Abstract: The pressure drop through a passageway that flows a compressible fluid that flows axially with a vortex component is reduced by dividing the passageway into smaller parallel passageways. The vortex separator is combined with a deoiler that includes a rotatable inducer and porous media disk(s) in a lubrication system for removing the oil from the air where the oil is contaminated in the bearing compartments and gear boxes of a gas turbine engine.

Abstract: A device for cooling and granulating strands of plastic which emerge in molten form from dies (3) before being fed, either directly or via a chute (22) which can be positioned underneath the dies and has a cooling water supply, to a subsequent flow channel (1) which has at least one device for producing a stream of coolant. From the flow channel (1) the strands (4) are fed into a granulator (16) which is provided with at least one blade system comprising a rotating shearing blade (13) and a counterblade (12) and used for granulating the strands (4). The device is without a pair of feed rollers as an assembly belonging to the granulator (16) but has a pair of draw-off rollers (20, 21) at the end region of the flow channel (1).

Abstract: A movable pouring basin including a funnel-type sprue for use with a casting machine is aligned between a source of molten casting material and the downsprues of molds on an assembly line moving beneath the source of molten casting material.

Abstract: In a mold clamping apparatus of an injection molding machine using five-point double toggles, a projection (17) is formed at a side of a link (14) of which one end is connected to a rear platen (6), that side being opposite to the side facing a crosshead (18). And a pin is inserted in a through hole formed in the projection (17) and a through hole formed in the other end of a link (16) of which one end is connected to the crosshead, with these through holes being in alignment with each other.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing a cylindrical product of a fiber reinforcement-thermoplastic resin composite, which involves disposing a mandrel on a flexible guide sheet which can be formed in the shape of the letter U around the mandrel, heating a fiber reinforcement-thermoplastic resin composite sheet to a temperature not lower than the distortion temperature of the resin and lower than the thermal degradation temperature of the resin of the composite, disposing an end of the heated composite sheet at a line of contact of the mandrel with the flexible guide sheet, then rolling the mandrel on the guide sheet while moving the guide sheet, the guide sheet forming a shape of the letter U around the mandrel being drawn into the concave portion of the letter U, and the composite sheet disposed between the mandrel and the guide sheet being in intimate contact with the mandrel and the guide sheet, to thereby wind the composite sheet on the mandrel, and then recovering a cylindrical product made from the wound composite

Abstract: Windshield repair tool has an injector for injecting liquid resin into fractures and pits in broken windshields. The injector has an injector cylinder and a plunger that applies pressure to resin in the cylinder for injecting the resin into the fracture or pit. The plunger itself includes an outer sleeve and an inner plunger component biased forwardly in the outer sleeve by a coil spring. The pressure on the resin is monitored and can be controlled according to the amount that the plunger stem projects from the outer end of the plunger sleeve. This avoids insufficient or excessive filling of the fracture or pit.

Abstract: A braiding extruder for making braided products from extrusible material. The braiding extruder includes a first rotatable member, a second rotatable member, a rotatable member driving system, and an orifice blocking arrangement. The rotatable members each include a pair of orifices for extruding a strands of extrusible material therethrough. The orifices are fluidly coupled to a source of pressurized extrusible material. The driving system rotates the first rotatable member clockwise about a first axis of rotation, and rotates the second rotatable member counter-clockwise about a second axis of rotation, parallel to the first axis of rotation. The orifice blocking arrangement selectively permits and prevents the extrusion of the extrusible material from the orifices. The orifices, the driving system, and the orifice blocking arrangement extrude and braid at least three strands of extrusible material.

Abstract: A system is provided for automatically and continuously producing chewing gum and/or chewing gum base. A system controller receives inputs of parameters necessary for production. Ingredients are automatically and continuously fed and mixed to form a desired end product. During production of chewing gum, the gum is automatically and continuously discharged from the mixer and can be automatically dusted, rolled, scored and wrapped. The system is continuously monitored with appropriate sensing devices. Signals indicative of the sensed conditions are sent to the controller, and the system automatically adjusts to produce a consistent end product. An alarm is activated upon sensing of a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A gas nozzle for a gas assisted injection molding system includes a body having an inlet in fluid communication with a source of pressurized gas, an outlet through which the gas leaves the nozzle and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet. The outlet includes a plurality of apertures arranged in a predetermined manner relative to one another such that the flow path through the outlet approximates a 1/8 inch hole but does not clog with resin over successive plastic injections into the mold.

Abstract: A process for making a marble casting material using a solidified polymer blend having superior depth characteristics. The process involves the partial intermingling of two or more partially incompatible marble casting resins that are not intended to be normally used in combination. Due to the partial incompatibility, when the partially intermingled marble casting resins solidify, a marble effect is created.

Abstract: To prevent an extruding material from moving in and between an extruder body and a contact surface of side guides and to provide automation of adjustment of a sheet width. A roller head extruder in which a pair of calendar rolls 8 are disposed forwardly of a material extruding opening 4 of an extruder body 1, a pair of left and right side guides 9 are disposed so that a material extruded from said extruding opening 4 is molded into a sheet form by the calendar rolls 8, wherein said side guides 9 can be automatically moved in a direction of the sheet width by a moving cylinder 19 and secured to the front surface of a flange portion 5 of the extruder body 1 by a fastening force releasable fastening means. The fastening force is added by a spring 15 and the fastening force is released by a jack 18. The fastening force urges the side guides 9 against the extruder body 1 so that no extruding material flows between the side guides 9 and the extruder body 1.

Abstract: A mold 79 that includes an array of cube-corner elements 80 that are arranged in the array such that a retroreflective cube-corner sheeting 60 that is formed thereon is capable of glittering when light is incident on the sheeting. The array may be defined by three sets of intersecting grooves 25, 26, 27 where each groove set includes two or more generally parallel grooves. At least one groove in at least one of the sets has faces 22 of adjacent cube-corner elements 30a, 30b arranged such that a dihedral angle .alpha. located between adjacent faces varies along the groove(s) in the set.

Abstract: An applicator for drywall mastic can alternatively cover flat drywall joints, outside corner drywall joints, or simultaneously both outside corners on a stub drywall, all with little or no manual adjustment of the applicator. A spring biased lever is pivotally mounted on each side of the applicator. Normally, the bias extends a projection on the lever which rides over the edge of the outside corner in order to guide and direct the applicator as it moves along a corner wall. A circumferential flange on a wheel cooperates with the projection to give greater stability. If the applicator is pressed against a flat wall, the projection is pushed back against the bias of the spring so that the projection has no effect.

Abstract: An injection molding machine in accordance with the present invention includes a storing function portion 2 composed of a first memory portion M1 for storing in advance a standard program Ps that becomes standard of a sequence program and a second memory portion M2 having one or more memory areas into which a user program Pu . . . to be interrupted into the standard program Ps can be written, a user program making portion 3 that can make the user program Pu . . . by indicating a process of making the user program Pu interrupt into the standard program Ps, and a controlling function portion 4 for writing the made user program Pu . . . into the memory area in the second memory portion M2 and executing both of the standard program Ps and the user program Pu . . . interrupted into the standard program Ps at the time of the molding operation.

Abstract: An air ring for supplying cooling air to a hot extruded plastic film after the film has been extruded from an annular extrusion die at an elevated temperature has an annular body which surrounds the tubular film after the film has left the extrusion die. The body has a circumferentially extending air passage through which air can be supplied from an external source and which directs cooling air from the passage between the body and the film with a venturi-like effect. A circumferentially extending series of individually operable actuators are each operable to vary the venturi-like effect at its circumferential location and cause the film to become nearer to or further from the body at said location to cause the thickness of the film at said location to decrease or increase.

Abstract: A bushing for retaining a knock out pin and a removable knock out pin assembly utilizing that bushing. The bushing has a pin holding portion composed of upstanding flexible arms engagable with a knock out pin, each of the arms having a lug for engaging the knock out pin. A retention ring is formed on the bottom of the bushing, the ring having an outwardly-extending flange for engaging an aperture in a plastic mold. The knock out pin has opposite grooves for accommodating the lugs of the bushing, the pin being removable by rotating the pin 90.degree. to disengage the lugs from the grooves so that the pin can be axially removed.

Abstract: A dough press machine for flattening a quantity of dough usable as a crust for a food product such as a pizza pie. The machine has a vertically movable upper platen having a bottom surface and a lower platen having a top surface. The lower platen is movable from and to a position whereby the bottom surface of the upper platen and the top surface of the lower platen are substantially aligned with each other for vertical downward movement of the upper platen against the lower platen. The machine includes a sensor for detecting alignment of the lower platen with the upper platen such that the upper platen is vertically immovable when the lower platen is not in substantial alignment with the upper platen. Vertical movement of the upper platen is accomplished electromechanically with an electric thrust actuator in communication with the upper platen.

Abstract: This invention enables execution of the continuous extrusion-molding of a windshield molding provided with a rainwater drainage groove with sufficient rainwater retaining function simply and satisfactorily. The windshield molding includes a decorative section of an upper molding section of the entire windshield 2 to be installed throughout the upper section and both of the side sections of the windshield glass extended externally and provided with a rainwater retaining groove in the extended thick body portion. All of the molding sections including the upper molding section the side molding sections etc. are continuously extrusion-molded.

Abstract: A spinning pack with a sand filter for the melt spinning of thermoplastics, whereby at least one perforated plate with evenly distributed D-shaped holes with slanting openings that taper conically in the direction of flow is placed in the direction of flow in front of and/or behind the sand filter. Spinning packs according to the invention surprisingly give highly uniform distribution and flow of thermoplastic melt through the sand filter.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a building block by molding under pressure a mixture of a hydraulic binder such as plaster, an inert filler such as sand, and water, by passing a mold (50) through various stations, including a station (A) for filling the mold with a measured quantity of the mixture (56), a station (B) for installing a mold top plate (38), a station (C) for compressing the mixture in the mold, a station (D) for keeping the top and bottom plates (38, 40) in place in the mold, a station (E) for withdrawing the top plate (38), and an unmolding station (F).