An attraction coil, a repulsion coil and a plunger are disposed in a magnetic path of an electromagnetic device. An starting flux generating section is disposed between the attraction coil and the repulsion coil in the magnetic path. A magnetic flux of the starting flux generating section is repulsed magnetically by a magnetic flux of the repulsion coil at a part of the magnetic path to start the ...

The present invention provides an apparatus for separating components of a fluid having an outer housing containing a core wherein three separate fluid pathways are provided to allow continuous separation of biological fluids.

A method of dividing a plate-like workpiece having a layer that is made of a different material from that of a substrate and is formed on the front surface of the substrate along predetermined dividing lines, comprising a laser beam application step for applying a laser beam along the dividing lines formed on the plate-like workpiece to form a plurality of grooves deeper than the layer and a cutti...

PURPOSE: To effectively reduce tooth hammering noise generated by the relative rotation difference between the engine rotating speed and the turbine rotating speed in a vehicle mounted with an automatic transmission formed by combining a torque converter to which engine output is inputted, with speed change mechanism for speed-changing the output rotation of the converter to output it. CONSTITUTIO...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make such a shock as imparting an unpleasant feeling to occupants in time of shifting so as not to occur at all by adjusting the output of an engine so as to reduce the driving torque of the engine up to a state of being almost zero till a frictional engaging device is substantially released. SOLUTION: In a time chart showing a change at a time when a down shift to second ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drive unit for a four-wheel drive vehicle whose first gear and second gear are easily assembled in a transfer case. SOLUTION: Since a roller bearing 144 for supporting one end 140 of a rear gear mount case 150 of a first gear 152 is fixedly supported by a bearing cap 190; which is fixed to a transfer case 134 through an opening 132 of the transfer case 134, and t...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly switch driving force control and engine brake control by determining the engine output instruction value for the engine brake control in response to the presence or absence of the depression of an accelerator pedal, and calculating a gear change ratio instruction value based on an engine revolving speed instruction value and a vehicle speed. SOLUTION: The engine o...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device allowing plural torque transmitting states by a non-stage transmission mechanism and a gear shift mechanism and capable of controlling a hybrid drive mechanism with a motor generator to fit for the driving condition and demand for acceleration. SOLUTION: In the control device of a hybrid drive mechanism with a non- stage transmission mechanism, the...

In a controller of a vehicle transmission, the transmission includes a continuously variable transmission 3 and a planetary gear mechanism 4 and is coupled to an output of an engine 1. The transmission includes a first shift mode using only the continuously variable transmission 3 and a second shift mode using in combination the continuously variable transmission 3 and the planetary gear mechanism...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize vehicle running where inter-vehicle distance compressional wave does not occur in terms of a principle without using complicated communication by transmitting the guide signal of a virtual frame tip position to a head vehicle from the external part of a vehicle group. SOLUTION: When the head vehicle 30 receives the guide signal of the virtual frame tip position Po ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize vehicle group traveling without generating variation of an inter- vehicle distance by controlling acceleration and deceleration of a self vehicle via an accelerator and a brake so that the deviation between the length of a actual virtual frame and the length of a set virtual frame is 0 for each succeeding vehicle. SOLUTION: A second succeeding vehicle receives tran...

A jig for applying adhesive tape 13 to an elongate surface of a workpiece 17 comprises a pair of engaging means 15, 18 and 24, 34 for slidably co-operating with the workpiece to guide the jig therealong in use and a guide portion 12 to guide the tape through the jig, the tape-engaging surface of the guide portion 12 including a raised, deformable, central part 14 to press the tape 13 against the w...

The present invention relates to a closed secondary battery container comprising: at least two parts comprising a resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin and (b) 1 to 30 parts by weight of a phosphoric ester compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently a C1-C10 alkyl group, a C5-C15 cycloakyl group, a C6...

PURPOSE: To reduce the number of communication lines by constituting a communication control means in such a way as to communicate first communication information in the case of a specified condition being effected while communicating second communication information for different use from the first communication information in the case of the other condition different from the specified condition...

A device (40) is provided for directing an advancing web (16), such as a paper tail (18), into a nip region (28) formed between converging moving feed ropes (20, 22) of a paper manufacturing machine (2). The device comprises an elongate bar (42) having first (46) and second opposite ends and a surface (44) for contacting a major face of the advancing web. The elongate bar is pivotably supported at...

A nucleic acid construct comprising a reporter gene encoding a reporter protein that is secretable as a protein, or product, from a cell where it is expressed or produced, and that is excretable from a whole animal. Preferred embodiments of the reported gene are secreted alkaline phosphatase (SEAP), human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), feline urinary carboxylase...

Accumulator with cell container(s) incorporates a hardenable casting compound which fixes the respective plate blocks in these containers so that their vibration is virtually prevented. The casting compound at least partially fills the space between the surface of the plate blocks and the pole bridges. Accumulator with one or more cell containers (16) incorporates a hardenable casting compound whi...

The cutting register regulation method is for a printing machine (2) which has a longitudinal cutter (3a,b) for slitting the web (B) into two strings (B1,2). There is a guide (8,9) for feeding the web strings together with a further web to a bundle. The length of movement of the web strings of the bundle prior to assembling and path length alteration is adjusted so that the cutting register positi...

Apparatus for pressure saturation of a liquid with a gas comprising a gas-containing pressure saturation vessel (1), one or more nozzles (8) for injecting liquid into the pressure saturation vessel (1) at the top of the pressure saturation vessel (1) tubes (4) which are open at the top and closed at the bottom and are disposed beneath the nozzle or nozzles (8) in the pressure saturation vessel (1)...

A strip (1) is passed along guides (5). Its long edge (9) is aligned against them, using pneumatic nozzles (6, 7). The strip is supplied to the tire construction machine. The nozzles are orientated at right angles to the conveying direction (3). They are at a angle of 10-30 deg. to the plane occupied by the strip. - The strip (1) is passed along guides (5). Its long edge (9) is aligned against the...