Abstract: The invention describes a belt buckle (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a belt buckle housing (12) as well as a lighting unit (20) present in the area of a tongue insertion opening (36) and including a lamp (22) and a light conductor (16). A front panel (14) surrounding the tongue insertion opening (36) is provided which limits the belt buckle (10) on the end face. The front panel (14) is coupled to the belt buckle housing (12) via at least one detent mechanism (24, 30) such that the light conductor (16) provided at least partially between the front panel (14) and the belt buckle housing (12) is aligned. The invention further describes a method for manufacturing a belt buckle (10).

Abstract: The invention describes a belt buckle (10) for a motor vehicle comprising a belt buckle housing (12) as well as a lighting unit (20) present in the area of a tongue insertion opening (36) and including a lamp (22) and a light conductor (16). A front panel (14) surrounding the tongue insertion opening (36) is provided which limits the belt buckle (10) on the end face. The front panel (14) is coupled to the belt buckle housing (12) via at least one detent mechanism (24, 30) such that the light conductor (16) provided at least partially between the front panel (14) and the belt buckle housing (12) is aligned. The invention further describes a method for manufacturing a belt buckle (10).

Abstract: Sheet stock that is useful as a separator in batteries can be obtained by a method in which (a) the sheet stock is provided, (b) the sheet stock is cut to the required width, and, subsequently, (c) the sheet stock obtained according to step (b) is wound onto a core or tube, and, subsequently, (d) the sheet stock is cut to length on the core or tube along the axis of the core or of the tube. The sheet stock has a carrier and abrasive particles, the abrasive particles being located inside and/or on at least part of the surface of the carrier.

Abstract: A method for producing carbon black pellets in a ring layer mixing granulator where the feed amount of unpelletized carbon black is kept constant and the water is dispensed via two nozzle holders positioned as close as possible to the inlet, each with two nozzles, where the spray cones make an angle between 10 and 90° to the direction of flow of the carbon black, at a pressure of 3-5 bar measured at the nozzles. Carbon black pellets are disclosed with an oil absorption number greater than 100 ml/100 g and an oil absorption number of the pressed carbon black greater than 78 ml/100 g, where the pellet fraction with a diameter greater than 2.5 mm is less than 3.5 wt %, the pellet fraction with a diameter of 0.71-1.0 mm is greater than 22 wt %, and the individual pellet hardness of the fraction with the 0.71-1.0 mm diameter is between 7.0 and 25.0 g.

Abstract: A method for producing carbon black pellets in a ring layer mixing granulator where the feed amount of unpelletized carbon black is kept constant and the water is dispensed via two nozzle holders positioned as close as possible to the inlet, each with two nozzles, where the spray cones make an angle between 10 and 90° to the direction of flow of the carbon black, at a pressure of 3-5 bar measured at the nozzles. Carbon black pellets are disclosed with an oil absorption number greater than 100 ml/100 g and an oil absorption number of the pressed carbon black greater than 78 ml/100 g, where the pellet fraction with a diameter greater than 2.5 mm is less than 3.5 wt %, the pellet fraction with a diameter of 0.71-1.0 mm is greater than 22 wt %, and the individual pellet hardness of the fraction with the 0.71-1.0 mm diameter is between 7.0 and 25.0 g.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of masterbatches which contain short fibres or pulps and which may be used for the production of polymer compositions or rubber compositions.