Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device, in particular for volume compensation in fluid circuits, at least consisting of a device housing and a compensating element which is movably guided therein, that can be acted on by a fluid pressure and is supported on an energy storage device, wherein the device housing has at least two housing parts, which are arranged one behind the other when viewed along the longitudinal axis of the device housing, wherein the adjacent housing parts differ in their free cross-sectional areas, and wherein the transition from one housing part to the subsequent, adjacent housing part is in the form of a step.

Abstract: A loudspeaker arrangement for a motor vehicle is disclosed, and may include a loudspeaker and a rotatable part. The loudspeaker may include a sound deflection body having a central stationary part with a sound outlet opening and a first sound deflection surface. The rotatable part may be configured to be rotatable relative to and coaxially with the central stationary part. The rotatable part may include a second sound deflection surface. The rotatable part may be configured to be rotated such that the rotatable part fully and integrally covers the sound outlet opening when in a non-use position. The rotatable part may be configured to be rotated such that the rotatable part uncovers the sound outlet opening when in a use position. The second sound deflection surface and the first sound deflection surface may collectively form an acoustically effective total sound deflection surface.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hydraulic accumulator, in particular in the form of a piston-type accumulator, having a separating element which is arranged in an accumulator housing and fluid-tightly separates two fluid chambers, in particular a closed accumulator chamber comprising a working gas and a liquid chamber comprising an operating liquid such as hydraulic oil, from one another, wherein a fluid port is fluidically connected to one of the fluid chambers. The hydraulic accumulator is characterised in that the fluid port has a magnetic-field-generating device which is received in a fixed position in the fluid port and separates magnetizable particles out of the fluid passing through the fluid port, to purify said fluid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic accumulator, in particular in the form of a piston accumulator, comprising a separation element (10), which is arranged in an accumulator housing (14) and separates two fluid chambers (16, 18) in a fluid-tight manner, in particular a closed-off storage chamber (20) containing a working gas, from a liquid chamber (22) containing an operating liquid, such as hydraulic oil, a fluid connection (24) being connected in a fluid-conducting manner to one of the fluid chambers (18), characterised in that a magnetic-field-generating device (42) is received in a part of the accumulator housing (14) which comprises the fluid connection (24), in such a way that magnetisable particles can be separated, in a cleaning manner, from the fluid located between the part of the storage housing (14) and the separation element (10) and deposited in the direction of the magnetic-field-generating device (42), on the latter.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a piston accumulator having an accumulator housing in which a separating piston is longitudinally movably guided which separates two fluid chambers, in particular separates a fluid chamber having a working gas from a further fluid chamber having an operating fluid, such as hydraulic oil, and which separating piston has a damping device, wherein, in addition to the damping device, an inflow device is provided which interacts with the damping device for damping a fluid flow out of the accumulator housing by forming a throttle along a fluid path and which releases a further fluid path by bypassing the other fluid path that has the throttle in order for fluid to flow into the accumulator housing.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an hydraulic accumulator, in particular a diaphragm accumulator, having an accumulator housing and a separating element disposed therein, which separates two media spaces from each other, wherein a weld seam is formed by a laser or electron beam welding process without any filler materials, in that at least a part of the wall parts delimiting the transition point are melted to form the weld seam, which closes off the transition point towards the surroundings, in a manner that is free of protrusions with respect to an outer circumferential surface of a connection element.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hydraulic accumulator, in particular in the form of a piston-type accumulator, having a separating element which is arranged in an accumulator housing and separates two fluid chambers from one another in a fluid-tight manner, in particular a closed accumulator chamber comprising a working gas from a liquid chamber comprising an operating liquid such as hydraulic oil, wherein a fluid connector is fluidically connected to one of the fluid chambers, wherein outside the accumulator housing and fixed thereto is an attachment part with a magnetic field generating device which acts on a fluid connection between the fluid connector of the accumulator housing and a fluid connector of the attachment part in such a way that magnetisable particles can be separated in a cleaning manner from the fluid passing through the fluid connection.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a hydraulic accumulator, in particular in the form of a piston-type accumulator, having a separating element which is arranged in an accumulator housing and fluid-tightly separates two fluid chambers, in particular a closed accumulator chamber comprising a working gas and a liquid chamber comprising an operating liquid such as hydraulic oil, from one another, wherein a fluid port is fluidically connected to one of the fluid chambers. The hydraulic accumulator is characterised in that the fluid port has a magnetic-field-generating device which is received in a fixed position in the fluid port and separates magnetizable particles out of the fluid passing through the fluid port, to purify said fluid.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a piston accumulator, having an accumulator housing, in which a separating piston is longitudinally movably guided, that separates two fluid chambers from one another and which separating piston has a damping piston with a check valve, which damping piston can be introduced into a fluid connection in the accumulator housing to form a throttle gap. The throttle gap is a cylindrical annular chamber, formed from the adjacent wall parts of the accumulator housing and the damping piston. The check valve has a valve ball which is acted upon by an energy accumulator and which, in a closed position, blocks a fluid path between the fluid connection and a piston fluid chamber between the separating piston and the accumulator housing and, in its open position, opens said fluid path.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a data receiver, the data receiver being configured to receive a signal including a sequence of N bits so as to obtain a reception signal, wherein N is a natural number greater than or equal to eight, N?8, wherein the data receiver is configured to sample the reception signal with a sampling rate that corresponds, with an intentional deviation of up to 2/N, to one sample value per bit of the sequence of N bits so as to obtain a sequence of received bits, wherein the data receiver is configured to correlate the sequence of received bits with K different sequences of N-1 reference bits so as to obtain K partial correlation results, wherein K is smaller than or equal to N-1 and greater than or equal to three, N-1?K?3.

Abstract: 1. Separator element 2. A separator element consisting of at least two types of layers of plastic material, one type of which layers is media resistant to mineral oils; and the other type of which layers has low permeability to gases or is gas-tight, wherein the two types of layers are firmly bonded to each other when in direct contact and form the elastically flexible separator element (12).

Abstract: Embodiments provide a data receiver, the data receiver being configured to receive a signal including a sequence of N bits so as to obtain a reception signal, wherein N is a natural number greater than or equal to eight, N?8, wherein the data receiver is configured to sample the reception signal with a sampling rate that corresponds, with an intentional deviation of up to 2/N, to one sample value per bit of the sequence of N bits so as to obtain a sequence of received bits, wherein the data receiver is configured to correlate the sequence of received bits with K different sequences of N-1 reference bits so as to obtain K partial correlation results, wherein K is smaller than or equal to N-1 and greater than or equal to three, N-1?K?3.

Abstract: A hydropneumatic piston-cylinder assembly, in particular for use as a suspension strut in vehicle suspension systems, includes a cylinder housing (4) and a piston (14) guided for axial movement in the cylinder chamber (12) of the cylinder housing. The cylinder chamber is filled with a hydraulic fluid. The piston has a piston rod (24) on one piston side (20). The piston rod extends out of an end of the cylinder chamber (12) in a sealed manner. The hydraulic fluid, which is located in the cylinder chamber (12) on the side of the piston crown (16) facing away from the piston rod (24), can be brought into operative connection with a pneumatic spring accumulator (10). The pneumatic spring accumulator is a piston-type accumulator (10), which is arranged in the cylinder housing (4).

Abstract: An accumulator device (10) includes at least two accumulator elements (14, 16) that are combined to form a structural unit (12) and that have independently from one another their own accumulator characteristic curves (18, 20), in particular as a result of different preload pressures. The respective accumulator characteristic curves (18, 20) provide a combined total accumulator characteristic curve (22). A fluid can be stored in the structural unit (12) and can be retrieved from it. A hydropneumatic suspension system (24) has such an accumulator device (10).

Abstract: An energy storage assembly includes the following: at least one electrochemical cell, wherein the at least one electrochemical cell comprises an anode that is liquid during operation, an electrolyte that is liquid during operation, and a cathode that is liquid during operation; and a magnetic field-generating structure disposed outside the at least one electrochemical cell for generating a magnetic field, wherein the magnetic field-generating structure is configured such that the generated magnetic field penetrates the at least one electrochemical cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydropneumatic piston-cylinder assembly, in particular for use as a suspension strut in vehicle suspension systems, comprising a cylinder housing (4) and a piston (14) guided for axial movement in the cylinder chamber (12) of said cylinder housing, which cylinder chamber is filled with a hydraulic fluid, said piston having a piston rod (24) on one piston side (20), which piston rod is led out of an end of the cylinder chamber (12) in a sealed manner, wherein the hydraulic fluid, which is located in the cylinder chamber (12) on the side of the piston crown (16) facing away from the piston rod (24), can be brought into operative connection with a pneumatic spring accumulator (10). Said hydropneumatic piston-cylinder assembly is characterized in that the pneumatic spring accumulator is a piston-type accumulator (10), which is arranged in the cylinder housing (4).

Abstract: A hydropneumatic pressure accumulator, in particular a pulsation damper, includes an accumulator housing (2) and a movable separating element (20), which separates a pressurized working gas-containing gas working space (24) from a fluid chamber (22) in the accumulator housing (2). A gas storage chamber (12) is provided, which contains an additional volume of the pressurized working gas, and is connected via a connecting path (30) having a throttle point to the gas working space.

Abstract: The invention relates to an accumulator device (10), consisting of at least two accumulator elements (14, 16) which are combined to form a structural unit (12) and have independently from one another their own accumulator characteristic curves (18, 20), in particular as a result of different preload pressures, wherein the respective accumulator characteristic curves (18, 20) provide a combined total accumulator characteristic curve (22), according to which a fluid can be stored in the structural unit (12) and can be retrieved therefrom. The invention further relates to a hydropneumatic suspension system (24) having such an accumulator device (10).

Abstract: An electric motor vehicle coolant pump for cooling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes a pump housing and a rotor rotatably supported in the pump housing. The rotor comprises a motor rotor configured to be substantially pot-shaped. The motor rotor comprises a pot bottom and a ferromagnetic substance so as to be magnetized in at least a bipolar manner. A pump rotor comprises a plurality of rotor blades and an annular cover ring arranged on distal ends of the plurality of rotor blades. The plurality of rotor blades are configured to stand directly on the pot bottom of the motor rotor. The pump rotor and the motor rotor are each integral plastic material parts separately produced by an injection molding. The pump rotor and the motor rotor are made from different materials. The pump rotor is not ferromagnetic.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a level converter circuit with a resistor and a current adjustment circuit. The resistor is connected between an input and an output of the level converter circuit. The current adjustment circuit is configured to influence a current through the resistor such that an output voltage of the level converter circuit does not exceed a maximum allowable value.