Abstract: The present invention relates to thermoplastic aliphatic polyurethane polymers, in which the ratio Mz/Mw is in a range from 2.3 to 6 and which have a degree of crystallinity ? in the range from 10% to 51%, to compositions containing such polyurethane polymers, to a method for the production thereof and to the use of these polyurethane polymers.

Abstract: An analysis system (1) for the analysis of a sample, comprises a gel permeation chromatograph (14) that is coupled with a nuclear magnetic resonance (=NMR) spectrometer. The chromatograph (14) has a gel permeation chromatography (=GPC) separating column system (6a) that is filled with porous particles (21). The NMR spectrometer is configured as a low-field NMR spectrometer (8) with a permanent magnet system (9) for generating a B0 field of the NMR spectrometer. The low-field NMR spectrometer (8) comprises a shim system (10) with which homogeneity of the B0 field of at least 0.5 ppm can be achieved in a right circular cylindrical sample volume (27) having a diameter of at least 5 mm and a length of at least 15 mm. The system permits the quantitative and qualitative chemical analysis of samples containing substances of different molecular size using a less expensive apparatus.

Abstract: A hazardous area in the region surrounding a reel transport of a reel changer is secured. A contactless protective device is located at the access boundaries of the region. This protective device can be deactivated for feeding and/or removing a known object and comprises an evaluation unit. The protective device is configured as a light curtain that is comprised of a plurality of light beams that run in parallel to each other. The evaluation unit includes an assembly for detecting the sequence of the interruption of the light beams during the feeding and/or the removal of an object. Based on the detected sequence of interruption of the light beams, a known object, that is permitted to access the hazardous area, is detected. The protective device is deactivated in this situation. Securing the hazardous area further includes the provision of a second contactless protective device that is permanently active.

Abstract: An analysis system (1) for the analysis of a sample, comprises a gel permeation chromatograph (14) that is coupled with a nuclear magnetic resonance(=NMR) spectrometer. The chromatograph (14) has a gel permeation chromatography(=GPC) separating column system (6a) that is filled with porous particles (21). The GPC separating column system (6a) includes at least the one GPC separating column (6), the GPC separating columns (6) of the GPC separating column system (6a) having an overall combined internal volume of at least 45 cm3, preferably at least 100 cm3. The NMR spectrometer is configured as a low-field NMR spectrometer (8) with a permanent magnet system (9) for generating a B0 field of the NMR spectrometer. The low-field NMR spectrometer (8) comprises a shim system (10) with which homogeneity of the B0 field of 0.5 ppm or better, preferably 0.1 ppm or better, can be achieved in a right circular cylindrical sample volume (27) having a diameter of at least 5 mm and a length of at least 15 mm.

Abstract: A hazardous area in the region surrounding a reel transport of a reel changer is secured. A contactless protective device is located at the access boundaries of the region. This protective device can be deactivated for feeding and/or removing a known object and comprises an evaluation unit. The protective device is configured as a light curtain that is comprised of a plurality of light beams that run in parallel to each other. The evaluation unit includes an assembly for detecting the sequence of the interruption of the light beams during the feeding and/or the removal of an object. Based on the detected sequence of interruption of the light beams, a known object, that is permitted to access the hazardous area, is detected. The protective device is deactivated in this situation. Securing the hazardous area further includes the provision of a second contactless protective device that is permanently active.

Abstract: A clamping device with mechanical damping for a traction mechanism drive is provided. The device includes a clamping arm which carries a tension roller on one end thereof and is rotatably mounted in a housing at the other end thereof via a shaft connected thereto in a rotationally fixed manner, and is elastically supported on the housing by a torsion spring. A free end of the shaft is connected to a friction disk in a rotationally fixed manner, and a friction lining is arranged between the friction disk and an axial abutment surface of the housing. The invention reduces the friction lining wear and increases the damping capacity thereof. To accomplish this, a separate friction disk (7??) is connected to a separate friction lining (8??) in a positively locked manner without play, and the separate friction lining ((8??) is in frictional contact with the axial abutment surface (10) of the housing (1).

Abstract: Tensioning device (1) for a traction element drive, such as a belt or chain drive, with a tensioning arm (4), which can pivot relative to a body (2) about a pivot axle (3) and on whose distal end a roller (5) supported rotatably is arranged for tensioning the traction element, for the purpose of which there is a torsion spring (6) acting between the pivot axle (3) of the tensioning arm (4) and the body (2), and the pivot axle (3) is supported so that it can slide by at least one radial-bearing arrangement (7) and at least one axial-bearing arrangement (8), wherein the axial-bearing arrangement (8) comprises a friction disk (9) arranged concentric to the pivot axle (3), wherein the friction disk (9) has an axial stop surface (11), which comprises at least one radial circumferential key groove (12) and that at least one radial circumferential friction spring, which extends into the key groove (12), is constructed in the surface adjacent to the stop surface (11) of the friction disk (9).

Abstract: A clamping device with mechanical damping for a traction mechanism drive is provided. The device includes a clamping arm which carries a tension roller on one end thereof and is rotatably mounted in a housing at the other end thereof via a shaft connected thereto in a rotationally fixed manner, and is elastically supported on the housing by a torsion spring. A free end of the shaft is connected to a friction disk in a rotationally fixed manner, and a friction lining is arranged between the friction disk and an axial abutment surface of the housing. The invention reduces the friction lining wear and increases the damping capacity thereof. To accomplish this, a separate friction disk (7??) is connected to a separate friction lining (8??) in a positively locked manner without play, and the separate friction lining ((8??) is in frictional contact with the axial abutment surface (10) of the housing (1).

Abstract: Tensioning device (1) for a traction element drive, such as a belt or chain drive, with a tensioning arm (4), which can pivot relative to a body (2) about a pivot axle (3) and on whose distal end a roller (5) supported rotatably is arranged for tensioning the traction element, for the purpose of which there is a torsion spring (6) acting between the pivot axle (3) of the tensioning arm (4) and the body (2), and the pivot axle (3) is supported so that it can slide by at least one radial-bearing arrangement (7) and at least one axial-bearing arrangement (8), wherein the axial-bearing arrangement (8) comprises a friction disk (9) arranged concentric to the pivot axle (3), wherein the friction disk (9) has an axial stop surface (11), which comprises at least one radial circumferential key groove (12) and that at least one radial circumferential friction spring, which extends into the key groove (12), is constructed in the surface adjacent to the stop surface (11) of the friction disk (9).

Abstract: Tensioning device (1) for a traction mechanism drive, such as a belt or a chain drive, with a tensioning arm (4), which can pivot about a pivot axle (3) relative to a body (2) and on whose distal end there is a roller (5) supported so that it can rotate for tensioning the traction mechanism, for the purpose of which there is a torsion spring (6) acting between the pivot axle (3) of the tensioning arm (4) and the body (2). The pivot axle (3) is supported in a sliding manner by at least one radial bearing arrangement (7) and at least one axial bearing arrangement (8) separated from this radial bearing arrangement, and the axial bearing (8) is constructed as a cone friction bearing and includes a cone bearing disk (9), which is locked in rotation with the pivot axle (3) and is guided subjected to friction on the end against a cone bearing surface (10) formed in the hub section of the tensioning arm (4).

Abstract: In a method and a device for producing curved lengths of spring band steel in order to produce precisely toleranced, dimensionally stable bending radii, the spring band steel (10) pass through a bending unit (20), which is comprised of three support points (23-25) spaced apart from one another, and passes through a reverse bending unit (22), which is disposed after the bending unit (20) in the advancing direction of the spring band steel (10) and is comprised of a fourth support point (32), and in a cutting unit (21), the curved and recurved lengths of spring band steel (11) are cut from the spring band steel (10). The central support point (24) of the bending unit (20) and the fourth support point (32) of the reverse bending unit (22) are embodied so that they can be moved and are controlled in their advancing in relation to the spring band steel (10) by means of a numerical control unit (20) in accordance with predetermined programs (FIG. 1).

Abstract: Sheets which are overlapped with an offset are supplied to a device for the continuous alignment of sheets by a stream feeder. After alignment of at least the front edge and one lateral edge of each sheet, the sheets can be transferred downstream to a following device.

Abstract: An automatic ISDN switch for connection to at least one ISDN-BRI line and a plurality of different videoconferencing locations for automatically switching the at least one ISDN-BRI line to one videoconferencing location of the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, comprising: a control unit for being placed in circuit communication with each of the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, the control unit generating a location signal corresponding to a particular one videoconferencing location of the plurality of videoconferencing locations; and a switch bank in circuit communication with the control unit for receiving the location signal, for being placed in circuit communication with the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, and further for being placed in circuit communication with the at least one ISDN-BRI line, said switch bank automatically switching the at least one ISDN-BRI line to the particular one videoconferencing location of the plurality of videoconferencin

Abstract: Sheets which are overlapped with an offset are supplied to a device for the continuous alignment of sheets by a stream feeder. After alignment of at least the front edge and one lateral edge of each sheet, the sheets can be transferred downstream to a following device.

Abstract: In a wiper blade (10) a termination part (26 or 126 or 232 or 326) which covers each end of the wiper blade (10) has a base body (28), located on the side remote from the window (18) and bracing itself on the wiper blade (16, 20) which base body is provided with hook-like extensions (30 or 330) that cross the support element (126) on both of its long sides and engage the side of the support element toward the window from behind; if at least one detent shoulder (36 or 132) pointing toward the other end portion is disposed oh each of the two end portions of the support element, and a counterpart shoulder (38 or 134) present on the termination part is associated with the detent shoulders; and if furthermore at least one of the two shoulders and/or at least one of the two extensions is elastically deflectable.

Abstract: In a method for producing flat-blade windshield wipers with curved flat blades in particular, and for obtaining dimensionally stable bending radii with exact tolerances, a spring band formed by flat blades individually arranged one next to the other, is bent between three support sites spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the spring band and resting successively in an alternating manner on one of the two sides of the spring band, and the spring band is thereafter re-bent on a subsequent support site in the opposite direction by a re-bending degree lower than the bending degree. The flat blade so treated is subsequently separated from the spring band, combined with a rubber-elastic wiping strip, and provided with a connecting device for a wiper arm.

Abstract: An automatic ISDN switch for connection to at least one ISDN-BRI line and a plurality of different videoconferencing locations for automatically switching the at least one ISDN-BRI line to one videoconferencing location of the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, comprising: a control unit for being placed in circuit communication with each of the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, the control unit generating a location signal corresponding to a particular one videoconferencing location of the plurality of videoconferencing locations; and a switch bank in circuit communication with the control unit for receiving the location signal, for being placed in circuit communication with the plurality of different videoconferencing locations, and further for being placed in circuit communication with the at least one ISDN-BRI line, said switch bank automatically switching the at least one ISDN-BRI line to the particular one videoconferencing location of the plurality of videoconferencin

Abstract: In a method and a device for producing curved lengths of spring band steel in order to produce precisely toleranced, dimensionally stable bending radii, the spring band steel (10) pass through a bending unit (20), which is comprised of three support points (23-25) spaced apart from one another, and passes through a reverse bending unit (22), which is disposed after the bending unit (20) in the advancing direction of the spring band steel (10) and is comprised of a fourth support point (32), and in a cutting unit (21), the curved and recurved lengths of spring band steel (11) are cut from the spring band steel (10). The central support point (24) of the bending unit (20) and the fourth support point (32) of the reverse bending unit (22) are embodied so that they can be moved and are controlled in their advancing in relation to the spring band steel (10) by means of a numerical control unit (20) in accordance with predetermined programs (FIG. 1).

Abstract: In a method for producing flat-blade windshield wipers with curved flat blades in particular, and for obtaining dimensionally stable bending radii with exact tolerances, a spring band formed by flat blades individually arranged one next to the other, is bent between three support sites spaced from each other in the longitudinal direction of the spring band and resting successively in an alternating manner on one of the two sides of the spring band, and the spring band is thereafter re-bent on a subsequent support site in the opposite direction by a re-bending degree lower than the bending degree. The flat blade so treated is subsequently separated from the spring band, combined with a rubber-elastic wiping strip, and provided with a connecting device for a wiper arm.

Abstract: To detect rheological material properties of a fluid, flowable or elastic material, the material is exposed to harmonic excitation with at least one fundamental and at least one parameter F is measured that is variable in response to the harmonic excitation and suitable for determining a new material parameter, whereby measurement of the parameter F comprises recording of a time function F(t) of the parameter and the time function F(t) is subjected to Fourier transformation to form a shear spectrum in which the rheological material properties can be detected from the position of the frequency components, their intensity and/or their dependence on the fundamental.