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Mechanical seal system suitable for a drive shaft extending through an opening in a bulkhead, the seal system comprising an intermediate element suitable for housing part of the drive shaft, which intermediate element is provided with an intermediate flange having means suitable for fastening to the edge of said opening, the intermediate element having two opposite ends (11, 12) along the axis of rotation of the drive shaft, each end (11, 12) being provided with a respective mechanical seal device (41, 42) comprising a stationary part (410, 420) coupled to the intermediate element and a rotary part (411, 421) rotatably coupled to the stationary part (410, 420) and integrally connectable to the drive shaft, the stationary part (410, 420) and the rotary part (411, 421) being provided with a stationary annular sliding element (412, 422) and a rotary annular sliding element (413, 423) respectively, which annular sliding elements (412, 413, 422, 423) are each provided with a flat contact face, the two contact faces in each seal device (41, 42) being in coplanar relationship and in contact with each other, characterized in that each part accessible from outside the seal system is made of not inflammable material, and the annular sliding elements cannot be reached by flames from outside the seal system, since a slot present in the mechanical seal devices (41, 42) between the stationary part (410, 420) and the rotary part (411, 421) has extremely small dimensions. each part accessible from outside the seal system is made of not inflammable material, and the annular sliding elements cannot be reached by flames from outside the seal system, since a slot present in the mechanical seal devices (41, 42) between the stationary part (410, 420) and the rotary part (411, 421) has extremely small dimensions.
Method for manufacturing a decorative surface on a substrate, characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: • depositing a layer of LaB x on the substrate having a first stoichiometry, • subjecting at least a portion of the layer of LaB x to a laser treatment, so as to modify said stoichiometry LaB x of said portion of the layer of LaB x subjected to the laser treatment, to LaB y and give a colour, said colour obtained being determined by the type of laser source, as well as the laser parameters. • depositing a layer of LaB x on the substrate having a first stoichiometry, • subjecting at least a portion of the layer of LaB x to a laser treatment, so as to modify said stoichiometry LaB x of said portion of the layer of LaB x subjected to the laser treatment, to LaB y and give a colour, said colour obtained being determined by the type of laser source, as well as the laser parameters.
Device for controlling a brake light in a motor vehicle, having: a brake pedal sensor, a main control device, and a back-up control device, the brake pedal sensor being designed to output a brake pedal signal dependent on an actuation intensity of a brake pedal, the main control device being designed to condition and monitor the brake signal and to output a brake control signal for controlling a braking operation and a brake pedal actuation signal for controlling activation of the brake light, characterized in that the back-up control device is designed to condition the brake pedal signal only in a hardware-implemented manner and to output a brake pedal actuation signal for controlling activation of the brake light on the basis of the conditioned brake pedal signal using a hardware-implemented comparator. a brake pedal sensor, a main control device, and a back-up control device, the brake pedal sensor being designed to output a brake pedal signal dependent on an actuation intensity of a brake pedal, the main control device being designed to condition and monitor the brake signal and to output a brake control signal for controlling a braking operation and a brake pedal actuation signal for controlling activation of the brake light, characterized in that the back-up control device is designed to condition the brake pedal signal only in a hardware-implemented manner and to output a brake pedal actuation signal for controlling activation of the brake light on the basis of the conditioned brake pedal signal using a hardware-implemented comparator.
A leaky coaxial cable with an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an isolation layer between the inner conductor and the outer conductor, wherein the outer conductor comprises a plurality of slots arranged periodically along a longitudinal axis of the cable to leak a radio frequency signal, wherein the plurality of slots are arranged in repetitive groups (30; 32; 34), wherein the slots in each group (30; 32; 34) are arranged) in a plurality of subgroups (30a; 30b; 30c; 32a; 32b; 32c) of more than two slots, and the more than two slots within each subgroup (30a; 30b; 30c; 32a; 32b; 32c) have an equidistant spacing, wherein the radio frequency signal has a carrier frequency, and the more than two slots within each subgroup are configured to generate reflections at one or more harmonics of the carrier frequency, and are geometrically arranged such that a cancellation or reduction of the one or more harmonics is achieved based on more than two reflections, characterized in that, in each group, there are more than two subgroups (30a; 30b; 30c; 32a; 32b; 32c), and said subgroups (30a; 30b; 30c; 32a; 32b; 32c) have an equidistant spacing along the longitudinal axis of the cable within said group.
A method of 2D and 3D optically assisted fountain pen nanolithography and aperture pen nanolithography, comprising: depositing an ink onto a surface of a substrate by using either a fountain pen or an aperture pen cantilever that is moving with appropriate speed horizontally and/or vertically with respect to surface of the substrate, the cantilever having an inner channel connected to a microfluidic chip that feeds with ink the aperture at its tip while a light beam is applied on the deposition region, the beam having the role either of initiating the photopolymerization of the ink when the ink contains a photopolymerizable substance in its composition or of accelerating the evaporation of a solvent that enters into the composition of the ink, in both cases the effect of the beam being that of finely controlling the viscosity of the ink in order to achieve a desired diffusion coefficient of the ink onto the surface of substrate, respectively of achieving the desired 3D deposition rate of the ink, the light beam being applied from at least two different directions so that, whichever is the position and movement of the cantilever in space, the light beam reaches the ink in the deposition region of the substrate.
A cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge containing a nicotine source comprising a liquid nicotine formulation, the liquid nicotine formulation comprising glycerine in an amount of at least 10 percent by weight and nicotine, wherein the ratio by weight of nicotine to glycerine in the liquid nicotine formulation is between about 3:2 and about 9:1.
A fault detecting apparatus for detecting a fault in an electric circuit comprising a plurality of connecting circuits (STa, STb) and an aggregating circuit (Lp, Ln), the plurality of connecting circuits (STa, STb) comprising positive electrode wires (STap, STbp) and negative electrode wires (STan, STbn) connected parallel to respectively connect a plurality of DC power supplies (2a, 2b) with an inverter, and the aggregating circuit (Lp, Ln) being configured to aggregate the plurality of connecting circuits (STa, STb) and to connect the aggregated connecting circuits (STa, STb)with the inverter, the apparatus characterized by comprising: a plurality of connecting circuit current detecting means for detecting currents (Iap) flowing through the positive electrode wires (STap) or the negative electrode wires (STan) of all the connecting circuits (STa) except one connecting circuit (STb), respectively; aggregating current detecting means for detecting a current (Ip) flowing through the aggregating circuit (Lp, Ln); and fault detecting means for detecting a fault when at least one of the connecting circuit current detecting means detects that a current (Iap) flows and the aggregating current detecting means detects that a current (Ip) does not flow. a plurality of connecting circuit current detecting means for detecting currents (Iap) flowing through the positive electrode wires (STap) or the negative electrode wires (STan) of all the connecting circuits (STa) except one connecting circuit (STb), respectively; aggregating current detecting means for detecting a current (Ip) flowing through the aggregating circuit (Lp, Ln); and fault detecting means for detecting a fault when at least one of the connecting circuit current detecting means detects that a current (Iap) flows and the aggregating current detecting means detects that a current (Ip) does not flow.
A collision avoidance system for a microscopy system, comprising: a camera or multiple cameras for capturing images of an object loaded into the microscopy system; a computer that processes image data of the object at different angles from the camera, generates model of the object, and uses the model to configure the microscopy system for operation; and a light source for illuminating the object under control of the computer, characterized in that the light source is configured to illuminate the object using different illumination conditions and the computer is configured to use the image data of the object at different angles from the camera and from the different illumination conditions to isolate the object to generate the model. a camera or multiple cameras for capturing images of an object loaded into the microscopy system; a computer that processes image data of the object at different angles from the camera, generates model of the object, and uses the model to configure the microscopy system for operation; and a light source for illuminating the object under control of the computer, characterized in that the light source is configured to illuminate the object using different illumination conditions and the computer is configured to use the image data of the object at different angles from the camera and from the different illumination conditions to isolate the object to generate the model.
A link processing method applied in a network comprising a first device and two or more second devices, the first device being communicatively connected with each of the second devices via independent wireless links, wherein there is one link between the first device and each of the second device; the method comprising: sending, by the first device, a connection parameter updating request to at least one of the second devices; receiving, by the first device, connection parameter updating confirmation information fed back by the second device in response to the connection parameter updating request; the method is characterized by determining, according to a time-domain instantaneous reference point and a window moving distance, a time-domain moving position of a link anchor point when the second device confirms the connection parameter updating request; adjusting a connection parameter of the link according to the moving position of the link anchor point, wherein the adjusting comprises: adjusting a bandwidth duty cycle of a connection event and/or a connection interval of the link by starting from the moving position of the link anchor point, so that a sum of lengths of connection events on all the links is not greater than a minimum connection interval among the links; adding the window moving distance to a connection parameter updating notification package, and sending the connection parameter updating notification package to the second device. sending, by the first device, a connection parameter updating request to at least one of the second devices; receiving, by the first device, connection parameter updating confirmation information fed back by the second device in response to the connection parameter updating request; the method is characterized by determining, according to a time-domain instantaneous reference point and a window moving distance, a time-domain moving position of a link anchor point when the second device confirms the connection parameter updating request; adjusting a connection parameter of the link according to the moving position of the link anchor point, wherein the adjusting comprises: adjusting a bandwidth duty cycle of a connection event and/or a connection interval of the link by starting from the moving position of the link anchor point, so that a sum of lengths of connection events on all the links is not greater than a minimum connection interval among the links; adding the window moving distance to a connection parameter updating notification package, and sending the connection parameter updating notification package to the second device.
An applicator for applying a cosmetic product to the eyelashes and/or eyebrows, having an applicator member having: - a core of thermoplastic material having a longitudinal axis, - spikes (12, 16) of thermoplastic material extending from the core, - a holder having two metal arms twisted around the core, the core being twisted through more than one revolution about its longitudinal axis from one end of the applicator member to the other under the effect of the twist of the metal arms of the holder, and having at least one end piece that extends along the longitudinal axis of the core and does not have spikes. - a core of thermoplastic material having a longitudinal axis, - spikes (12, 16) of thermoplastic material extending from the core, - a holder having two metal arms twisted around the core, the core being twisted through more than one revolution about its longitudinal axis from one end of the applicator member to the other under the effect of the twist of the metal arms of the holder, and having at least one end piece that extends along the longitudinal axis of the core and does not have spikes.
An optical switch capable of routing a high-power beam incident at one or more input ports of the optical switch to either of two or more output ports, the optical switch comprising: at least one switching stage, each of the at least one switching stages comprising: a switchable high-power liquid crystal half-wave plate, oriented with its fast axis at 45° to an input polarization direction such that in response to an incident polarized laser beam provided to said switchable high-power liquid crystal, half-wave plate, said HWP acts as a polarization rotator; a polarizing beam splitter disposed in an optical path to intercept light signals output from said switchable high-power liquid crystal half-wave plate; a collimating lens (34,36) disposed at an output of at least one of said at least one switching stages; and characterized in that at the output of each of said at least one switching stages having a collimating lens coupled thereto, a tip/tilt/focus optical phased array (TTFOPA) (30,32) is disposed between an output of a PBS of each of said at least one switching stages and said respective collimating lens, wherein the TTFOPA comprises two optical phased arrays with approximately perpendicular steering axes. at least one switching stage, each of the at least one switching stages comprising: a switchable high-power liquid crystal half-wave plate, oriented with its fast axis at 45° to an input polarization direction such that in response to an incident polarized laser beam provided to said switchable high-power liquid crystal, half-wave plate, said HWP acts as a polarization rotator; a polarizing beam splitter disposed in an optical path to intercept light signals output from said switchable high-power liquid crystal half-wave plate; a collimating lens (34,36) disposed at an output of at least one of said at least one switching stages; and characterized in that at the output of each of said at least one switching stages having a a switchable high-power liquid crystal half-wave plate, oriented with its fast axis at 45° to an input polarization direction such that in response to an incident polarized laser beam provided to said switchable high-power liquid crystal, half-wave plate, said HWP acts as a polarization rotator; a polarizing beam splitter disposed in an optical path to intercept light signals output from said switchable high-power liquid crystal half-wave plate; a collimating lens (34,36) disposed at an output of at least one of said at least one switching stages; and characterized in that at the output of each of said at least one switching stages having a collimating lens coupled thereto, a tip/tilt/focus optical phased array (TTFOPA) (30,32) is disposed between an output of a PBS of each of said at least one switching stages and said respective collimating lens, wherein the TTFOPA comprises two optical phased arrays with approximately perpendicular steering axes.
Centring device, in particular for a scanning measurement device, comprising: - an apparatus support defining an apparatus axis, - a support shaft defining a shaft axis, - a centring holder that holds the apparatus support such that the apparatus axis is parallel to the shaft axis and so that said support is movable radially relative to the shaft axis but is fixable to the support shaft, the centring holder being formed as a parallelogram guide having a parallelogram guiding region that is arranged around the shaft axis and the apparatus axis and extends along said axes (7, 43), characterised in that the parallelogram guiding region is formed by a circular cylindrical sleeve portion which extends axially in parallel with the shaft axis and the apparatus axis. - an apparatus support defining an apparatus axis, - a support shaft defining a shaft axis, - a centring holder that holds the apparatus support such that the apparatus axis is parallel to the shaft axis and so that said support is movable radially relative to the shaft axis but is fixable to the support shaft,
Use of a composite membrane in a capillary wick, comprising: a substrate layer having a first end (22, 26), adapted for use as a liquid inlet of the wick, a second end (24, 28), adapted for use as a vapor discharge of the wick, and a plurality of cavities fluidly coupling the liquid inlet to the vapor discharge; and a filler material (32, 54) disposed within the plurality of cavities (30, 52), the filler material (32, 54) having a plurality of open pores (34, 50), the pores (34, 50) having a maximum diameter in the range of 0.2 to 100 nanometers, for operation of the capillary wick at a hydrostatic pressure at the liquid inlet of the wick that is lower than the saturation vapor pressure at the vapor discharge of the wick by at least 0,10 bar (0,10 atmospheres). a substrate layer having a first end (22, 26), adapted for use as a liquid inlet of the wick, a second end (24, 28), adapted for use as a vapor discharge of the wick, and a plurality of cavities fluidly coupling the liquid inlet to the vapor discharge; and a filler material (32, 54) disposed within the plurality of cavities (30, 52), the filler material (32, 54) having a plurality of open pores (34, 50), the pores (34, 50) having a maximum diameter in the range of 0.2 to 100 nanometers, for operation of the capillary wick at a hydrostatic pressure at the liquid inlet of the wick that is lower than the saturation vapor pressure at the vapor discharge of the wick by at least 0,10 bar (0,10 atmospheres).
A method for strengthening soils comprising: a step of making in the soil a hole that has a main line of extension which is at least mainly vertical; and a step of filling the hole with a solidifiable material; wherein the step of making the hole in the soil comprises making a hole with a cross-section transversal to the main line of extension, that decreases from top to bottom, and wherein the step of making the hole in the soil comprises an inserting step wherein a punch is inserted in the soil by applying a pressure to the punch, the punch comprising a lower tip insertable in the soil, a top portion opposite to the lower tip, an axis of extension that extends between the top portion and the lower tip and a cross-section that increases along the axis of extension going away from the lower tip, wherein the inserting step is performed by positioning the axis of extension of the punch substantially parallel to the main line of extension of the hole to be obtained, and wherein the step of inserting the punch in the soil also causes compression and compacting of the soil surrounding the hole; characterised in that it also comprises, after the step of making a hole in the soil and before the step of filling the hole, a driving step wherein a micro-pile is driven into the soil at the hole. a step of making in the soil a hole that has a main line of extension which is at least mainly vertical; and a step of filling the hole with a solidifiable material; wherein the step of making the hole in the soil comprises making a hole with a cross-section transversal to the main line of extension, that decreases from top to bottom, and wherein the step of making the hole in the soil comprises an inserting step wherein a punch is inserted in the soil by applying a pressure to the punch, the punch comprising a lower tip insertable in the soil, a top portion opposite to the lower tip, an axis of extension that extends between the top portion and the lower tip and a cross-section that increases along the axis of extension going away from the lower tip, wherein the inserting step is performed by positioning the axis of extension of the punch substantially parallel to the main line of extension of the hole to be obtained, and wherein the step of inserting the punch in the soil also causes compression and compacting of the soil surrounding the hole; characterised in that it also comprises, after the step of making a hole in the soil and before the step of filling the hole, a driving step wherein a micro-pile is driven into the soil at the hole.