Abstract: A clutch mechanism includes means for rotating a second rotational member integrally with a first rotational member, the means for rotating includes a collar member installed near the second end of the operating spring, and at least one braking member rotatably disposed generating biasing force containing an element in a radial direction relative to a circumferential slidable contact surface of the collar member. The braking member includes an engaging portion configured to engage the second edge of the operating spring therewith.

Abstract: A vehicle door opening-closing device which enables a reduction in the time for releasing a fully closed condition of the vehicle door without changing the driving force and the driving speed of the actuator when operating a vehicle door from a half closed condition to the fully closed condition and when releasing the fully closed condition. A latch mechanism includes a latch engageable with a striker and an engagement member for maintaining the latch at a condition for operating the vehicle door to the half closed condition and the fully closed condition. An operation mechanism operated by a motor operates the latch by way of a closing lever and operates the engagement member by way of an opening lever based on operation of an operation member. The opening lever possess a smaller lever ratio than the lever ratio of the closing lever.

Abstract: A vehicle door opening-closing device which enables a reduction in the time for releasing a fully closed condition of the vehicle door without changing the driving force and the driving speed of the actuator when operating a vehicle door from a half closed condition to the fully closed condition and when releasing the fully closed condition. A latch mechanism includes a latch engageable with a striker and an engagement member for maintaining the latch at a condition for operating the vehicle door to the half closed condition and the fully closed condition. An operation mechanism operated by a motor operates the latch by way of a closing lever and operates the engagement member by way of an opening lever based on operation of an operation member. The opening lever possess a smaller lever ratio than the lever ratio of the closing lever.

Abstract: A vehicle door closing apparatus includes a latch mechanism adapted to be mounted on a side of a vehicle door to hold the vehicle door in a half closed state and a completely closed state through engagement with a striker, and a closing mechanism that operates the latch mechanism for bringing the vehicle door in the half closed state into the completely closed state. The closing mechanism includes a pivotable active lever connected to a drive source, a passive lever engaged with the active lever and capable of being engaged with the latch mechanism, and a cancel lever connected to an operation source and capable of being engaged with and disengaged from the passive lever above a pivoting center of the active lever for effecting engagement and disengagement between the passive lever and the active lever.

Abstract: A hue compensation apparatus outputs hue-compensated data of a color designated by an input color selection signal of red, green and blue, responsive to red, green and blue input signals. The hue compensation apparatus uses first, second and third lookup table circuits, a decoder, a polarizing circuit and a synthesizing circuit. The lookup table circuits output hue-compensated red, green and blue signals in response to input red, green and blue signals, respectively. The decoder decodes the input color selection signal, and the polarization circuit polarizes outputs from the first, second and third lookup table circuits according to an output of the decoder. The synthesizing circuit synthesizes the polarized output from the first, second and third lookup table circuits. The synthesizing circuit thus outputs a hue-compensated color signal whose color is designated by the color selection signal by synthesizing the polarized outputs from the polarization circuit.

Abstract: A fluid pressure passageway (14) such as a high pressure fuel line in a fuel injection system is pressurized to an upper predetermined value. Then, the passageway (14) is isolated and the length of time for the pressure to drop to a lower predetermined value is measured. The greater the degree of leakage, the shorter the measured length of time. An alarm (24) is energized when the measured length of time is shorter than a predetermined length of time.