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20140315682 | CLUTCH DEVICE AND ELECTRIC MACHINE - The invention relates to a clutch device having an actuating device for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle, the drivetrain having an internal combustion engine, an electric machine with a stator and a rotor, and a transmission device, wherein the clutch device can be arranged in the drivetrain between the internal combustion engine at one side and the electric machine and the transmission device at the other side, the clutch device and the actuating device are integrated into the rotor of the electric machine, and the actuating device has a rotatable ramp device with first ramps and second ramps, wherein the clutch device has an electric actuator for actively rotating the ramp device, in order to structurally and/or functionally improve the clutch device, and to an electric machine having a stator, a rotor and a clutch device of this type integrated into the rotor. | 10-23-2014 |
20140329640 | CLUTCH DEVICE - A clutch device having an actuating device for a drivetrain of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric machine with a stator and a rotor, and a transmission device, where the clutch device is situated in the drivetrain between the internal combustion engine on the one side and the electric machine and the transmission device on the other side, the clutch device and the actuating device being integrated into the rotor of the electric machine, in order to improve the construction and/or the function of the clutch device. | 11-06-2014 |
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20090256416 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a brake system ( | 10-15-2009 |
20090280959 | PNEUMATIC VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF SAID TYPE - The invention relates to a pneumatic brake system | 11-12-2009 |
20090309413 | VALVE UNIT, ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A VALVE UNIT OF SAID TYPE FOR CONTROLLING A PARKING BRAKE, VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM HAVING A BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE OF SAID TYPE AND VEHICLE HAVING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF SAID TYPE - A valve unit for an electro-pneumatic brake control is connected to an input of an air-quantity-boosting valve for the aeration/venting thereof. A double-armature solenoid valve includes primary and secondary armatures each spring-loaded and actuated by common magnet coil. The primary armature is a switch for a vent valve; the secondary armature is a switch for an intake valve. When the coil is not drawing current, the armatures are in spring-loaded position, the intake valve blocking intake and the vent valve venting. When a first current flows through the coil, the primary armature enters switching position, with the secondary armature in spring-loaded position; the intake valve blocking intake and the vent valve blocking venting. When a second current greater than the first flows through the coil, both primary and secondary armatures are moved into switching positions, so that the intake valve admits air and the vent valve blocks venting. | 12-17-2009 |
20100072810 | VALVE UNIT, BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE - The invention relates to an electropneumatic brake control device for controlling an air-quantity-boosting valve device ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100078988 | VALVE UNIT FOR AN ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC BRAKE CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to a valve unit ( | 04-01-2010 |
20100090522 | METHOD AND DEVICES FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for operating a brake device of a motor vehicle, comprising a service brake ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100187902 | PARKING BRAKE MODULE FOR A PRESSURE MEDIUM-OPERATED BRAKE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a parking brake module ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100237690 | ELECTROPNEUMATIC PARKING BRAKE MODULATOR FOR CONTROLLING A PARKING BRAKE MODE.OF BRAKES OF A TRAILER IN A VEHICLE/TRAILER COMBINATION. - The invention relates to an electropneumatic parking brake modulator for controlling a parking brake mode of brakes of at least one trailer in a vehicle/trailer combination that consists of a towing vehicle and the trailer. The parking brake, modulator ( | 09-23-2010 |
20120006634 | Actuating Device and Method for Actuating Such an Actuating Device - The invention relates to an actuating device for a parking brake of a vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, wherein the actuating device comprises an operating brake for driving operation and the parking brake for securing the vehicle. A first braking effect can be generated by means of the parking brake for the vehicle independently of a braking procedure for the operating brake. The actuating device comprises a first switched state, wherein the first braking effect of the parking brake cannot be provided, and comprises a second switched state, wherein the first, in particular full, braking effect and the parking brake can be provided. The actuating device further comprises a manually actuatable operating element ( | 01-12-2012 |
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20110245780 | PISTON ROD ASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - Various embodiments of piston rod assemblies, drug delivery devices making use of such piston rod assemblies, and methods for assembling such piston rod assemblies and drug delivery devices are provided. In one embodiment, a piston rod assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, wherein the piston rod assembly is configured to engage a piston of a medicament cartridge. The piston rod assembly comprises (i) a piston rod, (ii) at least one adjusting member displaceably engaged with a distal end section of the piston rod, wherein the at least one adjusting member is displaceable along a long axis of the piston rod, and (iii) at least one interlock member configured to mutually lock the at least one adjusting member and the piston rod in an arbitrary relative axial position. | 10-06-2011 |
20110276006 | Medication Delivery Device and Method of Assembling a Medication Delivery Device - A medication delivery device ( | 11-10-2011 |
20120071836 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device as well as to a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product, wherein the drive mechanism comprises: | 03-22-2012 |
20120150126 | CARTRIDGE HOLDER AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a cartridge holder for a drug delivery device comprising: a distal portion for receiving a cartridge filled with a medicament to be dispensed by the drug delivery device, wherein the distal portion comprises a mount for a piercing assembly, a proximal portion adapted to at least partially receive a drive mechanism having a piston rod to become operably engaged with a piston of the cartridge for expelling a dose of the medicament from the cartridge, wherein the drive mechanism comprises at least first fixing means corresponding with fixing means of the drive mechanism for directly interconnecting cartridge holder and drive mechanism. | 06-14-2012 |
20120330244 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH CLEARANCE COMPENSATION MEANS - The present invention relates to a drug delivery device for dispensing of a predefined dose of a medicinal product, comprising: a housing, a cartridge holder adapted to receive a cartridge containing the medicinal product to be dispensed, the cartridge holder being connectable to the housing, a drive mechanism to be operably engaged with the cartridge for setting and/or dispensing of a predefined dose of the medicinal product, wherein the drive mechanism is axially slidingly supported in the housing for compensating axial clearance between the drive mechanism and the cartridge and wherein the drive mechanism is axially fixable relative to the housing. | 12-27-2012 |
20130023831 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES - The present invention relates to a drive mechanism for a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product, comprising: a holder for a product-containing cartridge, the cartridge having a piston slidably arranged therein in an axial direction, a piston rod to be operably engaged with the cartridge's piston for dispensing of a dose of the medicinal product, an adjusting assembly adapted to eliminate axial clearance between the piston and the piston rod, wherein the adjusting assembly comprises at least one radially extending spike element for mutually locking in position the piston and the piston rod irrespective of the relative distance between piston and piston rod. | 01-24-2013 |
20130041325 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device comprises a housing and a piston rod arranged in the housing. The piston rod is adapted to be moved along an axial direction to dispense a fluid. A drive member arranged in the housing is operatively coupled to the piston rod and adapted to set up a dose of fluid for dispense in response to a first movement. The drive member is also adapted to move the piston rod to dispense the dose in response to a second movement. The drug delivery device also comprises a pre-dispensing drive member operatively coupled to the drive member and the housing and adapted to move at least the drive member by a pre-dispensing distance between its first and second movement. | 02-14-2013 |
20130066279 | PISTON ROD ASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a piston rod assembly for a drug delivery device, comprising: a piston rod adapted to be operably engaged with a piston of a cartridge containing a medicament, at least one adjusting member displaceably disposed at the piston rod with respect to the piston rod's long axis, and being interconnected with a distal end section of the piston rod, and at least one interlock means adapted to interact with the adjusting member and/or with the piston rod for mutually locking in position the adjusting member and the piston rod in an arbitrary relative position in order to compensate for tolerances of manufacture and/or of assembly. | 03-14-2013 |
20130204203 | Drug Delivery Device - The present invention relates to a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product, comprising:
| 08-08-2013 |
20130211340 | Cap Assembly for a Drug Delivery Device - The present invention relates to a cap assembly for a drug delivery device, comprising:
| 08-15-2013 |
20130338600 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product is presented comprising a first housing component having a receptacle being oval- or elliptically shaped in radial cross section and being adapted to at least partially receive an insert portion of a second housing component being at least partially insertable into said first housing component along an axial direction, wherein the insert portion is oval- or elliptically shaped in radial cross section. The outside dimension or an at least one outside diameter of the insert portion is at least in sections larger than a corresponding inner dimension or an at least one inner diameter of the receptacle and wherein the insert portion and the receptacle are adapted to generate a radially acting mutual clamping of first and second housing components in a pre-fixing assembly configuration. | 12-19-2013 |
20140236096 | Drug Delivery Device and Method for a Drug Delivery Device - A drug delivery device is provided comprising a housing comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a cartridge adapted and arranged to contain at least one dose of a drug, a bung being movably arranged within the cartridge. In an initial state of the device, the bung is arranged in a proximal end position with respect to the cartridge. The device further comprises a piston rod adapted and arranged to move the bung in the distal direction with respect to the cartridge for delivering a dose of the drug. The device further comprises a mechanism operable such that, after a dose delivery operation was completed, the piston rod is moved into the proximal direction with respect to the bung by a back off distance (D), wherein in the initial state, a distance between a distal end of the piston rod and a proximal end of the bung is greater than zero, with the distance between the piston rod and the bung in the initial state being defined by the back off distance (D). Furthermore, a method for assembling a drug delivery device is provided. | 08-21-2014 |
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20080223165 | Device For Transmitting Movements and Components Thereof - A device for transmitting movements comprising a parallel kinematics transmission structure adapted to provide at least one degree of freedom including three translational degrees of freedom, the parallel kinematics transmission structure further comprising a base member ( | 09-18-2008 |
20100019890 | Haptic Device Gravity Compensation - A haptic device comprising a base member ( | 01-28-2010 |
20100032255 | Force-feedback device and method - A force-feedback device comprising a first member; a first kinematics bond being coupled with said first member; said first kinematics bond being constructed to provide at least one degree of freedom for movements of said first member; said first kinematics bond comprising a braking device being constructed to constrain movements of the said first member in at least one of said at least one degree of freedom; and a energy storing/release device being constructed to store energy in response to a movement of said first member in at least one of said at least one degree of freedom constrained by said braking device. A method of providing force-feedback including constraining a movement of a member of a haptic device in at least one degree of freedom; moving the member, by an externally applied force, in at least one of the at least one constraint degree of freedom; storing energy generated by the moving of the member; determining a force required to move the member in at least one of the at least one constraint degree of freedom; releasing at least a portion of the stored energy to generate at least a portion of the required force and transmitting the at least a portion of the required force to the member. | 02-11-2010 |
20100192720 | Parallel Kinematic Structure - A parallel kinematic structure comprises at least two kinematic chains being functionally arranged in parallel. Each of the two kinematic chains has, at a moveable end thereof, at least one degree of freedom, and comprising a passive anti-planar joint arrangement having a translational degree of freedom and two rotational degrees of freedom. Each anti-planar joint arrangement has an input section and an output section. At least one of the kinematic chains comprises a planar joint arrangement having at least one of at least one translational degree of freedom and a rotational degree of freedom, the planar joint arrangement having an output section. Further, the planar joint arrangement is adapted for active movements in at least one of its degrees of freedom. The input section of the anti-planar joint arrangement and the output section of the respective planar joint arrangement are coupled. The parallel kinematic structure further comprises a moveable end-effector section coupled with the output sections of the anti-planar joint arrangements. | 08-05-2010 |
20140192020 | ACTIVE GRIPPER FOR HAPTIC DEVICES - An active gripper for a haptic device including a parallel kinematics structure providing at least three degrees of freedom including three translational degrees of freedom, wherein the gripper comprises a first contact surface being adapted for contact by a first portion of a hand of a user, a second contact surface being adapted for contact by a second portion of the user's hand, which hand's second portion being moveable in relation to the hand's first portion, and a moveable member arranged between the first contact surface and the second contact surface and being adapted to actively move the first contact surface and the second contact surface in relation to each other. | 07-10-2014 |
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20090292265 | MOISTURE MONITOR SYSTEM FOR DIAPERS AND ALIKE - The present invention relates to a system suitable for monitoring multiple leakage events such as wetting of a diaper or alike sanitary product. The system includes two or more than two electrodes that are supported in a spaced apart relationship and a liquid permeable substrate between the electrodes that lacks or has a low capacity for holding or storing liquid. In the event of liquid leakage, an electrical bridge connecting the electrodes can be formed by the liquid, and before the product becomes saturated liquid can freely drain from the permeable substrate and disconnect the electrodes. Upon further liquid leakage, electrical connection between the electrodes can be reformed indicating multiple liquid leakage events. In the situation where the sanitary product becomes saturated and liquid is prevented from draining from the permeable substrate, the electrical connection will continue, indicating that the sanitary product requires changing. | 11-26-2009 |
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20110097624 | REDOX ELECTRODES FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICES - Flexible electrodes comprising: a fabric substrate; a conductive polymer, copolymer or mixture of conductive polymers comprising a first component which has high specific electrochemical capacitance, and a second component which has a lower electrochemical capacitance, lower molecular density, and greater electrical conductivity compared to the first component; and a counterion stable to lithium are described. The first component may be a polymer such as polyaniline or polypyrrole, and second component may be a polymer such as polythiophene or polyEDOT. Copolymers, and polymers formed from co-monomer of these monomer units are also described. The electrodes are used in flexible devices such as flexible energy storage devices. | 04-28-2011 |
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