Abstract: An electronic accelerometer-based tilt switch for vehicles is capable of controlling the state of an electrical circuit according to the angle of inclination of the switch, for example to control power to a lamp. The switch includes a housing mountable to a vehicle member that is movable between a first position and a second position. When the vehicle member is in the first position it is at a predetermined angle of inclination versus when the vehicle member is in the second position. The housing may include an accelerometer and a control circuit to receive signals from the accelerometer indicative of an instant angle of inclination of the vehicle member and to switch the state of the electrical circuit between first and second states corresponding to first and second positions of the vehicle member.

Abstract: A gas-turbine blade root 1 has at least two essentially rectangularly adjoining surfaces 4, 5 for locating the gas-turbine blade root 1 and a transition area of the surfaces 4, 5 includes a bevelled, plane edge 6.

Abstract: A gas-turbine blade root 1 has at least two essentially rectangularly adjoining surfaces 4, 5 for locating the gas-turbine blade root 1 and a transition area of the surfaces 4, 5 includes a bevelled, plane edge 6.

Abstract: An industrial robot is disclosed having a base which is secured to a ground support surface. A robotic manipulator is pivotally mounted to the base about a predetermined axis. The base and robotic manipulator, furthermore, form a channel therebetween around at least a portion of an outer periphery of the base and the robotic manipulator. An elongated flexible tube is positioned in the channel and one end of the tube is secured to the base while the other end is secured to the robotic manipulator. The tube forms a guide for wires and/or conduits extending between the base and the robotic manipulator.