baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2007510082-A (JP)
IPC: F04C2/348
Filed: 2004-11-05
Abstract: The invention relates to an oscillating slide machine working on an eccentric circulatory motion, whereby the oscillation guide grooves ( 19 ) on the inner rotor ( 5 ) are provided with groove front edges ( 20 ) and groove rear edges ( 21 ) of differing heights, such that the diameter of the imaginary circle ( 17 ), connecting all groove front edges ( 20 ), is smaller than the diameter of the circle connecting all the groove rear edges ( 21 ).
Patent JP-2007511477-A (JP)
IPC: C07C255/58
Filed: 2004-10-22
Abstract: A method for the preparation of citalopram and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts is described; it's obtained starting from 5-cyanophthalide by reaction with a mixture of 4-fluorophenyl magnesium bromide and 3-dimethylaminopropyl magnesium chloride. The intermediate obtained is showed here-below: <CHEM> wherein X is an halogen, preferably chlorine or bromine, which is cyclized without any isolation.
Patent JP-2007510503-A (JP)
Title: 注射器のための安全デバイス
IPC: A61M5/32
Filed: 2004-10-21
Abstract: 医用デバイスは、薬剤を患者に送達するため、注射器アセンブリ（２）とシールドシステムとを含む。注射器アセンブリは、薬剤リザーバを区画形成するバレル（１０）と、そのバレルに連結され、そしてリザーバ（１３）と流体連通状態の針カニューレ（１８）と、リザーバ内に位置付けられたストッパー（１４）およびリザーバ内でプランジャを動かすための親指パッド（１５）を有するプランジャ（１２）とを含む。シールドシステムは、バレルの前方端部に連結された第１シールド（２７）と、針カニューレ先端部から配置された第１位置から、針カニューレ先端部をカバーする第２位置まで可動の第２シールド（２２）とを有する。保持デバイス（３２、２６）によって制御される付勢部材（１６）は、保持デバイスを解放する位置へのストッパーの動きに基づいて、第２位置まで、第２シールドを付勢する。
Patent JP-2007512375-A (JP)
Title: カルベジロール遊離塩基、カルベジロール塩、無水形態またはその溶媒和物、対応する医薬組成物、制御放出処方および治療またはデリバリー方法
IPC: A61K/
Filed: 2004-11-24
Abstract: 本発明は、溶解度を増強したカルベジロール遊離塩基またはカルベジロール塩、その溶媒和物または無水形態を含む制御放出性処方であって； 経口投与後に、摂取の１〜４時間内に第１の血漿濃度ピークレベルを、摂取後の５〜１０時間内に第２の血漿濃度ピークレベルを有する実質的に二相性血漿特性を示す制御放出性処方に関する。
Patent JP-2007514095-A (JP)
Title: 直接に制御された噴射弁部材を備えた燃料インジェクタ
IPC: F02M47/02
Filed: 2004-11-16
Abstract: 本発明は、噴射弁部材（２０）を直接に操作するピエゾアクチュエータ（２）を備えた燃料インジェクタ（１）に関するものであって、ピエゾアクチュエータ（２）が、増圧ピストン（１５）に作用するようになっており、該増圧ピストン（１５）の端面（１８）が、噴射弁部材（２０）を操作するためにハイドロリック的なカップリング室（１９）を負荷しており、前記ピエゾアクチュエータ（２）が、インジェクタハウジング（２７）に設けられた中空室（４）内に収容されており、該中空室（４）が、高い圧力下にある燃料容積（５）で充てんされている形式のものにおいて、アクチュエータベース領域（６）のシール縁部（９）の直径（１７）（ｄ ２ ）が、前記増圧ピストン（１５）の直径（１６）（ｄ １ ）に相当していることを特徴とする、噴射弁部材（２０）を直接に操作するピエゾアクチュエータ（２）を備えた燃料インジェクタ（１）。
Patent JP-2007516079-A (JP)
Title: 高分子材料の塗膜層を基板に設ける方法及びデバイス
IPC: B05D1/02
Filed: 2004-11-19
Abstract: 高分子材料の塗膜層（１３）を基板（１０）に設ける方法は、ａ）微粉高分子材料（２）が流体（３）中に懸濁（１）されるステップと、ｂ）前記流体（３）が加圧（５）されるステップと、ｃ）前記加圧された懸濁液が前記基板（１０）に噴出（１６）されて前記塗膜層（１３）を形成するステップと、ｄ）ステップａ）〜ｃ）のいずれか１つの間、前記高分子材料が軟化温度より上の温度に加熱（４、６、１１）されるステップと、を備える。
Patent JP-2007527282-A (JP)
Title: 既存のトイレットペーパーのロールの形状をした、湿潤紙及び乾燥紙を別々に小出しするディスペンサー
IPC: B65H1/00
Filed: 2005-02-14
Abstract: 湿潤紙及び乾燥紙用のディスペンサーは、湿潤紙用の第１容器及び乾燥紙用の第２容器を備えたハウジングとして形成されており、第１容器及び第２容器は別々のものであり、且つ、第１容器及び第２容器には、使用時にそれぞれの容器からその小出し開口を介して取り出されるように、そのそれぞれの紙が互いから隔離した状態で備えられている。容器は一緒に接続されて、ハウジングの円柱状形状を画成している。ハウジングは、そのそれぞれの容器から湿潤紙及び乾燥紙を別々に小出しすることを許容するように、既存のトイレットペーパーのホルダーのブラケットに接続可能である。
Patent JP-2007523306-A (JP)
Title: 低ドラッグ多モード・クラッチ
IPC: F16D15/00
Filed: 2005-02-22
Abstract: 第１の部材、第２部材、レース部材、およびすべり金部材を備えているクラッチ装置である。第１の部材は、第１の円錐面を有し、第２部材は、第１の円錐面とほぼ向き合った第２の円錐面を有する。レース部材は、前記第１の部材の第１の円錐面に固定され、すべり金は、第２部材の第２の円錐の表面に隣接して配置されている。レースおよびすべり金部材は、ローラーが配置されるポケットを形成するために相補的な突起を備えている。第１および第２の部材の軸方向の関係は、すべり金と第２部材の第２の円錐面の間のメイティングを制御し、それによって第１と第２の部材の間のトルクの伝達を可能にするかまたは防止するように調節可能である。
Patent JP-2008165719-A (JP)
Title: Device authentication method based on distance measurement and electronic apparatus
Inventor: KAMIMURA TETSUYA
IPC: G06F21/44
Filed: 2007-01-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To authenticate an unportable device or a device to which input of password or the like is impossible.  <P>SOLUTION: An existing device (TV recorder) measures a distance to a new device (magnetic disk device) to be authenticated, by wireless communication and shows the measured distance to a user to inquire whether or not the new device should be authenticated and authenticates the new device in response to authentication permission. With respect to distance measurement necessary for authentication, the existing device transmits an inquiry about reception sensitivity to the new device and calculates the distance between the existing device and the new device in accordance with a value of reception sensitivity included in a response from the new device and a value of a transmission output of the inquiry about reception sensitivity. When authenticating the new device, the existing device transmits network connection information to the new device. The network connection information includes a password necessary for network connection, a white list showing devices permitted to be connected to the network, a black list showing devices prohibited from being connected to the network, etc.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007164800-A (JP)
Title: Data display apparatus
Inventor: ARAKAWA TAKESHI
IPC: G06F3/0484
Filed: 2007-01-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data display apparatus which allows users to efficiently and easily acquire information necessary for monitoring.  <P>SOLUTION: The data display apparatus has an input means (1) for inputting a plurality of necessary data from a monitor target, a calculation means (2) for performing processing related to the plurality of data inputted by the input means (1), and a display means (5) for displaying the plurality of data processed by the calculation means (2) with changing the transmission level for each of them.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007208254-A (JP)
Title: Electrode, membrane, printing plate precursor, and another article including multi-strata porous coating, and method of manufacturing them
Inventor: KATSIR DINA
IPC: C23C24/10
Filed: 2007-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product having large surface area, and a method of manufacturing the product.  <P>SOLUTION: The product includes a substrate 1, and a porous coating that exists on at least one surface of the substrate, has a total thickness in a range of approximately 50 μm or less, and consists of a plurality of discrete adjacent strata, wherein each discrete stratum is formed to be porous including a porous interface, and made of at least one material selected from a group consisting of a metal and a metal oxide. The product is produced in a way that a metal is evaporated with a predetermined time interval in a vacuum condition, selectively in an oxidizing atmosphere, so that deposition having a desired total thickness is formed on a substrate as a coating consisting of a plurality of discrete adjacent strata.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008172050-A (JP)
Title: Capacitor
Inventor: YAMAMURA NAOTO
IPC: H01G9/06
Filed: 2007-01-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a film capacitor capable of obtaining the maximum effect in terms of suppression of propagation of the oscillation and beat sound of a capacitor element, and acoustic isolation with the minimum investment.  <P>SOLUTION: The capacitor comprises a capacitor element 1 produced by wiring an aluminum electrode vapor-deposited film, and a cylinder case 2 storing the capacitor element 1. Sound generated by electromagnetic distorted oscillation by the capacitor is isolated by a sound isolating configuration for restraining propagation of the oscillation of the capacitor element to the outside to improve the acoustic isolation effect and reduce the noise to the outside.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008171727-A (JP)
Title: Method for manufacturing electrode catalyst for fuel cell, electrode catalyst for fuel cell, and solid polymer fuel cell comprising this
Inventor: UCHIDA TOMOHISA
IPC: B01J37/02
Filed: 2007-01-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell for enhancing utilization efficiency of a noble metal catalyst and improving power generation performance by suppressing the sintering of a noble metal which is a catalyst component.  <P>SOLUTION: In the method for manufacturing the electrode catalyst for the fuel cell including a catalyst support process for supporting the catalyst component containing a noble metal component on a carrier composed of conductive particles, a conductive particle component is further vapor-deposited on the surface of the catalyst component containing the noble metal component after supporting the catalyst component containing the noble metal component on the surface of the conductive particles.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008175849-A (JP)
Title: Image forming apparatus
Inventor: TABUCHI TAKESHI
IPC: G03G9/08
Filed: 2007-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus in which stabilization and uniformity in application quantity of a lubricant on image carrier surfaces are ensured by a relatively simple and low-cost configuration, so that adverse effects are hardly produced.  <P>SOLUTION: The image forming apparatus has lubricant applicators 3 which are independently located in contact with first photoreceptors 1 and have rotatable brushes for applying a lubricant to the first photoreceptors 1, wherein the brushes are always in contact with the lubricant, and charging members which are independently located in contact with or in close proximity to the first photoreceptors 1 and to which an AC superimposed bias is applied to perform charging, and also has a means to control the rotation ON/OFF timing of the brush of the lubricant applicator 3 for the first photoreceptor 1 which is finally superimposed on a second photoreceptor 1.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008175262-A (JP)
Title: Wheel bearing device and its manufacturing method
Inventor: FUJIMURA HIROSHI
IPC: F16B4/00
Filed: 2007-01-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wheel bearing device preventing a come-off of an inner ring in assembling processes for a vehicle without giving ill effects to a bearing function by actualizing accurate diameter enlarging and caulking work for a hub ring, and also to provide its manufacturing method.  <P>SOLUTION: The wheel bearing device comprises an inward member 2 consisting of the hub ring 9, and the inner ring 10 fitted in the outer periphery of an inboard side portion thereof. The inner ring 10 has an annular stepped portion 16 at the inner peripheral edge of the inboard side portion, and the hub ring 9 has a caulked portion 9b at the inboard side end for engaging with an inclined face 16a of the stepped portion 16 of the inner ring 10. The caulked portion 9b is caulked into its diameter enlarged condition by pushing a caulking punch from the inboard side into the inner periphery of the inboard side end of the cylindrical hub ring 9 before caulking work. During pushing the caulking punch thereinto, the amount of a change in the inner diameter of the inboard side end of a plastically deformed portion is within a set range or the maximum inner diameter of the tapered inner peripheral face of the plastically deformed portion is within a set range, thereby restricting a raise D of the caulked portion 9b onto the outer diameter side.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008181416-A (JP)
Title: Storage system and data management method
Inventor: INOUE SHINTARO
IPC: G06F3/06
Filed: 2007-01-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a storage system which improves the reliability and failure proofness of a hard disk which stores data by using an AOU function, and also propose a data management method.  <P>SOLUTION: The storage system allocates a part or the whole of a storage area, which a physical disk provides, as the pool areas and dynamically allocates data from a host device, from the pool areas to form virtual volumes. The storage system is provided with; a first correlation-making part which correlates a plurality of RAID groups comprising a plurality of physical disks with the pool areas; a second correlation-making part which correlates the pool areas with the storage areas of the virtual volumes; a first allocation part which allocates first data from the host device to the first storage area of the first RAID group on the basis of a write request from the host device; and a second allocation part which allocates second data from the host device to a storage area of any RAID group except the first storage area of the first RAID group to which the data are allocated by the first allocation part.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008183063-A (JP)
Title: Medical image diagnostic apparatus, medical image display device and program
Inventor: TOMURA EISUKE
IPC: A61B8/08
Filed: 2007-01-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To intuitively grasp a change in the size or firm of the region in a subject with the elapse of time.  <P>SOLUTION: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1 is a medical image diagnostic apparatus for detecting the data which reflect the form in the subject to form the image data of a medical image on the basis of the detected data and constituted so as to photograph the same region in the subject at a plurality of different dates to acquire a plurality of medical images. Examination data including the acquiring dates are attached to a plurality of these medical images. Further, a concerned region showing the region in the subject is indicated on a plurality of the medical images. The concerned region is indicated in order to especially measure the size of the region in the subject. A control part 9 is constituted so as not only to allow the display scales of a plurality of the medical images on which the concerned region is respectively indicated to coincide with each other but also to arrange a plurality of the medical images, the display scales of which are allowed to coincide with each other, on the basis of the examination data to display them on a display part 81 along a time series.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008183064-A (JP)
Title: Slot machine
Inventor: NAKAJIMA KAZUTOSHI
IPC: A63F5/04
Filed: 2007-01-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine which prevents illegal operation committed by the connection of an illegal shooting device or the like by releasing the connection at a connector of wiring.  <P>SOLUTION: In the slot machine, electronic components 5-8 and 31-35 are wired and connected to a game control board 40 via relay boards 110, 120 and 100. The connection at the connectors 620a-620c, 610a-610c, 611a-611d and 621a-621d of the wiring 600a-600c between the game control board 40 and the relay boards 110, 120 and 100 and the connection at the connectors 612a-612k and 622a-622k of the wiring 601a-601o between the relay boards 110, 120 and 100 and the electronic components 5-8 and 31-35, those connections at the connectors are unable to release by connection release regulation means 500, 650, 660, 670, 680, 690 and 700 for forming a connection release regulation state.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008186207-A (JP)
Title: Map processing apparatus for moving body simulation
Inventor: INAGAKI SHIGERU
IPC: G06T17/05
Filed: 2007-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a map processing for moving body simulation that has improved work efficiency and visibility by using a communication means to fuse a two-dimensional map and a three-dimensional map.  <P>SOLUTION: The map processing apparatus for moving body simulation is provided with: a two-dimensional map display and control means 102 for displaying and controlling a two-dimensional vector map 101; a two-dimensional moving body route data generating means 103 for generating moving body route data designated on a two-dimensional map by a pointing device and giving the moving body route data to the two-dimensional map display and control means 102; a three-dimensional map display and control means 105 for displaying and controlling a three-dimensional map 104; a three-dimensional moving body route data generating means 106 for generating moving body route data designated on a three-dimensional map by the pointing device and giving the moving body route data to the three-dimensional map display and control means 105; a moving body route data communicating means 107 for performing data exchanging of the moving body route data between the two-dimensional map display and control means 102 and the three-dimensional map display and control means 105 in real time; and a coordinates transforming means 108 that is used by the moving body route data communicating means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008187522-A (JP)
Title: Input apparatus
Inventor: TAKASAKI SHINICHI
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 2007-01-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an input apparatus with which the burden loaded to the hand or the thumb that performs operation can be reduced without restricting miniaturization.  <P>SOLUTION: A mobile terminal 1 according to the present invention is a mobile terminal that inputs information, and comprises a base unit 12 including input keys for inputting information and a crimping member 11 for separating a grip position of the relevant apparatus from the input keys. Therefore, since the grip position of the apparatus is separated from the input keys, the burden loaded to the hand or the thumb that performs operation can be reduced, and operability can be improved. Furthermore, since the crimping member 11 for improving operability is arranged separately from the base unit 12, there also is the effect that the miniaturization of the apparatus is not restricted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008188057-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: EMORI KAZUKI
IPC: A63F5/04
Filed: 2007-01-31
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with a shutter mechanism for holding a fraudulent device and preventing the mix-in of foreign matter when not energized.  <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 1 includes a token feeder 20 including a guide part 22 in a circular arcuate groove shape with a guide surface 22a inclined downwards to a token feeding port 8 for guiding tokens and a roller 24 rotated so as to change the attitude of the token guided on the guide surface 22a to the token feeding port 8. The token feeder 20 includes a rotary solenoid 29 whose rotary shaft 29b is turnable to a prescribed angle, and a shutter member 28 whose one end is fixed to the rotary shaft 29b and other end opens and closes an opening surrounding the medal feeding port 8. The shutter member 28 closes the opening when the rotary solenoid 29 is demagnetized, and the shutter member 28 opens the opening when the rotary solenoid 29 is magnetized.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007220101-A (JP)
Title: Method and apparatus for managing block according to update type of data in block-type memory
Inventor: SHIN HEE-SUB
IPC: G06F12/00
Filed: 2007-02-01
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus that stores data in flash memory reflecting recording characteristics of the flash memory.  <P>SOLUTION: The method includes: receiving data to be stored from an application; determining an update frequency of the data; extracting information of nonvolatile memory space in which the data is stored according to the update frequency of the data and transmitting information about the data and the space to the nonvolatile memory so that the data is stored in the space using information of the extracted space.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008187932-A (JP)
Title: Method and member for analyzing molecule on living cell surface layer
Inventor: HIRABAYASHI ATSUSHI
IPC: C12Q1/02
Filed: 2007-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop an array substrate for observing, without cell destruction, the structural information on molecules including protein, sugar chain and lipids existing on cell surface layer, and to provide a new operational technique easily, swiftly and inexpensively realizing a cell surface layer profile using the array substrate.  <P>SOLUTION: The structural information on a molecule on cell surface layer can be observed in the cell's living condition by providing the step of bringing a fluorescence-labeled living cell-containing solution into contact with an array substrate followed by removing excess cells adsorbed nonspecifically onto the surface of the substrate. Further, by effectively combining a low-adsorbing surface-coated substrate with a fluorescence-labeling method comprising taking a fluorochrome into a living cell and a method for sedimenting and removing excess cells on a substrate, the nonspecific binding of cells onto the surface of the substrate, as an existing problem, is markedly suppressed and a dramatic improvement of a fluorescence intensity ratio (S/N ratio) for spot luminance level and background luminance level in making a fluorescence observation is attained.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008189489-A (JP)
Title: Yttrium oxide powder
Inventor: TANIGUCHI KOJI
IPC: C04B35/50
Filed: 2007-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide new yttrium oxide powder having a small particle diameter and powder characteristic excellent in dispersibility.  <P>SOLUTION: The yttrium oxide powder has an average particle diameter of secondary particles of 0.1-4 μm as observed with a scanning electron microscope of 20,000 magnifications, an average circularity of the secondary particles of 0.70-0.90 as observed with the scanning electron microscope of 20,000 magnifications, and a specific surface area of 1-120 m<SP>2</SP>/g.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008188830-A (JP)
Title: Process printing method and printing data creating device
Inventor: KOBAYASHI YUKIO
IPC: C09D11/02
Filed: 2007-02-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a process printing method featured by the non-use of a special color ink, high light fastness, and retort resistance and enabling an unconventionally broader color reproducible range.  <P>SOLUTION: In the pigments used in six different color UV inks, the black ink is formed of C. I. Pig. Black 7 and C. I. Pig. Blue 15:6 and the indigo ink is formed of C. I. Pig. Blue 15:3 and C. I. Pig. Green 7, the deep red ink is formed of C. I. Pig. Red 122, C. I. Pig. Red 48:2, the yellow ink is formed of C. I. Pig. Yellow 93 and C. I. Pig. Yellow 83 the dark green ink is formed of C. I. Pig. Green 7 and C. I. Pig. Yellow 93, and the orange ink is formed of C. I. Pig. Orange 43 and C. I. Pig. Orange 64.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008188635-A (JP)
Title: Core pin, casting apparatus, and method for cooling core pin
Inventor: TOGASHI TADAAKI
IPC: B22C9/06
Filed: 2007-02-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new structure to which the reduction of cooling efficiency caused by the overcooling of a cooling medium is considered.  <P>SOLUTION: The core pin 1G comprises: an external member 10A with a pin shape projected to the inside of a cavity 3; and an internal member 52 internally fitted to the external member 10A. A space 43A is formed between the external member 10A and the internal member 52. A cooling medium 14A to be evaporated by heat transferred from the outside of the external member 10A to the inside is sealed into the space 43A, and a covering part 16A for reducing the contact area of the internal member 52 to the space 43A is arranged between the space 43A and the internal member 52.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008194135-A (JP)
Title: Rice cooker
Inventor: NAITO TAKESHI
IPC: A47J27/08
Filed: 2007-02-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple-structured rice cooker with strong mechanical strength and excellent durability and safety.  <P>SOLUTION: The rice cooker 1 includes an inner pot 2 composed of a bottomed cylindrical container whose top is open; a rice cooker body 3 having an opening for housing the inner pot 2 at the upper part and heating means for heating an object to be boiled inside the inner pot 2; and a lid body 14 to close the openings of the inner pot 2 and the rice cooker body 3. One end of the lid body 14 is pivoted to the rice cooker body, and the other end is turnably locked to the rice cooker body 3 by a lid body locking mechanism 23. The outer periphery of the opening of the rice cooker body 3 is covered with a frame cover 6, and at least either one of the frame cover 6 and the lid body 14 is made of a rigid metal material.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT