The present invention relates to a coating formulation for use in multicoat paint systems, whicha) comprises as binder a water-dilutable polyurethane resin which has an acid number of from 10 to 60 and a number-average molecular weight of from 4000 to 25,000 and can be prepared by reacting with one anotheraa) a polyester-and/or polyether-polyol having a number-average molecular weight of from 400 ...

The splicing device (7) is moved along a guide, perpendicular to the direction of feed, by the simultaneous feed of the cord strips (5,10) which are to be spliced. Control of the respective speeds takes place corresponding to the splice angle. The splicing device may be swivelled around a vertical axis corresponding to the splice angle. In the contact area of the strip lying upon the cord, the fee...

A vehicle having an antilock brake system (20) to control a brake so as to suppress locking of wheels when a slip ratio of the wheels exceeds a predetermined value is also provided with a continuously variable transmission (CVT)(30). When antilock brake control is being performed, a drive shaft torque controller (40) computes a command torque of an engine (10) and command drive ratio of the CVT (3...

A printing system which uses a single layer printing member coated on to a cylinder is provided. For waterless offset application, the single layer printing member consists of an oleophobic imaging layer containing an oleophobic resin, coated on an oleophillic cylinder. For wet application, the single layer may either be hydrophilic, coated on a oleophillic cylinder; or vice versa. The single laye...

The present invention, in one form, is a system (10) for performing image reconstruction from projection data acquired in a helical scan. More specifically, the system (10) implements an incremental reconstruction algorithm for helical scan projection data which does not require filtering, weighting and backprojecting such projection data for generating each image. Particularly, a segmentation alg...

An expandable synthetic resin composition capable of providing a synthetic resin foam excellent in both heat distortion resistance and mechanical strength, as well as such a synthetic resin foam, are provided. An expandable synthetic resin composition incorporating a thermoplastic resin, a liquid crystal resin and a heat-decomposable foaming agent, as well as a synthetic resin foam which incorpora...

The outlet, for a mould chamber with a wall (2) made from one or more materials and having a moulding surface (20), comprises an aperture (3) which passes through the wall from the moulding surface, allowing the mould chamber to connect with the outside atmosphere. The aperture is closed by an insert (1) which is shaped so that it completely seals the aperture when fitted into place and lies flush...

An apparatus for use with a web (W) having printed thereon bar codes (B) each identifying a container manufacturer, product, etc. and arranged longitudinally of the web at a spacing corresponding to one container, for positioning each of the bar codes in a specified position (23). The positioning apparatus comprises a feeder (16) drivable by a main shaft (22) for transporting the web via the speci...

PCT No. PCT/DK96/00544 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 9, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 9, 1998 PCT Filed Dec. 18, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/22411 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 26, 1997The decanter centrifuge has a bowl with a screw conveyor having a body (4) and a screw (7). Material to be separated into a light phase is supplied through inlet ports (6) in the body, and the heavy phase is discharged through discharge ports in...

The cable spooling arrangement has a cable drum (1) to which one end of the spoolable cable (13) is attached and electrically connected to a plug that can be coupled to a fixed voltage supply socket. The end (14) of the cable that is unrolled from the drum carries a plug coupling (15).; Die Erfindung betrifft eine raumfest angeordnete Kabelaufwickelvorrichtung, die eine ein Kabel (13) aufnehmende...

The accumulators (14) are mounted on a carrier element with their poles (16,18) arranged on an upper housing wall. Pole contacts (24,26) are arranged on a flat part (22) to correspond to the poles of the accumulator. These are connected to a central electrical supply connection via electrically conducting elements attached to the flat part. To form the accumulators, the flat component with the pol...

The force controller has a vehicle stopping detector, a brake actuation device that produces a first level of brake actuation when stopping is detected, and an accelerator pedal actuation detector stage. There is an accelerator pedal input drive force computation stage, an inclination resistance estimator, a second brake actuation device that produces a second level of brake actuation dependent on...

The utility model relates to a differential pressure type wind rotating device. A cross beams which are vertical to spindles are arranged on the spindles, and the tail ends of the cross beams are provided with vertical masts. The cross beams can be divided into two groups which are an upper group and a lower group, and the cross beams in each group are mutually vertical and cross, and deflective m...

The utility model relates to a constant temperature controlling valve for solar water heaters, which is composed of an upper valve body and a lower valve body that are connected with each other. The lower valve body is provided with a plunger which is provided with a thermal expansion body inside and a prism valve cock. The plunger is supported by an adjustable lower check ring. The thermal expans...

The utility model relates to a solar heat collecting bottle. The utility model is characterized in that the utility model comprises a double-layer bottle body, wherein, the outer surface of an inner layer of the bottle body is provided with a blacking heat collecting layer; an outer layer in the bottle is a transparent body; vacuum state exists between the inner layer bottle body and the outer lay...

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 textile machine thread traversing device includes a traversing arm and a holding device to retain the arm as it moves in a back and forth motion. A drive mechanism is connected to the holding device to rotate the holding device relative to a turning axis. A programmable control system is configured with the drive mechanism and includes a detecting device disposed to detect the angular position o...

A method for forming parts from inorganic particulate materials is disdosed. The method utilizes a two-component binder composition which is removable at a faster rate than conventional binder compositions, thereby reducing the formation of voids and cracks that occur during binder removal. No toxic materials are required and the method does not rely on solvents. The method may be used with cerami...

Process for recovering polyester polymer as a microporous solid from a mixed polymer recycle stream which comprises:- a) contacting the mixed polymer recycle stream at elevated temperature with a selective solvent in which polyester polymers are soluble and other polymers present in the recycle stream are substantially insoluble to form a solution of polyester polymer in the selective solvent; b...

A biaxially oriented polyester film to be laminated onto a metal plate and molded, which comprises a copolyester, said copolyester comprising (a) terephthalic acid in an amount of 82 to 100 mol% or more and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid or a combination of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and other dicarboxylic acids in an amount of 0 to 18 mol% or less of the total of all dicarboxylic acid com...