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A device for straightening cables comprising a cable straightening means, wherein the cable straightening means extends along at least part of a handle to which the cable straightening means is attached and has at least one bend wherein the bend is configured to engage a cable to be straightened, characterised by a hammerhead attached to one end of the handle.
Dirt remover for a pipe system for a liquid, the dirt remover comprising: - an inlet and an outlet for connecting the dirt remover to the pipe system; - a dirt collection chamber configured for settlement of dirt particles near the underside of said dirt collection chamber, wherein the dirt collection chamber has a discharge point near a bottom point of said dirt collection chamber, - a discharge mechanism at the discharge point for removing the settled dirt particles from the dirt collection chamber; - a movable loosening mechanism which is configured to loosen dirt present on the inside of the dirt remover by the movement, characterized in that the discharge mechanism comprises a tap; and the dirt remover comprises a control element located at the underside of said dirt collection chamber, wherein the control element is configured to move the loosening mechanism from outside the dirt remover. - an inlet and an outlet for connecting the dirt remover to the pipe system; - a dirt collection chamber configured for settlement of dirt particles near the underside of said dirt collection chamber, wherein the dirt collection chamber has a discharge point near a bottom point of said dirt collection chamber, - a discharge mechanism at the discharge point for removing the settled dirt particles from the dirt collection chamber; - a movable loosening mechanism which is configured to loosen dirt present on the inside of the dirt remover by the movement,
A compressor for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a plurality of rotors rotatable about a central longitudinal axis; a plurality of stators; a circumferential inner case wall located outwardly of the plurality of rotors and the plurality of stators, and a circumferential manifold located outwardly of the inner case wall including a port, characterised in that the inner case wall includes a plurality of first slots located in a first section of the circumferential inner case wall, a plurality of second slots located in at least one second section of the circumferential inner case wall, and two third slots, in that a first area of each of the first slots is greater than a second area of each of the second slots, in that the first section and the at least one second section are circumferentially arranged about the central longitudinal axis, in that each of the third slots has a third area smaller than the second area of each of the second slots, and the first section and the at least one second section meet at two locations, and each of the third slots is located at one of the two locations; and in that the plurality of second slots is located closer to the port than the plurality of first slots. a plurality of rotors rotatable about a central longitudinal axis; a plurality of stators; a circumferential inner case wall located outwardly of the plurality of rotors and the plurality of stators, and a circumferential manifold located outwardly of the inner case wall including a port, characterised in that the inner case wall includes a plurality of first slots located in a first section of the circumferential inner case wall, a plurality of second slots located in at least one second section of the circumferential inner case wall, and two third slots, in that a first area of each of the first slots is greater than a second area of each of the second slots, in that the first section and the at least one second section are circumferentially arranged about the central longitudinal axis, in that each of the third slots has a third area smaller than the second area of each of the second slots, and the first section and the at least one second section meet at two locations, and each of the third slots is located at one of the two locations; and in that the plurality of second slots is located closer to the port than the plurality of first slots.
Timepiece device (1; 3) comprising a toothed component (11; 31) and a positioning member (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 80; 90; 110; 120; 130; 140), said positioning member (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 80; 90; 110; 120; 130; 140) comprising an engagement element (15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65; 85; 95; 115; 125; 135; 145), a support (12; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 82; 92; 112; 122; 132; 142) and a pre-wound elastic member (14; 24; 34; 44; 54; 64; 84; 94; 114; 124; 134; 144) connecting the engagement element (15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65; 85; 95; 115; 125; 135; 145) to the support (12; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 82; 92; 112; 122; 132; 142), the toothed component (11; 31) being able to adopt different consecutive resting positions, the engagement element (15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65; 85; 95; 115; 125; 135; 145) being arranged such that in each of said resting positions it is engaged between two consecutive teeth of the toothing (111; 311) of the toothed component (11; 31) and held between these two teeth by the elastic member (14; 24; 34; 44; 54; 64; 84; 94; 114; 124; 134; 144) so that it is holds said toothed component (11; 31) in said resting position, and such that, upon displacement by one pitch of the toothed component (11; 31) from one resting position to the following resting position, the engagement element (15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65; 85; 95; 115; 125; 135; 145) is raised by one of said two teeth against the action of the elastic member (14; 24; 34; 44; 54; 64; 84; 94; 114; 124; 134; 144) and is then positioned between this tooth and another consecutive tooth so that it holds the toothed component (11; 31) in said following resting position, the positioning member (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 80; 90; 110; 120; 130; 140) being arranged such that, upon said displacement by one pitch of the toothed component (11; 31), the engagement element (15; 25; 35; 45; 55; 65; 85; 95; 115; 125; 135; 145) moves within a predetermined range of positions with respect to the support (12; 22; 32; 42; 52; 62; 82; 92; 112; 122; 132; 142), characterised in that the stiffness of the elastic member (14; 24; 34; 44; 54; 64; 84; 94; 114; 124; 134; 144) is null or negative in at least a part of the predetermined range.
A surgical system comprising: a tool having a tool axis (217, 307); a tracking system; a fiducial marker array fixed with respect to said tool and configured to be tracked by said tracking system; and a calibration device (201, 301) having an exterior surface comprising at least one fiducial marker (203, 213, 305), wherein the calibration device (201, 301) is configured for placement on said tool and adapted to rotate about the tool axis (217, 307); wherein in response to the rotation of said calibration device (201, 301) one or more circular paths are generated by said at least one fiducial marker (203, 213, 305) that is tracked by said tracking system, and said tracking system calculates a center point of the rotation and a normal vector to the circular path to define a tool axis orientation relative to said fiducial marker array fixed with respect to said tool. a tool having a tool axis (217, 307); a tracking system; a fiducial marker array fixed with respect to said tool and configured to be tracked by said tracking system; and a calibration device (201, 301) having an exterior surface comprising at least one fiducial marker (203, 213, 305), wherein the calibration device (201, 301) is configured for placement on said tool and adapted to rotate about the tool axis (217, 307); wherein in response to the rotation of said calibration device (201, 301) one or more circular paths are generated by said at least one fiducial marker (203, 213, 305) that is tracked by said tracking system, and said tracking system calculates a center point of the rotation and a normal vector to the circular path to define a tool axis orientation relative to said fiducial marker array fixed with respect to said tool.
An optical waveguide apparatus, comprising: a plurality of layers adapted to provide a plurality of hollow optical waveguides; wherein each of the plurality of layers comprises at least one first waveguide surface, and the plurality of layers are arranged to form a stacked plurality of layers; and wherein each waveguide is formed from a waveguide surface provided by a layer and at least one of a waveguide surface provided by an adjacent layer and a waveguide surface provided by a cover member; the optical waveguide apparatus being characterised in that each of the plurality of layers comprises at least one alignment feature, and in that it comprises a first member and a second member; wherein at least a portion of the first member is attached to at least a portion of the second member; and wherein at least a portion of the stacked plurality of layers is disposed between the first and second members; and at least one alignment device disposed at least partially within the at least one alignment feature to align the layers. a plurality of layers adapted to provide a plurality of hollow optical waveguides; wherein each of the plurality of layers comprises at least one first waveguide surface, and the plurality of layers are arranged to form a stacked plurality of layers; and wherein each waveguide is formed from a waveguide surface provided by a layer and at least one of a waveguide surface provided by an adjacent layer and a waveguide surface provided by a cover member; the optical waveguide apparatus being characterised in that each of the plurality of layers comprises at least one alignment feature, and in that it comprises a first member and a second member; wherein at least a portion of the first member is attached to at least a portion of the second member; and wherein at least a portion of the stacked plurality of layers is disposed between the first and second members; and at least one alignment device disposed at least partially within the at least one alignment feature to align the layers.
A cleaning appliance comprising a cleaner head rotatably attached to a duct, the cleaner head comprising: a main body having an agitator chamber; an axle that extends into the chamber; a bearing assembly mounted on the axle; a drive assembly mounted on the axle; and an agitator mounted within the agitator chamber so as to surround the drive assembly, the agitator being mounted on the bearing assembly, wherein: the drive assembly is coupled to the agitator such that torque generated by the drive assembly is transmitted to the agitator, the cleaner head rotates relative to the duct about a rotational axis, characterised in that: the drive assembly is mounted along the axle such that the centre of gravity of the cleaner head is located on a vertical plane containing the rotational axis; and the main body comprises an opening through which the agitator is removable from the main body and drive assembly, and the cleaner head comprises an end cap attachable to the main body to close the opening. a main body having an agitator chamber; an axle that extends into the chamber; a bearing assembly mounted on the axle; a drive assembly mounted on the axle; and an agitator mounted within the agitator chamber so as to surround the drive assembly, the agitator being mounted on the bearing assembly, wherein: the drive assembly is coupled to the agitator such that torque generated by the drive assembly is transmitted to the agitator, the cleaner head rotates relative to the duct about a rotational axis, characterised in that: the drive assembly is mounted along the axle such that the centre of gravity of the cleaner head is located on a vertical plane containing the rotational axis; and the main body comprises an opening through which the agitator is removable from the main body and drive assembly, and the cleaner head comprises an end cap attachable to the main body to close the opening. the drive assembly is coupled to the agitator such that torque generated by the drive assembly is transmitted to the agitator, the cleaner head rotates relative to the duct about a rotational axis, characterised in that: the drive assembly is mounted along the axle such that the centre of gravity of the cleaner head is located on a vertical plane containing the rotational axis; and the main body comprises an opening through which the agitator is removable from the main body and drive assembly, and the cleaner head comprises an end cap attachable to the main body to close the opening.
A method of controlling operation of a GPU, the method comprising: identifying a set of GPU tasks; estimating a completion time for each of the identified GPU tasks; determining, using the estimated completion times, whether each identified GPU task can be completed before a deadline associated with the particular identified GPU task; and in response to determining that all the identified GPU tasks cannot be completed before their associated deadlines, changing the operation of the GPU to increase an operating frequency of the GPU. identifying a set of GPU tasks; estimating a completion time for each of the identified GPU tasks; determining, using the estimated completion times, whether each identified GPU task can be completed before a deadline associated with the particular identified GPU task; and in response to determining that all the identified GPU tasks cannot be completed before their associated deadlines, changing the operation of the GPU to increase an operating frequency of the GPU.
Pump, in particular for domestic appliances like dishwashers, having a pump housing and a pump chamber therein, in which chamber a pump impeller rotates for conveying fluid or water, having a heating device (22, 122) for the pump on a pump chamber wall or as a pump chamber wall, wherein the heating device (22, 122) has a tubular shape and a tubular support (24, 124) and at least one heating element on the support, wherein the support has at least one deformation (29a, 29b, 129) differing from the continuous tube shape, wherein at least one deformation is provided on both end regions of the support, characterized in that a deformation is an inward bending (31, 32, 131, 132), wherein a deformation (29a, 29b, 129) has a design of several alternatingly curved bendings (31, 32, 131, 132, 231), wherein a deformation in the end region of the support is formed radially inwards in the type of a step or having a stepped shape, wherein two rounded angular bents with alternating bending or deflexion are provided with different curvatures such that the end edge (34, 134) of the support has a smaller diameter than the predominant central region of the support, wherein the deformation (29a, 29b, 129) of the two end regions of the support (24, 124) is formed radially inwards and a circumferential sealing ring (23, 123) is disposed on the external side of the deformation for sealing abutment on an external, circumferential holding protrusion of the pump housing, wherein radially within the deformation is provided another circumferential, internal holding protrusion of the pump housing having a smaller radial distance to the interior side of the deformation at the operating temperature of the pump of approximately room temperature, wherein said radial distance is such that at operating temperature of the pump or the pump housing or the holding protrusion of approximately 60°C to 80 °C said distance is removed due to expansion of the pump housing and the interior holding protrusion abuts on the interior side of the deformation.
A method of fabricating optoelectronic modules, the method comprising: supporting a plurality of singulated transmissive substrates in a combined replication and vacuum injection tool (100A, 100B), wherein various ones of the singulated transmissive substrates are supported at a first height and other ones of the singulated transmissive substrates are supported at a second different height; replicating passive optical elements onto at least one side of each singulated transmissive substrate while the singulated transmissive substrates are supported in the combined replication and vacuum injection tool; using a vacuum injection technique to form a respective spacer feature on a first side of each singulated transmissive substrate and a respective baffle feature on a second side of each singulated transmissive substrate, and to form interior wall features separating adjacent ones of the singulated transmissive substrates from one another, while the singulated transmissive substrates are supported in the combined replication and vacuum injection tool; removing from the combined replication and vacuum injection tool a structure comprising the transmissive substrates, the passive optical elements, the spacer features and the interior wall features, separating the structure into a plurality of sections; and attaching optoelectronic devices to one or more sections of the structure to form one or more optoelectronic modules. supporting a plurality of singulated transmissive substrates in a combined replication and vacuum injection tool (100A, 100B), wherein various ones of the singulated transmissive substrates are supported at a first height and other ones of the singulated transmissive substrates are supported at a second different height; replicating passive optical elements onto at least one side of each singulated transmissive substrate while the singulated transmissive substrates are supported in the combined replication and vacuum injection tool; using a vacuum injection technique to form a respective spacer feature on a first side of each singulated transmissive substrate and a respective baffle feature on a second side of each singulated transmissive substrate, and to form interior wall features separating adjacent ones of the singulated transmissive substrates from one another, while the singulated transmissive substrates are supported in the combined replication and vacuum injection tool; removing from the combined replication and vacuum injection tool a structure comprising the transmissive substrates, the passive optical elements, the spacer features and the interior wall features, separating the structure into a plurality of sections; and attaching optoelectronic devices to one or more sections of the structure to form one or more optoelectronic modules.
Use of an aqueous organic-inorganic hybrid composition characterized by comprising: a metal oxide having a number average particle size of 1 to 400 nm; and a polymer emulsion particle having a number average particle size of 10 to 800 nm, obtained by polymerizing a hydrolyzable silicon compound and a secondary amide group-containing vinyl monomer in the presence of water and an emulsifier, as a coating agent for building exteriors, automobiles, displays and lenses.
A bandgap voltage reference circuit for providing a temperature stable voltage reference with TlnT temperature curvature correction, the bandgap voltage reference circuit comprising at least one first transistor (Q1,Q2) and at least one second transistor (Q3, Q4) supplied with respective PTAT currents, the at least one second transistor (Q3,Q4) being operable at a current density lower than the current density at which the at least one first transistor (Q1,Q2) is operable, and co-operating with the at least one first transistor (Q1,Q2) for developing a correcting PTAT voltage (Δ V be) proportional to the difference in the base-emitter voltages (Δ V be) of the first and second transistors (Q1,Q2,Q3,Q4) for combining with an uncorrected transistor base-emitter CTAT voltage for producing the voltage reference, characterised in that a CTAT correcting current is supplied to one of the at least one second transistors (Q3,Q4) along with the PTAT current for developing the correcting PTAT voltage (Δ V be) with a curvature complementary to the TlnT temperature curvature of the uncorrected transistor base-emitter CTAT voltage, so that when the correcting PTAT voltage (Δ V be) is combined with the uncorrected transistor base-emitter CTAT voltage, the voltage reference produced is temperature stable and TlnT temperature curvature corrected.
Polyolefin fiber comprising from 2wt% to 20 wt% relative to the total weight of the fiber of a polyolefin composition comprising: A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer containing 90% by weight or more of propylene units; component A) containing 10% by weight or less of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C (XS A), both the amount of propylene units and of the fraction XS A being referred to the weight of A); B) 20-50% by weight; of a copolymer of ethylene and a C 3 -C 8 alpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units and containing 25% by weight or less; of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C (XS B), both the amount of alpha-olefin units and of the fraction XS B being referred to the weight of; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units and containing from 40% to 95% by weight of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C (XSc), both the amount of ethylene units and of the fraction XSc being referred to the weight of; the amounts of, and being referred to the total weight of + +, the sum of the amount of + + being 100. A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer containing 90% by weight or more of propylene units; component A) containing 10% by weight or less of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C (XS A), both the amount of propylene units and of the fraction XS A being referred to the weight of A); B) 20-50% by weight; of a copolymer of ethylene and a C 3 -C 8 alpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units and containing 25% by weight or less; of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C (XS B), both the amount of alpha-olefin units and of the fraction XS B being referred to the weight of; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units and containing from 40% to 95% by weight of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25°C (XSc), both the amount of ethylene units and of the fraction XSc being referred to the weight of;
An exhaust gas purification equipment for a marine diesel engine using low-quality fuel such as fuel oil containing high-concentration sulfur components, the exhaust gas purification equipment comprising: a selective catalytic reduction device (hereinafter, referred to as "SCR") installed in an exhaust pipe connected to an engine exhaust manifold; and a PM-free scrubber disposed on a downstream side of the SCR, characterized in that the PM-free scrubber removes no particulate matters (hereinafter, referred to as "PM") mainly composed of carbon and contained in exhaust gas by utilizing a difference in diffusion speed between gas and particles and because the exhaust gas does not fiercely collide with a surface of a thin-film layer formed of treatment water which is always supplied to flow down along each of wall surfaces constituting the PM-free scrubber, but smoothly flows along near the surface of the water thin-film layer. a selective catalytic reduction device (hereinafter, referred to as "SCR") installed in an exhaust pipe connected to an engine exhaust manifold; and a PM-free scrubber disposed on a downstream side of the SCR, characterized in that the PM-free scrubber removes no particulate matters (hereinafter, referred to as "PM") mainly composed of carbon and contained in exhaust gas by utilizing a difference in diffusion speed between gas and particles and because the exhaust gas does not fiercely collide with a surface of a thin-film layer formed of treatment water which is always supplied to flow down along each of wall surfaces constituting the PM-free scrubber, but smoothly flows along near the surface of the water thin-film layer.