The proposed method for improving the electrical and operational characteristics of a lead-acid accumulator is distinctive by adding phosphoric acid to the lead powder that is used for forming the positive plate of the accumulator. The lead powder is a mix of lead I powder and lead II powder, with a ratio of (0.3 ... 0.7): (0.7 ... 0.3) between thecomponents of the mix. The lead I powder has the f...

The present invention relates to a coated cemented carbide insert (cutting tool), particularly useful for milling of stainless steels and super alloys but also milling of steels in toughness demanding applications. The cutting tool insert is characterised by a cemented carbide body comprising WC, NbC and TaC, a W-alloyed Co binder phase, and a coating comprising an innermost layer of TiC_x

The process provides a multistage procedure, in which, in the first step the layer is sputtered at low temperature, in the second step an RTP process is carried out in an inert atmosphere at medium or high temperature, and in the third step the layer is heat treated in an atmosphere containing oxygen at low or medium temperature. The levels of heating are considerably reduced compared with convent...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a road surface from being roughened and simplify a structure by weakening braking when a side brake at the center of a turn is automatically operated to the braking side. SOLUTION: A front-wheel transmission 6, a pair of right and left side brakes 11R and 11L, a pair of right and left side brake pedals 12R and 12L operable to the braking side until a stopped state ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress change in the behavior of a vehicle when the acceleration pedal is stamped or brakes are applied while the vehicle is running on a low-&mu road surface. SOLUTION: When judgement is passed that the vehicle is running on a low-&mu road surface, the maximum Cmax and minimum gear ratios Cmin in the D-range gear ratio region are restricted to the maximum Csmax and mi...

A transmission wave is applied to a predetermined angular range in a width-wise direction of a vehicle. A position of each object and a relative speed of the object are detected on the basis of the reflected wave. A determination is made as to whether each object is moving or stationary on the basis of the detected relative speed of the object and a speed of the vehicle. For at least one of right-...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for improving a fuel consumption by contriving an efficient use of energy based on the altitude or slope of a road even in the case where a destination is not set up. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a present point detecting means to detect a present point of a vehicle, a road information detecting means to detect road information including either t...

PURPOSE:To restrict the discontinuity due to the corrosion of a lug itself, which is exposed at a melted area, and to improve the safety of a maintenance-free lead-acid battery by providing a base material organization layer at a part near the base of a lug exposed under a strap. CONSTITUTION:A base material organization layer is provided at a part near the base of a lug 2, which is exposed under ...

PURPOSE:To provide a waterproof device where damages or wears of important parts of a transmission device can be effectively prevented and the noise is small by primarily preventing the water from the outside from entering by a waterproof cap, and positively discharging the entered water in the transmission system having a belt pulley with the floating tooth. CONSTITUTION:Disk-shaped waterproof ca...

Cuchilla para cortar materiales elásticos tenaces, de modo especial para cortar bordones adhesivos en las lunas de ventanas de vehículos o rendijas de pared, con una pieza de sujeción (20) que presenta un alojamiento (26; 26b) para fijar a un motor oscilante (12), y con una parte cortante (22; 22a; 22b; 22e) con por lo menos un filo (28, 30; 28a, 30a; 28b, 30b; 28c, 30c), caracterizada por el hech...

Procedimiento para la preparación de escoria esponjosa en un horno de arco por insuflado dosificado de un soporte de carbono por medio de un soporte de oxígeno en la capa límite que se forma entre la capa de escoria y la masa metálica fundida, y/o en las zonas de la capa de escoria y/o la masa metálica fundida contiguas a la capa límite en una cantidad tal que al menos parcialmente los arcos volta...

UN NEUMATICO (22) TIENE ACANALADURAS (35) EN CADA SUPERFICIE (31) DEFINIDA POR ACANALADURAS DE MAYOR ANCHURA (30) EN LA PARTE DE LA BANDA DE RODADURA (21), EN DONDE UNA ACANALADURA QUE SE CORRESPONDE AL MENOS A UNA PARTE DE ESAS ACANALADURAS COMPRENDE UN PAR DE PARTES PRINCIPALES (36A, 36B) LIGERAMENTE DESPLAZADAS UNAS CON RESPECTO A OTRAS EN LA DIRECCION AXIAL Y UNA PARTE DE UNION (37) QUE CONECT...

Herramienta circular (10) para cortar rollos de papel y similares, la cual incluye un taladro axial central (11), dos superficies laterales (10a) y un filo exterior (12), definido por dos chaflanes o biseles (13a, 13b) con una inclinación angular respectiva ¿alpha, beta¿ con respecto a las superficies laterales (10a), definiendo uno de los chaflanes (13a) una arista cortante de la herramienta (10)...

This invention describes a novel production method of manufacturing metal/ceramic articles with complex internal undercut features using powder injection molding processes The shape of the undercut/hollow feature is initially molded using a disposable material such as a degradable polymer. The PIM feedstock is then molded onto this to form the required shape geometry, in effect encapsulating the p...

The invention relates to a process for producing a plastic web for coating a metal substrate, in which the plastic used is polyester. According to the invention, the plastic web is produced by extruding a mixture of various polyesters. The invention also relates to a laminate comprising a metal substrate and a plastic layer, the plastic layer comprising an adhesive layer which substantially compri...

A biosensor apparatus and method with sample type and cell volume detection. The apparatus includes a sine wave generator (104) to apply an AC signal to a biosensor cell containing a sample, a current-to-voltage converter, a phase shifter, a square wave generator, a synchronous demodulator, and a low pass filter (120) which yields a signal proportional to the effective capacitance across the biose...

This invention relates to syntactic foams comprising the reaction product of a liquid diphenylmethane diisocyanate component, with an isocyanate-reactive component, a filler having a density of less than 1 g/cm 3, and at least one organo-metallic catalyst. This invention also relates to the use of these syntactic foams for insulating pipes.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance adhesive durability of a waterproof sheet. SOLUTION: In the fixing washer for waterproof sheet, wherein a fixable washer body 3 is provided on a waterproof bed 2, a bonding part 3a, which can freely bond a waterproof sheet 1 is provided on the upper face of the washer body 3, a recessed part 4 is provided on a state of being sorrounded by the part 3a, and a waterpr...

An endoscope treatment tool makes it possible to accurately direct a distal end driven part provided at a distal end of a sheath to a diseased part. The sheath is formed into a rotation follow-up structure such that rotation produced at its proximal end side is transmitted to its distal end side. The sheath and an operation wire are non-rotatively connected to an operation part.