Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting resin having high thermal resistance, high strength, flame resistance, and good processability which can be obtained by reacting polycarbodiimide substantially produced from one or more kinds of organic polyisocyanate with crosslinking agents having two or more active hydrogen groups in their molecules, one or more kinds of compounds having epoxy groups in their molecules or compounds capable of accelerating the trimerization reaction of carbodiimide, and production methods thereof.

Abstract: A method of and a system for controlling brakes. A target slip ratio of each of wheels at the start of antilock control is estimated and a vehicle deceleration prior to the start of the anti-lock control is detected. The target slip ratio at the start of the antilock control is corrected based on the detected vehicle deceleration. Thus, vehicle controllability correlated to the vehicle deceleration can be prevented from being impaired. It is therefore possible to reliably improve the control performance of a vehicle and to effect the optimum brake control.

Abstract: A communication apparatus which can carry out a facsimile communication with a calling station and a speech communication with the calling station.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of and a system for controlling brakes. In the brake control system, grounding loads on front and rear wheels are determined and a correction value for the braking of a predetermined wheel is computed based on the grounding loads thus determined. A braking force is determined inclusive of the computed correction value. A correction value for the braking of the front wheel is computed based on the determined grounding loads. Thus, the optimum brake control can be made without being affected by a variation in the distribution of the loads of the front and rear wheels relative to the ground.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of and a system for controlling antilocking brakes employed in a vehicle such as a motorcycle. The position of an expander piston which constitutes an antilocking modulator is detected and the torque of a rotative drive source for actuating the expander piston is detected. A braking force used for each of the brakes is then computed from the detected position of the expander piston and the detected torque of the rotative drive source at the detected position. Further, friction coefficients of a road surface are estimated from the braking force thus computed and a target slip ratio is estimated from the estimated friction coefficients so as to carry out the optimum braking. Accordingly, the optimum target slip ratio can be estimated depending on high and low .mu. roads, thereby making it possible to provide satisfactory braking.

Abstract: A magnetic tape cassette in which protrusions made of low friction resin are formed on the inner walls of the upper and lower halves by a two-color molding method in such a manner that they are located in correspondence at least to the magnetic tape winding diameter so as to be in contact with the edges of the magnetic tape. The protrusions of low friction resin replace the friction sheets in the conventional magnetic tape cassette, whereby the number of components and the number of manufacturing steps are reduced, with the result that the manufacturing cost is also reduced.

Abstract: A rolling contact type rotary bearing assembly includes a pair of inner and outer rings and a plurality of rolling members interposed therebetween. When an insertion hole for feeding the rolling members into a guide space defined between the inner and outer rings is provided in an inner ring, a recessed portion is formed in the outer guide surface of the inner ring over a predetermined distance around the inertion hole such that the end surface of the plug defines a part of and flush with the guide surface of the inner ring when set in position in the insertion hole. Such a recessed portion can also be provided in the outer ring.

Abstract: In an assembly method of the rotary shaft in use for a ball-bearing type turbocharger, there includes steps of inserting an inner race of the first ball bearing into a rotary shaft to locate it in proximity of a turbine impeller before disposing the rotary shaft into the center housing; inserting a sleeve into the rotary shaft before mounting the second ball bearing on the rotary shaft; applying a compensation force to the inner race of the first ball bearing by way of the sleeve so as to bring one side of the inner race into a tight engagement with a boss portion of the turbine impeller, a magnitude of the force falling within a range from 20% to 120% of an axial force applied in the direction along the rotary shaft when the compressor impeller is secured to the rotary shaft by tightening the screw nut; releasing the compensation force from the inner race of the first ball bearing, and carrying out imbalance-correction of the turbine impeller prior disposing into the center housing.

Abstract: A tappet for an internal combustion engine comprises a tappet main body and a ceramic seat plate. The tappet main body is constituted by axially separated first and second parts which are made of different metallic materials. The first part is for installation in a hole of a cylinder block for sliding therein. The second part is for installation between a push rod and a cam. The metallic material for the second part is more wear-resistant than that of the first part. The ceramic seat plate is brazed to the second part, and the first and second parts are joined together by welding such as electron beam welding, laser beam welding, etc.

Abstract: Apparatus for supplying powder to a crucible containing a molten crystal component ina single crystal pulling device. The apparatus includes a separating member for separating the space above the surface of the molten crystal component into a first and second region, a feeding device for feeding the powder into the first region and a supporting device for supporting the separating device. The single crystal is pulled from the molten crystal component in the second region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermosetting resin having high thermal resistance, high strength, flame resistance, and good processability which can be obtained by reacting polycarbodiimide substantially produced form one or more kinds of organic polyisocyanate with crosslinking agents having two or more active hydrogen groups in their molecules, one or more kinds of compounds having epoxy groups in their molecules or compounds capable of accelerating the trimerization reaction of carbodiimide, and production methods thereof.

Abstract: A method for producing an imide oligomer soluble in an organic solvent by reacting three components of an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid or its derivative, an aromatic diamine and an end-capping agent, wherein the aromatic diamine is a condensation product of o-ethylamiline with formaldehyde, and the end-capping agent is an ethynyl phthalic acid of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic group, an alicyclic group and an aromatic group, or its derivative.

Abstract: A rolling contact type rotary bearing assembly includes a pair of inner and outer rings and a plurality of rolling members interposed therebetween. When an insertion hole for feeding the rolling members into a guide space defined between the inner and outer rings is provided in an inner ring, a recessed portion is formed in the outer guide surface of the inner ring over a predetermined distance around the insertion hole such that the end surface of the plug defines a part of and flush with the guide surface of the inner ring when set in position in the insertion hole. Such a recessed portion can also be provided in the outer ring.

Abstract: A system for transporting roving bobbins in a cyclic manner between roving frames (1), spinning frames (2) and a residual roving clear-off process, in which the roving bobbins are transported by a carrier (7) driven by a tractor (14) along a main rail (3) arranged to form an endless loop and working rails (4, 5, 6) branched from the main rail (3). Dogs (28, 29, 30) for representing the respective frame address or the respective working rail address are disposed on the main rail (3) and detected by a sensor (34, 35, 36) mounted on the tractor (14). A station (68, 69, 70) is disposed in the inlet area of the roving and spinning processes for transmitting a command issued from a central control unit (71) supervising the system to the tractor (14).

Abstract: Temperature controlling means for a thermostat for use in viscosity measurement including: a first thermometer detecting the temperature of a fluid sample which is immersed in a thermostat and whose viscosity is measured; a first controller obtaining the difference between a desired set point and the detected value of the sample temperature, momently calculating a set point of temperature of the thermostat according to an operation formula expresed as a function of the above temperature difference and making a controlled signal corresponding to the calculated set point; a second thermometer detecting the temperature of the thermostat; a heating and cooling device for heating and cooling a medium bath of the thermostat; and a second controller making a controlled signal for operating the heating and cooling device under a PID control formed on the basis of the difference between the calculated set point and the detected value of the thermostat temperature and inputting the PID controlled signal into the heatin

Abstract: Brightness of a screen is detected on the basis of a luminous flux projected from a light source to the screen. This detection signal is fed back and a set value of brightness of the screen is compared with the detection signal. The magnitude of input power to the light source is controlled so that the comparison value becomes zero.

Abstract: A crossed roller bearing assembly includes an outer ring provided with an outer V-shaped guide groove, an inner ring provided with an inner V-shaped guide groove and a plurality of rollers arranged in a guide space defined between the outer and inner V-shaped guide grooves in a rolling contact fashion. An insertion hole is formed in one of the outer and inner rings and the insertion hole preferably has a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the rollers, but smaller than a diagonal length in cross section of the rollers. A plug having a shape which substantially corresponds to the shape of the insertion hole is fitted into the insertion hole after insertion of the rollers. No gap or clearance is defined between the insertion hole and the plug so that the rollers can roll along the guide space smoothly.

Abstract: A rotor assembly consists of a rotor shaft having a shoulder, turbine wheel, inner ring of a ball bearing and spacer having an end face cooperating with the shoulder to clamp therebetween the inner ring. An aspect of the present invention resides in that a perpendicularity of the end face relative to a center axis of the spacer is equal to or smaller than 0.1% of an inner diameter of the spacer. A clearance is provided between the rotor shaft and the spacer so that the spacer is secured by press fitting to the rotor shaft only at the opposite end portions. Another aspect of the present invention resides in that the rotor assembly is constructed so as to satisfy at least one of the following two factors, i.e., (I) a volume of the clearance is equal to or smaller than 2% of that of an inner space of the spacer and (II) (D2-D1) is equal to or smaller than 2% of D1 where D1 is an outer diameter of the rotor shaft and D2 is an inner diameter of the spacer.

Abstract: A vibration-type rheometer comprises a vibration-type viscometer having a pair of vibrator subassemblies which resonate as in a tuning fork. The pair of vibrator subassemblies constituting a tuning fork vibrator each has at its free end a sensor plate formed from a thin metal plate places into a sample to be measured, and the vibrator subassemblies are driven at the same frequency but in opposite phase relationship to each other by an electromagnetic driving unit together with the sensor plates. A control unit supplies a time-varying driving current whose magnitude varies with time to the electromagnetic driving unit in order to change the vibration-applying force applied to the pair of vibrator subassemblies.