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Cylinder head gasket for an internal combustion engine, that can be interposed, compressed, between an engine block and a cylinder head, this gasket having passing through it a series of circular openings, referred to as main openings, each intended to align with a cylinder bore of the engine block, and a set of openings (5, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64), referred to as ancillary openings, each intended to align with a passage providing communication between the engine block and the cylinder head, the said gasket comprising: - a central sheet forming a thickness shim having annular rims, or "stoppers", which surround the edge of the main openings and provide sealing at this point, - two thinner outer sheets (2, 2') between which the shim-forming central sheet is interposed, these having circular openings that correspond to the main openings and having circular ribs (20' 20') which surround the stoppers of the sheet forming the thickness shim, gripping the latter, characterized in that the said outer sheets extend only over a limited area corresponding to the main openings without covering the areas corresponding to the ancillary openings, and in that the said ancillary openings in the central sheet are lined with an overmoulded or flowed seal (7; 8) made of a soft elastomeric material. - a central sheet forming a thickness shim having annular rims, or "stoppers", which surround the edge of the main openings and provide sealing at this point, - two thinner outer sheets (2, 2') between which the shim-forming central sheet is interposed, these having circular openings that correspond to the main openings and having circular ribs (20' 20') which surround the stoppers of the sheet forming the thickness shim, gripping the latter,
A nasal catheter for cerebral cooling comprising: an elongate tubular member having an outer wall, proximal and distal ends, and first and second (16a, 16b) lumens, the outer wall having a plurality of delivery ports (12a-m), wherein the second lumen (16a, 16b) extends between the proximal and distal ends for transporting a liquid having a boiling point of 38 -300° Celsius and wherein the first lumen extends between the proximal and distal ends for transporting a compressed gas, the first and second (16a, 16b) lumens arranged such that in use the liquid and compressed gas are separately transported from the proximal end to the plurality of delivery ports (12a-m) of the elongate tubular member, the nasal catheter being characterized by: a plurality of mixing channels extending between said plurality of delivery ports (12a-m) and said first lumen; a plurality of connecting tubes formed in the outer wall and extending between said plurality of mixing channels and said second lumen (16a, 16b), wherein the plurality of connecting tubes are connected to said plurality of mixing channels near or at said plurality of delivery ports (12a-m) such that in use liquid and gas flowing through said first and second (16a, 16b) lumens will be combined near or at said delivery ports (12a-m). an elongate tubular member having an outer wall, proximal and distal ends, and first and second (16a, 16b) lumens, the outer wall having a plurality of delivery ports (12a-m), wherein the second lumen (16a, 16b) extends between the proximal and distal ends for transporting a liquid having a boiling point of 38 -300° Celsius and wherein the first lumen extends between the proximal and distal ends for transporting a compressed gas, the first and second (16a, 16b) lumens arranged such that in use the liquid and compressed gas are separately transported from the proximal end to the plurality of delivery ports (12a-m) of the elongate tubular member, the nasal catheter being characterized by: a plurality of mixing channels extending between said plurality of delivery ports (12a-m) and said first lumen; a plurality of connecting tubes formed in the outer wall and extending between said plurality of mixing channels and said second lumen (16a, 16b), wherein the plurality of connecting tubes are connected to said plurality of mixing channels near or at said plurality of delivery ports (12a-m) such that in use liquid and gas flowing through said first and second (16a, 16b) lumens will be combined near or at said delivery ports (12a-m). a plurality of mixing channels extending between said plurality of delivery ports (12a-m) and said first lumen; a plurality of connecting tubes formed in the outer wall and extending between said plurality of mixing channels and said second lumen (16a, 16b), wherein the plurality of connecting tubes are connected to said plurality of mixing channels near or at said plurality of delivery ports (12a-m) such that in use liquid and gas flowing through said first and second (16a, 16b) lumens will be combined near or at said delivery ports (12a-m).
A reconfigurable noise cancellation system comprising: an interpolator for converting a digital audio signal generated by a digital signal processor from a first sample rate of 48 kHz to a second sample rate of 3 or 6 MHz; at least one sensor (112; 114; 116; 212; 214) producing a raw sensor signal at the second sample rate; and a reconfigurable acoustic processor, RAP (150; 250), coupled to the interpolator and to the at least one sensor (112; 114; 116; 212; 214), operating at the second sample rate and including a plurality of programmable filters (BQ0-BQ6), a plurality of controllable gain stages (M0-M6) coupled to respective ones of the plurality of programmable filters, adders (A0-A2) structured to combine outputs of the plurality of controllable gain stages (M0-M6), and an audio output (110; 210) coupled to at least one of the adders (A0-A2) for outputting an output audio signal modified by the raw sensor signal received by the RAP (150; 250) from the at least one sensor (112; 114; 116; 212; 214) without any intermediate processing in real-time with a maximum computational delay of 2.5 μs. an interpolator for converting a digital audio signal generated by a digital signal processor from a first sample rate of 48 kHz to a second sample rate of 3 or 6 MHz; at least one sensor (112; 114; 116; 212; 214) producing a raw sensor signal at the second sample rate; and a reconfigurable acoustic processor, RAP (150; 250), coupled to the interpolator and to the at least one sensor (112; 114; 116; 212; 214), operating at the second sample rate and including a plurality of programmable filters (BQ0-BQ6), a plurality of controllable gain stages (M0-M6) coupled to respective ones of the plurality of programmable filters, adders (A0-A2) structured to combine outputs of the plurality of controllable gain stages (M0-M6), and an audio output (110; 210) coupled to at least one of the adders (A0-A2) for outputting an output audio signal modified by the raw sensor signal received by the RAP (150; 250) from the at least one sensor (112; 114; 116; 212; 214) without any intermediate processing in real-time with a maximum computational delay of 2.5 μs.
Injector device for pyrometallurgical treatment of metals, metal melts and/or slags in a metallurgical unit or smelting vessel with injector equipment (2, 3) for producing a high-velocity gas jet from an oxygen gas jet and an ignited combustible-gas/air mixture jet, in which the injector equipment (2, 3) comprises a Laval nozzle element (8, which is arranged in a nozzle head part, for generating the oxygen gas jet and in which the combustible-gas/air mixture is mixable by means of a mixer element for mixing combustible gas and air, characterised in that the Laval nozzle element and the mixer element are so arranged within and/or at the nozzle head part in common along the centre longitudinal axis of the injector equipment (2, 3) in succession and separably from one another that an annular gap into which a combustible gas channel and an air channel of the mixer element open arises between the nozzle head part and the Laval nozzle element.
A culture plate having a culture well, wherein the plate is made of a polymer incorporating a culture component releasable into culture media in the well, and wherein (a) the plate consists essentially of the polymer incorporating the culture component; or (b) the culture well consists essentially of the polymer incorporating the culture component; or (c) the plate is a unitary piece formed from the polymer incorporating the culture component, wherein the polymer is formed by polymerization of a monomer in a mold. (a) the plate consists essentially of the polymer incorporating the culture component; or (b) the culture well consists essentially of the polymer incorporating the culture component; or (c) the plate is a unitary piece formed from the polymer incorporating the culture component, wherein the polymer is formed by polymerization of a monomer in a mold.
Exhaust-gas aftertreatment system for nitrogen oxide reduction by means of SCR for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising at least two exhaust tracts, which include in each case one SCR catalytic converter and, upstream thereof, in each case one auxiliary substance injection chamber, and comprising an auxiliary substance tank which feeds said injection chambers, wherein, at each of said exhaust tracts, there is provided in each case one associated auxiliary substance dosing unit and in each case one associated auxiliary substance delivery unit, which supplies auxiliary substance to the dosing unit at an elevated pressure level, and in that said delivery units are connected in each case via a feed line (2+2.1, 2+2.2) to the auxiliary substance tank, wherein the respective feed lines (2+2.1, 2+2.2) to the delivery units have substantially the same line length, characterized in that two tank lines (6, 7) are provided, which are arranged such that filling of the auxiliary substance tank is possible from both sides of the vehicle.
Method for controlling the atmosphere in a closable space at least partially filled with agricultural or horticultural products, the method comprising: - directly detecting the respiration of the agricultural or horticultural products; and - adjusting an oxygen content, a carbon dioxide content and a nitrogen content in the space subject to the detected respiration; characterized in that: - the respiration is detected periodically, in each case for a determined time; and - the space is sealed off from external influences during detection of the respiration, wherein the space has a leak-tightness of less than 0.2 cm 2 per 100 m 3 during detection of the respiration, wherein the space is brought to a higher pressure than the surrounding area prior to detection of the respiration, - an adjusting apparatus for the oxygen content, the carbon dioxide content and the nitrogen content which is connected to the space is switched off during detection of the respiration, and - adjusting means for the temperature connected to the space are switched off during detection of the respiration. - directly detecting the respiration of the agricultural or horticultural products; and - adjusting an oxygen content, a carbon dioxide content and a nitrogen content in the space subject to the detected respiration; - the respiration is detected periodically, in each case for a determined time; and - the space is sealed off from external influences during detection of the respiration, wherein the space has a leak-tightness of less than 0.2 cm 2 per 100 m 3 during detection of the respiration, wherein the space is brought to a higher pressure than the surrounding area prior to detection of the respiration, - an adjusting apparatus for the oxygen content, the carbon dioxide content and the nitrogen content which is connected to the space is switched off during detection of the respiration, and - adjusting means for the temperature connected to the space are switched off during detection of the respiration.
A device for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods using a washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing process, said device comprising a chamber for receiving said medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods, at least one user interface (44, 45) permitting a user to operate said device, a door associated with said chamber, a processing circuitry for creating a track record of at least one parameter of said washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing process performed by said device, characterized in that said user interface (44, 45) is operable by said user to cause said process circuitry to electronically sign said track record by using a personal and/or group identification sign, and wherein said signing of said track record is associated with at least one condition on said device, wherein said condition is one out of: permitting opening of said door, permitting closing of said door, opening of said door and closing of said door.
Arresting device for a motor vehicle door unit, having a chamber filled with a hydraulic medium, further having at least one displacement body connected to a door leaf, and having at least one valve which has an inlet cross-section, an outlet cross-section and several valve bodies, the outlet cross-section of the valve being larger sized than its inlet cross-section, the valve and the displacement body being arranged eccentrically, namely as circular segments, in relation to an axis of rotation and filling individually or together a radial cross-section of the chamber so that rotations of the displacement body initiated by the door leaf relative to the chamber cause the hydraulic medium to be displaced by the displacement body until the pressure in the hydraulic medium has increased such that the valve opens, so that the hydraulic medium can flow over the inlet cross section to the valve body and then pass the valve body and flow on through the outlet cross section so that, when the valve is open, the force from the arresting device as a whole opposite to the movement of the door leaf decreases, wherein several valve bodies are realized arranged one above the other in axial direction, which are acted upon by a valve spring in such a way that for opening the valve at least one valve body can lift from its associated seat, and wherein the valve body is trapezoidal in cross-section, namely comprising a trapezoidal shape, having the inlet cross section on a front trapezoidal flank and the outlet cross section on a rear trapezoidal flank, wherein the front trapezoidal flank having a lower inclination than the rear trapezoidal flank so that the inlet cross section is smaller than the outlet cross section.
A device for dosing control of the mass flow m(t) for a helical dosing equipment with a supply container for bulk material, an electric motor, an extraction helix coupled to it, angle measuring means for determining the angular position of the extraction helix, a weighing machine which continuously measures the weight of the helical dosing equipment together with the bulk material contained in it, a mass flow controller connected to an output of the weighing machine and a rotational speed regulator connected to the motor, characterised in that - a modulation detector is present and is connected to the angle measuring means, with which the periodic deviations of a characteristic signal from a target value can be analysed quantitatively, - a rotational speed modulator is present and is connected to the angle measuring means and the modulation detector, with which a suitable modulation signal can be generated from the quantitative values found by the modulation detector, - a processing element is present and is connected to the rotational speed modulator and the mass flow controller, with which this modulation signal and the characteristic signal for the mass flow ṁ (t) can be processed into a modulated position signal s mod (t), - the rotational speed regulator is connected to an output of the processing element and with this modulated position signal s mod (t) can modulate the speed of revolution of the extraction helix according to the shape of the curve derived by the modulation detector. - a modulation detector is present and is connected to the angle measuring means, with which the periodic deviations of a characteristic signal from a target value can be analysed quantitatively, - a rotational speed modulator is present and is connected to the angle measuring means and the modulation detector, with which a suitable modulation signal can be generated from the quantitative values found by the modulation detector, - a processing element is present and is connected to the rotational speed modulator and the mass flow controller, with which this modulation signal and the characteristic signal for the mass flow ṁ (t) can be processed into a modulated position signal s mod (t), - the rotational speed regulator is connected to an output of the processing element and with this modulated position signal s mod (t) can modulate the speed of revolution of the extraction helix according to the shape of the curve derived by the modulation detector.
Device for actuating a joint of a human, an animal or a robot, comprising: - a mechanical joint (175, 302); - a motor (171, 301) for providing torque to the mechanical joint; and - an elongated, lengthwise flexible and torsionally elastic body (103, 303), whereby the device is configured for transmitting torque from the motor to the mechanical joint via the body, wherein the device further comprises a sensor cluster (304a, 304b) configured for determining torsional deformation information of the body, whereby the device is configured for driving the motor based at least in part on output from said sensor cluster, characterized in that, the device comprises a flexible drive shaft (172, 506), the flexible drive shaft comprising a rotatable, elongated, lengthwise flexible and torsionally elastic inner shaft (103, 303), an outer casing, a distal end, a proximal end, and a connector on each of the distal and proximal ends, whereby said body is said rotatable inner shaft. - a mechanical joint (175, 302); - a motor (171, 301) for providing torque to the mechanical joint; and - an elongated, lengthwise flexible and torsionally elastic body (103, 303),
A transportation control unit TCU switching method, applied to a first TCU, wherein the first TCU is connected to a base station, a management and control area of the first TCU comprises a first sub-area in an information exchange area, a management and control area of a second TCU comprises a second sub-area in the information exchange area, the second TCU is a neighboring TCU of the first TCU in a traveling direction of a vehicle in which a first device is located, comprising: receiving a first device message of the first device; determining a first location of the first device based on the first device message; when the first location of the first device is in the information exchange area, sending the first device message of the first device to the second TCU; and when the first location of the first device meets a first preset condition, handing over the first device to the second TCU; wherein when a message type of the first device message is a transaction message, or the first TCU has a transaction message to be sent to the first device, the first preset condition is that the first location is in the first sub-area, and a distance between the first location and a boundary line between the first sub-area and the second sub-area is less than a preset distance; otherwise: the first preset condition is that the first location is in the second sub-area. receiving a first device message of the first device; determining a first location of the first device based on the first device message; when the first location of the first device is in the information exchange area, sending the first device message of the first device to the second TCU; and when the first location of the first device meets a first preset condition, handing over the first device to the second TCU; wherein when a message type of the first device message is a transaction message, or the first TCU has a transaction message to be sent to the first device, the first preset condition is that the first location is in the first sub-area, and a distance between the first location and a boundary line between the first sub-area and the second sub-area is less than a preset distance; otherwise: the first preset condition is that the first location is in the second sub-area.
Process for early opening of a cold controlled thermostat in a heat transfer fluid cooling system of a heat engine, the controlled thermostat effecting at least partial closing and opening of a heat exchange circuit with respect to a main cooling circuit of the system, the thermostat being controlled by a regulation command (Creg) for opening from a current temperature (Tf) of the fluid and a set temperature (Tcons), a corrective command (Ccor) opening of the thermostat being established when a difference between the temperature in force (Tf) of the fluid and the set temperature (Tcons) is less than a first threshold of predetermined temperature difference and when at least one condition engine operating temperature or at least one external climatic condition has been recognized by experience as causing a temperature difference (dT) between the respective fluids of the heat exchange and main circuits, al above a temperature difference threshold between respective fluids, characterized in that at a given instant, a final command (Cfin) for opening the thermostat is established after comparison of the regulation command (Creg) opening and the corrective opening command (Ccor), with a final opening percentage of the thermostat, the final opening command (Cfin) of the controlled thermostat being that of the two commands (Creg, Ccor) activating only the opening of the thermostat or the one activating the opening of the thermostat with the greatest percentage of opening becoming the final percentage of opening of the thermostat when the two commands (Creg, Ccor) activate the opening of the thermostat.