A vehicular run controller performs vehicular run control on the basis of vehicular velocity and the vehicular running environment (e.g. distance from a preceding vehicle). The controller has at least two control modes, i.e. a control wait mode and a vehicular run mode. The controller falls in the state of vehicular run control when a start of vehicular run control is set through a setter, falls i...

Actual vehicle speed (Vs) and actual vehicle spacing (L), between the controlled vehicle and a preceding vehicle, are sensed and a driving/braking force acting on the controlled vehicle are regulated. A controller controls the speed (Vs) or the spacing (L) in a following control mode (FM) and changes to a deceleration control mode (DM) if anti-lock brake control is started in the following control...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a driving ear for vehicle which can resolve torque dropout shock. SOLUTION: The driving gear for a vehicle comprises a transmission 2, which receives power from an engine E and outputs at a driving system with changing gears in multistep by switching transmission gears 25 to 29 and 35 to 39, a clutch 1 which can release and connect the power transmitted from the en...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the occurrence of a torque level difference feeling when an engine is separated during deceleration in a hybrid vehicle in which a powder clutch is provided between the engine and a driving system. Ž

SOLUTION: The hybrid vehicle is provided with the powder clutch 3 for transmitting the engine rotation to the driving system with a motor 4 and a continuously var...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an X-ray system for computed tomography which can be easily operated by providing the system with a photographic control part which detects a signal suggestive of a state of apnea in which a patient has fallen, from an artificial respirator and sends this detected signal to a device control part. SOLUTION: This X-ray system for computed tomography consists of an X-r...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid vehicle control device, capable of improving driveability by controlling the fluctuations of drive force which occurs while an automatic transmission is changing gears. SOLUTION: A rate of change d&omega of an engine speed NE is calculated (S34), and in accordance with this calculated rate of change d&omega , an inertial force Fi is calculated (S35) of th...

A specimen centrifuge apparatus includes a specimen container carry-in system and a specimen container carry-out system. The specimen container carry-in system has a specimen container carry-in conveyor for loading pre-processed specimen containers into specimen centrifuge units stacked one on another in a centrifuge device, a carry-in elevator, a carry-in transfer arm, and a loading arm. The spec...

PURPOSE: To reduce energy loss at starting and improve reliability of shaft constituting devices by effectively utilizing torque of a steam turbine in the process of starting. CONSTITUTION: This single shaft type combined cycle generating facility is provided with a gas turbine 1, a steam turbine 3, a generator 4, and a starting device 34 of which rotary shafts are integrally combined with each ot...

PURPOSE:To provide a high-performance lead-acid battery which takes advantage of porous particles and is easy to manufacture by providing the battery with porous powder for filling a battery jar, a porous body located at the upper portion of the battery to isolate the inside of the battery jar, and a valve chamber having a valve leading to the outside. CONSTITUTION:A group 2 of pole plates compris...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To render a fastening part apart from the motor and limit magnetic effects to the minimum. SOLUTION: In the connection part structure of the transmission case and the motor of the motor assist apparatus for vehicle provided with a motor housing with built-in motor between the transmission case of the transmission having a torque converter and a cylinder block of an engine mou...

A method and apparatus is provided to collect downhole data during a drilling operation via a downhole tool. A differential pressure is created by the difference between internal pressure of fluid passing through the downhole tool and the annular pressure in the wellbore. The apparatus includes a drill collar connectable to the downhole drilling, and has an opening extending into a chamber therein...

A drill bit 190 comprising a bit body having at least one blade 191 thereon and at least one cutting element on the blade 191, wherein the cutting element comprises a diamond-impregnated insert body. The insert (fig.6, 100) includes a thermally stable shearing potion (fig.6a, 110) disposed on the body, where the shearing potion (110) may be formed separately from the insert body and bonded to it. ...

A process for cutting or perforating a film or stack of films in the form of a web comprising a plurality of compartments by which each compartment is cut or perforated by applying a laser beam to the film or stack of films. A process is also disclosed for producing a container containing a composition comprises:

Techniques for detecting a kick in a borehole include acquiring a set of measurements with a sonic tool in the borehole; determining borehole mud slowness from the set of measurements; and comparing the mud slowness with a selected criterion, wherein the determining the mud slowness includes determining fluid mode slowness as a function of frequency for at least one fluid mode, and determining the...

A first stage tire building drum (5) and a method of building a tire carcass is disclosed. The tire building drum (5) has a central segment support mechanism including a plurality of central support segments (151) that are radially movable and covered by inflatable bladders (5A, 5B). The building drum (5) has bead locks (112) and a pair of annular support rings (130). The method employs the steps ...

A method of manufacturing a tyre includes making a carcass structure on a first-stage drum, transferring it to a second-stage drum, applying a belt structure and tread band, and shaping the tyre. Making the carcass structure includes feeding at least one semi-finished product onto the first-stage drum, disposing at least one separating element radially external to the at least one semi-finished pr...

A tape application jig (10) comprising a tape application head (2), a jig guide (3) and a tape holding member consisting of a pair of members (6, 16) combined so as to face each other in vertical direction. The jig guide (3) comprises a guide pin (13) capable of abutting during the movement of the jig guide against the surface of the adherent opposite to the tape applying surface portion.

A system and method for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a frequency generator suppresses phase noise and noise generated from mismatches in the internal generator circuits. This is accomplished using a modulation scheme which shifts spurious noise signals outside the loop bandwidth of the generator. When shifted in this manner, the noise signals maybe removed entirely or to any desired degr...

An exemplary method includes delivering a maintenance therapy that aims to prevent occurrence of apnea, sensing information, based at least in part on the information, determining if apnea exists and, if apnea exists, delivering a termination therapy that aims to terminate the apnea. An exemplary implantable device (100) includes an input (244) (246) for information pertaining to respiration and c...

The present invention relates to a cemented carbide body with the following composition: Co: 10-12 wt-%, TaC: <3 wt-%, NbC: 1-5.5 wt-%, TiC: 3-5 wt-% and as remainder WC. The cemented carbide body is particularly useful for metal cutting operations requiring high wear resistance, high edge retention and high edge toughness.