Abstract: There are disclosed a compound represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## (wherein R, R.sup.1, X, Y and n are as defined in the specification), a pest controller containing said compound as an active ingredient, a pest control method using said controller, and an intermediate for producing the compound of the above general formula (I).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a linear motion guide unit having a slider mounted to a rail. The rail includes a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of side surfaces. A liner overlying the rail is press-formed against a core which is lager than a combination of the rail and a thin plate member. The press-formed liner is placed inside a mold and molten metal is poured into a gap formed between the liner and the mold. After the metal cools to a hardened condition, the slider is removed from the mold and assembled on the rail with a gap defined between the top of the rail and an opposed surface of the slider. Oil is supplied to the gap to define an oil film between the rail and the slider.

Abstract: A cassette loading device for a cassette recording/reproducing apparatus includes a cassette tray reciprocably movable between a first position in which the cassette tray is retracted into a body of the recording/reproducing apparatus for loading a cassette in a predetermined position, and a second position in which the cassette tray is ejected forwardly from the front panel of the body for attachment and detachment of the cassette relative to the cassette tray, a holder disposed in the cassette tray for holding the cassette, and a mechanism responsive to the movement of the cassette tray toward the second position for causing the holder to tilt its forward end upwardly.

Abstract: A steel cord comprising a number (between 3 and 27) of element steel wires tightly twisted at a regular pitch P between 5 and 20 mm in the same direction. Each wire has a diameter d between 0.1 and 0.4 mm. At least one of the wires includes a spiral portion having a spiral pitch P1 between 0.1P and 0.7P and a spiral diameter d1 between d+2/100 mm and d+2/10 mm. At least one other wire includes a straight portion. At any cross section of the cord, 1/4 through 2/3 of the wires is/are spiral and the other wire/s is/are straight. The stretch of the cord under a load of 5 kg is between 0.10 and 0.40%. A method of producing a steel cord comprises supplying a number of element steel wires, forming at least part of at least one of the wires to be spiral, and tightly twisting the wires.

Abstract: A linear motion guide unit includes a rail having a top surface, a bottom surface and a pair of side surfaces, a thin plate member fixedly attached to the top surface of the rail and a slider slidably mounted on the rail with a predetermined gap between the thin plate member and the slider such that a film of oil may be formed for damping or absorbing any vibration. The thin plate member is preferably formed with an oil groove for storing therein a quantity of oil.

Abstract: A crossed roller rolling contact bearing assembly includes a pair of first and second members which move relative to each other, a guide channel defined between the first and second members and a plurality of rollers provided in the guide channel in a crossed arrangement with a spacer interposed between any two adjacent rollers. The spacer has a generally spherical outer peripheral surface and a pair of recessed, arc-shaped guide surfaces which have generatrix lines extending perpendicular to each other. Becuase of the spherical outer shape of the spacer, a generally wedge-shaped space is defined between the roller and the spacer so that a quantity of lubricant may be reserved therein to keep the guide channel sufficiently lubricated at all times.

Abstract: A guide drum has recording or reproducing heads and a loading device has vertical poles and inclined poles for pulling out a tape from a tape cassette mounted on the recording/reproducing apparatus and for wrapping the tape around the guide drum. The loading device includes a pole driving mechanism for driving the poles and a toggle mechanism for causing a pinch roller to come into contact with a capstan so that the tape is interposed therebetween after the tape is wrapped around the guide drum. The toggle mechanism comprises a pinch roller cam driven in accordance with the movement of the pole driving mechanism, a pinch roller arm having the pinch roller and rotatably supported at one end portion and a link member coupled between the pinch roller cam and the pinch roller arm. With this arrangement, the pinch roller is directed to the capstan in response to the movement of the link member due to the movement of the pole driving mechanism.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus including a guide drum having at least one recording/reproducing head and a loading mechanism for pulling out a tape from a tape cassette mounted on the recording/reproducing apparatus and for wrapping the tape around the guide drum. The loading mechanism includes first and second loading devices each having a vertical rotatable pole and an inclined pole and the first and second loading devices are engaged with first and second guide grooves and are moved along the first and second guide grooves.

Abstract: A process for producing tetrafluorophthalic acid is disclosed, which comprises the steps of:(a) reacting an alkali metal fluoride and at least one imide compound represented by formula (I) or (II) ##STR1## wherein X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, and X.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each represents a chloride atom or a bromine atom, R.sup.1 represents a monovalent organic group, and R.sup.2 represents a divalent organic group, to provide an N-substituted tetrafluorophthalimide; and(b) hydrolyzing the tetrafluorophthalimide in the presence of an acid.

Abstract: A method of thermal diffusion alloy plating for steel wire including the steps of continuously detecting the quantity of metal plated, plated metal composition, plating composition gradient or combination thereof, in thermal diffusion alloy plating effected continuously on steel wire. Detection of these valves is performed by an energy dispersive type X-ray fluorescent analyzer and upon detecting any variation in these values, a control signal is given to a control unit to adjust automatically the plating electric current and the diffusion heating quantity, thereby imparting the desired quantity of metal plated, the desired plated alloy composition ratio and the desired plating composition gradient uniformly in the lengthwise direction of steel wire.