Abstract: A hinge includes an attachment part to fasten the hinge to a fixed furniture part, an articulated lever, and a hinge cup pivotably arranged on the attachment part via the articulated lever. The articulated lever is mounted with the hinge cup via a hinge pin, and the hinge cup can be fastened to a movable furniture part. A damping device dampens a relative movement between the attachment part and the hinge cup between an open position and a closed position of the hinge, and the damping device has a linear damper with a piston and a translationally movable piston rod. The linear damper is arranged at least in certain regions outside the hinge cup, and the translationally movable actuating element can actuate the damping device. The actuating element is arranged for the most part within the hinge cup.

Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving device (26) for an optical measurement apparatus (12) for capturing objects (18) in a monitoring region (16), to a light signal redirection device (40), to an optical measurement apparatus (12) and to a method for operating a receiving device (26). The receiving device (26) comprises at least one light signal redirection device (40) for redirecting light signals (32) from the monitoring region (16) to at least one receiver (36) of the receiving device (26) and at least one receiver (36) for receiving and for converting the light signals (22) into electric signals. The at least one light signal redirection device (40) has at least one redirection region (42b), which can act on the light signals (22) so as to change their direction. Furthermore, the receiving device (26) comprises at least one drive device (50) with which the at least one redirection region (42b) can be set. At least one redirection region (42b) has at least one diffractive structure.

Abstract: A light signal redirection device (26) for an optical measurement system for capturing objects in a monitoring region, an optical measurement system, and a method for operating a light signal redirection device (26) are described. The light signal redirection device (26) comprises at least one redirection body (32) having at least one redirection region (34) for redirecting light signals (22). Furthermore, the light signal redirection device (26) comprises at least one drive device (36) with which the at least one redirection body (32) can be driven in such a way that the at least one redirection region (34) can be moved relative to respective propagation axes (23) of light signals (22) which are incident on the at least one redirection region (34). At least one redirection region (34) is at least partially curved.

Abstract: A damper includes a damper housing, a fluid chamber in the damper housing, a damping fluid in the fluid chamber, a piston displaceable in the fluid chamber, a piston rod connected to the piston, and a volume compensating device in the damper housing. The volume compensating device compensates for a displaceable volume of the damping fluid when the piston rod is immersed into the fluid chamber, and includes a seal to seal the fluid chamber relative to the piston rod and/or relative to an inner wall of the damper housing, a support element to guide the seal, a spring element to reset the seal after a damping stroke at least partially into an initial position. The spring element, the seal, and/or the support element form a common compensating member having an integral one-piece configuration. The compensating member is configured to bear loosely against a cover for closing the damper housing.

Abstract: A light signal redirection device (26) for an optical measurement system (12) for capturing objects (18) in a monitoring region (14), a measurement system (12), and a method for operating a light signal redirection device (26) are described. The light signal redirection device (26) comprises at least one redirection body (32) having at least one redirection region (34) for redirecting light signals (22, 22I, 22II). Furthermore, the light signal redirection device (26) comprises at least one drive device (36) with which the at least one redirection body (32) can be driven in such a way that the at least one redirection region (34) can be moved relative to respective propagation axes (23, 23I, 23II) of light signals (22, 22I, 22II) which are incident on the at least one redirection region (34). At least one redirection region (34) is displaceable along at least one at least partially curved displacement path (38).

Abstract: The invention relates to a position capturing device (60) for a light signal redirection device (34, 40) of an optical measurement apparatus (12) for capturing objects (18) in a monitoring region (16), to a light signal redirection device (34, 40), to an optical measurement apparatus (12) and to a method for operating a position capturing device (60). The position capturing device (60) is designed for providing at least one position signal (68) corresponding to a deflection (72) of at least one redirection region (42a, 42b) of the light signal redirection device (34, 40). The at least one redirection region (42a, 42b) is used to redirect at least one light signal (20, 22) and is rotatable at least in a partially circumferential manner with respect to at least one pivot (46) in at least one direction of rotation (48).

Abstract: An optical interferometer is disclosed. The optical interferometer includes at least two optical branches for guiding optical waves. At least one of the at least two optical branches includes at least one optical microresonator arranged in the optical branch to delay optical waves in the corresponding at least optical branch.

Abstract: A hinge includes an attachment part to fasten the hinge to a fixed furniture part, an articulated lever, and a hinge cup pivotably arranged on the attachment part via the articulated lever. The articulated lever is mounted with the hinge cup via a hinge pin, and the hinge cup can be fastened to a movable furniture part. A damping device dampens a relative movement between the attachment part and the hinge cup between an open position and a closed position of the hinge, and the damping device has a linear damper with a piston and a translationally movable piston rod. The linear damper is arranged at least in certain regions outside the hinge cup, and the translationally movable actuating element can actuate the damping device. The actuating element is arranged for the most part within the hinge cup.

Abstract: A fitting such as a hinge can movably support a pivoting element relative to a stationary carrier. The fitting includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to a carrier, a second fitting portion configured to be fixed to the pivoting element, and a hinge lever pivotally supported about a hinge axis. The hinge lever hingedly connects the first fitting portion and the second fitting portion to each other. A spring device can move the first and second fitting portions into a closed position and/or into an open position relative to each other. A portion, preferably an end portion, of the spring device is supported on a support element, and the support element supporting the spring device is rotationally mounted, preferably on the hinge lever.

Abstract: A fitting for movably mounting a pivoting element of a door or a window relative to a stationary support, includes a first substantially cuboid-shaped fitting part to be arrangeable substantially completely in a recess on an end face of a panel of the support, and a second fitting part for securing to the pivoting element, the second fitting part being pivotally connected to the first fitting part. The second fitting part can be arranged substantially completely in the pivoting element. A damping device damps a pivoting movement of the two fitting parts relative to each other. The damping device can be converted from a first damping position into a second damping position with a reduced damping performance relative to the first damping position, and the damping device is arranged in the first fitting part. A securing device is provided for holding the damping device in the second damping position.

Abstract: A receiving device for an optical detection appliance for receiving optical reception signals, in particular of a transmitting device of the detection appliance, that are reflected at an object (18), a detection appliance and a driver assistance system are described. The receiving device comprises at least one optical sensor (36) comprising at least one detection surface (38) with at least one row (44) with a number of optical detection regions (40, 42) extending along a first extension direction (46) of the at least one detection surface (38). At least two of the detection regions (40, 42) can be analysed separately from each other for positional resolution of a received signal. The respective extents of at least two detection regions (40, 42) are different, at least when viewed along the first extension direction (46).

Abstract: The invention concerns a lidar unit (10), in particular a laser scanner, for laser-based distance measurement for a vehicle, with a transmitter module (12) that is designed to emit a laser beam, and a receiver module (14) that is designed to receive a reflection of the emitted laser beam, wherein the lidar unit (10) has a mounting element (16) for attaching the transmitter module (12) and the receiver module (14), the mounting element (16) and the transmitter module (12) comprise corresponding first stop surfaces (26, 28) for aligning the transmitter module (12) on the mounting element (16), the mounting element (16) and the receiver module (14) comprise corresponding second stop surfaces (32, 34) for aligning the receiver module (14) on the mounting element (16), the transmitter module (12) is pre-calibrated in relation to its first stop surface (26) and the receiver module (14) is pre-calibrated in relation its second stop surface (32).

Abstract: A damper includes a damper housing, a fluid chamber in the damper housing, a damping fluid in the fluid chamber, a piston displaceable in the fluid chamber, a piston rod connected to the piston, and a volume compensating device in the damper housing. The volume compensating device compensates for a displaceable volume of the damping fluid when the piston rod is immersed into the fluid chamber, and includes a seal to seal the fluid chamber relative to the piston rod and/or relative to an inner wall of the damper housing, a support element to guide the seal, a spring element to reset the seal after a damping stroke at least partially into an initial position. The spring element, the seal, and/or the support element form a common compensating member having an integral one-piece configuration. The compensating member is configured to bear loosely against a cover for closing the damper housing.

Abstract: A safety device for at least one light source for preventing exceeding specified light energy limits in the emission of light using the at least one light source is disclosed. The device includes at least one electrical component for influencing an electrical energy supply of at least one light source, and at least one electrical capacitive component, which is connected to a light source current path of the at least one light source. The device also has at least one state of charge comparison means, which is connected to at least one capacitive component, using which a state of charge variable characterizing a state of charge of the capacitive component is compared to a specified limiting state of charge variable and at least one alarm status for influencing the electrical energy supply of the at least one light source is set depending on the result of the comparison.

Abstract: A furniture drive for moving a furniture part movably-supported relative to a furniture carcass, includes a first fitting portion to be fixed to the furniture carcass, a second fitting portion to be fixed to the movable furniture part, and a hinge lever hingedly connected to the first fitting portion via a first hinge axis, and hingedly connected to the second fitting portion via a second hinge axis. The hinge lever includes at least two sections mutually spaced from one another by an offset in a direction extending parallel to the hinge axes. The first fitting portion has a first notional middle plane, and the second fitting portion has a second notional middle plane, and the middle planes are mutually spaced from one another in a direction extending parallel to the hinge axes.

Abstract: The invention relates to an emitter device (8) for an optical detection apparatus (3) of a motor vehicle (1), which is configured in order to scan a surrounding region (4) of the motor vehicle (1) by means of a light beam (10), and which comprises a light source (13) for emitting the light beam (10) and a guiding unit (15), the guiding unit (15) being configured in order to guide the light beam (10) emitted onto the guiding unit (15) by the light source (13) at different scanning angles (?). The light source (13) for emitting the light beam (10) comprises at least two separately driveable emitter elements (13a, 13b), which are configured in order to emit the light beam (10) onto the guiding unit (15) at angles of incidence (?1, ?2) corresponding to predetermined setpoint values (??3, ??2, ??1, ?0, +?1, +?2, +?3) of the scanning angle (?) in order to generate a predetermined setpoint field of view (16) of the emitter device (8).

Abstract: A receiving device of a detection device for monitoring a monitoring region for objects using electromagnetic scanning signals is disclosed. The device has a signal converting means for converting electromagnetic signals originating from electromagnetic scanning signals into electric signals and a frequency analyzing means for analyzing the frequency of signals. The frequency analyzing means has at least one spectral analyzing means, by which magnetic signals are analyzed to form at least one electromagnetic spectrum that is output in a spectrum output range of the at least one spectral analyzing means. At least two signal converting means, by which separate electric signals are ascertained, are assigned to different sections of a spectrum output range of the spectral analyzing means. The different sections of the spectrum output range correspond to different frequency ranges of an electromagnetic spectrum.

Abstract: A received-signal processing apparatus of a detection device for monitoring at least one monitoring region for objects by means of electromagnetic scanning signals is disclosed. The received-signal processing apparatus has at least one frequency analysis means for the frequency analysis of electromagnetic received signals, which are determined from echo signals of electromagnetic scanning signals reflected in at least one monitoring region. The received-signal processing apparatus has a plurality of functionally parallel frequency filters having at least partially different frequency passbands. At least one frequency filter has at least one frequency labeling means, by which the passed received signal can be labeled with a frequency characteristic which characterizes the frequency passband of the at least one passage-allowing frequency filter.

Abstract: Described are a mechanical scanning unit (32) of an optical transmission and receiving device of an optical detection apparatus of a vehicle, an optical transmission and receiving device, an optical detection apparatus, a driver assistance device and a vehicle. The scanning unit (32) comprises at least one first beam influencing device (42) for deflecting at least one light beam (38), which has been radiated into the scanning unit (32), in a first direction (y) and at least one second beam influencing device (44) for changing a beam propagation of the at least one light beam (38) in a second direction (z). The at least one second beam influencing device (44) is arranged in the beam path of the at least one light beam (38) downstream of the at least one first beam influencing device (42). The first direction (y) and the second direction (z) extend perpendicularly or at an angle with respect to one another.

Abstract: An emitting device (26) for a scanning optical detection system of a vehicle for monitoring at least one monitoring region (14) for objects is described, having at least one light source (40a, 40b) for generating at least one optical emission signal (32a, 32b) and having at least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b), which has a diffractive effect on the at least one emission signal (32a, 32b), for controlling at least one beam direction (66a, 66b) of the at least one emission signal (32a, 32b). At least one diffraction unit (50a, 50b) which is settable to set the beam directions (66a, 66b) associated with the respective signal paths (41a, 41b), is arranged in at least two different signal paths (41a, 41b) of one emission signal or various emission signals (32a, 32b).