Abstract: In a method for producing a brake shoe (1), particularly a brake shoe for disk brakes in motor vehicles, by preforming a friction lining (6), arranged on a carrier plate (2), from a friction material fed into a press mould and by press-molding the friction material under pressure and heat to form a friction lining (6), it is provided that grooves (8) are formed in the friction lining (6) which are open at least towards the front face of the friction lining, that the friction lining (6) provided with grooves (8) is exposed to a scorching process, that, subsequent to the scorching process, an elastic filling agent (12) is inserted into the grooves (8), and that, subsequent to the insertion of the filling agent (12), the brake shoe (1) is subjected to a drying process, a hardening process or a cross-linking process depending on the filling agent (12) used.

Abstract: A method and device for the production of a closure cap having a first part (16, 17) and a second part (18), joined together by at least one thinner section (19). The device contains a female mould part (11) and a male mould part (12), which are moveable relative to one another, in order to enclose a mould cavity. After the closing of the mould cavity, an additional mould part (14) is moveable relative to the mould cavity. In order to reduce the volume thereof, until the plastics material fills the mould cavity completely. Consequently the invention ensures that when compression moulding in the mould cavity, the closure cap and in particular also the thinner section (19) are formed completely in the mould provided.

Abstract: A device for treating soils or road surfaces includes a machine frame (1) carrying a working roll (4) in a working roll housing (8) defining a working space (6). The roll housing (8) is provided with a spraying mechanism (10) for binder or water having at least one outlet nozzle (12) opening directly into the working space (6). A controllable closing device (18) has a closing element (22) which, in an open position, unblocks the outlet nozzle (12) and in a first closed position, closes the outlet nozzle (12). The closing device (18) is capable of triggering an additional movement of the closing element (22) beyond the first closing position such that at a second closed position, material accumulations in and/or beyond the outlet nozzle (12) are removed.

Abstract: The device comprises a stator with gear rings and a rotor with teeth meshing with the teeth of the stator. Between arms of the rotor protrudes a guiding funnel that concentrates the material flow coming in from above to the central area of the container. The outer surface of the guiding funnel defines an annular gap throttling the material flow. At the rotor, a feed screw is provided that feeds towards the working region of the device. The guiding funnel retains the product in the active region of the device and the feed screw generates an increased material pressure in the center.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for rejuvenating a wastewater treatment system of the type including a septic tank, an aerobic treatment unit or the like connected by a pipe to a plugged downstream soil absorption system includes a wastewater treatment unit which is interposed between the septic unit/aerobic treatment unit and the downstream soil absorption system. The wastewater treatment unit includes a single piece or a multiple piece solids settling and retention basin within which is suspendingly supported a wastewater treatment mechanism essentially of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,264,120. The wastewater treatment mechanism includes filters for filtering and settling solids from wastewater and flow equalization ports for effecting flow equalization thereby eliminating flow surges to the downstream plugged soil absorption system.

Abstract: In a construction machine comprising a machine frame (2) having a milling roller (18) arranged for rotation therein, the milling roller (18) comprising a roller base body (19) driven by a milling roller drive device (11 to 15) via a transmission unit (32), and a milling tube (25) to be coaxially mounted on the roller base body (19) and to be attached in a manner allowing exchange thereof, with the milling tube (25) carrying cutting tools on its outer surface (46), it is provided that the milling tube (25) comprises fastening elements (28), radially projecting from the inner surface (44), by which the milling tube (25) can be mounted in a rotationally fixed manner to the roller base body (19) or to a member connected to the roller base body (19).

Abstract: In a slip-form paver comprising a tractor (2) consisting of a machine frame (4) telescopable at least transversely to the traveling direction, with working means being mounted thereto, where at least one of the working means is displaceable along a longitudinal guide (56) across the entire working width transversely to the traveling direction, characterized in that the longitudinal guide (56) for the working means as a predetermined length and is supported at the machine frame (4) for free displacement transversely to the working direction without adjustment to a certain working width.

Abstract: A sliding element system with at least one sliding element (2), at least one supporting element (4) extending in a displacement direction, and with at least one sliding element fitting (6,8) displaceable along the supporting element (4) and holding the sliding element (2). The sliding element (2) is formed at least partially of a transparent material and includes at least two transparent conducting current paths (10,12) which invisibly supply power to a power consumer (14) such as an illumination device, of the sliding element (2), and the transparent conducting current paths (10,12) are adapted to be supplied with power via the at least one sliding element fitting (6, 8).

Abstract: A fluid operated actuator comprising a cylinder, a piston and a linkage rod connected to the piston, in which the cylinder is curved through a number of degrees.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for rejuvenating a wastewater treatment system of the type including a septic tank, an aerobic treatment unit or the like connected by a pipe to a plugged downstream soil absorption system includes a wastewater treatment unit which is interposed between the septic unit/aerobic treatment unit and the downstream soil absorption system. The wastewater treatment unit includes a single piece or a multiple piece solids settling and retention basin within which is suspendingly supported a wastewater treatment mechanism essentially of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,264,120. The wastewater treatment mechanism includes filters for filtering and settling solids from wastewater and flow equalization ports for effecting flow equalization thereby eliminating flow surges to the downstream plugged soil absorption system.

Abstract: In a device for detecting transmission losses of optical light guide means (2) of an endoscope (3) by means of measurements, said optical light guide means (2) having an optical inlet portion (4) through which light from a light source (6) is transmitted to an optical outlet portion (8) of the means to be checked, said device comprising at least one light sensor (10) measuring the light intensity emerging from the optical outlet portion (8) of the means (2) to be checked, and an evaluation means (14) for the signal of the at least one light sensor (10), said evaluation means (14) having a display means (18) for displaying the measurement result, it is provided that the at least one light sensor (10) is arranged in a chamber (20), that the optical outlet portion (8) of the light guide means (2) to be checked is adapted to be introduced through an opening (22) of the chamber (20) into the chamber (20), and that the inner surface (24) defining the chamber (20) diffusely reflects the light emerging from the optic

Abstract: In a brake shoe (1), particularly for a disk brake of motor vehicles, comprising a carrier plate (2) on which a friction lining (6) is fastened, in which outwardly open grooves (8) are arranged in a groove pattern, it is provided that for the reduction of moment vibrations during the braking procedure, the grooves (8) are filled up with an elastic filler (12) that does not consist of abrasive material.

Abstract: A shelf for a refrigerator compartment includes a tempered glass panel to front and rear edges of which are injection molded or adhesively bonded front and rear border members. Side edges of the tempered glass panel are thereby exposed enhancing conductivity within the refrigerator compartment.

Abstract: An insert (1) for a closure provides, in a single component, a gasket function between the end panel (12) of the closure and the end sealing surface (22) of a container neck finish (20), a thread forming feature (3) and a tamper evident band (5). The sealing portion (gasket (2) and thread forming feature (3)) of the insert is formed from soft pliant material so as to provide excellent sealing. The tamper evident band (5) is made from much stiffer material than that of the sealing portion, thereby providing rigidity to the entire component. During assembly the integral tamper evident band (5) thus maintains the insert in a circular and non-twisted shape, ensuring ease of handling of the insert.

Abstract: For automatic supply of an active substance to a patient's body (14) the supply rate (R) of an infusion pump (13) is evaluated. The supply rate is processed in a patient model (11) which receives the corresponding active substance data from a drug data bank (12). The patient model (11) calculates the concentration (CNactual) in the patient's body from the former values of the active substance supply. Said actual concentration value is fed to a concentration controller (17) which also receives a desired concentration value (CNdesired). The infusion pump (13) is controlled as a function of the difference obtained. The desired concentration value can be manually set on an input device (19) or is supplied by another control portion which generates e. g. a BIS level or an adequate signal from the patient's EEG, the BIS level being a measure of the depth of anaesthesia.

Abstract: In a compressor comprising at least one traveling drum (4,4a,4b) rotatable about a drum axis (2), and an oscillation exciter supported in the drum (4,4a, 4b), the angular position of the oscillation exciter being adjustable by an adjustable pivoting angle relative to a vertical plane which extends through the drum axis (2), it is provided that the oscillation exciter comprises a pendulum-type vibrator (10) having a pendulum-type housing (8) which pivots about a pivoting axis extending coaxially to the drum axis (2) and includes a single unbalance exciter shaft (12) supported at a radial parallel distance to the drum axis (2) in the pendulum-type housing (8), wherein the pendulum-type vibrator (10) generates an elliptical drum oscillation.

Abstract: A closure (2A) overlies a liner (6) which seals a container mount defined by a peripheral edge (12) of the container. The liner (6) includes a sealing flange (31) having an upstanding outermost terminal rim (40) of resilient material which is folded inwardly during closing movement of the closure shell (2A) toward the sealing flange (31) to form an unflattened fold constituting a biasing means for biasing the periphery of the sealing flange (31) against the peripheral edge (12) of the container mouth.

Abstract: A method of securing a screw-receiving plug in an over-sized hole preformed in a fixture comprises the steps of: (a) providing at least one piece of a loosely-woven fabric carrying consolidated thereon a quick-setting filler material, which fabric piece is sized to envelop at least circumferentially the plug intended to be used; (b) enveloping the plug circumferentially in the fabric piece; (c) activating the filler material; and (d) inserting the enveloped plug in the hole in a manner such as to ensure filling of the hole by the enveloped plug. On setting, the activated filler material and fabric restrain the plug against rotation when a screw is being driven into the plug thereby to secure the screw in the fixture. The preferred filler material is plaster of Paris.

Abstract: In a capacitive sensor on at least one carrier (2, 4) made of transparent material, e. g. glass, it is provided that the transparent carrier (2,4) comprises an electrically conducting transparent layer (6,10) which serves as a transparent sensor surface.