Abstract: The present invention is directed to a wear detection probe in which the deflection of a folded portion of an electric detection wire is suppressed so as to be able to cut the folded portion of the wire in a secure position. A truncated cone is formed at the edge part of a retention member, and a groove extending in a diametric direction is cut at the edge part. A supporting protrusion is formed by traversing the groove, and the electric detection wire is retained in a position in which the folded portion is securely mounted on the supporting protrusion which extends from both openings from which the electric wire extends. The wire is sandwiched by both side walls of the groove and the side walls operate as regulating walls so that when the folded portion of the electric wire begins to be exposed and contacts a brake drum, the folded portion will not be pulled out by a deflecting force in a sidewards direction.

Abstract: A cable connector combination wherein the cable has an electrically conductive core and an extra-thick insulating sheath. There is a terminal fitting which includes a wire barrel and an insulator barrel. The former grips the exposed length of bare wire core and the latter grips a reduced diameter portion of the sheath. The exposed length is formed by stripping the insulation completely from one end, and the reduced diameter portion of the sheath is formed by stripping part of the insulation from the cable, preferably at a point adjacent the exposed length. The reduced diameter is the same as the outer diameter of a normal sized cable and, therefore, will fit easily and readily into the standard insulator barrel. Thus, no special fittings are required, and the abrasion-resistant cables can be handled along with all of the others. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A wear detection probe for detection of wear of a braking member is mounted in or adjacent to the braking member. The wear detection probe includes a holder having a detection wire in a wiring path. The detection wire has a folded portion, and two portions extending from the folded portion in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the brake rotor. An apex of the folded portion of the detection wire is nearer than the straight portions to the wear surface of the holder, so that after a predetermined amount of wear, the folded portion is broken without breaking the straight portions. The probe is compact, and the wire remains securely in position during use.

Abstract: A method of packet transfer is provided to resolve the problem of fraudulent access to user LANs through falsified source address so that only those pre-registered terminals are permitted to transfer packets with specific data networks. Each user LAN is assigned an identifier to identify respective user LAN beforehand. Packet network stores terminal information including terminal addresses, identifiers assigned to one and more user LANs that are permitted to communicate with each packet terminal and information necessary for terminal authentication beforehand. When the packet terminal starts a communication through a base station, the packet network authenticates the packet terminal, and if it is an unauthorized terminal, the packet network informs a denial for communication to the packet terminal.

Abstract: The invention provides an abrasion detecting probe for a brake pad which does not require insert-moulding and in which production costs are low. A probe 20 is housed in base components 35 and 36, which are snap-fitted together. In this manner, the terminal 22 can be attached within the base member 21 in a precise predetermined position by the simple operation of joining the base components 35 and 36 together. Therefore, as opposed to a conventional probe, insert-moulding is not required and the probe can be manufactured simply and cheaply. A sleeve 50 may provide an audible brake wear warning.

Abstract: A wear detection probe for a braking element includes a holder with opposed front and rear ends. A portion of the holder near the front end is configured to retain a detection wire. Thus, after sufficient wear of the brake and the holder, the detection wire will be broken to produce a signal indicative of brake wear. The holder includes two arrangement grooves extending from the abradeable portion of the detection wire to the rear end of the holder. The wear detection probe further includes a rib. The extreme rear end of the rib may include a slot, and a heat shrinkable tube may surround the wires and engage partly in the slot.

Abstract: To prevent a detecting electric wire (20) of a brake pad from moving, a stopper member (12) is provided in a holder (10). Two wires (22) extending a wire holder, are made to intersect close to the posterior of a stopper (12), and are maintained in this intersecting state by a cable tie (13). The stopper member (12) engages the intersecting portion (23) of the wire (20) in a posterior direction, thereby preventing the wire (20) from moving in an anterior direction even under a strong pulling force from the rotor R.

Abstract: A method of producing products wherein semi-finished products are supported between a pair of elongate, parallel carriers. Each semi-finished product is shaped by pressing the product into a finished form. Also, each semi-finished product is connected to at least one of the carriers by a deformable element. Deformation of the deformable element allows the semi-finished product to approach or move away from that carrier. Thus, when the semi-finished product is shaped by pressing, deformation of the deformable element allows the semi-finished product to move relative to that carrier so that unwanted tensions are relieved. Accordingly, the semi-finished product does not twist undesirably.

Abstract: A female terminal fitting 20 is provide to prevent solder portions from shaking in a connector for a printed circuit board. The female terminal fitting 20 includes a connection portion 21, a board connection piece 22 continuously connected with the rear end of the connection portion 21 and a solder portion 22A formed at the end of the board connection piece 22. A pair of elastic holding portions 23 extend from opposite sides of the rear end of the connection portion 21. When the terminal fitting 20 is mounted into a terminal cavity 11, the elastic holding portions 23 are brought into contact with the inner walls of the terminal cavity 11 by their elastic force. As a result, displacement of the terminal fitting 20 and shaking of the solder portion 22B can be prevented.

Abstract: A wear detection probe is provided for a braking element with a holder to prevent the displacement of a detection wire. The holder 11 is formed with an arrangement path assembly 14 including two through paths 15F, 15R arranged one before the other, a communication path 16 and two exposed paths 17L, 17R arranged side by side. A wear detection probe 10 is assembled by fitting a detection wire 18 into the arrangement path assembly 14. The arrangement path assembly 14 has bent paths, and the detection wire 18 is caught at the bent portions of the arrangement path assembly 14 even if a pulling force acts thereon. Thus, there is no likelihood that the detection wire 18 is displaced.

Abstract: A mount construction of a wear detection probe for a brake pad is provided which is capable of absorbing an image caused by a contact of the wear detection probe with a rotor. Coil springs 42 are mounted on bolts 41 used to mount a bracket 30 on a support base 12, and the bracket 30 is held in close contact with the support base 12 by biasing forces thereof. When the probe 20 is brought into contact with a rotor upon the application of braking, the coil springs 42 are compressively deformed, thereby absorbing an impact caused by a contact of the rotor 10 and the probe 20. The mount construction of the probe 20 has an enhanced reliability by absorbing the impact on the probe 20.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide having the following amino acid sequence:Ala-Xaa1-Leu-Xaa2-Phe-Xaa3-Xaa4-Xaa5-(Xaa6)n(wherein Xaa1 and Xaa4 each independently represents an amino acid residue which may have an alkyl or heteroalkyl side chain which may be substituted by a hydroxy, amino or guanidyl group;Xaa2 and Xaa6 each independently represents an amino acid residue which may have an alkyl or heteroalkyl side chain which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group;Xaa3 and Xaa5 each independently represents an amino acid residue which may have a hydrophobic side chain; andn stands for 1 or 0), or derivatives thereof; and a modification thereof.The peptide or derivatives thereof according to the present invention is useful as a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases, rejection reaction attendant on the organ transplantation, inflammation or the like.

Abstract: A connector assembly for attachment to a substrate wherein an engagement element is on one of the housing and the terminal and a stabilizer, complementary thereto, is on the other, thereby restraining the terminal from movement in any direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. Alternatively, a restriction piece is attached to--or part of--the housing so that it retains the attachment end of the terminal within the housing until it is ready to be attached to the substrate. In this way, the opportunities for damage or distortion of the terminal are minimized.

Abstract: A bulb socket which can receive both a round base bulb and a wedge base bulb. A bulb-receiving portion (23) is provided in its interior with a pair of bulb insertion grooves (26) which are symmetrically spaced at an angle of 180.degree.. The groove (26) has a guide portion (27) extending axially from an open edge to an inner part and an engaging portion (28) turning circumferentially at an inner end of the guide portion (27). A pair of projections on the base of the round base bulb are inserted into and secured to the bulb insertion grooves (26), respectively. Opposite side edges of a base of the wedge base bulb are inserted into and secured to the guide portions (27), respectively.

Abstract: A wear detector in a brake pad is disclosed including a projection on the face of the detector extending substantially perpendicular thereto. A U-shaped signal wire is bent around the projection and spaced apart therefrom so that, when the wire is rendered discontinuous by abrasion of the brake pad, the detector body is not damaged and a signal is activated, thereby indicating that a replacement of the brake pad is required.

Abstract: An SR (Selective Repeat) ARQ system with limited buffer memory is realized by modifying a part of a user data area. A transmitter side modifies a part of a user data area in a data frame so that it differs at least one bit from corresponding part of a frame with the same frame number as that of a current frame in a preceding modulo turn, and a receiver side compares said part of a user data area with corresponding part of a frame with the same frame number as that of a current frame in a preceding modulo turn. When they coincide, the receiver side disregards the received frame as it is re-transmitted frame which is already received correctly, and when they do not coincide, the receiver side takes the received frame. Preferably, said part of a user data area is the last word area in a user data area in a frame structure.

Abstract: A cable connector combination wherein the cable has an electrically conductive core and an extra-thick insulating sheath. There is a terminal fitting which includes a wire barrel and an insulator barrel. The former grips the exposed length of bare wire core and the latter grips a reduced diameter portion of the sheath. The exposed length is formed by stripping the insulation completely from one end, and the reduced diameter portion of the sheath is formed by stripping part of the insulation from the cable, preferably at a point adjacent the exposed length. The reduced diameter is the same as the outer diameter of a normal sized cable and, therefore, bill fit easily and readily into the standard insulator barrel. Thus, no special fittings are required, and the abrasion-resistant cables can be handled along with all of the others. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A brake pad wear probe contains a plurality of terminals turned or bent into a U-shape with their tip positions offset from each other. The terminals are cut in stages according to the wear development degree of the brake pad. The terminals define energization routes to electro-magnetic coils at relays, and the broken line state of the terminal can be detected at the respective relay by detection of a break in its corresponding energization route. As a result, electro-magnetic switches work in response to the wear development degree, turning on predetermined indicator lamps of a display to inform a driver of the brake wear condition.

Abstract: A bulb socket has a socket main body and a pair of bulb clamping pieces for holding a base of a bulb. The bulb clamping pieces have projection pieces formed by cutting out and raised up so that not only the base of the bulb is clamped by the bulb clamping pieces by resiliency, but also the edges of the clamping pieces bite into and catch leads raised and bent along the base. Alternatively, a first holding portion and a second holding portion are provided in each of clamping pieces to hold a base of the bulb by way of two-point support by the first and second holding portion of each of the clamping pieces. As a result, the bulb holding force is so increased as to reliably prevent the bulb from being detached from the bulb socket even if the bulb is located at a position susceptible to impact.

Abstract: In Trellis coded modulation system in which an input digital signal in parallel form is encoded by a convolutional encoder which adds an additional bit to the input digital signal for error correction purpose, and a mapping circuit designated amplitude and phase for each symbol for QAM signal, the number of parallel bits at output of said convolutional encoder is the same as the number of parallel bits of an input digital signal. An input digital signal is first rate converted so that m+n bits in every T period is converted to m bits in every T' period, where T'=(m/(m+n)).T. The convolutional encoder adds n number of bits so that the total number of parallel bits is m+n, which is applied to the mapping circuit. In a receive side, a received signal having m+n bits in every T' period is decoded through an error correction decoder which provides m bits in every T' period, then, the decoded signal is rate converted to m+n bits in every T period.