Abstract: An epilating device has a rotary cylinder carrying a plurality of pinching row units arranged around the cylinder. An actuator bar is connected to movable blades in each row unit and is caused by a driven mechanism to move the movable blades towards the adjacent blades for pinching body hairs therebetween and plucking the hairs as the cylinder rotates. After the actuator bar is released from the driven mechanism, the bar is urged by a return spring to move the blades away from the adjacent blade to be ready for subsequent hair pinching. All the actuator bars spaced circumferentially around the cylinder and provided respectively for the row units are coupled commonly to the one return spring so that the epilating device can have an increased number of the row units around the cylinder only at a minimum number of the springs.

Abstract: A first array state has a first nozzle group 50 provided with first nozzles 25a arranged at an array pitch d0, and second nozzle groups 51 each provided with first nozzles 25a arranged at an array pitch d1. The second nozzle groups 51 are disposed on both sides of a nozzle array, and the first nozzle group 50 is disposed therebetween. A second array state has a first nozzle group 50 provided with second nozzles 25b arranged at the array pitch d0, and second nozzle groups 52 each provided with second nozzles 25b arranged at an array pitch d2. The second nozzle groups 52 are disposed on both sides of a nozzle array, and the first nozzle group 50 is disposed therebetween. A diameter of each first nozzle 25a is set greater than that of each second nozzle 25b, and a volume of an ink droplet discharged is also greater. The array pitch d1 is set greater than the array pitch d2, and the array pitch d0 is set smaller than the array pitch d1 and the array pitch d2.

Abstract: A hair removing device and method. The device includes a rotatable cylinder having a hair removing unit provided with a plurality of detents configured to engage and disengage each other. The hair removing unit is configured to pull out hair through rotation of the rotatable cylinder. Also provided is a driving source configured to rotate the rotatable cylinder, a drive transmission configured to transmit driving force from the driving source to the rotatable cylinder, a housing having a handheld configuration and configured to house at least the driving source and at least a portion of the drive transmission, and a water-resistant member affixed to the housing at substantially a middle, portion of the drive transmission and configured to substantially water-resistantly seal the driving source.

Abstract: A depilating device includes at least one pair of depilating claws which are provided on a circumferential surface of at least one rotating cylinder and which are configured to open and close to pinch and pull out hair due to a rotation of the at least one rotating cylinder. A plate has an outer surface and inner surface which is configured to face the circumferential surface of the at least one rotating cylinder and has at least one slit through which the hair passes toward the circumferential surface of the at least one rotating cylinder. The slit extends along a substantially rotational direction of the at least one rotating cylinder.

Abstract: A photosensitive insulating paste composition comprising: an organic component comprising the components of (A) a water-soluble cellulose derivative, (B) a photopolymerizable monomer, (C) an acrylic resin having a hydroxyl group, and (D) a photopolymerization initiator; and an inorganic powder.

Abstract: A process of producing a plasma display panel comprising the steps of: forming a photosensitive paste composition layer on a carrier film; transferring the photosensitive paste composition layer onto a substrate; exposing the photosensitive paste composition layer; removing the carrier film; and baking the exposed composition layer to fabricate at least one of barrier ribs, electrodes, resistors, dielectrics, phosphors, a color filter array, and a black matrix.

Abstract: An epilating device has a rotary cylinder carrying a plurality of pinching row units arranged around the cylinder. An actuator bar is connected to movable blades in each row unit and is caused by a driven mechanism to move the movable blades towards the adjacent blades for pinching body hairs therebetween and plucking the hairs as the cylinder rotates. After the actuator bar is released from the driven mechanism, the bar is urged by a return spring to move the blades away from the adjacent blade to be ready for subsequent hair pinching. All the actuator bars spaced circumferentially around the cylinder and provided respectively for the row units are coupled commonly to the one return spring so that the epilating device can have an increased number of the row units around the cylinder only at a minimum number of the springs.

Abstract: An epilating device including a plurality of blades, a blade moving member, and an actuator. The plurality of blades are configured to pluck hairs and includes at least one movable blade which is configured to oscillate to grip and release the hairs. The blade moving member is configured to be reciprocally and linearly moved to oscillate the at least one movable blade. The actuator is configured to move the blade moving member reciprocally and linearly without contacting the blade moving member.

Abstract: A hand-held epilating device capable of increasing plucking efficiency. The epilating device has a housing to be grasped by a hand of a user, and a plucking cylinder carrying at least one set of pinching elements for catching and pinching body hairs therebetween. The plucking cylinder has a longitudinal axis and is driven to rotate about the longitudinal axis to pluck the body hairs from the user's skin. The plucking cylinder is supported to the housing so as to effect a periodical movement relative to the housing within a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis. Thus, the area of the skin covered by the plucking cylinder can have increased chances of being in contact with the pinching elements as the pinching elements move periodically relative to the skin together with the plucking cylinder, thereby improving the plucking efficiency.

Abstract: A rear body structure of an automobile having a door in its rear portion comprises a side panel forming a side surface of an automobile body and a rear panel connected to the side panel and forming a rear surface, the side panel being comprised of an outer side panel and an inner side panel. On an outer surface of a rear part of the inner side panel, there is provided a reinforcing member extending vertically of the body, to which an auxiliary reinforcing member, extending between the inner and outer side panels rearwardly of the body, is connected. The auxiliary reinforcing member is connected at its rear portion to an inner end of the rear panel by means of the corner member. As a result, improved rigidity is provided at the rear panel and connection between the same and the side panel without providing any other member which projects into the inside of the automobile.

Abstract: Polymers of a 3,4-substituted pyrrole compound substituted by an electron-attractive group having a Hammett's substituent constant (.sigma..sub.p) of 0.30 to 0.80 in at least one of the 3- and 4- positions are disclosed. The polymers are stable in the air in a dope-free state and show distinct electrochromism. Some of them are soluble in an alkaline aqueous solvent. Therefore, they are useful as electrochromic elements, etc.

Abstract: A resin comprising: (1) mainly a polybutadiene chain which is prepared from polybutadiene having a molecular weight of 500 to 200,000 and more than 30% of 1,2-configuration by hydrogenizing polybutadiene to the extent that at least about 30% of double bonds are contained in the polybutadiene molecule; (2) and olefinic bond group in the tip of the molecule; and, (3) a functional group selected from the group consisting of urethane, carboimino and ureylene which combine the polybutadiene chain and the olefinic bond.