A rotary die cutter for die-cutting blanks one after another has a blank feed unit, a pair of cylinders for die-cutting the blanks, and an endless member running synchronized with the cylinders. The blanks are gripped by grippers mounted at equal spacings on the endless member. The cylinders are adapted to allow the grippers to pass between the cylinders while gripping the blanks.

PURPOSE:To always obtain a drive mode suitable in accordance with the running condition of a vehicle, by inhibiting a means for changing over the drive mode among various drive modes such a two wheel drive mode, a four wheel drive mode and the like, from being actuated by the manipulation of a manual switch when a predetermined running condition of the vehicle is detected. CONSTITUTION:A pinion ca...

PURPOSE:To reduce the speed change shock by relating the control in reducing the variation rate through the lapse of time of the hydraulic pressure supplied into the frictional engaging device of an automatic transmission with the control in completing the variation of the engine torque. CONSTITUTION:An automatic speed change gear B is equipped with a frictional engaging device with which the enga...

Automated production of a multicell lead-acid storage battery is facilitated by providing the battery container (1) with one open side through which packs of the electrodes are passed for insertion in the container cells, the open side being subsequently sealed by welding on a side wall (18). The electrode packs are formed by concertina-folding of an assembly of continuous lengths of positive and ...

A full jacket-worm centrifuge is disclosed for continuous separation of water-sludge mixtures. The centrifuge has a cylindrical drum jacket with a conically tapered portion in a direction of a solid matter discharge. A worm conveyor having cylindrical and conical portions is arranged within the drum jacket. Between a slurry inlet on the drum jacket and the solid matter discharge a liquid separatio...

PURPOSE:To completely inhibit oozing of sulfate radicals from caked solid waste, by charging a sulfate radical-fixer to pulverized solid waste in the presence of a Ca component, charging a caking-promotor to the waste if necessary, shaping the waste, and subjecting the waste to water vapor treatment to cake the waste. CONSTITUTION:Pulverized solid waste, e.g. incineration ashes or dusts, is mixed ...

PURPOSE:To omit the treatment process of cyanogen contained in washing waste water by a method in which decomposition gas generated in the melting treatment of industrial wastes is taken out a molting furnace and then washed with water, and the concentration of cyanogen ion present in the washing waste water is analyzed. CONSTITUTION:Decomposition gas taken out of an outlet 7 is introduced into a ...

To effect shelling of crustaceans surface heated crustaceans are shot against a water covered deflector plate in a vacuum chamber, whereby a practically complete deshelling is obtainable without any recirculation. The crustaceans are shot against the deflector plate in very thin flows through periodically operating inlet valves, whereby each single crustaceans will hit the deflector plate and be e...

A method and apparatus for determining the concentration of a component in a sample, i.e. the concentration of urea in biological fluids, such as blood serum, wherein the sample, upon being introduced into solution with a reagent, reacts therewith, causing a continuing change in a characteristic of the solution, and wherein the rate of the reaction is indicative of the concentration of the compone...

A borehole logging tool and cryostat therefor to maintain a semiconductor detector at cryogenic temperatures. The cryostat has an elongate single-phase heat sink of solid, thermally conductive material on which the detector is removably mounted. The other end of the heat sink is arranged to receive a liquid cryogen or the cold finger of a helium refrigerator, which is removed before a logging run;...

A cold-drawn unbalanced biaxially oriented linear low density polyethylene film having a transverse direction draw ratio selected from greater than 1 to less than 3 and a machine direction draw ratio of less than 6 but greater than the transverse direction draw ratio. The film has enhanced tensile and puncture resistance while maintaining acceptable tear properties and is used for shipping sacks.

Disclosed is a composition for the improvement of the adhesion between conventional rubber skim stock compositions, utilized in the manufacture of tires, conveyor belts, hoses and the like, and metallic reinforcement cords or members such as bright steel. The invention composition is prepared by adding an organosilane compound to the rubber skim stock prior to contacting the metallic reinforcement...

PURPOSE:To obtain polyvinyl alcohol particles having high rejection critical molecular weight, i.e. macroporous structure, by making spheres from an aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol, insolubilizing the spheres taking advantage of spontaneous gelling phenomenon and reacting the insolubilized spheres with a crosslinking agent. CONSTITUTION:A mixed aqueous solution of a polyvinyl alcohol (prefer...

In a run length limited block coding method in which blocks of m data bits are converted to blocks of n1 information and n2 separation bits (n = n1 + n2>m). The blocks of bits satisfying the requirement of being (d, k) run length limited, the blocks of separation bits BSi between each of the blocks of n-information bits Bli are chosen, in those cases where the format is not prescribed by the (d, k...

PURPOSE:To remove the floating and inclination of a product at the time of mounting to a printed substrate by forming a two-stage projecting section as a stopper at the time of insertion to the printed substrate of a terminal, which is implanted to the bottom of a terminal strip and on which the lead of a coil winding is wound, to the terminal. CONSTITUTION:When a coil is set up to a printed subst...

A resilient, elastic self-expanding prosthesis comprising a flexible tubular body, the diameter of which is variable under axial movement of the ends of the body relative to each other, said body being composed of several individual rigid but resiliently flexible thread elements with spring properties each of which extends in helix configuration with the center line of the body as a common axis, a...

An improved process for utilizing the residues of a thermal energy power plant washer in which limestone or lime residue is converted to gypsum and the substrate is recrystallized to alpha sulfate hemihydrate and is treated with water. The improvement comprises mixing the alpha sulfate hemihydrate with at least one additive. The additive is selected from the group consisting of flue ash from a coa...

PURPOSE:To secure a sufficient trunk room space by dividing the rear seat of a van type car into the right and left parts and mounting each divided seat on the right and left sliding mechanisms and allowing one seat to be slided rearwardly through a link when the other seat is slided forwardly. CONSTITUTION:A rear seat 3 in the front part of trunk room 5 is divided into the right and left seats 7 ...

PURPOSE:To reduce the height of a seat cushion by arranging a driving member in the body side wall on the side part of the seat cushion and installing a power transmitting member for moving the seat cushion in the longitudinal direction by the power of the driving member between the driving member and the seat cushion. CONSTITUTION:As for a rear seat 2 of a car, an upper rail 5 is fixed onto the u...