PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately effect differential limiting performance in a range from lower speed to higher speed with an improved responsiveness even by a light, simple device. SOLUTION: A differential limiting device is provided for a differential gear comprising in its differential cases 1 and 2 pinion gears 4 rotatably journalled to a pinion shaft 3 perpendicular to the rotation axis of...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the manufacturing cost of a differential gear by lightening its differential case, imparting high abrasion resistance to sliding portions thereof on differential rotary members, and improving the dimensional accuracy and thus machinability of each component part. SOLUTION: A differential gear comprises a bevel gear type differential gear mechanism 33 having pinion g...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the life of a reduction gear by reliably bearing the reduction gear pair liable to have varied tooth contact portions due to larger toque acting thereon in its thrust and radial directions to suppress the uneven wear and abnormal sound emitted such as tooth beating sound of the reduction gear. SOLUTION: An input shaft 3 and an output shaft 5 which are arranged on a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a transmission structure compact by optimizing the rigidity in support for its radial motion. SOLUTION: The input side ends of an input shaft 3 and a countershaft 4 are supported by different types of bearings respectively. The bearing 51 which supports the countershaft 4 is made to be of a cylindrical roller type having a larger load capacity to the radial load than ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple, inexpensive limited-slip differential. SOLUTION: A limited-slip differential 1 comprises in its differential case 7 which is fixed to a driven gear 6 and filled with lubricating oil, a pair of side gears 9, a plurality of pinion gears 12 meshing with the side gears 9, and a pinion shaft member 13 journalling the pinion gears 12. The differential is furthe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control the driving force for a vehicle without employing any special component part but through the effective full use of the existing component parts. SOLUTION: A controller is provided for an automatic transmission which comprises a constant-mesh change gear mechanism for transferring the output torque of an engine and a plurality of friction engaging devices which are ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the mechanical strength and electrical joining degree of an electric contact by crimping a base plate and contact material together, and thereafter, laser-welding the same. SOLUTION: A hole is provided in a base plate 1 made of an electrical conductor, contact material 2 made of a predetermined electrical conductor is inserted therein, and the contact material 2 is...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To substantially eliminate a shrinkage hole in the nugget of a welding part when making a connection between cells through a bulkhead. SOLUTION: A connection between the cells of a lead acid battery is made via a first process whereby the pole columns 2 of plates that adjoin to each other with a bulkhead 1 between are connected together by through welding inside a through hol...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead-acid battery paste filling device which allows a paste to smoothly go around the lower surfaces of grids, enables manufacture of plates where the ribs of the grids are not exposed, is inexpensive, and is excellent in productivity. SOLUTION: In a paste filling device consisting of a belt conveyor 1, a hopper 3 which applies a paste 4 from the top into grids 2...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and rapidly manufacture a lead-acid battery plate that requires a smaller number of manufacturing processes, reduces variations in plate dimension, etc., eliminates problems such as imperfect adhesion at the interface between a grid and active material, is unlikely to cause variations in performance such as battery capacity and life, etc., and has high performance. ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a liquid type lead-acid battery which can surely prevent leakage of the electrolyte over a long period. SOLUTION: This lead-acid battery has a bushing 2 made of lead provided on a battery jar lid 1 made from a synthetic resin, a pole 4 in a battery jar is inserted into the bushing 2, a terminal 5 is provided on the upper surface of the battery jar lid 1 to correspo...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform appropriate speed change control, in a vehicle having a motor generator made to function as an electric motor or an generator, and an engine and provided with an automatic transmission between these motor generator and engine and driven wheels. SOLUTION: At speed change time of an automatic transmission, so as to change an input rotational speed N1 of the automatic...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce shift shock, etc., by inhibiting the changeover of an operation mode when a power transmission means is changed over from nondrive condition to drive condition. SOLUTION: A hybrid driver 10 is equipped with a controller 50 for hybrid control and a controller 52 for automatic speed change control, and in the case that a shift lever 42 is operated and an automatic spe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent shock, etc., by controlling a motor generator so as to reduce the power transmission from an engine to output member in the case that the changeover of advance and retreat is performed. SOLUTION: A hybrid driver 10 is equipped with a controller 50 for hybrid control and a controller 52 for automatic speed change control. Moreover, for the automatic speed change 18,...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform appropriate speed change control, regardless of the differ ence of an operation mode by constituting a learning control means such that it performs different learning control, according to the operation mode. SOLUTION: A learning control means stores learning values in learning maps being different with every operation mode, and in the case of control of reducing s...

A tyre shaping drum comprising two bead engaging systems (4) mounted in mutually facing positions on a central shaft (5). Each of the bead engaging systems comprises a support (16) axially movable relative to said shaft. An assembly mounted on each support comprises a plurality of rigid segments (10) and a resilient membrane (20) enclosing same. Each of the rigid segments is tiltably mounted on sa...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a laser beam sweeping accuracy for higher obstacle detec tion accuracy in an on-vehicle scanning laser radar with an angle sensor, thereby to improve accuracy in obstacle detection. SOLUTION: This angle sensor includes an LED 30 to emit light projected onto a reflector 22, a lens 46 arranged in front of the LED 30, a one-dimensional PSD 32 in which a photodetecting...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain the high-speed drive of the movable parts of a camera by a pulse motor used for a drive source. SOLUTION: This device includes the pulse motor, a driving circuit 1, a power feeding circuit 2 and a power source 3. The pulse motor is provided with a rotor consisting of a permanent magnet having magnetization for a multipole, a stator arranged around the rotor and a pa...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correct an error caused by slip and an error, which is not detected by this navigation system, by comparing a real moving course and a planned moving course as a means for detecting the move of a vehicle. SOLUTION: An automatic guided vehicle (AGV) 10 has a ground track sensor 30 and the movement and turn of a car body 14 in the direction of a guide line in the case of tra...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely detect a clock signal stop caused by various factors. SOLUTION: A voltage detection circuit 10 detects the convergence of output of a clock signal generating part 210 at a high level, low level or middle level and outputs a voltage detecting signal 110 showing these levels. When the voltage detecting signal 110 shows the convergence of output of the clock signal gen...