Abstract: A battery pack may include battery cells, each of which may have a pair of first surface portions facing each other in a first direction and have a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate stacked so as to be arranged in the first direction, an outer shell portion that houses the stacked battery cells, elastic structures, each of which may be provided between the battery cells adjacent to each other in the first direction, and a plurality of frames that may fix the battery cells to the outer shell portion. The elastic structures may be disposed so as to cover the central portions of the first surface portions and the frames may be disposed so as to cover an outer circumference portions of the first surface portions.

Abstract: A laminated body includes a glass substrate; and a laminated film installed on a surface of the glass substrate. The laminated film includes, from a side of the glass substrate, a first layer containing silicon nitride; a second layer containing silicon; and a third layer containing silicon nitride. A transmittance of visible light incident from the side of the glass substrate is greater than or equal to 10%. A surface resistance value measured from a side of the laminated film is greater than 200 ?/sq.

Abstract: A vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is comprised of an uprising pipe, a vacuum degassing vessel, a downfalling pipe, an upstream side pit that supplies molten glass to the uprising pipe, and a downstream side pit that receives molten glass from the downfalling pipe. The vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is further comprised of a separating mechanism that separates a part of molten glass moving from the downfalling pipe to the downstream side pit, and a returning pipe that returns separated molten glass to the upstream side pit.

Abstract: A vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is comprised of an uprising pipe, a vacuum degassing vessel, a downfalling pipe, an upstream side pit that supplies molten glass to the uprising pipe, and a downstream side pit that receives molten glass from the downfalling pipe. The vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is further comprised of a separating mechanism that separates a part of molten glass moving from the downfalling pipe to the downstream side pit, and a returning pipe that returns separated molten glass to the upstream side pit.

Abstract: A vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is comprised of an uprising pipe, a vacuum degassing vessel, a downfalling pipe, an upstream side pit that supplies molten glass to the uprising pipe, and a downstream side pit that receives molten glass from the downfalling pipe. The vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is further comprised of a separating mechanism that separates a part of molten glass moving from the downfalling pipe to the downstream side pit, and a returning pipe that returns separated molten glass to the upstream side pit.

Abstract: A vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is comprised of an uprising pipe, a vacuum degassing vessel, a downfalling pipe, an upstream side pit that supplies molten glass to the uprising pipe, and a downstream side pit that receives molten glass from the downfalling pipe. The vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is further comprised of a separating mechanism that separates a part of molten glass moving from the downfalling pipe to the downstream side pit, and a returning pipe that returns separated molten glass to the upstream side pit.

Abstract: A vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is comprised of an uprising pipe, a vacuum degassing vessel, a downfalling pipe, an upstream side pit that supplies molten glass to the uprising pipe, and a downstream side pit that receives molten glass from the downfalling pipe. The vacuum degassing apparatus for molten glass is further comprised of a separating mechanism that separates a part of molten glass moving from the downfalling pipe to the downstream side pit, and a returning pipe that returns separated molten glass to the upstream side pit.

Abstract: There is provided a method for use by a mobile device for providing an entertainment presentation to a user. The method comprises downloading a multimedia presentation control software by the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes a controller and a smart chip operable to support electronic commerce transactions, registering a first action by the mobile device in response to a first smart chip event caused by the user, activating a function of the multimedia presentation control software in response to the first action, and providing the entertainment presentation to the user of the mobile device using the multimedia presentation control software.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vacuum degassing apparatus and a vacuum degassing method for molten glass, which can suppress generation of bubbles on an interface between molten glass and a wall face of a conduit for molten glass such as a vacuum degassing vessel, an uprising pipe or a downfalling pipe that constitute a vacuum degassing apparatus, or influence of lowering of vacuum degassing effect due to rise of the level of molten glass in the vacuum degassing vessel, and which can stably exhibit the effect of vacuum degassing.

Abstract: There is provided an electric-wire cable equipped with a foamed insulator, the foamed insulator molded on an outer periphery of a metal conductor by a physical foaming method, in which: the foamed insulator is made of a blend of crystalline polymer A with polymer B; and the crystal melting point or glass transition temperature of the polymer B is between the crystal melting point of the crystalline polymer A and a temperature 50° C. lower than the crystal melting point of the crystalline polymer A.

Abstract: There is provided a method for use by a mobile device for providing an entertainment presentation to a user. The method comprises downloading a multimedia presentation control software by the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes a controller and a smart chip operable to support electronic commerce transactions, registering a first action by the mobile device in response to a first smart chip event caused by the user, activating a function of the multimedia presentation control software in response to the first action, and providing the entertainment presentation to the user of the mobile device using the multimedia presentation control software.

Abstract: A unit connecting mechanism and box-like unit is disclosed having an engaging unit (4) and a connecting pin (3) which are mounted to the box-like unit (1) to allow a plurality of box-like units (1,1) to be coupled to one another in a vertical direction. A handle (44) is operatively connected to a hook (43) to catch an engaging rod (3a) and is vertically raised to cause a stopper (45) to lock the hook (43) and the engaging rod (3a) in a locked condition, with operation of the handle (44) causing the stopper (45) to move downward to cause the hook disengage from the engaging rod for thereby uncoupling the box-like units (1,1) from one another. As a result, the unit connecting mechanism can be manufactured in a compact structure, providing a capability for a worker to easily and appropriately perform coupling and uncoupling operations of the box-like units.

Abstract: A unit connecting mechanism and box-like unit is disclosed having an engaging unit (4) and a connecting pin (3) which are mounted to the box-like unit (1) to allow a plurality of box-like units (1, 1) to be coupled to one another in a vertical direction. A handle (44) is operatively connected to a hook (43) to catch an engaging rod (3a) and is vertically raised to cause a stopper (45) to lock the hook (43) and the engaging rod (3a) in a locked condition, with operation of the handle (44) causing the stopper (45) to move downward to cause the hook disengage from the engaging rod for thereby uncoupling the box-like units (1, 1) from one another. As a result, the unit connecting mechanism can be manufactured in a compact structure, providing a capability for a worker to easily and appropriately perform coupling and uncoupling operations of the box-like units.

Abstract: In a recording device, such as a facsimile machine, has a lower cover and an upper cover pivotable with respect to the lower cover for opening and closing, a photosensitive drum mounted to the upper cover, and a paper guide assembly through which recording paper is guided, support rollers rotatably mounted on the paper guide assembly such that they are engageable with the ends of the photosensitive drum, a transfer charger is movable together with the paper guide assembly, and a spring resiliently presses the transfer charger toward the photosensitive drum. When the upper cover is closed, the photosensitive drum is caused to abut on the support rollers, and the relative position between the paper guide assembly, the photosensitive drum, and the transfer charger is thereby maintained constant.