Abstract: While at least one of first and second tools 4 and 5 of a junction tool 6 is rotated, a workpiece W made of a plurality of plate materials W1 and W2 superimposed in their thickness directions is nipped between the first and second tools and joined at points. The first tool 4 is provided with a pin 44 protruding from its distal end surface 43 along a junction axis X. The second tool 5 is provided with a depression 51 which is depressed at its distal end surface 53 along the junction axis X. By the first pin 44 of the first tool 4 and the depression 51 of the second tool 5, the superimposed surface W3 of the softened workpiece W is caulked in the direction of the junction axis X. Further, plastic flow is generated within the workpiece W so as to agitate the vicinity of the superimposed surface W3.

Abstract: Method of mounting at least one guiding insert between two coaxial tubes including mounting the at least one guiding insert onto an inner tube, wherein the at least one guiding insert includes an outer diameter, inserting the inner tube and the at least one guiding insert into an outer tube up to a selected position, wherein a clearance is maintained between a portion of the outer diameter of the at least one guiding insert and the inner diameter of the outer tube at the selected position, and securing the at least one guiding insert to the outer tube.

Abstract: An exchange-coupled magnetic structure of a cobalt-ferrite layer adjacent a magnetic metal layer is used in magnetorestive sensors, such as spin valves or tunnel junction valves. The exchange-coupled magnetic structure is used in a pinning structure pinning the magnetization of a ferromagnetic pinned layer, or in an AP pinned layer. A low coercivity ferrite may be used in an AP free layer. Cobalt-ferrite layers may be formed by co-sputtering of Co and Fe in an oxygen/argon gas mixture, or by sputtering of a CoFe2 composition target in an oxygen/argon gas mixture. Alternatively, the cobalt-ferrite layer may be formed by evaporation of Co and Fe from an alloy source or separate sources along with a flux of oxygen atoms from a RF oxygen atom beam source. Magnetoresistive sensors including cobalt-ferrite layers have small read gaps and produce large signals with high efficiency.

Abstract: A device to retrofit an existing modular connector having a flexible projecting connector tab that renders a cable to which the modular connector is connected susceptible to snagging is provided. The device is attached onto the connector and has a hollow interior, a bottom, two lateral sides, and a top. The top has a projecting tab. The projecting tab is set at an angle to allow the device tab to preclude objects from entering an opening formed by the connector tab and the connector and thus prevents the connector from snagging.

Abstract: A method for conductively connecting first and second electrical conductors is described which consist of different materials. In carrying out the method the ends of the first and second conductors are brought into mechanical contact with each other in an overlapping position. The first and second conductors then are connected to each other by welding without feeding of additional welding material. Finally the overlapping area is formed mechanically to achieve a smooth width transition between the first and second conductors.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a built shaft, whereby at least one part (2), particularly a cam, is mounted on the shaft (1), particularly a camshaft, whereby the shaft (1) is inserted into an opening (3) of the part (2). Before mounting the part (2), the shaft (1) is stretched by means of a stretching and tightening device (7′, 7″) in such a manner that an original diameter (D1) in the area of at least one fastening location (4) is reduced to a diameter (D4). Afterwards, the part (2) is slid onto the shaft (1) and up to the fastening location (4) on the shaft (1). The stretching and tightening device (7′, 7″) is then loosened once again thereby enabling the diameter of the shaft (1) to enlarge once more towards its original diameter (D1). The part (2) is firmly fastened at the fastening location (4) by interference fit in both an axial as well as rotationally fixed manner.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a glow plug, the glow plug comprising a cylindrical metal shell having an internal bore formed in an axial direction, and a heater tube adapted to be press-fitted from its rear end side into the internal bore and having a leading end closed, the method comprising the steps of: place a stopper abutting on the leading end; and applying an axial load between the stopper and the metal shell so as to start a clamping of a side of the heater tube through a support member and to start a press-fit of the heater tube in the metal shell and an apparatus for manufacturing the glow plug.

Abstract: A sheet-metal rocker arm formed by the steps of punch-pressing a sheet of metal member to form a blank having a predetermined shape and a through-hole, of subjecting the blank to a bending process based on pressing to form a pair of substantially parallel side wall sections and a connection section for connecting the widthwise edges of the both side wall sections and to form at least one pair of circular holes in the both side wall sections at locations in alignment, of deforming the middle of the connection section in the thickness direction to form an engagement portion on one side of the connection section such that the engagement portion is recessed from the other portion of the connection section, and of forming on the other side of the connection section a bulge section, trapezoidal in cross section, which protrudes in an embanked-shape as the engagement portion is formed, whereby the widthwise edges of the middle of the bulge section corresponding to the top edge of the trapezoidal shape exist on the w

Abstract: A method for masking at least one turbine engine component wherein the method includes providing at least one masking member, securing each masking member to the at least one turbine engine component, and applying a metal coating to the at least one turbine engine component.

Abstract: Metal wire bundles are combined into brushes as a run-in coating for the axial-flow compressor stage of a gas turbine engine. The metal wire bundles are inserted into the basic material or are combined into brush segments that are inserted into corresponding recesses of the rotor housing.

Abstract: An ink jet recording head having a passage forming substrate made of a silicon monocrystalline substrate having pressure generating chambers communicating with nozzle orifices, and piezoelectric elements being formed on one of surfaces of the passage forming substrate with vibration plates interposed therebetween, each piezoelectric element including a lower electrode film, a piezoelectric layer and an upper electrode, wherein, wide portions, longitudinally extending, are provided on the vibration plate side of the pressure generating chambers, grooves, while extending in the longitudinal direction of the wide portion, are formed on both sides of each wide portion of the passage forming substrate, and the etching stop layers which define the side walls of each wide portion as viewed in the width direction to restrict the spread of the etching in the width direction of the pressure generating chamber, are put in the grooves.

Abstract: A system to construct a manifold from an original material. A first progressive die implements a first set of stamping stages on the original material to generate a shaped material. A second die implements at least one of a second set of stamping stages on the shaped material to generate a finished manifold. The second die is physically separate from the first die.

Abstract: An assembling method for a developing roller usable with a developing device, the developing roller including a developer carrying member in the form of a hollow cylinder, a flange member provided at an end of the developer carrying member, and a magnet provided in the developer carrying member, the method including an inserting step of inserting the magnet having at least one projection into an inside through an opening of the developer carrying member; an abutting step of abutting the at least one projection to an inside surface of the cylinder; and an engaging step of engaging the flange member with the opening by penetrating the flange member through a shaft of the magnet projected out of the opening.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an axial force controlling method for controlling an axial force applied to a rolling bearing in a bearing apparatus having a shaft body, the rolling bearing being mounted to the shaft body such that the rolling bearing fits an outside of the shaft body, and the bearing apparatus.

Abstract: A shaving razor blade unit that has a plurality of blades and a guard that includes two groups of rows of elongated, elastomeric fins arranged generally parallel to the cutting edges of the blades. The first group of fins has tips with generally uniform base to tip heights of a first dimension, and the second group in has tips with generally uniform base to tip heights of a second dimension, the second dimension being less than one fifth of the first dimension. Also disclosed are elastomeric guard fins having base to tip heights less than 0.15 mm, and the fins being the last skin engaging structure contacted by a user's skin before contacting the blades.

Abstract: A manual cable cutter includes a pair of handles linked to each other in upper parts thereof with two frame plates, one of the pair of handles being adapted as a stationary handle and the other as a rocking handle; a stationary cutting blade having a basal terminal part fixed, with soft bolts capable of being sheared, onto one of the two frame plates in a state superposed on the one frame plate; a rotary cutting blade furnished on an arcuate outer surface thereof with a continuously formed toothed part and pivotally supported rotatably on the stationary cutting blade; a first energizing spring and a second energizing spring disposed between the two frame plates; and a backstop claw meshed with the toothed part of the rotary cutting blade under pressure of the first energizing spring, and a feed claw meshed with the toothed part of the rotary cutting blade under pressure of the second energizing spring and disposed in an upper part of the rocking handle, the backstop claw and the feed claw both being disposed

Abstract: A gardening flower scissors with container comprising a container with several slices inside to form at least a knife space, a saw space and a scissors space to store a scissors, a knife and a saw to contains a scissors, a knife blade and a saw blade; the scissors, knife blade and the saw blade can be folded into and stored into the corresponding space or tuned outward for application; a cover can also fold and cover the container or open, when the cover covers the container, it can be a handle for users to grip.

Abstract: A folding knife includes a handle having a first handle half and a second handle half coupled together to define a slot on a longitudinal edge of the handle. A blade is pivotally connected to the handle and rotatable relative to the handle between a folded position and an unfolded position. A slider is movable in an elongated groove of the second handle half. The slider is spring-loaded and tends to be moved towards a front end of the handle, and a slider control is provided for moving the slider away from the front end. Furthermore, the blade has a cutout and the elongated groove of the second handle half is arranged so that the slider may be moved into the cutout when the blade is in its unfolded position, thereby preventing the blade from rotation and hence retaining the blade in this unfolded position.

Abstract: A metal cutting circular saw (10) is provided with an upper blade guard (20) which includes a first sight window (46) disposed in a first side surface and disposed in a plane angularly offset from a plane of the blade (14). The upper blade guard (20) may also include a second sight window (62) disposed in the second side surface of the upper blade guard (20). A light window (64) is disposed in a front portion of the perimeter outer surface of the upper blade guard (20). The saw shoe (24) and lower blade guard (22) are configured to minimize chip spray from contacting a user.

Abstract: A chisel (10) comprises a handle (14), shank (12) and working bit (16). A key (80) slides longitudinally in a dovetail slot (30) and is driven by an actuator sleeve (70) which serves to draw the key (80) up the slot (30). The key (80) has a key-head (82) which engages the blade bit (16) and draws it onto a seat formed a the end of the shank (12). On the other hand, a chisel (10′) comprises a handle (14), a shank (120), and a tool bit (160), wherein the shank is a plastics moulding and the tool bit is moulded on the end of the shank. The shank and handle between them have a selectively disengageable plug (124) and socket (402).

Abstract: A trimmer head wherein the driveline of the power tool is connected to a core member. A spool is mounted to the core member and directly driven by the core member. A housing is mounted for axially sliding on the core member and a spring urges axial movement of the housing relative to the core member. Interlocking structure on the spool and housing produces interlocking for common rotation of the spool and housing responsive to urging by the spring. Release of the interlocking structure is affected by opposing said spring urging. Desirable additional features include selective alternate positioning of the spring for automatic and manual only release of said interlocking and a line loading assist provided by a tubular post through the spool alignable with housing eyelets for threading line through the eyelets and spool and winding thereof onto the spool by manual turning of the spool relative to the housing.

Abstract: An ice cream spoon having a handle bearing a generally hemispherical cup that includes a deformable bottom part made of a deformable flexible material.

Abstract: The invention makes it possible to measure a lateral displacement amount of a vehicle accurately in a short time on a bench testing machine without damaging a vehicle body and tires.

Abstract: A borehole drilling and survey assembly includes a drill string of magnetic material, a non-magnetic drill collar, and a non-magnetic rotary drilling system including a drill bit. A near-bit survey instrument is located in the rotary drilling system at a fixed distance from the junction of the drill string and the drill collar. A second survey instrument is located in the drill collar at a fixed distance from said junction. The survey instruments measure the local values of the component of the earth's magnetic along the borehole axis, and these values are processed to remove the magnetic effects of the drillstring. The survey instruments optionally also measure gravity vector components to enable borehole heading to be derived.

Abstract: A spirit level including first and second profile elements which can be displaced relative to one another in a telescopic manner and fixed relative to one another by means of a fixing element. In order to ensure that the first and second profile elements remain aligned with each other irrespective of their position, the first profile element is a hollow profile consisting of two sections which can be joined by means of the second profile element. The first section is joined to the second profile element and the second section can be moved along the remaining area of the second profile element. When the second profile element is at least partially uncovered by the second section, the second profile element can be subjected to the action of force in the direction of a profile wall of the second section of the first profile element.

Abstract: An apparatus provided with wedge-shaped elements is proposed for the precision positioning of objects 37 to be measured or machined. A wedge-shaped translational body 32 is carried by two bearing wedges 24, 26. In accordance with the invention the wedges can be independently translated in the x direction. The body is translated in the z direction by moving the bearing wedges over an equal distance but in opposite directions. The body is translated in the y direction by moving the bearing wedges over an equal distance in the same direction. The mutually moving parts of the apparatus are carried by means of fluid bearings. A high precision is thus obtained, because fewer errors due to non-infinite stiffnesses and error motions are accumulated. A laser measuring apparatus 74, 38, 40 is used for measuring and adjusting the position of the object carrier 34.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring the coverage density of multiple components on a surface, in particular skin hair coverage, by dividing the surface to be measured in a number of zones, comparing the visual appearance of these zones to measuring means comprising reference surfaces assigned with numerical values, so as to allow assigning a numerical value to the measured zones in function of the visual parameter of said series of reference surfaces. The invention also relates to equipment therefor, comprising grid means for dividing the surface to be measured in zones and means for measuring coverage density, involving several sets of density scales comprising n reference surfaces with a visual density which serially decreases by the fractional factors n−1/n, n−2/n, . . . , 1/n.

Abstract: A probe for position determining apparatus such as a machine tool transmits optical measurement signals to a receiver module. The probe is battery powered and the battery powers light emitting diodes which transmit the optical measurement signals. The optical measurement signals comprise serially transmitted codewords which are generated by a universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver transmitter (USART). The output of the USART is combined with a pulse width modulator which has an output having the same form as the output of the USART but with reduced duration of each pulse, thus enhancing the life of the battery powering the light emitting diodes. The pulse width modulator may also be used to set the timing of the USART.

Abstract: A precise adjustment indicator holder in which a position indicator is carried with respect to a work tool and a work piece. The indicator holder connects to the quill of the work tool, such as a machine tool, or other supporting device and is comprised of a pair of arms which are pivotally connected to one another and movable in planes parallel to and relative to one another. The arms are provided with abutments to limit the degree of movement such that precise final adjustment of the positioning of the work tool can be achieved.

Abstract: A stationary dryer, which may be used for drying clothes, is provided having a housing enclosing a space. A stationary support is located within the space for receiving articles to be dried. An air moving device is provided for generating an air flow through the space from an air inlet to an air outlet. An air distributor mechanism comprising a distribution plenum is positioned between the air inlet and the stationary support, with a plenum wall having a plurality of perforations therein. At least one of the distribution plenum and the perforations are sized, shaped and arranged so as to equalize an air flow distribution over the stationary support.

Abstract: A stationary dryer, useful as a clothes dryer, is provided comprising a housing enclosing a space and a stationary clothes support located within the space. An air moving device is provided for generating an air flow through the space from an air inlet to an air outlet. An air distributor mechanism comprising a distribution plenum is positioned between the air inlet and the clothes support, with a plenum wall having a plurality of perforations therein. The perforations are sized, shaped and arranged so as to provide jets of air against the clothes support and to equalize an air flow distribution over the clothes support.

Abstract: It is known from the art to mount a wire gauze (10) onto a drum (1) with a permeable drum jacket (8) under pretension, for example, for allowing air to flow through a web of material placed on said drum, said wire gauze optionally being disposed even at a distance to the drum jacket surface. The air thus flows more evenly across the surface of the web of material and no visible marks on the web of material, caused by the contact of the web with the intermediate space between the holes of the drum, occur. The wire gauze has to be elastically fastened on the front faces of the drum to compensate also for thermal stresses. According to the invention, preferably U-shaped spring elements (11) extending radially to the axis of the drum are fastened on the front face of the drum and on a tensioning ring (13) for the gauze provided on the level of the drum outer diameter.

Abstract: A treating device for use with a fabric article drying appliance. The treating device dispenses a benefit composition into a chamber so as to provide benefits to fabric articles contained within the fabric article drying appliance. The treating device is comprised of at least two housings in communication with one another wherein at least one housing is located in the interior of a fabric article drying appliance and at least one housing is located outside of the fabric article drying appliance.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for making particles comprising: (a) spraying an emulsion, solution, or suspension, which comprises a solvent and a bulk material (e.g., a pharmaceutical agent), through an atomizer and into a primary drying chamber, having a drying gas flowing therethrough, to form droplets comprising the solvent and bulk material dispersed in the drying gas; (b) evaporating, in the primary drying chamber, at least a portion of the solvent into the drying gas to solidify the droplets and form particles dispersed in drying gas; and (c) flowing the particles and at least a portion of the drying gas through a jet mill to deagglomerate or grind the particles. By coupling spray drying with “in-line” jet milling, a single step process is created from two separate unit operations, and an additional collection step is advantageously eliminated. The one-step, in-line process has further advantages in time and cost of processing.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a drying machine. The drying machine comprises supporting members mounted on a base, and motor fixing brackets each including an insert part, through which a motor is inserted, and first and second supporting legs extending downwardly from the opposite ends of the insert part, the first and second supporting legs being engaged with the supporting members, whereby any vibration of the motor is prevented and attachment/detachment of the motor is easy and convenient.

Abstract: An igniter having an igniter element, a bushing, adhesive and sealant is provided. The igniter element has a polarizing key for generating heat at a high temperature. The bushing is inserted on an outside of one end of the igniter element. The adhesive is placed in a bushing cavity for bonding the bushing with the igniter element. The sealant covers both the bushing and the adhesive placed in the cavity of the bushing thereby joining the bushing and adhesive and improving joining structures of components.

Abstract: A clothes dryer includes at least one clothes drum for receiving textiles and at least one ultrasound atomizer disposed in the dryer for generating an aerosol from a liquid. The invention further relates to a method for introducing an aerosol into the clothes drum of the clothes dryer. A liquid is conducted from a reservoir to an ultrasound atomizer disposed in the clothes dryer, atomized there, and conducted into the clothes drum. The invention relates to further applications for an ultrasound atomizer, such as a washing machine, dishwasher, and/or motor vehicle.

Abstract: An insole is described that can be placed with an insole receiving area of a slipper. The insole can be prepared by molding a structure comprising a foam layer having a first foam side and a second foam side. The insole includes a heel region, an arch region, and a toe region. The heel region includes a heel cushioning portion and a heel perimeter portion. The heel perimeter portion includes a retaining wall that extends above the top surface of the heel cushioning portion. The arch region includes an arch cushioning portion and an arch perimeter portion. The arch perimeter portion includes an arch support that extends above the top surface of the arch cushioning portion. The toe region includes a toe cushioning portion and a toe perimeter portion. A slipper and a method for manufacturing a slipper are described.

Abstract: In its simplest conceptual form, the applicant's invention is the structure of a conventional shoe sole that has been modified by having its sides bent up so that their inner surface conforms to a shape nearly identical but slightly smaller than the shape of the outer surface of the sides of the foot sole of the wearer (instead of the shoe sole sides conforming to the ground by paralleling it, as is conventional). The shoe sole sides are sufficiently flexible to bend out easily when the shoes are put on the wearer's feet and therefore the shoe soles gently hold the sides of the wearer's foot sole when on, providing the equivalent of custom fit in a mass-produced shoe sole. This invention can be applied to shoe sole structures based on a theoretically ideal stability plane as a basic concept, especially including structures exceeding that plane.

Abstract: A sole construction for supporting at least a portion of a human foot and for providing energy storage and return is provided. The sole construction includes a generally horizontal layer of stretchable material, at least one chamber positioned adjacent a first side of the layer, and at least one actuator positioned adjacent a second side of the layer vertically aligned with a corresponding chamber. Each actuator has a footprint size smaller than that of the corresponding chamber, and is sized and arranged to provide individual support to the bones of the human foot. The support structure when compressed causes the actuator to push against the layer and move the layer at least partially into the corresponding chamber. In one embodiment, the horizontal layer of stretchable material is at least partially enclosed by a wall the prevents horizontal displacement of the layer during compression.

Abstract: The invention relates to an inner or inlay sole (2) for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, which permits optimal damping properties and optimal wearing comfort. The above inner sole (2) is constructed in an integral manner from a flexible material and comprises blisters (6). According to a preferred embodiment, the blisters (6) are hollow in form in order to meet the requirement particularly well. According to a further embodiment, perforations (20) are provided in the region between the blisters and/or in the blisters themselves, for the optimisation of the damping properties and for removing fluids from the foot of the user. A combination of the two embodiments is particularly advantageous.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, having a flexible upper surrounding a foot, a closure panel arranged on an instep area of the flexible upper, and a tightening element arranged at the heel of the shoe. The tightening element is connected to the closure panel such that the closure panel, through the use of the tightening element, can be tightened against the instep area of the flexible upper to retain the shoe on the foot.

Abstract: A footwear article with a hook and loop fastening system, wherein the hooks are a field of injection molded hooks. The injection molded hooks can be integral with a wall of the footwear article, such as the shell of a skate or ski boot, or the hooks can be formed on an injection molded subassembly that is assembled into the footwear article.

Abstract: A waterproof shoe has an outer skin, a twill layer, a rubber layer, and a lining. The twill layer is disposed on the outer skin. The rubber layer is disposed on the twill layer. The lining is disposed on the rubber layer.

Abstract: A resilient shoe sole having a less resilient outer layer and a more resilient inner layer, and retractable studs anchored in the inner, more resilient layer. The bottom surface of the sole has annular grooves formed around the tip portions of the studs to permit those portions to flex when pressure is applied to the bottom surface, as during walking on a hard surface.

Abstract: A dressing support (1) is comprised of a flexible, resilient spacing sheet, which is stuck firmly to the patient and has an opening for receiving an ulcerated area. A compress (9) is applied in the opening (2). A foot bed (30) includes a recess (32) which is complementary to the support (1) and which receives said support when the foot rests on the foot bed, said support being stuck to the bottom or plantar surface of the foot.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing custom fit therapeutic footwear such as shoes and inserts includes the step of measuring a patient's foot and forming an imprint of a patient's foot to identify the patient's footprint and any high pressure areas on the bottom of the foot. The method also includes the step of making a mold of a lower portion of the patient's foot and subsequently making a plaster cast of the lower portion of the patient's foot. A multidensity sheet of insert material is provided and formed into a shape that corresponds to the lower portion of a patient's foot as for example by vacuum forming. The method also includes the step of providing a second insert material that is softer than the first insert material. The imprint of the patient's foot is then used to position any needed accommodations. The area to be accommodated is then reduced in thickness and partially filled with a sheet of softer insert material.

Abstract: A backhoe (100) has a hydraulic cylinder (316, 317) with a piston (318, 319) that rotates a rotatable boom (108). A lockable slider block (322) slides on the piston. Movement of the lockable slider block in one direction is caused by a spring (328, 329) mounted around the piston, and in another direction is caused by the telescoping of the piston into the hydraulic cylinder. The backhoe includes a hydraulic valve (340) that controls hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic cylinder and a sensor (320) coupled to the hydraulic valve. Once locked to a position on the piston, the lockable slider block engages the sensor on each occasion the rotatable boom rotates beyond a preselected angle of rotation. Engagement of the sensor causes actuation of the hydraulic valve, thereby preventing further rotation of the boom by the hydraulic cylinder. Alternative embodiments have an encoder (120, 130) that digitizes the position of the boom, and a microcomputer (410) that is programmed to actuate the hydraulic valve.

Abstract: A process for a customer to mark an index by him/herself in any disposable beverage container comprising:

Abstract: To represent an image on a stepped surface, an eyepoint on the axis of sight in front of partial surfaces of the stepped surface is selected. The image is divided into partial images that are assigned to the partial surfaces. Each partial image is projected from the eyepoint onto the partial surface to which it has been assigned. Alternatively, the image is divided into partial images that are assigned to the partial surfaces so that the first partial image, which is assigned to the first partial surface closest to the eyepoint, is modified by a specified factor. Each additional partial image is enlarged relative to the first partial image based on the distance from the eyepoint of the partial surface to which it is assigned and is then represented on its respective partial surface.