1. An exercise machine comprising:
a bench and board section including a stationary bench having first and second opposite ends, and a board having first and second opposite ends, with the first end of said board pivotally mounted adjacent the second end of the stationary bench, each of the bench and board being formed substantially from a single piece which can selectively support a torso of a person and legs of the person, and
a resistance device in contact with the single piece board and which applies a resistance to downward pivotal movement of the board, while permitting the board to swing up and down against a resistance applied by the resistance device, said resistance device including a stacked weight arrangement and a pulley system having a cable with one end connected directly to the second end of the board and another end connected to the stacked weight arrangement, and the stacked weight arrangement arranged on a same side of the exercise machine as said board and being positioned adjacent the second end of said board.
2. An exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein:
said stacked weight arrangement includes at least one bar and a plurality of weights selectively connected with said at least one bar, and
said pulley system includes at least one pulley and said cable connected between said at least one bar and said second end of said board, and extending over said at least one pulley.
3. An exercise machine comprising:
a bench and board section including a stationary bench having first and second opposite ends, and a board having first and second opposite ends, with the first end of said board pivotally mounted adjacent the second end of the stationary bench, each of the bench and board being formed substantially from a single piece which can selectively support a torso of a person and legs of the person, said stationary bench and said board are mounted on a frame, and
a resistance device in contact with the single piece board and which applies a resistance to downward pivotal movement of the board, while permitting the board to swing up and down against a resistance applied by the resistance device, said resistance device includes:
an axle rotatably mounted to said frame,
a lever mounted on said axle and having a free end in contact with an underside of said board,
a post fixedly mounted on said axle,
a stacked weight arrangement, and
a pulley system connected between a free end of said post and the stacked weight arrangement.
4. An exercise machine according to claim 3, wherein:
said stacked weight arrangement includes at least one bar and a plurality of weights selectively connected with said at least one bar, and
said pulley system includes at least one pulley and a cable connected between said at least one bar and said free end of said post, and extending over said at least pulley.
5. An exercise machine according to claim 3, further comprising an arrangement for varying an angular relation between said lever and said post to adjust the angular position of the board in its initial raised position.
6. An exercise machine according to claim 5, wherein said lever is rotatably mounted on said axle, and said arrangement for varying the angular relation includes:
a first spline rotatably mounted on said axle and fixed to said lever,
a second spline fixedly mounted on said axle adjacent to said first spline,
a third outer spline surrounding said first and second splines and in meshing engagement therewith, and
a spline removing arrangement for removing said third outer spline from one of said first and second splines to permit rotation of said lever relative to said axle, whereupon when said third spline is moved back over said first and second splines, the angle of inclination of said lever relative to said axle has changed, resulting in the angular position of the board in its initial raised position being changed.
7. An exercise machine according to claim 1, further comprising at least one spring loaded stop positioned beneath said board for providing a soft stop of said board when said board is moving downwardly.
8. An exercise machine comprising:
a bench and board section including a stationary bench having first and second opposite ends, and a board having first and second opposite ends, with the first end of said board pivotally mounted adjacent the second end of the stationary bench, each of the bench and board being formed substantially from a single piece which can selectively support a torso of a person and legs of the person, said stationary bench and said board being mounted on a frame, and
a resistance device in contact with the single piece board and which applies a resistance to pivotal movement of the board, while permitting the board to swing up and down against a resistance applied by the resistance device,
a double hinge having a first hinge axis that permits the board to pivotally move relative to the stationary bench and a second hinge axis that permits the board to pivot in parallel relation directly above the stationary bench.
9. An exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein the bench and board each have a length similar to each other and which length is sufficient to support a majority of a person’s torso and a person’s legs when straightened out, respectively.
10. An exercise machine according to claim 1, wherein the board is arranged to pivot above and below a coplanar arrangement relative to the bench when the bench is arranged at a horizontal relative to a ground surface on which the exercise machine is supported.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A composition comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a compound having a structure containing three or more repeating units having a magnitude of dipole moment of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, based on the total number of dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the proportion of the number of dimer structures in which the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy a relation represented by the following formula (A):
D1a<D2 and D1b<D2\u2003\u2003(A)
is 50% or more.
2. The composition according to claim 1 comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a compound having a structure containing three or more repeating units having a dipole moment magnitude of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, for all dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy the relation represented by said formula (A).
3. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the lowest triplet excitation energy (ETH) of said compound and the lowest triplet excitation energy (ETG) of said phosphorescent emitting compound satisfy a relation represented by the following formula (B\u2032):
ETH>ETG\u22120.2(eV)\u2003\u2003(B\u2032).
4. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the lowest triplet excitation energy (ETH) of said compound and the lowest triplet excitation energy (ETG) of said phosphorescent emitting compound satisfy a relation represented by the following formula (B):
ETH>ETG\u2003\u2003(B).
5. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the lowest triplet excitation energy of said compound is 2.7 eV or more.
6. The composition according to claim 1 wherein the absolute value of the energy level of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of said compound is 1.5 eV or more.
7. The composition according to claim 1 wherein said repeating unit is a heterocyclic group containing two or more nitrogen atoms as a hetero atom.
8. The composition according to claim 7 wherein said repeating unit is a repeating unit represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of the following formulae (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), (1-4), (2-1), (2-2), (2-3), (3-1), (3-2) and (3-3):
wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a mono-valent group, when two R1s exist, at least one of them is a mono-valent group, when two R1s exist, these may be the same or different, R2 represents a mono-valent group, and when both R1 and R2 represent a mono-valent group in the formulae (2-1), (2-2) and (2-3), these represent different mono-valent groups.
9. The composition according to claim 8 comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a compound represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of said formulae (1-1), (1-2), (2-1), (3-1) and (3-2) and having a structure containing three or more repeating units having a dipole moment magnitude of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, for all dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy the relation represented by said formula (A).
10. The composition according to claim 9 comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a compound represented by said formula (1-1), (1-2), (2-1), (3-1) or (3-2) and having a structure containing three or more identical repeating units having a dipole moment magnitude of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, for all dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy the relation represented by said formula (A).
11. A composition comprising a phosphorescent emitting compound and a compound having a di-valent group represented by the following formula (1-1a):
wherein R3a, R3b and R3c represent each independently a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted mono-valent hydrocarbon group, two R3as may be the same or different, two R3bs may be the same or different and two R3cs may be the same or different, respectively, at least one of two R3as represents an optionally substituted mono-valent hydrocarbon group, at least one of two R3bs represents an optionally substituted mono-valent hydrocarbon group and at least one of two R3cs represents an optionally substituted mono-valent hydrocarbon group, respectively.
12. A polymer comprising a residue of a phosphorescent emitting compound, and a residue of a compound represented by said formula (1-1), (1-2), (2-1), (3-1) or (3-2) and having a structure containing identical three or more repeating units having a dipole moment magnitude of 1.0 Debye or more connected in series,
wherein, for all dimer structures composed of any two repeating units connected in series contained in said structure, the magnitude D2 of the dipole moment of the dimer structure, the magnitude D1a of the dipole moment of the first repeating unit constituting the dimer structure and the magnitude D1b of the dipole moment of the second repeating unit constituting the dimer structure satisfy the relation represented by said formula (A).
13. A compound represented by the following formula (1-1m):
wherein X and Z represent each independently a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, CF3SO3\u2014, CH3SO3\u2014, C6H5SO3\u2014, CH3C6H4SO3\u2014 or B(OQ1)2, Q1 represents a hydrogen atom or a mono-valent hydrocarbon group, or two Q1s may together form a ring, two Q1s may be the same or different, R4 represents an optionally substituted mono-valent aliphatic hydrocarbon group having two or more carbon atoms, and two R4s may be the same or different.
14. A film obtained by using the composition according to claim 1.
15. A light emitting device obtained by using the composition according to claim 1.
16. A planar light source having the light emitting device according to claim 15.
17. A display having the light emitting device according to claim 15.
18. An illumination apparatus having the light emitting device according to claim 15.
19. A film obtained by using the polymer according to claim 12.
20. A light emitting device obtained by using the polymer according to claim 12.