Abstract: A knee support is arranged inside a body of the motor vehicle and exhibits a transverse frame member, which extends at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, is held at rigid, lateral body structures, and is provided with at least one deformation element. This deformation element comprises several hollow brackets, defined by bracket walls, and is covered by a support wall, facing the occupants' knees. The deformation element exhibits a first hollow bracket segment, which runs along the support wall, and a second additional hollow bracket segment, which is arranged at an angle to the first hollow bracket segment, whereby the second hollow bracket segment is attached to the transverse frame member.

Abstract: A knee support is arranged in the area of a control panel inside a passenger compartment of a body of a motor vehicle and exhibits a transverse frame member, which is provided with at least one deformation element. The deformation element, covered at least in areas in relation to the passenger compartment by a support wall of the control panel, includes a first bracket segment, which is in alignment with the knee impact areas, and a second bracket segment, which is connected to the transverse frame member, in such a manner that the first bracket segment absorbs energy primarily by flection; the second bracket segment, as a function of the load by compression and/or flection; and optionally the transverse frame member absorbs energy as a function of the load by flection and/or by torsion.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for needling a non-woven material with a guide means (16) for the non-woven material between a perforated base plate (17) and a perforated stripping plate (18) as well as at least one needleboard (2) which is disposed on the side of the stripping plate (18) averted from the base plate (17) and is drivable in a reciprocating manner both in the needle penetration direction as well as the direction of passage (4, 15) of the non-woven material. In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions it is proposed that the base plate (17) and the stripping plate (18) are drivable synchronously with respect to the needleboard (2) in the direction of passage (15) of the non-woven material.

Abstract: A process and a system are used for controlling the mixture composition for an Otto engine with an NOx storage catalyst during a regeneration phase. The process includes controlling, to the value of one, a &lgr;-value (&lgr;M) of an exhaust gas fed to the NOx storage catalyst during a regeneration phase as a function of a &lgr;-value (&lgr;K) of an exhaust gas emitted by the NOx storage catalyst. The system includes a control device for controlling, to the value of one, a &lgr;-value (&lgr;M) of the exhaust gas fed to the NOx storage catalyst during the regeneration phase as a function of the &lgr;-value (&lgr;K) of the exhaust gas emitted by the NOx storage catalyst.

Abstract: A device for measuring the thickness of films or coatings on bases wherein the film thickness is determined from the magnetic adhesive force of a permanent magnet on the surface of the film to be measured. The device includes a permanent magnet attached to an end of a lever arm mounted at its center of gravity, forming a rotary system which includes an electromagnet counterbalancing the permanent magnet. The magnetic adhesive force between the permanent magnet and film is overcome by the variable force of the magnetic field of the electromagnet acting on the lever arm of the rotary system, the value of which, as the permanent magnet is lifted off the film, is used as a measure of the film thickness. In the best mode of operation, this is accomplished by integrating the time required to raise the current applied to the electromagnet to the value which generates a magnetic field which overcomes the adhesive force between the film and permanent magnet.

Abstract: A method for reducing computational expenditure required to compensate for temperature-related dimensional deviations in a machine tool is described. Temperature-related dimensional deviations are compensated for before the user input information existing in the workpiece-specific coordinate system is converted into the machine-specific coordinate system. As a result, the requisite coordinate transformation carried out with the aid of a mapping matrix does not have to be performed twice, once for user input information and again for compensation values. In addition, the compensation values for the temperature-dependent expansion are only calculated when a minimum value for the temperature variation is exceeded.

Abstract: A process is proposed for chip-removing machining of bore surfaces spaced at a distance from one another in axial direction, particularly of crankshaft and/or camshaft bearing bores, in which at least one of the two outermost bore surfaces is machined to produce a bearing surface for the machining of additional bore surfaces, and a boring bar is inserted through one of the machined outermost bores into at least one bore lying between the outermost bore surfaces.

Abstract: A convertible top for a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle, has a convertible top frame assembly pivotably mounted on convertible top bearings located on the body. A working cylinder composed of a cylinder and a piston rod is mounted on the top frame assembly adjacent to at least one top bearing to open and close the convertible top. Both ends of the piston rod of the working cylinder are permanently mounted on the top bearing and the cylinder and movably mounted on the piston rod, is operationally linked with a drive lever that opens and closes the folding top, oil is supplied under pressure to the working cylinder through bores in the stationary piston rod.

Abstract: A circulating tool for cutting of workpieces including a carrier element that bears at least one cutter blade insert in an exactly positioned manner. A device is provided for adjusting the position of the insert relative to the carrier element and a clamping device is provided using a clamping claw, with which the insert can be fixed in the adjusted position relative to the carrier element in that the clamping claw presses the insert flat against a support surface. In order to be able to use indexable inserts of any form without providing weakening openings and to obtain the greatest possible measure of free space for configuring the tool and shaving removal with a space-saving configuration of the adjusting and clamping apparatus, the insert is accommodated in a pocket of the clamping claw and the support surface is directly constructed on the carrier element.

Abstract: An air flow control arrangement is constructed with an air feed into an interior of a motor vehicle. Vertical and horizontal air guiding vanes are swivelably arranged in a housing, and controllable by way of an adjusting device. The housing can be fastened in an opening of a column paneling. The housing has a vertically aligned air guiding duct that includes a first lower duct section with an adjusting flap which can be swiveled about a bearing axis into a horizontal closed position, a vertical open position and intermediate positions, and a second adjoining upper duct section with the integrated air guiding vanes. The adjusting flap can be operated by means of the operating element via a reversing bow which is connected with a crank of the flap and can be swiveled at the housing in a bearing. The housing is fastened by detent hooks which can be snapped onto edges of the column paneling. Furthermore, a retaining spring fastens the head side of the housing.

Abstract: In connection with a position measuring system for great measuring lengths, several partial scale elements preferably formed of glass are applied on a base body. The partial scale elements are welded together.

Abstract: To compensate for modules which expand as a function of temperature, the present invention provides for using a flat sensor having special structural components that feature temperature-dependent electrical conductivity over the entire length to be measured. The benefit derived is that the temperature is measured over the entire sensor. The structural components are interconnected into tracks, and linked to electronics integrated on the sensor. On its rear side, the sensor has an adhesive layer, enabling it to be simply adhesively mounted on the component to be measured. The manner in which the structural components are distributed, makes it possible to adjust the sensor to any desired length, simply by trimming it. After the sensor is mounted, a protective layer is adhesively applied thereto, as a protective measure.

Abstract: The rim spider of a two-piece wheel for a motor vehicle is provided with hollow spokes in which a metal foam core is arranged and remains. The rim spider is connected with a rim by way of weld ring surfaces which are friction welded. The metal foam core is provided in a special manner with a partial core which is supported on a top core of a casting die tool so as to provide positioned bearing in the casting die tool. By way of slides, which are arranged in a distributed manner on a circumference of the rim spider, an influence on heating and cooling behavior, during and after casting, is exercised.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of novel antidiabetic compounds having formula (1) where R1 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl group and X represents hydrogen or halogen atom.

Abstract: The airbag system for a motor vehicle extends below a dashboard and exhibits a generator housing, which is aligned in the transverse direction of the motor vehicle and which forms a blast channel for an airbag between integrated walls and adjoining separate face-sided walls. In load position at least one integrated wall of the blast channel can be displaced in the downward direction. In a first integrated channel wall of the generator housing a head impact element can be swiveled unilaterally in bearings; and in a starting position the head impact element can be suspended by means of a compression connection in the second integrated channel wall of the housing and can be disconnected in a load position. The connections can comprise semi-form-fit connections or springy connections.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for needling a non-woven material with a support (1) for at least one needleboard (3) with at least two eccentric drives (7, 8) which are drivably connected with the support (1) via connecting rods (9, 10) and with a device for adjusting the mutual angular position of the two eccentric drives (7, 8). In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions it is proposed that the device for adjusting the mutual angular position of the two eccentric drives (7, 8) consists of a superposition gear (17) in a gear train (11) for the drive connection of the two eccentric drives (7, 8).

Abstract: This invention relates to novel polymorphic/pseudopolymorphic forms of arginine salt of 3-[4-[2-(phenoxazin-10-yl)ethoxy]phenyl]-2-ethoxypropanoic acid, having the formula I shown below. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the novel polymorphic form or their mixture and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The polymorphic forms of the present invention are more active, as antidiabetic and hypolipidemic agent, than the novel 3-[4-[2-(phenoxazin-10-yl)ethoxy]phenyl]-2-ethoxypropanoic acid.

Abstract: An optoelectronic module including a transparent substrate that carries a conductor track, an optoelectronic chip having an optoelectronic sensor and/or emitter for light disposed on the substrate, and via a contacting element the chip is connected to the conductor track and kept spaced apart from the transparent substrate. An opaque light blocking element, disposed between the substrate and the chip, that shields the sensor from lateral incident light and/or lateral light opposite the emitter.

Abstract: A scanning unit for an optical position measuring device, which is suitable for scanning a scale in a measurement direction. The scanning unit includes a light source, an incremental signal scanning arrangement, disposed symmetrical around the light source and including a plurality of incremental signal detector elements, which are each disposed relative to one another so that phase-offset partial incremental signals are generated from the scanning of an incremental grating line of a scale. A first reference pulse detector element and a second reference pulse detector element, each of which is disposed vertically to a measurement direction and are each adjacent to the incremental signal scanning arrangement and generate an output reference pulse signal from the scanning of a first reference marking and a second reference marking located at one or more defined reference positions of the scale.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine element may be an air filter or a suction system of an internal-combustion engine. Both have a housing with walls which bound an interior of the housing, through which interior intake air flows during the operation of the internal-combustion engine. For achieving advantageous psycho-acoustic effects, the walls are provided with relatively thin-walled surfaces for achieving defined frequencies.