Abstract: The invention relates to a double cylinder circular knitting machine which comprises at least one nozzle (18) providing a blast of air close to a yarn cutting-and-locking unit (13) to divert the ends of yarns cut and held by the said unit towards the interior of the cylinder, that is towards the reverse side of the item being manufactured. At the same time each cam (14, 21) for moving the needles where the yarns are picked up from the yarn guides is located and configured to move the needles at a predetermined distance from the yarn cutting-and-locking unit so as to leave a space for diverting the end (20) of the cut yarn towards the interior of the cylinder.

Abstract: A machine is provided for the creasing, perforation or circular cutting of a material in the form of sheets such as paper, plastic and the like. The machine includes a bed, a horizontal loading plane (11) that is intended to accommodate at least one stack of starting sheets, a feeding plane (13) as a continuation of the loading plane, an advancing suction roller (14) to pick up and transfer every single sheet from the bottom of the stack on the loading plane to the feeding plane, and a processing unit (15) that is intended to accommodate one sheet at a time for a creasing, perforation or cutting operation. A female grooving tool, each consisting of annular elements that are assembled together, is provided for the creasing.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for determining the position of a transmitter/receiver device (13) arranged anywhere in a space in relation to at least two transmitter/receiver devices (11, 12) arranged at defined positions in the space with regard to each other. At least three transmitter/receiver devices (11, 12, 13), which each have an antenna device with a number of antenna units (20, 26, 27) distributed in a defined manner on a spherical surface (17) and a signal generating device, of which two transmitter/receiver devices (11, 12) are at least temporarily fixed in a local co-ordinate space (16). The other transmitter/receiver device (13) is movable relative to these devices.

Abstract: The invention concerns a girder in reinforced concrete that has a flat intrados (11) and a flat or sloping extrados (12), which consists of two symmetrical halves or girders (13, 14) with adjacent parts that meet in a plane mid-way (15), perpendicular to the intrados, and equipped, near the extrados (12), with connecting plates for bolting (16) and, near the intrados (11), with a joint device (17) that has bars which are parallel to the intrados.

Abstract: An apparatus for the visual inspection in particular of concealed soldered joints is provided, in particular between an electric or electronic component disposed on the surface of a printed circuit board and the printed circuit board. The apparatus includes with an ocular unit, a lens head, an image transmission unit for transmitting the image received by the lens head to the ocular unit and an illuminating device for illuminating the soldered joints to be tested. The lens head includes a device for image deviation which extends up to the axially outer end of the lens head, and in which the illuminating device is disposed in the lens head in such a way that the exit angle of the light of the illuminating device out of the lens head is substantially equal to the deviation angle of the image deviation. The exit point of the light is disposed next to the device for image deviation in the area of the axially outer end of the lens head.

Abstract: A device for releasing a gas to a respirator with a compressed gas cylinder (2), which contains the gas and has a metering valve (6). The metering valve (6) can be opened by pressure. The metering valve (6) has a tubular valve body (7) letting through the gas and has a collar (5) surrounding the valve body (7). A cylinder adapter has a locking mechanism (16) designed for fastening to the collar (5). The cylinder adapter (1) always remains associated with the corresponding compressed gas cylinder (2). This is accomplished by a predetermined breaking point with reduced strength properties being provided on the cylinder adapter (1). The breaking point is intended to destroy the locking mechanism (16) during the removal of the cylinder adapter (1) from the collar (5).

Abstract: A dental use instrument having a handle and a functional element connected to one end of the handle. The functional element is used to perform a dental procedure. A portion of the handle, and preferably the entire handle has a surface which is treated by satinizing, which produces a uniform surface roughness in the form of a plurality of microchannels which a circumferential directional component. The magnitude of the plurality of micro channels is of a size to provide a surface free of indentations. In an alternative embodiment, a functional element is connected to each end of the handle, and the surface roughness is provided on the surface of the handle at each end.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for fixing a cable guidance hose to a device, such as in particular a robot. In order to ensure an optimum, damage-free fixing of a cable guidance hose and in particular the cables guided therein, the cable guidance hose (19) is held in axially fixed manner and at least one holding part (8, 21) connected thereto is held in axially fixed, non-rotary manner on the device (R).

Abstract: For optimizing data processing in a safety system for a machine, such as a robot or the like, while permitting a simple, safety-uncritical diagnosis, the invention provides a process for processing safety-relevant data in a safety system for a machine, such as a robot or the like, with several nodes connected in a ring and which is characterized in that in parallel in each node are processed the data received by it, which are retransmitted to the next node and for diagnosis purposes a diagnostic unit is provided which passively receives the data present in at least one node.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical circuit distribution structure and a method for forming an electrical circuit distribution structure for a decorative lighting string, wherein non-electrical connectors being formed by the ropes, said rope formed from filaments having wound and twisted into a small bundle line, then said lines being wound and twisted into a large rope, said twisted rope to use a reversing force to form an open part at intervals to accept electrical conductors with the lamp bulbs, the lamp bases or lamp holders to pass through its open part, while an electrical conductor intersected from the open part. As a rebound force makes the open part be shrunken so that electrical conductors with the lamp bulbs, the lamp bases or lamp holders are fixed together whereby to form various shapes in the safe lighting string.

Abstract: A support for a pipeline, especially for cold liquids, has a two-part or more than two-part carriage, which surrounds an insulating shell surrounding the pipeline. The carriage includes carriage parts connected to one another at connection flanges. One of the connection flanges is arranged under the pipeline when viewed from a base plate on which the pipeline is supported vertically toward the central axis of the pipeline.

Abstract: A sheet shaped key top wherein molded resin key tops are arranged on a sheet, wherein the resin key top is fixed so as to cover the core upper part passing through the sheet, allowing to vary easily the key top design, and permitting a high manufacturing yielding, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: A compact, one-part respiratory flow sensor with a small dead space volume for the simultaneous measurement of both the gas volume flow and the concentration of gas components of the respiratory flow. The respiratory flow sensor has a tubular housing (1) with two opposite windows (2, 3) which are arranged at right angles to the direction of flow and limit the respiratory flow and are formed of a material transparent to infrared radiation. An infrared sensor with an infrared radiation source (4) and with at least one infrared radiation detector (5) is connected to the housing (1). The infrared radiation source (4) irradiates one of the two windows (2, 3) of the housing (1). The infrared radiation detector (5), of which there is at least one, receives the infrared radiation of the infrared radiation source (4) after its passage through the respiratory flow and the two windows (2, 3) limiting the respiratory flow.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a laminate key sheet wherein a key sheet of a resin film having a display section is bent into a same form as the top and side faces of each resin button in order to be integrated with the resin button and where a cut-out is formed between the resin buttons. A rubber elastic sheet and the resin film are connected together through an adhesive interposing between an area between resin buttons of the key sheet and the rubber elastic sheet.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to automatically adjust cutting and printing registers based on the detection of predetermined marks for different colors in a rotary press using a paper web, thereby eliminating the need for skill of an operator and reducing time for adjusting cutting registers. A driving reference setting section, a feedback signal output section, a mark detecting section and a register correction value output section are provided and a control section for controlling the driving section of the printing mechanism effects control so that the driving reference phase is synchronized with the feedback phase of the a plate cylinder driven by each driving means.

Abstract: A horizontal disk-type coin hopper is provided that reduces the propensity for coins to be standing on the rotating disk and improves coin pickup. The hopper prevents coin bridging and the coin interlocking phenomenon in a hopper tank. The coin hopper includes the tank with a pot shape for storing a plurality of coins and the disk (52) which is positioned substantially horizontally at the inner bottom of the tank. The disk rotates freely. A hole is opened in the disk and provides a passage for coins positioned in a horizontal state. The hopper has a mechanism for releasing coins with a stirring body (10) which is on the top surface of the disk and is arranged on the turn center position of the disk.

Abstract: This invention concerns an end plate (11) for an ammunition chamber (12) to be inserted into the handle of a pistol (13) from below. At the front, it consists of an extendable element (17) which moves between a retracted rest position, co-planar with and in line with the end plate, and an extended downwards position, in order to increase temporarily and deliberately the gripping surface area of the handle, at least in a front part of the latter.

Abstract: An arrangement for cleaning the mirror element of an outside rear view mirror is disclosed. The arrangement includes a washing nozzle, which is disposed in the region of the outside rear view mirror on a motor vehicle and from which a jet of a cleaning liquid may be discharged. The position of the mirror element (1) relative to the body of the motor vehicle is variable, whereas the washing nozzle (9) is connected in a fixed manner to the body. To improve the cleaning action of the washing to nozzle (9), the mirror element (2) may be adjusted between a normal position, in which the driver may observe the traffic behind him in the mirror element (2), and a cleaning position, in which an advantageous angle for cleaning, in particular a steep angle arises between the mirror plane of the mirror element (2) and the jet of cleaning liquid.