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A variable geometry and constant-volume inflatable tube (1; 10), comprising an inflatable envelope (4; 14) made of impermeable flexible material and having a central axis, the inflatable tube (1; 10) further comprising means for bearing longitudinal tensile stress applied to the envelope (4; 14) by the internal pressure within the latter, characterized in that the stress-bearing means comprise pairs of a first (5; 15) and a second (6; 16) inextensible linking means extending inside the envelope (4; 14), said pairs being distributed in N longitudinal half-planes (P11, P12) of the envelope (4; 14), each extending between the central axis of the envelope (4; 14) and a respective generatrix of the surface of the envelope (4; 14), N being an integer divisor of 360 and greater than or equal to 2, and in that, in each longitudinal half-plane (P11, P12), the one or more first inextensible linking means (5; 15) of said longitudinal half-plane (P11, P12) are oriented along a first longitudinal direction which is inclined with respect to the central axis of the envelope (4; 14) and the one or more second inextensible linking means (6; 16) are oriented along a second longitudinal direction which is also inclined with respect to the central axis of the envelope (4; 14), at a same angle of inclination as the first longitudinal direction, and the one or more first (5; 15) and the one or more second (6; 16) inextensible linking means are attached, at a first end (5a, 6b, 5b, 6a), to said respective generatrix of the surface of the envelope (4; 14) and pass through or end on the central axis of the envelope (4; 14), whereby the inflatable tube (1; 10) is bendable around N first pivot axes, each first pivot axis both being located in a respective longitudinal half-plane (P11, P12) and being perpendicular to the central axis of the envelope (4; 14), and around N second pivot axes, each second pivot axis being both perpendicular to the central axis and perpendicular to a respective one of the N first pivot axes, the longitudinal tensile stresses applied to the envelope (4; 14) by the internal pressure within the latter being concentrated on the central axis by the one or more first (5; 15) and the one or more second (6; 16) inextensible linking means, whether or not the inflatable tube (1; 10) is bent.
A light sensor assembly comprising: a base that forms the bottom mating surface of the assembly and is configured to be fixedly twist-lock mounted to a housing of a light fixture, the base holding twist-lock contacts configured to be electrically connected to terminals of the light fixture; a photocell module on the base including a circuit board, the photocell module including a photocell electrically connected to the contacts and mounted to the circuit board; and a sensor lid rotatably coupled to the base, the sensor lid having a lightpipe directing light from an exterior of the sensor lid to the photocell, the sensor lid being variably positionable at different angular positions relative to the base to change an orientation of the lightpipe relative to the photocell. a base that forms the bottom mating surface of the assembly and is configured to be fixedly twist-lock mounted to a housing of a light fixture, the base holding twist-lock contacts configured to be electrically connected to terminals of the light fixture; a photocell module on the base including a circuit board, the photocell module including a photocell electrically connected to the contacts and mounted to the circuit board; and a sensor lid rotatably coupled to the base, the sensor lid having a lightpipe directing light from an exterior of the sensor lid to the photocell, the sensor lid being variably positionable at different angular positions relative to the base to change an orientation of the lightpipe relative to the photocell.
An electrochlorination apparatus for generating a sodium hypochlorite solution comprising an electrolytic cell; a brine tank located above the electrolytic cell and adapted to supply a predetermined volume of a saturated brine solution to the cell through an outlet via a gravity feed, the outlet from the brine tank comprising a weir arrangement with a covered but perforated brine inlet thereto and a weir that is below the level of a water inlet to the brine tank; a flow meter connected to a water supply and through which water is supplied to the electrolytic cell and to the water inlet of the brine tank via valve means (24, 25); and a controller for controlling operation of the valve means (24, 25) whereby a predetermined volume of the water as measured by the flow meter is supplied to the cell in addition to the brine solution so that the cell operates to produce a sodium hypochlorite solution of a predetermined concentration; characterised in that the brine tank is filled with salt to above a predetermined minimum level that is above the level of the brine inlet and that is at the same level as the weir whereby the predetermined volume of saturated brine solution supplied to the cell is equal to the volume of water supplied to the brine tank. an electrolytic cell; a brine tank located above the electrolytic cell and adapted to supply a predetermined volume of a saturated brine solution to the cell through an outlet via a gravity feed, the outlet from the brine tank comprising a weir arrangement with a covered but perforated brine inlet thereto and a weir that is below the level of a water inlet to the brine tank; a flow meter connected to a water supply and through which water is supplied to the electrolytic cell and to the water inlet of the brine tank via valve means (24, 25); and a controller for controlling operation of the valve means (24, 25) whereby a predetermined volume of the water as measured by the flow meter is supplied to the cell in addition to the brine solution so that the cell operates to produce a sodium hypochlorite solution of a predetermined concentration; characterised in that the brine tank is filled with salt to above a predetermined minimum level that is above the level of the brine inlet and that is at the same level as the weir whereby the predetermined volume of saturated brine solution supplied to the cell is equal to the volume of water supplied to the brine tank.
A process for the production of a composite component which comprises a molding made of a thermoplastic polymer foam made of an expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (ETPU) and which comprises a functional layer made of an unfoamed thermoplastic, comprising the following steps: (a) insertion of the molding made of thermoplastic polymer foam into a mold, (b) application of a thermoplastic polymer by an injection process, where the pressure during the application of the thermoplastic polymer is smaller than 100 bar, where the thermoplastic polymer foam is a particle foam and the surface of the molding made of polymer foam is pretreated, where the pretreatment of the surface of the molding made of polymer foam comprises a corona treatment or plasma treatment. (a) insertion of the molding made of thermoplastic polymer foam into a mold, (b) application of a thermoplastic polymer by an injection process, where the pressure during the application of the thermoplastic polymer is smaller than 100 bar, where the thermoplastic polymer foam is a particle foam and the surface of the molding made of polymer foam is pretreated, where the pretreatment of the surface of the molding made of polymer foam comprises a corona treatment or plasma treatment.
An exercise machine comprising a foot support assembly which includes a footplate coupled to a frame of the exercise machine, wherein the foot support assembly comprises: a strap having a first end coupled to one side of the footplate and a second, free end operatively associated with a fit adjustment mechanism coupled to the opposite side of the footplate thereby defining a foot opening for receiving a user's foot; a rack fixed to the strap; and wherein the fit adjustment mechanism comprises a housing fixed to the footplate and a strap deflector, the housing comprising an opening through which the strap is inserted into the housing, the strap deflector spaced apart from the opening by a distance substantially the same as the length of the rack, the strap deflector positioned below the footplate to redirect the free end of the strap toward the opening, the fit adjustment mechanism further comprising a lock member (344, 447) operatively coupled to the strap, whereby pressing the lock member decouples the lock member from the strap to enable enlargement of the foot opening. a strap having a first end coupled to one side of the footplate and a second, free end operatively associated with a fit adjustment mechanism coupled to the opposite side of the footplate thereby defining a foot opening for receiving a user's foot; a rack fixed to the strap; and wherein the fit adjustment mechanism comprises a housing fixed to the footplate and a strap deflector, the housing comprising an opening through which the strap is inserted into the housing, the strap deflector spaced apart from the opening by a distance substantially the same as the length of the rack, the strap deflector positioned below the footplate to redirect the free end of the strap toward the opening, the fit adjustment mechanism further comprising a lock member (344, 447) operatively coupled to the strap, whereby pressing the lock member decouples the lock member from the strap to enable enlargement of the foot opening.
An improved floor matting having a body with an interlocking peripheral wall, the body consisting of a first layer and a second layer bound together and having a thickness that is generally constant over its width and length, characterised in that: - the first and second layers have a thickness (24A, 24C) that is generally non-constant; - each layer has an outer surface (16A, 16B) and an inner surface (17A, 17B), wherein: - the outer surfaces (16A, 16B): - have different colours and/or different surface textures; and - constitute a first surface and a second surface of the body; and - the inner surfaces (17A, 17B) are bound together to form an undulating inner boundary between the two layers (14A, 14B), which boundary follows the inner surfaces of the two layers. - the first and second layers have a thickness (24A, 24C) that is generally non-constant; - each layer has an outer surface (16A, 16B) and an inner surface (17A, 17B), wherein: - the outer surfaces (16A, 16B): - have different colours and/or different surface textures; and - constitute a first surface and a second surface of the body; and - have different colours and/or different surface textures; and - constitute a first surface and a second surface of the body; - the inner surfaces (17A, 17B) are bound together to form an undulating inner boundary between the two layers (14A, 14B), which boundary follows the inner surfaces of the two layers.
A compound having structure or a salt thereof; wherein: R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 are each, independently, H or an alkyl group; D is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and dialkylamino; Ar is a 6-membered ring having 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms having no substituents other than Cy and the amide nitrogen atom, these being in a 1,4-relationship on the ring; and Cy is an aryl, heteroaryl or a saturated ring containing at least one heteroatom, each being optionally substituted 1 to 3 times, the optionally substitution independently selected from the group consisting of fluoro, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, methoxycarbonyl, t-butyloxycarbonyl, benzyl, chlorobenzyl, fluorobenzyl, difluorobenzyl, methylcarbonyl, dimethylpropylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl, chlorophenylcarbonyl, fluorophenylcarbonyl and thiophenylcarbonyl; wherein at least one of Ar and Cy is heteroaromatic; and n is an integer from 1 to 2. R 1, R 2, R 3, R 4 and R 5 are each, independently, H or an alkyl group; D is selected from the group consisting of H, halogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, and dialkylamino; Ar is a 6-membered ring having 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms having no substituents other than Cy and the amide nitrogen atom, these being in a 1,4-relationship on the ring; and Cy is an aryl, heteroaryl or a saturated ring containing at least one heteroatom, each being optionally substituted 1 to 3 times, the optionally substitution independently selected from the group consisting of fluoro, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, methoxycarbonyl, t-butyloxycarbonyl, benzyl, chlorobenzyl, fluorobenzyl, difluorobenzyl, methylcarbonyl, dimethylpropylcarbonyl, phenylcarbonyl, chlorophenylcarbonyl, fluorophenylcarbonyl and thiophenylcarbonyl; wherein at least one of Ar and Cy is heteroaromatic; and n is an integer from 1 to 2.
Hydraulic block for a hydraulic assembly of a slip control system of a hydraulic vehicle brake system, which hydraulic block comprises receptacles for inlet valves and receptacles for outlet valves in a first valve side of the hydraulic block, pump bores for receiving hydraulic pumps in pump sides (4, 5) of the hydraulic block, which pump sides are situated opposite one another and adjoin the first valve side, and connection bores for wheel brakes in a connection side of the hydraulic block, which connection side adjoins the first valve side and the two pump sides (4, 5), characterized in that the hydraulic block comprises receptacles for isolation valves and receptacles for intake valves in a second valve side which is situated opposite the first valve side, connection bores for a brake master cylinder in the connection side, and receptacles for hydraulic accumulators in the second valve side.
A shearing part for a plasticising screw, with at least one inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b), which has an open inlet channel start situated at the upstream end of the shearing part, and a closed inlet channel end (6, 6a, 6b) situated at the downstream end of the shearing part, wherein the inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) has a depth at which a shearing action on the melt flowing through the inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) is substantially avoided, and with at least one outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b), which has an open outlet channel end (7, 7a, 7b) situated at the downstream end of the shearing part, and a closed outlet channel start (8, 8a, 8b) situated at the upstream end of the shearing part, wherein the at least one inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) and the at least one outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b) run helically around the longitudinal axis of the shearing part or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shearing part, characterized in that the inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) and the outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b) are arranged lying directly adjacent to one another and contiguous to one another, wherein at the transition between the inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) and the outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b) a rounding is provided, in particular a rounded channel boundary, or wherein a channel boundary is formed without rounding, wherein the inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) continues directly into the outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b) and the inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) and the outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b) are fluidically connected here directly with one another, in such a way that melt flowing into the inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) can flow over directly from the inlet channel (2, 2a, 2b) into the outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b), wherein a flow direction is produced which lies substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis of the shearing part, and that the outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b) is configured as shearing surface, in such a way that a shearing action is present on the melt flowing through the outlet channel (3, 3a, 3b), wherein the shearing surface, viewed in radial direction of the shearing part, has the same height over its entire extent, such that a shear gap with constant gap width is formed, or wherein the height of the shearing surface, viewed in radial and/or axial direction of the shearing part, changes so that a shear gap with variable gap width is present.
Heat pump arrangement comprising a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, which are fluidically coupled by means of a working circuit for a working fluid, wherein the heat pump arrangement comprises a heat exchanger, a jet pump in the form of an ejector and a bypass line, wherein the bypass line is configured to conduct at least a part of the working fluid after the jet pump and before the evaporator to the heat exchanger and before the evaporator back to a suction connector of the jet pump, characterized in that the heat exchanger is coupled to cooling lines of an oil cooling arrangement, wherein the cooling lines are fluidically coupled to a gearing device of the compressor, wherein the oil cooling arrangement is configured for cooling the gearing device.
Nacelle of a horizontal axis wind turbine comprising a tool for moving a drivetrain component in said nacelle, the nacelle comprising a nacelle structure (55, 56), the component being connected, in operation of the wind turbine, to a rotor of the wind turbine, the tool comprising - at least one drive unit for moving the component in relation to the nacelle in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor, and - a plurality of position adjustment devices (405, 406) located between the nacelle structure and the component, said position adjustment devices being distributed and adapted to be controlled in a coordinated way so that rotational movement of the component around an axis that is parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor can be provided. - at least one drive unit for moving the component in relation to the nacelle in a direction parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor, and - a plurality of position adjustment devices (405, 406) located between the nacelle structure and the component, said position adjustment devices being distributed and adapted to be controlled in a coordinated way so that rotational movement of the component around an axis that is parallel to the rotational axis of the rotor can be provided.
Device for protection against electric shock for at least one electric line to be monitored, comprising at least one inductive component which is arranged electrically in series with the electric line to be monitored and acts indirectly or directly on a switching lock which is mechanically coupled to at least one switching contact arranged electrically in series with the electric line to be monitored, the inductive component being a primary winding of a summation current transformer characterised in that at least one capacitance is electrically connected in parallel with the inductive component.
Swimming pool cover system, comprising: - a planar cover element; - a holder for retractably accommodating the cover element; and - a drive connected to the holder for deploying and/or retracting the cover element from and in or on the holder, respectively; and - a cassette (5, 6), to which at least the holder is mounted, and which is configured to be deployed at a swimming pool in a pre-assembled state separate from the swimming pool, with at least the holder mounted to the cassette, wherein the drive comprises an extended drive shaft, dimensioned to extend from the drive through a wall, separating a cover system space and a service space, to the holder, wherein the drive is arranged in the service space, where the extended drive shaft enables access to the drive in the service space adjacent the cover system space, CHARACTERISED BY a water seal on the drive shaft of the drive, wherein the water seal comprises a clamp ring on the drive shaft adjacent the drive at or in the service space and a sleeve connected to the clamp ring and surrounding the drive shaft through the wall. - a planar cover element; - a holder for retractably accommodating the cover element; and - a drive connected to the holder for deploying and/or retracting the cover element from and in or on the holder, respectively; and - a cassette (5, 6), to which at least the holder is mounted, and which is configured to be deployed at a swimming pool in a pre-assembled state separate from the swimming pool, with at least the holder mounted to the cassette,
A multi-channel signal encoding method, comprising: determining a downmixed signal of a first channel signal and a second channel signal in a multi-channel signal, an initial reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal; determining identification information of the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on a correlation between the first channel signal and the downmixed signal, and a correlation between the second channel signal and the downmixed signal, wherein the identification information indicates a channel signal that is in the first channel signal and the second channel signal and whose initial reverberation gain parameter needs to be adjusted; and quantizing the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on the downmixed signal, the initial reverberation gain parameter, and the identification information, and writing a quantized first channel signal and a quantized second channel signal into a bitstream. determining a downmixed signal of a first channel signal and a second channel signal in a multi-channel signal, an initial reverberation gain parameter of the first channel signal and the second channel signal; determining identification information of the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on a correlation between the first channel signal and the downmixed signal, and a correlation between the second channel signal and the downmixed signal, wherein the identification information indicates a channel signal that is in the first channel signal and the second channel signal and whose initial reverberation gain parameter needs to be adjusted; and quantizing the first channel signal and the second channel signal based on the downmixed signal, the initial reverberation gain parameter, and the identification information, and writing a quantized first channel signal and a quantized second channel signal into a bitstream.
Method for monitoring the clock synchronization status of an Ethernet-based network, wherein the network comprises a master clock and wherein the master clock transmits synchronization messages at network start-up to at least one node in the network, characterized in that - upon reception of the synchronization message and synchronizing the internal clock, each node (12, 13, 14, 15) sends a synchronization status message (16, 17) to a monitoring node; and - after having received synchronization status message from each node (12, 13, 14, 15) within the network, the monitoring node sends network common time status messages in order to inform the sender of critical data about the existence of a common time base in the network. - upon reception of the synchronization message and synchronizing the internal clock, each node (12, 13, 14, 15) sends a synchronization status message (16, 17) to a monitoring node; and - after having received synchronization status message from each node (12, 13, 14, 15) within the network, the monitoring node sends network common time status messages in order to inform the sender of critical data about the existence of a common time base in the network.