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Patent JP-2003514717-A (JP)
IPC: B62K19/24
Filed: 2000-11-20
Abstract: A connecting element, particularly for connecting rear forks, also known as monostays, made of carbon to bicycle frames. The connecting element is constituted by a first insert and a second insert which are mutually detachably associable at a first end by way of mechanical connection element. The first and second inserts are respectively associated, at a second end, advantageously by way of adhesives, with the stem of a carbon monostay, and are associable with, or rigidly coupled to, a tubular extension of the frame.
Patent JP-2003515647-A (JP)
IPC: C08K5/132
Filed: 2000-11-21
Abstract: Compositions comprisingA) a polyolefin or polyolefin copolymer, andB) a compound of the formula IwhereinR1 is O or O-X-O;R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently are hydrogen, halogen, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C8alkoxy, SR10,SO2R10, phenyl, CF3, COOR11; and wherein R2 and R3 also may be OH;R6 and R7 are H or C1-C8alkyl;R8 and R9 are H, C1-C8alkyl or allyl;R10 is phenyl or C1-C12alkyl;R11 is C1-C8alkyl; C3-C50alkylene interrupted by one or more O; cyclohexyl; benzyl; allyl;X is C2-C18alkylene; C3-C12hydroxyalkylene; or a group selected from those of the formulaewhere D and D' independently are a direct bond or C1-C3alkylene; andY is O, S, SO2, or C1-C3alkylene, e.g. polyethylene films, are well stabilized against the effects of light, oxygen and heat. Some novel compounds of component B are valuable stabilizers for organic material against damage by light, oxygen and/or heat.
Patent JP-2003516376-A (JP)
Title: ジアリールカーボネートの連続生産法及び装置
IPC: C07C68/06
Filed: 2000-11-15
Abstract: (57)【要約】
エネルギー効率の良い一連の質量及びエネルギーを統合した反応蒸留塔と蒸留塔を用いてジアリールカーボネートを生産する。本発明の方法又は装置を利用すると、ジアリールカーボネートの生産速度が速くなり、また未反応の出発物質と副反応生成物を都合良く回収してジアリールカーボネートの製造プロセスにリサイクルしたりジアルキルカーボネートの製造のような平行反応に利用したりできる。この方法では３つの反応蒸留塔と２つの精留塔を使用する。これらの塔は、反応体及び／又は生成物を塔に出し入れするために移送する複数のラインで結ばれている。
Patent JP-2003516850-A (JP)
IPC: B29B7/76
Filed: 2000-12-09
Abstract: A device for mixing viscous liquids, comprising a cylindrical mixing chamber (100) that is open on one front and has a side wall, at least two injection nozzles (170), the nozzle openings of which are provided with exit bores (105B) in the side wall, and a piston (150) that can be displaced inside the mixing chamber (100) in axial direction, along the longitudinal axis (A-A) of the mixing chamber (100) and which has a circular surface. A motor (135) (FIG. 1) can move the piston in axial direction as well as rotate it around its longitudinal axis inside the mixing chamber (100).
Patent JP-2003524641-A (JP)
Title: 置換されたグルタルイミド及びこれをｉｌ−１２産生阻害剤として使用する方法
IPC: A61P17/06
Filed: 2001-01-09
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は一般式Ｉ
【化１】
 ｛式中、Ｘは式（ＣＨ 2  ）ｎ−（ＣＲ 8  Ｒ 9  ）ｐ−Ｚ−（ＣＲ 8  Ｒ 9  ）ｍ〔式中、Ｚはイオウ原子又は酸素原子、ＳＯ−又はＳＯ 2  −基、残基ＮＲ 8  （場合によりＮ−オキシドの形で）又はＣＲ 8  Ｒ 9  −基を示し、ｍ及びｐは０又は１を示し、ｎは０，１，２又は３を示し、但し、この場合ｍ，ｎ及びｐは同時に０であることができない。〕で表わされる基を示す。｝で表わされる置換されたグルタルイミドに関する。更に、本発明は上記化合物の製造方法及びこれを特に免疫調節剤及び血管病及び（又は）血液学的／腫瘍学的疾患の阻害剤としての医薬の製造に使用する方法に関する。
Patent JP-2004508575-A (JP)
Title: 一般化されたトーラス光補正装置を有する光学システム
IPC: G02B27/00
Filed: 2001-02-01
Abstract: 光学システムは、ウィンドウ２４と、前部表面と後部表面を有する透明な材料の湾曲した部材から形成される光補正装置４２と、この光補正装置４２がウィンドウ２４とセンサ５４との間にあるように配置されたセンサを有するセンサシステム４８とを含んでいる。光補正装置４２の前部表面と後部表面の少なくとも１つは中心を回転中心とする凸面の非球面曲線のセグメントであり、別の言葉ではトーラスとして知られている形状である。 【選択図】図２
Patent JP-2003521931-A (JP)
IPC: A61P19/02
Filed: 2001-02-08
Abstract: A newly identified heteromeric ligand of the Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-family, referred to hereinafter as "APBF" has been identified.
Patent JP-2003523482-A (JP)
Title: ゴム−金属複合材料
IPC: C08J5/12
Filed: 2001-02-20
Abstract: (57)【要約】
エポキシ樹脂などのポリマー又はポリマー前駆物質の膜を、活性な金属表面上で自己析出させた後、金属表面とゴム弾性基材表面との間の直接的な接着結合を形成するのに用いる。金属表面をリン酸塩処理したり、自己析出型被覆以外の接着剤又はプライマーを使用したりする必要なく、ゴムに対する金属の優れた接着が形成される。
Patent JP-2003524243-A (JP)
Title: 共通性ファクタリングシステムに用いられるハッシュファイルシステムおよび方法
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2001-02-14
Abstract: (57)【要約】
特定の、異なっている、或いは変化する長さ(304)の桁のハッシュおよび／または文字列に基づいて編成され、システムから集合体データブロック（またはデータブロックの一部）の冗長コピーを削除するかまたはスクリーニングすることができる、コンピュータファイルシステムのシステム。本発明のハッシュファイルシステムは、チェックサム生成プログラム、エンジンまたはアルゴリズム（例えば業界標準MD4、MD5、SHAまたはSHA-1アルゴリズム）によって生成できるコンピュータファイルまたはファイルピース(306)のハッシュ値(310)を利用する。あるいは、ハッシュ値はチェックサムプログラム、エンジン、アルゴリズム、または数値計算用アルゴリズムに基づいた不定元サイズのデータブロックの効果的に固有なハッシュ値を生成する他の手段によって生成されてよい(308)。
Patent JP-2003523889-A (JP)
IPC: B64G1/64
Filed: 2001-02-22
Abstract: A system and method for making a support base plate for an artificial satellite, including a plurality of base plates arranged in a ring on a dispenser platform, each base plate having a cylindrical wall including curved surface elements and substantially planar surface elements. The modular wall elements with curved surface and the wall elements with planar surface are arranged according to a predetermined base plate geometry, and these elements are assembled along their adjacent edges to produce the base plate cylindrical wall.
Patent JP-2003525338-A (JP)
IPC: C11D1/04
Filed: 2001-03-02
Abstract: The present invention relates to an agent for the safe and environmentally friendly cleaning of components, for example from paint, lacquer, adhesive and rubber, in the absence of a negative effect on the components and the environment. The agent in accordance with the invention contains N-methyl-2-pyrrolidon with the addition of alkaline salt of unsaturated fatty acids and water.
Patent JP-2003526572-A (JP)
IPC: B61C15/10
Filed: 2001-03-16
Abstract: A sprinkling appliance ( 1 ) comprising a reservoir ( 2 ), a metering means ( 3 ) and a preferably compressed-air actuated conveying and dispensing ( 5 ), respectively, for dispensing the sprinkling material, wherein the metering means ( 3 ) for metering sprinkling material has at least one conveyer or closure surface ( 19 ), respectively, capable of being rotated about an axis of rotation ( 4 ').
Patent JP-2003529074-A (JP)
IPC: G01N21/41
Filed: 2001-03-24
Abstract: The method involves detecting orders of diffraction to form at least one intensity ratio, producing at least one intensity distribution by subjecting a scattering arrangement to a light beam, forming intensity ratio(s) using the orders of diffraction, determining at least one section of a curve of the relationship between intensity distribution and refractive index and associating the intensity distribution produced with the refractive index. The method involves providing a quantity of material in the form of a theoretically detectable diffraction and/or scattering arrangement, detecting two or more orders of diffraction to form at least one intensity ratio, producing at least one intensity distribution by subjecting the scattering arrangement to a light beam of defined form, forming the intensity ratio(s) using the orders of diffraction of the intensity distribution, determining at least one section of a characteristic curve of the functional relationship between the intensity distribution and the refractive index and associating the intensity distribution produced with the refractive index using the curve. Independent claims are also included for the following: a device for determining a refraction index.
Patent JP-2003529081-A (JP)
Title: レチノイドｘレセプタとしてのドコサヘキサエン酸とその利用法
IPC: A61P35/00
Filed: 2001-03-23
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明は、レチノールＸレセプタのリガンドの同定に関する。具体的には、ドコサヘキサエン酸がＲＸＲリガンドとして同定された。この観察に基づく種々のアッセイが本発明の特徴である。
Patent JP-2003529510-A (JP)
IPC: B65H23/038
Filed: 2001-04-03
Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning a continuous web of material with an entry point of a machine that utilizes the web as a source material. The web may include pre-processed materials that may be thicker than conventional webs and/or have uneven thickness, and/or are susceptible to excessive compression forces and/or tensions which may be found in ordinary straight-wound rolls. Such pre-processed materials may be wound in traverse-wound rolls or festooned into a container forming a web source structure which is wider than the web width. The web is pulled from such web source structure by the machine through a series of guides which include surfaces having various properties and shapes to create tensions in the web and to align the web with the entry point of the machine.
Patent JP-2003529667-A (JP)
IPC: B01J38/02
Filed: 2001-03-28
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for maintaining heat balance in a fluidized bed catalytic cracking unit. More specifically, the invention relates to a combustion control method capable of maintaining or restoring heat balance by conducting, under appropriate conditions, fuel and an oxygen-containing gas to a transfer line. The transfer line conducts effluent including spent catalyst and combustion products to the unit's catalyst regeneration zone.
Patent JP-2003530428-A (JP)
IPC: A61P15/12
Filed: 2001-03-28
Abstract: A method for preventing the adverse effects which may he associated with the administration of at least one hormone to a subject without detectable cancer comprising administering to such subject at least one carotenoid. The method of the instant invention can be utilized to prevent a variety of adverse effects associated with the administration of hormones, including for example, an increased risk for developing cancer. The instantly claimed method prevents such adverse effects without inhibiting the beneficial activity of the hormone. Further provided by the present invention are compositions which are useful for preventing the adverse effects associated with the administration of hormones. The compositions of the instant invention may be in unit dosage form suitable for daily administration to a human.
Patent JP-2003531592-A (JP)
IPC: C12Q1/68
Filed: 2001-04-24
Abstract: A system for facilitating movement of a polymer, comprising: a semiconductor device having a first end defining a first opening, a second end defining a second opening and a channel extending between the openings through which the polymer can pass; a first electrode positioned proximate to the first end; a second electrode positioned proximate to the second end; and a power source connected to the first and the second electrodes, the power source operable to provide a voltage to induce an electric field such that the polymer is caused to migrate through the channel.
Patent JP-2004504126-A (JP)
Title: フィルター装置及びそれを用いた方法
IPC: A23L5/20
Filed: 2001-05-15
Abstract: 微生物的汚染物を含む流体（２）、水またはその他の溶液、例えばバクテリア及び／またはウィルスを含む流体（２）を濾過及び／または浄化する方法と装置であり、流体（２）がアルミノ珪酸塩で構成される浄化材料（１）を流通する。より好ましくは、浄化材料（１）は、固定バインダーマトリックス中でボーキサイトと吸収媒体で構成される。
Patent JP-2003534523-A (JP)
Title: 点火装置
IPC: F42B3/13
Filed: 2001-05-16
Abstract: (57)【要約】
本発明の車両に設けられた拘束装置のガス発生器に用いられる点火装置は、パイロ（２）が充填された点火室（１）を有している。該点火室（１）の外部には、半導体チップ（６）が、点火抵抗（９）と共に、該点火抵抗（９）を制御する少なくとも１つの回路が組み込まれている半導体チップ（６）が配置されていて、点火過程の際に、点火抵抗（９）により生ぜしめられる熱エネルギが、点火室（１）のパイロ（２）に伝達されるようになっている。点火の際に点火装置内の回路素子ができるだけ十分に故障のない状態に保たれるように、半導体チップ（６）がプリント配線板（５）に固定されており、該プリント配線板（５）が、半導体チップ（６）とは反対の側で点火室（１）の壁（４）に固定されており、点火室（１）の壁（４）とプリント配線板（５）とに開口（１０，１１）が設けられていて、これにより、半導体チップ（６）に被着された点火抵抗（９）と点火室（１）内のパイロ（２）との間に連通孔が形成されている。
Patent JP-2003202097-A (JP)
Title: Pipe fixing tool
Inventor: UENO TOSHIYUKI
IPC: F16L43/02
Filed: 2002-01-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pipe fixing tool usable for various elbows having different bending angles.  <P>SOLUTION: An angle position deciding means of the pipe fixing tool between a pressing part main body 21 and a connection table 71 of connection part has a spring pin 73 consisting of a positioning pin 91 energized by a spring 93 and a knock hole 21g for fitting the spring pin 73. The spring pin 73 has an outer spring pin 73-1 and an inner spring pin 73-2 and the knock hole 21g has outer knock holes 21g-1 to 4 formed on an arc with a radius on the upper face 21e of the main body and an inner knock hole 21g-5 formed on an arc whose radius is smaller than that of the outer knock holes 21g-1 to 4. As a pin is compressed, a pin not used for positioning is drawn in and contacts with the upper face 21e on which the knock holes are formed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003202332-A (JP)
Title: High-performance liquid chromatograph
Inventor: NISHIMURA MASAYUKI
IPC: G01N30/26
Filed: 2002-01-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an HPLC apparatus capable of automating pretreatment and multi-dimensional separation without involving degradation in separation performance.  <P>SOLUTION: In a passage switching valve 10, an inlet 23 and an outlet 26 are connected to an inlet 33 and an outlet 36, respectively. A sample injected from an auto sampler 9 is transferred on a mobile phase 1 to a trap column 11. Next, the inlet 23 and the outlet 26 are connected to an inlet 34 and an outlet 37, respectively. A mobile phase 2 for purifying an object component flows through the trap column 11, flushing away foreign substances having weaker retention than that of the object component. Thereafter, the inlet 23 and the outlet 26 are connected to an inlet 35 and an outlet 38, respectively. After the object component in the trap column 11 is introduced into a separation column 12 by a mixture of analytic mobile phases 3, 4, and is separated, it is detected by a detector 13.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003199505-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus for producing frozen dessert
Inventor: ISHII TAKESHI
IPC: A23G9/20
Filed: 2002-01-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for producing frozen dessert, having a sauce force feed unit for topping a frozen dessert with sauce, where a structure for smoothly eliminating dew condensation water generated when chilling the sauce.  <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus for producing frozen dessert has a chilling cylinder in which frozen dessert is produced, a takeout passage through which the frozen dessert is taken out from the chilling cylinder, a plunger for controlling taking out of the frozen dessert by opening/closing the takeout passage, a sauce container 54 in which fluid topping sauce is stored, and a sauce feed unit 2 for forcefully feeding the sauce from the sauce container to the outlet part of the takeout passage. The sauce force feed unit has an air compressor 51, an insulation box body 55 in which the sauce container is accommodated, a Peltier element 122 for chilling the inside of the insulation box body, a drain hose 111 extending out from the bottom part of the insulation box body, and a water absorbing member 119 attached to the opening of the drain hose, wherein air pressure is applied to the sauce container by the air compressor.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003199886-A (JP)
Title: Pachinko game machine, light source control method therefor, server and memory medium
Inventor: OKADA KAZUO
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2002-01-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pachinko machine which allows players themselves to keenly feel putting the varying of figures to a stop even when retained balls exist.  <P>SOLUTION: The pachinko game machine 10 is provided with a decoration lamp 36 radiating light, a display device 24 performing variable displays of a plurality of identifying information images or stopping to display. At least one or more of the plurality of identifying information images are normally displayed variably on the display device 24 and led by pachinko balls shot by players which enter starting slots 44 to cause a shift to the winning states, the identifying information variably displayed normally is stopped and displayed. In the pachinko game machine 10, before or after the shift to the winning states, different performances are carried out with the decoration lamp 36.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003206762-A (JP)
Title: Throttle valve
Inventor: SUZUKI TAKAMITSU
IPC: F02D9/02
Filed: 2002-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a throttle valve capable of reducing the vibration of an intermediate shaft of a reduction gear mechanism and preventing the generation of an abnormal sound.  <P>SOLUTION: The reduction gear mechanism 16 housed in a housing space of a throttle body of the throttle valve and to transmit torque from an electric motor 15 to a valve stem 10 in which a valve body 1 is provided has an intermediate gear 16c and the intermediate shaft 17 in which the intermediate gear 16c is inserted and installed. One end side of the intermediate shaft is supported on the throttle body 1, the other end side covers the housing space, and an elastic body 14 is supported in such a way as to interpose it in a recess 9a of the cover body 9 removably mounted on the throttle body.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003205507-A (JP)
Title: Chipper, chipper working wheel and method for making chip
Inventor: SHIHARA SHINICHI
IPC: B27L11/00
Filed: 2002-01-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chipper capable of manufacturing a uniformized chip of a required particle size for use in various purposes.  <P>SOLUTION: The chipper (T1) is equipped with a casing (39); a rotor (3) provided in the casing (39); a knife disc (32) which is provided to the rotor (3) to finely cut a material to be sent in; an impulse edge (37) which is provided to the rotor (3) to pulverize the chip in the casing (39); an edge-receiving screen (6) which is fixed in the casing (39) and has many classifying reference holes; a knife (51) which is provided to the rotor (3), moves along the edge-receiving screen (6) and nips off passing material together with the classifying reference hole; and a fan disc (34) which is provided to the rotor (3) to discharge the chip having passed the edge-receiving screen (6) outside the casing (39).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003208970-A (JP)
Title: Heating cooker
Inventor: KOBAYASHI MASAHIRO
IPC: H05B6/12
Filed: 2002-01-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating cooker in which an open-air intake openings is prepared in a position where there is no possibility of inhaling steam and oil mist, and the upper surface of the main body case can be used effectively and widely, without changing the structure and the size of the main body case.  <P>SOLUTION: The heating cooker is constituted with a top plate 12 formed in the upper surface, a main body case 1, in which one piece or two or more pieces of induction heating heaters arranged in the undersurface side of this top plate 12, a drive control circuit, which drives the induction heating heaters, a ventilation unit for cooling the drive control circuit, on the like, and a fish baking drawer, are built in, and an operation part 71 formed in the front surface side, and at the right and left sides of the front side of the main body case 1, side covers 8, which have a plurality of vents 82.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003209150-A (JP)
Title: Method for evaluating silicon wafer and etching agent therefor
Inventor: YAGASAKI YOSHINORI
IPC: H01L21/306
Filed: 2002-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for evaluating a silicon wafer and an etching agent therefor in which an entire surface of a wafer plane can promptly and accurately be measured safely, simply at low costs.  <P>SOLUTION: In a method for evaluating a silicon wafer, an etching agent has a capacity ratio of fluoric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid and water in the etching agent of (400):(2 to 4):(10 to 50):(80) and contains iodine or an iodic compound. A silicon wafer is dipped in the etching agent to etch selectively a crystal defect, and a wavelet pattern appeared on a surface of the silicon wafer is detected. In the etching agent, the etching agent has a capacity ratio of fluoric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid and water in the etching agent of (400):(2 to 4):(10 to 50):(80) and the iodine or iodic compound contains 0.03 g or more per total liquid measure 1 L of the etching agent.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003207814-A (JP)
Title: Lens cap device
Inventor: KOBAYASHI YUJI
IPC: G03B11/04
Filed: 2002-01-16
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lens cap device whose breakage is prevented, even when the device is carelessly brought into contact with an obstacle while keeping a lens cap open, in the lens cap device attached to the front side of a photographic lens.  <P>SOLUTION: The lens cap device 2 is mainly constituted of an adapter main body 11 attachable/detachable to/from a photographic lens frame 5, a cap member 12 freely rotatably attached to the adapter main body 11 and movable between a closed position where the photographic lens 6 is covered with the cap member and an open position where the cap member is retreated from the front side of the lens 6 and an engaging member 14 engaging with the filter screw part 5a of the lens frame 5. When the cap member 12 is excessively rotated by erroneously operating the cap member 21 in the open position, the engaging member 14 is released from engagement with the filter screw part 5a by the pressure of the edge part 12a of the cap member 12. Then, the adapter main body 11 is detached from the lens frame 5 so that the lens cap device 2 is protected.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003210110-A (JP)
Title: Method for producing extracted solution from tea leaf and method for producing tea drink using the extracted solution from the tea leaf
Inventor: KOBAYASHI SHINJI
IPC: A23F3/16
Filed: 2002-01-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing an extracted solution from tea leaves to be used to make tea drinks having slight bitterness and astringency, and body and deliciousness without producing sediment through effectively extracting active ingredients from the tea leaves at a low temperature in a short time.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for producing the extracted solution from the tea leaves comprises subjecting the tea leaves to enzymolysis extract treatment through using the group of enzymes having at least cellulase, hemicellulase, pectinase and protopectinase.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003120828-A (JP)
Title: Seal device
Inventor: KOBAYASHI NAOTO
IPC: F16J15/52
Filed: 2002-01-22
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the mounting work of a mounting part 4 to a mounting member 3 and to dispense with a metallic band for mounting a device, in a seal device 1 provided with the mounting part 4 mounted on the mounting member 3 such as a housing placed on an outer periphery of an operation shaft 2, and a seal part 6 slidably and closely abutted on the operation shaft 2. SOLUTION: An engagement part 23 is formed on the mounting part 4, a stopper part 28 is formed on the mounting member 3 corresponding to the engagement part 23, and the mounting part 4 is mounted on the mounting member 3 by engaging the engagement part 23 with the stopper part 28. The engagement part 23 is, for example, a claw-shaped engagement part formed on a mounting ring 7 made of a steel material, of the mounting part 4, the stopper part 28 is, for example, a stepped stopper part formed on the mounting member 3, and the claw-shaped engagement part 23 is bent to be engaged with the stepped stopper part 28 in mounting.
Patent JP-2003219718-A (JP)
Title: Granule delivery apparatus
Inventor: OISHI HIROAKI
IPC: A01C7/12
Filed: 2002-01-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems that it has been a remarkably time-consuming job to disassemble a conventional delivery apparatus, as in carrying out a maintenance of the conventional one, it is so constituted to dismount a hopper and a pipe from a delivery case, dismount a roll press, a brush and the like from the delivery case and finally pull out the delivery roll aside, and it has been difficult to remove adhered materials because the delivery case has a boxy shape and it is difficult for fingers to reach ends of corners.  <P>SOLUTION: The granule delivery apparatus 7 has a cylindrical delivery roll 41 horizontally supported in the delivery case 40 and delivers a predetermined amount of granules downward from an upper hopper 5. The delivery case 40 is divided into two upper and lower parts at a face passing the axis of rotation of the delivery roll 41.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO