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Method for characterizing the behaviour of a given vehicle comprising a body, at least one wheel (12, 14) and at least one suspension device (16, 18) linking the wheel (12, 14) to the body, characterized in that for a given value of a variable parameter (Fy; Dy), usable for improving the behaviour of the given vehicle, the variation of which modifies friction generated in the suspension device (16, 18): at least one predetermined stress cycle is applied to each suspension device (16, 18) so as to identify friction present in the suspension device (16, 18), for each suspension device (16, 18), the value of an indicator (Fr) relating to the friction characterized in the stress cycle is determined, the steps A and B are repeated by varying the variable parameter (Fy; Dy) so as to obtain a variation of the indicator (Fr) relating to the friction generated in each suspension device (16, 18) according to at least the variable parameter (Fy; Dy), and for each suspension device (16, 18), at least one interval of at least one value of the variable parameter (Fy; Dy) is determined in which the indicator (Fr) relating to the friction is greater than a predetermined threshold for the given vehicle. at least one predetermined stress cycle is applied to each suspension device (16, 18) so as to identify friction present in the suspension device (16, 18), for each suspension device (16, 18), the value of an indicator (Fr) relating to the friction characterized in the stress cycle is determined,
A method of converting wave energy to electrical energy using a device comprising a moving means that cooperates with an electric motor, the moving means having an oscillating motion with respect to the motor under the action of the waves, wherein the following stages are carried out: a) selecting a law that expresses the position of the moving means as a function of the force exerted by the motor on the moving means and as a function of the wave force applied onto the moving means, b) actuating the motor in order to produce a given force on the moving means, then c) measuring the position of the moving means with respect to the motor over time, d) determining said wave force using said law selected in stage a) and by taking account of said force of the motor given in stage b) and of the position of the moving means measured in stage c), then e) determining a new value for the force exerted by the motor on the moving means, said new value corresponding to a force that maximizes the average electric power recovered by the motor, the average electric power being a function of said wave force determined in stage d), of said new value of the force exerted by the motor on the moving means and of the position of the moving means with respect to the motor, and f) actuating the motor in order to produce the new value of the force determined in stage e) by supplying electrical energy to the motor when the force of the motor drives the moving means and by recovering electrical energy from the motor when the force of the motor resists the motion of the moving means. a) selecting a law that expresses the position of the moving means as a function of the force exerted by the motor on the moving means and as a function of the wave force applied onto the moving means, b) actuating the motor in order to produce a given force on the moving means, then c) measuring the position of the moving means with respect to the motor over time, d) determining said wave force using said law selected in stage a) and by taking account of said force of the motor given in stage b) and of the position of the moving means measured in stage c), then e) determining a new value for the force exerted by the motor on the moving means, said new value corresponding to a force that maximizes the average electric power recovered by the motor, the average electric power being a function of said wave force determined in stage d), of said new value of the force exerted by the motor on the moving means and of the position of the moving means with respect to the motor, and f) actuating the motor in order to produce the new value of the force determined in stage e) by supplying electrical energy to the motor when the force of the motor drives the moving means and by recovering electrical energy from the motor when the force of the motor resists the motion of the moving means.
A drilling muds and oil/water/gas multiphase mixtures flow-rate measuring system, comprising a tubular body, wherein pressure measuring ports (3, 4) are provided with a respective pre-chamber which is configured to prevent failure of corresponding measuring membranes that are located inside the pre-chambers in the case of particularly erosive mixtures and in the case of presence of solids on the membranes by accumulation or transport; wherein each pre-chamber is equipped with a cleaning system provided with a nozzle tangential to the lateral surface of the pre-chamber and configured to wash the pre-chamber itself, which is operable manually or with a timed system by introducing liquid or gaseous mixtures, thereby preventing any deposit of solids or mud-panel formation or deposit of waxes; wherein each pre-chamber is connected to the inner of the tubular body by means of a hole.
Disc brake comprising a brake caliper, which overlaps at least one brake disc, and a brake actuation mechanism (1;48) having - an amplification mechanism for introducing a clamping force; - an adjustment mechanism for compensating a lining wear having a torque clutch; - a thrust element for transmitting the clamping force onto the brake disc, wherein the thrust element comprises an adjustment spindle, which is in threaded engagement with a thrust piece, which cooperates with a brake pad, wherein the thrust piece is axially and non-rotatably guided in the housing of the brake caliper, so that a rotation of the adjustment spindle results in an axial displacement of the thrust piece; and - a return mechanism; wherein the amplification mechanism, the adjustment mechanism, the thrust element and the return mechanism are mounted in a functional interacting manner in the brake caliper by means of a rod being non-movably in axial direction and non-rotatably supported in the housing of the brake caliper, characterized by at least one device (35,37,39,41,42,46;49,50,51,52) which is configured to exert a defined resistant torque against a rotation of the adjustment spindle during brake release. - an amplification mechanism for introducing a clamping force; - an adjustment mechanism for compensating a lining wear having a torque clutch; - a thrust element for transmitting the clamping force onto the brake disc, wherein the thrust element comprises an adjustment spindle, which is in threaded engagement with a thrust piece, which cooperates with a brake pad, wherein the thrust piece is axially and non-rotatably guided in the housing of the brake caliper, so that a rotation of the adjustment spindle results in an axial displacement of the thrust piece; and - a return mechanism;
A vacuum cleaner incorporating separation apparatus for separating matter from a flow of fluid, the apparatus comprising: a first device for separating dirt and dust from the fluid flow, a second device mounted downstream of the first device for separating dirt and dust from the fluid flow from the first device, a primary collection chamber for collecting dirt and dust separated by the first device, a passageway extending from an outlet of the second device to said primary collection chamber for conveying dirt and dust separated by the second device to said primary collection chamber, a valve member for closing the passageway during use of the apparatus and arranged to retain dirt and dust separated by the second device in a secondary collection chamber formed by the passageway, and means for opening the valve member, characterised in that said valve opening means is operated to open the valve member when the cleaner is disassembled to allow dirt and dust to fall from the secondary collection chamber formed by the passageway into the primary collection chamber. a first device for separating dirt and dust from the fluid flow, a second device mounted downstream of the first device for separating dirt and dust from the fluid flow from the first device, a primary collection chamber for collecting dirt and dust separated by the first device, a passageway extending from an outlet of the second device to said primary collection chamber for conveying dirt and dust separated by the second device to said primary collection chamber, a valve member for closing the passageway during use of the apparatus and arranged to retain dirt and dust separated by the second device in a secondary collection chamber formed by the passageway, and means for opening the valve member, characterised in that said valve opening means is operated to open the valve member when the cleaner is disassembled to allow dirt and dust to fall from the secondary collection chamber formed by the passageway into the primary collection chamber.
A coating composition comprising: a) a chain-extended aspartate prepolymer, wherein the chain-extended aspartate prepolymer x) is free of isocyanate groups, xi) has an NH equivalent weight of from 250 to 1,000 g, and xii) is a reaction product of i) a mixture comprising at least one di-aspartic acid ester and at least one amino-functional mono-aspartic acid ester, wherein the molar ratio between the at least one di-aspartic acid ester and the at least one amino-functional mono-aspartic acid ester is from 99.5:0.5 to 50:50, and ii) at least one polyisocyanate, b) at least one curing agent having free isocyanate groups, and c) at least one UV absorber consisting of oxanilide or a derivative thereof and/or benzotriazole or a derivative thereof. a) a chain-extended aspartate prepolymer, wherein the chain-extended aspartate prepolymer x) is free of isocyanate groups, xi) has an NH equivalent weight of from 250 to 1,000 g, and xii) is a reaction product of i) a mixture comprising at least one di-aspartic acid ester and at least one amino-functional mono-aspartic acid ester, wherein the molar ratio between the at least one di-aspartic acid ester and the at least one amino-functional mono-aspartic acid ester is from 99.5:0.5 to 50:50, and ii) at least one polyisocyanate, x) is free of isocyanate groups, xi) has an NH equivalent weight of from 250 to 1,000 g, and xii) is a reaction product of i) a mixture comprising at least one di-aspartic acid ester and at least one amino-functional mono-aspartic acid ester, wherein the molar ratio between the at least one di-aspartic acid ester and the at least one amino-functional mono-aspartic acid ester is from 99.5:0.5 to 50:50, and ii) at least one polyisocyanate, i) a mixture comprising at least one di-aspartic acid ester and at least one amino-functional mono-aspartic acid ester, wherein the molar ratio between the at least one di-aspartic acid ester and the at least one amino-functional mono-aspartic acid ester is from 99.5:0.5 to 50:50, and ii) at least one polyisocyanate, b) at least one curing agent having free isocyanate groups, and c) at least one UV absorber consisting of oxanilide or a derivative thereof and/or benzotriazole or a derivative thereof.
Child seat device with a seat bottom unit providing a sitting and/or lie-down surface for a child, with a head part, which is adjustable relative to the seat bottom unit in at least one direction and is configured to implement a support region that is intended at least for the child's head, with at least one locking device configured to lock the head part in at least two different positions relative to the seat bottom unit, with an integral belt system configured at least for safeguarding the child up to a maximum toddler height, and with a stowage device, by which the integral belt system can be stowed from a height that is greater than the maximum toddler height, wherein the locking device and the stowage device are at least partly linked with one another function-wise, characterised by at least one adjustment unit, by means of which at least a portion of the seat bottom unit is adjustable between at least one sitting position and a sleep position, and by a second locking device configured to block the adjustment unit at least in the sitting position, wherein the second locking device and the stowage device are at least partly linked with one another function-wise.
A bearing housing for a flow machine, wherein the bearing housing comprises a bearing chamber for receiving a bearing and a lubricant chamber arranged at the bearing chamber for receiving a lubricant, and the bearing chamber is in fluid communication with the lubricant chamber via an opening such that the lubricant can flow between the bearing chamber and the lubricant chamber, the bearing housing comprising a wall portion with a cooling fin for dissipating a heat of the lubricant to an environment, characterized in that the cooling fin comprises a conduit for the lubricant through which conduit the lubricant chamber and the bearing chamber are in fluid communication such that the lubricant can be conducted from the lubricant chamber into the bearing chamber through the conduit to dissipate the heat to the environment.
An arrangement for load compensation in an electrical power network, the arrangement comprising at least one voltage stabilization apparatus and at least one load line comprising at least one load compensation apparatus, at least one load and at least one separation reactor, in which arrangement in the load line the load compensation apparatus is to be connected in parallel with the load and the separation reactor is to be connected in series with the parallel connection of the load compensation apparatus and the load, and the load line is to be connected in parallel with the voltage stabilization apparatus such that the separation reactor is arranged between the voltage stabilization apparatus and the load compensation apparatus.
A continuously variable power-split transmission for transferring torque from a primary motor to a differential gear, the transmission comprising an epicyclic module, a continuously variable drive connection and a direct shift transmission module, the epicyclic module comprising a first input drivingly couplable to the primary motor, a second input and first and second outputs (64, 66), the continuously variable drive connection being drivingly couplable between the primary motor and the second input of the epicyclic module, the first and second outputs (64, 66) being alternatively couplable to the differential gear via respective torque transfer paths provided by the direct shift transmission module, each path including a clutch (C 2, C 3) and a synchromesh unit (94, 112) which allows selection of one of a plurality of torque transfer sub-paths, each clutch (C 2, C 3) comprising an input side and an output side, the transmission further comprising a controller to control switching between the torque transfer paths in which one of said clutches is opened and the other of said clutches is closed, characterized in that the transmission is operable in a first stage change mode in which said switching occurs only when the speed ratio of the input side to the output side of the clutch being closed is within a predetermined range, and a second stage change mode in which the speed ratio of the input side to the output side of the clutch being closed is outside of said predetermined range when said clutch is closed.
A method of making a metal product, comprising: continuously casting a molten metal in a continuous caster to form a cast product; applying ultrasonic frequency energy to the cast product at a position downstream from the continuous caster, wherein the ultrasonic frequency energy propagates through the cast product to a solidification region of the cast product within the continuous caster, and detecting ultrasonic frequency energy using an acoustic sensor or receiver positioned at a location upstream of the solidification region. continuously casting a molten metal in a continuous caster to form a cast product; applying ultrasonic frequency energy to the cast product at a position downstream from the continuous caster, wherein the ultrasonic frequency energy propagates through the cast product to a solidification region of the cast product within the continuous caster, and detecting ultrasonic frequency energy using an acoustic sensor or receiver positioned at a location upstream of the solidification region.
Method for monitoring operation behaviour of a component of an industrial plant, the method comprising: - reading out parameter identifiers of operation parameters of the industrial plant from an element of a control system of the plant; - transferring the read parameter identifiers into an editable form; - selecting some of these parameter identifiers in the editable form; - generating a machine readable description containing the selected parameter identifiers together with commands for the control system to generate a structure of control system modeling elements representing the operation parameters of the selected parameter identifiers; - giving the machine readable description to an element of the control system; - instantiating elements and connections according to the machine readable description and generating a structure of control system modeling elements representing the operation parameters of the selected parameter identifiers by the element of the control system; - generating a guide model for monitoring the component using the structure by the element of the control system; - defining a time period by a beginning moment and an ending moment and selecting a specified operation of the component, with said component running in said defined time period; and - using the behaviour of the operation parameters of the selected parameter identifiers at the defined time period training the guide model; - monitoring the operation parameters of the selected parameter identifiers with the trained guide model during component operation by the element of the control system. - reading out parameter identifiers of operation parameters of the industrial plant from an element of a control system of the plant; - transferring the read parameter identifiers into an editable form; - selecting some of these parameter identifiers in the editable form; - generating a machine readable description containing the selected parameter identifiers together with commands for the control system to generate a structure of control system modeling elements representing the operation parameters of the selected parameter identifiers; - giving the machine readable description to an element of the control system; - instantiating elements and connections according to the machine readable description and generating a structure of control system modeling elements representing the operation parameters of the selected parameter identifiers by the element of the control system; - generating a guide model for monitoring the component using the structure by the element of the control system; - defining a time period by a beginning moment and an ending moment and selecting a specified operation of the component, with said component running in said defined time period; and - using the behaviour of the operation parameters of the selected parameter identifiers at the defined time period training the guide model; - monitoring the operation parameters of the selected parameter identifiers with the trained guide model during component operation by the element of the control system.
A method of producing a carbon film, which comprises forming a film by a thermal spraying method using granules of fullerenes having an average particle diameter in the range of 10 μm to 5 mm as a raw material.
A drug container comprising a container body formed of a thermoplastic resin containing a cyclic polyolefin as a main component, said drug container being characterized in that: said thermoplastic resin contains, as a lubricant, at least one compound selected from among a metal soap compound, an organic fatty acid ester compound, and a fatty acid amide compound, a lubricant content of said thermoplastic resin is 0.3 to 2.0 μg/g and said drug container is autoclave sterilized.
A conference system that comprises a first conference device and an interactive whiteboard including a touch panel display as a second conference device installed at a first site, and that is connected with an external conference device installed at a site different from the first site, through a network wherein: the first conference device comprises: a first image taking unit that takes a video image of a conference attendee (P2, P3) at the first site, the second conference device comprises: a second image taking unit that takes a video image of an operator of the interactive whiteboard; a video image input unit that receives the video image taken by the first image taking unit; a selecting unit that selects one from a group consisting of the video image received from the video image input unit and the video image taken by the second image taking unit; a transmitting unit that transmits the selected video image to the external conference device; and a detecting unit that detects an operation of the touch panel dispay of the interactive whiteboard, and when operation of the touch panel display is detected, the selecting unit selects the video image taken by the second image taking unit. the first conference device comprises: a first image taking unit that takes a video image of a conference attendee (P2, P3) at the first site, a first image taking unit that takes a video image of a conference attendee (P2, P3) at the first site, the second conference device comprises: a second image taking unit that takes a video image of an operator of the interactive whiteboard; a video image input unit that receives the video image taken by the first image taking unit; a selecting unit that selects one from a group consisting of the video image received from the video image input unit and the video image taken by the second image taking unit; a transmitting unit that transmits the selected video image to the external conference device; and a detecting unit that detects an operation of the touch panel dispay of the interactive whiteboard, and a second image taking unit that takes a video image of an operator of the interactive whiteboard; a video image input unit that receives the video image taken by the first image taking unit; a selecting unit that selects one from a group consisting of the video image received from the video image input unit and the video image taken by the second image taking unit; a transmitting unit that transmits the selected video image to the external conference device; and a detecting unit that detects an operation of the touch panel dispay of the interactive whiteboard, and when operation of the touch panel display is detected, the selecting unit selects the video image taken by the second image taking unit.