Abstract: An attachment support, which is designed for attaching a module to a wall (101) of a tyre (100), includes a substantially flexible body (11) of substantially elongate shape. The body (11) includes a connecting surface (26) capable of being placed substantially permanently against an internal wall (101) of the tyre (100), a second, free surface (28) opposite to the connecting surface (26), and at least one substantially cylindrical housing (20). The housing (20) has an axis at right angles to the second, free surface (28) of the body (11) and is open on the second, free surface (28). The housing (20) includes a first substantially cylindrical portion (22) extended by a chamber (21) of substantially cylindrical shape and coaxial with the first portion (22). The chamber (21) has a diameter greater than the diameter of the first portion (22) of the housing (20).

Abstract: J strands form a core. K outer strands are wound around it in a helix with pitch PK, each having a cord with an L wire inner layer of diameter d1, and an M wire outer layer of diameter d2, wound around the inner layer in a helix with pitch p2; with (in mm): 0.10<d1<0.50; 0.10<d2<0.50; 6<p2<30; its inner layer is sheathed with filling rubber; over any length PK of the outer strand, filling rubber is in each of the capillaries delimited by L wires of the inner layer and M wires of the outer layer, and also, when L is equal to 3 or 4, in the central channel delimited by L wires of the inner layer. Filling rubber in said outer strand is 5 to 40 mg per g of strand.

Abstract: An aqueous adhesive composition includes: a phenol/aldehyde resin; and an unsaturated elastomer latex. The phenol/aldehyde resin is based on at least: an aromatic polyaldehyde bearing at least two aldehyde functional groups and including at least one aromatic nucleus; and 2,2?,4,4?-tetrahydroxydiphenyl sulphide. The adhesive composition is useable to make a textile material adhere to a crosslinkable rubber composition, and may be used as an advantageous alternative to a formaldehyde-based RFL adhesive.

Abstract: Method for processing the three-dimensional digital image of the surface of a tyre in which the three-dimensional image of the said surface is captured while assigning to each pixel of the plane of the image an item of information relating to the elevation of this point with respect to the surface to be inspected, characterized in that, with the aid of a morphological operator using a structuring element, a first transformation of the image of the surface is performed with the aid of an opening and then of a closing, so as to tailor the grey level of the pixels situated abnormally above or below the surface to be inspected.

Abstract: Tire having a radial carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead by an upturn around a bead wire, reinforced by at least one layer of reinforcing elements turned up around the bead wire, one end of said at least one layer of reinforcing elements being axially on the outside of the carcass reinforcement upturn and radially on the inside of the end of said upturn, the other end turned up around the bead wire being axially on the inside of the carcass reinforcement. The reinforcing elements are non-wrapped metal cords with saturated layers, having, in a permeability test, a flow rate of less than 5 cm3/min and the distance between the end, axially on the outside of the carcass reinforcement upturn, of said at least one layer of reinforcing elements turned up around the bead wire and the end of the carcass reinforcement upturn is less than 5 mm.

Abstract: The invention provides an aerial lift bucket insert having a raised step. The bucket insert is comprised of a pan, the pan having a raised rim wall that includes a handle and a raised step. The raised step has an area beneath the raised step that is sufficient to accommodate a worker's boot. The bottom of the pan and the top of the step are provided with scuff pads. In other embodiments, there can be a plurality of raised steps one atop the other or in opposing corners. The raised formed step is 9 inches high, has a depth of 5.5 inches and the distance between the bottom of the raised formed step and the pan is 5 inches. A cutout handle in the wall facilitates cleaning of the insert.

Abstract: A tyre is provided with a tread that includes a felt. The felt is impregnated with a thermoplastic elastomer material. Fibres of the felt are selected from a group that includes: textile fibres, inorganic fibres, and mixtures of textile fibres and inorganic fibres.

Abstract: Metal cord of K×(L+M) construction. K elementary strands assembled in a helix, with pitch PK, each having a cord with L wire inner layer of diameter d1, and M wire outer layer of diameter d2, in a helix with pitch p2 around the inner layer; with (in mm): 0.10<d1<0.50; 0.10<d2<0.50; 3<p2<10; inner layer is sheathed with filling rubber; over a K times PK length of the elementary strand, filling rubber is in each of the capillaries delimited by the L wires of the inner layer and the M wires of the outer layer, and also, when L is equal to 3 or 4, in the central channel delimited by the L wires of the inner layer. The amount of filling rubber in said elementary strand is 5 to 40 mg per g of elementary strand.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for motorizing a wheel (2), the system comprising a motor unit (4), a drive member (6) secured to the wheel (2) and a clutch device (7) connects the output shaft (8) of the motor unit (4) to the drive member (6). According to the invention, the motor unit (4) comprises an electric motor (11) and is carried by an un-sprung part of a suspension strut (3) of an aircraft so that the latter can be made to move along the ground.

Abstract: A portable power wrench of an angle type includes an elongated housing with an angle drive head and a rear handle and supports a motor. The power wrench also includes a manually operated power control device including a main power control trigger located at the rear handle and an auxiliary power control trigger located at the angle drive head. The motor as well as the main trigger and the auxiliary power control trigger are connected to a programmable control unit in which there are stored operation parameter sets suitable for a screw joint running down phase and a final tightening phase, respectively. The auxiliary power control trigger is arranged to activate the running down parameter set only, whereas the main power control trigger is arranged to activate the final tightening parameter set.

Abstract: A method and a device are provided for locking the operation of a power wrench to the location of an unacceptably tightened screw joint or object with a sensor for at least one tightening parameter. A position sensing system is provided for indicating continuously the position of the power wrench during tightening operations, and a control unit includes a unit for comparing obtained tightening parameter values with predetermined limit values and to provide an OK or a NOK signal in response to those limit values being passed or not for each screw joint. A locking device is provided to lock the power wrench operation to the very position of the screw joint or the object for which a NOK signal has been issued until the unacceptably tightened screw joint has been attended to and the NOK signal is removed.

Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator magnetic circuit and a rotor. The magnetic circuit includes electrical conductors, which form windings of the machine. Coils formed by the windings are connected to an external unit via connection conductors, which open into an end face of the magnetic circuit. A frame sleeve envelopes the magnetic circuit and, on an output side of the connection conductors, the sleeve is extended by a lateral wall of a lid, which is pierced with a lateral exit opening through which the connection conductors can exit towards an external connector. On assembly, the connection conductors exiting the stator can be directly inserted into the exit opening of the lid before the lid is fixed to the sleeve by passing into a space provided between an internal lateral wall of the lid and a flange element of the lid.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel, solid silver-copper alloy. Provided is a solid silver-copper alloy in which the concentration of copper contained in the silver-copper alloy is 0.1-99.94 wt %, and which has, as the principal constituent thereof, a non-eutectic structure which does not contain a eutectic when the solid silver-copper alloy is at room temperature. This silver-copper alloy can be produced by mixing a fluid containing silver ions and copper ions with a fluid containing a reducing agent, and separating silver-copper alloy particles therefrom. It is preferable to mix the fluid containing the silver ions and copper ions with the fluid containing the reducing agent in a thin-film fluid formed between processing surfaces arranged so as to face one another, capable of approaching toward and separating from one another, and capable of having at least one surface rotate relative to the other.

Abstract: This invention relates generally to tires having multiple carcasses that wrap around multiple bead cores on a single side of the tire, and, more specifically, to a tire that has a bead core locking insert that eliminates a pullout step for one of the carcass plies or bands during fabrication, This step includes wrapping one of the plies or bands completely around said multiple bead cores that are found on a single side of the tire. In certain embodiments, the tire is an aviation tire that has bands of multiple plies that are wrapped about multiple bead cores found on each side of the tire. The bead core locking insert is found below the multiple bead cores found on each side of the tire and is adjacent to the bands that wrap around the inside and outside head cores, thereby locking these beads and associated bands together.

Abstract: A tire includes an external sidewall, having improved airtightness. The external sidewall includes at least one rubber composition comprising at least one or more diene elastomers at a total content of 1 to 99 phr, one or more thermoplastic elastomers having a polyisobutylene block at a total content of 1 to 99 phr, optionally a reinforcing filler at a content of 0 to 120 phr, and a crosslinking system.

Abstract: Tyre which is provided with a carcass reinforcement which is surmounted radially at the outer side by an upper reinforcement, this upper reinforcement being formed by a stack of a plurality of reinforcement sheets, these reinforcements forming with the circumferential direction angles which are not equal to zero, this tyre comprising a tread (10) which is intended to move into contact with the ground during travel, this tread (10) comprising a plurality of cutouts which delimit relief elements in order to form a tread pattern and being such that it comprises a central portion (20) having a width between 40 and 60% of the total width of the tread and the edge portions (21) at one side and the other of this central portion, the central portion (20) being provided with a plurality of generally transversely orientated incisions (40) which are capable of closing when they move into contact, this tread being characterised in that each edge portion (21) comprises a plurality of generally transversely orientated groo

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a silica grafted with an organosilicon compound, to a grafted silica obtained according to said method and to the use thereof in compositions of silicone crosslinkable into an elastomer.

Abstract: In the process for producing a tread (4) for a vehicle tire: a tread strip made of rubber (4) is extruded; at least one furrow (44) is formed in the tread strip, the tread strip exhibiting material that is contiguous with the furrow; at least one string (8) is supplied from a coil; the string is inserted into the one furrow or each furrow; and the furrow is reclosed over the string using material of the tread strip that is contiguous with the furrow.

Abstract: An apparatus for connecting two or more circuit boards, the apparatus comprising: a first circuit board comprising a first surface and a second surface, the second surface having a first conductive pad; a second circuit board comprising a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface having a second conductive pad; a fixing means configured to engage with the first circuit board and the second circuit board to couple the first circuit board to the second circuit board, wherein, when coupled, the fixing means is electrically isolated from one of the first circuit board and the second circuit board; and an electrically conductive spacer configured to electrically couple the first conductive pad and the second conductive pad.

Abstract: A hook, a hold down strap and a method for holding down an underground tank. The hook includes a base portion connectable to the hold down strap; a curved portion extending from the base portion and defining a concave receiving area having an entrance sized and configured for receiving an anchor element. The hook includes at least one hooking aid member being a flexible member or an extension member. The flexible member extends across the entrance of the concave receiving area and is sized and configured to bend from a closed position to an open position such that, when the anchor element traverses the entrance, the flexible member bends from the closed position toward the concave receiving area to the open position, thus allowing the anchor element to enter the concave receiving area. The extension member extends from the curved portion beyond the entrance of the concave receiving area.