2.1. The handling of reels (10) of a wound web, in particular of packaging material, is carried out using a reel conveyor (35) with a precisely positionable, downwardly directed bearing trunnion (41). The latter enters a centre opening (11) of the reel (10) and grasps the latter. The bearing trunnion (41) can be precisely aligned, by means of independently actuable pressure-medium cylinders (47, 4...

A vehicle traction control device having a control device for controlling the torque of the drive wheels by controlling the throttle in order to match the slip rate of the drive wheels with a target slip rate in order to prevent excessive slip caused by excessive torque in the drive wheels. The traction control is provided with a device for determining whether or not the road being driven on is a ...

PURPOSE:To improve the fuel consumption as much as possible which can be bring about by means of control and certainly prevent the occurrence of engine stall in a controller to control the slip of lock up clutch during speed reduction and stop fuel supply to an engine. CONSTITUTION:While executing the slip control of a lock up clutch in speed reducing, when a wheel is locked, for example, if the w...

PURPOSE:To efficiently charge a battery by discharging at a low rate equal to or less than the predetermined value during a charging process, and then replenishing the battery with an electrolyte after cell voltage reaches the predetermined charge value. CONSTITUTION:A sealed lead-acid battery has a formed positive plate and an unformed negative plate, respectively inserted in a jar. In this state...

PURPOSE:To simultaneously achieve prevention of the occurrence of right and left alternate slips, improvement in the durability and sound vibration performance of a brake system, and securing of the stability of an automobile in the case of brake action functioning unevenly on both the right and left wheels in a vehicle traction control device which independently controls braking pressure given to...

PURPOSE:To suitably reduce shift shock by including an engaging characteristic changeover valve whose valve element is positioned at the second position in a hydraulic control device while changeover signal pressure for changing over to a second release mode is issued from a solenoid valve device for changeover. CONSTITUTION:A hydraulic control device is provided with an accumulater back pressure ...

A shifting control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a throttle valve part (52), a traction control part (53) for carrying out a traction control process for adjusting the throttle valve part to reach a first throttle position value when the vehicle is operating under prescribed operating conditions, a throttle position setting part (56) fot setting a mean throttle position value by...

PURPOSE:To prevent sudden change of engine brake force at the time of down- shift by providing an engine output increase means to increase an engine output in such a way that 4 drive force before the down-shift is almost equal to the drive force after the down-shift at least when the down-shift is completed. CONSTITUTION:In performing down-shift for increasing engine brake force when an accelerato...

PURPOSE:To gradually and smoothly perform transfer to respective control conditions and prevent feeling of unnecessary unfitness and anxiety by gradually decreasing control gain in each control when a condition under which vehicle speed control is performed is switched to the condition under which control of distance between vehicles is performed. CONSTITUTION:A vehicle speed is detected a means A...

A tire tread, comprising elastomeric material, has a plurality of grooves therein, defining ground engaging elastomeric elements (1). The elastomeric elements (1) include a sipe extending from the tread surface towards the interior of the elastomeric material, where the sipe has a first surface area (23) and an opposite facing second surface area (24), each surface area (23, 24) has a plurality of...

Process for the continuous conversion of light olefin gas feed containing ethene, propene and butene to produce heavier hydrocarbons by contacting the light olefin feed in a fluidized bed reaction zone (5) with a medium pore molecular sieve zeolite catalyst under oligomerization conditions to convert the light olefin feed to heavier hydrocarbons. The catalytic reaction causes the conversion of the...

The octane number of light reformate is improved by alkylating the aryl compounds contained therein with olefins contained in a waste gas stream from a fluid catalytic cracking unit by contacting the light reformate with the waste gas in a catalyst bed. The catalyst structure in the catalyst bed acts as both a catalyst for the alkylation reaction and as distillation structure thus immediately sepa...

PURPOSE:To securely hold liquid crystal between two glass substrates by irradiating a seal material formed on one glass substrates with ultraviolet rays by a small quantity before the two glass substrates are stuck together. CONSTITUTION:Orienting films 12 are formed on surfaces of the 1st glass substrate 11 and 2nd glass substrate 15 which contact the liquid crystal, and the 1st glass substrate 1...

A method of mixing micro and macro fibers into a polymer matrix and products made thereby are provided. In the illustrated method, a micro reinforcing polymer (16) is mixed with an elastomeric base polymer (14) and preformed macro fibers (12) are added thereto. In one embodiment, the micro reinforcing polymer forms micro fibers in a resulting elastomeric matrix which is interspersed with macro fib...

A polyester film containing organic particles comprising a matrix polymer and fine polymer particles is provided. The fine particles are interpenetrating network type cross-linked fine polymer particles, each particle containing, in its cross-linked polymer network, a hydrophilic polymer in an amount of 1 to 40% by weight which is not substantially bonded to the crosslinked polymer chemically. The...

A transmission apparatus for four-wheel drive includes a transfer mechanism for adjusting for the difference between rotating forces applied to front and rear wheels of a vehicle. A differential gear is coupled with a transmission, and the transfer mechanism is coupled with the differential gear. An annular oil sealing portion is provided on a shaft of the transfer mechanism to partition and separ...

PURPOSE:To obtain the title element excellent in luminance and life stability by forming the hole injection layer from a thiophene-base hydrazone compound and emitting light by the recombination of the injected electrons and holes. CONSTITUTION:An organic thin-film luminescent element is constituted by successively laying a positive pole 2, a hole injection layer 3, a luminescent layer 4 and a neg...

The invention features an electrophysiology catheter which includes: a catheter tube having a band of electrically conductive material extending around substantially the entire circumference of the catheter tube, the conductive material being non-adhesive; a flexible electrical conductor within the catheter tube, the electrical conductor having a free end extending through an opening in the cathet...

An improved mobile agricultural products crop input control system including a delay coordinating system (50) particularly adaptable for use in site-specific (precision) farming, wherein selected discrete delay information unique to each on-board crop input storage release point (62), crop input transport system (70), and/or crop input dispensing point (80) is combined with anticipated field refer...