Author: claimsbot

1. An airbag apparatus comprising:
a controller that conducts sampling of acceleration values output from a plurality of acceleration sensors disposed on a vehicle and controls inflation of an airbag based on the sampled acceleration values;
a prediction unit that predicts a collision direction in which collision with another vehicle would occur; and
a sampling-period control unit that, when the prediction unit predicts the collision direction, shortens a sampling period for the acceleration sensor disposed in the predicted collision direction in comparison with sampling period for the other acceleration sensors, wherein:
after the sampling-period control unit shortens the sampling period, the controller determines whether or not to inflate the airbag, based on the sampled acceleration values output from the acceleration sensor disposed in the predicted collision direction.
2. The airbag apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sampling conducted by the controller integrates the acceleration values output from the acceleration sensors for the sampling period, subsequently.
3. The airbag apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a monitoring unit that monitors surroundings of the vehicle, wherein:
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on information output from the monitoring unit.
4. The airbag apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:
an integral-value determination unit that determines whether or not the integral value from each of the acceleration sensors exceeds a second threshold value, wherein:
when the integral-value determination unit determines that the integral value from one of the acceleration sensors exceeds the second threshold value, the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on a direction in which the one of the acceleration sensors is disposed.
5. The airbag apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:
a threshold-value setting unit that sets a first threshold value and the second threshold value being smaller than the first threshold value, wherein:
after the sampling-period control unit shortens the sampling period, the integral-value determination unit determines whether or not the integral value from at least one of the acceleration sensors disposed in the predicted collision direction exceeds the first threshold value; and
when the integral-value determination unit determines that the integral value from the at least one of the acceleration sensors disposed in the predicted collision direction exceeds the first threshold value, the controller inflates the airbag disposed in the predicted collision direction.
6. The airbag apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:
the prediction unit has a collision-position prediction section that specifies the acceleration sensor disposed at a collision position where the collision with the other vehicle would occur based on the integral value from each of the acceleration sensors; and
the sampling-period control unit shortens the sampling period for the acceleration sensor specified by the collision-position prediction section.
7. The airbag apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:
the acceleration sensors include a Y-axis acceleration sensor for detecting lateral collision with the other vehicle; and
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on acceleration values output from the Y-axis acceleration sensor.
8. An airbag apparatus comprising:
a controller that conducts sampling of acceleration values output from a plurality of acceleration sensors disposed on a vehicle and controls inflation of an airbag based on the sampled acceleration values;
a prediction unit that predicts a collision direction in which collision with another vehicle would occur; and
a sampling-period control unit that, when the prediction unit predicts the collision direction, gives priority in the sampling of the acceleration values to the acceleration sensor disposed in the predicted collision direction, wherein:
after the sampling-period control unit gives the priority, the controller conducts the sampling of the acceleration values in accordance with the priority and determines whether or not to inflate the airbag, based on the sampled acceleration values output from the acceleration sensor to which the priority is given.
9. The airbag apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the sampling conducted by the controller integrates the acceleration values output from the acceleration sensors for the sampling period, subsequently.
10. The airbag apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
a monitoring unit that monitors surroundings of the vehicle, wherein:
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on information output from the monitoring unit.
11. The airbag apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:
an integral-value determination unit that determines whether or not the integral value from each of the acceleration sensors exceeds a second threshold value, wherein:
when the integral-value determination unit determines that the integral value from one of the acceleration sensors exceeds the second threshold value, the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on a direction in which the one of the acceleration sensors is disposed.
12. The airbag apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:
a threshold-value setting unit that sets a first threshold value and the second threshold value being smaller than the first threshold value, wherein:
after the sampling-period control unit give the priority, the integral-value determination unit determines whether or not the integral value from at least one of the acceleration sensors disposed in the predicted collision direction exceeds the first threshold value; and
when the integral-value determination unit determines that the integral value from the at least one of the acceleration sensors disposed in the predicted collision direction exceeds the first threshold value, the controller inflates the airbag disposed in the predicted collision direction.
13. The airbag apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
an auxiliary collision-position prediction unit, wherein:
the prediction unit has a collision-position prediction section that specifies one of the acceleration sensors disposed at a collision position where the collision with the other vehicle would occur based on the integral value from each of the acceleration sensors;
the auxiliary collision-position prediction unit specifies another one of the acceleration sensors disposed at a position opposite to the acceleration sensor specified by the collision-position prediction section; and
the sampling-period control unit gives the priority to the acceleration sensor specified by the collision-position prediction section and the acceleration sensor specified by the auxiliary collision-position prediction unit.
14. The airbag apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
an auxiliary collision-position prediction unit, wherein:
the prediction unit has a collision-position prediction section that specifies one of the acceleration sensors disposed at a collision position where the collision with the other vehicle would occur based on the integral value from each of the acceleration sensors;
the collision-position prediction section further specifies an acceleration sensor adjacent to the specified acceleration sensor;
the auxiliary collision-position prediction unit specifies another one of the acceleration sensors disposed at a position opposite to the one of the acceleration sensors specified by the collision-position prediction section; and
the sampling-period control unit gives the priority to the one of the acceleration sensors specified by the collision-position prediction section; the adjacent acceleration sensor; and the acceleration sensor specified by the auxiliary collision-position determination unit.
15. The airbag apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:
a threshold-value setting unit that sets a first threshold value and the second threshold value being smaller than the first threshold value,
a storage table that stores the integral values from the acceleration sensors, wherein:
the threshold-value setting unit changes at least one of the first and second threshold values for the acceleration sensor the integral value from which is the highest among the stored integral values.
16. The airbag apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the threshold-value setting unit changes the first threshold value for the for the acceleration sensor the integral value from which is the highest, to a third threshold value being smaller than the first threshold value.
17. The airbag apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising:
a failure detection unit that detects failure of the acceleration sensors, wherein:
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on the integral values stored in the storage table; and
when the failure detection unit detects failure of at least one of the acceleration sensors, the prediction unit is prohibited from predicting the collision direction based on the integral values stored in the storage table.
18. The airbag apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:
a threshold-value setting unit that sets a first threshold value and the second threshold value being smaller than the first threshold value,
a storage table that stores the integral values from the acceleration sensors, wherein:
the threshold-value setting unit changes at least one of the first and second threshold values for the acceleration sensor the integral value from which is the highest among the stored integral values.
19. The airbag apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the threshold-value setting unit changes the first threshold value for the for the acceleration sensor the integral value from which is the highest, to a third threshold value being smaller than the first threshold value.
20. The airbag apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising:
a failure detection unit that detects failure of the acceleration sensors, wherein:
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on the integral values stored in the storage table; and
when the failure detection unit detects failure of at least one of the acceleration sensors; the prediction unit is prohibited from predicting the collision direction based on the integral values stored in the storage table.
21. The airbag apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:
an information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle height of the other vehicle, wherein:
the threshold-value setting unit changes the first threshold value based on the acquired vehicle height of the other vehicle.
22. The airbag apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising:
an information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle height of another vehicle, wherein:
the threshold-value setting unit changes the first threshold value based on the acquired vehicle height of the other vehicle.
23. The airbag apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a radar sensor that detects an object around the vehicle, wherein:
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on the detected object around the vehicle.
24. The airbag apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
a radar sensor that detects an object around the vehicle, wherein:
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on the detected object around the vehicle.
25. The airbag apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a light-source detection unit that detects a headlight beam irradiated from the other vehicle to the vehicle, wherein:
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on the detected headlight beam.
26. The airbag apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
a light-source detection unit that detects a headlight beam irradiated from the other vehicle to the vehicle, wherein:
the prediction unit predicts the collision direction based on the detected headlight beam.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electrical tool, comprising:
a main body having a motor and an operating member; and
a battery pack having an electrical cell and a housing for providing electricity to the motor;
wherein the main body is provided with a first locking assembly configured to move in reciprocating manner along a first direction and the battery pack is provided with a second locking assembly configured to move along a second direction and to cooperate with the first locking assembly to provide a locking condition or unlocking condition and wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.
2. The electrical tool according to claim 1, comprising a first elastic member arranged between the main body and the first locking member for driving the first locking assembly to move in a reciprocating manner and wherein the second locking assembly is operable to move in a reciprocating manner.
3. The electrical tool according to claim 2, wherein the first elastic member is a helical spring.
4. The electrical tool according to claim 2, wherein the first locking assembly comprises a supporting plate for contacting the first elastic member and a latch formed under the supporting plate.
5. The electrical tool according to claim 1, wherein the battery pack comprises a second elastic member for driving the second locking assembly to move in reciprocating manner.
6. The electrical tool according to claim 5, wherein the second elastic member is a helical spring.
7. The electrical tool according to claim 1, wherein the battery pack is provided with a bracket above the electrical cell, the second locking assembly and a locking mechanism for limiting the second locking assembly are arranged above the bracket, and the second locking assembly is slidably connected with the bracket.
8. The electrical tool according to claim 7, wherein the second locking assembly comprises a pressing button and a supporting block formed with a supporting projection for contacting the latch to provide the unlocking condition.
9. The electrical tool according to claim 8, wherein the housing is formed with a latch socket, the supporting projection is configured to protrude from the latch socket and move in a reciprocating manner in the latch socket, and the locking mechanism is an edge of the latch socket located away from the pressing button.
10. The electrical tool according to claim 8, wherein the pressing button is formed with an anti-skid texture.
11. The electrical tool according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the latch and the supporting projection is formed with an inclined contacting surface.
12. The electrical tool according to claim 11, wherein the main body and the battery pack are provided with sliding rails for cooperating with each other to form a sliding connection parallel to the second direction.

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
partitioning at least one reverse link resource between orthogonal and non-orthogonal transmissions such that the reverse link resources allocated to the orthogonal and non-orthogonal transmissions are non-overlapping in at least one resource dimension;
scheduling the orthogonal transmissions using dedicated rate control;
scheduling the non-orthogonal transmissions using common rate control; and
wherein partitioning said at least one reverse link resource comprises allocating a first portion of the reverse link resource to at least one first mobile station for orthogonal reverse link transmission to a base station and allocating a second portion of the reverse link resource to at least one second mobile station for non-orthogonal reverse link transmissions to the base station.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein partitioning said at least one reverse link resource comprises allocating the first portion of the reverse link resource to a plurality of first mobile stations for transmission according to orthogonal frequency division multiplexing and allocating the second portion of the reverse link resource to a plurality of second mobile stations for transmission according to code division multiple access.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein allocating the first and second portions of the reverse link resource comprises transmitting first and second messages from the base station to said at least one first mobile station and said at least one second mobile station, respectively, indicating allocation of the first and second portions of the reverse link resource.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein partitioning said at least one reverse link resource comprises partitioning said at least one reverse link resource such that orthogonal and non-orthogonal transmission are non-overlapping in time.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein partitioning said at least one reverse link resource comprises partitioning said at least one reverse link resource such that orthogonal and non-orthogonal transmission are non-overlapping in frequency.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein partitioning said at least one reverse link resource comprises partitioning said at least one reverse link resource such that orthogonal and non-orthogonal transmission are non-overlapping in at least one spatial dimension.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein scheduling the orthogonal transmissions using dedicated rate control comprises transmitting separate rate commands to each mobile station so that each mobile station can determine a transmission rate independently based on the corresponding rate command.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein scheduling the non-orthogonal transmissions using common rate control comprises transmitting a common rate command to a plurality of mobile stations so that each of the plurality of mobile stations can determine a transmission rate based on the common rate command.
9. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving scheduled signals from the first and second mobile stations using the allocated first and second resources.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A fire-resistant composition comprising at least:
a) a star polyamide-based polyamide matrix comprising at least macromolecular chains of formula (I):
R1\u2014-A-X\u2014(\u2014Y\u2014R2-Z-)n\u2014R3m\u2003\u2003(I)
\u2003and, optionally, macromolecular chains of formula (II):
R4\u2014\u2014Y\u2014R2-Z-p\u2014R3\u2003\u2003(II)
wherein:
Y is the radical:
\u2003when X and Z represent the radical:
Y is the radical:
\u2003when X and Z represent the radical:
A is a covalent bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon-based radical optionally having hetero atoms and having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
R1 is a linear or cyclic, aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbon-based radical having at least 2 carbon atoms, and optionally having hetero atoms;
R2 is an aliphatic or aromatic, branched or unbranched hydrocarbon-based radical having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an \u2014OH radical andor a hydrocarbon-based radical having at least one group:
R5 represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbon-based radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
m represents an integer between 3 and 8;
n represents an integer between 50 and 200; and
p represents an integer between 50 and 200; and
b) a fire-resistant composition comprising at least; a compound (F1) of formula (VI):
wherein:
R6 and R7 are identical or different and represent a linear or branched alkyl chain having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms andor an aryl radical;
M is selected from the group consisting of a calcium, magnesium, aluminum andor zinc ion;
Z represents 2 or 3; and
a compound (F2), which is a product of reaction between phosphoric acid and melamine andor a product of reaction between phosphoric acid and a condensed melamine product.
2. The composition as claimed in claim 1, comprising from 30% to 99% by weight of the star polyamide relative to the total weight of the composition.
3. The composition as claimed in claim 1, comprising from 1% to 70% by weight of the fire-resistant system relative to the total weight of the composition.
4. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radical R1 is a cycloaliphatic, arylaliphatic or linear aliphatic group, with a mass ratio between the weight of polymer chains of formula (I) and the total weight of polymer chains of formulae (I) and (II) being between 0.10 and 1.
5. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radical R1 is an aromatic radical, with a mass ratio between the weight of polymer chains of formula (I) and the total weight of polymer chains of formulae (I) and (II) being less than 1.
6. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein R2 is a pentamethylene radical.
7. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein R1 represents a cyclohexanonetetrayl, 1,1,1-triylpropane, 1,2,3-triylpropane or:
8. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein A represents a methylene, polymethylene or polyoxyalkylene group.
9. The composition claimed in claim 1, wherein the phosphinic acid of compound F1 is dimethylphosphinic acid, ethylmethylphosphinic acid, diethylphosphinic acid, methyl-n-propylphosphinic acid, or a mixture thereof.
10. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound F2 is melamine polyphosphate, melam polyphosphate, melem polyphosphate, or a mixture thereof.
11. The composition as claimed in claim 1, further comprising from 0 to 80% by weight of reinforcing fillers relative to the total weight of the composition.
12. The composition as claimed in claim 11, wherein said reinforcing fillers are glass fibers, carbon fibers, mineral fibers, ceramic fibers, heat-resistant organic fibers, polyphthalamide fibers, mineral fillers, wollastonite, kaolin, clay, silica, mica, mineral nanofillers, montmorillonite or \u03b1-Zr phosphate.
13. The composition as claimed in claim 1, further comprising fire-resistant agents or fire-resistant-system synergists selected from the group consisting of inorganic compounds andor mineral products.
14. The composition as claimed in claim 13, wherein the fire-resistant agents or fire-resistant-system synergists are zeolites, ceramic powder, magnesium hydroxide, hydrotalcites, magnesium carbonates, zinc oxide, zinc stannate, zinc hydroxystannate, zinc phosphate, zinc borate, zinc sulfide, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum phosphate, red phosphorus, organonitrogen compounds of the triazine class, melamine, melamine cyanurate, melamine phosphates, polyphosphates, pyrophosphates or organophosphorous acids.
15. A process for manufacturing a fire-resistant composition, comprising the steps of:
1) mixing together:
a) a star polyamide-based polyamide matrix comprising at least macromolecular chains of formula (I):
R1\u2014-A-X\u2014(\u2014Y\u2014R2-Z-)n\u2014R3m\u2003\u2003(I)
\u2003and optionally macromolecular chains of formula (II):
R4\u2014\u2014Y\u2014R2-Z-p\u2014R3\u2003\u2003(II)
wherein:
Y is the radical:
\u2003when X and Z represent the radical:
Y is the radical:
\u2003when X and Z represent the radical:
A is a covalent bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbon-based radical optionally having hetero atoms and having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
R1 is a linear or cyclic, aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbon-based radical having at least 2 carbon atoms and optionally having hetero atoms;
R2 is an aliphatic or aromatic, branched or unbranched hydrocarbon-based radical having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms;
R3 and R4 independently represent hydrogen, an \u2014OH radical andor a hydrocarbon-based radical having at least one group:
R5 represents hydrogen or a hydrocarbon-based radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;
m represents an integer between 3 and 8;
n represents an integer between 50 and 200;
p represents an integer between 50 and 200; and
b) a fire-resistant composition comprising at least:
a compound (F1) of formula (VI):
wherein:
R6 and R7 are identical or different and represent a linear or branched alkyl chain having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms andor an aryl radical;
M represents a calcium, magnesium, aluminum andor zinc ion;
Z represents 2 or 3; and
a compound (F2), which is a product of reaction between phosphoric acid and melamine andor a product of reaction between phosphoric acid and a condensed melamine product; and

2) recovering the fire-resistant composition obtained in step 1).
16. An article made by the process of forming a composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said forming is an extrusion process, a molding process, an injection process or a spinning process.