A method and apparatus for reducing the magnitude of a uniformity characteristic in a cured tire and the tire produced thereby. A signal is generated which is indicative of the magnitude of the uniformity characteristic. The signal is also indicative of the location on the tire to be corrected. At least a portion of one carcass reinforcing member of the tire is permanently deformed a predetermined...

A method for concentrating coal tailings and for dewatering coal products employing a copolymer of diallyldimethlylammonium halide and a vinyl alkoxysilane, preferably a copolymer of diallyldimethylammonium chloride and vinyltrimethoxysilane as a coagulant. The method for concentrating coal tailings comprises steps of: feeding the coal tailings to a thickener; treating the coal tailings with the c...

In a system for evacuating air from moulds for vulcanizing tyres, the air and vulcanization gases trapped in the various interstices of the mould (1) are evacuated to the outside of the moulding part through a part which serves as a vent (3) and which contains one or more direct passage chambers (4) of constant width on the so-called bottleneck part which are dimensioned so as to prevent the passa...

To reduce the occurrence of false alarms, the disclosed system incorporates an auxiliary sensor (8) for detecting the presence of a shopper passing through the electronic article surveillance device (1), such that the device is operated continuously, and the auxiliary sensor (8) is used to enable external alarms of the device only upon detecting the shopper's presence. Thus, while the device conti...

A shift control system for a vehicle transmission (M) with multiple gear trains and connected to an engine crankshaft (CR) through a clutch (C) for shifting without disengaging the clutch (C). In conducting a shifting operation through a roller synchro mechanism (R) associated with a gear train, the number of revolutions of the engine crankshaft (CR) is promptly decreased through at least one of a...

A pallet construction for use in conjunction with transport apparatus in a sheet-processing system includes spaced grooves adapted to receive automated insertion apparatus. The pallet construction includes webs separated by spaced grooves disposed to receive levelling elements. The levelling elements are movable relative to the webs to provide a relatively planar pallet surface and prevent the def...

Method of changing sheet piles on a sheet-fed printing press, which includes introducing a sheet pile rake above a main sheet pile for forming an auxiliary sheet pile, further includes laying at least one rotatably mounted wedge on an upper edge of the main sheet pile so as to form a wedge-shaped space; and device for performing the foregoing method.

The device has a clustered blast air source, e.g. a nozzle or a thin blower tube (10), located in front of the front edge of the delivery stack (2). Air is directed onto the front edge, below the sheet lifter (9). Air supply to the blower tube is coupled to the control of front edge stops (8) and sheet lifters. After the front edge stops have been folded down, an air jet (S) is directed onto the a...

The deliverer is for printed sheets and has a chain feed system (1) which engages a front edge of a respective sheet (3). The sheet is guided along a sheet guide surface (4) and is released above a delivery stack (5). A sheet conveying device (6) is installed underneath the sheet guide surface and has a sheet conveying surface (7) over it. The sheet conveying device is interrupted simply by blast ...

Combination method in which in the closing phase of the integration of the residual paper sheet pile (3). The method utilises the main pole (2) and the displacement of the grid bar (7) takes place in the travel interval (delta s). Each travel interval is allocated a height interval (delta h) to compensate for the height difference at the leading edge of the pile. The height interval is formed as ...

The device (3) has a lifting device (4) moved into the sheet stack station, with forks (5) fitting beneath the residual sheet stack (6) and a height adjustable sheet stack pallet (7). The latter is provided with magnetic identification strips detected by a sensor attached to the lifting device, for indicating the height and side position of the pallet. Pref. th magnetic identification strips are p...

A thread wheel including a top wheel base and bottom wheel base connected together and fastened to a center shaft of an automatic thread storage and feeding unit of a knitting machine. The top and bottom wheels have a respective set of equiangularly spaced radial locating holes. A plurality of supporting elements are connected between the locating holes of the top wheel base and the locating holes...

An apparatus for the cutting and creasing of plastics material sheet is disclosed which comprises a cutting and creasing tool (12) and a corresponding plate (10) arranged for mutual contact characterised in that the plate (10) is free of raised surfaces and is covered with a plastic material (22), preferably nylon. Additionally, an apparatus for preheating corrugated plastics sheet material (23) i...

An apparatus and method are disclosed for filtering or separating particles. The apparatus has a centrifuge rotor (12) rotatable about an axis of rotation. A fluid chamber (22) rotates with the rotor. A substance is supplied to the inlet (28) of the chamber. A saturated fluidized bed of first particles forms within the fluid chamber and obstructs flow of second particles through the chamber. In an...

A skin resurfacing apparatus delivers thermal energy through an external skin surface to an underlying collagen containing tissue. Thermal delivery means are provided and include an interface surface configured to conform to the exterior skin layer surface. Electrode means are coupled to the thermal delivery means and configured to transfer thermal energy through the interface surface and the skin...

In the production of a low-flammability polyurethane composite foam which is consolidated from polyurethane foam flakes with admixture of a binder by press moulding at elevated temperature, it is provided according to the invention that, in order to achieve specific calibration of the burning characteristics within wide limits and especially to achieve specific physical values, untreated standard ...

The transport system has a transport carriage (5) provided with a sensor array (1) for detecting a guide path (4) laid along the floor. The sensor array uses a number of sensors (21,22,23,24,25) spaced apart transverse to the guide path, with a first sensor group (22,23,24) detecting the latter and a second sensor group (21,23,25) used for a control function of the carriage. Pref. the sensor array...

The control system uses a sensor device (2) mounted on the transport carriage, for detecting its position relative to a guide track, extending along a factory floor between a start point and a destination point. The sensor device detects path position markings (4) along the guide path and relays the information to a central control (6), providing information for the carriage drive control in depen...