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Device for sterilising and/or bactericidal treatment of closures for closing bottles or containers, with a transport system for moving the closures through at least one treatment zone, in which the closures are sterilised and/or dried, wherein the transport system, in the at least one treatment zone, comprises at least one rotor which can be driven such as to circulate about a machine axis or rotor axis, with a plurality of closure receivers formed at the circumference of this rotor and oriented vertically, by means of which the closures are moved through the at least one treatment zone on a treatment segment between a closure inlet and a closure outlet, and wherein the device is accommodated inside a housing, characterised in that at least one vertically oriented closure receiver is assigned an actuating device which engages at least partially in the housing for the purpose of applying an actuation movement, by means of at least one actuator, to a closure received in this closure receiver, and wherein the at least one actuator is movably connected by means of at least one bellows to at least one opening (3.1) of the housing.
A method for probing a device under test comprising a plurality of dies, said method comprising: (a) receiving an image of a probe used to test a device under test through a single optical path of a microscope; (b) substantially focusing said microscope on said probe; and (c) based upon said substantially focusing, determining a vertical height adjustment between said probe and said device under test, wherein said receiving said image and said substantially focusing said microscope are performed for a plurality of different dies of said device under test to determine a plurality of said vertical height adjustments, characterised in that said plurality of vertical height adjustments are used to adjust a distance between said device under test and said probe for a die other than one of said plurality of different dies. (a) receiving an image of a probe used to test a device under test through a single optical path of a microscope; (b) substantially focusing said microscope on said probe; and (c) based upon said substantially focusing, determining a vertical height adjustment between said probe and said device under test, wherein said receiving said image and said substantially focusing said microscope are performed for a plurality of different dies of said device under test to determine a plurality of said vertical height adjustments, characterised in that said plurality of vertical height adjustments are used to adjust a distance between said device under test and said probe for a die other than one of said plurality of different dies.
A spark sensing device for detecting radiation of a spark comprising a sensor element and an optical element that transfers detected radiation in form of a collection beam to the sensor element, wherein the optical element is made of optically transparent material and the sensor element has a viewing angle in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the optical element shapes the collection beam of the sensor element to be asymmetrical whereby the viewing angle of the sensor element is wider in the first direction than in the second direction, wherein the optical element is a lens or a combination of a lens and a light guide and the optical element shapes the collection beam such that the viewing angle of the sensor element is wider than 160°, preferably wider than 180°, in the first direction, characterized in that the optical element is rotationally asymmetrical and wherein the optical element is an aspheric lens in the first direction.
Floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner, said floor nozzle having a textile surface cleaning function and comprising a floor body, a suction head which is arranged at the floor body, and a suction mouth which is arranged at the suction head, wherein the suction mouth has a first boundary wall with a first suction edge and has, in spaced relation to the first boundary wall, a second boundary wall with a second suction edge (76; 130), wherein the first suction edge and the second suction edge (76; 130) are provided for extending into textile material of a textile surface, the first boundary wall has a first inner side and a first outer side, the second boundary wall has a second inner side and a second outer side, the first inner side faces towards the second inner side and a suction opening is formed between the first inner side and the second inner side, wherein formed in the suction head is at least one flow path (102, 102') through which air from a surrounding of the floor nozzle is suppliable through the suction head to the first suction edge on the first outer side and/or to the second suction edge on the second outer side, characterized in that the suction head has a first bottom wall which is connected to the first boundary wall and has a second bottom wall which is connected to the second boundary wall, wherein formed at the first bottom wall is at least one opening as an outlet of the at least one flow path and/or formed at the second bottom wall is at least one opening as an outlet of the at least one flow path.
Eccentric screw pump, comprising: - a rotor which extends along a rotor longitudinal axis from a drive end to a free end, - a stator housing with an interior space which extends along the longitudinal axis from a stator inlet opening to a stator outlet opening and is designed to receive the rotor, - a drive motor with a drive shaft which is coupled with the rotor to transmit a torque, - a first cardan joint which is used in the transmission of the torque between the drive shaft and the rotor, - a stator outlet flange which is arranged behind the rotor in the direction of flow, characterised in that the stator outlet flange comprises a flange connection plane which is not oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. - a rotor which extends along a rotor longitudinal axis from a drive end to a free end, - a stator housing with an interior space which extends along the longitudinal axis from a stator inlet opening to a stator outlet opening and is designed to receive the rotor, - a drive motor with a drive shaft which is coupled with the rotor to transmit a torque, - a first cardan joint which is used in the transmission of the torque between the drive shaft and the rotor, - a stator outlet flange which is arranged behind the rotor in the direction of flow,
Drive arrangement for the motor-driven adjustment of an adjustable element in a motor vehicle, the drive arrangement having two electrical drives (2, 3) and a control device, the drives (2, 3), in the fitted state, acting in the same way on the adjustable element and having a substantially identical configuration, apart from tolerance-related discrepancies, and the drives (2, 3), in the fitted state, being coupled to the adjustable element in such a way that the drive speeds of the two drives (2, 3) are always identical to one another during a motor-driven adjustment, characterized in that the control device has a power controller which, in the fitted state, in particular during the motor-driven adjustment of the adjustable element, subjects the electrical power that is output respectively to the two drives (2, 3) to closed-loop control, for the purpose of compensating for the tolerance-related discrepancies, in such a way that an identical electrical power consumption is established for both drives (2, 3).
Opto-fluidic component part for forming an optical path for electromagnetic radiation, wherein the opto-fluidic component comprises: a housing having a cavity that is filled with at least one fluid component (106, 108, 110) in order to guide the radiation, wherein the housing is tubular and the cavity formed therein has a circular, polygonal or elliptic cross section, a control unit (114, 124, 134, 140; 138, 150) for varying of the optical properties of the fluid component in a controlled manner, wherein the control unit comprises a flexible film having at least one electrically conductive element, which film is produced separately from the housing and is arranged on one of the inner faces of a wall which delimits the cavity, which inner faces face the fluid component. a housing having a cavity that is filled with at least one fluid component (106, 108, 110) in order to guide the radiation, wherein the housing is tubular and the cavity formed therein has a circular, polygonal or elliptic cross section, a control unit (114, 124, 134, 140; 138, 150) for varying of the optical properties of the fluid component in a controlled manner, wherein the control unit comprises a flexible film having at least one electrically conductive element, which film is produced separately from the housing and is arranged on one of the inner faces of a wall which delimits the cavity, which inner faces face the fluid component.
A reactor system for use in the production of methanol from synthesis gas comprising: (a) a first reactor adapted to be maintained under methanol synthesis conditions having inlet means for supply of synthesis gas and outlet means for recovery of a first methanol-containing stream, said first reactor being charged with a first volume of a methanol synthesis catalyst through which the synthesis gas flows and on which in use, partial conversion of the synthesis gas to a product gas mixture comprising methanol and un-reacted synthesis gas will occur adiabatically; and (b) a second reactor adapted to be maintained under methanol synthesis conditions having inlet means for supply of the gaseous first methanol-containing stream, outlet means for recovery of a second methanol-containing stream and cooling means, said second reactor being charged with a second volume of a methanol synthesis catalyst through which the gaseous first methanol-containing stream flows outwardly from the inlet means and on which, in use, further conversion of the synthesis gas to a product gas mixture comprising methanol will occur, wherein the first and second reactors are located in separate reactors and the outlet means of the first reactor is connected to provide the first methanol containing stream to the inlet of the second reactor and the second volume of catalyst is arranged such that the product stream from the first reactor flows radially from a central inlet through the second catalyst volume to an outlet collector located at a reactor wall. (a) a first reactor adapted to be maintained under methanol synthesis conditions having inlet means for supply of synthesis gas and outlet means for recovery of a first methanol-containing stream, said first reactor being charged with a first volume of a methanol synthesis catalyst through which the synthesis gas flows and on which in use, partial conversion of the synthesis gas to a product gas mixture comprising methanol and un-reacted synthesis gas will occur adiabatically; and (b) a second reactor adapted to be maintained under methanol synthesis conditions having inlet means for supply of the gaseous first methanol-containing stream, outlet means for recovery of a second methanol-containing stream and cooling means, said second reactor being charged with a second volume of a methanol synthesis catalyst through which the gaseous first methanol-containing stream flows outwardly from the inlet means and on which, in use, further conversion of the synthesis gas to a product gas mixture comprising methanol will occur, wherein the first and second reactors are located in separate reactors and the outlet means of the first reactor is connected to provide the first methanol containing stream to the inlet of the second reactor and the second volume of catalyst is arranged such that the product stream from the first reactor flows radially from a central inlet through the second catalyst volume to an outlet collector located at a reactor wall.
A steam system control method comprising: a normal time blow-off valve control step of controlling an opening of a blow-off valve which controls an amount of steam discharged from a low-pressure header storing low-pressure steam based on an MV value, wherein the MV value is generated based on a PV value obtained by measuring a pressure of steam in the low-pressure header and a set SV value; a step of generating a trip signal when a turbine is tripped, wherein the turbine is driven by high-pressure steam supplied from a high-pressure header storing the high-pressure steam and steam discharged from the turbine is supplied to the low-pressure header; and a trip time blow-off valve control step of controlling the opening of the blow-off valve by changing the MV value or the SV value to a determined trip time set value in response to the trip signal. a normal time blow-off valve control step of controlling an opening of a blow-off valve which controls an amount of steam discharged from a low-pressure header storing low-pressure steam based on an MV value, wherein the MV value is generated based on a PV value obtained by measuring a pressure of steam in the low-pressure header and a set SV value; a step of generating a trip signal when a turbine is tripped, wherein the turbine is driven by high-pressure steam supplied from a high-pressure header storing the high-pressure steam and steam discharged from the turbine is supplied to the low-pressure header; and a trip time blow-off valve control step of controlling the opening of the blow-off valve by changing the MV value or the SV value to a determined trip time set value in response to the trip signal.
Elevator provided with a safety device arrangement, which elevator comprises at least an elevator car traveling along guide rails and a safety brake device for stopping unintended movement of the elevator car, wherein the safety device arrangement comprises a tuning apparatus disposed on the elevator car for detecting a presence on the roof of the elevator car, wherein the tuning apparatus comprises at least a tread base arranged movably, preferably movably in the vertical direction, on top of the roof of the elevator car, a detector of movement of the tread base, characterized by comprising a transmission means in the form of a lever apparatus for activating a safety brake device into a standby state or into a braking state as a consequence of movement of the tread base.
A casting article configured as a core for defining an internal circuitry inside a gas turbine engine part, comprising: a circuit forming portion (98; 198) for forming a portion of the internal circuitry of the gas turbine engine part; an interior channel (91; 191) formed inside of said circuit forming portion (98; 198), said interior channel (91; 191) defining a leaching path that extends at least partially through said circuit forming portion (98; 198); wherein said interior channel (91; 191) includes an inlet for receiving a leaching fluid during post processing of said gas turbine engine part and an outlet for expelling said leaching fluid from said circuit forming portion, and said leaching path extends from said inlet to said outlet; and wherein said circuit forming portion includes at least one engineered failure feature configured to allow the core to intentionally fail during a casting process, and wherein the at least one engineered failure feature includes: one or more porous areas formed into the outer shell body. a circuit forming portion (98; 198) for forming a portion of the internal circuitry of the gas turbine engine part; an interior channel (91; 191) formed inside of said circuit forming portion (98; 198), said interior channel (91; 191) defining a leaching path that extends at least partially through said circuit forming portion (98; 198);
An electronic device capable of being controlled by a non-contact gesture, comprising: a plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), wherein when there is a gesture passing over the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), status of level/levels outputted by output terminals of the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20) is/are changed; a logic circuit (11, 21), wherein a plurality of input terminals of the logic circuit (11, 21) are respectively connected to the output terminals of the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), and the logic circuit (11, 21) is configured to, when there is a change in the levels outputted by the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), generate and output an interrupt signal; a processor (12, 22), coupled respectively to the output terminals of the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), and connected to an output terminal of the logic circuit (11, 21), the processor (12, 22) being configured to receive the interrupt signal, and characterized in that the processor being further configured to each time receiving the interrupt signal, acquire level status at the output terminals of the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20) and save the level status as a set of level status data, compare the level status data against preset data, proceed to receive a next interrupt signal when they are compared to be consistent, and, when having received a predetermined number of the interrupt signals, determine that the gesture is recognized successfully and execute a corresponding command. a plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), wherein when there is a gesture passing over the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), status of level/levels outputted by output terminals of the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20) is/are changed; a logic circuit (11, 21), wherein a plurality of input terminals of the logic circuit (11, 21) are respectively connected to the output terminals of the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), and the logic circuit (11, 21) is configured to, when there is a change in the levels outputted by the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), generate and output an interrupt signal; a processor (12, 22), coupled respectively to the output terminals of the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20), and connected to an output terminal of the logic circuit (11, 21), the processor (12, 22) being configured to receive the interrupt signal, and characterized in that the processor being further configured to each time receiving the interrupt signal, acquire level status at the output terminals of the plurality of infrared sensing units (10, 20) and save the level status as a set of level status data, compare the level status data against preset data, proceed to receive a next interrupt signal when they are compared to be consistent, and, when having received a predetermined number of the interrupt signals, determine that the gesture is recognized successfully and execute a corresponding command.
Method of operating a domestic appliance (1, 10 - 16) by: - receiving data, with respect to at least one operating resource, with items of information about a time-based costs profile of the operating resource, which comprises at least one first time interval (T2, T4) with low costs and second time interval (T1, T3) with high costs for the operating resource, - comparing a time duration of an operation of the domestic appliance (1, 10 - 16) with the first time interval (T2, T4) and - determining a time instant for the start of the operation in dependence on a result of the comparison, characterised by - determining - if the time duration of the operation is longer than the first time interval (T2, T4) - a time-based program segment (6, 7, 8) with a higher consumption, by comparison with other program segments of the operation, of the operating resource on the basis of a time-based consumption profile describing consumption of the operating resource by the domestic appliance (1, 10 - 16) during the operation and - so determining the time instant for the start that the program segment (6, 7, 8) with the high consumption of the operating resource falls into the first time interval (T2, T4). - receiving data, with respect to at least one operating resource, with items of information about a time-based costs profile of the operating resource, which comprises at least one first time interval (T2, T4) with low costs and second time interval (T1, T3) with high costs for the operating resource, - comparing a time duration of an operation of the domestic appliance (1, 10 - 16) with the first time interval (T2, T4) and - determining a time instant for the start of the operation in dependence on a result of the comparison, - determining - if the time duration of the operation is longer than the first time interval (T2, T4) - a time-based program segment (6, 7, 8) with a higher consumption, by comparison with other program segments of the operation, of the operating resource on the basis of a time-based consumption profile describing consumption of the operating resource by the domestic appliance (1, 10 - 16) during the operation and - so determining the time instant for the start that the program segment (6, 7, 8) with the high consumption of the operating resource falls into the first time interval (T2, T4).
A method for calibrating a wet clutch, the clutch comprising: a pump for providing a housing with a hydraulic fluid, a piston being movably disposed in the housing, the piston being movable into an extended position by a preloaded spring and into a retracted position by applying an engagement pressure on the piston by the hydraulic fluid, wherein in the retracted position torque is transmittable through the clutch, a proportional valve disposed between the pump and the housing for regulating a pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the housing, a controller controlling the proportional valve, a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the housing, the method comprising the steps of closing the clutch by sending a pressure profile with fill parameters from the controller to the proportional valve, recording a pressure signal of the hydraulic fluid, comparing the pressure profile with the pressure signal, determining whether at least one defined feature is in the pressure signal that is indicative of errors in the fill parameters, and, if said feature is determined in the pressure signal, modification of the pressure profile by changing at least one of the fill parameters. a pump for providing a housing with a hydraulic fluid, a piston being movably disposed in the housing, the piston being movable into an extended position by a preloaded spring and into a retracted position by applying an engagement pressure on the piston by the hydraulic fluid, wherein in the retracted position torque is transmittable through the clutch, a proportional valve disposed between the pump and the housing for regulating a pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the housing, a controller controlling the proportional valve, a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure of the hydraulic fluid in the housing, the method comprising the steps of closing the clutch by sending a pressure profile with fill parameters from the controller to the proportional valve, recording a pressure signal of the hydraulic fluid, comparing the pressure profile with the pressure signal, determining whether at least one defined feature is in the pressure signal that is indicative of errors in the fill parameters, and, if said feature is determined in the pressure signal, modification of the pressure profile by changing at least one of the fill parameters.