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An axial flow type cooling fan, comprising an upper casing, a lower casing, a rotor assembly, and a driving unit. The lower casing and the upper casing enclose an inner space. The rotor assembly is housed in the inner space and performs a rotational movement. The rotor assembly further comprises a plurality of blades, attached to a central shaft and having a peripheral ring, from which a peripheral rim extends outward. The driving unit has electric coils on the upper or lower casings and permanent magnets on the peripheral rim, causing the rotational movement of said rotor assembly. By the arrangement of these structural parts, an increased area of air flow and consequently increased air flow are attained, while drag and noise are reduced.

In a unipolar transverse flux machine, in particular a motor, having a rotor, which is comprised of two coaxial, ferromagnetic, toothed rotor rings, and a permanent magnet ring, which is magnetized in an axially unipolar fashion and is clamped axially between these rotor rings, and having a stator, which is concentric to the rotor shaft and has U-shaped stator yokes that represent the magnet poles, yoke elements, and a stator winding, in order to achieve an extremely flat design and to assure a definite start in a particular direction, the stator winding is embodied with two coils, whose one coil side extends respectively over a group of stator yokes and yoke elements arranged in succession in the circumference direction, along the side of the yoke elements remote from the rotor shaft, between the yoke legs, where the group spanned by the coil side of the one coil is disposed spatially offset on the stator circumference and electrically offset by 90° in relation to the group spanned by the coil side of the other coil.

A heating unit for a vehicle features a radial fan (100) having a housing (110), which housing has an air inlet (116) and an air exit opening (118). The heating unit has an air-directing device (140) that guides an air flow in a pressure chamber (115) of the housing (110) to the exit opening (118). Arranged in the housing (110) is a radial fan wheel (130) that serves to generate a flow from the air inlet (116) via the pressure chamber (115) to the air exit opening (118). Also provided is an electrical heating element, e.g. a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) heating element (125), that serves to transfer heat to the air flow generated by the fan. Air-directing elements (632, 634, 636, 638) are provided between the exit opening (118) and the heating element (125), in order to generate an air flow having a more uniform (680) velocity distribution.

In a unipolar transversal flux machine, in particular a motor, having a rotor (12), which is comprised of two coaxial, ferromagnetic, toothed rotor rings (14, 15), and a permanent magnet ring (16), which is magnetized in an axially unipolar fashion and is clamped axially between these rotor rings (14, 15), and having a stator (11), which is concentric to the rotor shaft (13) and has U-shaped stator yokes (19) that represent the magnet poles, yoke elements (20), and a stator winding (21), in order to achieve an extremely flat design and to assure a definite start in a particular direction, the stator winding (21) is embodied with two coils (22, 23), whose one coil side (221, 231) extends respectively over a group of stator yokes (19) and yoke elements (20) arranged in succession in the circumference direction, along the side of the yoke elements (20) remote from the rotor shaft (13), between the yoke legs (19), where the group spanned by the coil side (221) of the one coil (22) is disposed spatially offset on the stator circumference and electrically offset by 90° in relation to the group spanned by the coil side (231) of the other coil (23).

A dispensing unit includes an outer front wall, two outer side walls, a housing for holding a pile of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven including bundles, the outer front wall having an access opening to the pile, a dispensing opening for the web of towels and a feeding mechanism including a member for controlling the dispensing of the web of towels, a drive unit and a braking arrangement for the web of towels. A unit of consumable articles includes the pile of bundles with connecting elements therebetween, which are inserted through the access opening into the housing in the dispensing unit and added to the bottom of the pile. The web of towels is dispensed from the upper part of the pile by a feeding mechanism, which positions the web of towels in a starting mode in the dispensing opening.

A dispensing unit includes an outer front wall, two outer side walls, a housing for holding a pile of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven including bundles, the outer front wall having an access opening to the pile, a dispensing opening for the web of towels and a feeding mechanism including a member for controlling the dispensing of the web of towels, a drive unit and a braking arrangement for the web of towels. A unit of consumable articles includes the pile of bundles with connecting elements therebetween, which are inserted through the access opening into the housing in the dispensing unit and added to the bottom of the pile. The web of towels is dispensed from the upper part of the pile by a feeding mechanism, which positions the web of towels in a starting mode in the dispensing opening.

Breathing equipment with a circuit for breathing gas and with a flat calcium hydroxide absorber (1) is cooled by an evaporating agent with improved cooling. A gas volume flow of at least 60 L per minute is admitted to the outer surface (14) of the calcium hydroxide absorber (1) receiving the evaporating agent by at least one gas delivery device (5). The evaporating agent is delivered to the outer surface (14) of the calcium hydroxide absorber (1) by an admitted pressure from an evaporating agent reservoir (10) via at least one connection line (12).

The invention relates to an actuating device for closing and / or opening a movable part (2) of a motor vehicle, in particular a door, a rear flap or the like, with a housing (3), and a rotatably mounted touch element (4) which, upon actuation, acts on a switch (6) arranged behind the touch element (4) in a shielded interior space (5). According to the invention, it is provided that the touch element (4) is mounted pivotably in such a manner that the volume of the interior space (5) is essentially the same in every position of the touch element (4).

A device for determining one or multiple body functions of a person includes at least one body function sensor, an electronic unit, and a fixing arrangement for detachably fastening the device to the body of the person. The electronic unit includes a first film having a printed conductor structure, at least one electronic component situated on the first film and contacting the printed conductor structure, and a second film. To encapsulate the electronic component, the second film is laminated onto the side of the first film on which the electronic component is situated.

The invention relates to a handheld grinding machine, in particular to the grinding machine which is provided with storage batteries to supply electricity. The grinding machine is provided with a shell body (12), which can hold an electromotor (24) for driving a grinding disc (18); the grinding disc (18) is arranged on the bottom side of the shell body. Aiming at being smaller, lighter, convenient for operation, and being produced advantageously in cost, the invention provides a component which is used for turning on and turning off a switch button (34) of an electromotor (24), and is constructed into plate spring shaped and can be operated crookedly.

A motor vehicle has a front hood, a windshield, and an airbag, which is installed on the front hood and at least partially overlaps the windshield in the expanded state. A detachable connection is provided between a shell, which is fastened on a lower side of the front hood and receives the airbag, and the hood, at least along a rear edge of the shell.

A patch antenna includes an electrically conductive ground plane, an electrically conductive radiator plane, a dielectric arranged between the ground plane and the radiator plane, and a reflector which surrounds the dielectric and which progressively opens in a direction away from the ground plane toward the radiator plane.

The invention relates to a device for cleaning surfaces, especially surfaces of a solar energy device on a roof. The device comprises a bracket and at least two cleaning mechanisms connected with the bracket, wherein the cleaning mechanisms respectively comprise brushes and liquid driving devices for the brushes, the brushes are made to rotate along the axle extending from the working surfaces of the brushes by using the liquid driving devices, the cleaning mechanisms are arranged on the bracket in a way that a common working surface is at least basically defined on the working surfaces of the brushes.

An illuminated trim fitting for a motor vehicle, in particular a trim fitting as a cover fitting of a sealing strip for the window channel of a vehicle door, is intended to provide a high-quality illuminating effect accompanied at the same time by a simple structural design, low manufacturing costs and space-saving attachment. In addition, the trim fitting is to differ as little as possible externally from non-illuminated trim fittings. For this purpose there is provision that a light gap is formed between a profiled strip of the trim fitting and the adjacent vehicle outer skin, through which light gap the light emitted by a lighting structure provided on the rear of the trim fitting can exit to the outside.

A differential, having at least one drive gear, at least two axle gears, at least one compensating gear, and at least one connector element, in which the connector element is subjected to at least one first torque from the drive gear and transmits at least one second torque to at least one of the at least two axle gears. The drive gear is constructed in such a manner that the drive gear at least partially encloses at least one interior space, and the connector element is arranged at least partially inside the interior space enclosed at least partially by the drive gear.

An adjustable, wrap-around pillow includes a main, padded fabric section that is affixable to a user's head using fasteners. The pillow includes fabric pieces which are removably coupled to the main padded section that allow for the user's eyes and ears to be covered at the user's discretion. This gives the user the option of blocking light and / or sound, or conversely to enjoy audio or visual stimulation, while the pillow is being worn. The pillow includes support and cushioning surrounding the user's head and neck, and is usable is any sleeping or resting position, such as when lying down on a bed, couch, desk, floor, etc. or sitting up in a chair. When not in use, the pillow can be unfastened and folded flat for easy conveyance.

A combustion chamber (1) for combusting a combustible fluid mixture having a burner (2) disposed on the combustion chamber (1) and a method for cooling a combustion chamber (1). A fixing device is provided for liner elements (5) of a combustion chamber (1) by which simplified assembly from the inside of the liner (4) can be achieved. The combustion chamber has a burner (2) disposed on the combustion chamber (1), a liner (4) disposed in the combustion chamber (1), and an outlet opening (3), wherein the liner (4) includes liner elements (5) which are elastically fixable to a combustion chamber casing (7) by rail elements (6), the rail elements (6) being disposed on the combustion chamber side and projecting outward between two adjacently disposed liner elements (5).

A smart card connector adapted to receive and place a smart card in a reading position is disclosed. The smart card connector comprises a contact support; a plurality of reading contacts attached to the contact support at a terminating end thereof, each of the reading contacts comprising a contact bulge for contacting a contact pad of the smart card and at least one control bulge for pivoting the contact bulge into contact with the contact pad of the smart card; a sliding element slidably mounted in the contact support so as to be movable between an initial position and an end position, the sliding element comprising a contact actuating member that engages the at least one control bulge as the sliding element moves toward the end position and presses the contact bulge against the contact pad of the smart card as the smart card reaches its reading position.

The invention discloses a flat four-footed gliding robot provided with an empennage and belongs to the technical field of mechanical design. The robot comprises a body module, a limb module, an empennage module and a flexible wing membrane, and is of a flat structure in the whole; the limb module comprises four same-structured portions, which are positioned on frame structures at the four vertex positions of the body module, and conducts up-down pitching motion relative to the plane on which the body module is located under the control of four corresponding steering engines A; the empennage module is installed at the rear end of the body module, and conducts up-down pitching motion relative to the plane on which the body module is located under the control of corresponding steering engines B; the flexible wing membrane covers the upper and lower faces of the body module and is fixedly connected onto the limb module and the shape of the flexible wing membrane is changed under the driving of the pitching motion of the limb module. The robot is convenient to install and compact in structure; the flat four-footed gliding robot is designed to be flatted in the whole, the gliding stability is better, the flat four-footed gliding robot is light in the whole, and the glide ratio is favorably improved.

An electrical connector assembly for an airbag ignition mechanism includes a plug and a docking connector; the plug has a locking ring movable about an insertion axis and a plug body including a contact retainer portion. The locking ring is attached to the plug body and concentrically surrounds the contact retainer portion. A resilient element holds the locking ring in a rest position; the lockingring has a first recess at the first end and creating a guiding surface. A plug receiving portion is adapted to receive the contact retainer portion and be surrounded by a collar, the extension beingdisposed on an outer side of the collar. The extension engages the guiding surface when the plug abuts the docking connector and causes the locking ring to rotate in a first direction against a spring force of the resilient element about the insertion axis. The locking ring has a second recess at the second end, the projection and the second recess being in a plane perpendicular to the insertionaxis in the fully assembled state. The spring force rotates the locking ring against the first direction such that the projection is received in the second recess and locks the plug body and the receiving portion.

The present invention relates to a parking lock mechanism (2) for a transmission (1), comprising a pawl (4), which can pivot from a neutral position into a locking position in which the transmission (1) is locked, whereby the pawl (4) is prestressed in the neutral position by way of a spring element. According to the invention, the spring element is a leaf spring (14). The present invention furthermore relates to a transmission (1) incorporating such a parking lock mechanism (2).

The invention relates to a transport plate (10) for transporting goods, in particular bagged goods, by means of a forklift, wherein the transport plate (10) in itself is shaped in such a way that the transport plate has at least two tunnel-shaped bulges (12) spaced from one another for accommodating forklift forks. The transport plate (10) has a peripheral, bent edge (14), which does not protrude beyond a plane defined by the outer vertices of the bulges (12).

The invention relates to a method and arrangement having an electric machine, comprising a stator (4) and a rotor (1) and an infrared temperature sensor, wherein the detection field of the infrared temperature sensor is directed at an outer surface of the rotor (1). The infrared temperature sensor is a thermopile (6) for radiometrically contactlessly detecting a temperature of the rotor (1), the thermopile being arranged in a slot of the stator (4) and being compatible with standard slot-sealing-wedge components of the electric machine with regard to assembly, and thus enables the operational monitoring of the thermal state of an electric machine in a novel manner, such that adapted power states can be achieved.

The invention relates to an actuating device for closing and / or opening a movable part (2) of a motor vehicle, in particular a door, a rear flap or the like, with a housing (3), and a rotatably mounted touch element (4) which, upon actuation, acts on a switch (6) arranged behind the touch element (4) in a shielded interior space (5). According to the invention, it is provided that the touch element (4) is mounted pivotably in such a manner that the volume of the interior space (5) is essentially the same in every position of the touch element (4).

The invention relates to an electric machine (10), preferably a blower drive for a motor vehicle, comprising a shaft (14) which is mounted in at least two bearings having specific axial play. At least one bearing is secured in a bearing seat of an end shield (28.1, 28.2, 28.3) and is placed directly in the bearing seat. The at least one bearing is a cylinder bearing (24) having a cylindrical outer periphery and the bearing seat is a sleeve (36.1, 36.2) having a cylindrical internal diameter wherein the cylinder bearing (24) is secured to the outer periphery by means of a press seat and is maintained in an axial manner in the bearing seat by the thus obtained friction engagement. The advantage of said configuration is that a more precise adjustment of the anchor longitudinal play is possible. Also, no additional components, for example, retaining springs, are required.

The invention relates to a handheld grinding tool machine, in particular to the grinding machine which is provided with storage batteries to supply electricity. The grinding machine is provided with a shell body (12), which can hold an electromotor (24) for driving a grinding disc (18); the grinding disc (18)is arranged on the bottom side of the shell body. Aiming at having higher efficiency and being applied more prevalently, the invention provides that the following steps are arranged on the lower part of a grinding plate (188) which forms a triangular grinding disc with steps (18); an detachable equilateral-triangle grinding disc (180) can be fixed on the tip end of the grinding plate (188); a spare grinding disc (181) which has expanded area, and is in particular undetachably arranged on the grinding plate (188) is aligned and connected with the rear edge of the equilateral-triangle grinding disc.

In a revolution transport system for manufacturing and assembly lines with work stations arranged along the transport system, workpiece carriers are movably supported on a track formed by horizontally spaced outer and inner carrier and support rails extending around the transport system wherein each workpiece carrier includes a carriage movably supported on the outer rail and upper and lower rollers in engagement with upwardly facing and downwardly fairing surfaces of the intermediate or inner rail to prevent tilting of the workpiece carrier by forces acting on an outwardly projecting workpiece support arm of the workpiece carrier.

A miniature electric motor (1) with an outer diameter (DA) that is smaller than about 6 mm, having a hollow cylindrical stator (2) with stator coils (8) and a magnetic rotor (4) rotatably arranged around a rotational axis (16) in the stator (2) by rotor shaft (10). The stator coils (8) can be energized in order to generate a magnetic rotational field in dependence upon the rotational position of the magnetic rotor (4). To detect the rotational position of the magnetic rotor (4), a sensor chip (20) having at least one magnetic field sensor (22) is arranged in an area axially adjacent to a front face of the magnetic rotor (4) located within a plane that is vertical to the rotational axis (16). The magnetic field sensor (22) is impinged by the magnetic field of the magnetic rotor (4) so that the rotational position of the rotor can be evaluated.

A pressure bulkhead for a pressurized cabin of an aerospace craft includes: a pressure wall and a frame for connecting the pressure wall to the aerospace craft; wherein the frame is connected to the pressure wall; wherein the pressure wall has: a core layer; and a first covering layer and a second covering layer; wherein the core layer is arranged between the first covering layer and the second covering layer; and wherein the core layer comprises an auxetic foam. Such a pressure bulkhead has increased stiffness, thus ensuring that smaller bending deformations and lower stresses occur. Hence costs can be saved, and the volume of the pressurized cabin which can be made available to the crew and passengers is maximized.