Abstract: A particulate deposit amount Spm on a particulate filter disposed in an exhaust passage is estimated during a usual period different from a regeneration period of the particulate filter and during the regeneration period thereof respectively. An increase value Dpm per unit time of the Spm during the usual period is estimated based upon an engine operating condition and a total amount of the Spm is determined by integration thereof (S15, 16).

Abstract: A hot gas cyclone separator is provided with a segmented dip tube whose smooth sheet metal dip-tube segments have tops which are securely fastened to a cap of the separator in hook like manner by U-shaped angle rails. The adjacent lower ends of the dip-tube segments may also be interconnected by angle rails having U-shaped profiles which serve to protect the lower end of the dip tube from excessive wear caused by the impinging hot gas/solids suspension.

Abstract: A filter system for a free-standing air blowing fan having a support stand, motor driven fan blades and a cage about at least portions of the blades, is described. The filter system comprises a filter support hub defined by a solid circumferential wall. The filter support hub is secured about or forms part of the cage. The hub is also provided with filter retention attachments rearwardly thereof for removable securement of a flat annular disc-shaped air filter behind the fan blades and cage. The filter support hub has a projecting air shield front edge projecting forwardly of a central planar axis of the fan blades of the fan to prevent ingress air flow from a front opened end of the filter support hub when the fan is operating. All the ambient air is accordingly drawn from the back through the filter.

Abstract: The apparatus is a spring system on forage harvester feedrolls. The Upper forward feedroll has two concentric springs on each side. The outer spring is operative over the whole range of displacement. The inner spring exerts tensioning force on the feedroll only as of a certain minimal lifting of the feedroll. The rear upper feedroll has one spring on each side. This one spring has a substantially smaller spring force than the forward spring package. The feedroll supporting linkages are arranged with complementary and cooperating cam surfaces which are disposed so that, when the forward feedroll is lifted above a predetermined minimum value, the rearward feedroll is also lifted thereby (to a lesser degree) without even any lifting force from the crop material passing therebelow.

Abstract: A seed pod harvesting apparatus for attachment to a harvester to assist in the bunching and lifting of a plant for harvesting of root crops like peanuts. The seed pod harvesting apparatus having at least one pair of horizontally positioned snouts mounted to a frame in a spaced relationship, the snouts counter-rotate such that as a row of seed pod plants pass between the pair of snouts, the snouts assist in bunching and lifting of the seed pod plants as the harvester travels forward. The snouts are cone-shaped having a nose of the snout which is forward facing. The seed pod harvesting apparatus also including a digging component positioned between the pair of snouts for grasping the plant portion of the seed pod plant as the seed pod plant passes between the pair of snouts and pulling the plant from the ground.

Abstract: The invention provides an improvement to the common leaf and lawn rake in that, with a simple adjustment, the rake can be converted from a pull type rake to a push type rake. The pull rake is required in some circumstances where pushing is not practical. However, being able to adjust the pull rake to a push rake, and any angle in between, gathering leafs or debris of the like will require much less energy and less dexterity. The combination of being able to pull or push the rake so that the tines interact with the ground the same in either mode, enables the user to fully and efficiently clean an area by being able to access all areas and expanding the least amount of energy during the cleaning process.

Abstract: An apparatus for the manufacture of cable is disclosed. The elements of this core include a cage strander arranged for rotation about a line axis at a selected rotational speed. Bobbins are supported by the cage strander and arranged for dispensing round conductors downstream of the cage strander. A forming apparatus is arranged downstream of the cage strander for receiving the conductors and forming them into a plurality of complementary segmented pre-shaped wires each having a desired cross-sectional profiled configuration in a final compact conductor and each defining at least lateral surfaces. The formed conductors are positioned and oriented in relation to each other to substantially correspond to the positions and orientations between such wires in the final twisted compact conductor. A first drive means rotates the forming apparatus about the line axis substantially at the speed of the rotation of the cage strander. A second drive drives the forming apparatus.

Abstract: A tire cord having core filaments preformed into a helical configuration while maintaining the core filaments in a parallel, side-by-side relationship. The core filaments are not twisted or stranded together. High tensile strength sheath filaments are also preformed into a flattened helical configuration so that the sheath filaments can be wrapped around the side-by-side core filaments such that the sheath filaments do not put such tension on the core filaments as to cause the core filaments to bunch. The core filaments are maintained in a flat, side-by-side configation so that no voids are formed and rubber can penetrate into the tire cord. The core filaments may number from three to six and the sheath filaments from one to seven. The cross-section of the tire cord is flattened and confined within an oval-shaped outer bound, the oval outer bound being characterized by a major axis and a minor axis.

Abstract: An exhaust aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed which mitigates deleterious poisoning of a catalytic converter or exhaust gas oxygen sensor by phosphorus containing species.

Abstract: An engine control system in a vehicle including a variable displacement internal combustion engine, a controller for controlling the displacement of the variable displacement internal combustion engine, an exhaust manifold coupled to the variable displacement internal combustion engine, a NOx trap coupled to the exhaust manifold, and where the controller varies the displacement of the variable displacement internal combustion engine to optimize the regeneration of the NOx trap.

Abstract: A device and a method for deNOxing exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine includes taking into account an amount of gaseous reducing agent (ammonia) that escapes while the internal combustion engine is at a stand-still as a result of temperature influences in a calculation of the amount of reducing-agent solution (urea) that is to be metered when the internal combustion engine is operating. The gaseous reducing agent is passed to the reduction catalytic converter through a pressure-relief line that includes a pressure-control valve, and, in the method, the amount is recorded by a flowmeter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic steering system architecture comprising at least one steering control actuator having chambers connected to the outlets of a directional-control valve, an accumulator, and an electrically-driven pump unit associated with an emergency supply. The hydraulic system also comprises a general selector arranged, in a normal mode of operation, to connect the feed port of the directional-control valve to a pressure-generator device and the return port of the directional-control valve to a main supply associated with the pressure-generator device, while also ensuring that the emergency supply is filled, and in an alternate mode of operation, to connect the feed port of the directional-control valve to the accumulator.

Abstract: A cylinder driving system capable of reducing the number of hydraulic devices and the amount of energy loss and an energy regenerating method thereof are provided. To this end, the system includes i) a hydraulic cylinder, ii) a hydraulic pump having three suction/discharge ports of a first port for supplying oil to a bottom chamber of the hydraulic cylinder or draining oil from the bottom chamber, a second port for draining oil from a head chamber of the hydraulic cylinder or supplying oil to the head chamber, and a third port for draining oil from a tank or supplying oil to the tank, the suction rate or the discharge rate in the first port being the sum of the respective discharge rates or suction rates in the second port and the third port, and iii) a driving source for driving the hydraulic pump.

Abstract: A system for estimating engine exhaust pressure includes a pressure sensor fluidly coupled to an intake manifold of the engine, a turbocharger having a turbine fluidly coupled to an exhaust manifold of the engine, a control actuator responsive to a control command to control either of a swallowing capacity and a swallowing efficiency of the turbine, and a control computer estimating engine exhaust pressure as a function of the pressure signal and the control command. In an alternate embodiment, the system includes an engine speed sensor, an EGR valve fluidly connected between the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold, and an EGR valve position sensor. The control computer is operable in this embodiment to estimate engine exhaust pressure as a function of the pressure signal, the control command, the engine speed signal and the EGR valve position signal.

Abstract: A control system for an exhaust brake which operates to impede exhaust flow from a turbocharged combustion engine when the engine throttle is closed. The control system includes means for delaying application the exhaust brake only when the vehicle throttle is closed to allow the rotational speed of the turbo charger to drop thereby reducing wear to seal components.

Abstract: A compact, motor-assisted, exhaust-driven turbocharger system is operable to increase the air flow or pressure to an internal combustion engine to reduce engine emissions. The turbocharger system includes a shaft, a expander connected to the shaft and connectable to an exhaust to the engine, and a compressor connected to the shaft and connectable to an air intake of the engine. An electric motor is attachable to the shaft and a controller is connected to electric motor to selectively increase the rotational speed of the exhaust-driven shaft to optimize the air flow or pressure to the engine in response to exhaust emissions, for example, smoke and soot, from the engine or in response to high speed operation of the engine.

Abstract: A turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, is provided with a turbine including a rotatable turbine shaft, a turbine wheel carried by the turbine shaft, and a drive gear carried by the turbine shaft. A first compressor includes a rotatable first compressor shaft, a first compressor wheel carried by the first compressor shaft, and a first driven gear carried by the first compressor shaft. The first driven gear is operatively engaged with and driven by the drive gear. The turbocharger has a compact arrangement, and allows for optimization of compressor wheel operating speeds, including in a turbocharger having multiple compression stages.

Abstract: An engine control system in a vehicle including a variable displacement internal combustion engine, an intake manifold coupled to the variable displacement internal combustion engine, a first turbocharger supplying air to the intake manifold, a first waste gate regulating the boost of the turbocharger, and a controller for controlling the displacement of the variable displacement internal combustion engine.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of fueling gas turbines from natural gas reserves with relatively low methane concentrations. The invention permits the use of such reserves to be used to fuel gas turbines to generate electric power. The method of the invention includes providing a natural gas comprising not more than about 40 percent methane on a volume basis and mixing the methane of the natural gas with hydrogen gas to provide a hydrogen enhanced methane/hydrogen gas blend which has sufficient hydrogen to provide flame stability during burning. Thereafter, if required, the hydrogen enhanced methane/hydrogen gas blend is dehydrated to remove a sufficient amount of water to provide a flame stable hydrogen enhanced dehydrated methane/hydrogen gas blend. The hydrogen enhanced natural gas blend is used to fuel gas turbine generators.

Abstract: A crossfire tube assembly with telescoping inner and outer crossfire tubes with an enhanced cooling mechanism for connecting adjacent combustors in a gas turbine is disclosed. The enhanced cooling configuration includes a plurality of channels formed in the telescoping region of the inner and outer crossfire tubes of the assembly to improve heat transfer and reduce local operating temperatures such that component life is extended.

Abstract: A cooling system is provided for cooling a heat generating component of an electronic device. The cooling system includes at least two cooling subsystems for a staged reduction of the temperature of a cooling fluid exposed to heat generated by the heat generated component. A first stage cooling subsystem reduces the temperature of the cooling fluid to ambient temperature or above, while a second stage cooling subsystem reduces the temperature of the cooling fluid exiting the first stage cooling subsystem to below ambient temperature. The first stage cooling subsystem is passive while the second stage cooling subsystem is active and can include one or more thermoelectric modules.

Abstract: A novel heat exchanger includes a thermal reservoir and a tube, the tube having straight sections and corrugated bends, and being in thermal contact with the thermal reservoir. The thermal reservoir has a first plate and a second plate fixed to the first plate. The first plate has a channel formed therein with straight sections to receive the straight sections of the tube, and curved sections for receiving the corrugated sections of the tube. The second plate has a channel formed therein as well that is complementary to the channel of the first plate. The heat exchanger is heated by one or more cartridge heaters. In a particular embodiment, two thermal reservoirs are fixed to one another and the cartridge heaters are disposed in channels formed therebetween. Optionally the thermal reservoirs can be heated or cooled by thermoelectric chips, and can include one or more heat sinks.

Abstract: A fluid cooling device for a beverage dispenser that includes: (a) a fluid accumulation vessel; and (b) a bank of thermoelectric devices provided on at least one external surface of the accumulation vessel and having cooling and heating surfaces, where the cooling surfaces are in thermal communication with the fluid accumulation vessel such that when power is supplied to the devices, the cooling surfaces decrease the thermal energy of the fluid within the accumulation vessel.

Abstract: A thermoacoustic engine for acoustically driving a thermal exchange includes a hollow drive tube, a heat transfer medium, an acoustic resonator, and a first thermal element. The hollow drive tube partially contains the heat transfer medium and is connected to and opens into the acoustic resonator. The acoustic resonator is adapted to store acoustic energy and deliver at least one acoustic wave to the heat transfer medium. The first thermal element includes a first channel and a first working fluid. The first channel is positioned to cross and open into the hollow drive tube, at least partially contains the first working fluid, and is sized to decrease the propagation of the at least one acoustic wave within the first channel. The first thermal working fluid is adapted to interact with and undergo thermal exchange with the heat transfer medium by conduction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for regulating a compressor installation with at least one compressor element (6) driven by a motor and, in the pressure conduit (11) thereof, a dryer (2) of the type comprising a pressure vessel (24) with a drying zone (3) and a regeneration zone (4), and a rotor (25) continuously rotated in this pressure vessel (24) by a motor (33), which rotor is filled with a regenerable drying agent. A portion of the compressed air is supplied, by means of a branch (15), to the regeneration zone (4) and, after cooling down and separation of the condensed water, is fed back to the pressure conduit (11). The speed of both motors (9, 33) is regulated by a regulation device (13) in function of the pressure in the pressure conduit (11).

Abstract: A unit comprises a refrigerating circuit (30), at least part of a primary circuit (110), and connections (151, 152) for a user's circuit (120). The refrigerating circuit comprises an evaporator (E), a compressor (31), a condenser battery (C), and an expansion valve (34), and connection lines. The primary circuit extends through the evaporator and through an air-cooled “free-cooling” battery (FC). To allow a variable flow through the free-cooling battery, though maintaining the flow rate constant through the evaporator, the primary circuit (110) comprises a bypass line (140) extending between an outlet line from the evaporator and an inlet line to the evaporator, and a storage tank (A) on said bypass line.

Abstract: In a heat pump apparatus having a refrigerating cycle including a compressor 1, a gas cooler 3, a pressure reducing device 5 and an evaporator 7 in which water can be heated by the gas cooler, the compressor 1 comprises a two-stage compression type compressor for leading all or a part of refrigerant compressed to an intermediate pressure at a first stage through a shell case 11 to a second stage, compressing the intermediate-pressure refrigerant to a high pressure at a second stage and discharging the high-pressure refrigerant, and there is equipped a defrosting circuit 33 for leading the intermediate-pressure refrigerant of the first stage of the compressor 1 to the evaporator 7 with bypassing the gas cooler 3 and the pressure reducing device 5.

Abstract: The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refrigerant pumped to the compressor which, in turn, assists to cool the compressor head. The flashing of liquid refrigerant to vapor also deters liquid transfer into the compressor enhancing performance thereof. The vapor passages within the discriminator, cylinder head and/or manifold are sized for receipt of spring actuated ball's to open and/or close the vapor passages during suction and/or discharge of refrigerant vapor or liquid by the compressor.

Abstract: A system for cooling vehicle driveline components, such as axles or wet disc brake assemblies utilizes evaporative cooling effects of liquid applied to an exterior surface on the housing. A liquid supply is coupled with an outlet and a controller determines when cooling is needed. Liquid is applied onto the housing from the outlet as cooling is needed. One example includes a plurality of fluid collectors on a portion of the housing exterior to increase the amount of liquid maintained on the housing to increase the evaporative cooling effect.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling cool air of a refrigerator comprises: a damper arranged on a cool air flow path which supplies air cooled by passing through a freezing cycle to a chilling chamber, the damper for controlling an amount of cool air introduced into the chilling chamber; and a damper display means formed at one side of the cool air flow path for displaying a location of the damper. The apparatus which certifies an operation state of the damper from outside with a naked eye supplies cool air to the chilling chamber smoothly if the damper is not operated due to freeze. According to this, food in the chilling chamber is prevented from being decomposed or spoiled.

Abstract: The first portion (P1) of the band (1) of the ring (10) has the first ditch portion (2) into which the first stone (4) that is a diamond is fitted. On the other hand, the second portion (P2), which faces the first portion (P1), has the second ditch portion (3) into which the second stone (5) that is a blue sapphire or the like is fitted. In the first usage pattern of the ring (10), the ring (10) is worn so that the first stone (4) is on the back of the hand. In this condition, the second stone (5) on the palm side does not come in contact with any part of the hand. The second usage pattern where the second stone (5) is on the back of the hand is realized by rotating the band 1 approximately half-turn. Thus, the single ring can be used in two different ways without making the wearer feel a sense of incongruity.

Abstract: A ring allowing a longer length of an arm attached to a ring main body is provided.

Abstract: A jewelry holder for holding a piece of jewelry having a tapered portion including a jewelry mount base on which the piece of jewelry is mounted, and a frame portion including plural lower frames extending from the jewelry mount base so as to surround the piece of jewelry and form a swing space in which the piece of jewelry is freely swingable, and plural upper frames joined to the lower frames. The jewelry mount base has a recess portion in which the tip portion of the tapered portion of the piece of jewelry is mounted, and the piece of jewelry is swingable in any direction in the jewelry holder with the tip portion thereof as the center of the swing motion.

Abstract: A high yield diamond includes a table lying in a table plane, a girdle lying in a girdle plane that is substantially parallel to the table plane, main crown brillianteering facets lying between the table and the girdle at an angle between 23° and 40°, and a pavilion lying between the girdle and a culet. The pavilion includes upper pavilion brillianteering facets lying between the girdle and a first pavilion rib line, and lower pavilion brillianteering facets lying between the rib line and the culet. The upper pavilion facets lie at an angle of between 45° and 80° relative to the girdle plane. The lower pavilion facets lie at an angle of between 35° and 45° relative to the girdle plane. The rib line lies at a point between one-fifth and four-fifths of the distance between the girdle and the culet.

Abstract: A salt mixture used for chemical strengthening of data recording disks is subjected to sub-micron filtration prior to use to remove certain impurities. Preferably, glass disks are chemically strengthened by ion exchange in a bath of molten sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate. A salt fresh mixture is prepared by starting with high-grade bulk salt in the intended proportions, melting the salt, and filtering the salt in a stainless steel filter, which is preferably approximately 2 micron or smaller. Filtration removes trace amounts of certain contaminants. The salt mixture thus prepared is then used for chemical strengthening of disks in the conventional manner.

Abstract: Methods of improving the direct bonding of articles are disclosed. Lithium can be incorporated into the composition of one of the articles and/or lithium can be added to a bonding surface by ion exhchange, absorption, ion implantation, coating, or deposition. Bonding is achieved without use of adhesives or high temperature fusion. The invention is useful for bonding a wide variety of articles together such as optical components, optical fibers and articles having different coefficients of thermal expansion or refractive indices.

Abstract: A front end for a glass forming operation comprises an open channel and at least one burner. The channel has at least one surface. The surface has at least one hole therein. The burner is oriented in the hole at an acute angle relative to the surface. In another embodiment of the invention, the channel has a top and a pair of sidewalls each having a surface. At least one hole is in at least one of the surfaces. The hole is at an acute angle relative to at least one surface. The burner is an oxygen-fired burner. In yet another embodiment of the invention, the top and sidewalls each have a super structure surface constructed of refractory material. The channel has an upstream end and a downstream end. At least one of the surfaces has a plurality of holes therein. The burners extend at an acute angle relative to at least one surface and in a plane extending between the upstream end and the downstream end and perpendicular to at least one surface. Oxygen-fired burners extend axially through corresponding holes.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods allow fused bi-conical couplers to be pulled to reduced diameters to exposes more of the evanescent field in the coupled region. First and second stages hold the fibers on either side of the fused region, with at least one of the stages being moveable relative to the other. A furnace positioned relative to the fused region, and a tensometer is used to determine the tension of the fibers between the stages. A controller is provided to monitor the tension on the fibers and increase the distance between the stages when the tension falls to a predetermined threshold. As the fibers are pulled, light begins to couple from one fiber to the next, leading to five distinct crossover regions. The tension is continuously monitored, and when the tension drops below each threshold, the furnace is slowly pushed back to maintain the tension by decreasing the heat on the fiber from the furnace. As the fiber is pulled through these crossover areas, the coupling region decreases in diameter.

Abstract: An optical fiber cooling tube includes an internal cavity through which an optical fiber passes and a set of injection passages that are distributed along the tube, open into the cavity, and are oriented in a contraflow direction relative to the direction in which the optical fiber moves.

Abstract: A spinner adapted to produce a dual glass fibre component insulation product; said spinner including a plurality of horizontal baffles adjacent to a spinner peripheral wall; said baffles separating two molten glasses of differing coefficients of thermal expansion and providing mechanical strength and resistance to reduce deformation of said spinner.

Abstract: A removable locking plug that is easily inserted and/or removed from the cylinder portion of the locking mechanism. In the preferred embodiment, the plug is enclosed in a case hardened steel housing and contains a tumbler keyed locking mechanism.

Abstract: A material 1 to be shaped is reduced and formed by bringing dies with convex forming surfaces, when viewed from the side of the transfer line of the material 1, close to the transfer line from above and below the material 1, in synchronism with each other, while giving the dies a swinging motion in such a manner that the portions of the forming surfaces of the dies, in contact with the material 1, are transferred from the upstream to the downstream side in the direction of the transfer line.

Abstract: A device to vary the positioning of a rolling roll (10) for plane products, comprising a housing (12) able to support the roll (10) and the respective chocks (11) thereof. On the crossing plane of the roll (10) and at the two sides of every chock (11) a drawing sector (14a, 14b) is provided for cooperating with drive means (17a, 17b, 18a, 18b), and a transmitter element (22) is present in an intermediate position to achieve an oscillating connection between the drawing sector (14a, 14b) and the drive means (17a, 17b, 18a, 18b), which are associated with position transducer means (19a, 19b) and data processing means (21).

Abstract: A sheet bending brake for forming a workpiece comprises a base and an anvil having a bottom-clamping surface. The anvil is positioned in a fixed spaced relationship above the base and in combination with the base defines an unobstructed passage therebetween for receiving at least a portion of the workpiece. A movable plate is disposed between the base and the top plate wherein the movable plate is vertically translatable therein for clamping the workpiece between a top surface of the movable plate and the bottom clamping surface. A bending member is pivotally attached to the movable plate and extends longitudinally therealong for bending the clamped workpiece.

Abstract: An apparatus for stamping sheet metal is disclosed. The apparatus has a lower bolster having a number of air pins disposed at predetermined locations. A first die set having first and second die shoes and a stamping ring and cap are disposed on the lower bolster. The first and second die shoes are matable to form a stamped component. The second die shoe is coupled to the lower bolster so that at least one air pin is operable to apply force to the ring. The system further has third and fourth die shoes which are used to form a second stamped component. The third and fourth die shoes further have a second stamping ring and second cap. The system is such that the third and fourth die shoes can be inserted into the press after the first and second die shoes have been removed. It is not necessary to remove the air pins disposed in the lower bolster to change the die shoes.

Abstract: A slider head of a suspension supports a read/write head for data transfer to and from a data storage disk. Deviation from a pitch static attitude and a roll static attitude of the suspension arises due to manufacturing variations, resulting in inefficient data transfer. The deviation results in pitch and roll errors. Various methods have been provided for correcting the pitch and roll errors. The application of conventional methods using conventional apparatus results in the suspension either being damaged or experiencing bending cross-talk. An embodiment of the invention provides two pairs of probes with each probe having a free end for abutting and thereby cooperating for gripping the suspension. Each pair of probes allows for two degrees-of-freedom for respectively adjusting the roll static attitude and the pitch static attitude of the suspension. The contact configuration of the probes substantially reduces bending cross-talk while substantially alleviating damage to the suspension.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a joiner (1) for lance joining ductile materials, such as metal sheets (7, 8), and in particular to a joiner including a die assembly (4) and a punch assembly (2). The die assembly (4) includes a die anvil (44) and an anvil surface (46). There are at least two die blades (56, 57) around the anvil (44), the blades extending in a longitudinal direction (10), generally above and below opposite sides (29) of the anvil surface (46) to form a die aperture (66) for the punch (2). Each blade (56, 57) is arranged to move away from the anvil (44) to openup the aperture (66) when ductile material (7, 8) is forced in the longitudinal direction (10) into the aperture (66) and against the anvil (44) by the punch (2). Each blade (56, 57) has a cutting edge (63, 64) above the anvil (44) facing towards the die aperture (66) for cutting through the ductile material (7, 8) to make a lance joint when the material is forced into the aperture.

Abstract: A mobile flange press adapted to be mounted on a flange of a workpiece I-beam and moved thereon including at least one clamp that contacts an underside of the flange of the workpiece I-beam, at least one hydraulic cylinder adapted to apply vertical downward pressure on the flange with resulting upward pressure at the ends of the flange to straighten the flange, and a drive mechanism for moving the mobile flange press along the flange of the workpiece I-beam to another portion of the flange. In addition, a method of straightening flanges of a workpiece I-beam where the mobile flange press is moved along the workpiece I-beam while straightening the flange.

Abstract: A transmission for connecting a rotary motor output shaft to a rectilinear actuator which is moveable rectilinearly along an actuator axis of translation. The transmission comprises a frame, an eccentric, and a rectilinear guide. The frame has a bore formed therein. The eccentric is adapted to position the frame on the rotary motor output shaft. The eccentric is rotatably mounted in the bore of the frame to rotate relative to the frame. The rectilinear guide is connected to the frame. The rectilinear guide has a slide surface adapted to be slidably seated against the rectilinear actuator allowing the frame to slide substantially rectilinearly relative to the rectilinear actuator. While this drive is especially suited for use on a hydraulic crimping tool, the drive is also suited for use with any kind of hydraulic power tool.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of tools used to modify the magazines of firearms. A die and anvil are configured to engage and form the lips of magazines, like that of the M16A4 and M4A1, to correct damage and enhance the feed angle of rounds to improve feeding and accuracy. The die and anvil are provided with a means to align them during the forming process to minimize the attempts necessary to complete the forming process. The anvil is configured to enter from the base of a magazine and to engage the side walls with sufficient tolerance to allow for free movement, but tight enough to detect deformation in the side walls. The anvil can be used as a rigid surface to correct deformation of the side walls with a non-marring tool. The preferred embodiment provides sufficient force to form the feed lips of the magazine without the need for additional tools.