PURPOSE:To enable a prescribed acceleration at the minimum fuel consumption, by providing a transmission ratio control means for altering the transmission ratio of a stepless transmission mechanism, and a means for detecting the operated state of an accelerator control means connected to a throttle valve. CONSTITUTION:The output shaft 6 of an engine 1 is coupled to a stepless transmission 9 throug...

PURPOSE:To facilitate the operation of an accelerator pedal during the change in the speed of a vehicle, by providing an engine control circuit to automatically reduce the rotational frequency of an engine during the disengagement of a clutch, regardless of the quantity of depression of an accelerator pedal. CONSTITUTION:The quantity 200 of depressing of an accelerator pedal is found out by a dete...

PURPOSE:To increase a car velocity corresponding to an increase in rev count of an engine by providing a hold zone where a speed change ratio is fixed in addition to a shift-down zone and a shift-up zone as a speed change control characteristic. CONSTITUTION:A continuously variable transmission comprises speed change ratio variable means and speed change ratio change control means for outputting a...

PURPOSE:To obtain running feeling according to a driver's preference by connecting hold zone change means for setting the extent of a hold zone according to an output from a select switch to speed change ratio change control means. CONSTITUTION:Hold zone change means for setting the extent of a hold zone according to an output from a select switch is connected to speed change ratio change control ...

PURPOSE:To obtain a running feeling similar to a stepped speed transmission by connecting hold zone change means for setting a hold zone for acceleration and deceleration wider than that for steady running according to an output from acceleration detection means to speed change ratio change control means. CONSTITUTION:Hold zone change means for setting a hold zone for acceleration and deceleration...

DISPOSABLE CENTRIFUGAL BLOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM Herbert M. Cullis A continuous flow centrifugal processing system for separating whole blood into fractional components includes a centrifugal separator unit having a molded bowl-shaped outer shell dimensioned to fit within a rotatably-driven casing on an associated centrifuge apparatus. A bowl-shaped inner shell disposed within the outer shell forms...

A combined thermal power station and a desalination plant for seawater in which the power station includes a gas turbine set, a waste heat boiler connected to the exhaust gas outlet of the gas turbine and a steam turbine. The waste heat boiler includes first and second sections arranged in cascade on the water side in the flow path of the turbine exhaust gases, the first section in the exhaust gas...

1533803 Converter steelmaking INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES DE LA SIDERURGIE FRANCAISE 30 Aug 1977 [30 Aug 1976] 36238/77 Heading C7D Iron is refined in a bottom blown converter by injecting a strongly oxidizing gas e.g. pure oxygen, through the central passage of a double-channel tuyere, and injecting liquid oxygen through the annular outer channel. The amount of liquid oxygen may be 0À2-0À5 kg/Nm3<...

A simple low cost building arbor having a wide range of axial length or bead set length variation. The arbor has no moving parts which are not of rubber or rubber-like material and is operable by air pressure alone. An expandable ring expands, by air pressure, to hold a bead ring in axial position and independently a turn-up bladder is expanded to turn a ply sleeve end about the bead ring. Operati...

Household appliance driven by an electric motor, especially a slicing machine for food, having a housing with a recess, a separate drive housing with the electric-motor drive mounted in and enclosed by the drive housing together with various switching and control elements controlling the operation and or speed of the drive, forming a unitary drive block, with the unitary drive block attached to th...

A method for treating a liquid wherein the liquid to be treated is caused to flow through a tank equipped with at least one electrode assembly in the base thereof for the generation of gas bubbles by electrolytic action, whereby suspended materials, usually but not necessarily solids, in the liquid are carried to the surface of the tank by said bubbles to form a layer of thickened material, charac...

Two embodiments of a mandrel for fabricating an air spring are disclosed. Each has a fixed diameter cylindrical portion and a portion variable in diameter to provide an extension of the cylindrical surface expandable to conic form. An array of fingers are pivotally secured to swing in radial planes to provide the variable diameter portions and are actuated by inflatable sleeves. The fingers are no...

The invention relates to a modified bayonet type mounting for use in a centrifuge. The mounting is characterized by having the trailing wall of the socket inclined at an obtuse angle, whereby relative rotation of the drive shaft and rotor during start-up causes the pin of the bayonet mounting to move deeper into the socket.

A wax body is rotatably and slidably mounted on a guide pin which, in turn, is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis. The guide pin and wax body are movable between a working position in which a yarn is run between the wax body and a stop on the guide pin and an idling position in which the wax body and guide pin are moved out of the path of the yarn. Yarn piecing up can be accomplished when t...

Automatic sand mold fabricating apparatus and a method for using the apparatus is disclosed. The present invention provides at least a first cope and a first drag. Preferably, first and second copes and first and second drags are used. Where two pairs of copes and drags are utilized, the first pair will be filled at two diametrically opposed stations while the other pair will be positioned at one ...

A wind turbine comprising a rotor mounted in a housing, aero-foil blades on the rotor extending in cantilever fashion forwardly of the rotor to be parallel to the axis of the rotor. The blades carry at their free ends a rotatable fairing of aero-foil section so that the blades are situated at the centre of lift of the aero-foil section so that the air flows through the blades to the area of lower ...

LEAD STORAGE BATTERY WITH EXPANDER SUPPLY The electrodes are supplied with expander material by providing a storage container with corrodible walls located in the acid electrolyte, which liberates its contents only after the original expander content of the negative active mass has already been significantly depleted. The wall material is either a plastic having limited acid resistance, or one of ...

The ski binding comprises a toe unit (5) and a heel unit (7) which is connected thereto as a unitary assembly. The assembly is guided slidably lengthwise of the ski in a mounting (3) attached to the ski. By means of a latching arrangement, the assembly is latchable in several slide positions. The mounting has at least one insertion aperture for the point of a ski pole (17). One of the units (7) ca...

PURPOSE:To prevent a radiator and screen from clogging by fixing a rotary screen, installed at an air intake for cooling the engine, to a centrifugal fan situated below, and by furnishing a dust separator on the way of a spiral duct which is to lead the inhaled air to radiator. CONSTITUTION:A rotary screen 2 to cut dried grass etc. is installed at an air intake A for cooling the engine, and the lo...