Abstract: A suction inlet unit comprises a suction inlet main body having a bottom suction inlet, a front suction inlet formed continuously with said bottom suction inlet in the front of said suction inlet main body, and a cover for covering the front suction inlet. The cover, provided at the suction inlet main body to be movable by an adjusting mechanism for adjusting an opening area size of said front suction inlet to a determined area, is configured to decrease the opening area of the front suction inlet when a front portion of the cover is contacted by a wall or furniture.

Abstract: A brake control apparatus for a vehicle includes a wheel cylinder, a pump for pressurizing a brake fluid in the wheel cylinder, and an electric motor for driving the pump. A controller operates the electric motor so as to conform an internal pressure of the wheel cylinder to a desired internal pressure of the wheel cylinder, and produces a torque applied to the electric motor in a first rotational direction, while the pump is stopping from a state in which the electric motor is rotating in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction so as to allow the pump to pressurize the brake fluid in the wheel cylinder.

Abstract: In a brake control apparatus with wheel-brake cylinders mounted on respective road wheels, a pump is provided to supply a fluid pressure to each of the wheel-brake cylinders by normal rotation of the pump. A control unit is provided to control rotational motion of the pump to bring an actual wheel-cylinder pressure of each of the wheel-brake cylinders closer to a target wheel-cylinder pressure. Also provided is a pump reverse-rotation suppression device that suppresses reverse rotation of the pump, only when the reverse rotation of the pump is detected.

Abstract: In a power steering system, the steering state of wheels is detected based on the steering speed to judge as to whether the steering state is in turning of the steering wheel or holding of steering speed is the steering wheels. At the time of the steering operation state, the control is executed so that a difference between a torque command value to an electric motor and the actual torque thereof will become smaller. Also, at the time of the holding operation state, the control is executed so that a difference between the revolution speed of the electric motor and a revolution-speed command value thereto will become smaller.

Abstract: A door weather strip for sealing a gap between a door of a motor vehicle and a door opening portion of a vehicle body has an outside strip portion, an inside strip portion and a connection portion for integrally connecting the outside strip portion and the inside strip portion to each other. The outside strip portion has a base part for attachment to an inside part of a retainer, and a seal part. The seal part has a seal wall and a connection wall. The seal wall curves outwardly into an arc-shaped cross-section, a lower end of the seal wall contacts a rear face of an outside end of a door molding, and when the door is closed, the seal wall turns about the base part, and moves toward a bottom of the retainer while sliding on the rear face of the outside end of the door molding.

Abstract: A power steering system includes a hydraulic power cylinder, a hydraulic pump for supplying an oil pressure to the hydraulic power cylinder, an electric motor for driving the hydraulic pump, a first detector for detecting a steering assist force to be applied to a steering wheel, a second detector for detecting an operating condition of the electric motor, and a controller. The controller includes a control section for controlling the electric motor based on the required steering assist force detected by the first detector so as to cause the hydraulic pump to produce a required oil pressure, and a determining section for determining based on the operating condition of the electric motor and the required steering assist force detected by the first detector whether or not the power steering system is abnormal.

Abstract: A suction inlet unit (30) comprises a suction inlet main body (31) having a bottom suction inlet (32), a front suction inlet (46) formed continuously with said bottom suction inlet (32) in the front of said suction inlet main body (31), and a cover (50) for covering the front suction inlet (46). The cover, provided at the suction inlet main body (31) movable by an adjusting mechanism for adjusting an opening area size of said front suction inlet (46) to a determined area, is configured to decrease the opening area of the front suction inlet (46) when a front portion of the cover 50 is contacted by a wall or furniture.

Abstract: A door weather strip capable of surely closing a gap between a door of a motor vehicle and a door opening portion of a vehicle body while exhibiting excellent sealing properties with good appearance. The door weather strip includes a base portion for attachment to an outer periphery of the door, and a seal portion which is integrally formed with the base portion for contacting the door opening portion. The seal portion includes a main seal and a sub-seal which is provided on an outer side of the main seal. The sub-seal has a protrusion which protrudes from the base portion towards the door opening portion, and a tubular part having a generally triangular cross-section. One corner of the tubular part is integrally joined to the protrusion such that one wall which faces the one corner is located between the door and the door opening portion.

Abstract: There is provided a power steering system including an electric motor for generating a steering force in response to an command value, and a controller for generating the command value to the electric motor. Here, the controller generates the command value in correspondence with steering state of wheels, thereby controlling torque or rotation number of the electric motor.

Abstract: A power steering system includes a hydraulic power cylinder, a hydraulic pump for supplying an oil pressure to the hydraulic power cylinder, an electric motor for driving the hydraulic pump, a first detector for detecting a steering assist force to be applied to a steering wheel, a second detector for detecting an operating condition of the electric motor, and a controller. The controller includes a control section for controlling the electric motor based on the required steering assist force detected by the first detector so as to cause the hydraulic pump to produce a required oil pressure, and a determining section for determining based on the operating condition of the electric motor and the required steering assist force detected by the first detector whether or not the power steering system is abnormal.

Abstract: A brushless DC motor control system is arranged to control a command current indicative of a current to be supplied to the brushless motor on the basis of an estimated phase angle and an actual phase angle to control a current supplied to the brushless motor on the basis of an estimated phase angle and an actual phase angle, and to execute at least one of an estimated phase angle returning processing for returning the estimated phase angle and a current lowering processing for lowering a command current, when the estimated phase angle advances relative to the actual phase angle.

Abstract: A brushless DC motor control system is arranged to control a command current indicative of a current to be supplied to the brushless motor on the basis of an estimated phase angle and an actual phase angle to control a current supplied to the brushless motor on the basis of an estimated phase angle and an actual phase angle, and to execute at least one of an estimated phase angle returning processing for returning the estimated phase angle and a current lowering processing for lowering a command current, when the estimated phase angle advances relative to the actual phase angle.

Abstract: A vehicular brake controlling apparatus comprises: a brake unit to enable a suppression of boosting a braking liquid pressure independently of each wheel cylinder, each wheel cylinder operatively braking a corresponding one of vehicular front and rear road wheels according to the braking liquid pressure; a plurality of road wheel velocity sensors, each road wheel velocity sensor detecting a revolution velocity of the corresponding one of the road wheels and outputting a signal indicating the detected road wheel revolution velocity thereof; and a controller configured to be enabled to execute such a braking force distribution control function as to controllably operate the brake unit to suppress the boosting in the braking liquid pressure for the rear road wheels on the basis of a revolution velocity difference between the front and rear road wheels derived from the signals outputted from the respective road wheel velocity sensors when the revolution velocity difference is in excess of a predetermined start th