PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chipper capable of easily grasping a consumption limit including the progress state of the consumption of a chipper knife and having a simple structure for the first purpose and to provide a chipper capable of keeping cutting quality constant for the second purpose.

SOLUTION: The chipper (1) has the chipper knife (7) for chipping a work (3), a support memb...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce battery load and other loads and improve fuel consumption and energy efficiency by reducing an excessive energy consumption during stopping of a vehicle in a vehicle traveling control device.

SOLUTION: When the leading vehicle is still stopped when the vehicle is stopped, the engine of the vehicle is laid in a stopped state to eliminate the energy consumption...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shift control device for a mechanical automatic transmission, allowing accurate shift of a shift gear without disconnecting a clutch.

SOLUTION: The shift control device comprises a shift actuator 31 for giving gear stage shifting operation to a mechanical automatic transmission body 3 connected to an engine 1, shift control means 41 for controlling the ope...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving force control device for a vehicle, offering driving force as required by a driver at all times.

SOLUTION: The driving force control device for the vehicle comprises means 1 for setting reference target driving force, means 3 for computing corrected driving force ADDFCE in accordance with increased travelling resistance in response to the reference...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a continuously variable transmission having improved performance of returning to a low speed ratio during deceleration and preventing the occurrence of excess engine braking force.

SOLUTION: The continuously variable transmission 10 for controlling a transmission ratio corresponding to a travelling condition is connected to an engine 1 via a starting clutch ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an operation control device for a vehicle for controlling for stabilizing vehicular behavior without impairing steering feeling.

SOLUTION: This operation control device for a vehicle comprises an electric power steering device 1 provided with a vehicular behavior determination part 13c for determining the vehicular behavior by a vehicular behavior signal fro...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin film for metallic sheet lamination which excels in processability and impact resistance and excels in adhesion after heating after processing, accordingly withstands severe fabrication and, in addition, can stably obtain performance independently of molding conditions, its manufacturing method, a laminated metallic sheet, and its manufacturing method. <...

A pair of embodiments are disclosed for providing a computer table attachable to a piece of luggage standing in an upright position upon which a portable computer may be supported for typing use. One embodiment provides a simple, flat, custom-designed piece of ABS plastic with a foldable leaf portion adapted to be received in a cavity in the flat plastic tray. The leaf portion has trunnions adjace...

A computer carrying case is formed from a single set of connected panels foldable around personal computers or other items having a variety of sizes of dimensions including semi-rigid front and back panels connected by oversized, flexible or living hinges and connecting flyer.

The invention relates to a thermal treatment apparatus capable of irradiating targeted lesions with energy to obtain good treatment results.The invention displays the diagnostic images 2201 of the lesion overlaid upon the laser irradiation areas a, b, c, and d and is capable of setting up the laser emission angle, output and time using the graphical user interface displayed on the touch panel.

An ablation catheter is disclosed having proximal and distal ends and an external surface, a lumen contained within the catheter body, a plurality of openings in the surface of the catheter, wherein the openings are in communication with the lumen, one or more electrodes secured within the catheter within the lumen and a source for conductive media to be introduced into the lumen to contact the el...

A robotic floor cleaning device comprises a chassis (10), motor-driven wheels (11) supporting the chassis (10), a motor-driven suction fan (9), a dirty air inlet (2) and a motor-driven rotatable agitator (4) at the dirty air inlet (2) for agitating the surface. A control system navigates the device around a room and distributes power to the motor-driven wheels (11) and to the agitator (4). The con...

In a process generating a polyurethane foam by forming a mixture including isocyanate and polyol reactants, catalyst, and blowing agent, which mixture reacts exothermically to yield a rigid polyurethane foam, there is included expandable polystyrene beads made of a polystyrene that has a softening point at or below the maximum temperature reached during the exothermic reaction.

A method and system for automated support in a computer system. The computer system has a service button, and pressing of the service button causes a bit to be set in a register in the chip set. Setting of the bit generates an interrupt signal that is received and processed in a manner dependent on whether the computer system is in a booting state or a non-booting state. If the computer system is ...

Refractory metal products, such as tantalum on non-refractory conductive metal backings, e.g. copper, can be rejuvenated after metal consumption in selected zones by powder filling the zones and high energy heating at high scan speed to sinter the added powder, without complete melting of the powder fill, thus establishing a microstructure consistent with the balance of the reclaimed product and a...

Refractory metal products, such as tantalum on non-refractory conductive metal backings, e.g. copper, can be rejuvenated after metal consumption in selected zones by powder filling the zones and high energy heating at high scan speed to sinter the added powder, without complete melting of the powder fill, thus establishing a microstructure consistent with the balance of the reclaimed product and a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vacuum cleaner capable of effectively cleaning a floor surface.

SOLUTION: The floor surface is cleaned by first and second vacuum cleaners whose cleaning functions are different from each other. Since the cleaning work is shared by the first and second vacuum cleaners, the floor surface can be effectively cleaned. The first and second vacuum cleaners are r...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glass substrate for a plasma display panel (PDP) excellent in the flatness of the glass substrate surface compared to a conventional one and to provide a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for a PDP by which the substrate can be continuously manufactured with high yield and the waste amount of a chemical polishing liquid can be decreased.

SOLUTION:...

It has now been found that the use of inert gases as an auxiliary blowing agent in flexible polyurethane foams places unexpected requirements on the composition of the silicone surfactants used in such foams. Typical silicone polyalkylene oxide polyether copolymer comb-type surfactants containing greater than about 37 % ethylene oxide in the pendant polyether chains cause large cells when added ...

A collapsible animal decoy is disclosed wherein a cover is disposed over a frame having a plurality of struts pivotally attached to an opening mechanism slidably disposed on an elongated shaft, forming an animal shape having a body, neck and head portion. The opening mechanism has an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the opening mechanism is positioned at the top end of th...