1. An aqueous solution consisting of:
(a) hydrogen peroxide in an amount from about 20 to about 70 wt %, based on the entire solution;
(b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1-hydroxyethylidine-1,1-diphosphonic acid, salts and degradation products thereof in an amount from about 10 to about 60 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide;
(c) water; and
(d) components other than (a) through (c) in an amount from 0 up to about 10 wt %, based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
2. A solution as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of component (b) is from about 20 to about 50 wt %, based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
3. A solution as claimed in claim 2, wherein the amount of component (b) is from about 35 to about 45 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
4. A solution as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of components other than (a) through (c) is up to about 5 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
5. A solution as claimed in claim 4, wherein the amount of components other than (a) through (c) is up to about 2 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
6. A solution as claimed in claim 5, wherein the amount of components other than (a) through (c) is up to about 1 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
7. A solution as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pH is below 7.
8. A solution as claimed in claim 7, wherein the pH is from about 0 to about 6.
9. A solution as claimed in claim 3, wherein the amount of components other than (a) through (c) is up to about 1 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
10. A soil oxygenating or micronutrient composition comprising:
(a) hydrogen peroxide;
(b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1-hydroxyethylidine-1,1-diphosphonic acid, salts and degradation products thereof in an amount from about 10 to about 60 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide; and,
(c) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of:
(i) Fe in an amount of at least 0.005 wt % based on the entire composition;
(ii) Mn in an amount of at least 0.002 wt % based on the entire composition;
(iii) Mo in an amount of at least 0.000001 wt % based on the entire composition; and
(iv) Zn in an amount of at least 0.005 wt % based on the entire composition.
11. A soil oxygenating or micronutrient composition as claimed in claim 10, wherein the amount of hydrogen peroxide is from about 0.1 to about 20 wt % of the entire composition.
12. A soil oxygenating or micronutrient composition as claimed in claim 10, wherein the amount of component (b) is from about 20 to about 50 wt %, based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
13. A process for the preparation of a soil oxygenating or micronutrient composition comprising a step of adding an aqueous solution comprising hydrogen peroxide and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1-hydroxyethylidine-1,1-diphosphonic acid, salts and degradation products thereof in an amount from about 10 to about 60 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide, to a composition comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, Mo and Zn.
14. A process for oxygenating soil comprising a step of adding to the soil a composition comprising:
(a) hydrogen peroxide;
(b) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1-hydroxyethylidine-1,1-diphosphonic acid, salts and degradation products thereof in an amount from about 10 to about 60 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide; and,
(c) at least one metal selected from the group consisting of:
(i) Fe in an amount of at least 0.005 wt % based on the entire composition;
(ii) Mn in an amount of at least 0.002 wt % based on the entire composition;
(iii) Cu in an amount of at least 0.0001 wt % based on the entire composition; (iv) Mo in an amount of at least 0.000001 wt % based on the entire composition; and,
(v) Zn in an amount of at least 0.005 wt % based on the entire composition.
15. A process for oxygenating soil as claimed in claim 14, wherein the amount of component (b) is from about 20 to about 50 wt %, based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide, and wherein the amount of hydrogen peroxide is from about 0.1 to about 20 wt % of the entire composition.
16. A solution as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains: (1) less than 175 mgL of one or more phosphonic acid based complexing agents other than said 1-hydroxyethylidine-1,1-diphosphonic acid, salts and degradation products thereof; and (2) less than 500 mgL sodium nitrate.
17. A cleaning solution comprising:
(a) a stabilized hydrogen peroxide solution consisting of:
(i) hydrogen peroxide in an amount from about 20 to about 70 wt %, based on the entire solution;
(ii) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1-hydroxyethylidine-1,1-diphosphonic acid, salts and degradation products thereof in an amount from about 10 to about 60 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide;
(iii) water; and
(iv) components other than (i) through (iii) in an amount from 0 up to about 10 wt %, based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide; and
(b) at least one non-ionic surfactant.
18. A cleaning solution as claimed in claim 17, wherein the amount of component (ii) is from about 20 to about 50 wt %, based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
19. A cleaning solution as claimed in claim 18, wherein the amount of component (ii) is from about 35 to about 45 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
20. A cleaning solution as claimed in claim 17, wherein the amount of components other than (i) through (iii) is up to about 5 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
21. A cleaning solution as claimed in claim 20, wherein the amount of components other than (i) through (iii) is up to about 2 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
22. A cleaning solution as claimed in claim 21, wherein the amount of components other than (i) through (iii) is up to about 1 wt % based on the amount of hydrogen peroxide.
23. A cleaning solution as claimed in claim 17, wherein the pH of said stabilized hydrogen peroxide solution is below 7.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Adjustment device for a Bowden cable arrangement
with a housing (10),
with a first threaded part (70), which is guided in the housing (10) such as to be torsionally resistant and axially movable, and which is to be coupled to the Bowden cable arrangement, and with a second threaded part (50), which is arranged in an axially resistant and rotatable manner in the housing (10) and is in threaded engagement with the first threaded part (70),
whereby the housing (10) has a projection (16) with an opening (13)
and
whereby a sleeve (30) is provided for, which has an opening (32) for accommodating a sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement, whereby the sleeve (30) has a passage hole (36), through which a wire of the Bowden cable arrangement can be guided to couple with the first threaded part (70) by guiding the wire through the opening (13) of the projection (16) of the housing (10), and
whereby the sleeve (30) has a peripheral section (33) which, when the sleeve (30) is placed on the projection (16) of the housing (10), engages around the projection of the housing.
2. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the opening (32) provided to accommodate the sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement is formed at one longitudinal end of the sleeve (30) and the peripheral section (33) at another longitudinal end of the sleeve (30).
3. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the sleeve (30) has a stop surface for the sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement.
4. Adjustment device according to claim 3,
whereby the stop surface for the sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement has the passage hole (36) for the wire of the Bowden cable arrangement.
5. Adjustment device according to claim 3,
whereby the stop surface for the sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement runs essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve (30).
6. Adjustment device according to claim 3,
whereby the stop surface for the sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement is formed by a projection (35), which projects into the peripheral section (33) in such a way that, when the sleeve (30) is placed on the projection (16) of the housing (10), the projection (35) of the sleeve (30) projects into the opening (13) of the projection of the housing.
7. Adjustment device according to claim 6,
whereby the projection (16) of the housing (10), when the sleeve (30) is placed in position, is held in positive fit in an indentation (34) formed between the peripheral section (33) and the projection (35) of the sleeve (30).
8. Adjustment device according to claim 6,
whereby the projection (35) of the sleeve (30) has an essentially circular cross-section.
9. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the projection (16) of the housing (10) and the peripheral section (33) of the sleeve (30) have an essentially circular cross-section.
10. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the sleeve (30) is designed to be rotationally symmetrical in relation to its longitudinal axis.
11. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby ribs (37) for fixing the sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement in the opening (32) of the sleeve (30) are formed in the opening (32) of the sleeve (30), which is provided so as to accommodate the sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement.
12. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby in a side wall of the housing (10) a further opening (14) is formed, which is connected with the opening (13) in the projection (16) of the housing (10) via a slot (15), and
whereby the peripheral section (33) of the sleeve (30) is designed in such a way that, when the sleeve (30) is placed on the projection (16) of the housing (10), deformation of the slot (15) of the housing (10) and of the opening (13) formed in the projection (16) of the housing (10) is avoided when the adjustment device is actuated.
13. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the opening (32) provided in order to accommodate the sheath of the Bowden cable arrangement is formed in a closed circumferential edge of an accommodation section (31) of the sleeve (30).
14. Adjustment device for a Bowden cable arrangement
with a housing (10),
with a first threaded part (70), which is guided in the housing (10) such as to be torsionally resistant and axially movable, and which is to be coupled to the Bowden cable arrangement, and with a second threaded part (50), which is arranged in an axially resistant and rotatable manner in the housing (10) and is in threaded engagement with the first threaded part (70),
whereby the first threaded part (70) and the second threaded part (50) in each case have thread sections (75; 33) which are in threaded engagement with one another, and whereby the first threaded part (70) and the second threaded part (50) in each case have a stop (82, 83; 61, 63) for the other threaded part, located on the threaded section adjoining the individual threaded section (73; 53) in each case.
15. Adjustment device according to claim 14,
whereby the stops (82, 83; 61, 63) of the first and second threaded part (70; 50) delimit a movement between the first and second threaded part in both the circumferential direction as well as in the axial direction of the adjustment device.
16. Adjustment device according to claim 14,
whereby one threaded part of the first and second threaded parts is a threaded spindle (70) with an outer thread (73), and the other threaded part of the first and second threaded parts is essentially a hollow cylinder in form, with an inner thread (53), whereby the outer thread (73) of the threaded spindle (70) is in threaded engagement with the inner thread (53) of the other hollow-cylinder threaded part (50).
17. Adjustment device according to claim 16,
whereby the threaded spindle (70) has at a thread-free end section (82) at least one projection (83), which defines at least one stop surface.
18. Adjustment device according to claim 17,
whereby the at least one projection (83) at the thread-free end section (82) of the threaded spindle (70) defines both a stop surface which takes effect in the circumferential direction of the threaded spindle (70) and a stop surface which takes effect in the axial direction of the threaded spindle (70).
19. Adjustment device according to claim 17,
whereby the height of the at least one projection (83) at the thread-free end section (82) of the threaded spindle (70) increases gradually in the circumferential direction of the threaded spindle (70).
20. Adjustment device according to claim 17,
whereby the threaded spindle (70) at the thread-free end section (82) has at least two diametrically-opposed projections (83) as stops.
21. Adjustment device according to claim 16,
whereby the threaded spindle (70) has at least one nose-shaped projection (78) at one thread-free end section (71), which defines at least one stop surface.
22. Adjustment device according to claim 21,
whereby the at least one nose-shaped projection (78) of the thread-free end section (71) of the threaded spindle (70) defines a stop surface taking effect both in the circumferential direction of the threaded spindle (70) as well as in the axial direction of the threaded spindle (70).
23. Adjustment device according to claim 21,
whereby the at least one nose-shaped projection (78) is provided with at least one rib (79).
24. Adjustment device according to claim 23,
whereby the at least one rib (79) is formed on one upper side of the at least one nose-shaped projection (78) and the at least one stop surface is formed on an under side of the at least one nose-shaped projection (78).
25. Adjustment device according to claim 23,
whereby the at least one rib (79) has at least one elevation (80).
26. Adjustment device according to claim 25,
whereby the at least one elevation (80) of the at least one rib (79) is directed in the axial direction of the threaded spindle (70), so that the at least one rib (79) interacts with the at least one elevation (80) as a stop against an inner wall of the housing (10).
27. Adjustment device according to claim 23,
whereby the threaded spindle (70) has at least two diametrically-opposed nose-shaped projections (78) with in each case several wave-shaped ribs (79) arranged next to one another in the circumferential direction of the threaded spindle.
28. Adjustment device according to claim 16,
whereby the threaded part (50), essentially a hollow cylinder in form, has at least one projection (61) at one thread-free end section, with its height increasing gradually in the circumferential direction, whereby the at least one projection (61) defines a stop surface taking effect in the circumferential direction as well as a stop surface taking effect in the axial direction.
29. Adjustment device according to claim 28,
whereby the stops (82, 83; 61, 63) of the first threaded part (70) and of the second threaded part (50) are designed in such a way that positive-fit stop surfaces are defined by the stops between the first threaded part (70) and the second thread part (50).
30. Adjustment device for a Bowden cable arrangement
with a housing (10),
with a first threaded part (70), which is guided in the housing (10) such as to be torsionally resistant and axially movable, and which is to be coupled to the Bowden cable arrangement, and with a second threaded part (50), which is arranged in an axially resistant and rotatable manner in the housing (10) and is in threaded engagement with the first threaded part (70),
whereby a threaded part of the first and second threaded parts has a threaded spindle (70) with an outer thread (73), which is in threaded engagement with an inner thread (53) of the other threaded part (50), and whereby the outer thread (73) of the threaded spindle (70) has at least two threaded sections, separated in the circumferential direction of the threaded spindle (70) by thread-free sections (74).
31. Adjustment device according to claim 30,
whereby the thread-free sections (74) run in groove form in the longitudinal direction of the threaded spindle (70).
32. Adjustment device according to claim 30,
whereby the at least two threaded sections of the outer thread (73) of the threaded spindle (70) are distributed uniformly over the circumference of the threaded spindle (70).
33. Adjustment device according to claim 30,
whereby the at least two threaded sections of the outer thread (73) of the threaded spindle (70) extend in the longitudinal direction of the threaded spindle (70) essentially over the same length, and in the circumferential direction of the threaded spindle (70) extend essentially over the same angle.
34. Adjustment device according to claim 30,
whereby the outer thread (73) of the threaded spindle (70) is subdivided into three thread sections separated by the thread-free sections (74).
35. Adjustment device according to claim 30,
whereby the threaded spindle (70) is the first threaded part to be connected to the Bowden cable arrangement.
36. Adjustment device according to claim 30,
whereby the other threaded part (50) is essentially a hollow cylinder in form.
37. Adjustment device for a Bowden cable arrangement
with a housing (10),
with a first threaded part (70), which is guided in the housing (10) such as to be torsionally resistant and axially movable, and which is to be coupled to the Bowden cable arrangement, and with a second threaded part (50), which is arranged in an axially resistant and rotatable manner in the housing (10) and is in threaded engagement with the first threaded part (70),
whereby the first threaded part (70) is guided in the housing (10) in the longitudinal direction along at least one guide groove (17),
whereby the at least one guide groove (17) is delimited by projections (18) projecting from an inner wall of the housing (10), and
whereby a material cut-out (19) is provided between adjacent projections (18) in the circumferential direction of the housing (10), on one side of the projections on which the projections (18) do not delimit the at least one guide groove (17).
38. Adjustment device according to claim 37,
whereby the first threaded part (70) has at least one nose-shaped projection (78), which is guided in the at least one guide groove (17) of the housing (10) in the longitudinal direction of the housing.
39. Adjustment device according to claim 37,
whereby the projections (18) run in the longitudinal direction of the housing (10).
40. Adjustment device according to claim 37,
whereby the first threaded part (70) has at least two nose-shaped projections (78) which are guided in at least two guide grooves (17) running in the longitudinal direction of the housing (10), and
whereby in each case a material cut-out (19) is provided between two adjacent projections (18) in the circumferential direction of the housing (10) on one side of the projection on which the projections (18) do not delimit one of the guide grooves (17).
41. Adjustment device according to claim 37,
whereby the material cut-out (19) between the adjacent projections (18) is of such a nature that the adjacent projections (18) are not connected to one another over their entire length in the longitudinal direction of the housing (10).
42. Adjustment device according to claim 37,
whereby the material cut-out (19) between the adjacent projections (18) is of such a nature that the adjacent projections (18) are separated from one another over their entire length in the longitudinal direction of the housing (10).
43. Adjustment device according to claim 37,
whereby the first threaded part (70) has at least one nose-shaped projection (78) which is guided in the at least one guide groove (17) of the housing (10) and has at least one rib (79) projecting from the nose-shaped projection (78).
44. Adjustment device according to claim 43,
whereby the at least one rib (79) of the at least one nose-shaped projection (78) has at least one elevation (80) directed in the longitudinal direction of the first threaded part (70).
45. Adjustment device according to claim 43,
whereby the at least one rib is wave-shaped.
46. Adjustment device according to claim 43,
whereby the at least one nose-shaped projection (78) of the first threaded part (70) has several ribs (79) arranged next to one another in the circumferential direction of the first threaded part (70).
47. Adjustment device for a Bowden cable arrangement
with a housing (10),
with a first threaded part (70), which is guided in the housing (10) such as to be torsionally resistant and axially movable, and which is to be coupled to the Bowden cable arrangement, and with a second threaded part (50), which is arranged in an axially resistant and rotatable manner in the housing (10) and is in threaded engagement with the first threaded part (70),
whereby the first threaded part (70) has at one longitudinal end an opening (77) for a wire of the Bowden cable arrangement in such a way that the wire can be guided in the longitudinal direction of the first threaded part (70) via an opening (77) into the first threaded part (70), in order to be connected there to the first threaded part (70), and
whereby positioning means (84) are provided in the opening (77) of the first threaded part (70) for the positioning of the wire in the opening (77).
48. Adjustment device according to claim 47,
whereby positioning means comprise several projections (84) projecting from an inner wall of the first threaded part (70).
49. Adjustment device according to claim 48,
whereby the projections (84) are designed in the form of ribs.
50. Adjustment device according to claim 48,
whereby the projections (84) are arranged distributed uniformly in the circumferential direction of the first threaded part (70) along the inner wall of the first threaded part (70).
51. Adjustment device according to any one of claim 47,
whereby the positioning means comprise four projections (84) projecting from the inner wall of the first threaded part (70).
52. Adjustment device according to claim 47,
whereby a further opening (75) is provided in a side wall of the first threaded part (70), which is connected with the hole (77) formed at the longitudinal end of the first threaded part (70) by means of a slot (76) formed in the side wall.
53. Adjustment device according to claim 47,
whereby the positioning means (84) are designed in such a way that they retain the wire essentially centrally in the opening (77) formed in the longitudinal end of the first threaded part (70).
54. Adjustment device for a Bowden cable arrangement
with a housing (10),
with a first threaded part (70), which is guided in the housing (10) such as to be torsionally resistant and axially movable, and which is to be coupled to the Bowden cable arrangement, and with a second threaded part (50), which is arranged in an axially resistant and rotatable manner in the housing (10) and is in threaded engagement with the first threaded part (70),
whereby a threaded part of the first and second threaded parts is a threaded spindle (70) with an outer thread (73), which is in threaded engagement with an inner thread (53) of the other threaded part,
whereby the other threaded part is formed by several part-shell elements (50), whereby threaded sections of the inner wall (53) are formed on the inner walls of the part-shell elements (50), and
whereby the threaded sections of the inner wall (53) are formed at separation surfaces of the part-shell elements (50), and
whereby at separation surfaces of the part-shell elements (50) the threaded part sections are rounded off.
55. Adjustment device according to claim 54,
whereby at the separation surfaces of the part-shell elements (50) in each case a combination is formed of a projection (55, 57) and an indentation (56, 58), such that the projection (55, 57) at the separation surface of one of the part-shell elements (50) can engage in the indentation (56, 58) at the separation surface of another of the part-shell elements (50).
56. Adjustment device according to claim 55,
whereby each part-shell element (50) has two separation surfaces, in each case with a combination of a projection (55, 57) and an indentation (56, 58), whereby the sequence of the projection (55) and the indentation (58) of the one separation surface in the longitudinal direction of the corresponding part-shell element (50) is opposed to the sequence of the projection (57) and the indentation (56) of the other separation surface of the corresponding part-shell element (50).
57. Adjustment device according to claim 55,
whereby the at least one combination of projection (55, 57) and indentation (56, 58) in each part-shell element (50) is provided in the area of the corresponding threaded part section (53).
58. Adjustment device according to claim 54,
whereby the part-shell elements (50) are retained axially secure in the housing (10) by an engagement connection.
59. Adjustment device according to claim 58,
whereby the engagement connection of the individual part-shell elements (50) comprise projections (59) projecting outwards, which engage in an indentation formed in an inner wall of the housing (10).
60. Adjustment device according to claim 59,
whereby the projections (59) projecting outwards from the part-shell elements (50) are formed in the area of the threaded part sections (53) on the outer sides of the part-shell elements (50).
61. Adjustment device according to claim 54,
whereby the threaded spindle (70) is the first threaded part, while the part-shell elements (50) form the second threaded part.
62. Adjustment device for a Bowden cable arrangement
with a housing (10),
with a first threaded part (70), which is guided in the housing (10) such as to be torsionally resistant and axially movable, and which is to be coupled to the Bowden cable arrangement, and with a second threaded part (50), which is arranged in an axially resistant and rotatable manner in the housing (10) and is in threaded engagement with the first threaded part (70),
whereby a threaded part of the first and second threaded parts is a threaded spindle (70) with an outer thread (73), which is in threaded engagement with an inner thread (53) of the other threaded part, and
whereby at least one opening (81) is formed in the threaded spindle (70) for holding the threaded spindle (70) in position during the manufacture of the spindle (70).
63. Adjustment device according to claim 62,
whereby the at least one opening (81) is formed in a side wall of the threaded spindle (70) in a thread-free section (71) of the threaded spindle (70).
64. Adjustment device according to claim 63,
whereby the thread-free section is a head section (71) of the threaded spindle (70).
65. Adjustment device according to claim 62,
whereby the at least one opening (81) for holding the threaded spindle (70) in position during the manufacture of the threaded spindle (70) is located opposite a further opening (75) in the threaded spindle (70) to introduce the wire of the Bowden cable arrangement.
66. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the first threaded part (70) is a threaded spindle with an outer thread (73) and the second threaded part (50) is a hollow cylinder in form, with an inner thread (53) which is in threaded engagement with the outer thread (73) of the threaded spindle.
67. Adjustment device according to claim 66,
whereby the second threaded part (50), in the form of a hollow cylinder, is formed by two half-shell elements, whereby threaded part sections (53) of the inner thread of the second threaded part are formed on inner walls of the half-shell elements.
68. Adjustment device according to claim 67,
whereby the two half-shell elements (50) are held in an axially secure manner in the housing (10) by projections (59) which project from outer sides of the half-shell elements (50).
69. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the housing (10) and the first threaded part (70) in each case have an opening (14; 75) formed in a corresponding side wall and an axial opening (13; 77) formed on a corresponding longitudinal end, which are connected via a slot (15; 76) formed in the corresponding side wall with the opening (14; 75) formed in the corresponding side wall.
70. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the second threaded part (50) can be connected to an actuating element for rotating the second threaded part (50) in the housing (10).
71. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the housing (10) is made of a polyamide plastic.
72. Adjustment device according to claim 1,
whereby the first threaded part (70) is made of a polybutylene terephthalate plastic.
73. Adjustment device according claim 1,
whereby the second threaded part (50) is made of a polyoxymethylene plastic.