A vertically oriented centrifuge swivably engaged to a support structure so as to enable the centrifuge to attain an optimal operational attitude. The centrifuge includes a bowl, a screw conveyor disposed within the bowl, a hub disposed within the upper portion of the screw conveyor wherein the screw conveyor and hub define a separation chamber, and a plurality of separating discs disposed in the ...

An apparatus for gas bubble flotation comprises an angular flotation tank (1a, 1b), at least one liquid inlet (2a, 2b) for a liquid containing suspended matter and a liquid admixed with gas bubbles, in which apparatus at least one liquid inlet (2a, 2b) is arranged in the vicinity of at least one flotation tank corner. Preferably, the flotation tank has a square cross section. This permits optimal ...

The invention relates to an electromagnetically controlled measuring apparatus for the volumetric measurement of the quantity of fuel injected by a fuel injection pump that has a displacement transducer which is surrounded by cooling chambers. The apparatus also includes a differential coil pair and a magnetically conductive core, which can be guided axially therein. The coil and the conductive co...

An apparatus and method for deterministically communicating data between multiple nodes in a fashion that is consistent with the Controller Area Network ("CAN") communications protocol. The system applies to multiple nodes that functional blocks within an operating system environment and to multiple nodes that are each connected to a serial bus. The system utilizes standard CAN error checking, bus...

Beschrieben wird eine Vorrichtung zum Ausrichten von Stapeln bzw. Stapelträgern im Ausleger / Anleger von bogenverarbeitenden Druckmaschinen, insbesondere Bogenoffsetdruckmaschinen, mit einem senkrecht zur Förderrichtung der zu verarbeitenden Bogen verlaufendem Transportsystem, durch welches ein Stapelträger / Stapel in den Anleger / Ausleger einfahrbar und bezüglich der Maschinenmitte ausrichtbar...

There is provided a monitoring apparatus for preventing paper breakage. For this monitoring apparatus, a light source 9 is disposed on the upper side of a wet paper 1, and a light emitting face thereof faces downward. An operation-side camera 5a and a drive-side camera 5b are disposed on the side opposite to the light source 9 with respect to the wet paper 1, and a lens face thereof faces upward. ...

Eine Arbeitsstation weist eine Zuführeinrichtung (1) für Proberöhrenbehälter (7) auf mit einer Waage (17), in der das Gewicht einzelner Proberöhren (6) ermittelt wird, indem der Proberöhrenbehälter (7) jeweils vor und nach Entnahme jeder Proberöhre (6) gewogen und die Differenz der Gewichte bestimmt wird. Die Entnahme erfolgt jeweils mittels eines Greifers (23) einer Uebergabeeinrichtung (3), die ...

Eine Arbeitsstation weist eine Uebergabeeinrichtung auf mit einem Greifer, welcher geeignet ist, mittels einer Greiferzange Proberöhren zu fassen und, z. B. zwecks Zentrifugierung von einem Proberöhrenbehälter zu einem Proberöhrenkorb, zu verschieben. Sie umfasst eine Aufnahmevorrichtung (23), welche an einem zylindrischen oberen Handhabungsteil (25) vom Greifer gefasst und einer Halterung (24), i...

The utility model relates to a solar energy water boiling bottle, which mainly solves the problems that the existing thermal insulating water bottle can not make use of solar energy to boil cool water in the bottle. The utility model is characterized in that the utility model comprises a bottle liner which is composed of an inner glass wall, an outer glass wall, a vacuum interlayer of the inner gl...

The utility model relates to an automatic control valve for a solar water heater, particularly an automatic feedwater control device for a solar water heater, which belongs to the technical field of automatic control valves. The utility model is mainly composed of a connecting rod, a plug, a dobber, a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe and a shell. When the water is supplied to the solar water ...

The utility model provides a lead-acid battery which is easy to seal under the condition of rich liquid. An air collecting film is added between a positive plate and a negative plate by the utility model, the negative plate added with a small amount of water repellent is adopted, pole groups are tightly assembled, oxygen generated in the electrode reaction of the utility model is easy to transfer ...

The shift quality of an automated mechanical transmission (10) is improved and transmission wear is reduced by controlling the armature current of the motor driving the transmission shifting mechanism (22). The current is monitored by a microcontroller (16) to determine if the shifting mechanism has encountered a snag or has stalled during a shift operation. The microcontroller (16) is programmed ...

The production method of valve-controlled sealed lead-acid battery is characterized by that a testing electrode is cast or melt-inserted into the bridged place between monomer batteries, and a small hole is injection-moulded on the middle cover of the battery, and the upper surface of the small hole of the middle cover is sealed with tape sealant, then the sealant is injected into the slot of midd...

A cutting tool assembly wherein a cutting head is releasably retained by a tool holder by means of interacting coupling members, with one of the coupling members being inserted into a cavity of the other coupling member, with radially extending abutment wings of said one coupling member passing respectively between successive support wings of the other coupling member, rotation of the one coupling...

A powdered metal blend mixture for making a powdered metal part especially a valve seat insert. The mixture includes 15 to 30 wt.% of a valve steel powder, 0 to 10 wt.% nickel, 0 to 5 wt.% copper, 5 to 15 wt.% of a ferro-alloy powder, 0 to 15 wt.% of a tool steel powder, 0.5 to 5 wt.% of a solid lubricant, 0.5 to 2 wt.% graphite, 0.3 to 1.0% of a temporary lubricant, and the balance being substant...

Method of control for an autonomous robot, with non contact obstacle proximity sensors, mounted in a housing on wheels, at least one of which is driven by an electric motor. Supply to the robot is by an tensioned electric cable connected to an electrical supply socket outlet. The method has the following stages: - the supply cable is run out over the path followed by the robot as it advances; - th...

An electronic device 1 that comprises; a peripheral circuit 2 which is driven by a specific drive voltage, a battery 3 which supplies the drive voltage, a flash memory 4 which is driven by the battery 3 and a CPU 5 which writes data to the flash memory 4, after which reads the data which has been written and compares the written data with the read data, and which based on the comparison results, d...

A thin film formation method in accordance with the present invention forms banks (110) where affinity bank layers and non-affinity bank layers are alternately layered by repeating a step of forming an affinity bank layer (111 - 11n) with a material having affinity for a thin film material solution (130) (such inorganic material as SiO2) and a step of forming a non-affinity bank layer (121 - 12n) ...

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 the high-frequency treatment of body tissue comprises a head (10) which is provided with at least one HF electrode (14a, 14b, 14c) of an electrically conductive material. Optionally one electrode (14a, 14b) can be brought into contact with the tissue (24) to be treated and electrically activated. In order to avoid undesired temperature peaks provisions are made that the head suppo...