Abstract:
1,270,478. A compacting device for refuse. INTERNATIONAL DYNETICS CORP. 4 May, 1970 [8 May, 1969; 29 Oct., 1969], No. 21389/70. A refuse compacting device for automatically and successively compacting and bagging a series of refuse loads comprises a compaction ram 40 which is operated by an hydraulic cylinder 28, works in a compression chamber 10, and has a forward end of half-cylindrical form complementary to the forward end 22 of the chamber 10, an expulsion ram 58 which is located above the compaction zone 22 and which is operated by an hydraulic cylinder 59, a door 62, which is slidable, by an hydraulic cylinder 68 to close and open an outlet aperture 50 in the base of the chamber 10, and a rotatable platform 78 which is indexable about a pivot 82, by an electric motor 92 and gearing 86, 96 to place, in turn, each of the six containers 80 carried thereby to a position below the opening 50. The chamber 10 has a feed opening 24 and a hopper 26 with a photo-electric eye 132, the platform being provided with a number of coaster wheels 88. The operating cylinders 28, 59, 68 are controlled respectively by four-way valves (100, 110, 114) each cylinder being associated with a number of micro-switches which are arranged in a control circuit, Fig. 7 (not shown), so that the device functions in a cyclical fashion proceeding from one filled can 80 to the next empty can until all of the cans are filled with a slug of compacted garbage. The ram 40 reciprocates indefinitely until either the shoot 26 is empty or the photoelectric eye 132 senses no material therein and when the compacted slug of trash has reached the predetermined density and is ready for extraction by the ram 58 which descends to push the slug through the open opening 48 and into a corresponding can 80. The ram 40 also reciprocates indefinitely until the final extraction is completed and the last of the complement of cans is full and when the ram 40 is blocked in its forward movement by an obstacle within the chamber 10 preventing movement of the ram through the position B. In the latter case, a ten second time delay relay allows the ram 40 to attempt to shear, or destroy, the obstacle against a row of teeth 46. If the obstacle is destroyed the ram 40 moves forward as with a normal cycle, if not, the ram is immediately retracted whereupon it continues repeated reciprocal movement at high pressure. If, at the end of the 60 seconds the blockage is still not cleared the compaction cycle stops and a red warning light is illuminated. If, however, the obstruction is now cleared normal compaction operation proceeds. Successive sequential compactions of trash are made and extraction cycles completed until the platform 78 indexes through each container position to its starting position whereupon a re-loading operation amber light comes on. For maintenance purposes an extraction cycle may be initiated without a compaction cycle. In a modification, Fig. 8 (not shown), the door which controls the opening 50 is circular and is pivotally mounted, and the platform (78) may be driven by an electric motor (92) through pinion and ring gear 162.
Abstract:
The disclosed methods and apparatus improve the fabrication of solid fibers and microstructures. In many embodiments, the fabrication is from gaseous, solid, semi-solid, liquid, critical, and supercritical mixtures using one or more low molar mass precursor(s), in combination with one or more high molar mass precursor(s). The methods and systems generally employ the thermal diffusion/Soret effect to concentrate the low molar mass precursor at a reaction zone, where the presence of the high molar mass precursor contributes to this concentration, and may also contribute to the reaction and insulate the reaction zone, thereby achieving higher fiber growth rates and/or reduced energy/heat expenditures together with reduced homogeneous nucleation. In some embodiments, the invention also relates to the permanent or semi-permanent recording and/or reading of information on or within fabricated fibers and microstructures. In some embodiments, the invention also relates to the fabrication of certain functionally-shaped fibers and microstructures. In some embodiments, the invention may also utilize laser beam profiling to enhance fiber and microstructure fabrication.
Abstract:
A scanner and a method for scanning a beam along a path employ a housing (320) that defines a first cylindrical cavity (322). A ring gear (330) is disposed within the cylindrical cavity and affixed to the housing. A beam (312) is generated from a fixed location relative to the housing. A drive disk (340) is disposed within the first cylindrical cavity. The drive disk defines a second cylindrical cavity (348) and has a first axis of rotation (315). The drive disk defines a first channel in communication with the beam. The first channel (346) has a first proximal end pivotally rotatable about an axis adjacent the fixed location. A scan disk is disposed within the second cylindrical cavity and has a second axis of rotation offset from the first axis of rotation. The scan disk defines a second channel (366). The second channel has a second proximal end (374) in communication with the first distal opening (354). A spur gear (332), affixed to the scan disk, engages the ring so that the drive disk rotates in the first direction, the spur gear is displaced along the ring gear (330), thus causing the scan disk to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction causing the second distal end to reciprocate. The beam is coupled through the first channel and the second channel and out of the second distal opening toward the path, thereby causing the beam to scan along the path as the second distal end reciprocates.
Abstract:
A card package production system (30) for producing card packages each with at least one card bearing card information at a plurality of different card information locations on the card with a card multireader (54) having an elongate card track (52) with a succession of reading stations located along the track (52) with readers for respectively reading the card information at the different locations on the card with means for simultaneously sliding a plurality of the cards along the track (52) in seriatim relationship through the succession of reading stations of the multireader (54) for simultaneous reading of the card information at the different locations on the cards by the multireader (54).
Abstract:
An embossed card pack production system (10) having a microprocessor based computer (12) for controlling an embosser (20) for embossing characters on a credit card (30) and magnetically encoding information on a magnetic stripe (35) of the card (30), a card labeler (60) for placing releasable informational labels on the embossed cards (30), a forms reader (38) for reading printed code information from a card carrier form (26), a card inserter (24) connected with the card embosser (20) for mounting cards (30) having card information matching with the coded carrier information to corresponding carrier forms (26), a carrier form folder (86), an envelope stuffer (34) for placing the folded carrier into envelopes and a postage metering machine (18) connected to the envelope stuffer (34).
Abstract:
A card package production system (10) with interchangeable inserters (24A, 24B) and carrier folders (86A, 86B) to enable use of forms (26A, 26B) of different types verifies the cards (30) if they are properly produced and rejects them if they are not prior to the attachment to a carrier. The embossed characters and encoding read from the card are compared with the stored card data to verify accuracy and are compared to coding on the carrier form (26A, 26B) to determine if there is a match. A code on the carrier is also compared to stored carrier data and to the cards provided for insertion and are rejected without cards if incorrectly prepared.
Abstract:
Card carrying mailing forms (10, 80) with a planar resilient body of paper (12, 82) having fold lines (14, 16 and 84, 86) equally dividing the body (12, 82) into a leading end section (18, 88), a middle section (20, 90) and a lagging end section (22, 92). In one embodiment of the carrier form (10) ears (66) are opened by bending the planar body (12) to receive cards held within a pair of corner pockets (38, 40) by a flap (50) cut from the middle section (20) of the body (12) which also is moved to an operative position by bending the body (12). In another embodiment of the carrier form (80), pockets (98, 100) are made from rectilinear cuts to enable opening of the pockets (98, 100) by means of a roller and the cards (30) are held in the pockets by folding the lagging end section (88) over the middle section (90) adjacent the edge (102) of the card (30).
Abstract:
Le compteur de cartes décrit (10) imprime localement des informations sur le stock de cartes et communique avec un ordinateur éloigné (43) en vue du stockage permanent et de l'extraction des informations relatives au stock. Une unité de commande à microprocesseur détecte une erreur de comptage en réponse à un désaccord entre le nombre de cartes fourni par le comptage en cours et un nombre préétabli en réponse à un désaccord entre une information de précomptage machine lue sur une étiquette de précomptage (130) lisible par machine et fixée aux cartes (18) dans le cas d'une erreur de phase provenant d'une paire de circuits détecteurs de cartes à balayage parallèle (58, 59) ou en cas de désaccord entre les résultat de comptage final des deux circuits détecteurs de cartes (58, 59). En cas de détection d'une erreur de comptage, une indication d'erreur est fournie et l'entrée du résultat du comptage dans une mémoire à accumulateurs est empêchée. Le nombre préétabli est entré dans la mémoire par introduction sélective du résultat d'un comptage en cours dans la mémoire préréglée. Une paire d'accumulateurs séparés sont prévus pour accumuler simultanément les totaux de deux groupes différents de cartes (18). Les circuits détecteurs de cartes (58, 59) sont filtrés numériquement par le microprocesseur (44), lequel effectue également automatiquement des auto-diagnostics afin de réduire les erreurs de comptage dues à un mauvais fonctionnement. Tout mauvais fonctionnement d'un moteur d'attaque de balayage (61) est réduit grâce à un accouplement à glissement (Figs 10A et 10B). Des unités d'affichage alphanumérique sont à la fois connectées électriquement au circuit de commande (Fig. 2) et fixées mécaniquement de façon amovible à une carte de circuit imprimé (112) du circuit de commande (Fig. 2) au moyen d'un connecteur électrique multiligne (120) fixé au bord de la carte de circuit imprimé (112).
Abstract:
A system to smooth and radius a microhole in a workpiece to calibrate the microhole. The workpiece is held in an indexable holder (28), which moves the workpiece through a series of calibrating, abrasive jet, and cleaning stations.
Abstract:
A scanner and a method for scanning a beam along a path employ a housing (320) that defines a first cylindrical cavity (322). A ring gear (330) is disposed within the cylindrical cavity and affixed to the housing. A beam (312) is generated from a fixed location relative to the housing. A drive disk (340) is disposed within the first cylindrical cavity. The drive disk defines a second cylindrical cavity (348) and has a first axis of rotation (315). The drive disk defines a first channel in communication with the beam. The first channel (346) has a first proximal end pivotally rotatable about an axis adjacent the fixed location. A scan disk is disposed within the second cylindrical cavity and has a second axis of rotation offset from the first axis of rotation. The scan disk defines a second channel (366). The second channel has a second proximal end (374) in communication with the first distal opening (354). A spur gear (332), affixed to the scan disk, engages the ring so that the drive disk rotates in the first direction, the spur gear is displaced along the ring gear (330), thus causing the scan disk to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction causing the second distal end to reciprocate. The beam is coupled through the first channel and the second channel and out of the second distal opening toward the path, thereby causing the beam to scan along the path as the second distal end reciprocates.