PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To be applicable to a low vehicle speed and reduce driving force fluctuation, when an engine assists in backward traveling by using a planetary gear device. SOLUTION: As shown by a dashed line, a motor generator connected to a carrier 'C' is rotated and driven in a reverse direction to carry out backward traveling. When higher torque is required by a driver, as shown by an ac...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device for a hybrid vehicle to provide high shift responsiveness. SOLUTION: When a neutral mode determination means 132 determines that a state is in a neutral mode 1 (S2 to S4), rotations of a pair of frictional members constituting a first clutch C1 to be engaged next are synchronized with each other by a first synchronization control means 140 (S5). Wh...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems that when the size of a transmission case is changed corresponding to increase and decrease in size of a vehicle, because change of a mounting position of an HST is not easy, design of an HST itself is obliged to change and a recess space is generated, in a vehicle having planetary gear type differential mechanism in which a travel HST for changing vehicle s...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a final speed reduction gear for a vehicle, applicable to changes in manufacture and specification by forming a differential carrier in a separate structure for axially supporting an intermediate shaft for a gear train from a drive pinion and a differential case for a differential gear. SOLUTION: A differential carrier 14 consists of separate carriers, a main carri...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a center differential for maintaining high differential limiting force and distributing basic driving torque with front and rear wheels having grounding force in balance. SOLUTION: The center differential comprises a differential gear case having a ring gear integrally formed to be connected to a drive pinion, front and rear side gears inserted into the front and r...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically prevent the roll-over of a vehicle by using a roll-over preventing device for preventing the roll-over of a vehicle due to the rolling of a body. SOLUTION: This device comprises a detecting means for detecting the rolling angle of a body and an engine control means for inputting a signal from the detecting means and reducing the rotating speed of an engine th...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent driving force from coming short by controlling the driving force of a vehicle to be as required during running on a connection passage between a high-speed road and a general road. SOLUTION: An arithmetic part 31 finds required minimum normal target driving force TS corresponding to operating conditions from a vehicle speed VSP and an accelerator opening APS. A swi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device having simple structure, light weight, compactness, high reliability, and a low cost. SOLUTION: This clutch device is equipped with outer and inner cases 3 and 5 arranged relatively rotatably, a differential mechanism 7 for rotating integrally with the case 5, a clutch mechanism 9 for interrupting the cases 3 and 5, and an operating means 11 for operating ...

A fluid level detection system (50) for ink in a printing press (10) having a vessel (58) having walls (60) defining a chamber (62), an elongated rotatable shaft (64) in the chamber (62), a motor (66) for rotatin g the shaft (64), an elongated flexible blade (68) affixed to the shaft 64 suc h that the motor (66) rotates the blade (68), and a proximity sensor (72) adjacent the walls (60) of the ves...

The shredder has successive pairs of counter-rotating, intermeshing blades within a housing. The blades are mounted on pairs of shafts, one pair above the other. Preferably, there are three such pairs of shafts, so that the mat erial undergoes three stages of shredding. The shafts preferably are driven by two motors arranged at opposite sides of the housing, one driving four of the sh afts, and t...

A vehicle tyre comprising a tyre carcass which has a cap consisting of at least one rubber layer which forms the tread. The cap has anti-skid stud holes extending inwardly from the tread face toward the carcass. At the bottom of the anti-skid stud holes, and thus under the bottom flange of the anti-skid studs, elastic cushions are provided, made of a material of an elasticity higher than that of ...

"COLETOR DE ENERGIA LUMINOSA DE FLUXO TéRMICO INVERTIDO". Proporciona-se um coletor translúcido de fluxo térmico invertido, em variantes como coletor delgado e como coletor integrado, destinado a aquecer água ou outros líquidos a um custo muito inferior ao custo dos tradicionais coletores solares tal como conhecidos, fabricados e utilizados atualmente. O fluxo térmico invertido resulta de in...

The invention relates to a storage-battery plate, and more particularly, to a method of producing a lead-base plate for a storage battery. The method includes three main steps: hot-casting a plate grid into final shape, coating and solidifying active materials on the plate grid, and forming the solidified electrode plate. The method is characterized by that cold extrusion is applied to the plate...

An analog operation is possible by a pressing operation of a controller which is normally used for conventional digital operation. A detecting device (e.g., a pressure-sensitive device) for outputting an analog signal corresponding to the pressing operation by the controller is provided, the analog signal which is outputted by the detecting device is segmented into levels by a level segmenting uni...

Process for winding a fiber strand on a bobbin to form a wound package, comprising: (a) winding a first layer (58) of fiber strands having a first property about a barrel of a bobbin (28) such that at least a first portion (56) of the barrel is covered by the first layer (58) of fiber strands and at least a second portion (66) of the barrel is uncovered by the first layer (58) of fiber strands; an...

The present invention relates to an aqueous preservative/acidifier for grass and other agricultural crops, fish and fish products and meat products, having reduced corrosiveness and irritation to the skin, comprising at least 50 weight % formic acid and formate salts, ammonium tetraformate and 2-6 weight % potassium or 2-10 weight % sodium in the form of suitable K- or Na-compounds that will incre...

A protective cover for the foot of a mattress comprises a web of preferably clear plastic that is rectangular and generally elongate. The web wraps around the foot of the mattress overlapping itself beneath the mattress where it is tightly secured to itself by hook and loop fastening material. Attached to the web along an upper edge thereof at the end of the mattress is an apron which hangs down c...

A thermally insulated cooler is provided which presents multiple storage compartments for hot or cold food and beverages, an umbrella holder, and allows for translation of the cooler over a surface. Additionally, the thermally insulated cooler and storage device may also be used as a dolly to transport larger beach wares such as folding chairs and play toys. A centrally located umbrella holder is ...

A crop input applicator system for controlling the application of crop inputs from each dispensing point. The applicator is equipped with a locating system and an on-board computer. The on-board computer uses location data collected from the locating system, along with machine signature data, and application maps to create status maps indicating the area treated by crop inputs. The computer compar...

A hand held sun shield having a frame curved by or curving within the frame a material adapted to reflect or filter ultraviolet radiation. The sun shield includes a handle adapted to position the frame at many angular relationships parallel or perpendicular to the handle.