PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely estimate a gradient of a running road surface so as to perform appropriate running control shift control of a vehicle. SOLUTION: An output torque of an engine is obtained from a detected volume of fuel consumption of the engine, and a speed ratio of an automatic transmission is detected. Then, a drive torque of drive wheels is obtained from the engine output toqu...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solar hot-water supplier for which temperature setting can be made appropriately and which makes solar hot water supply based on the set temperature. SOLUTION: A solar hot-water supplier is provided with a solar hot water supply pipe 70 through which hot water is supplied from a solar unit utilizing solar heat, a water supply pipe 80 through which potable water i...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead-acid battery capable of reducing sulfation caused by a concentration cell generating in the periphery of a negative electrode plate and enhancing life performance. SOLUTION: This lead-acid battery is composed by returning in an electrode group formed by stacking a positive electrode plate 1 and a negative electrode plate 2 through a flat separator 3 with no ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain a high torque when a power in the direction opposite to that of the rotational direction of the output shaft of a prime mover is outputted to a driving shaft using the power outputted from the prime mover. SOLUTION: A power output device 10 is provided with an engine 50, a clutch motor 30 connected with a crank shaft 56 thereof, and an assist motor 40 connected with...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance riding comfort by suppressing vibration due to the control of a motor MG2 in a parallel hybrid vehicle. SOLUTION: An engine, a motor MG1, a motor MG2, and an axle are combined through a planetary gear. The power outputted from the engine and the motor MG1 is compensated in the motor MG2 to output required power from the axle. In this control, the torque necessary f...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To compensate annual mean wind speed, generated power due to it, wind speed changing through a year, and wind power generation change due to it, in a wind power generation system which has an internal combustion power generationing system capable of following gentle load change in a day and a wind power generator operated in parallel to it and saves internal combustion power ...

APARELHO E PROCESSO PARA DETERMINAR UM MODO DE PERFURAçãO PARA OTIMIZAR AS MEDIDAS DE AVALIAçãO DA FORMAçãO. Existem muitas pausas naturais durante as operações de perfuração rotativa em que uma parte da coluna de perfuração permanece estacionária. As pausas incluem operações de conexão de tubo de perfuração, tempo de circulação e pescaria. Essas pausas são usadas para obter medições de avaliação ...

Patente de Invenção "FERRAMENTA ABRASIVA" A presente invenção proporciona ferramenta abrasiva ligada a metal onde a ferramenta tem vida e propriedades mecânicas aperfeiçoadas. A presente invenção adicionalmente inclui a composição de ligação que permite uma vida e propriedades mecânicas aperfeiçoadas, particularmente nas ferramentas de reparação de lâmina de diamante.; The present invention...

In a high-pressure cleaning apparatus comprising a housing, a drive unit and a winding device for winding and unwinding leads which are led from stationary terminal connections to movable terminal connections, in order to enable safe and simple winding and unwinding of leads which lead away from the high-pressure cleaning apparatus, it is proposed that the winding device comprise a winding drum, t...

Enhanced performance over the service life of sealed lead-acid cells and batteries is achieved by utilizing separators having preselected characteristics, including a load cell pressure of at least about 6.0 at two months, saturation and stratification characteristics having a variance of no more than about 10 %, a maximum pore size below about 15 microns and a mean pore size of less than about 2....

An arrangement for supporting, inclining, and reclining a rear section of a folding bed frame structure of a sofa bed includes a rear bed section; an intermediate bed section pivotally connected to the rear bed section; a slide link extending between and pivotally connected at opposite ends thereof to the rear bed section and to the intermediate bed section; a ratchet element pivotally connected t...

In order to bypass a restriction in a parent vessel, a first site in a branch vessel branching from the aorta is accessed intraluminally. An occlusion is formed at the first site, and the aperture is formed in the branching vessel, intraluminally, proximal of the first site. An aperture is formed in the parent vessel distal of the restriction, and a lumen is formed which communicates between the b...

A crawfish shelling tool including a handle, and a wire extending outwardly from one end of the handle. The wire has a generally U-shaped configuration. A closed end of the U-shaped configuration is opposite the handle. The wire is a high-tensile strength steel wire having a diameter of no more than +E,fra 1/32+EE of an inch. The wire has a first side extending outwardly from an end of the handle...

A catheter delivers an electrode within a vein for a minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins and venous insufficiency using RF energy. The catheter is introduced into a patient and positioned within the section of the vein to be treated. The electrode radiates high frequency energy towards the vein, and the surrounding venous tissue becomes heated and begins to shrink. The catheter includes...

An ablation device for treating atherosclerotic tissues of a patient, the ablation device comprising a catheter shaft and an inner catheter, the inner catheter having a deployable electrode means, wherein the deployable electrode means comprises a plurality of preshaped expandable metallic basket members at the distal end of the inner catheter adapted to contact the atherosclerotic tissues and to ...

PCT No. PCT/KR95/00176 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 3, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 3, 1998 PCT Filed Dec. 27, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO97/09371 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 13, 1997A method for preparing polyester films, which comprises addition of partially esterified trimellitate at any stage of the polymerization of polyester through direct esterification or ester interchange, the partially esterified trimellitates resu...

Quality control of an analyzing system that includes a portable analyzer with insertable single-use cartridges whose sample chamber contains optical and/or electrochemical sensors is accomplished by bringing the sensors in the single-use cartridge into contact, or are in contact with, a calibrating and/or conditioning medium, the calibrating and/or conditioning medium exhibiting chemical and/or ph...

The present invention provides a biodegradable expanded material having excellent expandability, moldability, impact resistance, heat resistance and storage stability. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of the foregoing expanded material. The present invention further provides a laminate of a non-expanded material layer and an expanded material layer prepared from th...

PCT No. PCT/CH96/00419 Sec. 371 Date May 27, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date May 27, 1998 PCT Filed Nov. 27, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/20190 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 5, 1997The method and device serve to continuously locate vehicles (LB) which contain a computer (IR) connected to a path data measuring unit which emits a measured value corresponding to the distance covered. The computer (IR) is further connected to a...

An autonomous vehicle capable of traveling and stopping parallel to a wall includes right and left driving wheels receiving driving force to be driven independently, a dependent wheel for supporting the autonomous vehicle together with the driving wheels for a straightforward movement and a U-turn, a motor for driving the right and left driving wheels, a coupling mechanism for transmitting the rot...