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A vehicle wheel with pre-tensioning means, said wheel comprising a peripheral wheel rim , a central hub , and a plurality of spokes extending between said rim and said hub, each spoke having a first end connected to said hub, a second end connected to said rim, and a span portion between said rim and said hub, a bracing element including at least a portion of said rim or said hub; an anchor to connect each spoke to said bracing element at a connection interface ; characterized by a pre-tensioning means being discrete from said anchor for pre-tensioning said spoke[,] and said anchor being manipulatable between: (i) a released orientation where said connection interface is released from said spoke to permit longitudinal displacement between said spoke and said anchor; and (ii) a connected orientation where said connection interface is connected to said spoke to limit independent longitudinal displacement therebetween and to maintain said pre-tension of said spoke[.], whereby said pre-tensioning is achieved when said anchor is in said released orientation. each spoke having a first end connected to said hub, a second end connected to said rim, and a span portion between said rim and said hub, a bracing element including at least a portion of said rim or said hub; an anchor to connect each spoke to said bracing element at a connection interface ; characterized by a pre-tensioning means being discrete from said anchor for pre-tensioning said spoke[,] and said anchor being manipulatable between: (i) a released orientation where said connection interface is released from said spoke to permit longitudinal displacement between said spoke and said anchor; and (ii) a connected orientation where said connection interface is connected to said spoke to limit independent longitudinal displacement therebetween and to maintain said pre-tension of said spoke[.], (i) a released orientation where said connection interface is released from said spoke to permit longitudinal displacement between said spoke and said anchor; and (ii) a connected orientation where said connection interface is connected to said spoke to limit independent longitudinal displacement therebetween and to maintain said pre-tension of said spoke[.], whereby said pre-tensioning is achieved when said anchor is in said released orientation.
Apparatus comprising: a camera configured to capture images of a user in a scene; a depth detector configured to capture depth representations of the scene, the depth detector comprising an emitter configured to emit a non-visible signal; a mirror arranged to reflect at least some of the non-visible signal emitted by the emitter to one or more features within the scene that would otherwise be occluded by the user, whereupon the non-visible signal is reflected by the features to the mirror and back to the depth detector, and to reflect light from the one or more features to the camera; a mirror actuator configured to move the mirror; a controller configured to control a position and/or orientation of the mirror using the mirror actuator; a pose detector configured to detect the position and orientation of the mirror relative to at least one of the camera and the depth detector; a scene generator configured to generate a three-dimensional representation of the scene in dependence on the images captured by the camera and the depth representations captured by the depth detector and the pose of the mirror detected by the pose detector; and a feature detector configured to detect a feature of interest in the scene, wherein the feature detector is configured to detect whether the feature of interest is present in images captured by the camera, wherein the controller is configured to adjust a position and/or orientation of the mirror, in response to determining that the feature of interest is not present in images captured by the camera. a camera configured to capture images of a user in a scene; a depth detector configured to capture depth representations of the scene, the depth detector comprising an emitter configured to emit a non-visible signal; a mirror arranged to reflect at least some of the non-visible signal emitted by the emitter to one or more features within the scene that would otherwise be occluded by the user, whereupon the non-visible signal is reflected by the features to the mirror and back to the depth detector, and to reflect light from the one or more features to the camera; a mirror actuator configured to move the mirror; a controller configured to control a position and/or orientation of the mirror using the mirror actuator; a pose detector configured to detect the position and orientation of the mirror relative to at least one of the camera and the depth detector; a scene generator configured to generate a three-dimensional representation of the scene in dependence on the images captured by the camera and the depth representations captured by the depth detector and the pose of the mirror detected by the pose detector; and a feature detector configured to detect a feature of interest in the scene, wherein the feature detector is configured to detect whether the feature of interest is present in images captured by the camera, wherein the controller is configured to adjust a position and/or orientation of the mirror, in response to determining that the feature of interest is not present in images captured by the camera.
A quick coupling for smooth terminals, comprising: - a main body defining a passage conduit for a fluid destined to cross the quick coupling , the passage conduit extending along a main axis (X-X), the main body being configured for being coupled to a circuit, - a tubular body engaged to the main body , the tubular body being configured for being removably coupled to a smooth terminal , - a jaw engaged to the tubular body , said jaw being configured for operating between at least a first unhooked position from the terminal , in which it does not axially constrain the terminal , and a second hooked position to the terminal in which it is locked onto, and axially constrains, the terminal to the tubular body , - a lever activatable about a fulcrum borne by the tubular body , wherein the lever operates on the main body for axially displacing the main body with respect to the tubular body , the activation of the lever further determining an axial sliding of the jaw with respect to the tubular body and the passage of the jaw from the first unhooked position to the second hooked position; characterised in that the axial position of the fulcrum of the lever on the tubular body is adjustable. - a main body defining a passage conduit for a fluid destined to cross the quick coupling , the passage conduit extending along a main axis (X-X), the main body being configured for being coupled to a circuit, - a tubular body engaged to the main body , the tubular body being configured for being removably coupled to a smooth terminal , - a jaw engaged to the tubular body , said jaw being configured for operating between at least a first unhooked position from the terminal , in which it does not axially constrain the terminal , and a second hooked position to the terminal in which it is locked onto, and axially constrains, the terminal to the tubular body , - a lever activatable about a fulcrum borne by the tubular body , wherein the lever operates on the main body for axially displacing the main body with respect to the tubular body , the activation of the lever further determining an axial sliding of the jaw with respect to the tubular body and the passage of the jaw from the first unhooked position to the second hooked position; characterised in that the axial position of the fulcrum of the lever on the tubular body is adjustable.
An impact liner for a gas turbine engine, comprising: a base sheet ; a perforated sheet ; a plurality of stanchions extending from the base sheet ; and a plurality of supports , each of the supports being operatively connected to one of the plurality of stanchions ; characterized by : each support extending from a stanchion and coupled to the perforated sheet ; each support including a node and a plurality of trusses extending from an inner wall , wherein the trusses meet at the nodes ; the supports being coupled to the stanchions at the nodes ; and each support including a chamber interactive with the perforated sheet , wherein the chambers interact with the openings of the perforated sheet to act as a Helmholtz resonator. a base sheet ; a perforated sheet ; a plurality of stanchions extending from the base sheet ; and a plurality of supports , each of the supports being operatively connected to one of the plurality of stanchions ; characterized by : each support extending from a stanchion and coupled to the perforated sheet ; each support including a node and a plurality of trusses extending from an inner wall , wherein the trusses meet at the nodes ; the supports being coupled to the stanchions at the nodes ; and each support including a chamber interactive with the perforated sheet , wherein the chambers interact with the openings of the perforated sheet to act as a Helmholtz resonator. each support extending from a stanchion and coupled to the perforated sheet ; each support including a node and a plurality of trusses extending from an inner wall , wherein the trusses meet at the nodes ; the supports being coupled to the stanchions at the nodes ; and each support including a chamber interactive with the perforated sheet , wherein the chambers interact with the openings of the perforated sheet to act as a Helmholtz resonator.
A personal care appliance comprising: an electric motor having a drive shaft , the electric motor configured to, in response to a voltage signal, oscillate the drive shaft in an oscillatory motion having an oscillation amplitude; and a control circuit comprising, in operable cooperation, a user interface , a processor , a pulse width modulation signal generator, and a power source , the control circuit operably coupled to the electric motor and configured to supply the voltage signal to the electric motor , the voltage signal having a frequency and a duty cycle, the control circuit configured to vary the frequency and the duty cycle of the voltage signal in response to an oscillation adjustment input received from the user interface so that the oscillation amplitude of the drive shaft is varied along a substantially linear rate of change profile relative to the frequency. an electric motor having a drive shaft , the electric motor configured to, in response to a voltage signal, oscillate the drive shaft in an oscillatory motion having an oscillation amplitude; and a control circuit comprising, in operable cooperation, a user interface , a processor , a pulse width modulation signal generator, and a power source , the control circuit operably coupled to the electric motor and configured to supply the voltage signal to the electric motor , the voltage signal having a frequency and a duty cycle, the control circuit configured to vary the frequency and the duty cycle of the voltage signal in response to an oscillation adjustment input received from the user interface so that the oscillation amplitude of the drive shaft is varied along a substantially linear rate of change profile relative to the frequency.
A method by a telephony server , TS, of multi-media conferencing between Universal Plug and Play, UPnP, enabled telephony devices in an UPnP telephony based home network and a plurality of Wide Area Network, WAN, devices (116A, ... 116N), comprising: receiving an initiate session request associated with a multi-media conferencing session with the plurality of WAN devices (116A, ... 116N) from at least one telephony control point , TCP; establishing the multi-media conferencing session between a telephony client, TC, associated with the at least one TCP and the plurality of WAN devices (116A, ... 116N) based on the initiate session request, receiving a modify session request from the at least one TCP during ongoing the multi-media conferencing session; communicating information retrieved from the modify session request to the plurality of WAN devices(116A, ... 116N); and modifying the multi-media conferencing session based on the modify session request, wherein the modify session request includes information about session subject, media capabilities associated with content and at least one WAN device to be added into or removed from the multi-media conferencing session. receiving an initiate session request associated with a multi-media conferencing session with the plurality of WAN devices (116A, ... 116N) from at least one telephony control point , TCP; establishing the multi-media conferencing session between a telephony client, TC, associated with the at least one TCP and the plurality of WAN devices (116A, ... 116N) based on the initiate session request, receiving a modify session request from the at least one TCP during ongoing the multi-media conferencing session; communicating information retrieved from the modify session request to the plurality of WAN devices(116A, ... 116N); and modifying the multi-media conferencing session based on the modify session request, wherein the modify session request includes information about session subject, media capabilities associated with content and at least one WAN device to be added into or removed from the multi-media conferencing session.
A volumetric fluid flow meter for measuring the accumulated flow, comprising: a housing including a flow inlet port having a connector configured for fastening to a faucet outlet; a flow divider through which the fluid originating from the faucet flows, having a predetermined fraction of the fluid redirected into a measurement compartment ; wherein said measurement compartment comprising a container for fluid disposed therein, so as to provide a representation of the total volume V of fluid having flowed past said flow divider during a predetermined time interval through the relation V = f(s)*s+b, where s represents the fluid level, b is a bias constant and f(s) comprises one of a simple proportionality constant and an arbitrary weighting function, derived from the geometry of said measurement compartment and said flow divider; a flow outlet port configured to provide an outlet for fluids originating from the faucet; and characterized by further including a reset mechanism comprising a pressure chamber being able to change its shape in relation to the pressure of the fluid flowing through said pressure chamber, so as to directly or indirectly being able to obstruct or retract from an opening in said measurement compartment, whereby the fluid therein is contained or drained, giving said fluid flow meter the ability to automatically null itself after fluid flow has been shut off. a housing including a flow inlet port having a connector configured for fastening to a faucet outlet; a flow divider through which the fluid originating from the faucet flows, having a predetermined fraction of the fluid redirected into a measurement compartment ; wherein said measurement compartment comprising a container for fluid disposed therein, so as to provide a representation of the total volume V of fluid having flowed past said flow divider during a predetermined time interval through the relation V = f(s)*s+b, where s represents the fluid level, b is a bias constant and f(s) comprises one of a simple proportionality constant and an arbitrary weighting function, derived from the geometry of said measurement compartment and said flow divider; a flow outlet port configured to provide an outlet for fluids originating from the faucet; and characterized by further including a reset mechanism comprising a pressure chamber being able to change its shape in relation to the pressure of the fluid flowing through said pressure chamber, so as to directly or indirectly being able to obstruct or retract from an opening in said measurement compartment, whereby the fluid therein is contained or drained, giving said fluid flow meter the ability to automatically null itself after fluid flow has been shut off.
A process to reclaim monoethylene glycol (MEG), the process comprising: contacting a stream comprising MEG, water, and at least one salt with a heat transfer fluid; flash separating the MEG and water from the stream in a flash separator vessel where: the pressure is where the pressure is atmospheric and above; the temperature is in the range of 110°C to 250°C; and the residence time of the MEG and water ranges from 1 second to 10 minutes; and removing the MEG and water in an overhead of the flash separator vessel; and removing the at least one salt from the flash separator vessel. contacting a stream comprising MEG, water, and at least one salt with a heat transfer fluid; flash separating the MEG and water from the stream in a flash separator vessel where: the pressure is where the pressure is atmospheric and above; the temperature is in the range of 110°C to 250°C; and the residence time of the MEG and water ranges from 1 second to 10 minutes; and the pressure is where the pressure is atmospheric and above; the temperature is in the range of 110°C to 250°C; and the residence time of the MEG and water ranges from 1 second to 10 minutes; and removing the MEG and water in an overhead of the flash separator vessel; and removing the at least one salt from the flash separator vessel.
Method for producing a join connection between a joint housing , in particular a ball joint housing, and at least one linking component , said method comprising the following steps: - providing a blank for the production of the joint housing , wherein the blank has a chamfer ; - providing the linking component , wherein the latter has a joint receptacle which is configured as an opening; - inserting the blank into the joint receptacle of the linking component , wherein an annular gap (S) exists between the blank and the linking component ; wherein the blank has an encircling annular bead which when inserted into the joint receptacle of the linking component serves as a detent, on the one hand, and during the cold extrusion serves for introducing a force (F), on the other hand; and - producing the joint housing by forming, by means of cold-extruding the inserted blank , wherein an undercut form-fitting join connection between the joint housing and the linking component is generated by lateral extrusion and/or compression during the cold extrusion process. - providing a blank for the production of the joint housing , wherein the blank has a chamfer ; - providing the linking component , wherein the latter has a joint receptacle which is configured as an opening; - inserting the blank into the joint receptacle of the linking component , wherein an annular gap (S) exists between the blank and the linking component ; wherein the blank has an encircling annular bead which when inserted into the joint receptacle of the linking component serves as a detent, on the one hand, and during the cold extrusion serves for introducing a force (F), on the other hand; and - producing the joint housing by forming, by means of cold-extruding the inserted blank , wherein an undercut form-fitting join connection between the joint housing and the linking component is generated by lateral extrusion and/or compression during the cold extrusion process.
Test bench device, in particular tribometer, for analysing and/or optimizing the tribological properties in a piston ring/cylinder barrel system, having a cylinder barrel segment mounted on a cylinder segment holding device as a test specimen, and having at least one piston ring element which is mounted on a piston ring holding device and which can be brought into contact with the cylinder barrel segment , wherein an actuating device is provided, by means of which the cylinder barrel segment and/or the piston ring element can be actuated in such a way that a displacement relative to each other in at least one defined spatial direction takes place, in particular in the form of an oscillating movement, wherein the piston ring holding device has a piston having a ring-shaped outer contour and having at least one circumferentially encircling piston ring groove , in which a piston ring as piston ring element is arranged and/or inserted, characterized in that the piston ring holding device has a cylinder element which engages at least in portions around, in particular engages in a ring-shaped manner completely around, the piston in the circumferential direction and which is in contact with the piston ring element by way of the cylinder running surface thereof, wherein the cylinder element and the piston are fixed in such a way that a relative movement between the cylinder element and the piston is prevented.
Magnesium oxide powder for an annealing separator characterised by having an adhesion water content and a hydration water content each falling in the quadrilateral region defined by the following points a to d as the vertices in a graph representing the adhesion water content-hydration water content relationship: a: adhesion water content: 0.25 mass%, hydration water content: 0.1 mass% b: adhesion water content: 0.60 mass%, hydration water content: 0.1 mass% c: adhesion water content: 0.40 mass%, hydration water content: 6.0 mass% d: adhesion water content: 0.20 mass%, hydration water content: 6.0 mass%. a: adhesion water content: 0.25 mass%, hydration water content: 0.1 mass% b: adhesion water content: 0.60 mass%, hydration water content: 0.1 mass% c: adhesion water content: 0.40 mass%, hydration water content: 6.0 mass% d: adhesion water content: 0.20 mass%, hydration water content: 6.0 mass%.
An electrospinning device for manufacturing material comprising aligned nano-fibres, the electrospinning device comprising: a rotatable member ; a plurality of electrically conducting protrusions disposed on the surface of the rotatable member and spaced apart from one another, wherein the protrusions are configured such that an electrostatic field created when a potential difference is applied between the rotatable member and a target is concentrated at the tips of the protrusions and decreases between neighbouring ones of the protrusions; and at least two field modifiers (228a, 228b; 328a, 328b; 428a, 428b) electrically connected to the rotatable member for controlling the strength of the electrostatic field across the length of the rotatable member, wherein the at least two field modifiers are disposed on either side of the rotatable member and are configured to extend to a point between the tips of the protrusions and a target for receiving nano-fibres from the protrusions. a rotatable member ; a plurality of electrically conducting protrusions disposed on the surface of the rotatable member and spaced apart from one another, wherein the protrusions are configured such that an electrostatic field created when a potential difference is applied between the rotatable member and a target is concentrated at the tips of the protrusions and decreases between neighbouring ones of the protrusions; and at least two field modifiers (228a, 228b; 328a, 328b; 428a, 428b) electrically connected to the rotatable member for controlling the strength of the electrostatic field across the length of the rotatable member, wherein the at least two field modifiers are disposed on either side of the rotatable member and are configured to extend to a point between the tips of the protrusions and a target for receiving nano-fibres from the protrusions.