Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser (10) includes a cabinet (20) having a top wall (22), a lower wall (24), a rear wall (34), and side walls (36, 38) defining an interior product display space (100) housing a product (110) in a refrigerated environment for consumer selection. A refrigeration unit (50) is disposed in operative association with the interior product display space in a compartment (55) beneath the lower wall (24). A first opening in the lower wall provides an air return inlet (102) establishing a flow passage from the interior product display space (1000 to the compartment (55) beneath the lower wall. A sealing member (58) is disposed between the under surface of the lower wall (24) and the upper surface of the refrigeration unit cassette (50) about the first opening; and a positioning apparatus (150) for raising the refrigeration unit cassette (50) unit into sealing relationship with the lower wall.

Abstract: The interior space within a refrigeration unit cassette (50) associated with a refrigerated merchandiser (10) is divided by a division wall (68) into a first section in air flow communication with the interior product display space of the cabinet (20), and a second section isolated from said first section and in fluid flow communication with the environment exterior of the cabinet. An evaporator module (160) disposed within the first section, and a condenser module (170) and a compressor are disposed within the second section. The refrigeration cassette (50) is selectively insertable in to and out of the equipment compartment to facilitate servicing of the refrigeration equipment therein, including removal and replacement of the evaporator module (160) and the condenser module (170).

Abstract: The interior space within a refrigeration unit cassette associated with a refrigerated merchandiser is divided by a division wall (68) into a first section in air flow communication with interior product display space, and a second section isolated from said first section and in fluid flow communication with the environment exterior of the cabinet. An evaporator module (160) is disposed within the first section, and a condenser module (170) is disposed within the second section. The division plate has a forward portion sloping downwardly from an upper forward region of the first section to an aft portion thereby forming a converging channel. The aft portion extends generally horizontally in spaced relationship above the base plate forming an exhaust channel. A condensate tray is disposed in the exhaust channel generally beneath the evaporator module to collect condensate draining from the evaporator module.

Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser has a cabinet defining an interior product display space. A generally vertically extending air supply duct at the rear of the cabinet has an inlet for receiving the refrigerated air and an outlet at its upper end for passing the refrigerated air from the air supply duct into an upper region of the interior space along the top wall of cabinet. An evaporator fan in a compartment beneath the interior space draws air flow downwardly through the product display space and through a return air inlet in the lower wall separating the compartment from the interior space. A flow baffle may be disposed in the upper region of the interior space for directing the air downwardly into the interior space to pass through the product displayed therein and out the air return outlet in the lower wall.

Abstract: A refrigerated merchandiser (10) includes a cabinet (20) defining an interior product display space (100) and a refrigeration unit (50) is disposed in operative association with the interior product display space in a compartment (55) beneath the lower deck (24). An opening in the lower deck provides an air return inlet (102) establishing a flow passage from the interior product display space (100) to the compartment (55) beneath the lower deck. A cover (120) includes a top plate member (122) disposed superadjacent the return air inlet and a downwardly extending peripheral side flange (124) disposed about the periphery of the top plate member (122). A plurality of air intake ports (125) are provided in the peripheral side flange (124). The lower deck (24) has a recessed upper surface (124C) facing the product display space (100). A grille plate (130) extends across the air return inlet.

Abstract: A showcase designed to retain stable cooling performance in the case where the states of temperature as well as moisture of the air outside a commodity storage section entering the commodity storage section from respective openings are different has a showcase body having openings in at least two of its front side, rear side and left and right sides; a commodity storage section provided in the showcase body, a bottom-side air passage having an air inlet along a lower end of each opening; a side air passage extending upward along one side of the commodity storage section from the bottom-side air passage; a commodity cooling air passage formed so as to extend from the side air passage toward the other side, having an air outlets in each of the openings sides, a blower for causing air to flow from each of the air inlet into the bottom-side air passage; a cooler provided inside the bottom-side air passage for cooling the air flowing into the bottom-side air passage; and a air guiding section for guiding the air f

Abstract: An automatic ice maker for f a refrigerator freezer door having an elongated mold including a first edge, a second edge and a fill trough extending along the second edge above the mold. The fill trough has at least one opening for water to flow into the mold from the fill trough. The fill trough has a first side wall extending above the mold, a bottom wall extending from the first side wall away from the mold and a second side wall spaced from the first side wall and extending upwardly from the bottom wall higher than the first side wall. The mold includes a first end wall and a second end wall that extends above the second edge. The fill trough and the second end wall direct water back into the mold when the insulated door is moved abruptly with water present in the mold.

Abstract: A refrigerator and a container moving system for a refrigerator are provided. The refrigerator includes a main body including at least one chamber; a container disposed in the chamber, the container being movable along a first direction and along a second direction; a door located on the main body, the container being moveable along the first direction by moving the door along the first direction; a motor, the container being movable along the second direction by the motor; and a battery electrically connected to the motor to supply power to the motor.

Abstract: In order to flush with cooling air the goods stacked or palletized in a high-bay rack placed in a stationary store room or in the cargo space of a refrigeration ship by maintaining a constant cooling temperature in all the layers, an air recirculation system is proposed for which two superimposed air circuits (40, 140; 40?, 140?) are configured in the area of every rack module (30; 130), whereby at least one rack module, preferably two rack modules (30; 130), are placed in the cargo space and whereby a shaft (50) for the rack stacker is assigned to each rack module (30; 130) or a shaft (50) for the rack stacker is placed between the two rack modules (30; 130) placed the one besides the other, whereby the shaft (50) serves a common pressure distribution chamber of the inlet air for each rack module (30; 130).

Abstract: An ejector cycle device includes a compressor, a refrigerant radiator disposed to radiate heat of refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an ejector having a nozzle, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant from the ejector, a branch passage, which is branched from a refrigerant downstream side of the refrigerant radiator and is connected to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector, a throttle member disposed in the branch passage to decompress refrigerant flowing from the refrigerant radiator, a second evaporator disposed in the branch passage between the throttle member and the refrigerant suction port of the ejector, and a gas-liquid separator having an inlet connected to a downstream side of the first evaporator and an outlet from which gas refrigerant is introduced to a refrigerant suction side of the compressor. Thus, refrigerant amounts flowing to the first and second evaporators can be suitably controlled.

Abstract: A bracelet having a humorous message is disclosed. At first glance, the bracelet is similar to identification bracelets that convey an individual's health information (e.g., blood type) or medical condition (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, etc.). However, rather than having such serious information, the identification bracelet, in some embodiments, includes a humorous message or a punch line.

Abstract: A jewelry assembly includes a first piece with two apertures and a first flexibility characteristic. The assembly also includes a second piece that with a second flexibility characteristic less than the first flexibility characteristic. The second piece also has two flanges. Each flange is configured to be received by a corresponding one of the apertures of the first piece in a first orientation. Each flange is also configured to be secured within the associated aperture in a second orientation. The first and second pieces, in aggregate, substantially conform to a contour of a wearer.

Abstract: A jewelry mounting includes a base having front and rear surfaces. The front surface is provided with means permitting the mounting of an article of jewelry or other ornament usable on an earring or pendant. The rear surface includes a pivotable mounting for an ear post. The base also includes side walls to which are pivotably mounted two hoops. When the device is being used as an earring, the hoops lie in opposite directions to one another coplanar with the base. When the device is being used as a jewelry pendant, the hoops are pivoted orthogonal to the base and, in that orientation, comprise bails through which a jewelry chain may be threaded. The piece of jewelry or ornament may include a rear surface including a slot that receives the ear post when the ear post is pivoted down. The slot frictionally retains an end of the ear post to retain the ear post and hoops in the position at which the device may be used as a pendant.

Abstract: A formulation (process) and production of a hard, tough material of ferro matasilicate lattice crystals and dispersed crystals of lead, ferro, copper, zinc, and antimony spinels in glassy matrix. Variation of the degree of crystallinity and the ratio of crystals control the properties of the resultant product. These are controlled though formulation, processing conditions and residence times and through control of the heat history from tap out of the kiln to the final bagged product. Production of the product utilizes copper slag which is waste from the production and refining of copper. The component materials include: calcium, copper, arsenic, antimony, zinc, lead, and iron at very consistent levels of various oxide forms. The resultant process converts hazardous waste, such as copper slag (KO61), to a non-hazardous (TCLO criteria) product that contains no free silica. Product performance can be tailored to meet the needs of the loose grain abrasive market as speed and profile test have demonstrated.

Abstract: The present invention realizes efficient dust removal in an optical apparatus in such a manner that a single circuit drives a plurality of dust reduction optical elements to vibrate. When the optical elements have different resonance frequencies, it can be configured such that the vibration exciting frequency can be changed in a range including the resonance frequencies of all the optical elements. In this case, the optical element driven can also be switched according to the change in frequency so that only the optical element having a resonance frequency close to the driving frequency will be driven. Alternatively, it can be configured such that the driving time or applied voltage can be changed according to the characteristics of the optical element driven.

Abstract: A coated article is provided which may be heat treated (e.g., thermally tempered) and/or heat bent in certain example instances. In certain example embodiments, an interlayer of or including a metal oxide such as tin oxide is provided under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer so as to be located between respective layers of or including silicon nitride and zinc oxide. It has been found that the use of such a tin oxide inclusive interlayer results in significantly improved bendability of the coated article in applications such as vehicle windshields with deep bends. In certain example instances, an overcoat of a material such as zirconium oxide may also be provided.

Abstract: A convection furnace for a tempered glass sheet (1), into which furnace the glass sheet arrives along a hauling track, as on turning rolls (3), and the furnace has also heating resistances (5) against glass sheet (1) for heating the blast air, a blast apparatus and blast channelling (4), (2) for blasting said air against the glass sheet. The blast channelling comprises elongated channels (2) in the glass sheet (1) direction, inside of which there is at least a part of each blast air heating resistance (5) and each channel (2) has below the resistance line a broadening and in the broadening a bottom part (9), whereby bottom part (9) is furnished with blast holes (7, 8).

Abstract: The production of an optical component from quartz glass by elongation of a coaxial arrangement of a core rod and a hollow cylinder is known. The arrangement is thus introduced into a heating zone, such that the lower end begins to partly soften and the component drawn from the softened part. According to the invention, a pseudo-continuous method for the formation of the restriction in the inner passage of the hollow cylinder on which the core rod is supported, is disclosed, whereby an upper hollow cylinder is fused end on with a lower hollow cylinder to form an axial composite cylinder, a core rod is introduced into the lower hollow cylinder and the axial cylinder composite partly softened and elongated to form the optical component.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a highly uniform low cost production worthy solution for manufacturing low propagation loss optical waveguides on a substrate. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of forming a PSG optical waveguide on an undercladding layer of a substrate that includes forming at least one silicate glass optical core on said undercladding layer using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process including a silicon source gas, an oxygen source gas, and a phosphorus source gas, wherein the oxygen source gas and silicon source gas have a ratio of oxygen atoms to silicon atoms greater than 20:1.

Abstract: The invention starts from a known method for producing a glass body, comprising forming a cylindrical blank by successive deposition of a plurality of material layers on the outer surface of a substrate body which is rotating about its longitudinal axis, by using an arrangement of a plurality of depositors which are directed onto the substrate body and which are fed via supply lines with process media for material layer deposition and which are moved without a reversing movement relative to the longitudinal axis of the substrate body. Starting therefrom, to provide a method for producing a glass body of high homogeneity that can be realized in a constructionally simple way, the invention suggests that the movement of the depositor arrangement along the longitudinal axis of the substrate body should be accompanied by a displacement of the substrate body.

Abstract: An elastic fabric useable for covering pillows, seats, mattresses and the like is disclosed. The fabric is formed from elastic yarns having a breaking elongation greater than 60%, a rate of elastic recovery after 15% elongation of more than 90% and a stress at 10% elongation greater than 150 N/5 cm and less than 600 N/5 cm oriented in a direction parallel to the elastic yarn, and a rate of hysteresis loss between 20% and 45%. The fabric may be woven or knitted and provides a stable, comfortable feeling for sitting or reclining and deforms when supporting weight but returns readily to its undeformed shape.

Abstract: A length-ways stretchable elastic band is provided with plural areas of stretchable elastic yarns and elastic silk areas. The elastic yam areas are connected to one another by an elastic silk area formed via length-ways knitting and sewing, such that in said areas, the direction that the elastic silk is knitted vertically intersects or obliquely connects with the direction that the elastic band is to be extended. As such, when the elastic band is under force, it can be expanded both length-ways and width-ways, thereby obtaining a multi-directional extensibility. Meanwhile, the elastic band would have an outer appearance full of unique visual effect like a silk ribbon that makes the elastic band productions more fine and delicate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for coupling the drum supporting arms in linen washing machines and the like, comprising a metal tubular element, which can be engaged in each of the plurality of resilient material bush elements arranged at the ends of an arm for supporting the drum or basket in a linen washing machine and the like. The projecting ends of the tubular element engage in holes defined on arms of a supporting bracket, the tubular element having an outward turned edge for clamping to the supporting bracket.

Abstract: A drum washing machine includes a drum (7) accommodating laundry and having a substantially horizontal axis of rotation, an electric motor (14) rotating the drum (7), current detecting means (47) for detecting an electric current flowing through the motor (14), torque control means (53) for vector-controlling the motor (14) on the basis of the current detected by the current detecting means (47) so that torque developed by the motor (14) becomes optimum at least in each of a wash operation and a dehydration operation, and laundry weight estimating means (54, 61) or accelerating the motor (14) with a maximum output torque developed when determining that a rotational speed of the motor (14) is between a first rotational speed at which the laundry is assumed to start falling from an uppermost part of an inner periphery of the drum (7) when the rotational speed of the motor (14) is reduced from a high speed side and a second rotational speed at which the laundry in the drum is assumed to start sticking to an uppe

Abstract: A safety lock comprises a locking member (26, 28) which engages a support. An inner lock shaft (30a) actuates the locking member, the inner lock shaft having a first coupling face (35a) at one end thereof. An outer lock shaft (30b) has a second coupling face (35b) which engages the first coupling face when the inner lock shaft and the outer lock shaft are in respective engagement positions relative to each other. A coupling structure (18) moves to prevent engagement of said first coupling face with said second coupling face.

Abstract: An interlocked double-unlockable lock apparatus including at least two unlocking modules. The unlocking modules are able to independently unlock the lock apparatus. The unlocking modules are at least partially interlocked with each other in a locked state. When any of the unlocking modules is unlocked, the two unlocking modules are released from each other to unlock the lock apparatus.

Abstract: A buckle comprises a female fastener, a male fastener, a movable member, a key lock and a combination lock. The female fastener has a mounting opening, an insertion opening and two side holes defined respectively on different sides of the female fastener. The male fastener is provided for inserting into the female fastener and has two elastic pillars. Each one of the two elastic pillars has an outward projection for inserting into corresponding one of the two side holes. The movable member is installed in the mounting opening and movable between a first position and a second position. Additionally, the key lock is installed on the female fastener for controlling whether the movable member can be shifted from the first position to the second position, and the combination lock is installed on the movable member.

Abstract: A cylinder and key combination including a pin operated cylinder including a cylinder body, a plug rotatable within the cylinder body and defining a keyway and first pin assemblies and at least one second pin assembly communicating with the keyway and being selectably positionable by key cuts on a key inserted into the keyway for positioning the pin assemblies with respect to a shear line between the cylinder body and the plug to permit rotation of the plug with respect to the cylinder body and a key, including a shank defining at least one planar surface configured to define a longitudinally extending key-cut region thereon, the longitudinally extending region having formed thereon a plurality of first key cuts configured to position a plurality of first pins at a desired shear line position and having pre-formed thereon at least one second key cut configured to position a corresponding at least one second pin assembly at a desired shear line position.

Abstract: A lock and key system with a very large number of code combinations. The lock (200) includes side locking tumblers (206) having pivoting fingers (208) with asymmetric key contacting portions (220r), which engage with a wave-like code pattern (105) formed at the side of the key (100).

Abstract: A wedge setup/control method for plate material rolling ensures that the work side and drive side are equal in the rolled plate thickness. The wedge setup/control method, which is used in reversible rolling of a plate material with a rough mill for hot rolling, includes preparing a wedge meter on the outlet side of the rough mill to measure the plate thickness in the direction of the plate width; performing calculations on a wedge measured by the wedge meter, using the influence coefficient of the wedge for roll gap leveling of the rough mill; determining amount of roll gap leveling control; and exercising feedback control to apply the amount of roll gap leveling control to the roll gap leveling of the rough mill.

Abstract: A method for treating the surface of a machine element, such as the raceway and/or a rolling element of a rolling element bearing, comprising the steps of—subjecting the surface to a hard turning operation so as to obtain a specific roughness profile having a series of alternating ridges and grooves,—after the hard turning operation subjecting the surface to a ball calendering operation so as to flatten the ridges of the roughness profile whereby a ?q value smaller than 5° is obtained.

Abstract: A method of feeding a metal pipe from an LWC has steps of: mounting the one or more LWC on a mount surface of a pallet such that a coil center axis of the LWC is parallel to the mount surface of the pallet, the metal pipe being wound in alignment winding; and feeding the metal pipe from an inside of an end face of the one or more LWC.

Abstract: It is an object to realize and establish new extrusion technology for manufacturing a light-metal hollow member (product) having excellent mechanical properties with constant stability and also efficiently manufacturing the product having a strength satisfying a required level at low cost, by using a hollow die such as a bridge die. The object is achieved by dividing and joining/welding a light-metal material with a hollow extrusion die and then extruding the light-metal material to form in a desired cross-sectional shape through a die opening, wherein the strain level applied to the light-metal material after the joining/welding is maintained at 1.8 or more and the extrusion is performed.

Abstract: In order to configure the bending of a plate in an intermediate space between two blade rings, arranged along an axis of a compressor and having blades extending along a radius in a simpler and more effective manner, the novel concept provides a bending device which can be positioned in the intermediate space and has, according to the invention, a fixing element for the bending device, a hydraulic system and a punch which can be actuated by the hydraulic system. Accordingly, a method for bending a plate in the intermediate space provides for a bending device to be positioned in the intermediate space, for the bending device to be fixed in the intermediate space, and for a punch of the bending device to be hydraulically actuated for bending the plate, the punch being moved toward the plate to be bent, and the plate being bent under the effect of the punch.

Abstract: A failure detection device for detecting a failure of a rotation angle detection sensor, which sensor detects a rotational angle through which a rotary member has rotated, the failure detection device including a first detection element which has an output which increases as the rotational angle of the rotary member increases, a second detection element which has an output that decreases as the rotational angle of the rotary member increases, and a detecting unit that detects the failure of either the first detection element or the second detection element by comparing a calculated value, based on the outputs of both of the first and second detection elements, with at least one predetermined value.

Abstract: A testing apparatus and method for determining the impact an/or vibration absorbent characteristics of an impact and/or vibration absorbent material. The apparatus includes a base having upwardly extending vertical guide rods. A sample plate is maintained in a position above the base by one or more springs of known spring rate. A weight is adapted to move vertically along the guide rods and to impact the sample plate and a sample of impact and/or vibration absorbent material when dropped from a raised position. The impact of the weight causes a downward vertical displacement of the sample plate, which displacement is measured by a moveable indicator. This displacement can be used, along with the total spring rate provided by the spring(s), to calculate a pass-through impact force. The pass-through impact force can then be subtracted from the impact force generated by the falling weight to determine the amount of impact force absorbed by the impact and/or vibration absorbent material.

Abstract: A knock sensor 1 for attachment to an internal combustion engine. The knock sensor 1 includes a cap 41a and a support member 11. At least a part of the top surface of the support member 11 is covered by cap 41a to prevent a mounting bolt 91 from directly making contact with the top surface of the support member 11 when the mounting bolt 91 extends through a through-hole 71 in the sensor. The cap 41a covers the top surface of the support member 11 to protect the support member from being ground or abraded by the mounting bolt 91.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for measuring a level of a liquid stored under pressure in a reservoir ensure that the level is measured precisely even when a carrier gas is bubbled through the liquid. A tube extends in the reservoir such that a lower end of the tube is immersed in the liquid and that the liquid occupies a portion of the tube, and a first gas that is insoluble in the liquid is sealed in the upper portion of the tube. A detecting unit detects changes in density of the insoluble gas as the level of the liquid changes. The apparatus is employed in a deposition apparatus where the liquid is used to produce a source gas for forming a layer on a substrate. A carrier gas, bubbled through the liquid in the reservoir, transports gas produced from the liquid to a process chamber in which the deposition process takes place.

Abstract: A leak rate measuring method measures a leak rate of a vacuum apparatus including a vacuum chamber in which an object is accommodated to be processed, a first gas exhaust pump connected to the vacuum chamber via a first valve serving as a conductance variable valve, and a second valve connected to a downstream side of the first gas exhaust pump in a gas flowing direction. In the leak rate measuring method, there is provided a circulating path branched from a gas exhaust path between the first gas exhaust pump and the second valve and connected to the vacuum pump to communicate therewith. The pressure inside the vacuum chamber is monitored by circulating a gas into the vacuum chamber through the circulating path with first gas exhaust pump under the condition that the first valve is set at a predetermined conductance and the second valve is closed.

Abstract: The quantitative determination of two contaminants of a fluid is carried out in the following steps: detection of permittivity ? and viscosity v of the fluid; determination of the quantity of the first contaminant 11e on the basis of a difference between detected permittivity ?? and a first preset value 10e; estimation of viscosity 12n on the basis of the quantity of the first contaminant 11e; and determination of the quantity of the second contaminant on the basis of a difference between detected viscosity v and estimated viscosity 12n.

Abstract: A filtration tester has a scale, a collector disposed on the scale, a pump having an outlet aligned with an opening of the collector, and a force sensor connected to the pump.

Abstract: To provide a scanning probe microscope which measures an electric property of a sample with a high degree of accuracy without being affected by light leak.

Abstract: A profiler or scanning probe microscope may be scanned across a sample surface with a distance between them controlled to allow the sensing tip to contact the surface intermittently in order to find and measure features of interest. The distance is controlled so that when the sensing tip is raised or lowered to touch the sample surface, there is no lateral relative motion between the tip and the sample. This prevents tip damage. Prior knowledge of the height distribution of the sample surface may be provided or measured and used for positioning the sensing tip initially or in controlling the separation to avoid lateral contact between the tip and the sample. The process may also be performed in two parts: a fast find mode to find the features and a subsequent measurement mode to measure the features. A quick step mode may also be performed by choosing steps of lateral relative motion to be smaller than 100 nanometers to reduce probability of tip damage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for detecting characteristics of an elastic structure (13, 22, 23, 32, 33, 93, 1202, 1302, 1402), said structure being provided with at least one sensor (111, 112, 14, 211, 212, 311, 312, 911, 1211, 1311, 1411) and said system comprising at least one detector (16, 416, 516, 916, 1316, 1416). The sensor comprises a deformable member, which upon deformation generates a signal convertible to a signal representing said characteristic, said sensor further comprises a passive transmitter and said detector a receiver for receiving said signal representing said characteristic.

Abstract: A low-cost thermal flow meter that has good temperature characteristics and little variations. The thermal flow meter includes a sensor element including a heat-generating resistor and at least two temperature-measuring resistors disposed downstream and upstream. The sensor element is positioned in the flow of a measured medium. It also includes an adjusting means for adjusting a excess temperature (?Th=Th?Ta) of the heat-generating resistor, which is the difference between the temperature (Ta) of the measured medium and the temperature (Th) of the heat-generating resistor. The adjusting means adjusts the excess temperature (?Th) of the heat-generating resistor depending on the temperature of the measured medium such that the excess temperature becomes smaller as the temperature of the measured medium increases.

Abstract: A level measurement apparatus for determining the level of a material received in a container is provided. The apparatus includes a transducer for emitting energy pulses and receiving reflected energy pulses, and circuitry operably coupled to the transducer. The circuitry includes a component for controlling the transducer. The circuitry also includes a component for determining level measurement based on the time elapsed between an emission of an energy pulse and a reception of the energy pulse reflected by the surface of the material. The apparatus also includes a programmable module operably coupled to the circuitry. The programmable module includes a component for receiving user programs for controlling the operation of the circuitry. Different embodiments of the level measurement apparatus, and a method and system for programming a level measurement apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: A liquid level sensor confirms actual physical contact between a probe and a liquid by verifying that any change in capacitance of the sensor is constant over a given time period and thereby is not caused by spurious electrical disturbances or other measuring irregularities.

Abstract: The invention relates to a float (8) for a level indicator (3), the float consisting of a casing that surrounds a hollow cavity and a receptacle (16, 16?) for a lever arm (7) of the level indicator (3). The float is configured from at least two interconnected shells (9, 9?), which when joined together form at least two separate chambers (13, 20-22).

Abstract: A float-type liquid level gauge assembly is provided for measuring the level of a liquid in a tank. The liquid level gauge is designed to reduce inventory requirements and to speed the assembly process. The gauge includes a gear housing having a lower longitudinal passageway, a shaped drive shaft, a shaft head with a first receptacle and a pinion gear with a second receptacle. The shaped drive ends mate with the first and second receptacles such that the drive shaft may be inserted into the receptacles at two or less orientations. The length of the first receptacle is less than the length of the lower longitudinal passageway, so that if the drive shaft slips down in the first receptacle the drive shaft will not completely fall out of the first receptacle.

Abstract: A window fog detecting apparatus has an optical type fog detecting sensor for optically detecting fog occurring at a window glass, a humidity sensor for detecting a relative humidity of air at an interior side of the window glass, and a sensor output correcting unit. When a fog occurrence at the window glass is determined based on the output values of the optical type fog detecting sensor, the sensor output correcting unit corrects the relative humidity detected by the humidity sensor based on output values of the optical type fog detecting sensor.