Abstract: A cooling tower is provided for industrial process cooling as well as air conditioning systems. The cooling tower includes a tower shell that is unitarily molded from a plastic material. The tower shell includes opposed parallel top and bottom walls, a bottom connecting wall extending upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall, a top connecting wall extending downwardly and outwardly from the top wall and a side wall extending between the connecting walls. Supports are unitarily molded and extend outwardly from the bottom connecting wall for supporting a tower shell and filler material disposed therein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fluid clutch which can prevent the occurrence of ‘a drag phenomenon’ in various conditions so that a fan noise can be reduced and the reduction of fuel expense is enhanced.

Abstract: Drain twisted wires of a plurality of shielded cables are connected with a ground wire without using a joint connector. In a grounding construction for grounding metal fiber braided wires of a plurality of shielded cables by connecting drain twisted wires 10a to 10f made of the metal fiber braided wires with each other and with a ground wire 11, sheaths of the plurality of shielded cables are stripped at positions corresponding to a sheath stripping position for the longest drain twisted wire. The drain twisted wires are bundled with the ground wire by a tape 12 from the sheath stripping positions P1. Resistance welding then is applied to ends of the twisted wires exposed from the leading end of the tape and to a core exposed from one end of the ground wire. The other end of the ground wire then is grounded.

Abstract: A connector is provided to increase the strength for stopping a forward movement of a terminal fitting. The connector has a housing 11 with a cavity 12. A locking portion 18 is disposed in the cavity 12. Opposite side surfaces of a portion of a locking portion 18 more toward the leading end thereof than a locking projection 19 are cut off to form cut surfaces 21. Contact portions 23 projecting inward are formed continuously with a front wall 13 in areas of side surfaces of the cavity 12 facing the cut surfaces 21. Stabilizers 8 provided on a male terminal fitting 1 can come into contact with the back edges of the contact portions 23. A forward movement of the male terminal fitting 1 properly inserted is stopped by the contact with the front wall 13 and the contact of the stabilizers 8 with the contact portions 23. Since the contact portions 23 are formed taking advantage of spaces obtained by cutting off parts of the locking portion 18, they do not cause any enlargement of the cavity 12.

Abstract: To provide a connector is provided in which insulated portions of wires can be securely connected with the terminal fittings mounted in a connector housing. A main body 2 of a housing 1 is integrally provided with a cover 43 via a hinge 17 at its rear end. When terminal fittings 7 are mounted in the housing 1 with the cover 43 in its open position, insulation barrels 40 of the terminal fittings 7 are exposed. Wires 19 are connected with the insulation barrels 40 by moving a crimper 42 and an anvil 41 from above and below, respectively, thereby securing the wires 19.

Abstract: A watertight connector with improved sealability is provided. The connector has a housing 1 with a mount hole 13 formed at the rear end of the housing 1 a one-piece watertight rubber plug 15 and a gel plate 20 made of silicone gel 20A are fitted into the mount hole 13. The gel plate 20 is compressed by mounting a cover 22. A female terminal fitting 3 connected with an end of a wire 8 penetrates the gel plate 20 after passing through an insertion hole 23 of the cover 22, and is further inserted into a corresponding cavity 2 while forcibly widening a through hole 16 of the rubber plug 15. When the female terminal fitting 3 is properly inserted, lips 17 of the through hole 16 are in close contact with the outer surface of the wire 8. Edges of a connection portion 4 and a stabilizer 6 may damage the lips 17 while the female terminal fitting 3 passes through the through hole 16 of the rubber plug 15. If it occurs, the silicone gel 20A pushed out of the gel plate 20 enters damaged portions to fill them out.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided to widen a woven sheath of a wire. The apparatus and method are operative to punch an exposed woven sheath S3 in radial directions by a pair of punches 31b to deform and widen the woven sheath. The woven sheath S3 can be deformed and widened easily even if it has a multi-layer construction.

Abstract: A connector is provided to clear a shorted state of a shorting terminal without using a clearing rib. The connector includes female and male housings 10, 20. A slider 40 assembled into the male housing 20 is moved backward by elastic restoring forces of elastically contracted coil springs when female and male housings 10, 20 are properly connected and a locking claw 31 of a lock arm 30 is disengaged from a locking surface 53. By integrally assembling a shorting terminal 60 into the slider 40, the shorting terminal 60 can be moved automatically from a shorting position where contact portions 64 of the shorting terminal 60 are held in contact with male terminal fittings 26 to short them to a clearing position where the contact portions 64 are not in contact with the male terminal fittings 26.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for manufacturing a high quality multi-wound metal tube having satisfactory adhesion between multi-wound walls and for a seam portion at a reduced cost. Walls of the multi-wound tubular body are pressure welded with each other and then cooled, while at least the outer circumference of a brazing material between the walls of the multi-wound tubular body is kept at a flowable temperature by heating, by using at least one of a step of pressing substantially uniformly the outer circumferential surface of the tubular body in a radial direction from the outside, a step of substantially uniformly pressing the inner circumferential surface of the tubular body in the radial direction from the inside or a step of exerting a tensile force to the tubular body in the direction of the tubular axis.

Abstract: A lever type connector is provided to prevent a lever from being inadvertently released. The lever type connector 1 is provided with a connector housing 8 and a lever 7 rotatably assembled with the connector housing 8. A locking portion 18 projects on the upper surface of the connector housing 8, and a lock claw 26 is provided in a recess 31 formed in the lever 7. When the lever 7 is rotated in such a direction as to cover the upper surface of the connector housing 8, the lock claw 26 and the locking portion 18 are engaged, thereby preventing any further rotation of the lever 7. At this time, an error disengagement restricting portion 28 projecting backward of the connector housing 8 prevents the lock claw 26 and the locking portion 18 from being inadvertently disengaged from each other.

Abstract: A knee joint prosthesis is provided. The prosthesis includes a femoral component for mounting to the distal end of a femur, a tibial component for mounting to the resected proximal end of the tibia and a bearing disposed between the femoral and tibial components. The tibial component includes a superior bearing surface with a recess extending distally into the bearing surface. The bearing includes an inferior bearing surface for engagement on the superior bearing surface of the tibial component. Additionally, the bearing includes a projection that is rotatably engaged in the recess of the tibial component. Rotation of the bearing relative to the tibial component is limited by a stop extending from the superior bearing surface of the tibial component. The stop is engaged in a slot formed in the inferior surface of the bearing. The slot is concentric about the rotational axis and extends through an arc consistent with the desired maximum range of rotation.

Abstract: A wiring harness producing apparatus is provided which has an excellent space efficiency and a simple construction, and is capable of easily and efficiently producing a wiring harness. There are provided a wire feeding unit 21 for feeding a plurality of wires 11, a wire aligning unit 23 for aligning the respective wires 11 in parallel with each other, and a wire arrangement table 24 for linearly arranging the wires 11 aligned in parallel with each other. On the wire arrangement table 24, a connector connecting unit 26 for pressingly connecting a connector 25 with the respective wires 11, a wire lifting unit 28 for lifting the wires 11, circuit length adjusting units 29 each including a wire length adjusting tool 14 formed with steps 15 with a specified inclination which are brought into pressing contact with the wires 11 to set different loosened lengths for the respective wires 11, and a connector fixing unit 27 for fixing the connector 25 are provided along a wire feeding direction P.

Abstract: The building block is provided. The block is substantially rectangular and has opposed first and second ends. First and second substantially congruent rectangular panels extend between the ends and are joined together by at least one web. Each panel has vertical end edges that are notched to fit with the end edges of another such block. The notches are disposed selectively on inside or outside corners of the respective blocks to enable adjacent blocks to interfit in a vertical joint.

Abstract: A female terminal fitting is provided with protection walls 16 to avoid interference of a male terminal fitting M and to guide the male terminal fitting M to a proper position even if it is obliquely inserted. A tongue 9 is provided at or on the bottom surface of a connecting portion 3 of a female terminal fitting F by being turned inwardly so as to be elastically deformable. Protection walls 16 project from side edges of an opening end of the connecting portion 3 in such a manner as to be opposed to each other. Slanting guide surfaces 17 extending away from each other at upper ends of the protection walls 16. When a male terminal fitting M that is inserted obliquely, is slid upward along the guide surfaces to be guided automatically to a proper position.

Abstract: A connector unit 1 comprises a latching shell 3 having three peripheral resilient tongues 4 at substantially 120° from one another each bearing an outwardly projecting latch 5. A catching sleeve 28 also arranged in the connector unit 1 has three peripheral arms 30 at substantially 120° from one another each provided with an inner latch catching groove 31. The peripheral arms 30 of the catching sleeve 28 are located angularly between the resilient tongues 4 of the latching shell 3, whereby the latches 5 are circumferentially alternating with the latch catching grooves 31.

Abstract: A tibia fixturing device comprises a metal tray formed with annularly spaced recesses in its underside at a depth of at least about 1.5 mm and from which a stem depends for axial insertion into a tibia conical cavity. The stem has a circular cylindrical portion proximal the tray and a conical portion distal the tray. Fins radially extend from the stem cylindrical portion and penetrate the tibia to provide some torsional resistance. Axially extending channels are formed about the stem periphery which channels have bottom surfaces parallel to the stem axis to provide further torsional resistance. The channels are arranged to not interlock with the cement in the axial direction to permit the cement to separate first from the device during axial removal of the device from the bone. The fins have inclined edges distal the tray and inclined radial outer edges to align and center the stem to the bone cavity edge.

Abstract: A group of upper side male terminal fittings 2A and lower side male terminal fittings 2B are secured to the upper and lower surfaces of a mount plate 8 formed as a separate piece by pressing projections 12 into mount holes 16, thereby forming a core member 7. A housing 1 is formed by insert molding using this core member 7 as a core material. Since insert molding can be performed with the outer surfaces of the male terminal fittings 2A, 2B opposite from those secured to the mount plate 8 exposed, only the thickness of the housing 1 is added at the outer surfaces of the male terminal fittings 2A, 2B. Thus, there can be obtained a connector having a small thickness T around the male terminal fittings 2A, 2B.

Abstract: A high strength terminal fitting 30 for a wedge-base bulb is provided which is not likely to be deformed while being assembled into a bulb socket. The terminal fitting 30 is provided with a pair of holding pieces 35, and a tab 31 formed by bending a portion of one holding piece 35R to have a steplike shape is provided with a tab side portion 38 extending toward the other holding piece 35L. A first small projection 39A of a receiving portion 39 formed by bending the other holding piece 35L1 is placed on the upper surface of the tab side portion 38. Even if the tab side portion 38 continuous with the tab 31 tries to undergo an upward displacement upon being subjected to an insertion resistance which acts during the insertion of the tab 31 into a tab mount hole 25 formed in a bulb socket 20, the first small projection 39A of the receiving porion 39 restricts the upward displacement of the tab side portion 38, thereby preventing the deformation thereof.

Abstract: A wiring harness arranging construction is provided to arrange a wiring harness in a position more toward a passenger compartment than a hinge and a weatherstrip. The construction includes a container casing 10 with a space 10p for accommodating a looped harness, an insertion opening 10f and a withdrawal opening 10g for the harness which are opposed to each other, and a harness fixing portion 10h projecting from the outer surface of the insertion opening 10f. After being inserted through the insertion opening 10f and wound around a windup spring 30 inside the casing 10, the wiring harness is withdrawn through the withdrawal opening 10g. The container casing 10 is secured to either one of a door and a body, and the wiring harness withdrawn from the container casing 10 is extended to the other of the door and the body and secured thereto by a clamp.