Object: To provide a pinion-shaft support structure for starter in a power unit which can firmly fix a pinion holder to a crankcase thereby ensure stable supporting of the pinion shaft. Means of Solution: In a case where one end of a pinion shaft (45) supporting a pinion (46) movably in an axial direction is supported with a bearing boss(48)which faces the inside of the transmission case(23) and ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bearing device of idle gears in an output gear train of an engine capable of prolonging the lifetime by reducing wear of a bearing, and reducing the manufacturing cost by simplifying a structure thereof even when the torque on the driven side in the output gear train of the engine is increased, and the load on the bearing of the idle gears is increased. Ž

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An automatic transmission includes a clutch drum formed, by press forming, with splines including recessed portions and raised portions, and engaging with clutch plates; and a rotational speed measuring device configured to measure a rotational speed of the clutch drum, and including a surface sensing device disposed outside an outer surface of the clutch drum, and configured to sense movement of ...

A document inverting-and-transporting apparatus includes a transport path, an inversion-and-transport path, a document transporting unit, a closed portion, a document length detecting unit, a comparing unit, a controlling unit. The transport path includes a first route along which the document is transported from a feeding start position to a transport direction changing position; a joining positi...

Disclosed are a combination of a drive power transmission device and a differential gear (2), which combination is decreased in the number of parts, increased in rigidity and reduced in weight as well as in manufacturing cost, and a method of manufacturing the combination. A gear shaft (3) which is provided with a drive gear for a differential gear (2) is rotatably supported in a differential case...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce gear shift shock while a driver obtains intended gear shift feeling (direct feel and vivid driving) even though he or she changes from automatic gear shift mode to manual gear shift mode. Ž

SOLUTION: A control device includes the automatic gear shift mode capable of controlling transmission ratio based on preset transmission characteristic and the manual gear s...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor torque controller for a vehicle which suppresses shocks caused by vehicle's acceleration and deceleration when a mode is switched, while attaining target driving force by presuming the driving force using a disturbance observer. Ž

SOLUTION: In the hybrid vehicle running with motive power transmitted to tires through a transmission having a function to ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for a vehicle capable of protecting controllers by suppressing an abrupt change of a motor operation state occurring owing to the coincidence of the connection or disconnection timing of a clutch or the switching timing of a transmission ratio with the switching timing of a control mode of a motor. Ž

SOLUTION: The controller for the vehicle compri...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce power loss without impairing shift shock in an automatic transmission. Ž

SOLUTION: This shift control device for the automatic transmission where torque is not transmitted between two members by relatively rotating any of two members in a prescribed shift state, and two members are integrated in the other shift state, comprises a mesh-type engagement mechanism ...

When an engine is in operation an ignition switch is turned off by a driver an ECU executes a program including the step of actuating an electric motor driven oil pump.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recover the kinetic energy of separated water discharged from a bowl to return the recovered power to a main motor. SOLUTION: The bowl 3 for solid-liquid separating by rotating around the axis to impart centrifugal force to a material to be treated, which is charged inside, is provide a separated water discharge port 9 for discharging the separated water A is provided on o...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply the control means to a motor-driven power steering device for a vehicle specifying no cooperative control to a vehicle specifying cooperative control without modifying the control means or by adding the minimum modification in a cooperative control device used for a vehicle and reducing a torque steering phenomenon by applying the cooperative control to driving force...

A method of operating a metal producing blast furnace 1 by charging carbon containing material 3 and oxidic materials 2 into the top of the furnace 1 and introducing blast air 4, commercial oxygen 8 and directly preheated gases from the direct combustion of solid, liquid or gaseous fuel 9 and 22 into the bottom of the furnace 1. The fuel may be at least in part recycled furnace gas 9. The fuel 9 a...

A system and methods of transmitting information between a first location and a second location comprise transmitting a data signal and a known signal from one of the first location and the second location over a signal channel having a first noise component. A second noise component is measured in a noise channel adjacent the signal channel. The data signal, the known signal, and the first noise ...

The invention relates to an arrangement and method in digital mammography imaging especially for use for imaging of small breasts. In the invention, a so-called full-field sensor and an upper compression plate substantially equal in width with this sensor are used. According to the invention, the beam is limited to a width narrower than the width of the sensor and the compression plate and directe...

A method for reducing the chromium content from a metallurgical slag, in which the slag is charged onto an iron bath in the liquid state and the reduction of Cr is effected by the iron bath having a C content of 2 to 4% by weight, wherein a) the Cr-containing slag having a Cr content of 2 to 20% by weight is charged onto an iron bath having a C content of below 1% by weight, whereupon b) the carbo...

The invention relates to a hydrodynamic coupling, especially for a turbocompound system, comprising: a pump wheel; a turbine wheel which forms in combination with a pump wheel a working chamber which can be filled with a working medium. The hydrodynamic coupling in accordance with the invention is characterized in that a mechanical locking device is provided for connecting the pump wheel and the t...

A method is provided for dissipating power in a propelled machine having an electric drive system and a mechanical brake system. An inclination of the machine is determined (110a). A speed of the machine is determined (135). A retarding requirement is determined (155) based on the determined inclination and speed. A first portion of the retarding requirement is allocated to be met by the electric ...

Mixed alcohol formulas can be used as a fuel additive in gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, aviation gasoline, heating oil, bunker oil, coal, petroleum coke or as a neat fuel in and of itself. The mixed alcohols formulations can contain C1-C5 alcohols, or in the alternative, C1-C8 alcohols or higher C1-C10 alcohols in order to boost energy content. The C1-C5 mixed alcohols contain more ethanol than metha...

Method and apparatus for detecting cargo state in a delivery vehicle. A method is provided for determining a cargo state in a delivery vehicle. The method includes sensing a cargo state change, and determining whether or not the delivery vehicle is in motion. The method also includes storing the cargo state change if it is determined that the delivery vehicle is not in motion.