A method of planishing a joint between end portions of sheets of thermoplastic material having a predetermined thickness and molecular orientation, said joint having a double thickness of material, said method comprising: heating the end portions of the sheets at a sufficient temperature to soften the thermoplastic material without disrupting the molecular orientation of the thermoplastic material...

An electrode includes an expanded grid structure and an active material provided on the grid structure the thickness of the grid structure is the same as the grid ribs and connecting sections of the grid ribs, presenting a waveform as a whole. When this grid structure is used in the electrode as a current collector, the connecting sections are located near the center of the thickness direction of ...

A lead-acid storage battery using as a current collector an expanded grid structure produced by processing a belt shaped material formed of lead or lead alloys, in which grid ribs of a gird structure for negative electrodes have a twist and the extent of the negative electrode's grid structure is larger than that of the positive electrode's grid structure. Accordingly, degradation of output charac...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treatment method of an aqueous solution containing a chemical species to selectively extracted, e.g. chloride ions or organic molecules, while control of a flow rate of water is maintained. SOLUTION: This treatment method of the aqueous solution is a method selectively extracting the chemical species from an aqueous solution, by which a membrane enabling to selec...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic transmission of a scan type transmission and automatic transmission control method capable of shortening shift time without enlarging a synchro-mesh of a transmission gear. SOLUTION: This automatic transmission of a gear type transmission 31 automatically shifts the gear type transmission 31 by controlling a clutch actuator 10 engaging and disengaging ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep a driving force in a large state or exchange the driving force into the large state in failure time of a brake hydraulic holding device, and prevent backing of a vehicle in car start on a grade, by prohibiting actuation of a driving force reducing device when a failure detecting device detects a failure of the brake hydraulic holding device. SOLUTION: A motor 2 for co...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maintain compartibility between prevention of engagement shocks and securement of responsiveness by optimizing characteristics of oil pressure toward a forward clutch when a shift position is changed from neutral to drive. SOLUTION: When a shift position is changed from a neutral position to a drive position (step 370), forms for execution of rapid pressure increase contro...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve maneuvering stability by providing a control device controlling the braking forces of main brakes and retarders individually fitted to wheels and independently braking the wheels. SOLUTION: Main brakes M1, M2, M3, M4 are individually fitted to the right front wheel W1, left front wheel W2, right rear wheel W3 and left rear wheel W4 of a vehicle. Retarders H1, H2, H...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manufacture a package firmly erecting upright on a horizontal surface. SOLUTION: A packaging device is of the type in which a forming tube 1 is provided for obtaining a filled and sealed package having a seal in the crossing direction and forming a continuous sleeve 7 wound with a flexible material ribbon 2, and a forming device 14 forming a gusset on a seal is provided on...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealed package wherein a sense of luxury and a volume similar to those of a conventional rectangular folded package can be obtained, and also the package is sealable. SOLUTION: A longitudinal seal 14 of a cylindrical film F is folded to be in contact with a film barrel at an approximate widthwise center on a lower face of an object 12 to be packaged. Respective f...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of an engine brake by an automatic clutch being connected when putting a shift lever in a low speed stage for redeparture after stopping. SOLUTION: When realizing a new shift stage (55 is NO) after disengaging an automatic clutch at shift time, whether or not operation is acceleration unexpecting shift operation is judged in S9 by whether or not an i...

Patente de Invenção: "COMPOSIçõES APERFEIçOADAS DE PASTA DE BATERIA E CéLULAS ELETROQUìMICAS PARA USO COM AS MESMAS". é proporcionada uma composição de pasta de bateria aperfeiçoada e uma célula (22) eletroquímica de chumbo-ácido que incorpora a composição. A célula (22) inclui um coletor de corrente positiva (30) e um coletor de corrente negativa (40) os quais estão os dois revestidos com u...

"PRE-AQUECEDOR SOLAR DE AGUA PARA CHUVEIROS ELéTRICOS DE POTENCIA REDUZIDA", comprendendo um reservatório térmico (5), do tipo atmosférico, com capacidade de 400 litros, feito a partir de uma caixa de fibrocimento, com isolamento térmico (6) de poliuretano expandido, e caixa de proteção contra intempéries (7), produzida em alumínio, aço galvanizado ou plástico; a energia complementar é suprida por...

Patente de Invenção: "DISPOSITIVO PARA INTRODUZIR PEQUENAS QUANTIDADES DE MERCúRIO EM LâMPADAS FLUORESCENTES E LâMPADAS ASSIM OBTIDAS". Um dispositivo e um método são apresentados para introduzir, nas lâmpadas fluorescentes, pequenas quantidades de mercúrio. O dispositivo é formado de um recipiente metálico capaz de conter pós de um ou mais compostos tendo a fórmula geral Ti~ x~Zr~ y~Hg~ z~,...

A badge holder securable to a limb includes a badge holder pocket having first and second retaining wings extending from opposite sides of the pocket. The retaining wings have a passage extending through the wings. A strap assembly having a strap member with first and second ends is included. A first hook fitting is secured to the first end of the strap and a second hook fitting is secured to the ...

A portable shade device having dome shaped supporting structure of elongate, tubular members. An umbrella having UV blocking properties is clamped to the supporting structure with a clamping device that allows the umbrella to be positioned so as to provide shade to occupants of the device at all times of the day. A side wall member may also be attached to protect against reflected rays from water ...

Premixes intended for the preparation of polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams comprising at least one polyol, at least one hydrofluoroalkane corresponding to the general formula CF3-CR1R2-CF2-R3, where R1 and R2 represent, independently, a hydrogen atom or an optionally fluorinated C1-C3 alkyl group and where R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and at least one stabilizer chosen fro...

The invention relates to the addition of alpha -methyl styrene, isobutanol and/or isopropanol to reduce vapor pressure, improve k-factor, enhance the solubility of the blowing agent in the premix and/or improve the processing characteristics of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate closed-cell foams prepared with a blowing agent comprising a hydrofluorocarbon selected from the group consisting of 1,1...

PCT No. PCT/JP97/03870 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 29, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 29, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 24, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/18851 PCT Pub. Date May 7, 1998A film to be laminated onto a metal plate and molded, which includes a first copolyester including ethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate as a main recurring unit or a blend of the first copolyester and a second copolyester including terephthala...

PCT No. PCT/JP97/03643 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 10, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 10, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 9, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/16573 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 1998A biaxially oriented polyester film to be laminated onto a metal plate and molded, which comprises a copolyester, said copolyester comprising (a) terephthalic acid in an amount of 82 to 100 mol % and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid or a combin...