The mixture is driven through a rotor under the combined effect of a drop in pressure between the upstream side and downstream side of this rotor, and the rotation of the latter. According to the invention, the rotor consists of a stack of joined discs (36), each of which is pierced with a set of helical passages (62). Each of these passages (62) is limited by solid walls (64, 66, 68, 70) and open...

A cultured mussel cleaning machine (10) for cleaning fragile-shelled mussels, the machine (10) having a first staged (12) and a second stage (14). The first stage (12) includes a cylindrical container (16) in which is mounted a series of rotating chains (48) and flexible, abrasive gloves (56) that break apart and clean mussels (70) as they move from a loading chute (34) to a drain (72) by the forc...

PURPOSE:To completely pack a smectic liquid crystal into the liquid crystal panel without generating bubbles by maintaining the inside and outside of the liquid crystal panel under the same pressure and packing the smectic liquid crystal into the panel while stepwise or continuously increasing the temp. of the liquid crystal. CONSTITUTION:A liquid crystal container 2 and the liquid crystal panel a...

PURPOSE:To eliminate the coloration in display and to widen a visual field angle by laminating a liquid crystal cell for display of a double refraction effect type having electrodes for display, a color compensating means which negates the coloration of transmitted light by the dependency of the liquid crystal cell on wavelengths and a visual angle compensating means which has an optical axis in a...

PURPOSE: To provide capsuled liquid crystal materials reduced in clouding over a wide view angle by making the refractive index of a sealed medium higher than the ordinary refractive index of liquid crystal materials. CONSTITUTION: This liquid crystal is selected so as to have a low birefringence factor &Delta n and selected so that its ordinary refractive index n0 can be lower than a refractive i...

PURPOSE:To obtain a satisfactory color display without adjusting the thickness of a liquid crystal layer by placing a second liquid crystal cell having no display electrode. CONSTITUTION:A first liquid crystal cell 10 for displaying an image is brought to twist array to a state that an inclination in the pre-tilt direction on one substrate surface and an inclination in the pre-tilt direction on th...

PURPOSE:To simplify stages and to reduce cost by placing two substrates opposite to each other so that spacers fixed on the first substrate are brought into contact with an adhesive layer formed on the second substrate before the adhesive layer is solidified and solidifying the adhesive layer. CONSTITUTION:Spacers 4 are fixed on the electrode surface of a first substrate 1a and an orienting film 3...

PURPOSE:To simultaneously perform the emission of light and the generation of sound with a ferroelectric liq. crystal panel when voltage is impressed by dispersing particles emitting light in an electric field in a ferroelectric liq. crystal sealed in the gap between substrates. CONSTITUTION:A pair of transparent substrates 1a, 1b are placed so that oriented films 4a, 4b confront each other with a...

PURPOSE:To prevent the occurrence of noise by composing a compensation electrode with specific substance. CONSTITUTION:A compensation electrode is composed of substance having specific gravity of 2.7 or more (18 deg.C) and rigidity of 0.27X10<6>kg/cm<2> or more (18 deg.C). A back 12, facing a transparent first electrode 15 with an electric field luminous layer 14 nipped between them and the compen...

A safety ski binding for holding a ski boot on a ski compensates for biases of violent but brief intensities. A shock absorber is located within a compression spring which presses against an adjustment nut. A rocking device transfers the movement of the shock absorber during a violent bias to the adjustment nut to cause additional compression of the spring. At least one hole is in the piston of th...

The binding comprises a plate (1) mounted pivotably on the ski about a pivot (16) and carrying front (4) and rear (6) holding means for the boot. The plate (1) consists of two parts (1a and 1b) engaged telescopically in each other. The length of the plate (1) may be adjusted by means of a rotary moving piece, such as an endless screw (21), integral with one of the parts of the plate and meshing wi...

La fixation comprend une plaque (1) montée pivotante sur un ski (2) autour d'un axe (3) au moyen d'un pivot (16).
La plaque (1) est munie d'un doigt horizontal (25) engagé dans une rainure de baïonnette (28, 29) du pivot (16), avec un jeu vertical, pour retenir axialement la plaque sur son pivot lors de la flexion du ski.
La plaque n'est ainsi pas affaiblie par une perforation et le...

Process for the manufacture of rigid insulating articles exhibiting improved mechanical properties, comprising the application of a polyurethane adhesive which has a defined free isocyanate content to two surfaces of a porous insulating material, the application of an aqueous solution to the insulating material coated with adhesive, the positioning of a supporting substrate on each surface coated ...

Interface de ligne pour un réseau de transmission d'informations, notamment dans un véhicule automobile, comportant un filtre (3) recevant en entrée les signaux du bus (1) bifilaire et fournissant un signal filtre à un circuit de mise en forme (4) comportant trois comparateurs (41, 42, 43) dont le premier (43) reçoit les signaux filtrés, dont le second reçoit (41) le signal filtré d'un fil et u...

PURPOSE:To increase the critical current of a filament for a magnetic field generated in the longitudinal direction of the cross section of the filament by making the cross section of the filament roughly circular and that of a linear material rectangular. CONSTITUTION:A number of Nb cores are embedded in a bronze matrix 2 consisting of Cu-Sn and a barrier 3 of Nb and a copper stabilizing material...

A process for producing a foamed polymer comprises the steps of: mixing, in a dissolver, a mixture constituted by at least one isocyanate and a first unsaturated anhydride, adding to the mixture, a second aromatic anhydride, at least one foaming agent, a vinylidene compound, poly(vinyl chloride) and a heat stabilizer; until a paste is obtained curing said paste at atmospheric pressure, and at a te...

Le dispositif d'actionnement d'un embrayage à friction d'un véhicule comprend une boucle de régulation d'écart de vitesse de rotation (21), qui maintient, à la même valeur que le signal de consigne d'écart de vitesse de rotation (n* ), un signal réel (n* ) d'écart de vitesse de rotation, représentant l'écart entre le régime du moteur (nm) et la vitesse de rotation d'entrée de la boîte de vitess...

Source électromagnétique destinée à être placée à demeure dans un puits de forage pour l'étude des propriétés électromagnétiques des formations géologiques ou des fluides entourant le puits. Cette source est constituée d'une bobine dans laquelle on fait circuler un fort courant, de diamètre de l'ordre de grandeur du diamètre du puits et qui est intégrée à un des éléments du cuvelage réalisé au ...

Device for marking the crystal orientation and rectifying a bar, comprising: a guide part (30) having a first receptacle (32) capable of receiving said bar (18) and having a plane face (34) intersecting the first receptacle (32) so as to form an orifice (36) of specific width along the first receptacle (32); a fastening means capable of fastening the bar (18) inside the receptacle (32) of the guid...

A resin composition for producing a film is provided. The composition comprises (A) a high-density polyethylene having predetermined melt flow rate, density and melt tension, (B) a propylene-based polymer having predetermined melt flow rate, (C) talc, (D) CaO and/or MgO, and (E) a surface active agent. The resin compositions is readily formable into a film having excellent strength and water resi...