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A vehicle apparatus used in a vehicle measures a first elapsed time after completion of a parking operation by which the vehicle is parked in a parking region, and prohibits movement of the vehicle to adjust the parking position when the first elapsed time reaches a first predetermined time before receipt of a instruction signal by the receiver Accordingly, it is possible to improve safety by preventing the vehicle from moving out of a parking position even if the moving part is erroneously operated when the predetermined time elapses after the completion of parking operation.

The present invention relates to systems and methods of performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in awake animals. The invention utilizes head and body restrainers to position an awake animal relative to a radio frequency dual coil system operating in a high field magnetic resonance imaging system to provide images of high resolution without motion artifact.

A dual piston valve actuator operable to provide an initial thrust force that is greater than a subsequent thrust force for moving a gate valve from a closed position to an open position. The actuator may include a first piston and a second piston movably disposed within a bore of the first piston. The first piston may define a first piston area for proving the initial thrust force, and the second piston may define a second piston area (that is less than the first piston area) for providing the subsequent thrust force. Movement of the first piston is limited relative to the second piston for moving the gate valve using the initial thrust force an initial portion of the valve stroke, while moving the gave valve using the subsequent thrust force the remaining portion of the valve stroke.

A depth adjusting system for a screw gun comprises a base supported on the screw gun, an on / off collar removably attached to the base, and an adjusting collar and a depth locator mounted to the on / off collar. The adjusting collar rotates but cannot move axially relative to the on / off collar. Rotation of the adjusting collar causes the depth locator to move axially relative to the on / off collar for adjusting the depth setting. An indexing system is provided between the adjusting collar and the on / off collar for retaining the angular position of the adjusting collar and the depth setting. The on / off collar can be easily attached and detached from the base with a simple axial force applied to the on / off collar.

A dental implant system for placement within a jaw of a patient includes an envelope including an outer surface and an inner surface defining a barrel. At least one barrier is located in the barrel. The barrel having a first region on one side of the barrier and a second region on an opposing side of the barrier. An expander member is movable within the barrel along a longitudinal axis of the barrel from the first region to the second region. The barrier prohibits the expander member from moving from the second region to the first region.

In order to control the light or air permeability of an elastic extensible screen (1) disposed between an area to be protected and an external area, and having a permeability that varies with a pulling force exerted on the screen, a motorized mechanism (3) adjusts the pulling force on the screen in response to a setpoint signal, which can be determined on the basis of one or a plurality of signals from one or a plurality of sensors (12, 14, 15), in particular light sensors.

A fence assembly of a cut-off machine includes a fence base fixed above a worktable of the cut-off machine, a fence plate supported on and movable along the fence base, having a downwardly extending bottom panel and a locking structure for controlling if the fence plate is locked to the fence base. The locking structure includes a fastener defining a separation with a constant length from the fence base, a first block, a second block and a press member. The first block, the second block and the bottom panel are crowded into the constant separation. The bottom panel is disposed between the second block and the fence base. The contact surface between the first block and the second block slopes toward the direction of the separation. The first block is movable substantially perpendicularly to the direction of the separation. The press member selectively presses the first block.

A check valve is provided that includes a valve housing that has a side wall and a flow path therethrough, the side wall defining the flow path. The flow path includes an inlet, an outlet, and a centerline extending between the inlet and the outlet. At least one control member is positioned in the flow path and movable between a first position, wherein fluid flow through the valve housing is substantially prohibited and a second position wherein fluid flow is permitted. The side wall includes a stop configured to limit movement of the at least one control member at a pre-determined stop angle relative to the flow path centerline.

A dental implant system for placement within a jaw of a patient includes an envelope including an outer surface and an inner surface defining a barrel. At least one barrier is located in the barrel. The barrel having a first region on one side of the barrier and a second region on an opposing side of the barrier. An expander member is movable within the barrel along a longitudinal axis of the barrel from the first region to the second region. The barrier prohibits the expander member from moving from the second region to the first region.

A drive through crankshaft assembly which selectively provides rotational power to a vehicle accessory while continuously providing rotational power to a second vehicle accessory. Rotational power is selectively provided using a cone clutch assembly that is modular. The cone clutch assembly provides power to the first vehicle accessory when it is in an engaged state. The first vehicle accessory is turned off by putting the cone clutch assembly into a disengaged state using a clutch control system.

A control device for an opening / closing member includes a movement instruction outputting unit that outputs a movement instruction of the opening / closing member according to an operation of an operation switch, a driving unit that drives a motor and moves the opening / closing member based on the movement instruction, an entrapment judging unit that judges whether or not entrapment of foreign object by the opening / closing member has occurred when the opening / closing member is being moved by the motor with a sensitivity set at a relevant point as a reference, a drive limiting unit that instructs the driving unit to stop the drive of the motor or drive in reverse rotation of the motor if judged that entrapment of the foreign object by the opening / closing member has occurred by the entrapment judging unit, and a sensitivity changing unit that raises the sensitivity for judging that entrapment of the foreign object by the opening / closing member has occurred by the judging unit when the operation switch is repeatedly operated over greater than or equal to a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time.

A composite chair to provide multiple use states includes a frame and at least one carrying portion and one movable portion located on the frame. The movable portion includes a movable deck, two coupling members and an adjustment member. Each of the coupling members has a fastening end hinged on the frame and an action end hinged on the movable deck. The action end has a swivel displacement against the fastening end. The adjustment member includes two guide tracks extended along the movable deck, a linkage bar with two ends held in the guide tracks and two movable arms bridging the linkage bar and movable deck. The linkage bar is movable in the guide tracks to allow the coupling members in the swivel displacement to incorporate with the movable arms to drive the movable deck to move upwards and downwards against the carrying portion to change different use states.

A drive through crankshaft assembly which selectively provides rotational power to a vehicle accessory while continuously providing rotational power to a second vehicle accessory. Rotational power is selectively provided using a cone clutch assembly that is modular. The cone clutch assembly provides power to the first vehicle accessory when it is in an engaged state. The first vehicle accessory is turned off by putting the cone clutch assembly into a disengaged state using a clutch control system.

The clip-mount operates with a button sub-mount system and includes a body defining a locking cavity for the button and a resilient locking tongue therein. The tongue biases the button into a locking position with a cam surface. A movable cam actuator on the body includes another cam surface which coacts with the first cam permitting the tongue to flex or unlock. The actuator is a two piece actuator with one member-cam surface made of harder, polycarbonate plastic resin than the other and the tongue cam surface. An enhancement includes both an unlocking cam and a second locking cam structure. The method includes biasing the button to a locking position and moving one cam over another thereby flexing the tongue from a locked to a button release position. A plastic spring biases the actuator-plunger.

A connector has a housing including an insertion portion, a recess-shaped shaft receiving portion opening in an opening direction and an abutment surface facing in an opposite direction from the opening direction, and an operation member held by the housing rotatably around an axis direction of a rotation shaft portion inserted in the shaft receiving portion, the operation member including a lock portion and a projection, as the operation member is brought to a closed position while a connection end portion of a connection target is inserted in the insertion portion, the lock portion is fitted in a lock receiving portion of the connection target to prohibit pull-out of the connection end portion of the connection target from the insertion portion, and the projection comes into contact with the abutment surface to prohibit movement of the operation member in the opening direction.

The clip-mount operates with a button sub-mount system and includes a body defining a locking cavity for the button and a resilient locking tongue therein. The tongue biases the button into a locking position with a cam surface. A movable cam actuator on the body includes another cam surface which coacts with the first cam permitting the tongue to flex or unlock. An enhancement includes both an unlocking cam and a second locking cam structure. The method includes biasing the button to a locking position and moving one cam over another thereby flexing the tongue from a locked to a button release position. The actuator maybe biased outboard or upward via a plastic spring on the actuator-plunger. A plastic leaf spring may be provided between a clip arm and the button clip mount body. A lock or latch may lock on the actuator-plunger.

A connector has a housing including an insertion portion, a recess-shaped shaft receiving portion opening in an opening direction and an abutment surface facing in an opposite direction from the opening direction, and an operation member held by the housing rotatably around an axis direction of a rotation shaft portion inserted in the shaft receiving portion, the operation member including a lock portion and a projection, as the operation member is brought to a closed position while a connection end portion of a connection target is inserted in the insertion portion, the lock portion is fitted in a lock receiving portion of the connection target to prohibit pull-out of the connection end portion of the connection target from the insertion portion, and the projection comes into contact with the abutment surface to prohibit movement of the operation member in the opening direction.

A security mechanism for a flow control device on a railcar and method of coupling the security mechanism to the flow control device are provided. A support member is coupled to the railcar. An extension handle has a first end operatively coupled to the flow control device on the railcar. An opposing second end of the extension handle forms a handle member. The extension handle is slidably coupled to the support member. A securement member is provided for coupling the support member to the extension handle to prohibit movement of the extension handle relative to the support member. The securement member is coupled to the extension handle proximate to the second end.

First shape data representing a three-dimensional shape of a sample unit including a sample is generated based on a result of three-dimensional shape measurement of the sample. Second shape data representing a three-dimensional shape of a structure which exists in a sample chamber is generated. Movement of the sample unit is controlled based on the first shape data and the second shape data such that collision of the sample unit with the structure does not occur.

An object is to allow for the move of a vehicle even in the event of an abnormality in a lid sensor. A control method of a vehicle with a fuel cell mounted thereon comprises: (a) if a signal of a lid sensor that is configured to detect opening and closing of a lid door for a gas filler port of the vehicle indicates that the lid door is open, then prohibiting move of the vehicle; and (b) if it is judged that the lid sensor has a defect or if a predetermined special operation is performed, then eliminating prohibition of the move of the vehicle despite that the signal of the lid sensor indicates that the lid door is open.

First shape data representing a three-dimensional shape of a sample unit including a sample is generated based on a result of three-dimensional shape measurement of the sample. Second shape data representing a three-dimensional shape of a structure which exists in a sample chamber is generated. Movement of the sample unit is controlled based on the first shape data and the second shape data such that collision of the sample unit with the structure does not occur.

An internal combustion engine is equipped with a variable valve control system which is operable to selectively actuate an engine valve using one of two cams of a camshaft, by sliding a rocker arm in the axial direction of a rocker-arm shaft. The system is capable of restricting the axial-direction movement of the rocker arm within a predetermined range, using a simple structure without unduly increasing the number of component parts. Position-restriction portions are formed in a rocker arm, and abut on a trigger arm to restrict sliding movement of the rocker arm within a predetermined amount, when the trigger arm is disengaged from the rocker arm.

A tool exchanger for storing a tool (10) with a holding groove (12) formed at a periphery of the tool in a plurality of tool storage parts (302) provided in a tool magazine (300) so that a tool axis becomes substantially horizontal in direction, and taking out the tool from the tool storage parts (302), the tool exchanger including: a base part (100); a slider (200) provided in a side of the tool storage parts (302) slidably relative to the base part (100) in a direction substantially parallel to the tool axis; a holder (250) attached to the slider (200) in a movable manner relative to the slider, and having an engagement part (252) which engages with the holding groove (12) of the tool; and a moving portion moving the holder (250) relative to the slider (200), wherein the moving portion includes: a handle part (260) for exerting a rotary force about an axis extending substantially parallel to the tool axis; a first cam mechanism (250, 242) moving the holder in a plane substantially perpendicular to the tool axis in accordance with a first turning operation of the handle part (260); and a second cam mechanism (161, 270) moving the holder (250) along a direction of the tool axis in accordance with a second turning operation of the handle part (260) successive to the first turning operation.