Abstract: Latch assembly for a vehicle door 10 (FIG. 1) hinged at its leading edge has an L-shaped housing plate 20 to be secured in the trailing inside edge comer of the door and carrying latch mechanism. Inner skin 14 of the door is cut away to admit a striker 18 into a mouth of the plate for engagement by the mechanism to keep the door shut. A projecting abutment rib 28 of the plate adjacent the mouth prevents or resists rearward displacement of the trailing edge of skin 14 which could otherwise obstruct the mouth in the event of impact damage to the door.

Abstract: A brush seal arrangement for sealing cooperation between a shaft and a surrounding member which is relatively rotatable with respect to the shaft. The brush seal includes an annular rotor disposed in surrounding relationship to the shaft and sealed with respect to the housing, and the rotor mounts thereon first and second annular bush members which are disposed in axially spaced relation and which have annular edge portions which create a frictional and sealing engagement with the shaft to nonrotatably and sealingly couple the rotor to the shaft. A passage extends through the rotor for communication with an annular region defined between the annular brushes in surrounding relationship to the shaft, and a pressurized buffer gas is supplied through the passage into the annular region.

Abstract: A window fastener having a mounting base (21), a latching flap (12) moveably coupled thereto, a handle (14) and a latching tongue (15). the handle (14) is movable between first and second positions and is coupled to the latching tongue (15) so that the latching tongue moves the latching flap (18) when the handle (14) moves to a latching position. A movement inducing mechanism (34, 41) operable by the handle (14) causes movement of the flap (12) to occur when the handle is moved from the latching position to a non-latching position.

Abstract: A cable sealing arrangement is provided for limiting the ingress of fluid into a location about a cable, such as a telephone wire enclosure, which generally includes a fitting, a sealing member, and a nut. The cable sealing arrangement provides a fluid-proof seal about a cable through radial expansion of the sealing member. Also, various slitted sealing members are provided each leaving at least one slit formed there through which allows for forced displacement of portions of the sealing member and insertion of a cable thereto. The slitted sealing members obviate the need for threading a sealing member over the entire length of a cable.

Abstract: A seal stack includes one or more first seals that are adapted to seal in at least a first range of temperatures. The seal stack also includes a second seal that is adjacent to at least one of the first seals. The second seal is adapted to seal in at least a lower range of temperatures than the first range of temperatures.

Abstract: A locking device is disclosed for interlocking two members having aligned openings extending therethrough. The device includes a hollow cap and a pin with an enlarged head at one end and a nose at the opposite end. The pin is insertable through the aligned openings of the members, with its nose received in interlocked engagement within the cap, and with the two members captured between the cap and the enlarged head of the pin. A frangible portion of the pin is severable in response to relative rotation between its nose and enlarged head to thereby destructively disassemble the locking device.

Abstract: A latch for an oven comprises a support plate mounted within the oven. A bracket member is pivotably supported on the support plate. A handle is fixed to the bracket member and is manually operable to move the latch between the latching and unlatching positions. A latch arm is movably supported on the support plate and connected to the bracket member to be moved between the latching and unlatching positions in accordance with the movement of the bracket member. A spring is connected between the support plate and the bracket member for biasing the bracket member toward the latching or unlatching position, selectively. First and second arcuate guide projections are integrally formed with the support plate beneath the bracket member for guiding the bracket member.

Abstract: A mechanical face seal comprising two seal rings for use in water pumps and other fluids, including a resilient bellows for providing a secondary seal between one seal ring and either a housing or a rotating shaft extending through an aperture in the housing. The resilient bellows preferably comprises an elastomeric material, such as molded rubber, and has a single convolution having a general cross-sectional shape of an inverted “omega.” A finger spring member comprises a plurality of generally “U” shaped spring fingers which are adapted and deformed upon installation to provide an axial biasing force against the seal ring attached to the resilient bellows so as to urge it toward the other ring.

Abstract: A truck latch system has a handle presented from the decklid within the trunk in substantially vertical fashion and is operative to move a trunk latch to an unlatched position when grasped and pulled in a generally downward direction to prevent the decklid from latching to a rear trunk wall and to unlatch the decklid from the trunk wall when latched thereto.

Abstract: A door lock (10) having an opening aid (26) has a rotatable lock latch (12), a detent pawl (18) arresting the latter in the latching position, and a driven driving pin (44) which opens the detent pawl (18) and can be blocked against a stop (50). The previously customary solution of providing the stop (50) on the detent pawl (18) restricts the structural design. In order to obtain more scope in the arrangement of the parts, it is proposed to arrange the stop (50) on a separate blocking lever (48) which can be carried along into its blocking position by the detent pawl (18) during the opening.

Abstract: A bearing isolator seal having a shaft seal assembly that includes a stator housing comprising two components, an interior and an exterior component, the two stator housing components being selectively connectable, and axially positionable (relative to the radial faces of the rotor), disconnectable via screw threads on similar structures formed thereon to enable a perishable rotor component to be readily replaced with the stator components being reusable with a new rotor, the assembled stator housing, having an inner radially extending face with a pair of spaced concentric annular flanges of substantially frusto-conical shape extending from a larger diameter end that is fixed to the inner radially extending face to a smaller diameter free end, and a rotor having a peripherally extending radial flange that is fixed to a hub of the rotor and has a contact sealing surface that contacts the free end of the annular flanges of the stator housing.

Abstract: A lever handle structure includes a fixed disk defining an axial hole and having a first side provided with a positioning. catch piece, a driving axial tube rotatably mounted in the axial hole of the fixed disk and having a first end defining a guide slot and an annular groove, a lever handle secured on the driving axial tube for rotating it, a positioning catch ring having an inner wall provided with two lock blocks each secured in the guide slot of the driving axial tube and an outer wall defining an arcuate limit recess receiving the positioning catch piece and having two distal ends each formed with a stop wall for limiting rotation of the driving axial tube, an elastic member secured on the driving axial tube and rested on the positioning catch ring, an actuating ring secured on the driving axial tube and rested on the elastic member, and a positioning member secured in the annular groove of the driving axial tube for preventing detachment of the actuating ring.

Abstract: A power-closing motor-vehicle door latch has a housing and a fork engageable around a bolt, formed with an abutment, and pivotal on the housing from an open position through a partially closed position into a fully closed position. A latch pawl engageable with the fork in the partially and fully closed positions can retain the fork therein. A rocker is pivotal on the housing between inner and outer positions and a closing pawl is pivoted on the rocker between an entrainment position engageable with the fork abutment and a freeing position. A crank drive displaces the rocker outward toward the outer position with the closing pawl in the entrainment position so as to pivot the fork from the partially closed position into the fully closed position. A control member is pivotal on the rocker between a pair of end positions.

Abstract: A sliding catch with partition release assembly for a fire extinguisher cabinet having a locking mechanism that comprises of a L-shaped member that has a first portion and a second portion that is defined as a stopping mechanism and a slotting mechanism. The slotting mechanism may be moved from a first locked position to a second unlocked position thereby releasing the locking mechanism and allowing the fire extinguisher cabinet to open. A partition release assembly allows for the injury-free access to the fire extinguisher cabinet by a fire-person.

Abstract: A snap hinge for supporting closure sheet-like elements, comprising a first articulated quadrilateral and a second articulated quadrilateral which have a first lever and a second lever in common, at least two elastic springs in parallel being further provided.

Abstract: A piston is disclosed having both downwardly and upwardly inclined piston ring grooves, the grooves being angled less than approximately ten degrees with respect to a horizontally extending axis. In a preferred embodiment, the grooves are less than approximately three degrees in inclination and in a most preferred embodiment, the inclination is less than approximately one degree. The grooves for the combustion seal are angled upwardly from an outer diameter of the piston to adjust for thermal drooping of the piston rings received within the grooves. The grooves for the oil-control seal are angled downwardly so that oil is scraped downwardly, but the oil control ring hydroplanes over the oil when the piston moves upwardly.

Abstract: A sealing device for sealing at least two facing surfaces of two adjacent machine elements includes an inflatable sealing tube arranged in a groove in a first surface of a first machine element. The sealing tube can be filled with a medium to which pressure can be applied, and can be inflated by the medium as well as made to rest against a second surface of a second machine element, forming a seal. The ends of the sealing tube are each arranged in an insert piece. The insert pieces are each structured as a sleeve and surround the ends of the sealing tube under elastic pre-stress, forming a seal. The sleeves are each arranged in a recess of the first machine element that extends essentially crosswise to the lengthwise direction of the groove. In the non-pressurized state, the sealing tube and the face of the sleeves that faces the second surface of the second machine element are essentially flush with the first surface of the first machine element.

Abstract: A double brush seal for sealing the combustor-turbine nozzle interface of a gas turbine engine includes a stationary support member and an intermediate plate attached to the stationary support member. The brush seal also includes a first end plate located upstream of the intermediate plate and attached to the stationary support member, and a second end plate located downstream of the intermediate plate and attached to the stationary support member. A first bristle pack is disposed between the first end plate and the intermediate plate, and a second bristle pack is disposed between the second end plate and the intermediate plate such that the intermediate plate functions as a common back plate for the two stages of the seal.

Abstract: A method and a device for preventing seeping liquid from entering equipment along a connecting line such as an electrical line or a pipe line are disclosed. The method is performed by using a liquid-insulating device surrounding a section of the connecting line to stop the liquid from crossing thereover to reach the equipment. The liquid-insulating device is made of a liquid-proof material, and preferably includes a guiding member to guide the liquid stopped thereby to flow away from the connecting line.

Abstract: In order to achieve constantly stable, high seal performance without requiring high machining accuracy, and in order to provide a reusable jacket seal, the present invention discloses a jacket seal, wherein a projection is formed at a position of a metal jacket in opposite relationship with a seal surface of a member being sealed, a flat portion is formed in an elastic member within the metal jacket so as to be brought into surface-to-surface contact with a flange portion interior surface, and the vertex portion of the projection is formed flat.