A device is provided for automatically indicating an insufficient level of oil in a motor-vehicle gearbox of the automatic type. The device includes an oil level sensing system controlling an associated indicator. To prevent spurious operation of the indicator, the device is provided with a number of sensors arranged to ensure that the oil-level sensing system can only effect control of the indica...

The invention relates to a process for centrifugal separation and to an apparatus for carrying it out, applicable to a mixture of phases of any states, said apparatus comprising, disposed coaxially and moved in rotation in a fixed enclosure, a fan adapted to create a depression upstream, a rotary distributor converting the pressure drop resulting from the action of the fan on the upstream pressure...

A linear electric motor comprising a frame of magnetizable material, an armature provided with a permanent magnet having a pair of magnetic poles movably supported in the frame, and a stationary winding circumposing the armature, the winding comprising a pair of coils wound on a pair of axially spaced bobbins secured to the frame. The bobbins supporting the coils are disposed adjacent to the end p...

A system for feeding production and/or packing material onto manufacturing lines, which system has compartment for storing the material; guide tapes for mobile trucks traveling between a storage area and manufacturing lines. The guide tapes define routes selectively traveled along, in use, by the mobile trucks for transporting and feeding the material to the manufacturing lines. A computer control...

A connecting method and a container wherein a connecting tube of a blood pump or humor circulating circuit is connected to a tube such as a cannula mounted on a circulatory system organ in such a way that no bubbles enter the tubes, in order to pour blood or humor substitution fluid into the circulatory system organ.

The subject of the inventon is a safety lock for granulators whose housing is divided in a plane running through the axle of their granulator rotor into an upper part and a lower part, the upper part being connected to the lower part so as to swivel about an axis parallel to the axle of the granulator rotor and the granulator rotor being mounted in the upper part. This safety lock consists in the ...

The incidence of peritonitis is reduced in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis by irradiating the peritoneum access tube connection with ultraviolet (UV) radiation so as to have an antimicrobial effect on the fluid flow path defined thereby prior to draining and infusion of dialysis fluid therethrough. The apparatus for effecting UV irradiation of the dialysis fluid flow path includes a hous...

A lead battery containing cells connected in series, the two outer cells of which are formed with electrical connections, whereby electrodes (2) separated from one another by appropriate distances are arranged in the individual cells and liquid-tight separating walls (1) are inserted between the cells. The feature of the invention is that the electrodes are made from a lead raw material by metal s...

The knit-sewn material for covering fire-resistant rubber or PVC belts is constructed in such a way that its surface represents a fibrous layer and two basic arrangements of yarns, preferably with a core of low thermal shrinkage, are permanently joined together by means of a synthetic filament or spun yarn, advantageously of low thermal shrinkage. The material is used for manufacturing conveyor be...

The invention is a novel hydroxyl-group containing component useful in the formation of polyurethane foam, a polyurethane foam and a process for making polyurethane foam using the novel hydroxyl-group containing component and an insulated container and a process for making an insulated container using polyurethane foam formed from the novel hydroxyl-group containing component.

A load handling vehicle having a load handling device disposed in front of the vehicle body and tiltable by a pair of opposite tilting cylinders. A main frame extends longitudinally of the vehicle and is fixed to each side of the vehicle body at a plurality of locations spaced apart longitudinally thereof. Each tilting cylinder extends longitudinally of the vehicle and is positioned above and clos...

The present invention relates to a safety binding of a boot on a ski comprising two lateral clamps (4) movably mounted under the action of an elastic member (28) parallel to the plane of the ski (3) between a closed position in which the clamps coact with the sole of the boot and an open position. Each clamp (4) is connected to one end of a longitudinally slidable strip (45) by means of articulate...

The invention relates to a safety ski binding, in particular a heel holder, comprising a sole holder which is pivotal about a transverse axle supported on a bearing block secured to a base plate. The sole holder is under the influence of an opening spring which urges it into its opened position. The sole holder is held in the downhill skiing position by a locking rocker arm pivotally supported on ...

A device for measuring of the concentration of a low molecular weight compound in a complex medium, comprising a dialyzer (1), and enzyme reactor (2) and a measuring unit (3) in communication with each other through a channel system. The channel system is composed of grooves which are arranged on one side of a base plate (18) and which are covered by one or more plates (16, 17) stacked over ech ot...

A prime coated oriented polyester film material is disclosed wherein the primer coating consists essentially of a crosslinked copolymer containing at least about 50% by weight of acrylic and/or methacrylic monomers and from about 1% to 15% by weight of a comonomer capable of inter-molecular crosslinking upon the application of heat, and from 0 to about 49% by weight of one or more halogen-free mon...

1. Wicket of the mobile shutter (1) type, having a slit (12) for the introduction of a card (5) towards connector means (3) ensuring the electric connection between the electronics included in the card and external control circuits, and comprising mechanical means (4) for moving the card in translation during the movement of the shutter, characterized by the fact that said mechanical means (4) act...

A process for treating a stone surface is disclosed. Stone floor surfaces, such as, marble and terrazzo, are treated with an acid conditioner followed by buffing with a crystallizing agent whereby a durable, high gloss finish is produced in situ on the floor surface.

A coated plastic article having a good appearance, uniform dyeing and excellent surface properties comprises a shaped plastic substrate and a coating, said shaped plastic substrate comprising a polymer of diethylene glycol bisallyl carbonate, said shaped plastic substrate having at least one unsmooth portion on the surface thereof, said shaped plastic substrate being treated with activated gas, io...

PURPOSE:To improve mechanical strength of the surface of a molded body and adhesion to other substances by treating the surface of a silicone rubber molded body with organic titanate. CONSTITUTION:When the surface of a silicon rubber molded body is treated with organic titanate or mixture of organic titanate and silane compound containing an oxilane ring, the surface of said molded part is coated ...

The bond strength between a sulphur-vulcanizable rubber and a metal, especially brass, is increased by using as bonding promoter a compound having the formula [-O2C CH2S-B-S CH2CO2-]M++ or a hydrate thereof, where B represents a divalent organic radical and M represents cobalt or nickel.