All The Claims

1-11. (canceled)
12. A method for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container by means of a fill-level measuring device using a travel time measuring method, comprising the steps of:
transmission signals are transmitted toward the medium and reflection signals are received;
the received reflection signals are registered as echo signals in an echo function dependent on travel time or travel distance;
based on measuring device- and container-specific reflection planes, possible reflection regions in the echo function are calculated by means of an evaluation algorithm;
based on the calculated reflection regions, disturbance echo signals andor multiecho signals in the echo function are classified;
non-classified reflection signals are ascertained andor checked as wanted echo signals by means of a search algorithm;
from a position andor an amplitude of at least one wanted echo signal, fill level is determined; and
the measured value of fill level is output.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein:
by means of the evaluation algorithm, at least one reflection position andor at least one reflection amplitude of the possible reflection regions in the echo function areis calculated.
14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein:
the reflection positions of the reflection regions are determined by the evaluation algorithm by earlier calculating all possible reflections and transmissions of the transmission signals at the reflection planes.
15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein:
the reflection positions of the reflection regions are determined by the evaluation algorithm by registering distances of the measuring device- and container-specific reflection planes and calculating by addition of the distances of the reflection planes traveled through by the transmission signal.
16. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein:
the reflection amplitudes of the reflection regions are determined by the evaluation algorithm by registering attenuation measures of the measuring device- and container-specific reflection planes and calculating by addition of the attenuation measures of the reflection planes traveled through by the transmission signal.
17. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the distances andor attenuation measures of the measuring device- and container-specific reflection planes are input as measuring device andor container dependent variables into the evaluation algorithm or ascertained in a startup method and stored.
18. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein:
a dynamic plausibility review is performed by means of the algorithm by comparing the ascertained reflection regions with the associated reflection amplitudes and the reflection positions at the measuring device- and container-specific reflection planes with the echo signals in the echo function.
19. The method as claimed in claim 18, wherein:
for the dynamic plausibility review, the reflection amplitudes andor reflection positions of a measuring device- and container-specific reflection plane are compared with a position andor an amplitude of the echo signals.
20. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein:
the received reflection signals are registered as echo signals in a measured echo function, or measured envelope curve; and
based on measuring device- and container-specific reflection planes, possible reflection regions are registered by means of an evaluation algorithm with the calculated echo function, or the calculated envelope curves.
21. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein:
the wanted echo signals are ascertained by difference forming of the measured echo function, or the measured envelope curve, with the calculated echo function, or the calculated envelope curves.
22. The method as claimed in claim 20, wherein:
by comparison of the measured echo function, or the measured envelope curve and the calculated echo function, or the calculated envelope curves, of disturbance reflections andor multiple reflections, covered wanted echo signals, which do not appear as separate echo signals in the measured echo functions, or measured envelope curve, are ascertained.
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. A fuel injection method in a fuel injection system, said fuel injection system comprising:
a fuel injection nozzle including a fuel reservoir and a needle valve;
an accumulator which accumulates fuel at a predetermined pressure;
a fuel line through which the fuel reservoir and the accumulator are connected;
a pressure cutoff valve which is provided along the fuel line, for cutting off fuel pressure flow from the fuel injection nozzle to the accumulator;
an injection control fuel chamber which is connected to the fuel line at a downstream side of the pressure cutoff valve;
an injection control valve which performs fuel injection by closing the needle valve due to an action of a fuel pressure upon the injection control fuel chamber and by opening the needle valve due to removal of fuel from the injection control fuel chamber;
an intensifier which is connected to the fuel injection nozzle and the injection control fuel chamber at a downstream side of the pressure cutoff valve; and
intensifier control means which increases a fuel pressure at a downstream side of the pressure cutoff valve by operating the intensifier, said fuel injection method comprising the steps of:
suspending operation of the intensifier control means; and
performing an after injection of fuel at an intermediate pressure between a predetermined pressure of the accumulator and a static maximum pressure which is statically determined due to operation of the accumulator and the intensifier.
2. The fuel injection method according to claim 1, wherein when an amount in which fuel is injected by the fuel injection nozzle is maximum, a period during which pressure of fuel injected increases is set so as to correspond to \u2153 or more of the entire injection period.
3. The fuel injection method according to claim 1, wherein when the intensifier is operated by the intensifier control means, before reaching a static maximum pressure which is statically determined by a geometric intensified pressure ratio of the intensifier and a pressure of the accumulator due to operation of the accumulator and the intensifier, the injection control valve is operated to start fuel injection from the fuel injection nozzle, and a maximum injection pressure of fuel injected from the fuel injection nozzle is set to be equal to or less than the static maximum pressure.
4. The fuel injection method according to claim 1, wherein when fuel injection from fuel injection nozzle is suspended by the injection control valve, before the needle valve is completely closed, operation of the intensifier control means is suspended to stop the intensifier, whereby an injection pressure of fuel injected from the fuel injection nozzle is decreased to a predetermined pressure.
5. The fuel injection method according to claim 1, wherein an opening speed and a closing speed of the needle valve is set such that the higher the fuel pressures of both the fuel reservoir and the injection control fuel chamber are, the higher the opening speed and the closing speed of the needle valve are.
6. The fuel injection method according to claim 1, wherein when a multi-stage injection is performed in which fuel injection from the fuel injection nozzle is carried out a plurality of times per 1 cycle of an engine, the intensifier is operated at least two or more times by the intensifier control means.
7. The fuel injection method according to claim 1, wherein the intensifier comprises a cylinder and a piston and wherein fuel is injected by controlling a moving rate of the intensifier piston so as to arbitrarily change at least one of a maximum injection pressure, a rate of increase of the injection pressure at the start of an increase of pressure, a rate of decrease of the injection pressure at the completion of injection, a pilot injection pressure, and an after injection pressure, of fuel injected from the fuel injection nozzle.
8. The fuel injection method according to claim 7, wherein the intensifier control means comprises a piston control valve and wherein the fuel injection is performed by individually controlling each of the injection control valve and the piston control valve, and regulating an operational phase difference therebetween.
9. The fuel injection method according to claim 7, wherein the moving rate of the intensifier piston is controlled by the piston control valve changing an area of a fuel line into the intensifier cylinder.
10. The fuel injection method according to claim 9, wherein the area of the fuel line into the cylinder is changed by the piston control valve during a period when the needle valve is open.
11. The fuel injection method according to claim 9, wherein when a multi-stage injection is performed in which fuel injection from the fuel injection nozzle is carried out a plurality of times per 1 cycle of an engine, a maximum area of the fuel line into the cylinder due to the piston control valve is individually set for each injection.

1. An apparatus for making a disposable absorbent article comprising:
a first absorbent particulate polymer material feeder;
a first support comprising a first grid including a first plurality of cross bars extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another so as to form channels extending between the first plurality of cross bars;
a first printing roll for receiving absorbent particulate polymer material from the first absorbent particulate polymer material feeder having a first peripheral surface and a first plurality of reservoirs in the first peripheral surface arranged in an array comprising rows extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another, the first support and first printing roll arranged such that the first plurality of cross bars are substantially parallel to the rows of the first plurality of reservoirs in the first peripheral surface, so that, when the first printing roll rotates, the first plurality of reservoirs roll receive absorbent particulate polymer material from the first absorbent particulate polymer material feeder and deposit the absorbent particulate polymer material on the first substrate in a first pattern such that the absorbent particulate polymer material collects in rows on the first substrate formed between the first plurality of cross bars; and
a first thermoplastic adhesive material applicator for applying thermoplastic adhesive material applicator on the absorbent particulate polymer material and the first substrate to cover the absorbent particulate polymer material on the first substrate and form a first absorbent layer.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein:
the first grid extends in a machine direction and a cross direction substantially perpendicular to the machine direction and the first plurality of cross bars extend in the cross direction of the first grid and spaced from one another so that the channels extend between the first plurality of cross bars in the cross direction of the first grid;
the first peripheral surface extends in a machine direction and a cross direction substantially perpendicular to the machine direction, the rows of first plurality of reservoirs extend in the cross direction of the first peripheral surface and are spaced from one another in the machine direction of the first peripheral surface; and
the first support and first printing roll are arranged such that the machine direction of the first grid is substantially parallel to the machine direction of the first peripheral surface and the cross direction of the first grid is substantially parallel to the cross direction of the first peripheral surface.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a second absorbent particulate polymer material feeder;
a second support comprising a second grid including a second plurality of cross bars extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another so as to form channels extending between the second plurality of cross bars;
a second printing roll having a second peripheral surface and a second plurality of reservoirs in the second peripheral surface arranged in an array comprising rows extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one another, the second support and first printing roll arranged such that the second plurality of cross bars are substantially parallel to the rows of the second plurality of reservoirs in the second peripheral surface, so that, when the second printing roll rotates, the second plurality of reservoirs roll receive absorbent particulate polymer material from the second absorbent particulate polymer material feeder and deposit the absorbent particulate polymer material on the second substrate in a second pattern such that the absorbent particulate polymer material collects in rows on the second substrate formed between the second plurality of cross bars; and
a thermoplastic adhesive material applicator for depositing a thermoplastic adhesive material on the absorbent particulate polymer material and the second substrate to cover the absorbent particulate polymer material on the second substrate and form a second absorbent layer,
wherein the first and second supports are arranged for combining said first and second absorbent layers together in juxtaposed relation such that at least a portion of said thermoplastic adhesive material of said first absorbent layer contacts at least a portion of the thermoplastic adhesive material of said second absorbent layer, the absorbent particulate polymer material is disposed between the first and second substrates in an absorbent particulate polymer material area, and the absorbent particulate polymer material is substantially continuously distributed across the absorbent particulate polymer material area.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein:
the first grid of the first support extends in a machine direction and a cross direction substantially perpendicular to the machine direction and the first plurality of cross bars extend in the cross direction of the first grid and spaced from one another so that the channels extend between the first plurality of cross bars in the cross direction of the first grid;
the second grid of the second support extends in a machine direction and a cross direction substantially perpendicular to the machine direction and the second plurality of cross bars extend in the cross direction of the second grid and spaced from one another so that the channels extend between the second plurality of cross bars in the cross direction of the second grid;
the peripheral surface of the first printing roll extends in a machine direction and a cross direction substantially perpendicular to the machine direction, the rows of first plurality of reservoirs extend in the cross direction of the first peripheral surface and are spaced from one another in the machine direction of the first peripheral surface;
the peripheral surface of the second printing roll extends in a machine direction and a cross direction substantially perpendicular to the machine direction, the rows of second plurality of reservoirs extend in the cross direction of the second peripheral surface and are spaced from one another in the machine direction of the second peripheral surface;
the first support and first printing roll are arranged such that the machine direction of the first grid is substantially parallel to the machine direction of the first peripheral surface and the cross direction of the first grid is substantially parallel to the cross direction of the first peripheral surface; and
the second support and second printing roll are arranged such that the machine direction of the second grid is substantially parallel to the machine direction of the second peripheral surface and the cross direction of the second grid is substantially parallel to the cross direction of the second peripheral surface.
5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first and second plurality of reservoirs are cylindrical or conical.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of cross bars each have a substantially straight outwardly facing edge extending across substantially the entire first grid.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rows of absorbent particulate polymer material on the first substrate are separated by junction areas between the rows of absorbent particulate polymer material.
8. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the rows of absorbent particulate polymer material on the first and second substrates are separated by junction areas between the rows of absorbent particulate polymer material so that the rows of absorbent particulate polymer material on the first substrate are disposed between and substantially parallel to rows of absorbent particulate polymer material on the second substrate.
9. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the plurality of reservoirs in the first printing roll and the plurality of reservoirs each have a diameter of about 3 to about 8 mm, a spacing in a cross direction of about 5.5 to about 10 mm from reservoir center to reservoir center, and a spacing in a machine direction of about 8 to about 10 mm from reservoir center to reservoir center.
10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of cross bars each have a substantially straight outwardly facing edge extending across substantially the entire first grid.
11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first substrate is disposed on the first grid so that the first substrate directly contacts at least some of the first plurality of cross bars.
12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first grid further comprises a plurality of spacers spaced from one another and extending between the first plurality of cross bars in the machine direction of the first support.

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. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seat cushion upholstery part and a backrest upholstery part, wherein said seat cushion upholstery part andor backrest upholstery part is bordered on each of the left and right sides by a deformable side bolster for supporting a vehicle seat occupant, wherein each side bolster comprises at least one cushion deformable in the seat width direction and at least one upholstery portion into which the at least one cushion is embedded,
wherein a fibre fabric is embedded two-dimensionally into the foam of the at least one foam upholstery portion for its stabilisation and at least partially covering the at least one embedded cushion, and wherein, in at least one part of the area covered by the fibre fabric, the fibres of the fibre fabric are oriented at a non-zero-degree angle to the plane extending in the seat width direction and in the elevation direction of the side bolster.
2. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein in at least part of the area covered by the fibre fabric the fibres of the fibre fabric are at an angle of between 15\xb0 and 75\xb0, preferably between 25\xb0 and 65\xb0, and even more preferably between 40\xb0 and 50\xb0 to the plane extending in the seat width direction and in the elevation direction of the side bolster.
3. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the fibre fabric is a mesh grid with parallelogram-shaped, diamond-shaped, rectangular or square meshes.
4. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the respective side bolster is designed as an elongated elevation running essentially orthogonally to the seat width direction and the upholstery part of which has, on an inner side, a hollow space tapering in the elevation direction extending towards an edge into which the at least one cushion is embedded such that the two sides are pressed apart relative to the edge of the hollow space upon deformation of the cushion.
5. The vehicle seat according to claim 4,
wherein the fibre fabric is embedded adjacent to the at least one cushion on a reverse side of the upholstery part.
6. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the respective at least one cushion is designed as being inflatable.
7. The vehicle seat according to claim 6,
wherein a pump apparatus which is connected via a hose line to the respective at least one cushion in order to pump a fluid, in particular compressed air, into the cushion and out of the cushion.
8. The vehicle seat according to claim 6,
wherein the cushion consists of two partial chambers extending lengthwise in the elevation direction of the upholstery portion, wherein the two partial chambers are joined in hinge-like fashion in the elevation direction the upholstery portion such that the upholstery portion is pressed laterally outward in hinge-like fashion upon filling.
9. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the fibre fabric consists of two partial areas joined together in the midsection of the edge wherein the shape of the partial area of the fibre fabric located on the inner side of the seat relative to the respective at least one cushion in the seat width direction, is fashioned to the shape of the corresponding side of the cushion, while the outer partial area in the two outer sections of the edge overlaps in such a way that protruding partial area sections can be folded over the edge onto the inner side, where they then overlap with the other partial area section.
10. The vehicle seat according to claim 1,
wherein the fibre fabric consists of a plastic or textile material.