Abstract: A device to determine a state of an ultrasound welding process, which can be carried out using an ultrasound tool, includes a sensor element and an evaluation unit. The sensor element is configured to detect an electrical control signal from an ultrasound tool. The evaluation unit is configured to determine a signal property of the control signal and to determine the status of the ultrasound welding process based on a reference signal profile and on the determined signal property. An assembly with an ultrasound welding system and a method are also included.

Abstract: A device to determine a state of an ultrasound welding process, which can be carried out using an ultrasound tool, includes a sensor element and an evaluation unit. The sensor element is configured to detect an electrical control signal from an ultrasound tool. The evaluation unit is configured to determine a signal property of the control signal and to determine the status of the ultrasound welding process based on a reference signal profile and on the determined signal property. An assembly with an ultrasound welding system and a method are also included.

Abstract: A piezo actuator includes an actuator body with a plurality of piezo elements and a tensioning device loading the actuator body with a bias. The tensioning device includes a traction device mounted as a biased winding on the actuator body in a plurality of turns around the actuator body. The traction device is at least one of resilient or flexible.

Abstract: In a method for influencing, in particular damping or suppressing, mechanical vibrations occurring during operation in a turbomachine blade (10), the mechanical vibratory energy of the turbomachine blade (10) is first converted into electrical energy and the electrical energy generated is then converted into heat loss. Effective damping which can be used especially simply and in a versatile way is achieved in that the piezoelectric effect is used in order to convert mechanical vibratory energy into electrical energy.

Abstract: A piezo actuator includes an actuator body with a plurality of piezo elements and a tensioning device loading the actuator body with a bias. The tensioning device includes a traction device mounted as a biased winding on the actuator body in a plurality of turns around the actuator body. The traction device is at least one of resilient or flexible.

Abstract: A bonding device, particularly for producing bond connections between electrical conductors made of wire material or strip material and contact points of substrates such as electrical circuits, wherein the bonding device comprises a bonding head (2) which can be rotated about a geometric axis of rotation (D), in particular a vertical axis, and on which a bonding tool (5) and an ultrasonic transducer (35) are disposed for ultrasonic vibration excitation of the bonding tool (5). It is proposed that the main direction of extension (36) of the ultrasonic transducer (35) and/or the direction of extension thereof in the direction of the axis of the minimum moment of inertia extends parallel to the geometric axis of rotation (D) of the bonding head (2). The invention further relates to a bonding device or an ultrasonic transducer.

Abstract: In a method for influencing, in particular damping or suppressing, mechanical vibrations occurring during operation in a turbomachine blade (10), the mechanical vibratory energy of the turbomachine blade (10) is first converted into electrical energy and the electrical energy generated is then converted into heat loss. Effective damping which can be used especially simply and in a versatile way is achieved in that the piezoelectric effect is used in order to convert mechanical vibratory energy into electrical energy.

Abstract: A bonding device, particularly for producing bond connections between electrical conductors made of wire material or strip material and contact points of substrates such as electrical circuits, wherein the bonding device comprises a bonding head (2) which can be rotated about a geometric axis of rotation (D), in particular a vertical axis, and on which a bonding tool (5) and an ultrasonic transducer (35) are disposed for ultrasonic vibration excitation of the bonding tool (5). It is proposed that the main direction of extension (36) of the ultrasonic transducer (35) and/or the direction of extension thereof in the direction of the axis of the minimum moment of inertia extends parallel to the geometric axis of rotation (D) of the bonding head (2). The invention further relates to a bonding device or an ultrasonic transducer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a rail vehicle comprising a chassis provided with individual wheels which are respectively mounted on axle carriers in such a way that they can pivot in the horizontal direction about a vertical steering axis. Said rail vehicle also comprises a steering actuator associated with each wheel, for adjusting a pre-determined steering angle about the vertical steering axis, the wheels (1) of the axles being respectively mounted in such a way that they can be pivoted in the vertical direction about a horizontal camber axis (S) and can be acted upon by means of a camber actuator (7) in order to adjust a pre-determined camber angle (?S).

Abstract: A measuring unit for determining the material parameters of a solid material sample of a substance includes a sample holder for accommodating the material sample to be tested, an actuator for generating an excitation vibration, a measuring unit and a measured value analysis unit, the actuator including at least one piezoelectric element to be electrically excited, and the actuator and the sample holder having a common longitudinal axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic transducer comprising at least one sensor, particularly for use in ultrasonic bonders. At least one sensor (4, 6) is arranged in/on a mounting (2, 3) of the ultrasonic transducer and, in particular, by means of which a transverse extension perpendicular to a propagating exciting ultrasonic wave can be metrologically detected.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer having an ultrasonic conducting element with a plurality of arms extending from a common junction with some of the arms being provided with ultrasonic generators, at least one other arm carrying a bonding tool, especially for bonding a conductor to a chip and at least two of the arms including a straight angle of 180° with one another.

Abstract: A device for operating a tool has an ultrasound adapter with an capacitive electro-acoustic transducer (4) connected to an electrical ultrasonic frequency generator (8) for producing ultrasonic wave for a tool (2) driven by the device, wherein the capacitive electro-acoustic transducer (4) is connected with a secondary winding (5) and the ultrasonic frequency generator (8) is connected with a primary winding (7) of a transformer (6).

Abstract: A feed unit for moving parts over short distances has a four-bar chain forming a translating solid parallelogram having two parallel rigid opposite legs, one of which constitutes a base leg, connected to one another by elastic elements and a piezoelectric stack translator extending between and flexibly connected to the rigid legs for articulation relative to the rigid legs and oriented at an angle of incidence (&agr;) with respect to a base leg that is less than 90° and greater than 45°.