The removal module 7 comprises a rotating drum 11 below the feed path of an endlessly circulating sheet conveyor system 5 wherein a control unit 24, immediately above the feed path, is used to remove selected sheets. A first sheet guide unit (28, Fig 4) comprises two interconnecting comb shaped elements which meet to form a recess (30, Fig 4). The downstream element 28 further comprises a guide el...

This invention describes a long-term Sampling Device 20 which can be used for measuring airborne or other fluid-borne contaminants such as asbestos. Sampling Device 20 incorporates a size selecting device based on a helical elutriator. In practice a number of such long-term sampling devices may be used in parallel to ensure that at least one sampling device generates a sample suitable for analysis...

A control system for an automatic transmission, comprising: a clutch (C1) for transmitting the rotation of an engine (10) to the transmission mechanism (16) of a speed change unit; a hydraulic servo (C1) for applying/releasing the clutch; starting state detecting means (100) for detecting the vehicle starting condition in which at least one of the following conditions is dissatisfied: that the thr...

In a power output apparatus of the present invention, a control unit sets a WOT (wide open throttle) line L2, where the maximum torque of an engine attains, as a boundary between an over drive area and an under drive area in the case where a rotor shaft of an assist motor (40) is set in a state of over drive linkage. The control unit determines a target working point of an outer rotor shaft of a c...

An object of the present invention is to implement manufacture by rolling silicon steel having a silicon content of 3 wt% or greater, conventionally considered impossible, and by rolling thin sendust sheet. Powder metallurgical fabrication is employed using powder as the starting raw material, and the average crystal grain size of the sheet-form sintered body or quick-cooled steel sheet is made 30...

During cryogenic air distillation, cyclically and at intervals in a second phase, at least part of the plant gas output is sent to first passage(s) to regenerate them. The first air flow is then returned into one or more third passages (C) of the heat exchange system, which have been cleared by the plant gas, leaving them free of all impurities. An Independent claim is included for the correspond...

The utility model relates to a feeding water automatic controller for a solar water heater, which solves the control problem of feeding water of the solar water heater and is composed of a liquid controlling sequence valve (1), a one-way valve (2), a sliding valve (3), a fastener mechanism (4), a backwater chamber (5) and a rubber film structure (6). The sliding valve (3) controls a liquid control...

The utility model relates to a charging and discharging water controller for a solar water heater, which relates to a charging and discharging water controller of a water tank of the solar water heater. The utility model overcomes the defects that the hot water tank of the existing solar water heater needs people to take care of, water pipes can be frozen in winter, and the utilization rate is low...

The utility model relates to a controlled turbulent solar energy water heater, comprising a solar heater, cold and hot water pipes, and a water supply pump. The cold water pipe is connected with the inlet of the solar heater, the hot water pipe is connected with the outlet of the solar heater, a water supply pump is arranged at the cold water pipe, stream velocity of the outlet of the water supply...

Waveform generator 2 supplies a 350 kHz square wave or sine wave output from a transformer 11 to an active hand-held electrosurgical electrode 5. Primary winding 15 of transformer 11 is connected to MOSFET switches 17,18 driven by a gate logic circuit 20, and to a modulating transistor 28 driven by the output of a sine wave generator 30 which includes a resonant LC circuit and transformer 32. The ...

A method for controlling an automatic guide vehicle (AGV) in a semiconductor factory automation (FA) system, includes the steps of: a) receiving operating mode information of a process equipment changed by an operator; b) storing the operating mode information of the process equipment changed in a real-time database; c) carrying out a predetermined semiconductor process at an operating mode having...

A coupling agent based on solvent-containing acrylic resin or polyurethane resin is used in a multi-component molding process for the production of composites from polar thermoplastics and polyurethane elastomers. The production of composites from polar thermoplastics (PTP) and polyurethane elastomers (PUE) involves molding the PTP, coating the molded part with a coupling agent based on solvent-co...

The invention concerns a method for the sanitary treatment of the free internal volume (8) of a sleeping mattress (1), in particular a spring mattress, said mattress comprising upper (2) and lower (4) surfaces, a lateral peripheral strip (6). The invention is characterised in that it consists in generating an air stream (16) flowing from outside towards the mattress free internal volume (8), activ...

There is disclosed apparatus for manufacturing a bead sub-assembly comprising an upper mould plate (10) and a lower mould plate (12), at least one of said upper and lower mould plates being moveable so that the plates can cooperate to define a mould cavity (14) substantially corresponding to the shape of the sub-assembly and delivery means (32) for delivering a desired quantity of a mouldable comp...

Composites of at least two different plastics materials joined directly to one another, whereinA) is a thermoplastic polymer or a thermoplastic mixture of polymers which contain at least one polar compound of at least one of the metals of the 1st to the 5th main group or of the 1st to 8th subsidiary group of the Periodic System as an extremely finely divided powder, andB) is polyurethane.

Devices and methods for utilizing dry chemistry dye indicator systems for body fluid analysis such as glucose level in whole blood are provided by incorporating an indicator in a bibulous matrix contained inside a hollow fiber capillary tube adapted to wich the fluid sample into the tube to wet the matrix and indicator system. The devices also enable visual or meter reading of the indicator by pos...

An electronic bordering system for a working tool in which a border cable is placed above, under or on ground or floor, so that it separates an inner area within the border cable from an outer area. The working tool is preferably intended for attendance of ground or floor. A signal generator feeds the border cable with current, whose magnetic field affects at least one sensing unit located on the ...

A method of producing a film on the surface of a semiconductor wafer in an RTP system, comprising: a) rapidly processing the wafer at a first temperature T1 in an atmosphere containing a substantial vapor pressure of a first reactive gas; then b) rapidly processing the wafer at a second temperature T2 in an atmosphere substantially free of the first reactive gas is described.

Analysis procedure uses data stored on a computer relating to function errors generated by different sensitive material components. A man machine interface is created (1) through which the components and error interpretation rules are described in structured language so that they can be accessed by the machine as external information in conjunction with error information relating to faulty parts.;...

A circuit pack self-testing system adapted to carry out tests on circuit pack electronic devices is disclosed. The self-testing system executes various test programs in a test suite, and keeps an historical record of test results from previous test suites in non-volatile memory. The historical record is updated only when the most recent results are different than the last-recorded results, and are...