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A worm speed reducer comprising: a worm shaft having a first end coupled to an electric motor such that the worm shaft is driven by the electric motor, and a second end opposite to the first end in an axial direction of the worm shaft; a worm wheel with pairs of tooth flanks each pair defining a tooth groove; a housing that houses the worm shaft and the worm wheel and that supports the second end of the worm shaft such that the second end of the worm shaft is able to pivot around the first end of the worm shaft; and a bias member that is supported by the housing and that elastically biases the second end of the worm shaft in a preloading direction Y2 in which a center distance between the worm shaft and the worm wheel decreases, characterized in that a center axis of the worm shaft is offset in an offset direction with respect to a plane that is orthogonal to a center axis of the worm wheel and that passes through a central position of the worm wheel in a tooth width direction, and in a left-handed coordinate system for a case where the worm shaft is configured like a right-hand thread and in a right-handed coordinate system for a case where the worm shaft is configured like a left-hand thread, when a direction toward a first end of the worm shaft in the axial direction is set to correspond to a thumb direction and the preloading direction is set to correspond to an index finger direction, the offset direction corresponds to a middle finger direction. a worm shaft having a first end coupled to an electric motor such that the worm shaft is driven by the electric motor, and a second end opposite to the first end in an axial direction of the worm shaft; a worm wheel with pairs of tooth flanks each pair defining a tooth groove; a housing that houses the worm shaft and the worm wheel and that supports the second end of the worm shaft such that the second end of the worm shaft is able to pivot around the first end of the worm shaft; and a bias member that is supported by the housing and that elastically biases the second end of the worm shaft in a preloading direction Y2 in which a center distance between the worm shaft and the worm wheel decreases, characterized in that a center axis of the worm shaft is offset in an offset direction with respect to a plane that is orthogonal to a center axis of the worm wheel and that passes through a central position of the worm wheel in a tooth width direction, and in a left-handed coordinate system for a case where the worm shaft is configured like a right-hand thread and in a right-handed coordinate system for a case where the worm shaft is configured like a left-hand thread, when a direction toward a first end of the worm shaft in the axial direction is set to correspond to a thumb direction and the preloading direction is set to correspond to an index finger direction, the offset direction corresponds to a middle finger direction.
An article of apparel (800, 1200), wherein the article of apparel is for an upper torso of a wearer and comprises: a torso portion adapted to extend around at least a portion of the wearer's torso in an as-worn position, the torso portion having a front side, a back side, a left shoulder opening, a right shoulder opening, a neck opening, and a torso opening, or the article of apparel is a lower body article of apparel; and a plurality of slits (136, 138, 108, 820, 1240) arranged in a repeating fashion, wherein a spacing (131, 826, 1228) between two adjacent slits (136, 108, 822, 1230) in linear alignment is less than a length of a slit (138, 824, 1232) in non-linear alignment with the two adjacent slits (136, 108, 822, 1230) and that is offset from the two adjacent slits (136, 108, 822, 1230) such that the slit (138, 824, 1232) in non-linear alignment overlies the spacing (131, 826, 1228) between the two adjacent slits (136, 108, 822, 1230) in linear alignment, and the slit (138, 824, 1232) in non-linear alignment is parallel to the two adjacent slits (136, 108, 822, 1230) in linear alignment, and wherein when the article (800, 1200) is stretched perpendicular to the orientation of the slits (136, 138, 108, 820, 1240), the slits (136, 138, 108, 820, 1240) open to provide a direct path through the article (800, 1200) to the body of the wearer, and characterized in that the slits (136, 138, 108, 820, 1240) are skewed from a vertical or horizontal axis of the article (800, 1200), and the angle of the slits (136, 138, 108, 820, 1240) with respect to the vertical or horizontal axis of the article is selected so that the slits (136, 138, 108, 820, 1240) will open in response to stretching forces likely to be applied to a particular portion of the article into which the slits (136, 138, 108, 820, 1240) are integrated.
A process for plugging a wellbore, wherein the process comprises the steps of: a) installing a choke device into the wellbore, the device having a through bore with a predetermined diameter; b) injecting a settable medium into the wellbore; characterised in that the step of installing the choke device comprises pumping the choke device down the wellbore. a) installing a choke device into the wellbore, the device having a through bore with a predetermined diameter; b) injecting a settable medium into the wellbore;
Apparatus for determining volume of a vessel, the apparatus comprising an elongated catheter extending between a proximal end and a distal end, an inflatable expandable element located on the catheter adjacent the distal end thereof with the catheter extending through the expandable element, so that on inflating of the expandable element, the expandable element defines with the catheter an annular hollow interior region, the expandable element being adapted to define the interior of the vessel on inflating of the expandable element in the vessel, at least one stimulating electrode located on one of the catheter and the expandable element within the expandable element, a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart sensing electrodes located on one of the catheter and the expandable element within the expandable element longitudinally spaced apart from the at least one stimulating electrode, a communicating means communicating with the hollow interior region of the expandable element for accommodating an electrically conductive inflating medium, a signal generating means for applying an electrical stimulus signal to the at least one stimulating electrode, a signal processing means for reading respective signals from at least some of the sensing electrodes in response to the stimulus signal and for computing the volume of the inflated expandable element between at least two axially spaced apart locations from the signals read from the sensing electrodes, the signal processing means being adapted for outputting a signal indicative of a graphical representation of the approximate external longitudinal profile of the expandable element, and a visual display screen responsive to signals produced by the signal processing means for displaying the graphical representation of the approximate external longitudinal profile of the expandable element, characterised in that the visual display screen is responsive to signals produced by the signal processing means for displaying a graphical representation of at least some of the sensing electrodes superimposed on the graphical representation of the approximate external longitudinal profile of the expandable element displayed thereon, the locations between which the volume of the expandable element is computable are selectable, and an input means (45,46) is provided for facilitating inputting of a signal to the signal processing means for selecting two of the sensing electrodes corresponding to the locations between which the volume of the expandable element is to be computed.
A tubular reaction vessel comprising a longitudinally-extending wall with a space thereinside, wherein a silicon deposition feedstock gas inflow opening and a deposited silicon discharge opening are provided at an upper portion and a lower end portion respectively, and a plurality of flow resistance-increasing regions are created on a wall surface of the tubular reaction vessel that is contacted with a feedstock gas, wherein each flow resistance-increasing region is at least one of protrudent or concave regions.
A fully-dense, fluid tight, low friction coating system comprising: a substrate; a thermal spray-fused underlying layer on the substrate, said thermal spray-fused underlying layer produced from a blend comprising a tungsten carbide-based material and a self-fluxing alloy, wherein said tungsten carbide-based material is in an amount no greater than 70 wt% based on a total weight of the underlying layer, with the balance SFA, said fully dense, fluid tight low friction coating system characterized by an absence of a polymeric or non-polymeric sealant, and further wherein said fully-dense coating system is characterized by a substantial absence of a visually detectable interconnected porosity; and a low friction layer extending above said thermal spray-fused underlying layer, wherein said low friction layer comprises a diamond-like carbon layer. a substrate; a thermal spray-fused underlying layer on the substrate, said thermal spray-fused underlying layer produced from a blend comprising a tungsten carbide-based material and a self-fluxing alloy, wherein said tungsten carbide-based material is in an amount no greater than 70 wt% based on a total weight of the underlying layer, with the balance SFA, said fully dense, fluid tight low friction coating system characterized by an absence of a polymeric or non-polymeric sealant, and further wherein said fully-dense coating system is characterized by a substantial absence of a visually detectable interconnected porosity; and a low friction layer extending above said thermal spray-fused underlying layer, wherein said low friction layer comprises a diamond-like carbon layer.
Base module assembly (2, 3) for a heat pump, preferably a heat pump dryer, comprising a base module which is designed to form, at least in portions, a process air space to receive at least one evaporator of the heat pump, the base module having at least one condensate collection basin which is designed to receive condensate from the evaporator, and comprising an insert element which is arranged within the condensate collection basin and is designed to receive at least the evaporator from above, and the insert element being designed to supply condensate from the evaporator via a discharge opening to the condensate collection basin, characterised in that the insert element is formed from a foamed material, preferably from expanded polystyrene or polypropylene, the insert element having, on the lower face thereof, a plurality of integrally formed contact elements which stand on the base of the condensate collection basin, and in that the base module has at least one projection, and in that the insert element has at least one projection which underlaps the projection of the base module.
A process for removing pollutants from a flue gas, wherein the pollutant is selected from the group consisting of Hg 0, SO 2, NO x and mixtures thereof, comprising treating the flue gas with a liquid absorbent comprising (i) a precursor of chlorine dioxide and (ii) an organic ionic liquid, and releasing a purified flue gas into the atmosphere, characterised in that the liquid absorbent consists of two immiscible phases, one phase consisting of an aqueous solution of the precursor of chlorine dioxide, and the other phase consisting of the organic ionic liquid, wherein the process further comprises the step of recovering sulfate salt, nitrate salt or both from the aqueous component of the liquid absorbent, wherein the precursor of chlorine dioxide is an aqueous solution of chlorite (ClO 2 -).
A side-emitting optical element for a light emitting device, the optical element comprising a sintered ceramic body of a first layer and a second layer arranged on said first layer, wherein said first layer comprises a wavelength converting material, the porosity of said second layer is higher than the porosity of said first layer, and pores in said second layer are arranged to provide scattering of a light beam, such that when the first layer of said optical element is positioned on a light emitting surface of a light emitting device emitting the light beam, said light beam is emitted essentially at a side surface of the first layer.
Driver protection system for a vehicle, comprising a restraining bow frame which is pivotable about a pivot axis between a securing position in which the restraining bow frame secures a driver from falling out of the vehicle, and a release position in which the restraining bow frame permits the driver to climb out of the vehicle, characterised in that the restraining bow frame in the release position is displaced relative to the securing position in the direction of the pivot axis.
A registration device for the registration of facial topographic parameters, comprising a base member, wherein the base member comprises a transverse section, the base member having an anterior side and a posterior side, wherein the transverse section, in a central section thereof, comprises a coupling means for rotationally immobile coupling to a referencing member, the base member further comprising two occlusal plane indicators (14a, 14b), wherein on each lateral side of the transverse section an occlusal plane indicator extends in a posterior direction from the transverse section and is rotationally immobile connected to the transverse section and wherein the occlusal plane indicators extend in a common plane, two mandibular condyle indicator pointers (16a, 16b), each mandibular condyle indicator pointer being linked to the base member in a mobile linkage relationship allowing displacement of each mandibular condyle indicator pointer relative to the base member in a respective sagittal plane, wherein the sagittal planes are perpendicular to the common plane of the occlusal plane indicators, and the mandibular condyle indicator pointers are provided on different lateral sides of the central section of the transverse section, wherein a tragus indicator (17a, 17b) is pivotably coupled to each mandibular condyle indicator pointer and a pivot axis (170a, 170b) of each tragus indicator is coincident with an axis of the respective mandibular condyle indicator pointer. a base member, wherein the base member comprises a transverse section, the base member having an anterior side and a posterior side, wherein the transverse section, in a central section thereof, comprises a coupling means for rotationally immobile coupling to a referencing member, the base member further comprising two occlusal plane indicators (14a, 14b), wherein on each lateral side of the transverse section an occlusal plane indicator extends in a posterior direction from the transverse section and is rotationally immobile connected to the transverse section and wherein the occlusal plane indicators extend in a common plane, two mandibular condyle indicator pointers (16a, 16b), each mandibular condyle indicator pointer being linked to the base member in a mobile linkage relationship allowing displacement of each mandibular condyle indicator pointer relative to the base member in a respective sagittal plane, wherein the sagittal planes are perpendicular to the common plane of the occlusal plane indicators, and the mandibular condyle indicator pointers are provided on different lateral sides of the central section of the transverse section, wherein a tragus indicator (17a, 17b) is pivotably coupled to each mandibular condyle indicator pointer and a pivot axis (170a, 170b) of each tragus indicator is coincident with an axis of the respective mandibular condyle indicator pointer.
A breathing therapy machine having an optimized auto-adjust capability comprising: a. a blower, for delivering air to a user of said device at a pressure; b. a processor, for controlling said blower; c. non-volatile memory, accessible by said processor, said non-volatile memory containing operational programming; d. an airflow sensor, electrically connected to said processor for gathering data regarding the volume of airflow to said patient, said operational programming producing an airflow waveform from said gathered data; and e. a flow limitation detection module, stored in said non-volatile memory as part of said operational programming, wherein said flow limitation detection module is configured to detect a flow limitation condition by: grouping data points sampled from an inspiration portion of the airflow waveform into a plurality of bins; for each bin, calculating an average slope value using the data points within the bin; computing a plurality of variance values, wherein each variance value is computed by defining a moving window that utilizes average slope values calculated for at least three of the bins; and selecting and analyzing a lowest variance value of the plurality of variance values to determine if the flow limitation condition exists. a. a blower, for delivering air to a user of said device at a pressure; b. a processor, for controlling said blower; c. non-volatile memory, accessible by said processor, said non-volatile memory containing operational programming; d. an airflow sensor, electrically connected to said processor for gathering data regarding the volume of airflow to said patient, said operational programming producing an airflow waveform from said gathered data; and e. a flow limitation detection module, stored in said non-volatile memory as part of said operational programming, wherein said flow limitation detection module is configured to detect a flow limitation condition by: grouping data points sampled from an inspiration portion of the airflow waveform into a plurality of bins; for each bin, calculating an average slope value using the data points within the bin; computing a plurality of variance values, wherein each variance value is computed by defining a moving window that utilizes average slope values calculated for at least three of the bins; and selecting and analyzing a lowest variance value of the plurality of variance values to determine if the flow limitation condition exists. grouping data points sampled from an inspiration portion of the airflow waveform into a plurality of bins; for each bin, calculating an average slope value using the data points within the bin; computing a plurality of variance values, wherein each variance value is computed by defining a moving window that utilizes average slope values calculated for at least three of the bins; and selecting and analyzing a lowest variance value of the plurality of variance values to determine if the flow limitation condition exists.
An apparatus for shredding value documents having at least two mutually counter-rotatable roller-shaped cutting devices (1, 1') which are disposed opposite each other with reference to a transport path of the value documents and which respectively have on their surfaces a multiplicity of cutting edges, wherein the cutting edges of the two cutting devices mutually engage with each other on the mutually facing front sides of the two cutting devices in order to cut the value documents, fed along the transport path, with the aid of the cutting edges into a multiplicity of value document shreds, wherein to each of the cutting devices (1, 1') a stripper is allocated which has several stripper elements (2, 2') arranged to be mutually parallel and which are arranged sch that the stripper elements (2, 2') engage between the cutting edges of the respective cutting device in order to remove the value document shreds from the cutting edges of the respective cutting device, - that the shape of the stripper elements (2, 2') is chosen such that the stripper elements (2, 2') engage between the cutting edges of the respective cutting device at the front side of the respective cutting device, said front side facing the transport path of the value documents, characterized in - that the stripper elements at the lowermost angular position of the cutting device have a radial distance (d) of at least 10 mm from the surface of the cutting device, and - that the shape of the stripper elements is chosen such that the distance (d) which the stripper elements have from the surface of the cutting device increases throughout from an overlapping azimuthal angle portion (ω) of the cutting device, in which the respective stripper elements (2, 2') overlap with the outer contour of the respective cutting device (1, 1'), along the direction of rotation of the cutting device. - that the shape of the stripper elements (2, 2') is chosen such that the stripper elements (2, 2') engage between the cutting edges of the respective cutting device at the front side of the respective cutting device, said front side facing the transport path of the value documents, - that the stripper elements at the lowermost angular position of the cutting device have a radial distance (d) of at least 10 mm from the surface of the cutting device, and - that the shape of the stripper elements is chosen such that the distance (d) which the stripper elements have from the surface of the cutting device increases throughout from an overlapping azimuthal angle portion (ω) of the cutting device, in which the respective stripper elements (2, 2') overlap with the outer contour of the respective cutting device (1, 1'), along the direction of rotation of the cutting device.
Camshaft having a tubular outer shaft and an inner shaft which is arranged coaxially thereto and can be rotated at least to a limited extent with respect to the outer shaft, wherein the inner shaft has an end section with a reduced external diameter, the inner shaft being sealed with respect to the outer shaft at the end section, wherein a sealing ring is arranged between the inner shaft and the outer shaft, characterised in that - a plug is provided which is inserted into the outer shaft at the longitudinal end, the inner shaft being sealed with respect to the plug by the sealing ring, - the plug engages around an outer edge of the outer shaft. - a plug is provided which is inserted into the outer shaft at the longitudinal end, the inner shaft being sealed with respect to the plug by the sealing ring, - the plug engages around an outer edge of the outer shaft.
Cleaning device (1, 1') for the manual cleaning of a target surface, having a textile cleaning element which can be fitted over a carrier and/or which is fitted over the carrier and which has a cleaning portion that occupies at least a part of the outer surface of the cleaning element and that is composed of a knitted fabric having a ground stitch structure formed from a ground thread, characterized in that the cleaning portion comprises a first thread, which is in the form of a micro thread or supermicro thread and forms first loops which project beyond the stitch structure, and a second thread, which has a stronger abrasive action than the first thread and forms second loops which project beyond the first loops formed from the first thread.