Abstract: A scroll type compressor including mutually mating stationary and movable scrolls for producing compression. A circumferentially outer part of the movable scroll portion has a flat end surface and a chamferred surface. The chamferred surface tapers outwardly at an angle relative to the flat end surface greater than an allowable tilt angle of the movable scroll. A circumferentially inner part of the scroll portion includes a flat end surface only which has a groove to receive a tip seal, the tip seal having a height greater than a depth of the groove. The circumferentially outer part has an identical outer diameter to that of the base plate portion, and the base plate portion and the scroll portion are simultaneously machined.

Abstract: An azole derivative represented by the following general formula (I) ##STR1## (symbols in the formula have the following meanings; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 : the same or different from each other and each represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a phenyl group which may be substituted with a halogen atom,A, B and D: the same or different from one another and each represents a group represented by the formula ##STR2## or a nitrogen atom,X and Y: the same or different from each other and each represents a single bond, a methylene group, an oxygen atom,a group represented by a formula S(O).sub.n, or a group represented by the formula ##STR3## R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 : the same or different from each other and each represents a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, andn: 0, 1 or 2),a salt thereof, a hydrate thereof or a solvate thereof.

Abstract: A functionalized elastomer is provided which is of the type containing a substrate elastomer, having a weight-average molecular mass (Mw).sub.0 of between 10,000 and 600,000 daltons and a polydispersity index of less than 5, onto which are grafted, in an amount representing 0.1 to 10% by weight of the substrate, sequences carrying carboxyl or ester functional groups, wherein its weight-average molecular Mw is such that the ratio ##EQU1## is less than 20% and the sequences grafted onto the substrate correspond to the formula ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 denotes an (x+z+1)-valent C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 hydrocarbon radical, X represents H or a monovalent C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 hydrocarbon radical R, z is equal to zero or 1 and x is an integer having a value ranging from 1 to 3 with x+z .ltoreq.3. Bitumen/EF compositions useful for making surfacings may be produced by incorporating the EF into a bituminous component.

Abstract: A reciprocating piston type compressor for compressing refrigerant gas is provided with a main housing which includes a plurality of parallel cylinder bores arranged around the longitudinal axis of the cylinder block. The main housing has first and second cylinder blocks connected to each other by a plurality of bolts, the cylinder blocks including inner clamping faces and abutting faces. A plurality of pistons are slidably provided within the cylinder bores. An axially extending drive shaft is supported by the main housing for rotation through a pair of bearings. A swash plate is mounted on the drive shaft for rotation with the drive shaft. A pair of thrust bearings are provided between the swash plate and the inner clamping faces of the cylinder blocks to clamp and hold the swash plate therebetween. The clamping force on the thrust bearings from the inner clamping faces is controlled so that the clamping force does not exceed a predetermined allowable upper limit when the compressor is assembled.

Abstract: A refrigerant compressor, typically a swash plate type refrigerant compressor for compressing refrigerant gas containing therein lubricating oil, which has axially combined cylinder blocks having a plurality of cylinder bores in which a plurality of pistons reciprocate to implement suction and compression of refrigerant gas as well as discharge of the compressed refrigerant gas. The cylinder blocks further have a swash plate chamber for a swash plate supported by a sliding type thrust bearings, receiving the refrigerant gas returning from an exterior of the compressor, and an axially extending central through-bore for a drive shaft supported by radial bearings. The compressor has a lubricating oil system which includes a fluid passageway for supplying a part of the refrigerant gas containing the lubricating oil from refrigerant gas inlet passageways in the cylinder blocks into the central bore to lubricate the sliding type thrust bearings and the radial bearings.

Abstract: Genes coding for a protein having human MACIF activity, expression vectors containing the genes, transformed cells with the vectors and proteins having human MACIF activity.

Abstract: A process for treating outer-inner surfaces of a porous non-conductor, comprising steps of:placing said porous non-conductor between a pair of electrodes which are located opposite to each other and carry a dielectric layer on a surface facing the other electrode, respectively, so that said porous non-conductor is brought into contact with both dielectric layers without coming into contact with said electrodes; and then,applying an alternating current voltage having a frequency of about 0.1 KHz to about 100 KHz between said electrodes to thereby induce an electric discharge in voids contained in said porous non-conductor and sandwiched between a pair of said electrodes is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a supported catalyst for gas-phase reactions having an inert support body and a surface coating comprisinga) at least 5% by weight of silicon carbide,b) from 5 to 90% by weight, calculated as oxide, of one or more titanium dioxide or zirconium oxide components or mixtures thereof,c) from 1 to 50% by weight, calculated as V.sub.2 O.sub.5, of one or more vanadium oxide components,d) from 0 to 10% by weight, calculated as oxide, of one or more compounds of elements of the 1st and 5th main groups of the Periodic Table, and also a process for its preparation and its use.

Abstract: A viscous fluid type heat generator includes a housing assembly defining a heat generating chamber and a heat receiving chamber for permitting a heat exchanging fluid to circulate therethrough to receive heat from the heat generating chamber. A rotor element is supported by the housing assembly separately from the drive shaft to be rotationally driven by the drive shaft for rotation within the heat generating chamber. A viscous fluid is held in a gap defined between the inner wall surfaces of the heat generating chamber and the outer faces of the rotor element, for heat generation under a shearing stress applied by the rotation of the rotor element. Frictional coupling means are provided for frictionally coupling the drive shaft with the rotor element and for mechanically transmitting a rotation of the drive shaft to the rotor element to permit the rotor element to rotate in the heat generating chamber at a speed not higher than a predetermined thermal limit speed.

Abstract: A single headed swash plate type compressor including, a housing with a crank chamber and cylinder bore, pistons arranged in cylinder bores, and a swash plate driven by a drive shaft. Each of the pistons has at one end thereof a bearing having axially spaced first and second bearing portions and an axially extending third portion interconnecting the first and second bearing portions. Shoes are slidably arranged between the swash plate and the first and second bearing portions for converting rotational movement of the swash plate into reciprocal movement of the pistons. An oil communication hole is arranged in and extends through the second bearing portion for fluid communication between the groove of the second bearing portion on the side remote from the cylinder bore and the crank chamber.

Abstract: A magneto-optical recording medium comprising a transparent substrate, a first dielectric layer on the substrate, a magneto-optical recording layer on the first dielectric layer and a metal reflecting layer on the magneto-optical recording layer, optically with a second dielecric layer between the magneto-optical recording layer, wherein the magneto-optical recording layer has a Curie temperature Tc of from 100.degree. C. to 200.degree. C. and a layer thickness of from 15 nm to 60 nm, the metal reflecting layer has a layer thickness of not less than 60 nm and a product .lambda.d of a thermal conductivity .lambda. by the layer thickness d of from 2.5 .mu.W/K to 20 .mu.W/K, and the following formula is satisfied: Tc.ltoreq.-10.times..lambda.d+300. This magneto-optical recording medium has an improved stability under repeated recording and erasing, or continuous erasing, operations without a loss of a high recording sensitivity thereof.

Abstract: A reciprocating piston type compressor for compressing refrigerant gas for an automobile air conditioning system is provided with a cylinder block assembly which includes a plurality of cylinder bores, a swash plate chamber and an oiler channel which extends along the one of the end walls of the swash plate chamber. When the refrigerant gas, which flows rotationally in the swash plate chamber due the rotating swash plate, contacts the oiler channel, the lubricating oil mist, in the refrigerant gas flow in the swash plate chamber induced by the rotation of the swash plate, is separated from the refrigerant gas and the separated lubricating oil is introduced into the bearing means by the oiler channel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an indication for the visually handicapped using transparent three-dimensional ink, wherein a letter and/or a design is formed using the transparent three-dimensional ink on the indication on which an usual letter and/or design for the healthy persons is indicated, such as printed matter in which braille points of the same sound are formed using the transparent three-dimensional ink on the printed matter on which letters are printed with ordinary ink, a package of a label of a goods in which necessary information such as a trade name and contents thereof is expressed by braille points using the transparent three-dimensional ink on a surface of the package or the label on which a design or letters are printed, or printed matter in which necessary information such as a design is formed using the transparent three-dimensional ink on the printed matter on which a design is printed.

Abstract: Redispersable polymer powder compositions are provided which contain homopolymers or copolymers of ethylenically unsaturated monomers and cyclodextrins or cyclodextrin derivatives having the general formula (I), ##STR1## in which n=6, 7 or 8, the substituents R are identical or different and cover H or R.sup.1, the substituents R.sup.1 are identical or different and cover for optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, carboxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -carboxyly residues. Also disclosed are a process for preparing these compositions and their use, as well as polymer dispersions stabilised with cyclodextrins or cyclodextrin derivatives obtained as intermediate products.

Abstract: A reciprocating piston type compressor for compressing refrigerant gas includes a plurality of pistons slidably provided within cylinder bores for reciprocation. A pair of housings are mounted to the either ends of the cylinder block with valve plates therebetween. The housings include at least a refrigerant gas suction chamber which is fluidly connected to the cylinder bores. An oil sump is provided for containing lubricating oil. An oil pump is provided for distributing the lubricating oil to the compressor elements. The oil pump includes oil suction which is fluidly connected to the oil sump through a oil suction passage. The pressure in the refrigerant gas suction chamber is introduced into the oil suction chamber to direct the lubricating oil into the oil suction chamber from the oil sump during the initial stage of the starting of the compressor.

Abstract: Disclosed are benzamidine derivatives of the following general formula (I), salts thereof, hydrates thereof or solvates thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the derivatives, salts thereof, hydrates thereof or solvates thereof along with pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers. ##STR1## The derivatives and their compositions have GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonistic activity and are useful for the treatment and prophylaxis of vascular system disorders as medicines for ameliorating ischemic cardiac disorders, adminicula in cardiosurgery operations or in vascular surgery operations, medicines for ameliorating cerebrovascular disorders, and medicines for ameliorating peripheral artery disorders.

Abstract: A viscous fluid type heat generator including a drive shaft for receiving a rotative drive force from an external drive source and mounting thereon a plurality of rotor elements to be rotated together with the drive shaft, a housing assembly in which at least one first heat generating component chamber confining therein a heat generative viscous fluid to which a shearing action is applied by the rotor elements, a second heat-generating-performance variable chamber confining a heat generative viscous fluid to which shearing action is applied by the rotor element, and a heat receiving chamber in which heat exchanging liquid flows therethrough to receive heat from the first and second heat generating chambers. The viscous fluid type heat generator further may includes a control chamber for controlling an amount of the viscous fluid in the second heat-generating-performance variable chamber, and a heat-generating-performance changing unit.

Abstract: A fluid fuel reforming ceramic catalyst comprising a core 2 of a complex oxide ceramic of transition metals, an intermediate layer 3 of an alumina-based silicate ceramic covering the core 2 and an outer layer 4 of a ceramic containing noble metals prepared by forming the core by firing the complex oxide ceramic of transition metals, coating the intermediate layer of the alumina-based silicate ceramic over the core, and coating the outer layer of the ceramic containing noble metals over the intermediate layer increases the octane number of fluid fuels, enhances their combustion efficiency, and decreases the noxious substances in exhaust gases.

Abstract: The invention relates to bearing materials of porous SiC having a trimodal pore composition and also a process for their production.The porous bearing material of pressureless-sintered SiC having from 3 to 10% by volume of independent closed pores having a trimodal pore composition consisting of micropores (M), fiber-shaped macropores (F) and spherical macropores (S), where the amounts in the pore system F-M-S (FIG. 1) are fixed by the trapezoidal area having the corner pointsa=10%M-80%F-10%Sb=10%M-10%F-80%Sc=40%M-10%F-50%Sd=40%M-50%F-10%Sand the micropores have a diameter of less than or equal to 5 .mu.m and the fiber-shaped macropores have a diameter of less than or equal to 30 .mu.m and a length of less than or equal to 80 .mu.m and the spherical macropores have a diameter of less than or equal to 70 .mu.m, and have a flexural strength of at least 250 MN/m.sup.2.

Abstract: An anchor-fixing capsule comprising a crushable capsule, and a hardenable resin component and a powdery or granular hardener component with which the crushable capsule is filled, said hardenable resin component being separated from said hardener component by a separation layer, wherein said hardenable resin component and said hardener component are each alternately disposed in two or more layers, which provides uniform good mixing of the hardenable resin component and the hardener component in driving an anchor, resulting in good adhesive strength of the anchor.