The device has a harness fixing different units of the device on an animal. An overlapping sensor (140) detects an attempt of overlapping by the animal with a female animal that is of the same species. An antenna (145) includes a communication unit with a radio frequency identification tag (130), carried by the female animal, triggered by the sensor. - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a p...

At least one of the lateral surfaces (4, 5) of an incision in the tread profile is provided with protrusions and/or spaces (10). The distance between two of these surfaces in at least part of the protrusion and/or space region differs from the average base thickness of the incision. The protrusions are hemispherical, zeppelin, pyramid and/or round, polygonal or elliptical disc-shaped. The tread co...

A stretchable absorbent core. The absorbent core includes an absorbent material dispersed in a network of a stretchable material.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a traveling state from rapidly changing by controlling engine sped so as to be lowered when a sub-speed change gear is shifted to a high speed stage when a front wheel double speed device and an automatic brake device are in operatable states. SOLUTION: Within a control unit 50, a target value such as engine speed to be a target when a speed reduction control is pe...

The spike (1) for a vehicle tire, in particular, a winter tire comprises a noncircular elongate base plate (2) and a stepped cylindrical top structure (4, 5) which has a noncircular elongate cross section whose longitudinal axis (6a) forms a nonzero angle (15) with the longitudinal axis (7a). Also claimed are a tire running surface with such spikes, and a method for producing a winter tire with su...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure running performance by holding driving torque at a demanded value, even if electrical power generated through driving force in running cannot be accepted by a battery. SOLUTION: A controller for a vehicle includes a generator joined to a driving system for transmitting motive power to a driving wheel, and a battery of storing power generated by the generator. A firs...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve energy efficiency and to miniaturize a motor. Ž

SOLUTION: A power distribution integrated mechanism 30 composed of three planetary gears P1-P3, a clutch C1, and a brake B1 is connected to an engine 22 and a drive shaft 65 which is connected to two motors MG1 and MG2 and drive wheels 69a and 69b. At normal time, the clutch C1 is turned off while the brake B1 is...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly switch a torque transmission route from a power source to a drive shaft in a power output device outputting power to the drive shaft and an automobile loaded with the same and having wheels mechanically connected to a drive shaft. Ž

SOLUTION: An engine 22, a motor MG1 and the drive shaft 65 are connected to each rotating element of a power distribution integr...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To output power from an internal combustion engine to a drive shaft after converting it to torque using two motors and to output power rotating in a reverse direction to the drive shaft using power from the internal combustion engine. Ž

SOLUTION: A motor MG1 and a crank shaft 26 of an engine 22 via a clutch C2 are connected to a sun gear 31 of a first planetary gear P1 o...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve energy efficiency and miniaturize a motor. Ž

SOLUTION: An engine 22, two motors MG1, MG2 and a drive shaft 65 connected to drive wheels 69a, 69b are connected to a power distribution integration mechanism 30 composed of two planetary gear P1, P2, a clutch C1, and a brake B1. The power distribution integration mechanism 30 functions as four element type at a no...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To output sufficient torque at a time of start of rotation of a drive shaft in relation to a power output device outputting power to the drive shaft and an automobile loaded with the same and having wheels mechanically connected to a drive shaft. Ž

SOLUTION: A power distribution integration mechanism 30 is composed of two planetary gears P1, P2 and is connected to an eng...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage battery in which an exhaust part of a prescribed size can be mounted on a lid even when a battery has a small width by providing an exhaust part having a passing port communicating with only one cell chamber of adjacent cell chambers, and allowing the adjacent cell chambers to communicate each other through a communicating port formed on a barrier plate f...

A working vehicle is provided with a speed changer (48) that is driven by the output of an engine (2) and changes the working speed. A working speed change operation member (30) for operating the speed of the speed changer (48) and an engine revolution change member (87) for changing the rotational speed of the engine are interlocked through a connection member (88). In a working vehicle, such as ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve always appropriate assisting of braking forces in a vehicle having a brake assist system for use in emergencies by changing the way of adding the assist force according to brake operating conditions that vary from time to time. SOLUTION: This system has a controller 40 whereby pressure hydraulic pressure itself generated at a pump 28 is increased or decreased eithe...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transfer the operation state of a prime mover in a power output device which converts the torque power outputted by the prime mover into a required torque power which is outputted to a drive shaft to a target operation state smoothly, when a target power to be outputted to the drive shaft is changed. SOLUTION: A torque Td* to be outputted to a drive shaft is obtained, base...

The airway device comprises an airway tube and a non-iflatable laryngeal cuff that is pre-formed such that the face region is a snug fit over the laryngeal inlet of a patient. A first method of manufacturing the device comprises the steps of providing and airway tube and a mould shaped to form the laryngeal cuff, inserting the airway tube into a mould, introducing plastic into the mould and allowi...

A fire resistant / fire proof lighting fitting 1 intended to be mounted in a panel 3. The fitting includes a body 4 in which a lamp may be mounted. The body 4 includes one or more ventilation apertures 8 which are sized and configured to allow heat generated by a lamp in the body to be adequately vented to the exterior of the body, but to inhibit passage of flames from the interior of the body to ...

A method of assuring the collection of a representative formation and/or fluid sample of a subterranean reservoir involves the steps of acquiring a reservoir fluid sample in the wellbore; measuring a property of the fluid sample downhole with a technique to obtain a measured downhole fluid property; replicating the measuring technique used to obtain the measured downhole fluid property to obtain a...

An airway device for human or animal use comprising an airway tube having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of which is surrounded by a laryngeal cuff, wherein the cuff is non-inflatable and is pre-formed in a shape such that a face region of the cuff is adapted to fit snugly over the laryngeal inlet of a patient, and wherein the external profile of the tube is substantially uniform ...

A food slicer has a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade for slicing food product and at least one motor for rotating the cutting blade. The base portion includes a food product table movable across the cutting blade for holding product while it is being sliced. An adjustable gage plate as well as a gage plate a...