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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a swash plate pump which is small and is hardly worn. SOLUTION: A fluid pump assembly further comprises interface means 26a, 18c between a cam 18 and reciprocating member, preferably in the form of bevelled surfaces 18c, 26a, 28a of the cam and the reciprocating member, and the means serve to drive the reciprocating member 26, 28 (i) to translate in a first, axial direction within a bore and (ii) to rotate within the bore in a second, rotational direction. A certain optional feature of the fluid pump assembly is that the pump housings 12, 30 define a bearing 22 for the cam 18 which is provided with a region of weakness to allow the bearing 22 to deflect, in use, thereby to provide an increased lubrication volume between the cam and the bearing 22. The reciprocating motion members may take the form of tappets 26, 28 which cooperate with a pumping plunger to pressurize fluid within the pump chambers 33, 34. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cable connector which is compact and inexpensive, and equipped with a strong and robust cable coupling part. SOLUTION: The cable connector has a connector housing attached to an exterior shell. A seal (26) is at least partially arranged between the outer shell (18) and the connector housing (24). A shield (28) is at least partially arranged at surroundings of the connector housing neighboring the seal. In one embodiment of the method, the connector housing is attached to the exterior shell so as to be detachable therefrom. In another embodiment, the seal has an integral form. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating system in which a liquid reducing agent for removing nitrogen oxides from diesel exhaust gas solves solidified urea solution. SOLUTION: The apparatus comprises: a container 1 for containing the liquid nitrogen oxide reducing agent; a first heating device 4 located in the container 1 and adapted to heat the nitrogen oxide reducing agent in use; and a tube 5 that has a first end adapted to be submerged in the liquid nitrogen oxide reducing agent in the container 1 in use. The tube 5 is adapted to extract the liquid nitrogen oxide reducing agent from the container, and the tube 5 also includes a second heating device extending along at least a portion of the length of the tube 5 located within the container 1. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-type connector for an HVIL system with reliability. SOLUTION: A high voltage and interlock loop assembly has first and second high-voltage connector housings (12, 14) complementarily constituted for releasable engagement with each other and for making a high-voltage circuit (21) passing therethrough. First and second connectors (22, 24) for an interlock loop circuit (27) are complementarily constituted for releasable engagement with each other with one of the interlock loop connectors (22) mounted to one of the high-voltage connector housings (12). The first and second interlock loop connectors (22, 24) have complementary abutment shoulders (30, 61) with one abutment shoulder fitted on a flexible tab (60). The flexible tab (60) is movable to make the abutment shoulder (61) displaced from the other abutment shoulder (30) when the high-voltage connector housings are properly engaged to each other to allow the full engagement of the first and the second interlock loop connectors. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve insulation of a piezoelectric actuator used for a fuel injector. SOLUTION: The actuator 1 includes a piezo-electric element 3 which is encapsulated such that a layer of gas at a pressure above atmospheric pressure surrounds the piezo-electric element 3. The presence of the gas within the encapsulation 5 around the piezo-electric element 3 avoids the need to passivate exposed electrodes (electrical connection part 7) connected to the piezo-electric element 3 because the actuator 1 is operated in a pressurised gas environment , and the dielectric strength of gasses increases with their pressure. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pyrotechnic separation device which is used for an automobile, e.g., for disconnecting inside power supply from a vehicle battery when an accident occurs. SOLUTION: The pyrotechnic separation device 10 comprises a housing 12 forming a pressure chamber 40, and at least two separation pistons 44 arranged in the pressure chamber 40. When exposed to a pressure pulse generated by a pyrotechnic driving element 20, the separation pistons are moved relative to the housing 12 to cut off at least two conductors 14 arranged in the housing 12. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rain sensor function for detecting rain drops adhering on window glasses by a camera and the like for recognizing an external world of a vehicle. SOLUTION: The optical module for the assistance system covering an ambient region of the vehicle includes the camera 10 and an optical assembly. The camera is arranged in the region of inside of the window glasses of the vehicle, in particular a windshield 16, and directed to the ambient region of the vehicle, having an objective lens 12 through which a distant region can be imaged in sharp focus on a first section of a sensor 13 surface of the camera and the optical assembly is arranged in a field of vision of the camera and can image a close region covering a detection region of a window glass in sharp focus on a second section of the sensor surface of the camera. Further it is provided a method for controlling a wiping interval of a windshield wiper, in particular of the automobile, by means of such an optical module. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an injection system capable of attaining cost reduction in a control device as well as high flexibility of pump selection and flow passage design. SOLUTION: A fuel injection system 8 includes a plurality of pumps 12, 14 for supplying pressurized fuel to a common accumulator volume chamber 22 that supplies the pressurized fuel in turn to a plurality of fuel injectors 26. An engine control unit controls the flow rate of pressurized fuel fed into the accumulator volume chamber in response to an engine load. The flow rate of pressurized fuel from at least one pump of the plurality is dependent upon engine speed, whereas at least one other pump of the plurality includes a fuel output control device 50 responsive to the engine control unit enabling the flow rate of pressurized fuel fed from the pump to be varied independently of engine speed. The engine control unit controls the aggregate flow rate of pressurized fuel from the pump into the accumulator volume chamber, while controlling only one of the pumps. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a glitch detector which detects motion of a valve in an engine system fuel injector to discriminate between effective glitch events and ineffective events. SOLUTION: The glitch detector is provided with an electromagnetic actuator moving a valve between a first and a second valve positions and a sensing means sensing current through the actuator. The detector comprises a control means arranged to control the sensing means; an input part for receiving from the sensing means data related to the current through the actuator; a processor arranged to analyze the received data for current discontinuities; and an output part for outputting a valve movement signal in dependence upon the current discontinuities determined by the processor. The control means is arranged to enable the sensing means during a finite sampling window 80 and to move the sampling window from a first window position for a first injection event to a progressively later window position for one or more subsequent injection events; to calculate a new sampling window position on the basis of a valve movement signal output for at least two of the preceding window positions; and to feedback the new sampling window position for a subsequent injection event. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce friction wear between a tappet of a fuel pump and a rider. SOLUTION: The fuel pump comprises: a pumping plunger (201) for pressurizing fuel in a pump chamber; a rider member co-operable with a drive; and an interface member, for example, a leg (226) of the plunger (201) or an intermediate tappet, for imparting drive from the rider member to the pumping plunger (201) to perform a plunger pumping stroke, wherein the interface member includes an arcuate contact surface (244) co-operable with the rider member. This inventive concept also extends to the pumping plunger (201) for pressurizing fuel in the pump chamber of a fuel pump, and the pumping plunger (201) comprises the leg (226) having an arcuate contact surface (244) engaged with the rider member of the fuel pump in use. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT