Abstract: A control valve for a variable displacement refrigerating compressor for an automobile climate control system for controlling fluid communication between the crank chamber and the discharge chamber of the compressor. The valve has axially arranged pressure-sensing unit having a diaphragm (13), a valve unit (17,23c) arranged so as to control a fluid communication of the passageway (23a) between the crank and discharge chambers of the compressor, a compensating unit having a balancing rod (18) compensating for the fluid-communication controlling operation of the valve unit (17,23c) in relation to the crank-pressure (Pc) and the discharge pressure (Pd), and a compensation-stopping unit (19,25) stopping the compensation operation of the compensating unit. The control valve permits the compressor to exhibit a satisfactory refrigerating performance irrespective of the ambient temperature.

Abstract: A soft-start pump controller system for controlling a pump motor includes a switching device for supplying power to the pump motor; a periodic duty cycle generator for periodically actuating the switching device at a fraction of the full duty cycle to operate the pump at a reduced, quieter level; a sensor for sensing the current drawn by the pump motor; a reference circuit; and a liquid detector for detecting the presence of the liquid to be pumped, responsive to the sensor and the reference circuit, for overriding the periodic duty cycle generator and actuating the switching device to operate the pump motor continuously at full power when the motor current exceeds a predetermined level indicating liquid is present.

Abstract: Fluid proportions system for proportioning a fluid intermittently at various places. This fluid comes from a storage point and is added by an intermittently operating pump to a proportioner, which feeds a fixed volume of fluid to an outlet more or less independently of the pressure. For returning the reciprocating piston present in the proportioner, use is made of a further fluid which is connected to the proportioner by a further inlet line. A forced return movement of the piston is thereby achieved. Proportioning of fluid is realized by the proportioning fluid itself while return movement in the proportioner of the piston is realized by the control fluid.

Abstract: A pneumatic assist valve receives constant air pressure from supply air to provide the pneumatic assist to shift the pilot, eliminating false signals acting on the trip rod and the design also assures the pilot has completely shifted before diaphragm reversal occurs.

Abstract: A balloon pump for a circulatory assist device, the pump comprising a pumping chamber of variable volume in which a diaphragm assembly is displaceable in first and second pumping directions to inflate and deflate the balloon, the diaphragm assembly comprising a diaphragm sandwiched between a pusher plate and a retainer plate where the pusher plate and retainer plate are affixed to an elongated shaft having an external threaded portion disposed in a planetary roller nut, a rotor assembly is affixed to the roller nut and a stator assembly is disposed outwardly of the rotor assembly to impart bidirectional rotation to the roller nut to cause the shaft and diaphragm assembly to move in the first and second pumping directions, the pump communicating with a pump control unit and microprocessor for controlling pump operation.

Abstract: An improved airblast fuel injector for a gas turbine engine wherein the injector comprises an inner air discharge chamber, a first fuel discharge chamber disposed outboard of the inner air chamber, an intermediate air discharge chamber disposed radially outboard of the first fuel chamber, a second fuel discharge chamber disposed radially outboard of the first outer air chamber, and an outer air discharge chamber disposed radially outboard of the second fuel chamber. The fuel flow from the first fuel discharge chamber is subjected to inner and outer atomizing air flows from the inner and intermediate air chambers. The fuel flow from the second fuel discharge chamber is subjected to inner and outer atomizing airflows from the intermediate and outer air discharge chambers. The individual fuel flow streams discharged from the first and second fuel discharge chambers provide an aggregate, high mass flow of fuel necessary for engine operation.

Abstract: A magnetic fluid pump prevents the generation of particles and impurities, and is useful where particles and impurities are to be kept to a minimum, for instance in a resist coating process for manufacturing a semiconductor device. A pair of solenoid coils are wound on the outer surface of both of the ends of a a fluid transporting pipe. Inside the transporting pipe is a magnetic cylinder having a valve attached to one end which opens and closes the fluid path. The magnetic cylinder reciprocates back and forth inside the transfer pipe by changing the current direction of the coils. Fluid can be pumped continuously by reciprocation of the magnetic cylinder. The pump suppresses the generation of particles and impurities. When used in a resist coating process, the formation of a resist pattern having a poor profile during the photolithography processing can be prevented.

Abstract: A micro-pump is disclosed for pneumatically causing a bulging/retracting motion of a plurality of micro-diaphragms disposed in an array along a channel through which a fluid is being driven. The pump includes channel means (10) including a first port (11), a second port (12) and a flow-through space (13) providing a communication therebetween; a plurality of diaphragms (21a-21e) disposed in an array along the flow-through space (13); diaphragm support means (20) including a plurality of actuating gas spaces (22a-22e) which opposes the rear surfaces of the respective diaphragms; a plurality of reciprocatory motion means for individually imparting an oscillation of pneumatic pressure to the respective actuating gas spaces (22a-22e), and drive means for driving the reciprocatory motion means for driving motion with phase differences therebetween so that the upper dead center shifts in the direction of the array.

Abstract: A submersible motor-driven pump which has a jacket for the motor casing through which a coolant flows, the jacket receiving a pipe with a bent inlet for discharging the coolant and which lies against the motor casing and extends the full height of the jacket from the partition between the motor casing and the pump below the motor to the top of the jacket.

Abstract: Positive displacement vacuum pump is provided with a pump body, and a piston is positioned in the pump body with the piston being mounted for actuation by alternative linear movement. An elastic element biases the piston in a first direction, and a cam acts on a first end of the piston, with the cam being rotatably movable along an axis that is coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the piston to drive the piston in an alternating linear movement. A transverse bar is positioned between a first end of the piston and the cam, and the transverse bar is rotatably fixed but translationally guided in the direction of alternative linear movement of the piston. Additionally, the cam comprises a double surface to equally bias the transverse bar at two positions along the length of the bar.

Abstract: A CD player has a magazine having a plurality of shelves each of which is provided for mounting an ordinary 12 cm CD. An adapter has a thickness so as to be mounted on the shelf of the magazine and has a U-shaped form having an arc corresponding to a circumference of a small CD. The adapter is so arranged that the center of the small CD attached to the adapter is deflected from the center of the ordinary CD to be mounted on the shelf when the adapter is mounted on the shelf of the magazine.

Abstract: A scroll compressor wherein a cylinder is provided along the end plate of a stationary scroll member and a plurality of bypass holes which open in the end plate and can communicate with the space in the cylinder and a plurality of operating spaces formed between the spiral vanes of the stationary scroll member and a moving scroll member are successively opened by a plunger to communicate with the suction side, whereby the capacity may be changed smoothly. When reducing the capacity to close to 0 percent, another cylinder and plunger are used to bypass the discharge pressure to the suction side.

Abstract: This connector assembly comprises a connector body which defines a housing. The housing includes a cavity which is designed to receive a piston, capable of back and forth movement within this cavity. This piston includes a biasing element for urging the piston into the forward direction of the cavity. The piston is engaged with the end of an endoscope tube in the front of this cavity. The piston further includes an orifice which fluidly connects the endoscope tube end to a flexible hose in the back of this piston. The endoscope tube is held in place by jaws which slide back and forth in channels in the front of the connector body, perpendicular to the piston cavity. These jaws also include biasing elements which urge the jaws into mechanical engagement with the rigid tube.

Abstract: A system for re-igniting an aircraft gas turbine jet engine which has flamed out, using a plurality of electromagnetic wave powered plasma plume igniters in an intermittent mode to avoid compressor stall, and bootstrap the engine back up to normal operating conditions. The system uses electromagnetic wave powered plasma plume igniters to provide a source of thermal energy to ignite fuel, and the Fully Automatic Digital Engine Control (FADEC) which is a standard component on aircraft using aircraft gas turbine jet engines, to control the igniter operation preventing compressor stall during the re-ignition process.

Abstract: An air pump comprises a head; an air guiding tube fastened at one end thereof with the head and at another end thereof with a two-way air admitting piston; a first cylinder fitted over the two-way air admitting piston such that the first cylinder can be caused to move back and forth; a first one-way valve disposed in the anterior end of the first cylinder; a second piston disposed in another end of the first cylinder; a first one-way valve permitting air to enter only the first cylinder; a second cylinder fitted movably over the second piston; and a second one-way valve disposed in the second cylinder to permit air to enter only the second cylinder which is fastened with the first cylinder without being able to move in relation to the first cylinder.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining leakage, particularly of valves, in a pump assembly. A pump assembly (20) includes a primary valve (34) and a secondary valve (36), which may be selectively activated to control the source of fluid input to the pump assembly. The pump assembly also includes an inlet valve (42) and an outlet valve (50) disposed on each side of the pumping chamber (46). Downstream of the outlet valve is disposed a pressure sensor (54), which produces a signal indicative of the pressure of fluid within the pump assembly at that point. Leakage in the inlet or outlet valves is detected in the inlet or outlet valves by filling the pumping chamber with fluid, closing the inlet and outlet valves, and equalizing the pressure in the pump assembly distal to the inlet valve. After the pressure has been equalized, the outlet valve is opened and a reference pulse is determined as a function of the signal produced by the pressure sensor.

Abstract: A compressor equipped with a compressing unit comprising a compressing section and a motor section which are connected to each other and Which are encased in a closed vessel, the compressing section including a crank shaft rotatable so that a piston reciprocates within a cylinder and the motor section comprising a rotor and stator and disposed at a lower side of the compressing section, the rotor being connected to the crank shaft so that the crank shaft is rotatable in response to driving of the motor section. Springs are provided between the compressing unit and the closed vessel so as to elastically support the compressing section and the motor section, and first and second balance weights are respectively provided on upper and lower portions of a rotor of the motor section.

Abstract: A protective cover for a ball joint assembly includes a plurality of arms. The arms are movable between a retracted position and an extended position in which the arms can be manually grasped to pull the cover off of the ball joint assembly. The cover is one piece and has a side wall with cylindrical sections and an end wall. The arms are mounted on the end wall. When the arms are to be moved from the retracted position to the extended position, the end wall of the cover is pressed against the end of the ball stud to flex the end wall and move the arms from the retracted position to the extended position.

Abstract: A one piece shaft clamp is disclosed having a flange and a tapered shank. The shaft clamp has a central bore that conforms in size and shape to the cress-sectional shape of a shaft. Relatively thin cuts are formed in the clamp through the shank and partially through the flange to form segments. Additional cuts are made in the flange adjacent the thin cuts to form relatively thin beams that resiliently interconnect the segments. The one piece shaft clamp is used in conjunction with a member that is to be secured to the shaft. The member has a tapered bore that mates with the tapered shank of the clamp so that when the shank is forced into the bore, the segments are urged into locking engagement with the shaft.

Abstract: A drive mechanism for movement of a horizontal shelf in a vending machine includes first and second spaced apart rotatable sprockets. A continuous chain engages and extends around the first and second spaced apart sprockets. A plurality of brackets are attached to the continuous chain supported in a fixed angular relationship to the chain and at predetermined distances along the length of the chain for movement therewith upon rotation of the sprockets. Gear portions are affixed to the vending machine adjacent to and extending approximately 180.degree. around the first and second sprocket. A planetary idler gear is rotatably mounted on the bracket for engagement with the track gear portions. The planetary idler gear is sized for having a predetermined gear ratio with the track gear. A pinion idler gear is coaxially affixed for co-rotation with the planetary idler gear thereby forming an idler gear pair mounted to the bracket for rotation relative to the bracket.