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A surface treatment robot comprising: a chassis having forward and rear ends; a drive system carried by the chassis and configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface, the drive system comprising right and left driven wheels (504, 505); a supply volume carried by the chassis and configured to hold a cleaning liquid; an applicator carried by the chassis and in fluid communication with the supply volume, the applicator configured to dispense the cleaning liquid onto the cleaning surface substantially near the forward end of the chassis; and a wetting element carried by the chassis and engaging the cleaning surface to support a forward portion of the robot above the cleaning surface and distribute the cleaning liquid along at least a portion of the cleaning surface when the robot is driven in a forward direction, the wetting element arranged substantially forward of a transverse cleaning width defined by the right and left driven wheels (504, 505), the wetting element extending substantially the entire transverse cleaning width, and the wetting element slidably supporting at least about ten percent of the mass of the robot above the cleaning surface. a chassis having forward and rear ends; a drive system carried by the chassis and configured to maneuver the robot over a cleaning surface, the drive system comprising right and left driven wheels (504, 505); a supply volume carried by the chassis and configured to hold a cleaning liquid; an applicator carried by the chassis and in fluid communication with the supply volume, the applicator configured to dispense the cleaning liquid onto the cleaning surface substantially near the forward end of the chassis; and a wetting element carried by the chassis and engaging the cleaning surface to support a forward portion of the robot above the cleaning surface and distribute the cleaning liquid along at least a portion of the cleaning surface when the robot is driven in a forward direction, the wetting element arranged substantially forward of a transverse cleaning width defined by the right and left driven wheels (504, 505), the wetting element extending substantially the entire transverse cleaning width, and the wetting element slidably supporting at least about ten percent of the mass of the robot above the cleaning surface.
A compound of the following general formula wherein R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from each other; R 1 is H or CH 3; R 2 is H or CH 3; R 3 is H or CH 3; R 4 is selected from a list consisting of R5 is a glycolic diester residue, succinic diester residue, or glycine amide ester residue. R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from each other; R 1 is H or CH 3; R 2 is H or CH 3; R 3 is H or CH 3; R 4 is selected from a list consisting of R5 is a glycolic diester residue, succinic diester residue, or glycine amide ester residue.
A suspended particle device connectable to a power bus for applying power to said device, and comprising a connection for connecting the device to said power bus, wherein the connection comprises: an adhesive including metallic particles such that the adhesive conducts electricity, the adhesive applied to a surface of the conducting layer of the suspended particle device, and a conductive element adhered to the adhesive and connectable to the power bus, and wherein the metallic particles are provided in a ratio of 65-90 % metallic particles to 10-35% adhesive by weight. an adhesive including metallic particles such that the adhesive conducts electricity, the adhesive applied to a surface of the conducting layer of the suspended particle device, and a conductive element adhered to the adhesive and connectable to the power bus, and wherein the metallic particles are provided in a ratio of 65-90 % metallic particles to 10-35% adhesive by weight.
A circuit arrangement for protecting a unit against overvoltage which is to be operated from a power supply network, comprising an input having first and second input terminals, which are adapted to be connected to the power supply network, and an output having first and second output terminals, to which the unit to be protected can be connected, and comprising a protective circuit that is provided between the first and second input terminals for limiting the voltage applied to it, wherein the protective circuit includes a power semiconductor (IGBT) and a drive for the power semiconductor (IGBT), wherein the drive is in the form of a driver which, by means of a logic module, is configured to detect overvoltage events and, in the case of an overvoltage event, to activate the power semiconductor (IGBT) until the event has subsided, and for this purpose, the power semiconductor (IGBT) is driven at an increased gate voltage of up to 100 V with a steep switching edge, wherein furthermore the driver is formed as an amplifier and provides the increased gate voltage of the power semiconductor (IGBT) so that the current-carrying capacity thereof increases, wherein the logic module includes means for assessing overvoltage events in the nanosecond range and provides an output signal for driving the power semiconductor (IGBT) as a function of the detected overvoltage pulse length, namely fast transient events or temporary overvoltages.
A toy construction set comprising a number of toy building blocks forming a construction having a number of coupling sockets arranged in a spatial or planar pattern, and where the toy building set further comprises a number of coupling pins and a flexible sheet having at least one hole (10, 10a), and where each of the coupling pins extends in a longitudinal direction between a first end being shaped for releasable attachment of the pin to one of the coupling sockets, and a second end extending away from the coupling socket in the attached position of the pin in the socket, and where the second end of the pin comprises a head arranged distally on a neck on the second end of the pin, and where the neck has a cross section allowing it to pass freely through the hole (10,10a), and where the size and shape of the hole (10, 10a) and the size and shape of the head are adapted such that it is impossible to pass the head through the hole (10, 10a) without tearing or providing a plastic deformation on the flexible sheet, wherein the neck extends between the head and a flange surrounding the pin, and the size and shape of the flange is such that passing the flange through the hole (10, 10a) requires plastic deformation of the flexible sheet.
A manager apparatus for use in an electrical utility meter, wherein the electrical utility meter comprises a first measurement sensor (20, 22) for measuring a first electrical property and a monitor module configured to determine an estimate of a transfer function of the first measurement sensor, wherein the manager apparatus is configured to: output a first control instruction for instructing the monitor module to determine an estimate of the transfer function of the first measurement sensor over a first individual run length of time; obtain a first monitor result from the monitor module, the monitor result comprising the estimate of the transfer function of the first measurement sensor; and generate, based at least in part on the first monitor result, a report indicative of a change in accuracy of the electrical utility meter by comparing the estimate of the transfer function of the first measurement sensor with a benchmark transfer function. output a first control instruction for instructing the monitor module to determine an estimate of the transfer function of the first measurement sensor over a first individual run length of time; obtain a first monitor result from the monitor module, the monitor result comprising the estimate of the transfer function of the first measurement sensor; and generate, based at least in part on the first monitor result, a report indicative of a change in accuracy of the electrical utility meter by comparing the estimate of the transfer function of the first measurement sensor with a benchmark transfer function.
A Diesel engine system for a motor vehicle, comprising a particulate filter interposed in the exhaust line of the engine, and an electronic control unit controlling fuel injectors which are associated with the cylinders of the engine, said electronic control unit being programmed for activating - when an estimated amount of particulate accumulated in said filter exceeds a threshold value - a control mode of the injectors in which a regeneration of the filter is obtained through an increase of the temperature of the exhaust gases fed to the filter which is sufficient to burn the particulate within the filter, wherein the electronic control unit is configured for applying a statistical model which estimates the amount per time unit of particulate accumulated within the filter (soot-loading), on the basis of the operating conditions of the engine and of the vehicle, characterized in that said system comprises a sensor of the temperature of the exhaust gases at the exit from the particulate filter and in that said electronic control unit is configured to correct said estimated value of the accumulation of particulate (soot-loading) after each filter regeneration, on the basis of a comparison between the actual variation of said temperature detected by said sensor during regeneration in a real case and a reference variation (T6mod) of said temperature stored in said electronic control unit and previously detected empirically during a regeneration with said filter being empty, i.e. without particulate accumulated therewithin.
A network apparatus for providing native load balancing within a switch, comprising: a first network interface operable to communicatively couple to a first network; a plurality of second network interfaces operable to communicatively couple to a second network, the second network comprising a service pool of service nodes; one or more logic elements comprising a switching engine operable for providing network switching; one or more logic elements comprising a load balancing engine operable for: load balancing incoming network traffic to the service pool via native hardware according to a load balancing configuration; detecting a new service node added to the service pool; and adjusting the load balancing configuration to account for the new service node; wherein the switching engine, load balancing engine, the first network interface and plurality of second network interfaces are all configured to be provided on the same hardware. a first network interface operable to communicatively couple to a first network; a plurality of second network interfaces operable to communicatively couple to a second network, the second network comprising a service pool of service nodes; one or more logic elements comprising a switching engine operable for providing network switching; one or more logic elements comprising a load balancing engine operable for: load balancing incoming network traffic to the service pool via native hardware according to a load balancing configuration; detecting a new service node added to the service pool; and adjusting the load balancing configuration to account for the new service node; load balancing incoming network traffic to the service pool via native hardware according to a load balancing configuration; detecting a new service node added to the service pool; and adjusting the load balancing configuration to account for the new service node; wherein the switching engine, load balancing engine, the first network interface and plurality of second network interfaces are all configured to be provided on the same hardware.
Stabiliser for ladders, in particular for simple ladders, having at least one cantilever arm which is pivotable to be foldable about a pivot bearing fixed to the side rail and in the state of the stabiliser mounted on a ladder, can be brought to rest on at least one side rail (5, 6) from a secure position pointing outwards laterally of the side rails (5, 6) into a transport position aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the side rail, wherein the cantilever arm is designed as a folding bracket which consists of the one cantilever arm which is mountsble to be pivotable on the respective side rail outer side and can be mounted to be pivotable and lockable on the respective side rail outer side via several pivot bearings (10, 12, 17) and pivot arms (11, 15) arranged therebetween, and wherein the cantilever arm is attached to be pivotable on the respective side rail outer side of the side rail (5, 6) of the simple ladder via a four-bar arrangement (10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17), wherein the four-bar arrangement (10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17) has an upper pivot bearing fixed to the side rail, to which the one end of a first pivot arm attaches, to the other end of which a first loose pivot bearing attaches, in which the upper end of the cantilever arm is received, wherein at a distance from the first pivot bearing fixed to the side rail, a second pivot bearing fixed to the side rail is attached to the outer side of the side rail (5, 6), in which the one end of a second pivot arm is received, the other end of which is connected to the lower, pivotable part of the cantilever arm via a second loose pivot bearing, wherein the height position of the cantilever arm is adjustable and lockable in that the first loose pivot bearing is formed as a bolt which engages through an elongated hole which is incorporated in the first pivot arm, characterised in that locking of the cantilever arm is effected via a locking screw.
Method for determining a stiffness of a tube bundle heat exchanger, which comprises a core tube and coil tubes coiled around the core tube to form a tube bundle, wherein the coil tubes are coiled in a plurality of coil layers (5, 6) and at a respective layer coiling angle (α) around the core tube, comprising the steps of: determining a geometric strength parameter of a respective coil layer, wherein the geometric strength parameter comprises an area ratio of a coil-tube cross-sectional area (A r) to a cell cross-sectional area (A p), wherein the cell cross-sectional area (A p) results from the axial spacing of the coil tubes and an outer diameter (d a) of the coil tubes; correcting the area ratio by a correction factor for the purpose of taking into consideration the orientation of the coil tubes of the respective coil layer in relation to the force of gravity (F g) acting on the coil tubes; and determining the stiffness of the respective coil layer in dependence on the corrected area ratio and a modulus of elasticity of the coil-tube material. determining a geometric strength parameter of a respective coil layer, wherein the geometric strength parameter comprises an area ratio of a coil-tube cross-sectional area (A r) to a cell cross-sectional area (A p), wherein the cell cross-sectional area (A p) results from the axial spacing of the coil tubes and an outer diameter (d a) of the coil tubes; correcting the area ratio by a correction factor for the purpose of taking into consideration the orientation of the coil tubes of the respective coil layer in relation to the force of gravity (F g) acting on the coil tubes; and determining the stiffness of the respective coil layer in dependence on the corrected area ratio and a modulus of elasticity of the coil-tube material.
A system for measuring capacitance, comprising a measurement circuit comprising: a reference capacitor directly connected to a first node and to a second node; each said nodes (4, 5) connected to a first unit (10..13; 15, 16) operable to apply or remove a reference voltage or ground to one of said nodes (4, 5); a first pad connected to the first node; and a second unit operable to measure a voltage between the first node and second node, characterized in that for measuring capacitance, the system is configured to control said first unit (10..13; 15, 16) to apply the reference voltage to said first and said second node (4, 5) and subsequently hold said first node in high impedance and to apply ground to said second node and after a predetermined settling time, to control said second unit to measure a first voltage at the first node, and thereafter the system is further configured to control said first unit (10..13; 15, 16) to apply the reference voltage to said first and said second node (4, 5) and subsequently hold said second node in high impedance and to apply ground to said first node and after a predetermined settling time, to control said second unit to measure a second voltage at the second node wherein the capacitance is determined from said first and second voltages. a reference capacitor directly connected to a first node and to a second node; each said nodes (4, 5) connected to a first unit (10..13; 15, 16) operable to apply or remove a reference voltage or ground to one of said nodes (4, 5); a first pad connected to the first node; and a second unit operable to measure a voltage between the first node and second node, characterized in that for measuring capacitance, the system is configured to control said first unit (10..13; 15, 16) to apply the reference voltage to said first and said second node (4, 5) and subsequently hold said first node in high impedance and to apply ground to said second node and after a predetermined settling time, to control said second unit to measure a first voltage at the first node, and thereafter the system is further configured to control said first unit (10..13; 15, 16) to apply the reference voltage to said first and said second node (4, 5) and subsequently hold said second node in high impedance and to apply ground to said first node and after a predetermined settling time, to control said second unit to measure a second voltage at the second node wherein the capacitance is determined from said first and second voltages.
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge comprising a liquid storage container containing: a first liquid composition and a second composition; a plurality of capsules, each capsule encapsulating the second composition to separate the second composition from the first liquid composition, wherein each capsule comprises a frangible shell encapsulating the second composition; a capsule retainer; and an outlet in the liquid storage container for delivery of liquid from the liquid storage container, wherein the capsule retainer substantially prevents any frangible shells, or parts thereof, from exiting the cartridge through the outlet. a first liquid composition and a second composition; a plurality of capsules, each capsule encapsulating the second composition to separate the second composition from the first liquid composition, wherein each capsule comprises a frangible shell encapsulating the second composition; a capsule retainer; and an outlet in the liquid storage container for delivery of liquid from the liquid storage container, wherein the capsule retainer substantially prevents any frangible shells, or parts thereof, from exiting the cartridge through the outlet.
A method comprising the steps of: receiving network data at an analytics device, the data comprising features; identifying, at the analytics device, the features from the network data; the method being characterized by the steps of grouping, at the analytics device, said features into histogram bins, the histogram bins having histogram bin boundaries selected based on a probability that data within each of the histogram bins follows a discrete uniform distribution; and providing counts of the features in each of said histogram bins to an algorithm for flagging unexpected network behavior. receiving network data at an analytics device, the data comprising features; identifying, at the analytics device, the features from the network data; the method being characterized by the steps of grouping, at the analytics device, said features into histogram bins, the histogram bins having histogram bin boundaries selected based on a probability that data within each of the histogram bins follows a discrete uniform distribution; and providing counts of the features in each of said histogram bins to an algorithm for flagging unexpected network behavior.
Drain (5; 20; 30; 40; 50), comprising a lower tray (5; 44) with a bottom surface (6; 34; 52), upright walls (8; 36; 53) arranged along the periphery of the bottom surface (6; 34; 52), an outlet opening (7; 24; 35; 45) arranged in the bottom surface(6; 34; 52) and flanges (9; 32; 33; 42; 43) arranged along the upper edge of the upright walls (8; 36; 53), wherein the lower tray (5; 44) is flexible, is of a flexible material (3; 21; 31; 41; 51) and is seamless, wherein the flexible material (3; 21; 31; 41; 51) is a sealing membrane for making a cement floor watertight, enabling subsequent laying of a tile layer, characterized in that the flanges (9; 32; 33; 42; 43) extend outwardly from the tray (5; 44). the flexible material (3; 21; 31; 41; 51) is a sealing membrane for making a cement floor watertight, enabling subsequent laying of a tile layer, characterized in that the flanges (9; 32; 33; 42; 43) extend outwardly from the tray (5; 44).
A stepped battery (100, 200, 300) comprising: a first cell having one top surface; and a plurality of second cells (130, 131 and 133) stacked on the one top surface of the first cell, and each of which has a width less than that of the first cell, wherein the second cells (130, 131 and 133) are disposed on the one top surface to be horizontally spaced apart from each other by a spaced space in which is disposed a protection circuit module or a circuit board). a first cell having one top surface; and a plurality of second cells (130, 131 and 133) stacked on the one top surface of the first cell, and each of which has a width less than that of the first cell, wherein the second cells (130, 131 and 133) are disposed on the one top surface to be horizontally spaced apart from each other by a spaced space in which is disposed a protection circuit module or a circuit board).