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A coming-off stopping mechanism for a rotating body of an image forming apparatus, the coming-off stopping mechanism including: a supporting member formed in a hollow tubular shape elongated in an axial direction, having a notch portion at an end, and configured to support the rotating body rotating around an axis; and a coming-off stopping member fixed by being fitted to the supporting member from the outside in the axial direction, and restraining movement toward the outside in the axial direction of the rotating body supported by the supporting member, the coming-off stopping member including: an annular portion formed so as to enclose the outside in a diameter direction of the supporting member except for the notch portion, characterized in that the coming-off stopping member includes: a plurality of first engaging portions connected to both ends of the annular portion, and inserted into the inside of the supporting member from the notch portion while elastically deforming and fitted into a plurality of first engaging holes formed in the supporting member from the inside in the diameter direction. a supporting member formed in a hollow tubular shape elongated in an axial direction, having a notch portion at an end, and configured to support the rotating body rotating around an axis; and a coming-off stopping member fixed by being fitted to the supporting member from the outside in the axial direction, and restraining movement toward the outside in the axial direction of the rotating body supported by the supporting member, the coming-off stopping member including: an annular portion formed so as to enclose the outside in a diameter direction of the supporting member except for the notch portion, characterized in that the coming-off stopping member includes: a plurality of first engaging portions connected to both ends of the annular portion, and inserted into the inside of the supporting member from the notch portion while elastically deforming and fitted into a plurality of first engaging holes formed in the supporting member from the inside in the diameter direction. an annular portion formed so as to enclose the outside in a diameter direction of the supporting member except for the notch portion, characterized in that the coming-off stopping member includes: a plurality of first engaging portions connected to both ends of the annular portion, and inserted into the inside of the supporting member from the notch portion while elastically deforming and fitted into a plurality of first engaging holes formed in the supporting member from the inside in the diameter direction.
A sealed pouch comprising a water-soluble film comprising a mixture of a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, the copolymer including an anionic monomer having a pendant carboxyl group, and a plasticizer blend comprising a first plasticizer comprising sorbitol and a secondary plasticizer selected from the group consisting of glycerol, trimethylolpropane, diglycerol, glycerol propylene oxide polymers, glycerol diacetate, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol and a combination thereof, wherein the total amount of plasticizer in the film is in a range of 2 PHR to 30 PHR, and (i)when the total amount of plasticizer included in the film is less than 12 PHR, then the plasticizer blend comprises sorbitol, glycerol, and at least one additional secondary plasticizer; (ii) when the total amount of plasticizer included in the film is at least 12 PHR and less than 20 PHR, then the plasticizer blend comprises sorbitol, glycerol, and at least one additional secondary plasticizer selected from diglycerol, trimethylolpropane and a combination thereof; and (iii) when the total amount of plasticizer included in the film is 20 PHR or greater, then the plasticizer blend consists of sorbitol and the secondary plasticizer, wherein the secondary plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of glycerol; trimethylolpropane; and two or more of glycerol, trimethylolpropane, diglycerol, glycerol propylene oxide polymers, glycerol diacetate, and 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, and the sorbitol comprises at least 1/3 of the total amount of plasticizer (by weight); wherein the sealed pouch encloses an oxidizing composition and the film is water-soluble as characterized by a 2 mil (0.05 mm) film having a solubility at 20 °C of 600 seconds or less in accordance with MonoSol Test Method MSTM-205 after storing in contact with a harsh chemical oxidizing agent such as trichloroisocyanurate or 1-bromo-3-chloro-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (BCDMH) for 6 weeks at 23°C and 35% relative humidity. (i)when the total amount of plasticizer included in the film is less than 12 PHR, then the plasticizer blend comprises sorbitol, glycerol, and at least one additional secondary plasticizer; (ii) when the total amount of plasticizer included in the film is at least 12 PHR and less than 20 PHR, then the plasticizer blend comprises sorbitol, glycerol, and at least one additional secondary plasticizer selected from diglycerol, trimethylolpropane and a combination thereof; and (iii) when the total amount of plasticizer included in the film is 20 PHR or greater, then the plasticizer blend consists of sorbitol and the secondary plasticizer, wherein the secondary plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of glycerol; trimethylolpropane; and two or more of glycerol, trimethylolpropane, diglycerol, glycerol propylene oxide polymers, glycerol diacetate, and 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, and the sorbitol comprises at least 1/3 of the total amount of plasticizer (by weight);
Voltage converting apparatus comprising a series connection of at least four switching elements (2-5, 13, 40, 50, 51), each comprising at least one semiconductor device of turn-off type and a free-wheeling diode connected in anti-parallel therewith, where opposite ends of said series connection are configured to be connected to different potentials (8, 9) resulting in a direct voltage across said series connection, and a mid point of the series connection being configured to be connected to an alternating voltage side (11, 52) of the apparatus while dividing the series connection in two halves, a control unit (12, 42) configured to control said semiconductor devices of the switching elements for obtaining a determined alternating voltage on said alternating voltage side of the apparatus, and means configured to measure a parameter representative of the voltage across each said free-wheeling diode when being turned-off, characterized in that said semiconductor devices are gate-controlled and have the respective free-wheeling diode built in therein, the apparatus comprises an arrangement configured to control the amount of charge stored in each said diode at the moment the diode stops to conduct thereby being turned-off, said control depending upon the results of said measurement carried out by said means for measuring a parameter when being turn-off through applying a positive pulse on the gate of a said semiconductor device when the diode built in therein is conducting and make the properties of this pulse depending upon the results of said measurement carried out by said means.
A system for performing a procedure on subannular tissue of a heart, the system comprising: a flexible, elongate catheter having a proximal portion and a shaped distal portion, the distal portion having a plurality of apertures each being sized for the passage of an anchor therethrough; at least one tethered tissue anchor disposed within the catheter; and an anchor contacting member configured to sequentially deploy tethered anchors through each of the apertures; characterized in that the distal portion also has a longitudinal slit for the passage of a tether therethrough. a flexible, elongate catheter having a proximal portion and a shaped distal portion, the distal portion having a plurality of apertures each being sized for the passage of an anchor therethrough; at least one tethered tissue anchor disposed within the catheter; and an anchor contacting member configured to sequentially deploy tethered anchors through each of the apertures; characterized in that the distal portion also has a longitudinal slit for the passage of a tether therethrough.
An implantable device system for controlling at least one of the shape and size of an anatomical structure or lumen, comprising: an implantable device adapted for attachment to an anatomical structure or lumen, said implantable device comprising an adjustable member configured to receive an adjustment tool and configured to both increase and decrease the dimensions of the implantable device; and a torqueable adjustment tool configured to provide adjustment of the dimensions of the implantable device, wherein adjustment of said adjustable member adjusts the size of the implant device generally in a preferred dimension, wherein said implantable device comprises at least one hollow tube and at least one threaded rod threadedly engaged therewith such that rotation of the threaded rod causes the threaded rod to move axially within the hollow tube.
A teatcup liner configured to be mounted in a shell of a teatcup to be applied to a teat of an animal, and having a longitudinal shape extending along a longitudinal axis (x), the teatcup liner comprising a barrel having a length along the longitudinal axis (x) and defining an inner space for receiving the teat, wherein the barrel, in a rest state, has a polygonal cross-sectional shape transversely to the longitudinal axis (x), the polygonal cross-sectional shape defining a plurality of corner portions and a plurality of side portions, each connecting two of said corner portions, and wherein each corner portion comprises an inner surface with a concave curvature facing the inner space and having an inner radius (r) extending from the inner space to the inner surface, wherein the barrel and the inner space have the polygonal cross-sectional shape, which defines at least three and at the most four corner portions, and at least three and at the most four side portions, wherein each of the side portions has a first wall thickness (T 1) at least at a centre part of the side portion along the length of the barrel, each of the corner portions has a second wall thickness (T 2) at least at the centre part of the corner portion along the length of the barrel, and the first wall thickness (T 2) is smaller than the second wall thickness (T 2), characterised in that the inner radius (r) is equal for each corner portion and that the inner radius (r) of each of the corner portions in the rest state is at least 4 mm at a centre part of the corner portion, wherein each of the side portions is in the rest state curved inwardly towards the longitudinal axis (x) and in that the ratio of the first wall thickness (T 1) to the second wall thickness (T 2) lies in the range 0,3 to 0,7.
A fastening device for mounting a roller window shade comprising a mounting plate (2, 52) having one side adapted to bear against a flat surface and a second side opposite the first side having a projection (6, 516) therefrom, and two apertures (5, 55) configured to receive fastening means for securing the mounting plate (2, 52) to the flat surface, and wherein the projection (6, 516) is configured to insert into a bracket (1, 51, 620,720, 2100) and receive a connecting means while inserted in the bracket (1, 51, 620, 720, 2100); the bracket (1, 51, 620, 720, 2100) having one end adapted to bear against the flat surface, the bracket (1, 51, 720, 2100) configured to fit over the mounting plate (2, 52) and receive the projection (6, 516) from the mounting plate (2, 52), the bracket (1, 51, 720, 2100) further having an aperture configured to receive the connecting means; wherein, when the bracket (1, 51, 620, 720, 2100) is fitted over the mounting plate (2, 52), the bracket (1, 51, 620, 720, 2100) and mounting plate (2, 52) are configured to receive the connecting means such that the connecting means connects the bracket (1, 51, 720, 2100) to the mounting plate (2, 52); wherein the mounting plate (2, 52) and the bracket (1, 51, 620, 720, 2100) are configured such that when the mounting plate (2, 52) abuts the flat surface and the bracket (1, 51, 620, 720, 2100) is placed over the mounting plate (2, 52), the bracket (1, 51, 620, 720, 2100) obscures the view of the mounting plate (2, 52).
An apparatus for inspecting a flexible elongate generally cylindrical structure comprising at least two layers (18, 20) of steel ligaments near the outer longitudinally-extending surface, the steel ligaments extending at least partly along the length of the structure but the orientations of the ligaments of an outer layer and of an adjacent inner layer being different, the apparatus comprising an electromagnetic probe incorporating an electromagnet core with two spaced apart poles and an electromagnetic driving coil to induce an alternating magnetic field, and a current source to supply an alternating current to the electromagnetic coil to induce an alternating magnetic field less than saturation in the steel ligaments, wherein the current source is arranged to supply a plurality of different frequencies in succession, characterised by the probe also comprising at least four separate sensors adjacent to the faces of the poles, configured to sense an alternating magnetic flux density, with at least two sensors adjacent to the face of each pole near corners of the probe, the probe is configured to distinguish between broken ligaments in the inner layer and the outer layer by the sequence in which the separate sensors pass over the broken ligament during scanning the cylindrical structure; means (65; 71) to support the probe adjacent to the outer longitudinally-extending surface of the structure, and a scanning mechanism (62; 70) to scan the probe over the surface of the structure.
Method for binding impurities in paper production, comprising the following steps: a) provision of a bentonite, the proportion of the monovalent cations, based on the cation exchange capacity of the bentonite, being at least 0.7 and the CEC being more than 85 meq/100 g, preferably more than 90 meq/100 g, in particular more than 95 meq/100 g; b) addition of the bentonite according to a) to a paper pulp or fiber suspension; c) binding of the impurities to the bentonite in the pulp or fiber suspension. a) provision of a bentonite, the proportion of the monovalent cations, based on the cation exchange capacity of the bentonite, being at least 0.7 and the CEC being more than 85 meq/100 g, preferably more than 90 meq/100 g, in particular more than 95 meq/100 g; b) addition of the bentonite according to a) to a paper pulp or fiber suspension; c) binding of the impurities to the bentonite in the pulp or fiber suspension.
A process for manufacturing a hybrid aerogel which comprises: (i) treating an aqueous suspension of cellulose fibers of less than 2 mm average length with periodate to render a dialdehyde cellulose fibers suspension; (ii) adjusting the pH of the dialdehyde cellulose fibers suspension to a value between 2.5 and 5.5; (iii) freezing the suspension obtained in step (ii) to render a three dimensional structure; (iv) thawing the three dimensional structure obtained in step (iii) to render a cellulosic sponge; (v) squeezing the water from the cellulosic sponge; (vi) soaking the squeezed cellulosic sponge with a silica sol-gel precursor solution, wherein the sol-gel precursor solution is an aqueous silicic acid solution, wherein pH is adjusted in the range of 4 to 5 by adding a basic catalyst; and (vii) carrying out a sol-gel method to obtain the hybrid aerogel. (i) treating an aqueous suspension of cellulose fibers of less than 2 mm average length with periodate to render a dialdehyde cellulose fibers suspension; (ii) adjusting the pH of the dialdehyde cellulose fibers suspension to a value between 2.5 and 5.5; (iii) freezing the suspension obtained in step (ii) to render a three dimensional structure; (iv) thawing the three dimensional structure obtained in step (iii) to render a cellulosic sponge; (v) squeezing the water from the cellulosic sponge; (vi) soaking the squeezed cellulosic sponge with a silica sol-gel precursor solution, wherein the sol-gel precursor solution is an aqueous silicic acid solution, wherein pH is adjusted in the range of 4 to 5 by adding a basic catalyst; and (vii) carrying out a sol-gel method to obtain the hybrid aerogel.
Nacelle of an aircraft engine comprising two cowls (11, 41) having a C-shaped cross-section that can be moved from a closed position to an open position for carrying out engine maintenance tasks in ground and vice versa at its completion; both cowls (11, 41) being arranged to leave a gap between their lower edges in the closed position; both cowls (11, 41) being provided with cooperating latching means (19, 19') at their lower edges for latching them in their closed position; characterized in that: - the cowls (11, 41) comprise first and second parts (23, 43) of an alignment and safety device at their lower edges arranged opposite of each other; - the first and second parts (23, 43) comprise first and second alignment arms (31, 51) configured with a portion (33, 53) arranged to enter inside the inner space of the nacelle covered by the opposite cowl (41, 11); - the first or the second part (23, 43) comprises a blocking member, said blocking member comprising at least a part adapted to be: - interposed between the cowls (11, 41) after being unlatched to facilitate their opening operation, and - also interposed between the cowls (11, 41) after returning to the closed position from an open position if they are misaligned to facilitate its alignment and subsequent latching applying a force F on the blocking member for displacing it towards the inner space of the nacelle covered by the opposite cowl. - the cowls (11, 41) comprise first and second parts (23, 43) of an alignment and safety device at their lower edges arranged opposite of each other; - the first and second parts (23, 43) comprise first and second alignment arms (31, 51) configured with a portion (33, 53) arranged to enter inside the inner space of the nacelle covered by the opposite cowl (41, 11); - the first or the second part (23, 43) comprises a blocking member, said blocking member comprising at least a part adapted to be: - interposed between the cowls (11, 41) after being unlatched to facilitate their opening operation, and - also interposed between the cowls (11, 41) after returning to the closed position from an open position if they are misaligned to facilitate its alignment and subsequent latching applying a force F on the blocking member for displacing it towards the inner space of the nacelle covered by the opposite cowl.
A method for producing a package closure having a neck and a cap, comprising the steps of a) by means of movable jaws (11, 12) and an outer tool core forming the neck and the cap in one single integrated piece, wherein the neck is connected to the cap through a notch, and forming a thread on the cap and a thread on the neck, b) by means of an inner tool core forming a flexible projection on an inner side of the cap for interaction with the inner tool core, c) removing the jaws (11, 12) from the formed package closure, d) displacing the outer tool core in relation to the package closure and the inner tool core to at least partially disengage the package closure from the outer tool core, e) by means of the inner tool core retaining the cap by the projection formed on the interior side of the cap and simultaneously, by means of an ejector, displacing the neck axially in relation to the cap and thereby breaking the notch and bringing the thread of the cap into engagement with the thread of the neck through an inherent flexibility of the threads (26, 21) to form a package closure having a cap mounted on the neck, f) by means of the ejector displacing the package closure in relation to the inner tool core, so that the projection by its flexibility is disengaged from the inner tool core. a) by means of movable jaws (11, 12) and an outer tool core forming the neck and the cap in one single integrated piece, wherein the neck is connected to the cap through a notch, and forming a thread on the cap and a thread on the neck, b) by means of an inner tool core forming a flexible projection on an inner side of the cap for interaction with the inner tool core, c) removing the jaws (11, 12) from the formed package closure, d) displacing the outer tool core in relation to the package closure and the inner tool core to at least partially disengage the package closure from the outer tool core, e) by means of the inner tool core retaining the cap by the projection formed on the interior side of the cap and simultaneously, by means of an ejector, displacing the neck axially in relation to the cap and thereby breaking the notch and bringing the thread of the cap into engagement with the thread of the neck through an inherent flexibility of the threads (26, 21) to form a package closure having a cap mounted on the neck, f) by means of the ejector displacing the package closure in relation to the inner tool core, so that the projection by its flexibility is disengaged from the inner tool core.
A method for manufacturing porous building products from bloating natural clay raw materials, comprising the steps of preparing raw materials, shaping, two-stage heating with some hold time until the bloating, and a stabilization stage, wherein the first heating stage is carried out before the shaping and is performed simultaneously with the raw material transporting to the area of loading into a mold, the shaping is carried out in the mold realized as a muffle furnace with a cover, the second heating stage is performed at a temperature of at least 1250°C for at least 10 min, and the stabilization takes place in an inclined tunnel furnace, the inside temperature at the entrance of which is at least 900°C, the final product being cooled down at a rate of no more than 120 °C/h, with the provision of cooling down the products at the outlet to no more than 30 - 40°C.
A method of consolidating a fibre composite structure (10, 10') with at least one thermoplastic and/or thermoelastic polymer, including arranging the fibre composite structure (10, 10') between a plate-shaped base and a plate-shaped cover (30, 30') in a loading/unloading station of a conveyor device, wherein the cover (30, 30') is movably sealed with respect to the base by a sealing element, producing a reduced pressure in the space between the base and the cover (30, 30') so that the atmospheric pressure presses the cover (30, 30') against the base and the fibre composite structure (10, 10') is clamped between the cover (30, 30') and the base, heating the fibre composite structure (10, 10') by means of electromagnetic radiation, preferably at least up to the region of the melting temperature of the at least one thermoplastic and/or thermoelastic polymer, in a heating station of the conveyor device, cooling the fibre composite structure (10, 10') in a cooling station of the conveyor device, wherein the cooling in the cooling station occurs by means of a self-contained surface cooler, particularly a cooling table, wherein the surface cooler is in contact with the base and/or with the cover (30, 30'); and removing the consolidated fibre composite structure (10, 10') from the base or removing the base occupied by the consolidated fibre composite structure (10, 10') from the conveyor device.