Abstract: A mobile pressure washer can include a wheeled chassis, a power plant supported by the wheeled chassis, a fluid pump a fluid pump coupled to and driven by the power plant, a sprayer in fluid communication with the pump, a chemical solution container, and a container holder for supporting the chemical solution container. In some examples, the container holder has a frame operably connected to the wheeled chassis and has a container support mounted to the frame, the container support including a base wall and a sidewall defining a receptacle for receiving and supporting a container in fluid communication with the pump.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for maintaining the capability for precise navigation of an automated guided vehicle (TFS), comprising the following method features: a) an automated guided vehicle (1) is automatically sent into a testing station (26) for checking and cleaning of its laser scanner; b) the vehicle (1) is moved within the testing station (26) by means of its drive and the position of the vehicle is checked; c) if the positioning is correct, the laser scanner (2) of the vehicle (1) is cleaned; d) the result of the cleaning process is checked; e) and the vehicle (1) drives out of the testing station (26).

Abstract: A processing fluid flows into a processing space SP by way of a flow passage and discharge openings 174, 178 having substantially the same cross-sectional shape as that of a gap space formed in a clearance between a wall surface of the processing space SP and a substrate holder 15. On the other hand, the processing fluid having passed through the processing space SP is discharged to an outside via discharge flow passages 183, 187 after flowing into the buffer space 182, 186 having substantially the same width as the gap space. From these, the processing fluid can be caused to flow into the buffer space 182, 186 while the laminar flow state is maintained in the gap space. Thus, the generation of a turbulence in the processing space SP can be suppressed.

Abstract: A laundry appliance may include a cabinet, a drum, a door, a transmitter power coil, a receiver power coil, and an electronic component. The drum may be mounted within the cabinet. The drum may define a space for the receipt of articles therein. The door may be movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively restrict access to the drum. The transmitter power coil may be mounted to the cabinet proximal to the door. The receiver power coil may be mounted to the door in selective electromagnetic communication with the transmitter power coil to receive an electromagnetic field therefrom. The electronic component may be in electrical communication with the receiver power coil to receive power therefrom.

Abstract: An automated cleaning system is disclosed having a track or rail, and a body having a cylindrical or capsule configuration. The cleaning system further includes a cleaning or disinfectant solution disposed within the body and one or more nozzles secured to one or more sides of the body for dispensing the cleaning solution. The cleaning system also includes one or more wheels or bearings secured to the body, wherein the wheels or bearings are at least partially received within the track. Further, the track can be suspended from overhead within a structure. Here, the cleaning system can be automated and programmed to operate during predefined schedules with little to no human intervention, thereby minimizing the risk associated with cleaning surfaces and open areas, among other advantages.

Abstract: A thick-film switch element includes a high-temperature glass frit fused to a ceramic substrate. A cermet layer having a low-temperature glass matrix is fired in a conventional furnace to sink into the glass frit layer such that the resulting thickness of the switch element layer is approximately equal to the original thickness of the glass frit layer. The exposed surface of the resulting thick-film switch element product is substantially smooth and the joint between the low-temperature cermet layer and the high-temperature glass frit layer is substantially uniform.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for attaching decorative articles to a fabric material having a face and a back surface comprising the steps of contacting a fixture having a pattern of bevelled depressions in a flat surface thereof with a plurality of decorative articles having heat sensitive adhesive backing on a substantially flat surface thereof.

Abstract: A device for applying tape from a supply roller with an internal central hollow space upon a surface comprises a handle for carrying thereof, an arrangement for holding the supply roller rotatable, a roller being rotatably arranged for applying the tape upon the surface by rolling it on the surface by means of the handle with the tape from the tape supply roller therebetween while generating a force pulling the tape off the roller, and means for generating a rolling friction of the tape supply roller for preventing it from rotating except when a traction is applied on the tape portion leaving the roller. The device further comprises an assembly arranged to form the holding arrangement as well as the rolling friction means by having at least a spring means arranged to cause friction generating biasing of envelope surface portions of the tape supply roller against portions of a frame of the device or members connected thereto.

Abstract: An improved label applicator system as provided for reducing the time required to convert from one label type to another. The device comprises one or more cassette assemblies each having a supply spool, a rewind spool, routing rollers and a peeler arm. Such cassettes are removably attachable to an applicator head assembly which comprises a drive means and a control means. This invention enables the operator to pre-thread a cassette prior to attachment to the applicator head assembly. The changeover from one label type to another can now be accomplished by removing one cassette assembly from the applicator machine and replacing it with a pre-threaded cassette assembly containing an alternative label type.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of non-destructive quality control testing of seams in roof membranes. The test comprises the use of a double seam concept which forms a pressurizable void, which indicates the degree and extent of bonding of the seams. The test is corralatable to T-pull testing normally used in the laboratory for such testing but has the advantage of being capable of being used on the construction site.

Abstract: A system automatically weeds around graphics cut into a sheet of sign material having a backing and utilizes a tool moved relative to the sign material sheet along a path offset from the lines of cut defining the graphic in response to commands issued by a controller to selectively bond an overlay sheet to the weed portions of the sign material sheet. The overlay sheet is placed over the sign material sheet and is selectively bonded with portions of the cut sign material sheet for subsequent separation of the nongraphic or weed material from the cut graphic when the overlay sheet is pulled away from the backing.

Abstract: In affixing a tape to an adhesion form by pressing the tape thereagainst with a press roller at the forward end of a tape supply head rotatable about a C axis while feeding the tape to the press roller, a method comprising detecting the positions of opposite side edges of the tape during the tape affixing operation with sensors on at least one of the front and rear sides of the press roller, calculating the amount of sidewise deviation of the tape from the resulting detection signals, calculating the required angle of rotation of the press roller about the C axis based on the calculated value, and rotating the press roller about the C axis by an amount corresponding to the amount of sidewise deviation of the tape in a direction opposite to the direction of sidewise deviation of the tape to thereby current the deviation and maintain the amount of sidewise deviation within a very small range. An apparatus for practicing the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for coating a web which has a first surface having been coated and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A support roll has a supporting surface around which the web is adapted to be conveyed and an air-jetting device for jetting air through the supporting surface onto the first surface of the web so that the web is supported by air without coming into contact with the supporting surface. A coater is disposed to face the supporting surface so as to coat the second surface of the web. The apparatus is provided with a heater for heating air to be jetted by the air-jetting device so that the temperature of the air becomes higher than that of the first surface of the web.

Abstract: A label-attaching machine for attaching labels carried on a partially transparent dispensing web for attachment to serially presented envelopes has a two-beam optical sensing unit to govern the synchronization of label feeding by determining the location of the leading edge of the next label to be dispensed. One beam senses the optical transmission of label-bearing regions of the web, and the other beam reads the optical transmission of label-free used web. A comparator circuit balances the signal strengths of the two beams to provide a signal condition indicative of label edge passage. A zip code sort is provided for use in conjunction with the same optical sensor. Labels of a common zip code are serially affixed to the web, and the arrival of a new zip code is flagged by an oversize gap between the last label bearing one zip code and the next label bearing the first of the new zip codes.

Abstract: A variable size rotary impact cylinder couple comprises a lower or anvil cylinder (which may be 22 inches in circumference) driven by a swing gear and a top impact cylinder driven by a servo motor which is adjustable in a vertical direction. The cylinder couple provides impacting in the manner of ironing or squeezing cross-web glue lines between adjacent paper parts. The cylinder couple provides for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8-around impacting positions for cylinder circumference of 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 251/2 and 28 inches. The self contained cylinder couple is used with a rotary collator to produce various sizes of cross-web glued forms. The combination drive system provides a single cylinder couple that emulates various printing cylinder sizes.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for providing labelling of small items through the use of microlabels having colored bar codes with the microlabel being on the order of 1 mm.times.1 mm in overall size. In one embodiment, the label consists of a number of colored lines or bars similar to a black/white bar code, with each bar having a distinct color or hue, the width of the bars being in the 5-120 micron range in terms of width, the bars being either contiguous or separated by a thin bar of distinct color. One method of making ultra thin labels includes cutting or skiving an edge of a layered sheet, with different layers carrying different colors, and with the cut layers having a thickness on the order of 0.1 mm.

Abstract: Adhesive applicator in which an adhesive-coated tape is moved from one capstan to another, and a mandrel supporting a tubular core is advanced toward and away from the tape to apply adhesive to the outer surface of the core.

Abstract: A method for constructing a cooled optic wherein one or more cavities are milled, drilled or formed using casting or ultrasound laser machining techniques in a single crystal base and filled with porous material having high thermal conductivity at cryogenic temperatures. A non-machined strain-free single crystal can be bonded to the base to produce superior optics. During operation of the cooled optic, N.sub.2 is pumped through the porous material at a sub-cooled cryogenic inlet temperature and with sufficient system pressure to prevent the fluid bulk temperature from reaching saturation.

Abstract: A conductive connecting method for electrically connecting first and second electronic parts each having a plurality of connecting terminals arranged at a small pitch is disclosed. A conductive bonding agent is interposed between the plurality of connecting terminals of the first and second electronic parts. The conductive bonding agent is prepared by mixing a plurality of fine connecting particles in an insulating adhesive. Each fine connecting particle is designed such that a fine conductive particle or a fine insulating particle with a plating layer formed on its surface is covered with an insulating layer consisting of a material which is broken upon thermocompression bonding. When the conductive bonding agent is subjected to thermocompression bonding between the connecting terminals of the first and second electronic parts, portions of the fine connecting particles which are urged by the respective fine connecting terminals are broken.

Abstract: This invention is directed to apparatus, and to the method for crimping and sealing the end of a thin walled, inflexible plastic tubing member, such as made from vinyl, PVC and the like, where such end preferably exhibits a uniquely configured end design in the shape of an arrowhead. The apparatus includes a frame having mounted thereon a carousel for operating in an intermittent, rotational mode among plural operating stations arranged in a circular sequence. The stations are arranged sequentially to receive the tubular plastic member, heat one end thereof to a preferred temperature between about 200.degree. to 212.degree. F. for a period of about 5 to 15 secounds, apply a plastic compatible adhesive to the inner wall of the heated one end, and crimp and seal said one end by applying a compressive force to the one end to bring opposing walls thereof into sealing engagement, while maintaining such compressive force for a sufficient time to effect the sealing of the one end.