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20120127275 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEPTH INFORMATION FROM AT LEAST TWO INPUT IMAGES RECORDED WITH THE AID OF A STEREO CAMERA SYSTEM - An image processing method is described for determining depth information from at least two input images recorded by a stereo camera system, the depth information being determined from a disparity map taking into account geometric properties of the stereo camera system, characterized by the following method steps for ascertaining the disparity map: transforming the input images into signature images with the aid of a predefined operator, calculating costs based on the signature images with the aid of a parameter-free statistical rank correlation measure for ascertaining a cost range for predefined disparity levels in relation to at least one of the at least two input images, performing a correspondence analysis for each point of the cost range for the predefined disparity levels, the disparity to be determined corresponding to the lowest costs, and ascertaining the disparity map from the previously determined disparities. | 05-24-2012 |
20130188020 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING DISTANCES ON A VEHICLE - A method for determining distances for chassis measurement of a vehicle having a body and at least one wheel includes determining a center of rotation of a wheel of the vehicle by projecting a structured light pattern at least onto the wheel, recording a light pattern reflected by the wheel using a calibrated imaging sensor system, determining a 3D point cloud from the reflected light pattern, and determining the center of rotation of the wheel from the 3D point cloud. The method also includes determining a point on the body by evaluating the previously determined 3D point cloud or by evaluating a plurality of grey-scale images recorded under unstructured illumination. A height level is determined as a vertical distance between the center of rotation of the wheel and the point on the body. | 07-25-2013 |
20130188839 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHEEL AND BODY MOTIONS OF A VEHICLE - A method for determining wheel and body motions of a vehicle having a body and at least one wheel includes inducing a motion of the vehicle, recording an image sequence of the moving vehicle, determining the optical flow from the recorded image sequence, and determining the position of at least one wheel center, the motion of the body and/or a damping ratio of the vehicle from the optical flow. | 07-25-2013 |
20130325252 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING AND ADJUSTING A VEHICLE SURROUNDINGS SENSOR - A method for adjusting and/or calibrating a surroundings sensor in a vehicle using a measuring unit and a calibration panel. | 12-05-2013 |
20140036082 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY RECORDING THE UNDERBODY OF A VEHICLE - A device for optically recording the underbody of a vehicle using at least one camera, includes at least two mirrors which are disposed and oriented in such a way that images of several areas of the underbody of the vehicle are able to be recorded simultaneously by the camera. | 02-06-2014 |
20140232852 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING TIRES - A method for tire inspection which includes taking at least one image of at least one first area of a tread of a tire that is to be inspected; determining the profile depth of a second area of the tread of the tire, the second area being included in the first area; and displaying the profile depth of the at least one image of the at least one first area and the position of the second area in the first area. The method may additionally include automatically analyzing the images taken of the tread, so as to arrive at statements on the condition of the tread. | 08-21-2014 |
20140283608 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING A VEHICLE - A device for testing a vehicle includes at least one sound recording device, which is designed for recording the sound emitted by a vehicle to be tested, and an evaluation device, which is designed for evaluating the sound recorded by the at least one sound recording device. The device may include at least one image recording device, which is designed for recording at least one image of the vehicle to be tested, and a display device which is designed for representing the source(s) of the recorded sound in at least one image of the vehicle to be tested. | 09-25-2014 |
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20100188242 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE WITH SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE PROXIMITY OF AN OCCUPANT - An automotive vehicle has arranged therein a vehicle seat and is equipped with an occupant detection system for detecting whether an occupant is present on the vehicle seat, the system including a first antenna electrode arranged in the seat and a first sensing circuit associated with the seat, where the first sensing circuit includes an oscillation circuit operatively connected to the first antenna electrode for applying to the first antenna electrode a first oscillating signal and a first current detection circuit connected to the first antenna electrode for determining a current flowing into the first antenna electrode in response to the first oscillating signal being applied thereto, where the current flowing in the first antenna electrode indicates whether an occupant is present on the vehicle seat, and when in operation, the first sensing circuit codes the information whether an occupant is present on the vehicle seat into a first output signal which is output and which may be supplied to a restraint system control unit, the vehicle being further equipped with an appliance including an appliance control device arranged in the vehicle compartment at a location where an occupant of the seat can interact with it, a second antenna electrode is arranged with the appliance control device and a second sensing circuit is associated therewith, where the second sensing circuit is separate from the first sensing circuit and includes an electric signal detection circuit connected to the second antenna electrode and configured for determining an electric signal induced in the second antenna electrode in response to an electric field, which is radiated from an antenna electrode in the vehicle seat, being capacitively coupled into the second antenna electrode, the electric signal induced in the second antenna electrode indicates whether an occupant of the vehicle seat has a part of their body proximate to the appliance control device, and, when in operation, the second sensing circuit codes the information whether an occupant of the vehicle seat has a part of their body proximate to the appliance control device into a second output signal and outputs the second output signal. | 07-29-2010 |
20100295695 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE WITH OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM - An automotive vehicle has arranged therein a vehicle seat and is equipped with an occupant detection system for detecting whether an occupant is present on the vehicle seat, the system including a first antenna electrode arranged in the seat and a sensing circuit associated with the seat where the sensing circuit includes an oscillation circuit connected to the first antenna electrode for applying to the first antenna electrode a first oscillating signal and a current detection circuit also connected to the first antenna electrode for determining a first current flowing in the first antenna electrode in response to the first oscillating signal being applied, the first current indicating whether an occupant is present on the vehicle seat, where the vehicle is further equipped with an appliance including an appliance control device arranged in the vehicle compartment at a location where it can be operated by an occupant of the seat and the occupant detection system is configured for detecting whether the occupant attempts to interact with the appliance control device, in particular, the occupant detection system includes a second antenna electrode arranged together with the appliance control device, and an oscillator is operatively connected to the second antenna electrode for applying a second oscillating signal to the second antenna electrode and the current detection circuit is configured for determining a second current flowing in the first antenna electrode in response to the second oscillating signal being applied to the second antenna electrode where the second current thus indicates whether an occupant of the vehicle seat has a part of their body proximate to the appliance control device. | 11-25-2010 |
20100327638 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH CAPACITIVE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM - A vehicle seat is provided in combination with a seat heater and a capacitive occupant detection system. The seat heater comprises a seat heating element disposed in the vehicle seat while the capacitive occupant detection system comprises a measurement circuit and an electrode arrangement, which is also disposed in the vehicle seat. The electrode arrangement includes a sensing electrode and a shielding electrode. The measurement circuit is operatively connected to the sensing electrode and to the shielding electrode and configured to keep the sensing electrode and the shielding electrode at substantially the same electric potential during the capacitive measurement. Of the seat heating element, the sensing electrode and the shielding electrode, the seat heating element is closest to a seating region of the vehicle seat and the sensing electrode is arranged between the seat heating element and the shielding electrode. | 12-30-2010 |
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20110173950 | Emissions Treatment System with Ammonia-Generating and SCR Catalysts - Provided are emissions treatment systems for an exhaust stream having an ammonia-generating component, such as a NOx storage reduction (NSR) catalyst or a lean NOx trap (LNT) catalyst, and an SCR catalyst disposed downstream of the ammonia-generating catalyst. The SCR catalyst can be a molecular sieve having the CHA crystal structure, for example SSZ-13 or SAPO-34, which can be ion-exchanged with copper. The LNT can be layered, having an undercoat washcoat layer comprising a support material, at least one precious metal, and at least one NOx sorbent selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth elements, rare earth elements, and combinations thereof and a top washcoat layer comprising a support material, at least one precious metal, and ceria in particulate form, the top washcoat layer being substantially free of alkaline earth components. The emissions treatment system is advantageously used for the treatment of exhaust streams from diesel engines and lean burn gasoline engines. | 07-21-2011 |
20110305613 | Fe-BEA/Fe-MFI Mixed Zeolite Catalyst And Process For The Treatment Of NOx In Gas Streams - Disclosed is a catalyst, preferably for use in selective catalytic reduction (SCR), said catalyst comprising one or more zeolites of the MFI structure type, and one or more zeolites of the BEA structure type, wherein at least part of the one or more zeolites of the MFI structure type and at least part of the one or more zeolites of the BEA structure type respectively contain iron (Fe). Furthermore, an exhaust gas treatment system is described, comprising said catalyst as well as a process for the treatment of a gas stream comprising NO | 12-15-2011 |
20110305614 | Cu-CHA/Fe-MFI Mixed Zeolite Catalyst And Process For The Treatment Of NOx In Gas Streams - Described is a catalyst, preferably for use in selective catalytic reduction (SCR), said catalyst comprising one or more zeolites of the MFI structure type, and one or more zeolites of the CHA structure type, wherein at least part of the one or more zeolites of the MFI structure type contain iron (Fe), and wherein at least part of the one or more zeolites of the CHA structure type contain copper (Cu). An exhaust gas treatment system is described, comprising said catalyst as well as a process for the treatment of a gas stream comprising NO | 12-15-2011 |
20130089483 | Cu-CHA/Fe-BEA Mixed Zeolite Catalyst And Process For The Treatment Of NOx In Gas Streams - The present invention relates to a catalyst, which may be used in selective catalytic reduction (SCR), said catalyst comprising one or more zeolites of the BEA structure type, one or more zeolites of the CHA structure type, and optionally one or more zeolites of the MFI structure type, wherein at least part of the one or more zeolites of the BEA structure type contain iron (Fe), wherein at least part of the one or more zeolites of the CHA structure type contain copper (Cu), and wherein at least part of the optional one or more zeolites of the MFI structure type contain iron (Fe). Furthermore, the present invention concerns an exhaust gas treatment system comprising said catalyst as well as a process for the treatment of a gas stream comprising NO using said catalyst as well. | 04-11-2013 |
20140047819 | Emissions Treatment System with Ammonia-Generating and SCR Catalysts - Provided are emissions treatment systems for an exhaust stream having an ammonia-generating component, such as a NOx storage reduction (NSR) catalyst or a lean NOx trap (LNT) catalyst, and an SCR catalyst disposed downstream of the ammonia-generating catalyst. The SCR catalyst can be a molecular sieve having the CHA crystal structure, for example SSZ-13 or SAPO-34, which can be ion-exchanged with copper. The LNT can be layered, having an undercoat washcoat layer comprising a support material, at least one precious metal, and at least one NOx sorbent selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth elements, rare earth elements, and combinations thereof and a top washcoat layer comprising a support material, at least one precious metal, and ceria in particulate form, the top washcoat layer being substantially free of alkaline earth components. The emissions treatment system is advantageously used for the treatment of exhaust streams from diesel engines and lean burn gasoline engines. | 02-20-2014 |
20140248200 | Emissions Treatment System with Ammonia-Generating and SCR Catalysts - Provided are emissions treatment systems for an exhaust stream having an ammonia-generating component, such as a NOx storage reduction (NSR) catalyst or a lean NOx trap (LNT) catalyst, and an SCR catalyst disposed downstream of the ammonia-generating catalyst. The SCR catalyst can be a molecular sieve having the CHA crystal structure, for example SSZ-13 or SAPO-34, which can be ion-exchanged with copper. The LNT can be layered, having an undercoat washcoat layer comprising a support material, at least one precious metal, and at least one NOx sorbent selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth elements, rare earth elements, and combinations thereof and a top washcoat layer comprising a support material, at least one precious metal, and ceria in particulate form, the top washcoat layer being substantially free of alkaline earth components. The emissions treatment system is advantageously used for the treatment of exhaust streams from diesel engines and lean burn gasoline engines. | 09-04-2014 |
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20110278730 | Semiconductor Devices and Structures Thereof - A structure having air gaps between interconnects is disclosed. A first insulating material is deposited over a workpiece, and a second insulating material having a sacrificial portion is deposited over the first insulating material. Conductive lines are formed in the first and second insulating layers. The second insulating material is treated to remove the sacrificial portion, and at least a portion of the first insulating material is removed, forming air gaps between the conductive lines. The second insulating material is impermeable as deposited and permeable after treating it to remove the sacrificial portion. A first region of the workpiece may be masked during the treatment, so that the second insulating material becomes permeable in a second region of the workpiece yet remains impermeable in the first region, thus allowing the formation of the air gaps in the second region, but not the first region. | 11-17-2011 |
20120025382 | Devices Formed With Dual Damascene Process - Structures and methods of forming metallization layers on a semiconductor component are disclosed. The method includes etching a metal line trench using a metal line mask, and etching a via trench using a via mask after etching the metal line trench. The via trench is etched only in regions common to both the metal line mask and the via mask. | 02-02-2012 |
20120119389 | Method for Fabricating a Semiconductor Chip and Semiconductor Chip - A method includes structuring a semiconductor substrate to produce a number semiconductor chips. Each of the semiconductor chips includes a first main face and a number of side faces. An indentation is formed at a transition between the first main face and the side faces. | 05-17-2012 |
20130277797 | Coil and Method of Manufacturing a Coil - A method for manufacturing an electronic device and an electronic device are disclosed. In an embodiment the method comprises forming an opening in an isolation layer, isotropically etching the opening thereby forming an extended opening with curved sidewalls, and forming a conductive material in the opening. | 10-24-2013 |
20140357055 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SEMICONDUCTOR WORKPIECE - A method for processing a semiconductor workpiece is provided, which may include: providing a semiconductor workpiece including a metallization layer stack disposed at a side of the semiconductor workpiece, the metallization layer stack including at least a first layer and a second layer disposed over the first layer, wherein the first layer contains a first material and the second layer contains a second material that is different from the first material; patterning the metallization layer stack, wherein patterning the metallization layer stack includes wet etching the first layer and the second layer by means of an etching solution that has at least substantially the same etching rate for the first material and the second material. | 12-04-2014 |
20150084196 | Devices Formed With Dual Damascene Process - Structures and methods of forming metallization layers on a semiconductor component are disclosed. The method includes etching a metal line trench using a metal line mask, and etching a via trench using a via mask after etching the metal line trench. The via trench is etched only in regions common to both the metal line mask and the via mask. | 03-26-2015 |
20150147850 | METHODS FOR PROCESSING A SEMICONDUCTOR WORKPIECE - Methods for processing a semiconductor workpiece can include providing a semiconductor workpiece that includes one or more kerf regions; forming one or more trenches in the workpiece by removing material from the one or more kerf regions from a first side of the workpiece; mounting the workpiece with the first side to a carrier; thinning the workpiece from a second side of the workpiece; and forming a metallization layer over the second side of the workpiece. | 05-28-2015 |
20150294911 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SEMICONDUCTOR WORKPIECE - A method for processing a semiconductor workpiece is provided, which may include: providing a semiconductor workpiece including a metallization layer stack disposed at a side of the semiconductor workpiece, the metallization layer stack including at least a first layer and a second layer disposed over the first layer, wherein the first layer contains a first material and the second layer contains a second material that is different from the first material; patterning the metallization layer stack, wherein patterning the metallization layer stack includes wet etching the first layer and the second layer by means of an etching solution that has at least substantially the same etching rate for the first material and the second material. | 10-15-2015 |
20150372073 | Coil and Method of Manufacturing a Coil - A method for manufacturing an electronic device and an electronic device are disclosed. In an embodiment the method comprises forming an opening in an isolation layer, isotropically etching the opening thereby forming an extended opening with curved sidewalls, and forming a conductive material in the opening. | 12-24-2015 |
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20100332180 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE ROTATIONAL SPEEDS OF A TURBOCHARGING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method is described for determining information about a rotational speed of a compressor, in particular a turbocharger, by providing a measuring signal, in particular a microwave measuring signal, which is directed at a compressor impeller of the compressor, so that the measuring signal is reflected on revolving blades of the compressor impeller, detecting the measuring signal reflected by one or more blades, and determining the information about the rotational speed as a function of the reflected measuring signal. | 12-30-2010 |
20110030664 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF A FUEL MIXTURE - The invention relates to a method and device for determining the composition of a fuel mixture made of one first fuel and at least one second fuel for operating an internal combustion engine, wherein said internal combustion engine has a fuel metering apparatus and at least one exhaust gas probe in an exhaust gas channel. According to the method of the invention, it is provided that the fuel mixture is at least temporarily supplied to the exhaust gas probe at least partially uncombusted, and the composition of the fuel mixture is determined from an output signal of the exhaust gas probe. According to the device of the invention, it is provided that the exhaust gas probe is situated proximal to the motor in the direction of the exhaust gas flow before a first catalytic converter, and the fuel mixture can be supplied at least partially uncombusted to the exhaust gas probe at least temporarily. The method allows the precise and reliable determination of the composition of a fuel mixture in internal combustion engines operated in flex fuel operation existing components. | 02-10-2011 |
20140122014 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AT LEAST ONE UNEVENNESS OF THE ROAD SURFACE - A method for detecting at least one unevenness of the road surface includes reading in a plurality of records that each have at least one geographic position and one information item allocated to this geographic position about a detected local unevenness of the road surface. The method further includes detecting the unevenness of the road surface when information, allocated to an identical geographic position, from a number of records represents in each case a locally detected unevenness of the road surface. | 05-01-2014 |
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20140208662 | GREEN COLORED REFRACTORY COATINGS FOR CUTTING TOOLS - In one aspect, coated cutting tools are described herein. A coated cutting tool described herein comprises a substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating comprising at least one composite layer deposited by chemical vapor deposition, the composite layer comprising an aluminum oxynitride phase, a metal oxide phase including zirconium oxide, a zirconium sulfur nitride phase and a metal oxynitride phase in addition to the aluminum oxynitride phase, the metal oxynitride phase comprising zirconium oxynitride. | 07-31-2014 |
20140287229 | COATINGS FOR CUTTING TOOLS - In one aspect, cutting tools are described having coatings adhered thereto which, in some embodiments, can demonstrate desirable wear resistance and increased cutting lifetimes. A coated cutting tool, in some embodiments, comprises a substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating comprising at least one Zr doped layer deposited by chemical vapor deposition comprising ZrAl | 09-25-2014 |
20150064431 | Refractory Coatings For Cutting Tools - In one aspect, cutting tools are described having coatings adhered thereto which, in some embodiments, demonstrate desirable wear resistance and increased cutting lifetimes. A coated cutting tool described herein comprises a substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating including a refractory layer comprising plurality of sublayer groups, a sublayer group comprising an aluminum oxynitride (AlON) sublayer or a composite AlON sublayer and an alumina (Al | 03-05-2015 |
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20100048128 | COMMUNICATION METHOD BETWEEN COMPONENTS IN A WIRELESS SHORT HAUL NETWORK, AND NETWORK COMPONENT - Communication method between components in a wireless short haul network as part of a battlefield simulation, where one component is in the form of a master and the other components (AC | 02-25-2010 |
20150050622 | 3D SCENARIO RECORDING WITH WEAPON EFFECT SIMULATION - Disclosed is a method for the three-dimensional scenario recording of the action taking place during training exercises of firefights at close range, in which multiple, synchronized imaging systems (IS), such as video cameras, scanners or the like, are installed for monitoring the training areas, wherein software calculates from the IS recordings a photo-realistic 3D model of the scenario and records the action continuously as a 3D scenario, detects persons, weapons and other items of equipment (for example protective clothing) and further processes and reproduces them with their anatomical, ballistic, material-typical and optical features as an object module in the 3D model, detects the position and orientation of weapons and the firing thereof, calculates the line of flight of projectiles and replicates them in the 3D model, and, in the case of persons hit by projectiles, calculates the effect of the weapon on the basis of the position of the hit, possibly detected protective clothing. | 02-19-2015 |
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20090288275 | Buckle device - A buckle device for a motor vehicle is provided. The buckle device comprising a locking tongue for inserting into a buckle and a deflecting body connected to the locking tongue, which is configured to subdivide a safety belt into a shoulder portion and a lap portion and to deflect said safety belt such that the two portions extend away from the deflecting body in different directions. The deflecting body is connected to the locking tongue via at least one elongate element, which is at least partially wound around the deflecting body. | 11-26-2009 |
20090289445 | Safety belt system for a motor vehicle - A safety belt system for a motor vehicle is provided. The safety belt system comprising a safety belt, a shoulder portion of the safety belt, a buckle element, a mobile region of the buckle element, which under the action of forces caused by a crash is mobile from an initial position in which the safety belt may slide along the buckle element into a final position, in which the safety belt is fixed to the buckle element. The safety belt cooperating with the mobile region, such that the mobile region is movable by a force acting on the shoulder portion which tensions the shoulder portion in the direction of extension of the belt, from its initial position into its final position. The fixing of the safety belt on the buckle element is carried out by the mobile region itself. | 11-26-2009 |
20110258822 | BUCKLE DEVICE - A buckle device for a motor vehicle is provided. The buckle device comprising a locking tongue for inserting into a buckle and a deflecting body connected to the locking tongue, which is configured to subdivide a safety belt into a shoulder portion and a lap portion and to deflect said safety belt such that the two portions extend away from the deflecting body in different directions. The deflecting body is connected to the locking tongue via at least one elongate element, which is at least partially wound around the deflecting body. | 10-27-2011 |
20150329073 | GAS BAG ARRANGEMENT WITH A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN OUTLET CROSS-SECTION OF A VENT OPENING - A gas bag arrangement for a vehicle occupant restraint system is provided. The gas bag arrangement comprises a gas bag inflatable by a gas generator to protect a vehicle occupant, whose envelope defines an interior space of the gas bag that can be filled with gas, a vent opening through which gas can flow out of the gas bag, and a device for controlling the outlet cross-section of the vent opening, which comprises at least one covering part with which the vent opening can be covered, in order to at least partly close the same, and which furthermore comprises an actuating mechanism which interacts with the covering part, in order to vary the outlet cross-section of the vent opening. The actuating mechanism includes an additional gas source and an element different from the gas bag and inflatable by means of the gas source. | 11-19-2015 |
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20090183545 | Adjusting cylinders in rolling stands, including vertical edging stands - An adjusting cylinder for long, rapid lifting movements in rolling stands, includes vertical edging stands, wherein each cylinder has at least one piston, which acts through the bearing chocks of at least one work roll or of an interposed roll to adjust a work roll on both sides, wherein each adjusting cylinder has a piston that is equipped with two oppositely directed piston rods, and each piston is inserted in a recess in the cylinder base or cylinder cover, such that the base and cover have coaxially arranged bores through which the piston rods pass. The surface formed by one piston and the piston rod is smaller than the surface formed by another piston and the piston rod. | 07-23-2009 |
20090193867 | Adjusting cylinders in rolling stands, including vertical edging stands - An adjusting cylinder for long, rapid lifting movements in rolling stands, including vertical edging stands, wherein each adjusting cylinder has at least one piston which acts through the bearing chocks of at least one work roll or of an interposed roll to adjust a work roll on both sides, wherein each adjusting cylinder has a piston that is equipped with two oppositely directed piston rods, and each piston is inserted in a recess in the cylinder base or cylinder cover, such that the base and cover have coaxially arranged bores through which the piston rods pass. The surface formed by the piston and the piston rod is smaller than the surface formed by the piston and the piston rod. | 08-06-2009 |
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20140314359 | Rolling-element bearing - A rolling-element bearing includes inner and outer rings, a cage with pockets disposed therebetween, and rolling elements respectively retained in the pockets. The cage has a guiding section extending along the axial length of the rolling elements. The distance between a radially-inner surface of the guiding section and the rotational axis of the bearing progressively decreases at least in sections along the axial direction of the rolling-element bearing from a point of the guiding section that is most distant from the rotational axis. A conveying section of the cage connects to that most-distant point and extends outside or away from the axial length of the rolling elements. The distance between a radially-inner surface of the conveying section and the rotational axis progressively decreases at least in sections in the axial direction away from the rolling elements. A lubricant collection channel is defined between the guiding section and the conveying section. | 10-23-2014 |
20150043858 | BEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BEARING SYSTEM - A bearing system for supporting components that are movable relative to one another includes at least one bearing and a preload mechanism for changing a preload of the at least one bearing based on an operating state of the bearing system, where the preload mechanism includes, for example, a piezoelectric element, a Peltier element, an expansion material or a micromechanical element. | 02-12-2015 |
20150047585 | BEARING ASSEMBLY IN AN ENGINE HOUSING OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An engine housing of an internal combustion engine has at least one bore and a bearing assembly mounted in the bore for rotatably supporting a camshaft via first and second rolling-element bearings that each have an outer ring. A slot-shaped gap extends from the bore through at least a part of the engine housing up to a point at the surface of the engine housing, at least one screw bore is disposed in a first portion of the engine housing on a first side of the slot-shaped gap, a threaded bore is disposed in a second portion of the engine housing on a second side of the slot-shaped gap, and a screw extends through the screw bore, across the slot-shaped gap and into the threaded bore and is configured to pull together the first portion and the second portion to clamp the outer ring. | 02-19-2015 |
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20160017919 | CRANKSHAFT OR CONNECTING-ROD BEARING ASSEMBLY OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A crankshaft or connecting-rod bearing assembly of an internal combustion engine includes a bearing journal configured to function as a bearing inner ring, and a bearing outer ring surrounds the bearing journal. At least one row of rolling elements is disposed between the bearing journal and the bearing outer ring, the rolling elements are held by a cage, and the cage includes at least two cage segments, each of which extends around a circumferential section of the bearing journal. Furthermore, the at least two cage segments are connected to each other in a materially-bonded manner at at least one joint lying in the circumferential direction. | 01-21-2016 |
20160084311 | ROLLING-ELEMENT BEARING CAGE - A rolling-element bearing cage includes first and second axially spaced side rings and a plurality of bridges disposed between the first and second side rings. A pair of circumferentially adjacent bridges defines with the first and second axially spaced side rings a receiving pocket configured to receive a rolling element, and each of the plurality of bridges has first and second axially spaced running surfaces. The first and second running surfaces are disposed at first and second axially spaced end regions of the receiving pocket, and a circumferentially recessed region is disposed between the end regions such that a rolling element in a receiving pocket does not contact the recessed region. | 03-24-2016 |
20160091019 | BEARING RING - A bearing ring for a rolling-element bearing includes a mounting surface having a first length and a running surface, configured to support a rolling element, that has a second length. The running surface has first and second axially spaced end portions, and at least one of the first and second axially spaced end portions comprises a cantilever. Also, a rolling element, such as a tapered rolling element, having cantilevered end portions. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091026 | UNIVERSAL JOINT - A universal joint including a joint cross having a bearing journal supported in a trunnion bearing having a bearing bushing and a seal assembly including a one-piece seal body sealing the journal cross against the bearing bushing, the seal body having a first lip configured to form a dynamic seal on the bearing bushing or on a U-shaped sleeve connected to the bearing bushing, a second lip configured to form a dynamic seal on the bearing bushing or on the sleeve, a first arm of the sleeve being press-fit in a cylindrical receiving surface of the bearing bushing, or the sleeve having a section that is rounded or doubly corrugated in radial section, or wherein between the seal body and rolling elements of the trunnion bearing a separate ring part is disposed and pressed towards the rolling elements by at least one elastic element projecting from the seal body. | 03-31-2016 |
20160091027 | UNIVERSAL JOINT - A universal joint includes a joint cross having a plurality of bearing journals, each bearing journal being supported in a bearing bushing by a plurality of trunnion bearing rolling elements, the universal joint also including a seal assembly configured to seal the journal cross against the bearing bushing. The bearing bushing includes a sleeve for slidingly supporting at least one seal lip of the seal assembly, the sleeve has an axially inner region facing the rolling elements, and the axially inner region has a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion. The radially inner portion is axially offset from the radially outer portion towards the rolling elements by an offset amount. | 03-31-2016 |