Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating for elastomeric linear profiles, where the coating comprises solid lubricant embedded into a polymeric matrix. It also relates to a wiper blade for windscreen wipers, comprising this type of coating, and also to a process for the production of an elastomeric linear profile coated according to the invention. The polymeric matrix with embedded solid lubricant is obtained by polymerizing, in the absence of polymeric binders, a mixture comprising the solid lubricant and low-molecular-weight crosslinking agent. In one embodiment, the matrix is obtained from the thermal polymerization of the low-molecular-weight crosslinking agent hexamethoxymethylmelamine. Examples of solid lubricants are graphite and HDPE.

Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a MEMS device, and technique of fabricating or manufacturing a MEMS device, having mechanical structures encapsulated in a chamber prior to final packaging. The material that encapsulates the mechanical structures, when deposited, includes one or more of the following attributes: low tensile stress, good step coverage, maintains its integrity when subjected to subsequent processing, does not significantly and/or adversely impact the performance characteristics of the mechanical structures in the chamber (if coated with the material during deposition), and/or facilitates integration with high-performance integrated circuits. In one embodiment, the material that encapsulates the mechanical structures is, for example, silicon (polycrystalline, amorphous or porous, whether doped or undoped), silicon carbide, silicon-germanium, germanium, or gallium-arsenide.

Abstract: A pneumatic brake booster 1 comprising: a sealed structure 3 comprising a rigid casing 11 forming a funnel 19 furnished with an opening and a movable wall 13 dividing the sealed structure 3 into a low-pressure chamber 25 and a working chamber 27, a pneumatic piston 5 comprising a boss 31 fixedly attached to the movable wall 13 and mounted so as to slide in the funnel opening, a valve element 33 housed in the boss 31 and a seal 35 positioned between the boss 31 and the funnel 19, an input rod 7 and an output rod 9 coupled on either side of the pneumatic piston 5, and a return spring 37 to return the pneumatic piston 5 to a rest position, the return spring 37 being placed in the low-pressure chamber 25 between an internal surface 45 of the rigid casing and the pneumatic piston 5, and a force sensor 39 placed in the low-pressure chamber 25 and subjected to the pressure variations of the return spring 37.

Abstract: The invention is based on a power hand tool, in particular a hammer drill and/or hammer chisel, with a percussion unit (10), which comprises a tumble bearing unit (12) with a tumble body (14) and also a piston (16). It is proposed that the power hand tool comprises at least two bearing locations (18, 20; 22, 24) arranged in parallel in the force of flux, by means of which the tumble body (14) is coupled to the piston (16).

Abstract: A device for detecting a leak in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine including a piston in the cylinder, the piston being attached to a crankshaft, includes a time interval determining unit which is designed to determine a first time interval in which the crankshaft passes a preset first angle segment before reaching the ignition top dead center of the piston in the cylinder, and to determine a second time interval in which the crankshaft passes a preset second angle segment after reaching the ignition top dead center of the piston in the cylinder, and a cylinder leak determining unit which is designed to detect a leak in the cylinder as a function of the first time interval and as a function of the second time interval.

Abstract: A method for producing a sensor array including a monolithically integrated circuit is described as well as a sensor array. This sensor array has a micromechanical sensor structure, in which a first partial structure which is associated with the sensor structure is produced at the same time as a second partial structure which is associated with the circuit, a process variation of the first partial structure being performed in order to adjust a structure property of the sensor structure while the second partial structure remains the same.

Abstract: A method of protecting a micro-mechanical sensor structure embedded in a micro-mechanical sensor chip, in which the micro-mechanical sensor structure is fabricated with a protective membrane, the micro-mechanical sensor chip is arranged so that a surface of the protective membrane faces toward a second chip, and the micro-mechanical sensor chip is secured to the second chip.

Abstract: A device for simulating a data transmission via a data transmission network, especially in a motor vehicle, for evaluating the transmission quality via the network as a function of an interference environment and of a channel characteristic of the network.

Abstract: In a method for monitoring the functionality of a temperature sensor that can deliver an electrical signal as a function of the measured temperature and is disposed, in particular, in the cooling water circuit of an internal combustion engine, the persistence of the temperature sensor in the high signal range is made possible by a method encompassing the following steps: Characterizing the sensor as possibly faulty if the sensor indicates, upon engine shutdown, at least a maximum value of the cooling fluid temperature; determining a first gradient of the cooling fluid temperature, measured by the possibly faulty sensor, up to a first point in time after engine shutdown, and characterizing the sensor as fault-free if the gradient exceeds a minimum value; determining a second gradient of the cooling fluid temperature, measured by the possibly faulty sensor, between the point in time and a point in time after engine shutdown, and characterizing the sensor as fault-free if the second gradient exceeds a minimum va

Abstract: An electrical, decentralized braking system includes at least four sensors for sensing the actuation of a brake actuating device; one braking module for each vehicle wheel, for acquiring sensor data and for controlling braking of the wheel; at least one first communication device with which all braking modules are connected to one another for the exchange of data; an electrical connecting device by which each sensor is connected to at least one braking module; and at least one further communication device for receiving and/or exchanging data between at least two braking modules of different sides of the vehicle.

Abstract: In a controller, in particular for motor vehicle transmissions, having a holder (1) on which an electronic circuit component (2) and at least one flexible printed-circuit film (3) connected to the electronic circuit component (2) by means of electric connection means (7) are arranged, it is proposed to arrange on the holder (1) a frame component (5) which surrounds the electronic circuit component (2), and to connect the electric connection means (7) connected to the electronic circuit component electrically to the at least one flexible printed-circuit film (3), through at least one opening (15) in the frame component (5).

Abstract: This invention relates to a line-array loudspeaker that is configurable to meet the acoustic requirements of a venue. In one embodiment, the line-array includes a combination of far-field and near-field loudspeaker modules which are selectively fixedly connected to each other. Each module includes a first loudspeaker element and a second loudspeaker element. Each of the first and second elements includes a high-frequency transducer assembly and a low-frequency transducer assembly. The far-field modules and the near-field modules are fixedly connected using a rigging system to provide a smooth and continuous transition from a first splay angle to a second splay.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric motor having a stator and a rotor in a housing, wherein the stator comprises a plurality of lamellae that are disposed in parallel and are combined into a package. The lamellae are held together via a spring clamp, which overlaps the lamella package in an axial manner, wherein the spring clamp simultaneously supports the lamella package radially on the interior wall of the housing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrostatic axial piston engine (1), having a housing (2), which with two transverse walls (18a, 18b) and a peripheral wall (2c) connecting these longitudinally to one another surrounds an interior (3), a driving shaft (19), which extends longitudinally in the housing (2) and is mounted rotatably in the housing (2), and a swash plate (4), which is mounted longitudinally adjacent to the cylinder drum (5) in the housing (2) and supported against which in an articulated manner are pistons (9) that are reciprocably mounted in approximately longitudinally extending piston holes (6) in the cylinder drum (5).

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining conditions of a seat within a vehicle and modifying the operation of at least one safety system or device in response to the conditions of the seat. The system includes a sensor module located in a seat-back of the seat, a control module, and at least one safety system. The sensor module includes one or more accelerations sensors for measuring the acceleration of the seat along first, second, and third axes with respect to the vehicle (e.g., longitudinal, transverse, and vertical directions with respect to the vehicle). The signals generated by the acceleration sensor are sent to the control module, which uses the signals to determine a plurality of conditions of the first seat. The conditions of the seat include, for example, a seat-back tilt angle, a seat-shock (e.g., from a collision), vehicle dynamics (e.g., vehicle acceleration and velocity in multiple directions), and a vehicle rollover condition.

Abstract: A hand-held power tool, in particular a sander, includes a housing (10) and a motor (12) located in the housing (10). A driven shaft (16) that extends from a face end (14) of the housing (10) is drivable by the motor (12). A suction conduit (18) extends at least partway through the housing (10). The suction conduit (18) opens as an intake at the face end (14) of the housing (10).

Abstract: An optical sensor assemblage, in particular a thermopile sensor assemblage, comprising a sensor chip assemblage having an optically transparent irradiation region, a mounting region surrounding the latter, and a wire-bond region; an optically isolating mounting frame having a chip receiving region and a plurality of connector elements; and an optically isolating packaging device; the sensor chip assemblage being joined in the mounting region to the chip receiving region, and in the wire-bond region to one or more of the connector elements, the chip receiving region having a window disposed in such a way that at least a portion of the optical irradiation region is not covered by the chip receiving region; and the packaging device surrounding the sensor chip assemblage and the mounting frame in such a way that optical radiation can enter the sensor chip assemblage substantially only through the window.

Abstract: A direct drive for a printing press with lateral register adjustment includes a rotor and a stator, and a connection for mechanically connecting the drive with a stationary support bearing, wherein the rotor is connectable with shaft of a printing press cylinder with the connection being a torsionally stiff spacer installed directly or indirectly on the outer jacket of drive, which is designed to be elastic in the direction of the motor axis to compensate axial motions of the attachable printing press cylinder shaft.

Abstract: A method and a device are provided for performing switching and data comparison in a computer system having at least two processing units which each process data at a specified clock pulse, in which a switchover arrangement is provided and switching takes place between at least two operating modes, and a comparison unit is provided. A first operating mode corresponding to a compare mode is provided, and a second operating mode corresponding to a performance mode is provided. A synchronization arrangement is provided which assigns to the specifiable data a clock pulse information as a function of a processing unit, and at least the comparison unit takes into consideration this clock pulse information in the corresponding data.

Abstract: A method and a plasma system are provided for anisotropically etching structures into a substrate positioned in an etching chamber, e.g., structures defined using an etching mask in a silicon substrate, using a plasma. For this purpose, the etching chamber is supplied at least intermittently with an etching gas and at least intermittently with a passivation gas, the passivation gas being supplied to the etching chamber in cycles having a time period between 0.05 second and 1 second. In the plasma system, in addition to a plasma source, via which the plasma acting on the substrate may be produced, an arrangement is provided for at least temporary supply of the etching gas and at least temporary supply of the passivation gas to the etching chamber, which arrangement is designed in such a way that the passivation gas may be supplied to the etching chamber in cycles having a time period between 0.05 second and 1 second.