PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid overheated switching elements of an inverter by preventing locking of a motor. Ž

SOLUTION: This control equipment is provided with a torque command value calculation part 2 which computes the required torque based on the amount of the accelerator operations, a motor output controller 3 which controls the torque of a motor 5 based on the required torque, an obliq...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance performance regarding avoidance of deviation from a traffic lane when visibility is poor. Ž

SOLUTION: This apparatus performs lane deviation avoidance control in which it detects white lines on a road from an image of an area in front of one's own vehicle and avoids deviation of the vehicle from a traffic lane if, based on the result of the detection, it detec...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily start an engine even when surrounding temperature is low. SOLUTION: This hybrid vehicle consists of an engine 11, a generator motor 16, a driving motor 25, a differential gear mechanism having a first gear element connected to the engine 11, a second gear element connected to the generator motor 16 and a third gear element connected to a driving wheel, a temperature...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead storage battery and its manufacturing method which enables strengthening of adhesion between a cutout part of a battery jar barrier and a connecting conductor, and a lid barrier and a connecting conductor, and also enables prevention of deterioration of airtightness and liquid-tightness of the adhered parts during use of the battery. SOLUTION: The battery co...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a differential gearing device equipped with a planetary gearing mechanism whose rigidity of planetary gear 10 is enhanced. Ž

SOLUTION: The differential gearing device equipped with the planetary gearing mechanism is configured so that a sun gear 6 is fitted in an internal gear 4 rotatably on a concentrical circle on its inside, and a plurality of planet gears ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving operation assisting device for a vehicle which calculates allowance time with respect to a lane boundary only by an image of an own vehicle front region and controls reaction force of a vehicle operation apparatus. Ž

SOLUTION: This driving operation assisting device for the vehicle is provided with: the image taking means for taking the image of the ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving operation assisting device for a vehicle capable of determining a precedent vehicle by a simple method based on an image of a front region of one's own vehicle and performing reaction force control of a vehicle operation apparatus. Ž

SOLUTION: The driving operation assisting device for the vehicle comprises an image pick-up means for photographing th...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the driving system of a motor vehicle in which regenerated power of a traveling motor is held fixed. Ž

SOLUTION: The driving system of a motor vehicle comprises a traveling motor generating at least a part of driving power of the motor vehicle, a non-traveling motor consuming power being generated, when the traveling motor performs regenerative braking, a rota...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deceleration control device for controlling the deceleration of a vehicle in accordance with a target deceleration set in response to instructions by deceleration instructing devices, having improved conveniences in the instructions of the target deceleration of the vehicle by the deceleration instructing devices. Ž

SOLUTION: In the deceleration control devi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving operation auxiliary device for a vehicle for realizing quick information transmission, without giving the driver sense of discomfort, when own vehicle changes traffic lane. Ž

SOLUTION: This driving operation auxiliary device for a vehicle calculates the risk potential for a vehicle ahead of own vehicle, and performs accelerator reaction control accor...

A drive unit control system having a continuously variable speed change (CV) unit and a geared speed change (geared) unit to execute a manual speed change to apply responsive engine brake and sufficient braking force. A speed change mode is selected from first and second modes, where a total speed change ratio governed by the speed change ratio of the CV unit and the gear stage of the geared unit ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To precisely estimate a gripping degree expressing a lateral gripping degree for a wheel, and to properly control motion of a vehicle, based on the gripping degree. Ž

SOLUTION: Self-aligning torque for front wheels is estimated based on steering torque and steering force by a self-aligning torque estimating means 6, and side force for the front wheels is estimated based ...

A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle having a first drive unit, a second drive unit, a HV battery, a shift control element, a battery state detection element, and a shifting-time drive control element. Furthermore, in the control apparatus, a battery balance control element is formed by an engine control element, a first motor control element, a second motor control element and the shifting-tim...

The force to draw an armature of an electromagnetic valve apparatus driving a valve for opening or closing a high-pressure liquid passage is increased and valve bouncing is alleviated by a surface of the core being flat and a surface of the armature facing the surface of the core being shaped convexly spherical. Interference of the surfaces is prevented by a smaller initial gap in a central portio...

An offset printing machine layout unit feeds printed sheets to a second stack (8) or folding (13) or other processing unit under the sheet transport belt (3, 4) system (5) using a toothed guide (22) to a sheet transporter (20) fed in the pickup drum (7) rotation direction (10).

A method for determining a drilling event includes measuring a signal 200 from a sensor over a first selected time interval 201, measuring the signal from the sensor over a second time interval 202 and determining if a noise is reduced in the second signal. The presence of noise may be indicative of whether mud pumps in the borehole are switched on or off. The advantage of determining when mud pum...

Example wellbore telemetry systems and methods for transmitting signals between a surface unit and a downhole tool are disclosed. One example method transmits data between a downhole location in a wellbore and a surface location associated with the wellbore by measuring downhole data via at least one downhole component and generating a data frame containing at least a portion of the downhole data....

A screw centrifuge for the continuous separation of flowable substances of different densities includes a rotor drum having discharge openings for the heavy phase that are arranged in a conical portion of the rotor wall, and weir openings for the light phase that are provided on an end wall of the rotor drum. A conveyor screw is rotatable inside the rotor drum and has a screw blade mounted on a ho...

A method for manufacturing bodies formed from insulated soft magnetic metal powder by forming an insulating film of an inorganic substance on the surface of particles of a soft magnetic metal powder, compacting and molding the powder, then carrying out a heat treatment to provide a body formed from insulated soft magnetic metal powder the method comprising: compacting and molding the powder; then ...

The device (1) has an outer lining unit (5) horizontally arranged over a bumper (6) and connected with a front or rear wall area (3) of a motor vehicle. The outer lining unit exhibits a frame-shaped cross section about a horizontal area in a vertical vehicle longitudinal section, where the frame-shaped cross section encloses a hollow space (8). The lining unit exhibits an approximately vertical fa...