A rear end(2) of the punch(1) is inserted into the tire vulcanizing mold and the front end(4), which forms a hole in a tire tread profile block, comprises a shaft(8) and a head(9). The outer cross-section of the front end may be non-round in at least some areas. Both the head(9) at the front end and the supporting shaft(8) may have a non-round cross-section. Shaft or head cross-sections may be tr...

PURPOSE: A ventilator of a vulcanized mold for a tire is provided to prevent the insertion of a rubber on an air passage by shortening the air passage through the ventilator, to improve the ventilating efficiency by enlarging a space of a through hole and to expand the life of the ventilator. CONSTITUTION: An inclined face(22) is formed in the inner circumference of a through hole(20) in a casing(...

A motor/generator (26) and drive wheel (47) are connected to an engine (1), and the drive wheel (47) is driven by the engine (1) and motor/generator (26) according to running conditions. A sensor (63A, 63B) which detects a slip of the drive wheel (47) and a sensor (62) which detects a depression of an accelerator pedal (61) are provided, and the motor/generator (26) Is operated as a generator when...

PURPOSE: To make a tape stickable to a strip automatically and accurately in an efficient manner by installing a tape feed mechanism feeding a sticking slated part of the strip with this double-coated tape, and a pressing roller mechanism pressing the supplied tape to the slated surface both in a movable carriage device, respectively. CONSTITUTION: When a strip 1 is mounted on a mounted rail 11 an...

A power transmission comprises a continuously variable transmission CVT, which transmits a rotational driving force from an engine E, a starting clutch 5, which variably sets the transmission capacity for the continuously variable transmission CVT, and a control valve CV, which controls the engagement operation of the starting clutch 5. While the engine E is in a partial cylinder operation mode, t...

An implantable bone plate comprises a solid, elongated, generally circular rod member having a plurality of axially-aligned flat members spaced apart along the length thereof. Each flat member has a width greater than the thickness of the rod member and an aperture for receiving a bone screw or the like. The apertures are normal to and intersect the axis of the rod member. The thickness of the fla...

PURPOSE:To surely detect such failures as the short circuit and open circuit of a signal circuit and prevent the deterioration of the integrated primary braking performance when an idle-up device is operated although an anti-lock brake system is nonoperational. CONSTITUTION:This monitoring device for an ABS/EGI coordination control device is provided with an ABS control unit 2 outputting the ABS c...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device capable of realizing the silencing of the device at low cost. SOLUTION: In an image forming device provided with a driving means made up of a rotor-shaft gear of an electric motor 6 and a gear 3 connected thereto, the driving means is covered with a noise insulating case 2 that has a plurality of noise insulating walls consisting of an inner...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for controlling an automatic car operation device wherein excessive stepping-in of an accelerator pedal or fluttering in accelerator operation does not take place at start, while a car is allowed to run in a travel pattern with good follow-up characteristics and car test is performed well. SOLUTION: A running performance map 10 is prepared based on the dat...

PURPOSE:To efficiently restrain a speed changing shock by setting et input torque in accordance with input torque of an automatic transmission and inertia torque following change of rotation of the transmission and simulatneously, lowering the target input torque at the time of changing speed by way of setting target hydraulic pressure. CONSTITUTION:Supposing that shift up speed changing is carrie...

PURPOSE: To reduce the number of part items by arranging first and second electrode terminals in positions contacting with each other when first and second support members are installed, and arranging a sealing member to seal its inside when the first and second support members are installed by being formed on the outer peripheral side close to both electrode terminals. CONSTITUTION: First electro...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate a favourable acceleration feeling as well as to setect optimal driving force against an acceleration demand of a driver. SOLUTION: An acceleration opening sensor 1 to detect operating quantity of an accelerator pedal, a car velocity sensor 2 to detect a driving state of a vehicle and an engine speed sensor 3 are provided, and each of signals is input to a predicti...

The present invention relates to a method of using an ink-jet printer (2) to apply a graphic design pattern to substantially plane workpiece (1) and then using a laser cutter (5) to make through-cuts in the workpiece (1) so that items with a two dimensional design are created, which are assembled into a three-dimensional, self-locking and self-supporting construction, without the need for conventi...

Centrifugal separator for separating solid and/or liquid particles suspended in gaseous media, comprising a rotor (12) provided with sedimentation means (14), which is mounted rotatably in a surrounding, stationary housing (20) and has a central inlet (26) for the gaseous medium to be purified. An axial side wall (28) of the housing encloses the periphery of the sedimentation means (14) of the rot...

The invention relates to an arrangement for a centrifugal separator (10) for separating solid and/or liquid particles suspended in gaseous media, comprising a rotor (12) provided with sedimentation means (14), which is mounted rotatably in a surrounding, stationary housing (20) and has a central inlet (22) for the gaseous medium to be purified. In a gas outflow duct in the housing (20), downstream...

A process for the production of saturated aldehydes from alkanes comprises dehydrogenation of the stream to yield (n-1)C-alkenes and byproducts. The alkene undergoes hydroformylation to form the aldehyde (D). Separation of the resulting product mixture yields an aldehyde containing stream and a stream containing alkane and optionally byproducts with at least partial recycle of the alkane. A proce...

This invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of sepsis, inflammation or infection. In particular, the invention concerns the use of molecule(s) that target SR-BI, which is also referred to as CLA-1 (SR-BI/CLA-1), to treat sepsis, bacterial and viral infections, and inflammatory diseases. SRB I/CLA-1 ligands contributing to the pathogenesis of disease include LPS, LTA, viral...

This invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of sepsis, inflammation or infection. In particular, the invention concerns the use of molecule(s) that target SR-BI, which is also referred to as CLA-1 (SR-BI/CLA-1), to treat sepsis, bacterial and viral infections, and inflammatory diseases. SRB I/CLA-1 ligands contributing to the pathogenesis of disease include LPS, LTA, viral...

A polymer blend characterized by: (a) a modified block copolymer comprising (i) a polystyrene block and (ii) a polydiene block or a hydrogenated polydiene block, said polydiene block or hydrogenated polydiene block being modified with an average of one or more carboxyl groups; and (b) a polymer comprising a polymerization reaction product of two or more mono-ethylenically unsaturated monomers in w...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reflection type liquid crystal display element with simple constitution without a floating feeling of a character capable of obtaining a wide view angle and high color purity when it is colored by constituting with a liquid crystal cell, an optical reflection member and a polarizing plate and specifying a ratio between the product between optical anisotropy and t...