Abstract: A master CPU and a slave CPU for processing data supplied from a detector unit, and a timer cleared by a clear signal supplied every predetermined time period from the master CPU when the operation of the master CPU is normal and adapted for supplying a reset signal to the master CPU and the slave CPU after the lapse of the predetermined time period and further after the lapse of another predetermined time period when anomaly occurs in the operation of the master CPU are provided. The master CPU monitors the processing data outputted from the slave CPU, and supplies a forced reset signal to the slave CPU when anomaly in the operation of the slave CPU is detected from the result of monitoring.

Abstract: A force pattern is formed by particular points in which forces to be supplied to a knob are set for a plurality of particular positions that are set in a movement range of the knob and prescribed functions connect each adjoining pair of particular positions. A storing section stores the particular points. A computing section determines in which region between the particular positions the knob is located, and calculates a control value to be supplied to an actuator on the basis of the prescribed function connecting the particular points.

Abstract: A controller comprises: a home position memory which memorizes the home position of a steering wheel for force feedback control; a frequency calculating section which calculates a frequency of input of a steering signal; and a home position rewriting section which memorizes an operating angle of the steering wheel where the steering signal is most frequently inputted, as a new home position of the steering wheel in the home position memory. According to a rewriting signal outputted from the home position rewriting section, the home position memorized in the home position rewriting section is repeatedly rewritten.

Abstract: A steer-by-wire gear shifter comprises: a holder; a rotary shaft rotatably held by the holder; a shift lever whose bottom is fixed on the rotary shaft; a shift knob attached to a top of the shift lever; detecting means for detecting an operational condition of the shift knob; an actuator which applies an external force for force feedback to the shift knob through the rotary shaft and the shift lever; a control section which receives a detection signal a from the detecting means, a transmission signal d from a transmission controller and an engine revolution speed signal e from an engine controller, generates and outputs a control signal b for the actuator and a gear shift signal c for the transmission controller; and a release switch which unlocks the shift knob.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus has an image bearing member; a transferring member for transferring a toner image from the image bearing member onto a recording material at a transfer portion; and a voltage applicator for applying a voltage to the transferring member The voltage applicator is capable of applying to the transferring member a first voltage, a second voltage higher than the first voltage and a third voltage higher than the second voltage; and the voltage applicator applies the first voltage to the transferring member, then the second voltage prior to the recording material reaching the transfer portion, and then the third voltage after the recording material reaching the transfer portion.

Abstract: In a vibration isolator wherein an inner and an outer cylindrical fittings are connected by a rubber elastomer between both fittings; in the rubber elastomer above and below the inner cylindrical fitting, hollow spaces are formed circumferentially in a larger width, in a cross-section square to the axial direction, than an outside diameter of the inner cylindrical fitting; and lateral portions as support arms of the rubber elastomer between the hollow spaces support the inner cylindrical fitting to the outer cylindrical fitting, in order to lower the dynamic spring rate in the lateral direction square to the axial direction and facilitate the tuning of rigidity, without changing the vibration-isolating characteristics in the vertical direction and without deteriorating the durability, small vacancies are provided in the lateral portions at a distant position inboard from the outer cylindrical fitting.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control system for a vehicle wherein the contents of control are changed depending on the distance between the vehicle and a portable transmitter, for example with a locking command signal provided from the portable transmitter in a vehicle invisible state, a window is not closed. According to the present invention, for achieving the above-mentioned object, the portable transmitter transmits both first and second transmission signals together, and when a receiver has received at least the first transmission signal, a control circuit section outputs a first control signal and at this time both a first device (locking/unlocking mechanism) and a second device (window opening/closing mechanism) are operated, while when the receiver has received only the second transmission signal, the control circuit section outputs a second control signal and at this time only the first device is controlled.

Abstract: A rotational angle detecting apparatus having a rotation detector that outputs, as a rotor coupled to a rotating member rotates, first and second detection signals, which have predetermined amplitudes, the same cycle, and a phase difference of a quarter wavelength, a memory for storing the first and second detection signals, and a control unit. The control unit detects the rotational angle of the rotating member by averaging the amplitudes of the first and second detection signals according to the area in which the first detection signal lies.

Abstract: A steer-by-wire gear shifter comprises: a holder; a rotary shaft rotatably held by the holder; a shift lever whose bottom is fixed on the rotary shaft; a shift knob attached to a top of the shift lever; detecting means for detecting an operational condition of the shift knob; an actuator which applies an external force for force feedback to the shift knob through the rotary shaft and the shift lever; a control section which receives a detection signal a from the detecting means, a transmission signal d from a transmission controller and an engine revolution speed signal e from an engine controller, generates and outputs a control signal b for the actuator and a gear shift signal c for the transmission controller; and a release switch which unlocks the shift knob.

Abstract: A rotational angle detector which comprises: a rotational angle detecting section which detects an angle detection signal correspondent to a rotational state of a rotor in a short cycle and feeds it to a control section; the control section which calculates the fed angle detection signal and sends an angle set signal through a controller to a controlled system; and a memory which stores the angle detection signal temporarily and also stores an allowable maximum angle value for the angle detection signal, wherein the control section makes the output cycle for the angle set signal longer than the detection cycle for the angle detection signal and counts the number of times when the angle detection signal as fed within the long output cycle for the angle detection signal is beyond the allowable maximum angle value and, if it decides that the count is beyond a preset number, outputs an abnormality signal instead of the angle set signal.

Abstract: An engine mount has a stopper rubber portion constituted of an outer peripheral flange protruding radially outwardly from the engine side metal fitting and a coating rubber covering an outer periphery of said outer peripheral flange. A radius of curvature of contact parts positioned at one direction of two radial directions orthogonal to each other in a radial plane substantially equals to a radius of curvature of an inner periphery of the body side metal fitting and a thickness of the coating rubber positioned in said one direction is constant in a circumferential direction thereof, whereby the contact parts positioned in said one direction are widely brought into contact with the inner periphery of the body side metal fitting and distorted uniformly. The distortion of the stopper rubber portion is also made uniform when applying a load thereto.

Abstract: A controller comprises: a home position memory which memorizes the home position of a steering wheel for force feedback control; a frequency calculating section which calculates a frequency of input of a steering signal; and a home position rewriting section which memorizes an operating angle of the steering wheel where the steering signal is most frequently inputted, as a new home position of the steering wheel in the home position memory. According to a rewriting signal outputted from the home position rewriting section, the home position memorized in the home position rewriting section is repeatedly rewritten.

Abstract: The steer-by-wire steering device includes a steering wheel, an operating angle sensor which detects an operation angle of the steering wheel, an operating element actuator which applies an external force for force feedback to the steering wheel, a tire reactive force sensor, a steering actuator which applies an external force to a vehicle's steering system, and a controller which receives output signals of the operating angle sensor and the tire reactive force sensor and controls driving of the operating element actuator and the steering actuator. A plurality of functions F1=f(b), F2=f(b), F3=f(b) which use a detection signal b inputted from the tire reactive force sensor as a parameter are preliminarily stored in the controller. Then, an optimum function is selected from the plurality of preliminarily stored functions in response to a level of the detection signal b.

Abstract: A lease-business support apparatus collects latest information from a brand-new-sales-company terminal, a secondhand-sales-company terminal, a leasing-company terminal, and a maintenance-company terminal which are related to lease business. By performing quality management and appropriate fixed-period-sales-price calculation based on the latest information, the lease-business support apparatus provides each customer terminal with appropriate lease-business information. This makes it possible to inexpensively lease a high-quality item.

Abstract: A rotation angular speed detection apparatus that accurately detects a low rotation angular speed of a rotating body includes: a receiving part for receiving rotation angles at predetermined time intervals from a rotation angle sensor that detects rotation angles of a rotating body; a storage part for storing received rotation angles; and a control part. When the difference between a first arbitrary angle stored and a second angle stored before the first angle is less than a predetermined value, the control part determines, from the stored rotation angles, a third angle in which a difference between the first angle and the third angle is more than the predetermined value, and the control part divides the difference between the first angle and the third angle by the time required from storing of the third angle to storing of the first angle to detect a rotation angular speed.

Abstract: An engine mount having a vibration isolating base body formed of a rubber elastic body interposed between a body side metal fitting and an engine side metal fitting. A stopper mechanism which absorbs an excessive displacement of an engine mount is provided. The stopper mechanism is constituted of a cylindrical metal fitting provided at the body side metal fitting and a stopper rubber portion provided at the engine side metal fitting opposed to the cylindrical metal fitting. The stopper rubber portion is constituted of an outer peripheral flange protruding radially outwardly from the engine side metal fitting, a coating rubber layer covering the outer peripheral flange and a reinforcing metal fitting of a L-shape cross section embedded in the coating rubber layer.

Abstract: A rotational angle detecting device includes a rotation detecting section for outputting sinusoidal first and second detection signals as a result of the rotation of a rotor connected to a rotary member, a storage section for updating and storing the first and second detection signals, and a controlling section. The first and second detection signals have constant amplitudes, have the same periods, and have wavelengths which are output of phase. The controlling section compares the amplitude values of most recent first and second detection signals output from the rotation detecting section, and determines whether or not the amplitude values fall within proper ranges. When the controlling section determines that they fall within the proper ranges, a piece of detection information which is created based on the most recent first and second detection signals is supplied to a controller.

Abstract: An engine mount having a vibration isolating base body formed of a rubber elastic body interposed between a body side metal fitting and an engine side metal fitting. A stopper mechanism which absorbs an excessive displacement of an engine mount is provided. The stopper mechanism is constituted of a cylindrical metal fitting provided at said body side metal fitting and a stopper rubber portion provided at said engine side metal fitting opposed to the cylindrical metal fitting. Said stopper rubber portion is constituted of an outer peripheral flange protruding radially outwardly from the engine side metal fitting, a coating rubber layer covering said outer peripheral flange and a reinforcing metal fitting of a L-shape cross section embedded in said coating rubber layer.

Abstract: An engine mount has a stopper rubber portion constituted of an outer peripheral flange protruding radially outwardly from the engine side metal fitting and a coating rubber covering an outer periphery of said outer peripheral flange. A radius of curvature of contact parts positioned at one direction of two radial directions orthogonal to each other in a radial plane substantially equals to a radius of curvature of an inner periphery of the body side metal fitting and a thickness of the coating rubber positioned in said one direction is constant in a circumferential direction thereof, whereby the contact parts positioned in said one direction are widely brought into contact with the inner periphery of the body side metal fitting and distorted uniformly. The distortion of the stopper rubber portion is also made uniform when applying a load thereto.

Abstract: It is an object to provide structure for mounting stoke switches, easy to be assembled, capable of exchangeably mounting stoke switches having the same function or different functions to a steering column to enable them to be exchanged. The first and second stoke switches have proximal portions capable of being mounted to a steering column by extracting and inserting, and operating levers extending from the proximal portions respectively, and there are provided connector units, which are made connectable to connector units provided on the lateral sides of the steering column in such a manner that when the first and second stoke switches are extracted from and inserted into the steering column, the connector units on the steering column side discriminate between the first and second stoke switches.