Abstract: A computer-aided method, based on at least one specification parameter, construction parameters are generated by a complex device by a trained neural network is provided. The neural network is trained based on reference data and operating data, wherein a non-insignificant part of the data is used for training from the iteration steps of the specialist. The reference data characterizes a plurality of complex devices which have been constructed or produced in the past and their respective at least one specification parameter and construction parameters thereof. The operating data characterizes the plurality of complex devices and their respective operating parameters which correspond to the respective construction parameters.

Abstract: The invention comprises a sealing and cover strip (8) for the B-pillar (7) of a passenger vehicle (1) comprising a support cover (10) and a decorative cover (9), each of which has a sealing half of a sealing profile for a lowerable side window on at least one of their common longitudinal sides. The present invention improves a sealing and cover strip (8) in such a way that the assembly effort during production of the vehicle is reduced and the optical appearance is improved. This follows from the fact that each sealing profile (11, 12) comprises two sealing halves (13, 14 and 13?, 14?), respective halves (13, 13?) being integral with the decorative cover (9), and respective halves (14, 14?) being integral with the support cover (10).

Abstract: The invention refers to a sealing and cover strip for the B-pillar of a passenger vehicle with a support cover and a decorative cover, which have a sealing profile for a lowerable side window on at least one of their common longitudinal sides. It is the object of the present invention to improve a sealing and cover strip of the type mentioned above in such a way that the assembly effort during production of the vehicle is reduced and also the optical appearance is improved so that the sealing profile consists of two sealing halves, one respective half being connected to the decorative cover and the respective other half to the support cover.

Abstract: The invention refers to a window surround for a window of a passenger vehicle (1), with at least one seal which comprises one or more sealing profiles (10, 10?, 10?) and with a plastic support profile (8, 12) interacting with the seal and a decorative cover (9, 13) covering the support profile and having a metallic visible surface (11). The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a window surround of the type mentioned above, which is easier to produce while retaining the aforementioned advantages, and therefore the decorative cover (9, 13) is also designed as an injection-molded plastic part, wherein the visible surface (11) of the decorative cover is galvanized.

Abstract: A window frame (7, 8, 8?) for a window (4, 5, 6, 5?, 6?) of a passenger car, has at least one seal having one or a plurality of sealing profiles (17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 18.1, 18.4) that abut one another at seams in the longitudinal direction of the seal, and further have a fastening profile cooperating with the seal and comprising one or more fastening profile pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) that abut one another on at least one seam in the longitudinal direction of the fastening profile. The fastening profile pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) have a metal ornamental molding (9, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3) attached to them and a molding flange (14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4) fastened with at least one fastening element (15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4) to secure the fastening profile to the passenger car. The ornamental molding (9, 10) is crimped on the molding flange (14.1, 14.2, 14.4) of the fastening profile piece or pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) such that it covers the seam in one piece.

Abstract: A trim strip for the edge of a window channel for an automotive side window which is adapted to be lowered into the window channel. The trim strip includes a rigid fixing profile having a U-shaped housing, an at least partly rubber elastic seal having a seal lip cooperating with the side window and a seal profile which is adapted to be inserted into the housing, and at least one groove which is arranged in the U-shaped housing and which is provided with at least one undercut portion that is engaged by a rib arranged on the seal profile. The groove is arranged in the transverse web of the U-shaped housing. Thus, the trim strip permits an easier introduction of the seal profile in the fixing profile and a secure retention of the seal profile in the fixing profile.

Abstract: A window frame (7, 8, 8?) for a window (4, 5, 6, 5?, 6?) of a passenger car, has at least one seal having one or a plurality of sealing profiles (17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 18.1, 18.4) that abut one another at seams in the longitudinal direction of the seal, and further have a fastening profile cooperating with the seal and comprising one or more fastening profile pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) that abut one another on at least one seam in the longitudinal direction of the fastening profile. The fastening profile pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) have a metal ornamental moulding (9, 10, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3) attached to them and a moulding flange (14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4) fastened with at least one fastening element (15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4) to secure the fastening profile to the passenger car. The ornamental moulding (9, 10) is crimped on the moulding flange (14.1, 14.2, 14.4) of the fastening profile piece or pieces (13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4) such that it covers the seam in one piece.

Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one tailgate defining a door plane, wherein the tailgate is attached to the vehicle chassis in a jointed fashion by at least one multiple hinge having at least three pivot axes offset from one another and at least two pairs of pivotally connected hinge arms, of which a first hinge arm is pivotally connected to the vehicle chassis and a second hinge arm is pivotally connected to the tailgate. The multiple hinge is associated with a drivetrain controlling the motion of the hinge arms in the pivot axes. The door plane is moved along a predetermined motion path when the tailgate travels from a closed position, in which the tailgate spans a closed plane, to an open position, in which the tailgate spans an opening plane. The motion path of the door plane includes rotary and translational components, and the closed plane forms an angle to the opening plane in the range from 70° to 110°, preferably about 90°.

Abstract: A trim strip for the edge of a window channel for an automotive side window is adapted to be lowered into the window channel. The trim strip includes a rigid fixing profile having a U-shaped housing, an at least partly rubber elastic seal having a seal lip cooperating with the side window and a seal profile which is adapted to be inserted into the housing, and at east one groove which is arranged in the U-shaped housing and which is provided with at least one undercut portion that is engaged by a rib arranged on the seal profile. The invention aims at providing an improved trim strip permitting an easier introduction of the seal profile in the fixing profile and a secure retention of the seal profile in the fixing profile. To this end, the trim strip is so conceived that the groove is arranged in the transverse web of the U-shaped housing.

Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one tailgate defining a door plane, wherein the tailgate is attached to the vehicle chassis in a jointed fashion by at least one multiple hinge having at least three pivot axes offset from one another and at least two pairs of pivotally connected hinge arms, of which a first hinge arm is pivotally connected to the vehicle chassis and a second hinge arm is pivotally connected to the tailgate. The multiple hinge is associated with a drivetrain controlling the motion of the hinge arms in the pivot axes. The door plane is moved along a predetermined motion path when the tailgate travels from a closed position, in which the tailgate spans a closed plane, to an open position, in which the tailgate spans an opening plane. The motion path of the door plane includes rotary and translational components, and the closed plane forms an angle to the opening plane in the range from 70° to 110°, preferably about 90°.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for obtaining and/or immunologically detecting an analyte contained in a gas phase by immunologically binding the analyte to a binding partner thereof contained in a gas- and liquid-permeable first carrier matrix.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for obtaining and/or immunologically detecting an analyte contained in a gas phase by immunologically binding the analyte to a binding partner thereof contained in a gas- and liquid-permeable first carrier matrix. Said method is characterized in that a) the analyte-containing gas phase is brought into contact with the first carrier matrix (immune adsorber), b) the analyte is bound to the first binding partner which is contained in the first matrix and not bound to the matrix, and c) the complex of analyte and first binding partner and the free first binding partner are eluted from the first matrix, d) the eluted complex or the free first binding partner is determined as a measure for the amount of analyte present.

Abstract: An ion mobility spectrometer has two opposing wall elements connected by at least one spacer with parallel, mutually assigned, planar, gas-guiding wall surfaces with opposing conductor structures to generate a drift field. The ratio of distance of the gas-guiding wall surfaces to the field-generating width of the conductor structure perpendicular to the drift direction is less than 1:2 and is advantageously 1:3 to 1:10.

Abstract: A system for cleaning the air, such as air in the interior of motor vehicles, airplanes, buildings or shelters, having organic substances such as alcohols, alkanes and aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. The air cleaning system includes a cylindrical adsorber. The cylindrical adsorber has a plurality of circular segments for passing air to be cleaned and for passing desorption air through the adsorber. The adsorber contains adsorption agents, such as a hydrophobic zeolite, that can be regenerated with microwaves. The air cleaning system also includes a microwave unit disposed on adsorber and an oxidation catalyst.

Abstract: A filter for cleaning air by removing noxious and/or odorous matter from the air flow by desorption is constructed so that filter sections (12) can be sequentially heated for a desorption of the noxious and odorous matter. An air discharge (13) for desorption air is provided on the air exit side (11) of the filter (2) for the discharge of the desorbed noxious and odorous matter, preferably into the combustion air of an engine. The air discharge (13, 22) for the desorption air covers at least one filter section 12 at a time when that section is being heated. A relative motion between the filter sections (12) and the air discharge (13) assures that other filter sections keep filtering while at least one filter section at a time is regenerated.

Abstract: A process for regenerating an adsorber which adsorbs organic substances from the air in which the adsorber is heated by microwave energy to evaporate adsorbed organic substances on the adsorber. The adsorber is provided with enhanced microwave absorption capacity to enable the adsorber to evaporate the adsorbed organic substances. The adsorber can be produced to have itself high microwave energy absorbing capacity or a solid material can be combined with the adsorber to provide the high microwave absorbing capacity. The solid material can be combined with an adsorbing enhancing substance and can be a carrier therefor. In a particular embodiment, the adsorber can be a hydrophobic zeolite and the microwave absorbing material can be a hydrophilic zeolite.

Abstract: An adsorber material for collecting, concentrating and/or recovering gaseous and/or particle-shaped trace substances from an air or gas flow, in which the adsorber material is composed of fibrous elements made of natural and/or synthetic, organic, textile fibers which are worked into a nonwoven web having a planar geometry, the nonwoven web having a thickness of between 100 .mu.m and 2 mm and a weight per unit area of between 20 and 200 g/m.sup.2. Preferably the fibers have a fiber size between 1 and 10 dtex and are composed of cellulose and/or polyester, and if desired, the fibers may be provided with a binding agent and/or a moisture resistance agent. In preferred embodiments the nonwoven adsorber web is a fiber mixture of 80 parts polyester fibers, 20 parts viscose rayon staple fibers, and 20 parts polyvinyl alcohol fibers or a fiber mixture of 50 parts viscose rayon staple fibers and 50 parts linters, which are provided with an epichlorohydrin resin binder.