Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for shaping plastic preforms into containers, having a transport device, which transports the plastic preforms to be shaped along a transport path, wherein the transport device has a rotatable transport carrier wherein a plurality of shaping stations are arranged. The shaping stations each have blow-molding devices which the preforms are shaped by applying a flowable medium. The shaping stations have application devices which apply the flowable medium to the preforms, wherein the shaping stations have stretching devices for stretching the preforms in a longitudinal direction. The stretching devices have at least one stretching rod which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the preforms and can be inserted into the plastic preforms. The device has a clean room, which the plastic preforms are expanded into the plastic containers, and a sealing device to seal the clean room from a non-sterile environment, and closed with a cover device.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing plastics material preforms, has a production device having a plurality of production units for producing plastics material preforms, a transport device which is configured for transporting the plastics material preforms produced by the production device, a control device for controlling the production device, and a first inspection device which is configured for inspecting at least one area of the plastics material preforms produced by the production device. The inspection device is configured for outputting at least one value which is characteristic of a physical property of the plastics material preforms. The apparatus has an assignment device which is configured for assigning to each inspected plastics material preform the production unit which has produced this plastics material preform and wherein the control device is configured for controlling the production device and in particular the production units as a function of this value.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing plastic preforms has a production device having production units configured for producing a plastic preform, wherein these plastic preforms are each formed in one piece and have at least one main body and a threaded portion arranged on the main body, and a removal device that is configured for jointly removing the plastic preforms manufactured from this production device. The removal device has a carrier and transport device configured for holding the removed plastic preforms, and for transporting the carrier jointly with the plastic preforms, removed by the removal device, and an inspection device having at least one infrared image recording device that is configured for recording a spatially resolved image of at least one region of a plurality of the plastic preforms produced and for outputting at least one measured value that is characteristic of a physical property of the plastic preforms.

Abstract: A container treatment system for producing and treating preforms, wherein the container treatment system comprises a production machine for producing preforms, at least one container treatment machine arranged downstream of the production machine in a transport direction of the preforms, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to control a flow of preforms in the container treatment system based on a component of the container treatment system being down.

Abstract: A container processing system, the container processing system comprising a production machine for producing preforms, in particular an injection molding machine, a heating device for heating preforms, a blow molding machine for molding preforms into containers, a first transport device for transporting preforms along a first transport direction to the heating device and a second transport device for transporting heated preforms from the heating device to the blow molding machine, wherein the container processing system occupies a fictitious base area in the shape of a rectangle and the production machine, the heating device and the blow molding machine each occupy a fictitious component base area in the shape of a rectangle, wherein a longest side of the base area has a length that is smaller than the sum of the longest sides of the component base areas and the length of the first and the second transport device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for heating plastic preforms, having a transport device which transports the plastic preforms along a predetermined transport path, the transport device having a circulating transport and a plurality of holding devices for holding the plastic preforms, having a plurality of heating devices which are arranged stationarily along the transport path, in such a way that the plastic preforms transported along the transport path are heated by these heating devices, the heating devices each having a plurality of heating lamps, and the apparatus having a detection device which is configured to detect a failure of the heating lamps, wherein the apparatus has a control device which is configured to control the apparatus in dependence on a number of heating lamps detected having failed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for shaping plastic preforms into containers, having a transport device, which transports the plastic preforms to be shaped along a transport path, wherein the transport device has a rotatable transport carrier wherein a plurality of shaping stations are arranged. The shaping stations each have blow-molding devices which the preforms are shaped by applying a flowable medium. The shaping stations have application devices which apply the flowable medium to the preforms, wherein the shaping stations have stretching devices for stretching the preforms in a longitudinal direction. The stretching devices have at least one stretching rod which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the preforms and can be inserted into the plastic preforms. The device has a clean room, which the plastic preforms are expanded into the plastic containers, and a sealing device to seal the clean room from a non-sterile environment, and closed with a cover device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a test system for assessing color vision variability of test persons (7). The test system comprises at least two test carriers (1), wherein each of the at least two test carriers (1) is provided with a two-dimensional pattern (4) including a background (2) and a plurality of samples (3). The plurality of samples (3) and the background (2) of each one of the at least two test carriers (1) are made of at least two different dyestuff combinations representing metameric colors. The samples (3) and/or the background (2) show color scaling in at least two directions such that each one of the at least two test carriers (1) is configured to provide that a test person (7) can select a spot (PISC) from the two-dimensional pattern (4) where the metameric colors of the samples (3) and the background (2) match best.

Abstract: A method for performing recuperation for an ego vehicle, which has at least one electrical machine and is located with at least one further road user on a route in a traffic situation, wherein a drone which has at least one camera is used, wherein the ego vehicle is accompanied on the route by the flying drone, wherein the traffic situation in which the ego vehicle is located is acquired using the at least one camera, wherein the recuperation for the ego vehicle is performed in dependence on the acquired traffic situation, wherein mechanical energy of the ego vehicle is converted into electrical energy using the at least one electrical machine during performance of the recuperation for the ego vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a test system for assessing color vision variability of test persons (7). The test system comprises at least two test carriers (1), wherein each of the at least two test carriers (1) is provided with a two-dimensional pattern (4) including a background (2) and a plurality of samples (3). The plurality of samples (3) and the background (2) of each one of the at least two test carriers (1) are made of at least two different dyestuff combinations representing metameric colors. The samples (3) and/or the background (2) show color scaling in at least two directions such that each one of the at least two test carriers (1) is configured to provide that a test person (7) can select a spot (PISC) from the two-dimensional pattern (4) where the metameric colors of the samples (3) and the background (2) match best.

Abstract: A method for performing recuperation for an ego vehicle, which has at least one electrical machine and is located with at least one further road user on a route in a traffic situation, wherein a drone which has at least one camera is used, wherein the ego vehicle is accompanied on the route by the flying drone, wherein the traffic situation in which the ego vehicle is located is acquired using the at least one camera, wherein the recuperation for the ego vehicle is performed in dependence on the acquired traffic situation, wherein mechanical energy of the ego vehicle is converted into electrical energy using the at least one electrical machine during performance of the recuperation for the ego vehicle.

Abstract: A high-voltage sensing device providing full galvanic isolation between a high-voltage domain and a low-voltage domain, wherein the circuit topology of the device resembles that of a Wheatstone bridge, the Wheatstone bridge employing at least one voltage-controlled semiconductor resistor, wherein the circuit also comprises a reference source connected directly to the Wheatstone bridge and the device comprises a number of shielding structures to electrically isolate the high-voltage domain from the low-voltage domain.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for displaying output data, wherein the output data includes motor-vehicle-side data of a motor vehicle which is displayed via a placard, wherein the motor-vehicle-side data is represented by a color coding of the placard and approval data of the motor vehicle, said method comprising the following steps: providing a display device for displaying the output data; detecting the motor-vehicle-side data of the motor vehicle by means of a detection device; determining the color coding of the placard by means of a control device based on the detected motor-vehicle-side data; displaying a placard surface of the placard in a display region of a display surface of the display device, wherein the placard surface has the color coding; and receiving a release signal for displaying the approval data in a predetermined region of the placard surface of the placard.

Abstract: An additional spring for a shock absorber of a motor vehicle and a damper bearing for a shock absorber of a motor vehicle. In this case, the additional spring includes a first spring body which has a central hole for guiding through a piston rod of the shock absorber. The first spring body is formed spherical on an end face. The damper bearing according to the invention comprises a cylindrical receptacle space in which the first spring body of the additional spring is retained at least in certain regions, and is distinguished in that the receptacle space has a spherically formed base surface formed corresponding to the end face of the first spring body.

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle, in which a control device of the motor vehicle receives a control input conducted by a vehicle occupant. By means of a sensor device of the motor vehicle, it is checked whether at least one predetermined criterion is met. When the at least one predetermined criterion is met and when the control input is received, the control device brings about a movement of at least one sun visor of the motor vehicle from a stowed position into a functional position, in which the at least one sun visor is flipped down. Furthermore, the invention relates to a motor vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for checking a functionality of a differential pressure measuring unit (31) in an exhaust gas recirculation system (1) of a motor vehicle, and a corresponding exhaust gas recirculation system (1). In an air intake duct (5), a sensor flap (11) is provided downstream of an air filter (9) and upstream of an opening (37) of an exhaust gas recirculation duct (25). This sensor flap (11) is set in two different positions and a value of a pressure drop in the exhaust gas stream is measured for each position as said gas stream flows through an exhaust gas recirculation stream valve (29) provided in the exhaust gas recirculation duct (25). If the measured pressure drop does not significantly change despite the movement of the sensor flap (11), it can be assumed that there is a fault in the differential pressure measuring unit (31).

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle, in which a control device of the motor vehicle receives a control input conducted by a vehicle occupant. By means of a sensor device of the motor vehicle, it is checked whether at least one predetermined criterion is met. When the at least one predetermined criterion is met and when the control input is received, the control device brings about a movement of at least one sun visor of the motor vehicle from a stowed position into a functional position, in which the at least one sun visor is flipped down. Furthermore, the invention relates to a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A method for determining a signal offset between a crankshaft angle signal and a combustion chamber pressure signal includes: measuring the combustion chamber pressure signal; shifting an alignment of the measured combustion chamber pressure signal with respect to the crankshaft angle signal by a plurality of respective offset angles to generate a plurality of offset combustion chamber pressure signals; reconstructing the offset combustion chamber pressure signals using a plurality of predetermined inherent pressure curves to generate reconstructed combustion chamber pressure signals; determining reconstruction errors of the reconstructed combustion chamber pressure signals as a function of differences between the offset combustion chamber pressure signals and the reconstructed combustion chamber pressure signals; and determining the signal offset between the crankshaft angle signal and the combustion chamber pressure signal as a one of the plurality of offset angles producing the reconstruction error having

Abstract: A connecting arrangement (1) for connecting a mower knife drive to a mower knife (7), that moves back and forth along a knife or X-axis, has a driving element (2) and an output element (3). The driving element (2) connects the connecting arrangement (1) to the mower knife drive. The output element (3) connects the connecting arrangement (1) to the mower knife (7). The driving element (2) and the output element (3) rotate relative to one another about three mutually perpendicular axes of rotation (X, Y, Z). Also, the driving element (2) and output element (3) can be moved relative to one another along at least two of the axes of rotation (Y, Z).

Abstract: A high-voltage sensing device providing full galvanic isolation between a high-voltage domain and a low-voltage domain, wherein the circuit topology of the device resembles that of a Wheatstone bridge, the Wheatstone bridge employing at least one voltage-controlled semiconductor resistor, wherein the circuit also comprises a reference source connected directly to the Wheatstone bridge and the device comprises a number of shielding structures to electrically isolate the high-voltage domain from the low-voltage domain.