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A gas turbine engine assembly, the assembly including an electrical generator, an accessory gearbox, and one or more engine bleed valves, wherein the engine also includes a first clutch arrangement which selectively connects the electrical generator to the accessory gearbox, an air turbine connected to the engine bleed valve or valves so as to be driven by air directed from the valve or valves, a second clutch arrangement which selectively connects the electrical generator and the air turbine, the first and second clutch arrangements (34, 36) being configured such that in use the electrical generator is connected to whichever of the accessory gearbox or air turbine is rotated fastest, and the electrical generator is disconnected from the other of the accessory gearbox and air turbine (38, characterised in that the engine bleed valve or valves is selectively openable, so that only when the engine speed is below a predetermined level the valve or valves is/are caused to open thereby causing the air turbine to rotate.
A dielectric transducer structure comprising a body of elastomeric material, wherein the body on each of two boundary surfaces lying oppositely to one another is provided with an electrode arrangement, wherein at least one boundary surface comprises at least one corrugated area, and wherein the at least one corrugated area comprises heights and depths where the heights and depths are arranged along both perpendicular directions (X, Y) of the boundary surface (3, 4) characterized in that the corrugation peak to peak amplitudes (H x, H y) are different in the two perpendicular directions (X, Y) where one is larger by at least 50%.
Apparatus for the analysis of biological liquid samples, the apparatus comprising: - a measurement chamber defining a sample volume with an inlet and an outlet, - a fluid handling system adapted for feeding a liquid sample to the sample volume through the inlet and for removing the liquid sample through the outlet; - at least one analyte sensor (3a-i, 4) in contact with the sample volume, wherein the analyte sensor is adapted to produce an analyte sensor output representing a quantitative measurement of an analyte in the liquid sample; - a thermostatic sample heater device adapted for controlling a sample temperature of the liquid sample in the measurement chamber; and - a processor unit; wherein the processor unit is configured for determining an initial temperature of the liquid sample injected into the measurement chamber based on flow data from the fluid handling system and sample heating data from the sample heater device. for the analysis of biological liquid samples, the apparatus comprising: - a measurement chamber defining a sample volume with an inlet and an outlet, - a fluid handling system - a measurement chamber defining a sample volume with an inlet and an outlet, - a fluid handling system adapted for feeding a liquid sample to the sample volume through the inlet and for removing the liquid sample through the outlet; - at least one analyte sensor (3a-i, 4) in contact with the sample volume, - at least one analyte sensor (3a-i, 4) in contact with the sample volume, - a thermostatic sample heater device adapted for controlling a sample temperature of the liquid sample in the measurement chamber; and - a processor unit; wherein the processor unit is configured for determining an initial temperature of the liquid sample injected into the measurement chamber based on flow data from the fluid handling system and sample heating data from the sample heater device.
A low-pressure loop EGR device to be used in a supercharged engine provided with a supercharger and an intercooler, the supercharger having a compressor, a turbine and a turbine shaft, the compressor provided in an intake passage and including a compressor impeller, the turbine provided in an exhaust passage and including: a turbine impeller, a plurality of variable nozzles arranged on an inlet side of the turbine impeller at intervals in a circumferential direction, each variable nozzle being turnable around an axis parallel to an axis of the turbine impeller; and an actuator configured to turn the plurality of variable nozzles, the turbine shaft connecting the compressor impeller in the compressor and the turbine impeller in the turbine coaxially and integrally with each other, the intercooler provided at a portion in the intake passage on a downstream side of the compressor and configured to cool air compressed by the compressor, the low-pressure loop EGR device configured to take part of an exhaust gas from a portion in the exhaust passage on a downstream side of the turbine as an EGR gas and to put the EGR gas back to a portion in the intake passage on an upstream side of the compressor, the low-pressure loop EGR device comprising: an EGR passage connecting the portion in the exhaust passage on the downstream side of the turbine to the portion in the intake passage on the upstream side of the compressor to communicate between the portions, and the EGR passage allowing the EGR gas to flow therebetween; an EGR valve provided in the EGR passage and configured to open and close the EGR passage; an EGR cooler provided in the EGR passage and configured to cool the EGR gas flowing into the EGR passage; and characterised by a controller configured to control the EGR valve to close the EGR passage upon input of a stop warning signal to give notice that the supercharged engine is about to stop, and then to control the actuator to turn the plurality of variable nozzles in a narrowing direction. an EGR passage connecting the portion in the exhaust passage on the downstream side of the turbine to the portion in the intake passage on the upstream side of the compressor to communicate between the portions, and the EGR passage allowing the EGR gas to flow therebetween; an EGR valve provided in the EGR passage and configured to open and close the EGR passage; an EGR cooler provided in the EGR passage and configured to cool the EGR gas flowing into the EGR passage; and characterised by a controller configured to control the EGR valve to close the EGR passage upon input of a stop warning signal to give notice that the supercharged engine is about to stop, and then to control the actuator to turn the plurality of variable nozzles in a narrowing direction.
A thermoplastic resin composition comprising: a rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer; a first aromatic vinyl copolymer; a second aromatic vinyl copolymer; and polyalkylene glycol, wherein the first aromatic vinyl copolymer is a copolymer of methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, an aromatic vinyl monomer and a monomer copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl monomer, the second aromatic vinyl copolymer is a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl monomer and a monomer copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl monomer, and the first aromatic vinyl copolymer comprises methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate in a weight ratio of 1:0.01 to 1:0.2. a rubber-modified vinyl graft copolymer; a first aromatic vinyl copolymer; a second aromatic vinyl copolymer; and polyalkylene glycol, wherein the first aromatic vinyl copolymer is a copolymer of methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, an aromatic vinyl monomer and a monomer copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl monomer, the second aromatic vinyl copolymer is a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl monomer and a monomer copolymerizable with the aromatic vinyl monomer, and the first aromatic vinyl copolymer comprises methyl methacrylate and methyl acrylate in a weight ratio of 1:0.01 to 1:0.2.
Sealing arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising - a windscreen of a motor vehicle, - a water tank cover, and - a sealing profile which is arranged between the windscreen and water tank cover and is intended for connecting the water tank cover to the windscreen, wherein the sealing profile has a retaining profile, comprising - a retaining limb, which is fastened on the lower surface of the windscreen, - an accommodating profile for accommodating a connection element of the water tank cover, - a supporting body, which is arranged between the water tank cover and windscreen, and - a sealing lip, which is arranged on the supporting body and butts with sealing action at least against the windscreen, wherein, on its upper periphery, the sealing lip has a free surface, which is of flat design and is oriented both parallel to the outer surface of the windscreen and also parallel to the outer surface of the water tank cover, characterized in that the windscreen, holding profile and water tank cover are arranged in a stepped manner, wherein there is an offset in height, both at the transition between the upper periphery of the windscreen and the upper periphery of the sealing lip, and there is an offset in height (s 2) at the transition between the upper periphery of the sealing lip and the upper periphery of the water tank cover, wherein the offset in height between the upper surface of the windscreen and the upper surface of the downwardly offset water tank cover is mitigated by the stepped arrangement, and wherein both the offset in height and the offset in height (s 2) is at least 1 mm. - a windscreen of a motor vehicle, - a water tank cover, and - a sealing profile which is arranged between the windscreen and water tank cover and is intended for connecting the water tank cover to the windscreen, - a retaining limb, which is fastened on the lower surface of the windscreen, - an accommodating profile for accommodating a connection element of the water tank cover, - a supporting body, which is arranged between the water tank cover and windscreen, and - a sealing lip, which is arranged on the supporting body and butts with sealing action at least against the windscreen,
A product and packaging arrangement comprising: two or more folded product and package arrangements, each folded product and package arrangement comprising; a stack of interfolded discrete substantially square sheets of tissue folded substantially in half a first time along a first fold line to form a rectangular-shaped, once-folded sheet having a double thickness, and then having the once-folded, double thickness rectangular sheet folded substantially in half a second time about a second fold line extending substantially perpendicular to the first fold line, to thereby form a twice-folded sheet having a substantially square periphery having four stacked panels of substantially one quarter the size of the sheet before folding; and a package having a substantially square footprint encompassing the stack; and a cover adapted to sit over the stacked product and package arrangements and having an opening in a top end thereof for access to tissues dispensed from a top one of the stacked product and package arrangements. two or more folded product and package arrangements, each folded product and package arrangement comprising; a stack of interfolded discrete substantially square sheets of tissue folded substantially in half a first time along a first fold line to form a rectangular-shaped, once-folded sheet having a double thickness, and then having the once-folded, double thickness rectangular sheet folded substantially in half a second time about a second fold line extending substantially perpendicular to the first fold line, to thereby form a twice-folded sheet having a substantially square periphery having four stacked panels of substantially one quarter the size of the sheet before folding; and a package having a substantially square footprint encompassing the stack; and a cover adapted to sit over the stacked product and package arrangements and having an opening in a top end thereof for access to tissues dispensed from a top one of the stacked product and package arrangements.
A touch detector comprising: a base; a printed circuit board assembly, a base-side of the printed circuit board assembly mounted to the base; a frame mounted to a frame-side of the printed circuit board assembly; and a debugging device mounted on, coupled to, or soldered to the printed circuit board assembly for debugging other components soldered to the printed circuit board assembly, wherein the debugging device is externally accessible to a user when the base, the printed circuit board assembly, and the frame are mounted together. a base; a printed circuit board assembly, a base-side of the printed circuit board assembly mounted to the base; a frame mounted to a frame-side of the printed circuit board assembly; and a debugging device mounted on, coupled to, or soldered to the printed circuit board assembly for debugging other components soldered to the printed circuit board assembly, wherein the debugging device is externally accessible to a user when the base, the printed circuit board assembly, and the frame are mounted together.
A conveying chain for a conveying means (1, 101) of a conveying device, comprising a plurality of chain links (2, 102, 202) which are connected to one another, wherein the chain links (2, 102, 202) via joint connections are connected to one another in a manner pivotable in each case about a first axis and about a second axis aligned perpendicularly to the first axis, into a conveying chain, and the chain links (2, 102, 202) in each case at a first end section comprise a receiver (5, 205) in the form of a joint socket and at a second end section comprise a coupling body (3, 203) in the form of a joint head engaging into the receiver (5, 205) of an adjacent chain link (2, 102, 202), characterised in that the joint head (3, 203) has a spherical basic shape with two flattened sides (7, 207) which lie opposite one another, and the joint socket (5, 205) comprises a slot-like introduction opening (4, 204) for receiving the joint head (3, 203), wherein the width of the slot-like introduction opening (4, 204) is adapted to the width of the joint head (3, 203) between the two flattened sides (7, 207), such that the joint socket (5, 205) and the joint head (3, 203) can be connected to one another by way of an insertion-rotation movement, for forming the joint connection.
Root ball undercutting and excavation device (1, 5), comprising at least one undercutting blade (11, 21) which is mounted in a pivot bearing receptacle (12, 22) so as to be pivotable about a first pivot axis A, A', wherein the position of the pivot bearing receptacle (12, 22) is displaceable about a first axis X, X', characterised in that the undercutting blade (11, 21) is mounted adjacent to the pivot bearing receptacle (12, 22) on a guide track Y, Y' so as to be pivotable about a second pivot axis B, B', the second pivot axis B, B' extending transversely to the first pivot axis A, A'.
An insertion device for inserting a medical device into a body of a patient, the medical device defining a bore, the insertion device comprising: a needle; and a retraction assembly including a housing in which a needle hub is disposed, the needle hub attached to a proximal end of the needle, wherein the retraction assembly is capable of producing relative positions of the needle hub and the housing, the relative positions including a first position wherein the position of the needle hub is proximate the distal end of the housing, a second position wherein the needle hub is located about mid-way along the length of the housing, and a third position wherein the needle hub is located proximate the proximal end of the housing, wherein a bevel of the needle distal tip is oriented in a first direction when the needle in the first position, and wherein the bevel is oriented in a second direction when the needle is in the second position, and wherein the needle hub axially rotates during movement of the needle from the first position to the second position so as to change the bevel of the needle distal tip from the first direction to the second direction, wherein the second direction of the bevel reduces vessel damage when a back wall of the vessel is contacted by the needle distal tip. a needle; and a retraction assembly including a housing in which a needle hub is disposed, the needle hub attached to a proximal end of the needle, wherein the retraction assembly is capable of producing relative positions of the needle hub and the housing, the relative positions including a first position wherein the position of the needle hub is proximate the distal end of the housing, a second position wherein the needle hub is located about mid-way along the length of the housing, and a third position wherein the needle hub is located proximate the proximal end of the housing, wherein a bevel of the needle distal tip is oriented in a first direction when the needle in the first position, and wherein the bevel is oriented in a second direction when the needle is in the second position, and wherein the needle hub axially rotates during movement of the needle from the first position to the second position so as to change the bevel of the needle distal tip from the first direction to the second direction, wherein the second direction of the bevel reduces vessel damage when a back wall of the vessel is contacted by the needle distal tip.
A device housing comprising: a first light device, the first light device comprising a first electrical supply configured to provide an electrical signal to a first light emitting diode, the first LED separated from a first surface of a diffuser film by a space, wherein the diffuser film comprises a second surface, opposite the first surface, the second surface configured to contact a first light pipe, characterized in that the device housing further comprises a second light device, the second light device comprising a second electrical supply configured to provide an electrical signal to a second LED, wherein the second LED contacts a second light pipe.
A pulsed plasma thruster comprising: a spool having a fiber propellant wound thereon; a motor in communication with the fiber propellant to pull the fiber propellant from the spool; an insulated tube configured to have one end in communication with the motor such that the fiber propellant is fed into the insulated tube; an anode bored through and having one end in communication with the insulated tube, such that the fiber propellant travels through the anode, the anode having an exit end; a coaxial insulator positioned about the exit end of the anode; a cathode connected to the insulator, the cathode having an interior profile shaped into a nozzle region; and one or more igniters, each igniter fitted through a corresponding opening in the cathode, wherein when the one or more igniters is triggered, the triggered igniter is configured to expel electrons toward the anode to ignite a primary current discharge above 10 kA between the anode and cathode thereby creating a plasma that vaporizes the fiber propellant at the exit end, and wherein the vaporizing fiber propellant combines with the current discharge above 10 kA to create a partially ionized gas electromagnetically and electrothermally accelerated outward from the nozzle region to produce a J × B thrust, and wherein as the fiber propellant vaporizes, the motor feeds more fiber propellant from the spool to the exit end. a spool having a fiber propellant wound thereon; a motor in communication with the fiber propellant to pull the fiber propellant from the spool; an insulated tube configured to have one end in communication with the motor such that the fiber propellant is fed into the insulated tube; an anode bored through and having one end in communication with the insulated tube, such that the fiber propellant travels through the anode, the anode having an exit end; a coaxial insulator positioned about the exit end of the anode; a cathode connected to the insulator, the cathode having an interior profile shaped into a nozzle region; and one or more igniters, each igniter fitted through a corresponding opening in the cathode, wherein when the one or more igniters is triggered, the triggered igniter is configured to expel electrons toward the anode to ignite a primary current discharge above 10 kA between the anode and cathode thereby creating a plasma that vaporizes the fiber propellant at the exit end, and wherein the vaporizing fiber propellant combines with the current discharge above 10 kA to create a partially ionized gas electromagnetically and electrothermally accelerated outward from the nozzle region to produce a J × B thrust, and wherein as the fiber propellant vaporizes, the motor feeds more fiber propellant from the spool to the exit end.
A shoe, comprising a vamp, a sole, and at least one insole interposed between said vamp and said sole, said insole having a multilayer structure and comprising a first insole and a second insole, superposed, and at least one shank associated to the lower face, in use, of said second insole, characterised in that said shank comprises a first portion provided at the heel area, and a second portion provided at the front area of the shoe, said first portion in turn comprising a first layer and a second layer superimposed one over the other and attached to the lower face, in use, of said second insole, at least one stiffener being interposed between said first layer and said second layer.
A subsea system comprising: underwater equipment; a landing base module for landing and positioning the underwater equipment thereupon, the landing base module comprising a base member, a first buoyancy system, a plurality of connectors for connecting the underwater equipment to one or more flowlines and risers, and a plurality of mooring lines to secure the landing base module between a surface (S') of a sea and a floor (S") of the sea; and a second buoyancy system for affixing to the underwater equipment, the second buoyancy system having sufficient buoyancy to float the underwater equipment toward the surface of the sea when detached from the landing base module, wherein the underwater equipment includes a ballast system structured and arranged to permit the underwater equipment to be lowered onto the landing base module, the flowlines connect the underwater equipment to an operations vessel at the surface of the sea, and the risers connect the underwater equipment to subsea equipment located on the floor of the sea. underwater equipment; a landing base module for landing and positioning the underwater equipment thereupon, the landing base module comprising a base member, a first buoyancy system, a plurality of connectors for connecting the underwater equipment to one or more flowlines and risers, and a plurality of mooring lines to secure the landing base module between a surface (S') of a sea and a floor (S") of the sea; and a second buoyancy system for affixing to the underwater equipment, the second buoyancy system having sufficient buoyancy to float the underwater equipment toward the surface of the sea when detached from the landing base module, wherein the underwater equipment includes a ballast system structured and arranged to permit the underwater equipment to be lowered onto the landing base module, the flowlines connect the underwater equipment to an operations vessel at the surface of the sea, and the risers connect the underwater equipment to subsea equipment located on the floor of the sea.
A vehicle drive assistance system comprising at least one hydraulic machine forming a pump, at least one hydraulic machine forming a motor (130, 140) and a hydraulic circuit comprising a supply duct running from the outlet of the pump to the inlet of the hydraulic machine forming the motor (130, 140) and a return duct related to the outlet of the hydraulic machine forming the motor (130, 140), characterized in that the hydraulic circuit is an open circuit passing through a tank, in that the hydraulic circuit comprises a suction duct running from the tank to an inlet of the pump, and the return duct runs from the outlet of the hydraulic machine forming the motor (130, 140) to the tank, and in that at least one of the motors (130, 140) is a releasable motor and in that the system comprises an element forming a restriction and creating a pressure drop on the return duct and a means (190, 192) adapted to connect to the motor casing the part of the return duct located upstream of the element forming the restriction and apply to the motor casing, from the return duct, a pressure lower than the pressure of this return duct.