Abstract: The invention relates to a particularly effective method for loading and unloading loads in a rack storage facility with several rack bays and aisles which are located between the rack bays. According to the method, a load is transported to a front end of a rack bay and at the front end of the rack bay, is moved in a vertical direction to a target level. The load is then moved into the aisle in a horizontal direction, at the target level. The load is moved in the aisle to a target location at the corresponding target level and then finally out of the aisle and into the rack in a horizontal direction. The invention also relates to a storage loading system for carrying out the inventive method. According to this method, several guiding elements corresponding to the individual levels of the rack bays are provided in the aisles. Moveable transport devices for receiving loads are provided on the guiding elements.

Abstract: A housing (1) is provided with an eject lever (3) for ejecting a card (10). The eject lever holds a locking member (4) to be swingable around a support shaft (13). The housing is provided with a cam portion (7). The locking member is provided with a cam follower portion (14) to be engaged with the cam portion and a locking portion (15) for locking the card to inhibit the release of the card. When the eject lever is made to perform sliding movement, the cam portion and the cam follower portion cooperate to swing the locking member so that the card is locked and unlocked by the locking portion.

Abstract: A piston for a compressor for use in hermetically encapsulated small-type refrigerating machines, with a cylinder-jacket-like sealing and guide surface section (1a, 2) as well as at least two substantially bridge- and cylinder-jacket-sector-like sealing and guide surface sections (6) of the piston skirt allowing the guidance of the piston in the cylinder as well as sealing the crankcase relative to the sealing or compression chamber and other sections of the piston skirt comprising a recess (3, 7).

Abstract: The invention describes a method of controlling and/or regulating a welding process, whereby, when an arc (15) has been ignited, a set welding process based on several different welding parameters is run. The welding process is controlled and/or regulated by a control system (4) and/or a welding current source (2). The welding apparatus (1) is switched during the welding process and is switched in particular between operating states and/or functions and/or operating modes and/or welding parameters and/or welding programmes by means of a defined movement of the welding torch.

Abstract: A device for converting rotational movement into axial movement includes planetary rollers driven by a drive shaft projecting from a drive device and maintained peripherally at a same distance, in addition to a push body axially displaced by the planetary rollers. These planetary rollers are peripherally fixed on a support which is driven around the axis thereof, the rollers being rotationally mounted and provided with peripheral grooves or threaded grooves; the support is connected in a fixed manner to the drive shaft rotating around its axis; the planetary rollers engage in at least one thread-like groove of the push body that is displaced along the axis of the support by means of their peripheral grooves or threaded grooves.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of continuously controlling and tracking a position of a welding torch (10) and welding head relative to a weld seam to be produced on a workpiece (16), whereby the welding torch (10), spaced at a distance apart from a workpiece (16) and the weld seam, effects a pendulum motion which is superimposed on its linear welding motion, during which state variables, in particular an ohmic resistance or a current and/or a voltage, are detected as they change in time. The lateral deviation of the welding torch (10) from the weld seam, in particular from the welding line centre, and/or the height of the welding torch (10) above the workpiece (16) and the welding head are derived from the detected actual values and signals in order to control and track the position of the welding torch (10).

Abstract: A radio antenna arrangement disposed in the conductive surface of a vehicle consisting of a substantially rectangular aperture having aperture length L and width B, wherein said aperture length L is sufficiently small so that the self-resonant frequency of the aperture is greater than the center frequency of the operating frequency range. There is a capacitive tuning element disposed in the aperture for tuning the aperture to a resonant frequency to approximately the center frequency of the operating frequency range. The capacitive tuning element serves as capacitive connection between the edges of the aperture, and is formed as a low-inductance element, so that due to the residual inductive effect, the remaining magnetic reactive power is as small as possible relative to the magnetically generated reactive power from the magnetic fields in the aperture. An input coupling element is also disposed in the aperture for coupling the antenna connection point to the resonance like high electromagnetic fields.

Abstract: A telescopic arm of a load-handling system for transferring storage units into and out of a rack stage of a racking system is displaceably supported on a support frame and has a plate-shaped middle slide and a plate shaped top side displaceable relative to the support frame and to each other. The support frame is in the form of a hollow section and has first and second upright longitudinal side walls and a bottom and a top side wall. Lateral guide tracks and a vertical guide track are arranged on the first upright longitudinal side wall. The top slide has lateral guide tracks and a vertical guide track as well as movable drivers for pushing a front or rear face of the storage unit. The middle slide is slidably guided between the support frame and top slide.

Abstract: An antenna diversity system for receiving frequency-modulated (FM) radio signals with the phase-controlled summation of antenna signals for motor vehicles equipped with a multi-antenna system having at least two antenna output signals, and a receiver with an input for each of a first and a second received signal path, wherein the second of the two received signal paths contains a phase-shifter controlled by a phase-controller. The received signal has the same phase on the output of the phase-shifter as in the first signal path. The two received signals are added up in a phase-coincident manner in a summation circuit, and the added-up signal is supplied to the FM frequency modulator.

Abstract: An integrally injection molded container for merchandise, preferably bottles. The container has two shaped halves that are connected to each other by a living hinge. A closure fastener is disposed at an end of each half that is opposite the living hinge. The closure fastener secures the two shaped halves in a closed position along their outer rims. When in the closed position, an enclosed internal space is defined between the two halves. There is a set of upstanding walls disposed on an inner surface of one of the identical halves. These walls are molded to receive a bottle. Gripping projections are disposed at the ends of the upstanding walls. These gripping projections curve inwardly toward the area where the bottle is held. When the bottle is placed in this area it is releasably secured in place, preventing it from falling out of the container when the molded shaped halves are in an open position.

Abstract: A filter assembly for an exhaust gas purification system of an internal combustion engine. The filter assembly, has porous filter plate elements, connected with each other on their outer as well as on their inner peripheries, forming in pairs as filter pockets. Catalytic agents such as ammonia are applied to the filter pockets on the outer and/or inner sides to oxidize carbon black contained in the combustion gas. In particular, this filter assembly is compact and can be used for diesel engines of motor vehicles.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing optically active alcohols, amines and derivatives thereof by reacting aldehydes or imines at a temperature of less than 15° C. in the presence of a chiral, enantiomerically pure auxiliary with an organozinc halide which is obtained from zinc and a reactive halogen compound, and water, acid or base, or an alkylating, arylating, acylating or silylating reagent is subsequently added.

Abstract: A composite diaphragm for diaphragm pumps comprises an elastomer body and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating on its back side. The elastomer body has a shape of a circular dish that has an edge region with a clamping area, a bottom and a flexible section of the diaphragm that connects the edge of the dish with the bottom. The flexible section of the diaphragm comprises a multitude of naps forming elevations on the elastomer backside of the elastomer body. The PTFE coating is a plane ring surface with the area of the flexible section of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A device for mixing and metering one or multi-component compounds from at least one cartridge. These compounds can be in the form of a basic component and a catalyst component for impression compounds for dental applications. This device includes a punch for admitting pressure to the cartridge. This punch is supported in a displaceable manner, and is associated with each cartridge. This device also includes a hydraulic circuit which is associated with said at least one punch so that it actuates a piston or a cylinder of a hydraulically actuated piston cylinder unit. This device includes at least one pump and a supply container. This invention also includes a valve arrangement for this device.

Abstract: A cooling channel cover for a one-piece piston of an internal combustion engine, the piston having a closed cooling channel that runs around inside the piston crown, at the level of the piston ring band, and a ring-shaped recess provided between the piston ring band and the piston shaft. The piston shaft is connected with the piston hubs suspended on the piston crown. In such a piston, an easy to assemble cooling channel cover is achieved by a one-piece plastic/spring steel ring that is U-shaped in cross-section, having a ring bottom and an outer shank around the circumference, molded onto the ring bottom and angled off radially to the outside, and an inner shank around the circumference, angled off radially to the inside.

Abstract: A sanitary tub has a tub body with a tub edge on the perimeter of the tub body that has been turned towards the outside. The tub edge has a substantially vertical collar on its circumference. A carrier secured to a tub edge covering is attached to the collar. The carrier has a bottom edge arranged at a distance above the tub edge which, together with the tub edge, form a groove that is open towards the interior of the tub body.

Abstract: A flashing structure for mounting onto a roof surface and used for receiving shingles. The flashing structure includes a first drainage channel extending longitudinally along the flashing structure. The flashing structure also includes a securing lip positioned over the first drainage channel and extending along the same, a gap being defined between the securing lip and the first drainage channel, the gap being shaped and sized for receiving the shingles. The flashing structure also includes a second drainage channel extending longitudinally along the flashing structure, the second drainage channel being fluidly connected to the first drainage channel. These features can be adapted to various flashings used in the metal roofing industry, including, but not limited to gable-end flashings, end-wall flashings, and valley flashings, as well as other related flashing structures.