The invention relates to a container and a lower and an upper construction element each including a first surface, and a second surface. The surfaces are arranged at a distance from one another, forming a space wherein at least one non-concrete composite bar and a metal component is arranged. Concrete is arranged in the space between the first surface, the second surface, and the composite bars.

A composite-material and methods used to produce low profile close tolerance composite-hinges such as required for desks and cabinets, that can be molded and bonded into structures using specified resin systems in a simple layup and cure.

The reinforcement material of the hinge is PET fiber-fabric, that is plied with a thin film of a polymeric adhesive-tape. The tape will serve as the exterior face of a molded hinge. The reinforcement fiber material will be oriented at +/−45 degrees to hinge line for maximum shear stiffness. The hinge material will be infused with a laminating/adhesive resin in the lay-up process to produce a co-molded hinge bonded to the structural substrates. This composite material and described process will yield installed low-profile (10 mil) hinges that have a typical tensile strength of 74 lbs/inch of length.

A resin-septum coating template would be supplied with the raw material to facilitate the process. The template material is a screen that will act as a septum to hold a proscribed layer of the laminating-adhesive resin in position to facilitate the infusion of resin to the fiber-fabric face of coupon to produce the composite-hinge, co-bonded to the substrates. The composite material could be supplied as trimmed to size hinge-coupons, or in 5 foot lengths of standard width material to be trimmed as required by user.

A hinge device includes a first hinge body 10, a second hinge body 20 and a link mechanism 6. The link mechanism includes a moving link 30 having a rear end rotatably connected to the first hinge body and a front end rotatably connected to the second hinge body, a front connecting link 50 having a proximal end portion rotatably connected to a front end portion of the first hinge body and an intermediate portion rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the moving link, and a supporting link having one end rotatably connected to a distal end of the front connecting link and the other end rotatably connected to the second hinge body. The front connecting link has a pair of resin spacers 57 interposed between the pair of side walls 11 of the first hinge body 10 and the pair of side walls 31 of the moving link.

An actuator for opening and closing a door or a tailgate of a car contains a helical compression spring and a motor. The helical compression spring is provided for opening a door or the tailgate of a car when compressive forces of the helical compression spring are released. The motor is provided for compressing the helical compression spring in order to close the door or the tailgate of the car. The helical compression spring contains a helically coiled coated steel wire. The helically coiled coated steel wire contains a steel core and a metallic coating layer. The steel core contains a steel alloy. The steel alloy contains 0.8 to 0.95 wt % carbon, 0.2 to 0.9 wt % manganese; 0.1 to 1.4 wt % silicon; optionally one or more micro-alloying element. The microstructure of the steel core is drawn lamellar pearlite. The metallic coating layer contains at least 84% by mass of zinc.

A vehicular storage box that includes a compartment for holding articles, the compartment comprising four sides, a bottom and a top lid. The compartment is fabricated from an engineered plastic or a polymer matrix composite. The box further includes a locking assembly situated within the lid. The locking assembly comprises a central locking wheel connected to a linkage, a plurality of pawls for each of at least three of the sides of the compartment, and a solenoid switch. The locking wheel is movably connected to the plurality of pawls. Further, the solenoid switch is connected to the linkage to move the wheel to drive the plurality of pawls into and out of the at least three of the sides of the compartment into a respective locked position of the lid and an unlocked position of the lid.

A supporting element, in particular a spring strut, for adjusting a flap or door of a motor vehicle, including a base part, an extendable part that is adjustable relative to the base part, and a spring that is arranged between the two parts, is provided with a noise-reducing coating on the base part and/or extendable part on a surface facing the spring.

A construction element includes a first wall, and a second wall. The walls are arranged at a distance from one another, forming a space wherein at least one non-concrete composite bar is arranged. Concrete is arranged in the space between the first wall, the second wall, and the composite bars.

A hinge element for a large domestic appliance contains a main body as well as a functional body which includes a plastic material. Accordingly, the main body and the functional body are connected to one another non-releasably. Ideally, a large domestic appliance, in particular a large domestic refrigerator, contains a housing in which a receiving space is formed. The domestic appliance has a closure element by which the receiving space can be closed, and the hinge element hingedly attaches the closure element to the housing.

An automated transaction machine includes upper and lower units. The lower unit has a chest with a main body. The main body of the lower unit forms a cavity and has interior and exterior walls, made of different metals, metal alloys or composite metallic material. There is a non-metallic material layer disposed therebetween. There is opening for passage of documents or other items between the upper and lower units. The upper unit has a housing with a main body. The main body forms a cavity. The main body of the upper unit has an interior and an exterior wall. A transport system may be disposed in the housing to transport documents between the upper and lower units.

A sensor unit manufacturing method includes: a core metal insertion process of inserting a core metal member having a length dimension smaller than a length dimension of a core metal accommodation portion into a predetermined location (a section of a curving portion) extending along a longitudinal direction of the core metal accommodation portion; and a bending process of bending the section (the section of the curving portion) of a fixation base portion, into which the core metal member is inserted, following a curved shape of a sensor bracket.