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A rechargeable vacuum cleaner comprises a main body, at least two sets of rechargeable batteries for driving a motor in the main body and a power-supply control unit. The power-supply control unit is coupled with the sets of rechargeable batteries and the motor for affecting a set of rechargeable batteries of higher voltage to supply power to the motor and for preventing the set of rechargeable batteries charging another set of rechargeable batteries of lower voltage. The power-supply control unit includes a silicon assembly (being a bridge rectifier) or a diode. The rechargeable vacuum cleaner can be of two piece type (with a detachable unit) or a two piece type. Therefore, the rechargeable vacuum cleaner can lengthen the operating time and prevent damaging the batteries.

A mounting apparatus for an internalized fuel system of a fuel tank. The apparatus comprises a support portion and a valve retainer arm attached about the support portion. The support portion has a body and first and second ends. The first end has a connecting flange configured to engage the fuel tank and the second end has a reduced cross-sectional portion attached thereto to provide flexibility to the fuel tank from pressure and vacuum forces. The valve retainer arm has an attachment end attached about the support portion. The attachment end extends to a valve retainer end for retaining the internalized fuel system within the fuel tank.

Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having improved durability properties such as cycle and storage properties, and improved load characteristic, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that is appropriate for the nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the lithium salt. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution also contains a compound represented by formula (1) and a specific compound that acts in conjunction with the aforementioned compound.

The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an image article comprising the steps of:(a) providing a substrate;(b) coating a water-soluble agent capable of adhering solid particles when wetted with an aqueous medium, on at least a portion of the substrate; the water-soluble agent being wetted with an aqueous medium, and(c) applying solid particles to at least a portion of the water-soluble agent, to form an image.The invention further relates to image articles produced by the method of the invention.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in durability under high temperature and humidity conditions and can thus inhibit bright defect even when applied to a large-sized optical film; a pressure-sensitive adhesive; and an optical film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising an acrylic copolymer (A) bearing a reactive functional group, an acrylic copolymer (B) and an isocyanate compound (C), wherein the quantity of the isocyanate compound (C) is 5 to 30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a mixture of the acrylic copolymer (A) and the acrylic copolymer (B) and the elongation at break and 200% modulus as determined at 25 degrees C. by the tensile test are 300 to 1000% and 0.2 to 3 N / mm2 respectively.

Disclosed is a pneumatic tire enabling to even a weight balance thereof in a tire circumferential direction in realizing reduction of cavity resonance noise by using an annular object having cross-sectional areas which vary depending on locations in the tire circumferential direction. The pneumatic tire of the present invention is one in which an annular object having cross-sectional areas which vary depending on locations in the tire circumferential direction is mounted on an inner surface of a tread portion. In the pneumatic tire, the annular object is formed by partially applying compression forming to a porous material member having a density of 5 to 70 kg / m3 and having an uniform cross-sectional shape in the tire circumferential direction.

The present invention provides a sealing member for organic EL elements that enables organic EL elements, in particular, organic EL elements for illumination devices to maintain stable luminescence over a long period and that can be fabricated at reduced cost. The sealing member for organic EL elements of the present invention includes a barrier film including a plastic film and at least one thin metal layer, and a curable resin composition layer on the barrier film. The curable resin composition layer has a thickness of 5 to 100 μm and the curable resin composition exhibits nonfluidity at 25° C. in an uncured state and gains fluidity at an elevated temperature in the range of 40 to 80° C.

A hermetic food container consisting of a rotary knob, a top cover, a container body, a guide seat and a gasket ring is disclosed. The rotary knob is moved upwards or downwards relative to the top cover to achieve a sealing effect or to create a gap for enabling air to pass therethrough into the container body when the rotary knob is rotated in one of two reversed directions. The use of the gasket ring can effectively reduce wear, enhance durability and prolong the lifespan of the hermetic food container. Further, an anti-slip cushion is provided at the bottom side of the container body, allowing multiple hermetic food containers to be arranged in a stack convenient for storage, package and delivery.

A hydraulic antivibration device arrangement capable of achieving a downsizing and weight reduction, and a reduction of booming noise by suppressing a reaction force to impingement upon stopper action is provided. By disposing a protuberant rubber portion 35 at an upper end of a main body member 2, its spacing distance from a roll center can be lengthened, the reaction force to impingement can be diminished, and input load to the main body member 2 can be diminished. Consequently, reduction of rigidity and strength required for respective components as well as enhancement of durability is possible, which permits to make the components thin-walled thereby making a hydraulic antivibration device arrangement 100 lightweight as a whole. Diminishing of such reaction force upon stopper action also enables vibrations input through a car body side bracket 120 to the body frame to be suppressed, thereby reducing the generation of booming noise.

Provided is a shifting apparatus of a dual clutch transmission, including: a plurality of drive gears inserted into a first input shaft or a second input shaft of dual clutches; a plurality of transmission gears synchronized with the drive gears, respectively, and each inserted into a first support shaft or a second support shaft; a plurality of synchronizers positioned between the transmission gears and each slidably inserted into the first support shaft or the second support shaft; a plurality of shift forks connected to the synchronizers and follower pin, respectively; and a dual cam mechanism connected to the follower pin of the shift forks to move the shift forks by rotation so that the synchronizers slidably move to be engaged with the transmission gears along the first support shaft 15 or the second support shaft.

A connector includes a first housing, a second housing and a detection member. A lock band portion is elastically deformable and is provided on the first housing. A lock portion is provided on the second housing, and bends the lock band portion to allow the lock band portion to slide over the lock portion when the first and second housings are moved from a first condition to a second condition, the first condition where the first housing is not fitted to the second housing, and the second condition where the first housing is fitted to the second housing, and engages the lock band portion when the first and second housings has been moved to the second position. The detection member is disposed on an upper side of the lock band portion, and is displaced together with the lock band portion in accordance with a deforming movement of the lock band portion. A movement limitation portion is provided on the detection member, and abuts against an abutment limitation portion provided on the first housing while the first and second housings are moved from the first condition to the second condition, so that the detection member is prevented from movement in the attaching direction. When the lock portion engages the lock band portion in the second condition, an abutment of the movement limitation portion against the abutment limitation portion is canceled, so that the detection member is allowed to be moved in the attaching direction.

In order to shorten the cycle time of the molding operation, the present invention provides a mold for molding optical discs wherein irregularity having a controlled surface roughness is formed on a stamper-holding surface in a molding cavity of a mold in such degree that said irregularity is not transferred to the stamper surface, and a diamond-like carbonaceous layer is integrally formed on said surface. A method for molding optical discs comprising steps of mounting a stamper having an information pattern surface onto a stamper holding surface in a molding cavity of a mold according to the present invention and injecting a molten resin material into the cavity.

The present invention relates to a spiral wound reverse osmosis membrane element which is formed by winding at least one set of water purification membrane module around a central treated water pipe, and each set of the water purification membrane module is formed by laminating a mesh-like treated water flow guiding member, a reverse osmosis membrane and a mesh-like feed water flow guiding member; the reverse osmosis membrane is folded at a folded side to form a feed water flow channel therein along its inner surface; a treated water flow channel is formed between outer surfaces of adjacent reverse osmosis membranes; the mesh-like feed water flow guiding member is disposed inside the feed water flow channel; the mesh-like treated water flow guiding channel is disposed inside the treated water flow channel; the treated water flow channel is opened only at a treated water outlet which opens towards the central treated water tube, and the treated water flow channel is closed and sealed at remaining three sides; the feed water flow channel is closed and sealed at areas remote from the central treated water tube at two sides adjacent to the folded side, so that the feed water flow channel forms small sections of raw water inlets respectively at areas closer to the central treated water tube at the two sides, and a concentrate outlet is formed at the feed water flow channel at a side opposite to the folded side. The improved reverse osmosis membrane element of the present invention increases the water flow velocity along the membrane surface and therefore reduces concentration polarization and slows down the speed of contamination of the spiral wound type membrane element, and thereby enhancing the durability of the membrane element.

When a fixing roller 1 generates heat by a magnetic flux generating section 3 during a standby time, a control section 5 rotates the fixing roller 1. This prevents the fixing roller 1 from locally generating heat and being damaged. Moreover, the control section 5 rotates and heats a pressure roller 2 during the standby time, which makes it possible to keep the pressure roller 2 at a specified temperature and to reduce a time taken for a fixing device to recover from the standby state.

A magnetic coupling lens driving actuator includes an imaging element; a movable lens that is movable in a direction of an optic axis; a magnetic body that is coupled to the movable lens; a lens tube that encases and airtightly seals the imaging element, the movable lens, and the magnetic body; a magnetic field producing unit that is disposed on an outer surface of the lens tube and that is movable in the direction of the optic axis; and a wire member that has one end thereof attached to the magnetic field producing unit, and that is operative to move the magnetic field producing unit in the direction of the optic axis. The magnetic field producing unit includes two magnetic field producing members disposed with a predetermined gap therebetween in the direction of the optic axis, the magnetic body is disposed opposed to the predetermined gap within the lens tube, and the movable lens is moved by any one of deformation and movement of the wire member.

In a sealed compressor, electrically-operated element (104) and compressive element (106) driven by electrically-operated element (104) are housed in the inside of sealed container (102). Compressive element (106) includes shaft (126) formed of main shaft (136) and eccentric shaft (134), and cylinder block (128) having; bearing (144) which pivotally supports main shaft (136) of shaft (126); and cylinder (142). Further, the compressive element (106) includes piston (130) which is movable in the cylinder (142) in a reciprocating manner, and connecting portion (132) which connects eccentric shaft (134) and piston (130) to each other. Electrically-operated element (104) is formed of an outer-rotor-type motor which includes stator (150), and rotor (152) which is disposed coaxially with stator (150) so as to surround an outer periphery of stator (150). Further, non-sliding portion (146) is provided between main shaft (136) and bearing (144), and stator (150) is fixed to outer peripheral portion (162) of bearing (144) which corresponds to non-sliding portion (146).

The invention relates to an electrical connector comprising a male contact block and a female contact block. Each of said blocks is mounted in a metallic guide (1, 2) consisting of a cylindrical proximal part (3, 4) and a distal part (5, 6) representing a cylindrical portion, both distal parts (5, 6) being of a complementary nature so as to form a cylinder when the connector is closed. The inventive electrical connector is characterised in that the proximal (3, 4) or distal (5, 6) part of one of the guides (1, 2) comprises a projecting part (7) which is housed in an opening (8) in the distal (6, 5) or proximal (4, 3) part of the other guide (2, 1).

A reusable hose bundling sleeve is provided that is made of a tightly-woven nylon material coated with urethane. Strips of hooks and loops are adhered and stitched to opposite ends of opposite sides of the sleeve. The reusable hose is installed by wrapping the sleeve around the hoses or cables to be protected such that the strips of hooks and loops align and engage. Notches can be cut along the length of the reusable hose bundling sleeve to allow for shorter hoses or cables traveling within the sleeve to exit. Because of the materials used, the notches will not weaken the fibers and cause fraying. The reusable hose bundling sleeve is removed by separating the strips of hooks and loops and unwrapping the sleeve. The reusable hose bundling sleeve can be installed, removed, and reinstalled quickly and without diminishing the durability of the sleeve. Alternatively, the sleeve may be adapted to be secured and / or hanged.

A to-be-depressed member includes an elastic dome. A sectional shape of the dome orthogonal to an axis line (X2) of the dome is line-symmetric about a symmetry axis (Ax). The dome has a three-dimensional shape that is symmetric with respect to a virtual plane (Sx) containing the symmetry axis and the axis line. During a swinging movement responsive to a depressing operation, an opposed surface of an opposed member relatively approaches and contacts a distal end of the dome to deform the dome so as to generate a reactive force. As for an angle defined between the axis line of the dome and a normal line (X1) of the opposed surface, the angle (θ0) in an initial state falls in a range from a first angle variation amount from the initial state to a first-contact state to a second angle variation amount from the initial state to a depression-completed state.

A reversible belt scraper blade provides two opposed scraping surfaces on an integrally constructed body. Each scraping surface has an elastomeric wear region transitioning to an elastomeric central region. Two integral frame members are integrally joined into the central region. Each integral frame member runs the length of the belt scraper blade and is at least partially exposed at their ends. End mounts attach to the exposed integral frame members and the reversible belt scraper blade is reversible about the end mounts. The wear regions may have sub-regions of different hardness to provide good scraping qualities combined with improved structural rigidity. The central region may also have sub-regions of different hardness to improve structural rigidity.

For higher durability and easier assembly, a locking apparatus holding and releasing an ascended position of a hoist table, is structured such that engagement arms are connected to upper end portions of link arms connected to hoist table side of a parallel link mechanism to freely oscillate frontward, engagement bodies are provided in front end portions of the engagement arms, annular guide grooves guiding the engagement bodies in longitudinal and vertical directions are provided in side portion frames of a fork frame, a stopper walls having step shaped rear portions are provided in upper portions of the grooves, and front portions of the grooves are provided with check valves allowing the engagement bodies to pass through forward and guiding the passed engagement bodies to upper portion side of the guide grooves.

An endoscope includes an image sensor that is provided at a front end portion of an insertion portion of the endoscope so that an image receiving surface of the image sensor is disposed to cross a longitudinal axis of the insertion portion; a sensor holder that surrounds an outer circumference of the image sensor and holds the image sensor; and a circuit board including a sensor connection portion and an electric wire connection portion as defined herein; the image sensor is held by the sensor holder as defined herein; the sensor connection portion and the electric wire connection portion are connected to each other as defined herein; and an outside edge of a connection site between the sensor connection portion and the electric wire connection portion is located as defined herein.

A lens barrier device includes: a plurality of barrier blades disposed in an oscillatible manner in front of an imaging lens positioned in closest proximity to a subject side in an imaging optical system; and an oscillating mechanism that allows the plurality of barrier blades to oscillate so as to form a fully closed state in which an optical path of the imaging optical system is fully closed and a fully opened state in which the optical path is fully opened by the barrier blades. The oscillating mechanism includes a drive ring that is provided in an inversely rotatable manner within a predetermined angular range about an optical axis of the imaging optical system and allows the plurality of barrier blades to oscillate back and forth to form the fully closed state and the fully opened state by rotating forward and backward.

This invention relates to a latch system for a door, and more particularly, to a latch system for a door, in which a locking member configured to lock a latch includes a sliding member slidably installed at a housing.