Abstract: The invention relates to a reduction vessel (1) for the reduction of metal-oxide-bearing material, particularly of iron ore, by means of a reduction gas flowing countercurrently to the metal-oxide-bearing material, which reduction vessel (1) is provided with an inlet (5) for the metal-oxide-bearing material, an inlet (6) for the reduction gas, an outlet (7) for off-gas and an outlet (8) for reduced material, downstream of which outlet (8) a lower sealing leg (9) is connected, a supply line (10) for a first sealing gas being provided at the lower sealing leg (9) in order to seal the reduction vessel (1) against the environment, characterized in that at least one additional supply line (12) for an additional sealing gas is provided at the lower sealing leg (9), the additional supply line (12) being located downstream of the supply line (10) for the first sealing gas, seen in the direction of flow of the reduced material (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A dross press head is constructed of refractory material. The refractory material may be a vitreous silica based refractory or other suitable refractory material including ceramic material. The refractory head may include reinforcing fibers, which may be stainless steel fibers. The refractory head may be provided with refractory clips or anchor bolts and secured at its upper end to a metal plate for structural strength. One or more spikes may be formed on or mounted to a lower surface of the refractory head for aiding flow of the upper layer of metal recovered from the dross. The spikes may be constructed of refractory material including ceramic material, cast steel, cast iron or hot rolled steel. Spike material may be selected based on the type of dross. The spike may be formed on the head threadably mounted to a supporting rod mounted to the upper metal plate.

Abstract: An apparatus for attenuating shock loads includes a flexible, non-rigid outer impervious envelope. The envelope is formed from a high strain resistance material. An inner, pervious baffle extends across the envelope between the first and second sides. The inner baffle is also a flexible, non-rigid material of high strain resistance. The envelope is inflated with gas at a superatmospheric pressure. An impact on one side of the structure will compress that side, increasing the pressure of the gas between that side and the baffle. The gas will then flow through the pervious baffle to the other side, dissipating energy, spreading the load over the second side of the envelope and causing a time delay in the build-up of pressure on the second side. In preferred embodiments of the invention, there are plural, parallel baffles in the envelope to provide a multi-stage energy dissipation.

Abstract: A cone-shaped mounting 1 is provided in which a main fluid chamber 10 is formed by a first connecting member 3, a second connecting member 5, an elastic body member 7, a partition member 8 and a first orifice passage 15. A part of an elastic wall of the main fluid chamber 10 is an inner wall of the elastic body member 7. The first orifice 15 communicates with a sub-fluid chamber 11. An input direction of a main vibration is arranged to be the Z-axis direction (the vertical direction of a car body). Side fluid chambers 20 and recessed chambers 25 are alternately provided at intervals of 90° in the circumferential direction on the outer circumference of the elastic body member 7. An outer wall of the elastic body member 7 forms a part of an elastic wall of the side fluid chambers 20. A pair of side fluid chambers 20 is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the car body. A second orifice 24 is arranged to communicate with the paired side fluid chambers to provide a cylindrical bushing section 2.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a curved helical compression spring having a plurality of coils along a curved coil axis. Each coil constituting the helical compression spring is increased and decreased in diameter, and the order of the increased diameter and the decreased diameter of each coil is reversed at a predetermined position on the longitudinal axis of the helical compression spring, so as to provide the curved coil axis, such as the coil axis curved in C-shape. For example, one section of each coil having approximately a half of the circumference of each coil, which is divided by a plane including the coil axis, is increased in diameter, whereas the other one section of approximately a half of the circumference of each coil is decreased in diameter. The curved helical compression spring may be mounted on a vehicle suspension.

Abstract: A bar clamp has a straight and stiff metal bar having an straight inner face, a straight and stiff fixed metal arm extending from an end of the bar and having a straight inner face substantially perpendicular to the bar inner face, and a metal corner unitarily formed with the bar and arm and joining the bar to the arm. A longitudinally facing abutment pad is carried on an outer end of the fixed arm. The corner has a circularly arcuate inner face joining the bar and arm inner faces, offset outward from planes lying on the bar and arm inner faces, and having a center of curvature substantially at a point where the planes meet. A movable arm can slide longitudinally along the bar and carries a tightening mechanism in turn carrying an abutment confronting the fixed-arm abutment and longitudinally displaceable relative to the movable arm toward and away from the fixed-arm abutment.

Abstract: A taking part has a taking unit that comes in contact with the piled sheets to generate a taking force and to take the sheets one by one with the taking force. A movable lever is arranged in a side of the taking unit with respect to the piled sheets, and a driving unit gives a driving force in a linear or rotational direction to the movable lever. A force controller controls the driving force given to the movable lever by the driving unit. A detecting unit detects a position of the movable lever, and a sheet supplying unit supplies the piled sheets to the taking unit. A sheet supplying unit controller controls the sheets supplying unit on the basis of the position of the movable lever detected by the detecting unit. The sheets are pressed by the lever at a preparatory step, and then the sheets are lifted and pressed to the taking unit while canceling the driving force by the lever. The sheet and the taking unit are assured to become in good contact with each other to make the taking operation stable.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a guide unit for guiding sheets fed by a sheet feed unit to an image forming unit, a discharge guide unit for discharging the sheets onto which images are formed, by the image forming unit, a re-transportation guide unit for branching the sheets from the discharge guide unit and guiding them through the image forming apparatus again, and a plurality of sheet sensors disposed in the re-transportation guide unit at intervals in a sheet transportation direction for determining positions at which the sheets are placed in a standby state, wherein the number of sheets, which are placed in the standby state is selected based on sheet size information so that more sheets are placed in the standby state when a sheet size is short than when it is long. Accordingly, the throughput of short sheets can be increased when images are recorded on both sides thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are a sheet pack and a printer, the sheet pack being inexpensive and capable of being easily set onto the printer and simply exchanged with another one, while users can know information such as the quality, size and number of sheets of printing paper contained in the sheet pack. The sheet pack, containing a predetermined number of sheets, has a frame case formed of thick paper, and may include a sheet supply opening, an abutment opening, a pressure contact opening and a separating pad. A recording member for recording information such as quality, size, number, thickness, color or production date of sheets contained in the sheet pack, may also be provided on the sheet pack. The printer, onto which the sheet pack can be removably set includes an information reading unit for reading the information recorded in the recording member when the sheet pack is set onto the printer. The information read by the information reading unit is displayed by a display unit.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for collating a plurality of groups of mail items, such as flats mail, each group being pre-sequenced according to prioritized delivery addresses, into a final sequenced set of the mail items from the groups, utilizing the prioritized delivery addresses. Each bundle of mail items is formed into a single input stream of the individual mail items. The mail items are transported along a conveyor system from the input stream to a staging station. The mail items are sorted at the staging station into a plurality of subsets of mail items re-sequenced as an intermediate step to achieving the final sequenced sets. The mail items are then collated and merged into a single output stream from the respective subsets of mail items in the final sequenced set. Portions of the output stream from the staging station are collected in batches in a collection device which maintain the sequence consistent with the prioritized delivery order sequence of the mail for a given carrier route.

Abstract: A Pachinko bonus game system for an underlying game machine. The Pachinko bonus game has a playing field with a plurality of rows of pegs. A ball is launched onto the playing field by a launch mechanism when an initiate condition occurs during play of the underlying game. A row of lanes are provided on the playing field. The ball, after traversing among the pegs on the playing field, eventually travels through one of the lanes. At each lane is randomly displayed a bonus payoff value. The lane the ball travels through senses the presence of the ball and the value displayed for that lane is added to the credit meter in the underlying game. The bonus payoff values are randomly changed from game to game which eliminates any mechanical bias present in the Pachinko game. A stand-alone Pachinko game as well as using a Pachinko game as a coin dispenser is also provided.

Abstract: A game for play by at least two opposing players, includes a game board and a plurality of game pieces, having indicia integrated therein for determining the direction of movement of the game piece on the game board. During play the game pieces are stacked upon capturing of an opposing player's game piece. The number of game pieces in a stack determines the distance of movement in a respective direction on the game board which the stack may move.

Abstract: A chuck includes an integrally molded body member having a nose section and tail section. A plurality of jaws are slidably positioned in angularly disposed passageways in the nose section. A nut is rotatably mounted on the body and is in engagement with threads on the jaws. A reinforcing member is co-molded with the nose section about at least a portion of the outer circumference of the nose section. The tail section extends radially outward to form a gripping surface and axially forward to form a thrust bearing surface in operative engagement with the nut so that the nut transfers rearward axial force to the thrust bearing surface.

Abstract: Each of master jaws (17) has a middle spherical part guided for sliding movement by a spherical guide surface (16) formed in a chuck body (2), a round back end part (19) extended slidably through a spherical bearing member (12) supported on a support member (10) attached to a middle part of a driving member (5). Each master jaw (17) is provided with a through hole (26) extending between the front and the back end thereof and a sliding member (30) is inserted in the through hole of the master jaw (17) through the front end of the same so as to come into sliding contact with a stopper (36) attached to a chuck body (2). Therefore, the state of sliding contact between the sliding member (30) and the stopper (36) can be adjusted on the side of the front part of the chuck and work for adjusting the state of sliding contact can be easily achieved.

Abstract: A step-in binding system (20) for securing a boot (24) to a snowboard (22). The boot includes a sole defining a toe end, a heel end, and a binding attachment surfaces (46 and 50). The boot also has an elongate, substantially U-shaped highback (28) mounted to the exterior of the boot in the calf area thereof and extending from the ankle area to the top of the boot. The step-in binding system includes a toe and heel binding (62 and 64) attached to the snowboard for receiving and securing the boot to the snowboard. The step-in binding system also includes a lever arm (66) attached to the heel binding for selectively releasing the boot from the binding. A lean support member (68) is fastened near the rearward end of the binding for engagement with a stopper block (29) secured to the highback to define a minimum forward lean angle of the boot and to limit the aft flexure of the ankle support portion of the boot when the boot is received within the binding.

Abstract: A heavy-duty all-terrain convertible hauler unit is provided which can be converted into various different configurations for hauling a wide variety of different kinds of cargo and material. This hauler unit includes an elongated chassis having first and second ends. A dolly-type load-support spade is attached to one end of the chassis and a pair of relatively large diameter rubber-tired wheels are mounted on the chassis at this same end, but on the side opposite the load-support spade. A longitudinally-extending handle member is mounted at the second end of the chassis when the hauler unit is used as an upright-type hand dolly. This handle member may instead be mounted on the load-support spade in a vertical position when the hauler unit is used as a horizontal-type cart. A third wheel is mounted in the center of the chassis at the second end of the chassis when the hauler unit is used as a horizontal-type cart.

Abstract: The invention relates to a suspension system (10,12) for installation between a chassis (14,16) and dual axles (18,20) of a vehicle. The suspension system (10,12) includes an equaliser beam (22) pivotally linking the axles (18,20) together. A trailing arm support member (14) is pivotally attached to a hanger bracket (68) on chassis (14,16). A suspension saddle (58) is secured to trailing arm support (64) to provide pivotal support for equaliser beam (22) and air spring means (72) located between chassis (14,16) and trailing arm support member (64).

Abstract: A first embodiment of a vehicle air bag spring suspension system utilizing a swing arm as a member of a four-bar linkage subsystem wherein the suspension system with the airbag spring is compressed by the linkage opposite the swing arm's fulcral point relative the supported wheel. The air bag further serves as an inherently, partially dampened spring having a non-linear spring compression rate, so as to firmly keep the vehicle tires firmly planted to a rough surface, with the system further benefitting from both the reduced total and unsprung weight of the air bag system and the higher frequency response of the air bag spring. A second embodiment employs two actuator arms per wheel, wherein one inside actuator arm contacts a fixed air bag spring and cooperates with the other outside actuator arm and a rotating actuator shaft inside a frame tube to dampen wheel movement.

Abstract: A wheelchair (10), preferably with three wheels (18, 24), with a front wheel support (12.1) embodied as a transverse support. The front wheel support (12.1), together with two inclined supports (12.2), which adjoin its ends and are oriented backward and upward, forms a U-like integral support, which is connected with an axle tube (14) of the rear wheels (18). A wheelchair (10) with a seat (52), which has adjustably inclined lateral longitudinal seat supports (56). The longitudinal seat supports (56) are connected with longitudinal supports (12.3), which are inclined rearward and downward, of the frame of the wheelchair (10) indirectly by their front ends, and connected by their rear ends via seat struts (72) with adjustable effective strut length with said longitudinal supports (12.3).

Abstract: Suspension system for a bicycle has a damper assembly coupled to a first portion of the bicycle relatively movable to a second portion of the bicycle and includes a hydraulic damper made of polyurethane material. The damper assembly has an outer casing from which extends an arm for applying a torque to the damper. The arm may be segmented or include a series of apertures for coupling to the second portion of the cycle so that the effective length of the arm and the torque applied to the damper can be adjusted to suit the rider's requirements. A link couples the arm to the second portion of the bicycle and the link maybe adjustable in length so that the bicycle geometry can be adjusted.

Abstract: A detachable gooseneck trailer (20) having a gooseneck (24) and a detachable trailer deck (22) utilizes a trailer attachment assembly (30) to draw the trailer deck (22) toward the gooseneck (24) during attachment. The attachment assembly (30) includes a pivoting carrier (66) having a retainer leg (84) with a rearward facing load carrier engagement surface (90). A slide member (68) is attached to the trailer deck (22) and provides a forward facing slide member engagement surface (94). As actuators (70) pivot the carrier (66) rearward, the load carrier engagement surface (90) slides over the slide member engagement surface (94). A latching mechanism (34) utilizes an elongated latch plate (122) pivotally mounted on the retainer leg (84) to automatically latch the carrier (66) to the trailer deck (22). A latch biasing spring (124) biases the latch plate (122) toward its latched position, so that it automatically engages a catch (126) mounted on the trailer deck.

Abstract: A binding (8) has a lower surface (15) has a width (L5) and is mounted on an upper surface of a ski (2) of width (L2). The width of the lower surface (15) is less than or equal to the width of the ski (2). A support body (9) diverges in width along lateral boarders (19, 20) from the lower surface (15) to an upper surface (18) of width (L4). The upper surface supports an anti-friction plate (10) that defines a support zone (17) of width (L3). The width (L3) of the support zone (17) is greater than width (L5) of the lower surface (15) and the width (L2) if the ski (2).

Abstract: A sensor retainer for a bicycle sprocket assembly includes an annular member for mounting and rotating coaxially with the bicycle sprocket assembly and a sensor element fixed to the annular member. Alternatively, the sensor retainer may include a fixing member for mounting a derailleur or other transmission to a bicycle frame and a sensor element mounted to the fixing member.

Abstract: A passenger protecting apparatus that prevents a submarine phenomenon of the passenger by the use of an air belt, or that can protect the passenger by applying a pretension to the webbing. The apparatus includes a seat cushion that includes a seat pad, and an air belt disposed under the seat pad. The air belt includes a buckle and a lap anchor. The rear end on the right and the left of the air belt are connected to the buckle and the lap anchor via a wire respectively. Upon collision, the air belt is inflated and the front portion of the seat pad is pushed up so that a submarine phenomenon is prevented and the buckle and the lap anchor are pulled down.

Abstract: A vehicle interior member with an air bag includes an air bag door portion that can be made to be invisible and of improved construction. The vehicle member includes a skin molded to a substrate. The skin includes a tear line formed by a diagonal cut portion. In the vicinity of a lateral tear line of the skin side tear line, a projecting portion is provided on a lower mold to form a groove portion of the substrate along the diagonal cut portion so as to intercept a flow of a resin from the cutting direction of the diagonal cut portion. Therefore, as the resin flows in a reverse direction to the cutting direction of the diagonal cut portion at an opening portion thereof, a flow of the resin into a PP foam layer of a three-layer skin through the opening portion of the diagonal cut portion can be suppressed. This prevents the PP foam layer from being melted and damaged.

Abstract: An air bag, formed by sewing two basic fabrics at a sewing portion, is accommodated within a module case in a state in which the air bag has been fixed to a holder of an inflater at rear-side base portions and folded up into a bellows-like shape at a front-side foldable portions. The base portion of the left basic fabric, which is remote from a center pillar and a front door of a vehicle, has a section between two points b and c, which defines a surplus section. When the foldable portions of the air bag are expanded, the foldable portions can be moved toward an inner surface of a side of the vehicle body by the surplus section b and c and hence, the air bag can be deployed obliquely forwardly to reliably penetrate into a space between the center pillar, as well as the front door, and an occupant.

Abstract: A gas bag restraint system for an occupant of a vehicle comprises a tube-shaped gas bag with a longitudinal axis, which endeavours to extend in a straight line in an inflated state of the gas bag and which has an outer wall. The system further comprises at least one tensioning means arranged on the outer wall, by which tensioning means the gas bag is fastened to the vehicle. The tensioning means is designed with a large area and is arranged at such points of the outer wall and on the vehicle that the longitudinal axis of the tube-shaped gas bag extends in a curved shape in its inflated state. The tensioning means is tensioned by the curved gas bag and forms an additional restraining surface.

Abstract: A transversely extending metal core member (A) is fixed to a steering shaft (5), and a downwardly extending metal core member (B) formed with a wakened part (7) has a padding part (P) mounted thereon at a lower position than the weakened part (7).

Abstract: Connecting pins are provided at connecting portions on the airbag device side in such a manner as to project therefrom, whereas connecting levers adapted to rotate in directions normal to an axial direction of the connecting pins are disposed on the main body side. The hook portions of the connecting levers interfere with a guide surfaces of the connecting pins which are forced in along the axial direction thereof to thereby be disposed at waiting positions where the hook portions can rotate in the lock releasing direction.

Abstract: An airbag device for a passenger's seat comprises an airbag, cylinder type inflator, a casing, and a retainer. The airbag is provided with an opening for inflowing an expansion gas therethrough and is capable of being folded. The inflator is capable of producing and supplying the expansion gas to the opening of the airbag. The casing may receive the folded airbag and the inflator therein. The retainer is adapted to engage a peripheral edge of the opening of the airbag and is mounted to the casing with the peripheral edge of the airbag being disposed and compressed between the retainer and the casing. The retainer includes presser portions, which abut the inflator when mounted to the casing. The casing includes supports, which abut the inflator. The inflator is disposed between the presser portions of the retainer and the supports of the casing, thereby securing the inflator within the casing.

Abstract: A stick with shock-absorber including: an elongated member associated with a movable member with the interposition of a shock-absorbing member; a means for activating and deactivating the shock-absorbing member and adapted to determine a first shock-absorbing condition and a second condition in which shock-absorbing is disabled. The movable member includes a grip body which is adapted to be gripped by a user, and the shock-absorbing member and the activation and deactivation means are arranged substantially at the grip body.

Abstract: A method for promoting sales of a plurality of national and/or store brand products carried in a plurality of departments of a store. Information about the store brand products is collected, assembled, and referenced in first, second, and third publications, designated for respective weekly, monthly, and quarterly publication, which publications are visually identifiably associated with each other. Coupons are appended to the publications for enabling customers to purchase the respective products at a discount. The publications are displayed, proximate to the respective products being promoted in the publications, for appropriation by customers.

Abstract: A book holder comprising a book receiving base, a pair of left and right page presser mounting portions arranged at left and right side peripheral portions of the book receiving base, each page presser mounting portion having a support member insertion hole extending in the vertical direction formed therein, a bottom stopper for supporting a bottom of a book, a pair of left and right page pressers mounted on the book receiving base in a substantially left-and-right symmetry, each page presser comprising a support member which is inserted into the support member insertion hole slidably and rotatably and a page pressing member which presses an opened page of the book, and fixing means for fixing the support members of the left and right page pressers at arbitrary positions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a magazine booklet being used primarily as an advertising and promotional vehicle at the same time contains information such as news, TV, and movie guides, sports, entertainment and the like. Said magazine booklet comprises an elongated body having a plurality of attached pages wherein each page is divided into three parts, the middle portion thereof being allotted for said information while the opposing top and bottom portions are allotted for advertisements, promotions and the like.

Abstract: An expanded content label (ECL) having multiple layers and a heat-activated adhesive. The ECL is intended for use in an in-mold labeling process. A method for applying the ECL includes placing the ECL in a mold, molding an article within the mold thereby activating the adhesive, and removing the article with the label adhered thereto from the mold.

Abstract: A label (1), intended to be applied especially to a package for a cosmetic product, is formed of a substrate (2) one side (6) of which is printed, and a film (8) of nonwoven material placed on the printed side (6) of the substrate. The film (8) is transparent so that the printing on the substrate (2) can be seen through the film (8).

Abstract: A pipework connection system mainly for connecting an underground fuel storage tank in a fuel station to fuel dispensing pumps on the forecourt of the fuel station is disclosed. The system has a housing which is secured to a flange around a neck of the tank. The housing has a base and side walls. The base has apertures therethrough which communicate with the interior of the tank through the neck, and the side walls also have apertures therethrough. The system further includes connectors, each of which has (a) a first region which is sealingly secured to the base around one of the apertures in the base, and (b) a second region which is sealingly engaged with an inner surface of one of the side walls around one of the apertures in that side wall. Each connector has a spigot which extends through said one of said apertures for connection with a respective one of the pipes.

Abstract: A pipe coupler is provided that is a non-metallic, cylindrical sleeve for connecting pipes that transport corrosive or abrasive fluids. The sleeve has grooves that are formed on the external surface of the fore and aft ends of the sleeve for receiving connector rings with internal grooves. Also, gaskets are used to seal the inner wall of the sleeve to the pipes. The gaskets may have a ribbed inner surface. The sleeve and connector rings receive the ends of two pipes to be connected. A tool is used to push the connector rings inward and onto the ends of the sleeve to cause grooves on the connector rings to engage the grooves on the ends of the sleeve. The gaskets in the connector rings compress against the external wall of each pipe to provide a seal against leaking.

Abstract: Aeolian energy generator for cars is of the kind constituted by rotative nucleus joined to radial blade or vanes, such as propellers, inserted among air currents with the object to make the nucleus of a transformer of mechanic power into electric power rotate. The generator comprises a wide pipe of low height, longitudinally positioned between the wheels of both sides of a car, and under its body, the pipe is completely open at two ends and a wide traversal opening in its superior face; and a rotative axis, which is coplanar to the superior face outstanding in one of the sides of it. All the rotative bodies are attached to its axis, outstanding half of them from the superior face with half the blades. The mentioned end of axis protrudes laterally from the pipe is mechanically attached to the power transformer.

Abstract: A latch is mounted in an aperture in a door, panel or the like by first and second retaining members. The first retaining member limits rotational movement of the latch and the second retaining member limits axial movement of the latch.

Abstract: This invention refers to a road block which is mounted at the rear end of a road vehicle (1) and comprises a vertical warning panel (7) for protecting a site of road works, and a crash attenuator (4), the latter being tiltable about a transversal axis (6) from a horizontal operative position into a vertical rest position suited for transportation, whereas the warning panel (7) can be moved between guidance means (9) substantially in a translational motion from an upper operational position and to a lower rest position.

Abstract: A pick-up device 10 sucks the air through a suction port 13, which is provided at the lower end of a capillary 12 and thereby picks up a solder ball H with the lower end of the capillary 12. Then, the pick-up device 10 transports the solder ball H to an electrical terminal of an electronic component IC and mounts it on the terminal. An air blower 20 is provided below the route which the pick-up device 10 takes for the transportation. During the transportation of the solder ball H, the capillary 12 of the pick-up device 10 is exposed to the air which is blown upward from the air blower 20, so the extra solder balls which have stuck to the periphery of the capillary 12 are blown off from the capillary 12. Because the direction of the air being blown is vertically upward, the solder ball H stuck in the suction port 13 of the capillary 12 is pushed to the suction port 13 and is firmly retained there.

Abstract: In an automobile including front and rear seats Sf and Sr disposed at a longitudinal distance on a vehicle body floor F, rearward-extending support arms A are provided at lower portions of sides of the front seat Sf. The rear seat Sr includes a seat portion 3 which is connected at its front end to tip portions of the support arms A and pivotally turnable between a predetermined tilted-down position 3H and a standing position 3S, and a seat back 4 which is connected at its lower end to a front end of a rear floor section Fr and pivotally turnable between a predetermined standing position 4S and a tilted-down position 4H. A receiving surface Fm for supporting the seat portion 3 lying in the tilted-down position 3H is formed between the front floor section Ff and the rear floor section Fr higher in level than the front floor section Fr, and when the rear seat Sr is in service, the seat portion 3 is retained in the tilted-down position 3H, and the seat back 4 is retained in the standing position 4S.

Abstract: An apparatus that reduces the acceleration to which the body is subjected after the incidence of the collision to less than 4 g, since it has been found that whiplash injuries occur in collisions exceeding 5 g. In one embodiment, a device and a method intended to counteract the occurrence of whiplash injury to a person sitting in a seat, which could occur through a rapid change in velocity, such as in a collision essentially from the rear. The arrangement contains means whereby the seat will move in a controlled manner against the direction of movement during a change in velocity, and that the seat is provided with guide means, which are designed to give the seat and the person sitting in it a controlled inclined an essentially simultaneous backward movement, in which the head of the occupant sitting on the seat is accelerating under a longer distance compared with the occupants hip close to the seat, and that the seat is arranged so that it will remain in its rearward position after the change in velocity.

Abstract: A wiper pivot for a wiper apparatus of motor vehicles, which is provided with a pivot holder 3 having a shaft-holding portion 3b to rotatably support a pivot shaft 2, and a body-fixing portion 3d to be fixed to the vehicle body and formed in one body of resin together with the shaft-holding portion 3b through a connecting portion 3c, and the connecting portion 3c is further provided with a thin-walled destructible portion 4 to be destroyed at the time when impulsive force exceeding the predetermined value is applied on the pivot shaft 2.

Abstract: A novel composite plate is used to form a wall or a door of a vehicle, such as a trailer or van. Each composite plate used in the trailer is formed from a pair of metal skins, such as aluminum or steel, having a foamed thermal plastic core member sandwiched therebetween. The skins are bonded to the core member by a known flexible adhesive. The foamed thermal plastic core member is resilient and may be made from foamed high density or foamed low density thermal plastic. The foaming of the core member in the present invention reduces the weight of the composite plate versus prior art solid plastic core composite plates and provides for an increased the peel strength of the composite plate versus prior art solid plastic core composite plates.

Abstract: A transverse-member module for a front or rear end of a motor vehicle has a box-shaped flexible member from which protrude two deformation units which are spaced apart and parallel to each other and are intended for connection to a respective longitudinal member of a body-supporting structure of the motor vehicle. The flexible member is formed by two vertical profiles arranged spaced apart and parallel one behind the other in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and by at least two horizontal profiles which extend between the vertical profiles and are arranged spaced apart and parallel one above another in the vertical direction of the vehicle, the horizontal profiles being of structurally identical design.

Abstract: The roof structure of a work vehicle cab is provided with a roof panel having a top surface exposed to the outside and a bottom surface facing the interior of the cab. A sound insulating foam liner is located under the roof panel and secured thereto by adhesives. The bottom surface of the foam liner is provided with ventilating channels. The ventilating channels have two sidewalls and a top wall extending between the sidewalls. A headliner is located below the foam liner and encloses the ventilating channels formed in the foam liner thereby forming ventilating ducts. A headliner mounting structure is also disclosed in which upstanding flanges around the perimeter of the headliner have slots that receive inward extending tabs on the frame to support the headliner.

Abstract: An open roof construction for a vehicle having a roof opening that can be closed by a movable closure element. A sliding sunscreen is positioned under the closure element, wherein the sunscreen at least partially is a material that exhibits variable light transmission. The light transmission can be varied automatically or manually.

Abstract: A motor vehicle (1) with a grab handle (6), for a passenger compartment (12). The grab handle (6) is secured to a support, such as a roof panel (14), via a pair of pivot points (16) so that the grab handle (6) may be rotated (3) to extend away from the surrounding surface (10) to an extended position (31) or retracted toward the surrounding surface (10) to a retracted position (11). A proximity sensor (24) senses the presence of a hand when sufficiently near the grab handle (6), and an actuator, responsive to the proximity sensor, is arranged to extend (3) automatically the grab handle (6) when the proximity sensor (24) senses the presence of a hand near the grab handle (6). The actuator may also automatically retract the grab handle (6) when the proximity sensor (24) does not sense the presence of a hand near the grab handle (6) for a predetermined period of time.