Abstract: In a workpiece grinding method, a grinding allowance of a predetermined width (T) at at least an end surface portion 21 of a workpiece W is removed with a grinding wheel 10 (or 32) by rotating the workpiece W having a cylindrical portion 20 and the end surface portion 21 perpendicular thereto, by rotating the grinding wheel 10 (or 32) supported rotatably about an axis extending in parallel with the axis of the workpiece 10 (or 32), and by moving the grinding wheel 10 (or 32) relatively to the workpiece W.

Abstract: A shaft has a shank with a splined portion and a large diameter portion formed in an outer peripheral surface of the shank, the large diameter portion having a diameter that is larger than a diameter of an external periphery of the splined portion. A tapered portion is provided at a side surface of the large diameter portion on the splined portion side. This tapered portion stops a fitting member that is fitted onto the splined portion. In addition, a cut back portion formed at an end portion of the splined portion at the large diameter portion side and the tapered portion are interposed by and continuously connected by a first curved portion, a flat portion and a second curved portion.

Abstract: An abrasive grain 1 includes a crystal defect CD in its crystal structure CS. The crystal defect CD is formed by a laser irradiation.

Abstract: A power transmission shaft which can be evaluated on torsional fatigue strength based on a management indicator different from compressive residual stress in an outer surface. In a power transmission shaft having outer circumferential serrations 1a, 1b, torsional fatigue strength is evaluated by using compressive residual stress at a depth of 30 ?m (and 50 ?m) from an outer surface of a rising portion of each concave of the outer circumferential serrations 1a, 1b as a management indicator. A high torsional fatigue strength can be secured by having a compressive residual stress of 1150 MPa or more at a depth of 30 ?m (and 50 ?m) from the outer surface.

Abstract: A first drive voltage generating section corresponds to a first motor, and a second drive voltage generating section corresponds to a second motor. Each of the first drive voltage generating section and the second drive voltage generating section includes switching elements, an A/D converter, and an MPU. Each A/D converter samples an analog signal representing a load state of the corresponding motor. A clock circuit synchronizes the control periods of the drive voltage generating sections. Each MPU commands the corresponding A/D converter to sample the analog signal at timing where no switching is performed by any of the switching elements in the drive voltage generating sections. Therefore, the analog signals representing the load states of the motors are preferably sampled without being influenced by noise generated by switching.

Abstract: A CPU computes a throttle opening degree increasing speed V?h and a steering wheel angular velocity V? based on a throttle opening degree ?h and a steering wheel angle ?. Based on the throttle increasing speed V?h and the steering wheel angular velocity V?, the CPU selects one of a first drive mode and a second drive mode. The CPU controls the power transmission ratio of a power transmitting device according to the selected drive mode. Therefore, the power transmission ratio of the power transmitting device is properly controlled in accordance with the degree of intention for acceleration of the driver, which is computed based on the throttle increasing speed V?h, and the turning speed of the steering wheel, which is computed based on the steering wheel angular velocity V?. Therefore, the drive mode is properly switched in accordance with the driving state of a four-wheel drive vehicle.

Abstract: A motor control device is provided with a neutral point shift section. The neutral point shift section shifts a neutral point (command neutral point) of phase voltage commands so that the values of the phase voltage commands after the shifting of the neutral point come within the amplitude of a triangular wave (triangular wave signal), and inputs the phase voltage commands with the neutral point having been shifted, to a control signal output section. Thus, the motor control device is enabled to heighten the output voltage without bringing about increase in manufacturing cost and substantial delay in calculation interval.

Abstract: A flow controlling apparatus to control flow rate of working fluid discharged from pump apparatus to a power steering apparatus including a electric variable throttle, a solenoid mechanism and a spool. The solenoid mechanism varies opening degree of the electric variable throttle based on a electric signal from electric controller. The spool slides in accordance with the differential pressure of the variable throttle due to increase of flow rate of working fluid discharged from pump apparatus so as to return excess working fluid to bypass passage connecting to a suction port of pump apparatus. The flow controlling apparatus further comprising means for increase flow rate of bypass flow to bypass passage when rotating speed of the pump apparatus exceed predetermined value.

Abstract: In order to detect accurately a seating of clamped body and a clamping force at a seating, the workpiece supporting device has plural seating mechanisms 40. Each of the seating mechanisms 40 includes a load sensing element 45 receiving a clamping force or a fixing force. The load sensing element 45 consists of a material having a characteristic that said load sensing element is not substantially deformed by an applied load, especially it consists of a composite material dispersing a material having a pressure resistance effect or a magnetic resistance effect in a matrix of an electric insulation ceramics material. An abnormal clamping or fixing of the clamped body and an abnormal overload are detected by detecting an output from plural load sensing elements 45 supporting the clamped body.

Abstract: In a grinding machine grinding a workpiece W by a grinding wheel G to supply coolant to one of a grinding point P or the workpiece W by way of a relative movement between the grinding wheel W rotatably supported on a wheel slide 11 and the workpiece W supported by a work support device 17, air layer 36 flowing on a circumferential surface Gc of said grinding wheel G by blowing hydraulic jet 35 transversally from one side to the other side of the grinding wheel G along the circumferential surface Gc at an upper stream position of a rotational direction of the grinding wheel G from the grinding point P. Mist of coolant blown by the hydraulic jet 35 through a recovering port 37, 43, 53 mounted on a wheel guard 20 covering a part of the grinding wheel G.

Abstract: A steering control apparatus for an automotive vehicle is provided with s steering control system 41 that comprises a detected steering angle calculating section for calculating a detected steering angle ?j based on a variation of a motor rotational angle detected by a motor rotational angle sensor 25. An electric motor 19 is connected to a steering wheel 33 through a reduction mechanism. As the motor rotational angle sensor 25 is provided on the the electric motor 19, resolution of the detected steering angle ?j calculated based on the variation of the motor rotational angle becomes higher than that in the prior art, and thereby it becomes possible that the steered wheels are steered under the stable positioning control. Further, as the motor rotational angle sensor 25 is originally provided on the electric motor 19, the size and cost of the apparatus is restrained from being large and high.

Abstract: An abnormality detection apparatus, which reduces erroneous detection of an open abnormality of a relay, includes a microcomputer that activates the relay and determines whether the output voltage of the relay is less than a threshold value. When the output voltage is less than the threshold value, the microcomputer repeats the activation of the relay and the determination. The detection unit detects the occurrence of an open abnormality when the repetition number exceeds two.

Abstract: A spiral cable device is provided with a cylindrical casing, an inner cylinder rotatable relative to the cylindrical casing, and a flexible flat cable connected to the inner cylinder at one end thereof and to the cylindrical casing at the other end thereof. The flexible flat cable has plural leads arranged in a single layer and is folded to form multiple layers of the leads, so that even where the flexible flat cable is to have many leads, the spiral cable device can be made short in the axial direction thereof.

Abstract: An improved steering control apparatus is provided, wherein a driver can easily operate a steering wheel while the automatic steering mode is active so as to steer the vehicle in coping with any situation. The steering control system 41 that is provided in the steering control apparatus can determine whether a driver operates a steering wheel 33 by checking whether the electric current command value I1 for the assist control is more than a predetermined threshold value K1 while the automatic steering mode is active. And, as the operation of the steering wheel 33 is given precedence to continuation of the automatic steering control in determining whether the steering control apparatus 11 is changed from the automatic steering mode to the manual steering mode, the driver can easily rotate the steering wheel 33 in a state where the electric motor 19 generates enough assist force.

Abstract: A transformer section transforms a primary voltage and outputs secondary voltage. A control section inputs a first signal indicating a state of electricity supply of a primary power source through an in-vehicle network. The transformer section outputs a second signal indicating a state of electricity supply of the transformer section. When the input of the first signal is disrupted, the control section limits the driving electricity supplied to the steering motor based on at least one of a value of the secondary voltage and the electricity supply state of the transformer section indicated by the second signal. Accordingly, driving electricity is stably supplied with the steering motor with a simple configuration even if the input of the first signal is disrupted due to a failure in the in-vehicle network.

Abstract: A method for setting a control parameter for an electric power steering device includes process of obtaining a speed ratio between a steering shaft and a motor based on a mechanical angle at the steering shaft obtained from a first steering angle and a second steering angle and a motor electric angle of the motor, and setting the speed ratio as a control parameter used for obtaining the absolute rotational position of the steering wheel from the first steering angle, the second steering angle, and the motor electric angle at the control means.

Abstract: A controller of a steer-by-wire steering apparatus determines whether voltage applied to a steering motor in accordance with a current command value has reached a predetermined voltage. Based on the result, the controller selects one of the value of an actual current through the steering motor and a current command value. Based on the selected current value, an axial force applied to a steering rod is estimated. Based on the estimated axial force, a counter torque motor is controlled. Therefore, An error or oscillation occurring in the estimated steering axial force is prevented, and the driver is suppressed from further turning the steering wheel when the voltage applied to the steering motor is saturated.

Abstract: In a solenoid valve 10, an annular oil groove 66 is formed at a portion corresponding to a spring chamber 56 on the external surface of a sleeve 19, a drain passage 68 is formed to make an upper part of the annular oil groove 66 communicate with the outside of an insertion bore 61, and a throttle hole 67 is provided at a lower part of the annular oil groove 66 for making the annular oil groove 66 communicate with the spring chamber 56. Since the annular oil groove 66 communicates with the outside of the insertion bore 61 at its upper part through the drain passage 68, it can be realized to store the operating oil to the height of the upper part of the annular oil groove 66, so that the operating oil can be reserved in the spring chamber 56 which communicates with the annular oil groove through the throttle hole 67. Further, the operating oil is supplied from a feedback port 48 next to the spring chamber 56 through a clearance between the spool valve 19 and a valve hole 18.

Abstract: In an electric power steering apparatus which comprises a motor (10) for generating steering assist force, it is judged whether or not the vehicle is in a state of straight forward motion. A mean reference steering angle is determined by dividing total of relative steering angles which are determined when the vehicle is judged to be in a state of straight forward motion by the frequency of judgments that the vehicle is in a state of straight forward motion. A steering angle is determined by subtracting a steering angle midpoint from a relative steering angle with taking the mean reference steering angle as the steering angle midpoint. The output of the motor (10) for generating steering assist force is corrected in accordance with an output correction value determined on the basis of the determined steering angle. This output correction value is altered so as to have a positive correlation with the frequency of judgments that the vehicle is in a state of straight forward motion.

Abstract: A variable reluctance-type resolver which does not deteriorate detecting accuracy, and which can fix the rotor to the rotate shaft cheaply is comprised of a stator 5 on which coils 6 are wound, a rotor provided with protrude poles 4a and an annular stopper 10 made of magnetic material. An outer diameter DS of the stopper 10 is selected to be smaller than a valley diameter DR of the rotor 4. Leakage of the magnetic flux from the stator to the stopper is prevented, and the stopper made of the magnetic material can fix the rotor in cheaper way.