Abstract: A method and a device for producing leadthroughs on a hollow profile useing a high fluidic pressure in an internal high-pressure forming tool. Dome-like secondary shaped elements are formed outwards in a radial direction from this hollow profile by the fluidic pressurizing. The secondary shaped elements are then reverse drawn into the interior of the hollow profile by punches at the prevailing internal high pressure. A punched slug is cut out of the base of the reverse-drawn secondary shaped element by the punch. A bent-in margin of the secondary shaped element lying next to the cutout is then straightened by the punch in a displacing movement directed further inwards by being pressed against a hollow-profile wall.

Abstract: A method and device for rolling tube blanks in a planetary skew rolling mill continuously feeds tubular blanks which are to be rolled into the rolling gap end to end. A first tube blank is located in the rolling mill. A second tubular blank following the first tubular blank which is respectively located in the rolling gap of the rolling mill is fed forward with a rotation corresponding to the rotation of the end of the first tube blank caused by the torsion under the rollers in the rolling mill.

Abstract: A tool is provided having two deep rolling work rollers (2) made of a hard material which, for the deep rolling of grooves in crankshaft journals or crank pins, are arranged at a first mutual distance that corresponds to the specific width of the journals. Each of the work rollers (2) is supported to float in a pocket-shaped recess (14) provided in a cage (4), in accordance with the first distance. The cage (4) consists of a material which, compared to the material of the work rollers (2), has a lower degree of hardness but superior sliding characteristics. The cage (4) is located at the extreme end of the long leg (5) of an L-shaped tool holder (6), and has a second distance (8) to a second cage for support of the same work rollers (2).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a flow-forming machine for inserting a groove in a cylindrical, thin workpiece. The workpiece is rotated relative to at least one spinning roller. The spinning roller is provided with a profile corresponding to the groove to be shaped. The spinning roller is radially infed to the workpiece and the groove is shaped. A particularly precise forming of the groove is brought about in that simultaneously with the radial infeeding of the spinning roller and the shaping of the groove, the workpiece is axially upset by means of at least one punch.

Abstract: Cooling device and method for rolling rings (14) or rolls (13) in a rolling stand (10) for long products, said stand (10) comprising supporting chocks (12) for said rolls (13) and means (17, 18, 19) to deliver a cooling fluid onto the surface of said rings (14) or rolls (13) , said means (17, 18, 19) comprising at least a curved collector (18) arranged around at least part of the circumference of said rings (14) or rolls (13) and including means (19) to deliver said cooling fluid, said collector (18) being mounted on a support (21) solidly anchored to at least one chock (12) of a relative roll (13).

Abstract: A rolling mill for rolling or sizing of metallic pipes, bars and wires has a plurality of rolling units which are arranged on a straight line close to one another and can be exchanged jointly, only a few, or individually, each of the rolling units having at least three rollers which are arranged in a star-like configuration around a rolling axis, drive shafts and motors each driving a respective one of the rollers in all the rolling units, a rolling unit housing provided for the rolling units, roller bearings provided for the rollings, and multi-part rolling shafts provided for supporting the rollers so that the rollers can be exchanged without dismounting of the rolling unit housing and the roller bearings.

Abstract: A multiple single use optical sensor includes a series of continuous sensor stripes deposited on a substrate web. At least one sample chamber is adapted to extend transversely across a discrete portion of the series of sensor stripes to facilitate analysis of a sample disposed therein. The sample chamber may be moved, or additional sample chambers provided to enable subsequent measurements of additional samples at unused discrete portions of the sensor stripes. The continuous nature of the sensor stripes provides consistency along the lengths thereof to enable calibration data obtained from one discrete portion of the sensor stripes to be utilized for testing an unknown sample an other discrete portion of the sensor stripes. This advantageously eliminates the need for any particular discrete portion of the sensor stripes to be contacted by more than one sample, for improved sensor performance.

Abstract: A sheath liquid supplying apparatus includes a syringe including a piston and a cylinder slidably accommodating the piston and a stepping motor for causing the piston to slide in the cylinder, wherein the cylinder has an injection/suction hole of a sheath liquid positioned at a distal end thereof and a gas introducing hole positioned at a side wall thereof for introducing gas into the cylinder.

Abstract: A method for detecting combustible gases or vapors using a combustible gas sensor or pellistors includes the steps of keeping the combustible gas sensor or the pellistor beads inactive until an oxygen sensor indicates a variation from a reference level of oxygen, such variation representing the potential presence of combustible gases or vapors.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for vaporizing injections of samples into a gas chromatography analysis device, comprising a vaporization chamber elongated lengthways and heated, as well as a syringe equipped with a needle, the device being of the type in which the introduction of the sample is carried out without prior vaporization of the sample within the needle, and also foresees at least one stop and vaporization means for the liquid inside the vaporization chamber. To improve the conditions of vaporization and the transfer of the sample, the distance between the free end of the needle and the stated stop and vaporization means for the liquid is greater than 55 mm.

Abstract: A gas sensor including an element 4 for measuring the concentration of a gas to be detected which is contained in a gas under measurement; a protector 2 provided to cover a tip end of the element 4 in the axial direction; and a protection cap 1 removably attached to the gas sensor. The protection cap 1 includes a tubular portion 106 which surrounds a side surface 202 of the protector 2, support portions 102 which project from an inner surface 161 of the tubular portion 106 and reach the side surface 202 of the protector 2 without axially partitioning the space between the inner surface 161 of the tubular portion 106 and the side surface 202 of the protector 2, and an air-outlet hole 103 for establishing communication between the interior and exterior of the protection cap 1.

Abstract: Methods for testing a completely or partially assembled combustion engine have heretofore made use of orifices with preset flow cross-sections, with the result that it was not possible for pressure arising in a combustion chamber to be adapted to varying measuring cycles. In order to make an optimum air-mass flow available to a particular measuring step, the flow cross-section of the orifices is adjusted as a function of a test program. The optimum air-mass flow is also made possible by subjecting the combustion chamber to a pressure which is greater than the ambient pressure of the combustion engine.

Abstract: A method for determining a condition of a cylinder in an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The method includes the steps of reducing an amount of power being generated by a first cylinder, increasing an amount of power being generated by each of the remaining cylinders, monitoring a condition of the engine, and determining the condition of the first cylinder in response to the monitored condition of the engine.

Abstract: A force detecting load cell, which is designed to be a direct replacement for existing anchor pins, is used as the load-bearing member and measuring and diagnostic device in brake systems. The working dimensions of the cell and the parts replaced are the same, except that the cell has short zones of decreased diameter so that strains are concentrated in these zones. Electrical strain gages are positioned within these zones with connections to exterior measuring and monitoring instrumentation. The arrangement and orientation of the gages in the concentrating zones permit measurement of the applied brake loads both as to magnitude and direction.

Abstract: The invention provides a system and method for measuring tire forces wherein the force contributions of the test machine may be separated from the force contributions of the tire. The invention achieves the separation of the forces by equipping the test station with a plurality of accelerometers that allow the forces and the moments of the components of the measurement station to be calculated and accounted for in the overall force measurement. In one embodiment, the test station uses a slip ring disposed between the rotating rotor to which the tire is mounted and the stationary bearing housing to allow data to be easily gathered from the accelerometers mounted on the rotor. The slip ring also allows tires to be easily mounted and dismounted.

Abstract: A well tester adapted to select among members of an oil well family to provide a purged and clean vessel to receive samples of well production that include gas and oil, and by selective use of production pressure and lease water under pressure, allow for the separation and separate measure of the oil and gas, and optionally to provide for improved sampling of production fluids with high gas/oil ratios.

Abstract: A filling-level measuring device, specifically a filling-level radar system, comprises a transmitter (1), a receiver (2) for an echo of a signal emitted by the transmitter (1), and an evaluation circuit (3) for estimating the filling level. The transmitter (1) and the receiver (2) are suitable for operation with a plurality of frequencies on the part of the emitted signal and the echo.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pitching training tool, comprising a rod-shaped body portion, which has a hollow, cylindrical shaft portion that is lighter than a regulation ball, and a gripping portion, which is integrally formed to one end of this shaft portion; an acceleration sensor or other such detector, which is incorporated in the gripping portion side of this rod-shaped body portion, and which detects a state of motion when the rod-shaped body portion is swung around; an arithmetic processing portion for performing computations based on motion state data from this detector; and a display for displaying the results of computations by the arithmetic processing portion, and is constituted so as to compute in the computing portion at least the rotational speed of the rod-shaped body portion based on the detection results by this detector and to display same.

Abstract: In order to provide a vibrating gyroscope in which variations in the angular-velocity detection sensitivity are not likely to occur even when sharp temperature changes occur, a vibrator for a vibrating gyroscope includes, on one main surface, a first detection electrode and a second detection electrode, which output a signal containing an angular-velocity signal, wherein a groove having a predetermined depth is provided between the first detection electrode and the second detection electrode. As for a vibrator for a vibrating gyroscope of the present invention, since the difference between the resonance frequency and the anti-resonance frequency in a bending vibration mode in the driving direction becomes closer to the difference between the resonance frequency and the anti-resonance frequency in a bending vibration mode in the detection direction, variations in the angular-velocity detection sensitivity are not likely to occur even when sharp temperature changes are given.

Abstract: Disclosed is a microelectromechanical sensor (10) with an element (40) that is driven into oscillations with drive forms (&phgr;1, &phgr;2, &phgr;3, &phgr;4) through the use of arms (50), comb-drives (55A, 55B, 55C, and 55D) and corresponding comb-fingers (51, 61) and wherein a sense signal is transduced with capacitive sense electrodes (26, 26). The driveforms (&phgr;1, &phgr;2, &phgr;3, &phgr;4) are provided in four-phases and are applied in pairs (&phgr;1, &phgr;3 and &phgr;2, &phgr;4) that are 180 degrees out of phase with respect to one another such that the driveforms are substantially self-canceling with regard to any driveform energy that feeds through any parasitic capacitance (99) that connects the comb-drives (55A, 55B, 55C, and 55D) to the capacitive sense electrodes (26, 26).

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring internal stress of a membrane formed in a reticle, including a temperature adjustment device configured to change a temperature of the membrane from a first temperature to a second temperature; a resonance frequency finding device configured to find a first resonance frequency of the membrane at the first temperature and a second resonance frequency of the membrane at the second temperature; and a stress calculating device configured to calculate the internal stress based on the first and second resonance frequencies.

Abstract: A pressure sensor configured to sense an applied pressure, comprising a diaphragm support structure, a diaphragm coupled to the diaphragm support structure and configured to deflect in response to applied pressure, a moveable member coupled to the diaphragm and configured to move in response to deflection of the diaphragm, and an optical interference element coupled to the moveable member and configured to interfere with incident light, wherein the interference is a function of position of the moveable member.

Abstract: A pressure sensor for a motor vehicle includes a sensor housing and a base. A pressure bore through the base leads to a pressure space delimited on one side by the base and on the opposite side by a diaphragm connected sealingly to the base. An actuating element is carried on a side of the diaphragm facing away from the pressure space. The actuating element actuates a sensor element in the sensor housing via a non-contact actuation. For protection against leakage due to a break in the diaphragm, a sealing cap surrounds the diaphragm and the actuating element and is sealingly connected to the base.

Abstract: A load sensor 10 is provided with an elastic conductive tube 21, and a first electrode member 22 and second electrode member 23 separated by a distance in the longitudinal direction. The load sensor 10is further provided with an elongated insertion member 24 to be inserted into the elastic conductive tube 21, and envelope members 25, which are provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction to enclose the insertion member 24, and together with the insertion member 24 are inserted into the tube 21 to separate the insertion member 24 from the tube 21. When the tube 21 is bent by the application of a load, the electrode members 22 and 23 contact the tube 21. The load is detected by determining whether the electrode members 22 and 23 have been rendered conductive via the tube 21. The sensitivity of the sensor 10 can be easily controlled by adjusting the interval between envelope members 25 and the thicknesses thereof.

Abstract: There is a difficulty in workability of installing an optical fiber cable on a concrete structure, and when the optical fiber cable is installed on the surface of the concrete structure, the appearance of the concrete structure is spoilt by cutting the surface of the concrete structure or the like. Accordingly, there are provided a sheet-like strain sensor for confirming progress of damage of a concrete structure, in which one or a plurality of optical fiber cables are fixedly held between sheet-like bodies which are easy for the adhesive to permeate while one end/ends of the optical fiber cable/cables are pulled out; and a method for confirming progress of damage of a concrete structure by measuring strain by use of the one end of the optical fiber cable pulled out between the sheet-like bodies.

Abstract: A vortex flow meter includes a measuring tube in which a fluid is carried, a vortex generator provided in the measuring tube for developing a Karman vortex in the fluid, a magnetic field generator generating a magnetic field across the measuring tube at the downstream of the vortex generator, a pair of electromotive force measuring electrodes provided at the downstream of the vortex generator for measuring an electromotive force generated by the Karman vortex passing across the magnetic field, a pair of reference electrodes provided at the upstream and downstream of the electromotive force measuring electrodes, respectively, for measuring a potential at each location, and a detector circuit electrically connected to the electromotive force measuring electrodes and the reference electrodes for calculating the flow of the fluid from the electromotive force and the potential measured by the reference electrodes.

Abstract: A scale indication apparatus and a flow meter having the scale indication apparatus, which improve the usability and the versatility. The scale indication apparatus (31) is rotatably attached to a measurement apparatus (1) which can not be externally operated and indicates a scale when reading the displacement magnitude of an indicator (19) of the measurement apparatus (1). A scale indication position can be sequentially moved to reset the displacement magnitude of the indicator (19) by the rotating operation in a first direction without movement in an axial direction, and the scale indication apparatus (31) can be moved in the axial direction to be detached from the measurement apparatus (1) by the rotating operation in a second direction opposite from the first direction.

Abstract: This document describes and illustrates a mass flowmeter for measuring the flow of fluids, operating by the Coriolis principle and designed for mounting on a fluid-carrying, preferably straight pipe (1), with at least one detector capable of measuring Coriolis forces and/or Coriolis-force-induced oscillations of the pipe (1), and with a bridge (2). The detector is attached to the bridge (2) and the bridge (2) is mountable on the pipe (1).

Abstract: A sensitivity of a Coriolis flowmeter, which is also utilizable as a density meter, composed of a straight conduit through which a fluid to be measured flows, and two counter straight rods that are aligned on both sides of the conduit in parallel, in which one end of the conduit and each one end of the counter rods are fixed to a common support block and another end of the conduit and each another end of the counter rods are fixed to another common support block, is improved by providing to each of the conduit and counter rods a vibration generator for generating vibrations in such manner that the conduit and the counter rods vibrate in opposite phase, and by fixing both support blocks onto a rigid substrate.

Abstract: A cylindrical rotating member is provided with a magnetic element, which are an object that is detected, on the outer surface thereof. The magnetic element is led around the rotating member by one turn and is at an angle relative to the rotating direction of the rotating member in an approximately linear manner. End portions of the magnetic element are disposed at approximately the same position in the radial direction of the rotating member. Magnetoresistive elements are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the rotating direction of the magnetic element (in other words, axial direction of the rotating member) with a gap therebetween and oppose the magnetic element.

Abstract: A magnetoelastic torque sensor for measuring the magnitude of torque applied to a member, comprising a magnetoelastic element which is disposed on and encircles the member, an outer flux guide extending across the magnetoelastic element in an axial direction and adjacent to the opposite end regions thereof, and an inner flux guide located between the first and second end regions, wherein the inner and outer flux guides provides a magnetic path to an axial component of the magnetic field produced by the magnetoelastic element in response to a non-zero value of torque. The inner flux guide is formed by cutting or etching an amorphous metal foil in a flat annular configuration with symmetrically projecting coil core tabs. The one-piece inner flux guide is supported by a support assembly comprising base and cover pieces. When assembled, the coil core tabs are sandwiched between two complementary semi-cylindrical mandrel portions projecting from the cover and base pieces, around which sense coil wires are wound.

Abstract: To detect a low load of an outrigger with high accuracy and improve alarming accuracy of a roll-over alarming device, the roll-over alarming device for a crane includes a load cell 1 having a coil spring 5 provided with a strain gauge 4, and an upper load cell case 6 and a lower load cell case 7 which support the coil spring 5 from its top and bottom to transfer a load of an outrigger to the coil spring 5, supports 8, 9 for supporting a load when the load having more than a predetermined value acts to restrain yielding of the coil spring 5 being provided between the upper load cell case 6 and the lower load cell case 7, and an alarming section which issues a roll-over alarm on the basis of a load detecting value of the outrigger from the load cell 1.

Abstract: An exhaust gas sampling device is provided. An exhaust gas sampling tube for sampling part of the exhaust gas is connected to an exhaust tube in which the exhaust from a source of the exhaust gas flows, and a downstream side of the exhaust gas sampling tube is connected to a dilution tunnel. The device further includes a temperature control mechanism. A temperature of the exhaust gas sampling tube is controlled with the temperature control mechanism based on a temperature of the exhaust gas flowing in the exhaust tube.

Abstract: A hybrid pipette including a pipette casing (11) and a slide shaft (22) vertically movable in response to the operation of a pushbutton (23). A plunger (31) is disposed below the slide shaft and urged upwardly by a spring (33, 34). An engagement member (41) is coaxially and movably fitted on the slide shaft (22) and extends through a hole (12a1) in a casing member (11) so as to be movable at least vertically. An electric motor (51) is provided on an axis different from the axis of the slide shaft and operatively engaged with the engagement member (41). In a manual operation mode, the slide shaft (22) and the plunger (31) move vertically in response to the operation of the pushbutton (23) to perform suction and discharge of a liquid. In a motor-driven operation mode, the engagement member (41) is driven to move vertically by the electric motor (51), whereby the plunger (31) is moved vertically to perform suction and discharge of a liquid.

Abstract: A feed screw and nut mechanism includes a nut having an internally threaded bore which threadingly engages an externally threaded feed screw. A runner bearing is attached to the nut and projects outwardly therefrom, and a dummy runner bearing is attached to the nut and projects outwardly therefrom and is angularly displaced from the runner bearing about the feed screw axis. The mechanism includes a stationary runner defining a runner surface that is engaged by the runner bearing to prevent rotation of the nut, and a dummy runner defining a dummy runner surface that engages the dummy runner bearing. The dummy runner and dummy runner bearing are biased toward each other such that the nut is rotatably biased in a direction to urge the runner bearing against the runner surface.

Abstract: A gear shifting control device for varying a gear ratio of a synchromesh transmission which controls an actuator to agree with an actual value of sleeve load in an axial direction with a required value with higher accuracy at a synchronizer of the transmission. A continuously varying driving signal with time is supplied to the actuator when necessary to change the actual value of the sleeve load to the required value different from the current value. A reaching time of the driving signal reaching the value corresponding to the required value to the actuator is determined based on an initial speed which is a speed of the sleeve at start of supplying the driving signal and a vibration cycle when the sleeve load is vibrated in response to the supply of a step signal to the actuator.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a by-wire shift lever device for a vehicle that is compact, lightweight, and has a desirable operability. A by-wire shift lever device for a vehicle includes a shift lever; a lock release switch provided in the shift lever; a position sensor for transmitting a position signal according to a direction and an amount of operation of the shift lever; and an actuator for applying an external force to the shift lever. When the shift lever at a predetermined position is operated in a certain direction without operating the lock release switch, the actuator is driven to apply an external force in a direction opposite to the direction of operation to the shift lever so as to prohibit the operation of the shift lever to other shift positions.

Abstract: A workpiece for a hollow rack shaft is a substantially rectangular plate. The opposite two sides of this workpiece are respectively provided with a complementary profile composed of the continuation of a convex portion and a concave portion and when the workpiece is cylindrically formed, the profiles are mutually engaged. As the width of a part the width of which is the largest in the convex portion is larger than that of a part the width of which is the smallest in the concave portion, the two sides are prevented from being detached after engagement. Further, the opposite convex portion and concave portion are mutually caulked and hereby, mutual gap is removed.

Abstract: A drive system comprises a track table comprising a flat portion, perpendicular side portions extending in parallel to each other along both lateral side edges of the flat portion and at least one partition section formed to the flat portion at a portion between the perpendicular side portions so as to extend in parallel to thereto, the movable tables fitted into a space between one of the perpendicular side portions and the partition section, the movable tables each having lateral side surfaces to which loaded ball rolling surfaces constituting ball circulation passages are formed so as to correspond to the ball rolling surfaces of the track table, a number of balls disposed and arranged in the ball circulation passages so as to circulate therein in accordance with relative movement between the track table and movable table, and a driving unit for driving the track table and the movable table relatively.

Abstract: In a geared motor, a worm wheel and an output gear are rotatably supported about and slidably engaged with a center shaft. A transmitting plate connected to the output gear transmits rotation from the worm wheel to the output gear. An O-ring is fitted around the center shaft. The O-ring is sealingly surrounded on four sides in a seal retaining portion defined by an outer peripheral surface of the center shaft, an inner peripheral surface of the transmitting plate, an end surface of an annular protrusion of the worm wheel and one end surface of the output gear.

Abstract: A gearing with duplex floating toothed portions for transmission between either two parallel shafts or two intersecting shafts comprising two meshing gears(12) and (14) one gears (14) having coaxially disposed toothed portions (16) and (18) interacting with component (20) by spiral joints (22) and (24) different characteristics and an arrangement limitative divided spiral motions of toothed portions (!6) and (18) relatively component (20) by parting plane “A” and arresting device (26). Both toothed portions (16) and (18) of gear (14) and meshing gear (12) have mating teeth whereby both toothed portions (16) and (18) are coupled positively with component (20). Even distribution of applied force between toothed portions (16) and (18) or elimination of the free angular displacement of the gear (12) and (14) with respect to each other within backlash are provided by choice of characteristics of spiral joints (22) and (24).

Abstract: A housing structure of a tape player and recorder having a cassette housing and two pairs of link members is installed on both side walls of a deck of the tape player and recorder. The cassette housing is supported on the deck by the pairs of the link members. One of the pair of link members is integrally formed with a shaft connected to one end of the link members in a monolithic structure.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a transmission control apparatus for an automobile to be arranged on or near an instrument panel of a vehicle comprising: a bracket for supporting a control lever unit for speed-change operation; a plate secured to the bracket; a shaft passed through both the bracket and the plate for rotatably supporting the control lever unit therearound; a first shock absorbing portion adapted to be broken when a shock load exceeding a predetermined value is applied to the control lever unit in order to absorb the shock load and to release the support of the shaft from the bracket or the plate; and a second shock absorbing portion adapted to be deformed by the shaft released from the bracket and displaced together with the control lever unit over a predetermined stroke in order to continuously absorb the shock load.

Abstract: Vibrations of rotary shafts, such as shafts of cutting tools used in high speed machining, are reduced by damping structures in holes in the shafts. The damping structures comprise fingers that are urged outwardly by centrifugal force due to rotation of the shafts and that slide relative to adjacent shaft surfaces due to shaft vibrations, so that vibrational energy is absorbed frictionally. Chatter, a self-excited vibration of a cutting tool, can be substantially reduced in this manner.

Abstract: The fine increment tilt mechanism for a vehicle steering column includes a steering column support housing and a tilt housing pivotally connected to the support housing for pivotal movement about a tilt axis. A plurality of fixed teeth on the support housing are engaged by a plurality of pivoted shoe teeth on the tilt housing to fix the tilt housing relative to a tilt axis. A shoe release lever includes a wedge that is moved to a position in which the pivoted shoe teeth are held in engagement with the fixed teeth after the tilt housing is pivoted about the tilt axis to a selected position.

Abstract: A support assembly for a steering column includes a housing interconnected to a lower end of the steering column by a first linkage member. The lower end of the steering column is also interconnected to one end of the housing by a second linkage member. A third linkage member interconnects the upper end of the steering column to the same end of the housing as is connected to the second linkage member. The relative positions of the second and third linkage members, and as a result, the orientation of the steering column, is maintained by a releasable lock assembly extending through the end of said housing as well as the end portions of the second and third linkage members.

Abstract: A gear-shift and brake-control assembly for a racing bicycle, comprising a first control lever located along and behind the brake lever and a second control lever projecting transversely from the internal side wall of the supporting body of the brake lever, is provided with a push-button for controlling the operating mode of a display associated to the handlebars of the bicycle, which is positioned further back (with reference to the direction of advance of the bicycle) and higher up than the aforesaid second control lever.

Abstract: Pedal device 10 has a pedal member 11 depressed by the driver, and arm member 12 engaged with the pedal member, for turning when the pedal member is depressed, and transmitting driver's force-on-pedal to the brake master cylinder. When the driver's force-on-pedal which acts on pedal member 11 is less than the fixed value, footrest means 13 restricts the turning of the arm member. Pedal member 11 is composed of footplate 11a to be depressed by the driver, and protruding portion 11b engaged with the footplate, on which driver's heel can be put.

Abstract: To avoid a steering shaft changing its orientation during a frontal collision, an automotive pedal support structure equipped with an operating pedal disposed behind a dash panel of an automotive vehicle and the steering shaft comprising a universal joint disposed in the proximity of the operating pedal is disclosed. Provided are a first bracket including first and second side wall portions, a connecting portion and a second bracket pivoted to the first bracket so as to be rotated during the frontal collision. The operating pedal is pivoted to the second bracket. During the frontal collision, the universal joint is longitudinally moved relative with respect to the first bracket while contacting with side surfaces of the first and second side wall portions.

Abstract: A rider steering control device pivotally coupled to a frame of a bicycle has a one-piece elongate support structure defining at least one cavity having a plurality of first mounting surfaces. The support structure includes an integrally formed central region configured for pivotally coupling to the bicycle frame. At least one accessory has a second mounting surface matably engaging a selected first mounting surface of the support structure within the cavity.