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A phase separation centrifuge tube for separating fluids, the tube comprising an inlet and an outlet for fluid, and a cavity for receiving fluid, the outlet interconnected by a first passageway in fluid communication with the cavity through which fluid may flow out of the tube, the tube further comprising a fluid control valve comprising: i) a second passageway extending substantially transverse to the first passageway and a plug disposed within the second passageway , the plug movable between a valve-closed position in which the plug seals the first passageway , and a valve-open position in which the first passageway is continuous to enable the flow of fluid from the cavity out of the tube; or ii) a plug disposed within the first passageway , the plug further comprising an inlet, outlet and a continuous channel extending therebetween, the plug movable between a valve-closed position in which the plug seals the passageway , and a valve-open position in which the continuous channel is in fluid communication with the first passageway to enable the flow of fluid from the cavity out of the tube, wherein the first passageway is defined by a first section extending from the cavity and a second section in fluid connection with the first section , wherein the first and second sections are not coaxial with each other such that the passageway is non-linear, and wherein the first and second sections are substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tube, and wherein the first passageway further comprises a junction , fluidly connecting the first and second sections, which junction is substantially perpendicular to the first and second sections . i) a second passageway extending substantially transverse to the first passageway and a plug disposed within the second passageway , the plug movable between a valve-closed position in which the plug seals the first passageway , and a valve-open position in which the first passageway is continuous to enable the flow of fluid from the cavity out of the tube; or ii) a plug disposed within the first passageway , the plug further comprising an inlet, outlet and a continuous channel extending therebetween, the plug movable between a valve-closed position in which the plug seals the passageway , and a valve-open position in which the continuous channel is in fluid communication with the first passageway to enable the flow of fluid from the cavity out of the tube, wherein the first passageway is defined by a first section extending from the cavity and a second section in fluid connection with the first section , wherein the first and second sections are not coaxial with each other such that the passageway is non-linear, and wherein the first and second sections are substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the tube, and wherein the first passageway further comprises a junction , fluidly connecting the first and second sections, which junction is substantially perpendicular to the first and second sections .
A method for spherically granulating and agglomerating metal particles comprising mainly tantalum particles comprising: a). reducing K 2 TaF 7 with sodium to produce a tantalum metal powder; b). comminuting the metal particles comprising mainly tantalum particles to form fine particles having D50 less than 50 μm measured by laser diffraction; c). granulating the comminuted metal particles, the particles comprising tantalum as main component combined with volatile liquid, by vibrating, tumbling or extruding in a granulator to form wet spherical particles; d). still drying the wet particles and removing volatile liquid to form flowable pre-agglomerated particles with increased bulk density, which preferably have a size of less than 1000μm, more preferably less than 500μm; e). heat treating the pre-agglomerated particles; f). screening the heat treated particles to obtain the flowable agglomerated particles. a). reducing K 2 TaF 7 with sodium to produce a tantalum metal powder; b). comminuting the metal particles comprising mainly tantalum particles to form fine particles having D50 less than 50 μm measured by laser diffraction; c). granulating the comminuted metal particles, the particles comprising tantalum as main component combined with volatile liquid, by vibrating, tumbling or extruding in a granulator to form wet spherical particles; d). still drying the wet particles and removing volatile liquid to form flowable pre-agglomerated particles with increased bulk density, which preferably have a size of less than 1000μm, more preferably less than 500μm; e). heat treating the pre-agglomerated particles; f). screening the heat treated particles to obtain the flowable agglomerated particles.
A motor denoising structure applied to vacuum cleaners, wherein a motor is mounted and fixed through two or more flexible supports on both sides of the motor ; the flexible support is a resilient support having a supporting function; this motor denoising structure further comprises a motor cover , the flexible support on both sides of the motor being connected and fixed on the motor cover ; a lower portion of the motor is suspended inside the motor cover , characterized in that the flexible support is a flexible metal sheet.
An automatic air eliminator consisting of a hollow body which is extended at its lower portion by a connector so as to be connected on a pipe of a system in a building network for cold water, domestic hot water and/or heating, and which has at the upper portion thereof a vent in communication with a chamber formed by said hollow body , said chamber containing a float controlling the movement of a shutter between a resting position for closing said vent and a venting position which corresponds to said float being at a lowered level and in which said shutter allows air to pass between said chamber and said vent , said vent comprising a check valve , movable between a resting position in which said check valve shuts off a seat arranged transversely relative to said vent , and a position in which said check valve is separated from said seat by the liquid or gas pressure upstream of said seat, characterized in that it comprises a spring pushing said check valve against the seat so as to ensure closure at rest, and in that said shutter is rigidly connected to a valve which is movable inside said vent so as to ensure closure when the float is in raised position, a spring pushing said valve into the default closed position.
A system for actuating at least one of two or more engine valves in an internal combustion engine, the system comprising: a hydraulic fluid supply ; a valve bridge operatively connected to the two or more engine valves, the valve bridge comprising a hydraulically-actuated lost motion component , the lost motion component further comprising a lost motion check valve configured to establish a locked volume of hydraulic fluid; a rocker arm in fluid communication with the hydraulic fluid supply and having a motion receiving end configured to receive valve actuation motions from a valve actuation motion source and a motion imparting end configured to convey the valve actuation motions and hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid supply to the lost motion component; and an accumulator in fluid communication with the hydraulic fluid supply, disposed upstream of the lost motion check valve, and configured to discharge accumulated hydraulic fluid when pressure of the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid supply to the lost motion component drops below pressure of the accumulated fluid. a hydraulic fluid supply ; a valve bridge operatively connected to the two or more engine valves, the valve bridge comprising a hydraulically-actuated lost motion component , the lost motion component further comprising a lost motion check valve configured to establish a locked volume of hydraulic fluid; a rocker arm in fluid communication with the hydraulic fluid supply and having a motion receiving end configured to receive valve actuation motions from a valve actuation motion source and a motion imparting end configured to convey the valve actuation motions and hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid supply to the lost motion component; and an accumulator in fluid communication with the hydraulic fluid supply, disposed upstream of the lost motion check valve, and configured to discharge accumulated hydraulic fluid when pressure of the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic fluid supply to the lost motion component drops below pressure of the accumulated fluid.
A method for controlling the consumption rate of a yarn being unwound from an accumulation feeder toward a textile machine, wherein the yarn tension is stabilized on a reference tension (T_ref) by a weft braking device driven by a control unit (CU) that receives a measured tension signal (T_meas) from a tension sensor , characterized in that it comprises the steps of: - continuously measuring the yarn consumption rate (YS_meas), - continuously comparing said yarn consumption rate (YS_meas) with a reference rate (YS_ref), - if the difference between said yarn consumption rate (YS_meas) and said reference rate (YS_ref) falls within a predefined error range that indicates that the machine is operating with constant consumption, then adjust said reference tension (T_ref) so as to minimize the difference between said yarn consumption rate (YS_meas) and said reference rate (YS_ref), otherwise disable said adjustment of the reference tension (T_ref), said yarn consumption rate being calculated by a speed evaluation block (SE) as a function of pulses originating from a sensor (S3) provided on the accumulation feeder and generating a pulse (UWP) for each yarn loop unwound. - continuously measuring the yarn consumption rate (YS_meas), - continuously comparing said yarn consumption rate (YS_meas) with a reference rate (YS_ref), - if the difference between said yarn consumption rate (YS_meas) and said reference rate (YS_ref) falls within a predefined error range that indicates that the machine is operating with constant consumption, then adjust said reference tension (T_ref) so as to minimize the difference between said yarn consumption rate (YS_meas) and said reference rate (YS_ref), otherwise disable said adjustment of the reference tension (T_ref), said yarn consumption rate being calculated by a speed evaluation block (SE) as a function of pulses originating from a sensor (S3) provided on the accumulation feeder and generating a pulse (UWP) for each yarn loop unwound.
Electric heating device for heating an air flow notably passing through a conduit of a ventilation, heating and/or air conditioning installation of a motor vehicle, the heating device comprising at least one heating module contained in a heating body , said heating body comprising a control and power supply housing of the at least one heating module , said housing containing a control module from which at least one power supply connector and at least one control connector project, said housing also comprising a power supply opening such that the power supply connector emerges from said housing and a control opening such that the control connector emerges from said housing , characterized in that the housing comprises a skirt projecting parallel to the control connector on the periphery of the control opening , said skirt being made in one piece with the housing .
A method in a wireless local area network, LAN, system, comprising: generating, by a transmitting apparatus, a short training field, STF, signal; and transmitting, by the transmitting apparatus, the STF signal to a receiving apparatus via 80 MHz band, wherein the STF signal is generated based on an STF sequence defined as shown below: M , 1 , − M , 0 , − M , 1 , − M * 1 + j / sqrt 2 , wherein sqrt() denotes a square root, "j" denotes an imaginary number, and "*" denotes multiplication, and wherein the M sequence is defined as shown below: M = − 1 , − 1 , − 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , − 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , − 1 , 1 , 1 , − 1 , 1 , wherein the STF sequence is positioned at intervals of 16 subcarriers starting from a lowest subcarrier having a subcarrier index of -496 and up to a highest subcarrier having a subcarrier index of +496. generating, by a transmitting apparatus, a short training field, STF, signal; and transmitting, by the transmitting apparatus, the STF signal to a receiving apparatus via 80 MHz band, wherein the STF signal is generated based on an STF sequence defined as shown below: M , 1 , − M , 0 , − M , 1 , − M * 1 + j / sqrt 2 , wherein sqrt() denotes a square root, "j" denotes an imaginary number, and "*" denotes multiplication, and wherein the M sequence is defined as shown below: M = − 1 , − 1 , − 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , − 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 , − 1 , 1 , 1 , − 1 , 1 , wherein the STF sequence is positioned at intervals of 16 subcarriers starting from a lowest subcarrier having a subcarrier index of -496 and up to a highest subcarrier having a subcarrier index of +496.
A thermal printer , comprising: heating elements (R) configured to generate heat according to amounts of energy applied thereto; an energy applier configured to apply energy to the heating elements (R); a memory configured to store a gradation table in which energy values are set for gradation levels based on a relationship between dot area ratios of an image and the amounts of energy applied to the heating elements (R); and a controller configured to transfer control data corresponding to gradation levels of a print image to the energy applier based on the gradation table, wherein the energy applier is configured to apply amounts of energy to the heating elements in accordance with the control data, characterised in that when a first image with an original gradation scale and a second image with a target gradation scale are to be printed in a same area, the controller is configured to: set a number of gradation levels of the target gradation scale as a set value; and determine whether or not a number of gradation levels of the original gradation scale is the same as the set value, and in that if the controller determines that number of gradation levels of the original gradation scale is not the same as the set value, the controller is further configured to convert gradation levels of the first image from the original gradation scale to gradation levels in the target gradation scale. heating elements (R) configured to generate heat according to amounts of energy applied thereto; an energy applier configured to apply energy to the heating elements (R); a memory configured to store a gradation table in which energy values are set for gradation levels based on a relationship between dot area ratios of an image and the amounts of energy applied to the heating elements (R); and a controller configured to transfer control data corresponding to gradation levels of a print image to the energy applier based on the gradation table, wherein the energy applier is configured to apply amounts of energy to the heating elements in accordance with the control data, characterised in that when a first image with an original gradation scale and a second image with a target gradation scale are to be printed in a same area, the controller is configured to: set a number of gradation levels of the target gradation scale as a set value; and determine whether or not a number of gradation levels of the original gradation scale is the same as the set value, and in that if the controller determines that number of gradation levels of the original gradation scale is not the same as the set value, the controller is further configured to convert gradation levels of the first image from the original gradation scale to gradation levels in the target gradation scale.
A method of operating a network node , the method comprising the steps of: determining, by the network node , a measurement configuration, comprising a measurement object, measObject, for a mobile communication device , wherein the measurement configuration is specific to the mobile communication device ; associating, by the network node , a reporting configuration for the mobile communication device ; and sending the measurement configuration and the reporting configuration to the mobile communication device to trigger the measurement and the reporting at the mobile communication device ; wherein the reporting configuration comprises a packet data convergence protocol measurement configuration; wherein the packet data convergence protocol measurement configuration comprises an uplink packet data convergence protocol packet delay measurement; and characterised in that the uplink packet data convergence protocol packet delay measurement causes the mobile communication device to ignore any measObject configuration indicating cells or frequencies and to perform the uplink packet data convergence protocol packet delay measurement regardless of cells and frequencies indicated in the measObject configuration. determining, by the network node , a measurement configuration, comprising a measurement object, measObject, for a mobile communication device , wherein the measurement configuration is specific to the mobile communication device ; associating, by the network node , a reporting configuration for the mobile communication device ; and sending the measurement configuration and the reporting configuration to the mobile communication device to trigger the measurement and the reporting at the mobile communication device ; wherein the reporting configuration comprises a packet data convergence protocol measurement configuration; wherein the packet data convergence protocol measurement configuration comprises an uplink packet data convergence protocol packet delay measurement; and characterised in that the uplink packet data convergence protocol packet delay measurement causes the mobile communication device to ignore any measObject configuration indicating cells or frequencies and to perform the uplink packet data convergence protocol packet delay measurement regardless of cells and frequencies indicated in the measObject configuration.
A spherical annular seal member comprising: a spherical annular base member defined by a cylindrical inner surface , a partially convex spherical surface , and large- and small-diameter side annular end faces of said partially convex spherical surface ; and an outer layer formed integrally on said partially convex spherical surface of said spherical annular base member , wherein said spherical annular base member includes a reinforcing member made from a metal wire net and a heat-resistant material containing expanded graphite and compressed in such a manner as to fill meshes of the metal wire net of said reinforcing member and to be integrated with said reinforcing member in mixed form, characterized in that , said outer layer is comprised of a base layer which includes a reinforcing member made from a metal wire net and compressed and a heat-resistant material containing expanded graphite, compressed in such a manner as to fill meshes of the metal wire net of said reinforcing member , said base layer being formed integrally with said partial convex spherical surface , and of a heated sliding layer which is integrally formed on said base layer , said heat-resistant material for said base layer is tightly pressure bonded to said reinforcing member for said base layer , a surface of said heat-resistant material for said base layer and a surface of said reinforcing member for said base layer form an outer-layer intermediate layer surface , and said heated sliding layer is constituted by a molten fluororesin composition which is integrally adhered to and formed on said base layer at said outer-layer intermediate layer surface and contains at least a molten fluororesin, a surface of said outer layer exposed to an outside being constituted by a smooth surface of said heated sliding layer , wherein said molten fluororesin is constituted by a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP), a melt viscosity of the tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer is 1 × 10 3 to 1 × 10 4 Pa · s (poise) at 380°C.
A robotic working tool comprising a controller and at least a first and at least a second magnetic sensor arranged to sense a magnetic signal, wherein the controller is configured to: detect a first magnetic signal from either of the at least one first and at least one second magnetic sensor ; determine a signal strength of the detected first magnetic signal; determine if the signal strength of the detected magnetic signal is above or below a threshold value, and wherein the robotic working tool is characterized in that if the signal strength is above the threshold value, the controller is configured to accept signal detection input for the first magnetic signal from a first set of sensors, and if the signal strength is below the threshold value, accept signal detection input for the first magnetic signal only from a second set of sensors, wherein the second set of sensors is a subset of the first set, wherein the at least one first magnetic sensor is comprised in the second set, and the at least first magnetic sensor and the at least one second magnetic sensor are comprised in the first set of sensors. detect a first magnetic signal from either of the at least one first and at least one second magnetic sensor ; determine a signal strength of the detected first magnetic signal; determine if the signal strength of the detected magnetic signal is above or below a threshold value, and wherein the robotic working tool is characterized in that if the signal strength is above the threshold value, the controller is configured to accept signal detection input for the first magnetic signal from a first set of sensors, and if the signal strength is below the threshold value, accept signal detection input for the first magnetic signal only from a second set of sensors, wherein the second set of sensors is a subset of the first set, wherein the at least one first magnetic sensor is comprised in the second set, and the at least first magnetic sensor and the at least one second magnetic sensor are comprised in the first set of sensors.
A laser processing method which performs processing by irradiating a workpiece (P) with a laser light (L), the laser processing method comprising: a waveform control step of controlling a pulse waveform (W) of the laser light (L) irradiating the workpiece (P); and an irradiation step of irradiating the workpiece (P) with the laser light (L) whose pulse waveform (W) is controlled in the waveform control step, wherein irradiation of the workpiece (P) with the laser light (L) is performed in a state in which a plasma confinement film is formed thereon in the irradiation step, characterized in that a main pulse (Wm) and a foot pulse (Wp) temporally preceding the main pulse (Wm) are formed into the pulse waveform (W) of the laser light (L) in the waveform control step, and a peak intensity of the foot pulse (Wp) is made smaller than a peak intensity of the main pulse (Wm), and a peak position of the main pulse (Wm) is made to be positioned in a retention time period (M) of plasma (K) generated due to an incidence of the foot pulse on the workpiece. a waveform control step of controlling a pulse waveform (W) of the laser light (L) irradiating the workpiece (P); and an irradiation step of irradiating the workpiece (P) with the laser light (L) whose pulse waveform (W) is controlled in the waveform control step, wherein irradiation of the workpiece (P) with the laser light (L) is performed in a state in which a plasma confinement film is formed thereon in the irradiation step, characterized in that a main pulse (Wm) and a foot pulse (Wp) temporally preceding the main pulse (Wm) are formed into the pulse waveform (W) of the laser light (L) in the waveform control step, and a peak intensity of the foot pulse (Wp) is made smaller than a peak intensity of the main pulse (Wm), and a peak position of the main pulse (Wm) is made to be positioned in a retention time period (M) of plasma (K) generated due to an incidence of the foot pulse on the workpiece.