Abstract: Described herein is a luminaire controller for a luminaire in which dimming signals can be provided to control the operation of the luminaire. The controller also includes an energy measurement module connected to a mains supply, a sensor module, a power switch, a central processing module and a ZigBee transceiver module. The controller, in addition to providing dimming signals in accordance with ambient lighting conditions sensed by a photocell in the sensor module, provides efficient energy metering. In one embodiment, the luminaire controller is directly mountable on a luminaire for control thereof.

Abstract: Described herein is an autonomous distributed lighting network which comprises a plurality of luminaires for providing lighting levels in accordance with idle dimming profiles, at least one sensor for sensing ambient conditions, and a communications network. Luminaire nodes, sensor nodes, a timer node and a controller node are connectable to the communications network. Each luminaire node is associated with a luminaire and is operable for receiving broadcast messages from the communications network, the luminaire overriding its normal idle dimming profile in response to an appropriate broadcast message. Each sensor node is associated with at least one sensor device and transmits broadcast messages onto the communications network in accordance with events sensed by each related sensor device. A timer node, if present, provides time synchonisation for the luminaires within the network. In addition, a controller node is used for set up and maintenance of the network.

Abstract: Described herein is a luminaire controller for a luminaire in which dimming signals can be provided to control the operation of the luminaire. The controller also includes an energy measurement module connected to a mains supply, a sensor module, a power switch, a central processing module and a ZigBee transceiver module. The controller, in addition to providing dimming signals in accordance with ambient lighting conditions sensed by a photocell in the sensor module provides efficient energy metering. In one embodiment, the luminaire controller is directly mountable on a luminaire which is to for control thereof.

Abstract: Described herein is an autonomous distributed lighting network which comprises a plurality of luminaires for providing lighting levels in accordance with idle dimming profiles, at least one sensor for sensing ambient conditions, and a communications network. Luminaire nodes, sensor nodes, a timer node and a controller node are connectable to the communications network. Each luminaire node is associated with a luminaire and is operable for receiving broadcast messages from the communications network, the luminaire overriding its normal idle dimming profile in response to an appropriate broadcast message. Each sensor node is associated with at least one sensor device and transmits broadcast messages onto the communications network in accordance with events sensed by each related sensor device. A timer node, if present, provides time synchonisation for the luminaires within the network. In addition, a controller node is used for set up and maintenance of the network.

Abstract: The invention relates to a door module (2) for a vehicle door, which is divided in a sealed manner into an outer wet chamber (44) that faces the door shell (1) and an inner dry chamber (43). Said door module is equipped with pre-assembled mechanical and/or electrical functional components that are fixed in the dry chamber and can be mechanically and/or electrically connected to door components that are located in the wet chamber. The seal between the dry chamber and the wet chamber is formed by a separation sheet (12), which is penetrated by sealed connecting elements of the functional components that are held on the dry side of said separation sheet in the door module.

Abstract: Injection device includes a plurality of parallel hollow needles that are reciprocatingly movable in a longitudinal direction thereof relative to a product carrier, and a supply system for supplying, into the hollow needles, a liquid to be injected into the product. Each hollow needle has associated therewith a cleaning needle that is insertable into the hollow needle. A drive mechanism is provided for moving the cleaning needles between a cleaning position, in which they are inserted into the hollow needles, and an injection position, in which they clear the hollow needles for the supply of the liquid.

Abstract: A method for filling foods into sausage skins, for which the sausage skin (22) is pushed in the form of an endless tube onto a filler pipe (20), the food is extruded as a strand (26) through the filler pipe (20) into the sausage skin (22) and the filled sausage skin is severed at intervals and closed off at the ends, so that sausage-like end products (10) result, characterized in that the strand (26) is severed at the places in the filler pipe (20), at which later on the sausage skin (22) is severed.

Abstract: A baking oven comprising a hot-air circulating heating system by which hot air is heated and circulated through a baking chamber from a heating and circulating device arranged above the baking chamber. The heated air contacts the articles to be baked which are present in a multi-tier rack in the baking chamber. The baking chamber is defined by a housing which is formed of several sections and includes a cover, a floor and vertical walls. The walls are provided with insulation which is covered by a cowling. In the front wall is an opening which extends from the floor to the cover for the introduction and removal of the rack. The opening can be closed by a door. The housing is composed of a plurality of segments of the same outer contour which are stacked on one another, the uppermost segment containing the cover and the heating and circulating device, the lowermost segment containing the floor, the vertical walls being formed by at least two segments.

Abstract: A baking oven heated by circulation of hot-air comprising a baking compartment with a turntable at the bottom thereof adapted for receiving a multiple rack cart which carries the material to be baked and which is rotated around a vertical axis. The turntable is provided with a drive gear therebelow coupled to a chain which in turn is coupled to a pinion on a vertical shaft extending outside the baking compartment and driven by a drive motor. A chain box surrounds the chain and includes a portion extending outside the baking compartment which is air-tight to prevent escape of vapor thereat from the baking compartment. The vertical shaft extends into the air-tight portion of the chain box via a seal.

Abstract: An article is subjected to a treatment which causes one part thereof to become substantially more brittle than the remainder thereof. One manner of accomplishing this is to cool the article to low temperatures. Either during or subsequent to this treatment the article is subjected to an action which effects separation of the embrittled part from the remainder of the article. This may be achieved by impacting the article, by exposing the article to ultrasonic waves or, in the event that the embrittled part or the remainder of the article is composed of a ferrous substance, by exposing the article to a pulsating magnetic field. A preferred application is to composites consisting of a metal and a synthetic resin where cooling of the article embrittles the synthetic resin. One form of an arrangement for carrying out the method includes a hollow, rotatable cylinder having impacting masses such as steel balls accommodated therein.