Toto Ltd.

Masahiro Mizukane

Osamu Okamoto

Hironori Hatono

Shigemi Suzuki

A composite structure formation method includes the steps of storing a plurality of pre-formed controlled particles in a storage mechanism, supplying the controlled particles from the storage mechanism to an aerosolation mechanism constantly, disaggregating the supplied controlled particles into a plurality of the fine particles in the aerosolation mechanism to form an aerosol in which an entire contents of the controlled particles including the fine particles are dispersed in the gas; and spraying all of the fine particles in the aerosol toward the substrate to form a composite structure of the structure and the substrate. The controlled particles are controlled so that bonding strength between the fine particles includes a mean compressive fracture strength sufficient to substantially avoid disaggregation during the supply step, but which permits the controlled particles to be substantially completely disaggregated in the disaggregation step.

Composite structure formation method using pre-formed controlled particles formed of fine particles non-chemically bonded together

Composite structure formation method, pre-formed controlled particles formed of fine particles non-chemically bonded together, and composite structure formation system involving controlled particles

A plurality of pre-formed controlled particles for use in an aerosol deposition method by which an aerosol with brittle material fine particles dispersed in a gas is sprayed toward a substrate to form a structure made of the brittle material fine particles. Each of the controlled particles includes an assembly packed with a plurality of fine particles which are not chemically bonded together, which include the brittle material fine particles, and have a mean primary particle diameter of 0.1 &#x3bc;m or more and 5 &#x3bc;m or less. The controlled particles have a mean circle-equivalent diameter of 20 &#x3bc;m or more.

Pre-formed controlled particles formed of fine particles non-chemically bonded together, pre-formed controlled particles for use in an aerosol deposition method, and composite structure formation system involving controlled particles

A composite structure formation method based on an aerosol deposition method by which an aerosol with brittle material fine particles dispersed in a gas is sprayed toward a substrate to form a structure made of the brittle material fine particles, the composite structure formation method includes: storing a plurality of controlled particles in a storage mechanism, the controlled particle being an assembly packed with a plurality of particles including the brittle material fine particles; supplying the controlled particles from the storage mechanism to an aerosolation mechanism; disaggregating the supplied controlled particles in the aerosolation mechanism to form an aerosol; and spraying the aerosol toward the substrate to form a composite structure having the structure and the substrate.

Pre-formed controlled particle formed of fine particles non-chemically bonded together, composite structure formation method involving controlled particles, and composite structure formation system involving controlled particle

A guide is disclosed for guiding a slider for use in precision working or measuring machines operating with very high accuracy. The sliding guide according to the invention is made of a ceramic hollow body whose sectional dimension ratio is less than 0.8, thereby minimizing deformations of the guide and making it light and is provided with a high damping material received in or attached into a hollow cavity of the guide, thereby remarkably improving its vibration damping capacity.

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Fukuoka-ken, Japan

Masahiro Mizukane