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20110056466 | WORKING GAS CIRCULATION ENGINE - A combustion chamber to which a reactant and a working gas whose specific heat ratio is higher than that of air are supplied and in which the working gas can expand following a reaction of the reactant, a circulation path capable of re-supplying the working gas into the combustion chamber by causing the working gas to circulate from an exhaust side to a suction side of the combustion chamber, supplying means that supplies the reactant, a concentration detection means capable of detecting a concentration of the reactant in the circulation path, and a supply control means that sets at least a first supply rate of the reactant by the supplying means in a time for starting based on the concentration of the reactant detected by the concentration detection means before a start of supplying of the reactant by the supplying means are included and so proper starting can be assured. | 03-10-2011 |
20110209691 | WORKING GAS CIRCULATION ENGINE - A working gas circulation engine includes a combustion chamber that can expand a working gas, which has a specific heat ratio higher than that of the air, with the combustion between an oxidizing agent and a fuel; a circulation path that can allow the working gas to circulate from a suction side to an exhaust side of the combustion chamber and can supply the same again to the combustion chamber; a feed means that can feed the gas in a pressure-reduction target section, which is the section whose pressure is to be reduced, to the outside, and a control means that operates the feed means for feeding the gas in the pressure-reduction target section, when the pressure in the pressure-reduction target section is higher than a predetermined pressure that is set in advance. | 09-01-2011 |
20120227713 | WORKING GAS CIRCULATION ENGINE - The working gas circulation engine includes a circulation route capable of circulating gas containing the working gas from an exhaust side to an intake side of a combustion chamber and resupplying to the combustion chamber and provided with a removing device to remove a product generated with a reaction from the circulating gas, a supplying device capable of supplying plural kinds of reactant gas to the combustion chamber or the circulation route, a pressure detecting device capable of detecting pressure in the circulation route, and a control unit that controls supply amount of at least one kind of the reactant gas to be supplied from the supplying device. | 09-13-2012 |
20120285428 | WORKING GAS CIRCULATION TYPE ENGINE - A working gas circulation type engine includes a combustion chamber in which a working gas having a ratio of specific heats higher than that of air can be expanded by combustion of a fuel, a circulation path capable of circulating a gas containing the working gas from a gas exhaust side to a gas suction side of the combustion chamber and supplying the gas containing the working gas to the combustion chamber again, and a control device that changes a control parameter for controlling the combustion of the fuel based on a ratio of specific heats of the gas circulating in the circulation path. Therefore, there can be provided the working gas circulation type engine capable of obtaining a stable output. | 11-15-2012 |
20130333356 | WORKING GAS CIRCULATION ENGINE - In a working gas circulation engine, water vapor contained in exhaust gas after combustion is separated and removed at higher efficiency as compared with the conventional technology, the influence of remaining water vapor is prevented from reducing the ratio of specific heats of working gas and deteriorating the thermal efficiency of the engine. | 12-19-2013 |
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20080215199 | VEHICLE-USE DUAL VOLTAGE TYPE POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - The vehicle-use dual voltage type power supply apparatus including a high voltage power supply system and a low voltage power supply system has a configuration that the target power generation cost is calculated individually for each of the two power supply systems in accordance with SOC as a variable of its own battery, so that the electricity cost reduction type power generation control can be performed individually for each of the two power supply systems. | 09-04-2008 |
20100050970 | System for restarting internal combustion engine when engine restart request occurs - In a system, a starter includes a motor for rotatably driving an output shaft with a pinion and an actuator that shifts the pinion toward a ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. A monitor unit monitors a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. The rotational speed of the internal combustion engine drops after an automatic control for stop of the engine. When an engine restart request occurs with the rotational speed being within a preset range during the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine dropping by the automatic control for stop of the engine, a drive unit drives the actuator to shift the pinion toward the ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. The drive unit rotatably drives the motor with the pinion being engaged with the ring gear to thereby crank the crankshaft. | 03-04-2010 |
20100059007 | Engine start system for use in idle stop system for automotive vehicle - An engine start system which may be employed in automotive idle stop systems. The engine start system includes a pinion gear to be pushed to a ring gear coupled to an engine for achieving meshing engagement with the ring gear. After the pinion gear engages the ring gear, the engine start system starts to rotate the pinion gear using a starter motor to crank the engine. Specifically, when an engine restart request is made following an engine stop request, the engine start system waits until after the speed of the engine drops below a preselected gear engageble speed and then moves the pinion gear toward the ring gear without rotating the pinion gear. This minimizes the consumption of fuel in the vehicle in supplying electric power to the starter motor and a maximum level of mechanical noise arising from the engagement of the pinion gear with the ring gear. | 03-11-2010 |
20100222973 | SYSTEM FOR RESTARTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHEN ENGINE RESTART CONDITION IS MET - A system is installed in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a transmission, and a clutch. The system restarts, according to at least one engine restart condition is met, the internal combustion engine that has been automatically controlled for stop thereof. The system includes a restart-condition determiner configured to determine that, as the at least one engine restart condition, an operation of the clutch is started by a driver of the vehicle for shifting the second state to the first state. The system includes a state detector configured to detect an operated state of the clutch during the clutch is shifted from a disengagement state to an engagement state. The system includes a restart controller configured to determine whether to enable or disable the restart of the internal combustion engine according to the operated state of the clutch detected by the state detector. | 09-02-2010 |
20100299053 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING STARTER FOR STARTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a system for controlling a starter, the starter includes a pinion shiftable between an engagement position and a disengagement position. The starter includes an actuator configured to shift the pinion from the disengagement position to the engagement position when energized, and a motor configured to rotate the pinion when energized. The system includes a control circuit, a first switch unit configured to switch between energization and deenergization of the actuator under control of the control circuit, and a second switch unit configured to switch between energization and deenergization of the motor under control of the control circuit. The first switch unit and the second switch unit are individually arranged. The second switch unit includes a first relay configured to switch between energization and deenergization of the motor under control of the control circuit, and a second relay configured to control activation of the first relay. | 11-25-2010 |
20100326389 | SYSTEM FOR RESTARTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHEN ENGINE RESTART REQUEST OCCURS - In a system, a starter includes a motor for rotatably driving an output shaft with a pinion and an actuator that shifts the pinion toward a ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. A monitor unit monitors a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. The rotational speed of the internal combustion engine drops after an automatic control for stop of the engine. When an engine restart request occurs with the rotational speed being within a preset range during the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine dropping by the automatic control for stop of the engine, a drive unit drives the actuator to shift the pinion toward the ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. The drive unit rotatably drives the motor with the pinion being engaged with the ring gear to thereby crank the crankshaft. | 12-30-2010 |
20120035837 | SYSTEM FOR RESTARTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHEN ENGINE RESTART REQUEST OCCURS - In a system, a starter includes a motor for rotatably driving an output shaft with a pinion and an actuator that shifts the pinion toward a ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. A monitor unit monitors a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. The rotational speed of the internal combustion engine drops after an automatic control for stop of the engine. When an engine restart request occurs with the rotational speed being within a preset range during the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine dropping by the automatic control for stop of the engine, a drive unit drives the actuator to shift the pinion toward the ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. The drive unit rotatably drives the motor with the pinion being engaged with the ring gear to thereby crank the crankshaft. | 02-09-2012 |
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20080319595 | ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION CONTROL SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THE APPARATUS - An electric power generation control apparatus mounted to a motor vehicle predicts an operational point of an internal combustion engine in the future based on driving path information supplied from a navigation system mounted to the motor vehicle. The apparatus further predicts an increased amount of fuel consumption which is caused by electric power generation of an alternator based on the predicted operational point of the internal combustion engine. The apparatus sets a reference value of an electric power economy index which is an amount of fuel consumption per electric power generation. On driving the motor vehicle on a path, the apparatus sequentially predicts the operational point of the internal combustion engine, and controls the alternator so that the actual electric power economy index becomes equal to the reference value based on the operational point of the internal combustion engine predicted. | 12-25-2008 |
20100083926 | System for restarting internal combustion engine when engine restart request occurs - In a system for cranking a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, a starter is provided with a motor working to, when energized, rotatably drive an output shaft with a pinion and an actuator working to, when energized, shift the pinion toward the ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. A power supply is electrically connected to the motor and operative to output electrical power. A first mechanical relay is electrically connected between the power supply and the motor, and works to turn on and off a supply of a current based on the electrical power to the motor for rotating the pinion. A switching element is electrically connected across the first mechanical relay, and works to turn on and off the supply of the current to the motor for rotating the pinion. | 04-08-2010 |
20100180849 | SYSTEM FOR RESTARTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WHEN ENGINE RESTART CONDITION IS MET - In a system, an angle sensor outputs a pulse each time an output shaft of an internal combustion engine rotates by a preset angle, and a calculator calculates speed-change information indicative of a change in a speed of rotation of the output shaft based on the pulses outputted from the angle sensor. A determiner determines, based on the speed-change information, whether at least one of the pulses outputted from the angle sensor represents a proper timing for a preset of a pinion of a starter with a ring gear mounted on the output shaft. A pinion engaging unit shifts the pinion toward the ring gear so that the pinion is engaged with the ring gear when it is determined that the at least one of the pulses outputted from the angle sensor represents the proper timing for the preset of the pinion with the ring gear. | 07-22-2010 |
20100264670 | STARTER FOR STARTING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a starter for starting an internal combustion engine with a first output shaft to which a ring gear is coupled, a motor has a second output shaft to which a movable pinion member is coupled and is operative to, when energized, rotate the second output shaft. A solenoid device includes a solenoid actuator linked to the movable pinion member. The solenoid actuator is configured to, when activated, shift the movable pinion member toward the ring gear to be engaged with the ring gear. The solenoid device includes a solenoid switch configure to, when activated, energize the motor. The solenoid actuator and the solenoid switch are integrated with each other to provide the solenoid device. A controller module is configured to individually control an activation of the solenoid actuator and an activation of the solenoid switch. The controller module is mounted on the solenoid device. | 10-21-2010 |
20110137544 | SYSTEM FOR CRANKING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BY ENGAGEMENT OF PINION WITH RING GEAR - In a system for driving a starter with a pinion so that the starter rotates a ring gear coupled to a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine to crank the internal combustion engine during a drop of a rotational speed of the crankshaft by automatic-stop control of the internal combustion engine, a predictor predicts a future trajectory of the drop of the rotational speed of the crankshaft based on information associated with the drop of the rotational speed of the crankshaft. A determiner determines a timing of the driving of the starter based on the future trajectory of the drop of the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. | 06-09-2011 |
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20090320967 | HIGH STRENGTH MAGNESIUM ALLOY AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF THE SAME - A high strength magnesium alloy improving the high temperature strength while not using any expensive rare earth elements and thereby reducing the cost and its method of production are provided, that is, a high strength magnesium alloy of a composition of the formula Mg | 12-31-2009 |
20100163141 | Mg ALLOY AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME - An Mg alloy provided with high strength and high ductility by matching the strength and ductility in tensile deformation and compressive deformation at the same levels is provided. The Mg alloy of the present invention is characterized by having a chemical composition consisting of Y: 0.1 to 1.5 at % and a balance of Mg and unavoidable impurities and having a microstructure with high Y regions with Y concentrations higher than an average Y concentration distributed at nanometer order sizes and intervals. The present invention further provides an Mg alloy characterized by having a chemical composition consisting of Y: more than 0.1 at % and a valance of Mg and unavoidable impurities, having a microstructure with high Y regions with Y concentrations higher than an average Y concentration distributed at nanometer order sizes and intervals and having an average recrystallized grain size within the range satisfying the following formula 1: | 07-01-2010 |
20100215851 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CORE/SHELL COMPOSITE NANO-PARTICLES - A method of producing core/shell composite nano-particles exhibiting superior characteristics, by using as cores nano-particles heat treated in advance so as to give them a specific crystal structure in a state using a barrier layer to prevent sintering and forming shells on their surface, which eliminates hindrances to the shell forming reaction due to the phase transfer catalyst or other strongly sticky dispersant, is provided. A method of producing core/shell composite nano-particles comprising nano-sized core particles covered by shells, the method comprising dispersing core particles heat treated in advance to give them a crystal structure expressing the necessary characteristics in a first organic solvent by a first dispersant to prepare a first solution, adding a polar solvent to peel off the first dispersant from the core particles and making the nano-particles agglomerate to recover them, making the recovered core particles disperse in a second organic solvent by a second dispersant to form a second solution, and adding a precursor of the shells to the second solution and forming shells on the surfaces of the core particles. | 08-26-2010 |
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20080211596 | FREQUENCY MODULATION CIRCUIT - Provided is a frequency modulation circuit | 09-04-2008 |
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20090221253 | ADAPTIVE CONTROL APPARATUS USING MULTIPLE ADAPTIVE CONTROL METHODS - In the adaptive control apparatus, a computation unit computes weighting coefficients, using a first adaptive control method in a proportion α of a first computation amount, where the first adaptive control method has a first convergence rate and a first convergence error. Further, a computation unit computes weighting coefficients from initial values of the weighting coefficients computed by the computation unit, using a second adaptive control method in a proportion (1−α) of a second computation amount, where the second adaptive control method has a second convergence rate slower than the first convergence rate and a second convergence error smaller than the first convergence error. A controller controls determination of a ratio α/(1-α) based on a moving speed of a mobile unit, and controls the computation units to perform computing processes. | 09-03-2009 |
20100022197 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PERFORMING MULTIPLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A portable wireless communication apparatus is provided with antenna elements; a mobile phone signal processing circuit; a DTV tuner for receiving DTV low-band frequency signals and DTV high-band frequency signals; impedance matching circuits for the mobile phone signal processing circuit; and impedance matching circuits for the DTV tuner for receiving the DTV low-band frequency signals and DTV high-band frequency signals. A switch is changed to select either the DTV low-band frequency signals or the DTV high-band frequency signals, and output the selected signals to the DTV tuner. A tuner controller controls the switch to select the DTV high-band frequency signals by using the antenna element for transmission from the mobile phone signal processing circuit. | 01-28-2010 |
20120140852 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A transmitter circuit includes a first synthesizer section, and a second synthesizer section which consumes less current than the first synthesizer section. The transmitter circuit performs switching such that the first synthesizer section is operated and the second synthesizer section is powered off in polar modulation, and the second synthesizer section is operated and the first synthesizer section is powered off in quadrature modulation, thereby reducing consumed power. While the first synthesizer section is operating, calibration for an oscillation frequency is performed, and when the operation is stopped, a calibration value is stored. When an operation of the first synthesizer section is restarted, the stored calibration value is corrected by using temperature change, thereby enhancing calibration accuracy and preventing degradation in quality of a transmission signal. | 06-07-2012 |
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20090277530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILLING COATING MATERIAL - According to the present invention, even though the paint is filled or discharged repetitively to or from the paint bag ( | 11-12-2009 |
20110135532 | MG-BASED ALLOY COLD WORKED MEMBER - The present invention has as its object to provide an Mg-based alloy cold worked member which can remarkably lower the load weight required for cold plastic working and enables practical usage of the same. The present invention is an Mg-based alloy cold worked member obtained by cold working an Mg-based alloy to form it into a predetermined shape, characterized by having a microstructure which includes crystal grains divided and made finer by cold working. | 06-09-2011 |
20150083285 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY, MAGNESIUM ALLOY MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND METHOD FOR USING MAGNESIUM ALLOY - A magnesium alloy of the present invention has the chemical composition that contains 0.02 mol % or more and less than 0.1 mol % of at least one element selected from yttrium, scandium, and lanthanoid rare earth elements, and magnesium and unavoidable impurities accounting for the remainder. A magnesium alloy member of the present invention is produced by hot plastic working of the magnesium alloy in a temperature range of 200° C. to 550° C., followed by an isothermal heat treatment performed in a temperature range of 300° C. to 600° C. The magnesium alloy is preferred for use in applications such as in automobiles, railcars, and aerospace flying objects. The magnesium alloy and the magnesium alloy member can overcome the yielding stress anisotropy problem, and are less vulnerable to the rising price of rare earth elements. | 03-26-2015 |
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20090221384 | IRON TYPE GOLF CLUB HEAD - An iron type golf club head | 09-03-2009 |
20120172145 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club has a reverse flex is 80 to 110 mm. The face portion includes a central thick part, a toe-crown-side thin part on a crown-side and on a toe-side of the central thick part, and a heel-sole-side thin part on a sole-side and on a heel-side the central thick part. In the front view of the head, a first straight line passing an area centroid of the toe-crown-side thin part and an area centroid of a back surface of the face portion has an angle θA of 38 to 45 degrees, and a second straight line passing an area centroid of the heel-sole-side thin part and the area centroid of the back surface of the face portion has an angle θB of 40 to 45 degrees, each with respect to the horizontal plane. | 07-05-2012 |
20130225319 | GOLF CLUB HEAD - A golf club head of the present invention includes a face. The face has a score line groove, a fine groove, and a land area. A depth of the fine groove is 0.01 mm or greater and less than 0.03 mm. A width of the fine groove is 0.1 mm or greater and 0.3 mm or less. A pitch of the fine groove is 0.3 mm or greater and 0.7 mm or less. Preferably, the face further has a protruding part protruding beyond the land area. Preferably, the protruding part is provided on a top blade side of the fine groove. Preferably, the protruding part extends along the fine groove. | 08-29-2013 |
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20080273904 | IMAGE HEATING APPARATUS AND ROTATABLE HEATING MEMBER USED FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is an image heating apparatus. The image heating apparatus includes a rotatable heating member for heating an image on a recording material in a nip portion, and a heating unit for heating the heating member from the outside thereof. With this structure, a warm-up time period or a first print-out time period can be reduced, and low power consumption can be accomplished. Further, satisfactory image quality can be realized with no heating (fixing) irregularity. The heating member has a low thermal conductive elastic layer, and a heat storage layer outside the low thermal conductive elastic layer to have a volume heat capacity larger than the low thermal conductive elastic layer. A heat capacity of the heat storage layer per unit surface area of a fixing member is in a range of 100 J/m | 11-06-2008 |
20120148283 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In an image forming apparatus, a fixing condition such as a target control temperature of a heater is changed depending on whether a first resistance heating element and a second resistance heating element of the heater are connected in series or in parallel such that a similar fixing performance is achieved regardless of whether the first resistance heating element and the second resistance heating element are connected in series or in parallel. | 06-14-2012 |
20130248754 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF RARE EARTH MAGNET - The method of the present invention produces a rare earth magnet, which is represented by a neodymium magnet (Nd | 09-26-2013 |
20140260800 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC POWDER FOR FORMING SINTERED BODY THAT IS PRECURSOR OF RARE-EARTH MAGNET - A method for producing magnetic powder for forming a sintered body that is a precursor of a rare-earth magnet. Provided is a method for producing magnetic powder for forming a sintered body that is a precursor of a rare-earth magnet, which can produce magnetic powder with a structure containing optimal nanosized crystal grains by accurately and efficiently sorting out magnetic powder containing no coarse grains in the structure thereof. A method for producing magnetic powder p for forming a sintered body S that is a precursor of a rare-earth magnet, the sintered body S including an Nd—Fe—B-based main phase with a nanocrystalline structure, and a grain boundary phase around the main phase, and the rare-earth magnet being adapted to be formed by applying hot deformation processing to the sintered body S for imparting anisotropy thereto and diffusing an alloy for improving coercivity therein, the method including discharging a metal melt onto a chill roll R to produce a quenched ribbon B, and grinding the quenched ribbon B into grains in the size range of 50 to 1000 μm to produce magnetic powder in the mass range of 0.0003 to 03 mg; conducting a test to see whether or not the magnetic powder in the mass range adsorbs onto a magnet with a surface magnetic flux density of 2 mT or less, and sorting out magnetic powder p that has not adsorbed onto the magnet, as the magnetic powder for forming the sintered body S. | 09-18-2014 |
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20080274768 | Mobile Terminal, Tv Program Recording System for Mobile Terminal, and Tv Program Recording Program - A mobile terminal | 11-06-2008 |
20130025414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MELTING ALUMINUM POWDER - Provided are a method and an apparatus for melting an aluminum powder, which are capable of melting the aluminum powder with a high yield and allow the melted aluminum to be reused for a variety of applications. The method for melting the aluminum powder includes the steps of: preparing a mixture (M) including an aluminum powder (A) and a fluoride-based flux (F) by previously mixing the aluminum powder (A) and the fluoride-based flux (F); and melting the mixture (M) in molten aluminum (L). | 01-31-2013 |
20130049099 | Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor memory array includes a first nonvolatile memory cell having a first charge storage layer and a first gate electrode and a second nonvolatile memory cell, adjacent to the first memory cell in a first direction, having a second charge storage layer and a second gate electrode. The first and second electrodes extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first electrode has a first contact section extending toward the second electrode in the first direction, and the second electrode has a second contact section extending toward the first electrode in the first direction. The first and second contact positions are shifted in the second direction, respectively, and the first electrode and the first contact section are electrically separated from the second electrode and the second contact section. | 02-28-2013 |
20130334592 | Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor memory array includes a first nonvolatile memory cell having a first charge storage layer and a first gate electrode and a second nonvolatile memory cell, adjacent to the first memory cell in a first direction, having a second charge storage layer and a second gate electrode. The first and second electrodes extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first electrode has a first contact section extending toward the second electrode in the first direction, and the second electrode has a second contact section extending toward the first electrode in the first direction. The first and second contact positions are shifted in the second direction, respectively, and the first electrode and the first contact section are electrically separated from the second electrode and the second contact section. | 12-19-2013 |
20150013388 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BONDING WORKPIECES EACH PRODUCED FROM GLASS SUBSTRATE OR QUARTZ SUBSTRATE - Vacuum ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 200 nm or less is applied on the joining surfaces of first and second workpieces made from a crystal substrate and a glass substrate, or a glass substrate and a glass substrate from a light irradiation unit. The workpieces are conveyed to a workpiece cleaning and laminating mechanism by a conveyance mechanism, the joining surfaces are subjected to mega-sonic cleaning as needed, and the workpieces are aligned with the joining surfaces thereof facing each other, and laminated such that the joining surfaces are in contact with each other. After being laminated, the laminated workpieces are conveyed to a workpiece heating mechanism and heated to increase the workpiece temperature to a predetermined temperature, and this temperature is maintained until joining is completed. The laminated workpieces are brought into a thermally expanded state upon heating, and are joined in this state. | 01-15-2015 |