A method for covering a solid body with a surface layer and covering the surface layer with an adhesive film includes applying the surface layer to the solid body, increasing a surface energy on an exterior of the surface layer in at least one area on which the adhesive film is to be applied such that the molecular structures on the exterior of the surface layer in that at least one area are tempo...

The invention relates to error messaging in HTTP based communication systems. An intermediate device ( 20 ) interconnecting a wireless client terminal ( 10 ) and a web server ( 30 ) transforms error messages sent from the server before transmitting them to the client. Hereby, a first error status code from the server is transformed into an error description message comprising an error description ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing structure of an input shaft capable of shortening an axial width of an automatic transmission while securing the width necessary for a bearing and a seal ring. Ž

SOLUTION: An input shaft projecting part 17 is formed by projecting and extending a seal ring 6 side outer peripheral face end part of an enlarged part 16 of an input shaft Input to the seal...

The invention provides a power unit for small-size vehicles which covers many pa

In a radiation image processing apparatus and method, body movement information of a subject to be inspected is extracted during CT scanning. It is then determined whether or not a repeat radiograph is required based on the body movement information of the subject. If it is determined that a repeat radiograph is not required, a CT image is reconstructed from projection images. If it is determined ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability of a vehicle by appropriately controlling the vehicle taking a road grade into consideration through selectively learning only the grade information necessary for the corner control. Ž

SOLUTION: The apparatus for controlling the vehicle comprises a driving force adjusting unit for adjusting the driving force for the vehicle 12, a road information o...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller of a hybrid vehicle which can start an engine without giving a sense of incongruity to a driver. Ž

SOLUTION: In the hybrid vehicle, an engine 2, a first motor 3, a second motor 4 and an output shaft 6 which serves as coupling relation by a planetary gear unit. The controller 1 of the hybrid vehicle includes an engine control means 20 capable of co...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform an attitude control corresponding to steering operation of a driver for restoring the attitude of a vehicle by correcting a prescribed threshold according to a steering angle detected by a steering angle detection means detecting the steering angle of the vehicle. SOLUTION: When a processing is started, the state of a steering operation by a driver is decided (S132...

Disclosed is a method of producing a target material of a Mo alloy, which includes the steps of (a) preparing a green compact by compressing a raw material powder blend consisting of a Mo powder having an average particle size of not more than 20 mum and a transition metal powder having an average particle size of not more than 500 mum; (b) pulverizing the green compact to produce a secondary powd...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent such a situation that a slope start auxiliary device is released whereas braking force must be still retained by making a slope start auxiliary device release point adjustable only within the on-side range than a slope start auxiliary device release limit value. SOLUTION: A slope start auxiliary device release limit value memory 5-2 is newly installed in a controll...

A control of the degree of opening of a throttle valve (36) in a motor vehicle combustion engine comprises a control unit (40) which sets an ideal value for the opening depending on the gas pedal (38) and steadily changes the valve and output shaft speed over time to attain this value and prevent back movement between drive (41,44) and output shaft. An Independent claim is also included for a con...

A continuous flow type centrifuge to which a liquid sample is continuous supplied. The centrifuge includes a rotor rotatably supported by a main housing and drivingly rotated by a motor. The rotor includes a cylindrical rotor body, a hollow cylindrical core body, and end plates. The hollow cylindrical core body is disposed in the rotor body providing a space therebetween. The core body has an uppe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preventing incorrect judgment of a slip of a vehicle. Ž

SOLUTION: A method for judging the slip includes a step of comparing wheel speeds of drive wheels 28a, 28b detected directly by wheel speed sensors 34a, 34b with wheel speeds of drive wheels 28a, 28b, calculated based on the rotary position θr of a drive shaft 26 (the rotary shaft of a motor ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a driving power or a shift speed from being changed with a sense of incompatibility, and to improve adaptability at the time of correcting the combination of an initial transient target driving power and an ideal shift speed to a value within a realizable range by battery power and motor torque. Ž

SOLUTION: When the combination point of an initial transient ta...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to exactly determine control being executed out of the first following control executed in high speed travel or the second following control executed in low speed travel. Ž

SOLUTION: The first following control can be started when own vehicle speed Vcar is within the speed range of a first set vehicle speed V1 or more, the second following control can be ...

At the time of a change of a gearshift position SP from a neutral (N) position to a drive (D) position (step S220), when a vehicle speed V is not lower than a preset reference speed Vref1 (step S230: yes), the control procedure of the invention connects a power shaft with a driveshaft and attains an actual gear change of a transmission to a first speed (step S240). The reference speed Vref1 may be...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid dump truck for enhancing productivity. SOLUTION: The dump truck comprises motors 9a, 9b for driving drive wheels, an engine 1 for a generator 2, a rectifier 4 for converting AC output power from the generator 2 into DC power, inverters 8a, 8b connected with the DC output line of the rectifier 4 in order to control the r.p.m. of the drive motors 9a, 9b, a b...

A wireless telemetry system for providing signal communication across a wired-communication gap in a bottom-hole assembly 14 ("BHA"), the BHA 14 having an upper portion 8 and a lower portion 6 separated by the wired-communication gap 4, includes, an upper transceiver (12a) positioned in the upper portion and in signal communication with a surface telemetry system and a lower transceiver 12b positi...

Sintered bodies for cutting tools comprise a plurality of hard particles with at least some having a coating formed by atomic layer deposition disposed thereon and a binder phase. The hard particles have a size less than 500 microns and may be tungsten carbide, tantalum carbide, titanium carbide, diamond or boron nitride. The coating is 1-10 nanometres thick and formed from a metal (e.g. at least ...

A control device for a drive system (e.g. an automatic transmission system) in a hybrid vehicle comprises reverse drive force suppression means 86 operative to preclude output member, such as an output shaft 22 and drive wheels 34, of an automatic transmission portion 20 from inputting a reverse drive force to a differential portion 11. This prevents. e.g. when the vehicle is on a slope, a power t...