Abstract: A traction engine drive (2), the components of which are integrated into an assembly unit (6) that can be pre-completed. A guide rail (7) having a clamp rail (10) is fixed in location by a clamping device (16) and a traction element (12) is disposed in conjunction with at least one traction mechanism wheel, so that a free length of the traction element is not present.

Abstract: The device for assembling a push V-belt for a continuously variable automatic transmission wherein the push V-belt consists of a plurality of push elements (1) movably interconnected that form an endless belt and of two ring sets (2, 2′) has a centering ring (3) for lodging the first ring set (2) and fixing the individual push elements (1) and a circular ring (4) upon the lodged push V-belt and externally partly surrounding it, the ring having an inner outline adapted to the appertaining outer outline of the push V-belt so that a radial force acts upon each individual push element (1) in direction to the axle that traverses perpendicularly to the radial plane the central point of the circle formed by the push V-belt.

Abstract: An elongated fluid applicator is used to manually apply a fluid such as a lubricant or a cleaning fluid to the belt and/or belt supporting surface of an exercise treadmill. The applicator is optionally included in a kit containing one or more desired fluids, and at least one treadmill belt tension adjusting device.

Abstract: An improved adjustable skimmer belt having a belt of two layers at least one of which has an outer surface of non-absorbent oleophilic-oriented hydrophobic loop-type fibers, vertical and horizontal stitching creating a repeating pattern and used to attach the layers, a plurality of apertures transversing the layers following the repeating pattern thereby creating liquid-collecting pockets between the two layers, and a connector and adjustor formed by the pattern and used to cut and adjust or repair the belt as needed.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a tapping-drilling machine is disclosed in which holes can be formed by means of drilling tools, and threads can be formed by means of tapping tools. A worm is elongately formed on a spindle, and a worm wheel which is meshed with the worm is secured by a lateral shaft. At the leading end of the lateral shaft, there is installed a brake. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the electronic type brake is employed, and the electric current flowing through this brake is adjusted, so that the velocity of the vertical movement of the spindle sleeve (which is defined to be the ratio of the vertical moving distance to the revolutions of the spindle) can be automatically adjusted.

Abstract: A pulley brace for mounting between a variable diameter driving pulley which is belt-coupled to a variable diameter driven pulley, the pulley brace consisting of an elongated body having first and second body ends and a central body portion therebetween, a first bearing connection on the first body end for coupling the elongated body to the driving pulley and a second bearing connection on the second body end for coupling the elongated body to the driven pulley and a turnbuckle arrangement at the central body portion for varying the distance between the first and second connections.

Abstract: A synchronous power transmission belt with a belt body of cast urethane belt material, belt teeth formed of the body, a wear-resistant fabric reinforcement disposed along peripheral surfaces of the belt teeth, and a tensile member of helically spiraled cord embedded in the belt body and of a yarn of carbon fiber.

Abstract: A video cassette recorder comprises a power transfer apparatus provided with a timing belt, a capstan motor pulley and a driven belt pulley. The capstan motor pulley includes a first contact body fixed to a capstan motor shaft of a capstan motor and adapted to be contacted with the timing belt, a first fixed guide plate integrally formed on one principal plane of the first contact body facing toward the capstan motor, and a first guide cap detachably mounted on the other principal plane of the first contact body, in order to prevent the timing belt from deviating from the first contact body. The driven belt pulley has a second contact body contacted with the timing belt, a second fixed guide plate integrally formed on one principal plane of the second contact body located in a same direction as the first fixed guide plate, and a second guide cap detachably mounted on the other principal plane of the second contact body in order to prevent the timing belt from deviating from the second contact body.

Abstract: Methods for closing a seam in a paper processing belt having a coating of polymeric resin material require the covering of the seam on the uncoated side of the belt with an encapsulating material, so that the seam will have compression properties substantially identical to those of use of the remainder of the belt. In one method, a viscous paste obtained by mixing a polymeric resin material with a blowing agent is used. Following installation of the fabric, or belt, on a paper machine by closing its pin seam with a pintle, the seam region on the non-paper side of the fabric or belt is impregnated with the viscous paste. The seam region is then heated to a temperature to activate the blowing agent and to create a foam from the paste. The foam fills voids in the seam region, and may pass out through the slit in the coating over the seam. Raising the temperature further cures the foam and may glue the slit closed.

Abstract: A bicycle drive chain (1) guide to prevent the drive chain (10) from derailing off the inside of the inner chain wheel. The chain guide is a simple one piece device which can be easily attached to the bicycle frame during manufacturing.

Abstract: An improved driving force transmitting apparatus for a headphone stereo mechanism capable of reducing the number of parts necessary for transmitting the driving force is disclosed. The apparatus provides an idler engaged to a motor-side gear for increasing a driving force efficiency. The apparatus includes a motor having a drive gear disposed at a central shaft thereof and disposed at the lower surface of a main base, an idler gear intermeshed with the drive gear and having an idler pulley, and a reverse capstan pulley and a forward capstan pulley rotatable by a belt directly connected to the idler pulley of the idler gear.

Abstract: A drive system, especially a belt drive for a multi-axial vehicle running gear, has a drive drum about which the belt is looped and provided with a ring with entrainers which engage teeth on the belt when there is slip between the belt and the drum. Limited rotation of the ring relative to the drum may be effected by elliptical spring elements coupling the ring and the drum or by clutches on the drum which frequently lock the ring to the drum so as to effect control engagement of the entrainers with the belt teeth and positive drive of the belt by the drum.

Abstract: A driving belt formed from a textile belt with plastic catch elements injection molded onto the belt. The catch elements have equal spacing from each other in the longitudinal direction of the belt. The belt has several parallel strips, which include non-reinforced strips and reinforced strips. The plastic completely penetrates the textile belt across the non-reinforced strips.

Abstract: A belt of a variator is automatically assembled into a pair of pulleys. The pulleys are held by a pulley holding unit which has a pair of holding members for holding the pulleys such that axial lines of the pulleys become parallel to each other. The pulleys are arranged to be relatively moved such that a sheave half of each of the pulleys is brought into a groove of the other of the pulleys. A belt feeding unit feeds the belt. A belt assembly head pinches the belt to be fed from the belt feeding unit for extending it across the pair of pulleys. The belt assembly head has belt pinching devices and an arrangement for moving the belt pinching devices which pinch an intermediate portion of one side of the belt and an intermediate portion of the other side of the belt.

Abstract: A dragchain substitute in the form of a line guiding assembly comprising at least one line receiving channel for receiving at least one line loosely disposed therein. At least one of the channel walls of each line receiving channel is designed in projecting manner and resilient towards the channel interior relative to a channel wall supporting it, such that the line can be urged from outside of the line receiving channel through the resilient channel wall and into the interior of the line receiving channel and is enclosed in the line receiving channel after said resilient channel wall has resiled.

Abstract: A belt tightening device, wherein a basic end of a first belt located at one lengthwise side of the belt tightening device is fixed to a windup shaft driven by operating an operating lever, a wind-in member and a fixed rod are provided at the other lengthwise side of the same, and a belt length adjusting mechanism is provided which adjusts a length of a second belt located at the other lengthwise side a main body of the belt tightening device and can fix the second belt in the position where the length has been adjusted.

Abstract: Two guiding marks constituted by two parallel transversal marks are borne on the back of the belt, a number between said marks being indicated giving the length of the spacing required by the two markers when the belt is installed so that this belt is subjected to a suitable mounting tension. When the belt is installed, the latter is thus tensioned until the spacing of the marks reaches the given value which is simply checked by a meter rule.The invention concerns the mounting of transmission belts.

Abstract: A dragchain substitute in the form of a line guiding assembly comprising at least one line receiving channel for receiving at least one line loosely disposed therein. At least one of the channel walls of each line receiving channel is designed in projecting manner and resilient towards the channel interior relative to a channel wall supporting it, such that the line can be urged from outside of the line receiving channel through the resilient channel wall and into the interior of the line receiving channel and is enclosed in the line receiving channel after said resilient channel wall has resiled.

Abstract: A multistage front gear apparatus for a bicycle having a device for restoring a chain having fallen off which includes a shelf portion (51) extending axially of the rotary shaft, a chain engaging portion (52) extending from a free end region of the shelf portion radially outwardly of the rotary shaft, and a guide portion (53) disposed peripherally of the shelf portion for guiding the chain away from the chain engaging portion. The chain engaging portion (52) has opposite edges in a rotating direction extending substantially at right angles to the shelf portion. The guide portion (53) is formed on peripheral side surfaces of the shelf portion, and includes inclined guide surfaces extending from positions of connection to the chainwheel to peripheral regions of the shelf portion.

Abstract: A plough drive employs a plough box mounted face to face on a side plate or intermediate plate of a machine frame of a scraper-chain conveyor. A rotatable chain wheel is disposed in the box for driving a chain coupled to the plough. A chain stripper seats in a pocket in the box and is locked therein. The stripper can be withdrawn laterally from the pocket. The stripper is connected to an adjustable annular collar on the casing of a gearing unit which drives the chain wheel and is detachably secured to the side of the box remote from the frame. The gearing unit and stripper can thus be withdrawn together laterally from the box and the chain wheel can likewise be withdrawn laterally via an aperture in the side of the box remote from the frame.

Abstract: A shield for an automotive compressor clutch assembly comprises a resilient hollow part that attaches to the rotatable clutch pulley by means of an annular lip located along the inside of the hollow part and an annular groove located along the outer rim of the pulley, thereby covering the outside surface of the pulley together with the clutch mechanism located adjacent thereto. A cooperating notch and land arrangement prevents relative rotational movement between the shield and the pulley.

Abstract: A bicycle chain hanger comprises a unitary member molded from a polymeric material and including a disc-like base portion having a concavely curved internal surface adapted to bear against the wall of the seat stay and a generally L-shaped hook portion extending outwardly from the base portion and adapted to accept and hold an element of the chain in hooked relation. Two pins, driven with a force fit through each of two holes and through corresponding split sleeves that extend through holes in the seat stay tube into the space within the tube walls, deflect portions of the split sleeve out into interfering relation with the walls and edges of the tube holes and thereby retain the member on the seat stay.

Abstract: A planer drive includes a sprocket wheel for a planing chain, the sprocket wheel having a secondary chain ring, and a driveshaft has a primary chain ring. On at last two circles juxtaposed at a predetermined distance, the primary chain ring has radial holes for clutch pins, conical friction segments attached to the clutch pins forming two revolving friction rings whose outside flanks work against an annular groove of the secondary chain ring. Between the two friction rings on the primary side, the secondary chain ring has a centrally engaging friction ring of appropriate taper which works against the inner flanks of the friction rings on the secondary side. The friction ring on the secondary side is mounted so as to be axially movable so that uniform engagement, reduced wear due to low specific contact pressure and better heat dissipation are assured while emergency operating properties are maintained.

Abstract: A pulley has evenly spaced grooves. A belt is formed with evenly spaced teeth which mesh with the grooves on the pulley. A device senses deformation of the belt resulting from damage to at least one of the teeth on the belt. The device may sense an opening between the belt and the pulley which results from breakage of at least one of the teeth on the belt. When such displacement or an opening is detected, an indicator lamp is lit to report that the belt should be replaced.

Abstract: An overload detection and safety arrangement for a load carrying link chain, including a fuse link having link plates connected by a fuse bar of a tensile strength less than the tensile strength of the remainder of the load carrying chain, the fuse link being laced into the remainder of the chain. The fuse bar is designed to break under predetermined overload conditions, but is positioned and arranged to carry normal tensile loads on the device. A safety link, offset from but substantially parallel to the line of tension through the fuse bar, connects the link plates. The safety link has a tensile strength greater than the tensile strength of the fuse bar and at least substantially equal to the tensile strength of the remainder of the chain, the safety link holding the load when the fuse bar breaks due to overload conditions.

Abstract: A chain hangar for a bicycle seat stay tube comprising an elongated body having a driving head and a drill bit at opposite end portions, an intermediate portion with self-tapping external screw threads sized to engage a bore made by the drill bit, and a stop shoulder immediately behind the screw threads to engage the wall of the seat stay tube.

Abstract: A power transmission chain for a sprocket drive is constructed of at least two types of toed links, one engaging sprocket teeth with their outside flanks and the other engaging sprocket teeth with their inside flanks. The links are assembled as uniform sets of links of the same type, in a regular or random mixture of sets. To distinguish the types of links, one type has a curved or arcuate back and the other a flat, generally planar back. An improperly located link can be easily detected in the assembly of links.

Abstract: The pulley of moulded plastics material is mounted adjacent to the outer side of the bicycle wheel flange, concentrically with this flange. The pulley comprises a grooved ring around which extends a belt for driving a distance recorder. From the periphery of the ring, on the side of the latter adjacent to the wheel flange, extend in generally radial directions are three arms which are angularly spaced 120.degree. apart. Mounted on the free end portion of the arms by means of a pivot pin are the end portions of tabs which are provided with a mounting device at the opposite end. This mounting device is adapted to engage with a wheel spoke so as to maintain the pulley in a centered position relative to the wheel flange.

Abstract: Around an engine-body of a vehicle, several auxiliary machinery such as an air-conditioner and a power steering-pump are disposed. Pulleys of said auxiliary machinery are driven by means of an endless belt or endless belts by a driving pulley of the engine. In order to obtain the most effective operation of the engine, consideration should be given to the degree of the power loss for driving the auxiliary machinery.For this purpose, according to the present invention, the order by which said several driven pulleys are driven by said driving pulley is determined by the magnitude of the driven torques of the corresponding auxiliary machinery along the running direction of the endless belt toward the driving pulley.

Abstract: An adjustable pulley drive belt, comprising a flexible elongate band having a male end and an opposite end, which includes a receiver mechanism for receiving the male end; releasable securing mechanism mounted on the receiver mechanism for movement between a remote position, permitting movement of the male end relative to the receiver mechanism, and an operative position in which the securing mechanism bites the male end to prevent removal of said male end from the receiver mechanism.

Abstract: A machine frame for a scraper-chain conveyor employs a housing or `plough box` containing a chain wheel for driving a haulage chain. A stripper device is provided in the housing to separate the chain from the chain wheel. The stripper device is composed of a one-piece shaped element with an arcuate blade projecting into the chain wheel. The element is fitted to a mounting flange of the housing with a single upstanding bolt-and-nut and a separate complementary locking member. The element, the locking member and the flange have shape-locking interengaging projections and recesses. The device can be positionally inverted.

Abstract: This arrangement provides the stirring of the contents of a container. The motive force for the stirring action is supplied by connection of the stirring means to a selected pulley shaft of a pulley arrangement on which an alloy belt of nickel and titanium is placed so that the belt can be cycled through a region of temperature greater than the crystalline phase change temperature of the alloy causing the alloy to attempt to attain its original shape which for a predetermined shape will create a torque on the pulley arrangement and cause the heated portion of the belt to enter a region of temperature less than the crystalline phase change temperature of the alloy where the alloy can be stretched before reentering the region of temperature greater than the crystalline phase change temperature of the alloy.

Abstract: My invention relates to a method of power transmission using a new type belt drive. This belt drive will supply both axial motion with a speed reduction or increase and will also change a rotative force into a reciprocating force. All of this would be accomplished by a special flexible V-belt and special pulleys.

Abstract: 1-Substituted pyrazol-5-ones of the formula ##STR1## and pharmaceutically acceptable, nontoxic salts thereof, wherein R is hydrogen, amino, alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl or trifluoromethyl;R.sup.1 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, unsubstituted or substituted aryl or unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl;R.sup.2 is alkyl; andR.sup.3 is pyridyl, or aryl substituted by:A. 1 or 2 of the same or different substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, trifluoromethyl, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl and lower alkoxy;B. cycloalkyl of 5, 6 or 7 carbon atoms or cycloalkenyl of 5, 6 or 7 carbon atoms;C. mono(lower alkyl)amino, di(lower alkyl)amino, trifluoromethoxy, nitro, cyano, carbamoyl, lower alkylcarbamoyl, di(lower alkyl)carbamoyl, sulphamyl, lower alkylsulphamyl, di(lower alkyl)sulphamyl, or --SO.sub.n lower alkyl wherein n is 0, 1 or 2;D.