Abstract: The present invention discloses a sulfur-containing phenolic resin which comprises an organic group represented by the following formula (1): —R1—S—R2—S—R1—??(1) wherein R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, between a phenolic carbon and a phenolic carbon, phenol derivatives represented by the following formula (5): wherein R5 represents a C2-3 alkylene group, R6 represents a C1-10 alkylene group, G represents H, a C1-10 alkyl group, etc., and an epoxy resin composition containing (A) a curing agent of the above-mentioned formula (5) and (B) an epoxy resin as essential components.

Abstract: The present invention is a photosensitive element including a support and a photosensitive resin composition layer composed of a photosensitive resin composition containing (A) a binder polymer, (B) a photopolymerizable compound, and (C) a photopolymerization initiator, wherein, the photosensitive resin composition contains a thioxanthone-based compound represented by the following general formula (I) as the component (C), and when the parts by weight of the thioxanthone-based compound relative to 100 parts by weight for the total weight of the component (A) and the component (B) is taken to be P, and the film thickness of the photosensitive resin composition layer is taken to be Q (?m), then R, which is the product of P and Q, satisfies the condition of the following formula (1). In the following general formula (I), R1 to R8 represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom or hydrocarbon group. 25.5?R?79.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polymer compound can be obtained by allowing a compound having a bivalent organic group to react with a polyoxyalkylene diol obtained by addition-polymerization of an urea compound having a partial structure refractivity of 14 to 35 and a dipole moment of 2.5 D to 5.5 D with an alkylene oxide. A thermoplastic polymer composition comprises the thermoplastic polymer compound and an inorganic salt of an alkali metal or the like. The polymer compound and the polymer composition are useful as an antistatic agent and have excellent antistatic properties and excellent transparency.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a sulfur-containing phenolic resin which comprises an organic group represented by the following formula (1): —R1—S—R2—S—R1—??(1) wherein R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, between a phenolic carbon and a phenolic carbon, phenol derivatives represented by the following formula (5): wherein R5 represents a C2-3 alkylene group, R6 represents a C1-10 alkylene group, G represents H, a C1-10 alkyl group, etc., and an epoxy resin composition containing (A) a curing agent of the above-mentioned formula (5) and (B) an epoxy resin as essential components.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing polyester polyol that can provide a simple process to produce extensively improved production efficiencies and also produce the polyester polyol of stable in quality, an apparatus for producing the polyester polyol produced by the method, a polyester polyol produced by the method, and a polyurethane foam obtained by use of the polyester polyol produced by the method, polyethylene terephthalate and raw polyol are allowed to react in a reaction vessel to produce polyester polyol and also ethylene glycol which is a by-product of the reaction is distilled off and the distillate is modified in a modifying vessel so that it can have a predetermined hydroxyl value and then is fed to the reaction vessel again as the raw glycol, to thereby produce the polyester polyol.

Abstract: Apparatus for decomposing a polyurethane resin and recovering the decomposed polyurethane resin as a polyamine compound and a polyol compound. The apparatus includes a first reactor that decomposes the polyurethane resin as the target compound of hydrolysis decomposition; a second reactor that hydrolyzes the decomposed target compound of decomposition with either one of supercritical water and high-temperature high-pressure water to a decomposition product mixture; a water supplier that feeds either one of supercritical water and high-temperature high-pressure water to the second reactor; and a post-processor that causes the decomposition product mixture discharged from the second reactor to be subjected to a post treatment procedure, such as dehydration, addition, distillation, separation, and liquid separation to recover the polyamine compound and the polyol compound.

Abstract: A method of recovering a decomposition product from a polyurethane, the method comprising the steps of thermally decomposing a polyurethane into a liquid containing a polyol and a urea compound which is soluble in the polyol, and solids containing a urea compound which is insoluble in the liquid in the presence of a polyamine compound at a temperature of 120 to 250° C.; removing the solids; hydrolyzing the residue with water retained at a high temperature of 200 to 320° C. and a high pressure; and recovering the resulting polyamine and/or polyol.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of recovering a polyamine compound and/or a polyol compound useful for starting materials of polyurethane resin in an industrially advantageous manner by first dissolving the polyurethane resin such as polyurethane foams discharged in a large amount as industrial wastes in a solubilizing agent containing a polyamine compound, a low molecular glycol or an amino alcohol, hydrolyzing the resulting solution with liquid water at 200 to 320° C., then recovering the polyamino compound and/or polyol compound thus formed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of recovering a polyamine compound and/or a polyol compound useful for starting materials of polyurethane resin in an industrially advantageous manner by first dissolving the polyurethane resin such as polyurethane foams discharged in a large amount as industrial wastes in a solubilizing agent containing a polyamine compound, a low molecular glycol or an amino alcohol, hydrolyzing the resulting solution with liquid water at 200 to 320° C., then recovering the polyamino compound and/or polyol compound thus formed.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing polyester polyol that can provide a simple process to produce extensively improved production efficiencies and also produce the polyester polyol of stable in quality, an apparatus for producing the polyester polyol produced by the method, a polyester polyol produced by the method, and a polyurethane foam obtained by use of the polyester polyol produced by the method, polyethylene terephthalate and raw polyol are allowed to react in a reaction vessel to produce polyester polyol and also ethylene glycol which is a by-product of the reaction is distilled off and the distillate is modified in a modifying vessel so that it can have a predetermined hydroxyl value and then is fed to the reaction vessel again as the raw glycol, to thereby produce the polyester polyol.

Abstract: A method of recovering a decomposition product from a polyurethane, the method comprising the steps of thermally decomposing a polyurethane into a liquid containing a polyol and a urea compound which is soluble in the polyol, and solids containing a urea compound which is insoluble in the liquid in the presence of a polyamine compound at a temperature of 120 to 250° C.; removing the solids; hydrolyzing the residue with water retained at a high temperature of 200 to 320° C. and a high pressure; and recovering the resulting polyamine and/or polyol.

Abstract: Low resilience urethane foam having excellent low resilience at room temperature and having capability of suppressing increase of hardness even at low temperature. The low resilience urethane foam, produced by reaction of urethane foam compositions comprising polyol (a), polyisocyanate (b), catalyst (c) and blowing agent (d), has at least one glass transition point in each of a temperature range of −70° C. to −20°C. and a temperature range of 0° C. to 60° C. Where the glass transition point is expressed as a tan &dgr; peak obtained when measurement on dynamic viscoelasticity of the low resilience urethane foam is carried out at a frequency of 10 herz, at least one of the tan &dgr; peak(s) at the temperature range of −70° C. to −20° C. is 0.15 or more and at least one of the tan &dgr; peak(s) at the temperature range of 0° C. to 60° C. is 0.3 or more.

Abstract: A rotating recording medium such as a video disc placed on a turntable is played back by a signal pickup head movable radially over and across the disc. Before and after the disc is played back, it is supported by a disc support over the turntable, the disc support being movable vertically between elevated and lowered positions. A switching mechanism has a single motor for selectively moving the signal pickup head and the disc support. While the disc support is actuated by the switching mechanism, the signal pickup head is locked against movement by a locking mechanism. Since the signal pickup head and the disc support are selectively actuated by the single motor, the overall construction is relatively simple and can be manufactured inexpensively. When the signal pickup head remains inactivated, it is locked in a standby position against undesired movement even when the apparatus is tilted or subjected to an impact.

Abstract: A signal pickup device for an apparatus for playing back an information storage medium such as a video disc comprises a cartridge casing mounted in a signal pickup device body, and a pickup cartridge housed in the cartridge casing and having a reproducing stylus for picking up signals from the video disc, a cantilever assembly composed of a cantilever supporting on one end thereof the reproducing stylus and a suspension member mounted on an opposite end of the cantilever, and a holder supporting the suspension member and attached to the cartridge casing for pivotable movement about the suspension member. The signal pickup device also has a coil through which a current passes for magnetically enabling the reproducing stylus to impose a stylus force on the video disc. The holder can be adjusted in angular position through the pivotable movement about the suspension member to adjust the stylus force.

Abstract: A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium accommodated within a case, where the case has a jacket provided with a space for accommodating the rotary recording medium and an opening through which the rotary recording medium can enter and leave the jacket, and a lid member inserted through the opening of the jacket for closing the opening.

Abstract: An apparatus for reproducing rotary recording media has an inserting opening on its front side. A rotary recording medium is accommodated within a case having a jacket and a lid member for closing an opening of the jacket. The apparatus has a mechanism for enlarging the opening of the jacket as it is inserted into the opening. This mechanism couples with the jacket as it moves over a turntable positioned between the inserting opening and a rear part of the reproducing apparatus. A switch mechanism (comprising a microswitch) detects a movement of the jacket opening enlarging mechanism. The microswitch is positioned opposite the jacket opening enlarging mechanism and near the inserting opening. The microswitch remains operated as long as the jacket opening enlarging mechanism is moved away from the inserting opening. The microswitch returns to normal when the jacket opening enlarging mechanism moves back to its normal position near the inserting opening.

Abstract: A recording reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium which is accommodated within a jacket. The apparatus has a jacket opening enlarging device which is horizontally movable over a turntable, in the vicinity of a lateral inserting opening. For loading the recording, the jacket is inserted into the rear part of the reproducing apparatus where the record is captured and then the jacket is pulled out, leaving the record on the turntable. The jacket opening enlarging device comprises upper and lower enlarging members aligned with the inserting opening and pivotally coupled together to open and close by swinging upwardly and downwardly respectively. Fingers on the enlarging members project towards the inserting opening, which are close to each other when the jacket opening enlarging device is in the vicinity of the inserting opening.

Abstract: A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium accommodated within a case, where the case comprises a jacket provided with a space for accommodating the rotary recording medium and an opening for allowing the rotary recording medium to go in and out of the jacket, and a lid member inserted through the opening of the jacket for closing the opening of the jacket.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus reproduces a disc-shaped recording medium which is accommodated within a case. The case comprises a jacket which has a space for accommodating the disc-shaped recording medium and an opening for allowing the disc-shaped recording medium to go in and out of the jacket, and a lid member inserted through the opening of the jacket for closing the opening of the jacket.