Abstract: A yarn winding method, which is applicable to a yarn winding device, which is installed in a texturing machine, a draw texturing machine, or a spinning machine, wherein traverse stroke is varied pulsatively, the traverse stroke, number of traverse strokes and winding speed are controlled by separate drive motors which are independent from each other, varying period of the traverse stroke, varying period of the number of traverse strokes and the varying period of the winding speed are basically in synchronism with each other, and at each traverse period, at least one of start points of the varying period of the traverse stroke, of varying period of the number of traverse strokes and of varying period of the winding speed is shifted from the other by a distance within a range of between 0 and 30% of the basic varying period.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved reel locking device wherein a first hood and second hood for locking the reel leg are positioned vis-a-vis a specified distance apart in the axial direction of the reel seat body and construction enables movement along the reel seat body of the first hood by rotation of a lock ring. The present invention is constructed such that the first hood has an extension extending to the far end of the second hood and rotation of the lock ring enables movement of the extension along the reel seat body. Therefore, in the present invention, when the lock ring which is positioned behind the rear hood of the reel seat body is rotated, the extension in the forward hood which extends to the far end of the rear hood is moved along the reel seat body, thereby moving the first hood.

Abstract: An alkali-resistant glass for forming glass fibers having the composition: 54 to 65 wt. % SiO.sub.2, 18 to 25 wt. % ZrO.sub.2, 0 to 5 wt. % Li.sub.2 O, 10 to 7 wt. % Na.sub.2 O, 0.5 to 8 wt. % K.sub.2 O, 0 to 10 wt. % RO where R represents Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, or Zn, 0.5 to 7 wt. % TiO.sub.2, and 0 to 2 wt. % Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, which glass composition is free or substantially free from F.sub.2.

Abstract: A fishing rod has a reel mounting member and grip members secured to an outer periphery of a rod stem member. One end of the grip member is extended to the portion opposite to the reel leg fixing portion in the vicinity of the reel mounting member, so that the stepped portions between the grip members and the reel mounting member are eliminated. As a result, the configuration thereof can be well adapted to the hand, and the ruggedness does not concentrate on the portion. Such a structure does not cause pains in the palm and fingers of the fisher when enjoying the fishing, and enables the fisher to grasp the fishing rod for a long period of time. Where the exfoliative stresses are applied on the bonding surfaces between the reel mounting member and the grip members when the rod stem member is bent, the joint portion is greater in length than in the prior art, and hence the stresses are dispersed at that portion. In addition, because the wider bonding area is provided, the separation does not occur easily.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver alloy foil for an interconnector of a solar cell. The silver alloy contains 10 ppm to 1,000 ppm of calcium; 10 ppm to 750 ppm of at least one element selected from the group consisting of beryllium, lanthanum and indium; balance silver and unavoidable impurities. The alloy is less susceptible to softening even when the solar cell is exposed to temperature cycling. If calcium is further added, the hardness does not decrease even with the passage of time, to thereby exhibit superior characteristics for a prolonged period of time.

Abstract: Substrates for use in liquidus crystal display devices using thin film transistors, solar cells electroluminescence display devices and/or other devices having a thin film formed on the substrate are formed of a glass. The glass is essentially free from alkali metal oxide, lead oxide, and magnesium oxide, and has a high chemical resistance. The glass consists essentially, by weight, of 52-60% SiO.sub.2, 7-14% Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 3-12% B.sub.2 O.sub.3, 3-13% CaO, 10-22% BaO, 0-10% SrO, 0-10% ZnO.

Abstract: An improved method for dehydration and concentration of an aqueous solution containing an organic compound is disclosed. The solution is evaporated to produce a gaseous mixture comprising an organic compound vapor and a water vapor. The water vapor is selectively removed from the gaseous mixture by permeation through an aromatic polyimide gas separation membrane while the gaseous mixture being kept in contact with a surface on one side of the gas separation membrane at a temperature of 70.degree. C. or higher to obtain a gaseous mixture comprising the organic compound vapor and a reduced amount of a water vapor.

Abstract: A false twisting apparatus comprising: a pair of first feed rollers for feeding a yarn to be false twisted; a pair of second feed rollers for feeding a false-twisted yarn; a first heating means and a twisting means whcih are provided between the first and second feed rollers in order to false twist the yarn fed by the first feed rollers; wherein first and second stabilizing means for cooling and stabilizing the yarn heated by the first heating means are arranged between the first heating means and the twisting means in the recited order; the first stabilizing means being arranged substantially aligned with the first heating means; an interior angle defined between the first and second stabilizing means and inside the apparatus being more than 90.degree.; and the length of the second stabilizing means being shorter than that of the first stabilizing means.

Abstract: A translucent glass brick for use in a building wall as a lighting wall is made of a translucent opal glass in a form of a hollow glass block. The opal glass has an opal appearance and a mean light transmittance of 20-80%, in a glass thickness of 10 mm, for wavelength over a range of 400-700 nm. The opal glass is a lime and chlorine free glass with sodium sulfate and sodium sulfide fine particles dispersed therein for diffusing light transmitting through the glass. The opal glass essentially consists, by weight, of SiO.sub.2 60.0-70.0%, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 7.0-11.0%, B.sub.2 O.sub.3 1.0-5.0%, BaO 0-3.0%, ZnO 1.0-5.0%, Na.sub.2 O 15.0-21.0%, SO.sub.3 0.3-1.0%, and F.sub.2 0-2.0%.

Abstract: A knocking control system for an internal combustion engine comprising knocking detector for detector an occurrence of a knocking, first control element for controlling a combustion in an engine combustion chamber based on signals from the knocking detector, first knocking suppressing device for determining a first control gain to control the first control element and thereby suppressing a knocking, second control element for controlling the combustion in the combustion chamber, second knocking suppressing element for determining a second control gain and for controlling the second control element when the first control gain for the first control element is more than a predetermined value, and gain changing element for changing the first control gain to a smaller value as the second control gain is increased. The control system performs quicker knocking control by the first and second control element.

Abstract: A unit for suppressing knocking in a gasoline engine includes a knocking sensor for sensing knocking and outputting a signal indicative thereof, engine control means for controlling the operating condition of the engine, control variable correcting means responsive to the output from the knocking sensor for correcting a control variable in the engine control means in such a manner that knocking will be suppressed, an engine temperature sensor for sensing engine temperature and determining whether the engine is cold or hot, and correction amount modifying means which, if the engine is cold, modifies the extent to which the control variable is corrected to suppress knocking in such a manner that the amount of correction is made smaller than that which prevails when the engine is hot.

Abstract: A method for winding a cross-wound package comprising, while shoulders of the packages are leveled, turning one of traverse ends at a traverse speed of zero, accelerating rapidly to a predetermined traverse speed, traveling to the other traverse end at the predetermined traverse speed, decelerating rapidly at a position just before the other traverse end, and turning the other traverse end at a traverse speed of zero, characterized in that a rate of change of the traverse speed is changed at least once during changing operation between the traverse speed of zero and the predetermined traverse speed.

Abstract: A fishing rod is provided with a flat reel seat formed on the upper side of a hollow tubular rod made of a reinforcing fiber impregnated with a thermosetting synthetic resin. A handle is securely fitted to a tubular extended portion integrally formed with the rear portion of said reel seat in such a manner that part of said tubular extended portion is exposed. Hoods for fixing the feet of a reel are mounted in front and rear of said reel seat so as to face each other.

Abstract: Casting handle for a fishing rod characterized by formation of slip-proof flanges at the tip of the stem of a hold screw which, together with a hold piece, serves to fasten the reel base to the casting handle body of a fishing rod.

Abstract: In a yarn take-up device in which a continuous yarn is to be helically wound on a rotating bobbin and traversed alternately in opposite directions parallel with the axis of rotation of the bobbin, a method of winding the yarn on the bobbin, comprising producing signals to control the traverse velocity of the yarn to periodically vary between predetermined minimum and maximum limits and signals to control the traverse distance of the yarn to periodically and continuously vary between predetermined maximum and minimum limits, the cycles of the periodic variation of the traverse velocity being respectively identical with the cycles of the periodic variation of the traverse distance, the maximum limits of the traverse velocity appearing in synchronism with the minimum limits of the traverse distance and the minimum limits of the traverse velocity appearing in synchronism with the maximum limits of the traverse distance.

Abstract: A guide device for fishing lines formed by punching a single piece of sheet metal and subjecting the resulting sheet metal to a bending step. It consists of a guide ring for a fishing line and a mount for a fishing rod, which are integrally formed. The mount is composed of two legs, which are extended in the opposite directions from a lower portion of the guide ring such that one of the legs is extended inside the guide ring with the other extended outside the guide ring, to allow the legs to have the same width and to be set on a fishing rod in a balanced condition. Since the legs are extended from a lower portion of the guide ring, it is never caught by a fishing line while in use. The guide ring is reinforced at its inner circumferential surface with a ring of a synthetic resin having a hard inner ring fitted into the inner circumferential surface of the reinforcement ring. The reinforcement ring is firmly fitted into recesses provided in the inner circumferential surface of the guide ring.

Abstract: An outer ring frame and an inner ring frame are separately prepared and disposed coaxially in a mold die with an annular space therebetween and a synthetic resin is injected into the annular space.