electrical engineering; testing and servicing heavy-power lead accumulators. SUBSTANCE: device has compressed-air supply tube and electrolyte downcomer tube both made of acid-resistant material and immersed in vertical position into electrolyte at different levels; bottom end of electrolyte carrying tube does not reach accumulator bottom. Novelty is that compressed-air carrying tube and electrolyt...

The invention concerns heating technologies. The fluid heating system is designed for heating fluids, such as water, using solar energy.The system is innovative in that it includes a horizontal cylinder-shaped reservoir with a vent on the sidelong surface, and the vent coincides with the generatrix of a surface. The reservoir is blocked together with the upper part of the absorber so the upper par...

A streamer handling and towing system for a seismic survey vessel comprises a beam (42) secured to the underside of the deck (50) of the vessel immediately above the streamer deck (20), so that it extends generally longitudinally of the vessel above normal head height. The beam (42) is pivoted at its stern end, and supported at its other end (54) by a telescopic arm (56) which can lower that end t...

A reel (10), particularly for an electric cable (12), has a rotatable drum (14) supported at (16) and optionally swivel-mounted on a plinth (30) or other member. A removable motor module (60) can be attached to convert the drum to a motorised reel controlled by a switch (82), which allows the user to rewind the cable (12) onto the drum (14), when required.

The invention relates to a magnetic valve comprising a housing (9) having a coil (19) with an armature (26) which can move in the coil (19). The armature (26) actuates a hydraulic switch device (2). The housing (9) is configured as a single-piece deep-drawn component which can be fixed in a locating opening (30) in the switch device and on its outer side has an external thread (14) for fixing it i...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Transportstrecke für einen Filter und Zigaretten verbindenden vorperforierten Belagpapierstreifen (1), der durch einen Streifenbrecher (38) gebrochen bzw. vorgekrümmt wird. Es ist das Ziel, durch kontrollierte Einflussnahme auf den Brechvorgang auf den Ventilationsgrad der fertigen Filterzigaretten einzuwirken. Erreicht wird dies durch eine erste den von einer Bobine ab...

The invention deals with computerized tomography based on the object imaging with small angle scattered radiation. The registration of the scattering is made in ultra-small angles: from 0 to 1 degree relatively to the direction of the falling beam. Several schemes allowing to perform the registration of coherent scattering in the mentioned angles are suggested. The fan-shaped low-diverging beams f...

When a selected vehicle-to-vehicle time gap (To) is changed from a first level to a second level with a selector switch (5; 5A), a controller (11) determines a desired time gap (T*) or spatial gap so that the desired gap varies from the first level to the second level at such a gradual rate as to prevent an abrupt change in the vehicle speed. The controller (11) determines a desired vehicle spacin...

A tape is closed in a ring shape and is made of a textile material, at least in part, of thermoplastically meltable fibres. The tape consists of a section (3) of a material web (2) and its ends are welded together in a butt joint.

The utility model relates to a solar water heater with non-crystal state coated inner cistern. An insulating cistern is arranged on the top end of a bracket. A heat collector which is fixedly connected to a tail seat is obliquely placed at the front part of the bracket. The inner cistern of the insulating cistern is made of steel plates. The surface of the inner cistern is provided with a non-crys...

A bonding method for bonding molded resin products, the improvement residing in that a first one (51) of the molded resin products and a second one (51) of the molded resin products are bonded by injecting resin material through a resin material injection path (200) to a bonding portion (154a) therebetween, wherein the resin material injection path is formed in one of or both of the first resin ma...

A feminine hygiene article and method of making same so that back-attached wings have adhesive areas for attachment to an undergarment, that are substantially offset from the adhesive areas of the main body portion, also used to attach the undergarment.

A lawnmower comprises a housing (1) defining first and second chambers (3 and 4). The second chamber (4) is separate and spaced from the first chamber (3). A source of pressurised air (10) directs pressurised air to the first chamber (3) via ducting (12) to support the mower above the ground. A cutter chamber (5) is supported within the second chamber (4) and is rotatable about a substantially ver...

Disposable nappy has a fluid permeable cover layer, and an impermeable outer layer. The intermediate fluid absorbing core has a fluid retaining layer containing 70 wt.% of expanded pulp and 30 wt.% of superabsorbent polymer particles. Its insulating fibre layer is covered by the fluid retaining layer. In this new construction, the fluid absorbing core (4) comprises fluid retaining layer (11) and i...

Menstrual discharge is coagulated by contacting with one or more lectins capable of agglutinating blood with the menstrual flow to coagulate the blood at least partially, thereby rendering it easier to control and collect. The lectins may be applied either alone, in neat or formulated form, or in conjunction with an intravaginal or extravaginal device. Toxic shock syndrome is prevented by administ...

A carbon/silicon composite material wherein a silicon carbide containing carbon layer which is formed by silicon and boron carbide being penetrated from a surface of a carbon substrate into the inside thereof to allow the silicon and carbon of the carbon substrate to react with each other so as to be converted into silicon carbide and in which the silicon carbide is dispersed generally uniformly a...

Provided are carbon fiber composite materials which have a structure comprising a skeletal part and a matrix formed integrally around the skeletal part, said skeletal part being mainly composed of carbon fiber bundles and silicon carbide and metallic silicon formed in the carbon fiber bundles and/or on the outer surface of the carbon fiber bundles and said matrix being mainly composed of silicon c...

An absorbent article having a breathable microporous film is disclosed. The breathable microporous film is made by stretching a mixture of a thermoplastic resin and inorganic fillers at least in one direction. At least a part of the breathable microporous film is deformed such that Z number specified by equation (1) is 3.0 or above, wherein MS: average material strain at break of breathable microp...

Described are absorbent members useful in the containment of body liquids such as urine. These absorbent members comprise at least one osmotic absorbent (preferably a hydrogel-forming absorbent polymer) and a high surface area material, and have a high capillary suction capacity. For purposes of the present disclosure, capillary suction capacity is measured in terms of the member's ability to upta...

Described are absorbent members useful in the containment of body liquids such as urine. These absorbent members comprise at least one osmotic absorbent (preferably a hydrogel-forming absorbent polymer) and a high surface area material, and have a high capillary suction capacity. For purposes of the present disclosure, capillary suction capacity is measured in terms of the member's ability to upta...