Abstract: An automotive transmission shifter and park lock is disclosed which includes a base for mounting the shifter in an automotive vehicle. A shift lever is pivotable with respect to the base and a park lock hook is pivotally mounted on the shift lever. The base includes means for engaging the park lock hook comprising an aperture disposed in the base. The park lock hook is normally spring biased upwardly out of engagement with the aperture disposed on the base. Means for connecting the lock hook to an ignition switch locked park lock cable is provided whereby once the park lock cable is locked stationary by the ignition switch, the park lock hook is automatically pivoted into engagement with the aperture in the base upon an attempt to pivot the shift lever out of the park position.

Abstract: An improved wire with an excellent adhesion with rubber is disclosed for reinforcing rubber goods, made by a diffusion process wherein oxides formed on the surface of plated metal during diffusion are removed before drawing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of rolling tire rim blanks from flat metal strips obtained by unwinding strip material from a coil which is cut into strips of desired lengths which are then rolled into a circular shape by anvil rolls cooperating with bodily moveable bending rolls producing a controlled flat portion on the leading end of the strip prior to rolling and another controlled flat portion on the trailing end of the strip following the rolling.

Abstract: A method and die assembly for forging a rolling mill coupling, the body of which has a socket in one end and tangs extending from the other end. The assembly comprises bottom and top punches which extrude metal downwardly from the bottom portion of a workpiece and upwardly from the top portion to form walls defining the socket at one end of the workpiece and tangs extending from the other end.

Abstract: An improved multi-part die assembly for forming a closed clip comprises a mounting structure, punch means, first and second gate-die members and simultaneous driving means. The punch means reciprocates toward and away from a clip-forming station on the mounting structure, and the gate-die members pivot toward and away from the clip-forming station. A crown die is defined on the punch means for cooperation with the crown of an open clip. First and second leg dies on the first and second gate-die members cooperate with the legs of the open clip. The simultaneous driving means drives the punch means and the first and second gate-die members simultaneously whereby the closed clip is formed by cooperation with the crown die and the leg dies.

Abstract: A tool for bending rod-like articles such as bendable insulated electrical wire, said tool having a shaft with a sleeve rotatably mounted thereon; a center post of a three post bending combination at one end of said sleeve; a first, radial bar fixedly mounted on and projecting from said shaft; a first, outer post mounted on the radially outer portion of said bar in substantially parallel, substantially opposing relationship with said center post; a second, radial arm projecting from said sleeve; a second, outer post mounted on the radially outer portion of said second arm in substantially parallel, substantially opposing relationship with said center post; a manually grippable, first handle fixedly attached to said sleeve and projecting laterally from the rearward end thereof; and a manually grippable, second handle, mutually offset relative to the first handle, fixedly attached to said shaft and projecting laterally from the rearward end thereof whereby application of manually applied torque to said handles

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for the differential thermal analysis of materials includes heating a first sample to be investigated and a reference sample by radiation heat transfer from respective separated radiation sources, controlling both sources according to a predetermined temperature program for the samples, interposing an element that partly transmits radiation between each of the samples and their associated sources, sensing the temperature difference between the elements, controlling one of the radiation sources in response to the temperature difference to equalize the temperature of the elements and measuring the temperature difference between the samples during the temperature program.

Abstract: A method and device for measuring the osmotic pressure on the basis of an improved supercooling process, whereby and wherein cryohydrate nuclei are made to generate almost spontaneously in a part of a sample liquid by cooling the above part down further to a temperature (to an extra-supercooled state) lower than the temperature of a supercooled state, wherethrough the sample liquid as a whole is induced to freeze statically. Because of a non-necessity of using any stirring rod, it becomes possible to design a small-sized device, to reduce the sample liquid to be used to a possible infinitesimal, and further to perform the continuous measurement with the aid of the adoption of a flow cell.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic measurement of gas flow rate and gas volume from a test cell. By this method, low rates of gas production may be measured, and means are provided to limit flow rates to maximum and minimum values measurable in a mass flowmeter. Further, data logging and computational means are shown which are used for correction and manipulation of mass flow rate data obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for performing a test with a gyroscope in which the apparatus defines a pair of gyroscopes suitably fashioned to rotate in opposed directions, a substrate supporting said gyroscopes, and a bell jar overlying the gyroscopes, along with structure to constrain the bell jar on the substrate. The method disclosed for use with the apparatus includes the steps of spinning up both gyroscopes in opposing directions, securing the bell jar thereover, and providing an energy disturbance a reasonable distance from the apparatus so as to observe any precession which might take place with the gyroscopes due to the energy disturbance.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the permeability of solids at any given condition of pressure and temperature and flow rate, the control of pressure being achieved without a valve by using capillary tubing containing an oil. The apparatus is capable of operating at constant pressure automatically for long periods of time and a method for using the apparatus to measure permeability of a solid at constant flow rate and constant pressure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a micro hardness tester (durometer) having a penetration body such as a point or the like penetrating into a sample under load. An electrical means is provided for loading the penetration body and the bearing force of the penetration body is convertible into electrical signals for the purpose of measuring said force. The invention is characterized in that the penetration body is fixed to an arm or spring arranged on a mounting element which spring or arm also carries at least one strain gauge or a micro dynamometer cell for measuring the bearing force of the penetration body.

Abstract: A practical charging mechanism for an electrogasdynamic spectral anemometer sing ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet radiation issues through windows in the wall of a test section through which flows a turbulent gas. The UV ionizes aerosol particles in the gas flow. A metallic rod which is connected to a high voltage source picks up ions of one polarity and a collector downstream neutralizes the ions of the opposite polarity. The current generated at the collector is measured and analyzed.

Abstract: A fuel flow rate measuring system including an inlet (30) for receipt of liquid fuel, a flow meter (34) connected to the inlet for measuring and indicating fuel flow, and an outlet (44) for connection to a fuel consuming apparatus. A fuel flow recirculating line (42) is connected to the system between the flow meter and the outlet (44) and defines, with the outlet, a closed, constant volume fuel flow path. A gas vent (46) is disclosed in the path for venting gas therein while containing liquid fuel in the path. Also disclosed is a method of measuring the fuel flow rate to a fuel consuming apparatus.

Abstract: A transducer for sensing and monitoring the injection of fuel into a fuel injection type engine including a transducer comprising a flexible collar of low mass and a flexible piezoelectric element mounted on the fuel line to sense the change in the circumferential dimension of the line due to the surge of pressure created in the line as the fuel is injected through the line into the engine.

Abstract: Apparatus and a method are described for measuring heating and/or cooling of air or other fluid that occurs between an inlet and an outlet, one being a low-temperature passage and the other being a high-temperature passage. Heat is supplied to a temperature sensor in the low-temperature passages sufficient to raise that sensor to the temperature sensed in the high-temperature passage where the sensor of the low-temperature passage is cooled both by the fluid temperature and its mass-flow rate, and the supplied heat is measured.

Abstract: An apparatus is proposed for measuring the mass of a flowing medium, and in particular for measuring the air mass of internal combustion engines. The apparatus includes a resistor arranged in the stream of the flowing medium, the temperature and/or resistance parameter of this resistor being controlled in dependence on the mass of the medium, the extent to which the parameter is controlled being a measure of the mass of the flowing medium. The resistor is an element of a bridge circuit comprising at least one further resistor arranged in the stream of the flowing medium. Also included is a tubular member which has an inner surface defining the flow cross section of the flowing medium. Within this tubular member there is situated a probe ring to which both resistors are mounted to be exposed to the flowing medium. Connected to the tubular member is a terminal box within which a hybrid switching circuit is situated.

Abstract: A flow measuring pipe includes therein an electric heater and a temperature dependent resistor positioned downstream of the electric heater. The lines of the electric heater are arranged in a direction to cross the lines of the temperature dependent resistor. If necessary, a flame arrester is further disposed downstream of the temperature dependent resistor.

Abstract: A flow rate meter for measuring the flow rate of a fluid medium, especially that of the air aspirated by an internal combustion engine. A hot wire or film is placed in the air stream and is made part of an electrical circuit powered by the output of a differential amplifier. The voltage drop across the resistor is monitored at the input of the differential amplifier where it is compared with fixed or compensated values. In order to reduce the effect that airborne particles, which are deposited on the hot wire or film, have on the measuring characteristics of the apparatus, the wire or film are shaped so that their leading edge constitutes an area much smaller than the surfaces which are substantially parallel to the stream lines.

Abstract: A liquid counter having a rotor pivot operating in a stream of cryogenic medium includes a friction bearing for the rotor pivot loosely mounted in a housing while the liquid counter is operative but arrested in the housing both radially and axially.

Abstract: A device for detecting the presence of water in a fuel tank comprising a fitting mounted at the lower most portion of said tank having a water sensing alloy on said fitting. The fitting positions the water sensing alloy in the tank in the position where water will tend to collect. The fitting also includes a socket for connecting an indicating device such as an ammeter to determine the presence of water in the tank. The length by which the fitting extends into the tank can be used to determine the depth of water in the tank and when the amount of water collected at the bottom or sump of the tank exceeds a predetermined depth it will be detected by the indicator connected externally to the water sensing alloy. A useful water sensing alloy is comprised of a composition of lead, tin, and zinc each being present in an amount of between about 20-45% by weight, with the composition also containing small amounts of up to about 0.1% of copper and/or up to about 1% of either samarium, ruthenium, vanadium or selenium.

Abstract: A manually operable scanner includes a rectangular frame having suction cups or other mounting devices connectable to a casting or other body to be scanned with a carriage being mounted on the frame for reciprocation in a first direction. A scanner such as an ultrasonic transducer is mounted on the carriage for reciprocation in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the carriage with movement of the carriage and the scanner being sensed by first and second rotary encoders each of which provides an output signal to a display indicative of the position of the transducer with respect to the rectangular frame so that upon a detection of a fault in the body being scanned, the coordinates of location of the fault are immediately available from a visual readout of the coordinates from the display means.

Abstract: Apparatus for ultrasonically inspecting material radially bounding a circular bore into which the apparatus is insertable. The apparatus includes a central housing adapted to lie along the bore's longitudinal axis, three support arms which are engageable with the bounding wall of the bore and are circumferentially equally spaced about the central housing, linkage arms joining the support arms and the central housing for maintaining a predetermined relative configuration between the support arms and the bore wall, a transducer carrier which protrudes radially inside the support arms' engageable surfaces and is supported by each support arm, an ultrasonic transducer carried in each ultrasonic transducer carrier, means for biasing the transducers radially outward relative to their associated transducer carrier, and a pneumatically actuated cylinder which rotates the linkage arms and displaces the support arms radially outward into engagement with the bore wall.

Abstract: A dual element strain gauge is placed near a welded or otherwise constrained joint on a structural member so as to provide a constraint factor. The location for the strain gauge must be selected to provide constraint factor that is preferably near either maximum or minimum value. The strain gauge is monitored to detect a change in the initial constraint factor, which indicates failure has begun or is imminent.

Abstract: The invention in a preferred form contemplates a valve-like structure adapted for series-connection in a pipe or other conduit line and having a valve member which is caused, within the constraint of a rectilineal guide, to change its longitudinal position as a substantially linear function of the change of fluid-flow rate in the pipe or conduit; and an inductive device tracks the position of the valve member to produce an electrical output signal which is also a substantially linear function of the fluid-flow rate. The description includes a unidirectional embodiment (which is also a check valve for flow in the non-metering direction), and a bi-directional embodiment.

Abstract: A static pressure sensor for sensing the static pressure within a duct regardless of the direction of the air moving through the duct is disclosed having a tube for sensing static pressure, the tube providing an output pressure which is dependent upon the static pressure and a mechanism for permitting the alignment of the tube with respect to the direction of air moving through the duct so that the sensor is direction insensitive to that air.

Abstract: A multi-dose pipette which comprises a body constituting the handle portion, a cylinder portion or piston chamber with a tip tube, fitted at the bottom end of the said body, a main piston fitted into the cylinder portion or piston chamber. The main piston can be pressed down by means of a press knob and a piston rod against the spring force of a spring and is by a spring returned to the upper position. In addition to the main piston, the pipette also comprises a dose piston with its piston chamber. The maximum stroke volume of the main piston is essentially larger than the stroke volume of the dose piston. The piston chamber of the main piston and the dose piston are connected to each other by means of a channel. The end of the piston chamber of the dose piston facing towards the piston rod is provided with a valve which is fitted so that it opens itself and admits air through the valve into the piston chamber at the upper position of the dose piston.

Abstract: A soil sampling device secured to a vehicle for taking soil samples while the vehicle is moving is provided with a housing having a first and second portion. The first portion has a chamber extending outwardly therefrom and the second portion has a soil inlet opening. Soil retaining baffles are disposed within the second portion adjacent the soil inlet opening. The housing is pivotally connected to a mounting bar and brace, which is secured to the vehicle. A hydraulic piston rotates the housing so that the second portion strikes the ground and a small portion of soil is injected into the inlet opening and retained by the soil retaining baffles. The housing is rotated and the captured soil is directed to the chamber whereupon the soil sampler is in position to take another soil sample.

Abstract: A starter including a one-way clutch threadably connected to an output shaft of an electric motor and having an inner member, and a hollow pinion shaft having a pinion secured thereto and loosely fitted at its forward end portion in the inner member of the one-way clutch in such a manner that there is a slight clearance between the inner periphery of the inner member and the outer periphery of the hollow pinion shaft in connecting the inner member to the hollow pinion shaft. By this arrangement, the reaction produced by the pinion when the starter is actuated to start an engine is prevented from being directly transmitted to the inner member of the clutch to thereby inhibit an eccentric motion of the inner member of the clutch.

Abstract: In a tractor power take-off system in which first and second PTO shafts are disposed in the transmission case, the transmission case has at the bottom wall thereof an opening for taking off power to the second PTO shaft and there is disposed a PTO gear speed-change mechanism commonly used for both the first and second PTO shafts. The PTO gear speed-change mechanism has a PTO speed-change shift gear meshed all the times with a large-width speed-change gear for transmitting power to the second PTO shaft.

Abstract: An apparatus (38) for tilting a pivotally mounted vehicle operator cab (21) has an actuator (40) for exerting a tilting force, a link (60) for directing the tilting force in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (58) of the actuator (40), and a strut (46) for absorbing a substantial portion of the tilting force to prevent damage to the vehicle elements.

Abstract: A speed changing device for a bicycle comprises a lever unit and a winding unit. The lever unit has a control lever, a first winding body carrying a first control wire connected to a front or rear derailleur, and an engagement for selectively transmitting rotation of the control lever to the first winding body. The winding unit has a second winding body having an engaging portion engageable with the engaging means and carrying a second control wire connected to the other derailleur, and is detachably mounted to the lever unit by means of a coupling.

Abstract: A gear shift mechanism comprising a gear shift lever, a selector rod, at least two fork shafts providing respectively one forward speed and a reverse speed, the two fork shafts each having a recess receiving the selector rod, wherein each recess is defined by two side walls, the first wall of which on the leading side in the direction of axial movement of the corresponding fork shaft has a predetermined length and the second wall of which on the trailing side has a length smaller than the predetermined length.

Abstract: A brake operating device for a bicycle of a drop type handle bar, has a hollow shaft at the foremost end of a main lever supported swingably to a bracket member. The hollow shaft supports a retaining member for one end of a control wire the other end of which is connected to the bicycle brake. An auxiliary lever is supported swingably to the bracket member around a pivot coaxial with a pivot around which the main lever swings, and is provided at the head with an engaging shaft parallel to the common axis of the pivots and engageable with the hollow shaft. The engaging shaft is fit into the hollow shaft to thereby operate the auxiliary lever in association with the main lever.

Abstract: A brake operating device comprises a lever pivoted to a bracket member which is fixed to a handle bar at a bicycle and a retainer attached to one end of a control wire and supported to the lever. A support having a receiving portion for receiving therein the retainer, is formed and supported in a turnable manner to the lever, and a gap sustainer interposable between a front wall of the bracket member and a front surface of the lever is provided at the support, whereby the grip dimension a distance between a handle bar and lever is made changeable by a turn of the support to control the interposing of the gap sustainer between the front wall of the bracket member and front surface of the surface.

Abstract: A steering column for a steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle has an outer tube with a shorter inner tube in contact with the inner periphery of the outer tube to provide a steering column having a longitudinal portion thicker than the rest of the steering column.The inner tube is inserted into the outer tube and that portion of the outer tube which surrounds the inner tube is mechanically reduced in diameter to fit against the inner tube.

Abstract: An all plastic retaining member for fixing an annular cable housing sheath member relative to an apertured workpiece. The basic portions include a stud portion having at least three axially and radially extending leg elements which are connected at one end to a cylindrical body portion having protuberance or shouldered rib means at the opposite end thereof. The opposite end is insert molded in a head portion which is adapted to overlie the apertured workpiece and fixedly accept such sheet member with said stud leg elements engaging the margins of said aperture.

Abstract: An end fitting is disclosed for mounting a brake cable assembly in an opening contained in a fixed support, which brake cable assembly includes an inner cable member and a tubular concentrically arranged outer sheath member. The fitting includes a tubular body member formed of synthetic plastic material and containing a longitudinal through bore for receiving the inner cable member. At one end, a first counterbore is provided for receiving one end of the outer sheath member, annular seal means being provided at the other end of the body member for concentric engagement with the periphery of the inner cable member. In one embodiment, the annular seal means has a tubular configuration, and in another embodiment, the seal means comprises an O-ring. Convergent annular scraper means may be provided at the aforementioned other body member end for scraping engagement with the periphery of the inner cable member.

Abstract: A motor vehicle transmission unit provided with an automatic variable ratio transmission mechanism and a supplementary fixed ratio transmission mechanism which transmits torque from an input shaft to an output shaft of the unit in conditions of low speed and high torque. A free wheel clutch allows the variable ratio transmission mechanism to take over the drive when the speed increases, this being accomplished by means of an automatic speed sensitive clutch which engages when the speed of the output shaft reaches a predetermined threshold valve. A torque converter or other progressive coupling device links the input shaft of the unit, via an isolating friction clutch, to the fixed ratio transmission mechanism.

Abstract: A composite transmission with power branching between a hydrostatic transmission and a mechanical summing transmission in which the hydrostatic transmission has a variable displacement unit. The input shaft is connected to the variable displacement unit and to a ring gear on the four-shaft summing transmission of which the ring gear and sun gear are selectively connectible by respective clutches to the constant displacement hydraulic unit. The planet carrier of the summing transmission is connected to the output shaft. The output shaft can also be directly coupled to the input shaft by a clutch and a further planetary can be provided between the fourth shaft of the summing transmission and the output shaft.

Abstract: The planetary gear system includes two parallel operating planet gears interposed between an input and an output shaft, with a common planet gear carrier secured to the output shaft and two telescoped intermediate shafts for the sun gears. These intermediate shafts are resiliently mounted for radial balance while a particular gear coupling between the input shaft and the two intermediate shafts ensures torsional balance between the two branches. This branch coupling, providing torsional balance, is described in considerable detail.

Abstract: An automatic transmission which is provided which has a transfer device between the speed change gears and an overdrive, said transfer device having an output gear which engages an input gear of a differential gear coaxially connected to an output shaft of the speed change gears.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission mechanism incorporating co-axial spaced input and output rollers between which a variable ratio driving connection is established by discs which have flat faces engaged with the peripheries of the rollers. Axial movement of the assembly of discs varies their effective diameter and thus the drive ratio. A planetary gear set has one element rotatable with the input roller, a second element rotatable with the output roller and its third element constituted by a carrier and a planet gear connected to an output shaft. The engagement load between the rollers and discs is controlled in response to the torque being transmitted. The transmission provides a range of transmission ratios in a forward and reverse direction.

Abstract: A transmission comprising a torque convertor and a power shift gear box having rotatable input and output shafts, multi-ratio drive means to produce different speeds of rotation of the output shaft relative to the input shaft, said drive means including gears which are in constant mesh and clutches, which are engageable and disengageable under load, to connect the gears in a desired drive path, control means for operating the clutches of the multi-ratio drive means to change the ratio of the gear box in dependence upon an electrical signal derived from rotation of a first element associated with the torque convertor input shaft and of a second element associated with an intermediate shaft upstream of the multi-ratio drive means and downstream of a variable torque capacity clutch located between the torque convertor output shaft and the multi-ratio drive means.

Abstract: Stud bolts are threaded into the body of a nuclear reactor vessel and tenned by exerting forces on tensioning nuts located on the upper end of the studs. While the studs are under tension, a cover is attached to the vessel by tightening nuts on the studs against the cover. The tensioning nuts are applied to the studs by immobilizing the studs axially and rotationally, and rotating the tensioning nuts with a pair of driven, diametrically opposed striking rollers. External threads on the striking rollers, external threads on the nut and internal threads on the nut all have the same pitch so that the threads on the striking roller remain engaged with the external threads on the nut as the nut moves axially while being threaded onto the immobilized stud.

Abstract: The main body of a wrench has incorporated in its hollow interior an eccentric ring for receiving input, a ratchet wheel for giving output, pushing bars disposed between the eccentric ring and the ratchet wheel and linearly movable by the rotation of the eccentric ring, and pawls for intermittently rotating the ratchet wheel in one direction every time when the pawls are pushed by the forward ends of the bars. The main body is externally provided with a reaction withstanding lever forced outward at all times by a spring-loaded cam and a lever for freeing the lever from the force of the cam.

Abstract: A grip sleeve (1) from plastics or the like material, for a handle of a pliers or nippers of the kind which has at least one leaf spring (3) between both its handles for opening the pliers. To localize and retain the spring, the sleeve is formed with an elongate slot (4) on its side facing towards the opposite handle, the slot being open towards the opposite handle and is T-shaped, seen in cross section through the sleeve. At one end, the slot has its cross section, which is suited to the cross-sectional dimensions of the spring, freely exposed for inserting the spring in the crossbar (5) of the T. The stem (6) of the T forms the opening of the slot and the spring is thereby kept in place by flanges (7) on either side of this opening, formed by the T configuration.

Abstract: A machine tool for working elongated rod-like materials in rotation, particularly an automatic screw machine capable of working thin and long materials with a high degree of accuracy comparable to that of a headstock moving type automatic screw machine without involving any error in the indexing of the cutting tools for the work. The tool stand is reduced in weight, and movable along the longitudinal axis of the work, so that the machine is easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

Abstract: A spring actuated, pivoting cutting tool, which is used in conjunction with turning equipment and which at the termination of its cutting stroke automatically lifts the cutting edge off the finished surface to allow the tool to be withdrawn without leaving a return mark, is provided with a spring actuated, slidable shield which substantially covers any gap between the moving parts of the cutting tool, thus reducing the likelihood of chips or other debris from lodging between the moving parts of the tool and preventing its proper operation.

Abstract: Device for the manual playing of electronic musical instruments. Each manual has three groups of keys respectively arranged along three tilting bars, for operation by three fingers on one hand of the player. When a key is pressed at one end, it tilts the bar on which it is mounted in one direction, and one tone is produced. If the same key is pressed at the opposite end, it tilts the bar in the opposite direction, and a different tone is produced. Special control keys or action converters include a roll positioned so that it may be operated by the thumb of the same hand which is playing the keys. Rotation of the roll by the thumb produces one control signal affecting the sound issuing from the instrument, and axial motion of the roll by the thumb produces a different control signal. Other refinements and improvements are disclosed.