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Pipe element (10, 20) for making modular pipes, particularly for chimney flues and the like, comprising a substantially cylindrical or elliptical tube section, a conically tapered male end, and a conically enlarged female end, said male end and female end having corresponding outer and inner diameters to form a fitting system wherein the male end of said element can be inserted into a female end of an adjoining second element, to make the fitting between the two elements, characterised in that: - said male end, starting from the end section of the element, comprises a first longitudinal portion having a first angle of conicity (β 1), and a second longitudinal portion having a second angle of conicity (β 2) smaller than said first angle, - said female end, starting from the end section of the element, comprises a longitudinal entrance portion with angle of conicity equal to said second angle (β 2), and an inner longitudinal portion, with angle of conicity equal to said first angle (β 1). - said male end, starting from the end section of the element, comprises a first longitudinal portion having a first angle of conicity (β 1), and a second longitudinal portion having a second angle of conicity (β 2) smaller than said first angle, - said female end, starting from the end section of the element, comprises a longitudinal entrance portion with angle of conicity equal to said second angle (β 2), and an inner longitudinal portion, with angle of conicity equal to said first angle (β 1).
Mounting device for mounting a solar collector, comprising at least one roof hook which has teeth on one side, wherein the mounting device comprises at least one mounting rail for mounting the solar collector on the roof hook, the mounting rail having teeth which engage in the teeth of the at least one roof hook in a form-fitting manner, characterised in that the mounting device comprises at least one clamping element movably mounted on the at least one roof hook, wherein the at least one mounted clamping element comprises a clamping lever on the side facing away from the teeth of the roof hook, wherein the at least one clamping element comprises at least one spring elastic retaining element on the side of the teeth, wherein the at least one mounting rail for mounting the solar collector is connected to or detached from the at least one roof hook via the spring elastic retaining elements by means of the clamping lever in a force-fitting manner.
Use of a display means of a converter, the converter having an address coding switch, in particular on its housing, characterised in that when the address coding switch is actuated, the display means displays a particular value corresponding to a particular switch position of the address coding switch for a predetermined period of time thereafter, and otherwise operating information of the converter is displayed.
A forming method that forms a press component with an L shape from a blank metal sheet, the press component having a top sheet section and a vertical wall section which is connected to the top sheet section via a bent section having a part curved in an arc shape and which has a flange section on an opposite side to the bent section, the top sheet section being arranged at an outside of the arc of the vertical wall section, the method comprising: disposing the blank metal sheet between a die and both of a pad and a bending die; characterized by forming the vertical wall section and the flange section while an end portion of a part of the blank metal sheet corresponding to a lower side of the L shape is caused to slide on a part of the die corresponding to the top sheet section by vertically and relatively moving the die and the bending die, the forming of the vertical wall section and the flange section being performed in a state where: as an out-of-plane deformation suppressing area, at least a part of the blank metal sheet corresponding to the top sheet section is made close to or brought into contact with the pad so that a clearance between the pad and the die is equal to or larger than a thickness of the blank metal sheet and is maintained to be equal to or smaller than 1.1 times the thickness of the blank metal sheet; and the end portion of the part of the blank metal sheet corresponding to the lower side of the L shape is arranged on a same plane as that of the top sheet section. disposing the blank metal sheet between a die and both of a pad and a bending die; characterized by forming the vertical wall section and the flange section while an end portion of a part of the blank metal sheet corresponding to a lower side of the L shape is caused to slide on a part of the die corresponding to the top sheet section by vertically and relatively moving the die and the bending die, the forming of the vertical wall section and the flange section being performed in a state where: as an out-of-plane deformation suppressing area, at least a part of the blank metal sheet corresponding to the top sheet section is made close to or brought into contact with the pad so that a clearance between the pad and the die is equal to or larger than a thickness of the blank metal sheet and is maintained to be equal to or smaller than 1.1 times the thickness of the blank metal sheet; and the end portion of the part of the blank metal sheet corresponding to the lower side of the L shape is arranged on a same plane as that of the top sheet section. as an out-of-plane deformation suppressing area, at least a part of the blank metal sheet corresponding to the top sheet section is made close to or brought into contact with the pad so that a clearance between the pad and the die is equal to or larger than a thickness of the blank metal sheet and is maintained to be equal to or smaller than 1.1 times the thickness of the blank metal sheet; and the end portion of the part of the blank metal sheet corresponding to the lower side of the L shape is arranged on a same plane as that of the top sheet section.
A system for providing an indication to a driver, comprising: a clutch that is at least partially automatically controllable; and clutch control means configured to: control the clutch in a manner that results in a haptic indication to a driver based on at least a need to shift a gear of an associated transmission. a clutch that is at least partially automatically controllable; and clutch control means configured to: control the clutch in a manner that results in a haptic indication to a driver based on at least a need to shift a gear of an associated transmission.
A freight container comprising: an outer shell configured to contain bulk cargo, wherein the outer shell includes: an engageable portion for engaging with a spreader of a container crane at each four corners of upper and lower surfaces; an opening for flowing of bulk cargo into the outer shell arranged on the top of the container; and a filter configured to exhaust air in the outer shell; wherein the outer shell has a bottom characterised in that the bottom has an outlet for discharging the bulk cargo; and the outer shell has an outlet lid that opens and closes the outlet, and is turnable on a rotary shaft. an outer shell configured to contain bulk cargo, wherein the outer shell includes: an engageable portion for engaging with a spreader of a container crane at each four corners of upper and lower surfaces; an opening for flowing of bulk cargo into the outer shell arranged on the top of the container; and a filter configured to exhaust air in the outer shell; wherein the outer shell has a bottom characterised in that the bottom has an outlet for discharging the bulk cargo; and the outer shell has an outlet lid that opens and closes the outlet, and is turnable on a rotary shaft. an engageable portion for engaging with a spreader of a container crane at each four corners of upper and lower surfaces; an opening for flowing of bulk cargo into the outer shell arranged on the top of the container; and a filter configured to exhaust air in the outer shell; wherein the outer shell has a bottom characterised in that the bottom has an outlet for discharging the bulk cargo; and the outer shell has an outlet lid that opens and closes the outlet, and is turnable on a rotary shaft.
A method of activating a fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystal, comprising: a) providing the fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystal comprising: a semiconductor core and an external semiconductor shell layer disposed on the semiconductor core, wherein the core includes CdSe and the shell includes a semiconductor material selected from CdZnS, ZnS, ZnSeS and ZnSe; and a quencher group associated with the semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystal in the absence of the quencher group has an initial fluorescence intensity (F 0), and the fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystal has a quenched fluorescence intensity, wherein F Q / F 0 is less than 1.0; b) contacting the nanocrystal with an activator, wherein the fluorescence intensity of the fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystal after contact with the activator increases; wherein the activator is a cyanide ion, a cyanide salt or an organocyanide; and wherein the quencher group is or comprises a metal ion selected from Cu or Cu. a) providing the fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystal comprising: a semiconductor core and an external semiconductor shell layer disposed on the semiconductor core, wherein the core includes CdSe and the shell includes a semiconductor material selected from CdZnS, ZnS, ZnSeS and ZnSe; and a quencher group associated with the semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystal in the absence of the quencher group has an initial fluorescence intensity (F 0), and the fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystal has a quenched fluorescence intensity, wherein F Q / F 0 is less than 1.0; a semiconductor core and an external semiconductor shell layer disposed on the semiconductor core, wherein the core includes CdSe and the shell includes a semiconductor material selected from CdZnS, ZnS, ZnSeS and ZnSe; and a quencher group associated with the semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystal in the absence of the quencher group has an initial fluorescence intensity (F 0), and the fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystal has a quenched fluorescence intensity, wherein F Q / F 0 is less than 1.0; b) contacting the nanocrystal with an activator, wherein the fluorescence intensity of the fluorogenic semiconductor nanocrystal after contact with the activator increases;
A method of manufacturing a stabilised complex of CRH and alpha-2 macroglobulin, the method comprising: (a) providing hyperimmune serum from an ungulate that has been immunised with an immunodeficiency virus; (b) subjecting said hyperimmune serum to a microfiltration step that removes molecules having a size greater than 0.2 microns, thereby providing a micro-filtered serum; (c) subjecting said micro-filtered serum to a nanofiltration step that removes molecules having a size greater than 35 nanometres, thereby providing a nano-filtered serum; (d) aliquoting said nano-filtered serum into a vial, wherein said nano-filtered serum is in a form for administration to a patient and comprises the stabilised complex of CRH and alpha-2 macroglobulin; wherein the serum remains unfrozen throughout steps (b) to (d). (a) providing hyperimmune serum from an ungulate that has been immunised with an immunodeficiency virus; (b) subjecting said hyperimmune serum to a microfiltration step that removes molecules having a size greater than 0.2 microns, thereby providing a micro-filtered serum; (c) subjecting said micro-filtered serum to a nanofiltration step that removes molecules having a size greater than 35 nanometres, thereby providing a nano-filtered serum; (d) aliquoting said nano-filtered serum into a vial, wherein said nano-filtered serum is in a form for administration to a patient and comprises the stabilised complex of CRH and alpha-2 macroglobulin;
A method of controlling an electrical power network in dependence on a sudden event which is liable to lead to further loss or excess of generation or load, the electrical power network comprising plural controllers with each controller being configured to provide for control of controllable apparatus connected to the electrical power network at a different respective location in the electrical power network, the method comprising: determining the occurrence of a sudden event that is liable to lead to further loss or excess of generation or load in the electrical power network or part of the electrical power network; receiving plural substantially synchronised quantities in each of the plural controllers, each of the plural quantities corresponding to at least one of frequency and angle at a respective one of plural different locations in the electrical power network; and generating a control output from each of the controllers in dependence on the received plural quantities, each control output being for control of its respective controllable apparatus, each controller being operative to generate the control output independent of operation of any other controller, on an ongoing basis in dependence on ongoing receipt of the plural quantities, the method being characterised in that, each controller is operative to generate the control output without being dependant on a signal received from any of the other plural controllers. determining the occurrence of a sudden event that is liable to lead to further loss or excess of generation or load in the electrical power network or part of the electrical power network; receiving plural substantially synchronised quantities in each of the plural controllers, each of the plural quantities corresponding to at least one of frequency and angle at a respective one of plural different locations in the electrical power network; and generating a control output from each of the controllers in dependence on the received plural quantities, each control output being for control of its respective controllable apparatus, each controller being operative to generate the control output independent of operation of any other controller, on an ongoing basis in dependence on ongoing receipt of the plural quantities, the method being characterised in that, each controller is operative to generate the control output without being dependant on a signal received from any of the other plural controllers.
A filled chewy sugarfree confectionary product comprising a filling embedded in a dough comprising erythritol, maltitol, a fat and a hydrocolloid, wherein the erythritol content of the confectionary product is in the range of 30 - 80 wt% of the total dry weight of the product and the moisture content is in the range of 3 - 15 wt% of the total weight of the product.
A soft magnetic alloy comprising Fe as a main component, wherein the soft magnetic alloy comprises Fe a Cu b M1 c Si d B e C f, wherein a+b+c+d+e+f = 100, 0.0 ≤ b ≤ 3.0, 0.0 ≤ c ≤ 10.0, 0.0 ≤ d ≤ 17.5, 5.0 ≤ e ≤ 13.0, and 0.0 ≤ f ≤ 7.0, and M1 is one or more selected from a group consisting of Nb, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Ta, Mo, P and Cr, a slope of an approximate straight line, plotted between cumulative frequencies of 20 to 80% on Fe content (atom%) in each grid of 80000 grids or more, each of which has 1 nm × 1 nm × 1 nm, is -0.1 to -0.4, provided that Fe content (atom%) of each grid is Y axis, and the cumulative frequencies (%) obtained in descending order of Fe content in each grid is X axis, and an amorphization ratio X of the soft magnetic alloy represented by the following formula is 85% or more, wherein the Fe content included in a grid is evaluated using 3DAP and the amorphization ratio X is a value obtained by performing X-ray crystal structure analysis; X = 100 − Ic / Ic + Ia × 100 Ic: crystalline scattering integrated intensity Ia: amorphous scattering integrated intensity Ic: crystalline scattering integrated intensity Ia: amorphous scattering integrated intensity
An operating method of a piezolinear drive having a group of piezo stack actuators which drive a rotor, in which the actuators constitute a multilayer ceramic arrangement situated on a common substrate (Sa, Sb), wherein a first stack part (D1, D2) within a stack of the multilayer arrangement is formed as a longitudinal actuator (D1, D2), and a second stack part (C1, C2) as a shearing actuator, and the latter being at least indirectly in clamping and shearing contact with the rotor, and at least two identical actuators being situated next to each other in order to perform alternate clamping and advancing movements in the step operation for a rough positioning operation in the step mode, wherein the adjacent actuators of the group are controlled to perform alternate clamping and advancing movements, with control signals (U s, Δt z) being derived from a speed-proportional control variable (V s), characterized in that the cycle time (Δt z) of a shear tension and terminal voltage cycle, and a maximum shear tension (U s) for controlling the longitudinal actuators tuned to each other are derived from the control variable (V s).
Method for managing the braking of a wheel of an aircraft fitted with a brake, the aircraft comprising brake control means suited to implementing an anti-skid function of the wheel, requiring an estimate of a rotational speed of the wheel, the aircraft further comprising means of driving the wheel including an electric motor intended to drive the wheel in rotation, the said electric motor being fitted with a position sensor intended to provide measurements of the angular position of a rotor of the motor, characterized in that the method comprises the step, for implementing the anti-skid function, of estimating the rotational speed of the wheel from measurements of the angular position of the rotor which are supplied by the position sensor.
A loudspeaker comprising a frame having a hollow; a diaphragm located in the hollow of the frame and having: a first side which is the surface of a recess defined by a thin part and a thick part formed around the thin part; and a second side opposite to the first side; an edge connecting an outer peripheral end of the diaphragm and the frame; a magnetic circuit placed facing the recess and having a magnetic gap; a voice coil body including: a cylindrical bobbin; a voice coil wound around at least part of the bobbin, the voice coil body being placed in a center of the diaphragm so that the voice coil can be located in the magnetic gap; a terminal fixed to the frame; and a relay wire having a first end connected to the terminal and having a second end connected to the voice coil, at least part of the relay wire being located in the thick part, wherein the edge includes: a first edge; and a second edge located on an opposite side of the first edge in a thickness direction of the thick part, and. wherein the first edge and the second edge are symmetrical with respect to a surface normal to the vibration direction of the diaphragm. a frame having a hollow; a diaphragm located in the hollow of the frame and having: a first side which is the surface of a recess defined by a thin part and a thick part formed around the thin part; and a second side opposite to the first side; a first side which is the surface of a recess defined by a thin part and a thick part formed around the thin part; and a second side opposite to the first side; an edge connecting an outer peripheral end of the diaphragm and the frame; a magnetic circuit placed facing the recess and having a magnetic gap; a voice coil body including: a cylindrical bobbin; a voice coil wound around at least part of the bobbin, a cylindrical bobbin; a voice coil wound around at least part of the bobbin, the voice coil body being placed in a center of the diaphragm so that the voice coil can be located in the magnetic gap; a terminal fixed to the frame; and a relay wire having a first end connected to the terminal and having a second end connected to the voice coil, at least part of the relay wire being located in the thick part, wherein the edge includes: a first edge; and a second edge located on an opposite side of the first edge in a thickness direction of the thick part, and. a first edge; and a second edge located on an opposite side of the first edge in a thickness direction of the thick part, and. wherein the first edge and the second edge are symmetrical with respect to a surface normal to the vibration direction of the diaphragm.
A soldering nozzle for delivering molten solder to the underside of a PCB, the nozzle comprising a nozzle outlet, the nozzle having an inner bore through which a flow of molten solder can be pumped to overflow the nozzle outlet, the nozzle having an outer surface configured to support a return flow of molten solder, the nozzle also being adapted to release excess molten solder by having defined therein at least one aperture through which an excess of molten solder can be released; characterised in that the nozzle further comprises first and second stackable parts (61, 81) configured such that in use they will be fluidly connected to allow the molten solder to be pumped therethrough to overflow the nozzle outlet, these stackable parts corresponding to a nozzle body and to a nozzle tip, wherein the nozzle outlet is located at the end of the nozzle tip; the nozzle outlet has an inner width dimension of between 1.5 and 2.5 mm; and the first and second stackable parts (61, 81) cooperate to define the or each aperture therebetween.
Apparatus comprising: a spindle having an outer surface configured with a surface finish that has openings/grooves, the outer surface having an outer diameter; and at least one switch target arrangement comprised of: a switch target (12, 12'; 140, 140'), and a target ring (14, 14') configured to be installed in the switch target (12, 12') so as to form the at least one switch target arrangement, characterised in that it is configured with an aperture having an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the outer surface of the spindle, so that when the at least one switch target arrangement is installed over the spindle, interference causes at least a portion of the target ring (14, 14') to deflect into at least one groove/space of the surface finish of the spindle so as to energize the target ring (14, 14') to grip the surface finish of the spindle to secure the switch target (12, 12'; 140, 140') when the spindle moves. a spindle having an outer surface configured with a surface finish that has openings/grooves, the outer surface having an outer diameter; and at least one switch target arrangement comprised of: a switch target (12, 12'; 140, 140'), and a target ring (14, 14') configured to be installed in the switch target (12, 12') so as to form the at least one switch target arrangement, characterised in that it is configured with an aperture having an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the outer surface of the spindle, so that when the at least one switch target arrangement is installed over the spindle, interference causes at least a portion of the target ring (14, 14') to deflect into at least one groove/space of the surface finish of the spindle so as to energize the target ring (14, 14') to grip the surface finish of the spindle to secure the switch target (12, 12'; 140, 140') when the spindle moves. a switch target (12, 12'; 140, 140'), and a target ring (14, 14') configured to be installed in the switch target (12, 12') so as to form the at least one switch target arrangement, characterised in that it is configured with an aperture having an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of the outer surface of the spindle, so that when the at least one switch target arrangement is installed over the spindle, interference causes at least a portion of the target ring (14, 14') to deflect into at least one groove/space of the surface finish of the spindle so as to energize the target ring (14, 14') to grip the surface finish of the spindle to secure the switch target (12, 12'; 140, 140') when the spindle moves.