Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a high temperature sensor, in particular a high temperature sensor for measuring the exhaust gas temperature of motor vehicles, comprising a sensor element and a protective tube which at least partially surrounds the sensor element. Said protective tube is closed on the hot side of the high temperature sensor by a shaping method, in particular molding.

Abstract: A machine-plate manufacturing device 30 includes a cylinder section 32 having an outer circumferential portion. A groove into which an engagement portion of the sheet is removably inserted is formed in the outer circumferential portion of the cylinder section 32. On the inner side of the outer circumferential portion of the cylinder section 32, magnetic attraction members 51 formed of a magnetic material are provided, and permanent magnets 53 are provided in such a manner that their orientation can be switched. Permanent-magnet switching means is provided to switch the orientation of the permanent magnets 53 between a magnetization position for magnetizing the magnetic attraction members 51 and a demagnetization position for demagnetizing the magnetic attraction members 51.

Abstract: A device (1) is provided for connecting a metal sheet (23, 33?) at the edges, particularly body sheet metal in automobiles. The device (1) includes at least one folding bed (2) for receiving at least two metal sheets, folding jaws (3) which are functionally connected to associated folding jaw supports (4), at least one thermal jointing tool (5), and at least one mass electrode (9, 9?). At least the joining tool is not attached to the folding jaws, and the joining tool contains a lever oriented away from the folding bed as a linear feed device. The lever (6) has a center of rotation (10) outside the folding bed, wherein the joining tool can swivel in the manner of a knee lever into an operating and/or non-operating position.

Abstract: A cylinder tube of a hydraulic cylinder includes a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral wall portion, a port hole, and a plurality of rigidity changing portions. The port hole is formed in a part of the outer peripheral wall portion to communicate with an interior space of the outer peripheral wall portion. The rigidity changing portions are arranged at positions spaced at about 90 degrees leftward and rightward away from the port hole in the circumferential direction as viewed in section, with each of the rigidity changing portions having cross-sectional rigidity larger than a part in proximity to the port hole.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printer-machine-plate manufacturing device which facilitates manufacture of a cylindrical printer machine plate. A machine-plate manufacturing device is adapted to manufacture a machine plate 2 which has a cylindrical machine-plate body 17 formed by superposing and joining together opposite end portions of a sheet 19 of a magnetic material, an engagement portion 21 formed on the inner side of a joint portion 20, and a forme area 18 provided on the outer circumferential surface of the machine-plate body 17. The machine-plate manufacturing device 30 includes a cylinder section 32 having an outer circumferential portion around which the sheet 19 is wound. A groove 40 into which the engagement portion 21 of the sheet 19 is removably inserted from its distal end is forted in the outer circumferential portion of the cylinder section 32.

Abstract: A device (1) is provided for connecting a metal sheet (23, 33?) at the edges, particularly body sheet metal in automobiles. The device (1) includes at least one folding bed (2) for receiving at least two metal sheets, folding jaws (3) which are functionally connected to associated folding jaw supports (4), at least one thermal jointing tool (5), and at least one mass electrode (9, 9?). At least the joining tool is not attached to the folding jaws, and the joining tool contains a lever oriented away from the folding bed as a linear feed device. The lever (6) has a center of rotation (10) outside the folding bed, wherein the joining tool can swivel in the manner of a knee lever into an operating and/or non-operating position.

Abstract: A structural material includes a plurality of discrete, interwoven wires disposed between and fastened to two solid face sheets. Each of the plurality of wires further includes at least two points of contact with each of the two face sheets. Methods for fabricating the aforementioned structural material include an automated methodology for fabricating a relatively inexpensive truss core sandwich panel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for welding thermoplastic materials with a stir welding system using a rotating element pin or element with a geometry to induce frictional energy from the rotating element. A floating constraining surface that has a motion independent of the rotation the pin (preferably stationary) is used to constrain ejection of material from the zone where the weld is being formed. Molten material is retained in the weld region, avoiding weakness and voids at the weld joint. Optionally a system for introducing thermal energy into the weld zone in addition to the frictional energy is used. The system for introducing the thermal energy may be in association with the constraining shoe and/or the rotating tool, or a system independent of these.

Abstract: An apparatus for assembling the component parts of a cover for an electrochemical cell into a cover assembly and for welding the assembly, the apparatus including a carousel having a plurality of equally spaced receptacles, an equal number of equally spaced stations around the carousel, a drive for intermittently turning the carousel to advance the receptacles to each of the stations and holding the receptacle in the station, a feeder at selected stations for feeding a part of the component parts to the carousel, inspection apparatus at stations intermediate the selected stations for inspecting the part assembly in the receptacle, a welder at a station following the selected and inspection stations for welding the assembled cover in the receptacle and an extractor at a station following the welding station for removing the assembled and welded cover from the receptacle.

Abstract: A mirror mounting is described in which a plane rectangular reflecting strip is deformed along the two longer edges thereof so that it is approximately tangent to the ideal mirror while the strip remains substantially flat in the direction of its shorter edges. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a plurality of such reflecting strips are so formed by attachment to a supporting frame using a pair of elastomeric cushion frames to embrace the longer sides of each strip while leaving the shorter sides free. Advantageously, each reflecting strip on the frame is bent in a continuous manner the full distance of its longer side. The frame is preferably a rigid array of parallel channel members each of which is adapted to receive a curved T-section angle bar having the desired curvature of the reflecting strip. The angle bars are deformed into this curvature in a separate operation while they are being attached to the channel members.

Abstract: A high energy electron or laser beam is preferably used to assemble a drill bit. Bit segments are integrally adjoined together to form the drill bit assembly. Abutting confronting faces of the adjoining bit segments are aligned parallel to the drill bit axis and are fused together. The parallel alignment significantly simplifies the beam fusion process. The gage of the gage cutting elements of the bit segments is adjusted independently of the process involving assembly of the bit segments. Metal in a leg portion of the bit segments is fused in a zone of predetermined configuration to adjust the gage of the gage cutting elements. The zone of fused metal applies thermal contraction to the leg portion or permanently sets or relieves induced strain forces in the leg portion to permanently deflect the leg portion to a desired position at which the proper gage is obtained.

Abstract: A method of hot bending a generally straight wire blank of a material being brittle in cold condition into a wire element having straight end portions and coils formed therebetween. According to the invention the rod blank is hot bent without a mandrel by clamping the end portions of the rod blank by means of two clamping jaws. The rod blank is heated to a softening temperature in the central wire portion which is to form the coils of the finished wire element, while the end portions are kept at a lower temperature. During the bending process at least one of the clamping jaws is brought along a movement path adapted to the desired coil formation.

Abstract: A method for welding lead wires together by twisting into a strand a plurality of lead wires of electrical parts or the like, producing an arc between the strand and a carbon electrode, thereby melting and welding the strand by the heat from the arc to obtain a weld of high quality.

Abstract: The rotational speed of a screw propeller mounted on a propeller shaft of a ship is correctively increased or decreased by locally heating the back or face side of each blade of the propeller along a plurality of paths substantially parallel to and inward from the trailing edge of the blade in a region from a radial position about of 0.5 R to the blade tip, where R is the tip radius, particularly from 0.6 to 0.7 R, and cooling the parts thus locally heated thereby to form wash-back in each blade between the trailing edge and the heating paths thereof as a result of angular deformation accompanying plastic deformation due to the heating and cooling and thereby to decrease or increase the effective pitch of the propeller.

Abstract: This invention describes a method of making a sheet metal zig-zag key for a lock. The technique of making a zig-zag key, either as a duplicate of another or in the original form, consists of passing a heavy current through the key so as to get it into a plastic state such as, for example, a red heat, and then deforming it into the desired shape.

Abstract: A method for welding lead wires together by twisting into a strand a plurality of lead wires of electrical parts or the like, producing an arc between the strand and a carbon electrode, thereby melting and welding the strand by the heat from the arc to obtain a weld of high quality.

Abstract: Stretch-wrap forming of titanium parts or the like by resistance heating the part and a steel forming element which is cast into a fused silica die insert. Heating is accomplished by an electrical circuit in which both the part and the element are connected in parallel. The part is stretch wrapped over the element while a low voltage, high amperage current is allowed to flow through both the part and the element.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming piston rings are disclosed. A split piston ring made by conventional processes is locally heated along its inside surface for a short distance either side of the split. This causes a short length of the ring on either side of the split to curl into a slight inward protrosion due to internal yielding of the restrained heated area and subsequent tensioning during cooling. The inwardly curved configuration prevents catching of the ring's ends on gas ports of ported cylinder engines.

Abstract: Apparatus comprising a rotary supporting table for moving circumaxial series of work holders in a predetermined circular path. Each work holder comprises an upright pin adapted to receive on and about itself a coil spring and a base member. The base member takes the form of an electrically conductive electrode part. At a loading station, springs are deposited successively on the pins and the table is indexed to move the pins and springs to a stress relieving station. Prior to the stress relieving station, a rotary brush engages the springs and indexes them about their pins to bring an end surface of an end coil into engagement with a small vertical abutment on the base member. The base members have inclined seating surfaces for the side surfaces of the end coils of the springs.