PURPOSE:To provide a highly accurate vehicle speed controlling characteristic by computing a lower limit value for speed reduction and an upper limit value for speed increase respectively within a preset range in vehicle speed control based on the rotational speed of an engine under a no-load condition corresponding to the preset value for an accelerator and the pre-determined power characteristic...

PURPOSE:To facilitate connection of a pair of halved cases covering the entire belt-type continuously variable transmission for the divided pulley-type belt type continuously variable transmission for changing the distance between a pair of pulley parts connected to a transmission belt so as to change speed. CONSTITUTION:In a condition that a transmission shaft 1 and the pulley part 5 on a fixed s...

PURPOSE:To improve work efficiency by allowing the optimum clutch disengaging action position to be set according to the difference of work content and the degree of load in an inching mechanism, for a drawler, for performing the braking of an axle and clutch disengagement by the stepping-in of a brake pedal. CONSTITUTION:A device for operating a master cylinder 2 by the stepping-in of a brake ped...

PURPOSE:To easily and inexpensively manufacture a solar heat absorption member in which an outer surface of a long water storing container is formed with a selective absorption film having a high heat collecting efficiency. CONSTITUTION:A water storing container 10 supported at its both ends by supporters 11a and 11b in such a way as its axial direction is in parallel with a liquid surface of a pr...

There are disclosed color-providing compounds comprising two or more cyclic 1,3 sulfur-nitrogen groups and two or more color-providing moieties, i.e., complete dyes or dye intermediates, capable of releasing the color-forming moieties upon cleavage in the presence of silver ions or a soluble silver complex. The color-providing compounds are useful as image-forming materials in color photographic p...

An arrangement in an electrical switching device for protection against electrical arcs comprises a tripping mechanism, a stationary contact carrier, a movable contact carrier, an exhaust vent, an arc runner, and an arc extinguishing barrier. The stationary contact carrier has a stationary contact mounted thereon, and the movable contact carrier has a movable contact mounted thereon. In response t...

PURPOSE:To always conduct suitable control by setting differential limiting torque to zero at the time of normal braking, setting small differential limiting torque at the time of ABS operation, and giving priority to the ABS operation side when both differential limiting torques coexist. CONSTITUTION:The respective detection signals such as a front wheel rotational frequency, a rear wheel rotatio...

PURPOSE:To reduce the number of penetration holes for connecting electrode poles to connect two parallel cell units, and to prevent the generation of liquid short circuit, by forming a penetration hole for connecting electrode poles at the crossing of cross-shaped partition walls so as to connect electrode poles of four neighboring cells. CONSTITUTION:Electrode poles 5b21, 5c11, 6b21, and 6c11 are...

A method and unit for processing sheet material (2), whereby the sheet material (2) is processed between two rollers (3) rotating about respective substantially parallel axes (4) and cooperating mutually according to a given law of interaction depending on the spatial relationship of the two rollers (3); the spatial relationship being adjusted, in use, instant by instant and in accordance with the...

A method and apparatus for conveying and applying a strip component (11) such as a tire tread is disclosed. The method includes the steps of placing the strip component on a belt conveyor (16), determining a guideline (52) of the strip component (11) at an exit end (20) of the belt conveyor (16), and laterally adjusting the exit end (20) of the belt conveyor (16) to align the guideline (52) of the...

The invention relates to a method for the low-temperature separation of air, according to which a partial stream or the entire air stream to be separated is cooled in at least one reversible regenerator pair by heat exchange with part of the separation products and impurities are condensated out. The air stream purified in this manner is then subjected to low-temperature separation. The invention ...

Pieces or plates of slate can be cut, drilled, marked or treated superficially by means of a method based on laser beam irradiation. The great flexibility of this method enables to implement various types of processes on the same piece of slate without having to change the equipment or tool, but only by modifying the processing parameters. This method improves considerably the working conditions o...

A search system for a tool. A border cable separates inner and outer areas. A generator feeds the border cable with current, whose magnetic field affects a sensing unit on the tool, and the sensing unit emits signals to a control unit that directs the tool's motion. The current contains at least two components of different frequency. A search cable is placed within the inner area so that it separa...

A method and measuring instrument for determining photosynthesis quantum yield φp is provided. This involves determining the fluorescence F generated by a measuring light signal in a plant which is under ambient- light conditions, as well as the fluorescence Fm generated by a measuring light signal in a plant in the saturation state. The photosynthesis quantum yield φp of the plant is then determi...

The invention relates to a process for the production of paper from a suspension of cellulose containing fibres, and optional fillers, which comprises adding a water-soluble cationic or amphoteric branched acrylamide-based polymer and an anionic aluminium-containing silica sol to the suspension and forming and draining the suspension on a wire.

PURPOSE:To obtain a tar oil excellent in thermal stability and caulking properties, and useful as a carbonaceous material by producing a tar oil having a high aromatics content and a high degree of condensation using a specific raw coal material in the production of a tar oil by the rapid thermal cracking of coal. CONSTITUTION:In the production of a tar oil by the rapid thermal cracking of coal, a...

The driverless vehicle system and method of control therefor includes a fixed camera (1) fixedly mounted to a vehicle and a movable camera (2) movably mounted to the vehicle. A control unit (4,6,7,8) selectively inputs an image from one of the fixed camera (1) and the movable camera (2), determines a trace angle based on the input image, and controls a steering angle of the vehicle based on the tr...

A cleaning device (10) for removing residual material from a mold (12) having a molding surface (13) includes a robot (14) including an arm (16) movable in a plurality of degrees of freedom, the arm having a free end. A laser (18) is connected with the robot (14) and has an output end mounted to the arm (16) proximal to the free end so as to be positionable by the robot. An optical delivery system...

A method and apparatus for determining the length of a train utilizing received signal such as a reference signal from a global positioning system or the like is disclosed. A first receiver receives a signal, such as a reference signal from a global positioning system or the like, from which a first position on a train may be determined. Similarly, a second receiver receives a signal from which a ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable connection between a pad and a lead even if a lead interval is made narrow, by raising a wire wherein a wire ball is formed by a specified length from a pad on a semiconductor chip, and joining a tip of the wire to a solder plating part of a lead rear. SOLUTION: In the semiconductor device, a wire 8 connects a pad on a semiconductor chip 1 to a lead 3 provided immed...