In a fuel tank (1) with a plug which is to be opened, in particular, during maintenance work, a plugging part (6) is fastened in a trough-like depression (2) of the wall of the fuel tank (1) by means of a nut (7). The nut (7) has a thread (9) intended for tapping into a bead (5) of the fuel tank (1). As a result, the fuel tank (1) can be manufactured particularly cost-effectively from geometrically simple parts.

A torque sensor has a housing which has a light source and a measuring shaft which has a signal generator arrangement belonging to a rotation angle sensing device with a processing The rotation angle sensing device is arranged to rotate relative to the housing, together with the measuring shaft, and the processing device has an opto-electric power supply device.

A plastic container comprising two half-shells which are produced by means of injection molding and have parts of the components integrally formed on them during the injection molding. This does away with the need for fastening said components in the plastic container, with the result that the installation process is simplified to a considerable extent. At the same time, installation errors are largely ruled out. The plastic container is suitable for use in motor vehicles, preferably as a fuel t...

A fuel level sensors eliminates lines to the sensor through the container wall. The novel level transmitter has a sensor made from magnetostrictive material which is stimulated to oscillate by an alternating magnetic field from a transceiver unit. These oscillations are detected by the transceiver unit, fed to an evaluation unit and used to form a signal for the level. The level transmitter and the method are particularly suitable in the case of use in fuel containers of motor vehicles.

This invention relates to a marketplace and management system related thereto. In particular, it relates to a marketplace for freight transportation and the systems necessary to support such a marketplace. It is a comprehensive system that acts as an intermediary between buyers and sellers of freight transportation and provides the related support services. The marketplace generally operates over a network using a user interface with various levels of integration. The marketplace facilitates sal...

A one touch valve for activating fluid flow between an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit is disclosed. The valve has a flow cylinder defining an inflow chamber in fluid communication with the inlet conduit and an outflow chamber in fluid communication with the outlet conduit. The flow cylinder includes an end plate and an intermediate plate having a center collar with an aperture. A flexible diaphragm is provided with a sealing surface in contact with the collar to create a seal. The diaphragm...

A cord retention device for a personally carried appliance such as a cell phone is disclosed. The cell phone has a cord which is attached to a microphone and ear piece for hands free operation of the phone. One example of the invention includes a base member having a back surface with adhesive for attachment to the appliance. The opposite surface of the base member has a pair of prongs. The cord may be wrapped around the prongs when not in use. Another example of the invention includes the insta...

In a tachogenerator for detecting the rotation speed of a rotating machine part, in particular that of a vehicle wheel, having a predetermined measurement resolution, having at least one magnetically acting encoder which can rotate with the machine part, has magnetically acting areas which are subdivided in a predetermined sequence into angle parts, in particular teeth composed of ferromagnetic material or a magnetic pole ring, and which, during rotation, produces a measurement signal in at leas...

Disclosed is a method for selecting a locality name in a motor vehicle navigation system by voice input by means of a speaker-independent voice input system. A first list contains all locality names. In a second list, the locality names are entered which have already been entered once into the system, the phonemes being additionally entered. In the case of a repeated voice input of a locality name, the search is first performed in the second list.

An impeller for a feed pump designed, in particular, as a side channel pump or as a peripheral pump has two disk parts connected fixedly in terms of rotation to one another. The disk parts can be manufactured in simply constructed molds, for example by the injection molding method, and can be provided with virtually any desired geometries of guide vanes. The impeller has high stability due to the rotationally fixed connection between the disk parts.