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System for detecting and monitoring a speed of a rotor, in particular of a rotor of a wind turbine, having at least three sensor units, wherein each sensor unit has an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope and is configured to determine the speed and position of the rotor independently of the other sensor units, wherein each sensor unit further has a communication component (16, 18) for communication with the other sensor units, characterised in that the system is configured to monitor a speed of the rotor in a fail-safe manner by comparing the speeds and positions determined by the sensor units, wherein the system is further configured in the event of a failure of one of the sensor units to initiate a normal shutdown of the monitored rotor, in particular of the wind turbine, and in the event of a failure of a plurality of the sensor units, in particular in the event of a failure of at least 50% of the sensor units, to initiate an emergency shutdown of the monitored rotor, in particular of the wind turbine. each sensor unit has an acceleration sensor and a gyroscope and is configured to determine the speed and position of the rotor independently of the other sensor units, wherein each sensor unit further has a communication component (16, 18) for communication with the other sensor units, characterised in that the system is configured to monitor a speed of the rotor in a fail-safe manner by comparing the speeds and positions determined by the sensor units, wherein the system is further configured in the event of a failure of one of the sensor units to initiate a normal shutdown of the monitored rotor, in particular of the wind turbine, and in the event of a failure of a plurality of the sensor units, in particular in the event of a failure of at least 50% of the sensor units, to initiate an emergency shutdown of the monitored rotor, in particular of the wind turbine.
A dryer for drying fabric items according to a plurality of drying cycles, said plurality including at least a non-cotton cycle and a cotton cycle, comprising: ∘ A drying chamber for receiving fabric items to be dried; ∘ An air circulation system to force air through the drying chamber; ∘ A heater to heat the air in the air circulation system, said heater including a first and a second heating element (9a,9b); ∘ A user interface apt to receive input from a user to select a drying cycle from said plurality; ∘ A temperature sensor located within said dryer to sense the temperature of said heated air; ∘ A controller operably coupled to the heater, to the user interface, and to the temperature sensor, said controller being apt to receive from the user interface an input relative to the selected drying cycle and from said temperature sensor a temperature value; ∘ wherein it also comprises a heater variable power supply controlled by said controller, characterized by said variable power supply being adapted, when a non-cotton cycle has been selected, to switch on both said first and said second heating elements (9a,9b) till a first threshold temperature (T 1) has been reached, and to switch off both said first and second heating elements (9a,9b) afterwards; and said variable power supply being adapted, when said cotton cycle has been selected, to switch on both said first and said second heating elements (9a,9b) till a third threshold temperature (T 3) has been reached, and to switch off only one of said first and second heating elements (9a,9b) afterwards. ∘ A drying chamber for receiving fabric items to be dried; ∘ An air circulation system to force air through the drying chamber; ∘ A heater to heat the air in the air circulation system, said heater including a first and a second heating element (9a,9b); ∘ A user interface apt to receive input from a user to select a drying cycle from said plurality; ∘ A temperature sensor located within said dryer to sense the temperature of said heated air; ∘ A controller operably coupled to the heater, to the user interface, and to the temperature sensor, said controller being apt to receive from the user interface an input relative to the selected drying cycle and from said temperature sensor a temperature value; ∘ wherein it also comprises a heater variable power supply controlled by said controller,
Heat accumulator comprising a housing to receive a heat storage medium, a heat storage medium received in the housing, a heat exchanger, in which a heat carrier fluid can be transported and which is arranged so that heat can be transferred from the heat storage medium to the heat carrier fluid, an electrical heating means which is configured to convert electrical energy into heat energy, the electrical heating means being arranged so that it heats the heat storage medium during operation, and the heat storage medium heated by the electrical heating means is a metal, characterised in that the heat exchanger is arranged outside of the housing, heat exchanger lines of the heat exchanger are arranged laterally on the housing, and the electrical heating means is arranged in an upper region of the housing.
The use of a metal dithiolene complex of formula wherein M is Ni, Pd, or Pt; X 1 and X 2 are independently of each other sulphur, or oxygen; at least one of the substituents R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 is a group -(CHR 5) n -(CR 6 F) m -Z(R f), the substituents R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently of each other a group R f, an unsubstituted, or substituted alkyl group, or an unsubstituted, or substituted aryl group, wherein the group R f may be interrupted by one, or more groups-O-, -NR 8 -, -S-, - C(=O)-, -C(=O)O-,-C(=O)NR 8 -, -S(=O), or -SO 2 -; Z is H, halogen, such as, for example, F, Cl, or Br, or R5 is H, CF 3, CH 3, or R 6 is F, CF 3, H, Cl, or Br, if m is ≥ 2, groups -(CR 6 F)- may be interrupted by CR 9 H; two groups R 5 together may form a double bond, or a group or two groups R 6 together may form a double bond, R 5 and R 6 together may form a double bond; R 6 and Z together may form a double bond, or a group R 9 and R 6 together may form a double bond; if two, or more groups R 5 are present within a group R f, they can be the same, or different; if two, or more groups R 6 are present within a group R f, they can be the same, or different; R 8 is a group R f, H, an unsubstituted, or substituted alkyl group, or an unsubstituted, or substituted aryl group, R 9 is H, or C 1 -C 4 alkyl; m + n is an integer of 2 to 22, n is 0, or an integer 1 to 7, and m is an integer 1 to 15 in a printing ink formulation for security printing to improve the fastness properties of the obtained print to chemicals, solvents and/or boiling water.
A seat assembly for task-oriented seating, comprising: a seat support; and a seat coupled to the seat support and movable under load relative to the seat support, the seat having a cushion molded over a supporting armature with multiple bias elements, wherein the seat and the seat support are each configured to deflect by predetermined amounts at defined locations across an extent of the seat assembly; wherein the supporting armature has a center rib positioned along a medial axis of the seat and a series of radially spaced shorter ribs on both sides of the center rib; wherein the seat comprises two thigh areas arranged on opposite sides of the medial axis of the seat and a pommel area at a forward side of the seat and along the medial axis, and wherein the thigh areas are configured to deflect more than other areas of the seat. a seat support; and a seat coupled to the seat support and movable under load relative to the seat support, the seat having a cushion molded over a supporting armature with multiple bias elements, wherein the seat and the seat support are each configured to deflect by predetermined amounts at defined locations across an extent of the seat assembly; a seat coupled to the seat support and movable under load relative to the seat support, the seat having a cushion molded over a supporting armature with multiple bias elements, wherein the seat and the seat support are each configured to deflect by predetermined amounts at defined locations across an extent of the seat assembly; wherein the supporting armature has a center rib positioned along a medial axis of the seat and a series of radially spaced shorter ribs on both sides of the center rib; wherein the seat comprises two thigh areas arranged on opposite sides of the medial axis of the seat and a pommel area at a forward side of the seat and along the medial axis, and wherein the thigh areas are configured to deflect more than other areas of the seat.
An illuminated seat belt buckle for a seat belt, having a buckle housing, a locking mechanism, an insertion slot for a belt latch of the seat belt, an actuating button for release purposes and having an illuminating device, which has at least one light source and is arranged in the seat belt buckle, wherein the buckle housing has a light-permeable and annularly closed light outlet opening, from which the light, which is provided by the illuminating device and is coupled-in emerges and which surrounds the actuating button and/or the insertion slot in an encircling manner, wherein the buckle housing has a cover shell arranged at the end face, annularly closed and having an opening for the actuating button and/or the insertion slot, wherein the light outlet opening is arranged in the cover shell and the cover shell is connected detachably to the buckle housing, characterized in that the illuminating device has a light guide, which receives the light emitted by the light source and couples it into the light outlet opening, wherein the light guide and the light source consisting of a circuit board and at least one LED form an integral assembly.
A compound having the general formula: wherein R 1 is OH; wherein R 2 and R 3 are H; wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl and fluoro-substituted alkyl; wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, and fluoro-substituted alkyl and alkoxy; wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of H, fluoro, chloro, bromo, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, and fluoro-substituted alkyl and alkoxy; wherein X is O; wherein Y is absent; wherein Z is O; wherein W is selected from the group consisting of branched chain alkyl and carbocyclic aryl, which is optionally substituted with one or more halogens; wherein alkyl refers to a straight-chain, branched or cyclic saturated aliphathic hydrocarbon with preferably 1 to 12 carbons. wherein R 1 is OH; wherein R 2 and R 3 are H; wherein R 4 is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl and fluoro-substituted alkyl; wherein R 5 is selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro, bromo, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, and fluoro-substituted alkyl and alkoxy; wherein R 6 is selected from the group consisting of H, fluoro, chloro, bromo, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, and fluoro-substituted alkyl and alkoxy; wherein X is O; wherein Y is absent; wherein Z is O; wherein W is selected from the group consisting of branched chain alkyl and carbocyclic aryl, which is optionally substituted with one or more halogens; wherein alkyl refers to a straight-chain, branched or cyclic saturated aliphathic hydrocarbon with preferably 1 to 12 carbons.
A nozzle of variable throat section for an aerospace vehicle thruster, the nozzle comprising: · a cylindrical housing presenting, at a rear end, a throat of aperture diameter less than the diameter of the housing; and · a needle (24; 24') suitable for sliding inside the housing between a high discharge rate front position in which the nose (28; 28') of the needle is axially set back from the throat of the housing, and a low discharge rate rear position in which the nose of the needle is axially in abutment against the neck of the housing, the needle comprising a cylindrical rod for sliding inside the housing of the nozzle, the rod terminating at a rear end in a nose of decreasing diameter, the nose of the rod being suitable for coming axially into abutment against the seat-forming neck of the nozzle housing; the nozzle being characterized in that the nose of the rod of the needle includes at least two axial grooves formed in its outer periphery to allow gas to pass when the nose is axially in abutment against the neck of the housing of the nozzle. · a cylindrical housing presenting, at a rear end, a throat of aperture diameter less than the diameter of the housing; and · a needle (24; 24') suitable for sliding inside the housing between a high discharge rate front position in which the nose (28; 28') of the needle is axially set back from the throat of the housing, and a low discharge rate rear position in which the nose of the needle is axially in abutment against the neck of the housing, the needle comprising a cylindrical rod for sliding inside the housing of the nozzle, the rod terminating at a rear end in a nose of decreasing diameter, the nose of the rod being suitable for coming axially into abutment against the seat-forming neck of the nozzle housing;
Wiper strip for a wiper blade with at least one wiper lip (14e-f) which is provided for bearing directly against a vehicle pane (16e-f), and with at least one main body (18e-f) which configures at least one receiving groove (20e, 20e'; 20f, 20f') for receiving at least one guide element (22e, 22e'; 22f, 22f'), in particular at least one spring bar, of the wiper blade, at least one force deflecting element (24e, 24e', 26e, 26e'; 24f, 24f', 26f, 26f') being provided for the deflection of a force of the guide element (22e, 22e'; 22f, 22f'), characterized in that the wiper strip has four force deflecting elements (24e, 24e', 26e, 26e'; 24f, 24f', 26f, 26f') which are each provided for the deflection of a force of one of the guide elements, a first and a second force deflecting element (24e, 24e'; 24f, 24f') being formed in each case by a web which is arranged on the receiving groove (20e, 20e'; 20f, 20f') and protrudes with one free end into the receiving groove (20e, 20e', 20f, 20f') or out of the receiving groove (20e, 20e'; 20f, 20f'), and the third and fourth force deflecting element (26e, 26e'; 26f, 26f') each being formed by a damping body which at least partially fills the receiving groove (20e, 20e'; 20f, 20f'), which damping bodies are formed from a material which is different from the main body (18e-f).
A method of providing data to assess whether a - commonly medical - instrument comprising interior channels to be dried, which is used for examining cavities, meets the safety requirements, wherein sterile compressed air is led through air distribution means to respective channel ends, and measuring devices are connected to one or more of the respective proximal and/or distal channel ends for measuring the flow rate, temperature and/or moisture content of the incoming and/or outgoing air at the channel ends, the method providing a drying cabinet with one or more drying spaces, and freely suspending in each drying space a plurality of instruments, such that proximal ends of the channels in the instruments are suspended at the top of the drying space, where the drying cabinet is provided with the air distribution means, connected to compressed air, and connecting the measuring instruments to the proximal channel ends, and connecting distal channel ends of the relevant suspended instruments at the bottom of the drying space to the measuring instruments provided in the drying cabinet, and using the abovementioned measuring instruments to measure flow rate, temperature and/or moisture content of the incoming and/or outgoing air, and characterised in that the drying cabinet is arranged such that an air excess pressure can be maintained in the one or more drying spaces thereof to prevent infection, pathogens or dust from entering the instruments present in said spaces.
A system for providing ultrasound to a skin surface, comprising: a flexible device having a layered structure and comprising a flexible substrate that supports a flexible ultrasound emitter layer, a first flexible conductive layer and a second flexible conductive layer, wherein the flexible ultrasound emitter layer is electrically coupled to the first and second flexible conductive layers, wherein the device has a surface configured to face the skin surface, wherein the flexible ultrasound emitter layer is configured to emit ultrasound with an intensity that is substantially constant across the surface of the device when driven by a power source connected to the first and second flexible conductive layers so as to provide a substantially uniform ultrasound field that delivers a therapeutically effective dose of ultrasound to the skin surface, wherein the device further comprises a flexible acoustic impedance matching layer positioned between the flexible ultrasound emitter layer and the surface of the device, wherein the flexible acoustic impedance matching layer is configured to minimize reflections of ultrasound at the skin surface, and wherein the device further comprises a sensor built into the layers of the device.
Turbocharger with a waste gate valve, a compressor and a turbine, a turbine housing, a bypass channel for bypassing the turbine, a bypass channel portion which is formed in the turbine housing, an actuator housing, an electric motor which is arranged in the actuator housing, a transmission which is arranged in the actuator housing, an output shaft of the transmission, a control body which is coupled to the output shaft and controls an opening cross-section of the bypass channel, characterized in that the actuator housing is formed separately and is secured to the turbine housing, said actuator housing having a separate coolant channel (88, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100) with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port which surrounds the electric motor substantially radially.
Undercarriage for a trolley, in particular a shopping trolley, wherein the undercarriage has two mutually opposite struts on which are disposed four castors; wherein elements for receiving a basket for depositing the goods are provided; wherein a connecting bracket is furthermore provided between the two struts; and wherein a shelf for receiving beverage containers, a beverage crate or other items is disposed in the front region of the undercarriage; wherein the shelf is formed from a transverse wire on which is disposed a further wire that runs into the interior of the trolley; wherein the wire that runs into the interior of the trolley has a delimitation region; wherein the delimitation region forms part of the wire, said part being bent in the direction of the struts by approx. 90° in relation to the remaining wire, characterized in that the wire has straight and oblique portions,,, wherein a straight region is chosen as a first region, an oblique region which reduces the spacing between two respective portions of the wire follows as the second region, and wherein a straight region which ultimately opens into the delimitation region is thereafter chosen again as the third region.
A method for detecting faulty laying down of an optical cable exhibiting a measured cut-off wavelength, measured after propagation over a cable length, the method comprising: providing an optical cable (10; 16; 20) for transmitting optical signals including at least one single-mode optical fibre (11,12; 18; 23) having an attenuation equal to or larger than a first threshold value as measured when wound for one turn around a bending radius equal to or smaller than 5 mm at at least one predetermined test wavelength smaller than the measured cut-off wavelength and an attenuation smaller than a second threshold value as measured when wound for one turn around a bending radius equal to at least a minimum bending radius at an operative wavelength equal to or larger than the measured cut-off wavelength; laying the optical cable, and measuring the attenuation in the at least one optical fibre at the at least one predetermined test wavelength, characterised in that the at least one optical fibre has a cable cut-off wavelength larger than the measured cut-off wavelength and is helically twisted around a longitudinal axis with a twisting pitch for a twisted length extending along at least a portion of the cable length so that, when the at least one optical fibre is cabled, the cable cut-off wavelength of the optical cable is equal to the measured cut-off wavelength. providing an optical cable (10; 16; 20) for transmitting optical signals including at least one single-mode optical fibre (11,12; 18; 23) having an attenuation equal to or larger than a first threshold value as measured when wound for one turn around a bending radius equal to or smaller than 5 mm at at least one predetermined test wavelength smaller than the measured cut-off wavelength and an attenuation smaller than a second threshold value as measured when wound for one turn around a bending radius equal to at least a minimum bending radius at an operative wavelength equal to or larger than the measured cut-off wavelength; laying the optical cable, and measuring the attenuation in the at least one optical fibre at the at least one predetermined test wavelength, characterised in that the at least one optical fibre has a cable cut-off wavelength larger than the measured cut-off wavelength and is helically twisted around a longitudinal axis with a twisting pitch for a twisted length extending along at least a portion of the cable length so that, when the at least one optical fibre is cabled, the cable cut-off wavelength of the optical cable is equal to the measured cut-off wavelength.
A method for operating a directory assistance system having a plurality of different network elements (12, 16, 18, 19, 21...) at least two of which are operating on different protocols, said method comprising the steps of: receiving at a first network element operating on a first operating protocol, an incoming call from a requester for directory assistance; initiating a call session with said requester to provide said directory assistance; assigning by said first network element a universal identifier data to said call session; the universal identifier data being in a format of the first operating protocol and not being portable between protocols; during said call session, transferring said call to a second network element, operating on a second operating protocol, said transfer including said universal identifier data, wherein said second network element has been modified to accept said universal identifier data set by said first network element; and generating a record of the exchange of the call between at least said first and second network elements (12, 16) based on said assigned universal identifier data. receiving at a first network element operating on a first operating protocol, an incoming call from a requester for directory assistance; initiating a call session with said requester to provide said directory assistance; assigning by said first network element a universal identifier data to said call session; the universal identifier data being in a format of the first operating protocol and not being portable between protocols; during said call session, transferring said call to a second network element, operating on a second operating protocol, said transfer including said universal identifier data, wherein said second network element has been modified to accept said universal identifier data set by said first network element; and generating a record of the exchange of the call between at least said first and second network elements (12, 16) based on said assigned universal identifier data.