Abstract: A gear wheel drive air compressor which is constructed as a piston compressor, the drive gear wheel of which on the air compressor crankshaft meshes with a gear wheel on the camshaft of the internal combustion engine. The inventive construction prevents the reverse acceleration of the camshaft drive gear wheel and minimizes the knocking pulse and noise in the mesh of the camshaft gear wheel in that the transmission ratio between the air compressor drive gear wheel and the camshaft gear wheel is embodied as a multiple load cycle of the camshaft drive torque, and at the same time the angular position of the air compressor crankshaft relative to the camshaft is fixed such that negative torque components of the air compressor crankshaft are eliminated by the overlapping of positive torque components of the camshaft. Furthermore, the air compressor drive gear wheel is arranged in alignment with the air compressor crankshaft.

Abstract: A high pressure plunger pump comprises a centrally arranged pressure valve, an oscillatingly movable plunger, a sleeve guided on the plunger and limiting a working chamber, a suction pump which surrounds the sleeve and accommodates an aspirated fluid, the sleeve having a ring chamber which opens towards the plunger, and a bush which is arranged in the ring chamber and supported against the plunger, the bush abutting against the plunger.

Abstract: An arrangement for holding an oil supply in a sharp-edged tool such as scissors, saws, etc. including a recess provided in the sharp-edged tool and an oil supply comprising an oil absorber and a holder. The oil supply is set in the recess so that it can be removed therefrom. The holder retains the oil absorber therein such that a part of the oil absorber sticks out of the holder. The oil absorber is made from materials which absorb oil. In use, the oil supply is taken out of the recess, and the oil in the oil absorber is applied to the sharp-edged tool when the oil absorber is rubbed along the edge of the blade of the tool.

Abstract: A ventilation system for a nacelle 14 is disclosed. The ventilation system includes pressure relief doors 50 and 52, and a holdback device 68 which blocks each open door from moving from the open position to the closed position.

Abstract: An improved blower assembly particularly useful for liquid bath type vacuum cleaners is disclosed. The improved blower assembly features enhanced noise attenuation achieved by providing a four-stage noise reduction system featureing a serpentine airflow path at the blower assembly air inlet and outlet. The four stages of the noise reduction system are comprised of: a noise reduction stage housing, a lower stage assembly, an upper stage assembly, and a motor base, respectively. Improvements in the production assembly techniques of the blower assembly components are further provided through a modified upper stage assembly which is assembled to a motor base component by a partial turn and lock procedure so that the components become firmly locked together and accurately positioned. This production technique can be accomplished quickly without a requirement of a high degree of operator skill.

Abstract: A device for determining swing speed of a rotatable sporting goods implement, for example human activated sporting goods i.e. a baseball bat or a golf club, wherein practice swings are undertaken seriatim. The device is comprised of a base mounted support for a rotatable screw shaft, an adjustor that is threadedly engaged with said screw shaft to enable its segmental rotation when the screw shaft is rotated, a movable member swingingly supported to the base and connected via a spring to the adjustor, which enables determination of the maximum swing speed by the tension of the spring that connects the adjustor and the movable member, causing movement of the movable member by induced centrifugal force at the time of swinging. There is also a stopper upon which the movable member may impinge to thus produce a hitting sound.

Abstract: A shallow well centrifugal pump having a casing forming a fluid flow cavity and having a fluid intake end with a threadless bore and a suction inlet communicating with the cavity through the bore, and a diffuser disposed in the casing cavity and spaced from the casing intake end. The diffuser has a threadless opening defined therein leading to an impeller. A venturi nozzle assembly is supported in the casing cavity between the casing intake end and the diffuser. The assembly has threadless opposite end portions disposed in slidably removable slip fitted relation within the casing intake end and diffuser in the respective threadless bore and opening therein. Endless sealing elements preferably in the form of O-rings are fitted about the respective threadless opposite end portions of the venturi nozzle assembly for providing hermetic seals between the assembly opposite end portions and the casing intake end and the diffuser.

Abstract: Deposits and corrosion are to be avoided in a heatable diaphragm pump for smoke gases which are to be analyzed. A heatable pump head comprises a diaphragm chamber which is closed by a diaphragm. The diaphragm is driven by a motor through a connecting rod. The connecting rod is heated by controlled heating means and a temperature sensor. Transmission of measuring signals from the temperature sensor to a controller and the power supply to the heating means is permitted through U-shaped leaf springs.