PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an engine compact and to reduce the manufacturing cost by simplifying the oil passage. SOLUTION: To engine 45 has a crankshaft 68 in front of an engine case 67, a transmission mechanism 69 is disposed at the rear side of the shaft 68, an oil pump is provided on the front and lower side of the crankshaft 68, and a starter idle gear 125 is journaled ratatably on the cra...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a synchromesh type automatic transmission capable of shortening the gear change-over time without generating any gear noise or degrading durability of a synchronization mechanism. SOLUTION: This synchromesh type automatic transmission comprises an internal combustion engine 1 mounted on a vehicle, a transmission mechanism couples with the internal combustion engine...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealing structure surely preventing lubricating oil in a housing from flowing out from an axle insertion hole to the outside with the axle detached from an axle insertion hole of side gears by internally fitting plugs in fitting hole portions of the respective side gears of a differential device. SOLUTION: The fitting hole portions 20 recessed outward in the dire...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a convenient speech recognition device even when the same name and a very similar name exist, and to provide its method. SOLUTION: When a plurality of same names exist, the recognition system performs inquiry to a user while preparing a keyword for narrowing down the plurality of names at the recognition system side. The user performs narrowing-down processing by u...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the durability of a belt type continuous transmission mechanism by estimating the state of the belt and pulley of the belt type continuous transmission mechanism from the speed change ratio in a constant-speed travel, i.e., the relation between an engine rotating speed and a vehicle speed and setting an optimum engine rotating speed at which the belt type continuou...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead-acid battery with enhanced service life performance by inhibiting self-discharge or decrease in electrolytic solution to the same extent as in the event that a Pb-Ca alloy current collector is used, and by improving adhesion of an active material to a corrosion layer produced on a surface of a positive-electrode current collector to prevent a passivated laye...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead-acid battery with enhanced service life performance by inhibiting self-discharge or decrease in electrolytic solution to the same extent as in the event that a Pb-Ca alloy current collector is used. SOLUTION: This positive electrode for the lead-acid battery is made by coating a positive-electrode current collector for the lead-acid battery with an active-ma...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a conductive resin sheet for battery electrode embodied in a light construction, having excellent chemical resistance, and good conductivity. SOLUTION: The conductive resin sheet of battery electrode is formed from a thermplastic resin containing conductive particles, wherein the volume specific resistance of the resin sheet is below 100 &Omega .cm while the water ...

A manually controlled grinding machine for grinding the tread of a worn or damaged tire comprises first, second, and third supports, grinder, and control mechanism. The grinder is mounted on the third support by a fourth support. The control mechanism interacts between the third and fourth supports and may be activated to rotate the fourth support and grinder about the third axis. A manually cont...

A polyisocyanate composition that comprises (a)15-42% by weight of diphenylmethane diisocyanate, (b) three ring oligomers of polyphenylene polymethylene polyisocyanate in an amount such that the weight ratio of (a) to (b) is equal to from 02. to 1.8 and (c) higher homologues of polyphenylene polymethylene polyisocyanate than the three ring oligomers of polyphenylene polymethylene polyisocyanate. R...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply open a door 10 to the outdoor side in an emergency. SOLUTION: This shielding structure for an inward-swinging door is provided with a first panel strip material 31 attached to this side of the door 10, a second panel strip material 32 attached to the door frame side, and a shielding material 33 attached to the first panel strip material 31. The shielding material 33...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mark first to third light point positions showing the respective unbalanced directions of the upper face side and lower face side formed on both sides of the center of a tire tread part and the unbalanced direction of the whole tire. SOLUTION: This tire marking device is provided with a first marking device 111 having a first marking head 2 for marking the first light poin...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To highly accurately inspect the state of beveling work and convex work and to inspect the state of flat plate work by the same light source. SOLUTION: A composite light source comprised of a light source 10 for dark-field observation and a light source 20 for polarized-light observation is used. Light from the light source 20 for polarized-light observation is diffused by a ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily extract program parts even in a design specification prepared in an upstream process. SOLUTION: This medium is provided with a matrix file generation part 2 for retrieving a data item specification file with a data item (a specific word) as a key to generate a matrix expressing a corresponding relation between a data item and a data item specification file including...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preparing a firmware adaptive to local language capable of reducing the burden on a development department in a maker in the country of a sending source by reducing the period required until finally obtaining the firmware. SOLUTION: The method for preparing the firmware adaptive to local language includes a process for the side of the country of the se...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent bedewing inside a package in a hollow structure in a semiconductor device constituted by sealing a semiconductor chip in the package. SOLUTION: A semiconductor device 13 is sealed in a package 19 in the hollow structure and in one part of the package 19, a gas permeating portion 18 having gas permeability is formed.

The carrier consists of a frame with a flat rectangular base and raised sides, and a series of brackets (19) or hooks from which plastic carrier bags (27) can be suspended by their handles (28). The outer vertical side of the trolley is fitted with shoulder straps so it can be carried on a person's back, while wheels at the bottom and handles at the top allow it to be pushed over flat surfaces. A ...

The container comprises a receptacle (2) and a lid (3). The receptacle has two notches (10) in one of its sidewalls (6). The lid has two lugs (15) which are engaged in the notches and two spindles (20) which project laterally from the lugs. The spindles are mounted against the receptacle sidewall and against the receptacle bottom (5). The spindles each have a longitudinal axis which is not paralle...

Described is an apparatus for detecting and removing deposits from a surface exposed to wellbore fluids. The apparatus can monitor the rate of deposition and subsequently remove the deposited material. The combination of detection apparatus and removal apparatus provides an instrument with self-cleaning operation mode.

Described is an apparatus for detecting and removing deposits from a surface exposed to wellbore fluids. The apparatus can monitor the rate of deposition and subsequently remove the deposited material. The combination of detection apparatus and removal apparatus provides an instrument with self-cleaning operation mode.