PURPOSE:To add a defrosting function and prevent heat from being discharged out of a hot water storing tank during a defrosting operation by a method wherein an opening or closing valve is installed in a hot gas bypassing circuit which is arranged in parallel with a coolant-water heat exchanger, a capillary tube and a thermal expansion valve. CONSTITUTION:An opening or closing valve 20 is arranged...

PURPOSE:To make a small-sized and light weight thermal collector and facilitate a maintenance and inspection of it by a method wherein a thermal expansion valve is installed at an outlet port of a coolant-water heat exchanger and a thermal collecting plate is constructed mainly by a thermal collector. CONSTITUTION:A solar heat collecting device is provided with a coolant circulating thermal collec...

PURPOSE:To permit a mass production of electrode plates each of which is light weight and has a large strength and long life by, upon filling green paste, covering with woven fabric made of thermoplastic resin, applying a pressure to the thus- covered electrode plate and then drying the electrode plate. CONSTITUTION:An electrode plate is manufactured by filling green paste continuously into the ba...

In a paraffining apparatus on a thread-winding textile machine, in which the paraffining body is mounted fixedly in terms of rotation on a drive shaft which is set in rotation during the running of the textile machine, the drive shaft (5) of the paraffining body consists of a first shaft part (5a) and of a second shaft part (5b) which can be connected to one another fixedly in terms of rotation. T...

A machine for shredding material comprises a base, a shredder body selectively rotatably mounted on said base, and hinges associated with the shredder body and adjustable between a first position and a second position for selectively securing the shredder body to the base wherein the shredder body is fixed to the base when the hinges are in the first position and the shredder body is free to rotat...

This invention is obtained with improvements to splicer devices (10) making a splice between two yarns by the mechanical removal and recomposition of twists, such splicer devices (10) comprising means to untwist and retwist yarn which have a substantially circular form, such means possibly including operational means (70). Such splicer devices (10) include means able to pluck and/or tear exce...

The adhesive contains an alginate and a polyvinyl acetate. In order to achieve a long-lasting effect, constant spreadability and long stability, the adhesive consists of a mixture of the alginate and of the polyvinyl acetate with carboxymethylcellulose, a methylcellulose emulsifier and a neutral oil emollient plus an alcoholic solvent, preferably 85% ethyl alcohol.

A method for fabricating an electrode for use in lead storage batteries in which an aqueous emulsion of a silicone capable of forming an elastic, porous matrix on breaking of the emulsion, is contacted with a finely divided active electrode material at the stage of preparing an electrode paste, or after formation as an electrode. The contacted material is dried, so that the elastic, porous silicon...

For the application of liquids onto travelling filaments, applicator rolls are known which dip into a liquid bath, as well as stationary wetting bodies from that surface of which which is contacted by the filament a liquid stream emerges. As a result of the high relative velocity between the travelling filament and the roll or the surfaces, the adhesive forces are not sufficient to effect an adequ...

For attaching parts of heat-resistant material or parts of sound-insulating foam material and other parts to a compression moulding of glass mat-reinforced polyolefin, it is proposed to press in a compression mould with the moulding of polyolefin an open-pore foam material or else a material having a corresponding surface roughness or a surface porosity, such as mouldings of mineral or textile fib...

PCT No. PCT/FI83/00059 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 18, 1984 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 18, 1984 PCT Filed Aug. 19, 1983 PCT Pub. No. WO84/00848 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 1, 1984.A method and a device for operating and focusing a tomographic x-ray unit using an electron beam and embodying at least one electron gun (1), an anode (2) at which the gun is aimed as well as the x-ray detectors (5) needed to produce a tomogra...

A multi-purpose tracheal tube for use with high frequency ventilation. The tube is an endotracheal tube including up to three lumens, in addition to the primary lumen, which serve various functions to provide versatility in the treatment of patients. In cuffed tubes one of the lumens is used for inflating the cuff once the tube has been placed in the desired position in the trachea of the patient....

An electro-magnetic locking system includes a digitally derived encoder transmitter or electronic key (110) and a decoder receiver or electronic lock. The electronic key (110) is coupled to a pulse oscillator unit (112) whilst in turn is connected to an inductive load circuit (113). A series of pulses are radiated by the load circuit (113) in accordance with the data rate and data code as set by t...

Applicant's novel invention comprises an easy to use, portable, and versatile base support assembly attachable to a wide variety of equipment poles. The versatility of the support assembly is provided by a thick resilient sleeve with an internal diameter sufficient to mate with the ends of equipment poles of varying diameters. The outer surface of the resilient sleeve is mateable with an axial bor...

A dual deadman timer circuit functions to reset a dual mode microprocessor in the event of loss of program control. The microprocessor has high and low power requirements corresponding to its two operating modes, and the deadman timer circuit also adjusts the output power level of an associated two-level power supply to ensure that sufficient power is available for the full operation of the microp...

An electrosurgical generating system including an electrosurgical generator; a handpiece (12) including an active electrode (14) connected to the generator for applying electrosurgical current from the generator to a patient; and an initialising device or circuit for making an initial determination as to whether the handpiece includes power changing switches (32, 34) for changing the level of the ...