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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5336524 | Evaporator A method of applying to surfaces of component parts of an evaporator hydrophilic coatings which do not emit offensive odors under operating conditions, or at other times. The method provides coatings in which water glass and colloidal silica are attached ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5225985 | Vehicle safety device actuating apparatus with adaptive reference level In a control apparatus for actuating a vehicle safety device in response to the specific change in the magnitude of acceleration/deceleration of the vehicle which occurs upon a collision, the output signal from the acceleration/deceleration sensor is proc... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5182755 | Malfunction checking system for controller A system for checking a malfunction in a controller. The controller includes a microcomputer connected between an input and output terminal of the controller. The microcomputer is programmed to perform a normal control mode, to perform a self-checking mod... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5162709 | Apparatus for controlling blower motor of automobile air-conditioner An apparatus for controlling a blower motor composed of a brushless motor is operative to control the blower motor, in the pulse width modulation (PWM) mode, with a number of pulses which are inversely proportional to a setting speed so as to reduce the m... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5158390 | Jointing structure of rotor and shaft A jointing structure of a rotor and a shaft has a rotor made of aluminum alloy having a through-hole at a center thereof, and a shaft made of steel which is to be press fitted into the through-hole of the rotor, the shaft being formed at least at a part o... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5155376 | Vehicle safety device actuating circuit with monitoring current regulator In a vehicle safety device control apparatus having an energy reservoir, a current regulator for regulating the current supplied from the energy reservoir to a firing element of the safety device, and a controller for controlling the current regulator so ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5149257 | Compressor with a cylinder having improved seizure resistance and improved wear resistance, and method of manufacturing the cylinder A compressor has a cylinder formed of an aluminum alloy, and a moving member slidably received within the cylinder. Hard particles are dispersed in the inner peripheral surface portion of the cylinder. The hard particles are formed of a chemical compound ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5127889 | Differential device for vehicle A differential device for a vehicle includes a pair of shafts extending into a housing, a pair of side gears connected respectively to the shafts, and at least one pair of element gears having respective screw gear portions meshing with respective screw g... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5122956 | Method for controlling vehicle automatic transmission systems In a method for automatically controlling the gear-shifting operation of a vehicle gear transmission so as to shift the transmission to a calculated target position according to the vehicle operation parameter(s), the stability of the calculated target po... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5122954 | Control system for actuating vehicle air-bags In a control system for actuating a vehicle air-bag, a data representing change in the detected vehicle speed is calculated on the basis of the acceleration sensed by a vehicle acceleration sensor. The data is compared with a reference signal depending up... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5101192 | System for controlling activation of air bag for vehicle A system for controlling the activation of an air bag for a vehicle includes a capacitor connected to a battery via a main electric wire. The supply of electric current from the capacitor to a squib of the air bag is controlled by a first switch. Upon col... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5096387 | Vane compressor with means for obtaining sufficient back pressure upon vanes at the start of compressor A vane compressor includes a cylinder having a pair of side blocks. A communication passage is formed through at least one of the side blocks. The communication passage has one end thereof opening into a discharge pressure chamber, and another end thereof... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5090269 | System for automatically controlling transmission for vehicles In an automatic transmission system having a selector and a generator responsive to the operation of the selector for generating electric information indicating the operation condition of the selector, the nature of the malfunction or trouble arising in t... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5088298 | Apparatus for controlling compressor of automobile air-conditioner In an apparatus for controlling a variable displacement compressor incorporated in an automobile air-conditioner, the displacement of the compressor is varied with a change in the target cooling temperature. The change rate of the target cooling temperatu... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5085195 | Injection timing control device for distributor-type fuel injection pumps An injection timing control device for a distributor-type fuel injection pump, has a timer piston slidable within a cylinder in response to a difference between pump chamber pressure and the force of a timer spring to thereby rotate a roller holder for va... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5081837 | Hydraulic control circuit A hydraulic control circuit adequate to control a main hydraulic actuator and auxiliary hydraulic actuators. The main actuator drives farm machinery mounted to an agricultural tractor or the like. The auxiliary actuators drive farm attachments independent... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5082180 | Electromagnetic valve and unit fuel injector with electromagnetic valve An electromagnetic valve includes a tubular valve member fitted on a cylindrical guide member for sliding movement therealong. The guide member has an axial introduction passage leading to a valve seat of the valve member via a communication passage. When... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5080564 | Prestroke control device for fuel injection pumps A prestroke control device for a fuel injection pump includes at least one control sleeve slidably fitted on at least one plunger, a control rod engaging the control sleeve, the control rod extending perpendicularly to the plunger and rotatable about an a... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5081451 | Display system for use in vehicle A display system for a vehicle is provided with a fluorescent display tube. An anode control circuit outputs a control signal for selecting one or more of anode electrodes of the display tube to output a first control signal in response to which the selec... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5081583 | Automatic control system for gear transmission In a system for automatically controlling a gear transmission wherein an actuator device coupled with an operation member for the gear-shifting operation of the transmission is controlled for shifting the transmission to a target gear position, the system... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5076354 | Multiflow type condenser for car air conditioner Here is disclosed a heat exchanger of the multiflow type comprising a plurality of flat tubes and corrugated fins stacked together one on another alternately, an inlet header pipe to which said flat tubes are connected at their one ends, an outlet header ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5073093 | Scroll-type fluid handling machine Here is disclosed a scroll-type fluid handling machine having a hermetically sealed casing enclosing therein a stationary side scroll member fixed to the casing, a movable side scroll member adapted to be rotatable in engagement with the stationary side s... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5070594 | Method of making an acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor includes a tubular casing having one open and closed by a lid of an elastic material. A magnetic member is received within a sealed space defined by the casing and the lid, and a damper liquid fills in the sealed space. The lid is f... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5069277 | Vehicle-loaded heat exchanger of parallel flow type An automotive heat exchanger of the parallel flow type includes a number of flat tubes (4), a number of corrugated fins (5), with the flat tubes and the corrugated fins being stacked alternately, the first cylindrical header tank (2) to which the tubes ar... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5070298 | Magnetic sensor, with sensor gap adjusting high permeable flux collecting chip, for detecting rotation A magnetic sensor includes a sensor housing having a front end directed toward a member to be sensed. A magneto-electric transducer is mounted in the sensor housing and disposed adjacent to the front end of the sensor housing. A magnetic flux-collecting c... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5067934 | Differential gear mechanism A differential gear mechanism has a clutch between a pair of worm gears which are each connected to different axle shafts. The clutch connects and disconnects the worm gears. When the worm gears are connected, differential operation is locked. Because of ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5065849 | Method for correcting data used for a clutch control operation In a method for correcting clutch data used for controlling the engaging/disengaging operation of a friction type vehicle clutch, the meet position data among the clutch data is updated by a learning operation at each operation of a predetermined operatio... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5060158 | Apparatus for controlling clutches A clutch control apparatus for controlling the operation of a friction type clutch comprises a data generator responsive to an engaging command signal for generating an electric signal corresponding to the time-course in a target clutch stroke pattern for... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5059097 | Variable capacity wobble plate compressor A variable capacity wobble plate compressor includes a wobble plate (36) in the crank chamber (7) for adjusting the piston stroke; a control valve (45) for controlling the chamber pressure in the crank chamber to adjust the angle of the wobble plate; a pr... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056990 | Variable capacity vane compressor A variable capacity vane compressor has a control element rotatable in response to the difference between suction pressure and control pressure for varying the compression starting timing and hence the capacity. A communication passage extends between the... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5051884 | Control apparatus for automobile air-conditioners In a control apparatus for automobile air-conditioner of the type wherein the air blow-off mode is determined based on the opening of an air-mix door and the substantial temperature of an evaporator for actuating a mode door, the improvement which include... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5051915 | Frequency measuring apparatus To optimize valuable processor time required for the execution of the main control program in an engine control system, execution of no more than two interruption programs in preparation for execution of a frequency calculating program is provided.... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5050714 | System and method for controlling vehicle drive-off In a control system for controlling a clutch coupled with an internal combustion engine for driving a vehicle off, the control operation for clutch engagement is carried out based on the level of power insufficiency of the engine. When the level of engine... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5051682 | System for detecting load on generator A peak hold circuit and a sample-and-hold circuit are provided for accurately and immediately detecting variations in a load connected to a generator. The peak hold circuit holds a peak voltage of a waveform voltage signal having an amplitude correspondin... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5049041 | Lubricating oil supply device for van compressors A vane compressor has at least one compression space defined between a rotor and a cylinder. A shaft seal and a bearing are fitted on a driving shaft and disposed adjacent to each other. A lubricating oil supply device supplies compression medium to the s... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5049043 | Variable capacity vane compressor A variable capacity vane compressor in which one end face of a side block facing the rotor is formed therein with an annular recess in a bottom of which is formed a second recess. A control element rotatably received in the annular recess for varying the ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5046935 | Compressor with reduced vibrations A compressor includes at least one compression space for compressing refrigerant, at least one communication chamber into which the refrigerant is discharged from the compression space, a discharge pressure chamber, and at least one communications passage... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5043642 | Apparatus for controlling blower motor of automobile air-conditioner An apparatus for controlling a brushless type blower motor of an automobile air conditioner includes a rotational speed setting unit for setting a rotational speed of the brushless motor, a drive unit for driving the brushless motor according to the speed... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5040418 | Acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor includes a body supporting a casing within which a magnetic member is received. A plurality of magnets are mounted on the body and disposed around the casing. The magnetic forces of the magnets hold the magnetic member in a referenc... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5038671 | Control valve A control valve is disclosed for use in controlling flow of hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic pump to a plurality of actuators. The control valve includes a valve housing within which are formed control bores, pressure-compensating bores, a feed passage co... | 08/13/1991 |
