Abstract: A high frequency, transformer capable of operating at high power levels is disclosed. Conductive ribbons including end (terminal) sections which permit the terminal leads of a plurality of windings to be extended from the windings in an overlapping relationship and in the selected order is utilized for the windings. Preferably, the core is formed of a material having low eddy current losses and characteristics permitting the core to be molded such that the windings are substantially surrounded by the core with the exception of small openings through which the leads extend.

Abstract: A non-contacting position sensor has an exciting coil in a plane and has a sensing coil in an intersecting plane so sensing coil portions are symmetrical around an exciting coil portion in mutually inductive relation to that portion of the exciting coil portions. A ferrite member magnetically shields those sensing coil portions from other portions of the exciting coil and a housing mount the sensor for relative movement with respect to magnetically permeable or electrically conductive inductance-modifier on an object whose position is to be monitored. Movement of the inductance-modifier as the object moves modifies mutual inductance between the respective sensing coil portions and the exciting coil portion so that, when the exciting coil is driven, the sensing coil provides a signal representative of the object position. If desired, an additional sensing coil is disposed in a third plane to provide X-Y position sensing.

Abstract: A stacked magnetic core constructed from amorphous strip material. The legs and yokes of the core include first and second laminations formed from a non-amorphous magnetic strip material. The first and second laminations are spaced from one another to define a gap therebetween. A plurality of laminations formed from an amorphous magnetic strip material is stacked in the gap. Means are provided to join the first and second non-amorphous laminations so as to reinforce and support the core.

Abstract: An arc furnace installation wherein the arc furnace is air-tightly enclosed with a shroud and a scrap preheating chamber moves into or out of the shroud in such a way that the preheating chamber may be selectively brought to a position immediately above the arc furnace, a scrap preheating position spaced apart from the arc furnace by a predetermined distance and a scrap charging position outside of the shroud. The number of openings of the shroud may be reduced to a minimum and consequently the total area of the openings may be minimized.

Abstract: An improved transformer (20) and method of transformer construction. Primary and secondary windings (30 and 32) are spirally wound onto a spherically shaped core member (24). The core is preferably of laminated construction and can be of either planar or radial configuration. A flux intensifier shield member (40) defines an inner spherical cavity (Y) sized to cooperatively overlie and substantially enclose the inner core and winding assembly. The shield may comprise a pair of hemispherically shaped members including radially extending leaf-like vanes (46) that enable and enhance cooling of the core assembly as well as providing improved transformer efficiency and protective shielding of the core assembly.

Abstract: A wound core transformer is described which features low core losses by the addition of magnetic material in those sides of the wound core which are located outside of the coil. In one embodiment the wound core includes: a base-core is formed from two strips of magnetic material of generally uniform thickness and wrapped about each other in the form of a closed rectangular loop with the ends of each strip offset from each other and the ends of the adjacent strip; and a filler strip of magnetic material which is interleafed between the two strips forming the base-core with its base disposed adjacent the ends of the strips forming the base-core. An electrical conductor is disposed opposite the filler strip and wrapped about the two strips forming the base core so as to form a coil. Under this arrangement, the magnetic induction formed in that side of core containing the base portion of the filler strip is lower than that side of the core around which the coil is wrapped.

Abstract: A fluid pressure switch includes a housing with a cylindrical bore, a spring housing bore and a guide bore between the cylindrical bore and the spring housing bore. A shaft member axially disposed in the housing between the bore, has a piston element secured on the end within the cylindrical bore for movement in one direction or another upon a differential between fluid pressure sources as presented to the two opposing surfaces of the piston element. A spring-biasing arrangement is secured to the shaft member on the end within the spring housing bore for opposing movement of the shaft member. The spring-biasing arrangement is adjustable both as to the spring force and as to the spring stop setting. A switch operator member secured to the piston member, spreads contact arms apart upon a predetermined displacement of the piston. The switch operator member has an elliptically-shaped eccentric portion which can be rotated to adjust the point of shaft displacement at which switch operation occurs.

Abstract: A switched mode power supply transformer, particularly for a television receiver, including a primary winding and a secondary winding with the primary winding and the secondary winding each being subdivided into a plurality of respective partial windings. The partial windings of the primary lie in a first group of chambers and the partial windings of the secondary lie in a second group of chambers of a chamber coil body, and the chambers of both groups are nested or interleaved with one another.

Abstract: A flow switch is disclosed comprising a body member having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet defined therein. An outer core tube is disposed within the body member and has a first and a second end. An inner core tube is disposed coaxial to and within the outer core tube and has a first and a second end with the first ends of the inner and outer core tubes being disposed adjacent the fluid inlet. One of the inner and outer core tubes being in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. The body member defines a body flow path between the outer core tube and the body member and in fluid communication with the fluid outlet. A first aperture is defined by the inner core tube and a second aperture is defined by the outer core tube. Securing means secures one of the core tubes to be non-rotatable relative to the body member.

Abstract: A timing mechanism has a rotating camstack which opens and closes electrical contacts that are carried by electrical contact blades which are actuated by the camstack. One of the two cooperating electrical contact blades is also actuated by a first sliding member that is manually operated by an actuator to open and close a circuit to a main power supply. Manual rotation of the camstack to set a program is prevented when the circuit to the main power supply is closed by a second sliding member that is simultaneously operated off the same actuator. A step in a cam associated with the electrical contact blade to the main power supply opens the circuit to the main power supply when there is a malfunction.

Abstract: The electrode has a durable upper part and a consumable tip. A plurality of copper tubes extend through the upper part. The connection to the consumable tip is by means of an intermediate plate and a nipple, the latter containing ducts for the connection of the copper tubes. At the upper end of the electrode, the copper tubes are serially interconnected by tube bends and at their lower end by ducts in the nipple.

Abstract: An improved electrical device of the type having a coil and a base and having a thermally conductive electrical insulating material placed between the coil and the base so as to facilitate the flow of heat from the coil to the base, and further having a base with an extended surface area so as to promote the flow of heat from the base to the surrounding air. In one construction, the insulating material is cast in place, thus cementing the coil and the base together.

Abstract: A pulse transformer is used in a radar transmitter to transform a high current pulse at relatively low voltage into a very high voltage pulse which can be used to directly drive a magnetron oscillator. The potential of the output pulse can be of the order of 30 kV and since the transformer is required to operate at very high peak powers of the order of two megawatts, it must be very carefully designed to avoid excessive electrical losses and voltage breakdown. The core material of the transformer consists of a closely wound reel of magnetic material in the form of an elongate tape, which is mechanically fragile. The magnetic core is loosely mounted within a sealed container so that the primary and secondary windings surround it. A conductive shield is placed around the magnetic material so as to protect it from the very large electric fields generated within the transformer. This prevents the ionization of gases which could lead to the rapid deterioration of the magnetic core material.

Abstract: A multilayer coil is formed from a single conductor wire having first (beginning) and second (terminating) lead wires, the conductor wire being first formed as a coil winding with a plurality of layers such that the coil winding has a thickness so as to form an outer peripheral wall, with the first lead wire extending from an inner portion of the coil winding and the second lead wire extending from the outer peripheral wall, and the first lead wire is then wound as an additional layer on the coil winding so that the free end of the first lead wire also extends from the outer peripheral wall.

Abstract: An economical and light-weight molded coil structure wherein sheet-form electrical insulator layers containing a thermosetting resin are wrapped around the inner and outer peripheries of a coil to function as a casting mold, and end-enclosing resin layers are applied to the both end faces respectively of the coil not covered with the sheet-form insulator layers. A gas is charged to be sealed in the coil.

Abstract: A planar inductance element includes a generally flat substrate of electrically insulating material. First and second substantially flat spiral coils, having respective inner and outer ends, are disposed on opposite sides of the substrate. The coils are spiraled in the same direction as viewed from one side of the substrate with one coil spiraling out and one spiraling in. The inner ends of the coils are joined through the substrate to couple the coils in series. The outer ends of the coils provide terminals for the inductor. The means/methods are disclosed for discretely and progressively trimming the inductor.

Abstract: An improved magnetic core for an electrical transformer, and a method and apparatus for forming the core, are disclosed wherein the corners of core windows are configured to decrease the magnetic path length, thereby reducing the core losses and the amount of material necessary to construct the core. One exemplary embodiment includes a core window opening having an outer corner radii that are larger than the inner corner radii. Alternatively, the core window may have corners of a non-constant radii, with the outer corners having a more gradual or gentle curvature. These and other disclosed embodiments also enhance the ease of assembly of the transformer core and thus decrease or eliminate damage to the magnetic material during assembly.

Abstract: A transformer winding characterized by a plurality of electrically connected disc or pancake coils disposed around a core leg in which the inner and outer edges of adjacent coil pairs are radially offset, enabling the insulative members which surround the edges of each such coil pair to be curved and thus more closely conform to the equipotential planes of the dielectric field.

Abstract: A mechanical slide selector switch assembly for operating a series of pushbutton switches which includes an elongated support having a series of spaced parallel transverse members between which the switches are mounted, an elongated actuator slidably mounted on the support for reciprocal movement along the support, and a spring-loaded plunger mounted on the actuator to be moved across the transverse members from one switch to another to operate the switches as the actuator is moved to positions between successive pairs of the transverse members. When operating a switch the actuator is supported only by the switch and there is no contact between the actuator and the transverse members. However, when the actuator is moved off a switch it is supported by the transverse members until it engages the next switch.

Abstract: An inductor having an air gap in its magnetic core is provided with a magnetic shield which surrounds the inductor air gap to not only reverse bias the inductor magnetic circuit so as to increase the amount of current required to achieve inductor saturation but also to return any stray flux radiating from the inductor back into the inductor magnetic circuit to reduce the radiated electromagnetic interference.