Abstract: The surface roughness Ra of tooth surfaces of teeth of a worm wheel is greater than or equal to 0.1 ?m and less than or equal to 0.5 ?m and, more particularly, less than or equal to 0.3 ?m. The worm wheel is produced by forming a resin member on which the teeth are to be formed, using a resin composition that contains reinforcing fiber; forming the teeth by performing a gear-cutting process; and adjusting the surface roughness of the tooth surfaces by performing a running-in machining process on the teeth.

Abstract: An operating mechanism 178 for disengaging a cruise control lever 176 operatively engaged with a hydrostatic transmission of an off-road vehicle, the cruise control lever 176 rotatably mounted over a cruise shaft bracket 188 and capable of being acted upon by biasing and counter-biasing forces along a rotational axis of the cruise control lever 176, the operating mechanism 178 comprising, a first cable 226 and a second cable 228, the first and second cables 226, 228 coupled to LH and RH brake pedals 222, 224, respectively, via their one end and extending to be operatively coupled to a brake actuation linkage assembly 230 via their opposite end, a cable holding member 232 formed to have quilateral triangular ends and coplanarly arranged between the first and second cables 226, 228 nearby their opposite ends, first and second ends 234, 236 of the cable holding member 232 engaging a portion of the first and second cables 226, 228, respectively, whereas a third end 240 thereof disposed substantially in between th

Abstract: Disclosed therein is an automatic transmission lever assembly having a shift-lock cam having an electromagnet. The automatic transmission lever assembly includes: a base bracket fixed to a frame of a vehicle; a rod; a rotating member joined to a lower end of the rod, the rotating member rotating on a predetermined shaft according to a movement of the rod for changing a transmission mode and having a locking portion formed at a position corresponding to a shift-lock; a shift-lock cam having a permanent magnet, the shift-lock cam being caught to the locking portion at a shift-lock position and being rotatable on the shaft; and an electromagnet provided at a position facing the permanent magnet, wherein when a brake signal is transferred, electric current flows to the electromagnet, so that the shift-lock cam is operated in a direction to be released from the locking portion.

Abstract: A shift lever device comprises: a case including a check projection, the check projection having a surface curved with respect to an axial direction of a steering column; an operation lever provided swingably to perform upshift and downshift, the operation lever including a switch actuation portion; a support shaft supporting the operation lever swingably to the case; a bias unit configured to bias the operation lever toward a standby position from an operation position; and a switch configured to be turned on or off by the switch actuation portion. The bias unit and the switch actuation portion are arranged in an axial direction of the support shaft. The check projection and the switch are arranged in parts of the case that are opposed to the bias unit and the switch actuation portion, respectively, and arranged in the axial direction of the support shaft.

Abstract: A position lock for a steering column comprises a rake lock bracket, a tooth lock, a driver, and a spring. The rake lock bracket is fixed to the vehicle has a rake lock tooth wall that bounds a control slot and that defines a plurality of rake lock teeth. The tooth lock is coupled to the steering column for movement in a raking direction and supported for rotation about a tooth lock rotation axis. The driver, supported for translation with the tooth lock and for rotation about a driver rotation axis, is configured for contacting an actuation feature of the tooth lock so as to cause the tooth lock to rotate with the driver as the driver rotates within the active range of rotation of the driver. The spring is configured and arranged to apply a biasing moment to cause the tooth lock to rotate in a locking direction.

Abstract: A manual parking brake for a motor vehicle is provided. The manual parking brake includes a pivot-movably mounted hand brake lever and a cable sheave coupled to the hand brake lever. An over dead center spring is attached to an axis of rotation of the hand brake lever, which with the pivot-movably mounted hand brake lever in a rest position exerts a resetting force holding the pivot-movably mounted hand brake lever in this position and upon actuation of the pivot-movably mounted hand brake lever outputs a supporting force. A motor vehicle having such a manual parking brake also is provided.

Abstract: A power tool has a drive motor with an actuating element. The power tool has a power tool housing with a first subassembly and a second subassembly that is connected with the first subassembly. An operating element is supported on the first subassembly. A Bowden cable is disposed within the power tool housing and has a Bowden cable housing and a Bowden cable inner wire arranged in the Bowden cable housing. The actuating element is a part of the second subassembly. The Bowden cable inner wire has a first end connected to the operating element and a second end connected to the actuating element, wherein the operating element acts on the actuating element through the Bowden cable. The Bowden cable housing has a first end and a second end and the first and second ends are secured on the same one of the first and second subassemblies.

Abstract: A rotatable body is rotatable integrally with the shaft and includes a boss portion and a limiting portion. The boss portion is fixed to an outer peripheral wall of the shaft. The limiting portion is received in an internal space of a support member and is connected to the boss portion. The limiting portion limits a rotational angle of the boss portion in an accelerator closing direction when a contact surface of the limiting portion contacts an inner wall of the support member at an accelerator-full-closing time. The contact surface of the rotatable body is a curved surface.

Abstract: An object detecting actuator and an object detecting switch with increased durability. The actuator in one embodiment includes a roller that receives a load of an external force; and a roller lever to which the roller is rotatably attached by means of a rotary shaft, the actuator being a displacement member that is displaced in accordance with the load of the force received by the roller, wherein the roller is constituted by a sintered body of stainless steel material impregnated with lubricating oil, and a density of the sintered body of stainless steel material is in a range of 6.45 to 6.7 g/cm3.

Abstract: A lever device in which a lid is mounted to an opening portion of a lever member without dropping down therefrom and with a good visual quality is disclosed. The lever device comprises a lever member swingably supported in a fixed system, an opening portion provided in the lever member to open in a radial direction, and a lid that is engaged to the opening portion to cover the opening portion therewith, wherein the lid is provided with a thin portion. Deflections are generated in such a manner as to concentrate on the thin portion of the lid.

Abstract: Differential locking systems for a surgical instrument that includes a surgical end effector that is powered by a rotary drive shaft assembly that is movable between a plurality of discrete axial positions. In various forms, at least one retention formation is provided on the rotary drive shaft assembly that corresponds to each one of the discrete axial position. At least one lock member is operably supported relative to rotary drive shaft assembly for retaining engagement with the at least one of the retention formations when the rotary drive shaft assembly is moved to the discrete axial positions associated therewith.

Abstract: A hybrid drive manual transmission, for a motor vehicle, having two input shafts (GE1, GE2) and one common output shaft. The first shaft (GE1) can connect with a combustion engine drive shaft and can drive the output shaft via a first group of gearwheel sets. The second shaft (GE2) can connect with an electric machine and, via a second group of gearwheel sets, the output shaft. The input shafts (GE1, GE2) can connect with one another via a coupling device. For inexpensive production, the transmission is derived from a double clutch transmission having a hollow input shaft (GE2) and a coaxial inner input shaft (GE1) and a coupling device of which comprises a gear step and/or a shiftable clutch, which replaces that gearset and associated gear clutch. The gearset of the underlying double clutch transmission is allocated to first input shaft (GE1) and adjacent the gear-side end of shaft (GE2).

Abstract: Discloses a hydrometallurgical process and system for the recovery of precious metals; specifically palladium, rhodium, and platinum metals, at high purity and with limited waste and environmental fouling.

Abstract: A tensioning device for extending a threaded bolt by tensioning the threaded end section has a supporting tube surrounding the threaded end section, a cylinder arranged in continuation of the supporting tube and having at least one piston axially movable therein, an exchange socket which is screwable to the threaded end section and is configured such that it can be carried along axially by the piston, and a pin arranged in an axially movable manner in a longitudinal guide in the exchange socket. The pin end is axially supportable against that end of the threaded bolt that has the threaded end section. In order to assess the actually usable thread projection even in cases in which known tensioning devices provide imprecise results, the pin is formed in a radially widened manner at its pin end compared with the pin cross section.

Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a reception hole defined through the function end of the wrench and a recess is defined in the inner periphery of the reception hole. A ratchet wheel is rotatably located in the reception hole. A pawl, a restriction member and a resilient member are received in the recess. The two ends of the resilient member respectively contact the pawl and the restriction member to bias the pawl to be engaged with the ratchet wheel. A restriction ring is located in the reception hole and has a rod extending therefrom, the rod extends into the recess. The restriction member is located between the rod and the inner periphery of the recess.

Abstract: An adjustable spanner is provided. The adjustable spanner may comprise a pair of jaw arms, co-operating to move relative to one another, the co-operating jaw arms are each provided at their ends with a jaw, wherein two adjacent jaws constitute a spanner head; a housing for receiving the co-operating jaw arms, the co-operating jaw arms slide longitudinally relative to the housing for setting pre-selected discrete standard fastener sizes, wherein the jaw arms are substantially identical, and are received in the housing being rotated 180° relative to one another about their longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A metric and English socket wrench is rotatable about an axis, and includes an inner peripheral surface. The inner peripheral surface has first engaging portions, and second engaging portions arranged alternately with the first engaging portions. Each of the first engaging portions has two first engaging surfaces interconnected to form a V-shape. A first apex is disposed between the two first engaging surfaces, and is spaced apart from the axis by a first distance. Each of the second engaging portions has two second engaging surfaces interconnected to form a V-shape. A second apex is disposed between the two second engaging surface, and is spaced apart from the axis by a second distance. Ratio of the first distance to the second distance is more than 0.94 and less than 1.06.

Abstract: Fishing pliers that enable the user to conveniently extend fishing line into the eyelet of a fishing lure, the fishing pliers comprising: (i) a first elongate member, and (ii) a second elongate member pivotally coupled to the first elongate member, each elongate member having a proximal handle portion and a distal tip end portion and an intermediate section therebetween, wherein the first elongate member has, in the intermediate portion thereof, a channel configured to receive fishing line and a slot configured to receive an eyelet of a fishing lure such that when fishing line is passed through and the channel, the fishing line is oriented so as to be configured to conveniently enter the eyelet of the fishing lure, thereby enabling the user to conveniently extend fishing line into the eyelet of a fishing lure.

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: The present invention relates to a non-return ratchet type torque socket comprising a shaft rod and a shaft cylinder. A core shaft of shaft rod is sleeved with a mobile ratchet capable of axially moving; the shaft cylinder having a shaft slot formed for being sleeved with the core shaft; an accommodation slot is formed in the shaft slot thereby allowing the mobile ratchet to be accommodated; the interior of the accommodation slot is formed a fixed ratchet; a fixed ratchet teeth are mutually engaged with a mobile ratchet teeth; when the core shaft rotates in the shaft slot and the applied torque exceeds the preset torque value, the core shaft idly rotates in the shaft slot, the mobile ratchet teeth of the mobile ratchet are engaged and rotated along the fixed ratchet teeth of the fixed ratchet for axially and elastically moving so as to generate a sound.

Abstract: A gear grasping device of the present invention includes a main body, a first jaw, a second jaw, and an adjustment means. The main body is provided with a curved portion accompanied with an opening The first jaw and the second jaw are disposed on the main body. The opening is arranged between the first jaw and the second jaw. By the adjustment means, position of the first jaw is changeable for adjusting a jaw span between the first jaw and the second jaw. Therefore, the gear grasping device is fit for sizes of gears, and is operation-friendly.

Abstract: A tool handle includes a first handle unit including a first handle body and an engaging block that protrudes obliquely from the first handle body, a joint unit mounted rotatably around the engaging block and formed with an oblong groove, a second handle unit connected co-rotatably with the joint unit, and a latch member mounted movably to the first handle unit and able to switch between a lock state, where the latch member engages the oblong groove and the first and second handle units are non-rotatable relative to each other, and an unlock state, where the latch member is disengaged from the oblong-groove and the second handle unit is rotatable about the engaging block to adjust an orientation of the second handle unit relative to the first handle unit.

Abstract: A cutting insert has a bottom supporting surface, a center cutting edge, two secondary cutting edges, realized on both sides of the center cutting edge and offset in relation to the center cutting edge, and two transition edges connecting the center cutting edge to the secondary cutting edge adjacent in each case. The two secondary cutting edges are realized in each case vertically offset and, where applicable, also offset in depth with respect to the center cutting edge and are laterally spaced from the center cutting edge. The transition edges, in each case in a non-edge-overlapping region, have at least over a portion an inclination n where 2°?n?20° in relation to a height direction which extends at right angles with respect to a main extension plane of the supporting surface.

Abstract: A plurality of bushings are coupled to one another via a series of bolts to provide an interlocking, articulating cutter. The bolts have a cylindrical end and a convex end. The convex ends are seated inside a concave socket coupled to the bushings. The cylindrical ends are coupled to a convex nut seated inside another concave socket coupled to an adjacent bushing. The convex ends of the bolts are configured to articulate inside the seat of the concave sockets. A washer may be placed between the bushings to provide a desired amount of flexibility and/or rigidity. The outer surface of the bushing comprises a cutting structure, such as a milled or clad cutting structure.

Abstract: Cutter blade is a generally elongate member having an undulating portion, a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a width defined by a distance between the leading edge and the trailing edge when viewed from a first side surface. At least a section of the width of the undulating portion located behind the leading edge has a generally uniform thickness. A method of slicing a food product includes mounting at least one cutter blade of any of the types described above on a device that rotates and rotating the at least one cutter about a center axis of the device that rotates. A method of assembling a device for slicing a food product includes mounting at least one cutter blade on a rotating portion of the device.

Abstract: A hair cutting device and method for facilitating and enhancing the ability to cut hair. The hair cutting device comprises a first elongated guide member that includes a first surface. The first surface includes a gravity field orientation sensor, to sense angular orientation. The first elongated guide member includes a first end and a second end. The hair cutting device includes a second elongated guide member that includes a first end configured to selectably couple to the first end of the first elongated guide member. The second elongated guide member includes a second end configured to pivotally couple to the second end of the first elongated guide member. The second elongated guide member includes a plate member selectably coupleable between the first and second elongated guide members. The gravity field orientation sensor is rotatably coupled to an exterior surface of the first elongated guide member, and rotates 360 degrees.

Abstract: One automated process for evenly applying a thin layer within a device housing includes applying a vacuum hold from a curved surface applicator to the thin layer, pressing the thin layer against the device housing with the applicator, wherein said pressing includes applying pressure from the center of the applicator first and then radially expanding said pressure, and pressing the cylindrical outer housing against an outer region of the thin layer to effect a hard pressed application at the outer surface thereof.

Abstract: A self-lubricating circular saw blade assembly and method of use. A circular saw blade assembly includes a circular saw blade having a cutting edge and axial sides. A lubricant disc is disposed upon at least one axial side. The lubricant disc provides lubrication to an area being cut during operation and provides debris removal.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus comprises a cutter holder configured to receive a cutter, a transfer mechanism configured to transfer an object to a first direction. The cutting apparatus further comprises a cutter moving mechanism configured to move the cutter holder to a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are relative to each other. The cutting apparatus further comprises a pressure control mechanism configured to change a pressure of the cutter holder to the object, based on a pressure value for pressing the cutter holder. The cutting apparatus further comprises a processor and a memory. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the cutting apparatus to specify a specific pressure value for pressing the cutter holder by the pressure control mechanism, according to one or more of the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a rotary cutter device comprising a rotator having a rotary blade including a first blade edge part, and a holding body having a fixed blade including a second blade edge part. The first blade edge part and the second blade edge part are rubbed with each other so as to cut. A rotation-side separating member is brought into contact with the cut object in which a cut portion of the cut object adheres to the first blade edge part and rotating together with the rotary blade from inside in the radial direction and applying a reaction force to the outside. A fixed-side separating member is fixed so as to be located outside a rotation range of the first blade edge part, and is brought into contact with the cut object from outside in the radial direction and constrains movement of the cut object to the outside.

Abstract: An articulating band saw apparatus provides a frame that includes a vertically extending section having upper and lower end portions. An elevator moves between the upper and lower end portions of the frame. A first hydraulic actuator is supported on the elevator for movement therewith. A first arm provides arm end portions, the first arm supported by the first hydraulic actuator. An end of the first arm supporting a second hydraulic actuator that is spaced away from the first hydraulic actuator. The second hydraulic actuator supports a second arm. An endless band type saw is mounted on the free end of the second arm generally opposite the second actuator. The band saw is movable by articulation of the first and second actuators and resulting movement of the first and second arms. In one embodiment, the band saw is a diamond wire saw.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a receiving module, a conversion module, first and second rollers, a motor, a forcing member, an implement, and a cutting head. The receiving module receives a desired weight value to correct an imbalance of a wheel/tire assembly. The conversion module converts the desired weight value to a corresponding first amount of a wheel weight material. The first and second rollers engage first and second opposing sides of the wheel weight material. The motor drives the first roller according to the first amount. The forcing member presses the second roller in a first direction that forms an angle with an axis of the first roller. The implement selectively forms a mark on the wheel weight material. The cutting head is selectively actuated to separate the first amount from the wheel weight material.

Abstract: A tip 14 is rotatably attached to a tip holder 10. The tip holder 10 is made into a cylindrical shape and its end has an installation part 16. An opening is arranged at a holder joint. The tip holder 10 is attracted by a magnet for attachment so that detaching and attaching can be performed easily. Tip offset data is recorded as a 2-dimensional code 17 on the surface of the tip holder 10. When replacing the tip holder, the offset data is read out and inputted to a scribe device, thereby canceling the offset. This eliminates the operation required for correction when attaching/detaching the tip holder and enables easy tip replacement during a short time of device stop.

Abstract: A slider is attached to a cutter main body of an optical fiber cutter in a forward/backward movable state. A round blade member for making a scratch in an optical fiber is attached to the slider in a rotatable state. An operation lever pin for changing over rotation operation modes from one to another is attached to one end side of a pin member which penetrates a wall of the cutter main body. The rotation operation modes include a non-rotation mode for preventing the round blade member from being rotated and a continuous rotation mode for rotating the round blade member by a predetermined angle with every backward movement of the slider.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an integrated guitar pick holder with guitar picks. Said integrated guitar pick holder with guitar picks is comprised of a guitar pick holder which is a thin medium and guitar picks that are attached to said thin medium holder. Said guitar picks are secured by the said thin medium holder to form an integrated one piece by either not completely cutting out the picks but leaving connection between said picks and said holder and at the same time allowing individual picks to be removable from said holder, or by completely cutting out the picks and then adhering said picks to a thin film applied to one side of said holder, or by adhering separately manufactured picks to the surface of said holder, thereby creating an integrated unit comprised of both guitar picks and holder. The present invention may be made to the size and shape of a credit card, thus users may store and carry it in their wallets.

Abstract: A percussion instrument of the type having 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, the 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: A keyboard device includes plural white keys, plural black keys, and plural hammers respectively engaged with the plural white and black keys. Vertical length of a drive portion for a first key and a second key are set the same, the first and second keys both being white keys, or both being black keys. Longitudinal position of hammer support portion of a first hammer engaged with the first key and longitudinal position of a hammer support portion of a second hammer engaged with the second key are set the same. Vertical positions of hammer support portions of the first and second hammers are respectively set according to a distance from a front end of an operation portion of the first key and a key support portion and a distance from a front end of an operation portion of the second key and a key support portion.

Abstract: Music Display, Collaboration, and Annotation (MDCA) systems and methods are provided. Elements in music scores are presented as “layers” on user devices which may be manipulated by users as desired. For example, users may elect to hide or show a particular layer, designate a display color for the layer, or configure the access to the layer by users or user groups. Users may also create annotation layers, each with individual annotations such as music symbols or notations, comments, free-drawn graphics, staging directions, or the like Annotations such as staging directions and orchestral cues may also be generated automatically by the system. Real-time collaborations among multiple MDCA users are promoted by the sharing and synchronization scores, annotations or changes. In addition, master MDCA users such as conductors may coordinate or control aspects of the presentation of music scores on other user devices.

Abstract: Provided is a tone control device coupled to a musical instrument including a plurality of pipes capable of generating tones with differing pitches for keys, wherein the pipes are arranged in rows, comprising: a tone generation device that generates tone; a pipe designation device that designates a specified pipe among the pipes installed; and a control device that causes the tone generation device to generate a substituting tone corresponding to the specified pipe when a depressed key comprising one of the keys corresponds to the specified pipe designated by the pipe designation device, and the specified pipe is a pipe belonging to one of the rows of pipes designated as a tone generation subject for the depressed key.

Abstract: Methods for generating music are disclosed. A music data file is generated at a first node. The music data file is transmitted from the first node and received at a second node. Musical definition data that provides information regarding a data structure and data for musical parameters is extracted from the music data file at the second node. The musical definition data is processed and music is generated at the second node for playback in accordance with the data structure and the musical parameters. A modified music data file is generated at the second node and transmitted to the first node. Modified music is generated at the first node based on the modified music data file.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a data acquiring unit that acquires section data identifying chorus sections among a plurality of sections included in a musical piece, a determining unit that determines a standard chorus section among the chorus sections identified by the section data according to a predefined determination condition for discriminating the standard chorus section from a non-standard chorus section, and a setting unit that sets an extraction range at least partially including the determined standard chorus section to the musical piece.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus, including a searching unit that searches each of a plurality of sections included in an original musical piece for a next section that is temporally adjacent in the original musical piece and an alternative section having a same attribute as the next section, and generates a plurality of section sequences, and a selecting unit that selects at least one section sequence from the plurality of section sequences.

Abstract: An electric keyboard musical instrument 10 includes: keys 32; third switches 36 that detect that the keys 32 are pressed down to a position x3; various switches 12 to 15 that receive a selection of a kind of tone; and a CPU 21 that executes generating a sound with a tone of the kind received by various switches 12 to 15 in response to the third switch 36 detecting that a key 32 is pressed down to a position x3. The CPU 21 changes a time from when the third switch 36 detects that a key 32 is pressed down to position x3 until sound generation is executed, according to a kind of tone received through the various switches 12 to 15.

Abstract: A keyboard circuit (15) of an electric music instrument includes contact transistors (TRk) having at least three terminals as input/output terminals for state detection for each of a plurality of contacts (14a, 14b, and 14c); and wiring units to the contact transistors (TRk) and the contacts (14a, 14b, and 14c). A selector (Sm) and the wiring unit for each of the plurality of contacts (14a, 14b, and 14c) are arranged to be divided into a plurality of layers in three dimensions. Then, the keyboard circuit (15) detects ON/OFF states for each of the contacts (14a, 14b, and 14c) for which the ON/OFF states change in response to a key-pressing operation for each of a plurality of keys (12) and for which at least one is provided to each of the plurality of keys (12).

Abstract: The present invention is a device for use on a playing surface by a musician using a foot to generate an electrical signal indicative of a bass drum. The device generally comprises a body having a horizontally disposed base, a pivot body secured to the bottom surface of the base, and a strike body secured to the base. The pivot body is adapted to rest upon playing surface allowing body to pivot relative to the playing surface between a first position where the strike body is off the playing surface and a second position where the strike body hits or impacts the playing surface. The device further comprises electronic sensing circuitry adapted to generate an electrical signal indicative of a base drum in response to the strike body hitting the playing surface.

Abstract: An adjustable gas valve having an annular body with an inner surface defining a gas chamber and first and second annular end surfaces defining first and second openings of said gas chamber, the gas valve further having outer surface and at least one gas channel extending between the inner surface and the outer surface providing a gas communication path from the outer surface to the gas chamber, wherein said at least one gas channel is orientated to direct fluid egressing from the channel into the chamber along the inner surface. The invention further includes a regulator occupying a portion of the chamber to define a chamber operating volume, the regulator having at least one outer diameter corresponding to an inner diameter of the passage to substantially inhibit gas flow from the pass through the second opening.

Abstract: A pneumatic motor includes a cylinder and a rotor disposed in the cylinder. The rotor includes an axle, and main and secondary blades are slidably received in a plurality of main and secondary sliding slots formed on the axle. The secondary blades touch an inner wall of the cylinder to promote torque output when located at angles equal to or smaller than a specific angle from an inlet of the cylinder. On the contrary, the secondary blades are away from the inner wall of the cylinder to reduce friction between the rotor and the cylinder when located at angles larger than the specific angle from the inlet. Thus, revolution speed of the rotor is retained in a tolerant range, and torque output is promoted significantly.

Abstract: An actuator for relatively moving two parts in a damped manner. The actuator includes a damper housing for connection to a first of the parts. The damper housing includes a damper chamber. The actuator includes a drivable damper rod for connection to a second of the parts and being movable relative to the damper housing. The damper rod includes a damper unit located within the damper chamber. The damper unit is relatively movable within the damper chamber with the damper unit movement corresponding to the relative movement between the damper housing and damper rod and the relative movement between the first and second parts. The damper unit is movable in response to hydraulic pressure force upon the damper unit. The actuator includes a pneumatic pressure source for providing a pneumatic pressure force that is transferred to provide the hydraulic pressure force upon the damper unit.

Abstract: An adjusting device of an axial piston machine having a displacement volume that is adjusted by a pivoting yoke. The adjusting device has a cylinder, which is radially spaced from and tangential to the yoke pivot axis. A piston communicates with the yoke and is adjusted by hydraulic pressure change. A control arrangement has a position regulating valve with a control piston which can set the hydraulic pressure acting on the piston. A mechanical return can transfer the yoke pivoting position to the control piston. The valve is axially parallel to the cylinder and radially spaced from the yoke pivot axis. The return comprises an axially movable sensing piston and coaxial return spring which are axially adjacent to the valve. The sensing piston abuts a yoke surface that is eccentric with respect to the pivot axis and connected to the control piston by the return spring.

Abstract: The invention consists of a gas spring which can absorb movements perpendicular to its operating axis. To do that, it has a hollow cylindrical body (1) with an open end, a piston rod (2) located in the hollow cylindrical body (1) which can be moved therein and a sliding element (3) connected to the free end of the piston rod (2) and laterally displaceable with respect thereto. It also has a connection means (4) between the sliding element (3) and the piston rod (2) which comprises an internal part which is located inside the piston rod (2) and an external part (5) which projects out of the free end of the piston rod (2), the sliding element (3) being situated on the free end of the piston rod (2) and the sliding element (3) and the connection means (4) being configured so that the sliding element (3) is laterally displaceable with respect to the external part (5) of the connection means (4).