In a system for controlling a clutch for vehicle having an automatic gear-transmission control system, the clutch is controlled so as to be disengaged when a gear of the transmission is in a prescribed low-speed gear position at which strong engine braking power can be expected and fuel-powered operation of an engine for powering the vehicle has stopped during the running of the vehicle, whereby i...

An electronic control apparatus for a vehicle includes first and second controllers between which the transmission of information is performed. A processor in the form of a microcomputer processes information transmitted from the first controller to the second controller and controls an actuator such as a brake actuator based on the information thus processed. An abnormality detecting circuit dete...

For the division and transport of incoherent alimentary product masses, like soft cheese, through devices that will consider the characteristics of the product, and in order to eliminate the need of manual work for the tasks of cutting and packaging of foodstuffs that are soft and inconsistent, especially soft cheese, we provide a procedure, and consequently a device for the transportation of stic...

A dental floss holder is in the form of a box (20) with a drawer (22) in it. The bottom of the drawer includes a hub (38) which is spring biased to push a bobbin (24) mounted thereon toward an opposite side of the box. The bias is such that the bobbin drags with a predetermined force on an opposite side of the box to maintain tension in the floss. A result is that the bobbin does not unwind while ...

PCT No. PCT/GB91/00907 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 18, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 18, 1992 PCT Filed Jun. 6, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/19443 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 26, 1991.A protective cover for upholstered or padded articles such as bedding is made from a microporous ultrafilter material having a pore size of less than 0.0005 mm, to suppress passage of fecal particles produced by house dust mites. To prevent pa...

PCT No. PCT/DK92/00329 Sec. 371 Date May 2, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date May 2, 1994 PCT Filed Nov. 10, 1992 PCT Pub. No. WO93/09753 PCT Pub. Date May 27, 1993.A container for receiving and separating blood plasma into its ingredients comprises two sealingly coupled sections (1 and 2). One container section (2) and the adjacent portion of the other container section are made of solid material, and the tw...

The test strip system for analysing a constituent of a body fluid comprises test strips (2), code strips (3) and an evaluation device (4). The test layers (5) of the test strip (2) contain reagents which react with the sample to produce a colour change in a detection layer which is characteristic for the analysis. The code strips (3) contain an evaluation code in a machine-readable form with ...

Use of polyfluoroalkanes of the formula CX3-CY2-R (I> in which X radicals on the same C atom stand for hydrogen and/or fluorine, Y radicals on the same C atom stand for hydrogen, fluorine and/or CF3 and R stands for CH2F, CHF2, CH3, CF3, CF2-CH3, CF2CH2F, CH2-CH3, CH2-CH2-CH3 or -CH(CH3)-CH3 and a molecule of the formula (I) contains at least two fluorine atoms, as propellant gases. o

An electromagnetic shielding panel (1, 2, 3, 4, P5) incorporates at least two electroconductive coatings (10 and 6, 7,8). In two of the panels (1,2) the coatings are carried on separate sheets of float glass (5,9), one of the coatings 10 being an anti-abrasive coating is on the outermost surface of the glass (9) in the panel arrangement, while the other coating (6,7,8) being a relatively soft abra...

Rubber compositions are disclosed which are capable of exhibiting superior adhesion and high water resistance in bonding rubbers to brass and to organic fiber cords and also to different rubbers. Such bonding characteristics can be obtained by the use of specified amounts of a selected class of organic sulfur-containing compounds combined with sulfur-curable rubbers, silica, resorcin donors and me...

An actuating device for a vehicle brake rigging, comprising a service brake and a spring parking brake. The device comprises, apart from a service brake cylinder (1) and piston (2) and a parking brake cylinder (15, 17) and piston (12), a ratchet wheel (8) disposed between the two pistons, non-permanent connection means (6, 7) provided between the ratchet wheel and the service brake piston; and fur...

PURPOSE:To provide a high voltage generating circuit which is lessened in number of high voltage circuits as much as possible, composed of parts low in withstand voltage, and comparatively small in number of parts to adjust, where the high voltage generating circuit is used in an integrated circuit wire bonding device to generate a direct current high voltage. CONSTITUTION:A high voltage generator...

Crosslinked plasticized or unplasticized PVC products having gradient crosslinking density, with a high crosslinking density on the outer surface and a low or none crosslinking density at the bulk of the product, are prepared by immersing the PVC product in a hot water solution of a crosslinking material and a phase transfer catalyst. The products obtained provide controlled release of substances ...

A drilling system comprises a drill string (1) incorporating inbuilt tubular conductors (25), a mud supply passage, and passages for protective or other fluids. The drill string can be advanced by selectively actuable pistons (51,60) exposed to drilling mud flow, by electrically driven traction units (71,74) engaging the drill hole wall or by a linear electric motor element (82) co-operating with ...

The present invention is directed to modified polyolefin films with stable twist retention and dead fold properties to be employed in wrapping in general, and particularly in wrapping small items. The films produced by the present invention exhibit improved moisture vapor barrier and oxygen barrier properties. The inventive films are obtained by extrusion and stretching of a ternary mixture compri...

2.1. The priming of plastic substrates without any adverse affect on the mechanical stability is described. 2.2. A coating composition comprising from 10 to 35 % by weight of binder having an OH number of from 40 to 150, prepared from (meth)acrylamides, hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates and copolymerisable, olefinically unsaturated compounds with subsequent modification by polyisocyanates, up to 20 % b...

Layered products formed from fabrics of high modulus fibre material with improved antiballistic effect include a binder comprising a resole modified with polyvinyl butyral, the binder layer being essentially disposed only between the fabric plies.

A method for producing an alkenyl aromatic polymer extruded foam body having an average cell size of from 0.05 mm to 3.5 mm, a density of from 1.0 lbs/ft<3> (16 kg/m<3>) to 5.0 lbs/ft<3> (80 kg/cm<3>), a minimal cross- sectional thickness of 0.5 in (1.3 cm) and a minimal cross-sectional area of 8 in<2> (52 cm<2>) comprises the steps of: heat plastifying the alkenyl aromatic synthetic resin; introd...

The machine has a grinding tool which is set in a zero point real value. The machine enables engagement of a preprogrammed zero point for the tool to be brought to a real value indication. The tool can have a multitude of contours which are preprogrammed and which have zero points (S1-S6) assigned to the contours. The contours are saved in the control and can be accessed individually or all at onc...

A tuned resonant circuit including inductive and capacitive components useful as a marker in electronic article surveillance systems, comprising a laminate of a dielectric sheet having a conductive layer on one side configured to form at least one multi-turn inductive spiral. The sheet is folded back upon itself at a fold line which is precisely defined by spaced apart areas of the conductive laye...