Abstract: A security shade support assembly for mounting a roller tube having a flexible panel wound thereon within a motor vehicle includes a housing extending axially, an axle extending through the housing, a bearing receiving the axle and cooperating with the housing and attached to the roller tube, and a spring disposed within the housing for biasing the bearing and a groove extending axially along the bearing and the housing to allow the roller tube and shade panel to extend over at least a portion of the housing.

Abstract: A uni-directional seal member for use on a shaft includes a rigid shell, a support member in contact with the rigid shell, and a resilient sealing member in contact with the support member and an insert washer. The sealing member has a sealing face, where that sealing face has a contact area having a radially extending profile of a cyclically repeating shape.

Abstract: A plunger clamp capable of locking in either a retracted or extended position having a rigid body slidably supporting an elongated plunger. A bifurcated lever is pivotally connected inside the body and to a V shaped link arm, the link arm is pivotally connected to the plunger where the link arm translates the angular motion of the lever to drive the plunger between the retracted and extended positions. Essentially the entire linkage assembly is housed in cavities formed by the body during actuation of the lever.

Abstract: A diaphragm valve having a diaphragm functioning as a valve body. Unlike the conventional valve of this type, the retainer for pressing the sealing section of the diaphragm against the valve seat is provided with a predetermined number of rectangular apertures or concave portions at specified positions thereon so that when the valve is operated in a low temperature atmosphere or a high temperature atmosphere, the diaphragm is prevented from sticking firmly to the valve sheet due to freezing or heating thereby allowing the valve to perform an accurate valve opening operation without changing its pressure and flow rate characteristics.

Abstract: A rack seal for use with a rack bushing and seal retainer wherein the rack bushing is made of a thermoplastic material and includes a face with a plurality of cooling cavities. The rack seal includes a body member, an annular sealing face, and a retainer air side which is in constant contact with the thermoplastic bushing cavity face. The rack seal air side surface includes a bead segment. The bead segment has a predetermined height which creates a minimum contact at a full gap with the rack bushing and is compressible to a minimum gap with the rack bushing. The bead segment of the rack seal is in constant contact with the thermoplastic bushing such that any objectionable noises are eliminated during any separation of the rack seal and the thermoplastic bushing.

Abstract: An improved combined torque limiting and part marking wrench according to the present invention includes: a torque-applying handle; a housing pivotally mounted to the handle, the housing adapted to receive a releasably mounted, replaceable, part-engaging head assembly at a second end thereof; and a part-marking mechanism mounted within the housing. The part-marking mechanism includes a marking tip which passes through a bore in the head assembly for marking a part. A mechanical linkage arm is pivotally connected to the torque-applying handle. A pivotable cam is pivotally connected to the linkage arm and in operative engagement with the part-marking mechanism for moving the marking tip through the bore, such that, when torque on a part has reached a predetermined value, the torque applying handle moves the linkage arm, which pivots the pivotable cam, thus forcing the pivotable cam against the part marking mechanism, which causes the marking tip to extend outwardly from the housing to mark the part.

Abstract: A sun visor or other accessory for a motor vehicle. The sun visor includes a body made of rigid foam in which various structures (such as a support pin, detent and pivot arm) are insert molded. The foam has a rigidity which is sufficient to support said sun visor without requiring any additional reinforcing structures such as a support frame, support wire or centerboard. The pivot arm and detent are provided within a casing that prevents the foam from affecting the operation of the detent. Also insert molded into the body of the visor are mounts for an illuminated vanity. Terminals from a power supply are mounted in predetermined positions relative to the body so that when the vanity is mounted to the body, contacts coupled to a lamp and mounted to the vanity in predetermined positions, are caused engage the terminals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling unit having a viscous coupling A and a friction coupling B. The coupling housing 29 of the friction coupling B is connected to the input and the hub 12 of the viscous coupling A to the output. Between the end face of the housing 17 of the viscous coupling A and the end face of the pressure plate 28 of the friction coupling B there are provided setting means 27 in the form of ramps. Up to a predetermined torque value, the torque is transmitted from the coupling housing 29 to the hub 12, i.e. it is transmitted only by the viscous coupling A to the hub 12 and the plug-in shaft connected thereto, and after the predetermined torque has been exceeded, torque is additionally transmitted by the friction coupling B via the coupling hub 48 to the plug-in shaft also connected to the latter.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer interposed between a pair of substrates, said substrates being coupled to each other through an insulative sealing material at the peripheral portions thereof, one of said pair of substrates being a transparent front substrate through which viewing of the display device occurs, and a graphite containing matrix coating on an inside surface of the front substrate, said coating having a matrix of apertures therein, said coating being applied by application of a composition comprising in weight percent, about 1% to about 30% colloidal graphite, about 0.1% to about 20% binder material for the coating, and about 10% to about 98% of a fluid carrier, said applied coating having a thickness of less than about 20 microns.

Abstract: A new UV curable pressure sensitive adhesive composition, which comprises in weight percent: about 0.1% to about 15% of a photoinitiator agent, about 10% to about 80% of a polyurethane resin with a pendent acrylate functionality, zero to about 70% by of an acrylate monomer, about 0.1% to about 25% by weight of a 1,2-vinyl polybutadiene component, and zero to about 50% by weight of a tackifier agent.

Abstract: An automatic change-over ball lock punch retainer including a punch retainer having a punch, a retainer block, and an arm member in a sliding engagement retainer with the retainer housing block. The arm member having a camming means which interengages with an inclined surface of the punch retainer to move a punch into an active or inactive punch position.

Abstract: A spindle bullet for mounting a hub on a steer spindle of a steer axle. The spindle bullet includes a body member in contact with a reduced diameter portion. The body member includes a circular cavity. A circular channel connects an end of the reduced diameter portion and the cavity.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a cable strand to a ball stud. The connector includes a body and a socket formed in the body. The socket includes a pair of lever arms and a pair of bosses. The lever arms include lock projections used to retain the ball stud in the socket.

Abstract: An improved squeeze clamp including a plurality of link members. The link members including a plurality of orifices. The link members are connected via a common pivot point. A threaded member connected between at least two link members. The clamp capable of being driven by an electrical driving mechanism such as an electrical screw driver.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an upper work roller for use in the deep rolling of crankshafts including the steps of: rough sawing tool steel to form a generally cylindrical wafer, heat treating said wafer to provide it with a desired hardness, grinding of said wafer to desired dimensions to form a properly dimensioned heat treated blank wafer, a second grinding of said wafer to form a finished shape of work roller, and vibratory finishing said roller to achieve a desired microfinish thereon.

Abstract: A shaft seal of the type utilizing a metal support element or seal case which fits or is inserted into a housing. The seal includes a seal element extending radially inward which when disposed over the shaft causes the seal to flex about a flex section thus applying a contacting force to a seal lip. The seal lip includes a plurality of radial undulations along the seal face, said undulations radial with respect to the axis of the shaft. Said seal lip further including a static seal for engaging the outer circumferential surface of the shaft. The seal element is formed of a semi-rigid material such as a fluorinated resin or thermo-plastic elastomer. Such seals exhibit high-wear characteristics opposed to the low-wear characteristics of an elastomer. Further, the seal element includes a plurality of symmetrical undulations which provide a hydro-dynamic pumping effect to pump any fluid migrating along the shaft/seal interface back into the sealed space.

Abstract: The disclosure deals with a slip enhancer composition for use in printing operations, such as web heatset and gravure printing operations, said composition comprising: (a). about 0.05% to about 7% by weight of a water soluble polymer having an average molecular weight above about 20,000, (b) about 0.01% to about 7% by weight of a biocide agent to assist in preventing rancidity and for stabilizing of the composition, (c) 0.01% to about 25% by weight of water dispersible wax, (d) 0.01% to about 10% by weight of a surfactant to assist as a defoamer/anti-static agent for the composition, (e) 0.02% to about 20% by weight of an olfactory agent, and a liquid carrier as the balance of the composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a viscous coupling 1 having a housing 2 consisting of a tubular housing casing 3, and end walls 4, 5 extending radially relative to the longitudinal axis 9. Furthermore the viscous coupling 1 comprises a hub 11 which is manufactured from a tube in a non-chip producing forming operation and which, by means of bearing faces 13 and 14, is relatively rotatably supported in the end walls 4, 5 of the housing 2. The inner toothing 10 of the housing 2 non-rotatably accommodates outer plates 35. Inner plates 36 are non-rotatably associated with the hub 11 so as to alternate with the outer plates 35. The inner plates 36 are received in the outer toothing 15 of the hub 11. The hub 11 also comprises inner toothing 30 to provide a non-rotating connection with corresponding outer toothing 29 of a shaft 28.

Abstract: A different drive with a differential carrier rotatably supported in a differential housing. The differential drive includes a carrier portion and two cover parts. Two axle shaft gears are coaxially rotatably supported in the differential carrier. The differential drive further includes two sets of differential gears which are slidingly received in axis parallel recesses in a carrier portion. The differential gears are axially supported on the cover parts by spacing journals. The spacing journals ends are provided with supporting discs.

Abstract: A two-component spray nozzle, in particular for die spraying devices, comprising a nozzle inlet end for working medium and blast air as well as a nozzle outlet and, a blast air guiding portion having at least one blast air supply line connectable with a supply member for blast air, and a working medium guiding portion having at least one working medium supply line connectable with a supply mechanism for the working medium.