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| 20090151552 | SHOE FOR COMPRESSORS - A shoe for compressors, in which lightening and practical strength can be made compatible with each other, is provided. A shoe for compressors, according to the invention, comprises a base portion having a swash-plate sliding contact surface in sliding contact with a swash plate and a semi-spherical portion made integral with the base portion and having a bearing-seat sliding contact surface in sliding contact with a bearing seat, which is in the form of a spherical surface and provided concavely on a piston. A cavity is formed between the base portion and the semi-spherical portion. The base portion and the semi-spherical portion are connected to each other by a solid connecting portion, which passes through centers of the both portions and extends in a central direction of the both portions. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20110056370 | VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT SWASH PLATE COMPRESSOR - The variable displacement swash plate compressor includes a housing, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a piston, a bleed passage, a supply passage and a low-melting member. The housing has a cylinder bore, a suction chamber, a discharge chamber and a crank chamber. The swash plate is supported in the crank chamber by the drive shaft and inclination angle of the swash plate is adjustable. The piston is reciprocally movably received in the cylinder bore. The bleed passage is formed in the housing in communication with the crank chamber and the suction chamber. The supply passage is formed in the housing in communication with the discharge chamber and the crank chamber. The low-melting member is disposed in the bleed passage so as to restrict fluid flow therethrough and has a lower melting point than the housing. When the low-melting member is melted, an opening of the bleed passage is increased. | 03-10-2011 |
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| 20090082232 | REFRIGERATING-MACHINE OIL COMPOSITION AND COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATING APPARATUS BOTH EMPLOYING THE SAME - The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil composition for use in a compressor for a refrigerator in which a sliding surface of at least a part of constitutional members of the compressor is coated with a lubrication film-forming composition containing a resin having a heat distortion temperature of 100° C. or higher as a binder, and a solid lubricant, wherein the refrigerating machine oil composition contains a base oil made of a polyoxyalkylene glycol having a kinematic viscosity of from 3 to 50 mm | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100147016 | LUBRICATING OIL COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATORS AND COMPRESSORS WITH THE COMPOSITION - A lubricating oil composition for refrigerators comprising a base oil which comprises as a main component a polyol ester compound obtained from a polyhydric alcohol selected from among pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, trimethylolpropane, and neopentyl glycol and a C | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100175421 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATOR AND COMPRESSOR USING THE SAME - Provided is a lubricant composition for a refrigerator, which is characterized by using a substance mainly containing a polyoxyalkylene glycol derivative and having a hydroxyl number of 5 mgKOH/g or less, as a base oil. Also provided is a compressor using such the lubricant composition for a refrigerator. The lubricant composition for a refrigerator is used for a refrigerator which uses a refrigerant having a specific structure such as an unsaturated fluorohydrocarbon and being usable in current air-conditioning systems for cars or the like. The lubricant composition for a refrigerator exhibits excellent compatibility with the refrigerant, while having excellent stability. The compressor uses such the lubricant composition for a refrigerator. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100281912 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE AND COMPRESSOR USING THE SAME - A lubricating oil composition for refrigerator including a base oil and an acid scavenger, and a compressor using the composition are provided, where the acid scavenger is a polyalkylene glycol derivative represented by a formula (1) as follows: | 11-11-2010 |
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| 20080279601 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion which forms a toner image on a sheet; a fixing rotary member pair which fixes the toner image onto the sheet; a reversing rotary member pair capable of performing a refeeding operation in which, in order to form a toner image on another surface of the sheet having one surface on which an image has been formed, the reversing rotary member pair rotates forward and then rotates backward to refeed the sheet toward the image forming portion; and a drive portion which drives the fixing rotary member pair and the reversing rotary member pair by a common drive source, wherein the drive portion can continue to rotate the fixing rotary member pair even when the drive portion stops the refeeding operation of the reversing rotary member pair. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080286001 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, to which apparatus a process cartridge is detachably mountable, wherein said process cartridge includes a photosensitive drum unit and a developing unit, wherein said photosensitive drum unit includes a photosensitive drum, and said developing unit is rotatably engageable with said photosensitive drum unit and includes a developing roller for developing an electrostatic latent image formed on said photosensitive drum, and wherein said developing unit is movable between a contact position in which said developing roller is in contact to said photosensitive drum and a spaced position in which said developing roller is spaced from said photosensitive drum, said image forming apparatus including means for exposing said photosensitive drum with light through a transmission member to form the electrostatic latent image, wherein said exposure means is positioned below said process cartridge when said process cartridge is mounted to a main assembly of the apparatus; moving means for moving said developing unit to the contact position or to the spaced position; and a cleaning member for cleaning said transmission member in interrelation with an operation of said moving means. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080310879 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus including an exposure unit that exposes an image bearing member by a laser beam, a first side plate and a second side plate facing with each other, and a first support member, a second support member, and a third support member connecting the first side plate and the second side plate to each other, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate and the first support member, the second support member, and the third support member form a substantially closed space, with said exposure unit being arranged in the closed space, and wherein a section of the closed space on a plane parallel to the first side plate and the second side plate has a substantially triangular shape. It achieves preventing the displacement of an optical component attributable to an increase in size of the image forming apparatus main body and twisting of side plates. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080310882 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a first image forming unit, comprising a first image bearing member, detachably mountable to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus; a second image forming unit, comprising a second image bearing member, detachably mountable to the apparatus main assembly; a transfer device for transferring a toner image formed on the first image bearing member and a toner image formed on the second image bearing member onto a transfer medium; an opening through which the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit are passable during mounting and demounting operations; an openable member movable to an open position and a close position; and a guide portion for guiding at least one of the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit to be mounted in and demounted from the apparatus main assembly when the openable member is located in the open position. The guide portion is provided so that at least a part thereof enters a space between the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit when the openable member is located in the open position. The guide portion is provided so that at least a part thereof enters a space between the first image forming unit and the second image forming unit when the openable member is located in the close position. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100272476 | DEVELOPER SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A developer supply apparatus includes an accommodating portion for accommodating a developer; a discharge opening for discharging developer from the accommodating portion; a first feeding member, provided in the accommodating portion, for feeding the developer accommodated in the accommodating portion from one end of the accommodating portion toward the other end; and second feeding member, provided at a position remoter from the discharge opening than the first feeding member, for feeding the developer accommodated in the accommodating portion from the one end of the accommodating portion toward the other end; wherein a feeding power of the second feeding member per unit drive time is higher than that of the first feeding member. | 10-28-2010 |
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| 20080206669 | POSITIVE WORKING RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A positive working resist composition comprises a specific resin. The specific resin comprises: a repeating unit having a first specific group; and a repeating unit having a second specific group, the first specific group being different from the second specific group; and a specific structure in an end terminal of the resin. The specific resin decomposes by action of an acid to increase its solubility in an alkaline developer. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080300342 | Polyolefin Resin Composition and Electric Wire Using the Same - A polyolefin resin composition excellent in flame retardancy and mechanical properties and also in wearing resistance and an electric wire produced with the composition are provided. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20100203451 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is a positive resist composition using a resin having, in the polymer main chain, a specific acid decomposable structure and further having, in the side chain thereof, several specific acid decomposable groups, satisfactory in an exposure latitude, a focus latitude, and pattern collapse prevention at a high level, and having reduced development defects; and a pattern forming method. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100248136 | ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE COMPOSITION - According to one embodiment, an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition comprises a hydrophobic resin (HR) containing a fluorine atom, wherein the hydrophobic resin (HR) comprises any of repeating units (a) of general formula (I) or (II) below: | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110136062 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A positive photosensitive composition, includes: (A) a resin having a repeating unit represented by formula (1) as defined in the specification and a repeating unit represented by formula (2) as defined in the specification and being capable of increasing a solubility of the resin (A) in an alkali developer by an action of an acid; (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; and a solvent, and a pattern forming method uses the positive photosensitive composition. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120009522 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, wherein when a film having a film thickness of 100 nm is formed from the actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition, the film has a transmittance of 55 to 80% for light at a wavelength of 193 nm, and a pattern forming method using the composition are provided. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120129100 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND RESIST FILM AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition including: (PA) a compound having a proton acceptor functional group and undergoing decomposition upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation to generate a compound reduced in or deprived of proton acceptor property or changed to be acidic from being proton acceptor-functioning, wherein a molar extinction coefficient ε of the compound (PA) at a wavelength of 193 nm as measured in acetonitrile solvent is 55,000 or less, and a pattern forming method using the composition are provided. | 05-24-2012 |
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| 20080257516 | PRESSURE VESSEL, COMPRESSOR AND PROCESS FOR CASTING CYLINDER BLOCK - A pressure vessel of the present invention is such that at least part thereof comprises a metallic composite material | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090004030 | COMPRESSOR SWASH PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention provides a compressor swash plate which is lead-free and is able to demonstrate a superior durability. A compressor swash plate in the invention includes a base member and a sliding layer being formed on the surface of the base member and constituting at least a sliding surface for allowing a shoe to slide thereon. The sliding layer is formed by thermal spraying Cu-based-MnS by HVOF thermal spraying method. A method of manufacturing the compressor swash plate according to the invention includes a step of thermal spraying powder formed of Cu-based-MnS onto the base member by the HVOF thermal spraying method to form the sliding layer which constitutes at least the sliding surface which allows the shoe to slide thereon on the base member. More specifically, the Cu-based-MnS is Cu-Ni-MnS. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100159271 | SLIDING MEMBER FOR COMPRESSOR - A sliding member for a compressor includes a base metal, a first layer and a second layer. The base metal is made of an aluminum-based metal. The first layer is formed on or over the base metal and made of a nickel-based plating layer containing at least one material of nitrogen (N), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr) and aluminum (Al) as an additive. The second layer is formed on the surface of the first layer and made of a diamond-like carbon layer containing the same additive as the additive contained in the first layer. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20120057999 | MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR - The motor-driven compressor includes a housing, a compression mechanism, a rotary shaft and an electric motor all disposed in the housing, a protective film and a fixing resin. The electric motor is adapted to rotate the rotary shaft thereby to drive the compression mechanism. The electric motor has a rotor fixed on the rotary shaft and a stator supported by the housing. The rotor has a permanent magnet and a magnet hole in which the permanent magnet is inserted. The magnet hole extends in an axial direction of the rotor. The protective film is formed on a surface of the permanent magnet for improving corrosion resistance of the permanent magnet. The fixing resin is filled in at least part of a gap between the permanent magnet and a wall of the magnet hole for fixing the permanent magnet to the wall of the magnet hole. | 03-08-2012 |
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| 20100059749 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A thin film transistor is provided, which includes a gate electrode layer over a substrate, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode layer, a layer including an amorphous semiconductor over the gate insulating layer, a pair of crystal regions over the layer including the amorphous semiconductor, and source and drain regions over and in contact with the pair of crystal regions. The source and drain regions include a microcrystalline semiconductor layer to which an impurity imparting one conductivity type is added. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100124804 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - An object is to provide a method for manufacturing a thin film transistor having favorable electric characteristics, with high productivity. A gate electrode is formed over a substrate and a gate insulating layer is formed over the gate electrode. A first semiconductor layer is formed over the gate insulating layer by generating plasma using a deposition gas containing silicon or germanium, hydrogen, and a rare gas. Next, a second semiconductor layer including an amorphous semiconductor and a microcrystal semiconductor is formed in such a manner that the first semiconductor layer is partially grown as a seed crystal by generating plasma using a deposition gas containing silicon or germanium, hydrogen, and a gas containing nitrogen. Then, a semiconductor layer to which an impurity imparting one conductivity is added is formed and a conductive film is formed. Thus, a thin film transistor is manufactured. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20120081646 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a liquid crystal display device excellent in mechanical reliability, in which gap holding materials are arranged uniformly in a limited pixel, in an active matrix liquid crystal display device including a columnar gap holding material and liquid crystal between two substrates which face each other, at least one of wirings in a thin film transistor includes a non-expanded portion which is connected to any of electrodes of the thin film transistor and a expanded portion having a first region having the same wiring width as the non-expanded portion and a second region in contact with the first region. Further, one side of the columnar gap holding material is in contact with components on the second substrate, and the other side of the columnar gap holding material is in contact with components provided over the first substrate. Furthermore, the columnar gap holding material overlaps with the expanded portion. | 04-05-2012 |