mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Storage unit for storing electrical energy, having at least one energy store (3, 5) which has at least one positive connection and at least one negative connection, wherein the energy store (3, 5) is designed to be charged with electrical energy via the positive connection and the negative connection and to output the electrical energy again via the connections (20, 22), wherein the positive and the negative connection (20, 22) are each formed by an electrically conductive layer, and the storage unit has an electrically conductive contact rail which is connected to the positive connection, and has an electrically conductive contact rail which is connected to the negative connection, wherein the contact rails (10, 11, 12) each have at least one contact element (30, 32, 34, 36, 45), wherein the contact elements (30, 32, 34, 36, 45) are designed to make electrical contact with the electrically conductive layer (20, 22) in a resilient manner, wherein the contact rails (10, 12) are each connected to an outer connection (14, 15, 16) for electrical connection of the storage unit, wherein the contact element is a snap-action element which is designed to be moved between a contact point which is provided for making contact with the layer (20, 22) and a point which is at a distance from the contact point, wherein the contact element is designed to make electrical contact with the connection (20, 22) at the contact point in a resilient manner, characterized in that the contact rail (10, 11, 12) is formed by a metal sheet, wherein the contact element is produced in the metal sheet by impressing two rings (55, 57) into the contact rail (10, 11, 12), and wherein a smaller of the two rings has a smaller diameter than the larger ring of the two rings (55, 57), and wherein the smaller ring is arranged within the larger ring on a surface of the contact rail (10, 11, 12), and wherein the smaller ring, which is arranged in the larger ring, bulges out of a plane of the contact rail (10, 11, 12) and, in the process, forms an edge from which the contact element extends as a hollow element to a centre of the ring, wherein a convex curved portion is formed on a side of the metal sheet of the contact rail which is opposite to the hollow side of the contact element, the said convex curved portion being at a distance from a surface of the electrically conductive layer, wherein the contact element for making contact with the electrically conductive layer can be brought into operative electrical contact with the electrically conductive layer (20, 21) with a snap action by means of the contact element by means of pressing a surface of the concave curved portion.
A method to determine a position of a piston reciprocating inside a hydraulic cylinder or a pneumatic cylinder between a first end position and a second end position, the piston parts the hydraulic cylinder or the pneumatic cylinder in a first chamber and a second chamber, and at least one of the chambers (8,9) is at least partly filled with a fluid, wherein the method comprises the steps of (a) driving a wheel structure of a hydraulic motor or a pneumatic motor by the force of the fluid led to or from the first and/or second chamber, (b) measuring at least one parameter corresponding to a rotation and/or an angular displacement of the wheel structure using an optical or magnetic sensor, (c) sending a signal corresponding to the at least one parameter obtained in step (b) from the optical or magnetic sensor to a computer or a processor, and (d) calculating the position of the piston, where the calculation of the position of the piston includes at least one second parameter, characterized in that the at least one second parameter is selected from the group comprising leakage of the fluid in the hydraulic motor or the pneumatic motor as function of rotation speed of the wheel structure, leakage of the fluid in the hydraulic motor or the pneumatic motor as function of temperature effects on the hydraulic motor or the pneumatic motor and on the fluid, and leakage of the fluid in the hydraulic motor or the pneumatic motor as function of pressure effects on the fluid. (a) driving a wheel structure of a hydraulic motor or a pneumatic motor by the force of the fluid led to or from the first and/or second chamber, (b) measuring at least one parameter corresponding to a rotation and/or an angular displacement of the wheel structure using an optical or magnetic sensor, (c) sending a signal corresponding to the at least one parameter obtained in step (b) from the optical or magnetic sensor to a computer or a processor, and (d) calculating the position of the piston, leakage of the fluid in the hydraulic motor or the pneumatic motor as function of rotation speed of the wheel structure, leakage of the fluid in the hydraulic motor or the pneumatic motor as function of temperature effects on the hydraulic motor or the pneumatic motor and on the fluid, and leakage of the fluid in the hydraulic motor or the pneumatic motor as function of pressure effects on the fluid.
A multilayer film comprising: a first outer layer containing 70 to 30% by mass of a propylene homopolymer and 30 to 70% by mass of a propylene/ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 5% by mass or less; an inner layer containing a propylene/ethylene block copolymer and an ethylene/propylene copolymer elastomer; and a second outer layer containing 70 to 30% by mass of the propylene homopolymer and 30 to 70% by mass of the propylene/ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 5% by mass or less, in that order. a first outer layer containing 70 to 30% by mass of a propylene homopolymer and 30 to 70% by mass of a propylene/ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 5% by mass or less; an inner layer containing a propylene/ethylene block copolymer and an ethylene/propylene copolymer elastomer; and a second outer layer containing 70 to 30% by mass of the propylene homopolymer and 30 to 70% by mass of the propylene/ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 5% by mass or less, in that order.
Gas distribution manifold in the cylinder head of a heat engine of a motor vehicle, the manifold comprising: - a manifold housing comprising an input face for a flow of intake gas and an output face intended to open into the cylinder head of the engine, so as to allow a circulation of the flow of intake gas from upstream to downstream in the manifold housing; and - means for injecting a flow of recirculated exhaust gases from the engine into the flow of intake gas; the manifold being characterized in that: - the injection means comprise an injection pipeline formed between the output manifold and the cylinder head and being in the form of a channel having a U section and for injection of recirculated exhaust gases, - said injection channel comprising an open face, corresponding to the opening of the U, which is configured to be closed by said cylinder head so as to form said tubular injection pipeline, - said injection means define a plurality of injection orifices formed in the thickness of the internal walls of said housing, and - in that the injection means are configured so that the flow of recirculated exhaust gases is injected counter-current to the flow of intake gas and in that the injection means are formed at the downstream end of the manifold. - a manifold housing comprising an input face for a flow of intake gas and an output face intended to open into the cylinder head of the engine, so as to allow a circulation of the flow of intake gas from upstream to downstream in the manifold housing; and - means for injecting a flow of recirculated exhaust gases from the engine into the flow of intake gas; - the injection means comprise an injection pipeline formed between the output manifold and the cylinder head and being in the form of a channel having a U section and for injection of recirculated exhaust gases, - said injection channel comprising an open face, corresponding to the opening of the U, which is configured to be closed by said cylinder head so as to form said tubular injection pipeline, - said injection means define a plurality of injection orifices formed in the thickness of the internal walls of said housing, and - in that the injection means are configured so that the flow of recirculated exhaust gases is injected counter-current to the flow of intake gas and in that the injection means are formed at the downstream end of the manifold.
A reconstituted cereal grain, wherein said grain comprises at least 10 wt.% of resistant starch dietary fibre, at least 25 wt.% of cereal starch in addition to said resistant starch dietary fibre, and at least 0.5 wt.% emulsifier based on the dry weight of the grain; and wherein said grain has a product density of greater than 1 kg/l.
A wave energy conversion apparatus comprising: a buoyant flotation module adapted to float on the surface of a body of water having a wave base; a venturi device having a venturi channel including an upper mouth, a lower mouth and a constricted region between the upper and lower mouth; a connection assembly connecting the venturi device to the buoyant flotation module such that when the apparatus is in position in the body of water, the venturi device is positioned below the buoyant flotation module and at a distance below the surface of the body of water near or below the wave base, and water flows downwardly in the venturi channel and through the constricted region when the buoyant flotation module moves upwardly by wave action in the body of water and water flows upwardly in the venturi channel and through the constricted region when the buoyant flotation module moves downwardly by wave action in the body of water; a turbine in the venturi channel; wherein the constricted region has a cross-sectional area that is less than one-half of that of one of the upper or lower mouths thereby causing water flowing through the constricted region to have a speed that is more than two times the speed of water entering the one of the upper or lower mouths; wherein the connection assembly includes a plurality of rigid struts, each of the rigid struts extending between the buoyant flotation module and the venturi device; and wherein the venturi device includes at least one of a first extension cuff extending upwardly from the upper mouth and a second extension cuff extending downwardly from the lower mouth. a buoyant flotation module adapted to float on the surface of a body of water having a wave base; a venturi device having a venturi channel including an upper mouth, a lower mouth and a constricted region between the upper and lower mouth; a connection assembly connecting the venturi device to the buoyant flotation module such that when the apparatus is in position in the body of water, the venturi device is positioned below the buoyant flotation module and at a distance below the surface of the body of water near or below the wave base, and water flows downwardly in the venturi channel and through the constricted region when the buoyant flotation module moves upwardly by wave action in the body of water and water flows upwardly in the venturi channel and through the constricted region when the buoyant flotation module moves downwardly by wave action in the body of water; a turbine in the venturi channel; wherein the constricted region has a cross-sectional area that is less than one-half of that of one of the upper or lower mouths thereby causing water flowing through the constricted region to have a speed that is more than two times the speed of water entering the one of the upper or lower mouths; wherein the connection assembly includes a plurality of rigid struts, each of the rigid struts extending between the buoyant flotation module and the venturi device; and
A method of decoding video data, the method comprising: decoding a received supplemental enhancement information, SEI, network abstraction layer, NAL, unit of a video bitstream, the SEI NAL unit, as received, containing a motion constrained tile sets, MCTS, nesting SEI message; determining, based on a restriction imposed on the video bitstream as received that any SEI NAL unit containing a respective MCTS nesting SEI message does not contain any non-MCTS-nesting SEI messages, that the SEI NAL unit, as received, does not contain any non-MCTS-nesting SEI messages in response to the SEI NAL unit containing the MCTS nesting SEI message; and decoding subsequent SEI messages of the received SEI NAL unit as MCTS nesting SEI messages in response to the determination. decoding a received supplemental enhancement information, SEI, network abstraction layer, NAL, unit of a video bitstream, the SEI NAL unit, as received, containing a motion constrained tile sets, MCTS, nesting SEI message; determining, based on a restriction imposed on the video bitstream as received that any SEI NAL unit containing a respective MCTS nesting SEI message does not contain any non-MCTS-nesting SEI messages, that the SEI NAL unit, as received, does not contain any non-MCTS-nesting SEI messages in response to the SEI NAL unit containing the MCTS nesting SEI message; and decoding subsequent SEI messages of the received SEI NAL unit as MCTS nesting SEI messages in response to the determination.
A wall thickness inspection device comprising: an electrostatic capacity detector for detecting the electrostatic capacity of a portion of an object subjected to wall thickness inspection, and an arithmetic and control unit for taking in the electrostatic capacity detected by the electrostatic capacity detector and converting the electrostatic capacity to a wall thickness, wherein the electrostatic capacity detector includes a sensor unit brought into contact with the surface of a portion of the object subjected to the wall thickness inspection, and an elastic body for biasing the sensor unit toward the portion of the object; the sensor unit has a curved surface with the radius of curvature R; and the curved surface is formed by bonding an electrode sheet made of synthetic resin having each electrode pattern formed thereon to a belt-like attachment substrate so that at least the electrode pattern of a measurement electrode from among the electrode pattern of the measurement electrode and the electrode pattern of an earth electrode is positioned on the surface of a curved portion of the attachment substrate, characterized in that the radius of curvature R is represented by 2 mm ≤ R ≤ 10 mm.
Method for operating a measuring device which is used in order to determine a fluid quantity relating to a fluid and/or a fluid flow of the fluid and comprises a measuring tube, which receives the fluid and/or through which the fluid can flow, and a first and a second oscillation transducer (5, 6) which are arranged at a distance from one another on the measuring tube, wherein a first time of flight is recorded, according to which an ultrasound signal which is excited by the first oscillation transducer is recorded, after it has been conducted along a propagation path to the second oscillation transducer, at the second oscillation transducer, and a second time of flight is recorded, according to which an ultrasound signal which is excited by the second oscillation transducer is recorded, after it has been conducted along the propagation path to the first oscillation transducer, at the first oscillation transducer, after which a check is made as to whether a report condition is fulfilled, the fulfilment of which depends on the time-of-flight difference between the first and the second time of flight, wherein, if the report condition is fulfilled, a report is output to a user and/or a report message is sent to an external device and/or at least one correction parameter, which is used in the scope of determining the fluid quantity, is adapted, characterized in that the propagation path comprises only components of the measuring device.
An adapter for an integrated unit with a bleed valve, a temperature sensor and a pressure sensor for a brake caliper, the adapter comprising: - a hollow body, which forms an internal cavity; - a connecting appendage having an external thread and an internal passage which opens on one end of the connecting appendage and is in fluid communication with the internal cavity; - at least a first seat in fluid communication with the internal cavity and having an internal thread configured to receive at least one temperature and/or pressure transducer; - at least a second seat in fluid communication with the internal cavity, wherein the second seat has an internal thread which is configured to receive a bleed screw, and a conical end connection surface tapering towards and communicating with the internal cavity. - a hollow body, which forms an internal cavity; - a connecting appendage having an external thread and an internal passage which opens on one end of the connecting appendage and is in fluid communication with the internal cavity; - at least a first seat in fluid communication with the internal cavity and having an internal thread configured to receive at least one temperature and/or pressure transducer; - at least a second seat in fluid communication with the internal cavity, wherein the second seat has an internal thread which is configured to receive a bleed screw, and a conical end connection surface tapering towards and communicating with the internal cavity.
An apparatus for key actuation of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising: a linear bearing (110, 610) configured for transmitting user actuation; and a complementary guide portion (120, 620), wherein the linear bearing and the guide portion are configured such that the linear bearing is able to move reciprocally relative to the guide portion to allow for key activation, and wherein both the linear bearing and the guide portion comprise a material with a hardness of 9 Mohs. a linear bearing (110, 610) configured for transmitting user actuation; and a complementary guide portion (120, 620),
A screw capable of reducing drilling torque comprising a shank, a head disposed at one end of said shank, a drilling portion disposed at another end of said shank and located opposite to said head, and a plurality of cutting threads spirally disposed on said shank, wherein each of said plurality of cutting threads includes an upper flank surface, a lower flank surface opposite to said upper flank surface, and a thread crest formed at a convergence of said upper and lower flank surfaces (341, 342), a plurality of notches cutting into said thread crest to thereby define a plurality of spaced apart crest portions, each of said plurality of crest portions being formed between every two adjacent notches, each of said plurality of notches having a first cutting wall and a second cutting wall which converge at a root, said first cutting wall being provided with a first cutting edge meeting both of said upper and lower flank surfaces (341, 342), said second cutting wall being provided with a second cutting edge connected to said first cutting edge; characterized in that a plurality of grooves being recessedly formed on said plurality of crest portions to thereby allow each of said grooves to form an upper crest edge and a lower crest edge which meet said upper flank surface and said lower flank surface respectively, said plurality of notches and said plurality of grooves being cross-sectionally arranged in alternation. a plurality of notches cutting into said thread crest to thereby define a plurality of spaced apart crest portions, each of said plurality of crest portions being formed between every two adjacent notches, each of said plurality of notches having a first cutting wall and a second cutting wall which converge at a root, said first cutting wall being provided with a first cutting edge meeting both of said upper and lower flank surfaces (341, 342), said second cutting wall being provided with a second cutting edge connected to said first cutting edge; characterized in that a plurality of grooves being recessedly formed on said plurality of crest portions to thereby allow each of said grooves to form an upper crest edge and a lower crest edge which meet said upper flank surface and said lower flank surface respectively, said plurality of notches and said plurality of grooves being cross-sectionally arranged in alternation.
Adapter which is intended for releasable fastening of a portable and hand-held equipment or object to a holding device, wherein the adapter comprises a base plate and two protrusions, connected with or designed integrally with said base plate, which protrusions protrude at a distance from the base plate, and wherein either the base plate has means for attaching the adapter to a portable and hand-held equipment or object or wherein the base plate is attached securely to a portable and hand-held equipment or object or is formed integrally therewith, characterised in that the two protrusions extend away from one another in opposite directions, and in that a guide disk parallel thereto is supported on the base plate, which disk is at least to a limited extent rotatable between at least one release position and at least one locking position, wherein the guide disk has a central opening in which the two protrusions extend, and wherein the opening comprises in its contour two plug-in areas into which a holding device that is suitable for interacting with the adapter can be at least partially plugged when the guide disk is in the release position. wherein the adapter comprises a base plate and two protrusions, connected with or designed integrally with said base plate, which protrusions protrude at a distance from the base plate, and wherein either the base plate has means for attaching the adapter to a portable and hand-held equipment or object or wherein the base plate is attached securely to a portable and hand-held equipment or object or is formed integrally therewith, characterised in that the two protrusions extend away from one another in opposite directions, and in that a guide disk parallel thereto is supported on the base plate, which disk is at least to a limited extent rotatable between at least one release position and at least one locking position, wherein the guide disk has a central opening in which the two protrusions extend, and wherein the opening comprises in its contour two plug-in areas into which a holding device that is suitable for interacting with the adapter can be at least partially plugged when the guide disk is in the release position.
Apparatus for assembling an assembly comprising at least one shaft carrying functional elements, in particular a mass-balancing shaft or camshaft, and a housing supporting said shaft in undivided bearings, wherein the apparatus has positioning devices, which, before the joining, hold the functional elements in a predetermined phase position in the housing in such a way that the at least one shaft can be pushed through the bearings of the housing and openings in the functional elements, wherein the positioning device is provided with recesses for the functional elements that have a stop, which supports the functional element counter to the joining direction of the shaft, characterized in that the recesses of the positioning devices have a partial contour of the contour of the functional elements as a negative profile, so that the functional elements are held in a phase position according to their joining position, wherein the partial contour of the recesses engages around the functional elements at least over part of the outer contour thereof.