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Patent GB-1221450-A (GB)
Title: Signature or sheet collating machine
IPC: B65H39/055
Filed: 1968-12-12
Abstract: 1,221,450. Collating machine. N. WADDLETON (J. W. Clement Co.). 12 Dec., 1968, No. 59061/68. Heading B8R. A sheet or signature collating machine includes sensors which detect faulty feed at each of the individual feeders of the machine, control means actuated by the sensors for diverting imperfect books or stacks of collated sheets from the delivery line and means for stopping the entire machine in response to a predetermined number of sequential faults at any one feeder. Fig. 1 illustrates a collating machine in which individual signatures 10 are fed from hoppers 14 by rotary feeders 12 to a conveyer 16 on which books of signatures are built up. A calipering device 20 is associated with each feeder 12, and sends a pulse to monitoring system 25 if a fault is detected; ejector 35 diverts the imperfect book from conveyer 16 in response to a delayed action from the monitor 25, but the machine as a whole continues to operate. If faults occur sequentially at any one feeder 12, then the monitor 25 sends a signal to drive control 45 thus stopping the entire machine.
Patent GB-1271564-A (GB)
Title: An improved housing for a rolling bearing
IPC: F16C35/04
Filed: 1969-12-05
Abstract: 1,271,564. Bearings. SVENSKA KULLAGERFABRIKEN A.B. 5 Dec., 1969 [6 Dec., 1968], No. 59541/69. Heading F2A. A rolling bearing housing comprises a pair of spaced end parts 1, each having a recess 2 with an annular side wall and a flange 5 extending radially outwards from the recess, the flanges on the respective end parts being held spaced by fastening means such as bolts 7 or rivets, and a plurality of spacing elements 9 located by the fastening means to abut between the flanges at spaced locations around the recesses. The spacing elements 9 may also provide mounting facilities 11, 12. There may be a U-sectioned rubber sleeve 17 between a spacing element 9 and its associated fastening means 7. The outer surface of the outer race 3 may be protected from corrosion by a strip of tape. A Y-sectioned sealing ring 16 is secured to the inner race. In alternative embodiments, in which the bearing can be aligned before the bolts are tightened, (Figs. 5 and 6, not shown), the inner surfaces of the recesses are part-spherical, and they co-operate with corresponding surfaces on either the outer race itself, or a divided ring in which the outer race is mounted. Two bearings may be spaced in the housing by means of a cylindrical insert (Figs. 4 and 7, not shown).
Patent GB-635069-A (GB)
Abstract: 635,069. Moving coil meters. ELLIOTT BROS. (LONDON), Ltd., and HAWKES, H. D. Jan. 16, 1947, No. 1541. [Class 37] In a moving coil meter the reluctance to the flux produced by the coil is maintained substantially constant over the working range by forming slots in the core or pole-pieces at or near the end positions. In the wattmeter shown, the iron system consists of a substantially rectangular part 5, and a stub 4 that extends inwards from one side limb to support the core 2. A slot 10 is formed at each side of the junction of the core 2 with stub 4, the slots being parallel to the axis of the core, and located outside the working range of the moving coil 1. The slots may be made in the pole-pieces as well as, or instead of, in the core.
Patent GB-644501-A (GB)
Abstract: 644,501. Gravity-separation apparatus. HARTLEY, C. J. Feb. 13, 1948, No. 4227. Addition to 618,186. [Class 111] Grit-separation apparatus comprises a grit-receiving chamber arranged centrally within and encircled by, or on a central platform at a higher level than, a circular grit-settlement channel into which the liquid is delivered and round which it circulates in two oppositely flowing streams to an outlet at the opposite side of the tank from the inlet, and a rotary structure at the surface carrying means depending into the channel for removing the settled matter and delivering it to the central - chamber. As shown, sewage flows at 9, Fig. 1, into an annular grit-settlement channel 10, where it divides into two oppositely-flowing streams, the effluent leaving at 15. Grit is pumped up a pipe 21 by a pump 20 mounted on a rotating bridge 16 and delivered to a pipe 24 having a downturned portion 24a mounted in a bearing in the top of a stationary pipe 27 supported on beams 28. The lower part of the pipe 24a is mounted in a bearing 35 in girders 36 and may carry a stirrer 29 for agitating and thus washing the grit in a gritreceiving chamber 11. Effluent bearing light organic solids overflows into a launder 12 and thence through an outlet into the channel 10 opposite the main outlet 15. The washed grit is removed at intervals through a pipe 22 by the hydrostatic head in the grit-receiving chamber to a separate pit (not shown) for further treatment. In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the chamber 11 is of metal construction and mounted above the settlement channel to be stationary between the girders 16. The girders carry a tray 48, which can be stopped underneath a pipe 41, and feeds into a dewatering tank 42 whence the supernatant liquor is drained back into the channel 10. An effluent weir is formed inside the chamber 11 by a part 46 of reduced diameter, communicating with an outlet pipe 45 discharging into the channel 10. The chamber 11 may be arranged to rotate with the girders 16, a separate circular trough being provided in that case to receive the water from pipe 45.
Patent GB-709143-A (GB)
Abstract: 709,143. Forging-machines. NORTON, & CO., Ltd., Sir J. F. Dec. 3, 1952 [Dec. 17, 1951], No. 29461/51. Class 83 (4) A swaging machine has a number of dies f and hammer blocks e slidable radially in a housing c and actuated by engagement with pads or rollers h, and each hammer block is adapted to be held out of engagement with the rollers h, when the machine is idling, by at least one piston o, Fig. 3, movable in a cylinder m, n, formed partly in the housing and partly in the hammer block, supplied with pressure fluid through a duct u. Each block has a roller g engaging the rollers h which are mounted in a frame i, and a piston o acts on each side of the block. Shims k are disposed between the dies and blocks. The pressure fluid which is controlled automatically or manually may be oil or compressed air mixed with oil vapour which passes through holes 11 so as to lubricate the rollers and through bores v, w, x to grooves y in the shims k for lubricating the guideways in the housing c. The housing c may be rotated whilst the roller frame is stationary or the latter may be rotated whilst the housing c is stationary or rotates very slowly. In another embodiment four sets of dies and blocks are provided. The Provisional Specification also refers to the fluid being controlled by a valve actuated manually or automatically by the insertion or removal of a workpiece from the machine.
Patent GB-721809-A (GB)
Abstract: 721,809. Cash registers. NATIONAL REGISTRIER KASSEN AUGSBURG GES. Jan. 20, 1953, No. 1599/53. Class 106 (1). A cash register or similar accounting machine has a pair of totalizers whose wheels 17, 18 are directly mounted on the same shaft 12 in interspersed relationship, a common set of actuators 21 with which either or both of the totalizers can be directly engaged and an independent tens transfer mechanism for each totalizer. The invention has particular application where one totalizer is a main totalizer and the other a multipleitem totalizer; both totalizers are engaged to accumulate the items, and the multiple-item totalizer is then engaged alone and cleared in a totaltaking operation. The actuators 21 are set from the amount keys by mechanism such as that described in Specification 702,495. The totalizers, with their transfer mechanisms, are mounted between frame plates 11, and the assembly is shifted axially of a shaft 15, by means of the usual drum cam, in order to register one or both sets of totalizer wheels 17, 18 with the actuators, and then rocked about the shaft to effect engagement. Transfer mechanism. For each totalizer wheel 17 and 18 there is a transfer tripping member 53 or 54 with a finger 55 or 57 engaged by the long transfer tooth 51 of its wheel 17 or 18. Except for the two lowermost wheels 17 or 18, each also has associated with it a threearmed transfer entering member 59 or 60 rotatable on a shaft 61. Adjacent these members 59, 60 is a sleeve 69 on a shaft 65 with which it has a lost-motion connection 67, 68; the sleeve has a helical system of slots 70, and the shaft is formed with circumferential clearance grooves registering with the slots. At transfer, the long tooth of the totalizer wheel rocks the tripping member 53 or 54, and a lower arm 56 or 58 of the tripping member engages the lower arm (see Fig. 2) of the corresponding higher order entering member 59 or 60 thrusting it into the slot 70 in the sleeve 69. During the ensuing machine cycle, the shaft 65 is rocked clockwise and back with the result that actuated entering members 59 or 60 are picked up seriatim by the sleeve 69 and rotated to advance their respective totalizer wheels 17 and 18 by one tooth. Aligning members 25 on a shaft 26 are adapted to engage the totalizer wheels under the action of compression springs 28 when the frame 11 is rocked clockwise (Fig. 2) about the shaft 15 to disengage the totalizer. When the frame is rocked counterclockwise to the totalizer engaged position shown, a stationary rod 34 engages arms 29 of the aligning members and rocks them clear. If, however, either totalizer is not selected, the arms 29 of the corresponding aligning members register with slots 33 cut in the rod 34 and the aligning members remain engaged with the unselected totalizer. The springs 28 also actuate aligning pawls 30 for the transfer entering members 59, 60.
Patent GB-2000343-A (GB)
Title: Control and fault-indicating circuitry for led-displays
IPC: G09F9/33
Filed: 1978-06-21
Abstract: The circuitry monitors the functional integrity of segmented LED displays 1-8 especially for 7-segment display elements, detecting faults both in the control circuits and also in the individual segments or diode elements. The circuitry includes a monitoring device which checks the current throughput in the energised segments and signals short-circuit conditions and changes in the resistance of the segments using comparator and gating techniques, particularly using buffered CMOS gate circuits. The circuitry is usable in conjunction with a microprocessor and is adaptable to multiplex operation. It will accept both binary and BCD information. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2000467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in molding installations for three-dimensional elements for building construction
IPC: B28B7/28
Filed: 1978-06-28
Abstract: A device for the molding of concrete elements (10), (12) for building construction comprises a core including a central portion (1) movable by back- tilting to effect demolding, two lateral sideplates (2) movable with respect to the central portion, means for operating the partial tilting of said central portion, the side-plates (2) remaining stationary, and then after a certain degree of tilting, actuating the withdrawal of the side- plates (2) by displacement in a direction oblique with respect to the planes of the sideplates and of the one or more adjacent molded surfaces. A set of formers is provided for molding of the outer surfaces of the element (10, 12). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2011803-A (GB)
Title: Vibration Damping Matrix
IPC: C09J7/26
Filed: 1978-07-04
Abstract: A vibration damping matrix of foam material is impregnated with a viscoelastic composition and is thereby held in a compressed state prior to use. When used in car body building, heating of the matrix, for example during passage of the car body through a paint curing oven, will result in releasing of the matrix to expand to fill the available space within which it is expected to carry out its vibration damping function.
Patent GB-2004538-A (GB)
Title: Deodorizing lower alcohols, ethers and esters
IPC: C07C27/00
Filed: 1978-08-15
Abstract: C2 and C3 alcohols and their ether and ester derivatives are contacted with a deodorizing contact mass comprising metals and/or metal oxides, preferably of the metals of Group IB, VB, VIB, VIIB, and VIII of the Periodic Table, where the metal oxides are at least partially reduced and the deodorizing contact mass preferably has a minimum particle dimension of greater than about .254 mm so as to be in a form suitable for use in a fixed bed contacting process. In a preferred embodiment, isopropyl alcohol is deodorized employing such deodorizing contact masses, preferably comprising Group VIII metals such as nickel, iron, cobalt, on a support, so that the contact mass has a surface area less than about 1,500m<2> per gram; integration of the method with the distillation of isopropyl alcohol streams is described.
Patent GB-2004605-A (GB)
Title: Transmission for a vehicle
IPC: F16H3/085
Filed: 1978-09-20
Abstract: An engine powered vehicle has transmission and axle differential in a single housing 28. An input shaft 30, 34 extending rearwardly from the engine 16 has a concentrically mounted input gear set 46, 48. The input gear set meshes with an axially parallel intermediate gear set 58, 60, 64 which in turn meshes with an output gear set 66, 68 concentrically mounted on an output shaft 22. The output shaft extends forwardly of the output gears to engage an axle drive differential gear set 86 which is positioned proximate to and below the engine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2008369-A (GB)
Title: Ozone generator
IPC: C01B13/11
Filed: 1978-10-12
Abstract: An ozone generator comprises a cylindrical earthed conduit forming one electrode surrounding a coaxial metal wire 4 forming the other electrode which is connected to the positive pole of a d.c. supply (e.g. fully or partially smoothed rectified a.c.), the wire 4 being provided with at least one pointed tooth or vane 20 projecting from its surface. The pointed projection(s) may be a triangular section continuous or discontinuous helical vane 20 or a rectilinear vane. Alternatively discrete conical projections may be provided on the wire, which may be formed from a flat section twisted into a helix. In one embodiment, the apex of the projection(s) is rounded, but its radius of curvature is much smaller than the radius of curvature of the remainder of the projection. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2008328-A (GB)
Title: Combined mounting platform and coolant reservoir
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 1978-10-23
Abstract: In an assembly of components in an enclosure, cooling gas is distributed from a reservoir 5, which also serves as a mounting surface for some of the components. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2009086-A (GB)
Title: Enveloping and Sealing Ice- Cream Cornets
IPC: A23G9/28
Filed: 1978-11-20
Abstract: A method of enveloping and sealing ice-cream cornets (X) and the like, in which the product, which has low resistance to pressure and other mechanical stress, heaps as a top above the brim of a container-shaped package, comprises picking out by means of a pick-up device 3 a cup- shaped sheet material cap (Y) having a prefolded mantle portion from a magazine (1), and after aligning the cap-containing pick-up device (3), surrounded by the mantle portion of the cap, with the top of the product, acting upon the mantle portion of the cap (Y) with the aid of applicator and closure means (8), including resilient engaging members (11, 12) which are axially and radially displaceable relative to the pick-up device, so that it will be turned inside out and rolled on and joined to the top projecting from the packet and to the edge portion of the packet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2035080-A (GB)
Title: Treating skin blemishes with platinum compounds
IPC: A61K33/243
Filed: 1978-11-22
Abstract: A method of treating external skin blemishes comprises applying to the skin an effective amount of a platinum compound having the structures:   <IMAGE> wherein X and Y are either halogens or the oxygen atoms of a carboxylate bidentete ligand and A and B comprise NH3 groups or organic amines. In the octahedral case (Pt valence = IV) Z is either halogens or hydroxyl (OH) groups.
Patent GB-2008288-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or Relating to Hydraulic Actuator Controls
IPC: F15B13/043
Filed: 1978-12-01
Abstract: A device for controlling a hydraulic actuator (100) has a fluid pressure operated main valve (20) controlled by a pilot valve (19). The force of a force motor (52) acting on the pilot spool (40) is opposed by a feedback force produced by the pressure difference applied by the pilot valve (19) to the main valve control chambers (36 and 37) and also applied to feedback chambers (55 and 56) of the pilot valve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2011790-A (GB)
Title: Germicidal Agents
IPC: A01N47/34
Filed: 1979-01-09
Abstract: A germicidal agent of use e.g. for preserving industrial fluids, raw materials or products or for disinfecting a locus comprises in aqueous solution 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of 2-methyl-3-oxo-5- chlorothiazoline-1,2; 16 to 28.5 parts by weight of dimethylolurea and 40 to 72 parts by weight of one or more adduct formed between 2 mol formaldehyde and an aliphatic glycol with 2 to 8 C-atoms and/or a monoalkyl ether of such a glycol having 1 to 6 C-atoms in the ether radical. The agent may be made by combining an aqueous solution of the urea and the formaldehyde adduct with an aqueous solution of the thiazoline derivative.
Patent GB-2013323-A (GB)
Title: Traffic signal lamp
IPC: F21S8/00
Filed: 1979-01-26
Abstract: The lamp includes a concave polyhedral reflector 2 comprising a number of flat reflective surfaces and a baffle 3 in the form of a plurality of planar radial plates fitted within the reflector. The lamp provides even illumination of the whole surface area of the traffic signal and the baffle substantially reduces phantom effects caused by sunlight. An alternative system utilises a number of adjoining frusto-conical surfaces arranged to form a bowl- shaped reflector. The lamp includes a colour filter 4, fresnel lens 5 and light diffuser 6. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2017353-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injection device
IPC: F02D41/14
Filed: 1979-03-19
Abstract: A fuel injection apparatus (A) of the type which uses a servomechanism (B) utilizing a fluid to control the fluid-communication ratio of a fuel measuring gate (32, 33) disposed in a fuel supply passage. The device is so designed that signals which detect the operating condition of the engine control the amount of fuel to correct the air-fuel ratio so as to provide an ideal air-fuel ratio and that the set value for the servomechanism (B) is controlled so that the output time ratio of fuel lean and rich signals included in the abovementioned signals may be maintained at a predetermined value, thereby shortening the time required for correcting the air-fuel ratio. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2032360-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle dashboard assembly
IPC: B60R7/06
Filed: 1979-06-19
Abstract: A dashboard assembly for a motor vehicle has two storage trays (6, 7) formed in a sill between the windscreen (1) and the dashboard (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2032845-A (GB)
Title: Mineral wool insulating material
IPC: B32B5/24
Filed: 1979-07-04
Abstract: A material for heat and sound insulation consists of at least two layers 2, 3 of mineral wool impregnated with a synthetic resin. The two layers differ at least in that they contain two different mineral wools. Two preferred mineral wools are rock wool and glass wool. An insulating member 1 can be made by impregnating the wools and curing an insulating shell for a pipeline being made by wrapping the two impregnated layers separately along a mandrel, airing the resin, removing the mandrel and optionally cutting the product into two half shells. Rock wool is preferably used on that part of the member that will be hottest and glass wool is preferably used on a covering. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2053154-A (GB)
Title: Hose reel assembly
IPC: F16L39/04
Filed: 1979-07-13
Abstract: A hose reel assembly for a pair of hydraulic hose lines, 40a, 40b, has a symmetrical configuration in longitudinal cross-section comprising a drum 10 composed of two identical halves 10a, 10b, mounted on an axle shaft 12 carried by a symmetrical U-shaped support bracket 14. The drum halves 10a, 10b, define an inner hub portion 18 connected by a central web portion 22 to an outer rim portion 20 and radially projecting central flange portion 24. The web portion 22 and flange portion 24 provide internally a centrally disposed bias spring housing 30. The hose lines are accommodated one either side of the flange portion 24 and connect to fluid passages 43a, 43b, in the hub portion 22 which communicate through a rotary fluid coupling with a pair of axial fluid passages 42a, 42b in the axle shaft 12 terminating in end connectors 58 permitting an external fluid supply circuit to be connected to either end of the axle shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2055557-A (GB)
Title: Cutting mechanism for agricultural harvesting machines
IPC: A01D90/04
Filed: 1979-10-11
Abstract: A row of stationary blades 25 co-operate with teeth 28 on a roller (3) to cut harvested material the knives being mounted on a carrier (10) which is pivoted as at (12, 13) so that the knives can be swung back against a spring bias to relieve major blockages. The bias may be from a controllable piston and cylinder device (18) or from a spring. The blades may be individually resiliently displaceable w.r.t. the carrier under action of spring 27. Alternatively the carrier may be formed and the only resilience may be between the individual blades and the carrier. A tined conveyor may replace the roller (3). Preferably the teeth are helically disposed on the roller. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2063825-A (GB)
Title: Cylindrical containers
IPC: A45D40/06
Filed: 1979-12-04
Abstract: A cylindrical container for lipsticks comprises a first, innermost cylinder 10 having at an upper portion thereof a cup for containing the lipstick and having all along its length an axial projection which is received in an axial slot 15 formed on the inner surface of a second cylinder 14. On the outer surface of the second cylinder 14 are formed two projecting members which engage respective helical slots on the inside of a third cylinder 18. A fourth cylinder 20 frictionally engages the lower portion of the first cylinder 10. Rotation of the third cylinder 18 whilst holding the first cylinder 10 stationary by gripping the fourth cylinder 20 allows retraction of the second cylinder 14 to reveal the lipstick without requiring the lipstick to be rotated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2040348-A (GB)
Title: Holder devices
IPC: F16L3/12
Filed: 1980-01-10
Abstract: A holder device to fasten cylindrical tubes and bars 4 is constituted from an integral body obtained by the moulding of a relatively flexible material. The body 1 comprises a base 2 and two like parts, each one of which has a jaw 5 facing the other for contacting the element 4 to be fastened and pivoted at 12, as well as an arched tongue 6 capable of being locked to the jaw at 8 and maintaining the operative position thereof e.g. by free ends 9 engaging in notches 8.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2041277-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of conical-ended rods
IPC: B23Q35/10
Filed: 1980-01-28
Abstract: A wire is intermittently drawn through an electric motor 12 whose output shaft 14 carries a rotary tool holder 20 in which there is radially slidably or pivotably mounted a tool. The wire is intermittently drawn through the motor 12 by a pivoted pawl 70, and is clamped between drawing movements by clamps 15, 16. The tool is intermittently urged into contact with the wire by axial movement of a tapered internal surface sleeve on a plate 21. The plate 21 is axially moved in synchronism with an axially moved rod 60 actuating the clamps 15, 16 by a cam 65 pressing a plate 62. The pawl 70 is operated by rods 68 and a shaft 67 coupled to the cam, when the clamps and sleeve are not operated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2070942-A (GB)
Title: Detecting tennis net vibration
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 1980-03-07
Abstract: A post or cable supports the net in tennis and either or both incorporates a switch which is set off by the vibration caused by a tennis ball striking the net or its strap or band. The switch actuates a signal; the switch is controlled by a master switch. <IMAGE>