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Method for protecting an inner wall of a shaft furnace, wherein the furnace wall comprises a lining of cooling staves, the method comprising the steps of: providing at least one injection device through the inner wall of the shaft furnace and through a cooling stave, the injection device being configured to inject protective material into the shaft furnace against the cooling staves; and injecting on demand the protective material into the shaft furnace through the at least one injection device, in such a manner that the protective material builds up to form a protection wall between the interior of the shaft furnace and the cooling staves lining the furnace wall, wherein the hot face of the cooling stave comprises a profile with ribs and grooves, wherein the step of providing the injection device through the cooling stave comprises the step of passing the injection device through a rib or a groove of the profile of the hot face of the cooling stave. providing at least one injection device through the inner wall of the shaft furnace and through a cooling stave, the injection device being configured to inject protective material into the shaft furnace against the cooling staves; and injecting on demand the protective material into the shaft furnace through the at least one injection device, in such a manner that the protective material builds up to form a protection wall between the interior of the shaft furnace and the cooling staves lining the furnace wall, wherein the hot face of the cooling stave comprises a profile with ribs and grooves, wherein the step of providing the injection device through the cooling stave comprises the step of passing the injection device through a rib or a groove of the profile of the hot face of the cooling stave.
An apparatus comprising: a hollow elongate tube (701; 801; 901) with a distal tip (702; 802; 902) and an opening (704; 803, 910) on a side of the hollow elongate tube (701; 801; 901), wherein the hollow elongate tube (701; 801; 901) is a needle or other device capable of penetrating heart tissue; a line; a first pledget secured to the line, wherein the line and first pledget are positioned within the hollow elongate tube (701; 801; 901), a catheter, and a second pledget slidably or securedly attached to the line; characterized by a suction cup at the distal end of the catheter and at least a third pledget slidably or securedly attached to the line. a hollow elongate tube (701; 801; 901) with a distal tip (702; 802; 902) and an opening (704; 803, 910) on a side of the hollow elongate tube (701; 801; 901), wherein the hollow elongate tube (701; 801; 901) is a needle or other device capable of penetrating heart tissue; a line; a first pledget secured to the line, wherein the line and first pledget are positioned within the hollow elongate tube (701; 801; 901), a catheter, and a second pledget slidably or securedly attached to the line; characterized by a suction cup at the distal end of the catheter and at least a third pledget slidably or securedly attached to the line.
A luminescence measuring device, comprising: a holder arranged to hold a container for containing a sample; a plate member that holds the holder; a light detector arranged to detect luminescence in the sample, and having a light receiving surface facing a bottom surface of the container; a temperature control unit arranged to perform control of a temperature of the light detector; and a ventilator which is provided with an air drying unit arranged to dry air, wherein the ventilator is arranged to send dry air to the light receiving surface of the light detector, and wherein the temperature control unit is provided on a side face of the light detector, characterized in that the temperature control unit is provided with a flow path therein, and the ventilator is arranged to perform the air sending via the flow path in the temperature control unit, whereby the dry air is temperature-adjusted by passing through the flow path. a holder arranged to hold a container for containing a sample; a plate member that holds the holder; a light detector arranged to detect luminescence in the sample, and having a light receiving surface facing a bottom surface of the container; a temperature control unit arranged to perform control of a temperature of the light detector; and a ventilator which is provided with an air drying unit arranged to dry air, wherein the ventilator is arranged to send dry air to the light receiving surface of the light detector, and wherein the temperature control unit is provided on a side face of the light detector, characterized in that the temperature control unit is provided with a flow path therein, and the ventilator is arranged to perform the air sending via the flow path in the temperature control unit, whereby the dry air is temperature-adjusted by passing through the flow path.
A method for estimating the ageing of an exhaust gas sensor placed in an exhaust line of a diesel internal combustion engine of an industrial vehicle, the method being executed automatically by an electronic control unit of the industrial vehicle, wherein the method includes: - acquiring an initial value of an estimated remaining lifetime of the exhaust gas sensor; - measuring the time spent by the engine in each of several predefined engine operation modes during a predefined time period; - for each of the engine operation modes, calculating a lifetime loss value depending on the time spent by the engine in said engine operation mode during the predefined time period and on a predefined ageing rate associated to said engine operation mode; - updating the estimated remaining lifetime value by subtracting each calculated lifetime loss value from the initial value, wherein the engine is automatically switched between the predefined engine operation modes based on measured values of engine operation variables, each engine operation mode being associated to predefined reference values of the engine operation variables, each engine operation mode being selected when the measured engine operation variables correspond to the predefined reference values associated to this engine operation mode, and wherein at least two engine operation variables are selected from the group comprising: the fuel consumption rate of the engine, the nitrogen oxide gases emission rate of the engine, the soot emission rate of the engine. - acquiring an initial value of an estimated remaining lifetime of the exhaust gas sensor; - measuring the time spent by the engine in each of several predefined engine operation modes during a predefined time period; - for each of the engine operation modes, calculating a lifetime loss value depending on the time spent by the engine in said engine operation mode during the predefined time period and on a predefined ageing rate associated to said engine operation mode; - updating the estimated remaining lifetime value by subtracting each calculated lifetime loss value from the initial value, wherein the engine is automatically switched between the predefined engine operation modes based on measured values of engine operation variables, each engine operation mode being associated to predefined reference values of the engine operation variables, each engine operation mode being selected when the measured engine operation variables correspond to the predefined reference values associated to this engine operation mode, and wherein at least two engine operation variables are selected from the group comprising: the fuel consumption rate of the engine, the nitrogen oxide gases emission rate of the engine, the soot emission rate of the engine.
A check valve comprising: a valve housing defining at least one valve opening; first and second flapper elements, each flapper element comprising at least one mounting lug configured to receive a shaft for rotation relative thereto and having a row of teeth for engaging complementary teeth on a mounting lug of the other flapper element, and being pivotably mounted to the valve housing for rotation relative thereto between a fully open position, in which they permit fluid flow through the at least one valve opening, and a closed position, in which they prevent fluid flow through the valve opening, wherein the first and second flapper elements are engaged with each other via their respective rows of teeth; and at least one shaft received in the mounting lugs of the first and second flapper elements, characterised in that: each mounting lug includes a non-toothed surface at one end of the respective row of teeth for contacting a complementary surface on the mounting lug of the other flapper element when the flapper elements are in the fully open position, such that the non-toothed surface acts as a stop surface to prevent the movement of each flapper element beyond a maximum desired opening angle, wherein the non-toothed surface is generally planar. a valve housing defining at least one valve opening; first and second flapper elements, each flapper element comprising at least one mounting lug configured to receive a shaft for rotation relative thereto and having a row of teeth for engaging complementary teeth on a mounting lug of the other flapper element, and being pivotably mounted to the valve housing for rotation relative thereto between a fully open position, in which they permit fluid flow through the at least one valve opening, and a closed position, in which they prevent fluid flow through the valve opening, wherein the first and second flapper elements are engaged with each other via their respective rows of teeth; and at least one shaft received in the mounting lugs of the first and second flapper elements, characterised in that: each mounting lug includes a non-toothed surface at one end of the respective row of teeth for contacting a complementary surface on the mounting lug of the other flapper element when the flapper elements are in the fully open position, such that the non-toothed surface acts as a stop surface to prevent the movement of each flapper element beyond a maximum desired opening angle, wherein the non-toothed surface is generally planar.
A computer-implemented method for editing an image using an image-editing application, the method comprising: displaying a master control for adjusting a plurality of luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122) of the image-editing application to edit the image; automatically defining a mathematical relationship between a master control value of the master control and values of each control of the plurality of luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122), wherein each mathematical relationship depends on at least one luminance characteristic of the image; based on input received to modify the master control value and the defined mathematical relationship between the master control value and the values of each of the luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122) dependent on the at least one luminance characteristic of the image, modifying values of the plurality of luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122); and adjusting the image based on the modified values of the plurality of luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122). displaying a master control for adjusting a plurality of luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122) of the image-editing application to edit the image; automatically defining a mathematical relationship between a master control value of the master control and values of each control of the plurality of luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122), wherein each mathematical relationship depends on at least one luminance characteristic of the image; based on input received to modify the master control value and the defined mathematical relationship between the master control value and the values of each of the luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122) dependent on the at least one luminance characteristic of the image, modifying values of the plurality of luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122); and adjusting the image based on the modified values of the plurality of luminance editing controls (112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122).
A method for applying a liner-free label to a glass or polyethylene terephthalate substrate, the method comprising: providing a liner-free label obtainable by applying to a paper face sheet a non-tacky polymeric blend comprising: a) a styrene acrylic resin dissolved in a solvent; and b) a styrene acrylic emulsion polymer dispersed in a liquid, wherein the solvent and the liquid evaporate and the styrene acrylic resin forms a continuous film and the styrene acrylic emulsion polymer forms a continuous film or discrete particles, to form a non-tacky polymeric coating, activating the non-tacky polymeric coating on the paper face sheet of the label with an activating fluid comprising water and one or more organic solvents to form a tacky coating, and contacting the label to the substrate, wherein the face sheet has a moisture vapor transmission rate of greater than 150 g/m 2 /24h as measured using the TAPPI T448 om-09 standard protocol. providing a liner-free label obtainable by applying to a paper face sheet a non-tacky polymeric blend comprising: a) a styrene acrylic resin dissolved in a solvent; and b) a styrene acrylic emulsion polymer dispersed in a liquid, wherein the solvent and the liquid evaporate and the styrene acrylic resin forms a continuous film and the styrene acrylic emulsion polymer forms a continuous film or discrete particles, to form a non-tacky polymeric coating, a) a styrene acrylic resin dissolved in a solvent; and b) a styrene acrylic emulsion polymer dispersed in a liquid, activating the non-tacky polymeric coating on the paper face sheet of the label with an activating fluid comprising water and one or more organic solvents to form a tacky coating, and contacting the label to the substrate,
Valve train for an internal combustion engine, comprising at least one main camshaft, on which at least one cam carrier having valve-actuating cams is provided, said cam carrier being rotationally fixed and capable of axial movement between at least two axial positions, wherein a shifting gate is associated with the cam carrier for axial movement by means of an actuator, which shifting gate has two gate tracks (8, 9) on the perimeter of the shifting gate, which extend oppositely in the axial direction, are partially spaced apart from each other and lead into each other at a mouth point, wherein both of the gate tracks (8, 9) respectively have an axial projection (18, 19) toward a gate track wall (16, 17) bounding the other of the gate tracks (9, 8) in the axial direction, wherein the axial projections (18, 19) of the gate tracks (8, 9) are arranged offset from one another in the peripheral direction.
A kitchen appliance, in particular a mixer, comprising a housing, on which a vessel is arranged, wherein the housing has a vessel receiving area, to which the vessel can be connected, wherein the vessel and the vessel receiving area have electric contacts (5, 6, 7, 8) for connecting an electric device of the vessel, in particular a heating device and/or a measuring device, to a power supply of the kitchen appliance, characterized in that the vessel receiving area and/or the vessel have a positioning device, which is embodied to position the electric contacts (5, 6) of the vessel and the electric contacts (7, 8) of the vessel receiving area relative to one another in an active manner, so that they can be transferred from a separated position into a contact position, so as to establish an electric connection between the vessel and the kitchen appliance, wherein the contacts (5, 6) of the vessel are movably arranged on the vessel and/or the contacts (7, 8) of the vessel receiving area are movably arranged on the vessel receiving area.
A method of controlling the output of a light fixture that includes a first light source and a second light source, the method comprising: determining a desired color coordinate within a color space; determining a first light source coordinate within the color space for the first light source (110A-G); calculating a first separation between the desired color coordinate and the first light source coordinate; setting a first control value for the first light source (110A-G) based on the first separation; determining a second light source coordinate within the color space for the second light source (110A-G); calculating a second separation between the desired color coordinate and the second light source coordinate; setting a second control value for the second light source (110A-G) based on the second separation; modifying the first control value for the first light source (110A-G); calculating a light fixture output based on the modified first control value for the first light source (110A-G) and the second control value for the second light source (110A-G); determining a light fixture output coordinate within the color space based on the light fixture output; calculating a third separation between the light fixture output coordinate and the desired color coordinate; and driving the first light source (110A-G) based on the modified first control value and the second light source (110A-G) based on the second control value when the iteratively determined third separation is less than or equal to a threshold value. determining a desired color coordinate within a color space; determining a first light source coordinate within the color space for the first light source (110A-G); calculating a first separation between the desired color coordinate and the first light source coordinate; setting a first control value for the first light source (110A-G) based on the first separation; determining a second light source coordinate within the color space for the second light source (110A-G); calculating a second separation between the desired color coordinate and the second light source coordinate; setting a second control value for the second light source (110A-G) based on the second separation; modifying the first control value for the first light source (110A-G); calculating a light fixture output based on the modified first control value for the first light source (110A-G) and the second control value for the second light source (110A-G); determining a light fixture output coordinate within the color space based on the light fixture output; calculating a third separation between the light fixture output coordinate and the desired color coordinate; and driving the first light source (110A-G) based on the modified first control value and the second light source (110A-G) based on the second control value when the iteratively determined third separation is less than or equal to a threshold value.
Assembly of a protection cover and a metallic anchor clamp of a fastening retainer of a vehicle cable tie, the cover comprising a vertical central hollow body portion, extending along a vertical axis from a top extremity to a bottom extremity, provided for vertically inserting a body part of the metallic anchor clamp; said central hollow body portion comprising retention means (34, 36) configured to provide a retention force (Fr) onto the body part of the metallic anchor clamp; and at least two lateral hollow body portions (24, 25) peripherally distributed around the vertical central hollow body portion, each lateral hollow body portion comprising anchoring hooks (30, 32) guiding means (40, 42) provided for insertion and arrangement of anchoring hooks (30, 32) of the metallic anchor clamp inside the lateral hollow body portions (24, 25). a vertical central hollow body portion, extending along a vertical axis from a top extremity to a bottom extremity, provided for vertically inserting a body part of the metallic anchor clamp; said central hollow body portion comprising retention means (34, 36) configured to provide a retention force (Fr) onto the body part of the metallic anchor clamp; and at least two lateral hollow body portions (24, 25) peripherally distributed around the vertical central hollow body portion, each lateral hollow body portion comprising anchoring hooks (30, 32) guiding means (40, 42) provided for insertion and arrangement of anchoring hooks (30, 32) of the metallic anchor clamp inside the lateral hollow body portions (24, 25).
A developing device used in an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the developing device comprising: a developer bearing member configured to bear a developer and develop an electrostatic latent image; a supply member configured to supply the developer to the developer bearing member, to be arranged to form a nip portion between the supply member and the developer bearing member, characterized in that the supply member is configured to rotate in a direction in which, when the developing device is mounted on the electrophotographic image forming apparatus for use, in the gravity direction, its surface moves from an upper end to a lower end of the nip portion, the developer bearing member is configured to rotate in a direction in which, when the developing device is mounted on the electrophotographic image forming apparatus for use, its surface moves from the upper end to the lower end of the nip portion, and a temporary storage portion for developer is formed above the supply member and the developer bearing member, the developing device further comprising containing means configured to be arranged, when the developing device is mounted on the electrophotographic image forming apparatus for use, below the supply member in the gravity direction and contain the developer; and a conveyance member configured to be arranged, when the developing device is mounted on the electrophotographic image forming apparatus for use, below the supply member in the gravity direction and to convey the developer contained in the containing means onto the supply member. a developer bearing member configured to bear a developer and develop an electrostatic latent image; a supply member configured to supply the developer to the developer bearing member, to be arranged to form a nip portion between the supply member and the developer bearing member, characterized in that the supply member is configured to rotate in a direction in which, when the developing device is mounted on the electrophotographic image forming apparatus for use, in the gravity direction, its surface moves from an upper end to a lower end of the nip portion, the developer bearing member is configured to rotate in a direction in which, when the developing device is mounted on the electrophotographic image forming apparatus for use, its surface moves from the upper end to the lower end of the nip portion, and a temporary storage portion for developer is formed above the supply member and the developer bearing member, the developing device further comprising containing means configured to be arranged, when the developing device is mounted on the electrophotographic image forming apparatus for use, below the supply member in the gravity direction and contain the developer; and a conveyance member configured to be arranged, when the developing device is mounted on the electrophotographic image forming apparatus for use, below the supply member in the gravity direction and to convey the developer contained in the containing means onto the supply member.