PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor-driven tractor in which a drive source is a fuel ceil without changing a structure of a conventional engine-driven tractor extensively. SOLUTION: An electric motor 13 for traveling which drives a fuel cell 10 and a differential gear 19 by using a vehicle structure which is equipped with a rear transmission case 8 in which a clutch housing 6, a front transmi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid an inappropriate driving power distribution control when the air gap for an armature of an electromagnetic clutch is reduced. SOLUTION: A target exciting current computing means M2 computes a target exciting current It based on a target tightening force Tt of electromagnetic clutches CL, CR computed by a target tightening force computing means M1. A feedback control ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To more accurately conduct a drive power distribution among drive wheels by precisely controlling a tightening force of an electromagnetic clutch even when the air gap of an armature for the electromagnetic clutch changes. SOLUTION: A target magnetic flux density computing means M2 computes a target magnetic flux density &phiv t based on the target tightening force Tt of an e...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a two-wheel and four-wheel drive switching device for a vehicle of simple structure, and reducing noises, capable of being assembled with a minimum change of an existing constitution, and executing an individual lubrication independently from other operating parts. SOLUTION: This device comprises a switching unit 31 for connecting and disconnecting the power transm...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve responsiveness particularly at a speed reduction period preventing deterioration in a comfortable ride when traveling following a preceding car. SOLUTION: When setting a target car speed Vspr using the sum of the value obtained by multiplying the inter-vehicle distance difference with the inter-vehicle distance difference control gain Kl, and the value obtained by ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an outside view recognition device for a vehicle for quickly and accurately recognizing and discriminating whether the other vehicle becomes an obstacle to an own vehicle or not and establishing proper braking operation. SOLUTION: A degree of obstacle recognition as a rate at which an object (an obstacle candidate) such as the other vehicle detected as an obstacle ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an exchange method for a glass plate mold, used in an in-furnace molding apparatus to bend-mold a glass plate, which enables to shorten exchange time of the mold. SOLUTION: In exchanging a mold, a former mold 25 is taken out of a molding furnace 24 by a chain conveyor 76. Being connected with this work, a latter mold 74, put on a chain conveyor 64, is taken into th...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce photochromic glass obtained by film on a glass substrate, being produced stably and having equivalent level of coloring and discoloring properties to that of photochromic glass obtained by fusing method, and to provide its producing method. SOLUTION: A first layer which contains copper, a silicon oxide and silver and in which copper concentration is higher than sil...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition suitable for applications to compose a gasket for a hard disk device and an elastic member for an inkjet recording device. SOLUTION: The method for producing the thermoplastic elastomer composition comprises dry blending (a) 100 pts.wt. of a tri-block copolymer of, for example, styrene-ethylene/propylene-...

An apparatus for charging fibers that contain a nonconductive polymer. A polar liquid 32, 34 is sprayed onto free-fibers 24, and the free-fibers 24 are then collected to form an entangled nonwoven fibrous web 25 that may contain a portion of the polar liquid. The nonwoven web 25 is then dried 38. By applying an effective amount of polar liquid 32, 34 onto the nonconductive free-fibers 24 before fo...

A connection carrier, e.g., a connection carrier for the bobbins of solenoids, includes a positioning section for positioning the connection carrier in a recess of an injection-molded part surrounding the connection carrier and includes a locking section projecting over the width of the positioning section for anchoring the connection carrier in the injection-molded part.

A disposable underwear is formed by laying a front body (10) and a back body (12) one on top of the other, providing a bonded portion on at least one of the left (26L) and right side (26R) edges, and providing leg openings and a waist opening. The disposable underwear includes a tightening member (14) in the vicinity of the waist opening. The front and back bodies further comprise a non-bonded por...

The present invention is a new method for forming a high density hard facing rod. The rod is particularly suitable for hardfacing downhole tools including both fixed cutter and rolling cutter drill bits, bias pads for downhole rotary steerable systems, and stabilizers, and for other types of tools requiring strong and wear resistant hardfacings. The method includes the steps of: preparing a powder...

Die Erfindung betrifft einen zur Ausschleusung von Makulatur oder Probebogen ausgestatteten Ausleger (1) einer Bogen (3) verarbeitenden Druckmaschine, mit betriebsmäßig umlaufenden Förderketten (6), die Greifersysteme (9) tragen, welche die Bogen (3) an einem Ort einer von den Greifersystemen (9) durchlaufenen, einen maschinennahen und einen maschinenfernen Umlenkbereich umfassenden Greiferbahn üb...

Expandable bladders for use in curing presses for hydrocarbon rubbers, such as pneumatic tires, are a crosslinked elastomer composition comprising isobutylene repeat units and including a fluorinated ethylene polymer added in particulate form and thereafter dispersed throughout the bladder. These fluorinated ethylene polymer may or may not form fibers. The bladders may further comprise graphite. A...

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 ...

The invention seeks to provide a cermet tool in which the judgement of a worn part and a non-worn part with the naked eye can be easily conducted, and thus the judgement of the expiry of the life of the tool, and the like can be readily conducted. Accordingly, a surface coating layer is formed on the surface of a cermet, the surface coating layer satisfying at least one of: the appearance ligh...

An apparatus and method for deterministically communicating data between multiple nodes in a fashion that is consistent with the Controller Area Network ("CAN") communications protocol. The system applies to multiple nodes that functional blocks within an operating system environment and to multiple nodes that are each connected to a serial bus. The system utilizes standard CAN error checking, bus...

Tire building apparatus and method wherein the cut to length tread (35) is transported to a drum (18) on a conveyor (20) having laterally movable driving rollers (72) and inverted guide rollers (90) engaging the inner surfaces (92) of raised shoulders of the tread (35). Control of the tread length is provided by measuring the length of the tread before and while it is being wrapped on the drum (18...

A refastenable diaper is provided with a securing zone on the diaper outer cover of a peak strength of less than 2750 grams/inch. A refastenable adhesive taping system for the diaper includes an adhesive fastening tape comprising a flexible backing and a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive permanently combined to said flexible backing and adapted to be applied to and released from the securing zo...