Abstract: A winding shaft, for use in a printer, which allows a wound recording paper to be easily removed therefrom. The winding shaft includes a shaft main body, a winding portion and a support-removing member. The winding portion, which sandwiches the shaft main body, winds the recording paper therearound. The shaft main body includes a pair of support-removing members, which respectively project from the shaft main body. The two support-removing members are respectively supported on the two side portions of the shaft main body in such a manner that they can be freely rotated about their respective support shafts. A tension-coiled spring is bridgingly disposed between the two support-removing members, so that the two support-removing members remain in standing positions when no external force is applied to them.

Abstract: A printer including a driving shaft having first, second and third worms for feeding a recording paper, advancing a printing ribbon, and moving a carriage, respectively. The third worm for moving the carriage may be replaced by a belt. The driving shaft may include two separate portions, with the first, second and third worms connected to ends of the separate portions. The driving shaft may be rotatably supported adjacent the first, second and third worms.

Abstract: An imidazopyridine derivative of the formula ?I!: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group, R.sup.2 is a lower alkanoyl group, and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each lower alkyl groups, or both combine at the end thereof to form an alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, said imidazopyridine derivatives have an excellent angiotensin II antagonistic activity and are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of hypertension.

Abstract: There is disclosed (-)-cis-1,5-benzothiazepine represented by the following formula or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 represents lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; R.sup.2 represents hydrogen or lower alkanoyl; R.sup.3 represents lower alkyl; R.sup.4 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.5 represent hydrogen, lower alkyl or hydroxy lower alkyl; and A represents lower alkylene,which is a prophylactic and/or curing agent of Raynaud's disease and chronic arterial obstruction.

Abstract: A paper transfer apparatus for transferring a recording paper by rotating a first and second sprocket wheels having a plurality of pins to be engaged with sprocket holes disposed on both sides of the recording paper comprising a first paper guide for forming a paper transfer path having a first intersection with a rotational locus of the tip of the pins mounted on the first sprocket wheel, and a second paper guide for forming a paper transfer path having a second intersection with a rotational locus of the tip of the pins mounted on the second sprocket wheel, the first intersection being placed upstream in a paper transfer direction from the second intersection.

Abstract: An imidazopyridine derivative of formula I! is disclosed ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkyl, R.sup.2 is a group of the formula ##STR2## Z is oxygen, R.sup.0 is a pyridyl, furyl or thienyl group, R.sup.3 is carboxyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl, Ring A is tetrazoyl-substituted phenyl and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for use in the prophylaxis and treatment of hypertension.

Abstract: A connector body member has conductor receiving sections for receiving a plurality of conductive end portions of a member to be connected, such as a flat cable, a jumper, or a printed circuit board. A plurality of contacts are so mounted as to project into the conductor receiving sections in order to contact the conductive end portions of the member to be connected. A cover member for holding the contact between the conductive end portions of the member to be connected and the contacts is formed to be pivotal with respect to the connector body member. Each conductor receiving section has an opening. The cover member pivots to cover the openings of the conductor receiving sections. The cover member is also locked into the connector body member by sliding along the connector body member while covering the openings.

Abstract: A constant-voltage diode has a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, an adjoining semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type adjoining the second semiconductor region, and a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type partially surrounded by the second semiconductor region. At low reverse biases between a cathode electrode and an anode electrode, the behavior of the device is determined by the pn junction between the first and second semiconductor regions. As the reverse biasing increases, the depletion layers of that junction will reach the fourth semiconductor region, but the reverse bias at this time is insufficient to break down that junction. A further increase of reverse bias causes breakdown of the pn junction between the third and fourth semiconductor regions. This effect is achieved by suitable impurity concentrations in the semiconductor regions.

Abstract: An imidazopyridine derivative is disclosed of the formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, lower alkylsulfonyl or a group of the formula ##STR2## where Z is oxygen or two hydrogen atoms, R.sup.0 is lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, phenyl, hydrogen, di(lower alkyl) amino or lower alkenyl, R.sup.3 is carboxyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl and Ring A is substituted phenyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are useful in prophylaxis and treatment of hypertension.

Abstract: An electric power converter comprising a plurality of reactors, a plurality of self quenching type switching elements, the reactors and switching elements being series-connected per one arm, and surge-absorbing snubber circuits connected in parallel to the switching elements respectively, the switching circuits being driven by gate drive circuits connected to respective gates of the switching elements to thereby convert a DC voltage into an AC voltage or convert an AC voltage into a DC voltage. The electric power converter further comprises: an apparatus for recovering energy accumulated on at least one side of the reactors and the snubber circuits and an apparatus for generating a DC source for supplying electric power to each of the gate drive circuits, on the basis of the recovered energy.

Abstract: An imidazopyridine derivative is disclosed of the formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkyl, R.sup.2 is a group of the formula ##STR2## where Z is oxygen atom, R.sup.0 is lower alkyl, R.sup.3 is carboxyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl and Ring A is tetrazolyl-substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, that are useful in prophylaxis and treatment of hypertension.

Abstract: There is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the platelet aggregation comprising acetylsalicyclic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a 1,5-benzothiazepine derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group, R.sup.2 is hydrogen atom or a lower alkanoyl group, R.sup.3 is a lower alkyl group, R.sup.4 is hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group and R.sup.5 is a lower alkyl group or a halogen atom, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: There is disclosed a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting platelet aggregation comprising 5-(2-chlorobenzyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a 1,5-benzothiazepine derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group, R.sup.2 is a lower alkanoyl group, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are a lower alkyl group and R.sup.5 is hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a halogen atom, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: A recording medium feed mechanism for a printer includes first, second and third transport sections in the printer along a medium pathway wherein the first transport section is disposed at the insertion point of the recording medium into the printer, the second transport section is disposed immediately before the printer section relative to the direction of transport of the recording medium and the third transport section is disposed immediately after the printer section relative to the direction of transport of the recording medium. A single drive source is adapted for driving in common drive rollers at all three transport sections. First, second and third opening/closing mechanisms are incorporated respectively at the first, second and third transport sections to provide closure and medium engagement and its transport when the medium is present at a particular transport section and to provide its opening when the medium is not present or no longer present at a particular transport section.

Abstract: A connector device is provided which can be made small and thin in a form as close to the external width dimension of an information processing medium per se as possible. A frame member for guiding an IC pack and connector section to be connected to the IC pack are mounted on a housing plate member. An ejection mechanism for the IC pack is incorporated on the housing plate member. The ejection mechanism is equipped with guide portion so as to operate the ejection mechanism. An operation unit is arranged in a width direction of the housing plate member so as to be slidable in a direction intersecting with that in which the IC pack is inserted and withdrawn. A stopper is provided in the width range of the housing plate member 2 such that it can prevent a movement of the slide plate member in the withdrawing direction and allows a movement of the operation unit in the withdrawing direction when the operation unit is released.

Abstract: An inidazoindolizine derivative of the formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, cyano, lower alkyl, lower alkanoyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, phenyl-lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkylsulfonyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, arylcarbonyl, or 5- or 6-membered nitrogen-containing heteromonocyclic group-substituted carbonyl, Ring A is substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, and m is 0 or 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and process for preparation thereof, said imidazoindolizine derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof show excellent angiotensin II inhibitory activities and are useful in the prophylaxis or treatment of hypertension.

Abstract: A connector apparatus for receiving and ejecting a memory card which is connected to a electronic device, includes an ejection lever being able to slide on a surface of a housing plate for pulling out and disconnect the memory card from connecting pins by hooking at an edge of the memory card, and a rotating axis for enabling the ejection lever to swing on the surface of housing plate and holding the ejection lever rotatable through the housing plate by sliding contact within an internal surface of tubular projection of the lever.

Abstract: A plurality of micro medium feed mechanisms are provided at different locations in a printer and are all driven by a single step motor through a plurality of clutches and are selectively capable of feeding several different types of mediums, e.g., a sheet medium, a card medium or a rolled medium, i.e., feeding each such medium independently of the another presented via different inlets to the printer for each different type of medium. The step motor, therefore, functions as the sole driving source for a multiple medium handling type printer thereby providing a less expensive micro printer which is capable of incrementally feeding multiple different kinds of medium types in the same printer wherein printing can be accomplished from the very top edge to the very bottom edge of the fed medium due to the particular locations of the micro medium feed mechanisms in the micro printer.

Abstract: Novel 1,5-benzothiazepine derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl group or a lower alkoxy group; R.sup.2 is hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl-lower alkyl grup or a diphenyl-lower alkyl group; R.sup.3 is a lower alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl-lower alkyl group, Q is single bond, or an alkylene or lower alkenylene group which may optionally be substituted by a lower alkoxy group or oxo group; R.sup.

Abstract: A header device for receiving an IC card or pack, comprises a housing, which includes an IC-pack holder having an opening through which the IC pack is inserted into and removed from the housing, and a pair of first levers projecting into the IC-pack holder so as to abut an end portion of the IC pack, and a pair of second levers located outside the holder. The first and second levers are coupled to each other at their respective proximal ends, so that they are immovable relative to each other. The coupled levers are rotatably mounted on the housing. If the IC pack is inserted into the housing through the opening, the end portion of the IC pack pushes the respective first levers, thereby rotating both the first and second levers in a first rotation direction. Then, if the second levers are rotated in a second rotation direction reverse to the first rotation direction, the first levers push the IC pack out of the housing.