Abstract: The invention provides an image reading apparatus structured such that two or more line image sensors are arranged in a main scanning direction, in which it is possible to securely restrict a position shift of an image reading area caused by a line image sensor, thereby performing an image reading operation at a high quality. In the image reading apparatus in which the line image sensors are arranged, a marker is formed as an image in an overlapping portion of the line image sensors, the marker is read by the line image sensors themselves so as to inspect a relative position between the line image sensors and the marker with reference to a magnitude of an output thereof corresponding to a judging standard, and the positions of the line image sensors are shifted on the basis of the result, thereby preventing a position shift in a sub scanning direction from being generated.

Abstract: Four photo-sensor blocks, for instance, are arrayed in series in a main scan direction within a sensor unit. In each photo-sensor block, 1280 photo sensors, for instance, are arrayed linearly. The adjacent photo-sensor blocks are placed so that they read image data in reverse directions with each other. The read-out image data are once stored in a buffer, and re-arrayed in the order corresponding to the main scan direction of the document before the data are read out from the buffer.

Abstract: A control system for a hybrid vehicle prevents a voltage across an electric energy storage device from dropping excessively when the electric energy storage device is discharged with a generator/motor operating as an electric motor, for thereby effectively utilizing electric energy stored in the electric energy storage device as much as possible to operate the generator/motor as the electric motor. The control system also prevents the voltage across the electric energy storage device from rising excessively when the electric energy storage device is charged with the generator/motor operating as an electric generator, for thereby charging the electric energy storage device with electric energy generated by the generator/motor as much as possible while protecting the electric energy storage device.

Abstract: In a continuously variable transmission, a speed change control device includes a vehicle speed sensor, a brake sensor, a release vehicle speed memory which, when the brake is operated, renews and stores the brake release vehicle speed, and a gradient sensor for detecting a running road gradient. When, in an engine brake running state, the present vehicle speed is higher than the brake release vehicle speed stored in the release vehicle speed memory, a speed change target value is obtained according to the difference between the present vehicle speed and the brake release vehicle speed and to the road gradient. And, when, in the same state, the present vehicle speed is lower than the brake release vehicle speed, the speed change target value is obtained according to the road gradient. The speed change control is carried out so as to obtain the speed change target value.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus for approximately obtaining an image signal which might have been obtained if scanned in a second direction using an image signal obtained by scanning in a first direction. The image apparatus includes a conveyer for conveying a document, a detector for detecting the inclination of the conveyed document, and a window generator for generating a window signal. Also included is an image reader for reading an image by scanning the document in a first direction at a width broader than the width of the document and reading the scanned image only when the window signal is present to produce an issuing image signal. Also included is a first corrector for adjusting the start timing of the window signal so that the window signal may be started when the scanning passes through the beginning end of the document by reference to the inclination angle of the document.

Abstract: A hydraulic oil pressure changeover mechanism for switching an input pressure to a solenoid valve between a high pressure and a low pressure. The changeover mechanism is made up of: a pressure reduction valve to be switched between an operating condition for outputting a low hydraulic oil pressure and a non-operating condition for outputting a high hydraulic oil pressure; a changeover valve to be switched between a low-pressure position for inputting an output pressure from the pressure reduction valve to the solenoid valve and a high-pressure position for inputting a hydraulic oil pressure to be supplied without passing through the pressure reduction valve to the solenoid valve; and a control valve to be switched between a first position for outputting a first signal pressure to switch the pressure reduction valve to the non-operating condition and a second position for outputting a second signal pressure which operates in a direction to switch the changeover valve to the low-pressure position.

Abstract: An automatic transmission shift controlling method for preventing both excessive delays in speed ratio shifts and multiple shifts in close succession in response to two different shift commands in a short time period.When a first shift command is issued, the input and output rotational speed ratio of a shift device associated with a first target speed range for selecting a power transmission path associated with the first target speed range and determined by the first shift command is detected, and the start of operation of the shift device associated with the first target speed range is detected by checking whether the input and output rotational speed ratio has started to vary or not. When a second gear-shift command is issued after the first shift command has been issued but before the start of operation of the shift device is detected, the second shift command is accepted.