Useň, která má alespoň na jedné své povrchové ploše nanesenu vrstvu, zakrývající základovou useň, přičemž tato vrstva je vytvořena jako krycí vrstva (1), která vyplňuje nerovnosti (5) základové usně (2) a na své povrchové ploše je upravena podle předem stanovené charakteristicky. Krycí vrstva (1) se může skládat z vyrovnávací vrstvy (3) a ochranné vrstvy (6), přičemž vyrovnávací vrstva (3) je na s...

The utility model relates to an active solar energy heat-collecting device which is characterized in that the utility model is composed of a light passing layer made up by transparent material and a heat-collecting circulating layer, the light passing layer and the heat-collecting circulating layer are in the separate-type connection, wherein, the heat-collecting circulating layer is composed of a...

The utility model relates to a novel lead-acid accumulator hydrogen cap provided with a housing 5, a condensing housing 3, a catalyst container and a base 10. The top of the housing is provided with automatic opening or closing devices 1 and 2, and the upper part of the base forms a groove shape. The groove is provided with an annular concave gutter, the acid mist filter screen 8 arranged in the b...

Line interface for an information transmission network, in particular in a motorcar, comprising a filter (3) receiving as input the signals from the two-wire bus (1) and delivering a filter signal to a shaping circuit (4) comprising three comparators (41, 42, 43), the first (43) of which receives the filtered signals, and the second of which (41) receives the filtered signal from one wire and a re...

Disclosed is an endoscope for use in the removal of tumours from hollow body organs such as the bladder. The endoscope consists of sheath (49) through which extends a telescope (46) and a suction diathermy tube (31) the non-operation end (33) of which communicates with a suction device. Provision (51, 52) is made for an irrigation fluid to be passed through the endoscope. The diathermy tube (31) m...

An object to be inspected is, for example, a medical capsule having differently colored surface areas. A beam splitter divides light reflected by the surface of the object into two parts. Each of the divided parts of the light is passed through an optical filter whose transmission wavelength range is set according to the colors of the object, to adjust the quantity of transmitted light from a high...

A container (10) for irradiation comprises a flexible, flat collapsible wall (12, 13) defining a sealed chamber (36), the plastic material of the wall (12, 13) is substantially transparent to irradiation, typically ultraviolet radiation. Access ports (22, 24, 26) are provided for communicating through the wall (12, 13) to the chamber (36). A flap (32) is provided, integral with the wall (12, 13) a...

An apparatus monitors a web of textile material which is also processed by a textile processing machine. The web is in motion relative to an imaging unit, and the imaging unit repetitively scans at least one strip across the web in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of relative motion of the web. A computer receives signals from the imaging unit and produces digital data corr...

The invention relates to food ingredients obtained by fermentation of raw materials of vegetable origin with Saccharomyces boulardii yeast.; L'invention concerne des ingrédients alimentaires obtenus par fermentation des matières premières d'origine végétale avec la levure Saccharomyces boulardii et des aliments les contenant.

The invention relates to a ski binding, particularly a front binding. The binding comprises a base (10) joined to the ski, a body (8) mounted on the base, a jaw (4), an energy spring (11) housed in the body to elastically oppose the opening movements of the jaw in response to the lateral and vertical stresses of the boot and a support plate (20) on which the boot sole rests. It is characterised ...

Tire components are assembled on a tire building drum by laying a first liner on a surface of the drum, positioning first sidewall inserts below the cylindrical surface of the drum and around the drum at insert locations spaced from each end of the drum, laying a first carcass ply around the drum, positioning second inserts over the first ply at the insert locations, laying a second carcass over t...

Eine Erfassungseinheit (20) als Scan-Box für die optronische Inspektion einer Oberfläche (12) längs einer Folge nebeneinander versetzter paralleler Streifen, insbesondere zur Klassifikation schnell bewegter Werkstücke (11) wie gehobelter Profilbretter, weist ein Gehäuse (19) mit einer Lichtkammer (21.3) und einer parallel dazu sich erstreckenden Sensorkammer (21.4) zur Aufnahme eines Sensors (15) ...

A cruise control system for a road vehicle having apparatus which, when cruise control is engaged, is arranged to inform the driver of the vehicle when a maximum braking force allowed by the cruise control system is being applied, so that the driver can make a decision as to whether or not to take over control of the vehicle from the cruise control system.

The invention provides a system for thoroughly wetting a dry polymer and mixing it with water, or another electrolyte, to make an electrolyte/polymer mixture. The system uses a funnel which has water introduced along a circumferential pattern therein to form a wall of swirling water over the inner wall of the funnel. The dry polymer is dropped into the eye of the impeller vortex. The spout of the ...

A light separating element designed to have parallel first and second external surfaces, a first polarizing film disposed on the first external surface and arranged to reflect a first portion of a first component in a first direction and transmit a second portion of the first component and all of a second component in a second direction. Further, a second polarizing film can be disposed on a secon...

A hinge comprises two struts around which pass the two loops of a figure-of-eight of webbing material, the ends of the webbing material being secured to each other and/or to a strut by fixing means. A number of panels are secured together by such hinges to form a large structure such as a children's playhouse which can be folded when not in use. A separate roof also comprising similarly-hinged pan...

A method of, and apparatus for, obtaining downhole well bore information from a well being drilled with a drill string, a drilling fluid being circulated through the drill string and the well bore, the method comprising: a) generating an acoustic signal at a known position 20 inside the drill string; b) determining a parameter of the signal in the drill string; c) detecting the signal at a dow...

An improved gear change mechanism is provided for semi-automatically selecting a change up or change down gear change. The mechanism includes a shaft 31 which is movable in its axial direction and about its axis to make one such movement or a combination of such movements according to the gear to be selected. The shaft 31 is moved by pistons 36, 37 coaxial with the shaft for the axial movement and...

A miniature accelerometer is fabricated using integrated circuit manufacturing and silicon micromachining techniques to form a closed loop, force balance sensor utilizing a silicon proofmass 16 formed from and connected to a layer of silicon 24 by a split flexure 22 etched therein. Sensor circuitry 14 detects AC signals coupled from the proofmass to a pair of electrodes 30, 32 formed on glass laye...