mhurhangee/ep-ind-claims huggingface dataset:
An electrical assembly comprising a converter for connection to an electrical network, the converter comprising at least one first module and at least one second module, each module including at least one switching element and at least one energy storage device, the or each switching element and the or each energy storage device in each module arranged to be combinable to selectively provide a voltage source, the electrical assembly including a controller configured to selectively control the switching of the or each switching element in each module, wherein the electrical assembly includes a sensor configured for measuring a current (i ac) of the electrical network, characterised in that the controller and sensor are configured to operate in coordination to carry out a characterisation of an electrical parameter (Z g,v g) of the electrical network so that, in use: the controller selectively controls the switching of the or each switching element in the or each first module to modify an electrical parameter (Z c,v p) of the converter so as to modify the current (i ac) of the electrical network; the sensor measures a resultant modified current (i ac) of the electrical network; and the controller processes the measured resultant modified current (i ac) of the electrical network so as to characterise the electrical parameter (Z g,v g) of the electrical network, wherein the controller is configured to selectively control the switching of the or each switching element in the or each first module to carry out the characterisation of the electrical parameter (Z g,v g) of the electrical network, wherein the controller is configured to selectively control the switching of the or each switching element in the or each second module to carry out a normal operating mode of the converter, and wherein the or each switching element of the or each first module has a higher switching frequency capability than the or each switching element of the or each second module. the controller selectively controls the switching of the or each switching element in the or each first module to modify an electrical parameter (Z c,v p) of the converter so as to modify the current (i ac) of the electrical network; the sensor measures a resultant modified current (i ac) of the electrical network; and the controller processes the measured resultant modified current (i ac) of the electrical network so as to characterise the electrical parameter (Z g,v g) of the electrical network, wherein the controller is configured to selectively control the switching of the or each switching element in the or each first module to carry out the characterisation of the electrical parameter (Z g,v g) of the electrical network, wherein the controller is configured to selectively control the switching of the or each switching element in the or each second module to carry out a normal operating mode of the converter, and wherein the or each switching element of the or each first module has a higher switching frequency capability than the or each switching element of the or each second module.
Filter module (1, 10, 10', 10", 20, 20', 20") comprising one or more flat filter elements wound spirally about an axis, a first end wall and a second end wall, wherein each flat filter element comprises two filter membranes (61, 63) and a drainage layer arranged between the filter membranes (61, 63); each flat filter element has first and second edge regions (64, 66) which run substantially in the direction of the axis and are sealed in a fluid-tight manner; each flat filter element has a third edge region which is connected to the first end wall; the third edge region is open at an outer side of the first end wall; the third edge region is sealed in a fluid-tight manner in relation to an inner side of the first end wall; each flat filter element has a fourth edge region which is sealed in a fluid-tight manner in relation to the inner side; the filter module (10, 10' 10", 20, 20', 20") has a second end wall; the fourth edge region is connected to the second end wall; the edge region is sealed in a fluid-tight manner in relation to an inner side of the second end wall; the edge region is enclosed in a fluid-tight manner by the second end wall or is open on an outer side of the second end wall; characterized in that first end wall and optionally the second end wall have centrally arranged ducts (7, 9); and the filter module (10, 10', 10", 20, 20', 20") comprises a distributor pipe, the distributor pipe being connected to the duct and optionally and having one or more openings in its wall.
An additive manufacturing device comprising: a controller arranged to receive data for an article to print; a sub-device comprising a resin source arranged to provide material for printing the article; a radiation source arranged to direct radiation for the printing of the article; a plurality of stations comprising: a printing tank in which the article is printed, at least one cleaning station (107, 111) for cleaning the printed article; and a build surface upon which the article is arranged to be printed, wherein the controller is arranged to move the build surface and the plurality of stations relative to each other, wherein the plurality of stations is located on a moveable tray, and wherein the moveable tray is arranged to rotate about a vertical axis, and the build surface is located on a vertically oriented linear slide such that the moveable tray is arranged to sequentially rotate a relevant station into a desired position and the build surface is arranged to vertically deliver the article to the relevant station; characterized in that said stations further comprise a curing station arranged to at least partially complete the curing of the printed article. a controller arranged to receive data for an article to print; a sub-device comprising a resin source arranged to provide material for printing the article; a radiation source arranged to direct radiation for the printing of the article; a plurality of stations comprising: a printing tank in which the article is printed, at least one cleaning station (107, 111) for cleaning the printed article; and a build surface upon which the article is arranged to be printed, wherein the controller is arranged to move the build surface and the plurality of stations relative to each other, wherein the plurality of stations is located on a moveable tray, and wherein the moveable tray is arranged to rotate about a vertical axis, and the build surface is located on a vertically oriented linear slide such that the moveable tray is arranged to sequentially rotate a relevant station into a desired position and the build surface is arranged to vertically deliver the article to the relevant station; characterized in that said stations further comprise a curing station arranged to at least partially complete the curing of the printed article.
A nut rotation restriction structure comprising: a wheel hub; a shaft member that is able to support the wheel hub; a nut fastened to a first portion of the shaft member, wherein the first portion projects from the wheel hub; a rotation restriction member coupled to a second portion of the shaft member, wherein the second portion projects from the nut, and the rotation restriction member restricts rotation of the nut, and a bolt, characterized in that the second portion includes a key groove, the rotation restriction member includes a sleeve, into which a portion of the shaft member where the key groove is formed is inserted, and a flange, which couples the sleeve to the nut, the sleeve is swaged and fixed to the key groove, and the flange is fixed by the bolt fastened to the nut. a wheel hub; a shaft member that is able to support the wheel hub; a nut fastened to a first portion of the shaft member, wherein the first portion projects from the wheel hub; a rotation restriction member coupled to a second portion of the shaft member, wherein the second portion projects from the nut, and the rotation restriction member restricts rotation of the nut, and a bolt, characterized in that the second portion includes a key groove, the rotation restriction member includes a sleeve, into which a portion of the shaft member where the key groove is formed is inserted, and a flange, which couples the sleeve to the nut, the sleeve is swaged and fixed to the key groove, and the flange is fixed by the bolt fastened to the nut.
A method of manufacturing a wearable article, the method comprising: thermoforming a first portion of a nonwoven textile sheet as an integral implement of the wearable article, the nonwoven textile sheet having an unthermoformed second portion contiguous with the thermoformed first portion and shaped differently than the first portion; wherein the first portion has a first density and a first modulus of elasticity after thermoforming; and wherein the unthermoformed second portion has a second density less than the first density and has a second modulus of elasticity less than the first modulus of elasticity; characterised in that the method further comprises prior to thermoforming the first portion, stacking multiple nonwoven textile layers to define the first portion; wherein the multiple nonwoven textile layers include a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and at least one intermediate layer disposed between the first outer layer and the second outer layer; and wherein the at least one intermediate layer extends only in the first portion; and prior to stacking the multiple nonwoven textile layers, splitting the nonwoven textile sheet only at the first portion to define the first outer layer and the second outer layer, the first outer layer and the second outer layer extending only in the first portion. thermoforming a first portion of a nonwoven textile sheet as an integral implement of the wearable article, the nonwoven textile sheet having an unthermoformed second portion contiguous with the thermoformed first portion and shaped differently than the first portion; wherein the first portion has a first density and a first modulus of elasticity after thermoforming; and wherein the unthermoformed second portion has a second density less than the first density and has a second modulus of elasticity less than the first modulus of elasticity; wherein the first portion has a first density and a first modulus of elasticity after thermoforming; and wherein the unthermoformed second portion has a second density less than the first density and has a second modulus of elasticity less than the first modulus of elasticity; characterised in that the method further comprises prior to thermoforming the first portion, stacking multiple nonwoven textile layers to define the first portion; wherein the multiple nonwoven textile layers include a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and at least one intermediate layer disposed between the first outer layer and the second outer layer; and wherein the at least one intermediate layer extends only in the first portion; and wherein the multiple nonwoven textile layers include a first outer layer, a second outer layer, and at least one intermediate layer disposed between the first outer layer and the second outer layer; and wherein the at least one intermediate layer extends only in the first portion; and prior to stacking the multiple nonwoven textile layers, splitting the nonwoven textile sheet only at the first portion to define the first outer layer and the second outer layer, the first outer layer and the second outer layer extending only in the first portion.
Breast pump device (1, 2), adapted to enable realization of at least two batches (A, B) of breast milk as a direct result of a single pumping session to be performed on at least one user's breast, which batches (A, B) are different as far as the value of at least one quality parameter of the breast milk is concerned, which quality parameter relates to the composition of the milk, and which batches (A, B) are realized at different destination positions (41, 42), the device (1, 2) comprising - a detection unit configured for performing real-time detection of the at least one quality parameter in a flow of breast milk extracted from the at least one user's breast during a pumping session, and outputting a detection signal representing an actual value of the at least one quality parameter, and - a controller configured for receiving the detection signal from the detection unit, real-time determining a relation between the actual value of the at least one quality parameter and a reference value, and controlling the device (1, 2) on the basis of the relation as determined to direct the flow of breast milk to a destination position (41, 42) which is appropriate in view of the relation as determined. - a detection unit configured for performing real-time detection of the at least one quality parameter in a flow of breast milk extracted from the at least one user's breast during a pumping session, and outputting a detection signal representing an actual value of the at least one quality parameter, and - a controller configured for receiving the detection signal from the detection unit, real-time determining a relation between the actual value of the at least one quality parameter and a reference value, and controlling the device (1, 2) on the basis of the relation as determined to direct the flow of breast milk to a destination position (41, 42) which is appropriate in view of the relation as determined.
Vehicle comprising: - a passenger compartment; - an air conditioning system adapted to create temperature-regulated air currents within the passenger compartment; and - a housing comprising at least one air inlet, which is fluidly connected to an air duct of the air conditioning system, and at least one air outlet for passing a temperature-regulated air current through the housing, - an electronic device accommodated in the hosing around which the temperature-regulated air current can be passed, characterized in that: - the temperature-regulation includes cooling and heating; - the air currents passing through the housing which are temperature-regulated via temperature-regulation by means of the air conditioning system are used exclusively for temperature-regulation of the electronic device, - the electronic device is an indirect vision system, located at a predetermined position within the passenger compartment in the field of view of a driver of the vehicle. - a passenger compartment; - an air conditioning system adapted to create temperature-regulated air currents within the passenger compartment; and - a housing comprising at least one air inlet, which is fluidly connected to an air duct of the air conditioning system, and at least one air outlet for passing a temperature-regulated air current through the housing, - an electronic device accommodated in the hosing around which the temperature-regulated air current can be passed, - the temperature-regulation includes cooling and heating; - the air currents passing through the housing which are temperature-regulated via temperature-regulation by means of the air conditioning system are used exclusively for temperature-regulation of the electronic device, - the electronic device is an indirect vision system, located at a predetermined position within the passenger compartment in the field of view of a driver of the vehicle.
A method for forming a plate for an article of footwear, the method comprising: forming a stitched article including: providing a substrate with a first region and a second region; and attaching a first strand portion formed from a first bundle (300a, 300b, 300c) of fibers to the substrate in the first region and in the second region via a series of stitches formed with a first thread to form a first layer on the substrate, the stitched article having a first concentration of the stitches in the first region along a first length of the first strand portion and a second concentration of the stitches different than the first concentration in the second region along a second length of the first strand portion. providing a substrate with a first region and a second region; and attaching a first strand portion formed from a first bundle (300a, 300b, 300c) of fibers to the substrate in the first region and in the second region via a series of stitches formed with a first thread to form a first layer on the substrate, the stitched article having a first concentration of the stitches in the first region along a first length of the first strand portion and a second concentration of the stitches different than the first concentration in the second region along a second length of the first strand portion.
A method for the separation of mineral solids from bituminous building materials that contain mineral solids, bitumen modified by additives, and fillers, comprising • washing the building material in a solvent, whereupon a building material-solvent mixture is formed and during or after washing of the building material with the solvent, the additives are floated out and/or on it, • skimming the floated additives from the remaining solid-bitumen-filler mixture, • separating the mineral solids with a particle size that is larger than a threshold particle size out of the building material-solvent mixture, whereupon a bitumen-filler-solvent mixture is formed, • separating the fillers with a particle size that is smaller than a threshold particle size out of the bitumen-filler-solvent mixture, • separating the bitumen out of the remaining bitumen-solvent mixture by evaporating the solvent, • carrying out all of the steps of the method in a device that is tightly sealed as regards the solvent, and • collecting and re-liquefying the solvent evaporated in all of the steps of the method. • washing the building material in a solvent, whereupon a building material-solvent mixture is formed and during or after washing of the building material with the solvent, the additives are floated out and/or on it, • skimming the floated additives from the remaining solid-bitumen-filler mixture, • separating the mineral solids with a particle size that is larger than a threshold particle size out of the building material-solvent mixture, whereupon a bitumen-filler-solvent mixture is formed, • separating the fillers with a particle size that is smaller than a threshold particle size out of the bitumen-filler-solvent mixture, • separating the bitumen out of the remaining bitumen-solvent mixture by evaporating the solvent, • carrying out all of the steps of the method in a device that is tightly sealed as regards the solvent, and • collecting and re-liquefying the solvent evaporated in all of the steps of the method.
An imaging apparatus comprising a housing that accommodates an electronic circuit unit including a substrate on which an imaging element is mounted, the housing includes an outer frame member and an inner frame member that is made of a metal, is provided on an inner surface of the outer frame member, and accommodates the electronic circuit unit, Characterized in that the imaging apparatus further comprises a fixing member that fixes the electronic circuit unit to the inner frame member with a heat conducting section provided on the surface of the substrate on the imaging element side of the electronic circuit unit being in contact with the inner frame member by means of the fixing member.
An automated guided vehicle (AGV, 10) comprising: a base frame having an upper portion configured to support a material handling apparatus; a propulsion system adapted to propel the base frame; first and second directional sensors disposed at opposing ends of the base frame and at least one operable to emit a sensor field (46a, b) within at least one slot disposed between the upper portion and a lower portion of the base frame; and wherein the sensor fields (46a, b) of the first and second directional sensors each comprise coverage of at least 180 degrees in a substantially horizontal plane and are arranged to provide a combined sensor field substantially surrounding the AGV, wherein the base frame includes a plurality of support members extending between the upper and lower portions (50, 52) of the base frame, and wherein the at least one slot is disposed in the plurality of support members, characterized in that the support members extend upward from the lower portion within the area not affected by the at least one slot. a base frame having an upper portion configured to support a material handling apparatus; a propulsion system adapted to propel the base frame; first and second directional sensors disposed at opposing ends of the base frame and at least one operable to emit a sensor field (46a, b) within at least one slot disposed between the upper portion and a lower portion of the base frame; and wherein the sensor fields (46a, b) of the first and second directional sensors each comprise coverage of at least 180 degrees in a substantially horizontal plane and are arranged to provide a combined sensor field substantially surrounding the AGV, wherein the base frame includes a plurality of support members extending between the upper and lower portions (50, 52) of the base frame, and wherein the at least one slot is disposed in the plurality of support members, characterized in that the support members extend upward from the lower portion within the area not affected by the at least one slot.
Vehicle brake, in particular a vehicle disc brake, with a brake application device consisting of a force element, preferably a pressure medium cylinder which provides a braking force, and a pressure-intensifying lever arrangement, and with a readjustment device for readjustment of the wear-induced clearance of the brake, wherein components of the readjustment device are a rotatably arranged drive element which can be actuated by the brake application device, a readjustment element which is arranged rotatably on the same axis, and a transmission device which is arranged in a movement path between the drive element and the readjustment element, and the transmission device is designed as a helical wrap spring which is supported along a first coil section radially relative to the drive element, and is supported along a second coil section radially relative to the readjustment element; characterised in that one radial support is located only on the inside of the wrap spring and the other radial support is located only on the outside of the wrap spring.