Abstract: A drive unit for a motor vehicle, having an engine unit and an axle differential arranged on the engine unit, as well as having drive shafts for the vehicle wheels disposed at least partially in the crankcase. The separating plane between the crankcase bottom part and the oil bearing housing of the crankcase acts as the bearing for at least one drive shaft.

Abstract: The present invention refers to the use of 5-HT7 receptor agonists for the treatment of pain and the symptoms of pain, especially certain subtypes of pain like neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain and symptoms involving allodynia and hyperalgesia, the prevention or the prophylaxis of pain and the symptoms of pain, especially certain subtypes of pain like neuropathic pain and inflammatory pain and symptoms involving allodynia and hyperalgesia.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solifenacin in solid form and a process for its preparation and to a process for the preparation of (1S)-1-Phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline, a key intermediate in the synthesis of solifenacin and its salts.

Abstract: Compositions comprising amorphous substituted benzimidazole compounds.

Abstract: A selector lever device for a transmission of a motor vehicle has a selector lever which, for the selection of gears, is arranged in or on a housing so as to be adjustable between predetermined shift positions. A sensor arrangement determines a position of the selector lever relative to the housing, with the sensor arrangement having a magnetic field generator which is coupled in terms of movement to the selector lever and which, by an adjustment of the selector lever for the selection of a gear, can be adjusted along a movement path. A high level of reliability is obtained if the sensor arrangement has a plurality of magnetic field sensors distributed along the movement path such that each predetermined shift position is assigned at least two magnetic field sensors which are actuated by the magnetic field generator when the selector lever is situated in the associated shift position.

Abstract: A rotary encoder includes a first component group and a second component group, the two component groups being rotatably arranged relative to each other in a measuring operation. The first component group has a detector system, a housing part having at least one wedge-shaped element, and a clamping ring having at least one cam. The second component group includes a code disk and a shaft. The housing part is arranged radially outside of the shaft, and a force having a radial directional component oriented toward the axis is applicable on the at least one wedge-shaped element via the at least one cam by a turning motion of the clamping ring relative to the housing part such that the shaft is able to be clamped on the housing part outside of the measuring operation.

Abstract: A position-measuring device for determining the positions of two objects movable with respect to each other along a measuring direction includes a first radiation source for emitting an electromagnetic beam of rays, a beam splitter, which splits each beam of rays emitted by the radiation source into at least one first and one second partial beam of rays, a reference reflector arranged in the beam path of the first partial beam of rays, a measuring reflector, movable with respect to the reference reflector along the measuring direction, which is arranged in the beam path of the second partial beam of rays, a device for superposing the two partial rays of beams after their reflecting at the respective reflector, for generating a measuring signal, a second radiation source for emitting additional electromagnetic beams of rays and a combining device for combining the additional electromagnetic beams of rays into the beam path of the electromagnetic beam of rays generated by the first radiation source.

Abstract: A fuel vapor storage and recovery system of an internal combustion engine includes a fuel tank and a filter device arranged in a tank venting line. A heat exchanger is disposed in the tank venting line. The heat exchanger cools the fuel vapors flowing from the fuel tank to the filter device and heats air that is aspirated for scavenging the filter device.