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A winch drum tension isolation system comprising: a winch drum including an outwardly extending flange , the flange including a plurality of holes spaced along the flange ; and a locking mechanism positioned proximate the winch drum and including a locking member engageable with the flange , the locking member movable between a first position, in which the locking member is received in a first one of the plurality of holes to prevent rotation of the winch drum , and a second position, in which the locking member is spaced apart from the flange to permit rotation of the winch drum ; characterized in that the winch drum tension isolation system further includes a safety release mechanism that includes a release member that is selectively engageable with a second one of the plurality of holes to permit removal of the locking member . a winch drum including an outwardly extending flange , the flange including a plurality of holes spaced along the flange ; and a locking mechanism positioned proximate the winch drum and including a locking member engageable with the flange , the locking member movable between a first position, in which the locking member is received in a first one of the plurality of holes to prevent rotation of the winch drum , and a second position, in which the locking member is spaced apart from the flange to permit rotation of the winch drum ; characterized in that the winch drum tension isolation system further includes a safety release mechanism that includes a release member that is selectively engageable with a second one of the plurality of holes to permit removal of the locking member .
A method for checking the integrity of a bioreactor vessel , comprising the steps of: - providing a bioreactor vessel with a fluid-tight, at least partially flexible wall and with at least one vessel opening ; - providing a test device with a bioreactor vessel receptacle ; - arranging the bioreactor vessel at least partially in the bioreactor vessel receptacle ; - connecting the at least one vessel opening of the bioreactor vessel to a fluid source ; - filling the bioreactor vessel with a fluid from the fluid source to produce a predetermined overpressure P 1 in the bio-reactor vessel at a first time T 1 ; - discriminating whether the bioreactor vessel is sufficiently tight, characterized in that a fluid-permeable or structured receiving layer , which is part of a wall of the bioreactor vessel receptacle , is provided, so that a leak in the wall of the bioreactor vessel is not sealable by the wall of the bioreactor vessel receptacle. - providing a bioreactor vessel with a fluid-tight, at least partially flexible wall and with at least one vessel opening ; - providing a test device with a bioreactor vessel receptacle ; - arranging the bioreactor vessel at least partially in the bioreactor vessel receptacle ; - connecting the at least one vessel opening of the bioreactor vessel to a fluid source ; - filling the bioreactor vessel with a fluid from the fluid source to produce a predetermined overpressure P 1 in the bio-reactor vessel at a first time T 1 ; - discriminating whether the bioreactor vessel is sufficiently tight, characterized in that a fluid-permeable or structured receiving layer , which is part of a wall of the bioreactor vessel receptacle , is provided, so that a leak in the wall of the bioreactor vessel is not sealable by the wall of the bioreactor vessel receptacle.
A nuclear reactor configured to be cooled via liquid metal circulation, the nuclear reactor comprising: a primary electromagnetic pump, EMP, (120-1...120-n) within a reactor pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor, the primary EMP configured to circulate a liquid metal coolant through a primary coolant loop that includes a reactor core within the reactor pressure vessel; and a backflow EMP (130-1... 130-n) within the reactor pressure vessel, the backflow EMP coupled in series with the primary EMP within the primary coolant loop, the backflow EMP being configured to be activated to at least partially mitigate liquid metal coolant backflow through the primary EMP and the primary coolant loop in response to an at least partial failure of the primary EMP. a primary electromagnetic pump, EMP, (120-1...120-n) within a reactor pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor, the primary EMP configured to circulate a liquid metal coolant through a primary coolant loop that includes a reactor core within the reactor pressure vessel; and a backflow EMP (130-1... 130-n) within the reactor pressure vessel, the backflow EMP coupled in series with the primary EMP within the primary coolant loop, the backflow EMP being configured to be activated to at least partially mitigate liquid metal coolant backflow through the primary EMP and the primary coolant loop in response to an at least partial failure of the primary EMP.
An optical laminate , comprising a thin glass having a thickness of 100 μm or less and a polarizing plate arranged on one side of the thin glass , wherein the polarizing plate comprises a polarizer and a protective resin film that has ability to absorb ultraviolet rays arranged on a surface of the polarizer on a thin glass side, and wherein the optical laminate further comprises an adhesion layer between the thin glass and the polarizing plate .
A cutting wire defining a longitudinal axis and comprising: - cables defining a core of said cutting wire and extending along said longitudinal axis ; - cutting inserts bound to said core ; - said cables comprising at least one weak cable comprising at least one weakened portion suitable to define, for said core , a section with lower mechanical strength, and therefore a breaking section of said cutting wire and characterised in that - said cutting wire comprises first rings bound to said core ; wherein said cutting inserts are integral with said first rings ; wherein said first rings comprise a pair of second rings proximal to said weakened portion and suitable for enclosing therebetween said weakened portion ; and wherein each of said proximal second rings comprises clamping means suitable for integrally binding said proximal second ring to said core . - cables defining a core of said cutting wire and extending along said longitudinal axis ; - cutting inserts bound to said core ; - said cables comprising at least one weak cable comprising at least one weakened portion suitable to define, for said core , a section with lower mechanical strength, and therefore a breaking section of said cutting wire and characterised in that - said cutting wire comprises first rings bound to said core ; wherein said cutting inserts are integral with said first rings ; wherein said first rings comprise a pair of second rings proximal to said weakened portion and suitable for enclosing therebetween said weakened portion ; and wherein each of said proximal second rings comprises clamping means suitable for integrally binding said proximal second ring to said core .
Device for opening a roof opening of a building having a first side, a second side, which is opposite the first side, a third side and a fourth side, which is opposite the third side, a frame with a frame opening for installation in the roof opening, a wing suited to close the frame opening when the wing is in a closed state and to open the frame opening when the wing is in an open state, wherein the wing is attached to the frame in such a way that the wing is rotatable around a single opening axis for opening or closing, comprising a first connecting arm arranged on the first and/or second side between a first connection point of the frame and a connecting point of the wing , wherein the first connecting arm is pivotally mounted in the first connection point of the frame and pivotally mounted in the connection point of the wing , a second connecting arm arranged on the first and/or second side between a second connection point of the frame and the connecting point of the wing , the second connecting arm , wherein the second connecting arm is pivotally mounted in the second connection point of the frame and pivotally mounted in the connection point of the wing , a guiding element in the frame for translational movement of the second connection point of the frame , and an electric motor , capable of moving the second connecting point in the guiding element of the frame and of opening or closing the wing .
A laundry appliance , comprising a cabinet accommodating a laundry treatment chamber and a storage drawer comprising at least one compartment (320 , 320 ) adapted to contain multiple doses of a respective laundry treatment agent for performing multiple washing cycles, the laundry appliance further comprising a drawer seat provided in the cabinet for slidingly housing the storage drawer through a guide system , the guide system being adapted to guide the sliding of the storage drawer with respect to the drawer seat along a sliding direction (S) which is slanted with respect to a resting surface on which the laundry appliance is resting during operation, wherein said sliding direction (S) extends downward by moving from the outside to the inside of the cabinet .
A method for making absorbent articles, the method comprising steps of: rotating a pattern roll about an axis of rotation extending axially in a cross direction, the pattern roll comprising bonding surfaces extending radially outward from the axis of rotation ; providing a pressing surface adjacent the pattern roll to define a nip between the pattern roll and the pressing surface ; advancing a first substrate and a second substrate through in a machine direction through the nip at a first speed S1 of at least 100 meters per minute; providing elastic strands wound onto a beam ; rotating the beam to unwind the elastic strands from the beam ; advancing the elastic strands from the rotating beam ; stretching the elastic strands ; and bonding the stretched elastic strands between the first substrate and the second substrate at the nip to form an elastomeric laminate , wherein the bonding surfaces of the pattern roll comprise a total runout of less than 10 μm. rotating a pattern roll about an axis of rotation extending axially in a cross direction, the pattern roll comprising bonding surfaces extending radially outward from the axis of rotation ; providing a pressing surface adjacent the pattern roll to define a nip between the pattern roll and the pressing surface ; advancing a first substrate and a second substrate through in a machine direction through the nip at a first speed S1 of at least 100 meters per minute; providing elastic strands wound onto a beam ; rotating the beam to unwind the elastic strands from the beam ; advancing the elastic strands from the rotating beam ; stretching the elastic strands ; and bonding the stretched elastic strands between the first substrate and the second substrate at the nip to form an elastomeric laminate , wherein the bonding surfaces of the pattern roll comprise a total runout of less than 10 μm.
Nebulizer for a fluid comprising a housing and an insertable container containing the fluid , the container being secured against removal from the housing or from a housing part thereof, wherein the container is moveable back and forth within the housing during conveying of the fluid and nebulization, characterized in that the nebulizer comprises a securing means that connects the container with the housing or with a housing part thereof inseparably and that the securing means comprises or consists of a metal part, which is in particular a stamping part.
An air-conditioning apparatus, comprising: a refrigeration cycle connecting, by refrigerant pipes, a compressor having an injection port , an indoor heat exchanger , a first pressure reducing device , a second pressure reducing device , and an outdoor heat exchanger ; an injection circuit connecting between the injection port and a branching portion arranged between the first pressure reducing device and the second pressure reducing device of the refrigeration cycle ; a third pressure reducing device arranged in the injection circuit ; an internal heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between refrigerant flowing between the branching portion and the second pressure reducing device and refrigerant depressurized by the third pressure reducing device ; and a controller configured to control at least an opening degree of the second pressure reducing device , the refrigeration cycle being operable in a heating operation in which the indoor heat exchanger serves as a condenser and the outdoor heat exchanger serves as an evaporator, characterized in that the controller is configured to control an opening degree A of the second pressure reducing device to satisfy Relation A+C=B×Gr, where A represents the opening degree of the second pressure reducing device , C represents an opening degree of the third pressure reducing device , B represents a coefficient determined based on a discharge pressure and a suction pressure of the compressor , and Gr represents a refrigerant circulating amount in the refrigeration cycle . a refrigeration cycle connecting, by refrigerant pipes, a compressor having an injection port , an indoor heat exchanger , a first pressure reducing device , a second pressure reducing device , and an outdoor heat exchanger ; an injection circuit connecting between the injection port and a branching portion arranged between the first pressure reducing device and the second pressure reducing device of the refrigeration cycle ; a third pressure reducing device arranged in the injection circuit ; an internal heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between refrigerant flowing between the branching portion and the second pressure reducing device and refrigerant depressurized by the third pressure reducing device ; and a controller configured to control at least an opening degree of the second pressure reducing device , the refrigeration cycle being operable in a heating operation in which the indoor heat exchanger serves as a condenser and the outdoor heat exchanger serves as an evaporator, characterized in that the controller is configured to control an opening degree A of the second pressure reducing device to satisfy Relation A+C=B×Gr, where A represents the opening degree of the second pressure reducing device , C represents an opening degree of the third pressure reducing device , B represents a coefficient determined based on a discharge pressure and a suction pressure of the compressor , and Gr represents a refrigerant circulating amount in the refrigeration cycle .
An overvoltage protection assembly having a short-circuiting device comprising two opposing contact electrodes which, being under mechanical pre-load, execute in the short-circuit event a relative movement to one another under spring force assistance, wherein a sacrificial element is provided as a spacer between the contact electrodes, which thermally and/or caused by a current flow releases the relative movement of the contact electrodes, a metallic housing receiving the contact electrodes and the sacrificial element , as well as terminals (1; 11) located at the housing or guided through the housing , characterized in that the housing is formed to be at least two-part while forming at least one first (A; B) and one second (C) chamber, wherein the movable, spring force-assisted contact electrode is arranged in the first chamber (A; B), and a partition wall between the first and second chamber forms the fixed contact electrode , furthermore an overvoltage arrester is arranged in the second chamber, which exhibits a contact plate at its side directed toward the partition wall, wherein the sacrificial element is located between said contact plate and the movable contact electrode , and the partition wall exhibits in this respect a breakthrough adapted to the dimensions of the sacrificial element .
A carrier signal generation circuit for a Radio-frequency identification, RFID, transponder device comprising a frequency divider circuit (FDV) with a first input to receive a first frequency signal (Fg1), a second input to receive a division ratio signal (Sdr), and an output to provide the carrier signal (Falm) as a function of the first frequency signal (Fg1) and the division ratio signal (Sdr), characterized by a phase difference determining unit (PDDU) with a first input to receive an analog reader device carrier signal (Sin), a second input to receive the carrier signal (Falm) or a second frequency signal (Fg2) dependent on the first frequency signal (Fg1) and an output to provide a digital phase difference signal (Spd) as a function of the reader device carrier signal (Sin) and the carrier signal (Falm) or as a function of the reader device carrier signal (Sin) and the second frequency signal (Fg2), and a signal processing unit (SPU) which is coupled by its input to the output of the phase difference determining unit (PDDU), the signal processing unit (SPU) being adapted to provide the division ratio signal (Sdr) dependent on the phase difference signal (Spd) such that the division ratio signal (Sdr) is a function of a slope of the phase difference signal (Spd).
A method for producing a wood wool construction element, comprising the steps of: a) providing a mould having a bottom and at least two side walls , preferably two oppositely placed side walls ; b) providing a mixture of wood wool and a hydraulic binder; c) dispersing at least a part of said mixture in the mould so as to provide a layer of the mixture, said layer having a height that is less than the height of the side walls ; d) at least partially hardening said mixture dispersed during step c) in the mould ; e) repeating steps c) and d) with the provision that a final layer of mixture is added in step c) when the total height of the mixture in the mould exceeds the height of the side walls of the mould , characterized in that it comprises a further step of: f) positioning a cover on top of the mould so as to compress the mixture in said mould with a bottom side of said cover to a height substantially equal to the height of the side walls of the mould , and hardening the mixture. a) providing a mould having a bottom and at least two side walls , preferably two oppositely placed side walls ; b) providing a mixture of wood wool and a hydraulic binder; c) dispersing at least a part of said mixture in the mould so as to provide a layer of the mixture, said layer having a height that is less than the height of the side walls ; d) at least partially hardening said mixture dispersed during step c) in the mould ; e) repeating steps c) and d) with the provision that a final layer of mixture is added in step c) when the total height of the mixture in the mould exceeds the height of the side walls of the mould ,
A system comprising: an extended working channel defining an elongated passageway and adapted to extend through a working channel of a bronchoscope and into a luminal network of the lungs; the extended working channel having an opening which is located proximal to a distal opening of the extended working channel, said opening being in fluid communication with a valve , said valve in use being located outside the bronchoscope and being operably associated with the extended working channel and in fluid communication with the luminal network , the valve being attached to and extending perpendicularly outwards from the extended working channel and being in fluid communication with a vacuum source; and a medical instrument configured for insertion through the extended working channel; wherein during operation, application of a vacuum to the valve causes apposition of tissue on the extended working channel or medical instrument in at least a portion of a luminal network in which the extended working channel is inserted. an extended working channel defining an elongated passageway and adapted to extend through a working channel of a bronchoscope and into a luminal network of the lungs; the extended working channel having an opening which is located proximal to a distal opening of the extended working channel, said opening being in fluid communication with a valve , said valve in use being located outside the bronchoscope and being operably associated with the extended working channel and in fluid communication with the luminal network , the valve being attached to and extending perpendicularly outwards from the extended working channel and being in fluid communication with a vacuum source; and a medical instrument configured for insertion through the extended working channel; wherein during operation, application of a vacuum to the valve causes apposition of tissue on the extended working channel or medical instrument in at least a portion of a luminal network in which the extended working channel is inserted.
Gardening device for soil cultivation, comprising a handle section , a ground contact section attached thereto, for example a blade , a power supply , a number of detection devices for detecting a number of variables corresponding to soil properties, a computing unit for calculating the soil properties from the number of variables corresponding to the soil properties, and an output device for outputting the soil properties and/or soil properties based information, wherein the ground contact section carries electrodes , via which the number of the variables corresponding to the soil properties are detected, and wherein one of the number of detection devices is a nutrient detection device for detecting a number of variables corresponding to the nutrient content in the soil, and the computing unit is designed for calculating the nutrient content in the soil from the number of variables corresponding to the nutrient content in the soil and the output device for outputting the nutrient content in the soil, characterized in that the ground contact section is made of fiber-reinforced plastic such as glass-fiber-reinforced plastic, and the nutrient detection device detects an electrical conductivity of the soil as a measure of the nutrient content and comprises at least two of the electrodes for conductivity detection, which are mounted spaced apart on the ground contact section, wherein these conductivity measuring electrodes comprise or consist of a layer deposited as electroless nickel on the ground contact section.
An underwear, sportswear or swimwear garment for a female, comprising an open-sided structural frame and a fabric covering for the structural frame, the structural frame including an anterior contoured loop and a posterior stem , relative to a wearer of the garment in normal use, wherein the anterior contoured loop is adapted for surrounding the mons-pubis region, genitals and anus of a female wearer and has a perimeter that is contoured to conform to and engage with the anatomy of the female wearer; wherein a portion of the perimeter of the anterior contoured loop is adapted for tensioned engagement with the inner thigh muscles of a female wearer under compressive force applied to the perimeter by the inner thigh muscles of the wearer when worn, in a standing position or whilst walking; wherein the posterior stem is shaped so as to be engageable by the gluteus maximus muscles of the female wearer when worn; and wherein the anterior contoured loop and the posterior stem are formed in a spring-biased arrangement relative to one another such that when the underwear, sportswear or swimwear garment is worn on the female body, a tensile force is transferrable from the posterior stem to an anterior frame portion ; characterised in that the perimeter of the anterior contoured loop comprises an anterior portion adapted for surrounding the mons-pubis region and an inferior portion adapted for surrounding the labia majora and anus; wherein a perimeter of the inferior portion includes a parabolic curvature having positive and negative curvature adapted for close engagement with the anatomy of a female wearer between the vaginal and anal region of the wearer