PURPOSE:To improve the transparency and heat generation efficiency of the subject window glass by sealing a solar cell through a highly transparent resin layer such as silicone resin formed between a light-receiving surface such as plate glass and a back protecting plate such as polycarbonate plate. CONSTITUTION:A liquid resin R such as silicone resin is injected from a resin tank 4 into intervals...

PURPOSE:To enable facilitation and smoothing of running of a vehicle at a very slow speed by a method wherein based on a control map responding to a gear speed step, a clutch engaging amount is set according to a brake force generated by stepping-on, and a clutch actuator is controlled. CONSTITUTION:According to a signal from a brake sensor 41 generated by stepping-on of a brake, a controller 5 ge...

PURPOSE:To suppress slipping-off of a cathode active substance due to softening by covering a cathode and anode with sack-shaped separators made of respective specified materials. CONSTITUTION:A cathode plate 31 and anode plates 32 are placed parallelly so as to form a electrode plate assembly of a lead acid battery. The electrode plate 31 is covered with mat type, separators 33 in the form of sac...

A liquid crystal display device which comprises two supporting plates spaced a distance d from each other the which a pattern of line and column electrodes, respectively, is provided on the facing surfaces and form a matrix of display cells. A mixture of a nematic liquid crystal with a cholesteric addition is present between the supporting plates. The mixture has a positive dielectric anisotropy a...

The battery current for forming an electrical battery is controlled as a function of the amount of charge (L) in the battery. In addition, a nominal temperature (TS) is specified in advance and the battery current is set as a function of the control error ( DELTA T) and the gradient of the actual temperature (TI) such that the actual temperature (TI) follows the nominal temperature (TS). In conseq...

A device for producing focused acoustic pressure waves for therapeutic purposes, in particular for destroying concrements, calculi etc., includes a sound generating unit (1') generating pressure waves in a coupling medium (8); said waves are focused by a reflector (3). Said device can also include a locating device (11) for the concrements, calculi etc. to be destroyed. Said device is characterize...

The invention relates to a pneumatic vehicle tyre with an inner core which has webs at least on the side walls, the said webs not crossing over. In order to reduce the emission of noise of tyres of the generic type even further without reducing the profile grip, it is proposed according to the invention that the distance from web to web should vary non-uniformly on all reference lines.

The separation of organometallic compounds and/or metal carbonyls from their solutions in organic media is effected according to the invention with the aid of semipermeable membranes of an aromatic polyamide.

A sealed tubular lead-acid battery is provided which offers high-rate discharging performance and long cycle life by loading a granules of fine particles of silicon dioxide both in a gap between a separator and around each of a positive and negative plate, as well as around the assembled element comprising a separator and the plates. An electrolyte is retained on the positive plate, the negative p...

A method and an apparatus for the radiographic recording of a patient's dentition, jaws, and skull regions invalues seating a patient in a patient chair (9) so as localize the patient in the coordinate system of the radiographic apparatus in an unequivocal position before taking the exposure for a radiograph (87). Furthermore, in accordance with the invention, the radiograph (87) is used for measu...

PURPOSE:To prevent the cutting of the core material embedded in a tire constituting material and to enhance productivity by extending the life of a edge tool by fixing a cutter to a cutter holder, which is mounted to a cutter holding body in an up-and- down movable manner, in a detachable manner and pivotally supporting the cutter holding body an a reciprocating table in the direction crossing a c...

Composite films comprised of an unloaded semicrystalline polyester film support with a roughness Ra no greater than 0.01 mu m having, on at least one of its faces, a coating based on a modified polymer produced by polymerising one or several acrylic monomers in the presence of a water-dispersable sulphonated copolyester. The composite films according to the invention are particularly well suited...

PCT No. PCT/FR89/00683 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 23, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 23, 1991 PCT Filed Dec. 27, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO90/07543 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 12, 1990.Orientated semi-crystalline polyester films characterized in that they have a planar orientation coefficient DELTA p of greater than or equal to 165x10-3 and a degree of transverse shrinkage of less than or equal to 2.7% at 200 DEG C. These ...

The invention relates to a novel herbicide composition, which comprises the (S) enantiomer or racemate of a compound of the general formula (I), (I) wherein R stands for a methyl or ethyl group, as active ingredient in an amount of 0.01 to 95% by weight together with one or more solid and/or liquid carrier(s), preferably grist(s) of native or synthetic material(s) and/or with inert solv...

A method is specified for controlling driverless transport systems, a plurality of driverless transport systems being operated in an installation. These driverless transport systems are equipped with ultrasonic distance sensors for the detection of obstacles, which detect the distance of an obstacle on the basis of the transit time between a transmitted ultrasonic signal and an echo signal reflect...

In a process for producing esters of (meth)acrylic acid of polyhydric alcohols, the reagents are converted in the presence of acidic esterification catalysts, alpha-substituted phenolic compounds, in particular di-tert.-butylhydroquinone, being added as polymerization inhibitors. The novel process is characterized in that the reaction mixtures are liquid at the reaction temperature and are essenti...

A safety ski binding, preferably for engaging the front of a ski boot. The binding includes an elastic energization mechanism for the jaw of the binding and a separate arrangement for compensating for different sole thicknesses. In a specific embodiment, the binding is formed as a monobloc and includes a deformation zone to automatically accommodate soles of different thicknesses. The binding also...

A safety ski binding includes two lateral retention wings movable about respective journal axes. Two frontal support elements are also journalled about the journal axis and include rolling rear surfaces which support and roll against the sole of a ski boot during lateral release of the boot from the binding. The rolling surfaces includes arcs of a circle having different radii of curvature.

The invention relates to a novel herbicide composition, which comprises the (S) enantiomer or racemate of a compound of the general formula (I), (I) wherein R stands for a methyl or ethyl group, as active ingredient in an amount of 0.01 to 95% by weight together with one or more solid and/or liquid carrier(s), preferably grist(s) of native or synthetic material(s) and/or with inert solv...

A vehicle guidance system for a tractor has a horizontal scanning laser on the tractor and a target arranged to return the laser beam along its path. When returned laser light is detected, indicating alignment of the beam with the target, the angle of the beam relative to the tractor axis illustrates the steering correction required. The target has an array of beam reflecting elements patterned to...