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A spring member used for a fuel cell stack in which are stacked a plurality of fuel cell units, each of the fuel cell units having a power generation cell formed by sandwiching an electrolyte from both sides with a pair of electrodes and that generates power by using supplied gas, and a separator that defines a flow path portion, which is a flow passage for the gas between the separator and the power generation cell, and that is in conductive contact with the power generation cell, comprising: a planar portion joined to the separator in a state of surface contact with the separator; and a spring portion extending from the planar portion to generate an elastic force that presses the separator toward the power generation cell by receiving a force in a stacking direction of the cell and undergoing bending deformation, characterized in that the spring member further comprises a pillar portion extending from the spring portion in a direction away from the planar portion along a direction intersecting the planar portion, the pillar portion extends along the stacking direction, an auxiliary pillar portion extending from the spring portion in a direction toward the planar portion along the stacking direction, and the spring portion has a curved portion curved in the stacking direction. a planar portion joined to the separator in a state of surface contact with the separator; and a spring portion extending from the planar portion to generate an elastic force that presses the separator toward the power generation cell by receiving a force in a stacking direction of the cell and undergoing bending deformation, characterized in that the spring member further comprises a pillar portion extending from the spring portion in a direction away from the planar portion along a direction intersecting the planar portion, the pillar portion extends along the stacking direction, an auxiliary pillar portion extending from the spring portion in a direction toward the planar portion along the stacking direction, and the spring portion has a curved portion curved in the stacking direction.
Platform gap filler device for a railway vehicle, comprising a bridging element extending in a longitudinal direction and coupleable to the outside of the railway vehicle below the region of a door of the railway vehicle in order to minimize the separation between the railway vehicle and the platform, a retractable element which is partially housed in a gap of the bridging element and which is configured to be translationally movable in a transverse direction, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, between a retracted position and an extended position in which the retractable element protrudes from the bridging element, and spring means arranged between the bridging element and the retractable element to force the retractable element towards the extended position, characterized in that the spring means comprise an elastically deformable bar extending in the longitudinal direction and which is fixed between the bridging element and the retractable element, the elastically deformable bar comprises a first bar segment and a second bar segment, and the retractable element comprises a first end and a second end, the first bar segment has a free end which is attached to the first end of the retractable element, and the second bar segment has another free end which is attached to the second end of the retractable element, and the two bar segments (132, 133) are attached to a central region of the bridging element, such that when the retractable element contacts the platform, said retractable element moves from the extended position towards the retracted position compressing the elastically deformable bar.
A tool adapted for attachment to a food-processing appliance provided with an electric motor and means for utilising the motor to provide a rotary drive means (12, 14) for said tool; the tool comprising a first food-processing tool member adapted to be driven in rotation by said rotary drive means and a second food-processing tool member adapted to remain stationary within a vessel during a food-processing operation; said first and second food-processing tool members having complementary working surfaces (20, 22, 24) adapted for rolling inter-engagement during relative rotational movement between said food-processing tool members, and wherein at least said complementary working surfaces (20, 22, 24) of said first and second food-processing tool members are each formed of material capable of working ingredients into a thin paste-like form.
An X-ray imaging apparatus comprising: an X-ray light source configured to emit X-rays; an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays; and a collimator configured to provide an opening to determine an FOV of the X-rays between the X-ray light source and the X-ray detector, wherein the opening is configured such that at least one of a first edge at an entrance side facing the X-ray light source and a second edge at an exit side facing the X-ray detector is formed in a curved shape, and characterized in that the X-ray detector and the collimator are configured to move only in one direction, a first side edge of the opening facing the direction of movement is configured to be in a vertically angled shape at the first edge and in a curved shape at the second edge, a second side edge opposing the first side edge of the opening is configured to be in the curved shape at both the first edge and the second edge. an X-ray light source configured to emit X-rays; an X-ray detector configured to detect the X-rays; and a collimator configured to provide an opening to determine an FOV of the X-rays between the X-ray light source and the X-ray detector, wherein the opening is configured such that at least one of a first edge at an entrance side facing the X-ray light source and a second edge at an exit side facing the X-ray detector is formed in a curved shape, and characterized in that the X-ray detector and the collimator are configured to move only in one direction, a first side edge of the opening facing the direction of movement is configured to be in a vertically angled shape at the first edge and in a curved shape at the second edge, a second side edge opposing the first side edge of the opening is configured to be in the curved shape at both the first edge and the second edge.
A toilet training device, the device including a seat having a curved surface defining a cavity shaped to accommodate a child, the seat having an aperture therein; the device includes a backrest at a first end of the seat, the backrest being shaped to support a body of a child using the device, the seat includes an upstanding side wall defining opposed side support members extending forward from the backrest about the cavity, to assist in supporting a child upright in the seat, the upstanding side wall defining at least one opening (24,26) at a second end of the device opposed to the first end, to allow the child's legs to extend forward and beyond the side wall when the child is seated in the device, said at least one opening defining a leg support surface for supporting the underside of the child's legs which is inclined backwardly towards the cavity at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal; characterised in that the backrest is inclined forward towards the cavity at an angle α of between 5 and 15 degrees from the vertical to force the child to lean forward slightly and to hold the child's body in a correct position for use of the device; and in that the aperture in the seat is teardrop shaped in plan, with an enlarged first end portion located centrally in the seat at or near a lowermost portion of the cavity defined therein, and a tapered second end portion extending forwardly away from the backrest, the tapered second end portion extending up said curved surface of the seat defining the cavity so that its extreme end is higher than the enlarged first end portion in use. a seat having a curved surface defining a cavity shaped to accommodate a child, the seat having an aperture therein; the device includes a backrest at a first end of the seat, the backrest being shaped to support a body of a child using the device, the seat includes an upstanding side wall defining opposed side support members extending forward from the backrest about the cavity, to assist in supporting a child upright in the seat, the upstanding side wall defining at least one opening (24,26) at a second end of the device opposed to the first end, to allow the child's legs to extend forward and beyond the side wall when the child is seated in the device, said at least one opening defining a leg support surface for supporting the underside of the child's legs which is inclined backwardly towards the cavity at a predetermined angle relative to the horizontal; characterised in that the backrest is inclined forward towards the cavity at an angle α of between 5 and 15 degrees from the vertical to force the child to lean forward slightly and to hold the child's body in a correct position for use of the device; and in that the aperture in the seat is teardrop shaped in plan, with an enlarged first end portion located centrally in the seat at or near a lowermost portion of the cavity defined therein, and a tapered second end portion extending forwardly away from the backrest, the tapered second end portion extending up said curved surface of the seat defining the cavity so that its extreme end is higher than the enlarged first end portion in use.
A total reflection screen for reflecting projection light from a projector into a field of view of a viewer, comprising a light diffusing layer, a total reflection layer, and a light absorbing layer that are arranged sequentially from an incident side for the projection light, wherein the light absorbing layer is configured to absorb incident light, and the light diffusing layer is configured to increase a divergence angle of emergent light, and wherein the total reflection layer comprises at least a microstructure layer located on a side of the total reflection layer close to the light diffusing layer and an inner layer located on a side of the total reflection layer close to the light absorbing layer, wherein a refractive index of the microstructure layer is greater than that of the inner layer, and the microstructure layer is provided with a plurality of microstructure units thereon which extend continuously in a plane of the total reflection screen and are rotationally symmetrical, and wherein each of the microstructure units comprises two intersecting planes which are configured in such a manner that the projection light is totally reflected at both of the two intersecting planes successively. wherein the light absorbing layer is configured to absorb incident light, and the light diffusing layer is configured to increase a divergence angle of emergent light, and wherein the total reflection layer comprises at least a microstructure layer located on a side of the total reflection layer close to the light diffusing layer and an inner layer located on a side of the total reflection layer close to the light absorbing layer, wherein a refractive index of the microstructure layer is greater than that of the inner layer, and the microstructure layer is provided with a plurality of microstructure units thereon which extend continuously in a plane of the total reflection screen and are rotationally symmetrical, and wherein each of the microstructure units comprises two intersecting planes which are configured in such a manner that the projection light is totally reflected at both of the two intersecting planes successively.
A photodetection method for the characterization of a receptacle or a plug of an optical connector, the method comprising: a first step of obtaining an image of a cross-section of a light beam output from one of a receptacle and a plug of an optical connector, the receptacle and the plug being configured so that, when they are connected together, the light output from one of the receptacle and the plug is output to the other of the receptacle and the plug so as to perform optical communication; a second step of obtaining an outer shape of a range of a light intensity having a specified ratio with respect to a total light intensity on the cross-section of the light beam from the image of the cross-section of the light beam; and a third step of obtaining an approximate circle from the outer shape and obtaining an optical axis and/or a diameter of light of the light beam based on the approximate circle. a first step of obtaining an image of a cross-section of a light beam output from one of a receptacle and a plug of an optical connector, the receptacle and the plug being configured so that, when they are connected together, the light output from one of the receptacle and the plug is output to the other of the receptacle and the plug so as to perform optical communication; a second step of obtaining an outer shape of a range of a light intensity having a specified ratio with respect to a total light intensity on the cross-section of the light beam from the image of the cross-section of the light beam; and a third step of obtaining an approximate circle from the outer shape and obtaining an optical axis and/or a diameter of light of the light beam based on the approximate circle.
A method of operating a wind energy installation, wherein the wind energy installation comprises a rotor which has at least one rotor blade which can be adjusted in terms of its angle, wherein an operating parameter is determined by a detection method and is monitored by a safety system which is independent of an operating management system, and a braking process of the rotor is being initiated by the safety system when an operating parameter threshold value is reached, characterised in that the wind energy installation is operated in a first mode of operation or in a second mode of operation, wherein the first mode of operation is a normal mode of operation that is optimised in terms of power output and the second mode of operation is a mode of operation that is reduced in terms of rotational speed and / or a mode of operation that is reduced in terms of power output, different from the normal mode of operation that is optimised in terms of power output, wherein the operating parameter threshold value is adjusted in the second mode of operation of the wind energy installation so that the operating parameter threshold value in the first mode of operation is different from the operating parameter threshold value in the second mode of operation and / or the operating parameter threshold value is changed as a function of the at least one operating parameter or as a function of an operating parameter that is not monitored by the safety system and / or wherein, in the second mode of operation of the wind energy installation, the detection method for determining the operating parameter is adjusted.
A loop tool tip of a brush tufting device, comprising a guide path for an anchor which is in the form of a wire loop and is displaced in the guide path and plastically reshaped therein, two opposite side walls (64, 66) between which and by which the guide path is formed, the guide path terminating at a front end to be applied against the brush body to be tufted, and having a rear portion remote from the end and a portion near the end, wherein at least one rotatably mounted deflection roller is provided which protrudes laterally into the guide path as a constriction and plastically reshapes the wire loop, wherein the guide path has a smaller width in the near portion than in the remote portion and the guide path has a transition portion between the near and remote portions (70, 72), in which the at least one deflection roller is located.
A thermoplastic molding composition, comprising A) from 10 to 99.99% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer selected from aliphatic or semiaromatic polyamides and polybutylene terephthalate, B) from 0.01 to 20% by weight of at least one carbazole compound selected from substituted and unsubstituted carbazole and organic compounds containing at least one chemically bonded substituted or unsubstituted carbazole residue, C) from 0 to 70% by weight of further additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100% by weight. A) from 10 to 99.99% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer selected from aliphatic or semiaromatic polyamides and polybutylene terephthalate, B) from 0.01 to 20% by weight of at least one carbazole compound selected from substituted and unsubstituted carbazole and organic compounds containing at least one chemically bonded substituted or unsubstituted carbazole residue, C) from 0 to 70% by weight of further additives,
Internal combustion engine having an exhaust-gas turbocharger, a throttle flap, a fuel tank, a fluid-conducting component and a tank ventilation line which connects the fuel tank and the fluid-conducting component in flow-guiding fashion, wherein a valve is arranged in the tank ventilation line, wherein, for the checking of a connection between the valve and the fluid-conducting component, a detection subregion of the valve is surrounded by the fluid-conducting component such that a detection space is formed around the detection subregion, characterized in that a pressure line branches off downstream of the exhaust-gas turbocharger and upstream of the throttle flap, which pressure line opens into the detection space such that intake air can pass via the pressure line into the detection space in order to charge the detection space with pressure, wherein at least one pressure sensor (42, 78) is provided for monitoring the pressure in the detection space.
An electronic apparatus suitable for displaying information via a display device, the display device having a display panel provided with driving electronics, the electronic apparatus comprising a controller for selecting at least one application for the display device and further comprising memory means for storing at least display parameters related to said application and means for providing said display parameters to an interface between the electronic apparatus and the display device, the display parameters belonging to the group of number comprising the number of lines to be displayed, the number of columns to be displayed, parameters related to driving transistors of the display device or power saving parameters, characterized in that the electronic apparatus further comprising a processor suitable for sending a sequence of data blocks to the controller during at least the first dummy line period among a dummy lines period of a frame, wherein the dummy lines are not provided with data signals during the first dummy line period, wherein one of the data blocks is a predetermined bit pattern to be recognized by the controller, and wherein the display parameters are provided in the others of the data blocks of the sequence.
An isocyanate-reactive composition comprising: (a) a polyol blend comprising: 30 to 98% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of a saccharide-initiated polyether polyol having an OH number of 200 to 600 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 4 to 6, 1 to 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of a polyalkylene oxide glycol having a functionality of 1.9 to 2.0 and an OH number of 20 to 120 mg KOH/g; and 1 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of an alkanolamine-initiated polyether polyol having an OH number of at least 500 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 2.5 to 4; (b) a blowing agent composition comprising: a hydrochlorofluoroolefin; and a carbon dioxide generating chemical blowing agent; and (c) a tertiary amine catalyst composition. (a) a polyol blend comprising: 30 to 98% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of a saccharide-initiated polyether polyol having an OH number of 200 to 600 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 4 to 6, 1 to 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of a polyalkylene oxide glycol having a functionality of 1.9 to 2.0 and an OH number of 20 to 120 mg KOH/g; and 1 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of an alkanolamine-initiated polyether polyol having an OH number of at least 500 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 2.5 to 4; 30 to 98% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of a saccharide-initiated polyether polyol having an OH number of 200 to 600 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 4 to 6, 1 to 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of a polyalkylene oxide glycol having a functionality of 1.9 to 2.0 and an OH number of 20 to 120 mg KOH/g; and 1 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyol blend, of an alkanolamine-initiated polyether polyol having an OH number of at least 500 mg KOH/g and a functionality of 2.5 to 4; (b) a blowing agent composition comprising: a hydrochlorofluoroolefin; and a carbon dioxide generating chemical blowing agent; and a hydrochlorofluoroolefin; and a carbon dioxide generating chemical blowing agent; and (c) a tertiary amine catalyst composition.
Adjusting device for turbine rotor blades mounted on a hub, where a hydraulic servo-cylinder is provided as well as another servo-cylinder, characterized in that one end of the adjusting rods (7, 8) of the servo-cylinders (5, 6) is swivel mounted at an adjusting crank rigidly connected to the axis of the rotor blade and allows movement to rotate the rotor blade through 360 degrees.
A loudspeaker array, comprising: a cabinet including a vertically oriented central axis and forming an open circumferential horn including a throat and a mouth, wherein the open circumferential horn flares outward from the throat to the mouth; and a plurality of first transducers integrated within the cabinet circumferentially around the vertically oriented central axis, wherein the plurality of first transducers include respective diaphragms having respective front surfaces arranged in a ring formation at the throat and facing radially outward from the vertically oriented central axis to emit sound circumferentially into the throat and through the throat and the mouth into a listening area, wherein no barriers are present between the first transducers in the circumferential horn. a cabinet including a vertically oriented central axis and forming an open circumferential horn including a throat and a mouth, wherein the open circumferential horn flares outward from the throat to the mouth; and a plurality of first transducers integrated within the cabinet circumferentially around the vertically oriented central axis, wherein the plurality of first transducers include respective diaphragms having respective front surfaces arranged in a ring formation at the throat and facing radially outward from the vertically oriented central axis to emit sound circumferentially into the throat and through the throat and the mouth into a listening area, wherein no barriers are present between the first transducers in the circumferential horn.
A method for manufacturing a base material powder having an amorphous carbon nanocoating layer, the method comprising adding a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon to a base material powder; heating the mixture consisting of said solid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and base material powder at a temperature that is higher than or equal to the boiling point of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and is lower than or equal to the relevant boiling point temperature + 300°C, and that is higher than or equal to the thermal decomposition temperature of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; and thereby coating the surface of the base material powder with from 1 layer to 300 layers of carbon atoms.