Method to obtain electric power includes affecting by means of car wheels of railroad trains on rotors of generators of output voltage with possibility of formation of rotary motion. Rotors of generators of outlet voltage are placed on wheel pairs of cars, for instance just on axles between wheels or at journals of axles to provide durable rotary motion and formation of output voltage on stator wi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a constitution extending driving force from an engine in the same direction while avoiding interference of running and steering transmitting system, also to reverse the output of an HST, so that turn running similar to ordinary handle operation can be obtained, while intending low cost by simplifying the steering transmitting system. SOLUTION: In this constitution,...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the distribution of the drive power outputted from the front and rear axles of a four-wheel drive hybrid vehicle to be variable. SOLUTION: A four-wheel drive hybrid vehicle is constituted in such a way that part of the drive power outputted from an engine 150 is transmitted to a front axle 116 via a clutch motor, and the remainder is regenerated as electric power. The...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress shocks given to a vehicle, when a drive state is switched to a driven state, and vice versa. SOLUTION: A motor generator is arranged in the power transmitting route between an engine and wheels, and a regenerative braking power controller can switch a drive state, in which a vehicle is run with the power outputted from at least either one of the engine and motor g...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent damage of a clutch means and instability of a traveling state when the clutch means is connected, in a parallel type hybrid vehicle with the clutch means interposed between an engine and a drive wheel. SOLUTION: A motor for traveling 2 and an output shaft 12 are directly connected with drive wheels 9, 10. An engine 1 is connected with an output shaft 12 via a torqu...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect a clutch means, maintaining traveling performance, in a parallel type hybrid vehicle with the clutch means interposed between an engine and a drive wheel. SOLUTION: A motor 2 for traveling is directly connected with drive wheels 9, 10. An engine 1 is connected with the drive wheels 9, 10 via a torque converter 5 and an automatic transmission 7. The automatic transm...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a motor in a vehicle in which unexpected shock to a driver due to change of torque control characteristic is not present and operability is not damaged. SOLUTION: In this control device, change of torque control characteristic is permitted by a torque control characteristic change permitting means 88, when it is decided by a vehicle state decidi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restrain generation of shock at the time of switching between a driving state and a non-driving state. Ž

SOLUTION: When the switching is conducted between the driving state and the non-driving state of a motor generator (S20), for example, when an accelerator opening reduces to its full-closed state in a prescribed time, an ECU temporarily drives the motor generator t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve an improvement in energy efficiency and simplification of a device, in a motive power output device which is equipped with an engine, two motive power distributing and integrating mechanisms, and three motors. Ž

SOLUTION: In the first motive power distributing and integrating mechanism 30, the engine 22 is connected to a carrier 34, a motor MG1 is connected to...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving operation assisting device for a vehicle prompts a driver to perform appropriate deceleration operation when a preceding vehicle is stopped. Ž

SOLUTION: A controller calculates risk potential to the preceding vehicle in accordance with a traveling state around an own vehicle and conducts reaction force control to an accelerator pedal in accordance wi...

A method of processing a volatile organic compound is provided, wherein a volatile organic compound contained in gas to be treated is adsorbed in an adsorbent; the thus-adsorbed volatile organic compound is desorbed with the aid of steam and mixed in the steam; and the steam containing the volatile organic compound is combusted. This method further includes: separating a vessel (11) for the adsorp...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radial tire preventing shoulder piece separation and partial wear, and suppressing deterioration of wet performance in intermediate and latter stages of wear of a tread due to traveling. Ž

SOLUTION: In the radial tire, a plurality of circumferential main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction and a plurality of ribs positioned between the circ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a vehicle that satisfactorily protects a hybrid system apparatus when an abnormality occurs in an electric motor or in a motor control system. Ž

SOLUTION: The control device of the vehicle is provided with an inverter 28 that adjusts and controls the power of the electric motor 2, a contactor 31 that can freely switch a power passage for co...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control degradation of drivability while ensuring adequate cooling capacity in a cooling circuit. Ž

SOLUTION: A control unit 47 estimates and determines whether or not a PDU 14 is overheated exceeding a predetermined degree based on the operating condition of a vehicle 1, for example, the speed (the vehicle speed) V of the vehicle 1, the intake pipe negative pressure ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the controller of a hybrid vehicle which can improve a fuel consumption while assuring a traveling performance. Ž

SOLUTION: The controller of the hybrid vehicle transmits a power from at least one drive source of an engine and a motor to wheels via a torque converter. The torque converter has a lock-up clutch, and a calculating means for calculating a limiting...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To identify packaging paper in a medicine packaging apparatus. Ž

SOLUTION: The medicine packaging apparatus comprises a packaging paper core, wound with the packaging paper to pack a medicine, a medicine filling means to fill the packaging paper with the medicine, a heat sealing means to seal by heat the packaging paper with the medicine filled with the medicine, a micro...

Hybrid electrical-optical telemetry systems and methods are disclosed. The methods and systems facilitate faster data transmission rates between the surface and downhole tools and sensors. The methods and systems may also include a downhole electrical bus for inter-tool and intra-tool communication to facilitate limited changes to existing downhole equipment. Some embodiments of the hybrid electri...

A borehole seismic acquisition tool configured for release from a stuck position within a borehole having a tool body with at least one sensor package, an anchoring arm, and anchoring arm linkage adapted to connect the anchoring arm to the tool body. The anchoring arm linkage includes a weakpoint mechanism adapted to break in response to a minimum threshold amount of breaking force being applied u...

The machine has a pair of side rails (40) carrying a transport frame (41) for a coil spindle (4), and there are bearing blocks (43) at intervals along the rails. There are U-shaped frames (5) with clamps which grip stub axles (9) on the ends of the spindles. There are guides for the metal strip leaving the reels.

A breast x-ray system and method using tomosynthesis imaging in which the x-ray source generally moves away from the patient's head. The system may include an operation mode in which it additionally takes mammogram image data.