Abstract: Safety closures resistant to (and evidencing) tampering comprising a snap cap or screw cap, a rotary safety ring, and a tear tab attached to the neck of the container, said closure requiring that the tear tab be removed before the safety ring can be lowered; the safety ring must be aligned with the cap in one angular position and pushed downwardly away from the cap before the cap can be removed from the container. These safety closures may include a tear pin, attached to the cap and to the ring, which must be broken before the cap can be removed from the container; the tear pin may be in addition to, or an alternative for, the tear tab. The tear pin and tear tab are made to be removable. This invention describes a tamper resistant and tamper evident closure comprising a cap having a depending annular flange with a slot therein, and an outwardly directed wing protruding through said slot; the cap cannot be removed without causing the cap to shear off the outwardly directed wing, which is made to be removable.

Abstract: A magnetically driven and latched actuator includes an armature, at least a part of which is of a ferromagnetic material, mounted for reciprocating travel between two spaced apart limit positions. An electrical coil is operative upon the ferromagnetic material to drive the armature alternately back and forth between the limit positions, and a pair of auxiliary ferromagnetic bodies are fixed, each adjacent to a respective one of the limit positions. The auxiliary bodies and the ferromagnetic portion of the armature are mutually magnetically attracted to each other so that the armature becomes magnetically latched at the limit position to which it is last driven by the coil.

Abstract: A TV transmission system having an increased picture quality. Depending on whether the picture to be transmitted is a still picture or a motion picture, the TV signals are derived either from the scanning of the scene or by interpolation from consecutive scanning lines. The scanning at the transmission side is performed at a higher number than the standard number of picture lines of the system.

Abstract: In a fuel injection pump for an internal combustion chamber a device for an "early" adjustment of a fuel injection onset includes a check valve for controlling the fuel injection onset, for example in case of a cold start or low atmospheric temperatures. An unloading bypass conduit with an adjustable flow valve is connected to the check valve in parallel so that the adjustment makes possible the control of the beginning of the characteristic line of the pump relative to the characteristic line of the internal combustion engine. The device includes a pressure control valve which has an outlet opening controlled by a control piston. The cross-section of the outlet opening defines the adjustment of the characteristic line of the pump to the characteristic line of the engine.

Abstract: A filter block used in the construction of a multi-block filter bottom includes upper and lower lateral sections extending between end walls and being separated from each other by a horizontal petition that includes ports for communicating the upper and lower lateral sections with each other. A removable top wall section includes passages through it for communicating with the upper lateral section, and fastening means are provided for removably securing the top wall section to the remainder of the block.

Abstract: An elongated metallic strip is provided which has oppositely disposed convolutions constituted by sinuosities, corrugations, nodes, or the like, and said convolutions are constituted by nadir and zenith convolutions. Provided on the nadir and zenith convolutions are cooperative hinge and locating means assisting in the juxtaposition of said nadir and zenith convolutions to one another, said integral hinge means being provided thereon to facilitate the disposition of such strip into a helical configuration. A seal is provided which is created by helically winding the strip to locate edges thereof in a cylindrical sealing configuration by juxtaposing the convolutions of the strip in operative relationship with one another and welding said convolutions to one another.

Abstract: A fuel injection nozzle is proposed in which the wrench hexagon of the nozzle holder, in order to reduce the structural length, is arranged to surround the spring chamber and the leakage oil connection is placed in this area of material reinforcement.

Abstract: In a vane-type compressor, the slotted rotor includes resilient slot sealing means in the form of leaf springs. Each spring extends between consecutive slots and has curved end portions projecting into the slots and sealingly engaging opposite sides of corresponding vanes.

Abstract: A Darlington transistor circuit having a power transistor and a driver transistor is proposed. The two transistors are monolithically integrated in a common substrate (10) by a planar process, the substrate forming the collector zones of the two transistors. On the main surface of the substrate (10) there is a passivation layer (13) covering this main surface with the exception of contact windows. The base-collector junctions of the two transistors are protected by a metal electrode (15), which is located above the passivation layer (13) and extends up to a stop ring (14), which is disposed beneath the passivation layer (13) in the substrate (10). The potential at the cover electrode (15) is adjustable with the aid of a voltage divider (16). (FIG. 3).

Abstract: A device for independently regulating rotary speed and torque of an alternating current electric motor whose armature winding is connected as a branch of a bridge circuit balanced for a fixed rotary speed and a fixed operational voltage of the motor. The motor is controlled by a current phase adjuster having an input electrode. A polarity dependent resistive circuit including two anti-parallel diodes each connected in series with an adjustable resistor, forms a branch of the bridge circuit. A comparator in the form of an operational amplifier has its inputs connected to a diagonal of the bridge circuit and its output connected to the control input of the current adjuster. The rotary speed and torque are controlled independently by adjusting the resistors in the polarity dependent resistive means.

Abstract: The rotary disk for a lathe has near the circumference thereof a plurality of insert-receiving recesses (5) which are circumferentially spaced apart. For each insert-receiving recess (5) there is provided an insert disk (6) which can be removably inserted therein and within which a receiving bore is concentrically arranged. Each insert disk (6) has in the region of the cylindrical receiving bore (8) two diametrically opposite, radially extending screw-threaded bores (9, 10), a clamping screw (11) with a conical recess (12) being screwed into the screw-threaded bore (9) which is located more inwardly with respect to the axis of the rotary disk and a clamping screw (13) with a conical end part (14) being screwed into the screw-threaded bore (10) which is located more outwardly with respect to the said axis.

Abstract: An electrical capacitor of a non-impregnated, self-curing type includes a roll or wound body provided with metallic layers. Interspaces between the windings of the roll are filled with a gaseous or vaporous additive substance of a polyatomic hydrocarbon compound which is free of halogens and whose ionization potential is less than the ionization potential of at least a part of decomposition products of dielectric substance of the capacitor. The additive substances makes it possible that in an electric arc of a disruptive breakdown in the dielectric material of the capacitor the charge is taken over by positive ions of the decomposition product and subsequent clusters of breakdowns are substantially prevented. In addition, the additive substances absorb during a breakdown UV photons so that the emission of secondary electrons on the metallic lining is avoided.

Abstract: A device for cleaning of gases of electrically conductive particles, like soot and the like, in particular for cleaning of exhaust gases of fossil fuels, like exhaust gases of Diesel motors and the like, with a coagulator admitted by the gases is suggested, whereby for preventing the formation of a short circuit bridge between electrode and housing of coagulator caused by deposition of agglomerates the insulator which provides for an insulated conduct of electrode through housing is provided with a ring segment at the location where the electrode exits into the inside of the housing extending in axial direction from the insulator, whereby at least one preferable ring like annealing zone is provided thereon. Due to the prevailing temperature of about 450.degree. C. at annealing zone all depositing agglomerates are burned off.

Abstract: The invention comprises a visual pressure indicator for endotracheal cuffs. More particularly, the indicator of the invention comprises an indicating diaphragm which is sealingly positioned within a body by means of a cap. A hole is positioned within the cap to allow protrusion of an indicating stem of the diaphragm. The air space between the diaphragm and the body is connected in fluid communication with the cuff supply tube by means of passageways. A syringe-operable, one-way valve is positioned within the body to allow filling of the endotracheal cuff with air by means of a syringe, and to prevent leakage of the air from the cuff once it is properly filled. The indicator of the invention is fitted to the end of the cuff supply tube, and a conventional syringe is fitted to the indicator. When the endotracheal tube is in position within the patient's trachea, the syringe is operated to force air into the endotracheal cuff via the one-way valve, cuff supply tube, and cuff supply channel.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an apparatus for metering an air-fuel mixture to an internal combustion engine with an extreme-value control arrangement for controlling to a minimal specific consumption of fuel. The extreme-value control arrangement includes a test signal generator for acting upon the fuel metered to the engine. The rotational speed and a fuel metering signal are applied by the extreme-value control arrangement as actual information with respect to the minimal specific fuel consumption. In particular, the quantities of rotational speed change and the change in duration of fuel injection are utilized to determine the minimal consumption in the case of an internal combustion engine equipped with fuel injection. Further, for a minimal consumption control, it has been shown to be advantageous to consider information as to which gear of the transmission of the engine is in place.

Abstract: A tractor-trailer braking system with a control valve for the trailer which is controllable by at least two service brake circuits of the tractor. One circuit of this multi-circuit control has an electrical control in the form of magnetic valves, or the like, in order to speed up the control process. The system may be combined with a load-dependent switching element and/or with an anti-skid protection-dependent switching element.

Abstract: A sliding-link mechanism is proposed, which serves in particular to actuate a throttle device in the intake tube of an internal combustion engine. The sliding-link mechanism is disposed by way of example on a throttle valve assembly and includes a variable-fulcrum lever, which is firmly connected to a shaft and has a kidney-shaped oblong slot groove, which is engaged by a roller rotatably supported on a shaft. The shaft is secured on a roller lever, which with a hub is seated on an eccentric sleeve, which can be rotatable about a shaft secured to the throttle valve assembly. The eccentric sleeve and the hub have meshing teeth which by axial displacement relative to one another become disengaged, so that by rotating the eccentric sleeve the position of the roller lever relative to the variable-fulcrum lever can be varied in such a way that in the outset position the roller comes to rest on the end of the oblong slot groove.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the mass of a flowing medium and a method for producing the apparatus are proposed in which a plate-like carrier on which at least one resistance coating is applied. Continuous fastening openings are provided in the carrier and the resistance coating such that they extend parallel to one another and at the same distance from one edge of the carrier. Rigid electrical connections are inserted through the fastening openings and are soldered provisionally with the resistance coating. A source of current is applied to each of the electrical connections for heating the connections to such an extent that the solder between the electrical connections and the resistance coating melts, causing the carrier located in a steady laminar flow to rotate into a streamlined position. The heating current is then interrupted, and the solder, as it sets, fixes the carrier in this streamlined position at the electrical connections.

Abstract: An rpm governor for internal combustion engines having two cooperating levers pivotable about a shaft and engaged at one end by at least one governor spring and, counter to this force, by at least one rpm signal transducer is proposed. An idling spring engages one of the two levers, and its other end is adjustably disposed in the governor housing. As a result, a very fine idling adjustment is attainable, independently of the conventional governor springs, and so a "hole" in the engine torque during a transition from overrunning to loaded operation is avoided.

Abstract: A damper element is proposed which serves to damp a pulsating fluid flow, and in particular to smooth out and reduce pressure fluctuations arising in fuel supply systems for internal combustion engines in motor vehicles. The damper element includes at least one damper diaphragm which is fastened in a damper housing and defines a fluid chamber on one side. A connection fitting is disposed on the damper housing and is inserted into a plug connection of a fluid flow cross section. A flow opening is embodied in the fluid flow cross section, being open toward the fluid chamber and toward the fluid flow cross section. The flow opening and the fluid flow cross section are penetrated by a flow tube arranged to protrude therethrough, and into which a first fluid line, which discharges into the fluid chamber, is embodied. Between the flow tube and the wall of the flow opening, an annular, second fluid line is embodied.