Abstract: A method for manufacturing a torque transmission mechanism between a starter motor and a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, comprising a one-way clutch including an outer ring fast in rotation with the crankshaft via a front plate. This method comprises the following steps: a) forging the outer ring out of carburizing steel, b) carburizing the outer ring, c) tempering the outer ring, d) grinding an inner surface of the outer ring, e) manufacturing the front plate out of standard low equivalent carbon content steel, and f) assembling the front plate and the outer ring.

Abstract: A torque transmission mechanism for an internal combustion engine, adapted to transmit a starting torque from a starter motor to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The torque transmission mechanism includes a ring gear that transmits the starting torque, a one-way clutch disposed between the ring gear and the crankshaft, a bearing including a first ring coupled in rotation with the gear ring and a second ring coupled in rotation with the crankshaft and a front plate for coupling in rotation the crankshaft with the one-way clutch. The front plate is coupled in rotation with the crankshaft via the second ring of the bearing, by welding along a direction parallel to a central axis of the second ring of the bearing.

Abstract: An electrochromic glazing containing: a substrate including a layer structure thereon, which contains a first and second electrode layer, between which a first and second electrochemically active layer are situated, which each reversibly incorporate ions, wherein the first active layer contains an electrochromic material and the two active layers are separated from each other by an electrolyte layer, the layer structure being subdivided into series-connected electrochromic cells by a transition zone comprising: a first trench; a second trench; and a third trench between the first and second trenches, wherein the first and second trenches subdivide the first and second electrode layers into first electrode sections electrically insulated from each other and second electrode sections electrically insulated from each other, respectively, and the third trench is filled with an electrically conductive material, by which the first and second electrode sections of the cells adjacent the transition zone are electrica

Abstract: A ring of a synchronizing device of a vehicle transmission includes a friction surface that interacts with a friction surface of another ring of the synchronizing device and at least one slide surface configured to slidably seat on an abutment surface of the synchronizing device. At least one curved groove is cut into the at least one slide surface by a whirling milling operation.

Abstract: A transparent substrate including an antireflection coating, made from a stack of thin layers of dielectric material having alternately high and low refractive indices. This stack includes a high-index first layer having a refractive index n, of between 1.8 and 2.2 and a geometrical thickness e1 of between 5 and 50 nm, a low-index second layer having a refractive index n2 of between 1.35 and 1.65 and a geometrical thickness e2 of between 5 and 50 nm, a high-index third layer having a refractive index n3 of between 1.8 and 2.2 and a geometrical thickness e3 of between 70 and 120 nm, and a low-index fourth layer having a refractive index n4 of between 1.35 and 1:65 and a geometrical thickness e4 of at least 80 nm.

Abstract: A truck corner module comprises wheel carrying means with an axle stub (42) and a kingpin arrangement (1,2,8,34) for supporting the axle stub (42) with respect to a truck axle (30), said kingpin arrangement (1,2,8,34) being provided with base member (2) which carries a lower kingpin (3) support and an upper kingpin support (34) which are spaced apart, at least one o the kingpin (3,34) supports being a separate component being intended for assembly with the base member (2) and the kingpin (28) after bringing said kingpin (28) and base member (2) into their normal position with respect to each other.

Abstract: A truck corner module comprises a wheel carrying unit (1) provided with an axle stub (3) and a kingpin arrangement (4), and is characterized by an auxiliary unit (2) mounted onto the wheel carrying unit (1), said auxiliary unit (2) being provided with at least parts (29) for a brake means. The axle stub (3) is integrally formed with the kingpin arrangement (4).

Abstract: A hub bearing unit comprises an axle stub (41) and a coaxial hub member which is rotatably supported with respect to the axle stub by two rolling element bearings (34). The axle stub is provided with connection elements for detachably connecting the axle stub to a vehicle axle. The axle stub (1) may have a screw-threaded end for connection to a correspondingly screw-threaded bore of the vehicle axle, as well as a tapered end for connection to a correspondingly tapered bore of the vehicle axle.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a flexible or rigid, transparent substrate provided with a stack of thin layers, which includes at least one functional layer predominantly based on silver Ag placed between two coatings of dielectric material, at least one of the coatings comprising a layer predominantly based on aluminum nitride AlN. The functional layer or at least one of the functional layers is modified by incorporating at least one minor metal M other than Ag and/or the said AlN-based layer, or at least one of them, is modified by incorporating at least one metal M′ in a minor amount compared with the aluminum.

Abstract: A stack of layers reflecting heat radiation for transparent substrates comprises at least one silver functional layer and, on both faces of the latter, antireflection layers formed by one or more metal compounds. The antireflection layer under the silver layer comprises an upper partial layer of zinc oxide contiguous to the silver layer, and an additional partial layer, under the zinc oxide layer, which is formed by aluminum nitride and is under internal tensile stresses. With the aid of the AlN layer under tensile stresses, it is possible to compensate the internal compressive stresses existing in the ZnO layer.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a flexible or rigid, transparent substrate provided with a stack of thin layers, which includes at least one functional layer predominantly based on silver Ag placed between two coatings of dielectric material, at least one of the coatings comprising a layer predominantly based on aluminium nitride AlN. The functional layer or at least one of the functional layers is modified by incorporating at least one minor metal M other than Ag and/or the said AlN-based layer, or at least one of them, is modified by incorporating at least one metal M′ in a minor amount compared with the aluminium.

Abstract: A bearing assembly for a vehicle hub comprises rolling elements (9, 10) which are in rolling contact with at least one inner raceway (2) and outer raceway (1), of respectively an inner ring member and an outer ring member, one of which ring members comprises two bearing rings (3, 4) which are interconnected by means of a mounting sleeve (14) for preloading the rolling elements in axial direction between the raceways. The bearing rings (3, 4) are bonded to the sleeve (14) by means of glueing.

Abstract: A wheel bearing is provided with a sensor device for ABS systems, wherein a support ring for a sensor coupled is rotationally movable and is releasably secured by a groove in the bearing race from the axial movement. At initial installation the unit is placed on the bearing seat, pressing the support ring into predetermined axial position on a cylindrical surface of the axle member. In operation any creeping of the bearing race will cause no damage, and when the bearing is replaced the support ring with sensor remains in place on the axle member.