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A hand soap foam dispenser comprising: a dispensing outlet for dispensing foam to a person's hand; a pre-mixing chamber for receiving liquid soap from a liquid source and air from an air source; at least one pump (26, 27) configured to simultaneously pump liquid from the liquid source and air from the air source to the pre-mixing chamber; a mixing chamber downstream of the pre-mixing chamber and proximate the dispenser outlet; and a first conduit coupling the pre-mixing chamber to the mixing chamber, characterized in that the mixing chamber is placed within two inches (50.8 mm) from the dispensing outlet, and in that the pre-mixing chamber comprises at least one screen. a dispensing outlet for dispensing foam to a person's hand; a pre-mixing chamber for receiving liquid soap from a liquid source and air from an air source; at least one pump (26, 27) configured to simultaneously pump liquid from the liquid source and air from the air source to the pre-mixing chamber; a mixing chamber downstream of the pre-mixing chamber and proximate the dispenser outlet; and a first conduit coupling the pre-mixing chamber to the mixing chamber,
A lighting device for illuminating an operative field, the lighting device comprising a first light source suitable for emitting a first light beam at a first color temperature, a second light source suitable for emitting a second light beam at a second color temperature that is different from the first color temperature, and an optical system that uses the light from the sources to form an illumination spot at an intermediate color temperature (Tkr) lying between the first color temperature and the second color temperature, said lighting device being characterized in that the optical system comprises a beam splitter that is arranged to split the light produced by each light source (10, 20) into a transmitted light beam (F11, F21) and a reflected light beam (F12, F22), in that the optical system is arranged to focus the reflected second light beam portion of said first light beam together with the transmitted first light beam portion of said second light beam so as to form a first resulting beam having said intermediate color temperature (Tkr), and to focus the transmitted first light beam portion of said first light beam together with the reflected second light beam portion of said second light beam so as to form a resulting second beam having the same said intermediate color temperature (Tkr), and to combine them in a certain superposition configuration in a superposition plane in which said illumination spot is formed at an intermediate color temperature, and in that the optical system and the light sources are arranged to modify the size of the illumination spot at said intermediate temperature.
A control apparatus for an AC electric motor vehicle including a converter that converts an AC voltage input from an AC overhead wire via a transformer into a DC voltage, an inverter that is connected to an output of the converter so as to convert the DC voltage into an AC voltage, and a motor that is driven and controlled by the inverter, the control apparatus comprising: a static inverter that is connected to the output of the converter so as to act as an auxiliary power supply which supplies auxiliary power to the electric motor vehicle, the control apparatus being characterized by further comprising a torque-command calculating unit (11, 12) that calculates a torque command value of the motor and outputs the torque command value to the inverter; wherein when the AC voltage is not applied to the converter and the converter stops operating, the torque-command calculating unit (11, 12) calculates a regenerative torque command value that is a torque command value for continuous operation of the static inverter, corresponding to power consumption of the static inverter, based on a rotor frequency of the motor, an input current of the static inverter, and an input voltage of the static inverter as inputs to the torque-command calculating unit (11, 12), and the inverter supplies, according to the regenerative torque command value, regenerated power generated by the motor to the static inverter. a static inverter that is connected to the output of the converter so as to act as an auxiliary power supply which supplies auxiliary power to the electric motor vehicle, the control apparatus being characterized by further comprising a torque-command calculating unit (11, 12) that calculates a torque command value of the motor and outputs the torque command value to the inverter; wherein when the AC voltage is not applied to the converter and the converter stops operating, the torque-command calculating unit (11, 12) calculates a regenerative torque command value that is a torque command value for continuous operation of the static inverter, corresponding to power consumption of the static inverter, based on a rotor frequency of the motor, an input current of the static inverter, and an input voltage of the static inverter as inputs to the torque-command calculating unit (11, 12), and the inverter supplies, according to the regenerative torque command value, regenerated power generated by the motor to the static inverter.
A motion control system that controls movement of a utility vehicle, the motion control system comprising: an electric brake configured to (i) provide mechanical resistance which inhibits a motor of the utility vehicle from turning when the electric brake is unpowered and (ii) remove the mechanical resistance to allow the motor of the utility vehicle to turn when power is provided to the electric brake; a lithium battery management system having a contactor configured to close to provide electrical access to a lithium battery and open to remove electrical access to the lithium battery; and control circuitry coupled with the electric brake and the lithium BMS, the control circuitry being configured to direct the lithium BMS to maintain closure of the contactor to provide power from the lithium battery to the electric brake in response to receipt of a tow signal. an electric brake configured to (i) provide mechanical resistance which inhibits a motor of the utility vehicle from turning when the electric brake is unpowered and (ii) remove the mechanical resistance to allow the motor of the utility vehicle to turn when power is provided to the electric brake; a lithium battery management system having a contactor configured to close to provide electrical access to a lithium battery and open to remove electrical access to the lithium battery; and control circuitry coupled with the electric brake and the lithium BMS, the control circuitry being configured to direct the lithium BMS to maintain closure of the contactor to provide power from the lithium battery to the electric brake in response to receipt of a tow signal.
Acontinuous pyrolysis system, comprising: (i) a continuous pyrolysis conversion unit forming a hot vapor stream; (ii) a pipeline supplying the hot vapor stream to a condensing chamber, the condensing chamber quenching at least a portion of the hot vapor stream; (iii) pressure sensors (110a, 110b) coupled to a controller, the pressure sensors (110a, 110b) measuring a pressure differential over a hot-cold interface zone formed around an interface between the pipeline and the condensing chamber; and (iv) a reamer, comprising a high pressure retractable nozzle head for injecting a gaseous, vapor or liquid jet or stream into the pipeline to remove the deposits of condensed product vapors, the reamer being activated by the controller in response to the level of the pressure differential. (i) a continuous pyrolysis conversion unit forming a hot vapor stream; (ii) a pipeline supplying the hot vapor stream to a condensing chamber, the condensing chamber quenching at least a portion of the hot vapor stream; (iii) pressure sensors (110a, 110b) coupled to a controller, the pressure sensors (110a, 110b) measuring a pressure differential over a hot-cold interface zone formed around an interface between the pipeline and the condensing chamber; and (iv) a reamer, comprising a high pressure retractable nozzle head for injecting a gaseous, vapor or liquid jet or stream into the pipeline to remove the deposits of condensed product vapors, the reamer being activated by the controller in response to the level of the pressure differential.
A method of manufacturing a material strand, particularly for sealing, trimming or fastening of doors or windows of a motor vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a) extrusion of an extruded strand; b) testing the extruded strand after the extrusion, thereby identifying first segments comprising manufacturing defects and second segments being free from manufacturing defects; c) cutting out the first segments from the extruded strand, thereby causing cut faces at the second segments; d) cutting out second segments from the extruded strand which have a length less than a predetermined minimum distance (Δd), the minimum distance (Δd) being long enough to form a sealing strip or a trim strip; e) joining cut faces of second segments which have a length equal to or longer than the minimum distance (Δd) to obtain a joint and to form a material strand, the joint having a position within the material strand, wherein the minimum distance (Δd) is maintained between the positions of adjacent joints; f) identifying the position of each joint; and g) forming a transport unit having a predetermined maximum length by winding the material strand. a) extrusion of an extruded strand; b) testing the extruded strand after the extrusion, thereby identifying first segments comprising manufacturing defects and second segments being free from manufacturing defects; c) cutting out the first segments from the extruded strand, thereby causing cut faces at the second segments; d) cutting out second segments from the extruded strand which have a length less than a predetermined minimum distance (Δd), the minimum distance (Δd) being long enough to form a sealing strip or a trim strip; e) joining cut faces of second segments which have a length equal to or longer than the minimum distance (Δd) to obtain a joint and to form a material strand, the joint having a position within the material strand, wherein the minimum distance (Δd) is maintained between the positions of adjacent joints; f) identifying the position of each joint; and g) forming a transport unit having a predetermined maximum length by winding the material strand.
A method for preparing hierarchically ordered structures of inorganic phosphate submicrometric or nanometric particles homogenously deposited and distributed on the surface of a phyllosilicate, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a) obtaining an acid solution of precursor compounds of an inorganic phosphate, b) preparing a dispersion of particles of a phyllosilicate in aqueous medium and acidifying the phyllosilicate dispersion by adding at least one acid, thereby obtaining an acid dispersion, c) mixing the acid solution obtained in step a) with the dispersion obtained in step b) d) with stirring, adding a base to the mixture obtained in step c) until the pH thereof is increased up to the value required for precipitating the corresponding inorganic phosphate, in the form of submicrometric or nanometric particles homogenously distributed on the phyllosilicate particles. a) obtaining an acid solution of precursor compounds of an inorganic phosphate, b) preparing a dispersion of particles of a phyllosilicate in aqueous medium and acidifying the phyllosilicate dispersion by adding at least one acid, thereby obtaining an acid dispersion, c) mixing the acid solution obtained in step a) with the dispersion obtained in step b) d) with stirring, adding a base to the mixture obtained in step c) until the pH thereof is increased up to the value required for precipitating the corresponding inorganic phosphate, in the form of submicrometric or nanometric particles homogenously distributed on the phyllosilicate particles.
Printing machine comprising: - a support plate provided on its periphery with a plurality of receiving elements (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) for articles rotatably mounted on the support plate, - means for rotating the support plate in order that two articles (4a, 4b), mounted on their associated receiving elements (3, 3a, 3b, 3c), respectively face two separate printing stations (5a, 5b) of the machine, - a system for rotating the receiving elements (3, 3a, 3b, 3c), - a base supporting the two printing stations (5a, 5b), - means for generating a relative translational movement between the base and the support plate, characterized in that said means for generating a translational movement cooperate with the system for rotating so that patterns are helically printed on articles (4a, 4b) associated with the two printing stations (5a, 5b). - a support plate provided on its periphery with a plurality of receiving elements (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) for articles rotatably mounted on the support plate, - means for rotating the support plate in order that two articles (4a, 4b), mounted on their associated receiving elements (3, 3a, 3b, 3c), respectively face two separate printing stations (5a, 5b) of the machine, - a system for rotating the receiving elements (3, 3a, 3b, 3c), - a base supporting the two printing stations (5a, 5b), - means for generating a relative translational movement between the base and the support plate, characterized in that said means for generating a translational movement cooperate with the system for rotating so that patterns are helically printed on articles (4a, 4b) associated with the two printing stations (5a, 5b).
A method for dimensioning a three dimensional item, the method comprising the steps of: mapping a field of view over three spatial dimensions, each of the three spatial dimensions oriented orthogonally in relation to each of the others and graduated according to a linear scale; scanning the 3D item relative to the mapped FOV; identifying each of a plurality of two dimensional surfaces of the scanned 3D item; measuring a dimension of each of the identified 2D surfaces of the scanned 3D item; and rendering a perspective corrected representation of the measured dimension, in real time or near real time, with respect to the measuring the dimension step, onto each of the identified 2D surfaces of the scanned 3D item. mapping a field of view over three spatial dimensions, each of the three spatial dimensions oriented orthogonally in relation to each of the others and graduated according to a linear scale; scanning the 3D item relative to the mapped FOV; identifying each of a plurality of two dimensional surfaces of the scanned 3D item; measuring a dimension of each of the identified 2D surfaces of the scanned 3D item; and rendering a perspective corrected representation of the measured dimension, in real time or near real time, with respect to the measuring the dimension step, onto each of the identified 2D surfaces of the scanned 3D item.
A detector for detecting the operational status of one or more fuel pumps in a fuel system of a vehicle, the system comprising an accumulator volume for storing high pressure fuel, one or more injectors arranged in fluid communication with the accumulator volume and one or more high pressure fuel pumps arranged in fluid communication with the accumulator volume so as to supply high pressure fuel thereto, each fuel pump being in communication with the accumulator volume via a control valve and the operation of the one or more fuel pumps being controlled by a filling pulse signal from a control means, the pulse signal being arranged to control the control valve in order to control the flow of high pressure fuel to the accumulator volume, the detector comprising: inputs (30, 82, 84, 88, 90) for receiving data representing at least one current system parameter, and processing means arranged to compare the at least one current system parameter against one or more predetermined system parameters in order to identify the operational status of the one or more fuel pumps. wherein each fuel pump comprises a pumping chamber within which fuel is pressurised by an associated pumping plunger, the pumping plunger being driven by a cam drive arrangement and the drive motion imparted to the pumping plunger by the cam drive arrangement being a characteristic of the system wherein the processing means compares the at least one current system parameter with the drive motion of the cam drive arrangement, the presence of the drive motion superposed onto the current system parameter indicating a reduction in the operational status of one or more of the fuel pumps. inputs (30, 82, 84, 88, 90) for receiving data representing at least one current system parameter, and processing means arranged to compare the at least one current system parameter against one or more predetermined system parameters in order to identify the operational status of the one or more fuel pumps. wherein each fuel pump comprises a pumping chamber within which fuel is pressurised by an associated pumping plunger, the pumping plunger being driven by a cam drive arrangement and the drive motion imparted to the pumping plunger by the cam drive arrangement being a characteristic of the system wherein the processing means compares the at least one current system parameter with the drive motion of the cam drive arrangement, the presence of the drive motion superposed onto the current system parameter indicating a reduction in the operational status of one or more of the fuel pumps.
A distributed fibre optic sensor comprising: an interrogator for, in use, interrogating a sensing optical fibre to perform distributed acoustic sensing and provide a measurement signal from each of a plurality of channels corresponding to sensing portions of the sensing optical fibre; and a processor configured to analyse said measurement signals to detect a first characteristic signature, said first characteristic signature comprising a variation in the measurement signal from a plurality of channels that applies for a first channel and substantially all downstream channels and which occurs simultaneously on all such channels. an interrogator for, in use, interrogating a sensing optical fibre to perform distributed acoustic sensing and provide a measurement signal from each of a plurality of channels corresponding to sensing portions of the sensing optical fibre; and a processor configured to analyse said measurement signals to detect a first characteristic signature, said first characteristic signature comprising a variation in the measurement signal from a plurality of channels that applies for a first channel and substantially all downstream channels and which occurs simultaneously on all such channels.
A hermetic terminal (10, 20, 30) for a high-capacity relay, comprising: a metal container (12, 22, 32, 42) provided with a through hole; a pipe lead (13, 23, 33, 43) inserted through the through hole; an insulating glass (14, 24, 34, 44) hermetically sealing the pipe lead (13, 23, 33, 43) and the metal container (12, 22, 32, 42); and a terminal base (15, 25, 35, 45) passing through and hermetically secured to the pipe lead (13, 23, 33, 43) and made of a low-resistance metal, wherein a gap is provided between an inner circumferential surface of a portion of the pipe lead (13, 23, 33, 43) in contact with the insulating glass (14, 24, 34, 44) and an outer circumferential surface of a corresponding portion of the terminal base (15, 25, 35, 45). a metal container (12, 22, 32, 42) provided with a through hole; a pipe lead (13, 23, 33, 43) inserted through the through hole; an insulating glass (14, 24, 34, 44) hermetically sealing the pipe lead (13, 23, 33, 43) and the metal container (12, 22, 32, 42); and a terminal base (15, 25, 35, 45) passing through and hermetically secured to the pipe lead (13, 23, 33, 43) and made of a low-resistance metal, wherein a gap is provided between an inner circumferential surface of a portion of the pipe lead (13, 23, 33, 43) in contact with the insulating glass (14, 24, 34, 44) and an outer circumferential surface of a corresponding portion of the terminal base (15, 25, 35, 45).
A device for applying substances contained in an aerosol of the type consisting of a main part fixable onto an aerosol bottle and comprising a pad that is soakable in order to favour application of the substance and a cannula, said pad, one of the ends of which is narrower than the other, being in a lateral position characterized by a through hole going through the narrower end of the pad, the through hole being connectable to the valve of the aerosol bottle by the cannula that channels the output of the substance of the aerosol bottle when the valve of the aerosol bottle is pressed through an essentially cylindrical hollow part housed within the lower part of a hinged element (8, 11) being part of the main part said pad having a protective removable element or cap that covers the pad and inside of the protective element being a pin that coincides with the through hole in the pad such that when said protective removable element is placed on the device, the pin is housed within said through hole, the length of both elements, the pin and the through hole, being essentially the same.
A cock fitting comprising a cock plug disposed in a housing, wherein the cock plug is connected to a drive arrangement for lifting and subsequent rotation of the cock plug, wherein the drive arrangement has a control housing with a shaft mounted in the control housing so as to be axially displaceable and rotatable, wherein the shaft is under the load of a pressure spring in the axial direction of the shaft, wherein the drive arrangement is configured to operate hydraulically for lifting as well as for rotating the cock plug, characterized in that the control housing forms a first chamber, wherein the shaft is mounted in the first chamber, wherein the shaft has a working surface in the chamber, wherein the chamber is chargeable with a fluid, wherein the shaft is displaced axially against the force of the pressure spring when the chamber is charged with a fluid, wherein in the axially displaced state of the shaft, the shaft is rotatable by a value of 90° by a hydraulically operating rotating device.
Cryostat configuration comprising an outer shell and a cryocontainer for cryogenic fluid installed therein, wherein the cryocontainer is connected to the outer shell via at least two suspension tubes, wherein a neck tube is provided whose upper warm end is connected to the outer shell and whose lower cold end is connected to the cryocontainer and into which a cold head of a multistage cryocooler is installed, wherein the outer shell, the cryocontainer, the suspension tubes and the neck tube delimit an evacuated space, wherein the cryocontainer is moreover surrounded by at least one radiation shield which is connected to the suspension tubes and optionally also to the neck tube of the cryocontainer in a thermally conducting fashion, and wherein a seal which can be manually and/or automatically actuated is provided, by means of which the cold end of the neck tube can be separated from the cryocontainer in such a manner that fluid flow between the cryocontainer and the neck tube is minimized or completely interrupted.