Abstract: A ring gear support member is supported radially immovably on the outer circumference of an input shaft through a ball bearing. A brake hub of a reverse brake, as supported by the ring gear support member, is made movable in the circumferential direction relative to the ring gear support member and is urged to a center position by a coil spring. When the reverse brake is applied to couple the ring gear support member unrotatably to a casing, the brake hub is supported through the coil spring by the ring gear support member. As a result, the meshing vibration, as generated at the meshing portion between pinions and a ring gear, can be prevented from being transmitted to the casing through the brake hub, thereby reducing noise.

Abstract: In a method of producing dialkylcarbonate, alcoholic compound and cyclo-carbonate are subjected to a catalytic reaction each other at a reaction temperature of 20.degree. to 200.degree. C. and under a pressure of 0 to 40 kg/cm.sup.2 G, which keeps the reaction system liquid, in the presence of ion exchanged zeolite which is ion-exchanged with alkali metal ion and/or alkaline earth metal ion.

Abstract: A crystalline silicate catalyst having deposited coke thereon is regenerated by being contacted with an oxygen-containing gas having a moisture content of 0.2% by volume or less at a temperature of 400.degree.-600.degree. C.

Abstract: A high-octane gasoline is produced by the conversion of a light hydrocarbon containing C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 paraffins and/or C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 olefins using a crystalline aluminogallosilicate containing about 0.1-2.5% by weight of aluminum and about 0.1-5% by weight of gallium in the skeleton thereof and having a particle size in the range of about 0.05-20 .mu.m, with at least 80% by weight of the crystalline aluminogallosilicate having a particle size of 0.1-10 .mu.m.

Abstract: A high-octane gasoline is produced by the conversion of a light hydrocarbon containing C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 paraffins and/or C.sub.2 -C.sub.7 olefins using a crystalline aluminogallosilicate catalyst of the formula:aM.sub.2/n O bAl.sub.2 O.sub.3 Ga.sub.2 O.sub.3 cSiO.sub.2 dH.sub.2 Owherein M is a metal selected from an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal and a mixture thereof, n is the valence of said metal, a is a positive number of (b+1).+-.3.0, b is between 1 and 6, c is between 80 and 490, d is between 1 and 200, c/(b+1) is between 40 and 70, and c/b is between 46.7-140.