An apparatus and method is provided for preventing sudden acceleration of a vehicle having an automatic transmission by detecting the sudden acceleration with use of transmission state information and rpm. A controller determines that sudden acceleration occurs if the rpm abruptly increases within a first reference time when the transmission maintains a stop or park state, output voltage of an acc...

An apparatus and method is provided for preventing sudden acceleration of a vehicle having an automatic transmission by detecting the sudden acceleration with use of transmission state information and rpm. A controller determines that sudden acceleration occurs if the rpm abruptly increases within a first reference time when the transmission maintains a stop or park state, output voltage of an acc...

This method consists essentially in manufacturing dripper units (4) and attaching them longitudinally to a thread (16) by positioning them at intervals along the latter. For this purpose, the thread (16) is introduced into at least one notch (9) of the dripper unit (4) so as to clamp it. The width of the notch is less than the diameter of the thread. The thread fitted with dripper units is introdu...

The valve consists of a strip -1- onto which two coplanar strips -3, 4- are welded separated by an opening -5-. Production of the valve takes a strip -11- onto which two strips -12, 13- are welded separated by a space -5-. The valve obtained -16- is welded onto a laminar -17-, which forms part of the inflatable, with a hole -19- which has to coincide with the valve opening -5-. Next the first shee...

1. The lead-acid accumulator consists of at least one cell, equipped with a negative anode and a positive cathode and substances, which cause current to flow. Characterized in that: The negative anode has the form of an electrode with the active layer made of latticed lead. It is electrolytically deposited directly on the cross-linked glassy coal that constitutes the conductive base. The positive ...

The deflection unit for a moving yarn housed in a yarn deflection roller (27) with a peripheral deflecting surface. The housing contains a bearing pin (9), with radial bearings within an axial drilling (29) of the roller (27) to ride on the pin (9). Axial bearings are coaxial to the bearing pin, to give the deflection roller a restricted axial play against the pin (9) and the housing. The radial b...

Bei einer Fügestelle für oberflächenbeschichtete, durch zumindest eine Überlappnaht (6) laserverschweißte Bau-, insbesondere verzinkte Blechformteile (2, 4), mit quer zur Überlappnaht verlaufenden Entgasungskanälen (14) für die beim Schweißprozess entstehenden Beschichtungsdämpfe wird erfindungsgemäß auf prozesstechnisch einfache Weise eine qualitativ hochwertige und vor allem hochfeste Schweißver...

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Computertomographie-Verfahren, bei dem ein verbesserter Kompromiß zwischen Übertragungsbandbreite und Bildqualität durch folgende Schritte erzielt wird: DOLLAR A È Kombination der Signale mindestens je zweier benachbarter Detektorelemente zu je einem Meßwert DOLLAR A È zyklische Variation der Kombinationen von Strahlenquellenposition zu Strahlenquellenposition.; A comput...

The ridged pipe (14) is extruded around the plain plastic pipe (7). An Independent claim is included for the corresponding plastic pipe. Manufacturing equipment as described, is also claimed separately. Preferred features: The plain plastic pipe passes through the extruder (12). Prior to over-extrusion, the plain plastic pipe is coated with release agent. During extrusion, air (15) is blown betwee...

The carrier elements are formed as roller members (11) which by non-positive locking form an extended path. The roller members consists of inner links (12.1) and outer links (12.2) located one behind the other and supported by pivot bolts (14). A tensioning cable (16) engages with the outer link and connects the inner link as well as the pivot bolts. The tensioning cable is guided through aligned ...

Eine Maschinensteuer/regelvorrichtung ist für ein Hybridfahrzeug vorgesehen, an dem eine Maschine (1) und ein Motor (2) als Antriebskraftquelle zum Antrieb von Rädern (W) sowie ein Automatikgetriebe (3), wie etwa ein CVT, angebracht sind. Die Maschinensteuer/regelvorrichtung arbeitet grundlegend so, um in Antwort auf Fahrzustände des Fahrzeugs einen automatischen Stopp und ein Wiederanlassen der M...

Metal strip made of silver or silver-based alloy for epitaxially coating with a biaxially textured layer comprises a material having a biaxial texture additionally containing 10 nm - 10 microns of large dispersoids of carbides, borides, oxides and/or nitrides with a volume amount of 0.1-5%. An Independent claim is also included for a process for the production of the metal strip, comprising: comp...

The connection between wall prefabricated panels shall be used in the construction of buildings. It includes facilities serving the accumulation and cheaper utilization of solar energy. The connection between walls has two fins, each fin (1) comprising a first and a second cylindrical surface (2 & 4) being concentric to each other, and vertical air canals (2a) being formed between them, divided by...

The wall shall find application in civil engineering. By it the solar energy is utilized more effectively for heating and heat accumulation. The energy-active surrounding wall has prefabricated panels in the edges (1) of which T-inserts (1a) are made having longitudinal grooves (3) connecting every two panels. In two of the longitudinal grooves (3) vertical pipes (13) are fitted, and the remaining...

The system shall find application in the construction of buildings. It combines the advantages of the air and water solar heating which increases the energy efficiency of the building. The system includes first air space (9) which is positioned between the southern wall of the building (10), and a vertical transparent coating (11). Above the southern pitched roof (1) of the building, a first (6) a...

An apparatus and method is provided for preventing sudden acceleration of a vehicle having an automatic transmission by detecting the sudden acceleration with use of transmission state information and rpm. A controller determines that sudden acceleration occurs if the rpm abruptly increases within a first reference time when the transmission maintains a stop or park state, output voltage of an acc...

In a first aspect, the invention provides a diol latex composition comprising: (a) latex polymer particles comprising a residue of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, wherein the latex polymer particles have a size below 1000 nm; (b) a surfactant; and (c) a continuous liquid phase comprising a diol component, wherein the diol component comprises from 60 to 100 % by weight of the continuous phase...

A test strip platform for a testing apparatus of the type using test strips, wherein the platform has a shroud defining a strip track for positioning an inserted strip over an optical aperture for making analytical determinations. The platform has a hood permanently mounted to the shroud for overlying the optical window and protecting the testing apparatus optics. The strip track has stabilizing m...

An information handling system, such as a disc drive, includes a controller that communicates with other devices in a loop, and performs distributed or peer-to-peer loop error diagnostics. One example of a loop is a fiber channel arbitrated loop. Distributed or peer-to-peer loop error diagnostics identifies and diagnoses errors in the immediately upstream device and the immediately upstream link b...

A switching appliance for electrosurgical devices (5, 5') comprises a coupling device (3) with an input terminal which can be or is connected to an output of a generator (1). Furthermore, the coupling device (3) has at least two connection devices, to each of which an electrosurgical operating instrument (5, 5') can be conencted by means of a connection cable (4, 4') and each of which has an outpu...