Abstract: In a device of the type including a throttle operating wire secured to a rotatable member operatively connected with the throttle valve, the wire is slidably covered by a tubular flexible guide having an axially extensible portion and furnished with spring means for biasing the guide portion in an extending direction. The flexible wire guide is held fixed at the opposite ends, is flexed therebetween, and is axially contractible against the spring bias when the tension of the wire exceeds a predetermined level so that stop means provided to limit the extent of closing movement of the throttle valve is kept free from any deformation as resulting from an excessive wire tension. This enables the throttle valve to assume the exact idling position and ensures desired engine idling.

Abstract: In a fastening device for a tiltable steering wheel assembly, the locking lever of the device is set in the locked position beyond the rotary dead point of a rotary cam element pivoted on a fastening bolt so as to firmly hold the steering column tube assembly at a desired angle with respect to the driver. The locking lever is positioned substantially parallel with respect to the steering column tube assembly in the locked position to prevent unexpected release of the locking lever by the driver's legs.

Abstract: A vibration damper for rotating members consists of a hub member joined to an inertia member by a plurality of elastic elements. Cooling fins on the inertia member and between the elastic element provide for dissipation of heat from the inertia member and the elastic elements. The cooling fins are parallel to the side surfaces of the insertia member. In an alternate embodiment, the cooling fins are angled to the side surfaces of the inertia member to augment the cooling effect of integral fins therein. In further alternate embodiments the hub member is bifurcated and the cooling fins and elastic member are oriented at angles to the axis of rotation of the hub.

Abstract: An overload coupling device has a drive shank, a drive sleeve for driving the drive shank, a closure sleeve surrounding the drive sleeve and a thrust ring. The shank and sleeves is provided with apertures containing balls and the thrust ring is urged by a spring to normally hold the balls in the apertures of the drive shank and drive sleeve to provide a driving connection therebetween but allows the balls to slide in the apertures of the drive sleeve and into the apertures of the closure sleeve to release the driving connection in the event of torque overload.

Abstract: A balancing apparatus for a grinding wheel or the like comprises members co-rotary with the object, members non-co-rotary therewith and weights coupled to the co-rotary members and having their gravity centers arranged displaceable relative to planes through the axis of rotation of the wheel. The weights are adapted for easy rotation on or with axles extending angularly in relation to the axis of rotation, and actuating means and the weights or axles are provided with toothed elements for the rotation of the weights. The weights comprise two first weights each of disc-shape and connected to each other by a central rotation axle portion, and two second weights, each of disc-shape and connected to each other by an intermediate bow portion offset from their rotation axle. The rotation axles of the first and second weights form substantially right angles with each other and with the rotation axis of the grinding wheel. The rotation axles of the first and second weights are located substantially in the same plane.

Abstract: The mounting ends of one superimposed pair of base legs of a lazy-tongs arrangement are pivoted to fixed brackets, and the mounting ends of the other superimposed pair of base legs are mounted for both pivotal movement, and sliding movement relative to the fixed pivot brackets. The opposite ends of a bridge means are each connected with one superimposed pair of the base legs at a point between the mounting ends thereof and the scissors pivot pins connecting the central portions of the base legs, and the central portion of the bridge means is connected to the outer end of the power piston of a hydraulic cylinder. When the hydraulic cylinder is activated to move the power piston outwardly, the bridge means acts to exert force simultaneously on both superimposed pairs of base legs to thereby forcefully extend the lazy-tongs arrangement.

Abstract: An accessory drive for rotating a fan used to cool a transversely mounted engine in a vehicle. A declutchable device, such as a viscous fan drive, has one element driven by the engine. The other element is connected to one end of the core of an elongated flexible shaft. The other end of the core is connected to the fan which is mounted in a known manner relative to the radiator of the vehicle to draw cooling air through the radiator and thereby cool the engine. The mounting of the declutchable device ahead of the flexible shaft allows for a reduction in the angular velocity of the core thereby increasing the life of the flexible shaft.

Abstract: In a wicket gate protecting device for hydraulic machines, a pair of link plates transmitting a force between a gate control ring and a gate lever, is connected to the gate lever through a shear pin. The gate lever disposed between the link plates, and rotatably supported about the shear pin. When the movement of the wicket gate is restricted by obstacles entered between adjacent gate vanes, the shear pin is cut and a part of the shear pin supporting the gate lever moves along between the link plates for a distance and is stopped by friction between the link plates and the shear pin, thereby preventing damage to the neighboring gate vanes.

Abstract: Various embodiments of couplings are described which comprise two main coupling members and two intermediate coupling members. The main coupling members are adapted to be mounted on shafts which are not necessarily in alignment. The intermediate coupling members are rotatable with respect to each other and each is connected by links to each of the main coupling members.

Abstract: A protective cover system for use in connection with guiding paths of machine tools including a plurality of overlapping cover plates telescopically moved into and out of each other while each cover plate at its front end face rests on the guiding path and at the rear end rests on the next segmental cover plate. Between the individual cover plates there are arranged energy storing means the return force of which is zero in the intermediate position of said energy storing means whereas the return force of said energy storing means is at its maximum in the fully pulled-out or pushed-in position of said cover plates. Each energy storing means includes a cylinder with an inserted elastic body and a piston. Between the cylinders and the piston at least one cam segment is provided. Relative movement between the cylinder and the pertaining cam segment is brought about by fork-shaped rods linked with the arms of said fork-shaped rods to the front end faces of the cover plates.

Abstract: A stamping press system, the press having a ram, a driving means for the ram, and an electrically energizable ram control device for causing the driving means to drive the ram through a stamping cycle. The press is guarded by a barrier movable between an open position permitting operator access to the point of stamping operation and a closed position barring such access. A press trip control for the system has a pair of actuators, one for each hand of the operator. Upon their concurrent actuation, the actuators cause movement of the barrier to the closed position and energization of the ram control device initiating a stamping cycle. Provision is included for preventing such energization thereby preventing a stamping cycle if the barrier is not closed. Circuitry of the system prevents re-energization of the ram control device, thus preventing a further cycle until the operator has removed both hands from the actuators.

Abstract: An arrangement for the reduction of stress in a connecting element having part of fiber-reinforced plastic. The fiber-reinforced plastic part is subject to being stressed by longitudinal and/or bending forces. A bush is retained by an appropriate retaining element. Disposed around the bush is a fiber-reinforced plastic part forming an end loop. An inner loop is formed within the outer loop with the outer curved boundary of the inner loop bearing on the bush. In a first embodiment, the inner loop is disposed completely within inner side walls of side portions of the end loop. In second and third embodiments, the inner loop penetrates the side portions of the end loop in a laminar or braided arrangement.

Abstract: A coupling device for transmitting rotational torque in only one direction from a drive member to a driven member has first and second flange members and an elastic circular compression member. The compression member has projections on the periphery which are grabbed by claws on the flange members. There are several pairs of claws, one claw of each pair being attached to the first flange and the other claw being attached to the second flange. The first and second flanges are connected to the drive and driven members, respectively. As the drive member rotates in its only rotating direction, torque is transmitted between the paired claws via the elastic projections between the paired claws. The elastic member also has smaller projections which extend between the claws of adjacent pairs and are therefor free of compression during rotation.

Abstract: A lock mechanism includes a locking pawl which is movable to a pedal-lock position for preventing a brake pedal from returning from a brake-engage to a normal brake-release position. The pawl is biased toward a pedal-lock position but is normally held in a pedal-release position through means of an actuator rod that is biased to a pawl-retain position. The rod has a foot-engageable portion so located that an operator can use one foot to simultaneously move the brake pedal to its brake-engage position and move the actuator to a pawl-release position permitting the pawl to move its pedal-lock position.

Abstract: Safety apparatus attachable to a punch press for providing a time delay between the starting of the drive-brake motor which drives the flywheel and the engagement of the clutch which couples the flywheel to the drive shaft. The time delay allows the flywheel to be brought up to sufficient speed by the drive motor prior to its engagement with the crankshaft such that it imparts sufficient momentum to the crankshaft to perform the task intended for the crankshaft ram. A safety shut-off switch is utilized in combination with the time delay mechanism to totally shut down the drive-brake motor at the end of a pressing cycle of the drive shaft by shutting off motor power, causing the braking function of the motor to stop the flywheel. The start of the drive motor and the initiation of the time delay for engaging the clutch are simultaneously initiated by the downward movement of a safety shield which may be attached to the press to shield the work area during movement of the flywheel.

Abstract: A rotatable driving connection between driving and driven parts of the type having abutments in one part engaging radially extending slots in the other part, the abutments preferably being arranged in groups so that the resultant of the forces in one group is perpendicular to the resultant of the forces in the other group. A metallic strip between the opposed abutment and slot surfaces on the drive side is resiliently bent so that it is relatively stiff and engages both the abutment and slot surfaces and is such that it flattens to increase its stiffness upon an increase in the driving load.

Abstract: A highly accurate UHF television tuner utilizes an improved housing and an improved mounting system for securing the tuning rotor and stator within the housing. The housing is fabricated from sheet metal that is welded at the corners to provide mechanical rigidity, and soldered at the corners to provide a good electrical contact. A cover is placed over an open end of the housing and soldered at the corners further to increase the mechanical rigidity of the housing. The depth of the housing is increased to reduce the effects of the housing on the tuner elements. An eyelet is mounted in one end of the housing for supporting the rotor shaft, and the stator is mounted by insulating posts that are inserted through sleeves integrally formed in the housing. An improved contact for more effectively grounding the rotor shaft to the housing is provided, and an improved detenting system is provided for the selector shaft to reduce the effects of inertial creep.

Abstract: Locking device locking the suspension nut of a driven shaft from rotation relative to the shaft, upon reversal in the direction of rotation of the shaft or such vibration as would loosen an ordinary nut. The locking device is particularly adapted for cantilevered shaft vertical pumps in which the shaft and pump impeller on the end of the shaft are susceptible to vibration. The locking device includes a pump coupling including a motor shaft coupling part and a pump shaft coupling part detachably secured to the motor shaft coupling part. A nut part having a cylindrical periphery is threaded on the pump shaft and recessed within the pump shaft coupling part, to suspend the shaft from the pump shaft coupling part. The full weight of the pump shaft, coupling and impeller, including the hydraulic thrust, is borne by the threaded connection between the pump shaft and the coupling nut. The coupling nut is tightened by a spanner wrench having projections fitting into drilled holes in the coupling nut.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed herein for driving and selectively stopping a platform at predetermined work stations which includes a frame rotatably supporting the platform and a index wheel coupled to the platform in fixed relationship therewith. A drive wheel of lesser diameter is offset from the index wheel so as to overlap edge portions thereof and further includes a pin carried on its edge portion slidably engageable with one of a plurality of slots provided in the edge marginal region of the index wheel. The drive wheel is powered so that the pin enters and leaves each slot in a driving relationship whereby the index wheel and the platform are rotatably moved thereby. A spring biased dog operated by a cam mechanism selectively engages with the index wheel to register the platform at each of the respective work stations.

Abstract: In a roll-end spindle coupling, a thrust ring having a spherical surface that coacts with a flex hub is maintained in such coacting relation by an end ring secured to the roll-end coupling sleeve.