Abstract: A scroll fluid machine with ensured reliability of an oil seal and a bearing even in a compressor operation at high rpm and high load is provided, which includes: a fixed scroll; an orbiting scroll facing the fixed scroll and having a boss provided on a face opposite to the fixed scroll; a drive shaft having a leading end mounted to the boss; an orbiting bearing supporting the drive shaft in connection with the orbiting scroll; and a seal member placed between the boss and the drive shaft to seal against a lubricant supplied to the orbiting bearing. The seal member has an oil lip producing action of moving the lubricant toward the orbiting bearing by rotation of the drive shaft. A communication passage is provided in the oil lip for communication between a space between the orbiting bearing and the seal member and a space outside the boss.

Abstract: This helical broach forms a twisted groove at the inner circumference of a machined hole of a workpiece by a plurality of cutting teeth, the plurality of cutting teeth include a plurality of circumference cutting teeth which are arranged on the tip-end side of the broach body, and include a plurality of tooth thickness cutting teeth which are arranged on the rear-end side of the broach body. The plurality of tooth thickness cutting teeth include cutting edges and guiding edges, respectively. The tooth thickness cutting tooth positioned closest to the rear-end side of the broach body is provided with the guiding edge instead of the cutting edge at the intersecting ridge part between a rake face and a lateral surface facing one wall surface of both groove wall surfaces of the twisted groove of the workpiece.

Abstract: A scroll-type fluid machine reduces intrusion of abrasion powders, generated by sliding of a conductor causing an orbiting scroll side and a fixed scroll side to be conducted, into a compression chamber, and improves reliability of a compressor. The scroll-type machine includes a casing, a fixed scroll having a flange surface attached to the casing, and a wrap portion provided at an end plate, an orbiting scroll having a wrap portion provided at the end plate, and provided in an opposed relationship with the fixed scroll, a drive shaft connected through a crank portion to the orbiting scroll, an orbiting bearing, a face seal portion arranged between the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll, a cooling fan, and an orbiting scroll side conductive brush.

Abstract: A scroll fluid machine comprises a fixed-side member including a cylindrical casing and a fixed scroll fixed to the casing, and an orbiting scroll and a plurality of ball coupling devices provided between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll to prevent self-rotation of the orbiting scroll on its axis and receive a thrust load between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll. Each of the ball coupling devices comprises a first ball coupling mechanism for supporting the thrust load generated between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll and a second ball coupling mechanism disposed with a space from the first ball coupling mechanism to prevent the self-rotation of the orbiting scroll.

Abstract: To provide a post-processing apparatus for enabling a bunch of sheets and a single sheet to be folded in simplified structure, and further enabling the folded sheet and sheets that are not folded to be mixed and bound, the post-processing apparatus has a processing tray to collate and collect sheets to perform binding processing, and a folding processing path having a folding processing section, and a folded sheet carrying-out path for carrying out a folded sheet is provided on the downstream side of the folding processing path. Then, the folded sheet carrying-out path is comprised of a circulating path for guiding the folded sheet again to the folding processing section, a post-processing path for guiding the folded sheet to the processing tray to perform post-processing, and a sheet discharge path for guiding the folded sheet to a storage stacker.

Abstract: A scroll fluid machine includes: a casing; a fixed scroll having an end plate, a spiral wrap part provided on the end plate, and a flange provided outside the wrap part and fitted to the casing; and an orbiting scroll having an end plate and a spiral wrap part provided on the end plate with a plurality of compression chambers formed in a space up to the wrap part of the fixed scroll, which is provided to perform an orbiting motion, wherein the flange is provided with a deformation absorbing part which absorbs deformation due to thermal expansion of the end plate. The scroll fluid machine is improved in reliability while the compression efficiency is maintained by preventing the fixed scroll and the orbiting scroll from coming into contact with each other without increasing a clearance between the wrap parts of both scrolls.

Abstract: A scroll fluid machine with ensured reliability of an oil seal and a bearing even in a compressor operation at high rpm and high load is provided, which includes: a fixed scroll; an orbiting scroll facing the fixed scroll and having a boss provided on a face opposite to the fixed scroll; a drive shaft having a leading end mounted to the boss; an orbiting bearing supporting the drive shaft in connection with the orbiting scroll; and a seal member placed between the boss and the drive shaft to seal against a lubricant supplied to the orbiting bearing. The seal member has an oil lip producing action of moving the lubricant toward the orbiting bearing by rotation of the drive shaft. A communication passage is provided in the oil lip for communication between a space between the orbiting bearing and the seal member and a space outside the boss.

Abstract: To provide a post-processing apparatus for enabling a bunch of sheets and a single sheet to be folded in simplified structure, and further enabling the folded sheet and sheets that are not folded to be mixed and bound, the post-processing apparatus has a processing tray to collate and collect sheets to perform binding processing, and a folding processing path having a folding processing section, and a folded sheet carrying-out path for carrying out a folded sheet is provided on the downstream side of the folding processing path. Then, the folded sheet carrying-out path is comprised of a circulating path for guiding the folded sheet again to the folding processing section, a post-processing path for guiding the folded sheet to the processing tray to perform post-processing, and a sheet discharge path for guiding the folded sheet to a storage stacker.

Abstract: A Hall element is placed under an outside rotor at an identical angular position to a centerline between two adjacent outer teeth. This structure allows narrowing a dead band of the Hall element when it senses a leakage magnetic flux.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic shelf label system capable of shortening a period of time required in distributing a large amount of information such as update information for all electronic shelf labels. In the electronic shelf label system, a communication control device (200) distributes shelf label information for an electronic shelf label. A relay station device (300a, 300b) has an electronic shelf label allocated thereto as a relay destination of the shelf label information, and relays only a piece of the shelf label information for the electronic shelf label device that is allocated to the relay station device. The electronic shelf label receives the shelf label information relayed by the relay station device (300a, 300b), to thereby perform display based on the shelf label information.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic shelf label system, a product price management device, a portable terminal device, an electronic shelf label device, a product price management method, a product price update method, a product price management program, and a product price update program, which are capable of changing display of an electronic shelf label in a place where the electronic shelf label is installed. A handy terminal (105) reads, from a shelf label (104), identification information of the shelf label (104), and transmits, to a communication controller (102), price information of a product that is input to the handy terminal (105) itself and the identification information of the shelf label (104).

Abstract: A drum type washing machine of the present invention is a direct-drive washing machine including a washing-machine casing; a rotating drum with its drum rotation shaft horizontal or inclined; and a motor driving the rotating drum. The motor has a stator including a coil wound in a toroidal winding form and first molding resin; and a twin-type rotor including an outer rotor, an inner rotor, and second molding resin integrally molding them.

Abstract: Although nanoparticles capable of providing an extremely large active surface area have highly marked advantages, when a PEFC electrode utilizing nanoparticles is used for a prolonged period of time, the catalyst nanoparticles on carrier of the PEFC electrode because of the nano-size thereof migrate and aggregate together to result in a rapid loss of activity. Thus, there is a demand for inhibition of the above aggregation so as to prevent any drop of catalytic activity. According to the present invention the aggregation of nanoparticles can be inhibited by catalyst nanoparticles containing Pt wherein a porous matter containing an inorganic oxide is disposed on the surface of the catalyst nanoparticles. When use is made of nanoparticles whose surface has undergone specific modification, excellent activity can be realized. Therefore, there are provided surface-modified nanoparticles and catalyst and further a PEFC electrode utilizing these nanoparticles.

Abstract: A scroll fluid machine comprises a fixed-side member including a cylindrical casing and a fixed scroll fixed to the casing, and an orbiting scroll and a plurality of ball coupling devices provided between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll to prevent self-rotation of the orbiting scroll on its axis and receive a thrust load between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll. Each of the ball coupling devices comprises a first ball coupling mechanism for supporting the thrust load generated between the fixed-side member and the orbiting scroll and a second ball coupling mechanism disposed with a space from the first ball coupling mechanism to prevent the self-rotation of the orbiting scroll.

Abstract: A Hall element is placed under an outside rotor at an identical angular position to a centerline between two adjacent outer teeth. This structure allows narrowing a dead band of the Hall element when it senses a leakage magnetic flux.

Abstract: Although nanoparticles capable of providing an extremely large active surface area have highly marked advantages, when a PEFC electrode utilizing nanoparticles is used for a prolonged period of time, the catalyst nanoparticles on carrier of the PEFC electrode because of the nano-size thereof migrate and aggregate together to result in a rapid loss of activity. Thus, there is a demand for inhibition of the above aggregation so as to prevent any drop of catalytic activity. According to the present invention the aggregation of nanoparticles can be inhibited by catalyst nanoparticles containing Pt wherein a porous matter containing an inorganic oxide is disposed on the surface of the catalyst nanoparticles. When use is made of nanoparticles whose surface has undergone specific modification, excellent activity can be realized. Therefore, there are provided surface-modified nanoparticles and catalyst and further a PEFC electrode utilizing these nanoparticles.

Abstract: A two-stroke cycle engine using a preceding air-layer for scavenging and having a scavenger passage connected to a branching scavenger passage opened to a scavenging port and a connecting passage linking the air and fuel passages so that negative pressure in the air passage forces the fuel-air mixture in the fuel passage into the air passage. The engine also has a removable guide with a surface forming a curved smooth channel which is attachable to the scavenger passage in the crankcase from the mounting surface, and forms a portion of the scavenger passage with the curved channel. The blow-up angle of the scavenger passage varies along the circumference of the cylinder, and the crankcase is configured such that the front and rear portions are separated by a block, and a scavenger passage is provided inside both said front and rear portions of the crankcase and cylinder.

Abstract: Provided is a urethane resin composition for a moisture-permeable waterproof sheet which has excellent moisture permeability, waterproofness, chemical-resistance to insecticide, an organic solvent, etc., and superior durability, a moisture-permeable waterproof sheet, and a method of manufacturing the same. The polyurethane resin composition for a moisture-permeable waterproof sheet includes a hydrophilic polyurethane resin (A), organic polyisocyanate (B) having polyisocyanate (B0) with a functional number of 3 or more, and an organic solvent (C). Further, the hydrophilic polyurethane resin (A) includes high-molecular diol (d) having an oxyethylene group, organic diisocyanate (e), and a chain extender (f), and a content of an oxyethylene group is preferably 10 to 80 mass %. Also, the organic polyisocyanate (B) is at least one selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyisocyanate and alicyclic polyisocyanate which have an average functional number of from 2.3 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention provides an isocyanate group terminated prepolymer aqueous dispersion (A) that is composed of water and an isocyanate group terminated prepolymer (a) dispersed in the water, whose content in the (A) is in a range of 60 wt % to 85 wt %, wherein the (A) optionally contains a-surfactant in a range of 0 wt % to 10 wt % based on a weight of the (a), and a solvent in a range of 0 ppm to 5,000 ppm based on the weight of the (a). The present invention also provides a polyurethane resin aqueous dispersion (B) that is composed of a polyurethane resin (b), whose content in the (B) is in a range of 20 wt % to 65 wt %, wherein the (b) is obtained by a chain extension reaction of the (A). The present invention is capable of providing a polyurethane resin aqueous dispersion having excellent storage stability.

Abstract: A two-stroke cycle engine using a preceding air-layer for scavenging and having a scavenger passage connected to a branching scavenger passage opened to a scavenging port and a connecting passage linking the air and fuel passages so that negative pressure in the air passage forces the fuel-air mixture in the fuel passage into the air passage. The engine also has a removable guide with a surface forming a curved smooth channel which is attachable to the scavenger passage in the crankcase from the mounting surface, and forms a portion of the scavenger passage with the curved channel. The blow-up angle of the scavenger passage varies along the circumference of the cylinder, and the crankcase is configured such that the front and rear portions are separated by a block, and a scavenger passage is provided inside both said front and rear portions of the crankcase and cylinder.