Abstract: There is described a mass flow meter which operates on the Coriolis principle. A measuring tube is mounted in a chamber, which is provided with at least two openings for directing the medium to and from the respective end of the measuring tube. The mounting of the measuring tube is arranged between the two tube ends at an axial distance from them. It is preferably at an oscillation node of the first bending mode. The mounting arranged at an axial distance from the tube ends has the advantage that thermal expansions have virtually no influence on the internal mechanical stress conditions of the measuring tube, and consequently scarcely influence the measurement result. The mass flow meter can be used with particular advantage for gaseous media.

Abstract: There is described a mass flow meter which operates on the Coriolis principle. A measuring tube is mounted in a chamber, which is provided with at least two openings for directing the medium to and from the respective end of the measuring tube. The mounting of the measuring tube is arranged between the two tube ends at an axial distance from them. It is preferably at an oscillation node of the first bending mode. The mounting arranged at an axial distance from the tube ends has the advantage that thermal expansions have virtually no influence on the internal mechanical stress conditions of the measuring tube, and consequently scarcely influence the measurement result. The mass flow meter can be used with particular advantage for gaseous media.

Abstract: The invention concerns a hermetic cooling compressor with an electric motor having a variable speed controlled by a converter cooled by a cooling medium flow. The compressor and the converter are formed together as a unit, in which a medium flowing through the unit is used for cooling of the electronic circuit of the converter. Thus the electronic circuit can be made without bulky cooling plates.

Abstract: A compressor is disclosed, in particular for air-conditioning systems in vehicles, having at least one piston movable in a cylinder, a drive shaft and a wobble plate arrangement between the piston and the drive shaft. To improve the efficiency and to reduce leaks, the wobble plate arrangement comprises a swash plate, on which a wobble plate is rotatably mounted. Between the wobble plate and the piston is arranged a bearing which allows movement of the wobble plate relative to the piston in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rotary slide valve subassembly for a hydrostatic steering unit. The slide valve subassembly includes two concentric sleeves having near one end a plurality of circumferentially distributed axially extending slots which, in the neutral position, create a short circuit between the supply and discharge sides. The slots subdivide the corresponding sleeve sections into stays extending from the main sleeve sections. A construction is provided to avoid jamming of the sleeves by joining the stays of each sleeve section with a closed ring member and undercutting the inside diameter of the stays of the inner sleeve section to cause weakening thereof relative to the stays of the outer sleeve section.