Abstract: A speed change gear includes: a housing that has internal gears having different inside diameters; and a plurality of change gear units that are respectively in mesh with the plurality of internal gears and that change the speed of rotation from an input shaft to an output shaft. Each of the change gear units includes a rotating member that has one of a pin protruding in a direction along an input/output axis and an insertion hole; an eccentric member that centers on an eccentric axis that is eccentric with respect to the input/output axis; and an oscillating member that oscillatingly rotates as the eccentric member rotates about the input/output axis.

Abstract: A motor vehicle steering apparatus is provided with: a steering-angle feedforward-control-value setting unit arranged to set a steering angle value that corresponds to a steering state; a vehicle-behavior-stabilization controlling unit including a steering-angle feedback-control-value setting unit arranged to set a steering-angle correction value that corresponds to vehicle behavior; and a feedback-gain changing unit arranged to decrease a gain of the steering-angle feedback-control-value setting unit to a value less than at a normal time, when the steering-angle correction value is equal to or less than a predetermined value, during vehicle-behavior stabilizing control by the vehicle-behavior-stabilization controlling unit.

Abstract: A cam mechanism is provided with a forward rotation plate and a reverse rotation plate. The respective plates are urged by the respective coil springs in the directions opposite to each other. When the number of rotations of the front wheels becomes great relative to the number of rotations of the rear wheels, the forward rotation plate rotates. Thus, a main cam which is urged by the respective coil springs toward the neutral position rotates together with the forward rotation plate when the forward rotation plate rotates. When the number of rotations of the rear wheels becomes great relative to the number of rotations of the front wheels, the reverse rotation plate rotates. Thus, the main cam which is urged by the respective coil springs toward the neutral position rotates together with the reverse rotation plate when the reverse rotation plate rotates.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a hybrid differential gear device achieving the small and light devices as a whole and easy assembling of a differential case. A hybrid differential gear device has a first differential gear mechanism 2 and a second differential gear mechanism 3. The first differential gear mechanism 2 has a plurality of planetary gears 5 as an input element, a sun gear 6 engaging with the plural planetary gears 5 as a first output element, and an internal gear engaging with the plural planetary gears 5 as a second output element. The second differential gear mechanism 3 has side gears 14R, 14L connected respectively to a right and a left front tire wheel, pinion gears 12, 13 engaging with the side gears 14R, 14L, and a pinion gear shaft 15 supporting rotatably the pinion gears 12, 13. The pinion gear shaft 15 is supported non-rotatably and movably to a direction of a rotational axis of a differential case 4.

Abstract: A brake disk mounting surface is ground by bringing it into contact with an annular grinding wheel, while an inner ring having the brake disk mounting surface is rotated around its center axis, in a state where a part of the annular grinding wheel overlaps with a recess over an entire region of the annular grinding wheel in a radial direction, and in a state where a grinding surface of the annular grinding wheel is inclined with respect to the brake disk mounting surface so that a distance between the brake disk mounting surface and the annular grinding wheel grows larger in a direction toward an outer edge of the brake disk mounting surface.

Abstract: A fluid supply valve attachment device that has a tank, a fixing member in which a recessed fitting section is formed, a fluid supply valve that is inserted in and fixed to the recessed fitting section, a first seal member which seals a space between the tank and the fixing member, and a second seal member which seals a space between the fixing member and the fluid supply valve. The maximum inside diameter of the recessed fitting section is defined as D, a distance between a cross-sectional center of the first seal member and a cross-sectional center of the second seal member in a direction that a central axial line of the recessed fitting section extends in an attached state is defined as L1, and L1 is set within 2.5×D.

Abstract: A low speed region position estimating portion is designed to be suitable for when the motor is operating in a low speed region, and estimates a low speed estimated rotational position ?^L. A high speed region position estimating portion is designed to be suitable for when the motor is operating in a high speed region, and estimates a high speed estimated rotational position ?^H. A dividing portion obtains a divided estimated rotational position ?^M by internally dividing the low speed estimated rotational position ?^L and the high speed estimated rotational position ?^H. A rotation speed calculating portion obtains a rotation speed ? of a rotor based on an output signal from a steering sensor. The rotational position of the rotor is then obtained by selecting one of i) the low speed estimated rotational position ?^L, the high speed estimated rotational position ?^H, or the divided estimated rotational position ?^M, based on that rotation speed ?.

Abstract: A spline telescopic shaft includes an inner shaft and a tubular outer shaft fitted slidably in an axial direction, outer splines provided on an outer periphery of the inner shaft, inner splines provided on an inner periphery of the outer shaft, a resin coating provided on at least one of the outer splines and the inner splines, and a lubricant retaining groove formed on the resin coating by using any of a laser, water jet, and compressed air, and extending in a direction crossing the axial direction.

Abstract: An angular velocity estimate (?e) used in motor control of an electric power steering is obtained as follows. In a first state period during which the motor substantially stops its rotation, a resistance calculation unit calculates a motor resistance value (Rc) on the basis of a detected value (Vm) of motor voltage and a detected value (Im) of motor current. An average calculation unit obtains an average value (Rav) of the calculated resistance values (Rc) in a retained period. A current-resistance characteristic that associates motor current with motor resistance is held in a characteristic holding unit, and a characteristic updating unit updates the current-resistance characteristic on the basis of the average value (Rav). An estimate calculation unit calculates the angular velocity estimate (?e) on the basis of the detected value (Vm) of motor voltage, the detected value (Im) of motor current and a motor resistance value (Rm) obtained from the current-resistance characteristic.

Abstract: A safety valve includes a cylinder having an open end and a plug for closing the open end with a hermetic seal. The interior of the cylinder communicates with a high-pressure gas passage. The cylinder is deformed as a function of gas pressure in the high-pressure gas passage to widen the open end. This allows gas in the high-pressure gas passage to escape and thus prevents the gas pressure from increasing beyond an acceptable level.

Abstract: A cage is formed of a plurality of spacers that are arranged along a circumference of a same circle. Each spacer includes: first, second and third cage bars extending in substantially an axial direction of the circle and located at intervals from each other; a first coupling portion that couples an end portions of the first and second cage bars at one of the axial direction; and a second coupling portion that couples the other end portions of the second and third cage bars at the other one of the axial direction. The first cage bar, the second cage bar and the first coupling portion define a first pocket that is open at the other one of the axial direction side, and the second cage bar, the third cage bar and the second coupling portion define a second pocket that is open at the one of the axial direction side.

Abstract: In a case where a computing period of a torque ripple compensation section which computes current compensation values ?id and ?iq to be caused to flow into a motor in order to prevent occurrence of a torque ripple in the motor differs from a control period of a current control section which controls a feedback to the motor in such a way that current command values i*d and i*q additionally provided with the current compensation values ?id and ?iq flow into the motor, the microcomputer sets the current compensation values ?id and ?iq to zero when a rotor angular velocity ?re of the motor is equal to or greater than a first threshold value ?1.

Abstract: An oscillating gear device includes an axially fixed gear piece rotatable around a first axis and an axially oscillating gear piece that oscillates while being inclined with respect to the first axis. A plurality of pins held by one of the gear pieces engage with a plurality of tooth grooves of the other gear piece in engagement regions at a predetermined length in longitudinal directions of the pins. A formula rC0/rF0=ZC/ZF is satisfied, where rC0 is a distance between an arbitrary point on the central axis of the pin in a corresponding section corresponding to the engagement regions of the pin as viewed in the radial direction of the pin and the first axis, rF0 is a distance between the arbitrary point and the second axis, ZC is the number of pins of the one gear piece, and ZF is the number of tooth grooves of the other gear piece.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a cubic boron nitride grinding wheel especially suitable for a rough grinding. A CBN grinding particle included in a CBN grinding wheel has a single crystal CBN grinding particle having a tetrahedron construction and a multi crystal CBN grinding particle. The single crystal CBN grinding particle is blended with a ratio of equal to or more than 50% to a total summed volume of the single and multi CBN grinding particles.

Abstract: A camshaft device (10) includes a camshaft (11) onto which a cam (18) is fitted; a plurality of rolling bearings (12) that are fitted at intervals in an axial direction onto this camshaft (11); and a support frame (13) that is mounted on a cylinder head (15) of an engine, and that has a plurality of bearing holes (25) which are formed on the same axis and into which the rolling bearings (12) fitted, and that rotatably supports the camshaft (11) via the rolling bearings (12) that are fitted into the bearing holes (25). The support frame (13) is formed by connecting a plurality of split bodies (27), (28) together, and the plurality of split bodies (27), (28) includes a first split body (27) on which a plurality of first concave portions (29) that form half of the bearing holes (25) is integrally formed, and a second split body (28) on which a plurality of second concave portions (30) that form the other half of the bearing holes (25) is integrally formed.

Abstract: An electric pump unit includes an outer rotor, an inner rotor which meshes with the outer rotor in such a state that the inner rotor and the outer rotor are placed eccentrically to each other and which is driven by being supported by a rotation shaft of an electric motor, a pump housing which defines a cavity portion which accommodates therein the outer rotor and the inner rotor, inlet and outlet ports which are provided on inlet and outlet sides, respectively, so as to suck and discharge a fluid and which communicate with each other via the cavity portion, and a fluid circulating unit for circulating the fluid from the outlet side to the inlet side when a fluid pressure at the outlet side reaches or exceeds a predetermined pressure.

Abstract: There is provided a pretension loading method for a power transmission chain, in which a chain with an endless loop shape having a plurality of laminated link plates bendably connected to each other by pin members is wound around a plurality of rollers and the chain is endlessly rotated while a load is loaded on the chain so as to load pretension on the chain, the method including the steps of: (a) maintaining the chain in a substantial tension state without a slack by controlling tension of at least one of the plurality of rollers while endlessly rotating the chain; (b) measuring a length of the chain in the tension state; (c) stretching the chain to a target length by controlling a displacement of the at least one of the rollers; (d) maintaining the chain in a substantial tension state without a slack by controlling tension of the at least one of the rollers; and (e) measuring the length of the chain in the tension state.

Abstract: First shoulder portions are formed on the outer periphery of the shaft such that the first spline grooves are interposed between the first shoulder portions adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the shaft. Second shoulder portions are formed on the inner periphery of the outer tube such that the second spline grooves are interposed between the second shoulder portions adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction of the outer tube. Main passages of spline-purpose ball circulation passages are formed with the first and second shoulder portions. Clearance are formed respectively between the first and second shoulder portions and the spline-purpose balls in a rotational direction of the screw shaft and the spline-purpose outer tube. The spline-purpose balls disposed in the main passages bear a clockwise torque and a counterclockwise torque transmitted between the screw shaft and the spline-purpose outer tube.

Abstract: In a non-circular workpiece grinding machine, a proximity sensor is arranged to face a non-circular portion of a workpiece for sensing a maximum diameter portion of the non-circular portion to detect that the maximum diameter portion is rotating in a detection phase section when the work spindle is rotating in a low speed rotational phase region in which the work spindle is controlled by a numerical controller to rotate at a low speed. Abnormality judging means is provided for judging that an abnormal workpiece rotation is occurring when the maximum diameter portion of the non-circular portion is not detected by the proximity sensor in the state that the work spindle is rotating in the low speed rotational phase region.

Abstract: A worm wheel of a worm drive includes an annular synthetic resin member having tooth portions meshing with a worm shaft and a core having an outside diameter portion joined to an inside diameter portion of the synthetic resin member. The outside diameter portion of the core has first joining tooth portions that protrude outward in a radial direction and are joined to the inside diameter portion of the synthetic resin member. Each of the first joining tooth portions includes a widening portion whose width in a circumferential direction increases toward the outside in the radial direction.