Abstract:
A member of a vehicle steering gear moves longitudinally to effect steering movement of steerable wheels of a vehicle. A bearing is fixed in a housing and supports the member for the longitudinal movement. The bearing includes an electric coil for, when energized, generating lines of magnetic flux. A brass sleeve is fixed to the member and moves in opposite axial directions from a neutral position to change the reluctance of the path for the lines of magnetic flux and to provide a different reluctance at different positions of the brass sleeve relative to the bearing. The reluctance of the path decreases when the brass sleeve moves in one axial direction from the neutral position and increases when the brass sleeve moves in the other axial direction from the neutral position. A signal associated with the reluctance of the magnetic path is sensed to thereby provide a signal indicative of the position of the member.
Abstract:
A display device such as is used to display information relating to the description and price of goods for sale comprises a translucent facia panel (12) providing the front face of a display cabinet behind which is mounted one or more cartridges (16,17) each carrying self-coiling information strips (27,28,29) readily adjustable so that the information regarding the goods may be quickly and easily changed, the cartridges being mounted on mounting panels (24) spaced from the facia (12) so that the cartridges (16,17) are located within the space between the mounting panels and the facia of the cabinet.
Abstract:
A merchandise dispensing device of the gravity feed type in which a track having a pair of rails to receive the neck-flanges of suitable bottles is mounted in a rack. The rails include upturned end portions providing a braking section in which gravity feed is arrested. The tracks include two different sized sets of rails which can be selectively positioned to receive bottles having different neck flanges.
Abstract:
A display device such as is used to display information relating to the description and price of goods for sale comprises a facia panel (10) to which is attached one or more cartridges (20) each carrying self-coiling information strips (29,30,31) readily adjustable so that the information regarding the goods may be quickly and easily changed, the attaching means (27,28) provided on the cartridge (20) and the attaching means (13,14,15,16) provided on the facia panel (10) co-operating to provide a push-pull connection.