Abstract: A method of assembling an electromagnetically actuatable disc-type valve permits separate assembly of the hydraulic components from the electrical components. The constant shape of the exterior surface of the core member enables the hydraulic sub-assembly to be assembled separately from the electrical sub-assembly and thereafter inserted into the electrical sub-assembly. The valve's plastic covering is applied to the electrical components separately and before the hydraulic components are assembled with the electrical components. In this way, the heat involved does not affect the calibration of the hydraulic components. A bushing is disposed to lock the two sub-assemblies at the desired relative orientation. The fluid filter is inserted into the valve before the calibration slide is inserted into the valve. The valve is flow checked before setting the tension on the armature of the valve.

Abstract: A unitary assembly of electronic cards has a base printed card carrying electronic microcomponents having outputs distributed at a first pitch and at least one core printed card having a size smaller than that of the base printed card, carrying microcomponents. Some at least of the microcomponents have outputs distributed at a pitch smaller than the first pitch. Several electrically conductive solder beads, distributed according to a two-dimensional array, mechanically and electrically connect the core printed card and the base printed card.

Abstract: The sighting system has a sight including an aiming mirror (16) which is steered about a circular axis that is fixed relative to a support secured to a carrier, and about an elevation axis (18) under the control of motors (15, 22) to bring the direction of light which is received along a reference sighting line in a geographical frame of reference (x, y, z) to the direction of the circular axis, and measurement device for measuring the real angles imparted to the aiming mirror (16) about circular and lateral axes by the motors. A gyro unit continuously delivers angles for converting the reference frame of reference (x, y, z) to a frame of reference tied to the support (x1, y1, z1). A computer and servo-control unit controls the motors (15, 22) on the basis of information received from the gyro unit (60) and from the measurement device.

Abstract: An optical system affords wide-angle imaging with a width in azimuth and a height in elevation respectively greater than and less than those of the field of view of an imaging device to which it is fitted. A median optical axis images a central format view on the optical axis of the imaging device, and two lateral optical paths image two lateral format views on a bearing axis at a bearing angle to the optical axis equal to the width in azimuth of the field of view of the imaging device. The three paths juxtaposed in the wide-angle field of view are superposed into a resultant format image.

Abstract: An ink-film refill for heat-transfer printers comprises a film dispenser-roll, the free end of the film being affixed to a receiving mandril. The roll and the mandril rest against each other and have their axes substantially mutually parallel, adhesive means keeping them in position, the adhesive means comprising at least one non-adhesive end forming a gripping zone to break the bond between them and to render roll and mandril mutually free.

Abstract: A crash detector arrangement comprises a crash sensor(1) in the form of an accelerometer which provides a signal to a micro-processor(2) which uses a first algorithm to determine if the signal is representative of a crash of a predetermined severity and which consequently provides an output(8) rendering a first switch(9) conductive. The output of the accelerometer(1) is provided also to the micro-processor(2) through a high pass filter. This input to the micro-processor is processed by another, different, algorithm determined to differentiate a crash from a signal error in the accelerometer. A second output(7) is generated by the micro-processor which is used to assist in the control of a further switch(13). The two switches(9,13) are in a series connection incorporating a source of power(10) and a resistor(12). When current passes through the resistor, the safety device is activated.

Abstract: A shut-off valve unit for a circuit for injecting air into an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine has a casing (9, 29) with a first chamber (10), a second chamber (24) and a third chamber (27). The valve rod (18) forms a passage (43) for communicating air between the first chamber (10) and the second chamber (24). The opening and closing of valve (19) with respect to valve seat (21) is controlled by movement of the membrane (12); which also controls communication between the second chamber (24) and the third chamber (27).

Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable disc-type valve includes a pre-assembled hydraulic sub-assembly with a core member and a separately pre-assembled electrical sub-assembly with a body. The exterior surface of the core member is configured to facilitate insertion into the electrical sub-assembly and orientation relative thereto by use of a bushing. The outside diameter of the body of the valve is no more than 13.5 millimeters in the vicinity of the delivery end of the hydraulic sub-assembly. A fluid filter is disposed between a tensioning spring and a calibration slide to facilitate more accurate flow checking and leakage checking of the valve during manufacture.

Abstract: A multiplex control active matrix display screen including a first transparent substrate supporting an array of electrodes controlled by an array of transistors. Each transistor has two control gates. The second gates are interconnected along an addressing row or column. The rows and columns are interconnected in groups of N. The transistors of a column or row are then controlled by multiplexed three control signals.

Abstract: The system comprises a processor, a routing unit (3), linked to the procer, in order to be linked to a line (10) of a telephone network (11) and to an associated telephone handset (12), a modem (4) linked to the processor and to the routing unit (3), an analysis and printing assembly and a control console, which are linked to the processor. It also includes a reversible radio module (2), linked to the routing unit (3) and to the processor in order to communicate by cordless link either, in handset mode, with a cordless telephone base linked to the telephone line, the associated handset being linked to the routing unit (3), or, in base mode, with the associated handset (12), the routing unit (3) then being linked to the telephone line (10).

Abstract: A device for emulating a personal computer printer with a facsimile-machine printer (14) including a buffer memory (21) which receives data from the personal computer (3), circuits (22, 24) coupled to both a command buffer circuit (23) and a calculation block (25). The circuits (22, 24), command buffer circuit (23) and the calculation block (25) control the facsimile-machine printer (14) in response to the data, determine the availability the facsimile-machine printer (14) by effecting cyclic scanning of the facsimile-machine and control the printing of the facsimile-machine (14) printer in response to the data when the facsimile-machine printer (14) is determined to be available for printing.

Abstract: An electromagnetic actuator rotatable about an axis including a stator magnet circuit (2) with an inner pole (9) having a central core (11), a first pole shoe (12) forming the continuation of the core at one axial end of the stator circuit and extending through an angle of approximately 180.degree., and a single coil (3) coaxially surrounding the central core (11), the core (11) and the coil (3) being off-center relatively to the axis of rotation; and an outer pole (10) having a lateral armature (13.sub.2) in the form of a tubular sector outside the coil (3) and parallel to the core (11), and a second pole shoe (14) forming the continuation of the armature (13.sub.2) at the axial end of the stator circuit and extending through an angle of approximately 180.degree.; the ends of the central core (11) and of the armature (13) which are remote from the respective pole shoes being mutually in contact.

Abstract: A solenoid valve closure part comprising a seat and a solenoid coil, the valve closure part including the free end of a movable core within the hub of the coil, and further including an intermediate component capable of bearing against the seat and itself comprising a second seat, facing the first seat and of a lesser cross section than that of the first seat, the free end of the movable core being capable of bearing against the second seat and an elastic element being provided to press the intermediate component away from the first seat.

Abstract: A facsimile machine adapted to be connected to a data transmission line ( which it shares with a terminal (18), comprising connecting means (1, 20, 40) adapted to be connected, at the input, to the line (19) and to transmit, to a data processing interface (80) of the facsimile machine, differential signaling signals of the line (19) in order, as a function of these signals, directly to connect the interface (80) to the line (19), in which the connecting means (1, 20, 40) comprise a differential amplifier (20) connected to the line (19) by two high-impedance inputs.

Abstract: A cartridge (1) for loading a thermal transfer printing ribbon (10) into a thermal transfer printer is disclosed. The cartridge (1) is adapted to receive and detachably hold a ribbon pay-out roll (5) and a ribbon take-up roll (6) in their operating positions relative to each other. Each cartridge is provided with means (8, 9) for fixing the cartridge (1) to the printer while leaving the fixing means (8, 9) exposed.

Abstract: A rate gyro or a gyroscope includes a resonator having four mutually parallel identical beams integral with a common square base and projecting from the base at corners of a virtual square. The beams have a same resonant frequency in two directions parallel to the two sides of the square base. It further has first transducers for vibrating each beam in a first direction orthogonal to the beams, connected to a driving circuit and second transducers for detecting an amplitude of vibration of the beams in a second direction each orthogonal to a respective first direction.

Abstract: Printing apparatus including a printing head (1), which apparatus comprises a buffer memory (7), designed to be filled, at a defined speed, by data representing lines to be printed on a printing medium (11) and to be emptied line by line for each printing of a line by the head, and computation member (6) designed to determine, prior to the printing of each line, the volume of buffer memory (7) remaining available (L-xi), to determine therefrom a printing speed (Xj) of the line in question and accordingly to control member (3) for adjusting the printing speed (Xj) of the head (1).

Abstract: A card reader that is resistant to vandalism is disclosed. The card recei (1), includes a slot (4) for receiving the front part of a card (3), and card reader (1L) using it. The card receiver (1) includes a bending element (6, 17P) applying, to the card (3), a torsional moment with respect to a bearing lip (5) of the slot (4) or to an opposed second bearing element (10), so that the card (3), once broken, can be pushed in by another card so as to lose contact with the bearing lip (5) and to drop into a cavity (12).

Abstract: Thermal printer comprising a thermal printing head (201), elements (202) for driving a paper medium (220) in front of the printing head (201), elements (204) for introducing sheets of paper (220), means for extracting sheets of paper (220), means for driving a thermal-transfer printing ribbon (214) in front of the printing head (201), the printer being designed to receive a roll of paper (233) and the extraction elements being designed to unroll the roll of paper (233).

Abstract: The apparatus comprises a light source, generally a laser diode, providing beam that is modulated by an input signal and is controlled for scanning, at a rate fixed by a clock, along a generatrix line of a photosensitive drum which is rotated by a motor; it further includes a memory for storing input data representing successive pixels of all lines in a page which were scanned for transmission, and a computer for determining the length to be reproduced of the transmitted document, and for determining the width, necessary to avoid truncating the infor mation contained in any of the scan lines, in the width direction. The computer calculates the minimum vertical reduction ratio Rv and the minimum horizontal reduction ratio Rh that should be adopted in order to enable the useful information to be reproduced in length and width and selects the smaller ratios.