PURPOSE:To prevent sudden stopping of the automobile at the time of the change from the forward drive over to the backward drive by constructing the retreat prevention apparatus such that it will not be operated immediately when a speed change gear is shifted from R to N and R to first speed while the automobile is running backward. CONSTITUTION:An output shaft 2 provided with a transmission case ...

The bead assemblies (16, 17) are held in accurately spaced relationship against opposite flanged ends of a tube, e.g. by magnetic or vacuum means (Fig.2). Tyre carcass material (26) carried on an expansible former (25) is located within the tube (Fig. 3) and expanded to engage the bead assemblies (16, 17), the projecting ends of the carcass material being turned radially outwardly around the bead ...

A weighing system for computing the prices of articles purchased by customers includes cards (4) containing codes for discriminating the customers. The card (4) is inserted in a card reader (16) attached to an electronic scale (1), and the prices of articles weighed by the electronic scale (1) are totaled for each of the codes of the cards (4).

A weighing system for computing the prices of articles purchased by customers includes cards (4) containing codes for discriminating the customers. The card (4) is inserted in a card reader (16) attached to an electronic scale (1), and the prices of articles weighed by the electronic scale (1) are totaled for each of the codes of the cards (4).

The device for grinding machining planar workpiece surfaces has a tool (8) which is fitted on a bearing means (5) which is arranged on a shaft (3) and bears on a supporting ring (9) fastened on a framework (1); a unit for fastening workpieces having a pressing apparatus (21) for pressing said workpieces against the tool (8); a pressing apparatus (33) for pressing the bearing means (5) against the ...

The device for grinding machining planar workpiece surfaces has a tool (8) which is fitted on a bearing means (5) which is arranged on a shaft (3) and bears on a supporting ring (9) fastened on a framework (1); a unit for fastening workpieces having a pressing apparatus (21) for pressing said workpieces against the tool (8); a pressing apparatus (33) for pressing the bearing means (5) against the ...

An automatic transmission apparatus of the invention includes a friction clutch connected to the output shaft of an engine, a clutch actuator for driving the friction clutch, a parallel shaft type gear transmission whose input shaft is connected to the friction clutch, a wheel brake device, and a start control means, which operates the friction clutch to a target rack stroke and adjusts rotation o...

A centralizing device for use down-well in maintaining a sensor or other operational tool in a location accurately centralized on the axis of the bore-hole irrespective of the angular orientation of the device and associated tool at any given location. The device includes an elongate member carrying at angularly spaced locations three two pairs of opposed, two-arm linkages, each arm of each linkag...

Vacuum-regulated system for automatic disengagement of a manual clutch in a vehicle for eliminating mechanical rattle from the vehicle gearbox during idling. A servo unit in the system is joined to the clutch releasing arm and is controlled by the gearbox shift lever for moving the release arm to disengaged position when the lever is in neutral position. The control cable of the clutch pedal is co...

A composite material, bonding light weight aggregates with the alkali metal silicates such as those of sodium and potassium and alkaline earth metal silicates such as those of magnesium and calcium, having a mean weight ratio of silica to alkali metal oxide or alkaline earth metal oxide of 4:1 to 1:1 with varying densities, either as soluble glass, powder, solution, and/or clay loaded solutions pr...

In a compatible recording and reproducing apparatus which is capable of recording and reproducing information on both a video disk and a digital audio disk, a relative angle between an optical axis of a laser beam emitted from a pickup and the disk is adjusted so as to be suitable for the disk loaded on the apparatus. Further, the movement of the pickup in the radial direction of the disk is regul...

A method for curing particulate arylene sulfide polymer in which the particulate polymer is preheated from ambient temperature to a skin temperature within the range of about 230 DEG to about 260 DEG C. by agitating the particulate polymer in a polisher apparatus, transferring the preheated particles to a curing vessel, and further heating the preheated particulate polymer in the curing vessel f...

Thermally formed aliphatic polyamide surgical devices having an alpha crystallinity of at least 15% and a total crystallinity in excess of 25%, are obtained by heating them at 60 DEG C to 100 DEG C in an environment essentially saturated with moisture (preferably in hot water), to improve their strengths.

Process for the production of porous, powdery polypropylene, and utilization thereof. Hot solutions of polypropylene in pentaerythrol ester are slowly cooled down to approximately room temperature, forming a solidified mass, after which it is extracted with an extractant in which pentaerythrol is soluble. Before extracting, the size of the solidified mass may be reduced mechanically. After extract...

Disclosed is a method for coating a substrate comprising the steps of (a) forming a basecoat by coating the substrate with a pigmented basecoating composition; and (b) thereafter forming a topcoat by coating the basecoat with a clear topcoating composition; wherein at least one of the basecoating composition and topcoating composition contains an addition interpolymer having alkoxysilane and/or ac...

A mixing head, specially for chemically reactive fluid components, such as two reactive liquids adapted to form a synthetic resin, has a central body which is provided with passages enabling recirculation of the individual components in one position of the mixing head and discharge of the mixture in another position. The wall of the housing in which the central body is movable is elastically defor...