Abstract: The invention relates to a drive unit (10) for a vehicle comprising an electric machine (12) having a rotor shaft (14) and a transmission (16) with a transmission shaft (18), wherein the transmission shaft (18) is rotatably mounted in a first housing section (22) by means of a first rolling bearing (20) and the rotor shaft (14) is rotatably mounted in a second housing section (26) by means of a rolling second bearing (24). According to the invention, the transmission shaft (18) and the rotor shaft (14) are coupled to another in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein a third rolling bearing (28) which has an inner bearing ring (30) is arranged at the transition between the transmission shaft (18) and the rotor shaft (14), wherein the inner bearing ring (30) is in contact with the rotor shaft (14) and the transmission shaft (18) with its inner surface (32).

Abstract: A method, in particular a computer-implemented method, for processing data of a technical system. The method includes the following steps: ascertaining first pieces of information which are associated with a data traffic of the system, and ascertaining metadata associated with the data traffic of the system based on the first pieces of information.

Abstract: A method, in particular a computer-implemented method, for processing data of a technical system. The method includes the following steps: ascertaining first pieces of information which are associated with a data traffic of the system, and ascertaining metadata associated with the data traffic of the system based on the first pieces of information.

Abstract: An attachment device for a sample collection device for obtaining samples from exhaled respiratory air includes an inlet tube, a dip tube for discharging the respiratory air from the sample collection device, and at least a portion of a spiral path. The portion runs into an outlet opening which is designed to conduct the respiratory air to the sample collection device.

Abstract: A method for controlling a charging device transferring energy to an electrical load of an inductively coupled household appliance. The circuitry of the device includes an oscillator circuit having at least one output power coil element and one capacitor element; an electrical power source; a power-switching element feeding the oscillator circuit with electrical power; a sensor element for determining an electrical signal value indicative of the inductance of the oscillator circuit; and a microprocessor configured to adapt the electrical energy provided by the oscillator circuit dependent on a comparison of the measured electrical signal with a threshold. The method includes the steps of activating a threshold determining mode of the microprocessor starting upon the proximate powering up of the microprocessor and determining the threshold automatically after the proximate powering up of the microprocessor.

Abstract: An oral care device is disclosed. The oral care device includes a housing being at least partly formed of an electrically isolating material; a capacitor having a first electrode and a second electrode, the first and second electrodes being electrically isolated by the electrically isolating material of the housing such that they are not exposed to an outside environment of the oral care device; and a processor unit being electrically connected to the first and second electrodes. The processor unit is arranged such that during operation of the oral care device it determines a capacitance (x) of the capacitor in order to determine whether the oral care device is within a user's oral cavity or not.

Abstract: The present application relates to a detachable cover for lining a plurality of boreholes on a furniture, said detachable cover having a track disposed onto a rear surface of said cover; and a plurality of studs attached to said track, wherein said plurality of studs are attached to said track in an adjustable manner and methods for using the like.

Abstract: An inductive charger for charging a hand-held appliance is disclosed. The inductive charger includes a charger coil surrounding a magnetic core, the magnetic core forming at least a part of a charger projection, wherein the charger projection is surrounded by the charger coil which is adapted to be inserted, together with the charger projection of the magnetic core, into a charging recess of the hand-held appliance.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for the inductive transfer of energy is disclosed. The circuit arrangement includes an oscillator; and a device for detecting the load of the oscillator and for setting the circuit arrangement into one of multiple operating states depending on the detected load. The device determines the load of the oscillator using an electrical variable occurring in the oscillator.

Abstract: A method and a circuit arrangement for the inductive transfer of energy with an oscillator and a device to detect the inductive load of the oscillator, and to modify a damping element in the oscillator depending on the load of said oscillator.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for the inductive transfer of energy is disclosed. The circuit arrangement includes an oscillator; a power supply for supplying the oscillator with energy and having a complex input resistance; and a device for detecting the inductive load of the oscillator and for modifying the complex input resistance of the power supply depending on the load of the oscillator.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush is disclosed. The toothbrush includes a housing; a brush; an electric motor for driving the brush; a power supply for providing the electric power required for operation of the toothbrush; a switch mechanism for turning the drive on and off; and an electronic circuit for adjusting the effective voltage (UMot) applied to the electric motor. In operation, a voltage supplied by the power supply declines with the discharge status of the power supply from a high-voltage range to a low-voltage range. During operation of the toothbrush in the high-voltage range (H), the effective voltage (UMot) applied to the electric motor is lowered to a level at which the electric motor has reached a rotational speed corresponding essentially to the rotational speed of the electric motor in the medium-voltage range.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush is provided, the electric toothbrush having a housing, with a drive that is elastically mounted on the housing by means of a spring device and can be moved in an oscillatory fashion in at least one plane of motion, and with a transmission element that is connected to the drive and serves for transmitting the driving motion to a brush head.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for the inductive transfer of energy is disclosed. The circuit arrangement includes an oscillator; and a device for detecting the load of the oscillator and for setting the circuit arrangement into one of multiple operating states depending on the detected load. The device determines the load of the oscillator using an electrical variable occurring in the oscillator.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for the inductive transfer of energy is disclosed. The circuit arrangement includes an oscillator; a power supply for supplying the oscillator with energy and having a complex input resistance; and a device for detecting the inductive load of the oscillator and for modifying the complex input resistance of the power supply depending on the load of the oscillator.

Abstract: A method and a circuit arrangement for the inductive transfer of energy with an oscillator and a device to detect the inductive load of the oscillator, and to modify a damping element in the oscillator depending on the load of said oscillator.

Abstract: An induction charging device for charging an energy accumulator of a mobile electric device is provided. The device includes a coil for energy transmission; and a control for energy transmission. The control is connected to a capacitor with a modifiable capacitance, and the capacitor is designed such that its capacitance changes as a function of whether the mobile electric device is in a charging position or not.

Abstract: An electric toothbrush is provided, the electric toothbrush having a housing, with a drive that is elastically mounted on the housing by means of a spring device and can be moved in an oscillatory fashion in at least one plane of motion, and with a transmission element that is connected to the drive and serves for transmitting the driving motion to a brush head.

Abstract: An appliance for personal use such as a toothbrush, an oral irrigator, a shaver, or a kitchen machine, with a driving mechanism constructed as an electric motor and a control stage that supplies energy to the electric motor. When the electric motor is off, the control stage supplies the electric motor with energy adapted in terms of duration and/or amplitude. The electric motor, when off and in its capacity as an electroacoustic transducer, emits at least part of that energy in the form of audible signals.