PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an S/N ratio of image signals from deteriorating in an image photographing device for a mamma equipped with an automatic evacuating mechanism of a pressing plate.

SOLUTION: Prior to reading the image signal from a solid detector 10 after recording the radiation image information of the mamma 8 in the solid detector 10 immobilizing the mamma 8 on a photograph...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control a following distance without a sense of incongruity even when a new precedent vehicle is cut between a precedent vehicle and own vehicle while a setting following distance is changed.

SOLUTION: A gain increasing ratio β according to a relative speed Vr of own vehicle and a precedent vehicle is set. When a direction of a change of the relative speed accompany...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tractor in which the assembly work and the maintenance work of a PTO transmission mechanism can be easily performed.

SOLUTION: A PTO case with a PTO transmission mechanism built therein is attachably/detachably fitted to a rear portion of a transmission case, and the PTO case is fitted with a front portion thereof stored in the transmission case. Since the...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure safe travel when an impact for changing the detection range is applied to a sensor for recognizing an object in front of one's own vehicle, in the vehicle having a vehicle control means for controlling travel of the own vehicle based on the relative positional relation between the own vehicle and an object in front of it.

SOLUTION: When it is detected that th...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize effect of sensor resolution, zero point correction, noise, or the like, and to accurately estimate road surface friction coefficient without vibrational steering input.

SOLUTION: A correlation coefficient calculating section 15 receives wheel acceleration of the front right and left wheels where operation component has been eliminated from high-pass filters...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase power transmission efficiency of a hybrid driving device capable of setting a continuously variable transmission state and a fixed over-drive state, and to miniaturize the hybrid driving device.

SOLUTION: In the hybrid car driving device, a power source 1, an output member 4, and a first motor generator 2 are connected to a power distribution mechanism 3 fo...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a vehicle behavior requested by the driver at all times irrespective of the road surface condition.

SOLUTION: A vehicle driving device is composed of a wheel driving mechanism A having a drive source and capable of driving a vehicle, a left/right wheel driving mechanism B equipped with at least one electric motor and to serve in changing-over mechanically be...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify turning operation and prevent a butt from being uneven.

SOLUTION: A four-wheel drive vehicle is provided with a means for detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel, a front wheel rotational speed increasing means for increasing a rotational speed of front wheels when turning, a means for braking a rear wheel of a turning inside during turning, and a me...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device which can perform a variable control of the spinning speed of a rolled web accurately in accordance with decrease of the diameter of the rolled web without affecting various kinds of detection accuracy largely.

SOLUTION: The rolled web 28 is rotated with a first servomotor SM1. A transmitting impulse wave from a first encoder E1 of the first...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent over-charging of a storage device such as a secondary battery caused immediately after starting an internal combustion engine, and to smoothly perform start of the internal combustion engine.

SOLUTION: In a hybrid vehicle outputting power from an engine to a drive shaft connected to a drive wheel by performing torque conversion by a planetary gear mechanism ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure braking force and prevent deterioration of catalyst of exhaust emission control device of an internal combustion engine when the internal combustion engine is stopped during charging restriction of a secondary battery.

SOLUTION: When a brake pedal 85 is stepped in during charging restriction of a battery 50 due to high remaining capacity (SOC) of the battery ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the fuel consumption by continuing the fuel cut even when the load of an auxiliary machine is raised.

SOLUTION: An ECT-ECU has a step (S200) for calculating the changed fuel cut recovery rotating frequency estimated value (raised value), when the load of the auxiliary machine such as a compressor and an AC dynamo of an air conditioner is raised during the fu...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular automatic transmission for reducing manufacturing cost and weight.

SOLUTION: The vehicular automatic transmission has a planetary gear device 14 having a sun gear S1, a ring gear R1, a pinion gear P1, a carrier CA1, a pinion shaft 40 for fixing the pinion gear P1 to the carrier CA1, and a pinion shaft fixing pin 78 inserted into the pinion shaft ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve durability of a planetary gear holding hole 10b arranged in a planetary carrier 10.

SOLUTION: An internal teeth gear 4 is rotatably stored in a housing 2, and a sun gear 6 is rotatably arranged on a concentric circle inside of this internal teeth gear 4. A planetary gear 8 held in the holding hole 10b of the planetary carrier 10, is arranged between these in...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To expand an adjusting range of the differential limiting function of a planetary gear type differential gear device.

SOLUTION: An internal teeth gear 4 is rotatably stored in a housing 2, and a sun gear 6 is rotatably fitted on a concentric circle on the inner peripheral side of this internal teeth gear 4. A plurality of planetary gears 8 held in a planetary carrier 1...

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.

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 simplify control by reducing the number of mode changes and selection of fastening/release of a low brake in a range wherein much difference is not made on the reduction of fuel consumption whichever mode is selected.

SOLUTION: When an operating point of an EIVT mode range is moved to an operating point of an arbitrary range Z (EIVT-LB, EIVT), EIVT mode, which does ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pasty negative electrode active material easy to apply on a lattice work, and to provide a negative electrode plate with a long life.

SOLUTION: Acetylene black is added and mixed in an aqueous solution of lead acetate and kept for 3 hours in an aerial atmosphere at 300°C, and spontaneously cooled afterwards. Conductive powder of acetylene black, on the sur...

In a centrifugal separator for separating solid particles from a liquid, a centrifugal rotor (2) has two axially separated end walls (13, 14) and a surrounding wall (17) arranged therebetween. The end walls (13, 14) and the surrounding wall (17) surround a separation chamber (20) in which there are arranged separation discs (21) and one or more conveyor screws (29, 62) for axial transportation of ...