An immobilized-interface solute-transfer unit for transferring solute from a feed solution to an extractant liquid comprises a fluid-tight housing and a porous membrane which divides the housing into a feed solution chamber and an extractant chamber. The housing has feed solution inlet and outlet ports which communicate with the feed solution chamber, and extractant inlet an outlet ports which com...

PURPOSE:To facilitate the change of the control parameter of a speed change schedule map or the like even after a vehicle being delivered to a user from an automobile maker by using a flash memory as a control parameter storage element in a control device for an automatic transmission. CONSTITUTION:A target drive pulley rotating speed computing means 22 does not use a memory stored with other prog...

PURPOSE:To supply hot-water, having a given temperature, to a required site at all times even when the temperature of hot-water, heated by a solar heater, is low by a method wherein solar heat side is connected to hot-water supplier side through a first mixing means provided with a temperature setting means while the same means is connected to hot-water supplying side through a second mixing means...

PURPOSE:To prevent the reduction of an electrolyte, prevent an increase of the internal resistance of separators, and prolong the life by providing the separators with through holes having the area of 1mm<2> or above for each opening and the total area of 4% or above for all openings. CONSTITUTION:Four kinds of 100Ah-clad type sealed lead-acid batteries are manufactured with three clad type positi...

PURPOSE:To provide a machining device capable of surely pressing a layered product when machining it and easily positioning the layered product when intermittently feeding it. CONSTITUTION:A layered product 8 is supported by a holding device 4 at each index position on an index turn table 3, and the table 3 is intermittently rotated. The layered product 8 is machined in sequence by machining heads...

PURPOSE:To predict the final stage coming in the lifetime of a lead-acid storage battery by using as base material a calcium, tin sheet in the specific composition region, and subjecting it to an expand processing to serve as a lattice. CONSTITUTION:The ratio (b)/(a) of the length as internal dimension along the skeleton between two points diagonal to the straight distance (a) between two apeces d...

PURPOSE:To provide a laminate forming device which can accurately generate location of a plate member, is free from risk of dislocation, and ensures a high speed production. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of magazines 8 accommodating plates are held on respective magazine tables 7 and arranged in mating with a carrier 6 on a transport device 5, and a row of plate locating parts 9 is provided between the...

PURPOSE:To produce a precise laminate by suppressing plates in a laminate accommodating space in a specified position. CONSTITUTION:When a carrier 6 is transported by idex transportation to stop at one station, a drive lever 6c moves a hold lever 6b to the release position, and plates 1, 2 are inserted into a laminate accommodating space 6a. Because the space 6a has a size to just admit the plates...

PURPOSE:To provide a device to insert an electrode bunch into a square battery jar, with which the battery jar and electrode bunch can be located accurately and the electrode bunch be intruded easily. CONSTITUTION:An electrode bunch inserting device for a square battery is composed of an index turn table 5, a battery jar grasping device 5a in the indexing position, clamps 6b1-6f1 installed around ...

PURPOSE: To provide a lead-acid battery keeping its service life and performance for a long time. CONSTITUTION: An absorption mat lead-acid battery 10 makes it difficult to disperse heat from the inside component of the battery 10 via air gaps 35 and 37 which exist between an inside wall in a case 12 and an electrode plate 20. The thermal control of the battery 10 can be improved by filling the ga...

PURPOSE:To prevent decrease of electrolyte in a clad type sealed lead-acid battery by fabricating a separator, placed between a positive plate and a negative plate, of two layers made of glass fibers with specified diameter, and by bringing a separator made of glass fibers with larger diameter into contact with the negative plate surface. CONSTITUTION:A sealed lead-acid battery consists of a clad ...

PURPOSE:To provide an electric motor, designed to be a power source, with the function of generator or starter motor. CONSTITUTION:When an combustion engine E is driven with an input clutch C1 set to ON, the output of the engine operate an electric motor M as a generator to charge a battery (not shown in the Figure). When the electric motor M is operated with the input clutch C1 ON as the combusti...

The invention concerns a device provided with a movable grid (45) fitted on a carriage (40) and destined to intercept sheets to be laid down one by one on top of a pile building up. The shift of the carriage (40) is obtained by means of a planetary system consisting of a pinion (30) describing an arc, tough remaining permanently engaged in the rim (20). The pinion (30) is connected to the carriage...

Improved methods of modifying target surfaces through ablation are disclosed resulting in a reduction of debris redeposition on the target surface.

A reverse brake mechanism for an automobile transmission has a synchronizing mechanism including a clutch sleeve, mounted for sliding movement on a primary transmission shaft, which has peripheral clutch teeth with chamfers arranged at regular separations. A synchronizing ring, mounted for rotation on the primary shaft, has peripheral synchronizing teeth with chamfers arranged at regular separatio...

A method of manufacturing a shaped article from a powdered precursor, wherein the components of the powdered precursor are subjected to a self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) reaction and are consolidated essentially simultaneously. The shaped article requires essentially no machining after manufacture.

Apparatus for optically controlling the output energy of a pulsed laser source comprising a laser producing a plurality of laser pulses in a laser beam. An optical attenuator is disposed in the laser beam to attenuate the energy in the laser beam to provide an attenuated laser beam, and a pick-off is provided for sensing the energy in the attenuated laser beam. A controller is coupled to the pick-...

PURPOSE:To enhance the sensitivity and selectivity of a tape or detecting oxidizing gas such as chlorine by the use of color reaction. CONSTITUTION:A reacting solution in which p-n-butoxyaniline, an ultraviolet absorbent and polyatomic alcohol are dissolved in an organic solvent is prepared, and is impregnated with a paper sheet. After the organic solvent is evaporated, and accordingly, the paper ...

PURPOSE:To improve the safety (security) of the whole device by constituting the controller so that even if a third person of the outside or an inexperienced operator operates it carelessly, its operation is rejected. CONSTITUTION:This monitor controller is provided with an operation level table 7 for storing an operation level permitted in advance to every operator, a personal data memory for sto...

PURPOSE: To surely transmit data between the main unit and sub-unit of an electric system through a bus at the minimum cost of hardware. CONSTITUTION: In this method for transmitting data between a main unit 1 and sub-units 3-5 through a bus 6 corresponding to an electric system 1, when the error of information transmission is inspected and the information transmission having any error is confirme...