Abstract: A method for determining at least the position of a moving part of the drive assembly, in which the part is illuminated or exposed to light and thereby the passage of light between the moving part and a part which corresponds thereto is determined. The passage of light changes or can even be briefly interrupted during the movement of the part. As a result, it is possible to obtain reliable information about the instantaneous position of the respective part. The method can be used more widely than the known capacitive determination of the position of a moving part and is, in particular, independent of the material of the part.

Abstract: A method for determining at least the position of a moving part of the drive assembly, in which the part is illuminated or exposed to light and thereby the passage of light between the moving part and a part which corresponds thereto is determined. The passage of light changes or can even be briefly interrupted during the movement of the part. As a result, it is possible to obtain reliable information about the instantaneous position of the respective part. The method can be used more widely than the known capacitive determination of the position of a moving part and is, in particular, independent of the material of the part.

Abstract: A process for the production of lead sulfochromate or lead chromate-sulfate-molybdate type pigments having a low content of acid soluble lead, good color and tinting properties and excellent resistance to industrial environments is described. The process comprises forming the desired lead chromate-containing precipitate in acidic aqueous medium containing chloride ions and a specified excess of lead ions in the absence of a pH buffering agent, coating the precipitate with a silicon and antimony compound, adjusting the pH of the medium to below 7 and recovering the coated precipitate as a pigment.