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Device for lifting loads, which comprises: - a support frame, susceptible of being abutted against the ground; - a fixed tube, mechanically fixed to said support frame; - at least one movable tube, telescopically engaged with said fixed tube; - a lifting platform, fixed to said movable tube and arranged for supporting a load; - extensible thrust means, placed as a mechanical connection between said fixed tube and said movable tube, which act thrustingly against said movable tube in order to move it from a lowered position, in which said movable tube is placed in proximity to the ground, towards a lifted position, in which said movable tube is placed lifted and spaced from the ground; - at least one manual actuator accessible from said lifting platform and mechanically connected to said movable tube; - transmission means, mechanically and kinematically connected to said manual actuator and to said fixed tube in order to move said movable tube with respect to said fixed tube; characterized in that said transmission means comprise: - at least one speed reducer provided with an inlet shaft mechanically connected to said manual actuator, and with an outlet shaft; - at least one flexible element, provided with a first end connected to said fixed tube and a second end mechanically connected to the outlet shaft of said speed reducer. - a support frame, susceptible of being abutted against the ground; - a fixed tube, mechanically fixed to said support frame; - at least one movable tube, telescopically engaged with said fixed tube; - a lifting platform, fixed to said movable tube and arranged for supporting a load; - extensible thrust means, placed as a mechanical connection between said fixed tube and said movable tube, which act thrustingly against said movable tube in order to move it from a lowered position, in which said movable tube is placed in proximity to the ground, towards a lifted position, in which said movable tube is placed lifted and spaced from the ground; - at least one manual actuator accessible from said lifting platform and mechanically connected to said movable tube; - transmission means, mechanically and kinematically connected to said manual actuator and to said fixed tube in order to move said movable tube with respect to said fixed tube; - at least one speed reducer provided with an inlet shaft mechanically connected to said manual actuator, and with an outlet shaft; - at least one flexible element, provided with a first end connected to said fixed tube and a second end mechanically connected to the outlet shaft of said speed reducer.
Method for pouring out milk froth, liquids or the like from a device, wherein, after pouring out a drink, preferably coffee, into a container, a specific amount of milk froth or the like is supplied by a milk froth dispenser, which remains on and/or beneath the surface of the drink, preferably coffee, whereby a graphic pattern will be automatically produced on the surface of the poured in drink into the container by a device (1, 20) controlled spatially in two or three coordinate directions (x, y, z), characterised in that while being poured out the milk froth is supplied in a controlled manner, such that with this the graphic pattern will be produced automatically on the surface of the poured in drink by the controlled device (1, 20), whereby the movement sequence of the jet of milk froth is taking place by the milk froth dispenser of the device (1, 20) in the two or three coordinate directions (x, y, z).
An arrangement for sealing a propeller shaft of a marine vessel, the arrangement comprising a propeller shaft rotatably supported with at least one bearing, a bearing arrangement adjacent to said at least one bearing, a first lubrication arrangement comprising a first lubricant circulation line for conducting first lubricant to said bearing arrangement and for conducting first lubricant from said bearing arrangement, and a first lubricant circulator configured to create a flow of first lubricant in the first lubricant circulation line and in said bearing arrangement, a shaft seal arrangement for sealing the propeller shaft against sea water, and a second lubrication arrangement comprising a second lubricant circulation line for conducting second lubricant to said shaft seal arrangement and for conducting second lubricant from said shaft seal arrangement, and a second lubricant circulator configured to create a flow of second lubricant in the second lubricant circulation line and in said shaft seal arrangement, characterized by a first heat exchanger in thermal contact with the first lubricant circulation line and in thermal contact with the second lubricant circulation line for transferring thermal energy between first lubricant flowing in the first lubricant circulation line and second lubricant flowing in the second lubricant circulation line. a propeller shaft rotatably supported with at least one bearing, a bearing arrangement adjacent to said at least one bearing, a first lubrication arrangement comprising a first lubricant circulation line for conducting first lubricant to said bearing arrangement and for conducting first lubricant from said bearing arrangement, and a first lubricant circulator configured to create a flow of first lubricant in the first lubricant circulation line and in said bearing arrangement, a shaft seal arrangement for sealing the propeller shaft against sea water, and a second lubrication arrangement comprising a second lubricant circulation line for conducting second lubricant to said shaft seal arrangement and for conducting second lubricant from said shaft seal arrangement, and a second lubricant circulator configured to create a flow of second lubricant in the second lubricant circulation line and in said shaft seal arrangement, characterized by a first heat exchanger in thermal contact with the first lubricant circulation line and in thermal contact with the second lubricant circulation line for transferring thermal energy between first lubricant flowing in the first lubricant circulation line and second lubricant flowing in the second lubricant circulation line.
A method comprising: providing a user apparatus with a client dedicated for a push-to-talk service, the client being a web browser plug-in; providing a WebSocket in the user apparatus with a push-to-talk protocol for the client; establishing, by the client in the user apparatus, a connection for the push-to-talk service between the user apparatus and a server apparatus configured to provide the push-to-talk service, including permissions to speak and speech item delivery, as a web server application; and using (206, 207) the established connection between the user apparatus and the server apparatus for the push-to-talk service; triggering, by the client in the user apparatus, use of a WebSocket protocol by requesting use of the WebSocket protocol from the server apparatus; if the use of the WebSocket protocol succeeds, using the WebSocket protocol for the push-to-talk service over the connection between the user apparatus and the server apparatus; and if the use of the WebSocket protocol fails, using an HTTP protocol for the push-to-talk service over the connection between the user apparatus and the server apparatus. providing a user apparatus with a client dedicated for a push-to-talk service, the client being a web browser plug-in; providing a WebSocket in the user apparatus with a push-to-talk protocol for the client; establishing, by the client in the user apparatus, a connection for the push-to-talk service between the user apparatus and a server apparatus configured to provide the push-to-talk service, including permissions to speak and speech item delivery, as a web server application; and using (206, 207) the established connection between the user apparatus and the server apparatus for the push-to-talk service; triggering, by the client in the user apparatus, use of a WebSocket protocol by requesting use of the WebSocket protocol from the server apparatus; if the use of the WebSocket protocol succeeds, using the WebSocket protocol for the push-to-talk service over the connection between the user apparatus and the server apparatus; and if the use of the WebSocket protocol fails, using an HTTP protocol for the push-to-talk service over the connection between the user apparatus and the server apparatus.
An active drag-reduction system for a vehicle in which at least one turbulent and/or low pressure region is formed adjacent to the vehicle when moving at a speed above a predetermined threshold speed, the active drag-reduction system configured to reduce the at least one turbulent and/or low pressure region when activated, the active drag-reduction system comprising: at least one first fluid outlet located on the vehicle adjacent to the at least one region; at least one second fluid outlet located on the vehicle adjacent to the at least one region and spaced from the at least one first fluid outlet; and a fluid supply system configured to: provide fluid at a first pressure and/or first ejection velocity to the at least one first fluid outlet; and provide fluid at a second pressure and/or second ejection velocity to the at least one second fluid outlet, wherein the second pressure and/or second ejection velocity is greater than the first pressure and/or first ejection velocity, respectively; characterized in that the second fluid outlet is arranged to eject fluid substantially toward an interior of the at least one region. at least one first fluid outlet located on the vehicle adjacent to the at least one region; at least one second fluid outlet located on the vehicle adjacent to the at least one region and spaced from the at least one first fluid outlet; and a fluid supply system configured to: provide fluid at a first pressure and/or first ejection velocity to the at least one first fluid outlet; and provide fluid at a second pressure and/or second ejection velocity to the at least one second fluid outlet, wherein the second pressure and/or second ejection velocity is greater than the first pressure and/or first ejection velocity, respectively; provide fluid at a first pressure and/or first ejection velocity to the at least one first fluid outlet; and provide fluid at a second pressure and/or second ejection velocity to the at least one second fluid outlet, wherein the second pressure and/or second ejection velocity is greater than the first pressure and/or first ejection velocity, respectively;
A valve assembly comprising a stationary valve body and a valve member that is movable relatively to the valve body at least from a closed position, in which it cooperates with a valve seat to completely obstruct a fluid path formed through the valve body, into an open position, in which fluid flow through the fluid path is enabled, wherein the valve member comprises a disc- or ball-shaped rigid component, which is overmolded with a flexible component and which at least partially encompasses the rigid component in a circumferential direction to form a ring gasket section, the valve member is pivotally mounted inside the valve body, and the rigid component comprises a connecting portion characterized in that the connecting portion is a recess, which does not protrude over the circular silhouette of the disc or ball shape of the valve member for connecting a shaft of a handle or actuator to the rigid component, the rigid component further comprises an axle portion located diametrically opposed to the connecting portion; the valve body comprises an axle receiving portion thereby forming a rotational bearing with the axle portion; and the ring gasket section of the flexible component comprises a first opening through which the shaft is inserted and a second opening through which the axle portion is inserted. the valve member comprises a disc- or ball-shaped rigid component, which is overmolded with a flexible component and which at least partially encompasses the rigid component in a circumferential direction to form a ring gasket section, the valve member is pivotally mounted inside the valve body, and the rigid component comprises a connecting portion characterized in that the connecting portion is a recess, which does not protrude over the circular silhouette of the disc or ball shape of the valve member for connecting a shaft of a handle or actuator to the rigid component, the rigid component further comprises an axle portion located diametrically opposed to the connecting portion; the valve body comprises an axle receiving portion thereby forming a rotational bearing with the axle portion; and the ring gasket section of the flexible component comprises a first opening through which the shaft is inserted and a second opening through which the axle portion is inserted.
An image encoding method comprising: deciding whether pixel values of a first block of a current slice of an image are identical or similar to pixel values of a second block of the current slice of the image, the second block comprising a block that is encoded prior to the first block in the current slice of the image, the deciding comprising calculating a cost using at least one of a sum of absolute differences, a mean square error, and a maximum difference between the first block and the second block, and determining whether the calculated cost is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and determining whether to encode the first block in a first mode according to whether the first block is decided to be identical or similar to the second block; and selectively encoding the first block in the first mode when it is determined to encode the first block in the first mode, wherein the first mode is a skip mode, and wherein selectively encoding the first block in the first mode comprises encoding first flag information instead of encoding the pixel values of the first block, the first flag information representing that the first block is encoded in the skip mode, wherein the method further comprises encoding second flag information representing whether the current slice comprises at least one block encoded in the first mode. deciding whether pixel values of a first block of a current slice of an image are identical or similar to pixel values of a second block of the current slice of the image, the second block comprising a block that is encoded prior to the first block in the current slice of the image, the deciding comprising calculating a cost using at least one of a sum of absolute differences, a mean square error, and a maximum difference between the first block and the second block, and determining whether the calculated cost is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and determining whether to encode the first block in a first mode according to whether the first block is decided to be identical or similar to the second block; and selectively encoding the first block in the first mode when it is determined to encode the first block in the first mode, wherein the first mode is a skip mode, and wherein selectively encoding the first block in the first mode comprises encoding first flag information instead of encoding the pixel values of the first block, the first flag information representing that the first block is encoded in the skip mode, wherein the method further comprises encoding second flag information representing whether the current slice comprises at least one block encoded in the first mode.
A water-absorbent resin in the form of a secondary particle which is obtainable by agglomerating primary particles having an aspect ratio of 1.1 to 200 and a median particle size (d) of 50 to 600 μm, the secondary particle having an aspect ratio of 1.0 to 3.0 and a median particle size of 100 to 2,000 μm, the particle aspect ratio being determined by measuring the maximum length of 50 particles arbitrarily selected from a scanning electron micrograph as the major axis and the maximum length perpendicular to the major axis as the minor axis, and calculating the average of the measured values and the aspect ratio as the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis.
A weight training sled, comprising: a chassis having longitudinally spaced first and second ends and laterally spaced first and second sides, at least two rotatable wheels for supporting the chassis a vertical distance above a support a brake for applying resistance to rotation of at least one of the wheels, characterized by a pair of laterally spaced push handles attached to and extending vertically upward from proximate the first longitudinal end of the chassis, each having a hand grip proximate an uppermost end of the push handle, and a laterally centered closed loop D or O shaped tow hook operable for attachment of a tow rope, spaced at least 30 cm above a support surface upon which the sled is supported and vertically below the hand grip. a chassis having longitudinally spaced first and second ends and laterally spaced first and second sides, at least two rotatable wheels for supporting the chassis a vertical distance above a support a brake for applying resistance to rotation of at least one of the wheels, characterized by a pair of laterally spaced push handles attached to and extending vertically upward from proximate the first longitudinal end of the chassis, each having a hand grip proximate an uppermost end of the push handle, and a laterally centered closed loop D or O shaped tow hook operable for attachment of a tow rope, spaced at least 30 cm above a support surface upon which the sled is supported and vertically below the hand grip.
A mobile robot configured to obtain route information from a route planning system, the route information being information on a planned movement route, the mobile robot comprising: a movement control unit configured to move based on the route information; and a detection unit configured to detect any surrounding obstacles while the mobile robot moves under control of the movement control unit, wherein the mobile robot is further configured to obtain excluded object information from the route planning system, the excluded object information being information regarding any obstacles that have been excluded when planning the movement route due to having a degree of certainty of being present at their location which does not satisfy a predetermined standard, characterized in that the detection unit is configured to execute detection processing that is finer than regular detection processing, on any obstacle included in the excluded object information. a movement control unit configured to move based on the route information; and a detection unit configured to detect any surrounding obstacles while the mobile robot moves under control of the movement control unit, wherein the mobile robot is further configured to obtain excluded object information from the route planning system, the excluded object information being information regarding any obstacles that have been excluded when planning the movement route due to having a degree of certainty of being present at their location which does not satisfy a predetermined standard, characterized in that the detection unit is configured to execute detection processing that is finer than regular detection processing, on any obstacle included in the excluded object information.
An electronic scale comprising a display unit for digitally displaying the weight of a load on a weighing dish and a tare subtraction key, further having: a display control unit for controlling the display on the display unit; and a memory for memorizing as a zero adjustment range a scope of weight for making the display on the display unit to zero when a key for instructing zero adjustment is pushed while no load is placed on the weighing dish; characterized in that the display control unit displays on the display unit a tare subtraction prompt display for prompting to push the tare subtraction key when the measurement value of the load increases over the upper limit of the zero adjustment range by a predetermined value. a display control unit for controlling the display on the display unit; and a memory for memorizing as a zero adjustment range a scope of weight for making the display on the display unit to zero when a key for instructing zero adjustment is pushed while no load is placed on the weighing dish; characterized in that the display control unit displays on the display unit a tare subtraction prompt display for prompting to push the tare subtraction key when the measurement value of the load increases over the upper limit of the zero adjustment range by a predetermined value.
A rubber composition, comprising: a rubber component; and a hydrated silica having particles each provided with micropores with openings in the range of 1.2 × 10 5 nm to 6 nm formed at outer surface of the particle, wherein in measurement according to a mercury press-in method using a mercury porosimeter of the hydrated silica, provided that: "M1" (nm) represents diameter of the opening exhibiting the maximum value of mercury charge rate when pressure is increased from 6895 Pa (1 PSI) to 220632 kPa (32000 PSI); "M2" (nm) represents diameter of the opening exhibiting the maximum value of mercury discharge rate when pressure is decreased from 220632 kPa (32000 PSI) to 6895 Pa (1 PSI); "IB" represents "ink bottle-shaped micropore index"; IB = M 2 − M 1 and "CTAB" (m 2 /g) measured according to ASTM D3765-92 represents specific surface area by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide adsorption, IB and CTAB satisfy following formula. IB ≤ − 0.36 × CTAB + 86.8 a rubber component; and a hydrated silica having particles each provided with micropores with openings in the range of 1.2 × 10 5 nm to 6 nm formed at outer surface of the particle, wherein in measurement according to a mercury press-in method using a mercury porosimeter of the hydrated silica, provided that: "M1" (nm) represents diameter of the opening exhibiting the maximum value of mercury charge rate when pressure is increased from 6895 Pa (1 PSI) to 220632 kPa (32000 PSI); "M2" (nm) represents diameter of the opening exhibiting the maximum value of mercury discharge rate when pressure is decreased from 220632 kPa (32000 PSI) to 6895 Pa (1 PSI); "IB" represents "ink bottle-shaped micropore index"; IB = M 2 − M 1 and "CTAB" (m 2 /g) measured according to ASTM D3765-92 represents specific surface area by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide adsorption, "M1" (nm) represents diameter of the opening exhibiting the maximum value of mercury charge rate when pressure is increased from 6895 Pa (1 PSI) to 220632 kPa (32000 PSI); "M2" (nm) represents diameter of the opening exhibiting the maximum value of mercury discharge rate when pressure is decreased from 220632 kPa (32000 PSI) to 6895 Pa (1 PSI); "IB" represents "ink bottle-shaped micropore index"; IB = M 2 − M 1 and "CTAB" (m 2 /g) measured according to ASTM D3765-92 represents specific surface area by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide adsorption, IB and CTAB satisfy following formula. IB ≤ − 0.36 × CTAB + 86.8
Valve for injecting gaseous fuel, having a valve housing in which a pressure chamber which is fillable with gaseous fuel is formed, in which pressure chamber a longitudinally displaceable piston-like nozzle needle is arranged, wherein a first sealing seat (19, 19', 19", 19"') is formed on the nozzle needle, by way of which the nozzle needle interacts with a shoulder (9, 9', 9", 9"') formed on the valve housing for the purpose of opening and closing a flow cross section of gaseous fuel, wherein a high-pressure region and a low-pressure region are formed in the pressure chamber, wherein a second sealing seat (18, 18', 18", 18"') is formed on a valve element and is arranged axially offset from the first sealing seat (19, 19', 19", 19"') with respect to a longitudinal axis of the valve, characterized in that the valve element is supported against an elastic element, and wherein the elastic element separates the high-pressure region from the low-pressure region.
A liquid concentrated neutralized vinegar with a total dry matter content of at least 50% (w/w) and with a total acidity based on acetic acid of at least 500 mmol per 100 g and comprising potassium cations in an amount of at least 50 (mol) % of the total amount of cations present.