Abstract: The structure for mounting a door wire harness is configured to wire a door harness from a door inner panel toward a body panel in a vehicle. The door harness is mountable into a grommet. The door inner panel has a portion proximal to the body panel. The proximal portion is recessed and the recessed portion includes a grommet-holding device, such that the grommet can be fixed into the recessed portion from outside the door inner panel. Further, the door inner panel includes an inward face confronting the compartment of the vehicle. The portion proximal to the body panel includes a weather strip and the grommet is installed farther from the inward face than the weather strip.

Abstract: An abrasion-resistant jacket for a flexible cable with a cable core and a jacket made of an abrasion-resistant thermoplastic material surrounding the cable core, particularly for a drag chain cable or a robot cable. The jacket includes an inner extruded plastic layer (2) and an outer jacket layer (4). Between the inner plastic layer (2) and the outer jacket layer (4) is a layer (3) of monofilaments made of a chemically and thermally stable material with a visual coverage of 40 to 70%. The outer jacket layer (4) is applied by pressure extrusion, such that the spaces in the layer (3) are almost filled by the material of the outer jacket layer, and the layer (3) adheres to the inner sheath layer (2).

Abstract: A calculation method for packing a plurality of wires constituting a wire harness comprises the steps of: removing a first circle from a plurality of circles; forming a primary inclusive circle as small as possible in which a plurality of second circles are included in the primary inclusive circle so as not to be overlapped with each other; calculating first position information regarding a position of the primary inclusive circle and the second circles included in the primary inclusive circle; forming a final inclusive circle as small as possible in which the first circle is arranged in the primary inclusive circle while the second circles are fixed in the primary inclusive circle in accordance with the position information such that the first circle and the second circles are not overlapped with each other; calculating and outputting second position information regarding a position of the final inclusive circle.

Abstract: Rod assemblies for guiding, routing or feeding a wire and/or cable in a target space of an existing structure having a plurality of frame members and a target internal routing space for the cable or wire, include: (a) an elongate rod having opposing first and second end portions; and (b) an anchoring member attached to the rod first end portion. In position, the anchoring member resides against a surface of a structural frame member to hold the first end portion outside of the target internal routing space and allow the second end portion to extend into the target internal routing space, thereby allowing one end of the rod to remain in a fixed location without requiring a second installer. The elongate rod can be a glow rod.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printed wiring board and a method of manufacture therefor. The printed wiring board constructed according to the teachings of the present invention includes a printed wiring board dielectric layer having conductive foils located on at least two sides thereof. The printed wiring board further includes a solid core conductive material interconnecting the conductive foils.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a substrate is disclosed. Apertures are formed in a substrate blank. A conductive layer is formed on opposing surfaces of the substrate, as well as inside the apertures. Conductive elements are defined on one or both opposing surfaces by masking and etching. Additional layers of conductive materials may be used to provide a barrier layer and a noble metal cap for the conductive elements. The methods of the present invention may be used to fabricate an interposer for use in packaging semiconductor devices or a test substrate. Substrate precursor structures are also disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of components, nanoparticles to bond the components, and a receiving layer for holding the nanoparticles, the receiving layer being disposed on at least one of the bonded components. The electronic device may further include an electrode disposed on at least one of the plurality of components. The receiving layer is disposed on the surface of the electrode. Conductive particles etc. are mixed in the receiving layer.

Abstract: A configuration and also a method for the configuration in which, the configuration has at least one electronic device with associated contact connections and at least one printed circuit board with external contacts. The printed circuit board is electrically coupled to the electronic device. At least the metallic surfaces of the configuration are covered by a plasma-polymerized polymer layer.

Abstract: A method for making a multi-layer electronic structure. A layer of dielectric material having a top surface and a bottom surface is provided. A layer of electrically conducting material is provided on one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the dielectric layer. At least one passage is formed through the dielectric layer to expose the layer of electrically conducting material. Electrically conducting material is deposited in at least one of the at least one passage through the dielectric layer. Portions of the layer of electrically conducting material are removed to define a pattern of circuitry. A stack is formed of plurality of structures including the layer of dielectric material and layer of electrically conducting material. The plurality of structures are aligned and joined together. Spaces between the structures are filled with electrically insulating material.

Abstract: A system for perforating a well includes a plurality of perforating guns suspended in the well from the wireline or coiled tubing. A downhole electronic command circuit is provided for firing each of the guns in response to a command signal from the surface. A conductor cable, which may be the wireline, extends from the surface to the downhole command circuit, such that command signals fire the guns in a selected order.

Abstract: Material is removed from a body of material, e.g. to create a bore hole, by plasma channel drilling. High voltage, high energy, rapid rise time electrical pulses are delivered many times per second to an electrode assembly in contact with the material body to generate therein elongate plasma channels which expand rapidly following electrical breakdown of the material causing the material to fracture and fragment.

Abstract: A system for drilling a well comprises a tubular member having a bottomhole assembly at a bottom end thereof disposed in a wellbore. A first sensor is disposed in the bottomhole assembly at a predetermined axial location for detecting bending in a first axis and generating a first bending signal in response thereto, where the first axis is substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the bottomhole assembly. A second sensor is disposed in the bottomhole assembly at the predetermined axial location for detecting bending in a second axis and generating a second bending signal in response thereto, where the second axis is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. A processor receives the first bending signal and the second bending signal and relates the first bending signal and the second bending signal to a borehole curvature according to programmed instructions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for casing while drilling without the use of an underreamer. In one aspect, the invention provides a flexible drill collar that enables drilling of a large enough borehole for passage of the casing string therethrough.

Abstract: In at least some embodiments, a tool may comprise a tool body and one or more tool components. The tool may further comprise tool electronics located within the tool body, wherein the tool electronics are operable to sense and store tool component characteristics and environmental characteristics. At least some of the tool electronics are operable, at least for one week, when exposed to temperatures of at least 200 Celsius. The tool electronics may be integrated circuits formed on a silicon carbide substrate or a silicon on sapphire substrate. One illustrative embodiment of the tool is a drill bit for employment in a high temperature drill well.

Abstract: A bottomhole assembly (BHA) for single trip sidetracking operations has a mill for forming an open hole section in a cased wellbore and a steering unit for controlling drill bit orientation. During use, the drilling system is assembled at the surface and tripped into the wellbore. The mill is positioned adjacent a kick-off point and operated to form an open hole section. Thereafter, the drill bit is positioned adjacent the open hole section. An exemplary steering unit includes one or more force application members that, when energized, displace the drill bit such that the bit is pointed in a specified direction into the open hole section. The steering unit also includes one or more force application members that facilitate directional drilling through the open hole section. Other suitable steering units can employ devices that alter the BHA centerline geometry.

Abstract: A wireline jar tool delivers instrument packages into wellbores and retrieves tools when they get stuck. The jar has several stored spring chambers connected to accelerate an upper spring chamber away from a stuck lower carrier chamber that supports instrument packages. Wireline tension actuates the jarring action and then lowers a sinker bar for reset as many times as required to incrementally jar the un-stick fish uphole. The wire line connects to a conductor that extends inside the tool through a main operating shaft, release coupling, hammer and anvil, lost motion coupling, into the lower chamber where the end connects to the instruments for communication to the surface. A small wireline tension provides unexpected large impact forces.

Abstract: A method and apparatus prevents rotation of a stabilizer which rotates due to friction-induced forces of bearing seals disposed in a shaft. The apparatus includes a stabilizer having a ridged edge where the stabilizer is mounted to a drilling tool using a deformable member. The deformable member assists in creating friction of the stabilizer edge against a drilled bore hole wall and thereby reduces friction-induced rotation.

Abstract: To provide a method with which one or more digital load cells of a load-receiving device can be replaced without the weighing system having to be newly calibrated, it is proposed that, in the event of a replacement, at least one of the previous load cells remains in the weighing system and in that, once the replacement has taken place, a new set of parameters is determined for the load cell used as the replacement via the central control unit on the basis of the data of the replaced load cell, which the control unit receives from the load cell remaining in the system, and is stored in the parameter memories of all the load cells.

Abstract: A nutrition balance for health control, especially for diabetics, to measure a weight and a caloric value of an edible substance, comprising a main body; a scale unit generating a weight signal while receiving the weight of the edible substance; a control unit comprising at least one input unit inputting a predetermined reference data and providing a reference data signal; a control system comprising a memory unit storing a predetermined balance database information and a controller, communicating with the memory unit, communicated with the scale unit to receive the weight signal and communicate with the input unit for receiving and storing the reference data signal to generating an output signal in response to the weight signal according to the reference data and the balance database information; and a display arrangement communicating with the control system to provide an output. The nutrition balance is for monitoring health and diet.

Abstract: A position detection system for use in association with computing applications, the system comprising: a positional element for attaining a position and comprising a first emitter for emitting a substantially continuous ultrasonic waveform decodable to fix said position, and a detector arrangement for detecting said waveform in a manner permitting fixing of said position and outputting said waveform for computation, in a manner retentive of said position fixing ability.

Abstract: A traveling vehicle, wherein a power transmission system for traveling straight forward, a power transmission system for turning, a power transmission system for PTO, and a power transmission system for driving a pump are disposed in a transmission part integrally with each other and a transmission device for traveling straight forward and a continuously variable transmission device for turning are interlockingly installed in the transmission part continuously with each other in a parallel state, whereby the transmission systems can be compactly disposed in the transmission part, and all of the power transmission system for traveling straight forward, the power transmission system for turning, the power transmission system for PTO, and the power transmission system for driving the pump can be easily assembled by merely installing the transmission part on a body frame.

Abstract: A taper-like block (26) slides on a slide plate (27) arranged on a track frame (11) by screwing an adjusting bolt (41). A bearing (21) moves to an upper side of the track frame (11) via rails (23, 24) fitted to a first inclined surface (26a) of the taper-like block (26). Accordingly, it is possible to adjust a gap (S2) between a slide plate (31) on a hook portion (21c) of the bearing (21) and a slide plate (33) firmly fixed to a lower surface of the track frame (11).

Abstract: A hybrid power train for farm tractors, wherein the elements defining at least one of the electric machines are housed in a structural casing formed in one piece. The structural casing forms an integral part of the supporting structure of the tractor in the form of a half-shell open on one side, so as to permit assembly of an insulating element, a stator, and a shaft fitted with a respective rotor to form the electric machine part of the hybrid power train. The diesel engine of the agricultural tractor is mechanically connected to the Power take-off mechanism by routing the PTO shaft through a number of hollow shafts for transmitting power from the diesel engine to and from the two electric machines by means of a conventional epicyclic gear train.

Abstract: A cruise control system for motor vehicles is described, having a sensor device for measuring the vehicle's operating parameters and for measuring the distance to an object located in front of the vehicle, and having a controller for controlling the vehicle's speed or acceleration as a function of the measured operating parameters and distance data, the controller having a stop-and-go function for automatically controlling driving off, rolling, and stopping as a function of the movements of the object, and being designed for the purpose of continuously checking the sensor device during the stop-and-go operation for one or multiple predefined conditions which contradict a safe stop-and-go operation, and which, in the presence of such a condition, initiates a procedure for the shutdown of the stop-and-go function.

Abstract: To provide a four-wheel drive system which improves running performance of an automotive vehicle by inhibiting a driving torque from becoming insufficient upon occurrence of a slip. An R slip sensing means of a DC motor torque calculating means senses a slip due to a spin of rear wheels. When the rear wheel slip is sensed, an R slip DC-motor-torque correcting means corrects a torque of the rear wheels so that a driving force of the rear wheels is reduced and then increased. The R slip DC-motor-torque correcting means reduces a driving torque of the rear wheels to eliminate the slip and holds the reduced driving torque until the slip is eliminated, and then increases the driving torque to a value lower than a value which the driving torque has taken at the time of occurrence of the slip. The driving torque is increased to a predetermined limit value depending on the number of slips.

Abstract: In an intake duct, a first intake passage arranged in a width direction of the front wheel and a second intake passage arranged on a side of the first intake passage are formed such that a flow area of the first intake passage is set larger than a flow area of the second intake passage. An intake control valve closes the first intake passage when the engine rotates at low speed and opens the first intake passage when the engine rotates at high speed.

Abstract: A safety restraint system for use in a vehicle. The system includes a safety restraint component coupled to a navigational module. The navigational module is adapted to determine a location of the vehicle. The component is adapted to be actuated in response to the determination. The safety restraint component may be a safety belt pretensioner. The component may be adapted to be actuated when the navigational module determines the vehicle has entered or is approaching a zone meeting a predefined criteria.

Abstract: A seat which is to be removably mounted in position on tracks in a motor vehicle has at least one safety element in the form of an active safety device or sensor. A communication channel is established between a control unit and the safety element. At least part of the communication channel is a wireless link. There is a first system which provides a signal to the control unit when the seat is present in the vehicle, and an independent system which is separate from the seat-part of the communication channel, for determining the presence of the seat of the vehicle, and providing an appropriate signal to the control unit. The control unit therefore has two signals indicating the presence of the seat.

Abstract: A saddle riding type four-wheeled vehicle, suitable for rough terrain running, includes an engine having an electronically controlled fuel injection system. The vehicle also includes a throttle body disposed in back of a cylinder head of the engine. This configuration substantially protects the engine from drawing in mud, dust, and the like, and also eliminates the need for a protector of a throttle body. The fuel pump unit of the fuel injection system integrates the fuel pump, the fuel filter, and the pressure regulator into a single housing, to simplify the fuel piping required to connect different parts of the fuel supply system, as compared with conventional structures. This facilitates procedures of removing and installing the fuel tank and the fuel pump unit. The feature also reduces pumping loss of the fuel pump as well as parts cost.

Abstract: A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle includes an engine, a front wheel and rear wheels, a saddle type rider's seat, and a rear fender provided so as to cover the surroundings of the saddle type rider's seat and the rear wheels. The vehicle further includes an exhaust pipe led out to the vehicle body rear side from the engine, a muffler connected to the exhaust pipe, and an oxygen concentration sensor provided in the vicinity of a connection portion between the exhaust pipe and the muffler, wherein the oxygen concentration sensor is located inside the rear fender.

Abstract: A steering arm for a walkie/rider truck which has a truck body, a driving motor and load bearing means, a platform for the operator and a steering rod. Button portions extend adjacent both lateral surfaces of the horn of a steering above the grip portions and extend approximately parallel to the lateral surfaces and are supported for pivoting movement approximately about horizontal axes. The button portions are arranged such that they can be actuated by the thumb or the index finger of the hand engaging the associated grip portion.

Abstract: A dual-sectioned automotive propeller shaft features a weakened area in a first section. Under an axial load, the first section buckles transversely to a longitudinal axis of the shaft to absorb substantially all of the energy exerted against the shaft. A second section of the shaft is thereby isolated from consequences of the axial load enabling its placement and proximity to other components mounted to the undercarriage of the vehicle.

Abstract: A first fluid passage extends from a first outlet/inlet port of a hydraulic pump to a first work chamber of a power cylinder, and a second fluid passage extends from a second outlet/inlet port of the pump to a second work chamber of the power cylinder. A switch system switches the role of the first and second outlet/inlet ports in accordance with a turning direction of a steering wheel. Flow control mechanisms are respectively incorporated with the first and second fluid passages, so that a controlled flow of hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to the first or second work chamber and vice versa are appropriately carried out thereby providing the driver with a comfortable steering feeling. A bypass arrangement may be provided between the first and second fluid passages to deal with a residual pressure that would be remained in the first or second work chamber when the hydraulic pump is under inoperative condition.

Abstract: An electric power assisted steering system comprising a steering mechanism which operatively connects a steering wheel to the road wheels of the vehicle, a torque sensing means (6) adapted to produce a first output signal indicative of the torque carried by a portion of the steering mechanism (7), a means (6) for producing a second output signal indicative of the angular velocity of the steering wheel, a difference means (21) for determining the difference in value of the torque carried by a portion of the column between two points in time to produce a third output value, an electric motor (1) operatively connected to the steering mechanism, a signal processing unit (7) adapted to receive the two signals and to produce a torque demand signal representative of a torque to be applied to the steering mechanism by the motor (1), and a motor drive stage adapted to provide a drive current to the motor (1) responsive to the torque demand signal, and in which the torque demand signal (1) includes a damping component

Abstract: An electric power steering system includes: a first rotation detection section including a first sensor section and outputting a signal corresponding to a rotation of an input shaft; a second rotation detection section including second and third sensor sections and outputting signals corresponding to a rotation of an output shaft; and a control unit detecting the respective rotational angles of the input and output shafts and a torque applied to a torsion bar based on the output signals from these rotation detection sections, and providing a driving control of an electric motor. The control unit makes determination on the occurrence of failure at the first to third sensor sections, and provides the driving control of the electric motor as shifting the driving control, based on results of the determination, between a torque control mode using the detected value of the torque and a steering angle control mode using the detected value of the rotational angle of either one of the input and output shafts.

Abstract: Acoustic transducers configured with integrated electronics technology are adapted to digitize signal data close to the transducer. The transducers are packaged with a reduced number of elements and sealed for exposure to harsh environments, without oil compensation. A transducer assembly includes a frame, an acoustic transducer element disposed on the frame, and an electronics module disposed on the frame and linked to the acoustic transducer element. The pressure and temperature tolerant electronics module is adapted to process a signal associated with the transducer element.

Abstract: A non-explosive acoustic source utilizes the combustion of aluminum and water to generate an acoustic pulse. The operation of the non-explosive acoustic source relies on a water/aluminum reaction to generate a burst pressure. The source may be deployed as a single charge or as one element of a multiple charge array and is configurable to explode at variable depths with variable energy levels. The inherent safety of the non-explosive acoustic source obviates the necessity for auxiliary safety features or procedures to protect against inadvertent explosion. As a result, the non-explosive acoustic source facilitates the implementation of sonic detection systems and reduces the operational costs associated with such systems.

Abstract: A hanging sound suppression device consists of a sound suppression device coupled via a connector to a wearable object. In one embodiment, the wearable object is an earring. In another, it is an eyeglass frame. When not in use, the sound suppression device is permitted to dangle from the wearable object.

Abstract: An exhaust apparatus for a small-sized engine includes a muffler having an exhaust portion for discharging an exhaust gas from an exhaust pipe. A tubular member is attached to the exhaust portion of the muffler. Within the tubular member, there is disposed a filter formed from metal fibers for reducing an exhaust noise.

Abstract: The invention relates to a silencer (1) comprising an outer porous filter (2) and an inner porous filter (3) arranged inside the outer filter (2). The silencer (1) is designed such that the relative positions of the filters (2, 3) can be changed. Air velocity and noise are counteracted when pressurised air flows through the filters.

Abstract: A resonator includes an inner perforated tube, an outer shell, and a plurality of annular ribs extending radially therebetween and defining resonant chambers. Progressive stepping of ribs and grooves enables axial insertion assembly with minimal cost. The need for welding or secondary bonding operations is eliminated.

Abstract: In order to provide an exhaust muffler (100) for an internal combustion engine (11), especially a portable implement, comprising a catalyst (10) which is arranged in a housing (12) which has at least one inlet opening (13) and one outlet opening (14) for exhaust gas flowing out from the internal combustion engine (11) into the environment (15), in which the temperature of the exhaust gas in the area of the outlet into the environment is reduced substantially and/or a sufficiently long path length is made available so that flame development can be avoided especially in the outlet area of the exhaust muffler, it is proposed that the outlet opening (14) has at least one means (16) through which exhaust gas flows, which is arranged partially outside the housing (12) and has an outlet (18) facing the environment (15), whereby the flow path of the exhaust gas in the direction of the environment (15) is lengthened.

Abstract: Sound insulating systems including viscoelastic foams are described. The sound insulating system includes a sound-absorbing layer. The sound-absorbing layer can include viscoelastic foams. An optional barrier layer is adjacent to the sound-absorbing layer. Additionally, an optional substrate layer is adjacent to the sound-absorbing layer, and is spaced and opposed from the optional barrier layer. The sound insulating system is particularly well adapted to be employed as vehicle dashmats.

Abstract: By using a construction in which a suspended beam structure (9) is suspended from a suspension support base (8) that has been installed inside a tower structure (1), in a manner that enables movement up and down of the suspended beam structure, an operations unit (20) is attached to the suspended beam structure (9) via a guide mechanism (Z), in a manner that enables movement up and down, and/or left and right, and operations such as welding are then performed on an inner wall surface (1d) of the tower structure (1) using the operations unit (20), the operating height position for the operations unit (20) is easily altered by moving the suspended beam structure (9) up or down, the operation for adjusting levels during operations is markedly simplified, or even unnecessary, and the safety and operating efficiency of operations is improved.

Abstract: A two-sided manhole step. The step includes a first step surface and a second step surface. Lugs extend from ends of the first and second step surfaces. The lugs help to prevent individuals from sliding off the manhole step, regardless of whether the step is installed with the first step surface or second step surface facing upwards.

Abstract: A novel safety device for step ladders. This safety device is fabricated and positioned so as to deter, dissuade and deny the ladder user access to the unsupported top step of a step ladder while allowing the user to an aloft tool organizer for pre-loading job materials there-by eliminating the need to repeatedly climb up and down the ladder carrying materials. More people are killed doing construction work every year than in any other occupation and falls are the biggest killer of employees in the construction industry, many of these falls involve the improper use of ladders. Falls are the leading cause of death in and around the home, according to the National Safety Council, there are thousands of people die from falls around the home each year and many suffer disabling injuries many of these also involve ladders. At work or at home, these accidents invariably occur because the victims violate the basic rules of ladder safety.

Abstract: A portable paint station that includes a work table and a pair of legs that are positionable in a retracted position and an extended position. In one form, the paint station provides a work surface that may be selectively positioned at two distinct heights. In another form, the paint station provides a work surface with a roller tray recess that may be selectively covered to resist the formation of a skin on paint that is located in the recess. In a further form, the paint station provides a work table with a pair of legs. At least one set of the legs has a handle aperture that may be employed to hand carry the paint station on its side. In yet another form, the paint station includes a roller tray assembly that facilitates the short-term storage of a paint roller that is loaded with paint.

Abstract: An engine lubrication system in which a transmission 13 having a main shaft 14 and a drive shaft 15 each having a plurality of change-speed gears mounted thereon is arranged within a separate-type crankcase which is separated into left and right case portions, characterized in that a connecting bolt 60 for connecting the left and right case portions 2a, 2b together is inserted to be disposed in the vicinity of the main shaft 14 or the drive shaft 15 and in parallel with the shafts, in that left and right boss portions 60c having bolt bores 60a into which the connecting bolt 60 for connecting the left and right case portions 2a, 2b together is inserted are extended in a tubular fashion so as to abut with each other face-to-face, in that a space between an inner circumferential surface of the bolt bore 60a in the left and right boss portions 60c and an outer circumferential surface of the connecting bolt 60 is made to constitute a lubricating oil passageway 15a, in that an end of the lubricating oil passageway

Abstract: A point of sale apparatus for a coiled garden hose with a predetermined length includes a short coiled garden hose having a length less than the predetermined length. A vertically mounted backing carries (a) a spigot connected to a connector at one end of the short coiled hose, and (b) a holder carrying the short coiled hose. The spigot and holder are positioned to enable a prospective purchaser to see the coiled hose carried by the holder and connected to the spigot.

Abstract: The door operator for elevators is useful for [36?; 42? and 48?] of opening Length, also you select the opening side [right or left]. This way you reduce inventory ,because this design enables the door operator To have several combinations instead of one of each.