A direct-current arc furnace has a vessel with a floor and a cover, at least two vault electrodes projecting down into the vessel through the cover, and a hearth electrode exposed in the vessel generally in the floor below the vault electrodes. A scrap-metal charge is melted in this furnace by first energizing the vault electrodes with direct-current voltage of opposite polarity while displacing t...

A make-ready unit for making a thread end ready preparatory to connecting it with another thread end in a thread splicing device, the make-ready unit having a thread splicing device, the make-ready unit having a thread channel formed in a hollow body and traversible by a gas flow produced by injected gas, the thread channel being open at both ends for receiving the thread end transitorily therein,...

A multi-cell battery constructed of a plurality of frames of insulating material each frame having a number of active battery material areas arranged side by side with a division portion between each material area, the frames being arranged side by side in a direction normal to the plane of the frame with the division portions secured in sealed relation to form partitions between adjacent cells of...

PURPOSE:To decide the factor of a fault just by switching the state of an input signal after adding signals which are supplied to a control part of a device in a selection mode and providing a display element which displays the result of addition. CONSTITUTION:Binary logic inputs 1-4 are connected to a CPU by signal lines 1a-1b and then connected to the 1-bit (a) half address 2a-2b. The output of ...

8CH-2082 Thermoplastic polyester compositions are provided which are moldable to foamed plastic articles, the compositions comprising a high molecular weight polyester alone of in combination with a flame retardant agent, and a foaming agent selected from the group consisting essentially of zinc carbonate, zinc formate and mixtures thereof.

A pedal construction for effecting a closing of a heel safety ski binding in response to a stepping down thereonto by the heel portion of a ski boot. The pedal is pivotally secured to a base plate which is reciprocally mounted for movement between locked positions on the guide rail fixedly secured to the ski. The ski binding is mounted on the base plate and is movable therewith. The free end of th...

A toe jaw for a safety ski binding having a ski boot sole hold-down mechanism which is pivotal about an axis extending generally perpendicular with respect to a base plate secured to the upper surface of a ski. A support part is provided on the hold-down mechanism and is adapted to engage the frontmost portion of the sole of the ski boot. The support part is pivotal about an axis to accommodate a ...

In order to guarantee a reliable determination of the front length of the position of the sole of a ski boot on the ski, a front safety binding part is provided which ensures two lateral contacts and one front contact for the boot sole, it being possible for the front contact to be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the ski relative to the two lateral contacts. For this purpose, an adjustin...

The compounds have antifungicidal and antimicrobial activity and are used in medicine. They are selected among a group of azole derivatives having the general formula (formula) where their substitute have the respective meanings. The invention is also related to pharmaceutically acceptable acid-adjoint salts and stereochemical isomer forms of the compounds.

Disclosed is a water-based thermosetting epoxy composition of a water compatible epoxy resin, about 5 to about 35%, based on a total solids, of a water compatible impact modifier, about 1.5 to about 7%, based on the weight of the epoxy resin, of a water compatible epoxy hardener, up to about 0.3%, based on the weight of the epoxy resin, of a catalyst, and sufficient water to provide a viscosity of...

Continuous process for preparing a spinning solution of acrylic polymeric material. Process utilizes acrylic polymers obtained in a bulk polymerization slurry, and comprises adding a solvent such as dimethylacetamide to the slurry in such quantity as to be insufficient to attack and dissolve the polymer, bringing the resulting mixture to a temperature not exceeding 170 DEG C, such temperature bein...

PURPOSE:To form a thin layer of hard carbon or diamond on a Zr alloy member and to improve remarkably wear resistance by heating electrically said member in an evacuated vessel and bringing the same into contact with activated hydrocarbon, etc. while rotating said member. CONSTITUTION:The surface of a Zr alloy pipe 1 of zircaloy or the like is polished with SiC, etc. and is then chemically polishe...

PURPOSE:To form a thin film of hard carbon or diamond on the surface of a ''Sendust'' alloy part and to improve the wear resistance thereof without decreasing the magnetic characteristic thereof by conducting electricity to said part in a vessel to heat the part and bringing gaseous hydrocarbon or pulverous carbon powder activated by high-temp. heating into contact therewith. CONSTITUTION:A part 1...

A process for the precipitation of a pulverulent filled rubber, which comprises mixing a rubber latex, a rubber solution or a rubber emulsion with a filler suspension, waterglass and a water-soluble aluminum salt at a predetermined pH value of 3.0-3.7, the pH value being kept constant by introduction of acid during the precipitation.

An improved brake for a wheel mounted on a spindle is of the type which includes a housing secured to the spindle with a plurality of brake discs carried by the housing for relative rotation therewith. A plurality of reaction plates are carried by the hub of the wheel for relative rotation therewith and the discs and plates are intervened in an alternating fashion to define a pack. The housing has...

A polyacetal resin composition comprises (a) about 100 parts by weight of polyacetal resin (b) about 2 to about 35 parts by weight of carbonate, phosphate, acetate or their mixture of a metal belonging to Group II of the periodic table and (c) about 0.01 to about 20 parts by weight of polymer, copolymer or their mixture of a compound selected from unsaturated polyester, alkyl ester of (meth)acryli...

In a pressure transducer of the piezoelectric type, a resonator (10) is made up of a pellet (16) mounted inside an element designed to be subjected to the action of a pressure on its exterior face (18). The pellet (16) and the element (12) are cut in the same quartz block, using a cut which provides two vibration modes. The forces resulting from the external pressure are transmitted to the edge of...

PROCEDE POUR LE TRAITEMENT DE DISPERSIONS D'HOMO- ET COPOLYMERES DE VC EN EMULSION OU MICROSUSPENSION.

PROCEDE CARACTERISE EN CE QUE LE LATEX EST SOUMIS, APRES POLYMERISATION, A L'ACTION D'UN CHAMP ELECTRIQUE REPONDANT AUX CONDITIONS SUIVANTES, DEGRE E 600 A 1000 NAS, ET DIDA 1 A 10 MACM, PENDANT 1 A 60 MINUTES, DE SORTE QU'IL SE DEPOSE SUR L'ELECTRODE MOINS DE 35, NOTAMMENT MOINS DE 10...