A topographical support member (2) and method of forming a topographical support member (2) for use in producing nonwoven fabrics, especially tricot-like nonwoven fabrics. The topographical support member (2) includes a body (1) having a top surface (3) comprising a pattern of a plurality of peaks (5) and valleys (6) and a plurality of apertures (7). The apertures (7) have a conical top portion (7...

A negative electrode for lead accumulators has the shape of a rectangular planar grid plate (11) consisting of expanded copper metal which serves as a carrier for the active mass and for the supply and extraction of current. The grid plate (11) consists of two side regions of expanded copper metal (14) and a copper strip (12) which is arranged between them in one piece therewith, and which project...

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...

PURPOSE:To reduce dispersion of a filling quantity of the active material by controlling the rotating number of filling rollers of a filling machine in response to the weight of a plate immediately after filling of the active material. CONSTITUTION:The active material 7 in paste is thrown to a hopper 2 of a filling machine, and the active material is filled into a plate grid 5 made of lead alloy w...

PURPOSE:To reduce shock due to the connection/disconnection of a compressor by assuming a transient control such that clutch torque is temporarily lowered while being synchronized with the connection/disconnection of the compressor when said compressor is connected/disconnected in a clutch direct connection mode with an accelerator released. CONSTITUTION:Each of sensors 19, 21, 22, 26, and 29 for ...

PURPOSE:To correctly judge a failure of a shift position sensor by judging the sensor as normal when signals are transferred to both on and off in a control system in which the clutch torque is generated by sensor signals in response to the shift position and the clutch torque is made zero at outside of the travel range. CONSTITUTION:A shift position sensor 26 is provided with switches 26a-26c det...

In the thread-changing device with a knotter for knotting a new thread to an old thread (30) during a thread change, to guarantee the formation of a secure knot and for reliable knotting, a thread compensation zone of fixed maximum length, leading via a pivoting arm (23) with a defecting roller (24) and having a preceding briefly actuable compensating thread brake (21), and a clamping hook (14) co...

PURPOSE: To transmit proper driving force to a driving wheel by adjusting a transmission gear ratio of a continuously variable transmission in accordance with a power transmission shutoff continuity time and a car speed change amount when power transmission between an engine and the driving wheel is shut off. CONSTITUTION: A hydraulic continuously variable transmission TM comprises a constant disc...

PURPOSE:To improve a dwelling characteristic and a durability of a house having a function of ventilation for a dwelling space and a ground heating as well as using an air cycle by a method wherein a ventilation with less loss of heat is carried out and a solar heat is collected from outer walls and a roof. CONSTITUTION:A garret space 1, a dwelling space 2 and an under-floor space 3 of a house A a...

PURPOSE:To effectively melt the snow on the road by providing a solar device on a slope face, storing the solar energy in the summer into the ground around a horizontal well with the solar device, and utilizing the stored energy near the horizontal well at the time of a snowfall or freezing in the winter. CONSTITUTION:A solar device 3 collecting the solar energy is provided on a slope face 2 near ...

PURPOSE:To apply always favorable sealing on the overlapped end edge of a cylindrical film. CONSTITUTION:A pair of seal blocks 12, 12 are arranged to be confronted on both sides across the overlapped end edge of a cylindrical film. The seal block 12 exists along the extending direction of the overlapped end edge extending to a specified length, and at the same time, hot pressurized air is blown ou...

PURPOSE:To suck lubricating oil without contaminating the oil with air by forming a horizontal inlet passage directed lengthwise monolithically to a case bottom positioned below a fixed level holding point. CONSTITUTION:When a tractor is tilted forward, an oil level 89 of lubricating oil of a transmission is tilted forward. At this time, the depth of lubricating oil near a rear oil inlet port 23 b...

PURPOSE:To reduce the shock of clutching and the delivery of the torque variation force, by furnishing the area to correct the rise of torque responding to the running condition before the transitional performance area to generate the clutch direct connection torque when the direct connection condition is reaches. CONSTITUTION:Sensors 19, 21, 22, 26, and 29 of the engine rotation frequency, the ro...

The winder comprises a rotating drum with a vertical extension (4) around which the band is wound. The drum has a drive spindle (10) at its top and its bottom rests on a plate (6) through a ball end piece (18). The drum rotates on the plate by a blind socket (14) in its bottom end. The socket covers, in sliding contact, a finger (16) projecting from the plate and is supported by its bottom (22) on...

An active terminator comprises a thermal shutdown circuit. When this circuit detects a predetermined high temperature, this information is supplied to a driver, and the active terminator stops operating. The signal from the thermal shutdown circuit is also supplied to an RS latch circuit that stores information to the effect that the thermal shutdown circuit has detected high temperature, and that...

A porous for making a high M.wt. solid state polymerised poly(ethylene naphthalate) (PEN) foam comprises (a) dispersing a inert gas into molten PEN of intrinsic viscosity I.V. 0.25-0.55 dl/g to form a foamed PEN with a void fraction of 0.10 to 0.50; (b) forming the foamed PEN into granules; (c) devolatilising the PEN granules at 80-140 deg C; (d) crystallising th devolatilised PEN at 150-260 deg C...

A teeming spout has on its inside a plurality of picket-like metal segments (1) separated from one another by slots (2) and is externally surrounded by an induction coil (3). The bottom turn (7) of this induction coil (3) has a downwardly directed pitch equalization piece (8) which provides such that the field acts uniformly on the teeming stream from all sides and therefore it is not deflected.

PURPOSE:To make easy execution of waterproofing feasible by separately and detachably installing waterproofing devices and coping devices to the upper side of parapets provided at the rooftop of buildings and, at the same time, by filling each of the fixing parts with sealing agent. CONSTITUTION:Waterproofing devices 3 and 3A are constructed of a first coping device 6 covering parapets 5 and 5a at...

An improved calibration method for calibrating the measured value of an analyte in a liquid sample by referring to a calibration curve drawn by plotting the interrelation between the calibration values of n (n is an integer of not less than 2) calibrators containing different contents of the analyte and the measured values of the analyte contained in respective calibrators. In the improved method ...

This implant comprises a portion (1) intended for anchorage to bone and a body (2) for attachment to a rod (3); the body has a channel defining two side branches (4) and open on both sides of the body in order to be able to receive the rod (3); this implant contains a threaded plug (8), contrived so that it can be screwed into a female thread formed in the inner walls of the two branches (4) so th...