Abstract: In a controllable pitch propeller assembly, a threaded and split bearing ring engages an internally threaded radial bore in the hub of the assembly. A plug for expanding the bearing ring is provided to interlock the threads of the ring with those of the radial bore in the hub.

Abstract: A Coanda unit has a Coanda surface and a gas supply line terminating in a slot adjacent to the Coanda surface. One side of the slot is contiguous with the Coanda surface and the other side is formed of a tongue of resilient material which flexes within defined limits in response to the pressure of the gas supply so as to vary the slot width.

Abstract: The system has a plurality of small primary combustion chambers which lead into a larger secondary combustion chamber in order to reduce the amount of nitrous oxides produced during combustion and thus, lower, pollution. The primary combustion chambers are arrayed in a spherical pattern to eliminate the need for individual ignition devices and to provide a better mixing effect and a more uniform temperature distribution within the secondary combustion chamber.

Abstract: A reciprocating pump for liquids has a shuttle valve for directing motive fluid alternatively to small- and large-area faces of a piston. The motive fluid directed to the small-area face acts as a spring for causing reciprocation.

Abstract: An apparatus for reciprocating a piston in a diaphragm pump wherein the piston alternately pressurizes and relieves an oil filled chamber having a diaphragm separating the chamber from a liquid pumping chamber, the invention comprising a bearing shoe interposed between the piston and driving crank shaft, wherein the shoe has oil ports for lubricating and for relieving excess fluid volume from the oil chamber during each piston stroke.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying device for an internal combustion engine, comprising a catalytic converter containing a three way catalyzer therein, a first oxygen sensor disposed in the exhaust passage, and an air-fuel ratio regulating means for regulating an air-fuel ratio of the mixture fed into the cylinder of the engine so as to conform it to the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio in response to an output signal of said first oxygen sensor over a larger range of running conditions of a vehicle.

Abstract: A self-contained pneumatic starting system and method for initiating starting of a gas turbine machine includes a reservoir of pressurized gas which delivers motive gas flow to an expansion type pneumatic motor directly coupled to the compressor of the gas turbine machine for initiating rotation of the compressor during start up. Upon reaching self-sustaining speeds, the compressor delivers a flow of pressurized gas to replenish the reservoir for subsequent starting operation. A pressure amplifier increases the pressure of the recharging gas being supplied to the reservoir. Embodiments for driving the pressure amplifier both hydraulically and pneumatically are disclosed.

Abstract: A compressor of the free-piston resonant type driven by an electrodynamic oscillating motor incorporates means to control the stroke to allow for stable operation over a wide range of operating conditions. The spring-mass system of the compressor which is forced into vibration by the electrodynamic oscillating motor is arranged to have a selectively variable natural resonant frequency generally centered on the power line frequency. Variable area port means responsive to any overstroking are operative to vary the natural frequency of the spring-mass system by varying the stiffness of a gas spring means thereof so as to oppose overstroking and also provide for a maximum stroke limit.

Abstract: In a pump comprising a first member provided with a circularly cylindrical cavity in which cavity a circularly cylindrical piston-like second member is arranged with rotating fit, the end surfaces of said second member being inclined to the axis of said member and said second member being provided with two substantially segment-shaped recesses arranged substantially opposite each other, which recesses are connected to one surface each of the two end surfaces of the second member by a channel or duct extending substantially in axial direction, and said second member being rotated with some axially reciprocating movement caused by co-operation of the inclined end surfaces with inclined surfaces in said first member resulting in the transfer of a fluid from an inlet conduit to an outlet conduit arranged substantially on diametrically opposite sides of said first member and connected with the cavity via said recesses and channels or ducts, the improvement which comprises that the two end surfaces of the piston-li

Abstract: There is disclosed an electric blower assembly provided with an air guide structure designed such that the current of air expelled from a rotating impeller under the influence of centrifugal force is guided to the body of an electric motor while being accelerated. The air guide structure comprises an air guide block having front and rear compartments. The front compartment includes a plurality of volute chambers designed such that, during flow of air within the volute chambers, the dynamic pressure can be converted into static pressure. The flow of air under the static pressure is subsequently guided at a relatively low pneumatic velocity into the rear compartment and then into the body of the motor to cool the latter. The air used to cool the motor is thereafter exhausted to the outside of the motor.

Abstract: A motor-compressor unit is resiliently mounted within a shell defining a lubricating oil sump. The compressor includes a primary oil pump having its inlet submerged in the oil sump to pump said oil to lubricate various compressor components. A secondary oil pump has its inlet in fluid flow communication with the oil sump. The secondary oil pump agitates said oil and increases the velocity thereof to cause any gas entrained therein to separate therefrom. The separated gas and agitated oil is directed by a distributor radially outward through the oil and over the outside surfaces of the compressor to absorb acoustical energy generated thereby.

Abstract: A pump for conveying liquid, especially resonance pump, which comprises an alternating current operable oscillating armature which is supported by a leaf spring, and also comprises an elastically flexible thin-walled plate which is likewise supported by the leaf spring and extends into a pump passage through which liquid is conveyed within the pump. The pump furthermore includes electromagnets adapted when energized to cause the armature alternately to swing to one and the opposite side so that the leaf spring and the plate carry out synchronous movements in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the pump. The plate has a considerably lower bending resistance than the leaf spring.

Abstract: A high pressure pump comprising a valve body having a first housing secured at one of its ends to one end of the valve body and having a body member secured to the other end thereof. A second housing is secured to the body member with a piston rod movably extending through the body member and the first and second housings. A first piston secured to the piston rod and movably positioned in the first housing defines first and second chambers. A second piston secured to the piston rod and movably positioned in the second housing defines third and fourth chambers. Check valve means are in communication with the third and fourth chambers and sources of fluid to be pumped. The valve body has a pilot valve therein. The pilot valve means is connected to the piston rod so that the pilot valve means will be moved from a first position to a second position when the piston rod moves from a first position to a second position and vice versa. The valve body also has a main valve therein.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a compressor and a combustion chamber, a supply of liquid hydrogen, and means for injecting the hydrogen in a cryogenic state into the intake of the compressor or into the compressor one or more stages downstream from its intake. Some of the hydrogen may also be injected into the combustion chamber. The hydrogen directed to the combustion chamber may be heated by heat from the engine lubricating oil or hot engine components. Hydrogen may be injected into the compressor only at speeds above idle speed. Hydrogen flow to the compressor may remain substantially constant, but hydrogen flow to the combustion chamber may vary over a wide range.

Abstract: The motor/pump assembly for a dishwasher is inserted into the dishwasher tank and then into an opening in the tank bottom until a gasketed flange on the assembly seats on the edge of the opening. Wire springs are then hooked onto the assembly beneath the tank, and toggles thereon are rotated to cam and tension the springs to apply a predetermined, substantially constant force between the tank and the motor/pump assembly.

Abstract: A rotary roller pump for carrying out sequential pumping of fluid in separate squeezable tubings comprises a stator and a rotor which is provided at opposite ends with rollers, for respective engagement with the tubings, and is so mounted that a gap is provided between an inwardly facing seating of the stator which part-surrounds the rotor, and the rollers for accommodating the tubings which are to be arranged substantially parallel to each other and so as to extend in the general circumferential direction. Each roller comprises two cylindrical and co-axial parts having different diameters such that, with the tubings so accommodated and arranged, the cylindrical part having the larger diameter engages one of the tubing placed between that cylindrical part and the inwardly facing seating in such manner as to exert a pumping action on that tubing when the rotor rotates, whereas the cylindrical part having the smaller diameter does not exert a pumping action on the remaining tubing.

Abstract: A self-defense apparatus has a hand-held housing formed with thin neck adapted to be held between two fingers and provided on its back with a button that when depressed fires one or all of the photoflash lamps of a nonbattery type flash cube. Means is provided for preventing inadvertent actuation of this firing button. The housing is provided on its front end with a transparent lens and inside this lens and surrounding the flash cube with a reflector for directing the flash generated by the flash cube away from the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous flow meat pump which is in the form of a hollow cylindrical chamber enclosed by a top wall, a bottom wall and a side wall. There is an inlet opening in the top wall and an outlet opening in the side wall, and a movable blocking means is disposed over the inlet opening and can be moved to block, alternately, a first portion or a second portion of the inlet opening. A V-shaped wall is included in the chamber to define a V-shaped chamber portion, and the V-shaped chamber portion is disposed underneath the inlet opening. Openings extend through each of the legs of the V-shaped wall, and flap means, freely movable from one leg to another, are included between the legs in the V-shaped chamber portion. The flap means will cover the opening in one leg at any one time. A vane is disposed in the chamber outside of the V-shaped chamber portion and is movable from the outside surface of one leg to the outside surface of the other leg and back again.

Abstract: A compressor construction is provided which includes a sealed housing having a motor and a compressor unit connected in driving relationship with the motor. The compressor unit is provided with an inlet port which is adapted to receive low pressure fluid therethrough and an outlet port through which the fluid passes under high pressure. The housing includes a housing inlet port that is connected to the compressor unit inlet port through an appropriate conduit. Additionally, a housing outlet port is provided that is aligned with the compressor unit outlet port. However, no direct connection is provided between the compressor unit outlet port and the housing outlet port, thereby providing a compressor construction which substantially eliminates the hydraulic hammer effect and noisy operation of prior compressor constructions.

Abstract: A portable water evacuator generally comprising a cylindrical housing which is adapted to seat over and about the drain opening to contain any water within the housing which should back up through the drain. Within the cylindrical housing is disposed a submersible sump pump for discharging the water collected in the cylindrical housing to a distant point remote from the basement. With the portable water evacuator, when conditions are such that a heavy rain could cause flooding, the water evacuator can be placed over the drain, on a temporary basis. If the water does back up through the drain, the water will be collected in the cylindrical housing and discharged from the basement by the operation of the sump pump. The sump pump stands energized ready for operation, however, the pump is not actuated unless water actually is collected in the cylindrical housing.