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An expansion connector, comprising: an expandable casing comprising an expansion end; a pushing member; a compression spring; and a connecting rod comprising a first end, a second end, and a stopper disposed between the first end and the second end; wherein: the expandable casing is a hollow cylindrical tube comprising an axial hole and an inner wall defining the axial hole; the pushing member, the compression spring and the connecting rod are disposed in the expandable casing; the expansion end is expandable radially outwards with respect to the axial hole; the pushing member is disposed in the axial hole and abuts against the expansion end; the second end extends out of the expandable casing; the expandable casing further comprises a first lug boss and a second lug boss which are disposed on the inner wall along an axial direction of the expandable casing; the stopper is disposed between the first lug boss and the second lug boss; and the compression spring is wrapped around the connecting rod and disposed between the first lug boss and the stopper; characterized in that: the pushing member comprises a first male thread, and the inner wall of the expansion end comprises a first female thread corresponding to the first male thread; and the first end of the connecting rod is detachably connected to the pushing member. an expandable casing comprising an expansion end; a pushing member; a compression spring; and a connecting rod comprising a first end, a second end, and a stopper disposed between the first end and the second end; wherein: the expandable casing is a hollow cylindrical tube comprising an axial hole and an inner wall defining the axial hole; the pushing member, the compression spring and the connecting rod are disposed in the expandable casing; the expansion end is expandable radially outwards with respect to the axial hole; the pushing member is disposed in the axial hole and abuts against the expansion end; the second end extends out of the expandable casing; the expandable casing further comprises a first lug boss and a second lug boss which are disposed on the inner wall along an axial direction of the expandable casing; the stopper is disposed between the first lug boss and the second lug boss; and the compression spring is wrapped around the connecting rod and disposed between the first lug boss and the stopper; characterized in that: the pushing member comprises a first male thread, and the inner wall of the expansion end comprises a first female thread corresponding to the first male thread; and the first end of the connecting rod is detachably connected to the pushing member.
A method of operating an electromechanical actuator to measure a mechanical load, wherein the method comprises: providing a mechanical load; providing an electromechanical magnetostrictive actuator, an injector, detecting an absence or presence of ringing, undershoot, or overshoot in a step transient response mechanical displacement waveform while the injector is injecting; measuring the mechanical load based on the detection; calculating a next step transient response based on the measurement; adjusting a continuous control of current based on the calculation and characterised in that the electromechanical magnetostrictive actuator includes, a rare earth alloy rod assembly, a first coil, a magnetic flux return path, and a second coil positioned between the rare earth alloy rod assembly and the first coil. providing a mechanical load; providing an electromechanical magnetostrictive actuator, an injector, detecting an absence or presence of ringing, undershoot, or overshoot in a step transient response mechanical displacement waveform while the injector is injecting; measuring the mechanical load based on the detection; calculating a next step transient response based on the measurement; adjusting a continuous control of current based on the calculation and characterised in that the electromechanical magnetostrictive actuator includes, a rare earth alloy rod assembly, a first coil, a magnetic flux return path, and a second coil positioned between the rare earth alloy rod assembly and the first coil.
A method of making an antimicrobial composite article, comprising the steps: providing a matrix comprising a polymeric material; providing a plurality of second phase particles comprising a copper-containing antimicrobial agent; melting the matrix to form a matrix melt; distributing the plurality of second phase particles in the matrix melt at a second phase volume fraction to form a composite melt; forming a composite article from the composite melt; and treating the composite article to form an antimicrobial composite article having an exterior surface comprising an exposed portion of the matrix and the plurality of second phase particles, wherein the polymeric material is characterized by hydrophobicity, and further wherein the exposed portion of the matrix is characterized by hydrophilicity wherein the treating step comprises abrading and plasma-treating the composite article to form an antimicrobial composite article having an exterior surface comprising an exposed portion of the matrix and the plurality of second phase particles. providing a matrix comprising a polymeric material; providing a plurality of second phase particles comprising a copper-containing antimicrobial agent; melting the matrix to form a matrix melt; distributing the plurality of second phase particles in the matrix melt at a second phase volume fraction to form a composite melt; forming a composite article from the composite melt; and treating the composite article to form an antimicrobial composite article having an exterior surface comprising an exposed portion of the matrix and the plurality of second phase particles, wherein the polymeric material is characterized by hydrophobicity, and further wherein the exposed portion of the matrix is characterized by hydrophilicity wherein the treating step comprises abrading and plasma-treating the composite article to form an antimicrobial composite article having an exterior surface comprising an exposed portion of the matrix and the plurality of second phase particles.
A spraying nozzle arrangement for vehicle windscreens comprising a spraying nozzle, a spraying nozzle attachment and an adjustment screw, said spraying nozzle provided with at least one hose connection and at least one spraying nozzle aperture for directed spraying of washer fluid, said spraying nozzle and spraying nozzle attachment arranged to be movably connected to one another and provided with an adjustment means so that the focus of the directed spraying from the aperture can be adjusted with respect to at least one degree of freedom relative to said spraying nozzle attachment, said adjustment means comprising that said spraying nozzle is provided with threads or teeth which engage with screw threads on said adjustment screw and that said spraying nozzle is arranged to be connected to the spraying nozzle attachment by a rotatable connection so that a turning movement at the rotatable connection between said spraying nozzle and said spraying nozzle attachment is achieved when said spraying nozzle moves relative said spraying nozzle attachment due to turning or screwing of the adjustment screw about its longitudinal axis, wherein said adjustment screw is arranged to be spatially fixed to said spraying nozzle attachment by being placed in a screw holder in such a way that when said adjustment screw is turned, said adjustment screw will not move relative to said spraying nozzle attachment in the longitudinal direction of the screw but causes said spraying nozzle, which via said teeth or threads on said spraying nozzle engages with the screw threads of said adjustment screw, to move relative to said spraying nozzle attachment when said adjustment screw is turned or screwed about its longitudinal axis, characterized in that the adjustment screw is made of a material softer than the spraying nozzle and/or the spraying nozzle attachment.
An apparatus for controlling handshake in a packet transmission network, the apparatus comprising: - a detector (S1, C1) comprising means for detecting packet loss in a handshake-based packet transmission and for estimating a cause of the detected packet loss; and - a controller (S2, C2) comprising means for changing a handshake strategy of the packet transmission based on the estimated causes, wherein the controller (S2, C2) is adapted to estimate a packet loss rate caused by said estimated cause and characterized in that the controller is further adapted to: estimate a remaining time for handshake based on the packet loss rate, to compare the remaining time with a predetermined handshake timeout, wherein the controller is adapted to change the handshake strategy upon determination that the estimated remaining time is larger than the predetermined handshake timeout. - a detector (S1, C1) comprising means for detecting packet loss in a handshake-based packet transmission and for estimating a cause of the detected packet loss; and - a controller (S2, C2) comprising means for changing a handshake strategy of the packet transmission based on the estimated causes, estimate a remaining time for handshake based on the packet loss rate, to compare the remaining time with a predetermined handshake timeout, wherein the controller is adapted to change the handshake strategy upon determination that the estimated remaining time is larger than the predetermined handshake timeout.
Method for designing a piece of apparel, in particular an upper of a shoe, comprising: a. providing at least one first panel including a plurality of feature points (225, 245) in an essentially two-dimensional configuration; b. arranging the at least one first panel on a first reference body in a three-dimensional configuration, representing the piece of apparel to be designed; c. generating a first mapping between the two-dimensional configuration of the at least one first panel and the three-dimensional configuration of the at least one first panel using the plurality of feature points (225, 245); d. designing the piece of apparel using the first mapping; e. wherein the steps a. and b. involve manufacture and physical manipulation of the at least one first panel; f. wherein generating the first mapping involves a three-dimensional scanning technique. a. providing at least one first panel including a plurality of feature points (225, 245) in an essentially two-dimensional configuration; b. arranging the at least one first panel on a first reference body in a three-dimensional configuration, representing the piece of apparel to be designed; c. generating a first mapping between the two-dimensional configuration of the at least one first panel and the three-dimensional configuration of the at least one first panel using the plurality of feature points (225, 245); d. designing the piece of apparel using the first mapping; e. wherein the steps a. and b. involve manufacture and physical manipulation of the at least one first panel; f. wherein generating the first mapping involves a three-dimensional scanning technique.
A system comprising: i) a display area displaying a GUI feature (136, 230); ii) a sensor in communication with a processor; the sensor configured to: a) detect a touch when an object contacts a touch surface (116, 202); b) transmit sensor data to the processor; iii) a first actuator in communication with the processor and coupled to the touch surface, the first actuator configured to provide a first haptic output varying a coefficient of friction of the touch surface in response to a first haptic signal; the processor configured to: c) select a composite haptic effect to generate; d) transmit the first haptic signal to the first actuator; and, e) transmit a second haptic signal to an actuator (118, 119, 218-1, 219, 222, 281-2, 319-1, 319-2, 319-3) to provide a second haptic output different from the variation in the coefficient of friction to generate the selected composite haptic effect; characterised in that: the processor is further configured to: determine a projected position of the touch in the display area, being the position to which the touch is approaching, using the sensor data; identify the GUI feature (136, 230) by comparing the location of the GUI feature to the projected position; access data associated with the composite haptic effect and the GUI feature if the GUI feature is identified at the projected position. i) a display area displaying a GUI feature (136, 230); ii) a sensor in communication with a processor; the sensor configured to: a) detect a touch when an object contacts a touch surface (116, 202); b) transmit sensor data to the processor; a) detect a touch when an object contacts a touch surface (116, 202); b) transmit sensor data to the processor; iii) a first actuator in communication with the processor and coupled to the touch surface, the first actuator configured to provide a first haptic output varying a coefficient of friction of the touch surface in response to a first haptic signal; c) select a composite haptic effect to generate; d) transmit the first haptic signal to the first actuator; and, e) transmit a second haptic signal to an actuator (118, 119, 218-1, 219, 222, 281-2, 319-1, 319-2, 319-3) to provide a second haptic output different from the variation in the coefficient of friction to generate the selected composite haptic effect; determine a projected position of the touch in the display area, being the position to which the touch is approaching, using the sensor data; identify the GUI feature (136, 230) by comparing the location of the GUI feature to the projected position; access data associated with the composite haptic effect and the GUI feature if the GUI feature is identified at the projected position.
A fuel tank fueling portion structure (20, 90, 110) comprising: a fueling pipe that is in fluid communication with a fuel tank, the fueling pipe being provided with a fueling opening at which a fueling nozzle can be inserted; and an on-off valve that is provided at a flow channel inside the fueling pipe and closes off the flow channel, the on-off valve opening up the flow channel when pressed by the fueling nozzle; characterized by a lid that is openably and closably provided at a vehicle body, the lid in a closed state covering the fueling opening from a vehicle body outer side; a valve retention device that is provided in the fueling pipe, the valve retention device being configured to retain an open state of the on-off valve that has been opened by pressing from the fueling nozzle, and to release the retention of the open state of the on-off valve when the lid goes into a closed state so that the opening state of the on-off valve is maintained by the valve retention device until the lid is put into the closed state thereof. a fueling pipe that is in fluid communication with a fuel tank, the fueling pipe being provided with a fueling opening at which a fueling nozzle can be inserted; and an on-off valve that is provided at a flow channel inside the fueling pipe and closes off the flow channel, the on-off valve opening up the flow channel when pressed by the fueling nozzle; characterized by a lid that is openably and closably provided at a vehicle body, the lid in a closed state covering the fueling opening from a vehicle body outer side; a valve retention device that is provided in the fueling pipe, the valve retention device being configured to retain an open state of the on-off valve that has been opened by pressing from the fueling nozzle, and to release the retention of the open state of the on-off valve when the lid goes into a closed state so that the opening state of the on-off valve is maintained by the valve retention device until the lid is put into the closed state thereof.
A sulphate salt of N -(3-(4-(3-(diisobutylamino)propyl)piperazin-1-yl)propyl)-1 H -benzo[ d]imidazol-2-amine and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof.
Dishwasher comprising a treatment chamber and a wash arm arrangement having one or several freely rotating support arms that are provided with one or several freely rotating spray arms for driving the support arm, through which spray arm liquid is distributed to the dish in the treatment chamber, characterized in that the liquid is distributed in a non uniform way by driving the support arm in incremental steps, whereby the spray arm is provided with at least one nozzle arranged such that one horizontal reaction force component from the jet flowing out from the nozzle creates a moment for the spray arm about its rotation centre as well as a moment for the support arm about its rotation centre, and whereby a suitable friction at the supporting means (17, 19) of the spray arm and of the support arm is chosen to achieve the rotation of the support arm in incremental steps.
A self-cleaning electrochemical cell (100,1000) comprising: a plurality of electrodes (1020, 1040) disposed concentrically in a housing about a central axis of the housing; a fluid channel defined between adjacent electrodes of the plurality of electrodes and extending substantially parallel to the central axis; and an electrical connector positioned at a distal end of at least one of the plurality of electrodes and electrically connected to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes, the electrical connector comprising corresponding concentric wheels and a plurality of spokes extending between adjacent wheels to provide electrical connection between each concentric wheel, each concentric wheel being further configured to provide electrical connection to a corresponding electrode tube, the height of the spoke being dimensioned to correspond to the gap between concentric wheels, the length of the spoke being dimensioned to minimize electrical resistance and heat generation while maintaining a desired power dissipation, the width of the spokes being between 0.25 and 2 times the height of the spokes to allow fluid flow through the fluid channel and provide a substantially even current distribution to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes while maintaining a zone of reduced velocity having less than a predetermined length within the fluid channel downstream of the electrical connector, the zone of reduced velocity defined by a region in the fluid channel in which fluid flow velocity deviates from a mean fluid flow velocity in the channel by within 20%. a plurality of electrodes (1020, 1040) disposed concentrically in a housing about a central axis of the housing; a fluid channel defined between adjacent electrodes of the plurality of electrodes and extending substantially parallel to the central axis; and an electrical connector positioned at a distal end of at least one of the plurality of electrodes and electrically connected to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes, the electrical connector comprising corresponding concentric wheels and a plurality of spokes extending between adjacent wheels to provide electrical connection between each concentric wheel, each concentric wheel being further configured to provide electrical connection to a corresponding electrode tube, the height of the spoke being dimensioned to correspond to the gap between concentric wheels, the length of the spoke being dimensioned to minimize electrical resistance and heat generation while maintaining a desired power dissipation, the width of the spokes being between 0.25 and 2 times the height of the spokes to allow fluid flow through the fluid channel and provide a substantially even current distribution to the at least one of the plurality of electrodes while maintaining a zone of reduced velocity having less than a predetermined length within the fluid channel downstream of the electrical connector, the zone of reduced velocity defined by a region in the fluid channel in which fluid flow velocity deviates from a mean fluid flow velocity in the channel by within 20%.
Electric battery comprising: - a microbattery provided with first (11 a) and second current collectors; and - encapsulation means comprising a sealing layer, electrically insulating and formed by a polymer material matrix comprising electrically-conductive particles; characterized in that: - first and second connection pads made of electrically-conductive material are respectively electrically connected to the first (11 a) and second (11 b) current collectors of the microbattery; - the encapsulation means comprise an additional microbattery provided with first and second current collectors, arranged opposite to and separate from the microbattery by the sealing layer; - the first and/or second (11 b') current collectors of the additional microbattery are electrically connected, respectively, to the first and/or second connection pads via at least a portion of the electrically-conductive particles. - a microbattery provided with first (11 a) and second current collectors; and - encapsulation means comprising a sealing layer, electrically insulating and formed by a polymer material matrix comprising electrically-conductive particles; - first and second connection pads made of electrically-conductive material are respectively electrically connected to the first (11 a) and second (11 b) current collectors of the microbattery; - the encapsulation means comprise an additional microbattery provided with first and second current collectors, arranged opposite to and separate from the microbattery by the sealing layer; - the first and/or second (11 b') current collectors of the additional microbattery are electrically connected, respectively, to the first and/or second connection pads via at least a portion of the electrically-conductive particles.