Abstract: The increasing number of mobile battery-powered small appliances with different feed voltages and connecting devices is calling for a universal and compact energy supply apparatus which provides for an uncomplicated and at the same time cost-efficient adjustability to as many small appliances as possible. To this end, the present application proposes a universal power supply unit consisting of an energy station with an integrated voltage converter in combination with various appliance-specific adapter cables with a group of electronic components. This generates an individual programming signal in the adapter cable which when coupling the adapter cable to the energy station causes a corresponding setting of the required output values. This leads to a simple matching of the unit with various small appliances and provides for a large field of applications. In particular, by feeding solar energy the power supply unit may be rendered autarchic in terms of energy.

Abstract: Processing head (1) for a laser engraving or cutting apparatus, especially for processing stamp plates, which is provided with an enclosed housing in which the processing head is moveable in a controlled manner relative to a base supporting the workpiece, the processing head being provided with a hood (6) connected to a dust suction device and terminating at a distance from the surface of the workpiece, the processing head being provided with at least two gas blow nozzles (7,8) one of the gas blow nozzles (7) being directed at an angle toward the vertically impinging laser beam (L), the other gas blow nozzle (8) which is also inclined at an angle relative to the laser beam (L) is directed toward a point (P′) of the surface of the workpiece spaced from the impinging site (P) of the laser beam.

Abstract: A substantially fat impervious coating (KIT number from about 6 and about 16) coating made from an aqueous solution of a hydroxypropyl high amylose pea starch.

Abstract: An apparatus for injecting a gaseous medium into a flowing liquid medium consisting of a first pipe having a closed end facing against the direction of the flowing liquid and an open end disposed in the direction of liquid flow, a second pipe coaxially disposed with the first pipe and having an open end extending through the closed end of the first pipe and a closed end inside the first pipe and a plurality of elongate apertures in its periphery adjacent the closed end and a substantially rectangular pipe entering the first pipe at an acute angle to introduce liquid into an annular gap between the first and second pipe in a substantially helical flow pattern traversing the elongate apertures thereby to draw air from the second pipe through the elongate apertures into the liquid.

Abstract: A method of forming an image in a surface by a laser mounted for orthogonal movement parallel to the surface by correlating the time lag between energizing and discharging the laser to a profile of the velocity at which the laser is moved relative to the surface. The image may be formed by writing or engraving.

Abstract: A low NOx and CO emission heating apparatus provides for substantially separate fuel and combustion air feeds into a combustion chamber provided at one end with an exhaust gas opening and, at an opposite end with an elongated porous air distributor through which air is fed into the combustion chamber and into jets of fuel directed into the space between the air distributor and the side wall of the combustion chamber. Both air and fuel may be subjected to swirl to improve the combustion, by adjusting the inclination of the fuel nozzles.

Abstract: Light guiding device for an elongate light source having a body of substantially tubular or tube sector shape of transparent material for substantially coaxially receiving the light source and provided at its internal surface with grooves, notches or the like extending parallel to the axis of the body and engaging each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a carrier material having an inorganic molecular structure and a surface coating produced by applying a substance and by heat treatment. The invention also relates to a method for the production and to the appropriate uses of said surface coating. Carrier materials made of glass, metal or ceramic should be provided with a surface coating with anti-sticking properties against water-based and/or oil-based organic materials or water-oil emulsions while exhibiting at the same time essentially better temperature-resistant and anti-scratch characteristics than conventional PTFE or silicon coatings. The requirements are met by an inventive surface coating consisting of a combination of inorganic molecules of the carrier material and organic molecules of an applied substance on the uppermost molecular layer of said coating. In order to produce such a surface, an inorganic substance with silicone-like networks is initially applied.

Abstract: Circuit arrangement, and a method of its operation, for substantially reducing the running times in clocked logic circuits by eliminating conventional storage registers and by controlling the signal flow by parallel connection to the output of a gate or other signal transmitting circuit component of an additional current source which may be changed by the clock pulse.

Abstract: A method of fabricating ion implanted doping layers in semiconductor materials by subjecting the material to an ultrasonic treatment during the implantation of predetermined impurities. In an alternate embodiment ultrasonic vibrations are generated by primary ion currents of sufficient density reflected by a piezo-electric element applied to the semiconductor material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for superposing optical signals of different wavelengths. The device is provided with a light guide grid disposed between an input free beam coupler and an output free beam coupler, the input free beam coupler being provided at its input side with at least two input light guide units and an output light guide unit including a plurality of output light guides being to the output side of the free beam coupler. The aperture areas of the input light guide units are arranged and dimensioned relative to the the aperture areas of the output light guides such that each output light guide is affected by at least two optical signals of different wavelengths from the input light guides.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laundry treatment apparatus like washing machines, laundry dryers or a washer-dryers with a rotatably mounted drum (6) with an at least approximately horizontal axle and with a drive motor (10) structured as a synchronous motor (10) energized by permanent magnets arranged on the drum (6) shaft, the stator (16) of the motor (10) being provided with a winding (18) which is energized by a converter. In order to optimize the motor in such machines in respect of energy consumption, noise development and costs it is proposed to design the winding (18) as a single pole winding, whereby the number of stator poles (27) and of the magnet poles (23) is different, and to utilize a frequency converter (104) as the converter the output voltage of which being set such the continuous currents are generated in all winding strands.

Abstract: The invention relates to a washing machine or a washer-dryer with a drum (3) mounted in a suds basin (2) for horizontal or inclined rotation and having a cylindrical wall (3.1) and to cover plates (3.2; 3.3), the cylindrical wall (3.1) or one of the cover plates (3.2; 3.3) being provided with a removal opening and the cylindrical wall (3.1) being made in part or completely from sheet metal provided with a texturized bulges facing the interior of the drum. In order to provide for an optimally gentle laundry treatment at the same time as good visual appearance and complete exhaustion of residual water the holes (16) in the cylindrical wall (3.1) are disposed on the outwardly facing marginal contours (17.1) of the bulges>alternatively, the holes (16) may be disposed in sections (3.5, 3.6) of the cylindrical wall (3.1) formed without bulge texturization.

Abstract: A soft laser unit is described with a housing and a skin resistance measuring device for localizing acupuncture points which contains a probe electrode, a measuring circuit connected therewith and a display device connected to the latter. The unit additionally contains a biostimulation or therapy laser unit, in particular for laser acupuncture, and an exit opening for the laser beam of the laser unit with a focusing optic is provided within the probe electrode, whereby in the state mounted on the patient's skin the laser beam focus of the laser unit comes to lie generally in the plane of the face of the probe electrode, i.e. on the skin surface. The soft laser unit can also be utilized in continuous operation as a so-called “laser shower”, without touching the skin, by fixing the probe electrode in the pressed-in state.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for performing mechanical operations on a workpiece secured on a first member for movement relative to a second member in at least one of three orthogonal directions at a precision in the &mgr;m range. Selectively energizable magnets are provided between the first and second members cause the first member to assume a floating state relative to the second member and to provide such movement. The second member is provided with a chamber for receiving the first member and is with openings for the controlled flow of pressurized fluid to augment the action of the magnets.

Abstract: Device for connecting tubular conduits with the distributor section or tank (2) of a liquid treatment flow through apparatus (1) provided with treatment elements assembled as a parallelepiped package or core the tank extending over a front surface of the package and provided in a corner section with a cut off triangular section (3) in which there is provided a passage (4) for the liquid, and a substantially pyramidal hollow adapter attachment (6) which may be mounted on the triangular section (3) and which is provided with a base surface having a passage for the liquid corresponding to the passage for the liquid of the triangular section and with a conduit connector opening (9) in one of its side surfaces.

Abstract: A writing instrument has a housing (6) which holds in a section (5) opposite to a writing utensil a stamping device with an ink pad (3) and a stamping plate (2). The stamping plate (2) is mounted in a holder (1) movable with respect to the housing section (5) and can swivel about a transverse axis between a swung out work position transverse to the holder (1) and a rest position in which it is swung against the holder (1) and lies against the ink pad (3). In order to create an advantageous design, the holder (1) in the housing section (5) and the ink pad (3) in the housing insert (7) can be moved independently in the direction of the axis of the housing up to a stop and the housing insert (7) in the housing section (5) can be moved transversely to the ink pad (3) and lifted off the holder (1) against the force of a spring.