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A snow plough arrangement for an electrically propellable vehicle being propellable along a roadway, said roadway being subdivided into a plurality of roadway sections (2a1), wherein each one of the road sections comprises one or more elongated tracks or slits (51, 52) having conductors (4a, 4b) introduced therein adapted to be supplied with current and put under voltage, characterized in that said snow plough arrangement comprises cleaning means (241, 80) adapted to clear the one or more tracks from loose obstacles, such as ice, snow, water, sand, gravel, and yield to solid obstacles, wherein said cleaning means is rotatably attached in its upper area about a horizontally disposed axis of rotation, wherein the cleaning means and said axis of rotation are movably disposed in a vertical direction towards and away from a chassis of the vehicle by means of a resilient or spring means, and that said cleaning means (241, 80) is oriented in the direction of motion and comprises a forwardly directed edge portion, said edge portion comprising a pointed portion, which is adapted to be brought into contact with the bottom of the track and/or a conductor surface of the conductor, wherein the snowplough arrangement is formed as a current collector for the vehicle, said current collector being adapted to run along the track disposed in the direction of the roadway.
Liquid crystal display for displaying bright characters and patterns in a dark background, having a light source of a first super-twisted nematic cell and a second supertwisted nematic cell, which are arranged adjoining one another between two polarisers aligned at approximately 90° to one another, consist of transparent substrates between which cell areas filled with an STN liquid crystal substance are formed, and which are transilluminated by the light source from their side averted from an observer, the first supertwisted nematic cell having on its substrate mutually opposite electrodes (6, 7) to which a driving voltage can be applied, and the first and second super-twisted nematic cells forming a double super-twisted nematic cell which has a steep rise of its transmission curve in the blue region of the light spectrum, it being possible to apply to the electrodes (6, 7) a high driving voltage which effects a full switching of the helix of the liquid crystal substance, characterized in that the light source is a light source emitting a white light with an increased blue component.
Method for bioremediation of pollutants from a contaminated environment, CHARACTERIZED in that said method comprises: a. adding bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSMY-1, deposited in the Microbial Genetic Resources Bank of the Chilean Collection of Microbial Genetic Resources (CChRGM) under accession number RGM2262, dated August 7, 2015, under the Budapest Treaty, in biofilm form to said contaminated environment, wherein said Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain CSMY-1, RGM2262, is capable of removing pollutants; b. incubating said bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSMY-1 in biofilm form in said environment during a period of time from 5 to 10 days, from 20°C-40°C at a pH range from 4 to 11 to allow the removal of pollutants. a. adding bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSMY-1, deposited in the Microbial Genetic Resources Bank of the Chilean Collection of Microbial Genetic Resources (CChRGM) under accession number RGM2262, dated August 7, 2015, under the Budapest Treaty, in biofilm form to said contaminated environment, wherein said Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain CSMY-1, RGM2262, is capable of removing pollutants; b. incubating said bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa CSMY-1 in biofilm form in said environment during a period of time from 5 to 10 days, from 20°C-40°C at a pH range from 4 to 11 to allow the removal of pollutants.
A computer implemented method for packing a plurality of containers in a shipping container, comprising: determining dimension values of the shipping container; identifying a plurality of item packages associated with the shipping container; coordinating at least one of picking, sorting, packing and routing of the identified item packages, wherein coordinating improves an arrangement of the plurality of containers storing the item packages when placed in the shipping container; and determining whether to modify at least one dimension value of at least one custom container of the plurality of containers, the at least one custom container storing an identified item package. determining dimension values of the shipping container; identifying a plurality of item packages associated with the shipping container; coordinating at least one of picking, sorting, packing and routing of the identified item packages, wherein coordinating improves an arrangement of the plurality of containers storing the item packages when placed in the shipping container; and determining whether to modify at least one dimension value of at least one custom container of the plurality of containers, the at least one custom container storing an identified item package.
System for creating an environment, the environment comprising at least one image arranged to be perceptible by at least one pilot of at least one mobile element, the system comprising: • the at least one mobile element, which itself comprises an electronic interface and at least one actuating means connected to the electronic interface and arranged to carry out a modification of characteristics (235, 238) of the mobile element based on a signal (234, 237) received from the electronic interface, • a locating system arranged to determine a position of each mobile element present near the at least one image, and • a server arranged to be connected to the electronic interface of each mobile element and to the locating system, the server being arranged to control said at least one actuating means based on the position of each mobile element received from the locating system, the system for creating an environment further comprising a projection system arranged to project the at least one image on at least one floor, the server being arranged to be connected to the projection system, characterised in that the server is arranged to control the projection system based on the position of each mobile element received from the locating system, and in that each mobile element further comprises a emitter comprising at least two electromagnetic radiation sources (211, 212) comprising an infrared emitter, the emitter being arranged to transmit a signal enabling the mobile element to be located by the locating system. • the at least one mobile element, which itself comprises an electronic interface and at least one actuating means connected to the electronic interface and arranged to carry out a modification of characteristics (235, 238) of the mobile element based on a signal (234, 237) received from the electronic interface, • a locating system arranged to determine a position of each mobile element present near the at least one image, and • a server arranged to be connected to the electronic interface of each mobile element and to the locating system, the server being arranged to control said at least one actuating means based on the position of each mobile element received from the locating system, the system for creating an environment further comprising a projection system arranged to project the at least one image on at least one floor, the server being arranged to be connected to the projection system, characterised in that the server is arranged to control the projection system based on the position of each mobile element received from the locating system, and in that each mobile element further comprises a emitter comprising at least two electromagnetic radiation sources (211, 212) comprising an infrared emitter, the emitter being arranged to transmit a signal enabling the mobile element to be located by the locating system.
A rounding bar for transforming non-uniform, non-rounded portions of portioned amounts of semi-solid material into a rounded generally spherical shape, comprising an entry area at one end, an exit area at an opposite end, and a working area that extends between said entry area and said exit area, said working area having a variable contour, and a varying shape of a working area rounding surface along the linear length from the entry area to the exit area, with a change in contour causing, in use, a semi-solid material portion rolling about a first axis of rotation to roll about a second axis of rotation when traveling within said working area, characterized in that said variable contour defines at least one relaxation area spanning between two compression areas within said working area with said relaxation area having a larger open cross-sectional area than that of each one of said compression areas.
A glow plug deterioration determination system comprising: a glow plug attached to a cylinder of a diesel combustion engine to generate heat when energized; an electronic control unit for controlling an operation of the diesel combustion engine; a glow plug energization control unit that is arranged to control an energization of the glow plug from a power supply by driving switch means (T 1 to T 4) to open and close in accordance with a drive signal that is issued by the electronic control unit in accordance with an operating condition of the diesel combustion engine; current detecting means (S 1 to S 4) for detecting a plug current flowing through the glow plug; and a self-diagnosis unit including deterioration level determining means for determining whether the glow plug is in a deteriorated condition by comparing the plug current detected by the current detecting means with a plurality of thresholds; wherein the deterioration level determining means is arranged to transmit a deterioration level expressing a result of the determination as to whether the glow plug is in the deteriorated condition in binary to the electronic control unit, the deterioration level being classified by a number of ranks, the number of ranks being in a range of four to sixteen ranks; and wherein the electronic control apparatus is arranged to determine, on the basis of the deterioration level, whether the deterioration level belongs to a normal region or a deterioration region in accordance with a combustion characteristic of the diesel combustion engine. a glow plug attached to a cylinder of a diesel combustion engine to generate heat when energized; an electronic control unit for controlling an operation of the diesel combustion engine; a glow plug energization control unit that is arranged to control an energization of the glow plug from a power supply by driving switch means (T 1 to T 4) to open and close in accordance with a drive signal that is issued by the electronic control unit in accordance with an operating condition of the diesel combustion engine; current detecting means (S 1 to S 4) for detecting a plug current flowing through the glow plug; and a self-diagnosis unit including deterioration level determining means for determining whether the glow plug is in a deteriorated condition by comparing the plug current detected by the current detecting means with a plurality of thresholds; wherein the deterioration level determining means is arranged to transmit a deterioration level expressing a result of the determination as to whether the glow plug is in the deteriorated condition in binary to the electronic control unit, the deterioration level being classified by a number of ranks, the number of ranks being in a range of four to sixteen ranks; and wherein the electronic control apparatus is arranged to determine, on the basis of the deterioration level, whether the deterioration level belongs to a normal region or a deterioration region in accordance with a combustion characteristic of the diesel combustion engine.
A method for mounting a flashing to a roof window having a window frame including a bottom member, a top member and two side members and being mounted on an upstand, using at least one flashing member (2, 3; 402, 403) having an outer side intended to face the exterior in the mounted state and an inner side intended to face the roof window and roof in the mounted state, where a first leg (21, 31) of said flashing member is arranged substantially in parallel with an external side of the window frame and a second leg (22, 32) of said flashing member is arranged at an angle with respect to the first leg (21, 31) so that it projects from the window frame, where one or more connector brackets (9; 90; 801) are attached to the window frame and where the flashing member (2, 3; 402, 403) is attached to the window frame via the one or more connector brackets (9; 90; 801).
Electromechanical timepiece fitted with a gear train comprising at least an hour hand and a minute hand for the current time display on the dial side of the timepiece, said hour hand and said minute hand being driven by a common electric motor or by separate electric motors, the timepiece further being arranged to provide at least one additional piece of information relating to a non-time related piece of information, said timepiece further including an additional indicator hand arranged to display the additional information, characterized in that said additional indicator hand is mounted on the back cover side of the timepiece on an arbour of the gear train of said timepiece, so that the additional indicator hand and the hour hand and/or minute hand rotate at the same time and at the same angle, the hour hand and/or the minute hand being driven either to display the current time, or to enable the additional indicator hand to indicate the additional information, the timepiece to this end either including an additional control means which the user activates in order to tell the timepiece that it has been turned over, or a means arranged to enable the timepiece to detect that it has been turned over and to enter into an additional information display mode.
Method for operating a distance sensor, wherein a transmission signal is emitted as transmission radiation, from an object, the spacing of which is to be measured, is reflected as reflection radiation and received as a reflection signal, wherein the reflection signal is applied to a receiver input and a reference signal also occurring on the receiver input are regulated to a predetermined ratio, wherein the spacing is determined during the adjustment process, wherein microwaves are used as transmission radiation, wherein the crosstalk signal (S5, S6) is classified as a reference signal from the transmission signal directly to the receiver input in the event of suppressed emission of the transmission signal, wherein, in a first operating phase, the transmission signal is emitted as transmission radiation and the reflection radiation reflected on the object is received as a reflection signal, wherein, in a second operating phase, the emission of the transmission signal is suppressed and the crosstalk signal (S5, S6) is classified as a reference signal and wherein the reflection signal occurring on the receiver input in the first operating phase and the applied reference signal in the second operating phase are saved and the saved signals (US4, US5; US4, US6) are put in relation to one another, characterised in that the reference is produced in such a way that the signal difference (dV) is formed and the signal difference (dV) is compared with an adjustable reference signal (Vref) for adjustment and the power of the transmission signal is regulated.
A metal powder sintering paste, comprising silver particles having a median diameter of 0.3 μm to 5 μm, as measured through laser diffractometry, as a main component, further comprising inorganic spacer particles having a CV value, a standard deviation / an average value, of less than 5%, and comprising substantially no resin, wherein the inorganic spacer particles have a median diameter of 10 to 60 μm, as measured using a particle diameter distribution obtained using a laser diffraction/scattering method, and the concentration of the inorganic spacer particles in the metal powder sintering paste is 10 vol% or less.
A device for fixing a sanitary unit to a fixing element, comprising a frame formed with at least one profile tube having at least one frame corner, wherein a connecting piece, which straddles sections (12, 13, 14) of the at least one profile tube adjacent to the at least one frame corner, is provided on said frame corner, characterized in that the at least one profile tube is partially cut through at a cutting point on the at least one frame corner, wherein the at least one profile tube is bent at the cutting point such that the cutting point forms a frame corner of the at least one profile tube.
Method for controlling the cooling of an industrial installation comprising at least one transformer and a cooling system, connected to the transformer, comprising at least two cooling elements (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4) for cooling the transformer, wherein at least one sensor measures the temperature of the transformer of a coolant in the cooling circuit of the cooling system, and, on the basis of the temperature measured at the sensor, a temperature distribution within the transformer is calculated and the cooling elements (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4) are controlled in dependence on the temperature distribution, characterized in that rule-based applications and/or a neuron network is/are used for controlling the speed-controllable cooling elements (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4) by means of a selectable control profile and is/are optimized with respect to a predetermined operating state of the transformer, which operating state is to be adhered to by the control profile, wherein the speed of the speed-controllable cooling elements (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4) can be regulated individually and in a speed-dependent manner and is controlled in this manner by the control profile, wherein the control profile can be changed at any time and a new optimum operating state of the transformer is calculated on the basis of the changed control profile and the existing speed-controllable cooling elements (8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4).
A centrifugal separator for separation of liquid particles from a gas stream, comprising a stationary frame, a gas inlet and a gas outlet, wherein the frame comprises a tubular element defining a rotor space inside itself and a liquid transportation space outside the tubular element, a centrifugal rotor arranged in the rotor space and rotatably supported in the frame around a rotational axis (x) and comprising a separation means, wherein at least one opening (40, 41) is provided in the tubular element, between the rotor space and the liquid transportation space, for conducting liquid separated from the gas stream from the rotor space to the liquid transportation space, characterized in that the centrifugal separator comprises a means for creating a pressure difference over the openings during operation of the separator such as to promote liquid flow from the rotor space to the liquid transportation space.
A sliding door fitting, in particular for an item of furniture, having a running rail, on which at least one running track (8, 9) is formed, and at least one runner (4, 40) having at least one roller, which is movable along a running track (8, 9) of the running rail, wherein a sliding door (5, 6) is fixable on the at least one runner (4, 40), wherein at least one guide element (10, 20, 50) for the at least one roller of the runner (4, 40) is installed on the running rail, which guide element forms a guide track (13, 14, 23, 51) laterally adjacent to the running track (8, 9), which causes raising and subsequent sinking of the runner (4, 40) as the roller travels over it, the at least one guide element (10, 20, 50) is formed as a butt joint element, which connects two sections (3a, 3b) of the running rail abutting one another to one another, characterized in that the at least one guide element (10, 20, 50) extends through a recess (30, 31) in the running rail with at least one projection.
A heart chamber visualization system, comprising: a medical instrument configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject, the distal end of the instrument comprising a position sensor; a display; and processing circuitry including a tracking module, the tracking module configured to receive and analyze a signal from the position sensor, the tracking module further configured to: compute location coordinates of the medical instrument in the chamber of the heart using the analysis of the signal; and the processing circuitry further configured to: render to the display a first three-dimensional representation of the chamber of the heart, the first 3D representation showing an external surface of the chamber of the heart with a moving window, which moves over the external surface in the first 3D representation responsively to the computed location coordinates of the medical instrument so as to provide, via the window, an internal view of the first 3D representation of the chamber of the heart, the internal view including a second 3D representation of at least a part of the medical instrument at the computed location coordinates. a medical instrument configured to be inserted into a chamber of a heart of a living subject, the distal end of the instrument comprising a position sensor; a display; and processing circuitry including a tracking module, the tracking module configured to receive and analyze a signal from the position sensor, the tracking module further configured to: compute location coordinates of the medical instrument in the chamber of the heart using the analysis of the signal; and the processing circuitry further configured to: render to the display a first three-dimensional representation of the chamber of the heart, the first 3D representation showing an external surface of the chamber of the heart with a moving window, which moves over the external surface in the first 3D representation responsively to the computed location coordinates of the medical instrument so as to provide, via the window, an internal view of the first 3D representation of the chamber of the heart, the internal view including a second 3D representation of at least a part of the medical instrument at the computed location coordinates.
Device for drying a hearing aid, comprising a housing and, arranged in the housing, a hearing aid shell, for insertion of the hearing aid, and a fan, characterized in that the fan accelerates air through an electro-aerodynamic pump, said housing being provided with an air inlet opening, an air outlet opening and a filter element, in that the interior of the device is configured in such a way that an air flow generated by the fan is conveyed from the air inlet opening through the hearing aid shell to the air outlet opening, and in that the air inlet opening is provided with the filter element by which inflowing air is filtered and which has an air flow resistance by which the air quantity flowing in per unit of time is reduced by at least 25%.