baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2144184-A (GB)
Title: Sealing assembly of the kind equipped with at least one deformable lip particularly for bearings
Inventor: MAZZONI LUIGI
IPC: F16C33/78
Filed: 1983-08-01
Abstract: A one-piece seal (10) intended to be interposed between two relatively rotatable members (2,3) comprises a radially inner element (15) which is relatively soft and deformable and is provided with a sealing lip (18) which sealingly co-operates with the inner member (3). The seal also comprises a radially outer element (14) which is relatively hard and rigid, and is anchored in a slot (13) in the outer member (2). The two elements (14,15) are formed integrally without a break in continuity, and are formed, respectively, from two different blends of elastomeric substances and additives of inert minerals. The two blends mentioned above are moulded to the required configurations of the respective elements (14,15) and are co-vulcanized to form the one-piece seal. There may be a small clearance between the lip and the co-operating inner member. The inner element may comprise two lips (Fig. 3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2128143-A (GB)
Title: Wheelchair
Inventor: MEYER WILHELM
IPC: A61G5/10
Filed: 1983-08-04
Abstract: In a wheelchair having a bearing block (15) disposed on each side of the lateral frame (10), wherein transverse axle bearing bores (16) are provided for the selective positioning of the wheels, there are provided in the bearing block (15), in addition to the axle bearing bores (16), axle bearing bores (17) which are inclined at varying degrees relative to such axle bearing bores (16). In this case, these axle bearing bores (17) extend towards the centre of the wheelchair, so that the wheels adopt an additional inclination relative to the lateral frames (10), thereby preventing the wheelchair from overturning, even when extreme stresses occur. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2149294-A (GB)
Title: Chair lift
Inventor: TAYLOR ALAN
IPC: A61G5/14
Filed: 1983-08-23
Abstract: The chair lift is a chair designed to assist physically handicapped persons moving down to, and arising from a sitting position. The movable seat and arms are hinged at the front of the base. The lifting mechanism comprises a cam arrangement driven by a D.C. electrical motor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2127204-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning magnetic tape apparatus
Inventor: D ALAYER DE COSTEMORE D ARC ST
IPC: G11B5/41
Filed: 1983-09-09
Abstract: For cleaning the driving, playback and recording components of a magnetic tape apparatus using a cassette 10 of cleaning tape 11 having a code element (recess) 40 on the cassette, the apparatus includes a controller (52) (Fig. 3) operable to direct it through a cleaning cycle in response to detecting the code element on a cassette received in the apparatus, and then ejecting the cassette. Also disclosed is automatic initiation of tape rewind on cassette insertion, and stoppage of tape before tape end. The cassette has tape contacting roller (20) supported in the cassette and having a core (22) of absorbent material impregnated with cleaning liquid, and absorbent material (23) exposed on a portion of the roller surface for applying liquid to a surface of the tape intermittently as the tape is moved, the intermittent liquid application preventing the tape sticking to components as the tape is driven through the magnetic tape apparatus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2126202-A (GB)
Title: A decanting device for liquids eg permanent wave agents
Inventor: LAMBOY PETER
IPC: B65B3/06
Filed: 1983-03-16
Abstract: PCT No. PCT/EP83/00075 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 26, 1984 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 26, 1984 PCT Filed Mar. 16, 1983 PCT Pub. No. WO83/03234 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 29, 1983.A lower part (2) of a frame (1) comprises a filling valve (4) with an upwardly projecting filling plug which can be connected to a filling closure (8) in the base of a mountable portion container (5). A support (9) which projects upwardly from the lower part (2) of the frame (1) bears a dispensing connector (10) which is connected via a pipe (13) to the filling valve (4). A storage container (12), e.g. for a liquid permanent wave agent, can be mounted on the connector (10). The filling valve (4) is opened when the portion container (5) is mounted.
Patent GB-2136605-A (GB)
Title: Helicopter attitude and airspeed acquisition and retention system
Inventor: CLELFORD DOUGLAS HAROLD
IPC: G05D1/00
Filed: 1984-01-17
Abstract: The description is substantially identical to that of Patent Specification GB 2081474A but the claims are directed to a helicopter pitch axis autopilot system with provision for manual override when the cyclic pitch control stick is moved away from its trim position, the system memorising the trim position so that the autopilot can subsequently be re-engaged. When the autopilot is re-engaged an airspeed error limiter ensures a smooth transition.
Patent GB-2137520-A (GB)
Title: Beverage dispensing machine
Inventor: COOPER DAVID ARTHUR
IPC: A47J31/40
Filed: 1984-03-16
Abstract: Liquid, usually water, is dispensed into a mixing bowl in at least two separate charges, a first charge commencing before and finishing after dispensing of powdered ingredient to the mixing bowl starts, and a subsequent or final charge terminating after the or all of the powder has been dispensed into the mixing bowl. Two (18, 20) or more mixing bowls, each having a set of ingredient hoppers (10, 12, 14, 16) and liquid supply means (24, 26) may be provided either dispensing separately into a cup (40) or one dispensing into another (Fig. 3 not shown) which then dispenses into a cup. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2140622-A (GB)
Title: A keyboard assembly
Inventor: RICKSON COLIN DAVID
IPC: H01H13/70
Filed: 1984-05-09
Abstract: In a keyboard assembly (1) the operating keys (9) are substantially spherical. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144692-A (GB)
Title: Switchpoint for overhead monorail conveyor
Inventor: SPOLER JOHANNES-GERHARD
IPC: E01B25/26
Filed: 1984-07-09
Abstract: A set of points which may be of left-or-right hand type, trailing or leading, as required, may be assembled from identical sets of components using a support plate 10 which can be inverted and is used to carry guides for a movable frame 5. A chord joining the ends of a movable rail section 4 carried by the frame 5 is perpendicular to the axis of movement of the frame. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2165139-A (GB)
Title: Container supporting frame
Inventor: NESTING ERIK MARKVARD GRUBBE
IPC: B62B3/00
Filed: 1984-10-09
Abstract: In a container supporting frame (seen in plan view in Figure 4) comprising corner columns (7, 8) which each have a vertical row of holes to receive shelf supporting means (13, 14), the outer ends of which extend into one of said holes so that the shelf, when lowered, is fixed in the holes and, when raised, is horizontally moveable, there is provided at least one side member (9) moveable between a closed (Figure 4) and an open position, said member having such as a vertical rail (20) to cooperate with complementary shaped means (18) on the shelf so that the shelf is retained against horizontal movement when the side member is in the closed position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2153457-A (GB)
Title: Uni-directional clutches
Inventor: HOPKINS JOHN EDWARD
IPC: F16D41/07
Filed: 1985-01-29
Abstract: A sprag clutch has its inner and outer races (10, 11) faced by hardened, sprag engaging surfaces formed by heat treating helically close coiled metal wires (20, 20') which are subsequently resiliently insprung and outsprung respectively into their assembled position in the inner and outer race bodies (10a, 11a). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2169830-A (GB)
Title: Suspending a coverboard from a hot top
Inventor: LENTON CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: B22D7/10
Filed: 1985-02-08
Abstract: A hot topping set for use in hot topping a metal casting mould, the set comprising one or more refractory, thermally insulating tiles suitable for forming a hot top lining internally of the top zone of the mould (one such tile is side tile (4)), and a coverboard (1) which is initially suspended as shown (at 22), and immediately after completion of filling the mould with molten metal takes up a position shown (at 31) floating on the metal surface. The coverboard (1) is suspended from the hot top lining by means of an arrangement such that, before the melt reaches the hot top zone, the coverboard is positively located at a substantial angle, e.g. 45 DEG , to both the vertical and horizontal orientations, and as the melt rises to its final level, the coverboard can be lifted by buoyancy as a result of contact with the melt surface so that it is no longer so located and can rotate to float on the metal surface. In the embodiment shown, this is achieved by means of co-operation between a flat suspending member (12) embedded within, and projecting from two opposed sides of, the coverboard slab (11), and a pair of opposed, appropriately shaped slots, (e.g. slot (17)), in opposed hot top tiles. Each slot has shoulders (23, 24) which limit upward movement of the slot when it is subsantially horizontal and inclined bottom surfaces (25, 26) affording a peak for the purpose of locating the slab initially at 45 DEG and permitting it to rotate as mentioned above. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171445-A (GB)
Title: Removable vehicle door lock
Inventor: FORSYTH JOHN KNOX
IPC: E05C19/18
Filed: 1985-02-22
Abstract: The basis of this invention is to give additional lockable protection to vehicle opening doors. This removable locking device uses the rain gutter 30 above the doors to form and anchorage point to which the device is clamped. To operate the lock, a key is used in a central position, which, when operated, releases a slidable clamping type section 14. The device is then positioned against the rain gutter above the door, the clamp section pressed down into the gutter and locked in position. To prevent a sideways movement a tongue 18 is incorporated in the body of the device, which is hooked onto a pre-positioned anchor point 28. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279445-A (GB)
Title: Composite material for armour plating
Inventor: GERBET ROGER GABRIEL
IPC: F41H5/04
Filed: 1985-05-10
Abstract: A composite armour plating material comprises discrete plate-like components 2 of a hard material embedded in a less hard layer of viscoelastic material 3. Suitable hard materials are steels or alloys, fibre or fabric reinforced resins, or ceramics such as aluminium oxide, beryllium oxide, zirconium oxide, silicon carbide or boron carbide. The preferred elastomer is polyisoprene. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2175289-A (GB)
Title: Container and child resistant closure assembly
Inventor: HART REGINALD JAMES
IPC: B65D50/04
Filed: 1985-05-16
Abstract: The container (1) of an assembly of a container (1) and a child resistant closure (5) therefor has an external bead (3) on the neck (2) thereof and the skirt (7) thereof which makes snap engagement with the bead (3). The neck (2) of the container (2) comprises an external screw thread (4) whilst the skirt (7) of the closure (5) is locally weakened to provide local deformable skirt portions (11) which can be deformed inwards by finger pressure thereon to drivingly engage thread portions (13) on the skirt portions (11) with the screw thread (4). The skirt (7) has an internal annular surface (9) which cooperates with an external annular surface (10) on the neck (2). The closure (5) is removable from the container (1) by deforming the skirt portions (11) to drivingly engage the thread portions (13) with the screw thread (4) by finger pressure thereon and rotating the closure (5) relative to the container (1) whilst maintaining said finger pressure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2176344-A (GB)
Title: Force motor
Inventor: MAYER ENDRE A
IPC: H01F7/14
Filed: 1985-06-13
Abstract: A motor for a servo-valve comprises a circular bottom pole 12 and a top pole 14, an armature 20 positioned between the bottom and top poles, a drive arm assembly 16, a flexure tube 46 supported centrally from the bottom pole and supporting the armature and drive arm assembly for pivotal movement, electromagnet coils 22, 24 sleeved over each end of the armature positioned between the bottom pole and top pole and T-shaped permanent magnets 28, 30 extending between the bottom pole and top pole at the opposite ends of a diameter of the bottom pole and top pole perpendicular to the direction of extent of the armature having stems extending toward each other between the electromagnet coils. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2165744-A (GB)
Title: A carrier for articles
Inventor: RIPP HELMUT
IPC: B25H3/06
Filed: 1985-09-05
Abstract: A carrier, b, for example for a tool 2, is mounted on rails 8, 10. The carrier has a snap member 16 in the form of a tongue 22 which has a projection 24 for engagement beneath a flange 26 of one, 8, of the rails to retain the carrier on the rails. The position of the carrier along the rails is maintained by a projection 34 which engages a recess 36 in the rail 8. Leaf spring 32 increases the resilience of snap member 16. The carrier also has a recess 12 engaging flange 14 of rail 10. Instead of projection 34 and recess 36, flange 26 may include stop recesses (66), with the snap member having a stop cam (68) engaging a recess. Alternatively, the tongue may have a stop pin (86) engaging a recess (88) in rail 8, projection 24 being omited. The carrier may also include a stop device engaging a recess on rail 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2170443-A (GB)
Title: Pressure and lifting mechanism for a pressing apparatus
Inventor: WEISFELD DAVID
IPC: B30B1/04
Filed: 1986-01-31
Abstract: A pressure and lifting mechanism for a pressing apparatus has upper and lower pressing member (3,4), the lower pressing member (4) being mounted on side support members (2) whilst the upper pressing member (3) is mounted on a lifting arm (1) whose leg (1a) is connected to the side support members (2) by pivot points (6). An operating pressure lever (7) is pivoted at (8) and has a link level (9) pivoted thereto at (10). The other end of the link lever (9) is pivoted at (13) to the ends of two pressure link levers (11 and 12) whose other ends are respectively connected to the leg (1a) at pivot point (14) and side support member (2) at pivot point (15). A spring (17) is connected between common pivot point (13) and the side support member (2) at (18). When the upper pressing member (3) is lowered onto the lower pressing member (4) by means of the operating lever (7) the link lever (9) forces the two pressure levers (11,12) to the over-centre position in relation to the pivot point (13), where the spring (17) then causes the upper pressing member (3) to be firmly held in contact with the lower pressing member (4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171617-A (GB)
Title: Gas-water separator
Inventor: FUJIWARA KATSUJI
IPC: B01D45/12
Filed: 1986-02-12
Abstract: A gas-water separator has a generally cylindrical partition wall member 34 disposed to form an annular space 37 between the member 34 and a casing 6, 8 located outside the member 34. Swirl-inducing vanes 38 are disposed in the annular space, which is connected to an inlet 22, a separating chamber 7 having a drain valve 43, 44 for separated water and a gas outlet 23. Each vane 38 includes a radially projecting longitudinal wall portion 39, an obliquely downwardly inclined wall portion 40 and a spiral wall portion 41 connected at their lower ends to a radial end wall portion 42. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171286-A (GB)
Title: Feeding paper strip to a cigarette making machine
Inventor: MATTEI RICCARDO
IPC: A24C5/20
Filed: 1986-02-13
Abstract: Device for feeding a tobacco wrapping strip 4 on a cigarette manufacturing machine 1, whereby, prior to being fed onto a conveyor 10 for feeding the strip 4 along a continuous cigarette rod 5 forming table 6, the strip 4 engages a device 21 for stabilizing the tension of the strip 4; the aforementioned stabilizing device 21 having a suction type guide shoe 22 the oscillation of which about a supporting fulcrum 29, produced by the strip 4 under tension, regulates the amount of suction exerted by the shoe 22. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2173739-A (GB)
Title: Printing press moisture control
Inventor: JACKSON BRIAN CHARLES
IPC: B41F31/00
Filed: 1986-02-25
Abstract: The inking rollers of a printing press, e.g. an offset lithographic press, are treated to a controlled current of air from a manifold 10, apertures 12, Figure 1, directing air towards the rollers, so that the water content is lowered or eliminated. Particularly in multi-colour presses, the dehydrating apparatus need only be brought into operation on those units which are printing heavy or background colour. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188519-A (GB)
Title: Graphics display apparatus
Inventor: WOOD KARL JOSEPH
IPC: G06T13/00
Filed: 1986-03-27
Abstract: A digitally operable graphics display apparatus provides a bit-map display on a CRT display device in accordance with digital information stored in a display memory e.g. 3D coordinates of primitives, this digital information is updated rapidly (e.g. within one frame period of the CRT raster scan) by using a plurality of processors P1 to P10 each of which provides computing for m/n pixel rows, where m is the total number of pixel rows and n is the number of processors, with the pixel rows allotted to each processor being separated from each other by n-1 other pixel rows. The apparatus may be used to provide real time movement (or animation) of an object in the overall graphics image. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190203-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in diagnosing condensation or the likelihood thereof
Inventor: DADACHANJI FALI MINOCHER
IPC: G01N25/66
Filed: 1986-05-08
Abstract: Apparatus for determining when conditions are such as to produce condensation on a surface from the atmosphere includes a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor exposed to the atmosphere in a portable unit 10, and electronic circuitry within the unit for calculating, from the sensed air temperature and humidity, the dew-point. The apparatus further includes another temperature sensor 20 which may be placed on the surface for sensing the temperature of the surface, and the unit 10 includes a display 26 whereby the unit can indicate the difference between the surface temperature and the dew-point. The display may be analogue or digital. Analogue signals from the sensors may be used directly to actuate the display or may be converted into digital signals which are digitally processed prior to display. A similar apparatus may be used to indicate the possibility of the occurrence of fog or mist, the difference in dew point temperature and the air temperature measured by an external thermometer being measured and displayed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2175606-A (GB)
Title: Aluminium alloy sheet having good platability
Inventor: USUI EIKI
IPC: C22C21/06
Filed: 1986-06-06
Abstract: The alloy consists essentially of 2 to 6 wt% of Mg, 0.03 to 0.40 wt% of Cu, 0.1 to 0.30 wt% of Fe and the balance of Al, and it may be used as the substrate for magnetic or optical discs. Also disclosed are compositions as above, wherein Cu is replaced by 0.1 to 0.5 wt% of Zn and wherein both Zn and Cu are included and the Fe range is extended to 0.01 to 0.3 wt%.
Patent GB-2179058-A (GB)
Title: Aluminium composite material
Inventor: SHIRAI HIDEAKI
IPC: C23C28/02
Filed: 1986-07-09
Abstract: Aluminium composite material which comprises an aluminum substrate, a primer coating comprising zinc and a heat stable metal e.g. Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Cr and Mn, and an easily solderable metal deposit e.g. Cu, Ni, Sn and soft solder, which has voids generated by 400 DEG C-void-detecting test of not more than 5 per 10 cm<2>. The aluminum composite material has an excellent heat resistance and contact electric resistance at a high temperature.
Patent GB-2195713-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the discharge of a pasty product
Inventor: BERKMULLER OTTO
IPC: B05C17/015
Filed: 1986-10-02
Abstract: The device for delivering a pasty product from cartridges consists of a housing 5 with a receptacle 6 for the lower end of the cartridge 1 and a transverse wall 8 in which a plastic stopper 10 with a bore 11 is inserted. The plastic stopper 10 is integral with a bellows 12 arranged on the side of the cartridge 1. Adjoining the transverse wall is a chamber in which a propellent gas container 13 with a small outlet tube 17 and a valve 16 which opens under axial pressure on the small outlet tube 17 is accommodated so as to be axially displaceable in such a way that, under pressure on the bottom of the propellent gas container 13, the small outlet tube 17 comes to rest in a sealing manner on the plastic stopper 10. The propellent gas container 13 then moves back into its rest position during which time the pressure of the propellent gas in the bellows 12 is simultaneously reduced via the bore 11 so that unintentional further delivery of the product is avoided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200386-A (GB)
Title: Well completion apparatus
Inventor: MILLS AUBREY C
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 1987-01-21
Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus for use in completing oil or gas wells having two or more perforated production zones Z1 to Z4 which includes packers P1 to P4 and assemblies for closing off the annular space between the tubing string TS and the well bore intermediate adjacent zones to isolate one from the other in order to produce from each individually. Each packer P1 to P4 has a pair of longitudinally spaced seals 25 and a port 26 communicates the space between each pair of seals 25 with the interior of the tubing string TS. The ports 26 allow the seals 25 to be tested by applying pressure from a pipe string PS between the seals. The pipe string PS is also used to set the packers P1 to P4, packer P1 being set by a wireline before the installation of packers P2 to P4 and tubing string TS. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2189575-A (GB)
Title: Method of removing an aluminium alloy rotor cage from a laminated rotor body
Inventor: BLASIUS WALTER
IPC: H02K15/00
Filed: 1987-04-02
Abstract: A method of detaching a rotor cage, which consists of aluminium alloy, from grooves (2) in a laminated rotor body (1) mounted on a shaft (3) of an alternating current machine, comprising the steps of heating the rotor body (1) mounted on the shaft (3) together with the rotor cage and then dipping the heated components (1, 3) into a preheated liquor bath. The rotor cage can then be removed from the grooves (2) of the rotor body (1) by a chemical pickling process. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190528-A (GB)
Title: Display devices and display elements thereof
Inventor: DABBAJ RAD HASSAN
IPC: H04N3/12
Filed: 1987-05-08
Abstract: A light reflective display element comprises sets (10, 20, 30, 40) of vanes of which corresponding vanes, e.g. the group (12, 22, 32, 42), have the same colour, at least one of the groups being slidable by a rod (110) between positions in which the group is visible and in which the group is hidden behind another group. To provide shading the movable group can also occupy intermediate positions; in addition or alternatively the group may be oscillated at a frequency too high to be observed by the human eye. When four groups of vanes are provided corresponding to black and three primary colours, secondary colours of varying degrees of brightness may be simulated, to reproduce the effects of a colour television set. The elements may be combined to form alpha-numeric displays or large picture arrays.
Patent GB-2190533-A (GB)
Title: Tape player/recorder
Inventor: AHN HEE KYUNG
IPC: G11B15/26
Filed: 1987-05-12
Abstract: A VCR is provided with a drive motor 3 which performs two functions, the first to drive a loading ring 1 for loading tape from a cassette onto the VCR's head drum (not shown), and the second to drive a selection mechanism which performs a mode converting function of the VCR e.g. play, record, rewind, fast forward and forward picture search. The motor 3 drives a sun and gear 9A (also Figure 2) 1 and a gear 9B, planet gear arrangement including a sun gear 8 being driven by motor 3 and transmitting torque to either gear 9A or 9B through planet gears 9C under the control of a lever 11 (also Figures 3A, B) which firstly allows gear 9A and then gear 9B to rotate, respectively for driving loading ring gear 1 and manipulating cam plate 14. Chains and sprockets or films or endless wires may alternatively be used. <IMAGE>