The lock is used for pipelines in which a high-pressure fluid is running, such as pipelines in an electric power plant. The parts of the pipeline (2, 3) are interconnected by a connection part (8). Cambers (N) are fitted to the parts of the pipeline (1, 2, 3) coming out of a point of branching (V). Looked from the point of branching (V) behind the camber (N) rings (4, 5, 6) are found, clamping the...

Described is the abrasion-resistant material part produced by casting and consisting of a metal matrix whose working face(s) comprise inserts with good resistance to wear, characterized in that the inserts are made from a ceramic molded blank impregnated with a metal liquid during casting, this molded blank consisting of 20 to 80 wt. % of a solid homogeneous solution of Al2O3 and 80 to 20 wt. % of...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain phase contrasted X-ray digital images by using digital X-ray image detectors such as a computed radiography (CR), a flat panel X-ray image detector (FPD) and the like.

SOLUTION: The pixel size of the digital X-ray image detector 2 is 0.5 or more times and 3 or less times of EB shown as the following simulation formula (1) or EP shown as the following simulati...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attitude control device for a vehicle which performs appropriate attitude control even in the case of fluctuations in stability factors by reducing evaluation sensitivity in accordance with comparision results of an estimated stability factor with a standard stability factor, thus securely preventing the unnecessary performance of attitude control at the time...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the number of rotations of a generator 14 from being excessively increased and attain a small-sized and light weight of the generator 14.

SOLUTION: A generator 14 is connected to a sun gear 16a of a planetary gear mechanism 16, and an engine 10 is connected to a carrier 16d, respectively. A running motor 12 is installed at a driving power transmittance path ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving assistance device and a vehicle equipped with the driving assistance device for improving the driving state of a vehicle by improving the riding comfort of the vehicle when the driving state of the vehicle changes so that the riding comfort of the vehicle deteriorates.

SOLUTION: An driving assistance device 10 is provided with a driving state detec...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fastening structure of a bumper face applicable to both of an installed vehicle installing an under-spoiler and a non-installed vehicle not installing the under-spoiler.

SOLUTION: In this fastening structure of the bumper face, a spacer part 40 is provided on a lower surface of a horizontal part 39 of an under-cover 23, a through hole 41 capable of inserti...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a braking/driving force control device capable of realizing rapid rise of the braking for avoiding the collision with an object and the drive after avoidance.

SOLUTION: A risk avoidance preparation control means performs the control of applying a first reserve braking force and a first spare driving force to cancel the first reserve braking force to either f...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent belt slip without deteriorating the output of a generator.

SOLUTION: When the target load torque Tg* of a generator 7 is restricted by a transmission torque upper limit value Tslip so that a belt slip can be prevented from being generated, the change gear ratio of an automatic transmission 4 is down-shifted (a step S29), and the revolution of an engine Ne an...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a following distance controller which enables smooth and quick deceleration in response to a deceleration or acceleration request during following distance control.

SOLUTION: The following distance controller has a following distance controlling means which controls a following distance by adjusting the present vehicle speed so as to make driver's vehicle sp...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medicine feeder capable of effectively unclogging a nozzle, which discharges a medicine into a packaging paper and the like, clogged with the medicine.

SOLUTION: This medicine feeder supplies a medicine discharged out of a tablet case for storing the medicine, and this medicine feeder comprises a nozzle 24 for releasing the medicine discharged out of the t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device capable of securely supporting a recorded sheet material by reducing the height of the device in a structure where an image reading part is disposed above an image recording part.

SOLUTION: This image forming device comprises a paper feed means in which sheet materials are stored and detachable from a device body, a carrying means dis...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To start an internal combustion engine while corresponding to required driving force.

SOLUTION: In a hybrid automobile wherein a first motor, an engine and a driving shaft are connected to the sun gear, carrier and ring gear of a planetary gear mechanism and also a second motor is connected to the driving shaft, when a threshold value Tthr is set (S139) by subtracting ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power transmission for a hybrid vehicle capable of transmitting torque from an engine without causing tooth contact sound in a gear device, starting and stopping the engine without shock.

SOLUTION: The output torque from the engine is inputted into a planetary gear device 14 through a damper mechanism 15 and is distributed to drive wheels 16 and to a gener...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a machine body structure in a traveling work machine capable of reducing machine body supporting load transmitted to a transmission case in work, reducing a weight of the transmission case, and reducing the torsional deformation force of a final case part caused by supporting the machine body load.

SOLUTION: In this machine body structure of a traveling work...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily use a transmission case of approximately same structure in common from a traveling work machine of low horsepower output to a traveling work machine of high horsepower output largely different from each other in horsepower band, to reduce the manufacturing cost of the transmission case, and to simplify parts management.

SOLUTION: In a tractor comprising an en...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a hybrid vehicle capable of reducing the loss of a second motor generator even when a car speed is increased in a fixed gear ratio mode.

SOLUTION: This control device for the hybrid vehicle comprises a motor generator clutch for connecting and disconnecting a first motor generator and a differential device, a high-low brake for fixing a f...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a driving device for a vehicle capable of improving the controllability in operation, of shift inhibition control executed in a case when an operating device is operated to achieve a traveling state in the direction opposite to the vehicle advancing direction, in a driving device for a vehicle comprising a differential mechanism functioned as...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actualize always adequate shift control by stabilizing learning control in spite of a difference in accelerator operation for down-shift control during accelerator on-operation.

SOLUTION: In shift transition during down-shift of an automatic transmission 10, a throttle valve opening θTHof an engine 40 is controlled in accordance with a throttle command valv...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain a small-sized and low-cost liquid crystal device using a liquid crystal panel with a memory effect.

SOLUTION: A driving circuit 30 applies, to scanning electrodes of the liquid crystal panel 40 with the memory effect, a scanning voltage TPV composed of zero and a positive or negative unipolar voltage waveform, and also applies, to signal electrodes, a signal ...