PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the burden on a brake for decelerating control by effectively utilizing a driving system for an owned vehicle during vehicle-to-vehicle distance control. Ž

SOLUTION: A controller for decelerating control of one's own vehicle when deceleration is required allows at least throttle control (S512) when an elapsed time TB from finishing previous decelerating control...

A dialysis device 1 includes a water supply passage 15 for supplying clean water to solution supply chambers 35 a and 35 b, and a waste solution passage for discharging a used dialysis solution from solution collection chambers 34 a and 34 b, and the water supply passage includes a concentrate solution pump 21 that supplies a dialysis concentrate solution from concentrate solution supply source 19...

A system for controlling behaviors of a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a first transmission device (for example, an ABS ECU), a second transmission device (for example, an engine ECU), and a reception/processing unit (i.e., a superior control unit). The first transmission device transmits a first time-dependent data to be used for controlling behaviors of the vehicle, while the second t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact output transmission for a vehicle having high torque transmission efficiency of a reduction gear mechanism and high reduction gear ratio, and a vehicle-driving electric machinery system using it. Ž

SOLUTION: The output transmission comprises a motor 10, a reduction gear unit 12 for decelerating the rotation of the motor 10, and a differential gear un...

For the purpose of achieving a combination of reduced image noise and improved resolution, and facilitating reduced exposure to a subject to be imaged or improved apparatus life, a radiation tomographic imaging apparatus comprises, as image producing mean, inter-imaging-plane filtering processing means for acquiring image data for a plurality of planes generated corresponding to imaging planes tha...

The present invention comprises a novel culture method and device in which living cells or subcellular biocatalysts are immobilized by the opposition of a centrifugal force field and a liquid flow field. The immobilized cells or biocatalysts are ordered into a three-dimensional array of particles, the density of which is determined by the particle size, shape, intrinsic density and by the selectio...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To maintain initial low-temperature high-rate performance even after leaving for a long time without causing cost increase or change of an electrode plate thickness, by setting, within a specific range, active material charging factor and total in a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, respectively, electrolyte specific gravity, and difference between logi...

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for supporting an element to be supported, in particular the body of a patient. The apparatus comprises a support device 20 essentially comprising only at least one closed or controlled-release chamber 21 together with inlet and outlet means 26 via which the filling fluid can be fed in or removed, and an independent control device 40 is provided disp...

An object to be imaged is positioned between an x-ray source and an x-ray imager. The x-ray source is operated to direct x-rays through and around the object. Electrical signals representative of the intensity of the x-rays impinging on the x-ray imager are used to locate a boundary of the object, and an x-ray image is generated using this boundary. Alternatively or additionally, an x-ray image is...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead acid storage battery structured so that a group of a positive plate and a negative plate is inserted in a battery jar and the legs of the positive and negative plates are placed on a saddle formed on the bottom surface of the jar and arranged as serviceable in good stability in the sideways tumbled attitude. Ž

SOLUTION: The positive plate P of this lead...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the driveability by preventing a busy shift in a vehicle where rotational speed-torque characteristics of a vehicle drive source can be variably set. Ž

SOLUTION: It is judged whether the torque characteristics of the vehicle drive source is in a first torque mode proper to an engine (S10). In the first torque mode, a gear ratio pattern A or a gear change step ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control-valve type multi-cell lead-acid battery which simplifies an adhesion work of a battery case with a cap and of the cap with a sensor terminal, and which is superior in liquid-tightness and air-tightness at a mounting part of the sensor terminal. SOLUTION: This is the control-valve type multi-cell lead-acid battery consisting of the battery case 1, the cap ...

An automatic transmission arrangement includes TMCU (9) for automatically shifting a transmission (3) according to a gear position change signal issued from a manual shift switch (29a). TMCU (9) also automatically disengages a clutch (2) when automatic shifting takes place, and automatically engages the clutch (2) when accelerator pedal depression (8) exceeds a predetermined value in a clutch dise...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a feeling adjusting device of inching operation for industrial vehicle by which an inching area is smoothly transferred to a brake area when an inching operation is carried out. SOLUTION: A map for determining the value of an electric current to be supplied to solenoid proportional valves 25, 26 is stored at EEPROM 56 in a controller 27. A CPU 53 reads the value of...

There are equipped a first recurrent neural network formed by connecting plural nodes so as to have a loop in which the output from one node is input to another node in accordance with a predetermined coupling weight coefficient. Meanwhile, the output of at least one node is fed back to the node concerned or another node, and an optimizing unit for determining the optimum solution of the coupling ...

A hose whip restraint 1 comprises a disc 2 fixed to one end region of a tether 3, whose other end region 4 is adapted to be shackled, in use, to an anchoring point; the disc 2 incorporating a hole 5 through which, in use, the hose 14 passes and through which the hose 14 can travel freely when the one is initially fitted over the other; and the restraint 1 being so configured that, in use, the hose...

An X & Y orthogonal cut apparatus for scribing a pair of parallel cuts on a planar workpiece, the workpiece plane having an X-axis and a Y-axis, where the apparatus includes a laser device generating at least two beams including a first beam and a second beam, the first beam and the second beam each having an impact point on the workpiece, the first and second impact points being positioned diagon...

The present invention is directed to an alpha thio-containing compound that is capable of inhibiting the enzyme, membrane aminopeptidase P (mAPP or APP), whose natural substrate is bradykinin. The compound is useful as a pharmaceutical agent because by inhibiting bradykinin degradation, the compound allows bradykinin to exert its beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system, to improve renal fu...

A dust boot with enhanced protection from contaminants and improved lubrication characteristic includes a dust boot body having a housing opening on one end and on an opposing end a stud opening in an upper boot wall. The boot also includes a wiping lip located on an inner face of the upper boot wall in the stud opening, a grease channel on an outer surface of the upper boot wall bounded circumfer...

Punching device (100) comprises a counter punching cylinder (2) held by holders, a cylindrical body (5) and two radially protruding cylinder bearers (6). The distance between the rotating axles of the cylinder bearers and the cylindrical body is adjusted using an adjusting device to adjust a gap width (9) during punching.; Einrichtung für eine Vorrichtung zum Stanzen, sowie mit einer solchen Einri...