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A first split-bracket is joined to a first tube-shaped frame by lazar welding. A second split-bracket is joined to an end portion of a second tube-shaped frame by the lazar wielding. The second tube-shaped frame equipped with the second split-bracket is assembled to the first tube-shaped frame equipped with the first split-bracket. A second flange of the first split-bracket and a second flange of the second split-bracket are joined temporarily by spot welding. The second flange of the first split-bracket and the second flange of the second split-bracket are joined by continuous welding with lazar welding. Accordingly, the tube-shaped frames can be connected properly without forming any hole at a wall of the tube-shaped frame, ensuring the rigidity of the connection portion of the tube-shaped frames.

A strength member, for vehicle use, extending in the vehicle width direction inside an instrument panel of a vehicle has a reinforcing bar in which a closed space is formed, and the reinforcing bar has a driver's seat side region, a central region and an assistant driver's seat side region, the reinforcing bar being composed of a metallic member arranged in the driver's seat side region and a resin member or a resin and metallic member arranged in the central region and the assistant driver's seat side region.

Electrode placement and connection systems are described which allow for the electrical connection and maintenance of one or more electrodes positioned on a substrate which is subjected to a variety of mechanical stresses. Such a system may include an imaging hood having an aperture through which transparent fluid is flowed and one or more electrodes positioned along or about the hood. As the hood is configured between a low-profile and opened configuration, these electrodes may remain electrically coupled despite the mechanical stresses subjected to the electrodes and the connections thereto.

A vehicle body front structure is disclosed in which a cooling system component is provided to an upper beam and a lower beam of a front bulkhead. A vehicle body front structure comprises a left top support mechanism provided to the upper beam and a left bottom support mechanism provided to the upper beam. The left top support mechanism supports a left top part of the cooling system component, and supports the left top part of the cooling system component so as to allow the left top part to move toward the rear of the vehicle body. The left bottom support mechanism supports a left bottom part of the cooling system component, and supports the left bottom part of the cooling system component so as to allow the left bottom part to move toward the rear of the vehicle body.

A shaft 17 defines a front end portion 17a having a larger diameter and an opposite tail end portion 17b having a smaller diameter, the shaft 17 being rotatably supported by the housing 13 through a radial bearing 19 and a pair of angular ball bearings 21 at the front side large diameter portion 17a and the small diameter portion 17b, respectively.

A rear door that is provided in an openable and closable manner at a vehicle body rear portion, the rear door having: a frame portion that forms along an external edge of the rear door, a door windshield panel that is provided in the frame portion, and a lateral beam that spans between both lower end corner portions of the windshield panel, wherein at coupling portions of the frame portion and the lateral beam, the frame portion and the lateral beam each have a closed sectional structure, and the closed sections of the frame portion and the lateral beam are continuous.

A method for repairing a honeycomb core sandwich structural body according to the present invention is a method in which a damaged portion that is formed in a honeycomb core sandwich structural body where a honeycomb structured core is held between a first outer skin and a second outer skin and that reaches the core through the first outer skin is repaired, the method including: a repair material mounting step of mounting a repair material on the damaged portion, the repair material including a patch that covers an opening of the damaged portion, and one or a plurality of braces that support the patch; a patch bonding step of bonding the patch to the first outer skin; and a brace bonding step of bonding the brace to the second outer skin or the core.

The pad clip 14d is arranged between pins 12, 12 made to bridge an outer body portion and an inner body portion constituting a caliper and the two pads 10b, 11b. An engaging plate portion 27 is engaged with the respective pins 12, 12 without play. Press pieces 28, 28 formed by folding to bend both end portions in a rotational direction of the engaging plate portion in directions in which the more proximate to the two pads 10b, 11b, the more directed to an outer side in a radial direction are brought into elastic contact with outer peripheral edges of both end portions in a rotational direction of pressure plates 13b, 13b of the two pads 10b, 11b. Thereby, amounts of projecting portions in correspondence with the respective press pieces 28, 28 in a state of a material plate before being folded to bend from the engaging plate portion 27 can be restrained.

A vehicle seat is provided with a pair of left and right seatback side frames comprising a seatback frame. The seatback frame is connected to the rear end of a seat portion frame via a reclining mechanism. The vehicle seat is further provided with a torsion bar that is an elastic body between the reclining mechanism and the seatback frame. When the seatback frame displaces and falls forward relative to the seat portion frame, the torsion bar deforms and resists the displacement of the seatback frame. The torsion bar is arranged at the upper region of the seat occupant's pelvis.

A liquid jet head includes: a passage-forming substrate provided with at least two rows of pressure generating chambers each communicating with a nozzle orifice; and piezoelectric elements for causing pressure change in the pressure generating chambers. The piezoelectric elements are provided on one side of the passage-forming substrate with a vibration plate interposed therebetween. On a joint plate joined to the piezoelectric element side of the passage-forming substrate, driving ICs for driving the piezoelectric elements are provided in regions facing the respective rows of the pressure generating chambers. For each row of the pressure generating chambers, at least one penetrated hole, in which lead electrodes led from the piezoelectric elements are exposed, is provided in a region of the joint plate, the region corresponding to a region between the rows of the pressure generating chambers. A beam portion is formed between the adjacent penetrated holes.

A radiator mounting structure for motorcycle, in which a radiator is disposed forward of a water-cooled engine mounted on a body frame and an upper portion of the radiator is attached to the body frame, in which running-air that passes the radiator is not directed to a rider. The radiator is reliably supported so as not to be affected by heat from the engine with an increase in the number of parts avoided. A shroud for covering the radiator from behind is attached the radiator and has at an upper portion thereof attachment arm portions attached to a body frame. Attachment portions fastened to stays provided on the body frame are provided at a rear lower portion of the shroud.

A front spoiler device configured to be installed on a vehicle having a vehicle width direction, a vehicle upward direction, a vehicle downward direction, a vehicle forward direction, and vehicle rearward direction, has a front bumper, a bumper fascia that forms an outer surface of the front bumper, a spoiler supporting flange portion extending in the vehicle rearward direction from a lower end of the bumper fascia, a spoiler body extending along the lower end of the bumper fascia in the vehicle width direction, the spoiler body being provided with a vertical wall portion facing the vehicle forward direction, and two diffuser portions, each of which is connected to each lateral end of the spoiler body, each of which extends in the vehicle downward direction and in the vehicle width direction along a corner portion of each lateral end on the lower end of the bumper fascia.

A solar generator deployment device includes an assembly comprising a plurality of tape-springs supporting a windable membrane on a face of which is arranged a plurality of elements capable of converting the solar energy into electrical energy. The tape-springs and membrane are co-wound around a unique radius of curvature equal to the natural radius of curvature of folding of the tape-spring in the wound state. The tape-springs are substantially parallel and interlinked by transversal braces ensuring the rigidity of the bearing structure.

A display device includes a display portion, a front housing holding the display portion while pushing at least a part of an edge on the front side of the display portion, and a first bezel member made of metal, arranged inside the front housing.

A sealing frame for a breathing mask is provided that can be adapted to the contours of the face of a mask user in a simple manner. The sealing frame (1), includes a soft plastic material (5) with embedded metal strips (6).

The oil mist separator includes a cylinder head cover made of a resin and having a form in which the bottom face is opened; and a baffle plate made of a resin and arranged so as to block the bottom face of the cylinder head cover. An introduction port which introduces the blow-by-gas, a circumferential wall having such a form as to extend upward from the circumference of the introduction port, and an oil inflow preventive board arranged on the lower side of the introduction port are formed in the baffle plate. The circumferential wall is welded, at its upper end part, with the cylinder head cover . Also, a nozzle hole through which the blow-by gas flows is formed in the circumferential wall. A separating means (for example, collision board) which separates the oil component from the blow-by gas having passed through the nozzle hole is provided on the downstream side of the nozzle hole.

A press-formed member includes a first wall with a first thickness, a second wall with a second thickness, and a first corner portion. The first corner portion is disposed between the first and second walls, with the first corner portion having an increased thickness formed by pressure-forming such that the increased thickness of the first corner portion is larger than the first and second thicknesses of the first and second walls adjacent to the first corner portion. In a manufacturing method for the press-formed member, a preliminary body structure to be deformed is provided, and the thickness of the first corner portion of the preliminary body structure is increased by applying pressure to the preliminary body structure.

The laminated structure comprises: a plurality of thin plate members; and adhesive which bonds the plurality of thin plate members in layers, wherein: at least one of the plurality of thin plate members has at least one bonding surface to be bonded with a surface of another of the plurality of thin plate members with the adhesive; at least one groove is formed in a breadthways direction of the thin plate member on the bonding surface; and at least one of ends of the groove does not reach an edge of the thin plate member.

A method and apparatus for adding rigidity and weight to the piping used in geothermal wells for ground-source heat pumps enhances insertion of the piping into the wells. The weight used must be approved by appropriate organizations such as the DNR, NSF, and / or EPA, or similar, for contact with the ground water. Concrete and coated iron or steel are examples of such weights. A system for assembling the pipes, weight, and a tremie pipe for insertion is disclosed. The weighting system may also help maintain straightness in the geothermal piping for ease of inserting the piping into the vertical well.

A cab structure for a construction machine that includes a plurality of pole members and can ensure the rigidity of the cab structure for a construction machine is provided. The cab structure unit includes the rear-right pole member that has a length that is shorter than other pole member (rear-left pole member) and does not reach the level of a floor panel (joint panel) so that the recessed space is formed in the rear side of the cab (10). The rear-right pole member is joined to the first rear panel portion and the plate-shaped member as a reinforcement member that reinforces a part from the lower end of the rear-right pole member to the height position of the floor panel.