Abstract:
A driver alert system for the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The system comprises an electric motor, an eccentric mass connected to the electric motor, and a control circuit for providing electric supply to the electric motor in response to an alert activation signal The motor is controlled by the control circuit to an operation level of voltage during a portion of a vibration period with a non-vibration period following the vibration period, and the motor is over or under-controlled with respect to the operation range at the beginning or end of said vibration period.
Abstract:
A system for lubricating a glassware mold surface includes a glassware mold having an open end, a burner for providing a combustible carbon-containing gas, and at least one electrode to ignite a flame from the combustible gas directed toward the open end of the mold. The at least one electrode is carried by the burner so as to be surrounded by the gas stream and the flame ignited from the gas stream. The burner preferably has an array of gas outlet ports, and the electrode preferably is mounted on the burner so as to be surrounded by the ports.
Abstract:
A driver alert system for the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The system comprises an electric motor, an eccentric mass connected to the electric motor, and a control circuit for providing electric supply to the electric motor in response to an alert activation signal The motor is controlled by the control circuit to an operation level of voltage during a portion of a vibration period with a non-vibration period following the vibration period, and the motor is over or under-controlled with respect to the operation range at the beginning or end of said vibration period.
Abstract:
A driver alert system for the steering wheel of a motor vehicle includes a vibration module with an eccentric mass and a driving device for rotating said eccentric mass about a rotational axis. The vibration module is arranged such that the rotational axis of the eccentric mass is essentially parallel to the steering column axis.
Abstract:
A steering wheel having a central hub connected by at least one spoke to a rim. The steering wheel comprises at least one heat pipe within the rim. The heat pipe is thermally isolated from any external cooling arrangement and is configured to transfer heat from a first region of the rim to another region of the rim.
Abstract:
Device of the phase-locked loop type for demodulating a frequency-modulated signal. Device for frequency demodulation, using a phase-locked loop. According to the invention, for linearizing the variation of the frequency of a local oscillator (11) as a function of its control signal (Vb), a variable capacitance (Cv) is formed by an electronic module (20) which supplies the equivalent of a capacitance whose variation as a function of the control voltage (Vb) has a linearity deviation which is established for compensating the linearity deviation of the frequency of the oscillator as a function of the value of the capacitance (Cv).