Patents Represented by Attorney Werner W. Kleeman
  • Patent number: 4862785
    Abstract: A transmitter coil is located at the muzzle of a firing weapon downstream of a muzzle velocity measuring device as viewed in the flight direction of a projectile after firing. The transmitter coil transmits a digital adjustment signal for inductively adjusting in the projectile during its passage through the transmitter coil, a counter for starting a delayed action fuze in the projectile. The individual digital adjustment signals are constituted by double pulses and a predetermined number such as at least 12 double pulses are transmitted by the transmitter coil to the receiver coil in the projectile. Electronic switches are utilized for controlling the operation of the transmitter coil. A filtering device is connected in circuit with the receiver coil and the counter in the projectile for eliminating interfering pulses which originate from the muzzle velocity measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon-Buhrle AG
    Inventors: Godwin Ettel, Markus Suter
  • Patent number: 4860632
    Abstract: When a cartridge is inserted into the weapon barrel of a firing weapon by a forwardly and rearwardly reciprocatable breechblock, a front end surface of the breechblock impacts against the base of the cartridge. The cartridge to be inserted must be secured so that it cannot slide off such front end surface of the breechblock during cartridge insertion. This cartridge securement is attained in that the cartridge is held against radial displacement by an extracting or withdrawal claw and diametrically opposite thereto by means of a securing cam or lug provided at a feeler element or pin. To eject the empty cartridge case and during the insertion of the next cartridge, the feeler element or pin together with the securing cam or lug is pushed back by means of a control cam or rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon-Buhrle AG
    Inventors: Werner Bruderer, Erwin Bohler
  • Patent number: 4860406
    Abstract: A fiber infeed device supplies fiber material to a textile machine, such as a card, and comprises a driven rotatable feed roll and feed plate. This roll is, however, spatially fixed, whereas the feed plate is pivotable but physically immobile during detection of the thickness and thickness variations of the infed fiber material. The feed plate can be pivoted into an operating position against a stop during throughpass of the fiber material. A substantially invariable size nipping zone is thus formed between the driven rotatable feed roll and the stationary feed plate in which a property of the throughpassing fiber material representative of its instantaneous thickness and thus variations thereof can be detected. By positionally fixing the feed plate, for instance, different forces are applied thereto in the nipping zone where the fiber material is compacted. The arising variable forces enable ascertaining thickness variations of the infed fiber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Rieter Machine Works Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Staheli, Robert Demuth, Peter Fritzsche
  • Patent number: 4858292
    Abstract: The controlled deflection roll comprises a rotatable roll shell supported at a stationary support member by means of a plurality of hydrostatic pressure elements. The hydrostatic pressure elements are sealingly movably guided by guide structure, for example, bores, which define cylinder chambers. Each cylinder chamber is connected by a feed system comprising a feed channel to a source of a hydraulic pressure medium. Between each feed channel and the related hydrostatic pressure element, there is arranged a damping body provided with at least one throttle location, for example throttle bores, through which the hydraulic pressure medium can flow. The damping body defines essentially the only connection between the feed channel and the cylinder chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Sulzer-Escher Wyss AG
    Inventors: Eugen T. Buhlmann, Mario Biondetti, Wolf-Gunter Stotz
  • Patent number: 4856269
    Abstract: In order to start or recommence spinning of a yarn in a friction spinning apparatus, in the course of starting of spinning or piecing after a yarn break, by means of a fiber transport duct, fibers separated by an opening device, are delivered to a rotating friction spinning drum and twisted to form a twisted fiber structure. When the twisted fiber structure has reached a substantially predetermined diameter, the twisted fiber structure is moved by an airstream delivered from a pressure air infeed channel towards and into a guide tube and from that location, into the convergent space of rotating withdrawal rolls. The twisted fiber structure is entrained at production speed by these withdrawal rolls and is delivered to the diverging or outlet side of the withdrawal rolls to a suction device placed in readiness. This suction device can transfer the formed yarn following the twisted fiber structure to the succeeding or downstream elements provided for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Emil Briner, Samuel Wehrli
  • Patent number: 4856156
    Abstract: The roll arrangement comprises a controlled deflection roll provided with a roll shell which is rotatable about a stationary carrier and is supported at the latter by support or pressure elements. An additional load bears upon one end of the roll shell. The inherent weight and/or the bending moments caused by the additional load and transmitted to the roll shell are compensated by a supporting structure. As such supporting structure there may be provided a counterweight which acts essentially at the region of the center of gravity of the additional load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Sulzer-Escher Wyss AG
    Inventors: Christoph Link, Herbert Brandiser
  • Patent number: 4854242
    Abstract: For the projectile core of a sabot projectile, it is desired to use very brittle material in consideration of the strived for effect in the target. It has been found that a projectile core formed of a brittle material already tends to break while being delivered to the firing weapon. To avoid this danger, the brittle part of the projectile core is prestressed or pre-biased by a tie rod. The projectile core preferably consists of three components, wherein the intermediate component is prestressed and the contact surfaces between these three components are substantially conically structured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon-Buhrle AG
    Inventor: Harald Katzmann
  • Patent number: 4854118
    Abstract: The method of, and apparatus for, producing a yarn uses a friction spinning device comprising a perforated first friction spinning drum and a second friction spinning drum which can also be perforated. Two fiber feed passages project to the first friction spinning drum and are each supplied by opening assemblies which individualize or individually separate the fibers. The fibers are transported toward the first friction spinning drum using a feed air stream in the fiber feed passages. This feed air stream is produced by the first friction spinning drum which is maintained under sub-pressure. Advantageously, the fiber double-feed to the friction spinning drum permits supplying two different fiber types to the same yarn end. Also, different inclinations of the fibers at the friction spinning drum can be obtained by different inclinations of the fiber feed passages in order to produce yarns of different character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Rieter Machine Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Emil Briner, Urs Keller, Herbert Stalder
  • Patent number: 4854011
    Abstract: For the automatic compensation of density or thickness variations of fiber material at textile machines there is measured the density of a fiber material mass fed to a fiber feed device and the density of the fiber material mass at the textile machine outlet. The resultant measurement signals are delivered to a control for regulating the rotational speed of a feed roll of the fiber feed device in accordance with both measured density signals. The fiber feed device comprises the feed roll and a coacting feed plate. The feed roll, although rotatable, is spatially stationary and is pivotal from a starting position in the absence of the fiber mass into an operative position into contact with an abutment when there is present a fiber mass whose density variations are to be detected. By positionally fixing the feed plate during the detection operation different forces arise, depending upon the thickness or density of the fiber mass, in the nipping zone between the feed roll and the feed plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Rieter Machine Works, Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Staheli, Robert Demuth, Peter Fritzsche
  • Patent number: 4854019
    Abstract: An apparatus for texturizing endless filament threads comprises a thread infeed portion, a treatment portion and a crimping portion. The crimping portion is structured as a so-called slotted nozzle provided with lamellae arranged in a star-shaped array. The lamellae are insertably held at their upper ends and at extensions provided at their lower ends in substantially half-circular-shaped insert members provided with slots. The upper insert members are firmly received in a separable connector element and the lower insert members in a separable mouth portion. Furthermore, in accordance with the invention, the insert members possess cleaning grooves which in the opened condition, i.e. the separated condition of the connector element or mouth portion, as the case may be, can be cleaned, for example by utilization of compressed or pressure air, to enable removal of dirt or other contaminants from the slot base of the insert members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Rieter Machine Works Ltd.
    Inventor: Werner Nabulon
  • Patent number: 4852385
    Abstract: The combination of a measured value transmitter unit, a metering unit and a control unit enables all maintenance measures which become necessary during the course of process monitoring, to be carried out with little expenditure of labor and time and without removing the sensor from the container containing the measured medium. In addition, this combination, in which all functions necessary for carrying out the maintenance can be initiated and/or controlled by pneumatic signals, permits at least partial automation of the maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Dr. W. Ingold AG
    Inventor: Heinz J. Brinkmann
  • Patent number: 4852820
    Abstract: A method of winding a continuously moving web, such as a flexible polymer film, by forming leading web edges and contacting them in sequence with a number of cores for adhesion thereon so as to start winding consecutive web portions onto the cores; when a web portion of a predetermined length has been wound onto a given core, the web is cut to form both the trailing edge of the wound web portion as well as the leading edge of the next web portion; instead of using a conventional sticky material, such as an adhesive tape, for adhesion of each leading edge of the web on the corresponding core for initiating winding thereof an electrostatic potential difference is provided between the core surface and the leading edge so that the latter will be caused to electrostatically adhere to the core surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Inventor: Gottlieb Looser
  • Patent number: 4851806
    Abstract: Within an electrically insulating housing there is provided a continuous hollow space open at both ends. Tubular portions of end contacts are insertably disposed at both ends of the hollow space. Flat portions of the end contacts form clamping locations for a fusible conductor and also solder legs. At the clamping locations there are clamped the ends of the fusible conductor. Each of the solder legs form an associated wave soldering region and a reflow soldering region. During fabrication of the fuse device the end contacts which then still possess a tubular-shaped configuration are inserted into the ends of the hollow space of the electrically insulating housing. There is then drawn-in the fusible conductor and predetermined portions of each of the end contacts are pressed flat for form the flat portions. In this way, the ends of the fusible conductor are clamped at the clamping locations. Thereafter, the flat portions are bent to form the solder legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Schurter AG
    Inventors: Heinrich Rohrer, Werner Staubli
  • Patent number: 4850316
    Abstract: A contact-breaking ignition plug comprises a magnet coil arranged in a housing and surrounding a magnet core. The magnet core comprises an enlarged end portion with lateral surfaces extending conically in relation thereto and also comprises a cavity in which an armature is movably arranged. The armature is mounted on a rod in asymmetrical relation to a longitudinal center plane of the cavity and in transverse relation to the direction of compression pressure propagation. These features induce a concentration of the magnetic effect in the armature region and cause the contact-breaking motion to be augmented by the compression pressure. Respective contact electrodes are exchangeably mounted at each of the free end of the armature and a nose of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Lacrex Brevetti SA
    Inventor: Max Pasbrig
  • Patent number: 4850214
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a projection for resistance welding contemplates fabricating the projection at the workpiece by plastic deformation of the basic material and dimensionally exactly shaping the projection by compression molding of the flowable metal between a punch and die of a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Paul Opprecht
    Inventors: Paul Opprecht, Jurg Opprecht
  • Patent number: 4848849
    Abstract: The acceleration apparatus for connection with a pilot operated compressed-air brake comprises a tap-off valve which vents the main air line or conduit at the beginning of the braking procedure. This tap-off valve is opened by an actuator or actuating mechanism via a disengageable intermediary member. By employing a rotationally symmetrical plunger or push rod which is pivoted into the operative position thereof by a spring and deflected by an interrupter piston, the construction of the disengageable intermediary member can be substantially simplified. The plunger or push rod possesses at the one end thereof a cam or pin and a substantially conical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon-Buhrle AG
    Inventors: Niklaus Epp, Pius Fischer, Heinz Deutsch
  • Patent number: 4848689
    Abstract: A package former support device or package tube support device for a double-armed cradle comprises a package tube support member which is provided with a detent or latching element which operatively engages or latches in an opening or notch in the package tube to prevent relative rotation between the package tube and the package tube support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Robert Demuth, Daniel Hanselmann
  • Patent number: 4848079
    Abstract: In the manufacture of friction spinning drums, in order to be able to select the size of the holes or perforations, on the one hand, to oppose technological fiber loss and jamming of sucked in foreign particles and, on the other hand, to provide airflow advantages, it is proposed to manufacture the friction spinning drum from a thick-walled support and a thin-walled perforated body. As a result, holes or perforations having a sufficiently small cross-section to counteract the above-mentioned fiber loss can be formed in the thin-walled perforated body. On the other hand, holes or perforations having a large enough cross-section to prevent jamming of sucked in foreign particles or other contaminants can be provided in the thick-walled support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Rieter AG
    Inventors: Herbert Stalder, Urs Keller, Werner Oeggerli, Emil Briner
  • Patent number: 4849837
    Abstract: In order to record audio signals on a magnetic record carrier, there is produced a high frequency pulsed signal which contains the low frequency information pertinent to the audio signal. This high frequency pulsed signal is produced in a manner such as to be substantially free of any signal component which has a frequency lying in the frequency range of the low frequency audio signal. As a result, cross-talk produced during recording on a plurality of tracks can be substantially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Willi Studer AG
    Inventor: Paul Zwicky
  • Patent number: D302433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Strapex AG
    Inventor: Franklin F. Niedrig