Abstract: A method for controlling a dethrottled internal combustion engine, which has a shared fresh gas line which supplies fresh gas to fresh gas pipes, which in turn supply fresh gas to each cylinder. The engine has at least one intake valve per cylinder, a clocked valve per fresh gas pipe for opening and closing the gas pipe and a fuel injector for each cylinder, for metered addition of fuel. The chronological location of the injection time of the fuel is adjusted for the respective cylinder as a function of a point in time of a change in the switch position of the respective clocked valve, to improve the emission values of the engine. In addition, the clocked valves are controlled so that the metered addition of fresh gas is accomplished for the respective cylinder.

Abstract: A switch-off box for a robot system has a two-part housing and a coupling device resiliently mounted in the housing and connected to a torch body and a hose pack or to a torch handle connected with the hose pack, and having a supporting surface for punctual contact on the housing. There are contacting or switching elements connected to the coupling device. Two oppositely located openings are provided in the housing for connection of the coupling device to the torch body and for connection of the coupling device to the hose pack or the torch handle. The supporting surface is connected with the contacting or switching elements so that a respective contacting or switching element will be activated or deactivated by lifting of the supporting surface from the housing, and a signal will be transmitted from the contacting or switching element to an interfaced control device, or the robot system.

Abstract: For connecting a connection object having first and second surfaces opposite to each other in a first direction, an electrical connector is provided with a ground plate in addition to primary ground contacts and signal contacts. The primary ground contacts are arranged in a second direction, each of which has contact portions which are adapted for contacting with the first and the second surfaces of the connection object, respectively. The signal contacts are arranged in the second direction, each of which has a contact portion for contacting with the first surface of the connection object. Adjacent two of the signal contacts are placed between adjacent two of the ground contacts. The ground plate has a supplementary ground contact which faces a set of the adjacent two of the signal contacts in the first direction and is adapted for contacting with the second surface of the connection object.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clutch, particularly a multi-disk clutch, of an, in particular, manual transmission for, in particular, vehicles having a spring force of a spring device, said spring force influencing the adjusting force, which is produced in a power source and which serves to actuate the clutch. This clutch should be able to operated while maintaining predetermined closing and/opening times that are as precise as possible. In addition, the closing and/or opening times should be independent of possible changes in properties of the spring device. To this end, a clutch of the aforementioned type is characterized in that the spring device (3) and/or at least one of its thrust bearings is provided with a sensor (4), which detects solid body changes and which serves to determine the spring force exerted by the spring device (3), and a device for transmitting the determined measured values for controlling and/or regulating the adjusting power source.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for grinding of cam profiles on a camshaft (1), having an inner shaft (5) and an outer shaft (4) arranged coaxially one inside the other and mounted to rotate with respect to one another. The camshaft (1) additionally has first and second cams (2, 3) that can rotate with respect to one another over a limited circumferential angle about the camshaft axis (6), the first cams (2) of which are fixedly connected to the inner shaft (5) and the second cams (3) of which are fixedly connected to the outer shaft (4). It is essential to this invention that during and/or after the grinding operation a fluid is forced under pressure into the outer shaft (4), thereby preventing penetration of grinding dust into the interspace (8) between the first cams (2) and the outer shaft (4) or flushing out any grinding dust that has already penetrated.

Abstract: A display shelf for displaying a plurality of items of merchandise includes a tray having a base, a front portion, a rear portion, a first side, a second side, and a track disposed on the base. A first side member slidably engaging the first side of the tray and a second side member slidable engages the second side of the tray. The side members are displaceable to accommodate items of various widths. A biasing mechanism biases the items of merchandise toward the front of the tray, and has a biasing element and a merchandise advancing member slidably engaging the track. A stop tab is disposed on the base for restricting the rearward movement of the merchandise advancing member to limit the number of items than can be displayed on the display shelf.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sintered metal rotor of a rotary piston pump, comprising a pot-shaped base (1) and a journal element centrally projecting from the bottom of said base (1). Said journal element comprises a base section and an adjoining connecting claw section (2) for a coupling element to be joined thereto. The rotor is characterized in that the connecting claw section (2) is configured in the form of two prominent single webs (3). Said single webs (3) are located at a diametrical distance to each other in the periphery of the cylindrical base section in one area each that is limited, in terms of its periphery, to not more than 100°. and radially to not more than 25% of the diameter of the cylindrical base section. The two connecting claw single webs (3) are pressure-sintered by means of single pressure rams that are designed for the cross-sectional areas thereof and that are actuated separately from the sinter pressure rams required to produce the rotor.

Abstract: A bearing, particularly a rubber bearing, has in its fundamental structure at least one bearing bushing and one rubber body surrounded by the bearing bushing. The bearing bushing has at least one longitudinal parting line having edge profiles that are complementary to one another, provided at adjacent longitudinal edges. The tines and tine recesses, respectively, engage into one another at the edge profiles which are complementary to one another. The tine along the one longitudinal edge, in each instance, dips into a related tine recess on the other longitudinal edge, essentially in the circumference direction of the bearing bushing in the course of production. During this process, the tine is plastically deformed by a predetermined measure, so that the tine and the related tine recess wedge into one another.

Abstract: A conveying system with at least one conveying element (2), preferably a conveyor belt, with goods (3) conveyed on the same being delivered at the end of the conveying element (2) to a container (1) situated beneath the conveying element (2). In order to provide a conveying system which allows a transfer of the goods by the conveying element to the provided container without subjecting the goods to a likelihood of damage it is provided that the movable flap (6) in the position sealing the container opening can be pivoted to a position parallel to the inclined sliding surface (4) and is movably held in this position parallel to the sliding surface (4) in order to form a second sliding surface projecting into the container (1) and extending the inclined sliding surface (4).

Abstract: Electrical wiring devices with user accessible connections and a shutter system for preventing unwanted objects from being inserted into the devices to the user accessible connections is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing an original sample (3) of biological origin with a view to detecting at least one component contained in it, whereby the original sample (3) is enclosed in a first container (1) and at least a part of this original sample (3) is transferred from the first container (1) into at least one reaction container, a reagent (9) or reagent mixture being placed beforehand in at least one of the reaction containers in order to prepare the original sample (3) and the component to be detected. In order to transfer at least a part of the original sample (3), two respective containers (1, 6) are connected to one another to form a closed, airtight system at least until at least the component(s) to be detected has (have) been rendered stable by reacting it (them) with the reagent (9) or reagent mixture at room temperature.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple trolley container crane having at least two trolley tracks (6, 7) disposed one on top of the other, on which trolleys (8) having running wheels, drive devices, and lifting devices move. Characterized in that running wheels (20) that can be laterally retracted and extended, and an integrated lifting system (21, 22, 24, 25, 26) are disposed on the trolleys (8) on the trolley tracks (6, 7), with which they support themselves on or next to the trolley tracks (6, 7) and thereby get from the lower to the upper trolley tracks (6, 7) and vice versa. The invention is suitable for fast loading and unloading of container ships, where several containers are supposed to be loaded and unloaded from them at the same time (Figure).

Abstract: For latching an object member, a latch member is mounted on a base member so as to be movable between a first position where the latch member does not engage the object member and a second position where the latch member engages the object member. Movement of the latch member is controlled depending on the number of times of movement of a cam member which is mounted on the base member for following movement of the object member. A lock member is interposed between the base member and at least one of the cam member and the latch member. The lock member is movable between a lock position for limiting movement of at least one of the cam member and the latch member and a non-lock position for not limiting movement of at least one of the cam member and the latch member.

Abstract: A reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine has a crank drive and a transmission lever indirectly coupled with the piston and intersecting the cylinder axis. The lever is articulated onto the crank drive's connecting rod and onto an adjustable bearing guided in the cylinder block. For greater variation of the translation of movements between crank drive and piston, the pulling and pushing rod connected with the piston has a guide at its end facing the transmission lever. The guide is preferably a pivotally-mounted slide shoe that engages into a guide extending along the transmission lever. The transmission lever is pivotally connected with the crankshaft connecting rod and connected with a setting drive for variably setting the articulation of the pulling and pushing rod on the transmission lever. A guide lever pivotally connected with the pulling and pushing rod and pivotally articulated onto the cylinder block guides the pulling and pushing rod.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for modifying image forming data including the steps of establishing parameters of an artificial neuronal net during a teaching process on the basis of uncorrected image data and of providing target data based on the original image to be reproduced. The outputs of the neuronal net are utilized for operating an image reproduction device in accordance with data signals modified by the neuronal net on the basis of deviations between the error-free original image and the image to be reproduced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning apparatus with a filter device. The filter device contains a ceramic filter equipped with a heating device. The heating device serves for thermal sterilisation of the ceramic filter, by which allergenic substances are destroyed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an acoustically effective wheel house covering for vehicles, i.e. a wheel house covering which can reduce transmission of splash water noises in the passenger compartment of the vehicle and which can absorb the sound of rolling tires on a roadway, which wheel house covering comprises several layers of material.

Abstract: In a connector adapted to be mounted on a connection object for connection to a mating connector, the connector includes contacts each of which has a contact portion placed on a contact portion side of the connector for connection to the mating connector and a terminal portion placed on a terminal portion side for connection to the connection object. The contacts have a plurality of signal contact members and a plurality of ground contact members. The signal contact members make a plurality of pairs. The ground contact members are arranged with spaces left therebetween. On the contact portion side, the pairs of the signal contact members are placed in the spaces, respectively. On the terminal portion side, the signal contact members and the ground contact members are separately arranged on parallel rows and the pairs of the signal contact members face the spaces, respectively.