An electromagnetic actuator comprises permanent magnet means 12, 14, an armature 10 and at least one electromagnet 36, 38. The actuator is arranged to operate in a bistable manner. The magnetic field produced by the permanent magnet means 12, 14 may be arranged to traverse gaps at either end of the actuator in opposite directions such that when the electromagnet 36, 38 is energised a stronger magn...

An apparatus for unwinding a wire material under constant tension comprises a braking face (3) rotating together with a reel wound with a wire material, a brake band (4) contacting with the braking face (3), a brake control means connected to an end of the brake band (4) for controlling tension of the brake band (4) to control braking force, and a deformation control means (5) for restricting defo...

A thread guiding wheel for use in textile machinery has a circumferential slot (8) adapted to receive a given yarn; the circumferential slot is generally V-shaped in section, having axially opposed walls (6, 7) which, in a radially inwards direction, converge to a base at which the walls intersect, the base of the V being sufficiently sharp to grip, between the axially opposed walls, a part of sai...

The present invention provides a lead acid storage battery keeping sufficient cycle life even under vibrating conditions. The lead acid storage battery of the present invention includes an assembly element that is obtained by alternately laying positive electrode plates (4), each positive electrode plate having an expanded grid, and negative electrode plates (2), each negative electrode plate bein...

The utility model relates to a systematization three-in-one energy saving device, which is characterized in that a light electric plate and a heat pump assembly can be separated or assembled to use at ordinary times. Hot water heated by the heat source collected by a heat collector can be used directly when the sunshine is sufficient. Electric energy collected by the light electric plate can be st...

The present invention relates to a water-feeding (discharging) automatic control system for solar water-heater, and is characterized by that the open pulse valve, breather water-stopping valve and water-level detection conduit are placed in heat-insulating layer of internal water tank, and connected with indoor electric controller with quadded wire to implement water-level five-section display, an...

An alarm system controller comprises means for reading from an external RWD (Read and Write Device) card setup data pertaining to the setup of the alarm system. The setup data is stored in a memory (5) and a processor (3) controls operation of the alarm system in accordance with the stored setup data. The setup data may comprise codes for arming/disarming the alarm system (6), and setup parameters...

A former (1) on which elongate material, such as tyre bead wire, can be wound, comprising a plurality of grooved segments (20-23), each movable radially between inner and outer positions and which, when in their outer positions, together define the entire periphery of the former and provide at least one groove (30, 31) in which the elongate material can be wound in a plurality of convolutions, the...

A package (1) for packs (2) of flat piled objects, in particular for ceramic tiles, comprises two half-blanks (4) made of cardboard and identical, each of which comprises two flaps (40) joined along a fold line (41). Each flap (40) is destined in use to follow a profile of a flank of a pack (2) of tiles (3). A top flap and a bottom flap (42) are joined by fold lines (43) to each flap (40) and will...

A process for preparing a PET flake mixture for use in connection with the fabrication of high performance plastic strapping comprises the steps of initially collecting post consumer and non post consumer PET materials having an initially wide range of relatively low intrinsic viscosity (IV) values with a relatively low average intrinsic viscosity (IV) value, and processing the same through solid ...

An apparatus for automatically detecting the presence of a reagent strip (14) having a body fluid sample disposed thereon and for inspecting the reagent strip (14) after the presence of the reagent strip (14) is detected is provided with a detection system adapted to automatically detect the presence of a reagent strip (14) at a reagent strip receiving area (12), a light source (64 or 68) adapted ...

An apparatus for inspecting a reagent strip (14) having a fluid sample disposed thereon is provided with a conveyor system (80) adapted to move the reagent strip (14) from a first reagent strip inspection location to a second reagent strip inspection location, a first readhead (60) associated with the first reagent strip inspection location, and a second readhead (62) associated with the second re...

A method of making a metal composite part by compacting a metal powder composition in a die whose wall surfaces have been electrostatically coated with a lubricant, thereby eliminating or reducing a lubricant in the metal powder composition, resulting in a metal composite having greater density and strength. The method further includes providing an electrostatic charge to the metal powder composit...

In the manufacture of a vehicle tyre at least one unvulcanised material strip (2) of rubber and/or plastic is wound circumferentially onto a part tyre comprising a carcass (5) and an outer rubberised breaker layer with a specific electrical resistance of \}108 ohm cm in the vulcanised state. The strip (2) windings lie adjacent to each other and form two or more zones (2a, 2b) laterally across the ...

The invention relates to a rubber tire composed of carbon black reinforced rubber carcass with an outer, circumferential rubber tread construction of a rubber composition having a relatively high electrical resistivity. The tire tread construction has electrically conductive filament stapled through the tread construction and extending between the inner surface of the tread to its outer surface. A...

The present invention is a device to place an incision into matter (32) with a harmonious plasma cloud. A radio frequency generator system (10) produces electromagnetic waveform which is transmitted by an active transmitter incising electrode tip (28). This electromagnetic wave is utilized to initiate a plasma cloud with processes such as thermal ionization, and a photoelectric effect which then t...

A description follows of a film with a high thickness coating, consisting of a thermoplastic base, wherein the high thickness coating comprises a first layer made up of a primer in dispersion, suspension or aqueous emulsion and at least one subsequent homogeneous layer of a PVDC (polyvinylidene-chloride) copolymer, wherein said at least one homogeneous layer of PVDC (polyvinylidene-chloride) copol...

Bottom hole pressure of a wellbore is monitored using a control line hydraulic tube 23, a pressure entry sub 20 and a floating isolation piston 21 having bottom hole well pressure on its lower side. The control line tube 23 leads to the surface clamped to tubing 13 and is connected to a pressure indicating gauge and pressure recording equipment. When it is required to inject chemicals downhole, th...

A system and method for receiving and storing information transmission units such as electronic mails, where newly received transmission units are automatically allocated to groups in a storing means, employing a weighted sum with respect to the determination of allocation decision parameters from the comparison between the structure of previously stored transmission units and the newly to be stor...

An inward foaming Celuka process for forming a foamed extruded article, typically, a soffit, fascia board, architrave or the like comprises extruding a uPVC mixture through a twin screw extruder having a plurality of band heaters arranged around the barrel for forming a plurality of heating zones, in this case, five zones. The uPVC mixture comprises uPVC resin in powder form, a heat stabilising ag...