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20130346293 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR SPECIFYING SERVICES PROVIDED BY A FRANKING MACHINE - In a method for specifying services provided by a franking machine, a program code is loaded into a data processing device via and, a first communication channel to a remote data center, authorization to access the franking machine is requested using an authorization request message. In response, via a second communication channel, data are provided from the remote data center to the franking machine. In response, the franking machine enables access for executing a specification process via a third communication channel via which communication between the data processing device and the franking machine is established using the program code executed by the data processing device. The specification process is executed using the program code to set at least one feature of at least one service provided by the franking machine. | 12-26-2013 |
20140236867 | FRANKING IMPRINT DATA FOR A MAIL ITEM - In a method for generating franking imprint data for a mail item to be shipped, a set of shipping options for the mail item, from among available shipping options stored in a first memory, is selected at a data processing device, and product vector data are generated from the selected set. A franking imprint authorization request, including the product vector data, is transmitted from the data processing device to a secure device, at which it is verified whether the transmitted product vector data are compatible with the available shipping options, also stored at the secure device. If so, franking imprint authorization data are returned from the secure device to the data processing device and the franking imprint data are generated in response thereto. If compatibility is not verified, request rejection data are returned from the secure device to the data processing device. | 08-21-2014 |
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20080234090 | MULTIPLE GEAR TRANSMISSION WITH MAGNETIC CONTROL - A multiple gear transmission with magnetic control for vehicles or for use in drive technology includes an input shaft supported on a frame and an output shaft. The input shaft protrudes from the frame at least one end and the output shaft protrudes from the frame at one end. Transmission gear ratios with transmission wheels are embodied as gear trains or belt and chain drives and are located between the input shaft and the output shaft. Transmission wheels are supported in a rotatable manner on the input shaft or on the output shaft. The transmission wheels are connected to the input shaft or the output shaft in a torsionally fixed manner by a clutch mechanism. The transmission wheels are constantly in rotation during operation. At least one component is supported in a rotatable or displaceable manner relative to a toothing within the clutch mechanism. At t least one component adopts a positive position in the toothing within the clutch mechanism. At least one component adopts a position at a distance relative to the toothing within the clutch mechanism. At least one component within the clutch mechanism has properties of a permanent magnet with a magnetic north and south pole within a magnetic field. A state of the clutch mechanism changes through the change of an additional magnetic field inside or in a direct vicinity of the clutch mechanism. During at least one shifting operation the state of at least two clutch mechanisms changes simultaneously. At least one of the clutch mechanisms transfers only torque in one direction of rotation. | 09-25-2008 |
20100130319 | BELT AND CHAIN DRIVE WITH KIDNEY-SHAPED TRACTION MEANS - A belt and chain drive for vehicles or for use in drive technology with an input shaft and an output shaft supported on a frame, the input shaft and the output shaft project out of the frame, with the following features: a) gear transmissions with gear wheels, which are embodied as belt and chain drives, are located between the input shaft and the output shaft, b) all of the gear wheels are constantly in rotation during operation, c) the gear transmissions located between the input shaft and the output shaft are embodied as belt and chain drives with toothed belts as traction mechanisms and with pulleys as gear wheels, d) the traction mechanism are reinforced with aramide, Kevlar, carbon fibers or other fibrous materials, is characterized in that e) the traction mechanism is pressed into a kidney-like shape onto the pulleys by at least one component during no-load rotation, and that under the effect of load this component does not touch the traction mechanism, and f) the kidney-like shape of the traction mechanism during no-load rotation is formed by a convex curvature of the driving side and by a concave curvature of the slack side, and g) the kidney-like shape of the traction mechanisms under load is formed by a straight shape of the driving side and by an intensified concave curvature of the slack side. | 05-27-2010 |
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20080302598 | SILENCER - The invention relates to a silencer for an airborne sound conducting pipe system, including a housing enclosing an interior space, an inlet pipe having an outlet within the interior space, a bypass pipe branching off from inlet pipe within the housing and having an outlet, a control element actuated by the gas flow and arranged downstream of bypass pipe on or in the inlet pipe, and at least one outlet pipe having an inlet within the interior space. Furthermore, the interior space is acoustically unseparated in such a manner that the volume of the interior space loaded with the airborne sound is equal with opened and with closed control element. | 12-11-2008 |
20110000734 | EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE EXHAUST MUFFLER - An exhaust system ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110005857 | EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING CONNECTION DEVICE FOR AN ACTUATOR - A connection device ( | 01-13-2011 |
20130092471 | Active Sound Absorbers - The present invention relates to an active sound absorber ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130108067 | OVERLOAD PROTECTION FOR LOUDSPEAKERS IN EXHAUST SYSTEMS | 05-02-2013 |
20130202148 | ACTIVE MUFFLER - An active muffler ( | 08-08-2013 |
20140334633 | SOUND GENERATOR FOR AN ANTI-NOISE SYSTEM FOR INFLUENCING EXHAUST NOISES AND/OR INTAKE NOISES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A sound generator for influencing sound waves propagating in exhaust or intake systems of combustion engine driven vehicles includes: an enclosure having a port opening for communication with an exhaust and/or intake system; a loudspeaker basket supported by the enclosure; a membrane and a permanent magnet supported by the loudspeaker basket; and a voice coil supported by a voice coil carrier. The voice coil is disposed in a constant magnetic field created by the permanent magnet and is connected to the membrane. The membrane is located between the port opening and the permanent magnet. The membrane is funnel-like or dome-like, with the top or top face of the funnel-like membrane or the geometric center of the dome-like membrane facing away from the permanent magnet. An anti-noise system using the sound generator, and a vehicle using the anti-noise system are also provided. | 11-13-2014 |
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20100291855 | Air conditioning system - An air conditioning system for a data processing system that has at least one row of server cabinets. The row of server cabinets borders a cold path. At least one air conditioning unit takes in warm air, cools it, and blows it out as cold air. The air conditioning unit is integrated into a row of server cabinets and the dimensions of the air conditioning unit and the dimensions of the server cabinets are essentially the same or, while having the same height and depth, the width of the air conditioning unit corresponds to a whole-number multiple of a width of one server cabinet. The air conditioning system can be used to produce an effective cooling concept for temperature-sensitive data processing systems, which influences the immediate surroundings only slightly with warm air. The modular construction allows the cooling capacity to be scaled, also making it possible to carry out a subsequent expansion. | 11-18-2010 |
20120087087 | Method And Device For Controlling An Air Conditioning System For Data Processing Facilities - The invention relates to a method for controlling an air conditioning system for a data processing facility that comprises at least one row of server switch cabinets, wherein the row of server switch cabinets bounds a cold aisle that is sealed off from a hot aisle facing away from the cold aisle side, wherein hot air is drawn in, cooled, and blown into the cold aisle by at least one air conditioner, and wherein cold air is drawn out of the cold aisle and fed into the hot aisle or into the surrounding space by at least one of the server switch cabinets. The invention further relates to a corresponding device for performing the method. According to the invention, the control of the air supply rate of the air conditioner is performed by means of a pressure controller, wherein a measured pressure difference between a pressure sensor in the cold aisle or in the hot aisle and a pressure sensor in the surrounding space outside the cold aisle or the hot aisle is used as an input variable of the pressure controller. The device comprises a control unit for performing the method. Using the method and the device, optimal and at the same time energy-saving cooling of such data processing facilities can be provided. In addition, the operational reliability is increased, because failures or defects in the air supply can be detected directly. | 04-12-2012 |
20130027879 | METHOD FOR REGULATING A COOLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for regulating a cooling system for cooling electrical built-in devices housed in control panels or racks by means of cooling units assigned thereto, through which a liquid cooling medium, cooled down from a return temperature to a flow temperature by means of a cooling apparatus of the cooling system flows, wherein a cooling power for cooling the built-in devices can be regulated by a primary reference variable according to specification. Energy-efficient cooling is achieved in that the flow temperature is variably adjusted according to a cooling power demand in the region of the built-in devices, wherein the primary reference variable is formed from the cooling power demand in the region of the built-in devices. | 01-31-2013 |
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20100226073 | COOLING PLANT FOR ONE OR MORE SWITCH CABINETS - A cooling plant for cooling one or more switch cabinets. According to this invention, a large heat exchanger or several small heat exchangers operating in parallel are housed in a heat exchanger cabinet, wherein an inner space of the heat exchanger cabinet is coupled to a central air-conditioning device supplying cold air to a double bottom by an air inlet in the cabinet bottom and an air outlet of the double bottom. The cold air fed to the heat exchanger cabinet goes through the large heat exchanger or the small heat exchangers and cools the coolant flowing therein. The water supply and the water return of the large heat exchanger or the small heat exchangers are connected to the feed line and the return line of the switch cabinets that are to be cooled. This simple construction makes it possible to easily adapt the efficiency of cooling and the capacity to the variable number of switch cabinets. | 09-09-2010 |
20120205089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING AN AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A DATA PROCESSING INSTALLATION - A method and apparatus for controlling and monitoring an air-conditioning system of a data processing installation includes at least one server switchgear cabinet for accommodating electrical units. Controlling of the cooling power of an air-conditioning unit is performed in at least two distinct defined modes, wherein in a first mode the air volume capacity of a blower is controlled to a minimum value at a maximum defined temperature difference between sucked hot air and supplied cold air, and in a second mode the cooling power is controlled such that a maximum defined temperature for the cooling medium flowing from a heat exchanger is not exceeded. The method and apparatus provide energy-saving cooling of such data processing installations. | 08-16-2012 |
20140240917 | COOLING CIRCUIT SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR TO BE USED IN A DATA CENTER, AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - The invention relates to a cooling circuit system, comprising a plurality of juxtaposed racks; a double bottom consisting of double bottom elements mounted on a base bottom on which double bottom the racks are mounted; electric or electronic components to be cooled, which components are accommodated in the racks; and a cooling system, the components of which are accommodated in the double bottom, wherein the cooling system comprises fans that are connected in parallel and that blow cooled air from the double bottom towards the juxtaposed racks. The invention relates also to a method of controlling a cooling circuit system of that type. | 08-28-2014 |
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20110072835 | COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - The refrigeration device for electronic components features a plate that is equipped on both sides with heat exchanger elements ( | 03-31-2011 |
20130213908 | RACK - The present disclosure relates to a rack comprising a plurality of frame pieces adapted to be interconnected, constructed as a cylindrical hollow profile extending along a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axes of two interconnected frame pieces being positioned obliquely in relation to each other; at least one bracing unit including at least one tensioning element, which extends substantially over the entire length of the first frame piece, and two force transmission members associated with the tensioning element, which force transmission members transmit a tensioning force of the tensioning element to the components of the rack, the tensioning force being effective in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the first frame piece to be braced, so that the tensioning force braces the first frame piece against the at least one second frame piece and/or against the at least one corner connector. | 08-22-2013 |
20130306584 | FRAME PIECE FOR A RACK - The present disclosure relates to a frame piece for a rack, comprising a hollow profile which extends along its longitudinal axis and is brought into its cylindrical profile shape by shaping a substantially flat starting material. The hollow profile, on two opposite lateral edges, has a connecting zone for closing the hollow profile, at least one tab-type projection being formed on at least one of the lateral edges, said projection extending away from the lateral edge of the hollow profile and being shaped such that it can be brought into engagement with at least one corresponding receptacle on the respective other lateral edge in a clamping or positive manner. | 11-21-2013 |
20140150366 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECTANGULAR OR SQUARE WALL ELEMENTS FROM FLAT SHEET METAL, AND WALL ELEMENTS PRODUCED THEREWITH - The present disclosure relates to a method for producing rectangular or square wall elements from flat sheet metal, including determining a length and width of a wall element, providing a flat sheet metal piece incising two longitudinal edge portions to form two incisions to form two tabs for each longitudinal edge portion separated by a respective incision from the remaining longitudinal edge portion, right-angled folding of a respective strip, formed by the incisions, right-angled folding of the tabs parallel to the longitudinal edge at the level of the base of the associated incision, right-angled folding of the longitudinal edge portions along the longitudinal edge, right-angled folding of the transverse edge portions parallel to the transverse edge to form a strip having a width corresponding to the transverse dimension of the tabs, and right-angled folding of the transverse edge portions along the transverse edge. | 06-05-2014 |
20140286695 | CORNER REINFORCEMENT INSERT - The present disclosure relates to a corner reinforcement insert for wall elements having a double-angled edge, including a base part having a plate-shaped corner flange that is arranged at least substantially in a plane and has an angled inner circumferential edge and an angled outer circumferential edge and having a first web and a second web that extend from the same side of the base part on the inner circumferential edge of the corner flange perpendicularly to the corner flange plane and in parallel with the inner circumferential edge, wherein the first web is located on the side of a bending point of the inner circumferential edge and the second web is located on the other side of the bending point. | 09-25-2014 |
20140294500 | CORNER CONNECTOR FOR HOLLOW PROFILES - The present disclosure relates to a corner connector for hollow profiles, including a base element having a first and a second wall section connected at a right angle and in one piece to each other on one respective lateral edge that forms a connecting edge, a first guide and connection groove extends from a lateral edge that is adjacent and in parallel to the connecting edge, and at least one essentially plate-shaped, rectangular additional element, wherein two guide and connection projections protrude from its inner side complementary to the first guide and connection grooves which can be inserted into the first guide and connection grooves in a direction parallel to the connecting edge and, in the fully inserted position, secure the additional element flush on the base element in order to form a third wall section arranged at a right angle to the first and the second wall section. | 10-02-2014 |
20140367923 | SEALING ELEMENT AND A SEALING SYSTEM FOR HOLLOW SECTIONS - The present disclosure relates to a sealing element for hollow sections, including a seal carrier that extends along a longitudinal axis and has two arms each of which has an outer face and an inner face and which are connected together, as one piece, at longitudinal edges that face each other such that they form a corner angle between them seals mounted on or near a free longitudinal edge of each arm and running parallel to the free longitudinal edge, on the outer face of the associated arm, and a securing device, on at least one inner face of an arm, for detachably securing the sealing element onto a corner of a hollow section. A cover cap serves to complete the sealing elements, the cap being provided, on its outer face, with one or more sealing sections designed to connect to ends of the seals of the sealing element. | 12-18-2014 |