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Water treatment device for installation in a water pipe, comprising a water treatment unit for treatment of water and a connector for connecting the water treatment device to the water pipe, wherein between the water treatment unit and the connector, a flange connection with a first flange is provided on the connector and a second flange corresponding thereto is provided on the water treatment unit, wherein the second flange on the water treatment unit engages behind the first flange on the connector in holding manner so that free rotation of the water treatment unit with respect to the connector is possible, characterised in that an annular spring for achieving a reproducible angular position of the water treatment unit with respect to the connector is arranged in an annular gap between flat annular surfaces opposite one another of the first flange and of the second flange.
A system comprising a vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly (100, 302) for efficiently directing passengers aboard a vehicle, for example an aircraft, and a light source configured to be not directly visible to the passengers and to emit light towards the vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly, the vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly (100, 302) configured to be secured within an internal cabin of a vehicle proximate a row of seats, the vehicle cabin wayfinding assembly comprising: a placard having a front face; and at least one directional reflector offset from the front face of the placard, wherein the at least one directional reflector is shaped as one or more wayfinding indicia, wherein the at least one directional reflector is configured to directionally reflect light that is emitted from the light source into an application zone (220, 330), and wherein the at least one directional reflector is configured to directionally reflect the emitted light from the light source into the defined application zone (220, 330) extending into an aisle of the vehicle cabin, and wherein the directional reflection of the emitted light comprises reflecting light at an increased intensity within the application zone (220, 330), and not reflecting light or reflecting light at a decreased intensity outside of the application zone (220, 330). a placard having a front face; and at least one directional reflector offset from the front face of the placard, wherein the at least one directional reflector is shaped as one or more wayfinding indicia, wherein the at least one directional reflector is configured to directionally reflect light that is emitted from the light source into an application zone (220, 330), and wherein the at least one directional reflector is configured to directionally reflect the emitted light from the light source into the defined application zone (220, 330) extending into an aisle of the vehicle cabin, and wherein the directional reflection of the emitted light comprises reflecting light at an increased intensity within the application zone (220, 330), and not reflecting light or reflecting light at a decreased intensity outside of the application zone (220, 330).
A fuel admission control unit to control a diesel engine, the engine having an EGR system that returns a part of the engine exhaust-gas into an intake air system of the engine, the fuel admission control unit comprising: an estimation excess air ratio λ s computing means that is an arithmetic section to compute an estimation excess air ratio λ s from a quantity of fuel injected by a fuel injection valve into a cylinder, an intake air flow rate measured by an air flow meter, and a flow rate of residual oxygen in the EGR gas that flows back to the intake air system; and a fuel admission control means that controls a fuel flow rate under a quick acceleration, based on the estimation excess air ratio λ s that is computed by the estimation excess air ratio λ s computing means, wherein the fuel admission control means is provided with a command signal controlling means by which a command signal directed to the fuel injection amount is controlled so that the estimation excess air ratio λ s computed by the estimation excess air ratio λ s computing means tracks a target excess air ratio λ m that is pre-programmed or prescribed, and wherein the command signal controlling means comprises: a PI controller arranged to receive a deviation between said target excess air ratio λ m and said estimation excess air ratio λ s and to provide an output signal; and a minimum value selector arranged to select between the output signal of the PI controller and the command signal, whichever has the smaller value. an estimation excess air ratio λ s computing means that is an arithmetic section to compute an estimation excess air ratio λ s from a quantity of fuel injected by a fuel injection valve into a cylinder, an intake air flow rate measured by an air flow meter, and a flow rate of residual oxygen in the EGR gas that flows back to the intake air system; and a fuel admission control means that controls a fuel flow rate under a quick acceleration, based on the estimation excess air ratio λ s that is computed by the estimation excess air ratio λ s computing means, wherein the fuel admission control means is provided with a command signal controlling means by which a command signal directed to the fuel injection amount is controlled so that the estimation excess air ratio λ s computed by the estimation excess air ratio λ s computing means tracks a target excess air ratio λ m that is pre-programmed or prescribed, and wherein the command signal controlling means comprises: a PI controller arranged to receive a deviation between said target excess air ratio λ m and said estimation excess air ratio λ s and to provide an output signal; and a minimum value selector arranged to select between the output signal of the PI controller and the command signal, whichever has the smaller value. a PI controller arranged to receive a deviation between said target excess air ratio λ m and said estimation excess air ratio λ s and to provide an output signal; and a minimum value selector arranged to select between the output signal of the PI controller and the command signal, whichever has the smaller value.
A current mode power conversion system constructed to provide a stable output voltage and a maximum-limited output current to a load, the system comprising: a linear feedback control including a linear feedback path cyclically operable in a linear control mode of operation so as to control the output voltage (Vo) across the load during constant load conditions, and a non-linear feedback path configured to override the linear feeback path while the linear feedback path continues to run so that the linear feedback control is non-linearly operable in a non-linear control mode of operation so as to control the output voltage (Vo) across the load during certain detected changes in load conditions above a predetermined threshold so as to speed up the transient response of the power conversion system when operating the linear feedback control mode during transient conditions, wherein the linear feedback control is configured and arranged so that a sensitivity of the non-linear feedback path to load transient conditions is adjustable, characterized in that the linear feedback control includes a discriminator (COM1, COM2) configured and arranged to set high and low threshold limits, wherein the sensitivity of the non-linear feedback path to load transient conditions is a function of the level of the high and low threshold limits, and further includes a logic OR gate configured and arranged to receive as inputs an output (NCLK) of the discriminator and a clock signal, and to output a logic high signal either during the beginning of a clock signal, or when the high threshold limit is exceeded a linear feedback control including a linear feedback path cyclically operable in a linear control mode of operation so as to control the output voltage (Vo) across the load during constant load conditions, and a non-linear feedback path configured to override the linear feeback path while the linear feedback path continues to run so that the linear feedback control is non-linearly operable in a non-linear control mode of operation so as to control the output voltage (Vo) across the load during certain detected changes in load conditions above a predetermined threshold so as to speed up the transient response of the power conversion system when operating the linear feedback control mode during transient conditions, wherein the linear feedback control is configured and arranged so that a sensitivity of the non-linear feedback path to load transient conditions is adjustable, characterized in that the linear feedback control includes a discriminator (COM1, COM2) configured and arranged to set high and low threshold limits, wherein the sensitivity of the non-linear feedback path to load transient conditions is a function of the level of the high and low threshold limits, and further includes a logic OR gate configured and arranged to receive as inputs an output (NCLK) of the discriminator and a clock signal, and to output a logic high signal either during the beginning of a clock signal, or when the high threshold limit is exceeded
A process of inkjet printing an image on a substrate or a portion of a substrate, comprising: affixing the substrate or the portion of the substrate to an adhesive surface of a support; inkjet printing said image by directly applying an ink composition onto the substrate or on the portion of the substrate; separating said substrate from the adhesive surface; and contacting said adhesive surface with an aqueous cleaning composition, characterized in that: said aqueous cleaning composition has a pH level of at least 7.5, and said cleaning composition comprises a buffer agent. affixing the substrate or the portion of the substrate to an adhesive surface of a support; inkjet printing said image by directly applying an ink composition onto the substrate or on the portion of the substrate; separating said substrate from the adhesive surface; and contacting said adhesive surface with an aqueous cleaning composition, said aqueous cleaning composition has a pH level of at least 7.5, and said cleaning composition comprises a buffer agent.
A determining method comprising: obtaining distance information that indicates a distance between at least 4 first monitoring apparatuses disposed to encompass a given area in which wireless communications apparatuses are scattered, the distance information being stored in a memory of a determining apparatus, the obtaining including obtaining the distance information for respective combinations of the first monitoring apparatuses; causing a wireless signal to be transmitted and received between the first monitoring apparatuses by multi-hop communication among the wireless communications apparatuses; calculating an estimated distance between the first monitoring apparatuses, based on a hop count of the wireless signal multi-hop communicated among the first monitoring apparatuses, the calculating including calculating the estimated distance for the respective combinations of the first monitoring apparatuses; and making a determination concerning a vacant area in which none of the wireless communications apparatuses is present, based on a result of comparison of the distance indicated by the obtained distance information and the calculated estimated distance, the making of the determination including extracting from among the respective combinations of the first monitoring apparatuses, a combination for which a difference of the distance indicated by the distance information and the estimated distance is at least a threshold, and determining a position of the vacant area, based on an extraction result. obtaining distance information that indicates a distance between at least 4 first monitoring apparatuses disposed to encompass a given area in which wireless communications apparatuses are scattered, the distance information being stored in a memory of a determining apparatus, the obtaining including obtaining the distance information for respective combinations of the first monitoring apparatuses; causing a wireless signal to be transmitted and received between the first monitoring apparatuses by multi-hop communication among the wireless communications apparatuses; calculating an estimated distance between the first monitoring apparatuses, based on a hop count of the wireless signal multi-hop communicated among the first monitoring apparatuses, the calculating including calculating the estimated distance for the respective combinations of the first monitoring apparatuses; and making a determination concerning a vacant area in which none of the wireless communications apparatuses is present, based on a result of comparison of the distance indicated by the obtained distance information and the calculated estimated distance, the making of the determination including extracting from among the respective combinations of the first monitoring apparatuses, a combination for which a difference of the distance indicated by the distance information and the estimated distance is at least a threshold, and determining a position of the vacant area, based on an extraction result.
Elastomer laminate comprising 3 layers, - the first layer consisting of a diene rubber composition comprising a first elastomer matrix, - the second layer consisting of a diene rubber composition comprising a second elastomer matrix, which second elastomer matrix comprises a second elastomer comprising ethylene units and diene units comprising a carbon-carbon double bond, which units are randomly distributed within the second elastomer, - the third layer consisting of a diene rubber composition comprising a third diene elastomer having a content by weight of diene units of greater than 50%, - the second layer being arranged between the first layer and the third layer. - the first layer consisting of a diene rubber composition comprising a first elastomer matrix, - the second layer consisting of a diene rubber composition comprising a second elastomer matrix, which second elastomer matrix comprises a second elastomer comprising ethylene units and diene units comprising a carbon-carbon double bond, which units are randomly distributed within the second elastomer, - the third layer consisting of a diene rubber composition comprising a third diene elastomer having a content by weight of diene units of greater than 50%, - the second layer being arranged between the first layer and the third layer.
A method, comprising: at a computer system with a display, a housing, and an attachment mechanism: detecting attachment of an accessory to the computer system, characterized in that: attaching the accessory causes the accessory to have a predetermined orientation relative to the attachment mechanism; and in response to detecting the attachment of the accessory to the computer system: in accordance with a determination that the accessory is a first accessory with first physical dimensions, displaying, on the display, a first visual indication that the accessory has been attached to the computer system, wherein the first visual indication includes a first graphical element having a first graphical dimension that indicates at least one property of the first physical dimensions of the first accessory; and in accordance with a determination that the accessory is a second accessory with second physical dimensions that are different from the first physical dimensions, displaying, on the display a second visual indication that the accessory has been attached to the computer system, wherein: the second visual indication includes a second graphical element having a second graphical dimension that indicates at least one property of the second physical dimensions of the second accessory; and the second graphical element is different from the first graphical element. in accordance with a determination that the accessory is a first accessory with first physical dimensions, displaying, on the display, a first visual indication that the accessory has been attached to the computer system, wherein the first visual indication includes a first graphical element having a first graphical dimension that indicates at least one property of the first physical dimensions of the first accessory; and in accordance with a determination that the accessory is a second accessory with second physical dimensions that are different from the first physical dimensions, displaying, on the display a second visual indication that the accessory has been attached to the computer system, wherein: the second visual indication includes a second graphical element having a second graphical dimension that indicates at least one property of the second physical dimensions of the second accessory; and the second graphical element is different from the first graphical element. the second visual indication includes a second graphical element having a second graphical dimension that indicates at least one property of the second physical dimensions of the second accessory; and the second graphical element is different from the first graphical element.
A mammary tissue expander device comprising: an inflatable shell having an anterior side and a posterior side, the anterior side having an upper pole portion and a lower pole portion meeting at an apex, and an injection port for receiving fluid therethrough to inflate the expander; and a substantially flat attachment flap coupled to the posterior side of the shell, and extending in an inferior direction beyond an inferior edge of the shell by a distance D such that the attachment flap is characterised in being configured to extend around the inferior edge and upwards to overlay at least a portion of the anterior side of the shell when in use.
An electronic device includes: an electronic element with a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the opposite sides thereof; a first terminal and a second terminal; a first support mounted to and electrically connected with the first terminal, the first support comprising a first contact part contacting and electrically connected with the first electrode; a second support mounted to and electrically connected with the second terminal, the second support comprising a second contact part contacting and electrically connected with the second electrode; and a third elastic support comprising a third contact part contacting with one of the first electrode and the second electrode, characterised in that the third elastic support is provided so as to push a first and a separate second fragment of the electronic element out of contact with one of the first support and the second support when the electronic element breaks in a failure state. an electronic element with a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the opposite sides thereof; a first terminal and a second terminal; a first support mounted to and electrically connected with the first terminal, the first support comprising a first contact part contacting and electrically connected with the first electrode; a second support mounted to and electrically connected with the second terminal, the second support comprising a second contact part contacting and electrically connected with the second electrode; and a third elastic support comprising a third contact part contacting with one of the first electrode and the second electrode, characterised in that the third elastic support is provided so as to push a first and a separate second fragment of the electronic element out of contact with one of the first support and the second support when the electronic element breaks in a failure state.
A packaging arrangement for the bulk handling of fluid material and being adapted to be located within an intermediary bulk container comprising a form fit flexible inner bag to hold the fluid material, the inner bag having a product inlet through which the fluid material can be introduced into the inner bag and a product outlet through which the fluid material can flow from the inner bag; and a surrounding member adapted to surround the inner bag and adapted to form air pockets (20,22,24,26,28) or air compartments having inlets (30,32,34) through which air can be introduced into the air pockets (20,22,24,26,28) or air compartments, characterized in that the surrounding member is flexible, is comprising of at least two layers and is adapted to form at least five air pockets (20,22,24,26,28) or air compartments by means of one or two straight seals between the surrounding member and the inner bag, of which at least one of the air pockets (20,22,24,26,28) or air compartments are adapted not to receive air, and of which at least four of the air pockets (20,22,24,26,28) or air compartments are adapted to receive air and of which at least three of the air pockets (20,22,24,26,28) or air compartments are inter-connected by means of passages there between, and comprising at least one inlet (30,32,34) in the air pockets (20,22,24,26,28) or air compartments adapted to receive air and through which air can be introduced into the at least four of the pockets (20,22,24,26,28) or air compartments adapted to receive air and thereby putting pressure on the inner bag to provide the inner bag with a variable shape adapted to facilitate to guide the fluid material towards the product outlet and out of the inner bag through the product outlet, and to reduce the amount of loose material and thereby preventing premature termination of exiting of the fluid material.
An image sensor for capturing a color image, comprising a two-dimensional array of pixels having a plurality of minimal repeating units wherein each repeating unit is composed of eight pixels having five panchromatic pixels and three pixels having different colour responses; wherein the image sensor has the following minimal repeating unit: P B P P A P C P wherein P represents panchromatic pixels and A, B, and C represent pixels with different color responses; wherein A, B, and C represent pixels with color responses individually selected from red, green or blue responses; and wherein the image sensor is configured to produce a lower resolution image that conforms to the Bayer filter pattern.
An audio signal processing method executed by an audio signal processing device (12A, 12B), comprising: decoding (S12, S21), by the audio signal processing device (12A, 12B), an audio packet to obtain decoded audio and immitance spectral frequency/line spectral frequency (ISF/LSF) parameters; determining (S11, S26), by the audio signal processing device (12A, 12B), a sudden increase of an amplitude of the decoded audio, the audio packet being a first audio packet received correctly after an occurrence of a packet loss; and mitigating (S13, S22), by the audio signal processing device (12A, 12B), the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio, wherein the step of mitigating (S13, S22) the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio comprises changing a distance between elements of the ISF/LSF parameters so that the distances are wider. decoding (S12, S21), by the audio signal processing device (12A, 12B), an audio packet to obtain decoded audio and immitance spectral frequency/line spectral frequency (ISF/LSF) parameters; determining (S11, S26), by the audio signal processing device (12A, 12B), a sudden increase of an amplitude of the decoded audio, the audio packet being a first audio packet received correctly after an occurrence of a packet loss; and mitigating (S13, S22), by the audio signal processing device (12A, 12B), the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio, wherein the step of mitigating (S13, S22) the sudden increase of the amplitude of the decoded audio comprises changing a distance between elements of the ISF/LSF parameters so that the distances are wider.