Abstract: A sensor device 4 has a resolver comprising a stator 21 provided on a suspension member 1 and a rotor 31 provided on an axle member 2. The axle member 2 comprises a drive shaft 11 to be connected to a power transmission, and a hub shaft 12 having a wheel mount portion 13 and fixed to the drive shaft 11. The stator 21 is provided by a press fit on an axial end of knuckle 1a of the suspension member 1 toward a wheel, and the rotor 31 is provided by a press fit on the hub shaft 12 of the axle member 2. The stator 21 and the rotor 31 are opposed to each other radially thereof. An antifriction bearing 3 has rolling bodies 7 in left and right two rows, an outer ring 5 in the form of an integral ring having two raceways, and divided inner rings 6 each having a single raceway.

Abstract: A seal apparatus comprises an outer ring side seal ring fixed to an outer ring member, and an inner ring side seal ring fixed to an inner ring member. A pulser ring is fixed to a ring shaped core metal of the inner ring side seal ring. On an outer diameter side of the ring shaped core metal of the outer ring side seal ring, a magnetic sensor is molded with resin by an external member to be integrated therewith. A connector connected to the magnetic sensor is successively formed with the external member. A reinforcing member which reinforces the sensor side connector is provided on at least either of the external member or the sensor side connector.

Abstract: In an on-vehicle equipment for Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) in Intelligent Transport System (ITS), a priority sequence for switching local frequencies of f1 to f7 in correspondence with types of on-road equipment is previously set, the local frequencies are sequentially outputted at a predetermined cycle in accordance with the priority sequence, a received frequency signal is compared with a selected frequency signal, and when the received frequency signal is the same as the selection frequency signal, the local frequency corresponding to these is determined as a desirable communication frequency, and the communication frequency is fixed as being this local frequency with high efficiency.

Abstract: An outer ring 3 is provided with the stator 7 of a resolver 2, and a ring member 4 with the rotor 8 of the resolver 2. The stator 7 comprises an annular core 9 and a winding 10 provided around the core 9. The ring member 4 is provided at a position opposed to the stator 7 with an eccentric cylindrical face serving as the rotor 8 and eccentric with respect to other outer peripheral surface of the ring member 4.

Abstract: A sensor device comprises a resolver 2 comprising a rotor provided on a rotation-side raceway member 4 of a hub unit 1 and a stator 7 provided on a stationary-side raceway member 3 of the unit 1, and a processing circuit for processing a signal to be output in accordance with an air gap between the stator 7 and the rotor 8. The processing circuit has a wheel ground contact load calculating unit for determining the ground contact load on a wheel from the air gap between the stator 7 and the rotor 8.

Abstract: In a vehicle floor structure, a subsidiary frame is provided between a front frame and a seat frame and at a position higher than a lower frame, for supporting thereon a floor section. Step support frame is provided laterally outwardly of the lower frame, for supporting thereon a boarding step so that the floor section is located at a level higher than the boarding step.

Abstract: An air cleaner device for a vehicle is provided with an air cleaner body containing an air cleaner element and a snorkel connected to the air cleaner body to introduce the outside air into the air cleaner body. The snorkel extends forward of the vehicle past a side of a cylinder portion which projects upward from an engine, and a front end of the snorkel opens between right and left seats of the vehicle. With this configuration, even if the air cleaner body of the air cleaner device should be flooded, it is difficult for water to enter into the interior. Further, it is difficult for the air cleaner body to be influenced by heat, and difficult for dust to get into the air cleaner body.

Abstract: A sensor device 2 has a magnetostrictive sensor 8 provided on a fixed-side raceway member 3 for detecting a gap between the sensor and a rotation-side raceway member 4. and means for processing the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8. The processing means comprises a rotation detecting unit for determining the speed of rotation of the rotation-side raceway member 4 from the number of repetitions of a variation in the output of the magnetostrictive sensor 8, a unit for averaging output values of the magnetostrictive sensor 8 and a load calculating unit for determining the load acting on an antifriction bearing from the output averaged by the averaging unit.

Abstract: A brake caliper 12 is fastened to a fixed-side raceway member 3 of a hub unit 1 as an assembly. The fixed-side raceway member 3 has a caliper mount 10 extending radially outwardly thereof and having the brake caliper 12 attached thereto. A sensor device 2 has strain gauges 2a serving as a brake torque sensor and provided on the fixed-side raceway member 3. The strain gauges 2a are provided at the base end 10a of the caliper mount 10 of the fixed-side raceway member 3.

Abstract: An improved saddle-ride type vehicle in which heat radiation of a body is improved while the exterior appearance of the body is enhanced, and an exhaust pipe and a muffler are free from interference from the outside while a hose, a cable and the like are designed to be easily retained in place in a simple structure. A saddle-ride type vehicle provides a side cover disposed on the side of a body frame, a foot board disposed below the side cover and an exhaust pipe extending in the forward and rearward direction of a vehicle body disposed inside the body frame. The exhaust pipe is disposed as viewed laterally so as to be exposed to the exterior through an opening surrounded by an upper slat frame, the side cover and the side plate of a foot board, and the guard member is disposed at the opening.

Abstract: A brake caliper support structure and a brake caliper structure for a saddle-ride type all terrain vehicle can attain a reduction in size and weight of a disc brake and can scrape off mud and snow accumulated within a wheel. A distance from a point which represents the center of a front wheel to each of points which represent the axes of bolts located at the same positions as the caliper support portions or the first and second mounting portions of the caliper bracket is set longer than the distance from the point to a point which represents the center of a piston. A brake hose is to be prevented from undergoing an excessively large deflection during steering or during vehicular vibration.

Abstract: A bearing apparatus includes a hollow shaft provided around an outer peripheral surface with a bearing fitting region, and a rolling bearing having an inner ring fitted around the bearing fitting region of the hollow shaft. A shaft end of the hollow shaft is bent outwardly in a diametrical direction, thereby being caulked on an outer end surface of the inner ring. The bearing fitting region has a hardened layer in a region from a first position corresponding to an inner end surface of the inner ring of the rolling bearing to a second position before a position corresponding to an outer end surface of the inner ring, and has a non-hardened layer in another region from the outer end surface corresponding position of the inner ring to the shaft end. The second position representative of a caulked side end portion of the hardened layer is defined based on a predetermined relational expression.

Abstract: A mobile node having two or more interfaces, a control method of the mobile node, and a mobile node control program are disclosed. The mobile node includes a generating unit to generate control information for each interface, an information providing unit for providing the control information provided by each interface to an upper layer, and a routing controlling unit to perform at least one of determining connectivity, and updating a routing based on the provided control information.

Abstract: An endoscope 10 comprises an insert portion 30 having outer tubing 35, a light guide 31, an image guide 32 and an objective optical member 33. Peripheral side surfaces of these components 31,32,33,35 adjacent to each other are bonded together by an adhesive 36 at a distal end portion of the insert portion 30. The adhesive 36 contains fine particles 36b comprising a roentgenopaque material such as Pt or Au. The adhesive 36 fills among optical fibers 31a inside the light guide 31, thereby roentgenopaque property is conferred not only among the above-mentioned components 31,32,33,35 at the distal end of the insert portion 30 but also on the inside of the light guide 31. This enables the distal end of the endoscope 10 to be traced with X-rays without enhancing the diameter of the insert portion 30. Therefore, the endoscope 10 can easily be inserted into human small vessels such as blood vessels.

Abstract: A vehicle-use bearing device having a double row rolling bearing fitted around an outer peripheral surface of a hollow shaft portion of a hub wheel, wherein a held portion between an axially intermediate position and a vehicle outer side in the hollow shaft portion of the hub wheel is axially held between the axially intermediate position of an outer ring shaft portion of a constant velocity joint and the vehicle outer side so that a cup-shaped cylindrical portion of an outer ring of the constant velocity joint is free of contact with a caulked portion in the hollow shaft portion of the hub wheel at the shaft end on the vehicle inner side in order to connect the hub wheel with the constant velocity joint without a clearance, whereby an excessive preload which can affect a rolling performance of the double row rolling bearing is not imparted on the bearing.

Abstract: A ball screw device includes a screw shaft having a spiral screw groove on the inner peripheral surface and extending in the axial direction, a nut member having a plurality of screw grooves on the circumferential surface of less than one full turn corresponding to the above screw grooves, a plurality of ball circulation grooves respectively connecting the upstream side and the downstream side of each screw groove, and a number of balls interposed between the screw groove of the screw shaft and the screw grooves of the nut member. The plurality of ball circulation grooves are disposed so that they are shifted relative to each other in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A mobile host 2 as an embodiment of the invention comprises a data link layer connection establishment notification unit 202 for notifying the network layer that a connection to a link layer in the data link has been established during a Dormant state; a router information requesting unit 203 for transmitting, in response to the notification by the data link layer connection establishment notification unit 202, a router request signal which requests for transmission of router advertisement information to the access router 3 existing on the access link 4 to which the mobile host is connected; and a network layer movement detection unit 204 for detecting a default router, based on the router advertisement information returned from the access router 3 in response to the router request signal.

Abstract: Most of on-vehicle DSRC apparatus are mounted on a dashboard of a vehicle and downsized not to hinder vision. Therefore the number of switches disposed on a panel is limited, while increase in number of functions is expected. Moreover, since an on-vehicle DSRC apparatus is operated while driving, a function key method adapted to operate keys visually is not applicable. Accordingly, an apparatus capable of performing multiple functions, in which can be assigned to one switch and operation can be performed without viewing, is demanded. A press button is operated to punch Morse code. Different functions are preliminarily allotted to respective punching patterns. A switch determination section stores the allotted functions, analyzes a press pattern and determines a function to be allotted. One switch serves multiple functions including sound volume setting, history confirmation, and on-vehicle apparatus identification number, achieving a small size on-vehicle DSRC apparatus at reasonable price.

Abstract: A steering handlebar apparatus for a vehicle includes a rod-shaped steering handlebar having a hand grip at a distal end thereof, and also includes both a clutch lever and a hot start lever mounted thereon at a position proximal to the hand grip. A switch holder for holding various switches is mounted to the steering handlebar at a position proximal to the hand grip. The hot start lever is journaled on the lower surface of the switch holder so that the user can operate the hot start lever with the thumb of the hand which is holding the hand grip, and can simultaneously turn off the clutch lever with other fingers of the same hand. The inventive arrangement provides a steering handlebar apparatus for a vehicle which facilitates simultaneous operation of a handle lever and a hot start lever using the hand which is holding a hand grip of a steering handlebar.

Abstract: A vehicle including a meter panel which is arranged at a substantially center portion in the vehicle widthwise direction. A switch device is positioned on the meter panel and the switch device turns on and off a light.