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Apparatus for conveying compressed air for compressed air-operated devices in motor vehicles, in particular for brake devices in utility vehicles, with a controllable valve, via which compressed air can be removed from the combustion chamber of at least one cylinder of an internal combustion engine, the valve being arranged outside the combustion chamber and being connected to the combustion chamber, and with an actuating device, the valve being controlled via the actuating device, and the actuating device for the valves being a piston-cylinder unit with at least one piston which loads the valve, preloaded via a valve spring into the closed position, in the opening direction or in the opening direction and in the closing direction, characterized in that a piston of the piston-cylinder unit is guided displaceably in a cylinder liner, in each case one pressure space (24c, 24d) being configured on both sides of the piston, and in that a spring device is arranged on that side of the piston which faces the valve, which spring device is supported indirectly or directly on the cylinder liner and acts on the other side on the valve, the preloading force of the spring device being designed in such a way that it is stronger than that force of the valve spring which preloads the valve into the closed position, and in that the spring device can be brought out of engagement in the compression cycle temporally before the fuel ignition from a defined combustion chamber pressure, and therefore the valve can be closed by means of the valve spring.
An apparatus for high speed rinsing solution application to animal carcasses, comprising: a substructure having an oval-shaped track; a catheter delivery system including a plurality of carriages configured to circulate around the substructure on the track, wherein each of the carriages includes a respective catheter delivery mechanism; a carousel drive system configured to drive the carriages such that the carriages circulate about the substructure on the track; a rotary timing valve positioned above a central portion of the substructure, the rotary timing valve including a plurality of outlets each positioned at a respective radial position on the rotary timing valve, wherein each of the plurality of outlets is connected to a respective catheter delivery mechanism by a hose; and a hose table positioned between the rotary timing valve and the substructure and configured to support the hoses. a substructure having an oval-shaped track; a catheter delivery system including a plurality of carriages configured to circulate around the substructure on the track, wherein each of the carriages includes a respective catheter delivery mechanism; a carousel drive system configured to drive the carriages such that the carriages circulate about the substructure on the track; a rotary timing valve positioned above a central portion of the substructure, the rotary timing valve including a plurality of outlets each positioned at a respective radial position on the rotary timing valve, wherein each of the plurality of outlets is connected to a respective catheter delivery mechanism by a hose; and a hose table positioned between the rotary timing valve and the substructure and configured to support the hoses.
Household appliance operating device with at least one operating unit, which has at least one actuation element for actuation by an operator, which is supported rotatably around the first axis, with a display unit for displaying a household appliance operating menu and a control unit, which is intended, in interoperation with the actuation element, for operation of a household appliance operating menu and which actuation element is supported rotatably around at least one second axis and with at least one household appliance front panel, which delimits an operating area of the actuation element able to be gripped for an operating process, characterised in that the second axis is a tilt axis disposed between the first axis and the operating area, around which the actuation element is able to be tilted relative to the household appliance front panel, wherein the actuation element is embodied as a disc.
A Chinese Hamster Ovary cell line comprising a deoxyribonucleic acid expression vector, and wherein said vector comprises a nucleotide sequence coding for a heterologous mammalian glutamine synthetase under the control of a Simian vacuolating virus 40 promoter, including the SV40 enhancer and at least one expression cassette for expressing a recombinant protein, wherein said GS comprises a sequence at least 94.5 % identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
A method for handover determination performed by an enhanced node B, eNB, operating as a serving cell base station, the method comprising: basing a handover decision on a signal level of uplink transmissions of user equipment, UE, at a target cell base station in addition to signal levels of downlink signals of the target cell base station and downlink signals of a serving cell base station measured at the UE, wherein the signal level of the uplink transmissions is used at least in part for a handover decision when the source cell is a macro cell and the target cell is a pico cell or a femto cell; refraining from using the signal level of uplink transmissions when the source cell is a pico cell or a femto cell and the target cell is a macro cell; determining if a trigger event has occurred; configuring the target cell base station over an interface to perform signal level measurements on predefined uplink signals transmitted by the UE in response to the trigger event; instructing the UE to synchronize with the target cell base station; and configuring the target cell base station to report the signal level measurements from the predefined uplink signals transmitted by the UE after synchronization of the UE to the target cell base station. refraining from using the signal level of uplink transmissions when the source cell is a pico cell or a femto cell and the target cell is a macro cell; determining if a trigger event has occurred; configuring the target cell base station over an interface to perform signal level measurements on predefined uplink signals transmitted by the UE in response to the trigger event; instructing the UE to synchronize with the target cell base station; and configuring the target cell base station to report the signal level measurements from the predefined uplink signals transmitted by the UE after synchronization of the UE to the target cell base station.
Method for detecting a geometric feature of consistent moulded parts in an inspection system comprising the following steps: - producing the moulded parts in a moulding tool of a casting machine, - demoulding the moulded parts from the moulding tool at an elevated temperature compared with an ambient temperature, - cooling down the moulded parts from the elevated temperature to the ambient temperature, - transporting the demoulded moulded parts to the inspection system during cooling, wherein the duration of the transporting of the demoulded moulded parts to the inspection system is variously long at least in some cases, - detecting the geometric feature and contactlessly measuring the temperature of each moulded part whilst the moulded parts are passed through the inspection system in a conveyed stream, and - correcting the detected geometric features using a calibrating function taking into account the measured temperatures, wherein the calibrating function describes the change in the geometric feature depending on the temperature of a moulded part, the geometric feature of which lies in a desired range for the moulded parts to be produced. - producing the moulded parts in a moulding tool of a casting machine, - demoulding the moulded parts from the moulding tool at an elevated temperature compared with an ambient temperature, - cooling down the moulded parts from the elevated temperature to the ambient temperature, - transporting the demoulded moulded parts to the inspection system during cooling, wherein the duration of the transporting of the demoulded moulded parts to the inspection system is variously long at least in some cases, - detecting the geometric feature and contactlessly measuring the temperature of each moulded part whilst the moulded parts are passed through the inspection system in a conveyed stream, and - correcting the detected geometric features using a calibrating function taking into account the measured temperatures, wherein the calibrating function describes the change in the geometric feature depending on the temperature of a moulded part, the geometric feature of which lies in a desired range for the moulded parts to be produced.
A measuring device assembly for measuring a mass flow consisting of bulk material, in particular cereal, in a continuously circulating conveyor device having laminar conveying elements and with sections surrounded by a housing, which conveys the bulk material from a lower level bulk material receiving zone to a higher level bulk material delivery zone, wherein a substantially circular path of movement can be imposed on the bulk material delivered by the respective laminar conveying element in a substantially radial direction of an inner surface of a cover section of the housing by means of a guide surface formed in the upper zone of the conveyor device and the bulk material can therefore be deflected in a direction which is onto a sensor surface of the measuring device, characterized in that the sensor surface of the measuring device is disposed in the upper zone of the conveyor device in a manner such that a tangential path is set up in the circumferential direction in the transition from the guide surface to the sensor surface so that the sensor surface is tangential to the path of movement of the mass flow, in that the guide surface is part of a separate guide section which in the bulk material delivery zone is substantially contiguous with the cover section and free from offsets so that a tangential transition is formed, and in that a clearance between the free end of the respective conveying element and a cover section which surrounds the conveyor device in the bulk material delivery zone in a position of the conveying element in which the clearance of the cover section is at its smallest is selected in a manner such that almost the entirety of the bulk material on the conveying element can be delivered and a uniform flow onto the sensor surface can be obtained.
Wind turbine rotor blade, which is formed by two rotor blade segments (132, 134), wherein the first rotor blade segment has a plurality of first bearing sleeves at a first terminal end, each of which has a first internal thread, the second rotor blade segment has a plurality of second bearing sleeves at a second connection end assigned to the first terminal, within each of which a second internal thread is arranged, wherein each second internal thread is axially displaceable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the corresponding second bearing sleeve, and into each pair of first and second bearing sleeves (140, 142) a connecting bolt is screwed into the two corresponding internal threads (156, 158), so that the two rotor blade segments (132, 134) are mechanically connected to each other at the connection ends (136, 138). the second rotor blade segment has a plurality of second bearing sleeves at a second connection end assigned to the first terminal, within each of which a second internal thread is arranged, wherein each second internal thread is axially displaceable with respect to a longitudinal axis of the corresponding second bearing sleeve, and into each pair of first and second bearing sleeves (140, 142) a connecting bolt is screwed into the two corresponding internal threads (156, 158), so that the two rotor blade segments (132, 134) are mechanically connected to each other at the connection ends (136, 138).
A method for updating lower module information in a battery module structure in which an upper controller controls and manages a lower module configured of a plurality of battery modules and lower battery managers connected to each of the battery modules by communicating with each of the lower battery managers, the method comprising steps of: when the lower module is additionally connected, recognizing, by the upper controller, the addition of the lower module by exchanging a message with the added lower module; and registering the added lower module by assigning, by the upper controller, a new unique ID to the added lower module by exchanging the message with the added lower module. when the lower module is additionally connected, recognizing, by the upper controller, the addition of the lower module by exchanging a message with the added lower module; and registering the added lower module by assigning, by the upper controller, a new unique ID to the added lower module by exchanging the message with the added lower module.
A photovoltaic module comprising: a) a front acrylic glazing material having a Tg of 120°C or greater, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, comprising a copolymer having at least 75 weight percent of methylmethacrylate units and at least 1 weight percent of high Tg monomer units having a Tg (of the homopolymer of the monomer) of greater than 120°C, wherein said copolymer comprises one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, itatonic acid, alpha methyl styrene, maleic anhydride, maleimide, isobornyl methacrylate, norbornyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, acrylamide and methacrylamide, wherein if said copolymer is a copolymer of with only one high Tg monomer it comprises no acrylamide or methacrylamide; and if said copolymer comprises more than one high Tg monomer, the copolymer may contain 0 to 3 weight percent of acrylamide or methacrylamide units as one of the high Tg monomer; b) an interior layer capable of converting solar radiation into electricity; and c) a back layer. a) a front acrylic glazing material having a Tg of 120°C or greater, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, comprising a copolymer having at least 75 weight percent of methylmethacrylate units and at least 1 weight percent of high Tg monomer units having a Tg (of the homopolymer of the monomer) of greater than 120°C, wherein said copolymer comprises one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, itatonic acid, alpha methyl styrene, maleic anhydride, maleimide, isobornyl methacrylate, norbornyl methacrylate, t-butyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, acrylamide and methacrylamide, wherein if said copolymer is a copolymer of with only one high Tg monomer it comprises no acrylamide or methacrylamide; and if said copolymer comprises more than one high Tg monomer, the copolymer may contain 0 to 3 weight percent of acrylamide or methacrylamide units as one of the high Tg monomer; b) an interior layer capable of converting solar radiation into electricity; and c) a back layer.
A refrigerating appliance with a humidity control system (10, 110, 300), the humidity control system (10, 110, 300) comprising: at least one damper (14, 114) configured to control airflow (16, 116) between a cabinet defining an interior and the humidity control system (10, 110, 300); a heater (22, 122) configured to receive the airflow (16, 116); a porous medium (24, 124) disposed proximate to the heater (22, 122); a water inlet (26, 126) configured to selectively supply water to the porous medium (24, 124); and a controller configured to adjust a supply of water (28, 128) to the water inlet (26, 126) and upon a humidification signal the controller adjusts the damper (14, 114) to allow the passage of airflow (16, 116) from the interior of the cabinet to the heater (22, 122) and the porous medium (24, 124) and wherein the airflow (16, 116) is humidified via the porous medium (24, 124) and the humidified airflow (16, 116) is returned to the interior of the cabinet. at least one damper (14, 114) configured to control airflow (16, 116) between a cabinet defining an interior and the humidity control system (10, 110, 300); a heater (22, 122) configured to receive the airflow (16, 116); a porous medium (24, 124) disposed proximate to the heater (22, 122); a water inlet (26, 126) configured to selectively supply water to the porous medium (24, 124); and a controller configured to adjust a supply of water (28, 128) to the water inlet (26, 126) and upon a humidification signal the controller adjusts the damper (14, 114) to allow the passage of airflow (16, 116) from the interior of the cabinet to the heater (22, 122) and the porous medium (24, 124) and wherein the airflow (16, 116) is humidified via the porous medium (24, 124) and the humidified airflow (16, 116) is returned to the interior of the cabinet.
A countermeasure system configurable to be mounted to a vehicle, said system comprising: a countermeasure (34, 121-123, 310, 320, 340, 512, 513, 612, 712, 912, CM1-CM10) configured to fire in an upward direction when mounted to the vehicle; a first sensor device including a plurality of accelerometers configured to detect vertical acceleration of the vehicle; a processor in communication with said first sensor device, said processor configured to initiate the countermeasure based on results of processing signals from said first sensor device, characterised in that the countermeasure system further comprises: a second sensor device in communication with the processor and configured to detect projectiles in proximity to the vehicle, wherein said processor is further configured to initiate said countermeasure based on results of processing signals from said second sensor device. a countermeasure (34, 121-123, 310, 320, 340, 512, 513, 612, 712, 912, CM1-CM10) configured to fire in an upward direction when mounted to the vehicle; a first sensor device including a plurality of accelerometers configured to detect vertical acceleration of the vehicle; a processor in communication with said first sensor device, said processor configured to initiate the countermeasure based on results of processing signals from said first sensor device, characterised in that the countermeasure system further comprises: a second sensor device in communication with the processor and configured to detect projectiles in proximity to the vehicle, wherein said processor is further configured to initiate said countermeasure based on results of processing signals from said second sensor device. a second sensor device in communication with the processor and configured to detect projectiles in proximity to the vehicle, wherein said processor is further configured to initiate said countermeasure based on results of processing signals from said second sensor device.
A machine for preparing a beverage comprising a body that has: - a fluid line (1",1''') extending from a liquid inlet (1") to a beverage outlet, such as a liquid inlet (1") connectable to a source of liquid, e.g. a liquid tank that has an outlet connected to the liquid inlet (1"); - a bottom that has a periphery, the bottom forming a foot for placing such machine on an external support surface in an orientation for dispensing a beverage via the beverage outlet (1"'); and - an outside face (1b,1c,11,1t,1u,1v,1w,1x) that is user-visible when said machine is placed on the bottom, the outside face (1b,1c,11,1t,1u,1v,1w,1x) extending along substantially the entire periphery, the outside face (1b,1c,11,1t,1u,1v,1w,1x): - delimiting an opening of a body inlet for supplying to the fluid line (1",1'''), e.g. to a mixing chamber comprised in the fluid line, a flavouring ingredient, e.g. a flavouring ingredient supplied within a capsule to the fluid line (1",1'''); - extending all over the body from the periphery of the bottom to the opening of the body inlet over the bottom to confine the body; and - having outwardly protruding edges (1t',1u',1v',1x', 1x"), the body having an operative mode for driving liquid from the inlet (1") to the outlet (1"') and an inoperative mode when such machine is switched-off or in a standby mode, characterised in that no outwardly protruding edge (1t',1u',1v',1w',1x") that is user-visible in the inoperative mode and that is confined within the outside face (1b,1c,11,1t,1u,1v,1w,1x), has a radius of less than 5 mm, such as a radius of less than 10 mm, e.g. a radius of less than 20 mm, for instance a radius of less than 30 mm, optionally one or more outwardly protruding edges (1v",1w") delimited by the outside face (1b,1c,11,1t, 1u,1v,1w,1x) and the bottom at the periphery of the bottom and/or one or more outwardly protruding edges (1x''',1x'''') delimited by the outside face (1b,1c,11) and the body inlet at the opening of the body inlet has/have radii of less than 5 mm, e.g. in the range of 0.1 to 3 mm. - a fluid line (1",1''') extending from a liquid inlet (1") to a beverage outlet, such as a liquid inlet (1") connectable to a source of liquid, e.g. a liquid tank that has an outlet connected to the liquid inlet (1"); - a bottom that has a periphery, the bottom forming a foot for placing such machine on an external support surface in an orientation for dispensing a beverage via the beverage outlet (1"'); and - an outside face (1b,1c,11,1t,1u,1v,1w,1x) that is user-visible when said machine is placed on the bottom, the outside face (1b,1c,11,1t,1u,1v,1w,1x) extending along substantially the entire periphery, the outside face (1b,1c,11,1t,1u,1v,1w,1x): - delimiting an opening of a body inlet for supplying to the fluid line (1",1'''), e.g. to a mixing chamber comprised in the fluid line, a flavouring ingredient, e.g. a flavouring ingredient supplied within a capsule to the fluid line (1",1'''); - extending all over the body from the periphery of the bottom to the opening of the body inlet over the bottom to confine the body; and - having outwardly protruding edges (1t',1u',1v',1x', 1x"),
An electrical switch, in particular a microswitch, having at least one contact spring (4, 17) which can be moved by an actuating member into different switching positions, said contact spring being arranged on an armature in the form of an electrical contact and comprising a closed spring frame, wherein two spring tongues (6, 7, 18) extending in roughly opposite directions are arranged in a flexible manner on the spring frame, wherein a first spring tongue is configured as a resetter for the actuating member and a second spring tongue (7, 18) as the changeover switch for the contact region of the contact spring (4, 17) and wherein the spring tongues (6, 7, 18) exhibit areas of engagement on surface areas of the armature which are turned away from one another, characterized in that the first spring tongue configured as a resetter is a bent spring leaf loaded for compressive stress at least in its longitudinal direction and that each spring tongue (6, 7, 18) has a constriction reducing its cross section in the region of its pivot point on the spring frame.
Device for cutting the human cornea with focused pulsed laser radiation, having controllable components for setting the position of the radiation focus, a control computer for controlling these components, and a control program for the control computer, the control program containing instructions which are designed such that, when executed by the control computer, they cause the generation, in the cornea, of an incision figure comprising a flap incision (38, 40), the flap incision defining a corneal flap which is contiguous with the rest of the corneal tissue in a hinge area and which can be folded to the side in order to expose underlying tissue areas of the cornea, characterized in that the incision figure moreover comprises an auxiliary incision connected to the flap incision and leading locally as far as the corneal surface.