Shellfish halves 20a, 20b are conveyed along conveyor 1 towards opening plate 2. An adjacent upstream rotating flipper 21 flips upper half 20a through substantially a half turn. The halves 20a, 20b are then conveyed to a separating means (not shown) which breaks the halves apart near the conveyor exit.

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recessed luminaire with a structure allowing only a feeding part to be replaced in the event of failure of the feeding part so that a structural material such as a luminaire body may be used for a long time, and facilitating replacement work of the feeding part.

SOLUTION: This luminaire consists of the luminaire body 2, the feeding part 3, and a light refl...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery separator with high mechanical strength and thin thickness, and to provide a battery using this separator and a manufacturing method of this battery.

SOLUTION: This battery separator 4' is manufactured in such a way that a polymer layer 8 is formed on at least the surface of a porous separator 5 made of glass fibers or the like by a means of sprayi...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten the synchronizing time when the gears of a transmission are engaged, and to sharply lighten the load on a synchronizing system, in a hybrid system of a vehicle.

SOLUTION: This hybrid system is provided with a means that disengages a clutch when a speed change demand arises during the traveling period of the vehicle or sets the transmission to the neutral kee...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively utilize the function of an EHS control (assistance to a start on a slope), even if a vehicle is started by the output of only a rotating electric machine, in a hybrid system for a vehicle provided with a clutch that engages and disengages the output shaft of an engine to and from the input shaft of a transmission; the rotating electric machine that works as ...

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized electric actuator by improving ease of assembly of the electric actuator by facilitating connection between a detection switch and a control substrate, and improving freedom of layout of the detection switch to the control substrate.

SOLUTION: A switch side connection terminal is provided at a limit switch 77 constituting a panel position detec...

A method comprising two adsorbers which follow each a phase-shifted cycle successively consisting in an adsorption phase, at high pressure of the cycle, and a regeneration phase, ending in repressurizing of the adsorber.

A method of cardiac radiological examination for coronarography comprises the steps of: a) introducing contrast medium simultaneously in the left coronary artery and in the right coronary artery from the aortic root and, in parallel, b) acquiring a sequence of dynamic images of the propagation of the contrast medium in the left and right coronary arteries with a displacement of the image plane, du...

Auxiliary devices to motorize and automate the drives of the table supports (12) of the feed table (2) and reception table (4), using the transverse camshaft (40), fitted with a take-off sprocket (41), relayed by the idler sprocket (44), coupled to the electromagnetic clutch (43), to drive the cross-shaft (16), turning the worm gears (11) or by means of a geared motor (48), provided with an elasti...

The present invention concerns a chipping or crushing apparatus having a prominent speed of rotation and mass inertial moment. The main parts of the apparatus include a chipping disc or a rotor, a short circuit motor and a frequency converter connected to the circuit of the motor. From the chipping disc, respectively from the rotor or from the motor there is arranged a data connection of the speed...

A novel technique is provided for drying a yeast for brewing and a method of producing alcoholic beverages by using the yeast. It is intended to provide a method of producing a dry yeast which has the optimum fermentability when directly used in fermentation and gives an appropriate flavor without needing prepropagation, and a method of producing alcoholic beverages by using the yeast. A metho...

A bank instruction routing unit collects instructions from companies to banks over the Internet and assembles files of bank instructions to be sent to the banks concerned over a secure infrastructure using a standard banking protocol.

Process for the location of the position of the interface ( 5 ) between two fluids (f 1 , f 2 ) each contained in a zone ( 7 - 1, 7 - 2 ) of a reservoir ( 4 ) in which: a) a reference transient flow condition that produces a reference pressure difference (DeltaP_ref(t)), is initiated in a reservoir ( 4 ) that comprises at least one pressure sensor ( 8 ) located within one of the zones (Z...

The abdominal musculature training apparatus (2) comprises a basic component (4) to which a back rest (6) is rotatably connected and a grip stirrup (20) fixed to the back rest. An indicator device (38) for a training computer is provided in the view range of the training person. It is integrated within the computer. The training computer is formed to indicate the pulse rate of the training person...

Les plaques de microtitrage, utilisées notamment en biotechnologie pour réaliser des microsystèmes de réaction comportant chacune un réseau de microstructures qui est formé d'une combinaison de microcuvettes et de microcanaux avec des sections différentes.Conformément à l'invention ces microstructures sont réalisées pour une pluralité de plaques de microtitrage 19' par usinage par ultrasons dan...

The motor vehicle gearbox control method involves allowing clutch release by determining the clutch (E) engagement state at a set acceleration value and determining the engine (M) torque at a slip speed between the engine output shaft and a gearbox input shaft. The method involves comparing the actual to a preset acceleration value and controlling the clutch actuator (A) dependent on the differenc...

Aerogels (I) are based on polymers obtained by polymerisation of halogen-substituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon monomer(s) (II) with at least two ethylenic functions. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) aerogels (I) based on copolymers of (II) and other comonomers (III); and (2) method for the production of (I), involving formation of a gel by polymerisation of (II)...

On propose un procédé pour la réalisation d'un changement de vitesse en haut d'une vitesse de départ à une vitesse visée dans une boite de vitesse double d'un véhicule, le couple moteur (MMot) du véhicule, lors de la reconnaissance d'une vitesse visée mal présélectionnée, étant modifié de telle manière que le couple de sortie (MAbtrieb) est réduit lorsque la vitesse visée correcte est enclenché...

Method for securing credit card payments between a cardholder (5) and a supplier (7), especially via a telecommunications network (9), has the following steps: cardholder indicates to a third part (6) that he is intending to carry out a transaction with a supplier; the cardholder makes contact via the third party; and the third party manages information exchange between the two and a bank network ...

PURPOSE: A semiconductor device having a long load resistor and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to be capable of preventing particles from being generated in both ends of the resistor due to charge accumulation phenomenon by forming at least one dummy contact hole at the resistor. CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor device is provided with a semiconductor substrate(400), a long load res...