Abstract:
The invention relates to a reusable container for packing goods of all kinds, consisting of a top and a bottom tray and a collapsible body which can be collapsed after use and returned to the consignor in the package comprised of top and bottom trays. Such reusable containers have the drawback, however, that firstly the packaged goods must be secured by fillers and this can result in damage, especially during the transport of sensitive electronic instruments, and secondly that the top and bottom trays cannot be firmly secured together for return and may thus fall apart. To prevent these drawbacks, according to the invention at least one tray (1, 2), preferably the bottom one (2) is hollow, the packaged goods are secured by means of undetachable and continuously tensionable inner belts (5) secured to the bottom tray and the means for holding the three parts (1, 2, 3) together before and after use are secured to one of the trays (1, 2).
Abstract:
Outside a reading device, information on the content of machine-readable data substrates can be obtained only from the labels on the data substrates. The system of the invention provides for a device for making data describing and/or supplementing the content of the machine-readable data substrate available, in which the device is fitted to or in the case of the machine-readable data substrate (6), the device is independent with respect to the mass store of the data substrate (6) and contains a store (4). It is of advantage to be able to store the data describing and/or supplementing the content of the mass store of a data substrate (6) independently of the data substrate (6) mass store and to have easy access to said data i.e. without having to insert the mass store into a reading device corresponding to the type of the mass store and activate it.
Abstract:
A device for fastening a component (4) with a mounting flange (6) in the wall (2) of an appliance comprises fastening elements (10, 12) on one side of which are push-on pockets (14, 18) that fit onto the mounting flange (6) and on the other side of which are anchorage elements (24, 28) that are anchored on edge regions (26, 30) of the wall (2) of the appliance. Fastening elements (10) of a first type have tongs-like anchorage elements (24) which grip the edge region (26) of a wall (2) of the appliance. Fastening elements (12) of a second type have anchorage elements (28) that surround limit noses (32) and rest against one side of the edge region (30) of a wall (2) of the appliance. At least one snap lock (34) that can be inserted between the fastening element (12) and the associated edge region (30) of the wall (2) of the appliance has a spring tongue (44) which grips the rear face of the edge region (30), viewed in the direction of insertion (42), and a holding flange (46) which rests against the front face of the fastening element (12), viewed in the direction of insertion.
Abstract:
In a device for transporting sections (28) of a recording substrate from a printer, which comprises a cutting unit (12) to separate the sections (28) from the recording substrate, which can be moved to and fro across the width of the recording substrate transversely to the latter's direction of transport (A) in a cutting stroke and a return stroke, transport components (32, 38) are arranged in the transport direction (A) behind the cutting station and can be coupled to the cutting unit (12) via a gear arrangement (14, 24, 52, 50, 44, 36) in such a way that they grasp the separated section (28) and advance it in the transport direction (A) on the return stroke of the cutting unit (12).
Abstract:
A device for collecting successively supplied notes or leaf-like slips, for example printed vouchers, and for distributing the collected note bundle to the distributing station of a distributing machine (2), has a collecting cartridge (20) movably arranged in the machine housing (4) between a recessed collecting position (A) in the machine housing (4), at the end of a note conveyor (12), and an accessible distribution position (C) in the distributing station. At least the front part (36) of the bottom (22) next to the side wall (24) is designed as a door (48) that can be opened and which frees in its open position a bottom opening, whereas a compartment (42) is arranged underneath the collecting cartridge (20).
Abstract:
A goods scanning device has already been proposed in which the goods scanning window is arranged upright in a housing beside the goods conveyor. In addition, goods scanning devices are known from practice in which the goods scanning window is level with or above the goods conveyor. In the novel goods scanning device the goods scanning performed by the goods scanning window is to be facilitated. To this end the housing (12) is adjustable in such a way that the goods scanning window (13) may, as desired, be in a horizontal or vertical position (B, C, D). In a preferred embodiment, the goods scanning window (13) is arranged in the horizontal position (B, D) as desired in the region of the goods conveyor (11) and fitted level with or above the conveyor (11) at a distance therefrom. The goods scanning device is particularly suitable for registering heavy and/or bulky articles.
Abstract:
A computer-controllable apparatus has at least one receptable for receiving a chip-card with a contact for connecting a chip-card with other components of the apparatus. The computer is also composed of a chip-card (100) that contains at least one central processing unit (CPU), a read-only-memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM) and an input/output-component (I/O-component). The apparatus has fixedly mounted power and drive electronics (118) and a fixedly mounted power supply unit (130). The contact arrangement has contacts (110) for connecting the I/O-component to the power and drive electronics (118). Such chip-cards are easier to insert and to remove than usual printed circuit cards, even by untrained personnel. This gives the possibility to quickly adapt the apparatus by means of chip-cards designed for particular persons to particular tasks allocated to these persons.
Abstract:
The devices for receiving integrated circuit cards used until now do not sufficiently protect individual cards in all operation modes. The new device should allow the cards to be locked. For that purpose, a locking device (16) has at least one lock (9) shaped as a lever (20, 21, 22) that can be moved from a locking position into an unlocking position and vice-versa, and that is preferably held in its locking position by means of a holding device (23). The holding device (23) can for example be a torsion spring (36). In another implementation, the locking device (16) has an additional closable blocking device (44) that acts at least on said lever and that can be moved from a blocking position that prevents said lever (21, 22) from moving into a release position that allows the lever (21, 22) to move and vice-versa. This device is particularly useful to ensure different degrees of protection of several cards and to allow these cards to be used for various purposes in cash registers.
Abstract:
In a process for converting an analog voltage (U) to a digital value, the voltage (U) is compared with several different reference voltages (Ur1 to Urn). The result of each comparison is used to derive a binary value which in each case is stored in a bistable storage module (F1 to Fn) which can be controlled by an enabling signal (22). The stored binary values are converted to the digital value, which is then emitted. All storage modules (F1 to Fn) are set to an initial state at the beginning of the conversion by the enabling signal (22). The invention makes it possible to convert an extreme value of an analog voltage (U) rapidly and precisely to a digital value. The voltage (U) may also have an aperiodic profile.
Abstract:
A device for transporting recording media (100), useful in particular in the fixing section of a printer or photocopier, has a counter-roll (201) and a feed roll (205) movably arranged in relation to the counter-roll (201), between which the recording medium (100) is transported by friction. A guide bar (214) is arranged as a balance beam parallel to and spaced from the feed roll (205) so as to pivot around an axis of rotation (216) in relation to the feed roll (205). In order to press the feed roll (205) against the counter-roll, so as to compensate according to need any forces that may arise, spring elements (218) are arranged on the guide bar (214) on both sides of the axis of rotation and are coupled to bearing elements (206) of the feed roll (205). The guide bar may be moved by a servomotor (224) in order to control the position of the recording medium (100) between the rolls (201, 205).