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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic tag system including an injection device and an electronic tag. SOLUTION: The electronic tag system 10 includes a medical device 12 having a base portion 14, a removable portion 16, and an electronic tag 18 operatively connected to the removable portion 16. The electronic tag includes data related to at least a medicinal infusion process. The system further includes a control element 20 operatively connected to the base portion. The control element 20 includes a reading capability for reading the data from the electronic tag 18 and a writing capability for writing new data to the electronic tag 18. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for controlling the temperature of an oxidation catalyst for an engine having an exhaust means including the oxidation catalyst. SOLUTION: A post-fuel calculation means calculates a value indicating the post amount of fuel introduced into the engine for generating an exothermic reaction in the oxidation catalyst according to the predetermined desired outlet temperature of the oxidation catalyst. This calculation uses the stable state model of the oxidation catalyst. The stable state model uses an exhaust mass flow, the inlet temperature of the oxidation catalyst, and an indication means for indicating the post amount of the fuel introduced into the engine. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a computed rotation speed from including undesired noises or undesired phase delays. SOLUTION: A rotation speed sensor is equipped with a stator having a coil and rotors having permanent magnets. The rotors are placed substantially coaxially to the center longitudinal axis of the stator, surround the coil, and are adapted to be able to rotate around the axis relative to the stator. A rotation position/speed sensor comprises a nonmagnetic stator having a magnetic detection device and at least one coil and has a nonmagnetic rotor having at least one permanent magnet. The magnetic detection device is equipped with a detection surface having a normal axis substantially perpendicular to the stator axis. At least one of the coils has a coil axis substantially perpendicular to the stator axis. The rotors are placed substantially coaxially to the center longitudinal axis of the stator, surround at least one coil, and are adapted to rotate around the stator axis relative to the stator. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for controlling displacement of a stack of a piezoelectric actuator adapted for use in a fuel injector in order to control a fuel injection rate and volume. SOLUTION: The method comprises the step of driving a varying current through the stack during an opening phase including a first opening stage and a second opening stage, the step of driving the stack during the first opening stage with a first opening current level for a first opening time period, and the step of driving the stack during the second opening stage with a second opening current level for a second opening time period SOT. The second opening current level is less than the first opening current level and the current levels are selected so that the fuel injection rate in the opening phase includes a first portion corresponding to the first opening stage having a gradient that is steeper than a second portion corresponding to the second opening stage. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a diagnostic tool which can identify an individual short-circuited fuel injector and a method of operating the diagnostic tool. SOLUTION: The method identifies individual short-circuited fuel injectors (12a, 12b) in an injector bank of an engine comprising: piezoelectric actuators (16a, 16b) constituting part of a fuel injector drive circuit (30); and a plurality of fuel injectors (12a, 12b) having respective related fuel injector selection switches (SQ1, SQ2). The method includes: (i) charging all of the piezoelectric actuators of the fuel injectors in the injector bank during a charge phase (tC); (ii) waiting for delay periods (t D , t DL ) from an end point of the charging phase; (iii) closing an injector select switch (SQ1) of one of the fuel injectors to select the fuel injector; (iv) determining stack voltage (V S1 , V S2 ) at both ends of the piezoelectric actuator of the selected fuel injector and storing the stack voltage indicating a charge amount of the selected fuel injector at an end point of the delay period, in a data storage; (v) repeating steps (i) to (iv) for each fuel injector in the injector bank in turn; and (vi) identifying an injector which has discharged beyond a predetermined voltage drop limit within the delay period as the individual short-circuited fuel injector and generating a short circuit fault signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip structure capable of improving sealing performance. SOLUTION: The clip for securing a sleeve to the body of a piezoelectric actuator in an actuator assembly, the clip taking the form of a band 10 comprising first and second axially spaced ring-like members 12, 14 joined by a plurality of inwardly facing substantially arch shaped sections 16, the arch shaped sections 16 defining the minimum inner diameter of the band 10, whereby the axial displacement of the ring-like members 12, 14 arranged apart from each other causes the flexing of the arch shaped sections 16 to increase the minimum inner diameter of the band 10 while the axial displacement of the ring-like members 12, 14 toward each other causes the flexing of the arch shaped sections 16 to reduce the minimum inner diameter of the band 10, thereby, when in use, to increase a clamping force applied to the sleeve. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel delivery system of an internal combustion engine having a common rail fuel reservoir having a primary rail axis and having a plurality of outlets existing in a spaced position and a plurality of fuel injectors arranged in a spaced position. SOLUTION: The respective injectors have injector inlets, and the plurality of fuel injectors 10 have first group and second groups 16a, 16b, 16c, and 17a, 17b, 17c of the injectors. The system also has first pipe group and second pipe groups 14 and 15 of pipes having respectively substantially equal length, and the respective first pipe groups 14 are first common design pipes. The injector inlet of the first fuel injector group is connected to an outlet 5 whose position is dislocated in the first direction substantially parallel to the rail axis X-X. The respective second pipe group 15 are a second common design pipe, and the injector inlet of a second fuel injector group is connected to an outlet 5 whose position is dislocated in the second direction being substantially parallel to the rail axis and antiparallel to the first direction. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To metallurgically attach a tube to a member at a lower cost. SOLUTION: A member 18 having a wall 20 includes first and second sides 22, 24 and includes a partial extrusion 26 extending above the first side 22. The partial extrusion 26 has a through-hole 28. The tube 32 having an end portion 34 and the member 18 are positioned with the end portion 34 contacting the second side 24 of the wall 20 proximate the partial extrusion 26. A resistance welding current path is created through the tube 32 and the member 18 proximate the end portion 34 and the partial extrusion 26, and the end portion 34 is relatively moved into and deformingly against the partial extrusion 26, creating a weld zone which includes at least some of the end portion 34 and at least some of the partial extrusion 26. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel injector capable of selectively jetting two different fluids into a combustion chamber, or take at least an alternative countermeasure. SOLUTION: This fuel injector comprises a nozzle body 40, an outer valve member 68, and an inner valve member. The nozzle body comprises a nozzle hole 66 and at least a set of one or more outlets for fluid. The outer valve member is stored in the nozzle hole 66, and engaged with the first seat area 100a of the nozzle body 40 for controlling the flow of a first fluid from a first feed chamber 98. An outer valve hole 74 is formed in the outer valve member. The inner valve member is stored in the outer valve hole 74, and engaged with the second seat area 100b of the nozzle body 40 for controlling the flow of a second fluid from a second feed chamber 142. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel injection metering valve controlling fuel supply from a second fuel outlet to a second accumulator volume part as a function of fuel pressure inside a first accumulator volume part. SOLUTION: The fuel injection metering valve 40 has a first fuel outlet 60 for supplying fuel to the first accumulator volume part 20, the second fuel outlet 62 for supplying fuel to the second accumulator volume part 32, a valve device 48 for controlling a fuel flow to the first and second fuel outlets 60, 62, first flow paths 66, 68 for exposing the valve device 48 to fuel pressure representative of fuel pressure within the first accumulator volume part 20, and second flow paths 74, 76 for exposing the valve device 48 to fuel pressure representative of fuel pressure within the second accumulator volume part 32. The valve device 48 responds to the fuel pressure representative of fuel pressure to control the fuel supply from the second fuel outlet 62 to the second accumulator volume part 32 as a function of the fuel pressure within the first accumulator volume part 20. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT