A retractable bead setter assembly of the present invention for use with a tire building machine is comprised of a tire bead placing and end ply turn-up bag pusher means having a plurality of first segment elements movable radially therein and a plurality of alternately spaced second segment elements movable both radially and axially. The bead portion of the bead and filler material is positioned ...

The water soluble, non-ionic compound N,N,N min ,N min -tetra (hydroxyethyl)-5-acetylamino -2,4,6- triiodoisophtaloyldiglycinamide is an X-ray contrast agent which is simple to prepare and easy to use.

An improved polymer sheet. The improvement is at least one surface polymer film layer and at least one fabric veil. A veil is laminated between each surface polymer film layer and the polymer sheet. There is a method of heating a polymer sheet containing the improvement of the present invention.

A hydraulic control system disclosed herein comprises a line pressure regulator valve which regulates the fluid supplied from a pump to provide a line pressure variable at least depending upon output torque of the engine. The line pressure is supplied to a shift control valve which regulates the fluid supply to and discharge from cylinder chambers of drive and driven pulleys.

Revolution speed of a drive pulley and a parameter indicative of an output of the engine are detected. A desired value in the engine revolution speed is obtained using a predetermined function for any value in the parameter indicative of the engine output. The reduction ratio is controlled in such a manner as to maintain the revolution speed of the drive pulley in a predetermined relationship with...

PURPOSE:To improve a detecting sensitivity against a defect of a top face part of a bottle opening by providing the first light source for irradiating only the bottle opening, and the second light source for irradiating a screw part of the bottle opening, and detecting a defect separately, and deciding whether a bottle is good or not. CONSTITUTION:The first light source 21 for irradiating only a b...

A tire building apparatus having two end drums disposed on respective opposite sides of an intermediate drum, with the intermediate drum embodying a perforated sleeve for supporting the portion of a tire carcass to be disposed between the beads of a completed tire and for permitting air to flow therethrough into direct contact with the aforementioned tire carcass for pneumatically expanding the la...

The alloy powder is made using apparatus comprising, in combination, a fluid-cooled hearth 12 for receiving metallic material which defines an alloy and which is to be melted, a plasma heat source 20 adapted to melt the metallic material, a powder metal producer 46, and means to introduce the molten metallic material from the hearth into the powder metal producer. The fluid-cooled walls of the hea...

In a distortion inspection apparatus of a glass plate, a light and dark contrast pattern is sensed by an image sensor through a glass plate. The number of bits corresponding to a light or dark portion is detected from bipolar image data which are divided into a plurality of bits along each of parallel scanning lines assumed upon a surface of the glass plate. Then, a distortion state of the surface...

A plasma arc torch which can be operated in either the transfer arc mode or the non-transfer arc mode includes a rear housing section 24 which mounts a rear electrode 30, a gas vortex generator 28, and releasable mounting means 26 adapted to mount selectively either i) an electrode assembly for operation of the torch in the non-transfer arc mode or ii) a collimating nozzle assembly for operation i...

A ski binding, either a toe clamp or a heel clamp, which is provided with clamping arm rotatably supported by a post fitted on the top surface of a ski, the post having a pendulum to face a hungover end of the clamping arm which is urged toward the boot by a mild elastic member. A marginal clearance is provided between the end of the pendulum and the hungover end of the clamping arm, whereby the c...

An opaque or translucent molecularly oriented film made from a composition comprising at least one linear polyester (preferably polyethylene terephthalate) and 0.5-100% by weight based on polyester of at least one olefine polymer, wherein said composition contains at least one carboxylated polyolefine in an amount of 0.05-50% by weight based on olefine polymer. The composition used for the film is...

A process for preparing a uniaxial polyester film which comprises: a) extruding a moving molten web of polyester film; and b) quenching the moving web to solidify it in a substantially amorphous form; and c) applying a coating of a dispersed aqueous composition of polyvinyl alcohol or polyurethane to at least a portion of the surface of said film; and d) stretching the moving web in a direction t...

For the purpose of lubricating a cavity, particularly an annular cavity in a tool for forging blanks produced by powder metallurgy, a lubricant spray is directed towards a limited portion of the cavity surface and the nozzle is displaced such that impingement area of the spray against the cavity sweeps over the entire surface of the cavity. The impingement surface of the lubricant spray is adapted...

A process for producing a porous, film-like or fibrous structure of an aromatic polyester, which comprises (1) forming a substantially non-oriented film-like or fibrous structure by melt-molding an aromatic polyester blend composed of (A) an aromatic polyester containing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid as a main acid component and an aliphatic diol and/or an alicyclic diol as a main glycol component...

For heat treating products having a substantially circular cross section and being composed of mineral fibers containing a binder in solution in water, a metal container impervious to microwaves and equipped with a conveyor device includes a source of hot gas which is directed to the surface of the product. The conveyor in the form of a movable belt and a ceiling of fixed plates cooperate to roll ...

PURPOSE:To prevent any trouble due to the damage of a casing, by integrating a master cylinder etc. in a caliper body and coupling the master cylinder to a brake operating member.