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An absorbent article comprising, a fit system comprising fasteners (44,45) and a friction element, wherein the fasteners are located in a front waist area and a back waist area and are adapted to fasten the article about the waist of a wearer to define a waist opening, a pair of leg openings, and a pair of overlap regions; the friction element is located in at least one of the overlap regions and is adapted to provide friction between the front waist area and the back waist area in the overlap region, the friction element has an upper portion oriented towards the waist opening and a lower portion oriented towards the leg opening, the upper portion having a first concentration of surface treatment and the lower portion having a second concentration of surface treatment which is greater than the first concentration, so that the upper portion is adapted to provide less resistance to slippage as compared to the lower portion. a fit system comprising fasteners (44,45) and a friction element, wherein the fasteners are located in a front waist area and a back waist area and are adapted to fasten the article about the waist of a wearer to define a waist opening, a pair of leg openings, and a pair of overlap regions; the friction element is located in at least one of the overlap regions and is adapted to provide friction between the front waist area and the back waist area in the overlap region, the friction element has an upper portion oriented towards the waist opening and a lower portion oriented towards the leg opening, the upper portion having a first concentration of surface treatment and the lower portion having a second concentration of surface treatment which is greater than the first concentration, so that the upper portion is adapted to provide less resistance to slippage as compared to the lower portion.
A process for the production of a fuel, in particular a liquid fuel, or of another organic product, from a carbon-based matter feedstock, comprising the following stages: a/ gasification of the carbon-based matter feedstock in a first reactor, referred to as gasifier, b/ downstream of the gasification, fermentation of the synthesis gas produced according to stage a/ using microorganisms, water and nutrients in a second reactor, referred to as fermenter, c/ recovery, downstream of the fermenter, of the microorganisms and water, d/ injection of at least a portion of the recovered microorganisms and, if appropriate, of at least a portion of the recovered water at the inlet of the gasifier, and, during the recovery stage c/: - a stage c1/ of separation between the microorganisms which have been used for the fermentation and the mixture between the organic product resulting from the fermentation and the water, followed by a distillation of the mixture in order to produce the final organic product, - a stage c2/ of adjustment of the concentration of water in the microorganisms recovered by the separation. a/ gasification of the carbon-based matter feedstock in a first reactor, referred to as gasifier, b/ downstream of the gasification, fermentation of the synthesis gas produced according to stage a/ using microorganisms, water and nutrients in a second reactor, referred to as fermenter, c/ recovery, downstream of the fermenter, of the microorganisms and water, d/ injection of at least a portion of the recovered microorganisms and, if appropriate, of at least a portion of the recovered water at the inlet of the gasifier, and, during the recovery stage c/: - a stage c1/ of separation between the microorganisms which have been used for the fermentation and the mixture between the organic product resulting from the fermentation and the water, followed by a distillation of the mixture in order to produce the final organic product, - a stage c2/ of adjustment of the concentration of water in the microorganisms recovered by the separation. - a stage c1/ of separation between the microorganisms which have been used for the fermentation and the mixture between the organic product resulting from the fermentation and the water, followed by a distillation of the mixture in order to produce the final organic product, - a stage c2/ of adjustment of the concentration of water in the microorganisms recovered by the separation.
A driver monitoring system, comprising an outer housing, a mounting element, a band cable and at least one vision device with a housing, wherein the vision device is positioned in or at the err outer housing and pointing to an outside of the outer housing, wherein the outer housing is defined by a housing cover and a housing base, wherein a first spherical outer contour of the housing for the vision device is in cooperation with the mounting element; a second spherical outer contour of the housing for the vision device is in cooperation with the housing base; and a receptacle of the housing base defines a spherical portion, wherein the second spherical outer contour of the vision device is in form fitting contact with the spherical portion of the receptacle and the mounting element is in a form and force fitting contact with the vision device when the housing cover and the housing base are cojoined; characterized in that a channel is provided in the second spherical outer contour of the housing of the vision device, wherein the channel guides the band cable. an outer housing, a mounting element, a band cable and at least one vision device with a housing, wherein the vision device is positioned in or at the err outer housing and pointing to an outside of the outer housing, wherein the outer housing is defined by a housing cover and a housing base, wherein a first spherical outer contour of the housing for the vision device is in cooperation with the mounting element; a second spherical outer contour of the housing for the vision device is in cooperation with the housing base; and a receptacle of the housing base defines a spherical portion, wherein the second spherical outer contour of the vision device is in form fitting contact with the spherical portion of the receptacle and the mounting element is in a form and force fitting contact with the vision device when the housing cover and the housing base are cojoined; characterized in that a channel is provided in the second spherical outer contour of the housing of the vision device, wherein the channel guides the band cable.
An imaging lens consisting of, in an ordered way from an object side to an image side: a first lens having positive (+) refractive power and convexly formed at an object side surface and an image side surface; a second lens having positive (+) refractive power and concavely formed at an object side surface; and a third lens having negative (-) refractive power, characterized in that the third lens takes a meniscus form convexly formed at an object side surface, wherein the imaging lens meets a conditional expression of 1.6 ≤ND3 <1.7, where ND3 is a refractive index of the third lens, and wherein the imaging lens meets following conditional expressions, 1) 50 < vd < 60, 2) 20 < Vd 3 < 30, 3) 0.8 < f 1 / f < 1.5, 4) 0.8 < f 2 / f < 1.5, 5) f 2 / f 1 < 1.0, where vd is an Abbe's number of the first and second lenses (10, 20), Vd3 is an Abbe's number of the third lens, f is an entire focus distance (focal length) of the imaging lens, f1 is a focus distance of the first lens, and f2 is a focus distance of the second lens. a first lens having positive (+) refractive power and convexly formed at an object side surface and an image side surface; a second lens having positive (+) refractive power and concavely formed at an object side surface; and a third lens having negative (-) refractive power, characterized in that the third lens takes a meniscus form convexly formed at an object side surface, wherein the imaging lens meets a conditional expression of 1.6 ≤ND3 <1.7, where ND3 is a refractive index of the third lens, and wherein the imaging lens meets following conditional expressions, 1) 50 < vd < 60, 2) 20 < Vd 3 < 30, 3) 0.8 < f 1 / f < 1.5, 4) 0.8 < f 2 / f < 1.5, 5) f 2 / f 1 < 1.0, 1) 50 < vd < 60, 2) 20 < Vd 3 < 30, 3) 0.8 < f 1 / f < 1.5, 4) 0.8 < f 2 / f < 1.5, 5) f 2 / f 1 < 1.0, where vd is an Abbe's number of the first and second lenses (10, 20), Vd3 is an Abbe's number of the third lens, f is an entire focus distance (focal length) of the imaging lens, f1 is a focus distance of the first lens, and f2 is a focus distance of the second lens.
An airstair system for an aircraft, the system comprising: a deployable upper step movable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, the deployable upper step configured for being pivotally coupled to a fuselage of the aircraft at a first pivot location; a door configured for being pivotally coupled to the fuselage at a second pivot location different from the first pivot location, the door having an interior side facing an interior of the aircraft when the door is closed and defining one or more other steps cooperating with the deployable upper step to define an airstair; and further comprising a hinge pivotally coupling the door to the fuselage, wherein the deployable upper step interfaces with the hinge when the deployable upper step is in the deployed configuration. a deployable upper step movable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, the deployable upper step configured for being pivotally coupled to a fuselage of the aircraft at a first pivot location; a door configured for being pivotally coupled to the fuselage at a second pivot location different from the first pivot location, the door having an interior side facing an interior of the aircraft when the door is closed and defining one or more other steps cooperating with the deployable upper step to define an airstair; and further comprising a hinge pivotally coupling the door to the fuselage, wherein the deployable upper step interfaces with the hinge when the deployable upper step is in the deployed configuration.
A method of cleaning a mop, the mop including mop material which freely depends from a holder; the method including cleaning the mop material using a cleaning device, the cleaning device including an opening to receive freely depending mop material, a pair of bristle carrying parts each carrying a plurality of bristles, each of the bristle carrying parts (22, 24) being rotatable about a respective axis of rotation by at least one motive device, the bristle carrying parts being (22, 24) rotatable in opposite senses of direction, such as to draw the freely depending mop material introduced into the opening, between the bristle carrying parts (22, 24), the cleaning device further including a wnnger mechanism the method further including wringing the mop material using the wringer mechanism; by rotating the bristle carrying parts (22, 24) in opposite senses of direction, and introducing mop material of the mop into the opening at the cleaning device such that the bristles carried by the bristle carrying parts (22, 24) engage the mop material, and resisting the drawing-in of the mop material between the bristle carrying parts, so that the bristles act on and brush the mop material; the method being characterised in that movement of a roller of the wringer mechanism into a first, unused, position relative to a housing of the wringer mechanism enables the mop material to pass through an outlet of the wringer mechanism into the opening of the cleaning device.
An absorbent structure selected from (i) an absorbent structure comprising: (a) fibers bound with a polyvalent cation-containing compound, said fibers exhibiting an ion extraction factor of at least 5%; (b) superabsorbent polymer particles; and (c) a reducing agent bound to said fibers; (ii) an absorbent structure comprising: an acquisition stratum; and a storage stratum in fluid communication with the acquisition stratum, said storage stratum including (a) fibers bound with a polyvalent cation-containing compound, said fibers exhibiting an ion extraction factor of at least 5%, (b) superabsorbent polymer particles, and (c) a reducing agent bound to the fibers; and (iii) an absorbent structure, comprising: an acquisition stratum; and a storage stratum in fluid communication with the acquisition stratum, said storage stratum including (a) hydrophilic fibers combined with a polyvalent cation-containing compound, and (b) superabsorbent polymer particles, further comprising (c) a reducing agent bound to said fiber; wherein the ion extraction factor is measured as the percentage of ions extracted from fibers in a saline solution by: submerging the test fibers in a saline solution that is shaken for 24 hours; measuring the ion concentration in the solution using an inductively coupled plasma spectrophotometer; and comparing the ion concentration with the ion content in the original fiber sample to determine the percentage of ion removed, and wherein the polyvalent cation-containing compound is an aluminium, iron, or tin salt, and wherein the fibers are cellulose fibers. (i) an absorbent structure comprising: (a) fibers bound with a polyvalent cation-containing compound, said fibers exhibiting an ion extraction factor of at least 5%; (b) superabsorbent polymer particles; and (c) a reducing agent bound to said fibers; (ii) an absorbent structure comprising: an acquisition stratum; and a storage stratum in fluid communication with the acquisition stratum, said storage stratum including (a) fibers bound with a polyvalent cation-containing compound, said fibers exhibiting an ion extraction factor of at least 5%, (b) superabsorbent polymer particles, and (c) a reducing agent bound to the fibers; and (iii) an absorbent structure, comprising: an acquisition stratum; and a storage stratum in fluid communication with the acquisition stratum, said storage stratum including (a) hydrophilic fibers combined with a polyvalent cation-containing compound, and (b) superabsorbent polymer particles, further comprising (c) a reducing agent bound to said fiber;
Tubular induction motor (20; 30) with two directions of rotation, contained in a tube of a tubular actuator designed to be installed horizontally in a building, comprising a squirrel cage rotor (24; 34) supported by bearings (26; 36; 46) and a stator comprising a stack of metal laminations forming a central bore and centred in the tube, characterized in that a support part of a bearing (27, 29; 37; 47) is centred in the central bore, in that the bearing is of the plain and conductor type, in that it is placed as close as possible to a short-circuiting ring of the rotor, preferably less than 2 mm and preferably less than 1 mm away, in that the support part comprises a bearing surface for centring the bearing (29c; 37g; 47g) and a bearing surface for centring in the central bore (29b; 37j), in that the rotor comprises, at each of the ends of the stack of metal laminations forming it, a portion (24d; 34d) of reduced diameter and in that: - the support part is a sleeve that is inserted via its tubular extension, into the stack of stator metal laminations taking advantage of an air-gap space released by a gap made in the rotor; or - the support part is an insulation casing comprising an outer wall and an inner cylindrical web, the tubular extension of which is inserted into the stack of stator metal laminations taking advantage of an air-gap space released by a gap made in the rotor. - the support part is a sleeve that is inserted via its tubular extension, into the stack of stator metal laminations taking advantage of an air-gap space released by a gap made in the rotor; or - the support part is an insulation casing comprising an outer wall and an inner cylindrical web, the tubular extension of which is inserted into the stack of stator metal laminations taking advantage of an air-gap space released by a gap made in the rotor.
Method for driving of motor vehicles, such as passenger and goods vehicles, the method comprising: - a production of electrical energy for driving the motor vehicle by means of a flow battery; - a separate drive for each wheel of the motor vehicle with a separate electric motor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), wherein the separate electric motors (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) are supplied with the electrical energy produced in the flow battery characterized by - a temporary supply of the electric motors by means of a starter battery until the flow battery reaches its full output. - a production of electrical energy for driving the motor vehicle by means of a flow battery; - a separate drive for each wheel of the motor vehicle with a separate electric motor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), wherein the separate electric motors (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) are supplied with the electrical energy produced in the flow battery characterized by - a temporary supply of the electric motors by means of a starter battery until the flow battery reaches its full output.
A sealing arrangement for sealing a closure member against a frame portion, comprising - a first extruded sealing profile strand arranged along a first direction and having a first cross-section, - a second extruded sealing profile strand arranged along a second direction transverse to the first direction and having a second cross-section, - a corner sealing portion comprising a molded portion and joining the first extruded sealing profile strand and the second extruded sealing profile strand in a region of respective ends thereof, characterized in that the corner sealing portion comprises a third extruded sealing profile strand having a third cross section and a first end and a second end, wherein the molded portion is molded to the first extruded sealing profile strand, to the second extruded sealing profile strand and to the third extruded sealing profile strand. wherein the first end of the third extruded sealing profile strand is joined to the first extruded sealing profile strand, and wherein the second end of the third extruded sealing profile strand is joined to the second extruded sealing profile strand. - a first extruded sealing profile strand arranged along a first direction and having a first cross-section, - a second extruded sealing profile strand arranged along a second direction transverse to the first direction and having a second cross-section, - a corner sealing portion comprising a molded portion and joining the first extruded sealing profile strand and the second extruded sealing profile strand in a region of respective ends thereof, the corner sealing portion comprises a third extruded sealing profile strand having a third cross section and a first end and a second end, wherein the molded portion is molded to the first extruded sealing profile strand, to the second extruded sealing profile strand and to the third extruded sealing profile strand. wherein the first end of the third extruded sealing profile strand is joined to the first extruded sealing profile strand, and wherein the second end of the third extruded sealing profile strand is joined to the second extruded sealing profile strand.
Vessel for use in an assembly, the assembly comprising a floating module, the vessel comprising a bow, a stern and two longitudinal sides, the vessel having a length L in a longitudinal direction and a width W in a transverse direction, the vessel being provided, along a first longitudinal side, with a work deck extending in the longitudinal direction over at least 1/3 of the length of the vessel L, the work deck having a width Ww no larger than half the width of the vessel W, characterized by a module support deck, at a lower level than the work deck, extending in the transverse direction from the work deck to a longitudinal access side section along the second longitudinal side and extending in the longitudinal direction from a longitudinal position on the vessel to a transverse access section that extends along the bow or stern in the transverse direction, the support deck having a width Ws larger than half the width of the vessel W, the vessel further comprising a ballast system for controllably varying a draft of the vessel with one or more water ballast tanks, one or more ballast pumps for pumping water into and out of the ballast tanks and a ballast control unit adapted to: - lower the module support deck below water level to a connecting level such that the longitudinal access side section and the transverse access section are submerged while the working deck level remains above water, for floating the module above the module support deck, and - raise the module support deck and the floating module to an operational level that is higher than the connecting level, such that the floating module is lifted by the module support deck, wherein a crane is provided on the work deck. - lower the module support deck below water level to a connecting level such that the longitudinal access side section and the transverse access section are submerged while the working deck level remains above water, for floating the module above the module support deck, and - raise the module support deck and the floating module to an operational level that is higher than the connecting level, such that the floating module is lifted by the module support deck,
Process for preparing a comb polymer comprising at least the steps consisting in: (i) providing a polymer formed from 1-ethenyl- and/or 1-allyl-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzene monomers, referred to as "PPFS-type polymer", which is intended to form the main chain of the comb polymer; (ii) functionalizing a portion of the pentafluorophenyl groups of the monomer units of the PPFS-type polymer with pendent hydroxyl functions, by reacting said PPFS-type polymer with at least one molecule, referred to as "mercapto alcohol", comprising one or more free hydroxyl functions, preferably just one free hydroxyl function, and a free thiol function, said functionalization involving a nucleophilic substitution reaction between the fluorine atom in the para position of the pentafluorophenyl group and the thiol function borne by said mercapto alcohol; and (iii) forming side chains of polyester/polycarbonate type on the functionalized PPFS polymer obtained in step (ii), by ring-opening polymerization proceeding from at least one five- to eight-membered cyclic monomer chosen from lactones and cyclic carbonates. (i) providing a polymer formed from 1-ethenyl- and/or 1-allyl-2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzene monomers, referred to as "PPFS-type polymer", which is intended to form the main chain of the comb polymer; (ii) functionalizing a portion of the pentafluorophenyl groups of the monomer units of the PPFS-type polymer with pendent hydroxyl functions, by reacting said PPFS-type polymer with at least one molecule, referred to as "mercapto alcohol", comprising one or more free hydroxyl functions, preferably just one free hydroxyl function, and a free thiol function, said functionalization involving a nucleophilic substitution reaction between the fluorine atom in the para position of the pentafluorophenyl group and the thiol function borne by said mercapto alcohol; and (iii) forming side chains of polyester/polycarbonate type on the functionalized PPFS polymer obtained in step (ii), by ring-opening polymerization proceeding from at least one five- to eight-membered cyclic monomer chosen from lactones and cyclic carbonates.