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Piston-piston ring system for a combustion engine with a piston received in a cylinder, said piston comprising a piston base and a piston skirt and having at least one peripheral annular groove, which has an upper groove flank directed towards the piston base and a lower groove flank directed towards the piston skirt, whereby a piston ring (20,120) is included in the annular groove, said piston ring (20, 120) having a ring back, an outer surface, an upper ring flank and a lower ring flank, said lower ring flank merging into an oil scraping edge being in contact with a working surface of the cylinder, characterised in that the groove flanks (34, 35) of the annular groove and the upper ring flank of the piston ring (20, 120) extend radially outward at right angles to the central axis of the piston, that the lower ring flank of the piston ring (20, 120) and the central axis of the piston form an angle β with an annular degree of less than 90°, and that the upper ring flank of the piston ring (20,120) has radial fluid passages (33, 133).
Tower of a wind power plant, comprising at least one tower segment that has a plurality of load-bearing wall elements (3 - 8) which, arranged horizontally next to one another, form an outer wall of the tower, wherein a rigid connection is formed, between the wall elements (3 - 8) that are arranged directly next to one another, by means of horizontal end portions (12 - 15) of the wall elements (3 - 8), and is not effected, or is effected only in certain segments, by means of vertical edges (10,11) of the wall elements (3 - 8), wherein the vertical edges (10, 11) of the wall elements (3 - 8), which are in each case arranged directly adjacent to one another, are arranged entirely at a distance from one another in the horizontal direction, characterized in that means for sealing the tower outwardly are arranged between the wall elements (3 - 8).
A toric-drive continually variable transmission comprising: a longitudinal and central shaft lying in a longitudinal axis and supporting an input disk (14, 16) thereon and an output disk via a non-rotating sleeve; the input and output disks having facing toroidal surfaces; at least two rollers (28, 30) interconnecting the toroidal surfaces of the input and output disks (14, 16, 18); each of the at least two rollers having an axle defining the rotation axis of said rollers and provided with a distal end; each at least two rollers being so mounted to the non-rotating sleeve as to be movable along a skew axis and a tilt axis; a control ring so mounted to the transmission as to be pivotable about the longitudinal axis, the control ring including apertures each receiving the distal end of the roller axle of the at least two rollers (28, 30); pivotment of the control ring about the longitudinal axis causing a movement of the at least two rollers in the skew axis; and a skew limiter provided between the roller axle of one of the at least two rollers (28, 30) and the control ring; the skew limiter including first and second shaped projections, wherein each shaped projections (54, 56) include a semi-circular outer surface configured and sized so as to abut the control ring when a predetermined maximal skew angle of the roller is reached; the skew limiter thereby limiting the skew angle to a known maximal angle notwithstanding the tilt angle of the at least two rollers (28, 30). a longitudinal and central shaft lying in a longitudinal axis and supporting an input disk (14, 16) thereon and an output disk via a non-rotating sleeve; the input and output disks having facing toroidal surfaces; at least two rollers (28, 30) interconnecting the toroidal surfaces of the input and output disks (14, 16, 18); each of the at least two rollers having an axle defining the rotation axis of said rollers and provided with a distal end; each at least two rollers being so mounted to the non-rotating sleeve as to be movable along a skew axis and a tilt axis; a control ring so mounted to the transmission as to be pivotable about the longitudinal axis, the control ring including apertures each receiving the distal end of the roller axle of the at least two rollers (28, 30); pivotment of the control ring about the longitudinal axis causing a movement of the at least two rollers in the skew axis; and a skew limiter provided between the roller axle of one of the at least two rollers (28, 30) and the control ring; the skew limiter including first and second shaped projections, wherein each shaped projections (54, 56) include a semi-circular outer surface configured and sized so as to abut the control ring when a predetermined maximal skew angle of the roller is reached; the skew limiter thereby limiting the skew angle to a known maximal angle notwithstanding the tilt angle of the at least two rollers (28, 30).
A method for measuring a direction of incidence of a wave for an instantaneous wideband receiver, said receiver including an array of at least two antennas (i) pointing in different directions and the respective radiation patterns of which overlap one another, each antenna of the array being a wideband printed spiral antenna, characterized in that, each antenna including at least one pair of radiating elements so as to be able to work in a first operating mode associated with a first radiation pattern (Δ), the two radiating elements being in phase, and according to a second operating mode associated with a second radiation pattern (Σ), different from the first radiation pattern, the two radiating elements being in phase opposition, the method consists of: - acquiring, for each antenna (i), a first signal (SΔi) corresponding to the first operating mode of the antenna considered and a second signal (SΣi) corresponding to the second operating mode of the antenna considered; - determining, for each antenna, an opening half-angle (pi) of a cone of possible directions of incidence from the amplitude of the first signal and the amplitude of the second signal; - calculating the bearing angle (θ0) and/or the elevation angle (Φ0) of the direction of incidence by intersecting the cones of possible directions of incidence determined for each antenna. - acquiring, for each antenna (i), a first signal (SΔi) corresponding to the first operating mode of the antenna considered and a second signal (SΣi) corresponding to the second operating mode of the antenna considered; - determining, for each antenna, an opening half-angle (pi) of a cone of possible directions of incidence from the amplitude of the first signal and the amplitude of the second signal; - calculating the bearing angle (θ0) and/or the elevation angle (Φ0) of the direction of incidence by intersecting the cones of possible directions of incidence determined for each antenna.
A system for determining if a tire of a vehicle is improperly inflated, the system comprising: a radar configured to emit a signal generally parallel to a surface the vehicle is traveling on, to detect a reflection of the signal off of an object positioned perpendicular to the vehicle, and to output an indication of a speed of the vehicle; a wheel speed sensor configured to sense a speed of a wheel of the vehicle; a controller coupled to the radar and the wheel speed sensor, the controller configured to receive the indication of the speed of the vehicle from the radar, to calculate a speed of the vehicle based on the sensed speed of the wheel, and to determine that a tire of the wheel is improperly inflated when the speed of the vehicle calculated using the wheel speed sensor varies by more than a predetermined amount from the speed of the vehicle determined by the radar, characterized in that the radar is adapted to emit the signal in a direction rearwards of the vehicle. a radar configured to emit a signal generally parallel to a surface the vehicle is traveling on, to detect a reflection of the signal off of an object positioned perpendicular to the vehicle, and to output an indication of a speed of the vehicle; a wheel speed sensor configured to sense a speed of a wheel of the vehicle; a controller coupled to the radar and the wheel speed sensor, the controller configured to receive the indication of the speed of the vehicle from the radar, to calculate a speed of the vehicle based on the sensed speed of the wheel, and to determine that a tire of the wheel is improperly inflated when the speed of the vehicle calculated using the wheel speed sensor varies by more than a predetermined amount from the speed of the vehicle determined by the radar, characterized in that the radar is adapted to emit the signal in a direction rearwards of the vehicle.
Photocurable dental composition comprising (a) one or more radical-polymerizable compounds, and (b) a polymerization initiator system containing (i) an photoinitiator compound having a light absorption maximum in the range from 300 to 800 nm; and (ii) a coinitiator compound; wherein the coinitiator compound is a sulfinate compound or a sulfonate compound of the following formula: (R-SO x -) y M y + wherein R represents an organic moiety; M y+ is a cation, x is 2 or 3, y is an integer of from 1 to 4; characterized in that M y+ is an iodonium ion of the following formula: R 1 -I + -R 2 wherein R 1 and R 2 which are independent from each other represent an organic moiety. (a) one or more radical-polymerizable compounds, and (b) a polymerization initiator system containing (i) an photoinitiator compound having a light absorption maximum in the range from 300 to 800 nm; and (ii) a coinitiator compound; (i) an photoinitiator compound having a light absorption maximum in the range from 300 to 800 nm; and (ii) a coinitiator compound; R represents an organic moiety; M y+ is a cation, x is 2 or 3, y is an integer of from 1 to 4;
A gear selector with variable differentiated forces intended to be integrated in a motor vehicle, including: - a gear selector shaft mounted on a support so as to permit a first end of the shaft to pivot about a first axis of rotation (AA'); and - a resistance member to the pivoting of the shaft about the first axis of rotation (AA'), including a base mounted on the support so that a first end of the base pivots about a second axis of rotation (BB'), the base including a friction member projecting at the level of its first end and an elastic means housed in the base so as to apply a return force on the friction member along a direction normal to the second axis of rotation (BB'); characterized in that the gear selector includes motorized means configured to pivot the base about the second axis of rotation (BB'), between at least two distinct engaged positions, where the friction member is in contact with the first end of the shaft of the gear selector so as to oppose a different resistance force to the pivoting of the shaft about the first axis of rotation (AA'). - a gear selector shaft mounted on a support so as to permit a first end of the shaft to pivot about a first axis of rotation (AA'); and - a resistance member to the pivoting of the shaft about the first axis of rotation (AA'), including a base mounted on the support so that a first end of the base pivots about a second axis of rotation (BB'), the base including a friction member projecting at the level of its first end and an elastic means housed in the base so as to apply a return force on the friction member along a direction normal to the second axis of rotation (BB'); characterized in that the gear selector includes motorized means configured to pivot the base about the second axis of rotation (BB'), between at least two distinct engaged positions, where the friction member is in contact with the first end of the shaft of the gear selector so as to oppose a different resistance force to the pivoting of the shaft about the first axis of rotation (AA').
A recombinant adenovirus vector comprising the nucleotide sequence consisting of porcine interferon-alpha gene, foot-and-mouth disease virus 2A gene and porcine interferon-gamma gene, which are arranged in that order, wherein the nucleotide sequence is the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the foot-and-mouth disease virus 2A gene has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 in the nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NO: 2.
Piston pin assembly for an internal combustion piston engine, which piston pin assembly comprises a piston pin having at its first end (14.1) and its second end (14.2) a first and a second affixing area for attaching the piston pin to a piston and between the first and the second ends, at a center area (14.3), a third area for attaching the piston pin to a connecting rod, and in which piston pin the first and the second ends having a common first central axis and the center area having a second central axis which axes are offset at a distance from each other, the assembly further comprises: a power transmission system in connection with the piston pin selectively engageable by a clutch system to a connecting rod to receive work from rotational movement of the connecting rod in respect to a piston for rotating at least the third area (14.3) of the piston pin while installed to an engine and the engine is cranked or operated; characterized in that a locking system selectively locks or unlocks the rotational movement of at least the third area (14.3) of the piston pin in respect to the piston.
A musical instrument drum comprising a shell, said shell comprising a laminated plyboard, the laminated plyboard comprising: a first layer portion including at least one layer; a second layer portion including at least one layer; and an impregnated layer impregnated with phenol and sandwiched between the first layer portion and the second layer portion, wherein the first layer portion is positioned visibly outside the impregnated layer, characterized in that the rigidity coefficient of the impregnated layer is higher than the rigidity coefficients of the layers that configure the first layer portion and the second layer portion, the first layer portion is arranged such that a wood grain of the first layer portion goes along a peripheral direction of the shell, thickness and arrangement of layers that configure the first layer portion (Sl) and thickness and arrangement of layers that configure the second layer portion are not symmetrical about a center of the impregnated layer in a thickness direction, and the bending rigidity of the first layer portion (Sl) with respect to a central axis passing through a center of the impregnated layer in a thickness direction and perpendicular to the thickness direction, and the bending rigidity of the second layer portion with respect to the central axis are approximately equal. a first layer portion including at least one layer; a second layer portion including at least one layer; and an impregnated layer impregnated with phenol and sandwiched between the first layer portion and the second layer portion, wherein the first layer portion is positioned visibly outside the impregnated layer, characterized in that the rigidity coefficient of the impregnated layer is higher than the rigidity coefficients of the layers that configure the first layer portion and the second layer portion, the first layer portion is arranged such that a wood grain of the first layer portion goes along a peripheral direction of the shell, thickness and arrangement of layers that configure the first layer portion (Sl) and thickness and arrangement of layers that configure the second layer portion are not symmetrical about a center of the impregnated layer in a thickness direction, and the bending rigidity of the first layer portion (Sl) with respect to a central axis passing through a center of the impregnated layer in a thickness direction and perpendicular to the thickness direction, and the bending rigidity of the second layer portion with respect to the central axis are approximately equal.
A permanent magnet drive on-load tap-changing switch, comprising a changing switch circuit and a high-speed mechanism, wherein the said changing switch circuit comprises an odd-numbered tap-changing circuit and an even-numbered tap-changing circuit that are structurally identical, wherein the tap-changing circuits are constituted by working contactors (K1, K2), and dual-contact synchronous transition contactors consisting of primary contactors (k1, k2) and secondary contactors (k1', k2'), and the working contactor is connected with the primary contactor by trigger transmitter and transition resistance (R1, R2), and a primary contactor of a tap-changing circuit is connected to the secondary contactor of another tap-changing circuit by a high-voltage thyristor, while the said trigger transmitter provides the high-voltage thyristor connected to the secondary contactor of the same tap-changing circuit with trigger current, characterised in that the said high-speed mechanism comprises a traveling mechanism used for bearing a moving contactor, a moving magnet group connected with the traveling mechanism, and a fixed magnet group producing an attracting force/repelling force with respect to the moving magnet group; wherein the said moving magnet group comprises a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet connected together at homonymic magnetic poles, an exposed homonymic magnetic pole of the first permanent magnet and that of the second permanent magnet face directly the fixed magnet group; wherein the said fixed magnet group comprises a rotating permanent magnet that rotates to change a force applied to the moving magnet group and thereby allowing the moving contactors to either come into contact with or be separated from working contactors and dual-contact synchronous transition contactors.
A silicone hydrogel comprising 8 to 17 wt % silicon, an advancing dynamic contact angle (measured according to the method described in the "Advancing Contact Angle" section of the description) of less than 80° without surface modification formed from a reactive mixture comprising at least one monofunctional polydialkylsiloxane monomer having between 7 and 120 dialkylsiloxane repeating units and which may be optionally substituted with at least one hydroxyl group; optionally one or more monofunctional, hydroxyl-containing siloxane monomer having less than 7 dialkylsiloxane repeating units, trialkyl siloxane groups or a combination thereof; with the proviso that if said monofunctional polydialkylsiloxane does not comprise at least one hydroxyl at least one monofunctional, hydroxyl-containing siloxane monomer is included; 40- 60 wt% of at least one slow reacting hydrophilic monomer; at least one hydroxyl containing hydrophilic monomer, wherein the molar ratio of hydroxyl containing components to the slow reacting hydrophilic monomer is between 0.15 to 0.4, wherein the reactive mixture is free of diluent, wherein the at least one slow reacting hydrophilic monomer has a kinetic half-life which is at least twice the kinetic half-life for the slowest monofunctional silicone components.
Method of processing a video signal comprising a vertical component and a horizontal component, before the display of said signal by a display device, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - correction (32, 41) of said video signal by a predetermined gamma law associated with a first component from among said horizontal and vertical components of said video signal, - first video processing (33, 42) acting on said first component of the corrected video signal, - application (34, 43), to the video signal processed, of an intermediate law which is a composition of the predetermined gamma law associated with the other component of said horizontal and vertical components, called the second component, and of the inverse of the predetermined gamma law associated with the first component, - second video processing (35, 44) acting on said second component of the video signal, and - correction (36, 45) of the video signal processed by the inverse of the predetermined gamma law associated with the second component of the video signal. - correction (32, 41) of said video signal by a predetermined gamma law associated with a first component from among said horizontal and vertical components of said video signal, - first video processing (33, 42) acting on said first component of the corrected video signal, - application (34, 43), to the video signal processed, of an intermediate law which is a composition of the predetermined gamma law associated with the other component of said horizontal and vertical components, called the second component, and of the inverse of the predetermined gamma law associated with the first component, - second video processing (35, 44) acting on said second component of the video signal, and - correction (36, 45) of the video signal processed by the inverse of the predetermined gamma law associated with the second component of the video signal.
A household appliance comprising a control panel, more than one button located on the control panel and providing the determination of the program parameters, a microcontroller providing the activation or the deactivation of the key lock function by means of a key combination (C1, C2) formed by selecting more than one button simultaneously or successively, characterized by the microcontroller which allows the key combination (C1, C2) to be determined and/or changed by the user.
Actuation device, for a drain valve of a flushing cistern, comprising at least one actuator element with an actuator plunger, which actuator element serves for actuating a drain valve in the flushing cistern, at least one actuation button for actuating the actuator element, which actuation button can be moved along an actuation movement from a starting position into an end position, for each actuator element an actuation lever that can be pivoted about a pivot axis, wherein the actuation button acts on the actuation lever and wherein the actuation lever acts on the actuator plunger, and a mounting, on which the at least one actuator element, the at least one actuation button and the actuation lever are mounted, wherein the actuation lever is formed as diversion element, wherein upon the actuation the actuation button can be moved along a first direction and acts on the actuation lever, and wherein the actuator plunger can be moved by the actuation lever acting as diversion element along a second direction, which second direction stands angularly inclined, in particular at a right angle to the first direction, characterized in that the actuator element is a pneumatic actuator and the actuator plunger is a piston.
A method of measuring blood coagulation time to detect lupus anticoagulant, the method comprising adding a buffer solution composition containing blood coagulation factors to a blood sample before measurement or at the time of measurement of the blood coagulation time, and measuring the blood coagulation time.
A vibration isolation device for vibration-damped receiving of a mass having at least one isolation unit, which has elastic and damping isolation units located on at least two oblique faces of at least one oblique bearing, the oblique bearings being embodied in a concrete foundation, the oblique faces being formed by shaping faces of the concrete foundation, and the oblique faces being embodied in indentations in the concrete foundation that are located below floor level relative to a work plane, characterized in that metal plates are secured to the oblique faces of the concrete foundation by means of anchoring elements, on which the isolation units are mounted, that the isolation units of an oblique bearing are coupled together in terms of vibration via a pressure unit (102, 102', 102"); that the pressure unit (102, 102', 102") is embodied as a pressure piece of metal or concrete; and that in the embodiment of concrete, a metal plate is anchored to an upper side of the pressure unit (102, 102', 102").