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Module (20,60,70) for an object-holding drawer of a dashboard of a motor vehicle; the module can be chosen from a plurality of different modules for accommodating different objects and comprising: - a container (21,71) defining an access opening; - attachment means to connect the said container (21,71) in a fixed position and in an interchangeable manner to a shell of said object-holding drawer; - a door to open and close the said access opening; - two hinge elements coaxial with each other along a horizontal axis to hinge the said door to the said container (21,71) about the said horizontal axis; characterised in that the said hinge elements form part of the said attachment means. - a container (21,71) defining an access opening; - attachment means to connect the said container (21,71) in a fixed position and in an interchangeable manner to a shell of said object-holding drawer; - a door to open and close the said access opening; - two hinge elements coaxial with each other along a horizontal axis to hinge the said door to the said container (21,71) about the said horizontal axis;
A process for the production of vinyl chloride comprising the step of passing a feed stream comprising ethylene dichloride, wherein the feed stream comprising ethylene dichloride comprises at least 80% by weight of EDC, over a catalyst system comprising a dehydrochlorination catalyst and a hydrochlorination catalyst at a temperature sufficient to effect dehydrochlorination of the ethylene dichloride to produce vinyl chloride; wherein the dehydrochlorination catalyst comprises a supported palladium catalyst comprising palladium in reduced form; wherein the hydrochlorination catalyst comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, mercury, palladium, silver, ruthenium, iridium, platinum, rhodium, copper, bismuth, tin, zirconium, antimony, and lead or a compound thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metal in the hydrochlorination catalyst is present in a positive oxidation state; and wherein the molar ratio of EDC: H 2 in the feed stream is 1: < 0.1. wherein the dehydrochlorination catalyst comprises a supported palladium catalyst comprising palladium in reduced form; wherein the hydrochlorination catalyst comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, mercury, palladium, silver, ruthenium, iridium, platinum, rhodium, copper, bismuth, tin, zirconium, antimony, and lead or a compound thereof, wherein at least a portion of the metal in the hydrochlorination catalyst is present in a positive oxidation state; and wherein the molar ratio of EDC: H 2 in the feed stream is 1: < 0.1.
A geared motor for a mechanical parking brake actuator of a drum brake including an electric motor and a reduction gearbox, wherein the electric motor has an output shaft extending along a first axis, the reduction gearbox includes an output axis extending along a second axis, wherein the geared motor also includes at least one angle transmission between the electric motor and the reduction gearbox and is characterized in that said angle transmission comprises a crown gear.
A vehicle comprising: a display unit configured to display a first character input User Interface (Ul) in which a plurality of characters are arranged to surround a predetermined reference point; a touch input apparatus (100, 200) having a concave area (110, 210, 220) configured to detect a touch gesture of selecting one character of the plurality of characters; and a controller configured to control the display unit to display, if the number of pre-stored completed character combinations corresponding to an input character combination configured with at least one character sequentially selected according to the touch gesture detected by the touch input apparatus (100, 200) is smaller than or equal to a threshold value, a second character input UI in which the completed character combinations corresponding to the input character combination are arranged to surround the reference point, wherein the touch input apparatus includes a concave area divided into a first area and a second area, wherein the second area corresponds to the central part of the concave area and has a circular shape, and the first area surrounds the circumference of the second area, wherein if a gesture of moving a touch location from the first area to the second area is detected, the controller controls the display unit to inform that a character or a completed character combination corresponding to the touch location of the first area was selected. a display unit configured to display a first character input User Interface (Ul) in which a plurality of characters are arranged to surround a predetermined reference point; a touch input apparatus (100, 200) having a concave area (110, 210, 220) configured to detect a touch gesture of selecting one character of the plurality of characters; and a controller configured to control the display unit to display, if the number of pre-stored completed character combinations corresponding to an input character combination configured with at least one character sequentially selected according to the touch gesture detected by the touch input apparatus (100, 200) is smaller than or equal to a threshold value, a second character input UI in which the completed character combinations corresponding to the input character combination are arranged to surround the reference point, wherein the touch input apparatus includes a concave area divided into a first area and a second area, wherein the second area corresponds to the central part of the concave area and has a circular shape, and the first area surrounds the circumference of the second area, wherein if a gesture of moving a touch location from the first area to the second area is detected, the controller controls the display unit to inform that a character or a completed character combination corresponding to the touch location of the first area was selected.
A storage bottle for a consumable liquid of an industrial ink jet printer for printing on goods, which is manufactured by means of a blow molding process from a plastic, such as PE, for example, and has a bottle neck leading into an opening; on the inner wall of the bottle neck, at least one projection is located, which projects radially inwards from the inner wall of the bottle neck; a peripherally extending receiving region for an attachment part, such as a ring, for example, is located axially between the projection and the opening, characterized in that the projections extend in the circumferential direction over less than 4°, in particular less than 2.5°.
An apparatus for fixing a surgically cut sternum during healing, the sternum having been cut into at least two fragments, the apparatus comprising: an elastic cable configured to secure said sternum fragments in apposition in proper position to promote bony healing; and a tensioning tool configured to apply variable tension to said elastic cable, said elastic cable being configured to accept repeated cycles of extension and contraction while maintaining the ability to provide a compressive load on the sternum fragments, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a pressure transducer configured to be inserted between the sternum fragments; and a pressure monitoring system coupled to the pressure transducer and configured to measure pressure sensed by said transducer, wherein the tensioning tool is configured to apply tension to said elastic cable to apply pressure between the sternum fragments, said tensioning tool being configured, in response to user manipulation or a programmed digital computer, to adjust the tension on the elastic cable to set the pressure between the sternum fragments to a desired compression range. an elastic cable configured to secure said sternum fragments in apposition in proper position to promote bony healing; and a tensioning tool configured to apply variable tension to said elastic cable, said elastic cable being configured to accept repeated cycles of extension and contraction while maintaining the ability to provide a compressive load on the sternum fragments, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a pressure transducer configured to be inserted between the sternum fragments; and a pressure monitoring system coupled to the pressure transducer and configured to measure pressure sensed by said transducer, wherein the tensioning tool is configured to apply tension to said elastic cable to apply pressure between the sternum fragments, said tensioning tool being configured, in response to user manipulation or a programmed digital computer, to adjust the tension on the elastic cable to set the pressure between the sternum fragments to a desired compression range. a pressure transducer configured to be inserted between the sternum fragments; and a pressure monitoring system coupled to the pressure transducer and configured to measure pressure sensed by said transducer, wherein the tensioning tool is configured to apply tension to said elastic cable to apply pressure between the sternum fragments, said tensioning tool being configured, in response to user manipulation or a programmed digital computer, to adjust the tension on the elastic cable to set the pressure between the sternum fragments to a desired compression range.
A hot-blast stove system comprising: a hot-blast stove configured to perform an on-blast operation for delivering a hot blast to a blast furnace and an on-gas operation for combusting a fuel gas in the hot-blast stove; a fuel gas supply line configured to supply a blast furnace top gas from the blast furnace to the hot-blast stove as the fuel gas; and a booster provided in the fuel gas supply line to raise a pressure of the fuel gas so that a furnace pressure in the hot-blast stove during the on-gas operation is equal to the furnace pressure during the on-blast operation. a hot-blast stove configured to perform an on-blast operation for delivering a hot blast to a blast furnace and an on-gas operation for combusting a fuel gas in the hot-blast stove; a fuel gas supply line configured to supply a blast furnace top gas from the blast furnace to the hot-blast stove as the fuel gas; and a booster provided in the fuel gas supply line to raise a pressure of the fuel gas so that a furnace pressure in the hot-blast stove during the on-gas operation is equal to the furnace pressure during the on-blast operation.
An evaporator comprising; an enclosure with an outlet; at least one refrigerant passage within the enclosure; a baffle having an impingement surface within the enclosure, wherein the impingement surface is positioned orthogonally to a passage axis of the at least one refrigerant passage; a vapor flow region interposed between an outlet end of the refrigerant passage and the impingement surface; a liquid accumulation region at a lower end of the impingement surface; and an upper end of the impingement surface being in direct communication with the outlet, characterised in that the evaporator further comprising: a metering orifice passing through, in a direction parallel to the passage axis of the at least one refrigerant passage, a position in the impingement surface, wherein the position is adjacent the liquid accumulation region; the liquid accumulation region being in communication with the outlet through the metering orifice; and the lower end of the impingement surface being attached to the bottom of the enclosure.
A device delivery system for delivering an endoscopic device to an endoscope, comprising: an insertion instrument having a pair of pivotable arms (312, 314), the arms extending from a device delivery portion of the insertion instrument at a first end, into a handle portion at an opposed, second end, and connected together at a pivotable connection, a bracket connected to a back plate for placement of the endoscopic device to be delivered thereagainst, and an extension shaft extending from the back plate and configured to extend through a working channel of the endoscopic device to be delivered; and a removable spacer for enclosing the first end of the insertion instrument. an insertion instrument having a pair of pivotable arms (312, 314), the arms extending from a device delivery portion of the insertion instrument at a first end, into a handle portion at an opposed, second end, and connected together at a pivotable connection, a bracket connected to a back plate for placement of the endoscopic device to be delivered thereagainst, and an extension shaft extending from the back plate and configured to extend through a working channel of the endoscopic device to be delivered; and a removable spacer for enclosing the first end of the insertion instrument.
Clock with a dynamic, analogue display of the time, comprising a plurality of time hands (10a,10b,10c), which are arranged so that they are rotatable around common axis, whereby the clock comprises a clock case, which has an essentially spherical shape, and whereby the time hands (10a,10b,10c) have a curvature essentially matching the spherical case of the clock case, characterized in that each one of the time hands (10a, 10b, 10c) is driven by at least one gear wheel, whereby the at least one gear wheel has curvature matching the spherical shape of the clock case.
An image-capturing unit comprising: an imaging section; a holding section configured to hold a subject to be imaged by the imaging section; a light irradiation section configured to select light of one or more light sources out of multiple light sources (44, 45, 47a, 47b, 47c, 48a, 48b, 48c) having different wavelengths and to irradiate the subject held in the holding section with the light; a storage section configured to store a correspondence among a color of the light emitted for irradiating the subject by the light irradiation section, a material of an irradiation surface irradiated with the light, and a resolution representing the number of pixels per unit length; and an image processing section configured to obtain the resolution from the correspondence, based on the color of the light emitted for irradiating the subject and the material of the irradiation surface of the subject, and to process a subject image by using the resolution, when the image processing section processes the subject image obtained by causing the imaging section to image the subject while irradiating the subject with the light of the light source selected from among the multiple light sources (44, 45, 47a, 47b, 47c, 48a, 48b, 48c). an imaging section; a holding section configured to hold a subject to be imaged by the imaging section; a light irradiation section configured to select light of one or more light sources out of multiple light sources (44, 45, 47a, 47b, 47c, 48a, 48b, 48c) having different wavelengths and to irradiate the subject held in the holding section with the light; a storage section configured to store a correspondence among a color of the light emitted for irradiating the subject by the light irradiation section, a material of an irradiation surface irradiated with the light, and a resolution representing the number of pixels per unit length; and an image processing section configured to obtain the resolution from the correspondence, based on the color of the light emitted for irradiating the subject and the material of the irradiation surface of the subject, and to process a subject image by using the resolution, when the image processing section processes the subject image obtained by causing the imaging section to image the subject while irradiating the subject with the light of the light source selected from among the multiple light sources (44, 45, 47a, 47b, 47c, 48a, 48b, 48c).
A mobile high density read chamber for scanning a plurality of RFID tagged items, comprising: an enclosure including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sidewall extending between the upper and lower surfaces to define an interior of the enclosure; an access associated with the sidewall and configured to be at least partially opened to access the interior of the enclosure from an outside location; an RFID reader including at least one antenna positioned within the interior of the enclosure and configured to emit a scanning signal within the interior of the enclosure; characterized by a base supporting the enclosure via vertical supports, the base comprising an upper surface defining a horizontal support surface spaced below the enclosure; and at least one movement member supporting the base and configured to engage a ground surface for transport of the mobile high density read chamber. an enclosure including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sidewall extending between the upper and lower surfaces to define an interior of the enclosure; an access associated with the sidewall and configured to be at least partially opened to access the interior of the enclosure from an outside location; an RFID reader including at least one antenna positioned within the interior of the enclosure and configured to emit a scanning signal within the interior of the enclosure; a base supporting the enclosure via vertical supports, the base comprising an upper surface defining a horizontal support surface spaced below the enclosure; and at least one movement member supporting the base and configured to engage a ground surface for transport of the mobile high density read chamber.
An annealed meltblown nonwoven fabric, obtainable by means of a method in which at least a portion of the meltblown nonwoven fabric is subsequently annealed at a temperature between the glass transition temperature and 0.1 °C below the current melting temperature of the filaments of the meltblown nonwoven fabric, the meltblown nonwoven fabric being composed of filaments of a polyolefin, and the meltblown nonwoven fabric having a weight per unit area of 100 to 600 g/m 2, a density of from 5 to 50 kg/m 3, and a compression hardness at 60% compression of at least 2 kPa as measured according to DIN EN ISO 3386.
A spiral slicer, comprising: a first housing portion pivotally attached to a second housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion defining a conical housing having sidewalls inclining from an open narrow end to a wide end having an open rim, the conical housing further defining an interior space between the narrow end and the wide end; the conical housing further being selectively movable between a closed position in which the first housing portion and the second housing portion cooperate to form the conical housing, and an open position in which the first housing portion is pivoted apart from the second housing portion; and a main slicing blade mounted on the first housing portion, the first housing portion further having a blade opening extending along the main slicing blade, whereby a food item sliced by the main slicing blade will pass through the blade opening. a first housing portion pivotally attached to a second housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion defining a conical housing having sidewalls inclining from an open narrow end to a wide end having an open rim, the conical housing further defining an interior space between the narrow end and the wide end; the conical housing further being selectively movable between a closed position in which the first housing portion and the second housing portion cooperate to form the conical housing, and an open position in which the first housing portion is pivoted apart from the second housing portion; and a main slicing blade mounted on the first housing portion, the first housing portion further having a blade opening extending along the main slicing blade, whereby a food item sliced by the main slicing blade will pass through the blade opening.
Process of producing a nisin containing lactate ferment comprising the consecutive steps of: a) providing a nutrient medium comprising a solution of a fermentable substrate and a nitrogen source in an aqueous medium; b) inoculating said nutrient medium with nisin producing lactic acid bacteria; and c) incubating the inoculated nutrient medium nutrient medium under conditions favorable to the growth and/or metabolic activity of said lactic acid bacteria for a period sufficient to produce a fermentation broth containing at least 20 g/l of lactate equivalents and/or at least 1000 IU/ml of nisin equivalent activity, during which period the pH of the fermentation broth is controlled by addition of one or more alkalization agents comprising alkaline sodium and alkaline calcium salts, wherein the Na:Ca (w/w) ratio of the added salts is within the range of 1/6 - 1/2. a) providing a nutrient medium comprising a solution of a fermentable substrate and a nitrogen source in an aqueous medium; b) inoculating said nutrient medium with nisin producing lactic acid bacteria; and c) incubating the inoculated nutrient medium nutrient medium under conditions favorable to the growth and/or metabolic activity of said lactic acid bacteria for a period sufficient to produce a fermentation broth containing at least 20 g/l of lactate equivalents and/or at least 1000 IU/ml of nisin equivalent activity, during which period the pH of the fermentation broth is controlled by addition of one or more alkalization agents comprising alkaline sodium and alkaline calcium salts, wherein the Na:Ca (w/w) ratio of the added salts is within the range of 1/6 - 1/2.
Wood pellet stove with a pellet hopper, comprising a feed device for automatically adding wood pellets from the pellet hopper, and with a stationary lower part and with an upper part, wherein the pellet hopper with the feed device and a grate is accommodated in a stationary lower part, which does not become hot during operation, and the burning chamber is accommodated in an upper stove part, characterised in that the upper stove part is mounted on the lower stove part by means of a turntable so that it can swivel relative to the lower, stationary stove part.
An irradiation device comprising: a fluid treatment chamber configured to receive a biological fluid container, the fluid treatment chamber having opposing first and second sides (16, 18); at least one light source disposed adjacent to at least one of the first and second sides (16, 18) of the fluid treatment chamber; and an indicator; characterized by an overflow reservoir in fluid communication with the fluid treatment chamber to receive fluid leaking from the biological fluid container; a non-contact optical sensor disposed adjacent to the overflow reservoir and configured to generate a signal according to leaked fluid in the overflow reservoir; and a controller coupled to the at least one light source, the non-contact sensor and the indicator, the controller configured to activate the indicator upon receipt of the signal from the sensor and to deactivate the at least one light source subsequent to receipt of the signal from the sensor. a fluid treatment chamber configured to receive a biological fluid container, the fluid treatment chamber having opposing first and second sides (16, 18); at least one light source disposed adjacent to at least one of the first and second sides (16, 18) of the fluid treatment chamber; and an indicator; characterized by an overflow reservoir in fluid communication with the fluid treatment chamber to receive fluid leaking from the biological fluid container; a non-contact optical sensor disposed adjacent to the overflow reservoir and configured to generate a signal according to leaked fluid in the overflow reservoir; and a controller coupled to the at least one light source, the non-contact sensor and the indicator, the controller configured to activate the indicator upon receipt of the signal from the sensor and to deactivate the at least one light source subsequent to receipt of the signal from the sensor.