PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle brake state control device capable of suppressing decline in battery voltage, even in a vehicle provided with both an idling stop device and a brake force maintaining device. SOLUTION: A vehicle brake state control device is provided with a brake force maintaining means 2 for controlling the maintaining of brake force, when a vehicle is stopped and idling...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actively perform correction control of drive force without giving the driver a sense of incongruity. SOLUTION: A drive force control device of a vehicle is provided with a reference target drive force calculating portion 1 for setting a reference target driving force tTd-n corresponding to a flat road based on an accelerator depression amount APO and a vehicle speed VSP, a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispense with a spring mechanism and to reduce the cost by arranging a communicating passage between the upstream side of the hydraulic fluid force feed section of a hydraulic source and an axle housing to set them to the same pressure. SOLUTION: An axle housing 2 arranged with a brake 1 and a hydraulic fluid tank 14 are connected by a communicating pipe 25. The inner pres...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a retainer type mono-block battery which exhibits a superior high-efficiency discharge characteristic and a long battery service life, and permits easy exhaust of flammable gas generated from a plurality of assembled batteries in a lump. SOLUTION: This mono-block battery 1 has a battery jar 2 formed with a plurality of cell chambers, while electrode groups 3 are dis...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid dump truck for enhancing productivity. SOLUTION: The dump truck comprises motors 9a, 9b for driving drive wheels, an engine 1 for a generator 2, a rectifier 4 for converting AC output power from the generator 2 into DC power, inverters 8a, 8b connected with the DC output line of the rectifier 4 in order to control the r.p.m. of the drive motors 9a, 9b, a b...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent fluctuation of rotation or torque when switching is made between series running and parallel running. SOLUTION: When a transition is made from series running mode to parallel running mode, command torque of an engine is increased by a specified value Tk at a time and the absolute value &verbar Tdrv-Teg&verbar of the difference between a driver request torque Tdrv ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a versatile hybrid vehicle in which the torque required for a drive source, i.e., an engine and a motor, can be determined easily without being influenced by the torque loss in a transmission. SOLUTION: At least one of an engine or a motor is employed as the drive source for a hybrid motor and output torque from the traveling drive source is transmitted to a transmi...

"CAIXA DE COLETOR DE AQUECEDOR SOLAR DE áGUA SEM MOLDURA LATERAL TRADICIONAL E COM FUNDO E COBERTURA TRANSPARENTE" (1) que, por não possuir moldura lateral (2), que se configura numa espécie de anteparo à penetração dos raios solares (A),(B) e (C), e nem rebites para sua estruturação e fixação de canaletas para vidro (3) e fundo (4), que dificultam uma perfeita vedação, e ser feita em uma parte in...

A holder for eyeglasses and the like is provided. The holder is designed to be attached to articles of clothing, clothing accessories, automobile visors, or other areas whereby it is available for conveniently receiving and retaining a pair of eyeglasses. The eyeglass holder desirably can be rotated for awkward areas of attachment, or convenient areas of placement such as a purse strap. The holder...

Gears, particularly spur gears, are produced by powder metal techniques with minimal lead line error and eccentricity, which gears are preformed from powder metal, sintered, hardened and thereafter have their involute surfaces regenerated by a hard hob with a negative rake on the hob teeth to provide gears having aligned involute surfaces between adjacent gear teeth and, between each gear tooth an...

A variable geometry turbocharging system for use in an internal combustion engine utilizes a voice coil assembly. The voice coil assembly includes a field and an armature. The voice coil assembly is actuatable to move the armature relative to the field, and is connected to the turbocharger such that movement of the armature relative to the field changes the geometry of the turbocharger.

A hair extension tool includes a pair of elongated handles pivotally secured together at upper ends thereof. The upper ends of the pair of handles have arcuate clamps disposed thereon. A pair of metal rollers are secured to outer surfaces of upper ends of the arcuate clamps of the handles. A pair of heating elements are secured on inner surfaces of the upper ends of the arcuate clamps of the handl...

A pneumatic tire comprises a ground contacting tread including a tread strip extending axially between tread edges and sidewalls extending radially inwardly from each tread edge to respective bead regions, the tread being reinforced by at least a first circumferentially extending breaker ply, characterized in that each sidewall is reinforced by a carcass half ply extending from a radially inward f...

A supportive tire rack for green tire transfer and storage includes a base assembly that carries at least four support pins that are horizontally cantilevered from the base. A pair of upper support plates and a pair of lower support plates are carried by the pins. The upper support plates engage the bead rings of the tire while the lower support plates cradle the lower surface of the tire. Each su...

A system and method for dynamically controlling the operation of a plurality of unmanned freight trains operating over a predetermined track layout. The method includes generating a movement plan that provides for the operation of the freight trains over several alternative routes within the track layout. A wireless communication system is used to transmit speed and braking commands to the freight...

A furniture assembly includes four furniture units that can be assembled to form a bed, a table, or a chair. First and second furniture units are mounted juxtaposed to other yet allowing sliding movement relative to each other. Third and fourth furniture units are mounted juxtaposed to each other and behind the first and second furniture units, respectively. The third and fourth furniture units ar...

Typically, a laser emits significant energy after a control signal is generated to disable the power supply. The inherent delay between generation of a control signal for shutting off a laser power supply and actual termination of an output beam pulse in response to the control signal, is compensated in the context that the control signal is generated automatically upon coincidence of measured out...

A catheter delivers an electrode within a vein for a minimally invasive treatment of hemorrhoids using RF energy. The catheter is introduced into a patient and positioned within the section of the vein to be treated. The electrode radiates high frequency energy towards the vein, and the surrounding venous tissue becomes heated and begins to shrink. The catheter includes a controllable member for l...

A method and apparatus for treating prostatitis is provided. The apparatus includes two probes, a control unit, and a monitor. A urethral probe selectively applies low frequency pulses to the prostate region as well as infrared heating. A rectal probe applies microwave heating to the prostate region and also includes an ultrasound element for generating an image of the prostate to facilitate diagn...

Novel magnetic assay methods and systems, as well as systems for conducting spectrophotometric analysis therewith. According to a preferred embodiment, the magnetic assay methods and systems incorporate a chromatographic medium, such as an assay test strip, that is designed to be contacted with a test solution having activated magnetic particles. A magnetic field, generated by a magnet or electrom...