Abstract: A labeling machine for labels printed on continuous film, comprising, in an intermediate position between a motorized reel and a feed roller, a tunnel provided with suction elements adapted to determine on the film in transit inside it an attraction that gives it a bent configuration, elements being provided which are adapted to control the depth of the bend, the tunnel being provided with a bottom and a lid that are adapted to align the film at a constant height.

Abstract: A method sticks onto a curved surface of a substrate a functional film (4) that has a substantially planar initial shape. To this end, the film (4) is retained on a deformable membrane (1) by connecting means (2) that allow portions of said film to slip relative to the membrane when said membrane is deformed. This reduces stresses that are created in the film by the deformation. The method is adapted for applying a functional film to an ophthalmic lens.

Abstract: An edge modification apparatus for the modification of at least part of edge of a panel. An edge follower with an edge contact roller to follow at least part of the profile of the panel. A support structure to allow movement of the edge follower relative to the panel. An edge sensor capable of determining the slope of the profile of the edge. A force applicator to apply a vectored force to the edge follower to press the at least one contact roller onto the edge of the panel. The force applicator is such that the resultant force to the edge follower is in a direction to press the at least one contact roller onto the edge and substantially not along the edge (save for optionally a very small component in the direction of travel of the edge follower along the profile) wherein relative movement between the edge follower and the planar object induces movement of the edge follower. The edge follower modifies the edge of the panel.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a plastic laminate body, the plastic laminate body having at least one plastic laminate member that is laminated on a plastic substrate, which plastic substrate is pre-processed in advance so as to have a substantially final configuration, the manufacturing method includes softening the plastic laminate member when a transfer surface of a mold member, which is pre-processed in advance so as to have a desired configuration, is transferred to a surface of the plastic laminate member, so that an excessive part of the plastic laminate member is moved to an escape part which is pre-formed at the plastic substrate.

Abstract: A central positioning device for a labeling machine of heat shrinkable film includes an upper section and a lower section connected to each other with a fastener; a positioning member provided at an upper end of the lower section; the upper section revolving to adjust for an angle and secured by the positioning member; the film passing through the upper section being pushed downward to change its orientation; a logo on the film falling on a square bottle exactly as required; and folding marks of the film merely falling on the corners of the bottle without displacement to ensure the precise location of the subsequent film to wrap around the bottle.

Abstract: An EMI shielding enclosure, for an electronic assembly, comprising a ground plane of a printed circuit connected to a shaped EMI shielding cover. The cover results from thermoforming a composite sheet of several layers, including a carrier for a fibrous metal mat that has fibers substantially surrounded by a fiber-coat. Connection of the cover to the ground plane, to form the EMI shielding enclosure, requires the fiber-coat to adhere to the printed circuit in the vicinity of the ground plane.

Abstract: An apparatus for making an elastic composite sheet including a pair of rolls adapted to bond respective surfaces of a non-stretchable sheet and a stretchable sheet and fed together into a nip of the rolls. one of the rolls is formed with ridges while the other roll is formed with grooves and the ridges are engaged with the grooves with spaces left between surfaces of the ridges and the grooves to form the non-stretchable sheet on its surface with stripe-like crests and flat troughs each defined between each pair of adjacent crests; and the non-stretchable sheet is bonded along its troughs to the surface of the stretchable sheet.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a motor car steering wheel with an external shell made of carbon fibers begins with preparing a pile of sheet materials which is then hot molded to yield respective half-shells with a shape corresponding to that of respective halves of the steering wheel being manufactured. Next comes mechanical flattening of the front surfaces of the two half-shells, followed by mounting of the two half-shells above and under a steering wheel body formed by a metallic core covered by resin. The steering wheel body has lateral profile members which act as fixing supports for the two half-shells.

Abstract: The lining of lateral pipelines is effected from the service end by inserting a resin impregnated lining tube into the lateral using a push rod. The leading end of the push rod is attached to the liner by a relaeasble device so that once the liner is in place, and the rod pulled back, the liner detaches and remains in the lateral. The liner is held in folded state by straps which are broken as the rod is pulled back in that a rope attached to the leading end of the rod is trapped under the straps and breaks them one by one as the rod is retracted.

Abstract: A coating composition for the linerboard of corrugated paperboard provides water and grease resistance but is water vapor permeable, and thus permits a different mode of manufacture of corrugated paperboard when aqueous adhesives are employed in the assembly of the linerboards and corrugated medium; in particular the linerboards may be coated with the coating composition prior to assembly of the corrugated paperboard because the water vapor permeable coating permits escape of the water of the aqueous adhesive, during drying of the assembled components of the corrugated paperboard; the coating composition employs a styrene-acrylate copolymer and a C.sub.14 -C.sub.18 fatty acid complex of a metal ion having an oxidation state of at least 3, such as chromium.

Abstract: A spherical body having a core and a surface layer is manufactured by a method comprising a preforming step in which a pair of sheet blanks (1) are formed into half-shells (11) in a two-part mold (2) having hemispherical concave mold halves by pressing each blank from one side while applying vacuum suction to the other side; a surface layer forming step in which the half-shells are loaded into another two-part mold (12) having pattern-forming projections, the core (19) is placed on one mold half, and the other mold half is joined thereto to close the mold, thereby pressing the core against the inner side of each half-shell, concurrent with which vacuum suction is applied to the outer side; and a molding step in which the surface layer is fused and solidified onto the core within the closed mold.

Abstract: A method uses waste paper materials to manufacture the pallets having a solid structure. A number of paper sheets are superposed with each other and adhered together at a number of adhering portions arranged in an alternation way, and cut to form an upper prototype having two or more legs, and expanded to a honeycomb structure. A lower prototype is also formed by the paper sheets and cut to form two or more protrusions and expanded to a honeycomb structure. The protrusions of the lower prototype are engaged into the legs of the upper prototype and engaging with the legs for allowing the honeycomb prototypes to be solidly secured together with a greatly increased adhering area. A cover sheet and a base sheet are preferably attached to the upper and the lower surfaces of the honeycomb prototypes.

Abstract: A method for sheathing a substrate with a fluorine resin tube in accordance with the present invention includes placing a substrate sheathed with a heat-shrinkable fluorine resin tube into a cylindrical surface transfer member and heat-pressing the heat-shrinkable fluorine resin tube between the substrate and the cylindrical surface transfer member so that the heat-shrinkable fluorine resin tube is melt-bonded to the substrate. The fluorine resin tube after sheathing has excellent heat resistance and strength, and has a desired surface unevenness.

Abstract: A run-flat tire system comprising a tire and an tire core disposed therein, the tire core being an annular body of an elastic closed-cell material, the radially outside and inside of the tire core each provided with a circumferentially extending groove, the radially inner groove extending radially outwardly beyond a bead core line being drawn between the centers of the bead cores. When the tire is mounted on a standard rim, the radially outer groove forms a radially outer space extending circumferentially of the tire and having a cross sectional area of from 1 to 6% of the total sectional area of the tire cavity, and the radially inner groove forms a radially inner space extending circumferentially of the tire having a cross sectional area Si of from 10 to 25% of the total sectional area S of the tire cavity.

Abstract: A device for production of corrugated cardboard, comprising a first fluted roller (1) and a second fluted roller (2) together forming a corrugating gap (3), a pressure contact roller (4) forming a pressure contact gap (5) together with the second fluted roller (2), feeding means (18) to feed a corrugating strip (16) to the corrugating gap (3) in which the corrugating strip (16) is deformed to make the corrugated strip (20), feeding means (26, 28) to feed a smooth strip (24) to the pressure contact gap (5) in which the smooth strip (24) is pressed into contact with the corrugated strip (20) with an intermediate glue layer to produce a composite strip, and advancing means (36, 38, 40) to advance the composite strip (34) formed by bonding the corrugated strip (20) to the smooth strip (24). Each of the two fluted rollers (1, 2) has a fluted profile on its periphery with profile peaks (PS1, PS2) and profile valleys (PT1, PT2) cooperating in the corrugating process.

Abstract: A book-like fixture and method for assembly of a plurality of multi-layered ceramic packages including a substrate and a cap. The fixture has a baseplate, a removable tray, an alignment plate for precisely aligning the caps with the substrates, a compression plate, and a plurality of compression devices designed to uniformly distribute compressive force on the plurality of packages. The fixture is preferably adapted for use of removable trays conforming to the Joint Electronics Design Engineering Council Tray Standard. The compression devices preferably have a spring, preferably a detachable leaf spring, and a compression plate placed over each cap. The structure of the fixture allows replacement of the springs and other modifications to allow assembly of multi-layered ceramic packages of differing dimensions. The structure of the fixture also allows stacking one on top of another.

Abstract: A backing film for incorporation as a backing layer in a resilient floor covering or a floor tile having at least two laminae and a method for making such a backing layer whereby wastage is reduced when the color of the upper lamina is changed. Where there are two backing films having two or three laminae making up the backing layer the intermediately colored film resulting from a change in the color of the upper lamina can be utilized without further processing on the second backing film where color is not essential. Where there are three laminae making up a backing film the desired color is introduced and established in the bottom lamina before the supply of the original color to the upper lamina is stopped. The film can then be turned over for use with the former bottom lamina becoming the upper lamina.

Abstract: A machine for the production of a single-face lined web of corrugated board comprises a pressing device for pressing a liner web on a paper web provided with a corrugation. This pressing device comprises a vapor permeable pressing belt which consists of a fabric of metal with warp threads and weft threads. The warp threads arc provided in groups of three warp threads at a time, the distance of two neighboring groups of warp threads being smaller than the width of each group of warp threads. Preferably, the material of the weft threads is softer than the material of the warp threads, the weft threads having notches, in each of which a warp thread is disposed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus (32) for making a three-dimensionally formed laminate (20) by positioning a mask (62) having an opening (64) above a flexible film (52) for rotation therewith such that a foamable liquid mixture (71) sprayed downwardly through the mask opening onto the film is distribute with the predetermined shape of the laminate to be formed. Separation of the mask (62) and the film (52) with the foamable liquid mixture (71) remaining on the film for processing during a transient state after substantial completion of expansion but before substantial curing. A flexible sheet (26) and the film (52) with the foam (71) therebetween are positioned between first and second three-dimensionally contoured mold surfaces (84,86) that are moved toward each other while the foam is in its transitory state to form the flexible sheet and provide a collapsed foam layer (28) that is bonded to the flexible sheet with the predetermined shape as the three-dimensionally formed laminate (20).

Abstract: A heavy duty pneumatic tire comprises a pair of bead portions with a bead toe, a bead core disposed in each bead portion, a carcass comprising at least one ply of cords extending between the bead portions and turned up around the bead cores, an inner liner made of an airtight rubber compound disposed inside the carcass along the inner surface of the tire, the inner liner extending from one of the bead portion to the other and terminating before the bead toe, a chafer made of a hard rubber compound disposed in each bead portion along the bead base, the chafer extending axially inwardly to the bead toe, and an adhesiveness improvement rubber layer disposed between inner liner and chafer.