Abstract:
Hydrogen sulfide is dehydrogenated to generate a HS group and an S group. The HS group is oxidized to generate sulfuric acid, which is bonded to a metal. The S group is polymerized with a CH.sub.3 S group to generate methyl trisulfide or methyl tetrasulfide, which is adsorbed to an adsorbent. Methyl mercaptan is dehydrogenated, for example, to generate a CH.sub.3 S group. A portion of the CH.sub.3 S group is oxidized to generate methanesulfonic acid, which is bonded to a metal. Another portion of the CH.sub.3 S group is polymerized with the CH.sub.3 S group itself to generate methyl disulfide, at least a portion of which is adsorbed to an adsorbent. Still another portion of the CH.sub.3 S group is polymerized with the S group to generate methyl trisulfide or methyl tetrasulfide, which is physically adsorbed to an adsorbent. In this manner, malodor components including hydrogen sulfide and methyl mercaptan can efficiently be removed without producing or release of harmful secondary products. A simple-structure, compact deodorizing apparatus including appropriate metal oxide catalyst and an adsorbent material suitable for achieving the above deodorizing functions is incorporated in a toilet bowl.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an air-conditioning apparatus provided in an vehicle. The apparatus is adapted to deliver conditioned air into a passenger compartment so as to regulate an interior temperature of a passenger compartment at a desired temperature. The apparatus comprises a temperature regulating device for regulating an outlet air temperature, a blower, and a controller for setting a target outlet air temperature and volume. The controller includes comfortability index setting means for setting a comfortability index which is a function of at least an outlet air temperature and volume and which is an indication representing a degree of a passenger's comfort, a variable temperature setting device located in the passenger compartment for a manual presetting of a desired interior temperature, and variable target setting means for setting a target value of the comfortability index dependent on the preset interior temperature, and air temperature and volume setting means for setting a combination of said target outlet air temperature and volume which allows the comfortability index to be approximated to the target value thereof.
Abstract:
This invention has as its object to provide a method and apparatus for controlling a vehicle air conditioner, which can obtain a combination of an outlet air flow rate V.sub.a and an outlet air temperature T.sub.o, which is desirable for comfort of a passenger, under a condition of air-conditioning control based on a heat balance equation. In order to achieve this object, this invention provides a method of controlling a vehicle air conditioner including the first step of obtaining, from a heat balance equation, a plurality of combinations of the outlet air flow rates V.sub.a and the outlet air temperatures T.sub.o necessary for maintaining the passenger room temperature to be a predetermined target temperature, the second step of calculating comfort indices each representing the comfort level of a passenger on the basis of state amounts of factors which influence comfort felt by the passenger in the passenger room, and the plurality of combinations of the outlet air flow rates V.sub.a and the outlet air temperatures T.sub.o obtained in the first step, and the third step of searching a combination of the outlet air flow rate and the outlet air temperature, which can provide a comfort index closest to an optimal value of the comfort indices calculated in the second step.
Abstract:
A multiple signal transmitting apparatus for automobiles includes a plurality of switches mounted on the steering wheel of an automobile, a multiplexing circuit mounted on the steering wheel for multiplexing the output signals of the switches, at least one light-emitting device mounted on a moving part rotatable together with the steering wheel so as to be arranged on a circumference lying in a plane perpendicular to the central axis of rotation of the steering wheel and concentric with the central axis of rotation to generate a light signal in response to the multiplexed output signal of the multiplexing circuit, at least one light-sensitive device mounted on the surface of the steering wheel bearing portion facing the light-emitting device to receive the light signal from the light-emitting device and generate an output signal, and a decoder circuit mounted on the body portion of the automobile to decode the output signal of the light-sensitive device to generate signals corresponding to the output signals of the switches.
Abstract:
A liquid discharge apparatus to form a three-dimensional object with a plurality of layers of ink laminated includes a stage; a discharge head to discharge photocurable ink, toward the stage, for each layer in a height direction of the three-dimensional object; a driver to move the discharge head or the stage relative to the other; an irradiation device to cure the ink, for each layer, with curing light irradiation; and circuitry. The circuitry causes the discharge head to discharge the ink, according to slice data indicating a printing region and a non-printing region in each layer generated by sliding in the height direction of the three-dimensional object, corresponding to movement of the discharge head; and change, in each layer, illuminance of the curing light in the printing region and the non-printing region in accordance with a state of the printing region and the non-printing region indicated by the slice data.
Abstract:
A method for increasing the yield of alcohols by a Guerbet reaction in a gas phase and reducing production cost is provided. A method for producing alcohols by a Guerbet reaction, wherein the reaction is performed in a gas phase and at a total pressure of less than 1 atm and preferably from 0.01 to 0.5 atm, using one or more raw material alcohols.
Abstract:
A communication unit communicates information via near-field wireless communications. An information generating unit derives a travel distance, by which a movable object moves in a predetermined time period, and generates travel information including at least the generated travel distance. A transmission control unit transmits the generated travel information to a portable navigation device via the communication unit. A GPS receiver receives a signal from a GPS Satellite. A current position deriving unit successively derives a current position according to the signal received by the GPS receiver. A travel information obtaining unit obtains the generated travel information. A position estimating unit estimates an estimated current position moved from a previous current position, which is previously derived by the current position deriving unit, according to the travel information obtained by the travel information obtaining unit.
Abstract:
A liquid fuel for internal combustion engine, comprising 2 to 85 wt % of an alcohol component of aliphatic monohydric alcohol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms per molecule per se or a mixture thereof and 15 to 98 wt. % of a hydrocarbon component. The liquid fuel for internal combustion engine contains an aluminum corrosion inhibitor in an amount capable of inhibiting the aluminum corrosion at predetermined given temperature. The aluminum corrosion inhibitor comprises at least one member selected from among methanol, glycol hydrocarbons, ketone hydrocarbons, ester hydrocarbons and aldehyde hydrocarbons.
Abstract:
A safety-related information delivering apparatus comprises a unit determining whether a person who desires the delivery of safety-related information desires schedule-delivery of information according to his or her schedule or the zone-delivery of information according to his or her current location, and a unit delivering the safety-related information in correspondence with a determination result.
Abstract:
A process for the synthesis of chemical industrial feedstock and high-octane fuel, wherein calcium phosphate which is controlled in the molar Ca/P ratio and/or one which contains an activating metal (M) at a molar (Ca+M)/P ratio of 1 to 2 is used as the catalyst and ethanol is used as the feedstock.
Abstract translation:一种用于合成化学工业原料和高辛烷值燃料的方法,其中以摩尔Ca / P比控制磷酸钙和/或以摩尔浓度(Ca + M)/ P 使用1〜2的比例作为催化剂,使用乙醇作为原料。