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A vehicle collision detector is configured to reliably activate an airbag system at a collision and prevent the airbag system from erroneously operating. The collision detector includes two acceleration sensors disposed at different positions in a vehicle to detect acceleration for collision determination, first and second collision routines in which a determination is made on whether or not a variation in the detected acceleration is caused by a collision, and a final collision routine in which an airbag module is activated when all of results of the first and second collision routines indicate a collision.

A solution applicator includes a container, a head and a cap. The head includes a top portion for use in applying the solution, a spike member which is used to pierce or open a membrane and at least one protrusion extending from the head. The cap includes a top portion that receives the spike member, a bottom portion that connects to the container and a middle portion that defines a circumferential channel and an axial channel. The protrusion is received within the circumferential channel and the axial channel such that the head can be moved relative to the cap in first a rotational motion and then an axial motion to open the solution container.

An internal combustion engine in which power is generated by burning a mixture of fuel supplied from a port injector and / or an in-cylinder injector and air in a combustion chamber, includes a valve drive mechanism which can change a valve opening characteristic of at least one of an intake valve and an exhaust valve; a turbocharger which supercharges air taken into the combustion chamber; a turbo motor which changes supercharging pressure generated by the turbocharger; a catalyst device including a catalyst which purifies exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber; and an ECU which controls the turbo motor such that pressure of the air taken into the combustion chamber becomes larger than back pressure until it is determined that the catalyst has been activated, and which sets a valve overlap period during which both of the intake valve and the exhaust valve are opened.

A severing apparatus for use with a battery cable is provided. The severing apparatus includes a housing that holds an initiator and a severing element. The battery cable is located through a lateral bore formed in the housing. The severing element is disposed on one side of the battery cable. A deformable blocker can be disposed on the opposite side of the battery cable. When it is desired to sever the battery cable and thereby discontinue the supplying of electrical power by the battery, such as when a predetermined vehicle collision occurs, the initiator is triggered and causes the severing element to move. Movement of the severing element removes a severed battery cable segment. Movement of the severing element and the severed battery cable segment is stopped using the blocker when present. The blocker can be part of a shell that surrounds the housing. Alternatively, the blocker can be held in the housing.

An engine starting device for controlling an engine start of a vehicle by driving a starter relay of the vehicle with a battery of the vehicle as a power supply has a control processing unit and a step-up circuit for stepping up the output of the battery and outputting a drive voltage for driving the control processing unit and the starter relay. The control processing unit has a function of performing an engine start control of applying the drive voltage to the starter relay to activate the starter relay in time of the engine start at which an engine starting condition is satisfied The control processing unit performs a control function on the step-up circuit to activate the step-up circuit so that the drive voltage does not become lower than a minimum operation voltage of the starter relay in a predetermined period necessary to start the engine in time of the engine start, and activate the step-up circuit so that the drive voltage does not become lower than a first voltage value higher than a minimum operation voltage of the control processing unit and lower than the minimum operation voltage of the starter relay when not in the predetermined period.

A tire inflation pressure sensing apparatus according to the present invention includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a command signal receiver. The transmitter is provided on a wheel of a vehicle and includes a pressure sensor configured to sense the inflation pressure of a tire on the wheel and generate a pressure signal indicative of the sensed inflation pressure. The receiver is provided on the body of the vehicle and works to receive the pressure signal and determine the inflation pressure of the tire based on the pressure signal. The command signal receiver is operatively connected to the transmitter and works to receive command signals that indicate instructions for the transmitter. The command signal receiver has a variable receiver sensitivity so as to prevent the command signal receiver and transmitter from being activated by noises while ensuring reliable activation of the command signal receiver and transmitter by “true” command signals.

A firearm magazine follower for use in combination with a magazine tube includes an upper flange, a rear flange and a bottom flange formed from a single, flexible piece of material, such as steel. The upper flange extends from the rear flange and has a top side that is sized and configured for supporting a plurality of bullets thereon. The lower flange extends from the rear flange and has a distal end and a proximal end, and includes first and second surface members are separated lengthwise at a location between the proximal and distal ends of the lower flange. The first surface member is sized and configured for contacting a front inner facing wall of the magazine tube. The second surface member includes a raised flange at the distal end that is sized and configured for contacting and activating the slide lock lever of the magazine tube.

Disclosed are a microbe inactivation processing device that can perform inactivation processing of microbes, while damage to human body cells is prevented or inhibited, with an efficient use of light emitted from a light source and the obtainment of a large effective irradiation area. Also provided are a cell activation processing device that can reliably activate target cells with high efficiency. The microbe inactivation processing device includes: a light source configured to emit light having a wavelength within a wavelength range of 190 nm to 237 nm; a power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the light source; a control unit configured to control the power supply unit; and an optical filter. The microbe inactivation processing device is configured to perform inactivation processing of a target microbe by applying the light emitted from the light source through the optical filter. When the light emitted from the light source is incident at an incident angle of 0°, the optical filter transmits at least a part of ultraviolet light having a wavelength within a range of not lower than 190 nm and not more than 230 nm, and transmits at least a part of ultraviolet light having a wavelength within a range of more than 230 nm and not more than 237 nm, and the optical filter blocks transmission of ultraviolet light having a wavelength out of a wavelength range of not lower than 190 nm and not more than 237 nm.