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20110012380 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A motor vehicle door lock comprising a locking mechanism ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110074168 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - A motor vehicle door lock, comprising a locking mechanism ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110173892 | DRIVE COMPONENT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE UNIT - A drive component for a motor vehicle unit, in particular a motor vehicle door unit, especially a closing/opening device ( | 07-21-2011 |
20130152644 | ACTUATING UNIT FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS - Actuating unit for automotive applications, especially motor vehicle door locks ( | 06-20-2013 |
20130152645 | ACTUATING UNIT FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS - Actuating unit for automotive applications, especially motor vehicle door locks ( | 06-20-2013 |
20140001774 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK | 01-02-2014 |
20140028035 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock equipped with a locking mechanism, an actuation lever unit acting on the locking mechanism, and a catch lever. The catch lever blocks the locking mechanism at least when acceleration forces of a given magnitude occur, e.g. in case of an accident (crash), rendering the locking mechanism ineffective. According to the invention, the catch lever acts upon a rotary latch of the locking mechanism in the direction of the blocking position of the rotary latch during normal operation and in the event of a crash while allowing the rotary latch and thus the locking mechanism to be in the releasing position only during normal opening operation. | 01-30-2014 |
20140035295 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock equipped with a locking mechanism ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140132008 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock equipped with a locking mechanism ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140217748 | ACTUATOR UNIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE APPLICATIONS - The subject matter of the present invention is an actuator unit for motor vehicle applications, in particular motor vehicle door locks ( | 08-07-2014 |
20150048624 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK - The invention relates to a motor vehicle door lock comprising an actuation/locking lever mechanism ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150263584 | DRIVE FOR AN ACTUATING UNIT - The invention relates to a drive for an actuating unit, especially for a power closing mechanism, preferably for a motor vehicle lock, comprising a motor housing part for accommodating an electric motor and a housing cover part for covering the motor housing part, a cable for electrically conducting current being electrically connected to a motor contact of the electric motor in the motor housing part and the cable comprising a diversion zone. The diversion zone of the cable is arranged outside or at least partially outside the housing. In this manner, the cable is not unduly bent during assembly when the housing is closed. | 09-17-2015 |
20150267440 | ACTUATING UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF PRODUCTION - The invention relates to an actuating unit for a motor vehicle lock, comprising a motor element and a drive for moving the motor element, a Bowden cable connected to the motor element and a connecting element for the Bowden cable. The invention further relates to a method of production. The aim of the invention is to simplify production of an actuating unit having a Bowden cable. According to the invention, the connecting element for the Bowden cable is angular, especially L-shaped, and a leg thereof, in the case of an L shape preferably the long leg thereof, is connected to the remainder of the housing. The angular form or L shape and the connection of one leg of such a shape to the remainder of the housing of the motor element results in a large surface or a large peripheral edge of the connecting part which can be connected to the remainder of the housing. As a result, the connecting element can be firmly secured to the remainder of the housing such that the latter withstands the forces of a motor element even when the movement of the motor element is not limited with the aid of a microswitch but with the aid of the connecting element. | 09-24-2015 |
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20090041193 | DOSE REDUCED DIGITAL MEDICAL IMAGE SIMULATIONS - A method for providing a reduced exposure value for radiographic imaging obtains a set of flat-field images at two or more exposure values and measures the noise power spectra using the flat field images. At least one noise table is generated according to interpolated noise power spectra for a set of predetermined exposure values. Values from the at least one noise table are applied to a clinical image to form a reduced exposure simulation image. A noise mask is generated according to at least one noise table and the exposure values of the reduced exposure simulation image and added to the reduced exposure simulation image. The reduced exposure simulation image is assessed to generate a desired dose reduction factor. | 02-12-2009 |
20090129653 | ENERGY BALANCING FOR WIRELESS DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM - A method for transferring data from a digital radiography receiver panel obtains, at the receiver panel, a full-sized set of image data that comprises a diagnostic image for a patient and at least one reference image for dark signal compensation. A wireless transmission channel between the receiver panel and a separate host processor is monitored to obtain a transmission performance measure. The obtained transmission performance measure is compared against a predetermined threshold value. The response to the comparison is either (a) processing at least some portion of the full-sized set of image data at the receiver panel to form a reduced-size set of image data, then wirelessly transmitting the reduced-size set of image data to the host processor; or (b) wirelessly transmitting the full-sized set of image data from the receiver panel to the host processor. | 05-21-2009 |
20100020933 | DARK CORRECTION FOR DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR - A method of forming an offset-corrected exposure image includes obtaining an initial exposure image and exposure metadata related to the initial exposure image. An intermediate offset-corrected exposure image is formed by obtaining one or more dark images associated with the initial exposure image and subtracting an averaged value of the one or more dark images from the initial exposure image. The offset-corrected exposure image is obtained by combining an offset adjustment map with the intermediate offset-corrected exposure image. | 01-28-2010 |
20100091950 | DOSE-REDUCTION DECISION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMAGES - A method of obtaining recommendations for lowered radiation dose for a type of radiological image, executed at least in part by a computer system, obtains at least one clinical image of at least one patient, taken under a baseline set of exposure conditions, as a basis image. Processing instructions related to image simulation under one or more reduced exposure conditions are obtained. The basis image is processed according to the processing instructions to generate a set of one or more simulation images, each simulation image representative of corresponding reduced exposure conditions. One or more simulation images are displayed to one or more diagnostic practitioners and an evaluation obtained from the one or more practitioners related to at least the quality of the one or more simulation images. At least one recommended reduced exposure condition is generated and electronically stored according to the practitioner evaluation. | 04-15-2010 |
20110057802 | IMAGE QUALITY MONITOR FOR DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A system for monitoring the state of calibration of a digital x-ray detector having a solid state sensor with a plurality of pixels, a scintillating screen and at least one embedded microprocessor, the system having means for capturing a digital image and a computer operable during normal diagnostic use of the detector, in cooperation with at least one embedded microprocessor, for performing pixelwise computations on the image and calculating a misregistration metric indicative of movement of the solid state sensor relative to the scintillating screen. A defect metric indicative of abnormal properties of pixels in the solid state sensor is calculated. It is then determined whether one or both of the misregistration metric and the defect metric exceeds a respective, preselected threshold value. The user of the system is alerted to conduct a calibration of the detector when either one or both of the respective threshold values have been exceeded. | 03-10-2011 |
20130170627 | CALIBRATION AND CORRECTION PROCEDURES FOR DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY DETECTORS SUPPORTING MULTIPLE CAPTURE MODES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SAME - Embodiments of radiographic imaging systems and/or methods can operate a digital radiography detector in a multiple modes, where characteristics such as an exposure integration time and dark images (e.g., number timing integration time, etc.) for first and second modes are different. The digital radiography detector can be coupled to a memory that can store a first set of one or more calibration maps for the first mode and a second set of one or more calibration maps for the second mode and a processor. In one embodiment, the processor can form a first calibration-corrected exposure image by modifying a first exposure image from the first mode using the first set of calibration maps and a second calibration-corrected exposure image by modifying a second exposure image from the second mode using the second set of calibration maps in combination with calibration maps for the first mode. | 07-04-2013 |
20130182934 | SELF CORRECTING PORTABLE DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY DETECTOR, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SAME - Embodiments of radiographic imaging systems and/or methods can monitor the state of calibration of a digital x-ray detector, the detector including a solid state sensor with a plurality of pixels, an optional scintillating screen and at least one embedded microprocessor. In one embodiment, a method can use a computer or the embedded microprocessor or both, for setting a calibration operating mode of the portable detector; taking a plurality of dark images in the calibration mode; determining a dark difference image between pixel readings between two of the plurality of dark images; identifying pixels in the dark difference image that differ by over a threshold amount from at least some surrounding pixels in the dark difference image as defective pixels. | 07-18-2013 |
20150131785 | DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY DETECTOR IMAGE READOUT SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A radiographic imaging system and digital detector detect extraneous signals during DR detector image readout and compensate or remove extraneous signal artifacts from radiographic images. Novel capture and post processing procedures prevent undesirable noise artifacts from appearing in final radiographic images. | 05-14-2015 |
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20080245034 | INVISIBLE PRINTED MARKING - An apparatus for the production of film tube, which can be filled with liquid, viscous or granular filling material, from a film strip. The apparatus comprises: a filling pipe connectable to a filling machine for the filling material, a shaping device surrounding the filling pipe for shaping the film strip into a film tube, a sealing device arranged downstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for sealing longitudinal edges of the film strip, which are adjacent after the shaping operation, to form a film tube, an advance drive for the film tube, a writing device arranged upstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for applying printed markings to the film strip, a first reading device arranged downstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction and a second reading device) arranged upstream of the shaping device in the filling ejection direction for reading printed markings applied to the film strip. The writing device is capable of applying to the film strip at least one printed marking whose electromagnetic spectrum is outside visible light and the first and the second reading devices are capable of detecting said printed markings. | 10-09-2008 |
20090053985 | MAGAZINE FOR STORAGE RODS FOR RECEIVING SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING THE STORAGE RODS FOR LOADING WITH SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - A magazine for storage rods for receiving sausage-shaped products, comprising one or a plurality of vertically extending shafts | 02-26-2009 |
20110045754 | CLIP MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a clip machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The clip machine includes at least two sealing tools, movable relative to one another between a opening position and a closing position for the placing and closing of clips on a sausage-shaped product, at least one clip storage device from which clips can be fed to a sealing tool, a storage device for storing a supply of wrapper material, a separation device for separating an individual sausage product from the supply of wrapper material, a filling pipe for the feeding of filling material, a delivery device for delivering sausage-shaped products from the clip machine along a transport path for the sausage-shaped products and a feeding device for flexible suspension elements from which suspension elements can be fed. The delivery path for the sausage-shaped products includes a first transport path for the sausage-shaped products and, parallel to the first transport path for the sausage-shaped products, a transport path separate from the first transport path for the sausage-shaped products, for the suspension elements connected to a sausage-shaped product. | 02-24-2011 |
20110045755 | FEEDING MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - The invention described herein relates to a feeding machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The feeding machine includes storage rods for suspending the sausage-shaped products which have a flexible suspension element on one of their ends, which can be guided via a storage rod and which can assume a closed and an open embodiment, a device for mounting one end of a storage rod that is free at the other end and a device for feeding the sausage-shaped products, suspended from their suspension elements, one after the other to the storage rod and, under guidance of the suspension elements, depositing the suspension elements over the free end of the storage rod at spaced positions along the storage rod. The device for feeding the sausage-shaped products has an endless conveyor with a strand running parallel to the storage rod, the endless conveyor having conveyor elements spaced at intervals to receive the suspension elements of sausage-shaped products one after the other, the conveyor elements being movable from a position holding the sausage-shaped products by their suspension elements into a position depositing the suspension elements onto the storage rod, at least one control element at spaced intervals along the storage rod producing the movement of the conveyor elements into their depositing position; and the conveyor elements having hooks that are pivotable around horizontal axes from their position holding the suspension elements into their position depositing the suspension elements, and the at least one control element is a moving trigger element along the strand of the endless conveyor against its forward direction, which triggers the movement of the hooks from their holding into their depositing position. | 02-24-2011 |
20130160280 | TAG FEEDER - Disclosed is a method and a tag feeder for feeding tags in a feeding direction to a dispensing position within a clipping machine. The tag feeder is provided with a feeding mechanism with at least one pusher means for transporting a chain of tags. The pusher means is reversible movable parallel to the feeding direction between a first and second position wherein, in the first position, the pusher means is in a minimum displacement to the dispensing position, and wherein, in the second position, the pusher means are in a maximum displacement to the dispensing position. The feeding mechanism comprises at least one cutting tool for cutting-off the foremost tag of the chain of tags, viewed in the feeding direction, in the first position and at least one clamping device for clamping the chain of tags when the foremost tag is arranged in the first position. | 06-27-2013 |
20140235151 | CLIPPING MACHINE WITH PIVOTABLE FILLING TUBE AND PIVOTABLY GUIDED CASING BRAKE - A filling tube assembly for being mounted to a clipping machine for producing sausage-shaped products. The filling tube assembly comprises a mounting unit for mounting the filling tube assembly to the clipping machine and a filling tube for feeding flowable filling material into the packaging casing. The packaging casing is being consumably arranged on the filling tube. The filling tube is pivotable relative to the mounting unit at least between a production position and an interchanging position. The filling tube assembly further comprises a casing brake unit, a casing brake holder and a casing brake for being reversibly coupled to the casing brake holder. The casing brake is moveable between a braking position and a releasing position by a pivoting and translational action. In the releasing position, the casing brake is pivoted away from the filling tube, so that unfilled packaging casing can be loaded onto the filling tube. | 08-21-2014 |
20150093980 | CLIPPING TOOL ASSEMBLY WITH CRANK SHAFT - The present invention relates to a clipping tool assembly for closing a closure clip in a clipping machine for forming sausages. The clipping tool assembly comprises a first and a second closing tool movable between a closed and an opened position; a drive means for moving the closing tools in a closing direction, the drive means including a crank shaft having a first and a second crank pin. The clipping tool assembly further comprises a first and a second tool arm having first and second ends, with the first and second closing tools being attached to the respective first end, the tool arms being coupled to the crank pins in the region of their second ends. A first and a second linear guide slot is provided in the region of the second end of the tool arms, in which the crank pins are slidable guided. | 04-02-2015 |
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20110045754 | CLIP MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a clip machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The clip machine includes at least two sealing tools, movable relative to one another between a opening position and a closing position for the placing and closing of clips on a sausage-shaped product, at least one clip storage device from which clips can be fed to a sealing tool, a storage device for storing a supply of wrapper material, a separation device for separating an individual sausage product from the supply of wrapper material, a filling pipe for the feeding of filling material, a delivery device for delivering sausage-shaped products from the clip machine along a transport path for the sausage-shaped products and a feeding device for flexible suspension elements from which suspension elements can be fed. The delivery path for the sausage-shaped products includes a first transport path for the sausage-shaped products and, parallel to the first transport path for the sausage-shaped products, a transport path separate from the first transport path for the sausage-shaped products, for the suspension elements connected to a sausage-shaped product. | 02-24-2011 |
20110045755 | FEEDING MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS - The invention described herein relates to a feeding machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The feeding machine includes storage rods for suspending the sausage-shaped products which have a flexible suspension element on one of their ends, which can be guided via a storage rod and which can assume a closed and an open embodiment, a device for mounting one end of a storage rod that is free at the other end and a device for feeding the sausage-shaped products, suspended from their suspension elements, one after the other to the storage rod and, under guidance of the suspension elements, depositing the suspension elements over the free end of the storage rod at spaced positions along the storage rod. The device for feeding the sausage-shaped products has an endless conveyor with a strand running parallel to the storage rod, the endless conveyor having conveyor elements spaced at intervals to receive the suspension elements of sausage-shaped products one after the other, the conveyor elements being movable from a position holding the sausage-shaped products by their suspension elements into a position depositing the suspension elements onto the storage rod, at least one control element at spaced intervals along the storage rod producing the movement of the conveyor elements into their depositing position; and the conveyor elements having hooks that are pivotable around horizontal axes from their position holding the suspension elements into their position depositing the suspension elements, and the at least one control element is a moving trigger element along the strand of the endless conveyor against its forward direction, which triggers the movement of the hooks from their holding into their depositing position. | 02-24-2011 |