Abstract: Electronic equipment includes a plurality of circuit boards in a housing, and a plurality of plate metals in the housing, with each of the plate metals being connected to one of the circuit boards as frame grounds. A cable interconnects the plurality of circuit boards, and a conductive member interconnects the plurality of plate members. The conductive member suppresses production of radiation noise from the cable by reducing a common mode electrical current flowing in the cable.

Abstract: A molding tool for insert-molding an insulator having a terminal section and an insulating section, the terminal section having a base portion and an upright portion projecting upward from the base portion, the molding tool having a fixed portion contacting against the base portion of the terminal section for support during molding, and a movable portion having a tip holding section for contacting against a tip of the upright portion of the terminal section and a side supporting projection section for contacting against a portion of a side of the upright portion of the terminal section for support during molding, wherein the movable portion is positioned during molding above the fixed portion to form a molding space therebetween along the base portion and extending upwardly toward the tip of the upright portion of the terminal section, but excluding the tip and the portion of the side of the upright portion that contacts against the movable portion, such that when insulation is injected into the molding space

Abstract: A traction control system for a vehicle determines a target value of engine output torque. The determined output torque is suitable for a specified target of quantitative slippage based on an effective output torque and quantitative slippage of the drive wheels. the engine is controlled so as to attain the target engine output torque, restraining an excess of driving force during an occurrence of excessive slippage of drive wheels.

Abstract: Disclosed are thermoplastic polyurethanes obtainable by reacting (a) a polyester-polyol that satisfies all the following requirements (1) to (4):(1) its ester group content (number of ester bonds/number of all carbon atoms) is from 0.08 to 0.17;(2) it has hydroxyl groups of from 2.01 to 2.08 per one molecule;(3) it has a number average molecular weight of from 1000 to 7000; and(4) it has a crystallization enthalpy (.DELTA.H) of 70 J/g or less,(b) an organic diisocyanate and (c) a chain extender at a ratio that satisfies the following numerical formula (i):1.00.ltoreq.b/(a+c).ltoreq.1.

Abstract: A laminate comprising a layer formed by melt molding a thermoplastic polyurethane and a fibrous base layer, a film or sheet melt molded from the thermoplastic polyurethane, and a thermoplastic polyurethane composition comprising the thermoplastic polyurethane and tin compound in an amount of 0.3 to 15 ppm (in terms of tin atom) based on the thermoplastic polyurethane; the thermoplastic polyurethane being a thermoplastic polyurethane obtained from a polymeric diol (a) having a number average molecular weight of 1,500 to 4,000, an organic diisocyanate (b) and a chain extender (c) and having an inherent viscosity of at least 0.9 dl/g and a retention of long-chain hard segments when heat melted of at least 80%, the polymeric diol (a) having a crystallization enthalpy (.DELTA.H) of not more than 70 J/g and having low molecular diol units comprising at least 30 mole % of 1,9-nonanediol units.

Abstract: Disclosed are thermoplastic polyurethanes obtainable by reacting (a) a polyester-polyol that satisfies all the following requirements (1) to (4):(1) its ester group content (number of ester bonds/number of all carbon atoms) is from 0.08 to 0.17;(2) it has hydroxyl groups of from 2.01 to 2.08 per one molecule;(3) it has a number average molecular height of from 1000 to 7000; and(4) it has a crystallization enthalpy (.DELTA.H) of 70 J/g or less,(b) an organic diisocyanate and (c) a chain extender at a ratio that satisfies the following numerical formula (i):1.00.ltoreq.b/(a+c).ltoreq.1.

Abstract: In a traction control system for a vehicle provided with an engine having a supercharger, the traction control is terminated when the actual supercharging pressure is converged on a target supercharging pressure which is set according to the operating condition of the engine while the traction control by feedback control of the supercharging pressure is being effected.

Abstract: A thermoplastic polyurethane composition comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane and a tin compound. The tin compound is contained in an amount of 0.3 to 15 ppm as converted into tin atom based on the thermoplastic polyurethane. The thermoplastic polyurethane composition has a retention ratio of long-chain hard segments when melt treated at 220.degree. C. for 60 minutes of at least 85%. The thermoplastic polyurethane composition also has a retention ratio of inherent viscosity when melt treated at 220.degree. C. for 6 minutes and then melt extruded and, thereafter, allowed to stand at 20.degree. C., 60% RH (relative humidity) for 24 hours of at least 85%. The thermoplastic polyurethane composition has excellent mold-ability and gives molded products being excellent in tensile strength and elongation, heat resistance, compression set, resistance to hydrolysis and like properties, and are hence useful as a raw material for various items.

Abstract: A traction control system for an automotive vehicle performs traction control by controlling an engine having an exhaust system with a catalytic converter and a brake system to reduce driving force delivered to driving wheels, so as to diminish excessive slippage of the driving wheels. The traction control system includes a controller for changing an engine control mode from an ordinary control mode to an exhaust temperature reduction mode when a temperature of the catalytic converter is higher than a predetermined temperature and changing a control parameter of engine control, so that the engine provides an increase in output torque in the exhaust temperature reduction mode.

Abstract: A polyurethane made of polyester diol units, organic diisocyanate units and units from a chain extender, wherein the polyester diol units contain dicarboxylic acid units and diol units, wherein at least 30 mole % of the dicarboxylic acid units are units derived from 3,8-dimethyldecanedioic acid, 3,7-dimethyldecanedioic acid or a mixture thereof, and wherein the polyester diol units have a number-average molecular weight in a range from 500 to 6000 is provided along with the polyester diol for preparing the polyurethane, polyurethane fibers prepared from the polyurethane, a molded article prepared from the polyurethane and processes for producing the polyurethane, polyester diol, dimethyldecanedioic acids and dimethyldecanedials used to prepare the dimethyldecanedioic acids; where the polyurethane and fibers produced therefrom are superior in various properties such as hydrolytic resistance, heat resistance, resistance to hot water, cold resistance, fungal resistance and mechanical performances e.g.

Abstract: In a traction control system for a vehicle provided with an engine having a supercharger, the traction control is terminated when the actual supercharging pressure is converged on a target supercharging pressure which is set according to the operating condition of the engine while the traction control by feedback control of the supercharging pressure is being effected.

Abstract: In a traction control system for a vehicle, the rate of slip of the driving wheels is calculated on the basis of the rotational speed of the driving wheels and the vehicle speed and the output power of the engine is controlled with a control gain so that the rate of slip of the driving wheels converges on a predetermined target value when the rate of slip of the driving wheels exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The control gain of the engine control for reducing the output power of the engine is set larger when the vehicle is making a turn than when the vehicle is running straight.

Abstract: A traction control system for a motor vehicle has an engine with a catalytic converter in an exhaust path. The traction control system has wheel speed sensors for detecting wheel speeds of respective wheels, a slip amount detection device for calculating slip amounts in driven wheels based on the wheel speeds, an engine output controller for decreasing engine output based on predetermined engine output decreasing patterns which correspond to the slip amounts, and an octane number detection device for detecting a difference in octane numbers of fuel between fuel designated in the engine and fuel actually supplied to the engine. The engine output decreasing pattern is changed so as to decrease unburned hydrocarbons in the exhaust gas flown into the catalytic converter when the octane number of the actually supplied fuel is more than a predetermined number smaller than that of the designated fuel.

Abstract: Provided is an elastic polyurethane fiber comprising a polyurethane obtained by copolymerizing a polymer diol (A), an organic diisocyanate (B) and a chain extender (C);said polymer diol (A) that constitutes the polyurethane being a polyester diol and/or polyesterpolycarbonate diol having an average molecular weight of 1,000 to 6,000, and satisfying the following condition (I); ##EQU1## wherein the total number of carbon atoms means the number of the carbon atoms contained in the polymer diol and excluding those contained in the ester bonds and carbonate bonds thereof;the diol units that constitute said polymer diol containing branched diols in an amount of at least 10 mol %;said polyurethane constituting said elastic fiber satisfying the following conditions (II) and (III)45%.ltoreq.long chain hard segment content.ltoreq.

Abstract: Novel polyamide copolymers having skeletons of a specific structure are disclosed. The polyamide copolymers have excellent resistance to hydrolysis, low temperature characteristics (low temperature softness), heat aging resistance and mechanical properties as compared to conventional polyamide copolymers. The polyamide copolymers also show excellent efficiencies in fabrication properties and transparency. In particular, the polyamide copolymers having a branched structure in the molecule thereof provide good results.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an elastic polyurethane obtained by copolymerization of a polymer diol of a polyesterpolycarbonate diol utilizing a long-chain diol having methyl branches or a mixed diol of a polyester diol and a polycarbonate diol, with an organic diisocyanate and a chain extender. Elastic fibers obtained by spinning said polyurethane have low tensile stress at low tensile strain zone and high tensile stress at high tensile strain zone.

Abstract: Provided is an elastic polyurethane fiber having excellent hot water resistance, elastic recovery at low temperatures and elongation, prepared from a polyurethane obtained by copolymerization of a high polymer diol obtained from 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, an organic diisocyanate and a chain extender.

Abstract: Novel polyamide copolymers having skeletons of a specific structure are disclosed. The polyamide copolymers have excellent resistance to hydrolysis, low temperature characteristics (low temperature softness), heat aging resistance and mechanical properties as compared to conventional polyamide copolymers. The polyamide copolymers also show excellent efficiencies in fabrication properties and transparency. In particular, the polyamide copolymers having a branched structure in the molecule thereof provide good results.

Abstract: Provided are a polyurethane comprising (A) a structural unit derived from polyester diol, which consists essentially of 1 to 3 members selected from the structural units (I), (II) and (III) shown below, and the structural units (IV) and (V) shown below, the molar fractions of these structural units satisfying specific relationships:--O--CH.sub.2).sub.m O-- (I)wherein m represents an integer of 8 to 10 ##STR1##--O--R.sup.1 --O-- (III)wherein R.sup.1 represents a branched primary glycol residue having 4 to 8 carbon atoms--O--CH.sub.2).sub.4 O-- (IV) ##STR2## wherein n represents an integer of 4 to 8, and (B) a structural unit derived from a diisocyanate; a process for producing the same; and the polyester diol used for the preparation of the same.

Abstract: In the preparation of a polyurethane from a polymeric polyol and an organic polyisocyanate, by using as the polyol a polymeric polyol containing in the molecule thereof 2-methyl-1,8-octanediol residue, a novel polyurethane having excellent resistance to hydrolysis, low temperature characteristics and abrasion resistance can be obtained.