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Patent GB-2132943-A (GB)
Title: Moistening means for moistening a printing element of a printing machine
Inventor: APITZ JOACHIM
IPC: B41F7/30
Filed: 1983-12-01
Abstract: Moistening means for moistening a printing block in a printing machine, particularly a printing plate in an offset printing machine, comprises a moistening roller (5), which consists of dielectric material and in which separate capacitive electrodes (4) are arranged zonally for the creation of desired different and mutually independent electric fields in spacings matched in ink zones of the printing plate, a capacitive counter- electrode (6) being associated with these electrodes outside the roller. By this means it is possible to apply the moistening medium to the printing plate zonally differentiated according to ink metering that has taken place zonally at the plate, whereby an equilibrium ratio necessary for offset printing can be maintained. In an alternative embodiment, the zonal electric fields act to effect transfer of liquid from one roller to another. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-839604-A (GB)
Title: Automatically adjusted fluid pressure actuator
IPC: F16D65/54
Filed: 1958-05-28
Abstract: 839,604. Fluid-pressure brakes. BENDIXWESTINGHOUSE AUTOMOTIVE AIR BRAKE CO. May 28,1958 [June 3, 1957], No. 17076/58. Class 103 (1). In a fluid pressure actuator, provision is made for adjusting the stroke or slack of the actuator when the actuated member (such as a brake shoe lining) becomes worn. In the embodiment illustrated, when the brake fluid pressure actuator 10 is actuated, a push plate 32 is moved to the right by means of diaphragm 30 and the brakes are actuated through push-rod 34 and plungers 60 are moved to the right against the force of springs 64 such that latch 58 drops into the next succeeding notch 68 when the brake linings have worn sufficiently. When the pressure is released from the pressure side of the diaphragm, the latter together with the push-rod and plate are moved to the left by the return spring 36 away from the plungers 60 so that the springs 64 expand creating a force on the inner face of the non-pressure plate 20 in the direction of the actuated member. As the diaphragm and push plate continue to move to the left, the combined force of all the plunger springs 64 in the direction of the actuated, member exceeds the force of the return spring 36 in the opposite direction. Thus the entire actuator housing moves to the right until the springs 64 are expanded to their normal condition at which point holding latch 50 moves up over and drops into the next succeeding notch 56 corresponding to the next succeeding notch 68 occupied by the adjusting latch 58.
Patent GB-2152431-A (GB)
Title: Laminated panel
Inventor: MCQUEEN GEORGE
IPC: E04C2/38
Filed: 1984-01-09
Abstract: A laminated panel for use in the construction, offshore or shipping industries, for instance to form the walls, ceiling and/or floors of a room or cabin, comprises a framework 1 made of fibre reinforced inorganic bonder eg. glass-fibre reinforced cement adhesively butt joined together to define a rectangular space, filled by a numeral fibre batt 3 partially adhesively bonded mineral wool fibre. A sheet (5) of metal e.g. galvanised steel is fixed over each face of the mineral wool/framework layer by an adhesive. A board (7) of glass-fibre reinforced cement is fixed over the face of each metal sheet (5) remote from the mineral wool layer. A plastic laminate (9) is adhered over the face of each board (7) remote from the metal sheet (5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2143179-A (GB)
Title: A method and device for simultaneous wetting and inking in offset printing
Inventor: GHISLABERTI LUIGI
IPC: B41M1/06
Filed: 1984-04-04
Abstract: The plate cylinder A and inking system B are provided with two further inking rollers (5, 6) in contact with the plate. An intermediate axially reciprocated roller (13) is provided to connect with unit 8. A further roller (12) is also provided, located between said two rollers (5, 6), on the surface of which the wetting solution is supplied from a container (14, 14A, 14B) divided into two sections for maintaining at a constant rate the amount of wetting solution and alcohol percent. In the container (14, 14A, 14B) is a metering or proportioning roller and a metering feeding roller (9, 8) supplying the metered solution to a transfer roller (7) contacting said intermediate roller (12). Upon start-up, only rollers 5 and 6 contact the plate, forme rollers 1-4 being brought into operation later. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2140478-A (GB)
Title: Lintels and supports for cladding
Inventor: PARKIN GRAHAM
IPC: E04F13/06
Filed: 1984-04-19
Abstract: The lintel or support comprises a corrugated L-shaped metal plate which may be produced by hot or cold rolling stainless steel to the required thickness and then rolling corrugations into the plate and bending the plate at right angles to form an L-shaped elongate member. The lintel 10 (Fig. 2) supports courses 11 of bricks. The thickness of the lintel including its corrugations is substantially the thickness of the standard layer of cement. The member may be used additionally or alternatively as a cladding support 22 (Fig. 3) for supporting bricks 25 (or panels) on concrete beams 24. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141111-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable sheet tray in duplex copier
Inventor: BHAGWAT ANIL GOPALRAO
IPC: B65H31/20
Filed: 1984-06-05
Abstract: In a duplex copier blank sheets are fed from a copy sheet tray (41) to a photoreceptor (11) to receive a first image on one side and the simplex copy sheets so formed are conveyed to a duplex buffer tray (42) from which they are refed to the photoreceptor to receive a second image on the other side. The buffer tray has an adjustable backstop (182) for accommodating different sheet sizes in the buffer tray. The position of the backstop is automatically adjusted in response to the sensing of the sheet size being conveyed from the copy sheet tray (41) to the photoreceptor (11). To this end a sensor is provided near rollers (62, 63) in the copy sheet path between the tray (41) to the photoreceptor (11) which senses the lengths (dimension in the direction of sheet travel) of the sheets and a mechanism automatically adjusts the backstop in response to the sensor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144801-A (GB)
Title: Reciprocating-piston fuel-injection internal-combustion engine
Inventor: GRIFFITHS NORMAN DAVID
IPC: F02B37/11
Filed: 1984-07-27
Abstract: The engine has a reciprocating compressor (1,2) that supplies air to a power/exhaust cylinder and piston (10, 11) through e.g. valves in the cylinder-head (4). The compressor may also feed compressed-air through a passageway (9) to form a layer of clean air adjacent the piston crown, at or about BDC. As the piston (11) closes off the passageway (9) and approaches TDC a further charge of air at high pressure and temperature is admitted from the compressor through an inlet valve (12), Fig. 3, into the combustion chamber (13) and meets the layer of air. At or about TDC fuel is injected into the combustion chamber. Combustion may be initiated by a glowplug (15), Fig 1. The air from the inlet valve may be admitted to the combustion chamber with a swirling motion and "chased" by the injected fuel. The compressor may be driven by a common crankshaft. The air may pass from the compressor to the inlet valve through a transfer passageway (8), which may be heated by the exhaust manifold (18). Alternatively, a rotary compressor may be employed, Figs. 9 to 11. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2148737-A (GB)
Title: Single bed pressure swing adsorption gas separation system
Inventor: MCCOMBS NORMAN R
IPC: B01D53/04
Filed: 1984-08-23
Abstract: A pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system comprises an adsorber bed (14) which is supplied with a feed gas, such as air, by a compressor (12). Nitrogen is adsorbed in the bed (14) so that oxygen is delivered through a surge tank (28). A switch (22) is responsive to the pressure in the surge tank (28). When this pressure reaches a predetermined level (e.g. 60 p.s.i.g.), one valve (30) closes and another (20) opens. This causes backflow of product (oxygen) from the surge tank (28) through a purge orifice (26) to regenerate the bed (14). At the same time, the compressor (12) vents through the valve (20) to atmosphere. The compressor (12) may vent through a venturi (42) which applies sub-atmospheric pressure to the bed (14), so enhancing the backflow process. In another embodiment (Figure 4, not shown) a blower (44) is used instead of the compressor (12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2165791-A (GB)
Title: Seat belt cutter
Inventor: GLEAVE COLIN STANLEY
IPC: B60R22/32
Filed: 1984-10-19
Abstract: A seat belt cutting implement comprises a blade 6, a manipulable body 1 supporting the blade, and being formed with a shallow entry channel from the periphery of the body into which a flat seat belt 7 can be inserted to contact the blade, the body and blade being so disposed and arranged that the cutting surface of the blade cannot be reached from the outside by the user's fingers etc. In an alternative form, a guard (14, Figure 3) is mounted on each face of the body (8 Figure 3) for sliding movement via pin and slot connections (15, 13, Figure 3).   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2150381-A (GB)
Title: A signal processing filter
Inventor: UEHARA YOUICHI
IPC: H03H17/08
Filed: 1984-11-21
Abstract: A digital filter wherein the number of delay circuits for the filter is limited to be much smaller than the number thereof for performing a series approximation, and the delay times of the respective delay circuits are set at special values independent of one another, whereby the circuit scale is sharply reduced. The digital filter (F1) includes a main filter (F1) and a sub filter (F2). A sampling circuit (10) samples the instantaneous values of an analog signal (Ain). An A/D converter (12) converts the sampled value into parallel binary codes. The filter (F1) comprises two delay circuits (Z<-1> and Z<m>) which produce three signals having unequal delay times; multipliers (Ko, Kl and Km) which multiply the three signals by predetermined coefficients; two adders (A1 and A2) which add up the signals multiplied by the coefficients; and a gain correcting amplifier (Kb). The sub filter (F2) comprises one delay circuit (Z<-n>) and one adder (A3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2167657-A (GB)
Title: Two handled infant carrier
Inventor: LLOYD JAMES EDWARD
IPC: A47D13/02
Filed: 1984-12-01
Abstract: An infant carrier has an enclosed seat (1) and two carrying straps (4). The cover is provided with leg holes and 4 stiffening pieces 5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2156399-A (GB)
Title: Framework for panelling such as wood panelling
Inventor: MCCARTHY IAN PATRICK
IPC: E04F13/10
Filed: 1985-03-21
Abstract: An assembly, for example for forming wood panelling for the interior or a building, comprising first and second sets of elongate members adapted to be interconnected with the members 50 of the first set extending transversely to the members 60 of the second set. Each member has a decoratively profiled outer portion (52 Fig 9), 62. Each member 50 of the first set has a depth greater than that of each member 60 of the second set and has recesses (58 Fig 9) spaced at predetermined intervals along its length. A member (60) of the second set can fit slidably into one of the recesses (58). In one embodiment each member 50 of the first set has a base portion 51 formed with longitudinal grooves 55 to receive the edges of infill panels 70, each panel extending beneath one or more members 60 of the second set. In another embodiment (Figure 1), the members (10,12) of both sets have base portions (20,30) with grooves (28,38) to receive the edges of panels (14). The elongate members may be mass-produced from wood or other suitable material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2165387-A (GB)
Title: Gaming machines
Inventor: PARTRIDGE DAVID
IPC: G07F17/34
Filed: 1985-08-08
Abstract: A reel 1 for a gaming machine has lamps 8 mounted internally to illuminate respective diffusing screens 15, one or more of which may carry a message to the user of the machine. The usual fruit symbols 4 are translucent and are carried by an opaque tape 2 mounted around the rim of the reel 1. Each symbol 4 is surrounded by a narrow transparent border 5 so that when the reel is rotating the message or messages on the screens 15 are intermittently visible through the transparent borders 5 and are seen by the viewer as a continuous image. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2163640-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for cleaning carpets
Inventor: LIVINGSTONE SIMON HOWARD
IPC: A47L11/03
Filed: 1985-08-30
Abstract: A carpet cleaning apparatus has a rotor 3 with flexible fingers 15 rotated at high speed and means for applying a cleaning agent to the carpet being cleaned. The cleaning agent may be in liquid or powder form. The cleaning agent may be stored within the rotor and supplied through its fingers only when it is rotated at high speed. Alternatively, it may be sprayed onto the carpet via spray bar(s) 31. The cleaning agent may also be incorporated in the body of the fingers so as to be released when they impinge on the carpet. Dirt may be removed via suction ducts 26,27. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2167666-A (GB)
Title: Disposable waste-containment garment
Inventor: MINETOLA JAMES A
IPC: A61F13/49
Filed: 1985-09-17
Abstract: A disposable waste-containment garment such as a disposable diaper, an external incontinent protection garment for adults (e.g. adult incontinent briefs), an external catamenial, or a disposable liner for either a disposable diaper or an incontinent brief. The garment, which may be elasticized by, for example, having elasticized leg cuffs and waistbands, comprises an absorbent core comprising substantially unbonded fibers disposed between a liquid permeable lamina and a liquid impermeable backsheet, and the liquid permeable lamina and the absorbent core are bonded together in face to face relation with an open pattern of adhesive: preferably a fine scale reticulated network of filaments of pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive having a weight of from about one-half (½) milligram to about three (3) milligrams per square inch (from about 0.8 to about 4.7 grams per square meter) but, more preferably, from about one-and-three-tenths (1.3) milligrams to about two-and-three-tenths (2.3) milligrams per square inch (from about 2.0 to about 3.6 grams per square meter) and, most preferably, about two (2) milligrams per square inch (about 3.1 grams per square meter). In a preferred embodiment of such a garment, the liquid permeable lamina is a portion of a wet-strength-tissue envelope in which the absorbent core is disposed and secured; and the core further comprises elements of highly liquid absorbent matter which elements may be fibrous or particulate or the like in form. Additionally, such garments may further comprise additional laminae which may also be adhesively secured together or to the above enumerated elements: preferably in the manner in which the lamina described above is adhesively secured to the absorbent core.
Patent GB-2165287-A (GB)
Title: Cutting tool for gallery driving machines
Inventor: WETZCHEWALD KARL-HEINZ
IPC: E21C35/22
Filed: 1985-10-01
Abstract: A cutting tool for a gallery driving machine has a chisel and a chisel holder (2), in which the chisel holder has a coolant nozzle (3) for spraying the chisel and a coolant duct (4) leading to the coolant nozzle. This coolant duct is subdivided into a mounting bore (4a) for the coolant nozzle (3) and a supply bore (4b), which has a substantially larger cross-section than the mounting bore (4a) and is accessible from outside. A coolant filter (5b) inserted into the supply bore (4b) can therefore have a larger filtration area than a filter (5a) in the mounting bore (4a) so that a relatively fine-meshed filter can be used without risk of blockage. This in turn facilitates the use of a coolant nozzle (3) with a relatively narrow cross-section without risk of blockage, so that the chisel (1) can be sprayed and therefore cooled at a reduced coolant escape rate. The restricted coolant escape no longer interferes with operations in the gallery. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171964-A (GB)
Title: Opening roof for motor vehicles
Inventor: CUNNINGHAM D J
IPC: B60J7/05
Filed: 1986-03-03
Abstract: An opening roof assembly for a motor vehicle has a first rigid panel 20 closing a front part of an opening in the vehicle roof 14 and a second rigid panel 22 closing a rear part of such opening. The first panel 20 is movable to an open position by pivotal movement about a transverse horizontal axis adjacent to its front edge so that the rear edge of the first panel 20 is above the vehicle roof. The second panel 22 is movable to an open position by sliding such second panel 22 rearwardly below the vehicle roof 14 behind the opening. The rear edges of the first and second panels 20 and 22 are supported respectively on first and second support members 30 and 32 which are capable of limited longitudinal movement relative to such panels so as to raise and lower the rear edges thereof. A pinion 60 is rotatably mounted on the first support member 30. A first rack 64 is mounted for longitudinal movement relative to the vehicle roof 14 in engagement with one side of the pinion 60 and connected to the second support member 32 so as to move longitudinally therewith, and a second rack 66 is mounted for longitudinal movement relative to the vehicle roof in engagement with the other side of the pinion 60 and coupled to drive means 68 for effecting such longitudinal movement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2189110-A (GB)
Title: Optical fibre hydrophone
Inventor: DAKIN JOHN PHILIP
IPC: G01H9/00
Filed: 1986-03-17
Abstract: An optical fibre hydrophone comprises a coiled optical fibre 1 and a cylindrical former 2 which supports the optical fibre and which has an internal or external radial flange 3 located centrally therealong for mounting the hydrophone. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178011-A (GB)
Title: Traverse motion apparatus for a web of material to be rolled up
Inventor: ROTTENSTEINER HANS
IPC: B65H23/26
Filed: 1986-07-07
Abstract: A traverse motion apparatus for a web of material which is to be rolled up comprises a hollow guide roller (W) (Figure 2) for the web, which roller is mounted at its centre (M) on a fixed support (T) to be freely rotatable thereon and capable of being deflected in all directions. A bearing for the roller (W) is arranged at one end of the roller to be capable of eccentric adjustments relative to the support (T). Reduction gearing (G) in the roller imparts equally to the two ends of the roller a slow precession motion corresponding to the adjusted eccentricity. The position of the centre (M) of the roller remains unchanged. Tensions in the web of material remain slight and are evenly distributed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2196479-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for the manufacture of rare earth transition metal alloy magnets
Inventor: ROZENDAAL EWOUD
IPC: H01F41/02
Filed: 1986-10-20
Abstract: A powdered alloy of e.g. neodymium, iron and boron is pressed in a chamber (31) in an aligning magnetic field generated by permanent magnets (34), e.g. of SmCo5 or NdFeB. The pressing chamber assembly (32, 33, 34, 35) is compact and can be used on an unmodified press (3, 5, 36, 37) (in the prior art an electromagnet is used to generate the aligning field and modification of the press is necessary) to provide a multipolar aligned NdFeB magnet having a remanence greater than that of a SmCo5 magnet. The multipolar magnet may be used in a stepping motor. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197354-A (GB)
Title: Connecting devices and methods of connecting
Inventor: HARRIS STANLEY LEONARD
IPC: F16G11/10
Filed: 1986-11-04
Abstract: A connecting device, particularly applicable to ropes and other tension members comprises a generally pear- shaped or triangular structure providing a pair of converging gripping members 12, 14 defining a nip 16 into which a tension member can be inserted. The arrangement is such that the tension member can be securely connected to the device merely by insertion into the nip and applying tension between the tension member and the device. The invention is particularly applicable to the fastening of flexible panels to lorries, trucks and the like. The gripping members may be of steel rod, of round or polygonal, e.g. triangular, cross-section, and may be flexible. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185399-A (GB)
Title: Stabilized dental cream
Inventor: SCHELM SANDRA LEE
IPC: A61K8/73
Filed: 1987-01-20
Abstract: Dental cream stabilized for contact with a polyolefin resin surface of a package such as a laminate tube, a mechanical dispenser or a flexible sachet. The dental cream contains as at least the major dentally acceptable water-insoluble polishing material, a water-insoluble alkaline earth metal salt or alpha-alumina trihydrate, a liquid vehicle and a gelling agent and, when alpha-alumina trihydrate is present in substantial amount, an agent to reduce pH containing phosphate ion. The liquid vehicle contains water, glycerine and sorbitol and a vegetable oil as an additive to reduce syneresis due to contact between the dental cream and the polyolefin resin.
Patent GB-2201318-A (GB)
Title: Electromechanical transducer
Inventor: JACKSON MERVYN NEIL
IPC: B06B1/06
Filed: 1987-02-12
Abstract: An electromechanical transducer comprises an oscillatory body (1) having a piezoelectric oscillatory element (2) with associated electrodes (5, 6), sandwiched between filled epoxy matching elements (7). The output face of the body (1) carries a layer (9) of plastics piezoelectric material with associated electrodes (10, 11). The layer (9) provides a signal which is supplied as a feedback signal to control the output of the transducer, whereby the transducer can be self-regulating making it ideally suited for use in transducer arrays. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190896-A (GB)
Title: Lift truck
Inventor: SCHALMATH HEINZ
IPC: B62B3/065
Filed: 1987-04-29
Abstract: A lift truck comprises a steerable power section and a load-handling section (11), which is adjustable in height relative to the power section by means of a lifting cylinder (6) that is mounted in the power section. A load-carrier consisting of load-carrying fork arms extends at a fixed angle to the load-handling section and rollers (37) are disposed under the load carrier and are mounted on a swivel lever. The swivel levers are pivotally movable in height, in dependence on an elevation control device, which corresponds to the operation of the lifting cylinder (6), so that the load carrier is adjustable to a position in which it is parallel to the riding surface. A linkage is a selectively operable by an adjusting device (29), to vary the angular position of the load carrier relative to the riding surface from a position which is parallel to the riding surface. In one embodiment the adjusting device consists of a control cylinder. Such an adjusting device may be incorporated in rods, which serve to adjust the swivel levers and are pivoted to the latter. <IMAGE>