An apparatus to facilitate volume control for route aural guidance. When supplying a guidance voice to a loudspeaker 34a, a voice control section 30 disconnects the loudspeaker 34a from audio and outputs the guidance voice through the loudspeaker. A volume control screen is displayed on a display section 28 where the user adjusts the volume by touching the screen. When the voice control section 30...

The screw centrifuge for the separation of solids and liquids from a mixture comprises a rotating drum (10) and a coaxial screw (11), rotating at a different speed, with a liquid exit (13) and a solids exit at the other end. Apart from the liquid drain (13), a further drain (16) is provided which is closed by a spring loaded piston (19) at high rotational speeds and opened at low speeds. The pisto...

Treating water carrying a biological pollution load esp. water discharged from an aquaculture comprises introducing water to a reactor (1) under pressure and mixing with a gas. The pressure is then released and the fluid and gas are surrendered to a foam (6) removal unit. Gas bubbles rise to the surface, capturing particulate material as they rise and are subsequently removed with the foam. The do...

The hybrid vehicle (HF) allows the driving or braking force provided by the IC engine (1) to be supplemented by an independently controlled electric motor-generator (9). The braking of the vehicle is detected in the free-wheeling mode of the engine by a control device (18) for preventing an increase in the velocity of the vehicle by regenerative braking of the motor-generator. The control device m...

The method involves operating a cutting knife (7) driven by a stepping motor (12) for cutting a tape-like print carrier (2). The knife is moved from a resting position in direction to the print carrier for a predetermined amount of steps, determined through a control mechanism before beginning of the movement. The resting position is determined through moving the knife in a direction opposite the ...

The bobbin winder has a master bobbin sleeve (6) which is structured so that the initial yarn winding layers are caught within the bobbin (3) to give a firm sleeve for the wound bobbin. Also claimed is a bobbin winding operation where the bobbin is wound on a master sleeve, while the inner wound layers give a firm and integrated sleeve for the wound bobbins.

PCT No. PCT/US93/07587 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 16, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 16, 1995 PCT Filed Aug. 17, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/04179 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 3, 1994This invention provides a method for inhibiting HIV replication in a patient which comprises administering to a patient infected with HIV a therapeutically effective amount of IL-4.

A method of making a sintered article of powder metal having a carbon composition in the range of about 0.8 % to 2.0 % by weight, then shperoidizing the sintered article and then warm forming the sintered article at a temperature between 250 and 700 DEG C for a time duration selected to form the article to a final shape.; L'invention concerne un procédé de fabrication d'un article fritté en poudr...

Disclosed is an automatic travelling apparatus which is capable of finding out a permissible travelling area from images taken by an image pick-up device to set a target course in the permissible travelling area; determining a steering amount appropriate for the purpose of permitting the vehicle to put itself on the target course, in consideration of the instantaneous travelling condition of the v...

A hand washing and rinsing unit which operates automatically without the need for the user to touch any part of the unit. When the user's hands are inserted into a wash basin (12), a proximity switch (30) actuates the system to switch on a supply of water through a supply line (18). After a predetermined time interval such as 5 to 8 seconds, a metered quantity of liquid soap from a supply (28) is ...

A system and method for modifying security levels within a security system. External modifications are allowed only if the security of a point is increased.

Process for preparing MDI flexible foam in a closed mould at a pressure of 0.001 - 0.5 bar above atmospheric pressure.

The method is for mfr. of bars, having at least one partially helical channel of set cross section. It is esp. for a sinter metal or ceramic blank for a tool part. The plastic mass to form the blank is pressed from a nozzle part, and flows e.g. along the axis of a helical pin held on a nozzle mandrel. The internal channels (40,42) are formed without plastic forming of the mass in the nozzle part. ...

The method involves detecting an actual vehicle speed and measuring the speed and position of an object ahead using radar sensing. Targets at the edge of a road are separated into discrete angle regions by comparing the target amplitudes with thresholds. In each angle region order filtering is conducted to determine the current distance of the road edge from the vehicle, which are then used for ad...

A plant for vulcanising tyres has a heating zone with several heating stations along which a frame (70) moves and carries a common mechanism for opening and closing moulds and equipment for controlling frame movement between each station (1). A continuously circulating controlled conveyer (76) for feeding tyre preforms extends from a preform manufacturing area outside the heating zone right up to ...

The production of polyurethane (PU) foam is by reacting (A) a polyol component with at least 3 hydrogen atoms on average, containing (a1) reaction products of (a1a) organic carboxylic acids with (a1b) polyols containing tert. amino group(s), (a2) optionally other compounds with at least 2 NCO- reactive H atoms, (a3) optionally a blowing agent, (a4) water, (a5) catalysts and (a6) optionally additiv...

A process for the production of polyurethane (PU) foam by reacting (A) a polyol component with at least 3 hydrogen atoms on average, containing (a1) reaction products of (a1a) organic carboxylic acids with (a1b) polyols containing tert. amino group(s), (a2) optionally other compounds with at least 2 NCO- reactive H atoms, (a3) optionally a blowing agent, (a4) catalysts and (a5) optionally additive...

The commissioner has a step and or walk-on housing part which is positioned near the driving stand. The access aid (10) is in the form of a handle with at least one upright (12) in the lengthwise centre plane of the commissioning appliance. At least the top part of the access aid is in the form of a pole and has controls (14) and with a coupler plug connection (13).

The amplifier has a multiplier for mixing a measurement signal with a reference signal and a devices for non-linear transformation of the measurement signal and reference signal to vary the phase selectivity. At least one transformation device contains a digital signal processor. At least one transformation device contains an analogue component with a non-linear characteristic.

A method of making a sintered article of powder metal having a carbon composition in the range of about 0.8 % to 2.0 % by weight, then shperoidizing the sintered article and then warm forming the sintered article at a temperature between 250 and 700 ~C for a time duration selected to form the article to a final shape.