Abstract: The locking device (10) for doors, in particular of vehicles, has an inside door opener and an outside door handle (12) which can be used to actuate at least one lock for locking the door. Locking devices of this type are conventionally very complicated mechanically, since the mechanical connection between the outside door handle (12) and the lock is meant to be uncoupled as a function of various functional positions. In order to reduce the mechanical complexity, only the inside door opener should act mechanically on the lock, and the outside door handle (12) should act via an electric control on an actuating drive (18), which actuates the lock. In this case, the opening command is instigated only if at least one defined allowable precondition is present. The required additional functions of locking devices can very easily be controlled by the electric control, so that additional mechanical elements are not required.

Abstract: The locking device (10) for doors, in particular of vehicles, has an inside door opener and an outside door handle (12) which can be used to actuate at least one lock for locking the door. Locking devices of this type are conventionally very complicated mechanically, since the mechanical connection between the outside door handle (12) and the lock is meant to be uncoupled as a function of various functional positions. In order to reduce the mechanical complexity, it is proposed that only the inside door opener should act mechanically on the lock, and the outside door handle (12) should act via an electric control on an actuating drive (18), which actuates the lock. In this case, the opening command is instigated only if at least one defined allowable precondition is present. The required additional functions of locking devices can very easily be controlled by the electric control, so that additional mechanical elements are not required.

Abstract: Operating arrangement for a sliding door An operating arrangement is used for operating a door lock (14) and a latching device (16), which can be arrested in a positive-locking manner, of a sliding door (10), said latching device preventing the sliding door (10) in its open position from sliding back. The operation of the door lock (14) and latching device (16) takes place mechanically via connecting elements, and the logical closing functions, for example the central locking system or child safety catch, are integrated in the door lock (14) which is situated remote from the door handles. In order to avoid very long connecting elements with cumulative tolerances which may adversely affect the operation of the door lock (14), it is proposed that the connecting elements (22, 24) between the door handles and the door lock (14) have driver elements (40, 42) which act via a driven element (32, 44) on a connecting element (28) connected to the latching device (16).

Abstract: The invention relates to a power-assisted closing device (1) for doors, flaps, folding tops or roofs of vehicles, in particular passengers cars, having a pivotably mounted rotary latch (2) which interacts with a fastening peg, a detent pawl (7) which releasably locks the rotary latch (2), and an actuating drive which acts via a disk cam (13) on the rotary latch (2) and the detent pawl (7) to effect an unlocking or locking procedure, wherein a pivotable stop element (17) is arranged on the rotary latch (2) and a pivotable stop element (20) is arranged on the detent pawl (7), the stop element (17, 20) interacting with the disk cam (13) in the unlocking or locking procedure.

Abstract: A method for preparing a spiral wound filtration module is provided. The module has a central permeate carrier tube. The method includes winding at least one filtration leaf about the permeate carrier tube. The filtration leaf includes a first membrane sheet, a permeate carrier sheet, and a second membrane sheet. The winding step creates an end face extending radially outwardly from the permeate tube on each end thereof. After winding, the filtration module is maintained in a wound state. An adhesive is then supplied to each end face and a vacuum is applied through each of the permeate tube. While the vacuum is applied, the permeate tube and filtration leaf assembly are spun in a centrifuge until the adhesive has solidified. After spinning, each end face of the module is severed at a distance between the level of adhesive along the feed spacer screen and the level of adhesive along the permeate carrier sheet.

Abstract: A motor vehicle door lock with a central locking system drive and central locking system lever (3) driven by it, in which the central locking system drive is electromechanically operable in a reversible manner and has a drive element (4) with an eccentrically arranged driving lug (5) which can move in both directions of rotation in a circular path, a central locking system lever (3) that is pivotable about a pivot axis (7) which is parallel to the axis of rotation (6) of the drive element (4) and has a driving receiver (8) for driving lug (5) which is much wider than driving lug (5). The central locking system lever (3) can be swung into an unlocked position (E) and a locked position (V), by means of both the driving lug (5) and by manual operation in purely mechanically manner independently and unhindered by the driving lug.

Abstract: A test probe for collecting test permeate samples from a multiple, reverse-osmosis membrane module, wherein the membrane module has a straight permeate-collection passageway and a plurality of individual, spaced-apart, permeate passageways which permit permeate, from each of a plurality of membranes, to flow into the permeate-collection passageway, and which probe comprises a first outer and a second inner tube concentrically positioned and spaced apart, whereby, on insertion of the test probe into the permeate-collection passageway, the test probe comprises a downstream permeate flow passageway and an upstream permeate flow passageway and a test permeate flow passageway, the test probe having a spacer element at the test end with a radial passageway, and resilient O-rings above and below the spacer element, and a coiled spring to bias the O-rings between an unbiased, nonsealing position and a biased, sealing position, whereby the O-rings extend radially outwardly, to form a seal above and below a test permea

Abstract: A membrane module which includes a unitary, curved, backing support which retains all the U bends, serially connecting the membrane tubes, in a sealing relationship, and which includes an annular permeate-collector ring system at the end of each membrane tube and channels with a permeate manifold passageway, to provide efficient removal and easy cleaning of the permeate flow path.