Abstract: The device comprises a tubular member (377) on which a tubular knitted article (M) is disposed and an operating head (1432) positioned in front of an end of the tubular member, comprising a plurality of contact members (1467; 1447, 1453). The contact members comprise a pair of wheels (1447; 1453) and a plurality of pads 1467).

Abstract: A shifting device for an automatic transmission controlled by an electronic control device (2) for vehicles, especially for motor vehicles, is described, which has a first shifting device (4), in which different gears to be shifted automatically can be preselected by manual selection, and a second shifting device (9), which can be actuated by device of a selector device (5) and in which the selector device (5) is held in the neutral middle position, from which it can be moved by manual actuation in a first direction (15) for inducing upshiftings and in a second direction (16) for inducing downshiftings, wherein the shifting movements of the selector device (5) are detected by device of sensors and are sent as signals to the control device (2).

Abstract: A robot with at least one at least partly externally positioned protective hose, particularly a cable guidance hose receiving robot tool supply cables has a winding guide located in the vicinity of a tool assembly flange for winding and unwinding the protective hose length necessary as a function of the tool positions.

Abstract: An arrangement for examining a textile material section is provided, more particularly of toweling goods, by visual inspection by an examiner. In this respect, the examining arrangement has a laying area arranged in the field of vision of the examiner, in which the material section can be positioned so that it is laid flat for examination of the first side of the material section. In addition, the examining arrangement includes a turning device (2, 3), by which the material section (4), starting from the position for examining the first side (8) of the material section (4), can be reversed in such a manner that the material section (4) can be positioned so that it is laid flat in the laying area (6) for examination of the second side (10) of the material section (4).

Abstract: A carrying device for a respirator is combined with protective clothing. The combination includes shoulder belts and waist belts on the carrying device. Quick-connection elements are provided at the ends of the shoulder belts and of the waist belts. Coupling elements are provided on the protective clothing for the quick-connection elements.

Abstract: A gravure printing method is provided for printing characters or patterns with desired colors and tones on a base material with a printing drum set with 200 to 400 mesh lines and the depth in the range from 10 to 17&mgr;. The ink may be process color of aquatic gravure ink in which coloring materials for indigo blue, red, yellow, black, and white colors are printed once or repeatedly in the overlaid state or specially toned inks. Another aspect of the invention provides an ink pan structure and arrangement for a gravure printing machines using aquatic or oil gravure ink. The ink pan structure has an ink pool sized for only a furnisher roll to be dipped therein and a cooperating printing drum is always maintained outside the ink pool. A furnisher roller unit and arrangement for a gravure printing machine is also provided. The unit may include a plurality of furnisher rollers. A doctor knife unit and arrangement for a gravure printing machine is also provided. The unit may include a plurality of doctor knives.

Abstract: The invention concerns a gas operated shotgun made up of a barrel (11) a cylinder (12) attached to the barrel and a piston (13) moving in the cylinder and along the guide rod (16) between an advanced rest position and an active retracted control position for certain functional operations of the shotgun. The inside of the barrel communicates with the cylinder through at least one inlet (14) for of a part of the propulsion gasses due to the movement of the piston to the active retracted position. A protective flap (20) extends into the cylinder chamber towards the piston on the front of the same, which is placed in front of the gas entrance hole (14) in said cylinder chamber partially covering and protecting the guide rod (16) of the piston. The piston can also be furnished with a scraper (22) to clean the rod.

Abstract: A specimen part for determining the intensity data of a measuring spot in X-ray fluorescent analysis is characterized in that it has a probe with a clearly defined contour surrounded by a surrounding material, the surrounding material and the probe material having the same linear attenuation coefficients for the emitted X-ray fluorescent radiation. With a method according to the invention it is possible to determine both the intensity centre and the contour of the measuring spot.

Abstract: A sewing or embroidery machine, comprising a needle, a gripper and a workpiece advancing device with at least one driven advancing element. Said advancing device has a linear drive for driving the advancing element. The linear drive has two armatures which can be driven in different directions. A control device with a control circuit for the horizontal movements and a control circuit for the vertical movements of the advancing element is allocated to the advancing device and both control circuits are subordinate to a main control device comprising a data processing device. Said main control device receives synchronization impulses from an encoder according to the current position of the needle or the gripper. The actual values of the horizontal and/or vertical movements of the advancing element can be supplied to the main control device at option.

Abstract: A breathing gas mixture is provided for the treatment of lung diseases, containing an amount of perfluorocarbon and oxygen containing 5 vol. % to 40 vol. % of perfluorocarbon relative to the amount of perfluorocarbon and oxygen. The amount of perfluorocarbon and oxygen in the breathing gas mixture ranges from about 20 vol. % to a maximum of 100 vol. % of the breathing gas mixture, and the remaining amount of up to about 80 vol. % contains one or more of the gases nitrogen, nitrogen monoxide and/or one or more anesthesia gases or noble gases, especially xenon. Perfluorohexane is an especially preferred perfluorocarbon.

Abstract: A network-type synchronous control system for rotary printing presses in which a driving means of a printing section P and the driven part thereof are combined into a block, and control is exercised so that several sets are brought into synchronous rotation by each set, the improvement comprising master control sections 1 and 2 that can independently control each of sets formed from arbitrary combinations of blocks, slave control sections 3 for controlling each block in the set upon receipt of control information from the master control sections 1 and 2, and a network line 5 connecting the master control sections 1 and 2 to each of the slave control sections 3: the master control sections 1 and 2 having a processing section, an input operation section for entering information, a master value setting section for setting a master phase and a master speed and a master network connecting section; so as to have a high degree of flexibility to ensure flexible response to the circumstances.

Abstract: Electrical connector having an insulative body (12) with contact elements (32). The contact elements (32) have at one end thereof spring contact portions (40) arranged within a socket (44). The other ends of the contact elements (32) have pairs of insulation displacement contact parts (28). The pairs of contact parts (28) enable two wires to be connected to each contact element (32). The contact elements (32) are formed from blanks (56a, 56b) stamped from a strip as a lead frame 54. Contact portions (38), on which each pair of contact parts (28) are formed, are formed in rows at each edge of the lead frame strip, with the spring contact portions (40) extending inwardly from the strip edges at 45° to the strip edges.

Abstract: A method and device are provided for determining a parameter for the reproducible production of raised contact metallizations (24, 25) on terminal areas of a substrate. Metallization material is deposited in a metallization bath. A test substrate is employed having at least two terminal areas adjacent at a defined spacing. The substrate is introduced into the metallization bath (10) and the parameter is determined from the variation in an electrical quantity as a consequence of an electrical contact resulting to from the deposition of the metallization material for building up the contact metallizations (24, 25) on the adjacent terminal areas.

Abstract: A clamping device (1) is disclosed for one or several workpieces (2), especially bodywork parts. The clamping device (1) includes one or several clamps (4) which can be positioned on a clamping table. Several parts can be displaced along at least one axis. The clamps (4) comprise a positioning device (13) and a fixing device (10). The positioning device (13) has a height adjustment system (21) and/or angle adjustment system (22) and/or lateral adjustment system (4b). To allow for stepless adjustment over a wide range the positioning device (13) has a coarse adjustment system (43) and a fine adjustment system (44). The fixing device (10) can be configured as a clamping device (35) and simultaneously include the lateral adjustment system (4b).

Abstract: A frame assembly (11) and child reception member (12, 112) such as a child reception nacelle or seat with a mutual removable fastening device. The fastening device has controllable hooking members (21, 23) which are arranged on the reception member (12, 112) to engage corresponding fixed hooking members (22) on the frame (11).

Abstract: A fastening system is provided for fastening a first structural component to a second structural component for use especially in the motor vehicle industry, which has at least one fastening screw, a corresponding first preassembly thread on the first structural component, in which the fastening screw is fastened after the preassembly and a fastening thread on the first structural component or the second structural component for fixing the first structural component to the second structural component by the fastening screw, whereby this screw, after fixing, is fastened in the associated fastening thread, whereby the fastening screw has at least one front threaded area arranged on the free end of the screw shank and a second area adjacent to the screw head, whereby this is provided with a plastic coating, into which a thread corresponding to the preassembly thread is incorporated only when the fastening screw is screwed into the preassembly thread.

Abstract: A device for elastically supporting the coupling shaft (4) of a central buffer coupling at a rail-borne vehicle with a spring apparatus is provided, which is formed by rings (9) arranged one behind another at mutually spaced locations in the longitudinal direction of the coupling shaft and vertically. The pretensioned rings (9) are held in annular rings (5, 6) of the coupling shaft (4) and of the housing (3). To improve the generation and the adjustability of the pretension of the spring apparatus of the device, the coupling shaft (4) has a collar (11), with which a pretensioning ring (12) is in contact with its rear side, on the one hand, and, and with which the ring (9) located closest to the opening of the housing (3) is in contact, on the other hand, with its front side, wherein the pretensioning ring (12) pretensions the rings (9) in the longitudinal direction of the coupling shaft (4) in the unloaded state of the device.

Abstract: A small-sized motor includes a rotor, which, in turn, includes a shaft, a laminated core forming salient magnetic poles an odd number and mounted on the shaft, windings, each being wound around a plurality of salient magnetic poles, and a commutator mounted on the shaft. Each salient magnetic pole includes an arm portion and wing portions, which are integrated with ends of the arm portion and circumferentially extends symmetrically with respect to the arm portion. When core laminations of the laminated core each has a thickness u, the laminated core has a diameter D, and the wing portion has a thickness t as measured at its root in a radial direction, the thickness t falls within the range from 5.5% the core diameter D as an upper limit to the core-lamination thickness u as a lower limit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an external rear view mirror of a motor vehicle with a glass subassembly, at least one electrical function element, more particularly an adjustment drive and/or a lighting device and/or a folding drive and/or a heating element, and a support element, to which the electrical function element can be secured. In order to increase the electrical operational reliability of the external rear view mirror and to facilitate the assembly of the cabling, the support element (1) includes at least one electrical conductor path (6), to whose first end (7, 13, 14, 15, 17) an electrical function element (3, 4, 5) can be connected and to whose second end (19) a power supply of the motor vehicle can be connected.