Abstract: The invention relates to a magnetic levitation vehicle (1) with a plurality of driving- and braking magnets. According to the invention, provided in the vehicle (1) there is at least one chain of magnet units (15, 16, 19, 26, 25) having in a first plane exclusively driving magnet coils (20 to 22, 27, 28) and in a second plain exclusively braking magnets (30), wherein at least the driving magnet coils (20 to 22, 27, 28) form a band of magnetic flux extending across the entire length of the vehicle. However, a magnet unit (15) located at the front end (2) of the magnetic levitation vehicle (1) forms an exception to this.

Abstract: A cladding (cover) element (32) includes a reception unit which is integrated therein. The reception unit contains a receiving coil (10) for the contactless transfer of electric energy and a plurality of flux-conducting elements (15a, 15b; 16a, 16b) that are associated with the receiving coil (10) for concentrating the field strength. The cover element (32) is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic. The flux-conducting elements (15a, 15b; 16a, 16b) and the receiving coil (10) are arranged in a base body (18) that is used to position the elements and coil and are embedded with the base body (18) in the cladding element (32). A process is also provided for producing the cladding element (32).

Abstract: A method of operating a device for the handling of containers, wherein the containers are conveyed at least locally through the device and are handled by the device in at least one pre-set manner, and wherein at least one flowable medium is used to operate the device. According to various aspects, pre-set areas of the device are irradiated by means of a radiation device in order to make at least one medium detectable in an area of the device in which the medium is present in a non-functional manner.

Abstract: A magnetic pole comprised of a core (301) and a winding (314) for magnetically levitated vehicles is described. According to the present invention, the winding (314) is comprised of at least two discs (315, 316) that consist of conductor strips wound in several layers around said core (301). The individual layers are electrically insulated by way of first insulation layers (303, 310, 321) radially against each other and against said core (301), while the individual discs (315, 316) are electrically insulated against each other axially by at least a second insulation layer (317).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for product changeover in a filling plant and to a bugger system for carrying out the method. A first product is passed through a primary buffer and then a second product is initially buffer-stored in a secondary buffer, and so a clear separation of the products is achieved and a product changeover can be carried out in upstream and downstream production machines without production coming to a standstill.

Abstract: A device for transmitting electrical energy from the track (2, 3) to the vehicle (1) of a magnetic leviation railway is described. According to the invention a contactless operating device is provided in that the track (2, 3) has mounted thereon at least one primary line (44) connected to a voltage source (46) and being designed as an emitting coil and in that the vehicle (1) has mounted thereon at least one pick-up coil (47) applied to its magnet back box (15).

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved method for visualizing the environment of a vehicle, especially in the dark. The invention also relates to a night vision system, which especially provides a visual image of the environment or the digital data thereof. Preferably, the visual image is a color image which indicates the visually perceptible objects of the environment. The system also provides an infrared image of the environment or the digital data thereof. The infrared image indicates the infrared radiation radiated by the visually perceptible and/or other objections. In a preferred form of embodiment, a merged image of the visual image and the infrared image of largely identical sections of the environment of the vehicle is represented on a display comprising at least one merged region and at least one region which is not merged or not merged to the same extent or not merged with the same weighting.

Abstract: A system and a method permit P2P services in an IP-based communications network and also permit direct IP-traffic between subscribers in a controlled manner solely for specific P2P applications that are predetermined by the system provider. Other aims are to provide options for carrying out a special billing method for subscribers of P2P services and to enable the detection of the termination of a P2P session of a subscriber in order to withdraw the authorization for the corresponding P2P service in the network of the system provider. The aims are achieved by software containing logic P2P service-specific communication channels in the terminals, each terminal communicating with an index server prior to establishing direct logic communication connections to other terminals in the communications system. The index server then carries out a P2P service-specific access check for each terminal in conjunction with the billing and access check control function.

Abstract: A magnetic pole for magnetically levitation vehicles is described comprising a core and a winding applied on said core. According to the present invention, the winding has two spaced disks formed of conductor strip sections (21a, 21b) wound in opposite winding sense and in several layers around said core and conductively connected to each other at ends near said core by a connection section (21c) which defines the axial distance of said two disks (11, 12) and the winding sense of the two conductor strip sections (21a, 21b).

Abstract: A cladding (cover) element (32) includes a reception unit which is integrated therein. The reception unit contains a receiving coil (10) for the contactless transfer of electric energy and a plurality of flux-conducting elements (15a, 15b; 16a, 16b) that are associated with the receiving coil (10) for concentrating the field strength. The cover element (32) is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic. The flux-conducting elements (15a, 15b; 16a, 16b) and the receiving coil (10) are arranged in a base body (18) that is used to position the elements and coil and are embedded with the base body (18) in the cladding element (32). A process is also provided for producing the cladding element (32).

Abstract: A reception unit is provided including a receiver coil for the contactless transfer of electric energy. The receiver coil includes a plurality of flux guiding elements (16a, 16b) that are made of a highly permeable material and that are designed to concentrate the field lines. The flux guiding elements (16a, 16b) form a continuous molded part that is embodied in a base body (18) and that is combined with the base body to form a component that can be completely prefabricated. The molded part is produced by casting and the base body (18) is used as a casting mold.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing containers may include a transport unit which transports the containers along a specified transport path, at least one handling unit which handles the containers in a specified manner, a closing unit which is located downstream of the handling unit in a transport direction of the containers and which fits closure tops onto the containers, and a feeding unit which feeds the closure tops to the closing unit. An inspection unit may be provided upstream of the feeding unit in a transport direction of the closure tops. The inspection unit inspects the closure tops and emits at least one signal which is characteristic of the physical condition of the closure tops.

Abstract: A conveying device for objects, in particular for bottles, having a first conveyor, a second conveyor and an intermediate buffer communicating with said first and second conveyors via a first transfer site. In order to increase the flexibility of such a conveying device, the first and second conveyors are connected to the buffer separately from one another via a respective first transfer site. Also, a switchable intermediate conveyor is provided, which bypasses the buffer and which is in conveying connection with the first and second conveyors via a respective second transfer site.

Abstract: A maglev vehicle is provided including a nose and/or tail section (1, 1b) containing a plurality of guidance magnets (FM1 to FM6) which are formed of cores (15) and windings (24) wound onto said cores and connected to control circuits (17). The guidance magnets (e.g. FM1 to FM3) are provided with an at least partially higher number of windings (24) in a front zone of the nose section (1) in relation to the direction of travel (v) or in the rear zone of the tail section (1b) in relation to the direction of travel (v).

Abstract: A magnet pole, for magnetically levitated vehicles, includes a core (10) and a winding provided with winding disks that are arranged axially on top of each other. Both of the disks contain conduction band sections (6a, 6b) that are wound counter to the direction of winding and in several layers about the core (10). The conduction band sections are connected together in an electrically conductive manner by means of a connection part (1) on the core (10) near ends. The connection part (1) is bent in an outward manner on lateral longitudinal edges that are parallel to each other thus forming a curved outlet (12a, 12b).

Abstract: The invention relates to a magnet arrangement for magnetic levitation vehicles. Said arrangement comprises a magnetic back box and a plurality of magnetic poles that are connected to said back box and that have magnetic pole faces bordering on a common reference surface. According to the invention, the reference surface extends along an elastic line when the magnetic pole is in the unloaded state, said elastic line being inverse to the curvature of the surface that is obtained under a nominal load of the magnetic poles when the magnetic pole faces are in the unloaded state on a plane. The invention also relates to a method for producing said type of magnet arrangement.

Abstract: A system and method for maintaining budget related transactions in a financial management system. A financial management system may include a general ledger to maintain account balances and a budgetary ledger to maintain account balances only for budget related transactions. The budgetary ledger may generate a budgetary ledger document, which contains budget related transactions. The budgetary ledger may further include a core to enable generation of the budgetary ledger document, and an extension to define rules associated with generation of the budgetary ledger document. The budgetary ledger may then post the budgetary ledger document to the general ledger.

Abstract: An efficient authentication is made possible by a method for authenticating a subscriber MT (6) for utilizing services in a wireless LAN (WLAN) (10) while using an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) (3). The inventive method is characterized in that a subscriber MT (6), who is to be authenticated and who is located at a location having WLAN coverage, receives an IP address from the WLAN (10) in an attributed manner, after which the subscriber authenticates himself with regard to the IP multimedia subsystem (3) while giving this IP address. In addition, an element ((WAGW (2)) of the WLAN (10) is informed of the result of the authentication of the subscriber MT (6) with regard to the IMS (3).

Abstract: A system and method for maintaining budget related transactions in a financial management system. A financial management system may include a general ledger to maintain account balances and a budgetary ledger to maintain account balances only for budget related transactions. The budgetary ledger may generate a budgetary ledger document, which contains budget related transactions. The budgetary ledger may further include a core to enable generation of the budgetary ledger document, and an extension to define rules associated with generation of the budgetary ledger document. The budgetary ledger may then post the budgetary ledger document to the general ledger.

Abstract: A knurling tool, with a base body featuring an axis and adapted to be clamped into a machine tool, which accommodates a holder and knurling wheels rotatably mounted in the holder, wherein knurling wheels arranged at equal circumferential distances are mounted in the holder around a wheel axis which embraces a first angle ?1 with respect to the supporting axis, wherein a workpiece cone is insertable between the knurling wheels along the supporting axis and the knurling wheels embrace a second cone angle ?2, wherein the holder features three segments, each of which mounting one knurling wheel via a bearing pin, an adjustment device is provided by which the segments, being guided radially, are radially adjustable synchronously about a certain amount, and fixing means are provided which fix the adjustment device and the segments, respectively, in an occupied position.