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An automatic hitch configured to selectively latch to a tow bar, the hitch comprising: a housing defining a central cavity; characterized by a frame defining a receiving cavity, a first aperture, and a second aperture; a moveable arm configured to be retained within the first aperture; and an actuator configured to move the arm between an unlatched position and a latched position, wherein in the unlatched position, the arm is only retained within the first aperture, and in the latched position, the arm is retained within both the first aperture and the second aperture, and wherein the actuator is activated by a sensor that is provided to sense a presence of the tow bar within the receiving cavity, wherein a position of the sensor is adjustable to accommodate a variety of tow bar geometries. a housing defining a central cavity; characterized by a frame defining a receiving cavity, a first aperture, and a second aperture; a moveable arm configured to be retained within the first aperture; and an actuator configured to move the arm between an unlatched position and a latched position, wherein in the unlatched position, the arm is only retained within the first aperture, and in the latched position, the arm is retained within both the first aperture and the second aperture, and wherein the actuator is activated by a sensor that is provided to sense a presence of the tow bar within the receiving cavity, wherein a position of the sensor is adjustable to accommodate a variety of tow bar geometries.
A turbomachine with a sealing element for setting a radial gap between a row of rotor blades and a housing region, with a supporting structure, on whose front side an insertion lining and on whose back side at least one dimensionally stable holding element for holding the supporting structure in a nominal position are positioned, wherein, to this end, the at least one dimensionally stable holding element, in the mounted state of the flow machine, is positioned between two portions (8,10), which are screwed to each other, of the housing region, and a securing device for securing the supporting structure in its nominal position during mounting or transport of unfinished flow machine, i.e. when the housing portions (8, 10) are not screwed to each other, wherein the at least one holding element and the securing device are successively positioned in the mounting direction and the securing device has an engaging portion with a mounting surface which is set at a mounting angle (α) in the mounting direction and a securing surface, which is set at a securing angle (β) in the opposite direction, and wherein the engaging portion is resiliently supported by a spring portion, characterized in that the mounting angle (α) is smaller than the securing angle (β).
A system for orientating scan cloud data of a surface relative to base reference data of a base reference, said base reference being formed by a mill to be used within the mining industry, the system comprising: an input source generator in the form of a laser scanner adapted to provide said scan cloud data from a mill, said scan cloud data having its co-ordinate system referenced to the input source generator; wherein the base reference data, which are obtained from a CAD model of the mill or from a scanning of the internal shell of the mill without the liners in place, are referenced to its own co-ordinate system and the base reference data comprising key reference data to describe the geometry of the base reference; a transformation processor for orientating said scan cloud data relative to the base reference data; and a data editing means to filter spurious point data from the scan cloud data; wherein the system is arranged so that upon the scan cloud data being orientated relative to the base reference data, the base reference co-ordinate system aligns with the co-ordinate system of the input source generator; wherein the data editing means further includes partitioning means to partition said scan cloud data into discrete segments corresponding to different geometrically described sections of said surface, said partitioning means including a belly segmentation means to segment points in the scan cloud data attributable to a cylindrical shell by using a cylinder-fit process followed by a corresponding transformation of the scan cloud data. an input source generator in the form of a laser scanner adapted to provide said scan cloud data from a mill, said scan cloud data having its co-ordinate system referenced to the input source generator; wherein the base reference data, which are obtained from a CAD model of the mill or from a scanning of the internal shell of the mill without the liners in place, are referenced to its own co-ordinate system and the base reference data comprising key reference data to describe the geometry of the base reference; a transformation processor for orientating said scan cloud data relative to the base reference data; and a data editing means to filter spurious point data from the scan cloud data; wherein the system is arranged so that upon the scan cloud data being orientated relative to the base reference data, the base reference co-ordinate system aligns with the co-ordinate system of the input source generator; wherein the data editing means further includes partitioning means to partition said scan cloud data into discrete segments corresponding to different geometrically described sections of said surface, said partitioning means including a belly segmentation means to segment points in the scan cloud data attributable to a cylindrical shell by using a cylinder-fit process followed by a corresponding transformation of the scan cloud data.
A method for compacting an object placed onto a surface of a rigid tool, the method comprising: unrolling a scroll of material, comprising an impermeable membrane that overlays a permeable layer and that extends beyond a boundary of the permeable layer, over an object; and applying a negative pressure to the permeable layer that offsets air leaks between the scroll and the object, thereby forming a suction hold that compacts the object onto the rigid tool. unrolling a scroll of material, comprising an impermeable membrane that overlays a permeable layer and that extends beyond a boundary of the permeable layer, over an object; and applying a negative pressure to the permeable layer that offsets air leaks between the scroll and the object, thereby forming a suction hold that compacts the object onto the rigid tool.
A floor nozzle for a vacuum cleaner comprising a housing extending in an operating direction (x) and a transverse direction (y) perpendicular thereto, and a suction mouth, which is arranged on the housing on the underside and which can be connected to a suction air guide and which extends over a width in the transverse direction (y) and which is limited in the operating direction (x) by a front suction mouth edge and a rear suction mouth edge, wherein, in the operating direction, a sliding surface is arranged before the front suction mouth edge, which extends over at least 75% of the width of the suction mouth in the transverse direction (y), that, in the longitudinal section, the sliding surface has a circular arc segment with a radius of curvature (r) between 40 mm and 80 mm, and wherein, in the operating direction (x), the sliding surface has an extension (s) of at least 15 mm, characterized in that a plateau, which, in the operating direction (x), has an extension (s) between 2 mm and 5 mm, is arranged between the front suction mouth edge and the sliding surface.
A method of acquiring an image at a magnetic resonance imaging system comprising: applying a pulse sequence; receiving an analog signal based on the pulse sequence and a first gain; digitizing, by an analog to digital converter, the analog signal into a digitized signal; detecting a potential quantization error in the digitized signal based on a boundary; characterized in that the method further comprises, by when the detecting is affirmative: receiving a replacement analog signal by repeating the application of the pulse sequence, at least one portion of the replacement analog signal being based on an adjusted gain, the adjusted gain being a factor of the first gain; digitizing, by the ADC, the replacement analog signal into a replacement digitized signal; and adjusting, at least one portion of the replacement digitized signal corresponding to the at least one portion of the replacement analog signal, based on a reversal of the factor. applying a pulse sequence; receiving an analog signal based on the pulse sequence and a first gain; digitizing, by an analog to digital converter, the analog signal into a digitized signal; detecting a potential quantization error in the digitized signal based on a boundary; characterized in that the method further comprises, by when the detecting is affirmative: receiving a replacement analog signal by repeating the application of the pulse sequence, receiving a replacement analog signal by repeating the application of the pulse sequence, at least one portion of the replacement analog signal being based on an adjusted gain, the adjusted gain being a factor of the first gain; digitizing, by the ADC, the replacement analog signal into a replacement digitized signal; and adjusting, at least one portion of the replacement digitized signal corresponding to the at least one portion of the replacement analog signal, based on a reversal of the factor.
A method of generating a network of fractures in a rock formation for extraction of hydrocarbon or other resource from the formation, said formation comprising a network of native fractures and incipient fractures, comprising the steps of: providing at least one injection well extending into said formation and performing the following stages: Stage 1: injecting a non-slurry aqueous solution into said formation through said well under conditions suitable for promoting dilation, shearing and/or hydraulic communication of the natural fractures to generate an enhanced fracture network comprising enhanced native fractures, extended and/or opened incipient natural fractures; Stage 2: injecting a first slurry comprising a carrying fluid and a fine-grained granular proppant into said formation through said well, under conditions suitable for further extending and propping the enhanced native fracture network; and Stage 3: injecting a second slurry comprising a coarse-grained proppant into said formation through said well, under conditions suitable for generating, propping and extending new induced larger fractures to interact with the enhanced native fractures network propped and un-propped arising from said stages 1 and 2, wherein said fine-grained proppant has a finer grain size than said course-grained proppant; said method characterized by comprising performing a plurality of cycles each comprising stages 1 through 3 and providing a shut-in period between said cycles. Stage 1: injecting a non-slurry aqueous solution into said formation through said well under conditions suitable for promoting dilation, shearing and/or hydraulic communication of the natural fractures to generate an enhanced fracture network comprising enhanced native fractures, extended and/or opened incipient natural fractures; Stage 2: injecting a first slurry comprising a carrying fluid and a fine-grained granular proppant into said formation through said well, under conditions suitable for further extending and propping the enhanced native fracture network; and Stage 3: injecting a second slurry comprising a coarse-grained proppant into said formation through said well, under conditions suitable for generating, propping and extending new induced larger fractures to interact with the enhanced native fractures network propped and un-propped arising from said stages 1 and 2, wherein said fine-grained proppant has a finer grain size than said course-grained proppant;
An axial fan comprising an electric motor, an impeller and a hub of the impeller, the hub comprising a central portion connected to the movable part of the electric motor in such a way as to be rotated about an axis of rotation, the hub also comprising an outer annular portion connected to the central portion by an intermediate portion, characterised in that the intermediate portion comprises a plurality of elasto-plastic blades, each elasto-plastic blade having a rectangular shape defined by a longitudinal dimension extending radially relative to the axis of rotation, a transversal dimension extending parallel to the axis of rotation and a thickness that is much less than its longitudinal dimension and that is reduced with respect to the transversal dimension, each elasto-plastic blade constituting an I-shaped beam, the elasto-plastic blades being arranged radially and angularly distributed about the axis of rotation, the elasto-plastic blades being able to prevent the impeller from moving axially parallel to the axis of rotation, to prevent the impeller from moving radially perpendicular to the axis of rotation and to prevent a bending of the impeller with movements normal to the plane in which the impeller itself lies, the elasto-plastic blades allowing on the other hand a movement with torsional bending around the axis of rotation so as to allow the damping of the resonance frequencies of the fan.
A method, implemented by at least one processor device executing computer-executable instructions, for performing radiotherapy treatment planning, the method comprising: receiving a reference treatment plan, the reference treatment plan including one or more dose constraints and control point information; receiving at least one medical image and a structure set not included with the received reference treatment plan; determining a new treatment plan based on the received at least one medical image and structure set; determining, based on the reference treatment plan, control point information of a plurality of radiation beams and registering the plurality of radiation beams to the received at least one medical image; determining an optimized fluence map for each of the plurality of radiation beams based on the one or more dose constraints included in the reference treatment plan, using a fluence map optimization algorithm and the received at least one medical image and structure set; determining an optimized dose distribution based on the optimized fluence maps of the plurality of radiation beams; and determining at least one beam modulation property of the new treatment plan using a warm-start optimization algorithm based on the control point information included in the reference treatment plan by optimizing shapes and/or weights of control points to achieve the optimized dose distribution. receiving a reference treatment plan, the reference treatment plan including one or more dose constraints and control point information; receiving at least one medical image and a structure set not included with the received reference treatment plan; determining a new treatment plan based on the received at least one medical image and structure set; determining, based on the reference treatment plan, control point information of a plurality of radiation beams and registering the plurality of radiation beams to the received at least one medical image; determining an optimized fluence map for each of the plurality of radiation beams based on the one or more dose constraints included in the reference treatment plan, using a fluence map optimization algorithm and the received at least one medical image and structure set; determining an optimized dose distribution based on the optimized fluence maps of the plurality of radiation beams; and determining at least one beam modulation property of the new treatment plan using a warm-start optimization algorithm based on the control point information included in the reference treatment plan by optimizing shapes and/or weights of control points to achieve the optimized dose distribution.
Security element (4, 5, 9) for safeguarding valuable documents (1, 8), comprising a carrier substrate (16, 27, 34) provided with a first thin-film element and a second thin-film element, wherein the first thin-film element is a colour-shifting thin-film element, which gives an observer a different colour impression at different observation angles, and the second thin-film element is a semitransparent thin-film element, which gives an observer a different colour impression upon observation with reflected light and upon observation with transmitted light, wherein the first thin-film element and the second thin-film element are arranged on the carrier substrate in such a way that the second thin-film element takes the form of characters, a pattern or a coding, and the first thin-film element represents a background.
Installation apparatus for producing infusion beverages, comprising: - a beverage outlet for dispensing at least one infusion beverage produced in the installation apparatus, which outlet is integrated into the interior of the installation apparatus, - a door which closes the installation apparatus and has an opening through which, when the door is closed, the beverage outlet passes and projects into a dispensing region which is formed in the front face of the door as a trough-like recess, a storage area designed for storing a drinking vessel being present below the beverage outlet which projects into the dispensing region when the door is closed, and forming the lower part of the dispensing region formed in the door, characterised in that an edge connecting piece is formed between the opening introduced into the rear wall of the door and the storage area. - a beverage outlet for dispensing at least one infusion beverage produced in the installation apparatus, which outlet is integrated into the interior of the installation apparatus, - a door which closes the installation apparatus and has an opening through which, when the door is closed, the beverage outlet passes and projects into a dispensing region which is formed in the front face of the door as a trough-like recess, a storage area designed for storing a drinking vessel being present below the beverage outlet which projects into the dispensing region when the door is closed, and forming the lower part of the dispensing region formed in the door,
A self-retracting lifeline, comprising: a housing; a drum rotatably operatively connected to the housing, the drum comprising a channel; a lifeline having a first end operatively connected to the drum, an intermediate portion windable about the drum, and a second end; and a connector operatively connected to the first end of the lifeline, the connector being configured and arranged to be received within the channel; characterised in that the self-retracting lifeline comprises a locking member operatively connected to the drum and moveable from an unlocked position to a locked position in which the drum is locked relative to the housing the channel of the drum comprises a shoulder portion; and the connector is configured and arranged to be sandwiched between the shoulder portion and the locking member and between the drum and the housing, wherein moving the locking member into the locked position moves the locking member away from the connector and allows the connector to be slid through the channel to assist in replacement of the lifeline. a housing; a drum rotatably operatively connected to the housing, the drum comprising a channel; a lifeline having a first end operatively connected to the drum, an intermediate portion windable about the drum, and a second end; and a connector operatively connected to the first end of the lifeline, the connector being configured and arranged to be received within the channel; characterised in that the self-retracting lifeline comprises a locking member operatively connected to the drum and moveable from an unlocked position to a locked position in which the drum is locked relative to the housing the channel of the drum comprises a shoulder portion; and the connector is configured and arranged to be sandwiched between the shoulder portion and the locking member and between the drum and the housing, wherein moving the locking member into the locked position moves the locking member away from the connector and allows the connector to be slid through the channel to assist in replacement of the lifeline.
A conductive transparent film comprising a conductive layer; an undercoating layer; and an anti-crack buffer layer, wherein said anti-crack buffer layer is positioned between the conductive layer and the undercoating layer, characterized in that said anti-crack buffer layer has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 5 nm. wherein said anti-crack buffer layer is positioned between the conductive layer and the undercoating layer, characterized in that said anti-crack buffer layer has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 5 nm.
An escape sign luminaire comprising a peripheral frame and with two light sources for illuminating an escape route, wherein in each case a lens is assigned to the light sources, wherein the lenses in each case are arranged in a mounting opening of the frame and can thereby be positioned differently in each case, characterized in that the lenses are designed in each case to radiate the light emitted from the associated light source asymmetrically, wherein the lens has latching elements for mounting in the mounting opening of the frame for defining four preferential positions for the lenses, which in each case are rotated by 90° relative to one another.
A sensor system for measuring an analyte in a host, the system comprising: a sensor adapted for transcutaneous insertion into a host's tissue; a housing adapted for placement external to the host's tissue; an electronics unit operably connected to the housing; and a receiver configured to receive transmissions from the electronics unit and to display sensor data for at least one sensor system, characterised in that the sensor system is configured to prevent use of the sensor beyond a predetermined time period by rendering the sensor system inoperative, wherein the predetermined time period corresponds to an intended sensor life; wherein the electronics unit is programmed to transmit information indicative of sensor insertion, and wherein the receiver is programmed to confirm sensor insertion prior to initialization of a sensor system; the receiver is configured to identify a sensor insertion by examining sensor data for a preselected change. a sensor adapted for transcutaneous insertion into a host's tissue; a housing adapted for placement external to the host's tissue; an electronics unit operably connected to the housing; and a receiver configured to receive transmissions from the electronics unit and to display sensor data for at least one sensor system, characterised in that the sensor system is configured to prevent use of the sensor beyond a predetermined time period by rendering the sensor system inoperative, wherein the predetermined time period corresponds to an intended sensor life; wherein the electronics unit is programmed to transmit information indicative of sensor insertion, and wherein the receiver is programmed to confirm sensor insertion prior to initialization of a sensor system; the receiver is configured to identify a sensor insertion by examining sensor data for a preselected change.