mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
Pneumatic vehicle tyre having a tread with at least one shoulder-side profile band which is delimited by a circumferential groove and in which transverse grooves that end before the circumferential groove are formed, wherein the circumferential groove has a groove base and is delimited, with respect to the shoulder-side profile band, by a groove flank at the outside of the tread and a groove edge running along the shoulder-side profile band, wherein the groove edge, together with the groove flank at the outside of the tread, forms indentations which are elongated and which follow one after the other in a circumferential direction in the shoulder-side profile band and wherein the groove edge has, at the indentations and into the profile band, a maximum axial deflection (a 1) of 1.0 mm to 7.0 mm, wherein an associated bulge adjoining the groove base is formed on the groove flank at the outside of the tread radially within each indentation, wherein the groove flank at the outside of the tread has oblique surfaces which slope downwards in the direction of the centre of the circumferential groove and which each simultaneously form the bottom of an indentation and the top surface of the associated bulge, characterized in that each oblique surface, which forms the bottom of an indentation and the top surface of the associated bulge, becomes continuously narrower towards the ends thereof lying in the circumferential direction, such that the oblique surface runs out together with the indentation and the bulge. wherein the circumferential groove has a groove base and is delimited, with respect to the shoulder-side profile band, by a groove flank at the outside of the tread and a groove edge running along the shoulder-side profile band, wherein the groove edge, together with the groove flank at the outside of the tread, forms indentations which are elongated and which follow one after the other in a circumferential direction in the shoulder-side profile band and wherein the groove edge has, at the indentations and into the profile band, a maximum axial deflection (a 1) of 1.0 mm to 7.0 mm, wherein an associated bulge adjoining the groove base is formed on the groove flank at the outside of the tread radially within each indentation, wherein the groove flank at the outside of the tread has oblique surfaces which slope downwards in the direction of the centre of the circumferential groove and which each simultaneously form the bottom of an indentation and the top surface of the associated bulge, characterized in that each oblique surface, which forms the bottom of an indentation and the top surface of the associated bulge, becomes continuously narrower towards the ends thereof lying in the circumferential direction, such that the oblique surface runs out together with the indentation and the bulge.
Robot, in particular a handling robot, for a painting plant, comprising a) a handling tool for handling components to be painted in the painting plant, particularly for opening and closing doors or bonnets of motor vehicle bodies, and/or with a robotic limb susceptible to soiling, where the handling tool and/or the robotic limb susceptible to soiling of the robot are/is exposed to a spray jet applied to the component to be painted in the painting operation, and b) a cleaning device (8; 10, 12; 22-25) for cleaning or keeping clean the handling tool and/or the robotic limb of the robot susceptible to soiling of the paint applied with the spray jet in the painting operation, c) wherein the handling tool is attached at the distal end of a robotic arm of the handling robot, characterised in that d) the robotic arm serving to guide the handling tool is aligned at an acute angle to or parallel to the spray jet of the paint, in order to offer the spray jet the smallest contact surface possible, and e) the robotic arm serving to guide the handling tool comprises a drip area at which the paint drips from the robotic arm. a) a handling tool for handling components to be painted in the painting plant, particularly for opening and closing doors or bonnets of motor vehicle bodies, and/or with a robotic limb susceptible to soiling, where the handling tool and/or the robotic limb susceptible to soiling of the robot are/is exposed to a spray jet applied to the component to be painted in the painting operation, and b) a cleaning device (8; 10, 12; 22-25) for cleaning or keeping clean the handling tool and/or the robotic limb of the robot susceptible to soiling of the paint applied with the spray jet in the painting operation, c) wherein the handling tool is attached at the distal end of a robotic arm of the handling robot, characterised in that d) the robotic arm serving to guide the handling tool is aligned at an acute angle to or parallel to the spray jet of the paint, in order to offer the spray jet the smallest contact surface possible, and e) the robotic arm serving to guide the handling tool comprises a drip area at which the paint drips from the robotic arm.
A mechanical seal comprising: a rotating ring fixed with respect to a rotating shaft; a stationary ring which is fixed with respect to a housing including a shaft hole into which the rotating shaft is inserted and which slides on the rotating ring; and a pressing mechanism which presses the stationary ring toward the rotating ring, the pressing mechanism includes: a first bellows provided on a radially outward side; and a second bellows provided on a radially inward side, wherein the mechanical seal is configured such that an annular sealed space is formed by the first bellows, the second bellows, and members (142, 143, 152, 153) respectively provided on both end sides of the first bellows and the second bellows, and that the first bellows and the second bellows expand and contract in a central axial direction of the rotating shaft in accordance with fluid pressure inside the sealed space, and the first bellows and the second bellows are arranged at positions distant to each other in the central axial direction, and are arranged such that a part of the first bellows on a radially inward side and a part of the second bellows on a radially outward side overlap when viewed in the central axial direction, characterized in that a damping member (170, 171) which suppresses vibration of the pressing mechanism is provided on the radially inward side of the first bellows. a rotating ring fixed with respect to a rotating shaft; a stationary ring which is fixed with respect to a housing including a shaft hole into which the rotating shaft is inserted and which slides on the rotating ring; and a pressing mechanism which presses the stationary ring toward the rotating ring, the pressing mechanism includes: a first bellows provided on a radially outward side; and a second bellows provided on a radially inward side, a first bellows provided on a radially outward side; and a second bellows provided on a radially inward side, wherein the mechanical seal is configured such that an annular sealed space is formed by the first bellows, the second bellows, and members (142, 143, 152, 153) respectively provided on both end sides of the first bellows and the second bellows, and that the first bellows and the second bellows expand and contract in a central axial direction of the rotating shaft in accordance with fluid pressure inside the sealed space, and the first bellows and the second bellows are arranged at positions distant to each other in the central axial direction, and are arranged such that a part of the first bellows on a radially inward side and a part of the second bellows on a radially outward side overlap when viewed in the central axial direction, characterized in that a damping member (170, 171) which suppresses vibration of the pressing mechanism is provided on the radially inward side of the first bellows.
Arrangement for the supply of fuel to a combustion engine with direct injection, comprising at least one high pressure pump connectable with the internal combustion engine for the direct injection of fuel, wherein said arrangement comprises at least a liquefied vapour fuel storage and a liquid fuel storage, as well as two fuel lines (22, 26, 30, 52, 101) running from the respective fuel storages (21,27) to an inlet of the high-pressure pump for supplying the respective fuels to said high-pressure pump, said fuel lines (22,26, 30,52,101) being provided with non-return valves (6,7,24,40-42, 100, 106), characterized in that said arrangement is provided with a purge unit (28, 44,102,104) for purging the fuel line connected to the inlet of said high-pressure pump.
Method for simultaneously separating a multiplicity of slices from a workpiece by means of a wire saw, comprising a cutting-off grinding operation, wherein a workpiece is fed perpendicularly with respect to a longitudinal axis of the workpiece against a wire gate, tensioned between two wire guide rollers (5, 6), of a saw wire which is moved in the longitudinal direction of the saw wire, wherein a cooling lubricant is fed to the wire gate, and wherein slices which are attached to a bar and between which there are separation gaps are formed between wire portions of the wire gate; the extraction of the bar and the slices from the wire gate, and, during the extraction of the bar and the slices, the spraying of the separation gaps with a liquid by means of a spraying device until the wire portions have left the separation gaps, wherein the liquid is supplied under high pressure through nozzles (20, 31, 32), characterized in that that the nozzles are attached to nozzle bars (16, 17) which are moved in an oscillating manner parallel to the longitudinal axis of the workpiece, wherein the liquid and entrained air cause the slices to vibrate temporarily.
A process for making a gas diffusion electrode that comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a gas diffusion layer, GDL, and an active layer, AL,, the GDL comprising at least a first electrically conductive carbon material and polytetrafluoroethylene as first polymeric binder and the AL comprising at least a second electrically conductive carbon material, polytetrafluoroethylene as second polymeric binder, and electroactive catalyst, wherein the process comprises forming both the GDL and the AL by at least one of pressing and rolling a mass obtained by subjecting electrically conductive carbon material and polymeric binder or electrically conductive carbon material, polymeric binder, and electroactive catalyst, in a weight ratio electrically conductive carbon material: polymeric binder of from 0.75: 1 to 2.5: 1 in the case of the GDL and in a weight ratio electrically conductive carbon material: polymeric binder of from 1: 1 to 5: 1 in the case of the AL, excluding the carbon that may be present as electroactive catalyst or support for an electroactive catalyst in the AL, to high shear mixing in a liquid medium, followed by separation of solid matter from the liquid medium and, optionally, drying of separated solid matter.
An IP address assignment method, wherein the method comprises: receiving, by a converged control function apparatus, an IP address request message from a user equipment, UE; selecting, by the converged control function apparatus, a forwarding apparatus according to a default preferred session continuity of an IP address in subscription information, wherein the IP address request message does not carry a session continuity of an IP address preferred by the UE, wherein a session continuity of an IP address indicates whether the IP address is kept unchanged or not; assigning, by the converged control function apparatus, an IP address of the UE; delivering, by the converged control function apparatus, a forwarding rule to the selected forwarding apparatus, wherein the forwarding rule instructs the forwarding apparatus how to process an IP packet from the UE that is corresponding to the session continuity of the IP address; returning (11, 449), by the converged control function apparatus, an IP address response message to the UE, wherein the IP address response message carries the IP address and the session continuity of the IP address; wherein the IP address and the session continuity of the IP address are used by an application on the UE for selection of an IP address corresponding to a session continuity requirement of the application on the UE to initiate a service, the session continuity requirement requires an IP address is kept unchanged or not. receiving, by a converged control function apparatus, an IP address request message from a user equipment, UE; selecting, by the converged control function apparatus, a forwarding apparatus according to a default preferred session continuity of an IP address in subscription information, wherein the IP address request message does not carry a session continuity of an IP address preferred by the UE, wherein a session continuity of an IP address indicates whether the IP address is kept unchanged or not; assigning, by the converged control function apparatus, an IP address of the UE; delivering, by the converged control function apparatus, a forwarding rule to the selected forwarding apparatus, wherein the forwarding rule instructs the forwarding apparatus how to process an IP packet from the UE that is corresponding to the session continuity of the IP address; returning (11, 449), by the converged control function apparatus, an IP address response message to the UE, wherein the IP address response message carries the IP address and the session continuity of the IP address; wherein the IP address and the session continuity of the IP address are used by an application on the UE for selection of an IP address corresponding to a session continuity requirement of the application on the UE to initiate a service, the session continuity requirement requires an IP address is kept unchanged or not.
A scale prevention device configured for use on board a passenger transport vehicle, the device comprising: (a) a cartridge comprising a water inlet, a water outlet, and a media cavity for water treatment, the media cavity having a water treatment media, and (b) a system for improved flow distribution to provide fluidization of the water treatment media in the media cavity. characterised in that the system comprises a dome shaped umbrella protruding in the cartridge to redirect the direction of the incoming flow of water and guide the flow to cover the full cross-section of the cartridge so to provide a uniform fluidization of water passing through the cartridge. (a) a cartridge comprising a water inlet, a water outlet, and a media cavity for water treatment, the media cavity having a water treatment media, and (b) a system for improved flow distribution to provide fluidization of the water treatment media in the media cavity.
A paper coating for ink-jet printing according the invention, comprising of sodium aluminosilicate, sodium chloride, ammonium chloride, polyvinyl alcohol, aliphatic polyamine and polyaluminum chloride, of hydrophilic properties characterises in that weight ratio of sodium chloride, ammonium chloride and polyaluminum chloride to aliphatic polyamine is 8.55: 1.
Metering device for the metered introduction of a pourable cleaning agent into a treatment chamber of a program-controlled cleaning device, in particular a dishwasher, comprising a storage container, which is used to accommodate the cleaning agent, and a support unit, which is arranged so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation and which replaceably receives the storage container, the storage container having a storage chamber and a metering channel which opens into a metering opening, the device further comprising a discharge channel which is in fluidic connection with the metering channel during metering and opens into the treatment chamber via a discharge opening, and comprising a flushing unit for flushing the discharge channel with a flushing liquid at least in regions, characterised in that a sealing flap is pivotably arranged within the discharge channel, which sealing flap can be transferred from a closed position into an open position and vice versa, the discharge channel being closed in a fluid-tight manner in the closed position of the sealing flap and being divided into a dry region on the metering channel side and a wet region on the treatment chamber side, and in that the flushing unit has a flushing nozzle which opens into the wet region of the discharge channel. a sealing flap is pivotably arranged within the discharge channel, which sealing flap can be transferred from a closed position into an open position and vice versa, the discharge channel being closed in a fluid-tight manner in the closed position of the sealing flap and being divided into a dry region on the metering channel side and a wet region on the treatment chamber side, and in that the flushing unit has a flushing nozzle which opens into the wet region of the discharge channel.
A surgical implant system comprising: an implant (110, 210, 310, 410) having a hole (126, 326, 426) or a channel; and a fixation member (125, 245, 325, 425) for securing implant to a tissue, wherein in an initial condition, the implant (110, 210, 310, 410) and the fixation member (125, 245, 325, 425) together comprise a single monolithic structure, characterized in that in an operative condition, the fixation member (125, 245, 325, 425) and implant (110, 210, 310, 410) are separate and distinct and the fixation member (125, 245, 325, 425) is positioned in the hole (126, 326, 426) or channel. an implant (110, 210, 310, 410) having a hole (126, 326, 426) or a channel; and a fixation member (125, 245, 325, 425) for securing implant to a tissue, wherein in an initial condition, the implant (110, 210, 310, 410) and the fixation member (125, 245, 325, 425) together comprise a single monolithic structure, characterized in that in an operative condition, the fixation member (125, 245, 325, 425) and implant (110, 210, 310, 410) are separate and distinct and the fixation member (125, 245, 325, 425) is positioned in the hole (126, 326, 426) or channel.
A delivery device system for delivering a low profile prosthesis to a body vessel comprising: an inner cannula having a proximal end and a distal end; a prosthesis formed of biocompatible graft material and having a proximal end and a distal end, the prosthesis disposed about the proximal end of the inner cannula, wherein the prosthesis comprises a first configuration in which the prosthesis is releasably secured to the inner cannula in a radially inwardly contracted low profile delivery configuration and a second configuration in which the prosthesis is at least partially radially outwardly expanded; a first trigger wire having a tensioned condition and a relaxed condition and extending longitudinally and circumferentially about the prosthesis in a helical configuration from the proximal end of the prosthesis to the distal end of the prosthesis; a second trigger wire having a tensioned condition and a relaxed condition and extending longitudinally and circumferentially about the prosthesis in a helical configuration from the proximal end of the prosthesis to the distal end of the prosthesis; wherein when the first and second helical trigger wires are in the tensioned condition, the prosthesis is releasably secured to the inner cannula in the radially inwardly contracted low profile delivery configuration. an inner cannula having a proximal end and a distal end; a prosthesis formed of biocompatible graft material and having a proximal end and a distal end, the prosthesis disposed about the proximal end of the inner cannula, wherein the prosthesis comprises a first configuration in which the prosthesis is releasably secured to the inner cannula in a radially inwardly contracted low profile delivery configuration and a second configuration in which the prosthesis is at least partially radially outwardly expanded; a first trigger wire having a tensioned condition and a relaxed condition and extending longitudinally and circumferentially about the prosthesis in a helical configuration from the proximal end of the prosthesis to the distal end of the prosthesis; a second trigger wire having a tensioned condition and a relaxed condition and extending longitudinally and circumferentially about the prosthesis in a helical configuration from the proximal end of the prosthesis to the distal end of the prosthesis; wherein when the first and second helical trigger wires are in the tensioned condition, the prosthesis is releasably secured to the inner cannula in the radially inwardly contracted low profile delivery configuration.
System for take-off of at least one drone from a shelter intended to store at least one drone, said system comprising a ground control station, a plurality of drones whose movements are controlled by said control station and, at least one detector associated with a particular location on the ground, the station comprising at least one means for communicating with the at least one drone to transmit a signal for triggering take-off from the shelter, the at least one detector comprising a means for transmitting to the control station an event detection signal associated with an unforeseen event unfolding at the particular location, the reception by the control station of the event detection signal triggering the signal for triggering take-off to travel in a trajectory passing at least through the particular location on the ground where the event has taken place, characterised in that the drones transmit signals representing their current operation, such as the battery charge and their positions, the station calculating the necessary inbound travel time to return to the take-off location and the outbound travel time for a new drone to reach the site of the event, the station transmitting a take-off signal to a second drone located in the shelter when the battery charge of the drone flying over the particular location does not allow it to remain in flight for a period at least equal to the total accumulated outbound and inbound travel time, the station transmitting a return-to-the-shelter signal to the drone flying over the particular location when the second drone arrives at the particular location.
Positive clutch actuating device of a motor vehicle transmission for shifting a positive clutch which is arranged in series with a friction clutch, having at least one actuating unit which has at least one gate track that is designed to convert a rotary movement into a linear movement in order to actuate the positive clutch, characterised in that the actuating unit has a ring gear, and the gate track is arranged on an inner periphery of the ring gear, and the positive clutch is provided to separate the friction clutch from the driving force flow.