Abstract: A folding top for a vehicle, particularly for a passenger car, comprises a folding top structure, which is pivotally disposed on vehicle-body-side folding top bases and a folding top covering, the folding top structure having a main hoop and at least one control arm connecting a forward folding top section with the folding top base. While the folding top kinematics are simplified, during the opening operation of the folding top, a coordinated movement takes place between the main hoop and of the control arm disposed in front of the main hoop. An adjusting device is arranged between the material-controlled main hoop and the control arm disposed in front thereof and is operative at least during the opening of the folding top.

Abstract: An instrument for removing ticks from the skin of a person or animal and which includes a handle portion and a pickup device on one end of the handle portion. The pickup device includes a circular base wall having a V-shaped slot, and cylindrical jacket joined to the base wall. The cylindrical jacket includes a radial passage which is aligned with the open end of the slot. In use, the base wall is placed on the skin and the base wall is then slid along the skin to cause the tick to be received in and engaged by the slot, with the body of the tick entering the cylindrical jacket.

Abstract: An apparatus is proposed for the color matching or colorimetry of colored samples, which are arranged in a sample support. It comprises a lighting device which illuminates the sample in a main beam direction and an observer provided at an observation position or a measuring device arranged at an observation position, the sample and observation position having a fixed coordination with each other. The sample and the lighting device are arranged in fixed coordination with each other and, to set different angles of observation between the direction of observation from the observation position to the sample and the main beam direction, the sample and the lighting device are pivotable about a common axis of rotation.

Abstract: In a spring support for a suspension strut of a motor vehicle, a spring collar is provided for supporting a coil spring. The spring support is connected in use with an outer tube of the spring strut. The spring collar comprises a pot-shaped receptacle for the outer tube of the spring strut. The collar is located eccentrically with respect to the outer tube and receptacle and has an annular spring coil support section located at an edge of the collar. This spring support section is connected with the pot-shaped receptacle by ribs that extend like the arms of a star toward the receptacle and have spaces between them. The spring support, including pot-shaped receptacle, ribs and annular spring coil support section, are formed as an integral cast part.

Abstract: The injection moulding machine has a plasticizing cylinder, arranged in whose interior there is a worm with an axial through-hole. The interior of the plasticizing cylinder is connected to a nozzle opening via a cylinder chamber. Operating in the cylinder chamber is a needle which extends through the through-hole in the worm and has a smaller diameter than the cylinder chamber. The tip of the worm constitutes, together with a correspondingly shaped sealing seat, a reverse flow barrier during the injection process. After the end of the injection process the worm is rotated and conveys plasticized plastic material in the direction towards the nozzle opening. As a result of the rising pressure in the worm threads the worm is pushed back and the plasticized material can penetrate into the annular space between the needle and the cylinder chamber. When the worm is rotated further, a pressure is also created in the annular space which slides the needle back into its starting position.

Abstract: A wheel suspension for a motor vehicle, particularly a rear wheel suspension, has a spring which is arranged separately from a shock absorber. The spring and the shock absorber are supported at their lower ends, by way of a common console arranged approximately transversely to the vehicle, on a longitudinal rear axle tube. An upper end of the shock absorber is swivellably held on a carrying device fastened to a vehicle body member. An upper end of the spring is disposed in a supporting device integrated in the vehicle body member.

Abstract: There is described an apparatus for changing the needle boards (3) of a needling machine, comprising a mounting guide (4) for the needle boards (3) to be coupled to each other in a tension-proof way on both sides of the needle bars disposed one behind the other in direction of the working width of the needling machine, to which needle bars the needle boards (3) are replaceably fixed, comprising a feeding guide (2) for the needle boards (3) in extension of the mounting guide (4) on one side of the needling machine, and comprising a step conveyor (5) associated to the feeding guide (2), which step conveyor has engageable and disengageable carriers for the needle boards (3). To create advantageous constructional conditions it is proposed that the carriers of the step conveyor (5) constitute centering pins (9) which engage in centering bushes (10) of the needle boards (3).

Abstract: An angle measuring device for measuring the angular position of two objects, which can be rotated in respect to each other. The device includes a graduated disk with a graduation and fastened on a hub. A scanning mechanism to scan the graduated disk and a fixation element including an axially extending projection of the hub, which is rigid in the axial direction and elastically resilient in the radial direction so as to fix the axial position relation between the graduated disk and the scanning mechanism, wherein the projection exists in a position of rest where the projection does not contact the scanning mechanism. A pressure element that displaces the projection from the position of rest to a clamping position where the projection clamps the scanning mechanism.

Abstract: A suction system for an internal-combustion engine has an arrangement for utilizing resonance effects. The arrangement includes a control device which is arranged inside the resonance container and by way of which the resonance cross-section can be varied as a function of parameters of the internal-combustion engine.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush comprising an elongated body portion and a head including a static portion and a circular portion, a handle, and an angled shaft between the head and the handle. The circular portion rotates or oscillates about an axis normal to a longitudinal axis of the head. The circular portion includes stiff bristles and the static portion includes soft bristles. The elongated body portion is hollow and further includes a motor in the hollow portion, which is operatively connected to the circular portion for rotating or oscillating the circular portion. A switch is operatively connected to the motor to provide momentary and continuous operation of the toothbrush. A worm gear and a pair of step gears are located in the hollow portion. The motor is operatively connected to the worm gear and the step gears are operatively connected to the worm gear and to each other. One of the step gears is offset with respect to a longitudinal axis of the elongated body portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of endo-nortropine using 8-benzyl-nortropan-3-one perchlorate, as well as the latter product. Endo-nortropine is the key product for the production of important azonia-spironortropanol esters, which are used as pharmaceuticals, particularly spasmolytics. There are three different synthesis methods for the preparation of said intermediate, which lead to different disadvantages. These problems are obviated by the present invention through the two-stage treatment of 8-benzyl-nortropan-3-one perchlorate with catalytically activated hydrogen, the starting product initially being prehydrogenated in aqueous suspension and at atmospheric pressure and ambient pressure with a palladium catalyst, at the end of the reaction the catalyst is recovered by filtration, the filtrate is passed over an anion exchanger and the now alkaline reacting solution is rendered turbulent at 1000 to 1500 r.p.m.

Abstract: The invention relates to macrocyclic substances which are bioregulatory active and a method for their synthetic production as well as its isolation from various starting materials. The application of these active substances as such or in combination with other active substances for enzyme regulation and bioregulation is also described.

Abstract: A braking device for wheels of vehicles such as trailers includes a caliper in which brake linings are guided. Between these linings, at least one brake disk is displaceably held on driving toothing of a wheel hub. A pneumatically operable mechanical adjusting device interacts with the brake linings. The braking device includes at least one brake disk in a caliper which is fixed. On one end, the caliper is connected by a fastening element with an axle element of the vehicle. On the caliper, an enclosing housing for bearing the adjusting device is held. By way of a bearing plate, the adjusting device is also supported on the caliper. Pressure pistons of the device are guided by a one-part yoke in a jointly axially adjustable manner and can be acted upon by pressure with respect to the brake linings and the brake disks.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and associated apparatus with which it is possible to implement both shape detection and also displacement measurement in particular using partially identical working steps. A method according to the invention for determining the displacement of at least a part of the surface of a measurement object between an initial condition and a measurement condition and the shape of that surface of the measurement object is characterized in that the operation of determining the shape and the operation of determining the displacement are effected with the same measurement method using the speckle effect.