Abstract: A quick return mechanism for a drilling machine comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, an overdrive gear train and a speed-reduction gear train, each disposed between the input and output shafts, a first clutch for connecting the output shaft to the input shaft through the over-drive gear train when a motor for driving the input shaft rotates in the quick-return direction and disconnecting the output shaft from the input shaft when the motor rotates in the feed direction, a second clutch selectively set at a first position and a second position, for connecting the output shaft to the input shaft through the speed-reduction gear train at the first position when the motor is rotated in the feed direction, and disconnecting the output shaft from the input shaft through the speed-reduction gear train at the second position, when the motor rotates in the quick-return direction, and a rotation=linear-movement converting unit for setting the second clutch at the first position when the motor rotates in the feed

Abstract: A hydraulic puncher comprises a cylindrical casing, a pump unit including a pump and fixedly held in the casing, a cylinder chamber defined by the cylindrical inner face and the inner end face of the pump unit, a piston reciprocatingly and slidably provided in the cylinder chamber and an oil reservoir which is formed adjacent to the pump unit in the casing and from which the pump sucks operating oil filled within the cylindrical casing.

Abstract: A pipe coupler comprises a socket body having locking-ball receiving holes for receiving locking balls, a sleeve axially slidable on the socket body and a plug having an engaging groove for receiving the locking balls. The plug is detachably connected to the socket body due to operation of the sleeve. A step engageable with the rear side face of the engaging groove is formed on a portion of the socket body in a vicinity of the forward side of the locking-ball receiving holes. An axially movable and retractable ring is disposed in the engaging groove such that the ring is mounted on the portion of the socket body in front of the locking-ball receiving holes when the sleeve is free and retracts axially to engage the step so as to prevent the sleeve from advancing further when the ring coincides with the locking balls whereby the plug is locked to the socket body in a one-touch operation without flow loss. This structure ensures easy manufacture of a pipe coupler at a low cost.

Abstract: An electromagnetic reciprocating pump comprising of a closed-type casing provided with a cylinder in front thereof, a main shaft as least the front end of which is fixed to the casing, a piston having a piston head in front thereof, which piston is slidably fitted over the outer periphery of the main shaft to reciprocate, and coaxially supporting an armature, a spring disposed between the piston and the casing for biasing the piston in one direction, an electromagnet fixed to the casing so as to attract the armature in the opposite direction against the biasing force of the spring, suction ports and suction valves for sucking a fluid into a pressure chamber defined by the cylinder and the piston head, and a discharge port and a discharge valve for discharging the pressurized fluid from the pressure chamber.

Abstract: An annular hole cutter has a radially inner cutting tooth portion and a radially outer cutting tooth portion. Each of the inner and outer cutting tooth portions is formed with a flute for ejecting cut chips on the outer periphery of the cutter, and a cutting edge for radially outwardly pushing the cut chips. Therefore, the cut chips are smoothly ejected through the flute, and thus an annular hole is precisely cut at high speed.

Abstract: A coupler for sampling specimen comprises a socket having a central hole, a plug insertable in the central hole of the socket, formed therein with a fluid passage for communicating with the interior of the supplying pipe and having a fixed position at which the socket is fixed to said plug, and a valve provided in the plug, adapted to close the fluid passage at the fixed position and having a sampling position at which the valve opens the fluid passage.

Abstract: A pump body of a diaphragm pump unit comprises a housing and a pump placed therein, an elastic cover is attached to the housing so as to cover the upper portion of the housing. When the pump is operated with the upper opening of the housing of the pump body being covered with the cover, a fluid such as air is introduced into the housing through an inlet port made therein, flowing into a pressure chamber within the pump body. Since, at this time, the pressure in the housing becomes negative, an attraction force acts on the cover capping the upper portion of the pump body, whereby the cover is put in closer contact with the housing of the pump body to reduce noise leakage.

Abstract: A coupling of the present invention can be freely detachably attached to a flexible container whose outlet or opening is closed by a seal member broken by the tip of a male connector portion of the coupling. This coupling comprises a cylindrical body having at the tip thereof a hole for sucking fluid in the container, a valve seat formed in the cylindrical body, a valve body arranged in a fluid passing path communicated with the fluid sucking hole, and a spring for urging the valve body against the valve seat. When this coupling is attached to the opening of the container, the seal member by which the opening of the container is closed is broken by the tip of the cylindrical body. When a sucking pump is made operative to suck fluid in the container, therefore, the valve body is drawn against the spring to communicate the fluid passing path with the sucking hole, so that fluid in the container can be collected in a cup through the opening of the container.

Abstract: An article handling machine comprises a base, a support supported at its lower end portion on the base rotatably around the vertical axis of the base, an arm having the proximal end portion pivoted to the upper end portion of the support, and an article-pallet holding mechanism mounted on the distal end portion of the arm. The article-pallet holding mechanism has a pair of plate members for holding an article and a plurality pair of fingers for holding a pallet.

Abstract: The air motor of the present invention has an air chamber for taking compressed air in a rotor body fitted to a rotary shaft, forms a jet hole opening in the tangential direction of the rotor on the periphery of the rotor, jets compressed air from the jet hole, and gives torque to the rotor by the reaction of the jetted air. An air reservoir is installed between the air chamber and the jet hole which are connected to the air reservoir. When the load of the air motor increases, the speed of the rotor instantaneously decreases. However, the decreased speed immediately increases because a lot of compressed air stored in the air reservoir continuously jets from the jet hole.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pipe joint apparatus comprising a front cylindrical member arranged on the side of a connecting section for connecting to a second joint member in a first joint means, and connected to the second joint member; a back cylindrical member arranged in the first joint member to be spaced from the front cylindrical member and to be opposite to the front cylindrical member, and connected to the pipe; and a sleeve having both end portions coupled to outer peripheral surfaces of both front and back cylindrical members through the respective spherical rotation portion, and forming a fluid passage enclosing the outer peripheral surfaces of the front and back cylindrical members.