Abstract: The invention is a scented calendar. Preferably, the calendar is a monthly calendar, so that users will be reminded to replace or replenish the scent when the month is changed. More preferably, the calendar depicts a new image each month, and the scent is associated with what the image depicts.

Abstract: The present invention mainly relates to an improved-safety braking device, intended for reducing the injury risks concerning the driver, owing to the brake pedal if a collision happens, in particular a front impact and, more particularly, the invention deals with an electrohydraulic braking device having a variable hydraulic reaction. A braking device according to the present invention comprises a master cylinder (1) fitted with a pedal-feeling simulation cartridge (3), said master cylinder (1) being actuated by an actuating rod (11) connected to a brake pedal (12), said cartridge (3) comprising a resilient means (29) and compression means (38) for the resilient means (29). These compression means (38) can be actuated by a computer (81) on the detection of an injury risk concerning the driver's legs, so as to reduce the compression rate of the resilient means (29).

Abstract: A method and device for suspending a wheel axle from a vehicle includes a unitary flexible member coupled between the vehicle and the wheel axle and to an electronic control unit. The flexible member is formed of a material that changes shape in the presence of electrical signals having a varying signal strength. The electronic control unit, upon receiving various suspension related inputs, transmits the electrical signals having the varying signal strength to the unitary flexible member to change the shape thereof in order to vary the stiffness of the flexible member and thus control the suspension of the vehicle.

Abstract: A dust cover receiving structure of a hydraulic shock absorber in which a seat rubber is interposed between a suspension spring and a spring seat. The seat rubber has a spring receiving portion which is arranged between the suspension spring and the spring seat, a centering portion which is fitted to a damper tube and guides an end portion of a dust cover in such a manner as to align the dust cover with an axial center of the damper tube, and a cover receiving portion which is provided between the spring receiving portion and the centering portion, and which receives an end surface of the dust cover.

Abstract: A closing system for use with a magneto-rheological (MR) damper. The closing system provides lubrication for a piston rod without a need for periodic replenishment. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a lubrication chamber of the closing system utilizes a carrier fluid portion of MR fluid present in a fluid reservoir of the damper as lubricant for a piston rod guide and the piston rod. A seal retainer comprised of a porous material acts as a selective barrier to the micro-particles in the MR fluid in the fluid reservoir, allowing the MR carrier fluid portion to pass through the porous seal retainer to the lubrication chamber while restraining the micro-particles in the fluid reservoir. The seal retainer thus acts as a filter to segregate the abrasive particles of the MR fluid and allows the MR carrier fluid portion of the MR fluid to continuously replenish the lubrication chamber and lubrication passage to lubricate the piston rod guide and piston rod.

Abstract: A target wheel cylinder pressure for each wheel is calculated according to an amount of braking operation performed by a vehicle operator. When anti-skid control is required, the wheel cylinder pressure is controlled to be equal to the target wheel cylinder pressure for reducing the brake slip of the wheel. When one of the rear-left and the rear-right wheels is anti-skid controlled, the target wheel cylinder pressure for the other wheel for which the anti-skid control is not performed is set to the same value as the target wheel cylinder pressure for the wheel for which the anti-skid control is performed. Linear valves are controlled based on the target wheel cylinder pressure, controlling the wheel cylinder pressures for the rear-left and the rear-right wheels to have substantially the same value.

Abstract: A controllable brake includes a rotor supported on one shaft end. The rotor is housed within a chamber containing a field controllable material which is acted upon by a magnetic field generator to change the rheology of the material and thereby impede movement of the rotor. The shaft is supported by two bearings which, in combination with the housing define a second housing chamber adapted to enclose means for monitoring and/or controlling the brake and in this way, an integrated, compact controllable brake is provided.

Abstract: A caster braking device which comprises the following elements. A wheel has a protruding rim with an axial hole in a center of the protruding rim. A supporting seat has a round mask one side of which is connected to a vertical tube. An axial rod has one end installed with a stopper. A positioning rod has an upper end. A sliding seat has a U-like shape; two guide posts being transversally formed between two legs of the sliding seat so that a guide groove being formed between the two guide posts. The two guide posts are placed in the recess of the positioning rod. A pin passes through the pinhole of the positioning rod and the guide groove of the sliding seat so as to combine the positioning rod and the sliding seat.

Abstract: A vibratory conveying apparatus for conveying material. The apparatus includes a bed on which material is conveyed, a counterbalance supported on a plurality of isolation springs, a plurality of inclined drive springs extending between the bed and the counterbalance, and a plurality of stabilizers for controlling movement of the drive springs along their central axes. A first pair of vibratory motors, each having rotatable eccentric weights, and a second pair of vibratory motors, each having rotatable eccentric weights, are attached to the counterbalance. The eccentric weights rotate in phase with one another to vibrate the bed at a vibration frequency.

Abstract: A horizontally extending body or base member includes a forward portion and a rearward portion and has downwardly projecting teeth for engaging a wire grid mounted on a bed or floor. The forward portion of the base member supports a wheel engaging head member for relative horizontal movement between extended and retracted positions, and compression springs bias the head member to its extended position. A lock member is supported by the rearward portion of the base member for pivotal movement between released and locked positions and also has downwardly projecting teeth for engaging the wire grid. The head member carries a wheel engaging extension member for pivotal movement between retracted and extended positions. A side paddle member is also carried by the head member to resist lateral movement of the wheel, and preferably all of the members are each molded of a liquid thermoset plastics material.

Abstract: A gear change device including a select actuator for operating a shift lever in a direction of selection and a shift actuator for operating the shift lever in a direction of shift, wherein the select actuator includes a casing, a shift lever support member that is disposed in the casing so as to slide in an axial direction and that supports the shift lever, a magnetic moving member disposed on the outer periphery of the shift lever support member, a cylindrical fixed yoke surrounding the magnetic moving member, and a coil disposed on the inside of the fixed yoke.

Abstract: A vehicular brake apparatus, which is provided at a shaft of a motor that revolves due to depression of a brake pedal, has a variable gear mechanism including a non-circular spur gear that changes a reduction ratio from a high gear ratio to a low gear ratio along with revolution. Revolution is converted to linear movement by roller bearings interposed between two ramp portions each having a straight inclined surface, and a friction member is pressed against a disk by a friction material holding portion being moved in a straight direction. Further, a braking force is generated on the disk by the friction member and another friction member provided on the opposite side of the caliper.

Abstract: A rotary damper includes a cylindrical member having walls on an inner peripheral surface of a cylindrical chamber along a radial line, and a rotor member having vanes moving along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical chamber. A resistance force of a viscous fluid filled in the cylindrical chamber is applied to the vanes when the cylindrical member rotates relative to the rotor member. The rotor member is formed of a thermoplastic resin containing inorganic filler or fiber. Thus, the rotor member having high strength can be obtained.

Abstract: A vehicle brake assembly utilizes a damping mechanism to eliminate brake linings. The brake assembly includes a fixed base plate and an actuation plate rotatable relative to the base plate. The base plate includes a plurality of orientation slots and the actuation plate includes a plurality of actuation slots with each one of the actuation slots partially overlapping one of the orientation slots. A cam having a plurality of cam-lobes formed about the circumference is mounted for rotation with an axle shaft. A plurality of dampers interact with the cam to brake the vehicle. Each damper includes a mounting portion that extends through one of the orientation slots and the corresponding actuation slot, and which has a movable distal end that engages the cam. A motor and gear assembly control rotation of the actuation plate and cause the distal ends of the dampers to engage the cam to perform a brake actuation.

Abstract: There is provided a simplified loading device in which a permanent magnet is arranged between a moving element and a fixed element for holding the moving element, a magnetic fluid is disposed in a gap developed at some midpoint in a magnetic circuit in which the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet passes through the moving element, and a shearing force of the magnetic fluid produced by the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet is exerted on the moving element as a loading force. Thereby, a higher loading force can be generated and the device can be made smaller in size than in the case of the conventional friction or hysteresis brake.

Abstract: Method and device for controlling the braking action of at least one wheel brake of a four-wheel-drive motor vehicle having at least one rear axle and one front axle. A first rpm signal representing the speeds of rotation of the front-axle wheels and a second rpm signal representing the speeds of rotation of the rear-axle wheels are detected. The difference between the first and second rpm signals is then determined, and braking action is controlled as a function of the difference that has been determined.

Abstract: An adjuster assembly for compensating for brake lining wear in a brake unit. The brake unit has a housing for accommodating the adjuster assembly, a brake lever journalled to the housing, and a force transmitter for transmitting displacement of the brake lever to at least one brake lining. The adjuster assembly includes a support shaft, sensing means for cooperation with the brake lever, a drive ring assembly cooperating with the sensor, and an adjuster gear. The adjuster gear cooperates with the drive ring assembly. To prevent unwanted release of the adjuster assembly, the engagement surface is provided with rotation a rotation preventer adapted for releasable engagement with engagement member cooperating with the housing for preventing rotation of the transmission ring assembly in one direction.

Abstract: An adjusting device for a cable of a hand-brake. When the hand-brake is disengaged, a tractive element configured as a threaded spindle that can be attached to the cable can be tightened on a spindle nut that surrounds the threaded spindle in relation to a housing by means of the pre-tensioning of a spring. The adjusting device permits a simple, continuous adjustment of a cable. The spring is configured as a constant-force spring, which engages the spindle nut and a supply roll that has a rotational axis parallel to the spindle nut and elements are provided for retaining the tractive element in position relative to the housing when the hand-brake is engaged.

Abstract: A device for preventing a rollback of a vehicle on an incline. The vehicle is equipped with a brake system, via which at least the braking pressure in the wheel brakes of a rear wheel is influenced in order to distribute the braking action between at least one front wheel and one rear wheel by actuating actuators assigned to the rear wheels so that a differential is set between the pressure of the front wheel and the rear wheel (e.g., an EBD braking). The device has a first arrangement for determining whether vehicle standstill is occurring due to braking where a differential in the braking pressure of the front wheel and the rear wheel has been set. The device also includes a second arrangement for determining whether the vehicle is rolling back from a standstill. If the second arrangement detects a vehicle rollback, the braking pressure in at least one rear wheel is increased to inhibit rollback.

Abstract: A screw actuator which has a housing, a motor, an actuating member and a screw mechanism which provides a linear movement of the actuating member with respect to the housing in response to a rotational movement of the motor. The screw mechanism has a screw and a nut engaging each other by rolling elements, one of the screw or the nut is rotatbly supported with respect to the housing, and a reduction gear means. The nut is fixed with repect to the housing, and the screw is rotatably supported with respect to the housing by mean of rolling elements.