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Vacuum cleaner for cleaning floor surfaces, comprising - a housing, - a receiving chamber arranged in the housing for receiving a dirt collection bag, - a housing cover associated with the receiving chamber and - at least one circumferential seal in an engagement region of the housing cover and housing, which seal is intended to seal the receiving chamber from the surroundings of the vacuum cleaner in an airtight manner, it being possible to transfer the housing cover between a closed position which closes an opening of the receiving chamber and an open position which releases the opening of the receiving chamber, characterised in that the seal has at least two active portions (7, 8) in which the seal has different active directions, and the seal has at least one transition portion located between two active portions (7, 8), the active direction of the seal being changed, preferably continuously, in the transition portion, from the active direction present in the first active portion to the active direction present in the second active portion. - a housing, - a receiving chamber arranged in the housing for receiving a dirt collection bag, - a housing cover associated with the receiving chamber and - at least one circumferential seal in an engagement region of the housing cover and housing, which seal is intended to seal the receiving chamber from the surroundings of the vacuum cleaner in an airtight manner,
A vehicle internal combustion engine arrangement comprising: - an internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, and an exhaust line capable of collecting exhaust gases from said engine for directing them towards the atmosphere; - a waste heat recovery system carrying a working fluid in a loop, in which said working fluid is successively compressed, heated in a heat exchanger by means of the thermal energy of at least one engine fluid, and expanded in a first expander and in which the working fluid for the heat recovery system does not circulate through the internal combustion engine; characterized in that the vehicle internal combustion engine arrangement further comprises a first compressor located in the exhaust line and mechanically connected to the first expander of the waste heat recovery system. - an internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, and an exhaust line capable of collecting exhaust gases from said engine for directing them towards the atmosphere; - a waste heat recovery system carrying a working fluid in a loop, in which said working fluid is successively compressed, heated in a heat exchanger by means of the thermal energy of at least one engine fluid, and expanded in a first expander and in which the working fluid for the heat recovery system does not circulate through the internal combustion engine;
Rotating electrical machine, notably for a motor vehicle, comprising: - a stator comprising a stator body provided with a plurality of stator teeth defining a plurality of notches, and a stator winding inserted into said notches, - a rotor having an axis of rotation and comprising a plurality of rotor teeth defining cavities in which are housed permanent magnets, said rotor comprising a set of magnetic poles, - said stator comprises a stator tooth pitch equal to 360 degrees divided by the number of stator teeth, - each rotor tooth comprising an outer face facing an inner periphery of said stator, - in a radial plane (PI_R) relative to said axis of rotation, a rotor tooth aperture is equal to an angle between two straight lines (D1, D2) each passing through said axis of rotation and an end orthoradial to said outer face, and - a ratio of said rotor tooth aperture expressed in degrees divided by said stator tooth pitch expressed in degrees is between 0.8 and 1.2, - a ratio between an inner diameter of said stator, expressed in mm, and a number of pairs of rotor poles (p) is between 12 and 22, notably between 13 and 21, for example between 14 and 20. - a stator comprising a stator body provided with a plurality of stator teeth defining a plurality of notches, and a stator winding inserted into said notches, - a rotor having an axis of rotation and comprising a plurality of rotor teeth defining cavities in which are housed permanent magnets, said rotor comprising a set of magnetic poles, - said stator comprises a stator tooth pitch equal to 360 degrees divided by the number of stator teeth, - each rotor tooth comprising an outer face facing an inner periphery of said stator, - in a radial plane (PI_R) relative to said axis of rotation, a rotor tooth aperture is equal to an angle between two straight lines (D1, D2) each passing through said axis of rotation and an end orthoradial to said outer face, and - a ratio of said rotor tooth aperture expressed in degrees divided by said stator tooth pitch expressed in degrees is between 0.8 and 1.2, - a ratio between an inner diameter of said stator, expressed in mm, and a number of pairs of rotor poles (p) is between 12 and 22, notably between 13 and 21, for example between 14 and 20.
A method for making a paper product with improved efficiency, the method comprising the steps of: unwinding paper from a roll of paper in a machine direction, the paper having a machine direction value and a cross direction value; and feeding the unwound paper into one or more pairs of embossing rolls (230a, 230b) in the machine direction, the method being characterised by the step of inducing flutes in the paper in the machine direction. unwinding paper from a roll of paper in a machine direction, the paper having a machine direction value and a cross direction value; and feeding the unwound paper into one or more pairs of embossing rolls (230a, 230b) in the machine direction, the method being characterised by the step of inducing flutes in the paper in the machine direction.
Brush head for a sonic or ultrasonic toothbrush having an ultrasonic generator and a plurality of bristle tufts, which are arranged on a base body or on a base plate which forms a reference plane, and which are caused to oscillate by the ultrasonic generator during operation, wherein the bristle tufts are arranged in a plurality of rows (R1 - R3) that are aligned parallel to and symmetrically about a central longitudinal axis or midplane of the base plate, wherein in a transverse direction to the central longitudinal axis or midplane at least a first row and adjacent thereto at least a second row are provided, wherein the bristle tufts in each row are of the same length, wherein the bristle tufts of the second rows are longer than the bristle tufts of the at least one first row, wherein the bristle tufts of the second row are inclined towards the central longitudinal axis or midplane, wherein at least a third row of bristle tufts is provided outside the second row, wherein the bristle tufts of the at least one third row stand perpendicularly to the reference plane of the base body or base plate, and wherein the bristle tufts of the second and third rows (R2, R3) are of the same length.
A reflective switch comprising: an electrode substrate having a input surface and a second surface opposing the input surface; an electrically conductive coating disposed on the second surface; an electro-optic crystal opposing the electrode substrate, wherein a gap is defined between the electrically conductive coating and the electro-optic crystal, wherein the reflective switch is operable to receive a coolant fluid in the gap; and a heat sink thermally coupled to the electro-optic crystal. an electrode substrate having a input surface and a second surface opposing the input surface; an electrically conductive coating disposed on the second surface; an electro-optic crystal opposing the electrode substrate, wherein a gap is defined between the electrically conductive coating and the electro-optic crystal, wherein the reflective switch is operable to receive a coolant fluid in the gap; and a heat sink thermally coupled to the electro-optic crystal.
A method for detecting a leak in a connection system comprising: - a distribution member fluidly connected to a first environment comprising a gas having a first pressure, the distribution member comprising first connection means, - a reception member in contact with a second environment having a second pressure lower than the first pressure of the gas, the reception member comprising second connection means mechanically cooperating with the first connection means of the distribution member, - first sealing means and second sealing means disposed at the interface between the first connection means of the distribution member and the second connection means of the reception member allow for redundant sealed cooperation between the distribution member and the reception member, - a control enclosure defined between the first sealing means and second sealing means, the default pressure (Pd) in the control enclosure being lower than the second pressure of said second environment and - means for measuring the current pressure (Pc) in the control enclosure so as to detect a leak of gas, - monitoring means the method comprising: - a step of measuring the current pressure (Pc) of the control enclosure, and - the first sealing means being in contact with the first environment, a step of issuing an alarm for leak of the first sealing means if the current pressure (Pc) in the control enclosure is greater than the second pressure of the second environment, sealing being provided by the second sealing means. - a distribution member fluidly connected to a first environment comprising a gas having a first pressure, the distribution member comprising first connection means, - a reception member in contact with a second environment having a second pressure lower than the first pressure of the gas, the reception member comprising second connection means mechanically cooperating with the first connection means of the distribution member, - first sealing means and second sealing means disposed at the interface between the first connection means of the distribution member and the second connection means of the reception member allow for redundant sealed cooperation between the distribution member and the reception member, - a control enclosure defined between the first sealing means and second sealing means, the default pressure (Pd) in the control enclosure being lower than the second pressure of said second environment and - means for measuring the current pressure (Pc) in the control enclosure so as to detect a leak of gas, - monitoring means - a step of measuring the current pressure (Pc) of the control enclosure, and - the first sealing means being in contact with the first environment, a step of issuing an alarm for leak of the first sealing means if the current pressure (Pc) in the control enclosure is greater than the second pressure of the second environment, sealing being provided by the second sealing means.
An anaerobic curable composition comprising (a) a (meth)acrylate component; (b) an anaerobic cure-inducing composition; and (c) a compound shown in structure I wherein X is optional, but when present, X is halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylene- or alkenylene-ether, alkylene (meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, nitroso, sulfonate, hydroxyl, haloalkyl or a fused aromatic, cycloaliphatic or heterocyclic ring, Y is O, NH or CHR, where R is H or C 1-4 alkyl, and n is 0 or 1. (a) a (meth)acrylate component; (b) an anaerobic cure-inducing composition; and (c) a compound shown in structure I wherein X is optional, but when present, X is halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyalkenyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylene- or alkenylene-ether, alkylene (meth)acrylate, carbonyl, carboxyl, nitroso, sulfonate, hydroxyl, haloalkyl or a fused aromatic, cycloaliphatic or heterocyclic ring, Y is O, NH or CHR, where R is H or C 1-4 alkyl, and n is 0 or 1.
Method for operating a particle sensor arranged downstream of a particle filter in a stream of exhaust gas in which an ash contamination can occur, characterized in that a remaining operating time determination is provided, determining the remaining operating time of the particle sensor in view of an ash contamination, and/or providing a correction signal (PM_Korr) with which allowance is made for the loss of sensitivity due to the ash contamination.
Method for processing water-borne sound signals, wherein the water-borne sound signals are formed as amplitude-modulated broadband noises which are emitted or transmitted from vehicles, wherein the broadband noises are received as acoustic signals by a sonar system and subjected to a spectral analysis which generates frequency spectra corresponding to the acoustic signals, characterized by that at least one local maximum is determined within the frequency spectrum or in a spectrum derived from the frequency spectrum using at least one predetermined threshold value, wherein the local maximum corresponds to an individual frequency line or the local maxima correspond to individual frequency lines of the spectrum, a synthetic spectrum is generated using the determined frequency lines which is subjected to a spectral synthesis, an associated synthetic time signal is generated by the spectral synthesis and a synthetic, amplitude-modulated signal is generated from the synthetic time signal and a carrier signal.
A plurality of integrally interconnected wipes that collectively define a web, the web having a right edge, a left edge, a longitudinal direction extending parallel to the right and left edges, a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension, and a longitudinal centerline extending in the longitudinal direction and positioned midway between the right and left edges, the web defining a right side transversely between the centerline and the right edge and defining a left side transversely between the centerline and the left edge, the web including a plurality of transverse intermittent cut lines (40, 50), the cut lines being spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction to define individual wipes (30, 32, 34), wherein each cut line defines a major tie (42, 52) and a minor tie (44, 54), the major tie and the minor tie being on opposite sides of the longitudinal centerline, wherein the major tie and the minor tie each have a width extending in the transverse direction, the width of the major tie (43, 53) being greater than the width (45, 55) of the minor tie, and wherein the major ties in longitudinally successive cut lines are on alternating right and left sides of the longitudinal centerline, such that a plurality of major ties are arranged on the web in a zig-zag pattern in the longitudinal direction.
Method for securely processing a touch-based gesture, comprising: a secure computer processor (120, 220 n) receiving a plurality of raw gesture data, each corresponding to a touch input; the secure computer processor (120, 220 n) selecting a position for each of the plurality of raw gesture data and a position for each of a plurality of fake gesture data in a transmission; the secure computer processor (120, 220 n) communicating the transmission to an untrusted computer processor (150, 250); the secure computer processor (120, 220 n) receiving a decoded transmission from the untrusted computer processor (150, 250) comprising a plurality of decoded raw gesture data corresponding to the plurality of raw gesture data and a plurality of decoded fake gesture data corresponding to the plurality of fake gesture data; and the secure computer processor (120, 220 n) identifying each of the plurality of the decoded raw gesture data as corresponding to each of the plurality of the raw gesture data based on a position of each of the plurality of the decoded raw gesture data in the decoded transmission. a secure computer processor (120, 220 n) receiving a plurality of raw gesture data, each corresponding to a touch input; the secure computer processor (120, 220 n) selecting a position for each of the plurality of raw gesture data and a position for each of a plurality of fake gesture data in a transmission; the secure computer processor (120, 220 n) communicating the transmission to an untrusted computer processor (150, 250); the secure computer processor (120, 220 n) receiving a decoded transmission from the untrusted computer processor (150, 250) comprising a plurality of decoded raw gesture data corresponding to the plurality of raw gesture data and a plurality of decoded fake gesture data corresponding to the plurality of fake gesture data; and the secure computer processor (120, 220 n) identifying each of the plurality of the decoded raw gesture data as corresponding to each of the plurality of the raw gesture data based on a position of each of the plurality of the decoded raw gesture data in the decoded transmission.
A device for preparing and for continuously controlling a viscous product, or a viscous mixture comprising at least two products, such as a resin and a catalyst, designed to allow the formation of a cord made up of said viscous product or mixture and to allow said cord to be deposited onto a substrate, said device comprising, for each product, a distinct container, such as a drum, and depositing means (15, 16) designed to allow said cord to be deposited onto said substrate and connected to each container via a circuit, characterised in that it comprises, for each product, a single electric screw pump for filling and dosing said product contained in said container, control means (12, 13, 14) disposed on the circuit and designed to control the filling rate, on the one hand, and the absence of air bubbles in the product or mixture of products, on the other hand, and means (3, 6, 8, 9, 17) for preventing the formation of air bubbles, which means being designed to prevent, before the product or mixture of products is deposited, the formation of air bubbles inside said product or mixture of products, said prevention means (3, 6, 8, 9, 17) comprising a plate, on which said pump is supported, said plate being provided on its periphery with a sealing means, such as a seal, and comprising at least one injection line (8, 9) connected via a connection point (5a, 5b) to said plate, said plate being designed to slide along the internal wall of said container and being integral with one end of said electric screw, so as to allow said product contained in said container to exit towards said circuit when said electric screw is set into rotation, said seal being designed to provide the seal through contact with said internal wall of said container between the section of the volume of said container that is located on one side of said plate and the section of said volume that is located on the other side of said plate, said injection line (8, 9) allowing a pressurised gas to be injected into the volume, called under-plate volume, that is located on the side of said plate that is opposite said circuit or allowing the pumping-down of said volume, so as to avoid any waste or air ingress when changing a container.
A soot blower for cleaning a tubular heat exchanger in which a fluid performs heat exchange on a flow path, the soot blower comprising: a lance tube which includes one end that is configured to reciprocally move in one direction along a surface of an inlet port of the flow path; a drive unit which is connected to the lance tube, reciprocally moves the lance tube in the one direction, and rotates the lance tube clockwise and counterclockwise; a first nozzle which is connected to the one end of the lance tube and is configured to discharge steam to the inlet port; a second nozzle which is disposed adjacent to the first nozzle and connected to the one end of the lance tube characterised in that the second nozzle is configured to discharge solid particles to the inlet port; and a nozzle maintenance chamber is disposed adjacent to the drive unit and surrounds the one end of the lance tube, wherein the nozzle maintenance chamber includes a gate through which the first nozzle and the second nozzle are exposed. a lance tube which includes one end that is configured to reciprocally move in one direction along a surface of an inlet port of the flow path; a drive unit which is connected to the lance tube, reciprocally moves the lance tube in the one direction, and rotates the lance tube clockwise and counterclockwise; a first nozzle which is connected to the one end of the lance tube and is configured to discharge steam to the inlet port; a second nozzle which is disposed adjacent to the first nozzle and connected to the one end of the lance tube characterised in that the second nozzle is configured to discharge solid particles to the inlet port; and a nozzle maintenance chamber is disposed adjacent to the drive unit and surrounds the one end of the lance tube, wherein the nozzle maintenance chamber includes a gate through which the first nozzle and the second nozzle are exposed.
A fluidized bed coating apparatus for coating liquid onto the surfaces of particles comprising: a vessel that defines a coating chamber for receiving particles to be coated; a processing air inlet (14, 15) for communicating processing air into an underside of said chamber; a liquid spray nozzle projecting upwardly toward said chamber from an underside thereof for spraying coating liquid upwardly into said chamber; a hollow separator disposed in upstanding relation relative to a discharge end of said spray nozzle into which a coating liquid sprayed from said spray nozzle is directed; said processing air (14, 15) inlet being operable for directing an upward air flow such that the particles to be coated are circulated upwardly through said separator to an upbed region of said coating chamber and then downwardly through an downbed region of the coating chamber outwardly of said separator for return into and through said separator; characterized by said spray nozzle having an ultrasonic driver and a cannular atomizing stem extending from said ultrasonic driver, said stem terminating in a atomizing surface and having a coating liquid flow passage extending along an axis of the stem for directing liquid to said atomizing surface such that coating liquid directed through said liquid flow passage onto said atomizing surface is ultrasonically atomized into a fine liquid particle cloud for direction and passage through said separator into said upbed region of the coating chamber. a vessel that defines a coating chamber for receiving particles to be coated; a processing air inlet (14, 15) for communicating processing air into an underside of said chamber; a liquid spray nozzle projecting upwardly toward said chamber from an underside thereof for spraying coating liquid upwardly into said chamber; a hollow separator disposed in upstanding relation relative to a discharge end of said spray nozzle into which a coating liquid sprayed from said spray nozzle is directed; said processing air (14, 15) inlet being operable for directing an upward air flow such that the particles to be coated are circulated upwardly through said separator to an upbed region of said coating chamber and then downwardly through an downbed region of the coating chamber outwardly of said separator for return into and through said separator; characterized by said spray nozzle having an ultrasonic driver and a cannular atomizing stem extending from said ultrasonic driver, said stem terminating in a atomizing surface and having a coating liquid flow passage extending along an axis of the stem for directing liquid to said atomizing surface such that coating liquid directed through said liquid flow passage onto said atomizing surface is ultrasonically atomized into a fine liquid particle cloud for direction and passage through said separator into said upbed region of the coating chamber.