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A brushless direct current motor, comprising: a stator assembly including a stator core having stator laminations with an annular portion and inwardly extending stator teeth, a rotor assembly including: a rotor core having rotor laminations and defining a central aperture that receives an output shaft; and a rear rotor end cap on a first side of the rotor core having a rear bearing holder and defining an annular channel, wherein the annular channel is open on a side of the rear rotor end cap facing the rotor core, a rear bearing provided in the rear bearing holder that couples the rear rotor end cap to the output shaft, a front rotor end cap provided on a second side of the rotor core, and a position sensor board assembly provided in the annular channel of the rear rotor end cap and configured to provide position information of the rotor core to a motor controller, characterised by further comprising legs that extend axially from the front rotor end cap, between the stator teeth, to the rear rotor end cap to seal air gaps at an inner radial end of the stator core between the stator teeth to prevent contaminates from entering a cavity in which the rotor core rotates. a stator assembly including a stator core having stator laminations with an annular portion and inwardly extending stator teeth, a rotor assembly including: a rotor core having rotor laminations and defining a central aperture that receives an output shaft; and a rear rotor end cap on a first side of the rotor core having a rear bearing holder and defining an annular channel, wherein the annular channel is open on a side of the rear rotor end cap facing the rotor core, a rear bearing provided in the rear bearing holder that couples the rear rotor end cap to the output shaft, a front rotor end cap provided on a second side of the rotor core, and a position sensor board assembly provided in the annular channel of the rear rotor end cap and configured to provide position information of the rotor core to a motor controller, characterised by further comprising legs that extend axially from the front rotor end cap, between the stator teeth, to the rear rotor end cap to seal air gaps at an inner radial end of the stator core between the stator teeth to prevent contaminates from entering a cavity in which the rotor core rotates.
Infusion device for administering a medical fluid to a patient, comprising: - a receptacle for receiving a syringe having a tube containing a medical fluid and a piston movable with respect to the tube, - a pusher device for acting onto the piston for pumping the medical fluid from the tube towards a patient, - a sensor device for measuring a force acting in between the pusher device and the piston of the syringe, and - a processor device for deriving, from the force measured by the sensor device, a pressure value indicative of the pressure in the tube, wherein the processor device is constituted to compare the pressure value to a threshold value (P thres) for determining whether an occlusion in a delivery line connected to the tube is present, characterized in that the processor device is constituted to determine the threshold value (P thres) from - a first threshold value candidate computed based on a desired time between the time of an occurrence of an occlusion in the delivery line and the time at which the pressure value exceeds the threshold value (P thres), and - a second threshold value candidate computed based on a force error estimate of a possible deviation between an expected frictional force and a true frictional force occurring when moving the piston relative to the tube. - a receptacle for receiving a syringe having a tube containing a medical fluid and a piston movable with respect to the tube, - a pusher device for acting onto the piston for pumping the medical fluid from the tube towards a patient, - a sensor device for measuring a force acting in between the pusher device and the piston of the syringe, and - a processor device for deriving, from the force measured by the sensor device, a pressure value indicative of the pressure in the tube, wherein the processor device is constituted to compare the pressure value to a threshold value (P thres) for determining whether an occlusion in a delivery line connected to the tube is present, - a first threshold value candidate computed based on a desired time between the time of an occurrence of an occlusion in the delivery line and the time at which the pressure value exceeds the threshold value (P thres), and - a second threshold value candidate computed based on a force error estimate of a possible deviation between an expected frictional force and a true frictional force occurring when moving the piston relative to the tube.
An electric linear motion actuator comprising a housing, an outer ring member mounted in the housing and having a center axis, a rotary shaft extending along the center axis of the outer ring member and configured to be driven by an electric motor, a carrier rotatable about the rotary shaft, and a plurality of planetary rollers rotatably supported on the carrier between a radially outer surface of the rotary shaft and a radially inner surface of the outer ring member, wherein the radially inner surface of the outer ring member is formed with at least one helical rib, wherein the outer ring member and the carrier are configured to be movable in the direction of said center axis relative to each other, and wherein the carrier is immovable in the direction of the center axis of the outer ring member, and the outer ring member is not rotatable and fitted in a radially inner surface of the housing so as to be slidable in the direction of the center axis of the outer ring member, wherein the outer ring member acts as a linearly movable output member, characterized in that radially outer surfaces of the planetary rollers are in frictional contact with a cylindrical radially outer surface of the rotary shaft over the entire axial length of each of the planetary rollers, and the planetary rollers each having a radially outer surface formed, over the entire axial length thereof, with a plurality of circumferential grooves which are equal in pitch to the helical rib or formed, over the entire axial length thereof, with at least one helical groove equal in pitch to, and different in lead angle from, the helical rib, the helical rib being engaged in the circumferential grooves or the helical grooves of the respective planetary rollers over the entire axial lengths of the respective planetary rollers.
A method for conveying User Equipment, UE, information to an Application Function, AF, the method comprising: receiving, at an intermediate-User Plane Function, I-UPF, entity, User Equipment, UE, uplink data from a Radio Access Network, RAN, wherein the UE uplink data originated from a User Equipment, UE, device; determining, at the I-UPF entity, if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted; encapsulating, by the I-UPF entity, first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted; and transmitting the SRv6 packet to an anchor-User Plane Function, A-UPF, entity for forwarding to a Data Network, DN,, wherein the SRv6 packet is configured to cause the DN to transmit a first location report to at least one Application Function, AF, entity associated with an application associated with the UE device. receiving, at an intermediate-User Plane Function, I-UPF, entity, User Equipment, UE, uplink data from a Radio Access Network, RAN, wherein the UE uplink data originated from a User Equipment, UE, device; determining, at the I-UPF entity, if sharing of location information or application information associated with the UE is restricted; encapsulating, by the I-UPF entity, first location metadata or application metadata in an SRv6 packet if the sharing of location information or application information is not restricted; and transmitting the SRv6 packet to an anchor-User Plane Function, A-UPF, entity for forwarding to a Data Network, DN,, wherein the SRv6 packet is configured to cause the DN to transmit a first location report to at least one Application Function, AF, entity associated with an application associated with the UE device.
A photoelectric conversion device comprising a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including: a light receiving portion configured to output a pulse signal (PDOUT) which comprises a pulse in response to incidence of a photon, said light receiving portion including a diode configured to operate in a Geiger mode and to output a signal in accordance with incidence of a photon, a quench unit configured to cause the diode to transition to a non-Geiger mode in response to the signal output from the diode, and a pulse conversion unit configured to convert an output signal (PSIG) of the diode into the pulse signal; and a signal generation unit configured to output a signal (POUT[n-1: 0]) based on the output from the light receiving portion, characterized in that each of the plurality of pixels further includes: a detection unit configured to detect whether or not the width of a pulse output from the light receiving portion exceeds a predetermined threshold value; the signal generation unit is configured to count pulses output from the light receiving portion as a pulse count value, and to output the pulse count value when the detection unit detects that the width of the pulse is less than or equal to a threshold value, and output a fixed value when the detection unit detects that the width of the pulse exceeds the threshold value. a light receiving portion configured to output a pulse signal (PDOUT) which comprises a pulse in response to incidence of a photon, said light receiving portion including a diode configured to operate in a Geiger mode and to output a signal in accordance with incidence of a photon, a quench unit configured to cause the diode to transition to a non-Geiger mode in response to the signal output from the diode, and a pulse conversion unit configured to convert an output signal (PSIG) of the diode into the pulse signal; and a signal generation unit configured to output a signal (POUT[n-1: 0]) based on the output from the light receiving portion, characterized in that each of the plurality of pixels further includes: a detection unit configured to detect whether or not the width of a pulse output from the light receiving portion exceeds a predetermined threshold value; the signal generation unit is configured to count pulses output from the light receiving portion as a pulse count value, and to output the pulse count value when the detection unit detects that the width of the pulse is less than or equal to a threshold value, and output a fixed value when the detection unit detects that the width of the pulse exceeds the threshold value. output the pulse count value when the detection unit detects that the width of the pulse is less than or equal to a threshold value, and output a fixed value when the detection unit detects that the width of the pulse exceeds the threshold value.
An air conditioning system for a cabin of a vehicle, the air conditioning system comprising; one or more interior sensors for determining an interior air quality and an interior air temperature; one or more exterior sensors for determining an exterior air quality and an exterior air temperature; an inlet duct and an outlet duct for permitting an air flow between a vehicle exterior and a cabin interior; an air flow regulating device for controlling an air flow through the inlet and outlet ducts,; an energy reclamation heat exchanger for reclaiming thermal energy between the inlet duct and the outlet duct and a control module arranged to determine a desired air influx based on the interior and exterior air qualities to obtain a resultant cabin air having a predetermined air quality, characterised in that, the control module is arranged to determine an energy cost associated with the energy reclamation heat exchanger in obtaining a predetermined temperature of the resultant cabin air, determine an actual air influx based on the desired air influx and the energy cost, and configure the air flow regulating device to induce the actual air influx.
A retro reflector adapted to be arranged outside and facing a main reflector, where a light source is arranged inside said main reflector; said retro reflector has an exit aperture where though a part of the light generated by said light source can pass; said retro reflector being adapted to reflect a part of the light generated by said light source towards said main reflector, such that said main reflector reflects the reflected light through said exit aperture; wherein said retro reflector comprises: • an air inlet where through cooling air can be directed towards said light source and; • an air outlet allowing said cooling air to flow out; characterized in that said exit aperture of said retro reflector is formed as two intersecting planes delimited by the retro reflector where the two intersecting planes are angled in relation to an optical axis of the main reflector and in that a first heat filter is arranged on a first one of said intersecting planes and a second heat filter is arranged on a second one of said intersecting planes. • an air inlet where through cooling air can be directed towards said light source and; • an air outlet allowing said cooling air to flow out;
An internal combustion engine, in which an oxidation catalyst and a trapping device for trapping particulate matter contained in exhaust gas are disposed sequentially in this order from an upstream side in an exhaust passageway through which the exhaust gas passes, wherein a spray device is temporarily provided upstream of the oxidation catalyst, wherein the internal combustion engine is configured to: control the spray device to spray a liquid oxidation catalyst into an interior of a portion of the exhaust passageway upstream of the oxidation catalyst so as to supply the liquid oxidation catalyst to the particulate matter which accumulates on an upstream end face of the oxidation catalyst and on a portion of the exhaust passageway upstream of the upstream end face; and oxidize and remove the accumulated particulate matter by a catalytic action of the supplied liquid oxidation catalyst, wherein a spray port is provided on the exhaust passageway at a portion upstream of the oxidation catalyst, and wherein a spray nozzle, which is provided temporarily by being removably inserted into the spray port after the driver is informed of the accumulation of particulate matter, is used as the spray device. control the spray device to spray a liquid oxidation catalyst into an interior of a portion of the exhaust passageway upstream of the oxidation catalyst so as to supply the liquid oxidation catalyst to the particulate matter which accumulates on an upstream end face of the oxidation catalyst and on a portion of the exhaust passageway upstream of the upstream end face; and oxidize and remove the accumulated particulate matter by a catalytic action of the supplied liquid oxidation catalyst, wherein a spray port is provided on the exhaust passageway at a portion upstream of the oxidation catalyst, and wherein a spray nozzle, which is provided temporarily by being removably inserted into the spray port after the driver is informed of the accumulation of particulate matter, is used as the spray device.
A method comprising the steps of: Implementing, on a dual-interface payment device, one or more security mechanisms, wherein the dual-interface payment device comprises a contact interface and a contactless interface; using the one or more security mechanisms to prevent a subset of data corresponding to the contact interface from being read using the contactless interface while allowing all the data corresponding to the contactless interface to be read using the contact interface; personalizing the dual-interface payment device and the one or more security mechanisms according to one or more requirements of an issuer of the dual-interface payment device; and using the contact interface to perform a quality control function to verify that data corresponding to the contactless interface is correct while the contactless interface is disabled; and wherein the one or more security mechanisms include a first read record filter for the contact interface and a second read record filter for the contactless interface, with the first read record filter being formatted to allow the contact interface to read all data corresponding to both the contact interface and the contactless interface and with the second read record filter being formatted to identify one or more records that contain data restricted to being read by the contact interface only and not by the contactless interface. Implementing, on a dual-interface payment device, one or more security mechanisms, wherein the dual-interface payment device comprises a contact interface and a contactless interface; using the one or more security mechanisms to prevent a subset of data corresponding to the contact interface from being read using the contactless interface while allowing all the data corresponding to the contactless interface to be read using the contact interface; personalizing the dual-interface payment device and the one or more security mechanisms according to one or more requirements of an issuer of the dual-interface payment device; and using the contact interface to perform a quality control function to verify that data corresponding to the contactless interface is correct while the contactless interface is disabled; and wherein the one or more security mechanisms include a first read record filter for the contact interface and a second read record filter for the contactless interface, with the first read record filter being formatted to allow the contact interface to read all data corresponding to both the contact interface and the contactless interface and with the second read record filter being formatted to identify one or more records that contain data restricted to being read by the contact interface only and not by the contactless interface.
Furnace, in particular a fireplace or tiled stove, fireplace insert or similar apparatus for combusting solid fuels such as firewood, compacted wood such as briquettes or pellets, or mineral fuels such as coal or anthracite, comprising a furnace body in which a combustion chamber is provided, which chamber is delimited by side walls (6.1, 6.2), a rear wall and a base and comprises a combustion chamber opening (5.1) that is laterally delimited by the side walls (6.1, 6.2) of the combustion chamber and can be closed by a combustion chamber door that comprises a transparent panel (4, 21) and that is guided so as to move up and down in vertical guides that are fastened to the furnace body, and can be moved by the vertical guides into an opening space into an open position and out of the opening space into a closed position that closes the combustion chamber opening (5.1), the vertical guides for guiding the combustion chamber door so as to move up and down being arranged on the furnace body laterally next to the combustion chamber opening (5.1) and outside the clearance of the combustion chamber opening (5.1), characterised in that • the door panels (4, 21) of the combustion chamber door that extend in parallel with one another can be moved into a maintenance position that is offset towards the outside with respect to the positioning distance of said panels from the vertical guides for guiding the combustion chamber door so as to move up and down, • the door panels (4, 21) that extend in parallel with one another can be moved out of the maintenance position thereof into a pivoted-open maintenance and cleaning position, • the outer door panel of the door panels (4, 21) of the combustion chamber door that extend in parallel with one another can be moved into a maintenance and cleaning position that has a relative positional offset with respect to the inner door panel and that is at a greater positioning distance from an inner door panel of the combustion chamber door, and • the outer door panel can be pivoted relative to an inner door panel into a maintenance and cleaning position that is at a greater positioning distance. • the door panels (4, 21) of the combustion chamber door that extend in parallel with one another can be moved into a maintenance position that is offset towards the outside with respect to the positioning distance of said panels from the vertical guides for guiding the combustion chamber door so as to move up and down, • the door panels (4, 21) that extend in parallel with one another can be moved out of the maintenance position thereof into a pivoted-open maintenance and cleaning position, • the outer door panel of the door panels (4, 21) of the combustion chamber door that extend in parallel with one another can be moved into a maintenance and cleaning position that has a relative positional offset with respect to the inner door panel and that is at a greater positioning distance from an inner door panel of the combustion chamber door, and • the outer door panel can be pivoted relative to an inner door panel into a maintenance and cleaning position that is at a greater positioning distance.
A tissue removal device, comprising: a distal portion, comprising: an outer distal portion including a tissue removal tool (164; 166), wherein the tissue removal tool is disposed on a portion of a circumference of the outer distal portion; and an inner distal portion positioned within the outer distal portion and having a closed distal end, a lumen, and at least one side port, wherein the lumen is configured to receive a medical device, and the inner distal portion is movable relative to the outer distal portion and the medical device. an outer distal portion including a tissue removal tool (164; 166), wherein the tissue removal tool is disposed on a portion of a circumference of the outer distal portion; and an inner distal portion positioned within the outer distal portion and having a closed distal end, a lumen, and at least one side port, wherein the lumen is configured to receive a medical device, and the inner distal portion is movable relative to the outer distal portion and the medical device.