| DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120126776 | VOLTAGE SMOOTHING CIRCUIT - A voltage smoothing circuit is configured to smooth a voltage outputted from a power supply portion. The voltage smoothing circuit includes first and second smoothing capacitors, a first balancing resistor, and a second conduction regulating portion. The first smoothing capacitor and the second smoothing capacitor are connected in series to each other and are connected in parallel to the power supply portion. The first balancing resistor is connected in parallel to the first smoothing capacitor. The second conduction regulating portion is connected on a current path in parallel with the second smoothing capacitor and conducts current in one direction on the current path in a case where a voltage equal to or greater than a second predetermined voltage has been applied. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120123031 | ORGANOSOL COMPOSITION OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER - The present invention provides an organosol composition that is stable even in the case that the PTFE particle content is high. The present invention relates to an organosol composition of PTFE particles, comprising PTFE particles (A), a polymer (B), and an organic solvent (S), wherein (1) the polymer (B) is soluble in the organic solvent (S), (2) the amount of the PTFE particles (A) is not lower than 50% by mass of the total amount of the PTFE particles (A) and the polymer (B), and (3) the precipitation ratio of the PTFE particles after 48 hours is not higher than 60% when the total solids concentration of the PTFE particles (A) and the polymer (B) is 5% by mass. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120116097 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING HETEROAROMATIC RING COMPOUND HAVING N-Rf GROUP - There is provided a preparation process in which a N—H group of a heteroaromatic ring compound having a N—H group in its ring is converted directly to a N—Rf group at a high reaction efficiency without using a catalyst. The preparation process is a process for preparing a compound comprising a heteroaromatic ring structure having a N—Rf group (—Rf is a fluorine-containing organic group) in its ring and is characterized in that the heteroaromatic ring compound having a N—H group in its ring is allowed to react with fluoroalkene in the absence of an alkali metal. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120113693 | POWER CONVERTER CIRCUIT - A power converter circuit includes a diode group, a relay, a DC section and an inverter. The diode group includes a plurality of diodes arranged to rectify an output voltage of an alternating-current power supply. The relay is provided at a point located closer to the alternating-current power supply than the diode group. The DC section is where an output voltage of the diode group is applied. The inverter is arranged to output a three-phase alternating-electric current to a three-phase load. The DC section has a maximum pulse voltage twice as great as a minimum pulse voltage of the DC section. The DC section includes an energy-absorbing circuit having an electrolytic capacitor. The DC section further has a pathway arranged to apply the output voltage of the alternating-current power supply from the alternating-current power supply to the electrolytic capacitor via a rectifying circuit, not via the relay. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120112593 | ROTOR - A rotor includes a plurality of permanent magnets arranged annularly around an axis and a rotor core. The rotor core includes 2N (where N is a natural number) magnetic pole faces and a plurality of magnetic barriers. The 2N magnetic pole faces produce, due to the plurality of permanent magnets, magnetic poles in a radial direction in such a manner that different polarities can be alternately produced around the axis. The magnetic barriers are provided at a side close to the magnetic pole faces relative to the permanent magnets. At least one of the magnetic barriers is provided in each region obtained by equally dividing the rotor core into (2N+1), ((N+1)×2) or ((N−1)×2) angles around the axis. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120111601 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POWDER COATING MATERIAL, PELLET, RESIN FORMED ARTICLE, AND ELECTRIC WIRE - The present invention provides a composition including a fluorine-containing polymer, and excellent in heat resistance even if only a small amount of additives is added to the composition. The present invention relates to a composition, comprising: a fluorine-containing polymer (a) and a cobalt compound (b). | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120108756 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING BLOCK COPOLYMER - Provided is a process for the production of a fluorine-containing block copolymer, which suppresses the formation of a homopolymer as a by-product and which, regardless of whether the chain transfer constant of the iodine end is large or small, achieves nearly 100% conversion into a block copolymer. The process is characterized by reacting (A) a fluorine-containing polymer which has an iodine atom or a bromine atom at either or both terminals of the backbone chain and/or at a side-chain terminal with (M) a radical-polymerizable monomer in the presence of (C) a sulfur compound represented by general formula (2): (Y | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120108753 | CROSSLINKABLE FLUORINE RUBBER COMPOSITION, FLUORINE RUBBER MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a cross-linkable fluororubber composition capable of giving a fluororubber cross-linked molded article that has excellent mechanical strength and low friction properties. The cross-linkable fluororubber composition includes a coagulum obtained by co-coagulating a fluororubber (A) and a fluororesin (B). | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120108727 | CURABLE COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE OBTAINED FROM SAME AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF MOLDED ARTICLE - A curable composition including a fluorine-containing elastomer having a cyano group in its trunk chain and/or side chain and inorganic nitride particles in an amount of 0.1 to 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the fluorine-containing elastomer, or a curable composition including a specific crosslinking agent selected from an oxazole crosslinking agent, an imidazole crosslinking agent and a thiazole crosslinking agent, a fluorine-containing elastomer having a cure site crosslinkable with the crosslinking agent and inorganic nitride particles. Also disclosed is a molded article obtained by curing the above-mentioned curable composition, and a process for production of a molded article which includes a step of primary vulcanization of the curable composition and a step of secondary vulcanization following the primary vulcanization. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120107617 | LAMINATE - The present invention provides a vulcanized laminate in which a rubber layer and a fluororesin layer are firmly adhered to each other without using an adhesive or performing a surface treatment on the rubber layer and the fluororesin layer. The present invention relates to a laminate comprising a rubber layer (A) and a fluororesin layer (B) on the rubber layer (A), wherein the rubber layer (A) is a layer made of a rubber composition for vulcanization, the rubber composition for vulcanization contains an unvulcanized rubber (a1); at least one compound (a2) selected from the group consisting of a 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene salt, a 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-non-5-ene salt, 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene, and 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-non-5-ene; magnesium oxide (a3); and silica (a4), the amount of the compound (a2) is larger than 1.0 part by mass and not larger than 5.0 parts by mass, for each 100 parts by mass of the unvulcanized rubber (a1), the fluororesin layer (B) is a layer made of a fluoropolymer composition, and the fluoropolymer composition contains a fluoropolymer (b1) having a copolymer unit derived from chlorotrifluoroethylene. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120107223 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN FLUORIDE - The present invention provides a novel method for producing hydrogen fluoride, which is capable of using various calcium fluoride sources and preventing a second pasty state from occurring, effectively. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120106217 | CURRENT CONTROLLED POWER CONVERTER - A current controlled power converter includes a converting part configured to convert a three-phase ac voltage into a dc voltage or converts a dc voltage into a three-phase ac voltage, ac side current detection portions configured to detect an ac side current of the converting part, dc side current detection portions configured to detect a dc side current of the converting part, and a control section configured to control the converting part by pulse-width modulation using a spatial vector modulation method based on the ac side current detected by the ac side current detection portions and the dc side current detected by the dc side current detection portions. The control section corrects an amplitude error of the ac side current detected by the ac side current detection portions, and an offset error of the ac side current detected by the ac side current detection portions. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120103590 | FAN CONTROL SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONER THAT INCLUDES THE SAME - A fan control system includes a first fan, a second fan adjacent to the first fan, a first motor that rotates the first fan, a second motor that rotates the second fan, and a control unit. The control unit controls the rotational speeds of the first motor and the second motor. The control unit decreases the rotational speed of the first motor and increases/decreases the rotational speed of the second motor when the rotational speed of the first motor must be decreased, The control unit can decrease the rotational speed of the second motor when the rotational speed of the first motor whose rotational speed has been decreased is lower than a prescribed rotational speed, and increase the rotational speed of the second motor when the rotational speed of the first motor whose rotational speed has been decreased is higher than the prescribed rotational speed. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120101214 | LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE POWDER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a low-molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene powder that, when used as an additive in a coating material, etc., can form a coating with excellent texture and gliding properties, while also improving dispersibility and viscosity; and a production process therefor. The present invention is a process for producing a low-molecular weight polytetrafluoroethylene powder, the process comprising: an emulsion polymerization step of polymerizing at least tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a polymerization initiator and an aqueous medium to produce emulsified particles thereof; an agglomeration step of agglomerating the emulsified particles to form an agglomerated powder thereof; and a suspension polymerization step of polymerizing at least tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of the agglomerated powder, a polymerization initiator, and an aqueous medium. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120100369 | TRANSFER SHEET AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A soil-resistant transfer sheet which comprises, in the following order, a substrate sheet (a), a soil-resistant layer (b), a coating layer (c), and optionally an adhesive layer (d), wherein a surface of the soil-resistant layer, which reveals after the substrate sheet (a) is removed, has a contact angle with water of 100° or larger and a contact angle with hexadecane of 40° or larger; a process for producing a molded resin by in-mold labeling using the transfer sheet. The soil-resistant layer (b) is a layer obtained from a soil-resistant composition, and the coating layer (c) is a layer obtained from a polymerizable coating composition. The soil-resistant composition especially preferably is a perfluoropolyether urethane acrylate composition. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120100028 | SCREW COMPRESSOR - A screw compressor includes a screw rotor, a casing, a low pressure space, a bypass passage and a slide valve. The screw rotor is provided with a plurality of helical grooves forming fluid chambers. The casing includes a cylinder portion with the screw rotor disposed in the cylinder portion. The low pressure space is formed in the casing to receive a flow of uncompressed, low pressure fluid. The bypass passage is opened in an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion to communicate the fluid chamber with the low pressure space. The slide valve is slideable in an axial direction of the screw rotor to chance an area of an opening of the brass passage inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion. An end face of the slide valve facing the by bypass passage is inclined along an extending direction of the helical grooves. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120095151 | COMPLEX-SHAPED FLUORORUBBER FORMED PRODUCT - The present invention provides a complex-shaped fluororubber formed product having excellent demoldability in molding. The complex-shaped fluororubber formed product of the present invention comprises a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtainable by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B). The cross-linked fluororubber layer has a loss modulus E″ of 400 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test (measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, initial force: 157 cN, frequency: 10 Hz). | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120095150 | FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a fluororubber composition that has excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The fluororubber composition comprises a peroxide cross-linkable fluororubber (A); a carbon black (B); a peroxide cross-linking agent (C); and a low-self-polymerizing cross-linking accelerator (D), wherein to 100 parts by mass of the fluororubber (A), the amount of the carbon black (B) is 5 to 50 parts by mass, the amount of the cross-linking agent (C) is 0.01 to 10 parts by mass, and the amount of the cross-linking accelerator (D) is 2.5 parts by mass or smaller. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120087819 | ROTARY COMPRESSOR - A high pressure dome type rotary compressor including a casing and a compression mechanism disposed in the casing to compress gas in a cylinder chamber. The compression mechanism has a discharge port and a discharge valve. The discharge valve is opened in a discharge process and is closed during a period from when the discharge process is finished to when a next compression process is started. The compressor is arranged such that high pressure gas discharged from the discharge port in the discharge process is discharged outside the casing through space in the casing. An oil feed path is arranged to feed lubricant oil contained in a bottom of the casing to an inside of the discharge port in a period from a point in time in the discharge process to when the compression process is started. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120085844 | ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYING DEVICE - An electrostatic spraying device ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120083629 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER WITH HIGH PURITY - The present invention provides a method for efficiently producing a highly pure fluoroether containing remarkably low concentration of a fluorine-containing alkyl alcohol. The method is suited for scale-up and specifically includes performing countercurrent separation of a crude solution of fluoroether including a fluorine-containing alkyl alcohol as an impurity using water. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120077939 | FLUORORUBBER MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention provides a fluororubber formed product having excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The formed product comprises a cross-linked fluororubber product obtainable by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B), the fluororubber (A) being a vinylidene fluoride fluororubber including 48 to 88 mol % of a structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and 0 to 10 mol % of a structural unit derived from tetrafluoroethylene relative to the total amount 100 mol % of structural units derived from all monomer components, the cross-linked fluororubber product having a loss modulus E″ of 400 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test (measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, initial force: 157 cN, and frequency: 10 Hz). | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077938 | VIBRATION ISOLATION RUBBER - The present invention provides a vibration isolation rubber excellent not only in heat-aging resistance and oil resistance but also in mechanical properties at high temperatures. The vibration isolation rubber of the present invention comprises a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtainable by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B). The cross-linked fluororubber layer has a loss modulus E″ of 400 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test (measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, initial force: 157 cN, and frequency: 10 Hz). | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077927 | FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a fluororubber composition that has excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The fluororubber composition comprises 100 parts by mass of a peroxide cross-linkable fluororubber (A); 5 to 50 parts by mass of a carbon black (B); 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a peroxide cross-linking agent (C); and 10 parts by mass or smaller of a bisolefin (D). | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077926 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a method for producing a fluororubber composition that has excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The production method comprises the step of mixing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B) in the presence of an organic amine compound (C1) and/or an acid acceptor (C2) to prepare a mixed product, wherein the mixed product has a highest temperature Tm of 80° C. to 220° C. while being mixed and has a highest temperature of 80° C. to 220° C. upon being discharged. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077925 | SEALING MATERIAL - To provide a sealing material which is excellent in sealability under high-temperature conditions as well as crack resistance at high temperatures and high compression. A sealing material comprising a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtainable by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B), the cross-linked fluororubber layer having a loss modulus E″ of 600 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test under conditions of measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, initial force: 157 cN, and frequency: 10 Hz. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077924 | FLUORORUBBER MOLDED ARTICLE - To provide a fluororubber formed product having excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077915 | AQUEOUS FLUORORESIN DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides an aqueous fluororesin dispersion comprising a melt-processable fluororesin which is low in fluorinated surfactant concentration and excellent in dispersion stability even when the concentration of the melt-processable fluororesin is high. The present invention is related to an aqueous fluororesin dispersion comprising a melt-processable fluororesin particle dispersed in an aqueous medium, wherein a concentration of the melt-processable fluororesin is 55 to 75% by mass relative to the aqueous fluororesin dispersion, and a fluorinated surfactant content in the aqueous fluororesin dispersion is not higher than a level corresponding to 100 ppm of the melt-processable fluororesin. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077090 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM PRIMARY CELL - The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium primary cell. The positive electrode active material can reduce the internal resistance of the positive electrode of a lithium primary cell and can maintain the load characteristics and the discharge voltage not only at high temperatures but also at low temperatures. The positive electrode active material includes a high-temperature treated fluoride produced by treating a fluoride of a carbon material at 200° C. to 400° C. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077089 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM PRIMARY CELL - The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium primary cell. The positive electrode active material can reduce the internal resistance of the positive electrode of a lithium primary cell and can maintain the load characteristics and the discharge voltage not only at high temperatures but also at low temperatures. The positive electrode active material includes a fluoride of a low crystalline carbon. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073786 | CEILING-MOUNTED AIR CONDITIONING UNIT - A ceiling-mounted air conditioning unit includes an indoor heat exchanger disposed on an outer peripheral side of a centrifugal blower. The indoor heat exchanger includes plural heat transfer tubes arranged in multiple stages in a vertical direction and in three rows in a flow direction of air blown out from the blower and are connected to a refrigerant inlet of the indoor heat exchanger in a case where the indoor heat exchanger functions as an evaporator of the refrigerant during cooling, plural liquid refrigerant tubes connected to the heat transfer tubes in a first row on a most upwind side, second row-side gas refrigerant tubes connected to a refrigerant outlet of the indoor heat exchanger during cooling and connected to the heat transfer tubes in a second row, and third row-side gas refrigerant tubes connected to the heat transfer tubes in a third row on a most downwind side. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073696 | HOSE - The present invention provides a hose excellent in mechanical properties at high temperatures. The hose of the present invention comprises a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtainable by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B). The cross-linked fluororubber layer has a loss modulus E″ of 400 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test (measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, initial force: 157 cN, frequency: 10 Hz). | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120068119 | FLUID TREATMENT METHOD, FLUID TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND FLUID - A fluid treatment method reduces a concentration of a first component included in a fluid-to-be-treated. A fluid treatment apparatus reduces a concentration of a first component included in a fluid-to-be-treated. A concentration of a second component differing from the first component is reduced in the fluid-to-be-treated in order to obtain a first fluid. The first fluid passes through at least part of an adsorption unit in order to obtain a second fluid. The adsorption unit is capable of adsorbing both the first component and the second component and has at least an ability to adsorb the first component that is temperature dependent. A third fluid pass through a portion of the adsorption unit through which the first fluid has passed. The third fluid has a concentration of the second component that is lower than in the fluid-to-be-treated and a temperature that is higher than the fluid-to-be-treated. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067706 | BELT - The present invention provides a belt excellent in mechanical properties at high temperatures. The belt of the present invention comprises a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtainable by cross-linking a fluororubber composition containing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B). The cross-linked fluororubber layer has a loss modulus E″ of 400 kPa or higher and 6,000 kPa or lower determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test (measurement temperature: 160° C., tensile strain: 1%, initial force: 157 cN, frequency: 10 Hz). | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120065436 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING FLUORINE-CONTAINING PROPANE - The present invention provides a process for preparing a fluorine-containing propane represented by the formula: CF | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120060532 | HEATING DEDICATED AIR CONDITIONER - A heating dedicated air conditioner includes a compression mechanism, an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism provided between one end of the indoor heat exchanger and one end of the outdoor heat exchanger, a four-way switching valve switchable between first and second states of connection between the compressor and the heat exchangers, a fan ventilating the indoor heat exchanger, and a control unit controlling at least the compressor, the expansion mechanism, the four-way switching valve, and the fan. The control unit switches the four-way switching valve to the second state in a test operation mode, which includes a drain water inhibited interval during which drain water inhibition control is performed. The control unit operates the compressor and stops the fan when the drain water inhibition control is performed. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120060530 | AIR CONDITIONER - It is an object of the present invention to provide an air conditioner for inhibiting noise increase and heating performance degradation due to frost attachment onto an outdoor heat exchanger. In an air conditioner ( | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120037398 | ETHYLENE/TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COPOLYMER, ELECTRICAL WIRE, AND FLUORINE RESIN POWDER FOR ROTATIONAL MOLDING - The present invention provides an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer showing good heat resistance and good crack resistance even in a high temperature environment. The present invention is an ethylene/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, comprising: copolymerization units derived from ethylene; tetrafluoroethylene; and a fluorine-containing vinyl monomer represented by general formula: CH | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120036876 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat source unit having a variable-capacity compressor and a heat-source-side heat exchanger that functions as an evaporator for a refrigerant, and a plurality of usage units connected to the heat source unit and having usage-side heat exchangers that function as radiators for the refrigerant. The operating capacity of the compressor is controlled to bring the discharge pressure of the compressor, or a state quantity equivalent to the discharge pressure, to a first target value. The first target value is determined based on an equivalent target value equivalent to a usage temperature required in individual usage units. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120035329 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STABILIZED FLUOROPOLYMER - The present invention is aimed to provide a highly-productive method for producing a stabilized fluoropolymer. The present invention relates to a method for producing a stabilized fluoropolymer, comprising the step of bringing a fluoropolymer to be treated into contact with a fluorinating agent to produce a stabilized fluoropolymer, while maintaining the concentration of hydrogen fluoride present in a reaction vessel at not higher than 1.0% by volume. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120031590 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit of an air conditioning apparatus includes a casing, a heat exchanger, a fan, a first airflow direction adjusting plate adjusting a direction of airflow blown out from an air outlet by rotation about a first axial direction, a plurality of second airflow direction adjusting plates adjusting the direction of the airflow blown out from the air outlet by rotation about a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and a support member rotatably supporting the first airflow direction adjusting plate in the air outlet other than at both end portions. The second airflow direction adjusting plates include a third airflow direction adjusting plate and a fourth airflow direction adjusting plate placed in a location such that a distance to the support member from the fourth airflow direction adjusting plate is smaller than a distance to the support member from the third airflow direction adjusting plate. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120029232 | METHOD FOR ADSORBING FLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID HAVING ETHER BOND AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING SAME - Disclosed are an adsorption process whereby a fluorocarboxylic acid having an ether bond can be adsorbed to a high extent by using active carbon without changing the form thereof, and a desorption process whereby the adsorbed material can be desorbed from the active carbon to thereby enable the reuse of the active carbon and the adsorbed material. In the aforesaid processes, a solution containing a fluorocarboxylic acid having an ether bond is contacted with active carbon and thus the active carbon is allowed to adsorb the fluorocarboxylic acid, to thereby give a solution having a small fluorocarboxylic acid content. Then, the active carbon having adsorbed the fluorocarboxylic acid is heated to thereby desorbs the fluorocarboxylic acid from the active carbon. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029152 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING ELASTOMER MIXTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, COMPOSITION FOR VULCANIZING PEROXIDE, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A fluoroelastomer mixture, including: a peroxide-vulcanizable fluoroelastomer (A) containing an iodine atom; and a peroxide-vulcanizable fluoroelastomer (B) containing an iodine atom. The fluoroelastomer (A) is a copolymer (a1) consisting of 50 to 85 mol % of a vinylidene fluoride unit and 15 to 50 mol % of a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit, or a copolymer (a2) consisting of 45 to 85 mol % of a vinylidene fluoride unit, 1 to 30 mol % of a tetrafluoroethylene unit, and 14 to 30 mol % of a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit. Further the fluoroelastomer (B) has a fluorine content of 70.0% or more. Also disclosed is a composition for peroxide vulcanization containing the above fluoroelastomer composition (i), a polyfunctional unsaturated compound (ii) and a peroxide (iii), as well as a method for producing the fluoroelastomer mixture. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029140 | LOW-STAINING ROOM TEMPERATURE CURABLE COATING COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a low-staining room temperature curable coating composition having an excellent low-staining property and recoatability, and comprising (A) a hydroxyl-containing resin, (B) an isocyanate based curing agent, (C) an organosilicate based hydrophilizing agent, (D) a recoatability modifier and (E) an organic solvent, in which the recoatability modifier (D) comprises at least (D1) an amide-containing polymer and (D2) a silane coupling agent. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028046 | POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide polytetrafluoroethylene suitable for forming a porous polytetrafluoroethylene film using a high water-soluble surfactant with high volatility. Polytetrafluoroethylene has non-melt-secondary-processability, standard specific gravity of 2.160 or less, an average primary particle size of 150 nm or more, stress relaxation time of 500 seconds or more, and break strength of 29.7 N or more. The polytetrafluoroethylene is obtainable by emulsion polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene in the presence of a fluorinated surfactant with LogPOW of 3.4 or less. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120027634 | SCREW COMPRESSOR - A screw compressor comprises a first meshing body and a second meshing body. The first meshing body has plural helical flutes disposed around a first rotating shaft. The second meshing body has plural projections or lobes disposed around a second rotating shaft. At least one of the projections or lobes is arranged non-uniformly with respect to the other projections or lobes in a circumferential direction of the second rotating shaft. The plural helical flutes are arranged to be meshable with the plural projections or lobes, in a circumferential direction of the first rotating shaft. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120023989 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a compressor, an indoor and outdoor heat exchangers, an indoor fan, an outdoor expansion element, a refrigerant-pressure-perceiving part, which perceives a pressure of refrigerant sent from the compressor to the indoor heat exchanger, and a control part, which performs startup fan control in which the indoor fan remains stopped until the compression element goes from being at rest to starting up and the pressure perceived reaches a high-pressure threshold, the indoor fan is driven when the pressure perceived reaches or exceeds the high-pressure threshold. An action of reducing or stopping air volume of the indoor fan when the pressure perceived decreases to or falls below a low-pressure lower than the high-pressure threshold, and an action of increasing air volume or initiating driving of the indoor fan when the pressure perceived reaches or exceeds a pressure threshold which is higher than the low-pressure threshold. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120019092 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a casing and a motor disposed inside the casing. The motor is welded to the casing at a plurality of weld positions. The motor includes a core, a coil, at least one insulating member and a gap. The core has an annular back yoke portion, a plurality of tooth portions projecting radially inwardly from the back yoke portion and a slot formed between the tooth portions adjacent to each other. The coil is disposed in the slot. The insulating member is disposed in the slot to insulate the coil from the core. The gap is provided between the back yoke portion and the insulating member. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120018680 | ELECTRODE FILM FOR POLYMER ACTUATOR ELEMENT, AND POLYMER ACTUATOR ELEMENT COMPRISING THE SAME - An electrode film for a polymer actuator element contains a fluororesin, a fluorine rubber, an ionic liquid, and a conductive filler. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120016089 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMERS AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMERS - A method of producing a fluoropolymer by which a melt-processable fluoropolymer (A) having a specific unstable terminal group or groups (P) is subjected to melt-kneading in a kneader having a stabilization treatment zone to thereby produce a fluoro-polymer (B) resulting from conversion of the specific unstable terminal group or groups (P) to —CF | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016070 | SURFACTANT COMPRISING FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER - Provided is a surfactant which has a high surface tension reducing ability and a high solubility in a liquid medium, comprising a fluorine-containing copolymer containing, as essential components, a monomer having a fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a hydrophilic monomer, and a monomer having an ion donor group. Further provided are a coating composition, an ink composition and a photographic emulsion composition, each comprising the surfactant. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015124 | FLUORORESIN AND RISER PIPE - An object of the present invention it to provide a novel fluororesin that has excellent mechanical strength and chemical resistance, and very low permeability at high temperature. The fluorine resin a copolymer that includes copolymerized units derived from tetrafluoroethylene, vinylidene fluoride, and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer other than tetrafluoroethylene and vinylidene fluoride. The fluororesin has a storage modulus E′, as measured at 170° C. by a dynamic viscoelasticity analysis, in the range of 60 to 400 MPa. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120011876 | DISCHARGE MUFFLER AND TWO-STAGE COMPRESSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - A discharge muffler includes a muffler container. In the muffler container, refrigerating machine oil is separated from refrigerant gas containing the refrigerating machine oil, and the refrigerating machine oil is stored in a lower space. An inlet of an outlet pipe connected to the muffler container opens in the lower space. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120009079 | SINGLE SCREW COMPRESSOR - In a single screw compressor, gates of a gate rotor mesh with helical grooves of the screw rotor in a casing. The casing has a low pressure space, and a divider wall covering the outer peripheral surface of the screw rotor to divide the fluid chamber formed by the helical groove from the low pressure space. An inlet is formed in the divider wall to partially expose the outer peripheral surface of the screw rotor to the low pressure space. The fluid chamber in a suction phase into which the low pressure fluid flows from the low pressure space is divided from the low pressure space by the gate entering the helical groove after the helical groove has moved from a position where the helical groove faces the inlet to a position where the helical groove is covered with the divider wall. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006040 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle, a magnetic field generator, a detector and a control part. The refrigeration cycle has a compression element, a refrigerant tube in thermal contact with a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube and/or a heat-generating member in thermal contact with a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field to inductively heat a heating target portion. The detector detects a state quantity in a state quantity detection portion of the refrigeration cycle. The control part performs startup magnetic field generation control during startup of an air-warming operation in which maximum magnetic field output is initiated until the state quantity detected reaches a first target state quantity, and post-startup magnetic field generation control in which the magnetic field output is restricted after the startup magnetic field generation control has ended. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120004367 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF FLUORINE-CONTAINING SEED POLYMER PARTICLES AND AQUEOUS COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLE THEREOF - There is provided a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of fluorine-containing seed polymer (B) particles, comprising a step for preparing an aqueous dispersion of fluorine-containing polymer (A) particles by polymerizing monomer comprising at least one fluoroolefin in an aqueous dispersion in the presence of a compound (1) represented by the formula: CH | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003113 | SCREW COMPRESSOR - A screw compressor includes a casing, a screw rotor, an oil sump containing lubricant oil, a lubrication passage and a flow rate controller. The screw rotor is inserted in a cylinder portion of the casing to form a fluid chamber. The screw rotor rotates to suck a fluid into the fluid chamber for compression. The lubrication passage supplies the lubricant oil in the oil sump to the fluid chamber due to a difference in pressure between the oil sump and the fluid chamber. The flow rate controller reduces a flow rate of the lubricant oil supplied to the fluid chamber in accordance with a decrease in operating capacity of the screw compressor. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000237 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat pump circuit, a heat load circuit, first and second heat exchangers, a flow rate adjustment element, and a controller. The heat pump circuit circulates primary refrigerant through a low and high stage-side compression elements, an expansion element and an evaporator. The heat load circuit circulates a first fluid and has a first and second branching portions, first and second branching channels, and a heat-load-processing section. The first and second heat exchangers perform heat exchange between the primary refrigerant and the first fluid. Flow rate of the first fluid in the first and/or second branching channel is adjustable. The controller performs flow rate adjustment control so as to maintain a state in which a predetermined temperature condition is satisfied, or to reduce a difference between the temperature of the first fluid flowing through portions of the first and second branching channels. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000228 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a compression element, a refrigerant cooler, an expansion element, a refrigerant heater, a magnetic field generator, a generated heat temperature sensor and a control part. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field in order to induction-heat a refrigerant tube circulating refrigerant and/or a member in thermal contact with refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube. The generated heat temperature sensor senses temperature of a portion that generates heat due to the induction heating. The control part performs superheating protection control in order to increase an opening degree of the expansion mechanism when the temperature sensed by the generated heat temperature sensor reaches or exceeds a predetermined generated heat temperature, or when a rate of increase of the temperature sensed by the generated heat temperature sensor reaches or exceeds a predetermined rate of increase. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000225 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a compressing element, a refrigerant cooler, an expansion element, a refrigerant heater, a magnetic field generating part, a circulation volume rate ascertaining part and a control unit. The magnetic field generating part generates a magnetic field in order to perform inductive heating. The circulation volume rate ascertaining part ascertains a circulating refrigerant volume rate. The control unit performs magnetic field output control when the circulating refrigerant volume rate ascertained by the circulation volume rate ascertaining part has increased. When this control is performed the magnetic field generating part is caused to generate a magnetic field, the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating part is increased, or the upper limit of the strength of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generating part is increased. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000224 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner executes a heating operation using at least a high pressure refrigerant, and includes a refrigerant circuit configured to execute a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant circuit includes a convective heat exchanger, a radiant heat exchanger, an open/close valve and a check valve. The convective heat exchanger executes heat exchange between the high pressure refrigerant flowing inside and an air flowing towards outside. The radiant heat exchanger heats a predetermined member using the high pressure refrigerant flowing inside to cause the predetermined member to emit a radiant heat. The open/close valve is disposed upstream of the radiant heat exchanger in order to block a flow path of the high pressure refrigerant flowing towards the radiant heat exchanger during the heating operation. The check valve is disposed between the radiant heat exchanger and the open/close valve. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120000223 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigeration cycle, a magnetic field generator, a detector and a control part. The refrigeration cycle has a compression element, a refrigerant tube in thermal contact with a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube and/or a heat-generating member in thermal contact with a refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant tube. The magnetic field generator generates a magnetic field to inductively heat the heat-generating member. The detector detects either temperature or temperature change or pressure or pressure change in refrigerant flowing through a predetermined portion of the refrigeration cycle. The control part permits magnetic field generation in a first compression element state and a higher output second compression element state, and when a magnetic-field-generating-permission condition is satisfied. The condition is either that a value detected by the detector change or that a change be detected in the value detected by the detector. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110318638 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MIXTURE SLURRY FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY THAT USE SAID SLURRY - The invention provides a stable positive-electrode mixture slurry that is not subject to gelation, a positive electrode with abundant flexibility, and a lithium secondary battery with excellent battery characteristics. The slurry comprises a positive-electrode active material, a binder, and an organic solvent, the positive-electrode active material is a lithium-containing complex metal oxide represented by Formula: Li | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110314852 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit, an electromagnetic induction heating unit, and a control unit. The refrigerant circuit has a compressing mechanism with an adjustable operating capacity, a heat source side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and a utilization side heat exchanger. The electromagnetic induction heating unit heats a refrigerant piping and/or a member that is in thermal contact with a refrigerant that flows through the refrigerant piping. The control unit sets the electromagnetic induction heating unit to a forced inhibit state if any one of a condition in which the electromagnetic induction heating unit has been manually set to operation inhibited; a condition in which an air conditioning load is small; and a condition in which an amount of circulating refrigerant is small is satisfied. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110314851 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a heat generating member, an electromagnetic induction heating unit, an air conditioning target space temperature detecting unit, an outdoor air temperature detecting unit, and a control unit. The heat generating member thermally contacts a refrigerant piping and/or refrigerant that flows through the refrigerant piping. The electromagnetic induction heating unit includes a magnetic field generating part that generating part generates a magnetic field in order to heat the heat generating member by induction heating. The control unit, when the refrigeration cycle is performing heating operation or defrosting operation, inhibits the generation of the magnetic field by the magnetic field generating part when the temperature of the space to be air conditioned and the outside air temperature do not satisfy a first prescribed condition or when a difference between a target set temperature and the temperature of the space does not satisfy a second prescribed condition. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110312101 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION CONTAINING HYDROFLUOROPROPENE WITH LOW-GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL - The present invention provides a stabilized refrigerant composition containing a hydrofluoropropene with low global warming potential (GWP) that can remain stable even in the presence of air (oxygen) for a long period of time. More specifically, the present invention provides a refrigerant composition containing a hydrofluoropropene and a stabilizer. The stabilizer is at least one member selected from the group consisting of alkylcatechols, alkoxyphenols, benzoquinones, phenothiazines, and phthalates. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110307099 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A device management system is equipped with a storage section, a detecting component, and a calculating component and manages an installation device. The storage section stores operating rules of the installation device. The detecting component detects a violating action of the installation device running counter to the operating rules. The calculating component calculates a violating quantity that quantitatively expresses the violating action. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110306713 | METHOD OF PREPARING WATER- AND OIL-REPELLENT SOIL-RESISTANT COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a water- and oil-repellent soil-resistant composition comprising (A) a fluorine-containing polymer having repeating units derived from a monomer comprising a fluorine-containing monomer and (B) a silane compound. The water- and oil-repellent soil-resistant composition comprising the fluorine-containing acrylate polymer can impart the excellent water- and oil-repellency and soil resistance to the porous substrate and is free from an organic solvent. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304950 | ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - An electric double layer capacitor includes a pair of collectors, a separator, a conductive coating film, a polarizable electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The separator is arranged between the collectors. The conductive coating film covers a surface of at least one of the collectors facing the separator. The polarizable electrode is formed as to be in contact with at least a surface of the conductive coating film facing the separator. Preferably, electrolyte solution has a fluorine-containing organic solvent, and is impregnated into the polarizable electrode. Preferably, the capacitor enables an operating voltage of 3.5 V or higher. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302949 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a first usage unit operable to perform a hot-water supply operation to heat an aqueous medium and a second usage unit operable to perform air-cooling and air-warming operations to cool or heat an air medium. The first and second usage units are both connected to a heat source unit in such a manner that the first and second usage units are incapable of individually selecting and performing a hot-water supply operation, an air-cooling operation, or an air-warming operation. The heat pump system is capable of switching operation to a thermoregulation mode different from the switched state of a heat-source-side switching mechanism in response to a thermoregulation mode command issued by a first usage-side controller, a second usage side controller or a centralized controller. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302948 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat source unit, a first usage unit, and a second usage unit. The heat source unit has a heat-source-side compressor, a heat-source-side heat exchanger, a heat-source-side blower, and a heat-source-side switching mechanism. The first usage unit has at least a radiation amount adjusting element, and a first usage-side flow rate adjustment valve. The second usage unit has at least a second usage-side flow rate adjustment valve. In a case in which the second usage unit performs an air-cooling operation and the first usage unit performs an aqueous medium heating operation, the amount of radiation adjusted by the radiation amount adjusting element or operating capacity of the heat-source-side blower is controlled in accordance with a state of the first usage-side flow rate adjustment valve and the second usage-side flow rate adjustment valve. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302947 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a refrigerant circuit, an inlet temperature sensor measuring a heat exchanger inlet temperature of an aqueous medium in a usage-side heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit, an outlet temperature sensor measuring a heat exchanger outlet temperature of the aqueous medium in the usage-side heat exchanger, a variable-capacity circulating pump circulating the aqueous medium inside a hot-water circuit of a loop, and a controller. The controller controls refrigerant-side circulation rate in the refrigerant circuit to bring a temperature of the aqueous medium at the outlet of the usage-side heat exchanger to a targeted first target temperature, and operating capacity of the circulating pump to bring a medium temperature differential of the aqueous medium between the outlet and the inlet of the usage-side heat exchanger to a targeted second target temperature differential. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110302943 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes: a heat-source-side refrigerant circuit having a heat-source-side compressor, a first usage-side heat exchanger operable as a radiator of heat-source-side refrigerant, and a heat-source-side heat exchanger operable as an evaporator of heat-source-side refrigerant; and a usage-side refrigerant circuit having a usage-side compressor arranged to compress usage-side refrigerant with a pressure of the usage-side refrigerant corresponding to a saturated gas temperature of 65° C. that is 2.8 MPa or less at gauge pressure, a refrigerant-water heat exchanger operable as a radiator of usage-side refrigerant to heat an aqueous medium, and a first usage-side heat exchanger operable as an evaporator of usage-side refrigerant by the radiation of heat-source-side refrigerant. The weight of usage-side refrigerant enclosed in the usage-side refrigerant circuit is one to three times the weight of refrigeration machine oil enclosed to lubricate the usage-side compressor. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110296861 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes a heat source unit, a discharge refrigerant communication tube, a liquid refrigerant communication tube, a gas refrigerant communication tube, a first usage unit and a second usage unit. The first usage unit has a first usage-side heat exchanger capable of functioning as a radiator of the heat-source-side refrigerant introduced from the discharge refrigerant communication tube. The first usage unit is capable of performing operation in which an aqueous medium is heated by radiation of the heat-source-side refrigerant in the first usage-side heat exchanger. The second usage unit has a second usage-side heat exchanger capable of functioning as an evaporator of the heat-source-side refrigerant introduced from the liquid refrigerant communication tube. The second usage unit is capable of performing operation in which an air medium is cooled by evaporation of the heat-source-side refrigerant in the second usage-side heat exchanger. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110296860 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A heat pump system includes: a heat-source-side refrigerant circuit having a heat-source-side compressor, a first usage-side heat exchanger operable as a radiator of heat-source-side refrigerant, and a heat-source-side heat exchanger operable as a radiator of heat-source-side refrigerant; and a usage-side refrigerant circuit having a usage-side compressor, a refrigerant/water heat exchanger operable as a radiator of usage-side refrigerant to heat an aqueous medium, and the first usage-side heat exchanger operable as an evaporator of usage-side refrigerant by radiation of heat-source-side refrigerant. The capacity of the heat-source-side compressor is controlled so that a saturation temperature corresponding to the pressure of the heat-source-side refrigerant in the discharge of the heat-source-side compressor becomes a target temperature; and the capacity of the usage-side compressor is controlled so that a saturation temperature corresponding to the pressure of the usage-side refrigerant in the discharge of the usage-side compressor becomes a target temperature. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110294945 | AQUEOUS FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER DISPERSION - The present invention provides an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion having good mechanical characteristics and storage stability and containing substantially no fluorinated surfactant. The present invention is related to an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising a dispersed fluoropolymer particle with an average primary particle diameter of 50 to 400 nm, a surface layer of the dispersed fluoropolymer particle being obtained by emulsion polymerization of a monomer composition consisting of 99.999 to 98 mole percent of tetrafluoroethylene and 0.001 to 2 mole percent of a modifier monomer, a fluorinated surfactant content being not higher than 50 ppm, a fluoropolymer content being 20 to 75% by mass, and a nonfluorinated nonionic surfactant content being 2 to 15% by mass relative to 100% by mass of the fluoropolymer. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110290363 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION - A fuel hose including a laminated article having: a layer including a thermoplastic polymer composition which includes a fluororesin (A) including a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer (a) and a crosslinked fluororubber (B) including a fluororubber (b) that has been at least partially crosslinked. The fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer (a), the at least partially crosslinked fluororubber (b) and a weight ratio of the fluororesin (A) to the crosslinked fluororubber (B) are as defined herein. A fuel permeation coefficient and a tensile modulus of elasticity of a molded article including the thermoplastic polymer composition is not more than 20 g·mm/m | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110288221 | POLYMER PROCESSING ADDITIVE AND MOLDING COMPOSITION - The invention provides a polymer processing additive which, when added to a melt-processable resin, is highly effective in improving the moldability of the resin, and a molding composition containing the polymer processing additive, among others. This invention is related to a polymer processing additive comprising a fluoroelastomer subjected to heat treatment with an alkali metal inorganic salt or alkaline earth metal inorganic salt added thereto. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110287678 | FLUOROSILICONE POLYMERS AND SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT - A surface treatment agent, which can impart the excellent water- and oil-repellency, soil resistance and feeling to the substrate, is obtained from a fluorine-containing polymer which contains: (A) a monomer which comprises; (A1) a fluorine-containing monomer of the formula: CH | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110287202 | LAMINATED ARTICLE COMPRISING FLUORINE-CONTAINING RESIN LAYER AND ELASTOMER LAYER - The present invention provides a laminated article having improved adhesion of the fluorine-containing resin layer to the elastomer layer. The laminated article comprises a fluorine-containing resin layer (a) formed using a fluorine-containing resin having a carbonyl group, an olefin group or an amino group at an end of a polymer trunk chain or an end of a polymer side chain, and an elastomer layer (b) formed using an elastomer composition. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285240 | STATOR, MOTOR, AND COMPRESSOR - A stator includes a core and an insulator. The core has a plurality of annularly arranged tooth portions. The insulator is disposed on an end portion of the core, and has an annular wall portion extending in a direction departing from the core. A protrusion protrudes radially outward across an entire circumference of the wall portion, and the protrusion is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the wall portion. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110274936 | FLUORINE- AND SILICON-CONTAINING TREATMENT AGENT FOR CONCRETES - The present invention provides a surface treatment agent comprising a fluorine-containing polymer having repeating units derived from a monomer comprising a fluorine-containing monomer, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer has a silicone moiety possessed by a mercapto group-containing silicone. When a porous substrate is treated under drying at normal temperature, the surface treatment agent comprising the fluorine-containing acrylate polymer can impart the excellent water- and oil-repellency and soil resistance to the porous substrate. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110272173 | FLUORORESIN COMPOSITION AND COVERED ELECTRIC WIRE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a fluororesin composition which hardly causes molding defects even when high-speed molding is performed in covering extrusion molding within a relatively broad molding temperature range and which can give covered electric wires, in particular foamed electric wires, excellent in surface smoothness. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110271700 | DRAINLESS AIR CONDITIONER - A drainless air conditioner performs an air conditioning process on mixed air, which is a mixture of some indoor air and outdoor air. A first adsorptive heat exchanger and a second adsorptive heat exchanger are capable of performing a humidity conditioning process on the air. An air heat exchanger is capable of exchanging heat between the air and a fluid after it has undergone a heat treatment by a heat source. The outdoor air undergoes a humidity conditioning process by the first adsorptive heat exchanger or the second adsorptive heat exchanger and becomes the mixed together with some of the indoor air. The air heat exchanger exchanges heat between the mixed air and a fluid. Exhaust air undergoes the humidity conditioning process by the first adsorptive heat exchanger or the second adsorptive heat exchanger and is subsequently delivered to the outdoor space. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110269911 | FLUOROELASTOMER, CURABLE COMPOSITION AND CURED RUBBER ARTICLE - A noncrystalline fluoroelastomer which is a copolymer consisting essentially of vinylidene fluoride and a fluoromonomer represented by the general formula (1): | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110263795 | CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE MADE OF SAME - The present invention provides a crosslinkable composition being capable of providing a molded article and a sealing material for an oxygen sensor which have excellent long-term heat resistance and satisfactory compression set. Also there is provided a molded article and a sealing material for an oxygen sensor which have excellent long-term heat resistance and satisfactory compression set. The crosslinkable composition comprises (A) a compound having at least one specific crosslinkable reaction group and (B) a nonperfluoro fluorine-containing elastomer being crosslinkable with the compound (A). | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259560 | HOT WATER STORAGE TYPE HOT WATER SUPPLY DEVICE - A hot water storage type hot water supply device is configured to heat low-temperature water and store as high temperature water inside a hot water storage tank. The hot water supply device includes a bypass path and a pressure relieving element. The bypass path is configured to interconnect an upper portion and a lower portion of the hot water storage tank. The pressure relieving element connected to the bypass path. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110257794 | LOAD PROCESSING BALANCE SETTING APPARATUS - A load processing balance setting apparatus includes first and second air-conditioners for targeted first and second areas, a calculating unit, a determining unit and an adjusting unit. The first area is included within the second area. The calculating unit calculates a sum of an air-conditioning load for the first and second air-conditioners. Preferably, the determining unit determines a first and second processing throughputs for the first and second air-conditioners so that a COP (Coefficient of Performance) for the sum of the air-conditioning loads calculated by the calculating unit is maximized or is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, or so that a power consumption level for the sum of the air-conditioning loads calculated by the calculating unit is minimized or is equal to or less than a predetermined level. The adjusting unit controls the first and second air-conditioners based on the first and second processing throughputs. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255211 | HIGHLY DIELECTRIC FILM - There is provided a highly dielectric film which has high dielectric property, can be formed into a think film and is excellent in winding property (flexibility). The highly dielectric film comprises (A) a vinylidene fluoride polymer, (B) barium titanate oxide particles and/or lead zirconium titanate oxide particles, and (C) an affinity improving agent, wherein the barium titanate oxide particles and/or lead zirconium titanate oxide particles (B) and the affinity improving agent (C) are contained in amounts of 10 to 500 parts by mass and 0.01 to 30 parts by mass, respectively based on 100 parts by mass of the vinylidene fluoride polymer (A). | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110255210 | FILM FOR FILM CAPACITOR AND FILM CAPACITOR - There is provided a thin highly dielectric film for a film capacitor being excellent in mechanical strength, in which highly dielectric inorganic particles can be blended to a dielectric resin at high ratio, and rubber particles (B) and preferably highly dielectric inorganic particles (C) are dispersed in a thermoplastic resin (A). | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110252818 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, a refrigerant heating unit and a stop signal controller. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a pressure reducing mechanism, and an outdoor heat exchanger. The refrigerant heating unit heats refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant circuit. The stop signal controller, in a case of causing the compressor to stop at a time when the compressor and the refrigerant heating unit are both operating, executes first stop control in which a stop signal is issued in order to stop the refrigerant heating unit, and then a stop signal is issued in order to stop the compressor after elapse of a first amount of time. A method of controlling an air conditioning apparatus having the refrigerant circuit and the refrigerant heating unit includes executing the first stop control. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110252748 | PACKAGE OF FREEZE STORAGE CONTAINER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A package for a cryopreservation container including at least an adhesive fluoropolymer film. The package for a cryopreservation container makes it possible to store blood, rare cells and vital tissues in a very low temperature environment without any damage to the container. Further, the sealing strength resulting from heat sealing after placing a cryopreservation container in the packages is very good. Therefore, liquid nitrogen can be inhibited from entering the inside and thus contamination with bacteria, viruses or the like contained in liquid nitrogen can be avoided and the package can be prevented from being broken by expansion of intruder liquid nitrogen on the occasion of thawing. Also disclosed is a method for packaging a cryopreservation container and a method of producing a package for a cryopreservation container. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110249374 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING HIGH DIELECTRIC FILM FOR FILM CAPACITOR - The present invention provides a high dielectric film for a film capacitor obtained by molding a film forming composition for a film capacitor comprising a thermoplastic resin (A) and surface-treated high dielectric inorganic particles (B) obtained by treating the surfaces of high dielectric inorganic particles (b1) having a dielectric constant (20° C., 1 kHz) of 100 or more with a low dielectric compound (b2) having a dielectric constant (20° C., 1 kHz) of 10 or less. This high dielectric film for a film capacitor can restrain the decrease of electrical insulating property, in spite of the high dielectric inorganic particles being dispersed at a high filling rate. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110243779 | AIRTIGHT COMPRESSOR - An airtight compressor includes a compression mechanism disposed inside an airtight container in a position below a gas retention space. An oil supply passage supplies oil from an oil reservoir both to the gas retention space ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110240255 | CEILING-EMBEDDED AIR CONDITIONING INDOOR UNIT - A ceiling-embedded air conditioning indoor unit conditions air above a ceiling of a target space that is supplied to the target space. The ceiling has a grid shaped frame. The air conditioning indoor unit includes an indoor unit casing, a fan and a heat exchanger. The indoor unit casing has a suction port disposed in at least part of a side surface and a blow-out port disposed in at least part of an undersurface. The undersurface is substantially rectangle shaped with each side being equal to or less than 600 mm long. The fan is inside the indoor unit casing to form an air flow leading from the suction port to the blow-out port. The heat exchanger is between the fan and the suction port. An outer edge of the undersurface is on an inner side of an inner edge of the frame or along the frame. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110230331 | ADSORBING MOLDED BODY, ADSORPTION RECOVERY TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND ADSORBATE DESORBING METHOD (amended - An adsorbing molded body is configured to be subjected to ohmic heating or electromagnetic wave heating. The adsorbing molded body includes an electrically conductive powder adsorbent, an insulating powder adsorbent, and an inorganic binder that binds the powder adsorbents together. An adsorption recovery treatment apparatus includes the adsorbing molded body and a heating unit to heat the adsorbing molded body, preferably ohmically or using electromagnetic waves. An adsorbate desorbing method includes desorbing an adsorbate, which the adsorbing molded body has adsorbed, from the adsorbing molded body by heating the adsorbing molded body, preferably ohmically or using electromagnetic waves. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226001 | CHANNEL SWITCHING VALVE AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A rotary type channel switching valve for use in a heat pump system is provided. The channel switching valve provides a plurality of channel switching means required when switching connection of a plurality of devices to parallel/series connection, e.g., in a system including the plurality of devices including inlet/outlet ports for a fluid. The channel-switching valve can play a role of a plurality of channel switching means which are required when connecting a plurality of heat exchangers in parallel when a refrigerant is passed in a normal direction, and when connecting a plurality of heat exchangers in series when the refrigerant is passed in a reverse direction, for example, in a heat pump including the plurality of heat exchangers, and thereby, can realize simplification of a configuration of the heat pump, reduction in an occupied space, cost and energy consumption, or the like. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110220833 | FLUOROSILICONES AND FLUORINE- AND SILICON-CONTAINING SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT - A fluorosilicone reaction product of a mercapto functional organopolysiloxane and a fluorine-containing monomer, and methods of preparing the fluorosilicone are disclosed. The fluorosilicone products are suitable for application to substrates such as textiles, particularly fabrics, to impart oil repellent properties to the textile. The fluorosilicone reaction product is prepared from (A) a fluorine-containing monomer of the formula CH | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110216477 | ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - The present invention provides an electric double layer capacitor that has a high withstand voltage, is more resistant to degradation, and also has good cycle characteristics. The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution for an electric double layer capacitor, comprising: (I) a solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt; and (II) an electrolyte salt, wherein the solvent (I) for dissolving an electrolyte salt includes propylene carbonate and at least one selected from the group consisting of a fluorine-containing chain carbonate and a fluorine-containing chain ether. The present invention also relates to an electric double layer capacitor comprising the electrolytic solution. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110209896 | FEP PELLET - An FEP pellet having a volatile content of 0.2% by weight or less. The FEP pellet satisfies the following requirements (i) and (ii) when used to form a insulating material coating a core wire by extrusion coating at a coating speed of 2,800 ft/min.: (i) an adhesive strength between the insulating material and said core wire of 0.8 kg or more; and (ii) an average number of cone-breaks in the insulating material of one or less per 50,000 feet of the coated core wire. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110209488 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit, a switching valve, an outdoor fan and a controller. The refrigerant circuit sequentially circulates refrigerant through a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a decompression mechanism and an outdoor heat exchanger during a heating operation. The switching valve is connected to the refrigerant circuit to switch a flow direction of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor. The controller executes a defrosting operation control in which the outdoor fan is deactivated and the switching valve directs refrigerant discharged from the compressor towards the outdoor heat exchanger during a defrosting operation. The controller further maintains the switching valve so refrigerant discharged from the compressor is directed towards the outdoor heat exchanger and executes a fan defrosting operation control in which the outdoor fan is rotated for a predetermined period of time after completion of the defrosting operation when a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110207890 | PERFLUOROELASTOMER COMPOSITION - There is provided a perfluoroelastomer composition having a low glass transition temperature and excellent cold resistance and heat resistance and comprising a perfluoroelastomer comprising a tetrafluoroethylene unit (a), a perfluoro vinyl ether unit (b) and a cure site unit (c) having nitrile group, carboxyl group and/or alkoxycarbonyl group as a cure site, wherein the perfluoro vinyl ether unit (b) is contained in an amount of 8 to 23% by mole in the perfluoroelastomer. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110204042 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An electromagnetic induction heating unit is configured to heat at least one of a refrigerant tube and a member in thermal contact with a refrigerant that flows through the refrigerant tube. The electromagnetic induction heating unit includes a coil and a magnetic member. The coil is disposed in a vicinity of the refrigerant tube. The magnetic member includes a magnetic material. The magnetic member is disposed on at least one of a first side of the coil along a direction in which the refrigerant tube extends, a second side opposite from the first side with respect to the coil, and an outside of the coil that is opposite to an inside of the coil. The inside of the coil is a refrigerant tube side of the coil. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110203773 | COOLING MEMBER, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A cooling member includes a heat-transfer member having a groove and a refrigerant introducing pipe pressed into the groove. The refrigerant introducing pipe has a pressed region positioned inwardly of the edge of the heat-transfer member, and at least one curbed surface portion. A method for manufacturing a cooling member includes preparing a punch having at least one curved corner and a pressing surface, positioning the corner, and moving the punch closer to the groove to press the refrigerant introducing pipe into the groove with the pressing surface. A device for manufacturing a cooling member includes the punch and a support configured to support the heat-transfer member so the groove is positioned opposite the punch. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110201774 | FLUOROPOLYMER AND COMPOSITION THEREOF - The present invention provides a fluoropolymer capable of giving fluorine-containing molded materials and laminates excellent in moldability, productivity, interlaminar bonding and stress cracking resistance, in particular stress cracking resistance upon contacting with various liquid chemicals, without impairing such characteristics intrinsic in fluororesins as chemical resistance, solvent resistance, weathering resistance, antifouling properties, liquid chemical impermeability and nonstickiness. The present invention provides a fluoropolymer which is an oligomer-containing or oligomer-free fluoropolymer, wherein said oligomer has a molecular weight not higher than 10,000 and amounts to not more than 0.05% by mass relative to the fluoropolymer. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110200777 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING ELASTOMER COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE MADE OF SAME - There is provided a polyol-crosslinkable fluorine-containing elastomer composition which is excellent in chemical resistance, solvent resistance (especially resistance to an acidic solvent) and fuel resistance (especially biofuel resistance) and is crosslinkable at the same crosslinking speed as in the case of using calcium hydroxide in a usual amount even without blending calcium hydroxide (or decreasing a blending amount of calcium hydroxide). The fluorine-containing elastomer composition comprises a polyol-crosslinkable fluorine-containing elastomer, a polyol crosslinking agent and a silicate of an alkali metal. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110195317 | SOLVENT FOR DISSOLVING ELECTROLYTE SALT OF LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL - A solvent for a non-aqueous electrolytic solution providing a lithium secondary cell being specifically excellent in discharge capacity, rate characteristic and cycle characteristic and having improved incombustibility (safety), a non-aqueous electrolytic solution using the solvent, and further a lithium secondary cell are provided. The solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt of a lithium secondary cell comprises at least one fluorine-containing solvent (I) selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing ether, fluorine-containing ester and fluorine-containing chain carbonate, a fluorine-containing aromatic compound (II), in which a part or the whole of hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms, and other carbonate (III), the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises the solvent and an electrolyte salt, and the lithium secondary cell uses the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110190954 | ENERGY SAVING SUPPORT DEVICE - An energy saving support device supports energy saving of an air conditioner and includes an acquiring unit, a first energy calculating unit, a second energy calculating unit, an information generating unit and a reporting unit. The acquiring unit acquires operating data regarding the air conditioner. The first energy calculating unit determines a total consumed energy or a standard consumed energy of the air conditioner as a comparison target energy based on the operating data acquired by the acquiring unit. The second energy calculating unit determines a low-COP consumed energy based on the operating data acquired by the acquiring unit. The information generating unit generates room-for-energy-saving information in order to determine a potential for energy saving based on the comparison target energy and the low-COP consumed energy. The reporting unit reports the room-for-energy-saving information. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110185763 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - An outdoor unit of an air conditioner is provided in which the refrigerant heating apparatus can be stably mounted and ease of assembly can be improved. The outdoor unit ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110184126 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING RUBBER MOLDED ARTICLE - There is provided a crosslinkable fluorine-containing rubber composition being capable of giving a fluorine-containing rubber crosslinked and molded article having a low friction coefficient and assuring an increased proportion of a fluorine-containing resin around the surface of a fluorine-containing rubber, a molded article obtained by crosslinking the composition, and a method for producing the molded article. The crosslinkable fluorine-containing rubber composition comprises a fluorine-containing rubber (A) comprising vinylidene fluoride unit, a fluorine-containing resin (B) and a polyol crosslinking agent (C), | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110179822 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A refrigerating apparatus in which a two-stage compression refrigeration cycle is performed includes a refrigerant circuit and a volume ratio changing unit. The refrigerant circuit is connected to a compressor having a plurality of compression mechanisms mechanically connected together with a single drive shaft. The compression mechanisms include four cylinder chambers. The volume ratio changing unit is configured to change a ratio of a suction volume of a low-pressure compression mechanism to a suction volume of a high-pressure compression mechanism. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110172338 | PROCESSING ADDITIVE, MOLDING COMPOSITION MASTERBATCH OF PROCESSING ADDITIVE AND MOLDING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a processing additive which can bring about improvements in moldability at Mooney viscosity levels at which the dispersibility in a melt-processable resin is high and which further can work at reduced addition levels. The present invention is a processing additive comprising a fluoropolymer having an acid value of not lower than 0.5 KOH mg/g. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110167861 | COMMUNICATION MODULE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONER - First and third current paths are connected at mutual one end, and second and fourth current paths are connected at mutual one end. A transmitter sends signals utilizing the change of a current by changing the current flowing between other ends of the first and second current paths. A switching part brings about a non-conductive state between the other end of the third current path and the other end of the fourth current path by being applied with a control signal from a controller. By contrast with this, the switching part brings about a conductive state between the other end of the third current path and the other end of the fourth current path by not being applied the control signal. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110167855 | REFRIGERANT HEATING APPARATUS ASSEMBLY AND AN ATTACHING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A refrigerant heating apparatus assembly includes a copper inner pipe inserted into a magnetic outer pipe and an induction heating coil. The copper inner pipe is expanded such that an outer diameter of the copper inner pipe enlarges and thereby is mated to an interior of the magnetic outer pipe. The copper inner pipe is configured to form part of a refrigerant piping of a refrigerant circuit. The induction heating coil is mounted to an outer circumference of the magnetic outer pipe. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110167848 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, a usage-side heat exchanger, a blower, housings and a bypass circuit. The blower feeds an air flow to the heat source-side heat exchanger. The housings is configured to accommodate the heat source-side heat exchanger and the blower in a space above the bottom plate. The bypass circuit is disposed so as to pass below the blower and the heat source-side heat exchanger. The bypass circuit is configured to bypass a third refrigerant tube on a discharge side of the compression mechanism, and at least one of a first refrigerant tube and a second refrigerant tube. The first refrigerant tube extends from the usage-side heat exchanger to the expansion mechanism. The second refrigerant tube extends from the expansion mechanism to the heat source-side heat exchanger. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110165009 | GATE ROTOR AND SCREW COMPRESSOR - The present invention provides a screw compressor wherein, even if a gate rotor flexes owing to a temperature differential between a casing and a screw rotor during operation of a compressor, the gate rotor is prevented, with a simple configuration, from biting into the screw rotor, which reduces the amount of wear of the gate rotor and prevents a decline in the compressor's performance. The gate rotor ( | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110163087 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION HEATING UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An electromagnetic induction heating unit is configured to heat at least one of a refrigerant tube and a member in thermal contact with a refrigerant that flows through the refrigerant tube. The electromagnetic induction heating unit includes a coil disposed in a vicinity of the refrigerant tube and a tube temperature detector in contact with an external surface of the refrigerant tube. A surface of the tube temperature detector in contact with the refrigerant tube has substantially the same shape as a contacted portion of the external surface of the refrigerant tube. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110159402 | STABILIZED FLUOROPOLYMER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a method for producing a stabilized fluoropolymer which comprises producing the stabilized fluoropolymer by subjecting a treatment target substance containing a sulfonic-acid-derived-group-containing fluoropolymer to a fluorination treatment, wherein the sulfonic-acid-derived-group-containing fluoropolymer is a fluoropolymer containing —SO | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110158838 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor includes a casing, a compressor mechanism, a housing, a partition member and a flow mechanism. The compressor mechanism is accommodated in the casing. The compressor mechanism includes a fixed scroll and a movable scroll arranged to form a compression chamber. The housing is disposed on a back side of the movable scroll to form a back pressure space between the housing and the movable scroll. The partition member is disposed in an interior of the casing to form an auxiliary space communicating with the back pressure space. The a flow mechanism is arranged to enable a fluid to flow between the back pressure space and the auxiliary space, and the compression chamber in a process of compression. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110151164 | CURABLE COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE MADE OF SAME - A curable composition comprising (A) a vinylidene fluoride elastomer which is a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride (a1), at least one kind of perfluoroolefin (a2) selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and a cyano group-containing monomer (a3) (a proportion of the vinylidene fluoride exceeds 20% by mole), (B) a specific curing agent and (C) a compound generating ammonia at 40° to 330° C. The present invention can provide a curable composition of a vinylidene fluoride elastomer assuring improved crosslinking speed, and a molded article obtained from the curable composition. Physical properties under normal conditions are improved by the presence of a solvent having affinity for the compound generating ammonia. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110145395 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system includes one or plural device group monitoring targets including one or plural indoor units and an outdoor unit, one or plural connection devices configured to be communicably connected to the indoor unit/units and the outdoor unit and have a unique ID, and a monitoring device configured to be communicably connected to the connection device/devices and have a monitoring memory that stores data received from the connection device/devices. When power supply is started respectively, the connection device/devices respectively performs communication with the indoor unit/units and the outdoor unit to collect configuration type information representing at least the configuration and the type of the device group monitoring target corresponding to the connection device, and respectively transmits the configuration type information to the monitoring device together with the ID of the connection device corresponding to the configuration type information. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110144948 | DIAGNOSTIC AID DEVICE - A diagnostic aid device is configured to aid diagnosis of an operating efficiency of an air conditioner. The diagnostic aid device includes an obtaining section, a specifying section, a screen generating section and a measure information providing section. The obtaining section obtains an operating data of the air conditioner. Using the operating data obtained by the obtaining section, the specifying section specifies a state value of the air conditioner including air conditioning load factor, COP, power consumption or frequency. The screen generating section generates either a first screen or a second screen based on the state value specified by the specifying section. The first screen represents an operating status of the air conditioner. The second screen represents the operating status and single or plural sets of information related to a measure used to improve the state value. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110144255 | AQUEOUS FLUOROPOLYMER DISPERSION - An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion inhibited from viscosity rising and excellent in mechanical stability in spite of a low fluorinated surfactant concentration. The invention provides an aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising particles of a fluoropolymer as dispersed in an aqueous medium wherein a fluorinated surfactant (A) having a molecular weight lower than 1000 amounts to not higher than 100 ppm of the mass of the fluoropolymer, the aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion containing an anionic surfactant (B) other than the fluorinated surfactant (A) as well as a water-soluble polymer (C). | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110142696 | STATOR, MOTOR, AND COMPRESSOR - A stator includes a stator core, which has a plurality of stacked electromagnetic steel sheets, caulking portions configured to fix the plurality of electromagnetic steel sheets to each other, and a plurality of slot portions open toward an inner circumference side and arrayed along a circumferential direction. A number Q (an integer of 1 or greater) of the caulking portions, a number S of the slot portions and a number P of the poles satisfy Q≦S and Q=P×n/2 (where n is an integer of 1 or greater). The stator is preferably part of a motor for a compressor. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110139428 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of flat tubes and at least one wavily folded fin disposed between a pair of the flat tubes. The fin includes a heat transfer portion having a folded portion joined to a planar portion of each of the pair of flat tubes, and a cut-and-raised portion. The cut-and-raised portion is formed by raising a periphery of a cutting line segment when a material of the fin is wavily folded. The cutting line segment is set in a vicinity of a hypothetical center line of the folded portion before the material of the fin is wavily folded. The cutting line segment is formed by a combination of cutting line segments intersecting with the hypothetical center line, or a combination of a cutting line segment intersecting with the hypothetical center line and a cutting line segment displaced with respect to the hypothetical center line. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110135905 | HIGH ENERGY RAY-CURABLE COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a high energy ray-curable composition which is excellent in storage stability before curing and enables to form a cured coating film which is excellent in hardness, property of preventing adhesion of fats and oils, property of wiping off fats and oils, abrasion resistance, transparency, water repellency, adhesion, smoothness and uniformity. Specifically disclosed is a high energy ray-curable composition containing the following components (A)-(D). (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyfunctional acrylate (B) 1-30 parts by weight of an organoalkoxysilane having an aliphatic unsaturated bond (C) 1-100 parts by weight of colloidal silica (D) 0.2-20 parts by weight of a fluorine compound having an aliphatic unsaturated bond. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110135871 | SURFACE-TREATING AGENT COMPRISING FLUOROPOLYMER - A surface-treating agent comprises a fluoropolymer comprising (A) repeating units derived from a fluorine-containing monomer of the formula: | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110133596 | Rotor, Axial Gap Type Motor, Method of Driving Motor, and Compressor - A technique of employing a rotor having anti-saliency and being rotatable about a predetermined axis in an axial gap type motor is provided. A plurality of magnets are disposed annularly on a substrate with polarities being symmetric around a shaft hole. For instance, the magnets exhibit N pole and S pole, respectively, on the side of a stator (on this side of sheet of drawing). A plurality of magnetic members are disposed to extend perpendicularly to the direction of a rotation axis, and more specifically, between the magnets. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110132011 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning includes a refrigerant circuit and a blower fan. The refrigerant circuit has a compressor, a condenser, a first expansion valve, a second expansion valve, and an evaporator sequentially connected. The blower fan is arranged and configured to supply air as a heat source to the condenser. An air flow rate of the blower fan and an opening degree of the first expansion valve are controlled such that high pressure in a refrigeration cycle operation of the refrigerant circuit becomes a target high pressure. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110130880 | GROUP MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND GROUP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A group management apparatus is configured to manage a plurality of air conditioning facilities installed in a plurality of buildings as a plurality of groups. The group management apparatus includes an obtaining section configured to obtain operational data of the air conditioning facilities through a plurality of control units disposed in the buildings on a one-to-one basis, and an extracting section configured to extract one or more groups satisfying predetermined conditions from the groups based on a plurality of assessment perspectives. The control units are configured to control the air conditioning facilities within the buildings. A group management system includes the group management apparatus and the control units. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110126144 | EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - An equipment management apparatus is configured to provide a management screen in order to manage a plurality of equipments scattered within a superordinate space including a plurality of subordinate spaces. The equipment management apparatus includes a first display control section and a condition determination section. The first display control section displays a superordinate object and a plurality of subordinate objects in a tree structure on the management screen. The superordinate object corresponds to the superordinate space, and the subordinate objects correspond to the subordinate spaces. The condition determination section determines whether or not the equipments satisfy a predetermined condition. The first display control section changes a visual aspect of at least one of the subordinate objects depending on a result of the determination by the condition determination section regarding whether or not one or more equipments disposed in the subordinate space corresponding to the subordinate object satisfy the predetermined condition. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110125891 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A remote management apparatus remotely manages at least one facility device. The remote management apparatus includes a provisional registration unit and a main registration unit. The provisional registration unit registers a device identifier, which is transmitted from and identifies the facility device. The main registration unit registers user information, which is transmitted from a registration terminal and is related to a user of the facility device, such that the user information is associated with the device identifier. A remote management system includes the facility device, the remote management apparatus and a registration terminal. The registration terminal is connected to the remote management apparatus when the facility device is being registered in the remote management apparatus. In the remote management system, the facility device includes a notification unit, which reports a device identifier that identifies the facility device to the remote management apparatus. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110124915 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING FLUOROCARBOXYLIC ACID - A process for preparing a fluorocarboxylic acid, which includes a dehydration step of removing from a mixture containing a fluorocarboxylic acid and water at least a part of the water to obtain a dehydrated fluorocarboxylic acid solution, and a purification step of purifying the dehydrated fluorocarboxylic acid solution. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110124803 | Dispersion of Fluorosilicones and Fluorine- and Silicon-Containing Surface Treatment Agent - A fluorosilicone reaction product of a mercapto or vinyl functional organopolysiloxane and a fluorine-containing monomer, and methods of preparing the fluorosilicone are disclosed. The fluorosilicone products are suitable for application to substrates such as textiles, particularly fabrics, to impart oil repellent properties to the textile. The fluorosilicone reaction product is prepared from (A) a fluorine-containing monomer of the formula CH | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110123872 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION - There is provided a non-aqueous electrolytic solution assuring good solubility of an electrolyte salt and having enough cell characteristics (charge and discharge cycle characteristic, discharge capacity, and the like), and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises a solvent for dissolving an electrolyte salt comprising (A) at least one fluorine-containing solvent selected from the group consisting of fluorine-containing ethers and fluorine-containing carbonates, (B) a non-fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate and (C) a chain ester represented by the formula (C): R | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110122661 | DIRECT-TYPE CONVERTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An output voltage of a converter is given to a pair of DC power supply lines. Inverters are connected in parallel with each other between the DC power supply lines. When one inverter is operated based on a first zero vector and the other inverter is operated based on a second zero vector, a commutation is caused in the converter. The first zero vector and the second zero vector are different from each other. For example, all of high-arm side switching elements of the one inverter and low-arm side switching elements of the other inverter are rendered non-conducting, and all of side switching elements of the one inverter and high-arm side switching elements of the other inverter are rendered conducting. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110118485 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING FLUOROPROPYLENE CARBONATE - There is provided a process for preparing a fluoropropylene carbonate safely at high yield by one step (one pot), and the process is characterized by allowing a fluorinating agent to act on a propylene carbonate derivative having a group to be released in a fluorination reaction. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110112265 | CURABLE COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE MADE OF SAME - A curable composition comprising (A) a vinylidene fluoride type elastomer which is a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride (a1), at least one perfluoroolefin (a2) selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and a cyano group-containing monomer (a3) (the proportion of vinylidene fluoride exceeds 20% by mole), and (B) a compound generating ammonia at 40° to 330° C. alone as a curing agent. The present invention can provide a curable composition of a vinylidene fluoride type elastomer assuring improved crosslinking speed and making it possible to use a cheap curing agent, and a molded article obtained from the curable composition. Physical properties under normal conditions can also be improved by the presence of the solvent having affinity for the compound generating ammonia. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110111307 | LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL - There is provided a lithium secondary cell having specifically excellent discharge capacity, rate characteristics and further cycle characteristics and improved incombustibility (safety). The lithium secondary cell comprises a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolytic solution and a positive electrode, in which an active material for the negative electrode comprises lithium titanate and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprises a fluorine-containing solvent. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110110995 | SURFACE-TREATED POWDER AND COSMETIC COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a surface-treated powder having excellent usability and adhesion to skin. The powder is coated with a surface-treating agent including (a) a fluorine-containing monomer of a general formula (I) and (b) an alkoxy group-containing monomer of a general formula (II). The powder is used for various cosmetics. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110108757 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION COMPRISING 1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROETHANE (HFC134a) AND 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE (HFO1234yf) - The present invention provides a non-flammable refrigerant, which is excellent in handleability while retaining the refrigerating capacity. Specifically, the present invention relates to a refrigerant composition comprising 36 to 50 mass % of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC134a) and 50 to 64 mass % of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO1234yf). | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110108756 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION COMPRISING DIFLUOROMETHANE (HFC32), PENTAFLUOROETHANE (HFC125) AND 2, 3, 3, 3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE (HFO1234yf) - The present invention provides a refrigerant composition that is nonflammable, and ensures low LCCP and less burden on the environment. More specifically, the present invention relates a refrigerant composition containing difluoromethane (HFC32), pentafluoroethane (HFC125), and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO1234yf), the ratio of HFC32/HFC125/HFO1234yf being in a range surrounded by points (0/21/79 mass %), (16.6/25.3/58.1 mass %), and (0/28.4/71.6 mass %) in a ternary diagram of a refrigerant composition containing HFC32, HFC125, and HFO1234yf, and the composition essentially containing HFC32. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110107781 | STARTUP CONTROL APPARATUS OF AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner performs startup control in which compressor capacity is reduced as measured indoor temperature approaches a set temperature. A desired time of day is set directly or indirectly. A startup control apparatus of the air conditioner measures an inflection point occurrence time from when the air conditioner starts operation until when measured indoor temperature exhibits an inflection point. Alternatively, the startup control apparatus measures a control parameter lowering arrival time from when the air conditioner starts operation until when a control parameter transmitted to the compressor decreases to a prescribed value. A scheduled operation start time of the air conditioner is set as a time of day that is the desired time of day set moved forward by the inflection point occurrence time or the control parameter lowering arrival time. Operation of the air conditioner is started when the scheduled operation start time arrives. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110107780 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS REFRIGERANT QUANTITY DETERMINATION METHOD - A refrigerant circuit of an air conditioning apparatus includes a heat source unit, a utilization unit having a utilization-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, and liquid and gas refrigerant connection pipes interconnecting the heat source unit and the utilization unit. The heat source unit has an adjustable capacity compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, and a cooling heat source adjusting part to adjust cooling action of a cooling heat source with respect to the heat source-side heat exchanger. The refrigerant circuit can perform at least a cooling operation. A determination of the adequacy of the quantity of the refrigerant charged inside of the refrigerant circuit is made based on a first degree of supercooling corrected value derived by correcting a degree of supercooling or an operating state quantity by at least one of outside air temperature, condensation temperature, and a value obtained by numericizing cooling action. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110104379 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELASTIC MEMBER - The present invention provides a sealing member for fuel which includes a fluororubber base and a sliding-treated layer coating the surface of the base. The sliding-treated layer includes a matrix made from a fluororubber, a sliding thin film formed in the surface portion of the matrix from a molten first particulate solid lubricant, and a second particulate solid lubricant dispersed in the matrix and the sliding thin film without being melted. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110100581 | SEMIMOLTEN OR SEMI SOLID MOLDING MEHTOD AND MOLDING APPARATUS - A molded article includes a flat plate portion and a projected portion. A molding method includes filling a cavity with the semimolten or semisolid metal in plate thickness directions of the flat plate portion starting from a surface on an opposite side of the flat plate portion from the surface from which the projected portion projects. The cavity is a casting space of the molded article formed inside a forming mold. A molding apparatus for casting the molded article includes a forming mold having the cavity, and a separate insert or slide mold disposed between the cavity and a runner in order to form the runner in plate thickness directions of the flat plate portion starting from the other surface. The runner is used to fill the cavity. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110100052 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes an indoor fan, an air filter for capturing dust in an air drawn by the indoor fan, a brush mechanism for removing the dust adhering to the air filter, and a dust storage container for storing the dust removed from the air filter by the brush mechanism. The dust storage container is provided with an opening in which the brush mechanism is positioned. A sealing member is attached to the dust storage container, the sealing member being provided in the dust storage container and between the opening and a storage space in which the dust is stored, for sealing a space between an inner wall surface of the dust storage container and the brush mechanism. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110098863 | GROUP MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND GROUP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A group management apparatus manages, as a plurality of groups, numerous installation devices installed in a plurality of buildings. The group management apparatus includes: an acquiring component, a summarizing component and a screen generating component. The Acquiring component acquires operating data of the numerous installation devices via controllers. The controllers are placed in the buildings and control the numerous installation devices inside the buildings. The summarizing component summarizes, per group, operating data values that are values represented by the operating data. The screen generating component generates a screen in which results, with respect to the plurality of groups, of the operating data values having been summarized by the summarizing component are juxtaposed. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110098511 | METHOD OF PREPARING FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER - There is provided a method of preparing a high purity fluorine-containing ether which inhibits a side reaction generating an unsaturated bond and assures low cost and simple steps. When preparing the fluorine-containing ether by allowing a fluorine-containing alkyl alcohol to react with a fluorinated olefin in the presence of a basic compound, a reaction is terminated at a stage before a conversion ratio of the fluorine-containing alkyl alcohol reaches 75%. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110088863 | MOLD AND MOLDING MANUFACTURING METHOD - A mold includes a first groove part and a second groove part. The first groove part extends with a constant length or a constant width from a center part to an outer circumferential part of the mold. The second groove part extends from a terminal end of the first groove part on an outer circumferential part side of the first groove and merges with any portion of the first groove part. A molding manufacturing method includes manufacturing a preform by semimolten die casting or semisolid die casting using the mold. The method may also include removing a portion of the preform corresponding to the second groove part. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110088414 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS REFRIGERANT QUANTITY DETERMINATION METHOD AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A refrigerant circuit of an air conditioning apparatus includes a heat source unit, a utilization unit having a utilization-side heat exchanger, and liquid and gas refrigerant connection pipes interconnecting the heat source unit and the utilization unit. The heat source unit has an adjustable capacity compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism and an accumulator. The refrigerant circuit can perform at least cooling operation. Compressor frequency, degree of superheat, and degree of supercooling are stored in a stable state where the degree of supercooling has been made equal to or greater than a first predetermined value. After a predetermined time period, the degree of supercooling is detected while compressor frequency and degree of superheat become the stored compressor frequency and degree of superheat. The detected degree of supercooling is compared with the stored degree of supercooling to determine adequacy of the quantity of refrigerant inside the refrigerant circuit. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110086983 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION - The object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic polymer composition which is flexible and capable of melt-molding and has excellent heat resistance, chemical resistance and oil resistance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a molded article, a laminated article, a hose for industrial use, a tube for industrial use, a fuel hose and a fuel tube comprising the thermoplastic polymer composition. Further object of the present invention is to provide a process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer composition. The thermoplastic polymer composition comprises a fluororesin (A) comprising a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer (a) and a crosslinked fluororubber (B) in which at least a part of at least one kind of fluororubber (b) is crosslinked, and a weight ratio of the fluororesin (A) to the crosslinked fluororubber (B) is 85/15 to 40/60, a fuel permeation coefficient of a molded article obtained from the composition is not more than 40 g·mm/m | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110086971 | MASONRY-TREATING AGENT - A fluoropolymer for masonry treatment produced from (A) a fluoromonomer which has been substituted in the α-position by a X group and is represented by the formula (I): | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110086229 | PERFLUOROELASTOMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME - The present invention includes crosslinked perfluoroelastomeric compositions and molded articles formed from a cross-linkable perfluoroelastomeric composition having a first curable perfluoropolymer having a cure site monomer and a second perfluoropolymer having a cure site monomer. The molar ratio of the tetrafluoroethylene monomer to perfluoroalkylvinyl ether in one perfluoropolymer is about 0 to 100 to about 65 to 35 in the perfluoropolymer. The molar ratio of the tetrafluoroethylene monomer to the perfluoroalkylvinyl ether monomer in the second polymer is about 65:35 to about 95:5 in the second perfluoropolymer. The composition further includes a curative. One fluorine-containing elastomer composition herein, having a short crosslinking time, has perfluoroelastomers (A) having a tetrafluoroethylene unit, a perfluoralkylvinyl ether unit (a) and a monomer unit (b) having at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a nitrile group, a carboxyl group and an alkoxycarbonyl group, wherein the composition has two or more kinds of perfluoroelastomers (A) having differing contents of perfluoroalkylvinyl ether unit (a). | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110085361 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING CONVERTER - Controlled by switching is which reactor in a reactor group present between a power source and a three-level converter is to be connected to an intermediate point that outputs a midpoint potential. In the switching, the closer to the command value of the midpoint potential the command values of input potentials of the converter are, the greater the duty at which corresponding reactors are connected to the intermediate point is for pulse width modulation. Additionally, a predetermined range to be compared with the command values has a predetermined potential width with respect to an AC waveform centered around the command value of the midpoint potential. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110083806 | Plasma Resistant Processing Apparatus - There is provided a processing apparatus undergoing various treatments using plasma and protected from plasma so as not to be damaged. The processing apparatus is one using plasma and having a protective layer comprising a fluorine-containing elastomer on the whole or a part of a surface exposed to plasma in the processing apparatus. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110073167 | POLYCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE FILM AND BACKSIDE PROTECTIVE SHEET FOR SOLAR CELL - The present invention provides a polychlorotrifluoroethylene film having ultraviolet shielding ability, moisture resistance and small absolute values of thermal deformation rates. The present invention is a polychlorotrifluoroethylene film having an ultraviolet shield rate of not lower than 70%, a water vapor transmission rate of not higher than 1.00 g/m | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110067849 | FIN TUBE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER - A fin tube type heat exchanger includes heat transfer fins spaced apart from each other along plate thickness directions and heat transfer tubes inserted into the heat transfer fins in directions substantially orthogonal to a gas current flow direction. Each heat transfer fin includes cut and raised parts lined up from upstream to downstream on both sides of each heat transfer tube. The cut and raised parts are inclined with respect to the gas current flow direction to guide gas current to a rear side of the heat transfer tubes. A height of each of the cut and raised parts increases gradually toward the downstream side. A value calculated by dividing an average height of each cut and raised part by a fin pitch is greater than 0.3 and less than 0.6. The fin pitch is a spacing between the heat transfer fins. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110061413 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a heat source unit, a first utilization unit, a second utilization unit, a refrigerant communication pipe and a control section. The heat source unit includes a heat source side compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger and a heat source side expansion mechanism. The first utilization unit includes a first utilization side compressor, a first utilization side heat exchanger and a first utilization side expansion mechanism. The second utilization unit includes a second utilization side compressor, a second utilization side heat exchanger and a second utilization side expansion mechanism. The control section is configured to control the first utilization side compressor and the first utilization side expansion mechanism in accordance with operation load of the first utilization unit, and to control the second utilization side compressor and the second utilization side expansion mechanism in accordance with operation load of the second utilization unit. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110057142 | FLUOROSILICONES AND FLUORINE- AND SILICON-CONTAINING SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT - A fluorosilicone reaction product of a vinyl functional organopolysiloxane and a fluorine-containing monomer, and methods of preparing the fluorosilicone are disclosed. The fluorosilicone products are suitable for application to substrates such as textiles, particularly fabrics, to impart oil repellent properties to the textile. The fluorosilicone reaction product is prepared from (A) a fluorine-containing monomer of the formula CH | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110057044 | AIR CONDITIONER MANAGING APPARATUS - An air conditioner managing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to accumulate operation data about numerous indoor units, a first screen generating unit, a second screen generating unit and a display switching unit. The first screen generating unit is configured to generate a first screen on which a plurality of the numerous indoor units with a problem can be visually verified based on the operation data. The second screen generating unit is configured to generate a second screen on which the operation data related to a specific one of the plurality of indoor units can be visually verified. The display switching unit is configured to switch to the second screen relating to the specific one of the plurality of indoor units when the specific one of the plurality of indoor units displayed on the first screen is selected and an input of a prescribed button is accepted. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110048055 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus includes a multi-stage compression mechanism, heat source-side and usage side heat exchangers each operable as a radiator/evaporator, a switching mechanism switchable between cooling and heating operation states, a second-stage injection tube, an intermediate heat exchanger and an intermediate heat exchanger bypass tube. The intermediate heat exchanger bypass tube ensures that refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element and drawn into the second-stage compression element is not cooled by the intermediate heat exchanger during a heating operation. Injection rate optimization controls a flow rate of refrigerant returned to the second-stage compression element through the second-stage injection tube so that an injection ratio is greater during the heating operation than during a cooling operation. The injection ratio is a ratio of flow rate of the refrigerant returned to the second-stage compression element through the second-stage injection tube relative to flow rate of the refrigerant discharged from the compression mechanism. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110046852 | POWER STEERING DEVICE - A power steering device includes an oil-hydraulic pump, an electric motor to drive the pump, an inverter, a control valve, a power cylinder to produce a steering assist, and a control unit to control the drive signal of the inverter. The control valve includes a pump port supplied with oil from the pump, a first and second cylinder ports connected to first and second cylinder chambers on sides of the piston, and a discharge port. Communication between the first cylinder port and the pump port and communication between the second cylinder port and the discharge port, and communication between the first cylinder port and the discharge port and communication between the second cylinder port and the pump port are established in steered status in the other direction. Communication among the pump port and first and second cylinder ports, and isolation of the discharge port from the pump port and first and second cylinder ports are established when the control valve is in neutral status. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110043146 | MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE - A motor drive control device is configured to control driving of a brushless DC motor including a stator having drive coils, a rotor having plural magnetic poles, and plural position detecting units that output position detection signals representing position of the rotor with respect to the stator. The motor drive control device includes a drive voltage generating unit configured to generate and output drive voltages to the motor to drive the motor. An abnormality detecting unit can be used to detect abnormality of the position detection signals. When abnormality of at least one of the position detection signals has been detected by the abnormality detecting unit, the motor drive control device can drive the motor based on at least one of the remaining position detection signals excluding the position detection signal that has been detected as abnormal. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110038192 | CONVERTER CONTROL METHOD - A PI control section performs a PI control on a deviation which is a difference between a DC voltage command and a DC voltage, and outputs a d-axis current command value. A PI control section performs a PI control on a deviation which is a difference between the d-axis current command value and a d-axis current, and outputs a d-axis voltage command value. Based on the d-axis voltage command value and a q-axis voltage command value, a PWM control section outputs a switching control signal for controlling a switching operation of a converter. A voltage command computation section generates the DC voltage command based on the d-axis voltage command value. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110033307 | CROSS-FLOW FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A crossflow fan includes an impeller formed by plate-like blades | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110030409 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus uses supercritical range refrigerant, and includes a multi-stage compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, a usage-side heat exchanger, a switching mechanism switchable between cooling and heating operation states, an intermediate heat exchanger integrated with the heat source-side heat exchanger, and an intermediate heat exchanger bypass tube connected to the intermediate refrigerant tube so as to bypass the intermediate heat exchanger. The intermediate heat exchanger is connected to an intermediate refrigerant tube to draw refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element into the second-stage compression element, and functions as a cooler of the refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element and drawn into the second-stage compression element. The intermediate heat exchanger bypass tube ensures that refrigerant does not flow to the intermediate heat exchanger when a reverse cycle defrosting operation is performed. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110030407 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus uses supercritical range refrigerant, and includes a multi-stage compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, a usage-side heat exchanger, a switching mechanism switchable between cooling and heating operation states, and a second-stage injection tube. The second-stage injection tube branches off refrigerant, which has radiated heat in the heat source-side heat exchanger or the usage-side heat exchanger, and returns the refrigerant to the second-stage compression element. Refrigerant is prevented from returning to the second-stage compression element through the second-stage injection tube at least during a beginning of a reverse cycle defrosting operation, which is performed to defrost the heat source-side heat exchanger by switching the switching mechanism to the cooling operation state. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110030403 | HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT - A heat exchanger unit includes first and second plate heat exchangers disposed in series along a refrigerant flow direction. A refrigerant flows from the first plate heat exchanger to the second plate heat exchanger when the heat exchanger unit operates as an evaporator to heat the refrigerant, and the refrigerant flows from the second plate heat exchanger to the first plate heat exchanger when the heat exchanger unit operates as a condenser to cool the refrigerant. The first and second plate heat exchangers have first and second gas-liquid mixing structures to promote gas-liquid mixing of the refrigerant when the heat exchanger unit heats the refrigerant. The first and second gas-liquid mixing structures are configured such that pressure loss becomes larger when the gas-liquid mixing action becomes higher and such that the gas-liquid mixing action of the first gas-liquid mixing structure is higher than the gas-liquid mixing action of the second gas-liquid mixing structure. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110028655 | PERFLUOROELASTOMER SEAL MATERIAL - The present invention provides a perfluoroelastomer seal material in which adhesive strength, contamination, corrosion and color change of a contacted surface with a seal material are improved, and an amount of an uncrosslinked polymer component is at most 1% by weight, measured under specific conditions, and a process for preparing the same. The present invention relates to a perfluoroelastomer seal material, wherein a rate of weight decrease is at most 1% by weight when the seal material is immersed into perfluoro(tri-n-butyl) amine at 60° C. for 70 hours and is dried at 90° C. for 5 hours, 125° C. for 5 hours and 200° C. for 10 hours after taken out of the emersion. And, the present invention also relates to a process for preparing a perfluoroelastomer seal material comprising a step of treating with a solvent having at least 50% of a swelling rate based on said molded article, when said molded article is immersed at 60° C. for 70 hours. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110027593 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER, PAPER PROCESSING AGENT, AND COATING FILM-FORMING AGENT FOR COSMETIC PREPARATION - Disclosed is a fluorine-containing copolymer having sufficient stability in water, which is capable of providing paper with sufficient oil resistance. The fluorine-containing polymer contains, as essential components, (a) a fluorine-containing monomer represented by general formula (I) CH | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110027582 | POWDER COATING MATERIAL AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING LAMINATE - The present invention provides a powder coating composition free from hexavalent chromium to serve as a binder component but having an adhesion comparable to that of the primer based on chromium phosphate even if baked at elevated temperature for a long time. The present invention is a powder coating composition which contains a macromolecule compound (A) having amide group and/or imide group, an anti-oxidizing material (B) and a fluororesin (C), wherein an average particle size of the macromolecule compound (A) is smaller than 50 μm. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110026280 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - The invention relates to a power conversion apparatus including a converter circuit and an inverter circuit. The invention allows more precise output control of the inverter circuit than a power conversion apparatus in which the output control is performed based on a current value only, thereby improving operation efficiency. A current sensor detects input current of the inverter circuit, and a voltage sensor detects input voltage of the inverter circuit. A power value calculator section in an inverter microcomputer obtains a power value based on the input current and the input voltage. The inverter microcomputer and the control microcomputer perform droop control of reducing the output of the inverter circuit to make the power value smaller than a predetermined power value. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025246 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS - A converter and an inverter are connected via a clamp circuit. The converter performs commutation in accordance with any of a first commutation mode in which trapezoidal waves are compared with a carrier and a 120-degree conduction mode. A diode of the clamp circuit is short-circuited by a shorting switch. The shorting switch is rendered conductive when a power factor reduces or a power supply voltage reduces, and capacitors of the clamp circuit are connected in series between DC power supply lines. The converter performs commutation in accordance with the 120-degree conduction mode, not in accordance with the first commutation mode, while the shorting switch is conductive. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110020728 | POLYELECTROLYTE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE POLYELECTROLYTE - The present invention provides an electrolyte having high conductivity even under high-temperature low-humidification conditions (e.g. at a temperature of 100 to 120° C. and a humidity of 20 to 50% RH) and thereby makes it possible to realize a higher performance fuel cell. The present invention is a fluoropolymer electrolyte having an equivalent weight (EW) of not less than 250 but not more than 700 and a proton conductivity of not lower than 0.10 S/cm as measured at a temperature of 110° C. and a relative humidity of 50% RH and comprising a COOZ group- or SO | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110016898 | HEATER - A heater for a room heating system includes a heating element, a housing having the heating element disposed therein, a thermal distribution fluid inlet into the housing, a thermal distribution fluid outlet from the housing, and at least one safety feature connection. The housing is arranged to contain thermal distribution fluid as the thermal distribution fluid follows a flow path from the thermal distribution fluid inlet to the thermal distribution fluid outlet and over the heating element. The at least one safety feature connection includes a passage through the housing. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110014068 | STATOR, MOTOR, and COMPRESSOR - A stator for a motor of a compressor includes a stator core, an insulator fitted on an axial end face of the stator core, and coils wound around the stator core and the insulator. The insulator has an annular portion, a plurality of circumferentially arranged tooth portions projecting radially inwardly from an inner peripheral surface of the annular portion, and a cylindrical-shaped wall section erected on an axial end face of the annular portion. The coils include crossover wires routed on an outer peripheral surface of the wall section of the insulator so as to extend obliquely relative to a plane orthogonal to an axis of the stator, as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the axis. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013440 | RECTIFIER CIRCUIT - Switches perform switching at a timing when a first phase voltage and a second phase voltage outputted from a three-phase voltage source have a phase difference of 90°. Then, a three-phase/two-phase conversion inductor outputs a pair of AC currents, and a rectification and a single-phase pulse-width modulation are performed on each of AC currents. Modulated currents obtained as a result of the rectification and the single-phase pulse-width modulation are synthesized, to generate an output current, which is supplied to a circuit in which a capacitor and a load are connected in parallel with each other. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013343 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR FORMING HIGHLY DIELECTRIC FILM AND HIGHLY DIELECTRIC FILM - The present invention provides a nonporous highly dielectric film which can improve withstanding voltage, insulating property and dielectric constant, especially can decrease a dielectric loss at high temperatures and can be made thin, and a coating composition for forming the highly dielectric film comprising (A) a vinylidene fluoride resin, (B) a cellulose resin and (C) a solvent. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110011943 | HEATING INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE HEATING INSTALLATION - A heating installation includes a heat pump, heating fluid piping passing through a condenser of the heat pump to exchange heat between refrigerant and heating fluid, first and second objects heated by the heating fluid to first and second set temperatures, a valve switchable between first and second positions to supply heating fluid to the first and second objects, sensors detecting first and second actual temperatures at the first and second objects, and a control. The heat pump also has an evaporator, a compressor and an expansion device. The control in a demand dependent mode, is configured to determine a first demand based on the first set and actual temperatures and a second demand based on the second set and actual temperatures, and is configured to switch the valve to the first and second positions based on comparison of the first and second demands. A method for controlling a heating installation heats the first or second object based on such a comparison. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110011126 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes heat transfer tubes forming one or more refrigerant passages, and a plurality of plate-shaped fins aligned and stacked at a predetermined spacing with the heat transfer tubes passing through in a substantially perpendicular manner. A relationship between a center-to-center distance S between an adjacent pair of heat transfer tubes and an outside diameter D of the heat transfer tubes is 2.5| 01-20-2011 | |
| 20110011101 | TURBINE GENERATOR AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH TURBINE GENERATOR - A turbine generator is formed with a gas-refrigerant storage space over a power generation mechanism inside of a casing and a liquid-refrigerant storage space under the power generation mechanism. The turbine generator is provided with a gas-refrigerant outlet pipe penetrating the casing and leading to the gas-refrigerant storage space and a liquid-refrigerant outlet pipe penetrating the casing and leading to the liquid-refrigerant storage space. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110009644 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING FLUORINATED 1,3-DIOXOLAN 2-ONE - The present invention provides a process for preparing fluorinated 1,3-dioxolan-2-one by reacting a derivative of 1,3-dioxolan-2-one having halogen atom other than fluorine with an amine hydrofluoride in an organic solvent, and in this preparation process, fluorinated 1,3-dioxolane-2-on can be prepared in a short period of time by liquid-liquid reaction while maintaining high yield, by using a derivative of 1,3-dioxolan-2-one having halogen atom other than fluorine as a starting material and fluorinating the derivative with a fluorinating agent. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110008682 | SOLVENT FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION OF LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a solvent for non-aqueous electrolytic solution of lithium secondary battery comprising a non-fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate (I), a non-fluorine-containing chain carbonate (II) and 1,2-dialkyl-1,2-difluoroethylene carbonate (III), wherein assuming that the total amount of (I), (II) and (III) is 100% by volume, the non-fluorine-containing cyclic carbonate (I) is contained in an amount of 10 to 50% by volume, the non-fluorine-containing chain carbonate (II) is contained in an amount of 49.9 to 89.9% by volume and the 1,2-dialkyl-1,2-difluoroethylene carbonate (III) is contained in an amount of not less than 0.1% by volume and less than 30% by volume. Also, there are provided a non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising the mentioned solvent and a lithium secondary battery using the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The solvent for non-aqueous electrolytic solution of lithium secondary battery provides a lithium secondary battery having specifically excellent discharge capacity, rate characteristic, cycle characteristic and safety. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110005270 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus includes a compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, a usage-side heat exchanger, a switching mechanism and an intermediate heat exchanger. Refrigerant discharged from a first-stage compression element is sequentially compressed by a second-stage compression element. Each of the heat source-side heat exchanger and the usage-side heat exchanger functions an evaporator or radiator. The switching mechanism is configured to switch between a cooling operation state and a heating operation state. The intermediate heat exchanger is configured to cool refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element and drawn into the second-stage compression element when the switching mechanism has been set to the cooling operation state, and to evaporate refrigerant whose heat is radiated in the usage-side heat exchanger when the switching mechanism has been set to the heating operation state. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110005269 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus includes a compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, a usage-side heat exchanger and an intercooler. The compression mechanism has compression elements arranged so that refrigerant discharged from a first-stage compression element is sequentially compressed by a second-stage compression element. The intercooler is connected to an intermediate refrigerant tube arranged and configured to draw refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element into the second-stage compression element. The intercooler is arranged and configured to cool the refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element and drawn into the second-stage compression element. The intercooler and the intermediate refrigerant tube and are arranged and configured to perform wet prevention control when a heat source temperature of the intercooler or an outlet refrigerant temperature of the intercooler is equal to or less than a saturation temperature of the refrigerant fed from the first-stage compression element to the second-stage compression element. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110002803 | EXPANDER - An expander includes a cylinder at which an inflow port and an outflow port are formed, a piston eccentrically disposed in the cylinder relative to a rotational shaft to form a fluid chamber between the piston and the cylinder, and a blade dividing the fluid chamber into a high pressure side and a low pressure side. The cylinder, the piston and the blade are arranged and configured such that the expander recovers power of a fluid depressurized in the fluid chamber. The cylinder has an inner diameter Dc, the inflow port has a diameter Di, and the outflow port has a diameter Do. The relationship 0.065×Dc≦Di≦0.13×Dc and/or 0.065×Dc≦Do≦0.13×Dc is satisfied. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110000246 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus includes a compression mechanism, a heat source-side heat exchanger, a usage-side heat exchanger, an intercooler, an intercooler bypass tube and an intake return tube. The compression mechanism has a plurality of compression elements configured so that refrigerant discharged from a first-stage compression element is sequentially compressed by a second-stage compression element. The intercooler is connected to an intermediate refrigerant tube configured to draw refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element into the second-stage compression element to cool the refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element and drawn into the second-stage compression element. The intercooler bypass tube is connected to the intermediate refrigerant tube so as to bypass the intercooler. The intake return tube is configured to connect the intercooler and an intake side of the compression mechanism when the refrigerant discharged from the first-stage compression element is drawn into the second-stage compression element through the intercooler bypass tube. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110000240 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An air conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit, an operation controlling device and a liquid refrigerant accumulation determining device. The refrigerant circuit has an accumulator. The operation controlling device performs normal operation control where each device of the heat source unit and the utilization unit are controlled in accordance with operating load of the utilization unit, and refrigerant quantity determination operation control where properness of quantity of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is determined while performing the cooling operation. The liquid refrigerant accumulation determining device determines whether or not liquid refrigerant is accumulating in the accumulator. When it has been determined that liquid refrigerant is accumulating in the accumulator, liquid refrigerant accumulation control is performed to eliminate liquid refrigerant accumulation in the accumulator. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110000234 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERANT QUANTITY DETERMINATION METHOD - An air conditioning apparatus and a refrigerant quantity determination method are provided, whereby a refrigerant quantity can be determined in a simple and accurate manner without compromising the reliability of a compressor. A refrigerant circuit ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20100329918 | SCREW COMPRESSOR - A screw compressor includes a screw rotor, a gate rotor and an injection mechanism. The screw rotor is provided with multiple helical grooves. The gate rotor is provided with multiple gates meshing with the helical grooves to form at least one compression chamber between at least one of the helical grooves and at least one of the gates. The compression chamber is configured and arranged such that refrigerant taken-in from a starting-end side of the helical groove is compressed and discharged from a dead-end side of the helical groove. The injection mechanism is configured and arranged to inject oil or refrigerant from a discharge hole of the injection mechanism into the compression chamber such that rotational torque is imparted in a direction in which the screw rotor is rotated at a time of compression. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100329914 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor is configured to compress a refrigerant and use a lubricating oil. The compressor includes a compression mechanism configured to compress the refrigerant, a driving shaft configured to rotate about a rotation axis in order to drive the compression mechanism, a slide bearing slidably supporting the driving shaft, a first surface fixed to the driving shaft and intersecting with a line arranged in parallel to the rotation axis, a second surface facially abutted to the first surface, and a recovery space formed in the compressor. The recovery space is configured and arranged to recover the lubricating oil leaking out of bottom ends of sliding surfaces of the slide bearing and the driving shaft. The first surface and the second surface respectively continue to surfaces forming the recovery space. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100326128 | FLUID MACHINE - A fluid machine includes an inflow passageway arranged and configured to introduce fluid from outside into inner and outer fluid chambers of a first eccentric rotation mechanism, a communication passageway arranged and configured to introduce fluid discharged from the inner and outer fluid chambers of the first eccentric rotation mechanism into inner and outer fluid chambers of a second eccentric rotation mechanism, and an outflow passageway arranged and configured to allow fluid discharged from the inner and outer fluid chambers of the second eccentric rotation mechanism to flow to outside. Each of the first and second eccentric rotation mechanisms preferably includes a cylinder, a piston, and a blade. A drive shaft has a main shaft portion and first and second eccentric portions arranged to engage the first and second eccentric rotation mechanisms. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100325580 | REMOTE CONTROL UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS - A remote control unit of an air conditioning apparatus includes a display unit, a cursor-moving member, a confirmation member, and a controller. The display unit displays a menu and a cursor that indicates an item among a plurality of items inside the menu and is moved by the cursor-moving member when operated by a user. The confirmation member is configured to decide that the item is to be executed. The controller controls the display unit in response to the cursor-moving member or confirmation member being operated, and stores screen display modes displayed on the display unit. Upon receiving a predetermined input from the confirmation member, the controller causes items allowing selection of the display modes to be displayed on the menu. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100325570 | AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLLER - An air conditioning controller includes a storage component, a data receiving component configured to receive set numeric data, a display component configured to display data, and a control component. The storage component has stored operation explanation data, relationship explanation data, and setting layout display data stored therein. The stored operation explanation data defines operations of functions executed in the air conditioner. The relationship explanation data defines relationships between explanations of operations of functions and values that are set. The setting display layout data includes setting display region data and explanation display region data. The control component is configured to cause the set numeric data that the data receiving component has received to be displayed in a setting display region while causing the operation explanation data and the relationship explanation data to be displayed in an explanation display region in accordance with the setting display layout data. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322809 | FLUID MACHINERY - A fluid machinery includes a rotary mechanism, an annular back pressure chamber and an oil passage. The rotary mechanism includes first and second cooperating members, each including an engaging member extending from an end plate, with the cooperating members being arranged to oscillate relative to each in order to change volumes of operation chambers formed between the cooperating members. The annular back pressure chamber is formed on the back surface side of the end plate of the first cooperating member, and communicates with an intermediate operation chamber of the operation chambers to thrust the first cooperating member against the second cooperating member. The intermediate operation chamber is in an intermediate pressure state. The oil passage is arranged to communicate an oil into the back pressure chamber to fill the back pressure chamber with the oil. The rotary mechanism can include a piston and cylinder, or can include a fixed and orbiting scroll. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100322793 | MOTOR AND COMPRESSOR - A motor for a compressor includes a rotor and a stator disposed radial outside of the rotor. The stator includes a stator core having oppositely facing axial end faces, insulators disposed so as to face the end faces, and coils wound on the stator core and the insulators. Each of the insulators has an annular part, a plurality of teeth protruding radially inwardly from an inner circumferential surface of the annular part at specified circumferential intervals, an outer circumferential wall having one end fixed to an end face of the annular part, and protrusions disposed on an outer circumferential surface of an outer circumferential wall of an insulator. At least one lead wire of the coils is drawn out to an outer circumferential side of the outer circumferential wall, guided along the outer circumferential wall, and passed on a side of the protrusions facing the stator core. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100319547 | RECIPROCATING COMPRESSOR AND OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR - A reciprocating compressor includes a motor having a motor shaft, four cylinders provided in perpendicular directions relative to an axial direction of the motor shaft, and four pistons Each piston has a piston head part and a rod part formed integrally with the piston head part. Each piston head part is fitted into one of the four cylinders in a reciprocable fashion. Each rod part is rotatably mounted to an eccentric shaft that is fixed to the motor shaft. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100319394 | COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A compressor includes a compression mechanism having lower and upper stage compression chambers. Refrigerant compressed in the lower-stage compression chamber is further compressed in the higher-stage compression chamber. An intermediate injection pipe is arranged to inject refrigerant between the lower-stage and the higher-stage compression chambers. The compression mechanism includes at least one fixed member having a fixed end plate, and at least one movable member having a movable end plate section facing the fixed end plate with at least one of the compression chambers interposed between the end plate sections. At least one intermediate back pressure chamber is formed to face a back surface of the movable end plate section. The intermediate back pressure chamber communicates with a discharge side of the lower-stage compression chamber, and is arranged such that internal pressure of the intermediate back pressure chamber acts on the movable end plate section. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100319362 | REFRIGERANT SYSTEM DETECTION METHOD, REFRIGERANT SYSTEM DETECTION SYSTEM AND STORAGE COMPONENT WITH REFRIGERANT SYSTEM DETECTION PROGRAM - A refrigerant system detection method for detecting refrigerant systems in an air conditioning system includes a drive step, an operation inhibition step and a recording step. The air conditioning system includes a plurality of indoor units having temperature sensors respectively connected to a plurality of outdoor units. The drive step puts the plurality of outdoor units into a driven state after a start-up time. The operation inhibition step stops or weakens the outdoor units one unit at a time after the drive step. The recording step correlates and records the outdoor units in which operation has been inhibited and the indoor units in which detection values of the temperature sensors have changed as a result of the outdoor units being inhibited. A refrigerant system detection system includes the connected indoor and outdoor units and a management component configured to perform the method. A storage component includes a program to perform the method. | 12-23-2010 |
