The present invention concerns a presentation surface (1) for displaying the movements of at least one object within a chosen environment during a given time interval. The presentation surface (1) comprises a depiction (2) of said environment and, for each respective object, a track (5, 6) of the positional movements of the object in the environment within a given time interval. The conformation o...

A variable passive component (10) is provided for fabrication on a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device. A conductive portion (16) is provided on a low-profile sliding dielectric sheet (18) that cooperates with a conductive portion (14) disposed on a substrate (12) to provide a variable passive component. The passive component can be a variable inductor provided by moving a shorted spiral i...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooled high-quantum efficiency photo cathode electron beam source practically usable with high brightness and little aberration. SOLUTION: With the cooled photo cathode electron beam source in which laser beam is irradiated on a cathode with its tip part coated with high-quantum efficiency matter is provided with a cathode unit coupling the cathode and a cathode ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the contents from scattering as the cutting result of a bag-form part charged with the contents, by separating a packaged article having joints without cutting from an usual packaged article and delivering them separately. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a conveyor 16 transferring continuous belt-form packaging bags CP, a cutting position detector 17 detecti...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact torque transmission device in a constitution of a torque transmission system wherein a motor generator is arranged on a transmission side from a torque converter. SOLUTION: This torque transmission device 1 for transmitting torque from an output shaft 81 of an engine 8 to the transmission 9 is provided with the torque converter 11, the motor generator 61 ...

PURPOSE: To provide a fluid control circuit for a fluid type retarder device which has satisfactory efficiency as an auxiliary brake for a running vehicle. CONSTITUTION: Fluid control circuits 27, 29 for a torque converter and fluid control circuits 28, 31 for a fluid retarder are parallelly arranged between a safety valve 26 and a heat exchanger 13. Changeover valves 16 are arranged on the sides ...

A sensor capable of simply and quickly measuring the electrical activities of a number of cells simultaneously and a device comprising the sensor and capable of detecting the signal transmission between subject cells are provided. The sensor comprises a plurality of electrodes provided on a substrate. The electrodes individually measure a signal generated by a biological sample held by each of the...

PCT No. PCT/GB93/02671 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 9, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 9, 1994 PCT Filed Dec. 30, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/16466 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 21, 1994.This invention relates to apparatus for assembling battery plates and includes mould, generally indicated at 10 which defines a pair of ducts 11, 12 which supply respective sets of mould cavities 13, 14 via weirs 15. Each feed duct 11,12 has a ...

An expandable synthetic resin composition capable of providing a synthetic resin foam excellent in both heat distortion resistance and mechanical strength, as well as such a synthetic resin foam, are provided. An expandable synthetic resin composition incorporating a thermoplastic resin, a liquid crystal resin and a heat-decomposable foaming agent, as well as a synthetic resin foam which incorpora...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform traction control according to a state, in a wheel slip control device to perform detection of an bad road and detection of noise simultaneously with each other. SOLUTION: Since, when it is decided at S3 that an bad road flag is set, it is not decided whether noise flag is set and control coping with an bad road is performed at S7. Namely, since, when an bad road fl...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To start a vehicle with only a motor generator, and also, to start the rotation of an engine in stop, and suppress and prevent the change in drive power at that time. SOLUTION: The first clutch 36 is interposed between a pinion carrier C rotated by a motor/a generator 2 at start of a vehicle and an engine, and a second clutch 37 is interposed between the engine 1 and a ring g...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controlling method for an automobile capable of reducing shift shock, even when a secular change is generated in a power characteristic. SOLUTION: Power generated from a power generation means 100 is transmitted to a driving wheel by a power transmission means 200. An output shaft rotational speed detection means 300 detects output shaft rotation speed of the pow...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle provided with a motor-driven oil pump capable of supplying oil pressure to a shift mechanism part even at the stop of an engine while maintaining the basic layout of a conventional transmission unit. SOLUTION: A pump side support member 64a extended onto the unit housing 41 side is provided at the upper part of the motor-dri...

A continuously variable transmission of an automobile which varies the drive ratio arbitrarily between an input axis and an output axis is combined with a traction control device for example which performs braking corresponding to vehicle running conditions and irrespective of the accelerator pedal depression. A microprocessor calculates the vehicle speed from the rotation speed of the output axis...

A toroidal continuously variable transmission (2) transmits the rotation output of a vehicle engine (1) at an arbitrary speed ratio. The toroidal continuously variable transmission (2) comprises two disks (31, 32) disposed coaxially, and power rollers (33) in contact with the two disks (31, 32). Surfaces of the two disks (31, 32) and of the power roller (33) are provided with oil. The oil is tempo...

Composite constructions having an ordered structure of two or more material phases that are combined together in a packed or interwoven configuration are formed from materials selected from: polycrystalline diamond, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride; carbides, borides, nitrides, and carbonitrides from groups IVA, VA, and VIA of the Periodic Table; and mixtures thereof. Another material phase is ...

A well tool activation system comprises a controller (17) linked via a cable (14) to a downhole tool (11) with multiple control units (18A-D). The control units (18A-D) each comprise a microprocessor and an initiator or detonator device (26) except for the first which acts as a safety sub (10A) as it has no initiator. In order to trigger the initiator (26) the controller (17) sends a unique identi...

An insert for an impreg bit that includes coated diamond particles disposed in a matrix material, wherein the coated diamond particles include a boride, a nitride, and a carbide of a group IVA, VA, VI transition metal or silicon disposed on synthetic, natural, TSP diamonds, or combinations thereof is disclosed. A method of forming a diamond-impregnated insert, including coating a plurality of diam...

A perforated conveyer belt runs over an suction unit and presents a leading edge feed of a paper web to a printing machine. The web lead is fed especially over the curved perforated surface (13) by a first perforated roller (11), and is surrendered from the perforated belt to a second roller. The perforated belt runs over a slotted (21) guide surface (20) which also forms part of the suction unit ...

In some weaving mills it is standard practice that at the emptying of only one of a large number of yarn bobbins, replacement is made for many other bobbins even though they are not quite empty. For reuse of yarn remnant blocks as well as bobbin tubes ("rolls"), axial cutting up of the yarn remnant for separating it from the roll has been initiated, but this operation is complicated by the use of ...