Abstract: A flexible hose is secured to a fitting using elongated strips and band clamps in a conventional manner so as to prevent relative longitudinal movement between the flexible hose and the elongated strips. One end portion of each of the elongated strips is bent back so as to be contiguous to the next succeeding portion of the elongated strip so as to form a shoulder and a recess is formed in the fitting. The bent back portions are seated in the recess and retained therein by a band clamp acting on the next succeeding portion so that relative longitudinal movement between the elongated strip and the fitting is prevented by an abutting relationship between the shoulder of the bent back portion and a shoulder of the recess.

Abstract: A tool for tightening and cutting a band clamp is provided with a separable body and handle with the body and the handle having cooperating surfaces so that the handle can be associated with the body in a plurality of different angular relationships. A connecting pin is provided for holding the handle and the body in the desired angular relationship.

Abstract: A liquid level sight gage has an elongated chamber block with a liquid chamber, a lens covering the liquid chamber, and a cover with an elongated viewing slot secured to the block with the lens interposed therebetween. Side beams of the cover, through which bolts securing the cover to the chamber block extend, have ovate configurations, providing greater mass at their centers, thereby providing greater support towards the centers of the chamber block sidewalls where the tendency to bulge is greatest. The bolts extend through longitudinally spaced holes in the side beams in contact with the chamber sidewalls and are transversely supported by the side beams.

Abstract: A punch and ram assembly for a punch press which clamps a workpiece prior to punching with the same mechanism used to strip the workpiece from the punch as the punch is retracted. The elements of the clamping and stripping mechanism are carried and actuated by the ram and its motion. The invention allows for adjusting the clamping and stripping force.

Abstract: A tool for applying banding clamps is provided with means for applying a substantially even amount of force across the transverse direction of a strap to hold the strap in a desired position wherein the force applying means comprises a plurality of superposed levers having means for holding the superposed levers in assembled relationship but permitting relative movement between the levers.

Abstract: A linear stroke friction damped device adapted for resetting relatively moveable mechanism members by biasing spring action. Unidirectional resetting or multi-directional resetting are provided for. Displacement of the mechanism members attached to the device results in biasing spring loading and concurrent progressively increasing frictional damping as stroking movement of the device progresses toward end of stroke.

Abstract: Apparatus for detecting the presence of a tool in a spindle which can be used where automatic unattend operation occurs and it must be known that a tool is in the spindle. For example, if the tool changer on a machining center dropped a tool when transferring it from a magazine to a spindle the machine would continue to operate but machining would not occur. In the invention, air pressure is supplied to a point through a series of holes in the spindle and if a tool is present in the spindle, it will prevent air from escaping. If the tool is absent, air will escape from the spindle or when the tool is not properly seated in the taper of the spindle which will cause the air pressure to drop and to stop the spindle motor and/or provide a suitable indication and warning to the operator.

Abstract: A computer numeric control for metal forming which allows the automatic selecting of gauge position and ram position allowing both variables to act to produce bends in forming materials with different flange lengths and angles. The system also offers programming and calibration features comprising significant improvements over prior art apparatus and methods. The system integrates the press control circuitry and all precise control of flange length which can be programmed and offers precise control of the bend angle which can be programmed. Multiple programs can be stored and later retrieved. The apparatus can be calibrated in either English or metric units. Magnetic cassettes and printers can be utilized for permanent storage of programs and to produce permanent records on paper.

Abstract: A ball screw brake and stop assembly having an elastomeric compression pad or elastomer member circumferentially surrounding the ball screw and received in a counter bore of a non-rotating assembly having a bore receiving the ball screw with the pad confined on its outer diameter and at one axial end. A striker member, dimensioned to be receivable within an open axial end of the counter bore, functions as a stop member limiting axial movement of the ball nut. Upon projection of the striker member into the counter bore, further movement of the ball nut causes axial compression of the elastomer member providing resistance to further axial movement of the ball nut. At the same time, radial expansion of the elastomer member, caused by compression in the axial direction, causes the inner diameter of the elastomer member to frictionally engage the outer diameter of the ball screw to break rotation of the ball screw.

Abstract: A clamp is provided which includes a buckle of high strength material with top, bottom, and side walls defining a rectangular passage. An elongate band is anchored at one end to the buckle and wrapped on itself and passed through the buckle at least twice to define a clamp structure for securing a hose on a conduit.The top wall of the buckle has two integral but discrete locking tabs centrally located and adapted to be bent down about their lines of juncture with the top wall. A chisel-tipped punch is driven radially inward between the free ends of the tabs to force them into the adjacent layer of the band, causing band metal to flow and produce upset interlocks between the band and the tabs outward of the tabs. The ends of the tabs also cause band metal to flow into a bulge between the tabs. The punch tip divides the bulge and flows the metal toward the tab ends to produce a second pair of upset interlocks between the band and the tabs.

Abstract: A preloaded spring assembly is disclosed having a compression coil spring received interior of a housing. The housing is made of opposed cup-shaped housing members having open ends with one of the cup-shaped members having a smaller diameter and having its open end projecting into the open end of the second housing member. The respective open ends are configured to provide a lock abutment preventing separation of the housing members beyond a certain dimension whereby the spring positioned interior of the housing members having its opposite ends in contact with the bottoms of the respective cup-shaped housing members is provided with a compressive preload. Also, disclosed is a method of manufacturing the preloaded spring assembly which configures the open ends to provide a mechanical interlock during assembly such that the spring is preloaded at the time of assembly.

Abstract: A tool holder assembly is provided with a spindle adapter socket member having a threaded end with a nut threaded thereon, the nut having a clamping configuration at a bottom thereof for clamping a tool adapter to the socket. The socket member is provided with an outer diameter toothed ring and the nut is provided with a mating toothed member movable between toothed ring engaging and tooth ring disengaged positions to lock the nut in fixed rotational position to the socket member.

Abstract: A novel apparatus and method for micro-computer control of lubrication systems which utilizes a micro-computer that receives input signals from a lubrication station indicative of the level of lubricant, the pressure of the lubricant, the number of lube cycles and/or strokes of the machine or lubricating system which are furnished to the micro-computer that also receives inputs from program, monitor, system cycle and control switches and supplies output signals so as to actuate the lubricating system on a periodic predetermined base. In addition, the micro-computer produces fault signals so as to protect the machine or machines being lubricated in the event a fault occurs.

Abstract: A viscous rotary damper adapted to attenuate shimmy of a rotary member such as a caster relative to an associated member such as a wheelchair leg, comprises a pair of relatively rotatable annular portions having structure for respective attachment to the members. The damper portions have annular cooperative working surfaces of substantial length defining therebetween a shear film space gap working chamber which is closed at opposite ends by dynamic seals and has a viscous damping medium substantially filling the working chamber gap and providing viscous shear coupling yieldably resisting relative rotary movements of the working surfaces. The damper is adapted to be in a miniaturized form comprising a stator ring and a rotor housing, the stator ring being arranged to be keyed to one of relatively rotary members and the rotor being arranged to be keyed to the other of relatively rotary members.

Abstract: A viscous damper which has any one or more of three main features, namely at least one of a rotor and housing being formed from rigid plastic material, a bearing projection on one housing portion extending from the plane of the housing working surface less than shear film spaced relation toward the working surface of the rotor member, and means for closing a filler opening through the housing comprising a sealing disk engaging on a shoulder across the opening and a retainer pressing the disk onto the shoulder and having radial retaining teeth, retainingly engaging a wall about the opening.

Abstract: Relative motion between movable parts is damped by way of a hydraulic damper having radial vanes in a hydraulic damping fluid filled working chamber and dividing the chamber into subchambers which respectively increase and decrease in volume in response to torsional movements of the vanes in the working chamber during relative rotation of subassemblies of the damper. Damping is effected by controlled displacement of the hydraulic damping fluid between the subchambers through restricted orifices across an edge of the vanes during torsional movements of the vanes responsive to relative motion of the parts to be damped. Damping may be provided in either direction of rotation. Another level or no damping may be provided in the opposite direction of rotation. Substantially equal damping may be effected in both directions of rotation. A range of adjustments of the restricted orifices is provided for. The damper may be equipped with an overload pressure relief device.

Abstract: An improved backgauge structure for a metal working machine as, for example, a press brake with improved rotatable gauging fingers that can be rotated 90.degree. and pulled out for replacement but which will not fall out and which are spring loaded so that the gauging fingers can pivot upwardly in response to movement of the material and further including a pivoted channel member to which the gauging fingers are attached so as to provide improved gauging.

Abstract: A method of hermetically sealing by NVFE (non-vacuum focused energy) welding abutment joints formed by elongate surfaces. At substantially spaced intervals narrow shallow vent grooves are formed across one of the surfaces, while leaving between the vent grooves separating lengths of many times the length of the groove width. The grooves enable the NVFE welding to be effected continuously in unidirectional pass along the joint, the gases venting from the joint through the successive vent grooves as the welding progresses continuously along the joint. Continuously after the venting of the gases at each of the successive vent grooves, each vent groove is sealed by the NVFE welding without interrupting the welding progression.

Abstract: A rubber or rubber/viscous torsional damper assembly of the type having an annular inertia mass mounted for relative torsional damping movement on an annular body portion of a rotor disk has elastic rings fixedly secured to the rotor body portion and pressing against a substantial radial width of axially inwardly facing surface area within a chamber in the inertia mass under preload compression. Annular ribs on the rings fits in annular grooves at the radially inner sides of the surface areas and substantially restrain the elastic rings against radially inward extrusion flow displacement, so that the preload compression is maintained radially outwardly relative to the ribs. Additional grooves adjacent to the radially outer sides of the surface areas receive complementary ribs on the rubber rings for controlling against radially outward rubber displacement in the viscous/rubber damper assemblies.

Abstract: Tuned rubber/viscous torsional vibration damper assemblies of the kind having a supporting rotor disk mounting an inertia mass coupled to the disk by viscous damping medium and elastic tuning spring, spacing and sealing rubber rings located in rubber ring accommodating grooves. A viscous damping medium working chamber is defined within the inertia mass radially outwardly about the rings. The rubber rings are molded and vulcanized in situ in said grooves and to the rotor disk and the inertia mass. The dampers may be provided with rubber spacer and bumper fingers extending from the rubber rings into the working chamber of the damper. The rubber rings may also be keyed to the inertia mass by means of integral lugs extending into socket apertures in the inertia mass. The dampers may be coated with a rubber skin on outside areas, the skin being connected to exposed areas of the rubber rings.