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An aircraft comprising: a pressure vessel; truss elements (9,10,11) surrounding the pressure vessel; a support unit to carry the loads of a structure within the pressure vessel outwards to the truss elements; the support unit comprising: an external load distribution plate affixed to a truss element; an internal load distribution plate configured to be affixed to a load bearing structure within the pressure vessel; a cylindrical standoff between the external load distribution plate and the internal load distribution plate and which extends through an opening in the pressure vessel; a reinforcing plate that has a surface coplanar to the outer surface of the pressure vessel, wherein the opening in the pressure vessel is reinforced by the reinforcing plate, and the material of the reinforcing plate has expansion and elastic characteristics comparable to those of the material of the pressure vessel; a washer adjacent to the reinforcing plate; a biasing unit on the cylindrical standoff between the external load distribution plate and the washer that acts to press the washer against the reinforcing plate to create a pressure tight seal. a pressure vessel; truss elements (9,10,11) surrounding the pressure vessel; a support unit to carry the loads of a structure within the pressure vessel outwards to the truss elements; the support unit comprising: an external load distribution plate affixed to a truss element; an internal load distribution plate configured to be affixed to a load bearing structure within the pressure vessel; a cylindrical standoff between the external load distribution plate and the internal load distribution plate and which extends through an opening in the pressure vessel; a reinforcing plate that has a surface coplanar to the outer surface of the pressure vessel, wherein the opening in the pressure vessel is reinforced by the reinforcing plate, and the material of the reinforcing plate has expansion and elastic characteristics comparable to those of the material of the pressure vessel; a washer adjacent to the reinforcing plate; a biasing unit on the cylindrical standoff between the external load distribution plate and the washer that acts to press the washer against the reinforcing plate to create a pressure tight seal. an external load distribution plate affixed to a truss element; an internal load distribution plate configured to be affixed to a load bearing structure within the pressure vessel; a cylindrical standoff between the external load distribution plate and the internal load distribution plate and which extends through an opening in the pressure vessel; a reinforcing plate that has a surface coplanar to the outer surface of the pressure vessel, wherein the opening in the pressure vessel is reinforced by the reinforcing plate, and the material of the reinforcing plate has expansion and elastic characteristics comparable to those of the material of the pressure vessel; a washer adjacent to the reinforcing plate; a biasing unit on the cylindrical standoff between the external load distribution plate and the washer that acts to press the washer against the reinforcing plate to create a pressure tight seal.
A fiber bundle cutting method in an automated fiber bundle placement apparatus comprising a placing head configured to perform placement of a plurality of fiber bundles supplied from a supply device onto a placement die by pressing the fiber bundles onto the placement die by a pressing part, the placing head comprising a delivery mechanism having a pair of rollers (21a, 21b) provided for each of paths of the fiber bundles so as to deliver the fiber bundle toward the pressing part and a drive motor configured to rotationally drive at least one of the pair of rollers; an articulated robot configured to move the placing head at a preset basic speed for the placement; and a drive control device configured to control drive of the drive motor so that a feeding speed of the fiber bundle becomes an actual feeding speed corresponding to the basic speed, wherein the placing head has a cutting device provided between the pressing part and the delivery mechanism in a feeding direction of the fiber bundle and configured to perform cutting of the fiber bundle by driving a movable blade, and the cutting device is configured such that the cutting is performed during a contact period for which the movable blade and the fiber bundle come into contact with each other during a drive period for which the movable blade is driven, and is configured such that drive of the movable blade is performed in such an aspect that an amount of displacement of the movable blade in the feeding direction during the contact period becomes smaller than a feeding amount of the fiber bundle, characterized in that the fiber bundle cutting method includes: obtaining a placement length of the fiber bundle in an operating time of the movable blade from a start time point of the drive period to an end time point of the contact period, based on the operating time and the basic speed; setting, as a first time point, a time point determined as preceding the start time point by a predetermined preceding period; obtaining an additional speed to extra deliver at least the placement length during the preceding period; changing the feeding speed from the actual feeding speed to a corrected feeding speed obtained by adding the additional speed to the actual feeding speed at the first time point; and stopping rotary drive of the roller by the drive motor at the start time point. obtaining a placement length of the fiber bundle in an operating time of the movable blade from a start time point of the drive period to an end time point of the contact period, based on the operating time and the basic speed; setting, as a first time point, a time point determined as preceding the start time point by a predetermined preceding period; obtaining an additional speed to extra deliver at least the placement length during the preceding period; changing the feeding speed from the actual feeding speed to a corrected feeding speed obtained by adding the additional speed to the actual feeding speed at the first time point; and stopping rotary drive of the roller by the drive motor at the start time point.
An apparatus for recognizing the discard state of a high-strength fiber rope in use at lifting gear, in particular a crane, comprising a detection device for detecting at least one rope parameter as well as comprising an evaluation device for evaluating the rope parameter and for providing a discard signal in dependence on the rope parameter evaluation, characterized in that the detection device comprises a load spectrum counter for detecting the load spectrum comprising the rope tensile stress and the number of bending cycles acting on the fiber rope.
A method for generation of comfort noise for at least two audio channels, the method comprising: - determining spectral characteristics of audio signals on at least two input audio channels; the method being characterized in that it further comprises: - determining a spatial coherence between the audio signals on the respective input audio channels; and - generating comfort noise for at least two output audio channels, based on the determined spectral characteristics and spatial coherence. - determining spectral characteristics of audio signals on at least two input audio channels; - determining a spatial coherence between the audio signals on the respective input audio channels; and - generating comfort noise for at least two output audio channels, based on the determined spectral characteristics and spatial coherence.
A vascular closure device, comprising: a handle including a push rod extending distally therefrom, and a motor, a stored energy source, a control system, and a force trigger each disposed within the handle; a device sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first lumen extending therethrough, the proximal end fixedly coupled to an interior of the handle, wherein the push rod extends into the first lumen; a vascular plug disposed within a distal end of the first lumen; an intravascular anchor disposed at the distal end of the device sheath; and a suture operatively connected to the intravascular anchor and the handle, the suture extending proximally within the first lumen from the intravascular anchor through the vascular plug to the handle; wherein the motor cooperates with the push rod to axially compress the vascular plug against the vessel wall in response to activation of the force trigger; further including a suture release member disposed within the device sheath, the suture release member configured to release the distal portion of the suture from the handle after the vascular plug has been axially compressed against the vessel wall; wherein the suture release member is adapted to cut the suture within the device sheath. a handle including a push rod extending distally therefrom, and a motor, a stored energy source, a control system, and a force trigger each disposed within the handle; a device sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a first lumen extending therethrough, the proximal end fixedly coupled to an interior of the handle, wherein the push rod extends into the first lumen; a vascular plug disposed within a distal end of the first lumen; an intravascular anchor disposed at the distal end of the device sheath; and a suture operatively connected to the intravascular anchor and the handle, the suture extending proximally within the first lumen from the intravascular anchor through the vascular plug to the handle; wherein the motor cooperates with the push rod to axially compress the vascular plug against the vessel wall in response to activation of the force trigger; further including a suture release member disposed within the device sheath, the suture release member configured to release the distal portion of the suture from the handle after the vascular plug has been axially compressed against the vessel wall; wherein the suture release member is adapted to cut the suture within the device sheath.
A turboengine blading member, comprising a platform and an airfoil, the airfoil comprising a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge and a trailing edge, an upstream region of the airfoil extending from the leading edge in a direction towards the trailing edge and a downstream region of the airfoil extending from the trailing edge in a direction towards the leading edge, the airfoil being connected to the platform in the upstream region, the airfoil being disconnected from the platform in the downstream region, such that the downstream region cantilevers from the upstream region, whereby a gap is formed between a cross sectional face of the airfoil in the downstream region and an opposed surface of the platform facing said cross sectional face, characterized in that an airfoil pocket is provided in the downstream section of the airfoil and opening out onto the cross sectional face of the airfoil, a platform pocket is provided in the platform and opening out onto the surface of the platform opposed the airfoil pocket, the airfoil pocket and the platform pocket being arranged with mutually facing openings, and a sealing member being provided inside the pockets (29, 11) and extending into the airfoil pocket as well as into the platform pocket and thereby bridging the gap, and the sealing member exhibiting a length (l) which extends in a direction from the upstream region of the airfoil towards the trailing edge and a width (w) which extends in a direction from one pocket to the other pocket.
Surgical tool comprising: a body defining a longitudinal axis, an end-effector extending from a distal end of the body, the end-effector being movable relative to the body about a pivot axis, a first connector configured to rigidly secure the body to a planar mechanism configured to constrain an object to move only inside a plane, and a third connector configured to rigidly secure a proximal part of a tracker to the body, the surgical tool being characterized in that it further comprises a second connector configured to rigidly secure a distal part of the tracker to the body, wherein the first and second connectors (26, 27) are symmetrical to each other with respect to a plane comprising the longitudinal axis and the pivot axis and are both suited for attachment of either the distal part of the tracker or the planar mechanism. a body defining a longitudinal axis, an end-effector extending from a distal end of the body, the end-effector being movable relative to the body about a pivot axis, a first connector configured to rigidly secure the body to a planar mechanism configured to constrain an object to move only inside a plane, and a third connector configured to rigidly secure a proximal part of a tracker to the body, the surgical tool being characterized in that it further comprises a second connector configured to rigidly secure a distal part of the tracker to the body, wherein the first and second connectors (26, 27) are symmetrical to each other with respect to a plane comprising the longitudinal axis and the pivot axis and are both suited for attachment of either the distal part of the tracker or the planar mechanism.
A helmet comprising: a shell; and at least one force redirection member disposed between the shell and a head when the helmet is worn, the at least one force redirection member being configured to redirect a force impacting on the shell to a direction different from the original direction of the impact on the shell; characterised in that the at least one force redirection member comprises a body having an incident surface which is disposed at an acute angle relative to the tangent of the surface of the helmet overlying the force redirection member. a shell; and at least one force redirection member disposed between the shell and a head when the helmet is worn, the at least one force redirection member being configured to redirect a force impacting on the shell to a direction different from the original direction of the impact on the shell; characterised in that the at least one force redirection member comprises a body having an incident surface which is disposed at an acute angle relative to the tangent of the surface of the helmet overlying the force redirection member.
A siloxane composition, comprising - a siloxane prepolymer, having an average molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000 g/mol, in particular about 3000 to 10,000 g/mol, with a siloxane backbone exhibiting a group which is capable of being deprotonated in an aqueous base solution and further exhibiting a reactive functional group, which is capable of reacting during a thermal or radiation initiated curing step, said siloxane prepolymer having been cross-linked through active groups having double bonds during polymerisation using radical initiators to increase the molecular weight thereof, - a solvent for the siloxane prepolymer, - a photo reactive compound. - a siloxane prepolymer, having an average molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000 g/mol, in particular about 3000 to 10,000 g/mol, with a siloxane backbone exhibiting a group which is capable of being deprotonated in an aqueous base solution and further exhibiting a reactive functional group, which is capable of reacting during a thermal or radiation initiated curing step, said siloxane prepolymer having been cross-linked through active groups having double bonds during polymerisation using radical initiators to increase the molecular weight thereof, - a solvent for the siloxane prepolymer, - a photo reactive compound.
Method for surface strengthening and smoothening of metallic components, in particular of rotors or rotor drums with integral blading for aircraft gas turbines, in which the components loaded in a vessel which is filled with strengthening elements and performs a tumbling movement, are strengthened and smoothened by a relative movement between the workpiece surface and the strengthening elements, characterized in that, due to a specific shape of the strengthening elements moved relative to the workpiece surface, the workpiece surface is strengthened and smoothened in one process step using strengthening elements having a circumferential, rounded edge area, or compressive strengthening area for strengthening the surface, and, extending therefrom on both sides, a flatly curved smoothening area for smoothening the surface roughened by strengthening, and that surface areas of the workpiece which are not to be strengthened are masked during the treatment.
A hybrid cabling system for providing wireless coverage in a building, comprising: a forward link comprising at least one optical fiber to couple a first signal generated at an RF input bank with an RF antenna node; and a reverse link comprising coaxial cable, wherein a portion of the reverse link includes radiating coaxial cable configured to receive a second signal transmitted by a wireless user equipment in the building and pass the second signal to the RF input bank, wherein the reverse link conducts power to the RF antenna node via a center conductor of the radiating coaxial cable. a forward link comprising at least one optical fiber to couple a first signal generated at an RF input bank with an RF antenna node; and a reverse link comprising coaxial cable, wherein a portion of the reverse link includes radiating coaxial cable configured to receive a second signal transmitted by a wireless user equipment in the building and pass the second signal to the RF input bank, wherein the reverse link conducts power to the RF antenna node via a center conductor of the radiating coaxial cable.
A hearing protection device, comprising: a sound attenuating portion for being disposed within an ear canal of a user to obstruct a passage of sound; and a channel formed through the sound attenuating portion for allowing sound to pass through the sound attenuating portion, the channel having a tube disposed therein; wherein the channel extends from a first end of the sound attenuating portion to a second end of the sound attenuating portion, wherein the channel is substantially unobstructed, and wherein the first end is disposed in the ear canal and the second end extends from the ear canal when the hearing protection device is worn by the user; the hearing protection device being characterized by the tube being disposed proximate the second end of the sound attenuating portion; and the tube comprising a length that is less than a length of the channel. a sound attenuating portion for being disposed within an ear canal of a user to obstruct a passage of sound; and a channel formed through the sound attenuating portion for allowing sound to pass through the sound attenuating portion, the channel having a tube disposed therein; wherein the channel extends from a first end of the sound attenuating portion to a second end of the sound attenuating portion, wherein the channel is substantially unobstructed, and wherein the first end is disposed in the ear canal and the second end extends from the ear canal when the hearing protection device is worn by the user; the hearing protection device being characterized by the tube being disposed proximate the second end of the sound attenuating portion; and the tube comprising a length that is less than a length of the channel.
A system (10a; 10b; 10c) for metal detection comprising: a single aperture (12a; 12b; 12c) comprising two or more sets of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c); a flow path of materials that passes through said aperture (12a; 12b; 12c); each said set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) comprising a transmitter coil and two receiver coils, with said transmitter coil located between said two receiver coils, characterized in that: each set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) surrounds the perimeter of said aperture (12a; 12b; 12c); the coils in each set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) are all parallel to each other, such that each said set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) defines a detection plane within the aperture (12a; 12b; 12c); and each set of said detection coils (14a; 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) is at a different angle relative to said flow path such that said flow path is subjected to each of the detection planes simultaneously. a single aperture (12a; 12b; 12c) comprising two or more sets of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c); a flow path of materials that passes through said aperture (12a; 12b; 12c); each said set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) comprising a transmitter coil and two receiver coils, with said transmitter coil located between said two receiver coils, characterized in that: each set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) surrounds the perimeter of said aperture (12a; 12b; 12c); the coils in each set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) are all parallel to each other, such that each said set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) defines a detection plane within the aperture (12a; 12b; 12c); and each set of said detection coils (14a; 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) is at a different angle relative to said flow path such that said flow path is subjected to each of the detection planes simultaneously. each set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) surrounds the perimeter of said aperture (12a; 12b; 12c); the coils in each set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) are all parallel to each other, such that each said set of detection coils (14a, 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) defines a detection plane within the aperture (12a; 12b; 12c); and each set of said detection coils (14a; 14a; 14b, 14b; 14c, 14c, 14c) is at a different angle relative to said flow path such that said flow path is subjected to each of the detection planes simultaneously.
A self-powered electronic lock, comprising a lock element mounted for movement between a locked position and an unlocked position, a code input device operating with a first set of electronics (46, 120), a second set of electronics (44, 126) adapted to operate an electric actuator operatively coupled with the lock element to move or allow movement of the lock element from the locked position to the unlocked position only after successful entry of the combination code, and a first electric power generator (34, 114) operative by a user to supply electrical power for operating the code input device and first set of electronics (46, 120), wherein the lock comprises a housing, the lock element mounted in that housing for movement relative to the housing between the locked position and the unlocked position; wherein the housing comprises an internal housing and the lock further comprises an external housing adapted to be accessible to the user of the lock when the lock element is in the locked or unlocked position, wherein the internal housing and external housing are adapted to be disposed on opposite sides of an intervening structure; wherein the lock comprises a second electric power generator (32, 112) operative by the user to supply electrical power for operating the electric actuator and the second set of electronics (44, 126); wherein the first electric power generator (34, 114) and the first set of electronics (46, 120) are located inside the external housing, and the second electric power generator (32, 112) and the second set of electronics (44, 126) are located inside the internal housing; wherein the first and second sets of electronics (46, 44, 120, 126) are electrically isolated, wherein the first and second sets of electronics (46, 44, 120, 126) are synchronized to generate a common number for a combination code, and wherein a mechanical link is adapted to wirelessly synchronize the generation of the common number through the first and second power generators.