Abstract: A device for conveying lubricant oil from a gear housing through an external treatment unit for treatment or reconditioning, and back to the gear housing. The gear housing is adapted for being partially filled with a liquid lubricant or oil. The external treatment unit is fixed to the gear housing unit. A rotatable gear wheel in the gear housing moves the lubricant into an inlet duct leading to the external unit. The inlet to the inlet duct is in the vicinity of the periphery of the gear wheel in the gear housing. The inlet into the inlet duct is located generally in the vicinity of the surface of the pool of lubricant and at least in part beneath the surface. A separate outlet connection from the external unit receives reconditioned lubricant. That connection has an outlet back into the gear housing, above the surface of the pool.

Abstract: Device for feeding oil from the lubricating oil system of an internal combustion engine to units mountable on a unit support plate which is secured to the engine block. On one surface of the unit support plate facing out from the engine block there are one or more oil distribution ducts incorporated in the support plate, each of which connects to the lubricating oil system of the engine at the block to at least one associated mounted unit. Each duct is defined by a groove in the support plate surface outward from the engine block. Each groove is covered on the surface of the support plate by a cover plate secured in the unit support plate. Each duct groove has its associated cover plate preferably secured in the unit support plate by shape and/or friction.

Abstract: Arrangement for effective oil supply to a working chamber in a hydrodynamic coupling flushed through with oil, and lubrication of the bearings of the coupling. The working chamber is supplied with oil through a channel in the stationary part of the coupling via a main bearing forming part of the coupling and bearing the turbine in the pump wheel. A second main bearing bearing the pump wheel in the stationary part receives a continuously limited throughflow of lubricating oil via a throttle in communication with the flow of oil to the first main bearing. By means of the invention, a steady flow of oil to the working chamber of the coupling is obtained, and at the same time all the main bearings receive a continuous throughflow of lubricating oil which does not cause any great oil friction losses in the bearings during stationary running.

Abstract: A respective fuel injector is provided for each cylinder in a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine. Each fuel injector is located in a respective cylinder head. There are a plurality of fuel passages for each cylinder head. Each fuel passage into the cylinder head is in two sections. One section extends from the space for receiving the fuel injector diagonally with respect to the longitudinal direction of the engine and opens on the transverse surface of the cylinder head and is sealed there. Another passage section extends at an angle to the first passage section and then intersects the lateral side surface of the cylinder head. The two passage sections each comprise a bore in the cylinder head. A wall inside the cylinder head extends between and separates two spaces for receiving inlet valves to the injector and two spaces for receiving exhaust valves from the injector. That wall extends on one side along an air intake port into the cylinder head.

Abstract: A respective fuel injector for each cylinder in a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine. The fuel injectors being supplied with fuel via passages in the cylinder heads of the engine. The passages all open on one side of the engine. On the one side of the engine there is a longitudinal fuel molding with longitudinal channels passing through the molding and ports from each channel communicating with the respective passages in the cylinder heads. The molding is secured to the cylinder heads of the engine. The fuel molding allows simple pipe laying and a protected position for the pipes, and it also reduces the risk of leakage.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine assembly of the compound type for vehicles comprises an internal combustion engine, a turbine and a transmission arranged between the turbine and a crankshaft forming part of the engine. The turbine is designed to be driven by exhaust gases from the engine. On the rear end of the crankshaft a gear wheel is mounted. On this gear wheel there is formed a flange which functions as an extension of the crankshaft and attachment for a flywheel. With the present invention, it is possible to transmit the power from the turbine to the crankshaft without modifying the ring gear of the flywheel. The invention also affords advantages in terms of manufacturing, assembly and maintenance technology.

Abstract: A gear selector device (1) for an indirectly maneuvered vehicle gearbox has a pivotably mounted maneuvering column (3) and a locking arrangement (17) for locking the column in predetermined positions. The locking arrangement includes a first locking part (18) arranged on the maneuvering column and a second locking part (19) which cooperates with the first part and forms a cover for the housing (4) of the gear selector device and has a guide slot (21) for the maneuvering column. A spring-loaded first locking body (31) on the maneuvering column (3) can be brought into engagement with different locking members (30) in the cover and thereby hold the maneuvering column in different positions.

Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle comprises a mechanical stepped gearbox (6) in front of which a hydraulic torque converter (5) is arranged. The torque converter (5) comprises a turbine wheel (19) which is connected to a turbine shaft (21). An input shaft (25) of the gearbox (6) is connected in a drive power-transmitting manner to the turbine shaft (21). In addition, a brake (34) is connected to the turbine shaft (21) or the input shaft (25), in which respect, on starting-up, the input shaft (25) can be stopped in order to permit engagement of a starting gear without the need to produce drive power interruption by means of a conventional clutch. The brake (34) is also used when changing-up for synchronization of the gearbox (6) together with an electrical control unit (32) for engine regulation. This allows the gear-changing in a mechanical, unsynchronized stepped gearbox to be carried out in a simple manner.

Abstract: In a vehicle combination consisting of a haulage truck (1) and a semitrailer (2) the brake system of the haulage truck (1) comprises a control valve (8) which allows the brake pressure imparted to the brakes (4) of the semitrailer (2) to be adapted to the brake pressure imparted to the brakes (3) of the haulage truck (1). The adaptation is carried out with the use of an electrical control unit (16), in which the actual deceleration of the vehicle during a braking sequence is compared to an expected deceleration. In the event of a discrepancy between these, a control member (15) on the control valve (8) is actuated automatically so that the semitrailer (2) is supplied with a higher or lower brake pressure relative to the haulage vehicle (1) depending on whether the actual deceleration was lower or higher than the expected deceleration. As a result of the adaptation, the brakes of the haulage truck (1) and of the semitrailer (2) can be used better under various operating conditons.

Abstract: A method of producing integral articles such as rudder parts etc. of plastics, reinforced with relatively long, continuous fibres is described. During the hot-setting or thermoforming process pressure is applied along at least two co-ordinate axes, with an angle between them of 30.degree. to 90.degree.. The method is characterized particularly in that to achieve the required pressures for each co-ordinate axis, from one of its co-ordinate directions a pressure element movable relative to the article is pressed against the article, while from the opposite co-ordinate axis at least one principally form stable reaction block or element in conjunction with said pressure element is caused to provide a pressure that acts on the article and against the direction of the force of the pressure element.

Abstract: In a planetary gear (1) with an axially displaceable ring wheel (24), which can be coupled together with coupling rings (10,19) on either side of the planetary gear (1), synchronization rings (16,23) are arranged with external locking teeth. The ring wheel (24) is designed at its axial ends with a number of recesses (30), each accommodating locking bodies (31) which are spring-loaded in the radial direction and which bear against the synchronization rings (16,23) and which, during gear change movements, come to bear against shoulders (38) on the synchronization rings (16,23) in order to transmit axial force action to the synchronization ring (16,23) in question.

Abstract: A method and device for monitoring the consciousness of an aircraft pilot or operator of any other vehicle are described. The monitoring comprises the control of the steering deflections effected by the operator, the size and direction of which are indicated by a steering signal (DP) emitted from the steering control. For every new steering control deflection effected in the opposite direction to the one immediately preceding the time value (CPT) for the steering control deflection is calculated and this time value is compared with at least one predetermined time limit value (CPTW, CPTA). At an excessive signal amplitude considered to indicate an abnormal steering performance which may be caused by a lowered degree of consciousness a warning signal and/or an auto-steering mode is activated. The monitoring according to the invention may also cover abnormally large and rapid steering control deflections as conditions for the activation of the warning signal and the auto-steering mode.

Abstract: A vehicle seat disposed in a vehicle is movable longitudinally in the vehicle. A guide device guides a line, e.g. an electrical or a pneumatic line, between a fixed position in the vehicle and the movable seat and guides it as the seat shifts longitudinally. The line is formed of relatively rigid material with elastic properties which is bendable, e.g. from a stiff, elastic covering over the line. The guide device includes two spaced apart, horizontal, support pieces extending in the longitudinal direction. The line is bent into a U and the legs of the U bear against respective support pieces. The length of the line is such that the line retains its U-shape as the seat shifts longitudinally. The support pieces have respective side walls which define an opening between them through which the line projects to the seat. The front part of the line that is attached to the seat is bent off the support piece at an angle.

Abstract: A vehicle seat (8) comprises a backrest (7) which consists of an upper and a lower backrest part (14,15). The lower backrest part (15) is connected in an articulated manner both to a seat part (9) and to the upper backrest part (14). By swinging the lower backrest part (15) forwards in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the upper backrest part (14) backwards in the longitudinal direction, the vehicle seat (8) is converted into part of a bed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle in which a target speed is established and lowered upon each actuation of a driver-actuated brake. If the actual vehicle's speed exceeds the target speed, an auxiliary braking system is actuated to lower the actual vehicle speed to the target speed. If the vehicle's accelerator is thereafter actuated, the auxiliary braking system is disabled until the driver-actuated brake is again actuated.

Abstract: A head-up display for indicating the attitude and flight-path angle vertically, the attitude in roll and preferably the heading attitude and heading track angle of a vehicle, preferably an air vehicle, which in addition to the inertial navigation (5) for determining said attitudes and angles comprises a transparent but partly reflecting plate (10), a so-called "combiner glass" glass for projecting a corresponding display together with at least one symbol (14) of the x-axis of the vehicle. Particularly characteristic is that the head-up-display is arranged to show the display (12) as at least a portion of the inside of a space-stable sphere with its center in said vehicle, the display being provided with latitude circles (15, 16, 19, 20) and preferably meridian markings (18).

Abstract: An arrangement for suspension of a door, preferably a luggage compartment door, on a vehicle body. Between the vehicle body and the door there are arranged separate first and second spring elements. The attachment points of the second spring element, during the first part of the pivoting movement of the door from a closed to an open position, exerts a torque in a direction counter to the pivoting movement and, during the continued pivoting movement of the door, exerts a torque in the direction of the pivoting movement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for cleaning the spark plugs of an internal combustion engine automatically subsequent to the engine stopping and then, preferably, after an unsuccessful attempt to start the engine. Consequently, conditions for a successful starting attempt are made more favorable. Conditions preventing the start of an engine are often due to the presence of deposits on one of the spark plugs, these deposits preventing an ignition spark from being produced in the cylinder. The inventive method and arrangement solve this problem by burning clean the spark plugs immediately after the engine has stopped, and then preferably after the engine has failed to start. A detection means establishes whether or not the engine has started by sensing a suitable engine parameter, preferably engine speed, through a speed indicator.

Abstract: A movement transmission system is for a ventilation system of a vehicle. A manual adjustment device is located remotely from a control device for controlling the ventilation system. The manual adjustment device includes a first rotatable element which is selectively rotated in a first direction and in a second direction opposite of the first direction. The control device includes a second rotatable element which is rotatable in a third direction and in a fourth direction opposite of the third direction. A wire transmission component is disposed to extend between the manual adjustment device and the control device and includes a first wire member and a second wire member. The first wire member produces rotation of the second rotatable element in the third direction by a pulling force in response to rotation of the first rotatable element in the first direction.