Abstract: A steering lock comprising a lock bar having one end pivotably secured to an U-shaped plate at a hooked end of an actuating bar and an opposite end attached with a forked stop bar through screw joint, wherein said lock bar is locked in line with said actuating bar by a lock cylinder in said U-shaped plate when the forked end of said forked stop bar and the hooked end of said actuating bar are respectively stopped at the periphery of a steering wheel at two opposite locations.

Abstract: A tubular door lock having a kind of structure, wherein locking the lock by an inner knob is accomplished by first pressing and subsequent rotating of said knob, and unlocking by said knob can be done only be rotating of said knob.

Abstract: A cylinder lock includes an outer handle formed on an outside of a door having a tumbler lock formed in the outer handle, an inner handle formed on an inside of the door having an inner rotating knob formed in the inner handle, an actuator laterally formed in a central portion of the two handles for operatively pulling a latch bolt inwardly for opening the door from a door frame, an outer slide slidably mounted in the two handles which can be pushed inwardly upon a depression on the outer handle from outside the door to retract the actuator and the latch bolt for opening the door when the door is unlocked, and an inner slide slidably held in the two handles which can be pulled inwardly to retract the actuator and the latch bolt also for opening the door from inside the door.

Abstract: A bicycle anti-theft device which may be permanently attached to a bicycle frame, and provides structure to support a locking mechanism which traverses the spokes of a wheel. The mounting assembly (10) supports and secures two elongated flat arms (16R) and (16L) to the center vertical tube of a bicycle frame. The two arms are slidably mounted in notched casing, (14R) and (14L) which are each fastened to a corresponding half of a mounting clamp (12R) and (12L). The mounting clamp halves are secured to the bicycle frame utilizing threaded fasteners (22). The right elongated arm (16R) possesses a through hole (44) which allows or denies access to these mounting fasteners in the unlocked and locked positions, respectively. The two elongated arms also possess holes (42) which support a padlock (18) between adjacent spokes of a wheel to prevent its rotation and holes (48) to support the padlock away from the wheel during vehicle operation.

Abstract: Continuous extrusion apparatus (FIG. 1) including a rotatable, grooved, wheel 2 is provided with a shoe 6 mounted on a pivot 7 to be rotatable between a position engaging the wheel 2 and a dis-engaged position. The shoe 6 carries a tooling cartridge 10 including an abutment block 14, an expansion block 16, a die block 18 and an exit block 20 connected together with bolts 22 and held in position by locking keys 46 and a retaining ring 50. A reciprocable ram 60 registers with the cartridge 10 when the shoe 6 is in the dis-engaged position and is operable to raise a cartridge 10 from an associated heating chamber 56 into the shoe 6 or to lower a cartridge 10 from the shoe 6 into a storage chamber (not shown). By utilizing a cartridge 10, change-over and pre-heating of sets of dies is facilitated, enabling the apparatus to be connected directly to a continuous casting furnace (not shown).

Abstract: A throttle control system takes a strategy of sampling sensor signal values representative of maximum open angle position (fully open position) and minimum open angle position (near fully closed position) upon starting-up of the engine in response to turning ON of an ignition switch as a primary power switch. The sampled throttle angle indicative sensor signals respectively representative of the maximum throttle valve open angle and the minimum throttle valve open angle are stored as "secondary throttle fully open position indicative reference value" and as "secondary throttle fully closed position indicative reference value". Based on these stored values, correction factor for correcting a sensor signal value of a throttle angle sensor monitoring the angular position of the secondary throttle valve is derived. The correction factor is used throughout the engine operation for correcting a secondary throttle open angle indicative sensor signal value according to a predetermined characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing standard gas mixtures which entails purifying a raw gas using a gas purifier (3) such as a known two stage gas purifier system, thereby generating a high-purity diluent gas;mixing the high-purity diluent gas and at least one high-concentration standard gas, by generating a medium-concentration gas mixture;dividing the medium-concentration gas mixture into a first flow and a second flow;selectively mixing the first flow with a sample gas or a high-purity diluent gas or a mixture thereof, thereby obtaining a standard low-concentration gas mixture; andcontrolling the pressure of the sample gas, the second flow of the medium-concentration gas mixture and the standard low concentration gas mixture.

Abstract: A tester, temporarily connectable to a tap in the input line for a gasoline dispenser, tests the integrity of the delivery line from a submerged pump within a gasoline storage tank to the tap, including a leak detector, whether piston or diaphragm operated, normally mounted at the storage tank downstream of the submerged pump. An in line isolator can be installed between the submerged pump output line and the leak detector and connected to the tester to make a field test of the integrity and operability of the leak detector.

Abstract: A ponded infiltrometer including a bubble chamber formed in a base that supports a liquid reservoir. A single valve interposed in a channel between the bubble chamber and the reservoir controls both air flow into the device and water flow out of the device. A selectively movable bubble tube communicates between the bubble chamber and the atmosphere, and the position of the lower end of the bubble tube precisely regulates the amount of ponded water in the containment ring which contacts a section of soil. The base and attached reservoir are supported and secured above the containment ring by an adjustable tripod.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are provided for accurately and more rapidly measuring the permeability of various test gases in cellular polymeric materials with very low permeation rates, comprising a constant volume test chamber sealed with indium gaskets, said chamber being connected to a gas inlet valve and test gas reservoir with pressure gauge, gas outlet valve and oil check valve, an absolute pressure transducer to track the change in pressure in the test chamber, and said chamber being submerged in a water bath for strict temperature control. A thinly cut foam sample is placed in the test chamber surrounded by the test gas, where the gas inside the sample is first allowed to reach equilibrium with the surrounding gas; the pressure of the surrounding gas is then raised or lowered, and the rate at which the sample takes up or gives off the test gas is recorded over time as a change in pressure of the test gas around the foam.

Abstract: Apparatus for measuring the relative amount of a liquid in a mixture of such liquid with another immiscible liquid and having radiation absorption characteristics differing therefrom includes a chamber for receiving the mixture, a high frequency antenna, an electrically-conductive shield, a cleaning device, and a drive for driving the cleaning device during the normal operation of the apparatus to prevent the accumulation of deposits which may affect the accuracy of the measurement or the need for frequently interrupting the use of the apparatus for cleaning purposes.

Abstract: A viscosity measuring transducer especially useful for process control of fluids. The transducer oscillates an immersed blade sensor in the direction of the plane of the blade in order to maximize generation of shear waves and to minimize generation of compression waves. The transducer includes a bar which penetrates and is secured and peripheral sealed to an isolation plate which serves to protect the oscillation driver and pickup adjacent one end of the bar from the sensor blade to be immersed in a fluid adjacent the other end of the bar. Either the bar is relatively rigid and the isolation plate is relatively compliant, or vice versa. In the former case the isolation plate acts as an intrinsic flexible member of the oscillating system of the transducer; and in both cases the isolation plate constitutes a strong impermeable seal between the fluid and the driver/pickup mechanism.

Abstract: A procedure for qualifying a proposed synthetic lubricant includes: (1) compatibility testing the proposed lubricant with previously approved synthetic lubricants; (2) stability testing the lubricant for thermal oxidation by testing the lubricant in a heated gear box; (3) corrosion testing the proposed lubricant by a copper strip tarnish test; (4) field testing the proposed lubricant to evaluate the ability of the lubricant to withstand extended drain intervals while still performing its function; and analyzing all of the results of those tests. In another embodiment, the lubricant furthermore undergoes a seal life test to evaluate the appearance of various covers and seals for degradation due to long term exposure to the lubricant.

Abstract: A double seamer; included a chuck and a lifter plate vertically aligned with each other. Seaming rolls are set near the chuck. When a can body wall with a lid is clamped between said chuck and lifter plate, the spring pressure of a resilient member supporting the lifter plate is measured and if the measured value is less than a predetermined value, the can body wall is judged to have been crushed. The seamer is included with a ring cam plate having a high spot and a low spot. The high spot is provided with a load bearing member and a load cell installed underneath the load bearing member such that the spring pressure is measured when a cam roll set at the lower end of a lifter plate support member is in contact with the load bearing member.

Abstract: For single-cylinder evaluation of an internal combustion engine, the respective angular velocity is measured--for respectively defined crank angle positions--at at least one component part of the internal combustion engine, the respective overall moment of inertia is calculated from the design data of the internal combustion engine and, while operating the overall moment of inertia with the angular velocity, the respective overall energy of the internal combustion engine is calculated. A single-cylinder evaluation can then be implemented from the comparison of these overall energies in cylinder-associated crank angle ranges.

Abstract: A transmission shaft speed sensor which comprises a Hall-effect or variable reluctance detector and a means for generating a magnetic field which is integrated into a thrust bearing assembly positioned about the differential casing of an automobile transmission, thereby avoiding structural modification of the transmission itself.

Abstract: An electromagnetically operated fuel injector (10, 10') has an adjustment mechanism (84) that is effective to selectively position the solenoid coil assembly (26) in relation to the working gap (51) between the stator (28) and the armature (30) for the purpose of performing dynamic flow calibration.

Abstract: Apparatus for measuring the specific gravity, weight, level, and/or volume of a liquid in a container includes two load cells supported at the upper end of the container, a first body of known cross-sectional area extending through the interior of the container supported in suspension by one load cell, and a second body of known volume extending through the interior of the container and supported in suspension by the other load cell.

Abstract: A self-contained apparatus for forming metal sheet is adapted for operation within a standard double action press having a base and outer and inner vertically reciprocating slides and includes a basic die mountable to the press and specific tooling replaceably mountable to the basic die. The basic die includes an upper shoe mountable to the outer slide, a lower shoe mountable atop the base and hydraulic cylinder assemblies connected to the lower shoe and mechanically actuatable by the inner slide for providing pressurized fluid to the specific tooling. The specific tooling includes mating upper and lower dies connected to the corresponding upper and lower shoes and movable between open and closed positions.

Abstract: A grasp analysis apparatus and method by which the power of grasp exerted by the human hand can be measured, and by which a determination can be made related to the maximum effort of grasp that is made during the measurement. The apparatus includes a housing having opposed walls which can be forced towards one another in proportion to the magnitude of the compressive strength exerted by the person that grasps the housing. A transducer enclosed within the housing is compressed between the movable opposed walls and provides a signal that is proportional to the magnitude of the compressive force of the grasp. The signal is converted into a measurement indicative of the magnitude of the force. A plurality of measurements taken at different locations along the fingers are plotted to reveal the true effort being made while grasping the apparatus.

Abstract: A method of detecting a tape thickness d and/or a winding diameter Rs of a successive magnetic tape wound on first and second reels therebetween comprising determining a first rotational number C.sub.1 of the first reel indicating variation in a winding number of the magnetic tape on the first reel and a second rotational number C.sub.2 of the second reel indicating variation in a winding number of the magnetic tape on the second reel and a winding radii of the first and second reels reel being Ro and Rs, respectively, when the first and second rotational numbers C.sub.1 and C.sub.2 are zero, while the magnetic tape is being transferred between a first winding state at which the first and second rotational numbers C.sub.1 and C.sub.2 are C.sub.1 a and C.sub.2 a and a second winding state at which the first and second rotational numbers C.sub.1 and C.sub.2 are C.sub.1 b and C.sub.2 b, determining the tape thickness d from an expression (1);d=(-G.multidot.M+E.multidot.N)/(E.multidot.H-F.multidot.

Abstract: A metal thin film bonds a semiconductor bonding region of a diaphragm layer to a ceramic bonding region of a high modulus support block. The arrangement isolates a pressure sensing diaphragm from undesired strain, improving sensor accuracy. A passageway through the support block couples the fluid pressure to the sensing diaphragm to deflect it. Capacitive coupling between the diaphragm and a capacitor plate on the support block sense the deflection and provide an output representative of pressure.

Abstract: A pressure sensor 10 is made up of silicon diaphragm 12 sandwiched between two housing members 20 and 22 with external conduits 24, 26. The diaphragm 12 has a central rigid disc 14 which moves axially like a piston, a peripheral rim 16 and an integral web 18. The rim 16 is undercut to provide recesses 46 and 48 (FIG. 1 ) or recess 50 (FIG. 6) which reduces the net reactive forces tending to separate the joints 42 and 44 between rim 16 and the housing parts 20, 22. Overpressure stop surfaces 28 and 30 on the inside of the housing cavity form capacitor gaps with the opposite flat sides of rigid disc 14 for signal output to readout circuitry 40 in the rated range. Configurations for gage pressure and absolute pressure are disclosed, as well as a system of isolation from corrosive process environments.

Abstract: The flowrate of fluid to be measured, that flows into the nozzle of a fluidic oscillator is stabilized by fitting flow adjusting plates on the upstream side of the nozzle.

Abstract: A Coriolis mass flow meter employing non-metallic flow conduit structure coupled and supported to distribute loads and reduce stresses on the flow conduit structure. The present invention discloses non-metallic flow conduit structures having corrosion-resistance and having suitable service temperature ranges, variation of Young's modulus and range of thermal expansion coefficient. A preferred embodiment includes support structures which distribute the loads on the flow conduit structure and pipe couplings which provide resilient solid mounting.

Abstract: A selected sampling of powder granules is fed penumatically from an on-line tube to a separator in which granules are separated from the air and transferred to an endless conveyor in a single layer. The selected granules are inspected for metallic foreign particles and thereafter for moisture ratio of the sampled power granules, and number and size of colored foreign particles or the like while on the conveyor.

Abstract: The apparatus of the present invention is a machine for feeding, indexing, testing, and storing tubular goods. The machine concentrates on the end segments of the tubular goods. The machine uses the eddy current test method to test the outer surface, the inner surface, and internal and external threads. The tests may be conducted simultaneously and at each end of the pipe. The pipe is spun during the examination so that the sensors of the inner and outer surfaces, when driven, trace a helical pattern on the pipe, and the thread sensor is driven along the thread by the rotational force applied to the pipe being tested.

Abstract: An engine starter apparatus comprises a housing (9), a d.c. electric motor (2), an output rotary shaft (3) with a pinion (7), and a planetary speed reduction gear (5). The planetary speed reduction gear (5) comprises a sun gear (11), an internal gear (20), a plurality of planetary gears (12) disposed between the sun gear (11) and the internal gear (20), and a planetary gear carrier (10) connected to the output rotary shaft (3) for rotatably supporting the planetary gears (12). The internal gear (20) comprises a ring-shaped internal gear member (20a), and elastic reinforcing ring member (21,22; 24) for elastically supporting the internal gear member (20a), thereby to increase rigidity of the internal gear member (20a).

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel helix drive for use with a valve assembly of a water softener. The helix drive comprises a stationary drive axle bearing a longitudinally slotted sleeve; a piston having an apertured end and being disposed within said drive axle sleeve; a transverse pin, having ends fitted with guide shoes, disposed through said piston aperture and located within said axle slot; and a drive gear having a pair of helix paths within said pin guide shoes are disposed. Rotation of said drive gear results in reciprocating longitudinal movement of the pin within the axle slot and, thus, the piston.

Abstract: In a propulsion device for power machines operating in conjunction with production lines carrying an uninterrupted stream of semi-finished iron or steel products, the machine or tool (5) forms a part of a guided mobile assembly (3) capable of traversing back and forth parallel to the production line (4) and set in motion by at least one wire rope (8) to which it is firmly anchored. The rope (8) is wound around and tensioned between two pulleys or drums (9, 10) of which at least one is power driven.

Abstract: A device for producing reciprocating motion is provided and consists of a rotating weight that is forwardly driven along an elongated track to a suspended triangular frame track member thereby causing the triangular frame track member to move down and up in a vertical reciprocating motion which can then be transferred to an external member to perform useful work.

Abstract: A rotary actuator includes a cup-shaped piston which is movable back and forth and rotatable on its axis. A driving shaft has on its circumferential face a threaded area engaging with a threaded internal face of the cup-shaped piston. The driving shaft can be rotated on its axis during rectilinear motion of the cup-shaped piston. A rotary member has an area engaging with an outer portion of the cup-shaped piston. A casing accommodates the cup-shaped piston, the driving shaft, and the rotary member. The casing has a slit which can be tightened for securing the rotary member to the casing. A regulating member limits the length of strokes of the cup-shaped piston.

Abstract: A gear train locking device is inserted into an opening in the housing adjacent to the gear to be locked. The device is made in a two-piece assembly to permit the device to be threaded into the opening while maintaining the proper orientation of the engaging slot on the forward end of the device which engages the teeth of the gear. To assist in determining that the proper orientation has been maintained, alignment indicating means, preferably in the form of a notch, are provided in the rearward end of the device. The device allows a gear to be locked without the need of disassembling the actuator or motor in which the gear train is located. With the gear on the input shaft locked, torque can be applied to the output shaft to easily accomplish the tests of gear train performance, minimizing the time and complexity of the tests.

Abstract: A sealing device has a torque converter housing, a transmission case, an oil pump disposed between the torque converter housing and the transmission case, an oil sealing member disposed between the oil pump and the pump impeller of the torque converter, and seal ring disposed between the oil pump and the torque converter. The oil pump has a protrution extending to the torque converter. The sealing member is disposed between the outer periphery of the protrusion and a flange of the torque converter housing. The seal ring is disposed between the protrusion and the pump impeller hub.

Abstract: A horizontal (X-Y) table used in, for example, a bonding device including a lower table movable in one direction on a horizontal plane, an upper table installed on the lower table and movable in the other direction on the horizontal plane, an upper table driving deck which is supported by a bridge that straddles the upper table and is able to make a linear motion in the moving direction of the upper table on the upper table, a driving mechanism for the lower table, a driving mechanism for the upper table driving deck, and a link which connects the upper table and upper table driving deck so as to move them in the moving direction of the lower table, thus minimizing an area to be occupied by the X-Y table.

Abstract: The novel cover is designed to insulate the steering wheel mounted on the hub portion of a steering wheel column of a vehicle. The rear panel has a center hole sized to substantially capture the hub portion of the steering wheel column. A slit extends downwardly from the center hole. The opposite edges of the slit spread apart to allow the steering wheel to easily slide into and out of the cover. The thermally-insulating cover is made of a flexible and easily deformable laminated material of a synthetic polymer weave fabric, containing an amide (nylon) group --CONH-- as a recurring part of its chain, which is superimposed on and suitably bonded with resin to a thermally insulating foam.

Abstract: A tie rod device includes a vibration-absorbing damper. The tie rod comprises a tie rod assembly comprising first and second rods for interconnecting a rack shaft and a knuckle. The vibration-absorbing damper is interposed between the first and second rods for absorbing vibration transmitted from the knuckle.

Abstract: A device for absorbing energy from a bicyclist's foot on the downward pedal stroke and releasing it shortly afterward into the drive chain to propel the bicycle is disclosed. The energy is stored in a coil spring which is connected between the sprocket wheel and an adjacent crank. The sprocket wheel is fitted to a bearing on the crankshaft and is free to rotate independently of the crank except as it is restrained by the connecting spring. If the crank and the sprocket wheel rotate relative to one another away, from the equilibrium position of the spring, the spring is compressed or stretched and the resulting force causes a restoring torque. When the magnitude and angle of the force stretch the spring on the pedal stroke, the invention allows the rider's foot to move quickly through the power stroke, where great force is exerted. Less time is spent by the rider in exerting force on the pedal; this saves muscle energy, since a muscle, unlike a spring, uses energy in exerting a static force.

Abstract: A shift control system for controlling the shifting of a vehicular automatic transmission including a plurality of frictional engagement members and having a plurality of engage/release combinations of the frictional engagement members for setting a predetermined one of gear stages. The shift control system comprises: a changer for effecting a change-over between an automatic shift mode for shifting the automatic transmission automatically on the basis of the running condition of the vehicle and a manual shift mode for shifting the same manually on the basis of the manipulation of the driver; and an engage/release pattern selector for selecting, in the manual shift mode, an engage/release combination of the frictional engagement members, which is different from the combination selected in the automatic shift mode, as that for setting the predetermined gear stage.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a vehicular power transmission in which, when a signal derived from a vehicle speed sensor is normal, a signal supplied to a first input terminal of the control unit is determined to be the signal of a switch used for an automatic cruise speed control device (ASCD) only when the signal derived from the vehicle speed signal satisfies a predetermined condition, e.g., when the vehicle speed is below a predetermined value. When the signal derived from the vehicle speed sensor does not satisfy the predetermined condition, e.g., when the vehicle speed is above the predetermined value, or when the vehicle speed sensor is abnormal, the signal input to the first supplied terminal of the control unit is determined to be the signal of a switch used for a self diagnostic function. Therefore, if the vehicle speed sensor operates abnormally, the control unit determines that the signal supplied to the first input terminal is derived from the switch used for the self-diagnostic function.

Abstract: A control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed sensor, a throttle opening sensor, and a controller. The controller causes the automatic transmission to upshift on the basis of a first upshift line when the temperature of transmission oil is not lower than a predetermined value and on the basis of a second upshift line when the temperature of transmission oil is lower than the predetermined value. The first upshift line is set so that the automatic transmission is caused to upshift substantially irrespective of the throttle opening when the vehicle speed exceeds a first predetermined speed in a kick-down range and the second upshift line being set so that the automatic transmission is caused to upshift substantially irrespective of the throttle opening when the vehicle speed exceeds a second predetermined speed in said kick-down range. The second predetermined speed is lower than the first predetermined speed.

Abstract: A hydraulic control apparatus for a vehicle continuously variable transmission including a pressure regulating valve having a valve spool which operates depending upon a determined current speed ratio of the transmission and a currently detected required output of the vehicle engine, to generate a controlled belt tensioning pressure for controlling the tension of a transmission belt at a required minimum level. The apparatus further includes a device responsive to an electric signal, for generating a pilot pressure to be applied to the valve, and an electronic control device for calculating a basic output pressure of the valve, based on the current speed ratio and the currently required output, according to a stored predetermined relationship among these two parameters and the basic output pressure, to determine the electric signal so that the belt tensioning pressure coincides with the optimum value.

Abstract: A hybrid continuously variable transmission includes a clutch which effects a shift from a power train through a gearing mechanism to another power train through a continuously variable transmission mechanism. A duty soleonid is provided to control the supply of hydraulic fluid to and discharge thereof from the above-mentioned clutch under the control of a control unit.

Abstract: A reversible ratchet wrench has a housing containing a ratchet wheel and a pawl selectively pivotal between first and second conditions, respectively engageable with the ratchet wheel for accommodating rotation thereof in opposite directions, with the pawl undergoing a ratcheting movement in response to rotation of the ratchet wheel. The pawl is biased by either a torsion band or an over-center leaf spring to the selected condition. A reversing member has a lever arm pivotally movable between first and second positions to pivot the pawl. The pawl and the reversing member respectively have first and second drive portions thereon which respectively form diametrically opposed sectors of a common cylinder, each less than 180.degree.

Abstract: A tool having several coaxially disposed socket members housed within each other and corresponding to conventional sizes. The sockets are spring loaded, and each reduces its diameter towards the outer end that prevents the abutting sockets contained therein from falling off as a result of gravity or the spring force of the different spring members associated with each one of the sockets. The springs members urge these sockets outwardly, and the springs members of the sockets that are smaller than the head of the bolt or screw being matched are overcome and retracted, thereby the matching socket cooperatively engages with the head. Corresponding covers provide the necessary support area for the springs to exert their force against their corresponding socket members. An upper master socket assembly is removably mounted to the larger socket member, and it provides suitable engagement for a crank or lever to produce the necessary torque to rotate the socket members.

Abstract: A tool of the type having two handles and a pivot axis, and two extension members longitudinal axially aligned with the pivot axis and each attached at one end to one of the handles and having at the other end working tool members positioned for opposed operation so that the handles operate in one plane and the working tool members operate in a parallel offset plane.

Abstract: An iron-based cutting tool, useful for machining aluminum-based workpieces at surface speeds at or in excess of 1000 sfm, is fabricated by (i) removing surface impurities from the surface of the cutting tool which will be exposed to crater wear during such machining, the removal being by sputtering or ion bombardment using the surface as a target thereby resulting in a cleansed activated surface; and (ii) depositing a single-phase crystal film of sputtered silicon carbide onto the cleansed activated surface.The activation of the surface in step (i) is carried out by causing ionized argon to be accelerated against the surface maintained at about zero bias and the depositing of step (ii) is carried out to cause silicon carbide to be condensed onto the activated surface as a result of being dislodged from a silicon carbide target maintained at about zero bias for at least 300 minutes.

Abstract: An attachment assembly for a multi-spindle screw machines which provides positive part recovery and increased back-machining capabilities. The attachment is fully integrated in the host multi-spindle machine to complete cut-off, back-machining operations, and part recovery within the cycle time of the host machine. The configuration and construction of the attachment assembly provides reliable operation with minimum adjustment and simplified trouble-shooting through a central processing display panel. The integration of the components also simplifies tool changes and adjustments for production of different parts. As a result, the cut-off and back-machining are accomplished within the limited cycle time of the multi-spindle machine while recovery of the finished part ensures diversion to the proper storage bin prior to return to the start position to pick-off the next production part.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for moving workstations to perform work on a workpiece, includes moving workstations through a first path generally parallel to the workpiece and performing work on the workpiece. The workstation then returns along a second return path spaced further from the workpiece than the first path. The spacing between the plurality of workstations may be controlled such that sequential workstations work on the workpiece at predetermined intervals. Several embodiments of conveyors meeting the above-described broad features may be used.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for slicing a cylindrical elastic body, for example, a slab or broad belt prior to being cut into belts or rings of a certain width, by a two-shaft system, and its apparatus. The apparatus includes a) a drive shaft, of which the top end thereof can be released from its support, of which the root end thereof is connected to its drive unit, the drive shaft having a radially projecting part at the root end; b) a freely rotatable shaft extending in parallel with and at a constant distance from the drive shaft in a horizontal plane, of which the top end can be released from it support and can be tilted in vertical direction, and c) a cutting unit which has a cutter positioned perpendicular to the axial direction of the drive shaft, and which can move towards the drive shaft and can travel in the axial direction of the drive shaft.