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An apparatus for cleaning tubes in a heat exchanger comprising: a lance positioner frame configured to be fastened to a heat exchanger tube sheet; a flexible lance drive (102, 1200) fastenable to the positioner frame, the flexible lance drive having one or more lance guide tubes positionable adjacent and perpendicular to a face of the tube sheet each for guiding a flexible lance hose into and out of a tube penetrating the tube sheet; a controller (108, 1000, 1400) communicating with motors (114, 118) on the positioner frame and the lance drive (102, 1200) for controlling the lance drive (100, 1200); and a tumble box for converting air pressure to electrical power and manipulating air valves contained therein, wherein the electrical power is provided to components within the controller and lance drive (102, 1200); and an air pressure supply connected to the tumble box; an inductive sensor fastened to a distal end of at least one of the one or more lance guide tubes for detecting presence of holes in the tube sheet; characterized in that the lance drive (102, 1200) includes a front collet block fastened to a front portion of the lance drive (102, 1200) facing the tube sheet carrying one or more lance hose stop transducers operable to sense presence of hose clamp or crimp fastened to a lance hose adjacent to its nozzle, said clamp or crimp being clamped tightly to the lance hose near the distal end of the lance hose and physically interferes with hose passage through a collet opening within the collet block so as to prevent withdrawal of the high pressure hose back through the drive. a lance positioner frame configured to be fastened to a heat exchanger tube sheet; a flexible lance drive (102, 1200) fastenable to the positioner frame, the flexible lance drive having one or more lance guide tubes positionable adjacent and perpendicular to a face of the tube sheet each for guiding a flexible lance hose into and out of a tube penetrating the tube sheet; a controller (108, 1000, 1400) communicating with motors (114, 118) on the positioner frame and the lance drive (102, 1200) for controlling the lance drive (100, 1200); and a tumble box for converting air pressure to electrical power and manipulating air valves contained therein, wherein the electrical power is provided to components within the controller and lance drive (102, 1200); and an air pressure supply connected to the tumble box; an inductive sensor fastened to a distal end of at least one of the one or more lance guide tubes for detecting presence of holes in the tube sheet; characterized in that the lance drive (102, 1200) includes a front collet block fastened to a front portion of the lance drive (102, 1200) facing the tube sheet carrying one or more lance hose stop transducers operable to sense presence of hose clamp or crimp fastened to a lance hose adjacent to its nozzle, said clamp or crimp being clamped tightly to the lance hose near the distal end of the lance hose and physically interferes with hose passage through a collet opening within the collet block so as to prevent withdrawal of the high pressure hose back through the drive.
A tyre comprising a sidewall portion provided with a mark indicating portion having one or more marks, wherein the mark indicating portion comprises a reference surface (x) provided on a surface of the sidewall portion and the one or more marks formed on the reference surface (x), at least a part of a surface of each mark is provided with a serration portion in which a plurality of ridges is arranged in parallel, each of the ridges has a triangular or trapezoidal cross section taken perpendicular to a length direction thereof having a first oblique side and a second oblique side, wherein an angle θ1 of the first oblique side with respect to the reference surface (x) is different from an angle θ2 of the second oblique side with respect to the reference surface (x); characterised in that the surface of each mark is inclined with respect to the reference surface (x) in a direction in which a height thereof increases from one side to the other side in a tyre circumferential direction.
An apparatus, comprising: a support configured to support a device; an optical assembly configured to project an image onto the device; an immersion fluid system configured to provide an immersion fluid into a gap between the device and the optical assembly; and a device stage assembly configured to retain the support, characterized by the device stage assembly including a sloped region (282, 382) provided near the support and configured to facilitate the flow of immersion fluid that exits the gap away from the gap, wherein the sloped region (282, 382) is generally annular shaped. a support configured to support a device; an optical assembly configured to project an image onto the device; an immersion fluid system configured to provide an immersion fluid into a gap between the device and the optical assembly; and a device stage assembly configured to retain the support, characterized by the device stage assembly including a sloped region (282, 382) provided near the support and configured to facilitate the flow of immersion fluid that exits the gap away from the gap, wherein the sloped region (282, 382) is generally annular shaped.
Method of identifying a colorectal cancer in a sample comprising DNA from a subject, determining the methylation status of two or more genes comprising TFPI2 and PTGS2 and comparing the methylation status with a control sample, thereby identifying colorectal cancer DNA in the sample.
Housing part for a control device, which housing part has at least one inwardly projecting contact element (2, 3) and is in the form of a frame, wherein the housing part is integrally formed with a first relatively long mount part, a second relatively long mount part, which is arranged parallel to the said first relatively long mount part, a first relatively short mount part, which is arranged perpendicular to the relatively long mount parts (4 and 5), and a second relatively short mount part, which is arranged parallel to the first relatively short mount part, in the form of a frame, wherein the housing part has a first and a second groove (16, 18) on two surfaces of the frame which are averted from one another, which grooves run through the two relatively long mount parts (4, 5) and the short mount parts (6, 7), the profile of the two grooves (16, 18) is rectangular, a groove base of the first groove is averted from a second groove base of the second groove, relatively small cuboidal recesses (9, 11), which establish an open connection between the grooves (16, 18) and as a result apertures between the grooves (16, 18), and the at least one contact element (2, 3) is incorporated into the relatively short mount part (6, 7) such that the said contact element protrudes into a printed circuit board recess and crosses the relatively small recess (9, 11).
An implant (100, 200, 300), comprising: a base member (102, 230, 310) comprising: a plate portion (102, 232, 312) having a first side (110, 234, 314) and an opposed second side (116, 236, 316), a projection (108, 240, 320) extending from the first side of the plate portion, the projection being offset from a center of the plate portion, and a stem (114, 250, 330) extending from the second side (116, 236, 316) of the plate portion, the stem being positioned offset from the center of the plate portion (102, 232, 312) and sized and configured to secure the base member in bone; an articulating member (104, 210) defining an articulation member of cavity (122, 220) and a hole (130, 222), the cavity sized and configured to receive the projection extending from the first side of the plate portion, and the hole extending through the cavity; and a coupling portion (106, 138, 140, 260, 340) sized and configured to be received in the hole defined by the articulating member for securing the base member to the articulating member. a base member (102, 230, 310) comprising: a plate portion (102, 232, 312) having a first side (110, 234, 314) and an opposed second side (116, 236, 316), a projection (108, 240, 320) extending from the first side of the plate portion, the projection being offset from a center of the plate portion, and a stem (114, 250, 330) extending from the second side (116, 236, 316) of the plate portion, the stem being positioned offset from the center of the plate portion (102, 232, 312) and sized and configured to secure the base member in bone; a plate portion (102, 232, 312) having a first side (110, 234, 314) and an opposed second side (116, 236, 316), a projection (108, 240, 320) extending from the first side of the plate portion, the projection being offset from a center of the plate portion, and a stem (114, 250, 330) extending from the second side (116, 236, 316) of the plate portion, the stem being positioned offset from the center of the plate portion (102, 232, 312) and sized and configured to secure the base member in bone; an articulating member (104, 210) defining an articulation member of cavity (122, 220) and a hole (130, 222), the cavity sized and configured to receive the projection extending from the first side of the plate portion, and the hole extending through the cavity; and a coupling portion (106, 138, 140, 260, 340) sized and configured to be received in the hole defined by the articulating member for securing the base member to the articulating member.
A straddle type vehicle having a body cover structure, said vehicle comprising: a cradle type vehicle body frame which includes a head pipe, left and right main frames extending rearwardly from the head pipe, left and right pivot frames which are connected to rear parts of the main frames and extend downwardly so as to be provided with a pivot shaft, a down frame extending downwardly from the head pipe, and left and right lower frames which are connected to a lower part of the down frame and extend rearwardly so as to be connected to lower parts of the pivot frames; an engine supported below the main frames and in front of the pivot frames; a fuel tank supported on the left and right main frames above the engine; a seat supported at the rear of the fuel tank; and a vehicle body cover for covering a lateral part of the vehicle body; wherein the body cover includes left and right tank shroud sections which are arranged so as to extend forwardly from the fuel tank in such a way as to take in traveling air to cool the engine, and a side cover section; characterized in that said side cover section is provided with a swelling portion swelling laterally beyond the tank shroud sections below the fuel tank so as to cover at least a part of the lower frames in a swelling fashion and has an apex of the swelling portion located in a cradle of the vehicle body frame in a side view; and in that an exhaust pipe and an electrical component (60, 70) are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the vehicle body frame in an inside space of the swelling portion. a cradle type vehicle body frame which includes a head pipe, left and right main frames extending rearwardly from the head pipe, left and right pivot frames which are connected to rear parts of the main frames and extend downwardly so as to be provided with a pivot shaft, a down frame extending downwardly from the head pipe, and left and right lower frames which are connected to a lower part of the down frame and extend rearwardly so as to be connected to lower parts of the pivot frames; an engine supported below the main frames and in front of the pivot frames; a fuel tank supported on the left and right main frames above the engine; a seat supported at the rear of the fuel tank; and a vehicle body cover for covering a lateral part of the vehicle body; wherein the body cover includes left and right tank shroud sections which are arranged so as to extend forwardly from the fuel tank in such a way as to take in traveling air to cool the engine, and a side cover section; characterized in that said side cover section is provided with a swelling portion swelling laterally beyond the tank shroud sections below the fuel tank so as to cover at least a part of the lower frames in a swelling fashion and has an apex of the swelling portion located in a cradle of the vehicle body frame in a side view; and in that an exhaust pipe and an electrical component (60, 70) are arranged separately on the left and right sides of the vehicle body frame in an inside space of the swelling portion.
Subsea electrical fuse adapted to be operated in a pressurized environment in a pressure compensated enclosure, the fuse being provided by a section of conductor trace on a printed circuit board, the conductor trace section comprising - a first connection section and a second connection section for electrically contacting the fuse, and - at least one fuse element, the fuse element being a section of the conductor trace that has a reduced cross section compared to the cross section of the connection sections (13, 14), the at least one fuse element providing an electrical connection between the first connection section and the second connection section, wherein the fuse element is adapted to melt if an electric current through the fuse element exceeds a threshold current, thereby interrupting the electrical connection that the fuse element provides between the first and second connection sections (13, 14), characterized in that the fuse is submerged and pressurized in a dielectric liquid, the dielectric liquid providing a high resistance path for an arc occurring when the at least one fuse element melts. - a first connection section and a second connection section for electrically contacting the fuse, and - at least one fuse element, the fuse element being a section of the conductor trace that has a reduced cross section compared to the cross section of the connection sections (13, 14), the at least one fuse element providing an electrical connection between the first connection section and the second connection section,
A disaster prevention system comprising: one or more sensors, each including a plurality of heat detecting elements; and an estimation unit configured to estimate, based on results of heat detection provided by the plurality of heat detecting elements, a direction of a fire source in a monitoring region, wherein the sensor further includes a single board, and the plurality of heat detecting elements are mounted on the single board. one or more sensors, each including a plurality of heat detecting elements; and an estimation unit configured to estimate, based on results of heat detection provided by the plurality of heat detecting elements, a direction of a fire source in a monitoring region, wherein the sensor further includes a single board, and the plurality of heat detecting elements are mounted on the single board.
A method for combusting a gaseous fuel in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine comprising: introducing an intake charge into said combustion chamber with a swirl number within a range of 0 to 0.5; introducing a gaseous fuel jet directly into said combustion chamber; igniting said gaseous fuel; characterized in that when under high load conditions: splitting said gaseous fuel jet into at least a first fuel plume and a second fuel plume; redirecting said first fuel plume towards a first mixing zone adjacent a cylinder head; and redirecting said second fuel plume towards a second mixing zone adjacent a re-entrant piston bowl, said re-entrant piston bowl comprising an outer periphery and a protuberance emanating from said outer periphery; when under light load conditions: guiding said gaseous fuel jet towards said second mixing zone. introducing an intake charge into said combustion chamber with a swirl number within a range of 0 to 0.5; introducing a gaseous fuel jet directly into said combustion chamber; igniting said gaseous fuel; characterized in that when under high load conditions: splitting said gaseous fuel jet into at least a first fuel plume and a second fuel plume; redirecting said first fuel plume towards a first mixing zone adjacent a cylinder head; and redirecting said second fuel plume towards a second mixing zone adjacent a re-entrant piston bowl, said re-entrant piston bowl comprising an outer periphery and a protuberance emanating from said outer periphery; splitting said gaseous fuel jet into at least a first fuel plume and a second fuel plume; redirecting said first fuel plume towards a first mixing zone adjacent a cylinder head; and redirecting said second fuel plume towards a second mixing zone adjacent a re-entrant piston bowl, said re-entrant piston bowl comprising an outer periphery and a protuberance emanating from said outer periphery; when under light load conditions: guiding said gaseous fuel jet towards said second mixing zone.
A locking pin (6, 106, 206) for a closure of a drive rod fitting of a window, a French door or the like, having a foot part (11, 111, 211) provided for fastening to a drive rod of the drive rod fitting, having a head part (12, 112, 212) provided for engaging in a striking plate of the closure and having a bearing gap between foot part (11, 111, 112) and head part (12, 112, 212), characterized in that a run-proof, plastically deformable material (12, 123, 223) is arranged in the bearing gap.
A high-strength seamless steel pipe for oil country tubular goods having a yield strength of 862 MPa or higher, determined according to JIS Z 2241 with a JIS No. 10 specimen collected from an inner surface-side 1/4t position, where t is the wall thickness of the specimen, the steel pipe comprising, as a composition, by mass%, C: 0.20% to 0.50%, Si: 0.05% to 0.40%, Mn: more than 0.6% and 1.5% or less, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.005% or less, Al: 0.005% to 0.1%, N: 0.006% or less, Mo: more than 1.0% and 3.0% or less, V: 0.05% to 0.3%, Nb: 0.001% to 0.020%, B: 0.0003% to 0.0030%, O (oxygen): 0.0030% or less, Ti: 0.003% to 0.025%, optionally Mg: 0.0008% or less, optionally Co: 0.05% or less, optionally one element or more elements selected from Cr: 0.6% or less, Cu: 1.0% or less, Ni: 1.0% or less, and W: 3.0% or less, optionally Ca: 0.0005% to 0.0050%, and a remainder including Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein contents of Ti and N are adapted to satisfy Ti/N: 2.0 to 5.0, tempered martensite has a volume fraction of 95% or more, a second phase selected from bainite, remaining austenite, pearlite, and a mixed phase thereof has a volume fraction of 5% or less, prior austenite grains have a grain size number of 8.5 or more, and in a cross-section perpendicular to a rolling direction, the number of nitride-based inclusions having a grain size of 4 μm or more is 100 or less per 100 mm 2, the number of nitride-based inclusions having a grain size of less than 4 μm is 1000 or less per 100 mm 2, the number of oxide-based inclusions having a grain size of 4 μm or more is 40 or less per 100 mm 2, and the number of oxide-based inclusions having a grain size of less than 4 μm is 400 or less per 100 mm 2, wherein the ratio of the phases in the microstructure is determined by collecting a specimen from an inner surface-side 1/4t position, where t is the wall thickness of the specimen, polishing a C cross-section perpendicular to a pipe longitudinal direction and corroding the same with Nital solution, and observing and imaging the exposed microstructure using an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope in four or more fields of view, the grain sizes of prior austenite grains are determined by polishing the C cross-section of the specimen for microstructure observation perpendicular to the pipe longitudinal direction and corroding the same with Picral solution to expose prior austenite grain boundaries, and observing and imaging the exposed prior austenite grain boundaries using an optical microscope in three or more fields of view and obtaining the grain size number of prior austenite grains using a cutting method according to JIS G 0551, and inclusions are determined based on the light and shade of the images observed in a region of the specimen for microstructure observation having a size of 400 mm 2 using a scanning electron microscope, performing automatic quantitative analysis of the inclusions using an energy dispersive X-ray analysis.
A method for causing a switch to an alternative beam pair link, the method being performed by a terminal device, wherein the terminal device is configured with a trigger condition for beam link failure, the method comprising: estimating, during communication with a network node over a current beam pair link, that performance of the communication would be better if using the alternative beam pair link instead of the current beam pair link for the communication; and upon said estimating: reporting beam link failure of the current beam pair link to the network node, without the trigger condition for beam link failure of the current beam pair link being met, thereby causing the switch to the alternative beam pair link.
A vehicle in-cabin lighting system comprising: an outward gaze guiding section that is provided inside a vehicle cabin at a vehicle front side and at a vehicle width direction outer side of a vehicle seat (18, 20), and that becomes brighter than its surroundings on activation of an outer side lighting device (52, 54) so as to guide a gaze toward the vehicle width direction outer side with respect to the vehicle seat; and a control section that is configured to determine whether or not an occupant sitting on the vehicle seat has an interest in interacting with another occupant inside the vehicle cabin based on detection of operation of an operation section (S3, S4), in communication with a communication interface of the vehicle in-cabin lighting system, by the occupant to transmit a signal indicating the occupant's intention, or based on detection of a state of the occupant, and to activate the outer side lighting device so as to make the outward gaze guiding section brighter in a case in which determination is made that there is no interest in interacting, wherein detection of the state of the occupant is based on one or more of the following: - image data of the occupant provided by a camera in the vehicle cabin; - fluctuations in a heartrate and/or respiration of the occupant provided by a biometric sensor. an outward gaze guiding section that is provided inside a vehicle cabin at a vehicle front side and at a vehicle width direction outer side of a vehicle seat (18, 20), and that becomes brighter than its surroundings on activation of an outer side lighting device (52, 54) so as to guide a gaze toward the vehicle width direction outer side with respect to the vehicle seat; and a control section that is configured to determine whether or not an occupant sitting on the vehicle seat has an interest in interacting with another occupant inside the vehicle cabin based on detection of operation of an operation section (S3, S4), in communication with a communication interface of the vehicle in-cabin lighting system, by the occupant to transmit a signal indicating the occupant's intention, or based on detection of a state of the occupant, and to activate the outer side lighting device so as to make the outward gaze guiding section brighter in a case in which determination is made that there is no interest in interacting, wherein detection of the state of the occupant is based on one or more of the following: - image data of the occupant provided by a camera in the vehicle cabin; - fluctuations in a heartrate and/or respiration of the occupant provided by a biometric sensor. - image data of the occupant provided by a camera in the vehicle cabin; - fluctuations in a heartrate and/or respiration of the occupant provided by a biometric sensor.