A method for facilitating a reduction in artifacts includes receiving data regarding a first energy spectrum of a scan of an object, and receiving data regarding a second energy spectrum of a scan of the object, wherein the second energy spectrum is different than the first energy spectrum. The method further includes reconstructing at least one original first energy image using the first energy s...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To freely set the speed of opening leg pieces and the opening angle of the leg pieces.

SOLUTION: A stick 1 comprises a support cylinder 2 provided with the leg pieces 5 on a lower end part to be freely opened and closed, a holding part 3 and a movable body 25 elevated and lowered along the support cylinder 2, and the leg pieces 5 are supported by pivots 50 to the movab...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for adjusting a profile of an X-ray beam for radiographic imaging of a specified subject.

SOLUTION: This device includes a filter assembly 94 having a pair of filters 96 and 98, and respective filters can dynamically be controlled by motor assemblies 112 and 114 under data collection. The filters 96 and 98 can be positioned in the X-ray b...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a lateral sag while greatly slenderizing an unprinted slender section of a printing material sheet.

SOLUTION: A sheet ejector of a sheet printing machine includes a sheet braking device, and the sheet braking device includes three braking modules. Each of the braking modules has two parallel belts 11 and 12, and a front roll 16 and a rear-side roll 15, whi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular drive power distribution control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle capable of reducing the labor required for mounting a temperature detection means such as a temperature sensor and correctly measuring an oil temperature.

SOLUTION: The vehicular drive power distribution control device distributes the drive power from a drive source to a plura...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an engine start control device of a hybrid transmission capable of suppressing an engaging shock of an engine clutch when an engine is started while an electric automobile travels by selecting a low fixed transmission ratio mode.

SOLUTION: A hybrid transmission comprising a differential gear transmission having a planetary gear train in which a first motor g...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a hybrid vehicle capable of minimizing the vibration of a vehicle body by resonance when stopping an engine by an idle stop in a control device of the hybrid vehicle having a differential device.

SOLUTION: This control device of the hybrid vehicle is provided with a braking force determining means for determining whether or not a braking ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a parallel hybrid vehicle for providing sufficient regenerative electric power without requiring two clutches.

SOLUTION: Motor/generator torque TM/Gis increased by increasing a load of an engine in speed reduction by an auxiliary machine such as a compressor for an air conditioner, a generator and a frictional brake arranged in series to an engine. ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To correctly detect the road surface friction coefficient even when a vehicle is traveling at a constant traveling speed or a substantially constant traveling speed.

SOLUTION: The road surface friction coefficient is calculated from the traveling speed of an object vehicle and the slip ratio of a driving wheel when the vehicle is traveling at a constant speed or a subs...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle control system capable of calculating an index universally indicating a probability of a present position and carrying out vehicle control utilizing the present position of a vehicle based on the index.

SOLUTION: The vehicle control system has a vehicle position specifying means 111 for specifying a final vehicle position on a road by calculating a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brake control device capable of preventing excessive operation of 4WD coupling.

SOLUTION: When difference of wheel speed is larger than λa based on wheel speed (VIFE=(VWFR+VWFL)/2) of a front wheel and wheel speed (VWR=(VWRR+VWRL)/2) of a rear wheel, brake control in which pressure of a solenoid valve is increased and fastening torque of the 4WD coupling 7...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for controlling a vehicle mounting a continuously variable transmission capable of preventing shocks by dissolving time lag of an engine torque control in manual shift.

SOLUTION: This device for controlling the vehicle is provided with a continuously variable transmission changing an output torque of a power source according to change of a change ge...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for preventing rear-ender capable of shortening a braking distance at the actual braking time by transmitting a preceding vehicle a dangerous condition predicting rapid brake with wireless transmission, and receiving it and making a brake system into a brake action stand-by condition by a following vehicle.

SOLUTION: This collision prev...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a problem wherein a hybrid driving device for transmitting an output of a motor for driving as an assist to a driving wheel becomes large when request driving force of an automobile is large to lower vehicle mountability.

SOLUTION: This device is constituted to transmit an output of an internal combustion engine 5 to an output shaft 16 by being continuousl...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gap adjusting mechanism for a heat sealing roll, which prevents the deformation of a structure by reducing the overall size of the structure under a depressing force, and enables cost reduction.

SOLUTION: A roll type automatic packer has a sealing roll mechanism, which comprises a roll base 210, and a fixed roll mounting member 201 and a movable roll mount...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove a defective paper sheet from a main paper stream without missing at need in an apparatus for conveying a paper sheet onto stacked paper sheets.

SOLUTION: This apparatus for conveying a paper sheet onto stacked paper sheets includes: a conveying member for holding a paper sheet in the case of conveying the sheet in the main paper stream; a control member for d...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bush of copper alloy for an automatic transmission that is Pb-free.

SOLUTION: This bush of copper alloy for an automatic transmission comprises copper alloy excluding Pb, but including graphite in a slide surface. Graphite particles are exposed by 3 area% or more in the slide surface. Favorable lubrication characteristics are achieved especially in a case ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a variable type drive force distribution device, capable of transmitting the optimum drive force based on turning radius on the front wheel side and the rear wheel side even when a vehicle is in a turning state, while providing rotation drive.

SOLUTION: In this variable type drive force distribution device, drive force from an engine is transmitted through a...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve quietness of a power transmission device by restricting leakage of operating noise toward a side of a power transmitting chain 3.

SOLUTION: The power transmission device is provided with two pulleys 1 and 2 respectively having a V-shape peripheral groove, and an endless power transmitting chain 3 wrapped around both the pulleys 1 and 2. The power transmittin...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tapered roller bearing for a transmission capable of stably maintaining bearing performance for a long time by certainly preventing occurrence of creep.

SOLUTION: In the tapered roller bearing 10 for the transmission, an outer ring 11 has a groove 11d radially formed in a back surface 11c. A housing 15 has a tilt hole 15e in an inner corner 15d formed of t...