Abstract: After a metal member of an alloy containing copper and nickel is arranged on at least one side of a ceramic substrate, the metal member and the ceramic substrate are heated in an atmosphere of an inert gas or in vacuo at a temperature between solidus and liquidus lines of the alloy to bond the metal member directly to the ceramic substrate.

Abstract: In a method for producing an electronic part mounting substrate wherein a heat sinking metal base plate 12 is bonded to one side of a ceramic substrate 10, and one side of a circuit forming metal plate 14 is bonded to the other side thereof, an electronic part 16 being mounted on the other side of the circuit forming metal plate 14, the ceramic substrate 10 and the electronic part 16 are arranged in a mold so that the ceramic substrate 10 is spaced from the electronic part 16, and then, a molten metal is injected into the mold so that the molten metal contacts both sides of the ceramic substrate 10 and the electronic part 16.

Abstract: After a tolerance of width B during the mounting of a photoelectric transfer element 8 is previously set, a holder 3 is formed so that a dimensional error A on the end portion of the holder 3 on the side of the photoelectric transfer element 8 in directions parallel to an optical axis 4 satisfies a condition of A<B with respect to the tolerance of width B, and then, a substrate 9 on which the photoelectric transfer element 8 is mounted is caused to contact the end face of the holder 3 on the side of the photoelectric transfer element 8 to form an optical module 1.

Abstract: An injection molded resin gear 1 has a rim 6 having teeth 7 on its outer periphery, a hub 4 for receiving therein a shaft, and a web 6 connecting the rim 6 to the hub 4. The thickness (t1) of the bottom 15 of the rim 6 is smaller than the thickness (t2) of the web 5. On the side faces 8 and 8 of the web 5, annular circumferential ribs 10, 11 and 12 protruding concentrically with the rim 6 and hub 4 are formed. The relationship between the thickness (t1) of the bottom 15 of the rim 6, the thickness (t2) of the web 5 and the thickness (t3) of the circumferential rib 12 is t1?t3<t2.

Abstract: A solenoid drive circuit includes a control circuit which comprises a detector with a resistor for discerning current flow therethrough to produce electric signals that correspond to level of current flow through a solenoid connected to the resistor; an amplifier for amplifying the electric signals from the resistor; and an integrator for integrating the amplified output from the amplifier.

Abstract: A compressor has a housing. One or more working elements cooperate with the housing to define a compression path between suction and discharge locations. An intermediate port is located along the compression path. A branch path extends to the intermediate port. The compressor includes means for limiting pressure pulsations along the branch path.

Abstract: The invention proposes a cast iron alloy for cast iron products which are highly thermally stable, the alloy containing, as nonferrous constituents, at least the elements C, Si, Mo, Al and, as admixtures, Ni, Mg and/or S, and the C content being less than 2.9% by weight. The alloy is used, for example, to produce exhaust manifolds or turbocharger casings.

Abstract: A storage arrangement (1) for machine tools is proposed, comprising at least two storage shelves (12) arranged vertically one above the other and in each case having a multiplicity of tool or workpiece retainers (14), the tool or workpiece retainers (14) being arranged in a circle, and a movable gripping arm (16) which is rotatably arranged about an axis through the center of the circle formed by the storage retainers (14) and which furthermore is arranged so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the storage shelves (12) and which furthermore is arranged so as to be movable horizontally and radially from the circle center, the gripping arm (16), during its horizontal movement, covering at most a distance which corresponds to the radius of the circle formed by the storage retainers (14).

Abstract: In the computational fluid dynamics analysis of airfoils, a laminar/turbulent transition location is determined by consideration of a turbulence length scale in addition to a turbulence intensity. In an exemplary implementation, the transition is predicted as occurring when a momentum thickness-based Reynolds number reaches a given exponent of the factor multiplied by a constant. The factor may consist of the turbulence intensity multiplied by a momentum thickness and divided by the turbulence length scale.

Abstract: An internally cooled gas turbine engine turbine vane has an outboard shroud and an airfoil extending from an outboard end at the shroud to an inboard end. A cooling passageway has an inlet in the shroud, a first turn at least partially within the airfoil, a first leg extending from the inlet inboard through the airfoil to the first turn, and a second leg extending from the first turn. A dividing wall is in the passageway and has an upstream end in an outboard half of a span of the airfoil and has a plurality of vents. The vane may be formed as a reengineering of a baseline configuration lacking the dividing wall.

Abstract: A pigment-bearing gel material based on lipids and color pencils containing same, which is characterized in that it has a combination of oil-soluble alkylcellulose whose alkyl residues can be straight-chain or branched and preferably have have between 1 and 10 carbon atoms, an alkylgalactomannan polysaccharide whose alkyl residue preferably has between 1 and 10 carbon atoms and a salt which was obtained from a long-chain fatty acid with preferably between 16 and 24 carbon atoms and a fatty acid amidoalkyldialkylamine of a fatty acid with between 16 and 24 carbon atoms and processes for the production of same.

Abstract: A device for positional and/or length determination comprising a carrier unit with an absolute magnetic length coding and a measuring unit that co-operates with the carrier measuring unit and can be displaced in relation to the latter. The measuring unit has a magnetic sensor unit (Sci, Sfi) and can be connected to an electronic evaluation unit (18 to 32) that is located downstream of the measuring unit. The elongated, rod-shaped carrier unit (10) is provided with one track of preferably radially magnetized length coding, a plurality of coding sections comprising periodic pole divisions is provided along the length coding and coding sections of a first polarity alternate with coding sections of a second polarity along the carrier unit, in such a way that a maximum of two coding sections of the same polarity lie directly adjacent to one another.

Abstract: A writing insert for a writing implement, in particular for a fineliner writing implement. The writing insert includes a writing member with a writing tip, a casing part with a through cavity in which the writing member is at least partially accommodated and from the one end of which the writing member projects with the writing tip, a guide device connected to the casing part for guiding the writing member and a spring element which elastically biases the writing member in the direction of the writing tip. The instrument provides that the casing part is made from a transparent material, preferably a transparent plastic material.

Abstract: A method for forming an artificial fingernail on a natural fingernail comprises the steps of preparing a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol solution; applying the solution on natural fingernail 2 to form an adhesive layer 3 thereon; putting artificial fingernail 4 on natural fingernail 2 through adhesive layer 3; and curing adhesive layer 3. Although fully cured, adhesive layer 3 can be dissolved and softened in water so that artificial fingernail 4 can easily be removed from natural fingernail 2 in a short time.

Abstract: An applicator device for a liquid, pasty, gel-like, wax-like or powder product comprising a working region having a metal mesh, wherein the metal mesh has a weave with twill bonds.

Abstract: A combustor heat shield panel is secured relative to a combustor shell so as to hold the panel exterior surface spaced apart from and facing the shell interior surface over major area of the panel exterior surface. A gap is formed between the heat shield exterior surface and shell interior surface along at least a major portion of the perimeter of the heat shield.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a rotor stack carried by a central shaft. A number of retainer segments each have a first surface engaging the rotor stack and a second surface engaging the central shaft so as to transmit a precompression force from the central shaft to the rotor stack.

Abstract: An article may be manufactured by providing a reticulate core element in a mold shell having a shape at least partially corresponding to a shape of the article. The molten metallic material is introduced to the shell so as to at least partially infiltrate into the reticulate core element. The molten metallic material is permitted to solidify. The shell and the reticulate core element are destructively removed. The removal leaves the article with one or more gas-permeable porous regions.

Abstract: An applicator device comprising a casing, a storage compartment for a product to be applied, an application element comprising a ball held rotatably in a ball holder, a sealing element which is displaceable along a predetermined path between a first position with respect to the casing in which it bears sealingly against the ball and a second position with respect to the casing in which it releases the ball for application of the product, and an increased pressure-producing device for producing an increased pressure in the storage compartment, wherein the sealing element is coupled in a predetermined portion of the path to the increased pressure-producing device. The sealing element is independent of the increased pressure-producing device in a first portion of the path which is delimited by the first position.

Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells each having an anode layer, an electrolyte layer, and a cathode layer, the fuel cells each having a first effective thermal expansion coefficient; a plurality of bipolar plates positioned between adjacent fuel cells having an anode interconnect, a separator plate, and a cathode interconnect, the bipolar plates being positioned between adjacent fuel cells, wherein the anode interconnect is in electrical communication with the anode layer of one adjacent fuel cell, wherein the cathode interconnect is in electrical communication with the cathode layer of another adjacent fuel cell, and wherein at least one interconnect of the cathode interconnect and the anode interconnect has a second thermal expansion coefficient and is adapted to reduce strain between the at least one interconnect and an adjacent fuel cell due to differences between the first and second thermal expansion coefficients over repeated thermal cycles.