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An external fixation clamp (102, 104) for receiving a fixation element, comprising: an inner jaw (122, 250) comprising a forward side and a rearward side; an outer jaw (124, 252) comprising a forward side and a rearward side, the forward sides of the inner and outer jaws being cooperatively arranged to capture a fixation element, the inner and outer jaws being pivotable relative to one another between an open position that permits the fixation element to be placed between the inner and outer jaws and a closed position that restricts removal of the fixation element from between the inner and outer jaws; and a latch assembly cooperating with the inner and outer jaws to secure the jaws in the closed position, the latch assembly comprising a latch and a latch biasing member, the latch comprising first and second sides connected by a bar, the first side mating with a first side of each of the inner and outer jaws, the second side mating with a second side of each of the inner and outer jaws, the latch being configured to translate linearly relative to one of the inner and outer jaws to selectively dispose the bar between the rearward sides of the inner and outer jaws, so that when the bar is disposed there between, the jaws are in the closed position and are prevented from pivoting relative to one another, the latch biasing member having a first higher level of stored energy when the inner and outer jaws are in the open position and a second lower level of stored energy when the inner and outer jaws are in the closed position. an inner jaw (122, 250) comprising a forward side and a rearward side; an outer jaw (124, 252) comprising a forward side and a rearward side, the forward sides of the inner and outer jaws being cooperatively arranged to capture a fixation element, the inner and outer jaws being pivotable relative to one another between an open position that permits the fixation element to be placed between the inner and outer jaws and a closed position that restricts removal of the fixation element from between the inner and outer jaws; and a latch assembly cooperating with the inner and outer jaws to secure the jaws in the closed position, the latch assembly comprising a latch and a latch biasing member, the latch comprising first and second sides connected by a bar, the first side mating with a first side of each of the inner and outer jaws, the second side mating with a second side of each of the inner and outer jaws, the latch being configured to translate linearly relative to one of the inner and outer jaws to selectively dispose the bar between the rearward sides of the inner and outer jaws, so that when the bar is disposed there between, the jaws are in the closed position and are prevented from pivoting relative to one another, the latch biasing member having a first higher level of stored energy when the inner and outer jaws are in the open position and a second lower level of stored energy when the inner and outer jaws are in the closed position.
Control valve for automatic compressed air brakes to generate a brake cylinder pressure in at least one connected brake cylinder in accordance with a pressure difference between a pressure in a connected main air line of a train and a stored reference pressure, comprising a main part, a line part and a carrier, wherein the main part contains the following parts: - a control piston which is loaded firstly by the reference pressure and secondly by a control pressure and at least one pressure spring, and - a compensating piston which is loaded by pressure of the brake cylinder against at least one pressure spring, and - a double-seat valve, at which via a piston rod an inlet valve is opened when the control piston approaches and an outlet valve is opened when the control piston moves away, wherein the inlet valve lies in an air path from an air storage container in the direction of the brake cylinder, and the outlet valve lies in an air path from the brake cylinder to the environment, characterized in that, to achieve a uniform effect, the cross section of the air path from the air storage container via a feed line in a hollow piston rod to the open inlet valve is configured to be so great that the compressed air passes in an unthrottled manner from the connector of the storage container to the double-seat valve. - a control piston which is loaded firstly by the reference pressure and secondly by a control pressure and at least one pressure spring, and - a compensating piston which is loaded by pressure of the brake cylinder against at least one pressure spring, and - a double-seat valve, at which via a piston rod an inlet valve is opened when the control piston approaches and an outlet valve is opened when the control piston moves away, wherein the inlet valve lies in an air path from an air storage container in the direction of the brake cylinder, and the outlet valve lies in an air path from the brake cylinder to the environment,
A paint dispensing system comprising: a dispenser frame; a solenoid assembly coupled to the frame, the solenoid assembly including an explosion proof solenoid housing and a solenoid positioned within the housing; solenoid wires routed through the solenoid housing; and a receiver disposed on the solenoid housing over the solenoid, the receiver including alignment posts extending therefrom to engage and align a canister with the solenoid. a dispenser frame; a solenoid assembly coupled to the frame, the solenoid assembly including an explosion proof solenoid housing and a solenoid positioned within the housing; solenoid wires routed through the solenoid housing; and a receiver disposed on the solenoid housing over the solenoid, the receiver including alignment posts extending therefrom to engage and align a canister with the solenoid.
A method for generating at least one recipe suggestion when using a kitchen appliance for preparing food, comprising the steps of: - acquisition of food data, in particular on the kitchen appliance, - associating the food data with a data history of a user profile, - recognizing a behavioral pattern of the user profile as a function of the data history, - determine a plurality of recipe suggestions as a function of the behavioral pattern, - providing at least one of the recipe suggestions to the kitchen appliance, wherein the recipe suggestions are associated with the user profile in a suggestion list, the method comprising the step of: - acquisition (106.3) of an ingredient planning, wherein ingredient planning is taken into account in determining at least one of the recipe suggestions, wherein ingredient planning is acquired based on planned recipes. - acquisition of food data, in particular on the kitchen appliance, - associating the food data with a data history of a user profile, - recognizing a behavioral pattern of the user profile as a function of the data history, - determine a plurality of recipe suggestions as a function of the behavioral pattern, - providing at least one of the recipe suggestions to the kitchen appliance, - acquisition (106.3) of an ingredient planning,
A wireless controller (112,200) configured to send commands to a mini-split HVAC unit (100,224) that includes an infra-red receiver, wherein the mini-split HVAC unit is configured to thermostatically control a temperature in a space based at least in part on a temperature sensed by a temperature sensor associated with the mini-split HVAC unit in conjunction with a programmable set point, the wireless controller (112,200) comprising: an IR transmitter; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature at the wireless controller; a user interface including a display; a non-volatile memory storing infrared protocol for each of a plurality of different mini-split HVAC units; a controller operatively coupled to the user interface, the temperature sensor, the non-volatile memory and the IR transmitter, the controller configured to: receive a selection of a particular one of the plurality of different mini- split HVAC units; store an indication of a correspondence between the selected one of the plurality of different mini-split HVAC units and an IR protocol in a non-volatile memory; and wirelessly transmit one or more commands to the selected one of the plurality of different mini-split HVAC units in accordance with the IR protocol. an IR transmitter; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature at the wireless controller; a user interface including a display; a non-volatile memory storing infrared protocol for each of a plurality of different mini-split HVAC units; a controller operatively coupled to the user interface, the temperature sensor, the non-volatile memory and the IR transmitter, the controller configured to: receive a selection of a particular one of the plurality of different mini- split HVAC units; store an indication of a correspondence between the selected one of the plurality of different mini-split HVAC units and an IR protocol in a non-volatile memory; and wirelessly transmit one or more commands to the selected one of the plurality of different mini-split HVAC units in accordance with the IR protocol. receive a selection of a particular one of the plurality of different mini- split HVAC units; store an indication of a correspondence between the selected one of the plurality of different mini-split HVAC units and an IR protocol in a non-volatile memory; and wirelessly transmit one or more commands to the selected one of the plurality of different mini-split HVAC units in accordance with the IR protocol.
A position detector having a plurality of sensor units each configured to determine positions, the position detector selectively using the sensor units for outputting positions of a moving object, the sensor units comprising a first coil array configured to detect first magnetic marks and a second coil array configured to detect second magnetic marks, wherein the first magnetic marks are located at different positions in a direction of movement of the moving object when compared to the second magnetic marks, wherein the position detector generates positional outputs indicating the positions of the moving object corresponding to the output of the first coil array in a first region of displacement and generates positional outputs indicating the positions of the moving object corresponding to the output of the second coil array in a second region of displacement, and includes a smoothing unit for generating positional outputs indicating the positions of the moving object by weighted averaging outputs from the first and second coil arrays in a third region of displacement between the first region of displacement and the second region of displacement, in such a way that the positional outputs of the position detector change continuously from a start of the third region of displacement, at which the weight of the first coil array is 100%, to an end of the third region of displacement, at which the weight of the second coil array is 100%, wherein the weight changes linearly between the start of the third region of displacement and the end of the third region of displacement, the position detector further including: a common power supply for driving the first and second coil arrays (L, R); a detection circuit for converting the outputs from the coil arrays (L, R) into the positional outputs; and a switch for selectively inputting outputs from the plurality of coil arrays (L, R) to the detection circuit in such a way that the detection circuit is shared between the plurality of coil arrays (L, R), wherein the position detector is configured to switch the switch in the third region of displacement to convert the outputs from the plurality of coil arrays (L, R) alternately into the positional outputs by the detection circuit. a common power supply for driving the first and second coil arrays (L, R); a detection circuit for converting the outputs from the coil arrays (L, R) into the positional outputs; and a switch for selectively inputting outputs from the plurality of coil arrays (L, R) to the detection circuit in such a way that the detection circuit is shared between the plurality of coil arrays (L, R),
A vehicle control system comprising a speed control system, the speed control system being configured automatically to attempt to cause a vehicle to operate in accordance with a target speed value by causing a first vehicle speed value determined according to a first predetermined method to become or be maintained substantially equal to the predetermined target speed value at least in part by causing application of positive drive torque to one or more wheels (111,112,114,115) by means of a powertrain, wherein the speed control system is configured to impose a constraint on the amount of driving torque that may be demanded of the powertrain, characterised in that the constraint depends on the target speed value and a second vehicle speed value determined according to a second predetermined method, said second predetermined method being based on the mean speed of the driven wheels of the vehicle.
Method for forming a plurality of thin layers from a microtechnological donor substrate, according to which cycles comprising the following steps are carried out: * a buried weakened layer is formed by ion implantation below a free face of this donor substrate, the material thickness contained between this free face defining the thickness of a future thin layer, * this donor substrate is placed in intimate contact with a handle substrate by molecular adhesion between this free face of the donor substrate and a free face of this handle substrate, * a fracture is induced along this buried weakened layer so as to release said thin layer from a remainder of the donor substrate, while exposing respective faces of this thin layer and this remainder, * a treatment is applied to said exposed face of the remainder of the donor substrate with a view to a new cycle for which this remainder constitutes the donor substrate, said treatment of said exposed face comprising planarizing this exposed face by placing it in a bath in which ultrasound with a frequency of between 10 kHz and 80 kHz is applied under conditions suitable for causing cavitation along said face which removes residual non-transferred zones that remain after fracturing without damaging the rest of the exposed face. * a buried weakened layer is formed by ion implantation below a free face of this donor substrate, the material thickness contained between this free face defining the thickness of a future thin layer, * this donor substrate is placed in intimate contact with a handle substrate by molecular adhesion between this free face of the donor substrate and a free face of this handle substrate, * a fracture is induced along this buried weakened layer so as to release said thin layer from a remainder of the donor substrate, while exposing respective faces of this thin layer and this remainder, * a treatment is applied to said exposed face of the remainder of the donor substrate with a view to a new cycle for which this remainder constitutes the donor substrate,
An apparatus for agitating liquids or bulk materials within the context of chemical, biological or physical processes, wherein the apparatus comprises a container having a cavity for receiving a liquid or bulk material, wherein the container is a cylindrical drum having a shell and two bases (12, 13) arranged on opposite sides of the shell, the drum being mounted rotatably about the cylinder axis thereof, wherein the cylinder axis extends horizontally or is inclined at an angle of at most 30° to the horizontal, and wherein the ratio of the height to the diameter of the drum is less than 0.5, characterized in that the drum comprises at least one temperature-control chamber designed as a fluid channel and having at least one port for supplying a temperature-control fluid, wherein said fluid, for the purpose of heating or cooling the drum contents, can be guided through a fluid channel formed between the walls (11a, 11b) of the double-walled shell.
Rail vehicle having a subframe which has a portion which is associated with a chassis region of the rail vehicle and has an assembly space for receiving supply lines, wherein the portion of the subframe associated with the chassis region has a single-shell base plate having buckling resistors extending in the longitudinal direction of the subframe and produced by shaping the base plate, characterized in that the interior space of the buckling resistors forms the assembly space for receiving the supply lines.
An apparatus for detecting a characteristic point, the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to: obtain a first envelope by applying a baseline change function in a forward direction of an oscillometric waveform envelope of a bio-signal; obtain a second envelope by applying the baseline change function in a reverse direction of the oscillometric waveform envelope of the bio-signal; obtain a third envelope based on the first envelope and the second envelope; and detect the characteristic point from the oscillometric waveform envelope based on the third envelope, wherein the baseline change function is a function which outputs a minimum value for each window of the oscillometric waveform envelope of the bio-signal by sliding the oscillometric waveform envelope in units of a predetermined window size. obtain a first envelope by applying a baseline change function in a forward direction of an oscillometric waveform envelope of a bio-signal; obtain a second envelope by applying the baseline change function in a reverse direction of the oscillometric waveform envelope of the bio-signal; obtain a third envelope based on the first envelope and the second envelope; and detect the characteristic point from the oscillometric waveform envelope based on the third envelope, wherein the baseline change function is a function which outputs a minimum value for each window of the oscillometric waveform envelope of the bio-signal by sliding the oscillometric waveform envelope in units of a predetermined window size.
A fluid transfer device (302,302';402,402') comprising: a fluid chamber (304;404) in communication with a male connector tip, the male tip being tapered to form a friction fit when inserted in a corresponding female hub (310;510); a disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") pivotally mounted to the fluid chamber (304;404) so as to be moveable relative to the male connector tip between a first position proximal to the fluid chamber (304;404) and a second position spaced from the first position towards a distal end of the male connector tip so as to push against the hub and release the friction fit; and a catch means (324;424;534,534';554;564;518;574;594) provided by the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") and arranged to catch the female hub (310;510) after it has been released from the friction fit by the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") moving towards the second position; characterised in that: the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") is resiliently biased into the first position; and the catch means (324;424;534,534';554;564;518;574;594) is arranged to be automatically released by the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") moving from the second position back to the first position under the resilient bias so that the hub can be separated from the device. a fluid chamber (304;404) in communication with a male connector tip, the male tip being tapered to form a friction fit when inserted in a corresponding female hub (310;510); a disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") pivotally mounted to the fluid chamber (304;404) so as to be moveable relative to the male connector tip between a first position proximal to the fluid chamber (304;404) and a second position spaced from the first position towards a distal end of the male connector tip so as to push against the hub and release the friction fit; and a catch means (324;424;534,534';554;564;518;574;594) provided by the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") and arranged to catch the female hub (310;510) after it has been released from the friction fit by the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") moving towards the second position; characterised in that: the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") is resiliently biased into the first position; and the catch means (324;424;534,534';554;564;518;574;594) is arranged to be automatically released by the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") moving from the second position back to the first position under the resilient bias so that the hub can be separated from the device. the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") is resiliently biased into the first position; and the catch means (324;424;534,534';554;564;518;574;594) is arranged to be automatically released by the disconnecting member (314;414,414';514,514',514") moving from the second position back to the first position under the resilient bias so that the hub can be separated from the device.
Handrail-drive system (30, 80, 120) of an escalator or a moving walkway, comprising: • a handrail drive (37, 130) with drive elements (36, 86, 126) and • a belt-form handrail (35, 125) which can be moved in a circulatory manner, wherein the handrail (35, 125) is delimited by an outer contour, which is configured in the form of a gripping surface, and by an inner contour (62, 122), which leaves a cavity free in the handrail (35, 125), and wherein the cavity is open toward the surroundings of the handrail (35, 125), wherein the driving force is transmitted from the drive elements (36, 86, 126) to the handrail (35, 125) on two mutually opposite side surfaces (63, 64, 110, 111, 123, 124) of the inner contour (62, 122), wherein, due to a complementary configuration of the side surfaces (63, 64, 110, 111, 123, 124), and with the exception of the driving force, all the other forces which are caused by the transmission of the driving force and act between the side surfaces (63, 64, 110, 111, 123, 124) compensate for one another, characterized in that the handrail (35, 125) is made of a soft-elastic elastomeric material and has sliding elements made of a polymer material which is harder than the soft-elastic elastomeric material, wherein, in sections, the sliding elements are arranged at discrete distances along the longitudinal extension of the handrail (35, 125), and guide elements (44, 109, 129) and/or tooth profiles (112, 127) are formed on the sliding elements. • a handrail drive (37, 130) with drive elements (36, 86, 126) and • a belt-form handrail (35, 125) which can be moved in a circulatory manner, wherein the handrail (35, 125) is delimited by an outer contour, which is configured in the form of a gripping surface, and by an inner contour (62, 122), which leaves a cavity free in the handrail (35, 125), and wherein the cavity is open toward the surroundings of the handrail (35, 125), wherein