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A TIG welding torch including a torch body, a metallic front section of the torch body for holding a tungsten rod and conducting electricity to the tungsten rod, and a ceramic nozzle (48a,b,c) for surrounding the metallic front section, wherein a heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) is provided between the metallic front section and the ceramic nozzle (48a,b,c), the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) being attached to the metallic front section at a rear end of the metallic front section and a rear end of the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c), and the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) extending forwards of the attachment, spaced from the metallic front section, and the ceramic nozzle (48a,b,c) only being in contact with the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) forward of the attachment when the ceramic nozzle (48a,b,c) is fitted and the torch is ready for use, in which the metallic front section includes a hollow wall which forms a cooling passage or thermal break in the form of a cavity, the cooling passage extending at least to a longitudinal point corresponding to the point of attachment between the heat isolation spacer (36a,b,c) and the metallic front section.
Electrical/electronic installation device with a first functional module designed as an insert, to be accommodated in an installation box, which functional module is provided at the rear with connecting elements for connection to an installation system of a building and at the front with a plug connector, which is provided for the connection of a second functional module, which is to be arranged on the wall side with the interposition of a design frame and is designed as an attachment, the attachment being provided with a front panel on the user side, at least one printed circuit board being arranged in the housing part of the attachment, and wherein the attachment can be equipped with a first sensor element provided for detecting the room temperature, characterised by the fact that the first sensor element provided for detecting the room temperature is arranged on the upper side of the printed circuit board facing the front panel and comes to rest against the underside of the front panel of the attachment, and by the fact that the underside of the printed circuit board facing away from the front panel is equipped with at least one second sensor element which is likewise provided for temperature detection and at the same time is intended for the purpose of detecting the heat influence of the insert.
Thermal machine, in particular a gas turbine, which comprises an annular combustion chamber (15, 25) which is bounded on the outside by an outer shell and an inner shell, wherein the outer shell and the inner shell are each split on a separating plane into an upper half and a lower half, which are welded to one another on the separating plane, characterized in that an additional mechanical interlock (30, 40) in the form of a connecting element (30, 40) which extends over the separating plane in a bridge-like manner is provided on the separating planes in order to absorb tensile and shear forces acting on the separating planes, in that the outer shell and the inner shell have a flange at the inlet and/or outlet of the combustion chamber (15, 25), and in that the connecting elements (30, 40) are flanges arranged on the outside of one of these outer shells or even inner shells, in that the flange has a circumferential groove on the outside, wherein the connecting elements (30, 40) are inserted into the groove, and in that the connecting elements (30, 40) and the groove are designed such that the connecting elements which can be inserted into the groove are held in the groove by an interlock.
A rotational fixing for a guide pin of a disc brake comprising: a sleeve portion of a guide sleeve; a receiving portion of a brake carrier to receive the sleeve portion; and an inter-connection to engage the sleeve portion and the receiving portion so as to restrict rotation of the guide sleeve relative to the brake carrier, wherein the inter-connection comprises a first cavity formed in the sleeve portion, a second cavity formed in the receiving portion, and a connector that is co-locatable in the first cavity and the second cavity when the sleeve portion is received by the receiving portion. a sleeve portion of a guide sleeve; a receiving portion of a brake carrier to receive the sleeve portion; and an inter-connection to engage the sleeve portion and the receiving portion so as to restrict rotation of the guide sleeve relative to the brake carrier, wherein the inter-connection comprises a first cavity formed in the sleeve portion, a second cavity formed in the receiving portion, and a connector that is co-locatable in the first cavity and the second cavity when the sleeve portion is received by the receiving portion.
A fixing apparatus, comprising: a fixing member: an endless belt; a plurality of suspending rollers (14a, 14b) for suspending the endless belt; and heating means (15a, 15b) for heating the endless belt, the endless belt being pressed against the fixing member so as to heat the fixing member, wherein the suspending rollers (14a, 14b) are provided in parallel so that a center distance therebetween is fixed, and the endless belt is pressed against the fixing member so as to be rotated by the fixing member, and an internal peripheral length at a room temperature, Lb of the endless belt is set to satisfy L1 ≤ Lb ≤ L2 x 1.0246 where L 1 = π × Dh + 2 × Lp, L 2 = π × Dh + Lp + Dh + Df × θ / 2, θ = 2 × arcsin Lp / Dh + Df, Dh represents an external diameter of each of the suspending rollers (14a, 14b), Lp represents a center distance between the suspending rollers (14a, 14b), and Df represents an external diameter of the fixing member, and wherein L 1 ≤ Lb ′ ≤ L 2 × 1.0246 is satisfied, where Lb' represents an internal peripheral length of the endless belt in case where the endless belt is heated to 220°C at which the fixing member is heated, and wherein L 1 ≤ 1 + γ × 220 − t 0 × Lb ≤ L 2 × 1.0246 is satisfied where the room temperature is t 0 (°C), and γ represents a linear expansion coefficient of the endless belt, and wherein -0.0005 ≤ ((1 + γ x (220-t 0)) x Lb -L2)/L2 ≤ 0.0246. Dh represents an external diameter of each of the suspending rollers (14a, 14b), Lp represents a center distance between the suspending rollers (14a, 14b), and Df represents an external diameter of the fixing member, and wherein L 1 ≤ Lb ′ ≤ L 2 × 1.0246 is satisfied, where Lb' represents an internal peripheral length of the endless belt in case where the endless belt is heated to 220°C at which the fixing member is heated, and wherein L 1 ≤ 1 + γ × 220 − t 0 × Lb ≤ L 2 × 1.0246 is satisfied where the room temperature is t 0 (°C), and γ represents a linear expansion coefficient of the endless belt, and wherein -0.0005 ≤ ((1 + γ x (220-t 0)) x Lb -L2)/L2 ≤ 0.0246.
A display with an infrared light sensing function, comprising: a first substrate including a plurality of scan lines arranged along a first direction, and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction and intersecting said scan lines, said first substrate having a plurality of pixel zones, each of said pixel zones being cooperatively defined by an adjacent two of said data lines and an adjacent two of said scan lines; a second substrate that is spaced apart from said first substrate and that includes a black matrix, said black matrix configuring said second substrate with a plurality of spaced-apart light-transmissible zones that correspond in position to said pixel zones and that allow transmission of visible light therethrough, said black matrix being configured to allow transmission of infrared light therethrough and to block transmission of visible light therethrough; a photo-sensing unit that is disposed on said first substrate and at positions corresponding to said black matrix of said second substrate, and that includes a plurality of infrared sensors and a plurality of first thin film transistor switches electrically coupled to said infrared sensors; and a backlight unit serving as a light source for image display; and characterized in that the plurality of infrared sensors are disposed on said data lines or on said scan lines. a first substrate including a plurality of scan lines arranged along a first direction, and a plurality of data lines arranged along a second direction and intersecting said scan lines, said first substrate having a plurality of pixel zones, each of said pixel zones being cooperatively defined by an adjacent two of said data lines and an adjacent two of said scan lines; a second substrate that is spaced apart from said first substrate and that includes a black matrix, said black matrix configuring said second substrate with a plurality of spaced-apart light-transmissible zones that correspond in position to said pixel zones and that allow transmission of visible light therethrough, said black matrix being configured to allow transmission of infrared light therethrough and to block transmission of visible light therethrough; a photo-sensing unit that is disposed on said first substrate and at positions corresponding to said black matrix of said second substrate, and that includes a plurality of infrared sensors and a plurality of first thin film transistor switches electrically coupled to said infrared sensors; and a backlight unit serving as a light source for image display; and characterized in that the plurality of infrared sensors are disposed on said data lines or on said scan lines.
Method for determining an enhancement factor for a strain measurement in a machine element, comprising the following steps: Attaching a strain measurement device to a measurement surface portion of the machine element; Causing a static or dynamic deformation of the machine element; Measuring a strain in the measurement surface portion using the strain measurement device; Measuring a displacement of at least one detection surface portion of the machine element, which differs from the measurement surface portion, by optically scanning the machine element; Determining a displacement field on a surface of the machine element on the basis of a model of the machine element and the measured displacement of the at least one detection surface portion; Determining a strain field on the surface of the machine element on the basis of the determined displacement field and the model of the machine element; and Determining an enhancement factor of the strain measurement device on the basis of the measured strain in the measurement surface portion and the determined strain field, wherein the enhancement factor is a ratio of a maximum strain in the strain field and the measured strain in the measurement surface portion. Attaching a strain measurement device to a measurement surface portion of the machine element; Causing a static or dynamic deformation of the machine element; Measuring a strain in the measurement surface portion using the strain measurement device; Measuring a displacement of at least one detection surface portion of the machine element, which differs from the measurement surface portion, by optically scanning the machine element; Determining a displacement field on a surface of the machine element on the basis of a model of the machine element and the measured displacement of the at least one detection surface portion; Determining a strain field on the surface of the machine element on the basis of the determined displacement field and the model of the machine element; and Determining an enhancement factor of the strain measurement device on the basis of the measured strain in the measurement surface portion and the determined strain field, wherein the enhancement factor is a ratio of a maximum strain in the strain field and the measured strain in the measurement surface portion.
A turbine system, comprising: a transition duct comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis, the outlet of the transition duct being offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis, the transition duct further comprising a first interface member for interfacing with a turbine section; a flexible metallic seal contacting the interface member to provide a seal between the interface member and the turbine section, characterized in that: the seal comprises a seal plate, at least a portion of the seal plate having a curvilinear cross-sectional profile; a retention plate contacting the first interface member, and retaining the seal in contact with the first interface member; and a contact plate positioned to contact a contact surface of the turbine section, and wherein at least a portion of the seal has a contour that generally corresponds to a contour of a contact surface of the turbine section and may flex to maintain said contour and to maintain such seal in an operating condition. a transition duct comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending between the inlet and the outlet and defining a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and a tangential axis, the outlet of the transition duct being offset from the inlet along the longitudinal axis and the tangential axis, the transition duct further comprising a first interface member for interfacing with a turbine section; a flexible metallic seal contacting the interface member to provide a seal between the interface member and the turbine section, characterized in that: the seal comprises a seal plate, at least a portion of the seal plate having a curvilinear cross-sectional profile; a retention plate contacting the first interface member, and retaining the seal in contact with the first interface member; and a contact plate positioned to contact a contact surface of the turbine section, and wherein at least a portion of the seal has a contour that generally corresponds to a contour of a contact surface of the turbine section and may flex to maintain said contour and to maintain such seal in an operating condition. the seal comprises a seal plate, at least a portion of the seal plate having a curvilinear cross-sectional profile; a retention plate contacting the first interface member, and retaining the seal in contact with the first interface member; and a contact plate positioned to contact a contact surface of the turbine section, and wherein at least a portion of the seal has a contour that generally corresponds to a contour of a contact surface of the turbine section and may flex to maintain said contour and to maintain such seal in an operating condition.
A method of drying a frozen product stored in a container having a container wall defining a cavity for holding said product, the method being a method of drying by sublimation or being a method of drying by desorption, the method comprising the steps of: a) capturing a thermal IR image of at least a portion of the container wall using at least one thermal IR camera; b) processing the thermal IR image by determining a plurality of temperature values associated with a plurality of points located on an outer surface of the container wall, using an image processing module; c) calculating a maximum temperature of the product (Tprod_max) in the container using a mathematical model that models heat flow and that models progress of the drying process; d) controlling an amount of power supplied to at least a portion of the container based on the calculated maximum product temperature (Tprod_max) and on a temperature safety margin (Tsm); e) repeating at least once the steps a) to e). a) capturing a thermal IR image of at least a portion of the container wall using at least one thermal IR camera; b) processing the thermal IR image by determining a plurality of temperature values associated with a plurality of points located on an outer surface of the container wall, using an image processing module; c) calculating a maximum temperature of the product (Tprod_max) in the container using a mathematical model that models heat flow and that models progress of the drying process; d) controlling an amount of power supplied to at least a portion of the container based on the calculated maximum product temperature (Tprod_max) and on a temperature safety margin (Tsm); e) repeating at least once the steps a) to e).
A remote meter-reading calorimeter comprising: a flow rate measurement unit for measuring an amount of fluid supplied through piping; a temperature measurement unit for measuring a temperature difference between supply-side piping and recovery-side piping; a calorie calculation unit for calculating a value of calorie supplied through the piping by using the measured flow rate value and the temperature difference value between the supply-side piping and the recovery-side piping; a failure determination unit for determining, on the basis of the respective measured values received from the flow rate measurement unit and the temperature measurement unit, whether a failure has occurred; and characterized by a control unit for generating meter-reading data to transmit the generated meter-reading data to a server, the meter-reading data being generated by correcting the value of calorie by using a reference value received from the server when it is determined that a failure has occurred according to the determined result received from the failure determination unit, wherein when the failure determination unit determines that a failure has occurred in the temperature measurement for the supply-side piping, the control unit receives a supply temperature of piping which is close to the supply-side piping as the reference value and corrects the value of calorie by using the reference value to generate the meter-reading data. a flow rate measurement unit for measuring an amount of fluid supplied through piping; a temperature measurement unit for measuring a temperature difference between supply-side piping and recovery-side piping; a calorie calculation unit for calculating a value of calorie supplied through the piping by using the measured flow rate value and the temperature difference value between the supply-side piping and the recovery-side piping; a failure determination unit for determining, on the basis of the respective measured values received from the flow rate measurement unit and the temperature measurement unit, whether a failure has occurred; and characterized by a control unit for generating meter-reading data to transmit the generated meter-reading data to a server, the meter-reading data being generated by correcting the value of calorie by using a reference value received from the server when it is determined that a failure has occurred according to the determined result received from the failure determination unit, wherein when the failure determination unit determines that a failure has occurred in the temperature measurement for the supply-side piping, the control unit receives a supply temperature of piping which is close to the supply-side piping as the reference value and corrects the value of calorie by using the reference value to generate the meter-reading data.
A lighting device comprising a light source and a lens (3, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63) positioned in front of the light source, which lens (3, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63) is provided with a light entrance surface on a side facing the light source and a light exit surface (14, 38) on a side remote from the light source, the lens (3, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63) comprises a number of strip-shaped interconnected elongated light guiding elements (4, 24, 34, 54, 64), of which first ends (7, 27, 37, 57) and spaced apart second ends (5, 25, 35, 55, 65) comprise the light entrance surface and light exit surface, respectively, and light beams (10, 11) emitted by the light source are transmitted by total internal reflection in the elongated light guiding elements (4, 24, 34, 54, 64) from the first ends (7, 27, 37, 57) to the spaced apart seconds ends (5, 25, 35, 55, 65), characterized in that the area of the light exit surface of the lens (3, 23, 33, 43, 53, 63) is at least 100 times and preferably at least 10,000 times larger than the light emitting area of the light source, and in that at least a part of the elongated light guiding elements (4, 24, 34, 54, 64) are at least connected to each other near the second ends.
A vacuum powered tissue cutting device comprising: an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen defined therein, wherein the distal end has an opening for receiving tissue; a cutter positioned within the elongate shaft, wherein the cutter is configured to be reciprocated past the opening in the elongate shaft to cut tissue in the opening; a chamber coupled to the proximal end of the elongate shaft, the chamber having a cutter driver assembly positioned therein, wherein the cutter driver assembly comprises a piston and a valve and is powered by suction created by a vacuum source such that the cutter driver assembly produces a reciprocating motion which causes the cutter to reciprocate; characterized in that the suction is applied to both sides of the piston in an alternating manner to cause the piston to produce the reciprocating motion, and the piston is coupled to the valve by a linkage mechanism that translates motion from the piston to the valve. an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen defined therein, wherein the distal end has an opening for receiving tissue; a cutter positioned within the elongate shaft, wherein the cutter is configured to be reciprocated past the opening in the elongate shaft to cut tissue in the opening; a chamber coupled to the proximal end of the elongate shaft, the chamber having a cutter driver assembly positioned therein, wherein the cutter driver assembly comprises a piston and a valve and is powered by suction created by a vacuum source such that the cutter driver assembly produces a reciprocating motion which causes the cutter to reciprocate; characterized in that the suction is applied to both sides of the piston in an alternating manner to cause the piston to produce the reciprocating motion, and the piston is coupled to the valve by a linkage mechanism that translates motion from the piston to the valve.
An amorphous copolyester comprising the polymerization reaction product of (a) a monomer of formula I wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 5 are each independently a C 1-3 alkyl group, a is 0-1, b is 0-4, c is 0-4 and d is 0-3, and each R 4 is independently hydrogen or a C 1-3 alkyl group; (b) a terephthalyl component selected from terephthalic acid, a di(C 1-3 alkyl) terephthalate, and combinations thereof, derived from a terephthalyl-containing polyester; and (c) 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol; wherein the monomer units of monomer (a) are present in an amount from 7 to less than 12 mole% of the copolyester, monomer units of terephthalyl component (b) are present in an amount from more than 33 to 48 mole%, and monomer units of the 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol (c) are present in an amount of 45 to 50 mole%, each based on the total moles of repeat units in the copolyester; and wherein the copolyester has a glass transition temperature of at least 107°C as determined according to ASTM D3418, an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.7 dl/g as determined using an automatic viscometer using a polymer sample discolved in a 60/40 mixure by volume% of phenol/1,2,2-tetrachloroethane solution, and a molded sample has a Notched Izod value of at least 290 J/m determined in accordance with ASTM D256. (a) a monomer of formula I wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 5 are each independently a C 1-3 alkyl group, a is 0-1, b is 0-4, c is 0-4 and d is 0-3, and each R 4 is independently hydrogen or a C 1-3 alkyl group; (b) a terephthalyl component selected from terephthalic acid, a di(C 1-3 alkyl) terephthalate, and combinations thereof, derived from a terephthalyl-containing polyester; and (c) 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol; a glass transition temperature of at least 107°C as determined according to ASTM D3418, an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.7 dl/g as determined using an automatic viscometer using a polymer sample discolved in a 60/40 mixure by volume% of phenol/1,2,2-tetrachloroethane solution, and a molded sample has a Notched Izod value of at least 290 J/m determined in accordance with ASTM D256.