Abstract: A method for operating an electrical circuit device includes the method step of opening a first switch and closing a second switch in order, in the case of a charging current or in the case of a discharging current of an electrical secondary storage unit, to generate Joule heat by way of current flow in the forward direction of a first diode, and/or including the method step of closing the first switch and opening the second switch in order to generate Joule heat in the case of current flow of the respective other current in the forward direction of a second diode.

Abstract: A vehicle battery with a plurality of interconnected galvanic cells that are electrically connected to one of the two poles of the battery via an electrical main branch having semiconductor switches which are arranged antiserially with respect to one another, the gate terminals of which being independently controllable. A method for operating a vehicle having the battery includes, before galvanic connection of the battery, a battery-external control device transmits to the control unit the command to switch the semiconductor switches of the main branch so as to block at least in the discharge direction, and to switch the semiconductor switches of the auxiliary branch so as to allow passage in the discharge direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for welding a weld stud to a substrate, comprising a welding gun which includes a casing and a stud holder for the weld stud, further comprising a gas container and a gas line for conducting gas from the gas container to the stud holder, the gas container being supported by the welding gun.

Abstract: A secondary on-board network battery for a secondary on-board network that is redundant to a primary on-board network of a motor vehicle, includes: a battery cell composite for providing electrical energy; a first connection for electrically connecting the secondary on-board network battery to at least one secondary on-board network component; a second connection for electrically connecting the secondary on-board network battery to the primary on-board network; a first switching device between the first connection and a connection point that is electrically connected to the battery cell composite; a second switching device between the second connection and the connection point, and a control unit configured to provide a conducting state for both switching devices for supplying the at least one secondary on-board network component from the primary on-board network, and for providing a locking state for the second switching device for keeping an overload on the primary on-board network side away.

Abstract: A secondary on-board network battery for a secondary on-board network that is redundant to a primary on-board network of a motor vehicle, includes: a battery cell composite for providing electrical energy; a first connection for electrically connecting the secondary on-board network battery to at least one secondary on-board network component; a second connection for electrically connecting the secondary on-board network battery to the primary on-board network; a first switching device between the first connection and a connection point that is electrically connected to the battery cell composite; a second switching device between the second connection and the connection point, and a control unit configured to provide a conducting state for both switching devices for supplying the at least one secondary on-board network component from the primary on-board network, and for providing a locking state for the second switching device for keeping an overload on the primary on-board network side away.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for welding a weld stud to a substrate, comprising a welding gun which includes a casing and a stud holder for the weld stud, further comprising a gas container and a gas line for conducting gas from the gas container to the stud holder, the gas container being supported by the welding gun.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive-in device, comprising a drive-in piston, guided in a cylinder, for driving a nail member into a workpiece, and a combustion chamber arranged above the drive-in piston, said combustion chamber being Tillable with a combustion gas, wherein the combustion chamber has a bottom that is adjustable along an axis, wherein the bottom has a groove that extends in the circumferential direction and has an inserted seal which bears in a radial direction against a rigid combustion-chamber wall, wherein a front surface, in the axial direction, of the seal protrudes in the direction of the axis from a terminating plane of the groove.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive-in device, comprising a drive-in piston which is guided in a cylinder for driving a nail element into a workpiece and comprising a combustion chamber which is arranged over the drive-in piston and which can be filled with a combustion gas, said combustion chamber comprising a cylindrical portion which is symmetrical about a central axis (A). A movable combustion chamber wall of the combustion chamber can be adjusted along the central axis (A), and a spring is supported between the movable combustion chamber wall and a housing. A force vector (F) of the spring has a lateral offset (V) with respect to the central axis (A).

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive-in device, comprising a drive-in piston, guided in a cylinder, for driving a nail member into a workpiece, and a combustion chamber arranged above the drive-in piston, said combustion chamber being Tillable with a combustion gas, wherein the combustion chamber has a bottom that is adjustable along an axis, wherein the bottom has a groove that extends in the circumferential direction and has an inserted seal which bears in a radial direction against a rigid combustion-chamber wall, wherein a front surface, in the axial direction, of the seal protrudes in the direction of the axis from a terminating plane of the groove.

Abstract: A work tool for driving a securing element into a substructure is disclosed. The work tool includes a guide channel for the securing element, a piston that is pushable towards the securing element proceeding from a starting position in which the piston is at rest, so as to transmit energy to the securing element arranged in the guide channel, a feed device for conveying the securing element into the guide channel, and a feed-delay device for delaying the securing element being conveyed into the guide channel until the piston has returned into the starting position following a driving process.