Abstract: A method and an apparatus for contactless yarn monitoring in a textile yarn winding operation wherein a yarn is wound on a bobbin while being delivered lengthwise in a yarn travel direction toward the bobbin and simultaneously executing traversing motions generally perpendicular to the yarn travel direction. A sensor device (6) is provided which detects measured values such as diameter or mass in a moving yarn. The measurement errors caused by the traversing motions may be compensated for by ascertaining position-dependent correction values, monitoring the position of the yarn in the measurement region to determine one or more instantaneous position of the yarn, and compensating for the applicable measurement error is performed on the basis of the instantaneous position of the yarn (3). The invention is applicable to sensor devices (6) that perform measurements in the traversing region of the yarn (3).

Abstract: A bobbin-winding device (28) for a cheese-producing textile machine with a pivotably seated creel (18) for holding a cheese (11), and a damping device (29), which can be acted on magnetically and is connected with the creel (18). The damping device (29) has a movable, electrically conductive component (30), which is at least indirectly connected with the creel (18) and is arranged such that the movably seated component (30) intersects the magnetic field of a stationarily arranged magnet system (32), preferably a permanent magnet system, in a contactless manner.

Abstract: An extendable-retractable step system for a recreational vehicle (RV) has a step tread attached to a slider rod via side arms that include one or more locking tabs, and includes a pair of end plates having tab-receiving slots and notched slider slots that define extended and retracted positions. A method of assembling the step system and mounting same to a vehicle frame without using specially adapted tools includes the steps of mounting one of the end plates to the vehicle frame, inserting the ends of the slider rod into the slider slots, mounting the other end plate to the vehicle frame, and resting the locking tabs in the tab-receiving slots.

Abstract: A hosiery displaying device comprises a main body with a hosiery attachment region defined by a multiplicity of openings in a grid-like array through the main body, each opening being configured to receive therethrough a fastener for securing a hosiery article. A hook-shaped hanger portion extends from one longitudinal side of the main body for hanging the device from a retail display fixture and a U-shaped stabilizing portion extends from the opposite longitudinal side of the main body for supporting engagement with hosiery articles secured thereto.

Abstract: An improved housing for a thermostatic valve has a nonconducting cover that features a projection into the interior of the valve housing. Mounted on the projection is a thermostatic operating element, which operates to control the valve when wax inside the thermostatic operating element is heated. A pair of electrical leads, connectable to an exterior power source, are embedded within the cover, extending through the projection and connecting to a heating element within the thermostatic operating element. When electrical current is applied to the heating element through the embedded electrical leads, the wax is heated, thereby expanding, driving a work piston of the thermostatic operating element, and opening the valve.

Abstract: A cooling system for an internal combustion engine with at least two cylinder rows, in particular for a V-engine for a motor vehicle, has a coolant radiator and a thermostat valve for controlling a flow of coolant from coolant outlets of the cylinder rows, through or bypassing the coolant radiator, and back to the coolant inlets of the cylinder rows. The coolant outlet of one of the cylinder rows is directly connected with an inlet of the coolant radiator, and the coolant outlet of another cylinder row is directly connected with a bypass inlet of the thermostat valve. A bi-directional intermediate line is arranged between the bypass inlet of the thermostat valve and the inlet of the coolant radiator.

Abstract: A method of winding the yarn traveling at a work station of a spinning bobbin winding machine or of a bobbin winding machine from a yarn source onto a take-up bobbin (4). After each yarn interruption, the yarn end is unwound from the take-up bobbin (4), a yarn joinder reconnects the yarn source and the take-up bobbin (4) and the winding process is then continued if a tolerable yarn joining location is present. Upon the occurrence of each yarn interruption, the amount of yarn wound since the last yarn joinder is determined. If such amount of yarn is determined to be less than a predetermined amount of yarn, a sufficient amount of yarn is unwound and separated from the take-up bobbin (4) to include the last-occurring yarn joining location in the separated yarn section. This results in an optical improvement in the quality of the finished textile product.

Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.

Abstract: A pivotable cable ring management system for moveably supporting wires on a stationary support structure, the wire management system comprising a mounting member pivotably attachable to a stationary support structure and at least one retention bracket extending from the mounting member, the retention bracket including a substantially circularly-shaped cable ring having two oppositely-facing open sides for accommodating the routing of wires therethrough, a base portion including at least one planar surface for mounting the cable retention bracket to the support structure, and at least one ring section, which includes an inner surface for facing the wires and for making contact therewith, for retaining wires, wherein at least part of the inner surface is convexly curved from one open side of the retention bracket to the other.

Abstract: The ability to transport body liquids in consumer products such as diapers, incontinents and feminine napkins is a key factor in their performance. This invention is designed to provide specific high fluxes (volume of liquid/(time*mass of polymer) of aqueous liquids in designated directions using bundles of new specially designed fibers. The key factors for the bundles are a high specific adhesion for the liquid of interest, a high specific volume of the bundle itself, and alignment of the fibers within the bundle. The invention includes novel liquid acquisition/distribution systems and absorbent products that include a liquid acquisition/distribution system which may incorporate the novel bundles of fibers.

Abstract: A vertical cable raceway for routing cables to electronic equipment includes a trough having a base member and two side members and at least one separable cable guide installed on the edge of a side member. The cable guide includes a plurality of projections forming cable rings for guiding cables laterally from the side of the trough.

Abstract: A deformable, shrinkable fiber that is dimensionally stable at normal body temperatures of approximately 37° C. in the dry state, but is dimensionally unstable (i.e. shrinks and distorts) when wet at the same temperature. The fiber comprises a fiber forming polymer that has a dry glass transition temperature (“dry Tg”) of greater than or equal to 42° C. and a wet glass transition temperature (“wet Tg”) of less than or equal to 32° C. A method of making said fiber and absorbent article(s) made therefrom are also disclosed.

Abstract: In a thermoset valve for a cooling circuit of an internal combustion engine of the type having a housing (11) containing a thermostatic operating element (10) whose piston (12) actuates a valve element (13), a base plate (17) is affixed to the housing (11) and supports a fixed abutment (25) for a restoring spring (24) which loads the valve element (13).

Abstract: An under bridge access vehicle includes a tower having a ladder section and a platform section, and a vehicular chassis including a turntable mounted on the vehicular chassis for rotation thereabout and a tiltable frame mounted on the turntable in pivotal disposition relative thereto. A cross-linking member, including a pair of elongate arms pivotally joined intermediate respective lengths thereof, extends between and connects together the tiltable frame and tower. Specifically, a first of the arms includes an end mounted at a fixed location on the tiltable frame and another end slidably mounted on the ladder section, and a second of the arms including an end slidably mounted on the tiltable frame and another end slidably mounted on the ladder section, with each said arm extending between and being pivotally connected to the respective ends thereof. A first cylinder interconnects the tiltable frame and cross-linking member whereby the tower is movable between a retracted position and an extended position.

Abstract: An improved unified cooling system for an internal combustion engine that generally includes a cylinder head and a cylinder block, in which the cylinder head and cylinder block are maintained at different operating temperatures despite using only a single coolant pump. The coolant pump pumps fresh coolant through the cylinder head and cylinder block. Coolant valves, which may be thermostatic valves or electrically actuable proportional valves, lie downstream of the cylinder head and cylinder block and individually control the amount of coolant flowing through the cylinder head and cylinder block so as to maintain a lower operating temperature for the cylinder head than for the cylinder block. Coolant is directed, in various configurations, through any or all of an oil cooler, a heat exchanger for a heater for a vehicle interior, and a coolant radiator, before being directed back to the coolant pump.

Abstract: A device for controlling a creel (12) of a textile machine, which is supported to be pivotable to a limited degree by a pivot shaft (14) via a defined torque generated by a torque generator (24, 28, 30) controlled by a drive mechanism (34). The torque generator (24, 28, 30) is connected with the creel (12) by means of a reduction gear arrangement (20, 22; 60, 62).

Abstract: A thread guide (33) for traversing and guiding a thread (5) in a rotating winding bobbin (1) for producing a cross-wound bobbin in a bobbin winder of a textile machine by controlling vibrations of the thread guide. The thread guide (33) is permanently and directly connected to at least one energy accumulator (20,21) throughout the entire traversing motion. The potential energy of the energy accumulator (20,21) increases continuously after the dead center of the traversing area. A substantially harmonious oscillating mechanical system is thus formed with the thread guide.

Abstract: A device for the attitude control of a rapidly rotating rotor, especially a spinning rotor, supported in a contactless manner. The device comprises a sensor device for the continuous generation of rotor attitude signals and a control device (6) that processes the rotor attitude signals and continuously outputs a correcting variable to an actuating device that influences the rotor attitude. The control device (6) is set up in such that the rise of the waveform of a resultant signal from which the correcting variable is derived is limited to a maximum amount and, upon the occurrence of higher oscillation frequencies of the rotor attitude signals, the oscillation amplitudes of the resultant signal for the actuating device can at the same time be reduced with a small phase error. The device makes it possible to achieve low energy consumption, an expanded controllability and greater operational safety in a simple manner.