A method of checking a deteriorated layer formed in the inside of a workpiece along a dividing line by applying a laser beam capable of passing through the workpiece to the workpiece along the dividing line formed on the workpiece, the method comprising a focusing step of positioning a microscope of infrared image pick-up means to the dividing line formed on the workpiece, and setting the focusing...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tire vulcanizing mold constituted so as to facilitate processing of high precision with respect to a mold or the like, to effectively prevent the early occurrence of the settling phenomenon, damage or the like of a valve disc pressing spring and to form the earth surface of a molded block as an expected flat smooth surface to also effectively prevent the occur...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide transmission mounting structure for easily mounting a transmission on a front axle housing.

SOLUTION: The transmission 15 is constituted so that abutting surfaces 21b, 22b of a mount insulator 16 abut on steps 18b and 19b of a reduction gear case 14 by sliding the mount insulator 16 on surfaces of mounting parts 18, 19 of the reduction gear case 14. Thus, wh...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle behavior reproducing system for correctly describing lateral vehicle motion even in a non-linear driving situation.

SOLUTION: This vehicle behavior reproducing system is provided with a vertical force computing means 105, a lateral force computing means 110, a cornering stiffness adaptation means 115, a state space model observer unit 120, a select...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the vibration of an automobile when setting the operation point at a part large in the torque change to the rotation on the operation line to set the operation point of an internal combustion engine.

SOLUTION: In the automobile, the target number of rotation Ni* of an input shaft (the target engine speed Ne*) and the target torque Te* of an engine are set (...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for treating cancer, and to provide a pharmaceutical composition capable of being used for the same.

SOLUTION: This method for treating cancer comprises controlling a cell cycle by using a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ-agonist and a mevalonate pathway inhibitor or a mevalonate antagonist. Troglitazone or pioglitazone is, for example, ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure simultaneity of a plurality of time-dependent data using processing for controlling the behavior of the vehicle in a vehicle control system for controlling the behavior of the vehicle based on the plurality of time-dependent data.

SOLUTION: The vehicle control system comprises an ABSECU1 for transmitting the time-dependent data for controlling the behavior of...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control unit of internal combustion engine that suppresses the vibration generated when the operation of an engine is stopped.

SOLUTION: When a predetermined stopping condition holds, an ignition timing of an engine is made to coincide with an ignition timing for maximum torque, and an idle operation with an intake air quantity less than the one during nor...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a regenerative brake control device for suppressing the noises of a driving motor during reduction regeneration.

SOLUTION: A driving system 100 has the regenerative brake control device 200. The regenerative brake control device 200 comprises a transmission 50, a speed sensor 90, and a hybrid ECU 110. The transmission 50 is provided on a ring gear shaft 41 o...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power transmission device allowing lubricating oil to be filled inside the single body of the power transmission device while avoiding damage to an oil seal.

SOLUTION: The power transmission device comprises a connection shaft 14 connectable to an input shaft 22 of a transfer 20 and fitted to the outer peripheral face at the end of an output shaft 7 protru...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce burden and manufacturing costs of a manufacturer.

SOLUTION: A rotary shaft supporting structure comprises a bearing encircling section 14 integrally formed at the inside of a case body along the outer periphery of the outer ring member 12 of a bearing 10, and an inter position member 15 interposed between the bearing encircling member 14 and the outer ring me...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pre-load differential limiting device for preventing the generation of noises.

SOLUTION: The pre-load differential limiting device 1 comprises a differential case 40 as a casing, a pair of pinion gears 61 rotatably borne in the differential case 40, a pair of side gears 71 rotatably borne in the differential case 40 for meshing with the pinion gears 61, an...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deceleration control unit of a vehicle which makes an appropriate deceleration control when a manual shifting is carried out in follow-up controlling, or when a follow-up controlling condition is effective in manual shifting.

SOLUTION: The deceleration control unit of a vehicle makes a deceleration control by an action of a brake 200 to cause a braking for...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle speed controller for realizing speed control matched with the operation sense of an operator even in a curve path on which its own vehicle is traveling for the first time.

SOLUTION: When its own vehicle travels on a mountain path where curves continue, a speed ECU 12 records the speed history of each of the configuring sites of each curve in a memo...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate operation in temporarily connecting a cable to a battery and to enable reduction of man-hours in a terminal interconnection structure of the battery for electrically connecting a terminal fitting having an insertion hole corresponding to the fitting hole and provided at an end part of a cable and abutted on the surface of the terminal board with a terminal bo...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remarkably enhance battery performance by eliminating deterioration caused by sulfation of a lead-acid battery in a short time.

SOLUTION: In the lead-acid battery, an additive containing a halogen (I, F, Cl, or Br) or a halogen compound is added to an electrolyte. The additive for the lead-acid battery is an additive used by adding to the lead-acid battery, and cont...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lead-acid battery capable of preventing stratification without using nickel.

SOLUTION: A lead-antimony based positive electrode grid is used. An absorption layer to absorb the antimony of an positive electrode plate is provided in a negative electrode plate.

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The present invention, in one form, is an imaging system (10)(e.g. an x-ray computer tomograph) which includes a verification system (108) for verifying the proper connection of an interconnection cable (104). In accordance with one embodiment of the verification system (108), a verification circuit (112) verifies operation of the interconnection cable (104) by altering the patterns supplied from ...

A method for precision cylindrical grinding of hard brittle materials, such as ceramics or glass and composites comprising ceramics or glass, provides material removal rates as high as 19-380 cm<3>/min/cm. The abrasive tools used in the method comprise a strong, light weight wheel core bonded to a continuous rim of abrasive segments containing superabrasive grain in a dense metal bond matrix.

A control system controls a hybrid vehicle having an engine (1) for rotating a drive axle (2), an electric motor (3) for assisting the engine (1) in rotating the drive axles (2) with electric energy and converting kinetic energy of the drive axle (2) into electric energy, and an electric energy storage unit (14) for supplying electric energy to the electric motor (3) and storing electric energy ou...