Trattasi di un procedimento particolarmente studiato per la decorazione figurativa e cromatica di vetri piani, il quale prevede che su una delle facce di una lastra di vetro, trasparente o colorato, venga applicato un sottile strato di resina epossidica trasparente, sulla quale è successivamente riportato, mediante un processo di trasferimento, un disegno, nel senso più generale del termine; in se...

An improved disposable blood processing centrifuge bowl is described comprising a rotary seal (28) enclosing an aperture in a bowl body (12) through which a two-piece core assembly (8, 6) is inserted.

An evaporation closure is disclosed. One embodiment of the closure (3) includes a cap (5), made of pliable material, which in turn includes a top wall (7) having an opening (8), a skirt (9) downwardly depending from the top wall (7) and having a threadless internal wall (12) adapted to slip on and sealingly engage a container (1), and biasing means (10) integral with the skirt (9); and an elongate...

This invention relates to a method and apparatus for displacing a continuous flat sheet (1) of material having a first edge (3) and a second edge (4), running along a first plane in a first direction which is the direction of its centreline to a parallel but sideways displaced direction in a second plane the direction being parallel to the first, in which the second edge (4) of the sheet (1) is di...

A plastics granulating apparatus includes a cutter holder (10) having cutter knives (11) driven to rotate along a die surface of a die (3) and a housing (15) provided with a cutter drive shaft (12) for driving the cutter holder to rotate so that plastics particles are obtained by cutting resin extruded from the die by means of the cutter knives. A sleeve (52) is axially movable in the housing so a...

The automatic transmission has the friction couplings operated by a controlled hydraulic pressure in relation to the engine torque and the vehicle dynamics. The control is improved by a logic which identifies the operation of the ASR control. This modifies the gearchange points and the time taken to perform the gearchange. A self learning program compares the computed hydraulic pressure with a pre...

Uncoiling device for strip material, esp. elastomeric film includes: (i) a shaft(s) carrying the coiled material connected to a braked idler sheet (8) via an endless tensioned element (6); ii) a loop store (9) in the path of the tensioned member (6) to even out short term variations in brake force. USE/ADVANTAGE - For unwinding strip material esp. elastomeric film or elastomer coated fabric strip....

The invention concerns a slicing machine, with a housing, a stop plate which can be adjusted by means of an adjustment device, and a carriage mounted so that it can reciprocate. The machine also has a locking device with a locking disc coupled to the adjustment device and including a locking element designed to be inserted in a recess at the edge of the disc and to be actuated to bring it out of i...

The preferred embodiment of the battery biplate invention (10) includes a thin, lightweight, inexpensive metal core (12) with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. The lower or negative side (12b) of the core (12) is covered with a negative side protective layer (16) which defends the core (12) from an acidic environment. The upper or positive side (12a) of the core (12) is covered with a...

A method of producing direct reduced iron from pellets, lumps and fines of iron oxide. A mixture of iron oxide raw material is introduced to an apparatus which separates the lumps and pellets from the fines. The lumps and pellets are then introduced to a shaft furnace for direct reduction to iron. Fines are conveyed to a series of circulating fluidizable beds which allows intimate contact with red...

Solenoid-actuated valves in a four-speed automatic transmission which are direct-acting and have a non-close clearance design to prevent dirt or other contaminants from interfering with the operation of said valves. The solenoid-actuated valves also include armature having an offset portion extending toward electromagnetic means to be offset toward the center inside the electromagnetic means for e...

There is disclosed a control apparatus for controlling a plane working robot (1, 1A) comprising a running unit (14) for running on a plane surface, a steering unit for steering the running unit (15) in a predetermined direction, a working unit (13) for performing a predetermined plane working such as cleaning, and a detecting unit (16) for detecting various and actual informations about running di...

A resin composition which comprises: (i) 26 to 70 weight% of a thermoplastic polyester resin; (ii) 10 to 30 weight% of a polyester elastomer;and (iii) 20 to 44 weight% of a vinylidene chloride resin. w

PCT No. PCT/BE91/00023 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 22, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 22, 1991 PCT Filed Mar. 22, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/15104 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 3, 1991.Method and device for determining a position with respect to a reference plane of at least one lead of an electronic component, wherein said lead is illuminated from a first and respectively second position situated sideways and out of the pla...

A method and apparatus for automatically removing an annular grooved tread from an initially closed segmented mold is described. The segmented mold has an annular cavity and a central core, and has both an axial direction and a radial direction. The method comprises the steps of withdrawing a first plurality of segments, restraining radial movement of the tread at a plurality of locations from whi...

A carriage running control system includes a plurality of readable and writable memory media (T) installed along a running track of carriages (A). Each carriage (A) is capable of communicating information with the memory media (T). The running track includes special zones such as curved sections (P), branching sections (D), merging sections (J), and sections including stations (ST). When a precedi...

The invention relates to apparatus for the extraction of meat from the tails of crustacea such as prawns. An example of the apparatus described comprises a frame (10) supporting a conveyor means (12) which carry support means in the form of releasable cartridges (26) towards pressure applying rollers (20, 22) between which the cartridges pass. The lower roller (22) is preferably hollow and apertur...

PCT No. PCT/GB91/00536 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 3, 1992 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 3, 1992 PCT Filed Apr. 5, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/08967 PCT Pub. Date May 29, 1992.A method for inspecting garments for holes includes front-lighting the garment against a contrasting background and forming a pixel image thereof, isolating garment pixels from background pixels by automatically selecting an optimum binarization ...

A marking head (1) and device for pressure-transfer of indicia (27) onto the sidewall of a tyre. The head indicia application means comprises a bundle of independent needles (11), free to move with slight friction with respect to each other and driven by a pneumatic piston (3) via a resilient component (4). The marking head (1) is inserted in an automatic indicia applying device. A method is provi...