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A wireless communication method in a wireless network comprising an access point and a plurality of nodes, the method comprising the following steps, at one of said nodes: receiving a trigger frame from the access point, the trigger frame reserving at least one communication channel of the wireless network and defining a plurality of resource units splitting the communication channel in the frequency domain; obtaining, from the trigger frame, an information item indicating if a sensing of the communication channel by the node is required; if the information item indicates that a sensing is required, sensing an energy of the communication channel during a sensing period after the reception of the trigger frame; and if the sensed energy is below a threshold, emitting a signal on an unused resource unit or units. receiving a trigger frame from the access point, the trigger frame reserving at least one communication channel of the wireless network and defining a plurality of resource units splitting the communication channel in the frequency domain; obtaining, from the trigger frame, an information item indicating if a sensing of the communication channel by the node is required; if the information item indicates that a sensing is required, sensing an energy of the communication channel during a sensing period after the reception of the trigger frame; and if the sensed energy is below a threshold, emitting a signal on an unused resource unit or units.
Elastic fixing device, comprising: an elastic washer section and a tubular portion projecting from a central area of the washer section, characterized in that the tubular portion has a threaded and tightening section and has an outer wall with substantially polygonal external shape, which constitutes the tightening means, and a threaded inner wall configuring a threaded axial passage, or has a threaded outer wall and a tightening inner wall with polygonal profile. an elastic washer section and a tubular portion projecting from a central area of the washer section, characterized in that the tubular portion has a threaded and tightening section and has an outer wall with substantially polygonal external shape, which constitutes the tightening means, and a threaded inner wall configuring a threaded axial passage, or has a threaded outer wall and a tightening inner wall with polygonal profile.
Accelerator pedal system for a vehicle, comprising: an accelerator pedal for the speed of the motor vehicle to be adjusted by a driver; a controller which is designed to detect at least one temperature signal from at least one component (16, 18) of the vehicle and to actuate the accelerator pedal; wherein the accelerator pedal is designed to adjust a restoring force; characterized in that the controller is designed to adjust the restoring force depending on the temperature signal. an accelerator pedal for the speed of the motor vehicle to be adjusted by a driver; a controller which is designed to detect at least one temperature signal from at least one component (16, 18) of the vehicle and to actuate the accelerator pedal; wherein the accelerator pedal is designed to adjust a restoring force; characterized in that the controller is designed to adjust the restoring force depending on the temperature signal.
An apparatus for determining devices for storing user profile elements of a distributed user profile, the apparatus comprising: means arranged to receive a user profile comprising a plurality of user profile elements, each user profile element having associated metadata; and means arranged to receive device profiles for a plurality of devices, characterised in that the apparatus further comprises: reasoning means arranged to identify devices for storing the user profile elements based on evaluating a relevance criterion for metadata associated with each of the user profile elements in relation to device profiles of the plurality of devices. means arranged to receive a user profile comprising a plurality of user profile elements, each user profile element having associated metadata; and means arranged to receive device profiles for a plurality of devices, characterised in that the apparatus further comprises: reasoning means arranged to identify devices for storing the user profile elements based on evaluating a relevance criterion for metadata associated with each of the user profile elements in relation to device profiles of the plurality of devices.
A knitted pile fabric comprising a support fabric, from which an artificial fleece, comprising fibres and special fibres, projects, the latter incorporating bioceramic particle, wherein said special fibres have a diameter smaller than said fibre characterized in that the diameter of said special fibres is smaller than or equal to 3.0 um.
An apparatus for deployment downhole within a wellbore, the apparatus comprising: i) an orientation detector arranged to detect the orientation of the apparatus; ii) a vibrational or acoustic source arranged to produce vibrational or acoustic signals in dependence on the detected orientation of the apparatus, the produced vibrational or acoustic signals representing the detected orientation; and iii) initiation circuitry, arranged to detect an external initiation condition, wherein the apparatus is arranged to transition from a quiescent state to an operating state in response to the initiation circuitry detecting the external initiation condition, whereby to save battery life to those periods until after detection of the external initiation condition by the initiation circuitry, the apparatus being characterised in that the external initiation condition is a magnetic field of at least a predefined activation value, wherein the predefined activation value of the magnetic field is greater than typical ambient values at ground surface. i) an orientation detector arranged to detect the orientation of the apparatus; ii) a vibrational or acoustic source arranged to produce vibrational or acoustic signals in dependence on the detected orientation of the apparatus, the produced vibrational or acoustic signals representing the detected orientation; and iii) initiation circuitry, arranged to detect an external initiation condition, wherein the apparatus is arranged to transition from a quiescent state to an operating state in response to the initiation circuitry detecting the external initiation condition, whereby to save battery life to those periods until after detection of the external initiation condition by the initiation circuitry, the apparatus being characterised in that the external initiation condition is a magnetic field of at least a predefined activation value, wherein the predefined activation value of the magnetic field is greater than typical ambient values at ground surface. wherein the apparatus is arranged to transition from a quiescent state to an operating state in response to the initiation circuitry detecting the external initiation condition, whereby to save battery life to those periods until after detection of the external initiation condition by the initiation circuitry, the apparatus being characterised in that the external initiation condition is a magnetic field of at least a predefined activation value, wherein the predefined activation value of the magnetic field is greater than typical ambient values at ground surface.
Vehicle, in particular rail vehicle, with at least one holding rod apparatus, wherein the holding rod apparatus has a cruciform base for fastening to a ceiling of the vehicle and a free end lying opposite the cruciform base, characterised in that the holding rod apparatus is embodied and arranged in the vehicle such that it comprises a plurality of arms, which are interconnected at the free end, wherein at least one arm runs vertically below the cruciform base.
A method for recognizing a coffee capsule used by a capsule coffee machine, said method comprising: a) while a coffee beverage is brewed by said capsule coffee machine using said coffee capsule fitted therein, detecting vibrations of a component of said capsule coffee machine, said component being rigidly connected with said coffee capsule within said machine, and generating a vibration signal v(t) corresponding thereto; b) determining the value of at least one parameter (V ∞, τ) of said vibration signal v(t); and c) recognizing said coffee capsule based on said value of said at least one parameter (V ∞, τ). a) while a coffee beverage is brewed by said capsule coffee machine using said coffee capsule fitted therein, detecting vibrations of a component of said capsule coffee machine, said component being rigidly connected with said coffee capsule within said machine, and generating a vibration signal v(t) corresponding thereto; b) determining the value of at least one parameter (V ∞, τ) of said vibration signal v(t); and c) recognizing said coffee capsule based on said value of said at least one parameter (V ∞, τ).
A method, comprising: receiving, at a network node, a terminating request from a user equipment; performing at least one of a restore data procedure and an update location procedure; receiving a mobility management entity name from a home location register; registering the mobility management entity name to subscriber data associated with the user equipment; and sending a paging request only to a mobility management entity indicated by the received mobility management entity name. receiving, at a network node, a terminating request from a user equipment; performing at least one of a restore data procedure and an update location procedure; receiving a mobility management entity name from a home location register; registering the mobility management entity name to subscriber data associated with the user equipment; and sending a paging request only to a mobility management entity indicated by the received mobility management entity name.
A vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine including a recirculation device that recirculates exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine to an intake passage, the recirculation device including an exhaust gas recirculation passage and an exhaust gas recirculation valve provided in the exhaust gas recirculation passage, such that the exhaust gas recirculation passage communicates between an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and the intake passage when the exhaust gas recirculation valve is opened, and the exhaust gas recirculation passage is blocked when the exhaust gas recirculation valve is closed; an electric power output device configured to output electric power generated by using the internal combustion engine to the outside of the vehicle; and an electronic control unit characterized in that the electronic control unit is configured to control a recirculation amount of the exhaust gas by adjusting an opening degree of the exhaust gas recirculation valve of the recirculation device in accordance with an operation point of the internal combustion engine such that, under the same operation point, the recirculation amount of the exhaust gas is restricted by reducing the opening degree by a predefined reduced amount (ΔX) when the internal combustion engine is operated to generate electric power and the electric power output device outputs the electric power to the outside of the vehicle compared to when the internal combustion engine is operated to drive the vehicle. an internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine including a recirculation device that recirculates exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine to an intake passage, the recirculation device including an exhaust gas recirculation passage and an exhaust gas recirculation valve provided in the exhaust gas recirculation passage, such that the exhaust gas recirculation passage communicates between an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine and the intake passage when the exhaust gas recirculation valve is opened, and the exhaust gas recirculation passage is blocked when the exhaust gas recirculation valve is closed; an electric power output device configured to output electric power generated by using the internal combustion engine to the outside of the vehicle; and an electronic control unit characterized in that the electronic control unit is configured to control a recirculation amount of the exhaust gas by adjusting an opening degree of the exhaust gas recirculation valve of the recirculation device in accordance with an operation point of the internal combustion engine such that, under the same operation point, the recirculation amount of the exhaust gas is restricted by reducing the opening degree by a predefined reduced amount (ΔX) when the internal combustion engine is operated to generate electric power and the electric power output device outputs the electric power to the outside of the vehicle compared to when the internal combustion engine is operated to drive the vehicle.
Haymaking machine having a central frame on both sides of which an inner side frame portion, a middle side frame portion and an outer side frame portion are arranged, which are connected to each other via hinges (8, 9, 10), and a locking mechanism comprising an elongated locking element (12, 13) extending from the inner side frame portion to the outer side frame portion, and is characterized in that when the outer side frame portion is folded upwards from a working position into a transport or non-working position, the elongated locking element (12, 13) is displaced by the outer side frame portion inwards into a locking position by the outer side frame portion exerting a force on the elongated locking element, wherein the inner side frame portion is automatically mechanically locked against the middle side frame portion.
A device for homogenizing and adjusting the gaseous pressure of a sealed enclosure, such as a climate-controlled cell, characterized in that the device comprises a plurality of reservoirs (1, 1', 2) arranged in series, each reservoir being connected to an adjacent reservoir by a connecting circuit equipped with an air pump able to suction air into the so-called upstream reservoir of said pair of adjacent reservoirs to discharge it into the so-called downstream reservoir, the furthest upstream reservoir of said series, called first reservoir, and the furthest downstream reservoir of the series, called last reservoir, respectively being equipped with one, with at least two air inlets (7, 8) each connectable by a circuit (13, 14), called air aspiration circuit, that can be closed off, to the enclosure to be adjusted, and the other, with at least two air outlets (10, 11) each connectable by a so-called air injection circuit (16, 17), which can be closed off, to the enclosure to be adjusted, the members (19, 20) for closing off the two or at least two of the suction circuits (13, 14) being of the type with independent opening/closing control from one closing off member to another and the members (22, 23) for closing off the two or at least two of the injection circuits (16, 17) being of the type with independent opening/closing control from one closing off member to another.
A surgical portal assembly, which comprises: a portal member adapted for positioning within a tissue tract, the portal member defining a longitudinal axis and having leading and trailing ends, the portal member including a first longitudinal port for passage of an object, the portal member comprising a compressible material and transitionable between a first expanded condition, in which the leading end of the portal member has a first cross-sectional dimension, to facilitate securing of the portal member within the tissue tract and in substantial sealed relation with tissue surfaces defining the tissue tract, and a second compressed condition to facilitate at least partial insertion of the portal member within the tissue tract; and an elongated member; wherein the elongated member extending through the first longitudinal port includes a first end and a second end, the second end being mechanically attached to the portal member adjacent the leading end thereof, such that when the first end of elongated member is pulled through the first longitudinal port in a proximal trailing direction, the second end exerts a compressive force at least adjacent the leading end to cause the portal member to transition toward the compressed condition, and the portal member further includes a second longitudinal port; characterised in that the second longitudinal port has a second elongated member extending therethrough and is attachable to the portal member adjacent the leading end thereof, the second elongated member adapted to move through the second longitudinal port in the trailing direction to cause the portal member to transition toward the compressed condition, wherein the first and second elongated members are arranged to cause the leading end of the portal member to define a second cross-sectional dimension less than the first cross-sectional dimension when the first and second elongated members are moved through the respective first and second longitudinal ports in the trailing direction, and the first and second elongated members are arranged to extend through the respective first and second longitudinal ports of the portal member, around the leading end and along an outer surface of the portal member.
Plant comprising at least one apparatus (2, 3, 17, 18) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, which plant comprises at least one module separably connected or connectable with the apparatus (2, 3, 17, 18), wherein the plant comprises at least one tunnel structure through which the at least one module is moveable in a tunnel transport direction characterized in that the tunnel structure extends through the at least one apparatus (2, 3, 17, 18), wherein the at least one module is moveable from the tunnel structure into a work position inside the apparatus (2, 3, 17, 18) along a loading direction and the at least one module is moveable from the work position out of the apparatus (2, 3, 17, 18) along an unloading direction or the at least one module is moveable from outside the apparatus (2, 3, 17, 18) into the work position along a loading direction and the at least one module is moveable from the work position into the tunnel structure along an unloading direction, wherein the loading and unloading direction (10, 12) differ from the tunnel transport direction.
An abdominal simulator (100, 1900) comprising: a housing that simulates at least an abdomen of a patient, the housing comprising: a surface layer (125, 1910) that simulates skin of the patient, a sensor pad (130, 1930) positioned beneath the surface layer, the sensor pad being configured to sense an abdominal palpitation performed by a user, a muscle layer (135, 1940) positioned beneath the sensor pad that simulates abdominal muscles of the patient, the muscle layer being actuatable to simulate tensing of the abdominal muscles, and at least one ailment module (155, 1960) positioned beneath the muscle layer, the ailment module being configured to simulate an organ of the patient, wherein the ailment module includes a displaceable touch point (180, 1961) against which the user can press during the abdominal palpitation, wherein the touch point is configured to provide resistance to the user's press as it is displaced to simulate an ailment of the organ. a surface layer (125, 1910) that simulates skin of the patient, a sensor pad (130, 1930) positioned beneath the surface layer, the sensor pad being configured to sense an abdominal palpitation performed by a user, a muscle layer (135, 1940) positioned beneath the sensor pad that simulates abdominal muscles of the patient, the muscle layer being actuatable to simulate tensing of the abdominal muscles, and at least one ailment module (155, 1960) positioned beneath the muscle layer, the ailment module being configured to simulate an organ of the patient, wherein the ailment module includes a displaceable touch point (180, 1961) against which the user can press during the abdominal palpitation, wherein the touch point is configured to provide resistance to the user's press as it is displaced to simulate an ailment of the organ.
An air conditioning indoor unit, comprising: a body being provided with an air outlet; a panel positioned in such a way as to cover a front of the body; a horizontal flap (17a, 17b) being able to vary an air direction of conditioned air blown out from the air outlet; and a fan being positioned in the body and generating a flow of air having been sucked into the body toward the air outlet; wherein the body has a grille including a front surface, the panel being positioned in front of the front surface, and a scroll extending from a front of the fan to the air outlet and for guiding conditioned air to the air outlet, wherein a recess recessed toward a back side of the body is disposed between an upper edge of an open peripheral edge of the air outlet and a lower end of the panel, wherein the upper edge of the air outlet is defined by a front end of the scroll, wherein during non-operation, the recess and the air outlet are covered by the horizontal flap, and characterized in that the front end of the scroll more frontwardly projects relative to a portion of the front surface located in the neighborhood of the air outlet. a body being provided with an air outlet; a panel positioned in such a way as to cover a front of the body; a horizontal flap (17a, 17b) being able to vary an air direction of conditioned air blown out from the air outlet; and a fan being positioned in the body and generating a flow of air having been sucked into the body toward the air outlet; wherein the body has a grille including a front surface, the panel being positioned in front of the front surface, and a scroll extending from a front of the fan to the air outlet and for guiding conditioned air to the air outlet, a grille including a front surface, the panel being positioned in front of the front surface, and a scroll extending from a front of the fan to the air outlet and for guiding conditioned air to the air outlet, wherein a recess recessed toward a back side of the body is disposed between an upper edge of an open peripheral edge of the air outlet and a lower end of the panel, wherein the upper edge of the air outlet is defined by a front end of the scroll, wherein during non-operation, the recess and the air outlet are covered by the horizontal flap, and characterized in that the front end of the scroll more frontwardly projects relative to a portion of the front surface located in the neighborhood of the air outlet.