Abstract: A coolant supply system for a drive device of an electrically operated vehicle axle with an electric machine which has a cylindrical stator housing, in which there is a winding head space axially on both sides of a rotor/stator arrangement, at the bottom of which coolant collects. The two winding head spaces are fluidly connected to one another via a coolant sump, and the stator housing height and the coolant sump height in the electric machine vertical direction add up to a total height. In order to reduce the total height, the coolant sump is offset by a transverse offset from a rotor axis vertical plane. In this way, the stator housing height and the coolant sump height can at least partially overlap in the vertical direction of the electric machine by an overlap amount.

Abstract: A coolant supply system for a drive device of an electrically operated vehicle axle of a two-track vehicle with an electric machine. The coolant supply system has an electric machine hydraulic circuit in which a coolant tank, the interior of a cylindrical stator housing and a stator housing sump are integrated, in which the coolant draining from the stator housing collects, which can be returned from there to the coolant tank by at least one return pump. The stator housing sump has a suction point on each of its axially opposite axial sides, from which the coolant can be sucked off by the return pump.

Abstract: A drive device for an electrically operated vehicle axle of a two-track vehicle, with a drive unit in which an electric machine drives vehicle wheels via a gearbox. The electric machine is arranged transversely in the vehicle axle, and a stator housing of the electric machine is axially extended in the vehicle transverse direction with a gearbox housing. The drive unit is supported in a three-point bearing via three unit bearings in the vehicle body. The three-point bearing has two gearbox-side unit bearings via which the gearbox housing is supported in the vehicle body.

Abstract: This invention provides a system and method for detecting and acquiring one or more in-focus images of one or more barcodes within the field of view of an imaging device. A measurement process measures depth-of-field of barcode detection. A plurality of nominal coarse focus settings of a variable lens allow sampling, in steps, of a lens adjustment range corresponding to allowable distances between the one or more barcodes and the image sensor, so that a step size of the sampling is less than a fraction of the depth-of-field of barcode detection. An acquisition process acquires a nominal coarse focus image for each nominal coarse focus setting. A barcode detection process detects one or more barcode-like regions and respective likelihoods. A fine focus process fine-adjusts, for each high-likelihood barcode, the variable lens near a location of the barcode-like regions. The process acquires an image for decoding using the fine adjusted setting.

Abstract: A system for treating kegs with data carriers. One or more treatment modules, each of which has a keg receiving area, a treatment head, and an one interface for a discharge line and for a cleaning medium line and/or at least one filling product line. A signaling device configured for signaling operations to be carried out with the treatment modules and/or a loading device for supplying and discharging the kegs to and from the treatment modules. A controller configured for controlling the treatment modules, the signaling device, and/or the feed device. A reading device connected to the controller for reading information from the data carriers. The controller being configured to control and/or regulate the treatment of the kegs, in particular a cleaning process and/or a filling process, in the treatment modules based on the information on the data carriers. The information being read by the reading device.

Abstract: A system for treating kegs with at least two treatment modules. Each treatment module has a keg receiving area, a treatment head, and an interface. The system contains a controller for controlling the treatment modules. At least one of the treatment modules is connected to a filling product source, which provides a first filling product, via the respective interface of the treatment module. At least one other treatment module of the treatment modules is connected to a filling product source, which provides a second filling product, via the respective interface of the treatment module. The controller is designed to actuate the treatment modules for a simultaneous and/or a delayed filling process for different filling products.

Abstract: A mixture contains at least one polyether block amide (PEBA) and at least one poly(meth)acrylate, selected from poly(meth)acrylimides, poly-alkyl(meth)acrylates, and mixtures thereof. The mass ratio of PEBA to poly(meth)acrylate is 95:5 to 60:40. The polyalkyl(meth)acrylate contains 80% by weight to 99% by weight of methyl methacrylate (MMA) units and 1% by weight to 20% by weight of C1-C10-alkyl acrylate units, based on the total weight of polyalkyl(meth)acrylate. The mixture can be processed to give foamed mouldings. The mouldings can be used in footwear soles, stud material, insulation or insulating material, damping components, lightweight components, or in a sandwich structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a treatment system for treating containers, in particular for treating kegs, each of which is preferably equipped with at least one keg fitting. The treatment system has at least one media supply for a product to be filled and/or for one or more treatment or cleaning media as well as at least one treatment station for receiving a container, in particular keg. The treatment station has at least one treatment head for cleaning the interior of and/or filling the container, in particular keg, and at least one supply interface via which the treatment station is connected to the media supply. According to the invention, at least one closure device for tightly closing the treatment head as well as at least one measuring and checking device for recording and checking process data are further provided in the treatment system for automatically checking installation and/or functioning of the treatment station.

Abstract: A brush holder for holding at least two brushes for a sliding contact arrangement, including an intermediate element and two contact elements for electrically contacting at least one of the brushes, the contact elements being arranged on two opposite sides of the intermediate element and the intermediate element having a receptacle extending through the opposite sides for a rotating shaft.

Abstract: A method for the production of granulate suitable for the production of extrusion-blow-molded hollow bodies, comprising: sorting by type, washing, and comminuting PET articles originating from a post-consumer collection of plastic packaging, removing contaminants from the PET articles, premixing PET material from various types of the sorted PET articles so that a Trouton ratio of mixed PET material at a shear rate of 50 to 200 s?1 is less than 4, drying the PET material, melting the dried PET material, pressing the PET material through a filter, dividing the PET material into individual melt streams, cooling and solidifying the melt streams in a water bath and separating the solidified melt flows into pellets, wherein the pellets have an intrinsic viscosity of 0.5 to 0.75 dl/g, crystallizing the pellets, and drying and condensing the crystallized pellets in a solid-phase polycondensation reactor until they reach an intrinsic viscosity of 1.0 to 1.7 dl/g.

Abstract: A coolant supply system for a drive device of an electrically operated vehicle axle with an electric machine which has a cylindrical stator housing, in which there is a winding head space axially on both sides of a rotor/stator arrangement, at the bottom of which coolant collects. The two winding head spaces are fluidly connected to one another via a coolant sump, and the stator housing height and the coolant sump height in the electric machine vertical direction add up to a total height. In order to reduce the total height, the coolant sump is offset by a transverse offset from a rotor axis vertical plane. In this way, the stator housing height and the coolant sump height can at least partially overlap in the vertical direction of the electric machine by an overlap amount.

Abstract: A coolant supply system for a drive device of an electrically operated vehicle axle of a two-track vehicle with an electric machine. The coolant supply system has an electric machine hydraulic circuit in which a coolant tank, the interior of a cylindrical stator housing and a stator housing sump are integrated, in which the coolant draining from the stator housing collects, which can be returned from there to the coolant tank by at least one return pump. The stator housing sump has a suction point on each of its axially opposite axial sides, from which the coolant can be sucked off by the return pump.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described including: generating a channel quality metric offset; summing a channel quality metric and the channel quality metric offset to generate an adjusted channel quality metric of a channel of a mobile communication system; setting a modulation and coding scheme for transmitting data over the channel based, at least in part, on the adjusted channel quality metric; obtaining feedback data relating to the success of data transfer over said channel; compiling a loss/reward function based, at least in part, on said feedback data; and updating a model using the loss/reward function, wherein the model is used in the generation of said channel quality metric offset.

Abstract: An illumination assembly for a machine vision system includes a housing comprising a first shelf defining a first position within the housing and a second shelf defining a second position within the housing. a circuit board disposed within the housing, a plurality of light sources disposed within the housing and configured to be coupled to the circuit board, and a plurality of illumination optics assemblies disposed within the housing and removably coupled to the housing. Each illumination optics assembly corresponds to one of the plurality of light sources. The housing is configured to support the circuit board at one of the first position or the second position within the housing based on an illumination optics assembly type of the plurality of illumination optics assemblies.

Abstract: To enable a determination of the position of a transport unit in a transport device, having at least one transport segment along which at least one transport unit is moved at least one-dimensionally and on which a plurality of position sensors spaced apart from each other in the direction of movement are provided, independently of the input of heat during the operation of the transport device, a plurality of temperature sensors, spaced apart from each other in the direction of movement, are provided for detecting a local segment temperature of each transport segment and/or that a temperature model for calculating the local segment temperatures is stored in the control unit and that the control unit is configured to correct the position of the transport unit using a predefined correction model on the basis of the determined local segment temperatures to incorporate a thermal expansion of the transport segment.

Abstract: A modular lens assembly for a machine vision system includes a lens housing, a liquid lens disposed within the lens housing, a solid lens element disposed within the lens housing, and a lens processor device disposed within the lens housing and coupled to the liquid lens. The lens processor device may be configured to determine a control signal to control the liquid lens.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine (2) comprising: a nacelle (8) provided on the top of a tower (12), a rotor including a hub (6) and a number of blades (4), a main shaft (16) configured to be driven by the rotor about a main axis and supported on the nacelle (8), a generator (28) having a generator rotor and generator stator, and a gear system (25) arranged to increase the rotational speed between said rotor and said generator rotor.

Abstract: For determination of the position of a movable component with a plurality of position magnets relative to a stationary component with a plurality of position sensors, it is provided that the sensor responses are detected for a group of position sensors in the region of the movable component, sensor model responses of the group of position sensors are determined from a sensor model for a plurality of assumed different relative positions of the movable component relative to the stationary component, the sensor model responses are compared with the sensor responses and the assumed relative position with the smallest deviation between the sensor model responses and the sensor responses is used as the relative position of the movable component.