Abstract: A gate valve has a gate for opening and closing a conveyor line, which is connected to a piston. The piston delimits a pressure chamber within a housing which can be pressure-connected to the interior of the conveyor line. A module for producing a conveyor line of a system for conveying bulk material has a tube section from which a tubular crosspiece branches off, in which a valve is seated. The system for conveying bulk material has at least two senders containing the bulk material and at least one receiver receiving the bulk material, which are line-connected to one another by conveyor lines. The conveyor lines have at least one receiver collecting line, which has a line section running upwards, into which at least two transverse lines open, in each of which a valve is seated for opening and closing the line sections.

Abstract: The invention relates to a separator for separating a conveyed medium, preferably air, from a conveyed material (4). Said separator comprises a container (1) which has at least one feed line (3) for the conveyed medium/conveyed material mixture, at east one outlet for the conveyed material (4), and at least one outlet (8) for the conveyed medium. In order to avoid abrasion damage at high conveying speeds or to ensure that said abrasion damage occurs at most only to a small extent, while nevertheless ensuring that the conveying medium and conveying material are reliably separated, an impact wall (14), which adjoins a cover wall (15) at an angle thereto, is located in the housing (1) opposite and at a distance from the outlet end (10) of the feed line (3) in the inflow direction (13) of the conveyed medium/conveyed material mixture. Said impact wall covers the inflow path of the conveyed medium/conveyed material mixture, blocking it from the outlet (8) for the conveyed medium.

Abstract: A vacuum conveying system has at least two storage locations and at least two consumers connected by supply conduits and discharge conduits to each other. A vacuum source is provided that produces a vacuum flow/air flow. A central material conduit is provided with valves, wherein the supply conduits and the discharge conduits each have one of the valves associated therewith. The valves actuate conveying paths of bulk material from the at least two storage locations to the at least two consumers. The valves have a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the valves open the material conduit to provide a through passage. In the second position, the valves supply the vacuum flow/air flow to the central material conduit or conduct the vacuum flow/air flow away from the central material conduit.

Abstract: The module (19) for a conveyor system for bulk goods has at least one first tubular section (20). A second tubular section (23), which is provided with at least one coupling piece (21), branches away from said first tubular section. The second tubular section (23) adjoins a valve (13) which has three connections (25, 26). The first connection forms a flow-connection with the second tubular section (23). The second connection (26) of the valve (13) can be selectively connected to the first connection (25) by means of a first line and to the third connection (25) by means of a second line (48).

Abstract: A vacuum conveying system has at least two storage locations and at least two consumers connected by supply conduits and discharge conduits to each other. A vacuum source is provided that produces a vacuum flow/air flow. A central material conduit is provided with valves, wherein the supply conduits and the discharge conduits each have one of the valves associated therewith. The valves actuate conveying paths of bulk material from the at least two storage locations to the at least two consumers. The valves have a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the valves open the material conduit to provide a through passage. In the second position, the valves supply the vacuum flow/air flow to the central material conduit or conduct the vacuum flow/air flow away from the central material conduit.

Abstract: The disclosed spool valve is used especially in conveying systems comprising conveying pipes (6, 7) and includes a spool (1) which allows the conveying cross-section of the conveying pipe (6, 7) to be closed. The spool (1) has at least one through-hole (33). The conveying pipe (6, 7) is sealed from the spool (1) by at least one sealing ring (27, 28). Said sealing ring (27, 28) surrounds the conveying line (6, 7) and includes a washer-shaped sealing portion. Said sealing portion lies flat on the spool and seals under the effect of the difference between the pressure in the conveying line (6, 7) and the ambient pressure.

Abstract: The module (19) for a conveyor system for bulk goods has at least one first tubular section (20). A second tubular section (23), which is provided with at least one coupling piece (21), branches away from said first tubular section. The second tubular section (23) adjoins a valve (13) which has three connections (25, 26). The first connection forms a flow-connection with the second tubular section (23). The second connection (26) of the valve (13) can be selectively connected to the first connection (25) by means of a first line and to the third connection (25) by means of a second line (48).

Abstract: The invention relates to a conveying system for bulk goods, in particular plastic granules, which conveying system has at least two senders (A to C) and at least two receivers (I to IV), which are connected to each other by conveying lines (7 to 9) via at least one switch station (1). The switch station (1) has at least two inlets (4 to 6) and at least two outlets (10 to 12), which are each provided with a valve (13) and which are provided on a coupling tube (2) that connects the inlets (4 to 6) and the outlets (10 to 12). The switch station (1) has at least one venting valve (14, 15, 32), which is provided on the coupling tube (2).

Abstract: The disclosed spool valve is used especially in conveying systems comprising conveying pipes (6, 7) and includes a spool (1) which allows the conveying cross-section of the conveying pipe (6, 7) to be closed. The spool (1) has at least one through-hole (33). The conveying pipe (6, 7) is sealed from the spool (1) by at least one sealing ring (27, 28). Said sealing ring (27, 28) surrounds the conveying line (6, 7) and includes a washer-shaped sealing portion. Said sealing portion lies flat on the spool and seals under the effect of the difference between the pressure in the conveying line (6, 7) and the ambient pressure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling point serving to form a coupling station between at least two senders and at least one receiver of a pneumatic conveyance system for conveying bulk material. The bulk material is directed by sender tubes and receiver tubes, which fluidically connect the sender and the receiver to the coupling station (6). The coupling point is a plug-in module which has at least one sender divider tube (7) and at least one receiver divider tuber (12). The sender divider tube (7) has at least one outlet (10) and the receiver divider tube (12) has at least one inlet (15) for the bulk material. The sender divider tube (7) and the receiver divider tube (12) each have at least one connection (9, 14) for a next plug-in module (21) or a sender tube (4) or receiver tube (5). The outlet (10) of the sender divider tube (7) and the inlet (15) of the receiver divider tube (12) can be closed or released.

Abstract: An arrangement for influencing the flow of an exhaust gas of a gas turbine in a channel that preferably leads to a waste-heat exchanger or boiler. A flow grating is disposed transversely in the channel at an end of the channel that faces the gas turbine. The flow grating partially obstructs the cross-sectional area of the channel, and is provided with passages.

Abstract: An arrangement for influencing the flow of an exhaust gas of a gas turbine in a channel that preferably leads to a waste-heat exchanger or boiler. A flow grating is disposed transversely in the channel at an end of the channel that faces the gas turbine. The flow grating partially obstructs the cross-sectional area of the channel, and is provided with passages.

Abstract: A security container for storing documents of value in stack form is provided with a stacking pocket for receiving documents of value in a stacked form, a bottom element disposed in the stacking pocket on which rests a fed document of value or a stack of fed documents of value, and an inlet opening leading into the stacking pocket which is disposed such that documents of value fed to the security container fall onto the bottom element. In the transport direction there is disposed at least one closing element with at least one portion which is deflectable from a closing position, in which it prevents a motion of a document of value back into the inlet opening, into a passing position in which it guides the document of value and in which onto the portion there acts a restoring force driving towards the closing position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the torque limitation in a machine for processing means of payment. The invention has use as a device for limiting torque in a machine for processing means of payment, wherein the device for the torque limitation includes two elements transmitting a torque, the two elements having magnets which are disposed in the two elements with an angular distribution of the same kind, the magnets connecting the two elements to each other in a non-positive fashion, and the connection of the two elements being disrupted when a maximum transmittable torque is exceeded.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the torque limitation in a machine for processing means of payment. The invention has use as a device for limiting torque in a machine for processing means of payment, wherein the device for the torque limitation includes two elements transmitting a torque, the two elements having magnets which are disposed in the two elements with an angular distribution of the same kind, the magnets connecting the two elements to each other in a non-positive fashion, and the connection of the two elements being disrupted when a maximum transmittable torque is exceeded.

Abstract: A security container for storing documents of value in stack form is provided with a stacking pocket for receiving documents of value in a stacked form, a bottom element disposed in the stacking pocket on which rests a fed document of value or a stack of fed documents of values and an inlet opening leading into the stacking pocket which is disposed such that documents of value fed to the security container after having passed through the inlet opening in the stacking pocket fall onto the bottom element or at least a document of value carried by it, in particular a topmost document of value on a stack of documents of value carried by the bottom element.

Abstract: A method to conduct fingerprint verification provides a sector distribution based on the position and angle of every minutiae vector, wherein the number of further minutiae vectors of the template in any sector of the sector distribution is determined and a feature vector is generated for every minutiae vector of both templates. The two feature arrays are matched by calculating the scalar product for every combination of said vectors generating a matrix. Mated pairs of minutiae from the first second template are found by searching the maximum element in every column of the matrix finally issuing a value representing identification information of the fingerprint. Additionally a false finger identification method and a fingerprint verification system are disclosed.

Abstract: Through a loading and unloading station for load carriers of vehicle bodies, vehicles or the like, it is possible to unload vehicle bodies from a railway car in a continuous cycle and supply them to a production facility, wherein in one cycle simultaneously the load carriers receiving the vehicle bodies are returned to an empty railway car.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an improved film/nonwoven laminate from a fibrous nonwoven web and a polymeric film wherein the nonwoven web and polymeric film are bonded together by passing the nonwoven web and the polymeric film through the nip between two rolls. One of the rolls is in contact with polymeric film. This roll has a surface that is made from a soft material that deforms under nip pressure.

Abstract: A metering device for metering dry bulk material contained in a storage container has at least one metering element and a rotary drive connected to the at least one metering element. At least one outlet is provided, and the metering element feeds the dry bulk material to the outlet. The metering element transports the dry bulk material in a direction different from a horizontal direction and comprises at least one helical stay. The outlet has an outlet pipe that extends into the lower area of the storage container. The helical stay interacts with the outlet pipe for effecting transport of the dry bulk material.