Abstract: A fastening device is disclosed for a safety belt in motor vehicles comprising a guiding member to be mounted on the vehicle frame or on some other carrier in the vehicle in such a way that a clearance is created between the guiding member and the carrier and comprising also a runner, to which one end of the safety belt or corresponding organ is attached, and which may be displaced along the guiding member to be positioned in different positions, said positions being determined by a number of holes (9) disposed along the guiding member. The guiding member is a channel-shaped rail (1) with a mid-section (2), which faces said clearance (8) and is provided with said holes (9) and with side flanges (3) projecting perpendicularly from the mid-section.

Abstract: An improved vehicle suspension system of the double wishbone type including an A-type suspension lower arm which has different strength at different portions thereof suitable for sharing the loads imposed thereon so as to reduce the overall weight thereof. The suspension lower arm, which has a ball-joint mounting portion, is pivotally attached at its front and rear mounting portions to the body of a vehicle for vertical swinging movement and is comprised of a first arm member and a second arm member respectively formed by bending a plate material. The first arm member extends rearwardly from the front mounting portion and the second arm member extends forwardly from the rear mounting portion so that they are superimposed on and secured as by welding to each other at a location near the ball-joint mounting portion. The first and second arm members each have an upper wall and a pair of opposite side walls.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel comprising a support and phosphor layers provided thereon which comprise a binder and a stimulable phosphor dispersed therein, characterized in that said phosphor layers comprise the first phosphor layer on the support side and the second phosphor layer provided on the first phosphor layer, and that the mean particle size of the stimulable phosphor contained in said first phosphor layer is smaller than the mean particle size of the stimulable phosphor contained in said second phosphor layer.

Abstract: A construction is disclosed for a component for an automotive bumper selected from the group consisting of an automotive bumper, a bumper fascia and a bumper guard, said construction comprising a laminate construction of a thin substantially rigid metal outer shell supported by a substantially rigid, resiliently deformable plastic backing bonded to said shell over substantially the entirety of an inner surface of the shell. The plastic backing comprises a thin intermediate layer of ethylene acrylic acid co-polymers and a backing layer of Surlyn ionomers. Also disclosed is a process for bonding Surlyn ionomers to stainless steel through use of said intermediate layer.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel comprising a support, a subbing layer and a phosphor layer which comprises a binder and a stimulable phosphor dispersed therein, superposed in this order, characterized in that said subbing layer contains fine particles having a size of 1-30 .mu.m in an amount of 1-200% by weight of a resin constituting the subbing layer.

Abstract: A sandwich material is characterized in that it comprises at least three layers, viz a first layer (12), constituting a wear layer, consisting of a polymeric substance with a hardness of between 85.degree. and 100.degree. Shore A, a second layer (9) consisting of rubber with a hardness of between 50.degree. and 70.degree. Shore A, but softer than said first layer, and a third layer (10) consisting of rubber with a hardness of between 20.degree. and 50.degree. Shore A, but softer than said second layer, said second layer being located between said first and third layers.

Abstract: A magnetic coating composition comprising a binder dissolved in a solvent and magnetic grains dispersed therein is applied onto a surface of a non-magnetic substrate continuously moved. The coating film thus overlaid on the non-magnetic substrate is subjected to a preliminary orientation step for orientating the magnetic grains in the coating film, and then to a preliminary drying step. A final orientation step is then conducted while intermediate drying is carried out. Thereafter, final drying is effected.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprises a non-magnetic substrate, a thin magnetic metal film layer overlaid on the substrate, a metallic oxide layer formed on the surface of the thin magnetic metal film layer, and a polymer film formed by plasma polymerization. The polymer film is overlaid on the metallic oxide layer to improve the corrosion resistance and durability of the magnetic recording medium.

Abstract: A V-type engine comprises a cylinder block forming first and second cylinder banks arranged in V-shape. Each cylinder bank is provided with a row of cylinders extending in the axial direction of the crankshaft between the front and rear ends of the engine. The cylinder row in the second cylinder bank starts from a location spaced apart from the front end of the engine and the cylinder row in the first cylinder bank starts from a location near the front end of the engine so that the cylinder row in the second cylinder bank is axially rearwardly displaced from that in the first cylinder bank. A water pump is mounted on the front end of the cylinder block substantially at the center between the first and second cylinder banks. A coolant inlet-passage to the water pump is provided in the part of the cylinder block between the foremost cylinder in the second bank and the front end of the cylinder block, which part is a dead space.

Abstract: A magic trick for falsely cutting a playing card has first and second sections each with a top layer, a bottom layer, and an intermediate layer, with the top layer of the first section having three windows and the intermediate layer of the second section having an opening corresponding in size to the middle window. The inner sided of the sections are pivoted together so that on folding the two top sides of the sections abut. A lower opening extends between the lower compartments when the body is unfolded and continues out through the outer side of the first section, and an upper opening extends between the upper compartments. A flexible rectangular element is folded half way back on itself with the free edge of the folded portion lying in the upper opening, and with the unfolded lower portion extending through the lower opening iwth the free edge in the opening in the outer side of the first section with card indicia on the exposed upper face of the lower portion.

Abstract: A display element is formed by a four-sided right prismatic block member which is rotatable about the axis of its own, has embedded therein first and second magnetic pieces to extend along edges lying on the same diagonal line and has two display surfaces formed by two adjacent ones of four outer peripheral surfaces of the block member.A display panel comprises a display surface structure, a display switching unit and a drive unit. The display surfaces structure has such display elements sequentially disposed on each line of arrangement at predetermined intervals. The display switching unit has an erasing magnetic head and a writing magnetic head common to the display elements disposed on each line of arrangement. The drive unit has means for moving the display elements and the erasing and writing magnetic heads relative to each other, and means for energizing the writing magnetic head in synchronism with the relative movement of them.

Abstract: A radiation image read-out apparatus comprises a stimulating ray optical system for exposing a stimulable phosphor carrying a radiation image stored therein to stimulating rays, a photodetector for detecting light emitted by the stimulable phosphor upon exposure to stimulating rays, and a light guide member for guiding the emitted light to the photodetector. A dichroic optical plane which selectively reflects either the stimulating rays or the light emitted by the stimulable phosphor and selectively passes the other is positioned in an optical path or the light guide member. The stimulating ray optical system is positioned so that the stimulating rays directly impinge upon the dichroic optical plane and come out of a light input face of the light guide member positioned close to the stimulable phosphor by being reflected by or passed through the dichroic optical plane.

Abstract: A method of forming a silicon carbide non-single crystal semiconductor, characterized in that said method comprises the step of: applying electric or light energy to a methylsilane expressed by the formula of SiH.sub.4-n (CH.sub.3).sub.n (where n=1 to 3) or Si.sub.2 (CH.sub.3).sub.n H.sub.6-n (where n=1 to 5) and a silane hydride (of Si.sub.m H.sub.2m+2, where m=1 to 3), thereby forming a silicon carbide non-single crystal semiconductor film layer containing Si.sub.x C.sub.1-x (where 0<x<1) as a major component thereof.

Abstract: There is provided an improvement of an FM demodulator of the PLL system including a VCO, a phase comparator and a low-pass filter, whereby the distortion components of the FM demodulated signal to be caused due to nonlinearity of the frequency vs. control voltage characteristic of the VCO are eliminated. This improved FM demodulator of the PLL system includes a circuit for making the harmonic distortion components from the output signal of the low-pass filter and synthesizing them with the output signal of the low-pass filter so as to obtain the non-distorted FM demodulated signal.

Abstract: Quinazoline derivatives of formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents: (1) a straight or branched chain unsaturated hydrocarbon group, or(2) a straight or branched chain saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which is substituted by at least one: heteroatom, the or each heteroatom being halogeno when R is a C.sub.1 hydrocarbon group; or saturated carbocyclic group; or group containing at least one heteroatom, the or each heteroatom being O, N or S when R contains a cyclic group; andn is O or an integer of 1-4;X or, when n is an integer of at least 2, each X independently, represents a halogeno, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group or a group including at least one heteroatom; andY represents a group of formula: ##STR2## wherein m.gtoreq.1 (poly-L-glutamates); and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, which are suitable as anti-cancer agents.

Abstract: A radiation image storage panel comprising a support, a subbing layer and a phosphor layer which comprises a binder and a stimulable phosphor dispersed therein, superposed in this order, characterized in that said subbing layer comprises a synthetic resin crosslinked with a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: A diaphragm carburetor provided with a temperature-sensitive lever arm is disclosed. The temperature-sensitive lever arm permits hot restart of an engine when the carburetor is in a vapor lock condition, without the use of the choke mechanism.

Abstract: A mine roof support has a roof engaging structure 13 and a floor engaging base 14, spaced apart by extensible hydraulic jack means 15 and 16. The roof engaging structure and the base are interconnected by a pivotal linkage device 23, 24 arranged so that, throughout its range of working movement, a pivot point of the linkage performs substantially greater movement in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction. This reduces the effect of problems arising from the linkage device projecting substantially into the goaf area of a mine working or into the walkway area of the support. In a preferred embodiment the linkage device comprises a parallelogram type linkage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for the manufacture of heat exchanger elements. A pair of strips of weldable material e.g. high-grade steel is welded together in such a way that on both sides a longitudinally extending weld seam is formed, said pair of strips between said longitudinally extending weld seam defining a longitudinal channel which extends parallel to the weld seams and which serves for the conduction of heating or cooling agents. At least one of the strips is first provided with at least one longitudinally extending groove and is longitudinally welded to the other strip of the pair of strips in such a way that the groove forms with the part of the other strip covering it a longitudinal channel. A liquid filler material is poured into the longitudinal channel and solidified by cooling to below its freezing point.

Abstract: An electrical energy storage and transforming device and associated pulse-forming systems suitable for receiving, storing, and transforming an electrical charge to produce electrical output pulses, for example, ignition pulses for a spark-ignition internal combustion engine, includes a current sheet inductor network defined by at least two conductive current sheet inductors separated by and insulated from one another by a dielectric material to provide coupled current sheet inductors having resistive, capacitive, and inductive characteristics. When electrical energy is applied to the current sheet inductor network, and electrical charge is stored and retained as an electrostatic field between the conductive current sheets until an output pulse is desired, at which time the conductive strips of the inductively coupled current sheet inductors are substantially shunted to rapidly discharge the previously charged energy.