An inventive oil pump system in a power train has a simple oil-delivery arrangement employing a hollow torque-input member containing a member to which oil is to be delivered, a drive shaft extending from the interior of the torque-input member and capable of being rotated by the torque-input member, an oil pump disposed coaxially with the drive shaft, a sleeve fixed to the oil pump and coaxially ...

PURPOSE:To prevent short circuit between positive and negative plates by forming the end of a mat-type separator, to be in contact with the cut end of a negative plate using expanded grid, in low moisture content structure, and suppressing the expansion of active material in the cut part. CONSTITUTION:A sealed lead-acid battery is formed with a negative plate using expanded grid and a mat-type sep...

(57) The invention relates to a method for cutting a plant material for the purpose of plant propagation, especially micropropagation, in which method the cutting is carried out by using a laser beam.

In order to support and position a plate block in the accumulator box, spacer prisms (2) consisting of plastic are injection moulded at least onto the underneath of the plate block (1). These spacer prisms (2) also firmly fix the mutual position of the individual plates and separators, by means of effective toothed engagement with the edges of said individual plates and separators. The supporting ...

An electric shaver with shaving head has a system of blades and a guard foil situated above the latter. A wear indicator is installed in the said guard foil. This is preferably brought about by producing the guard foil (1) so that it is composed of three layers, i.e. a base layer (3), a copper layer (4) situated above the latter and a top supporting covering layer (5). When the base layer (3) faci...

A bottle mouth defect inspection apparatus having a ring-shaped light source for irradiating a ring-shaped bottle mouth portion to be inspected, a photo-electric conversion sensor for converting a reflected light from the bottle mouth portion into an electrical signal and an electronic processor for processing the electrical signal to thereby inspect the existence or not of defects on the bottle m...

An interlayer for a laminated glass, said interlayer being composed of a film or sheet of a thermoplastic resin (1), at least one surface of the film or sheet of a thermoplastic resin having numerous coarse raised (4) and depressed (5) portions and numerous fine raised and depressed portions (3) existing on the surfaces of the coarse raised and depressed portions (2), the average distance between ...

A bottle mouth defect inspection apparatus having a ring-shaped light source for irradiating a ring-shaped bottle mouth portion to be inspected, a photo-electric conversion sensor for converting a reflected light from the bottle mouth portion into an electrical signal and an electronic processor for processing the electrical signal to thereby inspect the existence or not of defects on the bottle m...

A method of testing a plant to determine the variable fluorescence of the plant, and instrumentation for carrying out the method, is described. The method has use in determining the extent to which a plant has been damaged by photoinhibitory stress, or is susceptible to damage by such stress.

System for guiding a vehicle along a straight path comprises a vehicle having a laser fixed on it so as to direct a laser beam along the direction of motion of the vehicle, with beam reversing means positioned on the vehicle path to direct the beam back to the vehicle. Sensors may be provided on the tractor to sense the returning beam and guide the vehicle along it.

Metal flake is formed by charging metal particles, liquid and milling material to a ball mill. Metal flake formed, liquid and milling material are removed from the mill at a rate commensurate with the charging rate. The flake is then separated from the milling material.

In a method of producing a gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in which method the gas does not need to be subjected to energy-consuming and costly scrubbing steps before being used as reduction gas, combustion gas or synthesis gas, the gas is produced from material containing carbon and/or hydrocarbon and oxidant and is supplied to a reaction chamber (2) simultaneously with a gas heated ...

In a method of producing a gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, in which method the gas does not need to be subjected to energy-consuming and costly scrubbing steps before being used as reduction gas, combustion gas or synthesis gas, the gas is produced from material containing carbon and/or hydrocarbon and oxidant and is supplied to a reaction chamber (2) simultaneously with a gas heated ...