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A construction machine comprises an electric motor/generator; an engine; an epicyclic gearing for rotating the electric motor/generator reversely when speed of a rotation output to a drive wheel is zero during running of the engine; a transmission configured to switch between a forward driving gear position and a backward driving gear position; and a controller for controlling the engine, the electric motor/generator and the transmission, based on at least an accelerator opening, and a state of charge in an electric storage device; the controller being configured to switch the forward driving gear position or the backward driving gear position to a direction opposite to a direction in which the construction machine is moving, and cause the electric motor/generator to generate reverse torque in a power running mode, when the electric storage device is in a fully charged state and the accelerator has been pressed down by a driver.

A split-cycle water injection engine includes a crankshaft rotatable about a crankshaft axis. A power piston is slidably received within a power/expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft. A crossover passage is operatively connected between the compression cylinder and the power/expansion cylinder and selectively operable to receive compressed air from the compression cylinder and to deliver compressed air to the power/expansion cylinder for use in transmitting power to the crankshaft during engine operation. Valves selectively control gas flow into and out of the compression and power cylinders. A water injector is associated with and adapted to inject water into at least one of the compression cylinders the crossover passage and the power cylinder during engine operation.

A sprinkler head nozzle assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing including an inlet for pressurize water and an outlet downstream of the inlet, a valve member, operable to extend and reduce an arcuate opening at the outlet of the housing, wherein the size of the arcuate opening indicates the arc of coverage of the sprinkler head nozzle assembly and a rotating distributor, mounted on a central shaft extending through the housing and the valve member, and operable to deflect a flow of water from the arcuate opening out of the nozzle assembly.

Hafnium oxide HfO₂ scintillator compositions are doped with titanium oxide and at least an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, and Li. The scintillator compositions can include sintering aid material such as scandium and/or tin and a rare earth metal and/or boron for improved transparency. The scintillators are characterized by high light output, reduced afterglow, short decay time, and high X-ray stopping power. The scintillators can be used as detector elements in X-ray CT systems.

Disclosed herein is a seat cushion pumping device for a vehicle adapted to adjust a height of a seat cushion. The seat cushion pumping device comprises a clutch unit adapted to transmit a rotating force to gears of link means in a desired direction where the seat cushion is to be moved, and a brake unit for fixing the operated link means so as not to move. The clutch unit and the brake unit are accommodated between a lower bracket and an upper bracket, which are positioned in front of a mounting bracket for accommodating the entire pumping device there between.

The present invention provides a novel method for generating braking force in a wheel. In a vehicle having wheels, a wheel control device for controlling the wheels is provided with an actuator for performing an operation to vary a slip angle of the wheels, and a controller for controlling the actuator to increase the braking force of the wheels by increasing the slip angle absolute value of the wheels such that a lateral force is generated in the wheels relative to a ground contact surface of the wheels.

Scintillator compositions having a garnet crystal structure useful for the detection of high-energy radiation, such as X, beta, and gamma radiation, contain (1) at least one of terbium and lutetium; (2) at least one rare earth metal; and (3) at least one of Al, Ga, and In. Terbium or lutetium may be partially substituted with Y, La, Gd, and Yb. In particular, the scintillator composition contains both terbium and lutetium. The scintillators are characterized by high light output, reduced afterglow, short decay time, and high X-ray stopping power.

A damper includes a housing having a cylindrical shape and filled with a viscous fluid, a first rotor rotatably received in the housing and having a first connecting portion formed at an end portion thereof, and a second rotor rotatably housed in the housing coaxially with the first rotor and having a second connecting portion formed at an end portion thereof. The first and second connecting portions engage to allow the first and second rotors together, and forms a space therebetween to allow the viscous fluid to pass therethrough. An elastic member urges the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion to connect together, and accumulates an elastic force in a state that the connection between the first and second connecting portions is released.

The invention discloses a compression releasing engine braking method and device. A primary piston hole and a secondary piston hole connected with a hydraulic passage are formed in a valve bridge, and a primary piston and a secondary piston in the piston holes are driven by using a braking lug boss of a cam to open an exhaust valve for braking. During braking, the retraction position of the primary piston is kept by using the equal altitude section of the braking cam at the maximum braking lift, the hydraulic passage between the primary piston hole and the secondary piston hole is closed, and the braking load on the secondary piston is transferred to a braking bracket positioned on the valve bridge and is not returned to the primary piston. The primary piston is further driven by using an integrated exhaust lug boss on the cam, the primary piston drives the valve bridge to move and is separated from the braking bracket, and an oil discharge passage in the valve bridge is opened to discharge oil, so that the secondary piston returns to the retraction position, and the braking exhaust door is moved to a closed position. A compression releasing braking mechanism is integrated with a traditional air valve driving chain, and the braking bracket bears the braking load and the weight braking valve lift, so the braking load is reduced and the braking power is increased.

A hydraulic control valve for an Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) includes a modulator block having at least a housing, an inlet port, a receiving unit, and an outlet port. The housing is coupled to at least a plunger, an armature, and a coil body. The housing also has a coupling hole to receive a valve seat. Upon application of a current, a coil generates a magnetic field causing a plunger coupled with the armature to perform a reciprocating motion in which a projection of the plunger moves in contact with and separates from an aperture in the valve seat to adjust fluid flow. The hydraulic control valve also comprises fluid flow paths, provided in a space between the valve seat and the housing, which communicate with an outlet port. The hydraulic control valve accommodates at least a filter and a seal cup on the outer periphery of the valve seat.

Provided are a method and a device for manufacturing a rocking arm with a main piston and an auxiliary piston. A main piston hole and an auxiliary piston hole which are connected through a hydraulic channel are arranged in the rocking arm, the main piston is driven by using a braking boss on a cam, and the auxiliary piston is driven through hydraulic transmission to open at least one exhaust valve to achieve braking. During a braking process, an isometry section of a maximum braking lift of the braking cam is used, a retraction position of the main piston is kept, a hydraulic channel between the main piston hole and the auxiliary piston hole is closed, and a braking load on the auxiliary piston is transmitted to a braking support above the rocking arm. The main piston is further driven by an integrated exhaust boss on the cam, the main piston drives the rocking arm to move and be separated from the braking support, an oil discharging channel in the rocking arm is opened to discharge oil, the auxiliary piston is returned to the retraction position, and the exhaust valve is braked to move to a closed position. A compression releasing braking mechanism is integrated with the existing valve driving chain, braking load is borne by using the braking support, braking valve rise is reset, the braking load is reduced, and braking power is increased.

An electric parking brake system is equipped with a parking brake driven by an electric actuator for braking wheels of a vehicle, a vehicle condition sensing section for detecting vehicle conditions, a target braking force setting section for setting a target braking force on the basis of vehicle condition detected, compared and weighted by the vehicle condition sensing section so as to overcome a trouble of a part of sensing section, a parking condition detecting section for sensing a change of the vehicle condition from a stopping condition to a parking condition, and a control section for increasing a braking force according to the change in the vehicle condition so as to avoid a creep movement of the vehicle. Thereby, the electric parking brake system with a highly improved reliability can be provided.

The invention relates to a combination cylinder including a service brake cylinder as an active service brake with at least one pressure-medium-actuated service brake piston which actuates a brake mechanism via a service brake piston rod, and a spring store brake cylinder as a passive parking brake with a spring store brake piston which is actuated by pressure medium counter to the action of at least one store spring, with the spring store brake piston transmitting the force of the at least one store spring to the service brake piston rod by a force-transmitting gearing in the parking braking situation. The invention provides for the gearing to be designed such that the movements of the spring store brake piston and of the service brake piston rod are coaxial and the force transmission ratio becomes greater with progressive stroke of the spring store brake piston.

The invention relates to a method for controlling an engine braking device for a combustion engine in motor vehicles, wherein the engine braking device has an intake system, an exhaust system, gas exchange valves associated with the combustion engine, exhaust turbo-charging by at least one exhaust turbocharger integrated into the exhaust system and the intake system, and an engine braking unit, wherein the engine braking unit has a decompression brake, which influences at least one outlet valve of the gas exchange valves and is dependent on the exhaust gas backpressure, and a brake flap, which is arranged in the exhaust system. To achieve a precisely controllable engine braking power in the engine braking mode, the demanded braking torque is controlled in accordance with the boost pressure of the exhaust turbocharger and with the exhaust gas backpressure upstream of the brake flap, which is arranged directly upstream of an exhaust turbine of the exhaust turbocharger. A suitable engine braking device is furthermore proposed.

A control system limits reactive torque in a powertrain that is generated when braking force is applied to traction wheels during a sudden stop or other sudden braking event. The reactive torque generated at the traction wheels is prevented from being transmitted upstream through the driveline and powertrain by using a slip type clutch in the driveline to limit the upstream transfer of the reactive wheel torque. The clutch is directly actuated by the reactive torque and therefore does not require special controls or monitoring systems to sense the braking event. The clutch pressure may be automatically adjusted in response to certain operating conditions or events, thereby adjusting the point at which the clutch begins to slip due to reactive wheel torque.

A plurality of vehicle stabilizing devices which operate according to different strategies and which actuate, independently of the driver, brake actuators which are assigned to the vehicle wheels, in order to stabilize the vehicle are arranged in the vehicle. The vehicle is equipped with at least one switchable differential lock in the drive train. The differential lock assumes a non-switched operating state, a first operating state in which the differential lock is preselected, and a second operating state in which the differential lock is switched. When the differential lock assumes the first operating state, some of the vehicle stabilizing devices, other than that vehicle stabilizing device which, by actuating the brake actuators independently of the driver, prevents the vehicle wheels from locking during a braking operation, are influenced in terms of their operating mode. When the differential lock assumes the second operating state, all the vehicle stabilizing devices are influenced in their operating mode. The operating mode of the vehicle stabilizing devices is influenced in such a way that the actuation of the brake actuators which is independent of the driver does not occur.

The invention relates to a vehicle brake, in particular a caliper brake, having a housing, a brake piston accommodated in and linearly displaceable relative to the housing for displacing a brake lining, and a mechanical actuator arrangement for displacing the brake piston, wherein the brake piston is displaceable in the housing by charging a hydraulic chamber by means of a hydraulic brake circuit and wherein the mechanical actuator arrangement comprises a threaded spindle, which is mounted rotatably in the housing and may be set in rotation, wherein the brake piston as a result of a rotational movement of the threaded spindle is linearly displaceable relative to the housing. In this vehicle brake, it is provided that the threaded spindle is provided with a multiple-start self-locking thread having n flights, wherein the number n and the thread lead are selected in such a way that the thread is close to the self-locking limit.

The invention relates to a method and system for braking a railway vehicle, which have the advantages of higher brake force, shorter idling braking time and brake cylinder boosting and relieving time and capabilities of shortening the braking distance, arranging passenger trains and adjusting the brake force according to the change of the weight of the vehicle. A high-friction-coefficient composition brake shoe with a higher friction coefficient is adopted, and the pressures of the brake cylinder and the brake shoe are controlled on the basis of measurement of the vehicle load by using a sensing valve, so that stepless control of the brake force of a quick freight car is realized; and the idling braking time and the brake cylinder relieving time are shortened by changing the inflation anddeflation time of the brake cylinder. The invention provides a method and system for braking a quick railway freight car. By adopting the method and system, the stepless change of the brake force canbe realized with the load increase and decrease change of the vehicle at the same time of improving the brake force and shortening the idling breaking time, therefore the safety traveling braking distance is ensured; meanwhile, the device has the advantages of high reliability, high vibration insulation, high dynamic performance, higher linearity and high sensitivity.

In a method for stabilizing a two-wheeled vehicle in driving situations in which the two-wheeled vehicle oversteers, a variable describing the oversteering of the two-wheeled vehicle is ascertained and, if the variable exceeds a predefined threshold value, a control is carried out, a steering torque being applied to the steering of the two-wheeled vehicle and/or the brake pressure which acts on the front wheel brake being reduced or increased and/or the driving torque on the rear wheel being reduced or increased and/or the brake pressure on the rear wheel being increased or reduced.