Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit including a motor and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an internal gear, a first transmission part and a second transmission part. The first transmission part transmits a rotational force of the motor. The second transmission part transmits a rotational force of the first transmission part. The first transmission part includes a first planetary gear and a first planetary carrier. The second transmission part includes a second planetary gear, a second planetary carrier, and a shaft part. The shaft part revolves around a rotation axis. The first planetary carrier includes a protrusion extends along a trajectory of the revolution of the shaft part. The shaft part contacts the protrusion. A gap is formed between the shaft part and a part of the first planetary carrier other than the protrusion.

Abstract: In a V-ribbed belt provided with a compressed rubber layer having V-ribbed portions extending parallel to one another in a belt longitudinal direction, and having a friction transmission surface at least a portion of which is capable of coming into contact with a V-ribbed groove portion of a pulley, the friction transmission surface of the compressed rubber layer is formed from a rubber composition vulcanizate including a rubber component and a sound generation resistance improving agent. A difference between a radius of curvature of a rib distal end portion of the pulley and a radius of curvature of a rib bottom portion of the belt is adjusted to be ?0.08-0.08 mm. The radius of curvature of the rib bottom portion may be approximately 0.1-0.5 mm. The radius of curvature difference may be ?0.05-0.05 mm. The pulley may include a pulley having an outer diameter at most equal to 65 mm.

Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit configured to open and close at least one of a toilet seat or a toilet lid. The electric opening/closing unit includes a case, a motor, an output shaft, a transmission mechanism and a spring. The output shaft outputs a rotation of the motor to one of the toilet seat or the toilet lid. The transmission mechanism transmits the rotation of the motor to the output shaft. The spring is connected to the transmission mechanism and the output shaft. The spring urges the output shaft in a rotational direction of the output shaft. The transmission mechanism includes an engaging part engaging the spring. The engaging part engages an end part of the spring at the transmission mechanism side and restricts the end part from moving in a circumferential direction of the spring and from moving in a radial direction of the spring.

Abstract: A V-ribbed belt has a plurality of V-rib portions extending along a longitudinal direction of the belt and in parallel with one another. The V-ribbed belt includes a compression rubber layer including a frictional power transmission face at least a part of which is configured to come in contact with a V-rib groove portion of pulleys. The frictional power transmission face of the compression rubber layer is formed from a vulcanizate of a rubber composition containing a rubber component and a noise suppression improver. A V-rib angle of the V-rib portions is larger than a V-rib groove angle of the pulleys by 5° to 9°.

Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit including a motor and a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes an internal gear, a first transmission part and a second transmission part. The first transmission part transmits a rotational force of the motor. The second transmission part transmits a rotational force of the first transmission part. The first transmission part includes a first planetary gear and a first planetary carrier. The second transmission part includes a second planetary gear, a second planetary carrier, and a shaft part. The shaft part revolves around a rotation axis. The first planetary carrier includes a protrusion extends along a trajectory of the revolution of the shaft part. The shaft part contacts the protrusion. A gap is formed between the shaft part and a part of the first planetary carrier other than the protrusion.

Abstract: A toilet device includes an electric opening/closing unit configured to open and close at least one of a toilet seat or a toilet lid. The electric opening/closing unit includes a case, a motor, an output shaft, a transmission mechanism and a spring. The output shaft outputs a rotation of the motor to one of the toilet seat or the toilet lid. The transmission mechanism transmits the rotation of the motor to the output shaft. The spring is connected to the transmission mechanism and the output shaft. The spring urges the output shaft in a rotational direction of the output shaft. The transmission mechanism includes an engaging part engaging the spring. The engaging part engages an end part of the spring at the transmission mechanism side and restricts the end part from moving in a circumferential direction of the spring and from moving in a radial direction of the spring.

Abstract: A V-ribbed belt includes a plurality of V-rib portions extending along a longitudinal direction of the belt and in parallel with one another, and a compression rubber layer including a frictional power transmission face at least a part of which can come into contact with a V-rib groove portion of a pulley. The frictional power transmission face of the compression rubber layer is formed from a vulcanizate of a rubber composition containing a rubber component and a noise suppression improver. A difference (Rp?Rb) between a curvature radius Rp of a rib top end of the pulley and a curvature radius Rb of a rib bottom portion of the V-ribbed belt is ?0.08 to 0.08 mm.

Abstract: A stator is provided. In this stator, a stator core comprises: an outer peripheral ring part formed in a ring shape; and multiple salient pole parts protruded from the outer peripheral ring part to an inner side in a radial direction of the stator. The outer peripheral ring part comprises outer peripheral parts in a same number as multiple salient pole parts. When an outer side face of the outer peripheral part in the radial direction is an outer peripheral face, both end side portions in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral face of one of the outer peripheral parts are respectively formed to be a curved face part in a convex curved face shape which is a circular arc shape, curvature radii of the circular arc shapes are equal to each other and their curvature centers are common when viewed in an axial direction of the stator.

Abstract: In an artificial defect material 10 of an FRP structure, a heat-resistant high-linear-expansion material 20 arranged between the layers thermally expands in case of high-temperature shaping of the FRP structure, so that a predetermined shape is shaped between a plurality of layers of the fiber reinforcing base material 14 and the material 20 thermally shrinks at the room temperature after the shaping, so that a space is formed due to the shrinkage difference from the fiber reinforcing base materials 14. The material 20 has a linear expansion coefficient larger than that of the FRP structure by a predetermined value or more, and has the shape keeping property and the heat resistance to endure the shaping temperature.

Abstract: A V-ribbed belt has a plurality of V-rib portions extending along a longitudinal direction of the belt and in parallel with one another. The V-ribbed belt includes a compression rubber layer including a frictional power transmission face at least a part of which is configured to come in contact with a V-rib groove portion of pulleys. The frictional power transmission face of the compression rubber layer is formed from a vulcanizate of a rubber composition containing a rubber component and a noise suppression improver. A V-rib angle of the V-rib portions is larger than a V-rib groove angle of the pulleys by 5° to 9°.

Abstract: A stator including a stator core formed in a ring shape is manufactured as follows; previously preparing an original core body provided with a belt-shaped part in a straight line shape structured of multiple outer peripheral parts and multiple salient pole parts, forming a recessed part on each of outer side faces of first outer peripheral parts disposed on both end sides of the belt-shaped part at a position between the salient pole part connected with the first outer peripheral part and an end part in the longitudinal direction of the belt-shaped part; and a bending step in which the original core body is successively pressed and bent from a center of the belt-shaped part toward both end sides.

Abstract: An ice making device is provided. In the ice making device, a drive unit includes an ice sensing shaft driven to rotate by a cam surface of a cam gear, a biasing member that biases the ice sensing shaft toward the cam surface, and a second case member. The second case member includes a stopper that comes in contact with the ice sensing shaft from one side of the ice sensing shaft in an axis and limits the ice sensing shaft in the axis direction when the ice sensing shaft is assembled and the biasing member is elastically deformed. When the ice sensing shaft positioned by the stopper is rotated around the axis, a spring engaging part passes through a notch of a side wall and compresses the biasing member.

Abstract: A stator is provided. In this stator, a stator core comprises: an outer peripheral ring part formed in a ring shape; and multiple salient pole parts protruded from the outer peripheral ring part to an inner side in a radial direction of the stator. The outer peripheral ring part comprises outer peripheral parts in a same number as multiple salient pole parts. When an outer side face of the outer peripheral part in the radial direction is an outer peripheral face, both end side portions in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral face of one of the outer peripheral parts are respectively formed to be a curved face part in a convex curved face shape which is a circular arc shape, curvature radii of the circular arc shapes are equal to each other and their curvature centers are common when viewed in an axial direction of the stator.

Abstract: The motor of the invention includes the resin sealing member which covers a stator and a circuit board. The stator includes a stator core for winding a driving coil through an insulation member, and a terminal pin secured to the insulation member. The insulation member includes a press fitting portion for pressing and securing a portion of the terminal pin on a side of a second direction, whereas a portion of the terminal pin on a side of a first direction is soldered to the circuit board. A stopper portion is formed on a second direction end of the terminal pin. The stopper portion contacts a surface of the press fitting portion in the second direction to prevent the terminal pin from falling off in the first direction.

Abstract: Even if a problem has occurred with respect to a multimedia micro-computer that generates a composite image including guiding lines, while a gearshift of a vehicle is in reverse, a reset process is not performed for the multimedia micro-computer. The reset process is performed after the gearshift is determined to have moved from reverse.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a case; a power source unit including a heat generation unit, the power source unit being configured to be inserted in the case and slidable between a stored state in which the power source unit is stored in the case and an exposed state in which at least the heat generation unit is exposed from the case; a detection unit configured to detect the stored state or the exposed state of the power source unit; and a control unit configured to control a load with respect to the power source unit, according to the stored state or the exposed state detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: In an artificial defect material 10 of an FRP structure, a heat-resistant high-linear-expansion material 20 arranged between the layers thermally expands in case of high-temperature shaping of the FRP structure, so that a predetermined shape is shaped between a plurality of layers of the fiber reinforcing base material 14 and the material 20 thermally shrinks at the room temperature after the shaping, so that a space is formed due to the shrinkage difference from the fiber reinforcing base materials 14. The material 20 has a linear expansion coefficient larger than that of the FRP structure by a predetermined value or more, and has the shape keeping property and the heat resistance to endure the shaping temperature.

Abstract: The combination of: a) first and second spaced pulleys; b) an endless belt; and c) a belt installation jig having a body with: a pulley pressing part; a belt holding part; and a belt pressing part. The belt installation jig and belt cooperate so that with the belt operatively wrapped against the second pulley and partially operatively wrapped against the first pulley, turning of the first pulley causes the belt to progressively wrap around the first pulley to a fully operatively wrapped state, whereupon further turning of the first pulley situates the belt installation jig for separation from the belt and pulleys.

Abstract: A stator including a stator core formed in a ring shape is manufactured as follows; previously preparing an original core body provided with a belt-shaped part in a straight line shape structured of multiple outer peripheral parts and multiple salient pole parts, forming a recessed part on each of outer side faces of first outer peripheral parts disposed on both end sides of the belt-shaped part at a position between the salient pole part connected with the first outer peripheral part and an end part in the longitudinal direction of the belt-shaped part; and a bending step in which the original core body is successively pressed and bent from a center of the belt-shaped part toward both end sides.

Abstract: Even if a problem has occurred with respect to a multimedia micro-computer that generates a composite image including guiding lines, while a gearshift of a vehicle is in reverse, a reset process is not performed for the multimedia micro-computer. The reset process is performed after the gearshift is determined to have moved from reverse.