Abstract: Sealed power cables (e.g. for underground or submarine use) are often equipped with a metal sheath. A problem with some such cables is that their insulation is subject to greater thermal expansion of the cable during use than the metal sheath is capable of following. According to the present invention the metal sheath (5) is longitudinally corrugated either when the metal sheath is manufactured or by pressing a metal sheet which is originally plane over resilient ribs disposed longitudinally on the cable.

Abstract: A spring coiling machine with an auxiliary drive and control has a feed roll driving clutch with inputs from both a main machine drive and from the auxiliary drive. The main drive is set to rotate feed rolls to advance a length of wire an increment less than that required for a coil spring of a predetermined configuration and dimension. The final increment of wire feed is then accomplished by the auxiliary drive, the clutch acting to render the latter effective as main drive rotational velocity drops off. An optical sensor responsive to the position of a leading end portion of the wire in the spring being coiled thereafter signals the auxiliary drive control to terminate wire feed. A fast response servo motor is employed as an auxiliary drive and a precise termination of wire feed is thus achieved to provide for precise end positioning. The clutch employed is unidirectional and termination of auxiliary feed may be accomplished by terminating forward drive or by reversing the servo motor.

Abstract: A spring winding machine comprising a rotary cam shaft, a cam mounted on the shaft and rotatable therewith, and a follower on a lever intermediate its ends and engaged and driven in one and an opposite direction by the cam during each cam rotation. The lever is pivotally supported at one end and an opposite end drives a first slide in one and an opposite direction. A rack on the slide rotates a pinion on one and an opposite direction which in turn drives an electrical spindle drive means. The drive means includes a direct current tachometer generator and a fast response servo controller and motor which rotates the spindle in one and an opposite direction to wind springs thereon. A manually adjustable potentiometer predetermines the number of spindle turns for each cam rotation and thus establishes the number of spring coils. A second slide movable in one and an opposite direction is driven from the first slide by means of an angularly adjustable guideway on the first slide and a follower on the second slide.

Abstract: An electro-mechanical drive for use between mechanically independent master and slave rotary elements, as for example the cam shaft and spring winding spindle of a spring winding machine of the type commonly known as a torsion spring winder. A harmonically cut cam on the cam shaft operates a follower which in turn drives adjustably interconnected first and second slides respectively driving a rack and an associated pinion and an oscillable lever. The lever in turn imparts axial movements to the winding spindle as may be required for pitching torsion springs wound thereon. The pinion operated by the rack in turn drives a direct current tachometer generator which provides a variable voltage signal having a cyclically repetitive wave form with sloped leading and trailing edges and, more particularly, a voltage at least approximately in the form of a sine wave.

Abstract: Novel diketones, illustrative of which is that having the formula ##SPC1##And derivatives thereof, illustrative of which are lower enolethers such as those of the formula ##SPC2##Where R represents a lower alkyl group. These compounds possess useful perfume properties.

Abstract: Novel diketones, illustrative of which is that having the formula ##SPC1##And derivatives thereof, illustrative of which are lower enolethers such as those of the formula ##SPC2##Where R represents a lower alkyl group. These compounds possess useful perfume properties.

Abstract: Novel diketone, illustrative of which is that having the formula ##SPC1##And derivatives thereof, illustrative of which are lower enolethers such as those of the formula ##SPC2##Where R represents a lower alkyl group. These compounds possess useful perfume properties.

Abstract: The shell includes a core wedged rearwardly in a shoe and attached by a glue joint to a destructible plastics skirt fixed to the shoe. The invention is particularly useful for small or medium calibre shells.

Abstract: Novel diketones, illustrative of which is that having the formula ##SPC1##And derivatives thereof, illustrative of which are lower enolethers such as those of the formula ##SPC2##Where R represents a lower alkyl group. These compounds possess useful perfume properties.