Abstract: A refrigerant cycle device for a vehicle includes a compressor which compresses and discharges refrigerant, a discharge capacity control portion which controls a discharge capacity of the compressor. The refrigerant cycle device further includes a noise determination portion which determines whether an audible noise other than a refrigerant passing noise is in a low noise state, and/or a load determination portion which determines whether an air-conditioning thermal load is in a high load state. The discharge capacity control portion performs a gradual activation control in which the discharge capacity of the compressor is set to be lower than that determined in a normal control, when the noise determination portion determines that the audible noise is in the low noise state, and/or when the load determination portion determines that the air-conditioning thermal load is in the high load state, at an activation time of the compressor.

Abstract: A refrigerant cycle device for a vehicle includes a compressor which compresses and discharges refrigerant, a discharge capacity control portion which controls a discharge capacity of the compressor. The refrigerant cycle device further includes a noise determination portion which determines whether an audible noise other than a refrigerant passing noise is in a low noise state, and/or a load determination portion which determines whether an air-conditioning thermal load is in a high load state. The discharge capacity control portion performs a gradual activation control in which the discharge capacity of the compressor is set to be lower than that determined in a normal control, when the noise determination portion determines that the audible noise is in the low noise state, and/or when the load determination portion determines that the air-conditioning thermal load is in the high load state, at an activation time of the compressor.

Abstract: A random copolymer comprised of recurring units derived from ethylene, recurring units derived from a polycyclic monomer of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein l, m and n are 0 or 1, p is an integer of at least 0, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 independently represent hydrogen or C.sub.1-10 alkyl, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 may together form a ring;and recurring units derived from an optional copolymerizable monomer. The random copolymer is prepared by copolymerizing ethylene with the polycyclic monomer and an optional monomer in a hydrocarbon medium in the presence of a catalyst formed of a hydrocarbon-soluble vanadium compound and a halogen-containing organic aluminum compound. The random copolymer is used for an optical article.