A powder-metallurgy produced high-speed steel article having a combination of high hardness and wear resistance, particularly at elevated temperatures. This combination of properties is achieved by the combination of W, Mo, V, and Co. The article is particularly suitable for use in the manufacture of gear cutting tools, such as hobs, and surface coatings.; Je navrhnutý výrobok z rýchloreznej ocele...

PURPOSE: A joint design for welding two galvanized steel pieces with a laser is provided to bend one galvanized steel piece from the other steel piece and to perform a laser welding in a set area. CONSTITUTION: A joint design for executing a laser beam welding to molecularly bond two protected and coated steel pieces together is composed of steps for overlapping at least first and second metal mat...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shift controller for a continuously variable transmission capable of ensuring driving force control performance as well as preventing over rev of an engine, in all speed stages from a low speed stage to a high speed stage at the time of a manual mode and at the time of operation of a driving force control device. SOLUTION: A shift controller for a continuously va...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the shock at the engage/disengage time of a clutch of a speed change step except a maximum speed step in an automatic transmission using a mesh type transmission, providing a clutch for engaging/disengaging with a power shaft on each gear and carrying out the automatic speed change by the control of an oil pressure for engaging/disengaging the clutch. SOLUTION: In t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve drivability of an output control device for a hybrid car by preventing deterioration of fuel consumption performance of an engine caused by transmission retarding of a continuous transmission. SOLUTION: An engine output is controlled while setting a best fuel consumption output EPS2 which attains the best fuel consumption of an engine 11 based on an actual engine s...

An upshift shock reducing apparatus is provided to reduce upshift shock in a vehicle having a power train with a power source and an automatic transmission. The upshift shock reducing apparatus has a power source sensor that produces a signal indicative of a power source load, and a controller operatively coupled to the power source sensor, the power source, and the automatic transmission. The con...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correct control of a solenoid control valve by a coefficient based on a fluid pressure change characteristic in a brake fluid pressure controller for controlling fluid pressure of a brake cylinder by the control of the solenoid control valve. SOLUTION: An opening in the solenoid control valve is controlled by control of a supply current to the solenoid control valve, and a...

An inter-axle differential capable of preventing a skid to achieve stable travel is provided. For this purpose, the inter-axle differential apparatus includes an inter-axle differential (13), an inter-axle differential lock (21), at least one rotation detector of a first rotation detector (27) for detecting rotational frequency of a transmission output shaft (24), a second rotation detector (28) f...

Removal of one or more undissociated organic acids or bases dissolved in a fluid steam comprises separating the fluid stream into two fractions, a first fraction 2 and a second fraction 3. A base or acid 4 is then contacted with the first fraction 2 to provide a stripping solution 5, in sufficient quantity such that at least one of the organic acids or bases present in the first fraction 2 becomes...

The invention discloses a method and system of painting an article having two or more base coats, and articles prepared by the method. The method comprises applying a primer composition to a first and second area of the article; applying a first base composition to the first area of the article; curing the primer composition and the first base composition to form a primer and a first base coat; ma...

Compositions for prolonging battery life by reducing corrosion of the battery components are disclosed. The compositions may comprise amine or quaternary ammonium compounds. The compositions may also reduce electrolytic decomposition of the battery electrolyte (gassing) and may reduce deposits on the cell components. The compositions are maintained at an appropriate concentration in the electrolyt...

An investigative X-ray apparatus comprises a source of X-rays emitting a cone beam centred on a beam axis, a collimator to limit the extent of the beam, and a two-dimensional detector, the apparatus being mounted on a support which is rotatable about a rotation axis, the collimator having a first state in which the collimated beam is directed towards the rotation axis and the second state in which...

A process for the milling of a nuclear graphite contaminated with radioelements includes subjecting the graphite, immersed in a liquid medium, to high-voltage pulses. The liquid medium has a resistivity such that, owing to the effect of the energy conveyed by the said pulses, electric arcs are initiated and, upon contact with the graphite, break the carbon-carbon bonds that make up the graphite. T...

A method for connecting at least two threads, especially thread end regions, which are arranged overlapping and are connected together, wherein an auxiliary connection element is guided several times around the adjacent threads, the connection element remaining on the threads.

A process for the treatment of a nuclear graphite contaminated with radioelements includes subjecting the graphite, immersed in a medium containing water, to high-voltage pulses. The pulses have sufficient energy for electric arcs to be initiated and to break the constituent bonds of the water molecules and the carbon-carbon bonds of the graphite. The number of high-voltage pulses is determined so...

The present invention relates to a method for separating particles. The invention has particular advantages in connection with separating and purifying progenitor cells or stem cells obtained from bone marrow. The method comprises removing a desired volume of stem cell staring product from a donor/patient and eluting off a first contaminating cell type in a fluid chamber to create an enriched stem...

The invention relates to a method and a device for the geometric measurement and speed determination of vehicles (5) moving along a road in the longitudinal direction of the same, by means of at least one laser scanner (1) which is mounted above the level of the road. Said laser scanner scans the road or a vehicle moving along said road in the direction of travel (2), within a defined measuring ra...

The invention relates to crushing products and/or semi-manufactured products from plastic material such as for example polypropylene comprising fiberglass or another armoring fiber or from a non-armored plastic material e.g. PET bottles. In the supporting frame of the crushing device (1) there are in a shared space a first crushing section (11) consisting of a pair of parallel crush rolls (111,112...

A method of welding at least two metal sheets (10,20) protected by a zinc coating (12,22) that has a low vaporizing temperature. The metal sheets (10,20) are placed on top of each other in such a manner that at least one metal sheet (10) has a curved section beginning at the weld area (42). The weld is performed partly on the metal sheets (10,20) in contact and partly at the separation between the...

Process for thermally processing a workpiece having a base body (1) made from aluminum comprises cleaning and pre-treating the workpiece surface (6) of the base body by removing a surface coating (2) using a plasma before and/or during laser treatment.; Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur thermischen Bearbeitung eines Werkstücks. Das Werkstück umfasst einen Werkstückgrundkörper (1) aus einem ...