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A device for holding a contact wire intended to be in contact with at least one railway vehicle, said device comprising: - a support; - a base rotatably mounted on the support around a first rotation axis (A'A) intended to be approximately vertical; - a steady arm having a first end rotatably mounted on the base around a second rotation axis (B'B), and a second end opposite said first end, the second rotation axis (B'B) being approximately perpendicular to the first rotation axis (A'A), the steady arm being moveable between a default position with respect to said base, occupied when the railway vehicle is in a remote position with respect to the steady arm, and a plurality of deviated positions, in which the steady arm deviates from the default position as the railway vehicle is in closer positions with respect to the steady arm; - a clamp connected to the second end of the steady arm, the clamp being intended to be connected to the contact wire; - an elastic element set between the base and the steady arm, said elastic element being configured to be deformed when the steady arm is in the default position and in some of the deviated positions; and - a dampening element configured to dampen movements of the steady arm, whereby the dampening element is configured to be compressed between the steady arm and the base in some of the deviated positions, characterized in that the dampening element is a shock absorber comprising a cylinder, a piston and a stem mounted between the cylinder and the piston. - a support; - a base rotatably mounted on the support around a first rotation axis (A'A) intended to be approximately vertical; - a steady arm having a first end rotatably mounted on the base around a second rotation axis (B'B), and a second end opposite said first end, the second rotation axis (B'B) being approximately perpendicular to the first rotation axis (A'A), the steady arm being moveable between a default position with respect to said base, occupied when the railway vehicle is in a remote position with respect to the steady arm, and a plurality of deviated positions, in which the steady arm deviates from the default position as the railway vehicle is in closer positions with respect to the steady arm; - a clamp connected to the second end of the steady arm, the clamp being intended to be connected to the contact wire; - an elastic element set between the base and the steady arm, said elastic element being configured to be deformed when the steady arm is in the default position and in some of the deviated positions; and - a dampening element configured to dampen movements of the steady arm,
A moving object detector comprising: an image input device configured to capture a moving object existing at a close distance to acquire image information of the moving object; and an image processing device configured to apply arithmetic processing to the image information to generate a cylindrical binary image and a top view binary image, by extracting, from each of a cylindrical image and a top view image derived from the image information, a respective region of the moving object by background correlation; to estimate an approaching direction of the moving object from the cylindrical binary image; and to estimate a motion trajectory of the moving object based on the approaching direction and the top view binary image. an image input device configured to capture a moving object existing at a close distance to acquire image information of the moving object; and an image processing device configured to apply arithmetic processing to the image information to generate a cylindrical binary image and a top view binary image, by extracting, from each of a cylindrical image and a top view image derived from the image information, a respective region of the moving object by background correlation; to estimate an approaching direction of the moving object from the cylindrical binary image; and to estimate a motion trajectory of the moving object based on the approaching direction and the top view binary image.
A process for making a porous ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) membrane comprising: lubricating an ultra high molecular weight polythene polymer having a molecular weight of at least 500,000 g/mol and a melt enthalpy of at least 190 J/g to form a lubricated polymer; subjecting said lubricated polymer to pressure at a temperature below a melt temperature of said ultra high molecular weight polythene polymer to form a tape; and expanding said tape at a temperature below the melt temperature of said ultra high molecular weight polyethylene polymer to form a porous membrane having structure of nodes interconnected by fibrils, wherein said porous membrane has a porosity greater than 25%, wherein said porous membrane has an endotherm from 145°C to 155°C that is associated with fibrils in said membrane, and wherein said subjecting step comprises calendaring said lubricated polymer at a temperature from 120°C to 135°C. lubricating an ultra high molecular weight polythene polymer having a molecular weight of at least 500,000 g/mol and a melt enthalpy of at least 190 J/g to form a lubricated polymer; subjecting said lubricated polymer to pressure at a temperature below a melt temperature of said ultra high molecular weight polythene polymer to form a tape; and expanding said tape at a temperature below the melt temperature of said ultra high molecular weight polyethylene polymer to form a porous membrane having structure of nodes interconnected by fibrils, wherein said porous membrane has a porosity greater than 25%, wherein said porous membrane has an endotherm from 145°C to 155°C that is associated with fibrils in said membrane, and wherein said subjecting step comprises calendaring said lubricated polymer at a temperature from 120°C to 135°C.
An apparatus, comprising: an optical fiber having a first length and a second length joined together at a splice, the optical fiber including: a core that is configured to convey light; an inner cladding surrounding the core that is optically transparent; and an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding that is configured to redirect scattered light from the core into the inner cladding; and a Photovoltaic cell disposed at the splice between the first length and the second length of the optical fiber that includes a void that allows the light through the core to traverse across the splice. an optical fiber having a first length and a second length joined together at a splice, the optical fiber including: a core that is configured to convey light; an inner cladding surrounding the core that is optically transparent; and an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding that is configured to redirect scattered light from the core into the inner cladding; and a core that is configured to convey light; an inner cladding surrounding the core that is optically transparent; and an outer cladding surrounding the inner cladding that is configured to redirect scattered light from the core into the inner cladding; and a Photovoltaic cell disposed at the splice between the first length and the second length of the optical fiber that includes a void that allows the light through the core to traverse across the splice.
A programmable module for a modular installation of light signal transmitters, said module comprising: - a support base delimited by edges; - at least one light signal transmitter fastened on said base; - at least one controller fastened on said base and linked to said at least one light signal transmitter for driving the transmission of signals; - at least two connectors fastened on the edges of said base and linked to said controller, each connector having: - an electrical power supply interface for said at least one light signal transmitter and said at least one controller; and - a bidirectional communication interface connected to said at least one controller and having a communication input and a communications output; wherein at least one of said connectors may be connected with a connector of a neighboring module in the modular installation for allowing a bidirectional communication between the controller of said module and the controller of said neighboring module and a distribution of the electrical power supply between the modules; said module being characterized in that the controller operates on the basis of distributed and synchronous algorithms so as to be able to perform control and monitoring tasks of the light signal transmitter(s), bidirectional communication with the controllers of the neighboring module or modules, listening on the communication interfaces of the connectors, and receiving and transmitting data on the communication interfaces of the connectors. - a support base delimited by edges; - at least one light signal transmitter fastened on said base; - at least one controller fastened on said base and linked to said at least one light signal transmitter for driving the transmission of signals; - at least two connectors fastened on the edges of said base and linked to said controller, each connector having: - an electrical power supply interface for said at least one light signal transmitter and said at least one controller; and - a bidirectional communication interface connected to said at least one controller and having a communication input and a communications output; - an electrical power supply interface for said at least one light signal transmitter and said at least one controller; and - a bidirectional communication interface connected to said at least one controller and having a communication input and a communications output;
A blade cooling arrangement comprising a coolant gallery formed between a mounting hub and a blade root including at least one coolant passage opening characterised in that a flow deflector is located adjacent and around said at least one passage opening to deflect in use coolant flow through the coolant gallery towards the passage opening.
Apparatus for controlling a relay of a heater of an oven or a kitchen hob at least comprising: - a driver to energize a coil (1510, 1520) of the relay; - a measuring device to verify a conductive state of a load contact (1530, 1540) of the relay outputting a verification signal; - a controller configured to control the driver with a duty cycle in dependency of the verification signal, wherein the driver is configured to operate the coil with a pulse-width modulated signal of a predetermined frequency, characterised in that the duty cycle is of 60 to 90% and the predetermined frequency is between 17 and 22 Hz. - a driver to energize a coil (1510, 1520) of the relay; - a measuring device to verify a conductive state of a load contact (1530, 1540) of the relay outputting a verification signal; - a controller configured to control the driver with a duty cycle in dependency of the verification signal,
A gas turbine engine comprises: a fan drive turbine driving a gear reduction, said gear reduction, in turn, driving a fan rotor, said fan rotor delivering air into a bypass duct as bypass air and into a compressor section as core flow; a forward bearing positioned between said gear reduction and said fan rotor and supporting said gear reduction, and a second bearing positioned aft of said gear reduction and supporting said gear reduction, said second bearing being a thrust bearing; and a fan drive turbine drive shaft driving said gear reduction, characterised in that the fan drive turbine drive shaft has a weakened link which is aft of said second bearing such that said fan drive turbine drive shaft will tend to fail at said weakened link at a location aft of said second bearing. a fan drive turbine driving a gear reduction, said gear reduction, in turn, driving a fan rotor, said fan rotor delivering air into a bypass duct as bypass air and into a compressor section as core flow; a forward bearing positioned between said gear reduction and said fan rotor and supporting said gear reduction, and a second bearing positioned aft of said gear reduction and supporting said gear reduction, said second bearing being a thrust bearing; and a fan drive turbine drive shaft driving said gear reduction, characterised in that the fan drive turbine drive shaft has a weakened link which is aft of said second bearing such that said fan drive turbine drive shaft will tend to fail at said weakened link at a location aft of said second bearing.
Process for synthesis of a mercaptan starting from a terminal olefin and hydrogen sulfide comprising at least the following successive steps: - A- catalytic addition of hydrogen sulfide to a terminal olefin catalysed by an acid catalyst, then - B- separation of the products of the addition reaction into a light fraction comprising the excess hydrogen sulfide and the olefins, and a heavy fraction comprising at least one mercaptan and optionally one or more thioethers, - C- finishing step, passing the light fraction obtained from step B over an acid catalyst, then - D- separation of the products from the finishing step into a fraction rich in hydrogen sulfide and a fraction rich in addition products and then - E- recycling of the fraction rich in hydrogen sulfide to the step of catalytic addition A. - A- catalytic addition of hydrogen sulfide to a terminal olefin catalysed by an acid catalyst, then - B- separation of the products of the addition reaction into a light fraction comprising the excess hydrogen sulfide and the olefins, and a heavy fraction comprising at least one mercaptan and optionally one or more thioethers, - C- finishing step, passing the light fraction obtained from step B over an acid catalyst, then - D- separation of the products from the finishing step into a fraction rich in hydrogen sulfide and a fraction rich in addition products and then - E- recycling of the fraction rich in hydrogen sulfide to the step of catalytic addition A.
A conditional replication defective cytomegalovirus with destabilized IE1/2 and UL51 proteins, wherein the genome of the CMV is represented by SEQ ID NO: 14.
A packaging apparatus, in particular for combining a plurality of articles by means of an outer packaging formed from a cardboard blank, the packaging apparatus comprising • a magazine for cardboard blanks, the cardboard blanks being stacked and lying on top of one another within the magazine; • a removal apparatus for the withdrawal of cardboard blanks from the magazine; • a handling device for further processing the cardboard blanks; • wherein the removal apparatus is being designed to be vertically movable and to be horizontally movable, and • wherein the removal apparatus comprises at least one suction tool for seizing and withdrawing a cardboard blank from the magazine; • wherein the suction tool is arranged pivotally movable in at least one further axis within the removal apparatus or on the removal apparatus for executing a compensation movement and aligning the withdrawn cardboard blank in a horizontal plane, characterized in that • at least one stop element is assigned to the suction tool, and • the stop element provides at least one stop surface for a cardboard blank that is seized by the suction tool, the stop surface being arranged within a horizontal plane. • a magazine for cardboard blanks, the cardboard blanks being stacked and lying on top of one another within the magazine; • a removal apparatus for the withdrawal of cardboard blanks from the magazine; • a handling device for further processing the cardboard blanks; • wherein the removal apparatus is being designed to be vertically movable and to be horizontally movable, and • wherein the removal apparatus comprises at least one suction tool for seizing and withdrawing a cardboard blank from the magazine; • wherein the suction tool is arranged pivotally movable in at least one further axis within the removal apparatus or on the removal apparatus for executing a compensation movement and aligning the withdrawn cardboard blank in a horizontal plane, • at least one stop element is assigned to the suction tool, and • the stop element provides at least one stop surface for a cardboard blank that is seized by the suction tool, the stop surface being arranged within a horizontal plane.
A method of filling an initially air-filled annulus of a pipe-in-pipe section with a noble gas, comprising: pressurising the air-filled annulus to an elevated pressure; flushing the pressurised annulus with the noble gas; and after flushing with the noble gas, reducing the pressure in the annulus. pressurising the air-filled annulus to an elevated pressure; flushing the pressurised annulus with the noble gas; and
Shrinkable tubing of a shrinkable foil as a protective device for cables and cable looms or elongate articles, wherein mounted at the longitudinal edges (3, 4) of the shrinkable film of a cut-open shrinkable tubing or at the lateral edges of a shrinkable foil, which is cut to be strip-shaped and which can be bent around to form a shrinkable tubing, are elements (5, 6) which interengage after laying of the shrinkable foil around the cable, cable loom or the article, wherein: - the first one of the interengaging elements is a hook element of female type and the second one of the interengaging elements is a hook element of the male type, characterised in that - first elements of the same type are injection-moulded at at least one side to form a material bond in a row at one longitudinal edge (3, 4) of the foil of the shrinkable tubing at defined spacings by means of delimited plastics material shaped portions, - second elements connectible with the first elements are injection-moulded at at least one side to form a material bond at the second longitudinal edge of the foil correspondingly by means of delimited plastics material shaped portions arranged at defined spacings and - the first element has a passage and in the region of the passage a step at the lower side and the second element has a detent lug, which protrudes out of the plane of the second element and which is insertable through the passage of the first element from below, wherein the step at the lower side corresponds with the height of the second element and the two elements (5, 6) consist of plastics material and are a component of the plastics material shaped portion. - the first one of the interengaging elements is a hook element of female type and the second one of the interengaging elements is a hook element of the male type, characterised in that - first elements of the same type are injection-moulded at at least one side to form a material bond in a row at one longitudinal edge (3, 4) of the foil of the shrinkable tubing at defined spacings by means of delimited plastics material shaped portions, - second elements connectible with the first elements are injection-moulded at at least one side to form a material bond at the second longitudinal edge of the foil correspondingly by means of delimited plastics material shaped portions arranged at defined spacings and - the first element has a passage and in the region of the passage a step at the lower side and the second element has a detent lug, which protrudes out of the plane of the second element and which is insertable through the passage of the first element from below, wherein the step at the lower side corresponds with the height of the second element and the two elements (5, 6) consist of plastics material and are a component of the plastics material shaped portion.
A method of forming a golf club head comprising: forming a core of the golf club head from a material having a first melting temperature; affixing a club face to the core, the club face including a first, hitting surface, a second surface that is opposite the first surface, and a locking feature, wherein the core contacts the second surface only in a central area that will form an open central region where the second surface is exposed to a cavity; molding a body about the core and such that it surrounds at least a portion of the locking feature, the body formed from a polymeric material having a second melting temperature that is greater than the first melting temperature, the body including an integrated face support contacting the second surface and defining the open central region; removing the core from within the body by: melting the core; and draining the molten core from the body. forming a core of the golf club head from a material having a first melting temperature; affixing a club face to the core, the club face including a first, hitting surface, a second surface that is opposite the first surface, and a locking feature, wherein the core contacts the second surface only in a central area that will form an open central region where the second surface is exposed to a cavity; molding a body about the core and such that it surrounds at least a portion of the locking feature, the body formed from a polymeric material having a second melting temperature that is greater than the first melting temperature, the body including an integrated face support contacting the second surface and defining the open central region; removing the core from within the body by: melting the core; and draining the molten core from the body. melting the core; and draining the molten core from the body.
A packaging assembly comprising: a first cup having a first end, a second end formed on an opposite end of said first cup from said first end, and an interior defined between said first end and said second end that receives food product, said first end having an opening in communication with said interior; a wrap that extends around said first cup; and a cap selectively attached to said first cup at said first end to close said opening, said cap and said second end extending through respective apertures (38, 40) formed in said wrap, wherein said cap and said second end protrude from opposite sides of said wrap, characterized in that said cap includes a protrusion that extends through the wrap and in that said protrusion includes an engagement feature operable to matingly receive a second end of a second cup. a first cup having a first end, a second end formed on an opposite end of said first cup from said first end, and an interior defined between said first end and said second end that receives food product, said first end having an opening in communication with said interior; a wrap that extends around said first cup; and a cap selectively attached to said first cup at said first end to close said opening, said cap and said second end extending through respective apertures (38, 40) formed in said wrap, wherein said cap and said second end protrude from opposite sides of said wrap, characterized in that said cap includes a protrusion that extends through the wrap and in that said protrusion includes an engagement feature operable to matingly receive a second end of a second cup.
Top comb for a combing machine, comprising a top comb carrier which has a retaining section (4, 34) that is connected to a carrier plate to which a needle strip or a top comb clothing is fastened, the top comb carrier in the area of its retaining section (4, 34) being fixable to a top comb retainer by means of at least one retaining bracket (21, 31) that is associated with the top comb retainer, characterized in that at least two additional retaining means are mounted on the retaining section of the top comb and can be encompassed by one retaining bracket in each case, the retaining means, at least in the area that can be encompassed by the respective retaining bracket, being made of a material that is harder than the retaining section.