A lead-acid accumulator battery is proposed which is used as a current source or current store in motor vehicles. The lead-acid accumulator battery has a housing, in a known manner, which is common to all the cells, consists of plastic and in whose cell containers there is located in each case one plate block. On each plate block, the electrode plates of the same polarity are connected to one anot...

There is provided a process for inspecting a splicer provided for splicing yarn ends upon the occurrence of yarn breakage or the like in an automatic winder, the process comprising the steps of, after splicing yarn ends, taking up the spliced yarn at a low speed and restraining the yarn on the yarn supply side to impart a predetermined tension to the yarn, detecting whether yarn breakage indicativ...

The fully enclosed centrifuge has a housing (1) with outlet nozzles (2,3,4,5). The flow through these nozzles (2,3,4,5) is controlled by a rotating disc (8) which has two semi-circular recesses (7) in its periphery. The rotational speed of the disc (8) is varied so that its instantaneous speed when the recesses (7) are aligned with nozzles is different from its instantaneous speed when the nozzle...

Process of finish-grinding rings on the outer surface or inner surface, especially for finish-grinding race rings of rolling bearings. A ring to be machined is accommodated by a work fixture with centring via a hydraulic centring means and is driven in a rotating manner by a driver. The ring surface to be machined is measured during a grinding operation. The grinding operation is regulated and/or ...

The turbo-mill for grinding inorganic material has two rotors (2a,2b), which are mounted inside the grinding chamber (8) and rotate in opposite directions. Each rotor has a number of concentric rings of blades with the rings of blades of one rotor fitting between the rings of blades of the other rotor. The material to be ground is loaded into a chute (6) which is mounted on one side of the driving...

An electronically controlled automatic transmission installed on a vehicle. This transmission comprises a throttle body, a main throttle valve mounted in the throttle body, a subsidiary throttle valve connected in series with the main throttle valve, a traction control module connected with wheel rotation sensors, an engine control module receiving the output signals from the main and subsidiary t...

The bed consists of a trough (1) into which is packed a foam or soft rubber mat (4) which is waterproof. A support (6) for lifting the top part of the body is inserted. A large, thin sheet (3) which breathes is placed on the base and has a covering which breathes on its upper side. The ends of the covering hang loosely on all sides of the trough's rim and are fixed in place by a cover. A filler pi...

Recombinant biologically active human IL-4 (rhIL-4) mutant analog proteins in which N-linked glycosylation sites have been inactivated.

The available equipment for measuring optical properties of paper are inconvenient in use and calibration thereof is inaccurate. In addition, properties of a sample are not analyzed sufficiently. According to the invention, a background screen (2) of an apparatus is adapted to be displaced relative to housing (1) and provided with elements (17-21) for measuring optical properties and calibrating s...

PURPOSE:To shield light being directly incident from a luminous layer to respective light receiving parts, for preventing an increase in dark output by making an EL. luminous element part of a peripheral guide s part of a light transmitting window, which guides luminous light from the EL, luminous element reflected on the manuscript surface to a light receiving element non-luminous. CONSTITUTION:A...

An industrial truck which can be controlled automatically and has a chassis, a drive motor (3) and a steering system can be flexibly adjusted to virtually any desired set path in that an automatic, electronic control system (9), in particular a microprocessor control system is provided for the drive motor (3) and the steering system, and a displacement measuring device (10) which is connected to t...

A method of accurately guiding at least one agricultural appliance built onto or towed behind the rear of a tractor involves generating a track from the front of the tractor or steering the tractor parallel to an existing visible track. The track is detected by a sensor (9) on a tool carrier (5) attached via a three point linkage (14,15) or towed via a shaft. The sensor controls a drive (8) for th...

Mixt. (I) for prepn. of polyurethane foam, to be used in aerosol can or other pressurised container, comprises (A) isocynate gp.-contg. prepolymer (II) with dynamic viscosity 200-4000 mPa.s (at 20 deg C) and NCO gp. content 13-15% (all pts. wt.), formed from OH-contg. cpd. (III) which is a polyether and/or polyester, and a polyisocyanate; (B) as propellant, 0.5-30%, on (II), CO2; (C) flame retarda...

Process comprises cutting or shredding the polyurethane resin to particles of 10-30mm, swelling in a swelling agent to form a flowable gel with high shear or shock forces combined with cavitation and ultrasound; and combining with polyol and isocyanate and opt. other additives to form a new polyurethane prod.. The polyurethane may be hard or soft foam based on polyether-and/or polyester-polyols, o...

A multispeed winch or gear box wherein an axially-movable gear located on a shaft parallel to the drive shaft is movable by operation of a lift mechanism to be in a first position in engagement with a specific gear train or in a second position out of engagement with the gear train. Further, the winch or gear box can have a gear on the drive shaft with a lip or shoulder which can retain the axiall...

The invention relates to a novel herbicide composition, which comprises the (S) enantiomer or racemate of a compound of the general formula (I), (I) wherein R stands for a methyl or ethyl group, as active ingredient in an amount of 0.01 to 95% by weight together with one or more solid and/or liquid carrier(s), preferably grist(s) of native or synthetic material(s) and/or with inert solv...

The invention relates to polyethylene compositions comprising 20-98 wt % branched polyethylene a) with a density of between 915 and 940 kg/m<3> and a melt flow index of between 0.05 and 40 dg/minute, prepared by a high pressure radical process, and 2-80 wt % substantially linear polyethylene b) with a density of between 850 and 915 kg/m<3>, a melt flow index of between 0.05 and 25 dg/minute and a ...

PURPOSE:To obtain an oxide superconducting layer having a high C-axis orientation by a method wherein the oxide superconducting layer is formed on a substrate. CONSTITUTION:Silver layers 2 are formed on both the surfaces of an alumina substrate spirally and coaxially by deposition. The one side ends of the respective silver layers 2 on the outer circumference of the substrate are connected to each...

A storage stable aqueous dispersion useful in the curing and foaming of unsaturated polyester resins containing an aromatic diacyl peroxide, an alkali metal carbonate or bicarbonate and dispersion-stabilizing amounts of magnesium aluminum silicate and an alkali metal carboxymethyl cellulose. Also disclosed is the preparation of foamed polyester resins using the dispersion.