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A nuclear reactor coolant pump motor, comprising: a rotatable shaft; a bearing supporting the shaft; an oil reservoir for retaining a body of oil in fluid communication with the bearing; an indicator (47, 49) for indicating an oil level in the reservoir; and a fluid port extending into the reservoir and operatively connected with the indicator (47, 49), characterized in that the orientation of the fluid port within the reservoir being adjustable to compensate for the dynamic affects on the body of oil resulting from rotation of the rotatable shaft. comprising: a rotatable shaft; a bearing supporting the shaft; an oil reservoir for retaining a body of oil in fluid communication with the bearing; an indicator (47, 49) for indicating an oil level in the reservoir; and a fluid port extending into the reservoir and operatively connected with the indicator (47, 49), characterized in that the orientation of the fluid port within the reservoir being adjustable to compensate for the dynamic affects on the body of oil resulting from rotation of the rotatable shaft.
Household appliance having a control apparatus for operating the household appliance which comprises a piezoelectric element, a pair of contact elements (5, 6) arranged on the piezoelectric element and an electronic evaluation circuit which is electrically coupled to the contact elements (5, 6) for generating at least one control signal (S1, S2, S3), wherein the evaluation circuit is designed to detect a change in an electrical capacitance between the contact elements (5, 6) in relation to an output capacitance and to generate the at least one control signal (S1, S2, S3) as a function of the change in capacitance, characterised in that the evaluation circuit is further designed to detect a duration for which the capacitance between the contact elements (5, 6) remains changed compared to the output capacitance, and to generate a control signal characterising this duration, wherein the duration of pressing the element is characterised by an amplitude of the control signal, such that the amplitude of the control signal increases continuously during the actuation of the element.
A circuit comprising: a voltage controlled oscillator, VCO, having a supply input; a regulator having an output coupled to the supply input of the VCO; and an oscillation dampening circuit comprising a first dampening portion and a second dampening portion, wherein the first dampening portion is coupled between the output of the regulator and a positive supply node providing a current to the supply input of the VCO, and wherein an impedance of the oscillation dampening circuit is configured to vary based on current provided to the supply input of the VCO, and wherein the second dampening portion is coupled between the output of the regulator and a negative supply node; and a current mirror circuit configured to mirror the current provided to the supply input of the VCO, wherein the second dampening portion is coupled to the current mirror circuit. a voltage controlled oscillator, VCO, having a supply input; a regulator having an output coupled to the supply input of the VCO; and an oscillation dampening circuit comprising a first dampening portion and a second dampening portion, wherein the first dampening portion is coupled between the output of the regulator and a positive supply node providing a current to the supply input of the VCO, and wherein an impedance of the oscillation dampening circuit is configured to vary based on current provided to the supply input of the VCO, and wherein the second dampening portion is coupled between the output of the regulator and a negative supply node; and a current mirror circuit configured to mirror the current provided to the supply input of the VCO, wherein the second dampening portion is coupled to the current mirror circuit.
A signal converter for converting signals generated by an injection molding apparatus that is comprised of an injection molding machine having a drivably rotatable barrel screw that generates an injection fluid, a heated manifold that receives an injection fluid from the injection molding machine and distributes the injection fluid to one or more gates (32, 34, 36), a mold having a cavity communicating with the gates to receive the injection fluid, wherein the injection molding machine includes a machine controller or a control unit that generates one or more directional control valve compatible signals, wherein the directional control valve compatible signals are compatible for use by a signal receptor, interface or driver of a standard fluid directional control valve to instruct the fluid directional control valve to move to a position that routes a source of drive fluid to flow in a direction that drives an interconnected fluid drivable actuator (940f, 941f, 942f) to move in a direction that operates to begin an injection cycle and to move in a direction that operates to end an injection cycle, wherein the signal converter is interconnected to the machine controller or control unit, the signal converter receiving and converting the directional control valve compatible signals to a command signal (MOPCS, PDCVS) that is compatible with a signal receptor or interface of an electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or a signal receptor or interface of a proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) that drives a fluid driven actuator (940p, 941p, 942p), wherein the signal converter includes a processor that converts the command signals (MOPCS, PDCVS) into a form, frequency, power or format that is usable by the signal receptor or interface of the electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or by the signal receptor or interface of the proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) to respectively cause the electrically powered actuator (940e, 941e, 942e) or the proportional directional control valve (V, V1, V2) to be driven in a direction that operates to either begin an injection cycle or to end an injection cycle.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a fan, compressor, combustor, high pressure turbine, and low pressure turbine in serial flow communication; said compressor including rows of compressor blades for pressurizing air sequentially in corresponding stages; said HP turbine being a single stage turbine and including a nozzle having a row of stator vanes followed by a row of rotor blades; each of said vanes having circumferentially opposite pressure and suction sides (54,56) extending in span radially and in chord axially between opposite leading and trailing edges (58,60), and being hollow with an imperforate septum bridging said opposite sides (54,56) to define forward and aft cooling channels (66,68) feeding corresponding first cooling holes along said leading edge and second cooling holes along said trailing edge; a first bleed circuit joined in flow communication between the last stage of said compressor and said vane forward channels to provide thereto pressurized primary air at a first pressure; and a second bleed circuit joined in flow communication between an intermediate stage (6,5) of said compressor and said vane aft channels to provide thereto pressurized secondary air at a second pressure less than said first pressure, wherein said intermediate stage provides pressurized secondary air at a greater static pressure than the static pressure of the combustion gases at said trailing edges to provide a backflow margin at said second holes. a fan, compressor, combustor, high pressure turbine, and low pressure turbine in serial flow communication; said compressor including rows of compressor blades for pressurizing air sequentially in corresponding stages; said HP turbine being a single stage turbine and including a nozzle having a row of stator vanes followed by a row of rotor blades; each of said vanes having circumferentially opposite pressure and suction sides (54,56) extending in span radially and in chord axially between opposite leading and trailing edges (58,60), and being hollow with an imperforate septum bridging said opposite sides (54,56) to define forward and aft cooling channels (66,68) feeding corresponding first cooling holes along said leading edge and second cooling holes along said trailing edge; a first bleed circuit joined in flow communication between the last stage of said compressor and said vane forward channels to provide thereto pressurized primary air at a first pressure; and a second bleed circuit joined in flow communication between an intermediate stage (6,5) of said compressor and said vane aft channels to provide thereto pressurized secondary air at a second pressure less than said first pressure, wherein said intermediate stage provides pressurized secondary air at a greater static pressure than the static pressure of the combustion gases at said trailing edges to provide a backflow margin at said second holes.
Tool holder for the movement-transmitting coupling of a tool to a movement output part of a machine tool that is rotatable about a machine tool rotational axis, which tool holder has a tool holder axis which substantially coincides with the machine tool rotational axis when the tool holder is clamped to the machine tool, and which tool holder has, at one axial end portion thereof, a machine tool coupling part having a coupling portion for coupling the tool holder to the machine tool and, at the other axial end portion thereof, a machine tool clamping part formed separately from the machine tool coupling part and having a clamping portion for receiving the tool, and is formed as a shaft receiving space, the tool clamping part and the machine tool coupling part being connected for conjoint rotation about the tool holder axis, the tool clamping part having a tool-side bearing surface and the machine tool coupling part having a machine tool-side bearing surface, which bearing surfaces (22, 24) rest against a counter bearing surface (22, 24, 64, 70) when the tool holder is mounted in order to form at least one contact surface (36, 72, 74), the bearing surfaces (22, 24) and the associated counter bearing surfaces (22, 24, 64, 70) being designed to transmit force in both the radial and the axial direction with respect to the tool holder axis and the machine tool coupling part and the tool clamping part being joined to form the tool holder by the application of axial joining force by means of press fitting or by self-locking conical surfaces, the tool holder comprising axial stop means formed of an axial stop surface on the tool clamping part and an axial counter stop surface of the machine tool coupling part, characterised in that the machine tool coupling part and the tool clamping part are additionally secured against separation in the axial direction of the tool holder axis by means of a screw, a screw head of the screw being arranged in the tool clamping part and a longitudinal end of the screw that is opposite the screw head of the screw being screwed into a nut arranged in the machine tool coupling part, or radially and/or axially adjacent parts of the tool holder being bonded, soldered, welded to one another or generally integrally secured against loosening, preferably by means of a joint which rotates about the tool holder axis.
Method for booting a medical device, comprising: executing a bootloader software, PBL, stored in a first memory of a memory device of the medical device for booting the medical device, wherein the bootloader software, PBL, is directly executed at the startup of the medical device to initialize the hardware of the medical device and to start execution of a medical application software, APL; loading, during execution of the bootloader software, PBL, in the first memory, the bootloader software, PBL, or a portion of the bootloader software, PBL, into a second memory of the memory device of the medical device which is different from the first memory; executing the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL, from the second memory; receiving a software update of the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL; and storing the software update of the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL, in the first memory, wherein storing of the software update of the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL, in the first memory includes erasing a prior version of the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL, and wherein the first memory is a non-volatile memory and the second memory is a volatile memory. executing a bootloader software, PBL, stored in a first memory of a memory device of the medical device for booting the medical device, wherein the bootloader software, PBL, is directly executed at the startup of the medical device to initialize the hardware of the medical device and to start execution of a medical application software, APL; loading, during execution of the bootloader software, PBL, in the first memory, the bootloader software, PBL, or a portion of the bootloader software, PBL, into a second memory of the memory device of the medical device which is different from the first memory; executing the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL, from the second memory; receiving a software update of the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL; and storing the software update of the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL, in the first memory, wherein storing of the software update of the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL, in the first memory includes erasing a prior version of the bootloader software, PBL, or said portion of the bootloader software, PBL, and wherein the first memory is a non-volatile memory and the second memory is a volatile memory.
Torque transmission device having two clutches for use in the drive train (1; 61) of a motor vehicle for the transmission of torque between a drive unit (3; 63) with an output shaft (4; 64; 151) and a transmission (5; 65) with at least two transmission input shafts (35, 36; 95, 96; 152, 153) which are connected fixedly in each case to a clutch plate (31, 42; 91, 102; 174, 178), which has friction linings, of one of the clutches so as to rotate with said clutch plate, an intermediate pressure plate (26; 78; 170) being arranged between the friction linings of the one clutch plate and the friction linings of the other clutch plate, which intermediate pressure plate can be connected fixedly to the output shaft of the drive unit so as to rotate with it and is mounted in the radial direction at least on one of the transmission input shafts, the friction linings of the clutch plates (31, 42; 91, 102; 174, 178) being arranged between the intermediate pressure plate (26; 78; 170) and the pressure plates (28, 39; 88, 100; 171, 172) which can be moved with the aid of an actuating device (46, 47; 106, 107; 196, 197) in the axial direction, in relation to the transmission input shafts, relative to the intermediate pressure plate (26; 78; 170), in order to actuate the clutches, a clutch plate which is fastened to one of the transmission input shafts being configured in one piece, and a fixing element being held in a first position on the transmission side in relation to the clutch plate in such a way that, during the mounting of the torque transmission device into the drive train, at least the single-piece clutch plate can be pre-mounted on the transmission side, and that, afterwards or during the mounting of the clutch plate, the fixing element can be moved from the first position into a second position, with the result that the mounting of the intermediate pressure plate on a transmission input shaft is fixed axially, characterized in that the fixing element is situated between the intermediate pressure plate (26; 78; 170) and the drive-side clutch plate both in the first and in the second position.
Dosing method for dosing a chemical product, particularly a detergent, in a dishwasher, comprising the steps of: - detecting a first loading signal of a washing liquid in a washing tank of the dishwasher; - dosing a first quantity of chemical product in said washing liquid to obtain a washing mixture; - detecting a conductivity value of said washing mixture at a first loading condition of the dishwasher; - storing a conductivity threshold value equal to said detected conductivity value of said washing mixture at the first loading condition; - dosing of a further quantity of chemical product in said washing mixture at an operation condition of the dishwasher in such a way to adjust a further conductivity value of said washing mixture detected in said operating condition until reaching said conductivity threshold value, wherein said dosing step of a further quantity of chemical product is performed periodically according to a predetermined time frequency. - detecting a first loading signal of a washing liquid in a washing tank of the dishwasher; - dosing a first quantity of chemical product in said washing liquid to obtain a washing mixture; - detecting a conductivity value of said washing mixture at a first loading condition of the dishwasher; - storing a conductivity threshold value equal to said detected conductivity value of said washing mixture at the first loading condition; - dosing of a further quantity of chemical product in said washing mixture at an operation condition of the dishwasher in such a way to adjust a further conductivity value of said washing mixture detected in said operating condition until reaching said conductivity threshold value, wherein said dosing step of a further quantity of chemical product is performed periodically according to a predetermined time frequency.
Transferring assembly for transferring a RFID identification device onto an object (8; 16), said RFID identification device comprising a microchip connected to an antenna made with a wire of electrically conductive material, characterised in that the transferring assembly comprises a supporting element to which a film of adhesive material is applied and at least a RFID identification device applied to said film of adhesive material, said adhesive material being chosen so as to have an adhesiveness on a surface of said object (8; 16) that is significantly greater than the adhesiveness of said film on said supporting element, so that said RFID identification device with film is configured to be transferred from said supporting element to the surface of said object (8; 16) when it is pressed on said surface.
A waterproof structure provided at a ventilation opening formed on a top surface of a housing of electronic equipment, the water proof structure comprising a first filter mounted to the ventilation opening to be inclined in a depth direction or a width direction of the housing wherein the first filter comprises a hydromesh layer having a hydrophobic or a water-repellent property and breathability, characterized in: that the waterproof structure for the ventilation opening of the electronic equipment further comprises a gutter portion extending below a downslope edge of the first filter along the downslope edge, and that the gutter portion is configured to receive moisture flowing down from a surface of the first filter and to discharge the moisture in an extending direction of the gutter portion. that the waterproof structure for the ventilation opening of the electronic equipment further comprises a gutter portion extending below a downslope edge of the first filter along the downslope edge, and that the gutter portion is configured to receive moisture flowing down from a surface of the first filter and to discharge the moisture in an extending direction of the gutter portion.
A valve (101, 201, 301, 401) comprising a flap and a valve body (102, 202, 302, 402), said valve body having a contact surface (106, 206, 306, 406) intended to come into contact with an adjacent contact member (103, 203, 303, 403), a channel (108, 208, 308, 408) having an end portion emerging outside the valve body at at least one end orifice, a flap seat (109, 209, 309, 409) surrounding a passage section of said end portion of the channel and an intermediate surface (111, 211, 311, 411) extending between said contact surface and said end orifice, said flap being able to cooperate with said flap seat (109, 209, 309, 409) to prevent flow through said end orifice, said valve body has a groove (120, 220, 320, 420) provided at said intermediate surface, said groove surrounding said flap seat, said flap is able to cooperate with said flap seat by contacting at a contact area of said flap seat (112, 113, 114, 115), said groove extending in depth parallel to the longitudinal direction of said end portion of the channel at least substantially up to the depth of said contact area, characterized in that said groove has at least a first portion extending to a first groove depth and a second portion extending to a second groove depth. said valve body has a groove (120, 220, 320, 420) provided at said intermediate surface, said groove surrounding said flap seat, said flap is able to cooperate with said flap seat by contacting at a contact area of said flap seat (112, 113, 114, 115), said groove extending in depth parallel to the longitudinal direction of said end portion of the channel at least substantially up to the depth of said contact area, characterized in that said groove has at least a first portion extending to a first groove depth and a second portion extending to a second groove depth.
Method for monitoring cutting, the cutting being performed with a back-and-forth movement of the cutting wire, the back and forth movement of the wire being performed at a determined frequency, the monitoring being performed as a function of the bow of at least one cutting wire using at least one sensor, the wire having a bow during cutting, said bow being characterised by an angle α, the method comprising, for each sensor: - a step (1E1) of measuring the bow α of the wire; - a step (1E2) of processing the measurement of the bow comprising smoothing the measurement from the sensor, said smoothing being performed as a function of the frequency of the back-and-forth movement of the wire; - a step (1E3) of determining the first time derivative α̇: of the bow α from the measurement smoothed; said steps (1E1, 1E2, 1E3) being reiterated at regular intervals so as to ensure cutting monitoring. - a step (1E1) of measuring the bow α of the wire; - a step (1E2) of processing the measurement of the bow comprising smoothing the measurement from the sensor, said smoothing being performed as a function of the frequency of the back-and-forth movement of the wire; - a step (1E3) of determining the first time derivative α̇: of the bow α from the measurement smoothed;