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A guide wire comprising: a wire body having a tapered portion disposed on a distal end portion of the wire body and having an outside diameter progressively reduced toward a distal end of the taper portion, the tapered portion possessing an outer circumference; a coil disposed in covering relation to the distal end portion of the wire body and comprising a helically shaped wire possessing a diameter; wherein the coil includes an increasing wire-diameter portion at which the diameter of the wire increases continuously in a direction toward a distal end of the increasing wire-diameter portion; the increasing wire-diameter portion being disposed in covering relation to the outer circumference of at least a portion of the tapered portion in a longitudinal direction, characterized in that the increasing wire diameter portion and the wire body are spaced each other. a wire body having a tapered portion disposed on a distal end portion of the wire body and having an outside diameter progressively reduced toward a distal end of the taper portion, the tapered portion possessing an outer circumference; a coil disposed in covering relation to the distal end portion of the wire body and comprising a helically shaped wire possessing a diameter; wherein the coil includes an increasing wire-diameter portion at which the diameter of the wire increases continuously in a direction toward a distal end of the increasing wire-diameter portion; the increasing wire-diameter portion being disposed in covering relation to the outer circumference of at least a portion of the tapered portion in a longitudinal direction, characterized in that the increasing wire diameter portion and the wire body are spaced each other.
Timepiece pallet fork for a mechanical oscillator, comprising an arbor for its mounting in an oscillating way about a pivot axis (X 1 -X' 1), as well as first and second pallets (44, 45) provided to be engaged alternately with an escapement wheel when the timepiece pallet fork oscillates about its pivot axis (X 1 -X' 1), at least the first pallet (44, 45) being displaceable with respect to the arbor with an absorption of energy, from an upstream waiting position (figure 5, figure 7) to a downstream stopping end position (figure 6, figure 8) which is offset with respect to the upstream waiting position, downstream considering the direction of progression of a tooth of the escapement wheel before a stopping of this tooth by the first pallet (44, 45), characterized in that it comprises an arm (48, 49), an intermediate section (53, 56) of which comprises an elastic bend (54, 57) and one end (50, 51) of which is fixed with respect to the arbor, this arm defining the first pallet (44, 45), the intermediate section (53, 56) of the arm (48, 49) being located between the fixed end (50, 51) and the first pallet (44, 45) and returning the first pallet (44, 45) towards its upstream waiting position by being elastically deformable from a first configuration, in which the first pallet (44, 45) is in its upstream waiting position, into a second configuration, in which the first pallet (44, 45) is in its downstream stopping end position.
A cooling device comprising, - a body with one or more side walls, - an evaporator located inside the body, - an evaporator holder providing the fixation of the evaporator in the body, - several sockets located reciprocally at the side walls and in which the evaporator holder is mounted such that the horizontal and vertical motions of the evaporator holder is prevented, characterized in that - the body comprises a projection immediately in front of each of the sockets into which the evaporator holder, mounted to the socket, is attached so that it is supported against unexpected, vertical loads applied in the downward direction that may act upon the evaporator, - the evaporator holder comprises a groove where the front part of the evaporator is mounted and one or more detents placed on both sides of the holder so as to provide fixation by coupling to the socket. - a body with one or more side walls, - an evaporator located inside the body, - an evaporator holder providing the fixation of the evaporator in the body, - several sockets located reciprocally at the side walls and in which the evaporator holder is mounted such that the horizontal and vertical motions of the evaporator holder is prevented, - the body comprises a projection immediately in front of each of the sockets into which the evaporator holder, mounted to the socket, is attached so that it is supported against unexpected, vertical loads applied in the downward direction that may act upon the evaporator, - the evaporator holder comprises a groove where the front part of the evaporator is mounted and one or more detents placed on both sides of the holder so as to provide fixation by coupling to the socket.
Atomizer unit of a minimal quantity lubrication system for cooling and/or lubricating a subtractive machining process between a tool and a workpiece at a machining location, wherein the atomizer unit has a chamber assembly having an injection chamber and having an atomizer chamber, wherein the injection chamber is connected to the atomizer chamber by way of a nozzle; wherein the atomizer unit has at least one first supply duct for supplying a first compressed-air flow into the injection chamber, and at least one second supply duct for supplying a second compressed-air flow into the atomizer chamber; wherein the atomizer unit has an injection valve for injecting a coolant and/or lubricant into the first compressed-air flow in the injection region of the injection chamber; wherein the atomizer unit is designed in such a manner that the first compressed-air flow, optionally conjointly with the injected coolant and/or lubricant, flows through the nozzle from the injection chamber into the atomizer chamber and in the latter is atomized by the nozzle; wherein the first compressed-air flow, optionally conjointly with the injected coolant and/or lubricant, is unified with the second compressed-air flow in the atomizer chamber so as to form a transport flow for transporting the injected coolant and/or lubricant and is able to be directed to the machining location; wherein the atomizer unit has a heating which heats the coolant and/or lubricant and/or the first compressed-air flow and/or the second compressed-air flow and/or the transport flow. wherein the atomizer unit has at least one first supply duct for supplying a first compressed-air flow into the injection chamber, and at least one second supply duct for supplying a second compressed-air flow into the atomizer chamber; wherein the atomizer unit has an injection valve for injecting a coolant and/or lubricant into the first compressed-air flow in the injection region of the injection chamber; wherein the atomizer unit is designed in such a manner that the first compressed-air flow, optionally conjointly with the injected coolant and/or lubricant, flows through the nozzle from the injection chamber into the atomizer chamber and in the latter is atomized by the nozzle; wherein the first compressed-air flow, optionally conjointly with the injected coolant and/or lubricant, is unified with the second compressed-air flow in the atomizer chamber so as to form a transport flow for transporting the injected coolant and/or lubricant and is able to be directed to the machining location; wherein the atomizer unit has a heating which heats the coolant and/or lubricant and/or the first compressed-air flow and/or the second compressed-air flow and/or the transport flow.
Method for the detection of a contamination level of a particle sensor, comprising the steps of: - providing a particle sensor, which has two electrodes (14, 16) arranged on an insulator material for generating an electrical field, - heating the insulator material to above a limiting temperature, at which the insulator material begins to become conductive, - modulated heating and/or cooling of the insulator material with a lower temperature and an upper temperature between which the modulation takes place, both the lower temperature and the upper temperature lying above the limiting temperature; - measuring a variation over time of a measuring signal (54, 56) that can be detected between the electrodes (14, 16) during the modulation, - compensating the measured variation over time of the measuring signal (54, 56) with a theoretical variation over time of the measuring signal in a contamination-free state of the particle sensor, taking a temperature-dependent conductivity of the insulator material into account, in order to obtain a variation over time of a differential signal (58, 60; 61, 62), and - evaluating the differential signal (58, 60; 61, 62) for determining the contamination level of the particle sensor. - providing a particle sensor, which has two electrodes (14, 16) arranged on an insulator material for generating an electrical field, - heating the insulator material to above a limiting temperature, at which the insulator material begins to become conductive, - modulated heating and/or cooling of the insulator material with a lower temperature and an upper temperature between which the modulation takes place, both the lower temperature and the upper temperature lying above the limiting temperature; - measuring a variation over time of a measuring signal (54, 56) that can be detected between the electrodes (14, 16) during the modulation, - compensating the measured variation over time of the measuring signal (54, 56) with a theoretical variation over time of the measuring signal in a contamination-free state of the particle sensor, taking a temperature-dependent conductivity of the insulator material into account, in order to obtain a variation over time of a differential signal (58, 60; 61, 62), and - evaluating the differential signal (58, 60; 61, 62) for determining the contamination level of the particle sensor.
A sound source detection system for detecting a sound source based on sound collected by a sound collecting device, comprising: a classifying unit (21 B) configured to extract a plurality of characteristic amounts from the sound collected by the sound collecting device, and to set a plurality of classes according to a position of the sound source by a multi-class pattern recognition method, using the characteristic amounts; a class determining unit configured to extract the characteristic amounts from the sound collected by the sound collecting device when detecting the sound source, and to determine a class to which the extracted characteristic amounts belong, from the plurality of classes set by the classifying unit (21 B); and a sound source estimating unit configured to estimate the sound source, based on the class determined by the class determining unit. a classifying unit (21 B) configured to extract a plurality of characteristic amounts from the sound collected by the sound collecting device, and to set a plurality of classes according to a position of the sound source by a multi-class pattern recognition method, using the characteristic amounts; a class determining unit configured to extract the characteristic amounts from the sound collected by the sound collecting device when detecting the sound source, and to determine a class to which the extracted characteristic amounts belong, from the plurality of classes set by the classifying unit (21 B); and a sound source estimating unit configured to estimate the sound source, based on the class determined by the class determining unit.
An oil pump apparatus whereby a mechanical pump includes: an inner gear which is configured to be driven by an engine; and an outer gear which is configured to mesh with the inner gear, characterized in that an electrical pump (30; 230; 330) includes: an outer gear which is configured to be driven by a motor section; and an inner gear which is configured to mesh with the outer gear, the mechanical pump and the electrical pump (30; 230; 330) are installed adjacent to each other in an axial direction in a pump installation space of a pump housing having suction ports (15, 17) and ejection ports (16, 18), and a blocking plate (40; 140) which is configured to block communications between the suction ports (15, 17) and the ejection ports (16, 18) is disposed between the mechanical pump and the electrical pump (30; 230; 330).
A method, comprising: obtaining, by a computing device presenting a messaging application to a user, a request to generate a two-dimensional code; in response to receiving the request, presenting a user-interface mechanism for a user to enter a message, wherein presenting the user interface mechanisms involves presenting the user interface mechanisms as an overlay on top of the messaging application, and for entering or selecting a piece of content to convert into a two-dimensional code, without deactivating the messaging application, wherein the selected piece of content is not supported by the messaging application; responsive to obtaining the piece of content from the user, generating, using the messaging application, a two-dimensional code of the piece of content; inserting, from within the messaging application, the two-dimensional code into the message; and sending the message including the two-dimensional code, to the target recipient. obtaining, by a computing device presenting a messaging application to a user, a request to generate a two-dimensional code; in response to receiving the request, presenting a user-interface mechanism for a user to enter a message, wherein presenting the user interface mechanisms involves presenting the user interface mechanisms as an overlay on top of the messaging application, and for entering or selecting a piece of content to convert into a two-dimensional code, without deactivating the messaging application, wherein the selected piece of content is not supported by the messaging application; responsive to obtaining the piece of content from the user, generating, using the messaging application, a two-dimensional code of the piece of content; inserting, from within the messaging application, the two-dimensional code into the message; and sending the message including the two-dimensional code, to the target recipient.
A method of forming a weld notch in a sheet metal piece, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a sheet metal piece having a plurality of material layers (14, 16, 18), an edge region and a starting edge located in the edge region, wherein the plurality of material layers (14, 16, 18) includes a coating material layer and an intermediate material layer, wherein the starting edge includes material from the coating material layer and the intermediate material layer that has been smeared, wiped or otherwise pulled along the starting edge during a previous trimming operation; (b) forming an ablation trench along the sheet metal piece by removing at least a portion of the plurality of material layers along an ablation path so that the ablation trench is spaced away from the starting edge of the sheet metal piece, wherein step (b) further comprises forming the ablation trench within an edge region of the sheet metal piece; and (c) cutting the sheet metal piece along the ablation trench to form the weld notch and a weldable edge that is free from the material of the coating material layer and the intermediate material layer, and wherein step (c) further comprises removing a portion of the edge region. (a) providing a sheet metal piece having a plurality of material layers (14, 16, 18), an edge region and a starting edge located in the edge region, wherein the plurality of material layers (14, 16, 18) includes a coating material layer and an intermediate material layer, wherein the starting edge includes material from the coating material layer and the intermediate material layer that has been smeared, wiped or otherwise pulled along the starting edge during a previous trimming operation; (b) forming an ablation trench along the sheet metal piece by removing at least a portion of the plurality of material layers along an ablation path so that the ablation trench is spaced away from the starting edge of the sheet metal piece, wherein step (b) further comprises forming the ablation trench within an edge region of the sheet metal piece; and (c) cutting the sheet metal piece along the ablation trench to form the weld notch and a weldable edge that is free from the material of the coating material layer and the intermediate material layer, and wherein step (c) further comprises removing a portion of the edge region.
A method of determining that a failure has occurred at or in a wheel end bearing of a vehicle, comprising the steps of: - calculating, using a processing circuitry, an estimated value of the temperature of the wheel end bearing, - acquiring, using a temperature sensor, a measured value of the temperature of the wheel end bearing, - comparing, using the processing circuitry, the measured value with the estimated value, and - determining, using the processing circuitry, that a failure has occurred when the measured value deviates from the estimated value by a predefined difference or more. - calculating, using a processing circuitry, an estimated value of the temperature of the wheel end bearing, - acquiring, using a temperature sensor, a measured value of the temperature of the wheel end bearing, - comparing, using the processing circuitry, the measured value with the estimated value, and - determining, using the processing circuitry, that a failure has occurred when the measured value deviates from the estimated value by a predefined difference or more.
A hockey-stick blade extending from a heel section to a toe section, comprising: a core element including a top edge, a bottom edge, a heel-end edge, and a toe-end edge; a reinforcing frame running along the top edge, the toe-end edge, and the bottom edge and the heel-end edge to form a continuous frame around the core element, wherein the reinforcing frame comprises a tubular structure; a front-facing wall attached to or integral with at least one of the reinforcing frame and the core element; and a rear-facing wall attached to or integral with at least one of the reinforcing frame and the core element. a core element including a top edge, a bottom edge, a heel-end edge, and a toe-end edge; a reinforcing frame running along the top edge, the toe-end edge, and the bottom edge and the heel-end edge to form a continuous frame around the core element, wherein the reinforcing frame comprises a tubular structure; a front-facing wall attached to or integral with at least one of the reinforcing frame and the core element; and a rear-facing wall attached to or integral with at least one of the reinforcing frame and the core element.
Sensor element for detecting at least one property of a gas in a measurement gas space, in particular for determining a proportion of a gas component, wherein the sensor element has at least one layer structure having at least two electrodes (114, 116) and at least one ceramic solid electrolyte connecting the electrodes (114, 116), wherein the layer structure comprises at least one plated-through hole (136, 148, 150), wherein the plated-through hole (136, 148, 150) penetrates through at least one layer plane and wherein the plated-through hole (136, 148, 150) is electrically insulated from a material of the penetrated layer plane, wherein the layer structure, parallel to one or more layer planes of the layer structure, has a longitudinal extent having a length L and a transverse extent having a width B, wherein the ratio L/B is in the range of 6.0 to 8.5, characterized in that the plated-through hole (136, 148, 150) comprises at least one hole in the layer structure and also at least one filling that at least partly fills the hole, wherein the hole has a diameter d, wherein the ratio B/d is in the range of 3.8 to 5.0.
System for managing mail electronically, comprising a workstation on which a user is able to create mail to be sent, a pilot installed on said workstation, said pilot creating a virtual printer on said workstation, a server adapted to receive said mail to be sent and have it transferred to its addressee, and first transmission means of said mail to be sent from said workstation to said server, said transmission means being activated by said pilot, characterized in that said pilot is adapted to analyse the mail to be sent so as to extract therefrom at least one parameter, said pilot being parameterizable and/or programmable to define said parameters to be recognized, said parameterization being performed per geographical region of the mail to be sent, said pilot being adapted to format the address of the addressee of the mail to be sent in a predefined format, after having extracted data related to the address of the addressee by means of said analysis and said parameter, said server being adapted to transfer electronically said mail to be sent to its addressee, or said server being linked to an editing centre adapted to transfer said mail to be sent to its addressee via conventional paper mail.
Battery system, in particular lithium ion battery system, comprising at least one terminal suitable for making electrical contact between the battery system and another system, wherein the at least one terminal is arranged on a region of a housing of the battery system, wherein that region of the housing on which the at least one terminal is arranged is suitable for being detached from another region of the housing under the effect of pressure, wherein the at least one terminal is suitable for making electrical contact with a current collector, wherein there is no electrical contact between the at least one terminal and the current collector if that region of the housing on which the at least one terminal is arranged has been detached, wherein the current collector is connected to an anode or a cathode of the battery system by means of another predetermined breaking point, characterized in that the battery system also comprises the current collector, wherein the current collector is arranged inside the housing.
A network secure admission method comprising: sending (S101a, S101b, S102b, S202a, S202b, S203b, S302a, S302b, S303b), by a domain master node, prompt information to a user, wherein the prompt information is used to prompt that there is a home network device that needs to join a domain for pairing; receiving (S102a, S103b, S203a, S204b, S303a, S304b), by the domain master node, an authorization operation of the user, wherein the authorization operation is used to indicate that the home network device is allowed to join the domain to perform a pairing operation, and the authorization operation is performed by the user according to the prompt information; and enabling (S103a, S105b, S204a, S206b, S306a, S308b), by the domain master node, a pairing window after receiving the authorization operation, and sending indication information within an effective period of the pairing window, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the home network device is allowed to join the domain for pairing. sending (S101a, S101b, S102b, S202a, S202b, S203b, S302a, S302b, S303b), by a domain master node, prompt information to a user, wherein the prompt information is used to prompt that there is a home network device that needs to join a domain for pairing; receiving (S102a, S103b, S203a, S204b, S303a, S304b), by the domain master node, an authorization operation of the user, wherein the authorization operation is used to indicate that the home network device is allowed to join the domain to perform a pairing operation, and the authorization operation is performed by the user according to the prompt information; and enabling (S103a, S105b, S204a, S206b, S306a, S308b), by the domain master node, a pairing window after receiving the authorization operation, and sending indication information within an effective period of the pairing window, wherein the indication information is used to indicate that the home network device is allowed to join the domain for pairing.