Abstract: A slit die has a combined, opposing pair of lips. Between the lips, the die has a lip gap and a coating liquid discharge opening formed at the lower end of the lip gap. At least one of the lips is constituted of two blocks that are vertically layered over each other and relatively movable in the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the discharge opening. The slit die further has a block-engaging element for engaging the blocks together in such a way that relative positions of the blocks are adjustable, a block-fastening element for fastening the blocks together after their relative positions are adjusted, a positioning element attached to outer surfaces of the blocks, on the side opposite the discharge opening side, and defining the positions to which the blocks are relatively moved, and a fixing element for fixing the positioning element to the blocks.

Abstract: A Stirling engine A has a pressure container 1 filled with a working gas, a cylinder 2 secured inside the pressure container 1, a power piston 3 provided inside the cylinder 2, and a displacer 4a provided inside the cylinder 2 on the same axis as the power piston 3. The displacer 4 has a displacer piston 41a that slides inside the cylinder 2, and a rod 42a which is connected and fixed to the displacer piston 41a and placed through a slide hole 31 formed at the center of the power piston 3. The rod 42a is formed in the shape of a hollow pipe.

Abstract: A method for producing a plasma display comprises the step of continuously applying a phosphor paste containing a phosphor powder and an organic compound onto a substrate with a plurality of barrier ribs, from a paste applicator with a plurality of outlet holes. A method for producing a plasma display comprises the steps of coating a substrate with a plurality of baffler ribs, with three phosphor pastes respectively containing a phosphor powder emitting light of red, green or blue, as stripes in the spaces between the respectively adjacent baffler ribs on the substrate, from a paste applicator with outlet holes, and heating to form a phosphor layer.

Abstract: A Stirling engine, wherein the inner yoke of a linear motor is installed on the outer peripheral surface of a cylinder. To keep a proper pressure balance between a compression space on one end side of a displacer and a back pressure space on the outer peripheral side of the cylinder, a first flow passage is formed in the piston starting at the compression space side end face toward the outer peripheral surface and a second flow passage allowing the first flow passage to communicate with the back pressure space is formed in the cylinder. The second flow passage is composed of a through hole that penetrates the wall of the cylinder in a radial direction and a communication passage formed between the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder and the inner peripheral surface of the inner yoke to allow the through hole to communicate with the back pressure space.

Abstract: An integrated mask including a plurality of deposition masks, each deposition mask having an array of deposition apertures formed in accordance with a deposition pattern; and a base plate having a plurality of openings on which the deposition masks are arranged is provided. The deposition mass are retained to the base plate by engaging unit in a disengageable manner, and alignment marks used for positioning the deposition masks on the base plate are formed on the base plate. In addition a method and apparatus for fabricating the integrated mask, a method and apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device using the integrated mask, and an organic EL device are provided.

Abstract: A Stirling engine A has a pressure container 1 filled with a working gas, a cylinder 2 secured inside the pressure container 1, a power piston 3 provided inside the cylinder 2, and a displacer 4a provided inside the cylinder 2 on the same axis as the power piston 3. The displacer 4 has a displacer piston 41a that slides inside the cylinder 2, and a rod 42a which is connected and fixed to the displacer piston 41a and placed through a slide hole 31 formed at the center of the power piston 3. The rod 42a is formed in the shape of a hollow pipe.

Abstract: In a Stirling engine, a hollow cylinder-like pressure vessel covers a cylinder, a piston, and a linear motor. The pressure vessel is divided into a ring-like portion and a dome-like portion at a position closer to the displacer installation side than a piston support-side end of the linear motor. At the divided portion, an outward-facing flange-shaped portion is formed for each of the ring-like portion and the dome-like portion. For temporary sealing of the pressure vessel, both flange-shaped portions are joined together and tightened by tightening rings and bolts. A performance check is performed in this state, and then outer peripheral portions of the flange-shaped portions are welded together for final sealing.

Abstract: A Stirling engine, wherein when a linear motor reciprocatingly move a piston in a cylinder, a displacer also reciprocatingly moves in the cylinder storing the displacer. By this, working mixture moves between a compression space and an expansion space. Though a spring for generating resonance is combined with the displacer, a spring for generating resonance for the piston is eliminated. Gas bearings are installed for the piston at two or more positions at specified intervals in the axial direction. An inside flange formed at the end of the cylinder and a stopper plate fixed to the linear motor determine the moving limit of the piston. Since a pin projected from the stopper plate is received by a through hole in a magnet holder, the piston can be prevented from being rotated.

Abstract: A Stirling engine, wherein when a linear motor reciprocatingly move a piston in a cylinder, a displacer also reciprocatingly moves in the cylinder storing the displacer. By this, working mixture moves between a compression space and an expansion space. Though a spring for generating resonance is combined with the displacer, a spring for generating resonance for the piston is eliminated. Gas bearings are installed for the piston at two or more positions at specified intervals in the axial direction. An inside flange formed at the end of the cylinder and a stopper plate fixed to the linear motor determine the moving limit of the piston. Since a pin projected from the stopper plate is received by a through hole in a magnet holder, the piston can be prevented from being rotated.

Abstract: A slit die has a combined, opposing pair of lips. Between the lips, the die has a lip gap and a coating liquid discharge opening formed at the lower end of the lip gap. At least one of the lips is constituted of two blocks that are vertically layered over each other and relatively movable in the direction perpendicular to the length direction of the discharge opening. The slit die further has a block-engaging element for engaging the blocks together in such a way that relative positions of the blocks are adjustable, a block-fastening element for fastening the blocks together after their relative positions are adjusted, a positioning element attached to outer surfaces of the blocks, on the side opposite the discharge opening side, and defining the positions to which the blocks are relatively moved, and a fixing element for fixing the positioning element to the blocks.

Abstract: A Stirling engine comprises a first porous body having a large hole diameter, a second porous body having a small hole diameter and a ring for fixing the first porous body and the second porous body in a pressurization chamber inside a gas outlet closer to the pressurization chamber.

Abstract: A Stirling engine comprises a first porous body (112A) having a large hole diameter, a second porous body (113A) having a small hole diameter and a ring (114) for fixing the first porous body (112A) and the second porous body (113A) in a pressurization chamber (111) inside a gas outlet closer to the pressurization chamber (111).

Abstract: An integrated mask including a plurality of deposition masks, each deposition mask having an array of deposition apertures formed in accordance with a deposition pattern; and a base plate having a plurality of openings on which the deposition masks are arranged is provided. The deposition mass are retained to the base plate by engaging unit in a disengageable manner, and alignment marks used for positioning the deposition masks on the base plate are formed on the base plate. In addition a method and apparatus for fabricating the intergrated mask, a method and apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device using the integrated mask, and an organic EL device are provided.

Abstract: Since a widely applicable high quality plasma display equipped with a phosphor layer suitable as a highly precise plasma display can be produced continuously at a high productivity level, an industrially advantageous method and apparatus for producing a plasma display can be provided. The highly precise plasma display obtained in the present invention can be widely used in the display field, for example, for wall mounted television sets, information displays, etc.

Abstract: The plasma display of the present invention is a plasma display in which a dielectric layer and stripe-shaped barrier ribs are formed on a substrate, and it is characterized in that there are inclined regions at the lengthwise direction ends of said barrier ribs and, furthermore, the height (Y) of the inclined regions and the length (X) of the base of the inclined regions are within the range 0.5≦X/Y≦100. Moreover, the method of the present invention for manufacturing a plasma display is characterized in that the aforesaid stripe-shaped barrier ribs are formed via a process in which a pattern of stripe-shaped barrier ribs having inclined regions at the ends is formed on a substrate using a barrier rib paste comprising inorganic material and organic component, and a process in which said barrier rib pattern is fired.

Abstract: A coating apparatus which comprises a feeding means to feed a coating liquid, a coating liquid applicator having a slot extending in one direction to discharge the coating liquid fed by the feeding means, and a conveying means to move at least either the coating liquid applicator or a substrate to be coated with the coating liquid relatively one to the other, comprising: (a) a first control means which comprises (a-1) a position detecting means to detect positions of the coating liquid applicator or the substrate which is moved by the conveying means, and (a-2) a controller capable of stopping the coating liquid applicator or the substrate which is moved by the conveying means at a position detected by the position detecting means such that a start-of-coating line of the substrate is in register with the slot of the coating liquid applicator and capable of starting the movement of the coating liquid applicator or the substrate which is stopped at the position; and (b) a second control means which comprises a

Abstract: In an air conditioner having an air filter comprising a frame body and a mesh which are integrally formed, a specific portion 140 of the frame body 132 is wider than the other portions of the frame body, and a support post 130 which is engageable with a latch slot 131 on the main body is disposed at the widened portion, so that even when the joint between the frame body and the mesh is formed away from the support post, the mechanical strength of the post can be maintained. In addition, the width of the joint at the widened portion is substantially equal to that of the other portions of the joint, so that the mesh is uniformly fixed to the frame body.

Abstract: A filtrating apparatus is disclosed in which a filter unit and a washing unit for effecting a fluid washing are unified into one system. A plurality of filter elements of main filters provided in the filter unit are made of sintered material containing metallic fiber. A nominal filtration rating of the filter elements is greater than 0.3 .mu.m but smaller than 2 .mu.m. Accordingly, it is possible to ensure the smooth filtration of beer funguses without any necessity of interchanging filter elements. It is therefore possible to reduce a running cost and filtration cost and to save a space for the apparatus.