mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Method for operating an injector for injecting fuel, having a piezo actuator by means of which a switching valve, which defines an injection quantity of the injector, can be operated, wherein the switching valve sets a fluid pressure in a switching chamber of the injector and the piezo actuator is electrically actuatable by a control unit, wherein the switching chamber is arranged at the end side of an injector needle oppositely in relation to at least one injection opening, wherein a reduction of the fluid pressure in the switching chamber causes an opening movement of the injector needle and, conversely, an increase of the fluid pressure in the switching chamber causes a closing movement of the injector needle, wherein the actuator is actuated such that the switching valve is switched over from an opening movement directly into a closing movement, characterized by the following method steps: a) determining a minimum limit actuation period (AD grenz) that can be implemented by the control unit, b) determining a fuel quantity to be injected from a torque demand during the operation of an internal combustion engine, c) ascertaining an actuation period of the piezo actuator that is suitable for the fuel quantity to be injected, d) if the ascertained actuation period AD is shorter than the limit actuation period AD grenz, then the actuation period AD of the piezo actuator is set equal to AD grenz, and, from the difference between AD grenz and AD, a charge quantity is determined that is reduced in relation to the charge quantity in the case of an actuation period AD ≥ AD grenz, e) charging the piezo actuator with this reduced electrical charge quantity. a) determining a minimum limit actuation period (AD grenz) that can be implemented by the control unit, b) determining a fuel quantity to be injected from a torque demand during the operation of an internal combustion engine, c) ascertaining an actuation period of the piezo actuator that is suitable for the fuel quantity to be injected, d) if the ascertained actuation period AD is shorter than the limit actuation period AD grenz, then the actuation period AD of the piezo actuator is set equal to AD grenz, and, from the difference between AD grenz and AD, a charge quantity is determined that is reduced in relation to the charge quantity in the case of an actuation period AD ≥ AD grenz, e) charging the piezo actuator with this reduced electrical charge quantity.
An additive manufacturing system comprising: a chamber comprising at least first and second side walls connected with a bottom wall and a top wall; a central deformable insulator having a first edge and a second edge; a print head carriage movably retained within the central deformable insulator and configured to move one or more print heads (204, 206) within a build plane of the build chamber; and a first dynamic thermal barrier and a second dynamic thermal barrier, each thermal barrier having a length between a proximal edge (16, 116) and a distal edge (18, 118), wherein the proximal edge (16, 116) is configured to be secured to a respective one of the first and second edges (32, 33) of the central deformable insulator and the distal edge (18, 118) is configured to be retained to the build chamber such that, as the print head carriage moves laterally, the first and second dynamic thermal barriers (12, 14) each move with the print head carriage, characterized in that the distal edge (18, 118) is configured to be retained slidably to the build chamber such that, as the print head carriage moves laterally, the first and second dynamic thermal barriers (12, 14) retain their length and are configured to flex and move in a non-planar path. a chamber comprising at least first and second side walls connected with a bottom wall and a top wall; a central deformable insulator having a first edge and a second edge; a print head carriage movably retained within the central deformable insulator and configured to move one or more print heads (204, 206) within a build plane of the build chamber; and a first dynamic thermal barrier and a second dynamic thermal barrier, each thermal barrier having a length between a proximal edge (16, 116) and a distal edge (18, 118), wherein the proximal edge (16, 116) is configured to be secured to a respective one of the first and second edges (32, 33) of the central deformable insulator and the distal edge (18, 118) is configured to be retained to the build chamber such that, as the print head carriage moves laterally, the first and second dynamic thermal barriers (12, 14) each move with the print head carriage, characterized in that the distal edge (18, 118) is configured to be retained slidably to the build chamber such that, as the print head carriage moves laterally, the first and second dynamic thermal barriers (12, 14) retain their length and are configured to flex and move in a non-planar path.
Method for closing a hole, having a hole inner wall and an internal thread having at least one internal thread turn, in a component of a base material, comprising the following steps: - providing a plug having an external thread, which can be fitted into the internal thread and has at least one external thread turn, and a plug head, wherein the plug consists of a base material of the same type and/or a similar type, - fitting the external thread into the internal thread so that the plug head protrudes at least partially from the hole, characterized by - at least partially applying a force to the plug head by a means so that at least a partial deformation of the external thread and of the plug head is achieved, as a result of which the plug is mechanically securely fixed to the component, wherein the force is brought about by wobbling, in particular radial riveting, wherein, by applying the force to the plug head, the plug head, the part of the plug portion facing the plug head, and the external thread are compressed. - providing a plug having an external thread, which can be fitted into the internal thread and has at least one external thread turn, and a plug head, wherein the plug consists of a base material of the same type and/or a similar type, - fitting the external thread into the internal thread so that the plug head protrudes at least partially from the hole, characterized by - at least partially applying a force to the plug head by a means so that at least a partial deformation of the external thread and of the plug head is achieved, as a result of which the plug is mechanically securely fixed to the component, wherein the force is brought about by wobbling, in particular radial riveting, wherein, by applying the force to the plug head, the plug head, the part of the plug portion facing the plug head, and the external thread are compressed.
A system for predicting loading of a landing gear, wherein the landing gear comprises a piston, the system comprising: a plurality of sensors adapted to be positioned proximate to the landing gear which measure strain experienced by the landing gear, and yield strain data; and a processor that receives the strain data from the plurality of sensors and predicts at least one ground load applied to the landing gear based on the strain data; wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least five sensors adapted to be placed on the piston of the landing gear, the plurality of sensors measuring at least five loads comprising a drag load, a side load, a vertical load, a moment drag load, and a moment side load, whereby the strain data may be determined; and wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least one shear sensor in combination with uniaxial sensors. a plurality of sensors adapted to be positioned proximate to the landing gear which measure strain experienced by the landing gear, and yield strain data; and a processor that receives the strain data from the plurality of sensors and predicts at least one ground load applied to the landing gear based on the strain data; wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least five sensors adapted to be placed on the piston of the landing gear, the plurality of sensors measuring at least five loads comprising a drag load, a side load, a vertical load, a moment drag load, and a moment side load, whereby the strain data may be determined; and wherein the plurality of sensors comprises at least one shear sensor in combination with uniaxial sensors.
Key module for modular system devices for electrical installation in buildings or domestic door communication, having at least one key which can be operated by being pressed in a pressing direction perpendicularly in relation to a layout plane, and a module lower part which can be mounted into a system carrier of a system device in the pressing direction, and a module upper part which is connected to the module lower part by mounting in the pressing direction, wherein the module upper part comprises a key carrier on which the key is arranged in a manner mounted such that it can move in the pressing direction, and wherein a circuit carrier with an electronic circuit is accommodated in the module lower part, which electronic circuit contains switching sensors by means of which a switching process is triggered under the action of the pressure which is exerted onto the key in the pressing direction, characterized in that the switching sensors of the circuit carrier are designed as MOC touch pads, and at least one pressure-transmitting element for each key is arranged in a receiving opening of the key carrier in a manner mounted such that it can move over at least one MOC touch pad for operating the MOC touch pad in the pressing direction, and the key is connected to the pressure-transmitting element, wherein a soft component composed of an elastic material is connected in a materially bonded manner to the pressure-transmitting element and to the key carrier and the pressure-transmitting element is mounted in a floating manner by means of the soft component in the receiving opening of the key carrier, wherein the pressure-transmitting element, the soft component and the key carrier are integrally formed as a three-component part, wherein a soft component composed of elastic material is arranged between the key and the key carrier, wherein the key is pulled with a pretension on the soft component in the direction of the key carrier by means of fastening means and a delimiting element on that side of the key carrier which is averted from the key.
Armature for a rotary electric machine intended for use in a motor vehicle, comprising a body made from a ferromagnetic material, comprising: i. a yoke, and ii. teeth extending from the central portion, each of the teeth comprising a surface intended to come into contact with an air gap of said machine, said surface having an axial length greater than an axial length of said yoke, characterized in that only the axial end of the teeth is made from a composite magnetic material, the remainder of the teeth and the yoke being made in one piece from laminated sheet metal. i. a yoke, and ii. teeth extending from the central portion, each of the teeth comprising a surface intended to come into contact with an air gap of said machine, said surface having an axial length greater than an axial length of said yoke, characterized in that only the axial end of the teeth is made from a composite magnetic material, the remainder of the teeth and the yoke being made in one piece from laminated sheet metal.
Medical apparatus, comprising: a flexible insertion tube having a distal end configured for insertion into a cavity in a body of a living subject and containing a lumen passing through the insertion tube to the distal end; an inflatable balloon deployable from the distal end of the insertion tube and configured to be inflated by passage of a fluid through the lumen while the probe is deployed in the cavity in the body; at least one flexible circuit substrate attached to a surface of the inflatable balloon; and one or more electrodes, which comprise a conductive material disposed on an outer side of the at least one flexible circuit substrate so as to contact tissue in the cavity in the body when the balloon is inflated; characterised in that the medical apparatus comprises further a spiral conductive trace disposed on the at least one flexible circuit substrate. a flexible insertion tube having a distal end configured for insertion into a cavity in a body of a living subject and containing a lumen passing through the insertion tube to the distal end; an inflatable balloon deployable from the distal end of the insertion tube and configured to be inflated by passage of a fluid through the lumen while the probe is deployed in the cavity in the body; at least one flexible circuit substrate attached to a surface of the inflatable balloon; and one or more electrodes, which comprise a conductive material disposed on an outer side of the at least one flexible circuit substrate so as to contact tissue in the cavity in the body when the balloon is inflated; characterised in that the medical apparatus comprises further a spiral conductive trace disposed on the at least one flexible circuit substrate.
An ultrasonic probe for supporting spine surgery, comprising: an insertion unit which is adapted to be inserted into a guide hole formed in a vertebral bone; and an operation unit which is adapted to be connected to the insertion unit, to which vibration is transmitted from the insertion unit, and which is adapted to be held by a user, wherein the insertion unit comprises: a tube member; an ultrasonic transducer which is provided at a front end portion of the tube member and for inspecting an inside of the vertebral bone by ultrasound diagnosis; and a front-end component provided at the front end portion of the tube member, and which comprises a metal member having a tactile member for inspecting the inside of the vertebral bone by a tactile sense of the user and an anchor connected to the tactile member, and an insulating member having a surrounding portion surrounding the anchor, and a part of the front-end component, comprising an insertion portion made of the anchor and the surrounding portion is fitted into the tube member; wherein the ultrasonic probe is adapted that a vibration caused when the tactile member contacts an inner wall of the guide hole is transmitted from the tactile member to the anchor, then transmitted form the anchor to the tube member through the surrounding portion, and further transmitted from the tube member to the operation unit. an insertion unit which is adapted to be inserted into a guide hole formed in a vertebral bone; and an operation unit which is adapted to be connected to the insertion unit, to which vibration is transmitted from the insertion unit, and which is adapted to be held by a user, wherein a tube member; an ultrasonic transducer which is provided at a front end portion of the tube member and for inspecting an inside of the vertebral bone by ultrasound diagnosis; and a front-end component provided at the front end portion of the tube member, and which comprises a metal member having a tactile member for inspecting the inside of the vertebral bone by a tactile sense of the user and an anchor connected to the tactile member, and an insulating member having a surrounding portion surrounding the anchor, and a part of the front-end component, comprising an insertion portion made of the anchor and the surrounding portion is fitted into the tube member;
An exhaust heat recovery apparatus comprising: a heat receiving unit configured to heat and vaporize a fluid with heat from exhaust gas; a heat releasing unit configured to receive the fluid in gas phase vaporized in the heat receiving unit and to heat a heating target fluid with the gas phase fluid; a fluid supply pipe through which the gas phase fluid vaporized in the heat receiving unit is supplied to an inner space of the heat releasing unit, and a return path through which the fluid in liquid phase condensed in the heat releasing unit is returned to the heat receiving unit, wherein the heat releasing unit comprises a heating target flow path pipe disposed in the inner space of the heat releasing unit, and wherein the fluid supply pipe comprises an opening in the inner space of the heat releasing unit, characterized in that the fluid supply pipe is separated from the return path so that the fluid heated by the heat from the exhaust gas is circulated sequentially via the heat receiving unit, the fluid supply pipe the heat releasing unit and then the return path, the heating target flow path pipe comprising: a first pipe portion constituting an inflow route for the heating target fluid into the inner space of the heat releasing unit; and a second pipe portion coupled to the first pipe portion via a bent pipe portion that is bent in the inner space or at an exterior of the inner space, the second pipe portion constituting an outflow route for the heating target fluid from the inner space, and wherein the opening is positioned at the centre of the heat releasing unit in a plane view of the heat releasing unit and the first pipe portion, and the second pipe portion are positioned between the fluid supply pipe and side surfaces of a casing of the heat releasing unit in a plane view of the heat releasing unit.
A brake drum and electric motor engagement assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a wheel hub mounted for rotation around a wheel spindle, an electric motor unit having an electric motor rotor, an electric motor stator, and power electronics, the electric motor rotor including a web portion configured to partially enclose the remainder of the electric motor unit and terminate in a circumferentially extending rim, a brake drum defining an engagement surface for drum brake linings, the brake drum having an outboard end securable to the wheel hub, an open inboard end, and a circumferential wall extending between the outboard and inboard ends and surrounding the engagement surface, characterized by a reinforcing ring interlocking the circumferentially extending rim of the web portion and the circumferential wall of the brake drum, the reinforcing ring being secured to the circumferentially extending rim and to the circumferential wall of the brake drum, wherein the reinforcing ring is secured to the circumferential wall of the brake drum at a location disposed axially between the rim of the web portion and the engagement surface of the brake drum. a wheel hub mounted for rotation around a wheel spindle, an electric motor unit having an electric motor rotor, an electric motor stator, and power electronics, the electric motor rotor including a web portion configured to partially enclose the remainder of the electric motor unit and terminate in a circumferentially extending rim, a brake drum defining an engagement surface for drum brake linings, the brake drum having an outboard end securable to the wheel hub, an open inboard end, and a circumferential wall extending between the outboard and inboard ends and surrounding the engagement surface, characterized by a reinforcing ring interlocking the circumferentially extending rim of the web portion and the circumferential wall of the brake drum, the reinforcing ring being secured to the circumferentially extending rim and to the circumferential wall of the brake drum, wherein the reinforcing ring is secured to the circumferential wall of the brake drum at a location disposed axially between the rim of the web portion and the engagement surface of the brake drum.
Method for producing a decorative part for a vehicle interior, comprising a carrier with a decorative layer, which is formed by the carrier or arranged on the carrier and has a front side formed as a visible side of the decorative part, and comprising an at least partially transparent and/or translucent coating system on the front side of the decorative layer, wherein the coating system comprises at least two coating layers (14, 15; 20, 21, 22), which are formed, in particular moulded, on the front side of the decorative layer and are arranged one over the other, wherein a front side of the outermost coating layer (15; 22) that is facing away from the decorative layer has a substantially smooth surface, wherein two coating layers (14, 15; 20, 21, 22) lying one over the other respectively define a boundary surface (18; 23, 24) between them, and wherein the at least one boundary surface (18; 23, 24) has at least in certain portions a three-dimensional structure in relation to the substantially smooth surface of the front side of the outermost coating layer (15; 22), characterized by the following steps: - providing a blank comprising the carrier with the decorative layer formed by the carrier or arranged on the carrier in a lower mould of a coating tool that is intended for receiving the blank, - carrying out a first coating step, wherein the lower mould is brought together with a first upper mould and subsequently a first coating layer (14; 20) of the coating system with a surface structure predetermined by the mould surface of the first upper mould is applied in the coating tool, - carrying out a second coating step, wherein the lower mould is brought together with a second upper mould and subsequently a second coating layer (15; 21) of the coating system with a surface structure predetermined by the mould surface of the second upper mould is applied. - providing a blank comprising the carrier with the decorative layer formed by the carrier or arranged on the carrier in a lower mould of a coating tool that is intended for receiving the blank, - carrying out a first coating step, wherein the lower mould is brought together with a first upper mould and subsequently a first coating layer (14; 20) of the coating system with a surface structure predetermined by the mould surface of the first upper mould is applied in the coating tool, - carrying out a second coating step, wherein the lower mould is brought together with a second upper mould and subsequently a second coating layer (15; 21) of the coating system with a surface structure predetermined by the mould surface of the second upper mould is applied.
A tool comprising: a housing; a handle coupled to, and extending from, the housing, wherein the handle has a first trigger button and a second trigger button; and an interlocking mechanism disposed in the handle, wherein the interlocking mechanism comprises a toggle lever configured to prevent one of the first trigger button or the second trigger button from being triggered while the other of the first trigger button or the second trigger button is triggered. a housing; a handle coupled to, and extending from, the housing, wherein the handle has a first trigger button and a second trigger button; and an interlocking mechanism disposed in the handle, wherein the interlocking mechanism comprises a toggle lever configured to prevent one of the first trigger button or the second trigger button from being triggered while the other of the first trigger button or the second trigger button is triggered.