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Rolling-unrolling device for a protective cover for covering a surface to be protected, said device comprising a roller tube supported at the ends thereof by two carriages provided with wheels , at least one whereof is a drive wheel, and means for driving the rotation of said roller tube and of said at least one drive wheel designed to displace said device in translation relative to said surface to be protected in one direction (D) in order to unroll said cover and in the opposite direction (E) in order to roll up said cover , said device further comprising a braking system designed to slow or prevent the rotation of said at least one drive wheel of the carriages and cause said cover to be tensioned at least during the rolling up of said cover on said roller tube , characterised in that said at least one drive wheel comprises a core supporting a rim comprising a tyre , in that said core is designed to slip on said rim under the action of a slippage force originating from their difference in rotational speed, and in that said braking system is designed to act on the core of said at least one drive wheel .
A sensor device comprising - a sensor arranged to sense a physical quantity, to convert said physical quantity into an electrical quantity and to output an electrical signal representative of said electrical quantity, - a voltage limiter arranged to receive an input signal related to a supply voltage providing power to the sensor device and to output a voltage signal, said voltage signal having a limited value if said input voltage exceeds a voltage saturation threshold value, - a voltage-to-current converter arranged to convert said voltage signal output by said voltage limiter to a supply current of a first value, thereby forming a first supply current state, - a switch arranged to switch between said first supply current state and at least a second supply current state wherein a supply current of a predetermined second value substantially independent of said supply voltage is provided, whereby the switching is controlled by said electrical signal, and - current generation means arranged to provide said supply current of said predetermined second value to form said second supply current state. - a sensor arranged to sense a physical quantity, to convert said physical quantity into an electrical quantity and to output an electrical signal representative of said electrical quantity, - a voltage limiter arranged to receive an input signal related to a supply voltage providing power to the sensor device and to output a voltage signal, said voltage signal having a limited value if said input voltage exceeds a voltage saturation threshold value, - a voltage-to-current converter arranged to convert said voltage signal output by said voltage limiter to a supply current of a first value, thereby forming a first supply current state, - a switch arranged to switch between said first supply current state and at least a second supply current state wherein a supply current of a predetermined second value substantially independent of said supply voltage is provided, whereby the switching is controlled by said electrical signal, and - current generation means arranged to provide said supply current of said predetermined second value to form said second supply current state.
A hair removal tool comprising: a driver that electrically drives a blade ; a load detector that detects an amount of a load applied to the driver ; characterized by a controller that shifts a drive mode of the driver among a first drive mode, in which the driver is driven at a first drive speed, a second drive mode, in which the driver is driven at a second drive speed, which is higher than the first drive speed, and a transition mode, in which the driver is driven at a transition speed that is higher than the second drive speed, wherein the controller shifts the drive mode from the first drive mode to the transition mode and then, after a first time period has elapsed, to the second drive mode, if the detected amount of load has exceeded a first threshold value, wherein the first time period is set that is from when the drive mode is shifted from the first drive mode to the transition mode until the drive mode is shifted from the transition mode to the second drive mode, and wherein the controller shifts the drive mode from the second drive mode to the first drive mode, if the detected amount of load has fallen below a second threshold and if a second time period has elapsed upon the drive mode having been shifted from the transition mode to the second drive mode, and wherein the first time period is shorter than the second time period. a driver that electrically drives a blade ; a load detector that detects an amount of a load applied to the driver ; characterized by a controller that shifts a drive mode of the driver among a first drive mode, in which the driver is driven at a first drive speed, a second drive mode, in which the driver is driven at a second drive speed, which is higher than the first drive speed, and a transition mode, in which the driver is driven at a transition speed that is higher than the second drive speed, wherein the controller shifts the drive mode from the first drive mode to the transition mode and then, after a first time period has elapsed, to the second drive mode, if the detected amount of load has exceeded a first threshold value, wherein the first time period is set that is from when the drive mode is shifted from the first drive mode to the transition mode until the drive mode is shifted from the transition mode to the second drive mode, and wherein the controller shifts the drive mode from the second drive mode to the first drive mode, if the detected amount of load has fallen below a second threshold and if a second time period has elapsed upon the drive mode having been shifted from the transition mode to the second drive mode, and wherein the first time period is shorter than the second time period.
A method, comprising: at a computing device with a touch-sensitive display : simultaneously displaying on the touch-sensitive display : a currently selected user interface object having a center; and a plurality of resizing handles for the currently selected user interface object; detecting a first contact on a first resizing handle in the plurality of resizing handles ; detecting movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive display ; and, in response to detecting movement of the first contact : when a second contact is not detected on the touch-sensitive display while detecting movement of the first contact , resizing the currently selected user interface object by moving the first resizing handle in accordance with the movement of the first contact ; and, when a second contact is concurrently detected on the touch-sensitive display while detecting movement of the first contact , resizing the currently selected user interface object about the center of the currently selected user interface object. at a computing device with a touch-sensitive display : simultaneously displaying on the touch-sensitive display : a currently selected user interface object having a center; and a plurality of resizing handles for the currently selected user interface object; detecting a first contact on a first resizing handle in the plurality of resizing handles ; simultaneously displaying on the touch-sensitive display : a currently selected user interface object having a center; and a plurality of resizing handles for the currently selected user interface object; detecting a first contact on a first resizing handle in the plurality of resizing handles ; detecting movement of the first contact across the touch-sensitive display ; and, in response to detecting movement of the first contact : when a second contact is not detected on the touch-sensitive display while detecting movement of the first contact , resizing the currently selected user interface object by moving the first resizing handle in accordance with the movement of the first contact ; and, when a second contact is concurrently detected on the touch-sensitive display while detecting movement of the first contact , resizing the currently selected user interface object about the center of the currently selected user interface object. when a second contact is not detected on the touch-sensitive display while detecting movement of the first contact , resizing the currently selected user interface object by moving the first resizing handle in accordance with the movement of the first contact ; and, when a second contact is concurrently detected on the touch-sensitive display while detecting movement of the first contact , resizing the currently selected user interface object about the center of the currently selected user interface object.
A system comprising: a support structure having a first support end , a second support end , a support portion extending between the first support end and the second support end , and a plurality of first projections protruding from a portion of a surface of the support structure , corresponding to the support portion , wherein the support structure is a primary heat sink; and a vapor chamber having a casing and a wick disposed within the casing , coupled to the surface of the support structure ; characterized in that the system further comprises a plurality of spring-loaded clamping devices each clamping device to be mounted on a circuit card and being configured to couple with a corresponding first projection so as to clamp the circuit card to the support structure . a support structure having a first support end , a second support end , a support portion extending between the first support end and the second support end , and a plurality of first projections protruding from a portion of a surface of the support structure , corresponding to the support portion , wherein the support structure is a primary heat sink; and a vapor chamber having a casing and a wick disposed within the casing , coupled to the surface of the support structure ; characterized in that the system further comprises a plurality of spring-loaded clamping devices each clamping device to be mounted on a circuit card and being configured to couple with a corresponding first projection so as to clamp the circuit card to the support structure .
A server rack system comprising: a server rack stand , having a computer support surface , defining: (i) a cool reservoir void having a cool inlet configured to bring cooled air from a distance airflow source in the rack stand and a cool outlet configured to distribute the cooled air to one or more computers ; and (ii) an exhaust reservoir void , having an exhaust inlet configured to urge the air exhausted from said computer back into the rack stand on a distant portion of the computer, and exhaust outlet configured to return the exhaust gas to a heat reservoir; wherein the exhaust reservoir void is adjacent to said cool reservoir void , characterized in that the server rack system further comprises: (iii) a demarcation wall separating said cool reservoir void from said exhaust reservoir void ; a Peltier generator complex , supported by said demarcation wall contacting both said cool reservoir void and said exhaust reservoir void ; and a rack circuit , in electrical communication with said Peltier generator complex , adapted for the transmission of current from said Peltier generator complex to a load . a server rack stand , having a computer support surface , defining: (i) a cool reservoir void having a cool inlet configured to bring cooled air from a distance airflow source in the rack stand and a cool outlet configured to distribute the cooled air to one or more computers ; and (ii) an exhaust reservoir void , having an exhaust inlet configured to urge the air exhausted from said computer back into the rack stand on a distant portion of the computer, and exhaust outlet configured to return the exhaust gas to a heat reservoir; wherein the exhaust reservoir void is adjacent to said cool reservoir void , characterized in that the server rack system further comprises: (iii) a demarcation wall separating said cool reservoir void from said exhaust reservoir void ; a Peltier generator complex , supported by said demarcation wall contacting both said cool reservoir void and said exhaust reservoir void ; and a rack circuit , in electrical communication with said Peltier generator complex , adapted for the transmission of current from said Peltier generator complex to a load .
A molten metal pump including a device for connecting a molten metal pump impeller inclusive of a shaft assembly to a motor , said shaft assembly comprising an elongated metal rod and an outer refractory sleeve , the connector device comprising: a socket adapted to connect to a drive shaft of a motor of an associated molten metal pump , the socket including a stepped cavity defining an upper cavity and a lower cavity , the upper cavity having a non-circular configuration in a cross section taken normal to a central axis of the socket configured to receive the elongated metal rod , the lower cavity being adapted to receive the outer refractory sleeve of the shaft assembly .
Liquid-crystalline medium, characterised in that it comprises one or more compounds of the formula IA in which R 11 , R 12 identically or differently, denote H, an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where one or more CH 2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by -C≡C-, -CF 2 O-, -OCF 2 -, -CH=CH-, , -O-, -CO-O- or -O-CO- in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, and at least one compound selected from the compounds of the formulae 0-1 to 0-17, III, and B1 to B3: in which R 1 and R 2 each, independently of one another, denote H, an alkyl or alkenyl radical having up to 15 C atoms which is un-substituted, monosubstituted by CN or CF 3 or at least monosubstituted by halogen, where, in addition, one or more CH 2 groups in these radicals may be replaced by -O-, -S-, -C≡C-, -CF 2 O-, -OCF 2 -, -OC-O- or -O-CO- in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, R 31 and R 32 each, independently of one another, denote a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl or alkoxy radical having up to 12 C atoms, and denotes Z 3 denotes a single bond, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH=CH-, -CF 2 O-, -OCF 2 - , -CH 2 O- , -OCH 2 -, -COO-, -OCO-, -C 2 F 4 -, -C 4 H 8 -, or -CF=CF-, alkyl and alkyl* each, independently of one another, denote a straight-chain alkyl radical having 1 to 6 C atoms, and alkenyl and alkenyl* each, independently of one another, denote a straight-chain alkenyl radical having 2 to 6 C atoms. R 11 , R 12 identically or differently, denote H, an alkyl or alkoxy radical having 1 to 15 C atoms, where one or more CH 2 groups in these radicals may each be replaced, independently of one another, by -C≡C-, -CF 2 O-, -OCF 2 -, -CH=CH-, , -O-, -CO-O- or -O-CO- in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, and in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may be replaced by halogen, R 1 and R 2 each, independently of one another, denote H, an alkyl or alkenyl radical having up to 15 C atoms which is un-substituted, monosubstituted by CN or CF 3 or at least monosubstituted by halogen, where, in addition, one or more CH 2 groups in these radicals may be replaced by -O-, -S-, -C≡C-, -CF 2 O-, -OCF 2 -, -OC-O- or -O-CO- in such a way that O atoms are not linked directly to one another, R 31 and R 32 each, independently of one another, denote a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl or alkoxy radical having up to 12 C atoms, and denotes Z 3 denotes a single bond, -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH=CH-, -CF 2 O-, -OCF 2 - , -CH 2 O- , -OCH 2 -, -COO-, -OCO-, -C 2 F 4 -, -C 4 H 8 -, or -CF=CF-, alkyl and alkyl* each, independently of one another, denote a straight-chain alkyl radical having 1 to 6 C atoms, and alkenyl and alkenyl* each, independently of one another, denote a straight-chain alkenyl radical having 2 to 6 C atoms.
A gas turbine engine airfoil comprising: an airfoil structure defining a portion of an airfoil profile (AP); a panel defining a different portion of the airfoil profile (AP), the panel having perimeter edges meeting the airfoil structure in a perimeter joint ; and a perimeter seal (80; 180) disposed in the perimeter joint , characterised in that : the perimeter seal (80; 180) is a feather seal; the panel includes a first slot in the perimeter edges and the airfoil structure includes a second slot , the first slot and the second slot together defining a seal slot , and the perimeter seal (80; 180) is disposed in the seal slot ; and the perimeter seal (80; 180) is annular and circumscribes the panel . an airfoil structure defining a portion of an airfoil profile (AP); a panel defining a different portion of the airfoil profile (AP), the panel having perimeter edges meeting the airfoil structure in a perimeter joint ; and a perimeter seal (80; 180) disposed in the perimeter joint , characterised in that : the perimeter seal (80; 180) is a feather seal; the panel includes a first slot in the perimeter edges and the airfoil structure includes a second slot , the first slot and the second slot together defining a seal slot , and the perimeter seal (80; 180) is disposed in the seal slot ; and the perimeter seal (80; 180) is annular and circumscribes the panel . the perimeter seal (80; 180) is a feather seal; the panel includes a first slot in the perimeter edges and the airfoil structure includes a second slot , the first slot and the second slot together defining a seal slot , and the perimeter seal (80; 180) is disposed in the seal slot ; and the perimeter seal (80; 180) is annular and circumscribes the panel .
A method for reporting channel state information, CSI, on a time division duplex, TDD, secondary cell, by a user equipment in a wireless communication system to which a carrier aggregation technique is applied, comprising the steps of: configuring (S901) downlink subframes of a specific uplink/downlink subframe configuration of the TDD secondary cell, and special subframes, in the specific uplink/downlink subframe configuration, having a downlink pilot time slot, DwPTS, equal to or longer than a predetermined time length, as valid subframes for measuring the CSI in the TDD secondary cell; measuring the CSI for the TDD secondary cell on at least one of the valid subframes; and reporting the CSI to the network; wherein the user equipment is unable to perform simultaneous transmission and reception in the FDD primary cell and the TDD secondary cell or a frequency band of the FDD primary cell is adjacent to a frequency band of the TDD secondary cell within a threshold frequency value, and wherein the method further comprises: receiving (S903), from a network, uplink scheduling information instructing to transmit an uplink signal through a frequency division duplex, FDD, primary cell at a specific subframe among the valid subframes, and ignoring (S905) the uplink scheduling information. configuring (S901) downlink subframes of a specific uplink/downlink subframe configuration of the TDD secondary cell, and special subframes, in the specific uplink/downlink subframe configuration, having a downlink pilot time slot, DwPTS, equal to or longer than a predetermined time length, as valid subframes for measuring the CSI in the TDD secondary cell; measuring the CSI for the TDD secondary cell on at least one of the valid subframes; and reporting the CSI to the network; wherein the user equipment is unable to perform simultaneous transmission and reception in the FDD primary cell and the TDD secondary cell or a frequency band of the FDD primary cell is adjacent to a frequency band of the TDD secondary cell within a threshold frequency value, and wherein the method further comprises: receiving (S903), from a network, uplink scheduling information instructing to transmit an uplink signal through a frequency division duplex, FDD, primary cell at a specific subframe among the valid subframes, and ignoring (S905) the uplink scheduling information. receiving (S903), from a network, uplink scheduling information instructing to transmit an uplink signal through a frequency division duplex, FDD, primary cell at a specific subframe among the valid subframes, and ignoring (S905) the uplink scheduling information.
An emulsion aggregation method for producing toner, comprising: combining a first polymer latex emulsion with a colorant aqueous dispersion and a release agent aqueous dispersion in the presence of an anionic stabilizing agent to form toner cores; adding an acid to the combination of the first polymer emulsion, the colorant dispersion and the release agent dispersion to reduce the pH and cause agglomeration; adding a borax coupling agent to the toner cores once the toner cores reach a predetermined size; combining a second polymer latex emulsion with the toner cores having the borax coupling agent to form toner shells around the toner cores; once the desired toner particle size is reached, adding a base to the mixture of aggregated toner cores and toner shells to increase the pH and reionize the anionic stabilizing agent, or adding additional anionic stabilising agents, to prevent further particle growth, and fusing the aggregated toner cores and toner shells by raising their temperature above the glass transition temperature of the first and second polymer emulsions to form toner particles , wherein the borax coupling agent provides cross-linking through hydrogen bonding between its hydroxy groups and the functional groups of both the first polymer emulsion and the second polymer emulsion it is bonded to. combining a first polymer latex emulsion with a colorant aqueous dispersion and a release agent aqueous dispersion in the presence of an anionic stabilizing agent to form toner cores; adding an acid to the combination of the first polymer emulsion, the colorant dispersion and the release agent dispersion to reduce the pH and cause agglomeration; adding a borax coupling agent to the toner cores once the toner cores reach a predetermined size; combining a second polymer latex emulsion with the toner cores having the borax coupling agent to form toner shells around the toner cores; once the desired toner particle size is reached, adding a base to the mixture of aggregated toner cores and toner shells to increase the pH and reionize the anionic stabilizing agent, or adding additional anionic stabilising agents, to prevent further particle growth, and fusing the aggregated toner cores and toner shells by raising their temperature above the glass transition temperature of the first and second polymer emulsions to form toner particles , wherein the borax coupling agent provides cross-linking through hydrogen bonding between its hydroxy groups and the functional groups of both the first polymer emulsion and the second polymer emulsion it is bonded to.