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An apparatus for installing at least one electrical contact into a socket of a connector housing, the apparatus comprising: a base configured to fixedly support the connector housing; an alignment guide extending from the base and having a central axis, wherein, with the connector housing fixedly supported by the base, the alignment guide is configured to be parallel to an insertion axis of the socket of the connector housing; a carrier translatably and pivotally coupled with the alignment guide, wherein, with the connector housing fixedly supported by the base, the carrier is movable parallel to the insertion axis of the socket of the connector housing; and a tool holder coupled to the carrier, wherein the tool holder has a working axis and only three degrees of freedom relative to the base; wherein the tool holder comprises a coupler configured to removably retain an insertion tool in the tool holder; wherein the central axis of the alignment guide is configured to be parallel to the insertion axis of the socket, and the tool holder is coupled to the carrier such that the working axis of the tool holder is parallel to the central axis of the alignment guide; wherein a minimum distance between the central axis of the alignment guide and the working axis of the tool holder is adjustable; wherein the tool holder comprises a tool-holder arm and the carrier comprises a carrier arm pivotally coupled with the tool-holder arm; and wherein the minimum distance between the central axis of the alignment guide and the working axis of the tool holder is adjustable by pivoting the tool-holder arm relative to the carrier arm. a base configured to fixedly support the connector housing; an alignment guide extending from the base and having a central axis, wherein, with the connector housing fixedly supported by the base, the alignment guide is configured to be parallel to an insertion axis of the socket of the connector housing; a carrier translatably and pivotally coupled with the alignment guide, wherein, with the connector housing fixedly supported by the base, the carrier is movable parallel to the insertion axis of the socket of the connector housing; and a tool holder coupled to the carrier, wherein the tool holder has a working axis and only three degrees of freedom relative to the base; wherein the tool holder comprises a coupler configured to removably retain an insertion tool in the tool holder; wherein the central axis of the alignment guide is configured to be parallel to the insertion axis of the socket, and the tool holder is coupled to the carrier such that the working axis of the tool holder is parallel to the central axis of the alignment guide; wherein a minimum distance between the central axis of the alignment guide and the working axis of the tool holder is adjustable; wherein the tool holder comprises a tool-holder arm and the carrier comprises a carrier arm pivotally coupled with the tool-holder arm; and wherein the minimum distance between the central axis of the alignment guide and the working axis of the tool holder is adjustable by pivoting the tool-holder arm relative to the carrier arm.
An electrical energy storage device or an electrochemical energy generation (110; 1000) device, comprising: a housing having an external surface (112; 1012) and an internal surface (114; 1014); components (120, 122; 1020, 1030) within the housing configured to generate electrical power in combination with at least one of other components, chemicals, or materials residing within the housing, wherein at least one said component within the housing is either a cathode or an anode; a plurality of microchannels (130, 132; 1034, 1036) integrated into said at least one component, a said microchannel being a sealed fluid conduit; a thermal sink (138; 1038) coupled to the microchannels, the thermal sink being configured to transfer heat to or from a fluid flowing through the microchannels characterized in that the fluid is at least partially circulated by means of a pump (140, 1040); and a controller (160, 1060) is coupled to the pump and configured to control said pump. a housing having an external surface (112; 1012) and an internal surface (114; 1014); components (120, 122; 1020, 1030) within the housing configured to generate electrical power in combination with at least one of other components, chemicals, or materials residing within the housing, wherein at least one said component within the housing is either a cathode or an anode; a plurality of microchannels (130, 132; 1034, 1036) integrated into said at least one component, a said microchannel being a sealed fluid conduit; a thermal sink (138; 1038) coupled to the microchannels, the thermal sink being configured to transfer heat to or from a fluid flowing through the microchannels characterized in that the fluid is at least partially circulated by means of a pump (140, 1040); and a controller (160, 1060) is coupled to the pump and configured to control said pump.
A tool element assembly comprising: a tool element having a tool surface, and a control surface opposite the tool surface, a thermal control structure defining a fluid chamber partially bounded by the control surface, the thermal control structure having a fluid heater having an inlet region, a heating region and an outlet region, in which the fluid heater is positioned within the fluid chamber to form a convection cell such that fluid: enters the fluid heater at the inlet region, is heated at the heating region, is convected to the control surface from the outlet region, and, is recirculated to the inlet region from the control surface, characterised in that the fluid chamber tapers outwardly towards the control surface and the flud chamber further comprises baffles arranged to influence the path of fluid therein. a tool element having a tool surface, and a control surface opposite the tool surface, a thermal control structure defining a fluid chamber partially bounded by the control surface, the thermal control structure having a fluid heater having an inlet region, a heating region and an outlet region, in which the fluid heater is positioned within the fluid chamber to form a convection cell such that fluid: enters the fluid heater at the inlet region, is heated at the heating region, is convected to the control surface from the outlet region, and, is recirculated to the inlet region from the control surface, characterised in that the fluid chamber tapers outwardly towards the control surface and the flud chamber further comprises baffles arranged to influence the path of fluid therein. enters the fluid heater at the inlet region, is heated at the heating region, is convected to the control surface from the outlet region, and, is recirculated to the inlet region from the control surface, characterised in that the fluid chamber tapers outwardly towards the control surface and the flud chamber further comprises baffles arranged to influence the path of fluid therein.
A battery cell, comprising a cover plate, a housing, and a gas-permeable film, wherein: the housing has an opening and the cover plate covers the opening of the housing; the cover plate and/or housing have/has at least one through hole, and the inside and the outside of the battery cell are in communication with each other via the through hole; the gas-permeable film is connected to the inside of the cover plate and/or housing and covers the at least one through hole; the at least one through hole comprises an accommodating section and an extending section in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the cover plate or housing, the accommodating section having an average bore-diameter greater than the average bore-diameter of the extending section, and the accommodating section being closer to the inside of the battery cell than the extending section; the battery cell further comprises a backing material, the backing material being at least partially accommodated in the accommodating section and being contained in the through hole; and the backing material is made of a hydrophobic and gas-permeable material having a gas permeation volume greater than the gas permeation volume of the gas-permeable film, and/or having a melting point greater than the melting point of the gas-permeable film. the housing has an opening and the cover plate covers the opening of the housing; the cover plate and/or housing have/has at least one through hole, and the inside and the outside of the battery cell are in communication with each other via the through hole; the gas-permeable film is connected to the inside of the cover plate and/or housing and covers the at least one through hole; the at least one through hole comprises an accommodating section and an extending section in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the cover plate or housing, the accommodating section having an average bore-diameter greater than the average bore-diameter of the extending section, and the accommodating section being closer to the inside of the battery cell than the extending section; the battery cell further comprises a backing material, the backing material being at least partially accommodated in the accommodating section and being contained in the through hole; and the backing material is made of a hydrophobic and gas-permeable material having a gas permeation volume greater than the gas permeation volume of the gas-permeable film, and/or having a melting point greater than the melting point of the gas-permeable film.
A method for supplying electrical power to an electrical supply grid (120, 306) from at least one wind power installation (100, 300), wherein - the supply is controlled such that changes in the supplied power are limited, and - the limiting prescribed is at least one limit gradient (dP p, dP n) that stipulates the magnitude of the maximum change, characterized in that - the at least one limit gradient is set on the basis of a property and/or an instantaneous state of the supply grid during ongoing operation. - the supply is controlled such that changes in the supplied power are limited, and - the limiting prescribed is at least one limit gradient (dP p, dP n) that stipulates the magnitude of the maximum change, characterized in that - the at least one limit gradient is set on the basis of a property and/or an instantaneous state of the supply grid during ongoing operation.
A personal care article comprising: a.) a porous dissolvable solid substrate comprising: i. from 10% to 75% of a surfactant; ii. from 10% to 50% water-soluble polymer; iii. from 1% to 30% plasticizer; and b.) a surface resident coating comprising from 10% to 100% of one or more inorganic particulate perfume complexes; wherein the ratio of the inorganic particulate to perfume in the complex is from 0.5: 1 to 19:1, and wherein the ratio of the porous dissolvable solid substrate to the surface resident coating is from 110:1 to 0.5:1. a.) a porous dissolvable solid substrate comprising: i. from 10% to 75% of a surfactant; ii. from 10% to 50% water-soluble polymer; iii. from 1% to 30% plasticizer; and i. from 10% to 75% of a surfactant; ii. from 10% to 50% water-soluble polymer; iii. from 1% to 30% plasticizer; and b.) a surface resident coating comprising from 10% to 100% of one or more inorganic particulate perfume complexes;
Beverage machine for preparing infusion beverages, comprising a milk storage container, at least one milk line which protrudes into the milk storage container and has a fluid suction means at the end of the milk line protruding into the milk storage container, a rinsing agent return line which is also coupled to the fluid suction means, and a central outlet having outlet nozzles (7, 8) for dispensing the beverages produced by the beverage machine as well as additives thereof into a drinking vessel positioned under the central outlet, or for dispensing the rinsing agent required for cleaning and/or rinsing the flow line system of the beverage machine into a vessel or into a drip tray below the central outlet, characterised in that one of the outlet nozzles (7, 8) of the central outlet has a connection piece to which the rinsing agent return line is connected.
An exhaust system for a vehicular lean burn internal combustion engine, which system comprising: a conduit for carrying a flowing exhaust gas, a source of nitrogenous reductant, a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal disposed in a flow path of the exhaust gas and means for metering nitrogenous reductant into a flowing exhaust gas upstream of the zeolite catalyst, wherein the zeolite catalyst is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the zeolite is a synthetic zeolite having the CHA Framework Type Code, wherein the at least one transition metal is copper, wherein an oxidation catalyst comprising at least one platinum group metal for oxidising nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide is located upstream of the means for metering the nitrogenous reductant into a flowing exhaust gas. a conduit for carrying a flowing exhaust gas, a source of nitrogenous reductant, a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal disposed in a flow path of the exhaust gas and means for metering nitrogenous reductant into a flowing exhaust gas upstream of the zeolite catalyst, wherein the zeolite catalyst is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the zeolite is a synthetic zeolite having the CHA Framework Type Code, wherein the at least one transition metal is copper, wherein an oxidation catalyst comprising at least one platinum group metal for oxidising nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide is located upstream of the means for metering the nitrogenous reductant into a flowing exhaust gas.
Machine for sterilizing plastic preforms for the manufacture of containers, said machine having at least means for supply of sterilizing fluid, which are connected selectively to at least one inlet of a conduit which conveys said sterilizing fluid and extends wholly or partly through an injection nozzle having an outlet for delivering said sterilizing fluid introduced inside said preform, characterized in that the machine has a detection device for detecting the fouling of at least said one conduit for conveying sterilizing fluid, said detection device having at least: - emitter means having at least one light source emitting at least one light radiation which is introduced at one (40, 48) of the ends of the conveying conduit, - receiver means receiving said at least one light radiation at the other (40, 48) of the ends of said conveying conduit, and - a control unit for determining the degree of fouling of the conveying conduit by comparing the intensity of the emitted light radiation introduced via one end (40, 48) inside said conveying conduit and the intensity of the light radiation received by the receiver means at the other end (40, 48) of the conveying conduit. - emitter means having at least one light source emitting at least one light radiation which is introduced at one (40, 48) of the ends of the conveying conduit, - receiver means receiving said at least one light radiation at the other (40, 48) of the ends of said conveying conduit, and - a control unit for determining the degree of fouling of the conveying conduit by comparing the intensity of the emitted light radiation introduced via one end (40, 48) inside said conveying conduit and the intensity of the light radiation received by the receiver means at the other end (40, 48) of the conveying conduit.
A negative pressure wound therapy apparatus comprising: a negative pressure source configured to provide negative pressure via a fluid flow path to a wound covered by a wound dressing, the negative pressure source further configured to be periodically activated to reduce pressure under the wound dressing to approximately a negative pressure set point and be periodically deactivated after pressure under the wound dressing is reduced to approximately the negative pressure set point; and a controller, characterised in that the controller is configured to indicate a blockage in the fluid flow path by being further configured to: activate the negative pressure source for a duration of time to attempt to reduce pressure in the fluid flow path, deactivate the negative pressure source subsequent to expiration of the duration of time, determine a pressure change in the fluid flow path over at least part of the duration of time, and in response to determining that the pressure change in the fluid flow path over the at least part of the duration of time indicates reduction in pressure, provide indication of the blockage in the fluid flow path. a negative pressure source configured to provide negative pressure via a fluid flow path to a wound covered by a wound dressing, the negative pressure source further configured to be periodically activated to reduce pressure under the wound dressing to approximately a negative pressure set point and be periodically deactivated after pressure under the wound dressing is reduced to approximately the negative pressure set point; and a controller, characterised in that the controller is configured to indicate a blockage in the fluid flow path by being further configured to: activate the negative pressure source for a duration of time to attempt to reduce pressure in the fluid flow path, deactivate the negative pressure source subsequent to expiration of the duration of time, determine a pressure change in the fluid flow path over at least part of the duration of time, and in response to determining that the pressure change in the fluid flow path over the at least part of the duration of time indicates reduction in pressure, provide indication of the blockage in the fluid flow path. activate the negative pressure source for a duration of time to attempt to reduce pressure in the fluid flow path, deactivate the negative pressure source subsequent to expiration of the duration of time, determine a pressure change in the fluid flow path over at least part of the duration of time, and in response to determining that the pressure change in the fluid flow path over the at least part of the duration of time indicates reduction in pressure, provide indication of the blockage in the fluid flow path.
Heating device for heating an optical crystal, comprising an optical crystal, a housing having an inner space in which the crystal is arranged and having two opposing lateral access openings (7a, 7b) to the inner space and comprising a heating plate having a plate side abutting a housing side, the plate side having at least one exposed heating surface for direct abutment against the housing and an exposed sensor surface for temperature measurement of the crystal, characterized in that the heating plate has a plurality of exposed heating surfaces which are arranged externally around the sensor surface or on the side of the sensor surface.
Vehicle seat (1, 20, 40, 60) comprising a seat pan and a reversible backrest, said seat being able to pass from a position facing towards the front to a position facing towards the rear, wherein said seat comprises two arms (4, 5) each having a first end mounted so as to pivot about a shaft of the backrest and a second end mounted so as to pivot about a shaft of a fixed structural element placed beneath the seat pan, wherein said seat (1, 20, 40, 60) is able to pass from the position facing towards the front for which the backrest is placed on one side of the seat pan and the arms are stored along said seat (1, 20, 40, 60), to the position facing towards the rear for which the backrest has been moved to an opposite side of the seat pan under the effect of pivoting of the arms (4, 5) about the structural element, characterized in that said arms (4, 5) are converted into armrests during this pivoting.
A composite active flexible polymeric film for containers for containing acidic foodstuffs which are beverages containing fruity acids material, which film includes an inner active layer of a polyethylene calcium carbonate composite, which layer generates carbon dioxide gas when in contact with the acidic material to settle in the headspace of the container, characterized in that an outer layer is provided which is a composite passive barrier layer is polyamide based and includes nano clay particles, and a polyacrylic acid is provided as a tie layer to tie the two layers together, which layers are coextruded and blown films. an outer layer is provided which is a composite passive barrier layer is polyamide based and includes nano clay particles, and a polyacrylic acid is provided as a tie layer to tie the two layers together, which layers are coextruded and blown films.
An optical transmission system comprising an optical transmitter configured to transmit data over an optical fiber transmission channel made of a multi-core fiber, optical signals carrying said data propagating along the multi-core fiber according to two or more cores, each core being associated with one or more core parameters, wherein the optical transmission system comprises: - a scrambling configuration device configured to determine a scrambling function, and - at least one scrambling device arranged in said optical fiber transmission channel for scrambling said two or more cores, each of said at least one scrambling device being configured to determine permuted cores by applying said scrambling function to said two or more cores and to redistribute said optical signals according to said permuted cores, characterized in that the scrambling function depends on one or more of the core parameters associated with said two or more cores. - a scrambling configuration device configured to determine a scrambling function, and - at least one scrambling device arranged in said optical fiber transmission channel for scrambling said two or more cores, each of said at least one scrambling device being configured to determine permuted cores by applying said scrambling function to said two or more cores and to redistribute said optical signals according to said permuted cores, characterized in that the scrambling function depends on one or more of the core parameters associated with said two or more cores.
A circuit package panel comprising a packaging of epoxy mold compounds having a front face and a back face and a gradient of filler densities, and a circuit device in the packaging, wherein the packaging comprises, parallel to the front face and in a single plane, at least one hybrid layer of a first epoxy mold compound that forms a back portion of the back face and next to it a second epoxy mold compound of a different composition; wherein the second epoxy mold compound forms part of the front face and has a different Coefficient of Thermal Expansion, CTE, than the first epoxy mold compound, the different CTEs determined by different weight percentage of fillers in the first epoxy mold compound and the second epoxy mold compound; and wherein the circuit package panel further comprises at least two additional caps (508A, 508B) of different epoxy mold compounds between the first and second epoxy mold compounds having varying filler densities.