Abstract: A battery pack includes a housing (3) having a plurality of cooling opening (2a, 2b) formed therein, and at least one separation wall (5) formed of a plurality of current cells (4) arranged flow-tight adjacent to each other, with the at least one separation wall (5) being arranged between at least two cooling openings (2a, 2b) and projecting flow-tight into an interior at the housing (3) at the side of the openings, so that the separation wall (5) is cooled by an air stream flowing therearound.

Abstract: A charging station (1) for a rechargeable battery (5) that can be electrically and physically connected to the rechargeable battery (5). The charging station (1) has charger electronics (2) in a charger housing (3) and an electrical and physical contact interface (4) for the battery (5). An air blower (6) producing an air current (L) through two air vents (7a, 7b) is arranged in the charger housing (3). The air vent (7a) of the physical contact interface (4) is spatially associated with the battery (5) and the charger electronics (2) is heat-transfer arranged in the air current (L). In the cooling process, in a first stage, an air volume (V) at cooling temperature CT is moved past heat-transferringly into/onto the battery and, in a second stage, the air volume (V) at an intermediate temperature IT>CT permeates the charger housing (2) containing the charging electronics (2.).

Abstract: An electrical hand-held power tool including a pinion (4) for driving a gear set that transmits a rotational movement to a power tool spindle, a pinion shaft (10) for supporting the pinion (4), an electric motor (2) for generating a torque, a rotor shaft (11) connected with the electric motor (2) for transmitting the torque to the pinion shaft (10), and a safety clutch (5) provided between the pinion shaft (10) and the rotor shaft (11), with the pinion shaft being formed as a hollow shaft provided in its interior with inner bearing which rotatably supports the pinion shaft (10), and with the rotor shaft (10) having its end received in the interior of the pinion shaft (10) and supported against the inner bearing.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic moulding materials containing A) 29 to (100 wt. % minus 1 ppb) of at least one thermoplastic polymer. B) 1 ppb to 1 wt. % or at least one polyethyleneimine homopolymer of copolymer, as well as C) 0 to 70 wt. % of other additives, as the essential constituents thereof. The weight percent of constituents A) to C) amounts to 100% in every case.

Abstract: In a process for drying microporous, fluid-containing particles, the fluid-containing particles to be dried are fed as a moving bed countercurrently to a drying fluid, the interfacial tension of the fluid being reduced in comparison with the interfacial tension of the fluid at room temperature, at near-critical to supercritical pressure of the fluid, preferably to a value in the range from 0 to {fraction (1/10)}, in particular from 0 to {fraction (1/20)}, of the interfacial tension at room temperature. Furthermore, microporous, three-dimensionally networked particles are prepared by a process comprising preparation of microporous particles containing pore liquid, exchange of the pore liquid in the particles for a fluid and drying of the fluid-containing particles, the exchange and drying being carried out in the moving bed by the countercurrent method.

Abstract: In a process for drying microporous, fluid-containing particles, the heat required for increasing the temperature is supplied by convection by reducing the interfacial tension of the fluid, preferably to 0 to 1/10, in particular to 0 to 1/20, of the interfacial tension of the fluid at room temperature, by appropriately increasing the temperature at from close to the critical pressure to supercritical pressure of the fluid. Furthermore, microporous, three-dimensionally networked particles are prepared by a process in which the drying process is used. In addition, an apparatus is used for carrying out the drying process, the apparatus comprising a pressure container having an inner container and pressure-withstanding outer container and suitable measuring and control apparatuses and pump apparatuses and heat exchangers, the inner container being provided for holding the particles to be dried and a gap being provided between the inner container and the outer container.

Abstract: An electrical hand-held power tool including a pinion (4) for driving a gear set that transmits a rotational movement to a power tool spindle, a pinion shaft (10) for supporting the pinion (4), an electric motor (2) for generating a torque, a rotor shaft (11) connected with the electric motor (2) for transmitting the torque to the pinion shaft (10), and a safety clutch (5) provided between the pinion shaft (10) and the rotor shaft (11), with the pinion shaft being formed as a hollow shaft provided in its interior with inner bearing which rotatably supports the pinion shaft (10), and with the rotor shaft (10) having its end received in the interior of the pinion shaft (10) and supported against the inner bearing.

Abstract: Preparation of inorganic aerogels based on oxides of the metals magnesium, aluminum, silicon, tin, lanthanum, titanium, zirconium, chromium and/or thorium by producing a hydrogel in a sol/gel process, replacing the water in the hydrogel by an organic solvent, and drying the solvent-moist gel, takes place by conducting the drying step by exposing the solvent-moist gel to an ambient temperature which is above the boiling temperature of the solvent and at a pressure which is below the supercritical pressure of the solvent in such a way that the solvent within the gel is heated up very rapidly and evaporates.

Abstract: Hydrophobic silica aerogels obtainable by reacting a waterglass solution with an acid at a pH of from 7.5 to 11, substantially removing ionic constituents from the resulting silica hydrogels by washing with water or dilute aqueous solutions of inorganic bases, while the pH of the hydrogels is kept in the range from 7.5 to 11, displacing the aqueous phase contained in the hydrogel by an alcohol, and subsequent supercritical drying of the resulting alcogels.

Abstract: A process for the production of metal coated melamine-formaldehyde fibers is disclosed. Prior to coating, the fibers are first activated. Activation consists of applying a metal layer to the fibers by reducing a water soluble cobalt, copper or nickel salt with either: 1) a less noble metal or metal salt or 2) a hydride compound and a complexing agent. The desired metal coating is then applied to the pretreated fibers by reducing a water soluble salt of the metal with a reducing agent in the presence of a complexing agent.