Deformation element for the interior of motor vehicles which is constructed as a ledge and is deformable over its length. The deformable element may be mounted in hollow spaces between body parts of the vehicle, such as vehicle columns, and an inner lining. The ledge is adapted to the outer outline configuration of the body parts and has several deformable regions over its length. The deformable regions are formed by strips oriented in a longitudinal direction of the ledge. The strips are curved...

In a strain sensing system in which a strained grating is illuminated with a pair of beams chosen from three possible beams to sense strain in two dimensions, an arrangement is disclosed of two beam splitters, as least one plane mirror, and three tilted mirrors, all fixed to a support plate and which can supply the three required illuminating beams.

A deformation calorimeter that serves to deform a sample material whose temperature changes as a function of the deformation. The temperature change causes heat to flow into the material or out, depending on the character of the deformation, to cause a pressure change in a gas in and around the material. An analyzing scheme is employed to relate the pressure change to the amount of heat evolved during sample deformation.

The deformation element (1) of a rail-borne vehicle is disposed in the region of at least one deformation zone (3) located on the end side of the vehicle, wherein the deformation element (1) is formed as a tubular hollow box (6) with at least one sidewall (9) of the deformation element (1) being formed with a polygonal cross-section comprises an inwardly directed indentation (4), wherein the indentation (4) is provided on the longitudinal-side end region of the deformation element (1) remote fro...

A deformable hunting projectile has a one-piece body in the form of a turned red brass part with a tapering head part and a cylindrical guide part; a charge (7) of fine zinc or similar expansion agent is arranged in the head part and a charge of hard lead is arranged in the guide part. The charges are separated by a partition (13) formed in one piece from the body of the projectile, which is concave at the front and convex at the rear and therefore elastically deformable transversally. This, tog...

A sensor has a substrate having a mechanically deformable region, a magnetostrictive spin-valve sensor element being arranged to detect a mechanical deformation of the mechanically deformable region. On the substrate, there is a device for generating a controllable magnetic field by which a performance of the sensor element is influenced.

The deformation member (1) is disposed between a longitudinal member (2) and a cross member (3) of a motor vehicle, with the cross member having a horizontal central longitudinal plane which is vertically offset to the horizontal central longitudinal plane of the longitudinal member (2). The deformation member includes an elongate, hollow base body (4) of polygonal cross section and a height which is greater than its width, and an upper and a lower reinforcing shell (14, 19) which are connected ...

The deformation element (1) of a rail-borne vehicle is disposed in the region of at least one deformation zone located on the end side of the vehicle and comprises at least one tubular hollow space, wherein a structure is attached in a replaceable manner in the rail-borne vehicle and is formed of two metal sheets (2a, 2b), of which at least one is designed as a profiled metal sheet (2a', 2b') and which are connected together on mutually facing cross-pieces (3a, 3b) which lie against each other t...

A deformation resistant semi-conducting composition is formed from low density thermoplastic ethylene copolymer, carbon black, thermoplastic crystalline high density ethylene polymer or propylene resin and a thermoplastic elastomer. The composition is useful as insulation shielding material or as conductor shielding material in high voltage wire and cable.

A deformation responsive weighing apparatus for measuring loads applied thereto comprises a straight, longitudinal bar of uniform circular cross section which is elastically deformable in response to loading, the bar being retained by bar supporting members adjacent the ends of the bar. A load applying member is located on the bar between the bar supporting members, the bar supporting members cooperating with the load applying member to elastically deform the bar from a straight condition as a l...