mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
A conveyor apparatus comprising a device for tensioning at least one traction means (5, 15, 26, 40) of the conveyor apparatus, which traction means (5, 15, 26, 40) has a plurality of entrainment members (6, 16, 27, 41) and extends between a drive wheel (7, 17, 28) and at least one direction-changing wheel (8, 18, 29, 42) of the conveyor apparatus, the device including one or more hydraulic cylinders (9, 19, 34, 51), a pressure source, a stop valve (65, 83) and a device for receiving a defined pressure medium volume, wherein for altering the tension of the traction means (5, 15, 26, 40) the axis spacing between the at least one direction-changing wheel (8, 18, 29, 42) and the drive wheel (7, 17, 28) is adjustable by means of the hydraulic cylinder (9, 19, 34, 51) which indirectly engages the direction-changing wheel (8, 18, 29, 42) and whose hydraulic piston which is arranged displaceably in a pressure chamber for tensioning the traction means (5, 15, 26, 40) is acted upon with pressure medium from the pressure source by way of the stop valve (65, 83) which opens towards the pressure chamber, wherein after a blocking state of the stop valve (65, 83) is reached the pressure chamber is connected to the device for receiving a defined pressure means volume, wherein the stop valve (65, 83) is in the form of a non-return valve, characterised in that the non-return valve (65, 83) has a hysteresis-affected switching behaviour, wherein a closure body (67, 89) of the non-return valve, that is spring-loaded in the direction of a pressure medium feed bore (53, 86), forms a structural unit with the device for receiving the defined pressure medium volume.
A valve assembly (20,30) for use in a fuel pump comprising: a body member with a valve aperture (26,36); a valve member (22,32) movable within the body member and adapted to close the valve aperture (26,36); biasing means having a first part fixed with respect to one of the body member and the valve member (22,32) and a second part fixed with respect to the other of the body member and the valve member (22,32), the biasing means being adapted to bias the valve member (22,32) to close the valve aperture (26,36); wherein the biasing means comprises a helical spring (28,38) with a first diameter at the first part and a second diameter at the second part, wherein the first diameter and the second diameter are different from each other, wherein the helical spring is at the first part thereof retained by an interference fit against the member with respect to which it is fixed, and characterised in that the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter, and in that the first part of the helical spring forms an interference fit against an outer surface of the valve member. a body member with a valve aperture (26,36); a valve member (22,32) movable within the body member and adapted to close the valve aperture (26,36); biasing means having a first part fixed with respect to one of the body member and the valve member (22,32) and a second part fixed with respect to the other of the body member and the valve member (22,32), the biasing means being adapted to bias the valve member (22,32) to close the valve aperture (26,36); wherein the biasing means comprises a helical spring (28,38) with a first diameter at the first part and a second diameter at the second part, wherein the first diameter and the second diameter are different from each other, wherein the helical spring is at the first part thereof retained by an interference fit against the member with respect to which it is fixed, and characterised in that the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter, and in that the first part of the helical spring forms an interference fit against an outer surface of the valve member.
Power sourcing equipment, comprising a processor, a connection port, and a power supply circuit, characterized in that, the processor is configured to: perform a plurality of detections by using the connection port, wherein a quantity of performed detections is equal to a quantity of power supply ports of an intermediate device, and the connection port is connected to the intermediate device; and when at least one detection result of the plurality of detections is effective, send a power supply indication to the intermediate device, and supply power to the connection port by using the power supply circuit, wherein the power supply indication is based on each detection result of the plurality of detections. perform a plurality of detections by using the connection port, wherein a quantity of performed detections is equal to a quantity of power supply ports of an intermediate device, and the connection port is connected to the intermediate device; and when at least one detection result of the plurality of detections is effective, send a power supply indication to the intermediate device, and supply power to the connection port by using the power supply circuit, wherein the power supply indication is based on each detection result of the plurality of detections.
A pneumatic pressure detector switch, comprising:a) a retainer assembly adapted to communicate with a source of pressure and defining an interior pressure chamber;b) a deformable diaphragm supported within the interior pressure chamber of the retainer assembly and movable therein in response to changes in pressure communicated to the pressure chamber of the retainer assembly, wherein the deformable diaphragm is in a first position when there is a normal pressure applied to the interior pressure chamber, a second position when there is a below normal pressure applied to the interior pressure chamber, and a third position when there is an above normal pressure applied to the interior pressure chamber; and c) a fault contact pin supported by the retainer assembly and extending to the interior pressure chamber adjacent a first side surface of the diaphragm, and an alarm contact pin supported by the retainer assembly and extending to the interior pressure chamber adjacent a second side surface of the diaphragm; characterised in that the fault contact pin is a conduit providing communication between the source of pressure and the interior pressure chamber of the retainer assembly.
A method for measuring the light absorbance of a substance in a solution, the method comprising the steps of: i) providing a first LED light source having a first wavelength output and a second LED light source having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; ii) directing light output from the first LED light source through the substance in solution flowing through a flow cell; iii) measuring the light absorbance of the substance in solution by means of quantifying the intensity of the light propagating from the solution thereby to provide an indication of the concentration of the substance in the solution; and iv) repeating the steps ii) and iii) using a second LED light source; the method being characterised in that said step iv) is carried out in response to a change in the light absorbance of the solution in the flow cell following steps ii) and iii) carried out at the first wavelength. i) providing a first LED light source having a first wavelength output and a second LED light source having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; ii) directing light output from the first LED light source through the substance in solution flowing through a flow cell; iii) measuring the light absorbance of the substance in solution by means of quantifying the intensity of the light propagating from the solution thereby to provide an indication of the concentration of the substance in the solution; and iv) repeating the steps ii) and iii) using a second LED light source;
A method of operating a node of a wireless communications network, the method comprising: transmitting information to a user equipment over an aggregated carrier that includes a primary carrier that comprises a first set of primary carrier time/frequency resources and a secondary carrier that comprises a second set of secondary carrier time/frequency resources; transmitting synchronization signals and/or reference symbols to the user equipment on the secondary carrier less often than on the primary carrier; characterised in that it further comprises: transmitting to the user equipment over the primary carrier, an indication of when and/or how often the synchronization signals and/or reference symbols will be transmitted to the user equipment on the secondary carrier. transmitting information to a user equipment over an aggregated carrier that includes a primary carrier that comprises a first set of primary carrier time/frequency resources and a secondary carrier that comprises a second set of secondary carrier time/frequency resources; transmitting synchronization signals and/or reference symbols to the user equipment on the secondary carrier less often than on the primary carrier; characterised in that it further comprises: transmitting to the user equipment over the primary carrier, an indication of when and/or how often the synchronization signals and/or reference symbols will be transmitted to the user equipment on the secondary carrier. transmitting to the user equipment over the primary carrier, an indication of when and/or how often the synchronization signals and/or reference symbols will be transmitted to the user equipment on the secondary carrier.
LED lighting module, having at least one light emitting diode (D1,...,DN) and an power supply circuit with: - at least one inductive reactance connected in series to the light emitting diode (D1,...,DN) as storage choke, - a switching stage for switching between the charging and discharging processes occurring in the storage choke, - a free-running current path, connected in parallel to the light emitting diode (D1,..., DN) and the storage choke, for at least a part of the discharge current issued by the storage choke to the light emitting diode (D1,..., DN) upon the blocking of the switching stage, and - means for measuring the decreasing discharge current flowing through the light emitting diode (D1,..., DN) and the storage choke, characterized in that: - the decreasing of the discharge current is limited to a minimum value by the switching stage, and - the at least one light emitting diode (D1,..., DN) is a blue-emitting light emitting diode (D1,..., DN), which generates white light by means of a color conversion material arranged over the light emitting diode (D1,..., DN). - at least one inductive reactance connected in series to the light emitting diode (D1,...,DN) as storage choke, - a switching stage for switching between the charging and discharging processes occurring in the storage choke, - a free-running current path, connected in parallel to the light emitting diode (D1,..., DN) and the storage choke, for at least a part of the discharge current issued by the storage choke to the light emitting diode (D1,..., DN) upon the blocking of the switching stage, and - means for measuring the decreasing discharge current flowing through the light emitting diode (D1,..., DN) and the storage choke, - the decreasing of the discharge current is limited to a minimum value by the switching stage, and - the at least one light emitting diode (D1,..., DN) is a blue-emitting light emitting diode (D1,..., DN), which generates white light by means of a color conversion material arranged over the light emitting diode (D1,..., DN).
Module for isolating vibrations from a substrate processing apparatus such as a lithographic apparatus or inspection apparatus, the module comprising: - a support frame; - an intermediate body connected to the support frame by means of at least one spring element such that the intermediate body is a hanging body; - a support body, which, when said module is in use, carries a column of said substrate processing apparatus, the support body being connected to the intermediate body by means of at least one pendulum rod such that the support body is a hanging body; - wherein the at least one pendulum rod is provided with a flexure point, characterized in that - the intermediate body is connected to the support frame by three spring elements, - each spring element being a leaf spring comprising at least two substantially parallel elongated plates (131a,131b), and - each leaf spring comprising a damping element positioned between the plates. - a support frame; - an intermediate body connected to the support frame by means of at least one spring element such that the intermediate body is a hanging body; - a support body, which, when said module is in use, carries a column of said substrate processing apparatus, the support body being connected to the intermediate body by means of at least one pendulum rod such that the support body is a hanging body; - wherein the at least one pendulum rod is provided with a flexure point, characterized in that - the intermediate body is connected to the support frame by three spring elements, - each spring element being a leaf spring comprising at least two substantially parallel elongated plates (131a,131b), and - each leaf spring comprising a damping element positioned between the plates.
A method for forming a three-dimensional object layer by layer by selectively dispensing construction material onto a construction platform from a plurality of printing heads each having a surface formed with an array of output orifices, the method comprising: dispensing a first set of droplets of construction material along a first set of deposition lines with an array of output orifices; dispensing a second set of droplets of construction material along a second set of deposition lines with an array of output orifices; dispensing a third set of droplets of construction material along a third set of deposition lines with an array of output orifices; dispensing a fourth set of droplets of construction material along a fourth set of deposition lines with an array of output orifices; wherein the plurality of printing heads move simultaneously over the construction platform as they selectively dispense droplets of the construction material responsive to data defining the object, to form a layer of the object; CHARACTERIZED IN THAT droplets along the second set of deposition lines are dispensed equidistantly from droplets along the first set of deposition lines and droplets along each of the third and fourth set of deposition lines are dispensed equidistantly between droplets of the first and the second set of deposition lines. dispensing a first set of droplets of construction material along a first set of deposition lines with an array of output orifices; dispensing a second set of droplets of construction material along a second set of deposition lines with an array of output orifices; dispensing a third set of droplets of construction material along a third set of deposition lines with an array of output orifices; dispensing a fourth set of droplets of construction material along a fourth set of deposition lines with an array of output orifices; wherein the plurality of printing heads move simultaneously over the construction platform as they selectively dispense droplets of the construction material responsive to data defining the object, to form a layer of the object; CHARACTERIZED IN THAT droplets along the second set of deposition lines are dispensed equidistantly from droplets along the first set of deposition lines and droplets along each of the third and fourth set of deposition lines are dispensed equidistantly between droplets of the first and the second set of deposition lines.
An agricultural field sprayer, drivable or portable by a vehicle, comprising a distribution rod assembly for applying liquids to be distributed, wherein the distribution rod assembly consists of several distribution segments (3, 3' 4, 4'), which are movable relative to one another and which are provided with application pipes and application nozzles, wherein the distribution rod assembly or the distribution segments (3, 3', 4, 4') are movably or oscillatingly arranged relative to one another or relative to the distribution machine via at least one longitudinal axis, which is aligned approximately parallel to the driving direction of the field sprayer, wherein, at least at a distance to at least one longitudinal axis, an adjusting, spring, or damping member (6, 6') is arranged, by means of which the distance or the inclination of the distribution rod assembly or of at least one distribution segment (3, 4) to the contour of the traversable soil can be manipulated in connection with a control or regulating means, wherein the distribution rod assembly with its distribution segments (3, 3' 4, 4') can be folded from a work position extending transversely to the driving direction of the field sprayer, into a transport position corresponding to the transport width of the field sprayer, and that at least one distribution segment (3, 3', 4, 4') located to the right and at least one distribution segment (3, 3', 4, 4') located to the left of the field sprayer is provided with a distance measuring means, which is configured to transfer its measuring signals as guide variable to the control or regulating means, characterized in that the distance measuring means is arranged at a movable arm, wherein the arm is arranged so as to be capable of being moved mechanically by means of the folding movement of the distribution segment and/or the pivoting movement of the individual distribution segments (3, 3', 4, 4') relative to one another from a position, namely the work position, protruding approximately perpendicularly to a distribution segment in the driving direction, into a position, namely the transport position, running approximately parallel to a distribution segment (3, 3', 4, 4'), and vice versa.
A method for forming cellulose products in a forming mould system from an air-formed cellulose blank structure, wherein the forming mould system comprises one or more forming moulds, wherein each forming mould comprises a first mould part and a second mould part configured for cooperating with each other during the forming of the cellulose products, wherein the method comprises the steps: providing the cellulose blank structure, and in the cellulose blank structure defining one or more product sections and a residual section surrounding or arranged in connection to the one or more product sections; compressing at least a portion of the residual section to a first degree of compression (D C1) higher than a degree of compression (D C) of the one or more product sections; feeding the cellulose blank structure in a feeding direction (D F) to a forming position (F POS) in the forming mould system, wherein in the forming position (F POS) each product section is arranged between a corresponding first mould part and second mould part; forming the cellulose products from the cellulose blank structure between the first mould part and the second mould part by heating the cellulose blank structure to a forming temperature (T F) in the range of 100-300 °C; and pressing the cellulose blank structure with a forming pressure (P F) in the range of 1-100 MPa, preferably 4-20 MPa. providing the cellulose blank structure, and in the cellulose blank structure defining one or more product sections and a residual section surrounding or arranged in connection to the one or more product sections; compressing at least a portion of the residual section to a first degree of compression (D C1) higher than a degree of compression (D C) of the one or more product sections; feeding the cellulose blank structure in a feeding direction (D F) to a forming position (F POS) in the forming mould system, wherein in the forming position (F POS) each product section is arranged between a corresponding first mould part and second mould part; forming the cellulose products from the cellulose blank structure between the first mould part and the second mould part by heating the cellulose blank structure to a forming temperature (T F) in the range of 100-300 °C; and pressing the cellulose blank structure with a forming pressure (P F) in the range of 1-100 MPa, preferably 4-20 MPa.
Knitted compression article with a plurality of tubular or pocket-like receivers for at least one finger or at least one toe of a wearer of the compression article, wherein a spacer element is arranged at least between two adjacent receivers (1a, 1b), wherein each receiver has a front layer (v) and a rear layer (h), wherein the front layer (v) and the rear layer (h) are seamlessly knitted to each other so as to form the tubular or pocket-like receiver, and in that the or each spacer element is formed by connecting the front layer (v) and the rear layer (h) using knitting technology, characterised in that the or each spacer element extends over at least 1/3 of the length of the respective adjoining receiver.
A scroll compressor comprising: a stationary scroll; an orbiting scroll having a pair of first Oldham keyways on one surface thereof, the orbiting scroll defining a compression chamber in combination with the stationary scroll; a frame having a pair of second Oldham keyways and supporting the orbiting scroll; and an Oldham ring for inhibiting rotation of the orbiting scroll, the Oldham ring having a pair of first Oldham keys on one surface thereof and a pair of second Oldham keys on an other surface thereof, the first Oldham keys slidably engaging with the respective first Oldham keyways, the second Oldham keys slidably engaging with the respective second Oldham keyways, characterized in that the Oldham ring includes at least a pair of projections on the one surface thereof, and wherein the projections have a sufficient height such that when the Oldham ring is inclined during simple harmonic motion, one of the projections makes contact with the one surface of the orbiting scroll before each of the first Oldham keys is brought into contact with a corresponding first Oldham keyway of the first Oldham keyways at two locations. a stationary scroll; an orbiting scroll having a pair of first Oldham keyways on one surface thereof, the orbiting scroll defining a compression chamber in combination with the stationary scroll; a frame having a pair of second Oldham keyways and supporting the orbiting scroll; and an Oldham ring for inhibiting rotation of the orbiting scroll, the Oldham ring having a pair of first Oldham keys on one surface thereof and a pair of second Oldham keys on an other surface thereof, the first Oldham keys slidably engaging with the respective first Oldham keyways, the second Oldham keys slidably engaging with the respective second Oldham keyways, characterized in that the Oldham ring includes at least a pair of projections on the one surface thereof, and wherein the projections have a sufficient height such that when the Oldham ring is inclined during simple harmonic motion, one of the projections makes contact with the one surface of the orbiting scroll before each of the first Oldham keys is brought into contact with a corresponding first Oldham keyway of the first Oldham keyways at two locations.
A method of manufacturing a transparent infrared optical sulfide-based ceramic element comprising the steps of: - synthesizing a sulfide powder; and - sintering said powder to form said ceramic element; characterized in that said step of synthesizing said sulfide powder is performed by combustion in an aqueous solution of a metal-containing oxidizing agent and a sulfur-containing organic fuel, triggered by heating the aqueous solution at a temperature comprised between 400°C and 800°C said solution comprising water as its only solvent, or containing water as its main solvent and at most 10%, and preferably at most 1% of the overall solvent mass, of one or more other solvents. - synthesizing a sulfide powder; and - sintering said powder to form said ceramic element;