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A fluid connection system comprising a tubular male part, a female part, and a quick connector for connecting the tubular male part to the female part, the quick connector comprising: sealing means adapted to be set within a mouth portion of the female part to form a seal between the male part and the female part; retaining means adapted to be set within the mouth portion to hold the sealing means; and a resilient member for snapping engagement with the male part, wherein the resilient member is held by the retaining means in an axially fixed position and exerting a spring force in a radial direction transversal to an axial direction of the connector, wherein the tubular male part has a tapered portion in which the outer diameter gradually increases in order to stretch the resilient member when the tapered portion is inserted into the retaining means, and the female part has an annular groove formed on the periphery of its mouth portion, characterised in that the tubular male part has a thickened portion which is adapted to push the resilient member radially outwards when the male part is in its snapping engagement position with the retaining means, so that the resilient member is stretched in the radial direction and protrudes into the annular groove when the male part is in its snapping engagement position with the retaining means. sealing means adapted to be set within a mouth portion of the female part to form a seal between the male part and the female part; retaining means adapted to be set within the mouth portion to hold the sealing means; and a resilient member for snapping engagement with the male part, wherein the resilient member is held by the retaining means in an axially fixed position and exerting a spring force in a radial direction transversal to an axial direction of the connector, wherein the tubular male part has a tapered portion in which the outer diameter gradually increases in order to stretch the resilient member when the tapered portion is inserted into the retaining means, and the female part has an annular groove formed on the periphery of its mouth portion, characterised in that the tubular male part has a thickened portion which is adapted to push the resilient member radially outwards when the male part is in its snapping engagement position with the retaining means, so that the resilient member is stretched in the radial direction and protrudes into the annular groove when the male part is in its snapping engagement position with the retaining means.
Concealable lawn light for a sports ground or landscaped grounds, comprising a light holder and a light body which can be inserted into the light holder, which light body has a light portion with a light source and a body portion arranged on the light portion, and wherein the lawn light comprises a drive arranged at a first end portion of the light holder, which drive is designed in such a way as to move the light body relative to the light holder from a lowered position into a raised position along a straight path (A-A), wherein the light holder encloses the light body in such a way that the light body is guided in the light holder, and wherein the light holder has a size and shape such that, in a lowered position, the light body can be arranged completely in the light holder, characterized in that the light holder comprises a venting and drainage channel, which venting and drainage channel connects an inner end portion of the light holder with an outer end portion of the light holder.
A process for producing a thermal barrier coating, the process comprising: forming a metal bonding layer on a heat-resistant alloy substrate, and forming a ceramic layer on the metal bonding layer by thermal spraying of thermal spray particles, wherein the thermal spray particles have a particle size distribution in which a 10% cumulative particle size is not less than 30 μm and not more than 100 μm, and wherein the thermal spray particles have a maximum particle size of not more than 150 μm, and comprise not more than 3% of particles having a particle size of 30 μm, and not more than 8% of particles having a particle size of 40 μm. forming a metal bonding layer on a heat-resistant alloy substrate, and forming a ceramic layer on the metal bonding layer by thermal spraying of thermal spray particles, wherein the thermal spray particles have a particle size distribution in which a 10% cumulative particle size is not less than 30 μm and not more than 100 μm, and wherein the thermal spray particles have a maximum particle size of not more than 150 μm, and comprise not more than 3% of particles having a particle size of 30 μm, and not more than 8% of particles having a particle size of 40 μm.
Apparatus for depositing particles on a target from a transparent slide carrying a film that is formed by a fluid containing said particles in suspension, by locally exciting the film using a laser beam directed by a controlled optical deflection means, the apparatus comprising means for observing said local excitation region, said observation means including a sensor and a lighting source, the optical axes of which are substantially aligned in the part between an optical splitter and said film, characterized in that: a) the optical beam of the imaging system and the optical beam of the laser are coaxial in the part between said controlled optical deflection means and said film, b) the apparatus comprises a first focusing optical unit arranged between said controlled optical deflection means and said film, c) the apparatus comprises a second image-combining optical unit positioned between said sensor and said splitter, the sensor being positioned in the focal plane of said second optical unit. a) the optical beam of the imaging system and the optical beam of the laser are coaxial in the part between said controlled optical deflection means and said film, b) the apparatus comprises a first focusing optical unit arranged between said controlled optical deflection means and said film, c) the apparatus comprises a second image-combining optical unit positioned between said sensor and said splitter, the sensor being positioned in the focal plane of said second optical unit.
A method of assembling a floating-body wind turbine power generating apparatus which at least includes: a floating body including at least one column (22,22A,22B,22C) and configured to float on water surface; and a tower erected on the at least one column (22,22A,22B,22C), the method comprising a tower erecting step of erecting the tower on the at least one column by joining the at least one column and the tower to each other by welding, werein the tower is formed in a tubular shape, and characterized in that an annular embedment space having an opening toward a top surface is formed inside the at least one column (22,22A,22B,22C), wherein, in the tower erecting step, the tower and the at least one column are joined to each other by embedding a base end side of the tower into the embedment space, and welding an outer circumferential surface and/or an inner circumferential surface of an embedded section to the at least one column over a predetermined length (L1,L2,L3) in an axial direction of the tower.
A centrifugal compressor assembly, the assembly comprising: a first stage compressor; a motor operatively connected to the first stage compressor, the motor configured to actuate the first stage compressor, the motor comprising a rotor configured to be displaced both rotatably and axially, a radial aerostatic pressure bearing (192, 194) configured to help stabilize the rotational displacement of the rotor; an axial static pressure bearing to help stabilize the axial displacement of the rotor; a low-viscous gas-liquid two-phase fluid configured to at least partially lubricate the radial static pressure bearing and the axial static pressure bearing; and wherein the axial static pressure bearing comprises two thrust bearings (131a, 131b), an adjustment ring, and a thrust disc, wherein each of the thrust bearings comprises a disc seat and a porous ring, wherein each of the disc seats comprises an accommodation groove, and the corresponding porous ring is disposed in the accommodation groove, wherein each of the porous rings comprises a fluid channel, wherein each of the disc seats comprises a gas channel, wherein the gas channel is in communication with the corresponding fluid channel, wherein the porous rings of the two thrust bearings are oppositely disposed, wherein the adjustment ring is located between the disc seats of the two thrust bearings, and wherein the thrust disc is fastened to the rotor and is located between the porous material rings of the two thrust bearings. a first stage compressor; a motor operatively connected to the first stage compressor, the motor configured to actuate the first stage compressor, the motor comprising a rotor configured to be displaced both rotatably and axially, a radial aerostatic pressure bearing (192, 194) configured to help stabilize the rotational displacement of the rotor; an axial static pressure bearing to help stabilize the axial displacement of the rotor; a low-viscous gas-liquid two-phase fluid configured to at least partially lubricate the radial static pressure bearing and the axial static pressure bearing; and wherein the axial static pressure bearing comprises two thrust bearings (131a, 131b), an adjustment ring, and a thrust disc, wherein each of the thrust bearings comprises a disc seat and a porous ring, wherein each of the disc seats comprises an accommodation groove, and the corresponding porous ring is disposed in the accommodation groove, wherein each of the porous rings comprises a fluid channel, wherein each of the disc seats comprises a gas channel, wherein the gas channel is in communication with the corresponding fluid channel, wherein the porous rings of the two thrust bearings are oppositely disposed, wherein the adjustment ring is located between the disc seats of the two thrust bearings, and wherein the thrust disc is fastened to the rotor and is located between the porous material rings of the two thrust bearings.
Method for feeding an optical cored wire into a molten metal bath, wherein the optical cored wire is decoiled, a feeding and straightening device with a plurality of rollers (20, 21) conducts feeding of the optical cored wire in a feeding direction towards the metal bath as well as a first straightening of the optical cored wire, and subsequently a separated further plurality of non-motor driven nozzle straighteners arranged between the feeding and straightening device and the metal bath conducts a second straightening of the optical cored wire, and comprising the steps: providing an immersion nozzle comprising a nozzle housing, a plurality of non-motor driven nozzle straighteners inside of the housing and a carrier pipe surrounded by the housing for guiding the optical cored wire, and supplying a purge gas into an annulus outside of the carrier pipe and inside of the housing, wherein a separation is adapted to separate the plurality of non-motor driven nozzle straighteners from the annulus. providing an immersion nozzle comprising a nozzle housing, a plurality of non-motor driven nozzle straighteners inside of the housing and a carrier pipe surrounded by the housing for guiding the optical cored wire, and supplying a purge gas into an annulus outside of the carrier pipe and inside of the housing, wherein a separation is adapted to separate the plurality of non-motor driven nozzle straighteners from the annulus.
Method for controlling a robot for the damp cleaning of a floor surface, wherein the method comprises the following: - travelling over the floor surface and damp cleaning of a section of the floor surface that has been travelled over; - wherein a degree of dampness of a section of the floor surface to be travelled over by the robot is determined (330, 335); and - the section is only travelled over if the degree of dampness lies below a predetermined threshold value, characterised in that - a degree of dampness of the section is determined on the basis of a past cleaning of the section, and - a route leading over the floor surface is planned in such a manner that a treated section, where possible, is only travelled over if its degree of dampness lies below the threshold value. - travelling over the floor surface and damp cleaning of a section of the floor surface that has been travelled over; - wherein a degree of dampness of a section of the floor surface to be travelled over by the robot is determined (330, 335); and - the section is only travelled over if the degree of dampness lies below a predetermined threshold value, characterised in that - a degree of dampness of the section is determined on the basis of a past cleaning of the section, and - a route leading over the floor surface is planned in such a manner that a treated section, where possible, is only travelled over if its degree of dampness lies below the threshold value.
A client device, comprising: a processor; a memory configured to store a biometric reference template, said biometric reference template comprising biometric reference information of a human; and a client authentication module, CAM, configured to evaluate attestation information received from an authentication device and determine whether the authentication device comprises a protected environment isolated from other components of the authentication device and meeting at least one first predetermined criterion for temporary storage of said biometric reference template, said CAM further configured to permit transmission of said biometric reference template to said authentication device for use in a biometric authentication operation if said protected environment meets said first predetermined criterion and to deny transmission of said biometric reference template to said authentication device if said protected environment does not meet said at least one first predetermined criterion a processor; a memory configured to store a biometric reference template, said biometric reference template comprising biometric reference information of a human; and a client authentication module, CAM, configured to evaluate attestation information received from an authentication device and determine whether the authentication device comprises a protected environment isolated from other components of the authentication device and meeting at least one first predetermined criterion for temporary storage of said biometric reference template, said CAM further configured to permit transmission of said biometric reference template to said authentication device for use in a biometric authentication operation if said protected environment meets said first predetermined criterion and to deny transmission of said biometric reference template to said authentication device if said protected environment does not meet said at least one first predetermined criterion
A honeycomb structure comprising a tubular honeycomb structure portion including: porous partition walls with which a plurality of cells extending from one end surface to the other end surface are formed to partition through channels of a fluid, and an outer peripheral wall positioned on an outermost periphery, wherein an electrical resistivity of the partition walls is from 1 to 200 Ωcm, characterized in that: at least a part of the outer peripheral wall is formed by a low Young's modulus portion configured to have a Young's modulus lower than the Young's modulus of the partition walls, and a part other than the low Young's modulus portion in the outer peripheral wall is formed by a high Young's modulus portion configured to have the same Young's modulus as that of the partition walls or a Young's modulus higher than that of the partition walls, and a ratio of the Young's modulus of the low Young's modulus portion to the Young's modulus of the partition walls is from 2 to 95%. at least a part of the outer peripheral wall is formed by a low Young's modulus portion configured to have a Young's modulus lower than the Young's modulus of the partition walls, and a part other than the low Young's modulus portion in the outer peripheral wall is formed by a high Young's modulus portion configured to have the same Young's modulus as that of the partition walls or a Young's modulus higher than that of the partition walls, and a ratio of the Young's modulus of the low Young's modulus portion to the Young's modulus of the partition walls is from 2 to 95%.
A method in a receiver for performing on-the-fly compensation on an offset between a transmitter clock and a receiver clock in order to restore data in a received symbol sequence, the method comprising the steps of: generating a plurality of polyphased received symbol sequences by shifting a relative timing when a received symbol sequence oversampled based on a predetermined number of oversamplings is down-sampled based on the inverse of the predetermined number of oversamplings; shifting by at least one step a timing of at least two of the polyphased received symbol sequences to obtain at least two obtained polyphased symbol sequences; providing tap coefficient sequences (W 0...W 5), each comprising at least two variable tap coefficients, for at least two of the obtained polyphased symbol sequences; applying feedback from an adaptive algorithm to change the size of the tap coefficients based on an error vector calculated as a difference between a correct symbol and the received symbol; monitoring the position of the tap coefficient indicating the maximum size among a plurality of tap coefficients based on a comparison of the sizes of the tap coefficients; and shifting the positions of all tap coefficients and simultaneously skipping or overlapping any one of the oversampled received symbol sequences when the position of the monitored tap coefficient indicating the maximum size has moved to a different tap coefficient position. generating a plurality of polyphased received symbol sequences by shifting a relative timing when a received symbol sequence oversampled based on a predetermined number of oversamplings is down-sampled based on the inverse of the predetermined number of oversamplings; shifting by at least one step a timing of at least two of the polyphased received symbol sequences to obtain at least two obtained polyphased symbol sequences; providing tap coefficient sequences (W 0...W 5), each comprising at least two variable tap coefficients, for at least two of the obtained polyphased symbol sequences; applying feedback from an adaptive algorithm to change the size of the tap coefficients based on an error vector calculated as a difference between a correct symbol and the received symbol; monitoring the position of the tap coefficient indicating the maximum size among a plurality of tap coefficients based on a comparison of the sizes of the tap coefficients; and shifting the positions of all tap coefficients and simultaneously skipping or overlapping any one of the oversampled received symbol sequences when the position of the monitored tap coefficient indicating the maximum size has moved to a different tap coefficient position.
Household dishwasher with a lower dish basket, which comprises a basket-shaped receptacle for items to be washed and a handle arranged on the receptacle for items to be washed, characterised in that - the handle has an adjustable height, - to adjust the height, the handle can be displaced from a starting position into at least one actuation position and - the handle can be locked both in the starting position and in the at least one actuation position with the aid of a locking facility. - the handle has an adjustable height, - to adjust the height, the handle can be displaced from a starting position into at least one actuation position and - the handle can be locked both in the starting position and in the at least one actuation position with the aid of a locking facility.
A method of removing contaminants from cocoa beans, reducing free fatty acids in cocoa butter of the cocoa beans or a combination thereof, the method comprising: placing fermented cocoa beans in contact with a pre-washing solution, wherein the pre-washing solution has a pH of from 8 to 12.5 and wherein a temperature of the pre-washing solution is from 15°C to 90°C; removing the cocoa beans from the pre-washing solution; and processing the pre-washed cocoa beans into cocoa liquor by roasting the pre-washed cocoa beans; removing the shell from the pre-washed cocoa beans, thus producing cocoa nibs; and grinding the cocoa nibs into the cocoa liquor wherein the cocoa liquor produced from the pre-washed cocoa has a reduced amount of metals, a reduced amount of mycotoxins, a reduced amount of free-fatty acids or any combinations thereof as compared to cocoa liquor produced from cocoa beans not placed in contact with the pre-washing solution. placing fermented cocoa beans in contact with a pre-washing solution, wherein the pre-washing solution has a pH of from 8 to 12.5 and wherein a temperature of the pre-washing solution is from 15°C to 90°C; removing the cocoa beans from the pre-washing solution; and processing the pre-washed cocoa beans into cocoa liquor by roasting the pre-washed cocoa beans; removing the shell from the pre-washed cocoa beans, thus producing cocoa nibs; and grinding the cocoa nibs into the cocoa liquor wherein the cocoa liquor produced from the pre-washed cocoa has a reduced amount of metals, a reduced amount of mycotoxins, a reduced amount of free-fatty acids or any combinations thereof as compared to cocoa liquor produced from cocoa beans not placed in contact with the pre-washing solution.
A security device comprising a substrate having an array of microlenses on one side and defining a first frequency vector (f microlens), and at least two corresponding arrays of microimages (300,330) on the other side and defining respective second frequency vectors (f c,f o), the microimages being located at a distance from the microlenses substantially equal to the focal length of the microlenses, the substrate being sufficiently transparent to enable light to pass through the microlenses so as to reach the microimages (300,330), characterized in that the microimages (300,330) within each array are the same, but differ from the microimages in the or each other array; and in that the at least two microimage arrays are in imperfect registration with the microlens array, and wherein the arrays of microimages are arranged such that their second frequency vectors (f c,f o) are at different rotational angles and/or have a different magnitude with respect to the first frequency vector (f microlens) of the microlens array, the arrangement being such that when the microimages (300,330) are viewed through the microlens array, moire magnified versions of the microimages are visible and, when the substrate is tilted in at least one sense, the magnified images of the arrays move in different directions.