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A cable actuated lift device, comprising: a cable having a predetermined length; a first end of the predetermined length of cable provided in force transmitting communication with a linear actuator; a second end of the predetermined length of cable provided in force transmitting communication with a surface cleaning device; the linear actuator comprising an extended and retracted position, and adapted to extend and retract the predetermined length of cable, wherein the extended position of the linear actuator corresponds to the surface cleaning device being provided in contact with a surface and the retracted position corresponds to the surface cleaning device being provided in a raised position with respect to the surface; the predetermined length of cable extending in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the cable is provided in contact with a pulley at a transition point between the first direction and the second direction; characterized in that the pulley being rotatable about a first axis and pivotable about a second axis, the second axis comprising a substantially horizontal axis; and wherein pivoting of the pulley about the second axis permits translation of the surface cleaning device at least when the surface cleaning device is provided in contact with a surface. a cable having a predetermined length; a first end of the predetermined length of cable provided in force transmitting communication with a linear actuator; a second end of the predetermined length of cable provided in force transmitting communication with a surface cleaning device; the linear actuator comprising an extended and retracted position, and adapted to extend and retract the predetermined length of cable, wherein the extended position of the linear actuator corresponds to the surface cleaning device being provided in contact with a surface and the retracted position corresponds to the surface cleaning device being provided in a raised position with respect to the surface; the predetermined length of cable extending in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the cable is provided in contact with a pulley at a transition point between the first direction and the second direction; characterized in that the pulley being rotatable about a first axis and pivotable about a second axis, the second axis comprising a substantially horizontal axis; and wherein pivoting of the pulley about the second axis permits translation of the surface cleaning device at least when the surface cleaning device is provided in contact with a surface.
- A mixing unit for a mixer tap, the mixing unit comprising: - a first inlet for a first incoming stream of fluid having a first temperature (Tf), - a second inlet for a second incoming stream of fluid having a second temperature (Tc) higher than the first temperature, - means for mixing the first incoming stream with the second incoming stream to form an outgoing stream of fluid having an outlet temperature (Tm), - an outlet for the outgoing stream, - a housing pipe, connecting the outlet to the second inlet while extending along a closure axis, - a shutter, which is translatable along the closure axis, between an open position of the second inlet and a closed position of the second inlet, the shutter comprising a plunger extending in the housing pipe and closing off the housing pipe, - a sliding sealing gasket for sealing the closure of the housing pipe by the plunger, - an actuating element, which actuates the shutter via the plunger and which is arranged at least partially at the outlet so that the actuating element deforms, based on the outlet temperature, between: ∘ a first shape, to move the shutter to the open position, and ∘ a second shape, to move the shutter to the closed position, characterized in that the actuating element is made from a shape memory alloy and comprises two curved strips, each curved strip having a first end and a second end separated by a distance, measured parallel to the closure axis, the value of the distance varying when the actuating element deforms between its first shape and its second shape, the two curved strips being arranged such that the actuating element is annular. - a first inlet for a first incoming stream of fluid having a first temperature (Tf), - a second inlet for a second incoming stream of fluid having a second temperature (Tc) higher than the first temperature, - means for mixing the first incoming stream with the second incoming stream to form an outgoing stream of fluid having an outlet temperature (Tm), - an outlet for the outgoing stream, - a housing pipe, connecting the outlet to the second inlet while extending along a closure axis, - a shutter, which is translatable along the closure axis, between an open position of the second inlet and a closed position of the second inlet, the shutter comprising a plunger extending in the housing pipe and closing off the housing pipe, - a sliding sealing gasket for sealing the closure of the housing pipe by the plunger, - an actuating element, which actuates the shutter via the plunger and which is arranged at least partially at the outlet so that the actuating element deforms, based on the outlet temperature, between: ∘ a first shape, to move the shutter to the open position, and ∘ a second shape, to move the shutter to the closed position, ∘ a first shape, to move the shutter to the open position, and ∘ a second shape, to move the shutter to the closed position,
A pneumatic tire, comprising on its tread: a shoulder main groove positioned closest to a tread edge and extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction; a center main groove positioned adjacent to the shoulder main groove on the tire axially inner side and extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction; a shoulder land section positioned on the tire axially outer side of the shoulder main groove; and a middle land section bordered by the shoulder main groove and the center main groove, wherein the shoulder land section is configured to have a shoulder lug groove extending from the tread edge in a tire axially inward direction to terminate without reaching the shoulder main groove, and a shoulder linked sipe connecting the tire axially inner end of the shoulder lug groove and the shoulder main groove, the middle land section is configured to have a middle lug groove extending from the shoulder main groove in a tire axially inward direction to terminate without reaching the center main groove, and the shoulder lug groove, the shoulder linked sipe and the middle lug groove are arranged on an inclined curve (Cs) extending smoothly from the tread edge in a tire axially inward direction, characterized by a middle linked sipe connecting the tire axially inner end of the middle lug groove and the center main groove and inclining in a direction opposite that of the inclined curve (Cs). a shoulder main groove positioned closest to a tread edge and extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction; a center main groove positioned adjacent to the shoulder main groove on the tire axially inner side and extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction; a shoulder land section positioned on the tire axially outer side of the shoulder main groove; and a middle land section bordered by the shoulder main groove and the center main groove, wherein the shoulder land section is configured to have a shoulder lug groove extending from the tread edge in a tire axially inward direction to terminate without reaching the shoulder main groove, and a shoulder linked sipe connecting the tire axially inner end of the shoulder lug groove and the shoulder main groove, the middle land section is configured to have a middle lug groove extending from the shoulder main groove in a tire axially inward direction to terminate without reaching the center main groove, and the shoulder lug groove, the shoulder linked sipe and the middle lug groove are arranged on an inclined curve (Cs) extending smoothly from the tread edge in a tire axially inward direction, characterized by a middle linked sipe connecting the tire axially inner end of the middle lug groove and the center main groove and inclining in a direction opposite that of the inclined curve (Cs).
A heat exchanger comprising: a heat exchanger body, an inlet for a fluid to be cooled, and an outlet for the fluid to be cooled; an inlet for a cooling fluid and an outlet for the cooling fluid, the cooling fluid and the fluid to be cooled connected to the heat exchanger, but maintained separate in the heat exchanger, such that the cooling fluid may lower the temperature of the fluid to be cooled; and characterised by an optical ice detector for detecting an undesirable amount of ice particles in the cooling fluid, and a control for receiving information from said ice detector and controlling electric heating elements should an undesirable amount of ice particles be detected. a heat exchanger body, an inlet for a fluid to be cooled, and an outlet for the fluid to be cooled; an inlet for a cooling fluid and an outlet for the cooling fluid, the cooling fluid and the fluid to be cooled connected to the heat exchanger, but maintained separate in the heat exchanger, such that the cooling fluid may lower the temperature of the fluid to be cooled; and characterised by an optical ice detector for detecting an undesirable amount of ice particles in the cooling fluid, and a control for receiving information from said ice detector and controlling electric heating elements should an undesirable amount of ice particles be detected.
Method for operating an electric or fluidic actuator, for which a setpoint position is predefined, in particular by a higher-level control device, comprising the steps: provision of the setpoint position, in particular by a higher-level control device, to a path planning unit and calculation of movement values (xd(t), x'd(t), x''d(t), x'''d(t))from the setpoint position, provision of the movement values (xd(t), x'd(t), x''d(t), x'''d(t)) by the path planning unit to an open-loop control means and a closed-loop control means, calculation of a first manipulated variable component dependent on the movement values (xd(t), x'd(t), x''d(t), x'''d(t)) in the open-loop control means and calculation of a second manipulated variable component dependent on the movement values (xd(t), x'd(t), x''d(t), x'''d(t)) and on position signals of a position sensor assigned to the actuator in the closed-loop control means, combining of the first and the second manipulated variable component in an control unit and provision of a control signal (43, 44) resulting from the manipulated variable components to the actuator, characterised in that a monitoring means performs a monitoring of at least one manipulated variable component and provides a fault signal if the monitored manipulated variable component exceeds a predefinable threshold component at the control signal.
A processor, comprising: an instruction execution pipeline; an instruction cache coupled to a memory subsystem; a branch prediction mechanism operative to predict the evaluation of a branch condition associated with a conditional branch instruction and output a weighted branch prediction value; and an instruction prefetching mechanism operative to prefetch instructions from the instruction cache and, in the case of an instruction cache miss, to prefetch the instructions from the memory subsystem for a cache line replacement, in response to the weighted branch prediction value and whether the prefetch hits in the instruction cache, said instruction prefetching mechanism is halted thereby stopping the prefetch of the instructions from the memory subsystem in the case of a weakly weighted branch prediction and a cache miss, wherein the instruction prefetching mechanism is halted until the branch condition is evaluated in the instruction execution pipeline, and the instruction prefetching mechanism is performed in the case of either a strongly weighted branch prediction or a weakly weighted branch prediction and an instruction cache hit. an instruction execution pipeline; an instruction cache coupled to a memory subsystem; a branch prediction mechanism operative to predict the evaluation of a branch condition associated with a conditional branch instruction and output a weighted branch prediction value; and an instruction prefetching mechanism operative to prefetch instructions from the instruction cache and, in the case of an instruction cache miss, to prefetch the instructions from the memory subsystem for a cache line replacement, in response to the weighted branch prediction value and whether the prefetch hits in the instruction cache, said instruction prefetching mechanism is halted thereby stopping the prefetch of the instructions from the memory subsystem in the case of a weakly weighted branch prediction and a cache miss, wherein the instruction prefetching mechanism is halted until the branch condition is evaluated in the instruction execution pipeline, and the instruction prefetching mechanism is performed in the case of either a strongly weighted branch prediction or a weakly weighted branch prediction and an instruction cache hit.
An ultrasonic endoscope comprising: an insertion part that includes a tip portion, a base end portion, and a longitudinal axis; an ultrasonic transducer; a balloon mounting portion on which a balloon configured to wrap the ultrasonic transducer is detachably mounted; a housing member which is configured to hold the ultrasonic transducer and is disposed on the tip portion of the insertion part via the balloon mounting portion; a supply/discharge pipe line for the balloon, that extends in the insertion part; at least one groove portion a part of which is formed on a surface of the housing member, the at least one groove portion extending from its base end, toward a distal direction along the longitudinal axis; and a tip-side opening surface of the supply/discharge pipe line for the balloon; wherein the groove portion is formed toward the tip from the tip-side opening surface as a starting point corresponding to the base end. an insertion part that includes a tip portion, a base end portion, and a longitudinal axis; an ultrasonic transducer; a balloon mounting portion on which a balloon configured to wrap the ultrasonic transducer is detachably mounted; a housing member which is configured to hold the ultrasonic transducer and is disposed on the tip portion of the insertion part via the balloon mounting portion; a supply/discharge pipe line for the balloon, that extends in the insertion part; at least one groove portion a part of which is formed on a surface of the housing member, the at least one groove portion extending from its base end, toward a distal direction along the longitudinal axis; and a tip-side opening surface of the supply/discharge pipe line for the balloon; wherein the groove portion is formed toward the tip from the tip-side opening surface as a starting point corresponding to the base end.
Pneumatic vehicle tyre having a tread with profile blocks (1, 1', 1") equipped with sipes (3, 5, 6), which sipes (3, 5, 6) extend at an angle of 0° up to 45° with respect to the axial direction and have a depth of up to 100% of the profile depth and a width of 0.4 mm to 1.0 mm and have a multiplicity of microchannels (10, 11), which microchannels (10, 11) run parallel to the sipes (3, 5, 6) and have a width smaller than the width of the sipes (3, 5, 6) and have a depth of at most 0.5 mm, wherein at least one sipe in the profile blocks (1, 1', 1") is a closed sipe (5, 6), the ends of which are adjoined by a respective sipe-free profile block region which projects beyond the closed sipe (5, 6) to both sides perpendicularly to the direction of extent of said closed sipe (5, 6), wherein, in at least one sipe-free profile block region, there extends at least one microchannel, which optionally projects beyond said sipe-free profile block region, characterized in that each of the sipe-free profile block regions which adjoins an end of the closed sipe (5, 6) has a width (b 3) of 1.0 mm to 5.0 mm measured in the direction of extent of the sipe (5, 6), wherein the at least one microchannel has a length (l 2) which amounts to 80% to 120% of the width (b 3) of the sipe-free profile block region. wherein at least one sipe in the profile blocks (1, 1', 1") is a closed sipe (5, 6), the ends of which are adjoined by a respective sipe-free profile block region which projects beyond the closed sipe (5, 6) to both sides perpendicularly to the direction of extent of said closed sipe (5, 6), wherein, in at least one sipe-free profile block region, there extends at least one microchannel, which optionally projects beyond said sipe-free profile block region, characterized in that each of the sipe-free profile block regions which adjoins an end of the closed sipe (5, 6) has a width (b 3) of 1.0 mm to 5.0 mm measured in the direction of extent of the sipe (5, 6), wherein the at least one microchannel has a length (l 2) which amounts to 80% to 120% of the width (b 3) of the sipe-free profile block region.
A system for manipulating an elongate medical member within a patient's body, comprising: an ultrasound probe adaptor having an ultrasound probe therein; and an elongate medical member having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end of said elongate medical member further comprising an echo genie head; wherein each of said ultrasound probe adaptor and said distal end of said elongate medical member are configured for magnetic attraction toward one another with a magnetic force that is sufficient to allow coordinated movement between said ultrasound probe adaptor and said echogenic head when said ultrasound probe adaptor and said echogenic head are positioned on opposite sides of at least one tissue surface on a patient's body. an ultrasound probe adaptor having an ultrasound probe therein; and an elongate medical member having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end of said elongate medical member further comprising an echo genie head; wherein each of said ultrasound probe adaptor and said distal end of said elongate medical member are configured for magnetic attraction toward one another with a magnetic force that is sufficient to allow coordinated movement between said ultrasound probe adaptor and said echogenic head when said ultrasound probe adaptor and said echogenic head are positioned on opposite sides of at least one tissue surface on a patient's body.
A shell assembly for a surgical stapler comprising: a housing; a pusher back; a staple guide supporting a plurality of staples, wherein the pusher back is movable relative to the staple guide to eject staples from the staple guide; and an annular knife with an asymmetrical blade, having an inner surface and an outer surface, the knife including first and second angled surfaces defining a blade edge, wherein the first angled surface defines an angle S1 with a longitudinal axis of the shell assembly and the second angled surface defines an angle S2 with the longitudinal axis of the shell assembly, characterised in that the angle S1 is between 15 degrees and 50 degrees and the angle S2 is between 3 degrees and 15 degrees, wherein the angle S1 is greater than the angle S2 and the blade edge is defined by double beveled surfaces, wherein the first angled surface defines an inner beveled surface of the knife and the second angled surface defines an outer beveled surface of the knife. a housing; a pusher back; a staple guide supporting a plurality of staples, wherein the pusher back is movable relative to the staple guide to eject staples from the staple guide; and
An apparatus for waking up a multi-BMS of a battery pack including N battery modules (N is an integer greater than or equal to 2) that transmits a wakeup signal outputted from a master BMS to N slave BMSs to wake up the N slave BMSs managing each battery module in the battery pack, the apparatus comprising: a series line connected between a high potential terminal and a low potential terminal of the battery pack to transmit the wakeup signal; an isolator connected on the series line and configured to turn on by the wakeup signal outputted from the master BMS; N-1 transistors connected to a higher potential than the isolator on the series line, each having two terminals other than a base terminal being connected on the series line and the base terminal being connected to each low potential terminal of N-1 battery modules among the N battery modules; and a switch unit connected between the isolator and the high potential terminal of the battery module or between each transistor and each high potential terminal of the battery modules, and configured to transmit the wakeup signal to wake up the N slave BMSs by the turn-on operation of each transistor or the isolator. a series line connected between a high potential terminal and a low potential terminal of the battery pack to transmit the wakeup signal; an isolator connected on the series line and configured to turn on by the wakeup signal outputted from the master BMS; N-1 transistors connected to a higher potential than the isolator on the series line, each having two terminals other than a base terminal being connected on the series line and the base terminal being connected to each low potential terminal of N-1 battery modules among the N battery modules; and a switch unit connected between the isolator and the high potential terminal of the battery module or between each transistor and each high potential terminal of the battery modules, and configured to transmit the wakeup signal to wake up the N slave BMSs by the turn-on operation of each transistor or the isolator.
A control handle for a steering device, the control handle comprising: a handle housing adapted for connection to a deflectable insertion shaft; a steering system carried by the handle housing, the steering system comprising: first and second drive members (66, 68) adapted for connection to the ends of first and second steering wires and having an axis of rotation; and a locking mechanism that locks the movement of the first drive member independently of the second drive member and locks the movement of the second drive member independently of the first drive member, characterized in that the locking mechanism includes a first brake arm having a cam surface being configured so that cams force the first brake arm outwardly in such a manner that a brake surface of the first brake arm frictionally engage a rim of the first drive member, thereby arresting rotation of the first drive member. a handle housing adapted for connection to a deflectable insertion shaft; a steering system carried by the handle housing, the steering system comprising: first and second drive members (66, 68) adapted for connection to the ends of first and second steering wires and having an axis of rotation; and a locking mechanism that locks the movement of the first drive member independently of the second drive member and locks the movement of the second drive member independently of the first drive member, characterized in that the locking mechanism includes a first brake arm having a cam surface being configured so that cams force the first brake arm outwardly in such a manner that a brake surface of the first brake arm frictionally engage a rim of the first drive member, thereby arresting rotation of the first drive member. first and second drive members (66, 68) adapted for connection to the ends of first and second steering wires and having an axis of rotation; and a locking mechanism that locks the movement of the first drive member independently of the second drive member and locks the movement of the second drive member independently of the first drive member, characterized in that the locking mechanism includes a first brake arm having a cam surface being configured so that cams force the first brake arm outwardly in such a manner that a brake surface of the first brake arm frictionally engage a rim of the first drive member, thereby arresting rotation of the first drive member.