A stage-geared gearbox for motor vehicles, includes an unsynchronized basic gearbox, at least one synchronized auxiliary gear and at least one control unit for controlling engagement and disengagement of the gears of the gearbox and also neutral position. In the gearbox, the control unit is arranged so as, when input signals indicating that neutral position is selected are received, to put the syn...

Centrifuge for purifying flowing fluid media, has a plurality of stacked concentric disc elements, each provided with a central fluid inlet hole. The disc elements have through openings and the disc elements are slipped thereonto at least three substantially axially extending, circumferentially spaced guide elements for guiding the disc elements circumferentially and radially. The disc elements ar...

In an apparatus for cleaning of gases a centrifugal rotor is supported by two bearings, in which it is rotatable about a rotational axis. The two bearings are lubricated by means of an oil mist, which is generated in a space, when oil is sprayed against a turbine wheel supported by the rotor. Whereas the bearing, which is situated nearest said space, is lubricated by oil mist present in the space,...

Centrifugal separator (10) for separation of solid and/or liquid particles suspended in gas media, comprising a rotor (12) which is rotatably mounted in a surrounding stationary housing (20). The housing has, firstly, an outlet (32) for cleaned gas which, when passing through the rotor, has been freed of solid and/or liquid particles, secondly, an outlet (34) for the solid and/or liquid particles ...

A robot cleaner, robot cleaning system, and a method for controlling the same, using wireless communications an upwardly-looking camera for photographing an upper image perpendicular to a forward-looking direction of driving the robot cleaner; and a controller for controlling the driving unit to allow the robot cleaner to drive within a cleaning area according to a predetermined driving path, and ...

A foldable chair includes a leg assembly and a reclining back connected together by a pair of joint assemblies. Each joint assembly includes a through hole for receiving a support member of the reclining back, and a through channel for accommodating a control device that adjusts the reclining angle. The control device comprises a spring member and an adjustment block to be engaged and disengaged w...

A system and method for welding of biological tissue by applying an RF voltage during a first stage to electrodes of a tissue welding tool; monitoring tissue impedance, and determining a minimum tissue impedance value during the first stage; determining relative tissue impedance; detecting when the relative tissue impedance reaches a predetermined relative tissue impedance value and starting a sec...

A composite label (1) including a first layer (5) of printed polyester for displaying information at a first major surface (2) of the label and a second layer (7) including material having a density less than the polyester for presenting information at a second major surface (3) of the label, the second layer including a removable portion (8) arranged to be separated from the label and secured to ...

A polyester film for dry film resists, which satisfies requirements for transparency, particularly transmittance of radiation having a wavelength around 365 nm, slipperiness, winding properties, resolution and recyclability. A polyester film for dry film resists which has a thickness of 10 to 25 mum, a haze value of 3% or less and a residual polycondensation metal catalyst content of less than 150...

A state machine that allows an audible alarm for a given fault condition to be extinguished while allowing subsequent audible alarms for different fault conditions.

Computerized diagnostic and failure recovery techniques are provided. The techniques of the present invention permit a component object model (COM) server process failure to be determined and corrected, and notification of same to be provided to a COM client process, more quickly and efficiently than is possible in the prior art. Also, the techniques of the present invention permit COM server and ...

The invention described in the instant application provides for a failure-recovery module, which permits automatic investigation of possible reasons for the failure and takes corrective action in a manner transparent to the user. The failure-recovery module, which is a software module, is useful in evaluating a device connected to a master-slave bus to determine whether it has failed. In the event...

In accordance with the surface defect judging method of the present invention, a judging logic for judging the kind or class of a defect is automatically created in a short time, and the rate of concordance of the defect kind or class is improved. The specific solving means is as follows. The features of surface defects that have been collected and stored in the past are represented as points in a...

PURPOSE: Provided are an improved container to be used in peritoneal dialysis and a method for manufacturing of such a container. CONSTITUTION: The container comprises two opposite sidewalls(10,11) of a flexible, plastic material, The sidewalls(10) over its major part being embossed with a pattern(12), which pattern being such that adhesion of the sidewall(10) being prevented, and which pattern in...

"SISTEMA DE VENDA ON-LINE VIA INTERNET, COM ENTREGA DE PEDIDOS AO FORNECEDOR VIA FAX". A patente de modelo de invenção, em síntese projeta um inédito sistema de venda on-line via internet, com entrega de pedidos ao fornecedor via fax, onde os clientes (1) ao conectar-se a internet por meio de comunicação (2) e acessar a página do fornecedor (3) efetuam o pedido na página do fornecedor (3), este pe...

"MéTODO, APARELHO E SISTEMA ATIVADO POR CHAMADA TELEFôNICA PARA ATIVAR E DESATIVAR OUTROS SISTEMAS". A presente invenção tem por objetivo ativar e desativar outros sistemas existentes, tais como: sistema de freio de carro, sistema elétrico e/ou eletrônico, sistema contra incêndio, sistemas de segurança e outros, através de chamada telefônica oriunda de qualquer tipo de telefone, convencional ou ce...

"SISTEMA ELETRO-MECâNICO DE DESCARGA PARA CARROCERIA GRANELEIRA". O presente modelo de utilidade refere-se à um sistema eletro-mecânico de descarga para carroceria graneleira que elimina a necessidade de uso de caixa de transmissão e demais caixas de engrenagem, aumentando a confiabilidade e a disponibilidade e reduzindo os custos de manutenção do sistema. O referido sistema gera energia elétrica ...

A quick connector apparatus and method of forming same includes a retainer element having a first end portion spin welded to an inner surface of a bore formed in an end portion of a first conduit after a sealing element has been mounted in the end portion of the first conduit. The retainer element includes a movable latch member projecting from the second end which is engagable with an enlarged an...

A computer controlled grinding machine programmed so as to control the machine by calculating the wellhead demand positions which takes into account the difference in height between the workpiece axis of rotation and the grinding wheel axis of rotation to produce a height adjusted value for P. The following equation is used to compute the position demand values for a crankpin of a crankshaft, name...

A differential assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a differential case rotatably supported in an axle housing, opposite output shafts drivingly connected to the differential case, a friction clutch assembly for selectively engaging and disengaging the differential case and the output shaft, and a hydraulic clutch actuator for selectively frictionally loading the clutch assembly. The hydraulic c...