The invention relates to a cutting machine, in particular a circular-knife slicing machine for foodstuffs, having a housing to which a cutting tool assembly having a cutting tool acting on the product to be cut is fixed by means of a closure so as to be detachable in operation. The object on which the invention is based is to provide a cutting machine of the type described at the beginning, in whi...

Apparatus for use in continuous web reeling apparatus for connecting a web to a winding roll as the web is being unwound from an unwinding roll by deflecting a run of the web and pressing the deflected web against joining tape provided on the surface of the winding roll. The apparatus includes a plurality of axially aligned pressing members, a fluid-actuated expandable actuating device for exertin...

The present invention concerns a bipolar storage battery. The storage battery (10) consists of bipolar elements (12) in consecutive mutual contact, each element comprising a plate (13) of electrically conductive material which has been coated on one side with a positive active compound (14) and on the other side with a negative active compound (15); of separator plates (16) containing electrolyte,...

A pneumatic splicing apparatus for spun yarns comprising a splicing member having a splicing hole and a jet nozzle for jetting a compressed fluid into the splicing hole, control nozzles arranged on both the outer sides of the splicing hole to suck and to untwist the yarn ends, cutting devices for cutting the yarn ends, and yarn guiding means for inserting the yarn ends into the splicing hole. The ...

The compositions comprise about 80 to about 97% by weight of the refractory particles of, for example, tungsten carbide. The particles are bonded within an alloy matrix of between about 5 and about 50% nickel, sufficient carbon to avoid the formation of detrimental carbon deficient or excess carbon phases and a balance of about 95 to about 50% iron by weight. In a preferred embodiment, the alloy m...

A lead-acid battery construction includes positive electrode means (37) and negative electrode means (39, 40) supported in contact with separator means (42) containing an electrolyte. The positive electrode means (31) is gridless and is formed with reacting PbO2 portions (66) and non-reactiong PbO2 portions (64) which carry a required electric current through the positive electrode means during ch...

PCT No. PCT/AU84/00177 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 28, 1985 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 28, 1985 PCT Filed Sep. 10, 1984 PCT Pub. No. WO85/01187 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 28, 1985.Means for braking down carcasses such as sheep and pigs comprising a pair of endless belt for conveying the carcass legs uppermost to a splitting saw for cutting along the backbone of the carcass, means for holding the split carcass as it mov...

Circuit d'interface pour connecter une paire de PABX comportant chacun son propre microprocesseur (IC1a,IC1b), dans lequel, en cours d'emploi, un microprocesseur de l'un des PABX fait fonctionner les deux PABX, chaque microprocesseur comprenant un circuit de rétablissement associé (1a, 1b); le circuit d'interface comprend des moyens de connexion en sorte que le circuit de rétablissement de l'un de...

In a method of producing a gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in which method the gas does not need to be subjected to energy-consuming and costly scrubbing steps before being used as reduction gas, combustion gas or synthesis gas, the gas is produced from material containing carbon and/or hydrocarbon and oxidant and is supplied to a reaction chamber (2) simultaneously with a gas heated ...

An individual-wheel drive apparatus including an electric motor is disclosed. A two-stage planetary gear arrangement couples the motor to the wheel. The hollow gear of the planetary gear arrangement is fastened to the end bell of the motor. The outside surface of the hollow gear serves as the inner bearing race for the bearing of the wheel hub.