Abstract: A conveying apparatus for food-processing industry articles includes a conveying device to convey articles in a transport direction with holding elements adapted for receiving the articles. At least one guide extends in the transport direction, and guides guide elements arranged thereon in the transport direction. One holding element is vertically adjustably arranged on each guide element. Controllable adjusting means are arranged on the conveying line for adjusting the vertical position of the holding elements relative to the respective guide element. The adjusting means controllably come into adjusting engagement with passing holding elements to adjust the holding element vertical position. Each holding elements is arranged on the respective guide element by a self-holding device configured such that the holding element is upwardly movable relative to the guide element against gravity and is downwardly releasably locked in a stop position.

Abstract: An arrangement, apparatus and method for conveying poultry is provided. The arrangement transfers slaughtered poultry between conveying lines and has at least one rotary device for conveying suspended poultry along a curved conveying path with suspension mounts, each designed to hold a poultry body by both legs. A linear motor conveying device with a guide rail, which comprises a linear drive, forms a circulating conveying path and has runners, each arranged to be separately controllable and movable along the guide rail by the linear drive. A holding element is designed to accommodate one poultry leg at a time, with one of the holding elements arranged on each runner. The rotary device and the linear motor conveying device are arranged such that, in a transfer region, the curved conveying path at least partially overlaps with a curved portion of the circulating conveying path in order to transfer the poultry.

Abstract: An arrangement, apparatus and method for conveying poultry is provided. The arrangement transfers slaughtered poultry between conveying lines and has at least one rotary device for conveying suspended poultry along a curved conveying path with suspension mounts, each designed to hold a poultry body by both legs. A linear motor conveying device with a guide rail, which comprises a linear drive, forms a circulating conveying path and has runners, each arranged to be separately controllable and movable along the guide rai by the linear drive. A holding element is designed to accommodate one poultry leg at a time, with one of the holding elements arranged on each runner. The rotary device and the linear motor conveying device are arranged such that, in a transfer region, the curved conveying path at least partially overlaps with a curved portion of the circulating conveying path in order to transfer the poultry.

Abstract: A method and a device are proposed for controlling and/or diagnosing a control system influencing a mass flow. In this context, a correction value is calculated, which corrects the controlling, or is evaluated for diagnostic purposes. The correction value, in this context, is derived from the line resistance of the mass flow line.

Abstract: The goal is to reliably diagnose and compensate for a change in the gas flow passing through an exhaust gas recirculation line. For this purpose, according to a first method, the mass flow passing through the exhaust gas recirculation line is derived as a function of the position and the flow characteristic of the exhaust gas recirculation valve, and, according to a second method, the mass flow is derived from the fresh-air mass flow in the induction pipe and from the induction pipe pressure. Then the difference is determined between the mass flows as ascertained in accordance with the two methods, and from the difference one or plurality of correcting quantities is generated for the mass flow that is derived as a function of the valve position and of the flow characteristic.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine, especially for a motor vehicle, is described, which is provided with a storage catalytic converter which can be loaded with and unloaded of nitrogen oxides. Several states of deterioration (points 13) of the storage catalytic converter can be determined by the control apparatus. A sulphur content of the fuel used can be determined by the control apparatus from sequential states of deterioration (points 13).

Abstract: A valve flow characteristic line is adapted by weighting the valve position as an input variable using a variable offset value. To calculate a robust model of the intake manifold pressure, a modeled partial pressure of the recirculated exhaust gas is determined so that it differs as little as possible from the actual partial pressure of the recirculated exhaust gas. To do so, a modeled partial pressure of the recirculated exhaust gas is derived from a flow characteristic of a valve in an exhaust gas recirculating line as a function of the valve position. The modeled partial pressure of the recirculated exhaust gas derived from the flow characteristic is corrected adaptively as a function of the difference between the modeled intake manifold pressure and a measured intake manifold pressure.

Abstract: A method and a device are proposed for controlling and/or diagnosing a control system influencing a mass flow. In this context, a correction value is calculated, which corrects the controlling, or is evaluated for diagnostic purposes. The correction value, in this context, is derived from the line resistance of the mass flow line.

Abstract: The goal is to reliably diagnose and compensate for a change in the gas flow passing through an exhaust gas recirculation line. For this purpose, according to a first method, the mass flow passing through the exhaust gas recirculation line is derived as a function of the position and the flow characteristic of the exhaust gas recirculation valve, and, according to a second method, the mass flow is derived from the fresh-air mass flow in the induction pipe and from the induction pipe pressure. Then the difference is determined between the mass flows as ascertained in accordance with the two methods, and from the difference one or plurality of correcting quantities is generated for the mass flow that is derived as a function of the valve position and of the flow characteristic.