Abstract:
The invention is directed to a pneumatic tire that can be mounted on a rim (wheel) to assure good engagement with the rim while preventing the occurrence of rim offsets. The bead portion 4a (as indicated by a solid line in FIG. 1) on the front side of a tire 1 which is later mounted on the rim has a bead base diameter .phi..sub.1, a toe portion angle .phi..sub.1, a contact angle .alpha..sub.1 , and a heel portion radius R.sub.1, whereas the bead portion 4b (as indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 1) on the back side of the tire which is first mounted on the rim has a bead base diameter .phi..sub.2, a toe portion angle .theta..sub.2, a contact angle .alpha..sub.2 and a heel portion radius R.sub.2. The bead portion 4a on the front side has a different shape than the bead portion 4b on the back side and the following two relationships hold between the two bead portions; the angle of .theta..sub.2 of the toe portion on the back side should be greater than the angle .theta..sub.1 of the toe portion on the front side, with the difference between the two angles being not more than 4.degree. (4.degree..gtoreq..theta..sub.2 -.theta..sub.1 >0.degree.); and the bead base diameter .phi..sub.2 on the back side should be greater than the bead base diameter .phi..sub.1 on the front side (.phi..sub.2 >.phi..sub.1); preferably, the difference between the bead base diameters on the two sides (.phi..sub.2 -.phi..sub.1) is 2 mm or less (.phi..sub.2 -.phi..sub.1 .ltoreq.2 mm).
Abstract:
The battery pack is provided with an analog front-end that detects battery voltage, and a micro-controller connected to the analog front-end that accepts analog voltage signals from the analog front-end as input. The micro-controller switches voltage signals input from the analog front-end to determine failure of the analog front-end or the micro-controller.
Abstract:
To provide a judging method of loading condition of a vehicle and a tire deflation warning system capable of preventing alarming four-wheel diffusion for a vehicle with heavy load. The judging method of vehicle loading condition including the steps of detecting rotational speeds of wheels mounted on a vehicle, calculating a judging value of tire pressures based on the difference of the sum of rotational speeds of two pairs of wheels located at the opposing corners of the vehicle and detecting an acceleration to a lateral direction of the vehicle, wherein the loading state of the vehicle is judged by the change of a primary coefficient when relation between the acceleration to a lateral direction and the judging value of the tire pressures is primarily approximated. The tire deflation warning system including means for detecting the rotational speeds of wheels mounted on a vehicle, calculating the judging value of the tire pressures based on the difference of the sum of rotational speeds of two pairs of wheels located at the opposing corners of the vehicle, detecting the acceleration to a lateral direction of the vehicle and detecting the stop of the vehicle, wherein the system includes a means for detecting the stop of the vehicle and the air pressure of four wheels is judged not to be decreased when the loading condition of a vehicle is changed more than a fixed value before and after the stop of the vehicle.
Abstract:
The battery pack is provided with an analog front-end that detects battery voltage, and a micro-controller connected to the analog front-end that accepts analog voltage signals from the analog front-end as input. The micro-controller switches voltage signals input from the analog front-end to determine failure of the analog front-end or the micro-controller.
Abstract:
A method for alarming decrease in tire air-pressure, which detects decrease in internal pressure of a tire attached to a vehicle and accordingly issues alarm. The method includes the steps of: detecting rotational information of the respective tires; storing the rotational information of the respective tires; displaying a summer tire, a winter tire and a run-flat tire; designating a currently attached tire from among the displayed tires and switching to a threshold for judging decrease in internal pressure which matches the tire; judging decrease in internal pressure of a tire by using the threshold; and issuing an alarm on the basis of the judgment of the judging means. Since thresholds which match tires can be suitably switched when the driver operates the touch panel for discriminating presently mounted tires, it is possible to eliminate erroneous alarm and to perform judgment of decompression at even higher accuracy.
Abstract:
A remaining capacity calculating section is provided that acquires a discharged capacity of a rechargeable battery based on a discharging current and a discharging time of the rechargeable battery, and calculates a relative remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery based on the discharged capacity and the fully-charged capacity of the rechargeable battery. The remaining capacity calculating section employs the rating capacity of the rechargeable battery or a learned fully-charged capacity as the fully-charged capacity when a high capacity mode is selected, and employs a capacity obtained by multiplying the rating capacity or learned fully-charged capacity by a predetermined factor not more than 1 as the fully-charged capacity when a long life mode is selected.
Abstract:
A charging method includes first and second charging steps to charge a lithium-ion battery. In the first charging step, a temperature rise gradient of the battery is detected. A battery temperature when the battery is charged to a first predetermined capacity is predicted based on the detected gradient. A charging current is controlled based on the predicted temperature. The battery is charged, at a current that results in a battery temperature that is lower than a predetermined temperature, to the first predetermined capacity. In the second charging step, a temperature rise gradient of the battery is detected. A battery temperature when the battery is charged to a second predetermined capacity is predicted based on the gradient. A charging current is controlled based on the predicted temperature. The battery is charged, at a current that results in a temperature of the battery that is lower than the predetermined temperature, to the second predetermined capacity.
Abstract:
A heavy duty tire comprises a pair of axially outermost circumferential rows of shoulder blocks, each of the shoulder blocks provided with a circumferentially extending narrow groove, the narrow groove subdividing the shoulder block into an axially inner wide main part and an axially outer narrow lateral part, and the narrow groove is curved convexly so that the narrow lateral part is narrower in a middle region than both the circumferential end regions, whereby the heel and toe wear and shoulder wear and resistance to tear-off can be improved.
Abstract:
Application of rechargeable battery charging voltage is determined by a signal applied to a battery-connect terminal (94) from external electrical equipment. In the case of a charging voltage application, the current detection section is judged as malfunctioning when the maximum battery cell voltage detected as a time series rises from a voltage below 3.8V (the second voltage) to a voltage above 4.1V (the first voltage) even though rechargeable battery charging and discharging current detected as a time series is greater than −5 mA and less than 20 mA.
Abstract:
A pneumatic tire 2 includes a tread 4, a pair of sidewalls 6, a pair of beads 8, and a carcass 10. In the pair of beads 8, each bead 8 includes a core 30 and a bead filler 32 extending outward from the core 30 in the radial direction. A minimal value θa of the inclination angle of the bead filler 32 is greater than or equal to 30 degrees, and is not greater than 44 degrees. A ratio Wa/Wb of a width Wa of the bead filler 32 to a width Wb of a bead portion is greater than or equal to 0.30, and is not greater than 0.45.