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A tractor trailer coupling assist system comprising: a back-up sensor mountable to a forward surface of the trailer, the back-up sensor being configured and disposed to determine a position of the tractor relative to the trailer; and a driver feedback system mountable to the trailer, the driver feedback system being configured and disposed to provide visual feedback corresponding to the position to the driver, characterized in that the driver feedback system comprises a light bar mounted to the forward surface of the trailer. a back-up sensor mountable to a forward surface of the trailer, the back-up sensor being configured and disposed to determine a position of the tractor relative to the trailer; and a driver feedback system mountable to the trailer, the driver feedback system being configured and disposed to provide visual feedback corresponding to the position to the driver, characterized in that the driver feedback system comprises a light bar mounted to the forward surface of the trailer.
A honeycomb filter comprising: a ceramic honeycomb substrate in which a multitude of cells through which a fluid flows are disposed in parallel in a longitudinal direction and are separated by cell walls, each cell being sealed at an end section at either a fluid inlet side or a fluid outlet side, and a filter layer which, among surfaces of the cell walls, is formed on a surface of the cell walls of those cells in which the end section at the fluid inlet side is open and the end section at the fluid outlet side is sealed by a sealing material, wherein the filter layer comprises spherical ceramic particles, and an average particle size of the spherical ceramic particles increases gradually from the fluid inlet side toward the fluid outlet side, an average particle size of the spherical ceramic particles, measured at an arbitrary single point within a region located at a length of 7.5 to 12.5% of a total length of the ceramic honeycomb substrate in a longitudinal direction from the end section at the fluid inlet side, is from 0.3 to 0.6 μm, and an average particle size of the spherical ceramic particles, measured at an arbitrary single point within a region located at a length of 87.5 to 92.5% from the end section at the fluid inlet side, is from 0.6 to 2.5 μm. a ceramic honeycomb substrate in which a multitude of cells through which a fluid flows are disposed in parallel in a longitudinal direction and are separated by cell walls, each cell being sealed at an end section at either a fluid inlet side or a fluid outlet side, and a filter layer which, among surfaces of the cell walls, is formed on a surface of the cell walls of those cells in which the end section at the fluid inlet side is open and the end section at the fluid outlet side is sealed by a sealing material, wherein the filter layer comprises spherical ceramic particles, and an average particle size of the spherical ceramic particles increases gradually from the fluid inlet side toward the fluid outlet side, an average particle size of the spherical ceramic particles, measured at an arbitrary single point within a region located at a length of 7.5 to 12.5% of a total length of the ceramic honeycomb substrate in a longitudinal direction from the end section at the fluid inlet side, is from 0.3 to 0.6 μm, and an average particle size of the spherical ceramic particles, measured at an arbitrary single point within a region located at a length of 87.5 to 92.5% from the end section at the fluid inlet side, is from 0.6 to 2.5 μm.
Medical microelectrode for implantation into soft tissue of a person or animal resistant to displacement in the tissue by inertia, the electrode having a front end, a rear end and a density at 20 °C of from 0.80 g/cm 3 to 1.15 g/cm 3, in particular from 0.90 g/cm 3 to 1.07 g/cm 3, more particularly from 0.95 g/cm 3 to 1.03 g/cm 3, comprising an electrically conductive tubiform lead comprising or consisting of a metal and/or an electrically conductive polymer characterised in that the lead has an outer surface and a sealed lumen; wherein a portion of the outer surface is electrically insulated.
A sealing insert (1, 100) for sealing a conduit relative to an opening in a wall portion of a building wall, having - an outer sealing portion for sealing against the opening, - a sealing body which bears the outer sealing portion, - a plurality of inner sealing portions for sealing against conduits of different diameter, - a first tensioning device for tensioning the outer sealing portion, wherein the inner sealing portions are uncoupled from the outer sealing portion to avoid influencing by the first tensioning device, wherein the first tensioning device has two tensioning bodies (11a, 11b), movable relative to one another, for tensioning the outer sealing portion, and - a flexible and longitudinally-adjustable compensator portion which connects the outer sealing portion and the inner sealing portions, wherein at least one of the tensioning bodies (11a, 11b) has a supporting surface (29a, 29b, 31a, 31b) which supports the sealing body inwards in a radial direction, whereby an expansion of the sealing body inwards in a radial direction is prevented or considerably reduced, so that a radial expansion of the sealing body outwards is effected from the entire tensioning force applied to tension the outer sealing portion or from at least a majority of this tensioning force, and wherein adjacent, inner sealing portions are connected by means of bridge portions (27a-27e). - an outer sealing portion for sealing against the opening, - a sealing body which bears the outer sealing portion, - a plurality of inner sealing portions for sealing against conduits of different diameter, - a first tensioning device for tensioning the outer sealing portion, wherein the inner sealing portions are uncoupled from the outer sealing portion to avoid influencing by the first tensioning device, wherein the first tensioning device has two tensioning bodies (11a, 11b), movable relative to one another, for tensioning the outer sealing portion, and - a flexible and longitudinally-adjustable compensator portion which connects the outer sealing portion and the inner sealing portions,
An aerosol generating device, comprising: a heating chamber arranged to receive an aerosol substrate, the heating chamber operable to heat the aerosol substrate to generate an aerosol; a first heating element that is fixed relative to the heating chamber; and at least one second heating element that is moveable relative to the heating chamber, characterized in that the at least one second heating element is configured to be moved into contact with the aerosol substrate in response to a first temperature being reached during a heating operation of the aerosol generating device. a heating chamber arranged to receive an aerosol substrate, the heating chamber operable to heat the aerosol substrate to generate an aerosol; a first heating element that is fixed relative to the heating chamber; and at least one second heating element that is moveable relative to the heating chamber, characterized in that the at least one second heating element is configured to be moved into contact with the aerosol substrate in response to a first temperature being reached during a heating operation of the aerosol generating device.
Heating device for a household appliance comprising - a planar carrier with a carrier surface, - at least one electrically conductive layer structure that is thermally sprayed onto said carrier surface and - at least one electrically conductive contact volume (9; 13) applied onto at least one thermally sprayed layer structure, characterised in that - the carrier surface is an electrically insulating carrier surface, and that the at least one contact volume (9; 13) consists of conductive glue, wherein the conductive glue is a reactive 1-C conductive glue. - a planar carrier with a carrier surface, - at least one electrically conductive layer structure that is thermally sprayed onto said carrier surface and - at least one electrically conductive contact volume (9; 13) applied onto at least one thermally sprayed layer structure, characterised in that - the carrier surface is an electrically insulating carrier surface, and that the at least one contact volume (9; 13) consists of conductive glue, wherein the conductive glue is a reactive 1-C conductive glue.
A refrigeration device (1, 101, 201, 301,401, 501, 601) comprising: a compression mechanism configured to compress a refrigerant; a radiator connected to a refrigerant discharge side of said compression mechanism; a first expansion mechanism connected to an exit side of said radiator; a second expansion mechanism (20, 33a, 33b) connected to a refrigerant outflow side of said first expansion mechanism; an evaporator (31, 31a, 31b) connected to the refrigerant outflow side of said second expansion mechanism and to a refrigerant intake side of said compression mechanism; a first internal heat exchanger for causing heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows in a first refrigerant pipe for connecting the exit side of said radiator and an inflow side of said first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows in a second refrigerant pipe for connecting the exit side of said evaporator and the refrigerant inflow side of said compression mechanism; a branch pipe (4, 204, 504, 604) configured to branch from a third refrigerant pipe for connecting the exit side of said radiator and the refrigerant inflow side of said second expansion mechanism, and to merge with said second refrigerant pipe; a third expansion mechanism provided to said branch pipe; and a second internal heat exchanger for causing heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows out from said first expansion mechanism and refrigerant that flows out from said third expansion mechanism. a compression mechanism configured to compress a refrigerant; a radiator connected to a refrigerant discharge side of said compression mechanism; a first expansion mechanism connected to an exit side of said radiator; a second expansion mechanism (20, 33a, 33b) connected to a refrigerant outflow side of said first expansion mechanism; an evaporator (31, 31a, 31b) connected to the refrigerant outflow side of said second expansion mechanism and to a refrigerant intake side of said compression mechanism; a first internal heat exchanger for causing heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows in a first refrigerant pipe for connecting the exit side of said radiator and an inflow side of said first expansion mechanism, and refrigerant that flows in a second refrigerant pipe for connecting the exit side of said evaporator and the refrigerant inflow side of said compression mechanism; a branch pipe (4, 204, 504, 604) configured to branch from a third refrigerant pipe for connecting the exit side of said radiator and the refrigerant inflow side of said second expansion mechanism, and to merge with said second refrigerant pipe; a third expansion mechanism provided to said branch pipe; and a second internal heat exchanger for causing heat to be exchanged between refrigerant that flows out from said first expansion mechanism and refrigerant that flows out from said third expansion mechanism.
Modular system for supporting industrial vehicle mountings, trucks in particular, comprising a dual-axle tractor and at least one of the following base modular elements: • short chassis without wheels; • short chassis with one axle and steering wheels; • short chassis with one axle and double wheels; • long chassis with two axles with steering wheels; • long chassis with two axles with double wheels; characterized in that each base modular element is provided with means for coupling with two adjacent base modular elements, respectively at the front and rear. • short chassis without wheels; • short chassis with one axle and steering wheels; • short chassis with one axle and double wheels; • long chassis with two axles with steering wheels; • long chassis with two axles with double wheels;
Method for producing a ball joint between a piston and a sliding block of a hydrostatic positive-displacement machine, in particular an axial piston machine, wherein the sliding block is fastened to the piston in an articulated manner by means of the ball joint, wherein the ball joint is composed of a ball and a calotte, and the ball is fastened in the calotte by way of a positively locking connection, in which method an edge region of the calotte is deformed in order to enclose the ball in a positively locking manner, characterized in that the positively locking connection of the ball in the calotte is generated by magnetic pulse forming, wherein, to generate the positively locking connection between piston and sliding block, the ball is introduced into the calotte, and the outer edge region of the calotte is subsequently radially inwardly deformed and formed, such that the ball is enclosed in a positively locking manner and is held in the calotte in an articulated manner.
A tubular stiffener made of a polymeric material and intended to be installed around a portion of flexible tube for transporting hydrocarbons to limit the curvature of said portion of flexible tube, said flexible tube providing thermal energy to said tubular stiffener when said flexible tube transports hot hydrocarbons, said tubular stiffener being capable of dissipating the thermal energy provided by said flexible tube; characterised in that said polymeric material is laden with nanoparticles homogeneously disseminated inside the mass of the polymer to be able to dissipate the thermal energy.
Mediation method implemented by a server in a communication network comprising: - a step of obtaining an identifier of a first terminal wanting to obtain a location of a second terminal; - a step for checking whether said second terminal includes specific geolocation means, and if it does, - a step (ETE11, ETE25) of obtaining a location obtained locally by the second terminal; - a step of checking said location obtained locally by the second terminal, by comparing it with a real location of said second terminal obtained from a trusted location server; - a step (ETE13, ETE98, ETE97) of communicating said location (LOL, LR) of the second terminal to the first terminal, said communication comprising the sending (ETE13, ETE99) of a message (M13, M99) to said first terminal, this message including the location obtained locally by said second terminal or the real location of said second terminal. - a step of obtaining an identifier of a first terminal wanting to obtain a location of a second terminal; - a step for checking whether said second terminal includes specific geolocation means, and if it does, - a step (ETE11, ETE25) of obtaining a location obtained locally by the second terminal; - a step of checking said location obtained locally by the second terminal, by comparing it with a real location of said second terminal obtained from a trusted location server; - a step (ETE13, ETE98, ETE97) of communicating said location (LOL, LR) of the second terminal to the first terminal, said communication comprising the sending (ETE13, ETE99) of a message (M13, M99) to said first terminal, this message including the location obtained locally by said second terminal or the real location of said second terminal.
A method of displaying and registering visible-light images and infrared images of a target, the method comprising: providing a camera having a VL camera module comprising visible light optics such that the VL camera module remains in focus at all usable distances, an IR camera module and a display, the VL camera module having a first field of view, the IR camera module having a second FOV different from the first FOV causing a parallax error, the VL camera module producing a first image of the first FOV, the IR camera module producing a second image of the second FOV, and wherein a sensor is mounted within a manual focus mechanism in the IR camera module for determining the distance from the IR camera module to the target in focus; displaying at least portions of the first and second images from the VL camera module and the IR camera module on the display; providing calibration data including first and second image offsets calculated for each focus distance of the manual focus mechanism in the IR camera module; registering the images from the VL camera module and IR camera module on the display by displacing the images from the VL camera module and the IR camera module relative to each other in accordance with the calibration data until registered by changing the focus distance of the manual focus mechanism in the IR camera module. providing a camera having a VL camera module comprising visible light optics such that the VL camera module remains in focus at all usable distances, an IR camera module and a display, the VL camera module having a first field of view, the IR camera module having a second FOV different from the first FOV causing a parallax error, the VL camera module producing a first image of the first FOV, the IR camera module producing a second image of the second FOV, and wherein a sensor is mounted within a manual focus mechanism in the IR camera module for determining the distance from the IR camera module to the target in focus; displaying at least portions of the first and second images from the VL camera module and the IR camera module on the display; providing calibration data including first and second image offsets calculated for each focus distance of the manual focus mechanism in the IR camera module; registering the images from the VL camera module and IR camera module on the display by displacing the images from the VL camera module and the IR camera module relative to each other in accordance with the calibration data until registered by changing the focus distance of the manual focus mechanism in the IR camera module.
An underwater power generating system comprising: a power generation unit and a support structure, the power generation unit having a mounting portion which is releasably engageable with a support portion of the support structure; and a clamp arrangement for clamping the mounting portion to the support portion, and having an open position in which the mounting portion is removable from the support portion, a closed position in which the mounting portion is fixed relative to the support portion, and a bearing position in which the mounting portion is rotatable relative to the support portion and is not removable from the support portion, the clamp arrangement comprising first and second clamp portions, and an actuation mechanism arranged between the first and second clamp portions, and operable to move the first and second clamp portions between the open position, the bearing position and the closed position of the clamp arrangement, wherein the actuation mechanism includes a first actuator operable to move the clamp arrangement between the open and bearing positions, characterised in that the actuation mechanism further comprises a second actuator operable to move the clamp arrangement between the bearing and closed positions, the second actuator being adapted to move into an over-centre locked position in the closed position. a power generation unit and a support structure, the power generation unit having a mounting portion which is releasably engageable with a support portion of the support structure; and a clamp arrangement for clamping the mounting portion to the support portion, and having an open position in which the mounting portion is removable from the support portion, a closed position in which the mounting portion is fixed relative to the support portion, and a bearing position in which the mounting portion is rotatable relative to the support portion and is not removable from the support portion, the clamp arrangement comprising first and second clamp portions, and an actuation mechanism arranged between the first and second clamp portions, and operable to move the first and second clamp portions between the open position, the bearing position and the closed position of the clamp arrangement, wherein the actuation mechanism includes a first actuator operable to move the clamp arrangement between the open and bearing positions, characterised in that the actuation mechanism further comprises a second actuator operable to move the clamp arrangement between the bearing and closed positions, the second actuator being adapted to move into an over-centre locked position in the closed position.
A control method for a cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter, characterized in that the method comprises: determining whether at least one of inverter units of the cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter is over-modulated; calculating a maximum reactive power and a minimum reactive power permitted to be injected to a power grid in a situation that a power factor of a system is not less than a minimum permitted value, in a case that at least one of the inverter units of the cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter is over-modulated; simulating an operation state of the cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter after the maximum reactive power is injected to the power grid and determining whether each of the inverter units in the operation state is in a modulating region; injecting a reactive power to the power grid in a case that each of the inverter units in the operation state is in the modulating region, wherein a value of the reactive power is not less than the minimum reactive power and not greater than the maximum reactive power; and controlling the cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter to exit an operation mode of independently performing a maximum power point tracking control on each of photovoltaic panels, in a case that not all the inverter units in the operation state are in the modulating region. determining whether at least one of inverter units of the cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter is over-modulated; calculating a maximum reactive power and a minimum reactive power permitted to be injected to a power grid in a situation that a power factor of a system is not less than a minimum permitted value, in a case that at least one of the inverter units of the cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter is over-modulated; simulating an operation state of the cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter after the maximum reactive power is injected to the power grid and determining whether each of the inverter units in the operation state is in a modulating region; injecting a reactive power to the power grid in a case that each of the inverter units in the operation state is in the modulating region, wherein a value of the reactive power is not less than the minimum reactive power and not greater than the maximum reactive power; and controlling the cascaded photovoltaic grid-connected inverter to exit an operation mode of independently performing a maximum power point tracking control on each of photovoltaic panels, in a case that not all the inverter units in the operation state are in the modulating region.
Mixture composition comprising rhamnolipids, characterized in that the mixture composition comprises 51% by weight to 95% by weight of diRL-C10C10 and 0.5% by weight to 9% by weight of monoRL-C10C10, where the percentages by weight refer to the sum of all of the rhamnolipids present, with the proviso that the weight ratio of di-rhamnolipids to mono-rhamnolipids is greater than 91:9, preferably greater than 97:3, particularly preferably greater than 98:2.