Abstract: An electronic circuit breaker having withstand capability. When the fault current exceeds the required withstand level, the mechanism force trips the circuit breaker. The forces generated by a blow-on contact loop are exerted on the various components of the operating mechanism, including the quick trip latch and secondary latch. As the fault current exceeds the required withstand level, the forces on the operating mechanism exceed the spring force holding together the quick trip latch and secondary latch. These two components rotate as one assembly during a trip operation initiated by energizing the trip coil. In the force trip operation, these two components separate unlatching the mechanism and opening the circuit breaker contacts.

Abstract: An electric space heater includes an exterior case (10) which encloses an insulated heater core housing (12). Heat is generated in the heater core (14) by elongated incandescent ultraviolet lamps (64) mounted in a frame (60) inside the core housing (12). A porous aluminum sheet heat exchanger (68) surrounds the lamps (64) on three sides and extends the length of the lamps. A fan (34) mounted in an inlet opening (27) of a rear wall (22) of the case (10) forces air through an opening (52) in the core housing (12) through the heat exchanger (68) and around the lamps, and through outlet openings (28, 54) to the space to be heated. The core housing (12) is U-shaped with curved portions (46, 48) to laminate the air flow.

Abstract: An electromagnetic contactor or motor controller is taught in which an energy efficient bounceless contact closing operation is utilized. An electromagnetic closing coil voltage is sensed by the contactor control system and compared against a memory menu of stored delay angles for a wide range of sensed voltages. The delay angles are applied to the conduction interval of a triac or similar gated device which is connected in series with the coil for controlling current flow therethrough. Depending upon the voltage sensed the amount of current flowing through the coil on a half cycle by half cycle basis is varied by the control system.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording on a sheet with a recording device includes a sheet conveying device, a bipositional sheet guiding member and independently operable driving mechanisms for the sheet conveying device and the bipositional sheet guiding member, so that a sheet is properly fed to a recording position when the sheet guiding member is in one position, and the sheet is properly guided during recording when the guiding member is in another position.

Abstract: The heating element (14) is in the form of a helical winding (31) made of a resistance heating wire which constitutes the central core of a coaxial cable (32) having a tubular metallic outer sheath and an insulating material interposed between the central core and the outer sheath. The coaxial cable (32) constitutes a helical winding (31). The apparatus can be used in particular for the heat treatment of the small bends of a bundle of tubes in a steam generator in a pressurized water nuclear reactor.

Abstract: Image recording is indirectly achieved on a recording sheet via an intermediate transferring medium. First, the circumferential surface of a rotatable transferring medium having heat-transferable ink contained therein is fused or softened in response to image information by means of a recording electrode which is disposed at the position opposite to the transferring medium while the intermediate transferring medium is interposed therebetween. After completion of the first transferring step the ink image which has been transferred onto the intermediate transferring medium is transported to the position where a second transferring step is achieved while the ink image is kept in the fused or softened state. The second transferring step is achieved in such a manner that the ink image is transferred onto the recording sheet under the effect of pressure which is imparted by a pressure roller. The intermediate transferring medium may be made of electric conductive material.

Abstract: An electrostatic or thermal printhead and method of fabrication is provided in which dielectric material is disposed in a row of spaced depressions or in a single recess along the upper surface of an edge of a dielectric-coated conductive sheet. Electrodes are disposed along the edge of the sheet over the dielectric material and terminate at associated conductive pads or printhead circuitry on the sheet. In one embodiment, the edge is trimmed and left bare to form an inexpensive electrostatic printhead. In an alternative embodiment, resistive material is disposed over the edge to connect the electrodes to the conductive sheet to form an inexpensive thermal printhead.

Abstract: A plotter adjustment circuit for shifting plot data uniformly inside a print region of the paper such that the print region is not cut upon output. The plotter adjustment circuit includes a conversion unit for converting input plot data into raster data; a print unit for plotting figures responsive to input raster data; a counter-based shift circuit connected between the conversion unit and the print unit for shifting raster data from the conversion unit by an input value and providing the shifted raster data to the print unit; and a non-volatile memory connected to the shift circuit means for storing the input shift value.

Abstract: An arrangement for the recording of a digital information signal, in particular onto a plate-shaped, metallic recording carrier with the aid of a penetrating element is specified, in which the latter preferably has a pyramid shape with three side surfaces and three edges. The edge (6) forming the runner of the penetrating element lies, in its projection onto the recording carrier, in the direction of the velocity vector at the point of recording. The edge forms with the velocity vector an angle of >135.degree.. The projections of the two further edges onto the recording carrier lie perpendicular to the velocity vector. With the aid of such a penetrating element, an engraving of a digital signal is possible, which is read out by a laser beam.

Abstract: A low-friction, low-play bearing system for use in a carriage coupling drive system for a pen plotter including a moving carriage slidably mounted on a shaft between the ends of and carrying a U-shaped pen-carrying yoke in combination therewith for sliding motion along the shaft and rotary motion about the shaft. A pair of annular ball-bearing thrust bearings are disposed over the shaft between respective ends of the U-shaped yoke and the moving carriage. An annular bias spring such as a wave spring is disposed over the shaft between the moving carriage and one of the thrust bearings to create a longitudinal expansion force resisting play between the moving carriage and the U-shaped yoke.

Abstract: A beam recorder comprises image signal input means, a modulator for modulating a recording beam in accordance with the input image signal, and a discriminator for discriminating a characteristic of the input image signal. The modulator controls a driving current for emitting the beam so that the beam intensity is varied in accordance with the discrimination result.

Abstract: An air sterilizer comprises a block of insulative material having therethrough a plurality of small diameter ducts provided with axially disposed resistive heating elements which generate high thermal gradients within the ducts to eliminate micro-organisms passing through the same. Total energy consumption is in the range of 14-25 Watts.

Abstract: A laser recorder applicable to computer output microfilm recording apparatus, which comprises; a housing, a film feeding unit having a film cassette containing a rolled heat development film and disposed in the lower section of the housing, a film take-up unit taking up the heat developement film on a reel or on a tray in sheet films, a main driving unit and driving the heat development film for running at a fixed speed for auxiliary scanning for recording image information on the heat development film, an image information recording unit for main scanning, having a laser optical system for scanning the heat development film across the width thereof to record image information thereon, and a heat developement unit for heat-developing the image information recorded on the heat development film.

Abstract: A tripping coil for a circuit breaker, wherein the circuit breaker is designed to carry high load currents. The tripping coil includes a coil having a first winding and a second winding, a permanent magnet, a return spring, an armature and an actuator rod. The first winding and the permanent magnet produce a magnetic flux to urge and hold the armature into a biased position. The second winding produces a magnetic flux which urges the armature into an unbiased position. The return spring also exerts a force on the armature urging the armature into the unbiased position. The actuator rod is fixed to the armature, and interacts with the circuit breaker such that the circuit breaker is tripped when the armature moves into the unbiased position.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical disk used as a recording medium of the type described as an air-sandwiched structure including two disk-shaped substrates, which are secured to each other by way of an inner and outer plastic spacer. Together, the two substrates and the inner and outer spacer define a closed inner space, and at least one inner surface of one of the two substrates is provided with a light-sensitive recording layer. Typically, such a recording layer is sensitive to high energy light such as that from a laser beam. Each of the disk-shaped substrates includes a central hole of equal size and shape, wherein the inner spacer is ring-shaped and is positioned with its central opening coaxial with the holes in the substrates.

Abstract: In order to increase the stability of a device comprising at least one electrode and a conductive polymer composition in contact therewith, the contact resistance between the electrode and the composition should be reduced. This can be achieved by contacting the molten polymer composition with the electrode while the electrode is at a temperature above the melting point of the composition. Preferably, the polymer composition is melt-extruded over the electrode or electrodes, as for example when extruding the composition over a pair of pre-heated wires.

Abstract: A thermal recording apparatus variably controls the amount of energy supplied to heating elements in accordance with the relative length of a recording time interval between lines effected by linearly arranged heating elements constituted by a plurality of resistors. In another embodiment the heating elements are provided in a plurality of individually controllable blocks and the energy supplied to the heating elements in each block is variably controlled in accordance with the number of heating elements to be energized in that block.

Abstract: A valve device for matrix printers of the ink jet type.The device is arranged for providing a liquid tight closure and opening of a passage for generating a portion of a character by the output of a certain amount of liquid for character recording through said passage.Armatures, each one having an end portion are arranged as valve bodies in the passages, and means are arranged for operating the armatures in a reciprocating movement for obtaining said closure and opening functions.A plate shaped element is the element wherein the passages are formed and comprises a grindable element, which is such that it is grindable to a smooth condition with long term smoothness and generally free from internal strains.The end portion or valve head of each armature has at least partially a smooth surface arranged for being directly brought into abutment against the smooth grinded element, around the opening of the passage facing the armature.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clean air hood for disposition above the print head of a fluid jet printing apparatus having an orifice plate on one side of the print head for forming a plurality of droplet streams. The droplet streams flow past charge and deflection electrode means as well as a fluid catcher whereby uncharged droplets are deposited on a substrate. The clean air hood includes an interior baffle for directing clean air through the hood for issuance through a pair of laterally spaced slots along opposite sides of the hood whereby the air curtains formed thereby straddle the print head. In operation, the air curtains flow along opposite sides of the print head and opposite sides of the droplet streams ot maintain a clean air region about the electrode means and dampen any tendency of particulate matter carried by the substrate from migrating into the region of the electrodes. The print bar is rotated 180.degree.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a heated laminated windshield construction. Initially, a transparent material to be provided as the outer layer of such a laminated windshield is selected. A transparent basecoat is applied on the inner major surface of the outer layer. A quantity of electroconductive metal is deposited onto the basecoated surface to form a metal strike coat. A portion of the metal strike coat is masked so that unmasked portions of the strike coat comprise the pattern of the electroconductive metal film runs to be formed on the inner major surface. An electroconductive metal is electroplated onto the unmasked portions of the strike coat. Portions of the strike coat onto which no metal was electroplated are removed to thereby leave on the inner major surface of the layer a plurality of spaced apart electroconductive metal film runs comprising electroplated metal and the portion of the metal strike coat beneath the electroplated metal.