A feed accelerator system for use in a centrifuge, the system comprising an accelerator rotatably mounted substantially concentrically within the centrifuge and including a plurality of disc members concentrically and proximately spaced having a first disc and a second disc, each disc having an inside surface and an outer edge defining a disc diameter. The second disc includes a target surface hav...

A sliding contact for providing an electrical connection between a side contact of a PC card and a terminal accessible to a host device is disclosed. The disclosed sliding contact is disposed in a side rail of an ejection mechanism for receiving and ejecting the PC card and comprises a channel (16-5) in the side rail; a sliding member disposed in the channel and comprising a first part (16-2) and ...

Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein: G represents a group of the formula (a), (b) or (c) where Ra and Rb represent hydrogen, or organic or inorganic substituents; A is an optionally substituted alkylene; R1, R2, R3, R4 represent organic or inorganic substituents; R5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R6 and R7 independently represent hydrogen, l...

The rollers have conical regions (8,9), extending from the edges of the yarn-guide groove (3) and inclined so as to converge towards the said groove (3) one of these conical surfaces (9) extending as far as an end edge (10) of the roller and the other (8) being connected to the base of the radially-projecting region (4), for establishing contact with the rollers of the drafting train. The conical ...

The crusher has a pair of counter-rotating pulling-in and crushing rolls (2), bounding a roll gap for the passage of the container (3). Each roll has a grip tooth (5) on its circumferential surface to grip an end piece (3a) of the container fed in from an input (8). The batten (6) with the grip tooth on it may be made in one with the grip tooth, and may be formed from several sectors in the axial ...

Ein Synchron-Automatikgetriebesteuersystem ist so ausgebildet, daß es die Zeit verkürzen kann, die für einen Gangwechselvorgang benötigt wird, ohne Zahnradgeräusche zu erzeugen, und ohne die Lebensdauer eines Synchronisiermechanismus zu beeinträchtigen, wobei eine auf einem Fahrzeug vorgersehene Brennkraftmaschine, ein mit der Brennkraftmaschine über eine Kupplung kuppelbarer Gangwechselmechanismu...

A method is provided for drilling a hole through a metallic workpiece (1) having a thermal barrier coating (3) with a ceramic top coat (2) by laser drilling a counterbore to a depth which extends through the ceramic top coat but not substantially into the metallic workpiece and then laser drilling th e hole through the workpiece aligned with the counterbore, the counterbore having a diameter larg...

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for monitoring characteristics of a pharmaceutical composition during preparation thereof b y in the process vessel (1) of a fluidized bed apparatus, wherein a measuring device (11, 11') performs a spectometric measurement on the pharmaceutical composition in a wetting zone (B) into which a processing fluid is injected. The method also compr...

The device comprises a mechanical feeding device (6) which grips the end (30) of the paper and presses it onto the end face of the product to be sliced (e.g. sausage or cheese).

An apparatus for reducing the oversized fraction of chips, especially the overthick fraction, which apparatus comprises a rotatingly fitted disc-like rotor part (1) to which is attached a number of chipping blades (2), and a fixed stator part (3) surrounding the rotor part (1), to which stator part is attached a number of counter blades (4), the blades (2) and counter blades (4) being arranged in ...

The cap unit for infusion and transfusion bottles comprises a plastic lid (2) incorporating radial planned break lines (I) with reduced material thickness running into a circumferential weakening zone (S) at a distance (y) from the center point (z) of the lid.

A flat panel display and a method for forming a flat panel display. In one embodiment, the flat panel display includes a cathodic structure which is formed within an active area on a backplate. The cathodic structure includes a emitter electrode metal composed of strips of aluminum overlain by a layer of cladding material. The use of aluminum and cladding material to form emitter electrode metal g...

A process for producing a foam of a thermoplastic urethane elastomer composition, which comprises the step (gas dissolving step) of preparing a molten thermoplastic urethane elastomer composition (A) comprising a thermoplastic urethane elastomer (A-1) and other thermoplastic elastomer (A-2) at a (A-1)/(A-2) mass ratio of 20/80 to 99/1, adding 0.1 to 30 parts by mass of carbon dioxide (B) to 100 pa...

A waiting time of an automated guided vehicle is substantially eliminated by significantly shortening the communication time of various information, and the transport efficiency of an automated guided vehicle as well as the operating rate of work stations and production lines as a whole are improved, and in addition, the flexibility of an operation control system for the automated guided vehicle i...

A carcass ply producing apparatus for producing a carcass ply constituting a carcass layer of a tire comprises a supply head for supplying one or a plurality of ply cords, a head driving mechanism for reciprocating the supply head along a widthwise direction of the carcass ply, a sticking body having a sticking surface to which the ply cord supplied by the supply head is stuck, a sticking body dri...

The present invention provides for a beverage container holder which is small and flexible and, thus, easily stored. The holder is comprised of a support member having first and second loops, an adjustment means for attaching a beverage container to the first loop of the support member and a clip attached to the second loop of the support member for removably securing the holder to a user's clothe...

A holder for a portable terminal allows the terminal to be used stably even if the terminal is mounted on a forearm, and prevents a heat from the portable terminal form being conducted directly. The holder for a portable terminal comprising a holding unit for holding the portable terminal detachably along the longitudinal direction of the forearm, a first mounting unit for fixing the holding unit ...

A holder allowing a portable terminal to be held selectively on a waist or thigh is provided. The holder for a portable terminal comprises an accommodating unit for accommodating the portable terminal, and plural wearing units for having the accommodating unit worn on a body. The plural wearing units include a thigh fixing band worn on the thigh, a belt fixing band suspended on a waist belt, and a...

A telescopic pipe having an inner pipe; an outer pipe complementarily connected with the inner pipe; and a positioning portion disposed between the inner and the outer pipes, for adjusting a length of the telescopic pipe by extending or contracting the telescopic pipe in an manner of antenna movement, and an extendible suction pipe of a vacuum cleaner using the telescopic pipe. By forming the inne...

The present invention provides a method of recovering a polyamine compound and/or a polyol compound useful for starting materials of polyurethane resin in an industrially advantageous manner by first dissolving the polyurethane resin such as polyurethane foams discharged in a large amount as industrial wastes in a solubilizing agent containing a polyamine compound, a low molecular glycol or an ami...