Abstract: A motor vehicle lamp employs conductor moldings in which conductor tracks extending in three dimensions can be created in the housing. In addition, the conductor moldings enable the integration of lamp connections, switches and lamp mount, as well as reflectors and cooling surfaces directly into the housing and separately inlaid or molded-in plates for contact tracks.

Abstract: The rear of a thin IC card is provided with a jack (42A, 42B, FIG. 4) that can receive a multi-contact audio type plug (40) having a diameter that is more than half the thickness of the card. The circuit board has a slot (60) that opens into the rear of the card. A U-shaped insulative block (80) is mounted on the card, with the opposite arms of the block lying at opposite sides of the board slot. Sheet metal contacts are mounted on the block and project into the slot in the circuit board, with each contact having a vertically-extending plug-engaging part (120) lying in the circuit board slot. The IC card includes a housing with a rear end cap (140) having a largely cylindrical passage (142A, 142B) that guides an audio-type plug into the slot in the circuit board to engage the contacts thereat. The end cap is constructed to form a rearward extension of the card that projects rearward of a card-receiving host slot, to enable a wide plug handle to be inserted against the rear of the end cap.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a module for a motor vehicle which comprises a windshield wiper system (7) and a windshield washer system, wherein a receptacle (6) that is predominantly realized in the form of a fluid container is shaped such that it surrounds the windshield wiper system (7) at least approximately complimentarily and simultaneously serves as a cover for the so-called radiator tank of the motor vehicle body, and wherein said receptacle is provided with an air passage (17) that leads to the passenger compartment. The invention also aims to develop a module of this type in such a way that it fulfills additional functions and can be delivered to the motor vehicle manufacturer in the form of a complete module.

Abstract: A telescopic sight which can be used for either nighttime or daytime operation and is particularly adaptable for use on weapons ranging from rifles to anti-tank weapons.A first embodiment includes a single objective and two parallel light paths, one for day viewing and one for night viewing. The objective forms the beginning of the night path. Separating mirrors transmit light from the objective along the night path and reflects light from the objective to the day path. The night path includes an image intensifier assembly. A mirror at the end of the night path reflects the light from the image intensifier assembly to a beamsplitter/combiner on the day path. The beamsplitter/combiner transmits the light from the day path and reflects the light from the night path along the same path to an ocular assembly for viewing.A second embodiment of the telescopic sight is similar to the first embodiment but contains two objective lens assemblies for collecting light, one for the night path and one for the day path.

Abstract: A pump having a simple and compact construction which permits leakage test of the pressure valve both outside and inside the pump housing, and, if necessary, ensures ease of replacement of individual parts, such as replacement of the pressure valve or the valve seat member, if leakage occurs during testing. The peripheral surface of the valve seat member facing the cover has a conical chamfer onto which an annular projection of the cover is movable into sealing abutment and is radially expandable to provide a press fit engagement.

Abstract: To effectively prevent a hydraulically operated change-over valve for a hydraulic brake system from fluttering, according to the present invention, an air cushion which attenuates pressure pulsations is incorporated in the inlet chamber of the valve. This air cushion is provided in a simple manner by a preassembled unit comprising a metal bowl, a diaphragm, and a metal annular disc which is calked at its periphery with the edge of the metal bowl so that the diaphragm is clamped in a sealed manner.

Abstract: A connecting device is described for use in a test clip whose multiple contacts engage multiple leads of an IC (integrated circuit) device, which can be constructed reliably and at low cost. The test clip includes a flat flexible cable (54, FIG. 7) mounted on a clip housing, the cable having parallel conductors (50) mounted on insulation 53. Lower end portions of the conductors serve as lead-engaging contacts. Each conductor lower end portion extends in a substantially 180.degree. loop (62), with one side (70) of each loop being positioned to engage a corresponding lead of the IC device.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the braking pressure in an anti-lock brake system which includes a brake power booster operable by an electric control element, wherein the rotational speed of the individual vehicle wheels is determined, the actual rotational speed value measured on a wheel during braking is compared with a memorized desired rotational speed nominal value. The electric control element is actuated as a function of the comparison result.

Abstract: A monocular night vision device comprising an objective lens assembly for receiving low intensity light; an image intensifier assembly comprising a variable gain image intensifier tube having an adjustable potentiometer mounted external to the tube for converting the low intensity light into a visible output image; a single eyepiece lens assembly for viewing the output image from the image intensifier assembly; and a non-metallic housing for receiving the objective lens assembly, image intensifier assembly, and eyepiece lens assembly, wherein the housing aligns the objective lens assembly with the image intensifier assembly and the eyepiece lens assembly along an optical axis.

Abstract: Personal communications in a code division multiple access system operated without a base is provided with simultaneous transmission of a communications channel and a control channel, each spread by different PN codes. The PN code facilitates restricting communications on the network to a particular conversation mode and between identified radios. Transmissions are performed in a time division duplex manner in 62.5 milliseconds slots. One of the radios initiates transmission and maintains power control and time synchronization normally done by a base station. A network control station can voluntarily or by command transfer control of the network to any of the other radios on the network. Colliding transmissions from more than one radio require the radios to retry transmitting until one of the radios transmits in an earlier time slot.

Abstract: A brake power booster for automotive vehicles has a control valve which is operable by a solenoid irrespective of the driver's wish. In order to adapt the force-travel characteristic curve of the solenoid to the consumer characteristic curve of the control valve exhibiting a drop in force, the present invention discloses an armature having two parts which are movable relative to each other and interact with stops that are axially offset in the housing of the solenoid in the actuating direction of the latter.

Abstract: A multi-level security apparatus and method for a network employs a secure network interface unit (SNIU) coupled between each host or user computer unit and a network, and a security management (SM) architecture, including a security manager (SM) coupled to the network, for controlling the operation and configuration of the SNIUs coupled to the network. Each SNIU is operative at a session level of interconnection which occurs when a user on the network is identified and a communication session is to commence. When an SNIU is implemented at each computer unit on the network, a global security perimeter is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the SNIU is configured to perform a defined session level protocol (SLP), including the core functions of user interface, session manager, dialog manager, association manager and data sealer, and network interface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pressure control valve including a valve tappet which is axially movably arranged in the valve housing and, in a first switch position, provides a pressure fluid connection between a first pressure fluid port that opens into the valve housing and a second pressure fluid port that opens into the valve housing, wherein the valve tappet, in a second switch position, separates the pressure fluid connection between the first pressure fluid port and the second pressure fluid port and, in a third switch position, provides a pressure fluid connection between the second pressure fluid port and a third pressure fluid port, to which end a valve closure member which is axially slidable by the valve tappet is lifted from its valve seat.

Abstract: A system and a method is disclosed for verifying a voice of a user conducting a telephone transaction. The system and method includes a mechanism for prompting the user to speak in a limited vocabulary. A feature extractor converts the limited vocabulary into a plurality of speech frames. A pre-processor is coupled to the feature extractor for processing the plurality of speech frames to produce a plurality of processed frames. The processing includes frame selection, which eliminates each of the plurality of speech frames having an absence of words. A Viterbi decoder is also coupled to said feature extractor for assigning a frame label to each of the plurality of speech frames to produce a plurality of frame labels. The processed frames and frame labels are then combined to produce a voice model, which includes each of the plurality of frame labels that correspond to the number of plurality of processed frames.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward a navigation system and method for a high orbit spacecraft, which passively utilizes UHF signals carrying intersatellite ranging data transmitted by a constellation of satellites that travel in lower orbits around a celestial sphere. The navigation system enables the high orbit spacecraft to self locate its position relative to an earth centered coordinate frame and comprises a receiver for receiving the UHF signals carrying the intersatellite ranging data and a Kalman or optimum filter coupled to the receiver for processing the ranging data received by the receiver and generating and updating spacecraft position data.

Abstract: A motor-and-pump assembly includes armature shaft of the electric motor which is retained in the pump housing by way of a main bearing and an auxiliary bearing.The objective is to align the motor housing centrically to the axis of the armature and, in addition, to achieve a reliable attachment of the motor housing to the pump housing.Therefore, the housing of the electric motor has a bowl-shaped design, and the rim of the motor housing is inserted into a concentrically circumferential groove in a flange surface on the pump housing. The diameter of the inner wall of the groove corresponds to the inside diameter of the motor housing. Thus, the inside wall of the motor housing abuts on the inner rim of the groove. The motor housing is thereby aligned centrically.The motor housing can simply be fastened to the pump housing by a clamping ring which is also inserted into the groove.

Abstract: A dual mode microwave vector controller apparatus is disclosed for controlling amplitude and phase characteristics of RF signals. A first set of phase shifting integrated circuit chips (PSICs) is disposed on a semiconductor substrate, each PSIC having an input port for receiving an RF signal and an output port for transmitting amplitude and phase modulated RF signals. A second set of PSICs is disposed on a semiconductor substrate, each PSIC having an input port for receiving an RF signal and an output port for transmitting amplitude and phase modulated RF signals. A first reciprocal planar magic tee integrated circuit chip (RPMT) is disposed on a semiconductor substrate and sandwichedly coupled between the first and second sets of PSICs, having input ports for receiving RF input signals from one set of PSICs and having output ports for transmitting output RF signals corresponding to the sum and difference of the RF input signals to the other set of PSICs.

Abstract: A traction control system for a four wheel drive vehicle including generating a first value corresponding to an average rotational speed of front wheels, generating a second value corresponding to an average of a rotational speed of rear wheels, comparing the first and second values, and generating a first signal corresponding to a difference between the first and second values, are provided. The first signal is used for transferring torque to the secondary axle if the rear wheels are rotating faster than the front wheels. The system also generates a second signal corresponding to a difference in speed between a first axle shaft and a second axle shaft of the front axle. The second signal is used for transferring torque to the other of the front axle shafts if the one of the secondary axle shafts is rotating faster than the other of the front axle shafts.