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A method for defining connection parameters of a first communication connection between a first and a second network node of an optical transmission network operated in wavelength-division multiplexing, which comprises a plurality of network nodes that are interconnected by optical transmission links, comprising the steps of: - predetermining a data rate for a data transfer between the first and the second network node; - selecting one of the first optical connection paths associated with the first communication connection for the data transfer between the first and the second network node, wherein the selected first optical connection path connects the first and second network nodes in an optically transparent manner; - defining a first transmission channel for signal transmission along the first optical connection path using an optical multi-carrier signal modulated according to an OFDM modulation scheme, wherein the selecting of the first optical connection path and the defining of the first transmission channel are performed in dependence of the predetermined data rate and in dependence of the connection parameters of the further communication connections existing between the network nodes of the transmission network, wherein in response to the detection of a blockage, the transmission spectrum of the first transmission channel is flexibly adapted to the predetermined data rate. - predetermining a data rate for a data transfer between the first and the second network node; - selecting one of the first optical connection paths associated with the first communication connection for the data transfer between the first and the second network node, wherein the selected first optical connection path connects the first and second network nodes in an optically transparent manner; - defining a first transmission channel for signal transmission along the first optical connection path using an optical multi-carrier signal modulated according to an OFDM modulation scheme, wherein the selecting of the first optical connection path and the defining of the first transmission channel are performed in dependence of the predetermined data rate and in dependence of the connection parameters of the further communication connections existing between the network nodes of the transmission network, wherein in response to the detection of a blockage, the transmission spectrum of the first transmission channel is flexibly adapted to the predetermined data rate.
An expansion-molded article (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10d_1, 10e, 10f, 10g, 10h, 10i, 10j, 11, 12, 105, 106, 107) which is to be heat-fused with another member, comprising at least one protrusion (120, 120a, 120a_1, 120b, 120c, 120c_1, 120d, 120d_1, 120e, 120f, 120f_1, 120g, 120h, 120i, 120j) which is formed on at least one surface of the expansion-molded article which at least one surface (110, 111, 112) is to be heat-fused with the another member, the at least one protrusion having at least two surfaces (122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 135, 137) as viewed in a planar view from above, as a boundary line (b1 to b18) between the at least two surfaces, at least one boundary line being present which intersects, in the planar view, a direction (d1 to d17) from an outside of the at least one protrusion toward a center of an apex of the at least one protrusion, the expansion-molded article being characterised in that it is composed of expanded particles. at least one protrusion (120, 120a, 120a_1, 120b, 120c, 120c_1, 120d, 120d_1, 120e, 120f, 120f_1, 120g, 120h, 120i, 120j) which is formed on at least one surface of the expansion-molded article which at least one surface (110, 111, 112) is to be heat-fused with the another member, the at least one protrusion having at least two surfaces (122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 135, 137) as viewed in a planar view from above, as a boundary line (b1 to b18) between the at least two surfaces, at least one boundary line being present which intersects, in the planar view, a direction (d1 to d17) from an outside of the at least one protrusion toward a center of an apex of the at least one protrusion, the expansion-molded article being characterised in that it is composed of expanded particles.
Radial shaft sealing ring comprising an elastomeric sleeve and a support body to which the sleeve is fixed, wherein the sleeve and the support body include an axial shaft feedthrough for a shaft cooperating with the radial shaft sealing ring, wherein the sleeve comprises an annular region formed as a disk which extends radially to the shaft feedthrough and has on the radially inner end thereof an inclined sealing lip which extends into shaft feedthrough and which is bent away from the shaft by contact with the shaft when the shaft is passed through the radial shaft sealing ring, wherein expansion forces occur on the side of the sleeve facing in the opposite direction to the bending direction along an expansion zone of the sleeve, wherein the region of the sleeve formed as a disk is supported on the side facing away from the sealing lip by the support body, wherein on the side of the sleeve facing in the opposite direction to the bending direction, a layer of fluoroplastic extending over the entire expansion zone is arranged which is configured as a fluoroplastic coating of the sleeve or consists of a film or a membrane with holes therein or a fabric with holes, characterized in that the layer of fluoroplastic extends along the entire extension of the sealing lip into the region of the sleeve, which is designed as a disc, over a region encompassed by the expansion zone of the sleeve, but does not extend over the entire radial longitudinal extent of the sleeve beyond the region.
A method (200, 500) for operating a routing device in a network, comprising: receiving (S210, S510), during routing table calculation for a first topology change associated with a first routing device, a message indicative of a second topology change associated with a second routing device; determining (S220, S531) a time duration of a Shortest Path First, SPF, hold time period based on a running time required for performing shortest path first calculations for a shortest path between said routing device and said second routing device, wherein said running time is retrieved from a running time database and said running time database is configured to store plural values each of which is indicative of a running time required for performing shortest path first calculations for a shortest path between said routing device and each of other routing devices in said network, wherein during said SPF hold time period, said routing device does not perform any further routing table calculation. receiving (S210, S510), during routing table calculation for a first topology change associated with a first routing device, a message indicative of a second topology change associated with a second routing device; determining (S220, S531) a time duration of a Shortest Path First, SPF, hold time period based on a running time required for performing shortest path first calculations for a shortest path between said routing device and said second routing device, wherein said running time is retrieved from a running time database and said running time database is configured to store plural values each of which is indicative of a running time required for performing shortest path first calculations for a shortest path between said routing device and each of other routing devices in said network, wherein during said SPF hold time period, said routing device does not perform any further routing table calculation.
A hinge assembly for connecting together upper and lower separable sections (6, 12) of a column, the hinge assembly comprising an upper member for attachment to the lower end of an upper column section and a lower member for attachment to the upper end of a lower column section, a hinge which connects the upper and lower members (7, 8) of the hinge assembly to permit pivotal movement of the upper hinge member about a first axis from a generally vertical position to or towards a generally horizontal position whereby an upper column section connected to the upper member can move from a generally vertical position towards or to a generally horizontal position, the assembly comprising a plurality of cover members (16, 18) positioned about the entire circumference of the upper and lower members (2, 8) of the hinge, characterised in that each cover member is connected for pivotal movement relative to the hinge about a generally horizontal second axis which is positioned at or close to its lower edge, whereby each such cover member (16, 18) can pivot relative to the lower member of the hinge to expose the upper and lower hinge members and to enable the upper hinge member and column section attached thereto to pivot from its initial generally vertical position to a generally horizontal position, one such cover member then being pivotal to a locking position in which it engages a lower part of the upper hinge member to prevent unwanted further pivoting of the upper hinge member and a column section connected thereto.
A high pressure diesel fuel pump comprising a pump housing, a location spigot protruding from a front plate of the pump, and a driveshaft protruding from the location spigot, the driveshaft being adapted for assembly with a driving gear of an engine and said location spigot being adapted to be located in a bore relative to a front end of an engine block, the pump further comprising an adaptor for location around said location spigot in said bore between the front plate and the engine block, the adaptor comprising a collar, an outer seal for location between the collar and the engine block, and an inner seal for location between the collar and the location spigot), characterised in that the adaptor further comprises a spring means adapted to be located at a bottom end of the collar between said collar and the front plate, wherein the spring means is configured to apply an axial load to the front plate and collar when compressed, and, wherein the spring means is adapted to be accommodated substantially within the bottom end of the collar.
A controller that controls travel of a straddle-type vehicle, the controller comprising: an acquisition section that acquires an index value representing a collision possibility of the straddle-type vehicle; and an execution section that initiates automatic emergency deceleration operation of the straddle-type vehicle according to the index value, wherein when executing the automatic emergency deceleration operation, at a braking start time point at which a braking force starts being generated on wheels (3, 4) of the straddle-type vehicle, the execution section brings braking force distribution between the front and rear wheels into an initial state where the braking force is generated on the front wheel, characterized in that when causing the braking force to be generated on the wheels (3, 4) in the automatic emergency deceleration operation, the execution section brings the braking force distribution into the initial state at the braking start time point, and then increases a distribution ratio for the rear wheel in the braking force distribution with a lapse of time. an acquisition section that acquires an index value representing a collision possibility of the straddle-type vehicle; and an execution section that initiates automatic emergency deceleration operation of the straddle-type vehicle according to the index value, wherein when executing the automatic emergency deceleration operation, at a braking start time point at which a braking force starts being generated on wheels (3, 4) of the straddle-type vehicle, the execution section brings braking force distribution between the front and rear wheels into an initial state where the braking force is generated on the front wheel, characterized in that when causing the braking force to be generated on the wheels (3, 4) in the automatic emergency deceleration operation, the execution section brings the braking force distribution into the initial state at the braking start time point, and then increases a distribution ratio for the rear wheel in the braking force distribution with a lapse of time.
Packaging machine for filling bags having a supporting structure to which at least one filling box is fastened which comprises at least one conveyor element and to which a weighing device and a filling spout are assigned, wherein at least one control device is provided, wherein the filling box is retained decoupled from the supporting structure and the assigned filling spout and is weighed separately by the assigned weighing device so as to discharge from the filling box a predefined quantity of intended fill product by way of differential weighing and to fill it through the filling spout into the bag, characterized in that the control device and the conveyor element form a volume flow control device for controlling the volume flow, and that the control device is configured for controlling the strength of the volume flow into the bag over the time of the filling process so that the intended fill product is maintained at a high fill height during the filling process while overflow is simultaneously prevented.
An information processing apparatus comprising a control unit that exercises control for acquiring vibration information and sound information sensed in another space, and outputting, from a perceptual presentation area in a space different from the another space, the vibration information and the sound information for causing presence of an object to be perceived in the another space to be perceived by a tactile sense and an auditory sense; wherein the perceptual presentation area is a table, and a sound output unit and a vibration presentation unit are provided on a top plate of the table; wherein the vibration information and the sound information are data obtained by sensing, by a sensor (121, 122) provided in a top plate of a table present in the another space, actual vibration and sound generated by the object to be perceived on the top plate over time; and wherein, in a case where there is a difference between a shape of the top plate of the table present in the another space and a shape of the top plate of the table present in the space, the control unit (10, 102) exercises control for outputting the vibration information and the sound information after correcting the vibration information and the sound information in accordance with the difference in shape. acquiring vibration information and sound information sensed in another space, and outputting, from a perceptual presentation area in a space different from the another space, the vibration information and the sound information for causing presence of an object to be perceived in the another space to be perceived by a tactile sense and an auditory sense; wherein the perceptual presentation area is a table, and a sound output unit and a vibration presentation unit are provided on a top plate of the table; wherein the vibration information and the sound information are data obtained by sensing, by a sensor (121, 122) provided in a top plate of a table present in the another space, actual vibration and sound generated by the object to be perceived on the top plate over time; and wherein, in a case where there is a difference between a shape of the top plate of the table present in the another space and a shape of the top plate of the table present in the space, the control unit (10, 102) exercises control for outputting the vibration information and the sound information after correcting the vibration information and the sound information in accordance with the difference in shape.
Laundry care appliance with an outer tub for receiving washing liquor, a laundry drum arranged in the outer tub for receiving laundry and a deodorising device connected fluidically to the outer tub for deodorising the laundry, wherein the deodorising device has an ozone generation element for generating ozone and a mist generation device for generating a fog, wherein the mist generation device has a fluid container for receiving fluid, and wherein the fluid container has a supply valve for supplying liquid into the fluid container and a discharge valve for discharging the liquid out of the fluid container, and the laundry care appliance has a controller for controlling the supply valve and the discharge valve, characterised in that the deodorising device has a foam detection device for detecting foam in the fluid container, wherein the foam detection device comprises an electric measuring element, which is in contact with fluid in the fluid container, wherein the electric measuring element is embodied to detect an electric measured value of the fluid in the fluid container, wherein the foam detection device is embodied to compare the detected electric measured value with an electric reference measured value, and by means of the comparison between the electric measured value and the electric reference measured value to determine whether foam is present in the fluid container, the controller is embodied, in a first time segment, to close the supply valve and to open the discharge valve, so that liquid is discharged out of the fluid container, wherein the electric measuring element is not in contact with the liquid in the fluid container in order to detect an electric reference measured value, the electric measuring element is embodied to detect an electric measured value of fluid in the fluid container in a second time segment adjoining the first time segment and the foam detection device is embodied, in the second time segment, by means of a comparison between the electric measured value and the electric reference measured value, to determine whether foam is present in the fluid container.
A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger comprising cold layers, hot layers, a radially inner portion, a radially outer portion, a inlet header mounted onto inner portion and an outlet header mounted onto outer portion, the method comprising: manipulating each of the cold layers such that each of the cold layers includes a tapered side profile; arranging the cold and hot layers into an alternating pattern such that each of the hot layers is adjacent to and in contact with at least one of the cold layers; orienting the hot and cold layers relative to each other such that two fluidly separate cold airflows (AF 1, AF 2) of the cold layer, each from an independent source, are used to cool a single hot airflow (AF 3) of the hot layer, the cold airflows flowing in parallel through the radially inner and outer portions (12, 14) respectively, of the heat exchanger, and the hot airflow flowing through the inlet header into the hot layer, making along the hot layer a series of 90 degree turns such to be in thermal communication with each of the cold airflows (AF 1, AF 2) and flowing out through the outlet header; and brazing the hot layers and cold layers together to form a core of the heat exchanger. manipulating each of the cold layers such that each of the cold layers includes a tapered side profile; arranging the cold and hot layers into an alternating pattern such that each of the hot layers is adjacent to and in contact with at least one of the cold layers; orienting the hot and cold layers relative to each other such that two fluidly separate cold airflows (AF 1, AF 2) of the cold layer, each from an independent source, are used to cool a single hot airflow (AF 3) of the hot layer, the cold airflows flowing in parallel through the radially inner and outer portions (12, 14) respectively, of the heat exchanger, and the hot airflow flowing through the inlet header into the hot layer, making along the hot layer a series of 90 degree turns such to be in thermal communication with each of the cold airflows (AF 1, AF 2) and flowing out through the outlet header; and brazing the hot layers and cold layers together to form a core of the heat exchanger.
A dampening valve unit for use in a liquid distribution system having a centrally located liquid source connected via at least one feeding conduit to at least one liquid tap unit, wherein at least one feeding conduit is evacuated of liquid after an associated tap unit is closed and refilled with liquid after the tap unit is opened, the dampening valve unit comprising a dampening chamber adapted to collect gas, and a liquid stop valve unit, which is connected, at an inlet end thereof, to an associated feeding conduit and which has an outlet end being connected in use to at least one associated liquid tap unit, wherein the dampening chamber is connected to said associated feeding conduit, via a passage of the dampening valve unit, said inlet end of said liquid stop valve unit also being connected to said passage, which passage is located before said liquid stop valve unit seen in a flow direction from inlet end to outlet end characterised in that during refilling of the feeding conduit with liquid the gas present in the feeding conduit is pushed in front of the refilling liquid into the dampening chamber.
A fuel cell system configured to generate an electric power by supplying an anode gas and a cathode gas to a fuel cell, the fuel cell system comprising: a compressor configured to adjust a flow rate of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell; a pressure regulating valve configured to adjust a pressure of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell; a control unit configured to control the compressor and the pressure regulating valve; a target pressure calculating unit (4, 56) configured to calculate a target pressure of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell while taking into consideration a load of the fuel cell and a heat protecting requirement for the fuel cell system; and a target flow rate calculating unit (4, 57) configured to calculate a target flow rate of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell in accordance with the load of the fuel cell and the target pressure of the cathode gas, wherein the control unit is configured to control the compressor and the pressure regulating valve in accordance with the target pressure and the target flow rate of the cathode gas, and wherein the target flow rate calculating unit is configured to increase the target flow rate of the cathode gas as the target pressure of the cathode gas becomes lower. a compressor configured to adjust a flow rate of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell; a pressure regulating valve configured to adjust a pressure of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell; a control unit configured to control the compressor and the pressure regulating valve; a target pressure calculating unit (4, 56) configured to calculate a target pressure of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell while taking into consideration a load of the fuel cell and a heat protecting requirement for the fuel cell system; and a target flow rate calculating unit (4, 57) configured to calculate a target flow rate of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell in accordance with the load of the fuel cell and the target pressure of the cathode gas, wherein the control unit is configured to control the compressor and the pressure regulating valve in accordance with the target pressure and the target flow rate of the cathode gas, and wherein the target flow rate calculating unit is configured to increase the target flow rate of the cathode gas as the target pressure of the cathode gas becomes lower.