Abstract: In an arrangement which includes a seat support body slidably supported on a fixed rail fixed to a floor; a power supply device supplying power to an electrical component on a seat side; and a drive device driving the seat support body in a front-and-rear direction and having a motor and a transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through an interior of the fixed rail, the power supply device includes: a housing housing an electric wire for power supply; and a slider linked to the seat support body and slidable within the fixed rail. The electric wire is drawn out from the housing, retained by the slider and slidable within the fixed rail. The slider has an interference-avoiding portion for avoiding interference with the transmission member disposed so as to pass longitudinally through the interior of the fixed rail.

Abstract: A gripping device includes a side supporting unit supporting or releasing a side of a workpiece, a plurality of pusher members pushing the workpiece downward, and a pusher member shifting unit shifting the pusher members in a direction toward or away from the workpiece. An engaging pin to be engaged with a through-hole created in the workpiece is disposed inside at least one of the pusher members.

Abstract: A gripping device includes a side supporting unit supporting or releasing a side of a workpiece, a plurality of pusher members pushing the workpiece downward, and a pusher member shifting unit shifting the pusher members in a direction toward or away from the workpiece. An engaging pin to be engaged with a through-hole created in the workpiece is disposed inside at least one of the pusher members.

Abstract: The present invention provides a guidewire having a reduced diameter, which ensures rigidity and excellent guidance ability in spite of its reduced diameter, and which achieves an excellent sliding ability and insertion/pulling-out ability with respect to a catheter or the like. The guidewire has an inner core formed of a single wire having an uneven surface on its outer circumferential surface, a high-polymer coating which densely covers the outer circumferential surface of the inner core, and an uneven surface formed on the outer circumferential surface of the high-polymer coating by an influence from the uneven surface on the outer circumferential surface of the inner core.

Abstract: A heat-transfer recording medium is disclosed, which produces no lowering in transfer density even when the medium is used under such higher-temperature conditions as in a facsimile equipment and is capable of providing an easily readable transferred image having a low surface gloss, as well as having an excellent keep-secrecy and producing few voids. The recording medium comprises a support; a heat-transfer layer, provided on the support, comprising a thermo-fusible substance and a colorant; and a non-transfer layer which is interposed between the support and the transfer layer and comprises a colorant, a thermoplastic polymer selected from the following Group A and a thermoplastic polymer selected from the following Group B:Group A: an .alpha.-olefin polymer, an .alpha.-olefin-maleic anhydride copolymer, an .alpha.-olefin-alkyl acrylate and methacrylate copolymer, an .alpha.-olefin-vinyl acetate copolymer, an .alpha.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium comprising a support having thereon a first heat softening layer and a second softening layer is disclosed. In the medium the first softening layer contains a heat-fusible substance, and the second heat softening layer contains a resin having a melt index value of 2-1500.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium having a support and provided thereon, plural heat softening layers is disclosed.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium comprising a support and, provided thereon in order from the support, a heat-fusible layer containing a heat-fusible substance and a thermoplastic layer containing a thermoplastic resin, a coloring agent and a cross-linking polymer.

Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal transfer recording medium having a thermal transfer colorant layer provided on one surface of a support and a backing layer provided on other surface of the support, characterized in that said backing layer contains a resin having a siloxane bonding in the molecular and/or a cured product of said resin and an organic powder.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording material is disclosed which comprises a combination of (i) a thermal transfer recording medium comprising a support and provided thereon a specific heat softening colorant layer and (ii) a recording sheet comprising a support and provided thereon a specific image-receiving layer, in which any one of the heat softening colorant layer and the image-receiving layer contains a curable polymer, and the other of them contains a curing agent. The thermal transfer recording material can form the printed image having superior abrasion resistance.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording medium having an anchor layer containing a resin component and carbon black between a thermally fusible colorant layer and a support and its manufacturing method are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition for heat-sensitive transfer recording medium, comprising (A) a silicone resin and (B) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyester resins, polyamide resins, cellulose type resins and acrylic resins.Disclosed is also a heat-sensitive transfer recording medium having at least one colorant layer containing a heat-fusible substance on a support, comprising a backing layer formed from (A) a silicone resin and (B) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyester resins, polyamide resins, cellulose type resins and acrylic resins provided on the surface of the support where no colorant layer is provided.The resin composition for heat-sensitive transfer recording medium of the present invention has sufficient heat resistance.