Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring the yarn tension at each of a plurality of yarn processing stations is disclosed and wherein the mean value of the monitored tension is continuously determined at each station, and the differential between the monitored value and the mean value is also continuously determined. A first alarm signal is generated whenever the mean value leaves a predetermined tolerance range, and a second alarm signal is generated whenever the differential value leaves a second predetermined tolerance range. These alarm signals are logged, in both number and duration, to provide an indication of the quality of the yarn.

Abstract: A method and apparatus measures the tension of an advancing yarn which is subject to interruptions of the yarn path, resulting for example from the severance of the yarn. During such interruptions, the zero setting of the tension sensor does not always return to zero, thereby providing an erroneous output reading during subsequent yarn advancing cycles. In accordance with the present invention, a circuit is provided which identifies such errors and sounds an alarm when the error exceeds a predetermined limit. Also, the erroneous output signal is input as the zero point signal for the subsequent yarn advancing cycle, and during such subsequent cycle, the tension is determined on the basis of the newly set zero point.

Abstract: An improved process for the preparation of D,L-Lactide which can be used directly in polymerization reactions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connector bank for conductors, in particular of telecommunication and data systems, comprising a bank body 6 with at least one line of insulation displacement contacts 4 provided with contact slots 5 for the conductors 7.According to the invention, there is provided for connecting shielded cables 22 a shield connecting element 1 consisting of a U-shaped, bent sheet piece 2, the legs 3 of which are insertable into the contact slots 5 of two insulation displacement contact elements 4 and the base 17 of which is provided with a shield connecting contact 19 for connecting the shield cable 21 of the cables 22, the spacing of the legs 3 corresponding at least to twice the spacing of two adjacent insulation displacement contact elements 4.

Abstract: The invention relates to a meso-lactide having a melting point of 52.8.degree. C., processes for its preparation, and its use in the preparation of resorbable polymers and copolymers.

Abstract: A contact member for electrical conductors, in particular for cable wires of telecommunication systems, comprises two electrically conductive contact sections forming a contact slot, in order to simplify and make less costly manufacture and assembly of the components including the contact members, the contact section are formed from an insulating material and are provided with metallized contact surfaces.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting a mixing apparatus for producing strand-shaped explosives and propellants in a twin-shaft screw extruder, the housing of which is formed of housing parts connected to a clamping device acting under hydraulic pressure. In order to compensate for excessive pressure and to prevent abrupt opening of the mixing chamber, the torque developed at the screw shafts is continuously monitered and fed to a control and storage device together with temperature and pressure values measured at the end of the screw shaft in the material being processed. If one of the measure values exceeds a permissable limit, a signal is produced to change the operating condition of the screw extruder, particularly to stop and withdraw the extruder from the housing, to halt the drive motor of the extruder shafts and to open the extruder housing by relieving the clamping device.

Abstract: Unsaturated polyester resins having an acid number of from 0 to 50 and a hydroxyl number of from 10 to 150 which are composed of 0.6 to 0.8 moles of groups derived from maleic and/or fumaric acid, 0.2 to 0.4 moles of groups derived from norbornene dicarboxylic acid, 0.6 to 0.8 moles of groups derived from ethylene and/or propylene glycol, 0.2 to 0.4 moles of groups derived from diethylene glycol, 0.1 to 0.2 moles of groups derived from benzylalcohol and/or benzoic acid and 0 to 0.2 moles of groups derived from other alcohols, a process for their manufacture by a solvent-free or azeotropic esterification of said monomers and compositions which can be cured under influence of UV radiation, containing from 40 to 80 parts by weight of said polyester resins, from 20 to 60 parts by weight of styrene from 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of at least one photoinitiator and optionally known auxiliary agents and additives.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting and clamping sleeve contact for contacting a cable wire laterally to the sleeve axis. The sleeve contact exhibits at least one clamping through slot at the periphery of the sleeve and a cutting and clamping contact in the interior of the sleeve. Wall pieces are cut free at the wall of a sleeve. They provide a one-piece sleeve contact suitable to contact cable wires having varying diameters and multi-stranded conductors. The wall pieces are also made of a metal material, and are bent into the interior of the sleeve and form contact legs for forming the cutting/clamping contact.

Abstract: A thermal protection device for overvoltage suppressor which includes spaced contacts 6 mounted in overvoltage suppressor magazines 11 of communication systems. A bow-type spring 3 and a melt element 2 l are arranged with the overvoltage suppressor which is mounted in a chamber of a case body or housing 13. The melt element is pierced by at least one arm of the bow-type spring when an overvoltage occurs for short-circuiting the two contacts of the overvoltage suppressor. A thermal protection device with simple components prevents creepage currents between the bow-type spring and the contacts of the overvoltage suppressor 6, a chamber for the overvoltage suppressor is adjacent and abutting to a separate chamber formed in the case body for accommodating a bow-type spring. Between the two chambers there is a separating wall comprising a thermoplastic melt element.

Abstract: Methylolated and optionally etherified urethanes containing fluoroalkyl ligans with formaldehyde, with or witout subsequent etherification, and are in the form of their solutions or aqueous dispersions suitable for the treatment of textiles and leather.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to apparatus for crushing brittle material for grinding using a material bed roll mill, in which at least a proportion of the branch stream returned to the roll gap is dried to such an extent that a mixed moisture content which lies below a critical moisture content is produced in the roll gap. In this way it is possible even for material for grinding which has a high moisture content and above a critical moisture value has a tendency to sticking and/or caking on to be crushed satisfactorily.

Abstract: A connecting strip or receiver has switch contacts formed between break contact flaps which are arranged at a distance or spacing from each other, two interconnecting housing parts define a plug-in channel for a switch or a test plug which makes an electrical connection.The break contact flaps are positioned at a defined distance between them by housing inner walls which also define a plug-in conneciton channel.

Abstract: A device for mechanically purifying liquids in a pipeline includes a rotation-symmetrical sieve chamber forming a section of the pipeline and having an inlet with a central axis, a rotation-symmetrical sieve body having an inner surface and being disposed in the sieve chamber at an angle of substantially 30.degree. to 60.degree. relative to the central axis of the inlet, and a suction removal device for removing deposits from part of the inner surface of the sieve body, the suction removal device being coaxial with and upstream of the sieve body in flow direction of the liquid, and the sieve body and the suction removal device being rotatable relative to each other for successively sweeping all of the inner surface of the sieve body with the suction removal device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a terminal strip or blocks in telecommunications, comprising a support plate with terminal elements for conductors to be plugged thereon and of a strip-like upper part to be snapped onto the support plate to create a relatively long terminal block without risk of addition of tolerance errors. The upper part is formed by several partial blocks, and the support plate has several receiving chambers arranged one behind the other for the partial blocks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wire connector for cable wires, in particular for telecommunications.A device is provided in a wire connector, which can be used for generating a connecting splice as well as for generating a branching splice, without special tools for cutting the cable wires off being necessary. Guide channels (4) are provided having a separating knife (6) for the cable wires (7,8). Furthermore, the upper part of housing (2) includes separating pieces on its underside. The upper part of housing (2) is latchable with the lower part of housing (1) in two different positions, the separating pieces cooperating in one position only with the separating knives (6).

Abstract: In the illustrative embodiment of the invention as described an engine bonnet is articulated to the framework of a motor car. A gas spring is articulated to both the framework and the bonnet. The gas spring balances part of the weight of the bonnet when the bonnet is to be opened by hand. In case of an accident the framework and/or the bonnet may be crushed in longitudinal direction of the car. In such case the piston rod of the gas spring is pushed inward of the cylinder beyond the normal innermost operational position and a retaining device becomes effective so as to prevent the piston rod from returning towards its outermost operational position.

Abstract: An agent effective for oleophobizing and hydrophobizing textiles is an aqueous anionic dispersion which comprises water and(A) 5 to 25% by weight of a reaction product which contains at least one bis-(2-fluoroalkyl-ethoxy-carbonylamino)-toluene of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is a number from 5 to 15 and Y is --H or --F, and wherein said reaction product is prepared by reacting 2-perfluoroalkylethanol of the formulaYCF.sub.2 --(CF.sub.2).sub.n --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OHwith tolylene diisocyanate in a molar ratio of (1.8 to 2):1 in the presence of 2 to 5% by weight of N-methylpyrrolidone, relative to the perfluoroalkylethanol,(B) 1 to 14% by weight of at least one emulsifier of the formulaYCF.sub.2 (CF.sub.2).sub.p --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O--CO--NH--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --SSO.sub.3 Xwherein p is a number from 5 to 15, Y is --H or --F, and X is a monovalent cation,(C) 1 to 14% by weight of at least one nonionic emulsifier of the formulaYCF.sub.2 --(CF.sub.2).sub.q --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.

Abstract: Opaquely pigmented coatings can be produced from lacquers based on monomer-free air-drying polyesters by means of UV radiation if hydroperoxides are additionally employed alongside UV initiators.

Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus for crushing brittle material for comminution which is subjected to individual grain crushing and material bed crushing in a roll crusher at high pressure and with agglomerates being formed, these agglomerates being loosened in the sifter with the aid of a separate arrangement and removed from the crushing system. In this way a crushing stage which is provided for further crushing has its load significantly reduced and as a result the apparatus is rendered considerably more economical.