Abstract: The invention relates to a disposable diaper (2), used more particularly in the event of incontinence, comprising a hip band (10) forming a hip opening in the diaper which is closed in the direction of the periphery whereby said hip band can be opened in at least one place and can be closed, also comprising a front area, a rear area and a main diaper part (4) which has a crotch area located there between and which comprises an absorbing body (6) for liquids. The main part (4) of the diaper can be detachably fixed to the hip band using the longitudinal end of the front area or rear area, by means of first closing means (34) such that a user can place the main part (4) of the diaper between his/her legs when the hip band is worn (10) and can detachably fix the free longitudinal end of the main part (4) of the diaper to the hip band (10).

Abstract: A rechargeable battery pack (20), in particular, for use with electrical hand tool devices, comprises a first and a second charging connection (24, 26), and a third control connection (28), all three being connectable to a charging device (46) for producing a charging connection, and with a calculating means (30) which can be addressed via an interface circuit (32), wherein the interface circuit uses the third control connection (28). In order to prevent destruction of the rechargeable battery pack due to erroneous charging, a non-linear component (34) is disposed in the interface circuit (32) which, upon control of the interface circuit (32) by the charging device (46), can be distinguished from an NTC component, thereby permitting detection of the rechargeable battery type when the calculating means (30) provides no identification information in response to control by the charging device (46).

Abstract: The inventive device for enclosing histological and biological samples comprises a platform for an object glass and means for placing a cover glass thereto. Said means for placing the cover glass is embodied in the form of a comb arranged above the platform and provided with a mechanism for a pendulous (the first embodiment of the device) or reciprocating (the second embodiment of the device) motion above said platform. The platform is limited by a vertical arrest which is arranged on the side of the means for placing a cover glass and provided with slots for accommodating the comb teeth therein. In addition, said device can be provided with a rolling press arranged above the comb.

Abstract: A superconducting magnet configuration with a magnet coil (1) of inductance L which is disposed in a cryostat (7) at a cryogenic temperature, for generating a temporally stable magnetic field, in a working volume, which is suitable for NMR measurements, and with current feed lines to an external current source (3) via which a current of a current strength IPS can be supplied, wherein, at a cryogenic temperature, the magnet coil (1) can be exclusively short-circuited via a switch (5), is characterized in that the switch (5) is normally conducting and comprises a mechanically operable bridge (6) with an ohmic resistance R1 which can be predetermined. The inventive magnet configuration ensures straightforward stable permanent operation via a mains supply even at high currents (>1000 A) and also effective discharge of the energy released during a quench.

Abstract: A magnet arrangement (M, M?, M?, M??) for generating a magnetic field in the direction of a z-axis in a working volume (V) disposed on the z-axis about z=0, with a magnet coil system (A, A?, A?, A??) which comprises one or more superconducting magnet partial coil systems (A1, A1?, A1?, A1??, A2??, . . ., An??), each forming superconductingly short-circuited current paths in the operating state, and with a further coil system (C, C?, C?, C??) which can be charged or discharged independently of the magnet coil system (A, A?, A?, A??) and comprises a first and a second partial coil system (C1, C2, C1? C2?, C1?, C2?, C1??, C2??), wherein the first partial coil system (C1, C1?, C1?, C1??) and the second partial coil system (C2, C2?, C2?, C2??) each comprise at least one coil, wherein all coils of the further coil system (C, C?, C?, C??) are connected in series, wherein gCeff,diamag>0.1 mT/A, is characterized in that gC1eff,diamag>0.1 mT/A, gC2eff,diamag>0.

Abstract: A radio-frequency (RF) resonator system, in particular, for a magnetic resonance (MR) probe, comprising at least one RF resonator with a substrate, on which a conductive structure is applied, wherein the conductive structure comprises regions of capacitive and inductive elements, is characterized in that the conductive structure is coated at least in the regions of the capacitive elements with at least one dielectric layer that covers the regions of the capacitive elements at least partially, wherein the local thickness of at least one of the dielectric layers is set in dependence on the resonance frequency of the uncoated RF resonator, on a defined resonance frequency of the resonator once it is coated, on the dielectric constant of the substrate and on the dielectric constant of the materials of the dielectric layers.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method for calibrating a camera-laser-unit (1) with respect to at least one calibration-object (12) disposed at a given position and orientation in a three-dimensional space (13). The camera-laser-unit (1) comprises a laser (4) and a camera (3), wherein the laser (4) and the camera (3) are disposed at a given distance with respect to each other. An optical axis (9) of the laser (4) and an optical axis (8) of the camera (3) subtend a given angle (?). The camera-laser-unit (1) is adapted to record the location, form and/or dimensions of a measurement-object (5). The method has the advantage that the same calibration-object (12) can be used for the calibration of the camera (3) and of the laser (4), wherein the camera (3) is first calibrated using a Tsai-algorithm and then the laser (4) is calibrated with respect to, and by making use of, the already calibrated camera (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor (12) for a short-range detection system and/or parking system of a motor vehicle, especially an ultrasound sensor. The sensor comprises a pot-shaped housing (10), whereby the base thereof (14) is embodied as an oscillating membrane. The housing comprises a coating on at least the outer side. The invention is characterized in that the coating is made of powder (18) which is weather-proof, which can be coated and which has no or no significant negative influence upon the oscillation behavior of the membrane. The invention also relates to a method for the production of this type of sensor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fixing means which is used to temporarily fix human or animal body parts. The fixing means comprises at least one flexible carrier layer which is coated with a hardenable material, wherein the body part which is to be fixed can be surrounded either fully or partially by the fixing means and the hardenable material can then be hardened, wherein the carrier layer is stiffened. In order to provide for individual fixing of the body part while guaranteeing a partial adjustment of the desired rigidity of the fixing means, the fixing means is provided with at least two carrier layers, with at least one outer layer made of a flexible polymer film and at least one inner layer made of a flexible film in addition to at least one substantially liquid or viscous layer which is arranged between the outer and inner layer and which is made of at least one hardenable adhesive.

Abstract: A loop-forming nonwoven material (28) is used as a mechanical closure element, in particular for disposable sanitary articles (2) such as various types of nappies, incontinence articles and pads. A first upper face (40) of the nonwoven material (30) has first larger non-bonded areas (42), which are located at a distance from one another in the form of islands. The first larger non-bonded areas (42) of the nonwoven material are delimited by bonded contours (44) and surrounded by second smaller non-bonded areas (48) lying outside said delimitation and separating the larger areas from one another.

Abstract: An elevating platform system (1) which can be fixed to vehicles, comprising a platform (2) and a parallelogram shaped lifting gear consisting of two horizontally spaced carrier arms (3,4) for bearing the platform (2), a parallel cylinder (10) for swiveling the platform (2) from a vertical travel position into a horizontal working position and vice-versa, in addition to a lifting cylinder (7) used to lift and lower the platform (2) in the working position thereof. The lifting cylinder (7) engages with a lifting cylinder lever (6) which can be rotated about the pivoting axis (5) of the carrier arms (2,3) and forms a triangle of forces therewith. The first carrier arm (3) is elastically and movingly coupled to the lifting cylinder lever (6) in the direction of lifting and the second carrier arm (4) is connected to the lifting cylinder lever (6) by means of a torsion profile (9).

Abstract: The invention relates to method and a device for determining the projected distance between a distance measuring device and a nearest point on the surface of an obstacle, the projected distance between said point and the distance measuring device being fundamentally the shortest in relation to all points of the obstacle. The aim of the invention is to be able to calculate the current distance between the nearest point and the distance measuring device, when the point P is no longer inside the detection region of the distance measuring device. According to the invention, the calculation of the projected distance is based on information about the relative movement of the distance measuring device and the obstacle, and on a defined limiting distance.

Abstract: The invention concerns a device for stacking flat products, in particular, folding boxes, comprising a lower and upper transport unit, wherein the flat products are transported between the transport units in the direction of a stack shaft, each transport unit comprising at least one conveyor belt, wherein the position of the front end, facing the stack shaft, of at least one conveyor belt can be adjusted and changed.

Abstract: An electric motor-driven screw driving or drilling tool device with a planetary gear, comprising a ring gear and planet wheels mating with the ring gear, wherein the ring gear can be locked and fixed relative to the housing via locking bodies which are pretensioned by springs in a radially inward direction, the locking bodies being radially outwardly displaceable when a switch-off torque has been exceeded, such that the ring gear can be rotated relative to the housing, and the drive shaft is no longer driven. In order to improve the ease of operation of the device and reduce its size, the invention proposes leaf springs which extend in the peripheral direction of the ring gear, whose lever arm lengths can be adjusted in a peripheral direction to generate different bending forces acting on a respective locking body.

Abstract: A MAS (magic angle spinning) NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) apparatus, with automatic sample supply by a supply unit (45), is characterized in that an automatic preparation station (44) for samples is provided, with a rotor storage (49) having several rotors (1) for receiving sample material (53) soaked with NMR solution (55), a cap storage (48) with several caps (3), each cap (3) being suited for closing a rotor (1), wherein each cap (3) has a central axial bore (4), several movable pins (5), each being insertable into the central axial bore (4) of a cap (3) to close the bore (4) in the inserted state, a cap handling unit (46b) which can grip a cap (3) from the cap storage (48), move it, and dispose it onto a rotor (1), a plunger (61) for inserting a pin (5) into the bore (4) of the cap (3), and a suctioning device (62) for suctioning excess NMR solution (55) that escapes from the bore (4). The apparatus provides simple and automatic preparation of sample units, in particular, closure of rotors with caps.

Abstract: A superconductor element comprising Nb3Sn, in particular, multi-filament wire, which contains at least one superconducting filament (1) which is obtained after drawing through solid diffusion reaction from an initial filament structure which comprises a longitudinal hollow tube (3) of niobium (Nb) or an Nb alloy, in particular, NbTa or NbTi, with an inner surface (8) and an outer surface (9), wherein the tube (3) is embedded into a thermally and electrically highly conducting metal matrix (2), in particular, of copper (Cu), wherein the tube (3) is filled with a material (4) which contains tin (Sn) is characterized in that, for mechanical reinforcement of the conductor element and as a diffusion barrier during solid diffusion reaction, the outer surface (9) of the tube (3) is directly and completely surrounded by a sleeve (7) made from a metallic material which has, at room temperature, a thermal expansion coefficient ?sheet<17*10?6K?1, preferably ?sheet<8*10?6K?1, an elastic limit Rp0.

Abstract: The invention concerns a magnet configuration comprising a superconducting magnet coil (1) within which a gradient system is to be switched. All low temperature oscillation systems (R1) with a temperature T1<10K within the magnet coil (1) are produced from a material having good electrical conducting properties, and at least one warm oscillation system (R2) with a temperature T2>10K within the magnet coil (1) has worse electrical conducting properties and has a considerably different mechanical resonance frequency (separation approximately 500 Hz or more) than at least one of the low temperature oscillation systems (R1). This reduces the undesired heating power supplied to the low temperature oscillation systems due to mechanical oscillations and induced eddy currents.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance probe head (40) comprises a vacuum container (43) in which several RF resonator coils (31, 32; 51-54, 61-64) are disposed that can be cryogenically cooled and which are each designed as planar coils disposed parallel to a z direction. All of the RF resonator coils (31, 32; 51-54, 61-64) have a larger extension in an x direction (RSx) than in a y direction (RSy), wherein the x, y, z directions form a rectangular coordinate system. A central tube block (33; 81; 111; 121; 171; 181) is disposed between the RF resonator coils (31, 32; 51-54, 61-64) and has a recess (34, 112, 122) for a test sample (35), which is elongated in the z direction. The central tube block (33; 81; 111; 121; 171; 181) partially delimits the vacuum container and the recess (34, 112, 122) is disposed outside of the vacuum container (43).

Abstract: A device for adjusting optical elements, in particular, for X-ray analysis, comprising a holding device (2) for receiving the optical element and at least two adjusting units at least one of the two longitudinal ends of the holding device (2), wherein the adjusting units each comprise one plunger (6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d), characterized in that each adjusting unit comprises a rotatably disposed adjusting ring (4, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) with an eccentric recess, and the optical element is mechanically coupled to the inner surfaces (7) of the adjusting rings (4, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) via the plungers (6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d). The adjusting device is compact, can be flexibly used and provides simple adjustment of the optical element.

Abstract: A cryostat configuration comprising an outer shell and a cryocontainer (2) for cryogenic fluid installed therein, wherein the cryocontainer (2) is connected to the outer shell via at least two suspension tubes (16), and with a neck tube (1) whose upper warm end is connected to the outer shell and whose lower cold end is connected to the cryocontainer (2) and into which a cold head (3) of a multi-stage cryocooler is installed, wherein the outer shell, the cryocontainer (2), the suspension tubes (16) and the neck tube (1) delimit an evacuated space, and wherein the cryocontainer (2) is moreover surrounded by at least one radiation shield which is connected to the suspension tubes (16) and optionally to the neck tube (1) of the cryocontainer (2) in a thermally conducting fashion, is characterized by a seal which can be manually and/or automatically actuated to separate the cold end of the neck tube (1) from the cryocontainer (2) in such a manner that fluid flow between the cryocontainer (2) and the neck tube (1)