Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a release material and a release agent, which can be produced by directly coating onto a substrate without requiring the application of an undercoating material even when using a permeable substrate such as paper, which have excellent releasability even when the amount of silicone used is small, have a low change in peel strength over time, have a high residual adhesion ratio of an adhesive tape, seal and the like after release from a release material, and have writability or printability to a release surface. A release material and a release agent are provided, wherein the release layer contains a neutralized resin obtained from a neutralization reaction of an emulsion copolymer of a monomer composition containing from 5 to 80 mass % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer with a basic substance, and a silicone emulsion and/or a silicone dispersion.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a release material and a release agent, which can be produced by directly coating onto a substrate without requiring the application of an undercoating material even when using a permeable substrate such as paper, which have excellent releasability even when the amount of silicone used is small, have a low change in peel strength over time, have a high residual adhesion ratio of an adhesive tape, seal and the like after release from a release material, and have writability or printability to a release surface. A release material and a release agent are provided, wherein the release layer contains a neutralized resin obtained from a neutralization reaction of an emulsion copolymer of a monomer composition containing from 5 to 80 mass % of an unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer with a basic substance, and a silicone emulsion and/or a silicone dispersion.

Abstract: The present invention offers a pericyte protective agent having a prostanoic acid derivative as the effective component. The pericyte protective agent to which the present invention relates is effective in the prevention and treatment of diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy and the like.

Abstract: A fishing reel includes: a fixed member; a rotating member rotatable with respect to the fixed member; a holder provided between the fixed member and the rotating member; and a plurality of rolling member accommodated in the holder for permitting a rotation of the rotating member in one direction and preventing a rotation of the rotating member in the other direction. The plurality of rolling members are provided in wedge regions, defined by the fixed member, rotating member and the holder, having different wedge angles each other, respectively.

Abstract: A washer 20 is provided with a slit portion 21 so that arm portions 22 and 22 are formed. The arm portions 22 and 22 are provided with engaging claw portions 23a and 23b which engage with an engaging step portion 27 and an engaging projecting portion 28, respectively. When the temple section 8 is moved to rotate outward against the elastic force of the arm portions 22 and 22, the arm portions 22 and 22 bend inward (a gap of the slit portion 21 becomes narrower) and the templesection 8 can be moved to rotate elastically outward within the limits of bending.

Abstract: A rolling member fitted into a guide recess and capable of performing a wedge action on a collar of a rotary quill is held by an annular holder in such a manner that the longitudinal movement of the rolling member can be restricted and the outside of the annular holder is rotatably fitted with an annular outer frame for restricting the outward movement of the rolling member, thereby forming a clutch main body. By rotating the annular holder by use of a rotation operation member provided in the annular holder, the rolling member is controlled such that it can be restricted and held at an operative position allowing the wedge action or at a non-operative position prohibiting the wedge action, thereby switching the rotary quill to a reversal preventive position or to a reversal allowable position. Also, the clutch main body is constructed as detachable one unit.

Abstract: A rolling member fitted into a guide recess and capable of performing a wedge action on a collar of a rotary quill is held by an annular holder in such a manner that the longitudinal movement of the rolling member can be restricted and the outside of the annular holder is rotatably fitted with an annular outer frame for restricting the outward movement of the rolling member, thereby forming a brake main body. By rotating the annular holder by use of a rotation operation member provided in the annular holder, the rolling member is controlled such that it can be restricted and held at an operative position allowing the wedge action or at a non-operative position prohibiting the wedge action, thereby switching the rotary quill to a reversal preventive position or to a reversal allowable position. Also, the brake main body is constructed as detachable one unit.

Abstract: In a centrifugal force-operated brake device for a fishing reel, brake shoes (20) are slidably mounted on supporting rods (19) which are turned together with the spool. The brake shoes are brought into sliding contact with the inner cylindrical surface (15a) of a brake cylinder (15) by centrifugal force, thereby braking the spool. The supporting rods (19) are swingably supported by a supporting member (17), so that their angular position relative to the supporting member is changeable.

Abstract: A system for providing and displaying recommended navigation information in a vehicle includes a simple on-board display, a destination selection input keyboard, a beacon receiver, a beacon transmitter and a computer control device on-board the vehicle, in connection with a roadside beacon that is further in communication with a centralized traffic information center. When a destination intersection is selected and set with the input keyboard, the beacon transmitter transmits the destination intersection information together with an ID number of the vehicle to the traffic information center via the beacon. Recommended route information leading to the destination intersection, road junction information, and available lane direction information are transmitted from the traffic information center via the beacon to the beacon receiver. The simple display shows the recommended route as a simplified graph of connected line segments from the received recommended route information and various other information.

Abstract: A balancer is provided in the outer circumferential portion of a rotor of a spinning reel at the rear end of the rotor and located at the side of a bail in the fishline winding position thereof so that the center of gravity of the reel is located under a reel leg to facilitate the manipulation of the reel, and the rotative balance of the rotor is improved to stably and smoothly wind a fishline on the reel. The axis of the pivotally coupled portion of a bail support member, which is pivotally coupled to a bail support arm, is off set from the axis of the rotor toward the side of the bail in the fishline unwinding position to reduce the weight of the balancer.

Abstract: A rolling member fitted into a guide recess and capable of performing a wedge action on a collar of a rotary quill is held by an annular holder in such a manner that the longitudinal movement of the rolling member can be restricted and the outside of the annular holder is rotatably fitted with an annular outer frame for restricting the outward movement of the rolling member, thereby forming a brake main body. By rotating the annular holder by use of a rotation operation member provided in the annular holder, the rolling member is controlled such that it can be restricted and held at an operative position allowing the wedge action or at a non-operative position prohibiting the wedge action, thereby switching the rotary quill to a reversal preventive position or to a reversal allowable position. Also, the brake main body is constructed as detachable one unit.

Abstract: A rolling member fitted into a guide recess and capable of performing a wedge action on a collar of a rotary quill is held by an annular holder in such a manner that the longitudinal movement of the rolling member can be restricted and the outside of the annular holder is rotatably fitted with an annular outer frame for restricting the outward movement of the rolling member, thereby forming a brake main body. By rotating the annular holder by use of a rotation operation member provided in the annular holder, the rolling member is controlled such that it can be restricted and held at an operative position allowing the wedge action or at a non-operative position prohibiting the wedge action, thereby switching the rotary quill to a reversal preventive position or to a reversal allowable position. Also, the brake main body is constructed as detachable one unit.

Abstract: Artificial snow granule in granule form comprising a super absorbent polymer in granule form as a nucleus and an ice layer surrounding the nucleus is provided here. An aggregate form is provided by linkage of adjacent ice layers and/or granules. Further, a snow granule quality improver is provided. A method for making the above-mentioned snow granule in a granule or an aggregate form is also provided here.

Abstract: A reverse rotation preventing mechanism in a spinning reel for fishing is characterized in that a rotor is secured to a rotary quill, which is rotated by the turning of a handle in kinematic conjunction therewith; a reverse rotation prevention member having reverse rotation prevention engagement portions is rotatably supported concentrically to the quill; a reverse rotation prevention claw is supported by the body of the reel so as to be swingable, and can be engaged with one of engagement portions; and a roller-type one-way clutch is provided between the rotor and the reverse rotation prevention member. When the rotor is reversely rotated in such a direction as to wind a fishline, the clutch member connects kinematically the rotor to the reverse rotation prevention member.

Abstract: Artificial snow granule in granule form comprising a super adsorbent polymer in granule form as a nucleus and an ice layer surrounding the nucleus is provided here. An aggregate form is provided by linkage of adjacent ice layers and/or granules. Further, a snow granule quality improver is provided. A method for making the above-mentioned snow granule in a granule or an aggregate form is also provided here.

Abstract: A balancer is integrally and projectingly formed on a boss of a handle arm. The handle arm has a support shaft opposite from the balancer, a knob is rotatably supported on the support shaft. A portion of the handle arm around and in the vicinity of the boss is formed into a smooth surface, and an outer periphery of the balancer is also formed into a smooth surface. Thus, a fishline is prevented from tangling onto the balancer.

Abstract: An arrangement for a reverse rotation preventive device for a fishing reel. A hollow engagement member, which is a part of a rotor, is non-rotatively fitted on a drive shaft having an oblong cross-section. A bearing and a hollow collar are simply fitted on the drive shaft. The hollow collar and the hollow engagement member are formed with engagement portions through which they are non-rotatively coupled together. A one-way clutch is arranged so that an outer race member is fixed to a main body and a roller is located between the collar and the outer race member to provide a reverse rotation preventive function when the drive shaft is rotated reversely. By coupling the collar, which is formed into a simple configuration and contacts with the roller, to the engagement member non-rotatively fitted on the drive shaft, it is possible to maintain the dimensional accuracy and high-performance of the rolling-type one-way clutch utilizing wedge action.

Abstract: A rolling member fitted into a guide recess and capable of performing a wedge action on a collar of a rotary quill is held by an annular holder in such a manner that the longitudinal movement of the rolling member can be restricted and the outside of the annular holder is rotatably fitted with an annular outer frame for restricting the outward movement of the rolling member, thereby forming a brake main body. By rotating the annular holder by use of a rotation operation member provided in the annular holder, the rolling member is controlled such that it can be restricted and held at an operative position allowing the wedge action or at a non-operative position prohibiting the wedge action, thereby switching the rotary quill to a reversal preventive position or to a reversal allowable position. Also, the brake main body is constructed as detachable one unit.

Abstract: A handle folding device for a fishing reel having a handle arm for manual rotation and a handle shaft for transmitting the manual rotation to a spool. A handle arm is pivotably supported onto the handle shaft so as to be pivoted between an up-standing position and a folded position. The handle arm in the up-standing position is retained relative to the handle shaft by the engagement between a step portion of the handle shaft and a handle stopper pivotably mounted on the handle arm. The handle arm in the folded position is also retained relative to the handle shaft by the engagement between the handle stopper and a recess formed on the handle shaft. Since the handle arm can be surely retained in its folded position as well as in its up-standing position, many advantages are produced in carrying the fishing reel by a fisherman, accommodating the fishing reel within a case in a manufacturing line, and so on.

Abstract: Artificial snow granule in granule form comprising a super absorbent polymer in granule form as a nucleus and an ice layer surrounding the nucleus is provided here. An aggregate form is provided by linkage of adjacent two ice layers and/or two granules. Further, a snow granule quality improver is provided. A method for making the above-mentioned snow granule in granule or an aggregate form is also provided here.