Abstract: A turbocharger system for an internal combustion engine comprises two turbochargers each having a turbine (5, 6) drivably connected to a compressor (7, 8). Temperature sensors (19, 20) are disposed to sense the temperature at the compressor outputs. The temperature are monitored to give an indication of an imbalance condition for which corrective action may be taken. The arrangement provides for reliable and inexpensive monitoring.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for sub-ambient cooling using thermoelectric cooling in convention with dynamics conventional cooling techniques. In one form, a vapor phase cooling system provides a temperature (T) and is associated with a thermoelectric cooler. The thermoelectric cooler provides a differential temperature &Dgr;T utilizing thermodynamics such as Peltier cooling. The thermoelectric cooler therefore provides a temperature of approximately T−&Dgr;T to an object.

Abstract: Single-use heat transfer container has an insulated product chamber containing a reaction vessel holding two separate reactants. The product chamber is partially defined by the reaction vessel which is integrally sealed thereto near a lower end of the container. The reaction vessel has a flexible bottom that is responsive to external pressure. An activation pin on the interior of the bottom is capable of piercing a barrier inside the reagent vessel when the container bottom is depressed. The resulting mixing of the separately stable reactants in the vessel initiates the desired heat transfer reaction. The container may have a cover including storage compartments for user dispensable additives. The method of making the inventive container is disclosed.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for the storage and delivery of process gases to laser generators. The process gas is cooled to a few degrees K, at the required work pressure, to reach a desired density, in the order of hundreds of kg/m3. The cooled gas is then stored in a cryogenic environment at the work pressure. At the moment of use, the process gas is gradually released from the cryogenic environment and concurrently heated. the process gas flow rate from the cryogenic environment is controlled, so as to obtain the required work flow rate. The heat supplied to the gas is controlled, so as to maintain it constantly at the required work pressure. The heating of the process gas may be controlled synchronically with the flow rate of its release from the cryogenic environment to maintain the pressure substantially at its work value.

Abstract: An efficient method and system for dehumidifying an environment and refrigerating a second environment with a closed loop refrigeration system consisting of compressing refrigerant with a refrigeration compressor (10) to a high temperature and pressure, condensing the high pressure refrigerant to a liquid at a high temperature, circulating high pressure refrigerant through a heat exchanger (60) which is used to transfer energy from the liquid to an environment which is being air conditioned at a higher efficiency which contains the refrigerated environment (200). The liquid is then evaporated to a gas at a low pressure in a refrigeration evaporator coil (220).

Abstract: A device for recharging an a/c system with dye containing refrigerant using recovery/recycle/recharging equipment. The device connects to the recovery/recycle/recharging equipment so as to allow the refrigerant/dye mixture to bypass the purification process of such equipment and has a main valve having first and second inlets and an outlet. The first inlet connects to a source of refrigerant/dye mixture, the second inlet connects to the recovery/recycle/recharging equipment and the internal refrigerant tank therein, and the outlet connects to the a/c system to be recharged. The main valve is operable to provide a first fluid path from the first inlet to the outlet while isolating the second inlet, and a second fluid path from the second inlet to the outlet while isolating the first inlet. In operation the device allows the isolation of the recovery/recycle/recharging equipment refrigerant tank while virgin refrigerant with dye is added to the a/c system.

Abstract: A high efficiency cooling device in a cooling mechanism comprises a heat exchange unit 20, a gas cooling unit 21, a water cooling unit 22 and a water circulation unit 23. The heat exchange unit is an upright round frame formed of a plurality of upright heat radiating fins and refrigerant tubes which are densely wound around these heat radiating fins. The round frame is enclosed with a hollow chamber. A water cooling unit is installed in the hollow chamber of the heat exchange unit. The water cooling unit mainly includes least one spray disk driven by a motor or other dynamic device and a first water supply tube for supplying cooling water to the spray disk. Thereby, cooling water will uniformly spray to each heat exchange unit due to the inertial force of rotation itself, then flows downwards straightly along the heat radiating fin so as to achieve a high efficiency cooling effect.

Abstract: A separated type air conditioner with evaporative condensing apparatus comprises an outdoor unit and at least one indoor unit which the outdoor unit includes an evaporative condensing apparatus, a water chiller type evaporating apparatus and a comparative low pressure compressor for circulating a cooling medium system between the condensing apparatus and the evaporating apparatus within the outdoor unit to avoid long distance medium transmitting for improving the energy saving and environment protecting, and characteristically that the evaporative condensing apparatus comprises an evaporative water intermittent supply system to supply water onto a layer of absorptive material covered on the condensing coils intermittly through an electromagnetic valve automatically controlled by a PC board to assume that the amount of water once supplied to the absorptive material will be approximately fully evaporated within a controlled intermittence to provide a highest effect for absorbing evaporative latent heat form the

Abstract: A regenerative evaporative cooler, designed to improve the cooling efficiency of its regenerative evaporative cooling unit, is disclosed. In the cooler of this invention, the cooling unit consists of a dry channel and a wet channel arranged to closely come into contact with each other. The dry channel allows primary air to pass through, while the wet channel extracts a part of the primary air from the outlet end of the dry channel so as to form extracted air flowing in the wet channel in a direction opposite to the flowing direction of the primary air. A plurality of cooling fins are arranged in the dry and wet channels to allow the extracted air to come into direct contact with water so as to improve the water vaporization efficiency and the water vaporization area in the wet channel. A first blower fan sucks the primary air into the dry channel, while a second blower fan sucks a part of the primary air of the dry channel into the wet channel so as to form the extracted air.

Abstract: An apparatus and process for cooling a quartz tube used in fabrication of an optical fiber preform by modified chemical vapor deposition. The apparatus has a nozzle ring supplied with a coolant. The nozzle ring has at least two vent sections that are be separatable for detaching the quartz tube from a lathe during processing, and a plurality of vents formed along the inside of the two vent sections for ejecting the coolant.

Abstract: A device to prevent unauthorized access to motorcycle saddle bags by inserting a lockable closure insert within the bag. A hinge closure is secured within the opening of a leather type saddle bag with a separate attachment hasp fitting engageable on the opposing bag wall. The locking device is covered by the bag closure flap for decorative and accessibility reasons.

Abstract: A lock includes a case with a sleeve received therein. The sleeve is connected to the case by a bolt. A cylinder is rotatably received in the sleeve and a locking bar is connected to the cylinder by a pin, the locking bar having an elongated head engaged with a recess in the case. A plurality of locking pins biased by springs radially extend in to the sleeve. The sleeve can be replaced by removing the bolt from the case, and the cylinder can be disengaged from the locking bar by removing the pin connecting the two members.

Abstract: Method to control the planarity of flat products rolled with a rolling stand (10) having a pair of working rolls (11a, 11b), a corresponding pair of back-up rolls (13a, 13b) and at least an intermediate roll (15a) placed between one of said working rolls (11a) and a corresponding back-up roll (13b), axial translation means (16) and first bending means (17) associated with at least one of said working rolls (11a) to translate it axially (WR shifting) and respectively bend it (WR bending), crossing means (19) associated with said intermediate roll (15a) to arrange it with its longitudinal axis (25a) inclined (IR crossing), that is, rotated on a horizontal plane, with respect to the longitudinal axes (21a, 21b, 23a, 23b) of said working rolls (11a, 11b) and of said back-up rolls (13a, 13b), and second bending means (20) associated with said intermediate roll (15a) to bend it with respect to the horizontal plane (IR bending), said method providing a first static setting step, operating selectively at least on WR

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an embossed can body with a pattern printed on an outer surface of a cylindrical can barrel includes a plastic working step for forming a flange portion and a neck portion at an opening peripheral edge of the can barrel, and an embossing step for forming an embossed portion on at least a part of the pattern while aligning with the pattern. Thus, the pattern and the embossed portion can be aligned easily and accurately. Also, a stopping mark and a confirmation mark are formed on the can barrel, and a first sensor corresponding to the stopping mark and a second sensor corresponding to the confirmation mark are used. When the respective first and second sensors detect the stopping mark and the confirmation mark, it can be confirmed that the pattern on the can barrel is oriented in a predetermined direction.

Abstract: A transfer drive is proposed for a press and in particular for a forging machine, in which the intention is to dispense with guides which are sensitive to dirt. For this purpose, the gripper rails are suspended on a hinged-rod arrangement with a three-axis guide system.

Abstract: A device for straightening metal fins on heat exchangers used in air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The device is comprised of interchangeable, detachable combs that are made to vibrate by an electrically powered vibrator. The vibrating combs can be moved easily between the adjacent fins to straighten them without requiring the force that is needed with a stationary non-vibrating comb. Various sizes of combs are provided for attachment to the vibrator.

Abstract: A method for identifying an unknown gas using a diffusion limited sensor providing an electrical signal output when exposed to the gas. According to the method, a sensor is disposed in a chamber of fixed volume and having a gas input and gas output through which the gas flows, and the chamber is connected to a source of a known test gas of known concentration and known diffusion coefficient Dk. The input to the chamber is opened, causing the sensor to be exposed to the known test gas until a steady state electrical signal output from the sensor is obtained. The time Tk necessary for the sensor to attain a predetermined percentage of the steady state output is determined. The chamber is then connected to a source of unknown gas, and the input is opened, and time Tu necessary for the sensor to attain the predetermined percentage of a steady state output for the unknown gas is determined.

Abstract: A device for rejecting noise in an ion-sense ignition knock signal compares an integrated knock signal to a peak knock signal multiplied by a time factor to determine the presence of noise. A bandpass filter coupled to an engine's spark plug through ion-sensing circuitry generates a filtered knock signal. The filtered knock signal is passed through a rectifier to produce a rectified knock signal. The rectified knock signal is then passed through an integrator and a peak detector to produce an integrated knock signal and a peak knock signal, respectively. The peak knock signal is multiplied by a predetermined time factor and the result is compared to the integrated knock signal. If the result is less than the integrated knock signal, then no noise disturbance occurred and the integrated knock signal is passed on to a knock detector.

Abstract: A leak detection system and method for fluid operated device includes a backloaded fluidic oscillator having an interaction chamber, a power nozzle at its upstream end coupled to a source of fluid under pressure and an exit throat at its downstream end. The interaction chamber first diverges from the power nozzle and then converges towards the exit throat. A pair of outlet passages are connected to the exit throat; one of the outlet passages is connected to the fluid operated device and the other of the outlet passages is connected to a fixed volume and a vent whereby the backloaded fluidic oscillator oscillates at a rate which is a function of the leakage of the fluid operated device.

Abstract: A glide head includes a transducer mounted on a side surface, e.g., the leading side, as opposed to the top surface of the glide head slider. Thus, a suspension arm may be mounted to the top surface of a small glide head slider, e.g., thirty percent, without interference from the transducer. The glide head slider may include a notch or groove on the side surface into which the transducer is at least partially inserted to assist in securely mounting the transducer to the glide head slider. The height of the glide head slider is increased to accommodate the thickness of the notch, and thus, the glide head slider may have a height to length ratio of forty percent or greater. For example, a thirty percent glide head slider may have a height to length ratio of approximately seventy percent. The transducer is laterally mounted to the side surface of the glide head slider such that an axis between the collectors of the transducer is horizontally oriented.

Abstract: A method for determining the road handling of a tire, comprising descriptions of the tire by means of a first, concentrated-parameter, physical model and by means of a second, finite-element model, a simulation on the second, finite-element model of a selected series of dynamic tests and an application to the first physical model of equations of motion suitable for representing the dynamic tests in order to obtain first and second frequency responses of selected quantities; a comparison between the first and second frequency responses of the selected quantities for determining the concentrated parameters of the first physical model and physical quantities indicative of the drift behaviour of the tire.

Abstract: A device for measuring the velocity of flow of a fluid, with at least one thermocouple (10), whose junction point is arranged in the fluid, with an a.c. power source (11) heating the thermocouple to a working temperature higher than the temperature of the fluid and with an evaluating circuit (12, 13) processing the thermocouple voltage, is to be improved such that the temperature dependence of the heat conductivity of the fluid to be investigated is compensated in a simple manner. To accomplish this object, the temperature coefficient of the ohmic resistance of the thermocouple (10) is adapted to the temperature dependence of the heat conductivity of the fluid such that the heating power converted in the thermocouple (10) during a change in temperature and unchanged current varies by exactly the same amount as the amount of heat released to the fluid due to the changed heat conduction.

Abstract: In order to determine parameters of closed containers, primary mechanical oscillations are excited in a container wall. The secondary oscillations which are excited in the container by the primary mechanical oscillations of the container wall and which occur within the space between a closure and the liquid are picked up and analyzed, the parameters being determined from the ascertained frequency characteristic of these oscillations. In addition, the primary oscillations of the closure can also be picked up and analyzed, the internal pressure prevailing in the container being determined from the frequency of these primary oscillations. The frequencies of the primary and secondary oscillations can be determined by analysis of the frequency spectrum. The secondary oscillations can be picked up separately from the primary oscillations in that only those oscillations are picked up which occur within a time measurement window within which the primary oscillations have already decayed.

Abstract: Clamping device for fixing a wheel rim of a vehicle wheel to the shaft of a balancing machine. The clamping device comprises a locating flange which is to be fixed on the shaft of the balancing machine and has a locating face for the wheel rim; a clamping flange which is positioned on a shaft journal and can be clamped against the locating flange; centering bolts which are concentrically arranged on the clamping flange around its circumference and at equal distances from each other and at their ends facing the locating flange each has a centering cone designed to engage fixing and centering holes in the wheel rim of the vehicle wheel; and pivots which axially protrude outwards from the centering cone. A circular groove is arranged in the locating face of the locating flange. The width of the circular groove corresponds to the diameter of the pivots and the mean radius of the circular groove corresponds to the radial distance of the centering bolts to the axis of rotation of the shaft of the balancing machine.

Abstract: A tuned flexure accelerometer, comprising, a housing; a gimbal coupled to the housing for oscillation about a gimbal oscillation axis; and a reference mass coupled by one or more pivots to the gimbal to allow pivoting motion of the reference mass relative to the gimbal about a pivot axis which is transverse to the gimbal oscillation axis, the one or more pivots having an effective elastic restraint. The gimbal is oscillated about its oscillation axis, to thereby induce on the one or more pivots an oscillating negative elastic restraint, to reduce the effective elastic restraint of the pivots.

Abstract: A Schottky-barrier sensor has a semiconductor substrate having a pair of metal contacts formed thereon. The contacts form a Schottky barrier at each interface between metal and substrate, and the substrate is mounted on a surface. Strain, temperature and other physical parameters which affect the Schottky-barrier potential can be measured by voltage or current measuring equipment conductively connected to the Schottky-barrier semiconductor device.

Abstract: The invention si a multiphase flow metering method. The method includes a) determining at least two pressure values P1 and P2 for the different points A and B, and the value of the internal pressure Po of a device; and b) determining, from the values determined in step a) from the knowledge of the density of the gas phase and of the liquid phase and/or of the average value of the density of the multiphase medium in a slotted tube, from a relation connecting at least the following parameters: the level of the interface between the liquid phase and the gas phase and/or the volume ratio of the gas phase to the liquid phase (GLR) from pressure values P1, P2, Po, the total flow rate value Qt of the flowing multiphase medium and/or the flow rate qg, q1 of each of the phases.

Abstract: A flowmeter for a medium includes two transducers displaced from each other in the direction of flow of the medium. The flowmeter contains an emitting device which emits acoustic signals in both directions through the medium using the transducer. The flowmeter also contains a processing device for determining information via the flow of the medium by monitoring the travel times of the acoustic signals received by the transducers. A part of the space between the transducers defines a flow path which includes a flow structure with at least one medium flow passage extending axially in the direction of the flow of the medium. The medium flow passage has damping devices which are located so that at least one asymmetrical noise propagation mode is damped. The damping device has a damping structure which extends substantially across the whole length of the media flow passage.

Abstract: A flow detector to detect and monitor the flow of fluid through a conduit comprising a first flow detection element selectively moveable between a first position and a second position and a second flow detection element disposed to operatively engage the first flow detection element when in the second position coupled between a power source and a flow detection monitor such that when fluid flows through the conduit the first flow detection element moves from the first position to the second position to operatively engage the second flow detection element to activate the flow detection monitor and when fluid ceases to flow through the conduit the first flow detector element returns to the first position thereby disengaging the second flow detector element to deactivate the flow detection monitor.

Abstract: A flow detector to detect and monitor the flow of fluid through a conduit comprising a first flow detection element selectively moveable between a first position and a second position and a second flow detection element disposed to operatively engage the first flow detection element when in the second position coupled between a power source and a flow detection monitor such that when fluid flows through the conduit the first flow detection element moves from the first position to the second position to operatively engage the second flow detection element to activate the flow detection monitor and when fluid ceases to flow through the conduit the first flow detector element returns to the first position thereby disengaging the second flow detector element to deactivate the flow detection monitor.

Abstract: A sensor arrangement for detecting a variable that is to be measured, has at least two substantially similar sensor elements. These sensor elements each produce an output signal in response to the variable to be measured, the output signals having a Hall voltage disturbance component. The two sensor elements are orientated in relation to each other in such a way that a sensor signal can be produced by a combination of their output signals, the Hall voltage disturbance components being compensated in the sensor signal.

Abstract: A bearing apparatus having one or more integrated load sensors for determining the load imposed on a rotatable shaft. The bearing apparatus includes a bearing housing having a bearing set, such as a bearing insert, located therein. The load sensors are preferably configured as strain gauges having resistance characteristics that vary as the bearing housing is deformed. For example, the strain gauges may be angularly spaced in an arcuate recess defined below the bearing set in the bearing housing. Preferably, circuitry is also provided to condition the deformation signal to provide an indication of loading on the shaft. The conditioning circuitry may be advantageously attached to the exterior of the bearing housing.

Abstract: The invention provides a liquid sampling device and method using a chamber in which a vacuum is created to draw a liquid sample through a sample intake tube assembly into a sample receptacle placed in the chamber. The vacuum is created by a vacuum pump attached to an entry port in the chamber. The sample intake tube assembly is inserted through a second entry port in the chamber. One end of the sample intake tube assembly is placed in the open sample receptacle located in the chamber, while the other end is placed in the sample site. The independence of the sample intake tube assembly and the vacuum pump stem promotes sample purity. The sample intake tube assembly has a flexible collar which is inserted into and creates a seal with the entry port of the chamber.

Abstract: Self sufficient electronic system for monitoring and continuous surveillance of steam traps, valves and installations using fluids. The system comprises three essential elements: a multiple sensor, an electronic analyzer and an optional receiver. The sensor measures fluid conductivity, pressure and temperature. The electronic analyzer continously controls the status (pressure, temperature) and conductivity of fluid, supplying optical, acoustic and digital information, in situ or from a remote point, in accordance with the results of analysis carried out. The receiver centralizes and processes the signals emitted by the analyzer. The analyzer electronic circuits are fed by batteries recharged through photovoltaic cells incorporated in the equipment. The multiple probe also incorporates an ultrasonic sensor which detects ultrasounds generated in the steam trap or valve. The analyzer and the remote receiver also add the corresponding electronic circuits for a continuous surveillance of ultrasounds level.

Abstract: Structures and methods are disclosed in conjunction with the fabrication of electrical lead transfer feedthroughs with respect to a sealed cavity. In some applications such as capacitive pressure sensing, the cavity may include an outer wall, in which case the electrically insulating barrier is preferably U-shaped, with the ends of the U terminating at the outer wall. The feedthrough section may alternatively take the form of an island of conductive material surrounded by the electrically insulating barrier, thus assuming an O-shape. The cavity may be evacuated or filled with specific gases at specific pressures. As such, the invention finds application in the packaging (vacuum or controlled environment) and production of a variety of transducers including but not limited to pressure sensors, flow sensors, optical devices (e.g., infrared detectors, ccd camera, and flat-panel displays) and resonating devices, such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, yaw sensors, telecommunication devices, etc.

Abstract: A ring-like lubricant supply device 6 is fitted into a recess 4 of a nut member 2. The lubricant supply device 6 contains a lubricant and is formed in an outer peripheral surface with notches 7. Tubular members 8 each having an outer diameter larger than the diameter of the notch 7 are inserted into the notches, pushing and widening the notches 7 in a circumferential direction. One end of the tubular member 8 is fitted into a recess 9b of a retaining ring 9 and the retaining ring 9 is fixed to a nut member 2.

Abstract: Apparatus for controlling the gears of a motor vehicle comprising a pivotable gear lever for pivoting between gear positions corresponding to the gear positions for the motor vehicle transmission, a primary hydraulic piston/cylinder arrangement coupled to the gear lever, a secondary hydraulic piston/cylinder arrangement coupled to the gearbox of the motor vehicle, and a hydraulic circuit hydraulically communicating with the primary and secondary hydraulic piston and cylinder arrangements and including a flow limiter valve with an open position in which the hydraulic flow in the hydraulic circuit is not limited and a plurality of closed positions for controllably limiting the hydraulic flow in the hydraulic circuit whereby movement between the various gear positions for the motor vehicle is controlled.

Abstract: A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between an inner periphery of the conduit tube and an outer periphery of the inner cable, wherein the plurality of strands each are comprised of three pieces of twisted element wires.

Abstract: A rail brake controller with a locking device includes a handle coupled to a hub. The hub includes a notch. A pawl is provided adjacent the hub and rotates between an unlocked position out of the notch and a locked position in the notch when the handle is in a preselected angular position. This position may represent, for example, a full service application. A lock assembly is provided coupled to the pawl and controls the position of the pawl. The pawl includes an arcuate recess and the lock assembly includes a pin in the arcuate recess to limit the angular position of the pawl.

Abstract: A helical gear is disclosed that is formed by an injection molding process in which the mold cavity is formed of mirror finished hardened stainless steel. The helical gear is disclosed in a gear box that entirely encase the gears, and may be integral with the housing of the toy. Furthermore, an “L” axle for gears is disclosed that provides a straight shaft portion that extends through the axle bearing aligned with the centerline of the gear and a bent portion that is seated in a slot recess in the wall of the gear box.

Abstract: A pounding tool comprises a pounding head and a handle fastened at one end thereof with the pounding head. The handle is provided in two opposite longitudinal sides thereof with a shock-absorbing block having a plurality of through holes for mitigating the shock wave that is transmitted to the handle from the pounding head at the time when the pounding head strikes an object.

Abstract: A unidirectional and bidirectional optical fiber couplers using polymer optical fibers having mirrors formed within the polymer optical fibers for reflecting optical signals. The mirrors comprise a notch having at least one surface angled with respect to the central axis of the optical fiber for reflecting the optical signal perpendicular to its central axis. A unidirectional embodiment allows input optical signals to be coupled from any combination of input optical fibers and transmitted into any combination of output optical fibers. A bidirectional embodiment allows optical signals from tapping fibers to be reflected in opposite directions along a first, or BUS optical fiber. Another aspect of the present invention is an apparatus and method for controlling the depth of the notch by monitoring residue power through the optical fibers while the notch is being cut.

Abstract: The invention provides camouflage in both the visual spectrum and the infrared spectrum by emulating the infrared radiation of an object's background and the visible radiation of an object's background, effectively cloaking the object from detection. Initially, the temperature and color of the background against which an object appears is determined. The external surface of the object, or alternatively a shield around the object, is then heated or cooled using thermoelectric modules that convert electrical energy into a temperature gradient. The ability of the modules to be either cooled or heated permits the output of the modules to be altered to match the temperature of an object's background. In combination with these thermocouples, the invention utilizes choleric liquid crystals to alter the visible color of an object.

Abstract: A reduced oil volume piston assembly for a hydrostatic unit includes a piston assembly having a piston body and a stem formed separately from the piston body. A cavity is formed in one end of the piston body. The stem includes an enlarged head and an elongated neck extending upwardly from the head. The neck lossely inserts into the cavity of the piston body so as to at least partially fill the cavity. The head is unattached to the piston body and cannot enter the cavity, but its shape allows fluid flow into the cavity around the stem. These components can be incorporated into the cylinder block assembly as separate components or the stems can be integrally cast with the cylinder block or attached thereto as a stem ring assembly.

Abstract: A linear drive comprising an elongated housing, whose interior space contains a drive part adapted to move in the longitudinal direction. The housing furthermore has a longitudinal slot, which is provided with a sealing tape extending in the interior space, said tape being lifted clear of the longitudinal slot by at least one guide face arrangement at the drive part. A guided slide is arranged outside the interior space, such slide being coupled with the drive part extending through the longitudinal slot. The guide face arrangement is provided on the drive part and furthermore the part of the entraining member fitting into the receiving socket is in the form of an entraining finger having a free end thereof directed toward the sealing tape.

Abstract: A fuel pump which has excellent heat resistance and salt resistance, is low in cost and light in weight, and which is free from fuel leakage. The fuel pump has a bottom body formed of a thermosetting resin such as bakelite material which has heat resistance and strength, and a top body and a cover formed of a thermoplastic resin. The top body and the cover 16 are assembled with a seal member such as a gasket held between the top body and the cover, and the top body and the bottom body 12 are fixed together by a fixing element. Thereby, the main body portions of the fuel pump are constituted of resin.

Abstract: A release device for slowly releasing vapors of a sprout inhibitor into a small package of potatoes is disclosed. The release device includes a container for holding finely particulate porous media which has absorbed a liquid sprout inhibitor. The container is at least partially porous with respect to sprout inhibitor vapors such that the release device may be utilized to inhibit sprouting of potatoes in small packages during shipments. The release device may further be structured to be coated to control the release rate and may further include being printed upon a porous substrate.

Abstract: A precise and rapid positioning mechanism for stencil printing comprising a stencil, a carrier, a plurality of pins, and a plurality of positioning pins. There are a plurality of same sized pin eyes formed on both the stencil and the carrier respectively at positions facing against each other for interposing the pins therebetween to set the stencil and the carrier. Next, raising the positioning pins by air cylinder supplied from the carrier so as to fit setting holes on the substrate into the corresponding positioning pins thereby firmly securing the substrate. Then afterwards, by imbibing the substrate with vacuum evacuation force from the carrier so as to put down the positioning pins thereby attaching the stencil together with the substrate and trans-printing a desired pattern on the substrate.

Abstract: A rotary printing machine has blanket cylinders and plate cylinders, which are integrated in pairs into cylinder groups by a mechanical coupling for their joint drive. Such a cylinder group is driven by a separate drive motor.

Abstract: Four impression cylinders of first and second face-side coating units and first and second back-side coating units, and two transfer cylinders of a face-side drying unit and a back-side drying unit are arranged adjacently and nearly linearly in a paper flow direction. Above circumferential surfaces of the odd-numbered cylinders of these cylinders, the first face-side coating unit, the second face-side coating unit, and the face-side drying unit are arranged. Below circumferential surfaces of the even-numbered cylinders, the first back-side coating unit, the second back-side coating unit, and the back-side drying unit are arranged. Above the circumferential surfaces of the odd-numbered cylinders, a first face-side drying device and a second face-side drying device, each of which has one dryer, are disposed downstream of the first face-side coating unit and the second face-side coating unit, respectively.