Abstract: An engine starting system for a four-cylinder internal combustion engine includes an electric fuel pump connected to fuel injection valves mounted within each cylinder of the engine, an electric blower for blowing air into the cylinders to increase the air pressure above atmospheric levels within a cylinder housing a piston in the intake stroke mode, glow plugs mounted within each cylinder to ignite the fuel fed through the injection valves, and an intake valve which is normally open when a piston is in its intake stroke mode. The intake valve is constructed to close when a predetermined high pressure is within a cylinder to trap explosive pressure of the ignited fuel within the cylinder to drive the piston when it is in its intake stroke mode such that the engine is started solely by explosive power within said cylinders.

Abstract: This invention provides polymer forming resin systems and high solids solvent based chain-extendable, crosslinkable coating compositions comprising same. The invention comprises a polyepoxide, preferably a diepoxide, of molecular weight between about 100 and about 1000 used generally in amounts from about 10% to about 50% by weight of total resin, and novel diblocked diisocyanate urea urethane oligomers or molecular weight between about 300 and about 5000. The resin components provide chain-extension polymerization during cure at elevated temperature, in situ, on the surface of a substrate. The resin system is self-crosslinking. That is, no additional crosslinking component is required. The cured coatings of the invention provide greatly improved physical properties, in particular greatly improved corrosion resistance.

Abstract: A brake pad comprises a layer of friction material the working face of which engages a braking surface, and an electrical lead terminating in a contact positioned to engage the braking surface when the friction material is wearing thin, the electrical lead being composed of a flexible strip of insulating material carrying a flexible strip of conductive material, e.g. flexible printed circuit material.

Abstract: Resin composition suitable for high solids, solvent-based coating composition comprises chain-extendable, crosslinkable polyol of molecular weight about 100 to 1000, having at least three hydroxyl groups, chain-extendable diblocked diisocyanate diurea oligomer of molecular weight about 200 to 1500, comprising the reaction product of a half-blocked diisocyanate with diamine, crosslinking agent reactive with the hydroxy functionality of the polyol and substantially unreactive with the de-blocked isocyanate functionality of said diblocked diisocyanate diurea oligomer, and, preferably, catalyst(s). The composition cures at elevated temperature to provide a coating on a substrate, such as steel, which coating is highly resistant to corrosion, humidity and solvents and provides corrosion protection for the substrate. The half-blocked diisocyanate is preferably the reaction product of an organic diisocyanate with monofunctional blocking agent.

Abstract: Resin composition suitable for high-solids solvent-based coating composition comprises chain-extendable, crosslinkable polyol of molecular weight from about 200 to 1000, having at least three hydroxyl groups, chain-extendable diblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer of molecular weight between about 300 to 1500, crosslinking agent reactive with the hydroxy functionality of the polyol and substantially unreactive with de-blocked isocyanate functionality of the diblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer, and, preferably, catalyst(s). The composition cures at elevated temperature to provide a coating on a substrate, such as steel, which coating is highly resistant to corrosion, humidity and solvents and provides corrosion protection for the substrate. The diblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer is preferably the reaction product of a diol with a half-blocked diisocyanate, wherein the half-blocked diisocyanate is preferably the reaction product of an organic diisocyanate with monofunctional blocking agent.

Abstract: Resin composition suitable for high-solids solvent-based coating composition comprises chain-extendable, crosslinkable polyol of molecular weight from about 200 to 1000, having at least three hydroxyl groups, chain-extendable diblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer of molecular weight between about 300 to 1500, crosslinking agent reactive with the hydroxy functionality of the polyol and substantially unreactive with de-blocked isocyanate functionality of the biblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer, and, preferably, catalyst(s). The composition cures at elevated temperature to provide a coating on a substrate, such as steel, which coating is highly resistant to corrosion, humidity and solvents and provides corrosion protection for the substrate. The diblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer is preferably the reaction product of a diol with a half-blocked diisocyanate, wherein the half-blocked diisocyanate is preferably the reaction product of an organic diisocyanate with monofunctional blocking agent.

Abstract: A hydraulic brake control device has a load sensing component connected through an electric circuit to a motorized proportioning valve which loads or unloads a resilient member therein to vary the split point of the proportioning valve. The electric circuit has an attitude cutoff switch and a speed cutoff switch which deactuate the electric circuit when the vehicle is pitched or rolled above a predetermined horizontal attitude and moving faster than a predetermined speed, respectively. The electric circuit can either actuate the motor to load the resilient member within proportioning valve, unload the resilient member within proportioning valve, or render the motor inactive and maintain the proportioning valve in a status quo condition.

Abstract: Injection apparatus suitable for supplying in-mold thermoset coating material into a compression molding tool is provided, which injection apparatus comprises a housing (10) the forward end of which comprises an outlet nozzle (11) and an outlet channel (12) extending through the outlet nozzle, the forward terminus of the outlet channel being an outlet port (13). First and second material supply channels (14 and 15) extend within the housing from first and second supply inlet ports (16 and 17) in the housing, respectively, to a single common junction with the outlet channel. A shut-off rod (26) is slideably disposed within the outlet channel, being adapted to provide a sealing closure of the outlet port in a first, forward position and being retractable from the forward position to a second position in the outlet channel rearward of the junction of the material supply channels with the outlet channel.

Abstract: This invention provides novel resin systems and high solids, solvent-based chain-extendable, self-crosslinking coating compositions comprising same. The resin system comprises novel diblocked diisocyanate diurea oligomers of number average molecular weight about 300 to 5000. The resin system further comprises a polyepoxide, preferably a diepoxide, of molecular weight about 100 to 1000 used generally with said oligomer in weight ratio of about 1:1 to about 1:10, respectively. The resin components provide chain-extension polymerization during cure at elevated temperature, in situ, on the surface of a substrate. The resin system is also self-crosslinking. That is, no additional crosslinking component is required to cure the composition. The cured coatings of the invention provide greatly improved physical properties, in particular, greatly improved corrosion resistance.

Abstract: The invention relates to a camshaft mounting for a one-piece camshaft supported in a cylinder head having three undivided bearing blocks. The camshaft 5 has three bearing portions of small diameter. One end bearing block (4) has a bore of the same diameter as the bearing portion 8. The middle bearing block 3 has a bore 12 of the same diameter as the bearing portion 7 and a cut-out 13 shaped to allow the cams 9 to pass through one by one if the camshaft 5 is correctly oriented. The last bearing block has a larger bore 16 and is fitted with a bush 15 after insertion of the cams of the camshaft. The camshaft is assembled by sequentially rotating it to align the cams one by one with the cut-out 13 and axial displacement. The bush 15 may be inserted after the camshaft has been slid into position or may be placed over the bearing portion 6 before the camshaft is finally pushed home.

Abstract: This invention provides polymer forming resin systems and high solids solvent based chain-extendable, crosslinkable coating compositions comprising same. The invention comprises a polyepoxide, preferably a diepoxide, of molecular weight between about 100 and about 1000 used generally in amounts from about 10% to about 50% by weight of total resin, and novel diblocked diisocyanate diurea oligomers of molecular weight between about 300 and about 5000. The resin components provide chain-extension polymerization during cure at elevated temperature, in situ, on the surface of a substrate. The resin system is self-crosslinking. That is, no additional crosslinking component is required. The cured coatings of the invention provide greatly improved physical properties, in particular greatly improved corrosion resistance.

Abstract: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sheet material incorporating fibrous reinforcement, e.g. 20 to 60% glass fibre, is holding superimposing layers of reinforcement and molten PET in contact under pressure and then cooling the layers to below the glass transition temperature of PET at a rate sufficient to avoid crystallization of the PET. The resulting sheet material contains PET in its amorphous phase and can be moulded to form articles such as motor vehicle body panels by heating the sheet in a mould to a temperature above its glass transition temperature but below its melting point and holding the sheet at that temperature until the PET undergoes crystallization.

Abstract: Resin composition suitable for high-solids solvent-based coating composition comprises chain-extendable, crosslinkable polyol of molecular weight from about 200 to 1000, having at least three hydroxyl groups, chain-extendable diblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer of molecular weight between about 300 to 1500, crosslinking agent reactive with the hydroxy functionality of the polyol and substantially unreactive with de-blocked isocyanate functionality of the diblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer, and, preferably, catalyst(s). The composition cures at elevated temperature to provide a coating on a substrate, such as steel, which coating is highly resistant to corrosion, humitidy and solvents and provides corrosion protection for the substrate. The diblocked diisocyanate diurethane oligomer is preferably the reaction product of a diol with a half-blocked diisocyanate, wherein the half-blocked diisocyanate is preferably the reaction product of an organic diisocyanate with monofunctional blocking agent.

Abstract: Resin composition suitable for high solids, solvent-based coating composition comprises chain-extendable, crosslinkable polyol of molecular weight about 100 to 1000, having at least three hydroxyl groups, chain-extendable diblocked diisocyanate diurea oligomer of molecular weight about 200 to 1500, comprising the reaction product of a half-blocked diisocyanate with diamine, crosslinking agent reactive with the hydroxy functionality of the polyol and substantially unreactive with the de-blocked isocyanate functionality of said diblocked diisocyanate diurea oligomer, and, preferably, catalyst(s). The composition cures at elevated temperature to provide a coating on a substrate, such as steel, which coating is highly resistant to corrosion, humidity and solvents and provides corrosion protection for the substrate. The half-blocked diisocyanate is preferably the reaction product of an organic diisocyante with monofunctional blocking agent.

Abstract: This invention provides polymer forming resin systems and high solids solvent based chain-extendable, crosslinkable coating compositions comprising same. The invention comprises a polyepoxide, preferably a diepoxide, of molecular weight between about 100 and about 1000 used generally in amounts from about 10% to about 50% by weight of total resin, and novel diblocked diisocyanate urea urethane oligomers of molecular weight between about 300 and about 5000. The resin components provide chain-extension polymerization during cure at elevated temperature, in situ, on the surface of a substrate. The resin system is self-crosslinking. That is, no additional crosslinking component is required. The cured coatings of the invention provide greatly improved physical properties, in particular greatly improved corrosion resistance.

Abstract: This invention provides novel resin systems and high solids, solvent-based chain-extendable, self-crosslinking coating compositions comprising same. The resin systems comprises novel diblocked diisocyanate urea urethane oligomers of molecular weight about 300 to 5000. The resin system further comprises a polyepoxide, preferably a diepoxide, of molecular weight about 100 to 1000 used generally with said oligomer in weight ratio of about 1:1 to about 1:10, respectively. The resin components provide chain-extension polymerization during cure at elevated temperature, in situ, on the surface of a substrate. The resin system is also self-crosslinking. That is, no additional crosslinking component is required to cure the composition. The cured coatings of the invention provide greatly improved physical properties, in particular, greatly improved corrosion resistance.

Abstract: Metallized plastic such as chrome plated plastic is processed to separate metal from plastic and especially to recover reusable, essentially metal-free plastic. Metallized plastic is comminuted, as necessary, to suitably sized pieces which then are exposed to cryogenic temperature and impacted in a rotary mill to form a mixture of plastic and metal particles. Subsequently most of the metal particles are removed from the mixture by effecting particle size and magnetic separation steps. Oversized particles can be recycled for further processing. The recovered plastic is then extruded, under conditions which render it molten, through one or more screens.

Abstract: Resin composition suitable for high-solids, solvent-based coating composition comprises chain-extendable, crosslinkable polyol of molecular weight of about 100 to 1000, having at least three hydroxyl groups, chain-extendable diblocked diisocyanate of molecular weight about 200 to about 2000, crosslinking agent reactive with the hydroxyfunctionality of the polyol and substantially unreactive with de-blocked isocyanate functionality of the diblocked diisocyanate, and, preferably, catalyst(s). The composition cures at elevated temperature to provide a coating on a substrate, such as steel, which coating is highly resistant to corrosion, humidity and solvents and provides corrosion protection for the substrate. The diblocked diisocyanate is the reaction product of an organic diisocyanate with monofunctional blocking agent.

Abstract: A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle comprises three shaft parts (1, 7, 8) connected by universal joints (6, 9) and arranged along non-coincident axes. A jacket (13) surrounding the upper shaft part and fixed to the vehicle body includes a collapsable energy-absorbing element (16). The upper shaft part (1) is rotatably mounted in the jacket (13) by an upper thrust bearing (18) and a lower bearing (19). The lower bearing (19) includes a bearing member (20) which disengages from the jacket (13) during downward movement of the upper shaft part (1) under impact loads so that the shaft part (1) can move radially relative to the jacket.

Abstract: FIG. 1 shows fastener, sealer member 100 mounted to fastening member 102 through access opening 106. Fastener sealer member 100 has flap member 300 mounted to unitary fastener member 200 seals fastening opening 104; flap 300 with areas 302 and 304 seals access opening 106.