Abstract: An ultrafine composite fiber of the present invention is obtained by heating and melting a composite-resin-formed product in front of a supply-side electrode and/or in a space between electrodes and extending the composite-resin-formed product by electrospinning, wherein the composite-resin-formed product is a solid-state composite-resin-formed product having two or more phases and including a resin that has a volume specific resistance of 1015 ?·cm or less, and that is exposed on 30% or more of a surface of the composite-resin-formed product. With this, an ultrafine composite synthetic fiber and an ultrafine synthetic fiber can be obtained by electrospinning, without a solvent being mixed in a supply resin, and further, a method for manufacturing an ultrafine composite fiber, as well as a fiber structure containing an ultrafine composite fiber, are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to an oil filter arrangement having a housing comprising a receiving space for a filter element, wherein a discharge opening is provided at the bottom of the receiving space and a discharge valve is provided in the discharge opening wherein the discharge valve comprises a valve body, which is movable between a closing position and an opening position in a displaceable manner and is moved to the locking position by a first spring element when the filter element is inserted, wherein the first spring element is disposed on the valve body on the side of the valve body facing away from the discharge opening and is configured as a compound spring having a flat, bent metal band. The metal band acts against the filter element or against an end disk of the filter element when the filter element is inserted.

Abstract: An interferometer for optically measuring an object (10), including a light source (1), at least one beam splitter (2) and at least one detector (12a, 12b), with the beam splitter being arranged in the beam path of the light source such that a light beam created by the light source is split into a working beam (3) and a reference beam (4). The interferometer is embodied such that the working beam impinges on the object (10) to be measured and the working beam is at least partially reflected by the object and interfered with the reference beam on the detector (12a, 12b).

Abstract: An interferometer for optically measuring an object (10), including a light source (1), at least one beam splitter (2) and at least one detector (12a, 12b), with the beam splitter being arranged in the beam path of the light source such that a light beam created by the light source is split into a working beam (3) and a reference beam (4). The interferometer is embodied such that the working beam impinges on the object (10) to be measured and the working beam is at least partially reflected by the object and interfered with the reference beam on the detector (12a, 12b).

Abstract: A vane machine comprises an inner rotor (28) and an outer rotor (51). A plurality of radially extending vane elements (32) separates first vane chambers (89) from one another. The van elements (32), with a radially inner end region (34), are accommodated in the inner rotor (28) in a radially displaceable manner and, with a radially outer end region (36), are accommodated in the outer rotor (51) in a pivotable manner. It is proposed that the radially inner end regions (34) of the vane elements (32) be accommodated in the inner rotor (28) at a fixed angle and that the outer rotor (51) comprise individual shoes (38) which are separate for each vane element (32) and in which the vane elements (32) are accommodated in a pivotable manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor pump having an internally toothed outer ring and an externally toothed inner ring which is mounted therein and intermeshes therewith, wherein the outer ring and the inner ring are arranged axis-parallel to one another, and the axes of the outer ring and of the inner ring are at a distance from one another, and the outer ring is connected to a hollow shaft motor with a stator which is fitted with windings, and to a rotor which is rotatably mounted therein, characterized in that the outer ring forms the rotor of the hollow shaft motor.

Abstract: A measuring device for the optic measuring of an object 13a is provided, in particular for measuring a motion of the object. The device includes an interferometer 20 with a measuring beam exit 12, a reflection beam entry 14, an interfering beam exit 15, and a light source 1 for creating a light beam 8, an optic detector 16, which is arranged at the interfering beam exit 15 of the interferometer 20 such that a light beam exiting the interfering beam exit 15 impinges the detector and a signal processing unit 17 connected to the detector 16 being embodied such that they can measure measuring signals of the detector 16.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a crimping conjugate fiber, comprising a first component and a second component, wherein the first component comprises a polybutene-1; the second component comprises a polymer having a melting point higher than that of the polybutene-1 by at least 20° C., or a polymer having a melting initiation temperature (extrapolated melting initiation temperature measured using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) as defined in JIS-K-7121) of at least 120° C.; in a cross section of the fiber, the first component occupies at least 20% of the surface of the conjugate fiber, and the centroid position of the second component is shifted from the centroid position of the conjugate fiber; and the conjugate fiber is an actualized crimping conjugate fiber in which three-dimensional crimps have been developed or a latently crimpable conjugate fiber in which three-dimensional crimps are developed by heating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of composite products made of thermosetting plastic comprising a first pressure chamber (8) and a second pressure chamber (10). Each of the pressure chambers is provided with an elastically deformable chamber wall (12, 14), a mould configuration comprising at least one tool (16) with a mould chamber capable of accommodating a prepreg material (18). The pressure chambers are oriented with the elastically deformable chamber walls(12, 14) opposing one another, so that, when the press is operated with the mould configuration (16, 18) situated between the elastically deformable chamber walls (12, 14), the latter are at least partially in contact with one another with a pressing force (F) in a moulding stage.

Abstract: A vibrometer and a method for optically measuring oscillations at an object, including a radiation source for creating a source beam, a beam splitter to split the source beam into a measuring beam and a reference beam, an optic interference device for interfering the reference beam with a measuring beam, at least partially reflected by the object, and a detector, with the interference device and the detector being embodied cooperating such that a measuring beam, at least partially deflected by the object, and the reference beam interfere on the detector. The vibrometer is embodied as a heterodyne vibrometer, having an optic frequency shift unit, which is arranged in the optical path of the vibrometer, to form a carrier frequency by creating a frequency difference between the measuring beam and the reference beam.

Abstract: An oil filter arrangement comprises a housing, which has a receiving chamber for a filter element which can be cross-flowed in a radial manner by oil and which can be inserted into the housing, a support tube which supports the filter element when it is inserted, a housing cover which closes the receiving chamber, and a drainage channel which is provided in the base area of the receiving chamber. The support tube is fixed to the housing and it remains therein when the filter element is replaced and that a drainage plate, which comprises closing means for closing the drainage channel and which is arranged in an axially displaceable manner, to a limited extent, on the support tube, is arranged in the base area of the receiving chamber.

Abstract: A heat extensible fiber comprises a conjugate fiber including a first resin component having an orientation index of 30% to 70% and a second resin component having a lower melting point or softening point than the melting point of the first resin component and an orientation index of 40% or more, the second resin component being present on at least part of the surface of the conjugate fiber in a lengthwise continuous configuration. The conjugate fiber is a heat-treated or crimped fiber and being configured to thermally extend when heated at a temperature lower than the melting point of the first resin component. The heat extensible fiber has higher heat self-extensibility than conventional extensible fibers.

Abstract: A scanning microscope for the optical measuring of an object in which a measurement beam emitted by the light source impinges the object and is reflected by the object as a reflection beam that reenters through the lens into the radiation path of the microscope. A scanner control unit controls a displacement to change the relative position of the object and the measuring beam so that the beam is directed to at least two different measuring points on the object. An excitation unit periodically excites the object. The reflection beam is visualized on a signal detector, and a signal storage unit saves a measuring sequence of signals of the signal detector. The scanner control unit cooperates with the excitation and signal storage units to control them such that for each measuring point on the object at least one measuring sequence of measuring signals of the signal detector is saved.

Abstract: An interferometer for optically measuring an object (10), including a light source (1), at least one beam splitter (2) and at least one detector (12a, 12b), with the beam splitter being arranged in the beam path of the light source such that a light beam created by the light source is split into a working beam (3) and a reference beam (4). The interferometer is embodied such that the working beam impinges on the object (10) to be measured and the working beam is at least partially reflected by the object and interfered with the reference beam on the detector (12a, 12b).

Abstract: A method and a device to measure oscillations of an object.

Abstract: A device for the optic measuring of an object (1), including a signal processing unit (2) as well as an interferometer with a light source (3) and with at least one detector (4a, 4d). The interferometer is embodied such that a light beam (12) created by the light source (3) is split at least into a working beam (12a) and a reference beam (12b), with the working beam (12a) impinging the object (1) and the working beam (12a) is at least partially reflected by the object and interfered with the reference beam (12b) on the detector (4a, 4b). The signal processing unit (2) is connected to the detector (4a, 4b) and includes a vibrometer processing unit (2f), which detects the motion of the object (1) from the measuring signals of the detector (4a, 4d).

Abstract: An apparatus for optical measurement of an object, especially for measuring movement, is provided, which includes an interferometer for measuring movements along the measurement beam of the interferometer, as well as a confocal auto-focus microscope. The interferometer is coupled in the beam path of the confocal auto-focus microscope, such that the measurement beam of the interferometer is simultaneously the focusing beam of the microscope. Here, it is guaranteed that the interferometric movement measurement is always performed at the focal point of the microscope that is used. This enables automatic correction of the Guoy effect for objectives with high numerical aperture. In addition, for the use of a scanning confocal auto-focus microscope, data sets of test objects can also be measured, which comprise their vibrational behavior, height profile, and optionally also their in-plane movement behavior.

Abstract: An oil filter assembly with a housing which comprises a receiving chamber for a filter element can be inserted into the housing and through which oil can flow in a radial direction, and with a housing lid that closes the receiving chamber, wherein a pure oil or unfiltered oil opening that is surrounded by a pipe socket, and a channel chamber extending in the longitudinal direction of the receiving chamber are provided at the bottom of the receiving chamber. A drainage plate is provided in the bottom area of the receiving chamber, which is disposed on the pipe socket such that it can be axially displaced to at least a certain degree and has a closing means, wherein at least one pressure spring is disposed between the drainage plate and the bottom such that in the operating position when the housing is closed and the filter element is inserted, the drainage plate is loaded by the filter element against the spring force and the closing means closes a drainage opening of the channel chamber.

Abstract: A skin application sheet for being impregnated with a cosmetic preparation is provided which is suitable for a face mask and so on, and causes less irritation to skin, and has good application properties. A splittable conjugate fiber web containing at least 50% by mass of splittable conjugate fibers is placed on one surface or both surfaces of a hydrophilic nonwoven containing at least 50% by mass of hydrophilic fibers and hydroentanglement treatment is conducted to split the splittable conjugate fibers into ultrafine fibers with a fineness of 0.5 dtex and to form a ultrafine fiber layer containing at least 10% by mass of the ultrafine fibers and to integrate the hydrophilic nonwoven and the ultrafine fiber layer so that a sheet is obtained. This sheet is impregnated with the cosmetic preparation and used in such a manner that the ultrafine fiber layer is a skin contact surface.

Abstract: A scanning microscope for the optical measuring of an object, including a lens, a light source, a displacement unit, and a scanner control unit, with the scanning microscope being embodied such that a measurement beam emitted by the light source impinges the object to be measured and that the measuring beam reflected by the object reentering as a reflection beam through the lens into the radiation path of the microscope and the scanner control unit is embodied cooperating with the displacement unit such that the scanner control unit controls the displacement unit via control signals such that the relative position of the object to be measured and the measuring beam can be changed so that the measuring beam can be directed to at least two predetermined, locally different measuring points on the object.