PURPOSE:To prevent engine malfunctions and to improve the driveability without generating a torque shock by detecting knocking and engine vibration, etc. and controlling the speed shifting and throttle so as to change the engine speed while the engine output is maintained at a constant level. CONSTITUTION:A control means 25 is fed with outputs from an acceleration pedal sensor 16, a brake pedal po...

PURPOSE:To prevent a torque shock at the time of a torque converter operation by reducing the engine speed synchronously with the torque converter operation and controlling a speed shifting ratio control device so as to maintain the engine output to be constant. CONSTITUTION:A control means 25 is fed with outputs from an acceleration pedal sensor 16, a brake pedal position sensor 18, a coolant tem...

PURPOSE:To improve the engine cooling performance to solve an overheating without generating a torque shock in case an overheating takes place by changing the speed shifting ratio and throttle valve opening along an isopower curve. CONSTITUTION:A control means 25 is inputted with signals from an acceleration pedal position sensor 16, a brake pedal position sensor 18, a coolant temperature sensor 2...

PURPOSE:To improve the stable operating property of an engine when the engine is cold by changing the set value of revolving number of the engine to a high revolution side when the engine is cold. CONSTITUTION:Outputs of an accelerator position sensor 16, a brake position sensor 18, a water temperature sensor 20, an engine revolving number sensor 21, a throttle position sensor 23 and an airflow me...

PURPOSE:To improve the stable operating property of the engine when the engine is green by changing the revolving number of the engine to a high revolution side to restrict leakage of compression of suction air as much as possible when the engine is green. CONSTITUTION:Outputs of an accelerator position sensor 16, a brake position sensor 18, a running distance integrating meter 20, an engine revol...

PURPOSE:To secure a good combustion stability by changing the set value of opening degree of a throttle valve to a low opening degree side to increase the flow speed of suction air and promote the atomization of fuel when an engine is cold. CONSTITUTION:Outputs of an accelerator position sensor 16, a brake position sensor 18, a water temperature sensor 20, an engine revolving number sensor 21, a t...

PURPOSE:To secure reliability of an engine when the engine is green by a method wherein the output of the engine, which is corresponding to the treading amount of an acceleration pedal, is decreased than the same under the lapping of the engine to lighten thermal load for the engine when the engine is green still. CONSTITUTION:Outputs of an accelerator position sensor 16, a brake position sensor 1...

PURPOSE:To permit to incorporate a transmission shaft into a case from both sides of a central case part and improve the manufacturing efficiency of the case by a method wherein the gear mission case is divided into three divisions and both ends of the internal transmission shaft are supported by the parts of both end cases. CONSTITUTION:First case part 3A is consisting of an external part 3a prov...

Hydraulic chambers for attenuation of wave motion within waterbed mattresses are buoyed by unencapsulated material made by binding expanded foam beads to a garnetted fiber matrix.

Thread splicing device, including a stationary base body having a compressed air conduction channel formed therein, a splicing head being exchangeably connected to the base body and having a splicing chamber for inserting and joining threads being formed therein, the splicing head having a compressed air conduction channel being formed therein in communication with the compressed air conduction ch...

An incontinence device consisting of a rectangular pad of absorbent material incorporating along its upper surface at least one strip of a skeleton polyester foam material, the function of which is to enable urine to flow rapidly to the surface of those regions of the pad not immediately saturated by urine. In a preferred embodiment there are provided three strips of skeleton foam, two peripheral ...

A method for the construction, transportation and site installation of a gravity-supported deep-sea lattice structure, characterized by using a dry dock only for constructing the base of the structure, this latter then being completed in protected deep water by successively welding leg portions prefabricated in different construction yards, the welding being done using floating docks, one for each...

The multilayered composite wound dressing comprises of a semipermeable membrane, a permeable supporting and reinforcing layer, and a non-stick, self-sealing biodegradable tissue interface. The semipermeable membrane may be a synthetic collagen, an alginate or a biocompatible polymer and it controls the rate of water vapour transmission from the wound surface. The permeable supporting and reinforci...

An automatic fire detection system characterized by an extremely low incidence of false alarms utilizes two detection channels, one fed by an infrared (IR) detector and the other by an ultraviolet (UV) detector. Signal processing electronics in each channel produce a normalized output signal proportional to the power of incident IR and UV radiation within specific bandwidths. The system features a...

A process for manufacturing low density high resilience polyurethane foams utilizing as a foam stabilizer selected low molecular weight alkoxysilicon compositions containing from one to 18 silicon atoms in which the alkoxy-modifying group contains from 5 to 18 carbon atoms; solutions of such alkoxysilicon compositions; and the foams derived from such process.

The process is disclosed for the manufacture of briquettes in which an essentially solid fuel material such as hard coal, coke, soft coal, charcoal or more particularly, anthracite, and other coals of low volatility are mixed in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol and calcium oxide and/or magnesium oxide, as well as at least 1 percent by weight of water, and formed into briquettes. The calcium oxide...