Abstract: A switching arrangement for discharging an energy storage device of a motor vehicle including an energy storage device that stores electrical energy and supplies an electrical machine of a motor vehicle, a discharging circuit having a discharging resistor, a voltage comparison element and an activation switching device. The activation switching device starts discharging the energy storage device via the discharging resistor at the end of a delay period after the motor vehicle has been switched off. The voltage comparison element compares the prevailing voltage of an energy storage voltage and a voltage threshold value and terminates the procedure of discharging the energy storage device if the prevailing voltage of the energy storage device is less than or equal to the voltage threshold value.

Abstract: An electric machine comprises a rotor (200) equipped with permanent magnets (204, 206, 208, 210), and a stator (100) equipped with electromagnetic poles. The electric machine is characterized in that several adjacent electromagnetic poles respectively constitute an electromagnetic pole group in which the adjacent electromagnetic poles are spaced apart at a first electromagnetic pole spacing, that adjacent electromagnetic poles belonging to different electromagnetic pole groups are spaced apart at an electromagnetic pole spacing greater than said first electromagnetic pole spacing, that each electromagnetic pole group has an even number of electromagnetic poles, and that adjacent electromagnetic poles of an electromagnetic pole group are linked to each other so as to generate magnetic fields of opposite direction in operation.

Abstract: A switching arrangement for discharging an energy storage device of a motor vehicle including an energy storage device that stores electrical energy and supplies an electrical machine of a motor vehicle, a discharging circuit having a discharging resistor, a voltage comparison element and an activation switching device. The activation switching device starts discharging the energy storage device via the discharging resistor at the end of a delay period after the motor vehicle has been switched off. The voltage comparison element compares the prevailing voltage of an energy storage voltage and a voltage threshold value and terminates the procedure of discharging the energy storage device if the prevailing voltage of the energy storage device is less than or equal to the voltage threshold value.

Abstract: An electric machine comprises a rotor (200) equipped with permanent magnets (204, 206, 208, 210), and a stator (100) equipped with electromagnetic poles. The electric machine is characterized in that several adjacent electromagnetic poles respectively constitute an electromagnetic pole group in which the adjacent electromagnetic poles are spaced apart at a first electromagnetic pole spacing, that adjacent electromagnetic poles belonging to different electromagnetic pole groups are spaced apart at an electromagnetic pole spacing greater than said first electromagnetic pole spacing, that each electromagnetic pole group has an even number of electromagnetic poles, and that adjacent electromagnetic poles of an electromagnetic pole group are linked to each other so as to generate magnetic fields of opposite direction in operation.

Abstract: A receiver is provided for extracting a digitally encoded transport stream from a broadband signal containing a plurality of channels. The receiver includes an input for receiving the broadband signal and a tuner for selecting a selected channel from the broadband signal. The receiver also includes a filter arrangement having a high pass filter and a low pass filter selectively coupling the input to the tuner such that an unselected one of the filters is coupled to ground. A demodulator is provided for demodulating a digitally encoded transport stream from the selected channel.

Abstract: An electric drive unit for a motor vehicle, comprising: (a) a stub axle; (b) an electric motor having a stator that is fixed with respect to the stub axle and having a rotor that is rotatably supported with respect to the stub axle; (c) a gear system having its input connected to the rotor for torque transmission; (d) a wheel carrier that is rotatably supported with respect to the stub axle and is connected to the output of the gear system for torque transmission; characterized in (e) that air cooling with air circulation is provided for cooling the rotor of the electric motor; (f) and in that the electric motor has provided therein a heat sink for taking up heat from the circulating air.

Abstract: An electric drive unit for a motor vehicle, comprising: (a) a stub axle; (b) an electric motor having a stator that is fixed with respect to the stub axle and having a rotor that is rotatably supported with respect to the stub axle; (c) a gear system having its input connected to the rotor for torque transmission; (d) a wheel carrier that is rotatably supported with respect to the stub axle and is connected to the output of the gear system for torque transmission; characterized in (e) that air cooling with air circulation is provided for cooling the rotor of the electric motor; (f) and in that the electric motor has provided therein a heat sink for taking up heat from the circulating air.

Abstract: An Alert/Warning Interface resides in a set top box, which is coupled to a user's television, and an Information Server located in the cable plant origination center or head-end. The end user of the set top box is able to configure a profile that includes weather areas to be monitored, roads traveled, and schools their children attend. This profile is stored on the Information Server, along with the profiles of all other users. The Information Server monitors for alert conditions, such as bad weather, traffic jams, and school closings. If any of these events occurs, a message is sent to the set top box associated with a profile indicating the current error condition. Upon receipt of an Alert message, the set top box places an icon (or other graphic) in a predetermined portion of the screen (e.g., a top/bottom corner) indicating an alert has occurred. The user can then switch to the Alert screen view, at which time the Alert icon turns off.

Abstract: A process for installing axle springs on vehicles having different spring supported bodies and components mounted on such bodies, generally consisting of creating a database comprising loads of each of such bodies and components, identifying the body and components of each of such vehicles, accessing the database to retrieve data representing the composite load of the identified body and components, identifying axle springs having load capacity ranges sufficient to support the identified load and installing the identified axle springs on the vehicle body.

Abstract: A system and method for adjusting a video frequency response of a set-top terminal using a video frequency response filter. The video frequency response filter is included in a video processing subsystem. The video frequency response filter adjusts the video frequency response of the set-top terminal by using a set of filter coefficients determined by a microprocessor subsystem. The set of filter coefficients can be determined by various methods. One method is by measuring the frequency response degradation of the set-top terminal without the video frequency response filter installed in the set-top terminal. Another method is to measure the amplitude of a color burst signal included in the video input signal. Yet another method is to measure the amplitudes of a multi-burst signal included in the video input signal.

Abstract: For obtaining a compact superconductive power switch for rapid switching speeds and with high dielectric strength, several winding layers (10a . . . 10h) with several windings each are lined up adjacent each other in axial direction. Between individual layers (10a . . . 10h), there are provided cooling/heating elements (8a to 8d) in order to transfer the high-current switch unit (1) to the superconducting state and the normally conducting state, respectively, by cooling/heating, i.e. for closing and opening said unit, respectively. Mutually adjacent current conductors have the switching current flowing therethrough in opposite directions, so that the high-current switch unit (1) is of low induction, which permits fast switching times in particular when the switch is opened by an additional current pulse.

Abstract: An asynchronous motor for a drive mechanism, in particular a hoist or a running gear includes a motor housing with opposite end faces covered by respective end shields, and an annular short-circuit winding disposed on a motor shaft. An asynchronous motor of this type is compact and inexpensive to manufacture and can be reliably controlled even in the presence of a rear-mounted magnetic brake, by accommodating in the motor housing at least two sensor units which are arranged sequentially in the direction of rotation of the motor at the rear of the motor housing, with each sensor unit including an opto-electronic receiver and a confronting electro-optic transmitter.

Abstract: The stay member for a tire chain has a base member including a base portion and a wear portion. The base member has a longitudinal center plane. The base member has at least one connecting opening for receiving connecting members of the tire chain. The base portion includes a tire contact surface opposite the wear portion. The wear portion projects at least partly laterally past the base portion and has a wear surface and lateral surfaces. The wear surface includes grooves extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal center plane. The lateral surfaces extend at such an angle to one another that ring members received in neighboring ones of the stay members are spaced from one another when the stay members touch one another.

Abstract: A mortar mixing machine has a frame and a hopper supported by the frame for containing dry mortar. The hopper has an outlet with an outlet opening. A first conveying and mixing tube, connected in a working position thereof to the outlet so as to extend horizontally, has at least one water inlet and is designed for mixing the dry mortar fed into the conveying and mixing tube from the hopper with water introduced via the at least one water inlet to prepare mixed moist mortar. The first conveying and mixing tube has a removal opening for the mixed moist mortar remote from the outlet. A second conveying and mixing tube is connected to the frame for directly receiving in a working position thereof the mixed moist mortar. The second conveying and mixing tube conveys the mixed moist mortar in a direction opposite to the conveying direction of the first conveying and mixing tube. The second conveying and mixing tube has a drive and is slidably retractable into a rest position together with the drive.

Abstract: A device for manufacturing paint by mixing a dry paint powder with water has a paste mixing zone for mixing dry paint powder with water to a paint paste. The paste mixing zone has an inlet for the dry paint powder. The paste mixing zone further has a mixing and conveying member and a water inlet for supplying water to the dry paint powder. A grinding zone is positioned downstream of the paste mixing zone for grinding the dry paint powder contained in the paint paste and producing finished paint from the paint paste. An exit zone is positioned downstream of the grinding zone for removing the finished paint.

Abstract: A seating system has at least one support and at least one horizontal bar supported by the at least one support. At least one seat portion is connected to the horizontal bar. The at least one support has at least one suspending member. At least one support arm is provided for each support. The at least one support arm is hung from the at least one support. The support arm connects the horizontal bar to the support.

Abstract: An electric hoist with motor-speed-regulated lifting speed, in particular an electric chain hoist, including an electric motor, a gear unit, and a wheel around which the hoisting chain is looped. A load-carrying device is arranged on the hoisting chain. The motor, gear unit and wheel are connected with one another in a drive connection and the lifting speed is provided by an electric control unit for the electric motor, which control unit is connected to a manual control switch. In order to achieve suitable cooling while apportioning the space in an appropriate manner for the arrangement of all required components, the electric control unit, which has control electronics with speed sensing equipment, is arranged in an external protective housing fitted to the gear box.

Abstract: The seat has a seat portion with a seat frame and a seat surface comprised of a first wire mesh. The seat also has a seat back having a back frame and a back support surface comprised of a second wire mesh. The first wire mesh is comprised of first wires with distal ends. The seat frame has inner sides facing one another and the distal ends of the first wires are connected to the inner sides of the seat frame. The second wire mesh is comprised of second wires with distal ends. The back frame has inner sides facing one another and the distal ends of the second wires are connected to the inner sides of the back frame.

Abstract: A tire traction chain having a tread or contact section with spikes, and two side sections. The tread or contact section is comprised of plate-like contact section parts in which the spikes are secured. The contact section parts are linked with one another.