Abstract: The present invention relates to a crosslinking agent for polymeric systems, which crosslinking agent comprises elemental sulfur, phenolic resin, thiazole disulfide compounds and metal salts based on thiocarbamates, and to the use thereof in vehicle manufacture.

Abstract: The invention comprises a vacuum cleaner filter bag with a bag wall, comprising: a support layer comprising recycled polyethylene terephthalate, rPET; a fine filter layer of a meltblown non-woven fabric comprising polypropylene, PP, PET and/or recycled polypropylene, rPP; and a capacity layer of a non-woven fabric comprising rPET, recycled textile material, TLO, and/or rPP; wherein the bag wall moreover comprises at least one intermediate layer formed of a non-woven fabric or a fibrous web and comprising rPP as a main component; and wherein the at least one intermediate layer is arranged between the support layer and the fine filter layer and/or between the fine filter layer and the capacity layer.

Abstract: The present application relates to a preparation that is pumpable, thermally curable and expandable at application temperatures, typically in the range of 30 to 120° C., and contains at least one solid rubber, at least one liquid rubber, at least one thermally activatable blowing agent and a curing agent system containing at least one peroxide and at least one quinone, quinone dioxime or dinitrosobenzene, to a method for stiffening structural components having thin-walled structures using such preparations or for sealing cavities in structural components using such preparations, and to the use of these preparations for stiffening such structures or for sealing cavities in structural components.

Abstract: The invention relates to a retainer plate for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising at least one sealing element, a base plate in which a passage opening is formed, and a centering device which extends at least partly around the periphery of the passage opening, said centering device having at least one first spring element which, upon deformation in the radial direction, exerts a restoring force directed counter to the deformation.

Abstract: A method of leak-tightness testing a motor vehicle body that includes: a. fitting of electrically conductive contacts to at least one inner side of the motor vehicle body, and b. applying an electrical voltage between the contacts, c. applying water to at least a portion of at least one outer side of the motor vehicle body, and d. monitoring the voltage applied between the contacts to detect any drop in voltage that may occur, wherein at least one of the electrically conductive contacts comprises a lacquer composition comprising an organic binder and at least one electrically conductive additive.

Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining plate (2) for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a base plate in which a passage opening (3) is formed, and a sealing flap (5) for sealing the passage opening (3), wherein the sealing flap (5) is sealed via an elastic element (7; 10) in the sealed position, and wherein a cover element (9) is provided which is connected to the base plate, the sealing flap (5) and/or the elastic element (7) and partially or completely covers the elastic element (7).

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the production of an improved integral connection of a retaining plate to the wall of a vacuum cleaner filter bag. According to a first variant, the retaining plate is not applied directly on the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag but rather a textile material is disposed between retaining plate and the wall. The connection of the retaining plate and the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag is thereby effected via the textile material. According to a second variant, in regions between retaining plate and wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag, a film made of a thermoplastic material is disposed between wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag and retaining plate. The connection of the retaining plate and the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag is thereby effected via the film. According to a third variant, the retaining plate is connected directly to the wall of the vacuum cleaner filter bag.

Abstract: The invention relates to a retaining plate (2) for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a base plate in which a passage opening (3) is formed, and a sealing flap (5) for sealing the passage opening (3), wherein the sealing flap (5) is biased in the sealed position via an elastic element (7), wherein the elastic element (7) is arranged in front of the sealing flap (5) when viewed in the sealing direction; and wherein the elastic member (7) comprises an elastomer, or the elastic member (7) comprises a coil spring (9), wherein the coil spring (9) is at least partially enclosed by a sheath (10).

Abstract: The present invention provides a holding plate for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a base plate made of a plastic and having a passage opening formed therein, and a sealing membrane made of an elastic plastic material, which covers the passage opening and which is connected to the base plate, wherein the sealing membrane has a slit in the area of the passage opening, wherein the sealing membrane is, at least sectionwise, provided with a thickened area along the slit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a retainer plate for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a base plate in which a passage opening is formed, and a sealing element which is arranged at the edge of the passage opening, wherein the sealing element comprises at least one extruded film made of a thermoplastic elastomer, TPE.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising a holding device with a passage opening and a closure device for closing the passage opening of the holding device, wherein the closure device comprises a closure flap and an elastic element made of a cross-linked silicone elastomer, and the elastic element is pretensioned in a state in which the closure flap closes the passage opening of the holding device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaner robot comprising a floor nozzle supported on wheels and a dust collection unit, wherein the floor nozzle comprises a driving device for driving at least one of the wheels of the floor nozzle, wherein one of the wheels, a plurality of or all of the wheels of the floor nozzle are omnidirectional wheels, wherein the floor nozzle comprises a base plate with a base surface, which, when the vacuum cleaner robot is in operation, faces the surface to be cleaned, the base plate having provided therein an air flow channel, which extends parallel to the base surface and through which air to be cleaned enters the floor nozzle, and wherein the floor nozzle comprises a rotating means for rotating the air flow channel about an axis perpendicular to the base surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an autonomously operable vacuum cleaner that has a modular design. The vacuum cleaner in this respect comprises a cleaning head module as well as a separate canister module. The cleaning head module and the canister module are in this respect connected to one another via a hose so that dust sucked in via the cleaning head module can be conveyed into the canister module.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner robot comprising a dust collector arrangement mounted on wheels, a suction hose and a floor nozzle mounted on wheels, where the floor nozzle is fluidically connected to the dust collector arrangement via the suction hose, also comprising a motorized fan unit for suctioning an air stream in through the floor nozzle, where the motorized fan unit is arranged between the floor nozzle and the dust collector arrangement in such a manner that an air stream suctioned in through the floor nozzle flows through the motorized fan unit and into the dust collector arrangement. where the dust collector arrangement comprises a drive device in order to drive at least one of the wheels of the dust collector arrangement, and where the floor nozzle comprises a drive device in order to drive at least one of the wheels of the floor nozzle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions containing at least one reactive binder, at least one curing agent and/or accelerator, at least one thermally activatable blowing agent and at least one light-weight filler, wherein at least one expanded particle of at least one glass-rich volcanic rock with a closed outer shell is contained as a light-weight filler. The invention also relates to a method for stiffening and/or reinforcing components with thin-walled structures with a corresponding composition as well as to correspondingly produced components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to vacuum cleaner filter bags composed of waste products of the textile industry. In addition, possibilities of use for waste products of the textile industry for vacuum cleaner filter bags are provided. The vacuum cleaner filter bag comprising a wall surrounding an inner space and composed of an air-permeable material and an inlet opening introduced into the wall, characterized in that the air-permeable material comprises at least one layer of a nonwoven that comprises fibrous and/or pulverulent recycled textile material and/or cotton linters, with the specific volume of the layer of the nonwoven amounting to at least 20 cm3/g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a retaining plate 1 for a vacuum cleaner filter bag, comprising a base plate 2 having a passage opening 3 formed therein and a closure device for closing the passage opening 3, wherein the closure device comprises two closure parts 4, 5 arranged in a plane parallel to the passage opening 3, and wherein the closure parts 4, 5 are movable relative to each other in the plane, so that, by a closing movement in the plane, they are movable to a closure position at which they close the passage opening 3 by overlapping each a respective part of the passage opening 3.

Abstract: The present invention provides a floor vacuum cleaner, comprising a dust collecting unit supported on rollers and/or skids and including a motor fan unit, wherein the dust collecting unit comprises a housing having provided therein a dust chamber for accommodating a filter bag and a fan chamber for accommodating the motor fan unit, wherein the fan chamber containing the motor fan unit is arranged side by side with the dust chamber, the dust chamber and the fan chamber being separated from one another by a partition, wherein the dust chamber is fluidically connected to the fan chamber via a suction duct, wherein the suction duct is arranged such that, by means of the motor fan unit, air can be sucked upwards from the dust chamber, through the suction duct, into the fan chamber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner robot comprising a suction device mounted on wheels and a power supply device mounted on wheels, where the suction device comprises a floor nozzle, a dust separator and a motorized fan unit for suctioning an air stream in through the floor nozzle, where the suction device comprises a drive device for driving at least one of the wheels of the suction device, and where the power supply device comprises a drive device for driving at least one of the wheels of the power supply device, where said power supply device is via a power supply cable connected to said suction device for supplying said suction device with power.

Abstract: The invention relates to a holding plate for a vacuum cleaner filter bag having a bag wall, the holding plate including a base plate made of a first plastic material with a passage opening, and a connecting element that is connected to the base plate by a material bond and is made of a second plastic material, for connecting the base plate to the bag wall by a material bond, in particular by means of ultrasonic welding, characterized in that the connecting element is arranged on the side of the base plate that is to be connected to the bag wall.