Described herein is a method and system for sensing explosive fires by the parallel processing of signals derived from both electromagnetic radiation and mechanical wave energy simultaneously emanating from or near the source of these fires. The electromagnetic radiation or thermal energy is detected by an electromagnetic wave energy detector or a thermal detector (1 to 6) and the mechanical wave ...

PURPOSE:To obtain homogeneous paste and enhance the producibility by adding water or ice at specified temp. to lead powder chiefly containing lead and lead oxide, dripping dilute sulfuric acid at a specified temp., and by kneading to turn it into paste. CONSTITUTION:150l water cooled to 3-5 deg.C is added to lead powder chiefly containing lead and lead oxide followed by kneading, and 90l dilute su...

PURPOSE:To heighten the oxygen generation overvoltage and prolong the high temp. life greatly by forming into a grating by mean of mechanical process, thereafter subjecting to a heat treatment at a specified temp., and thereby removing distortion of atom orientation on the surface of grating after the forming process. CONSTITUTION:An expand grating is formed in a mechanical fabrication process 1, ...

PURPOSE:To enhance the overcharge characteristic by laminating two or more unitary cells with group of electrode plates encapsulated in a film battery jar made of plastic having a safety valve and a cushion member with a specified thickness one over another, and thereby adjusting the inter-celler impressed pressure into a uniform and constant range. CONSTITUTION:A pos. elect. plate 1 and a neg. el...

PURPOSE:To raise the liquid pouring speed and enhance the producibility by sheltering the lower open surface of a framing with one of a pair of shelters, pouring the electrolytic liquid from the upper open surface of the framing, and thereupon enclosing the group of electrodes with the two shelters. CONSTITUTION:The side faces of a group of electrode plates 1 with a separator interposed between po...

PURPOSE:To prevent floating certainly and enhance the producibility by fixing a separator arranged on the other surface side of a negative electrode plate or a positive electrode plat to the inside of an exterior member or to the electrode plate surface adjoining to this separator. CONSTITUTION:A separator 12 arranged on one of the surfaces of a positive or a negative electrode plate 11, whose oth...

A controlled system for the clutch in a torque converter of an automatic transmission wherein the clutch is normally engaged in a predetermined range of vehicle and engine operating conditions for efficient operation. An atmospheric pressure sensor is used in the control system to disengage the clutch in that predetermined range at higher altitudes to allow the torque converter to function to incr...

A tire-molding bladder is treated with a lubrication/release composition to provide lubrication between and/or release of the bladder and a tire molded therewith. The lubrication/release composition contains an aqueous emulsion of an organopolysiloxane bearing one or more silicon-bonded amino-substituted hydrocarbon radicals and cures on and adheres to the surface of the bladder, particularly when...

A control system for an infinitely variable transmission has a transmission ratio control valve having a spool for controlling oil supplied to a cylinder of a drive pulley to change the transmission ratio. The transmission ratio control valve has chambers at both ends of the spool. By controlling the pressure of oil supplied to the chambers in accordance with engine operating conditions, the spool...

Bei dem Röntgenstrahler eines Röntgendiagnostikgerätes weist ein Element (3.1) einer Einblendvorrichtung (3) an einer in Richtung zum Zentralstrahl zeigenden Seite einen von dieser Seite ausgehenden bogenförmigen Ausschnitt (3.2) auf. Durch die veränderbare Anordnung des bogenförmigen Ausschnittes (3.2) des Elementes (3.1) der Einblendvorrichtung (3) in einer Ebene senkrecht zum Nutzstrahlenbündel...

An X-ray tube support apparatus includes: an X-ray tube support mechanism (6) for supporting an X-ray tube to be vertically extendible/movable; a guide unit (1), having paths (2, 3) which allow movement in two-dimensional directions parallel to a ceiling surface, for supporting the X-ray tube support mechanism (6), and guiding the X-ray tube to a central position of a photographing table (15, 16);...

A string-up system and apparatus, using a novel dual-slotted traverse guide (12), with preferential string up of a first yarn in the one slot (29), associated with transfer means (46) to move a yarn, if desired, out of the first slot (29), so this yarn is strung up in the second slot (30).

The separation of organometallic compounds and/or metal carbonyls from their solutions in organic media is effected according to the invention with the aid of semipermeable membranes of an aromatic polyamide.

The circuit has a trigger input (E1) coupled via a capacitor (C3), resistor (R11, R12) and diode (D1) to one input of a comparator (S2). A second input receives a request signal (E2) that is coupled to a similar arrangement (S3). The positive supply voltage (UST) connects with the positive inputs of both comparators. Outputs of the comparators connect with a third comparator (9). The comparator g...

PURPOSE: To improve the catalytic activity, durability, etc., by forming a catalyst with a pentasil type crystalline aluminosilicate having a specified BET-surface area value and pore volume value and also Si/Al atomic ratio of more than 10. CONSTITUTION: The catalyst constituted of a primary crystal being mutually joined by finely dispersed aluminum oxide obtained by hydrolysis of an aluminum org...

PURPOSE:To facilitate granulation by kneading and breaking paper-like waste and expanding the waste by heating, compressing and opening. CONSTITUTION:The previously crushed paper-like waste is charged to a screw device 1. The waste is broken and crushed by the effect of screw vanes and is fed while the waste is simultaneously kneaded. The material to be treated in the kneaded state arrives at a ro...

PURPOSE:To remove trace sulfur compound in an aromatic hydrocarbon by contacting with a desulfurizing agent composed mainly of copper oxide having specific BET surface area and pore volume and reduced at a specific temperature in hydrogen stream. CONSTITUTION:An aromatic hydrocarbon is made to contact with a desulfurizing agent composed mainly of copper oxide at 150-179 deg.C to remove trace sulfu...

Tears, creases or other faults in a cinefilm (5) are detected whilst the film is being transported on rollers (1, 2, 3) during processing. An image of a slit (S) in a mirror (10) is focused onto the surface of the film at P. When the film surface lies exactly at the focal point the image of the slit is reflected back to its original position. However any deviation in the position of the film surfa...

A hydraulic control apparatus, having a master cylinder, a slave cylinder and a conduit connecting the master cylinder to the slave cylinder, is made of separate modular units interconnectable by leakproof connectors. The apparatus is prefilled with hydraulic fluid while the separate modular units are interconnected, and after filling the separate modular units are disconnected and shipped to a us...

Transport and conveying apparatus for prawns comprises conveying equipment (1) for prawns and a feeler device (8) with a feeler element (10) which is pivotably mounted to rotate about an axis (12) parallel to the path of the prawns and which is cyclically lowered onto the prawns before conveying on for processing. That part of the feeler element (10) which comes into contact with each prawn is in ...