A holding region includes opposite skirt portions in a revolution direction of a holding pad each of which has at least opposite ends in a specific direction that extend along a first curve when the holding pad is at a first revolution position. The holding region includes a second area bearing on at least part of one side portion and at least part of the other side portion in a revolution direction of the holding pad when the holding pad is at a second revolution position that extends along a second curve. A delivery side holding region includes opposite side portions in the specific direction each of which has at least opposite ends in a rotational direction, each end being formed with a first recess. The first recess having a bottom surface that extends along an arc of the first curve.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a fuel tank on the basis of thermoplastic material, the method comprising the following method steps: producing semifinished products in sheet form from a fiber composite material with a matrix of thermoplastic material, laminating the semifinished products with a laminate that comprises at least one barrier layer for hydrocarbons, heat-treating the laminated semifinished products until the thermoplastic material plasticizes, thermoforming the plasticized semifinished products in a thermoforming mold to form shells and joining the shells to form an essentially closed tank.

An electrochemical cell includes an electrode body which includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode and an outer package which is formed by overlapping a first member and a second member. The outer package includes: a housing portion which houses the electrode body; and a sealing portion which is formed along an outer circumference of the housing portion, by fusing and bending the first member and the second member, at a portion corresponding to the outer circumference of the housing portion.

A profile body of a not liquefiable material is used as a connecting element between a first object and a second object. The profile body may especially be metallic and/or may be bendable. The profile body, in contrast to a conventional wire, however, has a shape defining a first and a second undercut. The method includes embedding the profile body in the second object so that the second undercut is within material of the second object, and embedding the profile body within material of the first object so that the first undercut is within the first object, and wherein at least embedding of the profile body in the first object is caused by mechanical energy impinging on the first object and/or on the second object while the first object and the second object are pressed against each other.

The assembly consists of at least one metal insert and one reinforcing sheet. The reinforcing sheet contains reinforcing fibers longer than or equal in length to one centimeter. The metal insert comprises protrusions shaped to traverse the sheet, passing between the reinforcing fibers, and to fold by plastic deformation, enclosing the reinforcing fibers when said protrusions are subjected to a longitudinal compression force.

The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes A. providing a fitment with a base, the base comprising an ethylene/-olefin multi-block copolymer; B. placing the base between two opposing multilayer films, each multilayer film having a respective seal layer comprising an olefin-based polymer; C. flat sealing the base to each multilayer film with opposing heated flat seal bars, the flat sealing forming opposing seal joints at the flattened base ends; and D. point sealing the opposing seal joints with opposing curved seal bars.

A method of bonding together a first object and a second object having a flat part and an opening defining a contour is provided. The second object has a fastening portion having a coupling structure defining an undercut and running around a periphery of the opening. The method includes positioning the first object relative to the second object in the opening, and providing a thermoplastic material along the contour, causing a relative force between the second and first objects and impinging the assembly of the first and second object with mechanical vibration until at least a flow portion of the thermoplastic material becomes flowable and flows into the coupling structure, and causing the thermoplastic material to re-solidify.

A vacuum heat insulation material includes outer covering material which has a gas barrier property and a core material that is provided in an inside of outer covering material, the inside of the outer covering material being vacuum sealed, in which a sealed portion that is configured by sealing the peripheral edge of outer covering material, fin that is formed on the peripheral edge of outer covering material, and compressed portion which is formed by a protrusion being compressed, the protrusion is generated when the peripheral edge of outer covering material is folded back toward the core material are provided. Thereby, it is possible to provide a vacuum heat insulation material that is able to suppress reduction of a heat insulation property when a plurality of sheets are disposed lined up.

A vacuum heat insulation material includes outer covering material which has a gas barrier property and a core material that is provided in an inside of outer covering material, the inside of the outer covering material being vacuum sealed, in which a sealed portion that is configured by sealing the peripheral edge of outer covering material, fin that is formed on the peripheral edge of outer covering material, and compressed portion which is formed by a protrusion being compressed, the protrusion is generated when the peripheral edge of outer covering material is folded back toward the core material are provided. Thereby, it is possible to provide a vacuum heat insulation material that is able to suppress reduction of a heat insulation property when a plurality of sheets are disposed lined up.

Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is mounted in a battery case made of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, and the battery case is provided with a sealed portion (an outer edge sealed portion), which is formed at the outer edge of a receiving part, in which the electrode assembly is mounted, by thermal welding in order to seal the battery case, wherein electrode terminals are located at an upper sealed portion, a lower sealed portion, or the upper sealed portion and the lower sealed portion, two or more sealed lines are formed in at least one of side sealed portions, which are adjacent to the upper sealed portion or the lower sealed portion, such that the sealed lines are spaced apart from each other and parallel to each other, the sealed lines are continuously formed from the outer edge end of the upper sealed portion to the outer edge end of the lower sealed portion in the longitudinal direction of the battery case, and the outer edge sealed portion, in which the sealed lines are formed, is bent between the sealed lines at an angle of 30 to 180 degrees.