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A slide device that slidably supports a seat along a front-and-rear direction and locks the seat at a desired position regarding the front-and-rear direction, the slide device comprising: a lower rail fixed to an installation face where the seat is set; an upper rail that has a portion fixed to the seat and is guided by the lower rail to move along the front-and-rear direction; and a lock mechanism for locking the upper rail to the lower rail, wherein the lower rail includes a plurality of engaged-parts provided along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail, the lock mechanism includes a shaft attached to the upper rail and extending in a width direction of the seat perpendicular to the front-and-rear direction, an engaging member that includes an engaging-part having a shape engageable with at least one of the plurality of engaged-parts of the lower rail, and a shaft hole to which the shaft is inserted, and is supported by the shaft so as to pivot about the shaft, and a press member that presses the engaging member in an axial direction of the shaft, characterized in that an outer circumferential face of the shaft has an outer tapered face slanted so that the shaft becomes thinner along a direction from a proximal end portion toward a distal end portion, an inner circumferential face of the shaft hole of the engaging member has an inner tapered face having a slant angle that allows face-to-face contact with the outer tapered face, and the press member presses the engaging member in a direction in which the inner tapered face is pressed against the outer tapered face to make face-to-face contact. a lower rail fixed to an installation face where the seat is set; an upper rail that has a portion fixed to the seat and is guided by the lower rail to move along the front-and-rear direction; and a lock mechanism for locking the upper rail to the lower rail, wherein the lower rail includes a plurality of engaged-parts provided along a longitudinal direction of the lower rail, the lock mechanism includes a shaft attached to the upper rail and extending in a width direction of the seat perpendicular to the front-and-rear direction, an engaging member that includes an engaging-part having a shape engageable with at least one of the plurality of engaged-parts of the lower rail, and a shaft hole to which the shaft is inserted, and is supported by the shaft so as to pivot about the shaft, and a press member that presses the engaging member in an axial direction of the shaft, characterized in that an outer circumferential face of the shaft has an outer tapered face slanted so that the shaft becomes thinner along a direction from a proximal end portion toward a distal end portion, an inner circumferential face of the shaft hole of the engaging member has an inner tapered face having a slant angle that allows face-to-face contact with the outer tapered face, and the press member presses the engaging member in a direction in which the inner tapered face is pressed against the outer tapered face to make face-to-face contact.
A method for operating a washing machine comprising a washing tub containing a laundry drum, said method comprises the steps of: - detecting a liquid level in said washing tub and/or in a draining region thereof while said laundry drum is rotating at a first speed, - comparing the detected liquid level with an upper threshold value, and - if the detected liquid level exceeds the upper threshold value, then reducing the rotational speed of the laundry drum below said first speed and performing a foam-detecting procedure for detecting the amount and/or presence of foam inside the washing tub and/or in the draining region thereof characterised in that the upper threshold value is defined such as the excess of the upper threshold value by the liquid level, while the laundry drum rotates at a rotation speed equal or higher than the first speed, generates a closed liquid ring at circumferential walls of the laundry drum. - detecting a liquid level in said washing tub and/or in a draining region thereof while said laundry drum is rotating at a first speed, - comparing the detected liquid level with an upper threshold value, and - if the detected liquid level exceeds the upper threshold value, then reducing the rotational speed of the laundry drum below said first speed and performing a foam-detecting procedure for detecting the amount and/or presence of foam inside the washing tub and/or in the draining region thereof
A tire production method comprising: a forming step of forming a green tire including an inner liner 9 extending toroidally between a pair of bead portions, and a belt layer disposed outward of the inner liner in a tire radial direction and in a tread portion; and a vulcanization step of pressing the green tire by a bladder 32a from a tire inner cavity side to obtain a vulcanized tire, wherein in the forming step, the inner liner includes a base portion and a pair of thick portions having a thickness larger than that of the base portion, and characterised in that the green tire is formed such that the pair of thick portions do not overlap with the belt layer in a tire radial-ply direction. a forming step of forming a green tire including an inner liner 9 extending toroidally between a pair of bead portions, and a belt layer disposed outward of the inner liner in a tire radial direction and in a tread portion; and a vulcanization step of pressing the green tire by a bladder 32a from a tire inner cavity side to obtain a vulcanized tire, wherein in the forming step, the inner liner includes a base portion and a pair of thick portions having a thickness larger than that of the base portion, and characterised in that the green tire is formed such that the pair of thick portions do not overlap with the belt layer in a tire radial-ply direction.
Plug type module forming one section of a high voltage AC or DC wall bushing comprising an insulating tube that is axially extended at a first end thereof by an internal tubular section of a central flange part arranged at a first end of the plug type module, said insulating tube and said central flange part surrounding a central cylindrical conductor, said conductor axially extends along the plug type module and has an extremity at said first end of said plug type module, the plug type module having at its second end a flange that seals it and that supports the central conductor, characterized in that said section of a high voltage AC or DC wall bushing formed by the plug type module is made in pure gas technology and in that the plug type module is designed to be electrically plugged on operation site into a socket type module that forms the other section of a high voltage AC or DC wall bushing made in pure gas technology by reversibly sealing the central flange part of said plug type module with a central flange part of the socket type module and by removably connecting said extremity of the central conductor of said plug type module to a central conductor of the socket type module, in this way the plug and socket modules can be transported as separate parts to be assembled on site.
Stator cooling housing for a stator of a rotary electric motor, comprising: a cylindrical frame adapted to be mounted around an iron core and having an outer lateral surface, a cylindrical jacket arranged against the outer lateral surface of the cylindrical frame, wherein the cylindrical jacket comprises an inner side provided with a plurality of cylindrical grooves forming with the outer lateral surface of the cylindrical frame adjacent fluid cooling channels arranged around the cylindrical frame from a frame upper portion to a frame lower portion with respect to height of the cylindrical frame, wherein the stator cooling housing comprises fluid communication portions (50a, 50b) arranged such that a cooling fluid may run from an inlet channel, through the fluid cooling channels, from the frame upper portion to the frame lower portion, and through an outlet channel to form a cooling circuit characterized in that the cylindrical frame comprises the inlet and outlet channels (16a, 16b) and in that said fluid communication portions (50a, 50b) comprise flat surfaces (30a, 30b) machined on the outer lateral surface of the cylindrical frame, said flat surfaces (30a, 30b) being disposed opposite to the inner side of the cylindrical jacket. a cylindrical frame adapted to be mounted around an iron core and having an outer lateral surface, a cylindrical jacket arranged against the outer lateral surface of the cylindrical frame, wherein the cylindrical jacket comprises an inner side provided with a plurality of cylindrical grooves forming with the outer lateral surface of the cylindrical frame adjacent fluid cooling channels arranged around the cylindrical frame from a frame upper portion to a frame lower portion with respect to height of the cylindrical frame, wherein the stator cooling housing comprises fluid communication portions (50a, 50b) arranged such that a cooling fluid may run from an inlet channel, through the fluid cooling channels, from the frame upper portion to the frame lower portion, and through an outlet channel to form a cooling circuit characterized in that the cylindrical frame comprises the inlet and outlet channels (16a, 16b) and in that said fluid communication portions (50a, 50b) comprise flat surfaces (30a, 30b) machined on the outer lateral surface of the cylindrical frame, said flat surfaces (30a, 30b) being disposed opposite to the inner side of the cylindrical jacket.
Process for preparing an aromatic carbonate, comprising reacting a dialkyl carbonate or an alkyl aryl carbonate with an aryl alcohol or an alkyl aryl carbonate, resulting in an aromatic carbonate which is an alkyl aryl carbonate or a diaryl carbonate, wherein a composition comprising a titanium or zirconium alkoxide, wherein the alkoxy group in the titanium or zirconium alkoxide is a group of formula R-O - wherein R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and isopropyl, and wherein the composition additionally comprises 1 to 50 wt.% of an organic carbonate, based on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the organic carbonate as contained in the composition comprising a titanium or zirconium alkoxide is a dialkyl carbonate of formula ROC(=O)OR' wherein R and R' may be the same or different and are each an alkyl group, is mixed with an organic carbonate of formula ROC(=O)OR', wherein R and R' may be the same or different and are each an alkyl or aryl group, or with an aryl alcohol, wherein the aryl alcohol is preferably phenol, and the mixture thus obtained is contacted with said dialkyl carbonate or alkyl aryl carbonate and aryl alcohol or alkyl aryl carbonate to catalyze the preparation of the aromatic carbonate.
A temperature calibration system, comprising: a calibration unit configured to receive one or more device elements to be calibrated; a closed fluidic system configured to remove heat from the calibration unit; a cooling assembly configured to move between a coupled position, in which the cooling assembly is abutting a component of the closed fluidic system, and a decoupled position, in which the cooling assembly is spaced from the component of the closed fluidic system by a gap; a controller; one or more linear actuators coupled to the controller; and a temperature sensor positioned in a condenser and coupled to the controller, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of a temperature of the condenser, wherein the controller is configured to actuate the one or more linear actuators to cause the cooling assembly to move from the other of: the decoupled position to the coupled position or the coupled position to the decoupled position. wherein the controller is configured to deactivate the one or more linear actuators in response to receiving a signal from the temperature sensor indicating a temperature that is above a first threshold temperature, and/or to activate the one or more linear actuators in response to receiving a signal from the temperature sensor indicating a temperature that is below a second threshold temperature. a calibration unit configured to receive one or more device elements to be calibrated; a closed fluidic system configured to remove heat from the calibration unit; a cooling assembly configured to move between a coupled position, in which the cooling assembly is abutting a component of the closed fluidic system, and a decoupled position, in which the cooling assembly is spaced from the component of the closed fluidic system by a gap; a controller; one or more linear actuators coupled to the controller; and a temperature sensor positioned in a condenser and coupled to the controller, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of a temperature of the condenser, wherein the controller is configured to actuate the one or more linear actuators to cause the cooling assembly to move from the other of: the decoupled position to the coupled position or the coupled position to the decoupled position. wherein the controller is configured to deactivate the one or more linear actuators in response to receiving a signal from the temperature sensor indicating a temperature that is above a first threshold temperature, and/or to activate the one or more linear actuators in response to receiving a signal from the temperature sensor indicating a temperature that is below a second threshold temperature.
A method for session offloading, characterized by comprising: determining, by a primary base station, a session aggregation maximum bit rate, AMBR, of an offloaded protocol data unit, PDU, session at a secondary base station, wherein the offloaded PDU session comprises part of quality of service, QoS, flows of a PDU session of a user equipment, UE, that are offloaded to the secondary base station; and sending, by the primary base station, the session AMBR at the secondary base station to the secondary base station. determining, by a primary base station, a session aggregation maximum bit rate, AMBR, of an offloaded protocol data unit, PDU, session at a secondary base station, wherein the offloaded PDU session comprises part of quality of service, QoS, flows of a PDU session of a user equipment, UE, that are offloaded to the secondary base station; and sending, by the primary base station, the session AMBR at the secondary base station to the secondary base station.
Traffic sign bridge with an essentially horizontally arranged crossbeam which via supports (5a, 5b) arranged in the area of its ends is connected to foundations, wherein a foundation designed as a guide wall element, more particularly made of concrete, is laterally displaceable on a ground and wherein a foot of the support (5a, 5b) is mounted on the guide wall element, characterised in that the crossbeam comprises at least two sections (9, 10, 17) which are displaceable relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the crossbeam, and in that the sections (9, 10, 17) of the crossbeam are displaceable in the event of a vehicle hitting the guide wall element and displacing the guide wall element on the ground.
A surgical instrument, including an ablation device (100; 300) comprising: a reusable handle assembly (110; 310); and a limited-use electrode assembly (150; 350) releasably engagable with the reusable handle assembly, the limited-use electrode assembly configured for at least one use and including a clocking mechanism configured to count each engagement of the reusable handle assembly and the limited-use electrode assembly to one another, the clocking mechanism (200; 400) incrementally transitionable upon each successive count from at least one use state, wherein the clocking mechanism permits both mechanical engagement and electrical coupling of the reusable handle assembly and the limited-use electrode assembly to one another, to a spent state, wherein the clocking mechanism inhibits both mechanical engagement and electrical coupling of the reusable handle assembly and the limited-use electrode assembly to one another, wherein the reusable handle assembly is configured to supply fluid to the limited-use electrode assembly, and wherein the supply of fluid to the limited- use electrode assembly triggers a count of the clocking mechanism. a reusable handle assembly (110; 310); and a limited-use electrode assembly (150; 350) releasably engagable with the reusable handle assembly, the limited-use electrode assembly configured for at least one use and including a clocking mechanism configured to count each engagement of the reusable handle assembly and the limited-use electrode assembly to one another, the clocking mechanism (200; 400) incrementally transitionable upon each successive count from at least one use state, wherein the clocking mechanism permits both mechanical engagement and electrical coupling of the reusable handle assembly and the limited-use electrode assembly to one another, to a spent state, wherein the clocking mechanism inhibits both mechanical engagement and electrical coupling of the reusable handle assembly and the limited-use electrode assembly to one another, wherein the reusable handle assembly is configured to supply fluid to the limited-use electrode assembly, and wherein the supply of fluid to the limited- use electrode assembly triggers a count of the clocking mechanism.
A particle characterisation apparatus for determining a distribution of particle size from light scattered at each of a range of scattering angles, the apparatus comprising: a light source; a sample cell; a collecting lens (94, 95, 99a, 99b, 194, 195, 294, 295) and a detector (42, 44b); wherein: the light source is operable to illuminate a sample comprising dispersed particles within the sample cell with a light beam along a light beam axis, the light beam axis passing through a first wall of the sample cell, through the sample, and through a second wall of the sample cell, so as to produce scattered light by interactions with the sample; the detector (42, 44b) is configured to detect light scattered from the sample; characterized in that: the second wall of the sample cell comprises a lens with a convex external surface through which the light beam axis passes; the collecting lens (94, 95, 99a, 99b, 194, 195, 294, 295) is arranged to collect and focus scattered light leaving the sample cell onto the detector (42, 44b), and comprises an aspheric surface (a); and the detector (42, 44b) is a focal plane array and the aspheric surface (a) of the collecting lens (94, 95, 99a, 99b, 194, 195, 294, 295) is configured to reduce field curvature at the focal plane array (42, 44b). the light source is operable to illuminate a sample comprising dispersed particles within the sample cell with a light beam along a light beam axis, the light beam axis passing through a first wall of the sample cell, through the sample, and through a second wall of the sample cell, so as to produce scattered light by interactions with the sample; the detector (42, 44b) is configured to detect light scattered from the sample; characterized in that: the second wall of the sample cell comprises a lens with a convex external surface through which the light beam axis passes; the collecting lens (94, 95, 99a, 99b, 194, 195, 294, 295) is arranged to collect and focus scattered light leaving the sample cell onto the detector (42, 44b), and comprises an aspheric surface (a); and the detector (42, 44b) is a focal plane array and the aspheric surface (a) of the collecting lens (94, 95, 99a, 99b, 194, 195, 294, 295) is configured to reduce field curvature at the focal plane array (42, 44b). the second wall of the sample cell comprises a lens with a convex external surface through which the light beam axis passes; the collecting lens (94, 95, 99a, 99b, 194, 195, 294, 295) is arranged to collect and focus scattered light leaving the sample cell onto the detector (42, 44b), and comprises an aspheric surface (a); and the detector (42, 44b) is a focal plane array and the aspheric surface (a) of the collecting lens (94, 95, 99a, 99b, 194, 195, 294, 295) is configured to reduce field curvature at the focal plane array (42, 44b).
A method for recycling supercritical waste liquid in a process of producing a silica aerogel blanket, characterized in that sulfuric acid is added to supercritical waste liquid generated in a supercritical drying step during a process of producing a silica aerogel blanket, the supercritical waste liquid comprising water, an organic solvent, and ammonium ions (NH 4 +), and the organic solvent being one or more selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, hexane, and pentane. characterized in that sulfuric acid is added to supercritical waste liquid generated in a supercritical drying step during a process of producing a silica aerogel blanket, the supercritical waste liquid comprising water, an organic solvent, and ammonium ions (NH 4 +), and the organic solvent being one or more selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, hexane, and pentane.
A mold insert for forming a wearable article comprising: sidewalls; a front wall; a rear wall; and a heating and/or cooling element embedded within the mold insert, wherein the mold insert is configured to removably engage an aperture of a mold plate for manufacturing a wearable article; and wherein the mold insert is formed using a rapid prototyping technique; wherein the mold insert further includes inserted thermistors therein. sidewalls; a front wall; a rear wall; and a heating and/or cooling element embedded within the mold insert, wherein the mold insert is configured to removably engage an aperture of a mold plate for manufacturing a wearable article; and wherein the mold insert is formed using a rapid prototyping technique; wherein the mold insert is configured to removably engage an aperture of a mold plate for manufacturing a wearable article; and wherein the mold insert is formed using a rapid prototyping technique; wherein the mold insert further includes inserted thermistors therein.