Abstract: A continuous, non-hesitant apparatus and process for producing a molded body of plastics material and for simultaneously securing the molded body to a tubular body by means of a plurality of heading units mounted in series on a continuous conveyor, each heading unit having a mold cavity associated with the mold arm slidably positionable with respect to a mandrel arm having a mandrel, press rod and mold core secured thereto, the mold core and press rod in coaxial alignment with the mold cavity, each of which responsive to a camming surface, the tubular body positioned on the mandrel and brought in registration with a continuous web of hot plastics material which is positioned at one end of the tubular body, the tubular body and mold core then positioned within the mold cavity responsive to the camming surfaces for a time sufficient to form the molded body and secure the molded body to the tubular body, the molded body and tubular body then released from the heading unit, the heading unit recirculating to obtai

Abstract: Successive plate-like substrates are transported in a horizontal plane on a first conveyor beneath a first spray coating device on their way toward an inverting device which turns successive substrates through 180.degree. and deposits them on the supporting elements of a second conveyor which advances the once coated substrates beneath a second spray coating device. The twice coated substrates are advanced through a drying zone wherein they are acted upon at both sides by infrared heaters which expel the surplus of moisture. The supporting elements are in mere linear or point contact with the coated undersides of inverted substrates above the second conveyor. Such supporting elements can engage uncoated marginal portions of the substrates or the coated portions of undersides of substrates above the second conveyor. Coating material which bypasses the substrates is intercepted and collected, and the supporting elements are cleaned at regular intervals.

Abstract: A sector-type mold for the molding and vulcanizing of tires, having shells 2) and the sectors (1) which cooperate to withstand the internal molding pressure and remain in closed position without the assistance of additional wedging or holding parts.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing a frame for a working hull, specifically an aircraft fuselage wherein at least a part of the frame is in the form of a monolithic structure. The method includes the steps of draping unidirectional and multidirectional fabrics impregnated with resin on a form, placing inflatable bladders between the form and a counter form, closing a mold on the form, inflatable bladders and a counter-form, inflating the bladders to compress the fabrics and heat-set the resin impregnating the fabrics. Thereafter, the monolithic structure is removed from the mold.

Abstract: A molding machine for casting a product is disclosed in a preferred embodiment of the invention. The molding machine includes a stationary support system and a rotatable apparatus, an opening and a horizontal axis of rotation parallel to the opening. Rotational means rotate the rotatable apparatus 180 degrees from a load and unload position to a casting position. A hoisting means is fixed to the reverse side of the opening of the rotatable apparatus for raising or lowering a transporter coupled to the opening of said rotatable apparatus. The mold includes a configuration form, having a ring-shaped floor, which cooperates with exterior wall forming panels. The mold also includes an inner core assembly which cooperates with the configuration form and has corner forming panels, interior wall forming panels and a floor forming panel. The corner forming panels move against the configuration form and the floor forming panel angularly to the configuration form and the floor forming panel.

Abstract: A vulcanization press for vehicle tires having a bed with at least two molds, each mold having a lower holding mold on the bed and an upper counter-mold. A guide column upstanding from the bed has a handling arm projecting outwardly therefrom which is capable of vertical movement along the column and rotational movement about the column. The handling arm has a series of rotatably operable latches for engaging the upper counter mold cover of one mold and to move it upwardly and arcuately sideways and vertically downwardly to be positioned upon the other mold.

Abstract: An apparatus for stretching dough including serially arranged conveyors, the most downstream conveyor being driven faster than all upstream conveyors, a reciprocating roller disposed above and spaced from the surfaces of the conveyors, and a roller driving mechanism coupled to the roller such that the average peripheral speed of the roller is equal to the conveying speed of the downstream conveyor.

Abstract: A bladder bladderless-type dual-purpose tire vulcanizer wherein a lower center mechanism for the bladder type and a lower center mechanism for the bladderless type are interchangeably mounted on a lower platen which supports a lower half of a mold. An upper center mechanism for the bladderless type is vertically movably mounted, between an operating position and an upper waiting position, on an upper plate which supports an upper half of the mold. An upper bead ring for the bladder type and an upper bead ring for the bladderless type are interchangeably mounted on the upper half of the mold. Furthermore the lower center mechanism is provided with a lower bead ring, and upper and lower domes for enclosing and clamping the upper and lower platens.

Abstract: An optically precise endless embossing belt for making retroreflection materials having projections with 90.degree. corners is provided by the instant invention.

Abstract: A supply device for supplying a friction material to a conveyor provided in a devolatizing device. The friction material is agitated by an agitator and discharged therefrom to the conveyor. The supply device includes a pair of roller members each having at its outer periphery a plurality of annular grooves and a plurality of annular land portions. The annular grooves and the land portions extend circumferentially of the roller member and alternate. The axes of the pair of roller members are disposed parallel to each other. The land portions of one of the two roller members are engaged respectively in the annular grooves of the other roller member, and the land portions of the other roller member are engaged respectively in the annular grooves of the one roller member.

Abstract: A vacuum processing apparatus in which a DC bias to be produced on the surfaces of substrates which are to be processed in a vacuum chamber can be mechanically and easily controlled by adjusting the position of a susceptor in respect to an electrode body, and the susceptor and other components in the vacuum chamber can be easily cleaned while maintaining a desired evacuated condition and a desired processing performance in the vacuum chamber.

Abstract: An electronic component chip holder employed for coating metallized surfaces on both longitudinal ends of a plurality of electronic component chips with a metal such as solder, while holding the same. The holder comprises a plurality of holding portions for holding the electronic component chips one by one. Each of the holding portions is defined by a through hole, and each of the electronic component chips is inserted in the holding so as to be longitudinally aligned with the axis of the through hole. An elastic member is formed on an inner peripheral surface defining each holding portion, to elastically hold a longitudinal intermediate portion of each electronic component chip. A plurality of electronic component chips thus held by the holder are collectively dipped in a molten bath of a metal such as solder, so that coating films of such a metal are formed on the metallized surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention provides a clamp assembly for use in combination with a vulcanization press for curing tires wherein the press includes a frame for supporting upper and lower platens carrying upper and lower cooperating mold halves. The platens are movable toward and away from each other such that the mold halves may be moved toward a closed mating position and an open tire receiving position. The clamp assemblies of the present invention hold the mold halves onto their respective platens and include an elongated clamp body which is mounted to the press frame adjacent to a platen and a sliding wedge member which is guided for movement toward and away from the platen along the clamp body. The mold halves are each provided with a wedge-shaped clamp ring and pneumatic cylinders are provided for moving the sliding wedge member forward to engage the clamp rings and thereby hold the mold halves in place on the platens.

Abstract: A tool system for an integrated manufacturing and assembly system includes a plurality of profile boards which are connected together with connector boards. The profile board include a profile edge which define a mold line surface. Each of the profile boards includes a slot for each connector board which is connected to it. Each connector board includes a slot for each profile board which is connected to it. Each slot in both of the profile and the connector boards has opposing edges. One of these opposing edges serves as a locator edge for precisely and accurately positioning the respective profile boards to the connector boards and the respective connector boards to the profile boards. The other edge of the respective slots serves as a non-locator edge. Wedges fitting against the non-locator edges are used to fixedly maintaining the profile boards connected to the connector boards.

Abstract: A sizing machine capable of maintaining a sizing liquid at a desired temperature by controlling the supply of steam into a cavity box containing the sizing liquid is provided with a sizing liquid consumption measuring system capable of accurately measuring a sizing liquid consumption. The sizing liquid consumption measuring system measures a sizing liquid consumption automatically by measuring the quantity of water added to the sizing liquid contained in the cavity box by steam supplied into the cavity box, and the level of the sizing liquid in the cavity box.

Abstract: A workpiece-treating system and a related method are disclosed. Workpeices, such as for example coils of collated nails, are conveyed successively into a first container for treatment within a first bath, such as, for example a nail-cleaning bath, out from the first container, into a second container for treatment within a second bath, such as, for example nail-coating bath, and out from the second bath. A carrousel having three workpiece-holding platforms is used to convey the workpieces as mentioned. Means are provided for mounting the carrousel so as to enable the platforms to be conjointly and selectively raised or lowered and to enable the carrousel to be selectively indexed about a vertical axis through a cycle of three working positions when the platforms are raised. Means are provided for rotating each platform about a vertical axis for a selected period of time.

Abstract: Sealing rings for use with an outer curing envelope to retread a tire. Each ring includes an outwardly opening annular channel member having a base portion molded to conform to the contour of the tire bead, and an annular outer flange portion having an enlarged sealing rib for underlapping the outer curing envelope at the outer side of the tire casing near it maximum width. Two rings are required, one on each side of the tire casing, to form with the outer curing envelope a complete seal enclosure around the outside tire.

Abstract: An expandable annular envelope sealing device for manually sealing a curing envelope between an outer annular portion and the bead of a tire to be retreaded in an autoclave. This envelope sealing device includes two opposed, expandable semicircular half-rings and either a toggle-actuated sealing lever or, preferably, a turnbuckle sealing lever for fine tuning adjustment of the expansion of the half-rings.

Abstract: A capsule sealing apparatus which includes a capsule conveyor device with horizontally maintained slats on which capsules are mounted horizontally throughout the travel, during which the seams between the caps and bodies of the capsules are sealed by rotary coating discs that pick up the sealer from a tank disposed below the capsule conveyor device.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying a two component coating material to a surface defining a cavity. The apparatus includes injection means for injecting coating material into the cavity and means for generating a turbulent region into which region the coating material is injected and for dispersing the coating material radially outward toward the surface. The present invention also employs a novel method for applying a coating to the surface of a symmetrical cavity comprising the steps of advancing a coating apparatus mounted at the end of an elongated support member into the cavity to be coated and applying the coating to the interior surface of the cavity.