Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-kaisha

Nissan Motor Company Limited

Aichi Machine Industry, Ltd.

Yuichi Asai

Atsuo Sakaida

Akira Asai

Toshikatsu Kondo

Yukio Hishida

Chiaki Miyazawa

Shigeru Ishii

Tateki Jozaki

Yoshihide Shinso

Described are apparatus and method for monitoring revolution speed values detected by corresponding revolution speed sensors too determine whether at least any one of an engine revolution speed sensor, a continuously variable transmission input axle revolution speed sensor, and a continuously variable transmission output axle revolution speed sensor has failed according to detected values of the engine revolution speed sensor, the input axle revolution speed sensor, and the output axle revolution speed sensor and a detected value of an instantaneous gear shift ratio when a lock-up mechanism is in a lock-up state. If all of three formulae on predetermined correlations are established, all of the sensors are determined to be normally operated. If any one or two of the three formulae are not established, the failure one of the three sensors is identified. The three correlation formulae are based as follows: 1) N.sub.E =N.sub.PRI ; 2) N.sub.PRI =N.sub.SEC .times.CN; and 3) N.sub.E =N.sub.PRI .times.C.sub.N, wherein N.sub.E denotes the engine revolution speed, N.sub.PRI denotes the input axle revolution speed, C.sub.N denotes the detected instantaneous gear shift ratio, and N.sub.SEC denotes the detected output axle revolution speed.

Apparatus and method for monitoring revolution speed value detected by

A wire printer printing head comprises a support member, a plurality of printing elements having a print wire with a flap-armature electromagnet and a sound absorbing cover. The printing element are radially and slidably mounted to the support member and adjustable to a mounting position of each printing element with respect to the support member by an eccentric pin. The sound absorbing cover composed of a core plate and sound absorbing material is secured to the support member and surrounds all printing elements.

Wire printer printing head

A flap-armature electromagnet comprises a U-shaped yoke, a pole core, a coil, a flap-armature, a compression spring and a coil spring. The flap-armature is rockingly supported on the yoke by means of projections formed at the upper rear end of the yoke and notches formed at both sides of the flap-armature. Each end of the coil spring is connected to each of the projections for pressing the flap-armature on a rocking axis of the flap-armature.

Flap-armature electromagnet

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Yuichi Asai