Abstract: An engine control device controls an engine. The control device includes a controller. The controller is configured to open the air bypass valve of the engine and close the waste gate valve of the engine when a first condition is satisfied, and thereafter determine that an execution condition of a boost pressure increase control is satisfied when a second condition is satisfied. The air-bypass valve disposed on an air-bypass passage that communicates between an upstream side and a downstream side of a compressor in an intake passage. The waste gate valve disposed on a waste gate passage that communicates between an upstream side and a downstream side of the turbine in an exhaust passage. The first condition represents a turbine pre-rotation start request, and the second condition represents a boost pressure increase request.

Abstract: A position sensor malfunction determination apparatus includes a determination unit and a controller. The determination unit is configured to perform a determination relating to electricity supply failure in a position sensor. The controller is configured to perform a fail-safe control. The determination unit is configured to determine whether each of conditions (A) and (B) is established, in a preliminarily determination before occurrence of the electricity supply failure in the position sensor is finally determined. The determination unit is configured to determine that the position sensor has a probability of the electricity supply failure when both the conditions (A) and (B) are determined to be established in the preliminarily determination.

Abstract: An engine control device controls an engine. The engine includes a turbocharger, a waste gate valve, and a throttle. In a predetermined low load region, the engine control device performs first control in which the waste gate valve is opened at a predetermined opening degree or more and output adjustment is performed by an opening degree of the throttle. In a predetermined high load region, the engine control device performs second control in which the throttle is opened at a predetermined opening degree or more and output adjustment is performed by an opening degree of the waste gate valve. When a torque limiting request is generated in the high load region, the engine control device performs third control in which the waste gate valve is substantially fully closed and output adjustment is performed by the opening degree of the throttle.

Abstract: An engine control device controls an engine. The control device includes a controller. The controller is configured to open the air bypass valve of the engine and close the waste gate valve of the engine when a first condition is satisfied, and thereafter determine that an execution condition of a boost pressure increase control is satisfied when a second condition is satisfied. The air-bypass valve disposed on an air-bypass passage that communicates between an upstream side and a downstream side of a compressor in an intake passage. The waste gate valve disposed on a waste gate passage that communicates between an upstream side and a downstream side of the turbine in an exhaust passage. The first condition represents a turbine pre-rotation start request, and the second condition represents a boost pressure increase request.

Abstract: A position sensor malfunction determination apparatus includes a determination unit and a controller. The determination unit is configured to perform a determination relating to electricity supply failure in a position sensor. The controller is configured to perform a fail-safe control. The determination unit is configured to determine whether each of conditions (A) and (B) is established, in a preliminarily determination before occurrence of the electricity supply failure in the position sensor is finally determined. The determination unit is configured to determine that the position sensor has a probability of the electricity supply failure when both the conditions (A) and (B) are determined to be established in the preliminarily determination.

Abstract: An engine control device controls an engine. The engine includes a turbocharger, a waste gate valve, and a throttle. In a predetermined low load region, the engine control device performs first control in which the waste gate valve is opened at a predetermined opening degree or more and output adjustment is performed by an opening degree of the throttle. In a predetermined high load region, the engine control device performs second control in which the throttle is opened at a predetermined opening degree or more and output adjustment is performed by an opening degree of the waste gate valve. When a torque limiting request is generated in the high load region, the engine control device performs third control in which the waste gate valve is substantially fully closed and output adjustment is performed by the opening degree of the throttle.

Abstract: A vehicle body front section structure has a floor tunnel that projects into a vehicle interior on an underfloor of a vehicle, that is formed in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and that has a floor tunnel front end part disposed at a vehicle front of the floor tunnel, and floor tunnel members, a front end ridge line part, a first vehicle body front section reinforcing member that covers, from an outside of the vehicle, a whole of the floor tunnel front end part, from a vehicle upper end to a root of each of the floor tunnel members, and that is provided in the vehicle longitudinal direction along the front end ridge line part, and front side members, each of which has a lower end root that is connected to a dash panel, and each of which extends forward from the lower end root.

Abstract: A vehicle body front section structure has a floor tunnel that projects into a vehicle interior on an underfloor of a vehicle, that is formed in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and that has a floor tunnel front end part disposed at a vehicle front of the floor tunnel, and floor tunnel members, a front end ridge line part, a first vehicle body front section reinforcing member that covers, from an outside of the vehicle, a whole of the floor tunnel front end part, from a vehicle upper end to a root of each of the floor tunnel members, and that is provided in the vehicle longitudinal direction along the front end ridge line part, and front side members, each of which has a lower end root that is connected to a dash panel, and each of which extends forward from the lower end root.

Abstract: A vehicle roof structure is provided with a roof panel dampening bracket which adds mass to a roof panel in order to control the resonance frequency of the roof panel. The dampening bracket has a base part, a mass adding part and a connecting part. The base part is joined to a roof bow. The mass adding part is joined to the undersurface of the roof panel by an adhesive agent in at least two points in both end parts of the vehicle in the front to aft direction. The connecting part extends in the front to aft direction of the vehicle to interconnect the base part and the mass adding part. The connecting part has at least one bent part that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle roof structure is provided with a roof panel dampening bracket which adds mass to a roof panel in order to control the resonance frequency of the roof panel. The dampening bracket has a base part, a mass adding part and a connecting part. The base part is joined to a roof bow. The mass adding part is joined to the undersurface of the roof panel by an adhesive agent in at least two points in both end parts of the vehicle in the front to aft direction. The connecting part extends in the front to aft direction of the vehicle to interconnect the base part and the mass adding part. The connecting part has at least one bent part that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle.

Abstract: By solving the problem of unstable ink supply which occurs due to bubble stagnation in a communication portion at a high ink supply rate per unit time when a fiber absorbent is used as a negative pressure generating member in the ink tank or ink supply system in which a negative pressure generating member container is adjacent to a liquid container, the present invention provides an ink tank and a liquid supply system which supply ink stably.

Abstract: A liquid supply system includes a liquid supply vessel which having a liquid container of accommodating a liquid in a sealed space and a negative pressure producing member containing vessel which internally accommodates a negative pressure producing member capable of internally holding the liquid, has an atmosphere communicating port for communicating the negative pressure producing member with atmosphere and is capable of causing vapor-liquid exchange to discharge the liquid by introducing a gas into the liquid container by way of sections communicated with the liquid supply vessel. The liquid supply system has the communicated section in a plurality each capable of causing vapor-liquid exchange, thereby capable of supplying the liquid stably regardless of environmental changes.

Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus for efficiently managing documents and various procedures related to a patent application. Information related to a patent application is accumulated in a database for each case, and managed for due date. When an inventor has to study a case, a request to study the case is issued to the inventor through a network, and the state of the study by the inventor is checked through the network. Furthermore, related prior art is managed in a database, thereby efficiently filing an application with Patent Office.

Abstract: A liquid supply method includes a step of preparing a negative pressure producing material chamber, including a liquid supply portion for permitting supply of the liquid to an outside and an air vent for fluid communication with ambience, for accommodating a negative pressure producing member for retaining the liquid; a step of preparing a liquid containing chamber having a liquid containing portion for accommodating the liquid, the liquid containing portion forming a substantially sealed space except for fluid communication with the negative pressure producing material chamber; a first liquid supply step of permitting supply of the liquid to the outside by permitting movement of the liquid into the negative pressure producing material chamber from the liquid containing portion without introduction of the air into the liquid containing chamber with a negative pressure while permitting decrease of a volume of the liquid containing portion; a second liquid supply step, after the first liquid supply step, of per

Abstract: A liquid discharge method is designed for a liquid jet head provided with first discharge openings, a first liquid flow path conductively connected with each of the first discharge openings, first energy generating devices for generating energy for the discharge of droplets from the first discharge openings, second discharge openings, a second liquid flow path conductively connected with each of the second discharge openings, and second energy generating devices for generating energy for the discharge of droplets from the second discharge openings. Then, preceding the discharge of the first droplet from the discharge opening at a first discharge speed v.sub.1, the second droplet is discharged from the second discharge opening at a second discharge speed v.sub.2 smaller than the first discharge speed, and before each of the liquid droplets being impacted on an object, the first liquid droplet and the second liquid droplet are allowed to collide with each other to be combined.