Abstract: An infeed device provides a configuration that improves the flow of particulate material into a double wash deck dedusting apparatus. The infeed device is formed with a circular inlet opening, an oval-shaped discharge opening and step sides interconnecting the inlet and discharge openings to prevent bridging in particulate material being fed through the infeed device onto the wash decks. The infeed device can be formed as a separate member that can be inserted into the infeed opening of existing dedusters. The oval-shaped discharge opening is substantially smaller transversely than the diameter of the inlet opening, but has a longitudinal length that is equal to the diameter of the inlet opening and equal to the longitudinal length of the wash decks. The joinder of the wash decks is blunted to eliminate a divider edge on which plastic streamers can hang up while being fed to the wash decks.

Abstract: A fastening-free door stopper, for a door having a door knob, includes a hanging device adapted for coupling with a neck portion of the door knob and a stopper article, having a force absorbing ability, being suspendedly hung down by the hanging device below the door knob. The stopper article has a biasing side and an opposed stopping side and defining a safety distance between the biasing side and the stopping side larger than a length of the door knob. Therefore, when the stopper article is suspendedly hung, the biasing side of the stopper article is adapted for biasing against a door surface, such that the stopper article is adapted for absorbing an impact force when the door is fully opened so as to prevent the door being snapped to a nearby wall.

Abstract: A hinge assembly includes a body member having a mounting tab and a housing adapted to receive a plug. The plug is locked in the housing such that the plug is not rotatable relative to the housing. The hinge assembly also includes an elastomeric sleeve having two first peripheral surfaces being flat and two second peripheral surfaces being arcuate and a slit. A pintle includes a mounting tab and a connecting rod, with the connecting rod adapted to insert in the elastomeric sleeve. The connecting rod includes a cylindrical outer surface having a flat surface formed thereon. The flat surface corresponds with the first peripheral surface. The cylindrical outer surface corresponds with the second peripheral surfaces. Said elastomeric sleeve and slit are expanded out by the pintle when the pintle rotates.

Abstract: A hinge (3, 3?) with a frame part (4, 204) and a door part (5), which door part exhibits a holding box (8, 8?) for installation on a door (1) or equivalent, and a hinge leaf (7, 207) that is detachably attachable to the box, which box comprises a lateral recess (19) for the hinge leaf, and a receiving part (20, 20?, 220) for the hinge leaf present inside the box. In order to permit the simple and reliable lateral adjustment of the door and its simple installation and removal and the positive fixing of the position of the hinge leaf in the receiving part, the box (8, 8?) is capable of being caused to move relative to the receiving part (20, 20?) by the actuation from the outside of an adjustment device (32) for the purpose of providing lateral adjustment of the box and the door in the plane of the door, perpendicular to the axis (A) of the hinge, and the hinge comprises a spring-actuated snap element (39, 239) for the detachable attachment of the position of the hinge leaf (7, 207) in the receiving part.

Abstract: A mobile terminal has an opening and closing mechanism in which when an appropriate force is applied to the upper body to achieve a sliding movement with respect to the lower body, the upper body can be moved in a planar direction along the lower body and then in a non-planar direction to implement an open configuration.

Abstract: First and second hinge members 23A, 23B are turnably disposed at an end part on an internal opening side of an outer case 11. The first and second hinge members 23A, 23B are non-turnably provided with first and second gears 24A, 24B, respectively, which are meshed with each other. A movable member 25 is disposed at the inside of the outer case 11 such that the movable member 25 is non-turnable but movable in directions toward and away from the first and second hinge members 23A, 23B. First biasing means for turn biasing the first hinge member 3A in one direction are disposed between the first hinge member 23A and the movable member 25 and between the second hinge member 23B and the movable member 25 respectively.

Abstract: A hinge connects a display to a base of a notebook. The display has two sides and a bottom edge. The hinge has a stationary leaf, a bearing, a bracket and two pivoting leaves. The stationary leaf is mounted on the base. The bearing is formed on and at a relative incline to the stationary leaf. The bracket is parallel with respect to the base, but when the bracket rotates on the bearing, the bracket changes angle relative to the base until the bracket corresponds to the incline of the bearing. This raises an end of the bracket over the base and allows the display to rotate.

Abstract: A slide assembly includes a first slide (10), a second slide (20) slidably attached to the first slide, and a third slide (30) incorporated with a releasing member (50) slidably attached to the second slide. The first slide includes a stop (14) and a block (16). The second slide has a stop piece (28) and a slot (26) for movably receiving a retention pin (40). When the first, second, and third slides are in a fully extended state, the retention pin and the stop piece are resisted by the stop and the block of the first slide respectively, thereby restraining sliding movement between the second slide and the first slide; when the third slide is retracted from the fully extended state to a semi-extended state, the retention pin is lifted by the releasing member and disengaged from the stop, thereby allowing the second slide to retract into the first slide.

Abstract: A method is proposed for fixing a clothing strip (10) on a base surface of a flat rod (1) by means of at least one clothing clip (20; 120; 120?) which comprises a first terminal section (21; 121; 121?) for attachment to the flat rod (1) and a second terminal section (22; 122; 122?) for attachment to the clothing strip (10). The method is characterised in that a central section (23; 123; 123?) of the at least one clothing clip (20; 120; 120?) provided between the first and the second terminal section (21, 22; 121, 122; 121?, 122?) is deformed directly before or after the clothing clip (20; 120; 120?) has been placed against the flat rod (1). A corresponding clothing clip (20; 120; 120?) and a corresponding pressing tool (30) are furthermore proposed.

Abstract: A simple and inexpensive device for a reliable tie down tensioning which device enables the tie-down to be quickly and easily applied and the flexible element tensioned and just as quickly and easily removed.

Abstract: A pipeline-engageable safety line anchor having a base adapted to an engagement with the curved exterior surface of a pipe. The base may be formed to fit the curve of the pipe or may be flexible and thereby adaptable to follow the curved exterior surface of the pipe. A strap provides an attachment of the base portion in a tensioned engagement around the pipe and with the base. Eyes or other engagement points for a safety line attached to a user provide engagement points for the safety line.

Abstract: A closure mechanism for a reclosable pouch includes a female profile having first and second legs extending from a first base of a first closure element and a sealing flange attached to each of the first and second legs. A slit is disposed through the sealing flange to define a first sealing flap that depends from the first leg and a second sealing flap that depends from the second leg. A male profile extends from a second base of a second closure element. The male profile is adapted to engage a portion of at least one of the first and second sealing flaps to form a seal therebetween when the male and the female profiles are occluded. Further, a surface of the second base is configured to engage at least one of the first and second sealing flaps to form a seal therebetween when the male and the female profiles are occluded.

Abstract: A clip for holding an object, such as a literature booklet, comprises first (23) and second (25) resilient parts, the first part adapted to hold an object having a first thickness and the second part adapted to hold an object having a second thickness, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness. Consequently, the clip can hold a range of thickness of literature booklets or other objects. The clip may be part of an article, such as a container for compact discs or DVD's.

Abstract: A tubular clip for securing a sleeve to the body of a piezoelectric actuator in an actuator assembly. In use, the wall of the clip has a plurality of corrugations. The pitch of the corrugations is variable in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the clip. The clip is configurable into an unfitted configuration and into a fitted configuration and in the fitted configuration the minimum transverse internal separation of the clip walls is less than in the unfitted configuration.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a connecting lock for exhibit framework assembly which connects the parts of the exhibit apparatus, consisting of a lock shell, a locking plate and an eccentric wheel, wherein the eccentric wheel is composed of a wheel axle, an eccentric disc and a wheel cap, the eccentric disc is mounted on the wheel axle and provided with the wheel cap, the locking plate is provided in the lock shell, two alculas are provided at the head of the locking plate, holes of the eccentric disc matching the eccentric disc are made at the rear of the locking plate, the alcula protrude out of the closed shell, a wheel axle hole is mounted at the rear of the closed shell, a groove for mounting the eccentric wheel is mounted on the wall of the closed shell, and an open window for mounting and dismantling the built-in assembly is provided at the rear of the closed shell.

Abstract: A strap fastener includes a frame, a handle and a reel inserted through the frame and handle so that a strap can be reeled when the reel is rotated. A plurality of bushings are inserted to a plurality of grooves defined by the frame respectively for protecting the reel from the handle or the frame. Two ratchet wheels are connected to the reel. A first detent is movable on the frame for engagement with the ratchet wheels. A second detent is movable on the handle for engagement with the ratchet wheels.

Abstract: A device is known in which the bulky felt arriving on the top side of an endless belt for water felting is compacted between a felting drum and the belt and at the same time it is wetted by a first water curtain from a nozzle beam, whose water jets first pass through the endless belt and then the fiber web and finally the felting drum. Now, according to the invention, the unconsolidated felt is held against the bottom of an endless belt by means of induced suction and transported, and it is brought up tangentially to a needle felting drum, arranged beneath the endless belt. In this way, the handover of the fiber web from the endless belt to the needle felting drum is accomplished under the influence of gravity.

Abstract: Disclosed are an embedded capacitor and a printed circuit board including the same that can minimize the oxidization of a metal layer. A thin-film capacitor can include a first metal electrode film; a barrier layer, formed on the first metal electrode film to include a conductive oxide; a dielectric film, formed on the barrier layer; and a second metal electrode film, formed on the dielectric film. With the present invention, the outstanding characteristic of a ferroelectric thin film can be provided by minimizing the oxidization of a copper film in the heat treatment after forming the ferroelectric thin film on the copper film.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a capacitor stack, including one or more substantially planar anode layers, and one or more substantially planar cathode layers. Additionally, the capacitor has a case having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening sized for passage of the capacitor stack, and a cover substantially conforming to the first opening and sealingly connected to the first opening. Also, the capacitor includes a plate substantially conforming to the second opening and sealingly connected to the second opening, the plate defining an aperture. Additionally, the capacitor includes a plug substantially conforming to the aperture in the plate, the plug sealingly connected to the plate. The capacitor stack is disposed in the case, and the terminal is in electrical connection with the case and at least one capacitor electrode.

Abstract: A method for producing a piezoelectric film actuator is provided. This method includes the steps of preparing an intermediate transfer member having a porous layer formed thereon, with a vibrating plate and a piezoelectric layer being provided on the porous layer; bonding the vibrating plate to a nozzle substrate to form a composite structure; and separating the intermediate transfer member from the composite structure at the porous layer to transfer the vibrating plate and the piezoelectric layer to the nozzle substrate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an ultrasonic sensor including a case, a piezoelectric element having first and second electrodes, and a conductive member having first and second conductive parts is disclosed. The method includes the steps of a) forming the conductive member by integrally forming the first and second conductive parts and a joining part that joins portions of the first and second conductive parts, b) mounting the piezoelectric element and the conductive member in the case so that the first conductive part is connected to the first electrode and the second conductive part is connected to the second electrode, and the joining part and the portions of the first and second conductive parts joined by the joining part are positioned outside of the case, c) supplying a filling material into the case, and d) removing the joining part after step c).

Abstract: A riveting structure comprises a connector and a metal plate. The proposed riveting structure differs from the prior art in that the connector has an even number of parallel positioning sides and the shape of an opening on the metal plate corresponds to that of a connection member on the connector so that the connector can be positioned in the opening. Moreover, the width of parallel sides of the opening can be properly adjusted to meet the requirement of various different torques.

Abstract: A process for extracting the anode butt (110) and the thimbles (130) attached to a spent anode or to a rejected new anode, including the following stages: a) the butt (110) is fitted between a stop device (200) and an attacking device (300) said stop device having a first stop (211) blocking the butt, said attacking device being provided, around each stub, with a recess presenting a second stop (225) which blocks said thimbles, the axial distance between the stops being equal to, or greater than, the height of the thimbles; b) the butt is moved so that it come us against the first stop; c) the attacking device is moved: the butt breaks up; d) the fragments of butt are removed; c) the attacking device continues to move: the thimbles are detached from the stubs; f) the attacking device stops and is withdrawn. In two successive, clearly separated stages, the butt fragments and the thimbles are detached, fall and can be sent directly to a special recycling unit.

Abstract: An exemplary method for assembling a lens unit and a light-receiving unit into a camera module is provided. The lens unit includes a mountable surface. The light-receiving unit includes a light-receiving surface and a mounting surface. The method includes a mountable surface detecting step, a mountable surface repositioning step, a mounting surface detecting step, a mounting surface repositioning step, and a mounting step. The mountable surface detecting and repositioning steps detect and reposition the lens unit to make the mountable surface perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens unit. The mounting surface detecting repositioning steps detect and reposition the light-receiving unit to make the mounting surface parallel to the light-receiving surface. The mounting step mounts the light-receiving unit to the lens unit in the manner that the mounting surface parallel to the light-receiving surface is biased against the mountable surface perpendicular to the optical axis.

Abstract: A system for precisely matching an insert to a predrilled hole and a plug to a plug hole within a designated substrate including a predrill assembly having a first set of parameters, an insert having a second set of parameters precisely matched to the first set of parameters for the designated substrate, and a plug having a third set of parameters precisely matched to the first set of parameters for the designated substrate.

Abstract: A tool for producing composite objects, including a first and a second material path, along which a first and second sheet material are stepwise feedable. Along the first and second material paths there are disposed a number of processing stations for processing the first and second sheet materials by shearing, punching, pressing, bending etc. The first and second material paths intersect one another and in the zone of intersection an assembly station is disposed for joining together or assembling component parts from the first and second material paths. A method of producing from sheet material a composite object includes the steps of stepwise feeding a first sheet material in a first feeding direction, the sheet material being processed between certain feeding steps, feeding a second sheet material stepwise in a second feeding direction, the second sheet material being processed between certain feeding steps.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a locating pin and a retention clip. The locating pin and the retention clip allow alignment of the front end module with the body structure and the retention clip secures the two assemblies in place which allows alignment of fastener holes. This conserves time in the assembly line and allows more accurate and rapid assembly of the front end module on the body structure reducing the time necessary for assembly.

Abstract: A moving die is held by a robot and made to approach a vehicle, and a positioning pin is inserted into a positioning hole of the vehicle. The moving die is brought into a floating state of being displaceable relative to the vehicle by reducing a force of the robot for maintaining an attitude thereof. In a state of holding the moving die by the robot, a surface of the moving die is brought into contact with the vehicle by an adsorbing mechanism including an adsorbing portion of an elastic member provided to the moving die. The moving die and the robot are cut to be separated.

Abstract: A method for forming a pattern on a golf club head includes the steps of forming at least one primer layer on the golf club head, and engraving the primer layer using a laser beam to form the pattern on the primer layer. The primer layer has a dark color, and a light-transmissive protecting layer is optionally applied on the primer layer after engraving.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a stator (24) for an electrostatic loudspeaker in which at least a part of a structure (28) for forming the stator (24) is moulded from an electrically insulating material. This structure (28) may be a frame of the stator. To complete the stator (24), electrically conductive portions (30) are combined with the moulded structure to form a complete stricture that includes an electrically conductive grid (29). The electrically conductive portions (30) may be a preformed grid (29). The frame (28) and the grid (29) may be press-fitted together. Alternatively the moulded structure may be electrically conductive, and electrically insulating portions may be combined with it to form a complete stator. Manufacture of electrostatic loudspeaker stators using a moulding process allows for relatively low cost production methods that can repeatedly achieve a required high degree of accuracy.

Abstract: In a motor, an insulator covering an armature core has a lid covering an end surface of the armature core. The lid has an inner ring disposed radially inside slots of the armature core and an outer ring disposed radially outside the slots. Each of a plurality of slot insulators inserted into the slots has a blocking portion at a position in the inner ring.

Abstract: A laminated iron core includes a plurality of stacked iron core pieces punched out from a thin steel sheet material, each iron core piece including a plurality of slot holes for receiving coil windings. At least one electrically insulating sheet piece is stacked on an outer surface of a lowermost iron core piece. The electrically insulating sheet pieces include a spindle hole and a plurality of slot holes which have a substantially similar configuration to, but are smaller than, the slot holes of the iron core pieces whereby edges of slot holes of electrically insulating sheet pieces extend outwardly beyond edges of slot holes of iron core pieces. Burrs formed at edges of slot holes of iron core pieces are covered with edges of slot holes of electrically insulating sheet pieces so that a coil can be wound safely without directly contacting the burrs.

Abstract: A method for obtaining, in a quick way, a strong, compact and waterproof permanent-magnet rotor (3), intended for a synchronous motor (1), particularly for pumps of washing machines for industrial and domestic use and the like, of the external stator (2) type, comprising a cylindrical hollow core (6) surrounded by a plurality of permanent magnets (10) comprising the steps of arranging a cup-like body (7) with a base end (8a), a free end (8b) and a side wall (9) exhibiting a plurality of passing longitudinal recesses (12) which define, between the same, a plurality of positioning seats (13) for the magnets (10), providing to insert the core (6) into the cup-like body (7) and arrange the magnets (10) in said seats (13) and injecting a plastic material with obtainment of a cage-like structure (50) having opposite bottoms (27, 28) abutting at the ends (8a, 8b) of the cup-like body (7) as well as columns (29) extended between the opposite bottoms (27, 28) housed in the recesses (12).

Abstract: A head actuator assembly of a disk device has a suspension which supports a head, an arm which supports the suspension and is rotatably supported by a bearing portion, signal wires which extend on the suspension and the arm and are connected electrically to the head, and a board unit. In manufacture, the signal wires are mounted on the suspension and the arm, and a connecting end portion of the board unit is connected to the signal wires mounted on the suspension and the arm. Thereafter, the head is mounted on the suspension and connected electrically to the signal wires.

Abstract: In non-limiting, exemplary embodiments a mount assembly is provided for mounting an inspection sensor to a surface of a workpiece. The mount assembly includes a mount having an attachment portion and an engagement portion. The attachment portion is arranged to attach the mount to the surface of the workpiece. The engagement portion is arranged to engage the inspection sensor with the mount. Exemplary mount assemblies may be arranged to mount pulse echo ultrasonic testing transducers, focused ultrasonic testing transducers, through transmission ultrasonic testing transducers, eddy current inspection sensors, or any type of inspection sensor as desired.

Abstract: A system and apparatus that removes and collects non-functional wire assemblies from dicorotron units is described. It has a removal tool with flexible levers mounted on the top of a storage box. The removal tool has an open top and bottom, the open bottom is aligned with an opening in the top of the box to permit a dislodged anchor and wire assembly to fall therethrough.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laying vehicle for laying electric lines (8) in the grooves (6) of an inductor (4), for example a longitudinal stator of a maglev railway. The laying vehicle contains a first, preceding vehicle part (11) comprising a bending and offset unit (14) for configuring winding undulations, a second following vehicle part (16) comprising a pressing station (18) for pressing limbs (8a) of the undulations into the grooves (6), the second vehicle part (16) being displaceable in relation to the first vehicle part (11) and a slide (15) that is coupled in a driven manner to the first vehicle part (11), for transferring the undulations to the second vehicle part (16). According to the invention, a delivery unit (27), which is coupled to the second vehicle part (16), is located between the slide (15) and the pressing station (18), said unit receiving the limbs (8a) from the slide (15) and transferring them to the pressing station (18) at essentially constant intervals.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for reinforcing the connection between a wire formed on a substrate and a flat cable member with a reinforcing material. The method includes the step of supplying fluid and the step of hardening the fluid to form the reinforcing material. The step of supplying the fluid includes the step of bringing the substrate connecting to the flat cable member close to a jig and then supplying the fluid to a region in which the reinforcing material is to be formed while preventing the outflow of the fluid with the jig.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of fabricating a paste bump for a printed circuit board, which can decrease the number of printings to thus reduce the fabrication cost and process time in the formation of the paste bump on the printed circuit board.

Abstract: There are provided the steps of mounting a semiconductor chip on a first substrate, providing an underfill resin between the semiconductor chip and the first substrate, forming a through hole on a second substrate, providing an electrode on the second substrate, bonding the first and second substrates to include the semiconductor chip through the electrode, and filling a sealing resin between the first and second substrates at a filling pressure capable of correcting a warpage generated on the semiconductor chip and the first substrate while discharging air from the through hole.

Abstract: An improved process for assembling a plurality of power packages and a thermal heat sink to a printed circuit board involves securing the power packages to the heat sink before soldering the electrical leads of the power packages to the printed circuit board. The improved process allows the electrical leads of the power packages to move freely in lead holes in the printed circuit board as intimate planar surface to planar surface contact between the heat sink and the power packages is achieved, thereby eliminating or at least substantially reducing lead bending that occurs in conventional processes wherein attachment of the heat sink to the power packages occurs after the leads of the power packages have been soldered to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for fabricating a semiconductor device having a flexible tape substrate, a hole is punched in the flexible tape substrate. The flexible tape substrate includes a metal layer attached to a polyimide layer without an adhesive there between. A cover is placed on the metal layer to cap a base of the hole. A metal is deposited on the cover exposed at the base of the hole, the metal being used to form a bond with the metal layer. The metal being deposited causes the hole to be plugged up to a selective height. Upon removal of the cover, the metal may also be deposited on the metal layer to increase a thickness of the metal layer.

Abstract: A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. A plurality of electrically-conductive elements are arranged about the surface of the at least one hemi-toroidal interposer and extend radically inwardly and downwardly from an uppermost end thereof into electrical contact with at least one component located on an opposite side of the electrically insulating carrier plane. Provided is also a method of producing the land grid array interposer structure.

Abstract: An interconnect device is used to mate a heat generating device to a power source. Plated components are provided on the interconnect device to provide a heat sink function for the heat generating device when the heat generating device is connected to the interconnect device, and to provide an electrical path between the heat generating device and the power source. A method of manufacturing same is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for mounting of at least two components of a wind turbine with each other is provided. The first component is positioned relative to the second component by a Reach Stacker. The use of a Reach Stacker for mounting of at least two components of a wind turbine with each other is provided such that the first component is positioned relative to the second component by the Reach Stacker.

Abstract: A process for introducing annular coated catalysts K into a reaction tube of a tube bundle reactor, in which adhering pairs of annular coated catalysts K formed in the preparation of the annular coated catalysts K, before the introduction thereof into the reaction tube, are removed at least partly from the annular coated catalysts K.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a thermal protection device for dissipating heat includes a shell having an outer shell surface and an inner shell surface defining a hollow inner shell chamber. A plurality of porous wick structures are disposed against each other within the hollow inner shell chamber. Each porous wick structure comprises an outer wick surface which is disposed at least one of against and near the inner shell surface and a porous inner wick surface defining a hollow inner wick chamber. A plurality of porous wick lid members are provided. The porous wick lid members are disposed between the porous wick structures within the hollow inner shell chamber of the shell. A cooling substance is disposed within the plurality of porous wick structures.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, a liquid resin is applied to an outer surface of the heat exchanger, and then surplus liquid resin is removed from the outer surface. In removing the surplus liquid resin, before a first air having a first velocity is directed to the heat exchanger for blowing the surplus liquid resin off the heat exchanger, a second air having a second velocity lower than the first velocity is directed to the heat exchanger to remove the surplus liquid resin from the heat exchanger by moving the surplus liquid resin along the outer surface of the heat exchanger. The second air is directed toward the heat exchanger by a second blower before the first air is directed toward the heat exchanger by a first blower.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the disclosure, a heat pipe device for dissipating heat from a heat source includes a porous wick structure having a first porous wick portion disposed adjacent to a second porous wick portion. The first porous wick portion is defined by a first set of microgrooves. The second porous wick portion is defined by a second set of microgrooves disposed in non-parallel adjacent alignment to the first set of microgrooves. The heat pipe device may be disposed within a closed chamber enclosure to which the heat source is attached. In further embodiments, methods are disclosed for manufacturing devices for dissipating heat from a heat source, and for using devices to dissipate heat from a heat source.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a bicycle crank, comprises the steps of: blowing air into a blowing opening at a lower end of a backbone so as to fixing the backbone; wherein the backbone has a first embedding portion; using a cutter to cut the backbone; and then form a second embedding portion in the end of the backbone having the blowing opening; winding an unidirectional carbon-fiber cloth around the backbone; adhering carbon-fiber adhesive sheet upon an outer side of the backbone; and heating the backbone so as to firmly secure the carbon-fiber adhesive sheet to the backbone. Furthermore before the blowing step, the method further comprises a step of forming a first embedding portion at one end of the backbone; and embedding a metal first tube into the first embedding portion.