Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Inc.

Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd.

Kenji Sugiura

Kazuo Ishikawa

Toshikazu Kamiya

Sei Hiraki

Toshiyuki Takeuchi

Takaki Ogawa

Masakatsu Suzuki

Kazumi Arakawa

Takao Suzuki

Toshiyuki Hirao

Kazuo Komori

Satoshi Kuroki

Ken Nakai

An apparatus for restricting pivoting of a pivotal axle in a forklift. The forklift has an axle that is supported pivotally relative to a body frame. A damper is arranged between the body frame and the axle to permit and restrict pivoting of the axle. An electromagnetic valve locks the damper to restrict pivoting of the axle. The axle is free to pivot when the pivot angle of the axle relative to the body frame exceeds a predetermined reference angle. A controller refers to the pivot angle and other factors relating to vehicle stability when deciding whether to restrict pivoting of the axle.

Stability control apparatus for industrial vehicles

A sensor is mounted in a vehicle such that the temperature of the sensor is not excessively raised or lowered and the sensor is water-proofed and protected from relatively low frequency vibrations transmitted from the vehicle body. A mounting structure includes an enclosure formed in the vehicle to form a closed space, the sensor, and a water proof case containing the sensor. The case is mounted to the vehicle within the enclosure. The sensor is connected to the case by high-damping rubber.

Mounting structure for sensor in industrial vehicle and industrial vehicle

A silicon aluminum oxynitride containing refractory for use in continuous casting is placed between a mold and a tundish and is formed by sintering an admixture of silicon nitride (Si.sub.3 N.sub.4), aluminum nitride (AlN), boron nitride(BN), and a mineral clay. The refractory further includes aluminum oxide(Al.sub.2 O.sub.3).

Refractory for continuous casting

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Kariya, Japan

Kenji Sugiura