An improved mobile X-ray unit has a counterweighted articulating X-ray tube support arm that allows positioning of an attached X-ray tube virtually without the need for moving a supporting carriage. The improved mobile X-ray unit also allows the X-ray tube to be locked to the supporting carriage during travel and the articulating X-ray arm includes several electro-magnetically actuated disk brakes...

Whereas, for reasons of efficiency, high operating rates are necessary for charging and discharging the stacking table 2, the stacking table 2, for example, on the feeder is readjusted via the lifting device, intermittently, such that the topmost sheet can always be freely received by the suction head and conveyed into the machine. The invention is based on the object of proposing a drive and a pr...

For controlling the compression output power of an exhaust turbocharger, irrespective of the charge pressure produced by the compressor of the turbocharger, a separate control pressure source for an adjusting device (5) of a valve (7) in a bypass line (8) to the turbine (10) of the exhaust turbocharger is provided in the form of a compressed air pump (1) which, controlled by a control device, supp...

An adapter having a body and a cooperating cover with a seal therebetween is characterized by a stop surface provided on the exterior surface the body. The body and the cover are held together by a clamping bail that is either separate from or, more preferably, pivotally mounted to, the body. The bail is slidably movable over the body and the cover from an open to a clamping position. In the clamp...

Beschrieben werden fadenführende Bauteile in Vorrichtungen zur Herstellung, Behandlung und Verarbeitung von Fasermaterialien mit einer mit den Fasermaterialien in Kontakt tretenden Oberfläche, wobei die mit dem Fasermaterial in Kontakt tretende Oberfläche der Bauteile eine durch bestimmte Werte der maximalen gemittelten Rauhtiefe RZ und der für bestimmte Schnittiefen errechneten Werte des Tragante...

A composition useful in copying and printing is described. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a purified fraction of uintaite and a thermoplastic polymer. Preferably, the composition comprises a maltene-enriched fraction of uintaite derived by solvent extraction, a thermoplastic polymer and a colorant. In another embodiment, the present invention is an electrophotographic method comprisi...

The solar heating water tank is made by ordinary metallic plate, and its internal and external surfaces are coated with a layer of epoxy by electrostatic powder spray equipment. The product features corrosion resistance, low cost, uniform coating, good mechanical performance, high production efficiency, and high utilization ratio of coating.

A display device is used to convey additional information about the internal state of an electronic apparatus, by varying the intensity of the display in a pattern related to the state. For example, a hexadecimal digit display 10, for displaying a diagnostic code for a computer, may additionally be used to indicate cooling fan 18 failure by flashing the digits 12, 14 in a particular pattern when f...

A centrifuge rotor comprises a base member and a cover member and has axially-disposed rotational drive connection means in a central region thereof, the base member comprising an essentially circular plate having sample tube locating means disposed radially and terminating outwardly in resilient elements, and the cover member having a lower surface which cooperates, in use, with the base to retai...

An air cleaner which comprises a filter device (F) for removing dispersed particles contained in air, a supply-discharge device for supplying a separating liquid (L) to the filter device (F) and, at the same time, discharging the separating liquid (L) which has picked up the dispersed particles, and a fan (35) for aspirating air. The filter device (F) has a partition plate (55) adapted to isolate ...

Reactive metal granules, especially of magnesium and/or magnesium alloys are produced directly from molten metal. The metal is fed under pressure to a granulation nozzle which forces the metal to aquire a circular motion of increasing velocity before it reaches the outlet of the nozzle and disintegrates successively into small fragments and droplets. These fragments and droplets are formed in an i...

A cap (10) for dispensing liquids from a container (1) comprising a base portion; means to attach the base (14) portion to a container (1); and an off-center dispenser tip (12) projecting from the base (14) portion and having a passageway (20) extending between an orifice (22) at the distal end of the dispenser tip (12) and the interior underside of the cap (10), the axis of said passageway (20) f...

An automatic motorized golf trolley having control means is arranged to maintain a fixed separation distance between the trolley and the golfer. The trolley is provided with an ultrasonic transmitter 26 and a directional receiver 27, the transmitter being arranged to transmit an identification code which is received by a remote unit attached to the golfer. The remote control unit comprises an ultr...

In a microprocessor based interlocking system the various elements of the signalling system, signals, points and track circuits are identified by number or letter codes eg 3 or 4 digits or letters. These ID codes are stored in the system and compiled for processing in a control program which is extremely complex and may contain thousands of occurrences of the equipment ID codes. "Dyslexic" entry o...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/02640 Sec. 371 Date May 15, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date May 15, 1997 PCT Filed Nov. 10, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/16328 PCT Pub. Date May 30, 1996Disclosed is a surface inspection lighting apparatus for use in the visual inspection by a human inspector of a reflective surface for surface defects. The apparatus has a region from which light emanates when the apparatus is in use. The intensi...

The invention relates to a front jaw, in whose housing a release spring is accommodated which is penetrated by a connecting rod which acts via a transverse part on two bent levers retaining the front end of the boot sole. In order to simplify the construction of this front jaw (1), the invention provides for the housing (2) to have at its rear end two vertical contact surfaces (2b1, 2b2) for ...

An improved mineral filler fire retardant composition and method are provided wherein the filler is surface treated with a polyfunctional isocyanate. This surface treatment reacts to form a polymeric coating thereby reducing both the free moisture and soluble soda level. This improved filler results in superior physical properties in polymer resins and improved processing characteristics in uretha...

A ski fastening includes a rear engagement member provided with a jaw (204) engaging the heel (205) of a boot. The rear engagement member is constituted by a first body (202) which is slidably associated with a base (206) which is rigidly associated with the ski. The first body includes first members (208) associated with the jaw, which can be activated by the boot and activate second members adap...

Thermoplastic compositions useful for producing metallic moldings contain A) 40-65% by volume of a sinterable pulverulent metal or of a pulverulent metal alloy or of a mixture thereof, B) 35-60% by volume of a mixture of B1) 85-100% by weight of a polyoxymethylene homopolymer or copolymer and B2) 0-15% by weight of a polymer homogeneously dissolved in B1) or dispersed therein with an average parti...

A fuzzy logic based navigation module for use on a semi-autonomous vehicle computes the safety of moving from predefined local regions to adjacent local regions for the purpose of planning a safe path for the vehicle to take to reach its intended destination. Image understanding software provides the input to the system in the form of values for linguistic variables for each local region which imp...