Abstract: A split wedge body, which has a curved inner surface, is formed gradually thicker from a tip portion to a terminal end portion thereof, and is made to cover the outer peripheral surface of a CFRP cable to thereby enclose the outer peripheral surface of the CFRP cable over a prescribed length thereof. A gap extending in the longitudinal direction is assured between end faces that oppose each other when a plurality of the split wedge bodies are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the CFRP cable. The gap has an inclined portion that runs along a valley of the CFRP cable enclosed by the split wedge bodies.

Abstract: An end fixing structure of a composite wire rod includes a composite wire rod, a wedge body that is formed into a cylindrical shape with an enlarging diameter from a front end portion, wherein an inner wall surface is formed for engaging with the outer surface of the composite wire rod which is copied onto the inner wall surface, and a sleeve provided on an outer peripheral side of the wedge body and having a conical and hollow inner structure, and the wedge body consists of a plurality of divided wedge bodies, facing each other on their divided surfaces with a space therebetween, and the inner wall surface in the divided wedge body is made of microscopic irregularities, thereby shortening a processing time and maintaining a sufficient gripping power over long term.

Abstract: An end fixing structure of a composite wire rod includes a composite wire rod, a wedge body that is formed into a cylindrical shape with an enlarging diameter from a front end portion, wherein an inner wall surface is formed for engaging with the outer surface of the composite wire rod which is copied onto the inner wall surface, and a sleeve provided on an outer peripheral side of the wedge body and having a conical and hollow inner structure, and the wedge body consists of a plurality of divided wedge bodies, facing each other on their divided surfaces with a space therebetween, and the inner wall surface in the divided wedge body is made of microscopic irregularities, thereby shortening a processing time and maintaining a sufficient gripping power over long term.

Abstract: An end fixing structure of a composite wire rod includes a composite wire rod, a wedge body formed in a cylindrical shape, whose outside diameter expands from a tip portion subject to a tensile force toward a back end portion on a fixed side, to whose inner wall surface an outer surface of the composite wire rod is transferred, and in which the inner wall surface engaging with the outer surface of the composite wire rod is formed, and a sleeve provided on an outer circumferential side of the wedge body and having an internal structure of a conical hollow whose diameter expands toward the back end portion on the fixed side, wherein the wedge body is formed from a plurality of divided wedge bodies and the inner wall surface is formed from a fine irregularity.

Abstract: An end fixing structure of a composite wire rod includes a composite wire rod, a wedge body 30 formed in a cylindrical shape, whose outside diameter expands from a tip portion subject to a tensile force toward a back end portion on a fixed side, to whose inner wall surface 42 an outer surface of the composite wire rod is transferred, and in which the inner wall surface engaging with the outer surface of the composite wire rod is formed, and a sleeve provided on an outer circumferential side of the wedge body and having an internal structure of a conical hollow whose diameter expands toward the back end portion on the fixed side, wherein the wedge body is formed from a plurality of divided wedge bodies and the inner wall surface is formed from a fine irregularity.

Abstract: A data relay unit capable of relaying data communication between first and second networks interchanging different structures of data, a gateway (GW) and a method are provided. An identifier is assigned to transmission data and reception data exchanged in a GW unit. A data conversion section specifies a conversion process using reception data for generating transmission data for each transmission data piece identified by an identifier and uses a conversion table to store conversion processes. The data conversion section can generate intended transmission data based on an identifier of the transmission data to be transmitted by selecting and executing a necessary conversion process from the conversion table. Even when a method of generating transmission data is added or changed, it is only necessary to add or change a conversion process in the conversion table.

Abstract: A control circuit in a navigation device mounted in a vehicle detects a current position of the vehicle using a position detector when a target point is specified. The control circuit then determines whether information on a parking space corresponding to the specified target point is inputted or not. When the information is inputted, the control circuit stores the parking space indicated in the information as a parking space corresponding to the target point. The control circuit then calculates routes from the current position to the parking space and from the parking space to the target point to cause a display device to display the calculated routes.

Abstract: A vehicle navigation system includes a computer-based control unit with a display unit. A group of regions or spots on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets. A judgement is made as to whether a predetermined condition for each on-map target, having been set beforehand, is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions. The result of judgement is memorized. A user is informed directly or indirectly of the present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of the predetermined condition for each on-map target based on the judgement information.

Abstract: When in a guide route a vehicle has strayed from a route r1 before passing through an en-route stop W and has moved onto a route r2 selected to lead to a destination E after the en-route stop, if a distance L from a present position of the vehicle to the en-route stop W is below a predetermined value d, travel guidance to the destination E is continued. Conversely, if the distance L from the present position to the en-route stop W is above the predetermined value d, a guide route leading to the destination via the en-route stop W is reset, and the guide route is therefore not switched to the route r2.

Abstract: A vehicle navigation system includes a computer-based control unit with a display unit. A group of regions or spots on a given map are designated beforehand as on-map targets. A judgement is made as to whether a predetermined condition for each on-map target, having been set beforehand, is fulfilled or not based on vehicle traveling conditions. The result of judgement is memorized. A user is informed directly or indirectly of the present status as to fulfillment/nonfulfillment of the predetermined condition for each on-map target based on the judgement information.

Abstract: When in a guide route a vehicle has strayed from a route r1 of before passing through an en-route stop W and moved onto a route r2 leading to a destination E of after passing through the en-route stop, if a distance L from a present position of the vehicle to the en-route stop W is below a predetermined value d, travel guidance to the destination E without passing through the en-route stop W is carried out. Conversely, if the distance L from the present position to the en-route stop W is above the predetermined value d, a guide route leading to the destination via the en-route stop W is reset. By this means, the guide route can to the utmost be prevented from being switched to the route r2 of after passing through the en-route stop W, and even if it has been switched to the route r2 of after passing through the en-route stop, it is easy to go to the en-route stop W.