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A device (10; 10';10") for diverting fluid from a conduit having a longitudinal axis and returning at least some of the diverted fluid to the conduit, comprising: a. a housing; and b. a tube structure adapted to be introduced into an interior volume of the conduit comprising i. an inlet tube having an entrance and including a deflector; and ii. a return tube having an entrance; characterised in that the deflector is at the entrance of the inlet tube, and in that the deflector and the entrance of the return tube are in a same plane, said plane being angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the conduit. a. a housing; and b. a tube structure adapted to be introduced into an interior volume of the conduit comprising i. an inlet tube having an entrance and including a deflector; and ii. a return tube having an entrance; characterised in that the deflector is at the entrance of the inlet tube, and in that the deflector and the entrance of the return tube are in a same plane, said plane being angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the conduit. i. an inlet tube having an entrance and including a deflector; and ii. a return tube having an entrance; characterised in that the deflector is at the entrance of the inlet tube, and in that the deflector and the entrance of the return tube are in a same plane, said plane being angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the conduit.
A method of producing rubber compounds comprising a cross-linkable polymer base at least partly comprising polybutadiene; said method comprising a first mixing step in which the cross-linkable polymer base is mixed with at least one reinforcing filler; and said method being characterized by comprising a preliminary mixing step prior to said first mixing step, and in which only the polybutadiene of said polymer base is mixed with a reinforcing resin, with no reinforcing filler.
An annuloplasty device (100, 200, 300, 400), comprising: a number of longitudinal filaments (104, 204) moveable between an introductory configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the number of longitudinal filaments are one or more lengths; and a shell (102, 202), wherein the shell contains the number of longitudinal filaments and a curable polymer to maintain the annuloplasty device in the deployed configuration. a number of longitudinal filaments (104, 204) moveable between an introductory configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the number of longitudinal filaments are one or more lengths; and a shell (102, 202), wherein the shell contains the number of longitudinal filaments and a curable polymer to maintain the annuloplasty device in the deployed configuration.
A valve assembly, comprising: a valve housing; and a handle that is rotatableabout an actuation axis to actuate a valve actuator within the valve housing between an open position and a closed position, wherein the handle is configured such that turning the handle moves the valve actuator to a variety of open positions; wherein the handle has a first opening and the valve housing has a second opening, wherein when the valve actuator is in the closed position the first opening aligns with the second opening to enable receipt of a lockout member that prevents movement of the valve actuator from the closed position to the open position, wherein the valve assembly can be locked out only when the valve actuator is in the closed position; wherein the first opening axially aligns with the second opening along the actuation axis when the valve actuator is in the closed position, and wherein when the valve actuator is in any one of the variety of open positions the first opening is axially above the second opening along the actuation axis, characterized in that the first and second openings (246, 244) extend transverse to and through the actuation axis. a valve housing; and a handle that is rotatableabout an actuation axis to actuate a valve actuator within the valve housing between an open position and a closed position, wherein the handle is configured such that turning the handle moves the valve actuator to a variety of open positions; wherein the handle has a first opening and the valve housing has a second opening, wherein when the valve actuator is in the closed position the first opening aligns with the second opening to enable receipt of a lockout member that prevents movement of the valve actuator from the closed position to the open position, wherein the valve assembly can be locked out only when the valve actuator is in the closed position; wherein the first opening axially aligns with the second opening along the actuation axis when the valve actuator is in the closed position, and wherein when the valve actuator is in any one of the variety of open positions the first opening is axially above the second opening along the actuation axis,
A power control apparatus, provided at a consumer site having a distributed power supply capable of supplying power and a load equipment, controlling a stand-alone operation in which power supplied from the distributed power supply is converted into AC power and the converted AC power is supplied to the load equipment, the power control apparatus comprising: a determination processing unit configured to determine whether or not a supplied power from the distributed power supply satisfies a demanded-power required for operating the load equipment, when it operates in the stand-alone operation; and a supply control unit configured to suspend the stand-alone operation if it is determined that the supplied power does not satisfy the demanded power, characterized in that the determination processing unit is configured - to re-execute the stand-alone operation after suspending the stand-alone operation, and to determine whether or not the supplied power satisfies the demanded power, and - to stop the re-execution of the stand-alone operation if it is determined continuously for a predetermined number of times that the supplied power does not satisfy the demanded power, or if a predetermined period elapses without determination that the supplied power satisfies the demanded power after determination that the supplied power does not satisfy the demanded power. a determination processing unit configured to determine whether or not a supplied power from the distributed power supply satisfies a demanded-power required for operating the load equipment, when it operates in the stand-alone operation; and a supply control unit configured to suspend the stand-alone operation if it is determined that the supplied power does not satisfy the demanded power, characterized in that the determination processing unit is configured - to re-execute the stand-alone operation after suspending the stand-alone operation, and to determine whether or not the supplied power satisfies the demanded power, and - to stop the re-execution of the stand-alone operation if it is determined continuously for a predetermined number of times that the supplied power does not satisfy the demanded power, or if a predetermined period elapses without determination that the supplied power satisfies the demanded power after determination that the supplied power does not satisfy the demanded power. - to re-execute the stand-alone operation after suspending the stand-alone operation, and to determine whether or not the supplied power satisfies the demanded power, and - to stop the re-execution of the stand-alone operation if it is determined continuously for a predetermined number of times that the supplied power does not satisfy the demanded power, or if a predetermined period elapses without determination that the supplied power satisfies the demanded power after determination that the supplied power does not satisfy the demanded power.
A submersible electric machine for transporting a liquid, the submersible electric machine comprising: - a hydraulic unit that comprises an impeller configured for propelling the liquid, - a drive unit that comprises a drive unit housing defining a motor compartment, an electric motor arranged in the motor compartment and drive shaft connected to the electric motor, the drive shaft extending from the electric motor to the hydraulic unit and being connected to the impeller, - a top unit that comprises a top unit housing defining an electronics chamber, the electronics chamber being separated from the motor compartment by a dividing structural wall, and - a vibration sensor characterized in that the vibration sensor is directly or indirectly connected to a partition arranged in the electronics chamber, is configured to monitor vibrations in at least two dimensions and is configured to monitor vibrations at frequencies ranging up to 500 Hz, and in that the partition is made of metal, is connected to the top unit housing and has a natural frequency equal to or more than 500 Hz. - a hydraulic unit that comprises an impeller configured for propelling the liquid, - a drive unit that comprises a drive unit housing defining a motor compartment, an electric motor arranged in the motor compartment and drive shaft connected to the electric motor, the drive shaft extending from the electric motor to the hydraulic unit and being connected to the impeller, - a top unit that comprises a top unit housing defining an electronics chamber, the electronics chamber being separated from the motor compartment by a dividing structural wall, and - a vibration sensor
Device for automatically connecting and disconnecting at least one pole current collector of a vehicle which is designed for operation with at least one overhead line, with: - at least one actuator which is designed to move the pole current collector, and - at least one image capturing and image evaluation unit which is designed to control the actuator in such a way that the pole current collector is connected to or disconnected from the overhead line, - stereoscopic cameras of the image capturing and image evaluation unit which are designed to capture a stereoscopic image of the pole current collector and the overhead line, wherein characterized in that the image capturing and image evaluation unit is designed to control at least one actuator by way of pattern recognition. - at least one actuator which is designed to move the pole current collector, and - at least one image capturing and image evaluation unit which is designed to control the actuator in such a way that the pole current collector is connected to or disconnected from the overhead line, - stereoscopic cameras of the image capturing and image evaluation unit which are designed to capture a stereoscopic image of the pole current collector and the overhead line,
A wind turbine shaft connection arrangement for connecting drive shafts of a wind turbine comprising a rotor having a rotor shaft, and a gearbox having a gearbox input shaft, said connection arrangement comprising: a rotor shaft and a gearbox input shaft; a first shaft connection comprising a first recessed portion arranged at the rotor shaft symmetrically to an axis of the rotor shaft; a second shaft connection comprising a second recessed portion arranged at the gearbox input shaft symmetrically to the axis of the gearbox input shaft, the second recessed portion engaging the first recessed portion; and a fixing arrangement comprising a cylindrical element arranged in the second recessed portion and being symmetrical to the axis of rotor shaft; and an annular element arranged between an inner surface of the second recessed portion and an outer surface of the cylindrical element and configured to form a frictionally engaged connection therebetween, wherein the first shaft connection is an end portion of the rotor shaft and the second shaft connection is an end portion of a gearbox input shaft. a rotor shaft and a gearbox input shaft; a first shaft connection comprising a first recessed portion arranged at the rotor shaft symmetrically to an axis of the rotor shaft; a second shaft connection comprising a second recessed portion arranged at the gearbox input shaft symmetrically to the axis of the gearbox input shaft, the second recessed portion engaging the first recessed portion; and a fixing arrangement comprising a cylindrical element arranged in the second recessed portion and being symmetrical to the axis of rotor shaft; and an annular element arranged between an inner surface of the second recessed portion and an outer surface of the cylindrical element and configured to form a frictionally engaged connection therebetween, wherein the first shaft connection is an end portion of the rotor shaft and the second shaft connection is an end portion of a gearbox input shaft.
Receiving device for receiving and moving an object, in particular a vehicle body, the receiving device comprising the following: - a receiving element for receiving and fixing the object; - a lifting device which comprises one or more lift drive elements for raising and lowering the object; - a pivoting device which comprises one or more pivot drive elements for pivoting the object, characterized in that a plurality of lift drive elements and/or a plurality of pivot drive elements are designed as push chains. - a receiving element for receiving and fixing the object; - a lifting device which comprises one or more lift drive elements for raising and lowering the object; - a pivoting device which comprises one or more pivot drive elements for pivoting the object,
A switchgear, comprising: - a fixed contactor that has a fixed contact; - a movable contactor that has a movable contact; - a switch mechanism that opens and closes the fixed contact and the movable contact; and - a magnet that generates a magnetic field for extending an arc generated between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor when the fixed contact and the movable contact are opened; and characterized by further comprising: - an elongated magnetic body whose end face of one end portion contacts one of the magnetic pole faces of the magnet; wherein an end face of the other end portion of the magnetic body is disposed close to the arc-generating area, facing a space sandwiched between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor, and the arc is extended by the magnetic field generated by the magnet, along a longitudinal side face of the magnetic body. - a fixed contactor that has a fixed contact; - a movable contactor that has a movable contact; - a switch mechanism that opens and closes the fixed contact and the movable contact; and - a magnet that generates a magnetic field for extending an arc generated between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor when the fixed contact and the movable contact are opened; and characterized by further comprising: - an elongated magnetic body whose end face of one end portion contacts one of the magnetic pole faces of the magnet; wherein an end face of the other end portion of the magnetic body is disposed close to the arc-generating area, facing a space sandwiched between the fixed contactor and the movable contactor, and the arc is extended by the magnetic field generated by the magnet, along a longitudinal side face of the magnetic body.
An electrophoretic insulated glass unit, IGU, characterized in that it comprises an electrophoretic laminate and a pane spaced apart from said electrophoretic laminate, the respective inner faces (2,3) of said laminate and said pane defining a sealed cavity there between, and an outer face of said electrophoretic laminate being in contact with an environment (1033,1034), one inner face (2,3) of said cavity having a coating that is transparent to visible light and which rejects infrared light greater than a cut-off wavelength; wherein said electrophoretic laminate includes an electrophoretic device including charged particles of at least one type in an electrophoretic cell, the particles being responsive to an electric field applied to said electrophoretic device to move between: a first extreme light state in which particles are maximally spread within said cell to lie in the path of sunlight through the cell and to strongly absorb visible sunlight transmitted through the cell and a second extreme light state in which said particles are maximally concentrated within the cell to remove them from the path of sunlight through the cell and to substantially transmit visible sunlight through the cell; and said coating is arranged to direct thermal radiation emitted by said charged particles to said environment in contact with said outer face, and said sealed cavity is arranged to direct thermal conduction diffusing from said charged particles to said environment in contact with said outer face.
Method for manufacturing at least one mono or polycrystalline silicon micromechanical part (10, 20, 30) having at least two levels, including the steps consisting in: - machining, in a first silicon wafer by chemical or physical means or a combination of the two, at least one first element forming one level of said at least one micromechanical part; - repeating the preceding step with a second silicon wafer to machine at least one second element forming another level of said at least one micromechanical part, of different shape from that of said at least one first element; - placing said at least one first element connected to the first wafer and said at least one second element connected to the second wafer face to face against each other with the aid of positioning means (6, 7) to form at least one assembly; - performing oxidation to bind the interface between the first and second wafers (1, 2) allowing said at least one assembly to be secured to form said at least one micromechanical part; - separating said at least one micromechanical part (10, 20, 30) from the first and second wafers (1, 2). - machining, in a first silicon wafer by chemical or physical means or a combination of the two, at least one first element forming one level of said at least one micromechanical part; - repeating the preceding step with a second silicon wafer to machine at least one second element forming another level of said at least one micromechanical part, of different shape from that of said at least one first element; - placing said at least one first element connected to the first wafer and said at least one second element connected to the second wafer face to face against each other with the aid of positioning means (6, 7) to form at least one assembly; - performing oxidation to bind the interface between the first and second wafers (1, 2) allowing said at least one assembly to be secured to form said at least one micromechanical part; - separating said at least one micromechanical part (10, 20, 30) from the first and second wafers (1, 2).
A dishwasher comprising: - a tub; - a rack which is disposed into the tub for holding kitchenware and dishes to be cleaned; - a hydraulic circuit for circulating the washing/rinsing liquid through the tub; - distribution means for distributing the liquid on the kitchenware and dishes placed on the rack comprising a spray arm configured to spray the liquid towards the rack; - collecting means placed on the bottom of the tub for collecting the distributed liquid; and - conveying means for conveying to the distribution means the collected liquid or liquid coming from an external source; wherein the distribution means further comprises at least one flexible spray element having a first end hydraulically connectable to the conveying means for receiving washing/rinsing liquid from it and a second end which is free and comprises at least one outlet, the position of the second end of the flexible spray element being arrangeable in the rack according to a user's preference; characterized in that the at least one flexible spray element is extensible. - a tub; - a rack which is disposed into the tub for holding kitchenware and dishes to be cleaned; - a hydraulic circuit for circulating the washing/rinsing liquid through the tub; - distribution means for distributing the liquid on the kitchenware and dishes placed on the rack comprising a spray arm configured to spray the liquid towards the rack; - collecting means placed on the bottom of the tub for collecting the distributed liquid; and - conveying means for conveying to the distribution means the collected liquid or liquid coming from an external source; wherein the distribution means further comprises at least one flexible spray element having a first end hydraulically connectable to the conveying means for receiving washing/rinsing liquid from it and a second end which is free and comprises at least one outlet, the position of the second end of the flexible spray element being arrangeable in the rack according to a user's preference;
A device for connecting power to a load, comprising a main housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) enclosing one or more power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604); wherein the main housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) has at least one of: (a) one or more openings in the main housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) corresponding to receptacle conductors connected to the power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604) for receiving a power connector of a load device, or (b) one or more contacts which extend out of the housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) and which are connected to the respective power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604); the device further comprising at least one sensor (620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630) adapted to sense a physical property of the device or a connected load; a microprocessor adapted to receive a signal from said at least one sensor (620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630); and a wireless communication component (106, 208, 308, 408, 502a, 502b, 502c, 616) adapted to communicate with a remote device (112, 504); and characterized in that said at least one sensor (620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630) comprises a plurality of current sensor cores, each arranged coaxially with different power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604), wherein the plurality of sensor cores each have an outer diameter substantially equal to a distance between power conductors, and the plurality of sensor cores are arranged on different axial planes. a main housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) enclosing one or more power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604); wherein the main housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) has at least one of: (a) one or more openings in the main housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) corresponding to receptacle conductors connected to the power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604) for receiving a power connector of a load device, or (b) one or more contacts which extend out of the housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) and which are connected to the respective power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604); (a) one or more openings in the main housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) corresponding to receptacle conductors connected to the power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604) for receiving a power connector of a load device, or (b) one or more contacts which extend out of the housing (106, 108, 208, 308, 408) and which are connected to the respective power conductors (104, 204, 304, 404, 604); the device further comprising at least one sensor (620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630) adapted to sense a physical property of the device or a connected load; a microprocessor adapted to receive a signal from said at least one sensor (620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630); and a wireless communication component (106, 208, 308, 408, 502a, 502b, 502c, 616) adapted to communicate with a remote device (112, 504); and
A pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment or prevention of S. aureus infection in a bird or a mammal, comprising digestive enzymes comprising protease, amylase, and lipase.