Abstract: A crimping tool for crimping a contact sleeve onto an electrical conductor of a cable has at least a cable transport device, a cutting and stripping device, a crimping device and a printing device, which are disposed one following the other in this order in a direction on a cable feed-through of the crimping tool with an axis. The crimping tool is designed such that a cable end of the cable, which cable end is inserted via a cable inlet opening of the cable feed-through, is fed by the cable transport device in the direction to the cutting and stripping device, to the crimping device and to the printing device and subsequently is led out of the crimping tool via a cable outlet opening of the cable feed-through, which cable outlet opening is opposite the cable inlet opening.

Abstract: An optoelectronic scanner for detecting objects in a monitored zone is provided that has a light transmitter for transmitting at least one light beam, a movable deflection unit for the periodic scanning of the monitored zone by the at least one light beam, a light receiver for generating a received signal from the light beam remitted by the objects, and a control and evaluation unit that is configured to acquire information on the objects in the monitored zone from the received signal and to recognize dazzling of the light receiver and to switch into a dazzle state in the case of dazzle preventing safe detection. In this respect, first phases with dazzling and second phases without dazzle are recognized and a decision is made with reference to the distribution of the first phases and second phases whether dazzle prevents the safe detection.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor, in particular a laser scanner, for detecting an object in a monitored zone is provided having a light transmitter for transmitting a light beam into the monitored zone; a light receiver for generating a received signal from the light beam remitted by the object; a moving deflection unit for a periodic deflection of the light beam to scan the monitored zone in the course of the movement; and having a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine the time of flight between the transmission and reception of the light beam and to determine the distance from the object therefrom, wherein the sensor has a correction of the signal dynamics, i.e. of the relative reception power in dependence on the distance of the scanned object, The control and evaluation unit is here configured to correct the signal dynamics by adapting the sensitivity of the sensor.

Abstract: An optical scanner comprises a light transmitter for transmitting a light beam; a beam deflection unit that is configured to deflect the transmitted light beam in a periodically varying manner with a predefined period duration in order to scan a detection zone; a light receiver for receiving reflected light; and an electronic control device for controlling the beam deflection unit. The electronic control device is configured to automatically increase or decrease the period duration by a difference amount with respect to a nominal value before or during the operation of the optical scanner in order to counteract crosstalk between the optical scanner and a further optical scanner.

Abstract: A safety laser scanner (10) for detecting objects in a monitored zone (20) is provided that has a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a scan beam (16), a movable deflection unit (18) for the periodic scanning of the monitored zone (20) by the scan beam (16), a light receiver (26) for generating a received signal from the scan beam (22) remitted by the objects, a front screen (38), and a control and evaluation unit (32) that is configured to acquire information on the objects in the monitored zone (20) from the received signal and to recognize an impaired light permeability of the front screen (38) in a front screen monitoring by evaluating a front screen reflection beam (54) that is generated from the scan beam (16) by reflection at the front screen (38), At least one light deflection unit (56, 58) is provided in the optical path of the front screen reflection beam (54) that guides the front screen reflection beam (54) to the front screen (38) again in a region (60) to be tested so that a twice-reflected

Abstract: An optical scanner comprises a light transmitter for transmitting a light beam; a beam deflection unit that is configured to deflect the transmitted light beam in a periodically varying manner with a predefined period duration in order to scan a detection zone; a light receiver for receiving reflected light; and an electronic control device for controlling the beam deflection unit. The electronic control device is configured to automatically increase or decrease the period duration by a difference amount with respect to a nominal value before or during the operation of the optical scanner in order to counteract crosstalk between the optical scanner and a further optical scanner.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor, in particular a laser scanner, for detecting an object in a monitored zone is provided having a light transmitter for transmitting a light beam into the monitored zone; a light receiver for generating a received signal from the light beam remitted by the object; a moving deflection unit for a periodic deflection of the light beam to scan the monitored zone in the course of the movement; and having a control and evaluation unit that is configured to determine the time of flight between the transmission and reception of the light beam and to determine the distance from the object therefrom, wherein the sensor has a correction of the signal dynamics, i.e. of the relative reception power in dependence on the distance of the scanned object, The control and evaluation unit is here configured to correct the signal dynamics by adapting the sensitivity of the sensor.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) is provided for detecting object information from a monitored zone (12) having a light receiver (24); a reception optics (22) associated with the light receiver (24) for generating a light spot on the light receiver (24); and an evaluation unit (26) for generating the object information from a received signal of the light receiver (24). In this respect, a manipulation unit (30) is provided to vary the reception optics (22), the light receiver (24) and/or elements of the reception optics (22) such that the portion of the light spot that is incident on the light receiver (24) varies.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects comprises a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light beam (16), a rotatable deflection unit (18) for periodically deflecting the light beam (16), an angle measuring unit (30) for determining an angular position of the deflection unit (18), a light receiver (26) for generating a reception signal from a reflected light beam (22), wherein the angle measuring unit (30) comprises an image sensor (32) moving with the deflection unit and arranged in the direction of a stationary part (44, 46) of the sensor (10), or a stationary image sensor (32) arranged in the direction of the deflection unit (18), further comprising a computing unit (36) to determine a relative movement of the deflection unit (18) with respect to the sensor (10) from a signal of the image sensor (32).

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) is provided for detecting object information from a monitored zone (12) having a light receiver (24); a reception optics (22) associated with the light receiver (24) for generating a light spot on the light receiver (24); and an evaluation unit (26) for generating the object information from a received signal of the light receiver (24). In this respect, a manipulation unit (30) is provided to vary the reception optics (22), the light receiver (24) and/or elements of the reception optics (22) such that the portion of the light spot that is incident on the light receiver (24) varies.

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for monitoring a monitoring region (12), the sensor (10) comprising an image sensor (16a-b), an illumination unit (20) for at least partially illuminating the monitoring region (12) with an illumination field (26), an illumination control (28) configured for a power adaption of the illumination unit (20) for meeting safety requirements, and an additional distance-measuring optoelectronic sensor (38) for detecting the distance at which an object (42) is located in the illumination field (26), wherein the illumination control (28) is configured for a power adaption in dependence on the distance measured by the additional sensor (38).

Abstract: An optoelectronic sensor (10) for detecting objects comprises a light transmitter (12) for transmitting a light beam (16), a rotatable deflection unit (18) for periodically deflecting the light beam (16), an angle measuring unit (30) for determining an angular position of the deflection unit (18), a light receiver (26) for generating a reception signal from a reflected light beam (22), wherein the angle measuring unit (30) comprises an image sensor (32) moving with the deflection unit and arranged in the direction of a stationary part (44, 46) of the sensor (10), or a stationary image sensor (32) arranged in the direction of the deflection unit (18), further comprising a computing unit (36) to determine a relative movement of the deflection unit (18) with respect to the sensor (10) from a signal of the image sensor (32).

Abstract: A magnet pole for magnetic levitation vehicles includes an iron core (1) having an upper pole surface (2), a lower contact surface (3) for a magnet rear side (4) and a circumferential surface (5) disposed between the pole surface (2) and the contact surface (3). A coil (6) is applied onto the circumferential surface (5) of the iron core (1). An intermediate layer is made of an electrically insulating material, which is disposed between the circumferential surface (5) and the coil (6). A protective layer (9) encapsulates the coil (6). At least the pole surface (2) of the iron core (1) is made of a hard material and abuts the circumferential surface (5) in a lower region of the iron core (1). The protective layer (9) contains a section (15) made of an elastic material in a region adjacent to the circumferential surface (5).

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles. Said arrangement comprises a magnetic back box and a plurality of magnetic poles that are connected to said back box and that have magnetic pole faces bordering on a common reference surface. According to the invention, the reference surface extends along an elastic line when the magnetic pole is in the unloaded state, said elastic line being inverse to the curvature of the surface that is obtained under a nominal load of the magnetic poles when the magnetic pole faces are in the unloaded state on a plane. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of magnet arrangement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet pole for magnetic levitation vehicles, containing an iron core (1), a coil (6) applied thereon, a rear (4) of a magnet lying against a lower contact surface (3) of the iron core (1), and a protective layer (9) that encases the coil (6) and an upper pole surface (2) of the iron core (1). The protective layer (9) has a section (15) made of an elastic material in a lower region of the iron core (1), said section bordering the circumferential surface (5) of the iron core.

Abstract: The invention discloses the use of a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represents: hydrogen; halo; hydroxy; (C1-C6) alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxy or (C1-C4) alkoxy; (C1-C6) haloalkyl; (C1-C6) alkoxy; and (C1-C6) haloalkoxy; for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases resulting from opening of the MPTP which are characterized by degenerative tissue damages, in particular, diabetes and diabetic complications, neurological diseases and stroke, heart infarction, inherited dystrophies and hepatitis, more particularly, diabetic vascular diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, and neurodegenerative disorders, such as multiple sclerosis. Further objects are a group of selected individual compounds of formula (I) for use as medicaments and a further group of selected individual compounds of formula (I) as novel compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutical compositions of general formula (I) comprising thienopyrimidine compounds. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of the thienopyrimidine compounds of the invention for the production of pharmaceutical compositions for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases which can be influenced by the inhibition of the kinase activity of Mnk1 and/or Mnk2 (Mnk2a or Mnk2b) and/or variants thereof.

Abstract: The invention discloses the use of a compound of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represents: hydrogen; halo; hydroxy; (C1-C6) alkyl optionally substituted by hydroxy or (C1-C4) alkoxy; (C1-C6) haloalkyl; (C1-C6) alkoxy; and (C1-C6) haloalkoxy; for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of diseases resulting from opening of the MPTP which are characterized by degenerative tissue damages, in particular, diabetes and diabetic complications, neurological diseases and stroke, heart infarction, inherited dystrophies and hepatitis, more particularly, diabetic vascular diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, and neurodegenerative disorders, such as multiple sclerosis. Further objects are a group of selected individual compounds of formula (I) for use as medicaments and a further group of selected individual compounds of formula (I) as novel compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles. Said arrangement comprises a magnetic back box and a plurality of magnetic poles that are connected to said back box and that have magnetic pole faces bordering on a common reference surface. According to the invention, the reference surface extends along an elastic line when the magnetic pole is in the unloaded state, said elastic line being inverse to the curvature of the surface that is obtained under a nominal load of the magnetic poles when the magnetic pole faces are in the unloaded state on a plane. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of magnet arrangement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for detecting enzyme activity in an immunoassay comprising the following steps: a) providing a protein, a peptide, or a derivative thereof comprising the sequence motif -Z-X-Y- or -Y-X-Z- wherein Z=an amino acid to be modified by the enzyme, X=a sequence of amino acids, preferably between 0 and 1000 amino acids which may be the same or different, Y=a discrimination enhancer for the binding to an antibody, as a substrate for the enzyme; b) incubating the protein, peptide, or derivative thereof with the enzyme to form a modified protein, peptide, or derivative thereof; c) adding an antibody discriminating the modified Z from the unmodified Z position of said protein, peptide, or derivative thereof, said discrimination being mediated by the presence of the affinity enhancer; and d) detecting the enzyme activity.