PURPOSE:To perform a speed change without worsening a shift shock by lowering the extent of engine torque up to the torque suitable to the hydraulic characteristic of an automatic transmission at time of performing the speed after the elapse of the specified time. CONSTITUTION:At a controller 15, when a lean combusting detecting means 16 does not yet detect the lean combustion of an engine 10, suc...

EXPANDABLE TIRE BUILDING DRUM A segmental drum (10) has a plurality of axially extending circumferentially spaced segments (36) with flexible connections (56) to shoulder pi tons (32) at opposite ends of each segment (36). Wedge shaped bars (62) are positioned between the segments (36) and connected to center pistons (64) for urging tapered side faces (80) of the bars (62) into engagement with slo...

RADIAL TIRE BELT FOLDING DRUM A segmental drum (10) has spaced-apart inflatable turnup bladders (24) for folding each edge (28) of a belt (30) applied to the drum (10). The pacing of the bladders (24) is adjustable by axial movement in opposite directions of central hub assemblies (42,44) threaded on screws (76). Fine adjustment of the spacing to straighten the fold line (32) of each bladder (24) ...

Dans le système d'évacuation d'air pour moules de vulcanisation de pneumatiques, l'air et les gaz de vulcanisation emprisonnés dans les divers interstices du moule (1) sont évacués à l'extérieur de la partie moulante au travers d'une pièce servant d'évent (3), qui comporte une ou plusieurs chambres (4) à passage direct, d'une largeur constante sur la partie dite d'étranglement, et dimensionnées de...

A generally hydrophobic polyester article is provided with a generally hydrophilic surface by contacting said generally hydrophobic polyester with a copolymeric material while said polyester is at a temperature above its melting point. The copolymeric composition comprises a generally hydrophobic moiety and a generally hydrophilic moiety. Also disclosed is a method for imparting the hydrophilic su...

A shaped interlayer blank adapted for use with glass in a vehicle windshield, such blank formed of plasticized polyvinyl butyral and having a quadrilateral peripheral contour with two sides of arcuate shape and a wedge-shaped thickness profile. The blank preferably has an arcuate gradient color band substantially parallel to an arcuate edge of the blank in the greater thickness region of the blank...

A process of preparing rigid polyurethane foams is disclosed, wherein polysiloxane polyoxyalkylene block copolymers which have at least one aminofunctional group of the general formula, which is linked to a silicon atom, are used in an amount of 0.2 to 5% by weight, based on the polyol or the prepolymer having isocyanate groups, to provide polyurethane foams, which otherwise contain clos...

A method for preparing polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams which comprises reacting and foaming a mixture of ingredients which will react to form the polyurethane or polyisocyanurate foams in the presence of a blowing agent comprising a partially fluorinated alkane having four or five carbon atoms and a tertiary structure. The method is advantageous because partially fluorinated alkanes having...

A method producing a low-density flexible polyurethane foam comprising stirring a starting mixture containing a polyhydroxy compound, a polyisocyanate, a foaming agent and a catalyst to thereby foam the mixture, in which a foaming agent selected from the group consisting of water, formic acid and its salts is used in an amount of at least 10% by weight as water equivalent per 100 parts by weight o...

A video imaging plant management system that determines plant photosynthetic activity and productivity which provides a light source to a plant being analyzed, detects infrared fluorescence emissions from the plant under the light, resolves the plant fluorescence emission over time, and calculates the fluorescence emission decay time from peak to steady state values to provide data indicative of t...

A method of recognizing particle impurities in textile material includes the following steps: forming a thin fiber web; detecting each particle impurity by an electron-optical sensor; applying signals from the sensor to an image processing system; determining a specific characteristic for each particle impurity by an evaluating device forming part of the image processing system; classifying the pa...

The present invention is directed to a multi-block polymeric material comprising a first amide acid prepolymer, made by combining (A) a diamine with (B) a dianhydride or its corresponding tetraacid or diacid-diester in an A/B mole ratio ranging from about 2.0 to 1.05, preferably about 2.0 to 1.1, chain extended with a second, different, compatible prepolymer selected from the group of prepolymers ...

A composition for treating toxic metals in solid waste, sludge or slurry is provided. The composition includes a reducing agent such as ferrous sulfate or sodium sulfite and a fixative containing solid calcium oxide or solid magnesium oxide. The composition may also include an acid such as sulfuric acid.

Shaped synthetic diamond articles are fabricated by vapour deposition of synthetic diamond on releasable moulds. A process is also provided for forming a shaped synthetic diamond article by coating a mould with an etchable layer and then depositing synthetic diamond on the etchable layer; the etchable layer is thereafter removed in an etchant bath, releasing the diamond article from the mould. The...

A laminate comprises a non-oriented polyphenylenesulfide film and a biaxially oriented polyphenylenesulfide film bonded on at least one surface of the non-oriented polyphenylenesulfide film without using an adhesive. The delamination of the laminate can be prevented and the tear strength can be increased by suppressing the crystallization of the non-oriented polyphenylenesulfide film. The films ar...

Glass fibers are prepared with a chemical treatment resulting in chemically treated glass fibers having utility in reinforcing thermoplastic polymers such as polyolefins. The chemically treated glass fibers have a dried residue of an aqueous chemical treating composition having one or more amino organo coupling agents, an aqueous emulsion of an acid or anhydride modified polyolefin having one or m...

A method for preparing tapered block copolymers in a polymerization process by charging an initiator and monomers sequentially with one or more charges of first one of the monomers, then with a mixture of the two monomers, and then with one or more charges of the second monomer alternating with one or more charges of the first monomer to produce a polymodal tapered block copolymer. Suitable monome...

DC-0203 An oriented nylon film, useful as a carrier web in the manufacture of fibrous reinforced resin sheets, is disclosed. Oriented nylon film containing a salt selected from at least one copper salt, at least one alkali metal halide, at least one alkaline earth metal halide or mixtures thereof is disclosed. The nylon film is preferably nylon 6, nylon 66, nylon 66/6 and/or mixtures thereof and t...

METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF HIGHLY VISCOUS CONCENTRATES OF HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT DRAG REDUCING POLYMERS High molecular weight viscoelastic polymers are dissolved by passing the polymer solution through a die which "beads" the polymer allowing the formation of very fine filaments which are drawn into the flow. The beading and flow rate are balanced to maintain constant fine filament for...

A composite material which includes a polyester resin as a matrix and comminuted expanded polyurethane, dispersed within the matrix. The composite material includes at least one fibrous re-inforcing material dispersed within the matrix. The fibrous material may be selected from-the group consisting in glass fibres, carbon fibres, polyamide fibres, cotton fibres and/or wool fibres. The composite ma...