PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and inexpensive device which can bring neutral into existence without fail when a shift lever is operated into neutral range, in a power transmission device capable of bringing neutral into existence electrically. SOLUTION: In the power transmission device of a vehicle equipped with an electric torque converter capable of electrically breaking the power tr...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent shock, etc., by controlling a motor generator so as to reduce the power transmission from an engine to output member in the case that the changeover of advance and retreat is performed. SOLUTION: A hybrid driver 10 is equipped with a controller 50 for hybrid control and a controller 52 for automatic speed change control. Moreover, for the automatic speed change 18,...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce shock generated at the time of completion of speed change by providing a speed change completed time input torque increasing means for increasing input torque to a transmission by the specified quantity by an electric motor when the speed change of the transmission is completed. SOLUTION: A speed change completed time input torque increasing means of a control devic...

The drum supporting structure comprises larger and smaller diameter portions and a radially raised wall portion which are defined by the aluminum drum support, the radially raised wall portion being arranged at an axially base end of the larger diameter portion and the larger diameter portion having seal rings concentrically mounted thereon; a first steel sleeve coaxially fitted to a cylindrical i...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a limited slip differential gear(LSD) which can adjust the responsiveness of a differential restriction finely. SOLUTION: Plural coil splings 14 in which a spring pressure acts in the same direction as the component action direction of a cam component mechanism are arranged exchangably between a pair of pressure rings 2, 3 of LSD and a disc shape spring 15 in which...

In an apparatus for controlling a starting clutch (7) of a vehicle having a function of stopping engine idling so that an engine (1) is automatically stopped under given conditions when the vehicle is at a standstill, the starting clutch (7) being disposed in a transmission of the vehicle in series with a belt type continuously variable transmission mechanism (5) which receives an input of a power...

The present invention provides a system and method for controlling engine torque when shifting from an idle state in an automatic transmission, in which the system and method improve, in a simple manner, a shift feel and a durability of friction elements such as clutches in the transmission. If idle conditions are satisfied and a change in a shift range by a shift lever is detected, an opening deg...

In a process of separating a liquid sample having phase portions of different densities by centrifugal separation, a phase separator container is employed. The phase separator container comprises a housing having concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls defining a longitudinal axis and a top wall and further a piston body constituting a bottom wall of the housing. The piston body defines toget...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase reliability of a high pressure water supply pump, correspond to abrupt load fluctuation, and improve the efficiency of a plant. SOLUTION: Flow rate detectors 32, 33 are provided in a water supply pipe 10 at an inlet of a high pressure water supply pump 16 and in an emerging pipe 20 from an intermediate step of the high pressure water supply pump 16, respectively, ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extend the life of a mold by reducing deformation, peeling or damage of a sipe when a tire is molded by using the mold having the sipe cast therein, for forming fine grooves in the tire. SOLUTION: The sipe 124a shown by a broken line, which is cast into an aluminum alloy mold 128 and provided at the block end part 122 of the aluminum alloy mold 128, has a mold release angl...

A poker is provided for a packaging machine which has a former (6) for bending a film into a tubular form and a chute (7) for guiding articles to be packaged into a bag being made below. The poker includes a driver link (23) which is driven to undergo a reciprocating rotary motion around a fixed axis (22a) and a generally L-shaped arm member (24) disposed above and behind the former. A base part (...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a higher heat efficiency by a method wherein water is extracted at an intermediate point or an outlet of an economizer of a waste heat recovery boiler, utilized to cool a device to be cooled in equipment and the extracted water after the cooling is recovered into the waste heat recovery boiler to prevent low temperature corrosion. SOLUTION: In cooling water for a h...

Media printed in a printer is fed in an integrated operation to a laminator to be at least partly laminated, the media between the printer and the laminator device forming a loose media buffer. Synchronization is provided between the advance of the media in the printer and in the laminator. This is done preferably using counting devices associated to the printer and the laminator, or buffer shape ...

A downhole fluid pump including a pump chamber, and a piston disposed in the pump chamber so that the piston will move in one selected from a charge stroke and a discharge stroke when the piston is exposed to a differential pressure. The downhole fluid pump may form part of a formation evaluation while drilling tool.

A process and apparatus for separating suspended solid material from a fluid, comprising the steps of adding in a chamber buoyant media as glass spheres with 30-250 micron diameter ( 106 ) to the fluid to form a first mixture of fluid influent and buoyant media, adding a flocculant ( 108 ) to the said first mixture to form a second mixture of influent, buoyant media and flocculant, transferring sa...

The present invention is particularly, but not exclusively, useful for reducing wear of component parts of impact-type rock-crushing machines (10) caused by earth aggregate flows during operation of impact crushers. The present invention includes a central feed body (20) and impeller shoe (14) that has hard material insert bars (50) fixed therein to reduce wear. The exposed top surface of the cent...

A method is disclosed for the production of CT images via a CT spiral reconstruction of object for examination moving in partial areas in a cyclical manner and a CT device therefor. During scanning of the object to be examined, various rates of advancement are used, irrespective of whether the scanned area is at least partially cyclically displaced or is stationary.

The device comprises a rotating drum housed in a casing controlled to change the direction it turns at regular intervals. It has hammers around the roller, and grate acting as an anvil whereby the grills of the grate are located in the spaces formed by the transverse planes next to the hammers. The minimum distance of the grills to the lengthwise axis of the drum is smaller than the lengthwise axi...

A form-fill-seal packaging machine, comprising an apparatus for tracking a web of material in an internal aseptic environment of the packaging machine, the apparatus comprising a support member (40), a tracking assembly (36), and an alignment mechanism (38), the tracking assembly (36) having a contact member (58) depending from an engaging member (56), and the contact member (58) being adapted to...

A rare-earth alloy ingot is produced by melting an alloy composed of 20-30 wt% of a rare-earth constituent which is Sm alone or at least 50 wt% Sm in combination with at least one other rare-earth element, 10-45 wt% of Fe, 1-10 wt% of Cu and 0.5-5 wt% of Zr, with the balance being Co, and quenching the molten alloy in a strip casting process. The strip-cast alloy ingot has a content of 1-200 µm si...