Abstract: A combination B-pillar molding and belt-line window molding for a motor vehicle door, and method for manufacturing the same. The molding comprises a main body including a window sealing structure and a mounting structure. The sealing structure is formed from a resilient material constructed and arranged to seal a belt-line gap between a motor vehicle door and a motor vehicle window. The mounting structure is constructed and arranged to mount the main body on a belt-line region of the motor vehicle door. The molding further includes a metal cover member having an elongate first portion with a channel configuration The channel configuration of the first portion is flexible outwardly to receive a portion of the main body and flexible inwardly to grippingly engage the portion of the main body in secured relation. The metal cover member has an elongate second portion integrally formed with the first portion and extends laterally from the first portion.

Abstract: A vehicle body side structure is provided to prevent deformation of a structural member due to deformation of a door during a side collision. The vehicle body structure reduces the possibility that the structural member contacts an occupant and obtains an excellent impact absorption effect when the door contacts the occupant. The vehicle body structure has a body side portion with the structural member, and a door coupled to the body side portion to open and close relative to the structural member. An energy absorption member is coupled to the door. A door engagement mechanism is coupled between the door and the side structural member. The door engagement mechanism is arranged to hold the door and the structural member together. A collision sensor generates a collision signal when a side collision is detected by the collision sensor. A door release mechanism is connected to the door engagement mechanism to release the door from the structural member in response to the collision signal.

Abstract: An adjustable pillow system is provided for use with a juvenile vehicle seat. The pillow system includes a vertical slide strap adapted to be coupled to the juvenile vehicle seat and a pillow coupled to the vertical slide strap to slide up and down on the strap.

Abstract: A car seat having a seat part and a central spring system for the seat part. The central spring system can be adjusted to vary the hardness of the seat part. Additionally, the car seat is provided with side reinforcements on the seat part that extend in the traveling direction, whose position or the position of their upper edge regions is adjustable in accordance with the hardness of the spring system of the seat. The adjustment of the spring system is such that a greater degree of hardness corresponds to a higher position of the upper edge regions of the side reinforcements.

Abstract: To provide a body support tool such as a novel seat support that may hold a shape in conformity with a sitting shape of a user and that is easy to handle and to make, a cushion body having flexibility is covered with a sheet-like coating member impregnated with cured resin, brought into contact with a portion of a human body such as hips, a waist, a back or a neck when the user sits on a seat or a chair or a sole of foot when the user wears a shoe and used to be cured in conformity with the portion.

Abstract: A vertical movement apparatus for a vehicle seat includes a first bracket adapted to be secured on a floor side member, a second bracket arranged to be adjustable relative to the first bracket, a sector gear disposed between the first bracket and the second bracket, and a braking mechanism having a pinion gear that meshes with the sector gear. The first bracket and the second bracket are pivotally connected to each other and the sector gear is pivotally connected to the second bracket and engages the first bracket via a slide member secured on the sector gear.

Abstract: An extensible footrest, particularly for armchairs, sofas and the like, which comprises a frame adapted to be hinged to a frame of a seat of an armchair, sofa or the like, the footrest frame being constituted by a first pair of lateral arms and by a second pair of lateral arms which are slideable with respect to the first pair of lateral arms, at least one actuator being rigidly connected to the seat frame at one end and to the footrest frame at an opposite end, in order to transfer the footrest frame from a first retracted inactive position to an extended active position.

Abstract: A locking claw of a first seat locking mechanism is connected to a locking claw of a second seat locking mechanism by a second wire through a relay member so that, when the first seat locking mechanism is locked by an external force such as pressing down a seat by hand, the second seat locking mechanism is locked in conjunction with the first seat locking mechanism. The locking operations for a plurality of the first and second seat locking mechanisms can be carried out collectively and easily. In addition, locking of the plurality of lock members can be carried out assuredly without being influenced by dimensional variations, variations in assembly of a first and second U-shaped fixtures and the first and second seat locking mechanisms, by stiffness of the seat or the like. Therefore, repeated closing of the seat as in the case of the prior art where either one of a plurality of lock members fails to lock can be obviated, and convenience to use of the seat can be enhanced.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for removing at least one surface layer from a floor. The apparatus includes a body frame mountable by a machine operator. A blade tool assembly having a scraping blade is secured to the front of the main body frame and can be used for removing floor covering. The blade tool may be replaced by a detachable transport wheel for moving the machine when not in use for removing floor covering. A pair of independent suspensions is attached to the rear end of the frame, and an independent drive means and wheels for moving the frame and blade tool with respect to the floor surface attaches to each suspension. The independent suspensions include a pivot shaft attached to the frame with a suspension bar that supports the drive means attached to the pivot shaft. Shock absorbers are attached to the suspension bar and to the rear end of said frame such that the rear of the apparatus adjusts when the apparatus encounters debris or irregular floor surfaces.

Abstract: A mining machine (20) inclu ding a launch vehicle (11) which drives an auger flight (21). The extremity of the Auger flight (21) is a cutter head (22). An inert gas is delivered to adjacent the cutter head (22) by a tube (50). The cutter head (22) is also provided with a ground penetrating radar antenna (42) as well as a microwave transmitting/receiving device (47) which transmits and receives microwave signals for the purposes of controlling the cutter head (22) and transmitting information gathered by means of the antenna (42).

Abstract: A design is disclosed for promoting the formation of weld between a first member and a second member whereby a fin is introduced at the outer corner portion of the first member to minimize the creation of defects such as runout or rollover. While such a design is applicable to any industrial welding operation, this design is of particular interest for welding bases or bit blocks holding cutting bits onto rotatable drums, wheels or chains used in construction or mining operations.

Abstract: A commercial vehicle wheel with valve emerging outside the wheel disk and having a safety element on the outside of the rim, the safety element consisting of a cylindrical wall of axial width p, so that, &PHgr; being the standard diameter of the wheel, there is the relationship:

Abstract: A brake system for rail cars which contains an air powered fluid system, a means for providing a separate source of brake force, and a manifold connected to the air powered fluid system and the means for providing a separate source of brake force; the manifold simultaneously delivers pressurized fluid to two movable cylinders under certain conditions and in response to fluid flow from either the air powered fluid system or the means for providing a separate source of brake force; but when both the means for providing a separate source of brake force and the air powered fluid system are delivering fluid flow to the manifold, the brake system contains means for means for terminating the pressure from the separate source of brake force.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a brake control system, which includes wheel brake cylinders, a master cylinder, a reservoir communicated with the wheel brake cylinders, normally open solenoid valves disposed between the master cylinder and the wheel brake cylinders, respectively, normally closed solenoid valves disposed between the wheel brake cylinders and the reservoir, respectively, a hydraulic pump for supplying the brake fluid to a passage for connecting the master cylinder with the normally open valves, and an automatically pressurizing device (e.g., a vacuum booster with a changeover valve) which is provided for advancing the master piston irrespective of operation of the pump and the brake pedal to generate hydraulic braking pressure from the master cylinder.

Abstract: A cup-shaped diaphragm is inserted into a bore formed in a housing. An inlet opening of the bore is closed by a plug-like wall member. A conduit line extends obliquely with respect to an axis of the bore from an annular space formed between a cylindrical wall of the bore and a protruding portion of the plug-like wall member. The annular space is connected to a pressurizing control valve via the conduit line. A chamber, partitioned from the annular space by the cup-shaped diaphragm, serves as a damper chamber which has a diameter substantially equivalent to a diameter of the bore.

Abstract: In a vehicle braking system with electronic brake distribution the threshold level of slip of the rear wheels is increased when the front brake temperature is estimated to have increased to a level where brake fade will occur. This allows more braking torque to be applied to the rear wheels to counteract the brake fade at the front wheels. This increase in threshold slip is, however, overridden if the vehicle is cornering, as detected by a lateral accelerometer or a wheel speed difference across the vehicle, to avoid a reduction in vehicle stability during cornering.

Abstract: A system for controlling air bag deployment in vehicles includes the capability of accommodating varying inductants values in the air bag circuit. Wire harnesses that couple air bag components have varying characteristics, such as length, which affect the inductants value of the circuit. The inventive arrangement utilizes charge and discharge times of at least one capacitor for measuring the inductants of a particular circuit. The system includes a controller that accommodates the inductants by introducing an appropriate delay in the firing circuit signal to operate the air bag.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing uninterrupted power during transitions between a primary power source and a standby power generator. The method and apparatus includes determining one of a power failure condition and a power return condition of the primary power source, transitioning between the primary power source and the standby power generator, and providing power to a load during the transition, the power being supplied by an uninterruptable power supply (UPS) having a capacitor supplied voltage.

Abstract: A direct electrodynamic linear drive comprising a drive coil system composed of coils arranged in a row alongside each other on an elongated ferromagnetic core, which coil is able to be supplied with a switched exciting voltage. The drive coil system has a ferromagnetic tube fitting around it, on whose inner side a plurality of permanent magnets are arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction of the tube. The core provided with the drive coil system is adapted to function as a stator and the tube having the permanent magnets as an armature. In this arrangement the ferromagnetic tube serves as a guide tube, as a magnetic return member and as a holder means for the permanent magnets, the possibility of a simple and accurate longitudinal guiding of the tube meaning that elongated units with a small cross section may be manufactured.

Abstract: In a magnetic driving device, a fixing core has a housing portion, in which a plunger is housed to reciprocatingly move, and an attracting portion toward which the plunger is attracted upon energizing a coil. The housing portion is provided with a ring portion, which is formed by machining an outer circumference wall thereof and whose thickness is thinner than that of a part of the housing portion adjacent to the ring portion to an extent that mechanical strength of the housing portion is not damaged practically. The ring portion is provided with a plurality of through-holes penetrating radially the wall thereof. A magnetic flux area of the ring portion is limited due to the thin wall and the through-holes so that magnetic resistance is enlarged.

Abstract: A wiper motor has brushes slidable in contact with a commutator, choke coils connected in series with the brushes, and a circuit breaker for preventing burn-out caused by excessively high current. The circuit breaker is disposed in the vicinity of the choke coils and operates based on heat generated by the choke coils.

Abstract: An electromagnetic vibrator includes a vibration generating mechanism; a case for containing at least part of the vibration generating mechanism; a power supply terminal for supplying power to the vibration generating mechanism, protruding from the case; an elastic body covering at least part of the case; and an elastic pressing body deformable under pressure, formed in part of the elastic body. When the electromagnetic vibrator is incorporated into a device, part of the device presses the case. Correspondingly, the elastic pressing body presses the power supply terminal toward a power supply land disposed on the device side, and the power supply terminal contacts the power supply land thereby electrically connecting itself to the power supply land. With this construction is provided a highly reliable electromagnetic vibrator and device incorporating the electromagnetic vibrator with electric connections having high vibration resistance and impact resistance.

Abstract: An AC generator for a vehicle has a cover and a connector to be connected with an end connector from a vehicle mounted circuit. The connector and the end connector have a lock mechanism using a lock portion and a lever. The cover has an opening for providing a visual accessibility on the lock mechanism. The opening allows to check the lock portion on the connector after the cover is installed and the lever on the end connector even after the end connector is connected with the connector.

Abstract: A spindle motor of the present invention is capable of keeping its ball (5a, 5b)'s pre-load constant, because a sleeve (6) is capable of being resiliently deformed due to its resiliency, and therefore capable of constantly keeping a pre-load applied to the balls (5a, 5b) from inner and inner ring raceways of inner and outer rings (3a, 4a, 3b, 4b) of ball bearings (3, 4). In this motor, a rotor hub (7) has an axial center bore (8). This bore (8) is provided with: a large-diameter bore portions in its opposite axial ends; and, a small-diameter bore portion (8a) axially interposed between the large-diameter bore portions. An inner diameter of the small-diameter bore portion (8a) is smaller than an outer diameter of the sleeve (6).

Abstract: To provide a toroidal core type actuator having a stator unit which is increased in winding density, is improved in methods of the terminal handling after winding, the positioning of the stator after winding, and the fixing of the same, and is excellent in working properties. A toroidal core type actuator having a stator and a rotor is provided, the stator having winding applied to a hollow cylindrical core composed of soft magnetic material, the rotor including a permanent magnet having north poles and south poles alternately arranged in total of m along the circumferential direction thereof, the rotor being rotatably arranged in the core of the stator via a minute air gap, wherein m of phase separators composed of non-magnetic material are arranged on the peripheral surface of the hollow cylindrical core so as to be separated from each other by 360°/m and the winding is applied to winding regions separated from each other by the phase separators.

Abstract: A rotor for a DC machine has on a motor shaft a stator core which is formed by a multiplicity of armature laminations (2). These armature laminations (2) each have a locating bore (3) which is arranged slightly eccentrically in the armature lamination (2). The individual armature laminations (2) of the armature core (1) or groups of armature laminations (2) are arranged such that they are turned in relation to one another by at least one pole pitch.

Abstract: A commutator-integrated armature of a rotary electric machine is comprised of a rotary shaft, an armature core composed of a plurality of laminated sheets, an armature coil composed of a plurality of conductor segments. The conductor segments have in-slot portions respectively inserted into a plurality of slots of the armature core and end portions forming a flat commutator. The armature core has an anchoring portion for anchoring a part of each of the in-slot portions to the armature core more strongly than the rest thereof. The surface of the flat commutator is maintained flat even if the conductor segments repeat thermal expansion and contraction.

Abstract: In a generator with an indirectly gas-cooled, in particular air-cooled, stator winding (21), the end regions of the stator bore (23) are to be designed in such a way that the conductor bars are shielded as effectively as possible by the laminated stator core (20) against magnetic fields inducing eddy currents, but, on the other hand, a specific radial dimension between the rotor retaining ring (12) and the laminated stator core (20) is ensured. According to the invention, for this purpose, the end region of the stator bore is designed with four axial zones having a different diameter profile. A first zone (I) is the interior of the stator with the constant nominal stator bore diameter (DI). Toward the end face of the stator is arranged a second zone (II) with a stator bore diameter (DII) widening toward the end face.

Abstract: A wound rotor 10 for an electric motor has a shaft 12, an insulating spacer 28 fitted to the shaft, a rotor core 18 and commutator 20 fitted to the spacer and windings 24 wound around poles of the rotor core and terminated on the commutator. A first end of the spacer 28 remote from the commutator 20 has an axially extending recess forming an annular space 30 with the shaft 12. A winding shield 32 having a tubular portion 34 and a radially extending portion 36 is fitted to the shaft 12 such that the tubular portion 34 is located within the annular space 30. The winding shield increases the electrical clearance distance and creepage distance between the windings and the shaft and/or bearing located on the shaft adjacent the shield.

Abstract: A wire bonding method for ultrasonically joining two connecting electrodes with a wire includes the steps of forming at least one of the connecting electrodes with tantalum and forming the wire of one of a metallic wire having a fracture load of about 21 g or greater and a metallic wire having a fracture stress of 290 N/mm2 or greater.

Abstract: An ultrasonic motor includes a stator having a piezoelectric element and a rotor facing the stator. The piezoelectric element vibrates the stator to rotate the rotor. A lining member is located between the rotor and the stator. A spring is installed in the motor. The spring is deformed by a predetermined amount to press the rotor against the stator. The force of the spring pressing the rotor changes in accordance with the deformation of the spring. The spring is installed such that its deformation is in a predetermined range, so that, within the range, the urging force of the spring changes by a relatively small amount for a given change of deformation. Therefore, when deformation of the spring changes due to wearing of the lining member, the urging force of the disk spring scarcely changes. Accordingly, the rotation characteristics of the motor scarcely change over time.

Abstract: The present invention provides a truss actuator offering reduced noise, vibration and wear, which is capable of speed control of the driven member and can control the output to the driven member at a constant level regardless of fluctuations in the load on the actuator or in the environment in which the actuator is used.

Abstract: A ceramic element comprises a main actuator element 26 having an anti-ferroelectric film 22 and a pair of electrodes 24a, 24b formed on a first principal surface (front surface) of the anti-ferroelectric film 22, a vibrating section 18 for supporting the main actuator element 26, and a fixed section 20 for supporting the vibrating section 18 in a vibrating manner. The anti-ferroelectric film 22 after polarization has a region Zt in which its average dielectric constant is increased in an analog manner in accordance with a voltage V applied to the pair of electrodes 24a, 24b. Specifically, an expression of p/t≦2.5 is satisfied provided that an average film thickness of the anti-ferroelectric film 22 is t, and a pitch between the pair of electrodes 24a, 24b is p.

Abstract: A package structure for a piezoelectric resonator includes a base which has a shape of flat box and made of an insulating material, and a thin lid bonded to the upper side of the base. A tuning fork type quartz crystal resonator piece is mounted at its one end, that is its base end, on electrode pads provided on the mounting surface in a cantilever manner using conductive adhesive so that it is parallel to the mounting surface, and hermetically sealed in a package with the lid engaged therewith. Either one or both of the mounting surface of the base and the inner surface of the lid has a recess formed at the location adjacent to the free end of a tuning fork type quartz crystal resonator piece so that the free end does not touch the inside surfaces of the packages when the quartz crystal resonator piece is largely dislocated on external impact.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the parallel manufacturing of a plurality of piezoelectric actuators as well as a corresponding piezoelectric actuator.

Abstract: A cable conduit for a switchgear cabinet, having a rack assembled from rack legs, at least a part of which have several profiled sides on an inside facing an interior, which extend at an angle with respect to each other and to a diagonal line of the rack and have a row of fastening receivers, wherein the cable conduit has a U-shaped profiled receiving section with a base leg and two lateral legs and can be closed by a cover section, which can be locked on the lateral legs. A dependable attachment of the cable conduit with an optimal cable reception space is achieved because the base leg of the profiled receiving section is matched to at least a portion of the contour defined by the profiled sides of the inside of a frame leg, or the profiled sides of the insides of two frame legs which are connected with each other, and can be connected with the profiled sides.

Abstract: A beam index type cathode ray tube having a screen divided into a plurality of areas and a plurality of electron guns corresponding to the divided screen areas. The beam index type cathode ray tube includes a tube of which inner atmosphere is maintained in a vacuum state and a screen formed at one side of an inner surface of the tube. The screen has phosphor stripes and index stripes. A plurality of electron guns are mounted in the tube facing the screen and a plurality of deflectors are mounted on the tube corresponding to the electron guns to deflect electron beams which are radiated from the electron guns to the screen. A plurality of detectors are mounted on the tube corresponding to the electron guns to sense lights emitted from the index stripes.

Abstract: A spark plug is provided which comprises a center electrode and a ground electrode having at a free end portion thereof a discharge surface which is opposite to an axial end surface of the center electrode to provide therebetween a spark gap, wherein the center electrode has a center electrode tip forming the axial end surface thereof, the center electrode tip being made of a material containing Ir as a major constituent, and wherein G≦2A+0.5 where G is a spark gap (mm) and A is the distance (mm) between a first imaginary line and a second marginal line.

Abstract: The invention relates to a color cathode ray tube and a getter assembly for use in such a cathode ray tube. The getter assembly comprises a conducting strip for contacting a high-voltage contact with a magnetic screening cone inside a cone portion of the tube. Due to the relatively large deflection angle of modern cathode ray tubes with flat display screens, the getter assembly has to be made smaller. Furthermore, in case of reworking during the manufacturing process, an operator can slide the new getter assembly with the aid of a special tool, from the neck side along the inner wall for engagement with the high-voltage contact.

Abstract: A light source unit includes (a) a light source having a main surface through which a light emitted from the light source passes towards an object, (b) a light-permeable substrate located between the main surface of the light source and the object, (c) a first seal sandwiched between the main surface of the light source and a surface of the light-permeable substrate and defining a first closed space together with the main surface and the surface of the light-permeable substrate, the first closed space being in vacuum, and (d) a heat radiator equipped with the light source for outwardly radiating heat generated in the light source.

Abstract: A high power LED lamp has a GaN chip placed over an AlGaInP chip. A reflector is placed between the two chips. Each of the chips has trenches diverting light for output. The chip pair can be arranged to produce white light having a spectral distribution in the red to blue region that is close to that of daylight. Also, the chip pair can be used to provide an RGB lamp or a red-amber-green traffic lamp. The active regions of both chips can be less than 50 microns away from a heat sink.

Abstract: A white backlight is provided by mixing a plurality of luminous lights with balanced white light, while minimizing power consumption and reducing manufacturing cost. Luminous regions are finely arranged in order to uniformly mix a plurality of luminous colors. A white light is obtained by simultaneously lighting luminous colors in the plurality of luminous regions using a single power source. The shape of the luminous regions is determined for depositing the luminous layers.

Abstract: An EL device comprising a first electrode, an EL layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the EL layer, wherein at least one layer of a material whose wettability changes when light is applied thereto is formed. The invention provides EL devices that can be simply produced, and processes for producing the same.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes front and rear substrates coupled to face each other, a partition formed between the front and rear substrates to define a discharge space, a discharger for generating parent light rays by discharging gas filled in the discharge space, a fluorescent layer, formed in a predetermined pattern in the discharge space, for emitting light by being excited by the parent light rays, and a reflection film, formed in an area where the fluorescent layer is not formed in the discharge space, for reflecting the parent light rays toward the fluorescent layer.

Abstract: A dry cleaning device which uses a double-cylinder type dielectric barrier discharge lamp 10a, 10b as a ultraviolet source. An outside electrode 2 in a trough-like shape is tightly contacted with the outer tube 1a of a discharge container 1, reflecting the ultraviolet light and directs it toward a workpiece 40. A cover 3 covers the outside electrode 2 for insulation of the outside electrode 2 from the ozone. In the clearance between the outer tube 1a of the discharge container 1 and an N2 introduction tube, an inside electrode 6 in a net-like shape is accommodated, nitrogen (N2) gas is caused to flow through the clearance for cooling the lamp 10a, 10b.

Abstract: Openings 2C01 and 2C03, which are formed by dividing pins 531 and 5033, are formed on a side section 2C of a horizontal deflection coil 2 within a range of 20 to 35% of a length of the horizontal deflection coil 2 from a larger diameter flange 2B and within an angle of 10 to 25 degrees to an X-axis. Other openings 2C02 and 2C04, which are formed by dividing pins 5032 and 5034, are formed on the side section 2C of the horizontal deflection coil 2 within a range of 55 to 70% of a length of the horizontal deflection coil 2 from the larger diameter flange 2B and within an angle of 25 to 40 degrees to the X-axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling light sources (30-35) having a ballast (20-23), it being possible to connect the device to a set point generator for prescribing a brightness set point for the light sources (30-35), and having means for generating a control signal, dependent on the set point of the set point generator, for the purpose of brightness control of the light sources (30-35). According to the invention, the device has means for adapting the control signal to different types of light sources. The device according to the invention renders possible uniform dimming of different types of light sources which are installed in a lighting system.

Abstract: A charged-particle beam irradiation method and system are disclosed in which while a charged-particle beam ejected from an accelerator is scanned by an electromagnet, each layer resulting from the division of an affected part into a plurality of layers in the direction of progression of the charged-particle beam is irradiated with the charged-particle beam. The intensity of a charged-particle beam for irradiation of a first layer is made lower than the intensity of a charged-particle beam for irradiation of a second layer existing at a position deeper than the first layer in the beam progressing direction. A scanning speed in the first layer is changed between a portion of the first layer subjected to irradiation at the time of irradiation of the second layer and a portion of the first layer subjected to no irradiation at the time of irradiation of the second layer.

Abstract: A driving device for a three-phase brushless motor offers stable rotation characteristics even in case of polarity inversion resulting from braking applied, noise appearing, or other factors arising during rotation of the motor. The driving device has a comparator circuit for comparing the back electromotive forces appearing in the motor individually with the common-terminal voltage to output square-wave signals, a synthesizing circuit for producing drive signals, a circuit for producing from the square-wave signals a speed signal and then shifting the phase thereof to produce a phase signal, and a current supply circuit for supplying drive currents to the motor in accordance with the drive signals and the phase signal. The driving device further has a selector circuit for feeding a select signal back to the gate circuits provided in the stage subsequent to the comparator to perform masking.

Abstract: A method of bridging partial tightnesses of movable members which are received in guides and are driven by electric drive motors includes controlling of drive motors with a monitoring function, performing an automatic monitoring function automatically, and varying a releasing force inside a tightness region in at least one step.