Author: claimsbot

1. Method of managing the kinematics of a seat (10) having at least three seat elements (16, 18, 22) able to move with respect to each other and at least two actuators (26, 27) for moving the three elements (16, 18, 22) with respect to each other, characterised in that, when a first actuator (27) is actuated in one direction, it includes a step of actuating a second actuator (26) first of all in a given direction and then in the opposite direction.
2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that the actuation of the second actuator (26) in the given direction is effected for a first predetermined duration.
3. Method according to claim 2, characterised in that the actuation of the second actuator (26) in the opposite direction is effected for a second predetermined duration.
4. Method according to claim 3, characterised in that the first and second predetermined durations are such that, according to the speed of movement of the second actuator (26) in the given direction and in the opposite direction, the movement travels in both directions are substantially identical.
5. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that, before the step of actuating the second actuator (26) in the said given direction, it includes a step of measuring and storing the current position of the second actuator (26), and in that the actuation of the second actuator (26) in the said opposite direction is effected at most until the second actuator (26) returns to the said stored position.
6. Method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it includes a step of monitoring at least one variable characteristic of the force produced by the second actuator (26), during its use in the said opposite direction, and a step of estimating at least one predetermined evaluation criterion relating to the characteristic variable or variables, and in that it includes a step of actuating the second actuator (26) in accordance with a predefined control instruction, ending its movement in the said opposite direction, when at least one of the predetermined evaluation criteria is satisfied.
7. Method according to claim 6, characterised in that the said predetermined control instruction is an instruction chosen from the group consisting of the stoppage of the second actuator (26) and the driving of the second actuator (26) in the said given direction.
8. Method according to claim 6 or 7, characterised in that at least one variable characteristic of the force produced is a variable characteristic of the electric current consumed by the second actuator (26) chosen from the group consisting of the intensity consumed by the actuator and a drift with respect to the time of the intensity consumed by the actuator.
9. Seat (10) having at least three seat elements (16, 18, 22) able to move with respect to each other and at least two actuators (26, 27) for moving the three elements (16, 18, 22) with respect to each other, characterised in that it has means of actuating a first actuator (27) in one direction and automatic means of actuating a second actuator (26) first of all in a given direction and then in the opposite direction, when the first actuator (27) is actuated in one direction.
10. Seat according to claim 9, characterised in that it has:
a movable squab (16);
a back rest (18) articulated on the squab;
a leg rest (20) articulated on the squab (16); and
a foot rest (22) mounted so as to be able to move with respect to the leg rest (20); and in that
the first actuator (27) is adapted for the conjoint movement of the back rest (18) and of the squab (16) by providing the lowering of the squab (16) when the back rest (18) is raised up; and
the second actuator (26) is adapted for the movement of the foot rest (22) with respect to the leg rest (20).
11. Seat according to claim 9 or 10, characterised in that it has:
a movable squab (16);
a back rest (18) articulated on the squab;
a leg rest (20) articulated on the squab (16); and in that
the first actuator (27) is adapted for the conjoint movement of the back rest (18) and of the squab (16) by providing the lowering of the squab (16) when the back rest (18) is raised up; and
the second actuator (26) is adapted for the movement of the leg rest (20) with respect to the squab (16).

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 radiation-curable laminating adhesive comprising:
a) at least 50% by weight of one or more carboxylic acid functional (meth)acrylate monomers which are the half-ester formed by the reaction of a hydroxy(meth)acrylate compound with an organic anhydride, and
b) 0.1 to 20% by weight of an organic titanate compound.
2. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein said anhydride is selected from the group consisting of phthalic anhydride; maleic anhydride; trimellitic anhydride; tetrahydrophthalic anhydride; hexahydrophthalic anhydride; tetrachlorophthalic anhydride; adipic anhydride; azelaic anhydride; sebacic anhydride; succinic anhydride; glutaric anhydride; malonic anhydride; pimelic anhydride; suberic anhydride; 2,2-dimethylsuccinic anhydride; 3,3-dimethylglutaric anhydride; 2,2-dimethylglutaric anhydride; dodecenylsuccinic anhydride; nadic methyl anhydride; and HET anhydride and said hydroxy (meth)acrylate compound is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate; 2-hydroxypropyl(meth)acrylate; 2-hydroxybutyl(meth)acrylate; 2-hydroxy 3-phenyloxypropyl(meth)acrylate; 1,4-butanediol mono(meth)acrylate; 4-hydroxycyclohexyl(meth)acrylate; 1,6-hexanediol mono(meth)acrylate; neopentylglycol mono(meth)acrylate; trimethylolpropane di(meth)acrylate; trimethylolethane di(meth)acrylate; pentaerythritol tri(meth)acrylate; dipentaerythritol penta(meth)acrylate; octenyl succinic anhydride, and hydroxy functional (meth)acrylates represented by the following formula,
wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and n is an integer from 1 to 5.
3. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein said anhydride is succinic anhydride.
4. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein said anhydride is phthalic anhydride.
5. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein said anhydride is alkene substituted succinic anhydride.
6. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 5, wherein said anhydride is dodecenyl anhydride.
7. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 5, wherein said anhydride is octenyl succinic anhydride.
8. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein said hydroxy (meth)acrylate compound is 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate.
9. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein said hydroxy (meth)acrylate compound is 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate.
10. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein the organic titanate comprises the reaction product of a least one titanate having one to four alkyl groups and at least one half-ester compound formed by the reaction of a hydroxy (meth)acrylate compound with an organic anhydride.
11. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 10, wherein the organic titanate is formed by pre-reacting the alkyl titanate with the half-ester compound that is formed by the reaction of a hydroxy (meth)acrylate compound with an organic anhydride.
12. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 10, wherein the organic titanate is formed in-situ with blending of other laminating adhesive components.
13. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein the organic titanate is formed from tetraisopropyl titanate.
14. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein the organic titanate is formed from triethanol amine titanate.
15. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein the organic titanate is present at a level of about 1 to about 15% by weight of the adhesive composition.
16. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, further comprising less than 50% by weight of at least one mono or multi-functional (meth)acrylate monomer or oligomer.
17. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is formulated to be curable by electron beam radiation through at least one layer of a laminated structure.
18. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 1, further comprising about 0.2 to about 15% of a photoinitiator, wherein the adhesive is curable by ultraviolet radiation.
19. The radiation-curable laminating adhesive of claim 18, wherein the photoinitiator comprises a polymeric material.
20. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, further comprising at least one photoinitiator.
21. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive composition is substantially free of acrylic acid.
22. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, further comprising at least one photosensitizer.
23. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, comprising at least 80% of said one or more radiation-curable, carboxylic acid functional monomers.
24. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, comprising at least 90% of said one or more radiation-curable, carboxylic acid functional monomers.
25. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said radiation-curable laminating adhesive is substantially free of non-carboxylic acid functional monomers.
26. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said radiation-curable, carboxylic acid functional monomer comprises an acrylate functional group.
27. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said radiation-curable, carboxylic acid functional monomer comprises a methacrylate functional group.
28. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said carboxylic acid monomer has a number average molecular weight of from about 100 to about 3000.
29. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said carboxylic acid monomer has a number average molecular weight of from about 150 to about 2000.
30. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said carboxylic acid monomer has a number average molecular weight of from about 200 to about 1500.
31. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said composition has a viscosity of about 10,000 centipoise or less at an application temperature.
32. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said carboxylic functional monomer has a viscosity of about 50 to about 10,000 centipoise at an application temperature.
33. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive according to claim 1, wherein said carboxylic functional monomer has a viscosity of about 100 to about 5,000 centipoise at an application temperature.
34. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive suitable for packaging pharmaceutical or food grade products comprising:
a. at least 50% of one or more carboxylic acid functional (meth)acrylate monomers which are the half-ester formed by the reaction of a hydroxy(meth)acrylate compound with an organic anhydride, and
b. about 0.1 to about 20% of an organic titanate compound, characterized in that the carboxylic acid functional monomer(s) are selected such that when the adhesive is suitably cured to form a laminated package the cured adhesive allows less than 50 PPB extraction into the contents of the laminated package.
35. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive comprising:
a. at least 50% by weight of one or more carboxylic acid functional (meth)acrylate monomers which are the half-ester formed by the reaction of a hydroxy(meth)acrylate compound with an organic anhydride, and
b. 0.1 to 20% by weight of an organic zirconate compound.
36. A radiation-curable laminating adhesive comprising:
a. at least 50% by weight of one or more carboxylic acid functional (meth)acrylate monomers which are the half-ester formed by the reaction of a hydroxy(meth)acrylate compound with an organic anhydride, and
b. 0.1 to 20% by weight of at least one selected from the group consisting of organic zirconates, organic aluminates, andor organic zinc.

1. An imaging apparatus comprising:
an imaging section that generates, by capturing a single scene, captured image data including reference image data, first parallax image data having a first parallax in one direction relative to a subject image of the reference image data, and second parallax image data having a second parallax in another direction that is opposite the one direction;
an adjustment condition acquiring section that acquires an adjustment condition relating to parallax amount adjustment; and
an image processing device that processes the reference image data, the first parallax image data, and the second parallax image data, based on the adjustment condition, to generate third parallax image data having a third parallax that is in the one direction and different from the first parallax and fourth parallax image data having a fourth parallax that is in the other direction and different from the second parallax.
2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the image processing device generates a moving image file based on the third parallax image data and the fourth parallax image data, by processing the captured image data generated continuously by the imaging section.
3. An imaging apparatus comprising:
an imaging section that generates, by capturing a single scene, captured image data including reference image data, first parallax image data having a first parallax in one direction relative to a subject image of the reference image data, and second parallax image data having a second parallax in another direction that is opposite the one direction;
an adjustment condition acquiring section that acquires an adjustment condition relating to parallax amount adjustment for generating adjusted parallax image data having a parallax that is different from the first parallax and the second parallax; and
an output section that outputs the adjustment condition in association with the captured image data.
4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
the output section associates the adjustment condition with a moving image file created from the captured image data generated continuously by the imaging section.
5. The imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein
the adjustment condition acquiring section dynamically acquires the adjustment condition in correspondence with the captured image data generated continuously by the imaging section.
6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the adjustment condition includes a setting condition of an optical system that focuses the subject image to the imaging section.
7. The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, wherein
the setting condition includes at least one of diaphragm constriction, focal distance, and focus lens position.
8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the adjustment condition includes a subject state in the single scene.
9. The imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein
the subject state includes a subject distribution in a depth direction.
10. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the adjustment condition includes user instructions designated by a user via an input section.
11. The imaging apparatus according to claim 10, wherein
the adjustment condition includes a range setting for a parallax amount designated by the user instructions.
12. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the adjustment condition includes a cumulative parallax amount obtained by integrating a parallax amount of each pixel in an entire frame.
13. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the image processing device determines an adjustment value based on the adjustment condition, and
the image processing device calculates a third parallax pixel value forming the third parallax image data and a fourth parallax pixel value forming the fourth parallax image data by extracting a reference pixel value at a target pixel position in the reference image data, a first parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the first parallax image data, and a second parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the second parallax image data, and using the arithmetic expressions of:
P3=2P0\xd7(C\xb7P1+(1\u2212C)P2)(P1+P2) and
P4=2P0\xd7((1\u2212C)P1+\xb7P2)(P1+P2),
where P0 is the reference pixel value, P1 is the first parallax pixel value, P2 is the second parallax pixel value, P3 is the third parallax pixel value, P4 is the fourth parallax pixel value, C is the adjustment value, and C is a real number such that 0.5<C<1.
14. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the image processing device determines an adjustment value based on the adjustment condition, and
the image processing device calculates a third parallax pixel value forming the third parallax image data and a fourth parallax pixel value forming the fourth parallax image data by extracting a reference pixel value at a target pixel position in the reference image data, a first parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the first parallax image data, and a second parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the second parallax image data, and using the arithmetic expressions of:
P3=P0\xd7(P1P2)(C-0.5) and
P4=P0\xd7(P2P1)(C-0.5),
where P0 is the reference pixel value, P1 is the first parallax pixel value, P2 is the second parallax pixel value, P3 is the third parallax pixel value, P4 is the fourth parallax pixel value, C is the adjustment value, and C is a real number such that 0.5<C<1.
15. An image processing device comprising:
an obtaining section that obtains captured image data including reference image data, first parallax image data having a first parallax in one direction relative to a subject image of the reference image data, and second parallax image data having a second parallax in another direction that is opposite the one direction, and an adjustment condition relating to a parallax amount adjustment associated with the captured image data; and
an image processing device that processes the reference image data, the first parallax image data, and the second parallax image data, based on the adjustment condition, to generate third parallax image data having a third parallax that is in the one direction and different from the first parallax and fourth parallax image data having a fourth parallax that is in the other direction and different from the second parallax.
16. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein
the image processing device generates a moving image file based on the third parallax image data and the fourth parallax image data, by processing the captured image data continuously obtained by the obtaining section.
17. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein
the image processing device determines an adjustment value based on the adjustment condition, and
the image processing device calculates a third parallax pixel value forming the third parallax image data and a fourth parallax pixel value forming the fourth parallax image data by extracting a reference pixel value at a target pixel position in the reference image data, a first parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the first parallax image data, and a second parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the second parallax image data, and using the arithmetic expressions of:
P3=2P0\xd7(C\xb7P1+(1\u2212C)P2)(P1+P2) and
P4=2P0\xd7((1\u2212C)P1+C\xb7P2)(P1+P2),
where P0 is the reference pixel value, P1 is the first parallax pixel value, P2 is the second parallax pixel value, P3 is the third parallax pixel value, P4 is the fourth parallax pixel value, C is the adjustment value, and C is a real number such that 0.5<C<1.
18. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein
the image processing device determines an adjustment value based on the adjustment condition, and
the image processing device calculates a third parallax pixel value forming the third parallax image data and a fourth parallax pixel value forming the fourth parallax image data by extracting a reference pixel value at a target pixel position in the reference image data, a first parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the first parallax image data, and a second parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the second parallax image data, and using the arithmetic expressions of:
P3=P0\xd7(P1P2)(C-0.5) and
P4=P0\xd7(P2P1)(C-0.5),
where P0 is the reference pixel value, P1 is the first parallax pixel value, P2 is the second parallax pixel value, P3 is the third parallax pixel value, P4 is the fourth parallax pixel value, C is the adjustment value, and C is a real number such that 0.5<C<1.
19. A control program for an imaging apparatus that causes a computer to:
generate, by capturing a single scene, captured image data including reference image data, first parallax image data having a first parallax in one direction relative to a subject image of the reference image data, and second parallax image data having a second parallax in another direction that is opposite the one direction;
acquire an adjustment condition relating to parallax amount adjustment; and
process the reference image data, the first parallax image data, and the second parallax image data, based on the adjustment condition, to generate third parallax image data having a third parallax that is in the one direction and different from the first parallax and fourth parallax image data having a fourth parallax that is in the other direction and different from the second parallax.
20. A control program for an imaging apparatus that causes a computer to:
generate, by capturing a single scene, captured image data including reference image data, first parallax image data having a first parallax in one direction relative to a subject image of the reference image data, and second parallax image data having a second parallax in another direction that is opposite the one direction;
acquire an adjustment condition relating to parallax amount adjustment for generating adjusted parallax image data having a parallax that is different from the first parallax and the second parallax; and
output the adjustment condition in association with the captured image data.
21. A control program for an image processing device that causes a computer to:
obtain captured image data including reference image data, first parallax image data having a first parallax in one direction relative to a subject image of the reference image data, and second parallax image data having a second parallax in another direction that is opposite the one direction, and an adjustment condition relating to a parallax amount adjustment associated with the captured image data; and
process the reference image data, the first parallax image data, and the second parallax image data, based on the adjustment condition, to generate third parallax image data having a third parallax that is in the one direction and different from the first parallax and fourth parallax image data having a fourth parallax that is in the other direction and different from the second parallax.
22. An imaging apparatus comprising:
a detecting section that detects a subject distribution in a depth direction for a scene;
a determining section that determines a change condition relating to a parallax amount, based on the subject distribution; and
a control section that performs imaging control to generate captured image data including first parallax image data and second parallax image data having a parallax therebetween, based on the change condition.
23. The imaging apparatus according to claim 22, comprising:
an image capturing element including a first parallax pixel group that receives, from among incident light passing through an optical system, first partial light that is polarized in a first direction relative to an optical axis of the optical system and a second parallax pixel group that receives, from among the incident light passing through the optical system, second partial light that is polarized in a second direction different from the first direction.
24. The imaging apparatus according to claim 22, wherein
the detecting section detects the subject distribution based on phase difference information for each subject.
25. The imaging apparatus according to claim 22, comprising:
a receiving section that receives a designation of a subject by a user, wherein
the detecting section sets the designated subject to be a detection target in the subject distribution.
26. The imaging apparatus according to claim 22, wherein
the determining section determines a diaphragm value as the change condition.
27. The imaging apparatus according to claim 22, wherein
the determining section determines a correction amount for a focus lens position as the change condition.
28. The imaging apparatus according to claim 22, wherein
the determining section determines an adjustment parameter value for adjusting a parallax amount between images used when the control section generates the first parallax image data and the second parallax image data, as the change condition.
29. The imaging apparatus according to claim 28, wherein
the control section acquires reference image data, third parallax image data having a third parallax in one direction relative to a subject image of the reference image data, and fourth parallax image data having a fourth parallax in another direction opposite the one direction, and
a first parallax pixel value is calculated to generate the first parallax image data and a second parallax pixel value is calculated to generate the second parallax image data, by extracting a reference pixel value at a target pixel position in the reference image data, a third parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the third parallax image data, and a fourth parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the fourth parallax image data, and using the arithmetic expressions of:
P1=2P0\xd7(C\xb7P3+(1\u2212C)P4)(P3+P4) and
P2=2P0\xd7((1\u2212C)P3+C\xb7P4)(P3+P4),
where P0 is the reference pixel value, P1 is the first parallax pixel value, P2 is the second parallax pixel value, P3 is the third parallax pixel value, P4 is the fourth parallax pixel value, C is an adjustment parameter value, and C is a real number such that 0.5<C<1.
30. The imaging apparatus according to claim 28, wherein
the control section acquires reference image data, third parallax image data having a third parallax in one direction relative to a subject image of the reference image data, and fourth parallax image data having a fourth parallax in another direction opposite the one direction, and
a first parallax pixel value is calculated to generate the first parallax image data and a second parallax pixel value is calculated to generate the second parallax image data, by extracting a reference pixel value at a target pixel position in the reference image data, a third parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the third parallax image data, and a fourth parallax pixel value at the target pixel position in the fourth parallax image data, and using the arithmetic expressions of:
P1=P0\xd7(P3P4)(C-0.5) and
P2=P0\xd7(P4P3)(C-0.5),
where P0 is the reference pixel value, P1 is the first parallax pixel value, P2 is the second parallax pixel value, P3 is the third parallax pixel value, P4 is the fourth parallax pixel value, C is an adjustment parameter value, and C is a real number such that 0.5<C<1.
31. A control program for an imaging apparatus causing a computer to:
detect a subject distribution in a depth direction for a scene;
determine a change condition relating to a parallax amount, based on the subject distribution; and
generate captured image data including first parallax image data and second parallax image data having a parallax therebetween, based on the change condition.

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 foam filling member used for filling a space of a structure by foaming the foam filling member, the foam filling member comprising:
a foaming base material in a form of a sheet having a thickness of 0.5 to 6.0 mm of foamable material, in which
incisions having a cutting width of 300 \u03bcm or less cut in partway in a thickness direction of the foaming base material, or
cuts passing through in the thickness direction of the foaming base material and incisions extending so as to reach the cuts and having a cutting width of 300 \u03bcm or less cut in partway in the thickness direction of the foaming base material

are formed along a bending portion,
wherein the foaming base material is formed in a predetermined shape by bending the foaming base material along the incisions andor the cuts.
2. The foam filling member according to claim 1, wherein the foaming base material has a flexural modulus of elasticity of 20-150MPa.
3. The foam filling member according to claim 1, wherein the incisions andor the cuts are formed to extend in a longitudinal direction of the foaming base material.
4. The foam filling member according to claim 1, wherein the incisions andor the cuts are formed along a direction intersecting with a longitudinal direction of the foaming base material.
5. The foam filling member according to claim 1, wherein the foaming base material is provided with a retaining portion for retaining the structure.
6. The foam filling member according to claim 1, which is used for filling in a first space and a second space of the structure comprising the first space, the second space adjoining to the first space, and a communication hole for communicating therebetween,
wherein the foaming base material comprises an inserting portion, formed partway along a longitudinal direction thereof, which is inserted through the communication hole, a first space filling portion, formed on one lengthwise side thereof with respect to the inserting portion, which is placed in the first space, and a second space filling portion, formed on the other lengthwise side thereof with respect to the inserting portion, which is placed in the second space.
7. The foam filling member according to claim 3, wherein the incisions are arranged in parallel with each other at predetermined spaced intervals in a widthwise direction which is a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the foaming base material.
8. The foam filling member according to claim 7, wherein the cuts are formed linearly in a surface on one side of the foaming base material, to extend from a long side surface on one widthwise side thereof to the incisions from the long side surface thereof along a widthwise direction of the foaming base material.
9. The foam filling member according to claim 8, wherein the cuts are arranged in parallel with each other at predetermined spaced intervals extending partway along the longitudinal direction of the foaming base material.
10. The foam filling member according to claim 1, wherein the foaming base material comprises:
a first member arranged in a longitudinal direction of the foaming base material at predetermined spaced intervals;
a second member arranged in a longitudinal direction of the foaming base material at predetermined spaced intervals; and
a retaining portion arranged in a longitudinal direction of the foaming base material at predetermined spaced intervals;
wherein said first member, second member, and retaining portion form one piece; and
wherein said retaining portion joins said first and second members.
11. The foam filling member according to claim 10, wherein the incisions are formed linearly in a surface of at least one side of one of the first or second members on a longitudinal side thereof, along a longitudinal direction of said respective first or second members; and
wherein the incisions are arranged in parallel with each other at predetermined spaced intervals along a widthwise direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first or second members.
12. The foam filling member according to claim 11, wherein the cuts are formed linearly in a surface on one side of the first or second members, to extend from a long side surface on one widthwise side thereof to the incisions from the long side surface thereof along a widthwise direction of the first or second members.
13. The foam filling member according to claim 12, wherein the cuts are arranged in parallel with each other at predetermined spaced intervals extending partway along the longitudinal direction of the first or second members.
14. The foam filling member according to claim 13, wherein the incisions allow the first and second members to be bent along the incisions in a direction orthogonal to a cut-in direction of the incisions, such that the foaming base material is formed in a generally circular shape.
15. The foam filling member according to claim 10, wherein the retaining portion comprises:
a connecting portion which connects between the first member and the second member;
a pair of retaining arms projecting from said connecting portion; and
a plurality of protruding portions projecting from said connecting portion;
wherein said connecting portion, said retaining arms, and said protruding portions are formed of one piece.
16. The foam filling member according to claim 4, wherein said foaming base material includes substantially V-shaped recesses formed partway along a longitudinal direction, which confront each other to form an inserting portion.
17. The foam filling member according to claim 16, wherein incisions are formed on one side of and proximal to said inserting portion, and incisions are not formed proximal to said inserting portion on another side of said inserting portion.
18. The foam filling member according to claim 6, wherein said foaming base material forms a substantially figure 8 shape within said first space and second space.