A device for determining the teat positions of a dairy animal after milking. The device is provided with at least one position-measuring device for determining a position of a teat prior to the milking of the dairy animal and for emitting a position signal corresponding to the teat position. The position-measuring device generates individual teat position signals and a control unit determines on the basis of the teat position signals determined before the milking, planes of symmetry extending su...

An apparatus for indicating mounting positions of components on a printed base which is designed so that the operation of mounting components can be performed accurately and easily even in cases where a wide variety of components are to be mounted on a printed base.

There is disclosed a baler for paper recycling having a control system responsive to switches and digital timers, and an electromagnetic interlock coupling a loading door and a chamber door, said control system including a programmable relay having outputs to motor starter, control valves, and electromagnetic interlock. A mode selection switch enables automatic, manual down, and manual up modes, the latter of which is used to eject a bale. The electromagnetic interlock performs multiple function...

A punch includes a base, a plurality of punch pins, a lever and a plank. The base includes a lower member defining a plurality of holes and an upper member defining a plurality of holes corresponding to the holes defined in the lower member. Each of the punch pins is for insertion through one of the holes defined in the upper member and one of the holes defined in the lower member. The lever is pivotally mounted on the base. The plank defines a plurality of holes. The plank is movably attached t...

A self-propelled swather has a frame mounted on ground wheels with a header in front which discharges between the wheels. A swath conveyor belt is located underneath the frame and arranged to convey the cut crop across the frame to a first discharge side of the frame. A mounting assembly including a beam across the belt and a lift arm mounts the swath conveyor for movement between a raised storage position in which the belt is horizontal underneath the frame and a lowered operating position in w...

Apparatus for preventing changes of the position of a machine, such as a measuring machine, has several pneumatic bearings which floatingly support the machine and receive signals from a digital computer to ensure timely selection of resistance which must be offered by the bearings to changes of the position of the machine relative to its support while a mobile part of the machine moves relative to the part which is supported by the bearings. Signals which are stored in the memory of the compute...

An apparatus for simultaneously or independently adjusting components in a machine wherein the components are movable along a track to change the positions of tools, tool holders or other mobile parts. The apparatus has an indexible feed screw which is parallel to the track and mates with discrete nuts, one for each adjustable component and each rotatably connected to the respective component. The nut has axially parallel grooves for reception of pivotable pallets on the nuts to establish torque...

A table which has movable and stationary components coacting to provide for the table a position of use and a position of nonuse. The table includes a tabletop made up of a plurality of these components which closely surround each other and are located in a common plane when in the position of use. These components include an inner stationary section of the tabletop and a plurality of endless components one surrounding the other and including an inner endless component which directly surrounds t...

A system and method of point matching measured positions to template, or reference, positions for various applications may generally comprise creating force field vectors and moments operative to perturb measured point locations into alignment with template point locations. Progressive reduction of the force radius may produce results that match very well for points that are highly correlated with the template pattern.

The object of this invention is to prevent a defect which occurs in overhead or vertical welding when gravity causes molten metal to drip downward so that the top of the gap has an undercut and the bead has a bulge along the weld line (i.e., a convex bead is created). During overhead or vertical welding, a unidirectional current is made to flow in the molten pool in the direction of the weld line. When the aforesaid current flows in conjunction with a magnetic field, a Lorentz force is exerted i...