PURPOSE:To improve the thermal efficiency of an engine, by rotating an exhaust gas turbine with the exhaust gas, at the same time, rotating a ranking turbine furnished coaxially to the exhaust gas turbine, and driving a generator by the power of both turbines. CONSTITUTION:An exhaust gas turbine 14 rotated and driven by the exhaust gas from an engine 11 is prepared, and the exhaust gas which has f...

PURPOSE:To improve the feeling of speed change by approaching the initial target input rotation stepwise to the final target input rotation prior to arrival thereto thereby eliminating the blow up of the input rotation and the breathing during kickdown. CONSTITUTION:When the speed change is started from the lowest speed ratio imax, it is executed along a curve of target input rotation as shown by ...

PURPOSE:To make the structure of a speed change gear to a compact size and to balance the right and left weights by supporting an intermediate shaft on an upper crank case and a crankshaft and a main shaft on a joining surface portion, respectively. CONSTITUTION:An intermediate shaft 4 is supported by an upper crank case 12, and a countershaft 7 is supported by a lower crank case 13. A crankshaft ...

A tire building machine and method employing a tire building drum for receiving at least one ply of tire material having an edge overhanging an axial end of the drum, a bladder turn-up mechanism extending axially outwardly from the drum, an annular array of radially contractible ply-down fingers movable axially to and from a position encircling the overhanging ply edge, and an axially movable ring...

The present invention discloses a nonaqueous dispersion of urethane copolymers dispersed in a solvent which is less polar than the urethane copolymer segment wherein the urethane copolymers are the reaction products of a stabilizer, an aliphatic polyol and diisocyanates. Also disclosed is a method for making the nonaqueous polyurethane dispersions.

A programmable interval timer (100) for generating an error signal when a timing signal is received outside a predetermined time frame. The timer includes a timer circuit (104) having programmable minimum and maximum timing intervals for determining the predetermined time frame. These timing intervals are programmed into the timer circuit in response to data input signals indicative of the timing ...

A vision system provides an apparatus and method for obtaining an image of a manufacturing apparatus that is electrically controllable. A gray scale image of the manufacturing apparatus is obtained and is used to generate control commands that control the manufacturing apparatus.

S P E C I P I C A T I O N INPUT-OUTPUT MULTIPLEXER-DEMULTIPLEXER COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL The disclosure relates to an input-output multiplexer demultiplexer communication channel which transfers data between a communications controller and a multiplicity of radially attached communications ports. Self-clocking serial bitsynchronous data is transferred on two opposing unidirectional data links betwe...

The invention relates to a heel holder with a sole holder 5 which can be pivoted up about a pivot spindle 4 fixed to a bearing block and is held in travelling position, acted on by a release spring 11, by means of a slide 14. The release spring 11 is located in a spring housing 10 which is mounted in the bearing block 3 and is provided as an operating lever for the voluntary opening of the sole ho...

A polypropylene strap for use in packaging articles. The polypropylene strap has a high tensile strength, a low elongation, a high rigidity, a high abrasion resistance, and flexible surfaces, and it is not easily split in the longitudinal direction. This strap has superficial layers stretched at a low draw rate of 1.2-3, and an inner portion stretched at a high draw rate of 10-18. The total thickn...

This invention relates to a two-fluid nozzle which is adjustable to provide a substantially constant mixing energy. Adjustment of the two-fluid nozzle is made in accordance with the pressure and mass flow values of the liquid and gas fed to the nozzle. A microprocessor calculates the mixing energy from these values and provides an output to the nozzle to adjust it should its mixing energy be in va...

A method of treating wastewater containing a contaminant selected from the group consisting of heavy metal cations, tars, oils and phenols or mixtures thereof, comprising mixing said wastewater with an effective amount of desulfurization slag, the composition of said slag including calcium oxide, calcium sulfide and iron oxides, causing deposition of said contaminant from the mixture, and separati...