Abstract: A one-way drive rotor (3) is accommodated in a bore (4) of a driving part (1) of a tool and is held, on the one hand, by a shoulder (14) integral with the rotor and, on the other hand, by an annular component (7) on which the head (34) of a central screw (13) screwed into the rotor bears. The extent to which this screw is tightened defines the axial play of the rotor. The screw is hollow and has a push rod (9) passing through it which allows a ball (6) to be locked or released, this ball positively retaining a rotary member such as a drive socket, which is fitted onto the end fitting (5) which extends the rotor.

Abstract: This wrench comprises an outer body (2) of elongate shape in which the head (1) of the wrench is articulated about a pivot (12); a plunger (3) that can move axially in the outer body and is urged towards the head by a preloaded spring (4); and at least a first rolling body (22) intended to reduce friction as the plunger moves. The rolling body (22) is a cylindrical roundel whose peripheral surface rolls on the one hand along a first flat track (16) secured to the outer body and which is pressed against this track when torque is applied, and on the other hand along a second flat track (20) formed on the plunger.

Abstract: A tightening tool which includes a driving part forming a grip of a handle of the tool and a driven part which includes a blade holder and is a complementary distal part of the handle. These two parts have, in a first position of use, a common axis of rotation, a device for allowing tilting the driving part with respect to the driven part. The tilting device includes at least one transverse spindle which is integral with one of the two parts and is able to move in a longitudinal slot of the other part. The slot is equipped with a stop. Also, a locking arrangement can adopt a position for positive locking of the driving part in a position which is coaxial with the driven part. The locking arrangement forms a plug and socket type connection between the two parts. The parts additionally have a position for allowing the tilting of the driving part. The tilting position is obtained by relative coaxial displacement of the two parts to a predetermined position of separation.

Abstract: A two-material or three-material tool handle includes, over at least part of its length, an outer sheath made of a flexible grade polyester elastomer overmolded onto a carrier sleeve made of a hart grade polyester elastomer.

Abstract: A fastening device comprises a central core which, in use, is fixed together with an instrument and from which there extend claws equipped with a fastening mechanism for fastening the core onto the peripheral surface of a head. The claws, at least in one direction, leave free access to diametrically opposed portions of the head to enable driving of the head. The fastening mechanism is designed to interact with any region whatsoever of the peripheral side surfaces of the head.

Abstract: A saw frame having a bow shape has a blade carrier adapter at one end and a tensioner at the other end, between which a blade is tensioned in use. The tensioner is constructed for obtaining a predetermined tension in the blade independently of the manufacturing tolerances and in a substantial range of hole spacings of the blade.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying object images displayed in a camera image, the method comprising the step of, comparing a predetermined point mapped in the camera image in a spherical polar coordinates with a position of the camera as an origin, with a plurality of cursor windows including the object images respectively in the camera image, in which vertexes and center point of each window are mapped in the camera image in a spherical polar coordinates with a position of the camera as an origin, so that an object included in a cursor window corresponding to the predetermined point is identified.

Abstract: An image signal captured by a monitor camera is input to an image processing device, displayed on a multiwindow display, and stored in a main storage device. A sound signal collected by a mike is input to a sound processing device, regenerated through a speaker, and stored in the main storage device. Process data transmitted from a process data controller are displayed on the display and stored in the main storage device. If an abnormal condition is detected in a monitored object, often the data stored in the main storage device before or after the abnormal condition has occurred are saved into a auxiliary storage device. When data are regenerate, the saved data are synchronized with each other while being regenerated on the display and through the speaker.

Abstract: Locking pliers including fixed unit of generally elongate shape which forms at one end a fixed handle and at the other end a fixed jaw. A movable unit includes a movable jaw articulated to the fixed jaw, and an actuating lever of which one end is articulated to the movable jaw and the other end forms a movable handle. Also, a toggle mechanism is provided and includes a link articulated to an intermediate point of the lever and extending to a rear bearing point adjustable along the length of the fixed handle. The actuating lever crosses a straight line which joins the articulation of the movable jaw to the bearing point of the link, and the fixed handle extends substantially along a straight line joining the articulation to the bearing point.

Abstract: This dynamometer wrench (6) includes a head (2) for tightening a member to be screwed, an operating grip (3), a deformable and bending-sensitive handle (7) connecting the grip to the tightening head, and an electronic means (M) for measuring the deformation of the handle and for displaying the tightening torque determined from the deformation measurement. The handle includes a region whose principal cross-section differs from that of the remainder of the handle by virtue of a void (9) and such that it can locally transform shear stresses generated by the operating force (F) into elongation/compression stresses parallel to the surface of the handle.

Abstract: A feature recognition method and apparatus is described where in one embodiment the digitized two-dimensional pattern or image usually of a character to be recognized is subjected first to conversion into a vector. The vector subsequently undergoes propagation and stopping operations subject to various tests so as to generate a list of unique features about the pattern being identified. Thusly, identified features are compared mathematically to a previously created feature library until a match is found. In an alternative embodiment, to increase the speed of three-dimensional, feature-extraction processing of character patterns the vector-extraction positions on a pattern are converted into flags and accommodated in a corresponding motion-flag memory.

Abstract: Each side of an active head, having a roughly polygonal cross-section, of a tool includes two half-sides, active zones of which are asymmetrical with respect to each other relative to the axial mid-plane such side, so as to apply, to the driven profile, a greater torque in one direction compared to the other for a given stress experienced by the tool.

Abstract: A fuzzy feedback controller is designed as follows: A deviation between a process value and a set value, and a variation of the deviation are obtained with the aid of an arithmetic memory device, and the deviation and the variation of the deviation are normalized with normalizing devices. A fuzzy inference operating device performs a fuzzy inference by using the deviation and the variation of the deviation thus normalized, to obtain a control output variation. The control output variation is normalized with another normalizing device. The control output variation .DELTA.u thus normalized is added to the preceding control output in an addition device, to form a new control output, which is applied to an operating device. A parameter adapting device makes normalizing parameters adaptive according to the response waveform of the process value.

Abstract: A support for a device for inspecting a set of wheels includes a mounting frame that carries a device for mounting the frame on a respective wheel. Another device carried by the frame thrusts against the wheel a plate provided with a series of bearing pegs parallel to an axis of the support.