Abstract: A gutter structure for a vehicle body furnished with a roof panel, a roof edge rail, and a door sash, includes a gutter channel, a molding, and a clip. The channel extends along the edge of the roof panel and is constructed integrally with the roof panel. The channel consists of a bottom wall, inner and outer side walls extending from the opposite sides of the bottom wall. The inner side wall is connected at its upper end to the edge of the roof panel. The channel is fixed to the roof edge rail at its bottom wall. The molding extends along the channel in order to cover the channel in such a manner as to permit water on the roof panel to enter the channel. The molding has an outer surface which forms a smooth convex contour in conjunction with outer surfaces of the roof panel and the door sash when the vehicle door is closed. The molding is mounted on the clip, which is attached to the channel to secure the molding in place.

Abstract: [1,2]-fused 1,4-benzodiazepine compounds are disclosed corresponding to the general formula I ##STR1## wherein X is an oxygen or sulfur atom or an optionally substituted imino group, R.sub.1 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, lower alkyl radical, a lower alkoxy radical or a nitro group and R.sub.2 is a hydrogen or halogen atom, a lower alkyl radical, a lower alkoxy radical or a nitro group, or if R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, R.sub.2 may also be a lower alkylthio radical, or, if R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom and X is a sulfur atom or an imino group, R.sub.2 may be a trifluoromethyl radical; or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are bonded to adjacent carbon atoms and together denote a methylenedioxy or ethylenedioxy radical; R.sub.3 is an optionally substituted furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl or pyridyl radical and n is zero or, if R.sub.3 is furyl or thienyl, n may be 0 or 1. The compounds may be in the form of their optical isomers or acid addition salts. The compounds exhibit neuroleptic properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for initiating an underwater implosive seismic source which comprises the steps of: measuring the instantaneous pressure at the location of the source; determining, from this measured pressure, the bubble period separating the firing signal from the implosion peak of the shock wave; and initiating the source with a delay or advance of a value equal to the difference between the bubble period corresponding to the instantaneous pressure and that corresponding to the mean pressure. The invention also provides a device for carrying out this method which device comprises; means for measuring the instantaneous pressure in the neighborhood of the source; comparator means (C5) for comparing this pressure with a mean value; and time delay means (C3, C4) for delaying a firing signal (S1) by a value which is a function of the result of this comparison.

Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle is disclosed wherein the parameters for optimum operation for an engine are determined based upon an acceleration position and a vehicle speed, and a continuously variable transmission is operated to vary a drive ratio in such a manner as to cause the engine to operate according to those parameters.

Abstract: A transmission housing for an automotive vehicle, comprises a bell housing made of light alloy and connected at its front end section to an engine block, and a lip supporting member made of steel and securely attached to bell housing front end section, along the periphery thereof, thereby preventing the bell housing from vibratingly deforming in its radial direction so as to reduce noise radiated therefrom.

Abstract: A unitary air bleed device of an elastomeric deformable material and has an integrally formed head portion with a vent hole and a cylindrical portion with a connecting passage formed therethrough. The connecting passage communicates with the vent hole of the head portion. The deformation of the air bleed device permits the air bleed device to be mounted to an enclosed housing by press fitting. When mounted, the cylindrical portion extends into the housing in such a direction to prevent the oil entry into the connecting passage.

Abstract: The patient monitor includes a patient unit having a probe connected to receive a carrier signal, which probe is adapted for connection to the body of a patient to be monitored. The carrier signal is passed through the patient's body and modulated in accordance with the respirations of the patient to produce a modulated carrier signal. A carrier detection circuit is connected to receive the modulated carrier signal and produce a demodulated respiration signal. An ECG circuit also receives the carrier signal and filters out ECG signals. The respiration and ECG signals are passed to an analysis unit. Both the patient unit and analysis unit contain baseline correction circuits for maintaining a predetermined baseline.

Abstract: The impulse welding device includes a transistor circuit which is operated by an impulse generator. The power transistors of the transistor circuit are operated alternately in the blocked condition and in the conducting condition. The transistor circuit is connected to a direct current power source in series with the arc which is created between the welding electrode and the work piece to be welded. The transistor circuit is shunted by an ohmic resistor which allows a spacing current to flow through the ignited arc during the impulse pauses. Since the power transistors are substantially completely blocked during the impulse pauses, the power loss will be decreased.

Abstract: This invention provides an insulating paper sheet produced by mixing synthetic resin flakes with natural fibers to provide a composite paper mass. This insulating paper sheet is favorably accepted as an insulating member for covering the conductor of a power cable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of .alpha.-aspartyl phenylalanine methyl ester by reacting phenylalanine methyl ester with the anhydride of N-formyl L-aspartic acid, process wherein the product from said reaction is treated in at least one ion-exchanging resin column and the .beta.-isomer contained in the resulting mixture is isomerized by treatment with acetic anhydride followed by an acid hydrolysis to convert said .beta.-isomer into .alpha.-isomer and ensure the deformylation of said product.

Abstract: A structure for mounting a seat belt anchor for a vehicle with a sliding door includes a reinforcement member disposed within a vehicle side frame and adapted to receive a curved end of a guide rail from which the sliding door is slidably suspended. The reinforcement member is secured to the side frame with a fastener bolt. An anchor of the seat belt is also secured to the side frame with a fastener bolt also used to secure the reinforcement member. The reinforcement member provides the side frame with sufficient structural strength to resist bending moment applied via the seat belt.

Abstract: A wiper-mounted retractable head lamp assembly for a vehicle, which assembly comprises a lamp, a lamp housing receiving therein the lamp to move therewith, the lamp housing being pivotably connected to the vehicle body so that is projectable from and retractable into a given space formed in the vehicle body and a head lamp wiper assembly for wiping the face of the lamp proper. Substantially all parts of the head lamp wiper assembly are mounted to the lamp housing to move therewith so that the pivoting movement of the lamp housing relative to the vehicle body is carried out without being affected by the presence of the wiper assembly.

Abstract: A microelectronic device to detect mechanical vibrations and analyze vibration frequencies. The device comprises a vibrator in the form of thin plate supported on a semiconductor substrate in the manner of either cantilever beam or fixed beam. The vibrator is either conductive or coated with a conductive film to serve as a vibratable electrode layer. The substrate is formed with a fixed electrode layer in an area opposite to the vibrator, and an electric circuit to detect a change in the capacitance between the fixed and vibratable electrode layers is integrated with the substrate. For discrimination of vibration frequencies without using any bandpass filter, the device may have a plurality of vibrators different in resonance frequency each paired with a fixed electrode layer.

Abstract: The bending and shearing machine according to the invention comprises a framework, a table which can be vertically displaced and on which sheet metal, such as steel sheets, may slide as well as a rocker head which can be pivoted 180.degree.. The displacement of the table is carried out by means of a system including levers and pistons. One of the horizontal edges of the rocker head carries a knife while the other holds a wedge or a bending roller. The table includes a cutting matrix which carries a knife mounted at the end of the table and a bending matrix shaped to rest on the cutting matrix. The rocker head pivots according to an eccentric axis so that its knife and its wedge or bending roller are offset with respect to one another when they are in operation.

Abstract: The camera includes a disengageable safety retaining catch for interchangeable lens objectives and an automatic focusing mechanism connected to a drive shaft for the transmission of rotary adjustment setting motions to the lens objective. The drive shaft operationally engages the automatic focusing mechanism via a drive and is provided with a spring supported in the axial direction. The rear end of the drive shaft is guided in a fixed bearing bushing. The front end is supported in a connection flange on the camera body. The front end is formed as a claw or toothed coupling element protruding beyond the connection flange and engages a complementary coupling piece which is disposed in a connection base on the lens objective.

Abstract: A microcomputer system for indicating that engine lubricating oil should be exchanged when the working life of the engine lubricating oil is over. The system comprises: (a) a first sensor which detects and signals the number of engine revolutions per time; (b) a second sensor which detects the load on the engine; (c) a calculating means which calculates the amount of soot suspended in the lubricating oil during the operation of engine on a basis of the output values of the first and second sensors; (d) a memory means which adds up and stores the calculated amount of soot so as to record a total amount of soot; (e) a judging means which judges whether the total amount of soot in the lubricating oil exceeds a predetermined amount; and (f) an alarm unit which produces an alarm in a predetermined form to request a lubricating oil change when the total amount of soot exceeds the predetermined amount, whereby the working life of the engine lubricating oil can more accurately be determined.

Abstract: A process is described for preparing relief images, in which a light-sensitive material composed of a support and a light-sensitive layer which contains as essential constituents(a) a compound which has at least one C-O-C bond which is cleavable by acid,(b) a compound which forms a strong acid on irradiation and(c) a binder which is insoluble in water and soluble in aqueous-alkaline solutions is imagewise irradiated, warmed to an elevated temperature, cooled down and then irradiated over its entire area, whereafter those parts of the layer which have not been imagewise irradiated are then washed out by developing. The process makes it possible to prepare positive or negative copies by means of the same light-sensitive material in a simple way.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp comprises a reflector having a reflecting parabolic face, and a lens made of synthetic resin and attached to the front end of said reflector. The vehicle headlamp further includes a lamp held by said reflector, at least one filament in said lamp positioned ahead the focussing point of said reflector, and a zone formed on the reflecting face where a means is arranged to reduce the amount of light coming from the filament onto the lens at an upper area thereof, said zone being positioned above the lamp and along an axis vertically passing through an optical axis. Said light reducing means is intended to reflect light either irregularly or diffusedly. The irregularly reflecting means comprises using no undercoat which serves to make the reflecting coat flat and smooth, or making the reflector body rough and uneven and then applying reflecting coat onto this rough and uneven portion with the undercoat interposed therebetween.

Abstract: An apparatus for stuffing a shirred tubular casing with a fluid material such as a sausage composition or pieces of ham comprising a stuffing horn having an aperture through which the fluid material is forced under pressure into the casing, a device located on the periphery of the stuffing horn and within the interior of the casing for smoothing and expanding the casing, the device comprising at least two disk-shaped planar bodies, at least one of which is rotatable in a plane parallel to and/or shiftable perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stuffing horn, the outer circumference of each planar body being smaller than the inner circumference of the tubular casing, whereby the projection of the cross-sectional surfaces of the planar bodies in the direction of the longitudinal axis upon rotating or shifting of the bodies results in a total surface having a greater circumference than the inner circumference of the tubular casing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shaped body exhibiting good long-term thermal stability, comprising at least one fluorohydrocarbon polymer which can be processed by melting, and at least one heat-resistant thermoplastic polymer, wherein at least the fluorohydrocarbon polymer forms a phase which is coherent or at least largely coherent. The weight ratio of the fluorohydrocarbon polymer to the thermoplastic polymer preferably varies between about 80:20 and about 20:80. The shaped body is preferably a film used as a layer of insulation.