Upper and lower shell members of aluminum-plated steel panels have respective flanges overlapping each other and welded to each other by a laser beam, forming a fuel tank. One of the flanges has a stepped region spaced from the other of the flanges, defining a gap between the stepped region and the other flange. The laser beam is applied to the flanges closely to the gap for discharging unwanted c...

A system is provided for conveying fluid lubricant forwardly to lubricate a forward bearing support member (26) of a vehicular tandem axle assembly (100). The system includes a first open-sided trough (38) in to which the fluid lubricant is deposited by a differential gear assembly (14). Trough (38) is in fluid communication with a second open-sided trough (40) that slopes forwardly and downwardly...

Method for measuring the colour of a patient's tooth, e.g. for preparing a dental prosthesis, by which method a measuring probe (1) is placed adjacent the tooth, light being emitting from the probe (1) which after reflection from the surface of the tooth is received by the same probe (1). The measuring probe (1) comprises two light conductor members (2, 3), one for transmitting light and one for r...

The furnace (70) includes a heating element (72) which is restrained from growth during operation of the furnace (70) by retaining spacers (84) which provide a yoke (88) around the individual coils (102) of the heating element (72) and which spacers (84) are interlocked with each other. A high alumina fiber insulation (180) is applied to insulate the heating element (72). This high alumina fiber i...

Hydrocarbon polymers with grafts of polyethers, polylactones, or polyesters from the reaction of phosgene with glycols having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms are disclosed as having good release properties or low adhesion to hydrocarbon rubber materials. The hydrocarbon backbone polymers include EPDM, hydrogenated polybutadiene, and hydrogenated poly(styrene-butadiene) all said polymers having pendant su...

A substantially binder-free glass fiber separator, especially for valve regulated ("sealed") lead acid batteries is disclosed. The separator has a reduced thickness and temporarily inhibited resiliency. A substantially binder-free glass fiber web having a given thickness is wetted with a controlled amount of liquid and compressed to a substantially reduced thickness and the liquid suppresses the n...

The apparatus involved herein comprises a body (1), an element (4) rotatably arranged in the body and a counter knife device (15), which is provided on the body and adapted to cooperate with the rotatable element for disintegration of material. The counter knife device comprises a base part (17) and a cutting member (19) removably connected to the base part by means of connecting members (18). The...

A control system for a vehicular automatic transmission, comprising: running status detecting means for detecting the running status of a vehicle; and shift control means (19) for controlling the gear stage of the automatic transmission in accordance with the running status of the vehicle. The control system further comprises: memory means (15) for storing beforehand the information of a road to b...

A high pressure cleaning device comprising a housing, a drive unit and a winding machine (1) for winding and unwinding pipes. The winding device (1) comprises a winding drum (4, 7). The winding drum (4, 7) has at least two separate winding areas (11, 16). One electric connection cable (12) can be wound in one winding area (11) and one electric connection cable (22) can be wound in the other windin...

The device has at least one movable compression plate (2,4), on which an ultrasound applicator (14) can be moved with ultrasonic coupling liquid (23). To conduct X-ray investigations independently of the X-ray beam direction with respect to the breast, the liquid is uniformly distributed in the beam path with a maximum depth of the height of the ultrasound transducer. Alternatively, the liquid may...

The present invention relates to a system, a method and a control device for generating a message, mainly an alarm message in the control device (1) of an automation system (4). In order to simplify the use of current transmission systems, this invention involves transmitting the message (3) from a control device (1) to a predetermined receiving device (2) in the form of an e-mail via the internet...

The battery plate set has a separator inserted between a positive battery plate and a negative battery plate, the negative battery plate, or both battery electrode plates (1) provided with an edge insulation(2), in the form of an acid-resistant hot-melt adhesive layer.; Plattensatz für einen Bleiakkumulator, bestehend aus einer positiven Elektrodenplatte, einer negativen Elektrodenplatte und einem...

Es werden ein elektronisches Gerät (10) zum Anschluß an einen zum Empfang von Radio-Daten geeigneten Rundfunkempfänger (50), insbesondere einen Rundfunkempfänger für ein Kraftfahrzeug und ein Verfahren zur Darstellung von von einem elektronischen Gerät abgegebenen, optisch darstellbaren Informationen auf der Anzeige (70) eines zum Empfang von Radio-Daten geeigneten Rundfunkempfängers vorgeschlagen...

The braking force control system has a vehicle operating condition detector, an engine braking force control drive which varies the engine braking force and a wheel braking force control drive which varies a wheel braking force. A control device is connected to the condition detector and the control drives. The control device determines a target total braking force on the basis of the vehicle ope...

Die Erfindung betrifft eine medizinische Vorrichtung zum Komprimieren von Körperteilen, die für Ultraschall- oder Röntgenuntersuchungen vorgesehen sind. Dazu wird das Untersuchungsobjekt über eine Zugangsöffnung in einen sich zwischen zwei Kompressionsplatten befindenden Untersuchungsraum eingebracht, der mit elastischen Folien verbunden ist, die einen Innenraum begrenzen, der mit einem Flüssigkei...