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An assembly for a differential unit of a vehicle, the assembly comprising: - a first housing portion designed to be assembled with a second housing portion for forming a differential carrier housing; - a first and a second supporting devices (30, 301, 302), each comprising a main portion having substantially the shape of a ring and a base portion attached to the first housing portion so that the main portions of the first and second supporting devices are substantially coaxial along a longitudinal direction, the first and second supporting devices being configured to support, in use, a system comprising a crown wheel and a differential housing containing a differential, the system having two end portions each including a bearing which has an inner ring arranged around the differential housing, an outer ring configured to be mounted in the main portion of one of the supporting devices, and rolling elements; wherein the first housing portion, the first supporting device and the second supporting device are made as a single piece, characterized in that the main portion of at least one supporting device comprises a notch for inserting at least part of a corresponding end portion of the system, the notch opening: - in a radial direction, which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; and - in the longitudinal direction, towards the opposite supporting device. - a first housing portion designed to be assembled with a second housing portion for forming a differential carrier housing; - a first and a second supporting devices (30, 301, 302), each comprising a main portion having substantially the shape of a ring and a base portion attached to the first housing portion so that the main portions of the first and second supporting devices are substantially coaxial along a longitudinal direction, the first and second supporting devices being configured to support, in use, a system comprising a crown wheel and a differential housing containing a differential, the system having two end portions each including a bearing which has an inner ring arranged around the differential housing, an outer ring configured to be mounted in the main portion of one of the supporting devices, and rolling elements; - in a radial direction, which is orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; and - in the longitudinal direction, towards the opposite supporting device.
Method for determining a distance of an object from a motor vehicle using a PMD sensor, comprising the following steps: - during a measurement cycle, measuring a phase shift of a measurement signal reflected on the object for at least one modulation frequency, wherein the modulation frequency is selected in such a way that, in a coverage area beginning at the motor vehicle, a distance can be unambiguously determined from the phase shift, and - carrying out a time-of-flight measurement for an individual signal reflected on the object during a time interval beginning with the emission of the individual signal and ending at a time corresponding to a double passage through the coverage area, wherein the phase shift measurement and the time-of-flight measurement follow one another, - if a reflected individual signal has been measured during the time interval, determining a distance from the phase shift, - if no reflected individual signal has been measured during the time interval., discarding the phase shift without determining a distance. - during a measurement cycle, measuring a phase shift of a measurement signal reflected on the object for at least one modulation frequency, wherein the modulation frequency is selected in such a way that, in a coverage area beginning at the motor vehicle, a distance can be unambiguously determined from the phase shift, and - carrying out a time-of-flight measurement for an individual signal reflected on the object during a time interval beginning with the emission of the individual signal and ending at a time corresponding to a double passage through the coverage area, wherein the phase shift measurement and the time-of-flight measurement follow one another, - if a reflected individual signal has been measured during the time interval, determining a distance from the phase shift, - if no reflected individual signal has been measured during the time interval., discarding the phase shift without determining a distance.
A ligating device comprising: a capsule having an interior; a clamp assembly including a plurality of clamps, each clamp including a first arm having a first free end and a second arm having a second free end, wherein the clamp assembly includes a compacted state in which the plurality of clamps are compressed within the capsule and a deployed state in which at least the free ends (34, 38) of the plurality of clamps are positioned outside of the interior of the capsule, wherein the first free end is closer to the second free end in the compacted state as compared to the deployed state; a push rod releasably secured to the clamp assembly, wherein the push rod is configured to transition the plurality of clamps from the compacted arrangement to the deployed arrangement; and wherein the clamp assembly is configured to be deliverable within the capsule and to be deployable from the capsule to engage heart valve leaflets (L1, L2) and to pull the leaflets into the capsule where the leaflets (L1, L2) will be compressively secured and clamped together. a capsule having an interior; a clamp assembly including a plurality of clamps, each clamp including a first arm having a first free end and a second arm having a second free end, wherein the clamp assembly includes a compacted state in which the plurality of clamps are compressed within the capsule and a deployed state in which at least the free ends (34, 38) of the plurality of clamps are positioned outside of the interior of the capsule, wherein the first free end is closer to the second free end in the compacted state as compared to the deployed state; a push rod releasably secured to the clamp assembly, wherein the push rod is configured to transition the plurality of clamps from the compacted arrangement to the deployed arrangement; and wherein the clamp assembly is configured to be deliverable within the capsule and to be deployable from the capsule to engage heart valve leaflets (L1, L2) and to pull the leaflets into the capsule where the leaflets (L1, L2) will be compressively secured and clamped together.
A process for preparing polyamides, comprising a solid phase postpolymerization of a polyamide prepolymer, wherein the polyamide prepolymer is contacted prior to and/or during the solid phase postpolymerization with an aqueous composition comprising at least the following components: A) at least one first compound selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, fully neutralized salts of phosphoric acid, partly neutralized salts of phosphoric acid and mixtures thereof, and B) at least one second compound other than A), where component B) comprises succinic acid or succinic anhydride or consists of succinic acid or succinic anhydride, and wherein the polyamide prepolymer is contacted with the aqueous composition at a temperature and a pressure at which the aqueous composition is liquid, wherein the molar ratio of component B to the reactive groups of the prepolymer is 1:50 to 1:5. A) at least one first compound selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, fully neutralized salts of phosphoric acid, partly neutralized salts of phosphoric acid and mixtures thereof, and B) at least one second compound other than A), where component B) comprises succinic acid or succinic anhydride or consists of succinic acid or succinic anhydride,
A fluid ejection system (10, 100) comprising: a fluid ejection die (12, 106, 200, 300) comprising a plurality of nozzles (14, 108, 202) configured to eject fluid drops and a plurality of strain gauge sensors (16, 107, 204, 304, 400, 410, 506, 532) configured to sense strain at various locations within the fluid ejection die (12, 106, 200, 300); and characterized in that the fluid ejection system (10, 100) further comprises: a controller (18, 120) configured to receive the sensed strain from each strain gauge sensor (16, 107, 204, 304, 400, 410, 506, 532) to determine a strain profile of the fluid ejection die (12, 106, 200, 300) indicating a fluid ejection die flatness and/or fragility.
Apparatus for regulating the flow of cooling fluid to equipment mounted in an equipment mounting structure, the apparatus comprising, for each of a plurality of openings to the equipment mounting structure, each opening allowing cooling fluid to flow into a different section of the equipment mounting structure and in fluid communication with a cooling fluid inlet of equipment when said equipment is mounted within that section: a valve selectively configurable to control the rate of cooling fluid flowing through the opening; and a cooling fluid flow regulator coupled to the valve and operable to configure the coupled valve in accordance with received control signals generated in dependence upon indications of operating states of equipment mounted within the section into which the opening allows cooling fluid to flow; a controller operable to receive indications of operating states of equipment mounted within each of a plurality of different sections of the equipment mounting structure, to generate control signals for the cooling fluid flow regulator coupled to the valve controlling the rate of cooling fluid flowing through the opening into each of the plurality of different sections on the basis of the received indications, and to transmit the control signals to the cooling fluid flow regulators; a cooling fluid supply system operable to supply cooling fluid to a cooling fluid distribution network by which the plurality of openings to the equipment mounting structure are in fluid communication with the cooling fluid supply system; wherein the controller is operable to control the rate at which the cooling fluid supply system is operable to supply cooling fluid, and the temperature of the cooling fluid supplied by the cooling fluid supply system, in dependence upon the received indications of operating states of mounted equipment. a valve selectively configurable to control the rate of cooling fluid flowing through the opening; and a cooling fluid flow regulator coupled to the valve and operable to configure the coupled valve in accordance with received control signals generated in dependence upon indications of operating states of equipment mounted within the section into which the opening allows cooling fluid to flow; a controller operable to receive indications of operating states of equipment mounted within each of a plurality of different sections of the equipment mounting structure, to generate control signals for the cooling fluid flow regulator coupled to the valve controlling the rate of cooling fluid flowing through the opening into each of the plurality of different sections on the basis of the received indications, and to transmit the control signals to the cooling fluid flow regulators; a cooling fluid supply system operable to supply cooling fluid to a cooling fluid distribution network by which the plurality of openings to the equipment mounting structure are in fluid communication with the cooling fluid supply system;
A product or product packaging with a structural element which produces a three-dimensionally appearing representation of an object, wherein the structural element comprises: - a reflection image structure of the object, which comprises a relief structure with relief elements (121, 122) and a reflective layer, wherein the reflection image structure for the viewer makes the representation of the object appear three-dimensional against the surface; and - a printed, multicolored color image; wherein the color image and/or the reflective layer are semitransparent, wherein the relief structure is incorporated into a surface of the product, respectively of the product packaging, and the printed, multicolored color image is a color image of the object which is arranged in relation to the reflection image structure in such a manner that the representation of the object for the viewer appears multicolored and three-dimensional, characterized in that the reflective relief elements (121, 122) have a lateral size of more than 30 μm. - a reflection image structure of the object, which comprises a relief structure with relief elements (121, 122) and a reflective layer, wherein the reflection image structure for the viewer makes the representation of the object appear three-dimensional against the surface; and - a printed, multicolored color image; wherein the color image and/or the reflective layer are semitransparent, wherein the relief structure is incorporated into a surface of the product, respectively of the product packaging, and the printed, multicolored color image is a color image of the object which is arranged in relation to the reflection image structure in such a manner that the representation of the object for the viewer appears multicolored and three-dimensional, characterized in that wherein the color image and/or the reflective layer are semitransparent, wherein the relief structure is incorporated into a surface of the product, respectively of the product packaging, and the printed, multicolored color image is a color image of the object which is arranged in relation to the reflection image structure in such a manner that the representation of the object for the viewer appears multicolored and three-dimensional, characterized in that
Welding unit cooling device comprising a coolant feed (4a, b) and a coolant discharge (3a, b) for connecting with a welding unit, a coolant tank, a heat exchanger (5a, b) as well as a pumping device, characterized in that the coolant tank has at least one wall portion that is at least partially permeable to light, that a lighting means is placed for irradiation of light into the inside of the coolant tank and that a control device is placed that is designed for the optical encoding of a value of an operating parameter or of an operating state of the cooling device and/or of the welding unit and for controlling the lighting means for the optical signaling of the respectively encoded value of the operating parameter and/or of the operating state.
Device for controlling the temperature of floors or walls in structures by reducing the unwanted production of heat in the area of connection lines, comprising • a structure with several storeys, which has a heat reservoir on one storey, in which a heat carrier which is heated with respect to the environment is provided for heating the device, • pipelines (4,7), which lead from the heat reservoir into a distributor system and are guided from said distributor system via an opening through the ceiling or the floor base of the storey whose temperature is to be controlled, so that from the opening a plurality of pipelines (4,7) are guided in and through the rooms whose temperature is to be controlled, wherein • the floor is covered with an insulating board, in which the pipelines coming from the heat reservoir are laid into channels, and said pipelines are connection lines in the insulating board which connection lines can be used for channelling the heat carrier into adjacent rooms, and wherein above the insulating board between the insulating board and the floor additional pipelines are attached by means of a fastening means for channelling the heat carrier, which due their proximity to the overlying floor can be used for heating the room above, and • the insulating board and the pipelines lying on the latter are covered by a floor, characterised in that • an additional board is provided over the insulating board and underneath the overlying pipelines used for heating and the floor, which board is constructed from hollow chambers and which is visually transparent. • a structure with several storeys, which has a heat reservoir on one storey, in which a heat carrier which is heated with respect to the environment is provided for heating the device, • pipelines (4,7), which lead from the heat reservoir into a distributor system and are guided from said distributor system via an opening through the ceiling or the floor base of the storey whose temperature is to be controlled, so that from the opening a plurality of pipelines (4,7) are guided in and through the rooms whose temperature is to be controlled, wherein • the floor is covered with an insulating board, in which the pipelines coming from the heat reservoir are laid into channels, and said pipelines are connection lines in the insulating board which connection lines can be used for channelling the heat carrier into adjacent rooms, and wherein above the insulating board between the insulating board and the floor additional pipelines are attached by means of a fastening means for channelling the heat carrier, which due their proximity to the overlying floor can be used for heating the room above, and • the insulating board and the pipelines lying on the latter are covered by a floor, characterised in that • an additional board is provided over the insulating board and underneath the overlying pipelines used for heating and the floor, which board is constructed from hollow chambers and which is visually transparent.
Motor vehicle door latch with a locking mechanism, operating lever chain and a drive (4, 5) to electrically open the locking mechanism, whereby an additional drive (7, 8) is provided that transfers the operating lever chain as required to its "locked" position where the operating lever chain is interrupted mechanically, characterized in that -- the operating lever chain consistently retains its "locked" position and only once the "locked" position of the operating lever chain is reached, is an opening signal generated for the drive (4, 5) to open the locking mechanism electrically, whereby - only in the event of an emergency opening or in the case of a crash, is the operating lever chain effective and transferred prior to this to its "unlocked" position, where the locking mechanism can be opened mechanically by means of the operating lever chain so that for example rescue personnel can open the respective motor vehicle door. -- the operating lever chain consistently retains its "locked" position and only once the "locked" position of the operating lever chain is reached, is an opening signal generated for the drive (4, 5) to open the locking mechanism electrically, whereby - only in the event of an emergency opening or in the case of a crash, is the operating lever chain effective and transferred prior to this to its "unlocked" position, where the locking mechanism can be opened mechanically by means of the operating lever chain so that for example rescue personnel can open the respective motor vehicle door.
Passenger seat arrangement comprising: - at least one first seat arranged at a first lower level, and - at least one second seat arranged at a second elevated level, wherein each of the first and the second seat comprises a supporting surface (18, 20) for supporting a passenger which is movable between an upright seating position and a reclined lying position, and wherein at least one of the first and the second seat (12, 14) is constructed in such a manner that a movement of its supporting surface (18, 20) from the upright seating position into the reclined lying position results in an increase of a distance between the supporting surface of the first seat and the supporting surface of the second seat, characterized in that the second seat is constructed in such a manner that a movement of its supporting surface from the upright seating position into the reclined lying position results in a raising of the supporting surface relative to the supporting surface of the first seat thereby increasing the distance between the supporting surface of the first seat and the supporting surface of the second seat. - at least one first seat arranged at a first lower level, and - at least one second seat arranged at a second elevated level,
An apparatus for use in removal or installation of a bearing unit in a bedplate of a wind turbine, the apparatus comprising: a frame fixable to a downwind end of the bedplate adjacent to the bearing unit; cradle members mounted on the frame at a location such that the bearing unit can be slid out of the bedplate and supported on the cradle members, or slid from the cradle members into the bedplate; and the cradle members adjustable on the frame in a transverse and vertical direction to accommodate bearing units of varying size. a frame fixable to a downwind end of the bedplate adjacent to the bearing unit; cradle members mounted on the frame at a location such that the bearing unit can be slid out of the bedplate and supported on the cradle members, or slid from the cradle members into the bedplate; and the cradle members adjustable on the frame in a transverse and vertical direction to accommodate bearing units of varying size.
A signal sending method, comprising: determining (101, 301), by a device, a first value; determining (102, 302), by the device, a first signal sending moment according to the first value; determining (103, 304), by the device, whether a clear channel assessment, CCA, end moment is the first signal sending moment; and if the CCA end moment is the first signal sending moment, sending (104, 305), by the device, a signal at the first signal sending moment wherein the determining (102, 302), by the device, a first signal sending moment according to the first value comprises: calculating, by the device, X 1 according to a formula X 1 = mod( X, N); dividing, by the device, 0,1,···,N-1 into M groups, wherein each group is corresponding to a signal sending moment; and selecting, by the device, a signal sending moment of a group in which X 1 is located as the first signal sending moment, wherein mod() is a modulo function, X is the first value, N is a positive integer greater than 1, X and M are positive integers, and N ≥ M. determining (101, 301), by a device, a first value; determining (102, 302), by the device, a first signal sending moment according to the first value; determining (103, 304), by the device, whether a clear channel assessment, CCA, end moment is the first signal sending moment; and if the CCA end moment is the first signal sending moment, sending (104, 305), by the device, a signal at the first signal sending moment wherein the determining (102, 302), by the device, a first signal sending moment according to the first value comprises: calculating, by the device, X 1 according to a formula X 1 = mod( X, N); dividing, by the device, 0,1,···,N-1 into M groups, wherein each group is corresponding to a signal sending moment; and selecting, by the device, a signal sending moment of a group in which X 1 is located as the first signal sending moment, wherein calculating, by the device, X 1 according to a formula X 1 = mod( X, N); dividing, by the device, 0,1,···,N-1 into M groups, wherein each group is corresponding to a signal sending moment; and selecting, by the device, a signal sending moment of a group in which X 1 is located as the first signal sending moment, wherein mod() is a modulo function, X is the first value, N is a positive integer greater than 1, X and M are positive integers, and N ≥ M.