Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Gerhard Albrecht

Friedhelm Soffge

Ortwin Piper

Wolfgang Eyb

A filler device, particularly an oil filler device on an internal-combustion engine, has a filler neck and a closing cap closing the filler opening on the filler neck, which closing cap has a cap bottom, a surrounding cap wall originating from the cap bottom, and a centering element arranged in the interior on the closing cap. The centering element interacts with a countercentering element situated on the filler neck. For a good centering of the closing cap on the filler neck, it is provided to arrange the countercentering element at a radial distance with respect to the interior pipe surface of the filler neck and within an end section of the filler neck in the area of the filler opening.

Filler device, particularly an oil filler device on an internal-combustion engine

Supporting apparatus for a portable bridge including a longitudinally telescoping bridge support leg having an intermediate support member at the free end thereof. A pair of foot plate members are pivotally supported at the intermediate support member and are connected by way of a lever linkage so as to pivot together when moving from a storage position with the undersides of plate members extending longitudinally of the leg and in-use positions with the undersides of the plate members extending transversely of the leg. Elastic band members are attached to the upper sides of the foot plate members to continuously apply a force tending to move the plate members to the in-use position. Rollers are provided at the upper sides of the plate members for engagement with bridge members to forcibly move the plate members to the storage position when the support leg is moved into a storage position underneath the bridge plate portion.

Swingable support leg for a bridge

Supporting apparatus for supporting bridge portions on a portable bridge of the type including a plurality of bridge portions movable from storage positions to positions of use connected to one another in series. The supporting apparatus includes two support legs spaced from one another and swingably supported at respective free ends of a pair of pivotally connected carrier sections. The support legs are further connected with one another by a hydraulic-cylinder arrangement arranged in bypassing relationship to the carrier sections with the holding element designed to absorb relative movement of the support legs resulting from the pivotal connection of the carrier section. Swinging devices are also provided at the free ends of each of the carrier sections for applying forcible swinging movement to the support legs so as to fold same from storage to in-use positions. The pivot axis of the support legs extend at an angle of less than 90.degree. with respect to the longitudinal extent of the support legs.

Support element for a bridge

Support leg construction for tank portable bridges including a housing or support leg formed by respective inner and outer sleeve members. A longitudinally movable stanchion is guided intermediate the inner and outer sleeves. A hydraulically operable piston member is disposed in the inner sleeve and includes hydraulically operable detent spring ring locking means for selectively locking the piston to the stanchion. A further hydraulically operable spring-ring locking mechanism is fixedly disposed at the open end of the inner sleeve for selectively locking the stanchion in position with respect to the inner and outer sleeves.

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Illingen, Germany

Gerhard Albrecht