Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus includes a decompressable process container; a supply port configured to supply, to the process container, an ionic liquid that absorbs an oxidizing gas; and a discharge port configured to discharge the ionic liquid supplied to the process container. A recess is provided at a joint portion between members constituting the process container. The supply port is configured to supply the ionic liquid to the recess, and the discharge port is configured to discharge the ionic liquid supplied to the recess.

Abstract: In this application, an antiobesity or antihyperlipidemic food, feeding stuff or supplement containing lysine component(s) that is characterized in that said food, feeding stuff or supplement contains lysine component(s) at such rate that 40 to 160 mg in terms of free-form lysine should be taken in per kg of body weight per day, under diet conditions under which the daily protein energy composition is 20% or less, and an antiobesity or antihyperlipidemic food, feeding stuff or supplement containing lysine component(s) that is characterized by containing said lysine component(s) in an amount of 0.8 to 3.0 wt % in terms of free-form lysine on the basis of the dry matter and having a protein energy composition of 20% or less are disclosed.

Abstract: A suspension apparatus of a multi-axle vehicle capable of realizing high traveling stability is provided. For this purpose, the suspension apparatus forms a quadric link structure (31) by a vehicle body (9), a front link (21) with an upper end portion being connected to the vehicle body with a pin and a lower end portion being in a vicinity of a front axle, a rear link (22) with an upper end portion being connected to the vehicle body with a pin and a lower end portion located in a vicinity of a rear axle, and a connecting link (1) for connecting portions in vicinities of respective lower end portions of the front and rear links, and a side length at a side of the connecting link is made shorter than a side length at a vehicle body side.

Abstract: In this application, an antiobesity or antihyperlipidemic food, feeding stuff or supplement containing lysine component(s) that is characterized in that said food, feeding stuff or supplement contains lysine component(s) at such rate that 40 to 160 mg in terms of free-form lysine should be taken in per kg of body weight per day, under diet conditions under which the daily protein energy composition is 20% or less, and an antiobesity or antihyperlipidemic food, feeding stuff or supplement containing lysine component(s) that is characterized by containing said lysine component(s) in an amount of 0.8 to 3.0 wt % in terms of free-form lysine on the basis of the dry matter and having a protein energy composition of 20% or less are disclosed.

Abstract: A suspension apparatus of a multi-axle vehicle capable of realizing high traveling stability is provided. For this purpose, the suspension apparatus forms a quadric link structure (31) by a vehicle body (9), a front link (21) with an upper end portion being connected to the vehicle body with a pin and a lower end portion being in a vicinity of a front axle, a rear link (22) with an upper end portion being connected to the vehicle body with a pin and a lower end portion located in a vicinity of a rear axle, and a connecting link (1) for connecting portions in vicinities of respective lower end portions of the front and rear links, and a side length at a side of the connecting link is made shorter than a side length at a vehicle body side.

Abstract: A method and compositions for reducing body weight, body fat, or both.

Abstract: A composition comprising modified milk powder, and glutamine and/or a peptide containing glutamine.

Abstract: An apparatus for electrically blasting a number of electric detonators arranged at a plurality of working faces, including a single controller having a power source unit for supplying a D.C. voltage and a plurality of ignition control units for selectively applying the D.C. voltage; a plurality of oscillators each arranged near respective working faces, the number of the oscillators corresponding to that of the ignition control units, each oscillator being energized with the D.C. voltage to generate a high frequency current and being connected to respective ignition control units via an electric wire bundle; and a plurality of lead wires each connected to outputs of respective oscillators. Loop-like leg wires of electric detonators are electro-magnetically coupled with the lead wires with the aid of transformer magnetic cores.

Abstract: A loop portion of a bus wire connected to an electric blasting device is passed through a first magnetic core together with a first loop-like wire, and the first loop-like wire is further passed through a second magnetic core provided in a detonator. The detonator includes a second loop-like wire which is passed through the second magnetic core, an electric bridge connected to the second loop-like wire and a fuse head provided around the electric bridge. When a pulsatory high frequency current is supplied to the bus wire, high frequency currents are induced in the first and second loop-like wires by electromagnetic induction. Then the current flows through the electric bridge of the detonator to fire the primer explosive.

Abstract: An emergency locking retractor with a non-locking mechanism is provided. The mechanism includes a lock means and first, main and auxiliary control means. The lock means is movable between an operated position, where it prevents rotation of a take-up spindle, and a non-operated position where it permits free rotation of the spindle. The first control means detects acceleration and brings the lock means to the operated position. The main control means can take either a holding state, where it holds the lock means at the non-operated position, while the lock means is not required to operate or a non-holding state where it allows the lock means to operate. The main control means is normally biased in the holding state. The auxiliary control means is movable between a first position, where it holds the main control means in the non-holding state, and a second position where it allows the main control means to be brought into the holding state.

Abstract: An automatic locking retractor suitable for use in a vehicle seat belt includes locking means which is composed of a latch plate rotatable as a unitary member with a take-up spindle and a lock member engageable with the latch plate to prevent the rotation of the take-up spindle. The engagement between the latch plate and lock member is controlled by a cam member or disk of a simple structure. Making use of magnetism, the cam member or disk is kept in a cooperative relation with the latch plate or take-up spindle. The automatic locking retractor requires fewer parts, and hence permits easy parts handling and facilitates its assembly work. It is also compact.

Abstract: In a safety belt for a car or the like, a buckle is provided to receive a tongue releasably. The buckle includes a latch member engageable with the tongue, a U-shaped base defining an opening in the direction of insertion of the tongue and supporting the latch member turnably, and a bridge secured to the lower end of the base and having engagement portions which when the tongue is in a state kept in engagement with the latch member, are kept in engagement with the tongue at two points. Owing to this structure, the tongue can be firmly held without play and the buckle can withstand large forces and moments applied thereto by way of the tongue.

Abstract: A remote blasting system for exploding a number of explosives in a multiple-step manner including an oscillating unit for radiating an electromagnetic wave due to which A.C. currents are induced in receiving units some of which are directly connected to detonators and the remaining receiving units being connected to detonators via at least one switching unit which includes a switch and an actuating member for driving the switch. At the end of first excitation, the switch is closed and at the end of second excitation the detonator is blasted via the closed switch.

Abstract: A number of detonating primers are electrically blasted by supplying a high frequency current through a bus wire formed by a pair of parallel conductors connected to each other at distal ends and having a constant impedance with which bus wire loops connected to the detonating primers via leg wires are electromagnetically coupled via a number of magnetic cores having slits formed therein. At first, one or more loops are inserted into respective magnetic core through the slit and one of the parallel conductors is also inserted into the magnetic core through the slit. When the high frequency current having a frequency from 100 KHz to 1 MHz is passed through the conductors of bus wire in opposite directions, there is induce electromagnetically secondary high frequency currents in respective loops, which are supplied to respective detonating primers for explosion.

Abstract: A buckle for a seat belt includes a latch piece pivotably supported by a buckle body and having a latch portion engageable with a tang when pivoted in a first direction, a release button pivotably supported by the buckle body and engageable with the latch piece during the pivotal movement thereof in the first direction to cause the latch piece to pivotally move in a second direction and release the engagement thereof with the tang, a first biasing member for biasing the latch piece in the first direction, and a second biasing member for biasing the release button in the second direction. The latch piece has its mid-portion as the center of pivotal movement, and the release button has one end thereof as the center of pivotable movement. The end of the latch piece opposite to the latch portion thereof is engageable with the vicinity of the center of rotation of the release button.

Abstract: An improved automatic locking retractor for use with a seatbelt system designed to operate with improved reliability while having a simplified structure. An improved control mechanism is provided for governing the locking of the seatbelt system when appropriate. The control mechanism is a control plate which cooperates with a latch plate which in turn cooperates with the take-up reel of the seatbelt system. Movement of the control plate controls the movement of a locking lever which selectively locks the latch plate to lock the take-up reel when appropriate.

Abstract: A retractor has a webbing take-up shaft rotatably supported in a base, a biasing member for biasing the take-up shaft in a webbing take-up direction, a connecting member for connecting one portion and another portion of the biasing member, a locking member movably provided in the base and engageable with the connecting member, and a control device for controlling the condition of the locking member.

Abstract: A seat belt latch device has latch means for retaining an engaging member coupled to a seat belt. The latch means includes inertia sensing means for sensing a predetermined variation in speed of a vehicle, and a retaining member responsive to the sensing operation of the inertia sensing means. The retaining means retains the engaging member when there is a predetermined variation in speed of the vehicle.

Abstract: A buckle device has a tongue member, a base member, a latch member mounted on the base member so as to be capable of assuming an engaging position in which the latch member is engageable with the tongue member and a non-engaging position in which the latch member is not engageable with the tongue member, and an operating member capable of assuming an operative position in which it brings the latch member to the non-engaging position and a non-operative position in which the latch member can assume the engaging position. The latch member has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion, and the operating member has a first acting portion and a second acting portion.

Abstract: A latch device for a moving runner member used in an automatic seat belt system has a runner member adapted to be moved by a driving member between a seat occupant restraining position and a seat occupant liberating position, an operating member mounted on the runner member for movement between a first position and a second position and connected to the driving member, a lock member supported by the runner member for movement between an engaging position and a non-engaging position, a latch member secured to a vehicle body and adapted to engage and restrain the lock member moved to the engaging position and to be disengaged from the lock member trying to move toward the seat occupant liberating position and thereby release the restraint.