Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for removing dampness form a cooking space (3) of a steam cooking device or a pressure cooker (1). The cooking space is at least partially filled with steam. The steam or the mixture of hot air and steam, respectively, is circulated in the cooking space (3) by means of a ventilating wheel (9) or a radial fan. The gas mixture to be circulated is sucked in substantially axially in the central area (10) of the ventilating wheel (9) and is drawn off to the outside substantially radially, with superfluous steam or superfluous mixture of hot air and steam, respectively, being removed from the cooking space (3) through a waste air opening (11) and dry fresh air being supplied from the outside for removing dampness. The dry fresh air is supplied at the rear, is sucked in through an opening (27) provided in the rear front end (25) of the ventilating wheel (9) and is deflected to the outside of the ventilating wheel (9) by way of a deflecting device (29).

Abstract: A pressure cooker has a main body, a cover disposed on a top portion of the main body, an exhaust steam valve disposed on the cover, a heat conductive disk disposed on a bottom of the main body, the heat conductive disk having a center hole receiving a temperature switch, the temperature switch disposed on a bottom center of the main body, an electric heating pipe disposed on a bottom of the heat conductive disk, and a base seat having a hollow interior receiving a lower portion of the main body, the heat conductive disk, the temperature switch, and the electric heating pipe. A timer switch and an electric source switch are disposed on the base seat.

Abstract: An upper extractor module includes a cover and a juice extractor fluted dome and trough. A pulp filter filters the juice which flows into a lower extension conduit. An intermediate module has a compartment in fluid isolation from the juice extraction compartment. A motor, drive gears and switch are in the intermediate compartment for rotationally driving the extractor. A pitcher forms a lower module on which the intermediate module fits. The juice flows into the pitcher through the intermediate module via the extension. A paddle depends from the intermediate module and is driven by the motor and gears simultaneously with the extractor, but at a higher speed for mixing beverages in the pitcher formed from the extracted juice and other ingredients such as water, sweeteners and so on. Different extractors may be attached for different size fruits. A lid may be attached over the pitcher for juice/beverage storage.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for the drying or kilning of malt in a substantially continuous operation. The malt is transported through one or more separate drying zones by means of fluid bed dryer units at which time tempered or conditioned air at a predetermined temperature and moisture content is passed through the malt to effect a drying of the malt. The rate of malt movement through the drying zones is varied according to the moisture content of the malt at predetermined points in its travel whereby to achieve a desired drying rate and moisture content in the malt as it travels through the various drying zones. Sulfur dioxide gas is selectively infused with the air in the drying zones to minimize carcinogens within the malt. Optional treatments are provided for the malt as it passes through the drying zones, including subjecting the malt to a vacuum to facilitate moisture removal and to effect a sanitizing of the malt.

Abstract: Learning control is adopted in slide control of a press, and the actual behavior pattern of the slide is converged to the optimum pattern thereby breakage of a metal mold or the like can be prevented. The slide control device is provided with a linear motor or a servo motor driving the slide in reciprocation, a position detector detecting position of the slide, and a control circuit fixing and storing previously the command value of the optimum pattern of behavior of the slide, and calculating error between the real position data from the position detector and the fixed command value of the optimum pattern in a prescribed period of time from the drive start of the slide, and correcting the command value to be outputted in order to eliminate the error and outputting the command value after the correction and controlling the linear motor or the servo motor.

Abstract: A transportable apparatus includes a housing with a door which opens to facilitate placement of trash within a trash receiving chamber of the apparatus. A sweep within the trash receiving chamber is actuated upon closing the door, forcing the deposited trash into a first compaction chamber, wherein the trash is mixed and compressed into a condensed mass by converging chamber walls and a downwardly directed spray of water released from high pressure nozzles at the top of the chamber. A reciprocating horizontal plate at the lower end of the first compaction chamber slices off a bottom layer of the mass of trash with each cycle of forward and rearward movement. The sliced layers of trash are pushed and compacted into a second compaction chamber until the second chamber is full. The trash is then compressed to form a composite unit of predetermined size and configuration.

Abstract: A guide system for a dynamic balancer for use in a mechanical press. This system includes a dynamic balancer weight which reciprocates along a longitudinal axis and guiding means for preventing rotation of the balancer weight about the balancer weights reciprocal pathway longitudinal axis. In one particular embodiment, the system includes a guide post attached to the balancer weight and a "U"-shaped weight guide circumferentially located about the guide post whereby preventing rotational movement of the balancer weight around the guide post.

Abstract: The present invention is referred to a method and a machine for decorating bottles or similar articles of the type that includes: a supporting structure; a rotatable shaft (12) coupled in the supporting structure, to rotate over its own axis with an intermittent movement; a plurality of transporting stations (14) connected to the shaft (12) to rotate together with the rotatable shaft (12); supporting members (16 and 18) for each transporting station (14), each supporting member (16, 18) being arranged to transport a bottle from a loading position to an unloading position of the machine; drive means connected to the rotatable shaft (12), the rotatable shaft (12) and the transporting stations (14) being rotated together by means of the drive means; and, a printer screen (PD) for each of the transporting stations (14), the screens (PD) being located toward and coinciding with a surface of the bottles to be decorated, the machine having at least two free transporting stations (14), one for the loading and another

Abstract: A printing apparatus is formed of a printing drum which is rotationally driven around a central axis of itself with a heatsensitive stencil sheet around an outer circumferential surface of itself, liquid ejecting device for forming an image from photothermal conversion material on the stencil sheet by ejecting a liquid containing the photothermal conversion material to the stencil sheet and for forming an image on a printing paper by ejecting a liquid containing a colorant and the photothermal conversion material, light radiating device for perforating the stencil sheet by radiating light to the stencil sheet with the photothermal conversion material on it, a pressing device for pressing the printing paper against the printing drum, the printing paper being supplied in synchronization with rotation of the printing drum, and for transferring an ink supplied to an inner spherical surface of the printing drum to the printing paper through the perforated stencil sheet, and control device for controlling diameters

Abstract: A tensioning system for use in a retensionable frame used in silk screening wherein the fabric is precut and bordered with splines such that the appropriate tension is predetermined. A wrench including indicia to assure proper placement upon the tensioning hex extension is provided with a stop which assures appropriate tension.

Abstract: A plate material for laser plate making contains a thermoplastic resin, a light absorbing agent and a water repellent or an oil repellent.

Abstract: Starting from a blank gravure form, a filling step and a subsequent imaging step are carried out to produce a printing form. In the filling step, depressions are evenly filled with a UV printing ink by an application device, and the UV printing ink is then solidified by a UV drier. In the imaging step, solidified UV printing ink is removed from the depressions in accordance with the image by thermal ablation. The gravure form screened in accordance with the image is then inked with UV printing ink by an inking system. For reuse, the gravure form undergoes an erasure step that uses UV printing ink.

Abstract: A printing press includes a plate cylinder defining a nip with an impression cylinder. A drive shaft is drivingly connected to the impression cylinder to rotate the impression cylinder. A first gear is mounted on the drive shaft and is drivingly connected to the drive shaft. A differential mechanism is driven by the first gear. A second gear is mounted on the drive shaft for rotation relative to the drive shaft. The second gear is rotatably driven by the differential. A third gear in mesh with the second gear drivingly connects with the plate cylinder to rotate the plate cylinder. A correction drive motor, when energized, varies the speed at which the differential drives the second gear. The correction drive motor thus varies the speed of rotation of the plate cylinder relative to the impression cylinder.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for cleaning a rotating cylinder of a rotary printing machine. The apparatus having a washing device, including a washing brush, roller, or cloth, which can be engaged and disengaged from the rotating cylinder to be cleaned. The washing brush roller or cloth can be sprayed with a cleaning fluid (detergent, water) as well as both water. The method and apparatus ensure a controlled guiding of the detergent onto the outer surface of the rotating cylinder, which guarantees an effective cleaning and, at the end of the washing operation, leaves a relatively dry outer surface of the rotating cylinder. The cleaning method is intended to be suitable, in particular, for detergents having a biological base, for example, esters of vegetable oil.

Abstract: An initiator for an inflator of an automotive airbag restraint system includes a housing and a wall dividing the housing into two parts, one for housing a firing element of the initiator, and one for receiving at least one application specific integrated circuit which performs functions of a portion of an electronic control unit. A mounting element is located in the second part of the housing, and at least one application specific integrated circuit is carried by the mounting element. The mounting element and two or more application specific integrated circuits may be provided as a package, in which at least two application specific integrated circuits are mounted in a stacked condition to form an application specific integrated circuit stack. The application specific integrated circuits are configured such that predetermined electrical circuit locations of adjacent ones of the application specific integrated circuits to be interconnected are aligned.

Abstract: A projectile having improved accuracy when fired over long ranges is formed from a monolithic block of a copper alloy. Proceeding from a nose to a heel of the projectile, is a fore portion with arcuate side walls, a body portion of substantially constant cross-sectional area that minimally contacts a rifled gun barrel, a drive band having a diameter effective to seal propellant gases and an aft portion that continuously decreases in diameter terminating at the heel. A cylindrical bore extends from an opened end at the nose to a closed end proximate to a transition plane between the fore portion and the body portion.

Abstract: An improved cableway system for providing a track over which a vehicle traverses. The improved system includes a catenary cable system and a pair of track cable systems. The track cable systems are hung from the catenary cable system and support tracks over which a vehicle traverses. A plurality of hangers is employed to suspend the track cable systems from the catenary cable system. A plurality of pylons support the catenary and track cable systems. A pylon includes a base pylon, a lower saddle, and an upper saddle. The lower saddle is pivotally mounted to the base pylon and supports the track cable systems. Preferred embodiments of the lower saddle include apparatuses that dampen the application of loads to the pylon by the vehicle traversing the system. The upper saddle is supported by the base pylon and supports the catenary cable system while providing for deflection of the catenary cable system in response to forces applied to the cableway system.

Abstract: A conveying system for transporting loads utilizes a transport cart that is supported by rollers. The transport cart is supported by the rollers adjacent several serially arranged revolving drives that each have a plurality of spaced recesses. At least one pusher is carried by the cart and engages a recess in the drive. The cart can be halted, if its path is blocked, by disengagement of the pusher from the recess in the drive.

Abstract: A plastic pallet includes a substantially rectangular platform section having an upper surface and four side walls depending therefrom. The pallet also includes a lower support section for suspending the platform section a predetermined distance above the ground. The support section includes four edges each having an inwardly angled portion and a vertical portion. A first pair of channels extend from a first edge to an opposing second edge. A second pair of channels extend from a third edge to an opposing fourth edge, each channel dimensioned to receive a forklift blade. The support structure also includes two sets of slots, each set substantially perpendicular to the other and extending from one edge of the support section to an opposing edge for receiving binding straps to restrain items resting on the pallet. The slots are disposed above the channels and are segregated such that the straps do not interfere with the forklift blades or each other.

Abstract: A decorative shelving for use in the home or in the office. The shelving appears as if it is a part of the original home or office because the shelving matches the original wall surface. The building design and installation is unique because it not only ensures strength and quality, but it also ensures a nearly perfect match with the original wall surface. The shelving method of assembly is very cost effective compared to conventional building methods. The decorative shelving is self-supporting with no visible means of support. The shelving has a cantilever design that has superior strength without the use of struts. The shelving comprises a novel shelf support structure with the shelf having a modular framework.

Abstract: A process for planting aquatic plants underwater on the bottom of estuarys where an aquatic plant which is ready for transplanting is positioned in a holder having a device for retaining the transplantable plant and a thin base. When the holder is brought into contact with the underwater bottom the thin base engages the underwater bottom and secures the holder including the plant in underwater bottom. A watercraft having apparatus for positioning the holder incorporating the aquatic plant on the bottom of an estuary is also provided for. With this apparatus and the holder of this invention aquatic plants can be planted on the bottom of estuary in a semiautomated fashion. The holder also incorporates an organic buttom which retains the aquatic plant during the planting process.

Abstract: A control system for agricultural implements such as planters, conventional or air drills is disclosed herein. The implement includes a frame with one or more sections. Each section supports a plurality of row units configured to apply a product at variable rates to rows in a field. The products can include seeds, fertilizers, insecticides and herbicides. In one configuration, the control system monitors the rates at which the product is applied to the rows. This configuration of the control system includes sensors configured to sense the rates at which product is applied, and a control module configured to monitor the sensed rates and generate a multiplexed output signal representative thereof. The output signal is used, for example, by a cab-mounted display or recording device. The control system, however, can be reconfigured to both monitor and control the application rates by installing a second control module on the frame.

Abstract: One or more agricultural products, such as seed, fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide, may be dispensed at each of a plurality of row locations on an agricultural implement toolbar. A local bus connects each local metering device to a local controller at the row location, which may also have actual product application rate and soil characteristic sensors. The local controllers are connected through a system bus to a central processor mounted on the tractor, which is connected to a memory for storing product prescription and actual application maps, and also to a GPS receiver for determining current location in the field. Each local controller controls the agricultural product metering device(s) at the row location as a function of the last commanded rate received from the processor and the actual rate as sensed at the row location.

Abstract: A holing sewing machine including a workpiece-presser elevating and lowering mechanism which elevates and lowers a workpiece presser, a needle-thread cutting mechanism which cuts a needle thread conveyed by a sewing needle; a bobbin-thread cutting mechanism which draws a bobbin thread from a bobbin and cuts the bobbin thread, an interlocking mechanism which mechanically interlocks the elevating and lowering mechanism, the needle-thread cutting mechanism, and the bobbin-thread cutting mechanism, with one another, such that the elevating and lowering mechanism elevates the workpiece presser after the needle-thread cutting mechanism cuts the needle thread and the bobbin-thread cutting mechanism cuts the bobbin thread, a drive source which drives the interlocking mechanism to operate the workpiece-presser elevating and lowering mechanism, the needle-thread cutting mechanism, and the bobbin-thread cutting mechanism, the drive source being controllable with respect to a speed of operation thereof to drive the inter

Abstract: A overedge sewing machine comprises: drive mechanisms for selectively carrying out a hemstitch sewing operation and flat stitch and double-chain stitch sewing operations; a needle plate having a stitch finger, a guide needle piece and a stitch tongue reciprocatable between an operation position and a non-operation position outside the needle plate claw and guide needle; and three needles mounted removably thereon in such a manner that the three needles are arranged in parallel to each other substantially on a straight line, wherein a needle point which is used in common with the overedge sewing operation and the flat stitch and double-chain stitch sewing operations is positioned between the stitch tongue and the guide needle piece respectively provided in the needle plate.

Abstract: A pucker free collar seam providing a garment with a tailored and wrinkle free appearance. The pucker free seam and method for production utilizes a bonding strip, which contains at least a thermal adhesive component which is inserted between a first surface of a first collar component and an interlining along a seam. A sufficient amount of heat and pressure is applied to the seam, causing the adhesive of the bonding strip to flow onto the surfaces of the collar components and the interlining, thereby creating a compressed seam and permanently bonding a first collar component, a second collar component and an interlining together along the seam to eliminate puckering associated with the shrinkage of sewing thread relative to the collar fabric.

Abstract: An aircraft-like body is provided with a keel that extends below and to the rear of the main body. The keel is provided with a large horizontally extending hydrofoil which produces a positive lift. The keel is further provided with a smaller hydrofoil which is located aft of and below the positive life hydrofoil and which produces a negative lift. The negative lift hydrofoil is located both aft of and below that which produces the positive lift. The downward force which is produced by the trailing hydrofoil produces a cranking action which produces a moment and applies a lifting force which, as the vehicle proceeds through the water, lifts the nose of the vehicle and impart an aircraft lift-like flying type of sensation to the operator.

Abstract: A boat has a main hull and a pair of outriggers which extend to distal, capsizing-resistance formations. The capsizing-resistance formation are relatively diminutive:--they displace a substantially small fractional amount of water relative to what the main hull displaces. Also, the capsizing-resistance formations are shaped and arranged such that in contact with the water under forward velocity it provides a generally upward capsizing-resistance force through a given center of action, which force is transmitted by the outrigger to the main hull as an applied capsizing-resistance moment. Given the foregoing, the outriggers position of the capsizing-resistance formations generally outboard and rearward such that said centers of the upward capsizing-resistance force lie spaced substantially outboard or behind a plane containing the stern of the main hull in order to stabilize the fore-to-aft pitching as well as side-to-side rolling of the main boat hull in accordance with boat speed and wave conditions.

Abstract: In an improved sail for a sailboat, the trailing edges of a pair of flaps of a conventional sail material are attached to the trailing edge of the sail, one on each side; the leading edges of the flaps are not fixed to the sail, but are connected to one another by short sections of line extending through holes in the sail. When the boat is tacked from one tack to the other, the leading edge of the flap on the new windward side is pulled away from the surface of the sail by the wind, so that a flow-impeding lip is provided on the windward side of the leech. At the same time, the lines pull the leeward flap against the main body of the sail, so that drag is not increased substantially. Substantial improvements in sailing performance are realized, while no control action is required to cause the flaps thus to be reconfigured upon tacking, and so that ordinary sailing manuevers and all normal sail handling operations may be carried out without complication.

Abstract: The invention provides a flotation device for a snowmobile including a plurality of preferably self-contained air bag modules having inflatable bladders affixed to the exterior of a snowmobile and adapted to inflate when a water detection device such as a float sensor is exposed to water. The inflated bladders supply sufficient buoyancy to maintain the snowmobile afloat and stable, and in the preferred embodiment are configured to provide an escape means for the occupants of the snowmobile who can use the bladder as a buoyant platform to escape to solid ice.

Abstract: A surface is cleaned by a cleaning mechanism resulting in debris. First and second fluid flow paths are provided. The first fluid flow path removes the debris from the area of the cleaning mechanism and the second fluid flow path operates to hold the cleaning mechanism against the surface without debris contamination.

Abstract: A vessel comprising at least one anchor line (15). Disconnect elements are attached to the anchor line for releasing the vessel from the sea bed. A first part of the disconnect element (16) is directly attached to the vessel and a second part is attached to the anchor line (17). Upon detaching the anchor lines from the vessel, no cables will protrude from underneath the vessel after disconnecting. Thereby the risk of interference of the anchor lines with the vessel itself, with other vessels or with objects on the seabed in shallow waters is avoided. Furthermore, the disconnect elements can be directly controlled from the vessel. Inspection and maintenance can be easily performed. Preferably, the vessel comprises two or more anchor lines, each anchor line having a disconnect element which can be independently operated. Thereby a staged release of the anchor lines is possible which may be adapted to weather conditions or approaching objects such as icebergs.

Abstract: A pointer type indicator having a structure in which internal mechanisms and illuminating light sources are directly connected to an optical guide plate through the medium of a circuit board, and is capable of brightly illuminating pointers and indexes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for depositing a halogen-doped oxide film having a low dielectric constant that is resistant to moisture absorption and outgassing of the halogen dopant, and that retains these qualities despite subsequent processing steps. The method begins by introducing process gases (including a halogen-containing source gas) into a processing chamber. A halogen-doped layer is then deposited. The combination of process gases is then changed and a sealing layer deposited which seals the dopant into the halogen-doped layer. The sealing layer may, for example, be a carbon-rich layer or an undoped layer. These steps are repeated until the film reaches a selected thickness.

Abstract: An improved deposition chamber (2) includes a housing (4) defining a chamber (18) which houses a substrate support (14). A mixture of oxygen and SiF.sub.4 is delivered through a set of first nozzles (34) and silane is delivered through a set of second nozzles (34a) into the chamber around the periphery (40) of the substrate support. Silane (or a mixture of silane and SiF.sub.4) and oxygen are separately injected into the chamber generally centrally above the substrate from orifices (64, 76). The uniform dispersal of the gases coupled with the use of optimal flow rates for each gas results in uniformly low (under 3.4) dielectric constant across the film.

Abstract: A substrate processing device includes a reactor equipped with a substrate holder and a gas feed electrode facing the substrate holder, a pump mechanism for pumping out an interior of the reactor, a reaction gas feed mechanism for introducing a reaction gas through the gas feed electrode into the interior of said reactor, a high frequency power source for applying a high frequency power to said gas feed electrode, a connecting port formed in a sidewall of said reactor, the pump mechanism is connected to the connecting port formed in the sidewall of the reactor, and a space between the gas feed electrode and the substrate holder is set so that a conductance between the gas feed electrode and the substrate holder is lower than a conductance between the sidewall of the reactor and the gas feed electrode.

Abstract: A valve for a milk pipeline which includes an elastic, tubular sealing unit mounted between two connectors in the milk pipeline, and a housing surrounding the sealing unit so as to define a closed chamber therebetween. The sealing unit can be brought by an external over-pressure in the chamber into a fully collapsed and closed position. Also, the valve is provided with a structure which engages at least one section of the sealing unit and applies a force directed substantially radially outwardly, so that the sealing unit is at least partly collapsed in its non-actuated state. As a result, the valve can be reliably closed with a small external over-pressure in the chamber.

Abstract: A semi-submersible fish feeder (1) for use in fish farms and aquariums which provides a feeding chamber (3) that floats below the surface of water and thereby enables edible materials such as food or medicine to be more controllably and evenly distributed to fish. A buoyancy aid (2) and ballast chamber (7) allow the depth of the feeding chamber within the water to be controlled. The feeding chamber is typically a volume of edible material enclosed by a net (10) through which fish can eat.

Abstract: A portable apparatus (20) for containing an animal includes a stock (22) for receiving the animal, a tongue (24) pivotally connected to the stock (22), and a variable length controller (26) connected between the stock (22) and the tongue (26). The opposite towing end (30) of tongue (24) is connected to a towing vehicle (500). When the variable length controller (26) is placed in an extended position, stock (22) pivots about first (38) and second (42) wheels to a substantially vertical position suitable for receiving an animal. When variable length controller (26) is placed in a retracted position, stock (22) pivots to a substantially horizontal position above tongue (24), and may be conveniently towed between locations.

Abstract: An illuminating dog safety system for allowing an animal to be more visible at night. The inventive device includes a collar adapted to be worn around a neck of an animal. The collar has a reflective strip extending a majority of a length thereof. A harness is provided that is adapted to be worn around a torso of the animal. The harness is comprised of an upper strap member, a lower strap member, and a longitudinal extension therebetween. The upper strap member, the lower strap member, and the longitudinal extension each have a reflective strip extending a majority of a length thereof. A leash is provided that is adapted for securement to the collar. The leash has a reflective strip extending a majority of a length thereof.

Abstract: A cover for protecting wounds on animals. The cover is made of an elastic, breathable fabric that stretches to accommodate the portion of the animal at which the wound is located. The memory of the fabric causes the cover to hold itself onto the animal, and the cover may be provided with a main portion that engages the animal's torso to anchor an appendage cover over an appendage. Banding material is preferably applied to the cover to maintain the position of the wound cover on the animal and prevent unraveling of the fabric from which the cover is made.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for reducing liner lacquering in a marine diesel engine operating on a marine diesel fuel having a temperature for a 90% volume recovery during distillation greater than 420.degree. C. and an aromatics content greater than 25%, a saturates content less than 60% and an olefins content less than 3%, and being of a quality capable of giving rise to liner lacquering. The process comprises adding to the fuel a liner lacquering reducing amount of a fuel-soluble composition comprising: (A) at least one diesel detergent; and (B) at least one cetane improver. The invention also relates to marine diesel fuels containing components (A) and (B).

Abstract: An annular tube heat exchanger immersed in a medium, such as a fluid. The heat exchanger comprises a fluid-tight combustion tube including a gas-fired radiant burner for providing a source of heat, at least one heat exchange tube including an inner tube disposed within an outer tube, the outer tube in thermal contact with the combustion tube, the inner tube being open-ended to allow the fluid to pass therethrough, and a fluid-tight combustion tube in thermal contact with the outer tube of the at least one heat exchange tube. The combustion gas from the radiant burner passes through the outer tube of the at least one heat exchange tube to cause an increase in the temperature of the fluid. By providing the maximum amount of heat transfer surface area, the annular tube heat exchanger provides a highly efficient means of increasing the temperature of the fluid.

Abstract: A cooling fan system includes an engine driven mechanical fan and an electrically driven fan. The mechanical fan and the electrical fans are placed in series within a common shroud that directs air between them. In one application, the electrical fan generates an axially directed air flow and the mechanical fan produces a radially directed air flow. The electrical fan is rotated counter to the mechanical fan.

Abstract: A valve actuator for an engine includes a pivot socket having a dome with an improved lubrication passage. The actuator may be a finger follower with a body having spaced side walls connected adjacent opposite ends by first and second transverse webs. A cam follower, preferably a roller, having a cam engaging surface is supported on the side walls between the opposite ends of the body. The first web is engagable with a valve while the second web has a pivot socket with a dome having a generally spherical lower recess for engaging a pivot and a domed upper surface adjacent to the follower cam engaging surface. A lubrication passage extends through the dome from the lower recess to the upper surface. The passage includes an inverted inner channel formed in the recess and having upwardly converging sides meeting at a peak, and a connecting outer channel formed in the domed upper surface and having downwardly converging sides meeting at a valley.

Abstract: A cylinder block for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with a multi-bearing crankshaft and a water jacket surrounding the cylinders. The outer wall of the water jacket extends downwards approximately into a parting plane of the crankshaft bearings. A base frame rests against and is connected to a contact surface formed by a circumferential free edge of the water jacket outer wall. The crankshaft bearings are arranged on the base frame and detachable bearing caps are arranged and fastened by screws on the side of the base frame facing the cylinders.

Abstract: In an engine block of an internal combustion engine having a clutch housing provided with cut-outs, a thin-walled liner is fitted into the clutch housing to cover the cut-outs so as to provide a clutch housing structure of a relatively low weight.

Abstract: An outboard motor having a direct cylinder fuel injection system with a high-pressure pump that is driven directly from the engine crankshaft. This drive is positioned on the crankshaft above the flywheel at the upper portion of the engine, with other accessories being driven from the crankshaft below the flywheel, while still at the top of the engine. This facilitates servicing of the components and places them all in easily accessed locations.

Abstract: A rotary internal combustion engine apparatus has an engine housing having a chamber therein having a base along with intake and exhaust ports and a cover attached thereto. A rotor is rotatably mounted in the engine housing chamber which rotor has a rotor support portion extending from each end thereof and rotatably mounted between the housing base and the cover plate. The rotor has a plurality of vane slots therein and a vane control shaft is mounted at a predetermined fixed position within the center portion of the rotor and has two end portions, one of which is fixedly attached to the engine housing camber base and at least two vane position control portions positioned between the end portions. A plurality of vanes are slidably mounted in the rotor plurality of vane control slots for rotation with the rotor.

Abstract: A direct fuel injection type internal combustion engine includes a combustion chamber formed by a cylinder head having a spark plug, a fuel injector and an air intake means with a swirl control valve, a cylinder wall, and a piston head having a vaporization portion. The upper surface of the piston head has a vaporization portion defined with a bottom surface formed with a predetermined depth and slant, an arc-shaped first wall connected to the bottom surface and formed to exhaust side, an arc-shaped second wall connected to the bottom surface and formed parallel to the first wall, a protrusion portion formed between the first wall and the second wall, and an arc-shaped third wall connected to the bottom surface and formed to an intake side.