Abstract: A control system for a machine having a power source configured to provide power, a number of implements including a work implement, configured to provide operations, and a number of power transmitting paths configurable to selectively make power available to the implements to perform operations. The control system may include a control arrangement configured to regulate the power source to provide a first level of available power, to configure a first power transmitting path to make a percentage A1 of said first level of power available to provide a first operation, and to configure a second power transmitting path to make a percentage A2 of said first level of power available to provide a second operation, at least the second operation being a work operation.

Abstract: A method for controlling an engine in a work machine includes determining a base engine operating limit; determining a hydraulic system load on the engine; calculating a modification value for the base engine operating limit; generating a modified engine operating limit based on the modification value and the base engine operating limit; generating an engine control signal based on the modified engine operating limit; and transmitting the engine control signal to operate the engine at the modified engine operating limit to thereby supply additional power from the engine to the drive train to at least partially compensate for the hydraulic system load.

Abstract: An external combustion engine provided with a pipe-shaped main container with a heating portion and a cooling portion, an output part converting displacement of the liquid part of said working fluid generated due to the change in volume of said working fluid accompanying generation and condensation of said steam to mechanical energy for output, a venturi provided at a communicating part of the main container and an auxiliary container, a communicating member forming a communicating passage bypassing the venturi and communicating the main container and the auxiliary container, and a shutting means for closing the communicating passage at the time of normal operation and opening the communicating passage at the time of startup, wherein at the time of startup, the pressure loss at the communicating passage becomes smaller than a saturated steam pressure at the temperature of the heating portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for pressurizing a fluid within a combustion chamber and storing that pressurized fluid in a reservoir for later use to power a motor or do other work. The invention includes the apparatus to achieve the method. The method comprises the steps of determining and selecting the particular material or compound to be used as a fuel; one the type of fuel is selected the method involves selecting the reagents necessary to create the fuel; storing the reagents and raw materials; reacting the reagents and raw materials together; conditioning the output from the reacting process; purifying, separating and reusing the reagents from the finished fuel produced by the reacting process; conditioning the material; delivering the material or compound to the combustion chamber; combusting the fuel to produce a high pressure gas; recycling waste of the combustion; and storing the high pressure gas in a vessel.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes a block defining a plurality of combustion cylinders, an intake manifold fluidly coupled with at least one combustion cylinder, and an exhaust manifold fluidly coupled with at least one combustion cylinder. An EGR valve may be fluidly coupled between the exhaust manifold and the intake manifold. A turbocharger includes a turbine fluidly coupled with the exhaust manifold, and a compressor fluidly coupled with the intake manifold. A microphone is positioned at the compressor inlet or the compressor outlet provides an output signal. An ECU is coupled with the microphone, and controls operation of an actuatable element of a VGT, an EGR valve, and/or an injected fuel quantity, to prevent surge of the compressor, dependent upon the output signal from the microphone.

Abstract: An air management assembly (10) for use in an engine (12) with an exhaust manifold (14) that outputs an exhaust gas and an intake manifold (16), with a filter (18) in fluid communication between the exhaust manifold (14) and turbocharger (20). The air management assembly (10) provides a compressor (22), a turbine (24), at least one gaseous fluid cooler (32, 36, 44), at least one bypass (28, 28)? and a housing (30) where the compressor (22), turbine (24), at least one gaseous fluid cooler (32), (36, 44), bypass (28, 28), or combination thereof are integrated into the housing (30). The compressor (22) is in fluid communication with the intake manifold (16). The turbine (24) is in fluid communication with the exhaust manifold (14). The turbine (24) and the compressor (22) are moveably coupled and move in conjunction with one another. The gaseous fluid coolers (32, 36, 44) are in fluid communication with the compressor (32), turbine (24), or combination thereof.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine having a reciprocating multi cylinder internal combustion engine with multiple valves. At least a pair of exhaust valves are provided and each supply a separate power extraction device. The first exhaust valves connect to a power turbine used to provide additional power to the engine either mechanically or electrically. The flow path from these exhaust valves is smaller in area and volume than a second flow path which is used to deliver products of combustion to a turbocharger turbine. The timing of the exhaust valve events is controlled to produce a higher grade of energy to the power turbine and enhance the ability to extract power from the combustion process.

Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation system includes a high-pressure EGR unit; a low-pressure EGR unit; a high-pressure EGR valve; a low-pressure EGR valve; and an EGR control unit that adjusts the opening amount of the high-pressure EGR valve to a required value for achieving the target EGR rate based on the characteristics of the exhaust gas in the low-pressure EGR passage before the operation mode is changed, and that maintains the required value during a period from when the operation mode is changed until when the low-pressure EGR gas is changed to the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine in the post-change operation mode.

Abstract: An external combustion engine comprising a pipe-shaped main container in which a working fluid is sealed flowably in a liquid state, a heated part formed at a location of one end of the main container and heating part of the working fluid in the main container in order to make it evaporate, a cooled part formed at a location next to the heated part toward the other end of the main container and cooling the vapor of the working fluid evaporated at the heated part in order to make it condense, an output unit communicated with the other end of the main container and converting the displacement of the liquid phase part of the working fluid to mechanical energy for output, and a controller alternately performing a heat storage mode making displacement of the liquid phase part of the working fluid stop in order to make the heated part store heat and an output mode allowing displacement of the liquid phase part of the working fluid and taking output from the output unit.

Abstract: In a steam engine having multiple main containers, first and second communication pipes are arranged in parallel to each other for respectively communication an auxiliary container with the main containers. Restricted portions and a first switching device are formed in the first communication pipe. The first communication pipe is closed during a start-up step of a starting operation of the engine, in order to prevent that an excess amount of working fluid may flow back from the auxiliary container to the main containers. As a result, a start-up time can be reduced.

Abstract: A thermal power generation apparatus comprises a boiler (15) and multiple turbine sets for high, intermediate and lower steam pressure operation. Steam exhausted from the high pressure turbine (HP), and reduced in both pressure and temperature, is returned to a reheater (19) for reheating. The reheated steam is then passed to a intermediate pressure turbine (IP). It is desirable to control the temperature of steam entering the intermediate pressure turbine (IP). The invention provides a system for effecting temperature control of the reheater stream in a thermal power plant. The system includes a reheater conduit (10, 21) adapted to define at least a part of a reheat flow path for steam between an exhaust of a high pressure turbine system (HP) and an inlet of a reheater system (19). The system further includes an indirect water/steam heat exchanger (B) having a heat exchange portion within the reheat flow path and defining a water flow path means adapted to receive and circulate feed water.

Abstract: A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes providing at least one combustor assembly defining a combustion chamber. At least one fuel nozzle is positioned at a forward end of the combustion chamber. The at least one fuel nozzle is configured to inject a premixed fuel/air mixture into the combustion chamber. A catalytic material is applied to at least a portion of the at least one fuel nozzle.

Abstract: A combustor includes two upstream parts of fuel supply system supplying gaseous fuels of two types having different heating values from each other, a three-way fuel transfer valve merging the two upstream parts of fuel supply system with each other, a plurality of gaseous fuel supply subsystems supplying a combustion chamber with the gaseous fuels supplied through the three-way fuel transfer valve and branched, and a plurality of burners injecting, corresponding to each of the gaseous fuel supply subsystems, the gaseous fuel supplied from the gaseous fuel supply subsystem into the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A combustor liner cap including a cap center body portion and a fuel nozzle portion defined peripherally of the cap center body portion. A plurality of fuel nozzle ports are defined through the fuel nozzle portion and a plurality of air jet holes are defined through the cap center body portion, and each air jet hole is aligned along a radius of the liner cap with a respective fuel nozzle port.

Abstract: A method for operating a gas turbine engine including a combustor assembly is provided. The method includes channeling a first fluid through a first nozzle into the combustor assembly, igniting the first fluid within the combustor assembly downstream from the first nozzle, channeling a second fluid through a second nozzle into the combustion assembly when the gas turbine engine attains a speed of greater than 85% of rated speed, igniting the second fluid within the combustor assembly downstream from the second nozzle, terminating a flow of the first fluid through the first nozzle, and channeling the second fluid to the first nozzle.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a combustion system comprises: a fuel supply comprising a fuel having a heating value of less than or equal to about 100 Btu/scf, an inert gas sequestration unit in fluid communication with the fuel supply, and a combustion system located downstream of and in fluid communication with the inert gas sequestration unit and with an oxidant supply. The inert gas sequestration unit comprises a membrane configured to separate N2 from CO and to form a retentate stream having a heating value of greater than or equal to about 110 Btu/scf. In one embodiment, a method for operating a power plant, comprises: passing a fuel stream through an inert gas sequestration unit to remove N2 from the fuel stream and to form a retentate stream, and combusting the retentate stream and an oxidant stream to form a combustion stream.

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling an ice making assembly for a refrigerator. According to the method, transparent ice can be made in an ice making space which is kept at a temperature lower than 0° C.

Abstract: A system and method for improving the efficiency of a refrigerated air conditioning system utilizing a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. The improved system includes an accessory sub-cooling unit which is fluidly connected between the condensing coil and the expansion valve in a closed loop refrigeration system utilizing a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. The accessory sub-cooling unit comprises a serpentine heat exchange tube having one end fluidly connected downstream of the condensing coil prior to the expansion valve. The accessory sub-cooling unit further comprises a plurality of parallel planar heat transfer fins to assist the heat transfer from the heat exchange tube to the ambient air. In accordance with the method of the present invention, the accessory sub-cooling unit is mounted to a side of the condenser unit in order to utilize the existing air flow generated by the exhaust fan of the condenser unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a defrost system for defrosting components on which frost is formed, where the defrost system comprises at least one compressor, whish compressor has a hot gas outlet, which is connected to condensing means, from where primarily liquid refrigerant is connected to pressure reduction means, from where the flushing refrigerant is led towards evaporator means. The object of the invention is to perform effective defrosting by a defrost system. This can be achieved if the defrost system is formed as an independent cooling system, where the condensing means are transmitting heat to the defrosting components, where the evaporator is cooperating with external cooling means or from the refrigeration system, enabling defrost without deflecting the main system. It can hereby be achieved that the defrost system can operate completely independent of another refrigeration system.

Abstract: Various control methods are disclosed for removing moisture from the external surfaces of an evaporator in a refrigerant system to avoid moisture entering a conditioned space. In one embodiment, the evaporator fan is driven in a reverse direction, and the air is guided to the outdoor environment. In other embodiments, a supplemental exhaust fan is utilized in conjunction with the evaporator fan. Also, a reheat circuit, hot gas bypass circuit, or specific features of a heat pump unit may be utilized to more efficiently perform the moisture removal.

Abstract: Monitoring method and system are provided for dynamically determining airflow rate through and heat removal rate of an air-conditioning unit, such as a computer room air-conditioning unit. The method includes: sensing inlet and outlet temperatures of fluid passing through a heat exchanger associated with the air-conditioning unit; sensing air temperature at an air inlet side of the heat exchanger; automatically determining at least one of airflow rate through or heat removal rate of the air-conditioning unit, the automatically determining employing the sensed inlet temperature and outlet temperature of fluid passing through the heat exchanger, and the sensed air temperature at the air inlet side of the heat exchanger; and outputting the determined airflow rate through or heat removal rate of the air-conditioning unit. In one embodiment, the heat exchanger is an auxiliary air-to-air heat exchanger, and in another embodiment, the heat exchanger is the air-to-liquid heat exchanger of the air-conditioner.

Abstract: A three-winding induction motor supplies shaft power to an air-conditioning or refrigeration compressor, where both motor and compressor are hermetically sealed, and the wall of the hermetic enclosure has an electrical bushing in the wall of the enclosure, which bushing has four electrical conductors to connect the motor stator windings internal in the enclosure to the external electrical circuits. Four conductors permit the six motor winding terminals for a three-winding induction motor to be connected in the unique semi-hexagon circuit to motor-run-capacitors and to a single-phase supply. A three-symmetrical-winding induction motor with the three windings in series and a single-phase supply connected across two of the windings in series. A circuit for use with a three-winding induction motor. A capacitor bank. An air-conditioning or refrigeration unit. A four-terminal hermetic bushing.

Abstract: Potable water is produced by extraction of water vapor from air. Water absorbed inside a desiccant bed is forced into vapor phase by using input heat energy, for example, waste heat from the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. Pre-heating a portion of the desiccant material prior to desorption enhances efficiency. Energy for the pre-heating may be obtained by recovering heat from the desiccant material prior to adsorption.

Abstract: A louver for directing airflow in a refrigerated display case, and a refrigerated display case employing a louver. In some embodiments, the louver includes a plurality of fins positioned to define a plurality of channels therebetween through which airflow can be directed substantially in a first direction. Each fin can be elongated in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction to define a length. Each fin can include an inlet end and an outlet end in a cross-section taken along the length. The louver can further include a curved inlet profile defined by the inlet ends of the plurality of fins.

Abstract: An airflow diffuser (diffuser fan) comprises: a blade wheel formed of blade members 30, spoke members 40 and a hub member 50; a shaft member 20 forming an axis of rotation of the blade wheel; and a suspension member 10 suspending the shaft member 20 from a ceiling surface. This airflow diffuser (diffuser fan) is located so that air blown out from the air outlets of an air conditioner comes in contact with and rotates the blade members. Also, the rotating blade members receive the blown air in succession, and by deflecting the air, diffuse the blown air throughout the entire air-conditioned space.

Abstract: A cooling structure for a housing is located on the side wall of the housing. The side wall has an air inlet and there is a cooling fan located in the air inlet. The cooling structure for a housing includes a cooling device and an air-sheltering mask. The cooling device includes a cooling chip, at least one cold part and at least one hot part. The cooling chip has a cold terminal and a hot terminal. The cold part is connected with the cold terminal of the cooling chip and located at one side of the cooling fan. The hot part is connected with the hot terminal of the cooling chip. The air-sheltering mask and the side wall form a receiving space for receiving the hot part. The air-sheltering mask forms an opening that is close to the rear side of the housing.

Abstract: A dehumidifier unit includes a first coil in fluid communication with a source of cooling fluid, a second coil in fluid communication with the source of cooling fluid, a third coil in fluid communication with the source of cooling fluid, and a thermal unit disposed between the source of cooling fluid and the second and third coils. The thermal unit may be adapted to remove heat from cooling fluid flowing to the second coil and adapted to heat cooling fluid flowing to the third coil. A fan may be configured to move air across the first, second and third coils. The first coil may be configured to pre-cool air moving over the first coil, the second coil may be configured to dehumidify the air moving over the second coil, and the third coil may be configured to warm the air moving over the third coil. Other embodiments and methods of cooling are further disclosed.

Abstract: A device for cooling airflow, including at least one cooling channel with an inflow and an outflow and at least one evaporating channel separated from the cooling channel by a transfer wall, and having an inflow which is connected to the outflow opening of the cooling channel, and an outflow and means for wetting the side of the transfer wall directed toward the evaporating channel, and means for dehumidifying the airflow in the cooling channel.

Abstract: A refrigerator having an improved receiving box in contact with a cover. The refrigerator includes a first receiving box, and a cover installed to come into contact with the first receiving box and adapted to be pivotally rotated as the first receiving box is pulled out or pushed in. The first receiving box includes a sidewall having a downwardly-inclined slope with respect to a front of the first receiving box. The cover is pivotally rotated downward by movement of the cover on the downwardly-inclined slope when the first receiving box is pulled out and is pivotally rotated upward when the first receiving box is pushed in. With this configuration, the refrigerator has the effect of allowing a user to easily move food stored in a plurality of receiving spaces from one receiving space to another.

Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body, a refrigerator door, a homebar door, a basket, and a connecting device. The main body defines a storage compartment. The refrigerator door is pivotably coupled to the main body and defines an opening. The homebar door is on the refrigerator door, to selectively open and close the opening. The basket is pivotably provided on the refrigerator door. The connecting device connects the homebar door and the basket to tilt the basket when the homebar door is pivoted. When the door is pivoted, the basket can easily be tilted.

Abstract: A swash plate type compressor has a housing assembly, a drive shaft, a swash plate, a piston, a motion converter, a bleed passage, and an oil separator. The housing assembly includes a cylinder bore, a suction chamber, a discharge chamber, and a crank chamber. The drive shaft is rotatably supported by the housing assembly, and extends through the crank chamber. The bleed passage communicates between the crank chamber and the suction chamber. The oil separator is disposed in the housing assembly. The oil separator separates no or less amount of lubricating oil from the refrigerant gas in the increased rotational speed of the drive shaft than that in the decreased rotational speed of the drive shaft. The refrigerant gas passed through the oil separator is introduced into the suction chamber, and the separated lubricating oil is returned to the crank chamber.

Abstract: Refrigeration circuit (1, 1?) for circulating a refrigerant in a predetermined flow direction through at least one functionally disconnectable component, the refrigeration circuit having in flow direction an expansion device (b, b?, 26, 26?, 33), an evaporator, a compressor (2, 2?, 29, 36) and a heat-rejecting heat exchanger (6, 20), wherein an upstream-side shut-off valve is provided upstream of the component and a downstream-side shut-off valve is provided downstream of the component, wherein at least one of these shut-off valves is a non-return valve (a, c, 25, 27, 32, 34). Preferably, the component has in flow direction the expansion device (b, b?, 26, 26?, 33) and the evaporator (12, 12?, E1, E1?, E2) or the compressor (2, 2?). Preferably the non-return valve (a, c, 25, 27, 32, 34) is lockable in it's open position.

Abstract: A liquid hydrocarbon slug-containing vessel for incorporation into a system integrating a low-pressure separator with a vapor recovery process system, and a method for regulating the temperature of a gas to be compressed by a two stage compressor so as to prevent liquification of the gas and to prevent over-heating of the compressor.

Abstract: There is provided a method of generating nitrogen which includes cryogenically separating compressed air introduced into a high-pressure column 11, storing liquid air 13 in a bottom portion of the high-pressure column 11 and taking nitrogen in gaseous form from an upper portion of the high-pressure column 11, introducing the liquid air 13 stored in the bottom portion of the high-pressure column 11 into a low-pressure column 12, cryogenically separating the liquid air 13 introduced into the low-pressure column 12 and storing oxygen-enriched liquid air 22 in a bottom portion of the low-pressure column 12 and taking nitrogen in gaseous form from an upper portion of the low-pressure column 12 as a product gas. Liquid air 13 taken through an extraction pipe 20 is introduced into a portion of a rectification part 12a of the low-pressure column 12 in which the number of theoretical plates from a column bottom side is set within the range of one to ten.

Abstract: A bracelet includes at least one electronic display unit. Each display unit has a display having a plurality of display elements arranged in a sequence lying along the length of the bracelet and/or arranged in a sequence lying substantially around the perimeter of the display. The bracelet has a control circuit to control the display elements so that the characters displayed by the display elements appear to move along the sequence of display elements with time. In the alternative, the characters appear to move along a discrete face which is provided -along the bracelet.

Abstract: A modifiable jewelry piece including a strand and one or more adjustable retainers. The adjustable retainers include an interior structure configured to establish a frictional engagement with the outer surface of the strand. The jewelry piece wearer may select the location of the placement of the adjustable retainer anywhere along the length of the strand. The interior structure may be a solid or semi-solid having high surface tension or rough surface profile. The interior structure may alternatively be a mechanical capturing device. The jewelry piece also includes one or two end connectors having a slot and flange arrangement for easy passage of beads thereover only when desired. The flange and slot are arranged for alignment with threaded and flanged beads.

Abstract: There is provided polarizing glass having a high extinction ratio in a broad band. A manufacturing method of the polarizing glass containing elongated metal particles dispersed and oriented within glass includes an elongation step of forming mother glass after heat-treatment into a preform, of heating the preform at such temperature that the viscosity of the glass becomes about 1×108 to 1×1014 poise, of applying stress of about 200 kg/cm2 to 500 kg/cm2 to the preform while moving the preform within an electric furnace with feeding speed of 10 mm/min. or less and of elongating the preform as an elongated sheet with pulling speed of 150 mm/min.

Abstract: A molten glass dropping nozzle including: a molten glass flow path therein for flowing molten glass; and a plurality of openings of the flow path, the plurality of openings being provided on a front end of the molten glass dropping nozzle, wherein the molten glass flowing out of the plurality of openings is stored in the front end and falls as one molten glass drop.

Abstract: A high transmission and low iron glass is provided for use in a photovoltaic device such as a solar cell. The glass substrate may be patterned on at least one surface thereof. In certain example embodiments, a combination of lithium oxide, antimony oxide, and salt cake is used in the glass to improve the refining conditions by lowering the melting temperature of the batch, thereby resulting in a quicker seed free time in the manufacturing process.

Abstract: A circular knitted fabric for the manufacture of a garment includes a first portion formed of a low melting point yam and a first yarn, and a continuing second portion formed of the low melting point yarn and a second yarn. The second portion has an elastane content greater than that of the first portion. The low melting point yarn fuses with the first and second yams after heating to a temperature sufficient to melt the low melting point yarn only. The fabric, after finishing, is adapted to be cut into a garment in such a way that the first portion becomes a body of the garment, and the second portion becomes an integral elastic band-like selvedge of the garment.

Abstract: An ankle length sock having an opening welt positioned in the vicinity of an ankle of a wearer, and having an elastic welt provided at the opening welt is provided. The sock may include a compression area with high elasticity and high compressive force disposed laterally in a diagonal direction in an area extending from behind an arch portion to an Achilles tendon portion above a heel portion. A size control course with a knitted fabric increased by 4-20 courses may be disposed between the compression area and the heel portion. An additional pocket may be interknit with 2-24 courses by reverse knitting, repeatedly alternating normal rotation and reverse rotation of the circular knitting machine cylinder, at a position on the sole portion side between the size control course and the compression area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drum type washing machine having a control panel assembly which can make, not only an exterior of the drum type washing machine beautiful, but also enable the user to operate the drum type washing machine, easily. The drum type washing machine includes a body which forms an exterior of the drum type washing machine, a front plate secured to a front of the body, having a door mounted thereto, and a touch switch mounted to the front plate for applying a washing course.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drum type washing machine having an operation unit and a display unit provided, separately. The drum type washing machine includes a cabinet, a front panel secured to a front of the cabinet, an operation unit mounted to the front panel for selection of a washing course, and a display unit mounted to the front of the cabinet separate from the front panel for displaying the washing course received at the operation unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a washing machine that is capable of increasing a frictional force between an outer diameter of a rotary shaft and an inner race of a bearing to prevent the sliding between the rotary shaft and the bearing due to a gap between the outer diameter of the rotary shaft and the inner race of the bearing, thereby preventing creep noise from the rotary shaft. The washing machine includes at least one elastic member disposed between the outer diameter of the rotary shaft and the inner race of the bearing to prevent noise due to the sliding between the rotary shaft and the bearing.

Abstract: A padlock includes a lock body, shackle, locking mechanism and latch member. The latch member includes a laterally outermost shackle engaging portion that lockingly engages a recess in the shackle when the locking mechanism is in a locked condition and is disengageable from the recess when the locking mechanism is in an unlocked condition. The latch member is sized such that upward facing surfaces of the latch member that align with a circumferential edge of a shackle opening are limited to a notch laterally aligned with a laterally innermost portion of the circumferential edge when the shackle engaging portion is in a normal locking engagement with the recess.

Abstract: The invention relates to a padlock having a lock body and a hoop which is movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the lock body, with the lock body having an outer housing and a latching mechanism in the outer housing for the latching of the hoop in the closed position. The lock body furthermore has an inner housing which is formed by a front insertion part and a rear insertion part which are inserted into the outer housing in shape matched manner and which receive the latching mechanism in at least partly shape matched manner, with the front insertion part and/or the rear insertion part forming a respective unitary, three-dimensionally structured part.

Abstract: A security device may include a spool, locking mechanism, button, plug, and latch. The spool is configured to either wind or unwind a cable for wrapping around an object. The locking mechanism is configured to partially lock the spool. The button may be used to move the locking mechanism between locked and unlocked positions. The button may be blocked by inserting a plug into a housing of the device such that the button can not be activated to unlock the spool. The plug may be secured to the housing through the latch that prevents the unauthorized removal of the plug. For an enhanced locking feature, the latch and the plug may be configured to require at least two forces to move the latch and free the plug. The spool, locking mechanism, and button may be stacked along a common axis to provide a more compacted design.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for the detachable connection of structural parts (80, 84) in an aircraft, comprising a clamping lever arrangement (12) associated with a first structural part (80) and a clamping pin (14) associated with a second structural part (84), wherein the clamping lever arrangement (12) comprises an eccentric shaft (20) rotatably mounted about a rotation axis (A) on the first structural part (80), a clamping lever (16) mounted eccentrically and swivellably with respect to the eccentric shaft (20), and a driving bushing (18) rotatably mounted relative to the eccentric shaft (20) about the rotation axis (A) and coupled in a geared manner to the clamping lever (16), wherein the clamping lever arrangement (12) can furthermore be displaced between a release position, a readiness position and a locking position, wherein the clamping lever (16) in the release position releases the clamping pin (14) and wherein the clamping lever (16) in the locking position engages the locking pin (14)

Abstract: An anti-theft device for a machine-operated implements includes an adjustable shaft and a locking mechanism. The adjustable shaft includes at least a first adjustable member having a first end portion and a second adjustable member having a substantially perpendicular bar portion located a sufficient distance from an exposed end of the second adjustable member. The anti-theft device is placed on a machine-operated implement to prevent attachment of an earth mover thereto and subsequent theft.

Abstract: A dual-member locking mechanism for a vehicle door handle assembly activated by an inertial force acting on the locking mechanism, comprising a first lever having a first axis of rotation; and a second lever having a second axis of rotation; wherein the first lever is engageable with the door handle assembly; the second lever comprises a weight member and a finger member; the finger member is engageable with the first lever; and the second lever is rotatable around the second axis of rotation in response to the inertial force.