Abstract: An elastomer die plug for sealing or plugging a hole in an object, such as a coolant passage in an injection molding die. The plug includes a flexible, hollow cylindrical sleeve and a core member longitudinally interengageable into the sleeve. The core member is slightly larger than the bore of the sleeve and when drawn into the sleeve expands it to fill the hole and secure the plug. The plug may be used either internally as a diverting plug or externally as a sealing plug. The inserting tool is designed to position the plug in the hole as desired, and to interengage the core member into the sleeve. The plug is inserted into the hole with the sleeve and core member separate. Then the sleeve is supported in position and the core is interengaged into the sleeve.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for positioning tooling and riveting the apparatus including a frame provided with opposed riveting rams (96, 86) and clamps (34, 36). The first clamp (34) is extended above the work plane established by the outer surface of one workpiece (10) with the lower ram retracted. Next, the frame (26) is moved downwardly until the first clamp touches the workpiece. An encoder (140) measured the amount of first clamp collapse during overtravel of the frame after the first touch is sensed. The frame is now backed off this distance to establish a work line coextensive with the work plane. The lower clamp (36) is then raised to clamp the workpieces (10, 12) and drill carried by a sub-frame (66) will now drill aligned apertures through the workpieces. The subframe is indexed to another position to place rams (96, 86) is alignment with the apertures. The upper riveting ram (96) is then advanced to its full down position to set an upper cavity and is locked under high pressure.

Abstract: A method for restressing and locking HHL anchor, comprising a bearing plate placed between a gripping wedge and ground, a bearing shell is mounted over and connects with a jack, a load cell and a nut in series, a jack rod is inserted within the jack and has its lower end threaded inside for engaging with the gripping wedge and then determines the tension of the strands, characterized by providing a tension rod with a lower threaded end outside engaging with the bore of gripping wedge and a upper polygonal convexity fitted with a polygonal concavity of an extension rod having a upper polygonal end and inserted within the upper portion of the jack, operating the jack and jack rod for forcing the gripping wedge upwards for restressing said tension strands, and then, while maintaining the wedge in the restressed position, using a wrench for turning the extension rod as well as the tension rod downwards until the end of the tension rod touches the surface of the bearing plate for obtaining 100% restressing of the

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle window or like opening device regulator retractable winder apparatus and method of utilization of the same. The present disclosure provides a mounting plate rotatable along a first rotational axis and having rotatably mounted thereto a winder handle which is rotatable along a second rotational axis at an angle with the first rotational axis. The handle is allowed relative rotation with the mounting plate between two angular positions whereby rotation past either angular position will cause the handle to rotate along the first rotational axis. The handle in a preferred embodiment is biased into a recessed nonextended position when not in use.

Abstract: Axially spaced cams and bearing rings mounted on a tube are permanently secured to the tube by circumferentially spaced projections on the tube extending into grooves formed on the inside surfaces of the cams and bearing rings.

Abstract: A method of providing interchangeability of aircraft wings, particularly providing a method of adjusting the angles of incidence and dihedral to compensate for differences in the twist angle between airfoils. The method comprises determining the angle of twist of an airfoil, having an airfoil attachment member, and supporting the airfoil on at least three supports spaced about said airfoil so that the airfoil attachment member is aligned with a hole boring means. The supports are adjusted so that the hole when bored through the airfoil attachment member provides the airfoil with angles of incidence and dihedral that substantially cancel the angle of twist. The hole is bored through the airfoil attachment member.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for compressing a retainer ring to reduced assembly size and maintaining the compressed ring assembly size at an assembly location by internal containment means. The apparatus typically includes a ring compressing assembly for compressing the ring from the exterior and mandrel means disposed in the compressing means and around which the ring is compressed to assembly size. The mandrel means includes a lug-retaining groove means into which retainer ring lugs having special flats are compressed and retained interiorly of the ring to hold the ring at reduced assembly size. The compressed retainer ring is carried to the assembly location outside the compressing means on the mandrel means and is stripped from the mandrel means for final assembly internally in a part. The ring compressing assembly is carried on a first slide for movement between a ring load position and a ring assembly position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for deforming sheet metal plates and more particularly aluminium and steel plates. The objectives of this disclosure are realized by laminating a plate of sheet metal in juxtaposed and parallel strips. This method allows for the formation of spherical surfaces having a variable curvature. These strips are oriented according to predetermined axes according to the expected result.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an assembly for supporting an electrical circuit board within a tube. The assembly comprises a circuit board, an elongated support spine extending longitudinally along the tube and supporting the circuit board and a shock absorbing device for holding the assembly within the tube. The circuit board is disposed parallel to a support surface of the spine with a gap therebetween and a layer of a vibration absorbing material is disposed in the gap between the circuit board and the spine. The vibration absorbing material preferably is an elastomer. Most preferably, the vibration absorbing material comprises a layer of a thixotropic elastomer together with a layer of a silicon elastomer.

Abstract: On a track for electromagnetically levitated vehicles, side guide rails are positioned on and secured to a beam-like support member forming the track by an apparatus made up of a transportation frame extending in the long direction of the support member and by installation truss frames located on and extending transversely of the transportation frame. Side guide rail installation arms are pivotally mounted on the installation truss frames. With the arms in an outward position the guide rails can be placed on and held by the arms. By pivoting the arms inwardly the side guide rails can be located along the outer sides of the support member. By raising the installation truss frame, the guide rails can be located relative to stators mounted on the underside of the support member. In addition, the final position of the guide rails can be established by moving the installation truss frames transversely of the transportation frame and relative to a plate strip on the upper surface of the support members.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hose fitting comprising the following and a process for manufacturing the same: A hose fitting body composed of a head portion with a through hole made in the center of a pair of flat surfaces thereof, a base portion, and a sleeve all of which are formed out of a test tube-shaped substance by a plastic deformation, and a nipple integrally fixed on the inner circumferential surface of the sleeve. The hose fitting of this invention provides the following advantages of offering easy work for the bending the base portion, offering readiness for securing a necessary cross-sectional area as the fluid delivery hole of the base portion even when the base portion is bent greatly, light-weighted construction having a uniform wall thickness and requiring less raw material cost, and fixing nipple on the sleeve inner circumferential surface in a fluid-tight manner without brazing or drive fitting the nipple.

Abstract: A die supporting ring member (67) is removably supported in an opening (20) of a surrounding frame (12). Pusher members (24,26) are positioned around the die supporting ring member (67) with sloping surfaces (28,30) in engagement with the circumferentially spaced dies (72) in the ring member (67). The sloping surfaces (28,30) are also engageable with sloped surfaces (32,34) in the frame opening (20). A piston and cylinder assembly (38) is mounted on the frame (12) for moving the pusher members (24,26) toward one side of the opening (20) causing them to slide along the sloping surfaces (32,34) in the frame opening (20) and move the dies (72) radially inward to crimp a tubular fitting positioned within the die supporting ring member (67).

Abstract: In a clutch suitable for an automobile vehicle, a method of fixing at least one torque transmitting part of the clutch to a clutch plate by means of fixing elements adapted to pass through an opening in the said part and to engage in a blind hole in the said plate, in which the fixing element consists of a stud, adhesive is deposited in the blind hole and/or on the stud, the stud is inserted with a slight play in the blind hole after passing through the opening in the part, and the projecting end of the stud is permanently deformed by means of a tool which spreads the stud to clamp the part.

Abstract: A concept for providing bands or rings which may be quickly and securely attached to plastic pipe as shown. The bands provide well anchored annular external flanges along the length of a section of pipe to facilitate coupling and sealing or to provide means for locating a pipe with reference to structures or devices. Rings that may be installed over the free end of a pipe and rings that may be opened to assemble over an already installed and coupled pipe are shown. Simple tooling for setting the ring is shown. This tooling is easily used in the field and in limited space, and may be hand operated.

Abstract: A freerunning roller for use in a roller conveyor system comprises a cylindrical tube having saw cut ends providing a rough edge on each end which is relied upon to effect frictional interengagement with a relatively soft plastic cup dimensioned for force fitting into the tube and also dimensioned internally to receive a ball bearing in force fitted relation. The bearing assembly is completed by a bushing which is force fitted into the bearing and also has a hexagonal bore for receiving a hexagonal shaft by which the roller is mounted in a conveyor frame.

Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus and method for installing wheather stripping in a body door opening. In its preferred embodiment the present invention provides a robot which can load itself from a weather stripping station, transfer the weather stripping to the body door opening, and install the weather stripping within the body door opening. The present invention also provides an end of arm tooling device for a robot above-described.

Abstract: A mechanical part comprises a sliding section and a sleeve section which are prepared separately. The sliding section is made of a wear resisting material such as ceramics and formed with a planar sliding surface at one of the sides thereof. The sliding section is further formed with a joining portion at the outer periphery thereof. The sleeve section is made of metal and formed with a joining portion at the inner periphery thereof. The joining portions of the sliding section and the sleeve section are joined by interference fit or the like, whereby to allow the sliding surface of the sleeve section to be formed into a crowned shape.

Abstract: A classifying receptacle for the temporary storage of automobile fasteners and method of employing the same is disclosed. The receptacle comprises a replica of an automobile and includes storage compartments correlated positionwise on the receptacle to the likely location of fasteners to be removed from an actual automobile. The receptacle is used by disposing parts removed from the automobile in the compartments of the receptacle most closely analogous to the location from which the fasteners were removed from the actual automobile, reassociation of the removed fasteners with the automobile being expedited by reference to locations within the receptacle corresponding to complemental locations on the actual automobile.

Abstract: An installation system for securing workpieces of composite type materials and including a fastener adapted to be located in aligned bores in such workpieces with a preselected interference fit, with the fastener comprising a pin having an elongated shank, an enlarged head and enlarged diameter smooth shank section adjacent the pin head, and further having a threaded section extending from the smooth shank section to a breakneck groove located in the shank to define a frangible portion at its free end, the breakneck groove adapted to fracture at a preselected axial load of generally low magnitude, a thin gauged expansion sleeve having an inside diameter less than the diameter of the smooth shank section, the sleeve having an outside diameter permitting the assembly of the sleeve into the workpiece bores with a snug fit, the breakneck groove having an axial strength at least equal to the maximum axial load required to pull the pin member fully into the sleeve with the smooth pin shank section expanding the sle

Abstract: A structure comprising two interconnected metal tubes used for supplying oil or air. The first tube inserted in the second tube has a tubular wall at its one end and an outwardly swelling circumferential wall formed inside the tubular wall. The second tube has plural slots arranged circumferentially. A seal member is sandwiched between both tubes. A binding band is wound around the slots to compress the portion having the slots, for fastening the tubes together.