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Device for sealing a bearing housing, which accommodates lubricating oil, of an exhaust-gas turbocharger having a rotor which is guided through the bearing housing into an adjoining compressor housing which can be charged with a mass flow, comprising an intermediate wall which separates a large oil space, surrounded by the bearing housing, and a wheel-rear-side chamber of the compressor housing from one another and which has an axially extending wall projection which is led annularly around the rotor, an annular sealing disc which is fastened to a shaft of the rotor and which protrudes into the large oil space, a first parting gap which is arranged between the sealing disc and the wall projection, a seal arranged between rotor and intermediate wall, wherein a predominantly axially extending cover is arranged in the large oil space, wherein the cover is offset radially outwards in relation to the axially extending wall projection and, together with the sealing disc, divides the large oil space into an inner oil-collecting chamber and an outer oil-collecting chamber, characterized in that the cover has a first predominantly axially extending portion and a second predominantly axially extending portion, wherein the first predominantly axially extending portion extends from the intermediate wall in the direction of the sealing disc into the large oil space, wherein the second predominantly axially extending portion has a greater radial spacing to the axis of the rotor than the first predominantly axially extending portion and shields the outer edge of the sealing disc radially from the outside, wherein the first and the second predominantly axially extending portion are connected to one another by a predominantly radially extending portion of the cover, and wherein a second parting gap is arranged between the sealing disc and the predominantly radially extending portion and the second predominantly axially extending portion of the cover.
A drilling machine including: a mast having a longitudinal direction; an auger having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal direction and comprising a helical airfoil; a displacement device for moving the auger relative to the mast in translation along the longitudinal direction; a device for cleaning the auger comprising a carriage mounted to the mast in a sliding manner along the longitudinal direction of the mast, the carriage including a body surrounding the auger and a scraper mounted to the body rotatably about an axis of rotation parallel to the longitudinal direction, the scraper extending between a lower turn and an upper turn of the helical airfoil; characterized in that the drilling machine further includes a measuring member for determining the displacement (ΔZ, ΔZ 1, ΔZ 2) of the carriage along the mast relative to an initial position (Z 0) of said carriage, and in that the cleaning device further includes a speed regulation device for regulating the speed of rotation (ω) of the scraper as a function of said displacement (ΔZ, ΔZ 1, ΔZ 2) of the carriage. a mast having a longitudinal direction; an auger having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal direction and comprising a helical airfoil; a displacement device for moving the auger relative to the mast in translation along the longitudinal direction; a device for cleaning the auger comprising a carriage mounted to the mast in a sliding manner along the longitudinal direction of the mast, the carriage including a body surrounding the auger and a scraper mounted to the body rotatably about an axis of rotation parallel to the longitudinal direction, the scraper extending between a lower turn and an upper turn of the helical airfoil; characterized in that the drilling machine further includes a measuring member for determining the displacement (ΔZ, ΔZ 1, ΔZ 2) of the carriage along the mast relative to an initial position (Z 0) of said carriage, and in that the cleaning device further includes a speed regulation device for regulating the speed of rotation (ω) of the scraper as a function of said displacement (ΔZ, ΔZ 1, ΔZ 2) of the carriage.
A blade for use with a wind turbine, the blade comprising: a leading edge and a trailing edge; a first shell portion which extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge and a second shell portion which extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge; a root portion which is positioned proximate the wind turbine and a tip portion which extends from the root portion away from the wind turbine; characterized by: a trailing edge insert positioned between the first shell portion and the second shell portion and proximate the root portion, the trailing edge insert comprising a stiffening core having ribs on an inside surface to provide reinforcement and to control buckling of the stiffening core, the stiffening core having a surface which creates a flatback profile. a leading edge and a trailing edge; a first shell portion which extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge and a second shell portion which extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge; a root portion which is positioned proximate the wind turbine and a tip portion which extends from the root portion away from the wind turbine; characterized by: a trailing edge insert positioned between the first shell portion and the second shell portion and proximate the root portion, the trailing edge insert comprising a stiffening core having ribs on an inside surface to provide reinforcement and to control buckling of the stiffening core, the stiffening core having a surface which creates a flatback profile. a trailing edge insert positioned between the first shell portion and the second shell portion and proximate the root portion, the trailing edge insert comprising a stiffening core having ribs on an inside surface to provide reinforcement and to control buckling of the stiffening core, the stiffening core having a surface which creates a flatback profile.
A module for use in a wireless power system, the module comprising: a resonator circuit comprising an inductive element formed by at least one loop of conductive material, the resonator circuit comprising additional matching circuitry (2402; A; B; C) electrically connected directly to the inductive element to couple power between the inductive element and an external circuit having an impedance Zo, wherein the inductive element forms a resonator with at least a portion of the additional matching circuitry, wherein the additional matching circuitry has two terminals for connecting to the external circuit, and wherein the external circuit comprises a power supply or a load, wherein the resonator is a high-Q resonator having an intrinsic Q greater than 100, and wherein the two terminals for connecting the additional matching circuitry to the external circuit are connected at points of the resonator circuit that are electrically symmetric with respect to an axis defined by voltage-node points for the resonator circuit, wherein two points of the resonator circuit are electrically symmetric with respect to the axis, if impedances seen between each of the two points and a point on the axis, namely a voltage-node point of the resonator circuit, are the same. a resonator circuit comprising an inductive element formed by at least one loop of conductive material, the resonator circuit comprising additional matching circuitry (2402; A; B; C) electrically connected directly to the inductive element to couple power between the inductive element and an external circuit having an impedance Zo, wherein the inductive element forms a resonator with at least a portion of the additional matching circuitry, wherein the additional matching circuitry has two terminals for connecting to the external circuit, and wherein the external circuit comprises a power supply or a load, wherein the resonator is a high-Q resonator having an intrinsic Q greater than 100, and wherein the two terminals for connecting the additional matching circuitry to the external circuit are connected at points of the resonator circuit that are electrically symmetric with respect to an axis defined by voltage-node points for the resonator circuit, wherein two points of the resonator circuit are electrically symmetric with respect to the axis, if impedances seen between each of the two points and a point on the axis, namely a voltage-node point of the resonator circuit, are the same.
Tilting vehicle comprising a rear frame section having two drive wheels (55, 56) and a front frame section having at least one front wheel, connected to the rear frame section such as to be tiltable about a tilt axis that extends in a length direction, the front frame section carrying a driver seat, the rear frame section comprising a propulsion drive for rotating the drive wheels (55, 56) and a tilting drive for tilting the front frame section about the tilting axis, the front wheel being mounted on a front wheel support and being connected to a steering member so as to be tiltable about a steering axis that extends transversely to the tilt axis, by operation of the steering member, the front wheel having a contact point with a road surface that is situated closer to the rear frame section than an intersection of the steering axis with the road surface, wherein the tilting vehicle further comprises a velocity sensor for measuring a driving speed V d of the vehicle, a steering force sensor connected to the front wheel and to the steering member for sensing a moment or force F s exerted by the front wheel and the steering member around the steering axis, a tilting angle sensor for measuring the tilt angle α t of the front frame section relative to the rear frame section, and a controller, the controller receiving at an input the driving speed V d, the steering force sensor signal F s and the tilt angle signal α t and being with an output connected to the tilting drive, the controller being adapted to determine, based on the measured values of V d, F s and α t: characterized in that - a set tilting velocity value Vt of the front frame section versus the rear section, around the tilt axis - a set tilting moment value Mt to be exerted by the tilting drive in the rear section on the front frame section, and forming tilting drive signals Tds and Tdt for actuating the tilting drive at the set tilting speed Vt and at the set tilting moment Mt. - a set tilting velocity value Vt of the front frame section versus the rear section, around the tilt axis - a set tilting moment value Mt to be exerted by the tilting drive in the rear section on the front frame section,
A system for the treatment of sleep disordered breathing including obstructive sleep apnea and snoring, comprising at least one ferromagnetic structure sized and configured for placement in a tissue region, at least one anchoring structure sized and configured for placement in a tissue region spaced from the at least one ferromagnetic structure, and at least one attachment element coupling the at least one anchoring structure to the at least one ferromagnetic structure to stabilize the at least one ferromagnetic structure in the tissue region, characterized in that the at least one anchoring structure includes an expandable structure capable of movement between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition within tissue, and the attachment element comprises a biocompatible stem with perforations to permit tissue in-growth, and wherein the attachment element further comprises barbs or hooks deploying from the biocompatible stem.
A method of manufacturing an ophthalmic device, comprising: providing a plurality of items selected from cast-molded polymerized ophthalmic devices or ophthalmic device/mold section combinations, and any combination thereof; placing the plurality of items in a liquid in a tank; treating the plurality of items in the tank to produce treated items; and, thereafter removing the treated items from the tank; wherein the tank includes at least one element which produces bubbles, or produces convection currents, or produces both in the liquid during use of the tank; and the ophthalmic devices each comprising a contact lens, the ophthalmic device/mold section combinations each comprising a cast molded polymeric contact lens body attached to or in contact with a single one of the mold sections used to cast mold the polymeric contact lens body; and wherein the method comprises: providing at least one baffle in the tank, wherein the at least one baffle is at least partially submerged in the liquid in the tank and is effective in preventing at least a portion of the bubbles from contacting the plurality of items located in the liquid in the tank, or is effective in reducing the force with which at least a portion of the bubbles or convection currents contact the plurality of items, or is effective in both. providing a plurality of items selected from cast-molded polymerized ophthalmic devices or ophthalmic device/mold section combinations, and any combination thereof; placing the plurality of items in a liquid in a tank; treating the plurality of items in the tank to produce treated items; and, thereafter removing the treated items from the tank; wherein the tank includes at least one element which produces bubbles, or produces convection currents, or produces both in the liquid during use of the tank; and the ophthalmic devices each comprising a contact lens, the ophthalmic device/mold section combinations each comprising a cast molded polymeric contact lens body attached to or in contact with a single one of the mold sections used to cast mold the polymeric contact lens body; and wherein the method comprises: providing at least one baffle in the tank, wherein the at least one baffle is at least partially submerged in the liquid in the tank and is effective in preventing at least a portion of the bubbles from contacting the plurality of items located in the liquid in the tank, or is effective in reducing the force with which at least a portion of the bubbles or convection currents contact the plurality of items, or is effective in both.
A straw for the preservation of a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance, comprising a tube (11, 111) extending between a first end (16,116) and a second end (17,117) and comprising a fluid-tight stopper (12, 112, 212, 312) disposed in the tube (11,111) in the neighborhood of its first end (16, 116) and extending between a first end (19, 119, 219, 319) facing towards the first end (16, 116) of the tube (11, 111) and a second end (18, 118, 218, 318) facing towards the second end (17, 117) of the tube (11, 111), characterized in that said stopper (12, 112, 212, 312): - is fixed relative to the tube (11, 111); - comprises a male connector tip (29, 129) extending between a first end (60, 160) facing towards the first end (16, 116) of the tube (11, 111) and a second (61, 161) end facing towards the second end (17, 117) of the tube (11, 111), having a frusto-conical external surface (14, 114) in accordance with a standard increasing in diameter from the first end (60, 160) of the tip (29, 129) towards the second end (61, 161) of the tip (29, 129), the tip (29, 129) being configured in order that a syringe needle (44, 144) having a female connector tip (45, 145) with a frusto-conical internal surface in accordance with a standard can be connected to said stopper (12, 112, 212, 312) by engagement of the female connector tip (45, 145) of the needle on the male connector tip (29, 129) of the stopper (12, 112, 212, 312) with the internal frusto-conical surface of the female tip (45, 145) in contact with the external frusto-conical surface (14, 114) of the male tip (29, 129); and - comprises an internal duct (20, 120) extending between the first end (60, 160) of the tip (29, 129) and the second end (18, 118, 218, 318) of the stopper (12, 112, 212, 312). - is fixed relative to the tube (11, 111); - comprises a male connector tip (29, 129) extending between a first end (60, 160) facing towards the first end (16, 116) of the tube (11, 111) and a second (61, 161) end facing towards the second end (17, 117) of the tube (11, 111), having a frusto-conical external surface (14, 114) in accordance with a standard increasing in diameter from the first end (60, 160) of the tip (29, 129) towards the second end (61, 161) of the tip (29, 129), the tip (29, 129) being configured in order that a syringe needle (44, 144) having a female connector tip (45, 145) with a frusto-conical internal surface in accordance with a standard can be connected to said stopper (12, 112, 212, 312) by engagement of the female connector tip (45, 145) of the needle on the male connector tip (29, 129) of the stopper (12, 112, 212, 312) with the internal frusto-conical surface of the female tip (45, 145) in contact with the external frusto-conical surface (14, 114) of the male tip (29, 129); and - comprises an internal duct (20, 120) extending between the first end (60, 160) of the tip (29, 129) and the second end (18, 118, 218, 318) of the stopper (12, 112, 212, 312).
An external rear view assembly, having a mirror head movably attached to a mirror foot and an adjustable module, with the module being attached to an inner surface of a mirror housing part in form of a mirror head cup, characterized in that, in order to be able to correct tolerance-related position deviations of the module, an adjusting screw is provided which is inserted in a screw boss of the mirror head cup, snap-in elements are provided at the adjusting screw which engage with complementary snap-in elements of the module; and by turning the adjusting screw, the module can be tilted so that its position relative to the mirror head cup can be corrected, wherein the movement of the module is controlled by means of a link bracket which is formed at a housing of the module and comprises a bent elongated hole. in order to be able to correct tolerance-related position deviations of the module, an adjusting screw is provided which is inserted in a screw boss of the mirror head cup, snap-in elements are provided at the adjusting screw which engage with complementary snap-in elements of the module; and by turning the adjusting screw, the module can be tilted so that its position relative to the mirror head cup can be corrected, wherein the movement of the module is controlled by means of a link bracket which is formed at a housing of the module and comprises a bent elongated hole.
A liquid material discharge device comprising a discharge port, a liquid chamber in communication with the discharge port, and a discharge control device adapted to control a discharge operation, the liquid material discharge device being adapted to discharge the liquid material from the discharge port while a workpiece and the discharge port are moved relative to each other, wherein the liquid material discharge device further comprises a heat-transfer temperature control device (40, 41) including a heat source to adjust a temperature of the liquid chamber, characterized by a heat-shield temperature control device (42, 43) disposed between the heat-transfer temperature control device (40, 41) and a location where the workpiece is placeable, and adapted to adjust a temperature of the heat-transfer temperature control device (40, 41), wherein the heat-shield temperature control device (42, 43) includes a heat-exchange flow path through which, in use, a heat-exchange fluid flows. wherein the liquid material discharge device further comprises a heat-transfer temperature control device (40, 41) including a heat source to adjust a temperature of the liquid chamber, characterized by a heat-shield temperature control device (42, 43) disposed between the heat-transfer temperature control device (40, 41) and a location where the workpiece is placeable, and adapted to adjust a temperature of the heat-transfer temperature control device (40, 41), wherein the heat-shield temperature control device (42, 43) includes a heat-exchange flow path through which, in use, a heat-exchange fluid flows.
An oil supply device comprising: an electric oil pump in which a rotary volumetric change pump provided with an inner rotor and an outer rotor is operated by a motor, and characterized in further comprising: an electric oil pump controller which controls the motor such that when the electric oil pump is to be shut down, the rotary volumetric change pump is caused to temporarily stop and to rotate by a predetermined angle in a direction opposite to a rotation direction during oil supply, and the electric oil pump is then shut down, so that the negative pressure on an intake side of a pump chamber in the rotary volumetric change pump is reduced or eliminated, thereby preventing air from entering the pump chamber. an electric oil pump in which a rotary volumetric change pump provided with an inner rotor and an outer rotor is operated by a motor, and characterized in further comprising: an electric oil pump controller which controls the motor such that when the electric oil pump is to be shut down, the rotary volumetric change pump is caused to temporarily stop and to rotate by a predetermined angle in a direction opposite to a rotation direction during oil supply, and the electric oil pump is then shut down, so that the negative pressure on an intake side of a pump chamber in the rotary volumetric change pump is reduced or eliminated, thereby preventing air from entering the pump chamber.
Method for increasing the emotional and immersive involvement of people participating to games which provide for performing bets, wherein a result of the bets is determined by an occurrence of an event, namely an end of a run of a real or virtual small ball (25, 125), in a real or virtual box (24, 124) of a roulette cylinder (2, 101), thereby determining a winning number, the roulette being real or virtual, the method being also suitable to improve a control of regularity of the game, the method comprising the step of: • detecting instant by instant the position of the small ball (25, 125), since its launch inside the cylinder (2, 101) till the end of its run in a numbered box (24, 124) characterized in that it further comprises the step of: • representing the movement of the small ball (25, 125) by projecting an image (25a, 125) of the small ball (25, 125) on a bets placement area (3, 101) on which numbers of the roulette cylinder (2, 101) are included. • detecting instant by instant the position of the small ball (25, 125), since its launch inside the cylinder (2, 101) till the end of its run in a numbered box (24, 124) • representing the movement of the small ball (25, 125) by projecting an image (25a, 125) of the small ball (25, 125) on a bets placement area (3, 101) on which numbers of the roulette cylinder (2, 101) are included.
A process of producing a printed nutritional composition comprising at least one nutrient, the nutritional composition being comprised by an administration unit, or of producing the administration unit comprising the printed nutritional composition, wherein the administration unit is designed for oral administration, the process comprising the steps of: (a) determining for a subject the target value of intake of the at least one nutrient; (b) providing the subject with a meal or food product comprising the nutrient at an amount corresponding to the target value determined in step (a); (c) quantifying the proportion of the meal or food product not consumed by the subject; (d) calculating the difference between the target value and actual value of nutrient uptake by the subject; (e) preparing a nutritional composition; (f) producing the printed nutritional composition using a printing technology; wherein the nutrient is present at an amount corresponding to the difference determined in step (d). (a) determining for a subject the target value of intake of the at least one nutrient; (b) providing the subject with a meal or food product comprising the nutrient at an amount corresponding to the target value determined in step (a); (c) quantifying the proportion of the meal or food product not consumed by the subject; (d) calculating the difference between the target value and actual value of nutrient uptake by the subject; (e) preparing a nutritional composition; (f) producing the printed nutritional composition using a printing technology;