Abstract:
A transmission for a vehicle comprises a mechanical stepped gearbox (6) in front of which a hydraulic torque converter (5) is arranged. The torque converter (5) comprises a turbine wheel (19) which is connected to a turbine shaft (21). An input shaft (25) of the gearbox (6) is connected in a drive power-transmitting manner to the turbine shaft (21). In addition, a brake (34) is connected to the turbine shaft (21) or the input shaft (25), in which respect, on starting-up, the input shaft (25) can be stopped in order to permit engagement of a starting gear without the need to produce drive power interruption by means of a conventional clutch. The brake (34) is also used when changing-up for synchronisation of the gearbox (6) together with an electrical control unit (32) for engine regulation. This allows the gear-changing in a mechanical, unsynchronised stepped gearbox to be carried out in a simple manner.
Abstract:
In a vehicle combination consisting of a hauling truck (1) and a semitrailer (2), the brake system of the hauling truck (1) comprises a valve (8) which allows the brake pressure supplied to the brakes of the semitrailer (2) to be adapted to the brake pressure supplied to the brakes of the hauling truck (1). The adaptation is carried out by means of an electronic control unit (16) in which the actual deceleration of the vehicle combination during a braking sequence is compared with an anticipated deceleration. In the event of discrepancies between these decelerations, a control valve (23) is actuated, whereupon the valve (8) is supplied with a pneumatic signal which ensures that the semitrailer (2) is supplied with a higher or a lower brake pressure relative to the hauling vehicle (1), depending on whether the actual deceleration was lower or higher than the anticipated deceleration.
Abstract:
In a belt transmission in which several units are driven by a common belt, a breakdown in one of the units can cause serious damage if the belt drive stops functioning. In order to avoid this, an overload protection is arranged which ensures driving of the other units and which disengages a unit which has broken down. In the unit in question, driving power is normally transmitted from the pulley (8), or other transmission wheel, via a friction clutch to the drive shaft (16) of the unit. The friction clutch comprises a clutch plate (22) with a number of attached pins (23) which engage, in a torque-transmitting manner, in a carrier (18) connected to the drive shaft (16) of the unit. The pins (23) are in this respect attached by means of solder joints (27) with a solder of such a chosen fusing point that the pins (23) are loosened by the heating which is obtained if the clutch plate (22) slides.
Abstract:
A bearing journal (8) for a doorstop is designed with three waist parts (10, 11, 12) with diameters decreasing in the axial direction. The waist parts (10, 12) at the ends of the bearing journal are mounted in bearing surfaces (27, 28) in a fixed part, while the middle waist part (11) is screwed firmly in a pivotable part (3) by means of a thread. This achieves the greatest possible bearing surface during the turning movement, and at the same time sliding relative to the pivotable part is prevented.
Abstract:
A method of producing integral articles such as rudder parts etc. of plastics, reinforced with relatively long, continuous fibres is described. During the hot-setting or thermoforming process pressure is applied along at least two co-ordinate axes, with an angle between them of 30 DEG to 90 DEG . The method is characterized particularly in that to achieve the required pressures for each co-ordinate axis, from one of its co-ordinate directions a pressure element movable relative to the article is pressed against the article, while from the opposite co-ordinate axis at least one principally form stable bucker-up element in conjunction with said pressure element is caused to provide a pressure that acts on the article and against the direction of the force of the pressure element.
Abstract:
A covering element (1) consisting of transparent material is designed with an electro-chromatic layer (3-7) for control of the transmission of light through the covering element (1). The electrical power which is required for control of the electro-chromatic layer (3-7) is obtained from a photo-electric layer (9-11) integrated in the covering element (1). The photo-electric layer (9-11) is arranged outside the electro-chromatic layer (3-7). By means of the arrangement, when the light is at its most intensive, a high voltage is obtained from the photo-electric layer (9-11) and can be transferred to the electro-chromatic layer (3-7) so as to in this connection reduce, at least to a considerable extent, the transmission through the covering element (1). The arrangement can, within vehicle technology for example, be used in a sun-roof in order prevent heating up of an interior space in sunny weather. By means of the arrangement, the transmission is automatically adapted according to the light. The arrangement also leads to the complete elimination of the risk that the vehicle battery will be discharged, since all the energy which is supplied to the electro-chromatic layer (3-7) is generated in the photo-electric layer (9-11).
Abstract:
A hose clip including an annularly formed band (2), the ends of which are connected to a tensioning means with the aid of which the girth of the clip can be conventionally regulated. In accordance with the invention the hose clip is formed with at least two ridge-like inwardly directed beads (10) or the like, which extend substantially annularly along the inside of the band (2). In a particularly preferable embodiment the beads (10) are radially spring-biassed, whereby, on tightening the hose clip around an elastic hose (15), the hose clip axially compresses the hose (15) between the beads (10) and simultaneously compresses the hose (15) radially. In accordance with the invention the hose material (15) is kept within the hose clip in the axial direction, without the hose material (15) being subjected to the heavy compression usual in known embodiments. The hose material (15) can thereby retain its elasticity better and form a longer time, and thus ensure a tight connection.
Abstract:
An outlet nozzle for a ventilation system, including at least one outlet housing (1) with a through-flow duct for ventilation air, a plate (9) transverse the flow direction and fixed to the outlet housing (1), and a plurality of plates (13) parallel to said fixed plate, these plates (13) being mutually displaceable laterally under the action of a control lever (14), the plates (9, 13) being formed with a perforation pattern for forming in coaction ventilation ducts through which the ventilation air can flow and in response to the set position of the control lever (14) to allow deflection of the ventilation airflow direction. The control lever (14) is arranged to grip in each displaceable plate (13) a grid cross comprising at least two crossing bars having a substantially circular and elliptical cross section, respectively. The control lever (14) is preferably formed like a tuning fork (16), with a longitudinal slot in each prong, the prongs (17, 18) and the slits holding the bars. Said implementation signifies that the control lever (14), substantially without play, grips the bars, enabling universal setting of the ventilation airflow direction from the outlet nozzle.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and a device for executing phase compensation in a control system of a motor-driven vehicle, in which the time derivative for an output signal (y) from a circuit (1) contained in the control system is limited relative to the time derivative for an input signal (u) to the circuit (1) if the time derivative for the input signal (u) exceeds a predetermined value. A difference signal ( ELEMENT ) is formed between the output signal (y) and a signal (x) present in the circuit (1), the time derivative of which is not limited in relation to the time derivative for the input signal (u). The difference signal ( ELEMENT ) is filtered via an asymptotically stable filter (3) to form a signal ( delta ), which is fed back and added to the input signal (u) of the circuit (1) to form the signal (x). A conventional rate limiter may be used to form the output signal (y) from the signal (x).
Abstract:
Lubrication system in a wheel support device with a wheel hub (2) provided with a hub gear and mounted rotatably on an axle journal (4) by means of inner and outer wheel bearings (14 and 16). An oil storage space (30) is provided on the inside of the hub cap (8) of the wheel hub, from which space oil is collected as the hub rotates by means of an oil collector (32) which is fixed in relation to the axle journal (4) and which guides the oil to an annular space (46) on the axle journal, from which the oil is fed to arc-shaped chambers (50) between the bearings (14, 16). From these chambers oil flows through both the outer (16) and the inner wheel bearing (14), and in the hub special oil return passages (54, 58, 56, 60) are provided through which oil from the inner bearing (14) is returned to the oil storage space (30) without any possibility of it mixing with oil in the arc-shaped chambers (50) on its way to that space.