PURPOSE:To eliminate slipping surely while preventing deterioration of a driving performance by providing a load variable limiting means which limits variation of load of an auxiliary device driven by an engine during the operation of a driving force suppressing means at the time when a slip condition of driving wheels is detected. CONSTITUTION:In a traction control unit 50, when slipping of rear ...

PURPOSE:To generate variable torque transmitted from an input side to an output side by connecting an input shaft, an output shaft and a rotor of a rotatable fluid pump to a first, second and third rotating element of a planetary gear, respectively. CONSTITUTION:Upon duty-control, a solenoid of a solenoid valve 5 acts as an orifice having an opening area according to a duty ratio. A suction port a...

PURPOSE:To suppress fuel consumption by providing a suppression means to operate a charge increasing means only when the rotational speed of a generator is less than the predetermined rotational speed. CONSTITUTION:When the capacity of a battery 6 is reduced and the rotational speed of a generator 5 is less than the predetermined rotational speed, a speed change pattern is altered to the speed cha...

PURPOSE:To increase rigidity of a whole power train system from an engine to a differential device through a speed change gear and a transfer, by connecting the transfer to the differential device through a first connecting member, and by connecting the engine to the differential device through a second connecting member. CONSTITUTION:An engine l is connected to the input side end of a speed chang...

Device for the cutting or vaporising of various materials and tissues by using the laser effect, in particular for the treatment of dental caries and the cutting of the dentine, characterised in that it comprises a specific laser of the YAG type having in particular the following characteristics: - a capacity for emitting a pulsed energy of between 0 and 250 millijoules; - firing rate of 50 Hz; ...

An apparatus (1) for reducing various material to smaller sizes emphasizing large volume with long pieces. The apparatus has a frame case, with an infeed (43) and outfeed, within which at least one rotor (4) with at least one radially tilted forward cutter bar (16) cuts the material against one anvil (22). A grate (29, 32) is used to size the material to final product dimensions. The frame case is...

PURPOSE:To stably form the twist nematic (TN) structure to a desired function by making thickness of a liquid crystal layer different in two areas divided by a straight line which passes through the center of a concentric circle and is roughly in parallel to the linear orientation direction. CONSTITUTION:Liquid crystal layers 24, are inserted and held by a transparent substrate 20A and 20B, and in...

Device for directional control of the lateral deviation of a moving vehicle to follow one or more predetermined and parallel paths without prearranged reference elements and comprising a direction sensor (CPS), at least one incremental sensor (GS,GD) of the distance travelled by the vehicle (1), and calculation means (PROC) for determining periodically the component with algebraic sign of the late...

A bedding system for use where mite-allergy is a problem causing e.g. asthma comprises a permeable mite barrier (12) such as microporous or vapour permeable coated fabric which can be used as a mattress cover or ticking, pillow and duvet covers.

The invention relates to a method of guiding a vehicle on the ground and to self-guided vehicles implementing it. The invention consists in arranging, on the vehicle to be guided, a radiated energy transmission source S; in placing on the ground a strip R of material whose reflection is different from that of the ground; in arranging, on the vehicle to be guided, cells 7 to 10 reacting to the diff...

The process for filtering air in an apparatus of the filter cyclone type consists in producing a reduction in the upward velocity of the air to be filtered, in the bottom part in the form of a skirt (16) of the filter cartridge (4). In its skirt (16), the filter cartridge (4) has perforations (15) which make it possible to increase the entry surface area of the air to be freed from dust, thus...

Fibrous thermal insulation comprises an intimate blend of A) non-graphitic carbonized fibers having an LOI value greater than 40, a percentage char value greater than 65, and a thermal conductivity less than 1.7 W/(m.K) (1.7 W/m.C)), and B) hollow thermoplastic fibers.

The present invention is directed to a process for producing foamable polyolefin particles comprising adding a mixture of 3 to 15 parts by weight of a blowing agent and 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a blowing aid to 100 parts by weight of polyolefin particles maintained in a fluid state. The addition of the mixture of blowing agent and blowing aid is conducted under substantially anhydrous condition...

A plural substrate CVD apparatus for diamond crystal production utilizes spaced apart vertical, parallel, planar substrate panels with an electrical (direct current, D.C.) resistance filament heater therebetween. A hydrogen-hydrocarbon gas mixture flows between panels to come into contact with the heater and the panels to cause diamond crystal nucleation and growth on the substrate panels. The app...

L'invention concerne un vernis durcissable aux rayons UV, notamment pour le revêtement d'éléments moulés en polycarbonate, l'utilisation de ce vernis, un procédé de revêtement d'éléments moulés et les éléments ainsi revêtus.
Le problème à résoudre consiste à obtenir une résistance mécanique élevée et une dureté de surface du revêtement similaire à celle du verre.
Le vernis est carac...

Fibrous thermal insulation comprises an intimate blend of A) non-graphitic carbonized fibers having an LOI value greater than 40, a percentage char value greater than 65, and a thermal conductivity less than 1.7 W/(m.K) (1.7 W/m.C)), and B) hollow thermoplastic fibers.

IMPROVED BATTING THEMAL INSULATION WITH FIRE RESISTANT PROPERTIES Fibrous thermal insulation comprises an intimate blend of A) non-graphitic carbonized fibers having an LOI value greater than 40, a percentage char value greater than 65, and a thermal conductivity less than 1.7 W/(m?.degree.K) (1.7 W/(m.?C)), and B) hollow thermoplastic fibers. 36,919A-F

A method of coating metallic pipe is disclosed. The method comprises heating the pipe to a temperature of at least 200 DEG C and applying an epoxy resin composition having a thickness of at least 300 microns to the outer surface of the heated pipe. Before the epoxy resin composition has completely cured, but preferably after it has gelled, a coating of a modified polyolefin is applied in a thickn...

In forming a coating film of a fluororesin, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene, on a metallic or nonmetallic surface by a physical vapor deposition technique, problems attributed to the necessity of intensely heating or bombarding the fluororesin as the evaporating source or target material are solved by using a molecular weight reduced fluororesin not higher than 5000 in molecular weight. It is best to...

L'appareil comprend une source de lumière (1) propre à envoyer un faisceau incident sur la surface à examiner (P) et des moyens comprenant un polariseur (2) et au moins un analyseur (Cs, Cd). Le polariseur (2) est disposé entre la source de lumière (1) et la surface (P), tandis que l'analyseur est disposé sur le trajet du faisceau réfléchi. Des moyens photodétecteurs (4, 5, 6, 7) sensibles à la...