The proposed method for improving the technical characteristics of a lead-acid accumulator is distinctive by adding phosphoric acid to the lead powder that is used for forming the positive plate of the accumulator. The lead powder is a mix of lead I powder and lead II powder. The amount of phosphoric acid is 2 à 4 % of the weight of the lead powder.

A throttle controller having a throttle control section is provided so as to eliminate any inconsistency in the degree of opening of the throttle at the time of mode switching, and to obtain a superior driving efficiency. In the driving mode, the throttle control section (1) calculates the degree of opening of the throttle for generating a target driving force calculated based on a plurality of pa...

A tire mold, comprising a continuous counter-molding ring (13) for molding the smallest diameter bead, is new. A tire mold comprises (a) two shells (11, 12) for respectively molding the exterior surface of each of the side walls and the exterior portion of each of the beads up to an inner radial limit where the tire surface diameter is phi 0 (minimal diameter of the tire surface at the smallest di...

A rare earth permanent magnet consisting essentially, by weight, of 27.0-31.0 % of at least one rare earth element including Y, 0.5-2.0 % of B, 0.02-0.15 % of N, 0.25 % or less of O, 0.15 % or less of C, at least one optional element selected from the group consisting of 0.1-2.0 % of Nb, 0.02-2.0 % of Al, 0.3-5.0 % of Co, 0.01-0.5 % of Ga and 0.01-1.0 % of Cu, and a balance of Fe, and a production...

PCT No. PCT/FR95/01258 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 28, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 28, 1997 PCT Filed Sep. 28, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/09799 PCT Pub. Date Apr. 4, 1996A method of ablating or cutting tissue with a laser depending upon whether the tissue is hard or soft, including the steps of aiming a laser favoring emission of light radiation at a wavelength of 1.34 mu m at the tissue, ablating the tissue w...

A navigation navigation system according to the present invention comprises: a database apparatus provided with map display data constituted of data representing road positions and physical forms provided in separate sets to correspond to different scales and route search data constituted of data representing connection states of one road connecting with another road provided in separate sets to c...

A warping mill for threads in general with improved thread removing unit, comprising, between a creel (2) and a winding unit (3), a thread removing unit (4) provided with mutually opposite and motorizable rollers (11, 12) which can be removably engaged with the threads (30) in order to remove the residues of thread from bobbins of the creel (2).

Wenn ermittelt wird, dass ein gegenwärtiges Herunterschalten ein mehrfaches Herunterschalten ist (126, S6), wird ermittelt, ob eine Drehmomentabsenkung während eines ersten Herunterschaltens sich in einem Zustand einer Störung mit einem Lernen befindet oder nicht, das für die Stabilisierung des Herunterschaltbetriebs durchgeführt wird, während ein zweites Herunterschalten ausgeführt wird (128, S8)...

Die Erfindung betrifft einen Halteabschnitt (2e) zum drehbaren Aufnehmen eines Planetenrads (3), der zwischen mehreren Haltevorsprüngen (2d) eines Trägers ausgebildet ist. Ein Verbindungsabschnitt (2f), der sich ringförmig um eine Rotationsachse (L) erstreckt, ist auf einem äußeren Umfang eines fernen Endabschnitts von jedem Haltevorsprung (2d) ausgebildet. Durch diesen Verbindungsabschnitt (2f) s...

A vehicle tyre(1) has cuts(3) in the tread which in plan view have a zig-zag or wave form along a direction(E) running roughly in the axial direction(A) of the tyre. When viewed tangential to the tread and perpendicular to the direction(E) the cuts(3) display peaks(4) and troughs(5) inclined to a tyre radius and extending from the cut base(G) to the tyre surface. In the same view all peaks(4) and ...

The cooling unit (10) for the bottom seams of top open bags made from a plastic film web has cooling elements (11), which at least during the transporting from one welding station for especially the bottom seam of a tube section to the next processing station which may be an opening station along a predetermined path, rotate with the end section having the welded seam. The cooling elements of the ...

Pressing device comprises a conical sleeve (6) arranged on a welding lens (2) of a welding beam (9) and freely rotating about an axis (7) which is inclined about an angle to the axis (8) of the welding beam. The axis of the welding beam exits close to the inner casing surface of the sleeve. The free front side of the cone of the casing lies on one point close to the welding beam on the flange of t...

The invention relates to a device for cutting food products, wherein separating sheets can be inserted simultaneously between the cut products. The transport system for delivering the paper web from which the separating sheets are formed comprises a station for transversal perforation of the paper web. The paper web is delivered to the cutting plane in such a way that the transversal perforation i...

A method for forming a multilayer coating film, which comprises the steps of applying a cationic electrodeposition coating (a) to an article to be coated , followed by heating for curing, applying a water-borne thermoplastic chippin g- resistant coating (b), adjusting the solid content of the chipping-resistant coating to 40 wt % or more, applying a water-borne intermediate coating (c), heating bo...

A method for making a sintered article (14) comprising providing a plurality of individual blocks (19) of sinterable matrix material, arranging said blocks in abutting relationship to form an assembly of said blocks in a sinter mold wherein said assembly comprises a plurality of said blocks extending in at least one direction thereof and sintering said assembly under pressure in the mold to form a...

The system aligns stacks or their supports at the inlet and outlet of a press, having a transport mechanism working at right-angles to the travel direction of the printed sheets. This is inserted in the inlet and outlet and aligned with the machine centre. Sensors (S1,S2) are situated on the spin path travelled by the transport mechanism (T), while the drive (M) for the latter has a signal-emitter...

The horizontal centrifuge for the oil extraction from oily mixings by double extraction, comprises a drum (1), in the inner part of which is mounted a scroll (5), with the relative central axe, drum and scroll which rotate at different regimes and an axial diaphragm (4) is delimiting two extraction chambers (22,23) in the interstice between scroll and drum, the oily mixing is being aducted in the ...

A process for producing structural thermoplastic foam is provided which involves gas expansion of a melted thermoplastic resin composition containing an amount of a polyolefin resin effective as a nucleating agent. The thermoplastic resin compositions provided exhibit an improved uniformity of cell structure in the resultant structural thermoplastic foam as a result of the incorporation of the pol...

The invention relates to a fire alarm (F) comprising at least one sensor (6, 14, 15) for detecting fire parameters and an evaluation circuit (7) which triggers an alarm signal if a defined first value is exceeded by a corresponding fire parameter. The at least one sensor (6, 14, 15) also monitors a second, greater value of the fire parameter concerned and if said second value is exceeded triggers ...

The invention relates to a device for loading a fragmenting machine, such as a hammer crusher, including a front and rear upper drive roller which are equipped, independently of each other, with a drive mechanism and arranged above the feed plane of a feed chute. The drive rollers are mounted on a displaceable and pressure exerting system of levers, such that a continuous, pre-pressed and controll...