PURPOSE:To prevent an engine from being started when a transmission is not in its neutral position, by providing a detection means to detect that the transmission is in the neutral position. CONSTITUTION:When a transmission is in not in its neutral position and some gears are engaged with each other right before the starting of an engine, a neutral switch 55 is closed and an electrical current fro...

A thread guide for drawing threads (3',4') overhead from two yarn bobbins (3,4) disposed coaxially one above the other comprising separate thread guide flyer arrangements (5,12) mounted by means of respective bearing bushes (6,13) provided for each yarn bobbin. The thread guide flyer arrangement (5) provided for the lower yarn bobbin (3) is mounted between the two yarn bobbins. The second thread g...

PURPOSE:To enhance the stability during running, by constituting the system in such a manner that, when the selection is switched from the drive-range to the fixed-range despite the fact that the frictional coefficient of the road surface is low, the clutch is connected more slowly then the case of the frictional coefficient being high. CONSTITUTION:When the fixed range is selected, a clutch actua...

PURPOSE:To obtain the accelerative responsiveness corresponding to the treading-depth to a accelerating pedal, by controlling a clutch actuator in such a manner that the clutch connecting speed is increased as the rate of change in the controlled variable in the output-increasing-direction of a output-adjusting- means becomes large. CONSTITUTION:An engine output shaft is connected to each of a plu...

PURPOSE:To prevent both durability and efficiency-as-a-whole of a continuously variable transmission mechanism from being worsened, by temporarily elevating the line pressure, compared with the normal time, when the change gear is suddenly switched to the up-shift side. CONSTITUTION:A V-belt 32 is wound round both a driving pulley 24 and a driven pulley 34, in both of which the distance between th...

A rear wheel drive vehicle having a pair of front steering wheels, a pair of rear driving wheels having axles coupled thereto, and a device for sensing the steering of the front wheels and for steering the rear wheels in response thereto. A differential gear apparatus between the axles of the rear wheels, wherein the differential gear apparatus is a differential lock type, including a differential...

X-ray equipment has a tubehead 12 associated with a local repeater warning system 18 to give a preliminary warning that energisation of the tubehead 12 is imminent, and a kill switch on or adjacent the tubehead 12 to abort or inhibit energisation. By this means, not only is a warning given in the vicinity of the tubehead 12, but the source of the danger is identified. Thus, personnel caught in the...

An arrangement for manufacturing non-pelletized packaging units which are completely surrounded with shrinking foil. The packaging units are formed by several layers of objects which are stacked on top of each other in such a way that at least two parallel recesses are formed into which support members of a lifting device can engage. The arrangement includes a single shrinking foil application dev...

The utility model relates to a wind force generator with multiple fans. The multiple fans transfer the dynamic energy to an electric generator by belts or other driving modes. The wind force generator can obtain rather larger power and stable frequency. The utility model which has the advantages of low cost and good technology can be used for the electricity origin of the field operation, sea isla...

A device for detecting any defects in single faced corrugated fiberboard while it is running. A light is irradiated to the corrugated surface of the fiberboard and the striped image is scanned by an image pick-up unit and the picture signal is converted to binary-coded signal to discriminate the number of stripes or corrugations. The number is counted by a counter and compared with a normal number...

Collections of imperfectly matched textile articles are matched by presenting the articles sequentially in constant orientation and position to imaging apparatus such as a video camera 13, capturing data representing at least salient features of the image eg in stores 14 and 16, comparing the data automatically with reference data, and effecting a selection process in accordance with the result of...

The gas cooler has a pair of coaxial flues for the cooling of a synthesis gas wherein the flues are resiliently mounted independently of each other. The gas flow connection at the top of the pressure vessel is sized to permit the inner flue to be lifted out of the vessel for cleaning and repair purposes. In addition, the outer flue can be constructed of interconnected wall elements which may also ...

A liquid phase catalytic hydrogenation process is described in which an organic feedstock, such as an aldehyde containing from 2 to about 20 carbon atoms, is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a solid hydrogenation catalyst under hydrogenation conditions to produce a hydrogenation product, such as the corresponding alcohol containing from 2 to about 20 carbon atoms, which process comprises...

Polymer compositions and methods of making them are provided. Selected surface layers of the polymers, integral with the polymer body, possess pressure sensitive adhesive properties. The polymers are cured with the selected surfaces in contact with a cross-linking inhibition agent which controls the amount of cross-linking of the polymer taking place at the surface. The polymers are useful as, or ...

A dishwasher (10) comprises a washing chamber (20) including a rotatable rack (23, 24) for receiving utensils to be washed, nozzles (26A, 26B) for spraying water at the utensils in the rack, so as to rotate the rack and wash the utensils, nozzles (25A, 25B) for spraying water onto the utensils, and a blower (38) for blowing air at ambient temperature onto the washed utensils to dry them. Wash wate...

A continuous, foil-like electroluminescent lighting element having a plurality of separate units, each unit constituted of one or more discrete pieces of a phosphor, and being fully encapsulated in a cell consisting of a dielectric, which cell is at least partly embedded in a sealing substance. The element also comprises two electrodes, of which at least one is at least partly light-transmissive a...

A radiation shielding concrete composition comprises cement, magnetite, coarse aggregate, e.g. limonite coarse aggregate, and water together with water insoluble calcium borate.

PCT No. PCT/FR87/00213 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 15, 1988 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 15, 1988 PCT Filed Jun. 12, 1987 PCT Pub. No. WO87/07938 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 1987.The invention concerns a process and an apparatus for optimizing combustion in a furnace which has open chambers, referred to as a ring furnace, for the baking of carbonaceous blocks, the furnace comprising a plurality of preheating, baking a...

The invention relates to a method of regulating the tar content of precooked anodes intended for the production of aluminum by electrolysis, to an optimum level Bm corresponding to the maximum dry density of the anodes, which utilizes measurements on crude anodes emerging from compaction and without awaiting the results of the cooking process. The method comprises the following repeatedly carrying...

A hot and cold sensor discrimination unit having an insulated liquid-filled container with a temperature indicator and a metal probe with a temperature indicator for use in perception of temperature by a patient.