A vehicle control apparatus is provided with a plurality of unit controllers (2, 6) each controlling respectively different control functions so that mutual communication of data for diagnosis is effected between the unit controllers, and when one (2) of the unit controllers develops a fault, the other (6) or others change their control mode so as to lead the vehicle to safety, based on the data f...

Water clarifying apparatus has a cylindrical tank where particulate contaminants suspended in raw water are separated using flotation techniques. A set of concentric mutually spaced, conical plates are positioned in the flotation tank. The plates rotate about the tank, preferably in unison with a (i) header that distributes equal quantities of raw water to each annular zone in the tank defined by ...

In a process for continuous melting of scrap, using shredded scrap in a shaft furnace (1), the shredded scrap is introduced above the melting zone via a lock, and the metal bath and the slag are taken to a refining process. The hot exit gases from the refining process are recycled, above the lock (10) for charging the shredded scrap, into a preheating shaft (11) for pure scrap, and the pure scrap ...

The pallet holes (52 to 82) are arranged in a number and distribution corresponding to a plurality of layout patterns, optimised for as close packing as possible, of textile reels of different maximum diameters. The pallet holes are advantageously of different sizes and different shapes. They are distributed non-uniformly over the pallet (51), but can be arranged in a mirror-symmetrical manner on ...

The cassette (6) is inserted into a cassette retainer (4), in which is located a flat, semiconductor image converter (7) on the inner side of the radiation inlet wall (8), with the converter covering the radiation inlet wall only partly. Pref. the image converter, together with the associated electronic system, is arranged in the cassette, which is slidable in the retainer. The image converter ma...

PCT No. PCT/GB95/00204 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 29, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 29, 1996 PCT Filed Feb. 1, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/21405 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 10, 1995A transport system which includes a communications network and one or more vehicles each having an on-board control and data exchange unit, wherein the communications network includes a transport control unit; and a plurality of road units arra...

Prodn. of interlocking metallic parts, which slide over each other under pressure, comprises mixing a non-metallic molecular material in powder or granular form with the metal powder of the metallic particles produced in powder spray casting. This material is inert towards the metal and is resistant to temps. up to 900 degrees C. A ceramic, e.g. BaSO4 or TiO2, or C60 fullerene is added to the meta...

A biaxially oriented polyester film comprising a copolyester which contains a lubricant having an average particle diameter of no greater than 2.5 mu m and has a melting point of from 210 to 245 DEG C, the film having a plane orientation coefficient of from 0.10 to 0.16, a thermal shrinkage at 150 DEG C of no higher than 10%, and a density of lower than 1.385 g/cm<3>, and optionally a refractive ...

A mold for molding vulcanization according to this invention is provided with top and bottom forces (1), (2), a sector (3) surrounding the outer circumference between these forces (1), (2), and an actuator (4) adapted to be moved vertically relative to the sector (3) to expand and contract the sector (3) in the radial direction. The actuator (4) is divided into upper and lower actuator portions (4...

A container (10) for irradiation comprises a flexible, flat collapsible wall (12, 13) defining a sealed chamber (36), the plastic material of the wall (12, 13) is substantially transparent to irradiation, typically ultraviolet radiation. Access ports (22, 24, 26) are provided for communicating through the wall (12, 13) to the chamber (36). A flap (32) is provided, integral with the wall (12, 13) a...

A tyre which is provided on a sidewall with an embossed mark (3) , the embossed mark has an indent portion (5) and an outline portion (6), the outline portion has a top surface (6A) having a light colour different from a dark colour of the light colour different from a dark colour of the sidewall surface (2S) ,the bottom (5A) of the indent portion is provided with a rough surface to have a less lu...

The handpiece (1) in the region of the light outlet opening (7) is provided with lenses, mirror, colour filter or similar, for the altering of the light beam characteristics. The handpiece has a tubular housing, the inner wall of which forms one or more strip form running light conductor sections, over the length of the handpiece from the connection side to the HF surgical unit (2) up to the ligh...

A fastening device for connecting a garment article such as a shoulder bag which comprises only two separate component parts; viz., a main body and a retainer member. The main body includes a socket member, a belt connector and a "J"-shaped hook member, the socket member having lock windows, and a pair of guide slots with tapered portions extending beyond the lock windows toward one end of the soc...

A pipe-insulating process comprises extruding onto the pipe an insulating layer of rigid polyurethane (PU) foam and opt. an outer covering layer by using the rotational casting method. The PU foam is obtd. by reacting (a) an aromatic polyisocyanate with (b) a cpd. of mol.wt. 92-1000 contg. at least 3 NCO-reactive H atoms and (c) an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic polyamine and/or polyimine c...

A vehicle position is determined and four reference coordinate points N1, N2, N3 and N4 are extracted at predetermined distances on a road output from a CD-ROM or an IC card, and an angle theta of turning of the vehicle from the coordinate point N2 to the coordinate point N3 is calculated according to an expression, theta =( theta 1+ theta 2) from an angle theta 1 formed by a vector V12 betwee...

The invention relates to a front jaw (1) with a housing (2), with a release spring (5) and with a tie rod (8) which can be actuated against the force of this spring and on which a control plate (9) is arranged which is subjected to the action of shorter lever arms (11a) of two angle levers (11) mounted on vertical axles in the housing. The object of the invention is to compensate for the increased...

An ultra-thin low moisture content polyester film is provided of thickness less than 3 mu m and with a weakly bound water content less than 0.06 weight %, based on the weight of polyester; also described are applications of this film in a treatment method during which outgassing takes place, notably a metallization process, and metallized films and multi-layer capacitors obtained starting from sa...

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...

A pipe-insulating process comprises extruding onto the pipe an insulating layer of rigid polyurethane (PU) foam and opt. an outer covering layer by using the rotational casting method. The PU foam is obtd. by reacting (a) an aromatic polyisocyanate with (b) a cpd. of mol.wt. 92-1000 contg. at least 3 NCO-reactive H atoms and (c) an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic polyamine and/or polyimine c...