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Multilayer, matt, thermoformable, IR-reflective polyester film

Multilayer, biaxially oriented polyester films which include as a constituent of the base layer B, a crystallizable polyester with increased diethylehe glycol content and / or increased polyethylene glycol content, and / or increased isophthalic acid content, preferably polyethylene terephthalate. The outer layers of the inventive films advantageously include at least one IR-reflective pigment and one UV stabilizer. The inventive films advantageously feature adjustable mattness, diffuse scattering power for visible light, high light transmittance, IR reflectance, and good thermoformability, and are suitable for thermally protective coatings or thermally protective packaging.
Owner:MITSUBISHI POLYESTER FILM

Rotary encoder and method for operation of a rotary encoder

A rotary encoder includes two component groups arranged in a manner allowing rotation relative to each other about an axis, the first component group having a triggering sensor and a plurality of magnetic sensors. The second component group includes a first magnet, a second magnet, and a third magnet. The component groups are configured such that, in response to a full revolution, the magnetic field of the first magnet and of the third magnet are detectable by the magnetic sensors. A trigger signal is able to be generated by the triggering sensor due to the second magnet and the third magnet, while the first magnet does not bring about a triggering of a trigger signal by the trigger sensor.
Owner:DR JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH

Steam Turbine

InactiveUS20080213091A1Easy and more cost-effective to produceProduce cost-effectivelyPump componentsEngine fuctionsStatorEngineering
A steam turbine (10), especially in the form of a double-flow low-pressure steam turbine, includes a rotor (11) which is rotatably mounted around an axis (21) and which is concentrically enclosed with a spacing by an inner casing (13), forming annular steam passages (28, 29), and which has a multiplicity of rotor blades (12) which project into the steam passages (28, 29), wherein the inner casing (13) supports a multiplicity of stator blades (12) which project into the steam passages (28, 29) and which, for feeding steam to the steam passages (28, 29), has an inlet duct (15) which is directed around the axis (21) and tapers in the flow cross section. With such a steam turbine, the production is simplified by the inner casing (13) being formed as a welded construction, in which blade carriers (14), which delimit the steam passages (28, 29) and are produced as cast parts, are welded to additional forged or rolled steel elements (20) for fastening the stator blades (12′).
Owner:ALSTOM TECH LTD

Torsional-vibration damper

A torsional-vibration damper includes at least one primary element and a secondary element that can be coupled to each other by a spring device, are limited in movement in relation to each other about a rotational axis, and can be brought into frictional contact with each other by a friction device. The friction device has at least two friction-surface-carrying elements rubbing against each other to which a contact-pressure force, generated by a force-generating device, can be applied to produce a frictional engagement between the two elements. The force-generating device has a mechanical actuating mechanism for generating an actuating force and a hydraulic actuating mechanism for generating a counterforce, wherein the contact-pressure force is a vector sum of the actuating force and the counterforce.
Owner:BORG WARNER INC

Coupling for optical-fiber connectors

A coupling (1) for receiving at least two plug-in connectors (2) which are joined to glass fiber cables, comprising at least one moveable cover (14) which is associated with a sheath opening (121), said cover covering the opening (121) of the sheath in a first position, and being able to be moved into a second position by introducing a plug-in connector (2), whereupon the cover (14) releases the opening (121) in the sheath, said cover (14) comprising a bent metallic leaf spring (141) and said leaf spring (141) being unstressed in the first position and the curvature of the leaf spring (141) being selected in such a way that a ferrule (23) of the plug-in connector (2) never comes into contact with the leaf spring (141) during the insertion process.
Owner:COMMSCOPE TECH LLC

Optical transmission systems

An optical transmission system comprises a transmitter 1 having an optical source 2 adapted to emit light, a modulator 4 operable to modulate the light to produce a modulated optical signal and a dispersion element 8 adapted to apply dispersion to the modulated optical signal The optical signal being modulated by the application of predetermined chirp thereto and the modulated optical signal having predetermined dispersion applied thereto, such that the signal is discernible at a point, along either a positive or negative dispersion fibre 16, in a range between a minimum and a maximum distance relative to the transmitter 1.
Owner:NORTEL NETWORKS LTD

Rotor

A rotor for an electric motor, that includes a main body on which a support surface is formed, to which a permanent magnet element is attached. The main body is partially surrounded by a joining sleeve having chamber walls. The chamber walls together with the support surfaces form a chamber in which the permanent magnet element is arranged. The joining sleeve fixes the position of the permanent magnet element in a radial direction on the main body and a locking element is molded onto the main body. The locking element closes the chamber fixing the position of the permanent magnet element in the axial direction on the main body.
Owner:VITESCO TECH GMBH

Multi-aperture imaging device having a beam-deflecting device comprising reflecting facets

The fact that a beam-deflecting device can be produced cost-effectively and without any losses of optical quality of the multi-aperture imaging device is used when a carrier substrate is provided for the same, wherein the carrier substrate is common to the plurality of optical channels and is installed with a setting angle, i.e. oblique with respect to the image sensor in the multi-aperture imaging device such that a deflection angle of deflecting the optical path of each optical channel is based, on the one hand, on the setting angle and, on the other hand, on an individual inclination angle with respect to the carrier substrate of a reflecting facet of a surface of the beam-deflecting device facing the image sensor, the reflecting facet being allocated to the optical channel.
Owner:FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Spring strut tube assembly

A spring strut tube assembly having an outer container tube, or tubular member and a spring plate. One end of the tube can be closed by a bottom part and the other end of the tube can comprise an aperture and a slid-on spring plate. The tubular member can be produced from a flexibly rolled flat material whose wall thickness is variable in the longitudinal direction. The tube is formed in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, and can be welded in the longitudinal direction.
Owner:MUHR UND BENNDER KG

Wearable Wrist Inhaler

A wearable wrist inhaler includes a wristband having a first end and a second end configured for wear about a user's wrist. An inhaler unit is coupled to the wristband displaced from the first end and the second end, the inhaler unit including a housing having a plurality of walls defining an interior area and an outlet port in communication with the interior area. A watch assembly is positioned atop the housing of the inhaler unit, the watch assembly energized by a battery and includes a display configured to indicate a time of day. A dosage chamber including a medicament is positioned in the interior area of the housing. A dispensing assembly is communication with the inhaler medicament that is configured to dispense an individual portion of the medicament via the outlet port upon demand by a user.
Owner:VELSCONE LLC

Device for detecting a thermal linear dilation on part of a machine

A device for detecting thermally caused linear expansions of a machine element, wherein the device includes a temperature sensor placed along an expansion direction. The temperature sensor includes a first metallic conductor having an electrical resistance that is proportional to an average temperature of an area to be monitored and a plurality of trimmer tracks in the form of further metallic conductors placed next to the first metallic conductor. The temperature sensor further includes electrical connections selectively interconnecting the plurality of trimmer tracks with the first metallic conductor and wherein the plurality of the trimmer tracks have an effective electrical resistance that is proportional to the average temperature of the area to be monitored.
Owner:DR JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH

Built multiple cam

InactiveUS20070074685A1Produce cost-effectivelyEffectively produceCamsValve drivesEngineeringCam
A built multiple cam is disclosed which can be produced at low cost and which can be used in a flexible manner and which requires a small amount of construction space in an axial direction. The built multiple cam comprises the following components: a first partial cam provided with a bore, a cam contour A and a joint contour which is arranged in axial proximity thereto and provided with an outer surface; a second partial cam provided with a bore, a cam contour A and a joint contour which is arranged in axial proximity thereto and provided with an outer surface; a ring which is provided with a cam contour B which is different from cam contour A and an inner contour having an inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the ring can be displaced towards the outer surfaces of the partial cams; and connections which act between the ring and the partial cam ensure a fixed connection between such components. Also disclosed is a method used to produce a built camshaft comprising at least one built multiple cam.
Owner:THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA TECCENTER AG

Tightening tool for a screw element having a line, and coupling part and screw element

Disclosed is a tightening tool for a screw element, having a tool receptacle and an associated line. A coupling part is provided, which is formed at a free end for engaging with the tool receptacle in a form-closed manner and transitions into a handle or can be coupled to a handle at the other end. The coupling part has an interior and at least one lateral opening for inserting or leading out the line at least at the free end of the coupling part. The interior and the opening extend to the free end and are open there. The invention further relates to a coupling part and to a screw element.
Owner:LABOMATIC INSTR

Apparatus for power control by phase gating and a method for harmonic reduction

The invention relates to an apparatus for power control by phase gating of an AC voltage, which supplies an electrical load (14), and for reduction of harmonics which are created by the phase gating, in particular up to a region of 4 kHz, preferably in the region of the third harmonic, having a first circuit element (12) (TRIAC) which is connected in series with the load (14) and is driven by a control device (20) in order to carry out phase gating. The apparatus is distinguished in that a second circuit element (34) is provided in series with a resistance element (32), with the series circuit being arranged in parallel with the first circuit element (12) and with the control device (20) being designed such that it drives the second circuit element (34) shortly before the first circuit element (12) and switches it to the on state for a short time period. The invention also relates to a method for harmonic reduction in the range up to 4 kHz, preferably of the third harmonic, for power control by phase gating.
Owner:KURZ GERHARD

Swashplate pivot bearing

The invention relates to a swashplate pivot bearing (10) in an adjustment unit of a hydraulic axial piston machine (1) with a timing / tracking mechanism (20) for the cage (14) of a roller bearing arrangement (11). The timing / tracking mechanism (20) is in this case distributed to the two end regions (16, 17, 18) of the roller bearing arrangement (11) in such a way that one part is active only during the pivoting of the swashplate (7) in one direction and the other part is active only during pivoting in the other direction. The timing / tracking mechanism (20) is preferably designed in the manner of a slotted-link control with guide tracks (24, 25, 26) and with a guide element (27, 28).
Owner:DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS INC

Caster

A caster for equipment and furniture, the caster comprising a support element including a top element and a base element, wherein the top element includes an attachment bolt configured to attach the caster and the base element includes a wheel axle that supports at least one wheel, wherein a replaceable substantially circumferential one-piece support element cover made from a synthetic material that provides a continuous design surface is arranged at the support element.
Owner:STEINCO PAUL VOM STEIN GMBH & CO KG

Threaded ring

A threaded ring has a single-piece body provided with an internal screw thread and two parts (1 and 3). The first part forms an adjusting ring having an end face (11) located in a radial plane. The second part (3) forms a retaining ring connected to the first part (1) of the body by an elastically flexible wall part (29) of the body forming a gap (15) between the two parts of the body (1 and 3). An actuating device (31) permits the geometry of the gap (15) to be adjusted due to the elastic flexibility of the wall element (29). The second part (3) of the body, used as a retaining ring, has a peripheral region (21) for the formation of the elastically flexible wall element (29), and has a smaller outer diameter than the first part (1). The outer diameter of the peripheral region is located on a smaller radius than the radially outer end (17) of the gap (15). The outer end of the gap, in turn, is located on a smaller radius than the periphery (19) of the first part (1) of the body. The peripheral region (21) of the second part (3), with a reduced diameter, ends at an axial distance from the gap (15), defining the extension of the flexible wall element (29) in the axial direction.
Owner:SPIETH MASCHENELEMENTE

System and method for operating a system

In a system and method for operating a system having a rectifier which is supplyable from an electric AC-voltage supply network, an inverter which feeds an electric motor, and a DC / DC converter which is connected to an energy accumulator, the DC-voltage side connection of the inverter is connected to the DC-voltage side connection of the rectifier, in particular, the electric motor is supplied from the AC-voltage side connection of the inverter, a first DC-voltage side connection of the DC / DC converter is connected to the DC-voltage side connection of the rectifier, in particular, the DC-voltage side connection of the inverter and the first DC-voltage side connection of the DC / DC converter are connected in parallel, the DC / DC converter has a housing in which a device for current acquisition is situated, which acquires either the current, in particular network phase currents, flowing into the rectifier at the AC-voltage side connection of the rectifier, or the current emerging from the rectifier at the DC-voltage side connection of the rectifier, and the acquired value is forwarded to a signal electronics situated in the housing of the DC / DC converter, which generates control signals for semiconductor switches of the DC / DC converter.
Owner:SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO KG

INDIRECT ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SiC-B4C-Si COMPOSITES

A method for indirect additive manufacturing of an object constructed of boron carbide, silicon carbide, and free silicon, comprising: (i) producing a porous preform constructed of boron carbide and silicon carbide by an indirect ceramic additive manufacturing (ICAM) process in which particles of a powder mixture become bonded together with an organic binder, wherein the powder mixture comprises: a) boron carbide particles, and b) silicon carbide particles, wherein at least 80 vol % of the silicon carbide particles are larger than the boron carbide particles; and wherein the boron carbide and silicon carbide particles are each included in an amount of 40-60 wt. % of the powder mixture, provided that the foregoing amounts sum to at least 95 wt. %; (ii) subjecting the porous preform to a temperature of 500-900° C. to volatilize the organic binder; and (iii) infiltrating molten silicon into pores of the porous preform to produce the object.
Owner:UT BATTELLE LLC

Installation for optically examining surface regions of objects

In various examples, an installation is provided for optically examining surface regions of objects, in particular of painted vehicle bodies, having a test light apparatus for irradiating an object, which is situated in a test region of the installation, with test light and / or for producing a test pattern on the surface region, wherein the test light apparatus has a light-emitting system having a plurality of light-emitting units for emitting test light into the test region, wherein the light-emitting units have a transparent cover with respect to the test region. An operator apparatus is arranged, as viewed from the test region, behind the transparent cover and is set up such that the operator apparatus can be operated by touching at least one section of the cover or / and by approaching such a section. A light-emitting system for such an installation and to a test light module for assembling such an installation are provided.
Owner:EISENMANN SE

Fuel Injector

A fuel injector has a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator, which actuates a valve-closure member cooperating with a valve-seat surface to form a sealing seat. A hydraulic coupler includes a master piston, a slave piston, and a coupler volumeformed in-between. The master piston and the slave piston are axially displaceable with respect to one another. The coupler volume is connected to a compensating chamber via a throttle. A flexible section delimits the compensating chamber at least partially, and the coupler volume, the throttle, and the compensating chamber are filled with a hydraulic medium. At least one spring element directly or indirectly exerts pressure on the flexible section from the outside, via fixed components.
Owner:ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
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