Abstract: A stay housable type motor driven mirror to be attached, for example, to a car body has a drive gear rotatably driven by a drive apparatus, a clutch gear adapted to fit idlingly onto the support shaft and engage with the drive gear, a clutch holder fitted onto the support shaft beneath the clutch gear in order to rotate the support shaft by its rotation, a clutch mechanism having a concave face and a convex face, each so formed on a lower face of the clutch gear and an upper face of the clutch holder as to engage with each other, and a spring pressing the clutch gear to make the concave face and the convex face of the clutch mechanism engaged with each other. Consequently, it is possible to install the clutch mechanism at a side of follower of a large diameter gear and to increase a design allowance of clutch holding torque. In addition, a height of a bracket case is made shorten, design flexibility of stay attachment to the car body.

Abstract: A surface finishing composition used for coating therewith a surface of an artificial leather or synthetic resin sheet or a surface of plastic product to provide the surface with the touch of suede, which comprises synthetic resin mainly composed of polyurethane resin, and powdered polyamino acid resin and silica which are dissolved or dispersed in an organic solvent. The finished surface is stronger against scratch, leaves less finger marks and provides better feel and appearance as compared with the prior art.

Abstract: Thiazolidin-4-one derivative represented by the following general formula (I) and acid addition salts thereof ##STR1## wherein; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and denote each(i) a residue represented by the general formula--A--R.sup.4wherein, A denotes a single bond, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkenylene, or C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkynylene and R.sup.4 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl,or(ii) a residue represented by the general formula ##STR2## wherein, B denotes a single bond or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene, R.sup.5 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, substituted silyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, n and n' denote each an integer of 2 to 4, m denotes an integer of 1 to 3, and m' denotes an integer of 0 to 2;R.sup.3 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl, allyl, 2-propynyl,or(c) the general formula--F--R.sup.

Abstract: A 2-pyridyl-thiazolidin-4-one derivative represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a hydrogen atom, an C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl group, an C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkenyl group, an C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkynyl group, an aryl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl group or an aralkyl group which may have a substituent, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom, an C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl group, an C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkenyl group, an C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 alkynyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.

Abstract: A drive mechanism for an automatic rear-view mirror assembly of a motor-driven folding type. The driving mechanism includes an electric motor fixed on a mirror housing. The mirror housing is supported rotatably on a shaft fixed to a mirror base which is secured to a vehicle body in such a manner that it can be turned between a normal and retracted position by the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a motor and a gear reducer composed of a plurality of planetary gear units. The planetary gear units include a sun gear connected to an output of the motor, and a group of transmission gears including a first spur gear mounted fixedly on the shaft and a second spur gear connected to an output shaft and meshed with the first spur gear. The reduction gear includes a first casing which houses the planetary gear units on the same shaft and has a ring gear common to these planetary gear units, provided on its inner circumferential surface.

Abstract: Thiazolidin-4-one derivative represented by the folowing general formula (I) and acid addition salts thereof ##STR1## wherein; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and denote each(i) a residue represented by the general formula--A--R.sup.4wherein, A denotes a single bond, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkenylene, or C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkynylene and R.sup.4 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl, or(ii) a residue represented by the general formula{(CH.sub.2).sub.n O}.sub.m {(CH.sub.2).sub.n' O}B--R.sup.5wherein, B denotes a single bond or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkylene, R.sup.5 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl, substituted silyl, or substituted or unsubstituted aryl, n and n' denote each an integer of 2 to 4, m denotes an integer of 1 to 3, and m' denotes an integer of 0 to 2; andR.sup.3 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: A novel 2-pyridylthiazolidin-4-one derivative represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein Ar denotes an aryl group unsubstituted or substituted with a halogen atom or with a lower alkoxy group; X denotes a straight-chain or branched-chain lower alkylene group or a single bond; R denotes a hydrogen atom, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cycloalkyl, acyloxy, di(lower alkyl) amino, hydroxyl or aryl group, or denotes an aryl group substituted with a lower alkoxy group; and Py denotes a pyridyl group, and the acid addition salt thereof, which have an excellent platelet activating factor antagonsm.

Abstract: Novel .beta.-lactam compounds classified into penem compounds, a process for preparing the same and use of such .beta.-lactam compounds are disclosed. These .beta.-lactam compounds exhibit excellent antimicrobial activities useful as pharmaceuticals or they are important intermediates for the synthesis of compounds having antimicrobial activities.

Abstract: An electric remote control mirror apparatus comprising pivotably supporting means fixed within a mirror housing for pivotably supporting the mirror body having a mirror by utilizing a pivot connection mechanism composed of a boss portion mounted on the mirror body and a concave portion mounted on a drive casing to be resiliently fitted to the boss portion, a mirror driving mechanism composed of two ball bases mounted on the mirror body and disposed on two lines orthogonal to each other, threaded rods each of which has a ball to be fitted to the ball base and mounted in the direction parallel to the axial direction of the pivot connection mechanism thereby slanting the mirror body, and O-ring for stably supporting the threaded rods and surely sealing the threaded rods from water and/or dust, wherein a stable movement of the mirror is achieved and the mirror is stably maintained even when the mirror is affected with wind pressure and/or vibration due to automobiles.

Abstract: An outside rear view mirror for cars wherein a mirror housing which is formed independently of a base is swingably supported by the base through a speindle member and automatically swung toward the car body by remote operation in the car room, and wherein when load is forcedly added to the mirror housing from outside, the mirror housing is swung toward the car body by a buffer mechanism, which is arranged between the base and the mirror housing, to thereby absorb the impact of the load added.

Abstract: .beta.-Lactam compounds which are useful as intermediates for the production of carbapenem or penem derivatives and a process for producing the same. The process comprises reacting a Schiff base with diketene in the presence of an imidazole, reducing the acetyl group of the resulting N-protected-3-acetyl-2-azetidinone-4-carboxylic acid ester, and removing the protecting group for a carboxyl group from the resulting 3-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2-azetidinone-4-carboxylic acid derivative.

Abstract: An electric remote control mirror apparatus comprising boss portion mounted on a mirror body fixing the mirror, a concave surface formed at the portion integrally formed with the mirror housing for receiving the mirror body, a pivot connection being composed of the boss portion and the concave surface, a pressure applying member having the surface to be connected to the inner surface of the boss portion and the end portion to be connected to the portion of the mirror housing by passing through the boss portion, a coil spring for pressing the member to the boss portion, thereby to surely support the mirror body within the mirror housing, wherein the rotating resistance of the pivot connection can be easily and precisely adjustable, the rotation of the mirror body around the pivot axis is prevented thereby to avoid vibration and change of inclination of the mirror body.

Abstract: A motor-driven remote control mirror device comprising: a mirror body (22) supporting a mirror (21), and a forwardly and backwardly movable rod (56) adapted to be contact with the back surface of the mirror body (22) for inclining the mirror body (22) around horizontal and vertical axes thereof; the center of a pivot (55) formed at the end of the rod (56) and in contact with the mirror body (22) being arranged at a position which is displaced .DELTA.l from the center axis (l.sub.1) of the shaft portion (57) of the rod (56) so that the rod (56) is prevented from being rotated around the axis of the shaft portion (57) of the rod (56), thereby image fluctuation due to minute vibrations can be prevented when inclining the mirror surface.

Abstract: A mirror angle adjusting device in remotely controlled rear-view mirror apparatus for automobile is arranged that: a supporting plate of the mirror is fixed to the ball of a ball-and-socket joint; a shaft extending from the ball is inserted in the through-hole defined by the two perpendicularly crossing elongated slots of two perpendicularly crossing slidable bars, and the device is operative so that the slidable bars are caused to make reciprocal movements by their mating motors to displace the position of the above-said through-hole, whereby the supporting plate of the mirror is inclined about the ball-and-socket joint. The rotation speeds of the motors are reduced by two sets of worm gears, and the speed-reduced rotations of the motors are converted to reciprocal motions by two sets of rack-and-pinion gears to cause the slidable bars to make the above-said reciprocal movements. Each of the worm wheels of the worm gears contains therein a slipping mechanism for preventing over-load operation of the motors.

Abstract: A periscope-type rear view mirror for automobiles which has a planar objective mirror positioned above an aperture formed through the roof of the driver's compartment of the automobile body for reflecting the light rays coming from behind the automobile forwardly and downwardly into the driver's compartment. A planar reflecting mirror is positioned substantially parallel to the objective mirror in the driver's compartment for reflecting the light rays reflected from said objective mirror forwardly and upwardly to a planar eye-piece mirror positioned close to said reflecting mirror and having a mirror surface crossing obliquely at an acute angle for reflecting the light rays reflected from said reflecting mirror into the driver's eye position. Said reflecting mirror is fixed to a stay, and said eye-piece mirror is pivotally secured to said stay which, in turn, is pivotably secured to the inner wall of the automobile at a position close to said aperture.

Abstract: A periscope-type rear view mirror apparatus for automobiles is disclosed. The apparatus includes a roof-top planar objective mirror positioned above an aperture formed in the roof of the driver's chamber of an automobile for reflecting forwardly and downwardly the light rays coming from the rear of the automobile into the driver's chamber, a first planar reflecting mirror positioned in the driver's chamber for reflecting forwardly and upwardly the light rays reflected by the objective mirror, and a second planar reflecting mirror positioned close to the first reflecting mirror for reflecting the light rays reflected by the first reflecting mirror to the eyes of the driver. The first reflecting mirror is supported by a pivotably hinged holder to allow the vertical angular adjustment of the holder, whereby the first reflecting mirror can be used as an ordinary rear view mirror of the type normally installed in the driver's chamber.