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An apparatus for a gas turbine engine, the apparatus comprising: an airfoil defining a trailing edge, opposite first and second faces, and a mean camber line defined midway between the first and second faces; a metering opening for metering a cooling fluid; a cutback slot configured to deliver the cooling fluid from the metering opening, the cutback slot being defined along the first face of the airfoil adjacent to the trailing edge and offset from the mean camber line of the airfoil; and a cooling hole having an outlet that is located at the trailing edge and substantially aligned with the mean camber line of the airfoil, wherein the cooling hole delivers a portion of the cooling fluid from the metering opening; characterized in that the cutback slot defines an upstream boundary at the first face of the airfoil, and wherein the cooling hole defines an inlet located at or downstream from the upstream boundary of the cutback slot, such that a portion of the cooling fluid from the cutback slot that provides film coating is diverted through the trailing edge of the airfoil to provide convective cooling. an airfoil defining a trailing edge, opposite first and second faces, and a mean camber line defined midway between the first and second faces; a metering opening for metering a cooling fluid; a cutback slot configured to deliver the cooling fluid from the metering opening, the cutback slot being defined along the first face of the airfoil adjacent to the trailing edge and offset from the mean camber line of the airfoil; and a cooling hole having an outlet that is located at the trailing edge and substantially aligned with the mean camber line of the airfoil, wherein the cooling hole delivers a portion of the cooling fluid from the metering opening; characterized in that the cutback slot defines an upstream boundary at the first face of the airfoil, and wherein the cooling hole defines an inlet located at or downstream from the upstream boundary of the cutback slot, such that a portion of the cooling fluid from the cutback slot that provides film coating is diverted through the trailing edge of the airfoil to provide convective cooling.
Method for producing three-dimensional, 3D, hydrogel structures by means of layer build-up technique comprising the steps: - providing a liquid hydrogel solution, preferably a liquid alginate solution, and a sample carrier; - layerwise applying the liquid hydrogel solution onto the sample carrier in a temperature environment, the temperature of which is below the freezing point of the hydrogel solution, to produce a frozen 3D layered hydrogel structure; and - drying of the frozen 3D layered hydrogel structure to produce a porous 3D hydrogel structure; characterized in that the temperature of the temperature environment is adjusted by way of a cold gas. - providing a liquid hydrogel solution, preferably a liquid alginate solution, and a sample carrier; - layerwise applying the liquid hydrogel solution onto the sample carrier in a temperature environment, the temperature of which is below the freezing point of the hydrogel solution, to produce a frozen 3D layered hydrogel structure; and - drying of the frozen 3D layered hydrogel structure to produce a porous 3D hydrogel structure;
A board for a stringed instrument which forms a front plate of a stringed instrument, the board comprising: a laminated plate that is obtained by laminating a plurality of veneers having a uniform thickness by an adhesive, at least one of the veneers having a different planar shape than the other veneers, the plurality of veneers including a front surface plate exposed to a front surface of the laminated plate and a back surface plate exposed to a back surface of the laminated plate; wherein the laminated plate is curved to be convex toward one surface side and has a thin portion and a thick portion, characterized in that the entire surface of the front surface is covered with the front surface plate and the entire surface of the back surface is covered by the back surface plate. a laminated plate that is obtained by laminating a plurality of veneers having a uniform thickness by an adhesive, at least one of the veneers having a different planar shape than the other veneers, the plurality of veneers including a front surface plate exposed to a front surface of the laminated plate and a back surface plate exposed to a back surface of the laminated plate; wherein the laminated plate is curved to be convex toward one surface side and has a thin portion and a thick portion, characterized in that the entire surface of the front surface is covered with the front surface plate and the entire surface of the back surface is covered by the back surface plate.
An accumulator couplable to an agricultural baler, the accumulator configured to support a crop package exiting a baler, the accumulator comprising: a frame including a first end, a second end, and a support surface positioned between the first and the second ends, the support surface configured to support the crop package that exits the baler; a carriage (94, 98) selectively coupled to one or both of the first and second ends of the frame and linearly moveable relative to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position, the carriage (94, 98) configured to support the crop package when in the extended position; and a linkage coupled to at least one of the frame and the carriage (94, 98), the linkage configured to move the carriage (94, 98) to at least one of the extended and retracted positions, characterized in that the linkage is configured to at least partially support the crop package when the carriage (94, 98) is in the extended position. a frame including a first end, a second end, and a support surface positioned between the first and the second ends, the support surface configured to support the crop package that exits the baler; a carriage (94, 98) selectively coupled to one or both of the first and second ends of the frame and linearly moveable relative to the frame between a retracted position and an extended position, the carriage (94, 98) configured to support the crop package when in the extended position; and a linkage coupled to at least one of the frame and the carriage (94, 98), the linkage configured to move the carriage (94, 98) to at least one of the extended and retracted positions, characterized in that the linkage is configured to at least partially support the crop package when the carriage (94, 98) is in the extended position.
A braking device for a motorcycle allowing interlocking control of a rear-wheel brake and a front-wheel brake based on an operation of a rear-wheel brake operating unit, comprising: a hydraulic pressure detector that detects rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure caused by the operation of the rear-wheel brake operating unit, a determining portion that determines whether or not a detected value by the hydraulic pressure detector is a predetermined value or more, and a hydraulic pressure controller controlling the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure, characterized in that the hydraulic pressure controller changes a pressure rising rate of the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure to a lower rising rate value, when it is determined by the determining portion that the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure rising rate is superior or equal to a predetermined pressure rising rate, wherein the lower rising rate value is lower than the value of the pressure rising rate determined during a period from a time when the rear-wheel brake operating unit is operated until a time point when the detected rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure reaches a predetermined pressure value, and wherein the hydraulic pressure controller is also configured to control the front-wheel brake hydraulic pressure and, wherein the hydraulic pressure controller is configured to reduce a rising rate of the front-wheel brake hydraulic pressure, when it is determined by the determining portion that the rising rate of the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure is superior or equal to the predetermined value. a hydraulic pressure detector that detects rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure caused by the operation of the rear-wheel brake operating unit, a determining portion that determines whether or not a detected value by the hydraulic pressure detector is a predetermined value or more, and a hydraulic pressure controller controlling the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure, characterized in that the hydraulic pressure controller changes a pressure rising rate of the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure to a lower rising rate value, when it is determined by the determining portion that the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure rising rate is superior or equal to a predetermined pressure rising rate, wherein the lower rising rate value is lower than the value of the pressure rising rate determined during a period from a time when the rear-wheel brake operating unit is operated until a time point when the detected rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure reaches a predetermined pressure value, and wherein the hydraulic pressure controller is also configured to control the front-wheel brake hydraulic pressure and, wherein the hydraulic pressure controller is configured to reduce a rising rate of the front-wheel brake hydraulic pressure, when it is determined by the determining portion that the rising rate of the rear-wheel brake hydraulic pressure is superior or equal to the predetermined value.
Relay valve for a compressed air system, having a housing, which has a pressure medium inlet that can be connected to a pressure medium source, at least one pressure medium outlet that can be connected to a consuming unit, at least one control inlet, and at least one vent leading to atmosphere, and having a relay valve piston, which is arranged in the housing in such a way that the relay valve piston can be moved along a relay valve piston axis and divides a control chamber and a working chamber from each other in the housing, characterized by a damping volume, which is pneumatically connected to the control chamber.
A system for checking operability of an acoustic transducer, said system comprising: a) a test signal generator for generating an inaudible test signal and for adding said test signal to an audio signal, thereby generating a signal mix comprising the test signal and the audio signal, to be provided to said acoustic transducer: characterized by b) a measuring circuit (30, 50) for deriving and filtering the signal mix, wherein said measuring circuit (30, 50) comprises an analog filter for filtering said signal mix, the filter adapted to suppress aliasing frequencies and audio signals in the signal mix; c) a converter for converting said filtred signal mix into a digital signal; d) a frequency analyzer for deriving a magnitude of said digital signal at a frequency of said test signal; and e) an evaluator for deciding about a functionality of said acoustic transducer based on said derived magnitude. a) a test signal generator for generating an inaudible test signal and for adding said test signal to an audio signal, thereby generating a signal mix comprising the test signal and the audio signal, to be provided to said acoustic transducer: characterized by b) a measuring circuit (30, 50) for deriving and filtering the signal mix, wherein said measuring circuit (30, 50) comprises an analog filter for filtering said signal mix, the filter adapted to suppress aliasing frequencies and audio signals in the signal mix; c) a converter for converting said filtred signal mix into a digital signal; d) a frequency analyzer for deriving a magnitude of said digital signal at a frequency of said test signal; and e) an evaluator for deciding about a functionality of said acoustic transducer based on said derived magnitude.
A gardening fluid connection device comprising: a body on which multiple retainers are retained; a resilient element; and a fitting sleeve fitted on a first end of the body, the fitting sleeve including multiple spaced engagement teeth, the resilient element abutting against the body and the fitting sleeve, the fitting sleeve rotating along the body reciprocatingly and pushing the resilient element so as to open or close the gardening fluid coupling device, hence the multiple retainers of the body are removed or retained when the fitting sleeve presses the resilient element or is pushed by the resilient element, respectively, so that the multiple retainers of the body connect with or remove from a water supply device, respectively; wherein the body includes a stop rib arranged thereon so that the multiple spaced engagement teeth of the fitting sleeve are pushed by the resilient element to abut against the stop rib of the body and at least one locking element formed inside the stop rib, each locking element being located on a first side of each spaced engagement tooth, and a width of each spaced engagement tooth being equal to a rotation distance of the fitting sleeve such that the fitting sleeve is rotated reciprocatingly so as to open or close the gardening fluid coupling device by way of the stop rib and each locking element of the body, each spaced engagement tooth of the fitting sleeve, and the resilient element, and each locking element being stopped when moving to a second side of each spaced engagement tooth. a body on which multiple retainers are retained; a resilient element; and a fitting sleeve fitted on a first end of the body, the fitting sleeve including multiple spaced engagement teeth, the resilient element abutting against the body and the fitting sleeve, the fitting sleeve rotating along the body reciprocatingly and pushing the resilient element so as to open or close the gardening fluid coupling device, hence the multiple retainers of the body are removed or retained when the fitting sleeve presses the resilient element or is pushed by the resilient element, respectively, so that the multiple retainers of the body connect with or remove from a water supply device, respectively; wherein the body includes a stop rib arranged thereon so that the multiple spaced engagement teeth of the fitting sleeve are pushed by the resilient element to abut against the stop rib of the body and at least one locking element formed inside the stop rib, each locking element being located on a first side of each spaced engagement tooth, and a width of each spaced engagement tooth being equal to a rotation distance of the fitting sleeve such that the fitting sleeve is rotated reciprocatingly so as to open or close the gardening fluid coupling device by way of the stop rib and each locking element of the body, each spaced engagement tooth of the fitting sleeve, and the resilient element, and each locking element being stopped when moving to a second side of each spaced engagement tooth.
A molded article comprising: a resin matrix having a surface, said resin matrix formed from cross-linked vinyl-ester resin; glass microspheroids having a mean diameter of from 16 to 45 microns in said resin matrix, said microspheroids having a specific gravity of between 0.15 and 0.6 and an isotactic crush strength of greater than or equal to 2750 kilopascals (kPa); a plurality of alkoxysilane surface activating agent molecules covalently bonded to each of said glass microspheroids, the surface activating agent molecules being present in an amount to form from 0.1 to 1 monolayer on the surface of the microspheroids as determined by differential scanning calorimetry / thermogravimetric analysis to determine the mass of alkoxysilane surface activating agent molecules on the surface of the glass microspheroids, the known surface area of microspheroids per gram and the cone angle scribed by the alkoxysilane surface activating agent molecules on the glass microspheroid surface, which cone angle is calculated using the algorithm of Tolman or refinements thereof (as described in the description); filler particles in said resin matrix; and fibers in said resin matrix, wherein the article has a specific gravity of between 0.80 and 1.25. a resin matrix having a surface, said resin matrix formed from cross-linked vinyl-ester resin; glass microspheroids having a mean diameter of from 16 to 45 microns in said resin matrix, said microspheroids having a specific gravity of between 0.15 and 0.6 and an isotactic crush strength of greater than or equal to 2750 kilopascals (kPa); a plurality of alkoxysilane surface activating agent molecules covalently bonded to each of said glass microspheroids, the surface activating agent molecules being present in an amount to form from 0.1 to 1 monolayer on the surface of the microspheroids as determined by differential scanning calorimetry / thermogravimetric analysis to determine the mass of alkoxysilane surface activating agent molecules on the surface of the glass microspheroids, the known surface area of microspheroids per gram and the cone angle scribed by the alkoxysilane surface activating agent molecules on the glass microspheroid surface, which cone angle is calculated using the algorithm of Tolman or refinements thereof (as described in the description); filler particles in said resin matrix; and fibers in said resin matrix, wherein the article has a specific gravity of between 0.80 and 1.25.
A controller for controlling a system having a plurality of system objects, the controller being for controlling system performance according to a performance metric based on a state of each of the system objects, the controller comprising one or more processors configured to implement: a first detection module configured to detect a change in state of at least one first object from the plurality of system objects; a first modification module configured to determine a first modifying action to the at least one first object in response to the detected change in state, and to output the first modifying action to be applied to the at least one first object; a second detection module configured to detect a change in state of at least one second object from the plurality of system objects different from the at least one first object, after the first modifying action is applied to the at least one first object; and, a second modification module configured to determine a second modifying action to be applied to the system to improve system performance according to the performance metric after the first modifying action is applied, and to output the second modifying action to be applied to the system. a first detection module configured to detect a change in state of at least one first object from the plurality of system objects; a first modification module configured to determine a first modifying action to the at least one first object in response to the detected change in state, and to output the first modifying action to be applied to the at least one first object; a second detection module configured to detect a change in state of at least one second object from the plurality of system objects different from the at least one first object, after the first modifying action is applied to the at least one first object; and, a second modification module configured to determine a second modifying action to be applied to the system to improve system performance according to the performance metric after the first modifying action is applied, and to output the second modifying action to be applied to the system.
A displacement unit, in particular an axial piston machine, comprising: a housing, an engine for converting rotary power into hydraulic power and vice versa, a suction port for supplying a fluid to the engine and a one-way valve which is arranged in the housing of the displacement unit, characterized by a second port for supplying a fluid to the engine, wherein the flow paths proceeding from the suction port and from the second port unite downstream to form a common flow path, and wherein the one-way valve is arranged in the area between the suction port and the united common flow path. a housing, an engine for converting rotary power into hydraulic power and vice versa, a suction port for supplying a fluid to the engine and a one-way valve which is arranged in the housing of the displacement unit, characterized by a second port for supplying a fluid to the engine, wherein the flow paths proceeding from the suction port and from the second port unite downstream to form a common flow path, and wherein the one-way valve is arranged in the area between the suction port and the united common flow path.
A circuit for driving a current-control device having a turn-on threshold to control electrical current through an electrical load, the circuit comprising: a digital-to-analog converter providing at an output a voltage determined by a control value; a gain block connected to the output of the DAC and to a reference voltage, the reference voltage comprising a current feedback signal based on the instantaneous current flowing through the electrical load, the gain block comprising an output connected to the current-control device; a controller having a sensing input connected at the output of the gain block for sampling the voltage at the output of the gain block; and, wherein the controller is configured to: change the control value of the DAC, monitor the voltage at the output of the gain block to detect an increase of said voltage corresponding to a turn-on of the current-control device, and determine that the control value corresponds to an offset when an increase corresponding to a turn-on of the current control device is detected. a digital-to-analog converter providing at an output a voltage determined by a control value; a gain block connected to the output of the DAC and to a reference voltage, the reference voltage comprising a current feedback signal based on the instantaneous current flowing through the electrical load, the gain block comprising an output connected to the current-control device; a controller having a sensing input connected at the output of the gain block for sampling the voltage at the output of the gain block; and, wherein the controller is configured to: change the control value of the DAC, monitor the voltage at the output of the gain block to detect an increase of said voltage corresponding to a turn-on of the current-control device, and determine that the control value corresponds to an offset when an increase corresponding to a turn-on of the current control device is detected. change the control value of the DAC, monitor the voltage at the output of the gain block to detect an increase of said voltage corresponding to a turn-on of the current-control device, and determine that the control value corresponds to an offset when an increase corresponding to a turn-on of the current control device is detected.