PURPOSE: An engine control method for reducing exhaust gas in idling or starting at low temperature is provided to minimize discharge of hydrocarbon by applying the ignition time delay method in idling or starting at low temperature, by idling at the lean state of the air fuel ratio, and by correcting the wetting amount efficiently. CONSTITUTION: The suction air amount is controlled to keep the ai...

Nonmetallic materials (18, 28) are welded without solder or adhesive by a laser (202) and preferably fiber optics (204) that direct laser light (220) through one of the materials (18) to create a seam weld. Through use of fiber optics the beam is optimally (Fig. 11) converted to heat, avoiding weld flaws due to underheating and material damage due to overheating. Welding is rapid and reproducible ...

Ein Hybridfahrzeug umfasst einen Drehmomentwandler (TC), welcher mit einer Maschine (E) verbunden ist, einen Zahnradgangwechselmechanismus, Schaltkupplungen (13c und 14c), ein Antriebskraftübertragungssystem, welches die Ausgangsdrehzahl zu Antriebsrädern (6) überträgt, und einen zweiten Motorgenerator (2), welcher die Antriebsräder (6) antreiben kann. Ein Steuer/Regelsystem für dieses Hybridfahrz...

The method involves moving the object (9) along a rotation axis (6) with respect to a detector unit carrier (7) as it rotates. Measurement data sets are acquired simultaneously by detector rows at various rotation angles during an object rest phase. The revolution rate (n) is selected so that the carrier rotates through an angle at least as great as the required range for reconstruction during the...

Verfahren zur dreidimensionalen Bildgebung eines sich bewegenden Untersuchungsobjekts, insbesondere zur Herzbildgebung, mit einer Untersuchungseinrichtung, umfassend wenigstens einen C-Bogen mit einer Strahlungsquelle und einem Strahlungsempfänger, wobei sich der C-Bogen zur Aufnahme von zweidimensionalen Projektionsbildern, anhand welcher eine dreidimensionale Bildrekonstruktion erfolgt, innerhal...

Ein Schaltsteuerverfahren für ein Automatikgetriebe wird bereitgestellt, welches folgendes aufweist: eine ECU (elektronische Steuereinheit)-Steuerung zum Erzeugen eines Drosselklappen-Kompensationssteuerungsflags, welches Daten aufweist, ob eine Schaltverzögerung erforderlich ist, und zum Übertragen des erzeugten Drosselklappen-Kompensationssteuerungsflags an eine TCU (Getriebesteuereinheit), wenn...

The present invention comprises a system (10) and method for a control system which allows for autonomous, manual and tele-operation of underground mining vehicles (18). The control system is retrofitted to existing mining vehicles (18) and has a robust system design to withstand the harsh environment of underground mines. A tele-operator (82), in a remote tele-operator station (16), uses video sc...

A holder (1) for a hand held electronic device comprises carrying means (2) by which a user can carry the holder, and holding means (4) defining a closed loop (10) into which said device can be inserted, which holding means comprises a substantially rigid holding member (8) having a planar surface and integrally formed release means (14) in a plane substantially parallel to the planar surface or i...

System for producing models of tyres which are different from each other, comprising: - a building unit (2) comprising a plurality of operating stations (5, 6, 7, 8, 9), each designed to assemble at least one corresponding structural component on at least one model of tyre being produced; - a vulcanizing unit (3), having vulcanizing moulds (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29) for the built tyres; - a unit for...

In building a tyre (1), in particular for two-wheeled vehicles, formation of annular stiffening inserts (10) is provided which are incorporated in the carcass structure (2), each close to one of the sidewalls (9). Each annular stiffening insert (10) is made up of a cord of the 3x3x0.175 HE HT type, wound up into coils (10a) disposed radially in side by side relationship with each other, starting f...

A pneumatic tire, comprising a carcass (7) having a first carcass ply (9) and a second carcass ply (10), the first carcass ply (9) further comprising a wind-up part (9B) folded from the inside to the outside of a bead core (5) buried in a body part (9A) ranging from a tread part (2) to the bead core (5) through a side wall part (3), the second carcass ply (10) further comprising an insert part (10...

A mobile article carrier is disclosed for transporting articles wherein the article carrier is movably supported by at least a pair of rotatably mounted wheels, each wheel including an elastomeric synthetic or natural rubber tire shell filled with a compressible material to promote relatively cushioned quiet transport of the article carrier over hard and irregular surfaces, with effective shock ab...

Methods and apparatus to sense both discrete and continuous magnetic reference systems installed in the roadway, and provide information to support lateral and, to some extent, longitudinal and vertical vehicle control and/or driver assistance. The position of an object, such as a vehicle, relative to a magnetic reference infrastructure, such as that representing a dividing line on a roadway, is d...

The present invention provides a process for preparing a stable dispersion of a preformed polymer in a polyol in a single mixer. A preformed polymer is mixed under sufficient heat and shear to reduce its particle size to a desired size in the presence of a polyol. The present invention also provides stable dispersions of polymers in polyols and polyurethane formulations containing stable dispersio...

The present invention relates to a disposable mattress cover which is moisture vapour permeable and liquid impermeable and comprises an improved liquid impermeable formed structure having an enhanced moisture vapour permeability and comprising preferred thermoplastic compositions which can provide a better stability of the mattress cover in use. The disposable mattress cover of the present inventi...

A shoulder mounted cord retaining clip including a shoulder pad portion positionable on a shoulder of a user. The shoulder pad portion has a forward end and a rearward end. A forward length of line adjustably extends outwardly of the forward end of the shoulder pad portion for attaching to a segment of the cord of the electrical appliance. A rearward length of line adjustably extends outwardly of ...

A micro-machined back-flush injector that allows for a sample introduced into the injector to be properly injected into a gas chromatography apparatus in a short time period of between 10 and 100 milliseconds. A micro-machined injector having back-flushing capability that allows back-purging of unwanted components in the device and provides clean-up of channels in contact with the sample. Further,...

The invention concerns a method of preparing an iron-based powder comprising the steps of mixing and heating an iron-based powder, at least one oligomer amide type lubricant, at least one fatty acid and optionally one or more additives to a temperature above the melting point of the lubricant and subsequently cooling the obtained mixture. The invention also comprises the mixture of the iron-based ...

The invention discloses a pair of embodiments for providing a computer table attachable to a piece of luggage standing in an upright position upon which a portable computer may be supported for typing use. In one embodiment there is revealed a simple flat custom-designed piece of ABS plastic with a foldable leaf portion adapted to be received in a cavity in the flat plastic tray. The leaf portion ...