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A variable compression device (6, 7, 8, 300) that is configured to change a compression ratio in a combustion chamber of an engine, the variable compression device (6, 7, 8, 300) comprising: a piston rod; a fluid chamber forming member which forms a portion of a fluid chamber, the fluid chamber being configured to move the piston rod in a direction in which a compression ratio is increased by supplying a boosted working fluid thereto; a regulation member which is configured to regulate movement of the piston rod in a direction in which a compression ratio is increased; and a sliding ring which is provided on a circumferential surface of the piston rod to be slidable with respect to the fluid chamber forming member, wherein a pair of the sliding rings (6d, 6d) is provided at an interval in a vertical direction, a lower space surrounded by the fluid chamber forming member and the piston rod is formed between the pair of the sliding rings, and an upper space surrounded by the fluid chamber forming member, the piston rod, and the regulation member is formed above the pair of sliding rings (6d, 6d), characterized in that the fluid chamber forming member includes a communication channel that connects the upper space and the lower space to each other and that is configured to guide a portion of the working fluid, which is supplied to the lower space as a coolant, from the lower space to the upper space. a piston rod; a fluid chamber forming member which forms a portion of a fluid chamber, the fluid chamber being configured to move the piston rod in a direction in which a compression ratio is increased by supplying a boosted working fluid thereto; a regulation member which is configured to regulate movement of the piston rod in a direction in which a compression ratio is increased; and a sliding ring which is provided on a circumferential surface of the piston rod to be slidable with respect to the fluid chamber forming member, wherein a pair of the sliding rings (6d, 6d) is provided at an interval in a vertical direction, a lower space surrounded by the fluid chamber forming member and the piston rod is formed between the pair of the sliding rings, and an upper space surrounded by the fluid chamber forming member, the piston rod, and the regulation member is formed above the pair of sliding rings (6d, 6d), characterized in that the fluid chamber forming member includes a communication channel that connects the upper space and the lower space to each other and that is configured to guide a portion of the working fluid, which is supplied to the lower space as a coolant, from the lower space to the upper space.
Subsea apparatus for processing fluid from a well, the apparatus comprising: a pipeline arranged to contain a flow of said fluid, said fluid comprising liquid and gas; an outlet extending through a wall of said pipeline, said outlet arranged to let gas out of the pipeline through the outlet to separate said gas from said liquid and produce separated gas and separated liquid, wherein the pipeline is adapted to cool said fluid from the well in a portion of said pipeline upstream of the outlet by transferring heat from the fluid across the wall of the pipeline to the surrounding sea; a compressor arranged to receive gas from said outlet and arranged to compress the separated gas; a tank, wherein a portion of the pipeline downstream of said outlet is arranged to receive said separated liquid, and wherein said portion of the pipeline is sloped over at least part of its length, wherein said portion slopes from the outlet downwards towards the tank, wherein the tank is arranged to receive fluid from said portion of the pipeline, wherein the tank is placed below the outlet and wherein, in use, the liquid in the tank provides a dead-end for gas such that gas travels upwards against the flow of liquid to the outlet; a pump arranged to receive separated liquid from said tank and pump said separated liquid in order to move the liquid to a facility located downstream of the pump, wherein said tank is arranged upstream of said pump. a pipeline arranged to contain a flow of said fluid, said fluid comprising liquid and gas; an outlet extending through a wall of said pipeline, said outlet arranged to let gas out of the pipeline through the outlet to separate said gas from said liquid and produce separated gas and separated liquid, wherein the pipeline is adapted to cool said fluid from the well in a portion of said pipeline upstream of the outlet by transferring heat from the fluid across the wall of the pipeline to the surrounding sea; a compressor arranged to receive gas from said outlet and arranged to compress the separated gas; a tank, wherein a portion of the pipeline downstream of said outlet is arranged to receive said separated liquid, and wherein said portion of the pipeline is sloped over at least part of its length, wherein said portion slopes from the outlet downwards towards the tank, wherein the tank is arranged to receive fluid from said portion of the pipeline, wherein the tank is placed below the outlet and wherein, in use, the liquid in the tank provides a dead-end for gas such that gas travels upwards against the flow of liquid to the outlet; a pump arranged to receive separated liquid from said tank and pump said separated liquid in order to move the liquid to a facility located downstream of the pump, wherein said tank is arranged upstream of said pump.
A method of cleaning equipment dirtied by bituminous material, the method comprising: forming a stable, water in oil emulsion comprising biodiesel, lecithin-based emulsifier and water, wherein the emulsifier is present at a level of 1 to 4 wt-% based on the biodiesel weight and wherein the lecithin-based emulsifier comprises a first lecithin-based emulsifier, a second lecithin-based emulsifier, wherein the first lecithin-based emulsifier has a 2 to 6 HLB, wherein the second lecithin-based emulsifier has a higher HLB than the first lecithin-based emulsifier and wherein the water is 10 to 50 vol-% water, based on the emulsion volume;; exposing the dirtied equipment to the emulsion for a period of time and agitating either the emulsion or the equipment; and removing clean equipment from the emulsion. forming a stable, water in oil emulsion comprising biodiesel, lecithin-based emulsifier and water, wherein the emulsifier is present at a level of 1 to 4 wt-% based on the biodiesel weight and wherein the lecithin-based emulsifier comprises a first lecithin-based emulsifier, a second lecithin-based emulsifier, wherein the first lecithin-based emulsifier has a 2 to 6 HLB, wherein the second lecithin-based emulsifier has a higher HLB than the first lecithin-based emulsifier and wherein the water is 10 to 50 vol-% water, based on the emulsion volume;; exposing the dirtied equipment to the emulsion for a period of time and agitating either the emulsion or the equipment; and removing clean equipment from the emulsion.
An Integrated circuit which, when operated within a mobile station, is adapted to control said mobile station to perform a process for transmitting a channel quality information report and/or a sounding reference symbol from said mobile station to a base station in a mobile communication system in subframe N, wherein subframe N is configured for the mobile station for transmission of periodic channel quality information reports and/or periodic sounding reference symbols, the process comprising the steps of: determining whether the mobile station will be in DRX Active Time or DRX Non-Active Time in subframe N, at least based on MAC control elements relating to the DRX operation and being received by the mobile station until and including subframe N-(4+k), where k is an integer value from 1 to K, transmitting the channel quality information report and/or the sounding reference symbol to the base station in subframe N, in case the mobile station is determined to be in DRX Active Time in subframe N. determining whether the mobile station will be in DRX Active Time or DRX Non-Active Time in subframe N, at least based on MAC control elements relating to the DRX operation and being received by the mobile station until and including subframe N-(4+k), where k is an integer value from 1 to K, transmitting the channel quality information report and/or the sounding reference symbol to the base station in subframe N, in case the mobile station is determined to be in DRX Active Time in subframe N.
Solar absorber, in particular a solar absorber for a solar absorber device and/or a solar collector, for absorbing solar radiation and propagating heat to a pipeline system, wherein the solar absorber has a heat-conducting basic body, characterized in that the heat-conducting basic body comprises heat-conducting means with at least two regions (8a, 8b), which are designed differently in terms of the material, for forming local regions with improved heat flow in order to achieve matching of a solar absorber temperature over the surface extent of the basic body of the solar absorber and to match a thermal conductivity of the solar absorber to a heat energy flow distribution.
Torque-transmitting device for arrangement in a drivetrain of a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a gearbox and an electric machine, wherein the torque-transmitting device has: the electric machine, which is arranged in the torque-transmitting device and which has a rotor which is rotatable about a central longitudinal axis of the torque-transmitting device, a separating clutch with clutch operating means (10, 11) for decoupling the internal combustion engine from the gearbox, a crankshaft-side primary rotary vibration damper, and a gearbox-side secondary rotary vibration damper which is arranged radially within the rotor and which is arranged directly in a gearbox-side output flange of the torque-transmitting device, characterized in that the secondary vibration damper is arranged axially within the rotor and comprises a vibration absorber. the electric machine, which is arranged in the torque-transmitting device and which has a rotor which is rotatable about a central longitudinal axis of the torque-transmitting device, a separating clutch with clutch operating means (10, 11) for decoupling the internal combustion engine from the gearbox, a crankshaft-side primary rotary vibration damper, and a gearbox-side secondary rotary vibration damper which is arranged radially within the rotor and which is arranged directly in a gearbox-side output flange of the torque-transmitting device, characterized in that the secondary vibration damper is arranged axially within the rotor and comprises a vibration absorber.
Device for loading poultry supplied in supply stations located one above another at different heights into poultry holders placed in a loading station, wherein the device comprises: - a frame; - a first carriage movable on the side of the supply stations along the frame; - a second carriage movable on the side of the loading stations along the frame at a horizontal distance from the first carriage; - a transport element (11, 12) connected to the first and the second carriage (8, 9) and extending with a horizontal component; - wherein the connection between each of the carriages (8, 9) and the associated end of the transport element (11, 12) is configured for relative rotation; - wherein the connection between the transport element (11, 12) and either of the carriages (8, 9) is configured to allow a limited relative movement in horizontal direction; and - the first carriage is provided with a conveyor connecting to the supply stations for carrying the poultry onto the transport element (11, 12) in any position of the transport element, characterized in that the carriages (8, 9) are moveable in vertical direction. - a frame; - a first carriage movable on the side of the supply stations along the frame; - a second carriage movable on the side of the loading stations along the frame at a horizontal distance from the first carriage; - a transport element (11, 12) connected to the first and the second carriage (8, 9) and extending with a horizontal component; - wherein the connection between each of the carriages (8, 9) and the associated end of the transport element (11, 12) is configured for relative rotation; - wherein the connection between the transport element (11, 12) and either of the carriages (8, 9) is configured to allow a limited relative movement in horizontal direction; and - the first carriage is provided with a conveyor connecting to the supply stations for carrying the poultry onto the transport element (11, 12) in any position of the transport element, characterized in that the carriages (8, 9) are moveable in vertical direction.
An acoustic reflector for use underwater and comprising a shell surrounding a core wherein the acoustic reflector has a circular cross section with said shell permitting acoustic waves at one or more frequencies to pass, in part at least, through the shell into the core to be reflected back from the portion of the shell opposite the entry of the acoustic wave and in part to pass around within the shell to combine with the reflected wave and be reradiated from the reflector characterized in that the shell has one or more holes therein permitting water freely to enter and leave the inside of the shell when the reflector is deployed in water.
An electrostatic spay tool system, comprising: an electrostatic spray tool, comprising: a cascade system, characterized in that the cascade system comprises: electrical components comprising: an electrical generator, wherein the electrical components are configured to convert an alternating current at a first voltage into a direct current at a second voltage; and a transformer comprising a first rounded cross-sectional shape; and a shell comprising an interior having a second rounded cross-sectional shape comprising a plurality of rounded walls and/or flat walls of an upper portion of the shell, wherein the shell is configured to electrically isolate the electrical components, and wherein the first rounded cross-sectional shape of the transformer and the second rounded cross-sectional shape of the upper portion of the shell match with one another such that the shell conforms to the transformer. an electrical generator, wherein the electrical components are configured to convert an alternating current at a first voltage into a direct current at a second voltage; and a transformer comprising a first rounded cross-sectional shape; and a shell comprising an interior having a second rounded cross-sectional shape comprising a plurality of rounded walls and/or flat walls of an upper portion of the shell, wherein the shell is configured to electrically isolate the electrical components, and wherein the first rounded cross-sectional shape of the transformer and the second rounded cross-sectional shape of the upper portion of the shell match with one another such that the shell conforms to the transformer.
A sprinkling device for a washing machine, comprising: a water circulating member, internally provided with a water circulating passage, wherein an upper end face of the water circulating member is provided with a water inlet in communication with the water circulating passage, and a lower end face of the water circulating member is provided with a water outlet in communication with the water circulating passage; a water guide member, disposed below the water circulating member, and having a tapered water guide surface opposite the water outlet; and a plurality of shunting members connected equidistantly along a circumferential direction of the tapered water guide surface, characterized in that lower ends of the plurality of shunting members are connected to the tapered water guide surface and located between an apex and an outer circumference of the tapered water guide surface; upper ends of the plurality of shunting members are connected with the water circulating member respectively, wherein a lower end of the water circulating member is provided with a connecting ring extending along a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the water circulating member, and the upper end of the shunting member is connected to the connecting ring, wherein the water circulating member, the connecting ring, the water guide member and the plurality of shunting members are formed integrally. a water circulating member, internally provided with a water circulating passage, wherein an upper end face of the water circulating member is provided with a water inlet in communication with the water circulating passage, and a lower end face of the water circulating member is provided with a water outlet in communication with the water circulating passage; a water guide member, disposed below the water circulating member, and having a tapered water guide surface opposite the water outlet; and a plurality of shunting members connected equidistantly along a circumferential direction of the tapered water guide surface, characterized in that lower ends of the plurality of shunting members are connected to the tapered water guide surface and located between an apex and an outer circumference of the tapered water guide surface; upper ends of the plurality of shunting members are connected with the water circulating member respectively, wherein a lower end of the water circulating member is provided with a connecting ring extending along a circumferential direction of an outer circumferential surface of the water circulating member, and the upper end of the shunting member is connected to the connecting ring, wherein the water circulating member, the connecting ring, the water guide member and the plurality of shunting members are formed integrally.
A solid-state battery comprising: a melanin structure formed of at least one melanin material embedded in an inert material; and first and second metal bands which serve as first and second electrodes, respectively, wherein the melanin material is selected from the group consisting of eumelanin, pheomelanin, neuromelanin, alomelanin, sepiomelanins, and synthetic melanin; wherein the inert material is selected from the group consisting of silicon, silica, calcium, aluminum, plastic and glass; and wherein the solid-state battery does not need to be recharged or reloaded. a melanin structure formed of at least one melanin material embedded in an inert material; and first and second metal bands which serve as first and second electrodes, respectively, wherein the melanin material is selected from the group consisting of eumelanin, pheomelanin, neuromelanin, alomelanin, sepiomelanins, and synthetic melanin; wherein the inert material is selected from the group consisting of silicon, silica, calcium, aluminum, plastic and glass; and wherein the solid-state battery does not need to be recharged or reloaded. wherein the melanin material is selected from the group consisting of eumelanin, pheomelanin, neuromelanin, alomelanin, sepiomelanins, and synthetic melanin; wherein the inert material is selected from the group consisting of silicon, silica, calcium, aluminum, plastic and glass; and wherein the solid-state battery does not need to be recharged or reloaded.
A device for bending a pouch wing in a battery cell, said device comprising: a seating part adapted to seat the battery cell thereon so that the pouch wing of the battery cell is exposed to the outside; a pair of heating blades (131, 132) disposed to face each other apart at a predetermined interval, provided movably to be in contact with the pouch wing, and provided to heat the pouch wing; characterized in that a bending part is provided to bend the pouch wing by moving along a first direction, in a state where the pair of heating blades (131, 132) is in contact with the pouch wing, to primarily pressurize the pouch wing, and moving along a second direction different from the first direction to secondarily pressurize the pouch wing, wherein the bending part has a first contact surface contacting the first surface of the pouch wing at the initial position for the primary pressurization, and a second contact surface inclined at an acute angle with respect to the first contact surface, and contacting the first surface of the pouch wing upon the secondary pressurization. a seating part adapted to seat the battery cell thereon so that the pouch wing of the battery cell is exposed to the outside; a pair of heating blades (131, 132) disposed to face each other apart at a predetermined interval, provided movably to be in contact with the pouch wing, and provided to heat the pouch wing; characterized in that a bending part is provided to bend the pouch wing by moving along a first direction, in a state where the pair of heating blades (131, 132) is in contact with the pouch wing, to primarily pressurize the pouch wing, and moving along a second direction different from the first direction to secondarily pressurize the pouch wing, wherein the bending part has a first contact surface contacting the first surface of the pouch wing at the initial position for the primary pressurization, and a second contact surface inclined at an acute angle with respect to the first contact surface, and contacting the first surface of the pouch wing upon the secondary pressurization.
An ankle-foot orthosis with a foot part, which has a sole for receiving a foot, and with a shin part which, when fitted in place, bears on the frontal aspect of a shin and is connected to the foot part via a spring, wherein the spring extends medially, characterized in that the spring, posterior to an ankle area, forms a hinge area that allows a movement of the shin part relative to the foot part in the anterior-posterior direction.
Method for decreasing the electrical consumption of an Ethernet interface that switches from an active mode (ACTIVE), in which the Ethernet interface is activated, to a first low-consumption mode (L1_LISTENING) when inactivity is detected on its physical layer for a first preset length of time (T_L1_INACTIVE), the first low-consumption mode (L1_LISTENING) being such that the Ethernet interface is deactivated and any activity on said physical layer is detected, characterized in that the interface also switches from the active mode to a second low-consumption mode called the temporary mode (HIBERNATE), in which the Ethernet interface ceases to emit signal frames, either when inactivity is detected on its MAC layer for a second preset length of time (T_L2L) starting from the last detection of activity on its MAC layer or following an order to deactivate the interface emanating from a layer of level higher than that of its MAC layer.
An automotive steering system, comprising: a steering assembly including a rack and a pinion; and a rack bearing configured to contact the rack, the rack bearing disposed in a rack bearing bore of a housing; characterized by a wear compensation assembly in fluid communication with a rack bearing bore cavity disposed within the rack bearing, the wear compensation assembly configured to draw fluid from a fluid source through a channel portion (54, 56) into the rack bearing bore cavity, the channel portion (54, 56) forming due to wear occurring within the system in response to movement of the rack bearing within the rack bearing bore. a steering assembly including a rack and a pinion; and a rack bearing configured to contact the rack, the rack bearing disposed in a rack bearing bore of a housing; characterized by a wear compensation assembly in fluid communication with a rack bearing bore cavity disposed within the rack bearing, the wear compensation assembly configured to draw fluid from a fluid source through a channel portion (54, 56) into the rack bearing bore cavity, the channel portion (54, 56) forming due to wear occurring within the system in response to movement of the rack bearing within the rack bearing bore.