Abstract: A miniaturizes lifting style coin hopper is provided with a coin escalator device. The lifting style hopper equipment uses a small hopper with improved escalator equipment. The escalator equipment for coins includes a back plate with a curved surface for carrying a plurality of coins which are arranged in a single plane row from bottom to top. A pair of spacers are placed at each side on the upper surface of this back plate, respectively. The escalator equipment for coins has at least a plurality of idlers which are freely rotatably arranged, covering the back plate between the paired spacers. A spring device presses these idlers to the back plate.

Abstract: An apparatus system is provided with at least one robot and with a control unit accommodated in a control cabinet. To improve the integration of robot and technology control units and to utilize synergistic effects, at least one additional, independent electronic system different from the control unit for the robot is provided accommodated in the control cabinet.

Abstract: A main data memory is provided in a network device and includes a plurality of buffers for storing data packets. A plurality of descriptors, or pointers, point to the individual buffers. A status of the descriptors is stored in a descriptor reference memory. The status information includes whether the descriptors are in an active or free state, and an indication of copies of the descriptors in the transmit queues. A descriptor free pool includes a list of the descriptors in the free state.

Abstract: To protect a turbocompressor (3) with a downstream process from operation in the unstable working range, a machine controller is used, which optionally contains—besides a surge limit controller (15)—an intake pressure controller (11), an end pressure controller (20) and a bypass controller (9). A control matrix is determined from the position of a control unit (fuel gas control valve 6) determining the flow to the process, optionally taking into account additional influencing variables such as the compressor intake pressure and the compressor discharge pressure.

Abstract: A rotary printing machine, in particular in a reel-fed newspaper offset rotary press is provided with a device for correcting the web width. A rotatively mounted rotational body configuration is arranged in the path of the web between two print printing nips (2, 3) on one side of the web. The rotational body configuration (5; 6) has a wave-like profile that is transverse to the running direction of the web.

Abstract: A device for counting and/or sorting coins (1) being fed in an regular sequence on a guiding track (4), with their borders (2) resting against a guiding edge (3), with a coin identification unit (5). The identification unit includes an optical device for the determination of coin diameters (d). The optical device has a light source (6) and light-sensitive sensor (7) opposite to coin (1), with respect to a main coin face. The sensor transforms irradiated light into electrical signals and is adapted as a CCD element (7). The light source includes an emission source (8) and optical elements (9, 10) for the generation of a light beam being directed in parallel and orthogonally to a main coin face. The lateral extension of the light beam and the arrangement of CCD element (7) according to coin diameters (d) to be detected is configured such that only part of the CCD element (7) can be shaded by a coin (1) to be detected.

Abstract: A coupling apparatus (4) for connecting two rotatable shafts (2a, 3a) of a turbocompressor (1) includes a first and a second coupling part (4a, 4b) which form part of the shaft (2a, 3a) or are designed for firm connection to one end section of the shafts (2a, 3a) each. A third coupling part (4c) is designed in disc-shape and is arranged between the first and the second coupling part (4a, 4b). The first, second and third coupling part (4a, 4b, 4c) are firmly connectable to one another. The third coupling part (4c) has a section (41) which projects beyond the first or second coupling part (4a, 4b) in the radial direction and is designed as a bearing disc of an axial bearing (7).

Abstract: A full face mask with a strap, which is fastened to a mask body (15) by clamping action by means of eyes can be removed from the face of the user of the full face mask in a simple manner. Two holding grips are connected to eyes located adjacent to one another. The holding grips are located on a side area (18) of the full face mask (14). A pulling device (19) brings the holding grips (4, 41) into the open position.

Abstract: This invention concerns a perfected mechanical safety device for firearms such as automatic shotguns equipped with a safety device in the under-barrel grip where the safety device includes at least one safety pin or rod (11) that is axially moveable between an active position of disabling use of the firearm and an inactive position of enabling use of the firearm and, in association with his safety pin, at least one spring-loaded selector element (13, 14) that defines the said active and inactive positions of the safety pin, alternately, characterized by a safety body turning around an axis intersecting the moving direction of the safety pin between a position of locking the safety pin, thus inhibiting its movement from the active to inactive position, and unlocking it to permit movement from the active to the inactive position, the said safety body being enabled by a specific control key.

Abstract: Charge control agent comprising a metal complex salt compound of Formula (I) containing substantially no monoazo compound constituting the ligand thereof, toner containing the charge control agent, and process for manufacturing a metal complex salt compound of Formula (I), which comprises a metallizing reaction for metallizing a monoazo compound of Formula (II) with iron, nickel, aluminum, titanium or zirconium to produce a metal complex salt compound, in which metallizing reaction a monohydric or dihydric alcohol is used as a reaction-promoting solvent: wherein the substituents are as defined in the disclosure.

Abstract: A surface mining and testing apparatus and system provides for the adaptation of a surface miner to the specific geological conditions of a new area of use. The special features of the surface miner are the arrangement of the milling roller (5) in front of the chassis (1) in the direction of mining, the undershot direction of rotation of the milling roller (5), as well as the adjustability of the milling roller (5) in its height and transverse slope in relation to the level. These functional features are accomplished with the testing apparatus in order to obtain the same kinematic conditions as in the surface miner. To make it possible to extrapolate the results obtained with the testing apparatus to the surface miner, the parameters overall weight, drive output and throughput of the testing apparatus are used as constant, lower ratios in relation to the surface miner.

Abstract: A device for removing a screw (63) or pin tightly seated in a mounting hole of a bearing eye (45) or the like, especially a pivot pin (49, 50) or axle components (45, 25, 26, 27) of a motor vehicle axle is provided. To attach the device to the bearing eye (45) in the area of the screw (63 ), a support body (1) with a lateral support wall (2) is provided, wherein the support body (1) has a pressing device acting on the screw (63). To reach extremely strong pressing forces to loosen and/or press out the screw (63) or the pin, the pressing device (85) has a guide cylinder (99), in which a stud (97) is guided axially displaceably in a guide hole (99). A screw-down nut (91), which is screwed onto the guide cylinder (86) and is provided with a pressing surface (95) acting on the stud (97), is provided for the axial displacement of the stud (97).

Abstract: The spectrometer comprises, in combination: a slit (1) for the entry of a light beam; a collimator; a dispersion system (9); focusing means and a detector (13). The collimator comprises at least a first concave spherical mirror (3) and at least a first Schmidt plate (5) in an off-axis arrangement.

Abstract: A feeding device for the simultaneous feeding of several continuously incoming threads on bobbin cases of a winding device located on a bobbin holder for the simultaneous winding with a carrier bracket with thread guides located thereon for each incoming thread provides, for the easy insertion of the threads to be wound into the thread guides and therefore an accurately fitting transfer into the bobbin cases that the thread guides are arranged displaceably along the carrier bracket. The thread guides are displaced parallel to the bobbin holder and consequently also parallel to the bobbin cases located thereon. Thus, with the displacement device it is possible to position the thread guides with clearly defined mutual spacings corresponding to the length of in each case one bobbin case.

Abstract: A process is provided for determining the functional residual capacity (FRC) of the lungs during respiration. An environmentally friendly trace gas is used in a process and system for determining the FRC by using fluoropropanes as a trace gas. Values for the FRC can thus be calculated, resolved for individual breaths, from the expiratory trace gas concentration and the expired breathing gas volume and they can be used for determining the FRC depending on their convergence behavior.

Abstract: A telescopic gangway cabin has a canopy roof and a floor extending over the entire width of the canopy roof The gangway cabin can be used for docking to conventional commercial aircraft as well as to commuter aircraft. The undivided floor has a railing in the area of a lateral border of the floor and is displaceable together with the railing at right angles to the opening of the canopy roof under the side wall of the canopy roof.

Abstract: The protective helmet comprises within its thickness at least one optical path, having a dorsal entry and a frontal exit, for conveying to the eye (O) of the user an image of the scene behind said user's back. An objective lens (11) is disposed at the point of said dorsal entry aperture. An eyepiece and a reflecting optical member are disposed at the point of said frontal exit, said reflecting optical member being positioned so as to reflect the image coming from said eyepiece toward the eye of the wearer of the helmet; and at least one refractive member is disposed along said optical path, between said lens and said eyepiece (23).

Abstract: A safety catch is provided for firearms, such as pistols and revolvers, having a firing hammer (11) with a thrust spring (13) associated with a spring-holder rod (14) with a free end (16) of a noncircular cross section. The safety catch includes a safety pin (19), which is aligned with the free end of the spring holder (14) and is capable of axial, rotary translatory movements that can be controlled by a defined contour key (20) for a longitudinal blocking of the spring-holder rod (14), so as to prevent the arming and the action of the firing hammer when it is released and inhibits the functioning of the gun in the absence of the key.

Abstract: In a robot area monitoring device, in which at least one area of a rotary movement about at least one robot axis is monitored, initiators cooperating with part annular cams arranged coaxially to the axis to be monitored are provided, the initiators being connected to an evaluating device.