Abstract: A clamping device (5) is provided, which serves to fix a rotarty cutter (3, 3a) to a toolholder (2, 2a). The rotary cutter (3, 3a) has a planar radial contacting surface (15, 15a) for engaging a planar radial end face (16, 16a) of the toolholder. Load-applying means (7, 8a) are provided for forcing the rotary cutter by means of a conical interface (13) against the toolholder (2). In order to provide a simple clamping device by which the rotary cutter is secured to the toolholder exactly in a desired position, the load-applying means (7, 7a) engage clamping means (6, 6a), which define the conical interface (13) with the rotary cutter (3, 3a) and which are supported on the toolholder (2, 2a) at a cylinder interface (14) and are elastically deformed by the load-applying means.

Abstract: The invention provides a device for actuating a clamping tool means by fluid pressure and for monitoring the fluid pressure, which comprises a carrier for a workpiece and the clamping tool means, a first mounting element on the carrier, a second mounting element, and means for detachably coupling the second mounting element to the first mounting element. A pressure fluid conduit system is connected to a fluid pressure generator and includes a first fluid pressure conduit in the first mounting element, a second fluid pressure conduit in the second mounting element, detachable connections between the first and second fluid pressure conduits, the detachable connection in the first fluid pressure conduit including a check valve retaining the fluid pressure in the first fluid pressure conduit when the second fluid pressure conduit is detached, and a third fluid pressure conduit connecting the first fluid pressure conduit to the clamping tool means.

Abstract: A mobile apparatus for sequentially exchanging selected consecutive groups of old ties in an existing railroad track for groups of new ties while retaining groups of old ties therebetween to support the mobile apparatus on the track, comprises at least one bridge-like work vehicle having a frame defining an upwardly recessed portion between respective ends thereof, swivel trucks supporting the work vehicle frame ends on the railroad track, and a drive for the continuous advancement of the work vehicle on the railroad track in an operating direction. A succession of different individual devices are longitudinally displaceably mounted in the recessed frame portion of a respective work vehicle and are operative to effectuate different sequential operations for exchanging the selected old ties for the new ties, the tie exchanging devices including at least one tie pulling and inserting device.

Abstract: An apparatus for conveying assembly parts from a storage bin to a singling and/or orienting station has a conveyor which includes an endless carrier extending from an inlet in the bin to a discharge end whence the conveyed assembly parts are thrown from the carrier. The carrier is driven in an endless path about a reversing point at the discharge end and entrainment elements on the carrier entrain the assembly parts from the inlet to the discharge end in a conveying direction. A support defining a guide track in the conveying direction extends under the carrier and guide elements on a side of the carrier facing the support engage the guide track whereby the guide track and the guide elements constitute a guide for the endless carrier in the conveying direction.

Abstract: A machine for cleaning ballast along the shoulders of a railroad track, which comprises a machine frame, an endless ballast excavating and conveying chain vertically adjustably mounted at each machine frame side, a ballast screening installation arranged to receive the excavated ballast conveyed by the endless chains, and a ballast loosening and excavating device preceding each endless ballast excavating and conveying chain in the operating direction of the machine and vertically adjustably mounted on the machine frame. Each device includes a ballast loosening and excavating tool arranged to project below a respective tie end in a vertically adjusted operating position and a ballast guide plate arranged adjacent the tool for receiving the loosened and excavated ballast therefrom and guiding it transversely outwardly from the tie end whereby a ballast heap spaced from the tie end in longitudinal alignment with each chain is produced for excavation and conveyance by the chain.

Abstract: Apparatus for grinding twist drills comprises a drive shaft and a grinding wheel, which is coupled to said shaft and is mounted thereon to be axially movable and tiltable relative to the shaft and is spring-loaded toward a drill-guiding structure facing the grinding surface of the grinding wheel. The drill-guiding structure comprises guiding passages for guiding drills differing in diameter against the grinding surface and in association with each grinding passage comprises at least one guide lug for extending into a flute of a twist drill extending through the associated guiding passage, and a drill stop for limiting the advance of the twist drill in the guiding passage against the elastically yielding grinding wheel.

Abstract: In order to facilitate the placing of gypsum plasterboards, the boards are provided on their surface with a marking, which comprises length scales extending along regularly spaced apart lines which are parallel to the edges of the board. The marking may preferably be applied in the form of paints which fade under the action of light.

Abstract: An apparatus for needling a nonwoven web comprises a needle carrier, which is adapted to be driven, and a bedplate and a stripper for guiding the web between them. In order to impart a pure rotary motion to the needle carrier, the needle carrier consists of a roller and is adapted to rotate about its own axis and to revolve in the opposite sense about an axis of revolution which is parallel to the axis of the roller so that each needle describes a hypocycloidal path.

Abstract: A mobile machine for continuously renewing a track by replacing the rails and ties of the existing track by new rails and ties has an elongated, two-part, bridge-like machine frame supported on the track by a front and a rear undercarriage. The facing ends of the machine frame parts are pivotally coupled together at lower ends thereof, and hydraulic pivoting and blocking drives interconnect these facing ends and are effective to spread the facing machine frame part ends apart at upper ends thereof in a horizontal direction whereby the lower ends of the facing machine frame part ends are raised in a vertical direction, and the raised facing machine frame part ends are blocked in their raised position. An intermediate undercarriage supports the facing machine frame part ends on the track and is raised off the track with the lower ends of the facing machine frame part ends.

Abstract: A set of hardware for mounting a hinged and slidable door (5) on a box unit of furniture (1 to 4) comprises hardware elements (8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25), which define a pivotal axis for mounting the door (5) and comprise slide track devices which are adapted to be mounted to extend parallel to the pivotal axis and to a wall (1) of the box and to guide the door (5) into the box when the door has been swung open. To permit a substantial use of commercially available, simple components and a simple adaptation of the hardware elements to doors differing in size, the slide track devices comprise two track rails (8, 9), which are adapted to be mounted so as to be spaced apart and to extend horizontally. A trolley (19, 20) is associated with each of the track rails and comprises rollers guided on bearing surfaces of the guide rails. The trolleys (19, 20) are adapted to be interconnected by a mounting plate (23) on that side of the rails which faces away from the wall (1) of the box.

Abstract: A skylight, having a wing actuated by pneumatic springs, can be moved to an emergency opening position thereby substantially exposing the opening area of the skylight case. The skylight also acts as a residential ceiling or attic skylight which has, in the normal open position, a considerably smaller opening than in the emergency open position. A locking device is provided to restrict the long extension stroke of the piston rod of the pneumatic springs to a partial stroke. This partial stroke allows an opening which essentially corresponds to the standard opening of the wing in a residential skylight. The locking device, located on the cylinder of the pneumatic spring, includes a specially designed latch which, in order to effect partial stroke restriction of the piston rod, lockingly engages a stop located on the side of the case by means of a catch pin.

Abstract: An inhaler is described for introducing a solid substance in particulate form into the inhaled air of a user. The inhaler comprises a body in which is provided an endless orbital path 3 for one or more balls 4. Air enters the path via an air inlet optionally through an intake conduit. Air leaves the orbital path 3 in a centripetal direction through an air discharge system and an air outlet. The solid substance to be inhaled is provided, preferably in the form of a film, on the surface of the orbital path or on the surface of the ball. A user inhales through the air outlet 8, and this causes air to be drawn into the orbital path through the air inlet. This causes the ball to circulate around the orbital path, in which process solid substance is dislodged and caused to flow with the air out through the outlet.

Abstract: A self-inking stamp for performing an inking upstroke comprises a base part, which is adapted to be placed on the surface to be stamped and comprising an ink pad, which is opposite to the bottom surface of the base part, a type plate carrier, which is disposed in the base part and adapted to be reciprocated between the ink pad and the bottom surface of the base part and to be inverted during each stroke, and an actuating member, which embraces the base part with two side legs, which are guided on the narrow side walls of the base part, and is adapted to be displaced against spring force toward the bottom surface of the base part and the free ends of the side legs of which are interconnected by a pivot, which extends through slots formed in the narrow side walls of the base part.

Abstract: A glass facade (1) consists of glass plates (2), the top and bottom edge portions of which extend in grooves (4) formed in carrying bars (5a) and containing a permanently elastic sealing compound (7). At least one of the side faces (4a) of each groove (4) is outwardly inclined. Said edge portions have chamfered faces (3a), which face and are substantially parallel to respective ones of said inclined side face (4a).In order to simplify the assembling of the glass facade and to permit the glass plates to be mounted in various ways, the carrying bars (5a) are connected by side bars (5b) to form frames (5), which can be premounted on respective glass plates (2). Each of said carrying and side bars comprises webs (9), which extend on the inside of the glass plate. Each of said frames comprises mounting flange means (9a), which are integral with said webs (9) and extend away from the glass plate (2) and are mounted on a carrying structure (8) of the facade.

Abstract: To make a sintered molding which is provided with at least one molybdenum containing wear-resisting facing (2), a low-alloy iron powder (10) which is intended to form the base of the molding and a carbon-free metal powder mixture (3) which is intended to form the wear-resisting facing (2) and consists of unalloyed iron particles and unalloyed molybdenum particles are jointly molded in a common mold (9) to form a molding, which is subsequently sintered.In order to prevent a mixing of the two metal powder layers, the metal powder which is intended to form the wear-resisting facing (2) is separately compacted to form a compact (5) before the mold (9) is charged with the iron powder (10) that is intended to form the base of the molding.

Abstract: In order to ensure that flue gases will not escape from an enclosure (1) which contains a metallurgical vessel (2) as charging boxes (10) are moved into and out of the enclosure, the charging crane (14) is disposed inside the enclosure (1) and the enclosure contains at least one lock chamber (11), which is adapted to contain a charging box (10) in a stand-by position and which adjoins a charging opening (9) that is formed in a side wall (5) of the enclosure. A top wall of the lock chamber is formed with an opening (12), which is adapted to be closed and through which a charging box can be moved between the lock chamber and the main part of the interior of the enclosure.

Abstract: A mobile machine for distributing and shaping the ballast bed of a railroad track comprises a machine frame, and a ballast plow arrangement comprising a ballast planing plow including two vertically adjustable center plowshares arranged between the rails and a respective rail-bridging tunnel-shaped element associated with each rail and embracing the associated rail. A vertically adjustable, transversely extending ballast scraping and damming wall is arranged between the tunnel-shaped elements immediately behind the center plowshares in the operating direction, the wall having an upper edge, and a conveyor band is arranged immediately behind the ballast scraping and damming wall for removing any ballast flowing over the upper edge of the wall.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a receptacle made of deep-drawn plastic material, comprising at least two compartments suitable to accommodate dry feedstock, on the one hand, and pasty feedstock, on the other, and a sealing rim flange extending in the plane of the compartments' openings and also extending between the two compartments' openings sealed by a cover foil. To preclude a germinal impairment of the pasty feedstock to be loaded through the dust-developing dry feedstock, the receptacle according to the invention is configured such that between the cover foil (1) and the sealing rim flange (2), a thin intermediate foil (3) is provided and that the same is perforated over the dry feed-stock compartment (4).

Abstract: In a process of manufacturing a substrate provided with a synthetic resin-bonded friction coating, the friction coating, which is joined to the substrate by a primer is formed in that a powder mixture which contains a friction powder and a synthetic resin powder is compacted and is cured at an elevated temperature.To eliminate the need for precompacting the powder mixture before it is applied to the substrate, said powder mixture is applied to the substrate to form a powder layer which can be compacted to the desired thickness of the friction coating. The powder layer which has been applied is then heated for a short time before the powder layer is compacted to the desired thickness of the friction coating.

Abstract: A closure mechanism for a loose-leaf holder for sheets defining holes along an edge thereof comprises a base plate, fixed prongs for receiving the holes of the sheets carried by the base plate, interconected prongs pivotal between a closed position wherein they cooperate with the fixed prongs and an open position, a connecting element carrying the pivotal prongs, and a spring held in the connecting element of the pivotal prongs and having a free end portion of the spring supported on the base plate, the spring biasing the pivotal prongs into the open position.