Abstract: An apparatus for strapping a packaged item using at least two strapping elements, which can be placed crosswise on the packaged item. A transport unit moves the packaged item into a strapping position a guide device for the strapping elements. The guide device arranges the strapping elements around the packaged item and and defines intersecting areas of movement for the strapping elements. A binding device inserts and/or tensions the strapping elements and connects overlapping areas of the strapping elements. In order to permit the strapping of a greater number applications, a connection mechanism is provided to connect the strapping elements in the immediate environment of a crossover location of the strapping elements and/or at the crossover location of the strapping elements. It is also possible to effect the connection using a single sealing stamp.

Abstract: An apparatus for strapping a packaged item using at least two strapping elements, which can be placed crosswise on the packaged item. A transport unit moves the packaged item into a strapping position a guide device for the strapping elements. The guide device arranges the strapping elements around the packaged item and and defines intersecting areas of movement for the strapping elements. A binding device inserts and/or tensions the strapping elements and connects overlapping areas of the strapping elements. In order to permit the strapping of a greater number applications, a connection mechanism is provided to connect the strapping elements in the immediate environment of a crossover location of the strapping elements and/or at the crossover location of the strapping elements. It is also possible to effect the connection using a single sealing stamp.

Abstract: An apparatus for hooping a package is described, in which the band in its end position, applied to the package and tensioned, defines a hooping plane which extends in the conveying direction. A band guide channel in the form of a plane, rectangular frame intersects the hooping plane at an acute angle in an intersection line at right angles to the conveying direction. The otherwise customary binding head has a stationary device for holding fast and joining the band loop ends and for separating the oncoming band, and a pivotable device separate therefrom for the insertion and pulling-back of the band. The pivotable device has a pivot axis substantially coinciding with the intersection line. On the insertion of the band into the band guide channel said pivotable device is situated in the frame plane and is pivoted into the hooping plane before or during the pulling-back of the band.

Abstract: An apparatus is described for hooping a package (8) by means of a band (19) in a hooping plane (5) extending in the conveying direction (4). The band guide channel (7) comprises two portions (10, 13) which lie on opposite sides of the hooping plane (5) and each of which is situated at so great a distance from the hooping plane (5) that they do not impede the conveying movement of the package (8). The portions (10, 13) are joined together, on opposite sides of the package (8), by other portions (9, 11 and 12) which pass through the hooping plane (5). In a position turned through 90.degree., in which the hooping plane (5) lies parallel to the conveying plane (1), the arrangement can also work as a horizontal hooping apparatus.

Abstract: One cycle of a programmable controller includes reading-in (E) the input signals, processing (B) the input signals, whereby inter alia the output signals are calculated, and outputting (A) the output signals. The time one cycle takes can be shortened by processing (B) the input signals at least in part simultaneously with the outputting (A) of the output signals of the preceding cycle and with the reading-in (E) of the input signals of the subsequent cycle.

Abstract: A read-only memory with electrical overwrite capability has several storage cells, whereby each storage cell has one address, on the basis of which the storage cell can be individually written and read. The memory could be a read-only memory which can be quickly and completely erased. The memory has contacts for connecting lines for address signals, data signals and control signals. The read-only memory has at least two storage areas that are capable of being separately written and read, possibly also separately erased, to which the storage cells are assigned, whereby the storage cells in those areas have identical addresses. In dependence upon one internal state variable, the storage cells of one of the storage areas can only be accessed for reading purposes.

Abstract: Since only relatively small-area prism sub-plates can be manufactured in warp-free fashion, large area prism plates are formed of a plurality of sub-plates. A connection of the sub-plates must be stable and the expense for joining the sub-plates should be as low as possible. To create the large-area prism plate, adjoining sub-plates are connected to one another in two dimensions by at least one positive lock plug-type connection comprising locking projections and locking projection receptacleswhich form plug-type connections secured by latching devices which do not allow a dislocation of the joined sub-plates in a third dimension.

Abstract: An apparatus for strapping a cuboidal package by means of two intercrossing straps encircling the package in cross-sectional planes at right angles to one another. Two strap guide frames which, in respect to their frame plane, are disposed at right angles to a horizontal delivery plane extending in their clear frame opening, serve to transport the package, the strap being adapted to be guided, in each of the guide frames, around the clear frame opening. Associated with each strap guide frame is a device for inserting the strap into the strap guide frame and also for tensioning, locking, and cutting off the strap laid around the package.

Abstract: An apparatus for actuating the hoistway doors of an elevator, which comprises a coupling element fixedly arranged at the hoistway or elevator shaft door and a movable electromagnetically actuatable coupling element arranged at the elevator cabin door which, at the region of an elevator landing or storey can be brought into engagement with the fixed coupling element of the hoistway door. The movable coupling element arranged at the elevator cabin door comprises an entrainment member composed of discs arranged at essentially the same spacing from one another. The stationary or fixed coupling element mounted at the hoistway door comprises a comb having prongs which possess an essentially uniform spacing from one another, which spacing is dimensioned such that the discs of the entrainment member, during the coupling action, engage with play between the prongs of the comb.

Abstract: An elastic support mount for use between an outer member having an inner surface formed generally as a surface of revolution and an inner member in the outer member and having an outer surface formed generally as a surface of revolution comprises a solid (circumferentially continuous) elastomeric body of revolution having an outer surface directly engageable against the inner surface of the outer member and an inner surface directly engageable against the outer surface of the inner member. This body has at least one axially open end and is provided at this end with an inner metal sleeve and a coaxial outer metal sleeve which are imbedded in the elastomeric body at the open end and have axial lengths equal to a fraction of the overall length of the elastomeric body. In use this mount is axially compressed by snap rings or the like engaging only against the inner and outer rings so that it is forced into very tight frictional contact with the surfaces of the members between which it is mounted.