Abstract: An insulating glass including at least two window panes (20, 21), which are placed at a distance from one another and encompass a sound absorber made of open-celled material, in particular made of sintered or foamed aluminum. The sound absorber increases the flow resistance of the gas enclosed between the plates, made of a mechanically rigid material, and serves as a spacer (28). The insulating glass is especially suited for vehicle construction.

Abstract: A pneumatic marking tool (35,123) is attached to one of the punch mounting holes (9) of the upper turret disk (3) of a punch press. When the punching striker (13) is moved down to its lower dead point, compressed air is supplied from a compressed air supply unit (103) to the marking tool to move the marking stylus (49, 129) up and down repeatedly at a high speed. At the same time, the work (W) is moved in a two-dimensional way by the Y- and X-axis work driving mechanisms (27, 29) of the punch press, in synchronism with the repetitive marking stylus motion, to engrave characters and/or symbols as a form of gathered dots all under control of the numerical control unit (33). Therefore, it is possible to mark or engrave any required characters and/or symbols without occupying a number of punch mounting stations of the upper turret disk and without the use of any punch press of high punching frequency, thus eliminating the laborious setting work required whenever the plate thickness of the work changes.

Abstract: In a method of separating a product G connected to a skeleton portion S of work W via a micro joint M, from the skeleton portion, the product is separated from the skeleton portion by striking the skeleton portion in the vicinity of the micro joint to cut off the micro joint from the skeleton. Further, the die pair used for the above-mentioned method comprises a punch 17A provided with a projecting portion 17T at an end thereof and movable up and down; and a die 19A arranged under the punch and formed of an elastic substance. In this method, it is possible to separate products from the skeleton portion of the work efficiently by breaking the micro joints without scratching the products and without generating noise. Further, the separating work of the products from the skeleton portion can be easily automated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus serve to determine spectroscopically a concentration of ethanol in a test sample of an alcoholic aqueous beverage. The determination is based upon providing calibration data which establish a relation between(A) a plurality of transmission values of an electromagnetic radiation in the near infrared region, measured at a unique wavelength at which water is relatively opaque to the radiation while ethanol is relatively transparent thereto, of a plurality of calibration samples of the beverage containing ethanol in differing known concentrations, and(B) the known concentrations of ethanol in the calibration samples. Then, at least one light transmission value of the test sample at the unique wavelength, at which said calibration data were established, is measured. The measured transmission value of the test sample is transformed, by way of the relation established by the calibration data, into an indication of the concentration of ethanol in the test sample.

Abstract: A connector for connecting a terminal and a conductor attached to a glass plate comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is fixedly mounted on the glass plate and has a fitting hood bridging the conductor. The fitting hood has a first opening which opens towards the conductor. The second connector has a body to be fitted into the fitting hood. The body has a terminal accommodating chamber for accommodating the terminal and a second opening which allows a part of the terminal to project towards the conductor.

Abstract: A female terminal comprises a square cylindrical electric contact portion having an opening into which a male terminal is inserted, an elastic contact piece housed in the electric contact portion and brought into elastic contact with the inserted male terminal, the elastic contact piece being formed with two side lug portions, and at least one supporting portion formed on at least one of side walls of the electric contact portion for supporting at least one of the lug portions formed in the elastic contact piece. In order to prevent the elastic contact piece from being dislocated from the supporting portion without increasing the external size of the female terminal, the supporting portion is elastically bent around a vertical axis, or around both horizontal and vertical axes, inwardly over the side wall of the electric contact portion.

Abstract: A plate material separating apparatus comprises: a horizontal beam (9) movable up and down; a plurality of vacuum hanger members (11) fixedly arranged at regular intervals on both sides of the horizontal beam so as to extend horizontally; a plurality of support vacuum pad devices (13B, 13C) attached to each of the vacuum hanger members at regular intervals in a direction perpendicular to an end surface of a plate material (W); a plurality of pivotal take-up vacuum pad devices (13A) each attached to an end of each of the vacuum hanger members so as to be located near the end surface of the plate material; and a plurality of driving devices (37) each associated with each of the pivotal take-up vacuum pad devices, for pivoting the pivotal take-up vacuum pad device to bend the plate material only at and along the end surface thereof so that air can be introduced between an uppermost plate material and a second plate material, thus allowing the plate material to be separated easily from the stacked materials.

Abstract: A connecting structure in which a male connector can be fitted into a female connector by operating a joint lever is provided. The joint lever is rotatably attached to either the male connector or the female connector. The connecting structure further includes projections to be inserted into the guide grooves and a fit detecting member for detecting the fitting condition between the male connector and the female connector. In fitting the male connector into the female connector, the fit detecting member is released from its engaged condition in the temporary engagement position by rotation of the joint lever. In the case where the fit detecting member is engaged in the formal engagement position, the fit detecting member operates to prevent the joint lever from being rotated.

Abstract: To realize an optical fiber connector coupled or decoupled by simple insertion and removal operation without applying ferrule connecting force to other elements (package board or back panel), the optical connector comprises a first housing (33); a second housing (34); a third housing (36) slidably housed within the second housing; a first engage mechanism (37, 38) provided between the second and third housings, for engaging these two housings when the first and third housings are not coupled; a second engage mechanism (39, 40) provided between the first and third housings, for engaging these two housings when the first housing is coupled to second and third housings; a first release member (41) provided for the first housings, for releasing the first engage mechanism when the third housing is engaged to the first housing; and a second release member (42) provided for the second housing, for releasing the second engage mechanism when the second housing is coupled to the third housing or the first housing is de

Abstract: In a non-commutating-pole commutator motor, in particular as the drive of a power hand tool, a device for reversing the direction of rotation includes a switch (8) for reversing the direction of current in the rotor winding, and a brush apparatus (4) mounted immovably in the motor casing. The rotation of the plane defined by the commutating coils is chosen in such a manner that good commutation is assured in one of the two directions of rotation at full motor output. Furthermore, the switch (8) for reversing the direction of rotation yields the preferred direction of rotation in a first switch position and the opposite direction in a second switch position. In the switch position for the preferred direction, a smaller number of turns of the field winding (1, 2) in the electric circuit of the motor is effectively provided while, in the opposite direction of rotation of the motor, a larger number of turns is effectively provided.

Abstract: A male terminal and a method of manufacturing the male terminal is provided to improve a reliability of its connection with a female terminal. The male terminal includes a wire connection part, an electrical contact part having a base plate portion, a joint part for connecting the engagement part with the electrical contact part and an engagement part. In manufacturing, one lateral free marginal portion of the base plate portion is folded back toward the other lateral free marginal portion. A lower plate portion of the joint part extends from the base plate portion till the engagement portion and has a width larger than that of the base plate portion. The upper plate portion extends from the free marginal portion till the engagement portion and has a width larger than that of the free marginal portion. Owing the structure, the strength of the joint part can be maintained.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for relieving a stenosed region of a blood vessel such as a coronary using a single catheter that relieves the angioplasty by conventional means and then delivers an easily controllable inherently uniform dosage of radiation to the walls of a blood vessel for preventing restenosis after angioplasty. An embodiment of the apparatus comprises a catheter having an angioplasty balloon that is inflatable with a liquid containing a suspended radioactive material such as .sup.125 I or .sup.32 P. The balloon is surrounded by a membrane to capture the radioactive liquid in the event the balloon ruptures. The catheter is advanced through the patient until the balloon is disposed in the stenosed region of the blood vessel.

Abstract: A method of and a meter box apparatus for connecting a electrical service lateral to a misaligned meter box mounted on the exterior of a building structure such as a residence are disclosed. The meter box apparatus comprises a rectangular box-like enclosure with a removable bottom panel having a knock-out which can be placed over the misaligned service lateral and affixed to a conduit carrying the service lateral. The bottom panel is then urged into position in the meter box by flexing the conduit and is fastened in place to provide a neat, professional-looking connection.

Abstract: A punching die includes a punch body, a punch guide fitted on the punch body movably up and down with respect to the punch body, a punch head provided on a top portion of the punch body, and a gaseous spring provided between the punch body and the punch guide for pushing the punch guide downwardly with respect to the punch body. The gaseous spring is cylindrical and fitted on the punch body detachably, and includes a device for restricting a maximum length of the gaseous spring.

Abstract: A waterproof plug (30) fitted to an outer circumference of a wire (9) and inserted into a terminal insertion cavity (10a) of a connector housing (10) for sealing a space between the wire and the connector housing comprises an elastic cylindrical body (2) formed with: an inner corrugated sealing portion (3) for sealing the outer circumference of the wire; an outer corrugated sealing portion (4) for sealing the inner circumference of the terminal insertion cavity (10a) of the connector housing (10); and, in particular, a press portion (31) expanding radially outward at a free end of the elastic cylindrical body, the press portion being sufficiently deformable radially inward gradually against the wire, when the elastic cylindrical body (2) is being inserted into the terminal insertion cavity of the connector housing.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a composite microelectronic structure with improved planarity of layers thereof.The method comprises masking of selected portion of electrically conductive layers with subsequent selective electrochemical anodic oxidation thereof and removing the mask.A composite structure, in particular MCM-D's manufactured by this method has improved connectivity density and performances.

Abstract: An improved milling head. A milling head is provided with a backing plate with a toothed system on the from side, whose teeth run in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the carrier body. Because the blade plate has a toothed system, which can be engaged with the toothed system on the front of the support plate, the blade plate no longer needs to be shifted radially outward to be resharpened. Rather the blade plate must only be radially displaced to the outside by a tooth of a micro-toothed system. This simplifies the regrinding on a constant flight circle diameter, because only the hard metal of the blade plate needs to be ground, which can be accomplished with a normal hard metal grinding wheel. The support plate only needs to be shaped when it is manufactured, which is possible with a normal corundum disk and can be accomplished quickly. Since the support plate does not need to be reground, it remains completely functional and can be used together with a new blade plate.

Abstract: An elongated, substantially rigid member suitable for use as a marine piling is formed by feeding a substantially solid plastic core into a die and continuously extruding a molten plastic into the die so that the molten plastic surrounds and bonds to the plastic core and to reinforcing bars fed into the die at positions surrounding the plastic core. The plastic core acts as a heat sink to facilitate cooling of the molten plastic and deters bending of the member while cooling.