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A regulating apparatus for a pressure activated one-way valve, the one-way valve for mounting on a container to permit the release of gas from within the container and to control the ingress of atmospheric air into the container, the regulating apparatus comprising: a sealed and expandable chamber containing a gas, said chamber operatively associated with the one-way valve such that when said chamber is exposed to elevated temperatures and/or reduced external pressure said gas within said chamber expanding and exerting a force upon the one-way valve or portions thereof, said force tending to maintain the one-way valve in a closed or semi-closed configuration. a sealed and expandable chamber containing a gas, said chamber operatively associated with the one-way valve such that when said chamber is exposed to elevated temperatures and/or reduced external pressure said gas within said chamber expanding and exerting a force upon the one-way valve or portions thereof, said force tending to maintain the one-way valve in a closed or semi-closed configuration.
Device for the energy management of a vehicle, which has an air-conditioning system and a controller which controls the air-conditioning system, wherein the air-conditioning system has an air-conditioning compressor which is coupled mechanically to the drive train, and a thermal accumulator, the controller is provided for evaluating information about thermal parameters of the vehicle, and the controller provides the mechanical air-conditioning compressor with control signals which are determined by evaluating the information about the thermal parameters, characterized in that the controller controls the air-conditioning compressor by means of the control signals in such a way that kinetic energy of the vehicle is converted into demand-appropriate refrigeration energy by changing the load of the air-conditioning compressor, and in that the operating point of an electric machine of the vehicle is shifted to an operating point with better efficiency by increasing or reducing the compressor load.
Device for washing bulk material, in particular plastic chips or granulates, comprising a vertically positioned cylindric container in which a tube is coaxially fastened having an upper entrance port for feeding a scouring solution, preferably water, and a lower outlet for discharging used scouring solution, wherein means are provided for charging the bulk material to be washed and for discharging the cleaned bulk material, characterized in that said tube fastened in the container is rotably mounted in a cylindrical housing and is connected with a driving motor such that it serves as a rotary driving shaft for the container mounted in said housing, said container having conveying paddles firmly attached to the outer wall of the container for upward driving the material charged into the lower end of the housing, wherein said tube as well as the rotably driven container are provided with flow passages (30, 30') for said scouring solution.
Compositions comprising (a) menthofuran, and (b)menthol compounds corresponding to the formulas and/or wherein components (a) and (b) are present in the weight ratio of from 25:75 to 75:25. (a) menthofuran, and (b)menthol compounds corresponding to the formulas and/or wherein components (a) and (b) are present in the weight ratio of from 25:75 to 75:25.
Domestic electrical food preparation device with a working chamber comprising a lid, a work tool within the working chamber, whose lid has at least two inlets (11; 12; 13) for the introduction of foodstuffs into the working chamber, characterised by its lid incorporating an upper collector that opens into at least two of the inlets (11; 12; 13).
Torque converter device, in particular for a drive train of a motor vehicle, comprising a converter cover having a cover shell and a hub permanently joined to the cover shell, and comprising at least one multi-plate clutch, characterised in that an inner plate-centring body of the multi-plate clutch is formed in one piece by the hub.
A loading unit assembly adapted to releasably engage a surgical instrument, the loading unit assembly comprising a body portion and a tool assembly, the body portion being releasably attachable to a distal end of an endoscopic portion of the surgical instrument: the tool assembly including first and second jaw members, the first jaw member including a cartridge assembly having a plurality of staples and the second jaw member including an anvil assembly, the first jaw member being movable with respect to the second jaw member between spaced and approximated positions, wherein the tool assembly further comprises a pivot pin configured to pivotably couple the first and second jaw members, so that at least one jaw member is pivotable in relation to the other about the pivot pin, characterised in that the pivot pin includes a base portion and first and second stepped portions (902, 904) extending radially outward from the base portion, the pair of stepped portions (902, 904) having different diameters, the first and second stepped portions (902, 904) configured to pivotably engage the first and second jaw members, respectively. the tool assembly including first and second jaw members, the first jaw member including a cartridge assembly having a plurality of staples and the second jaw member including an anvil assembly, the first jaw member being movable with respect to the second jaw member between spaced and approximated positions, wherein the tool assembly further comprises a pivot pin configured to pivotably couple the first and second jaw members, so that at least one jaw member is pivotable in relation to the other about the pivot pin, characterised in that the pivot pin includes a base portion and first and second stepped portions (902, 904) extending radially outward from the base portion, the pair of stepped portions (902, 904) having different diameters, the first and second stepped portions (902, 904) configured to pivotably engage the first and second jaw members, respectively.
An acoustic shielding component (1122, 1200) for an externally facing microphone positioned along a device housing, the acoustic shielding component comprising: a stiffener formed of a rigid material providing structural integrity to the acoustic shielding component, the stiffener comprising first and second walls extending along a length of the stiffener and a plurality of ribs spaced apart from each other and extending between the first and second walls (1216a, 1216b); a cosmetic mesh comprising a plurality of interlaced wires, a mesh cover disposed over the stiffener and having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a mesh wall extending from an outer periphery of the inner surface of the mesh cover and defining a tab; and an acoustic mesh disposed between the stiffener and the cosmetic mesh. a stiffener formed of a rigid material providing structural integrity to the acoustic shielding component, the stiffener comprising first and second walls extending along a length of the stiffener and a plurality of ribs spaced apart from each other and extending between the first and second walls (1216a, 1216b); a cosmetic mesh comprising a plurality of interlaced wires, a mesh cover disposed over the stiffener and having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a mesh wall extending from an outer periphery of the inner surface of the mesh cover and defining a tab; and an acoustic mesh disposed between the stiffener and the cosmetic mesh.
A turbine vane ring for a gas turbine engine having an axis, the turbine vane ring comprising a radially outer annular shroud and a radially inner annular shroud concentrically disposed about the axis and defining therebetween an annular gaspath for channelling combustion gases, a plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart airfoil vanes extending radially across the gaspath between the radially outer and the radially inner annular shrouds (12,11), each airfoil vane extending chordwise between a leading edge and a trailing edge, characterised by: said radially outer shroud having a circumferentially continuous cylindrical wall extending axially from a leading edge to a trailing edge, the cylindrical wall having a radially outer surface and an opposed radially inner surface defining a flowpath boundary of the gaspath, and a first set of circumferentially distributed stress relieving slots defined in the leading edge of the cylindrical wall at locations adjacent to the leading edge of at least some of said airfoil vanes, the stress relieving slots extending radially through the cylindrical wall from the radially inner surface to the opposed radially outer surface thereof. said radially outer shroud having a circumferentially continuous cylindrical wall extending axially from a leading edge to a trailing edge, the cylindrical wall having a radially outer surface and an opposed radially inner surface defining a flowpath boundary of the gaspath, and a first set of circumferentially distributed stress relieving slots defined in the leading edge of the cylindrical wall at locations adjacent to the leading edge of at least some of said airfoil vanes, the stress relieving slots extending radially through the cylindrical wall from the radially inner surface to the opposed radially outer surface thereof.
A pyrophoric pellet comprising: (a) about 35 to about 95 wt.% of pyrophoric particles; (b) about 0.05 to about 30 wt.% of one or more thermally expandable particles that are suitable to undergo volume expansion upon reaching a temperature of at least 50°C, the volume expansion being at least 3 times the particles' unexpanded volume; (c) optionally, about 1 to about 40 wt.% of one or more additives that modify infrared radiation signature, preferably selected from magnesium, zirconium, zinc, titanium, aluminium, iron, SnCl 2, organic compounds, and a mixture thereof; and (d) optionally, one or more additives that produce smoke at a temperature of 150°C or greater, preferably selected from white phosphorous, red phosphorous, hexachloroethane, terephthalic acid, an organic compound, an organic dye, and a mixture thereof preferably wherein the pyrophoric particles have a mean particle size of about 1 nm to about 250 μm, preferably wherein the thermally expandable particles are selected from thermally expandable microspheres, thermally expandable graphite, and a mixture thereof. (a) about 35 to about 95 wt.% of pyrophoric particles; (b) about 0.05 to about 30 wt.% of one or more thermally expandable particles that are suitable to undergo volume expansion upon reaching a temperature of at least 50°C, the volume expansion being at least 3 times the particles' unexpanded volume; (c) optionally, about 1 to about 40 wt.% of one or more additives that modify infrared radiation signature, preferably selected from magnesium, zirconium, zinc, titanium, aluminium, iron, SnCl 2, organic compounds, and a mixture thereof; and (d) optionally, one or more additives that produce smoke at a temperature of 150°C or greater, preferably selected from white phosphorous, red phosphorous, hexachloroethane, terephthalic acid, an organic compound, an organic dye, and a mixture thereof preferably wherein the pyrophoric particles have a mean particle size of about 1 nm to about 250 μm, preferably wherein the thermally expandable particles are selected from thermally expandable microspheres, thermally expandable graphite, and a mixture thereof.
An aircraft avionics bay comprising an arrangement of racks intended for the integration of electrical equipment items and connections, this avionics bay being provided with at least one shelf which comprises: - a support platform; - retaining seats for a rackable electrical module, these retaining seats being mounted on the support platform, each retaining seat comprising an end wall substantially perpendicular to the support platform, and a module connector mounted on this end wall; - an external connection interface intended to be connected to the electrical circuit of the aircraft and mounted on the support platform and connected to the module connectors; this avionics bay being characterized in that said shelf comprises: - an interconnection plate extending substantially parallel to the support platform, on the side opposite to the retaining seats, this interconnection plate bearing conductive connection tracks; - a plurality of rear printed circuits, each rear printed circuit extending opposite a module connector; the conductor connection tracks of the interconnection plate extending into each rear printed circuit and into the external connection interface via flexible conductors (18, 19). - a support platform; - retaining seats for a rackable electrical module, these retaining seats being mounted on the support platform, each retaining seat comprising an end wall substantially perpendicular to the support platform, and a module connector mounted on this end wall; - an external connection interface intended to be connected to the electrical circuit of the aircraft and mounted on the support platform and connected to the module connectors; - an interconnection plate extending substantially parallel to the support platform, on the side opposite to the retaining seats, this interconnection plate bearing conductive connection tracks; - a plurality of rear printed circuits, each rear printed circuit extending opposite a module connector;
A method in a mobile station for controlling discontinuous reception, DRX, the method comprising: entering a packet transfer mode; receiving a network message including an indication that indicates that the mobile station is to utilize an optimized DRX mode (702, 906); determining that an active temporary block flow, TBF, is finished; determining whether said indication has been stored; and if said indication has been stored, entering DRX mode immediately upon entering packet idle mode (806, 808, 908). entering a packet transfer mode; receiving a network message including an indication that indicates that the mobile station is to utilize an optimized DRX mode (702, 906); determining that an active temporary block flow, TBF, is finished; determining whether said indication has been stored; and if said indication has been stored, entering DRX mode immediately upon entering packet idle mode (806, 808, 908).
An induction-heating cooker (1a; 1b; 1c; 1d; 1e; 1f; 1g; 1h), comprising: a direct-current power supply; a first switching element and a second switching element connected in series between output terminals of the direct-current power supply; a third switching element and a fourth switching element connected in series between the output terminals of the direct-current power supply; a first resonant circuit including a first heating coil and a first resonant capacitor connected in series, the first resonant circuit having one end connected to a connection point between the first switching element and the second switching element; and a controller configured to control the first switching element, the second switching element, the third switching element, and the fourth switching element; characterized by a second resonant circuit including a second heating coil and a second resonant capacitor connected in series, the second resonant circuit having one end connected to a connection point between the third switching element and the fourth switching element and the other end connected to the other end of the first resonant circuit; and a third resonant capacitor (8c, 8d) connected between one of a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal of the direct-current power supply and a connection point between the first resonant circuit and the second resonant circuit. a direct-current power supply; a first switching element and a second switching element connected in series between output terminals of the direct-current power supply; a third switching element and a fourth switching element connected in series between the output terminals of the direct-current power supply; a first resonant circuit including a first heating coil and a first resonant capacitor connected in series, the first resonant circuit having one end connected to a connection point between the first switching element and the second switching element; and a controller configured to control the first switching element, the second switching element, the third switching element, and the fourth switching element; characterized by a second resonant circuit including a second heating coil and a second resonant capacitor connected in series, the second resonant circuit having one end connected to a connection point between the third switching element and the fourth switching element and the other end connected to the other end of the first resonant circuit; and a third resonant capacitor (8c, 8d) connected between one of a positive output terminal and a negative output terminal of the direct-current power supply and a connection point between the first resonant circuit and the second resonant circuit.
A connector assembly comprising: a housing assembly including a housing shell, and a center pin disposed on an inner side of the housing shell; and a head assembly including a head shell detachable from the housing shell, a head body fixed to an inner side of the head shell, and a socket to be mounted on the head body, wherein the socket includes at least four contact members disposed around a central axis (a) of the head body in a circumferential direction and which converge towards the central axis (a) of the head body, wherein the socket further includes a fixture fixed to an inner wall of the head body, wherein the at least four contact members each include: a first extension extending upward from the fixture and inclining towards the central axis (a) of the head body; and a second extension extending upward from the first extension and inclining towards an inner wall of the head body, wherein a connecting portion of the first extension and the second extension is positioned closer to the central axis (a) of the head body than another portion of the socket so as to contact the center pin, characterised in that the first extension is provided with a shape which gradually narrows upwardly. a housing assembly including a housing shell, and a center pin disposed on an inner side of the housing shell; and a head assembly including a head shell detachable from the housing shell, a head body fixed to an inner side of the head shell, and a socket to be mounted on the head body, wherein the socket includes at least four contact members disposed around a central axis (a) of the head body in a circumferential direction and which converge towards the central axis (a) of the head body, wherein the socket further includes a fixture fixed to an inner wall of the head body, wherein the at least four contact members each include: a first extension extending upward from the fixture and inclining towards the central axis (a) of the head body; and a second extension extending upward from the first extension and inclining towards an inner wall of the head body, wherein a connecting portion of the first extension and the second extension is positioned closer to the central axis (a) of the head body than another portion of the socket so as to contact the center pin, characterised in that the first extension is provided with a shape which gradually narrows upwardly. a first extension extending upward from the fixture and inclining towards the central axis (a) of the head body; and a second extension extending upward from the first extension and inclining towards an inner wall of the head body, wherein a connecting portion of the first extension and the second extension is positioned closer to the central axis (a) of the head body than another portion of the socket so as to contact the center pin, characterised in that the first extension is provided with a shape which gradually narrows upwardly.
A force sensor integrated into a multi-layer touch screen, the force sensor comprising: a variably conductive material whose conductivity changes in accordance with an amount of compressive force applied to the variably conductive material; a first electrode positioned on a first side of at least a portion of the variably conductive material and vertically between the at least a portion of variably conductive material and a first layer (111, 250) of the multi-layer touch screen; and a second electrode positioned on a second side of the at least a portion of the variably conductive material opposite the first side of the variably conductive material and vertically between the at least a portion of variably conductive material and a second layer (112, 270) of the multi-layer touch screen that is substantially parallel to the first layer; wherein the variably conductive material, the first electrode, and the second electrode form a protrusion from a layer plane of the second layer, the protrusion extending towards the first layer, said force sensor being characterized in that at least a portion of the variably conductive material is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode horizontally along a layer plane of the second layer, a variably conductive material whose conductivity changes in accordance with an amount of compressive force applied to the variably conductive material; a first electrode positioned on a first side of at least a portion of the variably conductive material and vertically between the at least a portion of variably conductive material and a first layer (111, 250) of the multi-layer touch screen; and a second electrode positioned on a second side of the at least a portion of the variably conductive material opposite the first side of the variably conductive material and vertically between the at least a portion of variably conductive material and a second layer (112, 270) of the multi-layer touch screen that is substantially parallel to the first layer; wherein the variably conductive material, the first electrode, and the second electrode form a protrusion from a layer plane of the second layer, the protrusion extending towards the first layer, said force sensor being characterized in that at least a portion of the variably conductive material is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode horizontally along a layer plane of the second layer,
A two-substance nozzle that atomizes a mixture comprised of a spray means and spray air, which is connected with a feed channel, via which the mixture or the spray means can be supplied to the two-substance nozzle, and which serves as a spray means channel and/or a spray air channel, wherein a valve is arranged between this feed channel and a nozzle outlet of the two-substance nozzle, characterized in that the two-substance nozzle has an integrally designed nozzle body that comprises the nozzle outlet, and a movable assembly of the valve is secured to the nozzle body by means of a fastening body that presses the movable assembly against the nozzle body and/or is tensioned against the nozzle body by means of a spring mechanism.