Abstract: The present invention is a dual-stage fuel injection strategy for compression ignition engines in which 15-40% of the fuel is injected into the combustion chamber no later than about ?20 to ?30 CA ATDC and as early as IVC. The rest of the fuel is then injected in one or more fuel pulses, none of which start before about ?20 to ?30 CA ATDC. The fuel injected early in the compression stroke forms a lean mixture that burns with low soot and low NOx emissions. The combustion of that fuel serves to increase in-cylinder temperature such that the ignition delay of subsequent fuel injection pulses is short. This mode is utilized when it is predicted that a NOx spike is imminent. Various other alternative methods for reducing NOx spikes are also disclosed such as specialized EGR systems that can provide EGR with low manifold vacuum.

Abstract: An axle rocker for connecting an axle 3 to the vehicle body 2 of a motor vehicle, which has a flange 9 provided at the axle 3, a central joint arranged at the flange 9 and two swivel arms 4 and 8 connected to the central joint, which are pivotably fastened to the vehicle body 2. The central joint has a central joint housing 10 and a central joint inner part 11, which is mounted pivotable in same and which protrudes from the central joint housing 10 at its two ends designed as connection pins on two mutually opposite sides. Furthermore, at least part of the central joint housing 10 is made in one piece with the flange 9, and the swivel arms 4 and 8 are fastened with their ends facing the central joint to the two connection pins of the central joint inner part 11.

Abstract: In a computing device configured to be connected to a wireless network, a method of projecting an image via a projection device over the wireless network, is provided, wherein the projection device is connected to the wireless network via an image-rendering device configured to receive data over the wireless network. The method includes detecting the image-rendering device over the wireless network, presenting a display identifying the image-rendering device to a user, receiving selection of the image-rendering device by the user and sending data representing the image from the computing device to the image-rendering device over the wireless network for projection by the projection device.

Abstract: This invention concerns a screw for the anti-fraud locking of a throttle or clamp lever on the control rod of a valve shutter or stopcock, comprising a threaded shank having a polygonal head surmounted by a truncated-cone shaped dome, semi-spherical or of other shape, the base of which extends over the edge of the perimeter surface of said polygonal head, where said dome is free to turn around the shank above said polygonal head, so that only by means of a special tool can the threaded screw shank be tightened or loosened by means of the nut, while by operating on the dome with any tool or utensil, no effect is achieved as this is able to turn idly around the threaded shank.

Abstract: A nonlinear distortion compensating power amplifier is provided with a gain adjustment circuit and performs gain adjustment control so that the overall gain of the entire system including a power amplifier is always maintained at a constant value. While this gain adjustment is being performed, a control circuit determines an optimum distortion amount pattern corresponding to instantaneous values of an input signal supplied to a distortion signal generation circuit to enable this circuit to generate a distortion signal such that the power of unnecessary out-of-band signal components in an output signal from the power amplifier is minimized.

Abstract: A ball-and-socket joint for motor vehicles is presented, which has a ball pivot (1), which comprises at least one joint ball (4) accommodated rotatably and/or pivotably in a bearing shell (2) of a housing (3), and a pivot section (5). A sealing bellows (6), whose first edge area (7) is fastened to the housing (3) and whose second edge area (8) has a sliding connection with a thrust ring (9) fixed on the pivot section (5), is used to seal the joint components. A protective cover (11), which is used to seal the thrust ring area as well as for shielding against damaging heat radiation and against the effects of splash water or corrosive media, is inserted between a surface of the thrust ring (9) and the surface of a motor vehicle component (10), which said surface faces the said surface of the thrust ring.

Abstract: An elongate pinch housing is provided which is U-shaped in cross-section with two sidewalls and with a web wall connecting these. A pinch roller is longitudinally displaceable in these sidewalls with an annular notch at its one circumferential corner region for forming the regulation cross-section of the flexible tubing. The pinch housing in its transition region from the web wall to that sidewall which is distant from the annular notch of the pinch roller is provided with an inner, elongate side guide surface for the flexible tubing. The side guide surface projects into the pinch housing and runs inclined to its longitudinal middle plane so that the flexible tubing inserted in the pinch housing is subjected to a transverse movement.

Abstract: A ceramic ball-and-socket joint for a motor vehicle, especially for the chassis of the motor vehicle, is provided, in which the ball-and-socket joint has a ball-and-socket joint housing (5) provided with a joint opening (7) and a ball pivot provided with a joint ball (1) and with a pivot (13), which said ball pivot is mounted rotatably and pivotably with its joint ball (1) in a bearing shell (2) arranged in the ball-and-socket joint housing (5), wherein the ball pivot protrudes with its pivot (13) from the ball-and-socket joint housing (5) through the joint opening (7). The bearing shell (2) is divided into at least two separate bearing shell parts (3, 4), wherein the joint ball (1) and the bearing shell (13) are made of a ceramic material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a linear motor for a linear drive mechanism of a magnetic levitation transport system. Said linear motor comprises a plurality of inductor supports (15) which are arranged in a row and which have grooves (14) crosswise to the longitudinal direction, said grooves being substantially equal distances apart from each other; and at least three linear motor lines (1, 2, 3), which are wound into windings (16) in a meandering shape and which are located in the grooves (14) in sections. Said coils (16) have winding heads (16.1, 16.2, 16.3) situated a distance (A) apart. The invention solves the technical problem of producing the windings continuously and economically by providing that the lengths (A?) of the winding heads (16.1?, 16.2?, 16.3?) of the of the at least three linear motor lines (1, 2, 3) are extended at a point of discontinuity (100) between two adjacent inductor supports (15).

Abstract: A multi-directional decorative lighting equipment is disclosed. The lighting equipment is composed of a lighting unit and a reflector plate. The lighting unit further includes conductors, a lamp holder, and a lighting element, wherein the lighting element is installed and fixed on the lamp holder, and connected to the power source with the conductors. The reflector plate is fixed to the lamp holder and forms a prescribed angle with lamp element so as to perform multi-directional reflection effect. The reflector plate may be finished with various colors, and its figure may be planar or polyhedral, and the surface thereof may be smooth or rugged.

Abstract: A shifting device for a motor vehicle transmission is provided comprising a selector lever for selecting different shift positions (P, R, N, D, 3, 2, . . . ). The lever is mounted in a housing pivotably around at least one axis. A first locking member and at least one additional locking member are provided as angle levers, each arranged on the housing pivotably around a respective pivot axis. The locking members block the movement of the selector lever in different shift positions. An adjusting member is provided. A locking element provided at the selector lever is engaged by one of the locking members in the shift positions of the selector lever which are to be locked as a function of preset parameters.

Abstract: A children's high chair comprises a supporting frame (11,111) for a high chair (12,112) for receiving the child. The frame (11,111) comprises in turn a pair of legs (14,15) openable compasswise and with lower ends (19,119) for resting on the ground and stiffening crosspieces (20,120) arranged on both sides of the frame and movable between a non-operational position allowing closing of the frame and an operational position in which the crosspieces engage the legs to hold them steadily in open position. The crosspieces (20,120) can be moved to another more lowered operational position to rest on the ground to constitute high chair rocking members. Advantageously an automatic battery-powered mechanical rocking device can be provided.

Abstract: The equipment for the production of a paper web material comprises: a first former (1) for forming a first layer (S1) consisting of a slurry containing fibers and water; a second former (2) for forming a second layer (S2) consisting of a slurry containing fibers and water; a third former (3) for forming a third layer (S3) consisting of a slurry containing fibers and water; and a creping device (50A, 50B) for wet creping of the third layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing silane (SiH4) by a) reacting metallurgical silicon with silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) and hydrogen (H2), to form a crude gas stream containing trichlorosilane (SiHCl3) and silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4), b) removing impurities from the resulting crude gas stream by washing with condensed chlorosilanes, c) condensing and subsequently, separating the purified crude gas stream by distillation, d) returning the partial stream consisting essentially of SiCl4 to the reaction of metallurgical silicon with SiCl4 and H2, e) disproportionating the partial stream containing SiHCl3, to form SiCl4 and SiH4 and f) returning the SiH4 formed by disproportionation to the reaction of metallurgical silicon with SiCl4 and H2, the crude gas stream containing trichlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride being liberated from solids as far as possible by gas filtration before being washed with the condensed chlorosilanes.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing laminates comprising a plurality of continuously formed component members having different cross-sectional shapes, a long-sized workpiece is indexed in the longitudinal direction, the component members having outside contours corresponding to each of the cross-sectional shapes of the laminate are formed with non-separating indentation, with at least part of the outside contours left unseparated from the workpiece, and the component members are sequentially punched out and laminated into one piece in the final stage of indexing of the workpiece.

Abstract: A rotor for a small-sized motor has a plurality of rotor magnetic poles and a commutator on a rotor shaft, and both ends of a wire of each winding of the rotor magnetic poles are tied up with and connected by spot welding to a U-shaped hook-type commutator leg connected to the corresponding commutator piece end of the commutator, respectively. The commutator leg has a copper-based base material, and is composed by attaching a thin layer of a clad material with a melting point lower than that of the above described base material and a high electric resistance thereon at the surface part to be inside when bent to the U-shaped hook type. Thus, in the connection between the commutator leg and the copper wire material of the small-sized motor, the reduction of defectives of breaking of the wire because of heat shock at the time of welding is achieved, and in the meantime, the stabilization of welding is achieved, so that the reliability of the connection can be increased.

Abstract: A control unit for the gear or shift program selection of an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle is presented, which has a emergency release mechanism. With this a parking brake of the motor vehicle transmission can be released by an operating device that can be actuated by the driver. A housing (3) is provided and a selector lever (1), which can be brought into at least two end positions, in which control unit the operating device of the emergency release mechanism is an integral part of the control unit, and in which the operating device has a detachable stop element (7). The stop element (7) is secured in a mount (9) of the control unit by means of a coded release mechanism (15) and acts as a movement limitation for the release movement of the parking brake by the operating device of the emergency release mechanism in the non-actuated state.

Abstract: A reel (1) for winding a cutting cord for a grass-cutting device is described, said reel comprising a first and a second series of axially and angularly staggered teeth and, having constrained with it, an axially movable slider (21) provided with a toothing (23) cooperating with the first and the second series of teeth.

Abstract: The invention relates to a safety edge for horizontally pivoted rolling gates actuated by a motor unit. It consists of a profile (11) made of rubber or other soft flexible material and having a base (14) for its application to a rolling date, and of two electrical conductors (15, 16) extending longitudinally into the soft profile, parallel and normally separate from one another. The conductors move closer in the presence of a deforming thrust on said profile, to come into contact and enable an electrical circuit to send a signal for stopping the rolling gate motor unit.

Abstract: A turntable-integrated spindle motor according to the present invention is constituted by a stator and a rotor. The rotor is constituted by a shaft 4 supported in a bearing in a cantilever support manner, a metallic rotor case 1 fixed to the shaft 4 by a boss 3, and a magnet 10 fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the rotor case 1. A plurality of projections 2 are formed integrally with the metallic rotor case so as to project from the side surface of the metallic rotor case, the projections being arranged along one circumferential line. The projections 2 perform a coming-off-prevention function by engaging with an engaging portion of a chassis 15. The rotor case 1 also functions as a turntable. In the present invention, the motor and the turntable are combined integrally with each other to obtain improved characteristics as well as to reduce the overall height. Also, projections for preventing coming off are formed integrally with the metallic rotor case to ensure high strength of the projections.