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A fixing system for fixing a first component to a second component, wherein the first component is formed with at least one tab which can engages with at least one tongue formed on the second component, wherein the minimum of one tab is formed with at least one conical hole with which a projection, particularly a conical projection, provided on the tongue can be brought into engagement by latching therein.

The invention concerns a spring system for use in vehicles for adjustment of the suspension characteristics, comprising at least one spring element to provide a spring force, an upper and a lower arrangement area to receive forces, a scissors-type frame arranged between the upper and the lower arrangement area for coupling the spring element with at least one force acting on one of the arrangement areas. According to the invention the spring element is coupled with a deflection means to influence the spring force and between the deflection means and a segment of the scissors-type frame an active connection can be created to transmit forces.

The invention relates to a nozzle (1) for use in connection with the providing of a fluid material from a container, where the nozzle comprises a first nozzle base part (2), a nozzle tip part and a link (4) connecting the nozzle parts (2, 3). The link (4) has a first pivotal state and a second locked state when the link is under pressure by the material flow The link (4) has a first surface (8) and second surface (10), the surfaces being pivotally connected to each other, and where said surfaces (8, 10) are angled in relation to the longitudinal center axis of the nozzle. The invention also relates to a use of the nozzle (1).

The invention concerns a spring system for use in vehicles for adjustment of the suspension characteristics, comprising at least one spring element to provide a spring force, an upper and a lower arrangement area to receive forces, a scissors-type frame arranged between the upper and the lower arrangement area for coupling the spring element with at least one force acting on one of the arrangement areas. According to the invention the spring element is coupled with a deflection means to influence the spring force and between the deflection means and a segment of the scissors-type frame an active connection can be created to transmit forces.

A nozzle (1) is disclosed for use in connection with the providing of a fluid material from a container, where the nozzle comprises a first nozzle base part (2), a nozzle tip part and a link (4) connecting the nozzle parts (2, 3). The link (4) has a first pivotal state and a second locked state when the link is under pressure by the material flow The link (4) has a first surface (8) and second surface (10), the surfaces being pivotally connected to each other, and where said surfaces (8, 10) are angled in relation to the longitudinal center axis of the nozzle. The invention also relates to a use of the nozzle (1).

An electric machine provided with: a stator having a magnetic core longitudinally crossed by a plurality of stator slots; a stator winding having a series of rigid bars, which are “U”-shaped and are inserted through the stator slots defining an entry side, in which the cusps of the “U”-shaped bars are placed, and an exit side, in which the legs of the “U”-shaped bars are placed; the ends of at least two non-adjacent legs are electrically connected to one another by means of a connection bridge; and an insulating support is provided, which houses the connection bridge, is arranged under the connection bridge and has a plurality of through holes, into which some legs are inserted, which have to pass through the insulating support itself.

The invention is directed to an application of a hop extract, hydrogenated hop extract, hop alpha acids, hop beta acids, hydrogenated hop acids, derivatives of hop acids or their resins, each separately or in combinations of two or more, on the inside surface of a cellulosic casing used in sausage manufacture to prevent the appearance and growth of gram-positive bacteria especially of the genus Listeria in these meat products. Similarly, the invention also provides a cellulosic casing for meat products coated internally with a solution of the hop derivates mentioned; and a meat product produced using this cellulosic casing. Finally, the invention provides a method to apply this solution to a meat product.

A telescopic tube for an electric household appliance comprises a first outer tube and a second inner tube slidable inside the first outer tube. An eletricity conduction system comprises: a) an elongate guide body comprising non electrically conductive material; b) a locking member for connecting the first end of the elongated guide body to the second inner tube; c) an outer channel connected to an outer surface of the first outer tube, the outer channel being provided for slidingly receiving the elongated guide body; d) a pair of tubular-shaped electric conductors contained in the elongated guide body; and e) a corresponding pair of substantially rigid rod-shaped electric conductors which are able to slide, at least partially, within the tubular-shaped electric conductors so that each rod-shaped electric conductor is in contact with an inner surface of a corresponding tubular-shaped electric conductor.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a coating on a cutting blade, and relates to a cutting blade. The method comprises the following steps: (1) selecting a cutting blade substrate; (2) coating a TiN layer on the cutting blade substrate; (3) coating a TiCxNy layer, wherein x is more than or equal to 0, y is more than or equal to 0, and (x+y)=1; (4) depositing an M1M2CxNyOz transition layer, wherein x is more than or equal 0, y is more than or equal to 0, z is more than or equal to 0, (x+y+z)=1, M1 is one of titanium, aluminum, zirconium, hafnium, boron, silicon and the like, and M2 is one of titanium, aluminum, zirconium, hafnium, boron, silicon and the like; (5) depositing an alpha-Al2O3 layer; (6) depositing a ZrN layer; (7) depositing a TiN layer on the top; (8) removing a covering layer outside the front blade surface of the blade. The prepared coating is a coating having decorating and indicating functions for the cutting blade, and can be produced relatively easily at lower cost by adopting a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method.

A method to construct an electric machine provided with: a stator having a magnetic core longitudinally crossed by a plurality of stator slots; a stator winding having a series of rigid bars, which are “U”-shaped and are inserted through the stator slots defining an entry side, in which the cusps of the “U”-shaped bars are placed, and an exit side, in which the legs of the “U”-shaped bars are placed; the construction method comprises the steps of electrically connecting the ends of at least two non-adjacent legs to one another by means of a connection bridge, which is made of a flat plate arranged perpendicular to the central axis of rotation and has, for each leg, a corresponding “U”-shaped seat, which is suited to receive the end of the leg.

The invention relates to a device suitable for application of a curable fluid composition to encircle a bodily organ. The device comprises a monolithic piece of a flexible material having a length dimension with an inner surface and an outer surface, a first end and a second end, a width dimension, and two spaced-apart sides, wherein a portion of the length dimension proximal to the first end is configured to contact a portion of the length dimension proximal to the second end, the inner surface defining a hollow area between the two spaced-apart sides; and at least one inlet providing fluid communication between the outer surface and the inner surface, for introduction of the fluid into the hollow area. The device deployable around the bodily organ such that when the portion of the length dimension proximal to the first end contacts the portion of the length dimension proximal to the second end, an outer surface of the bodily organ and the hollowed area define an enclosed volume encircling the bodily organ, the enclosed volume suitable for containing the fluid therein.

A doctor blade system, intended for a printing unit (2, 3), comprising a doctor blade holder (18) provided with a blade (17), one edge (22) of the blade (17) being capable of coming into contact witha peripheral surface of an engraved cylinder (11), a carrier hub (19) on which the doctor blade holder (18) is mounted, a structure (21) for fastening the carrier hub (19) to a frame (6) of the printing unit (2, 3), means for providing the blade (17) with a to-and-fro movement (B) at the peripheral surface of the engraved cylinder (11), in a direction approximately parallel to the axis of revolution (0) of said engraved cylinder (11), and one or more thrusting elements, causing the blade (17) to move in the direction of said peripheral surface of said engraved cylinder (11). The means for providing the blade (17) with a to-and-fro movement (B) drives the doctor blade holder (18), provided with the blade (17), directly, and the thrusting element or elements bear on the structure (21) and move the carrier hub (19) and the doctor blade holder (18), provided with the blade (17), so as to maintain constant contact over the entire length of the edge (22) of the blade (17) with the peripheralsurface of the engraved cylinder (11).

An electrically controlled group antenna including an antenna element suitable for incorporation in such a group antenna and an antenna module including several such antenna elements. The antenna elements include a rotationally-symmetrical body tapering towards one end of the body. The rotationally-symmetrical body is provided with a metallic casing surface. Several antenna elements are arranged separately on a common earth plane. A broadband group antenna is achieved that, among other things, is simple in design and is easy to manufacture and repair.

The invention relates to a burner arrangement (20) for a firing installation used for firing liquid media, fuels and / or inert materials, in particular heating oil and / or heating gas, wherein at least one medium supply means (1, 2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16), an air supply means (3, 4) and an air-medium blending means (6, 7), which is designed as a stationary twisted blade (6, 7), are provided for each type of fuel and / or inert material and are arranged in the walls of a contiguous metallic burner housing. At least one medium supply means (9, 13, 16) is separated from the adjoining regions of the burner housing along the respective separating wall by at least one recessed, particularly adiabatic interspace (33, 43) so that the heat exchange between adjoining regions of the burner housing, in particular between the adjacent medium supply means (9, 13, 16), is reduced in the regions of the recessed adiabatic interspaces (33, 43). Furthermore, at least two medium supply means (9, 13, 16) are designed as individual modular units (30, 40, 50).

A coupling element of a shackle for load-carrying elements, such as chains, hooks, or the like, is disclosed. The coupling element has two substantially parallel legs, whose free ends each have a bore for the accommodation of a connecting bolt, by means of which the coupling element can be linked to another coupling element of the same design to form the shackle, the coupling elements being held together only by the connecting bolt, which bores extend in the same direction relatively to each other, wherein the bores are out-of-line and extend at an angle to a longitudinal center line of the coupling element.

The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel comprising a hub, a steering wheel rim, and at least one spoke having at least one spoke section. An vibration-decoupling means is provided on the spoke which acts in all directions and at least largely isolates the steering wheel rim in terms of vibrations from the at least one section of the spoke.

It is known that two shafts can be connected via Oldham couplings. According to the invention, a coupling device is proposed, wherein recesses (13, 14) and projections (4, 5) of end sections (3, 8) of the shafts (1, 6) extend radially and a coupling member (15) substantially surrounds the two end sections (3, 8) of the two shafts (1, 6), wherein both end sections (3, 8) lie directly opposite each other. Accordingly, corresponding projections (26, 27) and recesses (17, 18) are provided on the coupling member (15) for the transmission of torque. Such a device reduces the axial installation length of a coupling device of this type.

In a boxing machine, a conveying and erecting device withdraws one box in an initial flattened configuration. The boxes are arranged with two overlapped layers. The conveying and erecting device gives to the withdrawn box a final erected configuration, in which the box has a parallelogram section. Subsequently, the device transfers the box, at a transferring station, into a pocket of a pocket conveyor. When in use, the pocket has a variable geometry, controlled selectively in the transferring station, to allow the box to be introduced into the pocket.

A bladeless mixer / mill for agitating and mixing a compound / product. The mixer / mill comprises a driving shaft rotatable about a first vertical axis of rotation, and a motor unit operatively coupled to the driving shaft for rotating the same. A support plate is mounted onto the driving shaft and is rotatable about the first vertical axis. The mixer / mill also has a stationary ring gear coaxial to the support plate. The stationary ring gear has a portion with an inner surface extending above the support plate. At least one pinion gear is rotatably mounted onto the support plate about a second vertical axis of rotation parallel to the first vertical axis of rotation. The pinion gear has an outer surface complementary to the inner surface of the stationary ring gear. The outer surface of the pinion gear meshes with the inner surface of the stationary ring gear. The pinion gear has a cavity wherein the compound / product to be agitated and mixed / milled is inserted.

The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a steel component (6, 11) comprising a first steel part (7) and a second steel part (8), the first (7) and second (8) steel part having a carbon content up to 1.5 weight percent, The method is comprising: Heating (1), at least partly, the first steel part (7), and at least partly, the second steel part (8), to above the alpha / gamma transformation temperature, and joining (2) the first steel part (7) and the second steel part (8) by welding, the welding taking place at a temperature above the alpha / gamma transformation temperature, and cooling (3) such that hardening effects are avoided. The invention further concerns weld seams (9), welded steel components (6, 11), and bearing components (11, 15, 20, 22, 26, 27, 31).

The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a steel component (6, 11) comprising a first steel part (7) and a second steel part (8), the first (7) and second (8) steel part having a carbon content up to 1.5 weight percent, The method is comprising: Heating (1), at least partly, the first steel part (7), and at least partly, the second steel part (8), to above the alpha / gamma transformation temperature, and joining (2) the first steel part (7) and the second steel part (8) by welding, the welding taking place at a temperature above the alpha / gamma transformation temperature, and cooling (3) such that hardening effects are avoided. The invention further concerns weld seams (9), welded steel components (6, 11), and bearing components (11, 15, 20, 22, 26, 27, 31).

A method of fixing a first component to a second component. The method includes the step of arranging the first component adjacent the second component. Aligning a tab of the first component for selective engagement with a tongue of the second component. Sliding the first component longitudinally against the second component. Flexing the tongue of the second component by sliding the tab of the first component longitudinally along a conical projection of the second component. Overlapping the tongue and the tab until the conical projection is axially aligned with and matingly received and retained in a conical hole in a direction generally orthogonal to the longitudinal sliding movement thereby selectively fixing the first component to the second component.

A modular assembly for the production and accumulation of solar energy comprises a tank for accumulation of fused salts, a reflecting body for capturing the solar rays, a tubular collector facing the parabolic body and impinged upon, in use, by the solar rays sent by the reflecting body, a delivery circuit and a return circuit, which communicate, on one side, with the tank and, on the other, with the collector for supplying the fused salts through the collector; the accumulation tank being set in a position underlying the collector, and the delivery and return circuits being set so as to enable unloading by gravity of the fused salts into the accumulation tank.

The invention is a closure for the aperture of a pressure driven dispensing container. The closure includes (a) an outer shell having a planar base including an outer first main surface and an inner second main surface. The base includes a dispensing aperture fluidly connecting the outer surface to the inner surface and receives a dispensing tube. An outer peripheral skirt juts out of the inner surface and seals the closure to the aperture of the container. The closure also includes (b) a flexible valve in contact with the inner surface located within the outer peripheral skirt and defining an interior passageway having a first opening at one end adjacent to and in fluid communication with the first dispensing aperture and having a second opening at the other end of the passageway, wherein the flexible valve is resiliently biased so that it naturally shuts and seals the second opening.