A stacking machine for stacking articles produced by thermoforming a plastics web has a stacker board defining a window (11) within which in use articles are stacked and further including a plurality of catchers (20) for catching the articles within the window (11). The catchers (20) are made of a polymeric material and have a plurality of securing means (16) for securing them within the window (1...

The object of the present invention is to provide a yarn setting method to the winding tube in the automatic winder and the automatic winder capable of carrying out the setting work of the yarn of the yarn supplying body to the winding tube smoothly and speedily without adding a special device. The automatic winder 1 of the yarn setting method is provided with winding units 2 arranged in a plurali...

A positioning aid (1) for a hand tool device (3) driving tool (2), in a working direction (A), with a distance measuring system (4) mounted thereon. The distance measuring system (4) has at least one distance measuring sensor (5) for measuring the distance from the distance measuring sensor (5) to an object (6), along a line of measurement (M, M', M''), and a computing unit (7) for comparing the m...

Percentage concentrations of constituents of a sample of cereal grain or other agricultural product in a flowing stream are determined while harvesting or processing using a short wave near infrared analyzer. The analyzer irradiates the sample, picks up diffuse reflectance of individual wavelengths from the sample and spatially separates the diffuse reflectance into a response at individual wavele...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Weblitze, bestehend aus einem einstückigen Rohling (1) mit einem Profil, das wenigstens zwei Verdickungen (4a, 4b) und eine dazwischen angeordnete Schmalstelle (2) aufweist, wobei das Profil im Bereich der Schmalstelle (2) die Form eines Dreiecks mit abgerundeter oder abgeflachter Spitze und mit einem Öffnungswinkel (2α, β) zwischen 20 und 120° hat und wobei der Rohling...

A traction control system for a vehicle with an automatic transmission eliminates an acceleration slip of wheels by fuel-cut for stopping fuel supply to an engine upon occurrence of the acceleration slip. The automatic transmission is inhibited from shifting upon occurrence of an acceleration slip for which the fuel cut is carried out, so as to hold a current shift range, prevent the engine speed ...

A method of determining a crossover reel's diameter while being produced and driven by a friction roller entails measuring the angular velocity of the reel (11) by a transmitter associated with a part rotating with the reel and processing the velocity. The reel diameter is calculated by dividing the circumferential velocity of the reel surface by the angular velocity, the circumferential velocity ...

To improve the comfortability in riding by discriminating sudden acceleration upon startup before connection of a centrifugal clutch and limiting the engine output power. A supervision starting condition discrimination section discriminates whether or not an engine satisfies a supervision starting condition for starting discrimination of satisfaction of a starting control condition. The supervisio...

The invention relates to a lead acid battery with winding structure and its manufacturing method. A lug of pole is inwoven to and fixed to a lead meshwork, making electrical connection. Coating active material of positive and negative electrode on the lead meshwork makes a positive and negative electrode plate. Winding the positive, spacer plate and negative in sequence makes a battery core. The b...

A screw-type solid bowl centrifuge for centrifuging material which has a tendency to foam. The centrifuge includes a centrifugal drum having discharge ports and a rotatable bowl jacket with a screw that rotates relative to the bowl jacket. Also included is a feed section having a central pipe arranged concentrically about the rotation axis of a drum for feeding the material to be centrifuged throu...

The present invention relates to a substrate and a method for obtaining an electrophysiological measuring configuration in which a cell forms a high resistive seal (giga-seal) around a measuring electrode making it suitable for determining and monitoring a current flow through the cell membrane. The substrate is typically part of an apparatus for studying electrical events in cell membranes, such ...

A universal connector apparatus comprising a first component and a second component. The first component is fixedly secured to a housing of an LCD monitor and includes a wedge shaped projection or protrusion and a first electrical connector. The second component forms a docking station and is fixedly secured to any other support surface where the LCD monitor is to be attached and supported from. T...

For the laser drilling of organic materials, in particular for making blind holes in dielectric layers, a frequency-doubled Nd-vanadate laser with the following parameters is used:

The invention comprises an appliance such as for cleaning floors, which is self propelled and may be powered by rechargeable batteries 4. The device is designed to follow a trace marked on the floor. This may be for example a reflective 'track' which defines the appliances route, and the trace can also be coded to cause the device to perform specific tasks. In the embodiment which comprises a chas...

A cylindrical drinking vessel with an electrical heating element (g) has heat retaining properties and is sealable with a lid (b). A battery (and/or external) power source is used to heat the liquid contents, turn on a power on/off indicator (c), temperature (d) and power remaining (f) indicators. The base (e) holds the batteries and optional ingredients for various refreshments and also has a soc...

A coin storage device comprises at least one coin holder, the or each coin holder comprising a substantially cylindrical housing 1 adapted to receive a roll of coins. Each coin holder may be provided with a spring 10 which pushes the roll of coins upwards towards a dispensing slot 14. When the coin storage device comprises more than one coin holder, they may be joined together in different ways. T...

The invention relates to a blow torch (6) for a cutting process, in particular a steam cutting process, comprising a control device (3), a liquid supply system, in particular a container (5) for a liquid (8), and a power source (2), the blow torch (6) being connected via lines (9, 10) to the power source (2). The blow torch (6) is connected by a supply line (7) to the liquid supply system. At leas...

The invention relates to a method of preparing cellular polyisocyanate-polyaddition products in a mould, characterized in that said products are prepared in the presence of polysiloxanes and

The apparatus comprises a platform (28), two ground engaging drive wheels (2) positioned one at each side of the platform (28), drive means (11, 12) for independently driving each drive wheel, a control device (14) for continuously controlling the drive means (11, 12), whereby operation of the drive means (11, 12) causes the apparatus to progress over a predetermined route within the predetermined...

A ring (1), made from a suitable plastic and having a series of inner teeth (3) to support and maintain the position of pleats in a filter cartridge, is open ended and has a fastening clip to hold its two ends together round the cartridge. The fastening has ends that slide together one inside the other and are held by a lug engaging with a notch.