A machine for slicing slabs of cheese, sausage or the like comprises a feeding mechanism which supports the slab, feeds it intermittently at an inclination to the horizontal and includes a slab-supporting conveyor belt and gripping claws for holding the back of the slab. The conveyor belt runs over freely rotatable direction-changing rollers and on both sides of the conveyor belt parallel to the u...

PURPOSE:To sharply shorten an idle-running distance and to improve the safety at a time when running at a constant speed, by releasing a constant speed running action after detecting the motion of the foot in the case of such a emergency control that requires the faster motion of the foot in the pedal direction than a given value. CONSTITUTION:Sensors 1 and 1' are located so that they can detect i...

A method for the gaseous reduction of particulate ores to metals in a moving bed, vertical shaft reactor using a reducing gas externally supplied from a solid or liquid fossil fuel gasification unit. The reducing gas is reformed in a reforming zone located within the reactor and treated prior to injection into the reduction zone of the reactor. A portion of the reducing gas produced in a coal gasi...

Improvements in a dry charged lead-acid storage battery and in a method for producing such a battery are disclosed. The improvements in the battery involve negative plates having an initial polarization, when on charge, not greater than zero; preferably, the positive plates have an initial polarization, when on charge, Or at least 100 millivolts, and most desirably, from 150 to 180 millivolts. The...

PHD 80-077 9 26.5.1981 "Device for the imaging of body layers by means of monoenergic radiation". The invention relates to a scatter radiation device for determining the internal structure of a body. The device comprises a monoenergic radiation source for emitting a narrow primary beam which penetrates the body, at least one slit diaphragm device which is situated outside the primary beam and whic...

A heelholder for a safety ski binding comprising a carriage, a soleholder pivotally mounted on the carriage and carrying a lever, a first locking lever mounted on the carriage and disposed in the path of the soleholder lever and biassed towards a blocking position by a release controlling spring so that the soleholder normally cannot be opened unless the force of the spring is overcome, a second l...

A process for preparing light-weight, insulating and semi-rigid or rigid elements, essentially comprises impregnating a porous supple material having an internal structure with preferentially open cells, with the desired quantity of a solution of a compound selected from the group comprising isocyanates, and having consequently in its formula at least a -NCO group, the material optionally having t...

A pneumatic tire which comprises: a tread portion; a breaker structure to brace the tread portion; two sidewalls each having an associated bead containing a bead core, and each sidewall containing a reinforcing ply of cords anchored around the bead core of the respective one of said associated beads and extending into the tread portion radially outwardly of the breaker structure to overlap at leas...

A reaction mixture containing comminuted, flexible polyurethane foam scrap is used in making new flexible polyurethane foam. The process achieves a highly satisfactory utilization of foam scrap, while providing a quality foam product.

1399541 Herbicidal compositions BADISCHE ANILIN-& SODA-FABRIK AG 3 Nov 1972 [6 Nov 1971] 50738/72 Heading A5E A herbicidal composition comprises a compound of the formula: wherein R denotes C 1-4 alkyl, cycloalkyl or their salts and a compound of the formula: wherein R1 denotes C 1-4 alkyl, R2 denotes alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms or alkoxy, R3 denotes a linear or branc...

PURPOSE:To display information before vulcanization with information of vulcanization on a rubber product, e.g., tire, etc., by a method in which information before vulcanization is recorded on an unvulcanized magnetic sheet, and the information before vulcanization with information of vulcanization are rerecorded on an uneven bar code part and/or the magnetic sheet during the vulcanization period...

PURPOSE:To obtain a marking device capable of giving a mark with a high mark transfer efficiency and with low mark mal-discrimination and without the needs for a hand in marking operation of a deflate marking method. CONSTITUTION:The basal end 6a of an arm 6 whose tip is rotatably attached with a marking head 20 is attached in a rocking and turnable manner to the diametrical direction of a tire T....

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for excess space by a method in which an inner liner is extruded cylindrically in such a way as to eliminate jointed portion so as to prevent the occurrence of joint failure, and immediately after the extrusion of the inner runner, it is bonded to the inside of a green tire. CONSTITUTION:A green tire G formed into a toroidal form is set on the stage beneath an extrusi...

Method and apparatus for use in building a closed torus tire. An expandable sleeve having an inflatable portion expands to wrap a sheet of tire building material partially about a disintegratable generally toroidal core. A bladder beneath the sleeve is then inflated to roll the sleeve toward the core causing the edges of the sheet to flip or snap from the sleeve surface to the core surface. The ap...

Rubbery polymers have embedded in a surface a fabric layer 16 of cords 12 and fibres 13 (arranged in groups 14 and separated by intervals 15) partially projecting above the surface. This has low adhesion to unvulcanised rubbery polymers, and so is suitable for use of inflatable bladders for turning ply ends over bead rings on tires building machine mandrels.

A pivoting support adapted to be secured to a ski for receiving the heel member of a ski boot safety ski binding arrangement, which comprises in combination a pivot means adapted to be adjustably secured to the ski; plate means adapted to receive the heel portion of the ski boot and rotatably mounted to said pivot means, and an aperture formed in said plate means and having said pivot means dispos...

PURPOSE:To obtain pulverulent bodies with excellent quality, which can be regenerated and utilized as fuel, etc., efficiently by a method wherein quicklime is added to sludge containing oil passing through a pretreatment process and kneaded, thermally reacted and agitated, and crushed and classified. CONSTITUTION:Sludge S1 containing oil is carried in, a solid portion is crushed by means of a scre...

A tire building machine utilizes a ply-down and bead set assembly in which an array of axially projecting spring fingers are used. The fingers are secured between two nested rings which are constructed to interfit with each other and with each finger so that each finger may be inserted or removed without affecting adjacent fingers. One of the rings has projections interfitting with the fingers in ...

The present invention provides a device and method for positioning and firmly holding a test strip for optical-medical measurements, said device comprising a housing with a reception opening, on the inner end of which there is a stop for the test strip, and a window which is positioned opposite the test zone of a test strip inserted into the reception opening and lying against the stop, wherein sa...