Abstract: A foaming device for the preparation of coffee and milk, cappuccinos or similar drinks including a cover designed to close the top of a virtually cylindrical container of the drink and a disk movable axially inside the container during use of the device with the disk being equipped with at least one mesh portion for emulsion of the air in the liquid and being fastened transversely to a rod running axially in a hole in the cover and protruding above it to be grasped manually. The device is characterized in that said cover includes at least two concentric annular grooves designed to engage with the upper edge of containers of different diameters to realize closing of the container with there being present a flexible circumferential portion that extends from the edge of the disk towards the outside to cover the opening that is created between the disk edge and the internal wall of the container when the device is used with containers of greater diameter.

Abstract: In a press device for pressing a slider with a plurality of motors as driving sources, pressing is performed while a slider is kept horizontal even if an eccentric load is applied.

Abstract: An optical encoder device for a small-sized motor has a code wheel attached to a motor shaft which extends to the exterior of the motor through a bearing accommodated in a bearing-retaining section provided on an end bell of the motor, and a board on which a photosensor module is mounted such that an optical modulation track portion of the code wheel is positioned and disposed in a gap of the photosensor module. While a spacer is sandwiched between the end bell and the board, the motor, the spacer, and the board are fixed together by soldering a pair of motor terminals to a printed wiring portion of the board. The spacer has a generally U-shaped structure so as to allow fitting in position thereof from a direction orthogonal to the motor shaft.

Abstract: A function indicator for a dual temperature sensor, which indicates the falling off of the sensor from the skin surface (4) of a patient. An evaluating device (2) determines the body temperature from a first measured temperature value (TA) and determines the contact of the dual temperature sensor (1) with the skin surface (4) by comparison of the measured temperature values TA and TB.

Abstract: The method serves for operating an air fractionization installation for obtaining oxygen on board an aircraft, with at least two molecular sieve chambers. A part mass flow of the oxygen obtained in the respective adsorbing molecular sieve chamber is supplied for flushing a desorbing molecular sieve chamber. The quantity of the flushing oxygen led to the desorbing molecular sieve chamber is controlled by way of this.

Abstract: A gas sensor is provided that is delimited from the environment with a preferably replaceable cap (8) made of a porous, gas-permeable and water-impermeable material, especially sintered PTFE. The gas sensor is protected against environmental moisture and can be permanently provided with the cap (8) and with a special calibrating adapter (9) both during the gas measurement and during the necessary calibration. Due to the special design of the cap (8) and the calibrating adapter (9), the gas sensor offers the possibility of remote calibration, which can be carried out with high accuracy and is independent from weather effects, especially wind.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding paper webs and the like, for producing cardboard tubes, characterized in that it comprises a plan modular structure (1) with a development mostly longitudinal and exhibiting two opposite surfaces (1a, 1b), one (1a) of the surfaces supporting pairs of shafts or axes (2, 2?) horizontally oriented parallel to the one surface and located at a preset distance from the ground, each of the shafts or axes (2, 2?) intended to support at least a reel (3, 3?) from which a paper web unwinds, so that the output webs run parallel and superimposed to each other along the other surface (1b) of the structure, and in that it comprises automatic means, associated with the structure (1), for the cutting and mutual gluing of the webs which unwind from two different reels (3, 3?) of a same pair of shafts (2, 2?).

Abstract: A ball and socket joint with integrated angle sensor, especially for use as a vehicle level control in the chassis of a motor vehicle. The ball and socket joint has a ball and socket joint housing (1), a ball pivot (2) mounted in the ball and socket joint housing (1), a bipolar field transducer (4) arranged at the joint ball (3) of the ball pivot (2), and at least one magnetic field direction sensor (5), which is arranged at the ball and socket joint housing (1) and interacts with the magnetic field generated by the field transducer (4), wherein only one pole of the bipolar field transducer (4) is arranged on the surface of the ball.

Abstract: A process is provided for manufacturing a catalytic converter formed from at least one monolith being held in a catalytic converter housing, especially a motor vehicle catalytic converter. A mounting mat (14) is placed on the outer circumferential surface (38) of the monolith (12) in the process, and the monolith (12) is subsequently stuffed together with the mounting mat (14) into the catalytic converter housing. To apply the mounting mat (14) on the monolith (12), the monolith (12) is set into rotation, while the mounting mat (14) is being fed tangentially and is carried by the monolith (12). A plant for carrying out the process is also provided as well as an application device (10).

Abstract: A rearview mirror (01) for a vehicle with a partly transparent reflective element (03) for observing the traffic behind has at least one signaling mechanism with light-emitting lighting device (05, 07) provided on the rear side of the reflective element (03). The light of the signaling mechanism is radiated at a specific angle of radiation in a predominant direction (13, 14), so that the lighting strength on the front side of the reflective element (03) depends on the viewing angle relative to the predominant direction (13, 14). An optical convergent lens (11), which collects the light signals of the lighting device (05, 07) and deflects them in the direction of the predominant direction (13, 14), is arranged between the lighting device (05, 07) and the reflective element (03).

Abstract: An operating room light fixture having a first lighting unit including a first light source and an external reflector, a second lighting unit including a second light source and an internal reflector, and a control unit. The second lighting unit is positioned in front of the first lighting unit with respect to the direction in which the light emerges from the light fixture. The control unit may be actuated by a rotary element located in a handle of the light fixture. A heat reflection filter may be provided for adjusting the color temperature of the light fixture to a desired value.