Abstract: Prior-art rubber hot-water bottles have a screw cap, which is arranged directly on the bottle body and forms a rather hard thickening there, which is felt to be irritating when the user is lying on the bottle. Moreover, a screw cap is difficult to use and must be screwed in with a certain force, which also requires corresponding forces for loosening. To avoid these drawbacks, it is proposed according to the present invention that a clamping means (23, 40), by which the bottle neck can be closed, be provided on the bottle neck (21) of the rubber hot-water bottle. Clamping means are simple to use and require only little force for closing. In addition, they can be opened easily and are very flat, so that they are not irritating. Furthermore, the bottle neck (21) may be designed such that the clamping means (23, 40) can be led away from the body of the user.

Abstract: A ball sleeve joint with a joint housing has a ball sleeve provided with a preferably spherically designed bearing surface. A bearing shell surrounds the bearing surface and is accommadated in a recess of the joint housing. The joint housing is formed from at least two housing parts. The housing parts have corresponding elastic toothed elements. The toothed elements are locked with one another in the assembled state of the joint housing.

Abstract: Heat of an electrothermal part of a heater can be transmitted indirectly and efficiently to a pressure medium. A tubular case 6 having one end portion connected to a piston rod 2 airtightly and the other end portion slidably placed in contact with the outer circumference of a cylinder 1 is provided, a mounting hole 15 is formed within a holder 4 for closing an open end on the piston rod 2 connecting side of the case 6, and an electrothermal part 13a of a heater plug 13 is fitted into the mounting hole 15 directly or through a heat conductivity collar 16.

Abstract: An arrangement with a control circuit for controlling a numerical value for patient respiration as well as to a process for controlling the numerical value. The numerical value is controlled on the basis of an evaluation of the EEG (electroencephalogram) of the patient (1) by an EEG sensor (2), e.g., by determining the so-called BIS (bispectral index). A control of the inspiratory gaseous anesthetic concentrations is cascaded to the control of the EEG value in the manner of a cascade circuit. This has the advantage that a metering device (6) belonging to the arrangement meters a gaseous anesthetic mixture directly according to the patient's needs. As an alternative, the control of the numerical value is performed on the basis of an evaluation of the expiratory gaseous anesthetic concentrations resolved for individual breaths at the Y-piece (19) of the respiration circuit (12) by a gaseous anesthetic sensor (8a), preferably an infrared optical gas sensor.

Abstract: The frame is collapsible longitudinally to the extension of the stroller to change from an open position to a folded position and the handlebar has arms (19) engaging in a sliding manner in corresponding seats (20) in the frame to enable traversing downward thereof upon folding of the frame towards the folded position so as to move from a use position to a retracted position. Locking devices (21) operate upon reaching the folded position to hold this position permanently. The locking devices are kinematically connected to the handlebar to be released upon traversing movement of the handlebar towards its use position.

Abstract: In order in a method for measuring the resistance across discharge times of a capacitor to eliminate the interfering influence of the resistance values of electronic switches, the invention provides for a capacitor to be repeatedly charged and discharged and the charging or discharging time is measured by means of at least one resistor (R1, R2, R3) and at least one first switch (S11, S21 or S31) connected in series therewith, at least one second switch (S12, S22 or S32) connected in series with the resistor (R1, R2 or R3) and juxtaposed, parallel-connected switches (S11, S12 or S21, S22 or S31, S32) connected in series with the resistor (R1, R2 or R3).

Abstract: A ball-and-socket joint is provided with a joint housing which is open on at least one side with a housing recess, with a joint pin mounted in the housing recess with its joint ball provided with a surface protection. A pin section projects from a housing opening. A bearing shell is arranged between the joint housing and the joint ball. A sealing bellows is provided between the joint housing and the joint pin. A sealing element, which is under elastic pretension in sliding contact with the joint ball, is arranged between the joint housing and the joint ball.

Abstract: A paper roll driving apparatus for use in a paper roll feeding apparatus comprises a prime mover moving mechanism being freely reciprocally movable along a guide rail and having a moving body on which a prime mover is mounted, and a driving transmission mechanism comprising a relay shaft provided on the moving body so as to be in parallel to the rotating shaft and rotatable, an arm mounted on the moving body so as to be pivotable around the axial center of the relay shaft and driven by the prime mover at least via the relay shaft, and a driving transmission mechanism having a pivoting means for pivoting the arm at a predetermined angle; wherein both the prime mover and the driving transmission mechanism being adapted so as to be integrally movable with respect to the paper roll support in parallel with the rotating shaft.

Abstract: A rubber bearing with graduated damping characteristic has essentially a preferably cylindrical or approximately cylindrical inner part, a tubular outer sleeve arranged coaxially around the inner part as well as a pressure body with chambers for a damping agent. The pressure body is arranged in a fixed manner between the inner part and the outer sleeve. A rubber bearing which has a simple design and effectively damps forces introduced in different ranges of the characteristic due to its graduated damping characteristic is provided. The pressure body of the bearing is divided in the radial direction into a plurality of damping areas whose damping characteristics can be adjusted independently from one another by an intermediate sleeve arranged coaxially to the inner part and the outer sleeve.

Abstract: A flexible decoration light string comprising multiple luminaries being connected with multiple electrical conductors in series, parallel or series and parallel to form rectangular lighting strings, by means of insulator along with said rectangular lighting strings under the way of longitudinal direction to contain and seal the luminaries and the electrical conductors within in said insulators, thus the luminaries and the electrical conductors being isolated to outside to form a flexible decoration lighting strings, then one or both ends of said strings connected to the connectors to form a circuit loop.

Abstract: There is provided a paper cutting apparatus for a folder, the folder for a web rotary press being provided with a forming roller pair and at least one nipping roller pair on a downstream side of the forming roller pair in a paper passage between a former and a folding cylinder group, and provided with a paper jam detector S for detecting an occurrence of a paper jam at least in the folding cylinder group, including a first cutter A provided so as to be capable of cutting a paper 1 running between the forming roller pair under the former and a nipping roller pair just on the downstream side of the forming roller pair; a second cutter B provided so as to be capable of cutting the paper running between the folding cylinder group and the nipping roller pair just on the upstream side of the folding cylinder group; and control unit D which receives a paper jam signal generated from the paper jam detector S and sends a cutting signal to the first cutter A and the second cutter B.

Abstract: A ball-and-socket joint, preferably for vehicle suspensions or steering mechanisms of motor vehicles, has a joint housing and a pivot pin, which is mounted rotatably and deflectably in a spherical bearing surface via a one-part or multipart bearing shell. The bearing shell itself is fixed in the joint housing. The joint housing or the pivot pin is fixed against the vehicle suspension in an electrically insulated manner, in which the joint housing (1) and the pivot pin (2) are connected according to a potential difference-measuring unit (13) via electrical contacts (12, 14). The spherical bearing surface of the pivot pin (2) and its corresponding opposite surface in the joint housing (1) are electrically insulated against each other. The state of wear of a ball-and-socket joint can be determined and the user of the motor vehicle can obtain an indication of the end of the service life of the ball-and-socket joint and the necessary repair in time.

Abstract: A device for printing printed sheets (1) according to the screen printing method has a printing table (10) and a screen mechanism (9) arranged above it, with a screen frame (8) and a conveying device (7) for moving the printed sheets (1) before, during and after the printing. The conveying device has, when viewed in the conveying direction, at least one clamping device (7) for clamping the lateral edge area of the printed sheets (7). The clamping device is arranged on the side of the printed sheets (1) and is displaceable in the conveying direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for processing bottles, especially empty plastic bottles. The processing device (1) comprises at least one collecting device (4) for receiving bottles (3) delivered to it and for loading several mobile intermediate supports (6) with said bottles, as well as at least one magazine (37) for the intermediate storage of full and/or empty intermediate supports (6).

Abstract: A shifting device for an automatic transmission is provided with a shifting mechanism, which is mounted in a housing pivotably around a axis within at least one shift gate. The shift mechanism detects the shift signals electrically, electromagnetically or optically and transmits them. The shift mechanism has a locking device, which is guided with the gearshift lever along a contour of a gate. The contour is associated with the shift positions (P, R, N, D, . . . ). A device is controlled as a function of the speed and can be pivoted between at least two positions (active/inactive) around an axis and can be pivoted against the locking device in at least one shift position, so that the gearshift lever remains in the preselected shift position or is automatically returned into that shift position.

Abstract: A commercial article sorting system is provided. The system comprises a belt conveyor to transfer a plurality of articles of the same kind put in a tray, a sorting rack provided along the belt conveyor and having a plurality of slots, a scanner provided to the sorting rack to read the data necessary for sorting the articles from the tray to the slots, at least one direction indicator each thereof is mounted to approximately center of the one block of the slots to provide a visual direction signal to the hauler, entry indicators each thereof is mounted to each slot to provide a visual location signal to the hauler, and a controller to control the direction indicator and the entry indicators based on the data read from the label.

Abstract: A buttonhole sewing machine comprises work piece clamps with a pneumatically actuated displacement drive for displacement relative to each other of the work piece clamps from an initial position of spread by a length of spread into a final position of spread. Only the first work piece clamp is displaceable relative to the x-y table. The displacement of the first work piece clamp is defined between two stop positions. A control unit stores data for triggering an x drive for reversed displacement of the x-y table by half the given length of spread.

Abstract: The present invention controls a rotary press comprising printing and folding sections each having at least one electric motor so as to be driven individually; the rotary press operated in a synchronized manner by the motors in such a manner that the rotary press can be decelerated and stopped at least in a synchronized state in the event of a power failure while stabilizing the voltage of the power fed to each of the inverters from the power failure power feeding section to a voltage level instructed by the power failure basic voltage command signal, storing the power generated by the inertial rotation of the motors and feeding power to the inverters.

Abstract: An electrochemical gas sensor is provided which can be assembled economically and in a few steps. The electrodes (1, 2, 3) with associated electric lines are applied in a planiform manner to a membrane strip, which is impermeable to the electrolyte but permeable to gases. The membrane strip (6) is deposited in the sensor housing in a zigzag-folded pattern, so that the membrane strip limits the opening of the sensor housing for the entry of the measured gas. The electrodes (1, 2, 3) are arranged stacked in the sensor housing (5, 7) at spaced locations from one another due to the membrane strip (6) deposited in a zigzag-folded pattern.

Abstract: A buttonhole sewing machine comprises a buttonhole cutting device which includes a knife and at least one cutting block that cooperates with the knife. Provision is made for a cutting drive for motion of the knife and the cutting block relative to each other by variable cutting force, the cutting drive comprising several linear drives which are connected in parallel and pneumatically actuated selectively.