerizing a polymerizable monomer composition containing at least a polymerizable monomer, in a vessel holding therein an aqueous medium, wherein a high-temperature saturated steam with a temperature higher than 100° C. is introduced into the aqueous medium held in the vessel, at the latter half of polymerization or after the polymerization has been completed, to remove at least organic volatile components from toner particles having at least a binder resin and a colorant.