Abstract: A vehicle control device for a vehicle provides a predetermined control based on the rotational characteristic, the vehicle including a rotation lock mechanism preventing rotation of a coupling portion of the rotating member coupled to the engine on the engine side of the rotating member in at least one direction, the vehicle control device comprising: a characteristic detecting portion detecting the rotational characteristic by applying a torque to the rotating member from the electric motor to measure a twist angle of the rotating member while the rotation of the coupling portion is prevented by the rotation lock mechanism; and a characteristic correspondence control portion setting a control value related to an engine rotation speed based on the rotational characteristic detected by the characteristic detecting portion to provide the predetermined control by using the control value.

Abstract: In a control device of a hybrid vehicle including an engine and an electric motor serving as drive power sources and a damper device disposed between the engine and the electric motor and having rotational characteristics related to an input torque, the control device comprises: a damper rotational characteristic detecting portion configured to measure a rotational characteristic value of the damper device by allowing the electric motor to input a torque to the damper device while rotation of a crankshaft of the engine is stopped; and an output torque correction control portion configured to control an output torque of the engine or the electric motor to suppress occurrence of vibration based on a difference between the rotational characteristic value of the damper device detected by the damper rotational characteristic detecting portion and a preset initial setting value of the rotational characteristic value of the damper device.

Abstract: In a control device of a hybrid vehicle including an engine and an electric motor serving as drive power sources and a damper device disposed between the engine and the electric motor and having rotational characteristics related to an input torque, the control device comprises: a damper rotational characteristic detecting portion configured to measure a rotational characteristic value of the damper device by allowing the electric motor to input a torque to the damper device while rotation of a crankshaft of the engine is stopped; and an output torque correction control portion configured to control an output torque of the engine or the electric motor to suppress occurrence of vibration based on a difference between the rotational characteristic value of the damper device detected by the damper rotational characteristic detecting portion and a preset initial setting value of the rotational characteristic value of the damper device.

Abstract: A vehicle control device for a vehicle provides a predetermined control based on the rotational characteristic, the vehicle including a rotation lock mechanism preventing rotation of a coupling portion of the rotating member coupled to the engine on the engine side of the rotating member in at least one direction, the vehicle control device comprising: a characteristic detecting portion detecting the rotational characteristic by applying a torque to the rotating member from the electric motor to measure a twist angle of the rotating member while the rotation of the coupling portion is prevented by the rotation lock mechanism; and a characteristic correspondence control portion setting a control value related to an engine rotation speed based on the rotational characteristic detected by the characteristic detecting portion to provide the predetermined control by using the control value.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle including: an internal combustion engine that generates a driving force; and a motor connected to the internal combustion engine via an elastic body to allow torque transmission, wherein the control apparatus performs a specific control that controls a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine by a generated torque of the motor, and the control apparatus performs a control so that, even when the strength of the generated torque accompanied with releasing elastic energy accumulated in the elastic body in the specific control is required to be changed, the strength is not changed when an absolute value of a torque change ratio which is the amount of change per unit time is larger than a predetermined change ratio threshold and an absolute value of the elastic energy is larger than a predetermined elastic energy threshold.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle including: an internal combustion engine that generates a driving force; and a motor connected to the internal combustion engine via an elastic body to allow torque transmission, wherein the control apparatus performs a specific control that controls a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine by a generated torque of the motor, and the control apparatus performs a control so that, even when the strength of the generated torque accompanied with releasing elastic energy accumulated in the elastic body in the specific control is required to be changed, the strength is not changed when an absolute value of a torque change ratio which is the amount of change per unit time is larger than a predetermined change ratio threshold and an absolute value of the elastic energy is larger than a predetermined elastic energy threshold.

Abstract: An earthmoving apparatus includes an earthmoving blade (9) extending in the width direction of an undercarriage, a lifting unit (10) configured to move the earthmoving blade (9) up and down, and a cover unit (12) covering the lifting unit (10), wherein the earthmoving blade (9) can be moved by the lifting unit between a grounded position in which the earthmoving blade is in contact with the ground surface and a retracted position in which the earthmoving blade is held highest off the ground surface, while keeping a nearly vertical orientation with respect to the ground surface, the cover unit (12) includes a sub cover (27) extending from a location above the lifting unit (10) toward the earthmoving blade (9) and a main cover (28) slidable on the upper surface of the sub cover (27), the main cover (28) is pivotally attached to the earthmoving blade (9) in such a manner that one end portion of the main cover is nearly in contact with the top surface of the earthmoving blade, and when the earthmoving blade (9) i

Abstract: A fitting structure includes: a power transmission member circumferentially provided with first and second spaced teeth and receiving power transmitted; and a fitting member surrounding the power transmission member and having a first recess and a second recess receiving the first tooth and the second tooth respectively, to fit to the power transmission member. There is a larger distance between an external surface of the first tooth and an internal surface of the first recess than that between an external surface of the second tooth and an internal surface of the second recess. An elastically deformable buffer member is provided between the external surface of the first tooth and the internal surface of the first recess.

Abstract: An earthmoving apparatus includes an earthmoving blade (9) extending in the width direction of an undercarriage, a lifting unit (10) configured to move the earthmoving blade (9) up and down, and a cover unit (12) covering the lifting unit (10), wherein the earthmoving blade (9) can be moved by the lifting unit between a grounded position in which the earthmoving blade is in contact with the ground surface and a retracted position in which the earthmoving blade is held highest off the ground surface, while keeping a nearly vertical orientation with respect to the ground surface, the cover unit (12) includes a sub cover (27) extending from a location above the lifting unit (10) toward the earthmoving blade (9) and a main cover (28) slidable on the upper surface of the sub cover (27), the main cover (28) is pivotally attached to the earthmoving blade (9) in such a manner that one end portion of the main cover is nearly in contact with the top surface of the earthmoving blade, and when the earthmoving blade (9) i

Abstract: A wheel type traveling body includes: a drive device provided on a frame for forming a chassis of the wheel type traveling body; pairs of left and right front and rear wheels which are provided on a front axle and a rear axle respectively, which are provided at the front and rear of the frame, respectively; a propeller shaft provided between the front and rear axles and transmitting the travel drive force of the drive device to the front and rear axles; and a bearing provided on the frame and rotatably supporting an intermediate part of the propeller shaft. The wheel type traveling body also includes a protection member provided so as to be separated from the bearing in the radial direction of the propeller shaft and so as to cover the outer periphery of the bearing from below.

Abstract: A fitting structure includes: a power transmission member (323) circumferentially provided with first and second spaced teeth (161 and 162) and receiving power transmitted; and a fitting member (600) surrounding the power transmission member (323) and having a first recess (163) and a second recess (164) receiving the first tooth (161) and the second tooth (162), respectively, to fit to the power transmission member (323). There is a larger distance between an external surface of the first tooth (161) and an internal surface of the first recess (163) than that between an external surface of the second tooth (162) and an internal surface of the second recess (164). An elastically deformable buffer member is provided between the external surface of the first tooth (161) and the internal surface of the first recess (163).

Abstract: In a gear transmission apparatus including a shared gear in which two rows of internal teeth are formed on an inner circumference of a common gear main body so as to be adjacent to each other in an axial direction, the internal teeth of each of the rows are meshed with an external gear to configure a transmission mechanism for each of the rows, the internal teeth of each of the rows are inclined with respect to the axial direction such that each of inner end portions thereof in the axial direction is further deviated to a normal rotation direction, which is a rotation direction in which a frequency in use of the shared gear is high, than each of outer end portions in the axial direction, oil drainage holes are provided between the internal teeth, and oil drainage grooves are provided on bottom lands of the internal teeth.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing aid that reduces ungelled products and flow marks generated on a sheet, and improves releasability of the sheet from the metallic surface of a roll, with the processing aid comprising: a copolymer (A) obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising 70 to 90% by weight of methyl methacrylate, 10 to 30% by weight of acrylate or methacrylate other than methyl methacryrate and a different type of monomer capable of being copolymerized with those monomers; and a copolymer (B) obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising at least 30% by weight of methyl methacrylate and a monomer having as constitutional units at least one type selected from methacrylates other than methyl methacrylate, acrylates, aromatic alkenyl compounds and other monomers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an impact strength modifier capable of imparting both excellent weathering resistance and impact resistance, and to a resin composition comprising the impact strength modifier and a thermoplastic resin, particularly a rigid vinyl chloride resin. Since this impact strength modifier comprises, as a principal component, an acrylic rubber graft copolymer which is obtained by graft polymerization of a polyalkyl (meth)acrylate (A) rubber containing a plurality of acrylic rubber components composed of a specific monomer as a principal component, and a vinyl monomer (B), it is made possible to improve the impact resistance, particularly impact resistance at low temperatures, of the resin and to satisfactorily maintain the weathering resistance by adding a small amount of the impact strength modifier to the resin. This impact strength modifier is particularly suited for incorporation into a rigid vinyl chloride resin.

Abstract: A resin composition comprises (A) a polycarbonate resin, (B) a saturated polyester resin and/or polyester-based elastomer, and (C) a copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing a given monomer in the presence of latex containing a butadiene-based rubber polymer. The graft copolymer is obtained under the following conditions (a) to (c): (a) the polymerization formulation is composed of 60 to 90% by weight of the butadiene-based rubber polymer and 10 to 40% by weight of the monomer, (b) the monomer formulation of the latex is composed of 50 to 100% by weight of butadiene and 0 to 50% by weight of vinyl-based monomers copolymerized with butadiene, and (c) the latex has a weight-average particle size from 100 to 200 nm, and the ratio dw/dn of the weight-average particle size to the number-average particle size is 1 or more and 3 or less. According to the present invention, a thermoplastic resin composition excellent in production stability and having excellent impact resistance and molded appearance is provided.

Abstract: A processing aid (B) for foam molding use which comprises a powdered copolymer composed of 50 to 80% by weight of methyl methacrylate, 20 to 50% by weight of an alkyl methacrylate having an alkyl group of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, and 0 to 20% by weight of other copolymerizable monomers, the copolymer having a reduced viscosity (&eegr;sp/c) of 4 to 8. Use of this processing aid permits vinyl chloride resins to be kneaded efficiently and imparts an increased melt strength thereto, so that fine and uniform foamed cells can be formed and, moreover, a high foaming ratio and an attractive molding appearance can be achieved.

Abstract: A lubricant for a thermoplastic resin such as poly(vinyl chloride) resin, comprising (co)polymer (A) whose weight-average molecular weight is in the range of 10,000 to 10,000,000, produced by polymerization of (meth)acrylate with a (cyclo)alkyl group having 6 to 24 of carbon atoms and (co)polymer (B) produced by polymerization of (meth)acrylate with an alkyl group having 1 to 4 of carbon atoms whose glass transition temperature is not lower than 15.degree. C.

Abstract: A doormat to be formed by accumulating a large number of monofilaments in a random loop form is manufactured in long size continuously to present a mottled pattern or a striped pattern by the combination of colored monofilaments of more than two colors.

Abstract: A method for particles agglomeration and enlargement of a diene type polymer rubber latex, which comprises subjecting a diene type polymer rubber latex produced by emulsion polymerization, to particles agglomeration and enlargement to obtain a particles-enlarged diene type polymer rubber latex (A), wherein the particles enlargement is allowed to take place by agglomeration based mainly on Brownian coagulation; a graft copolymer (B) of a particles-enlarged diene type polymer rubber latex (A) obtained by the above method; and a thermoplastic resin composition comprising said graft copolymer (B).

Abstract: A doormat is formed by accumulating a large number of monofilaments in a random loop form continuously to present a mottled pattern or a striped pattern by the combination of color monofilaments of two or more colors. This manufacturing device comprises a spinning pack having a rectangular shape for spinning a large number of monofilaments, a plurality of extruders disposed at symmetrical positions in the longitudinal direction of the spinning pack, and a collecting mechanism for collecting the monofilaments spun from the spinning pack. The spinning pack is provided with a resin flowpath unit and a multihole nozzle plate which are superposed, and the resin flowpath unit is connected to the extruders by means of communicating pipe lines disposed at symmetrical positions in the longitudinal direction.