baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2004177640-A (JP)
Title: Toner amount detecting device
Inventor: NOMURA EIJI
IPC: G03G15/00
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toner amount detecting device capable of detecting the amount of toner of the entire toner amount area and correcting it against an intermediate transfer belt flaw and window dirt of a sensor changing with time.  <P>SOLUTION: The toner amount detecting device adjusts the quantity of light of a light source of a toner amount detecting optical sensor by using a reflecting body whose reflection factor is fixed, calculates a correction coefficient by comparing the output of the sensor when an image carrier is measured after the light source light quantity of the sensor is adjusted in an initial state wherein neither the image carrier nor the sensor window of the sensor has time changes with the output of the sensor when the image carrier is measured after the light source light quantity of the sensor is adjusted while the image carrier and the sensor window have time changes, and corrects the relation between the toner amount and the output of the sensor in the state that the image carrier and sensor window have the time changes into the relation in the initial state.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004174558-A (JP)
Title: Pressurizing method for electric servo press
Inventor: HATA YUKIO
IPC: B30B15/14
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pressurizing method for electric servo press with which even in the case of using a small type electric servo motor, the pressurizing work needing a high workload can be performed.  <P>SOLUTION: The pressurizing work with the wavy pattern for repeating a pressurize-lowering process and a prescribed amount raising-up of a slide 3, is performed based on a comparison between the workload of the electric servo motor 21 and a threshold value or a threshold value curve. The workload of the electric servo motor 21 is obtained based on the load current value and the output time of this electric servo motor 21. The workload is also obtained based on the load applied on the slide 3, the slide shifting distance with this load and the shifting time.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004176132-A (JP)
Title: Nanodiamond film, and production method therefor
Inventor: GAMO SHUSUKE
IPC: B82B3/00
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nanodiamond film which can be deposited on substrates of various materials at a low temperature, consists of fine crystal grains in a nanometer order, and has a smooth surface, and to provide a production method therefor.  <P>SOLUTION: The nanodiamond film is formed by being synthesized on a substrate, and comprises nanocrystal diamond having a crystal grain size of 1 to <1,000nm as the main component.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004177043-A (JP)
Title: Drain using system of latent heat recovering heat source machine
Inventor: TERADA HIDEHIKO
IPC: F24H9/16
Filed: 2002-11-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drain system of a latent heat recovering heat source machine for spreading the latent heat recovering heat source machine.  <P>SOLUTION: This drain using system of the latent heat recovering heat source machine is constituted so as to store drain overflowing from a buffer tank 12A in a cleaning tank 12 as wash water by storing the drain from a water heater 10 in the buffer tank 12A by connecting a drain pipe 10A for draining the drain from the water heater 10 to the buffer tank 12A installed in the cleaning tank 12 of a flush toilet 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004177353-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus and method for evaluating characteristics of hydrogen-absorbing material
Inventor: HANADA KOTARO
IPC: G01N7/10
Filed: 2002-11-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably conduct evaluation and measurements of hydrogen-absorbing materials by eliminating the effects of external environments, such as room temperature and atmospheric pressure and temperature changes and pressure changes being measured.  <P>SOLUTION: This apparatus for evaluating the characteristics of the hydrogen-absorbing materials is provided with a sample container 49, an accumulator 50, a pressure sensor 47, piping for connecting them, valves 52-57, and a temperature sensor 46. Changes in the hydrogen pressure are measured by the pressure sensor 47; all of the sample container 49, the accumulating unit 50, the pressure sensor 47, the piping for connecting them, the valves 52-57, and the temperature sensor 46 are arranged inside the same temperature-controllable thermostatic chamber 43.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004177876-A (JP)
Title: Liquid crystal display
Inventor: MOTOHASHI MASAMI
IPC: G02F1/1333
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To arrange an LED as a backlight source at the optimum position with respect to the entrance face of a light guide plate by an easy work and to prevent the LED from easily shifting from the optimum position by external shock or the like.  <P>SOLUTION: In the liquid crystal display containing a backlight unit 30 having an LED housing part 34 in the lateral side of the entrance face 32a of the light guide plate 32, an LED mount substrate 28 is provided successively to a flexible substrate 20 to be connected to the liquid crystal panel 10 in such a manner that the substrate 28 is protruding from a specified side of the substrate 20 to a lateral direction and is to be bent into the backlight unit side and disposed on the LED housing part 34. An LED 31 mounted on the LED mount substrate 28 is disposed in the LED housing part 34, while the LED mount substrate 28 is pushed to the LED housing part 34 by a part of the liquid crystal panel 10.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004183207-A (JP)
Title: Piping structure of mobile water supply and drain equipment system
Inventor: NAKAMURA TOMOHIRO
IPC: F16L5/00
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a piping structure of a mobile water supply and drain equipment system, preventing the occurrence of problems in sanitation such as deterioration of water quality and propagation of various germs caused by stay water remaining in a pipeline such as a water supply pipe and a hot water supply pipe in a buried unit of the mobile water supply and drain system.  <P>SOLUTION: In this piping structure of a mobile water supply and drain equipment system, which is a water supply and drain piping structure for the mobile water supply and drain system, a connecting joint 1 provided in each buried unit has a forked structure having two pipe connecting parts 3, 4 on the water supply and drain pipe connecting part side and a single pipe structure on the plug connecting part side to the apparatus side unit, and a valve mechanism opened in connection to the apparatus side unit and closed in attachment and detachment is provided in the plug connecting part, whereby a water supply and drain pipe is connected in series to a plurality of buried units, and a plug having high frequency in use is connected to the terminal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004181639-A (JP)
Title: Plastic sheet
Inventor: NAGANO TOSHIAKI
IPC: B32B3/30
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plastic sheet which is formed such that a flat plastic sheet heated, for example, by a heating member is molded into a three-dimensional shape by drawing using compressed air, and can enhance commodity value.  <P>SOLUTION: In the plastic sheet 1 heated to be pressed to a mold 11 by compressed air to be subjected to drawing, the rugged parts 9a are formed on the surface of the plastic sheet 1 becoming the surface opposed to a mold 11 by applying an overcoat layer 9 on the surface of the plastic sheet 1.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004185692-A (JP)
Title: Noise elimination circuit and method
Inventor: KURIHARA SHINJI
IPC: G11B20/14
Filed: 2002-12-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method or the like that improves the S/N of the wobble signal.  <P>SOLUTION: The method is provided with: a 180 degrees odd numbers shift means for outputting a 180 degrees shift signal, which is shifted by odd number times of 180 degrees with respect to the phase of an input signal; and a difference output means for outputting the difference between the input signal and the 180 degrees shift signal. Also, there are provided: a 360 degrees shift means for outputting a 360 degrees shift signal, which is shifted by integer multiples of 360 degrees with respect to the phase of the input signal; and a sum output means for outputting the sum of the input signal and the 360 degrees shift signal.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004183955-A (JP)
Title: Refrigerant divider
Inventor: MISHIRO KAZUHISA
IPC: F25B41/00
Filed: 2002-12-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide, at low cost, a refrigerant divider capable of further dividing a plurality of refrigerant flow passages into a plurality of flow passages at a specified ratio and having compact and simple structure.  <P>SOLUTION: This refrigerant divider 100 comprises an inflow side block body 1 connecting two inflow pipes 4 to each other in a fitted state, an outflow side block body 2 connecting four outflow pipes 5 in a fitted state, and an outer tube member 3 surrounding these inflow side block body 1 and the outflow side block body 2 in a fitted state and having a merged part of the refrigerant flowing from the inflow pipes 4 thereinto.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003286710-A (JP)
Title: Snow dump
Inventor: NIRASAWA NOBORU
IPC: E01H5/02
Filed: 2002-12-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a snow dump at a low cost, which is lightened without making strength lower than conventional articles, in which snow is difficult to adhere on a snow scooping-up section and which is handled easily.  <P>SOLUTION: In the snow dump in which a plurality of reinforcing ribs 3 projected towards the lower section of a supporting surface 1A are juxtaposed and formed to the supporting surface 1A supporting snow on the snow scooping-up section 1, a large number of through-holes 2 are formed among at least the juxtaposed reinforcing ribs 3.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004182151-A (JP)
Title: Airship
Inventor: TANIGUCHI HIROMI
IPC: B64B1/22
Filed: 2002-12-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce payload conveying cost, upgrade and expand other structures, improve structural reliability and facilitate remodeling of a ship body size for an airship with a gondola mounted on by reducing stress acting on an outer cover constituting a ship body.  <P>SOLUTION: In the airship 1 having the ship body 10 constituted of the flexible outer cover 11 and the gondola 20 suspended under the ship body 10, a belt-like film material 30 is provided on a substantially intermediate part of the ship body 10 in a longitudinal direction to be extended downward along an outer surface of the ship body 10. The gondola 20 is suspended under the ship body 10 through the belt-like film material 30.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003244426-A (JP)
Title: Image processing apparatus and method
Inventor: MURAKAMI TOMOCHIKA
IPC: H04N1/387
Filed: 2002-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processing apparatus and a method in which a digital watermark having strong robustness against geometrical transformation/edit processes such as rotation, scaling, translation, and the like is embedded and the embedded digital watermark can be accurately extracted even after the conversion/edit process such as rotation of an image or the like.  <P>SOLUTION: First of all, a Fourier transformer 901 converts an image inputted from an image input unit 900 into amplitude component data and phase component data. Next, an envelope ring pattern generator 902 generates an embedding pattern of digital watermark information expressed by a set of lines that define a circle as an envelope, on the amplitude component data. Further, an envelope ring pattern embedding means 903 embeds digital watermark information at predetermined positions on the line. Then, an inverse Fourier transformer 904 computes the inverse frequency transforms of the amplitude component data embedded with the digital watermark information by using the phase component data.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004190584-A (JP)
Title: Exhaust manifold
Inventor: HOSOYA NORIYUKI
IPC: F01N13/10
Filed: 2002-12-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exhaust manifold which can realize the stable welding configuration so as to improve the reliability.  <P>SOLUTION: In the exhaust manifold A in which the downstream portions of cylinder pipes of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine are formed and gathered to be united by welding, a metallic pin 3 is inserted in a clearance defined at the center of a downstream end face 2a of a pipe aggregate portion 2 where the pipes P1 to P4 of the respective cylinders are gathered, and the pipes P1 to P4 at the downstream end face of the pipe aggregate portion 2 are secured to one another by welding.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004188026-A (JP)
Title: Information processing system
Inventor: NISHIMURA HIROICHI
IPC: G16H10/60
Filed: 2002-12-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to obtain an accurate test result by preventing an incorrect test method being selected and to reduce the working labor.  <P>SOLUTION: The computer 4 includes an information input section 7, a search condition input section 8, an image feature quantity preparation section 9, an image target area preparation section 11, an information list preparation section 10, a diagrammatic chart execution section 13, and a test execution section 12. According to an event, the input of information, preparation of display details, and numerical value analysis processing are performed and the processing result is displayed on the display unit 6.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004198680-A (JP)
Title: Transfer device
Inventor: TAKAHASHI MITSURU
IPC: G03G15/16
Filed: 2002-12-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that an endless belt used to transfer a transfer sheet or to transfer an image becomes longer in terms of circumferential length, then, the apex part of a tension roller for applying a fixed tensile force on the belt becomes higher, and also, the belt unit becomes higher in height, besides, the resistance applied on the belt is increased, then, a slip easily occurs at a belt drive by a driving roller, as for an apparatus for forming an image by using several photoreceptors.  <P>SOLUTION: In a belt device to be used in this transfer device, a primary transfer belt 10 is constituted so as to be rotated in a direction shown by arrow A by the driving roller 11 and supporting rollers 12, 15 and 17. In the belt device, a prescribed tensile force is applied on the belt by the tension roller 16 and a curving roller 14 being a curving member is allowed to abut on the belt from the outside between the driving roller 11 and the tension roller 16, and the belt is largely curved inwardly. Thus, the belt winding angle to the driving roller is increased, thereby downsizing the belt unit in the height direction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004195917-A (JP)
Title: Heat-treatment device for runnerless molding machine for thermosetting resin and rubber and its method
Inventor: TANAKA YOSHITERU
IPC: B29C45/28
Filed: 2002-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high productivity molding machine which allows a high speed injection molding operation by effectively controlling the thermal effect acting on a movable runner bushing corresponding to the runner section of the movable constitution and a valve pin running through within the runner bushing and its molding method.  <P>SOLUTION: The heat-treatment device for a runnerless molding machine for a thermosetting resin, rubber or the like comprises arranging a heating means within the valve pin 14 which heats the fluid raw material to its curing temperature, during the process the valve pin is closing the gate, or when the pin has closed the gate at the time of the closure in injection molding.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004168633-A (JP)
Title: Healing clay, china clay and sand
Inventor: MIZUKAMI HIDEO
IPC: C04B14/10
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To contrive whether a state approximating to creative activity in, for example, rural districts can be realized while the creative activity continues forever when a person faces clay, china clay and sand and falls into contemplation in the creative activity, when the person is working, when the person appreciates finished works, or when the person displays the works.  <P>SOLUTION: Metallic compounds essentially consisting of aluminum and silicon are contained in the clay, china clay and sand. These metallic compounds emit faint, if any, electromagnetic waves. If the crystals of ores having spontaneous polarization, as represented by tourmaline, are mixed therein, the electromagnetic waves impart stimuli to the crystals to generate electricity and negative ions, and the various effects of the negative ions can be obtained.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2003205144-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: ASANO HIROYUKI
IPC: A63F5/04
Filed: 2002-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of changing a game state by changing a varying direction on the basis of prescribed conditions.  <P>SOLUTION: A screen immediately after the start of scrolling when a left end display region 44 (3a1, 3b1, 3c1) is newly grouped after the release of a group (virtual pattern reels 41, 42, 43) is displayed, and the moving direction is downward on the screen. Since 'CAKE' is displayed in a display region 3a1 of the display screen of an LCD 3 before the change of the moving direction, when the scrolling of the group of the left end display region 44 is applied downward, scrolling is carried out on the basis of the 'CAKE', and the patterns displayed next are 'jewel (4)', '3', 'candy', etc., which are successively displayed in scroll in the order of arrangement.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004207131-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing method of image forming device
Inventor: MEGURO TADAYASU
IPC: H01J9/02
Filed: 2002-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-performance electron source substrate preventing the deterioration or variation of electron emission property of an electron emission element due to resultant diffusion to a conductive thin film of wiring metal without contact of the wiring metal with the conductive thin film.  <P>SOLUTION: The electron source substrate has the electron emission element consisting of the conductive thin film having a pair of element electrodes and an electron emission part and the metal wiring connected to the element electrodes on a substrate, and the element electrode comprises ruthenium oxide on the surface.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004005388-A (JP)
Title: E-mail distributing system
Inventor: ASHIDA KAZUO
IPC: G06Q50/30
Filed: 2002-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an E-mail distributing system automatically sending E-mail that one is coming home or has landed safely to a predetermined place such as home or the office without having a user of transportation personally send one.  <P>SOLUTION: The E-mail distributing system is provided with ID passes 1 that are admission passes for transportation and have IDs that can be respectively identified by a checking and collecting machine 2, a member information database 12 storing member information including personal information linked with the ID pass 1, a detecting means 31 acquiring information from an entry and exit information database 20 storing entry or exit information from the checking and collecting machine 2 and detecting an ID corresponding to a predetermined condition, a message preparing means 41 preparing message information corresponding to the entry and exit information on the basis of the member information corresponding to the ID detected by the detecting means 31, and an E-mail distributing means 51 sending E-mail information to a destination included in the member information.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2003536269-A (JP)
IPC: H01L21/02
Filed: 2001-06-21
Abstract: The method involves arranging at least two substrates (1,2) or wafers parallel to each other with an intermediate space (XR) between them large enough to accommodate at least one nozzle (3a,3b) for spraying a cleaning liquid onto the wafer, rotating the wafers about their central axis (A), moving the nozzle over the wafers and spraying cleaning liquid onto their surfaces perpendicularly or obliquely, drying the wafers and directly bonding them. Independent claims are also included for the following: an arrangement for cleaning and then bonding two or more wafers and the use of the device for direct edge or center bonding.
Patent JP-2004509237-A (JP)
Title: ポリ（トリメチレンテレフタレート）ステープルファイバの製造方法、およびポリ（トリメチレンテレフタレート）ステープルファイバ、糸および布
IPC: D02G1/02
Filed: 2001-08-27
Abstract: ポリトリメチレンテレフタレートステープルファイバを製造する方法であって、（ａ）ポリトリメチレンテレフタレートを供給すること、（ｂ）溶融ポリトリメチレンテレフタレートを２４５〜２８５℃の温度でフィラメントに溶融紡糸すること、（ｃ）該フィラメントを急冷すること、（ｄ）急冷されたフィラメントを延伸すること、（ｅ）延伸された繊維を、機械クリンパを用いてインチあたり８〜３０捲縮（３〜１２捲縮／ｃｍ）の捲縮レベルに捲縮すること、（ｆ）捲縮されたフィラメントを５０〜１２０℃の温度で弛緩させること、および（ｇ）弛緩されたフィラメントを、長さが約０．２〜６インチ（約０．５〜約１５ｃｍ）のステープルファイバに切断することを含む製造方法、並びに、ポリトリメチレンテレフタレートステープルファイバ、ヤーン、および布。さらに、デニールと捲縮テークアップの関係を決定すること、およびこの決定に基づいて選択されたデニールを有するステープルファイバを製造することを含む、ポリトリメチレンテレフタレートステープルファイバの捲縮テークアップを最適化する方法。
Patent JP-2004509823-A (JP)
Title: 送付物仕分け施設の投入装置に積載する方法及び装置
IPC: B65H1/30
Filed: 2001-09-26
Abstract: 本発明は、狭面を上下にして起立している送付物を送付物仕分け施設の投入装置に積載する装置と方法とに関する。この装置は、車台（１１）の上にあり送付物スタックを任意の場所において受け取る少なくとも１つのスタック収容部から構成されている。このスタック収容部は、車台（１１）を越えてスタック方向において水平方向に移動するスタックボトム（５）と、スタックボトム（５）に沿ってスライド可能であり且つスタック収容部に対して進入・進出旋回可能である、スタックを保持する１つまたは２つの分離ブレード（８、９）とを有する。スタック収容部の寸法及び高さは、スタックボトム（５）がスタック収容部の分離ブレード（８、９）と共に、投入装置の分離ブレード（４）まで送付物搬送路（１）上をスライド可能であるように実施されている。
Patent JP-2004531283-A (JP)
Title: 吻合用の器具およびそれを実施するための方法
IPC: A61B17/115
Filed: 2001-10-18
Abstract: 脈管吻合の間に利用される使い捨て装填ユニット内に取り付けられた複数の外科固定具と共に使用するための、組織保持リングは、一連の交互のループおよび弓形部分を有する、ほぼ円形の、半柔軟性の材料を備える。これらのループの各々が内部に開口部を規定し、この開口部は、複数の外科固定具の１つの遠位端を受容する寸法にされている。この器具が発射される場合、外科固定具は、組織リングおよび組織を通って、同時に変形する。組織保持リングは、外科固定具と共に組織を適所に保持し、そして変形後の組織のすべりを減少させる。
Patent JP-2004514913-A (JP)
Title: 掘削作業中に地中の物体の位置を決定する方法および装置
IPC: E02F9/24
Filed: 2001-10-18
Abstract: 掘削作業中に地中の物体（１０８）の位置を決定する方法および装置（１００）。方法および装置（１００）は、地中の物体（１０８）に向けて信号を送ると共に、地中の物体（１０８）からの反射信号を受け取り、地中の物体（１０８）の初期位置を決定し、不確定領域（１１０）を決定された初期位置の信頼度の関数として作成し、信頼度を改善するために少なくとも１つの処理を実行し、不確定領域（１１０）を改善された信頼度の関数として調整することを含む。
Patent JP-2004537973-A (JP)
IPC: C12N15/09
Filed: 2002-02-15
Abstract: Screening methods for identifying substances that provide therapeutic value for various diseases associated with protein misfolding are provided. Genetic and chemical screening methods are provided using a yeast system. The methods of the invention provide a rapid and cost-effective method to screen for compounds that prevent protein misfolding and/or protein fibril formation and/or protein aggregation which includes numerous neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease as well as non-neuronal diseases such as type 2 diabetes.
Patent JP-2005503000-A (JP)
Title: トリシランを用いる混合基板への成膜
IPC: H01L31/20
Filed: 2002-02-12
Abstract: 混合基板上への化学気相成長法によるＳｉ含有フィルムの成膜に、トリシランを用いる。この方法は、半導体の製造に有益であり、速い成膜速度、高い生産性で、異種の面に均一な成膜が可能という様々な利点を提供する。一つの適用例は、ヘテロ接合を有するバイポーラトランジスタのベース領域の形成であり、単結晶の半導体面と非晶質の絶縁体領域の両方の面に同時に成膜することを含んでいる。 【選択図】図４
Patent JP-2004530092-A (JP)
Title: 熱交換器
IPC: F28F9/22
Filed: 2002-02-18
Abstract: 【課題】自動車用エバポレータ等に使用される熱交換器について、各偏平管の前後方向の幅を狭くし、偏平管の薄肉化（薄層化）を果すとともに、伝熱面積を増大する。伝熱効率を良くし、熱交換性能を大幅に向上する。 【解決手段】片面に鍛造あるいは切削加工等により設けた凹凸条を有するプレート2を用いる。２枚のプレート2が互いに凹部6,6を対向させた状態に重ね合わせられ、両プレート2,2の周縁部凸条3,3の先端部同士、中央部凸条4,4の先端部同士および流路分割用Ｕ形凸条5,5の先端部同士が接合されて、Ｕ形の冷媒通路8を有する偏平管12が形成され、偏平管12内部の冷媒通路8に複数のＵ形分割冷媒通路7が形成される。隣り合う偏平管12,12の上端部同士の間に、一対の冷媒流通用筒部21,21と中間連結部22とよりなるメガネ型のヘッダ形成部材20が介在されて接合され、偏平管12の上端部に連通する前後ヘッダ部23,23が形成されている。 【選択図】図４