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A ferrule assembly (60, 150, 200) for a fiber optic connector, comprising: a ferrule extending in a longitudinal direction, the ferrule having a first portion defining a front end face, a second portion defining at least one shoulder offset from the front end face in the longitudinal direction; at least one pin retainer (64, 202, 204) received over or proximate the first portion of the ferrule between the front end face and the at least one shoulder; and at least one guide pin (66, 66a, 66b) coupled to or integral with the pin retainer (64, 202, 204), the at least one guide pin (66, 66a, 66b) projecting from a first surface of the at least one pin retainer; wherein the at least one pin retainer (64, 202, 204) can be removed from the ferrule to switch the ferrule assembly (60, 150, 200) from a male configuration in which the at least one guide pin (66, 66a, 66b) extends past a plane including the front end face of the ferrule to a female configuration characterized in that the at least one pin retainer (64, 202, 204) can be rotated to a reverse orientation after being removed from the ferrule and then be re-installed on the ferrule to switch the ferrule assembly (60, 150, 200) to the female configuration, and the at least one guide pin (66, 66a, 66b) extends into or along the second portion of the ferrule in the female configuration. a ferrule extending in a longitudinal direction, the ferrule having a first portion defining a front end face, a second portion defining at least one shoulder offset from the front end face in the longitudinal direction; at least one pin retainer (64, 202, 204) received over or proximate the first portion of the ferrule between the front end face and the at least one shoulder; and at least one guide pin (66, 66a, 66b) coupled to or integral with the pin retainer (64, 202, 204), the at least one guide pin (66, 66a, 66b) projecting from a first surface of the at least one pin retainer; wherein the at least one pin retainer (64, 202, 204) can be removed from the ferrule to switch the ferrule assembly (60, 150, 200) from a male configuration in which the at least one guide pin (66, 66a, 66b) extends past a plane including the front end face of the ferrule to a female configuration characterized in that the at least one pin retainer (64, 202, 204) can be rotated to a reverse orientation after being removed from the ferrule and then be re-installed on the ferrule to switch the ferrule assembly (60, 150, 200) to the female configuration, and the at least one guide pin (66, 66a, 66b) extends into or along the second portion of the ferrule in the female configuration.
Procédé de répartition d'une consigne d'assistance de couple pour un groupe motopropulseur hybride d'un véhicule automobile calculée par une fonction de dépollution pour assister le couple opéré par un moteur thermique de traction lorsqu'il est contraint par la fonction de dépollution, la consigne d'assistance étant opérée par une machine de traction lorsqu'elle est positive, et lorsqu'elle est négative, la consigne d'assistance imposant une limite de récupération d'énergie à une consigne de récupération pouvant être opérée au moins par un générateur électrique attelé au moteur thermique, caractérisé en ce que la machine de traction est montée sur un premier train de roues du véhicule tandis que le moteur thermique et le générateur sont montés sur un deuxième train de roues, indépendant mécaniquement du premier train de roue, et lorsque la consigne d'assistance est négative et si la consigne de récupération est opérée partiellement par la machine de traction et partiellement par le générateur, les proportions de la répartition de la consigne de récupération entre la machine de traction et le générateur calculées par la fonction de dépollution sont limitées par une fonction de répartition de couple entre les premier et deuxième trains.
An underfloor installation component having a frame, which is to be supported on the floor side by leveling screws before its installation in a floor, which floor is to be created by casting, which leveling screws each mesh with their thread in a complementary thread of the frame, characterized in that one end of such a leveling screw has first connecting means and the other end thereof has second connecting means complementary to the first connecting means, so that by engaging the complementary connecting means of two leveling screws with one another, a longer leveling screw is provided, wherein the first connecting means is embodied as an axial connection socket and the second connecting means is embodied as an axial plug-in pin protruding from the threaded end on this side, complementary torque transmitters (11, 12) are associated with the connecting means, by which the two engaged connecting means of two leveling screws are engaged with one another in a torque-locked manner, holding means (8, 9, 10) are provided, by which the engagement of a plug-in pin (6, 6.1) in a connection socket is fixed, and that a rotation-driving pin having non-rotationally symmetrical lateral surface is provided centrally as a torque transmitter in the connection socket of this leveling screw and a rotation-driving pin receptacle is provided centrally in the plug-in pin having a cross-sectional geometry such that the rotation-driving pin is accommodated therein in a torque-locked manner.
Structure for cultivating plants out of ground, particularly for producing cut flowers, comprising at least a cultivation platform having at least a cavity (12a, 12b, 12c) in the form of a container intended to receive a plant with the respective earth, and support means associated with said platform in order to keep it raised with respect to the ground, the support means being adapted to support a plurality of cultivation platforms arranged according to a condition aligned side by side so as to make a modular structure, each cultivation platform being made by molding a plastic material, in order that the walls of each platform are able to provide a thermal insulation towards the outer environment, for the plants received in said containers (12a, 12b, 12c), characterized in that said support means include a pair of longitudinal members which can be inserted into corresponding seats formed integrally in the platforms, and which can be coupled with a plurality of stand members adapted to support said longitudinal members.
A method for desalinating a salt-containing polymer comprising a polyaryl ether having a softening temperature T S and a salt, comprising the steps of a) providing the salt-containing polymer at a first temperature T 1 above the softening temperature T S of the polyaryl ether, b) contacting the salt-containing polymer provided in step a) with an extractant to obtain a desalinated polymer comprising the polyaryl ether, and a salt-containing extractant comprising the extractant and the salt, wherein step a) comprises the following steps: i) providing a first salt-containing polymer comprising the polyaryl ether and the salt, ii) pelletizing the first salt-containing polymer provided in step i) to obtain a pelletized first salt-containing polymer, iii) contacting the pelletized first salt-containing polymer obtained in step ii) with the extractant to obtain the salt-containing polymer comprising the polyaryl ether and residues of the salt, and a first salt-containing extractant comprising the extractant and a portion of the salt, iv) heating the salt-containing polymer obtained in step iii) to a first temperature T 1 above the softening temperature T S, preferably above the glass transition temperature T G, of the polyaryl ether, and wherein step b) comprises the following step: v) contacting the salt-containing polymer heated in step iv) with the extractant to obtain the desalinated polymer comprising the polyaryl ether, and a second salt-containing extractant comprising the extractant and the residues of the salt, wherein the first salt-containing polymer is provided in step i) by a melt polymerization method and the softening temperature (T S) and the glass transition temperature (T G) are determined by means of dynamic differential calorimetry (DDC; differential scanning calorimetry DSC). a) providing the salt-containing polymer at a first temperature T 1 above the softening temperature T S of the polyaryl ether, b) contacting the salt-containing polymer provided in step a) with an extractant to obtain a desalinated polymer comprising the polyaryl ether, and a salt-containing extractant comprising the extractant and the salt, i) providing a first salt-containing polymer comprising the polyaryl ether and the salt, ii) pelletizing the first salt-containing polymer provided in step i) to obtain a pelletized first salt-containing polymer, iii) contacting the pelletized first salt-containing polymer obtained in step ii) with the extractant to obtain the salt-containing polymer comprising the polyaryl ether and residues of the salt, and a first salt-containing extractant comprising the extractant and a portion of the salt, iv) heating the salt-containing polymer obtained in step iii) to a first temperature T 1 above the softening temperature T S, preferably above the glass transition temperature T G, of the polyaryl ether,
A method of preparing a metal oxide-silica composite aerogel, the method comprising: 1) a step of adding an acid catalyst to a first water glass solution to prepare an acidic water glass solution having a pH of 0.1 to 2.9; 2) a step of adding a metal ion solution to the acidic water glass solution to prepare a precursor solution; and 3) a step of adding a second water glass solution to the precursor solution and performing a gelation reaction to prepare a metal oxide-silica composite wet gel, 4) a step of washing the prepared metal oxide-silica composite wet gel including solid/liquid separation, and 5) a step of drying the washed metal oxide-silica composite wet gel, wherein, in steps 2) and 3), bubbling is performed with an inert gas. 1) a step of adding an acid catalyst to a first water glass solution to prepare an acidic water glass solution having a pH of 0.1 to 2.9; 2) a step of adding a metal ion solution to the acidic water glass solution to prepare a precursor solution; and 3) a step of adding a second water glass solution to the precursor solution and performing a gelation reaction to prepare a metal oxide-silica composite wet gel, 4) a step of washing the prepared metal oxide-silica composite wet gel including solid/liquid separation, and 5) a step of drying the washed metal oxide-silica composite wet gel,
Device for registering goods at a self-service cash register system, comprising a transporting device for transporting goods in a predefined transporting direction, at least one transporting means (4, 5, 10) of the transporting device onto which goods can be placed for transporting, at least one scanning device, which is arranged fixed in place on the transporting device for registering machine-readable codes with which the goods are provided, at least one source for emitting optical radiation in the direction of the transporting device and at least one detector for receiving the radiation that is reflected by the goods lying on the transporting device and for generating a signal corresponding to the intensity of the reflected radiation, wherein the transporting means is pervious at least in some sections to the optical radiation from the source, wherein the transporting device has as transporting means a first transporting belt and a second transporting belt, wherein the first transporting belt is arranged at least before the scanning device in the transporting direction, wherein the second transporting belt is pervious at least in some sections to the optical radiation from the source, and wherein the second transporting belt is arranged at least in some sections above the scanning device and above the first transporting belt, characterized in that the second transporting belt consists at least partially of a material that is pervious to the radiation from the source, in that the first transporting belt is arranged before and after the scanning device in the transporting direction, running around rollers, and in that the first transporting belt is led around the scanning device.
An exhaust gas control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, characterized by comprising: at least one NOx purification catalyst (12, 27, 28) that is arranged in an exhaust passage (11, 13, 25, 26, 29, 30) of the internal combustion engine and that is formed by supporting Cu on a catalyst carrier; at least one degradation degree estimating unit (14, 32, 33) that is used to estimate a degradation degree due to the agglomeration of copper particle of the at least one NOx purification catalyst; and an air-fuel ratio control unit that is used to adjust an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the at least one NOx purification catalyst, wherein until the degradation degree of the at least one NOx purification catalyst, estimated by the at least one degradation degree estimating unit, reaches a predetermined degradation degree, the air-fuel ratio control unit adjusts the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the at least one NOx purification catalyst to an air-fuel ratio richer than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and when the degradation degree of the at least one NOx purification catalyst, estimated by the at least one degradation degree estimating unit, exceeds the predetermined degradation degree, the air-fuel ratio control unit changes the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the at least one NOx purification catalyst from the air-fuel ratio richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio to an air-fuel ratio leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio so that the at least one NOx purification catalyst is regenerated. at least one NOx purification catalyst (12, 27, 28) that is arranged in an exhaust passage (11, 13, 25, 26, 29, 30) of the internal combustion engine and that is formed by supporting Cu on a catalyst carrier; at least one degradation degree estimating unit (14, 32, 33) that is used to estimate a degradation degree due to the agglomeration of copper particle of the at least one NOx purification catalyst; and an air-fuel ratio control unit that is used to adjust an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the at least one NOx purification catalyst, wherein until the degradation degree of the at least one NOx purification catalyst, estimated by the at least one degradation degree estimating unit, reaches a predetermined degradation degree, the air-fuel ratio control unit adjusts the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the at least one NOx purification catalyst to an air-fuel ratio richer than a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and when the degradation degree of the at least one NOx purification catalyst, estimated by the at least one degradation degree estimating unit, exceeds the predetermined degradation degree, the air-fuel ratio control unit changes the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing into the at least one NOx purification catalyst from the air-fuel ratio richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio to an air-fuel ratio leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio so that the at least one NOx purification catalyst is regenerated.
A method for detecting a display screen, comprising: emitting, by a light source (20, 40, 50), light onto a surface of a display screen to form a diffuse reflection, wherein the light source (20, 40, 50) comprises an initial first color channel value a1 and an initial second color channel value b1; measuring, by a detector, a first color channel value a and a second color channel value b of the reflected light; calculating a color breakup value l ab of the reflected light by: l ab = a − a 1 2 + b − b 1 2; calculating, in response to (a + b) being not equal to 0, a hue value ε by: ε = |a + b| / (a + b); calculating a color breakup and hue quantization value φ of the reflected light by: φ = l ab × ε = a + b a − a 1 2 + b − b 1 2 / a + b; and determining whether the display screen is qualified based on determining whether the color breakup and hue quantization value φ is within a predetermined quantization value range. emitting, by a light source (20, 40, 50), light onto a surface of a display screen to form a diffuse reflection, wherein the light source (20, 40, 50) comprises an initial first color channel value a1 and an initial second color channel value b1; measuring, by a detector, a first color channel value a and a second color channel value b of the reflected light; calculating a color breakup value l ab of the reflected light by: l ab = a − a 1 2 + b − b 1 2; calculating, in response to (a + b) being not equal to 0, a hue value ε by: ε = |a + b| / (a + b); calculating a color breakup and hue quantization value φ of the reflected light by: φ = l ab × ε = a + b a − a 1 2 + b − b 1 2 / a + b; and determining whether the display screen is qualified based on determining whether the color breakup and hue quantization value φ is within a predetermined quantization value range.
A method of displaying a virtual image of a probe being navigated through a branched network of body lumens comprising generating a dynamic virtual image of a probe moving through said branched network from a viewpoint that is interior to a lumen of said branched network and fixed relative to a point on a distal portion of said probe that is proximal a distal tip of said probe, the dynamic virtual image displaying a first branch of the branched network including a first landmark; characterised in that the method comprises: updating said dynamic virtual image from displaying the first branch to displaying a second branch of said branched network including a second landmark when said viewpoint passes a predetermined waypoint or the first landmark. updating said dynamic virtual image from displaying the first branch to displaying a second branch of said branched network including a second landmark when said viewpoint passes a predetermined waypoint or the first landmark.
A centrifugal fan impeller, comprising a hub and a plurality of fan blades distributed around the periphery of the hub; and wherein each fan blade comprises a first blade section and a second blade section connected with the first blade section; each first blade section is in a backward blade form; and each second blade section is in a forward blade form; characterized in that each fan blade further comprises a connecting blade section which smoothly connects the first blade section with the second blade section, the connecting blade section is a linear segment by which the first blade section is connected with the second blade section. wherein each fan blade comprises a first blade section and a second blade section connected with the first blade section; each first blade section is in a backward blade form; and each second blade section is in a forward blade form; characterized in that each fan blade further comprises a connecting blade section which smoothly connects the first blade section with the second blade section, the connecting blade section is a linear segment by which the first blade section is connected with the second blade section.
A method of treating an Al-Zn-based alloy coated product that includes an Al-Zn-based alloy coating on a substrate, with the alloy coating containing 20-95%Al, 0-5%Si, optionally 0-10%Mg, balance Zn with unavoidable impurities which method includes the steps of: (a) heating the alloy coating from a temperature less than 300°C to a temperature in the range 250-910°C at a heating rate of at least 500°C/s for less than 200 milliseconds without heating of the substrate, and (b) cooling of the alloy coating at a cooling rate of at least 100°C/s by using the substrate as a heat sink, and forming a modified microstructure of the alloy coating, with the modified microstructure comprising a refined structure in which larger microstructural features have been reduced in size, or otherwise homogenised. (a) heating the alloy coating from a temperature less than 300°C to a temperature in the range 250-910°C at a heating rate of at least 500°C/s for less than 200 milliseconds without heating of the substrate, and (b) cooling of the alloy coating at a cooling rate of at least 100°C/s by using the substrate as a heat sink, and forming a modified microstructure of the alloy coating, with the modified microstructure comprising a refined structure in which larger microstructural features have been reduced in size, or otherwise homogenised.
A data transmission method in a telecommunication system, the method comprising: Selecting (410,416), during an active communication link between a first and a second transceiver unit, a data transmission scheme for the first transceiver unit based on a quality of the communication link, wherein the data transmission scheme is selected by the second transceiver unit from a list including at least one of, Transmitting different data from each antenna of the first transceiver unit, wherein data transmitted from one antenna is independent of data transmitted from another antenna; and Transmitting identical data from each antenna of the first transceiver unit and controlling direction of the transmitted identical data according to properties of a radio channel, characterised in that the data transmission scheme selection is further based on transmit antenna correlation information associated with the first transceiver unit and that the method further comprises transmitting data transmission scheme information indicating the selected data transmission scheme from the second transceiver unit to the first transceiver unit. Selecting (410,416), during an active communication link between a first and a second transceiver unit, a data transmission scheme for the first transceiver unit based on a quality of the communication link, wherein the data transmission scheme is selected by the second transceiver unit from a list including at least one of, Transmitting different data from each antenna of the first transceiver unit, wherein data transmitted from one antenna is independent of data transmitted from another antenna; and Transmitting identical data from each antenna of the first transceiver unit and controlling direction of the transmitted identical data according to properties of a radio channel, characterised in that the data transmission scheme selection is further based on transmit antenna correlation information associated with the first transceiver unit and that the method further comprises transmitting data transmission scheme information indicating the selected data transmission scheme from the second transceiver unit to the first transceiver unit.
A crank mechanism for a gas meter with mechanical compensation of temperature, in particular for a bellows meter, comprising a rotary part, whose axis is the axis of rotation for a crank disc seated thereon, a crank element configured to convert the reciprocating motion of the gas meter membrane into a rotary motion via levers, said crank element is connected to the crank disc via a rigid crank seated rotatably on the crank disc via a rotary element, and wherein one end of said rigid crank is connected to a temperature-dependent compensating element and the other one is directly connected to crank element, characterised in that the rigid crank constitutes a support for the crank element and has a pair of arms (R, L), wherein the arm connected to the crank element being longer than the arm connected to the compensating element.
A semi-crystalline blended polymer comprising, an amorphous thermoplastic polymer and a thermoplastic semi-crystalline polymer, each of the polymers being essentially miscible in the other and being blended at a weight ratio of amorphous polymer/semi-crystalline polymer of greater than 1 to 20 and said blended semi-crystalline polymer displaying a DSC melt peak enthalpy of at least 3 joules/g, wherein the amorphous thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature of 100 °C to 120 °C and the semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer has a melting temperature as determined by DSC of at least 140 °C to 200 °C.