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A motion transmitting apparatus wherein an electric motor, an engine or another prime mover rotates an axially fixed first part relative to a coaxial axially movable non-rotatable second part. The structure which serves to move the second part axially in response to clockwise or counterclockwise rotation of the first part includes a follower borne by the first part and a helical spring having end convolutions affixed to the first part. The follower extends between two intermediate convolutions of the helical spring. If the apparatus is utilized in the power train of a motor vehicle, the axially movable part can serve to engage or disengage or change the extent of engagement of the friction clutch between the output element of the engine and the input element of the change-speed transmission.

An endless link chain, particularly for use in a continuously variable transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle, has composite links and pintles which articulately connect neighboring links to each other. At least one of the links is assembled of at least two types of parallel plate-like components which differ from each other in size, shape, material and/or strength. The purpose of such selection of the plate-like components is to enhance one or more characteristics of the chain, for example, to reduce or eliminate vibration, to reduce the bulk and/or to properly position the pintles. The distribution of components in one or more links can be selected with a view to influence the above-enumerated and/or other characteristics, such as the resistance to deformation, of the chain.

The present invention refers to a method for controlling resources on a communication link that transports data in time slots, wherein access to the time slots is distributed among nodes connected to the link. A state of access to a set of one or more of the time slots may be determined by the step of sending an inquiry to one or more of the nodes and receiving one or more replies to the inquiry from the one or more nodes. The inquiry and replies may be related to whether or not any one of the one or more nodes considers itself as currently having access to any one or more of the set of time slots.

The cardboard blanks for conversion into hinged-lid packets for arrays of cigarettes are dimensioned and configurated in such a way that an elongated reinforcing strip at the inner side of the front panel of the lid is longer than the front panel. Those terminal sections of the reinforcing strip which extend beyond the ends of the front panel in a blank are bent prior to or during the folding of the reinforcing strip against the inner side of the front panel so that they do not adversely affect the configuration of the lateral panels of the lid and the appearance of a finished packet because the lateral panels are not caused to bulge outwardly.

An adjustable pulley for use in a continuous variable transmission in the power train of a motor vehicle has an axially fixed first conical flange and an axially movable second conical flange. The hydraulic control system which moves the second flange relative to the first flange is provided with at least one first plenum chamber which receives pressurized fluid when the second flange is to move toward the first flange, and with an additional plenum chamber which receives pressurized fluid when the second flange is to move away from the first flange. The admission of pressurized fluid into the additional chamber is regulated in dependency upon the RPM of the flanges. Rapid evacuation of pressurized fluid from the additional chamber can take place by way of a relief valve which opens when the pressure of fluid in the additional chamber rises to a preselected value. This renders it possible to rapidly shift between overdrive and underdrive.

An elongated strip of tipping paper is advanced in a tipping machine for the making of filter cigarettes. The strip advances past a perforating unit and thereupon past a cutting unit which subdivides the perforated strip into a series of uniting bands ready to be convoluted around abutting ends of plain cigarettes and filter rod sections. One side of the strip is coated with a film of an adhesive which can be inactivated by exposing it to coherent radiation. The perforating and cutting steps are carried out by one or two beams of coherent radiation which can further serve to inactivate the adhesive around each perforation and along the edges which extend across the strip to thus reduce the likelihood of penetration of active adhesive into the perforations and/or a contamination of the products by active adhesive being expelled beyond the marginal portions of the uniting bands. A single source can suffice to furnish coherent radiation for the carrying out of the perforating, cutting and inactivating operations.

Apparatus for accumulating successive stacks of superimposed sheets on discrete pallets employs a conveyor which delivers a continuous imbricated stream of sheets to a stacking station where a pallet descends with an elevator and gathers a first stack. A separating finger is inserted into the accumulation of sheets at the stacking station at a level above the topmost sheet of the fully grown first stack. The thus obtained gap is increased by lowering the finger at a speed less than that of the elevator, the increased gap receives a positioning member which attracts the lower part of the growing second stack by suction, a table is inserted into the increased gap between the partitioning member and the fully grown stack, the fully grown stack and its pallet are withdrawn from the stacking station and replaced with a fresh pallet, the table and the partitioning member are withdrawn from the stacking station so that the growing second stack descends onto the second pallet, and the above-enumerated sequence of steps is tereupon repeated.

A single-use syringe has a barrel which can constitute a one-piece extrusion, and a shank which is reciprocably guided in the barrel and the distal end of which carries a plunger movable in the barrel toward and away from the needle-carrying front end portion of the barrel. The coupling between the plunger and the shank includes a set of circumferentially spaced-apart breakable spokes which can be of one piece with the distal end of the shank as well as with the plunger. The spokes break not later than when the shank completes a forward stroke during which the plunger expels a flowable substance, such as a medicine, from a chamber located in the barrel between the needle-carrying front end portion and the plunger. The plunger, the spokes and the shank can constitute a one-piece extrusion.

A flexible, disposable container used in fluid processing apparatus including flow control means to promote mixing of fluid within the flexible container.

A physical therapy apparatus having a padded top surface upon which a patient comfortably reclines in the face up position with the spinal area being placed in contact respective a plurality of massaging members. The massaging members are recessed within the padded top and have a massaging members extending into contact with the patients back while jointly moved along the spine with the members being individually rapidly oscillated in a circular pattern at a selected magnitude of pressure and rate of travel. At the same time, the massaging members are moved a limited length along the entire spine causing each to describe a longitudinally moving circular pattern of a spiral, with each massaging member describing a different size pattern with the member that contacts the uppermost part of the spinal column moving within a relatively small pattern while the massaging members that contact the lower part of the spinal column move within a relatively large pattern with the pattern of movement progressively increasing sequentially from one to the other end of the spinal column. The terminal ends of the massaging members each are elevated into contact with the spine and assume a curve approximating the curvature of the spinal area so that a patient reclining in a supine position will gravitate into proper contact with all of the massaging members.

A torsion damping apparatus between the crankshaft of the engine and the input shaft of the change-speed transmission of a motor vehicle has two flywheels one of which is driven by the crankshaft and the other of which drives the input shaft by way of a friction clutch which generates heat. In order to prevent the transfer of heat from the friction clutch to the antifriction bearing between the flywheels, which are rotatable relative to each other against the opposition of a damper, the bearing is at least partially surrounded by a thermal barrier of synthetic plastic, ceramic or metallic material which prolongs the useful life of the bearing and enhances the torsion damping action of the damper. The thermal barrier can constitute or form part of the damper. The bearing can be disposed radially inwardly of the location of engagement between the clutch and the other flywheel and can be cooled by streams of air flowing through an annulus of passages each having a first end disposed radially inwardly of the friction surface of the other flywheel and a larger second end in a second surface of the other flywheel opposite the friction surface. Heat barriers in the other flywheel can alternate with the passages in the circumferential direction of the other flywheel.

A web of wrapping material for use in a cigarette packing machine is drawn off a roll and is advanced lengthwise, first by a single pneumatic belt conveyor which attracts an intermediate portion of the web, and thereupon by two additional pneumatic conveyors each of which attracts one of the two marginal portions of the web. The web is severed by a cross cutter between the first conveyor and the additional conveyors to yield a series of successive blanks, and such blanks are draped around successive arrays of unwrapped cigarettes or around successive cigarette packets which are advanced across the path for successive wrappers between the two additional conveyors.

The invention relates to cosmetic compositions comprising a black colour subtractive mixture consisting of at least one blue organic pigment, at least one yellow organic pigment and at least one red organic pigment, which are mixed homogeneously, said mixture having a luminance value L*(15°) of less than 30.

Poly (ethylene-co-C₄-C₂₀-alkene) copolymers or segments with polydispersities less than 1.3 and/or predominantly enchainment in a cis-1,2 fashion and/or poly(ethylene-co-C₄-C₂₀ monocyclic alkene) copolymers or segments provide in some cases substitutes for ultra high molecular weight polyethylenes and in some cases substitutes for polypropylenes and in some cases utility as gas barrier coatings.

A base for electric insulating oil comprising an esterification product from a C₈-C₂₀ higher fatty acid and a C₆-C₁₄ branched aliphatic monohydric alcohol; or a base for electric insulating oil comprising an esterification product from a mixed fatty acid derived from palm oil and/or mixed fatty acid derived from soybean oil and a C₁-C₅ aliphatic monohydric alcohol or C₆-C₁₄ branched aliphatic monohydric alcohol. The thus provided base for electric insulating oil excels in viscosity, fluidity, chemical stability, etc. and is capable of satisfactorily exhibiting electrical characteristics of electric insulating oil.

A torsional vibration damping apparatus, such as a clutch disc or clutch plate in an automated or manually operable friction clutch which is employed in the power train of a motor vehicle, has a rotary input component adapted to be driven by a prime mover, a rotary output component coaxial with the input component and arranged to transmit torque to a manually or automatically shiftable transmission, and several series-connected torsional vibration dampers serving to oppose rotation of the input and output components relative to each other. At least one of the dampers constitutes a preassembled module wherein coaxial annular input and output elements are provided with arcuate pockets for circumferentially extending coil springs serving to oppose rotation of the input and output elements relative to each other. The elements are further provided with rigid and/or resilient projections and/or other suitable confining configurations which can couple the elements to at least one of the coil springs to thus hold such elements against movement axially and away from each other.

A liner support system for an exhaust liner in an aircraft engine. The liner support system includes a plurality of posts that space the exhaust liner from the exhaust duct, the plurality of posts spacing the exhaust liner from the exhaust duct further supporting the exhaust liner. Each post includes an interface region adjacent to the back side of the exhaust liner sealed to the back side of the exhaust liner, a shank extending to a low pressure region, and a hollow passageway internal to the shank, providing fluid communication between the interface region and the low pressure region. The low pressure region results in pressure against the liner, pulling the liner adjacent the post interface region against the post while preventing fluid leakage between the exhaust liner and the interface region. The posts create a pattern of alternating pressures in the liner allowing for elimination of hangers.

A torsional vibration damper, particularly for use between the engine and the transmission of the power train in a motor vehicle, including two flywheels rotatable relative to each other against the opposition of a first energy storing device employing, for example, one or more coil springs and a second energy storing device, which is carried by one of the flywheels, which operates in parallel with the first energy storing device and which opposes rotation of the two flywheels relative to each other. In order to isolate the irregularities of movement of the first flywheel (such as vibrations which develop while the engine is in operation) from the second flywheel, the second energy storing device (such as a snap spring or a set of diaphragm springs) is coupled to the flywheels in such a way that the second flywheel develops a degressive action only when the first flywheel is caused to move through relatively small angles (especially between 1° and 10°) but not when the angles are larger (especially larger than 10°).

Stain removal system (101) for treating a stained area (102) on a cloth (103), said stain removal system (101) comprises a container (104) for containing a bleach chemical, wherein the container (104) is a removable cartridge, a system (105) for carrying the bleach chemical to the stained area under a liquid form, and a light source (106) for generating light radiation (107) over the stained area (102).