Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a process for the preparation of sintered calcium aluminates that can generally be used as a protective cover for liquid metals, and particularly steel, and the process comprising the steps of mixing calcium oxide, or its precursor, particles and aluminum dross residue, such as NOVAL.TM.; calcining the resulting mixture; maintaining a calcining temperature of 1200.degree. C. or higher for approximately 5 minutes or more which is sufficient to form a friable sintered product rich in calcium aluminates; and recovering the sintered product after cooling. Optionally, calcium fluoride, or other fluoride can be added to the starting mixture, if it is not already contained in the dross residue.

Abstract: A goods reception conveyor 17 has a support member 61 capable of excursion along a goods conveying path, and a plurality of flexible goods receptacle members 62 supported by the support member 61 at different positions thereof in the conveying direction. Each goods receptacle member 62 is supported by the support member 61 at an upstream and a downstream point 63B and 63A along the conveying direction such as to be suspended in a flexibly U-shaped form to form a U-shaped goods receptacle 62A. The distance between the upstream and downstream support points of each goods receptacle member 62 is variable.

Abstract: Ceramic plates are described, which are coated with metal at least on one side and suitably on both sides and have an improved resistance to cyclic temperature changes because a ceramic material is used which has a texture that is as low as possible.

Abstract: A method for storing articles in an automatic storage facility 10 comprises steps of checking whether a scheduled warehousing amount of articles is greater than an available storage capacity of an intended storage facility on the basis of the scheduled warehousing amount and the available storage capacity, and assigning partial amount of the scheduled warehousing articles to warehouse in an overflow area 26 when the scheduled warehousing amount is greater than the available storage capacity, and subsequently initiating warehousing operation for all of articles to be warehoused to the automatic storage facility 10 and the overflow area 26.

Abstract: A hanging file frame is provided for holding and supporting a plurality of hanging file folders. The hanging file frame includes longitudinal beams which are supported by an upper beam clasping element and a lower support element. Connectors secure the upper beam clasping element to the lower support element. The upper beam clasping element opens to accept the longitudinal beams. In one embodiment, upon closure of the clasping elements, the longitudinal beams are pressed against the nibs, thereby securing the beams to the clasping elements. In another embodiment, the longitudinal beams are pressed against raised strips, thereby securing the beams to the clasping element. In another variation, a frame member is comprised of a pair of U-shaped members, each having a gripping section, and having horizontally extending legs coupled together by a positionally adjustable sleeve slidably movable along the legs.

Abstract: A filter for a refrigeration unit having a heat exchange fluid supply conduit. The filter is a substantially cylindrical filter screen having a radial flange disposed at each end. One or more filters are disposed along the entire length of the fluid supply conduit to maximize the surface area of the filter screen. Each radial flange has a gasket disposed thereon for providing a seal that prevents the fluid from circumventing the filter screen of the one or more filters. As fluid passes through the conduit, it flows radially through the filter along the entire length of the conduit thereby reducing the adverse effect on fluid pressure in the conduit and passes through the screen, into a volume defined exterior to the filter, thereby minimizing the pressure drop experienced along the fluid supply conduit.

Abstract: This invention rapidly and surely joins sheet bars to each other for continuously hot rolling in a high productivity by a combination of a treatment that the front end portion and the back end portion of these sheet bars are contacted and heated at such a contact region by applying alternating magnetic fields so as to pass in a thickness direction of the sheet bar with a treatment of pushing at least one of these sheet bars.

Abstract: A unit for feeding semifinished parts, whereby a carriage travelling along a straight slideway supports a rectangular table in turn supporting a parallelepiped stack of semifinished parts and which is floatable by means of an air cushion. The carriage presents a device for positioning the stack and comprising four articulated arms, each fitted to the carriage and having, on its free end, a locating element designed to contact the lateral walls of the stack.

Abstract: The apparatus for a continuous selective electrodeposition on a strip comprises a carrier (2), which guides the strip (1) in its longitudinal direction, which are faced by electrolyte discharge orifices (3), through which the electrolyte, which has been discharged by a pump (4) is sprayed onto the strip (1), which is covered by a mask tape (5), The mask tape (5) is provided with at least one row of holes (6) and urges the strip (1) against the carrier (2). The strip (1) is provided with drive means (7) for moving the strip (1) relative to the mask tape (5). The carrier (2) is straight and one or more pressure-applying elements (8), which are parallel to the carrier (2), are associated with the carrier (2) and urge the mask tape (5) against the carrier (2). The carrier and the pressure-applying elements, individually or jointly, define openings (3), which face the electrolyte discharge orifices (3) and overlap the holes (6) of the mask tape (5).

Abstract: The machine tool has a frame (10) and in it, a cam gear with two pairs of cam tracks with complementary cam shapes. The tool actuation takes place by means of two levers (3a, 3b) which are hinged to the side on a clamping plate (8). Each of these levers has two rollers (4a, 6a; 4b, 6b) on one of its arms and these are coupled positively to one cam track pair each. The position of different cam tracks is matched in a certain way with the objective of reducing the frequency of disturbing vibrations.

Abstract: A locking screw for connecting first and second closing lugs. The first closing lug has an unthreaded through bore and the second closing lug has a tapped bore open to the unthreaded bore. The locking screw has a head to bear on the first closing lug, a screw-threaded shank, to be screwed into the tapped bore, and a neck disposed between and recessed from the head and the shank. The neck is surrounded by a plastic ring, which protrudes from the shank and frictionally engages the unthreaded through bore. The shank has an unthreaded portion adjoining the plastic ring.

Abstract: A contaminant removal head is disposed on a holder which is movable along a printing cylinder. The contaminant removal head includes a timing belt having a plurality of contaminant removal blades disposed at a predetermined pitch along the timing belt. The timing belt is rotatably disposed on a pair of spaced-apart timing pulleys driven by a motor that intermittently rotates the timing belt. A control unit controls the motor to position one of the contaminant removal blades adjacent the printing cylinder to remove contaminants therefrom. After contaminants have been removed from the printing cylinder, the motor rotates the timing belt to position a portion of the timing belt between adjacent contaminant removal blades adjacent the printing cylinder.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of an alcohol-free pale beer (AFB) whose organoleptic properties are those of a lager beer, comprising the manufacture of a lager type alcoholic pale beer from pale malts containing 20 to 30% of brown malts, mashed to obtain a wort whose attenuation is of the order of 50% and the dealcoholization of the alcoholic pale beer, by evaporation, under high vacuum, of at least about 50% of the volume of this beer. The concentrate obtained by evaporation may be rediluted with water, flavored and sweetened until a concentration of 4.degree. Brix is obtained in order to produce the AFB. The concentrate may also be subjected to a second vacuum evaporation at a temperature of less than 60.degree. C. until a concentrate assaying between 45.degree. and 65.degree. Brix is obtained which is storable for several months before the redilution into an AFB.

Abstract: In order to provide a rare earth oxide-alumina type sintered body having no defect such as void and pore, and high strength, toughness and reliability, silica is added to a mixture of rare earth oxide and alumina to control a crystal grain size of the sintered body to not more than 30 .mu.m, whereby abnormal grain growth and occurrence of pore are restrained to produce a practically usable rare earth oxide-alumina-silica sintered body having excellent strength and toughness and uniform structure. According to this production method, rare earth oxide-alumina-silica sintered bodies having no defect such as void and pore, and high strength, toughness and reliability can easily be obtained.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for collecting goods with the conveyor (17) having flexible U-shaped goods receptacles (62A) each being in correspondence to the opening of a goods drop-out unit (14). Each goods receptacle (62A) being successively brought to the position of the openings of each goods drop-out unit (14) with intermittent feeding of the conveyor (17) such as to bring each goods receptacles (62A) of the conveyor (17) to the positions of the openings of each goods drop-out units (14). The goods dropped out from each goods drop-out unit (14) being successively collected in each goods receptacle (62A).

Abstract: A device for setting the propulsion means of a watercraft in an arbitrary angular position within the perimeters of an imaginary conical configuration with one end of the propulsion means attached to an apex of the cone. The device comprises a first sleeve which is arranged for rotational movement about an axis which intersects the apex of the cone. The sleeve is formed with an angular portion. A second sleeve is arranged for rotating movement about the angular portion. A propulsion shaft extends through the sleeve, from the apex of the cone and exteriorly of the sleeve in a direction at an angle to the rotational axis of the sleeve, the axis likewise intersecting the apex of the cone.

Abstract: The device for simultaneous weighing and agitation comprises a tray (14) for receiving an object (15) to be weighed, which object is a receptacle (15) for progressively receiving a substance (18), and the tray (14) is associated both with means (16) enabling the weight of said object to be measured, and with means (1) enabling agitation motion to be imparted thereto. The tray (14) and the agitation means (1) are mounted on a common support (17) on which exact measurement is then performed with an error of not more than 5% of the weight of the combined device and object (15) to be weighed during agitation.

Abstract: In order to control wheel spin in a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine, a spin calculator determines the amount of wheel spin and compares this with a target value. If the target value is exceeded, an engine controller reduces engine output demand, for instance by reducing the opening of a throttle. A fuelling controller forms a threshold value which is inversely dependent on the difference between the reduced engine output demand and the actual engine output demand. When the wheel spin exceeds the threshold value, the controller cuts off the supply of fuel for a predetermined pattern of engine fire events.

Abstract: For filling the insulating glass panes with a heavy gas, one of the glass plates(40) which are to constitute the insulating glass pane is only partly joined to the other glass plate (42) before the assembling, particularly in that said one glass plate is bent so that a gaplike opening temporarily remains between the glass plate (40) and the spacer (41) and the interior space of the insulating glass pane can be filled with a heavy gas through said gaplike opening.

Abstract: A four-roller type sizing mill apparatus for forming round steel rods, comprises two four-roller mills each having two pair of facing rollers. One pair of facing rollers is arranged in rolling direction perpendicular to the rolling direction of the other pair of rollers. The two four-roller mills are arranged in line, with the rolling direction of one of the two four-roller mills being shifted by 45.degree. from the rolling direction of the other four-roller mill. The two pair of rollers of a first four-roller mill positioned closer to the rolling material inlet are separated from each other by a distance which is greater than zero and not greater than five times the projected contact length of one of the pair of rollers positioned closer to the rolling material inlet.