Abstract: Comminuted carpet pieces are fed to a first stirred tank together with an aqueous solution containing separating salt, to form a first suspension, which is fed to a first mechanical separating stage. A first high-solids phase, a second high-solids phase containing polymer fiber material, and a liquid phase are obtained therefrom. The second high-solids phase is mixed with a water-containing separation solution in a stirred tank, to give a second suspension, which is fed to a second mechanical separating stage. A third high-solids phase, a polymer fiber material-rich phase and a liquid phase are withdrawn therefrom. An acid which is stronger than H2CO3 is introduced into the stirred tank together with the water-containing separation solution, and the pH of the liquid in the stirred tank is adjusted to 2–6.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling the telescopic movements of two telescopic beams moving inside a spreader frame, and the locking movements of the twistlocks in the telescopic beams. The telescopic movement of the telescopic beams are held in position at a desired place in relation to the frame with locking members. The system has a joint multi-rope lever system for performing the telescopic movement of the telescopic beams and the locking movements of the twistlocks. The system has an actuator operating the multi-rope lever system. The system also includes a control system supervising and controlling the actuator and the lever system.

Abstract: In an automated guided vehicle including a transfer equipment which transfers a wafer, a buffer cassette which temporarily stores the wafer, and a pressing member which is provided at an opening of the buffer cassette, when traveling the automated guided vehicle, if the pressing member is slid to a center position from an end position of the opening of the buffer cassette to contact and press against the edge of the wafer, the pressing member was easily damaged by being rubbed against a periphery of the wafer, and there was a problem in durability of the pressing member. The pressing member 55 can transfer between a “pressing” position which contacts against the edge of the wafer 10 to press the wafer 10, and a “receding” position which is located away from the edge of the wafer 10.

Abstract: A reel unit includes a frame, and first and second cover plates that are detachably mounted on both sides of the frame. The frame includes first and second side plates and a plurality of connectors that connect the first and second side plates. The first side plate includes a plate member and an annular member. The plate member includes a first opening in its inner peripheral portion. The plate member is made of a magnesium alloy, with an ellectrodeposition treatment being performed on a surface of the plate member. The annular member has a second opening through which the spool is adapted to pass, and a female threaded portion that is formed on an inner peripheral portion of the second opening. The annular member is harder than the surface of the plate member on which the electrodeposition treatment is performed.

Abstract: An elevator is provided to prevent a tail cord from being projected out of a tail-cord duct under the influence of air current flowing in the tail-cord duct. The tail-cord duct is formed along an elevating space in which a passenger car moves up and down. The tail-cord duct is provided, along the elevating space, with an opening that opens it. An arm part fixed to the passenger car is introduced into the tail-cord duct. In the tail-cord duct, a tail cord is suspended from the arm part. In plan view of the tail-cord duct, a portion of the arm part for suspending the tail cord is shifted from the opening in a duct-width direction of the duct.

Abstract: A cable reel having a one-way locking mechanism for locking a cable winding hub in one direction so that the user can adjust the extending status of the cables freely, and a button for unlocking the one-way locking mechanism for enabling the cable winding hub to receive the cables by means of the spiral spring force of a spiral spring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sieve device for screening at least two solid substances preferably different from each other comprising at least one sieve module (1), comprising at least two sieve devices (2), comprising at least one fitting (3) with a bottom with sieve (4), closing the respective fitting (3).

Abstract: A single pill dispensing system for a bottle/vial of the type for dispensing a medication pill, where the bottle/vial has a circular body and receives a circular cap. To facilitate the dispensing of a single pill, an insert, slidably received in the circular body and circular cap is provided. The insert includes a body portion containing a circuitous channel of a size to accommodate a single pill as the user inverts or turns over the container body to capture and subsequently transfer the pill through the insert to a nesting recess in the lower surface of the circular cap.

Abstract: A guide rail arrangement for avoiding the costly and time-consuming aligning of the guide rails for a counterweight and an elevator car includes guide rails fastened to a mounting bracket connected with the shaft wall at the door side. The guide rails of two counterweights are held by double claws that are fastened to the mounting bracket by only one screw.

Abstract: An underdeck pontoon lift system for supporting pontoons of various sizes in a stable manner. The underdeck pontoon lift system includes a base structure, a plurality of front lifting jacks and a rear lifting jack pivotally attached to the base structure, a support bed pivotally attached to the lifting jacks, a front structure extending from the base structure, and an elevating unit for manipulating the lifting jacks. The lifting jacks preferably have an inverted U-shaped base member with a pair of support members extending upwardly, where the width of the support members is less than the width of the base member. The lifting jacks are preferably attached to cross members that extend between side members of the base structure. The support bed preferably has a rear tapered portion for assisting in the loading of a pontoon.

Abstract: A configurable paper transport having a frame having at least one station for securing a non-driven paper web process device. The configurable paper transport defines a paper web path through the non-driven paper web process device, or devices. The configurable paper transport also contains a driver that moves a paper web along the paper web path. In a preferred configuration, the stations and associated non-driven paper web process devices have a universal receptacle permitting any non-driven paper process device, selected from a plurality of non-driven paper process devices, to be located in any station.

Abstract: A door panel comprises a surface board 11 facing a hoistway, a back board 12 facing a hoistway, and a reinforcing member 13 for reinforcing the surface board 11 and the back board 12 . The back board is connected to the surface board or the reinforcing member by a connecting member 15 which is capable of losing the force of constraint against the surface board or the reinforcing member on high temperature conditions during a fire. This connecting member 15 prevents the door panel of the elevator hall door from being deformed during a building fire, and prevents the elevator hall door from falling, thus preventing smoke and flame from entering the hoistway.

Abstract: A hydraulically operated vertical vehicle lift for working under the vehicle or for storing one vehicle over a second vehicle. The vehicle lift utilizes four large U-shaped columns which house most of the moving parts. Particularly, cables traverse through the columns and around pulleys attached to cross members supporting the vehicle ramps. A hydraulic cylinder under a ramp pulls the cables around the pulleys causing the cross members and ramps to elevate. The orientation of the cables and pulleys direct the force generated while elevating and suspending a vehicle straight down from the internal top center of each column. This directional force provides a stable vehicle lift and the columns and ramps shield the moving parts from operator contact and protect the parts from exposure thereby increasing their useful life of the lift.

Abstract: An elevator door assembly includes a rail and at least one roller that rolls along the rail to move a door between opened and closed positions, for example. A resilient track is provided on the rail that facilitates more efficient roller movement and increases the longevity of the assembly. In one example, the resilient track includes several pieces of flexible material that are snapped in place onto the rail. In another example, the flexible track is supported on the rail using a spray coating technique.

Abstract: An elevator shaft closure and a method of fulfilling fire protection requirements for the same include a shaft door frame having in the region of the closing edge of the frame with a door leaf of at least two door frame parts attached to a building and connected together with a thermally separable material. Under a predetermined stress, the connection between the door frame parts is released and one of the door frame parts displaces in front of the door leaf while the other door frame part substantially retains its original shape.

Abstract: Safety top balustrade for a car of a machine room-less elevator which moves in a hoistway, on a wall of which the controller of the elevator is secured, said balustrade comprising:—a fixed structure (21) comprising a plurality of vertical uprights (24) fixed at intervals near edge of the car roof (16) and at least two horizontal tubular guard rails (20, 30) fixed at different heights on the uprights, around the periphery of the car roof, except at the place which is in front of the controller (14) when the car is at the level of controller, in order to leave a passage (33) for direct access to the latter,—a mobile structure (34) comprising at least two horizontal bars (36, 38) which are telescopically mounted inside the tubular guard rails, so as to slide between an open position where the bars are inserted within the guard rails, to free said passage towards the controller, and a closed position where the bars are extended out of the guard rails, whereby said passage is obstructed.

Abstract: A carpet stretching device includes a housing, a piston unit, a carpet gripping head connected to the housing, a fluid supply unit connected to the housing, and an anchor member. The housing has front and rear ends, and a receiving space between the front and rear ends. The piston unit includes a piston member disposed in the receiving space for moving relative to the housing, a piston rod extending out of the housing through the front end, and a biasing member provided between the rear end of the housing and the piston member. The anchor member is attached to a front end of the piston rod in front of the carpet gripping head.

Abstract: A procedure and an apparatus for plumbing and installing the shaft equipment for an elevator uses a plumbing jig. The plumbing jig is mounted in the upper part of the elevator shaft from the top floor, plumb lines are attached to the plumbing jig from the top floor and, using the plumb lines attached to the plumbing jig, the shaft equipment is positioned, whereupon the shaft equipment is fixed in place. The apparatus includes supporting elements that can be fixed to the elevator shaft, a plumbing jig that can be attached to the supporting elements and mounted substantially from the top floor, and plumb lines that can be suspended from the plumbing jig and extend into the elevator shaft below the plumbing jig.

Abstract: An elevator in which the sheave diameter is reduced and the attendant lowering of the rope life and strength is suppressed to secure safety and reliability. To this end, a rope is used in which a plurality of element wires constituting the wire rope are each covered with resin material and the whole wire rope is covered with resin material, thereby reducing the wear due to slippage between the element wires and the wear due to contact with the sheave, which wear occurs when the rope is entrained around the sheave. When the elevator sheave diameter is reduced, a worried lowering of the rope life can be suppressed or the rope life can be improved. Thus, it is possible to achieve reduction of size and weight of equipment including motors and hoists, installation space saving for elevators, improved safety and reliability of the system by virtue of the increased rope life.

Abstract: A method for sorting mail to a case having a plurality of slots is described, wherein each slot corresponds to a destination. The method includes steps of loading a mail piece to be sorted into a delivery robot, determining for the mail piece a destination slot the mail piece is to be delivered to, moving the delivery robot along a rail disposed at the front of the case near the slots into proximity with an open end of the destination slot, inserting the mail piece from the delivery robot into the associated slot, and returning the delivery robot to a loading station whereby the cycle may be repeated. Such a method, when using a large number of robots moving along a common rail system, can sort a large volume of mail in carrier delivery order.