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A gas turbine engine assembly comprising: a shield having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending radially from an axial end portion of the shield including a blade outer air seal contact surface, characterized in that: the second portion extends axially from a radially outer end of the first portion and includes a contact surface with a vane. a shield having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending radially from an axial end portion of the shield including a blade outer air seal contact surface, characterized in that: the second portion extends axially from a radially outer end of the first portion and includes a contact surface with a vane.
An expansion tool comprising: a working element configured to expand an end of a tube, the working element including a plurality of jaws movable between a closed position and an expanded position; a first mandrel including a first contact surface; and a second mandrel coupled to the first mandrel, the second mandrel including a second contact surface; characterized in that the first mandrel and the second mandrel are movable together relative to the jaws in a first direction along an axis from a retracted position toward an extended position and in a second direction along the axis opposite the first direction from the extended position toward the retracted position, and the first contact surface and the second contact surface are engageable with the jaws to move the jaws from the closed position toward the expanded position in response to movement of the first mandrel and the second mandrel from the retracted position toward the extended position. a working element configured to expand an end of a tube, the working element including a plurality of jaws movable between a closed position and an expanded position; a first mandrel including a first contact surface; and a second mandrel coupled to the first mandrel, the second mandrel including a second contact surface; characterized in that the first mandrel and the second mandrel are movable together relative to the jaws in a first direction along an axis from a retracted position toward an extended position and in a second direction along the axis opposite the first direction from the extended position toward the retracted position, and the first contact surface and the second contact surface are engageable with the jaws to move the jaws from the closed position toward the expanded position in response to movement of the first mandrel and the second mandrel from the retracted position toward the extended position.
Method for reducing the power and / or fresh water demand in pasteurisation plants for pasteurising bottles or similar containers which are filled with a liquid filling material and are closed, wherein the containers are treated at least with water in a cleaning and / or rinsing machine, for example a rinser, before being filled, and are heated during the pasteurisation and are then cooled, characterised in that waste water arising at an outlet of the cleaning and / or rinsing machine is fed to the pasteurisation plant for pasteurising bottles or similar containers which are filled with a liquid filling material and are closed, to use the internal energy of this waste water and / or the waste water itself.
Method for monitoring a fuel return valve, called FRV, the FRV valve controlling a flow of fuel, used to cool an oil feeding a propulsion engine of an aircraft and an oil of an integrated drive generator, called IDG, from a system for distributing fuel to the propulsion engine to a recirculation system returning hot fuel to a fuel tank of the aircraft, an aperture of the FRV making it possible to increase the flow of fuel circulating in the fuel distribution system, this fuel being colder fuel originating from said fuel tank of the aircraft, a first oil temperature sensor supplying measurements of the temperature of oil at an outlet port of the IDG, a second oil temperature sensor supplying measurements of the temperature of oil feeding the propulsion engine, the method being implemented by an FRV operation monitoring system in the form of electronic circuitry, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - receiving measurements from the first oil temperature sensor and from the second oil temperature sensor; - determining, for each flight of the aircraft, an oil temperature maximum at the outlet port of the IDG according to the measurements of said first oil temperature sensor and/or an oil temperature maximum of the propulsion engine according to the measurements of said second oil temperature sensor; - assessing a trend of one and/or the other of the oil temperature maxima over several flights; and - generating an alarm flagging a malfunction experienced by the FRV, this malfunction leading to an undesirable closure of the FRV leading to an undesirable temperature rise of the oil used to cool the IDG, when the trend of one and/or the other of the oil temperature maxima shows that a predetermined oil temperature threshold T has been exceeded. - receiving measurements from the first oil temperature sensor and from the second oil temperature sensor; - determining, for each flight of the aircraft, an oil temperature maximum at the outlet port of the IDG according to the measurements of said first oil temperature sensor and/or an oil temperature maximum of the propulsion engine according to the measurements of said second oil temperature sensor; - assessing a trend of one and/or the other of the oil temperature maxima over several flights; and - generating an alarm flagging a malfunction experienced by the FRV, this malfunction leading to an undesirable closure of the FRV leading to an undesirable temperature rise of the oil used to cool the IDG, when the trend of one and/or the other of the oil temperature maxima shows that a predetermined oil temperature threshold T has been exceeded.
Cooking oven comprising: an operative chamber (115;515), a detection assembly (200;300;400;500) for detecting an operative parameter within the operative chamber (115;515) of the cooking oven, the detection assembly (200;300;400;500) comprising: a detection element (205;305;505) adapted to be at least partially inserted into said operative chamber (115;515) for detecting the operative parameter, and a coupling body (210;310;410;510) for supporting the detection element (205;305;505) and for mechanically coupling the detection assembly (200;300;400;500) to the operative chamber (115;515), said coupling body (210;310;410;510) comprising a hole (215;315;515) into which the detection element (205;305;505) is fitted, characterized in that said hole (215;315;515) comprises a first hole portion (215 1;315 1;515 1) having a first size substantially matching the size of the detection element (205;305;505) and a second hole portion (215 2;315 2;515 2) having a second size greater than the first size, so that, when the detection element (205;305;505) is fitted into said hole (215;315;515), a cavity (230;330;530) is defined between the detection element (205;305;505) and walls of said second hole portion (215 2;315 2;515 2). an operative chamber (115;515), a detection assembly (200;300;400;500) for detecting an operative parameter within the operative chamber (115;515) of the cooking oven, the detection assembly (200;300;400;500) comprising: a detection element (205;305;505) adapted to be at least partially inserted into said operative chamber (115;515) for detecting the operative parameter, and a coupling body (210;310;410;510) for supporting the detection element (205;305;505) and for mechanically coupling the detection assembly (200;300;400;500) to the operative chamber (115;515), said coupling body (210;310;410;510) comprising a hole (215;315;515) into which the detection element (205;305;505) is fitted, characterized in that said hole (215;315;515) comprises a first hole portion (215 1;315 1;515 1) having a first size substantially matching the size of the detection element (205;305;505) and a second hole portion (215 2;315 2;515 2) having a second size greater than the first size, so that, when the detection element (205;305;505) is fitted into said hole (215;315;515), a cavity (230;330;530) is defined between the detection element (205;305;505) and walls of said second hole portion (215 2;315 2;515 2). a detection element (205;305;505) adapted to be at least partially inserted into said operative chamber (115;515) for detecting the operative parameter, and a coupling body (210;310;410;510) for supporting the detection element (205;305;505) and for mechanically coupling the detection assembly (200;300;400;500) to the operative chamber (115;515), said coupling body (210;310;410;510) comprising a hole (215;315;515) into which the detection element (205;305;505) is fitted,
Gantry drive having: - a multiphase stator; - a multiphase rotor and; - a tunnel-shaped cavity for receiving a patient, - wherein the multiphase rotor spatially surrounds the cavity, - wherein the multiphase stator and the multiphase rotor form a multiphase motor for providing a rotating-field power, - wherein by means of the rotating-field power, in the form of a first portion, can be provided a mechanical drive power for producing a rotational movement of the multiphase rotor, and, in the form of a second portion, can be provided an electrical supply power for a payload apparatus, characterised in that the gantry drive comprises a control unit which is designed to vary the first portion and the second portion. - a multiphase stator; - a multiphase rotor and; - a tunnel-shaped cavity for receiving a patient, - wherein the multiphase rotor spatially surrounds the cavity, - wherein the multiphase stator and the multiphase rotor form a multiphase motor for providing a rotating-field power, - wherein by means of the rotating-field power, in the form of a first portion, can be provided a mechanical drive power for producing a rotational movement of the multiphase rotor, and, in the form of a second portion, can be provided an electrical supply power for a payload apparatus,
An under-shower device, in particular for a water closet, comprising a shower arm with a shower head and with an axial through-opening for the feed of a cleaning fluid to the shower head, said shower arm being telescopically extendible and retractable along its longitudinal axis, further comprising a first drive unit for the extension and retraction of the shower arm, wherein the under-shower device comprises a stationary longitudinal guide member which at that end of the shower arm which lies opposite the shower head, with a longitudinal section is telescopically inserted into the shower arm or pushed over this, and the shower arm is led through a guide sleeve, wherein the shower arm is telescopically displaceable relative to the stationary longitudinal guide member and along its longitudinal axis by way of the first drive unit and in this manner is extendible out of the guide sleeve and retractable, characterised in that the under-shower device comprises a rotation unit with a rotatable rotation body for rotating the shower arm about its longitudinal axis, and the rotation unit comprises torque transmission means which are mechanically actively connected to a second drive unit in a manner such that the second drive unit can bring the shower arm into a rotation movement via the rotation unit, wherein the rotation body comprises an opening, through which the shower arm is led and in which the shower arm, with respect to the rotation body, is secured in a rotationally fixed manner and is guided in an axially displaceable manner.
Process for producing 2,4'-MDI poor in 2,2'-MDI by distillation either of a starting mixture of isomeric diisocyanatodiphenylmethanes at least consisting of 2,2'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane, 2,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane and 4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane or of a mixture obtained in a distillative preseparation of the starting mixture and consisting of 0% to 15% by weight of 2,2'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane, of 12% to 60% by weight of 2,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane and of 25% to 88% by weight of 4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane, wherein the distillation is configured as an at least single-stage distillation and a dividing wall column is employed in at least one distillation stage, wherein the starting mixture or the diisocyanatodiphenylmethane isomer mixture present after the distillative preseparation is entirely passed onto the prefractionating zone of the dividing wall column as a feed stream, characterized in that the liquid division between the prefractionating zone and the main fractionating zone of the dividing wall column is undertaken such that a mixture containing 95% to 99% by weight of 2,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane and not more than 0.2% by weight of 2,2'-diisocyanatodiphenylmethane is obtained in the sidestream, wherein the reported percentages by weight relate to the composition of the isomers.
A device for treating a blade of a manual razor, the blade having a cutting edge, the device comprising a treatment surface characterized in that a. said treatment surface is made of resilient material which is readily deformed upon the application of pressure and springs back to its original shape when such pressure is removed for interacting with the cutting edge when the blade is in sliding contact with the treatment surface, the treatment surface including a plurality of resilient projections with a base portion and a tip portion; b. the resilient projections defining a discontinuous contact surface with the blade during the sliding contact. a. said treatment surface is made of resilient material which is readily deformed upon the application of pressure and springs back to its original shape when such pressure is removed for interacting with the cutting edge when the blade is in sliding contact with the treatment surface, the treatment surface including a plurality of resilient projections with a base portion and a tip portion; b. the resilient projections defining a discontinuous contact surface with the blade during the sliding contact.
Method for manufacturing comb polymers having a principal (meth)acrylic chain and polyoxyalkylated lateral groups, characterized in that it consists in: a) producing a solution containing at least one homopolymer of (meth)acrylic acid and/or at least one copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid with at least one other monomer, b) drying the solution obtained in stage a), with a view to obtaining a homopolymer of (meth)acrylic acid in the dry state and/or a copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid with at least one other monomer in the dry state, c) blending the product in the dry state obtained according to stage b) with at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol in the molten state and/or at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene amine in the molten state and/or at least one alkylene oxide in the liquid or gaseous state, d) then functionalising the homopolymer and/or copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid by: - esterification with at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol, which is preferentially a methoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol, very preferentially a methoxy polyoxyethylene glycol, - and/or amidification with at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene amine, which is preferentially a methoxy polyoxyalkylene amine, very preferentially a methoxy polyoxyethylene amine, - and/or ethoxylation with at least one alkylene oxide, which is preferentially an ethylene or propylene oxide, or their blends a) producing a solution containing at least one homopolymer of (meth)acrylic acid and/or at least one copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid with at least one other monomer, b) drying the solution obtained in stage a), with a view to obtaining a homopolymer of (meth)acrylic acid in the dry state and/or a copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid with at least one other monomer in the dry state, c) blending the product in the dry state obtained according to stage b) with at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol in the molten state and/or at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene amine in the molten state and/or at least one alkylene oxide in the liquid or gaseous state, d) then functionalising the homopolymer and/or copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid by: - esterification with at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol, which is preferentially a methoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol, very preferentially a methoxy polyoxyethylene glycol, - and/or amidification with at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene amine, which is preferentially a methoxy polyoxyalkylene amine, very preferentially a methoxy polyoxyethylene amine, - and/or ethoxylation with at least one alkylene oxide, which is preferentially an ethylene or propylene oxide, or their blends - esterification with at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol, which is preferentially a methoxy polyoxyalkylene glycol, very preferentially a methoxy polyoxyethylene glycol, - and/or amidification with at least one alcoxy polyoxyalkylene amine, which is preferentially a methoxy polyoxyalkylene amine, very preferentially a methoxy polyoxyethylene amine, - and/or ethoxylation with at least one alkylene oxide, which is preferentially an ethylene or propylene oxide, or their blends
A system to detect one or more causes of a heart rhythm disorder, the system comprising a plurality of sensors at multiple locations to sense heart activation signals; a processor interfacing with the plurality of sensors, wherein the processor is configured to collect from the plurality of sensors data comprising a sensor location of each sensor and an activation onset time of each heart activation signal at each sensor location such that a plurality of activation onset times at a plurality of sensor locations is collected, characterized in that the processor is further configured to: sequentially order the plurality of activation onset times at the plurality of sensor locations to create an activation trail, the activation trail creating a discernible signature pattern for the disorder and indicating both the location and the type of the cause of the disorder; and determine at least one approximate core region in relationship to the activation trail, and to indicate the type of the cause of the disorder, wherein a discernible signature pattern that rotates around the at least one approximate core region is indicative of a rotor, wherein a discernible signature pattern that radially emanates from the at least one approximate core region is indicative of a focal source, and wherein a discernible signature pattern that is a dispersed pattern indicates no localized source and a need for further data collection and analysis. sequentially order the plurality of activation onset times at the plurality of sensor locations to create an activation trail, the activation trail creating a discernible signature pattern for the disorder and indicating both the location and the type of the cause of the disorder; and determine at least one approximate core region in relationship to the activation trail, and to indicate the type of the cause of the disorder, wherein a discernible signature pattern that rotates around the at least one approximate core region is indicative of a rotor, wherein a discernible signature pattern that radially emanates from the at least one approximate core region is indicative of a focal source, and wherein a discernible signature pattern that is a dispersed pattern indicates no localized source and a need for further data collection and analysis.
A timepiece device having a motor, which is driven according to electric power supplied from an electromagnetic generator, comprising: power storing means for storing electric power supplied from said electromagnetic generator; charge detecting means for detecting charging of said power storing means; AC magnetic field detecting means for detecting an AC magnetic field generated around said electromagnetic generator when the charge detecting means detects charging in a predetermined time period for detection; and duty ratio control means for controlling a duty ratio to be used to drive said motor according to a result of a detection by said AC magnetic field detecting means, wherein said duty ratio control means has duty ratio setting means adapted to maintain the duty ratio of a normal driving pulse signal at a currently set value or set the duty ratio at a value higher than the currently set value when receiving a said result of a detection by said AC magnetic field detecting means indicating that an AC magnetic field is detected. power storing means for storing electric power supplied from said electromagnetic generator; charge detecting means for detecting charging of said power storing means; AC magnetic field detecting means for detecting an AC magnetic field generated around said electromagnetic generator when the charge detecting means detects charging in a predetermined time period for detection; and duty ratio control means for controlling a duty ratio to be used to drive said motor according to a result of a detection by said AC magnetic field detecting means, wherein said duty ratio control means has duty ratio setting means adapted to maintain the duty ratio of a normal driving pulse signal at a currently set value or set the duty ratio at a value higher than the currently set value when receiving a said result of a detection by said AC magnetic field detecting means indicating that an AC magnetic field is detected.
A cutting mechanism for severing elongate fibre reinforcement material in composite material lay-up equipment, the cutting mechanism comprising a cutting element and a counteracting element which cooperate to sever fibre reinforcement material extending through the nip between them, the cutting element being mounted on an elongate arm which is pivotable about a pivot axis spaced from the nip, to displace the cutting element relatively to the counteracting element to perform a cutting stroke, the mechanism further comprising guide means arranged to guide the fibre reinforcement material through the nip in a feed direction transverse to the pivot axis, and an actuation device (84, 85) for driving the elongate arm in a cutting stroke, the actuation device (84, 85) acting on the elongate arm at a position away from the cutting element; wherein the guide means comprises a guide channel formed in the elongate arm and having an outlet adjacent the nip.