Abstract: A method of delivering light from a lighting device including having at least one main LED, at least one auxiliary LED, and at least one ceramic light conversion element placed longitudinal to the path of light emitted from the main LED and orthogonal to the auxiliary LED; the method including the steps of switching on the at least one main LED, and changing the color temperature of the light emitted from the lighting device by switching on the at least one auxiliary LED.

Abstract: The invention provides in a best tensioner (10), especially a rotary tensioner, for a seat belt comprising an elongate and preferably cylindrical pressure cylinder (129, a piston (18) movably supported in the pressure cylinder (12) in the longitudinal direction which is adapted to be pressurized with fluid under pressure and thus to be moved into a tensioning direction (S), a thrust means (20) interacting with the piston (18) and a stop (24) provided on the inside (38) of the pressure cylinder (12) to which the piston (18) can be adjacent in the tensioning direction (S) at an end position at which the piston (18) seals the pressure cylinder (12), that the stop (24) is made of a plastically deformable material and is plastically deformed by the piston (18) at the end position so that the piston is in sealing contact with the inside of the pressure cylinder (12).

Abstract: A belt tensioner for a seat belt system comprises a pinion (10) pivoted about an axis of rotation A which is adapted to be coupled to a best reel of a belt retractor, a drive unit, a force transmission element (12) and a guide means. By activating the drive unit the force transmission element (12) is moved along the guide means so that it engages in the pinion (10). The guide means includes a portion (16) which is deformable in a direction x perpendicular to the axis of rotation A of the pinion (10) and to the direction of movement y of the force transmission element (12).

Abstract: A receiving apparatus for the partial reception of a flange which is or can be connected to a vacuum pump, and having at least one fastening section for fastening to a recipient, at least one support section on which the flange lies in an assembly state and at least one receiving opening bounded by the support section, wherein the flange can be inserted into the receiving opening and can be pulled out of the receiving opening from an access side of the receiving apparatus with a receiving apparatus fastened to the recipient.

Abstract: A belt tensioner for a seat belt system comprises a pinion (10) pivoted about an axis of rotation A which is adapted to be coupled to a best reel of a belt retractor, a drive unit a force transmission element (12) and a guide means. By activating the drive unit the force transmission element (12) is moved along the guide means so that it engages in the pinion (10). The guide means Includes a portion (16) which is deformable in a direction x perpendicular to the axis of rotation A of the pinion (10) and to the direction of movement y of the force transmission element (12).

Abstract: The invention provides in a best tensioner (10), especially a rotary tensioner, for a seat belt comprising an elongate and preferably cylindrical pressure cylinder (129, a piston (18) movably supported in the pressure cylinder (12) in the longitudinal direction which is adapted to be pressurized with fluid under pressure and thus to be moved into a tensioning direction (S), a thrust means (20) interacting with the piston (18) and a stop (24) provided on the inside (38) of the pressure cylinder (12) to which the piston (18) can be adjacent in the tensioning direction (S) at an end position at which the piston (18) seals the pressure cylinder (12), that the stop (24) is made of a plastically deformable material and is plastically deformed by the piston (18) at the end position so that the piston is in sealing contact with the inside of the pressure cylinder (12).

Abstract: A receiving apparatus for the partial reception of a flange which is or can be connected to a vacuum pump, and having at least one fastening section for fastening to a recipient, at least one support section on which the flange lies in an assembly state and at least one receiving opening bounded by the support section, wherein the flange can be inserted into the receiving opening and can be pulled out of the receiving opening from an access side of the receiving apparatus with a receiving apparatus fastened to the recipient.

Abstract: A vacuum pump includes a rotor and a rotary bearing, which is to be supplied with an operating medium, for the rotatable support of the rotor, wherein the rotor has a conveying section, in particular a conical conveying section, for supplying the operating medium to the rotary agent. A conveying pump is provided for conveying the operating medium and/or an operating medium store is provided having an absorbent storage means for the operating medium. Further, at least one wick is provided which is in contact with the conveying section to transfer the operating medium provided from the conveying pump and/or from the absorbent storage means to the conveying section in a desired quantity.

Abstract: A lighting device including at least one conversion element and a least one LED, which emits light into the conversion element. The light is then converted and emitted with a high radiant flux. The at least one LED emits light in the wavelength range of ?220 nm to ?800 nm and the at least one conversion element converts at least part of the light from the at least one LED to light in the wavelength range of >300 nm to <1000 nm. In some embodiments, the at least one conversion element includes a ceramic conversion material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a light delivery device comprising a conversion element and one or several LEDs, which emit light into the conversion element. The light is then converted and emitted with a high radiant flux.

Abstract: Lighting systems, in particular used for SSTV, disco lights, lighting consoles and claviluxes. In order to reduce noise and to increase robustness, the system comprises a light beam source (6) arranged for generating a beam of light, a projection gate (8) arranged for controlling the beam of light, wherein the light beam source (6) is comprised of at least one light emitting diode, and the projection gate (8) comprises at least one liquid crystal (LC) optical element.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100) for registering a vessel model with an image data set based on a joined model comprising a reference object model and the vessel model, the system comprising: a placement unit (110) for placing the joined model in a space of the image data set, thereby creating a placed joined model comprising a placed reference object model and a placed vessel model; a computation unit (120) for computing a deformation field based on a landmark displacement field comprising displacements of landmarks of the placed reference object model relative to corresponding landmarks in the image data set; a transformation unit (130) for transforming the placed joined model using the deformation field, thereby creating a transformed joined model comprising a transformed reference object model and a transformed vessel model; and a registration unit (140) for registering the transformed vessel model with the image data set based on modifying the transformed vessel model and optimizing an objective f

Abstract: A vacuum pump includes a housing, a rotor located in the housing and having a shaft and pump-active elements supported on the shaft, a stator having pump-active elements and located in a separate housing part of the housing, for driving the pump, bearings for rotatably supporting the rotor shaft, and at least one vacuum chamber also located in the separate housing part.

Abstract: The present inventions concerns a display system (2) for displaying multiplex information, whereby an individual selection of information is individually addressed to a different user or user groups, whereby the display system for displaying multiplex information comprises at least one display panel of a plurality of light emitting dot-like means and a plurality of sensors (6a, 6b), whereby a user or user groups are located by sensor so that individual information can be individually addressed depending on the position of each sensor-located user or user groups.

Abstract: An illumination system (10), comprising an illumination source (2) and a mechanical dimming device (4) for dimming the amount of light generated by the illumination source (2) and emanating from the lighting apparatus, comprising an array of partially overlapping blades, the array of blades being mechanically operable to define an optical passageway there through of variable cross sectional area, wherein each blade comprises at least one overlapping segment and at least one non-overlapping segment, the overlapping segments being a color filter and the non-overlapping segments being a shutter. In a preferred embodiment the color of the color filter is in the range from yellow to amber to red. This arrangement is especially useful with a high intensity lamp as the illumination source, and provides for natural dimming of the light produced by the illumination source over the range of from about 0 to 100% causing a color change in the projected light that resemble natural sunset.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system (100) for registering a vessel model with an image data set based on a joined model comprising a reference object model and the vessel model, the system comprising: a placement unit (110) for placing the joined model in a space of the image data set, thereby creating a placed joined model comprising a placed reference object model and a placed vessel model; a computation unit (120) for computing a deformation field based on a landmark displacement field comprising displacements of landmarks of the placed reference object model relative to corresponding landmarks in the image data set; a transformation unit (130) for transforming the placed joined model using the deformation field, thereby creating a transformed joined model comprising a transformed reference object model and a transformed vessel model; and a registration unit (140) for registering the transformed vessel model with the image data set based on modifying the transformed vessel model and optimizing an objective f

Abstract: The invention relates to a light delivery device comprising a conversion element and one or several LEDs, which emit light into the conversion element. The light is then converted and emitted with a high radiant flux.

Abstract: The present inventions concerns a display system (2) for displaying multiplex information, whereby an individual selection of information is individually addressed to a different user or user groups, whereby the display system for displaying multiplex information comprises at least one display panel of a plurality of light emitting dot-like means and a plurality of sensors (6a, 6b), whereby a user or user groups are located by sensor so that individual information can be individually addressed depending on the position of each sensor-located user or user groups.

Abstract: Lighting systems, in particular used for SSTV, disco lights, lighting consoles and claviluxes. In order to reduce noise and to increase robustness, the system comprises a light beam source (6) arranged for generating a beam of light, a projection gate (8) arranged for controlling the beam of light, wherein the light beam source (6) is comprised of at least one light emitting diode, and the projection gate (8) comprises at least one liquid crystal (LC) optical element.

Abstract: An illumination system (10), comprising an illumination source (2) and a mechanical dimming device (4) for dimming the amount of light generated by the illumination source (2) and emanating from the lighting apparatus, comprising an array of partially overlapping blades, the array of blades being mechanically operable to define an optical passageway there through of variable cross sectional area, wherein each blade comprises at least one overlapping segment and at least one non-overlapping segment, the overlapping segments being a color filter and the non-overlapping segments being a shutter. In a preferred embodiment the color of the color filter is in the range from yellow to amber to red. This arrangement is especially useful with a high intensity lamp as the illumination source, and provides for natural dimming of the light produced by the illumination source over the range of from about 0 to 100% causing a color change in the projected light that resemble natural sunset.