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A base station antenna comprising: a first wiper phase shifter, and a second wiper phase shifter that is beside the first wiper phase shifter; first and second wiper supports (140-1, 140-2) on the first and second wiper phase shifters (120-1, 120-2), respectively, the first wiper support comprising a portion that is beside and interlocked with a portion of the second wiper support; a third wiper phase shifter, and a fourth wiper phase shifter that is beside the third wiper phase shifter; and third and fourth wiper supports (140-5, 140-6) on the third and fourth wiper phase shifters (120-5, 120-6), respectively, characterized in that the third wiper support is beside and non-interlocking with the fourth wiper support,, and in that the first and second wiper supports (140-1, 140-2) overlap the third and fourth wiper supports (140-5, 140-6), respectively. a first wiper phase shifter, and a second wiper phase shifter that is beside the first wiper phase shifter; first and second wiper supports (140-1, 140-2) on the first and second wiper phase shifters (120-1, 120-2), respectively, the first wiper support comprising a portion that is beside and interlocked with a portion of the second wiper support; a third wiper phase shifter, and a fourth wiper phase shifter that is beside the third wiper phase shifter; and third and fourth wiper supports (140-5, 140-6) on the third and fourth wiper phase shifters (120-5, 120-6), respectively, characterized in that the third wiper support is beside and non-interlocking with the fourth wiper support,, and in that the first and second wiper supports (140-1, 140-2) overlap the third and fourth wiper supports (140-5, 140-6), respectively.
A robotic window cleaning system comprising a window cleaning robot for cleaning the surface of a window and a docking station, each of which comprises a respective at least one reservoir (561A, 561B, 1001) for storing a cleaning fluid, the robot being operable to move over a surface while using said cleaning fluid to clean said surface, the docking station being configured to allow the robot to be docked thereat; wherein the robot and docking station are configured such that the docking of the robot at the docking station causes the transfer of cleaning fluid from the at least one docking station reservoir to the at least one robot reservoir (561A, 561B); wherein the docking station comprises or forms a receptacle that at least partially accommodates the robot in the docked position thereof; characterized in that the receptacle comprises a top opening and wherein the robot is to be lowered to be inserted into the receptacle and lifted to be removed from the receptacle. wherein the robot and docking station are configured such that the docking of the robot at the docking station causes the transfer of cleaning fluid from the at least one docking station reservoir to the at least one robot reservoir (561A, 561B); wherein the docking station comprises or forms a receptacle that at least partially accommodates the robot in the docked position thereof; characterized in that the receptacle comprises a top opening and wherein the robot is to be lowered to be inserted into the receptacle and lifted to be removed from the receptacle.
A System of electric field detectors provided in an environment, comprising: a first electric field detector connected with first field detection circuitry configured to detect a voltage in an electric field in the environment which meets or exceeds a voltage threshold; a second electric field detector (20b-d) connected with second field detection circuitry configured to detect a voltage in an electric field in the environment which meets or exceeds a voltage threshold; a warning module operably connected with the first field detection circuitry and configured to provide a warning to operators based on the voltage meeting or exceeding the voltage threshold; a communication module operably connected with the first field detection circuitry and configured to wirelessly send a warning notification to the second electric field detector, and configured to wirelessly receive a warning notification from the second electric field detector, and wherein the second field detection circuitry is configured to communicate an indication of a warning notification based on voltage meeting or exceeding the voltage threshold to the communication module of the first electric field detector and in response, the warning module of the first electric field detector is configured to provide the warning to the operators. a first electric field detector connected with first field detection circuitry configured to detect a voltage in an electric field in the environment which meets or exceeds a voltage threshold; a second electric field detector (20b-d) connected with second field detection circuitry configured to detect a voltage in an electric field in the environment which meets or exceeds a voltage threshold; a warning module operably connected with the first field detection circuitry and configured to provide a warning to operators based on the voltage meeting or exceeding the voltage threshold; a communication module operably connected with the first field detection circuitry and configured to wirelessly send a warning notification to the second electric field detector, and configured to wirelessly receive a warning notification from the second electric field detector, and wherein the second field detection circuitry is configured to communicate an indication of a warning notification based on voltage meeting or exceeding the voltage threshold to the communication module of the first electric field detector and in response, the warning module of the first electric field detector is configured to provide the warning to the operators.
A neutron beam generating device comprising: a supporting base; an outer shell surrounding a rotating axis, rotatably engaging the supporting base, and having a first opening; a target material disposed in the outer shell; and a first pipe extending from the first opening of the outer shell along the rotating axis to the target material and being configured to transmit an ion beam to bombard the target material to generate a neutron beam; wherein the outer shell has a passage arranged along a first direction with the target material and configured for the neutron beam to pass through and leave the outer shell, and the first direction intersects the rotating axis, characterized in that the neutron beam generating device comprises a second pipe and a rotating joint connected between and communicating the first and second pipes (13 and 17) and configured so that the first and second pipes (13 and 17) are relatively rotated based on the rotating axis. a supporting base; an outer shell surrounding a rotating axis, rotatably engaging the supporting base, and having a first opening; a target material disposed in the outer shell; and a first pipe extending from the first opening of the outer shell along the rotating axis to the target material and being configured to transmit an ion beam to bombard the target material to generate a neutron beam; wherein the outer shell has a passage arranged along a first direction with the target material and configured for the neutron beam to pass through and leave the outer shell, and the first direction intersects the rotating axis, characterized in that the neutron beam generating device comprises a second pipe and a rotating joint connected between and communicating the first and second pipes (13 and 17) and configured so that the first and second pipes (13 and 17) are relatively rotated based on the rotating axis.
Disc brake for a motor vehicle, comprising a guide (30, 130, 230), in which at least one brake lining arrangement is guided such that it can be moved in a manner which is active in terms of braking, the brake lining arrangement having a brake lining carrier, to which a vehicle brake lining is attached which can be brought into interaction with a brake disc in order to achieve a braking effect, the brake lining carrier having at least one retaining tongue, the guide (30, 130, 230) having at least one receiving region, and it being possible for the retaining tongue to be received in the at least one receiving region in a manner which is guided in an actuating direction, a restoring device bearing against the at least one retaining tongue, via which restoring device a restoring force which acts counter to the actuating direction can be applied to the brake lining arrangement as a consequence of an elastic deformation by way of deflection of the said brake lining arrangement in a manner which is active in terms of braking, the restoring device having an elastically deformable region (33, 133, 233, 333) for restoring the brake lining carrier, and a plastically deformable region (37, 137, 237, 337) for permanent adaptation to wear of the vehicle brake lining, the restoring device being plastically deformable on account of a force which acts on it in the actuating direction along a surface (F, R) of the receiving region only when the restoring force has assumed a predefined, exclusively elastic deformation on account of the said force, the plastically deformable region (37, 137, 237, 337) being of loop-shaped configuration, bearing directly against the retaining tongue, and being capable of rolling along the surface (F, R) in the case of the plastic deformation.
A bypass turbomachine comprising a gas turbine engine provided with a fan disposed on a longitudinal axis of the turbomachine, and with an annular nacelle centered on the longitudinal axis of the turbomachine and surrounding the engine in such a manner as to co-operate therewith to define an annular channel along which a cold stream flows on passing through the turbomachine, the nacelle having an upstream end surrounding the fan of the engine and a stationary downstream end forming a nozzle for ejecting the gas from the turbomachine, the nozzle having a throat section corresponding to its smallest cross-section, characterised in that the turbomachine further comprises: • A pump; • channel air intake means for taking air from the cold stream flow channel upstream from the throat section of the nozzle; • channel air injector means (52;56) for injecting the taken-in channel air downstream from the nozzle throat section configured to inject air along a direction that is substantially parallel to the flow direction of the air stream in the cold stream flow channel so as to open the throat section artificially; • outside air intake means for taking air from outside the turbomachine and for compressing it; and • outside air injector means for injecting the taken-in air into the vicinity of the throat section in a direction that is substantially perpendicular or opposite to the flow direction of the air stream in the cold stream flow channel so as to close the throat section artificially by aerodynamically obstructing the flow rate of air passing therethrough, the outside air intake means comprising at least one outside air inlet opened onto the outside of the turbomachine and connected to an inlet of said pump having a compressor module and housed inside the gas turbine engine. • A pump; • channel air intake means for taking air from the cold stream flow channel upstream from the throat section of the nozzle; • channel air injector means (52;56) for injecting the taken-in channel air downstream from the nozzle throat section configured to inject air along a direction that is substantially parallel to the flow direction of the air stream in the cold stream flow channel so as to open the throat section artificially; • outside air intake means for taking air from outside the turbomachine and for compressing it; and • outside air injector means for injecting the taken-in air into the vicinity of the throat section in a direction that is substantially perpendicular or opposite to the flow direction of the air stream in the cold stream flow channel so as to close the throat section artificially by aerodynamically obstructing the flow rate of air passing therethrough, the outside air intake means comprising at least one outside air inlet opened onto the outside of the turbomachine and connected to an inlet of said pump having a compressor module and housed inside the gas turbine engine.
A process for reducing the hydrophobic functional group-containing volatile organic compound content and hydrophilic volatile organic compound content of recycled polyolefin comprising, in the given order, the steps of: (a) treating recycled polyolefin, which contains hydrophobic functional group-containing volatile organic compounds and hydrophilic volatile organic compounds, with an aqueous solution A of an inorganic oxoacid, wherein said aqueous solution A has a pH-value of 2.0 or lower, (b) removing aqueous solution A of step (a) from the recycled polyolefin, (c) treating the recycled polyolefin of step (b) with an aqueous solution B having a pH-value of 7.0 or higher, (d) removing aqueous solution B of step (c) from the recycled polyolefin, (e) optionally drying, extruding and/or aerating the recycled polyolefin, thereby obtaining a recycled polyolefin with reduced content of hydrophobic functional group-containing volatile organic compounds and hydrophilic volatile organic compounds, wherein volatile organic compounds are defined as organic compounds having an initial boiling point (b.p.) of less than or equal to 250 °C when measured at a standard atmospheric pressure of 101.3 kPa, hydrophobic compounds are defined as those compounds having a logP (octanol/water) value of greater than 1.0, and hydrophilic compounds are defined as those compounds having a logP (octanol/water) value of lower than or equal to 1.0. (a) treating recycled polyolefin, which contains hydrophobic functional group-containing volatile organic compounds and hydrophilic volatile organic compounds, with an aqueous solution A of an inorganic oxoacid, wherein said aqueous solution A has a pH-value of 2.0 or lower, (b) removing aqueous solution A of step (a) from the recycled polyolefin, (c) treating the recycled polyolefin of step (b) with an aqueous solution B having a pH-value of 7.0 or higher, (d) removing aqueous solution B of step (c) from the recycled polyolefin, (e) optionally drying, extruding and/or aerating the recycled polyolefin, thereby obtaining a recycled polyolefin with reduced content of hydrophobic functional group-containing volatile organic compounds and hydrophilic volatile organic compounds, wherein volatile organic compounds are defined as organic compounds having an initial boiling point (b.p.) of less than or equal to 250 °C when measured at a standard atmospheric pressure of 101.3 kPa, hydrophobic compounds are defined as those compounds having a logP (octanol/water) value of greater than 1.0, and hydrophilic compounds are defined as those compounds having a logP (octanol/water) value of lower than or equal to 1.0.
Coolant circuit for a self-propelled work machine comprising multiple electric drive components, comprising: - a coolant pump for generating a stream of coolant which circulates in the coolant circuit; - a heat exchanger for dissipating thermal energy stored in the coolant; and - at least two circuit lines which extend parallel to one another and are designed to guide the coolant past the drive components respectively assigned to them, in order to absorb thermal energy; characterised by - at least one connecting line which fluidically connects at least two of the circuit lines, is designed to transfer coolant from a first circuit line into a second circuit line and has at least one valve for opening or closing the connecting line and/or for varying the volume flow of the coolant guided through the connecting line. - a coolant pump for generating a stream of coolant which circulates in the coolant circuit; - a heat exchanger for dissipating thermal energy stored in the coolant; and - at least two circuit lines which extend parallel to one another and are designed to guide the coolant past the drive components respectively assigned to them, in order to absorb thermal energy; characterised by - at least one connecting line which fluidically connects at least two of the circuit lines, is designed to transfer coolant from a first circuit line into a second circuit line and has at least one valve for opening or closing the connecting line and/or for varying the volume flow of the coolant guided through the connecting line.
A handle for an endoscopic medical device comprising: an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongated body having a distal segment, a central segment, a proximal segment rotatably coupled to the distal segment, and a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end and configured to receive the endoscopic medical device therethrough, the distal segment configured to engage an endoscope, wherein the endoscopic medical device received within the lumen is rotatable relative to the central segment and the distal segment so that rotation of the proximal segment causes a rotation of the endoscopic medical device without applying torque to the endoscope, characterised in that the central segment is telescopically movable into and out of the proximal segment, wherein the distal segment is telescopically movable into and out of the central segment, and wherein proximal and distal movement of the central and distal segments (104,106) is not translated to the endoscopic medical device received within the lumen. an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongated body having a distal segment, a central segment, a proximal segment rotatably coupled to the distal segment, and a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough from the proximal end to the distal end and configured to receive the endoscopic medical device therethrough, the distal segment configured to engage an endoscope, wherein the endoscopic medical device received within the lumen is rotatable relative to the central segment and the distal segment so that rotation of the proximal segment causes a rotation of the endoscopic medical device without applying torque to the endoscope, characterised in that the central segment is telescopically movable into and out of the proximal segment, wherein the distal segment is telescopically movable into and out of the central segment, and wherein proximal and distal movement of the central and distal segments (104,106) is not translated to the endoscopic medical device received within the lumen.
A modular electrically motorized watercraft, said watercraft comprising: a hull module and a driveline system, said driveline system comprising an electric power module and a driveline module, wherein said driveline module is configured to be arranged at an underside of the hull module, and wherein said modules (20, 30 50) constitute independent sub-assemblies in the form of modules which can be assembled to form said watercraft, and wherein an external side of said hull module forms an open compartment configured to receive said electric power module, wherein the compartment is configured to provide passive water cooling of the electric power module when the electric power module is received in said compartment and allow water to flow therein when the power module is arranged in the compartment to thereby enable the power module to become at least partially submerged in water, wherein the electric power module and the compartment are configured such that there is a slot between the electric power module when the electric power module is arranged in the compartment allowing water splashing over the hull module to fill up the compartment via the slot and thus flow around, surround and at least partially submerge the electric power module providing it with passive cooling, characterised in that said hull module comprises at least one through hole extending through said hull module and being in fluid communication with the compartment, wherein the water that flows into the compartment is allowed to drain through the hull module via said through hole during use of the watercraft. a hull module and a driveline system, said driveline system comprising an electric power module and a driveline module, wherein said driveline module is configured to be arranged at an underside of the hull module, and wherein said modules (20, 30 50) constitute independent sub-assemblies in the form of modules which can be assembled to form said watercraft, and wherein an external side of said hull module forms an open compartment configured to receive said electric power module, wherein the compartment is configured to provide passive water cooling of the electric power module when the electric power module is received in said compartment and allow water to flow therein when the power module is arranged in the compartment to thereby enable the power module to become at least partially submerged in water, wherein the electric power module and the compartment are configured such that there is a slot between the electric power module when the electric power module is arranged in the compartment allowing water splashing over the hull module to fill up the compartment via the slot and thus flow around, surround and at least partially submerge the electric power module providing it with passive cooling, characterised in that said hull module comprises at least one through hole extending through said hull module and being in fluid communication with the compartment, wherein the water that flows into the compartment is allowed to drain through the hull module via said through hole during use of the watercraft.
An introducer assembly for deploying a medical device endoluminally, the introducer assembly including an elongate carrier member having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion having a distal end and a medical device support zone; a first proximal sheath disposed over the proximal portion of the carrier and a second distal sheath disposed over the distal portion and over at least a part of the medical device support zone, the second sheath including a second sheath distal end and a second sheath proximal end, and a splitting mechanism cooperatively coupled to the second sheath and arranged to split the second sheath from its second sheath proximal end to its second sheath distal end; wherein the splitting mechanism includes a cutting element which engages with the second sheath from the second sheath proximal end.
A device for attracting a rodent comprising: a trap or a housing for receiving the rodent; and a composition comprising one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen, and at least one of a lethal agent or a chemosterilant, wherein the composition is adjacent to or included within the trap or the housing; and wherein the one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen are isolated, purified, synthetic, or a combination thereof, and wherein the composition comprises one or more of androstenone and testosterone and, when used, the composition attracts at least one adult female mouse or rat, or wherein the composition comprises one or more of progesterone and estrogen and, when used, the composition attracts at least one adult male mouse or rat. a trap or a housing for receiving the rodent; and a composition comprising one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen, and at least one of a lethal agent or a chemosterilant, wherein the composition is adjacent to or included within the trap or the housing; and wherein the one or more of androstenone, testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen are isolated, purified, synthetic, or a combination thereof, and wherein the composition comprises one or more of androstenone and testosterone and, when used, the composition attracts at least one adult female mouse or rat, or wherein the composition comprises one or more of progesterone and estrogen and, when used, the composition attracts at least one adult male mouse or rat.