Abstract: A flying toy of the boomerang type having at least three airfoils, or wings, equiangularly spaced about a central vertical axis and extending horizontally outward from a center portion. Each wing carries at its outer end an annular-shaped wing stabilizer having a circular, horizontally-disposed, outer edge whose diameter is approximately twice the horizontal width of the wing at the juncture of the wing and the wing stabilizer, and having a circular inner edge which is disposed in the same horizontal plane as the outer edge, and which defines a center opening through the stabilizer. The stabilizer has a convex top annular surface and a concave bottom annular surface extending between the inner and outer peripheries. During flight, the stabilizers serve simultaneously as airfoils, wing stabilizers, and a gyroscope for the flying toy.

Abstract: A centrifugal rpm governor for internal combustion engines in which the initial stressing of an adaptation spring is adjustable in a continuously variable manner in the installed state and without changing the spring stroke (b) determining the adaptation path. The governor includes an adaptation device disposed in the force transmitting path between a control member which adjusts in accordance with rpm and a force transmitting member subject to the force of the governor spring, which adaptation device includes in a recessed longitudinal bore, a stop bolt and an adaptation spring supported at one end by a ring screwed onto a threaded portion of the stop bolt, the ring being guided for axial displacement and provided with rotational securing means in the longitudinal bore so that by rotating the stop bolt a variation of the initial stressing of the adaptation spring in a continuously variable manner is possible without affecting the preset spring stroke (b).

Abstract: A capacitance type fuel quantity gauge for an aircraft fuel tank including a probe capacitor whose capacitance varies in accordance with the level of fuel in the tank with a Lo-Z oscillator connected to the probe capacitor together with a pair of diodes for producing a DC output signal which is fed to signal processing circuitry, the diodes being disposed in a metal enclosure for isolation from interfering signals and the interconnecting leads to the diodes passing through feedthrough capacitors to block the entry of such interfering signals into the metal enclosure.

Abstract: Improved belt buckle construction adapted to receive a removable flexible belt loop and having material covering fixedly secured onto a belt buckle frame, the frame having raised sides on two opposite edges forming a recessed flat section for protecting a material covering wrapped around the buckle frame and extending between said opposite edges, extensions at one end of the belt buckle extending in opposite directions of the raised edges for forming a hinge element for engaging a flanged locking member disposed to have a claw grabbing surface for securing a belt strap end against the adjacent surface of the mating material covering, the flanged locking member having snap tabs at the free end thereof and for engaging snap formed tabs extending in an opposite direction of the raised sides located or positioned at the other end of the belt buckle from the hinged elements, and intermediate clamp elements for engaging a folded strap section in fixed relation to the belt frame.

Abstract: An operating lever assembly for a farm tractor comprising a first block attached to a side wall of a transmission case, a second block disposed close to a driver's seat, turning shafts mounted on the first block and operatively connected to operating rods projecting from the side wall of the transmission case, operating levers mounted on the second block, and coupling means operatively connecting the turning shafts to the operating levers.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the cohesion force of a particulate material. The apparatus comprises a bottomed container composed of a fixed container segment and a movable container segment for containing the particulate material, a driving device for moving the movable container segment perpendicularly to the plane of separation of the container to divide the particulate material in the container into two, and a unit for detecting the external force to be applied to the movable container segment by the driving device. At least the movable container segment is suspended from and retained by swingable or deflectable support members.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a fuel system for internal combustion engines in which the unburned, heated fuel which is permitted to flow back to the tank from the fuel metering assembly is deaerated via an apparatus in order to prevent gases from re-entering the fuel supply pump when the fuel is reinduced thereto. By the inclusion of a jet pump between the fuel return line and the induction line, the degree of efficiency of the fuel supply pump is substantially increased.

Abstract: A method for measuring the air quantity supplied to an internal combustion engine by means of a measurement sensor disposed in a bridge circuit having a temperature-dependent resistor (for example, a hot wire or hot film) in the air intake manifold and having a temperature control apparatus, the temperature of the measurement sensor being controlled in an open or closed loop independently of the temperature of the medium to be measured, the properties of the medium to be measured which cause the measurement effect in the hot wire or hot film being dependent on the temperature. With an identical flow quantity but different temperatures in the medium, a correct measurement indication is obtained by making the excess temperature of the hot wire dependent on the temperature of the medium to be measured.

Abstract: An assembly for cleaning ships' hulls of such marine growth as seaweed, shell etc. is disclosed. The assembly has a frame with rotating brushes, the frame being reciprocally pivotal over the hull in an arcuate direction by being connected to one end of an arm or the like. The other end of the arm is pivotally connected to a joint which forms a stationary point for the assembly.

Abstract: The pushbutton tuner comprises a plurality of pushbutton assemblies arranged side by side and parallel to each other. Each pushbutton assembly is movable in its longitudinal direction towards and away from a control bar slidably arranged transversely with respect to the pushbutton assemblies and operatively connected with the tuner group of the radio set. The improvement resides in the fact that the transverse control bar carries an abutment pin for each pushbutton assembly, while each pushbutton assembly carries a V-shaped notch presenting two inclined edges which are intended to cooperate with the respective abutment pin provided on the transverse control bar.

Abstract: A hydraulically driven piston pump and nozzle assembly for a high pressure fuel injection system is proposed, in particular one for Diesel engines, which has an assembly for raising the closing pressure for the purpose of accomplishing a rapid valve needle closing at the injection nozzle. The assembly substantially comprises a closing pressure chamber disposed in the region of the valve needle end remote from the valve seat, which chamber communicates via an overflow channel with an auxiliary pump chamber of an auxiliary pump piston which is driven together with the pump piston. At the termination of fuel delivery, fuel under increased pressure is conducted from the auxiliary pump chamber into the closing pressure chamber, from when this pressure is exerted, at least indirectly, upon the valve needle to cause an accelerated valve needle closing.

Abstract: An electronic injection-amount regulating apparatus in auto-ignited internal combustion engines in which the injection amount can be regulated by means of a regulator preferably having a PID characteristic and in which the injection amount is apportioned via a solenoid actuator and which includes a safety switching arrangement having an integral timing circuit resettable at each initiation of a control impulse for the solenoid actuator to prevent damage to the solenoid actuator in case of failure of the control signal, as well as a switching circuit for engine starting enhancement in a predetermined rpm range having as its most significant concept a series switching arrangement which includes a low-pass filter and a controllable threshold switch.

Abstract: An apparatus for fixing the composition of the gas content and the degree of filling of cylinders in an internal combustion engine having autoignition, including a fuel metering device to which a signal dependent at least on the position of the driving pedal can be delivered and having an exhaust gas feedback control element in the air intake line as well as an apparatus for controlling the exhaust feedback rate. The apparatus includes measurement value transducers for the at least indirectly detectable total cylinder filling and the ratio of fresh air to exhaust gas or the air ratio pertaining to the aspirated fresh air and/or the fuel metering is influenced among others in accordance with this measurement value. The detection of the total cylinder filling can be accomplished indirectly by using measurement techniques for detecting pressure and temperature in the intake manifold.

Abstract: In an rpm limit shut-off regulation effected by a piston which is displaceable by the rpm-dependent pressure of a regulator fluid and which limits the injection quantity, it is proposed to influence the shut-off curve via a pressure roller which engages a contact surface of the piston. The shut-off curve can be selected to be steeper or flatter over the entire range or a partial range. However, without requiring additional means, the full-load injection quantity can also be influenced in accordance with the rpm. To this end, rapidly rotating parts with necessarily resulting high wear are not required.

Abstract: A light weight packaging container, similar to a capsule and made by deep-drawing and/or stretching of a multi-layer foil composite, is composed of synthetic material and aluminum. An aluminum layer or foil having a thickness within the range of from one grain to a few grains is provided. At least one layer of synthetic material is fixed to the aluminum layer or foil. The total thickness of the synthetic layer or layers is substantially greater than that of the aluminum layer or foil. In one embodiment, only one layer of synthetic material is provided. In another embodiment, two layers of synthetic material are provided, one being fixed to one major surface of the aluminum layer or foil and the other being fixed to the other major surface of the aluminum layer or foil.

Abstract: A fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine generates valve-actuating pulses for actuating electromagnetic fuel injection valves. The length, or duration, of these valve actuating pulses is a function of various engine conditions and they are generated by a pulse-length multiplying circuit from preliminary control pulses derived from two basic engine variables, e.g. engine speed and air flow rate. In order to compensate for the decreasing pressure drop across the injection valve orifice at high engine load due to increasing manifold pressure, the invention describes methods for lengthening the fuel valve-actuating pulses by engaging the pulse-length multiplying circuit, in order to change the charging or discharging times of the timing capacitor therein. Another method proposed is to engage the battery-voltage compensation circuit in the system to lengthen the valve-actuating pulses. Electronic circuitry to perform these corrections is also described.

Abstract: A miniature type, invertible atomizing spray mechanism includes a receptacle for liquid to be atomized, and further includes at least one pressure chamber, which depends within the receptacle and is arranged to have received therein a piston with which a reciprocable spray head is arranged to cooperate. Beneath the pressure chamber is disposed a valve member which is adapted to control the suction of the liquid into the pressure chamber. The valve member opens an inlet of the pressure chamber by the reciprocal movement of the spray head. The inlet of the pressure chamber is in fluid communication with a passage leading to a three-way valve. The three-way valve includes upper and lower valving assembly which communicate with a passage extending to the cylinder of the atomizer, each of the valving assembly being in communication with the bottom of the receptacle as well as an area adjacent to the neck portion of the atomizer through elongated tubular elements.

Abstract: A device is proposed for determining a fuel metering signal for an internal combustion engine comprising a tachometer, a load detector, as well as a storage element and a summing member. The load signal is preferably selected at certain times and then stored temporarily, wherafter the load signal is optionally corrected, multiplied with a time interval, and the sum total of the multiplication results represent a value with respect to the metering signal. Preferably, the signals are processed in a digital fashion, and the load signal is corrected after having been digitized. This is done because for example, in case of a hot-wire air flowmeter, there is no linearity between air flow (air mass flow) and the output signal of the air flowmeter.

Abstract: A wall mounted telephone index including a housing arranged to be mounted in a substantially vertical position on a wall, the housing having a front opening for access to the interior in which a stack of pivotally mounted index cards are disposed with a pivotally mounted door on the housing for closing the front opening and maintaining the cards in a storage position. A slide selector is mounted on the housing for movement into a selected position for retaining engagement with a selected card so that when the door is pivoted downward manually, the index cards overlying the selected card pivot downwardly to display the selected index card.

Abstract: An injection valve which serves to inject fuel into the intake manifold of a vehicle engine. The valve has a spin chamber upstream of the injection port which can be connected with a return line to the supply pump providing the pressure, for the purpose of continuous maintenance of a spinning motion of the fuel. The closing body of the valve has a projection extending into the injection port and beyond the valve seat which prevents drip formation when the valve opens.