Abstract: An elongated bar shaped housing contains an optical sensing apparatus with at least one light source to create a sensing beam and a deflecting arrangement which moves the sensing beam back and forth between the longitudinal ends of the housing. One of the walls of the housing has an output window extending in the longitudinal direction of the housing for the sensing beam and an input window parallel to the output window for the sensing beam reflected from a workpiece or its support. In the housing behind the input window there is a strip shaped light receiving arrangement with a plurality of optical sensors, as well as an evaluation unit connected to the light receiving arrangement to which the output signals of the light receiving arrangement are sent.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for the control of the starting operation of a diesel engine in a motor vehicle, with a time-control switch determining the duration of engagement of a preliminary heating circuit which is adapted to be triggered by a drive-start-switch; the time-control switch is thereby adapted to be triggered also by an auxiliary switch independently of the drive-start-switch.

Abstract: In an electronic balance for loading having a balance scale (3) weighing system, display (19), control keyboard (21 to 26) and a digital processing electronic circuitry in which circuitry at least one memory is present for the weighed value shown in the display (19). A first additional key (25) is present in the control keyboard (21 to 26) upon the actuation of the key the weighed value shown in the display (19) and stored in the digital signal processing electronics is decreased and upon the first actuation of the key the weighed value displayed immediately previously is taken in addition into a first additional memory. Furthermore, a second additional key (24) is present in the control keyboard (21 to 26) upon whose actuation the weighed value displayed in the display (19) is taken into a second additional memory. By means of the decreasing key the balance operator can decreased the display from the too large actual value step-by-step to the correct theoretical value.