| DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20160141696 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, CONTINUOUSLY DISSOLVING FACILITY, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL - A method for producing an electrolyte solution including a supply step of continuously supplying an emulsion based a polymer electrolyte and a solvent into a dissolution facility, and a dissolution step of continuously dissolving the polymer electrolyte in the solvent by heating the interior of the dissolution facility to obtain the electrolyte solution. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160138839 | INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - An indoor heat exchanger has a first region including a first refrigerant path and a second region including a second refrigerant path. The first refrigerant path forms a full counter flow portion during a heating operation, and forms a full parallel flow portion during a cooling operation. The second region is configured so that air has a lower flow velocity in the second region than in the first region. During both the cooling and heating operations, the second refrigerant path forms both a partial parallel flow portion and a partial counter flow portion. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160138835 | TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A turbo refrigerator ( | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160137765 | SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT - A fluorine-containing polymer having (a) a repeating unit derived from a fluorine-containing monomer indicated by the formula CH | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160131150 | SEALING MECHANISM AND TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A sealing mechanism ( | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160126462 | FULLERENE DERIVATIVE AND N-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL - The present invention is a material having excellent performance as an n-type semiconductor material, in particular for organic thin-film solar cells. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160116190 | TURBO REFRIGERATOR - A turbo refrigerator is provided with: a turbo compressor having a motor; an oil cooling unit which cools lubricating oil which is supplied to at least a portion of the turbo compressor; a refrigerant introduction part which introduces some of the refrigerant which circulates between an evaporator and a condenser into a motor accommodation space and the oil cooling unit; and a cooling unit which cools the refrigerant which is introduced into the motor accommodation space and the oil cooling unit. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160108159 | FLUOROPOLYMER PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention aims to provide a method of producing a fluoropolymer, especially a fluoropolymer essentially including a tetrafluoroethylene or chlorotrifluoroethylene unit, at a higher polymerization rate with improved efficiency, the method being capable of improving the moldability in extrusion molding and suppressing discoloration. The method of producing a fluoropolymer of the present invention includes producing a fluoropolymer by polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene or chlorotrifluoroethylene in the presence of a peroxydicarbonate. The peroxydicarbonate is represented by the formula: | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160091237 | REFRIGERATING DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS - In this container refrigerator, the permissible equivalent negative-phase-sequence current of a generator to be connected is calculated in Step S | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160076790 | DECORATIVE PANEL AND AIR-CONDITIONER INDOOR UNIT PROVIDED WITH SAME - A decorative panel includes a panel body with a suction port and an outlet port, and a suction grill attached to the suction port of the panel body. The suction grill includes a grill body positioned over the suction port, and an extension extending outward from the entire periphery of the grill body to overlap with a lower surface of the panel body. The extension is configured such that an end of a portion of the extension extending toward the outlet port is located closer to the suction port than an edge of the lower surface of the panel body facing the outlet port. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160076789 | DECORATIVE PANEL AND AIR-CONDITIONER INDOOR UNIT PROVIDED WITH SAME - Disclosed herein is a decorative panel for a ceiling-mounted indoor unit of an air conditioning device, and the panel is configured to improve the design of a suction grill without increasing the number of manufacturing process steps. The decorative panel includes: a panel body having a suction port; and a suction grill attached to the suction port of the panel body. The suction grill has a grill body which is formed in the shape of a grid to have a large number of suction holes and is positioned over the suction port. A large number of recesses are formed in a lower surface of the decorative panel so as to be arranged along, and to surround, the grill body. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160070241 | CONTROL DEVICE - A control device outputs, to a to-be-controlled system which operates based on a control input and from which an observable amount varying cyclically is obtained, the control input based on the observable amount. The control device includes a deviation processing unit performing at least proportional integral control on a deviation between the observable amount and a command value being a target value of the observavle amount and varying cyclically, and a totaling unit tataling an output of the deviation processing unit for each cycle of the command value to generate the control input. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160060376 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING, SILICON-CONTAINING POLYMER AND SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT - The present invention provides a fluorine-containing and silicon-containing polymer of the general formula (A) or (B) (wherein each symbol is as defined in the description) which is useful for forming a surface treatment layer having water-repellency, oil-repellency and antifouling property and excellent surface slip property. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160054010 | INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICES - A gas-side pipe ( | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160052841 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING OLEFIN - The present invention provides a method for producing a fluorine-containing olefin, the method comprising reacting a chlorine-containing compound represented by a specific formula with anhydrous hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a chromium atom-containing fluorination catalyst, the reaction being carried out at a temperature within the range of | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160020708 | POWER CONVERTER CONTROLLER - A difference command generator generates a difference command equivalent to a time integral of three-phase voltage applied to an inductive load in a predetermined cycle in a complex plane. A vector command generator generates vector commands that are respectively time integrals of voltage vectors and compose the difference command. A switching signal generator generates switching signals for controlling three pairs of switches in an inverter on the basis of the vector commands. A phase-current computing unit obtains an estimated value for the three-phase current on the basis of a current flowing DC buses and the vector commands. At least two of the vector commands that are time integrals of different ones of the non-zero voltage vectors have magnitudes greater than or equal to a predetermined value corresponding to a minimum required amount of time to maintain switching patterns in order for the phase-current computing unit to detect the current. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160006078 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MODULE - The present invention aims to provide an electrolytic solution which restrains gas generation and has excellent battery characteristics. The electrolytic solution includes a nonaqueous solvent (I), an electrolyte salt (II), and 0.001 to 20% by mass of a compound represented by the formula (1) or the formula (A), | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160005506 | COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAM MOLDED MATERIAL AND ELECTRIC WIRE - The present invention aims to provide a composition which can provide molded foams and foamed electric wires having a small average cell size and a high expansion ratio. The composition of the present invention includes a fluororesin; and boron nitride having an average particle size of 10.5 μm or greater, or boron nitride having a particle size distribution represented by (D84−D16)/D50 of 1.2 or lower. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160003488 | PIPING UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - A pipe unit ( | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160002447 | ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBER COMPOSITION, ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBER MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber composition that can provide an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber molded article having excellent properties of non-stickiness, oil resistance, heat resistance, and low-friction properties. The acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber composition of the present invention includes: an acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (A); and a fluororesin (B), the fluororesin (B) being a perhalopolymer, the composition formed from a co-coagulated composition obtainable by co-coagulating the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (A) and the fluororesin (B). | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160002153 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING NITRILE-OXIDE COMPOUND - A stable and easily producible compound of the formula (I): | 01-07-2016 |
| 20150377508 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - An air conditioning system includes an outdoor unit, indoor units, a controller that controls the outdoor unit, and an equipment controller. The equipment controller stores a set lower limit value that is set to maintain a pressure difference between the high pressure and the low pressure in the outdoor unit at a predetermined value or greater. The lower limit value is set to be smaller as a minimum cooling capacity increases. The minimum cooling capacity is the minimum value of a cooling capacity of an indoor unit arrangement formed by the indoor units. When starting a cooling operation, the equipment controller determines whether or not to perform pressure difference control for limiting decreases in the pressure difference of the outdoor unit based on whether or not the temperature of water flowing into the outdoor unit is less than the set lower limit value. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150376100 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for recovering a fluorine-containing ether capable of recovering a fluorine-containing ether used for producing a fluoropolymer, in higher recovery yield and in a shorter time. The present invention relates to a method for recovering a fluorine-containing ether, including the steps of: producing a wet fluoropolymer by suspension polymerization, solution polymerization, or bulk polymerization in the presence of at least a specific fluorine-containing ether; vaporizing and discharging vaporizable substances including the fluorine-containing ether by heating the wet fluoropolymer in a container; and transferring the vaporizable substances in the vaporized state to a cooling means to cool the vaporizable substances. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150372547 | ROTOR AND ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - Each of permanent magnets includes a magnet body formed across the radial direction of a rotor core, and a pair of magnet end parts bending toward the outer peripheral side of the magnet body and extending respectively from both ends of the magnet body in the peripheral direction toward the outer edge of the rotor core. Magnetization directions of the magnet end parts and a magnetic pole center line intersect with each other on the outer peripheral side of the magnet body. The inclination angle of each magnetization direction of the magnet end parts with respect to the magnetic pole center line is greater than the inclination angle of a magnetization direction of the magnet body with respect to the magnetic pole center line. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150369524 | COOLING/HEATING MODULE AND AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - A cooling/heating module configured to cool and heat air includes: first and second cooling/heating sections, each comprising a thermoelastic material; and an actuator applying tension to the thermoelastic material. The actuator is configured to alternately perform the operation of applying tension to the thermoelastic material of the first cooling/heating section and removing tension from the thermoelastic material of the second cooling/heating section and the operation of applying tension to the thermoelastic material of the second cooling/heating section and removing tension from the thermoelastic material of the first cooling/heating section. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150369497 | AIR CONDITIONER - The present invention relates to an air conditioner that adjusts room temperature to a set temperature, and the problem to be solved thereby is to reduce the frequency of occurrence of situations in which the room temperature does not approach the set temperature. In the air conditioner, a target suction pressure is set to a value obtained by subtracting, from an evaporation pressure of an indoor heat exchanger, a pressure loss estimation value from an inlet of the indoor heat exchanger to a suction port of a compressor so that an evaporation temperature of the indoor heat exchanger is maintained constant. The displacement of the compressor is controlled so that the suction pressure becomes equal to the target suction pressure. A deviation determination unit determines whether the room temperature is stabilized at a temperature deviated from the set temperature. When the deviation determination unit determines that the room temperature is deviated from the set temperature, a controller changes the pressure loss estimation value so that the room temperature approaches the set temperature. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150369258 | FLUID DEVICE - A fluid device having a fluid machine and a rotary electric machine includes a fluid machine and a rotary electric machine connected to a rotating shaft of the fluid machine. A cooler is arranged for carrying out liquid-cooling using a fluid of a cooling pipe connecting an upstream portion and a downstream portion of the fluid machine to bypass the fluid machine. The fluid machine and the rotary electric machine are detachably coupled to each other. Hence, the rotary electric machine can enhance the cooling performance for the rotary electric machine and reduce its size, achieving improvements in maintainability and serviceability. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150368577 | SOLID PARTICLE, SOLID LUBRICANT, AND METAL MEMBER - The present invention aims to provide solid particles with improved lubrication, a solid lubricant including the solid particles, and a metal member including, on the surface thereof, the solid particles or the solid lubricant. The solid particles of the present invention include base particles and carbon fluoride particles attached to surfaces of the base particles. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150368413 | HIGH DIELECTRIC FILM - The present invention aims to provide a film having a high dielectric constant and a low dissipation factor. The high dielectric film of the present invention includes a vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (A) with a mole ratio (vinylidene fluoride)/(tetrafluoroethylene) of 95/5 to 80/20. The film includes an β-crystal structure and a β-crystal structure. The ratio of the β-crystal structure is 50% or more. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150362202 | AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - An air conditioner disclosed herein includes a cooling/heating module including a thermoelastic material and an actuator applying tension to the thermoelastic material and a switching control section selectively applying or removing tension to/from the thermoelastic material. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150357084 | INSULATED WIRE - An object of the present invention is to provide an insulated wire which includes an insulating layer with a low relative permittivity and has excellent heat resistance and excellent abrasion resistance. The insulated wire of the present invention includes a conductor (A), and an insulating layer (B) formed on the periphery of the conductor (A), the insulating layer (B) is formed from a resin composition that contains a resin (I) with a relative permittivity of 3.0 to 4.0 and a fluororesin (II). | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150353700 | COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOAM MOLDED MATERIAL AND ELECTRIC WIRE - A composition which can provide foamed moldings and foamed electric wires having a small average cell size and a high foam content and causing fewer sparks. The composition includes a fluororesin (A) and a compound (B) which is a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof. The sulfonic acid is represented by the following formula (1): F(CF | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150349366 | ELECTROLYTE EMULSION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a fluoropolymer electrolyte material which has improved processability and which is easily produced. The electrolyte emulsion of the present invention comprises an aqueous medium and a fluoropolymer electrolyte dispersed in the aqueous medium. The fluoropolymer electrolyte has a monomer unit having an SO | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150345845 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit, an indoor unit, and a refrigerant circuit. A method for installing the air conditioner includes: a planning step of determining factory-assembled parts and site-assembled parts of the refrigerant circuit based on a construction drawing of a building; a part fabrication step of fabricating, in a factory, a plurality of parts of the refrigerant circuit corresponding to the factory-assembled parts determined in the planning step; and an installation step of installing and connecting in the building the plurality of parts fabricated in the part fabrication step and a plurality of devices of the refrigerant circuit corresponding to the site-assembled parts determined in the planning step. The present invention allows for reducing the number of days required for the installation, cutting down the risk of fire accidents, and suppressing the occurrence of moisture condensation. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150345842 | AIR CONDITIONER - This air conditioner performs a cooling operation and a heating operation in parallel with each other with an outdoor unit and indoor units connected together through two communication pipes. The air conditioner includes a switching mechanism changing the directions of refrigerants flowing through the communication pipes depending on whether a heating dominant operation is being performed in a first load region where a cooling load is relatively light or a second load region where the cooling load is heavier than in the first load region. In the second load region, the switching mechanism allows a low-pressure refrigerant to flow from the indoor units to the outdoor unit through the second communication pipe thicker than the first communication pipe to reduce a performance deterioration due to the pressure loss involved with the heating dominant operation. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150338135 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE FOR CONTAINER - A blown air temperature sensor detects a temperature of blown air which is being blown into a container after having passed sequentially through an evaporator and a heating device. During cooling and dehumidifying operations, a temperature control section controls a cooling section such that a detected blown air temperature detected by the blown air temperature sensor becomes equal to a target temperature. A target control section sets the target temperature to be a first preset temperature which is equal to a preset inside temperature when the cooling operation is performed, and sets the target temperature to be a second preset temperature which is sum of the preset inside temperature and a target increment temperature once a switch has been made from the cooling operation to the dehumidifying operation. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150337157 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE AQUEOUS DISPERSION LIQUID, AND POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE AQUEOUS DISPERSION LIQUID - The present invention aims to provide a production method that can produce an aqueous dispersion containing polyvinylidene fluoride with high productivity. The present invention relates to a method of producing an aqueous dispersion of polyvinylidene fluoride, including: emulsion polymerization of vinylidene fluoride in the presence of a surfactant, an organic peroxide, and water to produce an aqueous dispersion that contains polyvinylidene fluoride. The surfactant has a surface tension of 55 mN/m or smaller when added in an amount of 1000 ppm. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150332855 | MULTILAYER FILM - The present invention aims to provide a multilayer film which can increase the capacitance. The present invention relates to a multilayer film including a first electrode layer, a resin substrate, a second electrode layer, and a dielectric layer stacked in the order set forth. The dielectric layer includes a vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (A). The copolymer (A) satisfies a mole ratio (vinylidene fluoride)/(tetrafluoroethylene) of 97/3 to 60/40. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150330703 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device executes a chilling operation for cooling an interior so that the temperature of the interior reaches a set temperature that is set within a predetermined temperature range. The refrigeration device has an operation control unit that, in the chilling operation, switches between pull-down control and capacity control for cooling the interior with a cooling capacity lower than that of the pull-down control. The operation control unit performs the pull-down control until the temperature of air blown toward the interior reaches at least the set temperature. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150330537 | FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION - Provided is a fluororubber composition capable of providing a crosslinked fluororubber article that exhibits not only heat resistance, but also excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The fluororubber composition includes a fluororubber (A), a carbon black (B), and an aromatic petroleum resin (E), and the fluororubber composition has a difference δG′ (G′ (1%)−G′ (100%)) of not lower than 120 kPa and not higher than 3,000 kPa, where G′ (1%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 1%, G′ (100%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 100%, and G′ (1%) and G′ (100%) are determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test carried out on an unvulcanised rubber with a rubber process analyzer (RPA) in a condition that the measurement frequency is 1 Hz and the measurement temperature is 100° C. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150329701 | NON-IONIC SURFACTANT COMPOSITION AND FLUOROPOLYMER AQUEOUS DISPERSION - A nonionic surfactant composition including: a nonionic surfactant that contains a molecule having a C10-C22 alkyl group and/or alkenyl group as a hydrophobic group, a polyoxyalkylene chain as a hydrophilic group, no aromatic ring, no C9-C14 alkyl group derived from an alcohol that is produced from a higher olefin derived from a mixture of propylene and butene through an oxo process, and no C13 alkyl group derived from an alcohol that is produced from a higher olefin derived from a propylene tetramer through an oxo process. The nonionic surfactant has a hydrodynamic radius of 5.0 to 8.0 nm at 40° C. in an aqueous solution in which a nonionic surfactant concentration is 0.1 kg/L in the nonionic surfactant composition, the radius being measured by a dynamic light scattering method. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150329683 | 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 | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150323232 | ACTIVE FILTER CONTROL DEVICE - A harmonic component extraction unit obtains a command value of compensating current from a harmonic component of the load current. A difference current generation unit obtains a deviation between the compensating current and a value obtained by leading a phase of the command value by a predetermined phase difference. A current controller generates a control signal based on output of the difference current generation unit. A driving signal generation circuit generates, based on the control signal, a driving signal driving a parallel active filter. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150323218 | HEAT EXCHANGER OF AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE, AND AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - There is provided a heat exchanger of an air conditioning device capable of improving heat exchange efficiency in heat transfer tubes arranged in downstream rows in an airflow direction to enhance cooling capacity. In the heat exchanger of the air conditioning device, a plurality of heat transfer tubes arrayed in three or more rows in the airflow direction are provided, and a refrigerant is distributed to a plurality of paths to be supplied to the heat transfer tubes, and the heat exchanger is used as a evaporator during cooling operation. The plurality of paths include a most downstream path made up of only the heat transfer tubes in a most downstream row in the airflow direction, and an upstream path made up of only the heat transfer tubes in a plurality of rows arranged on an upstream side of the most downstream path. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150322237 | POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE AQUEOUS DISPERSION, AND POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE FINE POWDER - The present invention aims to provide a polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion which contains significantly minute polytetrafluoroethylene particles and which is excellent in dispersion stability, and a significantly minute polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder. The polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion contains polytetrafluoroethylene particles including a tetrafluoroethylene unit alone or a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a modifying monomer unit derived from a modifying monomer copolymerizable with the tetrafluoroethylene unit. The polytetrafluoroethylene particles have a volume average particle size of not smaller than 0.1 nm but smaller than 20 nm. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150318572 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LITHIUM BATTERY AND MODULE - An object of the present invention is to provide a lithium cell exhibiting a high remaining capacity after high-temperature storage, and an electrolytic solution used for the cell. The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution containing a nonaqueous solvent; an electrolyte salt; and 0.001 to 9% by mass of a compound represented by the following formula (1), | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150316276 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - When the air conditioner implements the temperature controlling operation, the ventilator performs ventilation in a normal ventilation mode where a ventilation amount is set at a certain ventilation amount or more. When the air conditioner implements the operation not intended for temperature control, the ventilator performs ventilation in a ventilation suppressed mode where the number of rotations of an exhaust fan is made greater than that of an air supply fan to place indoor space in a negative pressure and ventilation is performed at an amount smaller than the certain ventilation amount or ventilation is stopped. In the ventilation suppressed mode, a ventilation amount is set to be smaller in response to a greater heating load that is increased by ventilation performed during the operation not intended for temperature control. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150311846 | PRIMARY MAGNETIC FLUX CONTROL METHOD - A primary magnetic flux command value is changed in accordance with a torque of a rotary electric motor to control a current phase of an armature current with respect to a q axis that advances by π/2 with respect to a d axis in phase with a field flux to be a desired phase in accordance with the torque. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150311816 | SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT CONTROL METHOD - When power consumption of a load is smaller than a first threshold, a switch element of each of one or more circuits is made nonconductive to supply power from all of the one or more circuits to the load. When the power consumption of the load is larger than the first threshold, the switch element of at least one of the one or more circuits is made intermittently conductive to supply power from all of the one or more circuits to the load. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150307719 | SILANE COMPOUND CONTAINING PERFLUORO(POLY)ETHER GROUP - A perfluoro(poly)ether group containing silane compound represented by the formula (1a) or the formula (1b): | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150303825 | POWER CONVERTER - An operation area of a motor is increased without increasing the capacity of a switching element. A current limiter which limits a current flowing in switching elements to prevent the current from exceeding a predetermined current limit value is provided. A current limit value controller which decreases the current limit value if a loss generated in the switching elements increases at a same current value, and increases the current limit value if the loss decreases at a same current value, is provided. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300698 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A refrigeration apparatus includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator. A refrigerant containing R32 and refrigerator oil are used in the refrigeration apparatus. The refrigerator oil is used to lubricate the compressor. An acid scavenger added in an amount of 1.0 wt % to 5.0 wt % is blended in the refrigerator oil. The amount of air mixed into the refrigeration apparatus is controlled to 500 ppm or less relative to the amount of filled refrigerant. The amount of water mixed into the refrigeration apparatus is controlled to 300 ppm or less relative to the amount of filled refrigerant. A discharged-gas temperature of the refrigeration apparatus is controlled to 120° C. or less. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300666 | AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR CONDITIONER CONSTRUCTION METHOD - Operation switching units, each changing directions of a refrigerant flowing through its associated indoor unit in response to a switch from a cooling operation to a heating operation, or vice versa, are each connected with the associated indoor unit through indoor communication pipes; a gas-liquid separation unit is connected with an outdoor unit through outdoor communication pipes; and the operation switching units are connected with the gas-liquid separation unit through two intermediate communication pipes preinstalled and one intermediate communication pipe newly installed. This provides a simple and cost-effective means for upgrading a preinstalled air conditioner making a switch from cooling to heating, and vice versa, into an air conditioner that can perform a cooling operation and a heating operation in parallel with each other. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300665 | HUMIDIFICATION DEVICE - There is provided a humidification device capable of performing humidification in as short a time as possible when an indoor humidity is low. A humidification device includes operation control means for selecting either a humidification priority mode or a normal operation mode based on a predetermined condition to operate the humidification device, and fans that can adjust airflow rates, and generates airflow passing through a condenser and an evaporator, wherein operation in the humidification priority mode is operation in which the airflow rates of the fans are decreased, as compared with operation in the normal operation mode, by which desorption of moisture from an adsorbent of the condenser and collection of moisture by an adsorbent of the evaporator are promoted, as compared with operation in the normal operation mode, so that humidification is given priority over ventilation. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150300664 | DEHUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - A dehumidification system for a dry clean room includes: a dry chamber supplied with air having a lower humidity than air in the dry clean room; a main dehumidification unit which supplies air to the dry clean room; and a terminal dehumidification unit which processes the air to be supplied from the dry clean room to the dry chamber, thus achieving energy saving and cost reduction for the dehumidification system for the dry clean room. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150299341 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE AQUEOUS DISPERSION - The present invention aims to provide a method of producing a fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion having a significantly small particle size and excellent dispersion stability without using a long-chain fluorosurfactant. The present invention relates to a method of producing an aqueous dispersion containing at least one fluoropolymer selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene and melt-processible fluororesins excluding polytetrafluoroethylene. The method includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a fluorosurfactant having a Log POW value of not higher than 3.4 and a polymerization initiator. The amount of the fluorosurfactant corresponds to 4600 to 500000 ppm of the aqueous medium. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150285525 | AIR CONDITIONER - Wind noise is suppressed while an air-blowing performance is maintained. | 10-08-2015 |
| 20150282386 | HEAT SOURCE UNIT OF REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A heat source unit of a refrigerating apparatus includes a heat exchanger, an actuator, an electrical component controlling the actuator, a casing, and a partitioning plate. The casing has bottom and top plates with a vent on the top plate. The heat exchanger has first, second, third and fourth side face parts. The actuator is disposed in a first space surrounded by the first to fourth side face parts, and the partitioning plate. The electronic component is disposed in a second space partitioned from the first space by the partitioning plate. The second space is in a corner formed by the first and second side face parts. The partitioning plate is positioned between end parts of the first and fourth side face parts, and at least a portion is inserted between the bottom and top plates and fixed in a placed state. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150280601 | DIRECT POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIRECT POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A first capacitor is provided between a first power supply line and a second power supply line. A charge/discharge circuit includes a second capacitor provided between the first power supply line and the second power supply line and a first switch connected in series to the second capacitor on the side of the first power supply line. A booster circuit boosts the rectified voltage from a diode rectifier to charge the second capacitor. A current blocking part is provided on the first power supply line or the second power supply line between the first capacitor and the second capacitor and blocks flowing of the current from the second capacitor to the first capacitor. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150280196 | SEPARATOR, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention aims to provide a separator having a high ion conductivity and excellent durability, and a secondary battery. The present invention relates to a separator including a layer that includes a fluoropolymer including a polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, and a porous membrane. The fluoropolymer includes 80.0 to 89.0 mol % of the polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride in all the polymer units, and has a weight average molecular weight of 50000 to 2000000. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150276280 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - In an air conditioner which is a refrigerating apparatus, a superheat degree controller is provided, which is configured to control, in an evaporation mode of an outdoor heat exchanger, the opening degree of an expansion valve such that the superheat degree of refrigerant whose flows are joined together after passing through a main heat exchange part and an auxiliary heat exchange part reaches a predetermined superheat degree. Moreover, in the air conditioner, a flow volume adjustment valve configured to adjust, in the evaporation mode of the outdoor heat exchanger, a flow ratio of refrigerant in the heat exchange parts and a flow ratio controller configured to control the flow volume adjustment valve such that refrigerant temperatures after passage through the heat exchange parts are substantially equal to each other are provided. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150276279 | HEAT SOURCE UNIT OF REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A heat source unit of a refrigerating apparatus includes a heat exchanger, a blower, an electronic component controlling driving of an actuator, a casing having a vent, and first and second partitioning plates. The heat exchanger has first, second, third and fourth side face parts. The first partitioning plate is disposed between the first and fourth side face parts. An interior of the casing has a first space surrounded by the first to fourth side face parts and the first partitioning plate, and a second space partitioned from the first space by the first partitioning plate. The second space is divided by the second partitioning plate into a third space and a fourth space situated below the third space and exposed externally from the casing. The electrical component is disposed in the third space. The second partitioning plate has a first ventilation opening communicating between the third and fourth spaces. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150276263 | HEAT SOURCE UNIT OF REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - A heat source unit of a refrigerating apparatus includes a heat exchanger, a blower, an electrical component, a rectifying member, and a casing. The casing houses the heat exchanger, blower, electrical component, and rectifying member. The casing has a vent that vents air upward. The electrical component controls driving of an actuator, and includes a heat-generating part and a heat sink. The heat sink is installed on the heat-generating part, and has a heat-radiating fin. The rectifying member extends along a vertical direction, and covers the heat-radiating fin, and rectifies flow of air. An air inlet is formed on a lower part, and an air outlet on an upper part of the rectifying member. A first air flow path is formed inside the rectifying member. An air flow generated by the blower passes through the first air flow path. The heat-radiating fin is positioned in the first air flow path. | 10-01-2015 |
| 20150271953 | REFRIGERANT JACKET AND AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A refrigerant jacket includes a refrigerant cooling member, a cover member and a strength member. The cooling member is constructed of aluminum or aluminum alloy that thermally contacts a heat emitting electrical part, and has a groove portion. A refrigerant tube of a refrigerant circuit fits into the groove portion. The cover member covers the refrigerant cooling member in a state where the refrigerant tube has been fitted into the groove portion. The strength member is higher in strength than the cooling member, and is fixed to the cooling member. The cover member has a cover-side through hole opposing the strength member. The strength member has a cover member fixing screw hole opposing the cover-side through hole. The cover member is fixed to the strength member by a cover member fixing screw that passes through the cover-side through hole and screws into threads of the cover member fixing screw hole. | 09-24-2015 |
| 20150259525 | FLAME RETARDANT THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION - A thermoplastic resin composition having a high flame retardancy in a thin-wall molded product and a molded article thereof are provided. The thermoplastic resin composition comprises (A) a thermoplastic resin containing a repeating unit having an arylene group, an ether group, and a carbonyl group and (B) a thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin. The weight ratio of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin (B) in the former/the latter is 80/20 to 99/1. The thermoplastic fluorine-containing resin (B) is dispersed in the form of a particle in the thermoplastic resin (A) to form a dispersed phase, and the dispersed phase has an average particle diameter of not more than 3 μm. The thermoplastic resin composition is suitable for forming a molded article having a thin-wall portion with a thickness of not more than 1.5 mm. | 09-17-2015 |
| 20150256095 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A voltage of a reactor is detected. a correction is made on the basis of the voltage of the reactor so that a first voltage control rate command which is a ratio of an amplitude of an AC voltage to an average value of a DC voltage increases as a harmonic component of the DC voltage becomes higher and the first voltage control rate command decreases as an amplitude of an alternating current outputted from the power converter becomes larger, to generate a second voltage control rate command. A switching signal which is generated on the basis of the second voltage control rate command is given to the power converter. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150253018 | HUMIDITY CONTROL DEVICE - An object of the invention is to enhance maintenability of a humidity control device, and the like. There is provided a humidity control device that dehumidifies one of outdoor air and indoor air and humidifies the other in adsorption heat exchangers ( | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150252816 | CROSS-FLOW FAN - A cross-flow fan includes a disc-shaped or circular annular support plate, plural blades extending in a lengthwise direction from the support plate, and an auxiliary ring. The auxiliary ring has a ring portion that is positioned on a lengthwise direction intermediate section of the plural blades and is disposed on an outside of outer ends of the plural blades, and plural connection portions that extend from the ring portion as far as spaces between adjacent blades of the plural blades and are joined to the blades in the spaces between adjacent blades. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150252156 | FLUORORESIN FILM HAVING EXCELLENT TRANSPARENCY - The present invention aims to provide an ETFE film having excellent transparency and heat resistance and cost efficiency. The present invention relates to a film including a copolymer containing an ethylene unit, a tetrafluoroethylene unit, and a (fluoroalkyl)ethylene unit represented by Formula (1): | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150251995 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL NITRILEOXIDE COMPOUND - The present invention provides a compound of the formula (I): | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150251935 | WATER TREATMENT DEVICE - A water treatment system includes a water treatment unit and insulators. The water treatment unit is provided in an intermediate portion of a water passage allowing target water to flow, and produces bactericidal factors in the target water utilizing a discharge. The insulators are provided at an inflow side and an outflow side of the water treatment unit, respectively, and electrically insulate the water flowing to and out of the water treatment unit from the water treatment unit. The insulator at the inflow side sprays the target water to insulate the water. The insulator at the outflow side allows the target water to fall down from the water treatment unit to insulate the water. | 09-10-2015 |
| 20150245490 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT APPARATUS - For an electronic circuit apparatus including a shunt resistor, provided is a measure for improving the heat dissipation performance of the shunt resistor. The shunt resistor includes electrodes at both ends. One of the two electrodes is connected to a surface-mounting pattern on which the shunt resistor is surface-mounted. A current-generating-side pattern and a current-receiving-side pattern are arranged separately from the surface-mounting pattern. The current-generating-side pattern and the surface-mounting pattern are connected together via a connection member which creates a space between itself and a substrate. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150244314 | PSEUDO SUNLIGHT IRRADIATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - The present invention aims to provide a pseudo sunlight irradiation apparatus capable of artificially reproducing the daily path of the sun and reproducing the daily insolation. A pseudo sunlight irradiation apparatus ( | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150244309 | SOLAR PANEL UNIT - A solar panel unit ( | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150244282 | DIRECT AC POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A DC link has first and second power supply lines. A first rectifying circuit has a plurality of input terminals that input an AC voltage and a pair of output terminals connected to the DC link. An inverter converts a voltage applied to the DC link into another AC voltage. A boost chopper has a capacitor at an output stage. A switch switches discharge and non-discharge from the capacitor to the DC link. In the boost chopper, charge into the capacitor is performed at least at a first period. The first period is a part of a period during which a discharge duty as a time ratio of continuity of the switch is larger than 0. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150241076 | HUMIDITY CONTROL AND VENTILATION DEVICE - A humidity control and ventilation device includes: a determiner determining that another ventilation device has turned on, if at least one of an increasing variation in the rotation speed of the air supply fan and an increasing variation in the rotation speed of the exhaust fan exceeds a corresponding one of predetermined values while the air supply fan and the exhaust fan are under the constant airflow rate control; and an air-flow-rate controller decreasing one of the rotation speed of the air supply fan or the rotation speed of the exhaust fan if the determiner determines that the ventilation device is on, such that a total air supply rate and a total air exhaust rate in the ventilation target space are balanced with each other. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150240645 | PROPELLER FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A propeller fan includes a blade. The blade has a shape in which a peak outlet angle at a trailing edge thereof exists in an outer region of the blade that is located radially outer than the representative square mean radius position, and an another peak outlet angle at a trailing edge thereof exists in an inner region of the blade that is located radially inner than the representative square mean radius position. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150240012 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER - The present invention provides a method for producing a copolymer containing a perhaloolefin and vinyl acetate by a novel emulsion polymerization method. The present invention relates to a method for producing a perhaloolefin-vinyl acetate copolymer by emulsion polymerization of at least a perhaloolefin having two carbon atoms and vinyl acetate in the presence of a hydrocarbon emulsifier or in the absence of an emulsifier, provided that the hydrocarbon emulsifier excludes a compound (1) represented by the formula (1): | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150239755 | DISCHARGE UNIT - A discharge unit includes an alternating high-voltage generator, a pair of electrodes in water, the pair being configured to receive a voltage from the high-voltage generator, and an insulating divider configured to separate the pair of electrodes from each other in the water, and having a small discharge hole defining a path of current to flow between the pair of electrodes. The voltage is applied to the pair of electrodes to generate an electric discharge in the discharge hole. | 08-27-2015 |
| 20150236606 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIRECT POWER CONVERTER - In a first period when a cosine value is positive that is a cosine value of a value twice a phase angle determined while an AC waveform output from a single-phase AC power source is regarded as a sine value of the phase angle, a discharge duty for making a first switch conducting is set to be higher than a first value determined by dividing the product of an amplitude of an AC voltage of the single-phase AC power source and the cosine value by the product of an across voltage of a capacitor and √2. In addition to or alternatively to this, in a second period when the cosine value is negative, a rectifying duty for making a diode rectifier conducting is set to be higher than a second value that is the reciprocal of the product of the absolute value of the sine value and √2. | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150236557 | RADIAL GAP TYPE ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE, BLOWER, COMPRESSOR, AND AIR CONDITIONER - A radial gap type rotating electrical machine includes a field and an armature. The field includes a permanent magnet and a magnetic ring which serves as a back yoke of the permanent magnet. The magnetic ring is provided at a position farther from the armature than the permanent magnet, and includes a recess at a magnetic pole center. The magnetic pole center is a center of a magnetic pole in a circumferential direction with respect to a rotation axis. A thickness of the recess in the radial direction around the rotation axis as a center comes to locally thin. | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150236378 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LITHIUM BATTERY, AND MODULE - An object of the present invention is to provide a lithium cell exhibiting a high remaining capacity after high-temperature storage even if used at high voltages, and an electrolytic solution used for the cell. The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution containing a nonaqueous solvent; an electrolyte salt; and 10 vol % or more of a compound represented by the following formula (1) based on 100 vol % of the nonaqueous solvent, | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150235772 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY CELL, AND MODULE - A nonaqueous electrolyte solution including: a nonaqueous solvent; and an electrolyte salt. The nonaqueous solvent contains a fluorinated linear carbonate (A) represented by Formula (1): RfOCOOR where Rf represents a C1-4 fluorinated alkyl group and R represents a C1-4 alkyl group, and at least one cyclic carbonate (B) selected from ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, and fluoroethylene carbonate. The nonaqueous solvent also contains at least one compound (α) and at least one compound (β) as defined herein. The compound (α) is contained in an amount of 5000 ppm or less based on the amount of the fluorinated linear carbonate (A), and the compound (β) is contained in an amount of 50 ppm or less based on the amount of the cyclic carbonate (B). Also disclosed is an electrochemical device and a lithium ion secondary cell containing the nonaqueous electrolyte solution and a module including the lithium ion secondary cell. | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150233622 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An air conditioner includes a refrigerant circuit which connects an outdoor circuit and a plurality of indoor circuits connected in parallel. The air conditioner includes a leak detection section which detects leak of a refrigerant from the indoor circuits, and a control section which circulates the refrigerant to perform a refrigeration cycle when the leak detection section detects leak of the refrigerant such that the refrigerant in the indoor circuits of the refrigerant circuit is at a low pressure. Providing the control section in the air conditioner can reduce the leak of the refrigerant from the indoor circuit at low cost. | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150233422 | MAGNETIC BEARING - A magnetic bearing which would reduce a leakage magnetic flux to be generated between teeth is provided. A predetermined one of its teeth ( | 08-20-2015 |
| 20150229258 | ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROLLER - An electric motor controller includes a first coordinate conversion unit that converts a three-phase current into a current in a δc-γc rotating coordinate system, a first calculation unit that obtains a first term, a second calculation unit that obtains a voltage command value in the δc-γc rotating coordinate system as a sum of the first term and a second term, a second coordinate conversion unit that coordinate-converts the voltage command value into a voltage command value of a voltage to be applied to a rotary electric motor in another coordinate system. | 08-13-2015 |
| 20150224516 | AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE - An air purification device includes a controller configured to perform a normal discharge operation in which a discharger generates streamer discharge to purify air, and an emergency discharge operation in which, in order to remove substances, which are components contained in air, adhering to electrodes of the discharger due to the normal discharge operation, a higher voltage than that in the normal discharge operation is applied to the electrodes to cause the discharger to generate spark discharge. The controller adjusts an application voltage such that a current value between the electrodes is maintained constant, and the upper limit V of the application voltage is set at a value greater than an inter-electrode distance of d×1.2 (V≧d×1.2). | 08-13-2015 |
| 20150221451 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - The present invention aims to provide an electrolyte solution that is less likely to lead to an increase in resistance and realizes high capacity retention factor even after continuous application of a high voltage, and to provide an electrochemical device. The present invention provides an electrolyte solution including: a nitrile compound; and a quaternary ammonium salt, the electrolyte solution having a potassium ion content of less than 10 ppm, a moisture content of 20 ppm or less, a tertiary amine content of 30 ppm or less, a heterocyclic compound content of 30 ppm or less, and an ammonia content of 20 ppm or less. | 08-06-2015 |
| 20150211894 | ROTATION POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER - A detector detects whether or not a first line induced voltage and a second line induced voltage match each other, the first line induced voltage being a potential difference of a first phase potential of phase potentials relative to a reference potential, and the second line induced voltage being a potential difference of a second phase potential of the phase potentials other than the first phase potential relative to the reference potential. The phase potentials is outputted by the armature due to an induced electromotive force. The reference potential is any one of a minimum phase and a maximum phase. A rotation-position setting unit sets, to a predetermined value, an estimation value of a rotation position of the motor | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150211762 | HEAT SOURCE SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE - A heat source system control device controls a heat source system and has a plurality of heat source units with capacities and/or the load characteristics that are different, a first header which aggregates hot/cold water supplied from the plurality of heat source units, and a header temperature sensor which measures the temperature of the hot/cold water aggregated by the first header. The heat source system control device includes a set temperature memory section storing a set temperature of the hot/cold water in the header, a header temperature detecting section detecting output values from the header temperature sensor, a coefficient of performance memory section storing coefficient of performance information, and a control section performing a control for improving efficiency on the plurality of heat source units based on the respective capacities and/or load characteristics and bringing the temperature of the hot/cold water close to the set temperature. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150211508 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes fixed and movable side members. The fixed side member has a discharge port opened/closed by adischarge port. The discharge valve has a valve body which closes/opens an outlet end of the discharge port. An area of an inlet end of the discharge port is Ai, a peripheral length of the inlet end is Li, and a hydraulic diameter Di of the inlet end is 4(Ai/Li). A peripheral length of the outlet end of the discharge port is Lo, a reference lift amount of the valve body is ho, a cross sectional area Ao of an outlet side flow path formed between the outlet end of the discharge port and the valve body is Lo×ho, and a hydraulic diameter Do of the outlet side flow path is 4(Ao/2Lo). A ratio (Do/Di) is 0.25 or more and 0.5 or less. | 07-30-2015 |
| 20150203703 | COOKING UTENSIL - The present invention aims to provide a cooking utensil excellent in aesthetic qualities. The present invention relates a cooking utensil including a substrate; a fluororesin layer, the fluororesin layer containing a perfluorinated fluororesin and a pigment that contains scaly particles, the pigment being at least one selected from the group consisting of silica flakes coated with a metal oxide, glass flakes coated with a metal oxide, and mica coated with silicon oxide. | 07-23-2015 |
| 20150203679 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide a resin composition capable of providing a molded article which is excellent in flexibility, acid resistance, and electrical properties. The resin composition of the present invention includes: an aromatic polyether ketone resin (I); and a fluororesin (II), the fluororesin (II) being a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroethylenic unsaturated compound represented by the following formula (1): CF | 07-23-2015 |
| 20150200402 | SHEET, ELECTRODE AND FUEL CELL - The present invention aims to provide a sheet having high conductivity in the thickness direction and excellent breathability, water repellency, corrosion resistance, and flexibility so as to be suitably used for an electrode of fuel cells and the like. The present invention also aims to provide an electrode and a fuel cell. The present invention provides a sheet containing polytetrafluoroethylene, carbon black, and graphite, the polytetrafluoroethylene having a standard specific gravity of 2.14 to 2.28, a total amount of the carbon black and the graphite being more than 35% by mass of a total amount of the polytetrafluoroethylene, the carbon black, and the graphite. | 07-16-2015 |
| 20150192343 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE FOR CONTAINER - A container refrigeration device aims to improve dehumidification performance of the container refrigeration device. The container refrigeration device is configured to perform, in accordance with a dehumidification load, first dehumidification control under which air having passed through an evaporator is heated by exchanging heat with a refrigerant in a reheat heat exchanger, and blown into an inside of a container, and second dehumidification control under which a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from a compressor and flowing into the reheat heat exchanger is caused to be higher than a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor under the first dehumidification control, and a flow rate of the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is regulated such that a temperature inside the container is within a predetermined temperature range. | 07-09-2015 |
| 20150191869 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER - Provided is a water and oil repellent composition that provides water and oil repellency that is excellent for base materials such as textile products, and is excellent for preventing adhesion of polymers on rolls during processing. The present invention involves a method for manufacturing a fluorine-containing polymer comprising a first polymer formed from a first monomer, and a second polymer formed from a second monomer. The manufacturing method includes: (I) a step for obtaining the first polymer by polymerizing the first monomer; and (II) a step for obtaining the second polymer by preparing and polymerizing the second monomer in the presence of the first polymer. The first monomer and/or the second monomer includes a fluorine-containing monomer (a), and both the first monomer and the second monomer include a halogenated olefin (b). | 07-09-2015 |
| 20150191305 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE FOR CONTAINER - A container refrigeration device aims to prevent low temperature damage to freight in a container. The container refrigeration device includes: a temperature controlling section ( | 07-09-2015 |
| 20150188445 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS - Provided is a technique of detecting not only a main DC voltage but also an auxiliary DC voltage to protect a main rectifier circuit and an auxiliary rectifier circuit. A main power supply circuit drives a load. A main rectifier circuit receives an AC voltage through a first switch to supply the main power supply circuit with a main DC voltage. The first switch is turned off when an overcurrent flows through the main power supply circuit or the load is an overload for the main power supply circuit. A control circuit is supplied with operating power from an auxiliary power supply circuit. An auxiliary rectifier circuit receives the AC voltage while bypassing the first switch to supply the auxiliary power supply circuit with an auxiliary DC voltage. A DC voltage detection circuit detects the main DC voltage and the auxiliary DC voltage. | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150183898 | AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE, LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE POWDER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE - The present invention provides an aqueous dispersion of a low-molecular-weight polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which contains an easily removable surfactant, and has a good dispersion stability. Specifically, the present invention provides an aqueous dispersion of a low-molecular-weight PTFE comprising tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) units, or TFE units and modifying monomer units which are copolymerizable with the TFE units, wherein the aqueous dispersion contains from 70 to 9,000 ppm, based on the aqueous dispersion, of a fluorine-containing compound of the formula (1) below: | 07-02-2015 |
| 20150158988 | MODIFIED FLUORINE-CONTAINING COPOLYMER, FLUORINE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLUORINE RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide a modified fluorine-containing copolymer excellent in crack resistance, a fluororesin molded article, and a method of producing a fluororesin molded article. The present invention includes a modified fluorine-containing copolymer consisting only of tetrafluoroethylene units and perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) units. The copolymer is modified by irradiation with radiation at an irradiation temperature not higher than the melting point of the copolymer but not lower than 200° C. | 06-11-2015 |
| 20150147214 | SCROLL COMPRESSOR - A scroll compressor includes a compression mechanism including fixed and movable scrolls. The fixed and movable scrolls have end plates and spiral laps. The laps are engaged to form a compression chamber. The end plates are in pressure contact around the compression chamber to form a thrust sliding surface. The thrust sliding surface has an oil groove extending around the compression chamber. High-pressure refrigerating machine oil is supplied to the oil groove. During orbiting of the orbiting scroll, at least in a region serving as a suction space of fluid in an outer peripheral portion of the compression chamber, an outer seal length from an outer peripheral edge of the oil groove in the thrust sliding surface to an outer edge of the movable end plate is smaller than an inner seal length from an inner peripheral edge of the oil groove to a peripheral edge of the compression chamber. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150145365 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A rotor core formed with a shaft hole at the center thereof is provided. A cylindrical member fitted into the shaft hole of the rotor core along an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member is provided. A drive shaft inserted into a hollowed part of the cylindrical member (collar) is provided. The collar is made of the material having a lower Young's modulus than those of the rotor core and the drive shaft, and is formed such that an inner peripheral surface of the collar is a tapered surface. The drive shaft has, at an outer periphery thereof, a tapered surface such that the tapered surface is in surface contact with the tapered surface of the collar in fitting of the drive shaft into the collar. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150144178 | SOLAR PANEL UNIT, SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - In a solar panel unit including: a pedestal that includes a support supporting a rotation shaft fixed to a solar panel and is fixed to the ground; and a drive mechanism that rotates the solar panel about the axis of the rotation shaft in accordance with the direction of the sun, the pedestal is a stake having an upper end provided with the support and a lower end to be buried in the ground, and the depth to which the stake is pushed is adjusted. Thus, the heights of the pedestal can be adjusted. In this manner, the solar panel unit can be easily placed at an accurate position without ground leveling, and a plurality of link mechanisms can be easily joined together. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150142176 | AIR CONDITIONING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An air conditioning management system manages air conditioning units having unique physical addresses using logical addresses. The system includes a local controller collecting driving information for the air conditioning units, and an operating unit for each air conditioning unit. The local controller has a memory section which stores identification information for each of the air conditioning units, an information collecting section which collects the driving information, and an associating section which associates the driving information with the logical addresses. The identification information for each of the air conditioning units has a physical address section, a real address section set from the operating unit, and a temporary address section arbitrarily settable without the operating unit. The associating section uses the real address as the logical address when the real address is set and uses the temporary address as the logical address when the real address is not set. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150137029 | ELECTRODE MIXTURE - The present invention aims to provide an electrode mixture which shows little change in viscosity even after 24 hours from the preparation of the mixture and enables production of an electrode having a high electrode density and excellent flexibility and is capable of giving excellent electric properties to the resulting cell. The present invention relates to an electrode mixture including a powdery electrode material; a binder; and an organic solvent, the binder including a fluorine-containing polymer including a polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, the fluorine-containing polymer including the polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride in an amount of 80.0 to 89.0 mol % based on all the polymer units, and the organic solvent being N-methyl-2-pyrolidone and/or N,N-dimethylacetamide. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150137028 | ELECTRODE MIXTURE - The present invention aims to provide an electrode mixture which shows little change in viscosity even after 24 hours from the preparation of the mixture and enables production of an electrode having a high electrode density and excellent flexibility and is capable of giving excellent electric properties to the resulting cell. The present invention relates to an electrode mixture including a powdery electrode material; a binder; and an organic solvent, the binder including polyvinylidene fluoride and a fluorine-containing polymer including a polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, the fluorine-containing polymer including the polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride in an amount of 80.0 to 90.0 mol % based on all the polymer units, the polyvinylidene fluoride having a number average molecular weight of 150,000 to 1,400,000. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150135519 | ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE - A motor includes a driving shaft, a rotor attached to the driving shaft, and a stator having a substantially cylindrical stator core provided around the rotor, and a plurality of coils wound around the stator core in a distributed winding manner. The stator core includes three separated stator core parts aligned along a peripheral direction, and each of the coils is disposed so as not to lie astride any two of the three separated stator core parts. At least one coil end of the plurality of the coils is disposed to pass through an inner side relative to an inner peripheral surface of the stator core. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150122330 | SOLAR CELL BACKSHEET, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND SOLAR CELL PANEL - A backsheet for a solar cell module, including a substrate sheet and a cured coating film formed from a coating material that contains a curable functional group-containing fluorinated polymer and an acrylic polymer. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150121943 | INDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - There is provided an indoor unit for an air conditioning device enabling thinning of a body case. The indoor unit is an indoor unit for an air conditioning device in which a fan and an electric component box are provided inside a body case installed in a ceiling, and a control board to control electric parts including the fan is contained in this electric component box, wherein an opening for maintenance is provided in a lower surface of the electric component box, and the control board is arranged at a slant with respect to a vertical direction so that a mounting surface in the control board is arranged obliquely downward. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150118504 | SURFACE TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE OBTAINED USING SAME - A surface-treating composition including a fluorine-containing polymer which is able to form a layer having both high surface slip property and high friction durability. The surface-treating composition includes a first compound (a reactive fluorine-containing polymer which is a fluorine-containing silane polymer) and a second compound (a non-reactive fluorine-containing polymer which is a fluorine-containing oil), and the proportion of the first compound is 15 to 70% by mass with respect to the total mass of the first compound and the second compound. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150118502 | SILANE COMPOUND CONTAINING PERFLUOROPOLYETHER GROUP AND SURFACE-TREATING AGENT - The present invention provides a novel perfluoropolyether group containing silane compound wherein the compound is represented by any one of the following general formulae (1a), (1b) (2a) and (2b), has a number average molecular weight of 6×10 | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150114021 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A facing surface of a refrigerant jacket includes a contact portion which contacts a device main body, a first recessed portion which faces a first lead section and secures an insulation distance to the first lead section due to being positioned further away from a power device than the contact portion, and a second recessed portion which faces the second lead section and secures an insulation distance to the second lead section due to being positioned further away from the power device than the contact portion. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150110984 | 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. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150107194 | POLYCHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a method for producing a PCTFE film having excellent moisture resistance, good tensile elongation, and excellent formability. Provided is a method for producing a polychlcrotrifluoroethylene film, the method including step (1) of melting and molding polychlorotrifluoroethylene into a film, step (2) of maintaining the formed film at a temperature of 100° C. to 170° C., and step (3) of cooling the film to room temperature after the maintaining, wherein the temperature of the film is not allowed to be 170° C. or lower during an interval between step (1) and step (2). | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150096699 | WATER-RESISTANT/OIL-RESISTANT AGENT FOR PAPER - A water-resistant/oil-resistant agent for paper containing (I) a fluorine-containing copolymer including repeating units derived from: (a) a fluorine-containing monomer that has a fluoroalkyl group and that is represented by general formula (1): CH | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150089971 | AIR CONDITIONER - A refrigerant circuit performs a cool storage operation in which a thermal storage medium is circulated such that a refrigerant having been condensed in an air heat exchanger and passed through an auxiliary heat exchanger is evaporated in the thermal storage heat exchanger. In a thermal storage circuit during the cool storage operation of the refrigerant circuit, the thermal storage medium is circulated such that the thermal storage medium having flowed out from an outlet of a thermal storage tank sequentially passes through the auxiliary heat exchanger, a retention portion, and the thermal storage heat exchanger and flows into an inlet of the thermal storage tank. The retention portion retains crystals contained in the thermal storage medium. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150086877 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MODULE - The present invention aims to provide an electrolyte solution for forming, for example, a secondary battery having excellent oxidation resistance and high-temperature storage characteristics; an electrochemical device such as a lithium-ion secondary battery that contains the electrolyte solution; and a module that contains the electrochemical device. The present invention provides an electrolyte solution containing a solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein the solvent contains a fluorine-containing compound (A) represented by formula (1) shown below in an amount of 0.01 to 20% by mass, and a fluorine-containing compound (B) represented by formula (2) shown below in an amount of 10 to 80% by mass: | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150086876 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MODULE - The present invention aims to provide an electrolyte solution for forming, for example, a secondary battery having excellent oxidation resistance and high voltage cycle characteristics; an electrochemical device such as a lithium-ion secondary battery that contains the electrolyte solution; and a module that contains the electrochemical device. The present invention provides an electrolyte solution containing a solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein the solvent contains a fluorine-containing compound (A) represented by formula (1) shown below, and a fluorine-containing compound (B) represented by formula (2) shown below: | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150083377 | HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a plurality of principal heat exchange sections and auxiliary heat exchange sections. Each of the auxiliary heat exchange sections is in series connection to a corresponding one of the principal heat exchange sections. Of tube number ratios of the number of the flat tubes constituting each of the heat exchange sections to the number of the flat tubes constituting a corresponding one of the auxiliary heat exchange sections, the first principal heat exchange sections which is the lowermost one has the smallest tube number ratio. Consequently, discharge of liquid refrigerant from a lower portion of the first principal heat exchange section is accelerated during defrosting, thereby shortening the time required for defrosting. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150082823 | COOLER, ELECTRICAL COMPONENT UNIT, AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - A cooler is placed on a power module to cool the power module with refrigerant through a refrigerant pipe, and includes a heat transfer plate having a groove into which a cooling pipe is fitted, and a presser plate configured to press the cooling pipe against the groove. The cooler includes a hinge mechanism configured to rotatably attach the presser plate to the heat transfer plate such that the presser plate is switched between an open position at which the groove is exposed and a closed position at which the presser plate covers the groove. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150075192 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND DEFROSTING OPERATION METHOD - Temperature sensors detect an outdoor air temperature and a heat exchanger temperature of an outdoor unit, and a human detection sensor detects presence of a person in an air blowable region of each indoor unit. A control section selectively executes a first defrosting operation mode in which a defrosting operation is performed while fans of all the indoor units are stopped, and a second defrosting operation mode in which, when a frost formation amount in the heat exchanger is estimated to exceed a threshold value on the basis of the temperatures detected by the first and second temperature sensors, the indoor unit for which the human detection sensor detects no person in its air blowable region is preferentially selected, and a defrosting operation is performed while the fan of the indoor unit is forcibly operated. Such an air conditioning system and a defrosting operation method reduce time required for defrosting. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150071775 | FAN UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONER - A fan unit includes a fan case, a partition member and a centrifugal fan. The fan case has an inflow port and a blowout port. The fan case includes a unit connecting portion for connecting the heat exchange unit. The partition member partitions an inside of the fan case into an upstream side space and a downstream side space. The partition member has an opening for allowing the upstream side space and the downstream side space to communicate with each other. The centrifugal fan includes an impeller including a plurality of backward curved blades. The centrifugal fan is arranged such that the impeller is located in the downstream side space and sucks air in the upstream side space through the opening. The blowout port is located on an outer side in a radial direction of the impeller in the downstream side space. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068711 | DUCT-TYPE INDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - The duct-type indoor unit of an air conditioner includes: a casing including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, an inlet duct connection part which is formed in the first surface and to which an inlet duct is connected, and an outlet duct connection part which is formed in the second surface and to which an outlet duct is connected; a partition member partitioning interior of the casing into a first space on an inlet side and a second space on an outlet side, the partitioning member having an opening communicating the first space with the second space; a heat exchanger arranged inside the first space; and a centrifugal fan having an impeller with backward curved blades, the impeller being positioned inside the second space to suck in air in the first space through the opening. The impeller has a rotating shaft parallel to the first surface. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068245 | AIR CONDITIONER - Condensation occurs on an indoor fan. In an air conditioner of the present invention, an indoor heat exchanger includes an auxiliary heat exchanger | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068238 | AIR CONDITIONER - When a fully-closable expansion valve is used, there is a possibility that the expansion valve is fully closed thereby to block a refrigerant circuit. In an air conditioner | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068237 | AIR CONDITIONER - Dehumidification cannot be performed when a load decreases. In an air conditioner of the present invention, an indoor heat exchanger includes an auxiliary heat exchanger | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068236 | AIR CONDITIONER - COP deteriorates when a dehumidification operation is executed. In an air conditioner of the present invention, an indoor heat exchanger includes an auxiliary heat exchanger | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150065624 | AQUEOUS FLUOROPOLYMER DISPERSION - The present invention aims to provide an aqueous dispersion that contains particles of a fluoropolymer at high concentrations and has a less variable pH, and in which aggregates are less likely to be generated even after the aqueous dispersion has been stored for a long time. The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion, including: particles of a fluoropolymer having an average primary particle size of 0.1 to 0.5 μm in an amount of 50 to 70% by mass; a nonionic surfactant in an amount of 2 to 10% by mass based on the amount of the fluoropolymer; and ammonium lauryl sulfate in an amount of 0.0001 to 1% by mass based on the amount of the fluoropolymer, wherein an amount of a fluorine-containing anionic surfactant is less than 10 ppm. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150064909 | RESIN MOLD MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR IMPRINTING - Provided are: a resin mold material and a resin replica mold material composition for imprinting having a superior mold releasability; a resin mold and a resin replica mold resulting from containing the material composition; and a method for producing them. The resin mold material or resin replica mold material composition for imprinting contains 100 parts by weight of a mold resin or replica mold resin for imprinting and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a curable fluoropolymer (A). Preferably, the fluoropolymer (A) has a weight-average molecular weight of 3,000 to 20,000 and results from including as repeating units (a1) an α-position substituted acrylate having a fluoroalkyl group having 4 to 6 carbon atoms and (a2) and 5 to 120 parts by weight of a high-softening-point monomer exhibiting a glass transition point or softening point of at least 50° C. in the homopolymer state. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150060029 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER - A limiter is connected to an accumulator leg near a first header collection pipe in an outdoor unit. The limiter extends from the accumulator leg toward the first header collection pipe to limit movement of the first header collection pipe. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150057473 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE - Provided is a process for preparing 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, wherein at least one chlorine-containing compound selected from the group consisting of chloropropane represented by formula (1): CX | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150047973 | ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE AND TEMPERATURE-ADJUSTING WATER-SUPPLYING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME - An electrolysis device removes a scale component contained in water that is fed to a water heat exchanger. The electrolysis device has a container having a water inlet port and a water outlet port; a plurality of electrodes provided inside the container; and agitation means for agitating water, between adjacent electrodes, that flows from the water inlet port towards the water outlet port. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150047381 | CONTAINER REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A container refrigeration device includes: a fan controller which reduces a rotation speed of an inside fan when a temperature inside a container is stabilized; and a rotation speed controller which reduces an operational rotation speed N of a compressor such that the temperature inside the container becomes equal to a target temperature as the fan controller reduces the rotation speed of the inside fan. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150041473 | AUTOMOTIVE FILLER CAP - The object of the present invention is to provide an automotive filler cap with excellent low adhesion property. The present invention relates to an automotive filler cap configured to be attached to a filler opening of an automobile, the automotive filler cap including a gasket configured to seal the filler opening by being pressed against the filler opening, the gasket being made of a composition that contains a fluororubber and a fluororesin, the fluororesin being precipitated on the surface of the gasket, the fluororesin comprising a copolymer that contains a polymerized unit based on tetrafluoroethylene and a polymerized unit based on hexafluoropropylene. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150040766 | HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS - In the present invention, liquid absorbent is cooled or heated during off-peak hours of electricity demand to prevent the margin between electricity supply and demand from being tightened. A humidity control apparatus switches an absorbent circuit between a regenerated position in which a regeneration circuit is formed, and a humidity-controlled position in which a humidity control circuit is formed. In the regeneration circuit, during a period during which humidity control operation is stopped, outlet and inlet ends of a regeneration passage communicate with each other, and liquid absorbent circulates within the regeneration passage. In the humidity control circuit, during the humidity control operation, a humidity control passage and the regeneration passage communicate with each other, and liquid absorbent circulates between the humidity control passage and the regeneration passage. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150031822 | FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION - A fluororubber composition which includes a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B). The fluororubber (A) is a vinylidene fluoride-based fluororubber including a structural unit (VdF unit) derived from vinylidene fluoride and a structural unit derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of hexafluoropropylene (HFP), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro propylene, and perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) (PAVE). The molar ratio of the VdF unit to the structural unit derived from at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of HFP, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro propylene, and PAVE is 50/50 to 78/22. The fluororubber composition has a difference δG′ (G′ (1%)-G′ (100%)) of not lower than 120 kPa and not higher than 3,000 kPa, where G′ (1%) denotes a modulus of shearing elasticity at a dynamic strain of 1%, G′ (100%) denotes a modulus of shearing elasticity at a dynamic strain of 100%, and G′ (1%) and G′ (100%) are determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150030857 | COMPOSITE PARTICLES, COATING POWDER, COATING FILM, LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE PARTICLES - An object of the present invention is to provide a particulate composite which is free from fluorosurfactants having a high environmental impact, and can form a coating film that has excellent adhesion to a substrate and is uniformly adhered to the substrate even if containing a small amount of an adhesive component. The particulate composite of the present invention contains: a fluoropolymer; an adhesive polymer; and less than 0.1 ppm of a fluorosurfactant. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150027680 | HUMIDITY CONTROLLER - An on-off valve and a bypass pipe which bypasses the on-off valve are connected to an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe of a humidity control circuit. A pressure-reducing valve is connected to the bypass pipe. Before switching a four-way valve, a degree of opening of the pressure-reducing valve is reduced to reduce a pressure difference between high and low pressure in the humidity control circuit. After that, the on-off valve is closed for pressure equalization between the high and low pressure in the humidity control circuit. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150027672 | HEAT EXCHANGER - In a heat exchanger, each of flat tubes ( | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150021261 | POROUS POLYMER MEMBRANE - An object of the present invention is to provide porous polymer membranes with good water permeability and good hydrophilicity. The present invention relates to a porous polymer membrane including a copolymer (A) containing vinyl alcohol units and tetrafluoroethylene units, wherein an alternating ratio of the vinyl alcohol units and the tetrafluoroethylene units is at least 30%. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150018586 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MIXTURE OF FLUOROALKYL IODIDES - The present invention provides a novel method for producing a mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides with high production efficiency, the method enabling the production of a desired fluoroalkyl iodide with high selectivity. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a mixture of fluoroalkyl iodides represented by formula (I): | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150017532 | BINDER, CATHODE MIXTURE AND ANODE MIXTURE - A binder, including a fluoropolymer, the fluoropolymer including a polymerization unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymerization unit based on a monomer having an amide group represented by —CO—NRR′ (R and R′ are the same as or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group optionally having a substituent group) or an amide bond represented by —CO—NR″— (R″ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group optionally having a substituent group, or a phenyl group optionally having a substituent group) and having a solution viscosity of 10 to 20,000 mPa·s. Also disclosed is a positive electrode mixture and a negative electrode mixture containing the binder, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a lithium ion secondary cell. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150017364 | FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION - A fluororubber composition including a fluororubber having an iodine content of 10 to 90 mol % for the total mole of the polymer end groups and a carbon black (B), wherein a difference (δG′), represented by G′(1%)-G′(100%), is not lower than 120 kPa and not higher than 3,000 kPa, where G′(1%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 1% under an uncrosslinked state and G′(100%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 100% under an uncrosslinked state, and G′(1%) and G′(100%) are determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test with a rubber process analyzer (RPA) in a condition that the measurement frequency is 1 Hz and the measurement temperature is 100° C. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150014941 | OIL SEAL FOR AUTOMOBILE - An oil seal for automobiles including an elastic component having a seal lip portion. The elastic component consists of a composition containing fluororubber and fluororesin. The seal lip portion has protrusions at least on the surface thereof. The protrusions substantially consist of the fluororesin contained in the composition. The fluororesin is a copolymer containing a polymerized unit based on tetrafluoroethylene and a polymerized unit based on hexafluoropropylene. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20140378616 | CROSSLINKABLE FLUORINE RUBBER COMPOSITION, FLUORINE RUBBER MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A crosslinkable fluororubber composition containing: a fluororubber (A); and a fluororesin (B), wherein the fluororesin (B) is a copolymer (B1) consisting of tetrafluoroethylene units (a) and hexafluoropropylene units (b) or a copolymer (B2) containing tetrafluoroethylene units (a), hexafluoropropylene units (b), and polymerized units (c) derived from a monomer copolymerizable with tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene, the copolymer (B1) satisfies the condition that the ratio (a)/(b) is (80.0 to 87.3)/(12.7 to 20.0) on a molar basis, and the copolymer (B2) satisfies the condition that the ratio (a)/(b) is (80.0 to 90.0)/(10.0 to 20.0) on a molar basis, and the ratio (c)/{(a)+(b)} is (0.1 to 10.0)/(90.0 to 99.9) on a molar basis. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140374929 | HUMIDITY CONTROL MODULE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS - A humidity control module, in which liquid absorbent exchanges air and moisture, reduces a temperature change in the liquid absorbent. A humidity control module includes a partition member and a heat transfer member. The partition member separates an air passage from an absorbent passage. The partition member is wholly or partially formed by a moisture permeable membrane. The liquid absorbent flowing through the absorbent passage exchanges the moisture with the air flowing through the air passage via the moisture permeable membrane. The heat transfer member is provided in the absorbent passage and surrounded by the liquid absorbent. A heat medium flowing through the heat transfer member exchanges heat with the liquid absorbent flowing through the absorbent passage. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140354198 | ACTUATOR CONTROL DEVICE - An actuator control device includes an upper-level control unit that sets an upper-level target value of a predetermined control factor relating to driving an actuator, a lower level control unit, and an intermediate control unit. The lower-level control unit has a command input element that receives an input of the upper-level target value and outputs a lower-level target value of the predetermined control factor, an actuator control element that receives an input of the lower-level target value and controls the actuator, and a tracking element that causes an actual value of the predetermined control factor in the actuator to track the lower-level target value. The intermediate control unit causes the actual value of the predetermined control factor in the actuator to track the upper-level target value. The upper-level target value is inputted into the command input element of the lower-level control unit via the intermediate control unit. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140353143 | HEAT PUMP HOT-WATER SUPPLY DEVICE - A heat pump hot-water supply device includes: a tank; a refrigerant circuit having a water heat exchanger; water conduits; an electrolysis device having an electrode pair provided in a water channel upstream of the water heat exchanger, in a flow channel of water that includes the water conduits; and a control unit that executes a reversal initial operation of reversing the polarity of the electrode pair in the electrolysis device, and discharging, at a position upstream of the water heat exchanger, water that is treated in the electrolysis device during a period after polarity reversal until a predetermined condition is satisfied. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140352342 | ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONING ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING SAME - A rooftop air conditioning assembly ( | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140346707 | ACRYLIC RUBBER COMPOSITION, ACRYLIC RUBBER MOLDED PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention aims to provide an acrylic rubber composition capable of giving an acrylic rubber molded product good in low-friction properties and non-sticking properties. The present invention relates to an acrylic rubber composition containing an acrylic rubber (A) and a fluororesin (B), the fluororesin (B) being a perfluororesin. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140336333 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE - A resin composition including an aromatic polyether ketone resin (I), and a fluororesin (II), the fluororesin (II) being a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroethylenic unsaturated compound represented by the following formula (1): | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140336315 | DRIPPING INHIBITOR AND RESIN COMPOUND - Provided is a dripping inhibitor excellent in handling characteristics. The present invention provides a dripping inhibitor including a modified polytetrafluoroethylene, the inhibitor having an average particle size of 300 to 800 μm, an apparent density of 0.40 to 0.52 g/ml, a compression ratio of 1.20 or less, an aggregate disintegration degree with 50-sec vibration of 70% or more, a cylinder extrusion pressure at a reduction ratio 1500 of 80 MPa or less, and a standard specific gravity (SSG) of 2.140 to 2.230. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140329968 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention aims to provide a resin composition capable of providing a molded article having both a low coefficient of kinetic friction and a high limiting PV value. The resin composition of the present invention includes an aromatic polyether ketone resin (I) and a fluororesin (II). The fluororesin (II) is a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroethylenic unsaturated compound represented by the following formula (1): | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140329952 | 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 | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140329087 | INSULATED WIRE - The present invention aims to provide and insulated wire having an insulation layer which is excellent in insulation properties and has a low dielectric constant. The insulated wire of the present invention includes a conductor (A) and an insulation layer (B) formed around the periphery of the conductor (A). The insulation layer (B) is formed from a resin composition containing an aromatic polyether ketone resin (I) and a fluororesin (II). The fluororesin (II) is a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and a perfluoroethylenic unsaturated compound represented by the following formula (1): | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140326437 | OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - An outdoor unit for an air conditioning device includes an outdoor unit main body, a heat exchanger, a fan provided in an upper part of the outdoor unit main body, the fan blowing out the air taken in from a side surface of the outdoor unit main body upward, a ventilating member surrounding an outer circumference of the fan and forming a blow-out port, and an electric component unit accommodated in the outdoor unit main body and arranged in an opening portion between one side end portion and the other side end portion of the heat exchanger, wherein the electric component unit is provided so as to cross over a lower end of the ventilating member in the up and down direction, and on the upper side than the lower end of the ventilating member, the electric component unit is arranged on the horizontally outer side than the ventilating member. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140326122 | CUTTER - A cutter prevents movement of a harness being cut. The cutter includes: a first cylindrical member and a second cylindrical member whose axial ends face each other, with a predetermined distance therebetween, and sandwich the harness in the axial direction; and a blade accommodated in the first cylindrical member to be slidable in the axial direction and including a cutting portion on a front side and a pusher on a back side. The first cylindrical member includes a back side tapered portion and a front side tapered portion at which an inner diameter of the first cylindrical member on an inner surface where the pusher slides is gradually reduced from a back side to a front side. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140318617 | BACKSHEET FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE, LAMINATE, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - An object of the present invention is to provide a backsheet, laminate, and solar cell module that can prevent the infiltration of water through a region of adhesion with the junction box. The present invention is a backsheet for a solar cell module, the backsheet having a water-impermeable sheet and a coating film formed on at least one side of the water-impermeable sheet, wherein the coating film is formed from a coating material containing a curable functional group-containing fluorinated polymer; a first surface treatment layer is formed on the coating film at least on a surface on an opposite side to the water-impermeable sheet; and the wetting index of the first surface treatment layer is at least 40 dyn/cm. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140311179 | REFRIGERANT PASSAGE CHANGE-OVER VALVE AND AIR CONDITIONER USING THE SAME - A valve case ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140290743 | COATING MATERIAL, COATING FILM, BACKSHEET FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE - An object of the present invention is to provide a coating material that can form a coating film that has an excellent adherence for sealants in solar cell modules as well as an excellent resistance to blocking. Further objects are to provide this coating film, a solar cell module backsheet that has this coating film, and a solar cell module that has this coating film. The present invention relates to a coating material that contains a curable functional group-containing fluorinated polymer and a polyisocyanate compound derived from at least one isocyanate selected from the group consisting of xylylene diisocyanate and bis(isocyanatomethyl)cyclohexane. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140288226 | FLUORORUBBER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention provides a method for producing a fluororubber composition that is able to give a crosslinked article that exhibits not only heat resistance, but also excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. A method for producing a fluororubber composition includes: a step (1-1) of mixing a fluororubber (A) and a carbon black (B) by means of an internal mixer until the maximum temperature reaches 80 to 220° C. so as to obtain an intermediate composition; a step (1-2) of cooling the intermediate composition to a temperature of less than 50° C.; and a step (2-1) of mixing the cooled intermediate composition until the maximum temperature reaches not lower than 10° C. but lower than 80° C. so as to obtain a fluororubber composition. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140275654 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CHLORINE-CONTAINING FLUOROCARBON COMPOUND - The present invention provides a process for preparing at least one chlorine-containing fluorocarbon compound selected from the group consisting of chlorine-containing fluoropropane compounds represented by Formula (1): CF | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263765 | OUTDOOR UNIT FOR AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - A spray nozzle of an outdoor unit is provided with: an air guide portion through which air flows; a water guide portion through which water flows and which causes the air flowing through the air guide portion to flow into water to form water containing a large number of bubbles; and a spray portion that is located downstream of the water guide portion in a direction of water flow and sprays, to the outside, the water containing a large number of bubbles which is formed in the water guide portion. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140260388 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE - A refrigerating apparatus includes a centrifugal compressor, suction and discharge capacity control mechanisms that control capacity of the compressor by changing opening degrees of the suction and discharge capacity control mechanisms, and a controller that compares a compressor-specific surge curve with an isentropic head to perform rotational speed control of the compressor, rotational speed adjustment control of the compressor in order to avoid surge, and emergency shutdown control of the compressor upon detection of surge. The compressor-specific surge curve is stored in the controller in advance, and is defined by an actual rotational speed of the compressor and opening degrees of the suction and discharge capacity control mechanisms. The isentropic head is calculated based on a suction pressure, a discharge pressure, and a suction temperature during operation. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140260385 | REFRIGERATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATING MACHINE - A refrigerating apparatus includes a centrifugal compressor, a capacity control mechanism that controls a capacity of the compressor by changing an opening degree of the capacity control mechanism, an expansion mechanism that reduces a pressure of a refrigerant, and a controller. The controller calculates an opening degree of the expansion mechanism using compressor capacity as one of a plurality of indices of change in load. The compressor capacity is obtained from a current rotation number of the compressor, an opening degree of the capacity control mechanism, and a divergence rate of a current operation head from a surge region. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140260234 | HYDRAULIC UNIT - An oil-hydraulic unit includes a power module generating heat when energized. The power module is provided on the bottom surface of a recess facing hydraulic oil in a tank. Thus, the power module is cooled by the hydraulic oil in the tank. This reduces the difference in temperature between the power module and the hydraulic oil in the tank. In the oil-hydraulic unit, the temperature sensor detects the temperature of the power module. The oil temperature in the tank is estimated based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140250936 | HEAT EXCHANGE UNIT AND REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A heat exchange unit includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger and a water guiding member. The first heat exchanger has a first heat exchange part exchanging heat between a refrigerant flowing in an interior and air passing an exterior. The second heat exchanger has a second heat exchange part disposed below the first heat exchange part and exchanging heat between the refrigerant flowing in an interior and air passing an exterior. The second heat exchanger is integrated with the first heat exchanger. The water guiding member is disposed between the first heat exchange part and the second heat exchange part and guides condensation water generated on the first heat exchange part to the second heat exchange part. The heat exchange unit is preferably part of a refrigeration device that has a two element compression mechanism, an intermediate refrigerant pipe, and a switching mechanism. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140248706 | 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. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140248496 | LAMINATE - A laminate including: a rubber layer (A); and a fluororesin layer (B) laminated on the rubber layer (A), the rubber layer (A) being formed of a rubber composition for vulcanization containing: at least one unvulcanized rubber (a1) selected from acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber and its hydride, styrene-butadiene rubber, chloroprene rubber, butadiene rubber, natural rubber, isoprene rubber, ethylene-propylene-termonomer-copolymer rubber, silicone rubber, butyl rubber, and acrylic rubber; at least one compound (a2) selected from 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene salts, 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-non-5-ene salts, 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene, and 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-non-5-ene; at least one compound (a3) selected from dithiocarbamic acid copper salts, aldehyde-amine compounds, and metal hydrates; magnesium oxide (a4); and silica (a5), the fluororesin layer (B) being formed of a fluoropolymer composition containing a fluoropolymer (b1) having a copolymer unit derived from chlorotrifluoroethylene. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140242475 | BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE - An object of the present invention is to provide a battery having excellent durability at high temperature and high voltage. The present invention is a battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the non-aqueous electrolyte contains (i) a compound represented by the general formula (1): | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140234198 | ETCHING METHOD AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SURFACE PROCESSING ON SOLID MATERIAL FOR SOLAR CELL - Provided is an etching method including: (1) bringing a material containing at least one organic compound having an N—F bond into contact with the surface of a solid material; and (2) a step of heating the solid material; whereby etching can be performed safely and in a simple manner, at a higher etching rate, without the use of a high-environmental-load gas that causes global warming or highly reactive and toxic fluorine gas or hydrofluoric acid. The etching method may further include: (3) a step of exposing the solid material to light from the side of the material containing at least one organic compound having an N—F bond; and (4) a step of removing the material containing at least one organic compound having an N—F bond together with the residue remained between said material and the solid material. In particular, performing heating at a high temperature and applying light irradiation make it possible to form inverted pyramid-shaped recesses that are suitable for applying light-trapping and/or anti-reflection processing to the surface of the solid material for a solar cell. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140234147 | COMPRESSOR - A rotary compressor includes a drive mechanism having a drive shaft with an eccentric part, and a compression mechanism. The compression mechanism includes a tubular cylinder covering an outer periphery of the eccentric part, a piston arranged inside the cylinder and fitted onto the eccentric part, an upper end plate closing an upper end of the cylinder, and a lower end plate closing a lower end of the cylinder. A lower end surface of the eccentric part defines a thrust bearing surface slidably contacting an upper end surface of the lower end plate. The drive shaft has an oil path with lubrication oil circulating through the oil path. The eccentric part has a circumferentially extending pressure reduction groove opening at part of the thrust bearing surface close to an inner circumferential side to reduce a pressure of the lubrication oil supplied from the oil path to the pressure reduction groove. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140234139 | MAGNETIC BEARING AND COMPRESSOR USING THE SAME - A stator is provided which exerts a combined electromagnetic force of a plurality of electromagnets on a drive shaft having a fluctuating load. A controller is provided which controls a current difference between a first coil current passed through a coil of the electromagnet generating an electromagnetic force in a direction opposite to that of the load and a second coil current passed through a coil of the electromagnet generating an electromagnetic force in the same direction as that of the load to perform a position control on the drive shaft. The controller adjusts the second coil current to reduce an average value of the second coil current. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140233276 | POWER CONVERTER CONTROL METHOD - When an AC voltage is outputted to an inductive load, pulsation of an effective power caused by an odd number-th order harmonic component of a current flowing in this load is reduced. A modulation factor k of an inverter | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140232309 | POWER CONVERTER - In a power converter, vibration and noise of a motor due to pulsation of a direct current link voltage are reduced. An inverter circuit is provided, which is configured to convert a direct current link voltage having a pulsating component to an alternating current to output the alternating current to a permanent magnet synchronous motor. A controller is provided, which is configured to control the inverter circuit by vector control and which, in a control state in which fundamental voltage vectors do not include a zero vector (voltage vector for which a motor terminal voltage is zero), performs such control that the phase of a resultant voltage vector of a d-axis voltage vector and a q-axis voltage vector of the permanent magnet synchronous motor varies depending on pulsation. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140230480 | HUMIDITY CONTROL APPARATUS - A humidity control apparatus performs a humidification operation in which outdoor air is supplied to the inside of a room through a moisture-desorption adsorption heat exchanger serving as a condenser and room air is discharged to the outside through a moisture-absorption adsorption heat exchanger serving as an evaporator. The humidity control apparatus includes a preheat heat exchanger which, in the humidification operation, is positioned upstream of the moisture-desorption adsorption heat exchanger in the flow of outdoor air in an air passage and serves as a condenser to heat outdoor air in a refrigerant circuit, and a heat-recovery heat exchanger which, in the humidification operation, is positioned downstream of the moisture-absorption adsorption heat exchanger in the flow of room air in the air passage and serves as an evaporator to recover heat from room air in the refrigerant circuit. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140230476 | REFRIGERATION DEVICE - A refrigeration device includes a radiator, an evaporator, a compressor, a heater and a control device. The radiator causes a refrigerant to radiate heat. The evaporator causes the refrigerant to evaporate. The compressor compresses the refrigerant circulating between the radiator and the evaporator. The heater heats lubricating oil in the compressor. The control device controls the heater so that an oil temperature of the lubricating oil in the compressor reaches an oil temperature target value obtained by adding a predetermined temperature to saturation temperature of the refrigerant in the compressor. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140221556 | AQUEOUS DISPERSION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention aims to provide an aqueous dispersion capable of forming a coating film that has excellent adhesion to a substrate and excellent water resistance. The aqueous dispersion of the present invention includes fluorine-containing composite polymer particles of a polymer (A) with a repeating unit of vinylidene fluoride and a polymer (B) with a repeating unit of at least one acrylic monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, acrylic acid esters, methacrylic acid, and methacrylic acid esters, the dispersion having an acid value of at least 3 mgKOH/g. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140216549 | LIGHT-CONDENSING FILM, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND TRANSFER MOLD - The present invention aims to provide a light-concentrating film capable of concentrating at least one of direct sunlight and diffuse sunlight with high efficiency; a photovoltaic module having the light-concentrating film; and a transfer mold (die) for producing the light-concentrating film. The present invention relates to a light-concentrating film including alternating fine concavo-convex structure on at least one surface, the film having a concavo-convex height (H) of 0.05 to 15 μm and a concavo-convex pitch (P) of 0.05 to 50 μm, the film concentrating at least one of direct sunlight and diffuse sunlight. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140216094 | OUTDOOR UNIT - An outdoor unit includes: a compressor, and a sound deadening material having sound deadening properties. The sound deadening material includes a first sound absorbing material made of glass fibers, a first scatter prevention member which prevents scattering of the glass fiber from one principal surface of the first sound absorbing material by covering the one principal surface, and a second scatter prevention member which prevents scattering of the glass fiber from the other the other principal surface of the first sound absorbing material by covering the other principal surface. The first scatter prevention member is a sound absorbing material made of fibers having high fiber strength than the glass fibers. The second scatter prevention member is a sound insulating material. The sound deadening material is wound around the compressor so that the first scatter prevention member faces the compressor. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140208787 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - An air conditioning system includes a refrigerant circuit including a compressor, an indoor heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, a gas-liquid separator, a second expansion valve, and an outdoor heat exchanger which are sequentially connected together to perform a two-stage expansion refrigeration cycle. The refrigerant circuit further includes: a gas injection pipe through which intermediate-pressure gas refrigerant in the gas-liquid separator flows into an intermediate port of the compressor, and a liquid-gas heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between low-pressure gas refrigerant obtained by evaporating refrigerant in the outdoor heat exchanger and travelling toward the compressor and intermediate-pressure liquid refrigerant travelling from the gas-liquid separator toward the second expansion valve. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140207304 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - Convenience of a control device for controlling an operating state of electrical equipment is enhanced. To achieve the enhanced convenience, a control device for controlling an operating state of electrical equipment includes a receiver, a tough-panel liquid crystal display, and an operation controller. The receiver receives power demand information transmitted from a broadcast station. The liquid crystal display receives user setting information indicating settings for operation of the electrical equipment. The operation controller controls the operating state of the electrical equipment in order to adjust power consumption of the electrical equipment, based on the power demand information received by the receiver and the user setting information input to the liquid crystal display. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140200310 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE DISPERSION - The present invention aims to provide a novel method for producing an aqueous dispersion containing non-melt-processable polytetrafluoroethylene particles. The present invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous dispersion containing non-melt-processable polytetrafluoroethylene particles, the method including polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium in the presence of perfluoro hexanoic acid or its salt. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140194656 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON - The present invention provides a method for purifying chlorinated hydrocarbon(s), comprising cooling a mixture containing hydrogen fluoride and at least one chlorinated hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene, 2,3-dichloro-3,3-difluoropropene, 1,2,3-trichloro-1,1-difluoropropane, and 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane to cause liquid-liquid separation of the mixture into an upper liquid phase having a high hydrogen fluoride concentration and a lower liquid phase having a high chlorinated hydrocarbon concentration, and a method for purifying a chlorinated hydrocarbon, comprising subjecting the lower liquid phase obtained by the liquid-liquid separation to a distillation operation. According to the present invention, a chlorinated hydrocarbon can be purified by separating and removing hydrogen fluoride from a chlorinated hydrocarbon-hydrogen fluoride mixture under simple and economically advantageous conditions. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140190196 | AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioner includes a printed circuit board to which a power device is attached; and a refrigerant jacket which is connected to the power device, and through which refrigerant used for a refrigeration cycle flows. The printed circuit board is accommodated in a switch box. The refrigerant jacket is fixed to the switch box through a heat transfer plate, and the refrigerant jacket and the printed circuit board are connected together by the switch box. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140166765 | HUMIDITY ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - When a humidity adjustment device starts up, an outside air temperature To and an room air temperature Tr are compared to determine which air temperature is higher. By mutually changing the flow of the outside air and the flow of the room air by means of an air circulation switching device, the air having the higher temperature of the outside air and the room air is circulated to a heat exchanger that operates as an evaporator. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140165517 | FILTER MEDIUM FOR AIR FILTER, AIR FILTER UNIT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILTER MEDIUM FOR AIR FILTER - A filter medium for an air filter unit for collecting dust from an airflow includes a pre-collection layer, a principal collection layer and an air-permeable cover layer. The pre-collection layer collects a part of the dust in the air flow. The principal collection layer includes a porous polytetrafluoroethylene film. The principal collection layer is positioned on a downstream side of the air flow relative to the pre-collection layer to collect dust that passes through the pre-collection layer. The air-permeable cover layer is positioned as an outermost surface layer of the filter medium on an upstream side of the air flow to allow dust in the air flow to pass through. The air-permeable cover layer is configured to suppress deformation of a surface of the filter medium caused by pressing force from an outside. Preferably, an air filter unit includes the filter medium in a zigzag shape. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140163159 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER POWDER, FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER POWDER - The present invention aims to provide a fluorine-containing polymer powder that is environmentally less harmful and forms a sufficiently smooth film without impairing the properties of the fluorine-containing polymers. The present invention relates to a fluorine-containing polymer powder including a fluorine-containing polymer prepared by suspension polymerization, which contains less than 0.1 ppm of a fluorine-containing surfactant and has an average particle size of not less than 1 μm and less than 100 μm and a bulk density of 0.90 to 1.50 g/cm | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140163158 | DIAPHRAGM - A diaphragm including a cross-linked fluororubber layer obtained 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 400 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%, static tension under a constant static load condition for measuring strain distribution: 157 cN, and frequency: 10 Hz. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140150482 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - According to the present disclosure, in a container refrigeration apparatus configured to cool the inside of a container, the accuracy of determination of occurrence of a lock abnormality and a connection abnormality of a motor is increased, and erroneous detection of the motor abnormalities is reduced or prevented. The container refrigeration apparatus of the present disclosure includes an abnormality determinator configured to compare a value for current flowing through an in-compartment motor with a preset current threshold to determine occurrence of the motor abnormalities of the in-compartment motor, and a threshold changer configured to change the current threshold of the abnormality determinator in accordance with a supply voltage for each supply frequency of a power supply configured to supply power to the in-compartment motor. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140142222 | 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. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140142209 | FLUOROPOLYMER, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FLUOROPOLYMER, AND POROUS POLYMER FILM - A fluoropolymer including a vinylidene fluoride unit, a tetrafluoroethylene unit, and a unit represented by the following formula ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140138304 | POROUS POLYMER FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POROUS POLYMER FILM - The present invention aims to provide a porous polymer membrane that is excellent not only in water permeability and alkali resistance but also in mechanical strength. The porous polymer membrane of the present invention includes a fluoropolymer (A) that includes a vinylidene fluoride unit and a tetrafluoroethylene unit. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140138073 | REFRIGERANT PIPE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A refrigerant pipe attachment structure is provided, in which it can be ensured that a refrigerant pipe is held and thermal resistance between the refrigerant pipe and a heat transfer member can be sufficiently reduced. A heat transfer member formed with an elongated groove into which a refrigerant pipe is fitted and thermally contacting a cooling target is provided. An elastic member formed in an elongated plate shape extending along an extension direction of the refrigerant pipe and including a pipe-facing part facing the refrigerant pipe is provided. A pressing mechanism configured to press the elastic member toward the heat transfer member is provided. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140135571 | ENVIRONMENT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, ENVIRONMENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AIR CONDITIONER, AND REMOTE CONTROLLER - An environment adjustment method mainly includes changing a color tone and lowering ambient temperature. The color tone of an image displayed or projected on a display is changed to one having a calming effect. Then, the ambient temperature is lowered after changing the color tone. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140131019 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE - An outdoor unit of an air conditioning device includes an outdoor unit main body having a square planar shape, a heat exchanger provided along a side surface of this outdoor unit main body, and a fan provided in an upper part of the outdoor unit main body, the fan for blowing out air in the outdoor unit main body upward. An opening portion capable of providing communication between an interior and an exterior of the outdoor unit main body is formed between a one side end portion and an other side end portion of the heat exchanger adjacent to each other, and in at least one of the side end portions positioned in a peripheral edge of the opening portion, a cover member for covering a heat transfer tube protruding from the side end portion is provided. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140127057 | COMPRESSOR - A compressor includes a compression mechanism, a drive shaft, a bearing, and an oil supply passage configured to supply lubrication oil to a clearance between the drive shaft and the bearing. The drive shaft includes a large-diameter shaft part supported by the bearing, and a small-diameter shaft part connected to a lower end part of the large-diameter shaft part. A sealing part is configured to reduced or prevent oil leakage from the bearing includes an oil receiving surface formed in the bearing housing so as to face a stepped surface formed at a boundary between the large-diameter shaft part and the small-diameter shaft part. A clearance is formed between the oil receiving surface and the stepped surface so as to surround an outer periphery of the small-diameter shaft part. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140124175 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF REFRIGERATING APPARATUS - An outdoor unit includes a casing having a side surface formed with an inlet port; an outdoor fan arranged above the inlet port in the casing and configured to upwardly blow air; and an outdoor heat exchanger arranged so as to face the inlet port. The outdoor fan includes a fan and a bell mouth provided so as to surround the outer periphery of the fan, and an electric component unit positioned at the periphery of the bell mouth is arranged in the casing. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140102131 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - In an outdoor unit, first through third intermediate heat exchangers and an outdoor heat exchanger are disposed to stand along an air inlet of an outdoor casing, and the outdoor heat exchanger is located above the first through third intermediate heat exchangers. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140096553 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - The refrigeration apparatus includes a controller. The controller performs normal operation control for controlling drive of the exterior fan and the compressor in order to bring the interior temperature to a target temperature, dehumidification control in which the interior humidity is adjusted to a predetermined target range of the high-humidity region, and power-saving control which is implemented by the control of drive of the exterior fan and the compressor such that a change in the interior temperature is kept within a temperature range based on the target temperature. The controller switches from the dehumidification control to the power-saving control in the case where the interior humidity has become a lower limit value of the target range of the high-humidity region or less. | 04-10-2014 |
