Abstract: An apparatus, a method of servicing, and a method of measuring a process parameter for a coating process having an isolatable viewport are disclosed. The apparatus includes a viewport, a device positioned for selectively isolating the viewport from a process chamber, and a second chamber positioned between the viewport and the device. The device includes a first position to selectively isolate the viewport from a process chamber and to selectively maintain a predetermined process pressure in the process chamber, the device includes a second position to selectively permit line of sight measurement of the process chamber from the viewport, and the second chamber maintains the predetermined process pressure in the process chamber when the device is in the second position.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor module attaching device and attaching method include an ultrasonic sensor module 1 having a flange 7 of which the diameter is larger than the hole diameter of a through hole 5 prepared through a bumper 4 of a vehicle; and a fixing ring plate 3 having an engaging section 3b with the flange of the ultrasonic sensor module temporarily fixed on the back of the bumper 4 and a large-diameter fixing section 3c which extends circumferentially of the engaging section and is fixed to the back of the bumper 4; thus, the necessity for positioning the fixing ring plate 3 to the hole 5 of the bumper 4 is eliminated, which can attach easily the ultrasonic sensor module 1 to the back of the bumper.

Abstract: Electromotive auxiliary drive, particularly a wiper drive, with an electric motor and a downstream gear forming an output shaft of the auxiliary drive, presenting at least two gear stages arranged in series in a drive train between the electric motor and the output shaft, of which one first gear stage is designed in the manner of a worm gear consisting of a worm and of a gearwheel or worm wheel interacting with this worm.

Abstract: An apparatus for opening and closing a deck lid of a vehicle body includes a jack-screw type drive unit having two elongated relatively rotatable drive elements which are threadably engaged for controlled bi-directional displacement. An electric motor engages the rotatable drive element. A first mounting device pivotally connects the rotatable drive element to a relatively fixed point on the vehicle. A second mounting device pivotally connects the non-rotatable drive element to the deck lid, or vice versa. The motor is energized to affect bi-directional control of the drive unit while enabling low back-drive effort. A concentric spring counters loading due to the weight of the deck lid.

Abstract: A hybrid spiroid and worm gear is formed as a gear body having an axis of rotation. The gear body has a plurality of spiroid gear teeth formed in opposing surfaces of the body formed generally radially relative to the axis of rotation. The gear body further has a plurality of worm gear teeth formed in a hub portion, between, separate and apart from the spiroid teeth. The worm gear teeth are formed generally longitudinally relative to the axis of rotation. A method for making the hybrid spiroid and worm gear is also disclosed.

Abstract: A ball screw with a buffering circulation member comprises: a screw, a nut, a circulation member, a plurality of rolling elements and a plurality of flexible members. The circulation member comprises a first structure and a second structure. The flexible members are disposed at the combining portion between the circulation member and the nut to allow the first and second structures to be assembled more closely in a seamless manner. The flexible members which support the circulation member can absorb or buffer the collision of the rolling elements, thus reducing the vibration of the rolling elements or the noise caused by the collision of the rolling elements.

Abstract: Composite gear blanks are manufactured by placing a rigid centerpiece in a mold, optionally inertizing the mold, filling the mold by adding a liquid reactive mixture around the centerpiece, applying static pressure to the mold and polymerizing the reactive mixture so as to form a plastic outer part surrounding the centerpiece. The composite gear blanks thus made have improved values of normal and shear adhesion strength both at room temperature and at elevated temperatures of up to 120° C. and are particularly suited for making worm gear parts of automotive electronic power steering systems.

Abstract: A system for the contactless sealing of a rotatably mounted shaft with respect to a housing, and a gear unit, oil being provided in the interior of the housing, in particular, the rotating shaft protruding from the interior into the outer area; a centrifugal disk, joined in rotatably fixed manner to the shaft, having at least partially radially extending bores that connect oil from a centrifugal chamber to a collection chamber surrounding the centrifugal disk.

Abstract: A housing slidably guides a slider, which is driven in response to selection of a shift range of an automatic transmission. Upper and lateral sides of a movable range of the slider are covered with the housing. Thereby, application of hydraulic fluid and foreign objects to guide rails is limited to limit malfunction of the slider. Furthermore, even when the hydraulic fluid and foreign objects adhere to the guide rails, the hydraulic fluid and foreign objects can be collected at ends of the movable range of the slider and can be expelled to an outside of the housing through open ends of the housing.

Abstract: An end-connector of a select cable for a manual transmission is configured to allow a driver to perform a sufficiently smooth selecting operation even with small force by ball joint type combination between a rear protrusion of a fastener and a ball portion of a connector pin. The end-connector includes a connector housing integrally connected with both ends of a select cable and having a housing hole formed through the left and right sides, a fastener inserted in the housing hole of the connector housing, with one end protruding through the housing hole, an elastic clip member fixed to the connector housing and restraining the end of fastener which protrudes from the housing hole to prevent the fastener from separating from the housing hole, and a connector pin assembled with the fastener to freely rotate with the other end of the fastener in the housing hole.

Abstract: When an end portion of a gearshift lever 20 is pressed into an inner insertion hole of a gearshift knob 23, an auxiliary lever 34 is brought into contact with the end of an operation member. Thereby, a link body 33 turns, and an end of a link lever 35 is inserted into a connection hole 24. In addition, when the end portion of the gearshift lever 20 is pressed into the inner insertion hole of the gearshift knob 23, the link lever 35 is guided by a guidance wall 24a to a deep portion of the connection hole 24. Thereby, the link body 33 turns, and the auxiliary lever 34 is separated from the end of the operation member 22. Furthermore, while the knob button 27 is being pressed down, the auxiliary lever 34 is always separated from the end of the operation member 22.

Abstract: A robot, such as a painting robot for painting components such as motor vehicle body components, is disclosed having a plurality of robot elements that are pivotable relative to each other. At least one flexible supply line may run from a proximal robot element to a distal robot element. The supply line may be axially displaceable in the proximal robot element relative to the longitudinal axis of the supply line, so that the supply line can perform an axial compensating motion during a pivot motion of the robot.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus configured for being fixedly secured to a handlebar of a bicycle and for use with one or more retrievable storage units stowed within the handlebar.

Abstract: A differential case assembly includes a differential case and a pinless gear assembly. The differential case has an open end and a side wall with an interior surface. The pinless gear assembly includes a retainer insert and a side gear with a shaft extending outwardly therefrom. The retainer insert is disposed adjacent the interior surface of the side wall, The retainer insert defines at least a portion of an aperture that receives an end of the shaft to align the gear assembly within the differential case.

Abstract: In a method and a device for controlling vibrations of a metallurgical vessel that occur while gas is being injected into liquid molten metal located in the metallurgical vessel, a certain total amount of gas per unit of time is injected into the liquid molten metal, and the total amount of gas being is injected into the liquid molten metal through a number of individual nozzles in the metallurgical vessel, measured values correlating with the vibrations of the metallurgical vessel occurring are being measured during the injection, wherein while keeping the total amount of gas injected per unit of time largely constant, the amount of gas injected from individual nozzles per unit of time is changed in dependence on the measured values that are measured and correlate with the vibrations of the metallurgical vessel occurring.

Abstract: Coal particles to be processed into compressed articles are impregnated with a substance before being mixed with a binder system containing water and finally being processed into compressed articles.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of making liquid metal compositions containing a large number of solid particles per unit volume, without external heat removal, which solid particles act as nuclei for grains when the metal is solidified. A method of forming a metal solid includes the step of partially removing a solute of a liquid metallic solution which is at its liquidus temperature to partially solidify a metal solvent component, thereby forming a solid fraction, wherein there is essentially no reduction in temperature of the liquid metallic solution and solid fraction. The method further includes the step of subsequently lowering the temperature of the liquid metallic solution and solid fraction to solidify the remaining liquid metallic solution and thereby form a solid that includes the solid fraction formed during the step of partial solute removal. In an embodiment, the method further includes turbulence from gas evolution which aids in solid particle formation and grain refinement.

Abstract: A heap is constructed with hypogenic copper sulfide bearing ore to include exposed sulfide mineral particles at least 25 weight % of which are hypogenic copper sulfides. The concentration of the exposed sulfide mineral particles is such that the heap includes at least 10 Kg of exposed sulfide sulfur per tonne of solids in the heap. At least 50% of the total copper in the heap is in the form of hypogenic copper sulfides. A substantial portion of the heap is heated to at least 50° C. The heap is inoculated with a thermophilic microorganism, and bioleaching is carried out so that sufficient sulfide mineral particles in the heap are biooxidized to oxidize at least 10 Kg of sulfide sulfur per tonne of solids in the heap and to cause the dissolution of at least 50% of the copper in the heap in a relatively short period of time.

Abstract: A backup tool supports a nut from rotation. The tool has a socket opening having opposing faces that lie along adjacent sides of an equilateral triangle. A threaded opening in the tool has an axis that intersects a third side of this equilateral triangle, and an adjustable screw threads into this opening. To adjustably fit the tool on a nut, the socket opening disposes around the nut, and the screw threads in the opening until the screw's distal end engages one of the six sides of a hex nut. The opposing faces along the sides of the equilateral triangle then engage two alternating sides of the hex nut. To support the nut from rotation, a reaction surface of the tool engages against a supporting surface of another nut, an edge of a flange, or the like.

Abstract: A tool for removing a damaged lug stud from a vehicle may include, at one end thereof, a socket that fits over a lug nut. The socket may be held in place with a wrench, pliers, or the like while the stud is drilled through a bushing on the other end of the tool. The tool may remove the damaged lug stud quickly, without damage to the wheel of the vehicle.

Abstract: A tool for removing and replacing a light bulb includes a long handle rod, a chuck at an upper end of the handle rod, and an operating mechanism at a lower end of the handle rod for actuating the chuck. The chuck includes an arm holder, bearing brackets, chuck arms pivotally supported by the bearing brackets, tension springs for closing the chuck arms, a seat pad for receiving and supporting a top surface of the glass sphere of the light bulb, guide bars for opening the chuck arms, and a movable bar-holder-block connected to the operation mechanism for supporting the guide bars. When the movable bar-holder-block is pulled downward by the operating mechanism, the upper end portions of the chuck arms are operatively opened away from one another.

Abstract: A universal ratcheting tool provides improved handling of tools that are difficult to use on their own, specifically, hexagonal wrenches. The universal ratcheting tool includes a handle and a body with a ratcheting mechanism within the handle. The body includes a first aperture for receiving a tool, and the first aperture includes slots to accept a plurality of sizes of tools. The body also includes a second aperture where the tool extends out of the body. A retaining component is coupled with the body to retain the tool and a retaining tab is able to be used to open and close the retaining component. Once the tool is positioned and retained within the universal ratcheting tool, a user is able to easily install or remove an object such as a screw with the benefit of a comfortable handle and the ease of use of the ratcheting mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a single direction ratchet wrench which comprises a main body, a ratchet wheel, a pawl, an elastic element and a clip. The ratchet wheel and the pawl are lodged within the main body. The pawl has retaining cogs, concave surfaces and recess. One end of the elastic element is lodged within the second housing and the other end within the recess. The elastic element pushes the pawl with a particular angle so that the retaining cogs of the pawl are engaged with the ratchet teeth.

Abstract: A tool includes a first bit receiving socket, a second bit receiving socket, and an angled metal structure. The angled metal structure includes a first end connected with the first bit receiving socket and a second end connected with the second bit receiving socket.

Abstract: A hand tool alternately-magnetizing structure includes a body, at least one magnetic component, and an adjustment ring. The body defines a central axis and a handle portion; in which defines at least one recess dented along a radical direction thereof. The magnetic component is received in the recess of the handle portion, and includes a resilient member and a magnetic member. The adjustment ring is sleeved onto the handle portion and capable of angular displacement. The adjustment ring defines at least one switchable portion dented at an interior wall face thereof for corresponding to the recess of the handle portion. The switchable portion describes an adjacent section and an outlaying section, wherein a wall thickness defined at the adjacent section is greater than that defined at the outlaying section.

Abstract: Provided is a hand tool with a first handle portion, a first jaw portion connected to the first handle portion at a first jaw pivot located near a distal end of the first handle portion, a second handle portion connected to the first handle portion at a handle pivot, the handle pivot being located proximal of the first jaw pivot, a second jaw portion connected to the second handle portion at a second jaw pivot located near a distal end of the second handle portion, the handle pivot being located proximal of the second jaw pivot, and a first slider that is substantially elongate, has a length and a longitudinal axis along the length, the first slider extending between the first and second jaw portions and being slidably connected to the first jaw portion.

Abstract: A screwdriver for collated screws in which a tip of the screw projects forwardly of the tool prior to initiation of the screwdriving sequence and, preferably, a forwardly directed socket carried on a retractable nose portion engages the head of the screw to be driven and urges the screw forwardly into a workpiece such that the pinching of the screw between the nose portion and the workpiece initiates retraction of the nose portion preferably leading to engagement of the screw by a rotating driver shaft.

Abstract: A torque-setting device includes a shank, a handle provided on the shank, a driving unit attached to the shank, a strain gauge connected to the driving unit, a spring abutted against the strain gauge, a pusher abutted against the spring, an axle engaged with the pusher, a restraining element connected to the axle, a C-clip provided on the restraining element, and a knob. The knob is operable to rotate the axle relative to the pusher, thus moving the pusher relative to the spring to set a value of torque. The knob is movable between a position where teeth thereof are in grooves of the handle to avoid rotation of the axle and another position where the tooth are out of the grooves to allow rotation of the knob and the axle. The C-clip is located against an annular rib formed on an internal face of the knob.

Abstract: An arbor operably configured to facilitate positioning an element within an open end of a terminal or other device. The arbor may be operable to position the element relative to a groove or another type of difficult to reach area interior the open end. The arbor may include an assembly operable to move the element through the open end to a desired position where the element is freed to be positioned within the groove or other portion of the open end. Optionally, in the event the element is resilient, the resiliency of the element may be relied upon to cause the element to free itself from the arbor using expansion and at the same time secure itself within the groove or other portion of the open end.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for cutting a sample piece, having a shape and an outer dimension, out of a porous substrate, comprising: a puncher having an outermost dimension at a punch head; a stripping sleeve; a die having an innermost dimension that is larger than the outermost dimension of the punch head; and a fixture that holds the die in a fixed position relative to the puncher and stripping sleeve.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to separate a surface layer of a product in the food industry. The apparatus includes a transport device to transport the product from an input region to an output region and a pressure device to press the product against the transport device. A separating device is arranged in the output region to separate the surface layer from the product. The separating device defines a separating gap between the separating device and the transport device. A substantially cylindrical, rotatably controllable deflecting device is arranged in the output region. The deflecting device has a shape varying in the axial direction and/or a circumferential direction. The transport device is guided around the deflecting device to create a variable process gap to separate the surface layer of the product from the product.

Abstract: A method of making a slotted scavenger wherein a rigid sheet is used as a starting material. A slot is formed through the sheet having horizontally angled sidewalls such that an opening of the slot on a first major surface of the sheet is smaller than an opening of the slot in a second major surface of the sheet. Modifications of the method include using a rotating cutting tool for cutting through the sheet to form slots.

Abstract: A rotary cutting device includes a body having a cutter blade with a cutting edge and a pressure roller mounted relative to the cutter blade. The cutter blade is configured to rotate about a rotational axis. The pressure roller is rotationally fixed. The cutter blade and the pressure roller are positioned relative to each other such that pressure is applied to a material fed therebetween. As the cutter blade rotates relative to the pressure roller, the pressure applied to the material being fed therebetween allows for a width of material to cut by a cutting edge of rotating cutter blade. An embossing roller may be used in place of the cutter blade to emboss material. The device also includes guide for guiding material into the machine, pressure adjustment for pressure applied to the material, and rotational speed control. A method for using the rotary cutting device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A tool holder (10, 10?) for shearing machines, especially of the longitudinal type, suitable for processing on paper, cardboard, plastic films, various laminates, aluminium, fabric, non woven, fibreglass, carbon fibre and the like, including a blade holder head provided with a preferably circular blade (12), partially protected by a casing (14) and rotatably connected to an elastically deformable arm (16) and to a bar (18) sliding according to a vertical direction, a further protection element for the same blade defined by a shaped plate (20) provided with a through opening (22), at least one piston (30, 32) for the up/down movement of the blade holder, with said bar (18) and said at least one piston (30, 32) arranged and moved in a chamber (23) of a support body (24), the tool holder further includes an element suitable for allowing an anti-rotation of the bar (18) with zero clearance, an adjustment of the shearing angle, an axial adjustment of the same bar and of the down stroke of the tool or blade (12).

Abstract: A cutter bar of a cutting device for producing pellets from strands of material that emerges from a perforated plate in one or more strands of material and is cut into individual pellets by the cutting device, having at least one cutting edge. The cutter bar can have a serration on at least one strand contact surface, and the serration can have a preferential direction that is inclined at an angle relative to the cutting edge.

Abstract: An alloy, such as a tool steel containing, in percent by weight, 0.5%-0.7% carbon; 1.80%-2.50% chromium; 0.90%-1.20% molybdenum; 3.50%-5.50% nickel and 0.60%-1.50% vanadium. The steel alloyed accordingly is eminently suitable for heat treatments for influencing strength. With a carbon content of less than 0.7%, a partially martensitic metal structure having a high ductility can be formed by way of hardening processes. Due to surface hardening, the carbon content may in some portions on the outer surface be greater than 0.7%.

Abstract: A punch and die assembly for singulating an IC unit from a substrate, the assembly comprising an array of punches a guide block having opposed first and second faces with a plurality of elongate channels corresponding to each punch extending from said first to second face; a die block for supporting said substrate, said die block having an array of punching zones at which the punches bear so as to singulate all or a portion of a peripheral edge of said IC units from the substrate.

Abstract: A recip saw blade has a blade body and a cutting edge extending along the blade body and defined by a repeating pattern of two consecutive teeth suitable for abusive cutting applications. The blade defines a relatively coarse tooth pitch. The two consecutive teeth, which may be bi-metal, include a high tooth and a relatively low tooth in comparison to the high tooth. Each high tooth and low tooth include a primary clearance surface defining a relatively shallow primary clearance angle that is about 28° or less, and a secondary clearance surface defining a relatively steep secondary clearance angle in comparison to the primary clearance angle. The primary clearance angle of the high tooth is steeper than the primary clearance angle of the low tooth, such as between about 23° and 28°, and the secondary clearance angle of the high tooth is shallower than the secondary clearance angle of the low tooth.

Abstract: A table tool includes a table which carries a power tool. The table includes table base and a table top. The table top includes a central table top portion fixed to the table base. The central table top portion of the table top includes a left perimeter, a right perimeter, and a rear perimeter. A first table top extension is configured to be selectively coupled to the table on the left perimeter, and the right perimeter of the central table top portion with the first table top extension slideable relative to the central table top portion. A second table top extension is configured to be selectively coupled to the left perimeter, the right perimeter, and the rear perimeter of the central table top portion with the second table top extension fixed relative to the central table top portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an easy open end includes the steps of using a laminated steel sheet with resin films formed on both surfaces of the laminated steel sheet, and forming a panel structure and a score. A score die used for forming the score includes a scoring edge having a cross section in which a tip is a curve and two sides with the tip interposed therebetween are tangent to the curve. The tip is the curve having a curvature radius ranging from 0.2 to 0.4 mm, and the two sides have elevation angles ? in a range of 0.3?tan ??1.0 to an end surface. The panel structure is formed by a motion that is synchronous with a motion in which the score die is pressed to a surface of the laminated steel sheet during the formation of the score.

Abstract: A snare drum having four cylindrical members which nest within and are permanently attached to each other from the top shell of the drum. The top ends of the four cylindrical members are located adjacent to each other and the bottom ends of the third and fourth cylindrical members are located below the bottom ends of the first and second cylindrical members. A fifth cylindrical member slides axially along the lower end of the third cylindrical member. The top ends of the four cylindrical members are covered by a first drum head and the bottom ends of the third and fourth cylindrical members are covered by a second drum head. The four cylindrical members are the top shell for the drum and the fifth cylindrical member is the bottom shell for the drum. The distance between the first and second drum heads change as the fifth cylindrical member is manually moved axially along the third cylindrical member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a percussion instrument of the type consisting of a box composed of four walls (1) forming the outline, on which a top (2) rests, the lateral end walls (3-4) having a rectangular profile, the front (5) and rear (6) faces having a convex profile (7) in their lower part whilst in their upper part on which the top rests they follow a line which is firstly rectilinear (8), then continued by a concave part (9), which is itself continued by a rectilinear or very slightly convex part (10), such that the box is divided into three zones: a deep zone (8) for producing bass sounds, continued by a shallower median part (9) for producing middle register sounds, said median part itself being continued in such a way as to form a chamber (10) which is slightly deeper than the median part for producing high pitched sounds, the chamber (10) producing the high pitched sounds being provided with a snare (17) lying against the top.

Abstract: The invention provides nesting drum set designs suitable for packaging drums having standard height (depth) and standard drum head and fastening frames sizes in a self-contained fashion, wherein some of the drums have drum head diameter differences of circa 2? one from the other, thereby providing a compact and relatively lightweight packed drum set that can be comfortably transported or stored while occupying substantially small storage/luggage space.

Abstract: A drum pedal includes a base having a pair of posts, a shaft, a beater, a footboard, and a chain belt. A shaft is rotatably supported by the upper ends of the posts with bearings. One of the bearings is fixed to a first end portion of the shaft by fastening a screw to the shaft along the axial direction. The bearing fixed to the shaft is sandwiched by the cover and the post along the axial direction of the shaft.

Abstract: A percussion instrument striking detection device is configured to minimize time lag from striking the head until detection of head vibrations and for reliable detection of the vibrations in conformance with the striking force without regard to the head condition. A striking member has a vibration sensor. Therefore, the distance from the striking location on the head to the vibration sensor can be short, to minimize time lag. In addition, the effect of the tension or the material of the head on the vibrations detected by the vibration sensor can be minimized and vibrations in conformance with the striking force can be reliably detected.

Abstract: A percussion instrument is configured for minimizing space used for set up for use. The percussion instrument uses a belt member stretched between one of two upper stretching members and a lower stretching member, to form a striking surface. By using the elasticity of the belt member, the striking surface can simulate the tension sensation of a conventional acoustic percussion instrument. By forming the belt member in a band shape, the width dimensions of the striking surface can be small relative to conventional circular shaped striking surfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed is a keyboard device 100, in which a plurality of keys 3 are attached to a keyboard chassis 1 rotatably in a keying direction. In the keyboard device 100, a key pressing member 20 of the keyboard chassis 1 includes sliding portions 26 as protruding parts. Chassis attachment portions 36 of the keys 3 include opening portions 36a as recessed parts. A configuration is adopted so that, in a state where the sliding portions 26 and the opening portions 36a are engaged with other, the keys 3 can be prevented from dropping off from the keyboard chassis 1, and inclination of the keys 3 in a transverse direction can be suppressed.

Abstract: The invention concerns a recoilless weapon (1) comprising a launch tube (3) for launching a projectile and a recoil dampener (2) for dampening recoil forces from the projectile, characterised in that the recoil dampener (2) comprises at least two recoil dampening mechanisms (8) comprising dampening means (11, 13, 14, 15) and that the recoil dampener (2) is adjustable in regard to a gunner and/or to projectile.

Abstract: System and method of assigning at least one weapon of a plurality of weapons to at least one threat of a plurality of threats. Data relating to a plurality of weapons and threats data relating to a plurality of threats is received and processed to select at least one of a plurality of weapons assignment techniques. The selected weapons assignment technique is applied to the data to produce data describing assignment of at least one of the plurality of weapons to at least one of the plurality of threats.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor-driven unit for clearing mines from and securing a hazardous route. According to the present method, system and device, a marker apparatus for a secured route is a liquid material for marking on the ground, and comprising dispensing members for providing one axial marking and two side markings on either side of said axial marking, respectively, for said route.