Abstract: The invention relates to an irradiation unit for the UV irradiation of particularly web-shaped substrates, comprising a housing (10), a tubular UV lamp (12), arranged therein and a reflector arrangement (14), running along the UV lamp (12). According to the invention, a simple exchangeability may be achieved, whereby the reflector arrangement comprises a support profile (22), retained in the housing (10) and a reflector profile (24), embodied as a shape-retaining molded piece which may be detachably connected thereto.

Abstract: A torsional vibration damper with a friction device. The friction device is formed on at least one friction surface on two contra-rotationally and oppositely disposed disc parts that are in frictional contact with one another. In order to propose how to determine the initial stressing effect of the frictional action independently of external support of the disc parts, the frictional surfaces are pressurized against one another by means of at least one spring element.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic torque converter with a driving pump wheel and a drive turbine wheel that is placed in a housing in such a way that it can rotate is fixed to the drive shaft of a drive unit, and is connected to the housing with a converter bridging coupling that has a piston which remains fixed, with the help of a coupling spring mechanism, but which can be rotated in an axial direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a UV irradiation unit comprising a housing (10), a rod-shaped lamp (12) which is arranged therein, a reflector (14) which extends along the UV-lamp (12) and which defines a lamp chamber (22) which surrounds the UV-lamp (12), in addition to a channel system (20) for guiding a cooling coolant through the reflector (14). According to the invention, the channel system (20) is arranged on the outside of the lamp chamber (22) such that it remains void of the coolant flow (24) for operating the lamp in an optimum manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to an irradiation unit for the UV irradiation of particularly web-shaped substrates, comprising a housing (10), a tubular UV lamp (12), arranged therein and a reflector arrangement (14), running along the UV lamp (12). According to the invention, a simple exchangeability may be achieved, whereby the reflector arrangement comprises a support profile (22), retained in the housing (10) and a reflector profile (24), embodied as a shape-retaining molded piece which may be detachably connected thereto.

Abstract: A composition for coating comprising at least one compound of formula (I): R<a>Si(R<1>)n(X<1>)3-n, and optionally at least one compound of formula (II): R<b>Si(R<2>)m(X<2>)3-m, wherein R<a> is a straight-chain or branched C(1-24) alkyl group, R<b> is an aromatic group, such as an optionally substituted carbocyclic and heterocyclic group comprising five-, six- or ten-membered ring systems, which is linked by a single covalent bond or a spacer unit, such as a straight-chain or branched alkyl residue having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, to the Si- atom, R<1> and R<2> are, independently of each other a lower alkyl group, such as a straight chain and branched hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, X<1> and X<2> are independently of each other a hydrolysable group, such as a halogen or an alkoxy group and n, m are independently of each other 0 or 1, with the proviso that if n and m are independently of each other 0 or 1, X may represent the sam

Abstract: The invention relates to a modular microelectronic-system comprising: a first connection module (12) which can be firmly connected to user interface devices integrated textile material; and a second connection module (14) which comprises user interface devices (24, 26) and/or which an be connected to an external device; in addition to an electronic module (10) which can be connected to the first connection module (12) or to the second connection module (14).

Abstract: Input apparatus including at least one textile fabric carrier, at least one flexible, wire-and/or thread-like electrical conductor comprising at least one weft and/or warp thread of the fabric carrier, and at least one electrically conductive, flexible key device which is electrically connected to a key connection of the conductor, wherein the conductor is designed for the connection of an evaluation device.

Abstract: Contact-making device and method for connecting an electric conductor, in particular a wire-like and/or thread-like electric conductor which is arranged in a textile material, electrically to an electronic component. The device includes a substrate material, and at least one contact, which is formed on the substrate material, to connect the electric conductor electrically to the electronic component, the contact comprising a movable section and an immovable section. The movable section is formed such that, during the electrical connection operation, it is arranged substantially on a surface side opposite the immovable section.

Abstract: A freewheel of a torque converter stator contains blocking elements that must rotate by an angle of rotation before the blocking function is initiated. They may be blocking elements that pivot about an axis parallel to the stator axis. In another embodiment, a blocking element pivots about an axis identical to the stator axis. In this case, ramps of this blocking element wedge against ramps of the freewheel outer ring.

Abstract: A method for analyzing fingerprint images includes picking up a sequence of images at very short time intervals, while a finger is being placed onto an electronic fingerprint sensor. A criterion for recognizing a live finger is extracted from variations in the images. The images are defined as a pixel raster having different gray values, with the aid of which the pixels are assigned binary values of zero or one. Significant changes in the values are detected and compared, with the aid of distinctive numbers or the like, to known typical changes that occur regularly in a particular image class.

Abstract: The invention relates to a surface paneling module that includes a power supply connection and a data transfer interface as well as a processor that is coupled to the power supply connection and the data transfer

Abstract: Method for electrically connecting an electrical conductor to an electronic component including the steps of providing a textile material in which at least one flexible, wire-like and/or thread-like electrical conductor is arranged, providing the electrical conductor relative to an electrically conductive contact point of the electronic component, and electrically connecting the conductor to the contact point comprising the steps of electrically connecting an at least partly electrically conductive auxiliary contact to the conductor, and electrically connecting the auxiliary contact to the contact point, wherein the auxiliary contact is a metal lamina. In one embodiment, the auxiliary contact and the conductor may be joined to one another as they are joined to the contact point.

Abstract: A textile fabric structure having a plurality of microelectronic components, which are arranged in the textile fabric structure, electrically conductive threads, which couple the plurality of microelectronic components to one another, conductive data transmission threads, which couple the plurality of microelectronic components to one another, and electrically nonconductive threads. The conductive threads and the conductive data transmission threads at the edge of the textile fabric structure are each provided with an electric interface and a data transmission interface.

Abstract: A processor arrangement comprises a number of processor units. Each processor unit is coupled to at least one adjacent processor unit by means of a bi-directional communication interface. Messages are exchanged between adjacent processor units for the determination of the separation of a processor unit in the processor arrangement from a reference position. Each message contains separation information, giving the separation of the processor unit receiving the message from the reference position or the separation of the processor unit sending the message from the reference position, where each processor unit is embodied such as to be able to determine or store the separation thereof from the reference position from the separation information in a received message.

Abstract: Input apparatus including at least one textile fabric carrier, at least one flexible, wire- and/or thread-like electrical conductor comprising at least one weft and/or warp thread of the fabric carrier, and at least one electrically conductive, flexible key device which is electrically connected to a key connection of the conductor, wherein the conductor is designed for the connection of an evaluation device.

Abstract: Apparatus having at least one textile material in which at least one flexible, wire-like and/or thread-like electric conductor is arranged, at least one electronic component which has at least one electrically conductive contact point which is connected electrically to the conductor, at least a first hard encapsulation which covers and mechanically stabilizes at least the contact point of the component, and at least a second encapsulation, which is designed such that it permits a mechanical connection of the component to the textile material, wherein the second encapsulation comprises a silicone, a polyurethane and/or a textile adhesive.

Abstract: Method for producing a sheet-like structure using a starting sheet-like structure. The method has a production process with at least one process parameter and includes the steps of arranging at least one information medium on and/or in the starting sheet-like structure, reading data out of the information medium, and adapting the at least one process parameter in a way corresponding to the data read out. Furthermore, an apparatus for producing a sheet-like structure. Also, use of information media for process parameter adaptation in the production of a sheet-like structure.

Abstract: The sensor is provided for the capacitive acquisition of images, in particular fingerprint images. The capacitors assigned to each pixel are supplemented by reference electrodes which are capacitively coupled to one another with coupling capacitances. Parallel acquisition of the image with the measuring electrodes and the additional reference electrodes yields, on the one hand, an image subdivided in accordance with the grid, and, on the other hand, local averaging resulting from the capacitive coupling is performed, which is used as a local reference value.

Abstract: Contact-making device and method for connecting an electric conductor, in particular a wire-like and/or thread-like electric conductor which is arranged in a textile material, electrically to an electronic component. The device includes a substrate material, and at least one contact, which is formed on the substrate material, to connect the electric conductor electrically to the electronic component, the contact comprising a movable section and an immovable section. The movable section is formed such that, during the electrical connection operation, it is arranged substantially on a surface side opposite the immovable section.