Abstract: A tandem stroller has a stroller frame, a forward carriage portion attached to the frame and adapted to carry a first child, and a rearwardly facing seat attached to the frame and adapted to permit a second child to sit behind the forward carriage portion, with the second child facing in a rearward direction. The tandem stroller also includes a flexible seat back for the rearwardly facing seat, a pivotable standing platform, a gripping bar for the second child to grasp while standing on the standing platform, a removable tote, and a brake mechanism for the rear wheels. The forward carriage portion of the tandem stroller further includes a pivotable seat back that pivots between a first position and a second, substantially upright position to provide head clearance for the second child seated behind the forward carriage portion. The stroller also includes a brake mechanism having a safety feature. The brake mechanism can be applied to any stroller.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a stroller including a frame, a stroller seat having side rails, and a swing unit coupled between the side rail and frame to support the stroller seat on the frame, an infant carrier, carrier-support adapters, each including a base selectively coupled to one of the side rails, and a carrier mount extending from the base and being selectively coupled to the infant carrier.

Abstract: A cart for heavy folding tables facilitates the loading, folding, erection, and unloading of one or more conventional folding tables therefrom, by a single person without substantial effort by the person performing the operation. The present cart includes a table receiving bed at such a height that a table tipped with its lower edge resting upon the base is slightly overbalanced toward the lower edge, with nearly all of the weight of the table still resting upon its lower two legs. The base of the cart includes a series of ridges forming pairs of notches for holding the lower edge of tables placed thereon.

Abstract: Disclosed a suspension assembly for a rear two-axle road vehicle is in which a first stabilizer 42 for a driving axle 5 of the rear two-axle set is made less in stiffness than a second stabilizer 52 for a driven axle 6. Even if the vehicle runs onto a curbstone on only one-side rear wheels on the driving axle, the vehicle may steadily get away from the curbstone. The first stabilizer 42 for axle housing 13 supporting the driving axle 5 for rotation is designed so as to have stiffness less than that of the second stabilizer 52 for the axle housing 14 supporting the non-driving axle 6. The stiffness in the stabilizers may be varied, for example, by changing diameters of torsion-bar sections 43 mounted in the axle housings 13, 14 for rotating movement.

Abstract: A suspension device suspends a driving wheel and a caster, which are laterally spaced from one another. A cab is located above the caster. A drive unit support supports a drive unit to which the driving wheel is attached. The drive unit support is fixed to a rotary shaft that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle. The rotary shaft is located in front of the drive unit. The drive unit support is not located between the drive unit and the cab. Thus, the width of the cab is maximized without increasing the width of the vehicle body.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for a movable subframe of a semi-trailer includes at least a pair of transversely spaced pins. Each pin is extendable into and retractable from an opening formed in its respective longitudinally extending main member of the subframe and a selected aligned one of a plurality of openings formed in its respective longitudinally extending rail of the trailer main frame. An elastomeric bladder is disposed between the pins and is operatively connected to one or more cables and/or linkage members which in turn are operatively connected to the pins. When the bladder is voided of air and is in its collapsed state, sufficient slack exists in the bladder, cables and/or linkage members to enable the bias force of a coil spring disposed about each of the pins to independently cause the pins to extend through their respective aligned openings to lock the subframe in a selected longitudinal position with respect to the trailer main frame.

Abstract: Alpine ski (1) which can be broken down over its length into a tip area (2), a binding area (3) and a heel area (4), in which the side line is such that the binding area (3) has a minimum width level (LP), the tip area (2) has a front maximum width level (LS), and the heel area (4) has a rear maximum width level (LT) characterized in that:

Abstract: A frame for a sports article, especially a frame for a roller skate, including a front upper portion provided to receive the front portion of a boot, and a rear upper portion provided to receive the rear portion of a boot. The front upper portion and the rear upper portion are part of the same planar upper surface. The frame further includes two cylindrical holes provided to receive two fixing elements, the holes extending in the longitudinal plane of the frame and their respective axes being spaced from one another by a value E of between about 164 mm and 170 mm, more particularly equal to about 167 mm. Moreover, a substantially cylindrical cavity centered on the axis of the cylindrical hole is provided in the upper surface. The invention is also directed to a line of boots for a roller skate and to a line of frames therefor.

Abstract: An air bag deployment system (20) includes a microcontroller (21), an inflator (23), and an inflator sensor (24). The inflator sensor (24) is adjacent to the inflator (23) and monitors the firing of the inflator (23). The inflator sensor (24) monitors the firing of a squib (36) of the inflator (23). The inflator sensor (24) transmits an inflator firing signal to the microcontroller (21) when the squib (36) of the inflator (23) is activated. In the absence of the inflator firing signal, a backup firing signal is generated by the microcontroller (21) and is transmitted to a backup squib (37).

Abstract: A passenger detection system comprises an antenna electrode which is provided to the dashboard of a car, an oscillation circuit for generating a high frequency low voltage oscillation signal in order to generate a weak alternating electric field around the antenna electrode, a current detection section for detecting a transmission current which passes between the oscillation circuit and the antenna electrode depending on the weak alternating electric field which is generated around the antenna electrode, a phase difference detection section for detecting the phase difference between the oscillation signal supplied from the oscillation circuit and an output signal which is supplied to the antenna electrode, and a control circuit for judging the presence or absence of a passenger seated on the seat based on the detected phase difference and judging the distance between the passenger and the dashboard based on the detected transmission current.

Abstract: A children's book with a dispenser for candy pieces or the like is provided. The book has a plurality of assembled pages and has a recess in its top corner. A spine is provided for binding the pages together, and a hollow container with a top opening and top lid is affixed along the spine. The container may act as a candy dispenser. a top ornament is mounted over the top lid and partially extends in the recess.

Abstract: An arrangement, particularly in the form of a catalogue, for the representation of a plurality of products contains a product part, in which all the products are indicated successively with an individual description on consecutively numbered pages.

Abstract: An under-sink waste pipe system comprises first and second waste pipes telescoped together, a softly resilient seal ring that both seals the waste-pipe juncture and secures the waste pipes together, a locking ring for compressing the sealing ring into resilient locking and sealing engagement with the waste pipes, and a latching mechanism for securing the locking ring in place with the seal ring resiliently compressed a predetermined degree. The latching mechanism maintains the locking ring secured to the end flange structure and comprises at least first and second latching projections on the end flange structure that extend towards the locking ring, and projection guiding cam surfaces formed in the locking ring. Each projection guiding cam surface terminates in a notch-like latching recess.

Abstract: In the vehicle provided with a device to automatically stop/start an engine, when a brake pedal depression amount decreases in a state where the engine has temporarily stopped, the engine is restarted to alert the driver. The brake pedal depression amount in this case is set to a level such that a braking force exceeds a creep force. This restarting of the engine encourages the driver to step on the brake pedal, and reinforces braking force. As a result, when the engine is restarted after temporarily stopping due to a command from a control unit regardless of the driver's intention, such as when the battery is being charged, there is less release of the brake pedal. In this way, moving-off of the vehicle regardless of the driver's intention can be prevented.

Abstract: The invention provides a warm-up control device of a hybrid electric vehicle, which warms up an engine for generator while extending the life of the engine and improves the quietness. If an engine temperature is not greater than a set temperature after the start of the engine for generator, the warm-up control device controls a load of the generator and controls an engine output in accordance with the load of the generator so as to maintain an engine revolution speed at a predetermined low revolution speed.

Abstract: A device for using power of a moving fluid or generating movement in a fluid such as a wind turbine is provided with radially placed blades and a pitch change system. The pitch change system comprises a central pitch change shaft and guide shafts, with a sliding means slidably coupling the guide shafts to the pitch change shaft. Additionally, a blade coupler couples the sliding means to the blades, whereupon controlled movement of the pitch change shaft along its central axis causes a corresponding change in the pitch angle of the blades. The guide shafts are preferably provided with alignment means.

Abstract: The invention concerns a handle (1, 1′) for use in a locking mechanism (10, 10′), which handle comprises a lever (7, 7′) adjacent one end of which is located a cam (4, 4′) for activating said locking mechanism, and a connecting portion (5, 5′) intermediate to and unitary with the cam and the lever. In the locking mechanism, the handle is rotatably mounted in the housing (11, 11′) of the locking mechanism, the cam of the handle being provided on the inside of the housing and between two pawls (19, 19′) mounted for pivotal movement in mutually opposed directions between a first locking position and a second position for securing a locking member in the locking position, the pawls being biased towards said locking position by resilient biasing means (21, 21′). Relative rotation between the handle and the housing permits the locking member to be released from the locking position.

Abstract: An impact absorbing mechanism for absorbing an impact load input between receiving portions at a predetermined distance from each other is provided; in the impact absorbing mechanism, a dispersing transferring portion for dispersing and transferring the input impact load in two directions is formed by connecting respective one end sides of two load transferring members, impact absorbing members for absorbing dispersed impact loads in directions along the transferring members and supported by receiving stopping portions are disposed on the other end sides of the respective load transferring members, a connecting portion of the load transferring members is positioned to be closer to load input sides than to the other end sides of the respective load transferring members, and the input impact load is dispersed and absorbed in two directions; thereby, it is possible to obtain an impact absorbing mechanism by which impact energy absorbing performance in a displacement initial stage is enhanced to carry out efficie

Abstract: A device for the absorption of impact energy in motor vehicles is designed with a box profile section of sheet metal construction fixed in use to at least one bodywork component. In the direction of introduction of a force that is to be absorbed, the box profile section is designed with a tapered extension such that , when compressed by the force to be absorbed, the deformed material accumulates substantially inside the cross-section of the remaining deformation length of the box section profile in a manner at least approximating to a concertina.

Abstract: The “Y-Bend”. A design for an ergonomically correct manual lifting device designed to reduce lower lumbar back injury while elevating heavy objects such as desks, filing cabinets, furniture and shipping boxes. While keeping the spine upright, an object can be elevated by “walking” the hands down the rungs of the Y-Bend causing the load-bearing lower “lip” of the Y-Bend to become elevated. Unimpaired workers applying accepted principles of maximum utilization of the human anatomical structure are placed at substantially reduced risk of lower back injury while lifting with this device.

Abstract: A rear trunk for a vehicle having a rear wall which is inclined with respect to a bottom portion of the trunk such that it overhangs the bottom of the trunk. The opening of the trunk may be narrower than the bottom of the trunk without requiring complicated manufacturing steps. The body of the trunk can be formed in this shape as an integral piece by blow molding. An inner member can be included which divides the interior space of the trunk body into separate compartments, and may be blow molded integrally with the trunk body.

Abstract: A hidden storage for vehicles such as pickups, trucks, vans and utility/sports, utility and emergency vehicles without altering the external appearance of the vehicle. The hidden storage is located adjacent one or both sides of the vehicle between a rearmost side door and the rear of the vehicle or in the vehicle bed. The hidden storage is accessible only via one or more hinged side panel sections of the vehicle, and access to the interior of the vehicle does not provide access to the hidden storage area. The hidden storage is provided by a storage box secured to the side of the vehicle and the interior of the storage box is only accessible through opening of an associated hinged section of the side panel of the vehicle, which can be locked shut.

Abstract: A motor vehicle tailgate of the type for installing on a motor vehicle so as to pivot about a horizontal axis situated close to the bottom edge of the tailgate between a closed position in which it closes access to the inside of the vehicle, at least in part, and an open position in which it is substantially horizontal and releases access to the inside of the vehicle. It comprises an appearance-defining outer panel and a structural inner panel, the inner panel being made of a plastics material.

Abstract: By supporting a weight member in such a manner that it can be moved forward to a certain degree in the case of the car collision, the seeming inertial mass of the car body in the initial stage of the car collision is reduced to thereby generate larger deceleration than the average deceleration in the whole car body, next, the weight member is butted against a movable part which can be moved back and forth with respect to the car body, the thus obtained inertial mass is applied the movable part to thereby cause the movable part, that is, a seat to generate negative car body deceleration (acceleration) temporarily, and, finally, the whole car body decelerates with the average deceleration as an integral unit, whereby not only a preferable car body deceleration waveform for reduction of the occupant deceleration can be realized but also, even in the case of the smaller car body deforming amount (dynamic stroke) than in the conventional car body, the occupant deceleration can be reduced to a great extent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fastening device for a folding-top covering of a folding top of an open motor vehicle, comprising a plug-in profile, said plug-in profile being fastened to said folding-top covering of the folding top, a folding-top frame part and a receiving channel which is formed on said folding-top frame part, it being possible for said plug-in profile to be plugged into the receiving channel on said folding-top frame part in such a manner that a permanent fixing of said folding-top covering relative to said folding-top frame part can be produced.

Abstract: An automotive hinge facilitates substantially rotary motion of a closure panel relative to a fixed body structure by means of a single resilient member configured to carry all required structural and operational loadings.

Abstract: The sunroof driving device includes an electric motor, a worm gear provided on an armature shaft of the electric motor, a worm wheel gear meshing with the worm gear, an output shaft coupled with the worm wheel gear, and a drive gear which is provided on the output shaft and which meshes with a wire for driving a roof panel. A panel-position detecting mechanism for detecting the position of the roof panel and a tool hole for manually driving the roof panel in emergency are disposed coaxially with the output shaft. The tool hole is formed in the main shaft of the panel-position detecting mechanism. Also, the armature shaft is constituted so as to slide from the output shaft side, thus coupling the worm wheel gear and the output shaft with each other without any clutch interposed therebetween. The output shaft is provided with a fitting hole which provides the body-side manual operation section for manually driving the roof panel in emergency.

Abstract: An adjustment device includes a lifting mechanism having a lifting arm articulated to a component of a stationary supporting structure for moving the component between two end positions. A rotary drive mechanism has an output member which is linked to the lifting arm. In order to completely, or at least partially, absorb a load moment exerted during movement of the component, at least one stationary support element is associated to the rotary drive mechanism.

Abstract: A vehicle seat construction includes a reinforcement member, which is secured on a frame of a vehicle seat main body, and anchor bars fixed on the reinforcement member such that connector portions of a child seat can be brought into releasable engagement with the anchor bars, respectively. The vehicle seat main body is provided with a seat cushion and a seatback. The anchor bars are fixed on upper portions of the reinforcement member, respectively, such that guide portions for guiding the corresponding connector portions of the child seat to the associated anchor bars are located below the anchor bars.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for adjusting the rotational position of a chair comprising a pedestal supporting a radially outwardly extending flange. A seat base is secured to the seat and adapted for rotational connection with the pedestal for enabling rotation of the seat. A plurality of notches are defined about the flange. The lever pivot is secured for accommodating for a right-handed or a left-handed operator seated in the seat. The notch pin extends from the lever for engaging with one of the plurality of notches for locking the rotational position of the seat base relative to the pedestal.

Abstract: A mechanical neck rest retraction device with a memory function comprising:

Abstract: A child safety seat for use in a vehicle has a seat body and a harness including a pair of shoulder straps which extend through respective slots in the seat back to a mechanism for adjusting the length of the shoulder straps. The height at which the shoulder straps project from the seat back can be varied by threading them through different slots. A pad is slidably mounted on each shoulder strap and has a cover formed of high friction material on the side thereof facing the child occupant's body. A tether strap has one end attached to each pad and projects through the same slot in the seat back as the corresponding shoulder strap for limiting movement of the corresponding chest pad along the shoulder strap to a predetermined limit distance away from the seat back. Such limit distance increases as the height at which the shoulder straps project from the seat back is increased.

Abstract: A motorized dump-type vehicle is provided having a chassis frame, an engine mounted on said frame, a dump container pivotally mounted on the front of said frame and a hydraulic system enabling said container to be raised and lowered by a hydraulic cylinder and said vehicle to be driven in either forward or reverse directions using its front wheels. Additionally, as needed, the vehicle can be switched into all-wheel-drive by hydraulically driving the vehicle's rear wheel(s) which are by default undriven.

Abstract: A wheel for use in wheelchairs, or two-wheeled vehicles, having a rim around which a tire is mounted, a hub being located in a center portion of the rim, and spokes being held between the rim and the hub; the spokes have a plate-like shape.

Abstract: A brake operating speed detecting device includes a plurality of filters having different cut-off frequencies and inputs thereto a vehicle body deceleration that changes at the time of braking. The state of distribution of output values obtained through the filters, or the difference d between the output values, corresponds to the rising speed of the vehicle body deceleration. Because the rising speed corresponds to the brake operating speed, the brake operating speed can be detected from the state of distribution of the output values or the difference d.

Abstract: An anti-lock brake control method or device which maintains the vehicle stability even if the vehicle drives onto the &mgr; split road surface from a normal road surface. The anti-lock brake control method or device comprises a means to determine the hydraulic pressure in the wheel cylinder of the right and left wheels and a means to change the threshold value which lowers the threshold value for the wheel cylinder of the front wheel with the higher hydraulic pressure to be switched into the pressure reduction mode when the hydraulic pressure difference between the wheel cylinders of the right and left front wheels reaches or exceeds the predetermined hydraulic pressure.

Abstract: A vehicular brake control apparatus performs braking force limiting control for limiting, if the vehicle is in a predetermined driving state, braking forces applied to rear wheels of the vehicle in comparison with the braking forces applied to the front wheels. If it is judged during the braking force limiting control that the amount of braking operation by the driver has increased, the apparatus increases the braking forces applied to the rear wheels.

Abstract: The wiring harness includes a first electrical cable having a diameter corresponding to a first current rating of a low voltage load and a second electrical cable having a diameter corresponding to a second current rating of a high voltage load. The diameters of the first and second electrical cables are unified to have the same diameter. The second current rating is determined to be smaller than the first current rating, and the cables are unified to the first electrical cable for the low voltage load.

Abstract: In a spindle motor 10 with brushes, the output end portion of the motor shaft 2 is protruded through a shaft pull-out hole 48 which is opened in the upper end surface of a motor casing 40, and a radial bearing 22 supporting the output end portion of the motor shaft 20 is held on a mounting board 50 secured to the upper end surface of the motor casing 40.

Abstract: Axial bearing wear in a motor is determined by differencing signals from special coils in the two ends of the motor stator. The signals on the two coils vary in opposite directions with axial displacement of the motor rotor. A dead zone circuit suppresses output when the axial displacement of the rotor is within the normal range of play for the rotor of the particular motor. When the axial displacement exceeds the normal range, the output actuates an indicator in relation to the magnitude of the displacement in excess of the normal range. Sequential LED indicators indicate both magnitude and direction of excess displacement. An analog meter is also disclosed which indicates only the magnitude of the excess displacement.

Abstract: In a motor, an end plate has a pair of internal terminal-holding pedestals and an internal terminal-sandwiching slits. A pedestal-engaging portion is formed on the internal terminal-holding pedestal. An internal power-supply terminal has a holding portion, a concave portion, two insertion strips, and a brush-holding projection. Two holding through-holes are formed in the holding portion. A stopper concave portion is formed on a bottom of the internal terminal-holding pedestal. An inclined convex portion is formed on each of a pair of insertion strips of the internal power-supply terminal.

Abstract: A vibration generator comprises a first vibrator having a permanent magnet and supported by a first spring body on a fixing member, and a second vibrator having a coil so disposed as to intersect the magnetic flux of the permanent magnet and supported by a second spring body on the fixing member. One of the first vibration system and the second vibration system serves as a sound source for producing sound waves of audio-frequency for propagation to the outside, and the other vibration system serves as a vibration source for transmitting vibration to the fixing member and vibrating a device.

Abstract: An eccentric rotor including a printed wiring commutator device where a hole for shaft installation is formed at the center thereof and a plurality of segment patterns are formed at the periphery of one surface thereof, a winding type armature coil integrally formed in a non-mold manner so as to be eccentric toward the other surface of the printed wiring commutator device, an end connection portion installed at such a position at the outer circumferential portion of the printed wiring commutator device that latching an end portion of the winding type armature coil is possible within a range of not deviating from the turning circumference during rotation and simultaneously electrical connection with the segment patterns is possible, and also at the position of not overlapping the winding type armature coil viewed from a plane, a resin bearing holder inserted in the shaft installation hole so that part thereof protrudes toward the segment pattern and simultaneously the other part thereof is extended toward the

Abstract: A motor 12 includes a cylindrical rotor 20, a stator 19 arranged at a predetermined distance from an outer periphery of the rotor 20, and a position sensor 23 for detecting a rotational position of the rotor 20, wherein the stator 19 includes a stator core 19a and a plurality of stator windings 19b arranged along a circumferential direction of the stator core 19a at substantially equal distances from one another. A shield plate 26 for shielding magnetic flux from the stator windings 19b to the position sensor 23 is mounted against the stator core 19a. Magnetic flux from the stator windings pass through a closed loop starting from the stator windings 19b through the stator core 19a and the shield plate 26 and back to the stator windings to prevent the magnetic flux leakage from the stator windings 19b from flowing to another member. With this arrangement, the magnetic flux leakage from the stator windings does not affect the position sensor (magnetic sensor) which detects the rotational position of the rotor.

Abstract: An electric motor includes: an inner stator coaxially mounted on a central stem of a stator holder, an outer rotor having a cylinder member secured with a magnetic conductor in the cylinder member and circumferentially disposed about the inner stator, with the open-end periphery of the cylinder member of the outer rotor stably rotatably supported on a bearing annularly retained on the stator holder, a driving shaft coaxially secured on a central portion of the outer rotor and rotatably mounted in a housing combined with the stator holder, thereby forming an electric motor stably rotated for preventing vibrational shock in order for making a motor with higher torque, house power, stability and efficiency.

Abstract: A radial, active magnetic bearing apparatus (6) comprising at least three electromagnets (2u, 2v, 2w) which are distributedly arranged is excited by a three-phase rotary current controller (10).

Abstract: A magnetic levitation motor has a rotator body formed from a magnetic member and having segmented permanent magnets attached to a peripheral surface thereof. Two magnetic levitation motor sections are disposed in an axial direction of the rotator body. Each of the magnetic levitation motor sections having a first stator winding that generates a levitation control magnetic flux for levitating the rotator body and a second stator winding that generates a rotation magnetic flux for rotating the rotator body. The segmented permanent magnets are affixed to the rotator body at the two magnetic levitation motor sections with magnetic polarities thereof mutually opposite to each other. The segmented permanent magnets function as bias magnets that generate a direct-current magnetic flux that radially spreads from within the rotor.

Abstract: A motor with dynamic pressure bearing has a radial dynamic pressure bearing section in which opposing radial dynamic pressure surfaces are formed on a rotor and a stator such that a dynamic pressure is generated in a lubrication fluid between the radial dynamic pressure surfaces to thereby rotatably support the rotor in a radial direction thereof with respect to the stator. The motor has thrust magnets mounted on the rotor and the stator in a manner to oppose to one another for generating a magnetic action to levitate the rotor in an axial direction thereof and rotatably support the rotor in a thrust direction thereof with respect to the stator. A magnetic shield device is provided between the thrust magnets and the radial dynamic pressure bearing section for isolating the radial dynamic pressure bearing section from a leak magnetic flux of the thrust magnets.

Abstract: A generator stator includes a magnetic core having a plurality of axially extending radial slots arranged about the periphery thereof with stator windings in each radial slot. At least one adjustable assembly is located in an axially outermost end of each radial slot, arranged to apply radial force to the windings in the radial slot, the adjustable assembly including mating wedge and slide components which interface along stepped matching surfaces which lie at an acute angle to a center axis of the magnetic core. The assembly is adjustable in situ to compensate for decreases in radial pressure with time while stepped contacting surfaces of the wedge and slide prevent axial regression of the slide.

Abstract: A metallic ring 45 molded by punching a copper plate having hooks 43, etc., and a carbon member 46 are brazed to each other by a brazing material having a higher melting point than the temperature for connecting a coil to conductive members 52, that is, a brazing material containing, for example, nickel and chromium. Next, resin is filled up inside the metallic ring 45 and carbon member 46 to form a resin substrate 48. Next, slits 50 are formed at the metallic ring 45 and the carbon member 46 in the radial direction, so that generally fan-shaped segments 51 insulated from each other and conductive members 52 are formed. Next, a coil is connected to hooks 43 of the conductive members 52 by soldering, welding, etc.